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PRIVATE TREATYAnchor Polled Herefords, Vaughn ................................A8Beery’s Land & Livestock Co., Vida .............................A8Dallas Polled Herefords, Canyon Creek .......................B2Dutton Hereford Ranch, Gold Creek ............................A8Feddes Herefords, Manhattan ......................................A8Geib Red Angus, Dagmar .............................................A6J Bar E Ranch, Plentywood ..........................................A9K.L. Slagsvold Herefords, Lindsay ...............................A9McMurry Cattle, Billings ................................................A9Storey Herefords, Bozeman ........................................A48Thomas Herefords, Gold Creek ....................................A9Wichman Herefords, Moore ..........................................A9

PRODUCTION SALESJan. 23, Churchill Cattle Co, Manhattan .............................................................A8Jan. 28, Triangle J Ranch, Millen Nebraska .....................................................A10Feb. 3, Prickly Pear Simmental Ranch, Helena ...............................................A15Feb. 5, Gateway Simmental & Lucky Cross, Lewistown .................................A16Feb. 7, Begger’s Diamond V, Wibaux ................................................................A18Feb. 17,Sparks Herefords, Plevna ......................................................................A9Feb. 19, Bulls of the Big Sky, Billings ..............................................................A12Feb. 21, Veseth Cattle Co. & Score Angus, Malta ............................................A14Feb. 27, Connelly Angus, Valier ........................................................................A19Feb. 27, Hill’s Ranch Simmentals, Stanford .....................................................A23Mar. 2, Sutherlin Farms Red Angus, Stevensville ...........................................A20Mar. 2, Diamond Bar S, Great Falls ...................................................................A24Mar. 3, Redland Red Angus & Gelbvieh, Hysham ...........................................A21Mar. 3, Bulls of the Bitterroot, Stevensville .....................................................A26Mar. 5, Clear Creek Angus & Weaver Herefords, Chinook ..............................A25Mar. 6, Apex Angus, Valier .................................................................................A27Mar. 7, L Bar W Cattle Company & Sidwell Ranch, Absarokee ........................A9Mar. 7, Ox Bow Ranch, Wolf Creek ...................................................................A32Mar. 8, Fritz Red Angus, Brady .........................................................................A29Mar. 9, Flesch Angus, Shelby ............................................................................A35Mar. 10, Fort Keogh Livestock & Range Research Labortory, Miles City .......A9Mar. 10, Duncan Ranch Co, Joplin .....................................................................A8Mar. 12, Holden Herefords, Valier ........................................................................A9Mar. 13, Cooper Hereford Ranch, Willow Creek .................................................A8Mar. 25, Hi-Line Show Pigs, Havre ....................................................................A48Mar. 30, O’Hara Land & Cattle, Shelby ...............................................................B6Apr. 2018, McKechnie Herefords, Shelby ...........................................................A9

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Prairie Dog Management and Grazing Management Workshop

By Tyler Lane, Chouteau County Extension OfficeThe Chouteau County NRCS, the Big

Sandy Conservation District, the Chouteau County Conservation District and MSU Ex-tension are teaming up to bring you a land-owner requested prairie dog and wildlife/livestock grazing management workshop on Wednesday, January 24, 2018. Classes will take place in Fort Benton and Big Sandy. Each class will be good for one commercial and one private pesticide point.

Prairie Dog Management will be ad-dressed by Stephen Vantassel (Vertebrate Pest Specialist for the Department of Ag-riculture). Stephen will cover biology and

management methods of the Black-Tailed Prairie Dog.

Wildlife/Livestock Grazing Interactions will be covered by Josh Schrecengost, Wild-life Biologist and Rick Caquelin, Range Management Specialist from the NRCS Great Falls Area office.

The class in Fort Benton will take place from 9:00 a.m. to noon at the Community Bible Church located at 1600 Main Street.

The class in Big Sandy will take place from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Big Sandy Conservation District office located at 232 1st Avenue.

Aerial hunting permit application deadlineThe Montana Department of Livestock

is reminding the public that the deadline for applications for aerial hunting permits is quickly approaching. Applicants for an aerial hunting permit must complete an aerial hunting application form prior to January 31, 2018 and submit with the ap-propriate fee. After January 31, applicants may apply under the same guidelines with no proration of fee.

Resident landowners are authorized to aerially hunt over their own lands without a permit, provided the landowner annually notifies the department in writing that the landowner will be engaged in aerial hunt-ing and gives an adequate description of the location over which the landowner will aerially hunt. Aerial hunting must be in ac-cordance with all rules of the department of

Precision Ag Summit set for January 15-16

By NDSU Extension ServiceProducers and others will have an opportunity to hear

about the latest trends in precision agriculture during the seventh Precision Ag Summit scheduled for January 15-16, 2018, at the North Dakota Farmers Union Conference Center in Jamestown.

The North Dakota State University (NDSU) Extension Service, North Dakota Farmers Union, Praxis Strategy Group and Dakota Precision Ag Center are coordinating the event. Precision agriculture industry experts, produc-ers, practitioners and technology developers will discuss data management and analytics, profitability of precision agriculture, precision planting and agricultural automation.

The schedule on January 15 includes keynote speaker Terry Griffin, assistant professor in the Department of Agri-cultural Economics at Kansas State University and treasurer of the International Society of Precision Agriculture. He’ll speak on the evolution of precision agriculture from the past to the present and into the future. Griffin’s research and Extension programs focus on the economics of cropping systems in general, and specifically on precision agriculture technologies and big data.

Lynn Paulson, agricultural loan officer at Bell Bank in Jamestown, will discuss how agricultural lenders value precision agriculture.

During the noon luncheon, several NDSU graduate stu-dents will present brief reports on their precision agriculture research activities.

The afternoon schedule that day includes concurrent sessions on various topics, such as agricultural policy and

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planning, precision farm management, crop data manage-ment and postharvest precision technologies.

The schedule on January 16 begins with Jordan Shock-ley, assistant Extension professor at the Universality of Kentucky, discussing precision agriculture economics and decision making.

Other topics and presenters include:• Utilizing agricultural data - Jim Hedges, WinField United• Cover crops and soil health - Chris Augustine, NDSU

Extension soil health specialist• Apps for agriculture - Ryan Raguse, Myriad Mobile• Big data in the internet of things on the farm - Kaia

Watkins, Flint Group• Corn association update - Kevin Skunes, National Corn

Growers Association• Spring and summer weather patterns - Drew Lerner,

World WeatherThe final session of the day will be a panel of educators

from precision agriculture programs at North Dakota col-lege and universities. The panel will offer opportunities for audience input and opinions on desired educational programs relating to precision agriculture.

Visit www.regonline.com/precisionag2018 for more in-formation about the Precision Ag Summit or to preregister. On-site registrations also are welcome throughout the event. Continuing education units will be available for qualifying attendees.

Registration for the full summit is $100; Monday or Tues-day only, $60; and students, $50. All registrations include breakfast and lunch.

livestock. Only coyotes and/or foxes may be hunted as set forth in the permit. Aerial hunting of coyotes and/or foxes may occur only for the protection of livestock, domestic animals, or human life.

A permittee may engage in aerial hunting only over areas authorized by the Department of Livestock. The permittee must show that livestock depredation has occurred or is likely to occur in the area requested in the application or an adjacent area and provide a signed authorization for aerial hunting from the landowner, administrator, lessee, or their agent.

Application forms are available from the Department of Livestock, P.O. Box 202001, Helena, MT 59620-2001 or at www.liv.mt.gov The duration of the permits will be valid from February 1, 2018 through January 31, 2019. All permittees shall file semi-annual report with the Department of Livestock on forms supplied by the Department. The reports are due within 30 days after June 30 and December 31 of each year.

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Barley producers are encouraged to mark Thursday, February 15, 2018, in Conrad, MT on their calendar for the Golden Triangle Barley Update. This event happens only once every three years, and features some of the industry’s top professionals. The meeting will be held at the Pondera Shooting Sports Complex (972 Granite Rd, Conrad), and will run from 8:45 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., with registration be-ginning at 8 a.m.

Speakers from Montana State University (MSU) will include Dr. Kent McVay of the Southern Ag Research Center who specializes in cropping systems, Dr. Anton Bekkerman, MSU Associate Professor of Economics, and Dr. Jamie Sherman, MSU Barley breeder. Dr. McVay will cover crop rotations and weed and nutrient management related to using barley in an oilseed, pulse crop, or small grains rotation while Dr. Bekkerman will speak to, “Man-agement strategies for the good and not so good times,” regarding pertinent market conditions. Dr. Sherman will provide an update on the barley breeding program. Ad-ditionally, the Western Ag Research Center of Conrad will have an entomology resource table available throughout the day featuring barley damaging pests.

The Montana Wheat and Barley Committee will give an update on activities within the organization and Laura Dem-mel of the National Association of Conservation Districts will present on Field to Market and Sustainability within the barley industry. There will be an overview of the barley industry from Collin Watters of the Montana Wheat and Barley committee and Scott Heisel of the American Malt-ing Barley Association. Watters and Heisel will discuss the barley industry’s history and its future and both current and future barley markets for malt, food, and feed.

The day will conclude with a malting barley industry panel featuring industry representatives from AB-InBev, MillerCoors, Malteurop, and Ryan Pfeifle of Farm Power Malt and Ron Ueland from Montana Craft Malt. The day will conclude with snacks and refreshments around 4 p.m.

Lunch will be provided courtesy of industry sponsors; however, operations are asked to please limit themselves to two representatives. An RSVP by February 9 to the Pondera County Extension Office at (406) 271-4053 or [email protected] is required for the meeting.

Questions may be directed to Kari Lewis, Glacier County Extension Agent at 873-2239 or [email protected] or Adriane Good, Pondera County Extension Agent at [email protected] or (406) 271-4053.

Meetings on wildlife tentatives

Fish, Wildlife & Parks has set January meeting dates in north central Montana to discuss the tentative hunting regulations for the next two years.

The tentative rules and regulations were approved by the Fish and Wildlife Commission earlier this month, and include statewide and regional regulations for antelope, black bear, bighorn sheep, bison, deer, elk, moose, mountain goat, mountain lion, and upland game birds.

Among FWP Region 4 recommendations for the 2018 and 2019 seasons are adding a regional white-tailed deer B license, increasing mule deer B licenses in several hunting districts and making the dates and licenses of the Region 4 elk shoulder seasons more uniform.

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Mark your calendars to attend the 18th Annual MonDak Pulse Day. It will take place on Tuesday, February 13, 2018 at the Elks Club in Wolf Point, MT. Registration for the event will begin at 8:30 am Mountain time and speak-ers begin at 9:00. Registration fee will be $20 per person, payable at the door.

The MonDak Pulse Day has continued to be a successful local area program to learn about the latest on the produc-tion, marketing, and utilization of pulse crops. This area has become a hotspot for pulse crop acres that is profitable, good for soil nutrient profiles, and close to expanding markets.

To begin the program, Clain Jones-Montana State Uni-versity Extension Soil Fertility Specialist will discuss pulse crop fertilizer and micronutrient needs. Next featured speaker also from MSU in the Agriculture Economics De-partment, will be Anton Bekkerman to give a synopsis of pulse markets.

Before and after lunch, Ed Davis from the LRES De-partment at MSU will give a talk about weed management issues and also discuss research that Brian Jenks from the North Dakota State University Minot Research and Exten-sion Center are conducting. Brian Gion, marketing director from the Northern Pulse Growers Association, and sponsor, will give a market update.

Also on the agenda will be Eric Bartsch from AGT Foods USA. He will talk about pulses in the food market. Finally, newly hired Kevin McPhee MSU Pulse Breeder, will give a pulse breeding research update.

An expanded trade show being coordinated by the North-ern Pulse Growers Association will also be held in conjunc-tion with Pulse Day with 25 to 30 exhibitors expected for the show. Pesticide Applicator credits and CEU will be available.

Door prize drawings will be held throughout the day with the program expected to conclude around 3:30 pm.

MonDak Pulse Day is open to the public and is orga-nized by MSU & NDSU Extension Agents in northeastern Montana and northwestern North Dakota with the program annually rotating between Montana and North Dakota. For more information on this Pulse Day, please contact Wendy Becker at the MSU-Fort Peck Reservation Extension Office at 406-768-3431.

Specialty Crop Block Grant applications

The Montana Department of Agriculture (MDA) is now accepting applications for an estimated $1.2 million in federal funding available through the Specialty Crop Block Grant (SCBG) program. This competitive grant program is designed to expand markets for Montana specialty crops.

Montana’s SCBG program is available for projects en-hancing the competitiveness of Montana specialty crops. Specialty crops include fruits and vegetables, peas, and lentils, as well as horticulture and nursery crops, including floriculture.

“These grants are a great way for our producers to explore different opportunities to enhance and diversify their opera-tions,” said MDA Director Ben Thomas. “There have been some really innovative projects in the past and I’m looking forward to seeing this next round of applications.”

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Some things are synonymous with Mon-tana State University: the bobcat, blue and gold and Montana Hall. In the MSU Col-lege of Agriculture and for many Montana ranchers, James Berardinelli may be on that list, too.

For the last 37 years, Berardinelli, profes-sor of animal science in MSU’s Department of Animal and Range Sciences, has taught students how to be familiar with the rear end of a cow. In more than three decades of teaching and researching animal reproduc-tive science at MSU, about 2,500 students have passed through his classrooms and labs, some of them spanning generations from the same family.

Many of Berardinelli’s students have taken skills they’ve learned from his classes and labs back to family ranches or to their professions. Over the years, Berardinelli’s emphasis and instruction on new technolo-gies in cattle breeding has helped transform many next-generation cattle producers, while impacting the genetics of Montana cattle herds through the use of artificial insemination.

“My teaching motto has always been that science excites me, and teaching science motivates me,” Berardinelli said. “I learned early that incorporating research into my classes, along with my personal experiences while doing the research, is perhaps one of the most powerful tools to ensure success in the classroom.”

Berardinelli said that throughout his many years of teaching, he has learned to adapt his teaching to various learning styles of a diverse student population.

“I have come to understand that concern, care and attention to the learning styles of students is my model for ensuring positive student outcomes and engendering lifelong learning skills,” he said. “I hope that I have had a small impact on the growth and devel-opment of each student that I have come into contact with over the years; they certainly have had an impact on my career.”

At MSU, Berardinelli teaches under-graduate and graduate classes in animal endocrinology, reproduction and assisted reproduction, and advanced reproductive physiology. His research focuses on the reproductive efficiency of large animals, the use of new protocols and cutting-edge tech-nologies to facilitate breeding by artificial insemination and methods to help heifers and postpartum cows come into heat sooner.

In one particular class, Animal Science 421: Assisted Reproduction Technologies, students learn firsthand how to artificially inseminate cows and heifers and how to pregnancy-test cows and heifers using cattle owned by the Montana Agricultural Experi-ment Station. After four weeks studying the anatomy of the bovine reproductive tract and practicing proper handling and thawing of frozen semen straws in class, students spend the remainder of the semester prac-ticing these hands-on skills on cows and heifers in the artificial insemination, or AI, facility west of campus on the MSU’s Boz-eman Agricultural Teaching and Research Farm. In this facility, students become adept at determining bovine pregnancy status by rectal palpation, and artificially inseminate cattle with the use of a steel pipette, also known as an AI gun.

According to Berardinelli, by the end of the semester, most students are able to artificially inseminate cattle in 10 minutes, at most.

“By the end of the semester, the goal is always that students are able to determine pregnancy and estimate the age of the fetus

within a month, in less than 30 seconds,” he said. “The class is unique in that it offers a comprehensive training of bovine reproduc-tion, both in and out of class, and its impact on ranches across Montana is tremendous.”

For the more than 28,000 farms and ranches in Montana, on-farm artificial insemination can reduce the length of the breeding season and increase the genetic quality of the herd. It also provides a more direct way to track reproductive lineage. Graduates of Berardinelli’s class often re-turn to family farms and ranches with skills that save money and time when it comes to breeding practices, according to Brady Richardson, an MSU undergraduate from Dillon, majoring in animal science.

“This class has been one of the best classes I’ve ever taken at MSU, without a doubt,” said Richardson. “On average, arti-ficial insemination costs anywhere from $10 to $30 per head, so that can add up quickly. The cost of calling in a large-animal veteri-narian, combined with insemination costs, takes a toll on time and budgets. Having the skillset to preg-check and AI on my own is instrumental when it comes to overall management practices.”

Berardinelli said that over the years, tech-nological advancements in embryo transfer have had a big economic impact on ranches across the U.S., and that’s a skill today’s stu-dents are eager to learn because they know the value of on-ranch application.

“Embryo transfer has been very good to the economy of Montana, with multiple livestock fertility companies popping up in the last 10 years,” he said. “The great thing about embryo transfer is that the benefits are immediately seen. In a matter of a couple years, a herd’s genetics can be drastically changed.”

In the past, the genetics of breeding cattle used to be limited by space and time: a bull could only breed a certain number of cows in his life, and he could only breed the cows he could get to, Berardinelli said.

“This changed with the advent of frozen semen and the ability to ship semen across the country and inseminate cows with that particular semen,” he said. “Nowadays, one can essentially create a mail-order herd given the correct knowledge and tools.”

Patrick Hatfield, MSU department head of animal and range sciences, said the eco-nomic impact of Berardinelli’s classes on Montana livestock operations is significant.

“There’s no doubt Dr. Berardinelli’s re-search and instruction has made an on-the-ground difference for Montana’s livestock industry, particularly within on-ranch artifi-cial insemination knowledge and practice,” Hatfield said. “As a land-grant university, MSU has a responsibility to teach next-generation agriculturalists a foundational curriculum with current technology and practices that will help them be successful in the field. This is exactly what Dr. Berar-dinelli has dedicated his entire career to, and MSU students and Montana’s livestock industry are better off for it.”

Reflecting on the differences in students spanning generations, Berardinelli said to-day’s students have a much greater desire to learn these hands-on skill and techniques, and are able to adapt to changing informa-tion easier than previous generations.

“Back when I started teaching this class, the students were just beginning to have an interest in artificial insemination,” he said. “Back then, it was considered by many ranchers to be an unproven science, hard to implement, and had unpredictable



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TRAILERS‘00 Corn Husker Grain 42’‘78 Star Grain Trailer 42’‘66 Wilson Livestock Pot 40’‘91 Titan Stock Trailer; 16’, gsnk

TRUCKS‘95 IH Navistar Conv’l‘83 Freightliner CO‘79 Freightliner Conv’l‘72 Freightliner CO; 22’ box‘97 Ford F350 P/U; 500 gal dsl‘85 Ford F250 P/U‘75 Ford F250 P/U‘75 Chev 20 P/UMISC & LIVESTOCK ITEMSGrapple Fork 75”Fork Attachment 44”JD Suitcase wgts, 20 pcPR Squeeze Chute 6’6(20) Livestock Panels 12’(2) Big Valley Bale Feeders500 Gal fuel tank

(2) Slip fuel tanksWG p/u tool box(9) AgStar Horse FeedersKawasaki Four Wheeler; n/rPolaris Indy Snowmobile; n/rHorse buggy 8’x38”

IRRIGATION PIPE2730 Ft Alum Gated Pipe 9”2460 Ft Alum Gated Pipe 8”900 Ft Alum Transfer Pipe 9”Factory pipe trailer

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Cowboy Collectibles, Native

Sunday, January 28, 20189:30 am

at RLP Sale Barn, Hamilton, MTPreview January 27

WESTERN AUCTION

RLP Auctions(406) 369-2640

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American, Americana, Guns,Gold, Tack, and much more.

We’d appreciate it if you tell an advertiser you read his ad in the Trader’s Dispatch.

James Berardinelli, professor of animal science in the Montana State University Department of Animal and Range Sciences, helps students practice bovine artificial insemination and pregnancy checks at the Bozeman Agricultural Research and Teaching Farm artificial insemination barn. MSU Photo by Adrian Sanchez-Gonzalez.

MSU professor marks 37 years teaching animal science

results. Students today see the practice as a route to rapidly improving the ge-netics and reproductive ef-ficiency of their herds. This is especially important as livestock management is go-ing to have new challenges in overall animal health, new diseases, and food secu-rity, and socially acceptable management practices.”

Despite the changes in generations and technology, Berardinelli said the main-stay behind successful and resilient animal operations is science.

“There is a science be-hind animal husbandry, and the farmer or rancher is not simply guessing about what to do in regard to his ani-mal’s health,” he said. “The best science will lead to the healthiest, most productive animals, which will usually lead to better productivity and profitability for produc-ers.”

CONTINUED FROM PAGE A6

Handwriting Day

Date celebrated: January 23rd

When the hand-written letter, note or document is fast becoming a thing of the past, the art of elegant (or even legible) handwriting may well be under threat. Handwriting Day encour-ages you put pen to paper, and to practice your hand-writing.

Montana Hereford DirectoryTrader’s Dispatch, January 2018 — Page A8

Banjo Ranch406-425-1233, Molt, MT

www.banjoranch.com

First West Insurance406-922-6044, Bozeman, MT

www.1stwestinsurance.com

Harper Herefords406-323-1686, Roundup, MT

Frank Herefords307-631-6012, Columbus, MT

Anchor Polled Herefords406-467-2880, Vaughn, MT

Rafter Ranch Inc406-832-3219, Wise River, MT

Vandeberg Ranch406-323-1297, Roundup, MT

Bowen Ranch406-633-5479, Molt, MT

ORIgen406-348-2345, Huntley, MT

Cooper Hereford Ranch406-285-6985, Willow Creek, MTwww.cooperherefords.com

Curlew Cattle Co406-287-9947, Whitehall, MT

Dutton Hereford Ranch406-288-3330, Gold Creek, MT

Dallas Polled Herefords406-368-2244, Canyon Creek, MT

Duncan Ranch Co406-292-3503, Joplin, MT

Elings Polled Herefords406-278-3406, Conrad, MT

Ehlke Herefords406-266-4121, Townsend, MTwww.ehlkeherefords.com

Bryan Barker406-450-4361, Shelby, MT

Barker Herefords406-450-9716, Shelby, MT

Beery’s Land & Livestock Co406-979-5720, Vida, MT

www.beeryherefords.com

Churchill Cattle Co406-580-6421, Manhattan, MTwww.churchillcattle.com

Bayers Hereford Ranch406-684-5465, Twin Bridges, MT

Bar Star Cattle406-399-7811, Loma, MT

www.barstarcattle.com

Feddes HerefordsDan 406-570-1602, Manhattan, MT

www.feddes.com

Fort Keogh Livestock Research406-874-8200, Miles City, MT

Griffin Polled Herefords406-821-0247, Darby, MT

Holden Herefords406-450-1029, Valier, MT

www.holdenherefords.com

J Bar E Ranch406-765-7068, Plentywood, MT

JZ Livestock406-360-3427, Hamilton, MT

K & C Herefords406-240-9301, Deer Lodge, MT

Emily Shilling406-322-8541, Columbus, MT

Sidwell Ranch406-322-4425, Columbus, MTwww.sidwell-land.com

Sparks Herefords406-778-2320, Plevna, MT

Wichman Herefords406-350-3123, Moore, MT

www.wichmanherefords.com

Thomas Herefords406-544-1536, Gold Creek, MT

www.thomasherefords.com

Storey Hereford Ranch406-580-8255, Bozeman, MT

www.facebook.com/Storey-Hereford-Ranch

K.L. Slagsvold Herefords406-584-7571, Lindsay, MT

L Bar W Cattle Co406-425-2484, Absarokee, MT

Loyning Farms406-425-2484, Absarokee, MT

McKechnie Hereford Ranch406-432-2296, Shelby, MT

McMurry Cattle406-254-1247, Billings, MT

www.mcmurrycattle.com

Merrimac Cattle Co406-735-4493, Geyser, MT

Otis Ranch406-223-4518, Emigrant, MT

Garrison Ranches Inc406-835-2501, Glen, MT

Hultin Polled Herefords406-459-1691, Helena, MT

www.hultinpolledherefords.com

M/D Herefords406-891-0973, Baker, MT

www.facebook.com/MD-Herefords

Marty Bennett406-267-3232, Butte, MT

WestFeeds LLC406-252-5196, Billings, MT

Cherry Springs Ranch406-425-1411, Bridger, MT

Brillhart Ranch Co406-749-1036, Huntley, MT

EASTERN MONTANA FINEST HEREFORDSSELLING PRIVATE TREATY ANNUALLY

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Modest birth, massive meatOur production sale is any time you want.

We sell Hereford bulls and females by private treaty. Find out more at feddes.com.

Better yet, visit the ranch.

Feddes Herefordswww.feddes.com

2009 Churchill RoadManhattan, MT 59741

[email protected] 406.570.4771Dan 406.570.1602

Hereford Genetics From ChurchillYour Path to Profit

Churchill Sensation 028XChurchill Cattle Co.

Manhattan, MTBull Sale - Jan 23, 2018

Dale Venhuizen(406) 580-6421

[email protected]

DUTTON HEREFORD RANCH

190 SUNNYSIDE LN.GOLD CREEK, MT 59733

2-year old virgin Horned Hereford bulls for sale

Dean & Renee Dutton(406) 288-3330 or (406) [email protected]

Duncan Ranch Co.

Bruce Duncan • 406-292-3503 • Joplin, [email protected] • catalog available

Private Treaty Silent Auction March 10, 2018Powerful Polled and Horned Herefords

Quality Bulls - reasonable pricesSelect your bulls now

and we will feed and deliver them at your convenience this spring

Anchor Polled Herefords

Montana Hereford DirectoryTrader’s Dispatch, January 2018 — Page A9

McMURRY CATTLE

Fred & Doreen McMurry

2027 Iris LaneBillings, MT 59102

Added Genetic Balance Trait And

Carcass ValueONLY THE BEST SELLPrivate Treaty Bull Sales

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Yearling Hereford Bulls for Sale Private TreatyWintered until end of April, Flexible Payment, Multi-Bull Discount

Justin Wichman (406) 350-3123www.wichmanherefords.com

Sparks HerefordsContact:

Tom (406-778-2320) or Will (406-853-6758)

for more information

Selling coming two-year old Horned Hereford bulls at the ranch on February 17, 2018 at 1:00 PM

Also on Facebook or www.sparksherefords.com

Bulls are at the ranch - Can be viewed along with the cows and herd bulls.

J Bar E RanchPlentywood, MT

Arvid Eggen - 406-765-7068Lorrie Eggen - 406-765-8219Jay-De Eggen - 406-671-7149

Your Northern Montana source for

quality Hereford bullsearly April 2018

K.L. Slagsvold Herefords

Kenny Lars(406) 584-7571

cell (406) 939-0252671 Fas 470

Lindsay, MT 59339

Since 1922

Performance tested bulls and heifers

For sale private treaty at the ranch

THOMAS HEREFORDS Gold Creek, MT

Richard & ShirleyBruce & Tammy (406) [email protected]

WWW.THOMASHEREFORDS.COM

- Performance Tested- Carcass Ultrasound Scanned

- Breeding Soundness Examined- BVD-PI3 Screened

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for all traits- First Year Breeding Guarantee- Free Delivery within Montana

Many sons of this polled Calving Ease trait leader selling at private treaty

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“The Best in Line One Breeding”Holden Herefords3139 Valier Dupuyer Rd

Valier, MT 59486www.holdenherefords.comemail: [email protected]

Jack cell: 406-450-1029Jay D. Evans cell: 406-450-0129

52ND ANNUALPRODUCTION SALE

March 12, 2018at the ranch

SELLING150 Powerful Performance

Tested Bulls20 Top Quality Yearling Heifers

20 Fall Bred Cows and Heifer Calves

We are proud to present our second production sale

March 7th, 2018at the ranch in

Absarokee, MT

Montana HerefordAssociation Directors Hyer McKechnie, Pres. (406) 432-2296 Denise Loyning, VP (406) 425-2252 Tom Sparks (406) 778-2320 Corey Dutton (406) 240-9301 Chad Murnin (406) 399-7811 Austin Frank (307) 631-6012 David Hanson (406) 467-2880 Emily Shilling, Sec. (406) 322-8541


Marty Ropp 406-581-7835Corey Wilkins 256-590-2487

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Broadcasting Real-Time Auctions Darby and Annette Line35355 Arrow Rd. Miller, NE 68858

Phone: 308-457-2505 Cell: 308-627-5085www.trianglejranch.com

874E SimAngus™ CCR Cowboy Cut son.

282E SimAngus™ TJ Bar None 413B son.

994E SimAngus™ ACW Ironhide 395Y son.274E SimAngus™ S A V Final Answer son.

Visit our website for more sale informationwww.trianglejranch.com

All bulls are born, fed and raised from one ranch, giving you the most accurate contemporary groups possible.

Bulls will be performance tested, carcass ultrasound tested, fertility tested and will have all performance information and EPDs available.

Call us today to be added to our mailing list for a January sale book.

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28th Annual Bull Sale

Sunday, January 28, 20181:00 PM (CT) • At the Ranch, Miller, NE

Selling 175 Simmental, SimAngus & Angus Bulls

Nebraska’s Largest Source for Homozygous Black, Homozygous Polled SimAngus™ Genetics

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Our new email address is [email protected] Growing, managing apple orchard in Montana

The MSU Western Agricultural Research Center in partnership with Missoula and Rav-alli County Extension offices will host a free four-part series on beginning and managing an apple orchard in Montana, December 14 through March 14. The series is free and open to the public and is funded with support from the Montana Department of Agriculture’s Specialty Crop Grant program to enhance apple production in Montana through re-search, education and marketing.The first event in the series, “The Business

of Being an Orchardist,” was held Thursday, December 14 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Missoula County Extension office at 2825 Santa Fe Court in Missoula. The workshop covered the basic economic considerations for establishing and managing an apple or-chard in Montana. Additional topics included long-term land lease agreements as alterna-tives to buying or selling an orchard, creative financing options for starting an orchard or value-added business. The workshop also offered opportunities to talk with cider makers, established orchardists and produce buyers about what cultivars are in demand and how to sell apples. Speakers and panel-ists included: Clark Seavert, agricultural

economist at Oregon State University; Julie Foster, director of Ravalli County Economic Development Authority; Michael Billingsley, owner of Billingsley Orchards and Western Cider; Lee McAlpine, owner of Montana CiderWorks; Dave Prather, general manager of the Western Montana Growers Co-op, Kathee Dunham of Sophie’s Orchard and Al Pernichele of Frost Top Orchard. The second event in the series, “Estab-

lishing a Montana Orchard,” will be held Wednesday, February 8 from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the WARC, 580 Quast Lane in Cor-vallis. This workshop will give participants a foundational knowledge to begin designing a hard cider or dessert apple orchard. Topics covered will include site selection, plant ma-terial, orchard design, tree planting and care, and considerations for installing an efficient irrigation system. Speakers include; Kristine Handley, civil engineer with the Natural Resources Conservation Service; Katrina Mendrey, orchard program coordinator at WARC and Zach Miller, superintendent of WARC.On Saturday, February 24 from 10 a.m.

to 1 p.m., the third workshop in the series, “Pruning Fruit Trees in Montana,” will be

presented by MSU Ravalli County Extension in Ham-ilton. The workshop will feature certified arborists and Extension professionals in a hands-on outdoor pruning workshop. Participants will have the opportunity to learn various techniques for prun-ing trees in different stages of development and conditions. Participants are encouraged to bring their own pruning tools. Registration is encour-aged before February 20. To RSVP, contact Ravalli County Extension at 406-375-6611 or email Patrick Mangan at [email protected] fourth workshop in the

series, “Integrated Pest Man-agement in Montana Apple Orchards,” will be held Tues-day, March 14 from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Western Agricultural Research Center, 580 Quast Lane in Corvallis. Participants will learn how to manage common apple pests using integrated pest manage-ment techniques. Topics will include sustainable manage-ment of fire blight, identify-ing and controlling common Montana apple insect pests and new insects, as well as controlling unwanted vegeta-tion in apple orchards. Speak-ers include; Ken Johnson, professor of botany and plant pathology at Oregon State University; Laurie Kerzicnik, entomologist with the MSU Schutter Diagnostic Lab; and Zach Miller, WARC superin-tendent.For more information

about the workshop series, or to register, contact Ka-trina Mendrey at [email protected] or call 406-961-3025. To learn more about apple production in Montana and apple related events visit www.mtapples.org.


GREAT FALLS, MONTANA

JANUARY 18, 19 AND 20, 2018

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2 Beautiful & Productive Ranches2600 acre and 1730 acre Ranches

Go on the Auction BlockTues. Feb. 20, 2018 at Philip, SD

Western South Dakota Working RanchesWith Plenty of Hunting

D In the heart of Prime Cattle Country D Many Miles of New FenceD Hunting - Mule and Whitetail Deer, Antelope, Miriam Turkeys, Game Birds

D One Mile of River Frontage

Breath-taking Beauty with many Cedar Trees & Scenic Draws

• “Cheyenne River Ranch” has over a mile of frontage along the Cheyenne River ~ Western Style Corrals ~ Many, many mule & Whitetail Deer

• “Spotted Bear Creek Ranch” has Farmground with soil ratings as high as 76, native pasture, and a feedlot, along SD Hwy 34 ~ Barn set up to work cattle inside ~ Large Shop for machinery storage ~ Established Alfalfa Fields ~ Trees ~ Stock Dams ~ Deer Blind

At each ranch, you will find: ~~ Headquarters with home ~~ Rural Water

~~ Outstanding Winter Protection ~~ Scenic River Hill Breaks

Outstanding Cattle Ranches! This grass will put pounds on cattle and showcase the production of cow/calves, or yearlings.

Horses will love this land!

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Piroutek Auction Service 605-685-4556 or 605-798-2525

We’d appreciate it if you tell an advertiser you read his ad in the Trader’s Dispatch.Winter care for your horse

By Ann M. Swinker, PennState Extension Horse SpecialistOften neglect is the worst thing that hap-

pens to the horse during the winter months. Most horses are turned out to pasture and we only see them in the dark at feeding time. In the summer months, it is easy to provide loving care for the horse, when we are riding every day and want to make certain the horse is fit and in good health.

Care of the Horse During the WinterThe Elements of Winter• About the worst thing for a horse during

the winter months is ice; most importantly, the ice that covers the watering trough or water bucket.

• Water for the horse during cold weather is too often overlooked. The water may freeze, making it inaccessible to the horse. Mature horses need about 10 gallons of water a day. To keep the horse healthy during freezing weather owners should make sure an ample supply of fresh water is always available. Excessively cold water will decrease the horses’ consumption of water.

• Water should be maintained at a tem-perature of 40 degrees F. When the horse drinks less water, feed intake will decrease. A reduction in feed intake results in less energy being available to maintain body temperature and body weight during the cold months. Reduced feed and water intake could lead to colic and an impacted intestinal tract in the horse.

• To help prevent water consumption prob-lems in the winter, water should be made as accessible to the horse as possible. Heated waterers are one way to assure your horse an ample supply of drinking water. If electric water heaters are used, the water tank should be checked every day to ensure that the heater is not shorting out and shocking the horse.

An electric shock would prevent the horse from drinking.

Natural Defenses• The horse has two natural defenses

against cold, a long hair coat and a layer of fat beneath the skin. Both provide an excellent means of insulation against the cold.

• The long winter hair coat serves as in-sulation by reducing the loss of body heat and provides the first line of defense against the cold. Its insulating value is lost when the horse becomes wet and/or is covered with mud. This is why it is important to provide a dry sheltered area in cold wet weather and regular grooming.

• In damp weather, be alert for rain rot and other skin problems. If unchecked, rain rot can result in hair loss and irritation to the horse.

• It is very important to keep the horse from losing its hair coat and body weight and ap-proaching an energy deficient state (the horse must be properly fed).

Winter Feeding• Most nutritional needs of the horse do

not change during the winter season. Vitamin, mineral and protein requirements will still de-pend upon the horse’s age and physiological status and not on the time of year. The horse should be fed according to body condition.

• Thin horses should be fed some supple-mental grain in addition to good quality hay to assure enough energy to produce warmth, while a fat horse will require little or no in-crease from their fall diet. Most mature horses that are idle and in good flesh can survive the winter quite well on good quality hay and ample clean water.

• Horses will generally consume 1 to 1 ½CONTINUED ON PAGE A12


SOIL HEALTH WORKSHOPSJAN. 16: THREE FORKS • THE GATHERING PLACE

with Brendon Rockey & Steve Kenyon

JAN. 17: GREAT FALLS • HOLIDAY INNwith Brendon Rockey & Wendy Taheri

JAN. 18: BILLINGS • BIG HORN RESORTwith Brendon Rockey & Steve Kenyon

JAN. 19: MILES CITY • SLEEP INNwith Steve Kenyon & Wendy Taheri

JAN. 19: SIDNEY • RICHLAND CO FAIRGROUNDSwith Brendon Rockey & Derek Axten

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Our new email address is [email protected] Winter care for your horsepounds of hay per 100 pounds of body weight and if needed ½ to 1½ pounds of grain per 100 lbs of body weight. If a horse is not maintain-ing good body condition or is performing some work, grain should be added to the diet. Roughage is digested in the cecum and colon by bacterial fermentation and a great deal of heat is produced in this process.

• If you must supplement your hay with grain, one of the safest of grains to feed is oats. However, corn contains twice as much energy as an equal volume of oats therefore a small amount of corn added to the diet will increase the energy supply.

• Contrary to popular belief corn does not produce heat it produces energy that can later be converted to heat; it is the digestion of the hay that quickly produces the heat. However, for the thin horse, corn will provide the energy needed to keep the horse in good body condi-tion and provides the energy needed for work.

• Cold weather is a real stress as the horse generates enough heat to provide body warmth during the coldest of weather. A horse’s nutri-tive needs will be higher when it is minus 10 degrees Fahrenheit, than it will be when the temperatures are around 50 degrees.

• Do not overfeed. Overfeeding can cause too much weight gain during the winter, and

lead to laminitis and other health problems in the spring.

• Vitamin and mineral requirements are a year-round concern. All horses should have access to trace mineral salt to meet their electrolyte and trace mineral needs. Adequate levels of vitamins are present in sufficient amounts in good quality horse feed, especially in well-preserved green hay. However, if the hay appears brown, weathered and the hay quality is questionable, additional vitamin supplementation may be needed. A commercial vitamin mineral supplement can be used to provide what is missing from the hay.

Winter Shelter• While horses need shelter from cold winds,

rain and snow; it is not necessary to keep them in a closed barn throughout the winter. Horses kept outdoors in the winter with ac-cess to a run-in shed, that opens away from the normal wind patterns, will generally have fewer respiratory disease problems than horses kept in poorly ventilated, heated barns. With a three-sided shed, the horse can take shelter during a rain or snowstorm and its insulating hair remains dry and fluffed. When the storm is over, the horse can emerge and be comfortable even though the mercury has drops below zero. Horses maintained in an enclosed barn should


be exercised regularly, to maintain muscling and health.

• Show horses with hair coats that are artificially short should not be turned outside in bitter winter cold without protection of a blanket or windbreak.

• If a show horse that is housed in a barn during most of the winter, the barn should be adequately ventilated in order to reduce the risk of respiratory disease. Proper ventilation eliminates excess moisture and condensation buildup. Care should be taken to also prevent a direct draft on the horse; this will cause stress and additional prob-lems.

• Even in cold weather horses frequently prefer to be outdoors. The horse, when given the opportunity, will acclimate to cold temperatures without much difficulty.

Other Winter Tips• One important aspect of

care that often is neglected is hoof care. Even though you are not regularly riding the horse, the hooves still grow during the winter months. In addition, the horse is traveling on uneven, frozen ground that can crack and break feet.

• Have the shoes removed and the hooves trimmed be-fore turning the horse out for winter, and have the feet trimmed on a regular basis. This insures that when spring arrives, the horse will have sound hooves that will be ca-pable of holding a shoe.

• Be on the alert for the presence of lice and mites. Parasites, both internal and external, can be heavily im-plicated by winter.

The important thing is, do not just turn horses out and forget about them. Every day at every feeding, horses should receive at least a visual examination.


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Montana Grazing Lands education and demonstration project funding availableThe Montana Grazing Lands Conserva-

tion Initiative (GLCI) is accepting applica-tions for mini-grants and demonstration projects.

The mini-grants will provide funding for educational events throughout the year and support partners and organizations with an interest in the conservation, education, and awareness of grazing lands and natural resources in Montana.

Limit mini-grant funding requests to a minimum of $50 and a maximum of $1,000. There is no application deadline. Submis-

sions will be considered year-round by the Montana GLCI steering committee.

“The GLCI mini-grants and demonstra-tion projects help organizations to both test and implement advanced resource solutions, as well as educate Montanans young and old about those advancements and the value of our grazing lands,” said Kirt Walstad, Montana GLCI co-coordinator.

Demonstration project applications are due February 16, 2018. The current focus is on innovative projects addressing graz-ing management, soil and rangeland health,

concentrated animal feed-ing operations/animal feed-ing operations, or noxious weeds on private Montana grazing lands.

Applications will be ac-cepted from groups of indi-viduals, non-governmental organizations, and state or local units of government. The Montana GLCI steering committee places special emphasis on cooperative ef-forts working with partners. Individual projects will be considered only if the proj-ect provides broad-scale, community-wide impacts and education.

Projects must be initiated in 2018. Funding will be al-located on an annual basis, which is dependent upon the yearly Montana GLCI bud-get allocation. Application submission does not guar-antee project funding will be available. All applicants must show a one-to-one match for project cost.

Get more information about both the mini-grant and demonstration project funding opportunities, in-cluding application require-ments and forms, at www.mtglci.org.

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Milk MWW DOC CW YG30 62 12.8 36.1 -.09

MB BF REA $API $TI.42 -.03 .38 132 72

CE BW WW YW ADG MCE15 .4 70 110 .25 13

Milk MWW DOC CW YG23 58 11.1 36 -.28

MB BF REA $API $TI.26 -.00 1.19 138 74

CE BW WW YW ADG MCE20 -3.8 53 80 .17 14

Milk MWW DOC CW YG32 59 12.2 11.7 -.39

MB BF REA $API $TI.57 -.03 1.04 176 83

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2ND CROP IRRIGATED ALFALFA HAY FOR SALE

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Nebraska 4-H recognizes outstanding volunteers

By University of Nebraska-Lincoln IANR NewsWith a network of more than 12,000 volunteers state-

wide, 4-H helps shape youth to move Nebraska forward. Nebraska 4-H recently recognized outstanding volunteers for their commitment to the program. Dixie Zeigler of Hamilton County was named Volunteer of the Year, while Christina Lyons of Gage County was named the Lifetime Volunteer of the Year.

Zeigler is a dedicated 4-H mom, club leader and vol-unteer. She has served as a Hamilton County club leader for six years and has served as the home environment 4-H co-superintendent at the county fair for two years. Nomi-nators say Zeigler is committed to keeping the traditional 4-H program strong, while helping youth be engaged in today’s society through new and unique activities.

Lyons has volunteered for Gage County 4-H Youth Development for 13 years. In addition to serving as a 4-H club leader, she helps train 4-H volunteers, works as a superintendent at the county fair and is a member of the Gage County 4-H Council. Lyons has expanded the use of 4-H curriculum to local public school educational efforts to help the school meet state educational standards. Nomina-tors say that her compassion shows through her conviction that 4-H can benefit all youth regardless of income level, family structure, race, religion or political belief.

Both volunteers are now eligible for regional awards in the North Central Region. Clint Anderson, a Nebraska 4-H volunteer in Sheridan County was awarded the North Central Region Lifetime Volunteer of the Year Award in 2016.

“Dixie Zeigler and Christina Lyons are wonderful am-bassadors for Nebraska 4-H and we salute their dedication to Nebraska’s youth,” said Kathleen Lodl, associate dean of Nebraska Extension and 4-H program administrator.

Each year, state 4-H programs nominate two outstanding individual volunteers through the 4-H Salute to Excel-lence Awards. The Volunteer of the Year Award is given to an individual who has volunteered for 4-H less than 10 years while the Outstanding Lifetime Volunteer Award is given to the individual who has spent 10 or more years as a 4-H volunteer.

For more information about volunteering for Nebraska 4-H, visit https://4h.unl.edu/resources/volunteers.

#####Friday, January 26th is known as “Fail Friday.” It’s statistically the day when most people give up on their New Year’s resolu-tions. Beat the odds and stay strong...You can do it!

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BUY THE BEST DON’T JUST BUY A BULL38TH Annual Gateway “Breeding Value” Bull SaleMonday, February 5, 2018 at Noon, MSTO� ering 250 Bulls at the Ranch near Lewistown, Montana

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are bred to deliver better females and better beef! Consider our moderate framed, big bodied bulls with great EPDs for calving ease, maternal calving ease and stayability. Gateway bulls can get you back in the business of delivering long term value into your future. 80 plus bulls qualify as 4 star calving ease bulls. 90% rank in the top 10% for API. Buy Gateway bulls this spring to deliver heterosis, durability and generations of proven maternal adaptability!

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USDA seeks applications for CIGUSDA is offering grants for innovative

ideas for conservation strategies and tech-nologies. USDA’s Natural Resources Con-servation Service (NRCS ) plans to invest $10 million in the Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) program, funding innovative conservation projects in three focus areas: grazing lands, organic systems and soil health. Grant proposals are due February 26, 2018.

“Conservation Innovation Grants play a critical role in developing and implement-ing new methods to help our customers across the country and here in Montana conserve natural resources, strengthen their local communities, and improve their bottom lines,” said Tom Hedt, NRCS state conservationist in Montana. “Today’s an-nouncement supports our efforts to help producers build economically-strong and resilient farms and ranches by providing producers tools to utilize across their work-ing farmlands.”

The NRCS uses CIG to work with part-ners to accelerate transfer and adoption of promising technologies and approaches that address some of the nation’s most pressing natural resource concerns. This year, NRCS is focusing funding in these areas:

Grazing Lands: Helping livestock pro-

ducers make grazing management deci-sions, encouraging prescribed burning as a grazing management practice, and improv-ing access to conservation planning tools used for developing grazing management plans.

Organic Agriculture Systems: Help-ing organic producers develop innovative cropping and tillage systems, edge-of-field monitoring, crop rotations, and intercrop-ping systems.

Soil Health: Supporting both cropping and grazing systems, in a variety of cli-matic zones, that incorporate soil health management systems for addressing spe-cific resource concerns like nutrients and availability. Evaluating multiple soil health assessment methods to assist in the devel-opment of new soil health indicators and thresholds.

“Every sector of American agriculture has its unique conservation challenges,” said Hedt. “CIG enables USDA to help sup-port new, innovative tools and techniques which have helped U.S. agriculture become the powerhouse we see today, leading the world in both production efficiency and conservation delivery. We encourage groups and individuals in Montana to take advan-tage of this grant opportunity.”

Potent ia l appl icants should review the announce-ment of program funding available at www.grants.gov, which includes appli-cation materials and sub-mission procedures. All U.S.-based entities and indi-viduals are invited to apply, with the sole exception of Federal agencies. Up to 20 percent of CIG funds will be set aside for proposals from historically underserved producers, veteran farmers or ranchers or groups serv-ing these customers.

NRCS is hosting a we-binar for potential CIG ap-plicants on Jan. 11, 2018, at 4 p.m. Eastern. Information on how to join the webinar can be found on the NRCS CIG webpage.

CIG is authorized and funded under the Environ-mental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). Proj-ects can last up to three years. The maximum award amount for any project this year is $2 million.

Since 2004, NRCS has invested nearly $286.7 mil-lion in more than 700 proj-ects focused on provid-ing farmers and ranchers new techniques, data and decision-making tools for improving natural resources conservation on their land.

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• The cow/calf producer comes first before any other traits are considered.

• We know as a commercial producer you sell your cattle based on weight and how they look (quality). How value is determined varies,whether it is in the auction market, in the country, by video or on the rail.Be assured quality and performance has been the basis of our programfrom the beginning.

• Reputation — take away all the numbers, all the EPDs and fads . . .Begger’s Diamond V Ranch has been raising only high-quality, black seedstock for over 43 years.

• At Begger’s Diamond V Ranch you are not just buying a bull, you are buying a program.

• Our 43 years of AI’ing and embryo transfer gives you access to the top genetics of the Simmental and Angus breeds, which allows you access to the very best genetics.

• You will experience fewer time consuming management problems, especially with calving ease, calf vigor, udder quality, fertility, feet, legs and disposition because we cull our herd for such problems.

• You are selecting from the top end, the bottom has already been culled.

• Our cattle are raised in an unpampered environment to ensure that they will work for you.

• EVERY bull has an efficient, hard-working mother that does her job in eastern Montana’s tough environment.

• Responsibility — We accept the responsibility to provide you with only predictable genetics. They must meet our standards before they meet yours.

• Our success depends on yours and we expect your purchases to work for you. We stand behind them 100% with full purchase price warranty.

• Bulls are 5.5 to 6.5 frame with extra depth, width volume andfleshing ability.

• Bred for calving ease, fast growth, efficiency, maternal strength and carcass quality putting more profit in your pocket.

• Bulls are developed for ranchers on a high roughage ration with very little starch and plenty of exercise.

• Every bull was born, raised and developed on our ranch.• Maternal and direct calving ease is a must. If they are not born easily

and alive, nothing else matters.• All bulls sell BVD free! Bulls sell with complete performance records,

ultrasound data and EPDs.• Daughters of these bulls will make outstanding replacements that are

trouble free, easy keeping and profit driven; their calves will be in highdemand and top market sales.

• We have connected ourselves with market opportunities that should make your calves more valuable helping you receive premiums and topmarkets. We offer free keep until April 1st, a breeding soundness exam,and free delivery up to 500 miles.

Wednesday, February 7, 2018, 12:30 PMat the ranch, Wibaux, MT

180 Black Simmental, SimAngusTM and Angus Sell 80 of them are 18-month-olds30 Purebred Simmental – 125 SimAngusTM and 25 AngusMost will be homozygous Black and all are Polled

www.beggersdiamondv.comView video and sale catalog online mid-January

Why Buy From Begger’s Diamond V?Extra Profitability. Because. . . Uniformity, quality and quantity allows you toaccess more 1/2 and 3/4 brothers to fill your herd sire needs in one stop.

Sensibly sized and efficient

Bill Begger: 406-796-2326John Begger: 406-795-9914482 Custer Trail RoadWibaux, MT [email protected]

Offering the largest group of long-aged SimAngusTM bulls in the Northwest.They are ready for heavy service.

Not a video sale – every bull walks through the ring so you know what you’re buying.

PracticalProductiveProfitable

Hay for SaleGrass hay and 1st and 2nd cutting alfalfa/grass

Phone (406) 562-3645

Four 2007 Freightliner Columbia daycab, single axle trucks, with Cat C13, 10 speed, 3:42 ratio, 156” wheel-

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Phone for pricing (406) 855-5994

TRUCKS FOR SALE

MSU Extension cropping seminars set MSU News Service

Montana State University Extension will host a free, annual cropping seminar series Jan. 8-11 in Fort Benton, Chester, Havre, Shelby, Cut Bank, Choteau, Conrad, Stanford and Great Falls.

Topics will include integrating beef cattle into cover crops, soil fertility, why pesticides may not work as designed and partial budget-ing analysis.

Clain Jones, MSU Extension soil fertility specialist, will speak about soil fertility and inoculation of pulse crops and nutrient man-agement after both wet and dry years. Jones will first discuss fertilization and inoculation of pulse crops, an important topic as an increas-ing number of acres in the Golden Triangle are transitioned to pulse crops.

Jones will explain why protein levels were not as high as expected for many producers in 2017, as it relates to nutrient management during and after dry or wet years. He will also cover managing nitrate in forages during years with variable precipitation. The presentation

will include data on soil acidification, which has become an increasing issue in Chouteau and Cascade counties.

Cecil Tharp, MSU Extension pesticide specialist, will address how producers can most effectively utilize their pesticides. Tharp will cover common problems when applying pesticides, with a focus on the importance of calibrating sprayers, understanding active in-gredients, understanding the product label and the impacts of environmental conditions on your spray application.

Kate Fuller, MSU Extension specialist in agricultural economics and economics, will share “Partial budget analysis: why and how to estimate cost of production.” Producers will explore enterprise budgeting and partial budget analysis during Fuller’s presentation. Available estimates, along with tools to help estimate and benchmark cost of production for both current and potential enterprises, will be shared. Partici-pants can also explore current market conditions and how they will impact producer profitability.

Darrin Boss, MSU Northern Agricultural Research Center superintendent, will share his results from four years of cover crop grazing research at MSU NARC near Havre. He will present management recom-mendations and an economic analysis focused on integrating beef cattle into cover crops, specific to the Golden Triangle area.

No pre-registration is re-quired, and all producers are encouraged to attend. All semi-nars begin with registration at 8:30 a.m., and the day’s seminar should conclude by 3 p.m. The Havre seminar will begin at 4 p.m. and conclude by 8:30 p.m.

Lunch will be available at various locations. Please con-tact the local MSU Extension office for lunch details.

Both commercial and pri-vate pesticide licensing re-certification credits will be available.

Dates, locations, and con-tact numbers for each cropping seminar are listed below.

January 8: Fort Benton, Ag Center, 1205 20th St., Tyler Lane, 406-622-3751; Stanford City Hall, 102 Central Ave., Katie Hatlelid, 406- 566-2277; Havre, Northern Ag Research Center, 3710 Assiniboine Road, Shylea Wingard, 406-265-5481, Ext. 233

January 9: Shelby, Comfort Inn Conference Room, 455 McKinley Ave., Kim Wo-odring, 406-424-8350; Ches-ter, Our Savior’s Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall, 10 E. Madison Ave., Jesse Fulbright, 406-759-5625

January 10: Cut Bank, Cut Bank Voting Center, 913 Rail-road St., Kari Lewis, 406-873-2239; Conrad, Pondera Shooting Sports Complex, 972 Granite Road, Adriane Good, 406-271-4053

January 11: Choteau, Stage Stop Inn, 1005 Main Ave. N., Brent Roeder, 406-466-2491; Great Falls, Montana Expo-Park’s Paddock Club Gold Buckle Room, Rose Malisani, 406-454-6980, ext. 305

Trader’s Dispatch, January 2018 – Page A19

CONNELLY ANGUS RANCHBreeding durable, commonsense, moderate-framed, low maintenance, functional Angus cattle with proven bred-in longevity.

Genetics for the Long Run Production Sale • February 27, 2018, at the Ranch, Valier, MT - Sale 1 p.m. Selling: 150 Bulls • 20 Registered Yearling HeifersThe 2017 Angus Pathfinder® Report (a search for superior cows)

Lists 45 Pathfinder® cows from our program!

Connelly Angus Ranch1950 Dean Rd. • Valier, MT 594861-888-423-BULLDon & Wendy Connelly (406) 279-3569email: [email protected] www.connellyangus.com

onnelly Angus specializes in breeding moderate-framed, easy-fleshing, high-volume, functional Angus cattle that will maximize returns to the ranchers. These cattle are bred to survive and excel in a commercial cowman’s environment. We have bred a high maternal cow herd that excels in longevity, the No. 1 most important trait. Longevity to us means an efficient, maintenance-free female with fault-free udder and teat qualities, being structurally correct with sound feet, excellent fertility and weaning off a consistently heavy calf year after year. We have been stacking these cow families with this kind of long-term production record to produce an elite cow herd. Request your Sale Book Today!

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Breeding durable, commonsense, moderate-framed, low maintenance, functional Angus cattle with proven bred-in longevity.Genetics for the Long Run Production Sale • February 27, 2018, at the Ranch, Valier, MT - Sale 1 p.m.

Selling: 150 Bulls • 20 Registered Yearling Heifers

Use Connelly Angus Genetics to improve the efficiency and longevity in your program!

EPDs as of 12/13/17

CAR Durabull Line 575 • CAR Tour of Duty 511 • CAR Bismarck 371

CAR Unmistakable 556 • CAR Motive 423 • GDAR Butkus 5217 • LAR Juneau 796Y

Time-tested maternal cow power at its best!

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EPDs as of 12/31/17

PROGENY ALSO BY:CAR Durabull Line 575 • CAR Tour of Duty 511

CAR Bismarck 371 • CAR Unmistakable 556CAR Motive 423 • GDAR Butkus 5217

LAR Juneau 796YTime-tested maternal cow power at its best!


ALFALFA HAY & BARLEY STRAWNET WRAPPED ROUND BALES FOR SALE

Approximately 2000 ton of Alfalfa, some Alfalfa/Grass

•Approximately 1200 bales of Barley Straw

• We deliver all hay and/or straw we sell

•We are also available for trucking

your hay or straw•

Can haul rounds, big & small square bales

Contact Craig at (406) 799-5977or Tytus at (406) 590-5977

Simms, MT

~WANTED~All types of hay to bale on shares.

Call for custom baling. Phone (406) 799-8323

Montana’s Next Generation ConferenceMontana’s Next Generation Confer-

ence January 26 and 27, 2018, in Shelby, Montana to feature Elaine Froese, Amanda Radke and production workshops

There is still time to get registered for the 2018 Montana’s Next Generation Confer-ence. The conference, which will take place Friday and Saturday, January 26-27, 2018, in Shelby, MT, will focus on business plan-ning for the farm or ranch and production workshops.

The conference begins Friday at 11 a.m. at the Shelby Civic Center with family farm coach Elaine Froese. A family farmer her-self from Manitoba, Elaine has developed a presentation that will hit home for local producers entitled “Your Farm, Your Fam-ily, Your Choice.” Through the course of the day, Elaine will break down for farmers and ranchers of all generations on how to keep communication lines open in the day to day family business operations, manage a successful multigenerational operation and share what has worked on their family farm.

Friday evening will include a trade show, a roast beef dinner and time for network-ing with neighbors, sponsors, and industry

professionals. Amanda Radke, a fifth-generation fam-

ily rancher, blogger, and contributor to the Beef magazine, will be the evening keynote speaker. As the incoming generation to her family ranch, Amanda is asking a lot of the same questions producers in the middle of succession planning are asking and will share what they have done on their own operation and what they have seen play out for other operations.

Saturday’s events at the Shelby High School will feature industry speakers and professionals offering 36 workshop options covering crops and livestock production, financial management, record keeping, leasing, succession planning, and more. Saturday’s workshops will provide pertinent information for both the beginning and ex-perienced producer.

Several key highlights that producers won’t want to miss include new speakers this year such as international trade expert Scott Shearer, Water Rights, Indian Law and Agriculture Attorney Breeann John-son, Dr. Rachel Endecott, Dr. Gary Sides and Dr. Jeanne Rankin. These talented

speakers will join a great line-up of speakers with fresh topics on everything from soil amendments and micronutrients, dealing with drought, planning for profit, A.I. protocols, tightening your calving window, EPDs and much more.

The January 27 work-shops will fulfill Farm Ser-vice Agency’s production and financial management training requirements for producers. Pesticide appli-cator points will be available throughout the day.

Online registration is available at www.ticket-river.com or registration forms are available at http://www.mariasriverlivestock.com/next_generation_con-ference.html, or by calling 406-873-2239. Updates will be available via the Montana’s Next Generation Conference Facebook page.

Early bird registration cost is $25 a day for indi-viduals or $40 a day for couples if registrations are submitted by January 12. Late registrations will be accepted until January 19 at $30 a day for individuals or $50 a day for couples. Daycare will be available for both days at $15 per child, which includes snacks and meals.

For more information see http://www.mariasriverlive-stock.com/next_generation_conference.html, or contact Lacy Roberts at (406) 873-5618 or Kari Lewis at (406) 873-2239.

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2018 Agricultural Commodity Futures Conference

By K-State Research and Extension NewsThe Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)

and the Center for Risk Management Education and Re-search at Kansas State University will jointly host, “Pro-tecting America’s Agricultural Markets: An Agricultural Commodity Futures Conference,” on April 5 – 6, 2018, in Overland Park, Kansas.

This first-of-its-kind conference will include robust presentations and discussions on current macro-economic trends and issues affecting American agricultural futures markets and the importance of these markets for managing risk and protecting participants from manipulation, fraud and other unlawful activities.

“It is both fitting and appropriate to hold our first con-ference focused on derivatives-markets issues impacting the agricultural community in America’s Heartland. I look forward to this opportunity to join our partner, Kansas State University, to learn more about these vitally impor-tant issues and listen to the concerns of this community,” said CFTC Chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo. “One of our main priorities at the CFTC is to ensure regulatory barriers do not stand in the way of long standing hedging practices of American farmers and ranchers, who depend on our markets.”

“Kansas State University is pleased to partner with CFTC on this important and timely conference addressing issues affecting market performance, as well as the value of our commodity futures markets in managing risk,” said John Floros, dean of the College of Agriculture and direc-tor of K-State Research and Extension. “This conference complements our land grant mission and Global Food Systems initiative by advancing knowledge discovery and dissemination to the agricultural community. The need to effectively manage risk in commodity markets has never been greater, and this conference provides a forum for open dialogue about critical futures market issues.”

CFTC’s Kansas City (Missouri) Office and Kansas State University’s Center for Risk Management Education and Research are collaborating to bring together people across federal, state, and local governments, with voices from agribusiness and academia to discuss a range of topics of interests to the agricultural community, who use the mar-kets, including the global markets’ impact on agricultural futures markets; potential market manipulation; spoofing; the lack of convergence between cash and futures prices in certain markets; and other ways in which market partici-pants and consumers can protect themselves against fraud and violations of the Commodity Exchange Act.

A conference agenda with additional details and informa-tion about registration will be released in the near future.

US livestock slaughter November 2017

Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.55 billion pounds in November, up 1 percent from the 4.50 billion pounds produced in November 2016.

Beef production, at 2.29 billion pounds, was 2 percent above the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.76 mil-lion head, up 3 percent from November 2016. The average live weight was down 11 pounds from the previous year, at 1,373 pounds.

Veal production totaled 6.4 million pounds, 4 percent below November a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 42,400 head, down 10 percent from November 2016. The average live weight was up 17 pounds from last year, at 260 pounds.

Pork production totaled 2.24 billion pounds, up slightly from the previous year. Hog slaughter totaled 10.5 million head, down 1 percent from November 2016. The average live weight was up 3 pounds from the previous year, at 286 pounds.

Lamb and mutton production, at 12.4 million pounds, was up 1 percent from November 2016. Sheep slaughter totaled 188,000 head, 1 percent above last year. The average live weight was 132 pounds, up 1 pound from November a year ago.

January to November 2017 commercial red meat pro-duction was 47.6 billion pounds, up 3 percent from 2016.

Accumulated beef production was up 4 percent from last year, veal was down 1 percent, pork was up 3 percent from last year, and lamb and mutton production was down 4 percent.


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Education Program (PEP) is coordinat-ing five regional private applicator initial certification trainings across Montana. These seven hour training opportunities are designed for individuals desiring to learn more about pesticides, while simultane-ously qualifying for a Montana private ap-plicator license. A private applicator license allows individuals to apply restricted use pesticides on land they own, rent or lease. Training opportunities are available within Northern Cheyenne Reservation (Lame Deer) on January 17th, Blackfoot Reserva-tion (Browning) on January 30th, Stillwater County (Columbus) on February 1st, Fort Belknap Reservation (Harlem) on March 6th and Broadwater County (Three Forks) on March 15th.

Each program will cover many subject areas of interest including integrated pest management, pesticide movement in the environment, pesticide safety and toxic-ity, pesticide law, calibrating ground spray equipment, understanding the private ap-plicator license, reading and understanding the pesticide product label. Montana State University and Montana Department of Agriculture trainers speaking at these events

Regional Pesticide Education Trainings offered

By Cecil Tharp, MSU Pesticide Education Specialistinclude Dr. Jane Mangold (MSU Rangeland Weed Specialist), Dr. Cecil Tharp (MSU Pesticide Education Specialist), Amy Bows-er (MSU Pesticide Education Technician), Theresa Schrum (MDA District Officer), Diana DeYoung (MDA District Officer) and Michaela Hystad (MDA District Of-ficer). Surrounding MSU Extension county and tribal agents will also be assisting with many of the presentations.

Cost and Private Applicator Credit Opportunities

The registration fee varies by location with Lame Deer ($15), Harlem (Free), Co-lumbus ($15), Browning (Free), and Three Forks ($27). This fee (when applicable) covers necessary manuals, speaker costs and a catered lunch. Private applicators may attend the entire program for 6 private pesticide recertification credits. Attendees will qualify for a private applicator pesti-cide license by attending the entire event. Once qualified, individuals may send in a new applicator permit with license payment to the Montana Department of Agriculture to attain their Montana private applicator license. Attendees are strongly urged to pre-register as space is limited. See initial pesticide training details follow.

MSU College of Agriculture and Extension annual research report

Montana State University College of Agriculture and MSU Extension faculty have completed the third annual College of Agriculture and Extension research re-port. The report showcases research being conducted by faculty throughout Montana and provides research-based information to agricultural agents and producers.

The third edition has 11 articles on topics including ruminant nutrition, grazing, plant pathology, soils, livestock reproduction, wildlife and livestock genetics.

The report is a tool for producers, re-search faculty and MSU Extension agents to easily access the most recent research on projects that may increase and improve

agricultural production and management across the state.

The MSU College of Agriculture and Ex-tension research report is published online at http://www.msuextension.org/coa/.

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How much do you know about frozen food storage?

By Julie Garden-Robinson, Food and Nutrition Specialist, NDSU Extension Service

I like to peruse antique stores. Sometimes I spot things that I do not recognize, even after years of collecting.

Awhile back, I came upon a golden oak chest with three doors and bronze handles. It carried a fairly hefty price tag.

At first, I thought it was a dresser. I opened a door and my husband and I studied it a bit.

“That’s an icebox,” we said simultaneously.People would fill the ice box with small blocks of ice from

a local “ice house” to keep perishable food cold and safe longer. What I found interesting was that the price of the ice box was more than the cost of some modern-day refrigerators.

Our ancestors had to work harder to maintain cold stor-age temperatures. Fortunately, we don’t have to fill wooden chests with ice to maintain cold food storage areas in our homes.

Mechanical refrigeration units were developed in the late 1800s, and later, Clarence Birdseye perfected a quick-freezing method that ensured high-quality frozen food.

In earlier times, people in climates with cold winter months had access to a very large ice box by simply walking outside. However, we do not recommend storing food in snowbanks for many reasons.

Freezing is one of the easiest and most convenient ways to preserve food if you have the proper equipment. Frozen food will remain safe indefinitely, but the quality (flavor, texture, appearance, etc.) can decrease with time.

How much do you know about frozen food storage? Try these questions. The answers are at the end.

1. At what temperature should your freezer be maintained?2. Name three types of containers that are not suitable for

freezing food.3. When you prepare food for freezing, how should you

label the food?4. Scenario 1: You decided to bake cookies for the holi-

days last July. If they were packaged correctly and held at the appropriate temperature, for how many months will the cookies maintain their quality?

5. Scenario 2: You baked a fruit pie and froze it. How long will the frozen pie be of high quality?

6. Scenario 3: You made spaghetti sauce with meat and froze it in appropriate freezer containers. For how many months will it maintain its quality when appropriately frozen?

7. Scenario 4: You made extra stuffing and froze it. a. How long will it maintain its quality in your freezer? b. How should you thaw it? c. To what internal temperature should you reheat it?

8. Scenario 5: You made meat loaf and did not precook it prior to freezing. a. To what internal temperature should you cook the meat loaf after thawing? b. If packaged and stored correctly, how many months will it remain of high quality in your freezer?

9. Why are milk-based sauces and gravy considered “prob-lem foods” in freezing?

10. Bonus question: On average, how many pounds per cubic foot of freezer space should you freeze in a 24-hour period?

How did you do? Here are the answers:1. Your freezer should be maintained at 0 F.2. Avoid freezing foods in margarine, yogurt or cottage

cheese containers; narrow-neck glass jars that could break when the food expands during freezing; or trays that came with microwavable entrees.

3. Label frozen foods with the date and contents using a permanent marker to avoid “frozen food surprise.”

4. Cookies maintain their quality about six months in the freezer. The cookies made in July still would be OK in December.

5. When stored correctly, frozen fruit pies maintain their quality for three to four months.

6. Frozen spaghetti sauce maintains its quality for four to six months.

7. Frozen stuffing: a. Frozen stuffing will maintain its quality up to one month. b. Thaw stuffing in the refrigerator. c. Reheat stuffing to an internal temperature of at least 165 F, as measured with a food thermometer.

8. Frozen meat loaf: a. Cook the meat loaf to an internal temperature of at least 160 F. b. Frozen meat loaf will remain high quality for three to four months.

9. Milk-based thickened sauces and gravy tend to “curdle” or separate. They are best when made fresh and served im-mediately.



How much do you know about frozen food storage?

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10. You can freeze 2 to 3 pounds of food for every cubic food of freezer space every 24 hours. This allows food to fully freeze.

The National Center for Home Food Preservation has a handy reference about frozen food storage. You might want to bookmark it on your computer or print a copy to have in your kitchen. Visit http://nchfp.uga.edu/publications/uga/FreezingPreparedFoods.pdf to download a copy.

Visit www.ag.ndsu.edu/food and click on “Food Preserva-tion,” then “Freezing,” to access how-to guides for freezing almost any type of food.

Here’s a convenience food recipe adapted from one from the University of Kentucky. Consider doubling the recipe to make one batch for dinner and another to freeze for an easy meal later.

Bake and Freeze Spaghetti Casserole8 ounces uncooked pasta (elbow macaroni, bow ties or

spaghetti)1 Tbsp. canola oil or other oil1 1/2 c. canned chicken (drained)2 cloves garlic (chopped)1 tsp. dried oregano (optional)1/4 tsp. black pepper2 (15-ounce) cans low-sodium tomatoes, not drained3/4 c. reduced-fat cheddar cheese (shredded)Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Cook pasta according to

package directions. Drain and place in a 9- by 9-inch baking dish. In a large skillet over medium heat, combine chicken, garlic and pepper. If using oregano, add that, too. Cook in oil until hot, about five minutes. Stir in tomatoes. Lower the heat and cook for 10 minutes. Spoon tomato and chicken mixture over the pasta in the baking dish. Sprinkle with cheese. Bake for 30 minutes or until hot and bubbling. Serve immediately or cool to room temperature, then freeze up to three months.

Makes six servings. Each serving has 340 calories, 12 grams (g) fat, 22 g protein, 35 g carbohydrate, 4 g fiber and 360 milligrams sodium.



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Stevensville, MTLunch at noon - Sale starts at 1:00 p.m.

Bulls sired by:Musgrave Aviator, Sitz Sensation,

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Farmers and ranchers sometimes call themselves “next-year” people, always hoping for better results next season. For many, the severe conditions of 2017 beg a better sequel.

A December 2017 drought monitor map showed much of Montana in moderate to severe drought, although Montana’s northwestern corner improved since early November. According to the National Interagency Fire Center, Montana’s 2017 wildfire season resulted in more than 1.25 million acres of forest, rangeland and cropland burned. Drought or fire can have significant impacts on soil health, affecting soil’s ability to receive, soak up and retain

What drought and fire do to your dirtBy Meryl Rygg McKenna, with Certified Crop Advisers

moisture, among other things.Soil nutrient testing to make better man-

agement decisions is essential after a fire or during a drought, said Mike Choriki, Certified Crop Adviser (CCA) from Bill-ings. While the main concerns after a bad range-fire or forest-fire season are erosion and weed control, fertility management comes first on cropland and is the main focus of this article.

Nutrients: Up in smoke?The impact of fire depends on its intensity,

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the soil surface compared to slow, smoldering hotter fires in moderate to heavy fuels.

Most nutrients stay be-hind after a fast-moving fire because they are not con-verted to gasses until they reach temperatures hotter than the soil’s surface, said Clain Jones, chair of the Rocky Mountain Certified Crop Adviser program and Montana State University’s Soil Fertility Extension Spe-cialist.

“Fast-moving fires con-vert nutrients in branches, bark, stubble, grass, etc., into more usable forms be-cause they’re hot enough to burn the carbon in these materials but not hot enough to combust most plant nutri-ents. This leaves phospho-rus (P), potassium (K) and sulfur (S) more available,” Jones explained.

Nutrients such as mag-nesium, zinc and manga-nese are also quite stable.



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Sire: Poss Easy Impact 0119 MGS: ALC Big Eye D09N215’s outcross pedigree makes him an ideal mating for daughters of many popular Angus sires. He carries a tremendous quarter, extra style & base width showing up here at Apex in his fine 2018 offering.

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Forest and shrubland fires, however, will likely reduce the organic matter at the soil surface because temperatures there will combust soil organic matter. While these intensely hot fires can send some surface nutrients into the air, nutrients more than an inch down in the soil are not as likely to be lost.

Organic nitrogen (N) may or may not go up in smoke, depending on the temperatures involved. The effect of nitrogen being re-leased from plant material burned quickly (with lower surface temperatures) shows clearly in the vibrant green of the first grass following a fast-moving fire.

Nitrogen is extremely mobile and can be lost through leaching or surface runoff when few living plant roots are present to use it. Little surface residue means N can be lost through erosion, as well. Loss of N can have a long-term impact on productivity of forest and rangeland, but is more easily managed on cropland.

Jones strongly recommends soil sampling to determine nitrogen levels after a burn, since fire’s effect on nitrogen levels is so unpredictable.

Fire effects on soil propertiesWhile cropland or grassland fires rarely

burn hot enough to affect organic matter down in the soil, the loss of surface plant residue is of significant concern. Plant resi-due reduces erosion and protects the soil’s surface from being physically damaged by the impact of raindrops.

Ash particles also plug soil pores, pre-venting water from soaking in and increas-ing the risk of water runoff or soil erosion. Soil aeration, the infiltration and retention of water, and the soil’s ability to hold nutrients coming from ash or fertilizer are reduced.

Fire can create a water repellent layer in the top 2 inches of forest and shrubland soil, due to waxy compounds in the burned litter that coat soil aggregates and minerals. Soil aggregates are groups of soil particles that bind strongly to each other. The water repel-lent layer varies in depth and thickness and

What drought and fire do to your dirtcan affect the soil’s ability to take in water for months or years. Stubble fires should not cause a repellent layer unless surface residues were heavy.

Fire kills bacteria and fungi at the soil surface, but healthy microbes will recolo-nize from deeper soil layers. With deeper sterilization, the microbes require more recovery time. They also need new plant material to help sustain their population.

After a fire, it is best to establish ground cover where possible to reduce weeds and erosion from wind and water, spread manure if available, and soil test for N, P and K. For soil samples, avoid areas that had high amounts of plant residue, such as from bales or windrows.

Managing effects of drought“During drought periods, our level of

management and use of technology and knowledge is more important than in wet years,” Choriki said. “Many producers cut back fertilizer rates during dry years, re-sulting in decreased yield and quality. The crop’s quality, however, is what determines its value.”

Specific nutrient guidelines include: Phosphorus: Use the same amount of P

in dry years as in normal years. It increases root growth and the rate of photosynthesis, and helps roots take up water efficiently.

Potassium: Fertilize with the same amount of K in wet and dry years; it can prevent wilting.

Nitrogen: Add less N during dry years, based on yield potential and soil testing.

After a dry year with low harvest, like much of eastern Montana experienced, the soil likely holds more residual nutrients not used by plants this year. Again, test N, P and K in the spring.

Prolonged drought calls for long-term management plans on rangeland. Grazing duration, frequency and timing are impor-tant factors. Choriki also recommended considering annual forages for temporary pasture.

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Data from the Cow Herd Appraisal Per-formance Software (CHAPS), through the North Dakota State University (NDSU) Extension Service and North Dakota Beef Cattle Improvement Association (NDB-CIA), show the 2017 benchmark average for calf death loss relative to the number of calves born is 3.4 percent.

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Understanding the values is important for gauging input costs, probably more important than selection for an increase in cattle perfor-mance. That may seem somewhat negative because goals always seem to encourage a forward, increasing movement of the per-formance values.

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The beef industry has done well, improv-ing management and genetics, but new challenges keep emerging. Historically, cattle producers have run a straight race and the CHAPS benchmarks reflect industry maturity. But along with maturity, the race track is no longer straight; in fact, it’s more like a maze. Each turn in the maze has more than one outcome.

Interestingly, we do not race in a maze. But still, we prefer an open track with pre-

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Calf death loss notes the managerial efforts producers have attained in the management of the calving season and subsequent nurs-ing phase for beef calves. Can a 3.4 percent calf death loss rate be improved? Probably, but most likely, the average will not deviate much at the end of the year.

The race is over; the hard work starts as we enter the maze. Future improvement within agriculture - plant and animal - will be a balancing act, weighing inputs and costs against the potential improvement. Inputs, mostly likely starting out as cheap inputs, have been the basis for improvement. As the supply of inputs decreases, the pressure to

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Organized by Nebraska Extension and the Nebraska Water Balance Alliance, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Testing Ag Performance So-lutions farm management competition involved managing center pivot-irrigated corn. Seventeen producers squared off against university scientists and two student groups in three categories: most profitable farm, highest input use efficiency and greatest grain yield.

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Raspberries pack a lot of health benefits

By Gail Wells, Oregon State University Extension Service

Eating the equivalent of one serving of red raspberries every day curbed weight gain in laboratory mice even when they ate an unhealthy, high-fat diet, researchers at Oregon State University (OSU) found.

The mice also had lower indicators of metabolic problems like diabetes and fatty liver—conditions that afflict an increasing number of people in the United States.

It’s not news that raspberries are good for you, said coauthor Neil Shay, a researcher in OSU’s College of Agricultural Sci-ences. The surprise, he said, was that even a small amount—the equivalent of sprinkling a cup over your daily breakfast cereal—can pack big benefits.

“We were amazed to see the beneficial effect from the equiva-lent of a single serving per day,” he said.

The findings are the latest from a series of studies in which Shay and colleagues have fed “power foods” like raspberries, cherries, walnuts, green tea, and even red wine to lab mice, add-ing them to a fatty and sugary diet similar to the junk-food diet many Americans consume.

Raspberries are particularly powerful, said Shay. Rich in fiber, they also contain tannins, flavor and color compounds and other plant chemicals that, when ingested and metabolized, appear to reduce intracellular damage within cells, which may help cells repair themselves, as well as stimulating the body’s processing of fats and sugars.

The raspberry-fed mice had significantly less fat in their livers at the end of the ten-week study, and their blood glucose measure was statistically equivalent to that of a control group of mice fed a normal low-fat diet.

What’s more, the raspberry-fed mice were visibly slimmer than their counterparts that ate the same high-fat diet but didn’t get the raspberries. “You didn’t need to be a scientist to see the difference at the end of the study,” said Shay.

The research, funded by the National Processed Raspberry Commission, was published earlier this year in the journal Food & Function (http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2017/fo/c7fo00702g#!divAbstract). Its findings confirm and extend what Shay and his colleagues found in a similar experiment two years ago (https://content.iospress.com/articles/journal-of-berry-research/jbr135), in which they fed mice the equivalent of four servings of red raspberries a day.

“Which is a pretty high amount,” Shay said. “As good as a fruit may taste to you, if you eat it in quantity every day, you’re going to get tired of it. We wanted to see how much we could lower the amount and still see the beneficial effects.”

In the recent study, he and his colleagues fed the mice a high-fat diet that resembled a human’s fatty, sugary, 2,000-calorie-a-day junk-food diet. Some mice also ate red raspberries in the form of either juice concentrate or puree concentrate.

The raspberry products accounted for about 2.5 percent of the mice’s daily calorie intake—the equivalent of about 1 cup of berries daily (50 calories) for a person. The rest of their diet was adjusted to account for the carbs and calories in the raspberries, so that all the study mice ate the same number of calories per day. A third group of control mice was fed a normal low-fat mouse diet.

All the study mice gained weight over the course of the study, but the ones that ate the raspberry products gained significantly less. At week 10, they weighed between 15 and 17 percent less than the mice that didn’t eat the raspberries.

Similarly, both groups developed fat in their liver tissue, but the raspberry-fed mice ended up with between 42 and 47 percent less liver fat than their raspberry-deprived counterparts.

Finally, the raspberries seemed to help the high-fat-fed mice regulate their blood glucose and blood insulin better. High levels of glucose and insulin in the blood are associated with diabetes and other metabolic disorders.

Blood glucose increased in the mice that ate the high-fat diet without the raspberries, but it stayed low in the high-fat-fed mice that got the raspberries; their blood glucose levels were “statistically indistinguishable” from those in the low-fat-fed control mice.

As for insulin, mice fed the raspberry juice concentrate had blood insulin levels that were statistically equivalent to those of the low-fat-fed control mice. Mice that got the raspberry puree also had lower levels of insulin, although not so low as those that got the juice concentrate.

The study dealt with mice, not humans, Shay cautioned. “We need more human studies to confirm the findings,” he said.

“Yet it’s becoming clear that, if people include these foods in their diet—cherries, raspberries, walnuts, green tea—in reason-able amounts, it’s going to benefit them. And there’s not a lot of downside associated with the consumption of these foods.”


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2013 John Deere 435D 35-ft. draper head, single knife, pickup reel, transport. Stock #59329 ....... ....................................................... $32,500 (3)

2009 John Deere 4995 14.5 ft. hay head, tri-lobe conditioner, button tires. Stock #59724 ............. ..................................................... $67,900 (15)

2000 John Deere 3950 pull-type forage harvester, short tongue, hydraulic wagon hitch, 24” hori-zontal spout ext., 1000 PTO. Stock #58868 ...... .......................................................... $5200 (1)

1994 Case IH 8820 25-ft. MacDon 972 draper header, no conditioner, cab, air, radio. Stock #59528 ........................................... $11,750 (1)

1980 Hesston 6450 open station, 12-ft. head, gas, steel cond. Stock #50334. ....... $6950 (16)

Hesston 6550 14-ft. hay head, steel-on-steel con-ditioner, cab with air. Stock #58560 ................... ........................................................ $9500 (14)

2013 MacDon M205 18-ft. hay head & 35-ft. triple delivery draper head, steel conditioner. Stock #59238 .......................................$124,000 (12)

2012 MacDon M205 16-ft. rotary head, steel con-ditioner, 841 engine hours. Stock #58660 ......... ..................................................... $95,000 (11)

2012 MacDon M155 windrower, triple delivery, full AutoSteer, double knife drive, 35-ft. header. Stock #55535 ............................... $107,500 (1)

2010 MacDon M150 16-ft. auger hay head, steel conditioner, reverser kit, header tilt Stock #59689 ......................................... $66,500 (12)

2014 New Holland Speedrower 240 16-ft. rota-ry head, rubber/urethane conditioner. Stock #58771 ....................................... $102,500 (15)

2010 New Holland H8040 windrower, 12-ft. sickle, 1710 hr. Stock #55097 ................. $58,000 (11)

2008 New Holland 1431 13-ft. discbine, rubber roll conditioner, 2 point hookup, 1000 PTO. Stock #59745 ............................... $13,900 (16)

New Holland 1114 windrower, 14-ft. header, gas engine. Stock #46104 ...................... $9619 (12)

New Holland 1100 windrower, diesel, 21-ft. drap-er. Stock #47073 ............................. $9500 (16)

2002 New Holland HW340 15-ft. rotary head with urethane rolls. Stock #59044 ......... $34,750 (3)

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LAWN AND TURF2007 John Deere 1420 commercial front mower, 72” deck, 72” rear discharge mower, 60” front

blade, soft cab. Stock #58912 .......................................................................................$8250 (3)2008 John Deere X724 hydro, all wheel steer, 647 tiller attach, no mower deck. Stock #58482 .....

....................................................................................................................................$7000 (12)2016 John Deere X354 42” deck, hydro transmission. Stock #60296 ............................$3500 (15) 2009 John Deere LA125 42” deck, 21 hp. Stock #58956 ...................................................$750 (1)2003 John Deere 727 commercial zero turn, 54” 7 iron deck, 23 hp engine, bagger with Powerflow.

Stock #59683 ..............................................................................................................$3950 (16)2010 Grasshopper 120K 20 hp, 48” deck, zero turn. Stock #58937 ..............................$2800 (15)2016 Poulan PP24VA54 24 hp mower, 54” deck, hydro transmission. Stock #58492 .....$1700 (14) Toro Timecutter zero turn mower. Stock #59758 ..............................................................$3000 (1)2016 John Deere 44” snowblower for 2016 and newer X300/X500. Stock #60297 ........$1500 (15)


Railroad Ties$8.00/tie.

Sold in 16 tie bundles - We will loadAvailable at Conrad, Cut Bank

and Dillon locations

2015 John Deere 569 twine/net, 2181 bales. Stock #54165 ............................. $47,725 (1)

2015 John Deere 569 MegaWide, twine and net wrap, 1000 PTO, push bar. Stock #59835 ..... ................................................. $37,900 (15)

2014 John Deere 569 Premium 1000 PTO, net/twine, MegaWide Plus pickup, hydrau-lic pickup, push bar, 21.5L-16.1 tires, 6700 bales. Stock #60302 ................... $39,900 (3)

2014 John Deere 569 Premium features, 4500 bales, twine/net. Stock #52214 . $42,000 (11)

2014 John Deere 569 Premium, MegaWide pickup, 1000 PTO, flotation tires, twine/net wrap, hydraulic pickup lift, push bar. Stock #59833 ..................................... $39,900 (11)

2013 John Deere 569 low bale count, well maintained, 1000 PTO, net & twine, MegaW-ide plus pickup push bar, hydraulic pickup. Stock #59823 ............................. $38,750 (2)

2013 John Deere 569 twine and net wrap, 540 PTO, MegaWide pickup, push bar, 21.5-16.1 tires. Stock #60077 ................... $36,900 (15)

2013 John Deere 569 MegaWide pickup, both twine and net wrap, 1000 PTO, bale push bar, hydraulic pickup lift. Stock #59619 ......... ................................................... $33,000 (1)

2013 John Deere 569 hydraulic pickup lift, net & twine, bale push bar, 21.5L-16.1 tires, 1000 PTO. Stock #59618 ........... $30,500 (1)

2012 John Deere 568 Twine and net wrap, MegaWide pickup, hydraulic pickup lift, push bar. Stock #58209..................... $30,000 (11)

2012 John Deere 568 MegaWide pickup, twine/net wrap, push bar, flotation tires, hydraulic pickup lift, 1000 PTO. Stock #57372 .............. ................................................. $32,500 (11)

2010 John Deere 568 MegaWide pickup, twine and net wrap, 1000 PTO, pickup lift, variable core valve. Stock #59240 ......... $24,900 (15)

2010 John Deere 568 twine/wrap, MegaWide pickup, hydraulic pickup lift, flotation tires, push bar. Stock #58443 ............ $24,500 (11)

2009 John Deere 568 MegaWide, 540 PTO, twine/wrap, push bar, new belts last year, big tires. Stock #58506 ................... $22,500 (16)

2006 John Deere 567 both twine & net wrap, MegaWide pickup, 540 PTO, bale push bar, hydraulic pickup lift. Stock #59907 ................ ................................................... $15,500 (2)

1994 John Deere 535 1000 PTO, net & twine, 31x13.5 tires, push bar, LH/RH pickup gauge wheels. Stock #59643 ................... $6750 (1)

2016 Massey Ferguson 2270 3x4 bale size, ISO compatible (no monitor), bale eject, bale chute rollers. Stock #59671 .... $104,500 (15)

2014 Massey Ferguson 2956A 540 PTO, net & twine, 5-ft. bale, bale kicker, 21.5L-16.1 tires with suspended axle, monitor. Stock #59460 ................................................. $34,900 (12)

2001 New Holland 688. Stock #60074 ............. ...................................................... $1300 (2)

1993 New Holland 660 twine only, 1000 PTO, regular pickup, brand new belts. Stock #58281 .......................................... $3900 (3)

2015 John Deere L340 square baler, Har-vest Tec moisture sensor, tandem axle w/550/45/22.5 tires, roller chute. Stock #59834 ................................... $114,900 (15)

2015 John Deere L340 3x4 square baler, tan-dem axle. Stock #54581 ......... $115,000 (14)

1998 John Deere 100 3x3 square baler, knot-ter fan, tandem axle, last bale ejector. Stock #59510 ..................................... $18,500 (14)

2013 Krone BP1290 3x4 bale size, 1000 PTO, tandem axle, hydraulic roller chute, scale, high density. Stock #59728 ....... $94,500 (12)

2009 Krone 12130 big pack square baler, 92” pickup width, 47x51 bale size. Stock #57368 ................................................. $65,000 (12)

2008 Hesston 7433 3x3 big squares, knotter fan, tandem axle. Stock #58090 $50,500 (12)

2016 Massey Ferguson 2270 3x4 large square baler, ISO compatible, bale eject, single axle. Stock #59671 ......................... $104,500 (15)

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MISCELLANEOUS2016 John Deere 320E skidsteer, cab with air,

hand/foot controls, 72” bucket, 3 sets of coun-terweights, cold start package. Stock #57127 .. .......................................................$43,000 (3)

2016 John Deere KV22802 78” utility skid steer bucket. Stock #56522 ........................$1200 (1)

2015 John Deere BW16005 96” high volume bucket w/heavy duty grapple, global carrier, single point hydraulic coupler. Stock #58845 ... ........................................................$2500 (16)

John Deere 5-ft. utility bucket, fits JD 600/700 loaders, pin-on attachment. Stock #58793 ....... ........................................................$1200 (16)

2014 John Deere BW15616 73” loader bucket, 500 series loader brackets. Stock #56223 ....... ..........................................................$950 (14)

John Deere 8” post hole auger bit. Stock #54206 ..........................................................$499 (11)

Ezee-On 2400 post pounder, trailer mounted, Honda engine. Stock #59557 ............$4750 (1)

2014 Wheatheart 3 point post pounder, like new, hydraulic post grabber, side mast with extend and retract. Stock #58322 ..............$10,250 (1)

2007 John Deere MX6 medium duty rotary cutter. Stock #58015 ..................................$2200 (15)

2015 John Deere 60D 60” drive over deck for 1E or 1R compact tractor. Stock #58355 ... $1300 (14)

2015 Frontier AP13G global mount pallet forks. Stock #54626 ....................................$1150 (1)

2011 homemade 18-ft. flat bed, bumper pull, pin-tle hitch. Stock #56109 ......................$8750 (2)

Bumper pull trailer, 18-ft. x 8.5-ft. wide. Stock #59716 ............................................$1850 (12)

2015 Frontier AY12G-72 4-in-1 72” bucket with global carrier. Stock #54709 ..............$2900 (1)

2000 Degelman R570 high lift rock picker, PTO drive. Stock #59782 .........................$7000 (12)

Haybuster 3106 rock picker. Stock #58059 .......... .....................................................$12,000 (12)

2007 John Deere 8B backhoe attachment for compact tractor, 8.5-ft. digging depth, 180 degree swing, quik-tatch mounting. Stock #60310 ............................................$2500 (16)

John Deere heavy duty 3-tine bale spear for JD 600/700 series carriers. Stock #60311 ............. ..........................................................$595 (16)

2013 Worksaver 832631 adapter-global loader to 600/700 attachment. Stock #60312 ..$500 (16)

2005 Wilrich 4830 28-ft. chisel plow, 3-section folding, 4-bar Degelman harrow. Stock #60351 .....................................................$12,900 (15)

1968 Hobbs equipment trailer, 20-ft. deck, 6-ft. beavertail with ramps, pintle hitch, air brakes, 30 ton. Stock #60348 ......................$5000 (16)

– – – – – – CONSIGNMENTS – – – – – – 2009 John Deere 6430 Powerquad Plus, LHR

24/24, 3 SCV’s, 540/1000 PTO, Koyker-Leg-end loader & bucket. Stock #60149. ............. .................................................$56,000 (16)

2015 John Deere 6155R MFWD tractor, 20 speed AutoQuad transmission, TLS, 3 SCVs. Stock #57602 ....................................... $149,000 (11)

2007 John Deere 7520 IVT, 3 SCV’s, 3 point, 540/1000 PTO, corner exhaust, loader/grap-ple. Stock #60300. ......................$66,000 (3)

2009 John Deere 8330 MFWD tractor w/suspen-sion, IVT, PTO, rear duals, 3 point, full GPS. Stock #59908 ............................. $135,000 (12)

2013 John Deere 6140R MFWD, cab, 20/20 AutoQuad, H360 loader/bucket, 3 SCVs, 540/1000. Stock #56153 ............ $112,900 (16)

2011 John Deere 3038E compact utility tractor, cab w/ heat, Hydro transmission, HST trans, 305 loader & 6-ft. rear blade. Stock #59904 ...... ..................................................... $23,500 (14)

1988 John Deere 2355 2WD utility tractor, 8F/4R syncro, 540 Rear PTO, open station, loader with bale spear. Stock #53703 ....... $11,800 (1)

1983 Allis Chalmers 8070 MFWD, Powershift, 1000 PTO. Stock #59589 ............... $25,000 (3)

1973 Massey Ferguson 165 2WD tractor, OOS, Synchro, 1 SCV, 3 point, 540 PTO. loader, no grapple. Stock #58712 ...................... $9600 (1)

John Deere GP74 74” bucket w/heavy duty grap-ple. Fits JD 500 Series loader carriers. Stock #53061 ............................................ $3500 (16)

2015 John Deere 332E wheeled skid steer, cab w/ heat and air, self-leveling, 84” bucket, power Quicktach joystick controls. Stock #59884 ........ ..................................................... $49,900 (11)

2015 John Deere 329E track skid steer, enclosed cab, heat and air, 84” bucket, wide zig zag tracks, power Quicktach. Stock #59885 .....$52,000 (11)

2011 John Deere 319D skid steer, hand con-trols, EH controls, std rubber tracks, 76” bucket, well-maintained. Stock #58243 .... $24,000 (14)

2015 John Deere S690 combine, 775 engine/556 seperator hours, Premium cab, Contour Mas-ter, ProDrive transmission, premium residue package. Stock #60276. ............$383,000 (11)

2012 John Deere S670 combine, 635D platform, ProDrive, CM, Premium residue, power-folding grain tank. Stock #59474 ............ $255,000 (11)

2012 John Deere S670 combine, ProDrive trans-mission, TriStream rotor, fine cut chopper, 640D header. Stock #56906 .................. $265,000 (1)

2005 John Deere 9760 1886 engine.1402 seper-ator hours, level land feederhouse, touchset concave adj., chopper, w/936D platform. Stock #58821 ....................................... $120,000 (11)

1987 John Deere 8820 combine, 30-ft. 230 head-er, bat reel, chopper and dual chaff spreader. Stock #15567 ................................. $16,500 (3)

1998 Case IH 2388 combine, 3215/2500 hrs. Stock #55679 ............................... $50,000 (14)

1998 John Deere 914 combine, new style Sund raking pickup, new PTO style driveline, single point connections. Stock #56904 ... $10,975 (1)

2015 John Deere 640D pickup reel, transport, lights. Stock #60350. ................$56,000 (11)

2012 John Deere R450 994 14.5-ft. platform, V10 conditioner, 480/80R38 bar tires. Stock #60173. ....................................$99,500 (16)

2012 John Deere 635D excellent shape, slow speed transport, poly tine pickup reel, dual drive sickle. Stock #54340 ............ $46,000 (15)

Case IH 8455 round baler, twine only, makes 4x5 bales, gathering wheels. Stock #54286 ............ ........................................................ $4500 (11)

Hesston 4910 4x4x8 big square baler. Stock #53963 ........................................... $45,000 (3)

2008 John Deere 568 1000 PTO, twine & net wrap, hydraulic pickup, Megawide Plus, large tires, variable core. Stock #58803 $27,000 (14)

1999 John Deere 566 twine only, 540 PTO, hy-draulic pickup lift. Stock #59649 ...... $7900 (15)

1992 John Deere 535 twine only, 1000 PTO, push bar, hydraulic pick up lift. Stock #58686 ... ........................................................ $4900 (15)

2009 John Deere 1890 42-ft. 7.5” spacing disk drill, 350 bushel hydraulic drive, TBH cart. Stock #57293 ............................... $145,000 (3)

1994 John Deere 965 on-land plow, 18” cut width, gauge wheels, double landslides. Stock #55107 ............................................ $8950 (15)

1997 John Deere 650 23-ft. 3-section folding disc, 9” spacing. Stock #59033 .............$18,750 (15)

2011 Case IH 800 50-ft., 10” spacing, rubber packer wheel, SS, no cart. Stock #56487 ......... ..................................................... $52,000 (11)

2004 John Deere 1820 51-ft., 7.5” spacing, 8-run double shoot, 1910 TBT cart. Stock #57861 ..... ........................................................ $50,000(1)

2006 John Deere 1820/1910 61-ft., 12” spacing, 4” steel press wheels, SS, 1910 TBT cart. Stock #56361 ......................................... $50,000 (12)

2006 Aerway AW2000 20-ft. rotary spike tooth aerator, folding wings, rear hitch kit. Stock #57729 ......................................... $17,900 (15)

2009 Summers Ultimate pull-type sprayer, 100-ft. booms with windscreens, 1500 gallon tank. Stock #15568 ................................. $10,000 (3)

FlexiCoil 67XL suspended boom sprayer, 1500 gallon tank, 90-ft. booms, windscreens, rinse tank. Stock #56815 ...................... $13,500 (11)

2007 Summers 1500 90-ft. pull-type sprayer, 1500 gallon tank. Stock #17842 ... $26,000 (12)

1995 Ford L9000 truck, 10 speed transmission, hyd. wet kit, 6000 gallon stainless tank. Stock #53460 ........................................... $42,250 (1)

2012 Case 580 Super N backhoe loader, 97 hp, cab, air, heat, 4WD. Stock #59241 .. $72,500 (15)

Kelly 56 3-pt. mount backhoe attachment, 24” bucket. Stock #51779 ...................... $6950 (16)

Westfield W130-71 13”x71-ft. auger, 540 PTO drive, like new. Stock #52277 ......... $12,900 (2)

John Deere 770CH motor grader w/14-ft. blade, tall cab, 14.00 tires, rippers/scarifier. Stock #57705 ........................................... $67,500 (1)

PH6 3 point post hole digger, 540 PTO, 6” bit & 12” bit. Stock #59517 .............................. $650 (16)

2006 Wheatheart High & Heavy hitter 3 point pounder. Stock #60104. ...............$8300 (16)

2016 John Deere X570 lawn tractor w/48” deck, mulch control kit, front bumper, seat cover. Stock #58204 .................................. $6000 (15)

2005 John Deere 1435 commercial front mower, 72” mower width. Stock #59026 ......$7500 (15)

Snapper 28” rear engine mower, 10 hp, 28” cut. Stock #54784 .................................... $450 (14)

Edwards rod weeder, 30-ft. 16 shanks. Stock #58897 ............................................ $6000 (11)

2017 Frontier WC1103 wood chipper, Cat 1, 540 PTO, 25x18 in hopper opening. Stock #59515 .. ........................................................ $3500 (15)

Spin Spreader 3 point, 300 lb. capacity, 540 PTO drive. Stock #59518 ........................... $350 (16)

John Deere 47 47” snowblower, fits JD X500 series mowers, weights and chains. Stock #56045 ............................................ $1200 (15)

John Deere 46” snow blade, fits and L100 se-ries or a 2015 or earlier D100 series. Stock #59237 ..............................................$400 (14)

Anbo blade that has been modified to fit an older John Deere loader. Stock #57931 ... $2500 (15)

Misc. Adaptor go from a JD 300/400 compact loader to a skid steer attachment, never been used. Stock #58932 .......................... $500 (16)

2012 John Deere BA84 84” angle broom. Stock #58994 ............................................$5500 (16)

1973 Kenworth semi truck, Cummins, 400 big cam, 16 speed twin stick, dual 100 gallon tanks, leaf spring suspension. Stock #60232 ....................................................$7000 (16)

2005 Transcraft DTL2100 48-ft. x102” hay trailer, 40 ton, air ride suspension. Stock #60233 .....................................$20,000 (16)

UTILITY VEHICLES

2012 John Deere 855D glass cab & doors, die-sel, heater, extreme terrain tires, brake and tail lights. Stock #60298. .............$15,900 (1)

2008 John Deere 850D diesel, full windshield, bucket seats. Extreme terrain tires. Stock #59042. .........................................$7900 (1)

2015 John Deere 825i S4 4 seater, cab, power steering, radio. Stock #59244 ...$14,500 (11)

2014 John Deere 825i cab kit w/heater, power steering, bucket seats, powerlift box. Stock #60106. ....................................$13,500 (14)

2014 John Deere 825i bench seat, deluxe cargo box, heavy duty brush guard. Stock #59905. .........................................$7500 (1)

2013 John Deere 825i Stock #56493 .. $8200 (12)2012 John Deere 825i green, bench seat, de-

luxe cargo box. Stock #50385 ....$10,400 (1)John Deere 825i glass doors for a deluxe cab

on 825i utility vehicle. Stock #53197. ............ ....................................................$1950 (14)

2015 John Deere 825i Poly cab, no heater, ex-tra cab lights, Power lift w/brush protection. Stock #58847............................$16,750 (12)

2009 Arctic Cat XTZ1000 4WD, gas, cab w/heater, 6-ft. blade, winch, extreme terrain. Stock #60152.................................$8250 (1)

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2017 John Deere S680 combine, 125 sepera-tor/150 engine hours, Powercast TB, power folding grain tank, Contour Master, rear du-als. Stock #60275 ................... $397,500 (14)

2017 John Deere S680 combine, PowerCast tailboard, 26-ft. unload auger, lateral tilt fixed speed feederhouse, power folding covers. Stock #59190 ...........................$392,500 (1)

2016 John Deere S680 combine, PowerCast TB, power folding grain tank exts, 520/85R42 duals, 2630 w/SF1 activation & SF3000 re-ceiver. Stock #56412 ..............$371,000 (14)

2016 John Deere S680 280 engine/210 seper-ator hours, full GPS w/activations, prem res-idue, ProDrive transmission, extended war-ranty. Stock #57330 ..................$377,500 (1)

2015 John Deere S680 917 engine/633 seper-ator hours, ProDrive, Powergold grain tank, Premium residue, tri-steam rotor. Stock #58978 .....................................$287,900 (1)

2014 John Deere S680 Contour Master, Pro-Drive, Goodyear Duals. Stock #56419 ......... ...............................................$274,500 (14)

2014 John Deere S680 600/877.8 hrs. Stock #55789 .....................................$277,000 (1)

2013 John Deere S680 Stock #55797 ............. .................................................$277,000 (1)

2012 John Deere S680 1048/653 hours, Pro-Drive transmission, Contour Master, Power-cast tailboard. Stock #54026 ..$226,000 (11)

2017 John Deere S670 combine, 130 sepera-tor/156 engine hours, Powercast TB, CM w/variable speed feederhouse, manual grain tank. Stock #60258 ................. $352,500 (14)

2012 John Deere S670 combine, level land feeder house, 26-ft. unload auger, 3 speed transmission, manual TB. Stock #59227 ...... .................................................$205,000 (2)

2014 John Deere S670 1563 engine/1220 seperator hours, PRWD, complete Autotrac system, CM w/variable speed feederhouse. Stock #58843 ...........................$198,500 (1)

2013 John Deere S670 1124 engine/814 seperator hours, Pro Drive transmission, PowerCast tailboard, Contour Master w/vari-able speed drive. Stock #57238. ................... ................................................ $245,000(14)

2015 John Deere S670 640 engine hours, tris-tream extended wear rotor, manual adjust tailboard. Stock #56699 ............$253,500 (1)

2015 John Deere S670 644 engine hours, manual adjust tailboard, Premium cab, HID lights. Stock #56700 .................$277,500 (1)

2014 John Deere S670 Stock #55771 ............. .................................................$299,900 (1)

2008 John Deere 9770 1953 eng/1564 sep hours, ext wear grain handling, large wire concave, Powercast tailboard. Stock #58683 .................................................$145,000 (3)

COMBINES

GRAIN HANDLING 2013 Brandt 13x110-ft. auger. Stock #58949 ...

...................................................$25,050 (2)2012 Brandt 5200 EX bin snake, down spout,

full set of hoses, 257.5 hours. Stock #60171 .................................................$17,500 (14)

Brandt 10x80 auger, manual winch & swing hopper. Stock #58726....................$9400 (3)

2012 Buhler 13”x70-ft. auger. Stock #55356 .... .................................................$13,000 (12)

Buhler 13”x70-ft. auger. Stock #56295 ............. ....................................................$8500 (12)

Sakundiak HD8-1800 8”x60-ft. auger. Stock #55150 ........................................$4800 (12)

Westfield 10”x31-ft. loadout auger, 540 PTO, like new condition. Stock #57468 ..$5400 (1)

Degelman 800 800 bushel grain cart, large 1000 PTO, Shur-Lok tarp. Stock #56846 ...... .................................................$19,500 (14)

2008 Brandt drive over conveyor pit, hydraulic drive. Stock #58051 .....................$8900 (14)

Brandt 20” drive-over deck, hydraulic drive, sin-gle tube, no mover. Stock #58725 .$9500 (3)

Unverferth 771 770 bushel grain cart with tarp. Stock #58749 .............................$15,500 (3)

2017 Loftness XLB10 10-ft. grain bag loader. Stock #59906 ...........................$35,000 (11)

SPRAYERS

2017 John Deere R4045120-ft. booms, 20” spacing, SS 1200 gallon tank, 3” fill, 5 sensor Boomtrac, 2 sets of tires. Stock #60255 ....... ...............................................$370,000 (14)

2015 John Deere R4045 120-ft. booms, 20” spacing, boomtrac Pro, Boom air purge, Pre-mium CV cab, turnkey GPS. Stock #60346 .. .................................................$267,500 (1)

2017 John Deere R4038 100-ft. booms, 20” spacing, SS 1000 gallon tank, 5 sensor Boomtrac, turnkey GPS. Stock #60273 ........ ...............................................$299,500 (14)

2016 John Deere R4038 100-ft. boom, 20” spacing, 1000 gallon, Boomtrac Pro, section control, traction control Stock #59836 .......... ...............................................$247,000 (15)

2015 John Deere R4038 120-ft. booms, Premium cab, auto solution command system, Boomtrac leveling. Stock #55884 ................. $269,000 (1)

2015 John Deere R4038 100-ft. boom, turnkey GPS, auto solution command system, war-ranty through Feb. 2020. Stock #56047 ........ ...............................................$256,500 (15)

2015 John Deere R4038 100-ft. boom, turnkey GPS, auto solution command system, war-ranty through Feb. 2020. Stock #56046 ........ ...............................................$253,500 (15)

2014 John Deere 4940 120-ft. booms, 20” spacing, hydraulic tread adjust, deluxe CV cab, 380/150R50 tires, Boomtrac 5 leveling. Stock #60347 ...........................$219,500 (1)

2014 John Deere 4940 120-ft. booms, hydrau-lic tread adjust, 20” spacing, Boomtrac Pro-5 leveling. Stock #59555 ...................... Call (1)

2005 John Deere 4720 90-ft. 20” spacing, SS tank & booms, hyd. thread adjust, fence row nozzles, eductor, 5 section, foam marker. Stock #57184 .............................$91,000 (1)

2009 John Deere 4830, 100-ft., 20” spac-ing, stainless tank, 420/80R46 tires. Stock #53380 ...................................$138,325 (12)

2001 Summers NT 110-ft. booms, Raven con-trol, nice. Stock #56706 ..............$11,500 (1)

2007 Summers 60 pickup sprayer, 500 gallon tank, hydraulic tip lift, Raven 440 AutoRate, Outback S-lite. Stock #58356 ........$7950 (1)

2001 FlexiCoil 67XLT 1500 gallon, 90-ft. booms, Greenstar rate controller, new tires, new tank. Stock #56746 ................$9500 (1)

1994 Flexi-Coil 65XL 100-ft. wheel boom, 1500 gallon tank, hydraulic pump. Stock #58277 .. ....................................................$4000 (12)

2000 Miller Nitro 275 100-ft. booms, 20” spac-ing, stainless tank, front booms, hyd tread adjust, 1200 gallon tank. Stock #579715...... ...................................................$54,900 (1)

2009 New Holland S1070 90-ft. suspended boom, 1600 gallon tank, AutoRate and Auto Height Stock #58091 ..................$15,500 (2)

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USED SEEDING

2017 John Deere 1890 60-ft., 10” spacing, 430 TBT cart, hydraulic drive, no section con-trol, all run blockage, KSI conveyor. Stock #60274 ...................................$272,500 (14)

2012 John Deere 1890 50-ft., 10” spacing, 350 bushel TBT ground driven cart, all run block-age, single shoot. Stock #59043 ... CALL (3)

2014 John Deere 1830 60-ft, 12” spacing, SS, all run blockage, 430 bushel TBT cart, 10” auger. Stock #57126 ...............................$143,000 (2)

2009 John Deere 1830 60-ft., 12” spacing, sin-gle shoot, 4” steel press wheels, all run block-age, 1” openers, 350 bushel TBH cart. Stock #59784 .........................................$104,500 (1)

2005 John Deere 1820 59-ft., 7.5” spacing, sin-gle shoot, TBT cart, all run blockage. Stock #56851 ...........................................$40,000 (3)

2011 John Deere 1770NT 16 row corn planter, 30” spacing, vacuum metering system, vari-able hydraulic drive. Stock #57257 ............... .................................................$70,900 (14)

1998 Bourgault 4250 40-ft., 10” spacing, SS, 250 bushel TBH cart, 8” auger, 1” carbide tips, steel press wheels. Stock #57186 ..........$22,500 (1)

2012 Case IH Precision 800 60-ft., 12” spacing, all run blockage, 430 bushel TBT cart, variable rate, 10” auger. Stock #56800 ....$105,000 (14)

2009 Case IH 700 70-ft., 10” spacing, single shoot, 3430 TBT, duals, primary blockage. Stock #52199 .................................$99,000 (1)

2014 Morris Maxim II 60-ft., 10” spacing, 1” Car-bide tips, Ag Tron Pri Bkg, 450 TBT cart w/10” auger. Stock #58850 ....................$99,500 (14)

2010 Morris Contour 1, 60-ft., 10” spacing, inde-pendent arm drill, 445 cart, primary blockage. Stock #55622 .............................$119,900 (14)

2005 New Holland SD440A 42-ft., 12” spacing, SS, 3” packer wheels, 1 openers, 230 bushel cart, primary blockage . Stock #58690 ............. .......................................................$46,250 (3)

2011 Seedhawk 6612 66-ft., 12” spacing, double shoot, 500 bu. TBH variable rate cart, 2500 gal-lon liquid TBT fertilizer cart. Stock #58822 ....... .....................................................$149,000 (1)

1991 John Deere 7200 12 row corn planter, 30” spacing, Max Emerge 2 row units, 1.6 bushel hopper, mechanical drive. Stock #56060 ......... .....................................................$15,000 (15)

1998 Flexi-Coil 2320 230 bu. tow between cart, ground drive, single shoot, 6 run, 7” auger. Stock #58265 ..................................$8500 (14)

1997 Flexi-Coil 3450 350 bu. TBT cart ONLY, hydraulic drive, double shoot, 10” auger w/hy-draulic mover. Stock #58816 ........$25,000 (14)

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2007 John Deere 9760 lateral tilt feederhouse, CM, 22.5-ft. unload auger, hydraulic fore & aft reel. Stock #59000..................$107,000 (12)

2004 John Deere 9760 3977 engine/2769 seperator hours, CM, heavy duty final drive, fine cut chopper w/chaff spreader, premium hydraulic control package. Stock #58809 ..... .................................................$79,500 (15)

2001 John Deere 9750 2755 engine/1960 seperator hours, 20-ft. unload auger, twin disk spreader w/chaff spreader, duals. Stock #58901 .......................................$68,900 (1)

1998 John Deere 9610 combine, 4624/3249 hrs., chopper, 20-ft. unload auger, hyd. fore & aft reel control. Stock #57251 .$45,000 (3)

1999 John Deere 9610 chopper, 1 gallon head-er accumulator, hydraulic fore & aft reel, chaff spreader. Stock #58854..............$37,000 (3)

1999 John Deere 9610 20-ft. unload auger, di-al-a-speed header control, hydraulic fore & aft reel, 30.5x32 fronts. Stock #58855 .......... ...................................................$37,000 (3)

2001 John Deere 9550 3401 eng/2151 sep hours, duals, lateral tilt feederhouse, narrow fin radiator, Contour Master, HD variable speed feederhouse, general purpose multi-step straw walker. Stock #58472 $66,000 (3)

1991 John Deere 9500 925R platform w/pickup reel, 2WD, chopper/spreader, 20-ft. unload auger. Stock #60113................. $23,400 (14)

1991 John Deere 9500 925R platform w/pickup reel, 2WD, chopper/spreader, 20-ft. unload auger. Stock #60114................. $23,400 (14)

1990 John Deere 9500 2WD, chopper, 25-ft. Mac Don header, chaff spreader. Stock #58713 .....................................$26,000 (12)

2018 Case IH 8240 combine, duals, no GPS receiver, nav controller, lateral tilt, stadium lighting, brand new. Stock #59868 ................ .................................................$365,000 (1)

2018 Case IH 8240 combine, duals, no GPS receiver, nav controller, lateral tilt, stadium lighting, brand new. Stock #59869 ................ .................................................$365,000 (1)

2017 Case IH 8240 combine, 305 engine/251 seperator hours, duals, lateral tilt, no GPS receiver, no Powerfold, grain tank. Stock #59866 .....................................$332,500 (1)

Case IH 8240 combine, 166 seperator hours, lateral tilt, duals, no Powerfold, grain tank, no GPS receiver. Stock #59867 ....$136,000 (1)

2012 Case IH 8230 1290 eng/961 sep hours, lateral tilt feederhouse, duals. Stock #58485 ...............................................$252,900 (11)

2000 Case IH 2388 2958 eng/2415 sep hours, spreader, yield & moisture monitor, rock trap, straw spreader. Stock #58535 ..$55,900 (12)

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Ditch Witch 350SX cable plow ................................................. $50001999 Ford F550 4x4 flatbed, V10, automatic ........................ $10,0001999 Ford F450 7.3 diesel automatic, 4WD, 12-ft. flatbed .... $10,0002000 Ford F550 4WD service truck, 7.3 diesel, 6 speed, 11-ft. box,

3200 lb. crane, hydraulic air compressor ............................ $22,5002000 Ford F550 service truck, 7.3 diesel, 6 speed, 11-ft. box, 2800 lb

crane .................................................................................. $12,5002000 Ford F550 4WD, service truck, 7.3 diesel, 6 speed, 11-ft. box,

IRT030 compressor, outriggers, PTO, set up for crane. ..... $15,0002000 Ford F450 bucket truck, V10, automatic, 31-ft. bucket . $12,5001999 Ford F550 4x4, crew cab, utility, V10 automatic ........... $12,5001999 Ford F450 utility truck, 7.3, 6 speed, 4x4 ..................... $12,5001995 Ford F800 bucket truck, Cummins, 6 speed, 50-ft. reach, dou-

ble bucket. .......................................................................... $12,5001994 Ford F600 service truck, diesel, 5+2 speed, 6200# IMT crane,

compressor, hydraulic outriggers ....................................... $12,5001992 Ford F800 service truck, diesel, 8 speed, 14.7-ft. box, 7500#

IMT crane, hydraulic compressor, ZR8 225 amp welder..... $19,0001985 Ford F700 4x4 service truck, IMT 5000 lb. crane, underhood air

compressor, outriggers ....................................................... $15,0001985 Ford F600 service truck, diesel, 5/2 speed, 8000 lb Auto Crane,

compressor ........................................................................ $11,0001989 International 41-ft. bucket truck, diesel, automatic. ..... $10,0001981 International 4x4 dump truck, low miles ...................... $12,50016-ft. flatbed dump with hoist .................................................... $35001986 Ford F800 National 228 37-ft. crane 14-ft. dump bed .. $10,0001999 Ford 550 diesel, automatic, flatbed with lift gate ............. $90001996 Ford F350, V8, automatic, 13-ft. flatbed, 5000 lb crane, outrig-

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1992 International 4900 ser-vice truck, 11-ft. utility box, 5000 lb. crane, 225 amp Miller welder, Ingersoll air compres-sor. .............................$20,000

1996 Chevrolet Kodiak Cat diesel, 6 speed automatic, utility bed, outriggers ............................................................................. $8500

1979 GMC chip truck ................................................................ $65001981 International S1800 4x4 flatbed, 14,000 lb knuckle boom .. $12,5001996 International 4900 DT466 engine, 10 speed ............... $10,0001995 International 4900 466, 5 speed, 18-ft. flatbed dump . $12,5001988 International 1800 2-ton diesel 4x4 flatbed .................... $900012-ft. flatbed, 3200 lb. IMT crane, air compressor ..................... $5000125-185 CFM air compressors ....................................$4000 - $60001999 Haulin 31-ft. flatbed (expands to 34-ft.), telescopic hitch and air

brakes. Good for round bales ............................................ $10,00012-ton 22-ft. tilt bed trailer ......................................................... $6500(11) 20-ton 24-ft. tilt bed trailers ................................$7500 - $12,5001-ton utility beds, starting at ..................................................... $10002 ton dump boxes, each ........................................................... $10002013 Terex light plant ............................................................... $5000Miller 250-400 amp diesel welder ...............................$1500 - $4500Buckets for skid steer loaders .......................................................CallForklift forks ..................................................................................CallCat IT28 quick-tach forks.......................................................... $250016” to 36” augers. .........................................................$750 to $1750Versatile 35-ft. bucket attachment ............................................ $3000(4) Goodyear 1200x20 unused traction tires ............................. $800(6) Goodyear 1200xR20 unused traction tires ......................... $1200(4) General 1200x20 unused highway tires ............................... $800

2001 International 4700 60-ft. bucket truck, DT466 auto-matic, 4 outriggers, jib, ex-government ...............$20,000

1998 International 4900 60-ft. bucket truck, DT466, 8LL transmission, 4 outriggers ...... ..................................$17,500

1996 Holden 20-ton tilt bed equipment trailer, 24-ft. deck .... ....................................$12,500

Grove AP206 Carry deck crane, diesel, 12,000 lb ..........$10,000

1999 Ford F450 4x4, snowplow, 7.3 automatic, 11-ft. utility bed............................$15,000

1992 Ford F700 diesel, 8 speed, 13.5-ft. flatbed, 5000 lb crane, outriggers. ...$10,000

1999 Interstate 3-axle equip-ment trailer, 60,100 lb. GVWR, 21-ft. deck, 5-ft. ramp .$18,000

1995 Ford F800 bucket truck, Cummins, 6 speed, 50-ft. reach, double bucket. ............. $12,500

1995 International 4900 60-ft. bucket truck, DT466, 8LL transmission, 4 outriggers. ..... ..................................$15,000

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If you haven’t broken or given up all of those New Year’s resolutions, you’re doing better than most of us. Maybe, you’re well along the way to ac-complishing them. Maybe, a few are already checked off on your list. Good for you!

For many of us, New Years resolutions are hanging heavily over our heads. They have become a burden, and perhaps were not such a good idea after all.

Then...... of course, there’s the New Years resolutions that have already been broken.

If you haven’t accomplished, broken, or given up your New Year’s resolutions, today is your chance to get out from under them.

Those funky ergots and chestnuts

Most horses have ergots and chestnuts, which are unusual growths similar in substance to a horn or human fingernail.

Ergots–tubular growths–are on the back of the fetlocks (the joints that look like ankles), hidden within the hair tuft.

Chestnuts–circular growths similar to a scar or wart–are found on the insides of the legs, just above the knees on the front legs and below the hocks (the joints that look like knees) on the hindlegs.

Chestnuts and ergots do grow and build up to the point that a horseshoer may be required to clip them flat. It is sometimes possible to pull them off gradually, layer by layer.

Evolutionists believe these to be remnants of a digital pad that once formed the toes on prehistoric horses.


2004 KBH 25-ton semi ten-der with back auger, self-con-tained ........................ $32,500

Wilmar 25-ton tender on trail-er .............................. $38,500

2012 Merritt semi tender with hydraulic belt conveyor, elec-tric roll tarp ................ $38,500

2007 Case 4520 3 bin, auto-steer, 3000 hours ...... $98,000

2006 Case FLX 4510 floater, Allison automatic, Cummins, FlexAir 810 box, Viper control-ler, autosteer, shedded every night, 7466 hours, runs great ..........$88,000...........$104,00

1997 Hart two hopper semi tender ....................... $29,500

2004 Case IH FLX4010 auto-matic, 1800 gal. stainless steel liquid, 80-ft. boom, SCS660 controller, Raven cruiser, shows 7147 hours......$63,000

2002 International Silver Wheels Liquid auto, 1800 gal-lon, 65-ft. boom, Mark IV.4 G4 control, 4332 hours....$42,500

2002 Case IH SPX4260 1200 gallon SS, 60/80-ft. boom, 15”/20” spacing, Aim Com-mand system, 4890 hours ....................................... $76,000

2005 Case 4510 370 hp, auto, 70-ft. flex air bed, 4500 hours. ............... $78,000... $103,000 2002 Loral 400 Cummins, Air

Max 1000, 4100 hours ........... .................................. $63,000

2001 Case 3300 3-wheel, Cummins auto, flex-air sys-tem..............................$19,500

2011 Case IH 4520 810 Flex-Air, roll tarp, 2628 hours ........ ................................ $138,000

2012 Willmar Wrangler 4560, 2500 hours................ $26,500

1984 International DT 466 8 speed, Tyler 16 ton rear dis-charge tender with roll tarp. ..................................... $14,500

1995 Terragator 1844 3208T engine, Allison auto trans. New Leader 3020 GT, Ra-ven 660 controller, 7000 hours ..................... $37,500

2005 Peterbilt Stahly Cum-mins, Allison automatic, New Leader L3020 G4, monitor, New Leader con-troller, Starlink GPS, 4145 hours......................$78,000

2010 Case IH 4520 70-ft. air-flow, Raven Viper Pro, Smart-rax, 1889 hours!!.... $138,000

25 ton Willmar side discharge tender box..........$18,500/bed

12,200 gallon NH3 tank on skid, 265 psi .......... $24,000

(2) 6000 gallon propane tanks, 250 psi. $15,000 for the pair

2004 Loral C13 Cat, automat-ic, Air Max 1000................$77,500..... $93,000

Willmar 16-ton tender with roll tarp .............................. $7500

2009 Terra Gator 6203 Cat, Terra Shift, New

Leader L4000 G4, Raven Viper Pro monitor, Smart-

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2010 International 7400, Max Force engine, Allison auto, New Leader L4000 G4, 3066 hours ......$88,000

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2010 Case IH Titan 3520, 3 bin, 2800 hours ..............$115,000

1973 Trinity NH3 portable 18,000 gallon, self contained holding tank............$38,000

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1988 Kenworth T800, Cat, Wilmar 16 ton ...........$24,500

2012 RoGator RG 1300, 1300 gallon, SS liquid system, 120-ft. boom, 5 way nozzle bodies, Raven ViperPro, 2200 hours ......... .....................................................................................$158,000

ExtendedWarrantyAvailable2012 Case IH FLX4530, 2042 hours, Viper Pro, 3 bin with wet boom ....$145,000

2012 Volvo L35B ..... $43,000

2004 International Ag-Gres-sor sprayer, 70-ft. boom, 13 speed, 3911 hours. Raven controller and GPS ...$34,000

2007 Freightliner, CAT, auto-shift transmission, 16 ton Wil-mar tender with stainless ex-tensions ....................$59,000

2010 TerraGator 8204, Cat, Terra Shift, Airmax Precision 2, twin bin, Falcon controller, 4000 hours................. $93,500

2009 Merritt with hydraulic belt conveyor, electric tarp, 4 compartments .......................................$31,500...... $33,000

2009 Terra Gator 8204, Cat, Airmax Precision, 5415 hours .................................. $69,000

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or email: advertising @tradersdispatch.com Cream of Mushroom Soup2 cups sliced fresh mushrooms Water 4 bouillon cubes (beef or chicken) 2 cups milk 4 tablespoons butter, melted 4 tablespoons flour Put sliced mushrooms in medium sized saucepan. Add

enough water to just cover the tops. Bring to boil; add bouil-lon & let dissolve. In a small bowl, combine the melted butter with the flour. Add milk to the mushrooms. Bring to a boil. Add the butter/flour mixture a little at a time, whisking in well each time. For a thinner soup, use less. For a thicker soup, use more. Bring back to a boil. Reduce heat and let simmer until it is as thick as you like!

Hearty Meatball Soup II1 (1 ounce) envelope dry onion soup mix2 cups chopped carrot4 cups water1 (14.5 ounce) can stewed tomatoes, with juice1 (14.5 ounce) can green beans, drained3 (14.5 ounce) cans chicken broth1 (16 ounce) package frozen mixed vegetables1 pound ground beef1 egg1 cup dry bread crumbs1 cup grated Parmesan cheese1 pinch ground black pepper1 cup uncooked alphabet pasta In a large pot over medium high heat, combine the onion

soup mix, carrots and water and bring to a boil, cooking until carrots are tender. Add the tomatoes, green beans, chicken broth and mixed vegetables, and simmer for 15 minutes.

Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine the beef, egg, bread crumbs, Parmesan cheese and ground black pepper. Roll into tiny, bite size meatballs and add to the soup.

Simmer for another 20 minutes, then add the pasta. Sim-mer for another 15 minutes, or until meatballs and pasta are fully cooked.

Cheese Bread1 round loaf of sourdough bread, unsliced½ pound of grated jack cheese (1, 8 ounce package) ½ yellow onion, cut into thin slivers½ cup chopped parsley4 tablespoons butter, melted Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cut bread into diagonal slices, about 1 inch apart, stopping

before you cut through the bottom of the loaf. Cut bread in the opposite direction in the same manner,

creating diagonal shaped cubes, taking care not to cut through to the bottom.

Carefully stuff the space in between each cube with cheese, onions and parsley, then drizzle with melted butter.

Wrap in foil and place in the oven for 20 minutes. Unwrap the top of the loaf and bake for 15 minutes more, to crisp up the crust. Serve immediately.

Cheese & Pumpkin Stuffed Manicotti

1 package (8 ounces) manicotti shells1 container (15 ounces) ricotta cheese2 cups (8 ounces) shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese,

divided1 cup canned pumpkin1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese2 large egg yolks1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg1 jar (24 ounces) garlic spaghetti sauce, dividedPreheat oven to 350°. Cook manicotti shells according to

package directions for al dente. Drain. In a large bowl, mix ricotta cheese, 1 cup mozzarella cheese, pumpkin, Parmesan cheese, egg yolks and nutmeg. Spoon into manicotti. Spread 1 cup spaghetti sauce into a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Top with stuffed manicotti. Pour remaining spaghetti sauce over top; sprinkle with remaining mozzarella cheese. Bake, covered, 25-30 minutes or until cheese is melted.

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CONSIGNMENTS1999 John Deere 945 mower conditioner, 13.5-ft. with flail condi-

tioner. ...................................................................................$8500John Deere 7700 combine, 224 header, 3500 hours, hydraulic driven,

bat reel, hydrostatic drive, air conditioner, rear spreader .....$50002015 Newhouse C-5000 square bale feeder ........................$45,900Dew-Eze Super Slicer round bale processor. .........................$80002000 John Deere 566 round baler, twine only, 19,431 bales. ..$8900John Deere 566 round baler, net & twine, 28,000 bales. .........$8000New Holland 1038 bale wagon. ...............................................$5000

2014 Vermeer R2300 hydraulic v-rake. Excellent condition, has about 1200 acres of use ............................................................$19,000

Darf 917 17 wheel ground drive rake.....................................$15,000New Holland 216 hydraulic V-rake. .......................................$12,250

RAKES

TILLAGEJohn Deere 2720 disc ripper, narrow fold, 17’6”. ........................ CallJohn Deere 512 7-shank, 17’ 6” disc ripper. .........................$27,5002008 John Deere 512 disc ripper, 5-shank, 12-ft. 6” working width,

discs have about 100 acres use .......................................$21,9002000 John Deere 670 14-ft. offset disc, 9 spacing, nice shape. ........

..........................................................................................$12,900John Deere 330 30-ft. disc. ......................................................... CallJohn Deere 995 7 bottom plow with Sterling packer ............$13,900John Deere 845 4 bottom rollover plow ...................................$18002014 Parma 24-ft. cultipacker ...................................................... Call

3-2016 John Deere 569 net wrap and twine, 1000 PTO, flotation tires, hydraulic pickup, mega wide, approximately 6000 bales .............. ...................................................................................$39,900 ea.

2013 John Deere 569 Premium net wrap & twine, 1000 PTO, flotation tires, MegaWide with hydraulic pickup, push bar, approximately 18,500 bales. ...................................................................$35,500

2013 John Deere 569 net and twine, 1000 PTO, hydraulic pickup, MegaWide, flotation tires, 15,500 bales ...........................$29,500

2011 John Deere 568 net wrap & twine, 1000 PTO, flotation tires, MegaWide with hydraulic pickup, push bar, approximately 10,000 bales. ...............................................................................$28,900

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MISCELLANEOUS2014 New House C5000 square bale feeder, processes 6 large square

bales .................................................................................$38,9002008 Haybuster 2650 round bale processor, right hand discharge,

manual delfector chute. .....................................................$14,2002008 Haybuster 2650 round bale processor, right hand discharge,

manual deflector, chute. ....................................................$12,9002015 New Holland 9.35 telehandler, 1000 hours .................$89,0002011 Cat 420E backhoe, MFWD, 3700 hours. ......................$55,900Supreme International 600 mixer, single auger, right hand dis-

charge. ..............................................................................$15,0002013 New Holland HS14 header with mount and hydraulic pump for

TV Series tractor, very clean. ............................................$18,5002011 Polaris Ranger 800XP, soft cab, winch, 6212 miles ......$7250Camoplast tracks with mounting brackets for John Deere Gator

825I. ....................................................................................$3500Ford 906 post hole digger, 3-point mount with 12” auger. ........$1400Shaver HD-10 post pounder, fixed mount on front of tractor, manual

tilt and angle single SCV. .....................................................$22502010 Frontier RT1270 rototiller, 3 point mount, 540 PTO ........$3600New Higgobotham hay squeeze for John Deere 544 Series front end

loaders ..............................................................................$12,0002009 Husqvarna YTH2454 riding mower, 54” deck, hydrostatic trans-

mission, bagger, 218 hours..................................................$1800John Deere 726 mulch finisher, 25-ft., new discs. ................$29,900Worksaver 6-ft. rear blade .........................................................$57512-ft. pasture harrow ...................................................................$900

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2015 John Deere 8270R MFWD, 6 SCV’s, ILS suspension, rear duals, Autotrac, PowerGard until 11/2020 ..............................$242,750

2009 John Deere 7930 cab tractor, MFWD, rear duals, IVT transmis-sion, 4 SCV’s, right hand reverser, front & rear weights, 2500 hours. ..................................................................................... Call

2012 John Deere 7215R cab tractor, MFWD, rear duals, IVT trans-mission, 4 SCV’s, right hand reverser, front & rear weights, 1850 hours. ..................................................................................... Call

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2015 John Deere 6175R MFWD, premium cab, 5 SCV’s, rear duals, 540/1000 PTO, 605 hours ..............................................$164,750

6-2016 John Deere 6155M tractors, 350-600 hours, cab, MFWD, PowerQuad transmission with left hand reverser, 640 loader/grapple, 5 year, 5000 hour PowerGard. These came off a large local operation and are in excellent condition ..........$139,000 ea.

2013 John Deere 6150R 5500 hours, PTO, 3 speed, 540/540E/1000, tire width: mid, H380 loader, AutoQuad PLUS, ECO, deluxe cab, deluxe radio, 3 deluxe SCV’s ...........................................$99,000

2014 John Deere 5085M cab, MFWD, 16 forward/16 reverse with left hand reverser, 540 PTO, 3 SCV’s. ..................................$46,000

2015 John Deere 5075E cab, MFWD, 12 forward/12 reverse with left hand reverser, 540 PTO, 2 SCV’s, 1175 hours.................$35,500

2014 John Deere 5075E open station with canopy, MFWD, left hand reverser, 2 SCV’s, 540 PTO, John Deere H-240 loader, 1600 hours. ...............................................................................$31,900

2014 John Deere 5075E open station with canopy, MFWD, 540 PTO, 2 SCV’s, 1910 hours. .......................................................$24,900

2013 John Deere 5075E cab, MFWD, 12 forward/12 reverse with left hand reverser, 540 PTO, 2 SCV’s, 2493 hours.................$29,900

John Deere 4455 MFWD, cab, rear duals, powershift, coming in. Call1991 John Deere 2955, open station, 2WD, 540/1000 PTO, 13,240

hours, John Deere 148 loader, grapple ...........................$10,700

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2015 John Deere L-340 3x4 baler, 7500 bales ..................$115,0002014 Massey Ferguson 2290 4x4 baler, 23,752 bales ......$106,0002013 Massey Ferguson 2190 4x4 baler ..............................$99,5002009 Massey Ferguson 1841 16”x18” baler. ........................$18,250

SELF-PROPELLED WINDROWERS2-2016 John Deere W-235 900 hours, 13-ft. 994 header with steel

conditioner ...............................................................$132,000 ea.2014 John Deere W-235 716 hours, 13-ft. V10 steel conditioner .......

.......................................................................................$129,9002011 John Deere R450 Premium cab, 14.5-ft. header with V-10 steel

conditioner, 875 hours ...................................................$101,500John Deere 4995 with 13-ft. 994 header, flail conditioner, 1300

hours. ...............................................................................$72,5002007 MacDon M200 16-ft. rotary header, button tires, steel conditioner,

1997 hours .......................................................................$63,7502015 New Holland 160 speedrower with 12-ft. header, rubber condi-

tioner, 282 hours. .............................................................$87,0002014 New Holland 130 speedrower, 12-ft. header, urethane condi-

tioner, 800 hours ..............................................................$75,0002007 New Holland HW305, 12-ft. HS header with rubber conditioner,

rolls replaced 2 years ago, 2397 hours ............................$39,9002007 Massey-Ferguson 9635 with 15-ft. razor back header, 2150

hours. ...............................................................................$58,900

Self-Propelled Windrowers

IN STOCK

“New” HAYBUSTER & HIGHLINE Bale ProcessorsPatriot

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Heavy Hitterpost pounder

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2018 PJ 14-ft. x 83” utility trailerrear ramp, 3500# axle, ATV ramps on front.

Also available: 12-ft. x 77”.....$210012-ft. x 77” tandem axle....$3000

14-ft. tandem axle.....$3100

$2250

2018 PJ 18-ft. channel utility trailerheavy duty rear ramp, sides, spare wheel and tire,

(2) 3500 lb axles. Also available: 16-ft......$3300 20-ft......$3450

$3400

2018 PJ 30-ft. gooseneck with duals trailer(2) 12,000 lb axles, beavertail with monster ramps.

Also available: 25-ft......$11,900 30-ft. lo-pro.....$12,600

34 ft.....$12,600 36-ft......$12,800

$12,400

2018 PJ 25-ft. gooseneck trailer20-ft. deck, 5-ft. beavertail with monster ramps,

tandem 7000# axles, 16” rubber.

$7500

$2200

2018 PJ 5-ft. x 10-ft. all steel utility trailerrear ramp gate, steel floor with D-rings.

Your Largest PJ Trailer Dealer In Montana

Largest Inventory, Best Prices, Financing & Delivery Available

$79002018 PJ 22-ft (16+6) gooseneck tilt trailer

(2) 7000# axles.Also available: 3 axle.....$8800

2018 PJ 16-ft. x 83” landscape trailer3500# GVW, 4-ft. expanded metal sideboards, front landscape box, rear ramp gate, spare tire.

Also available: 14-ft, single axle.......$3150

$4150

2018 PJ 8-ft. x 60” utility trailer rear ramp, spare tire, 15” rubber.

Also available 10-ft.x60”.....$1850 10-ft.x77”....$1900

$1850

2018 PJ 28-ft. gooseneck tilt trailer22-ft. tilt, 6-ft. front stationary, winch plate,

(2) 7000 lb axles, spare.Also available: 24-ft......$8900

$10,300

2018 PJ 34-ft. gooseneck with hydraulic tail trailer32-ft. deck, 10-ft. hydraulic beavertail,

(2) 12,000# axles.

$15,100

2018 PJ 16-ft.x91” gooseneck deckover dump trailer

(2) 7000 lb axles, 4-ft. removable sides.

$11,150

Trade-ins welcome • Delivery Available Best Prices

2018 PJ 34-ft. gooseneck trailerpowertail, (2) 12,000 lb axles, 2 speed jacks, fir deck.

Also available: 30-ft.....$13,800

$13,800

$6250

2018 PJ 20-ft. Gooseneck Trailer(2) 7000# axles, straight deck slide-in rear ramps,

spare tire.

$8900

2018 PJ 24-ft. Gooseneck Tilt (22+2) Trailer22-ft. tilt + 2-ft. stationary, (2) 7000# axles,

winch plate, spare tire.

$2450

2018 PJ 10-ft x 77” Utility Trailer4-ft. fold-up gate, 22” metal sides, pipe top.

Also available: 12-ft. x 77”.....$2500

2018 PJ 14-ft. single axle utility trailerHeavy duty rear ramp gate, (1) 7000# axle, spare tire.

$3300

NEW PJ STYLE!2018 PJ 14-ft. “Rollster” Roll-Off Dump TrailerScissor hoist, 18,000 lb. Talon winch, (2) 7K axles.

Eliminate job dumpster fees!In Stock: 14-ft. Bumper pull.....$8000

14-ft. Gooseneck.....$8900

14-ft. x 83” “Rollster” Roll-Off Dump Bins14-ft. long x 83” wide x 48” high, 10 gauge steel,

tarp kit, rear barn doors. Leave one at each job site!$3550 each

PJ Gooseneck Trailers

2018 PJ 20-ft. equipment trailerbumper pull, 14,000 lb. GVW, 18-ft. deck,

2-ft. beavertail with standup ramps.Also available: 18-ft......$4800

$5050

2018 PJ 13-ft. equipment tilt trailersingle 7000 lb. axle, 83” wide, radial tires, LED lights.

Also available: 16-ft......$4100

$4000

2018 PJ 16-ft. carhauler trailer(2) 5200 lb axles, rear ramps, spare tire.

Also available: 18-ft.....$3600 and 20-ft.....$3700

$3550

2018 PJ 20-ft. equipment trailerslide-in ramps, rear stabilizer jacks,

16” rubber, 14,000# GVW.

$4950

2018 PJ 22-ft. superwide trailer(2) 7000# axles, heavy duty drive-over fenders,

2-ft. tail, slide-in ramps, spare tire.

$6050

PJ Car Haulers & Equipment Trailers

Check out our Great Selection of PJ Dump Trailers!

2018 PJ 16-ft.x83” XL dump trailerscissor hoist, 15,000 lb GVW, ramps, spare tire.

Also available: 3 axle...$10,550

$9300

$4100 2018 PJ 8-ft. x 60” single axle utility dump trailer

(1) 5200# axle, 15” rubber.

2018 PJ 16-ft. x 83” bumper pull dump trailer(2) 7000# axles, scissor hoist, spare, tarp.

Also available: Lo-Pro.....$8850

$8500

2018 PJ 16-ft. x 83” 3 axle dump trailer(3) 7000 lb. axles, scissor hoist, bumper pull.

$9500

2018 PJ 14-ft.x96” deckover dump trailerfold-down sides, 14,000# GVW,

16” rubber. Also available: gooseneck.....$8600

$7900

$8000

2018 PJ 14-ft. x 83” dump trailertandem axle, 16” rubber, tarp.

Also available: 14-ft. x 83” Lo-Pro dump trailer...$8150

$7750

2018 PJ 12-ft. x 83” dump trailer(2) 7000# axles, scissor hoist, spare, tarp.

2018 PJ 5 x 10-ft. tandem axle dump trailer(2) 5200# axles, tarp.

$57502018 PJ 16-ft.x10” I-Beam Deckover Dump Trailer

fold-down sides, roll-over tarp, cold weather wiring, spare tire.

$8650

$62002018 PJ 10-ft.x78”

medium duty dump trailer(2) 5200 lb. axles, tarp, spare tire

2018 PJ 14-ft. x 83” high side dump trailerscissor hoist, tarp, (2) 7000# axles, spare tire.

Also available: Lo-Pro.....$8300 16-ft.........$9150

$8250PJ Utility Trailers

2018 PJ 22-ft. deckover trailer19-ft. deck, 3-ft. beavertail with standup ramps,

14,000# GVW.

$5700

2018 PJ 16-ft. light duty deckover trailer(2) 3500# axles, spare tire.

$4150

2018 PJ 20-ft. heavy duty deckover flatbed trailer14,000 GVW, rear ramps, spare tire.

Also available 22-ft......$5650 And 24-ft.....$5800

$5400

2018 PJ 20-ft. medium duty deckover flatbed trailer10,000 lb GVW, rear ramps. Also available in 16-ft.

$4800

2018 PJ 20-ft. x 8” heavy duty deckover trailer with Monster ramps

4-ft. tail, 14,000# GVW.

$6300

$7300

2018 PJ 22-ft. Deckover Tilt Trailer22-ft. deck, 8’6” wide, (2) 7000# axles, power up/

down hoist, 16” rubber, winch plate.Also available: 24-ft.

PJ Deckover Trailers

2018 PJ 20-ft. tilt trailer16-ft. tilt, 4-ft. stationary, 14,000# GVW, radial rubber.

Also have: 16-ft. + 6-ft. stationary tilt.....$6250Also available: 3-axle

$6100

2018 PJ 16-ft tilt trailerFull tilt deck, (2) 7000 lb. axles, radial rubber.

$5750

2018 PJ 20-ft. quick tilt trailer(2) 5200 lb axles, electric over hydraulic full tilt.

$5000

2018 PJ 22-ft. powered full tilt(2) 7000# axles, spare tire, winch plate.

$6750

PJ Tilt TrailersYou can view our complete

inventory on the web at:

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Equipment Connection, LLC

Small Town Company with Big Connections

346 Sunrise Creek Loop; on Hwy 2 West, PO Box 958 Columbia Falls, MT 59912 email: [email protected]

406-892-3915

534 Business Hub Drive, Belgrade, MT 59714email: [email protected] 406-897-3084

2018 Cargo Mate 8 x 16-ft. tandem axle enclosed trailer

1-ft. extended height, side RV door, D-rings in floor, radial tires.

Also available: Barn door.....$5650

$5900

2018 Cargo Mate 8.5 x 20-ft. tandem axle enclosed trailer

rear ramp door, side RV door, 5200# axles, additional 1-ft. height, 80” rear door opening,

spare tire, LED lights, radial tires, white.Also available: 8 x 22-ft.....$7450 8 x 24-ft......$7850

$7300


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2018 Cargo Mate 7x14-ft. enclosed trailerrear ramp door, side RV door, radial tires, 3500 lb.

axles, LED lights, 6” extra height, D-rings in floor.Also available: 7x16....$5750

$5400

2018 Cargo Mate 6-ft.x12-ft. Single Axle Enclosed Trailer

rear ramp door, side RV door, black/champagne color

$4000

Up-Right SL30N Scissor Lift30-ft. lift, 15” tires, new batteries, nice shape!

$10,000

1997 Yale GDP110MJ Forklift11,000 lb. capacity, diesel, OROPS canopy, 6500 hrs.

$6000

Trade-ins welcome

• Delivery Available

• Best Prices

2018 Royal 7-ft. x 14-ft. Enclosed Trailerrear ramp door, side RV door, special order

radial tires, (2) 5200 lb. axles

$4550

2007 Allight MS.45K9 Light Towerdiesel engine, 5 lights, hydraulic outriggers & tower,

nice machine!

$5000

1996 Kenworth T800 Water Truck500 hp N14 Cummins engine, jakes, 10C transmission, new rubber, new paint, new United 4000 gallon tank system with 4 sprays, hydrant fill and drafting capability.

$72,500

1995 Chevrolet Kodiak C6500 Service TruckCAT 3116 engine, 5 speed transmission with

2 speed axle, 14-ft. service body, air compressor

$9950

1995 International 4900 Dump TruckDT466 enhine, automatic transmission, 10-ft. gravel

box, pintle hitch, 22.5 rubber, good shape!

$10,900

2007 Chevrolet 3500 PickupDuramax diesel, Allison automatic transmisson, 11-ft. flatbed, Blizzard hydraulic snow blade, good rubber,

145,000 miles.

$16,500

2007 International Water TruckISM Cummins engine, jakes, 10 speed transmission,

4000 gallon water tank, 6 sprays, 630,000 miles.

$61,500

2006 Skytrak 10054 Telescoping Forklift10,000 lb. lift, 54-ft. reach, outriggers, auxiliary hy-draulics, 6700 hrs., OROPS canopy, nice machine!

$45,000

Large Selection of Steel & Aluminum Truck Beds

IN STOCK!

*** END OF SEASON SALE ON ATTACHMENTS ***

New Pallet Forks48” heavy duty, quick attach

$850

Erskine Skidsteer HitchMakes moving trailers a cinch!

Easy visibility!

$500 ea.

$2750New Erskine Earth Auger

New Erskine Bale Spear

$1195$8495New Erskine Soil Conditioner

$5995

New Erskine Heavy Duty Brush Mower

New Erskine 72” Grapple Rake

$3500

New Erskine 72” Smooth Drum Vibratory Packer

$7995Erskine 8-ft. Snow Pusher

bolt on cutting edge

$2250

Erskine Skidsteer Trencher - 4” bar

$4650

Erskine Tree Shearcuts up to 12” trees, manual rotating head

$3500

Erskine 8-ft. Heavy Duty 6-Way Dozer Blade

$4750

Erskine 7-ft. Snow Light Material Blade

hydraulic angle, bolt on cutting edgeAlso available: 8-ft. $3450

$2900

Erskine Snow BlowerSkidsteer mount, 72” wide.

$6000

Erskine Salt & Sand SpreaderSkidsteer mount, sidewalk deflectors.

$3450

2012 Bobcat S175 SkidsteerCab, heat, 1500 hours, nice machine!

$22,500

From the crew at Equipment Connection!!!

Equipment Connection, LLCFor all pieces, log on to our website: www.equipment4u.biz

534 Business Hub Dr.Belgrade, MT406-897-3084

email: [email protected]

346 Sunrise Creek LoopColumbia Falls, MT

1-800-681-2096 or 406-892-3915 Small Town Company with Big Connections

2012 Chevrolet Plow TruckExtended cab, 4x4, 6.0L engine, automatic trans.,

auto start, Boss V-Plow w/wing kit, nice!

$25,000

2012 Bobcat T190 Track SkidsteerCab, heat, auxiliary hydraulics, 1600 hours

$23,000

2014 Skytrak 6042 Telescoping Forklift6000 lb. lift, 42-ft. reach, 32 hours, cab. heat, air.

$90,000

2011 Terex Fl4000 Light Tower4-light, 8 KW genset, Kubota diesel engine

$4250

Frost Fighter Heater500,000 BTU, diesel-fired, indirect flame, 3 available!

$2750 ea.

2018 Globe 30-ton tag trailer3 axle, air-lift front axle, hydraulic rear ramps,

17.5 radial rubber, LED lights.

$35,500

Now your Globe Lowboy Trailers Dealer of Montana!

All trailers come with up to a 10 year structural warranty!

2018 Globe 55-ton Lowboy Trailer9-ft. wide, non-ground bearing, detachable neck, 24-ft. well, powder coated, LED lights, covered rear wheels, air ride with rear lift axle, 22.5 rubber with aluminum outside wheels, front tool box, Honda gas pony motor,

wet line plumbing, 10 year structural warranty!

$88,500

2006 Komatsu PC308USLC Excavator48” bucket, hydraulic thumb, heat, air, 31” pads, good

undercarriage, approximately 4000 hours, auxiliary hydraulics

$120,000

2007 Ford F350 Service TruckPower Stroke diesel, automatic transmission, 12-ft. service body, welder, 100K miles, air conditioning,

power locks and windows, headache rack, 19.5 rubber, good shape!

$20,900

2010 Reitenour 48-ft. Step Deck Trailer3-axle, air ride, tool boxes, Big Bubba series,

aluminum wheels

$30,900

JLG 1930 ES Scissor Liftelectric, great shape!

$5200

Towmotor LT40 Forklift4000 lb. capacity, propane power, new rear tires,

front tire chains, extra propane bottle.

$3150

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Zerbe Bros. 406-228-4311 Glasgow, Montana

New Holland Equipment™

New Holland CombinesNew Holland T-9 Series

Tractors

New Holland Guardian Sprayer

1-800-228-5393 – 406-228-4311SALES: Mike Guttenberg - Tim Guttenberg - Travis Volk

“Setting The Standard”

Glasgow, MT

68Years1950 2018Zerbe Bros.

USED HEADERS2013 Case IH 2152 (MacDon) 45-ft. draper header,

double knife, transport package, cross auger. #UHCA20. ..............................................$49,000

2007 Honey Bee 94C 40-ft. draper header, pickup reel, CR New Holland adapter with gauge wheels and transport. #UCNH87........................$19,000

2007 Honey Bee 94C 40-ft. draper header, pickup reel, CR New Holland adapter with gauge wheels and transport. #UCNH88........................$19,000

2009 MacDon D60 40-ft. draper header, finger reel, transport package, upper cross auger, Empire rollers, CNH adaptor. S/N-186785-09. ...$50,000

2009 MacDon D60 40-ft. draper header with pickup reel, CA20 MacDon adaptor fits New Holland/Case. #UHMD45. ...................................$49,000

2009 New Holland 94C 42-ft. draper header, transport package, finger reel, cross auger. #UCNH79. ..... ...............................................................$17,500

New Holland 94C 42-ft. draper header, finger reel and transport with cross augers, fits NHCR. #UCNH93. ..............................................$10,500

Horst header trailer, wagon style, low profile tires. #UCHR00. .................................................$2900

IN STOCK - County “Lease Returns”

2015 New Holland T7.210 165 hp, 210 hours, 18 speed full powershift, 3-pt., 540/1000 PTO’s, 42” tires, loaded with loader and grapple. ...................................................CALL!

2016 New Holland T6.175 16x16 auto shift, 42” tires, 545/1000 PTO, 3-pt., loaded, 272 hours, loader and grapple ...CALL!

©2016 CNH Industrial America LLC. All rights reserved. New Holland is a trademark registered in the United States and many other countries, owned by or licensed to CNH Industrial N.V., its subsidaries or affiliates.

Call or stop by and see us for all your equipment needs!

New Holland T9.645 Quad Tractor

New Holland Swathers

New Holland Round Balers

2010 John Deere 9770 STS 360 hp, 30” rotor, 1550 separator hours, 30.5x32 tires, chopper. ... $109,000

USED COMBINES

2013 Case IH 8230 450 hp, 30” rotor, 350 bushel hop-per, duals, long auger, chopper, Autosteer, 1243 engine/876 seperator hours. #UCCA15 .... $230,000

2009 Case IH 7120 1130 separator hours, Pro 600 moni-tor, chopper, rock trap, 900/60R32 tires. #UCCA16.. .................................................................. $140,000

2008 New Holland CR9070 1610 separator hours, extended wear augers, chopper, yield/moisture, 420 hp. #UCNH92............................................. $135,000

USED TRACTORS

2015 Case IH 580 QuadTrac 1050 hours, high output hydraulics, 6 remotes, Autosteer, 36” tracks, luxury cab. #UTCA90......................................$340,000

2008 New Holland CR9070 400 hp, 900/60R32 tires. #UCNH80 .................................................. $117,000

2014 New Holland CR8090 450 hp, duals, Auto Steer, chopper, moisture/yield, 850 separator hours. ......... .....................................................................Just In

2005 New Holland CR960 Class 7, deluxe cab, 17” rotors, 900/60R32, front tires, 600/28 rears, #UCNH91 ...... .................................................................... $69,000

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2011 John Deere 9430 485 hp, powershift transmis-sion, 800/70R38 duals, 78 gpm hydraulic pump, 5 hydraulic remotes, 1000 PTO, 2630 John Deere auto steer. #UTJ136. ............................$195,000

1980 Versatile 875 4WD, 20.8x38 tires, 280 hp, Cum-mins diesel, 4 hydraulics. #UTVR79. .....$12,000

1993 New Holland TR96 combine with twin rotor, SN 554419, 3109 engine hours, well maintained, annual service repairs, 30-ft. 971 auger head. #UCNH28. ...$36,500........................................................ $25,000

2004 Gleaner R65 Cummins engine, 973 MacDon 36-ft. draper header with pickup reel and transport. .......... .................................................................... $88,000

Glasgow, Montana 406-228-4311TOLL FREE 1-800-228-5393


Zerbe Bros.SALES

Mike GuttenbergTim Guttenberg

Travis Volk

www.zerbebrothers.com Email [email protected]

USED WINDROWERSNew Holland 1431 disc mower, 13-ft., rubber

conditioners, 2 point swivel hitch, 1000 PTO. #UWN109 .................................................$9500

1999 Case IH 8312 12-ft. discbine, rubber/steel conditioner. .............................................. Just In

Case 425 21-ft. draper header (fits Hesston 8650)... ..................................................................$9500

1983 Hesston 6550 Perkins engine, 4500 hours, 21-ft. double swath draper head with pickup reel, 14-ft auger head and crimper. ......................... Just In

USED AIR DRILLSNew Holland P2060 60-ft., 10” spacing, 550 lb. trips,

4-1/2” steel wheels, double shoot with New Holland P1060 tow between air cart, 430 bushel, dual fan, variable rate. ........................................... Just In

New Holland SD550 60-ft. folding drill, 12” spacing, 5.90 x15 Concord packers, double shoot, variable rate with SC430 tow between tank, 430 bushel. #UDNH29. ..............................................$69,000

2005 New Holland SD440 58-ft., 12” spacing, 550# trips, 51/2” rubber packers, 4350 tow between cart, double shoot. #UDNH25. .......................$89,000

2004 New Holland SD440 58-ft., 12” spacing, 51/2” rubber packers, double shoot with SC430 tow between cart, dual fan, variable drive, 10” auger. #UDNH31 ................................................79,000

2000 Flexi-Coil 5000 57-ft. air drill, 9” spacing, 550 lb. trips, single shoot, 3450 tow between cart, variable cart, stealth bodies. #UDF246 ...............$69,000

2003 Flexi-Coil 5000 57-ft., 9” spacing, 550 lb trips, 31/2” steel packers, single shoot with steath bodies, 3450 tow between air cart, dual fan, variable drive, 30.5x32 tires. #UDF254. ........................$55,000

1999 Flexi-Coil 5000 57-ft., 12” spacing, double shoot, 4” VW spread, Goose shooter, 2340 tow between, variable rate drive, 5.5” rubber packers. #UDF244 ...............................................$50,000

Flexi-Coil 5000 57-ft., 9” spacing, 550# trips, stealth bodies, 2320 tow between cart. #UDF237.$35,000

Flexi-Coil 5000 39-ft., 7” spacing, steel packers with 1720 tow between tank. #UDF243 ...................... ..............................................$25,000....$20,000

USED PULL TYPE & SUSPENDED BOOM

SPRAYERS1998 Flexi-Coil System 67XLT twin tank, 130-ft.,

foam marker, hydraulic unfold, air inductor tips. #USF139. ..................................................$5500

1998 Flexi-Coil System 67 110-ft., 1000 gallon, windscreens, wheel boom, FlexControl monitor. #USF151. ..................................................$5500

2007 New Holland SF216 100-ft. wheel boom, 1600 gallon, auto rate controller, windscreens, hydraulic unfold. Nice! #USNH63 ..........................$12,000

2004 New Holland SF115 134-ft., 1500 gallon wheel boom, 18.4x26 tires, HMIC pump, FlexControl, dual nozzles, windscreen. #USNH00. ....$20,000

New Holland SF115 90-ft. suspended boom, 1500 gallon tank, windscreens, SP655 AutoRate. #USNH55. ..............................................$20,000

1993 Agco/White 6195 MFD, 200 hp, Cummins diesel, 18 speed, Power Shift, 9600 hours, 3 point hitch, 1000 PTO, 42” rear tires ........................................ $38,000

1951 Allis-Chalmers WD tractor, 540 PTO with loader. .. ........................................................................ $2500

1991 Case IH 9270 4WD tractor, 6385 hours, 335 hp, Cummins, 42” tires (80%) ............................. $49,000

CONSIGNMENTS

1997 John Deere 9400 4wd tractor, 3600 hours with 24 speed transmission, 710/70R38 tires, 425 hp. $85,000

1994 Hesston 4655 inline square baler, 16”x18” cham-ber. .................................................................. $9500

2015 Danuser pallet fork with top tine grabber, for skid steer. ................................................................ $1900

2006 Freightliner 425 hp, Cat diesel, 13 speed transmis-sion, Columbia series. .................................. $18,000

1991 Freightliner, 310 hp, L10 Cummins, 10 speed trans-mission, day cab, air ride with 28-ft. cargo trailer with 2-2000 gallon tanks, pump and inductor system. ...... ..................................................................... $17,000

1993 Flexi-Coil 820 46-ft. cultvator, 650 lb. trips, 1-1/4 shanks, 18” sweeps, very nice!. .................... $17,500

Harrell 3606 6 bottom switch plow, 3 pt. mount. .... $5500Melroe 1000 plow, 29-ft. 13-18” bottoms. .............. $6500Nutri-Placer 5252 40-ft. liquid fertilizer applicator with

carbide points. ................................................. $60002011 New Holland S1070, 100-ft. suspension boom, 1600

gallon tank, AutoBoom ................................. $45,0002010 New Holland S1070 wheeled boom sprayer, 134-

ft. booms, Touch Screen Display, 1600 gallon tank, 480/80R38 tires, windscreens, Auto Rate. ...... $9900

2006 New Holland SF115 90-ft. suspended boom sprayer, 1500 gallon, SP655 auto rate. ...................... $20,000

2004 New Holland SF115 134-ft. sprayer, 1500 gallon, 18.4x26 tires, HMIC pump, Flexi-Control Auto Rate, dual nozzles, windscreens. ........................... $12,000

Flexicoli S67 XLT 104-ft. wheel boom sprayer. ..... $3000

2008 John Deere 1895 air disc drill, 10” spacing, double shoot, all run blockage, 1910 tow behind cart, 430 bushel .......................................................... .$99,000

Zerbe Bros. 406-228-4311

Glasgow, MT

2660 & 2665 Bale Processors

2012 Seed Hawk 6012 60-ft., 12” spacing, twin wing openers, 500 bushel tow behind tank, Viper moni-tor. #USSH06. .............................................. Call

Concord 4412 12” spacing with 3000 tow behind tank, hydraulic drive fan. #UDCN13 ................$15,000

Call or stop by and see us for all your

equipment needs!

2015 Apache AS1220 Plus II 1200 gallon 100-ft. boom, AutoSteer, AutoBoom, section control, 275 hp Cummins, 46” duals, Viper 4 AutoRate, 640 hours. #USAP31 ....................................$229,000

2014 Apache AS1020 215 hp Cummins, 120” fixed axle drop boxes, 3” fill, 100-ft. booms, 9-section, E Pro II Raven with AccuBoom, 650 hours, Auto Boom & Auto Steer. .................................. Just In

USED SELF PROPELLED SPRAYERS

2008 Apache AS1010 1880 hours, 100-ft. boom, 1000 gallon tank, Envisio Pro monitor, Auto steer, AutoBoom, 215 hp Cummins diesel. #USAP30. ... ...............................................................$120,000

2013 New Holland SP240FXP Guardian front boom, 275 hp Cummins, 100 ft., 1200 gallon tank, deluxe cab, 985 hours, Auto Steer/Auto Boom/Accu Boom. #USNH62. ..............................................$219,000

USED ROUND BALERS 2012 New Holland BR7090 extra wide pickup, floata-

tion tires, 1000 PTO, #UHN139 ............. $24,5002009 New Holland BR7090 wide pickup, twine and

net, float tires, #UHN136 ....................... $24,0001999 Hesston 856T 5x6 bales, 75” wide pickup, bale

kicker. #UHHS43. ................................... $11,5002000 Hesston 856A auto cycle, wide pickup. $55001994 Vermeer 605K round baler, 1000 PTO.

#UHVM33. ................................................ $5500

USED BALE MOVERS

2009 Morris Pro-Ag 4D4SR bale scoop. ................. ..............................................$23,000....$20,000

2002 John Deere 9650STS combine, 2925 separator hours, 800/65R32 tires, chopper with 9360 header. .. ..................................................................... $82,000

New Holland 116 16-ft. swing tongue, double sickle, 1000 PTO, pump. ...................................................... $4500

2009 New Holland 88C flex draper header, 36-ft., upper cross auger, transport, finger reel. ................ $25,000

2011 MacDon FD-70 flex draper, 40-ft., finger reel, double knife, upper cross auger, slow speed transport, CNH adaptor. ........................................................ $59,000

John Deere 1243 corn head, 12 row. .................... $4000Brandt pitstop. .......................................................... Call2011 Schulte SDX960 8-ft. snowblower, 3 pt. mount, 540

PTO drive, hydraulic chute and deflector. ........ $5500(2) 1000 gallon fuel tanks, 2000 gallon, some with

pumps. .........................................$1300 - $18002000 Keystone Sierra 5th wheel camper, slide, queen

bed, new furnace and hot water heater. .......... $5500

2008 Ford F350 service pickup, 4x4, 113,000 miles, diesel, tool racks, 120 gallon fuel tank, welder & generator. . ..................................................................... $18,500

1999 Contrail C20 20-ft. trailer, air brakes, pintle hitch, all new tires, heavy duty ....................................... $8500

John Deere 230 28-ft. tandem disc with rock flex. .......... ......................................................... $4900 $4000

Friggstad 600 plow, tool bar, 44-ft. 5-section, 1 1/4” shanks w/harrow. ........................................................Just In


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Seed Department fines 2 for brown-bagging seed

By NDSU Extension ServiceThe North Dakota State Seed Department has fined two

Minto farmers a total of $12,500 for an illegal farmer-to-farmer transfer of a protected wheat variety.

A farmer-to-farmer exchange of Linkert, a Plant Variety Protected (PVP) spring wheat variety released by the Uni-versity of Minnesota, precipitated the enforcement action by North Dakota’s seed regulatory agency.

Linkert, licensed to the Minnesota Crop Improvement Association, is protected under PVP Title V of the Federal Seed Act, which requires the seed to be sold as a class of certified seed.

PVP law allows a farmer to replant a protected variety on his/her farm but prohibits transfer to another farmer, a practice commonly referred to as “brown-bagging.”

The seed was purchased legally by one of the producers, but commercial grain was transferred to the second grower for planting purposes without approval of the variety owner, violating numerous state and federal seed laws.

“Variety protection laws are in place to protect the interests of variety owners, who invest millions of dollars in varietal development,” says Ken Bertsch, North Dakota’s state seed commissioner.

The illegal seed transfer totaled 737 bushels, and was discovered during a routine seed regulatory audit by State Seed Department regulatory officials.

The North Dakota State Seed Department is designated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Mar-

keting Service-Seed Regu-latory and Testing Division as the state’s authority for seed certification and seed regulatory activities.

The seller of the noncer-tified grain paid $8,000 in fines, while the receiver paid $4,500 in penalties.

Bertsch adds, “The take-away message is that grain exchanged between farm-ers, and used for planting purposes with the intent of circumventing variety pro-tection laws, comes with great risk.

“This case should also give notice to the industry that the Seed Department takes its responsibility to provide for consumer pro-tection, to enforce PVP and to advocate for variety own-ers very seriously,” he notes.

North Dakota seed laws allow the State Seed De-partment to levy fines up to $10,000 per violation. The authority to enforce PVP laws only extends to those public and private company varieties that are protected under Plant Variety Protec-tion (PVP) or Plant Variety Protection Title V.

Higher-limit fines gener-ally are issued only in cases involving violation of Plant Variety Protection. Viola-tions of labeling laws are more commonly assessed fines in the range of $500 to $1,000.

The case has been turned over to the variety owner for further legal action, includ-ing recovery of royalties lost in the illegal exchange.

Any questions regarding variety protection, seed la-beling or seed laws can be directed to the North Da-kota State Seed Department at 701-231-5400, or visit http://www.nd.gov/seed/.

Trader’s Dispatch, January 2018 — Page B!

IndexAbilene Machine Inc, Abilene KS ..........A2Action Toys, Billings .............................A30 Affordable Construction Equipment, Billings

& Bozeman ........................................C43 Ag Trucks & Equipment, Great Falls ..........

.................................................C24, C25 Ag West Distributing Co., Great Falls ....B5Ag Wise, Kremlin .................................C40 Bad Land Truck Sales, Glendive ............C7 Bass Auction Co. Inc., Lewistown ........B20 Bell Motor Co., Cut Bank .....................A36 Belles Pulses USA, Hingham ..............C12 Ben Taylor, Valier & Shelby ....................C5 Big Equipment Co., Havre ...................C19 Big Sky Equipment, Conrad ...........C8, C9 Big Sky Sawmil l & Wood Products,

Vaughn ..............................................C46 Big Sky Wholesale Seeds, Shelby .............

...........................................A33, C2, C33 Billings Farm & Ranch Supply, Billings ......

................................................. A21, B16Bouma Post Yards, Choteau ................C22 Bouma Truck Sales, Choteau, Great Falls .

................................................... INSERTBTI Feeds, Cut Bank .............................C5 Buckley Auction ...................................C46 Bull Mountain Fencing, Yoder, Dan, Round-

up ......................................................B16 Cascade Machine & Supply, Great Falls...C14 Chic Harbine Sales, Missoula ................C3 Circle Ag Show, Circle .........................A16 Circle G Salvage, Walhalla, ND ...........C42 Circle S Seeds, of Montana, Three Forks ..

..........................................................A30 Clearview Seed, Denton ......................C27Corder & Associates, Fort Benton .......B14 Courtesy Ford, Conrad ........................B23 Cox Ranch Equipment, Winston ............B2 Crazy Mountain Fabrication, Travis Klein, Big

Timber ...............................................B12 Crystalyx ................................................A6 Cut Bank Tire, Cut Bank ......................C30 David J Heine & Associates, Kalispell .C34 DBL Sales & Service, Dave & Brock Linker,

Coffee Creek .....................................A15 Dick Irvin Trucking, Shelby ...................A28 Dietz Auto & Truck Salvage, Billings ....A34 Direct Ag Network, LLC Dan Thome, Bill-

ings ....................................................C31

Doane Western of Montana, Bozeman C10 Dooley’s Diabolical Diesel, Great Falls ..A4 Equipment Connection, Columbia Falls .....

................................................. A44, A45 Exchange Services, Inc, Whitefish ......C44 Farm Equipment Sales, Glasgow, Plenty-

wood, Culbertson, Circle ......................... .............................. B7, B8, B9, B10, B11

First State Bank, Shelby ........................B3 Fisher Truck & Equipment, Scobey ......C15 Flaman Sales & Rental, Power ... A25, C23 Fort Benton Realty, Fort Benton ..........C12 Fraser’s Oil Inc., Inverness ..................B28 Frieling’s Agricultural Equipment, Great

Falls ....................................A31, C1, C41 Frontline Ag Solutions Dillon, Dillon .....A43 Frontline Ag Solutions, Choteau, Conrad,

Cut Bank, Dillon, Lewistown, Havre, Ches-ter, Great Falls, Belgrade, Livingston ...... ................................ A37, A38, A39, C23

Fuson Excavation & Trucking, Conrad ...B4 G&M Bins, LLC, Mark McInerney, Fairfield

..........................................................C30 Gerber’s, Great Falls ............................A22 Golden Harvest Seeds, Big Sandy ......C14 Grandberg Autobody Repair, Havre ....C40 Greyn Fertilizer, Choteau, Dutton, Valier ...

..........................................................A41 Havre Ford, Havre ...............................A21 Hedman, Inc, Brett Hedman, Grass Range

............................................................A5 Helfert’s Helena Farm Supply, East Helena

............................................................C6 Henke Enterprises, SprayFlex & Big Dog

Mowers, Chester ..............................C26 Hensley Hay & Grain, Toston ...............A40 Heritage Timber, Bonner......................C11 Highline Communications, Cut Bank ...B20 Hoven Equipment Co., Great Falls ............

.........................................B17, B18, B19 Huggy Bear’s Consignment, Cut Bank B15 Iron Horse Express, Coffee Creek .........C4 J Bar T Bins & Steel Buildings, Jeremiah

Johnson & Thad, Chester ..................C44 Jamieson Motors, Inc., Chinook . B26, C10Jim Nielsen Trucks & Parts, Butte ..........A2

JW Feeds, John Wolery, Chester ...........B1 KayDee Feeds .....................................A48 Keith Kessel Construction, Chinook ....C32 Krogmann Mfg. ....................................B26 Lewistown Honda, Lewistown ..............B24 M & W Machine, Three Forks ..............B22 MAGIE, Great Falls ....................... A11, C2 Maxwell Lumber, Lewistown ................B14 MDS Construction Supply, Great Falls...C36Meridian Seeds, Casselton ND ...........C44 Midland Implement , Billings ..................B4 Mohrlang Fabrications, Brush CO .......C31 Montana Assoc. of Conservation Districts .

..........................................................A12 Montana Holster & Shoulder Rig, Norm

Schertenlieb ......................................B29 Montana Livestock Ag Credit, Helena...A22 Montana Metal Fabrications, Great Falls ...

..........................................................B22 Montana Post Driver, Gold Creek ........A12 Montana Shed Center, Great Falls ........B3 Montana Valley Irrigation, Great Falls ..A26 Montana’s Next Generation Conference,

Shelby ................................................A3 Motor Power, Great Falls .....................C42 Mountain Equipment, Belgrade ...........C11 Mountain View Metal Works, Wilsall ....C17 MT Tractors, Matt Pendergast, Stevensville

..........................................................A29 Musselshell Valley Equipment, Roundup ...

.................................................C47, C48 New Holland of Belgrade, Belgrade .....B27 New Homes of the Future, Billings ......A14 Nor th Star Equipment, John Myers,

Simms ...............................................B31Northern Chrysler, Cut Bank ...............A13 Northern Ford, Cut Bank .....................A13 Northern Hydraulics, Great Falls .........C30 Northern Prairie Auto Sales, Wolf Point..C45 Northwest Plastics, Libby ....................A10 Precision Truck & Trailer, Havre ...........A34 Price Truck & Equipment Sales, Missoula..A40 Pure Bliss Cycle Sales, Conrad ...........C28 R & L Seed & Machine LLC, Geyser .....B2 RDO Equipment, Kalispell, Missoula,

Ronan ................................................C34

Reddig Equipment & Repair, Kalispell .B29 Rockwell Scales, Simms ......................A32 Roger Rader, Inc, Sun River ................C18 Rydelle Enterprises, Marion Jones, Drum-

mond ...................................................C4 Severinsen Irrigation, Fairfield ...............A4 Shop Specialties, Ronan ............ A42, C22 Shortline Ag, Scobey ...........................C33 Skierka Livestock Trucking, Pompeys Pillar

..........................................................B23 So-Lo Air, Valier ...................................B13 Sod Buster Sales, Polson ........... A26, C38 Specialty Tool & Attachment, Cody WY C22 Steel Etc, Great Falls ..........................C35 Stock Drive Trailer Sales, Dillon ...........A24 Stokes Fencing, Conrad ......................B25 Stricks Ag, Chester ..............................C15 Sullivan Brothers Construction, Conrad C17 Super SmartRooms/Superform ICF, Jerry

Gangstad, Avon .......................... A3, A33 Swains Spring Service, Great Falls .....C15 T & T Farm Supply, LLC, Chester ........C13 Taylor Farm Store, Shelby .....................C5 That Guys Fab Shop, Havre ................C26 The Gear House, Helena .....................C28 Three Forks Lumber & Ready Mix, Three

Forks .................................................C45 Tiber Tractor Co., Chester ....................B25 Tilleman Equipment Company, Havre .......

.................................................C28, C29 Tom’s Shop, Grassrange......................B14 Treasure State Seed, Fairfield ...............C7 Trendline Vermeer Sales, Baker ............B2 Tri County Implement, Sidney ..............B21 Triangle Ag Service, Fort Benton .........C18 Triple T Sales, Chinook ................. A3, A37 TT&E Inc, Victor ...................................C16 Van Motors, Conrad .............................B32 VW Mfg, Loren Hawks, Chester ..........A17 Wesco Trailer Sales, Conrad ................A42 Western Montana New Holland, Missoula .

............................................................C3 Wichman Ag Supply LLC, Hilger ...........B2 Wild Horse Seed, Havre ......................C32 World Equipment, Idaho Falls, ID ........C39 Yellowstone Tractor Co., Belgrade B13, B22 Zerbe Bros., Glasgow ................. A46, A47 Zomer Truck, Conrad ..................C20, C21

Trader’s Dispatch, January 2018 — Page B2

NEW & USED EQUIPMENTNEW Vermeer TM1410, 21’ cut ....................... IN STOCK(2) NEW Vermeer R2300 rakes ....................... IN STOCK(2) NEW Vermeer VR series wheel rakes. ......... IN STOCKVermeer WRX12 used wheel rake ........................... $4500NEW Vermeer 605N baler ............................... IN STOCKVermeer 605M, net, twine, floats, ramp ......................CALLVermeer 504I used baler ........................................ $5500Vermeer BP8000, used bale processor ................. $13,000Haybuster 2650, used bale processor .................. $16,500Vermeer BPX9000, bale processor ................. AVAILABLE

NEW & USED EQUIPMENT Vermeer 605N net , twine, floats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . USED DEMO 2017 Vermeer R2300 , rakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . In Stock Vermeer 605XL , completely rebuilt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $14,600 Vermeer 555 , rebuilt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9,250 (2) 2016 Vermeer R2300, Demos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IN STOCK NEW MDS Bucket & Grapple, for JD 740 loader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,500 Quick Mount Hole Auger , NH9030 bi-direct 15” auger . . . . $3,480 3PT Worksaver , post pounder, all hydraulic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,150

R&L Seed and Machine, LLC 406-735-4374 – Geyser, MT

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51⁄2’ x 24’ Stand Alone Panels $375 ea.

HDPE pipe, fittings, and welder Geotherm Waterers & Parts In Stock

24’ Stand Alone Wind Break Panels $875 ea.

NEW & USED EQUIPMENT NEW Vermeer TM1410 , 21’ cut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . COMING IN NEW Vermeer TM850 , trailed mower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IN STOCK Vermeer TM1200 , 15.5’ cut, demo unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IN STOCK NEW Vermeer R2300 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IN STOCK NEW Vermeer VR1224 , with center splitter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IN STOCK NEW Vermeer RR140 , rotary rake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IN STOCK (2) Vermeer R23 Rakes , reconditioned . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,000 ea. Vermeer WR24 Wheel Rake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,000 NEW Vermeer 6650 Rancher , net, twine, moisture . . . . . IN STOCK

Vermeer 605M , reconditioned . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $22,000 Vermeer BP8000 , used bale processor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $13,500

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NEW & USED EQUIPMENT Vermeer 6650 Rancher , baler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NEW NEW Vermeer R2800 , hydraulic rakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IN STOCK NEW Vermeer R2300 , rake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IN STOCK Vermeer 605 N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IN STOCK Vermeer 605M , net, twine, floats, ramps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $18,900 Vermeer Rebel 5500 , twine, rebuilt pickup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,500 JD 566 , twine only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,000 NEW Wheatheart Heavy Hitter Post Driver , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CALL Techno 980 , 8 bale mover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $32,500 Red Rhino , 8 round hay bale trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,500

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We Sell & Repair Baler Belts All Makes & Models

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NEW & USED EQUIPMENT (3) Vermeer 605M , twine, net, floats, ramp . . Starting at $17,500 Vermeer 605N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DEMO SPECIAL (2) Vermeer R2300 , rakes, reconditioned . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $14,500 ea. Vermeer R2300 , rake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2017’s In Stock Highline CFR 650 , chopper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RENTAL RETURN Hesston 9435 , 16’ header, 1475 hours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $60,000 Hesston 9635 , 16’ header . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reduced to $70,000 Hesston 1275 , swing tongue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $13,500 Hesston 4790 , 3x4 square baler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $27,500

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The Vermeer R-series twin basket rakes (R2300 and R2800) are for customers who need to cover lots of acres in a very short period of time. Built for performance and durability, these machines help to achieve fast er dry down and make tightly rolled bales that preserve quality, shed water and transport easily. What’s more, these machines are proven on the millions of acres they have worked and the tremendous resale values they maintain.

Vermeer, the Vermeer logo and Equipped to Do More are trademarks of Vermeer Manufacturing Company in the U.S. and/or other countries. © 2016 Vermeer Corporation. All Rights Reserved.

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NEW & USED EQUIPMENTVermeer BPX 9000, round and square bale processor ................ In StockVermeer BP8000 processor, final cut, with grain tank ....................$17,999 or without grain tank ................... $16,499Vermeer BP7000 processor, left hand discharge. Nice .................... $8000New Highline 650, round bale processor .................................... In StockNew Highline 651, round bale processor .................................... In StockVermeer 6650 Rancher, baler ....................................................... NEWNEW Vermeer R2800, hydraulic rakes .....................................IN STOCKNEW Vermeer R2300, rake .....................................................IN STOCK2016 Used Vermeer 605N, 7000 bales, excellent. ..................... $37,500Vermeer 605N .........................................................................IN STOCKVermeer Rebel 5500, twine, rebuilt pickup .................................... $7500



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NEW & USED EQUIPMENTVermeer 605SM, thru shop, low bales ..............................$27,500 (3)Vermeer 605M, twine, net, floats, ramp ....Starting at $17,500Vermeer 605L baler ...........................................................$4500Vermeer R2300, rakes, reconditioned ..............................$14,500Vermeer R2300, rake ......................................... 2018’s In StockHighline CFR 650, chopper ................................RENTAL RETURNHesston 9435, 16-ft. header, 1475 hours ..........................$55,000Hustler X5000, unroller .....................................CALL FOR DEMOHesston 1275, swing tongue ........................Reduced to $11,500(2) John Deere W235 swathers, 500-600 hours .............$115,000John Deere 568 baler, through shop ................................$18,500

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NEW & USED EQUIPMENTVermeer 605N net, twine, floats ...........USED DEMOVermeer 605XL, completely rebuilt .............$14,600Vermeer 555, rebuilt ......................................$9250(2) 2016 Vermeer R2300, Demos ..............$16,900(2) Vermeer BP7000, processors with scales .......Call3-pt bale unroller ..............................................$1210NEW John Deere 740 bucket and grapple .....$4250Morris 900 8 bale mover .............................$19,500



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Stop by our Conrad office for free MAGIE tickets.January 18, 19, 20, 2018, Great Falls, MT Getting “DEEP” into

diabetes By Lisa Terry, Stillwater County Family Consumer

Science Extension AgentMany Montanans have seen their health and enjoyment of

life decline because of high diabetic blood sugar. This is a serious health condition that requires medical intervention. In addition to physician-directed routines, there are lifestyle changes that can made to improve outcomes. Several com-munity health programs are available to help. One of these is a free MSU Extension-sponsored series of classes called DEEP (Diabetes Empowerment Education Program). How do you know if diabetes is impacting you or a loved one and where can you find resources?

It’s a “DEEP problemAccording to the Center for Disease Control (CDC),

29.1 million Americans have diabetes. Of that number, 1 out of 4 do not know they have it. An additional 86 million people have pre-diabetes with 9 out of 10 unaware of the problem. According to the CDC, 15 - 30% with pre-diabetes will develop type 2 within five years. In 2015 more than 65,000 Montana adults (9.0%) were diagnosed with dia-betes, an increase from 2.8% in 1990. Nineteen percent of Montana’s American Indian/Alaska Natives had diagnosed diabetes, compared to 7.3% of white non-Hispanics. Dia-betics pay about 2.3 times more for annual health care than non-diabetics.

Types of diabetes: Pre-diabetes is a condition where health factors indicate

a strong chance of developing diabetes;Type 1 diabetes, often referred to as juvenile diabetes,

is insulin-dependent, meaning your body does not produce insulin, and usually strikes children through early adults;

Type 2 diabetes is insulin-resistant, meaning your body can’t use insulin effectively, and usually develops in adults, but is now being seen in youth as well;

Gestational diabetes affects women during pregnancy.Diabetes has “DEEP” Symptoms and Risk FactorsThere are significant concerns that undiagnosed diabetes

damage vital organs. Early diagnosis is the key. The first step in taking control and bringing about change is to see if you have any symptoms.

Do you:• urinate often? • feel very thirsty? • feel very hungry, even though you are eating? • feel extreme fatigue? • have blurry vision? • have cuts and bruises that are slow to heal?• experience weight loss, even though you are eating more

(type 1)?• have tingling, pain, or numbness in your hands or feet

(type 2)?It is also important to be aware of common risk factors

that make you more prone to having diabetes. Take some time to answer the following questions.

Are you:• older than 45?• of African American, Latino, Asian American or Native

American heritage?• Body Mass Index (BMI) over 25?Do you: • use tobacco?• have a family member with diabetes? • have high blood pressure (140/90)?• have a sedentary lifestyle?• have a history of diabetes during pregnancy?• have high cholesterol (over 240) or triglycerides (over

200)?• have dark patches of skin on neck, armpits or elbows?Make “DEEP” Changes – Take Action StepsA thorough and honest inventory of your symptoms and

risk factors will help you decide if you need to make an appointment with your medical care provider. In addition to talking with your doctor, there are steps you can take immediately.

Get 30 minutes of moderate physical activity, at least 5 days a week. (moderate activity creates a light sweat and a little faster heartbeat… for instance, walking like you are in a hurry).

Lose a small amount of weight, if overweight. A 7% weight loss has been shown to be effective in helping people prevent or delay diabetes. This is about 15 pounds for a 200 pound person.

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Local ownership – Local Decisions

Does the thought of borrowing money

“chill” you?

Warm up with an operating loan from

our “red hot” ag officers.

Get the drift?

The deadline for advertising in the February issue of the Trader's Dispatch will be January 31st.

Phone (406) 271-5533.Getting “DEEP” into

diabetes CONTINUED FROM PAGE B2

what types of glucose monitors and test strips are covered. You physician will set up a monitoring plan based on your type of diabetes, age and overall health. Regular monitoring is critical for diabetes care.

Monitor blood pressure. Check your blood pressure sev-eral times per day. Your local pharmacy will have blood pressure cuffs to purchase. You can go to a local pharmacy, clinic, county health department or hospital for a free blood pressure check.

Monitor blood cholesterol. Cholesterol monitors can be purchased online and are similar to a blood sugar monitor. Cholesterol may be checked at a local health fair or by your primary care physician.

Early diagnosis and regular monitoring are critical for peo-ple with diabetes. Benefits may reduce risk of cardiovascular events such as heart attack or stroke and, if diagnosed early lower overall health care costs. This adds up to a DEEPer quality of life. For more information about MSU Extension’s DEEP classes, please contact Lisa Terry at [email protected] or 406-322-8035, or your local Extension office.

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beef herds is remarkableBy Kris Ringwall, Beef Specialist, NDSU Extension Service

Data from the Cow Herd Appraisal Per-formance Software (CHAPS), through the North Dakota State University (NDSU) Extension Service and North Dakota Beef Cattle Improvement Association (NDB-CIA), illustrate that beef cattle reproduction is quite successful.

Producers may experience occasional issues, but as a whole, today’s cattle repro-duce very well, which is indicated by the CHAPS data collec-tion and analysis. Re-production is mea-sured by looking at the absolute values of a cow attaining a suc-cessful pregnancy and subsequent outcome, as well as the distri-bution of when a cow calves.

Current reproduc-tive benchmarks are 93.8 for pregnancy percentage, 93.3 for calving percentage and 91 for weaning percentage. The calving distribution bench-mark for cows and heifers shows 63 percent calved within the first 21 days, 87 percent calved within 42 days and 96 percent calved by 63 days.

Cattle producers, as a whole, should be pleased with their reproductive rates. In fact, given the nature of reproduction, op-portunities to improve for many producers are limited. That being said, the very pur-pose of benchmarking is to allow individual producers to assess their own operation and judge for themselves as to their success. If the operation is below the benchmark, then the opportunity for more input is there.

The NDBCIA uses the CHAPS program to calculate five-year rolling benchmark values for average herd reproductive perfor-mance. A closer look at the average actual pregnancy percentage benchmark shows not much has changed. Historically (10-plus years ago), the benchmark percentage was 93.4 for 2003, 93.5 for 2004, 93.4 for 2005, 93.4 for 2006 and 93.7 for 2007.

In 2008, the benchmark percentage was 93.5, and it was 93.7 in 2009, 93.8 in 2010, 93.7 in 2011 and 93.5 in 2012. More re-cently, the benchmark percentage was 93.6 in 2013, 93.5 in 2014, 93.5 in 2015 and 93.7 in 2016. The 2017 benchmark for pregnancy percentage is 93.8.

The calving percentage benchmark was 92.8 for 2003, 2004 and 2005, 92.7 for 2006 and 93 for 2007. In 2008, the benchmark percentage was 92.8, and it was 93.1 in 2009, 2010 and 2011, and 92.8 in 2012. More recently, the benchmark percentage was 93 in 2013, and 92.9 in 2014 and 2015, with 93 in 2016. The 2017 benchmark for calving percentage is 93.3.

A successful reproductive year is com-pleted by weaning a calf. The benchmark for weaning percentage was 90.3 for 2003, 90.2 for 2004, and 90.3 for 2005 and 2006, with 90.9 for 2007. In 2008, the benchmark percentage was 90.8, and it was 91.1 in 2009

and 2010, 90.9 in 2011 and 90.5 in 2012. More recently, the benchmark percentage was 90.7 in 2013, and 90.4 in 2014 and 2015, with 90.5 in 2016. The 2017 weaning percentage benchmark is 91.

As noted, the ability for an individual cow to maintain excellent reproductive per-formance and raise a calf has been constant.

Another way to evaluate herd repro-ductive performance is to review the calv-ing distribution within the herd. The annual distribution of calving dates within a calv-ing season is equally impressive during the past year for those herds involved with CHAPS.

In a historical view (10-plus years ago), the benchmark calv-ing distribution for the percentage of cows calving within 21 days and 42 days was 60 and 85 for 2003, 61

and 86 for 2004, 62 and 86 for 2005, and 64 and 88 for 2006 and 2007.

In 2008, the calving distribution bench-mark percentage was 64 and 89, followed by 64 and 88 in 2009 and 2010, with 63 and 88 in 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014. More recently, the benchmark was 62 and 87 in 2015 and 63 and 87 in 2016. The 2017 benchmark is 63 percent calving in the first 21 days and 87 percent calving within the first 42 days. Wow!

Despite good years and not-so-good years, the cow herd continues to reproduce. What does one say? Variables will change the reproductive rate in the small sense, but cows appear to have a very strong urge to reproduce.

The management practices will vary, as will the needed nutritional and health inputs among herds, but the bottom line is cattle reproduction is stable. The tools that modern-day cattle producers have available to them are extensive, and the implementa-tion of herd-appropriate management, along with input from health, nutrition, reproduc-tion and genetic professionals, has allowed for the evolution of a very efficient beef cow-calf industry.

The offspring of these herds are sold an-nually and drive the cattle industry. But, as with any business, astute producers always are aware that driving the ship means a watchful eye.

Change will happen, whether desired or not, but the cow herd seems to weather those impacts well. The challenge for producers is to keep up with the herd records and be informed, with less worry and less stress.


NDSU Extension Service agent (https://www.ag.ndsu.edu/extension/directory) or Ringwall at the Dickinson Research Exten-sion Center, 1041 State Ave., Dickinson, ND 58601; 701-456-1103; or [email protected].

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The U.S. Organic Grain Collaboration, a spe-cial project of the Organic Trade Association’s Grain, Pulse and Oilseed Council, has developed crop budgeting templates to help farmers in North Dakota, South Dakota, and Montana plan future organic crop production and understand the eco-nomic impacts of their agronomic practices.

Coordinated by contract partner Sustainable Food Lab, the project has helped design templates presenting conventional, transition-to-organic and organic scenarios side by side to aid conven-tional producers in evaluating the financial merit of switching to organic. The primary differences between these scenarios are field operations, like the cost of weed control, higher costs for applied inputs and organic and transitional crop prices.

“Having a detailed budget can help avoid costly mistakes for established and transitioning organic producers, while also providing a tangible resource to use for other goals such as securing financing,” said Nate Lewis, Farm Policy Direc-tor for the Organic Trade Association. “Budgets come in many forms, yet the most common is a spreadsheet that helps estimate costs and revenue, plan cash flow, and allocate resources such as labor or capital. These new crop budgeting templates are in spreadsheet form and are a great new tool that famers have sorely needed.”

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Although developed specifically for organic farmers in North and South Dakota and in Mon-tana, the calculating tools provide the flexibility to choose from a suite of typical organic transition and organic cropping rotations, allowing fine-tuning of field operations and enabling the user to adjust expected future crop prices.

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Beef growth performance continues to be stableBy Kris Ringwall, Beef Specialist, NDSU Extension Service

Beef cattle performance growth trends, as calculated through the Cow Herd Appraisal of Performance Software (CHAPS), are very stable.

The North Dakota State University (NDSU) Extension Service and North Dakota Beef Cattle Improvement Association (NDBCIA) collect and analyze the CHAPS data to produce meaningful annual benchmarks. The current growth bench-mark for actual weaning weight is 554 pounds at 192 days of age, with an average daily gain of 2.5 pounds. These calves are a 5.2 frame score.

The NDBCIA uses the CHAPS program to calculate five-year rolling benchmark values for average herd performance, which have been quite consistent. Let’s look closer at the average actual weaning weight benchmark.

Historically (10-plus years ago), the benchmark was 558 pounds for 2003, 556 pounds for 2004, 558 pounds for 2005, 562 pounds for 2006 and 561 pounds for 2007. In 2008, the benchmark was 560 pounds, and it was 567 pounds in 2009, 565 pounds in 2010, 563 pounds in 2011 and 563 pounds in 2012. More recently, the benchmark was 558 pounds in 2013, 556 pounds in 2014, 555 pounds in 2015 and 553 pounds in 2016. The 2017 benchmark is 554 pounds.

Not much has changed in commercial beef production in terms of fall weaning weights. The benchmark for age at weaning has fluctuated a little. Historically (10-plus years ago), the bench-mark was 196 days of age for 2003, 194 days of age for 2004, 192 days of age for 2005, 191 days of age for 2006 and 189 days of age for 2007.

The weaning age benchmark remained at 189 days for 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011, and increased to 190 days of age for 2012 and 2013, 192 days of age for 2014 and 2015, and 193 days of age for 2016. The 2017 benchmark is back at 192 days of age at weaning.

This translates into fairly consistent average daily gain (ADG) benchmarks, starting at 2.3 pounds per day in 2003 and 2.4 pounds per day in 2004. Remarkably, the ADG benchmark has been 2.5 pounds per day from 2005 through 2017. Interesting.

The frame score benchmark, although not a growth number, is indicative of the calf’s frame

size and has been quite consistent as well. His-torically (10-plus years ago), the benchmark was 5.4 for 2003, 2004 and 2005, and 5.5 for 2006 and 2007. The benchmark for 2008 increased to 5.8 and remained at 5.8 for 2009, 2010 and 2011.

In 2012 and 2013, the annual frame score benchmark declined to 5.7. It declined to 5.5 in 2014 and to 5.4 in 2015, and further declined to 5.2 in 2016. The 2017 frame score benchmark is still at 5.2.

Perhaps the commercial beef cattle business could be called mature, at least for growth on the cow-calf side of the business.

A producer needs to decide what level of performance is expected and how much one is willing to expend to get that performance. Per-formance is really herd output, a function of age and growth. The benchmarks provide a tool for herd evaluation, a review of growth annual trends and a number on which to base future goals for the operation.

Interestingly, producers continue to market cattle with considerable growth potential, based on current trends for expected progeny difference (EPDs) within available herd sires offered for sale. But they’re actually selling calves at historical weights, thus allowing the feeding industry to capture the additional growth potential bred into the cattle.

Historical marketing brings comfort to es-tablished cow-calf programs, but - yes, there is a “but.” Historical marketing programs appar-ently do not allow for expression and payback for the growth potential that is hidden within the phenotypes of the calves brought for sale.

Ironically, the heifer mates to these cattle are retained at the home place. The heifers grow into cows and their mature weight natu-rally would be similar only to the steers that were sent to the feedlot.

They have gotten bigger. So producers face some challenges: growth genetics that are not being captured as the progeny are marketed and subsequent larger mother cows that cost more to keep. The real answer to the man-agement of growth genetics needs to return to where it started, which is sound breeding

systems combined with more flexibility in the marketing of the offspring.

Historically, breeding systems were intended to allow producers to maintain the most efficient maternal cow at home, purchase good terminal-type sires and produce a terminal offspring that was intended for the feed yard. At some point, another breeding system would be utilized to produce the replacement maternal cow; thus, the best of both worlds.

Cattle breeding systems with additional mar-keting options may well be the better answer. Producers need to implement terminal and mater-nal breeding systems with additional marketing flexibility.


NDSU Extension Service agent (https://www.ag.ndsu.edu/extension/directory) or Ringwall at the Dickinson Research Extension Center, 1041 State Ave., Dickinson, ND 58601; 701-456-1103; or [email protected].

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New 2016 Headhunter 48-ft. classic DA/DB green header trailer #21818. (1). WAS $12,750. ..................................... ................... NOW $10,000 CNT/FOB

7- “New” Horst CHCF45 45-ft. contour 4-wheel steer heavy duty header trailer, 15,500 lbs rated capacity, includes: 2, 4-way adjustable universal header brackets. WAS $9950 ea. ....................NOW $6950 ea. CNT/FOB Dealership

4- “New” Unverferth Fieldrunner HT36 36-ft., 4-wheel header trailer, 8500 lbs. rated capacity, includes: 2, 4-way adjustable universal header brackets. WAS $8250 ea. ................................... NOW $5995 ea. CNT/FOB Dealership

Used 2012 Unverferth AWS-36 header trailer, all wheel steer. #21847. (3) WAS $7000 ............ NOW $5500 CNT/FOB

Mclendon 30-ft. header trailer. #22776. (2) WAS $2000 ... NOW $1500 CNT/FOB

Up to 5 years 0% INTEREST available With qualifying down payment or trade equity - o.a.c.

NEW HIGHLINE BM1400Double row round bale mover, dual 6”x6” load arms with 1/4 turn bale forks, 100 hp minimum, 2 hydraulics required, carries (14) 5-ft. bales, 8-11L-15 12 ply tires, 371 bed length, 8”x3” frame rails. #21912. (3). WAS $34,500. ......................................... NOW $29,950 CNT/FOB

NEW HIGHLINE XL78Rockpicker, clearance lights, large 8” bogie wheels follow special track that guides the reel parallel to the ground causing a sweeping action which rolls the stones onto the apron. 84” standard dumping height! #11213. (1) WAS $32,800. ............. ............... NOW $26,500 CNT/FOB

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JOHN DEERE ROW CROP 100 hp. plus

2003 John Deere 8220 MFWD, 190 PTO hp, powershift transmission, 540/1000 PTO, 5 hydraulic remotes, 33.5 gpm hydraulic pump, deluxe comfort cab, air conditioning, heater, AM/FM ste-reo, John Deere 840 loader, bucket, grapple fork, 620/70R42 rear tires with 1400 lb. weights, 480/70R-30 front tires with pivoting fenders, guidance ready, 7925 hours. #22805. (3). WAS $82,000. .....NOW $63,500 CNT/FOB

2008 John Deere 7930 MFWD, 190 PTO hp, IVT transmission, 540/1000 PTO, Cat 3, 3-pt. hitch, drawbar, deluxe cab, active seat, AM/FM weatherband radio, electric mirrors, autotrac plug & play ready, instructional seat, 45 gpm hi-output hydraulic pump, 3 hydraulics, 420/85R34 front tires & fenders with triple link suspension, 620/70R46 rear tires, HID lighting, 4000 hours. #22845 (2). WAS $125,000. ........................... .................NOW $110,000 CNT/FOB

(R) 2013 John Deere 7230R 230 engine hp, 189 PTO hp, IVT transmission, 540/1000 PTO, Cat. III 3 pt hitch, dual rear tires: 520/42 @ 85%, triple link front axle with 420/30 front tires, 85cc hydraulic pump, 5 hydraulic remotes, premium cab, air, heat, AM-FM-Satellite stereo, HID lighting package, electric mirrors, business band antenna, foot throttle, 2465 lbs on each rear axle, cold weather start, JD H480 loader, bucket, 5-tine grapple. 1225 hours. “Rental Return”. #17281 (1) WAS $179,000 ............................ .................NOW $155,500 CNT/FOB

4WD

2016 John Deere 9520R 520 hp, 18/6 powershift transmission, 2630 GS3 display, SF1 receiver, SF2 AT activation, 4600 processor, ethernet switch, Com-mand View III cab, leather interior, XM satellite, hi-flow hydraulic, five hydraulic remotes, case drain, Firestone tires, premium lighting, tow cable, 210 hours. #22026. (3).WAS $371,000. ..............

.................NOW $299,000 CNT/FOB

(R) 2016 John Deere 9420R 420 hp., 18/6 powershift, 10” color touch display, 4600 processor server, Command View III cab, XM satellite, 13.5L FT4 engine, hi-flow hydraulic system, 1000 indepen-dent PTO, Cat. 4 drawbar, 710/70R42 168A8 R1W duals, 710/70R42D rears, premium lighting, ethernet switch R4, leather trim, RH/LH electric Rem adjustable mirrors, dual beam radar sensor, F/Business band antenna, large fuel water separator, motor seal drain, backup alarm, 5 hydraulics, 865 hours. #22249. (1). WAS $315,500 ................ ..................NOW $259,000 CNT/FOB

1983 John Deere 8850 2600 hours on Cummins 450 hp, Kinze rebuild, 20.8R38 triples, EZ Steer auto steer.Consignment. #22393. (1). ....$59,000

1982 John Deere 8850 370 hp, 24.5R32 duals, QuadRange transmission,4 SCV, 3-pt., 9250 hours. Consignment. #22747. (1). .............................$22,000

(R) 2012 John Deere 9460R 442 engine hp., 18x6 powershift, 5 hydraulic with case drain, 800/70R38 dual tires, 6060 lbs. of weights, Command View cab, leather seat, electric mirrors, deluxe radio, HID lighting, 7” color touch display, 2265 hours. #22035. (3). WAS $239,500. .NOW $179,500 CNT/FOB

TRACKS

(R) 2012 John Deere 9560T 36” tracks, 560 hp, 13.5L engine, 6 cylinders, 4 tier engine, 5 hydraulic outlets, high flow, CommandView II cab, electric mirrors, 1000 PTO, HID lights, 3805 hours. #22596. (1) WAS $247,500. ..... .NOW $212,000 CNT/FOB Glasgow

2010 CAT Challenger MT855C 36” tracks, 475 hp, 16x4 powershift, 59 gpm hydraulic pump with 5 remotes, deluxe cab, AUT Guidance ready, 20 front weights with bracket, 16 idler weights, 2405 hours. #21839. (1). WAS $231,500. NOW $181,000 CNT/FOB

(R) 2012 John Deere 7200R MFWD, 200 engine hp, 165 PTO hp, IVT, 540/1000 PTO, Cat. III 3 pt. hitch, 118.5” rear axle, 480/80R50 dual rear tires, triple link front suspension, 380/80R38 front tires, 63cc hydraulic pump (43 gpm) with 4 hydraulic remotes, premium cab CVII with suspension, 7” color touch display, XM Satellite radio, HID lighting, cold weather start, 12 front weights, 900 lbs weights on rear axle, 1820 hours. #21096. (2). WAS $135,500 ... .................NOW $115,000 CNT/FOB

(R) 2015 John Deere 6175R FWA, 175 hp, 20/20 Auto Quad transmission, deluxe cab, 7” color touch display, JD Link capable, 4100 processor, deluxe radio package, 3 hydraulic remotes, 540E/1000/1000E PTO, sway control blocks, 480/80R46 rear tires with weights, 420/90R30 front tires, pivot fenders, triple link front axle, cold weather package, JD H380 loader, 146 hours. Basic warranty ex-pires November 1, 2018, Powertrain extended warranty expires October 31, 2021 or @ 2000 hours. #22778. (1) WAS $167,500. ................................... ...................NOW $145,500 CNT/FOB

2012 John Deere 7215R 215 hp, IVT transmission with left hand reverser, 7” color Touch display, premium cab CVII, premium radio/XM satellite, 63cc hydraulic pump, 4 remote cylinder, 540/1000 PTO, Cat III 3-point, 110.5” rear axle, 520/85R42, 40,000 triple link suspension, 420/90R30, HID light package, F/Business band an-tenna, foot speed pedal, cold weather, loader light package, quik-tatch weight support, 2 inside wheel weights with H480 loader, bucket, 5-tine grapple fork, 1755 hours. #22638 (3). WAS $179,950 ..NOW $162,500 CNT/FOB

UTILITY TRACTORS 40-100 hp

2001 John Deere 5320 MFWD 55 hp, cab, partial Powershift, 540 rear PTO with 541 loader, bucket and bale spear, 1159 hours. #22813. (1). WAS $33,500. .....NOW $29,500 CNT/FOB

406-228-2496 or 800-428-2496 Glasgow, MT (1)

406-765-1531 or 800-443-9447 Plentywood, MT (2)

406-485-2145 or 800-521-5800 Circle, MT (4)

406-787-6201 Culbertson, MT (3)

After Hours Sales:Glasgow: Mike Johnson, Salesman 406-263-2501; Alex Yeska, Salesman 406-942-0065; Wade Engstrom, AMS/Commercial Sprayer Specialist 406-263-2498; Coel Stutheit 406-263-2494Circle: Mike Haynie, Salesman, 406-939-5994; Ole Rolandson, Salesman, 406-974-2144; Don Wagner, Salesman 406-230-1059Culbertson: Mike Kjos, 406-489-7277; Luke Anderson, Salesman 406-478-3118Plentywood: Jake Reynen, Salesman 406-480-3512




TILLAGE

“RENTAL RETURN” 2014 Salford I-2141 41-ft. Independent Series cultivator, 3 section, 7.5” spacing, 22”x13 wave on front two - 22”x8 wave on last 3 ranks on 1-5/8” coil shank, 8 bolt 305/70xR22.5 recap truck on main frame 28’-41’, Cat IV articulating implement hitch, 31 weights, axle pivot grease bank 3-sec-tion. #11219 (3). WAS $99,500. ............ ..................... NOW $63,500 CNT/FOB

“NEW” Delta S3 24-ft. harrow cart, 5/8”x5” two-way flexible tines. #21836. (1). ..... ..................................................$9950

** 25% OFF ** ALL SKID STEER ATTACHMENTS

NEW John Deere SB84 7-ft. snow blower. #9165. (1). .................................$9500

NEW Horst HLA 84” heavy duty high volume snow bucket. #22231 (1). $2150

NEW Horst HLA 84” heavy duty high volume snow bucket. #22232. (1).$2150

NEW Horst HLA heavy duty 84” low profile bucket with digging teeth. #22567. (1) ..................................................$1950

NEW Horst HLA heavy duty, 72” low profile bucket with digging teeth. #10445. (1). ..................................................$1850

NEW Horst HLA heavy duty 78” low profile bucket. #22568. (1). ...................$1650

NEW Horst HLA 84” low profile bucket. #22566. (1). ...............................$1450

GRAIN CART

2015 Unverferth 1396 22” double-auger, 20x42WH/650/65x42 R-1W duals, walk-ing tandem, 520 indicator, hydraulic jack kit. #21806. (1). WAS $72,500 ............... ......................NOW $59,000 CNT/FOB

2012 Brent 1394 Avalanche 1300 bushel capacity, walking tandem axles, tarp, scale, 250 hp minimum hp requirement. #17051. (1). WAS $72,500. ....................

......................NOW $45,000 CNT/FOB

MISCELLANEOUS

2011 Frontier AP12A pallet fork, Vin# 1XFAP12KJD0000348, with 48” tines, fits 8000 series loader. “Brand New Never Used”. #22172. (4). WAS $1795. ............NOW $1500 CNT/FOB

CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT

1992 John Deere 644E payloader, diesel engine, cab, heater, 3.5 yard bucket with GrabTech heavy duty grapple fork, recent engine work. Consignment. (1). WAS $59,500 NOW $49,000 CNT/FOB

1980 John Deere 4430 2WD, cab, pow-ershift, 540/1000 rear PTO, singles with 158 loader. #22248. (2). WAS $19,500 ......NOW $17,500 CNT/FOB


JOHN DEERE






(R) = “Reconditioned”, CNT = “Cash No Trade”, “FOB Dealership”SWATHERS & HEADERS

(R) 2013 John Deere W110 self-pro-pelled, 110 hp Cummins 4.5L engine, 600-65R28, bar radial drive tires, 16.5L - 16.1 steering tires, header, hydraulic Centerlink, header external booster springs, engine fan baffle, auxiliary lift valve, training seat, 16-ft. 160A double sickle auger header, 102” steel conditioner, windrow forming shields, skid shoes, engine hours 85, sickle hours 45. Factory warranty expires, September 23, 2017, JD PowrGard Extended warranty ex-pires: 9/23/2021#21873. (1). WAS $130,500 ....NOW $99,000 CNT/FOB

(R) 2009 MacDon M200 6.6L Caterpillar 213 engine hp, D60-25-ft. draper head-er, cab, air, hydro transmission, “NEW” Drive Tires, 1510 hours. #21409. (1). WAS $97,500 .................................... ...................NOW $79,000 CNT/FOB

2008 MacDon M200 16-ft. R80 rotary disc header, conditioner, Cat 6.6L 213 hp engine, 1950 hrs. #21408. (1). WAS $75,950 ......NOW $59,500 CNT/FOB

2001 MacDon 9350 double sickle drive, steel conditioners with 18-ft. header. #22627. (1). WAS $39,000 ................ ...................NOW $33,500 CNT/FOB

2004 John Deere 956 mower conditioner, rotary tongue 1 3/8” hookup, urethane conditioner rolls, hydraulic tilt. #22029. (3). WAS $16,750 .............................. ...................NOW $11,500 CNT/FOB

2014 John Deere 430D 30-ft. draper header, double sickle, split span, 6 bat plastic finger reel, triple delivery hy-draulic deck shift, full width cutterbar, poly skid shoes, gauge wheels, inter-grates slow-speed transport package, non-glog guard kit. Fits John Deere W150 & W155 swathers and MacDon M150 & M155 swathers. #21820. (1). SOLD NEW FOR $77,500 ................ ...................NOW $29,000 CNT/FOB

2014 John Deere 425D 25-ft. draper header, single sickle, 6-bat plastic finger reel, steel end finger kit, LH & RH end swath deflector rods, 4 wheel header trailer. Fits John Deere M150 & M155 and MacDon W150 & W155. #21683. (1). WAS $42,500 ................ ...................NOW $26,000 CNT/FOB

2009 MacDon R80 16-ft. disc header, steel conditioner, came off M200 windrower. #21409. (1) WAS $9500. . ......................NOW $7500 CNT/FOB

2016 John Deere 569SW 1000 PTO, 21.5L-16.1 tires, Megawide Plus pickup, push bar, coveredge surface wrap, hydraulic pickup lift, bale count 2100. #22608. (1). WAS $48,500 ...... ...................NOW $39,000 CNT/FOB

2015 John Deere 569 surface wrap, 1000 PTO, hydraulic pickup lift, bale push bar, 21.5L-16.1 tires. #21189. (1). WAS $42,500 ......NOW $35,000 CNT/FOB

2014 John Deere 569 Megawide Plus pickup, twine/surface wrap, 1000 PTO, 21.5L-16.1 10 ply tires, bale push bar, Bale Trac Pro, bale count 7145. #22777.(3). WAS $39,000. ................ ...................NOW $32,500 CNT/FOB

2014 John Deere 569 Premium, 1000 PTO, push bar, surface wrap with twine, baler automation code, bale count 4700. #22607. (1). WAS $40,050 ......NOW $34,500 CNT/FOB

2014 John Deere 569 Megawide pickup, twine and surface wrap, 1000 PTO, 21.5L-16.1 10 ply tires, bale push bar, hydraulic pickup, bale count 3990. #21832. (3). WAS $39,995 ................ ...................NOW $33,500 CNT/FOB

2013 John Deere 569 1-3/8” 1000 RPM hookup, 21.5L-16.1 rim and tire, Mega-wide Plus pickup, push bar, coveredge surface wrap, hydraulic pickup lift, bale count 14,494. #22800 (3). WAS $31,000. .....NOW $24,500 CNT/FOB

2012 John Deere 568 Megawide Plus pickup, twine & surface wrap, 1000 PTO, 21.5L-16.1 10 ply tires, bale push bar, bale count 12,800. #22808. (4). WAS $27,500. ............................. ...................NOW $19,950 CNT/FOB

2011 John Deere 568 surface wrap, Megawide Plus pickup with hydraulic lift, 21.5L-16.1 tires, push bar. #22160. (1). WAS $23,500. ............................. ...................NOW $17,500 CNT/FOB

JOHN DEERE

2010 John Deere 568 Megawide pickup, twine/surface wrap, Bale Trak monitor, hydraulic pickup lift, 21.5L-16.1 tires, push bar, 9992 bale count. #21758. (4). WAS $29,550 ............................. ...................NOW $23,500 CNT/FOB

2010 John Deere 568 1000 PTO, 21.5L-16.1 10-ply tires, Megawide Plus pickup, hydraulic pickup, dual gauge wheels, bale push bar, cover edge surface wrap system, 11735 total bales. #21664. (1). WAS $27,950 ..... ...................NOW $19,000 CNT/FOB

2007 John Deere 568 Megawide pickup, twine & surface wrap, 1000 PTO, 21.5L-16.1 10-ply tires, bale push bar, hydraulic pickup lift, balecount: 12,169. #21779. (3) WAS $23,500. ................ ...................NOW $18,750 CNT/FOB

2003 John Deere 567 Megawide pickup, twine & surface wrap, 1000 PTO, bale push bar, hydraulic pickup lift. Bale count: 18,072. #22689. (3)

WAS $15,500. ................................... ...................NOW $11,500 CNT/FOB

2003 John Deere 567 surface wrap & twine, Megawide pickup, 1000 PTO. Bale count: 24,500. #22682 (1). WAS $15,000 ......NOW $10,500 CNT/FOB

1998 John Deere 566 Mega tooth, twine & surface wrap, 540 PTO, 31x13.5 8 PR hi-flotation tires, bale ramps, hydraulic pickup lift, bale push bar, 18,500 bales. #22787. (3). WAS $9500.........NOW $5100 As-Is

CNT/FOB Dealership“Reconditioned” 1998 John Deere 566

Mega tooth pickup, twine & surface wrap, 1000 PTO, 31x13.5 8PR Hi-Flotation tires, bale ramp, hydraulic pickup lift, bale push bar. #22677. (4). WAS $11,500. ................................... ......................NOW $7500 CNT/FOB

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2013 New Leader L3030G4 high capacity fertilizer spreader with 300 cu. ft. hop-per able to hold up to 10 ton of product. Spreads fertilizer @ rates as low as 50 lbs./acre to 1100 lbs./acre. Patented G4 variable rate broadcaster, TR1000 trailer. #11139. (1) WAS $95,000 ...... ...................NOW $64,500 CNT/FOB

FERTILIZER SPREADERS

MagnaSpread UHMW & stainless steel reduces corrosion issues & extends the life of the spreader, UHMW Bear-ing Back keeps bearings clean, giving longer bearing life and fewer failures, Proprietary MagnaSpread system delivers a wider, flatter, more consis-tent pattern, Dual Rack & Pinion gate prevents jams, Overhead Spinner Motors are ABOVE the chemical resulting in extended motor life, Pull with a tractor - no need to maintain a dedicated chassis & power train, Vari-able rate technology or straight rate control, UHMW Comb Cover prevents streaking in the field, BBI Spreaders are “Option Rich” & can be customized to your specific application, Flotation tires & wide swath minimize compac-tion. Consignment. (1)

“NEW” New Leader L3030G4 high ca-pacity fertilizer spreader with 300 cu. ft. stainless steel hopper able to hold up to 10 ton of product. Spreads fertil-izer at rates as low as low 50 lbs./acre to 1100 lbs/acre at a width of 105-ft. #11241. (1). WAS $66,000 ................ ...................NOW $46,000 CNT/FOB

“NEW” New Leader T1000 adjustable axle trailer, up to 10 ton capacity, @ 20 mph, works in conjunction with new or used New Leader applicators/spreader boxes built for John Deere 4900 Series sprayer chassis. #11141 (1). WAS $31,750 ...... NOW $22,000 CNT/FOB

25% OFF All “New”

Pallet Forks

2- “NEW” Frontier AP12K quik-tach 48” pallet fork, 10,000 lb carry capacity. Fits John Deere Global carriers Cat. II. #9794 (1). ................................................................................. $3775

“NEW” Frontier AP12D 48” fixed pallet fork. Fits 600 & 700 series. #9886. (1). ..................................................................... $1725

“NEW” Frontier AP13D quik-tach 48” floating pallet fork, compat-ible with 600 and 700 series John Deere loader. #22407. (1). . ...................................................................................... $1725

“NEW” Frontier AP13F quik-tach 48” floating pallet fork, compat-ible with 200 to 500 series John Deere loaders. #22399 (1). .. ...................................................................................... $1675

“NEW” Frontier AB13G heavy duty bale spear, compatible with Global series loaders. #22812. (1). .................................. $975

“NEW” Frontier AB12E heavy duty 3-tine spear. Designed to work with John Deere 300CX, 400 & 500 series loaders. #21283 (1). ................................................................................... $950

25% OFF All “New” Bale Spears


2014 John Deere 4940 340 hp, AWD, hy-drostatic transmission, 120-ft. booms, 1200 gallon stainless steel tank, hydraulic tread adjust, 480/80R50 tires, BoomTrac Pro-5 leveling, hy-draulic boom fold, SF1 activation, HID light package, independent suspen-sion, chemical eductor, fence row nozzles, 1085 hours. #21981 (3). WAS $268,000 ..NOW $227,000 CNT/FOB

2006 John Deere 4920 90-ft., boom level-ing, stainless tank, Guidance ready, traction control, 20” nozzle spacing, high flow solution pump, 380/105R50 tires, AutoTrac ready, halogen field lighting, fenders, 50 gallon foam marker, dual drop, strainers,full boom breakaway, radar speed sensor, fend-ers-row crop (4), belly shields, wheel motor shields, wheel slip control, 2925 hours. #22743. (2). WAS $79,500. .... ..........................NOW $63,500 As-Is

CNT/FOB Dealership

(R) 2005 John Deere 4920 120-ft., stain-less tank, guidance ready, traction control, 15” nozzle spacing, high flow solution pump, 480/80R50 tires, AutoTrac ready, Xenon HID field light-ing, boom return to height, fence row nozzles, strainers, full boom break-away, radar speed sensor, row crop fenders (4), wheel slip control, 3320 hours. #21600. (2). WAS $112,500 ... ...................NOW $89,500 CNT/FOB

1998 John Deere 4700 90-ft., poly tank, hydraulic tread adjust, traction control, 20” nozzle spacing, 800 gallon tank, on-board air system with marker, fend-ers, fence row nozzle right hand, 35 gallon foam marker, below horizontal cylinders, radar, 385/85R34 fronts. #22282. (4) WAS 59,000. .................. ...................NOW $49,000 CNT/FOB

2010 Apache AS1210 100-ft., poly tank, 15” nozzle spacing, 1200 gallontank, Ag Shield boom, 1449 hours. #22788. (4). WAS $110,000. ............................ NOW $99,500 CNT/FOB Dealership

2009 Case IH Patriot 4420 120-ft., boom leveling, stainless steel tank, traction control, 15” nozzle spacing, Viper Pro monitor, 650/65R38 tires, AIM Com-mand, HID deluxe field lights, luxury cab, electric mirrors, hydraulic suspen-sion, fence row nozzles, fenders, 2400 hours. #22494. (1). WAS $166,000 .... ................. NOW $141,000 CNT/FOB

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406-228-2496 or 800-428-2496 Glasgow, MT (1)

406-765-1531 or 800-443-9447 Plentywood, MT (2)

406-485-2145 or 800-521-5800 Circle, MT (4)

406-787-6201 Culbertson, MT (3)

After Hours Sales:Glasgow: Mike Johnson, Salesman 406-263-2501; Alex Yeska, Salesman 406-942-0065; Wade Engstrom, AMS/Commercial Sprayer Specialist 406-263-2498; Coel Stutheit 406-263-2494Circle: Mike Haynie, Salesman, 406-939-5994; Ole Rolandson, Salesman, 406-974-2144; Don Wagner, Salesman 406-230-1059Culbertson: Mike Kjos, 406-489-7277; Luke Anderson, Salesman 406-478-3118Plentywood: Jake Reynen, Salesman 406-480-3512


SIDE BY SIDESNEW John Deere XUV 590i green & yel-

low, steel wheels, bench seat. #21493. (4). WAS $11,750. ............................. ...................NOW $10,500 CNT/FOB

Consumer Products

NEW Summers Ultimate 110-ft., 1650 gallon, chemical clean load system, nozzle bodies only, crossover plumb-ing package, hitch piece backstop, single electric end nozzle, 3 sensor UC5 Norac, New warranty remains. #10016. (3). WAS $70,000 ................. ................... NOW $57,000 CNT/FOB

2005 Summers Ultimate 1500 gallon, 90-ft. booms. #22781. (3). WAS $15,500. .......................... NOW $10,750 As-Is

CNT/FOB Dealership

(R) 2012 John Deere RSX850i green sport gator, 14” Maxxis Bighorn tires, bucket sport seat, sports package, 426 hour, 2985 miles. #16669 (1). WAS $10,500 ........NOW $7950 CNT/FOB

2015 John Deere 825i gator, alloy wheels, deluxe cargo box, olive/black, power steering, windshield, 4WD, gas, all terrain, 750 hours. #22814. (1). WAS $11,500. ........NOW $9750 CNT/FOB

2014 John Deere 825i 4WD XUV gas, extreme terrain, Bighorn radial tires 14”, cab, power steering. #22752.(4) WAS $11,500 NOW $9975 CNT/FOB

2013 John Deere 825i green & yellow, 14” Bighorn tires, bench seat, deluxe cargo box, poly roof, power lift brush guard rear protection. #21619. (1). WAS $11,250 NOW $8100 CNT/FOB

2013 John Deere 825i gator, green & yel-low, 12” ANCLA XT tires, bench seat, deluxe cargo box, power & protection package, rear protection package. 734 hours. #22848. (1) Was $8700. ......... ....NOW $7250 CNT/FOB Customer

2013 Top Air TA-1600 90-ft., 1600 gal-lons, rate controller, auto height, duals, triple nozzle bodies. #22732. (3). WAS $35,500. .....NOW $27,500 CNT/FOB

2005 Summers pickup sprayer, 80-ft., 500 gallon tank, Honda electric start motor, 3 section, Auto rate, hydraulic boom lift. #22630. (4). WAS $11,750 ................ ......................NOW $8500 CNT/FOB

2013 John Deere 825i olive & black, 14” Bighorn tires, bench seat, deluxe cargo box, poly roof, 14,400 hours. #22738. (4). WAS $9500. ................................ ......................NOW $6900 CNT/FOB



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2011 John Deere 825i green & yellow, 14” Bighorn tires, bench seat, deluxe cargo box, rear OPS screen, power & protection package, hi-performance exhaust, 4WD, gas, extreme terrain, brake & tail lights, windshield, power dump, 685 hours, 3432 miles. #22794. (3). WAS $12,500. ............................. ...................NOW $10,250 CNT/FOB

ZERO TURN MOWER2012 John Deere Z445 Ztrak mower with

54” deck, 67 hours. #22806 (1). WAS $2850. ...........NOW $2150 CNT/FOB

LAWN TRACTOR(R) 2012 John Deere lawn tractor, 26 hp,

54” deck, hydro transmission. #22724. (1). WAS $2150. ................................ ......................NOW $1495 CNT/FOB

2010 John Deere X320 lawn tractor with 48” deck. #22523. WAS $2100. ......... ......................NOW $1100 CNT/FOB

2008 John Deere LA125 mower, 42” deck, 2WD, gas, hydro transmission #22529. (1). WAS $1100. NOW $675 CNT/FOB

2006 John Deere LA125 mower, 42” deck, hydro transmission, gas, 2WD. #22563. (1). WAS $1100. NOW $675 CN T/FOB

SPRAYER TIRESVF 420/95 R50 dual tires & hubs for R4045

sprayer, 98% tread. #22240. (1). WAS $7500. ...........NOW $5950 CNT/FOB

2011 John Deere 825i green & yellow, deluxe cab, cab heater, 12” Ancla tires, deluxe cargo box, rear OPS screen. #22239. (4). WAS $12,500 ................ ...................NOW $10,250 CNT/FOB

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New General Implement LP1-84 7-ft. grader. #22569. (1). ................ $2500

2016 John Deere 681 81” tiller, 540 PTO. #21390. (1). ............................ $5950

NEW John Deere 681 81”, Cat 1 tiller, 540 PTO. #8917. (1). ..................... $5950

NEW John Deere 673 73”, Cat 1 tiller, 540 PTO. #22601. (1). ................... $5500

NEW John Deere 673 73”, Cat 1 tiller, 540 PTO. #22602. (1). .................... $5550

NEW Rental Return John Deere 673 73”, Cat. 1, tiller, 540 PTO. Warranty has not started. #8762. (1). .................. $5500

NEW 2017 John Deere 665 65” Cat 1 tiller, 540 PTO. #22525. (1). ............. $4075

2017 Frontier RT1142 42” rotary tiller. #22801. (1). ............................. $2685

New Frontier GM1084 7-ft., Cat 1 groom-ing mower. #9841. (1). ............. $5295

NEW Frontier GM1060 5-ft. grooming mower. #12912. (1). ................. $3995

NEW Frontier GM1072E 6-ft. grooming mower. #22075. (1). ................. $3150

NEW Frontier 5-ft. GM1060E grooming mower. #21791. (1). ................. $2750

NEW Frontier RC2084 7-ft. rotary mower, 540 PTO, safety chains, laminated tail wheel. #9835. (1). .................... $4375

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2014 John Deere 1835 60-ft., 10” spac-ing, 4” steel press wheels, 1” carbide tip openers, single placement fertilizer openers, primary blockage, JD 1910-550, 550 bushel 3-tank air cart, 3 season of USF less than 20,000 acres. #21874. (1). WAS $216,000 .............. .................NOW $169,000 CNT/FOB

2007 John Deere 1835 50-ft., 12.5” spac-ing, single shoot, all run blockage, opener on rear three ranks & separate FTL disk, cast fertilizer closing wheel, narrow gauge wheel, 5.5x21” semi-pneumatic press wheels, anhydrous fertilizer delivery tube, dual main & wing caster wheels, 12.5L15, me-chanical depth control with hydraulic down-pressure with 1910 cart. #21868. (4) WAS $102,000. ........................... ...................NOW $82,500 CNT/FOB

2007 John Deere 1835 12” spacing, 550 lb. trips, 5.5”x21” semi-pneumatic press wheels with rock guards and mud scrapers, all run seed blockage monitor, separate fertilizer placement banders, 1910 air seeder, 8” load up-load auger, 6 run double shoot system with variable seed and fertilizer rate, open lid tank indicator. #22361. (4). WAS $109,000 .................................. ...................NOW $82,000 CNT/FOB

2014 John Deere 1835 50-ft., 10” spacing, 1” opener, 4”x22” steel packer with rock guards, SPF (single placement fertilizer opener). #21335 (3) WAS $207,500. .NOW $159,500 CNT/FOB

2010 John Deere 1835-1910 41-ft. air hoe drill, 10” spacing, single shoot, 3x21 semi-pneumatic press wheels, smooth gauge wheels, primary hoses blockage warning system, dual main & wing caster wheels, 12.5L15, single shoot seed & separate fertilizer, dual fertilizer delivery tube, mechanical depth control with hydraulic down pressure with 1910 cart. #21441. (2). WAS $125,000 .................................. ...................NOW $80,000 CNT/FOB

2015 John Deere 1830 51-ft., 10” spacing, single shoot, 3”x21” semi pneumatic press wheels, dual main and wing caster wheels, mechanical depth control, JD 1910-350 tow between air cart, primary hoses blockage system. #21872. (2). WAS $198,000 .............. .................NOW $169,000 CNT/FOB

2010 John Deere 1870 56-ft. Precision air hoe drill, 12” spacing, 3 ranks of independent but linked fertilizer shank and seed opener, all run seed blockage system, press wheel mud scrapers, 2010 JD 1910 - 430 3-tank tow between air cart. 25,000 acres. #22599. (1). WAS $134,500. ............. .................NOW $109,000 CNT/FOB

2010 John Deere 1830 61-ft., 10” spacing, heavy duty trips, 4” solid press wheels, 2010 JD 1910-350, 350 bushel tow behind cart, 28Lx26 cane & rice tires, Pattison TB2150, 2580 gallon liquid fertilizer tank. #21740. (4). WAS $135,000 ....NOW $99,000 CNT/FOB

2010 John Deere 1830 61-ft., 4” spread tip, 10” spacing, 3”x21” semi-pneu-matic packer wheels, single shoot, 550# opener on 4-ranks, mechanical depth control, primary hoses blockage warning system 1910-430 bushel tow-behind air cart. #22502.(3). WAS $99,000 ......NOW $79,000 CNT/FOB

2010 John Deere 1830 41-ft., 10” spacing, single shoot, 550# opener on 4-ranks, 3x21 semi-pneumatic press wheels, dual main & wing caster wheels, 12.5L15, mechanical depth control, single shoot air package for tow behind 1910 cart, 350 bushel, primary hoses blockage warning system, 20,000 acres. #22834. (3). WAS $95,000. .... ...................NOW $69,500 CNT/FOB

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Concord 4012 40-ft., 12” spacing, single shoot with 2400 air cart. #21686 (4). WAS $12,500 NOW $7500 CNT/FOB

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2013 John Deere 1895/1910 43-ft. air disc drill, double shoot, smooth gauge wheel, all run blockage, cast fertilizer closing wheel, double shoot air pack-age for tow behind cart, dual fertilizer delivery tube with 1910 430 bushel cart. #21423. (2). WAS $204,000 ...... .......................... $130,000 CNT/FOB

2009 John Deere 1895 10” spacing, high flotation tires, SFP openers with John Deere 1910 430 bushel tow-behind air cart, 20.8x38 duals, variable rate drive, double shoot. #22768. (3). WAS $86,500 .............NOW $69,000 As-Is

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2005 John Deere 1895 30-ft., 10” spac-ing, double shoot, extended wear seed boot, dry fertilizer delivery tube, narrow gauge wheel, cast fertilizer closing wheel, double shoot air pack-age for tow behind cart, primary hoses blockage warning system for seed & fertilizer, John Deere tow behind 1910 340 bushel tank. #22049. (4). ... WAS $99,000. .....NOW $75,000 CNT/FOB

2004 John Deere 1895 40-ft., separate fertilizer placement (SFP), 10” spacing, extended wear seed boots, dry fertil-izer, steel gauge wheel, 1910-430 tow behind air cart, 6-run double shoot, 8” load-unload auger, variable rate seed & fertilizer delivery. #21076. (1). WAS $122,500 .. NOW $79,000 CNT/FOB

2004 John Deere 1895/1910 43-ft., 10” spacing, double shoot, smooth gauge wheels, extended wear seed boot, tow behind cart, dry fertilizer delivery tube, primary hose blockage warning system, cast fertilizer closing wheel. #21479. (4). WAS $141,000. ............. .......$80,500 CNT/FOB Plentywood

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2016 John Deere 1890 60-ft., 10” spac-ing, 8 run single shoot system, all run blockage with 1910 550 bushel tow-behind cart. #21857. (3). ... WAS $313,500. NOW $269,000 CNT/FOB

2012 John Deere 1890/1910 60-ft., 10” spacing, single shoot, all run blockage. #21869. (4). WAS $197,000. ............. .................NOW $149,000 CNT/FOB

2011 John Deere 1890 42-ft., single shoot air package, 7.5” spacing, 6-run double shoot, dual 31x13.5-15 hi flotation tires with 1910, 350 bushel tow between cart. #22241. (3). WAS $131,000 ...... .................NOW $109,000 CNT/FOB

2008 John Deere 1890 42-ft., 7.5” spac-ing, all run blockage, extended wear seed boot, single shoot air package, narrow gauge wheel, dual 31x13.5-15 hi flotation tires with 1910 air cart, 350 bushel tow behind. #22769. (3). WAS $79,000. ............NOW $65,000 As-Is

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“Factory Undated” 2011 Bourgault 3710 independent coulter disc drill, 10” spacing, mid-row banders, 4.5” semi-pneumatic packer wheels, nar-row 3” cleaner wheel, double shoot, Bourgault 6550 tow behind 4-tank air cart. #21865. (2). WAS $120,000 ..... ......................... $107,000 CNT/FOB

“Factory Updated” 2009 Bourgault 3710 60-ft. “No-Till” independent coulter disc drill, 10” spacing, mid-row banders, 4.5” semi-pneumatic packer wheels, narrow 3” cleaner wheel, double shoot, Bourgault 6550, tow behind 4-tank cart. #15533. (1). WAS $123,000 ...... .......................... $103,000 CNT/FOB

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Haying progressBy Jeremiah Vardiman, Agriculture Extension Educator, University of WyomingHarvest season is in full swing in Wyo-

ming as I write this. Combines are busy threshing grains,

beans, and forage seed. Beet diggers are steadily working through the fields piling sugarbeets into transport trucks, while hay equipment is knocking down and baling the last cuttings of the year.

This time of year can always bring per-spective into view, especially in how much progress the agriculture industry has made in harvest equipment. Most harvesting was done by human hands, such as digging sug-arbeets with forks, not that long ago.

This is especially true for hay produc-tion in the Cowboy State. Some ranches still have relics of beaverslides and other hay stacker equipment from the early 20th century. The history of haying can be traced back into the middle 1800s and the begin-ning of Wyoming’s cattle industry. Accord-ing to the Wyoming State Historical Society, Seth Ward left cattle out on the open range North of Cheyenne along Chugwater Creek in the winter of 1852 -1853 and were found the next spring thriving.

During those early years, Wyoming was known as having abundant and free grass, which did not encourage large-scale haying

operations. Hay operations were all hand-harvested, typically for feeding horses and mules. Nathan Baker, editor of the Chey-enne Leader in 1867, once declared, “Mild winters necessitated no feeding and while an operator might expect winter losses to his herd of two to three percent, this was still more economical than buying hay for feed.” It probably wasn’t until after the winter of 1886-1887, during which an estimated 15 percent in cattle statewide were killed, that hay production gained much interest or demand for feeding cattle.

In the late 1800s hay production was done by hand-harvesting with a scythe or cradle, or, for more wealthy operations, a Mc-Cormick reaper, which was a horse-drawn swather of its day. The hay was then piled with pitchforks into loose stacks of hay, hoisted into haylofts in a barn, or pulled to hay stackers, like beaverslides, using horse-drawn hay rakes. There are a few ranches today that stack hay in loosestacks similar to what beaverslides did, but with modern equipment.

Stationary balers were becoming avail-able on the market in the early 1900s. Tractors of the day were used to power stationary balers, and the baled hay was

hand-tied with baling wire. The hay was still gathered in the field with pitchforks or horse-drawn hay rakes and brought to stationary balers. The first swathers, which cut the hay, were not on the market until the 1920s.

Haying operations that would be similar to today did not materialize until af-ter World War II. World War II’s mechanization flowed into agriculture with vari-ous sizes of tractors, which could pull implements like balers, plows, and discs. From the 1950s to now, swathers, tractors, and bal-ers have increased in power, size, and capacity. As with every industry today, ag-riculture is on the cutting edge of technology with GPS (global positioning system)-guided equipment, and developing unmanned equipment.

Changes in labor is the largest driving force for this mechanization of hay production and agriculture in general. According to the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), hired farmworkers make up less than one percent of all U.S. wage and salary work-ers and has steadily declined over the last century from 3.4 million to just over 1 million. The beaverslides, swing arm hay stackers, and hay derrick relics needed hay crews of 6 to 25 to oper-ate, while today’s hay opera-tions can be done by one or a few individuals, depending on the size of the operation.

This fall, take a moment and be thankful of the mod-ern conveniences in hay production, even when it is broke down, because resort-ing back to the scythe is not very tempting!


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McIntosh County 4-H volunteer receives Lifetime Award

By NDSU Extension ServiceCoreen Schumacher of Venturia is the recipient of North

Dakota’s 2017 Outstanding Lifetime 4-H Volunteer Award.She was honored during the North Dakota 4-H Founda-

tion’s Donor Recognition Social in Fargo on Friday, No-vember 10.

Schumacher has had many roles as a 4-H volunteer, in-cluding serving as leader of the Flickertail 4-H Club for 15 years. She also has been involved in 4-H community gar-dens, 4-H baking and craft projects for the elderly at nursing homes, the Flickertail 4-H Club’s aluminum can collection project, 4-H Awards Night, and 4-H bell ringing and singing for the Salvation Army.

In addition, she has served on the McIntosh County 4-H Council and a search committee for a new Extension agent, and was 4-H communication arts coordinator and group leader for the 4-H aerospace program.

“She’s encouraged youth in so many different 4-H project areas, highlighting their interests and providing opportunities for them to grow and learn at both county and state levels,” says Karen Bettenhausen, the family and consumer sciences agent in the North Dakota State University Extension Ser-vice’s McIntosh County office.

“She has volunteered endless hours to organize events, host meetings and activities, and always has been there for her family and club members any time they had questions, never asking for anything in return,” adds Bettenhausen, who nominated Schumacher for the volunteer award.

The 4-H leaders who have worked with Schumacher praise her for warmly welcoming youth into the club, making them feel part of the group and encouraging them to participate. Youth who were shy and reserved at the beginning grew to actively and willingly taking part in activities. Thanks to Schumacher’s encouragement, youth who were hesitant to fill club officer positions not only held office for a year but stayed in leadership positions in following years.

“Coreen has done an outstanding job in developing and promoting our county 4-H program,” says Pamela Schnabel, the parent of McIntosh County 4-H’ers and a 4-H leader who has worked with Schumacher. “She has always been will-ing to try new ideas and provide exposure to many various projects to our members.

“She brought her creativity and hard work ethic to every meeting, challenging our members to do their best and try new things,” Schnabel adds.

Schumacher also is McIntosh County’s superintendent of schools, a homemaker, farm wife and partner, bookkeeper and teacher, and has been a vacation Bible school director, Pathfinder youth group leader, church treasurer, science fair judge, math tutor, third- and four-grade spelling bee coordi-nator and women’s Bible study coordinator.


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FSA a vital source of assistance to America’s farmers and ranchers

Through the work of dedicated staff in over 2,100 county and state offices, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) provides vital farm safety-net assistance to agricultural producers across America.

“We’ve seen recent challenges in farm income and commodity prices,” said Dr. Robert Johansson, Acting Deputy Under Secretary for the Farm Production and Conservation mission area. “The ‘safety net’ provided in the 2014 Farm Bill has helped producers withstand economic losses as well as losses resulting from natural disas-ters. Loans for operating expenses, farm purchases and other purposes help current producers stay in business and allow a new generation of farmers and ranchers get their start.”

Agriculture demands working capital. According to Johansson, FSA provided credit, either directly or guaranteed through commercial lenders, to 120,000 family farmers across the country.

In fiscal year 2017, USDA Farm Loan Programs pumped $6 billion in support to a diverse group of producers across America. That was the second highest total in FSA history. Over $2.5 billion of that total was direct and guaranteed operating loans, and another $3.5 billion was allocated for di-rect and guaranteed farm ownership loans. This additional financing enabled farmers and ranchers across the country to access capital to start their operations, or to expand their existing operations. The new lending continued the recent growth in FSA’s farm loan portfolio.

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Loss Coverage (ARC/PLC) and Conser-vation Reserve Program (CRP) USDA is issuing approximately $8 billion in pay-ments under the ARC and PLC programs to agricultural producers who suffered market downturns in 2016.

In 2017, FSA distributed $1.6 billion in CRP payments to over 375,000 Americans for doing their part in improving water quality, reducing soil erosion and increasing wildlife habitat.

Disaster AssistanceIn response to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma

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USDA also provided extensive assistance for a variety of other disasters throughout the country, including drought in the north-ern high plains, wildfires in the west and central plains, floods, tornados, freezes and other storms. For example, in July, USDA authorized the use of additional CRP lands for emergency grazing and haying in and around portions of Montana, North Da-kota and South Dakota affected by severe drought. USDA also added the ability for farmers and ranchers in those areas to hay and graze CRP wetland and buffer practices. This followed a previous action in April and June to assist the area and provided livestock producers with an additional feed source. In October, FSA teamed with other USDA agencies to provide assistance to wildfire-damaged areas of northern Cali-fornia, including loans and other disaster assistance programs.

New FarmersIn August, Agriculture Secretary Sonny

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Johansson said these accomplishments are in line with Secretary Perdue’s goals of maximizing the ability of the men and women of America’s agriculture and agri-business sector to create jobs, prioritizing customer service every day for American taxpayers and consumers and ensuring the food we produce meets the strict safety standards we’ve established while always remembering that America’s agricultural bounty comes directly from the land.

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BACKHOES, LOADERS, SKID STEERS GRADERS, CRAWLERS & EXCAVATORSGrizzly 3-pt. backhoe. Tag #ANF1017 ........................................................$3500Badger Hopto trailer mounted backhoe. Tag #Hug1017............................$1500Push blade to fit on Gehl telehandler. Tag #Paul0817 ................................$25002011 Marv Haugen broom. Tag #Brent0717 ..............................................$40002012 Marv Haugen 76 tiller. Tag#Brent0717 ..............................................$45002012 Marv Haugen land plane. Tag#Brent0717 .........................................$3500Cat 650H dozer/crawler. Tag#Brent0717 .................................................$46,0002015 Hitachi 50G mini excavator. Tag#Brent0717 ..................................$79,0002016 New Wacker Neuson ST track skid steer loader. Tag #LarryB0617.2016 New Wacker Neuson WL34 wheel loader. Tag #LarryB0617.John Deere 410 tractor/loader/backhoe, 5238 hours. Tag #JackW0417 ....... CallJohn Deere 50 3-pt. backhoe. Tag #Dan1216 ............................................$2500Melroe 811 skidsteer mounted backhoe. Tag #KenBert0916 ....................... $6500NEW!! Danuser 48” pallet fork for skidsteer loader. Tag #Hug0516 .............$890Case 850 crawler/dozer, 10-ft. dozer blade, bucket. Tag #BrokenP0117....$15,0002) Allis Chalmers graders. Tag #Jess0717 ............................$6000 for the pairCat D4 dozer, pull start pony motor. Tag #MarvinC0217 .............................. $600012-ft. blade off of Cat 85 track tractor. Tag #Russ0516 ...............................$6500 Cat D6 9U crawler, 12-ft. Holt dozer, cab, pony motor, tracks are tight. Tag #Al-

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AIR SEEDERS & DRILLSConcord 6012 3 rank air seeder with Fargo 3350 stainless steel air cart. Tag

#DBK1117 .........................................................................................$25,000John Deere 1590 14-ft. grass drill, 7” spacing, grass, grain and fertilizer boxes.

Tag #Sam1017.Flexi-Coil 5000 52-ft. 9” spacing air drill with 2320 tow behind air cart, updated

loading auger. Tag #JackW0417. .......................................................$27,0001996 Flexi-Coil 5000 39-ft. air seeder, 9” spacing, 31/2” steel packers with 2320

tow between tank. Tag #DaveH0617 .................................................$29,000Case IH Concord 6012 ATX 60-ft. air seeder, 12” spacing, ADX 3360 tow be-

tween tank. Tag #BirchCreek0516 .....................................................$75,000Flexi-Coil 5000 60-ft. air seeder, 12” spacing, 3450 tow behind tank, variable

rate, double shoot. Tag #ArtH0516 ....................................................$49,000Case IH Concord 5010 50-ft. air seeder, 10” spacing, 3400 2-compartment tank,

single shoot. Tag #Kyle0616 ..............................................................$35,0001995 Concord 4012 40-ft. air seeder, 12” spacing with 3400 air cart, 5” carbide

tips, good condition. Tag #RonH0317 ................................................$29,000Flexi-Coil 5000 45-ft. air drill, 91/2” spacing, double shoot, 1720 tow behind tank.

Tag #ArtH0516 ..................................................................................$45,000Flexi-Coil 5000 51-ft. air drill, 9” spacing, 2320 tow between tank. Field ready.

Tag #BirchCreek0516........................................................................$38,000Haybuster 32-ft. drills, for parts. Tag #Russ0516 .......................................$5000

PLOWSJohn Deere 1600 35-ft. plow with 11/4” shanks. Tag #Dave1117 ................$6000John Deere 610 35-ft. chisel plow, John Deere harrows, all new bearings, tires

good, shank protectors. Tag #Miles0416 ............................................. $15,000Massey-Ferguson 880 8-bottom moldboard plow in excellent condition. Tag

#Hug0916 .............................................................................................. $6500Melroe 36-ft. plow with 1 1/4” shanks. Tag #JoeK0317 ................................$4500Melroe 33-ft. plow, no wing lift cylinders, Flexi-Coil mounted harrows. Tag #Ger-

aldB0117 ..............................................................................................$4500

COMBINES1978 Case 1480 combine. Tag #BlakeS .....................................................$85002001 Case IH 2388 combine, 2856 hours, 40-ft. 1042 draper header and 1015

pickup header with Sund pickup. Tag #Vince0817 ............................$65,0001999 Case IH 2388 combine, 2775 separator hours, 1052 25-ft. draper header.

Tag #Brandon0817 ............................................................................$60,0002008 John Deere 9770 combine with 36-ft. draper header, new motor, new gear-

box, 3000 engine hours and 2200 separator hours. Tag #Terry0817..$155,000John Deere S690 combine with only 800 hours. Has all the bells and whistles.

Tag #Grant0617 ..............................................................................$285,0001981 Case IH 1680 combine, has new batteries, needs sieve work. Tag

#LonP0617 ................................................................................... Best OfferCase IH 1680 combine, 30.5x32 tires, good feeder chain. Tag #JackW0417. ......

..........................................................................................................$15,0001997 John Deere 9600 combine, 3300 separator hours, new walkers, 930 rigid

header, batt reel. Tag #Abe0916 .......................................................$48,000John Deere 105 combine with 24-ft. header. Tag #MikeMc0716 ................$15002005 Case IH AFX8010 combine, 3016 14-ft. pickup header,14-ft. RakeUp

pickup attachment and 45-ft. 2152 draper header with pickup reel. Tag #Kyle0717.

TRAILERSEddie Bauer gooseneck trailer with new brakes, new LED lights. Tag

#DBK1117 ............................................................................................$480032-ft. flatbed trailer with ratchets. Great trailer for hauling hay. Tag #DBK1117 .....

.............................................................................................................$55001974 Homemade flat bed trailer, 107” deck. Wide enough for older swathers. Tag

#TSimo1117 .........................................................................................$2500Mirage 32-ft. triple axle gooseneck, 21,000# GVW, extra storage above goose-

neck. Tag #Kerry1017 ...........................................................................$6500Lufkin 48-ft. double drop trailer. Tag #RianC1017 ...................................$17,0001984 Load Master belly dump gravel trailer, 60,000 GVW. Tag #RianC1017 ......

..........................................................................................................$12,0002006 PJ 24-ft. gooseneck trailer, 7000 lb. axles. Tag #Pack0617 ................$75001998 PJ 24-ft. gooseneck trailer, 7500 lb. axles, tie down straps. Tag #Pack0617

.............................................................................................................$75001993 gooseneck 30x8 flatbed trailer, tandem axle, duals, 16,000 lb. capacity. Tag

#BrokenP0117 .....................................................................................$65002012 Cross Country belly dump trailer. Tag#Brent0717 .........................$36,0002013 Cross Country belly dump trailer. Tag#Brent0717 .........................$38,00035-ton lowboy trailer. Tag #Pack0617 .......................................................$12,5001979 Cook 40-ft. belly dump gravel trailer, single gate, completely rebuilt. Tag

#Pack0716 ........................................................................................$17,50020-ft. 4-horse bumper pull trailer. Tag #D&B0417 .......................................$60001978 21-ft. tandem dually 5th wheel trailer, haul Cat D6C. Tag #BK0117 ...$4500Swather trailer. Tag #RogF0416 .................................................................... $3500Star 36-ft. tandem axle grain trailer. Tag #Kyle0616 ................................$12,000Star 48-ft. grain trailer. Tag #Kyle0616 .....................................................$20,0001992 Twanco trailer. Tag#Brent0717 .......................................................$17,500Wahl 8-ft. homemade trailer, expanded metal sides. Good for hauling debris or

lawn leaves, dirt. Tag #WahlF0616 .......................................................$2900

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sion, 103,000 miles. Tag #JackW0417..................................................$40001976 Chevrolet C20 4WD pickup, 350 engine, automatic transmission, 94,000

miles. Tag #BobC0617 .........................................................................$25001981 Ford F250 2WD pickup with service box. Tag #Ruth0617 .................$15002000 Ford F350 pickup, Stahl service box. Tag #JasonA0916 ..................... $7500Mitsubishi 350 mini pickup truck. Tag #BrokenP0117 ...............................$40001991 Oldsmobile Toronado, 2-door sedan, hard top, automatic, new tires, sun-

roof, color in tan. Showroom condition. Tag #BobC0816 ......................$7500Pontiac deluxe 4-door car, winter project. Tag #GaryS0117 ......................$1800

MISCELLANEOUSREM 3700 grain vac. Tag #EagleCreek1117 ....................... Reduced to $14,500R&L 600 grain cart, 600 bushel tank with fire retardant kit, augers are good. Tag

#Randy1117 ......................................................................................$13,00082-ft. snow fence. Tag #Andy1117 ................................................$1.50 per foot.2-front grill guards for Ford pickups. Tag #DBK1117 ...............................$400 ea.Westin grill guard. Tag #DBK1117................................................................$6003-FES 3000 gallon fertilizer tanks with cone bottoms, 3” valves. Tag #DBK1117 .

.......................................................................................................$2200 ea.New Holland 144 windrow inverter. Tag #BlakeS1117 ...............................$300024-ft. portable corral panels. Tag #BirCr1117 ..........................................$350 ea.24-ft. panels with 12-ft. gate. Tag #RussB1117 .............................................$450Ag Rain 3570 Big Reel, 4” plastic hose, sprinkler head. Tag #JimH1117 ..$85001973 Moto-Ski T4500 snowmobile, like new. Tag #Hug1112 .....................$1500Sullair compressor. Tag #Hug1017 .........................................................$25,000NEW Airway 30-ft. aerator. Tag #RickW1017 ..........................................$50,000Airway 20-ft. aerator. Tag #RickW1017 ...................................................$33,000NEW Spraylift hydraulic jack for high clearance sprayers. Tag# Hug1017 ... $1700M&W 450 grain dryer. Tag #DaveB1017.(39) 4-ft. perforated aeration tubes. Tag #DickS1017 ..............................$135 ea.(136) rings for aeration tubes. Tag #DickS1017 ........................................$35 ea.Round bale cattle feeders. Tag #Sam1017.Frigidaire stainless steel refrigerator. Tag #Terra1017 .................................$500Stainless steel dishwasher. Tag #Terra1017 .................................................$300Magic Chef microwave oven. Tag #Terra1017 ..............................................$2502012 Dodge pickup bumper. Tag #DickG1017 .............................................$4502011 Wolf Pack toy hauler, 12-ft. garage, big shower. Tag #Donnie1017.Hutchinson 35-ft. belt conveyor. Tag #Jess0917 ....................................$17,000Vermeer 65 wood chipper. Tag #LarryK0917 .............................................$7500Smaller wood chipper with Briggs engine. Tag #LarryK0917 ......................$25003-point snowblower for Allis-Chalmers 170. Tag #J&J0717 ........................$1900Finn T30 hydroseeder on 2-ton flatbed. Tag #Brent0717.........................$15,000

GRAIN AUGERSHarvest International H1372 13”x72-ft. swing hopper auger. Tag #Jess0917 ....

..........................................................................................................$17,000Westfield MK100 10”x61-ft. swing hopper auger. Tag #GaryS0917 ..........$3900Wesco 1310 10”x70-ft. swing away grain, hydraulic drive. Tag #Ruth0417..$3500Feterl 7”x27-ft. grain auger with Wisconsin engine. Tag #JackW0417 ..........$950Batco 18”x45-ft. elevator, 15 hp 3 phase motor, drive-over conveyor. Tag

#ChuckC0816 ......................................................................................$7500

TRUCKSGMC 7000 truck with 1500 gallon tank, 16-ft. flatbed, 5-speed manual, 114,363

miles. Tag #JackW0417 ........................................................................$70001972 Ford F900 dump with with 10-yard. Tag #JackW0417 .......................$65001984 Ford F900 grain truck with 18-ft. box and hoist, ShurLok tarp, almost new

tires, and real nice box. Tag #JackW0417 .........................................$15,000Ford LN700 truck, red and white, 18-ft. box and hoist, ShurLok tarp, 5&2 speed

transmission, 88,354 miles, nice, nice truck. Tag #JackW0417 .........$11,0001989 GMC 7000 gravel truck, 5 speed/2speed, 47,116 miles. Tag #Bro-

kenP0117 .............................................................................................$85001981 International cement truck. Tag#Brent0717 ......................................$30001970 Ford LN600 truck with 18-ft. box and hoist, ShurLok tarp, 4&2 speed,

83,500 miles. Tag #JackW0417 ............................................................$95001991 Ford F700 truck with 24-ft. van body with tail lift, 427 gas engine, new

radiator, 247,727 miles. Tag #D&B0417 ...............................................$60001994 Top Kick truck with 18-ft. van box, 6-speed trans. Tag #D&B0417 ....$80001994 Ford LT9000 dump truck. Tag#Brent0717 ......................................$36,0001999 Kenworth W900 truck. Tag#Brent0717 ..........................................$26,0001983 International 1724 2-ton truck with 18-ft. flatbed with tailgate hoist. Tag

#BrokenP0117 .....................................................................................$55001997 Ford F800 service truck, 8.3 Cummins, 9 speed, air brakes, 5000 lb crane,

246,000 miles. Tag #JasonA0916 ....................................................... $15,0001984 GMC truck without tail gate, gas engine, 5 speed transmission, 24-ft. van

body. Tag # #D&B0417 .........................................................................$8000

TUB GRINDERS & PROCESSORSVermeer BPX 9000 bale processor, round and square bales. Tag #KlintS1017 ..

...............................................................................................Price PendingJaylor 4065 mixer. Tag #PostEq0617 ......................................................$22,900Supreme 900T vertical mixer, reconditioned. Tag #PostEq0617 .............$44,0002011 Supreme 700T twin screw mixer wagon, has gone through shop. Tag

#PostEq0617 .....................................................................................$29,000Supreme 700S single screw mixer wagon, Tag #PostEq0617 ................$18,500Supreme Mixers available. Call Huggy BearInternational feed grinder, complete with PTO. Tag #Neal0417 ..................$400

Case 2870 4WD tractor, 219 HP drawbar horse power, new tires, only 6600 hours. Tag #BrianB1217 ..............................................................................$18,000

Case W36 wheel loader, 550 hours on replacment engine, 2814 hours, new paint, excellent shape. Tag #DanG1217 ......................................................$38,000

2011 Dodge new long box, fender flares, rear bumper and tailgate. Black in color. Tag #DanG1217 ...................................................................................$5500

John Deere 5-bottom pull-type moldboard plow. Tag #DanG1217.............$2500John Deere 5-bottom pull-type plow with 16” shears. Tag #DanG1217 .....$25003 spear bale spear, fits bidirectional tractor. Tag #DonB1217 .....................$1200 Case 1200A 2WD tractor, 3-pt., 540 PTO, 1/2 cab, power steering, power drawbar,

new 18.4x30 rear tires, 92 hours. Tag #RodB1217 ..............................$7500 SnowCo 8006 8”x54-ft. PTO grain auger. Tag #GerS1217 ...........................$550Brandt (orange) 8”x50-ft. PTO drive auger. Tag #GerS1217 ........................$650CRP hay for sale. Tag #SamL2017 ........................................................ $100/tonHighline BP4065 II bale processor. Tag #Hug1217 ...................................$65002012 John Deere 9770STS combine with JD 940D draper header, 1000 engine

hours and 771 separator hours. Tag #Ralph1217 ...........................$255,0002013 Case 500 HD 4WD tractor 710x42 Firestone tires, 1000 PTO, tractor is

loaded, 625 hours. Tag #KemA1217 ...............................................$265,0006 pistons out of TV 150 bidirectional, new, standard. Tag Tanner1217 .........$3005-ft. 3-point rotary mower. Tag #DonW1217 ..................................................$600Homemade 20-ft. gooseneck trailer. Tag #DonW1217 ................................$2500Country Clipper 48” Zero Turn mower. Tag #DonW1217...........................$3500Krone 3x3x8 baler. Only 11,000 bales have been through it. Tag #GaryS1217 ...

..........................................................................................................$24,0003-point backhoe. Tag #PaulM1217 ..............................................................$3500John Deere 2750 2WD tractor, 3-point, 540 PTO, loader. Tag #Art1217...$18,000John Deere 2955 FWD tractor, loader, 3-point, 540 PTO. Tag #ArtH1217 ..........

..........................................................................................................$25,000Shaver HD 10 3-point mount post pounder. Tag #TedH1217 .....................$3500International 4900 truck with Mohrlang 480 mixer. Tag #BrokenP1217....$15,000Ford 8630 FWD tractor, loader, 3-point, dual PTO, PowerShift. Tag #Brad1217 ..

..........................................................................................................$29,000

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SPRAYERS & SPREADERSMelroe 210 Spra-Coupe 125 gal. tank, 31.5x13.5 tires. Tag #BrokenP0117...$6500Flexi-Coil 67XL 130-ft. field sprayer, windscreens, 1500 gallon tank, auxiliary

tank, double TeeJet nozzles. Tag #Ruth0916 ...................................... $10,500Big A 2500 sprayer, 60-ft. booms, windscreens, Cat 2308. Tag #JR0514...$15,000Flexi-Coil 67XL sprayer, 114-ft. double booms, double nozzles, windscreens, 2

tanks, 18.4x26 lug tires. Tag #DaveB1017.Flexi-Coil 67XL sprayer, 114-ft. double booms, windscreens, 1500 gallon tank,

18.4x26 Diamond tires, single boom and double nozzles.. Tag #DaveB1017.Valmar 320 Fargo spreader mounted on 54 harrow cart, good shape. Tag

#JackW0417. ........................................................................................$5000Flexi-Coil 65 80-ft. pull type sprayer with single nozzle, 1000 gallon tank, wind-

screens. Tag #JackW0417 ....................................................................$50002008 Summers 60-ft. suspended boom truck mounted sprayer, wind screens,

AutoRate, hydraulic boom lift, 5000 gallon tank, 5 hp Honda motor. Tag #RonH0317 ..........................................................................................$7900

2012 Case IH PS100 100-ft. suspended boom sprayer, 100-ft. booms, 1600 gal-lon tank, excellent shape. Tag #RonH0317 .......................................$37,000

Summers sprayer for parts. Tag #JackW0417. .............................................$300Summers 60-ft. sprayer mounted on pickup. Sprayer has triple nozzles, 8 hp

Honda motor. Tag #JackW0417 ............................................................... Call1999 Valmar 2055 fargo spreader, was mounted on a 41-ft. plow. Tag

#GaryW0317 ........................................................................................$4500

2016 Wacker Neuson ST35 track skid loader and 2016 Wacker Neuson WL34 wheel loader

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PJ Trailers For Sale Call HUGGY BEAR

ROUND & SQUARE BALERSVermeer 9000 BPX, has been used for 200 bales. Tag #Klint1117 .........$24,0002014 John Deere 569 round baler, Mega Wide pickup, net wrap. Tag #Sam1017.New Holland 644 round baler. Tag #Fred0717 ...........................................$50001991 Hesston 550 twine wrap round baler, new tires, new belts, field ready. Tag

#BobD0717 ..........................................................................................$4500New Holland 660 twine wrap baler, new belts. Tag #NorthStar0516 .........$6000New Holland 664 round baler, twine wrap, Bale Command. Good shape. Tag #Ja-

sonA0916 ............................................................................................... $5500

BALE MOVERS3-point round bale retriever. Tag #BigSkyC0617 .........................................$15001985 New Holland 1032 2-wide bale wagon, 69 bale capacity. Tag #HerbK0516New Holland 1048 2-wide bale wagon, 90 bale capacity. Tag #D&B0417...$12,000

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Aerway 18-ft. pasture harrow with drawbar. Tag #Kerry1017 .....................$5500NEW!! Wessex 4x6 pasture harrows. Tag #Hug0417 .............................$170 ea.2- 6-ft. spike tooth harrow with drawbar. Tag #JackW0417 .....................$125 ea.18-ft. drawbar spike tooth harrow. Tag #JackW0417 .....................................$600New!! Spike tooth harrow. Tag #Hug0417 .....................................................$3504- 6-ft. mounted harrow. Tag #JackW0417 ..............................................$100 ea.Degelman 6-ft. harrow. Tag #JackW0417 .....................................................$1603-Spike tooth harrows. Tag #JackW0417 ................................................$125 ea.Noble harrows. Tag #JackW0417.

COMBINE & HAY HEADERS2009 Honey Bee 40-ft. draper header with Case IH adapter for late combines,

pea auger. Tag #Mike1017 ................................................................$19,000Case IH 1015 pickup header with a Sund pickup. Unit is like new. Tag #Har-

ry1017 ..................................................................................................$6500New Holland 2300 header for NH 2450 swather. Tag #MikeMc0516 .........$5000Case 1015 14-ft. pickup header with 14-ft. Victory pickup attachment. Tag

#KyleS0717.

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Minneapois Moline: G1000 fwa, G900 fwd, 504 fwd, 604 fwd.

Cockshutt fwd’s.John Deere 80, 830, 3020, 4020,

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Allis Chalmers 210, 440, D21, 220.Oliver diesel tractors, running or not.

International 826, 1026, 1206, 1456, 1468,1568, 4156, 4300.

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MSU equine instructor featured on cover of two national magazines

By Denise Hoepfner, MSU News ServiceA Montana State University adjunct in-

structor who has made a name for herself as a horsewoman and a businesswoman is featured on the covers of two national magazines popular with equine enthusiasts.

Reata Brannaman, who since 2013 has instructed the colt-starting class in the MSU College of Agriculture, is the cover story for the August issue of America’s Horse, a pub-lication by the American Quarter Horse As-sociation, the world’s largest equine breed registry and membership organization.

Brannaman is also on the cover of the September/October issue of Cowgirl, a magazine with print and media formats that combined reach 840,000 primarily women consumers who are interested in the western lifestyle, according to its website.

Brannaman said she was surprised to be on the cover of both magazines, but proud to draw attention to MSU’s Equine Science Program in the Department of Animal and Range Sciences, and to the hard work that goes into its annual events, such as the Top of the West colt sale and colt-starting competition.

“It was also a really neat opportunity to get to talk about what I’ve been doing at MSU in trying to build the equine program the past four years and about my own busi-ness,” said Brannaman, who graduated in 2017 with a marketing degree from MSU’s Jake Jabs College of Business and Entre-preneurship and launched her western wear business, Reata Ranchwear, when she was 12.

Brannaman, 23, was a sophomore when she was hired to instruct MSU’s colt-starting class, which had been without an instructor for some time. Younger than most, if not all, of her students that year, Brannaman already had years of horse-training experience un-der her belt, gained from being mentored by three of the world’s most renowned horsemen: Ray Hunt, Tom Dorrance and her father, famed horse whisperer and clinician Buck Brannaman.

In the America’s Horse story, “Her own way,” written by Mary McCashin, Branna-man shares how she grew the colt-starting class from 10 students and colts to a pro-gram that now boasts 20 student trainers and as many colts donated by quarter horse breeders. The colts – AQHA fillies and geld-ings -- are sold each year to raise money for the equine program and funds go to support its students and for the care and upkeep of the horses.

She also talks about her growing-up years on the family’s Sheridan, Wyoming ranch with her two sisters and her mother, former model Mary Brannaman, and what it means to have Buck Brannaman as her father.

“I’m sure it comes with a lot of precon-ceived notions from people, but to me, Dad was always just Dad,” Brannaman said in McCashin’s story.

In the Cowgirl magazine story, “Ameri-can Cowgirl,” written by Chase Reynolds Ewald, Brannaman shares her journey as an MSU sophomore marketing student who spent three years juggling coursework and teaching duties, while also running her busi-ness and helping her father conduct clinics and events across the country.

“I’m just really good at having a lot of irons in the fire,” she said in Reynolds Ewald’s story.

Now with student life behind her, Bran-naman’s fire has one less iron in it. Looking back, she said she wouldn’t recommend anyone else take on as much as she did at such a young age, although she has no

regrets.“I didn’t have anyone to advise me

against doing it,” she said. “Dad was like, ‘Go for it. You can do it.’”

This year, in addition to the colt-starting class and colt sale, Brannaman is teaching a course in young horse development and a one-credit, independent-study course in equine marketing. She developed the mar-keting course to recognize the hours of work her students put into developing a catalog for the annual colt sale.

“They learn to market a horse and talk to potential buyers and clients,” she said. “It’s a lot of what I learned in the business school, but with the focus on horses that they can use in the field.”

She also credits her students’ work ethic as a big reason for the program’s success.

“They put in 40 hours a week, and they’re required to do two labs a week,” she said. “How many electives would you do that for?”

What the students gain from putting in those long hours has more to do with what they produce than the thought of a high let-ter grade, Brannaman said.

“They like that they get to show a return for the amount of effort they put out,” she said. “These horses give the students some-thing they can work toward and see results. They’re so proud their horses get to go to people who will enjoy them for the rest of their lives.”

Since she took the reins of the colt-start-ing class, some of Brannaman’s students have graduated from MSU and are now working or studying in various animal- or equine-related fields, such as veterinary school or the MSU farrier program.

“Some have gotten scholarships to go on the road and travel with my dad, which is a pretty awesome experience for them to get to go into the field,” she said.

Several have even continued on in colt-starting and have done well selling the horses they have trained.

“It’s cool to see students who keep doing it and know that they’re getting paid to do it,” she said. “That’s what I think college is about -- learning what you want to learn and making it a career. Like they say, if you do something you love, you don’t work a day in your life. That’s what this teaches them.”

And as she considers the growth of her students and the colt-starting program, Brannaman also considers her own, and how her experiences over the past four years have changed her.

“Teaching these students has broadened my abilities as a teacher and a rider,” she said.

#####The worst death toll in the United States

for a winter storm occurred in The Great Blizzard of 1888 in the Northeast. Over March 11–14, the blizzard dropped be-tween 40–50 inches of snow in parts of New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Massachusetts. It blocked roads and wiped out telephone, telegraph, and rail service for days. It was responsible for over 400 deaths (200 in New York alone) and sank 200 ships. New York and Boston created the first underground subway system partly in response to the massive 1888 storm and the gridlock it created.

#####Interesting Snowflake Fact: Thanks to

hydrogen bonding, all snowflakes have six sides.


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USED MISCELLANEOUSFord F350 4WD, automatic, flatbed. .. $19,900 Matthews MC flail mower. .................... $7900John Deere Z445 rider, 54” deck. ........ $3200Grasshopper 721 mower. ........................CallJohn Deere 148 loader with grapple. ... $5500Massey-Ferguson CB20 backhoe. ...... $4900Kelly 3-pt. backhoe. .............................. $3100Danuser F8 3-pt. post hole auger. ........ $1100Danuser F7 9” & 12” bits. ....................... $450Flatbed trailer. ......................................... $850

USED SWATHERSMacDon M205 swather with R85 head.$99,900

MacDon M200 with R85 header. .......$74,900MacDon M155 swather. .....................$74,000

MacDon 7000 with 30-ft. 960 header.$27,9002014 MacDon A30D pull type. ..........$29,900



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USED HAYING EQUIPMENTMacDon 1300 bale stacker. ...............$14,900Morris 881 hiker. ...............................$14,900H&S rake. .............................................$7900Vermeer WR24 12-wheel low capacity. $3500

USED COMBINES New Holland TR98 combine. ............$29,900New Holland TR97 combine. ............$19,900




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2013 Wheatheart 13x91 auger with hopper mover. ............................................$14,900

Wheatheart PT13 drive over conveyor. $6900Farm King 8x61 belt drive auger. .........$1500Westfield TF8x51 auger. ......................$2400

Westfield 13x91 ................................$14,625Westfield MK13x91 swing auger. .....$10,500Westfield MK13x71 Plus auger. .......$11,200Westfield MK13x71 auger. ...............$14,500Westfield MK13x70, swing hopper ......$5700

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Case IH Puma 185 with 750 hours. $149,900Case IH Puma 210 tractor with loader.$84,900Challenger MT575B with loader. ......$89,9002013 New Holland T7.185 with loader and

grapple. ........................................$109,900

Versatile 450. ..................................$206,000Valtra T140-4 with loader. ............ $65,000 (L)Valtra C120 with loader. ....................$53,900Versatile 835 tractor. .........................$14,900Massey Ferguson 6280 with loader and

grapple. ..........................................$47,000Massey Ferguson 4609. ......................... CallBelarus 825 tractor with loader. ...........$8900David Brown 1212 3 pt., 540 PTO. ......$5900David Brown 1200A tractor..................$6500Versatile 700 parting out, engine and some

tires gone.

USED SPRAYERS Freightliner with F/S sprayer............. $25,900 Ag Shield 1500 sprayer. .................... $24,900Brandt 85-ft. pull type sprayer. ............. $3900

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T6 Series all-purpose, heavy-duty tractors are redesigned, restyled and ready for the next age of farming. New Holland has combined uncompromised power with the most advanced technology. They give you unmatched comfort, visibility and maneuverabil-ity with higher power and performance that you can feel.

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Powerful productivityProductivity comes standard thanks to a choice of five models with an endless list of options including a front hitch and PTO, a choice of front axles, as well as a choice of transmissions. The T6 has you covered, from haymaking to loader work and row-crop applications. ECOBlue™ HI-eSCR engine technology not only provides Tier 4B emissions compliance, the system maintains total fluid efficiency (fuel and AdBlue DEF) compared to previous Tier 4A engines, and gives you a significant performance advantage. The enormous 42% torque rise and Engine Power Management provide you with up to an additional 34 horsepower to maintain productivity in even the most demanding conditions. Operating comfortAt New Holland, we believe a long, hard day in the field shouldn’t feel like one. That’s why we designed the Horizon™ cab for day-long comfort and productivity. The ex-ceptionally low 69-decibel noise level and smooth Comfort Ride™ cab suspension help you feel at ease while you work.

CONSIGNMENTS

USED DRILLSJohn Deere 9450 50-ft. with 12” spacing. Will

sell individually. ................................. $9900

USED HEADERS2014 MacDon D65D 40-ft. header. ....$57,900Agco 5200 36-ft. draper header. ........$19,900MacDon D60D 30-ft. header. .............$36,000MacDon D60S 35-ft. draper header. ..$29,900MacDon 960 30-ft. with pickup reel. ..$14,900MacDon 960 36-ft. draper header, pickup

reel. ...............................................$14,900Gleaner 15-ft. N-series pickup header, Victory

7. ......................................................$350030-ft. bat reel off 8570 header. ...............$799

ROUND BALERSMassey Ferguson Hesston 2856A twine and

net wrap ........................................$29,900 2-Hesston 5556A with mesh wrap. Each. ......

......................................................$14,900New Holland BR780A twine only. ........$7900New Holland 664 twine only. ................$79003-New Holland 560 balers. Each. .....$48,000Vermeer 605M net wrap baler. ..........$17,900Vermeer 605XL twine only ...................$8900Vermeer Super 605J twine only. .......... CALLSuper J twine only. ...............................$4900John Deere 535 baler. .........................$6000John Deere 535. ..................................$5500

SQUARE BALERSMassey Ferguson 2190 baler. ..........$52,000Massey Ferguson 2170 3x4, cutter. .$44,900 Case IH LBX432 3x4 with cutter. ......$54,900New Holland BB960 baler. ...............$29,900

- COMING IN -Hesston 8450 swather

Case IH RB565 round balerNew Holland BR780 baler

Case WRX301 rakeJohn Deere 705 rakeSitrex 12-wheel rakeCase IH ATX400 drill

Alloway 3-pt. snowblowerShaver HD-10 post pounder

USED AIR DRILLSCase 800 50’ x 10”, 43 VRT, tow between ......

...................................................... $99,000

Log Splitters$1099 each


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Haybuster CNF 430 ver tical mixer with scales. ........................................... $30,000

Haybuster H-1100 1000 PTO mixer. . $30,000Hesston BP25 processor. .................... $3390Haybuster 256 2-pt. processor. ............ $3000Ag Shield 12-52-3 roller. ................... $50,000International 686 tractor. .........................CallCase 1070 tractor with loader and grapple. ....

...................................................... $15,900Ford 841 loader tractor. ........................ $5000Case IH 2188 combine, 1015 pickup header. .

...................................................... $42,500Massey-Ferguson 8570 combine, 24-ft.

header, pickup header. .................. $39,000Massey-Ferguson 850 combine with 24-ft.

header, air reel. ................................ $4500John Deere 7700 combine. .................. $7500White 9720 combine with 30-ft. auger header.

...................................................... $10,000New Holland 94C 42-ft. double sickle, pickup

reel, double swath.......................... $24,900New Holland 971 header with Rake-Up pickup

attachment. ....................................... $6000MacDon 2052 30-ft. header, Case 88 Series

adapter. ......................................... $26,000MacDon 962 36-ft. header. ................ $16,900Batco 20-120 conveyor auger. .......... $65,900Westfield MKX13x84 auger. ............. $19,900Westfield MK13x71 auger. ............... $15,000New Holland H8080 swather with 419 head-

er. .................................................. $85,000New Holland 1442 15’3” rotary disc. .... $6700International 4000 14-ft. swather. ........ $8000Ag Shield 300 recon hay conditioner. $24,000

John Deere 530 baler. ......................... $3900New Holland 1000 balewagon. ............ $2000Spra-Coupe 4640 with 60-ft. booms. $29,500Spra-Coupe 4440 with 80-ft. boom. .. $45,000Summers 80-ft. pickup sprayer, 500 gallon. ...

...................................................... $12,900Bourgault 950 sprayer, 100-ft. boom, 1000

gallon tank. ....................................... $8000Flexi-Coil 67XL sprayer, 1500 gallon tank, 120-

ft. booms. .......................................... $8000Bourgault 3320 air drill with L6455 cart. ........

.................................................... $250,000Case 800 70-ft. x 12” spacing air drill. $80,000New Holland SD440 40-ft. air drill, 10” spac-

ing. ................................................. $69,000Bourgault 7200 harrow, 5/8” tines. .... $52,000Quicke 660 loader - grapple. ................ $5000Toro Z 5000 riding lawn mower with bagger. ..

......................................................... $1900


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MSU-licensed technology wins top industry awards for combatting plant diseases

A Montana State University-licensed technology is being used in an agricultural product that industry leaders are touting as one of the best on the market.

LifeGard, a biological pesticide from Certis USA, was named the 2017 Best New Biological Product at the Agrow Awards in London on Oct. 30. A week earlier, Life-Gard won second place for the 2017 Bernard Blum Award for Biocontrol Product of the Year in Basel, Switzerland, at the Annual Biocontrol Industry Meeting organized by the International Biocontrol Manufacturers Association.

Both awards recognize LifeGard as the first biopesticide that works exclusively by inducing a plant’s resistance to diseases, including fungi and viruses.

MSU Professor Emeritus Barry Jacobsen discovered the bacteria strain, Bacillus my-coides isolate J, or BmJ. Bacillus mycoides is a common bacterium found in soil and plant samples worldwide, while isolate J is unique in that it induces resistance in plants. BmJ is the active ingredient in LifeGard.

Jacobsen originally isolated the bacte-rium in 1994 from a field of sugar beets near Sidney that had been devastated by a catastrophic Cercospora leaf spot outbreak.

Now retired from the Department of Plant Sciences and Plant Pathology in MSU’s College of Agriculture, Jacobsen said he is pleased that more than two decades of research has paid off in a way that benefits agriculture.

“It is a real honor after 20-plus years of working on this new method of plant disease control that it is being successfully used by growers and that the international biologi-cal control industry has recognized this as a breakthrough,” said Jacobsen who also served as associate director of the Montana Agricultural Experiment Station.

LifeGard is different from other com-mercial Bacillus-based biopesticides in that BmJ does not kill or compete with plant pathogens. Instead, it triggers a plant’s natural defense mechanisms without dam-aging the plant or impacting crop yield or appearance, Jacobsen said.

This is important, he said, because pathogens can “fight back” against those other biopesticides and become resistant to fungicides or bactericides, which can lead to crop losses for farmers.

“By inducing plant defenses, LifeGard suppresses infection and disease caused by bacteria, many fungi and some viruses,” Jacobsen said. “Because many plant genes are activated, it is unlikely that these patho-gens will be able to become resistant, such as has occurred with several conventional fungicides and bactericides.”

Because of this distinction, the Fungicide Resistance Action Committee, or FRAC, re-cently placed BmJ in a newly created mode-of-action group called “Microbial Inducers of Plant Resistance.” FRAC is a specialist

technical group of CropLife International that provides fungicide-resistance manage-ment guidelines with the goal of prolonging the effectiveness of at-risk fungicides and works to limit crop losses should resistance occur, according to its website.

Before MSU’s TechLink licensed BmJ to Certis USA in 2011, BmJ underwent 20 years of field testing, where it was shown to be effective in reducing incidence and severity of diseases, including potato virus Y in seed potatoes. In a few cases, BmJ was proven as effective as a chemical fungicide in reducing disease, such as grapevine downy mildew and early blight of potato and tomato.

According to Certis USA, BmJ’s broader value is as a supplement to disease manage-ment programs and for fungicide-resistance management when mixed or rotated with conventional fungicides and bactericides. When applied as a preventative measure before the onset of disease then included with one or more subsequent applications, BmJ has been shown to maintain high lev-els of disease control with fewer fungicide applications.

LifeGard was registered for crop use in the U.S. and Canada in late 2016 and was launched on a limited scale in both countries in 2017 for use in conventional and organic crops.

In the U.S., LifeGard is labeled as target-ing certain diseases in crops including al-monds, brassicas, carrots, citrus, cucurbits, fruiting vegetables, grapes, leafy vegetables, legumes, pecans, pome fruit, potatoes, sugar and garden beets, and tobacco.

“When I first started working with this I thought we really had something special with which to protect sugar beets and pota-toes,” Jacobsen said. “Subsequent research by Certis discovered it could do more than I ever dreamed. It is so gratifying to see how this will help protect so many different crops around the world.”

During his time at MSU, Jacobsen’s research focused on the development of disease management strategies and inte-grated pest management programs for crops grown in Montana, particularly potatoes and sugar beets. In addition to his research, Jacobsen taught upper level courses on fun-gal disease, plant disease management and control, and advanced plant pathology. He also worked to educate Montana growers about diseases prevalent in row crops, such as corn, potatoes, dry beans and sugar beets.

Michael Giroux, head of MSU’s Depart-ment of Plant Sciences and Plant Pathology lauded the success of Jacobsen’s work and MSU’s research enterprise.

“The successful translation of Dr. Jacob-sen’s research into a commercial product useful to organic and conventional agricul-ture is a tremendous example of the value of basic research being conducted at Montana State,” Giroux said.

Dumbest Laws in Every StateKansas: No snowballsIt may still be illegal to throw snowballs

in Topeka, Kansas. Thanks to a weirdly-worded law in the city Criminal Code, it is unlawful to “throw any stones, snowballs, or any other missiles” at any person or property in Topeka, an ordinance that for-mer mayor Bill Bunten publicly flouted by tossing a whopper at a snowy tree in 2005. “I’m going to have an ordinance drawn up to repeal this Dumb Law lest our already-crowded prisons are filled up with children

who, while making a snowman, got carried away and had a snowball fight,” he later claimed.

Montana: No “folf”Anyone who’s driven through Montana

has inevitably wondered, “how far could I throw a Frisbee over the plains?” Those who seek answers, avoid Helena; it is il-legal to play “folf” (that’s “Frisbee golf”) anywhere not deemed a sanctioned “folf course.” Curiosity could cost you $500 or six months jail time.


THE EQUIPMENT YOU NEEDTO RUN YOUR FARM!

New Grasshopper Mowers In StockAll Available With 52”, 61” or 72” Powerfold Deck

623, 727K Fuel Injected, 729 Big Block, 729 Liquid Cooled725D Diesel

Baggers Are Available For All Models

Used Mowers In Stock

New 3pt. Equipment In StockFarm King Rear Blades, 10' & 12', All Hydraulic

Bobcat 7' Rear Blade • Bale Carrier • Gooseneck HitchTebben 10' Rotary Cutter

New Seeding, Tillage, SprayersCase IH Precision Air 100 Pull-Type Sprayer

Case IH 30 Turbo, 25’ w/ rolling basketsCase IH 530C Diskripper, 5 shank

Parma 24’ Landplane

Used Seeding, Tillage, Sprayers:Concord 4710 Drill, 3000 tow behind cart, hydraulic drive ... $30,0002005 Brandt 2SB4000, suspended boom, 90’, 1500 gal. tank ...$25,000

New Haying Equipment In Stock12, 14 & 16-Wheel H&S High Capacity Wheel Rakes

(2) ProAg 1400 Hayhiker, 14-Bale MoversCase IH WD 1504 Windrower With 16' HDx162 Header

Case IH LB434 Big Square Baler, 3x4 BalesCase IH RB 565 Round Baler

Used Haying Equipment In Stock2002 Case IH LBX331 Square Baler ................................$29,0002008 Case IH RB564 round baler, 8700 bales, mesh wrap, wide pickup, endless belts, hydraulic pickup lift, central lube ......$26,5002003 CaseIH RBX562, MeshWrap, Like New $24,5001999 Case IH RS561 .....................................................$12,5001995 Case IH 8465 .........................................................$8,9951994 Case IH 8480 Softcore ............................................$6,9951990 Hesston 560 Round Baler ........................................$5,500

New Harvest Equipment In StockCase IH 8240 Combine

Case IH 3152 40' Header

Used Harvest Equipment:2005 2042 35’ draper head ... $32,000

MacDon 960 35’ draper head, CIH adapter ... $10,0001999 Case IH 2388, 2580eng/2071 Sep Hrs., very nice condition ... Just Traded

Case IH 6088, 970 Hrs, duals ... $185,000Case IH 2042 draper, transport ... Just Traded

New MiscellaneousHaybuster 2650 bale processor with hydraulic chute

Schulte FX 1200 batwing mowerRem VRX grain vacs

Used Miscellaneous:Farmhand 25’ mulcher ... $9,500

New Skidsteer LoadersCase SV280 Cab, air, heatCase SV300 Cab, air, heat

New Skid Steer Attachments In StockCase 60” Rotary Cutter

Case 72” BroomCase 72” Hopper BroomCase 72” Snowblower

Danuser Palet Forks - 48”, 4000#Danuser Hydraulic Post Hole Digger & Augers

Danuser T3 Hydraulic Post Drivers

New Tractors In StockCase IH Farmall 356B w/loader

CaseIH Magnum 315, front & rear duals, lease returnLease Returns Available This Fall

Case IH Farmall 75C, cab & loaderCaseIH Puma 130 • CaseIH Maxxum 125CaseIH Maxxum 140 • CaseIH Puma 165CaseIH Puma 185• CaseIH Magnum 260

Used Tractors In StockCase IH Farmall 356B w/loader

2008 Case IH Steiger 480, 1480 Hrs, Cummins engine, 710 radials, like new .................................... $179,0001979 JD 4840, 3 pt, PTO .............................. $22,5002009 Case IH Puma 155, MFD, loader ........Just Traded

CASE IH WD1504 WINDROWER PUMA 185

New Equipment In Stock Case IH 130A Farmall • Case IH 120A Farmall

Case IH 8240 Combine

Lease Returns AvailableMaxxum 150 • Farmall 130A & 120A • Puma 165

Maxxum 125 • Puma 185 • Magnum 310 CVT

Used Tractors In Stock2009 Case IH Puma 155 MFD, loader ........................$99,0002004 Case IH STX 375 4040 hrs, autosteer, one owner, consigned .

................................................................... $79,0001979 John Deere 4840 3 point, PTO ........................$22,0002002 Case IH MX120 7922 hours, new tires, MFD, loader, grapple .

................................................................... $43,500John Deere 4440 quadrange, 3 pt, 14.9x46 duals .........$22,0002002 Case IH MX270 6800 hrs, 3 pt, MFD, Good Condition$43,500New Holland 9682 4600 hrs, Trelleborg duals, weight kit, EZ-steer

guidance ........................................................ $75,0001997 Case IH 9370 7600 hrs, 12 speed ......................$59,000

New Seeding, Tillage, SprayersCase IH Precision Air 100 Pull-Type Sprayer

Case IH 530C Disc Ripper

Miscellaneous Used Equipment2003 Case IH RB562 twine and mesh .........................$22,0002011 Amity 12 row 24” scrub harvester ......................$75,000Westfield 10x70 w/swing away hopper ......................... $2900

Used Combines2000 Case 2388 combine with 30-ft. 1010 header, 3469 engine

hours/2636 separator, hopper extensions, chopper. Consigned . ..................................................................$55,000

2015 Case IH 7240 539E/408S hours. Comes with 40-ft. Case IH 3152 rigid draper, very nice combine, owner is retiring. Con-signed ........................................................ $375,000

2005 Case IH 2042 36-ft., finger reel, good condition ...$26,000

New Skidsteer Loaders Case SV280 Cab, air, heat, TR310

Used Skidsteer Loaders Case IH TR270 skidsteer, new tracks, 958 hours ................ Call

New Skidsteer Attachments In Stock Danuser Pallet Forks - 48”, 4000 lb.

Danuser Hydraulic Post Hole Digger & Augers Danuser T3 Hydraulic Post Drivers

Snowblowers, Snow Buckets

Used Seeding, Tillage, SprayersConcord 4710 air drill, 3400 tow behind cart ............ $28,000Brandt SB4000 suspended boom sprayer, 90-ft. booms . $19,900Case IH 490 disc, 30-ft. .........................................$8900John Deere 2100 inline ripper .................................$3500

New Haying Equipment In Stock H&S 12 wheel rake

ProAg 900 round bale carrierTwinstar hydraulic rake

Maxxum 125

SV280 &TR310

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Peanut Butter DayDate celebrated: January 24thWho doesn’t love peanut butter? So let’s

celebrate Peanut Butter Day. This auspicious occasion was created many years ago, to allow peanut butter lovers to celebrate the creation of this wonderful food.

Peanut butter can be eaten and used in many different

recipes. I see nothing wrong in sitting down and indulging in a jar of the creamy or crunchy delight with a spoon. What more do you need?

Families and friends can celebrate Peanut Butter Day by getting together and creating delicious recipes containing peanut butter, from cookies and cakes to sautes and sauces. These can of course be consumed at home, or some prefer to make a day of it and go on a picnic style outing. There are many individu-als that eat nothing but peanut butter on Peanut Butter Day.

There are even schools that will only serve peanut butter sandwiches to their students on this festive day. What better sandwich is there in the world?


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The deadline for advertising for the February issue of the Trader's Dispatch will be January 31st.

Excellence in agriculture celebrated during Harvest Bowl

By NDSU Extension ServiceThe success, dedication and hard work

of outstanding agriculturists in 53 counties in North Dakota and nine counties in Min-nesota were honored during the 44th annual Harvest Bowl program at North Dakota State University (NDSU), on November 10.

Information on the outstanding agri-culturists listed by county is available at http://bit.ly/2017HarvestBowlBios, and photos are available at http://bit.ly/2017HarvestBowlPhotos.

2017 Harvest Bowl honorees by county, name and city:

• Adams – Wayne and Gail Weishaar, Lemmon, South Dakota

• Barnes – Reuben and Beth Viland, Val-ley City

• Benson – Donal and Stephanie Buck-mier, Maddock

• Billings – Roy and Cheryl Krivoruchka, Belfield

• Bottineau – David and Linda Kyle, Bottineau

• Bowman – Randy and Connie Gaebe, Bowman

• Burke – Joe and Darla Peterson, Bow-bells

• Burleigh – Mark and Sandra Holkup, Bismarck

• Cass – Lyle and Eileen Schultz, Wheat-land

• Cass - Ryan and Kristi Schultz, Wheat-land

• Cavalier – Jon and Carissa Iverson, Langdon

• Dickey – NaTanya Olson, Forbes• Divide – Wade and Lori Bjorgen,

Westby, Montana• Dunn – Gene and Gynell Harris, Kill-

deer• Eddy – Dennis and LeAnn Weber,

Sheyenne• Eddy - Darin and Diana Weber, Shey-

enne• Emmons – Steve and Sally Huizenga,

Hague• Fort Berthold – Blaine and Mary Foote,

New Town• Foster - Roger and Nurgul Gussiaas,

Carrington• Golden Valley – Donnie and Trisha

Feiring, Beach• Grand Forks – Dennis McCoy, North-

wood• Grant - Dick and Jessica Woodbury,

Carson• Griggs – Patrick and Jill Larson, Han-

naford• Hettinger – Marvin and Bernadine

Jorstad, Regent• Kidder – Roger and Jan Koester, Steele• LaMoure – Don and Eileen Geske,

Verona• Logan – Richard and Sonya Gross,

Napoleon• McHenry – John and Mary Odland,

Velva• McIntosh – Lloyd and Lila Raile,

Wishek• McKenzie – Kent and Anita Pederson,

Arnegard• McLean – Steven and Katie Heger,

Underwood• Mercer – Jonathan and Michelle

Schlender, Zap

• Morton – Archie and Anne Marie Wan-ner, Hebron

• Mountrail – Barb and Alan DeTienne, Parshall

• Nelson – Allen and Lori Ternquist, Michigan

• Oliver – Darrell and Karla Schulte, Center

• Pembina – Phillip and Corliss Longtin, Walhalla

• Pierce – Jim and Rita Teigen, Rugby• Ramsey – Thomas and Melissa Hodous,

Edmore• Ransom – Ardis Taylor, Lisbon• Renville – Pat and Diane Murphy,

Minot• Richland – Douglas and Linda Kuruc,

Colfax• Rolette – Bill and Kim Biberdorf, Ro-

lette• Sargent – Randy and Cheri Pearson,

Milnor• Sheridan – Kevin and Julie Bender,

Goodrich• Sioux – Jamie Heid, Selfridge• Slope – Glenn and LaVonne Wegner,

Bowman• Stark – Ambrose and Charlotte Hoff,

Richardton• Steele – Jeremy and Lindsey Johnson,

Sharon• Stutsman – Ryan and Whitney Huebner,

Jamestown• Towner – Tim and Jessie Mickelson,

Perth• Traill – Glen and Barb Hultin, Hillsboro• Walsh – Jack and Dorothy Karas,

Lankin• Ward – Robert and Valerie Bahm, Minot• Wells – Sam and Amy Ongstad, Harvey• Williams – Dennis and Mavis Johnsrud,

EppingMinnesota honorees by county, name

and city:• Becker – Keven and Denise Olson,

Detroit Lakes• Clay – David and Gloria Lee, George-

town• Kittson – Wayne Langen and Kathryn

Rynning, Kennedy• Marshall – Merle and Debra Stinar,

Warren• Norman – Valerie Riepe, Twin Valley• Otter Tail – Arnold and Carol Rethe-

meier, Perham• Polk – James and Jennifer Larson,

Fertile• Traverse – Rodd and Jamie Beyer,

Wheaton• Wilkin – Jeff and Rebekah Christensen,

CampbellAn agribusiness award recipient also is

chosen annually. This award recognizes individuals who have distinguished them-selves in the field of agriculture and business in North Dakota and beyond. This year’s award recipient was Jack Dalrymple, former Governor of North Dakota. More Dalrymple information is available at http://bit.ly/2017HarvestBowlAgribusinessAward.

Several scholarships also were awarded to outstanding male and female athletes during Harvest Bowl. Scholarship win-ners and photos are available at http://bit.ly/2017HarvestBowlAthletes.

#####Aomori City in northern Japan receives

more snowfall than any major city on the planet. Each year citizens are pummeled with 312 inches, or about 26 feet, of snow on average.

#####Bismarck, North Dakota, holds the record

for the most snow angels at one time. On February 17, 2007, several schools joined forces to create 8,962 snow angels.


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opportunities in the beef industryBy University of Nebraska-Lincoln IANR News

The 14th annual Nebraska Youth Beef Leadership Symposium (NYBLS) was held November 17 – 19 at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln (UNL) Animal Science Complex in Lincoln. High school students from Nebraska and Kentucky participated in this year’s event. The symposium is designed to introduce youth to career opportunities and current issues in the beef industry, as well as offer education and practice leadership skills in a community setting.

Six $500 scholarships from the College of Agriculture Sciences and Natural Resources were presented, with the Institute of Agricul-ture and Natural Resources matching them with another $500. Scholarship recipients include: Malina Lindstrom, Elm Creek; Kelsay Schlichtman, Beatrice; Amanda Most, Ogallala; Jacy Hafer, Dunning; Wyatt Banks, Cynthiana, KY; and TaraLee Hudson, Belvidere.

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The symposium featured hands-on produc-tion activities and leadership development. Junior and senior students were guided by assistant professor of animal science, Gary Sullivan and Chef John Kennedy to develop a new product using one of the following cuts of meat; ground beef, the heart clod, or the flat iron steak. Participants created a marketing plan for their product and presented it to two judges who got to try their product and ask them questions about their marketing plans.

According to Raymond, the symposium is a unique opportunity for young people interested in the beef industry. It gives them skills and experiences that are not available from any other university in the country. The Department of Animal Science is committed to helping develop the human capital needed to make Nebraska the epicenter of the beef industry.

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Beef production weaning 498 pounds per cow exposedBy Kris Ringwall, Beef Specialist, NDSU Extension Service

Friendly, conversational chitchat rules at cattle gatherings.

Conversation guides us, particularly when someone casually notes the ranch had just marketed a 91 percent calf crop with an average weight of 568 pounds for 192-day-old steer calves.

Silence prevailed until the neighbor asked, “Are you sure?” “Yep,” the rancher replied, “but I was just average. Maybe someday I can manage my way to the upper third.”

Another rancher offered that the culling process this year was “deeper than usual and we hope the hay supply will hold over the core cow herd.” The hope is for a mild winter and a return to a nor-mal growing season to raise some more of those 550-plus-pound steer calves.

The dialogue continues, which is a good thing, but the comments are generally not data driven, which is critical in assessing the status of the cow enterprise. The best way to make cow-culling deci-sions is to access and utilize production benchmarks.

The North Dakota Beef Cattle Improvement Asso-ciation recently updated the CHAPS (Cow Herd Apprais-al of Performance Software) benchmarks, a running five-year average of herds in the CHAPS program for a minimum of three years. CHAPS is an inventory-based pro-gram and does not allow for the omission of cow records because the program is based on a total-herd inventory. Reproductive and performance data are collected and processed within CHAPS and provide a good indication of today’s upper Great Plains beef cattle production.

Simple data is best, so if a producer wants a quick evaluation of where the herd is, pounds weaned per cow exposed is a good way to get an overall feel for the herd data because the value combines reproduc-tive and performance data.

So, let’s look at the benchmark. Al-though annual trends are evident in the database, the bottom-line benchmark number - pounds of calf weaned per cow exposed - is 498 pounds. Simply rounding the number up to 500 pounds would be nice, but I will leave that to the chitchatting.

The benchmark for pounds of calf weaned per cow exposed has been quite consistent. Historically (10-plus years ago), the benchmark was 501 pounds for 2003, 498 pounds for 2004, 500 pounds for 2005, and 502 pounds for 2006 and 2007.

Has the industry changed much? Not really. In 2008, the benchmark for pounds weaned per cow exposed was again at 500 pounds, and it was 507 pounds in 2009, 505 pounds in 2010, 503 pounds in 2011 and 501 pounds in 2012.

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threshold in recent years. In 2013, the benchmark dropped below 500 pounds to 499 pounds. The chitchat did not pick up that difference and the thought was still at 500 pounds. But in 2014, pounds weaned per cow exposed dropped to 496, and it dropped again in 2015 to 495 pounds and again in 2016 to 494 pounds. This was a somewhat challenging trend, although 2017 did see an increase back up to 498

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In the 1990s, pounds weaned per cow exposed was even lower, suggesting the beef industry is fairly dynamic in annual production characteristics. But, in the big picture, production traits are relatively consistent. Pounds weaned per cow exposed, as well as other production traits, are very informative and can be utilized to “bench-mark” current herd produc-tion within an individual producer’s herd.

As has been noted, for every cow exposed, CHAPS producers are weaning 498 pounds of calf per cow ex-posed. The number itself is not as critical as is the ability for producers to gauge their own level of production.

Goals are set and measured against the CHAPS benchmarks. Attaining greater production or even just holding even may be the goal. Knowledge allows for the set-ting of goals, and the process of reaching a goal occurs through evaluation, modifi-cation and implementation of appropriate management or genetics.

However, financial and economic evalu-ations are needed to complement produc-tion traits to truly assess a cattle operation. No absolute answers are available on what a particular ranch should produce. The academic answer is optimization.

In reality, the need is to grow profitable cattle a producer can appreciate and that still meet industry needs. Cattle need to convert resources into cash that sustains an operation. Each producer gets to set goals, and the road map to meeting the goals should be based on data that give one knowledge to stay in business.

One thing is for sure: Those “naysayers” who claim you can’t wean 500 pounds per cow exposed to the bull need to look again. Their neighbor may well be filling more trucks with pounds of calf. Chitchatting is good, but remember, to truly measure progress, producers need to collect, analyze and report data, set goals and repeat.


NDSU Extension Service agent (https://www.ag.ndsu.edu/extension/directory) or Ringwall at the Dickinson Research Extension Center, 1041 State Ave., Dick-inson, ND 58601; 701-456-1103; or [email protected].

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By K-State Research and Extension NewsKansas State University researchers

have completed two exhaustive studies that measured the impact of how much feed a pregnant sow eats and the effect that has on her growth, feed efficiency and on her baby pigs.

What they’re reporting is a set of good news findings for the industry: essentially, the current recommendations for gestating feeding programs are sufficient to support fetal growth and to support the mom’s weight gain.

“The ramifications are that it helps us with our feed allowances for gestating sows,” said Bob Goodband, a swine nutri-tionist in the department of animal sciences and industry. “We really didn’t see any major problems with sows and their litters CONTINUED ON PAGE B26

with the current feeding practices producers typically implement on their farms. People don’t need to implement elaborate feeding programs; they just need to stick to the ba-sics of gestation feeding.”

Goodband said the researchers were concerned that the sows would not be eat-ing enough in the last week of gestation to support their energy requirements, which would mean that they would be unable to support fetal growth, weight gain and fetal gain. But, the studies’ results show that, “for the most part, they were able to do that,” according to Goodband.

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CONTINUED ON PAGE B26


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CONTINUED FROM PAGE B25of 270 sows in each. Kansas State University doctoral student Lori Thomas weighed more than 15,000 piglets over six months to help verify the findings.

“We monitored the sows throughout the entire course of gestation and we were able to partition out their nutrition requirements into how much energy in their diet went for maintenance, and growth of the sow, and how much was left over for her developing litter,” Thomas said.

The researchers monitored all of the sows using electronic sow feeding systems and ear tags equipped with electronic transponders. It allowed them to know exactly when the sow entered the feeding area and how much of the allocated 4 ½ to 5 pounds of feed she consumed.

After eating, the sow exited through an alleyway, where she had to cross over a scale before entering the main pen.

“Within the first 10-15 days, when we mixed the sows in the pen, we found that they don’t eat their full feed allowance that we expect them to,” Thomas said. “Both our young sows and our old sows might not be consuming all the feed they are offered in early gestation. That’s important for the producer to be aware of because a lot of times they think they put them in the pen and they just assume they are consuming all of their feed, but it’s really hard to monitor.

Thomas said that gathering feed intake

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“There’s a lot there about precision feed-ing and gestating sows, the importance of meeting nutrient requirements,” she said. “What we’re doing here is helping us define that.”

In a second study, the researchers also tested levels of lysine in swine feed, and its potential effect on piglet’s birth weight. They thought that by increasing the lysine intake of the sow’s diet, it might increase birth weight, an important consideration on many farms as litter size increases.

“As we increased the lysine level, it increased the sows’ weight gain, without affecting back fat thickness,” Thomas said. “This means that while not affecting the piglets weight, the sows that were fed more lysine probably had greater lean protein deposition. This might affect subsequent performance, and we are currently looking into that by following the sows through their second litter.”

Goodband said the research will help Kan-sas State University in its work to continually develop optimal feed formulations for swine

“We see a lot of people over-formulate their gestation diets, and what Lori’s data is telling us is that you don’t necessarily have to do that,” he said. “From Lori’s data, our stan-dard recommendations appear to be fine.”

Wyoming pollinators, plants that attract

CONTINUED FROM PAGE B25The booklet also has raising bees and beekeeper informa-tion sections.

Copies of the bulletin are available at extension offices and many conservation district and weed and pest control district offices. A pdf version is available for download at bit.ly/wypollinators. The website contains links to all refer-ences mentioned in the booklet.

Jones said knowing what pollinators are there and what they are looking for, such as nectar, pollen and nesting sites, can help people create conditions that promote pollinator well-being in backyards, vegetable plots, hoop houses and fields.

“I have never met anyone who didn’t at least have a practical appreciation of plant pollination, and the majority of people love the beauty of flowers so this new publica-tion will be useful to all Wyomingites growing gardens or planting landscapes,” said Scott Schell, extension assistant entomologist and among the contributors.

Jeff Edwards, extension pesticide training coordinator, said many people are concerned about the dwindling num-bers of pollinators but don’t have a point of reference of what is normal.

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“Wyoming does not have the plant or pollinator diver-sity as many states, but if you plant a pollinator garden and actually observe the insects visiting the flowers, you will be amazed at what shows up,” he said. “Why create this publication? To inform, encourage and share.”

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Understand whentemperature inversions occur

By K-State Research and Extension NewsKansas State University is offering a new tool to help

farmers assess when temperature inversions occur in their region. The information can be useful in assessing the risk for herbicide drift when applying products such as dicamba, an herbicide used to kill weeds in genetically modified soybean and cotton crops. Accidental drift of dicamba into neighbor-ing fields damaged millions of acres of crops this year.

According to a November 1, 2017, Environmental Pro-tection Agency report (https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/4165682/EPA-Dicamba-Overview-Update-Nov-1-2017.pdf), more than 3.6 million acres of soybeans, including 100,000 acres in Kansas were damaged by dicamba this year. Other crops including tomatoes, watermelon, canta-loupe, vegetables, plus trees and shrubs were also adversely affected. The EPA listed temperature inversion as a factor that contributes to the unintentional spread of dicamba into areas that weren’t targeted.

Temperature inversion is a weather phenomenon in which the air at the earth’s surface is cooler than the air above it – a situation different than the norm, said Christopher “Chip” Redmond, manager of Kansas Mesonet. During times of temperature inversion, which usually happen at night or on cloudy days, the risk that dicamba can drift onto nearby fields and damage other crops is heightened.

The new information is available on the Kansas Mesonet website (http://mesonet.k-state.edu). Kansas Mesonet is a network of 58 weather stations situated around the state, which measure such weather parameters as temperature, wind speed, precipitation and humidity. The data is recorded at the Kansas Weather Data Library, based at K-State.

“That (temperature inversion) typically develops due to the lack of soil radiation. As soon as you lose that sunshine in the afternoon or if it gets cloudy, the surface starts to cool off,” Redmond said.

In response to the dicamba problem, Redmond and K-State agronomy professors Dallas Peterson and Curtis Thompson developed the tool which Redmond said should be used to determine trends in particular areas rather than as a decision-making tool regarding exactly when or when not to spray.

Application of the new dicamba products approved for use on Xtend soybeans and cotton is prohibited during tem-perature inversions, Peterson said.

“Unfortunately, many folks aren’t that familiar with temperature inversions and intuitively think that when the wind dies down in the evening or early morning, that is the best time to spray,” Redmond said. “However, if they spray during a temperature inversion, there actually may be much greater risk of off-target herbicide injury than when there is a 3 to 10 mile-per-hour wind blowing away from the direc-tion of susceptible crops and species. It’s (inversion data) not something to look at and say, ‘there’s an inversion in place so I shouldn’t spray right now or that there’s not an inversion in place so I can spray.”

Inversions can form very rapidly. You could look at it and it will change five minutes later. It’s the weather in Kansas, it’s always changing.”

The weather stations measure the temperature at 6 feet and 30 feet from the ground, which helps develop a vertical view of the lower atmosphere, where these surface inver-sions occur. The Mesonet aims to also develop a climatology of frequency, depth, occurrence and what kind of weather scenarios come together to develop inversions.

“What we’re finding is that temperature inversions often develop one to two hours before sunset. They are often strongest just after sunset, persisting throughout the night varying in strength. Typically, surface inversions disperse an hour or two after sunrise, when the sun begins to warm the surface,” Redmond added.

He encourages producers to start monitoring inversions in their area to obtain a feel for dominant wind directions under inversions. If the air were completely still, there wouldn’t be a problem, but winds average 2 to 4 miles per hour in an inversion – those winds can transport the herbicide spray molecules a fairly long distance.

“This tool can help with determining dominant wind flows in your area under an inversion, which may provide some indication where drifting could occur,” Redmond said.

To listen to an Agriculture Today radio interview of Chip Redmond on this topic click on www.ksre.k-state.edu/news/radio-network/agtoday-mp3/111017-redmond.MP3.


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Develop a health care plan for your horse

By Ann M. Swinker, PennState Extension Horse SpecialistWhen acquiring ownership, you assumed responsibility

for the health and welfare of your horse.Anyone who has ever loved a horse (or pet) understands

the feelings of guilt and helplessness following injury or illness of an animal. You helplessly try everything, calling your vet, admitting them to a clinic, treating them yourself at home. You try not to give up, you do everything you possibly can. Sometimes the bond between the animal and owner are so strong the animal lives because the owner wanted them to. But, sometimes you must let them go, because they need to die.

During severe injuries, you decide whether to continue treatment or elect euthanasia. In some cases, you will be faced with making a life-or-death decision about your horse. After assessing the severity of the case, many times the kind-est thing you can do for a horse that is so sick, injured, old, lame or dangerous is to have your veterinarian humanely induce death. These decisions are not easy to make, and at this time when your emotions are running wild it is not the time to make them. You need to have a plan for your horse and yourself before severe injuries occur. This plan should be discussed with other family members and your veterinar-ian, trainer or friends.

Before disaster hits evaluate each horse (or animal) and logically decide how and what you want done. Assume you are leaving for a vacation far away and you are leaving explicit instructions on what to do in case of emergencies. (Many times, these situations occur when you are not home).

Economic, emotional, and space or skill limitations may force an owner to make difficult decisions. Work out a di-saster plan for your horse(s) and write it down and pull it out when disaster hits. List the major equine problems and what to do if: the horse has severe colic, becomes sick, severely injured, is deteriorating in old age, too lame, too danger-ous, etc. Discuss all possible alternatives, logically, before being hit with a real disaster. At the time of a real accident or sickness you may not be clearly thinking and may make poor decisions.

Long-term medical care may be a burden you and your family may be unable to emotionally or economically bare. You need to discuss this openly and honestly. Your plan should also include what should happen to your animals in case of your death or long-term illness. Put a financial limit on the long-term medical care you are able to provide each animal. This sounds cruel, however, extended long-term medical care can cost you your life savings and retirement, your marriage, or friendships. When you tell the vet “do everything you can to save my horse” at some point reality must override your emotions. Sometimes, the kindest and smartest thing you can do for your horse friend is one that will break your heart. But these plans should be made well in advance.

When disaster does strike, discuss all possible alternatives with family, friends and your veterinarian and pull out your written plan. Hopefully this will help you feel more peaceful about your decision.

If something happens and your horse can no longer expe-rience a quality life, is unable to respond to you in its usual ways, is experiencing more pain than pleasure, is terminally ill or critically injured, or if the financial or emotional cost of treatment is beyond your means, you may need to con-sider euthanasia. A veterinarian can examine and evaluate your horse’s condition. Don’t be afraid to ask what are the potential disabilities and long-term health problems that can follow treatment. Before treatment starts you must ask about the cost and long-term costs. If you don’t understand the diagnosis and prognosis, ask the vet to explain it again.

Whether dealing with a severe illness or injury, death of an animal or the decision to euthanize the feeling of grief, guilt and helplessness will overcome us all. These emotional feelings are natural. The grieving process includes accept-ing the reality of your loss, accepting that the loss and ac-companying feelings are painful, and adjusting to your new life, which no longer includes your horse or would include a horse with a disability. You need to understand the grieving process, in order to manage your grief, and help others in the family share the loss.

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Begin your horse’s spring groomingBy Ann M. Swinker, PennState Extension Horse Specialist

Spring grooming of the horse assists in promot-ing a clean, shiny coat and skin.

Benefits of Regular Grooming• Give it a clean, shiny coat and skin• Stimulate muscle tone• Gentle to most horses• Provide an opportunity to examine the horse

closely.Basic grooming tools• rubber currycomb or rubber groom-mitt• a coarse-bristle dandy brush• a fine-bristle body brush• a wool cloth or cotton towel rub rag• a hoof pick• electric clippers• a coarse-toothed mane and tail comb• a shedding or scrape stick-bent double with

the two ends fastened, is a handy tool to use during the spring when the horse sheds its winter hair. It can be turned over and used as a sweat scraper in the summer.

• A sponge can be used to clean muddy legs and other dirty areas.

• Metal spring, or bar-type currycombs, are not recommended for show horses because they pull and break the hair.

• Keep your tools clean. Remembering how you use the tools, not their quality, determines the results.

When and How to Groom• Groom your horse before and after you ride. If

you follow a definite system, you will thoroughly clean the horse each time, and it will require less work.

• Comb in the direction of hair growth. Begin brushing the horse with a rubber curry comb or rubber groom-mitt at the head and work back on the near side including the legs. Then go to the off side and work back from head to tail. Don’t neglect the head (be gentle here) and the area around the tail. Do not use a metal curry comb the head or be-low the knees and hocks. There is no fat or muscle in these areas to cushion the comb’s hard edge

• Use a wet sponge or soft brush to remove dirt from the horse’s head, knees or hocks. Use a rub-ber curry comb to remove caked dirt from below the knees and hocks.

• When brushing, start with the coarse-bristle dandy brush and brush in short, brisk strokes. Flick the bristle up at the end of each stroke so it throws dirt away from the hair. Brush with the lay of the hair. It changes direction at different points on the body, so watch for these changes.

• Use the dandy brush on the body and legs, but not on the head. Use the fine-bristle body brush on the head, body and legs. Again, brush in the direction the hair grows. Rub the horse from head to tail with a wool cloth or cotton towel rub rag to remove dust.

• Many old-time grooms use their hands and fingers to rub and massage hair and muscles. When training a young horse, use your hands to rub, scratch and massage every part of its body.

Trimming and clipping• Clippers and shears are additional tools used

for grooming. Use clippers for cutting bridle paths and leg hair, to trim around the head, ears and lower jaw, and to remove whiskers from the muzzle. Shears can be used in place of for horses that are clipper-shy. Clipping a horse can be dan-gerous. Always have experienced people around to provide assistance if needed.

Mane and tail styles vary with breed preferences• Contact your breed association for grooming

styles.• Regardless of style, the foretop, mane and

tail should be kept neat. Tangles in the mane and tail should be worked out with your fingers and brushed with a dandy brush. Use caution when using a comb. Over a period of time, a coarse-toothed comb or currycomb will pull out hair and leave it thin. Never try to pull tangles out; they just become worse. Pick at them to loosen snarls. Watch for burrs and sticks caught in the mane and tail; remove them carefully. When grooming the tail, stand at the horse’s side and never directly behind the rear of the horse.

Feet care• Proper cleaning of feet requires you to pick up

each foot. Every foal should be taught to allow its feet to be picked up and handled. Begin when it is young so it gets accustomed to the feel of your hands. If you trim the foal’s feet as it grows, you should have no trouble when the horse becomes full grown.

• Slide your left hand down the cannon to the fetlock. Lean with your left should against the horse’s shoulder. Reverse for picking up the off forefoot. When the horse shifts weight and relaxes on the foot, pick it up.

• For a quick cleaning, hold the hoof in your free hand. When shoeing or a long leaning job, it will help to place the horse’s foreleg between your legs. Hold your knees together to help support the weight of the horse’s leg.

• Near hindfoot: Stand forward of the hindquar-ter and stroke with your right hand from the point of the hip down the hip and leg to the middle of the cannon. As you move the right hand down, place the left hand on the hip and press to force the horse’s weight to the opposite leg. Grasp the back of the cannon just above the fetlock and lift the foot forward.

• When the horse is settled, move to the rear, keeping the leg straight and swing your left leg underneath the fetlock to help support the horse’s leg. Never pull the foot to the side--your horse will resist. Reverse sides for picking up the off leg.

• Clean the hoof from heel to toe. Pay particular attention to the area around the frog. Clean the depressions thoroughly between the frog and the bars to prevent thrush and other foot infections. Watch for rocks, nails, injuries and loose shoes. Check the growth of the hoof periodically; trim and change shoes when necessary.

• Proper hoof trimming is very important be-cause it keeps your horse standing squarely and moving straight. Trim hooves every six to eight weeks, or when growth exceeds wear, depending on the rate of growth. The hooves of young horses should be watched closely as they grow. Keep feet trimmed regularly so that the muscles and bones of the feet and legs will develop correctly. A healthy hoof grows about 3/8- to 1/2-inch a month and the fastest growth is at the toe of the hoof. Do not let hooves grow long during winter months or when you are not using your horse. Keep hooves trimmed. If your horse is idle during winter months, it may be left unshod so its hooves have a chance to expand without being limited by shoes. This will help prevent contracted heels.

• Corrective trimming and shoeing on some horses improves or corrects inherited faults in conformation. The work should be done only by a person fully experienced in the structure of the foot and leg who has the knowledge of corrective measures. Ask your farrier for the shoe size your horse wears on the front and back, and if he did corrective work on your horse. If so, ask what correction was needed and exactly what was done. Learn the basic points of proper shoeing so you will know when your horse is shod correctly. A poor job of shoeing can cripple your horse for long periods of time. Know what is correct and insist the job be done right. The hooves of a horse often become too moist with the damp Eastern climate.

• Keep your horse’s hooves from becoming too moist. When hooves are too moist thrush infec-tions and white line disease are common. If your horse gets thrush, apply a commercial germicidal preparation or a 7 percent iodine solution to the frog area of the hoof. If affected by white line disease, apply the same solution to the lower hoof wall and the white line.

Fitting and training for show• Competition when showing horses, either

halter or saddle, is challenging. If you intend to compete, you must plan to fit your horse. Proper fitting and conditioning is time-consuming. It requires a good worming program, proper feed-ing, a balanced exercise schedule, grooming and training. You cannot fit a horse properly in a day, a week or a month. Start early.

Worming program• The worming program should keep the horse

free of internal parasites mentioned. If your horse has worms, it cannot make the best use of its food, and is likely to develop digestive problems.

Feeding program• Follow a feeding program that furnishes all the

required nutrients. Consider the size of the horse, its growth rate (if young) and the amount of exer-cise or use it gets. Feed to get a good covering of flesh, but not an overly body condition. You must balance your feeding with exercise to keep the horse’s body fit and its muscle good tone.

Exercise• Exercise is necessary to build muscles and

develop stamina. Circumstances will dictate how you exercise the horse, but it should receive some planned exercise daily. Training and exercising can be combined, but keep them in balance. Train for short periods. Plan to get the horse out on long, relaxed rides to introduce variety in the exercise routine. This will help prevent boredom and a sour attitude. Lunge the horse for 20 to 30 minutes on days when the horse is not in training, to keep muscle tone. Regular turn out in a pasture or pad-dock to play and exercise freely benefits the horse mentally and physically.

Grooming• Regular grooming is a must. The horse should

be cleaned and brushed at least once a day. Brush-ing will stimulate the skin and bring out natural hair oils that make the coat shine. A quick brushing when a horse is warm after working it will also help bring out body oils.

• Wipe the entire body with a cloth after brush-ing. As you use the cloth, it will accumulate oil from the hair. This oil will help shine the hair, and will pick up more dust from the hair. You may dampen the cloth and use it as a temporary substitute for a full bath.

Bathing• When you bathe your horse, use a mild soap

and rinse thoroughly. Use only water on the horse’s face--avoid using soap.

• After rinsing the horse’s body, scrape the re-maining water off with a sweat scraper.

• Then, rub the horse dry with a clean towel. Keep the horse out of drafts until it is dry. The horse’s coat may be fluffy and not lay flat after washing. If bathing can be done at least one day prior to a show and the horse kept clean until show time, the hair will lay flatter and smoother.

Grooming techniques will assist in promoting cleanliness

• Cleanliness is very important, especially in showmanship classes. Clean the horse around eyes, nostrils, muzzle, under the tail and between its legs. The gelding’s sheath and the mare’s udder also require regular cleaning.

• A blanket or sheet placed on the horse over-night will help keep the coat clean, but blanketing your horse should depend on circumstances. If you plan to show early or late in the season, it is necessary to blanket the horse full time when a short-hair coat is desired during the winter months.

Clipping• Train the horse to allow you to use electric

clippers to trim the long hairs on the muzzle, under the jaws, the ears, the bridle path, and the legs. Breed and show customs will influence what you clip, but the goal is to have the horse looking trim and neat.

Shoeing• Keep the horse’s hooves trimmed and in a

healthy condition. If the horse is shod, the shoes should be reset or replaced about every six to eight weeks. Replace worn shoes before a show. It is best to trim the hooves and shoe the horse one to two weeks before the show; this will allow time for the horse to recover if it becomes sore due to short trimming.

• The feet should be clean when you enter the show ring. A hoof dressing may be applied, but avoid those that leave a greasy appearance and attract dust. Use of artificial hoof coloring varies from breed to breed so know your breed rules.

SummaryNone of the tricks practiced in fitting a horse

for showing replaces the need for good feeding, grooming, exercise and training. Be observant and learn new techniques as you watch others. Add these ideas to your fitting knowledge, and use those that appear to help. Don’t be misled by fads or fancies.


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Meat scientists at the university are reporting results of a study that indicates that Omega 3 enriched meat maintains its flavor, tenderness and shelf life just as well as meat that is not enriched with the beneficial fatty acid.

The human body needs Omega 3 fatty acids to function, but they also have been proven to provide substantial health ben-efits. The U.S. National Institutes of Health reports that some of the benefits of a diet rich in Omega 3 fatty acids include a lower risk of heart disease, some cancers, age-related macular degeneration, rheumatoid arthritis and possibly even Alzheimer’s disease.

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John Gonzalez, a meat scientist at Kan-sas State University, said a past problem with simply adding Omega 3 fatty acids to animals’ diet is that it would cause an off-flavor or accelerate discoloration in consumer meat from that animal.

“The figure that has been thrown out in the history of meat science for the past 20 years is that $1 billion per year is lost just on meat being thrown away from being discolored,” Gonzalez said. “If you actually increase Omega 3’s and it has a negative ef-fect, that’s a bad thing because you may be able to sell for a greater price, but you have to throw away more of your products.”

Those concerns related to feeding Omega 3 enriched diets to pigs and cows may soon go away with K-State’s recent findings.

The university tested meat from animals fed Omega 3’s in a patented process called LIPEX and developed by XFE Products of Des Moines, Iowa. The diet was fed to animals at Omega 3 Family Farms of Columbus, Nebraska, where Nuttelman is the farm director.

Gonzalez and the K-State meat scien-tists found that the Omega 3 content in the consumer meat product increased by 178 percent. Subsequent taste tests with trained panelists showed that there was no reported difference in the taste, color, tenderness or shelf life of the meat.

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Nuttelman said that his business had tested meat products for more than 15 years with Midwest Labs of Omaha, Nebraska, but had not previously worked with a pub-lic university to verify the benefits of the Omega 3 products.

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In general, during the past 22 years, more rural Nebraskans surveyed say their community changed for the better in the past year than those who say it changed for the worse. In fact, the gap between the two opinions has widened during the past six years.

A similar trend is present when asked how they believe their community will be 10 years from now. The propor-tion believing their community will be a better place to live has steadily increased during the past seven years, from 20 percent in 2011 to 28 percent this year.

“Since this is a random sample of households, the ma-jority of our respondents are from micropolitan areas and communities of 2,500 or more residents. Those communi-ties indeed have become better places to live,” said Randy Cantrell, rural sociologist with the Nebraska Rural Futures Institute. “Many communities have invested in physical improvements, new retail and entertainment establishments have opened, telecommunications have opened the door to new possibilities, and much of rural Nebraska has done quite well economically since 2007. So, it is entirely logi-cal that a sizeable portion of the population would not only have benefited from those changes, but would expect such progress to continue.”

The 22nd annual University of Nebraska-Lincoln poll was sent to 6,244 households in 86 Nebraska counties in March and April. Results are based on 1,972 responses, a response rate of 32 percent. The margin of error is plus or minus 2 percent. Complete results are available at https://ruralpoll.unl.edu.

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BTI FeedsCall toll-free 1-800-873-0336 — Local 406-873-4433

Highway 2 East, Across from railroad crossing, Cut BankBulk Plant toll-free 1-888-878-2812 — Local 406-873-2812

Ben Taylor ValierCall toll-free 1-866-279-3360

Store & Bulk Plant 406-279-3365 – Shop 406-279-3693Cut Bank Highway - Valier - Highway 44 East

Taylor’s Farm StoreFarm Store toll-free 1-888-220-5547 — Local 406-434-5547Bulk Plant toll-free 1-800-824-8366 — Local 406-434-5546

Chemical Warehouse 406-434-5253 — Store on Highway #2 in Shelby

BREEDUP™20

BREEDUP™28

• A 20% all-natural plant protein supplement. Ideal for overcoming nutritional stress associated with calving and the breeding period.• Contains chelated/organic trace minerals.

• A 28% protein supplement using plant protein and NPN. Ideal for overcoming nutritional stress associ-ated with calving and the breeding period.• Contains chelated/organic trace minerals.

Order special order ear tags now

Full Line of Calving Supplies

Bulk and case lot anti-freeze and RV anti-freeze

Nichols SweepsConventional, Ultrawing, Klip Wing and conventional sweeps, spikes and drill shoes

at Taylor’s Farm Store, Shelby

WOOD PELLETS10% DISCOUNT

When you buy pellets by the ton

Milk House & Ceramic Heaters

ON SALE NOW

Bio-Mos® is derived from a spe-cific strain of yeast and helps promote animal performance. Gastrointestinal (GI) health and integrity are essential for animal performance and Bio-Mos 'feeds the GI tract' and thus plays a criti-cal role in animal nutrition and production.Bio-Mos is a natural feed additive that may serve well as a natural alternative to feeding antibiotics. Bio-Mos can be used in natural meat, milk, and egg programs.

Maintain gut health and stability for profitability.In Crystalyx & Dry MineralPractical Effects of Feeding Bio-Mos:• Balances microbial population• Healthy weight gain• Herd health and productivity• Addresses shipping stress• Pre-weaning livability• Post-weaning growth and development• Reduces use of antibiotics and therapeutic treatments• Effective in milk replacers and starter feeds• Natural meat, milk, and egg marketability of antibiotics and therapeutic treatments• Effective in milk replacers and starter feeds• Natural meat, milk, and egg marketability

Research has shown that feeding Bio-Mos® to the calf’s mother will support the develop-ment of the calf’s im-mune system through improved colostrum quality. Feeding Bio-Mos to the calf itself will help directly to pro-tect the intestine from scour-causing patho-gens, which is highly effective in limiting diar-rhoea and any resulting calf mortalities.

Continuous fence that is:

6-rail—20-ft. x 48”39% more steel per panel than conventional fence.

Larger, stronger, heavier pipe

More attractive

Bigger - Stronger - Less Expensive

PROPANEInstallations • Delivery • Inspections

Call 1-800-824-8366

Bunk feedersGates - Panels

Handling systems

15% off all gallons

paint

Goulds Jet & Submersible Pump Water SystemsAvailable at Taylor Farm Store

Solve rodent problems with “Gladiator”

STEEL & WOOD FENCE POSTS

Johnson Artificial Spring – Franklin – Ritchie – Cancrete

Energy efficient, easy to install fountains.

Call Taylor’s Farm Store for information on Johnson,

Franklin & Ritchie; BTI Feeds for Franklin & Cancrete

information

Livestock Waterers on hand

NEW!Stur-D Portable

Tub and

Alley

Shaver’s universal trans-port post driver pulls behind any tow vehicles. No PTO’s needed. Drive posts up to 12-

ft. long and 10 inches in diam-eter. Adjustable

tongue.Powerful,

flexible, superior engineering.

Call for more info

CattleMaster Series 12

Powerful 2 hp, 110 volt fully enclosed motor. Easy to remove, drop down kick pan. Adjustable neck extenders. Side exit door. Ratcheting backup bar. Durable, corrosion-resistant powder coat finish. Large inside

dimensions: 65”x31”x94”

3 lever hydraulic control:headgate, tailgate and

squeeze.

TarTer round Bale Feeders

NEW!Stur-D Bale

Feeders

GRADE 5 & 8 BOLTS-NUTS-WASHERS 1/4” - 3/4”

We make up hydraulic hoses in our Shelby & Valier stores

Roller chain - Sprockets - Hubs

Barb Wire


Good Selection Of Spike Tooth Harrow Starting At $150.00

Helfert’s Helena Farm Supply

Come visit us at www.helenafarmsupply.comServing HELENA and surrounding areas for 69 YEARS!MILLER LOADERS SHAVER POST POUNDER

Phone (406) 227-6821 East Helena, MontanaSITREXRAKES

NEW Eagle box scrapersNew Eagle 560HD. ...................$625New Eagle 566HD. ...................$699New Eagle 672HD. ...................$729New Eagle 784 HD. ..................$779

Ford 3000 3 cylinder diesel, Select-o-Speed, good tires.. PARTING OUT

Oliver 1755, 77 & 1855 . FOR PARTS

PARTS UNITS

American Hay Master 500 series stack wagon ....................$7500

John Deere 6600 combine, gas, pickup header ........ COMING IN

Massey-Ferguson 510 combine with Perkins diesel ........... CALL

Hesston 1014 12-ft. swather. ......... ......................... NEEDS WORK

New Holland 855 round baler.$3850Vermeer 605K round baler. ..$5000New Holland 315 square baler

14x18. ..............................$27501953 GMC pickup with retriever. .....

........................................$3500North Star 3 pt. wood chipper ..$1200Soilmover 3-1/2 yard scraper ..$3500Woods 3-point snow blower, 66” ....

........................................$2500

CONSIGNED

6-ft. rotary mower ..................$14355-ft. rotary mower. .................$13504-ft. rotary mower. .................$11657-ft. heavy duty disk plow. .....$15006-ft. heavy duty disk plow. .....$10003-ft. 1 bottom plow. ..................$695(3) 7-ft. rock rakes, 3-point ......$600(3) 6-ft. rock rakes, 3-point ......$5757-ft. back blade. .......................$4756-ft. back blade. .......................$425Super Spear quick attach bale

spear .................................$499

Tarter Equipment

BEN-SER SE63 63” snow blower with frame. Runs off rear PTO, fits 40-60 hp tractor. .........$2500

Running gear. .......................$1000Cement mixer, 3-pt., hydraulic driv-

en.......................................$995Sprayer, 200 gallon with booms and

hand gun, 3-pt .................$1500Massey Ferguson 302 loader/back-

hoe ......................................$5500Shaver HD8 front mount post driv-

er. .....................................$1295Heavy duty post hole auger, 3-pt. ...

..........................................$995Major tractor. ........................$1000Bush Hog 3-pt., 12-ft. chisel plow. .

........................................$1250

MISCELLANEOUS

8-ft. skid steer quick attach front blade ................................ $2500

New Eagle 7-ft. 3 point rear blade ... ........................................... $675

New Eagle 8-ft. 3 point rear blade ... ........................................... $725

New Front Mount QA bale spears for skid steer loader mount .....CALL

Front Dozer Blade with manual ad-just. Fits various models .....$2500

Wagner loader for Ford 8N, 9N, and NAA. Complete with front pump & mounts. ............................. $1500

White Cab to fit Oliver 55 Series tractor ..................MAKE OFFER

MISCELLANEOUSATTACHMENTS

USED TRACTORSJohn Deere 3020 diesel, Du-Al loader.

...................................... Coming InFord 6600 with Du-Al loader. ......$7250Ford 4000 gas, loader, front blade,

Select-O-Speed ....................$3500International Super C restored. $3500

Kioti CK2510 with KL2510 loader, 4WD, hydrostatic transmission, PTO, 3 point, industrial tires, 6 year warranty.

ON SALE ...........................$15,595Kioti CK2610 with KL4010 loader, 4WD,

hydrostatic transmission, PTO, 3 point, industrial tires, 6 year warranty.

................................................. CallKioti CK3510 with KL4010 loader, 4WD,

hydrostatic transmission, PTO, 3 point, industrial tires, 6 year warranty.

Kioti DK4510 with KL5510 loader, 4WD, PTO, 3-pt., industrial tires, manual transmission. ............................ Call

Mechron 2200 UTV, 4WD, steel dump, box, HD tires ............................ Call

KIOTI TRACTORSIN STOCK

90 hp engine, PTO, synchronized transmission, deluxe cab, Catago-ry II 3 point hitch, dual remotes, push button 4WD, 4 year war-ranty. ................................$53,500

Kioti PX9020

NEW SPEECO POST HOLE AUGERS IN STOCK

Standard Duty and Heavy Duty 9” and 12” Augers

We now haveWALLENSTEIN

wood splitters, chippers and log grapples available.

6-ft. snow

blower

New Red Devil

with QA skid steer mount.In Stock $6250

HARDEE heavy duty mowers

IN STOCK

Great for Sage Brush

1072 6-ft. heavy duty. .. $2595

The KIOTI ® NX series is a line of high performance, 45-60 HP tractors that are battle tested and rugged as can be. Plus, with one of the climate-controlled cab models and all the available attachments, you can always get your work done, no matter the weather.

Ways to manage your stressesBy Sean Brotherson, Ph.D.,

Family Science Specialist, NDSU Extension ServiceWorking in agriculture is accompanied by managing a

variety of stresses on a regular basis. Learning to control events, attitudes and responses day in and day out will help you manage those hectic, stressful times.

Control EventsTo reduce the pileup of too many stressful events at one

time, farmers and ranchers can control some situations.Plan ahead. Don’t procrastinate. Replace worn machinery

parts during the off season.Before key seasons (harvest, etc.), discuss who can be

available to run for parts, care for livestock, etc.Set priorities and plan your time. Decide what has to be

done today and what can wait until tomorrow.Say no to extra commitments that you do not have time

to do.Simplify your life. If possible, reduce your financial

dependence on others.Schedule stressful events within your control, such as

elective surgery.Control AttitudesHow those in farming or ranching view situations is a

key factor in creating or eliminating unwanted stress.See the big picture: “I’m glad that tire blew out here

rather than on that next hill.”List all the stresses you have. Identify those you can

change; accept the ones you cannot change.Shift your focus from worrying to problem solving.Think about how to turn your challenges into opportuni-

ties.Notice what you have accomplished rather than what

you failed to do.Set realistic goals and expectations daily. Give up trying

to be perfect.Control ResponsesFocus on relaxing your body and mind. Whether you are

walking, driving or phoning, do it slowly and relax.Tune in to your body. Notice any early signs of stress

and let them go.Take care of your body. Exercise regularly and eat well-

balanced meals.Limit your intake of stimulants such as coffee, sodas

and tea.Avoid smoking cigarettes, using alcohol or other drugs,

or using tranquilizers or sleeping pills.Tense and then relax each part of your body from toes

to head, one part at a time.Take a break. Climb down from your tractor and do a

favorite exercise.Take three deep breaths slowly, easily. Let go of

unnecessary stress.Stop to reflect or daydream for 10 minutes. Close your

eyes and take a short mental vacation to a place you really enjoy.

Think positive thoughts: “I can and will succeed.”Look for the humor in things that you do.Balance your work and play. Give time and energy to

both of them.Find someone with whom you can talk about your

worries and frustrations.Seek help when you need it. All of us have times when

we can benefit from professional help or support.Unwind before bedtime. Do stretching exercises, listen to

soothing music, practice rewinding deeply and be thankful for any blessings you received today.

Get sufficient and restful sleep.Farmers, ranchers, and their family members and em-

ployees can learn to manage their stresses well, even dur-ing planting, harvesting or times of difficulty. The key is to be flexible and maintain a balanced lifestyle. Make time daily to take care of yourself because your work is vital to all of us.

ResourcesThe stress in farming has always existed, but levels can

soar during times of high costs and low returns. University of Minnesota Extension recommends some programs that can help farmers and their family members, as well as those who work closely with them:

Down on the Farm: Supporting Farmers in Stressful Times is a new Minnesota Department of Agriculture program for professionals who interact with farmers, including agency staff, Extension educators, veterinarians, bankers, farm consultants, health care workers, clergy and more. Three-hour workshops teach ways to recognize and respond when a farmer or farm family member may need help. The



Ways to manage your stressesgenerously sponsored program is available at no cost to participants. Register for workshops at www.mdadownon-thefarm.eventbrite.com.

Extension offers free, confidential one-to-one counseling for farmers experiencing financial stress. To set up a confi-dential appointment with an Extension farm financial analyst, call the Farm Information Line at 1-800-232-9077.

Farmer-Lender Mediation (FLM) is an Extension program that provides trained, neutral mediators work to find solution to financial and legal issues between farmers and their lenders. The mediation is confidential and costs less than court litigation. More details on FLM are available by calling 218-935-5785.

Other resources are available to Minnesota farmers through organizations like Farmers Legal Action Group, Minnesota Farm Advocates, Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Farm Business Management, Crisis Connection and personal counseling.

Stress in farming will never go away, but there is assistance available to those working through difficult times on the farm.

National Suicide Hopeline Network: 800-SUICIDENational Suicide Prevention Hotline: 800-273-TALK

BARLEY:Moravian 165, Bill Coors 100 (Miller-Coors contract varieties available here)

Hockett, AC Metcalfe, Haxby, Haymaker, Stockford and others

WestBred®, Improving Nature’s Grains and the Wheat design are trademarks of Monsanto Technology, LLC.

Pasture Mixes • Turf Mixes • Custom Mixes • NRCS & CRP Mixes • Cover Crop MixesWe will blend to your specifications. Please contact us to discuss your seed needs.

Quality Seed and

Seed Conditioning

Call Scott at the Seed Plant to schedule your custom cleaning and treating! Seed treats available are:

Roundup Ready Alfalfa

WL-356RRALFALFA:

Alforex varieties: Rugged and AFX 457; Magnum 7, WL-356 RR & WL-319, HayPro, Ladak, Ladak ‘65, and others

SPRING WHEAT:SY-605CLP*, WB9879CLP*, Choteau, WB9668

Fortuna and others *(PVP) Varieties CLP - Clearfield Plus

DURUM:Alzada

PULSE CROPS:SS1 Forage Peas, Lentils, 4152 & 4193 Yellow Peas,

Banner and Aragorn for contract productionFORAGE BLEND

Custom blended or stock blend of 1/3 hay barley, 1/3 forage peas, and 1/3 oats

COME SEE US AT THE MAGIE!January 18-20, 2018 Booth #D19

2380 US Highway 89 Fairfield, MTToll Free: 800-572-4769

Fax: (406)467-3377Email: [email protected]

Web Site: www.treasurestateseed.com

1998 Case 721B loader, 3rd valve, 8.3 Cummins, 1292 hours, one owner, tight clean.

Glendive, MT • 406.365.7010 www.badlandtrucksales.com

2006 JCB 426HT wheel loader, high lift, quick attach, 3rd valve, 1424 hours.

2007 Sullivan 210 cfm air com-pressor, John Deere diesel, trailer mounted, dual pressure, 1600 hours.

2012 John Deere 544K loader, 3rd valve, quick attach, 4 & 1 bucket, 2900 hours, clean.

1991 Chevrolet Cheyenne 3500 service truck, 5000 lb. crane, die-sel, automatic, only 24,000 original miles, very clean.

2009 Terex T1100 mini loader, 3rd valve, quick attach, grapple fork, pallet forks, 4318 hours.

1984 Case W24 loader, grapple fork, 3rd valve, 4 & 1 bucket, cab, heat, only 977, like new condition.

2001 Multi Quip 60KW generator, JD diesel, 120/240/480 volt, 1-3 phase, low hours, pristine condition.

1975 Massey Ferguson MF4500 rough terrain forklift, diesel, 5000 lb. capacity, 21-ft. mast, 7700 hours, one owner.

1997 Ford F450 fire truck, gas, au-tomatic, fire unit, 87,618 miles.

1991 Ford F800 4x4, diesel, au-tomatic, hydraulic wet kit, 90,000 miles.

The deadline for phoning in advertisingfor the February issue of the Trader's Dispatch

will be WEDNESDAY, January 31. Phone (406) 271-5533.CONTINUED FROM PAGE C6

Keep the doctor awayIf you need medical treatment but can’t afford a doctor,

consider a walk-in clinic. Walk-in clinics can be found in many drug and even department stores. You’ll see a nurse or nurse practitioner and may get everything you need, with the convenience of the pharmacy on-site.

Besides the quick service and low cost you’ll appreciate the extended evening and weekend hours. Remember that these clinics are meant for minor illnesses and injuries such as colds, and flus, sprained muscles, pinkeye, burns, and ear infections. If your situation goes beyond the scope of the clinic, you’ll be advised to see a doctor.

#####Do not corner something that you know is meaner than you.

Phone 406-278-3277 Toll-free 1-800-332-7541 FAX 1-406-278-7882Conrad, Montanawebsite: www.4newholland.com

SalesKurt Christiaens 279-3486 home, 450-3277 cellGary Brown 278-3373 home, 788-9033 cell

Parts - After HoursEmergency 450-3227

ServiceCorey Combs 271-5435 home,

781-7678 cellGary Brown 278-3373 home,

788-9033 cell


Big Sky Equipment Co.

SPECIAL OFFER: FREE PICK UP & DELIVERY

on all header repairs for combine and swather machines within 60 miles of Conrad, MT. To inquire or schedule

please contact Corey at 800-332-7541

LOADER TRACTORS

Hold-over specials on New Holland loader tractors.

T6.155 with loader.T4.75, ROPS with loader.Extra savings available when

paired with a New Holland hay tool!

SKID STEER LOADERS

We are carrying an excellent selection of skid steer loaders with great pricing available.

Huge inventory of pallet forks and bale spears on hand, call today.

GREAT VALUE ON ALL DRILLS IN STOCK

Flexi-Coil 5500 fold back drill, 70-ft., 12” spacing, 4.5” steel press wheels, 4350 t ow be twe en tank. Very nice condition. Let’s Deal! ........

Was $109,900.....HUGE SAVINGS! ........... ......................................................$89,900

Huge Discounts available on Hold-OverN e w H o l l a n d

P2060 air drill with P1060 cart, 70-ft., 12” spac-ing ....................Call for Pricing

2015 Morris 9450 air cart, tow be-tween, mechan-ical drive, dual fan. Like new ... .......Let’s Deal

Ezee-On 7400 40-ft. air drill, 12” spacing, 160 bushel cart, ground driven fan. Very good condition .................................Just Traded

Now Scheduling Winter Inspections!Combines, sprayers, round balers,

loader tractors. Inspection includes multi-point inspection, quality check

of fluids and standard operation check. Call 800-332-7541

END OF YEAR INVENTORY REDUCTION SALEHold-over New Holland Big Baler 340

Hold-over New Holland T6.155 with loaderHold-over New Holland Powerstar

T4.75 with loaderHold-over New Holland P2060 air drill

with air cartFlexi-Coil 5500 fold back drill

Call Big Sky for all your

snow blower needs.Tractor loader mount, 3-pt. hitch mount and

skid steer mount

Big Sky Equipment would like to thank our customers for their patronage in 2017


Big Sky Equipment Co.Phone 406-278-3277 Toll-free 1-800-332-7541 FAX 1-406-278-7882Conrad, Montanawebsite: www.4newholland.com

SalesKurt Christiaens 279-3486 home, 450-3277 cellGary Brown 278-3373 home, 788-9033 cell

Parts - After HoursEmergency 450-3227

ServiceCorey Combs 271-5435 home,

781-7678 cellGary Brown 278-3373 home,

788-9033 cell

TRAILER2005 Trail-Eze 80HT drop deck equipment trailer

with 2-stage hydraulic tail, 80,000 lb GVW, triple axle, hydraulic winch, slide outs widen to 13-ft., good rubber ................Was $52,500 ................................................. Now $49,900

Compare to new at close to $100,000

SPRAYERSFlexi-Coil S67XL wheel boom, 120-ft. wheel

boom, manual fold, 1500 gallon tank, FlexCon-trol or Raven interface, TeeJet double nozzle bodies, inductor cone, hydro pump, 6 ball valves, foam marker, windscreens, 18.4x26 diamond tires (U21171) Reduced .......$5995

Flexi-Coil S67XL suspended boom, 1600 gal-lon tank, 90-ft. booms, windscreens, lug tire, Flextrol Auto Rate, foam marker, rinse tank .. .........................................Now only $19,900

2005 Flexi-Coil S67XL suspended, 1600 gal-lon, 90-ft. booms, windscreens, Auto Rate, SP655 controller ...............................$19,900

2007 Brandt SB4000 suspended boom, 1600 gallon tank, 90-ft. booms, 5 section, single nozzle bodies, wind cones, Trimble Field IQ . ..........................................................$19,900

MISC. EQUIPMENTJohn Deere 1600 chisel plow, 35-ft., set up with

liquid fertilizer kit ..................................$4995

USED HAYING EQUIPMENT

Hesston 8100 self-propelled windrower, 14-ft. hay head, 25-ft. draper header ..Just Traded

New Holland 1475 swing tongue mower condi-tioner, 14-ft. sickle head, rubber conditioner. Very clean ............................................$8995

John Deere 946 mower conditioner, 13.5-ft. cut, flail conditioner ............. Excellent Condition

New Holland 688 round baler, net/twine$11,900New Holland 688 round baler, net/twine$11,900New Holland 688 round baler, net/twine$11,9002009 Case IH RB564 round baler, net/twine.

Good condition ............................Let’s Deal!2008 Case IH RB564 round baler, twine ...........

......................................................Let’s DealVermeer R23 hydraulic driven rake. Good con-

dition ....................................................$7995Swather transport trailer, sideways pull style.....

.............................................................$5250

USED COMBINESNew Holland TR75, Ford engine, hydro drive,

good rubber, 960 22-ft. header with batt reel. Good machine for only .....................$16,995

2011 Case IH 7088 combine, rock trap, AFX rotor, internal chopper ................Just Traded

2010 Case IH 7120 combine, yield and moisture, rock traps, duals, leather seat. Very nice con-dition ..................................................Call Us

Case IH 7120 combine, rock trap, 24-ft. unload-ing auger. Nice machine ....................Call Us

Case IH 1680 combine, rock trap ..Just TradedCase IH 1480 combine with 810 24-ft. header ..

..........................................................$12,500

2009 John Deere 9870STS, well equipped, 2014 640D draper header. Very good condition. Rental. Reduced ..............................Call Us

APACHE SPRAYERSFantastic savings available on all new

and used Apache sprayers in stock

2012 Apache AS1020 self-propelled, Top-Con X20 with RTK, Auto-Steer, Auto-Boom, 100-ft. booms, 5 section control.................. $159,900

2011 Apache AS1020 self-propelled, 42 inch crop clearance, 100-ft. boom, 5 ball valves, Raven Envizio monitor with Autosteer, Auto Boom and AccuBoom, inductor ....... $156,500

TRACTORS

1996 Case IH 9370 tractor, powershift transmis-sion. Very clean tractor .....................$67,500

Steiger 9150 4WD, L10 Cummins 300 hp, 12 speed powershift, 4 remotes, 520/85R38 du-als @ 85%, recent reman front & rear axles. Includes EZ-Guide 250 with EZ-Steer. Good condition ...................................Was $49,900 ..........Then $42,900.....NOW ONLY $39,900

1979 Versatile 875 tractor, 4 remotes, 20.8x38 dual tires @ 70%, 7417 hours. Engine over-hauled at 5741 hours ........................$18,900

BALE PROCESSORS

Bale King 880 bale processor ................$9500Vermeer BPX7000 bale processor .........$8995

Now stocked with the industry leading Highline CRF650 bale processors.

Call today for pricing

NEW & USED HEADERSMacDon D60 45-ft. draper header with pickup

reel, transport. Let’s Deal!..... ....................... ......................Was $72,500.....NOW $67,900

2011 Honey Bee SP36 36-ft. draper header, good condition ...........................Just Traded

2007 New Holland 94C 36-ft. draper header, dual knife, pickup reel, transport .......$39,900

Case IH 1010 30-ft. header, batt reel, oil-bath wobble drive .................................Let’s Deal

Case IH 1010 30-ft. header, batt reel, oil-bath wobble drive ..............................Just Traded

2014 John Deere 640D draper header. Rental. Reduced ................................................ Call

Case IH 1015 pickup header ............Let’s DealCase IH 1015 pickup header ............Let’s DealCase IH 1015 pickup header, Swathmaster at-

tachment ...........................................$10,9001995 Case IH 1015 15-ft. pickup header, Victory

attachment ...........................................$8995Case IH 1015 15-ft. pickup header, Victory at-

tachment ..............................................$6500

Case IH 1015-12 pickup header..............$4900International 810 13-ft. pickup header, Rake-up

raking pickup. Very little use ................$8995New Holland 960 13-ft. pickup header with Sund

attachment ...........................................$2995New Holland 960 13-ft. pickup header less at-

tachment ..............................................$1495Massey 1859 13-ft. pickup head less attach-

ment .......................................................$995MacDon R85 16-ft. rotary header, steel condi-

tioner, reconditioned .....................Let’s DealNew Holland 2216 hay header, good sickle

condition. Nice header ...............Just TradedNew Holland 2330BF header adapter, fits most

New Holland bidirectional tractors .......$3995

Big Sky Equipment is looking for a service tech to add to our team. Skills should include knowledge in modern hydraulic and electrical systems, as well as general farm equipment repair.

We offer a modern shop, excellent service vehicles, and equipment, plus very competitive wages, and benefits. Call or

stop by to discuss a possible career with Big Sky Equipment Co.


Jamieson motors, inc.jamiesonmotors.net

406-357-2470 • 1-800-357-2470115 Hwy 2 West Chinook, MT 59523

Serving our customers with quality service before, during and after

the sale for over 75 years!

Crew cab, Hemi, load-ed, heated seats ......... ......................... $36,500

2016 Ram 1500 Sport

CLEAN, PRE-OWNED 1/2 TON 4X4’s

Crew cab, Hemi, heated leather ............ $31,900

2015 Ram 1500 Laramie

Crew cab, Hemi, sun roof, navigation, Ram box ................. $28,000


Super Crew, 3.5 Eco-Boost, loaded, sun roof, low miles ..........$27,900

2011 Ford F150 Platinum

CLEAN, PRE-OWNED 3/4 TON & 1 TON 4X4’s

Mega cab, Cummins, sun roof, navigation, dually, low miles ....... ......................... $59,000

2016 Ram 3500 Longhorn

Stock photoMega cab, Cummins,

loaded, heated leath-er, low miles .. $57,900


Mega cab, 6.4 Hemi, loaded, heated seats, single rear wheels ..... ......................... $39,500

2016 Ram 3500 SLT

Crew cab, 6.4 Hemi, heated leather, Ram box ................. $39,500


Crew cab, Hemi, heated leather, short box ...... ......................... $32,900


Crew cab, Hemi, heated leather, short box, low miles .............. $36,500


Crew cab, Cumins, au-tomatic, loaded, long box, SRW, one owner ......................... $27,000

2011 Ram 3500 ST

Quad cab, 5.9 Cum-mins, automatic, load-ed, short box . $17,900

2003 Dodge Ram 2500 SLT

Crew Max, 5.7 V8, load-ed, Off Road, 40,000 miles .............. $35,500

2014 Toyota Tundra SR5-TRD

Doane Western Company

Long Term Real Estate Mortgage

Loans Restructure of Existing Loans Ag Equity Line of Credit Loans Equipment Leases for new and

used equipment Cash out your existing machin-

ery and lease back with buy back option

New Building Leases

Providing Services throughout Montana, Idaho and

Wyoming

All at The Best Available Rates!

Long Term Real Estate Loans Refinance at Lower Rates, Consolidate Debt, New Purchases

Call for Current Rates Bozeman (406) 587-1201

www.doanewestern.com

Office: 170 Dana Lane, Belgrade, MT 59714

Providing Agricultural Mortgage Loans and Leasing Products

We have tickets to the MAGIE! Stop by our office just off the bypass south of Conrad to get your free tickets.

The MWGA announces new officers and directorsThe Montana Wool Growers Association (MWGA) is

pleased to report its new officers and directors. The new di-rectors and officers were approved by MWGA’s membership during the Association’s 134th Annual Convention, which was held in Billings on November 30th-December 2nd.

The weather was unusually nice this year which made travel to the convention easier than in years past. Participants at the convention discussed a wide range of topics impacting Montana’s sheep and wool industry, including lambing barn practices, ranch family business management and transition planning, sheep production and research developments, eco-nomic ranch tools for sheep producers, grizzly bear delisting, ag safety, and wool outlook and trends.

American Sheep Industry President Mike Corn attended the convention and provided MWGA’s membership with an update on the national sheep industry and the issues that ASI has been working on. There was a great turnout for the Speed Shear Competition and Calcutta with funds being raised for the MSU Sheep Shearing School and the Eastern MT Fire Relief fund. The annual “Make It With Wool” Fashion Review and the “Mutton Busting” competition were held Saturday night at the banquet and provided convention goers with worthwhile entertainment to round out the event.

The MWGA also used the convention to recognize the important work provided by its members to Montana’s rural communities, and took the opportunity to introduce its mem-bership to its newly elected President and board members.

• Kevin Halverson of Big Timber, was elected to take the reins as President of the MWGA:

Halverson epitomizes MWGA’s mission of serving small Montana communities. He is a 4th generation sheep pro-ducer from Sweet Grass County. His family has run sheep there since 1883. Kevin, along with his wife, Shirley, run a cow/calf and sheep operation. They utilize their sheep for weed control and also have an H2A herder. Halverson is the past president of the Sweet Grass County Wool Marketing Association and part owner of Montana Natural Lamb. The 5th and 6th generation are also on the ranch, helping run the place and keeping Grandma and Grandpa busy.

MWGA is fortunate to have Halverson as a leader in the industry. Kevin takes pride in the association and looks forward to promoting Montana’s sheep and wool products and advocating for its producer’s rights.

Halverson replaces Dave McEwen of Galata as President. McEwen served the sheep industry faithfully for the previ-ous two year period. Halverson had a few things to say in regards to Dave’s time spent on the board.

“The MWGA wants to thank Dave McEwen for the last two years as President of the organization. His tireless ef-forts on wildlife issues concerning the bighorn sheep, griz-zly bears, and wolves has allowed MWGA to have face to face meetings with FWP to find common ground and work cooperatively to find practical solutions to different issues.

Dave has also spent a lot of time working to keep a Sheep Extension Specialist in place and the Montana Wool Lab funded. He has done that by attending legislative hearings and having a good rapport with the MSU staff and MSU President Waded Cruzado. His dedication to the sheep industry is unsurpassed and the board will still rely on his expertise. Thanks Dave.”

• Ken McKamey of Cascade was selected by the MWGA board members to assume the duties of the Vice President:

Ken is a 3rd generation sheep producer from Great Falls. Ken and his wife Phyllis, have three children, Tracy, Kendra and Tadej. Ken and Phyllis along with Tracy and son in Law Simon run a cattle and sheep operation near Great Falls on the Smith River. Ken served on the Cascade County Farm Bureau board for 15 years, 11 as secretary-treasurer and was a past president of the Foothills Livestock Association. He currently serves on the board of the Smith River Habitat Project.

• Dave Scott of Whitehall is one of the newest members of the MWGA board representing District 1:

Dave is a first generation sheep producer in Whitehall. He and his wife, Jenny, run 200 Polypay ewes on intensively grazed irrigated pasture. They market their lamb through their lamb company, Montana Highland Lamb, serving restaurants, institutions, stores, and direct customers in SW Montana. Dave is an affiliate member of the American Con-sortium for Small Ruminant Parasite Control and works off the farm as a livestock specialist for the National Center for Appropriate Technology and its ATTRA Program.

• Michael Green of Cohagen returns to the MWGA Board representing District 3.



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Michael is a rancher from Garfield County. Following graduation from MSU in 1991, Michael and his wife Thelma moved back to the family ranch at Cohagen. They raised sheep and cattle with his father Melvin and brother Dennis, including selling Targhee rams at the Montana Ram Sale. They continue to ranch now with their two sons Kendall and TJ. In addition to ranching, Michael is a local brand inspector, and a member of the Jordan school board.

The Montana Wool Growers Association has faithfully served Montana’s sheep producers and community banks for over one hundred and thirty years. MWGA gives our members the multi-level support they need to serve their local communities and to run successful sheep production operations. MWGA’s members are dedicated solely to meeting the nation’s food and fiber needs, and to providing the foundation for Montana’s local businesses and families to prosper.

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Wading through the economics of dronesBy Cheryl Wachenheim, Professor, NDSU Agribusiness and

Applied Economics Department“It’s supposed to be automatic, but actu-

ally you have to press this button,” John Brunner says in his novel, “Stand on Zan-zibar.”

Thinking about the speed at which drone-related technology has developed for use in agriculture in recent years reminds me of this quote from Brunner’s 1968 novel. A year ago, we were thinking about drone use to help tackle jobs that fell under one or more of the four D’s: dirty, dangerous, difficult or dull.

The field has evolved quickly. I couldn’t write fast enough as I listened to a former student talk about changes in the industry. As a drone and service sales professional, his optimism was unbridled. He spoke of the industry having moved from innovators to early adopters, a textbook characteriza-tion that brought forward a smile from this aging teacher.

He is not alone in his belief that the tech-nology today has considerable, almost im-mediate, potential to generate information that improves our ability to make decisions. And his excitement was contagious; after our visit, I, too, felt optimistic in recom-mending serious consideration by farmers and ranchers.

In the name of due diligence, before put-ting words to paper, I spent the next day asking others for their thoughts. I spoke with an Extension agent and two colleagues who have spent some time considering the evolu-tion of this innovation and its place in the tool kits of our operators and their support-ing industries. And I talked at length with three North Dakota farmers who adopted the technology early and have waded through data collection, connectivity, interpretation and use. These conversations and additional research have tempered my optimism.

The process of making the adoption decision continues to consider the same factors as those of other farm or ranch in-put decisions. An added caveat is that, like self-driving machinery, yield monitors and variable-rate application technology, when drones are applied to their potential, they remove human subjectivity. The technology exists to gather data, and in theory, with some operational reality-check stipulations, analysis can provide information that can be applied to our operations through automated processes.

So, what stops me from outright recom-mending farmers and ranchers adopt the technology and move into the conversation of choosing the right drone package? I see two relevant considerations: a potential gap between how things could and do work, and how they might be implemented and manifest themselves. The first is associated with operational details, and the second, with achieving full value.

Operationally, the concept begins with the launch. Once in flight, the drone col-lects data that are transferred real-time to a system waiting to turn them into useful in-formation. The system presents information in a format conducive to its use in making decisions that contribute to net return.

The pathways are well-defined. The in-formation could come to us or our machin-ery through maps or variable-rate or other recommendations; it is information that helps us make profitable decisions. Often mentioned are in-season applications of pesticides or nitrogen, or early warning for animal health concerns.

The reality can be somewhat different. Enter the person who must observe the flight and, unless you are in a prime loca-tion for cellular service, the need for manual

data transfer after the drone lands. Camera resolution and data collection capacity are indeed amazing but take a lot of bandwidth to transfer.

Any number of additional things can go wrong or work differently than expected and unless you have an on-call technician or nearby service center, the time required to service the drone or its components, or sort out the data transfer, may exceed the usefulness of the information. Reliability is important.

This statement is amplified because of an alternative data-gathering technology that is growing in timeliness and reliability: satellites. As the number of satellites grac-ing our skies increases, some services are advertising even daily images, reducing the all-important risk associated with less-than-perfect conditions for visual images.

Putting aside operational considerations, let’s consider the value side of the equation: Will the information generate enough value to justify its cost, including that of your time? Will it be used to facilitate manage-ment decisions that improve the efficiency and profitability of your operation?

Answering these questions requires you to ask yourself what information you will use and in what form, to make what deci-sions. In other words, what will you do with the information the technology promises and how will it improve your ability to make decisions? What are these decisions, and how much better are they made with this information?

For example, you once may have asked: Does the emergence rate justify replanting the field? Can I reduce man-hour require-ments associated with my herd? Today, more likely examples are associated with cost-saving variable-rate application based on real-time imagery, heat detection using thermal imagery and the use of imagery to better understand management issues such as water pooling.

The questions are simple to pose but more challenging to answer. When I reflect back on the enthusiasm of the sales professional, what occurs to me is that he is one of many experts available to help you work through these questions for your operation.

Sales professionals may argue that tighter margins require producers to find more operational efficiencies, such as those this technology can help provide, and that evi-dence demonstrates that the technology can do so accurately, quickly and at relatively low cost.

Asking the sales professionals for specific evidence of this for your operation is rea-sonable. Once you understand the potential, a final litmus test I suggest about whether a drone is right for you is whether you will use the information. Do you, for example, use the data from your yield monitor to make recurring decisions regarding input use?

One year ago, my advice on adopting drones to facilitate decision-making in production agriculture bordered on “it depends.” Consideration of the adoption decision has evolved with the technology, but the advice remains the same and is par-ticularly tempered for operators, compared with their crop consultant counterparts.

Work through the value-contribution economics for your operation, and visit with farm or service operators who already have employed drone technology. You may discover some unexpected considerations, such as an inability to recognize the over-head power lines that may cross your fields, redundancies with data collection methods you use, or factors limiting the degree to



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Is sub-Saharan Africa the world’s next breadbasket?

By Haley Apel, IANR MediaWhile there is huge potential for sub-Saharan Africa to in-

crease agricultural productivity, the odds that the region will become the world’s next breadbasket are low, according to a new study from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL).

Breadbaskets are regions that produce a large and stable surplus of one or more major food crops that not only meet local demand, but substantially contribute to the food sup-ply in other regions. By this definition, there are only a few major breadbaskets in the world. The only rain-fed corn and soybean breadbaskets are the U.S. Corn Belt, Brazilian Cerrados and Argentinean Pampas.

“Even though there are not very many breadbaskets, they are critically important because they account for a major part of global food production,” said Patricio Grassini, assistant professor of agronomy and horticulture at Nebraska and a co-author of the study.

Current yields in sub-Saharan Africa are well below what could be achieved given the region’s farmable land and an-nual rainfall. The area receives more rainfall per year than other breadbaskets around the world. Given these factors, there is a persistent narrative that sub-Saharan Africa has the potential to become a grain breadbasket if production is intensified.

However, the study noted that a lack of data on soil depths that will support root growth has limited rigorous evaluations of how well sub-Saharan soils can support high, stable yields. According to Grassini, this is a critical parameter because deeper soils can buffer against rain-free periods. Current soil-depth data lacks adequate underpinning data, Grassini said.

Soils in the U.S. Corn Belt are deep and young, laid down during the past 20,000 years, whereas sub-Saharan soils are weathered and much older, dating back at least 540 million years. In the U.S. Corn Belt, the soils are deeper than 1.5 meters.

For this study, researchers used data provided by the Global Yield Gap and Water Productivity Atlas for 105 locations in major corn-producing countries in the region. Researchers explored a number of different soil-depth sce-narios – from 0.5 to 1.5 meters – to determine production potential for sub-Saharan Africa.

Soils in the U.S. Corn Belt, such as this soil in Iowa, are deep and young, laid down during the past 20,000 years. Sub-Saharan soils are weathered and much older, dating back at least 540 million years.

“We found that for the region to meet its own demand and have a small surplus of (corn), they need to have the same soil depth as soils in the U.S. Corn Belt, and that is very unlikely,” said Nicolas Guilpart, a former postdoctoral researcher at Nebraska and a co-author of the study. Guilpart is now an associate professor at AgroParisTech in France.

Co-author Kenneth Cassman, emeritus professor at Ne-braska and fellow of the Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute, said rapidly increasing demand could also limit sub-Saharan Africa’s breadbasket potential.

“By 2050, the population of sub-Saharan Africa is ex-pected to more than double,” he said. “This means that even if agricultural production intensifies, it will likely not be able to produce a surplus of food to be exported to global markets.”

The results of the study were published in the latest issue of Environmental Research Letters (http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/aa9003).

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By Julie Garden-Robinson, Food and Nutrition Specialist, NDSU Extension Service

“What do you think?” my husband asked as I took a taste of the piping hot casserole.

“It’s kind of bland. It needs more pepper,” I said a little too quickly.

I noticed his expression resembled that of a sad puppy. I had criticized the entree he made.

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more pepper on top of the turkey tetrazzini casserole made with our Thanksgiving leftovers.

“Yes, that’s better,” he noted after adding more pepper to his own portion.

Let’s take a step back in time. When we were married in 1993, I introduced him to the northwestern Minnesota cuisine of the Norwegian-American variety from my childhood. In those early years, he sampled tater tot hot dish, rice hot dish, scalloped potatoes and other comforting one-dish meals. Yes, they were quite “bland” in color and flavor, compared with other cuisine.

He wasn’t particularly impressed with those early meals. He wouldn’t say anything, but he would go to the fridge during dinner. He’d return with the hot pepper sauce and drip it over most casseroles.

People of German ancestry must like more spice, I thought to myself back then. I guess I have converted my husband’s palate through these almost 25 years.

As we prepared food for our growing family, we always have been careful about tossing food. Our parents grew up during lean times in the U.S. and they passed along their frugal habits, which is a good thing. We use our leftovers in a variety of ways.

Unfortunately, leftovers often have a bad reputation. They may get forgotten in the back of your refrigerator and later thrown out. Instead of letting them go to waste, you can turn extra food items into planned-overs.

For example, during the holiday season, you might have roast turkey or chicken. Shred the planned-over roasted poultry, add some mayonnaise, chopped celery and spices and use it to make sandwiches. Or add some salsa and use it for chicken tacos. Simmer it with barbecue sauce and make sandwiches. Make some chicken-vegetable soup or a pot pie.

If you make spaghetti sauce with meat, use the remaining sauce to make lasagna or homemade pizza, or freeze it for a quick dinner later.

If you cook a beef roast, use the planned-over meat to make soup, stew or stir-fry. Shred it, add some barbecue sauce and serve it on buns.

If you decide to cook large quantities, be aware that perishable food can become a food safety issue if it is not cooled promptly. Most foods, including meat, casseroles, rice, beans, baked potatoes, cooked vegetables, and cut-up fruit and vegetables, are perishable. Perishable foods should spend no more than two hours at room temperature. Use refrigerated planned-over foods within a few days.

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Seed Swap DayDate celebrated: January 27thAll budding gardeners out there,

who enjoy growing new plants, will enjoy Seed Swap Day. Although people have been swap-ping seeds since time began, nowadays people usually buy seeds and thee old skill of swapping seeds is disappearing from our culture. The first official seed swap day was held on 26th January 2006, in Washington DC, and is now a na-tional ‘day’. It’s a day where gardeners can come together and swap the seeds from their best plants, which is great for improving the biodiversity, in the local area.

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Here’s the turkey casserole. It’s creamy and comforting. You can adjust the amount of pepper to your taste and the amount of salt to suit any sodium restrictions.

Turkey Tetrazzini1 (8-ounce) package thin spaghetti, cooked as directed1 Tbsp. butter1/2 c. finely chopped onion1/2 c. finely chopped celery3/4 c. carrots (matchstick size)1 c. sliced mushrooms (optional)1/2 tsp. ground pepper (or more to taste)1/2 tsp. salt1/2 c. flour1/2 c. white wine (or sherry)4 c. chicken broth, reduced sodium4 ounces light cream cheese (low fat)1 c. Parmesan cheese (divided to use 1/2 cup first)3/4 c. frozen peas2 c. turkey meat, cooked and shredded (or chicken)1/2 c. dry breadcrumbs (for topping with Parmesan cheese)Preheat oven to 350 F. Cook pasta as directed on package,

drain and set aside. Melt butter in a sauté pan. Add onion, celery, carrots, mushrooms if desired, pepper and salt. Sauté until vegetables are tender. Add flour and stir until vegetables are coated. Add wine and stir quickly until flour is absorbed. Gradually add broth, stirring constantly. Bring to a boil, re-duce heat and simmer five minutes. Add cream cheese and 1 c. Parmesan cheese; stir until cream cheese melts. Add the peas, turkey and cooked pasta. Stir until blended. Coat a casserole with nonstick spray and transfer mixture to the cas-serole. Combine breadcrumbs with 1/2 c. Parmesan cheese. Sprinkle mixture evenly over the top of the casserole. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes until lightly browned. Let rest for 10 to 15 minutes before serving.

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John Deere 9860 2200 hours ..................................................................................... $80,000John Deere 9760 2400 hours ..................................................................................... $75,000

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TRUCKS2005 Kenworth W900 Cummins, 13 speed, new tires ............................................... $30,0002003 Freightliner M2106 300 hp, automatic, air ride, trailer puller ............................ $20,0002004 Peterbilt 378 Cat C15, 13 speed ....................................................................... $25,0002003 Mack CH600 460 hours, 13 speed..................................................................... $20,0001994 Kenworth W900 Cat, 18 speed, day cab........................................................... $22,0001989 Freightliner Cummins, 13 speed, lift axle, long frame....................................... $16,000

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slip differentials, very nice condition, has been meticulously maintained and stored inside, original paint, serviced and job site ready. Located in Spearfish, SD. ............... $93,500

2008 Bobcat T300 4400 hours, enclosed cab, heat and air conditioning, 84” bucket with bolt-on cutting edge, hydraulic coupler, auxiliary electrics, Hi-Flow auxiliary hydraulics, switch-

able pilot controls, bucket float, ride control, new tracks, undercarriage is in excellent condition, has been through the shop, serviced and job site ready. Located in Victor, MT. ......................................................................... $29,500

2013 Bobcat S570 268 hours, enclosed cab, heat and air conditioning, 2-speed travel, switchable H-pattern or hand/foot con-trols, hydraulic coupler, aux-iliary electrics, 72” bucket, 1950 lb. operating load, 3900 lb. tip load, like new condition, recent service.

Located in Spearfish, SD. ...................................... $36,5002014 Cat 236D 1785 hours, enclosed cab with heat and air conditioning, air ride and heated cloth seat, ride control, hydraulic coupler, 2-speed travel, new tires, 72” bucket with new bolt on cutting edge, recent service, very nice condition. Located in Spearfish, SD.....$36,500

2003 John Deere 650H XLT 4053 hours, 6-way PAT blade, 3 shank ripper, en-closed cab with heat and air conditioning, radio, 90 hp, 20,000 lb. operating weight, hydrostatic drive, has been

extremely well maintained, is in immaculate condition, has been through the shop, all repairs done, just serviced, 100% complete new undercarriage. Located in Spearfish, SD.......................................................................... $67,500

1998 John Deere 410E 7840 hours, enclosed cab with heat and air condition-ing, 4x4, Extend-A-Hoe, front hydraulic coupler, rear mechanical coupler, 30” dig bucket, loader bucket, pallet

forks, rear auxiliary hydraulics, good serviceable machine, serviced and job site ready. Located in Spearfish, SD. ...... ............................................................................... $28,900

2000 Samsung SL 120-2 7300 hours, enclosed cab with heat and air condition-ing, 2.5 CY bucket, Power-shift transmission, 126 hp, Cummins engine, 23,000 lb.

operating weight, auxiliary hydraulics, very nice condition, has been through the shop, all repairs have been done, just serviced. Can add a Grab Tech grapple for $7400. Located in Spearfish, SD..................................................... $39,500

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Nebraska Extension presents awards at fall conference

By University of Nebraska-Lincoln IANR NewsFrom border to border, Nebraska Exten-

sion is making an incredible impact on the success of Nebraska’s youth, families, farms, ranches communities and economy. These efforts would not be possible without the dedication of extension’s faculty and staff.

Several innovative professionals from Nebraska Extension were honored with awards during extension’s fall conference November 28-30 in Kearney, Nebraska.

Awards presented and recipients were:• CHESTER I. WALTERS EXTRA

MILE AWARD: The Chester I. Walters Extra Mile Award is intended to recognize staff members who show evidence of going beyond the call of duty in carrying out the responsibilities of their particular assign-ment.

- Jean Ann Fischer, director of the Nutri-tion Education Program and interim human sciences program leader

- Jessica Groskopf, associate extension educator, Panhandle Research and Exten-sion Center

• INNOVATIVE EXTENSION SPE-CIALIST AWARD: The Innovative Exten-sion Specialist Award provides recognition of outstanding contributions by an extension specialist in the program area(s) relative to his/her assignment.

- Cheryl Burhart-Kriesel, extension pro-fessor, Panhandle Research and Extension Center

• INNOVATIVE EXTENSION EDUCA-TOR AWARD: The Innovative Extension Educator Award recognizes innovative programming by an extension educator.

- Megan Burda, assistant extension edu-cator, York/Polk counties

- Connie Hancock, extension educator, Panhandle Research and Extension Center

- Laura Thompson, extension educator, Eastern Nebraska Research and Extension

• INNOVATIVE EXTENSION MANA-GERIAL/PROFESSIONAL AWARD: The Innovative Extension/Managerial Profes-sional Award recognizes imaginative and sustained leadership by an extension mana-gerial/professional in carrying out extension programs.

- Rebecca Vogt, survey research manager, Department of Agricultural Economics

- Brenda Sale, extension associate, Da-kota County Extension

- Terri Lemmon, 4-H extension assistant, Dawes County Extension

• INNOVATIVE EXTENSION NEW EMPLOYEE AWARD: The Innovative Ex-tension New Employee Award recognizes extension workers in their first three years of service who have exhibited an innova-tive program that reaches new audiences in new ways.

- Mitchell Stephenson, range and forage management specialist, Panhandle Research and Extension Center

- Holly Hatton-Bowers, early childhood education specialist, Department of Child, Youth and Family Studies

- Justin McMechan, crop protection and cropping systems specialist, Eastern Ne-braska Research and Extension

• INNOVATION IN TEAM PROGRAM-MING AWARD: The Innovation in Team Programming Award recognizes the im-portance of interdisciplinary team efforts in achieving the goals of Nebraska Extension.

- Solar Eclipse Team: Elizabeth Jan-ning, 4-H science and agriculture in action educator; Brandy VanDeWalle, extension educator, Filmore County Extension; Amy Timmerman, extension educator, Holt

County Extension; Jackie Steffen, exten-sion educator, Cedar County Extension; and Katie Karr, education assistant, Hastings Museum.

The Nebraska Cooperative Extension Association also presented awards at the fall conference. Awards presented and re-cipients were:

• OUTSTANDING MENTOR AWARD: The Outstanding Mentor Award is for exten-sion educators, specialists and assistants/associates who have mentored in a formal or informal capacity another member of extension.

- Jill Goedeken, extension educator, Platte County Extension

• OUTSTANDING PROGRAMMING AWARD FOR TEAM: The Outstanding Programming Award for Team is for NCEA members who have developed outstanding programming within the past five years to address educational needs of Nebraskans.

- Solar Eclipse Team: Elizabeth Jan-ning, 4-H science and agriculture in action educator; Brandy VanDeWalle, extension educator, Filmore County Extension; Amy Timmerman, extension educator, Holt County Extension; Jackie Steffen, exten-sion educator, Cedar County Extension; and Katie Karr, education assistant, Hastings Museum.

• OUTSTANDING PROGRAMMING AWARD FOR INDIVIDUAL: The Out-standing Programming Award for Individual is for NCEA members who have developed outstanding programming within the past five years to address educational needs of Nebraskans.

- Megan Burda, assistant extension edu-cator, York/Polk counties

• OUTSTANDING PARTNER IN EDUCATION AWARD: The Outstanding Partner in Education Award is for external partners who have excelled to provide ex-tension educational programming in part-nership with NCEA members in their local or statewide programming.

- Nebraska Association of County Of-ficials

• EPSILON SIGMA PHI CAREER LEADERSHIP AWARDS: ESP Career Leadership Awards are presented to deserv-ing extension professionals who exemplify personal integrity, teamwork, program lead-ership and work/life balance. Three awards are based on total years of service in exten-sion work, including service in other state systems.

- Early Career Leadership Award (under 10 years of service): Erin Laborie, extension educator, Furnas County Extension

- Mid-Career Leadership Award (11-20 years of service): Natalie Sehi, NEP pro-gram coordinator, Department of Nutrition and Health Sciences

Established Career Leadership Award (20 or more years of service): Jan Hygnstrom, extension project manager, Pesticide Safety Education Program; and Jenny Nixon, com-munity vitality extension educator, Sioux County Extension

To learn more about Nebraska Extension, visit https://extension.unl.edu/.

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Ground speed affects desiccant application to alfalfa seed plants

By University of Wyoming ExtensionThe ground speed of a sprayer affects the coverage and

volume of desiccants applied to alfalfa seed plants regard-less of nozzle type, according to a new bulletin from the University of Wyoming (UW) Extension.

The information is detailed in “Impacts of Sprayer Speed on Herbicide Coverage in Desiccation of Alfalfa for Seed,” B-1312.

Timely and uniform desiccation of alfalfa seed plants is essential, said Jeremiah Vardiman, UW Extension educator based in Park County and one of the bulletin authors.

Many factors can affect uniform desiccation, including crop canopy, weather conditions, equipment and the active ingredient in a herbicide.

“Since alfalfa grown for seed typically uses contact her-bicides for desiccation and the alfalfa plant canopy effects spray coverage, optimizing as much spray coverage as pos-sible is vital to ensure a proper burn down of plants for seed harvest,” said Vardiman.

The bulletin is available for free download by going to uwyo.edu/uwe and clicking on the Find a Publication link and type the title or publication number in the search field. The publication is available in PDF, HTML or ePub formats.

For more information, contact Vardiman at 307-754-8836 or at [email protected].

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Assistance to protect privately-owned landsThe U.S. Department of Agriculture

(USDA) encourages people and groups wanting to protect critical wetlands, agri-cultural lands and grasslands to consider enrolling their property into conservation easements. This year, USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) plans to invest $250 million in technical and financial assistance to help private land-owners, tribes, land trusts and other groups protect these valuable lands.

The Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP) focuses on restoring and protecting wetlands as well as conserving productive agricultural lands and grass-lands. Landowners are compensated for enrolling their land in easements.

“Protecting these lands preserves Amer-ica’s heritage, natural resources and open space,” NRCS Acting Chief Leonard Jordan said. “Easements are also important tools for people who are trying to improve the management of their land.”

The 2014 Farm Bill created ACEP, merg-ing together several easement programs into one. Last year alone, the program has protected nearly 300,000 acres through easements.

Wetland Reserve EasementsThrough ACEP wetland reserve ease-

ments, NRCS helps landowners and tribes restore and protect wetland ecosystems. Wetlands are one of nature’s most produc-tive ecosystems providing many ecological, societal and economic benefits.

“Seventy-five percent of the nation’s wetlands are situated on private and tribal lands,” Jordan said. “Wetlands provide many benefits, including critical habitat for a wide array of wildlife species. They also store floodwaters, clean and recharge groundwater, sequester carbon, trap sedi-ment, and filter pollutants for clean water.”

Wetland conservation easements are either permanent or for 30 years. Eligible lands include farmed or converted wetlands that can successfully be restored, croplands or grasslands subject to flooding, and ripar-ian areas that link protected wetland areas. As part of the easement, NRCS and the landowner work together to develop a plan for the restoration and maintenance of the wetland.

Agricultural Land EasementsThrough ACEP agricultural land ease-

ments, NRCS provides funds to conserva-tion partners to purchase conservation easements on private working lands. This program helps keep working lands working, especially in areas experiencing develop-ment pressure.

Partners include state or local agencies, non-profits and tribes. Landowners con-tinue to own their property but voluntarily enter into a legal agreement with a co-operating entity to purchase an easement. The cooperat-ing entity applies for match-ing funds from NRCS for the purchase of an easement from the landowner, perma-nently protecting its agricul-tural use and conservation values. Landowners do not apply directly to NRCS for funding under this program.

Easements are perma-nent. Eligible lands include privately owned cropland, rangeland, grassland, pas-tureland and forestlands.

More InformationLandowners and tribes

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2001 Flexi-Coil 5000 - 45-ft., 12” Sp Paired Row Openers, D-Shoot, Rubber Packers, Local Farmer Trader, Clean, TBT ...................................... $27,500

2003 John Deere 1820 & 1910 Tow Behind Cart - 45 Ft, 10” Sp, Paired Row Opener, Single Shoot, Well Maintained, With 1910 Tow Behind 270 Bu Cart ........................................................................$59,500

John Deere 9400 - Super Clean Set - (4) 10 Foot, 12” Spacing, w/Fertilizer, Eagle Beak Points, Hitch & Transport, Extra Clean ........................ $23,500

Morris Maxim II 40-ft. 10” spacing, SS, 23” steel packers, with 7240 240 bushel tow between tank, Goodyear 23.1/26 tires, clean ........................... $30,000

2010 New Holland P2070 & New Holand P1060 Cart - 50 Ft, 10” Paralink Drill, 430 Bushel, 3 Tanks, Extra Clean ................................................... $89,500

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1997 New Holland 9682 - 6760 Hrs, Standard, 710/38 Duals 75%, Full Weight Package, Runs & Shifts Good ................................ $59,500

1985 Steiger Panther CM360 Series IV 9981 Hours, Std, Goodrich 650/75R32 85%, 4 Remotes, Air Drill Hydraulics ................ $39,500

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2009 International Prostar Cummins ISX, 435 hp, 13 speed, enginebrake, air ride..................................$29,000

2007 Freightliner Columbia MBE4000 450 hp, 10 speed Ultrashift, engine brake, low miles ..................$25,000

2005 Kenworth T600 462,000 miles, Cat C-15, 475 hp, 10 speed, engine brake, long wheel-base, day cab ready for a pusher or a box, new tires. .............................$34,500

2003 Peterbilt 378 dump truck, Cat C-15 6NZ with only 323,500 miles! 8LL, lockers, 15-ft. box, Hi-lift end gate ...............................................$57,500

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By Sean Brotherson, Ph.D., Family Science Specialist, NDSU Extension Service

Farming/ranching has long been one of the more stressful and dangerous occupations, but also has its share of rewards and satisfactions. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health has examined multiple occupations and found those working in agriculture often deal with stress-related conditions. These may include sleep difficulties, heart and artery disease, high blood pressure, ulcers, and depres-sion or anxiety. What are some reasons for the stresses you may feel in farming/ranching?

Safety Concerns• Farming/ranching can be dangerous. According to the

National Safety Council, agriculture is one of the two most hazardous occupations.

• In 2014, 24.9 accidental deaths occurred per 100,000 agricultural workers, compared with a national average of 3.3 deaths per 100,000 workers for all industries.

Lack of Health Insurance• Each year, one of every eight farm families experiences

an accident requiring medical attention.• Farmers and ranchers are the most underinsured group

of workers around, especially for health and disability in-surance.

Changes in Agriculture• Farming/ranching has changed rapidly from being

largely a physical occupation to one that requires more and more mental input.

• Farmers/ranchers often have intense management responsibilities with money, employees, partnerships and business decisions.

• Farmers/ranchers face continual pressures with techno-logical advances in machinery, as well as production and management advances in livestock and crops.

Common Farming and Family Stresses• Common farming stresses include machinery break-

downs, the death of a valuable animal, uncontrollable weath-er, variable crop yields and fluctuating commodity prices.

• Common family stresses include economic difficulties, turmoil in the world, loss of a family member or divorce.

What is Stress?In the engineering field, stress means the capacity to

withstand strain. When applied to people, stress is more complex. Everyone takes in energy (strength) from the sun, air and food. When people remain relaxed and balanced as they go about their daily tasks, this energy flows in and out of their bodies in a healthy, harmonious way. But when they feel anxiety and their muscles tie up in knots, their breath-ing tightens, and their stomachs, shoulders or necks become tense? This is the experience of stress — energy in a blocked or chaotic state.

When you put your body in passing gear to work as fast as possible to bale that hay before the storm comes, you experi-ence stress. You feel the effects of powerful hormones being released into the body. Your blood pressure rises, your heart rate quickens, and your breathing and blood flow accelerate.

If you adjust to the stressful event, you move on into the relaxation response in which blood pressure goes down to a normal, healthy rate. While occasional operation in pass-ing gear in an emergency situation does little, if any, harm, keeping yourself under heavy strain for lengthy periods of time or experiencing too many stressful events at one time is dangerous. Just like a boiler that bursts under too much pressure, your body breaks down and your health suffers.

You always have two choices: the stress response or the reaction response. If, at the first warning signs of stress, you take a moment to relax and breathe deeply, you will find that you have more energy, can concentrate better and actually can get more done in less time.

Understanding Stress SymptomsMany people learn to screen out unpleasant circumstances

and related stresses. Much of the time, people do not know they are feeling stress or do not give much attention to what is going on in their bodies and in their relationships with others.

For example, they deny their problems. One farmer in-sisted, “Everything is fine, just fine.” The truth is, his net income had dropped 20 percent that year and 15 percent the year before. He was denying reality.

Sometimes we blame others. One farmer who was feeling totally helpless because of an upcoming loan payment blew up at his wife for suggesting they take a vacation: “There you go again talking about ways to waste money.” At other times, people try to escape reality through eating binges, spending sprees, or using alcohol and other drugs.



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CONTINUED FROM PAGE C22Such avoidance efforts are attempts to screen out any

unpleasant, uncomfortable stress alarms. But early warning signs are like a flashing red light on the dashboard of your car when the engine is overheating. If you ignore it long enough, the engine will malfunction. Rising blood pressure, rapidly beating heart, clenched teeth, aching neck and shoulders, sweating hands and feet, churning stomach, dropping sexual interest — these are all red lights flashing on your body’s dashboard and warning you that trouble could lie ahead.

If you ignore your body’s physical signals of stress and strain too long, you invite real problems: hypertension, declining health, accident proneness, depression or other mental health issues, or heart disease.

A Stress Symptom ChecklistRecognizing early warning signals of stress in your body,

your actions, your emotional life and your relationships with others is important.

Physical Symptoms• Head aching• Back or neck muscles tense, aching• Stomach upset or distressed• Breathing short or labored• Low energy• Body fatigue, tirednessBehavioral Symptoms• Difficulties with sleep• Inability to relax, concentrate• Getting angry easily• Trouble making decisions• Increased use of alcohol or other drugs• Difficulty being flexibleEmotional Symptoms• Irritable about little things• Sense of frustration, anger• Impatient, restless• Feeling discouraged, hopeless• Withdrawal, isolation• Anxiety, panic feelingsRelationship Symptoms• Communication difficulties• Conflict with family members• Lack of satisfaction• Verbal or physical outbreaks• Strained interactions• Avoiding others

Noxious weed - CatsearBy PennState Extension

Catsear (Hypochaeris radicata or Hypochoeris radicata), also known as flatweed, cat’s ear or false dandelion, is a perennial, low-lying herb often found in lawn.

The plant is native to Europe, but has also been introduced to the Americas, Japan, Australia and New Zealand. The plant is also known as false dandelion, as it is commonly mistaken for true dandelions. Both plants carry similar flowers which form windborne seeds. However, catsear flowering stems are forked and solid, whereas dandelions possess unforked stems that are hollow. Both plants have a rosette of leaves and a central taproot. The leaves of dandelions are jagged in appearance, whereas those of catsear are more lobe-shaped and hairy. Both plants have similar uses.

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Reduce wind erosion for long term productivity

By Jodi DeJong-Hughes, UMN Extension, David Franzen and Abbey Wick, NDSU Extension Why Worry About Wind Erosion? Soil is a non-renewable resource and cannot be built

within our lifetime. When it’s gone, it’s gone. One hundred percent of our global food needs are farmed on only 11% of the world’s land -- making soil protection crucial. While erosion is a natural process, cultivation of the prairie and the dominance of annual crops have significantly sped up soil loss.

Some estimate that as much as 19 inches of topsoil has been eroded from agricultural fields! This severely dimin-ishes your soil productivity. In Minnesota, the average wind erosion rate is 5.2 tons of soil loss per acre per year (Figure 1). North Dakota is slightly lower at 4.7 tons and South Dakota is at 2.4 tons. While these levels have decreased in the past three decades, wind erosion is still occurring at detrimental rates. The most severe areas of erosion are well above the general estimates of 5 tons per acre per year.

To put it into context, 5 tons of soil across an acre of land is equal to the thickness of a dime. While the loss of a dime’s thickness is scarcely noticeable over one year, it adds up over 5, 10, or 15 years.

Why aren’t growers and landowners more alarmed about continual soil loss?

Each year that there is topsoil loss, tillage masks the ef-fects by mixing in subsoil. There are no ‘untreated checks’, so the resulting ‘top soil’ still looks dark. But it is not as dark as the year before.

Vulnerable Areas for Wind Erosion Certain areas of the US are predisposed to wind erosion.

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1. – wind is able to pick up speed and intensity along flat landscapes. Western Minnesota and the eastern half of the Dakotas are very level, with little change in topography, and few trees over a wide region.

2. – tillage increases and accelerates the breaking apart of soil aggregates into individual soil particles. Individual soil particles are lighter and more easily transported by wind than those that are aggregated.

3. – provide a physical barrier on the soil surface to protect against wind erosion. The more cover, the better the protection. Standing residue is more effective at slow-ing the wind than chopped residue. In 2007, one third of Minnesota cropland was aggressively tilled leaving 85% of the soil predisposed to erosion.

4. – short season or rowed crops offer little soil protection until the crop has canopied. After fall tillage, a majority of the eastern North Dakota and western Minnesota fields are left unprotected for 6-9 months of the year. A perennial crop offers a dense mat and increased residue cover to protect the soil. In row-crop systems, inclusion of a cover crop in rotation offers a longer period of soil protection and offers other benefits.

5. – carbonates are natural in many of the soils in western Minnesota and in the Red River Valley. Carbonate minerals separate particles from each other, making the soils particu-larly vulnerable to wind erosion.

The heavier components of the soil, sand and silt, are moved to a lesser degree and are deposited shorted distances from the source. You’ll see them accumulated in the ditch, along fence rows or anywhere the wind slows down. How-ever, you will see little clay in the ditch because most of it is suspended in the air and transported greater distances. Clay is the dominant soil texture in the Red River Valley.

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surface. The loss of topsoil leads to less healthy and less fertile soil, resulting in lower yields and more commercial fertilizer needed to make up the loss. How much fertility is lost with wind erosion? To understand how much soil was being deposited in ditches, soil samples were collected in six field ditches across western Minnesota. Analysis shows a range in accumulation of 2.6 to 32.6 tons of soil in one acre of ditch (Table 1). The average nutrient content of the soil was 55 lbs of total nitrogen (TN), 13 lbs of total phosphorus (TP) and almost 37 lbs of total potassium (TK). At 2014 fertilizer rates, that is a loss of almost $55.00 into the ditch. This does not take into account the soil and nutrients that were blown further away with the clay, which is often at least ten times more fertile than what ends up in the ditch.


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CONTINUED FROM PAGE C26 Other Effects - When the soil is not protected either by residue or the

crop’s canopy, crops may be sand blasted by blowing soil. This can open up holes in the plant to allow for entry of diseases such as Goss’s Wilt. Blowing soil can also slice through young emerging plants, leading to a replant decision.

Sand blasting of emerging corn plant. – The immediate health hazard is the suspension and

movement of very small particles in the air, which have been linked to increased asthma and other lung ailments in humans. Soil particles that are deposited in surface water contain nitrogen and phosphorus - causing algal blooms in lakes, rivers and bays. When algae die, they decompose and remove oxygen from the water (hypoxia) and cause fish kills.

Ditches filled with eroded topsoil restrict field drainage and can lower crop yields from higher water tables and in-crease soluble salts in fields. Dredging streams to ease this problem is costly and wreaks havoc on aquatic plant and animal communities.

Five Ways to Reduce Wind Erosion Keep your soil covered and reduce the wind speed to pre-

vent wind from removing your valuable topsoil. 1. Reduce the number of tillage passes and intensity. Leaving residue on the soil surface protects the soil from blowing away. You can virtually eliminate erosion on most fields with sufficient residue levels (Figures 8 and 9).

2. Adding a cover crop after a short season crop is an excellent way to protect the soil through the winter and early spring months. Ryegrass is fairly inexpensive, easy to grow and provides excellent coverage from wind and water erosion.

3. Leave residue standing is an effective way to slow down wind speed. Examples are raising the cutting height for small grains and if chopping residue, leave alternating strips of un-chopped stalks.

4. Plant vegetative buffer strips in erosive areas to trap sediment and slow wind speeds.

5. Living windbreaks or shelterbelts are rows of trees and shrubs that effectively slow the wind. When taking out an old windbreak or farm site, plant a new windbreak elsewhere in the field.

There are government programs available to assist with establishment costs and rental payments for these conserva-tion practices.

Summary Soil loss via wind erosion cuts your profits and reduces

productivity by removing a nonrenewable crop production resource. Erosion is very costly in nutrient removal replace-ment terms. Additionally, it reduces the depth of produc-tive soil lowering the water holding capacity. Concepts underlying reducing the impacts of wind erosion include:(1) maintaining residue to protect the soil surface, (2) reduc-ing tillage to improve soil aggregation, (3) keeping cover for longer using cover crops and perennial crops, and (4) replacing shelter belts to reduce wind speeds. If you use practices to control wind erosion, you will inevitably control water erosion as well.

For more information: www.extension.umn.edu/agricul-ture/tillage or www.ndsu.edu/soilhealth

Milk DayDate celebrated: January 11th

It is generally thought that Milk Day was created to celebrate the first time milk was delivered in glass bottles. Prior to this, conditions for milk delivery were fairly unsanitary but the new bottles enabled safe and clean storage.

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Alfalfa blotch leafminer – a pest to watch for in 2018.

By Ruth O’Neill and Kevin Wanner, Montana State University

Damage from alfalfa blotch leafminers, a type of fly, has been identified from an alfalfa forage field in Lewis and Clark County. This appears to be the first report of this spe-cies in Montana.

The producer estimates that this field sustained 15% yield loss over the 2017 growing season, spread out over three cuttings. Several nearby alfalfa fields were also affected. In addition to leaf drop, severe infestation by alfalfa blotch leafminer causes protein loss.

Alfalfa blotch leafminer is a European pest that was ac-cidentally introduced to eastern North America in the late 1960s, and has spread westward through the northern U.S. and the prairie provinces of Canada. There are probably three generations per year - perhaps four - at this latitude.

Alfalfa blotch leafminer has been present in Wisconsin and Minnesota since the late 1990s and Alberta since 2005, and is now common in those areas. After the initial outbreak in Alberta, the population stabilized at a much lower level and is not considered an economic issue in either forage or seed production. The same pattern was observed in Min-nesota. Population stabilization is likely due to the activity of parasitoid wasps.

DAMAGE: The larvae are the damaging stage. The small, yellow maggots feed inside the leaves, creating mines that are C-shaped or question-mark-shaped. Larvae likely hatch in early June in Montana.

The first adults probably emerge in mid- to late-May at our latitude, feed on foliage, and oviposit on the leaves. Adults cause minor foliage damage, making small pinholes in the leaves. This damage is non-economical, but because it is easy to spot it does provide an important target for early spring scouting. The adults themselves are difficult to see. They

are small (~1/12-in), dull-black, hump-backed flies with white knobs (halteres) behind the wings.

SCOUTING: Next spring, scout for adult feeding pin-holes in May - early June. The larval blotch mines will appear a few weeks later.

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K-State 2017 Collegiate Crops Team (l to r): Dr. Kevin Donnelly (coach), Kaylin Fink, Tyler Marr, Keren Duerksen, Trent Frye, Nathan Ryan, Noah Winans, Rebecca Zach, Wes Jennings, Sarah Zerger (asst. coach)

The Kansas State University Crops Team recently captured the title of national champion by winning both the Kansas City American Royal Collegiate Crops Contest on November 14 and the Chicago Collegiate Crops Contest on November 18. K-State teams have now won the collegiate crops contest championship in 15 of the past 19 years.

This was the ninth straight win for K-State in the Chicago contest, surpassing the previous record of eight set by the University of Minnesota from 1969-1976. Iowa State Uni-versity was close behind in second place at both events, and the University of Minnesota-Crookston took third.

Official members of the K-State team were Keren Duerk-sen, Newton, junior in agronomy, Kaylin Fink, Chapman, junior in agronomy, and Nathan Ryan, Louisburg, Missouri, sophomore in agronomy. Alternate contestants were agronomy majors Rebecca Zach, Morrowville, sophomore, Westley Jennings, Salina, sophomore, Tyler Marr, Formosa, senior, Trent Frye, Belleville, senior, and Noah Winans, Tekonsha, Michigan, sophomore.

In both contests, the K-State team took first place in the plant and seed identification phase of the contest and placed second in seed analysis. In grain grading, they were first at Chicago and second at Kansas City.

At Chicago, Keren Duerksen was the first-place individual overall. She won both the plant and seed identification and seed analysis components, and finished fourth in grain grad-ing. Kaylin Fink finished in third place overall, third in both seed analysis and identification, and seventh in grain grading. Nathan Ryan was fifth overall, placing as the high individual in grain grading, sixth in identification, and eighth in seed analysis.

At Kansas City, Nathan Ryan was the top individual overall, where he won the grain grading component with a perfect score. He also was first in identification and fourth in seed analysis. Keren Duerksen was the second-place individual overall, placing second in identification, third in seed analysis, and fourth in grain grading. Kaylin Fink placed fifth overall, third in identification, sixth in seed analysis, and eighth in grain grading.

The team was coached by Kevin Donnelly, K-State pro-fessor of agronomy. Sarah Zerger, agronomy senior from Cheney, was the assistant coach.

In the contests, participants are required to identify 200 different plant or seed samples of crops and weeds; grade eight samples of grain according to Federal Grain Inspection Service standards; and analyze 10 seed samples to determine what contaminants they contain.

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The primary sponsor of the Chicago contest was the CME Group. Additional donors in Chicago included the Crop Sci-ence Society of America, Growmark Cooperative, and the Society of Commercial Seed Technologists.

For its performance, K-State received a team scholarship award from contest sponsors at Kansas City, and CME Group provided individual scholarships to the top five students at Chicago.

Locally, sponsors for the K-State Crops Team include the Kansas Crop Improvement Association, K-State’s Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture, and the K-State Student Government Association.

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Pre-harvest sprouting of grain sorghum

By Brent Bean, Sorghum Checkoff Agronomist, Lubbock, Texas

Pre-harvest sprouting of grain occurs in all crops but is po-tentially more of an issue in sorghum because of the exposed nature of the grain. Sprouting becomes an issue when the sor-ghum grain has reached maturity and is exposed to long periods of wet, warm weather. How quickly sprouting will occur is dependent on several factors including the amount and duration of the rainfall, humidity, temperature and wind.

Sprouting occurs following absorption of water through the seed coat that is accompanied with warm temperatures that are sufficient to lead to germination and the emergence of the root radicle. These root radicles are easily observed under close examination of the sorghum head, but following several days of dry weather may become inconspicuous. The grain itself may become discolored, and the inside may take on a chalky texture as the starch and protein begin to break down.

Although differences in hybrids do exist in their ability to resist pre-harvest sprouting, identifying those differences is often difficult because of the variation in maturity that is present in most variety trials. Slight differences in maturity can make a big difference in a hybrid’s ability to avoid sprouting with any given weather event.

In evaluating for pre-harvest sprouting, it is easy to overesti-mate the percentage of grain that has been affected. The entire head should be examined as differences can exist between the top, middle and bottom portions of the head. When evaluating a field for sprouting, look for grain that may have shattered and is on the ground. Even though sprouting may not have occurred, increased shattering has been observed under prolonged wet conditions.

Molds are often associated with sprouted grain. However, mycotoxins are seldom an issue in sorghum, and the incidence of these toxins has not been shown to increase in sprouted sorghum.

The main impact to the grower from pre-harvest sprouting is the potential for lowering of the sorghum grade. Sprouted sorghum falls into the ‘damaged grain’ classification for grading purposes. U.S. No. 2 grade sorghum can have no more than 5 percent damaged kernels. Grain with greater than 15 percent

damaged kernels will fall into the Sample grade classifica-tion leading to the grain price being heavily discounted. Ad-ditionally, sprouted sorghum can have lower test weight.

A good use for sprouted grain sorghum is for ethanol production, where sprouted sorghum has been shown to be a superior feedstock to non-sprouted sorghum. In re-search trials, sprouted sor-ghum had increased ?-amy-lase activity, degraded starch granules and endosperm cell walls; decreased kernel hard-ness, kernel weight, kernel size and particle size; and de-creased pasting temperature and peak and final viscosi-ties. Most importantly, the time required for sprouted sorghum to complete fer-mentation was only about half that of non-sprouted sorghum. In addition, ethanol yield was higher (419 L/ton) than non-sprouted sorghum (409 L/ton) on a 14 percent moisture basis.

A second outlet for market ing sprouted or weathered sorghum is cattle feedyards and the poultry feeding industry. Sprouted grain actually has very little impact on the feeding value of grain sorghum. Numerous poultry and cat-tle trials have shown that feeding value is unaffected in sprouted grain sorghum and in some cases may even be improved.

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NDSU agriculture, Extension faculty and staff honored

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Ken Grafton, vice president for Agricultural Affairs, di-rector of the North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station and dean of the College of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Natural Resources (CAFSNR); David Buchanan, associate dean for academic programs in the CAFSNR; and Chris Boerboom, director of the NDSU Extension Service, pre-sented the awards during the 26th annual Agriculture and Extension Faculty/Staff Awards program. Forty-four people were nominated this year.

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Figure 1: (A-B) Damage symptoms on canola leaf stages; and (C) pods (shriveled); (D) flea beetles actively feeding on stems under warm and dry conditions of Montana.

Canola, Brassica napus L., is an impor-tant oilseed crop worldwide including Mon-tana. The crucifer flea beetle, Phyllotreta cruciferae, (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) and the cabbage seedpod weevil, Ceutorhyn-chus obstrictus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) are reported to be two economically im-portant insect pests of canola in Montana. Cabbage seedpod weevil was first detected in Montana during the 1999 growing season at very low levels in Fergus County, by 2013

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farmers were concerned not only by the high incidence of flea beetle but also cab-bage seedpod weevil on canola and mustard crops. Neonicotinoid seed treatment and post-emergence chemical pesticides (such as bifenthrin, deltamethrin, gamma-cyha-lothrin and lambda-cyhalothrin) are being used routinely by canola growers to control both insect pests. Although, several past studies were performed to determine the ef-fect of N fertilization on pest pressure, there

have not been any studies on the influence of fertil-izers, particularly nitrogen on the incidence of insect pests on canola. Therefore, the studies were conducted to determine the feeding impacts of flea beetle and cabbage seedpod weevil on canola seed yield and qual-ity with respect to N soil fer-tility and commonly applied imidacloprid insecticide as seed treatment.

Replicated field trials were conducted at two lo-cations in Conrad at the Western Triangle Agricul-tural Research Center re-search field area and Sweet-grass (near to the Canadian border), both representing dryland rain fed (i.e., non-irrigated) conditions, in 2017. The treatment struc-ture consisted of four levels of N including: no external application of N, 50, 100 and 150 lbs/ac of N at the time of canola seeding. Each level of N either received in-secticide imidacloprid (Gau-cho 600®) seed treatment or no treatment. At seeding, all plots received 20 pounds of phosphorus, 20 pounds potassium and 20 pounds sulfur per acre. No foliar sprays of any pest control were applied to the research trials. Based on the soil tests performed, residual N level was about 16 lbs/ac at Conrad compared to only 3.5 lbs/ac at the Sweetgrass location. Experimental plots at Conrad were seeded on May 1st and at Sweetgrass location plots were seeded on May 6, 2017 using Hy-Class® 955 cultivar at a rate of 12 seeds per foot, using a four-row plot drill with 12 inch row-row spacing. Recorded weather data from



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Figure 2: (A) cabbage seedpod weevil larvae; (B) nymphs feeding on canola; and (C) exit holes made by larvae as they leaving to pupate in the soil. Photo by M. Dolinski and H. Carcamo, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada.

April-August showed that both locations experienced dry conditions throughout the growing season especially from July to Au-gust when the warm and dry spell prevailed until the crop harvest. Average monthly precipitation at Conrad for the months of June, July and August was 4.9, 0.9, and 0.26 inches, compared to Sweetgrass where the average rainfall during these months was about 5.2, 2.0 and 0.04 inches, respectively.

Each plot was visually rated for the flea beetle feeding injury, four times i.e. cotyledon, four leaf, pre-flowering and pod formation stages of canola. Cabbage seedpod weevil damage assessments were performed on the pods at the pod maturation stage only. Pods were randomly sampled per plot, and damaged or undamaged pods were determined in the lab by visual inspection using seedpod weevil damage characteris-tics (feeding holes) followed by the open-ing of pods with a sharp blade to check the presence of larvae inside the pods.

Study results showed that flea beetle feeding pressure based on crop injury rat-ings was very high throughout the canola growing season at Conrad as compared to the Sweetgrass location. More than 70% injury was recorded at four leaf stage of canola in Conrad while the highest injury ratings were about 11% at four leaf and pre-flowering canola stages at the Sweetgrass location. At Sweetgrass where flea beetle feeding pressure remained low during the entire growing season, injury ratings varied among the N levels at the cotyledon stage but not during the other crop growth stages. On the other hand, insecticide significantly impacted the feeding injury ratings at coty-ledon and pre-flowering stage. Interaction between N levels and insecticide seed treat-ment for flea beetle feeding injury was not significant at both the locations.

Mean seedpod weevil percent infested pods were low at Conrad (range 5-13%) compared to Sweetgrass location where the percent infested pods were high and range 6-26%. However, there was no trend for the N levels for cabbage seedpod weevil percent infested pods and no significant differences

Crucifer flea beetle and cabbage seedpod weevil incidence affected

canola grain yield and quality

were observed among insecticide treated and untreated plots at both the locations.

Yield levels were low at both the loca-tions with average seed yield ranging from about 16-19 bu/ac and from 7-12 bu/ac respectively, at the Conrad and Sweetgrass locations. Although, yield increased slightly with the increase in N level with highest at 100 lbs/ac N level, differences were not significant among the N levels at Conrad location. Similar trend of no significant differences were among the N levels for the grain quality parameters. In contrast insec-ticide averaged over the N levels, canola yield TKW and percent oil content were sig-nificantly higher in insecticide treated than the untreated plots. At Sweetgrass where flea beetle pressure was low, impact of N levels was more pronounced as compared to Conrad location. Significant differences were among the N levels for canola yield, test weight and percent oil content. Yield levels increase with the increase in N ap-plication, with highest mean yield (11.4 bu/ac) at the 150 lbs/ac N rate. Insecticide averaged over the N levels, both yield and percent oil content were significantly higher in the insecticide treated than the untreated plots. However, no significant impact of insecticide was observed on the other grain quality parameters.

Overall, the studies demonstrate that if dry and warm conditions prevail over the canola growing season significant damage can occur even at the later stages of canola development and exhibit considerable dam-age during the pod formation stage thereby impacting the yield and grain quality param-eters. Although, yield was highest at the 100 and 150 pounds of N/ac treatment levels, flea beetle injury pressure likely masked the statistical differences among them. In contrast, when the flea beetle feeding pres-sure was low, impact of N was more pro-nounced on the yield and grain quality. No differences among insecticide treated and untreated plots at both locations for seedpod weevil likely indicate that the effects of seed treatment with insecticide did not last long enough to impact the pod stage.


Curmudgeons DayDate celebrated:

January 29thCurmudgeons

Day is one of those ho l idays mos t people find hard to believe is real. There’s no need to worry, though, because you don’t have to be grumpy to celebrate it.

There are many schools of thought re-garding Curmudgeons Day. Some say it’s a holiday where you’re supposed to stay home all day and do nothing. Others, though, see it as a day when you’re permitted to be as miserable and grouchy as you like. In fact, they consider it a day when grumpiness should be celebrated.

If you’re not feeling too ill-tempered, though, you can still celebrate Curmud-geons Day, and have fun while doing it. Here are a few ideas on how to celebrate this holiday without necessarily being grumpy yourself:• Spread the cheer and make a curmudgeon

you know laugh;• Watch a film featuring curmudgeons,

such as Grumpy Old Men;• Take a few moments to appreciate your

life and why you really shouldn’t be grumpy.Curmudgeons Day is an official holiday,

but if you really can’t seem to get into the right mood to be true to it, you can always have a bit of fun with the family.

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Use the numbers when bull buyingBy Kris Ringwall, Beef Specialist, NDSU Extension Service

The future is now: the bull-buying season.

The future is in the numbers. The future requires knowledge, so study hard.

For me, bull-buying season means bull-buying workshops where I can meet with small groups of producers to look at numbers, the expected progeny differ-ences (EPDs). EPDs have been around a long time, but the utilization of EPDs is still an ongoing process as more produc-ers annually incorporate EPDs into bull selection.

Interestingly, the ex ten t to which EPDs are utilized on indi-vidual operations varies widely. However, no bet-ter selection tool is available that will help a beef operation meet future goals.

Just as with buying equip-ment, the spec sheet informs potential buyers what is underneath the exterior metal, and EPDs inform potential buyers what is under the hide. The tires need to be checked and the feet and legs need to be checked so you purchase the desired specs.

Bulls are the tools of the trade, enabling the cow-calf producer to modify the indus-try. EPDs can guide the process, yet EPDs are complex, so don’t be afraid to seek a better understanding of the numbers.

Bulls and next year’s crop seed have a lot in common as well. Bulls are to beef production what seed is to crop produc-tion. Crop producers engage seed stock growers regarding information on new varieties, which come with an extensive amount of data. When is the last time a crop producer went out and took a picture of a field of grain and decided that would be the variety to grow?

OK, sorry, that was not called for, but some truth is in the statement. Selecting bulls only by visual appearance, just like selecting crop varieties by visual appear-ance, means bypassing the data (informa-tion) that provide the knowledge (power) to effect change within a beef operation. Just like crops, bulls carry individual genes that are sought after and actually determine the value of the bull. The num-bers tell the story, not the view.

All the bull workshops start out with a question: Do you like what you see? If you stand by the fence and look at your calves, do you like what you see? Is the view good? The real question is how to maintain or tweak what is good.

Interestingly, data from the Cow Herd Appraisal Performance Software (CHAPS), through the North Dakota State University Extension Service and North Dakota Beef Cattle Improvement Associa-tion (NDBCIA), suggest that with most performance traits, threshold values seem to exist that commercial beef producers can attain for relative performance within

the herd, including growth, reproduction and livability. Assuming CHAPS produc-ers are similar to other beef producers, they simply need to better understand the numbers to adequately maintain or tweak their current cow-calf enterprise.

Enter the bull. The bulls impact produc-tion and are the tools of the trade to meet the specifications of a demanding consum-er and help the cow-calf producer sustain the cow-calf herd through the selection of replacements. The message for today’s cattle producer: Understanding value and

balance is more important than the perceived, ever-desired in-crease in cattle performance. It’s what’s inside beef that counts.

Historically, we run races, and we believed that biggest is best. What happens when all of the cattle are big? As

the beef cattle industry continues to ma-ture, bull selection shifts from a simpler straight race to a more complex maze. As the race ends, we enter the maze, a maze that will drive bull selection.

The hard work starts now. Future suc-cess will be a balancing act now, weighing inputs and costs against potential addi-tional improvement. Thus, the need for EPDs and bull selection. If puzzled, seek some advice, attend some workshops and ask for help for the questions that do not seem to have answers.

The goal in the bull workshops is con-nectivity, connecting what one sees to the previously purchased bulls. The bulls carry the genes, which make up 50 percent of a calf. The sire of the cow makes up 25 percent of the calf and the sire of the mother of the cow makes up 12.5 percent of the calf. In simple terms, the last three bulls have furnished 87.5 percent of the genes in the most recent calf crop.

The same could be said of the cow side of the pedigree; however, the cow does not have the opportunity to produce copious numbers of calves, so data is more limited. And data - that is, the numbers - are the point of this discussion.

So, begin by finding registration num-bers of recently purchased bulls, look up their current EPD values for the traits of interest and write them down. Once the numbers are written, data are emerging.

An average EPD calculation for the traits of interest will develop a benchmark. The benchmark relates to the calves in the pen. Modification of the benchmark is sire selection.

May you find all your ear tags.For more information, contact your

local NDSU Extension Service agent (https://www.ag.ndsu.edu/extension/directory) or Ringwall at the Dickinson Research Extension Center, 1041 State Ave., Dickinson, ND 58601; 701-456-1103; or [email protected].

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Older horse careBy Ann M. Swinker, PennState Extension

Horse SpecialistHorse owners need to consider different and special care for the

aging horse.Because of advances in nutrition, management and health care,

horses are living longer, more useful lives. It’s not uncommon to find horses and ponies living well into their 20s and 30s. While genetics play a role in determining life span, you too, can have an impact. You may think that turning your old-timer out to pasture is the kindest form of retirement. But horses are individuals. Some enjoy being idle; others prefer to be a part of the action. Whatever you do, don’t ignore the horse. Proper nutrition, care and exercise will help the animal thrive.

Management GuidelinesFollow these guidelines to develop a total management plan for

your older horse:• Observe your horse on a regular basis. Watch for changes in

body condition, behavior and attitude. Address problems, even seemingly minor ones, right away.

• Feed a high-quality diet. Avoid dusty and moldy feeds.• Feed your older horse away from younger, more aggressive

ones so it won’t have to compete for feed.• Feed at more frequent intervals so as not to upset the digestive

system. Two-three times daily is best.• Provide plenty of fresh, clean, tepid water. Excessively cold wa-

ter reduces consumption which can lead to colic and other problems.• Adjust and balance rations to maintain proper body conditions.

A good rule of thumb is to be able to feel the ribs but not see them.• Provide adequate, appropriate exercise to maintain muscle tone,

flexibility and mobility.• Groom your horse frequently to promote circulation and skin

health.• Be aware that older horses are prone to tumors. Look for any

unusual lumps or growths from head to tail as well as beneath the tail (especially on gray horses).

• Schedule routine checkups with your equine veterinarian. Call immediately if you suspect a problem.

• A quick response to ailments, injuries or a decline in fitness can keep your older horse from having a serious or prolonged setback. That means less worry for you and a better quality of life for your old friend.


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December 2017 hog and pig inventoryArizonaArizona inventory of all hogs and pigs

on December 1, 2017 was 160,000 head, up 39 percent from last year. Breeding inven-tory, at 17,000 head, was unchanged from last year. Market hog inventory, at 143,000 head, was up 46 percent from last year.

The December 2016-November 2017 an-nual pig crop, at 292,000 head, was down 12 percent from the previous year. Sows farrowing during this period totaled 31,000 head, down 4,000 head from a year ago. The average pigs saved per litter was 9.42 for the December 2016-November 2017, compared with 9.43 the previous year.

ColoradoColorado inventory of all hogs and pigs

on December 1, 2017 was 750,000 head, down 1 percent from September 1, 2017, but up 12 percent from last year. Breed-ing inventory, at 150,000 head, was down 10,000 head from the previous quarter, but unchanged from last year. Market hog inventory, at 600,000 head, was unchanged from last quarter and up 15 percent from last year.

The September-November 2017 quar-terly pig crop, at 734,000 head, was down 5 percent from 2016. Sows farrowing dur-ing this period totaled 72,000 head, down

2,000 head from a year ago. The average pigs saved per litter was 10.20 for the Sep-tember-November 2017 period, compared with 10.40 last year.

The December 2016-November 2017 annual pig crop, at 3.14 million head, was up 2 percent from the previous year. Sows farrowing during this period totaled 303,000 head, down 1,000 head from a year ago. The average pigs saved per litter was 10.35 for the December 2016-November 2017, com-pared with 10.11 the previous year.

MontanaMontana inventory of all hogs and pigs

on December 1, 2017 was 179,000 head, up 2 percent from last year. Breeding inventory, at 25,000 head, was up 1,000 head from last year. Market hog inventory, at 154,000 head, was up 2 percent from last year.

The December 2016-November 2017 annual pig crop, at 522,000 head, was up 1 percent from the previous year. Sows far-rowing during this period totaled 47,500 head, up 500 head from a year ago. The av-erage pigs saved per litter was 10.99 for the December 2016-November 2017, compared with 10.96 the previous year.

New MexicoNew Mexico inventory of all hogs and

pigs on December 1, 2017 was 1,600 head, down 6 percent from last year. Breeding inventory, at 500 head, was up 100 head from last year. Market hog inventory, at 1,100 head, was down 15 percent from last year.

The December 2016-No-vember 2017 annual pig crop, at 3,100 head, was un-changed from the previous year. Sows farrowing dur-ing this period totaled 400 head, unchanged from a year ago. The average pigs saved per litter was 7.75 for the December 2016-November 2017, compared with 7.75 the previous year.

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Date When Celebrated : Spouses Day is always on January 26th

Spouse’s Day is a time to enjoy and appreciate your bet-ter half. You can use this day as a prelude or warm up to Valentine’s Day perhaps. But, its not as much of a gift giving event. Rather, use it as a time to show your spouse that you care and appreciate all of the things that he/she does for you and for the household. Over the long years of a rela-tionship, its easy to take for granted the many things your spouse does. He/she’s always there. They do so many big and little things as a routine event. So, take today to notice and to say thanks. As for the “enjoyment” part of the day...we will leave that up to you to enjoy your spouse however the two of your desire....


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Insect pathogenic (Insect killing) nematodesfor the management of wireworms

By Ramandeep Kaur Sandhi, Shabeg S. Briar and Gadi V.P. Reddy, MSU Western Triangle Agricultural Research Center, Conrad, Montana

Wireworms are the larval stages of click beetles. They are generalists and cause damage to many cereals, vegetable and other field crops. They are widely distrib-uted throughout the Northern Great Plains (Montana, North and South Dakota and, Minnesota). In the recent past, wireworms

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ers in the early spring when the soil temperature reaches about 10° C. Wireworms are therefore, difficult to man-age because of their hidden behavior.

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Insect pathogenic (Insect killing) nematodesfor the management of wireworms

CONTINUED FROM PAGE C42ment strategies for the wireworms on spring wheat. Briefly, EPN’s are a group of nematodes that can infect and kill the insect and are therefore known as ento-mopathogenic or insect pathogenic nema-todes. They are novel biological control agents that have a broad host range, safer to humans, and have no known nega-tive or toxic effects on the environment. Mainly, the members of two nematode families including and are commonly studied EPNs and are considered effective biological control agents for the manage-

Figure 2: Large number of insect patho-genic nematodes (EPN’s) emerging from its host wireworm larva cadaver.

burst out from the insect cadavers (dead larvae) and start looking for new hosts as shown in figure 1 and 2.

In summer of 2017, a graduate student, Ramandeep Sandhi has conducted labo-ratory bioassays for checking the ability of EPN’s to cause wireworm mortality. The medium sized larvae of 3 species of wireworms; Limonius californicus, Hypnoides bicolor, and Aeolus mellilus were selected in this experiment. These species are predominantly reported to occur and are damaging the spring wheat fields in the Golden triangle areas of Montana. Ten strains of EPN’s namely, S. carpocapsae (A11 and Cxrd strain), S. feltiae SN strain, H. bacteriophora (HP88 and VS strain), S. riobrave (355 and 7-12 strains), H. floridensis (K22 strain), H. georgiana (Kesha), and S. rarum (17 c+e). Different doses (2000, 1000, 500, 250, 100 and 50 Infective Juveniles/ml of water) were used in these tests. The mortality was observed for 30 days at 24 intervals. In case of wireworm, L. californicus, H. floridensis (K22 strain) followed by S. riobrave 355 strain and S. carpocapsae A11 strain showed high mortality as compared to other strains. In case of second pre-dominant wireworms species H. bicolor, higher wireworm mor-tality was obtained in S. carpocapsae A11 strain followed by S. feltiae SN strain, S. rarum 17 c+e, and S. carpocapsae Cxrd strain. In A. mellilus, S. rarum 17 c+e and S. carpocapsae A11 strain showed more mortality followed by S. carpocapsae Cxrd strain. On the basis of these positive results, further research will be carried out whether EPN’s strains with higher doses can cause mortality in less time at high doses. The strains showing promi-nence in the laboratory tests, will be used to evaluate in the greenhouse and field experiments for their field efficacy. Op-timistically, this new technology can be successfully implemented for wireworm management. This strategy is expected to have a significant and positive impact on the Northern Great Plains agriculture and will greatly help the farming community.

ment of harmful insects. The life cycle of EPNs starts with an infec-tive juvenile (Figure 1), that has ability to seek out and infect new hosts. Once the host is found, the infective juveniles pen-etrate into the insect body mainly through natural body openings like mouth, anus, spiracles, and insect cuticle. After enter-ing into an insect, nematodes release a mutualistic bacterium that multiplies in the insect body. These bacteria cause host insect mortality typically within 24-48 hours. There is mutualistic relationship between nematodes and bacteria as nema-todes provide shelter to the bacteria and bacteria provide nutrients to the nema-todes by killing the insects. Inside the insect body itself, nematodes reproduce and go through several generations. When food become scarce, the adults produce new infective juveniles that can adapt to the outside environment. In a week, hun-dreds of thousands of infective juveniles

New N.D. 4-H Ambassadors selectedBy NDSU Extension Service

Eight youth have joined the North Dakota 4-H Am-bassadors team. Pictured are (from left, front row): Eva Lahlum, Mary Goroski and Mara Bornemann; (back row) Victoria Christensen, Brittany Barnhardt, Nora Larson, Alyssa Kemp and Seth Nelson. (NDSU photo)

Eight youth were selected to join the North Dakota 4-H Ambassadors team at a recent selections event.

The new team members, the county where they are enrolled in 4-H and the school they attend are:

• Brittany Barnhardt, Morton, Mandan High School, Mandan

• Mara Bornemann, Morton, New Salem-Almont High School, Center

• Victoria Christensen, Stutsman, Chris-tensen Academy, Courtenay

• Mary Goroski, Richland, Wahpeton High School, Wahpeton

• Alyssa Kemp, Pembina, Cavalier High School, Cavalier

• Eva Lahlum, LaMoure, homeschooled, Marion

• Nora Larson, Adams, Larson Home-school, Lemmon, South Dakota

• Seth Nelson, Walsh, Park River High School, Park River

The North Dakota State 4-H Ambassadors are a group of young adults from across the state who are actively involved in 4-H. They coordinate many activities that involve teach-ing youth and adults about topics such as leadership, team work and citizenship.

They specialize in planning and facilitating 4-H events, such as the annual statewide Ex-tension Youth Conference, workshops, train-ing sessions and regional events. They strive to create events that are fun, educational and skill building, and promote self-improvement. They also are active volunteers for 4-H pro-grams in every North Dakota county.


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Horses may be at risk of colic in cold weather

By Ann M. Swinker, PennState Extension Horse Specialist

When it is very cold, horses will reduce their water con-sumption and be at risk of colic.

Watering Horses in WinterHorses should not be fed excessively cold water, as it may

bring on colic symptoms. Try a heated waterer or consider taking warm buckets out when it’s cold outside. If nothing else, make sure to break the ice on a horse’s water supply in freezing temperatures. In very cold weather, water heaters may be needed to prevent the water from freezing. If you are using a submergible electric water heater to keep the water supply open and free of ice, check to see if it is giving off stray voltage and shocking the horses when trying to drink. Be careful that you do not get shocked. If you use automatic waters be sure the heating element is turned on and that there is no stray voltage.

Water performs many tasks in the body. It makes up most of the blood that carries nutrients to cells and takes waste products away. In addition, water is the body’s built-in cool-ing system; it regulates body heat and acts as a lubricant. A horse drinks about 10 to 12 gallons of water daily depend-ing on the work it is doing. Larger breeds of horses may drink up to 15 to 20 gallons of water a day. Horses that are not drinking enough water will reduce their feed intake and reduce the energy intake.

During the bitter cold weather is when horses need to keep up their energy sources and the worst possible thing that can happen is to have a horse quit drinking water and go off feed. If the horse cannot drink or worse cannot get to water because it is frozen solid, the horse becomes dehydrated. Within 24 hours of water deprivation, a horse can lose about 4% of his body weight. After 48 hours without water, 6.8% of his body weight will be lost, and after 72 hours it’s about 9%. Symptoms of dehydration are dry mucous membranes, sunken eyes, tucked-up appearance, skin that has lost its elasticity, and a slowed capillary refill time and a depressed attitude.

These signs become obvious when the horse has already lost 6% of his body weight or more, by which time dehydra-tion has already begun affecting digestive efficiency. When this happens, the body cannot maintain a constant body temperature and become hypothermic.

But the worst risk caused by lack of water is that the horse’s intestines become impacted and results in colic. In fact, the main reason the incidence of colic increases from December to March is that many horses don’t drink enough water in the winter months.

RMA announces changes to its crop insurance policy

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Risk Management Agency (RMA) announced changes to its crop insurance policies. Major changes for 2018 focus on conser-vation compliance certification and choice of unit structure based on the risk management needs of producers.

“Every producer’s situation is unique. At RMA we want to ensure the policies we provide are flexible enough so that producers are getting the most effective and efficient coverage. Ensuring producers have the right coverage helps to strengthen the farm safety net,” said RMA Acting Admin-istrator Heather Manzano.

To offer producers increased flexibility, RMA has removed the June 1 certification deadline date from the conservation compliance provisions and will instead refer to the premium billing date. This will allow the conservation compliance certification process for crop insurance to be administered more consistently with the way it is administered for other USDA programs. RMA is also increasing the flexibility of its services by allowing a policyholder to select different unit structures by practice for either irrigated or non-irrigated practices. Policyholders may now choose an enterprise unit for one practice and the most appropriate unit structure on the other practice, be it a separate enterprise unit or optional or basic units. These changes reduce the burden placed on producers and makes crop insurance more accessible.

RMA worked closely with its stakeholders to identify the changes, which were published November 24 in the Federal Register.

Learn more about crop insurance and the modern farm safety net at https://www.rma.usda.gov.


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Landmark study of wild wheat ancestorBy K-State Research and Extension News

Kansas State University scientists are part of a breakthrough study in which an international team of researchers has suc-cessfully deciphered all 10 billion letters in the genetic code of a wild ancestor of wheat.

Their work is published in the July 7 issue of Science Magazine (http://science.sciencemag.org/content/357/6346/93).

“The relative of wheat is called wild emmer, which is one of the founding crops of human society,” said Eduard Akhunov, professor of plant pathology and wheat genomics at Kansas State University. “Wild emmer was one of the first crops that was domesticated 10,000 years ago, which was a critical step in moving from hunting and gathering to an agricultural society.”

By knowing the genetic code of wild em-mer, scientists can now compare its DNA to modern varieties to fully understand how wheat has evolved over thousands of years. With that information, they can better un-derstand the genes that provide important traits such as drought and heat tolerance, or resistance to various diseases and pests.

“From a biological and historical view-point, we have created a time tunnel that we can use to examine wheat from before the origins of agriculture,” said Assaf Distefeld, a professor at Tel Aviv (Israel) University, who led the project.

“Our comparison to modern wheat has allowed us to identify the precise genes that allowed domestication of wheat. For example, while the seeds of wild wheat readily fall off the plant and scatter (a process called shattering), a change in two genes meant that in domesticated wheat, the seeds remained attached to the stalk, and it is this trait that enabled humans to harvest wheat.”

Akhunov, whose research team used a technology called “exome capture” to iden-tify the regions of the wild emmer genome important for wheat domestication, said that wild emmer and other wild relatives of wheat have been a useful resource for improving wheat for a long time. Many of those wild relatives carry “beneficial genes that may make plants more resistant to dif-ferent diseases or improve heat or drought tolerance.”

With the work done by the international team of researchers, Akhunov and his K-State colleagues can now more precisely identify gene segments that can help im-prove Kansas varieties.

“The small segments of the wild em-mer chromosomes are being transferred to bread wheat, and these segments can carry some useful genes in there, and they can be used in (K-State) breeding programs,” Akhunov said.

“It is a valuable source for improving end-use quality of wheat, especially grain

composition and the mineral content, and protein content,” he added. “There are a number of genes that are known to improve this trait, and they are coming from wild emmer.”

Kansas State University wheat breeder Allan Fritz already is conducting field trials with wild emmer at the Ashland Bottoms research farm south of Manhattan.

“There’s good evidence that wild emmer contains genes for drought tolerance,” Fritz said. Israeli researchers identified a chro-mosome that’s produced a 10-15 percent increase in yield under drought – without sacrificing yield potential under well-watered conditions.

Fritz added that he and his team have done preliminary screening of accessions of wild emmer and have found resistance to wheat streak mosaic virus, while reports indicate it also contains genes for resistance to fusarium head blight and stripe rust. Wild emmer genes may also provide added value for wheat-based foods.

“The wild emmers can contain in excess of 30 percent protein, so there’s high pro-tein,” Fritz said. “We also know from the research of others that you can find some wild emmer that has twice the antioxidant capacity of domesticated durum.

“We know that these wheats accumulate such things as iron and zinc at a higher level. So we can start to talk about nutrition-ally superior wheat varieties that can come out of this material. We think there’s real value there for consumers as well as help-ing to ensure production in an increasingly variable environment.”

However, even with newer technolo-gies to speed up the process, breeding new wheat lines takes a lot of time. Fritz said it will take at least 15 years before traits from these wild wheats will be available in commercial varieties.

“It’s one of those things where, yeah, it’s a really long-term project, but if you don’t ever start it, you never get to the good stuff at the end,” he said. “You need to get the process started and work through it.”

Even so, Fritz added, “I’m really excited about this. We can do some really good things. I think there’s the opportunity to make much better wheat varieties, increase value in wheat for our producers, and to have a healthier product for consumers.”

The work completed at Kansas State University was funded by the U.S. Depart-ment of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture. The project led by Akhunov uses historic climate data from the regions where the wild wheat ancestors grow and information about their genomic diversity to identify valuable genetic varia-tion for improving wheat production in local environmental conditions.

Montana cherry growers vote to eliminate checkoff program

Montana cherry growers have voted to eliminate the Montana Cherry Research & Market Development Program. The Mon-tana Department of Agriculture (MDA) will now take the necessary steps to eliminate the checkoff program.

“With 75 percent of the cherry growers voting in favor of elimination, the Depart-ment’s directive is clear and we will begin eliminating the program immediately,” said MDA Director Ben Thomas.

After a September 14, 2017 public hear-ing where feedback on both sides of the issue was heard, a ballot referendum was sent by

mail to over 100 Montana cherry growers. MDA received 69 completed ballots, with the final vote tally being 52-17 in favor of elimination. MDA will repeal all rules and administrative policies and procedures as-sociated with the program. Per 80-11-513, MCA, any remaining checkoff funds will now revert to the state’s general fund.

The Montana Department of Agriculture’s mission is to protect producers and consum-ers, and to enhance and develop agriculture and allied industries. For more information on the Montana Department of Agriculture, visit www.agr.mt.gov


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Ward County team takes 1st at Civic U

By NDSU Extension Service

Ward County’s team places first in the Civic U contest for the second year in a row. Pictured are team members (from left) Emily Fannik, Shelsey Brandvold, Wyatt Kersten, Dalaney Ruhland and Ben Scheresky. (NDSU photo)

The Ward County team captured the traveling gavel tro-phy for first place for the second year in Civic U, the North Dakota State University (NDSU) Extension Service’s par-liamentary procedure contest for youth.

Five teams participated in the second annual Civic U at the North Dakota 4-H Camp near Washburn.

The Logan County team placed second and the Oliver County team took third place. The top three teams were awarded rosettes, and the Foster and Renville County teams took home participation ribbons.

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