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Want to improvesoybean yields— and profits —in 2015? Pat Reeg of theIowa SoybeanAssociation saysit all starts withmonitoring andanalyzing yourentire farmstrategy.

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As the time of year knownas Holiday Season fadesaway in our rear-view mir-rors, we look forward to thechallenges and (hopefully)rewards that await us in anew year. But I’m not hereto discuss how to maximizeyour bean yields in 2015 —I’ll let staff writer DickHagen handle that — or toreview how new legislationmay impact you — associ-ate editor Marie Wood isall over that.

I’m not even here to talkabout our very special MN Ag EXPO 2015 sectionyou’ll find tucked inside this issue, jam-packed withdetails about the Minnesota Corn Growers Associa-tion and Minnesota Soybean Growers Association’sbig event coming to the Verizon Wireless Center inMankato, Minn., January 28-29.

No, this week I’m here to officially introduce our all-new website to you. Readers, website. Website, readers.

If you’re a regular visitor to our website —www.TheLandOnline.com — you may be a bitpuzzled. “Hasn’t it looked like this for quite a while?”Well, yes and no. Technically we did, in fact, switchover to our new system quite a while ago, but we’vebeen adding features and functionality to it piece bypiece over the past few months, and we’re finallyready for the grand opening.

Let’s start at the top of the homepage and work ourway down. The menu bar across the top gives quickaccess to key content such as our marketing andfamily columnists, opinion pieces, and special sec-tions from the past year — just move your cursorover any of the menu buttons for more choices. (Bythe way, if you poke around a bit you’ll find where tosubmit story ideas and letters to the editor rightthrough the website.)

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Moving down to “Top Stories” you find a rotation offeatures and columns from recent weeks, followed bya shot of our current cover alongside a complete list ofcurrent feature stories. The large, green grid directlybelow that shows off our most recent columns —

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6A — Soybean researcher studiesproductivity, profits9A — As rural legislators head backto work, securing funds for GreaterMinnesota will be a challenge

despite $1 billion surplus12A — Farm families accept challenge of creating a legacy farm13A — Former ag teacher chosen tolead Farmamerica14A — Scientist brings global experi-ence to Lamberton research center

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By Tom Royer

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ROYER, from pg. 2Aservices, state and federalag departments… justabout everybody. (If yourbusiness or agency has a press release our farm andrural readers might find of interest, send it to [email protected] and we’ll consider it for Nuts& Bolts.)

Many of The Land’s readers know that we are closepartners with our sister paper, The Free Press ofMankato, Minn. We’ve worked together since ourfirst issue in 1976, and we are now able to sharetheir top content with you in our “Headlines” section.As they add news to their site, it shows up here, too.

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I’m most excited to announce the return of TheLand’s Calendar of Events, both to our website andour print edition. We’ve received quite a few callsand e-mails asking when it would be back. Well, it’sback, baby. We’ll highlight several upcoming eventsin print each week but for the full calendar, visit thewebsite. After you click through to “See all events”you can personalize the calendar just for you —

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Best of all, organizations can now add their eventsto our calendar themselves, directly through oursite. There are just two important rules: 1) Provideas many details as possible — the more informationyou share (exactly what, where, when, why and howmuch) the more likely our readers will attend yourevent; and 2) Under “Categories” ALWAYS select“Farming & Ranching” — type “farming” in theblank and it will appear. If you don’t choose thatexact category, your event will NOT appear in TheLand’s Calendar of Events. (I wasn’t kidding when Isaid it was important.) You can still submit yourorganization’s events to us via e-mail or USPS butthat’s not nearly as fun.

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Enjoy the new www.TheLandOnline.com. Here’s toa rewarding 2015.

Tom Royer is managing editor of The Land. He canbe reached at [email protected]. ❖

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The e-mail got the point asquickly as a working ham-mer gets to a nail: “Alan —You have got to be kiddingme — production agriculture‘embrace’ the EPA cleanwater regulations?” it asked,not really seeking an answer.

The question was sent inreaction to a mid-Septembercolumn that urged farmersand ranchers to work withthe Obama White House tofind some shared groundon the proposed Waters ofthe U.S. rule before aneven tougher clean waterrule (think Lake Erie, green slime, Toledo) isimposed on U.S. agriculture.

Not a chance, contin-ued my e-mailer, because“The proposed regula-tion could represent thelargest land grab in his-tory of the world.”

Well, no and yes.No, the proposed

WOTUS rule would not“represent the largestland grab in the historyof the world.” The win-ner of that title far morelikely is either Genghis

Khan or Christopher Columbus, not the U.S. Envi-ronmental Protection Agency.

And, yes, this is the year-ending installment of the“You’re Right, I’m Wrong ... Next!” the semi-annualreader mail column where readers have their sayafter I have had my say and, OK, I might haveanother, very final say.

Just kidding, Brian, the above e-mailer from,according to the area code to the cell number he alsosent, Minnesota’s black earth (and snow-white wall-eye) region.

Another reader/e-mail writer was equally directwhen commenting on the same EPA report. “Anothercolumn completely devoid of practical agriculturaleconomic advice. You should change your e-mailaddress to: Politicalmusingsoftheleft.com.”

That’s a long email address. I’ll stay [email protected]; it’s shorter, like me.

A column on the dire need for immigration reformbrought reader comments from California to NewJersey. Many were similar to this e-mail from “Bev.”

“You seem to think that once illegals are ‘legal citi-zens’ they will continue to work for less than mini-

Readers’ letters:You’re right, I’mwrong ... Next!

See Guebert, pg. 5A

FARM & FOOD FILE

By Alan Guebert

OPINION

... Readershave theirsay after Ihave had mysay, and, OK,I might haveanother finalsay.

GUEBERT, from pg. 4Amum wages and conditions. No ... they will becomelike the rest of Americans and demand equal pay forequal work ...”

Exactly, that’s the key element underlying thisimportant reform. Noone, be they either aborn-and-bred citizenor a paid-under-the-table illegal, shouldbe exploited by a bro-ken immigration sys-tem. The same rulesfor everyone ensuresfairness for all.

“A friend” — atleast that’s how aNovember letterfrom Texas wassigned — took me tothe woodshed for anearly winter columnthat welcomed

colder, wood-burning weather.“If you had to get out of your warm, cozy office and

feed cattle, you would not be so thrilled to see winterarrive,” was its suggestion.

“Of course,” he added, talk of wood stoves and win-ter overlooks how “your president” (not his, evi-dently) and “all you liberals” “conveniently movedfrom talking about global warming to talking aboutclimate change.”

A column that mentioned the sad duty of deliver-ing Maggie, my long-time farmette dog, from a yearof pain and misery, brought many notes of similarremembrance and sorrow. One from Charles in Illi-nois was particularly poignant: “I read your commentabout your dog and I must be getting senile but ittouched me deeply ...”

You’re not getting senile, Charles; you, like me, justmiss your old friend.

And, as a final note to the final column of the year,I will forever miss an old, wise friend, John Bunting,a central New York dairy farmer, who died Nov. 10from the debilitating effects of a severe stroke suf-fered in April 2012.

John was a Quaker and a seeker, a steward andintellectual and, although we never met, we weredear friends because of hours and hours of telephoneconversations — often while he milked his belovedJerseys — on every topic under the sun and, some-times, on the topic of the sun itself.

Gone though he is, I can’t help but smile when Iconsider that John now has the answer to theBiggest Question of All and he can’t find a telephoneto call me and excitedly share it.

Alan Guebert’s “Farm and Food File” is published weeklyin more than 70 newspapers in North America. Contacthim at [email protected]. Past columns, newsand events are posted at ww.farmandfoodfile.com ❖

Readers takeGuebert to task

If you had to getout of yourwarm cozy officeand feed cattle,you would notbe so thrilled tosee winterarrive.

— Reader’s comment to

Alan Guebert

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By DICK HAGENThe Land Staff Writer

Ed Anderson, Ph.D., brings hisacademic and industry experienceto the Iowa Soybean Association assenior director of supply & produc-tion systems. He combinesresearch with economic analysis tohelp Iowa soybean farmers be moreproductive and profitable. Ander-son also talks soybean genetics andworld demand in this Q&A.

Q: What did you study pursuingyour Ph.D.?

Anderson: My Ph.D. is in molecu-lar virology which is a study of the molecular genet-ics of plant virus interactions.

Q: Does that make you a plant disease spe-cialist?

Anderson: At one time that fit but perhaps a bet-ter terminology is I was sort of a lab rat. I’ve hadplenty of pathology and I still appreciate the guyswho are field pathologists. Their diagnostics andvisual observations are key to prevention and treat-ment programs for farmers across the nation.

Q: Explain your title with ISA.Anderson: It’s a thrilling opportunity for me. I’ve

worked in academia, I’ve worked in industry, andnow I have this great job with the Iowa SoybeanAssociation. This title of supply & production sys-tems director is our way of saying ‘research’. Supplymeans the support of genetics and disease resist-ance packages to protect the genetics. Production

means helping farmers with whatever happens ontheir farm in the production of their soybean crop.Basically it’s whatever we can do to help them in asustainable way to become more productive andmore profitable soybean growers.

Q: Does this suggest an ongoing economicanalysis of various strategies and geneticpackages?

Anderson: We’ve been comparing different sys-tems, products and strategies for a long time. Butnow we’re layering in the economic analysis to seewhat the payback is on these variables. This I thinkwill open huge new opportunities for what we do.

Q: How receptive are farmers to new tech-nologies these days? Do they need time-provenevidence?

Anderson: Farmers are quick on acceptance. Aca-demics want to repeat things over and over beforethey publish and share. So we remind our academicresearchers that farmers want things as soon as pos-sible. But even if they are quick on new technologies,farmers want it demonstrated to them also. Theyknow their investment is big and it also needs to beworthwhile.

Q: How does this relate to new varieties intothe marketplace?

Anderson: We continue the argument betweenconventional soybeans and traited (genetically modi-fied organisms) soybeans. As long as markets persistin Europe and Asia where we have to worry aboutthose issues, then I think farmers need to be watch-ing for these issues also. But if we go through theregulatory processes correctly and work with thesecountries properly so they will accept our products,then we should be fine.

Q: Can our export markets keep absorbingour record production of corn and soybeans?

Anderson: On soybeans, it appears that the grow-ing demand in Asia, India and China will continueproviding a real opportunity for U.S. soybean farm-

ers. That strong market for protein resources to feedtheir livestock so their people can eat better keepsbuilding. But down the road who knows? Will supplyand demand line up accordingly? Only time will tell.

Q: Any particular area that soybean produc-ers ask most questions?

Anderson: Yes, how to get more yield. Growers arevery interested in increasing our rate of genetic gainso we’re working diligently with academics across theregion to develop some strategies and proposals thataccelerate our genetic gain in good base material.

Q: Is genetic gain still the main priority of theacademic world or is it now private industry?

Anderson: We’re trying to engage everybody inthose discussions. Depending upon whom you talkwith you get an answer either way. We all have aplace to fit into the research spectrum, but if you’rejust talking about good gene discovery and geneticimprovement, I think even industry folks would tendto agree that responsibility is still up to the universi-ties.

If we can fill the pipeline with good base genetics… materials that might present ‘elite variety’ oppor-tunities for seed companies, I think they will pick upon them and integrate with whatever native seedtraits or GMO traits they desire.

Q: If we grow less corn next year becauseprofits have disappeared, how much more soy-beans are we likely to grow in 2015?

Anderson: This year’s increase across the boardfor both soybeans and corn was terrific in terms ofmeeting domestic and world markets. But I’m not amarketing guy. It’s anybody’s guess for 2015. How-ever based on a growing China and other Asian mar-ket demand I think we’ll have the opportunity togrow even more soybeans in 2015.

The Land interviewed Anderson during Soybean Dayat the Clay County Fair in Spencer, Iowa, in September.Visit www.iasoybeans.com for more information. ❖

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The Iowa Soybean Association isworking to increase grower profitsfrom crop production by usinginformation and data generated byon-farm trials and testing throughits On-Farm Network program.Improving yields and profitsbegins with monitoring and ana-lyzing your soybean strategy.

“The number one recommendation is to evaluateand validate everything you do in your soybeanstrategy,” said Pat Reeg, researcher and director ofOn-Farm Network for the Iowa Soybean Associa-tion, based in Ankeny, Iowa.

Technology has equipped farmers with combineyield monitors, GPS for accuracy of field measure-ments, and planters capable of doing variable popu-lation on the go.

“So whatever you are doing, evaluate each strat-egy to see if there are opportunities to improve,”Reeg said.

In 2005, at least two-thirds of yield trials acrossthe state had 60 bushel and higher yields. Reegfound that excess moisture in 2007, 2008, 2010 and2013 was often limiting yields.

“Weather extremes are always an issue, but when

a farmer asks me how to grow bigger yields I askhim a series of questions. When do you plant yoursoybeans? Most say after corn is planted, so thattells me they don’t prioritize soybean planting yetthere is a lot of data suggesting four-bushel betteryields by planting early.

“Then I ask what row width and it’s usually 30inches, the same as corn. Yet we have lots of dataindicating narrow rows are another yield increasestrategy. Then I ask about fertilizer for their soy-beans. Again we know corn gets the fertilizer withmaybe some residual fertilizer available for the soy-beans.

“Also we don’t put as much time and effort intoevaluating soybean varieties as we do corn hybrids. Isuggest that growers take a closer look at soybeanvarieties. There are differences, especially in howthey work across various soils. I’m not makingexcuses, but because there are so many variables weneed to explore as many as we can,” said Reeg.

Reeg said that 150-bushel soybeanyields are possible, but more isn’talways better.

“A few growers have done it (150-bushel yields), but the bigger questionis whether it is profitable. One thingwe stress in our research and hun-dreds of replicated strip trials acrossthe state is to look at the profitability.

Just getting more bushels doesn’t necessarily getyou more profit,” said Reeg.

Unmanned aerial vehicles are a growing source ofintelligence in crop production.

“A concern is the gray area in terms of FAA (Fed-eral Aviation Administration) regulations on whoand where and when can UAVs be used. We werelooking at putting UAVs to work as part of our serv-ice mission to Iowa soybean growers but decided toput that on hold because of uncertainties regardinginsurance liabilities.

“However we see huge potential with these tech-nologies and we know that understanding how toincorporate these additional layers of informationand intelligence to work on your farm will improveproductivity, profitability and efficiencies,” Reegsaid.

The Land interviewed Pat Reeg at the Clay CountyFair, Spencer, Iowa, in September. ❖

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A few growers have done it (150-bushelyields), but the bigger question is whether it isprofitable. ... Just getting more bushels doesn’tnecessarily get you more profit.

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The Land Calendar of Events

Jan. 6,7,13,14,15 – ARC/PLC Farm Bill Mtg – Foley, NorthMankato, Cologne, Maynard, Madison, Montgomery, Litchfield,Little Falls, Renville, Arlington & New Ulm, Minn. – Helpingfarmers understand crop commodity program provisions of farmbill. No registration required. Contact Nathan Winter at (320) 484-4334 or (320) 693-5275.Jan. 10 – Minn Elk Breeders Assoc Annual Mtg – Sheraton Mpls

West, Minnetonka, Minn. – Visit www.mneba.orgJan. 14,15,16 – Winter Crops Day – St. Charles, Arlington, LakeCrystal, Kasson and Waseca, Minn. – Contact Deanne Nelson at(507) 835-3620 or [email protected]. 15 – Dairy Producer Series – McLeod County Fairgrounds,Hutchinson, Minn. – Contact Julie Sievert at (507) 237-4100 [email protected] or http://z.umn.edu/registerdairy

By MARIE WOODThe Land Associate EditorNORTH MANKATO, Minn. —Rural legislators are heading back towork this month to face the taxburden of farmers, ruraltransportation infrastructure andover-regulation. Despite a $1 billionsurplus, securing funds in GreaterMinnesota will still be a challenge.

At the Rural Legislative Panel heldin December at South Central College,Southern Minnesota state legislatorsanswered questions about the 2015session.

Senator Julie Rosen, R-District 23,said that the legislative session will bea fight between rural and metro Min-nesota for project funding. Rosen saideliminating the Minnesota PollutionControl Agency Citizen’s Board is apriority.

“That has affected the dairy industryimmensely,” said Rosen.

The MPCA permitting process is alsoholding up mining in northern Min-nesota, home to one of the largest cop-per and nickel deposits in the world.Supporters say the mining industrycould bring in 3,000 good-paying jobs.

Rep. Clark Johnson, DFL-District19A, said fully understanding theeffects of agriculture and mining onthe environment is more importantthan rushing into projects.

“Issues on water are particularlycomplex. Who doesn’t value clean

water? It behooves us as a state to do itright,” said Johnson.

Johnson added that science showsthere is a problem with agriculturalrunoff. Since producers care for theland and water, he would like the agcommunity to use science-based evi-dence to take the lead in achievingmutual environmental goals.

“Golf courses in the Twin Cities usemore water than all our livestock andethanol producers down here,”rebutted Rosen.

Rep. Bob Gunther, R-District 23A, saidhe will be looking at efforts to stop thePorcine Epidemic Diarrhea virus. Thesubject was absent in the last session.

Minnesota also has a shortage ofagriculture teachers, but SouthwestMinnesota State University in Mar-shall is in the process of starting an ageducators education curriculum.

“That will produce more teachers,”said Johnson, who commended the col-laboration between the ag communityand universities.

“We need to keep ag strong,” saidRosen. “All of the institutions realizehow important that is. We need hands-on, boots on the ground in agriculturealso — not just research.”Rural roads and bridges funding

Rep. Tony Cornish, R-District 23B,said increasing the gas tax is not anoption to pay for rural roads andbridges. He suggested bonding for localroads to come out of the $1 billion sur-plus or put bonding into local roadsand bridges.

“People in my district don’t reallysupport that. We need to search for adifferent way to fund rather than a gastax,” said Cornish.

Rep. Paul Torkelson, R-District 16B,said there are three pieces of goodnews: $1 billion surplus; everybody istalking about transportation; and heand his counterpart in District 16Ahave been appointed chairperson andvice chairperson to the House bondingcommittee so there may be a ruralemphasis.

“Everybody is in total agreement

that infrastructure needs to beaddressed,” said Gunther.

Senator Vickie Jensen, DFL-Dis-trict 24, voiced strong concern thatlegislators do not have the power toget a road project done in a ruralarea, because the Minnesota Depart-ment of Transportation decides whatprojects receive priority and funding.Jensen would like to have a conver-

sation about how the Legislatureensures projects reflect citizen needs.

Johnson said there is a severe short-age of funding for rural roads.

“The one industry that this may bemost important for is agriculture pro-ducers and agri-business,” said Johnson.

The development of roads connect-ing outstate cities is crucial to thedevelopment of rural economy, John-son said. For instance, Highway 14 isin rough shape and requires expan-sion. Producers carry heavy loads bytruck and Associated Milk ProducersInc. in New Ulm sends out hundredsof trucks a week.

“I hope we can move forward. I wanta real long-term solution,” said John-son. “Lets do transportation right andmake sure we have long-term dedi-cated funding.”

Cornish brought up the old saying,“You can’t shovel enough money out ofa pick-up truck for transportation.”

Jensen called on rural Minnesota to

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LEGISLATURE, from pg. 9Aunite and create a cohesive planinstead of towns competing for fund-ing. Often funding goes to metrotransportation because the Met Coun-cil has a plan. We need to be visionary,said Jensen.

“This is a perfect example of themetro-rural split,” said Rosen. “Wedon’t get the fair share.”College costs

The panel addressed student loandebt and rising tuition in rural col-leges due to budget cuts. Gunther saidemployers are willing to help pay thetuition for skilled workers for a taxcredit.

“We have employers waiting fortrained employees,” said Gunther.

As an academic advisor for Min-nesota State University, Mankato for

30 years, Johnson said the biggestchallenge for students was payingtheir bills due to rising tuition espe-cially over the last 15 years.

In 2014, a tuition freeze was passed,but a major effort must be made toreduce tuition, said Johnson.

“It’s important to lower the cost oftuition for our students and thatmeans increasing the state’s sharesomewhere where it’s obligated bystate law and certainly Minnesota tra-dition,” said Johnson.

At one time, Minnesota had a com-mitment to cover roughly two thirds ofthe cost of education.

Rosen suggested loan forgivenesswith the promise to provide services inyour home area, while Jensen sug-gested loan consolidation to combineloans and pay at a lower rate.

Property taxes One New Ulm farmer expressed

anger over the way his farm was taxedheavily per acre due to a school bondreferendum. He has three girls in col-lege and runs a small family operation.

“A very wealthy person can live intown and pay a fraction of the cost youdo because you’ve got a farm,” saidCornish. “It is not equitable right now.”

“The Education and Finance Com-mittee has looked at the financing offacilities and understands theinequity,” assured Jensen.Ag strong

Legislators listed the concreteactions they will take to keep agricul-ture producers and agri-businessesfrom exiting Minnesota.

Torkelson said the MPCA Citizen’sBoard must be eliminated. He cited anexample of a large dairy that exitedMinnesota due to an unfair permit rul-ing from the board.

“I think we need to change that sys-tem. I am introducing legislation to dothat,” said Torkelson.

Johnson reminded the audience thatas a whole Minnesota is doing wellwith a $1 billion surplus and the low-est unemployment rate in the nation.Johnson cited a 2014 bill that estab-lished a renewable mandate for bio-fuels, which promotes agriculture

“Doing well is hanging on and mak-ing a few bucks. I don’t know if that’sdoing well,” said Cornish.

Cornish contended that many Min-nesota farmers could be doing better.Expansion and permitting is easier inIowa, said Cornish. Cornish also men-tioned a POET executive who said hedidn’t know if he’d ever build a plant inMinnesota again due to regulations.

Rosen’s goal is to reach a balance.“I don’t think Greater Minnesota has

been treated fairly,” said Rosen. “Myother goal is to give you kids an opportu-nity to take a job where you want a job.”

Permitting regulations need to getsome “sensibility back,” said Rosen,who plans to school legislators on theimportance of agriculture to the Min-nesota economy.

“If you start to fail out in GreaterMinnesota, in agriculture, then you’vegot some serious issues,” said Rosen.

Rosen is confident that the Legisla-ture will do something on transporta-tion, tax reform, especially adjust-ments on farm property taxes.

Jensen said she would tackle theestate tax so that farmers can afford topass on their legacy farms. She wasunable to save her husband’s familyfarm in Minnesota. She becamechoked up when she talked of her sonattending school to work on dieseltractors. Her son has lost the opportu-nity to farm.

“I will fight every day to try to makesure that we will keep agriculture inMinnesota and keep it strong,” saidJensen. ❖

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By MARIE WOODThe Land Associate Editor

NORTH MANKATO, Minn. —Southern Minnesota farm familiesaccepted the challenge to create alegacy farm at the Transitioning YourFarm Workshop at South Central Col-lege in December. Using tough talk,anecdotes and humor, Iowa farmerand family business consultantJolene Brown motivated 130 farmersto plan now for retirement, incapaci-tation and death.

“The adult child living closest to theone in need are the ones that are get-ting written out of the will becausethey get mad at you,” said Brown.

Brown offered tools and worksheetsto assist farmers in developing a suc-cessful business worth passing on,creating an estate plan and an owner-ship transfer plan. The workshop wassponsored in part by the MinnesotaSoybean Growers Association.

Today many farmsare incorporated as alimited liability corpo-ration or S corpora-tion while others aretrusts and partner-ships. Many familiesdo not follow proce-dures of annual meet-ings and filings.

“You must operate as your struc-ture,” reminded Brown.

Brown advises awarding sweatequity — earned capital in lieu ofwages — to farming children at theannual meeting.

“You do not reward sweat equity atdeath,” said Brown.

At workshop close, Brown askedfarmers the “keeper” they learned andtheir plan of action.

“The big takeaway is a lot of commu-nication in the family,” said DavidBroderius, a farmer near Hector,

Minn., who plans toget together with hisfamily.

David attended theworkshop with hisson, Taylor Broderius,who was home fromthe University of Min-nesota where he ismajoring in agricul-

tural industries and marketing. Aftercollege, Taylor will work with his dadto manage the farm and accept thereins when his dad “retires.” Taylorhopes to eventually have his own fam-ily who will continue to farm.

As a boy, Taylor worked with his dadin the fields — sugar beets, corn, soy-beans, sweet corn and peas — andalways wanted to be a farmer. Thesedays, he’s a “farmhand” building up hissweat equity.

Meanwhile, Taylor’s younger brotheris not interested in farming. A keytopic throughout the day was howfarming and non-farming siblings canbe compensated equitably.

Attorney Kaitlin M. Pals, of Gislason& Hunter Attorneys at Law in NewUlm, made the point that while thefarming kid must have control of thefarm, they don’t need to keep theentire economic value.Panel of experts

Creating a transition plan is a com-plex process that takes time, effort anda professional team of an accountant,attorney and financial planner. Work-shop participants brainstormed ques-tions for a panel of experts in thesefields. First experts told the audienceabout the traps that ensnare manyfarmers.

“Clients put off making final deci-sions because they don’t want to feelstuck with it. Sometimes good enoughis good enough,” said Pals.

“Mom wants to make sure all thekids get something, but Dad wants tokeep the farm together,” said JimPeterson, CEO of AWARE Financial.

Brothers Todd and Vern Arndt farmtogether in Blue Earth and Watonwancounties. They are in the process ofimplementing a business plan and cre-ating an estate transition plan for thenext generation.

“You’re going to need some help,”said Todd.

“Professional help,” added Vern.According to the panel, the best way

to find good help is to talk to neighborsand look for professionals who special-

ize in agriculture.Where farmers start in the process

varies. As an attorney, the first thingPals does is create a will, healthcaredirective and financial power of attorney.

Your accountant starts with yourbalance sheet, existing documents anddeeds, said Peterson.

Eric Plath, CPA at Eide Bailly inMankato, recommends defining yourgoals for the family business with yourspouse so you are both on the samepage.

“What can we break off the top forthe non-farm kids that won’t hinderthe farm operation?” asks Plath whenreviewing a farmer’s net worth state-ment.

Joshua Willour, certified financialplanner for Northwestern Mutual inOwatonna, looks at your retirementincome model.

Many farmers are looking for ways toretire from daily farming with anincome that can support their retire-ment and the offspring continuing tofarm. The senior generation needs totake care of themselves first.

“Let’s make sure your retirement iscovered. Figure out what you havebefore you give it away,” said Peterson.

Plath offered the option of acceptingrent or transitioning assets for pay-ment to the younger generation. Sell-ing farmland and cashing in insuranceand IRAs may be possibilities. A buy-sell agreement is often a component ofa farm exit strategy in which there aremany options for the farming and non-farming children.

For some farms, creating a businesscontinuation plan separate from theestate plan takes some of the emotionout of the process, advised Peterson.

Long-term care insurance alsoshould be considered. According to theUniversity of Minnesota ExtensionService, one in two Americans over theage of 65 will have an extended nurs-ing home stay, with the average nurs-ing home stay of two-and-a-half tothree years.

Willour asked the audience if theycould afford $14,000-$20,000 permonth for long-term care.

“For the incoming generation, this ismore relevant for mom and dad tohave long-term care,” said Willour.

Debbie Roemhildt, who farms withher husband in Janesville, plans tolook into purchasing long-term careinsurance. ❖

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By DICK HAGENThe Land staff writer

Longtime agriculture teacherRoger Steinkamp has started a newchapter as the executive director ofFarmamerica in rural Waseca, Minn.

“The intent is to make Farmamer-ica educational, inspiring, andexciting for every member of a visit-ing family,” said Steinkamp.

With 360 acres, Farmamerica’s goal is to be Amer-ica’s Interpretive Center for Agriculture, which alsodepicts history on the prairie.

Structures include an 1850s Farmstead with a sodhut, log barn and other items of the time period. The1930 farmstead was part of the original donated giftfor Farmamerica. Since Farmamerica sits amidstmodern-day agriculture, a display of current innova-tions is in progress. The volunteer staff makes it allwork.

Steinkamp recognizes the challenges of attractinga younger generation born after the 1970s.

“What you see in virtual reality isn’t the sameexperience as actually milking a cow. But out here

these computer wizards can tune in to digitallyrecorded commentaries about what they are seeingand learning as they walk their way around the sev-eral special stops of Farmamerica,” Steinkamp said.

“We have convention facilities that can accommo-date up to 250 people so companies, civic groups,churches, even youth groups can do special eventsright out here on the grounds of Farmamerica.There’s no doubt we can provide an environmentunlike anything in rural America.”

Waseca primary schools use Farmamerica for FarmCamp, a time to “talk and show” agriculture. Volun-teers conduct exploratory walks to offer a taste ofagriculture, past, present, and future.

“My goal is to make it more participatory. Let the

kids get their fingers dirty when they’re taking apeek on all the many tasks that are part of farmingtoday and 150 years ago,” said Steinkamp.

Steinkamp carries a Ph.D title. Minnesota grownand educated, Steinkamp refers to himself as an“ingrown toenail” at the University of Minnesota.

“I’ve counted back and realized I was in school atone time or another from 1961 when I startedKindergarten ‘til 1993,” he said chuckling.

Steinkamp has taught in various Minnesotaschool districts — most often as the high schoolagriculture teacher. He’s also taught science, agron-omy, natural resources, inboard-outboard repairand ag math. His career took him across Minnesotato Duluth, Little Falls, Austin, Renville and Nicol-let. Then Steinkamp headed to Kenya, Africa, wherehe taught agriculture.

Now his job is building audience participation atFarmamerica. Visit www.farmamerica.org, [email protected] or call (507) 835-2052 tolearn more.

An extended version of this story including detailsof Steinkamp’s experience in Kenya is available atwww.TheLandOnline.com. ❖

Former ag teacher chosen to lead Farmamerica

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With master of science and doctoratedegrees from the University of São Paulo,Brazil, Axel Garcia has big plans as the newresearch scientist at Southwest Research &Outreach Center in Lamberton, Minn. TheGuatemala native fills the position devel-oped from the Wally Nelson EndowmentFund campaign. Nelson founded the Lam-berton station in 1959.

“This station already has a remarkable history in

research studies on the impact of crops andcrop management strategies, particularlywith corn and soybeans, on the soils of south-west Minnesota. I’d like to tweak some ofthese projects with particular emphasis onwater use efficiencies, cover crop impacts onsoil health and crop production costs. Withwater issues a growing concern for agricul-ture here in southwest Minnesota, we needto seriously look at other crop choices,” said

Garcia in a Dec. 11 session with the 15-memberSWROC advisory committee.

He began his duties at SWROC Aug. 25, so he isnew to Minnesota and Minnesota agriculture.

“But his background Ph.D. studies at São Pauloand his work at the University of Georgia and theUniversity of Wyoming make him well qualified forhis work with us here at our station,” said JeffStrock, SWROC soils scientist.

Garcia has conducted studies on nutrient uptake,weather effects on crop growth, water utilization atvarious stages of crop growth and the impact ofglobal warming on future cropping trends.

Aware of the growing global concerns regardingavailable water for future crop production, Garciasuggested projects utilizing cover crops as a poten-tial source for enhancing the soil structure and soilhealth as an area of focus for him.

“We’re likely looking at 10-plus years on some ofthese research studies. With warmer weather trendsprojected as part of our ongoing landscape, even herein southwest Minnesota, the questions of which crop,or crops, and what the economic impact of thesechoices will be high priority work in my opinion,”said Garcia.

SWROC advisory board members concurred. BrianPfarr, a Lamberton-area farmer who has 10 yearsexperience at SWROC, said cover crop interest isexploding in southwest Minnesota.

“I like to say we had about 40 acres of interest twoyears ago to more like 4,000 acres of interest thisyear,” Pfarr said. “And the questions are becomingmore specific. Even aerial applicators are an issue …are they available at the right time for aerial seed-ing? How much defoliation of our soybeans do weneed for good germination? Do we need to considerslightly earlier soybeans if beans are the primarycrop into which we’re doing cover crops? Can wescavenge 20 pounds of nitrogen with a cover crop,nitrogen that otherwise might be leaching intogroundwater?”

Garcia said cover crops will likely become an inte-gral part of modern, sustainable agriculture. Hevisualizes cover crops becoming an important strat-egy to improve underlying soil resources while boost-ing the potential benefits from additional cropinputs, both fertilizer and pesticides.

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At this meeting, the SWROC Advisory Committeeaccepted the Dec. 31 retirement of Pauline Nickel,head of SWROC since 1997. Nickel was instrumen-tal in developing the K-12 program which invitesstudents from area schools for one-day to three-daysessions of hands-on-projects at the station.

Nickel was adamant about the station “expandingits wings” to become a vital learning and teachingcenter for students, teachers, and adult learners.

“Enhancing rural vitality is what we’re all about.Because of our excellent staff and great researchprograms always underway, our station is a promi-nent resource for natural resources and environmen-tal sciences,” said Nickel.

Nickel will continue on a part-time basis to provideleadership of the K-12 education outreach programand develop new models. ❖

Scientist brings global experience to Lamberton

Axel Garcia

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Cash Grain Markets

DoverEdgertonJacksonJanesvilleCannon FallsSleepy Eye

Average:

Year AgoAverage:

corn/change* $3.62 -.11$3.74 -.02$3.85 +.05$3.83 -.06$3.69 +.04$3.78 +.02

$3.75

$4.02

soybeans/change*$9.97 -.43$9.90 +.04$9.97 +.03$9.94 +.07$9.83 -.03$9.89 -.06

$9.92

$12.53

Local Corn and Soybean Price Index

Grain prices are effective cash close on Dec. 29. 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 AnglesChina approves

GMO traitLast fall Chinese officials started rejecting corn

and distillers grains containing the “unapproved”genetically modified trait called MIR-162. Rejec-tions of over one million tons of corn and distillersgrains have impacted exporters along with farmershere in the United States. Costs of the rejections areestimated to be near $1 billiondollars. Following these rejec-tions major grain exporters havefiled suit for damages.

Since China is in the top threecorn exporting destinations,recent rejections of corn had anegative impact on prices. It’sestimated that the geneticallymodified organism trait in ques-tion was planted on about threepercent of the nation’s corn acres.Since the crop was not segre-gated in the commodity supplychain, it’s extremely difficult toensure the trait is not in bulk shipments sent toexport channels destined for China.

It should be noted that the trait has beenapproved for nearly four years here in the UnitedStates. Until last year, rejections for containing thetrait were unheard of to most.

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announcedthat China has finally approved the MIR-162 GMOtrait from Syngenta along with two other GMO soy-bean trait approvals for DuPont Pioneer and BayerCropScience. Recently Syngenta confirmed theyhave received a safety certificate for the MIR-162trait which formally gives import approval. Thisnews is welcomed by the export community, how-ever China’s current large domestic corn supplies

Grain OutlookRussia move

tweaks marketsThe following market analysis is for the week end-

ing Dec. 26.CORN — Corn was once again influenced by the

wheat market this week and Russia’s actions to pro-tect their domestic grain prices. March corn set anew five-and-a-half month highat $4.15 3⁄4 per bushel, the high-est level for nearby corn sinceearly July. There is a gap on thecontinuous corn chart at $4.161⁄4 per bushel, left from a gaplower open on July 7 that will actas a first resistance level. On justthe March corn chart, the gapfrom that time period runs from$4.23 1⁄4 to $4.26 per bushel.

This week Russia announceddetails related to their grainexport program. They plan toimpose a duty not less than 35euros per ton or a 15 percent duty plus 7.50 euros perton, whichever is higher. At this writing, it equates to$1.06 per bushel for corn and $1.14 per bushel forwheat. The duty would begin Feb. 1 and last until atleast June. This effectively closes the door for Russ-ian grain exports at current prices.

Based on the Feb. 1 start date, you can expect arush to get current contracts shipped and shouldalleviate Egyptian concerns that its January con-tracts may not be honored. Don’t expect a big rush forU.S. wheat exports, however, as we are still uncom-petitive in the world market. European origins areexpected to be the first to benefit from the duty.

Russia also said they can export 28 million metrictons of grain and not hurt domestic requirements. Of

Livestock AnglesSupply-demandbattle continues

December was not a real positive month for live-stock prices. However as the Christmas holidayapproached both the cattle hog markets had a ten-dency to stabilize from their respective pricedeclines.

The battle of supply versusdemand in the cattle market willcontinue as we move into the newyear. Packers who have been tee-tering all fall between positiveand negative margins will notlikely see much of a change inthis dilemma going forward. Thesupply of cattle will continue torun less than a year ago, howeverso will the demand for beef. If dis-posable income does not improvein the months ahead, thendemand could weaken even fur-ther. At this point the prospectsfor an increasing disposableincome look rather limited.

Another thing that seems to have changed in thecattle market is the psychology. There seems to be amore negative attitude toward the market’s ability tosustain any further price appreciation. With amplesupplies of competitive meats at prices significantlylower per pound, the consumer may turn to theselower prices for protein. Thus the struggle betweensupply and demand will likely continue into 2015.Producers should be more attuned to the market aswe move into the new year and protect their invento-ries as the market conditions dictate.

After a long slide in hog prices since the month ofJuly, the market appears to be finding some supportas prices are now nearly steady on a day to day basis.

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. 16A See TEALE, pg. 16A See LENSING, pg. 16A

KURT LENSINGAgStar Assistant VP

and Industry SpecialistWaite Park, Minn.

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NYSTROM, from pg. 15Athe 28 mmt, they have already shipped 21mmt. The U.S. Department of Agriculture waspegging Russia’s wheat/grain exports at 29.4 mmt(including 22 mmt of wheat) on their last report.News reports concerning Russia this week alsoincluded that the Russian government was orderingthe five state-owned exporters to make plans to sellforeign currency reserves so that they will hold nomore on March 1 than they did on Oct. 1.

Weekly ethanol production hit another recordhigh at 992,000 barrels per day, up 2,000 barrelsper day for the week, despite shrinking forwardmargins. Ethanol stocks were slightly lower at 17.6million barrels. To reach the USDA corn ethanolgrind of 5.15 billion bushels, we need to average825,000 barrels per day of ethanol production. Thefurther deterioration of gasoline prices discouragesdiscretionary blending. Weekly corn inspections(what actually gets shipped) continue to run behindwhat we need on a weekly basis. This week’s inspec-tions were 31.1 million bushels compared to the 34million bushels per week needed to hit the USDA1.75 billion bushel export forecast.

South Korea has banned the importation of U.S.poultry after bird flu was found in the UnitedStates.

The new world record forcorn yield was set this year by

Randy Dowdy of Valdosta, Ga.,at 503.791 bushels per acre.

The BNSF Railway announced that beginning inJanuary they will increase demurrage for shuttles to$600 per hour if 24-48 hour and $1,000 per hourafter 48 hours. Their fuel surcharge will end in Feb-ruary.

OUTLOOK: Corn bucked the day-before-Christ-mas trend, where it had closed higher in nine out ofthe last 10 years, by closing lower Dec. 24. However,it kept with the nine-out-of-10 years higher the dayafter by closing higher on Dec. 26. Limiting thedownside has been on-going demand (we sold 167thousand metric tons of corn to unknown this week),spillover from a strong wheat market and expecta-tions that 2014 corn acreage may see a decline on theJan. 12 USDA report. Support in March corn comesat $4.03 1⁄2 and $4.00, resistance at gap on the con-tinuous chart at $4.16 1⁄4, then $4.23 1⁄4 per bushel.For the week, March corn was 4 1⁄4 cents higher at$4.14 3⁄4 per bushel and December 2015 corn was 4cents higher at $4.39 per bushel. New Year’s holidaygrain market hours: regular close on Dec. 31 at 1:15p.m. central time for grain, then they don’t reopenuntil Jan. 2 with a regular close. No markets on New

Year’s Day, Jan. 1. Weekly export sales and theChicago Board of Trade reports for this week aredelayed until Dec. 29. The Chicago MercantileExchange permanently expanded feeder cattle andlive cattle daily trading limits to $4.50 and $3.00respectively.

SOYBEANS — Soybeans maintained their recent$10.00 to $10.55-$10.60 per bushel trading rangeagain this week as South American weather isnearly ideal and January options expired on Dec. 26.U.S. soybean export inspections were large this weekat 82.1 million bushels, bringing total inspections to24 percent ahead of last year. Trade chatter thisweek indicated that China bought 1-2 Brazilianbean cargoes for February shipment this week. It’sestimated six percent of the Mato Grosso region inBrazil will be harvested by the end of January ver-sus 11 percent harvested for the last two years. MatoGrosso is usually 50 percent harvested by the end ofFebruary. Early harvest in the western area of MatoGrosso has already begun.

A post-Christmas soybean rally was inspired bythe expiration of the January options and concernsover monsoon flooding in Malaysia that could dis-rupt palm oil production. The heavy rains not onlyprevent harvesting, but also transportation ofalready harvested fruits. Some mills are closed dueto the flooding. Palm oil this week posted its largestweekly increase in two months.

OUTLOOK: January soybeans rallied to end theweek as January options expired, trading was thinand palm oil rallied. Soybeans have rallied in eightout of the last 10 years both the day before and dayafter Christmas; this year they failed the day before,but continued the day after Christmas trend by clos-ing higher. For the week, March soybeans were up 231⁄2 cents at $10.54 per bushel and November 2015soybeans were 11 1⁄2 cents higher at $10.29 perbushel. Soybeans are a sideways affair until there issomething to push them out of the recent range.

Nystrom’s notes: Contract changes for the week end-ing Dec. 26: Chicago March wheat fell 21 1⁄2 centsthis week, Minneapolis dropped 16 3⁄4 cents andKansas City retreated 21 3⁄4 cents per bushel. Febru-ary crude oil tumbled $2.40 to $54.73 per barrel, Jan-uary ultra-low-sulfur diesel plunged 5 1⁄2 cents,reformulated blendstock for oxygenate blending skid-ded a nickel lower and natural gas plummeted 45 3⁄4cents. The Q3 GDP for the United States was betterthan expected at 5 percent versus 4.3 percentexpected; however, the durable goods report was adisappointment with a 0.7 percent decline when a 3percent increase was anticipated. ❖

Post-Christmas bean rally inspired by monsoonMARKETING

TEALE, from pg. 15AThe U.S. Department of Agriculture released the

Hogs and Pigs Quarterly Report on Dec. 23. Theresults were as follows: All Hogs 102 percent, Keptfor Breeding 104 percent and Kept for Marketing102 percent. The report was seen as slightly nega-tive by the trade. However, little reaction was notedin the futures market on the days following therelease of the report. Primarily since the futureswere already discount to the cash in advance of thereport.

Another thing that is helping to stabilize the hogmarket is the disparity of price between hog and

cattle prices. This relationship has gone to new highsin the difference between finished cattle prices andfinished hog prices. This is also reflected in the largedifference in the beef and pork cutouts which hascreated more featuring of pork by the retailers.

This does not necessarily mean that hog prices willrally significantly in the near future, but the possi-bility of further support may lie below the currentprice structure. Producers are urged to remain cog-nizant of market conditions and protect inventoriesas warranted.

I would like to wish everyone a safe and HappyNew Year. ❖

LENSING, from pg. 15Awill continue to curb imports in the near future.

The future of GMO acceptance in China will con-tinue to be a topic of interest. The Chinese govern-ment is now looking at enforcing a GMO labelinglaw put into place in 2002 which requires labelingof products including GMO soybean products, corn,and others.

This law has been mostly unfollowed; new amend-ments would put fines in place for not adhering tothe law. For more updates on industry specific top-ics, and other educational material visitwww.agstar.com/edge.

AgStar Financial Services is a cooperative ownedby client stockholders. As part of the Farm CreditSystem, AgStar has served 69 counties in Minnesotaand northwest Wisconsin with a wide range of

financial products and services for more than 95years. ❖

Hog-cattle price disparity stabilizes

GMO acceptance ongoing issueTop U.S. corn customers (thousands of metric tons)2012-13 marketing year ending Aug. 31, 2013Japan 6,866.0 37.1 percentMexico 4,566.9 24.7 percentChina 2,417.4 13.1 percentVenezuela 1,077.0 5.8 percentTaiwan 528.2 2.9 percentSouth Korea 450.6 2.5 percentCanada 441.0 2.3 percentSaudi Arabia 344.6 1.8 percentCuba 274.0 1.5 percentJamaica 243.3 1.3 percentOthers 1,283.9 7.0 percentTOTAL 18,492.9Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture

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U.S. milk production wasabove year ago levels for the11th consecutive month,according to preliminarydata in the November MilkProduction report releasedDec. 22. The U.S. Depart-ment of Agriculture esti-mates output in the top 23producing states at 15.5billion pounds, up 3.5percent from November2013. The 50-state total,at 16.5 billion pounds, was up 3.4 per-cent from a year ago.

Revisions lowered the original Octo-ber 23-state estimate by 35 millionpounds, now reported at 16 billionpounds, up 3.7 percent from a year ago.

November cow numbers in the 23states, at 8.59 million head, were up3,000 head from October and 93,000more than a year ago. The 50-statecount, at 9.28 million head, is up 4,000from October and 82,000 more than a

year ago.November output per cow

in the 23 states averaged1,806 pounds, up 41 poundsfrom November 2013, andthe highest production percow for the month ofNovember since the 23-stateseries began in 2003.

Increasing cow numbersand higher output per cowfueled the gains in Novem-

ber. California dairiesgot 40 pounds more percow than a year ago,

resulting in a 2.2 percentincrease, though cow numbers wereunchanged. Wisconsin, up 3.5 percent,saw a 50-pound gain per cow but cownumbers were off 1,000 head. Idahowas up 4 percent on 12,000 more cowsand 35 pounds more per cow. New Yorkposted a 3.8 percent increase on 55pounds more per cow and 4,000 morecows. Pennsylvania was up 3.5 percenton a 55-pound-per-cow gain but cownumbers were unchanged. Minnesotaregistered a 3.1 percent increase on a50-pound gain per cow but cow num-

bers were down 1,000 head.The biggest gain was in Utah, up 7.9,

followed by Texas, up 7.7 percent. TheTexans added 30,000 cows to the milkherd and averaged 15 pounds more percow than a year ago. Colorado was alsoup 7.7 percent. Michigan was up 7 per-cent, thanks to 19,000 more cows and a35-pound-per-cow increase.

Only two states showed declines, Illi-nois, down four percent, on a loss of4,000 cows. New Mexico was off a half-percent on a drop of 15 pounds per cowbut cow numbers were up 1,000. High-Ground Dairy’s Eric Meyer called thereport at first glance “bullish” versushis expectations.

Meanwhile dairy cow culling was

down in November and below a yearago, according to data in USDA’s lat-est Livestock Slaughter report. Thereport shows an estimated 218,000dairy cows were slaughtered underFederal inspection in the month, down34,000 head from October and 31,000head below November 2013.

Looking at the first 11 months of2014, USDA estimates that 2.56 mil-lion head of dairy cows took a perma-nent leave of absence from the dairybusiness, 309,000 head less than thesame period a year ago.

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MIELKE, from pg. 17Adairy industry. August 2014 packagedfluid milk sales totaled 4.1 billionpounds, down six percent from August 2013. (Saleswere not adjusted for calendar considerations as inprevious monthly reports). August sales of conven-tional products, at 3.89 billion pounds, were down 6.5percent from a year ago; organic products, at 204million, were up 4.3 percent. Organic representedabout 5 percent of total sales for the month.

January-August 2014 total packaged fluid milksales, at 33.04 billion pounds, were down 3 percentfrom the same period a year earlier. Year-to-datesales of conventional products, at 31.39 billionpounds, were down 3.6 percent; organic products, at1.65 billion, were up 10.7 percent. Organic repre-sented about 4.98 percent of total sales.

Checking the cupboard, Nov. 30 cheese stocks wereup from a month ago and from a year ago, accordingto the Ag Department’s preliminary data in its latestCold Storage report issued Monday.

November butter stocks, at 100.9 million pounds,were down 37.7 million pounds or 27 percent fromOctober 2014 and were 20.7 million pounds or 17percent below those in November 2013.

American-type cheese totaled 634.6 million pounds,up 11.3 million pounds or 2 percent from October.

The total cheese inventory stood at 1.02 billionpounds, up 20.3 million pounds or 2 percent fromOctober 2014 and 19.4 million or 2 percent above ayear ago.

Revisions added 11.1 million pounds of Americancheese to last month’s estimate and added 11.9 mil-lion pounds to last month’s total stock estimate.

Analysts weighing in on the Cold Storage reportsaw it as “neutral versus expectations for butter.” FCStone dairy broker Dave Kurzawski, writing in Tues-day’s Insider Opening Bell, said that the report was“bearish for cheese.”

HighGround Dairy’s Eric Meyer agrees, writing inhis subscriber-based analysis: “If the November U.S.Milk Production report clouded the fundamental pic-ture a bit because the announced percentage growth

did not match lofty expectations, thismonth’s Cold Storage report should

leave no doubt that the domesticcheese market has clearly entered into a bearishphase and will likely remain there for a while.”

There are three clear data points from Monday’sreport that HighGround believes made a bold andbearish statement: 1) October Natural AmericanCheese stocks revised over 11 million pounds higher;2) Total Cheese inventories above year ago levels forfirst time in 12 months; and 3) November TotalCheese Stocks above October for the first time ever.

USDA’s National Milk Cost of Production report,issued Tuesday, shows November total costs weredown from October 2014 and below November 2013.Total feed costs averaged $11.46 per hundredweight,down 59 cents from revised October estimates, $2.45below September, and $2.07 below November 2013.Purchased feed costs, at $5.66/cwt., were down 36cents from October, $1.84 below September, and$1.63 below November 2013.

Total costs, including feed, bedding, marketing,fuel, repairs, hired labor, taxes, etc., at $23.32/cwt.,were down 64 cents from October, $2.89 below Sep-tember, and $2.24 below a year ago. Feed costs madeup 49.1 percent of total costs, compared to 53.8 per-cent the month before and 52.9 percent a year ago.

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Checking the cash dairy markets; cheese pricesstarted Christmas week on an up note but Mondayafternoon’s Cold Storage report sent shivers intotraders Tuesday as prices headed south. The mar-kets were closed Christmas Day but reopened Fridayand closed at $1.4950 per pound, down 11.5 cents onthe week, 50.5 cents below a year ago, and the lowestthey have been since May 10, 2012. The Cheddarbarrels finished at $1.42, down 13 cents on the week,55 cents below a year ago, and the lowest since April26, 2012. They are 7.5 cents below the blocks, aspread that typically runs 3-5 cents. Five cars ofblock and 17 of barrel traded hands on the week.

There is Christmas week and New Year’s week

Cheese market enters bearish phase

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MIELKE, from pg. 18Amilk being shopped around to Midwestcheese plants, according to Dairy Mar-ket News. Price quotes mentioned spanfrom $2 to $10 below class, dependingon location and circumstance. Somecheese plants are buying the surplusmilk and plan full schedules throughthe holidays. However, even plant man-agers opting to acquire extra milk tofull throttle output have some uncer-tainty about prices beyond the nearterm future. For now, with Christmasweek cheese orders filled, blockdemand is believed to be maintained inpart due to cheese converters havingincreased focus on inventory for cheesesales through the football playoffs,leading to the Super Bowl.

Uncertainty about price expectationsonce January ends is a matter of inter-est. Even so, the allure of milk pricedbelow class will increase cheese outputthis week and next while people ponderwhat prices lay ahead.

Cash butter also took it on the chin,closing Friday at $1.5550 per pound,down 5.5 cents on the week but still a

half-cent above a year ago, and the low-est since Jan. 2, 2014. Three cars foundnew homes on the short week.

Heavy northeast cream supplies arefinding fewer buyers, and as a result,significantly more cream is being chan-neled to churns, reports Dairy MarketNews. Demand for butter is slowing asmost buyers have their needs coveredfor the holidays. Butter production is atnear capacity levels at most plants andadding to supplies. Export interestremains marginal at best as buyers arewaiting to see if expanding inventoriespressure prices lower into the New Year.

Strong fourth quarter ordering haskept Midwest churns running at highrates, while working inventories tolower levels. The market tone is steadywith anticipated softening and gradualbuilding of supplies as the holidayspass. Cream is available, but not to thedegree as some expected. Churning isactive throughout the West as creamdemand from higher Class manufactur-ing declines over the holiday week.

Cash Grade A nonfat dry milk closedFriday at $1 per pound, down a quar-

ter-cent on the week. No powder wassold this week in the spot market.

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The U.S. dairy industry gave athumbs-up to a commitment tostronger protections for common foodnames resulting from just-concludedtrade talks with China. The favorableoutcome of the U.S.-China Joint Com-mission on Commerce and Trade meet-ings should facilitate export of productslike feta and parmesan cheese toChina, which is a large and fast-grow-ing market for U.S. dairy products.

“We are extremely pleased that theUnited States and China have agreedto strong protections for products usingthese well-established cheese names aswe seek to expand exports to this keymarket,” said Tom Suber, president ofthe U.S. Dairy Export Council.

“We especially appreciate U.S. nego-tiators’ recognition of the importanceof common name preservation to U.S.exports and the heightened focus thatthe Obama administration has givento a key dairy industry priority,” addedJim Mulhern, president and CEO ofthe National Milk Producers Federa-tion.

“The outcome of the JCCT meetingsis a great example of the progress thatcan result from frank and productivecollaboration between two tradingpartners,” said Connie Tipton, presi-dent and CEO of the InternationalDairy Foods Association.

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

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ST. CLOUD, Minn. — With sleeves rolledup and pointer in hand, David Kohl talkedhard and fast about the commodity supercycle burnout at an AgStar event in St.Cloud in December.

“That super cycle of the past four years …None of us saw it coming so rapidly. Also itlasted longer than any previous cycle. Andtoday’s there’s enough bumps in the roadahead to suggest equity might be a real issuefor agriculture, not just farmers but the inputsuppliers too,” said Kohl.

Kohl, professor emeritus at Virginia TechUniversity in Blacksburg, Va., is an in-demandspeaker who has traveled across America andCanada talking to farm audiences, agri-businessleaders and agricultural lenders. At Virginia Tech,Kohl taught Agricultural and Applied Economics.

To define benchmarks of the super cycle burnout,Kohl tracked the farm equipment and seed industry.

“All the majors have reduced their work force.Individual implement stores are shutting down.With less money in the checking account, farmersare also sending signals of using less fertilizer. Seedcompanies will have some battles getting their $300trait-enhanced hybrids out there. And it appearsfarmers may do some swapping of corn acres forsoybean or even wheat acres ... sort of as a means tolessen the pain,” said Kohl.

Kohl said 10 percent annual growth rateacross most of the free world during thesuper cycle has slowed to less than four per-cent today.

“Emerging nations, which were fueling ouragricultural explosion because of their grow-ing appetite for U.S. farm goods, have slowedconsiderably,” said Kohl.

Q: Is the slowdown in our U.S. farmeconomy happening elsewhere?

Kohl: Yes, what we are seeing is a bifurcatedworld economy. It’s split. The United States isprobably the best economy in the worldwhereas the emerging nations like Brazil, Rus-sia, India, China and South Africa are slowing

down. That’s critical because their growth was driv-ing our ag and rural economy. They were demandingfood, fiber and fuel. They still are but not always atour prices.

Q: Has there been too much supply?Kohl: Everyone talks about over-abundance of sup-

ply. But it’s actually a demand issue. To some extentour ‘good times’ priced ourselves out of some markets.Other countries have stepped up to fill that gap.

Q: We now have the millennials stepping upto the plate. Because they are mostly under-financed with heavy debt loads, are theseyounger folks going to get squeezed evenharder in this agricultural slowdown?

Kohl: The millennial is defined as a person less

than 34 years of age. They haven’t yet taken an eco-nomic punch, particularly here in the agriculturalarena. Here’s how I call their future: 25 percent willrun a New York minute; 25 percent will be on thefence; 25 percent will hunker down and 25 percentmay take a knock-out punch.

Q: Is there a predictable sequence?Kohl: Yes, it will first hit our grain industry partic-

ularly this winter and 2015 … it will be very critical.Then eventually it will hit the livestock industry aswell. But what I notice about the millennial genera-tion is that they are life-long learners. They’re herein our audience today. They’re continually searchingfor more information. They want to learn how theytoo can hunker down and adjust in these tighter eco-nomic times.

Q: But is an exodus from farming inevitable?Kohl: That is a continuous process even in so-

called good times. Not everyone survives. The conse-quences of bad judgment are costly in an industry ascompetitive as agriculture. But this super cyclebrought a lot of millennials into agriculture and a lotof older folks stayed in agriculture because finan-cially it’s been the best time of their lives. Howeveras the economic adjustments start being made we’llsee some of these older folks gravitate out of agricul-ture. And that can and will create opportunities forother individuals if they have properly positionedtheir business.

Q: Why the on-going confusion about the newfarm bill?

Kohl: Primarily because a lot of people don’t yetknow the implications. They have not studied; theyhave not gone to information sessions. ... The realityof making a five-year decision is somewhat over-whelming to some ... at least at this stage. It’s obvi-

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KOHL, from pg. 20Aous that a lot of education is needed. Itell people this: Government is some-thing you can’t manage; you’ve got tomanage around it. If you stick to yourbasics of finance, marketing and man-agement you’re probably going to doOK.

Q: Is this projected world popu-lation of nine-plus billion peopleby 2050 going to exceed our foodproduction capacity?

Kohl: We’re told that by 2050 we’regoing to need 70 percent more food,fiber and fuel. But these same expertsare saying we’ll only be using 70 per-cent of the resources we are usingtoday. So obviously more food per acreis going to happen. My answer is yes.... We will feed the world in 2050. Butthe problem is one of infrastructureand distribution. Getting the productdelivered to the people that need it.We’ll continue to have military, politi-

cal and social issues in these countriesthat need the food so these barrierswill have to be lessened. The reality isthat there will always be shortages offood because of extraneous factors.

Q: Are farmers in other parts ofthe world rapidly catching upwith technology and the ability toproduce like American farmersare doing?

Kohl: It’s no doubt that Americanand Canadian farmers are ahead ofthe pack. It takes a complete system.We not only have the technology, we

also have the can-do attitude and theeducation within our farming ranks …partly due to university and privateindustry companies that do theresearch and launch these new tech-niques.

The problem in many areas of theworld’s farming belt is that they nowhave access to the technology, but theydon’t have the skill base amongst theirproducers. They don’t have those sup-portive components that bring thatproductivity to fruition. North Americais still a global economic leader. Yes,China has moved into those ranks alsobut their internal issues of air pollu-tion, fouled water supplies, and grow-ing disgust within the rank and file oftheir population is a huge cloud over-hanging the future of China.

Q: Ukraine is locked up in politi-cal disputes. Will they eventuallyemerge as a primary grain andlivestock powerhouse once again?

Kohl: They are on the verge butinternal conflicts are strangling thispotentially rich country. Today 60 per-cent want to go with Europe; the other40 percent with Putin. Also they havebeen under centralized control for solong that they aren’t yet thinking likecapitalists. So economic incentiveseems stymied. They have greatresources but their central controlthinking will keep them bogged down.That somewhat is the issue in Braziland Argentina also.

Q: You stay physically fit. Youtold your audience this morningthat you recently participated in a5K (3.1 mile run) and you came inninth in your age group.

Kohl: I think there is a nice balancebetween mental, physical and spiritualhealth. I try to read and meditate a cou-ple hours each day. You don’t need to bea runner … just a daily walking sched-ule gets the same benefits. Sometimesthat little workout will clear the mind.My other rule is staying in the companyof positive thinking individuals asmuch as possible. They can lift you up.

Kohl has traveled 8 million mileshosting more than 6,000 workshopsand seminars on small business strate-gies and finances.

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— David Kohl

A walk in the yard during afrosty winter morning in theMidwest, when the plantsare still awash with their sil-very glitter from Jack Frost’slatest visit, is an enchantingexperience. The conifers,with their interesting shapesand textures, seem to try tooutdo one another in theirsplendor.

Larry and I have been spe-cializing in growing conifersfor nearly 15 years. The firstone we purchased was a weeping Col-orado blue spruce. It has doubled insize in 15 years and is an arrestingtree that increases in beauty everyyear.

The branches spiral out in an uneven

manner on all sides anddroop downward. Whateverside the tree is viewed from,one sees different anglesand twists that add to itsmystery. One side shows itagainst the background of aNiobe weeping willow treeand those two please theeye year-round from anyangle.

Blue spruce are “blue” col-ored because of a powderywaxy substance on their

needles. Not all are of an equal blueintensity and they will not change colorby fertilizing or any other form of culti-vation. Pruning is rarely required andshould be done in the spring when thenew growth appears.

Swiss stone pine isanother conifer thatshines in the winter gar-den. It has long three-inchneedles in bundles of fiveand they are very soft tothe touch. The long nee-dles provide a great sur-face for snow and frost todecorate.

Last winter was hard onour conifers and we didlose a few because of theharsh conditions. We pro-tect the young specimensthat are less than twoyears old with a burlapcage. Larry drives four orfive small metal posts inthe ground about a footaway from the tree andthen we wrap burlaparound the posts to form acozy wall. This cage pro-

tects against wind and damagefrom the sun in late winter.

Trees and shrubs of differentforms can add an extra dimensionto a garden. They can act as aframework and backdrop to showoff other plants. Evergreens, espe-cially conifers, play an importantrole in the winter landscape.

Now is the time to plan for nextyear. Visit gardens in winter whendeciduous trees and shrubs haveshed their leaves. Enjoy andappreciate the true value of theshelter, color and beauty conifersprovide.

Sharon Quale is a master gar-dener from central Minnesota.She may be reached at (218) 738-6060 or [email protected]. ❖

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The Swiss stone pine shines in the wintergarden.

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By SARAH JOHNSONThe Land Correspondent

Like thousands of other all-American girls, JillCharlotte Stanford grew up dreaming of being amovie-idol cowgirl, with a romantic (and undoubt-edly unrealistic) vision of cowgirl life.

While that wish may not have come true for thevast majority of dreamers, it’s still fun to learn

about the cowgirl life — which was a lot more sweatand dust than lipstick and pretty fringes.

How the real cowgirls filled their bellies and oftenfed their families, too, at the end of a long day on therange is the subject of “The Cowgirl’s Cookbook” bycowgirl wannabe Jill Charlotte Stanford (GlobePequot Press, 2008).

Stanford prefers the Dale Evans style of cowgirl,

“makeup perfect, not a hair out of place, and a songin her heart,” but admits that real cowgirls had torustle up the grub and scrub pots, too.

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The secret ingredients in the cowgirl version ofeveryday coleslaw are diced tart apples and applejuice, bringing a sweet and fresh note to the usualcabbage-and-carrot concoction. Ditch the bottleddressing and whip up your own homemade (andeasy) sweet-and-tangy sauce.Cowgirl’s Coleslaw

1⁄2 cup sour cream1⁄4 cup mayonnaise1⁄2 cup apple juice1 teaspoon dill weed (optional)Salt and pepper to taste3 cups thinly shredded cabbage2 tablespoons finely diced red onion1 large tart-sweet apple, peeled and diced (such as

Braeburn, Gala or Granny Smith)1 carrot, peeled and shreddedIn a large salad bowl, combine sour cream, mayon-

naise, apple juice, dill weed, and salt and pepper totaste. Mix the cabbage, onion, apple and carrot intothe sauce. Refrigerate for at least four hours to allowthe ingredients to blend. Serves 6.

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There’s something about green chiles and pork thatworks so well together, some people say it’s the bestfood to come out of the American southwest, period.Serve this hearty soup/stew with some crusty breadbecause you’re going to want to sop up every drop ofthe fragrant liquid. (And yes, “sop” and “soup” havethe same word origins, from the Old English word for“to dip bread in liquid.”) A side salad of mixed greenswith a light vinaigrette should be all you need tocomplete a perfect meal.Fit for a Queen Green Chile Soup

1⁄2 cup vegetable oil2 pounds lean pork loin, cut into 1⁄2-inch cubes1 cup flour, mixed with salt and pepper to taste, for

dredging the pork2 tablespoons minced garlic2 cups diced onions3 cups diced tomatoes2 cups canned green chiles, seeded and diced1 cup tomato juice1 cup water1 tablespoon Tabasco sauce1 tablespoon corianderSalt and pepper to tasteIn a large skillet or Dutch oven, heat the oil.

Dredge the meat in the flour until well coated. Addto the heated oil and brown on all sides. Add the gar-lic and onion to the meat and simmer until theonions are tender. Stir often, getting all the bits fromthe bottom of the pan.

Add the tomatoes, chiles, tomato juice, water,Tabasco sauce and coriander. Simmer until the meatis tender, about one hour. Add salt and pepper if nec-essary. Serves 6-8.

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See COOKBOOK, pg. 25A

COOKBOOK, from pg. 24AThis simple six-ingredient cake is deceptively

decadent, with loads of sour cream, fruit andnuts. (Experiment with dried cherries, craisinsor other fruit if you’re not a fan of raisins; usechopped pecans, almonds or mixed nuts if wal-nuts aren’t your thing.) This cake would freezewell so you might as well plan ahead and dou-ble the recipe.Liz’s Crummy Coffee Cake

2 2/3 cups brown sugar4 cups flour1 cup margarine1 pint sour cream1 pound raisins1 cup nuts (walnuts are preferred)Preheat oven to 350 F. Combine brown

sugar, flour and margarine in a medium bowl.With your hands (wash them first after riding,Liz cautions!), crumble all until it is ... well,crumbly. Remove 1⁄2 cup of the crumbles and setaside.

To the mixture remaining in the bowl, add sourcream, raisins and nuts. Stir and blend well. Pourbatter into an 8x8 buttered ovenproof dish. Top withreserved crumbles. Bake for 80 minutes. Serve warmwith strong black coffee.

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Traditional scrapple is made with some pretty hor-rifying ingredients, otherwise known as offal; if you

don’t know what that is, go ahead and Google it but Iwon’t go into it here because I don’t want to lose myappetite for the next week.

The following recipe, however, is a very NICE ver-sion with lovely fresh, wholesome ingredients and nota nasty-chewy-meatish bit anywhere. I fried it up onerecent holiday morning as a side dish, and it wasvery well received, especially considering it was “new”and “different,” two adjectives that don’t always goover so well at my table. Four out of four yums fromthe Johnson clan!

Scrapple1⁄2 pound ground pork sausage seasoned with

sage1 cup yellow cornmeal3 cups water, dividedSalt and pepper to tasteBacon fat or vegetable oilPour the cornmeal into a saucepan and add 1

cup of water. Mix until smooth. Add the sausageand remaining 2 cups of water. Cover and cookon low heat until thick, about 25-30 minutes.Pour mixture into a greased loaf pan (9x5x3) ora 5-pound coffee can, washed and rinsed. Cool.Cover and refrigerate overnight.

Remove scrapple from pan or can. Slice 1/3inch thick and fry in a small amount of baconfat or oil until brown and crisp around theedges. Serves 6.

“The Cowgirl’s Cookbook” is available at RCraig Leatherworks, 414 Park Lane, Mankato,

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If your community group or church organizationhas printed a cookbook and would like to have itreviewed in the “Cookbook Corner,” send us a copyto “Cookbook Corner,” The Land, P.O. Box 3169,Mankato, MN 56002. Please specify if you wish tohave the cookbook returned, and include informa-tion on how readers may obtain a copy of the cook-book. Submission does not guarantee a review. ❖

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Make plans to attendMN Ag EXPO 2015Special section inside this issue!

Their eyes both lit up as they told thestory of their 11-month grandson learn-ing to walk. “It’s so cute! First he rockson his tiptoes,” she said.

“Then he’ll take a few steps, face plantinto the carpet, and bounce up again likethere are springs in his belly,” he said. Mademe think of the toys from our childhood:Weebles wobble, but they don’t fall down.

“Wish I could still do that,” he said.Don’t we all. On the journey between

toddler and adult, the distance to theground and the weight of the fall moved frombounce to bang. Along the way, our bodies lose theirresilience. Sadder still, is when our determinationand dreams lose resilience, too.

At the end of the year I can get in a funk when Ithink of all the things I intended to do, but didn’t, andthe stuff I wasn’t going to do, but did. It’s a face plantinto failed resolutions. If you can identify, you know

the frustration of buying the lie that youcan never change, and that setback is statusquo. To go down that path is to forget thatthough our bodies may not bounce backfrom a tumble like they used to, it need notbe true of our choices, dreams, and future.

Chris Hodges writes, “God designed us tobe amazingly resilient. Whether it’s rainyor sunny, stormy or calm, resilient peoplesee the upside to their present position.”

You may know resilient people. Certainlyour history is packed with men and women

who made a face plant into hard times and thenbounced back and made a new and even better way.

Chuck Colson, Nixon’s “Hatchet Man” and the firstmember of the Nixon administration to be incarcer-ated for Watergate-related charges, gave his life toJesus and his life reversed direction. After beingreleased from prison he began to work among prison-ers and their families, sought to provide a Christianperspective on today’s worldview, and became a bestselling author and sought-after speaker. His storygives encouragement and hope to those who feelshackled to failure and chained to poor choices. Youcan read more in his book, “Born Again.”

Born into poverty and raised by his mother who onlyhad a third-grade education, all looked hopeless forBen Carson. He was dubbed the dumbest kid in the5th grade class, had a horrible temper, a load of disap-pointment and low self-esteem. His faith in God andhis mom’s belief in him reversed his life’s direction.

“Bennie, you can do anything you set yourself todo,” his mother said. She then laid down two rulesthat would benefit kids yet today: 1) You may watch

no more than three TV programs a week; 2) Youmust read at least two books every week, and at theend of the week she expected a book report.

Today Dr. Ben Carson has earned 60 honorary doc-torate degrees, is a neurosurgeon, and a “full profes-sor of neurosurgery, oncology, plastic surgery, andpediatrics at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.”His story gives inspiration and expectation to thosewho feel bound by difficult circumstances they didnot choose. You can read more in his book, “GiftedHands: The Ben Carson Story.”

Only 17 years old when she was injured in a divingaccident, Joni Eareckson Tada, was left a quadriplegic.With faith in Christ and a loving support system thatwalked her through a difficult season of transition,her life exudes joy. An inspiring speaker and author,gifted artist and vocalist, Joni founded a Christianministry in the disability community called Joni andFriends. Her story gives courage to those immobilizedwith “Why?” questions. There is a way. It may not bewhat we wanted or planned, but it can still be radi-cally good. You can read more in her book, “JoniEareckson Tada: Her Story.”

As the New Year begins, stories abound. Biogra-phies and autobiographies press home the point thatpeople are resilient. Fresh beginnings are not limitedto fairy tales and fiction. They are all around us inthe heroic stories that make the news and on theback roads that the rural call home. As we step intothe New Year, what story of resilience will you tell?

Lenae Bulthuis muses about faith, family, andfarming from her back porch on their Minnesotagrain and livestock farm. She can be reached [email protected] or @LenaeBulthuis. ❖

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REAL ESTATE:PARCEL ONE: Consisting of 40 acres, more or less,Freeborn Township, Section 28. Tillable Acres: 38.18.CPI Rating 92.PARCEL TWO: Consisting of 80 acres, more or less,Freeborn Township, Section 21. Tillable Acres: 77.63.CPI Rating 88.

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Real Estate Terms: Successful bidder shall be required to pay $20,000 down day of auction(NON-REFUNDABLE) on Parcel One, $40,000 down (NON-REFUNDABLE) on Parcel Twoand sign a purchase agreement following the conclusion of the real estate auction. Thebalance shall be due on or before February 16, 2015. Doug Peterson, attorney for real estateand handling all earnest monies. Any verbal announcement made day of auction takesprecedence over print. NO BUYER’S FEE ON THIS AUCTION!

120 ACRES FARMLANDFREEBORN COUNTY, MN

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AUCTION LOCATION: To be held at TB3’s Bar & Grill, Freeborn, MNPROPERTY LOCATION: From Freeborn, MN, 1 mile west on Co. Rd. 29, then 1 mile north on640th Ave, then 1/2 mile west on 295th St, then 1/2 mile north on 632nd Ave.PLEASE NOTE: Bad Weather Day is January 17th. WATCH FOR AUCTION SIGNS!

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LAND AUCTIONRose Hill Township, Cottonwood Cty., MNFriday, January 9, 2015 • 10 AM(Blizzard backup snow date is Friday, January 16, 2015.)

Auction Sale LocationWestbrook Community Center in Westbrook, MN

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Doug WedelKevin, Allen & Ryan Kahler

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Attorney for the Estate: Maryellen SuhrhoffMuske, Muske & Suhrhoff in Windom, MNPhone: 507-831-5575

Properties are located inSections 16, 20, 21 & 22of Rose Hill Township inCottonwood County, MN

OPEN INSPECTION:Friday, December 19, 2014From 10:00 A M to 12:00 (Noon)or by appointment.

We will be selling 1,080+/- acres of good qualityimproved southwest Minnesota farm & ranch land.These properties will be offered in 7 multipletracts. As part of this auction there are highlyimproved tracts with building sites with modernhomes and outbuildings well suited for cattle pro-duction and other tracts of both good bare farm-land and ranch pasture land.

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FOR SALE: '05 Case IH 2388combine, loaded, RT, chop-per, duals, 600 Pro moni-tor, hopper topper, gonethrough shop, 24 sep/29 enghrs, $84,000/OBO. Tradespossible. 320-250-7720

FOR SALE: '87 Ford L9000grain truck twin screw, 19'box & hoist, 3 cargo doors;'08 JD 608C 8R30” choppingcornhead, shedded. 320-815-3495

FOR SALE: 2012 JD 608CStalkmaster, 30” hyd deckplates, roll sense, autoheader control, SN746144,$63,000. 507-841-1601

FOR SALE: JD 643 corn-head, oil drive, nice roller,auger cover, good shape,$8,000. 507-317-3396

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John Deere 7000 6 row 30”planter. Most wear partshave been replaced in thelast 3 years. Dry fertiliz-er is all new. Has 70 gal-lon liquid fertilizer tankwith red ball monitor to-tally tubular in furrow.Has insecticide. Metersare 4 years old ran on JDstand last year. Has up-dated closing wheels,same as 7200. Most bear-ings are new. John Deere250 monitor. $7,500 (320)219-2920

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FOR SALE: JD 4430, QRtrans, 200 hrs on completeOH. 320-760-7694

FOR SALE: JD 70 gas trac-tor, SN7022707; JD 50 gas,SN5020046; JD B SN 84335.320-905-2536

FOR SALE: JD 7530 premi-um MFWD, duals, 415 hrs,retiring, $95,000. 507-852-3875

FOR SALE: MX285 w/ front& rear duals, 2700 hrs, load-ed, $117,000. 320-548-8602

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Specializing in most ACused tractor parts forsale. Rosenberg TractorSalvage, Welcome MN56181, 507-848-6379 or 507-236-8726

WANTED TO BUY: Oliveror White tractors, can begood running or ones thatneed fixing or can be part-ed out. 218-564-4273 or 218-639-0315

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FOR SALE: '03 Cat Chal-lenger, MT855, 450HP, PS,hyd swing draw bar, 36”belts at 75%, deluxe cab,auto steer, HID lights,wgts, good cond,$113,000/OBO. 507-276-4422

FOR SALE: '08 Cat Chal-lenger MT855B, 460HP, PS,hyd swing draw bar, 5 hydremotes, deluxe cab, autosteer, radar, HID lights,30” belts at 85%, wgts, 2,300hrs, exc cond,$189,900/OBO. 507-276-4422

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FOR SALE: Gehl 125grinder, nice, no scale. 320-987-3177

FOR SALE: NEW Midsotarock wagon. 320-987-3177

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JD No-til 36' CCS '90 graindrill, 7 1/2" spacing, mark-ers, population & blockagemonitor, $62,500. JD9650CM 4WD, 2670 sep hrs.,$52,000. JD 97 9600 ContourMaster 4WD, $29,000, (veryclean). J&M 620 grain cartw/tarp, $13,000. DMI 49'field cult., narrow trans-port, $12,200. JD 443CM, JD643CM JD 925 new poly.(608) 548-2040

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FOR SALE: '94 FarmFans2140A corn dryer, 4900 hrs,stainless steel, LP, 3 phase,exc condition, $39,500. 507-380-1947

FOR SALE: Demco box 650w/ tarp, $12,500; Demco 550w/ tarp, $12,500. 320-987-3177

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'13 JD995 MOCO Platform,16' disc cut, V-10 condition-er, BRAND NEW, $30,000.715-296-2162

FOR SALE: (2) Artswaygrinder/mixers #320, 1 inworking condition, 1 forparts, $1500/both. 507-227-2602

FOR SALE: Case #70 hydldr, Case mounts; (2) ACblack 4x30 Chs, F mounts;JD F145 4x14 plow; Far-mall “A” tractor; '69 FordF600 truck, box&hoist;Case 5x18 semi mountplow; '75 C65 Chev semitruck w/ 40' step deck trail-er; '63 Case 730 dsl com,WF; Case 20' tandem disc.507-525-5556

FOR SALE: Int'l 2000 ldr w/material & tine buckets, allexcellent shape. Fast hitchoff Int'l 560 & adaptor fromFast hitch to 3 point. 507-259-8525

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FOR SALE: Osh Kosh 6x6truck, floatation tires,equipped w/ 4000 galvac/slurry manure tank,(2) 42' Houle lagoon pumps.320-760-7694

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

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

Ask for Gary

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WANTED: Land For Rent inSouth Central Minnesota.320-583-6983

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FOR SALE: '04 NH BR770round baler, net wrap ortwine, excellent condition.Call 763-913-7861

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

FOR SALE: Rowse windrowmerger, very nice condi-tion, asking $7,500. 507-227-2602

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TRACTORS WAS SALENEW MF 8690, MFD, 340 HP ....................................................................................$326,500 ....................$199,750NEW MF 7626, MFD, 240 HP ....................................................................................$209,000 ....................$136,975NEW MF 7626, MFD, 240 HP ....................................................................................$217,250 ....................$137,500NEW MF 6616. MFD, Loader, 125 HP ......................................................................$160,850 ....................$110,900NEW MF 5613, MFD, 130 HP ....................................................................................$101,600 ......................$75,975NEW MF 4610, MFD, Loader, 99 HP ..........................................................................$69,750 ......................$50,950NEW MF 1750, Hydro, Loader, 54 HP..........................................................................$39,482 ......................$31,250NEW MF 1736, Hydro, Loader, 36 HP..........................................................................$29,550 ......................$23,975NEW MF GC1705, Hydro, 24 HP, 60” mower ..............................................................$13,287 ......................$10,9002009 Bobcat CT450, Compact w/Loader, 48 HP ........................................................$20,900 ......................$18,40018.4-39 Dual Wheels & hubs off JD 4440 ............................................................$2,900 ........................$2,500GRAIN HAULINGNEW Parker 1048 Grain Cart, 1000 bu. ......................................................................$62,000 ......................$42,800NEW Parker 1039 Grain Cart, 1000bu. ........................................................................$50,000 ......................$35,800NEW Parker 839 Grain Cart ........................................................................................$45,500 ......................$32,675NEW Parker 2620 Seed Tender....................................................................................$21,100 ......................$15,100NEW Parker 1020 Seed Tender....................................................................................$17,300 ....................$12,4002008 Unverferth 500 Gran Cart ..................................................................................$14,500 ......................$11,500A & L 8505 Grain Cart ........................................................................................$19,500 ......................$15,2502005 Demco 650 Gravity box ......................................................................................$13,000 ........................$9,2502005 Parker 625 Gravity box........................................................................................$13,000 ....................$10,750Parker 165B Gravity box ......................................................................................$1,500 ..........................$750NEW Brandt 1390 HP, Swing hopper auger ................................................................$37,900 ......................$27,125NEW Brandt 1390XL swing hopper auger ....................................................................$29,000 ......................$20,7502013 Buhler/Fetrel 1282 swing hopper auger ..............................................................$16,000 ......................$13,950NEW Brandt 1280XL swing auger ................................................................................$19,500 ......................$13,950NEW Brandt 1070XL swing hopper ..............................................................................$16,700 ......................$11,9002003 Brandt 1070XL swing hopper ................................................................................$8,500 ........................$6,900NEW Brandt 1060XL swing hopper ..............................................................................$14,950 ......................$10,700NEW Hutchinson 10x61 auger........................................................................................$7,500 ........................$5,995NEW Brandt 10x35 auge ................................................................................................$6,000 ........................$4,850NEW Brandt 8x45 auger ................................................................................................$7,420 ........................$5,300NEW Brandt 8x62 ..........................................................................................................$8,890 ........................$6,350Brandt 8x45 auger 18 HP Briggs ..........................................................................$3,900 ........................$2,600NEW Brandt 20 series drive over deck ........................................................................$18,500 ......................$13,2502006 Brandt 2021LP grain belt ......................................................................................$8,900 ........................$7,500NEW Brandt 1595 Grain belt ........................................................................................$28,400 ......................$20,290NEW Brandt 1575 Grain belt ........................................................................................$24,800 ......................$17,720NEW Brandt 1545 LP Grain belt ..................................................................................$19,500 ......................$13,950NEW Brandt 7500 HP Grain Belt ..................................................................................$37,100 ......................$26,5002003 Brandt 450EX Grain Vac ....................................................................................$10,900 ........................$9,900COMBINESNEW MF 9540 RWA Duals ........................................................................................ $425,000 ....................$309,0002013 MF 9540 RWA Duals ........................................................................................$289,000 ....................$269,5002007 MF 9790 RWA Duals 1440/1001 hrs ................................................................$190,000 ....................$169,0001998 MF 8780 RWA duals 3170/2087 hrs....................................................................$85,000 ......................$72,0001991 MF 8570 RWA 5007 hrs ......................................................................................$35,000 ......................$24,5001986 MF 8560 4941 hrs ..............................................................................................$22,000 ......................$17,0001992 Gleaner R62 2643/4210 hrs ................................................................................$32,000 ......................$18,000CORNHEADS2012 CIH 2608 vchopping corn head,HHC, end row, auger ..........................................................................................$62,000 ........................$5,8002004 Gleaner 1222 GVL Poly ......................................................................................$34,000 ......................$26,0001996 JD 893 Knife rolls ................................................................................................$15,900 ......................$14,500JD 843 OD Ac LT ..................................................................................................$8,700 ........................$7,500JD 822 ..................................................................................................................$5,500 ........................$4,5001996 JD 693 ................................................................................................................$14,900 ......................$13,5001995 JD 693 ................................................................................................................$13,900 ......................$12,500JD 622 ..................................................................................................................$5,500 ........................$4,5002009 Geringhoff 1822 RD ............................................................................................$91,000 ......................$77,5002009 Geringhoff 1820 RD w/sweeps or ERA ............................................................$105,000 ......................$89,500

WAS SALE2007 Geringhoff 1622 RD ............................................................................................$77,000 ......................$57,0002004 Geringhoff 162RD................................................................................................$64,000 ......................$51,000NEW Geringhoff 1222 RD, carry over 2014 ........................................................................................................CALL2011 Geringhoff 1222 RD ............................................................................................$91,000 ......................$77,3502008 Geringhoff 1220RD (2) ........................................................................................$76,000 ......................$62,0002007 Geringhoff 1222RD (4) ........................................................................................$73,000 ......................$58,9002005 Geringhoff 1222 RD ............................................................................................$65,000 ......................$47,6002003 Geringhoff 1222 RD ............................................................................................$55,000 ......................$41,0002011 Geringhoff 1220 RD ............................................................................................$99,000 ......................$90,7002011 Geringhoff 1220 RD ............................................................................................$95,000 ......................$77,3502007 Geringhoff 1220 RD ............................................................................................$73,000 ......................$55,6002004 Geringhoff 1220 RD ............................................................................................$58,000 ......................$42,5002002 Geringhoff 1220 RD ............................................................................................$53,000 ......................$35,700NEW Geringhoff 830 RD Carry over ....................................................................................................................CALL2009 Geringhoff 83 RD ................................................................................................$57,000 ......................$45,9002008 Geringhoff 830 RD ..............................................................................................$53,000 ......................$43,6002006 Geringhoff 830 RD ..............................................................................................$50,000 ......................$39,5002005 Geringhoff 830 RD ..............................................................................................$47,000 ......................$34,0002004 Geringhoff 830 RD (2) ........................................................................................$43,000 ......................$31,9002001 Geringhoff 830RD (2) ..........................................................................................$35,000 ......................$25,5002008 Geringhoff 830 North Star ..................................................................................$40,000 ......................$32,750NEW Geringhoff 822 RD Carry over ....................................................................................................................CALLNEW Geringhoff 630 RD Carry over ....................................................................................................................CALL2007 Geringhoff 630 RD ..............................................................................................$47,000 ......................$37,8152005 Geringhoff 630 RD ..............................................................................................$42,000 ......................$33,9501997 Geringhoff 630 RD ..............................................................................................$28,000 ......................$20,850MISCELLANEOUSNEW Degelman 7200 Rock Picker ..............................................................................$36,370 ......................$27,975NEW Degelman 6000HO Rock Picker..........................................................................$33,500 ......................$23,600NEW Degelman R570P Rock Picker ............................................................................$17,500 ......................$12,975NEW Degelman RR1500 Rock Rake ..........................................................................$26,000 ......................$20,675NEW Degelman LR7645 Land Roller ..........................................................................$42,000 ......................$35,600NEW Degelman LR7651 Land Roller ..........................................................................$44,000 ......................$36,250NEW SB Select 108 snowblower ..................................................................................$11,500 ........................$8,125Lucke 8’ Snowblower ............................................................................................$2,500 ........................$1,500Loftness 96” Snowblower ......................................................................................$2,700 ........................$1,950Loftness 84” Snowblower ......................................................................................$3,200 ........................$2,200HAY TOOLSNEW MF2856 Round baler, twine/net ..........................................................................$48,000 ......................$30,500NEW MF 1375 Disc Mower Cond., 15’ ........................................................................$49,850 ......................$35,500NEW MF 1372 Disc Mower Cond, 12’ ..........................................................................$40,250 ......................$28,250NEW MF 161 3pt. Disc Mower Cond 10’......................................................................$19,975 ......................$15,900NEW MF 1361 3 pt. Disc Mower ..................................................................................$13,200 ......................$10,475NEW MF 1358 3’ Disc Mower ......................................................................................$11,995 ........................$9,560NEW MF 1308 3pt. Disc Mower ....................................................................................$9,475 ........................$7,4502012 NH 7450 Disc Mower Cond., 13’ ........................................................................$27,900 ......................$26,000NEW Bale King 2881 Bale Processor ..........................................................................$20,875 ......................$16,700NEW Chandler 26’ Litter Spreader ..............................................................................$36,200 ......................$32,500NEW Chandler 22’ Litter Spreader ..............................................................................$24,600 ......................$22,1001992 MF 200 Windrower, 14’ Conditioner ......................................................................$9,950 ........................$7,950TILLAGENEW Sunflower 1550-50 disc ....................................................................................$125,000 ......................$96,500NEW Sunflower 1435-36 disc ......................................................................................$65,000 ......................$51,250NEW Sunflower 1435-21 disc ......................................................................................$51,000 ......................$36,000NEW Sunflower 5035-36 Field Cultivator ....................................................................$48,000 ......................$34,700NEW Sunflower 5056-49 Field Cultivator ....................................................................$96,000 ......................$78,000NEW Sunflower 5056-63 Field Cultivator ....................................................................$99,000 ......................$75,700NEW Sunflower 4412-07 Ripper ..................................................................................$57,000 ......................$39,250NEW Sunflower 4511-15 disc chisel ............................................................................$61,000 ......................$46,800Sunflower 4212 Coulter Chisel ............................................................................$31,000 ......................$25,900

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USED EQUIPMENT‘13 JD 9460R, PS, 875 Hrs., PTO, Hi-Flow(78 Gal.) w/5 Remotes, 520/85R42’sw/Triples, POWERGARD WARRANTYTil 7/2015 ......................................$229,500‘12 JD 9410R PS, 725 Hrs., PTO, Hi-Flow(78 Gal.) w/5 Remotes, 480/80R50’sw/Duals, POWERGARD WARRANTYTil 4/2016 ......................................$209,500‘11 JD 9670STS w/RWD, 611 Hrs., ATR,CM, w/HD-Rev., 520/85R38’s w/Duals,Service & Repair Program 12/2014......................................................$189,500

‘13 JD 635F, Hydra-Flex, Low Dam,Shedded, Low Acres! ....................$29,500

‘13 JD 606C Stalkmaster, ChoppingCornhead, HHS, Row-Sense, 700 Acres........................................................$48,500

‘12 JD 3710, 10 Bottom Plow, Coulters,Auto-Reset, Low Acres! ................$36,500

12 JD 612C, (12-30”) Non-ChoppingCornhead, Nice Head! ....................$48,500

‘12 CIH Magnum 190, powershift, luxurycab, 4 remotes, 380/90R50 duals, wgts.,1170 hrs., 5000 hrs. Power Train Warranty ........................................$98,500

‘13 Cat 272D, skidloader, cab, air, 2-spd.,280 hrs. ..........................................$41,000

‘10 JD 608C Stalkmaster 8x30 chopping cornhead ........................................$36,000

‘12 JD 612C, 12x30 non-chopping cornhead........................................................$41,500

‘10 Geringhoff RD600, 6x30 choppingcornhead, JD mounts ......................$25,000

‘11JD 8285R, powershift, 1300 front axle,480/80R46 duals, 420/90R30 single fronts,wgts., 60 GPM hyd. pump, 5 remotes,2820 hrs., Power Train Warranty til June 2015 ....................................$134,500

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

Landoll 6230, 30’ disk, 22” blades,Nice Condition ................................$29,500

‘14 JD 825i Gator, power steering, bed lift,15 hrs. ............................................$12,900

EQUIPMENT FOR SALE

Keith BodeFairfax, MN 55332507-381-1291

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

HARVEST INTERNATIONAL AUGERS

WHEATHEART AUGERS

COMBINE HEAD MOVERS

E-Z TRAIL GRAIN WAGONS

AZLAND FUEL TRAILERS

ENDURAPLAS NURSE TANKS

SKID STEER PALLET FORKS

AGRI-COVER TARPS

WOODFORD WELDING BALE RACKS

AZLAND SEED TENDERS

STROBEL SEED TENDERS

SEED SHUTTLE SEED TENDERS

KOYKER LOADERS & PRODUCTS

‘11 CIH 260 Magnum tractor..............................$153,000

JD 930, 30’ flex head ............$4,750JD 510 ripper, 7-shank ........$12,500IH 720 plow, 7-18” ................$5,500CIH 3900, 30’ disk................$22,000Alloway-Woods 20’ stk.

shrdr.....................................$7,500EZ Trail 860 grain cart, red ..$17,500J & M 350 bu. wagon ............$2,700

Westfield 1371 auger w/swinghopper walker, PTO ............$8,500

Hesston 1170 mower conditioner............................................$5,700

NH BR780A baler ................$12,000‘13 Maschio 12 wheel high capacity

rake......................................$8,500‘13 SS-400 tender, scale......$24,500White 6700, 18R22” planter $16,500

*************** USED EQUIPMENT ***************

FARM, HOME & CONSTRUCTIONOffice Location - 305 Adams Street

Hutchinson, MN 55350320-587-2162, Ask for Larry

~ NEW EQUIPMENT/BIG INVENTORY ~

• SI 20’ Arrowfront feeder wagon, V.G.• #380 GT PTO Grain Dryer• 72” Lorenz Snowblower w/Hyd Spout• Smidley Hog & Cattle Feeders• Vermeer Tree Spade• ‘13 Case IH 770 Offset Disk, Like New• 9 shank Disc Chisel• 300 bu. EZ Flow Gravity Box w/wagon• IHC #80 snowblower, V.G.• Several good used manure spreaders

~ USED EQUIPMENT ~DR® POWER EQUIPMENT

Wanted to Buy:• Good Grinder-Mixer• Smidley Steer Stuffers• Cattle & Calf Feeders, Hog Feeders• GT PTO Grain Dryers• Cattle Handling Equipment

Port-A-Hut Shelters:• All Steel Shelters for Livestock & Other Uses

Notch Equipment:• Rock Buckets • Grapple Forks • Manure Forks• Bale Spears • Hi-Volume Buckets & Pallet Forks• Bale Transports & Feeder Wagons, 16’-34’• Adult & Young Stock Feeders & Bale Feeders• Land Levelers

Smidley Equipment:• Steer Stuffers • Hog Feeders • Hog Huts• Calf Creep Feeders • Lamb & Sheep Feeders• Cattle & Hog Waterers • Mini Scale

Sioux Equipment:• Gates • Calving Pens • Haymax Bale Feeders• Cattle & Feeder Panels • Head Gates• Hog Feeders • Sqz. Chutes & Tubs • Calf Warmer

JBM Equipment:• Feeder Wagons - Several Models• Self-locking Head Gates• Self-locking Bunk Feeders• Tombstone Horse & Horned Cattle Feeders• Skid Feeders • Bunk Feeders • Bale Wagons• Bale Thrower Racks • Flat Racks for big sq. bales• Self-locking Feeder Wagons • Fenceline Feeders• Several Types of Bale Feeders

• Field & Brush Mowers • Roto-Hog Power Tillers• Stump Grinders • Log Splitters • Chippers• Power Graders • Power Wagons• Leaf & Lawn Vacuums • Versa-trailers

• GT (Tox-O-Wic) Grain Dryers, 350-800 bu. -• Taylor-Way 7’ rotary cutter• Sheep & Calf Feeders• Livestock Equipment by Vern’s Mfg.• Steel Bale Throw Racks w/ Steel Floors• Peck Grain Augers • MDS Buckets for Loaders & Skidloaders• Powder River Livestock & Horse Equipment• Tire Scrapers for Skidsteers, 6’-9’• EZ Trail Wagons Boxes & Bale Baskets• Taylor-way 3 way dump trailer• MDS Roto King Round Bale Processor• Sitrex Wheel Rakes• Bale Baskets• SI Feeders, Wagons & Bunks• (Hayhopper) Bale Feeders • Calftel Hutches & Animal Barns• R&C Poly Bale Feeders• Amish Built Oak Bunk Feeders & Bale Racks• Goat & Sheep Feeders• Fainting goats & min. donkeysLorenz & Walco Snowblowers-PTO &

Skidsteer Models

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Alfalfa Round Bales 90R.F.V. 19% protein, GoodBeef Hay. (218)689-6675

FOR SALE: 70 bales ofgrass hay, 4x5 rounds, norain, stored inside. Deliv-ery available. 320-583-5643or 507-647-2103

FOR SALE: Large quantityof round bales and bigsquare bales of grass hay.Also wrapped wet bales.Delivery available by semi.507-210-1183

FOR SALE: North Dakotarotary wheat straw,3'x4'x8' bales, stored inside,bales weigh 1,050 lbs. - 1,150lbs. Priced by bale or ton.Delivery available. FOB.Glenwood, MN 320-808-4866

Northern Premium Dairy Al-falfa RFV's to 225, 3 x 4'sGrown on our farm. Our24th year. Randy Heiser,Ruso, ND. (701) 626-2030

Premium tested, high pro-tein, high RFV, alfalfasquare, wrapped baleage.Delivered by truckload.Call Wes at Red River For-age 866-575-7562

Machinery Wanted 040

WANTED: Older JD 727 Gy-ramor, working or parts.(608)723-7496

Farm Services 045

Impact Coating Concreteresurfacing ConcreteFloors. Repair MilkhouseFreestalls Parlors. 715-965-0113. Regrooving.

Feed Seed Hay 050

2015 SEED CORN SALE.Proven hybrids starting at$94. Full lineup of Conven-tional & Bio-tech varieties.

Volume discount, & 7%cash savings to Jan 31.wwwkleenacres.com

or call (320)237-7667. We're the home of affordable hybrids!

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

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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

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FOR SALE: JD DB66, 36x22planter, CCS, air downpressure, hyd drive, seed &liq Redball, variable rate,swath control, 750 gal tank,carbide scrapers, 2020 mon-itor, E sets, exc cond,$135,000. 320-583-5895

JD 980, 24'6” field cult., 8whls, good sweeps & har-row teeth, nice tight cond.,$12,500. 507-526-5635 after 6p.m.

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2 RENTAL UNITS – Great Plains 35 Ft Turbo-

Max (2014) 500 Acres. Also24 Ft Turbo-Max (2014)1000 Acres (Hyd To TurnBlades 0-6 Degrees) (NewWarranty). 5 Used Kent &Great Plains Finishers(Newer) 24-36 Ft. Dealer319-347-6282 We Trade/De-liver Anywhere.

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FOR SALE: JD 1750 6R30”,Redball system, 200 moni-tor, sharp. 320-250-5588

Bought It BecauseYou Saw it in The Land?Tell AdvertisersWHERE You Saw it!

Information- Education- Insighthas it all for YOU!

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

‘13 JD 9560R, 4WD, 175 hrs.,560 hp., 850-42, duals, 4 hyds.........................................$333,000

‘11 JD 7430, MFWD, 304 hrs.,166 hp., 480R38, duals, 3 hyds.........................................$110,000

‘09 JD DB44, 24R22, CCS,Seedstar ..........................$144,900

‘11 JD DB44, 24R22, pull-type,vacuum............................$159,900

‘12 JD 7230R, MFWD, 790 hrs.,230 hp., 480-80R46, duals, 4 hyds.........................................$179,900

‘14 JD 6140R, MFWD, 1 hr.,140 hp., 480-80R42, 4 hyds.........................................$132,500

‘12 JD 6125R, MFWD, 345 hrs.,138 hp., 460-85R38, 3 hyds.,loader ..............................$108,000

‘06 JD 1770, 24R80, CCS,liquid fert. ........................$117,900

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

‘13 JD 326E, 387 hrs., 74 hp.,2-spd., cab, joystick, 84” bucket..........................................$49,600

‘10 JD 328E Skid, 645 hrs., 83 hp.,2-spd., cab, power quick tach..........................................$42,900



‘13 JD 9560R, 4WD, 701 hrs, 560hp, 800-70R38, 4 hyds..$320,000

‘10 JD 9530T, 1189 hrs, Track, 475hp, 36” belts, 4 hyds......$289,000

‘13 JD 8360R, MFWD, 545 hrs, 360hp, 380-9R54, 5 hyds ......$285,000

‘13 JD 320D, 620 hrs, 66 hp, 2-spd, cab, reversing fan ....$36,500

‘10 JD 4930 Sprayer, 752 hrs,self-propelled..................$285,000

‘11 JD 9870STS, PRWD, 960 eng /689 sep, hrs. 800R38 duals .$299,000

‘10 JD 9770STS, 951 eng/643sep.hrs., RWA, duals ....$289,000

‘13 JD R450 Windrower, 152 hrs.,480-80R38, cab, 995 ....$120,000

‘02 JD 8220, MFWD, 7205 hrs.,190 hp., 380-90R50, duals, 4 hyds.........................................$104,000


‘13 JD S680, 672 eng/493 sep hrs,650, 70R38, duals ..........$350,000

‘13 JD DB66, 36R22, CCS,Row Command................$236,000

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

‘12 JD 1790, 24R20, CCS,Seedstar ..........................$124,000

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

‘12 JD S670, AWD, 378 eng/158 sep hrs, 650-85R38, duals........................................$340,000

‘13 JD S660, 256 eng/183 sep hrs,AWD, 710-70R38 ............$330,000

E Hwy 12 - Willmar • 800-428-4467Hwy 24 - Litchfield • 877-693-4333

Paal Neil Hiko Felix Dave Jared Ron Matt Cal Adam Brandon

TRACTORS‘13 Challenger 832 Track, 285 HP ..................................$247,500‘04 JD 2210, MFWD, 22.5 HP, Dsl, 62" deck ......................$8,950‘09 JD 2305, 412 hrs, 24HP, 62" deck, ldr ........................$10,500‘05 JD 4720, 273 hrs, MFWD, 66 HP, ldr..........................$28,000‘94 JD 6400, 7940 hrs, MFWD, 85 HP ............................$31,900‘11 JD 7430, MFWD, 166 HP, 480-80R42 ......................$110,000‘13 JD 9460R, 372 hrs, 4WD, 460 HP ............................$295,000‘13 JD 8335R, 696 hrs, MFWD, 335 HP ........................ $250,000JD 9510R, 150 hrs..........................................................$320,000JD 9510, 150 hrs ............................................................$320,000‘12 JD 9510R, 371 hrs, 4WD, 510 HP, 76X50 ......................CALL‘13 JD 9560RT, 598 hrs, Track, 560 HP..........................$345,000‘10 JD 9630, 911 hrs, 4WD, 530 HP ..............................$277,000

SPRING EQUIPMENT‘09 JD 1710, 12R30, Pro Shaft ........................................$34,900JD 1770, 16R30, 1.6 seed box, K&M bar ........................$29,900‘14 JD 1790, 24R20, front fold ......................................$134,000‘90 JD 7300, 8R30, fert., 1.6 bu. boxes............................$10,900‘09 JD 2210, field cult., 45.5' harrow................................$40,000‘08 JD 2210 field cult., 50.5', 101 shanks ........................$55,000‘13 JD 200 seedbed finisher, 35', dbl. fld. ........................$15,500

FALL TILLAGE‘12 JD 2623 disk, 33' 7", 24" blades ................................$49,000‘13 JD 2700 mulch ripper, 18', 9 shank............................$49,500‘12 JD 2700 mulch ripper, 18', 9 shank............................$49,900‘09 JD 2700 mulch ripper, 5 shank, 10" pts......................$29,900‘12 JD 2700 mulch ripper, 9 shank, 10" pts......................$46,000‘13 JD 3710 plow, 10 btm, coulters..................................$52,500‘12 JD 3710 plow, 10 btm, coulters..................................$46,900‘13 JD 3710 plow, 8 btm, coulters ..................................$34,500‘13 SALFD 8212 plow, 12 btm, 18" ..................................$57,500‘13 SALFD 8214 plow, 14 btm ..........................................$63,000‘12 SALFD RTS30 Rts, 30', grease bank ..........................$55,900AMCO disk, cushion gang, scrapers ..................................$4,900‘11 WISHEK disk, 26', rotary scrapers..............................$54,500

CONSTRUCTION‘12 JD 326D, 670 hrs, skid, 2 spd, bucket........................$37,000‘04 BOBCAT 2608, skid ldr, track ......................................$21,500‘93 BOBCAT skid, 43.5 HP, dsl, 60" bucket ........................$6,900‘13 JD 1810E ejector scraper, 1810E ....................................CALL

CORNHEADS‘10 JD 612C, 12R22, chopping, row sense ......................$84,900‘12 JD 612C, 12R22, chopping ........................................$98,000‘13 JD 612C, 12R22, chopping ......................................$115,000‘09 JD 612C, 12R22, chopping, row sense ......................$79,900‘12 JD 612C, 12R30, chopping, HHS..............................$102,500‘10 JD 612C, 1500 hrs., 12R30, chopping........................$95,000‘10 JD 612CC, 12R22, chopping ......................................$75,000‘12 JD 618C, 18R22, chopping ......................................$147,000‘12 JD 618C, 18R22, chopping ......................................$147,000JD 643,6R30, fluted rolls, loge ..........................................$3,500‘92 JD 643, 6R30, steel snouts, fluted................................$7,500‘06 JD 893, 8R30, fluted rolls ..........................................$27,000‘02 JD 893, 8R30, poly snouts, knife rolls........................$21,500‘10 DRAGO 12R22, chopping ..........................................$69,000

PLATFORMS‘04 JD 625F, 25', hyd fore-aft............................................$19,750‘10 JD 630F, 30', DAS, Contour Master ............................$26,900‘10 JD 630F, 30', header height sensing ..........................$26,900‘11 JD 630F, 30', HH, composite fingers ..........................$27,500‘10 JD 635F, 35', flex full finger, HHS, DAS ......................$31,000‘12 JD 635F, 35', composite ............................................$38,000‘09 JD 635F, 35', full finger, poly skids ............................$28,900‘13 JD 635FD, flex draper, 35', dual knife ........................$75,000‘12 JD 635FD, flex draper, 35' ..........................................$75,000‘90 JD 925, 25', poly skids, HHS ........................................$6,750‘96 JD 930, 30', poly skids, full finger ................................$4,800

‘01 JD 930F, 30', HH, poly skids ......................................$13,000MAYWES Stalk Stompers, 18 ............................................$4,500

OTHER EQUIPMENT‘12 KILLB 1311 grain cart, 1300 bu ................................$ 52,000‘10 MERIDIAN seed tender trailer, scale ..........................$17,000CHEVY fuel truck, single axle ..............................................$3,500MAUER header transport trailer, 30', 4 whl ........................$4,900JD 27, 15', 4 WHLS ..........................................................$2,250‘09 WEST MK10-61 auger, 10"X61" ....................................$5,700

SPRAYING‘06 FAST 743P, 60' boom, 3 pt ........................................$13,900FAST 9600, 60', 1000 gal., 13.6X38 ................................$21,500‘09 FAST FS9610, 80' boom, 1000 gal. ............................$29,900HARDI 88', boom, 1200 gal. ............................................$16,900

UTILITY‘05 JD TRAIL BUCK 500, 2011 hrs., ATV............................$2,900‘12 JD GATOR 396, 4X4, 50 hp, cab, blade ......................$15,700‘11 JD GATOR 315, 50 hp, cab, power box ......................$14,995‘04 JD GATOR 683, 6X4 bedliner, hitch ..............................$5,995

LAWN AND GARDEN‘90 JD Z930, 163 29 hp., 60" deck, Z-Turn ........................$9,500 ‘08 JD X744, 510, 24 hp., 62" deck, AWS, hydro ..............$8,500‘10 JD X740, 270, 24 hp., 62" deck, brush guard ..............$9,200‘12 JD X729, 102, 27 hp., 62" deck, 4WD, AWS hydro ......$9,800‘10 JD X728, 340, 27 hp., 4WD, 62" deck, 540 PTO, 3PT..$9,850‘12 JD X724, 133, 26 hp., 54" deck, AWS, hydro ..............$9,500‘10 JD X724, 115, 27 hp., 62" deck, AWS, hydro ..............$9,000‘08 JD X724, 180, 27 hp., 62" deck, AWS, hydro ..............$7,750‘07 JD X724, 522, 27 hp., 62" deck, AWS, hydro ..............$7,500‘10 JD X720, 90, 24 hp., 54" deck, hydro, MCS,cart ........$10,500‘10 JD X540, 121, 26 hp., 54" deck, hydro ........................$5,300‘09 JD X534, 225, 24 hp., 54" deck, AWS, hydro ..............$5,195‘10 JD X534, 402, 25 hp., 54" deck, AWS, hydro ..............$5,495‘06 JD X534, 600, 25 hp., 54" deck, AWS, hydro ..............$4,300‘12 JD X534, 175, 25 hp., AWS, 54" deck, hydro ..............$5,400‘13 JD X530, 40, 24 hp., 48" deck, hydro ..........................$5,400‘10 JD X530, 170, 24 hp., 54" deck, PS, hydro ..................$4,500‘11 JD X500, 269, 25 hp., 54" deck, bagger, hydro ............$5,400‘05 JD X495, 548, 24 hp., AWS, 62" deck, hydro ..............$7,500‘02 JD X485, 520, 25 hp., 62" deck, AWS, hydro ..............$6,200‘04 JD X485, 940, 25 hp., 62" deck, AWS, hydro ..............$5,000‘02 JD X485, 455, 25 hp., AWS, 54" deck, hydro ..............$5,700‘04 JD X475, 635, 23 hp., AWS, 54" deck, hydro ..............$5,500‘08 JD X360, 426, 22 hp., 48" deck, hydro, bagger ............$3,500‘06 JD X320, 498, 22 hp., 48" deck, hydro ........................$2,500‘11 JD X320, 284, 22 hp., 48" deck, hydro ........................$3,050‘06 JD X304, 240, 18.5 hp., 42" deck, AWS, hydro ............$2,800‘05 JD LX289, 562, 17 hp., 48" deck, hydro ......................$2,695‘04 JD LX280, 524, 18 hp., 54" deck, hydro, bagger ..........$1,500‘99 JD LX279, 17 hp., 44" deck, hydro ..............................$1,800‘91 JD LX178, 15 hp., hydro., 42" snow blower ................$1,995‘10 JD LA135, 99, 22 hp., 42" deck, hydro ........................$1,300‘03 JD GX345, 1174, 20 hp., 54" deck, MCS, 42" SB..........$4,495‘04 JD GX345, 20 hp., 54" mulch deck, hydro ....................$4,200‘05 JD GX255, 477, 20 hp., 54" deck, PS, hydro ................$2,895‘05 JD GT235, 531, 18 hp., 54" deck, hydro ......................$2,995‘10 JD 925A, 1040, 27 hp., 54" deck, Z-Turn, hydro ..........$7,000‘07 JD 757, 448, 25 hp., 60" deck, Z-Turn, hydro ..............$5,200‘05 JD 727A, 402, 23 hp., 54" deck, Z-Turn, hydro bagger $5,495‘96 JD 445, 758, 22 hp., 60" deck, PTO, 3 pt. hitch ..........$4,500‘93 JD 425, 1524, 20 hp., 54" deck, AWS, PS, hydro ........$2,695‘06 JD 125, 550, 20 hp., 42" deck ..........................................$500‘85 JD 112L, 12.5 hp., 38" deck, 38" snowblower..................$750‘03 KUBTA ZD21F, 502, 21 hp., 60" deck, dsl., Z-Turn ........$7,250‘13 KUBTA ZD323, 37, 23 hp., 60" deck, Z-Turn, hydro....$10,900‘12 KUBTA ZG327-60, 342, 27 hp., 60" deck, Z-Turn..........$7,500‘92 SIMPL Broadmour 16, 16 hp., 44" deck, bagger, hydro ..$995 ‘06 SIMPL REGENT 225, 22 hp., 44" deck, hydro, bagger..$1,500‘06 ENCORE 494, 27 hp., 61" deck, Z-Turn, hydro..............$3,000

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EQUIPMENTCIH 7130 ..............................................$29,900JD 4650, 2 wheel ................................$27,900JD 4440, Quad ....................................$19,900JD 4430, Quad ....................................$15,900JD 4410, w/cab & loader ....................$20,900JD 4240, Quad ....................................$18,900JD 4100 compact ..................................$7,900JD 4030 Syncro, Open Station............$14,900JD 2940, w/146 loader ..........................$9,900‘69 JD 4020, diesel ..............................$11,900IH 1456 ................................................$14,900IH 1026 ......................................Coming SoonIH 1066, Open Station ........................$13,900IH 1026, hydro......................................$14,900IH 856, 1256, 1456 ....................From $10,900(2) IH 560, gas & diesel ................From $2,900Gehl 4635 skid steer, 6’ bucket ............$9,900Allied Buhler 695 loader ........................$4,900

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‘14 CIH ER 1255 Planter, 2-Pt. 12-Row Planter, 30”spacing, bulk fill, triple-fold markers, AFS Pro 700monitor, meter w/RU chain drive, in-cab pneumaticdown pressure, std. gauge wheel row unit. #16327

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2011 JCB 8250 Fastrac, #16587 ..................................$138,9502010 JCB 8250 Fastrac, #16586 ..................................$136,500JCB 185-65 Fastrac, #16654 ..........................................$29,5002009 Case IH Steiger 435, #13325 ..............................$189,9952011 Case IH Steiger 550, #14073 ..............................$294,5002004 Case IH STX500 Quadtrac, #16560 ....................$184,500

TRACTORS2005 John Deere 8520 Fastrac, #14372 ......................$135,0002003 John Deere 7320, cab, #14371..............................$67,5002010 Case IH Farmall 35 w/loader, #16503 ..................$19,4002012 Case IH Maxxum 110 MC w/loader, #14349 ........$83,9952009 New Holland T8010, #14350................................$119,9952011 Case IH Maxxum 115 LTD, #14474 ......................$72,8002011 Case IH Magnum 235, #14302 ............................$153,5002010 John Deere 8320R, #14143 ................................$183,5002006 Case IH MX255, #14471 ......................................$107,5002010 John Deere 8320R, #14144 ................................$183,5002011 Case IH Puma 185, #16211 ..................................$98,9502010 Case IH Farmall 95C w/loader, #16665 ................$36,5002006 Case IH MX275, #16672 ......................................$125,9952012 Case IH Magnum 180, #14462 ............................$123,5001995 New Holland 8770, #14463....................................$39,9952012 New Holland T7.250 Sidewinder, #16673 ..........$134,9952011 Case IH Magnum 290, #16681 ............................$196,8002013 Case IH Magnum 210, #14423 ............................$139,9952000 Case IH MX200, #18016 ........................................$74,9002006 Case IH JX1096C w/loader, #14411......................$28,0002011 New Holland Workmaster 65, #14418 ..................$23,600

COMBINES2011 Case IH 7088, #14084..........................................$203,5002009 John Deere 9770STS, #14177 ............................$196,9002010 Case IH 5088, #16631..........................................$159,9952005 Case IH 2388, #18007..........................................$119,9952009 Case IH 7088, #13393..........................................$169,9952008 Case IH 7010, #14215..........................................$159,9952008 John Deere 9670STS, #18024 ............................$191,0002013 John Deere S670, #13333....................................$285,0002008 Case IH 2577 w/Hillco system, #16603 ..............$159,9952014 New Holland CR8090, #14415 ............................$338,900

CORN HEADS2013 Case IH 3408, #18008............................................$44,8002011 Case IH 3408, #13324............................................$44,5002010 Case IH 3408, #13380............................................$39,800

2009 Case IH 3408, #13394............................................$41,0002011 Case IH 3406, #16255............................................$35,5002009 Case IH 2608, #16079............................................$52,5002012 Case IH 3406, #18000............................................$36,5002011 Case IH 3406, #14059............................................$35,9952010 Case IH 3406, #16632............................................$34,5002009 Case IH 3208, #13256............................................$34,9952009 Case IH 2608, #13238............................................$44,5002009 Case IH 3206, #13359............................................$34,7502010 Case IH 2612, #16706............................................$59,9002009 Case IH 2606, #13635............................................$41,9952011 Case IH 2606, #13639............................................$49,9952012 Case IH 2608, #14228............................................$67,5002013 Case IH 2608, #13370............................................$63,5002009 Case IH 2608, #13596............................................$44,0002004 Case IH 2208, #14221............................................$29,0002007 Case IH 2206, #16599............................................$25,5002012 Case IH 3408, #16514............................................$42,5002012 John Deere 608C, #13379 ....................................$69,9952012 John Deere 608C, #14178 ....................................$72,500

BEAN HEADS2008 Case IH 2206, #14439............................................$25,8902011 Case IH 3408, #14403............................................$42,5001997 Case IH 1020-20F, #16657 ......................................$5,6501997 Case IH 1020-20F, #16600 ......................................$6,9002008 Case IH 1020-25F, #16652 ....................................$16,5002004 Case IH 1020-25F, #14440 ....................................$13,8002001 Case IH 1020-30F, #16308 ....................................$13,9952002 Case IH 1020-30F, #13263 ....................................$16,9952004 Case IH 1020-30F, #14155 ....................................$17,8502003 Case IH 1020-30F, #13371 ....................................$14,9952009 Case IH 2020-25F, #14404 ....................................$18,2072009 Case IH 2020-25F, #14386 ....................................$27,6002010 Case IH 2020-30F, #12276 ....................................$19,9952007 Case IH 2020-30F, #14379 ....................................$21,3682013 New Holland 880CF-40, #14416............................$66,500

BALERS2008 Case IH RB564 Round Baler, #12932 ..................$28,9952012 Case IH RB564 Round Baler, #14407 ..................$29,8002009 Case IH RB564 Round Baler, #14405 ..................$26,5001997 Hesston 4755 Square Baler, #13375 ....................$28,900

DEEP TILLAGE2011 Sunflower 4511, #14369 ........................................$45,0002010 Case IH 730C, #14389 ..........................................$35,500Case IH 730B, #16203 ....................................................$34,000

FIELD CULTIVATORSCase IH Tigermate II-44.5’, #16379................................$39,9002013 Case IH TM 200-28.5’, #16630 ..............................$38,5001992 DMI Tigermate 200, #16720 ..................................$10,200

PLANTERS2011 Agco White 8824, #13357....................................$119,8002011 Case IH 1250-16, #13360 ....................................$102,5002012 Kinze 3200, #16724................................................$49,900

SKID STEER LOADERS1996 Case 1825, gas, #14444 ..........................................$7,9502011 Case SV250, #16661 ..............................................$24,5001986 Case 1835B, #16702 ................................................$5,9952011 Case SR220, #13327..............................................$28,5002012 Case SV185, #14280 ..............................................$29,9951995 Case 1845C, #18025..............................................$10,5002010 Case 430 S3, #16737 ............................................$17,5002012 Case SV300, #16267 ..............................................$36,5002012 JCB 300, Side Door, #14301..................................$43,9952011 Case SV300, #13288 ..............................................$34,9952013 Case SR200, #16627..............................................$35,5002012 Case SV250, #16563 ..............................................$31,400

TELEHANDLERS2013 JCB TM320 Articulated, #16479 ........................$115,4952011 JCB 541-70 Agri Xtra, #14338 ..............................$74,9952012 JCB 535-95 Agri Plus, #16564 ..............................$91,0002012 Manitou MLT735-120LSU, #16607 ........................$67,9952011 JCB 541-70, #14392 ..............................................$87,5002008 JCB 536-60 Agri, #16733 ......................................$39,995

MISCELLANEOUS2011 Case IH DC102 Mower Conditioner, #13204 ........$21,5002011 New Holland H7230 Mower Conditioner, #16399 $21,9002012 John Deere 2310 Mulch Finisher, #14437 ............$38,9001994 Case IH 496 Disk, #18023 ....................................$11,5002008 Krause 4850, 15’ Disk Ripper, #14129 ..................$39,9002010 Case IH 330 Turbo, 25’ Disk Tandem, #14092......$45,0002009 Case IH 330 Turbo, 25’ Disk Tandem, #16129......$39,5002012 JCB 300T Side Door Track Loader, #18020..........$53,5002007 Case 440CT Track Loader, #12888 ......................$31,9002007 Case 440CT Track Loader, #13356 ......................$33,0002009 John Deere 1990CCS No-Till Drill, Fresh Trade ..$78,9002006 New Holland 1432 Flail Chopper, #14472 ............$12,9952002 Agco Allis 2025H Garden Tractor, #18010 ..............$5,400Dakon 25 Rock Picker, #14473 ........................................$2,9952012 Sunflower 63330 Soil Conditioner, #16735 ..........$42,995LOW RATE FINANCING AVAILABLE thru Call For Details

Special 2015 Programs Available Now! CALL TODAY ON THESE “SPECIAL PROGRAMS” For Your Best Buy!SEE OUR WEBSITE: www.windridgeimplements.com FOR ALL EQUIPMENT LISTINGS

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Misc.Equipment:- Hardi 1500 gal. w⁄90’ boom- Redball 570, 1200 gal, 80’ boom,Raven 450- Top Air 1100 gal., 88’ boom, Raven 150 monitor- Top Air 1100 gal., 60’ boom- Demco Conquest 1100 gal., 60’ boom,Raven 440 monitor- Redball 665, 1000 gal., 60’ x-fold boom- Redball 565, 1000 gal, 60’ front fold boom- AgChem 750 gal., 60’ x-fold boom- Walsh 500 gal., 45’ boom- M&W center dump, 400 bu. gravitywagon- Demco 650 gravity wagon- Brent 640 gravity wagon- Demco 550 gravity wagon- Unverferth 9250 grain cart- New Balzer 20’ stalk chopper- New Balzer 15’ stalk chopper- Hiniker Model 1700, 20’ stalk chopper- JD 520, 20’ stalk chopper- MC Model 24085B, 20’ stalk chopper- Alloway semi-mount 20’ stalk chopper- MC 9’ rotary scythe- MC 7’ rotary scythe- ‘12 JD 9460R w⁄550 hrs.- ‘12 JD 9410R, 359 hrs.- ‘08 JD 9530T, 2730 hrs.- NH 9282 w⁄3701 hrs. - JD 8400T w⁄8882 hrs.- Rite Way R250 rock picker- JD 724, 29’ soil finisher- JD 714, 7-shank pull-type chisel plow,- New 3 pt. 10’ mounted blade- DMI Coulter Champ II, 9-shank- DMI Tiger II 5 shank chisel plow- JD VanBrunt 13’ end wheel drill- 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- Big Dog pull type 8 yd. hyd. scraper- JD 3710, 10 bottom flex frame moldboard plow- Clark C-30-B forklift- CIH Model 4600, 31’ field cult.- CIH Model 5400, 3 pt., 15’ grain drillNew Tanks & Pumps:Any Size Available

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TILLAGESunflower 4630, 11-shank, Demo ..................CALLSunflower 4412-07, 7-shank ......................$29,500Sunflower 4412-05, 5-shank ..........................CALLWilrich 957, 7-shank....................................$18,500Wilrich 513, 5-shank, Demo............................CALL‘09 Wilrich QX2, 55.5’ w/bskt. ....................$54,500‘12 JD 3710, 10 bottom ..............................$52,500‘08 JD 3710, 10 bottom ..............................$34,500CIH 4900, 46.5’ ............................................$12,500‘08 JD 2210, 44.5’ w/3-bar ..........................$38,900

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4WD & TRACK TRACTORS‘12 JD 9560RT, 799 hrs., 36” tracks,

1000 PTO, 5 hyd., hi-flow ................$259,000‘12 JD 9560R, 685 hrs., Premium cab,

HID lights, 5 hyd., 800x38” duals ....$237,000‘13 JD 9460R, 467 hrs., hi-flow hyds.,

5 hyd. valves, 1000 PTO, 520x46” triples..........................................................$223,000

‘13 JD 9460R, 721 hrs., 4 hyd. valves,1000 PTO, 710x42” tires & duals ....$213,000

‘13 JD 9510R, 685 hrs., 3 pt. hitch, 620x42tires & duals, 5 hyd., hi-flow ............$225,000

‘12 JD 9410, 688 hrs., 3 pt., 1000 PTO,big pump, 5 hyd., 480x50” tires & duals..........................................................$230,000

‘12 JD 9410, 1259 hrs., 1000 PTO, 4 hyd.,480x50 tires & duals ........................$205,000

‘12 JD 9410, 1398 hrs., 3 pt., 1000 PTO,4 hyd., 480x50” tires & duals ..........$215,000

‘12 CIH MT855C, 975 hrs., 4 hyds, 30” tracks,front wgts. ........................................$205,000

‘13 CIH 450HD, 535 hrs., luxury cab, 4 hyd.hi-flow, 710x42 tires & duals............$205,000

‘12 CIH 400HD, 366 hrs., luxury cab, 6 hyd.hi-flow, 1000 PTO, 480x50 tires & duals..........................................................$195,000

‘13 CIH 400HD, 140 hrs., 1000 PTO, 6 hyd.hi-flow, 480x50” tires & duals ..........$209,000

‘12 CIH Steiger 350, 1630 hrs., 1000 PTO,4 hyd., hi-flow, 520x42 tires & duals..........................................................$147,000

‘09 CIH 485, Quad Track, 2995 hrs., 1000 PTO,Pro 600 screen, auto steer, 30” belts$195,000

‘12 CIH 350HD Steiger, 1630 hrs., Luxury cab,1000 PTO, 4 hyd. valves, big pump,520x42” duals ..................................$147,000

‘10 CIH 335 Steiger, 2685 hrs., 3 pt., 1000PTO, 5 hyd. valves, big pump, complete autosteer setup, 18.4x46 tires & duals ....$139,000

‘11 CIH 450 Steiger, 389 hrs., 1000 PTO,8 hyd. valves, hi-flow hyd., 520x46” tires& duals..............................................$191,000

‘12 CIH 400HD, 318 hrs., 4 hyd., big pump,520x46” tires & duals ......................$185,000

‘07 Case STX380, 4206 hrs., 1000 PTO,4 hyd. valves, 520x46” tires & duals ..$99,000

‘09 Versatile 485, 1704 hrs., 4 hyd.,12-spd., 800x38 tires & duals ..........$148,000

ROW CROP TRACTORS‘11 JD 8335R, MFWD, 1777 hrs., ILS,

IVT trans., 4 hyd., 3 pt., 1000 PTO,big pump, 480x50” tires & duals ......$178,000

‘11 JD 8335, #1500 MFWD, 1467 hrs., PS trans., 4 hyd., big pump, 3 pt., 1000 PTO,710x42” tires & duals ......................$169,000

‘10 JD 8270R, MFWD, 3888 hrs., powershift,3 hyd., 3 pt., 1000 PTO, 380x50 tires & duals..........................................................$110,000

‘11 JD 8285, 1324 hrs., PS trans., big pump,4 hyds., 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO, 18.4x46” tires& duals..............................................$157,000

‘13 JD 6190R, 585 hrs., 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO,IVT trans., 18.4x46 tires & duals ......$120,000

‘11 CIH Magnum 315, 1998 hrs., Lux. cab,4 hyd., 3 pt., 1000 PTO, 620x42” tires &duals ................................................$119,000

‘07 CIH Magnum 245, MFWD, 3100 hrs.,4 hyd. valves, 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO, 420x46”tires & duals........................................$95,000

‘07 CIH Magnum 245, MFWD, 4100 hrs.,3 pt., 4 hyd. valves, 540/1000 PTO, 420x46rear tires w/480x42” duals..................$85,000

‘12 CIH 315, MFWD, 481 hrs., Lux. cab,4 hyd., big pump, 1000 PTO, 480x50” reartires & duals......................................$165,000

‘12 CIH 315, MFWD, 481 hrs., 19-spd.,powershift, 1000 PTO, 3 pt., 480x50”tires & duals......................................$165,000

‘12 CIH 290, MFWD, 390 hrs., Lux. cab,5 hyd., big pump, HID lights, front & rearduals, 480x50” rear tires ..................$160,000

‘06 CIH 245, MFWD, 5100 hrs., 4 hyd. valves,3 pt., 540/1000 PTO, 14.9x46” tires & duals............................................................$77,000

‘12 CIH 210, MFWD, 885 hrs., 4 hyd. valves,big pump, 540/1000 PTO, 380x50” singlerear tires..............................................$98,000

‘13 Kubota M.135GX, MFWD, 550 hrs., cab,air, 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO, 3 hyd. w/Kubotaloader w/joystick ................................$67,000

COMBINES‘12 JD 670, 404 eng./256 sep. hrs., Prodrive,

5 spd. feederhouse, 650x38” tires & duals,Power bin ext. ..................................$227,500

‘09 JD 9870, 1895 eng./1233 sep. hrs.,Pro-drive, 5-spd. feederhouse, chopper,520x42” tires & duals ......................$140,000

‘11 JD 9770, 880 eng./613 sep. hrs., 5-spd.feederhouse, Pro-drive, 20.8x42” tires &duals ................................................$182,000

‘08 JD 9770, 1380 eng./938 sep. hrs., 4WD,chopper, 1250/45/32 tires, 28Lx26 rear tires..........................................................$140,000

‘09 JD 9570, 1496 eng./904 sep. hrs.,Contour Master, chopper, 30.5x32 tires,very clean..........................................$130,000

‘98 JD 9610, 3578 eng./2379 sep. hrs.,chopper, bin ext., 20.8x42 duals ........$40,000

‘00 JD 9550, 3508 eng./2425 sep. hrs.,Contour Master, chopper, bin ext.,24.5x32 tires ......................................$57,000

‘02 JD 9750STS, 3359 eng./2271 sep. hrs.,updated feederhouse to 60 Series heads,Contour Master, chopper, duals, $29,000repairs in February ..............................$65,000

‘12 CIH 8230, 4WD, 969 eng./777 sep. hrs.,well equipped, 520x42” tires & duals..........................................................$205,000

‘11 CIH 8120, 934 eng./729 sep. hrs.,Pro 600, well equipped, 520x42 tires& duals..............................................$180,000

‘11 CIH 7120, 871 eng./732 sep. hrs.,Pro 600, well equipped, 520x42” tires& duals..............................................$185,000

‘09 CIH 7088, 1193 eng./895 sep. hrs.,rock trap, chopper, lateral tilt feeder,power bin ext., 30.5x32 tires ............$139,000

‘08 NH CR9060, 1782 eng./1332 sep. hrs.,4x4, Terrain tracer, chopper, rock trap,620x42 duals ......................................$99,000

‘04 NH CR970, 3138 eng./2186 sep. hrs.,tracker, chopper, 520x42” duals ........$68,000

‘99 JD 9610, 2791 eng./1983 sep. hrs.,chopper, chaff spreader, yield & moisturedisplay, 18.4x42 tires & duals ............$45,000

COMBINE HEADS‘05 Geringhoff Roto Disc 830, 8R30” ..$28,000‘07 Geringhoff RD1622, 16R22” chopping

head ....................................................$35,000‘07 CIH 2020, 35’ flex head ..................$12,500‘05 JD 630, 30’ flex head ......................$13,000‘07 Geringhoff Roto Disc 600, 6R30” ..$29,500‘07 CIH 2020, 35’ flex head ..................$11,000‘95 JD 893, 8R30” w/pixall rolls ..........$13,500‘90 JD 643, 6R30” cornhead ..................$8,500

TILLAGE‘07 JD 512, 9-shank disc ripper............$19,500

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‘13 JD 9560R, 606 Hrs.,Ext. Warranty ..................$304,900

‘14 JD 8295R, 477 Hrs., IVT, ILS,Rental Return ..................$244,900

‘14 JD 6150R, 520 Hrs.,Auto Quad, Duals ............$129,900

‘97 JD 9200, 4722 Hrs., 710/38’s............................................$99,500

‘06 JD 9520T, 3900 Hrs.,Autotrac Ready................$149,900

‘14 JD 8320R, 412 Hrs., PS, ILS,Leather ............................$253,900

‘14 JD 8370R, 420 Hrs., IVT, ILS,Ext. Warranty ..................$293,900

‘12 JD S670, 463 Sep. Hrs.,2630 Display ....................$299,000

‘09 JD 1770NT, CCS, 24R30”, liq.fert. ..................................$119,900

‘12 JD 4730, 694 Hrs.,90’ Boom..........................$215,500

‘12 JD 4830, 744 hrs.,90’ boom..........................$236,500

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(N) ‘14 JD 9560R, 250 hrs., Ext. Warranty ..............$343,000(B) ‘14 JD 9560R, 419 hrs., 800/38’s......................$339,900(B) ‘14 JD 9560R, 456 hrs., Rental Return ............$334,900(OS) ‘13 JD 9560R, 172 hrs. ..................................$331,500(OS) ‘13 JD 9560R, 250 hrs. ..................................$331,500(OW) ‘14 JD 9510R, 419 hrs., Rental Return..........$314,900(OW) ‘14 JD 9460R, 300 hrs., PTO ........................$307,900(OW) ‘13 JD 9560R, 606 hrs., Ext. Warranty ..........$304,900(N) ‘14 JD 9460R, Ext. Warranty ............................$290,000(OW) ‘14 JD 9410R, rear PTO, Rental Return ........$279,900(OW) ‘10 JD 9630, 1360 hrs., 800/38’s ..................$261,500(N) ‘13 JD 9410R, 600 hrs., rear PTO ....................$259,900(OW) ‘09 JD 9530, 2751 hrs., 800/38’s ..................$199,900(H) ‘08 JD 9530, 2185 hrs., 800/38’s ......................$199,000(OW) ‘07 JD 9620 3890 hrs., PS ............................$169,900(B) ‘97 JD 9200, 4722 hrs., 710/38’s ........................$99,500(OS) ‘01 JD 9100, 3100 hrs., 20.8x38’s ....................$95,000(OW) ‘98 JD 9400, 5128 hrs., 710/70R38’s ..............$94,900(OW) ‘00 JD 9300, 4610 hrs. ....................................$89,900(B) ‘00 JD 9100, 4802 hrs., 20.8x42 ........................$79,900(OW) ‘97 JD 9400, 7138 hrs., 710/70R38’s ..............$79,900

Track Tractors(N) ‘14 JD 9560RT, 300 hrs.....................................$379,500(H) ‘12 JD 9560RT, 950hrs., PS ..............................$314,900(OW) ‘11 JD 9630T, 1544 hrs. ................................$288,900(B) ‘10 JD 9630T, 1740 hrs. ....................................$269,900(H) ‘13 JD 8335RT, 606 hrs., 18” tracks ................$259,900(OW) ‘13 JD 8310RT, 430 hrs., IVT, 18” tracks ......$259,900(OW) ‘12 JD 8335RT, 1202 hrs., IVT, 18” tracks ....$255,900(N) ‘04 JD 9520T, 3268 hrs. ....................................$157,000(H) ‘06 JD 9520T, 3874 hrs. ....................................$149,900(OW) ‘00 JD 8410T, 4140 hrs., 25” tracks ................$99,900

Row Crop Tractors(OW) ‘14 JD 8370R, IVT, ILS, Rental Return ..........$292,900(N) ‘14 JD 8360R, 254 hrs, IVT, ILS ........................$287,500(OW) ‘14 JD 8345R, 387 hrs., IVT, ILS....................$279,900(H) ‘13 JD 8360R, 636 hrs., IVT, Ext. Warranty ......$278,000(OW) ‘14 JD 8345R, IVT, ILS, Rental Return ..........$276,900(N) ‘14 JD 8335R, 228 HRS, PS, ILS ......................$269,500(H) ‘14 JD 8320R, 355 hrs., IVT, ILS ......................$268,900(OW) ‘14 JD 8320R, IVT, ILS, Rental Return ..........$262,900(OW) ‘14 JD 8320R, 377 hrs., PS, ILS....................$255,900(OS) ‘13 JD 8310R ..................................................$255,000(OW) ‘14 JD 8320R, PS, ILS, Rental Return ..........$253,900(OW) ‘14 JD 8295R, IVT, ILS, Rental Return ..........$244,900(OW) ‘13 JD 8310R, 412 hrs., PS, Ext. Warranty....$244,900(N) ‘14 JD 8285R, 250 hrs., PS, ILS ......................$242,500(OW) ‘14 JD 8295R, 340 hrs., PS, ILS....................$234,900(B) ‘10 JD 8345R, 655 hrs., IVT, ILS ......................$229,900(H) ‘14 JD 8295R, PS, MFWD, Rental Return ........$221,900(OW) ‘12 JD 8310R, 916 hrs., PS, Ext. Warranty....$217,900(N) ‘14 JD 8260R, 274 hrs., IVT, Ext. Warranty ......$210,000(OW) ‘13 JD 8260R, 372 hrs., PS, Ext. Warranty....$202,900(H) ‘12 JD 7260R, 1000 hrs., IVT, loader ................$199,500(B) ‘14 JD 7230R, 300 hrs., IVT, lease return..........$189,900(B) ‘10 JD 8225R, 388 hrs, IVT ..............................$189,900(N) ‘12 JD 7260R, 300 hrs., IVT ..............................$185,000(H) ‘07 JD 8530, 2970 hrs., IVT, ILS........................$185,000(OW) ‘11 JD 8235R, 949 hrs., PS ..........................$179,900(OS) ‘13 JD 7200R, 200 hrs., IVT............................$169,900(N) ‘13 JD 7200R, 200 hrs., IVT ..............................$169,900

(OW) ‘09 JD 7930, 1078 hrs., IVT ..........................$154,900(N) ‘14 JD 6150R, 250 hrs., loader ........................$143,500(B) ‘14 JD 6150R, 397 hrs., IVT ..............................$138,900(B) ‘14 JD 6150R, 492 hrs., IVT, duals....................$136,900(B) ‘14 JD 6150R, 491 hrs., IVT ..............................$132,900(B) ‘14 JD 6150R, 390 hrs., auto quad ..................$126,900(N) ‘13 JD 6125R, 50 hrs., IVT ................................$108,900(N) ‘13 JD 6125R, 195 hrs., auto quad ..................$101,500(OW) ‘03 NH TG255, 4030 hrs., PS ..........................$87,500(N) ‘14 JD 6115M, 60 hrs., power quad ..................$81,000(B) ‘04 JD 7820, 4391 hrs., 2WD, PQ ......................$79,900(H) ‘04 JD 7320, 3100 hrs., IVT, loader ....................$77,500(N) ‘14 JD 6115D, 115 hrs., p/reverser ....................$54,000(OW) ‘80 JD 4440, 7086 HRS, PS ............................$23,900

Combines(B) ‘13 JD S680, 338 sep. hrs., PRWD ..................$377,500(H) ‘12 JD S680, 621 sep. hrs.................................$345,000(N) ‘14 JD S680, 196 sep. hrs., PRWD ..................$366,500(OW) ‘13 JD S670, 260 eng. hrs. ............................$332,000(OW) ‘13 JD S670, 190 sep. hrs., duals ................$329,900(N) ‘13 JD S670, 223 sep. hrs.................................$326,000(N) ‘14 JD S670, 215 sep. hrs.................................$325,000(OW) ‘12 JD S670, 475 sep. hrs., duals ................$299,000(OS) ‘14 JD S660, 162 sep. hrs, ext. pt. warranty ..$289,500(N) ‘11 JD 9870, 827 sep. hrs., PRWD ..................$280,000(N) ‘12 JD S660, 292 sep. hrs., duals ....................$270,000(N) ‘12 JD S670, 370 sep. hrs., duals ....................$269,000(OW) ‘13 JD S660, 452 sep. hrs, duals ..................$269,900(OW) ‘11 JD 9770, 758 sep. hrs., PRWD................$257,500(OS) ‘01 JD 9670, 941 sep. hrs., duals ..................$250,000(B) ‘10 JD 9670, 732 sep hrs, PRWD ....................$232,900(OS) ‘11 JD 9570, 521 sep. hrs...............................$220,000(B) ‘09 JD 9770, 856 hrs., duals ............................$214,900(OW) ‘09 JD 9770, 1068 sep. hrs., duals................$204,900(OS) ‘08 JD 9570, 571 sep hrs, duals ....................$195,000(OS) ‘08 JD 9570, 775 sep. hrs...............................$190,000(H) ‘08 JD 9570, 984 sep. hrs., duals ....................$179,900(H) ‘07 JD 9660, 1203 sep. hrs. ..............................$169,900(H) ‘05 JD 9660, 1792 sep. hrs., duals ..................$168,500(OS) ‘05 JD 9660, 1325 sep hrs, duals ..................$160,000(N) ‘05 JD 9760, 1911 hrs., duals ..........................$159,000(B) ‘04 JD 9760, 1365 sep. hrs., PRWD..................$154,900(OW) ‘06 JD 9760, 1760 sep. hrs., duals................$149,000(OS) ‘07 JD 9560, 1049 sep. hrs., duals ................$148,000(H) ‘04 JD 9760, 1962 sep. hrs., duals ..................$132,500(OW) ‘06 Cat. 580R, 2100 sep. hrs., duals ............$125,900(OS) ‘02 JD 9650, 1942 sep. hrs., duals ..................$95,000(H) ‘02 JD 9550, 1652 sep. hrs., walker ..................$95,000(H) ‘00 JD 9650STS, 2746 sep. hrs., duals ..............$89,000(OS) ‘03 JD 9450, 1734 sep. hrs., walker ................$88,500(B) ‘01 JD 9550, 2716 sep. hrs., walker, PRWD ......$84,900(OS) ‘99 JD 9510, 2026 sep. hrs., duals ..................$69,000(B) ‘97 JD 9500, 2187 sep. hrs. ................................$56,900(N) ‘97 JD 9600, 2052 hrs., duals ............................$53,000(OS) ‘90 JD 9500, 2765 sep. hrs...............................$39,000(B) ‘92 JD 9500, 2803 sep. hrs., duals ....................$29,900

Sprayers(N) ‘14 JD 4940, 166 hrs., 120’ boom ....................$348,000(B) ‘12 JD 4940, 768 hrs., 120 boom......................$283,750(OW) ‘12 JD 4940, 768 hrs., 120’ boom ................$281,500(OW) ‘12 JD 4830, 387 hrs., 120’ boom ................$279,900(OW) ‘12 JD 4940, 982 hrs., 120’ boom ................$269,750(OW) ‘13 JD 4830, 603 hrs., 120’ boom ................$269,700

(OW) ‘13 JD 4830, 413 hrs., 90’ boom ..................$259,900(OW) ‘13 JD 4830, 552 hrs., 90’ boom ..................$257,750(OW) ‘13 CIH 4530, 568 hrs., dry box ....................$244,900(OW) ‘12 JD 4830, 744 hrs., 90’ boom ..................$236,500(OW) ‘12 JD 4830, 1155 hrs., 90’ boom ................$235,750(OW) ‘12 JD 4830, 792 hrs., 90’ boom ..................$233,000(N) ‘11 JD 4930, 1725 hrs., 120’ boom ..................$229,500(N) ‘13 JD 4730, 182 hrs., 80’ boom ......................$222,000(OS) ‘12 JD 4730, 694 hrs., 90’ boom....................$215,500(OW) ‘10 JD 4830, 637 hrs., 100’ boom ................$214,900(N) ‘12 Hagie STS12, 717 hrs., 90’ boom ..............$208,500(OW) ‘10 JD 4830, 1934 hrs., 100’ boom ..............$182,900(OW) ‘09 JD 4930, 2403 hrs., 120’ boom ..............$169,900(OW) ‘10 Ag-Chem 1386, 1835 hrs., dry box ........$159,900(OW) ‘13 JD 4630, 950 hrs., 80’ boom ..................$159,900(OW) ‘10 JD 4730, 1815 hrs., 90’ boom ................$154,900(OW) ‘10 JD 4730, 2050 hrs., 90’ boom ................$150,900(OW) ‘06 JD 4720, 3744 hrs., 90’ boom ................$119,900(OW) ‘02 Ag-Chem 1254C, 2132 hrs., dry box........$84,900(OW) ‘02 Willmar Eagle 8500, 120’ boom ..............$58,900

Planters/Seeders(N) ‘14 JD 1770NT CCS, 24R30” ..........................$175,000(N) ‘12 JD 1770NT, 24R30”, liq. fert. ......................$154,000(OW) ‘08 JD DB44 CCS, 24R22”, liq. fert. ............$141,000(OS) ‘11 JD 1790 CCS, 32R15”..............................$135,000(OW) ‘12 JD 1770NT CCS, 16R30”, liq. fert...........$126,900(OS) ‘05 JD 1770NT CCS, 24R30” ........................$120,000(H) ‘09 JD 1770NT CCS, 24R30”, liq. fert. ............$119,000(N) ‘14 JD 1770NT CCS, 16R30” ..........................$116,000(B) ‘14 JD 1770NT CCS, 16R30”............................$115,900(H) ‘12 JD 1770NT CCS, 16R30”, liq. fert. ............$114,000(N) ‘14 JD 1770NT CCS, 16R30” ..........................$111,000(OS) ‘07 JD 1770NT CCS, 24R30” ........................$110,000(N) ‘07 White 8524 CCS, 24R30”, liq. fert. ............$109,900(N) ‘14 JD 1990 CCS, 40’ @ 15” spacing ..............$101,500(OS) ‘12 JD 1770NT, 16R30” ....................................$86,000(OS) ‘09 JD 1770NT CCS, 16R30”, liq. fert..............$97,500(N) ‘10 JD 1770NT CCS, 16R30” ............................$97,000(OS) ‘10 JD 1770NT CCS, 16R30” ..........................$92,500(B) ‘04 JD DB60, 36R20” ..........................................$66,900(B) ‘01 JD 1770, 12R30”, liq fert ..............................$52,900(OS) ‘03 JD 1590, no-till, 20’ 10” spacing ................$42,000(B) ‘95 JD 455, 35’, 15” spacing ..............................$29,900(OW) ‘07 JD 1750, 6R30”, dry fert ............................$25,900(OS) JD 7200, 16R30”, liq. fert. ................................$22,000(OW) ‘95 JD 7200, 8R30”, liq. fert ............................$20,900(B) ‘94 JD 7200, 16R30”, liq. fert. ............................$19,900(OS) ‘93 JD 7200, 12R30”, liq. fert ..........................$19,500(B) ‘89 JD 7200, 8R30”, liq. fert. ..............................$15,900(OW) ‘92 JD 7200, 8R30”, dry fert. ..........................$15,500

SKIDSTEERS(N) ‘14 JD 333E, 265 hrs., tracks..............................$70,000(N) ‘13 JD 333E, 267 hrs., cab, AC, tracks ..............$69,000(H) ‘11 Case TV380, 1000 hrs., tracks ....................$54,500(OW) ‘11 JD 329D, 529 hrs, tracks ..........................$49,500(H) ‘11 NH L230, 1031 hrs, cab, AC ........................$45,500(B) ‘11 JD 323D, 817 hrs, tracks ..............................$44,900(OS) ‘11 JD 323D, 1085 hrs., cab, AC, tracks..........$44,000(H) ‘12 JD 328D, 1103 hrs, cab, AC ........................$41,500(OW) ‘12 NH L220, 850 hrs, cab, heat......................$30,500(OW) ‘11 JD 320D, 1500 hrs, 2 speed......................$28,500(N) ‘09 Gehl 5240E, 478 hrs, cab, heat ....................$27,900(B) ‘12 Mustang 2056, 404 hrs, cab, heat ...............$27,000

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CNH Capital’s Commercial Revolving Account provides financial assistance for parts and service when you need it,keeping your equipment running as its best with the quality parts and service you’ve come to expect from Case IH.Contact your local dealer or visit www.cnhcapital.com today for details.

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‘14 C-IH Steiger 620Q, 250 hrs., Lux. cab, HID lites, big hyd. pump, Full Pro 700 auto guide,PTO, ............................................................................................................................................$379,900

‘14 C-IH Steiger 620Q, 250 hrs., Lux. cab, HID lites, big hyd. pump, Full Pro 700 auto guide....................................................................................................................................................$369,900

‘12 C-IH Steiger 600Q, 1133 hrs., Lux. cab, big hyd pump, 36" tracks, Full Pro 700 auto guide....................................................................................................................................................$297,500

‘13 C-IH Steiger 550Q, 852 hrs., Lux. cab, big hyd pump, auto guide ready ........................$285,000‘13 C-IH Steiger 550Q, 790 hrs., Lux. cab, big hyd. pump ......................................................$285,000‘12 C-IH Steiger 550Q, 735 hrs., Lux. susp. cab, 36" tracks, big pump, HID lites, full auto guide

....................................................................................................................................................$295,000‘12 C-IH Steiger 550Q, 1245 hrs., FARM USE, Lux. cab, Full Pro 700 auto guide, big hyd pump,

HID lites ......................................................................................................................................$269,900‘14 C-IH Steiger 550, 710/70R42 duals, Lux. susp. cab, PTO, high cap. hyd.........................$289,900‘14 C-IH Steiger 500Q, 909 hrs., Lux. cab, big hyd. pump, HID lites ......................................$319,000‘08 C-IH Steiger 535Q, 2762 hrs., Lux. cab, HD hyd. pump, HID lites ....................................$189,500‘02 C-IH STX450Q, 3900 hrs., 5 hyd. valves, 1000 PTO, Trimble auto steer ..........................$159,900‘14 C-IH Steiger 450, Lux. susp. cab, HID lites, 710/70R42 duals, high cap. hyd. ..............$244,500‘13 C-IH Steiger 450, 606 hrs., Lux. cab, PTO, 800/70R38 tires, auto guide ready................$228,500‘01 JD 9400, 3542 hrs., 710/70R42 tires ......................................................................................$99,900‘01 C-IH STX275, 8875 hrs., 18.4x42 duals, big hyd pump, PTO, 3 pt. hitch ............................$49,900

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‘14 C-IH 8230, 350 eng. hrs., Lux. cab, 620/42 duals, HID lights ............................................$295,000‘14 C-IH 7230, 255 eng. hrs., hvy. feeder lift, HD hydro drive, Lux. cab, HID lights ................$275,000‘12 C-IH 7230, 380 eng. hrs. ......................................................................................................$239,900‘10 C-IH 8120, 1319 eng./1044 sep. hrs., leather, HID lights ....................................................$179,900‘11 C-IH 7120, 1018 eng. hrs., Lux. cab, duals, HID lights........................................................$169,900‘09 C-IH 2608, 8R30” chopping cornhead....................................................................................$39,900‘11 Geringhoff 8R chopping cornhead ........................................................................................$59,900‘12 C-IH 3408, 8R30” cornhead ....................................................................................................$44,900‘09 C-IH 3408, 8R30” cornhead ....................................................................................................$34,900‘02 C-IH 2388, 2394 sep. hrs., duals, chopper, rock trap ............................................................$69,000‘04 C-IH 2208, 8R30” ....................................................................................................................$24,500‘14 C-IH 3162, 35’ flex draper platform ........................................................................................$66,900‘14 C-IH 3162, 35’ flex draper platform ........................................................................................$66,900‘13 C-IH 3020, 35’ w/in-cab cutter bar suspension ....................................................................$37,500‘10 C-IH 2020, 35’ platform w/Crary air reel ................................................................................$32,500‘10 C-IH 2020, 25’ platform w/Crary air reel ................................................................................$26,800‘05 C-IH 1020, 30’, 3” knife, rock guard ......................................................................................$13,900‘04 C-IH 1020, 30’, 3” knife, rock guard ......................................................................................$10,900

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‘11 Magnum 290, 679 hrs, lux. cab, FullPro 700 auto guide, HID lts. ......$178,500

‘12 CIH Steiger 600Q, 36” tracks,1133 hrs ..............................$297,500

‘14 C-IH Magnum 315, 19-spd., Full Pro 700 auto guide, Lux. susp. cab, HID lites, dual PTO,380/54 tires, front duals, susp. front axle ..................................................................................$208,400

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‘14 C-IH Magnum 290, 23-spd., Full Pro 700 auto guide, Lux. susp. cab, HID lites, high cap. hyd.,dual PTO, 480/50 tires, susp. front axle ....................................................................................$194,500

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‘12 C-IH Magnum 290, 1108 hrs., 23-spd., high cap. pump, 360 HID lites, susp. front axle $165,000‘13 C-IH Magnum 260, 533 hrs., Lux. susp. cab, auto steer ready, HD drawbar, high cap.

hyd. pump, 360 HID lites ............................................................................................................$156,500‘11 C-IH Magnum 235, 1163 hrs., Lux. susp. cab, front & rear duals, HID lites......................$129,900‘12 C-IH Magnum 235, 325 hrs., Lux. susp. cab, HD drawbar, high cap. hyd. pump, 360 HID lites,

auto steer ready ..........................................................................................................................$149,900‘08 McCormick MTX125, MFD, cab, loader ................................................................................$55,000‘14 C-IH Farmall 105C, 428 hrs., MFD, cab, power shuttle, w/loader, Rental Return Unit ......$49,900

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“Look! We’re going faster than thosecars on the highway,” my wifeexclaimed. “Isn’t it wonderful not to

be driving!”Inspired by a brief ride on the new Green

Line light rail in St. Paul, my wife and Idecided to take a trip that would have ustraveling on all of Minnesota’s connectedpassenger trains. In early November we tookthe North Star from Big Lake to Target Fieldin downtown Minneapolis. From there weboarded the Green Line and rode it to theend of the line at St. Paul’s recently restoredUnion Depot. At the Union Depot we rode therails of Amtrak to Winona, Minnesota’s gemon the Mississippi. Upon getting off the train,Amtrak station manager Dave greeted us.

“Some people think I talk too much andthey back away from me,” Dave said. “But myjob is to make sure passengers have a safe,economical, and enjoyable trip.” Most of theAmtrak stops in Minnesota are unmanned soDave’s presence in Winona is a gift. He calledthe rental car company for us, gave us eco-nomical travel tips, and told us train stories.He even walked all of us passengers acrossthe dark and wet platform to the train on ourreturn trip to Union Station.

“Be careful. It could be slippery,” hewarned.

If Dave had been the only highlight of ourtrain trip that would have been good enough.An additional pleasant surprise was that,even though we planned on the Amtrakbeing late, it was on time both ways. Wefound the light rail easy to ride and passen-ger-friendly. The cars are bright, clean androomy. Tickets are shockingly inexpensive.Each ticket is good for two hours and allowsyou to get off for lunch or visiting, and to re-board again. We got off twice on our returntrip. The North Star commuter train isequally clean, bright, user friendly and inex-pensive. A trip from Big Lake to Minneapolisis only $7; $6 for seniors. Riding the NorthStar Link bus from St. Cloud to Big Lakecosts less than $2.

North Star conductors are helpful, too. Aconductor showed us how to use the ticket-dispensing machine. Later he announced thestops: Elk River, Ramsey, Anoka.

“If Anoka is your absolutely favorite spot inthe world you’ll want to get off at the nextstop,” he joked over the intercom. ❖

This week’s Back Roads is the work of The Land Correspondents Tim King (story) and Jan King (photos)Conducting business

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

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As many of you know, MN Ag EXPO 2015 is just around thecorner. This event joins farmers, agri-businesses and ag

enthusiasts who help strengthen Minnesota’s soybean industry.As a producer, I am confident you will find MN Ag EXPO avaluable investment for your operation. We’ve compiled anagenda that is educational, informative and entertaining for allwho attend.

This year’s MN Ag EXPO tackles some tough issues, liketransportation, weed resistance and labor laws, whiledelivering some of the things you’ve come to expect: the tradeshow, breakout sessions as well as theMinnesota Soybean Growers Association’sannual fundraiser, Beano & Vino WesternCasino. The event kicks off with ourannual meeting, and we encourage allMSGA members to attend. This is yourchance to learn a little more about howthe MSGA works on your behalf, and alsoa chance to provide valuable input to yourMSGA directors.

The MSGA continues its success as the largest soybeanmembership organization in the entire country. We maintainthat success because we tackle issues that pertain to soybeanfarmers and their profitability. Our work with industry leaders,partners and members of academia helps us all stay currenton issues facing soybean farmers. Many of those partners willbe at the trade show, which is open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.Thursday. This year marks our largest tradeshow, with morethan 100 exhibitors, so you are assured of finding theinformation that works best for your operation.

We look forward to seeing you at MN Ag Expo, and thankyou for your support of the MSGA. Because of people like you,we are able to use one voice to advocate on behalf of allMinnesota soybean farmers.

Sincerely,George Goblish, PresidentMinnesota Soybean Growers Association

On behalf of the Minnesota Corn Growers Association andthe Minnesota Corn Research & Promotion Council, I invite

you to attend MN Ag EXPO 2015. If you’ve been to MN AgEXPO before, you’ll see that this year’sevent is bigger and better than ever. Ifyou’ve never attended MN Ag EXPObefore, you don’t want to miss this year’sevent.

We’ve put together a two-day programthat tackles key issues facing today’sfarmers. We’ve also packed the trade showfloor with companies and organizationsdedicated to helping you become a better farmer. And don’tforget MCGA’s silent and live auctions. Bid on several greatitems and help strengthen our organization in the process.

Please understand that all money raised via the silent andlive auction supports MCGA, not our Political ActionCommittee. If you’d like to support our PAC, you can do so byattending the PAC event on Thursday morning.

Finally, and this is important, several prominent agresearchers are joining us for MN Ag EXPO 2015. Asignificant portion of your corn check-off investment is used tosupport research that helps farmers become more efficient,protect environmental resources and grow the use of biofuels.

As we did last year, our annual meeting will kick off MN AgEXPO 2015, allowing attendees more opportunities to visit thetrade show, network, and attend informational sessions. Thankyou for your continued support. We hope to see you at MN AgEXPO 2015!

Sincerely,Bruce Peterson, PresidentMinnesota Corn Growers Association

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The important issues that affect farmers today arethe same issues that has many Americans talking —transportation infrastructure, commodity marketsand climate change. These and other critical topics,chosen by farmers, will be addressed at the 2015 MNAg EXPO, Jan. 28-29 at the VerizonWireless Center, Mankato, Minn.

The 2015 MN Ag EXPO bringstogether Minnesota’s best farmers, topag researchers from the University ofMinnesota and our state’s leadingagribusiness companies for two fulldays of grassroots policy development,educational sessions and networking.

“All of these issues, we’re dealing with as farmers.We also come into contact with the general public.It’s nice to have background from experts. We try togather the facts so we know what we’re talkingabout,” said Bruce Schmoll, current board memberand past president of Minnesota Soybean GrowersAssociation.

MN Ag EXPO, a collaborative effort of the Min-nesota Corn Growers and Minnesota Soybean Grow-ers associations, has been expanding every year insize and scope. From the young farmer to longtimefarmer, there may be as many as 1,000 growers inattendance. The connections, education and researchprojects will offer cutting edge information that canbe used in your daily operation.

“We will have a number of researchers there. It’s agood way to visit with researchers to see what kindof projects they are doing,” said Bruce Peterson, pres-

ident of Minnesota Corn Growers Association.The researchers are also interested in learning

what growers would like to see researched.“They’re always looking at what’s the hot topic on

growers’ minds,” said Peterson.With a wide range of speakers, the central

Mankato location and entertaining events, Petersonsaid, “There will be something there for everybody.”

For many farmers, the MN Ag EXPO is a chance toget together with other producers.

“It’s a way to visit with other growers and see what

they’re thinking about for the upcoming growingseason,” said Peterson.Highlights

With more than 100 vendors at the trade show,growers can check out the latest products in onevenue.

“You can talk to vendors that have their booths andlearn the new technologies or new offerings. It’s alsoa chance to interact with other producers, growers,as well as livestock folks,” said Schmoll, who is alsothe vice chairperson of the U.S. Meat Export Federa-tion.

This year, a bonus market message has been addedto the trade show schedule. Mike Pearson, who grewup on an Iowa family farm and follows his dad’s foot-steps in hosting Iowa Public Television’s “Market toMarket,” will lead Wake up w/ the Morning Marketson the trade show floor. Pearson is known for enter-

taining while informing.An education session is dedicated to transporta-

tion infrastructure facing Minnesota farmers today— rails, roads and river. With 35 years of experiencein domestic and international commodity marketsand a strong background in grain transportation,Jay O’Neil will explain our competition in trans-portation.

“There are huge rail issues in northern Minnesotadue to the oil coming out of North Dakota,” saidVeronica Bruckhoff, MSGA director of industryaffairs and membership.

Evelyn Browning-Garriss, leadinghistorical climatologist, will deliver thekeynote address on the short and long-term factors that shape weather, cropsand investments around the globe.

Since many farms are expanding tobecome larger businesses, the Livingand Learning session addressesemployment laws.Stompin’ good time

At the end of the day, growers can let loose atsome fun events with a Western theme. Grab yourcowboy boots and hats for Beano & Vino WesternCasino Night on Jan. 28. And an Awards Banquetwill follow the day’s activities on Jan. 29.

At the Awards Banquet, you will be entertainedby emcee Damian Mason, known as “Agriculture’sProfessional Funny Man.” Owner and operator of abeef, grain and hay farm, Mason is passionate aboutthe industry of feeding, fueling and clothing theworld.

“We’re trying to make it fun. This is somethingyou will look forward to — to get together with peo-ple you met from last year. We want people to buildrelationships,” said Bruckhoff.

Check out the schedule in this special section for acomplete listing of events and times.

MN Ag EXPO 2015: Two days discussing top issues

DuPont PioneerMCGA/MSGA Banquet

SponsorMCGA Silent/Live Auction

Minnesota PorkDelegate Lunch & Dinner

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Dow AgroSciencesAfternoon SponsorSpeaking Session

IntelliAirSponsor Speaking Session

North Dakota Soybean CouncilTransportation Speaker

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Voyager BankDelegate Lunch Sponsor

CHSFarmLink LLCSyngentaAttendee Bag Sponsor

ADMPen Sponsor

USSECTrade Show Reception

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Minnesota Corn Research & Promotion CouncilPlatinum Sponsor

Minnesota SoybeanResearch & PromotionCouncilPlatinum Sponsor

AGP IncSilver Sponsor

BNSF Railway IncSilver Sponsor

South Dakota SoybeanCouncilSilver Sponsor

Minnesota Farm BureauBronze Sponsor

United FCSBronze Sponsor

Gislason & HunterFriend of Ag Sponsor

Minnesota Milk Producers AssociationFriend of Ag Sponsor

Minnesota Wheat Growers AssociationFriend of Ag Sponsor

NCIFriend of Ag Sponsor

Minnesota Farmers UnionFriend of Ag Sponsor

Ag Country Farm Credit ServicesFriend of Ag Sponsor

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The following schedule of events for the 2015 MN Ag EXPOis subject to change.

Wednesday, Jan. 28 11 a.m.–5 p.m. Registration Open 11-11:30 a.m. Delegate Box Lunch 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. MCGA Delegate Session Noon-5:15 p.m. Living & Learning Session (See Living &Learning Schedule) 1:15-2:15 p.m. MCGA Annual Meeting 2:30-4:30 p.m. MSGA Delegate Session 3-8 p.m. Exhibitor Move-In 4:45-6 p.m. MSGA Annual Meeting 6-7 p.m. Delegate Buffet Dinner with Farm Bill update fromTom Sell, Combest, Sell & Associates and Dale Thorenson,Gordley Associates7:30-11 p.m. Beano & Vino Western Casino Night

Thursday, Jan. 29 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Registration Open 7:30-8:30 a.m. MN Corn PAC Event ($) 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Tradeshow Open 8-9 a.m. Breakfast in Tradeshow 8:15-9 a.m. Wake Up w/ the Morning Markets with MikePearson, representing the sixth generation of Pearsons rootedin Midwestern agriculture, Mike grew up on a family farm inIowa. He succeeds his father, Mark Pearson, who hosted theMarket to Market program for the past 20 years until hisdeath in June of 2012. 9:30-10:30 a.m. Keynote Speaker Evelyn Browning-Garriss Corn, soybean and wheat futures are at four-year lows whilecattle prices are at an all-time high. The developing El Niñoconditions continue to bring moderate temperatures andgood growing conditions for this year’s Midwestern and GreatPlains agriculture. Leading historical climatologist, EvelynBrowning-Garriss, will share her insights about the changingclimate – not just the mantra of “global warming” but theshort and long-term natural factors that are likely to shapeweather, crops and investments around the globe.10:30 a.m.-4 p.m. MCGA Silent Auction Open sponsored byDuPont Pioneer 10:30-11 a.m. Sponsor Session: Enlist Weed Control SystemOverview Ryan Keller, Enlist Field Specialist with Dow AgroScienceswill be on hand to give an overview and update of the EnlistWeed Control System. The Enlist Weed Control System is anadvanced herbicide and trait system that will deliverexceptional weed control. Enlist is a trademark of The DowChemical Company (“Dow”) or an affiliated company of Dow.Regulatory approval is pending for Enlist cotton. Enlist Duoherbicide is not registered for sale or use in all states.Contact your state pesticide regulatory agency to determine ifa product is registered for sale or use in your state. Alwaysread and follow label directions. 2014 Dow AgroSciencesLLC 11-11:30 a.m. Variety Plot Meeting 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Boxed Lunch in Tradeshow

12:30-1 p.m. MCGA Membership Meeting 12:30-1 p.m. Sponsor Session: IntelliAirGrowing your margins with automated bin managementtechnology IntelliFarms, maker of BinManager, will conductan abbreviated version of its IntelliFarms University GrainSchool curriculum, where you'll learn the science behinddrying and hydration, the economic benefits of optimal grainmanagement and how to use IntelliFarms' technology-basedsolutions to better manage your stored grain.2-3 p.m. Speaker/Panel SessionsBIG DATA: Understanding What it Means to Your Operation Where is our Competition in Transportation Today? with JayO’Neil who has 35 years of varied and extensive experience inboth domestic and international commodity markets. Graintransportation, Domestic and Export Grain Trading, RiskManagement, Hedging and Futures Trading expertise derivedfrom trading geographic markets across the nation and theglobe.3-4 p.m. Tradeshow Reception & Attendee Give-Away Drawing 4-6 p.m. MCGA Live Auction sponsored by DuPont Pioneer 6-8 p.m. MCGA/MSGA Banquet with Special Guest & EmceeDamian Mason (see more information above) Mason is a professional speaker, entertainer, writer,businessman and farm owner. Long before he enjoyedprofessional success in business or on the speaking circuit, hewas a farm boy. Mason is passionate about the industry offeeding, fueling and clothing the world. His presentations arefunny, smart, professional and respectful to the people ofagriculture.8-11 p.m. Entertainment Dueling Pianos

Living & Learning Session ScheduleMankato City Center Hotel (Please pick up name badge priorto attending) Noon-1 p.m. Lunch 1-2 p.m. Kids, Crops, Sows and Cows — Life Happens, Learnto Bounce with Susie O, who will share her wit and wisdom

from living on a working family farm. 2-2:45 p.m. Ultimate Guide to Critical Documentation forFarm Operations with Paul Schneider who will cover the nutsand bolts of required documentation for farming operationsand includes entity formation, leases and other commoncontracts, and options and rights of first refusal. 2:45-3 p.m. Break 3-4 p.m. Employer Survival Kit: How to Avoid CommonEmployment Law Pitfalls with Beth Serrill. This session is amust for any farm operation with employees. We’ll go overimportant topics which affect how you manage youremployees every day including workers compensation,unemployment, avoiding discrimination claims, ADAaccomodations, drug testing and the issue of categorizingemployees vs. independent contractors. Whether you have 1employee or 100, office staff or field laborers, do not missthis session! 4-4:15 p.m. Break 4:15-5:15 p.m. Don’t Lose the Farm: Litigation War Storiesfrom the Front Lines with Ben McAninch, Chris Roe andKevin Velasquez It’s no secret — family issues can be complicated. Thatcomplexity increases exponentially when dealing with estateplanning and family law issues such as divorce. Throw a fullfarm operation into the mix and ... well, you get the idea. Inthis session we’ll discuss real-life examples of how familyissues such as divorce can affect the family farm. Whathappens when a child with an interest in a family farm getsdivorced? What rights does that soon-to-be ex-family memberhave? And in what ways can that divorce affect the operationand other siblings? This is your opportunity to learn from themistakes of others. This interesting and entertaining session isone you won’t want to miss. *Dinner will be served at the Verizon Wireless Center at 6p.m. If you participate in the Non-Delegate Session, you areinvited to participate in the Delegate Dinner. Please registerfor that meal.

MN Ag EXPO 2015 schedule of eventsAwards Banquet Special Guest and EmceeThursday, Jan. 29, 6-8 p.m., Verizon Wireless Center Banquet Hall Damian Mason is a successful business person who delivers authenticity in a hilarious pack-age. He is a versatile crowd pleaser perfect for any time slot or audience. Damian’s programsare high energy, crowd interactive, comedy events with a powerful message sandwichedamongst the laughter. Audiences are entertained, enthused, and enlightened. Mr. Mason hasspoken to rave reviews in all 50 states and 8 foreign countries tallying almost 1,600 appear-ances. Known as “The Business Humorist” and “Agriculture’s Professional Funny Man,”Damian combines his sharp wit and intelligent humor with the two topics he knows best: agri-culture and business. They’re two completely different presentations with one common result:success. Business audiences take away usable points communicated through humorous stories. Damian talksabout customer service, un-complicating the transaction, working with determination versus excuses, seizingopportunity, and the importance of a healthy sense of humor. Agricultural crowds love Damian’s funny, ag themedmaterial but they respect his advocacy for the agricultural industry. There’s no denying Damian’s agriculturalrecord — raised on a dairy farm, degree in Agricultural Economics from Purdue University, owner and operator ofa beef, grain, and hay farm.

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By MARIE WOODThe Land Associate Editor

Farmers and ag industrypartners looking for a good ol’time will find it at the Beano &Vino Western Casino Night onJan. 28. So put your cowboy haton straight, slide into yourboots, hoot, holler and gamble for a good cause.

Now in its third year, Beano & Vino Casino Nightwill attract 300 or more people in the large poolsidearea at the Mankato City Center Hotel.

“It’s the all-fun, no-work event at the MN AgEXPO,” said Veronica Bruckhoff, director of industryrelations and membership for the Minnesota Soy-bean Growers Association.

Beano & Vino Casino Night is a fundraiser for theMSGA’s legislative efforts at the State Capitol.

“The revenue raised is for a good cause — our leg-islative efforts in St. Paul. Our main purpose is tomake agriculture better in the state of Minnesota.We want to make our legislators understand howimportant agriculture is in Minnesota,” said KurtKrueger, chairperson of MSGA Industry RelationsAction Team.

Organizers have made the event an exciting way tocontribute to the cause without robbing the bank.

For just $20, you receive a com-memorative mug that gets you freecocktails, beverages and appetiz-ers in the hospitality rooms. Your$20 also gets you gambling ticketsto play all the casino games.

Among the Vegas-style casinogames, the blackjack table has

been a big draw. Try your luck at roulette, craps andother games of chance.

“It’s just like Vegas, only you don’t have that longboring plane fight,” said Krueger.

This year, you can throw down another $20 for thewine pull. Various bottles of wine have been donatedso gamblers can blindly choose a bottle of wine worthanywhere from $10 to $100. Either way, players gohome with a bottle of vino.

For those who hit it big, gambling tickets can beused to make purchases at company stores for promo-tional items from the likes of Asgrow, DeKalb, Mon-santo, MEG Corp, NBB, REG and other generoussponsors. A silent auction and a live auction featur-ing a commemorative gun donated by Lincoln CountyCorn and Soybean Growers rounds out the evening.

Krueger has attended every casino night. Usually,he acts as a pit boss, making the rounds to see thateveryone’s having a good time. This year he’s trading

in the tuxedo for a badge and cowboy hat. Kruegerwill be working the room as a deputy straight out ofthe Old West.

“My whole purpose is to make sure everything isgoing smoothly and that there are a lot of smiles ontheir faces,” said Krueger. “First and foremost, wewant them to have a good time.”

Gamble for a good cause at Casino NightADM Advanced Bio Mktng AGP Inc Agri-Pulse Blue Earth CountyBroadhead Co. Brown County Soybean Chippewa County DeKalb/Asgrow Dow AgroSciences Faribault Co Growers FLMGislason & Hunter Grover Grain and Seed Kandiyohi CountyMartin County Soybean McLeod County MEG Corp Minnstar Bank N.A.

Minnesota Corn GrowersAssociation MN Future Farmers of America Monsanto Monsanto BioAg Murray Co GrowersNational Biodiesel Board Olmstead/South WabashaCountyOtter Tail/Grant CountyPennington/Red Lake Polk CountyREGRock CountySteele CountySwift County Waseca County Watonwan County Soybean

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Hotel Information A block of rooms have been reserved forJan. 28-30.

The special room rate at Mankato CityCenter Hotel will be available until thegroup block is sold out. The special roomrate at the Hilton Garden Inn will beavailable until the group block is sold out.Both hotels are connected via skyway tothe Verizon Wireless Center.

Mankato City Center Hotel101 East Main Street Mankato, MN 56001 Phone: (507) 345-1234 $73/night + tax (standard room) $83/night + tax (poolside room)

Hilton Garden Inn20 Civic Center Plaza Mankato, MN 56001 Phone: (507) 344-1111 $74/night + tax Group Name: 2015 Minnesota Ag EXPO Group Code: AE5

Free bus transportation is being madeavailable for MN Ag EXPO attendees.Transportation reservation deadline isFriday, Jan. 9. Reserve your spot early.Schedules listed here are tentative.

Northern & Central MinnesotaTO MANKATO:Depart Red Lake Falls at 11:30 a.m. Jan.27, MN Wheat Growers parking lotStop Greg Leblanc Farm at noon Jan. 27Stop in Ada at 12:45 p.m. Jan. 27, WestCentral Ag Services parking lotStop in Barnesville at 1:50pm Jan. 27,Dairy Queen parking lotStop in Fergus Falls at 2:30 p.m. Jan. 27,Big Chief parking lotArrive in Mankato at 6:45pm Jan. 27FROM MANKATO:Depart Verizon Wireless Center 7:30 a.m.Jan. 30Coffee Stop in Hutchinson, 9 a.m.Stop in Fergus Falls at 11:45 a.m Jan. 30,Big Chief parking lotStop in Barnesville at 1 p.m. Jan. 30, DairyQueen parking lotStop in Ada at 2 p.m. Jan. 30, West CentralAg Services parking lotStop at Greg LeBlanc Farm at 2:30 p.m.Jan. 30Arrive in Red Lake Falls, 3 p.m. Jan. 30,MN Wheat Growers parking lotTo ride this bus, please contact MarleneDufault at (218) 253-4391.

Southwest MinnesotaTO MANKATO:Depart Worthington 8 a.m. Jan. 28, NewVision Co-op, 1301 County Road 5,WorthingtonStop in Fairmont 9:30 a.m. Jan. 28, Cargill Ag Horizons, 8334 430th Ave, Blue

EarthArrive at Verizon Wireless Center 11 a.m.Jan. 28FROM MANKATO: Depart from Verizon Wireless Center 7:15a.m. Jan. 30To ride this bus, please contact Lyle Rollagat (605) 261-4031 or Cathy Riley at (507)388-1635.

Southeast MinnesotaTO MANKATO:Depart Stewartville at 8 a.m. Jan. 28, AllAmerican Co-op, 113 4th St SE,StewartvilleStop in Owatonna at 9 a.m. Jan. 28Central Valley/Interstate Mills, 3301 NW21st Ave, OwatonnaArrive at Verizon Wireless Center at 10:45a.m. Jan. 28FROM MANKATO: Depart from Verizon Wireless Center at 7:30a.m. Jan. 30To ride this bus, please contact DanErickson at (507) 383-8389 or DougMonson at (507) 388-1635.

Western MinnesotaTO MANKATO:Depart Montevideo at 8 a.m. Jan. 28,Farmers Co-op, 4097 Hwy 212 S,MontevideoStop in Redwood Falls at 9 a.m. Jan. 28,Meadowland Farmers Co-op, 120 E Tin St.,Redwood FallsArrive at Verizon Wireless Center at 10:45a.m., Jan. 28FROM MANKATO: Depart from Verizon Wireless Center at7:45am, Jan. 30To ride this bus, please contact Cathy Rileyor Shawna Aakre at (507) 388-1635.

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Living & Learning Session Wednesday, Jan. 28, 1-2 p.m.Mankato City Center Hotel Susie Oberdahlhoff (“Susie O”) lives on a workingfarm along with her husbandRichard. They raise hogs,cattle, and hay on theiracreage located in the ruralarea near Bowling Green, Mo.They are parents of two chil-dren, Melaney and Rick, andgrandparents to Taylor andTanner. Susie's career hastaken her to a broad range of agriculture organiza-tions including working for the Missouri BeefIndustry Council, Missouri Soybean MerchandisingCouncil, and Norman Robert Marketing & Commu-nications. In addition, she has done contract workfor the United Soybean Board, Missouri State Fairand Missouri Department of Agriculture. One of herfavorite community service volunteer activities wasserving on the Pike County Health Department,Home Health and Hospice board for 10 years andcurrently as a board member for the Pike CountyHospice Foundation. Susie is also a hospice volun-teer giving many hours to hospice patients andtheir families. When Susie isn't sharing her wit andwisdom with audiences across the country, you mayfind her doing one or more of the following activi-ties - perhaps at the same time: sitting with hos-pice patients, picking up her granddaughter atschool, mowing the yard, going to pig and steer

shows, baking cookies, recording church minutes,sending cards, chasing cows, picking up tractorparts, hunting antiques, paying bills, giving shotsto pigs, going to health board meetings, checkingin on her kids, reading to grandson, hunting for herblack shoes, cooking for two ... or ten, ordering cat-tle feed, planting flowers, getting her hair cut andof course ... housework!

Living & Learning Session Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2-5:15pmMankato City Center HotelPaul Shneider is an associate attorney at Blethen,Gage & Krause, Paul’s prac-tice focuses on helping busi-ness and nonprofit organiza-tions with their legal needs.He has advised clients onentity formation, corporategovernance, dissolution, andday-to-day business issues.Paul also helps businesseswith succession planning and individuals withestate planning, and has a diverse real estate prac-tice which includes representing clients in realestate transactions and easement and cartwayissues. A graduate of Gustavus Adolphus Collegeand the University of Minnesota Law School, Paulis active in the community serving on a United WayCommunity Impact Team, participating in the Gus-tavus Alumni Mentoring Program, serving as aLegalCORPS volunteer and serving as the currentSixth District Bar Association Secretary/Treasurer.

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Beth Serrill is a partner at Blethen, Gage andKrause and focuses herpractice in the areas ofEmployment Law and FamilyLaw. She represents compa-nies in all areas of employ-ment law including unem-ployment, discriminationand general liability issues.Beth works closely withhuman resource professionals to create policiesand anticipate and handle employee issues. Shealso handles complex business litigation as well asappeals. Beth has been named a Rising Star twiceby Minnesota Law and Politics and currently serveson for the YMCA Board of Directors and as theirPersonnel committee chair. She also serves on thePersonnel/Policy committee for the Southern Min-nesota Independent Living and Enterprises & Ser-vices (SMILES) board and is a member of theBoard of Directors for the Children’s Museum ofSouthern Minnesota.Benjamin McAninch is a partner with Blethen,

Gage & Krause, PLLP inMankato, MN and focuseson general civil litigation,insurance defense, estatelitigation and agricultural lit-igation. Prior to joiningBlethen, Gage and KrauseBen was a partner in theBirmingham, Alabama firm

of Starnes & Atchison (now Starnes Davis Florie),practicing exclusively in the area of medical mal-practice defense. Ben is a member of various barand civic organizations. He sits on the Board ofDirectors for the Minnesota Defense Lawyers Asso-ciation, Habitat for Humanity of South CentralMinnesota and the Bemidji State UniversityAlumni Association. Ben has been featured in theMankato Free Press Salute to Local Leadershipand has been named a Super Lawyer by MinnesotaLaw and Politics. Chris Roe is a partner at Blethen, Gage & Krause.Chris has a diverse practiceconsisting of agricultural,business, real estate andestate/trust clients. A largepart of Chris’ practice isdevoted to assisting individ-uals and businesses in theagricultural setting. Chris isa farmer himself; he and hisfamily operate Roe Farms a large crop/hog opera-tion near LeRoy, MN. He is routinely involved inagricultural, commercial and residential real estatematters such as purchase agreements, title opin-ions, title insurance, closings, tax appeals and realestate disputes. Chris also assists with estate plan-ning and estate administration needs includingwills, trusts, powers of attorney, health care direc-tives and probate matters. He has extensive experi-ence in estate/trust/inheritance disputes, will con-tests and guardianship and conservatorshipmatters. Chris is active in Kiwanis, serves as theTreasurer of the Mankato Kiwanis Foundation,serves on the Board of Directors of The Miracle

League of North Mankato (secretary), is a FinanceCommittee Member for Loyola Catholic School,serves as secretary for the Kiwanis Holiday Lightsorganization. Chris has been named a SuperLawyer by Minnesota Law and Politics.Kevin Velasquez has extensive experience litigatinga wide range of civil mattersin areas such as employ-ment law, family law, insur-ance disputes, auto acci-dents and general businessdisputes. Kevin has repre-sented clients in MinnesotaDistrict Courts, the Min-nesota Court of Appeals, theFederal District Court in Minnesota, the Eighth Cir-cuit Court of Appeals, the Department of Labor,the Department of Agriculture and in various formsof alternative dispute resolution. Kevin also coun-sels employers on a variety of employment mat-ters, including issues involving harassment, dis-crimination, wrongful discharge, sick and disabilityleave, wage and hour compliance, unemploymentinsurance, noncompetes and contract disputes.Kevin is involved in numerous professional associ-ations including the Minnesota State Bar Associa-tion (serving as Sixth District President in 2012),the Federal Bar Association, the MinnesotaDefense Lawyers Association, the DefenseResearch Institute and the Greater MankatoGrowth Young Professionals. Additionally, Kevinhas worked hard to give back to the region throughhis extensive involvement in community organiza-tions such as the Mankato YMCA Board of Direc-tors, the United Way Community Impact Commit-tee (Chair), Mankato Sertoma Club, and theMankato Diversity Council. Kevin was named aRising Star by Minnesota Law and Politics and hasthe honor of being named the Greater MankatoGrowth Young Professional of the Year for 2014.

MSGA Annual MeetingWednesday, Jan. 28, 4:45-6:00p.m., Banquet Hall EastHarmon Wilts grew up on a family farm in Kerk-hoven. He holds a Bachelorof Agricultural BusinessAdministration with empha-sis in agronomy from theUniversity of Minnesota anda Master’s Degree in Agricul-tural Education also fromthe University of Minnesota.Harmon spent the first 5years of his career working as a Regional ExtensionEducator with the University of Minnesota beforejoining DEKALB in 1994 as a Regional Agrono-mist. He has spent all of his years with Monsantoin Tech Development and Agronomy. Harmon iscurrently an Asgrow and DEKALB Technical Agron-omist in Minnesota. Harmon has been part of lead-ing teams over the years, including the NationalSoybean Germplasm Team. He has been a leadwith the sales teams and dealers in training on thelaunch of new soybeans. Harmon participated inthe (MARL) Minnesota Agriculture and Rural Lead-ership Program and in 2010 was part of the first

TD Global Exchange to Brazil and Argentina. Har-mon and his wife Gina have 3 daughters.

Delegate Buffet DinnerWednesday, Jan. 28, 6-7 p.m.,Banquet Hall West Tom Sell is cofounder and managing partner ofCombest, Sell & Associates,LLC. Before starting thefirm, Sell was deputy chiefof staff for the House Com-mittee on Agriculture, wherehe was instrumental in craft-ing the 2002 Farm Bill. Helater spent time as directorof intergovernmental affairsat the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Tom beganhis career in Washington shortly after graduationfrom Texas Tech University by serving in Congress-man Combest’s personal office, where he workedon a variety of issues, including environmental andinternational trade issues. In 2003, motivated by adesire to replant his family in their native WestTexas, Tom moved back to Lubbock and began hispursuit of a law degree at Texas Tech. He receivedhis Doctorate of Jurisprudence in 2006, and islicensed to practice in Texas. He continues to livein Lubbock with his wife, Kyla, and four youngchildren.Dale Thorenson joined Gordley Associates from the

office of Senator Byron Dor-gan of North Dakota, wherehe was responsible for farmpolicy and agricultural appro-priations. Before coming toWashington, he managed hisfamily’s farm in NorthDakota, and he brings ahands-on perspective to pol-

icy considerations. Dale’s practice areas includefarm policy, budget, and appropriations.

Wake Up w/the Morning Markets,Thursday, Jan. 29, 8:15-9:00 a.m.Verizon Wireless Center Arena Mike Pearson, Grinnell, Iowa, businessman andfarmer, follows in the foot-steps of his father as thenew host of Market to Mar-ket. Representing the sixthgeneration of Pearsonsrooted in Midwestern agricul-ture, Mike grew up on a fam-ily farm in Iowa. His wasinstilled with a strong workethic and, at the age of 12, he raised and exhib-ited the Grand Champion Market Hog at the Madi-son County Fair. After graduating from WintersetHigh School in 2003, Mike managed his family’sdiversified grain and livestock operation and pro-vided market updates and news reports for WOIRadio in Ames, Iowa. Upon graduation from Simp-son College, Mike entered the banking industry inGrinnell, Iowa. His financial experience includespersonal, commercial and agricultural lending.Mike and his wife, Heidi, live in Grinnell, Iowa,where they continue to build the Genuine Pearson

Cattle Company brand. Mike succeeds his father,Mark Pearson, who hosted the program for thepast 20 years until his death in June of 2012.Market to Market’s first host, Chet Randolph,hosted the series for its first 17 years.

Keynote Speaker, Thursday, Jan.29, 9:30-10:30 a.m. Verizon Wire-less Center Banquet Hall West Evelyn Browning-Garriss is a historical climatolo-gist who advises everyonefrom Texas cattle raisers toMidwestern utilities andCanadian banks aboutwhat the coming seasonwill bring. She has spentover 30 years as a busi-ness consultant, editorand author explaining theimpact of changing climate on economic andsocial trends. Editor of the Browning Newsletter,Evelyn has authored or co-authored five books onthe changing climate’s impact on water supplies,agriculture, business and terrorism. For the past20 years she has taught professional seminars,lectured and/or conducted international seminarsin the United States, Canada, England, Singa-pore, Korea, Central America and the PacificIslands. Her audiences have been as diverse asthe 5th Army Office of Civil Emergency Prepared-ness, Texas A&M University, the Ontario NaturalGas Association, the Alberta Irrigation ProjectsAssociation, the Cárilec organization of LatinAmerican electrical utilities, the National Insti-tute of Oilseed Products and the American FeedIndustry Association. She has consulted with themilitary, universities, municipal and provincialgovernments, public utilities and private busi-nesses such as Credit Suisse, Transcanada, Sco-tia Capital, Nomura and Mirae Assets. In additionto her work as editor of the Browning Newsletter,she does daily consulting and contract researchfor businesses and investors

Transportation Speaker, Thursday,Jan. 29, 1:30-2:30 p.m., VerizonWireless Center Banquet Hall West Jay O'Neil graduated from San Jose State Univer-sity in 1973 with a degreein Political Science-Inter-national Relations. He has37 years experience in theGrain business. Jay startedout of college with Conti-nental Grain Company inSan Francisco, CA. Heworked 4 years with Conti-nental Grain as a Grain Trader on the West Coastof the United States and then 7 years with thePillsbury Company of Minneapolis, MN as anExport Grain Merchandiser and Director of Over-seas Grain Sales. He served 3 years with the Fer-ruzzi Group of Ravenna Italy, in their New Orleansoffice, managing Feed Grain exports from theU.S. Jay was with Bartlett Grain Company for 17years and managed Grain Trading Groups andserved as General Manager of the Transportation

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360 Yield Center .............................................. 307Abdo, Eick & Meyers, LLP ................................ 407Advance Trading Inc. ........................................ 220Advanced Biological Marketing .......................... 413Ag Cab Lab...................................................... Ag Cab Lab TrailerAg Solutions/21st Century Ag ............................ 315Ag Concepts Corp ............................................ 216Agnition .......................................................... 215 & 217Agrasure .......................................................... 106Agriculture Utilization Research Institute............ 120AgStar Financial Services.................................. 302 & 304Alliance-Sel .................................................... 128American Coalition for Ethanol .......................... 319American Lung Association in Minnesota............ 437Bayer CropScience .......................................... 410Blethen, Gage & Krause.................................... 221Channel .......................................................... 115CHS INC Processing & Food Ingredient .............. 305CommonGround Minnesota................................ 321DeKalb/Asgrow ................................................ 400Dow AgroSciences/Mycogen Seeds .................... 201Ellingson Drainage............................................ 406Emerge Genetics .............................................. 409Environmental Tillage Systems .......................... 445FarmLink ........................................................ 103 & 105Gold Country Seed............................................ 318Gopher State One Call ...................................... 207Grain Millers Inc. ............................................ 208Green Energy Product ...................................... 306Grover Grain and Seed ...................................... 102Hefty Seed ...................................................... 310Henslin Auctions .............................................. 126Hodgman Drainage Company Inc ...................... 109I&S Group (ISG) .............................................. 124IntelliFarms by IntelliAir .................................. 202 & 204Kibble Equipment ............................................ 403Kluis Publishing .............................................. 110Letcher Farm Supply ........................................ 414Linder Farm Network ........................................ 100Minnesota Agriculture & Rural Leadership .......... 119Mathiowetz Construction .................................. 317McPherson Crop Management .......................... 107

Minnesota Department of Agriculture .................. 121 MEG Corp ........................................................ 421Midwest Shippers .............................................. 214Miller Legal Strategic Planning Centers................ 111Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association ........................ 418MCGA & MCR&PC.............................................. 439 & 441Minnesota Farm Bureau...................................... 303Minnesota Farmers Union .................................. 404Minnesota Pollution Control Agency .................... 411Minnesota Pork Board ........................................ 300Minnesota Soybean Growers Association .............. 101 & 200Minn. Soybean Research and Promotion Council .. 423 & 425MN Ag Water Quality Certification Program .......... 206MN Ag Water Resource Center ............................ 114MN Farm Network.............................................. 401MN Future Farmers of America .......................... 117MN Turkey Research & Promotion Council............ 219Minnesota Soybean Processors ............................ 408Monsanto BioAg ................................................ 402National Biodiesel Board .................................... 416Nutra-Flow Pure Grade Liquid Starter .................. 311Peterson Farms Seed.......................................... 218Pioneer ............................................................ 301Pluto Legal, PLLC .............................................. 211Principal Financial Group .................................. 308REG.................................................................. 210Renk Seed Company .......................................... 112Rinke Noonan Law Firm .................................... 415Roof Guard Company.......................................... 209South Central College Mankato Campus .............. Grain BinSouthern Minnesota Center for Agriculture .......... 429Speak for Yourself .............................................. 443Steffes Group Inc .............................................. 314 & 316SunOpta............................................................ 405Sungenta .......................................................... 205Thunder Seed Inc .............................................. 309Total Track and Tire ............................................ 122University Of Minnesota-Art Killam...................... 419U.S. Meat Export Federation .............................. 427University of Minnesota ...................................... 118USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service ...... 104USDA National Resources Conservation Service .... 108Ziegler CAT........................................................ 203

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and Export Divisions. For the past six years Jayhas operated his own private consulting companyand traveled to 28 different countries on marketand business development projects. Jay publishesa private weekly ocean freight and transportationreport. Jay is currently employed as the SeniorAgricultural Economist for the InternationalGrains Program at Kansas State University inManhattan, Kansas and serves as president ofO’Neil Commodity Consulting. Jay served formany years on the NGFA (National Grain & FeedAssoc.) Trade Rules committee. Jay is also a pastChairman of the NAEGA (North American ExportGrain Assoc.) Contracts and Arbitration Commit-tee and is an emeritus member of this commit-tee. Jay continues to serve as an arbitrator withboth the NGFA and NAEGA Trade Associations

Big Data in Ag Panel, Thursday,Jan. 29, 1:30-2:30 p.m., VerizonWireless Center - Banquet HallEast

Max Dougherty is the Climate Corporation’s West-ern Regional Service Man-ager for Asgrow and leadsthe sales team in Minnesota,Iowa, eastern Nebraska andSouth Dakota. He is respon-sible for the sale and serv-ices of Climate's advisoryservices portfolio, includingClimate Basic and Pro. Prior

to his current role, Max worked as a StrategicAccount Manager to commercially launch ClimatePro to dealers and farmers across the corn belt.Max grew up on a farm outside of Winterset, Iowa,attended the University of Minnesota and currentlyresides in Minneapolis. In his presentation, Maxwill discuss trends and advancements in technol-ogy, how they've enabled the development of newtools in precision agriculture and the impact theyhave on increasing efficiency in production. Inaddition, he will cover Climate services and thedata value stack, which is helping growers take

their data up the value stack and turn it intomeaningful insights and recommendations to man-age more effectively, increase production, prof-itability and efficiency.Jeremy Groeteke with DuPont Pioneer serves as

the EncircaSM services –business unit lead, oversee-ing decision services offer-ings within the northernbusiness unit. In this role,Jeremy is responsible forproviding support for thebusiness and commercialunits and working with com-

mercial unit sales leads and certified serviceagents to offer decision services to customers.Prior to his current role, Jeremy worked as anagronomy research manager for the DuPont Pio-neer Western Business Unit out of Lincoln,Nebraska since 2007. Jeremy holds Bachelor andMasters of Science degrees in Agronomy from the

University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and currentlyresides in Mankato.Charles Schleusner is Marketing Manager, Infor-

mation Solutions at JohnDeere’s Intelligent SolutionsGroup in Urbandale, IAwhere he directs productstrategy for out-of-the-cabtechnology solutions –including the MyJohnDeereOperations Center platform,the JDLink telematics suite,

AgLogic and Apex. Mr. Schleusner has worked instrategy development, marketing, alliance manage-ment and technology product development rolessince joining Deere in 2006. Prior to Deere heworked as a technology consultant and systemsintegrator with Andersen Consulting/Accenture.Charles continues his involvement in his familyfarming operation (corn, soybeans and sugar beets)in West Central Minnesota (Lake Lillian).

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Primary Researcher:Marc HillmyerProject Name: Valueadded materials fromcorn stover

Primary Researchers:Alfredo DiCostanzo; JerryShursonProject Names: Value ofcattle manure as afertilizer and Recentdiscoveries on utilizationof oil-extracted distillersgrains

Primary Researcher:Jeff CoulterProject Name:Agronomic Managementfor Higher and MoreProfitable Corn Yields

Primary Researcher:Satish GuptaProject Name:Identification of ErosionMechanisms and VolumeLoss from River Banksand Ravines

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John Lamb; DanielKaiser; Brad CarlsonProject Name: Nutrientmanagement anddrainage research andextension on corn andsoybean in Minnesotaand Drainage and WaterQuality Outreach at theUniversity of Minnesota

Primary Researchers:Jeff Vetsch; FabianFernandezProject Names: Effectsof time of N applicationand Instinct on cornproduction and nitratelosses from tile drainageand In-Season NitrogenApplications When andHow They Work

Primary Researchers:Paulo Pagliari; JeffStrock; Bruce PotterProject Names: Carbon,nitrogen, phosphorus,and sulfur interactionseffects on soilbiochemical processesand corn grain yield and

Quantifying hydrolicimpacts of drainageunder corn productionsystems in the upperMidwest

Primary Researcher: Lisa BehnkenProject Name: Improvingthe profitability ofsoybean production inSouthern MN, TakeControl III

Primary Researcher:Bob StuparProject Name: Genetictransformation forsoybean improvement

Primary Researcher:Jim OrfProject Name: SoybeanBreeding and Genetics

Primary Researcher:Gary MuehlbauerProject Name: Noveltraits for soybeanimprovement throughfast neutron mutagenesis

Primary Researcher:George HeimpelProject Name: Biologicalcontrol of soybean aphidusing Asian parasitoids

Primary Researcher:Dean MalvickProject Name:Understanding andmitigating the impact ofroot disease on soybeangrowth and productivity

Primary Researcher:Robert KochProject Name: Screeningfor and characterizingresistance to soybeanaphid in new soybeangermplasm

Primary Researcher:Jodi DeJong-HughesProject Name:Maximizing soil warmingand health underdifferent tillage practicesin a corn-soybeanrotation

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