Volume V, Issue 7 JULY, 2011 PRST STD U.S. POSTAGE PAID OMAHA, NE PERMIT NO. 36 Ethanol credit faces elimination, expiration by Greg Forbes The Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit (VEETC) was created in 2004 as a federal tax incentive for the use of ethanol. At the moment, fuel blenders and mar- keters collect a 45-cent tax credit per gallon of ethanol blended with gasoline sold. Over the past month, some legislators have debat- ed killing the credit now as opposed to letting it expire December 31, reasoning it is currently unnecessary because of high oil prices. Dr. Chad Hart, Biofuels Economist at Iowa State Uni- versity, stated the ethanol industry is “currently okay” without the tax credit. “When oil prices are high like they are now,” Hart said, “the ethanol producers are in a good place. In 2008, when oil prices were at $140 a barrel, ethanol plants were doing great. However, when prices were $40 a barrel, that’s when we started to see plants shut down.” He further explained Senator Charles Grassley want- ed to tie the tax credit to oil prices. If oil prices were high, Hart said, there would be no tax credit. However, if prices were low, a new credit would be installed. Hart stated Grassley’s proposal may be a means to “wean” ethanol retailers off of the credit because the deficit will decrease over time and there would be no need to end the credit immediately. “We’d like support, but only when the industry re- ally needs it,” Hart said. The tax credit has been targeted because of a large national deficit and cuts are being made to any spend- ing the legislature views as unnecessary. He believes the current credit will not be eliminated now but will be allowed to expire without plans for a renewal due to budget pressure. “It’s just not necessary now,” Hart said. “But there could be one in the future. All it takes is low oil prices.” In a statement, Grassley explained legislation of the tax credit was designed to be phased out over a five- year period because of rising oil prices leading to a de- crease in dependence on the credit. On July 7, Senators John Thune and Amy Klobuchar announced a bipartisan agreement that allows a smooth transition to a more sustainable model of in- centives. The Ethanol Reform and Deficit Reduction Act will terminate the current tax credit on July 31. Ending the tax credit before it expired would provide the federal treasury with $2 billion from existing VEETC funds. Two-thirds of the money - $1.3 billion - would help reduce the national deficit and the remaining $668 million towards renewable fuel incentives to help lower gas prices for consumers. Such incentives would include mixed fuel pumps. However, Grassley said he believes at a practical level, the ethanol tax credit will last until the end of the year or slightly sooner if the compromise passes.
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Volume V, Issue 7 JULY, 2011
PRST STDU.S. POSTAGE
PAIDOMAHA, NE
PERMIT NO. 36
Ethanol credit faces elimination, expiration
by Greg ForbesThe Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit (VEETC)
was created in 2004 as a federal tax incentive for theuse of ethanol. At the moment, fuel blenders and mar-keters collect a 45-cent tax credit per gallon of ethanolblended with gasoline sold.
Over the past month, some legislators have debat-ed killing the credit now as opposed to letting it expireDecember 31, reasoning it is currently unnecessarybecause of high oil prices.
Dr. Chad Hart, Biofuels Economist at Iowa State Uni-versity, stated the ethanol industry is “currently okay”without the tax credit.
“When oil prices are high like they are now,” Hartsaid, “the ethanol producers are in a good place. In2008, when oil prices were at $140 a barrel, ethanolplants were doing great. However, when prices were$40 a barrel, that’s when we started to see plants shutdown.”
He further explained Senator Charles Grassley want-
ed to tie the tax credit to oil prices. If oil prices were high, Hart said, there would be no
tax credit. However, if prices were low, a new creditwould be installed.
Hart stated Grassley’s proposal may be a means to“wean” ethanol retailers off of the credit because thedeficit will decrease over time and there would be noneed to end the credit immediately.
“We’d like support, but only when the industry re-ally needs it,” Hart said.
The tax credit has been targeted because of a largenational deficit and cuts are being made to any spend-ing the legislature views as unnecessary.
He believes the current credit will not be eliminatednow but will be allowed to expire without plans for arenewal due to budget pressure.
“It’s just not necessary now,” Hart said. “But there could be one in the future. All it takes is
low oil prices.” In a statement, Grassley explained legislation of the
tax credit was designed to be phased out over a five-year period because of rising oil prices leading to a de-crease in dependence on the credit.
On July 7, Senators John Thune and Amy Klobucharannounced a bipartisan agreement that allows asmooth transition to a more sustainable model of in-centives.
The Ethanol Reform and Deficit Reduction Act willterminate the current tax credit on July 31.
Ending the tax credit before it expired would providethe federal treasury with $2 billion from existingVEETC funds.
Two-thirds of the money - $1.3 billion - would helpreduce the national deficit and the remaining $668million towards renewable fuel incentives to helplower gas prices for consumers. Such incentives wouldinclude mixed fuel pumps.
However, Grassley said he believes at a practicallevel, the ethanol tax credit will last until the end of theyear or slightly sooner if the compromise passes.
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BRAI 2011 include:Monday, July 25, nine miles north ofKimballton, the signs and red FarmersFeed Us flag will lead to a beautiful cattlefarm.
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The owner of a family-op-erated food market andcatering business in subur-ban New Jersey has beennamed the winner of theIowa Food & Family Pro-ject’s “Be Our Guest, Be AFarmer” contest. NancyConturso of Wayne, NewJersey, was one of more than100 contestants from 31states who competed for thechance to win the four-day,three-night trip to Iowa torenew their connection tofood’s origins, experiencefarm life and meet and con-verse with farm families.
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The Contursos will be ac-companied on the trip Au-gust 17 to 20 by two of theirthree children, John, 9, andGrace, 8.
“My daughter had beenasking me in the days lead-ing up to the announcementif we had won,” Nancy says.“Needless to say, we’re allextremely excited to visitIowa and meet the farmerswho provide our food.”
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The “Be Our Guest, Be AFarmer” itinerary also in-cludes tours of John DeereDes Moines Works, REGNewton, Channel’s Circle ofScience near Huxley andLiving History Farms. In ad-dition, the Contursos willenjoy a visit to the IowaState Fair, an evening mealat the Iowa Beef SteakHouse and breakfast at the
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Heat and feedI never in a million
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But, that was one of thetasks assigned to mewhen my husband andson took off for their year-ly camping trip with theBoy Scout troop thismonth.
Before they left, my sonnoticed one of the steerswas mounting the heifer,so the task was left to meto see if she was in heat.
So my time for the nextcouple days was split be-tween the house and thebarn watching the calves.
If I got paid for the job,it wouldn’t have beenenough because it was themost boring thing I’vedone up until now.
Do you know what cat-tle do all day? Nothing.Well, less than nothing.They eat, they drink, theywalk around, and occa-sionally, they lie down and
rest. Really, that’s about it.There was no action goingon at all in the barn.
I even thought I wasmissing something, so Iwent to the Internet andsearched for “heifer heatsigns” and came up witha few dozen websites,from which I gleaned in-formation to aid in myquest to see if the heiferwas in heat or not.
I’ve learned more aboutthe reproductive cycles ofheifers and calves in thelast couple weeks than Ihad in my entire life up tonow.
In the end, I still person-ally have no clue if shewas in heat or not, but Iguess we’ll find out atsome point.
Another one of mytasks while the boys are atcamp is to feed the calvesin the morning.
One morning, I woke toa text from my husbandsaying that a storm rippedthrough their camp in themorning, preventing themfrom having the flag rais-
ing.I immediately went to
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So I flung myself out ofbed, woke up the little kidand ran down to the barnto feed the big kid’s calvesand the little kid’s bottlecalf before the storm hit.
I honestly didn’t knowthat I could move that fast,given that my back wasnot cooperating with meall week.
I guess adrenaline is apowerful drug, because Iwas even able to lift a five-gallon pail of water.
I was finishing up justas the large drops of rainstarted falling on myhead.
My mom and aunt hadcome the week before towatch my oldest son dohis 4-H communicationevents.
Afterward, they cameout to the farm to see thecalves.
Both of them showedcalves when they were in4-H, and like beingaround them.
Mom said she liked thesmell of the barn becauseit reminded her of the funtimes she had at the Web-ster County Fair.
Mom played with thecalves for a while, helping
wash and dry them. Shehelped walk all threearound the yard for prac-tice.
Then my aunt, wantedto know what was in thefeed we were giving to thecalves, and proceeded totaste it while mom wasstill working with thecalves.
After being more than alittle grossed out (remem-ber I am a city girl ) Iwarned her that if shetasted it one more time Iwas going to include theentire episode in my nextcolumn.
She looked at me, andtasted another piece shethought was the mo-lasses.
I don’t care if you callme a city girl, but I’m stillgoing with my initial as-sessment of ... yuck!
I am always happywhen my boys get backfrom camp, mostly be-cause I am no longer re-sponsible for keepingtrack of the cattle at thefarm.
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He also coordinates activities and projects betweenthe seed industry and extension field staff.
The industry and extension share research data, con-duct cooperative research and do cooperative trainingand educational activities, he explained.
Lawrence urged producers to contact the agronomistwith whom they are familiar and have a good workingrelationship, regardless if their “territory” has changed
according to the map.For those unsure of which individual to contact, he
suggested to start by calling the local county extensionoffice. Staff at each office can put farmers in touch withthe specialist assigned to serve a particular geograph-ic area.
Lawrence commented that the new map’s lines“aren’t as nice and neat as county” borders.
This is primarily due to the fact that the organizationwants to maintain the relationships and support thespecialties each agronomist developed in their area, heelaborated.
New field agronomists locations in Iowa
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Sunco is introducing a new row clean-er. The Sunco Saber Tooth row cleanerwas introduced in 1995, and featuredseveral unique features separating themfrom other cleaners on the market.A swept back tooth design was aSunco original, referred to asSaber Tooth or Tiger Tooth,proved to be superior overspiked teeth by moving trashand residue and releasing itwithout it being carried over orcaught in the teeth. A secondunique feature to go along withthe new tooth design was discconcavity. This allows trash to flowfrom the seed bed. Ground contactwith the teeth isn’t needed as thetrash engaging the concave surface willrotate the discs. The third feature of sepa-rating the discs enough so they don’t compete for trash,keeps them from plugging in the heaviest and toughestresidue.
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Rice Stuffed PeppersIngredients
6 medium or 4large green, red oryellow bell peppers
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5. Divide rice mixture evenly and spoon into peppers. Add water just to coverthe filling. Replace pepper tops.
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DOE offers $105 million loan guarantee to POET’s cellulosic bio-refinery in Emmetsburg
U.S. Energy SecretarySteven Chu announced onJuly 7 the offer of a condi-tional commitment for a$105 million loan guar-antee to support the de-velopment of the nation’sfirst commercial-scale cel-lulosic ethanol plant.
Project LIBERTY, spon-sored by POET, LLC, willproduce up to 25 milliongallons of ethanol peryear and will be located inEmmetsburg.
POET estimates theproject will generate ap-proximately 200 jobs dur-ing construction and 40permanent jobs at theplant. POET estimates theproject will also bring ap-
proximately $14 millionin new revenue to areafarmers.
“This project will helpdecrease our dependenceon oil, create jobs and aidour transition to clean, re-newable energy that isproduced here at home,”said Secretary Chu.
“The innovations usedin this project are anotherexample of how we areseizing the opportunity tocreate new economic op-portunities to win theclean energy future.”
“Projects like the onewe are announcing showthat our investments innext generation biofuelsare paying off,” said Sec-
retary Tom Vilsack. “Project LIBERTY will
produce up to 25 milliongallons of ethanol peryear, create more than200 jobs, and generatemillions of dollars in rev-enue for the local econo-my. This project is an im-portant step in the ObamaAdministration’s effort tobreak our nation’s unsus-tainable dependence onforeign oil and move to-ward a clean energy econ-omy.”
“POET has given thisinitiative the very aptname Project Liberty, andit is appropriate that thisannouncement comes soclose to Independence
Day,” said Senator TomHarkin (D-IA), a seniormember and formerChairman of the SenateAgriculture Committee.
“This is all about de-creasing American’s de-pendence on oil from un-stable and often hostileforeign sources. And thispioneering facility willkick-start a major domes-tic industry producing ad-vanced biofuels fromplentiful feedstocks likecrop residues, nativegrasses and woody mate-rials, creating thousandsof jobs in rural America.
“I thank Secretary Chuand the Department fortheir commitment to ac-
celerating America’s tran-sition from dependenceon imported oil to greaterreliance on to clean, do-mestically produced bio-fuels.”
Unlike many conven-tional corn ethanol plants,Project LIBERTY will usecorncobs, leaves andhusks – sources providedby local farmers – that donot compete with feedgrains.
The project’s innovativeprocess uses enzymatichydrolysis to convertwaste into ethanol andwill produce enough bio-gas to power both ProjectLIBERTY and POET’s ad-jacent grain-based
ethanol plant. Project LIBERTY will
displace more than 13.5million gallons of gasolineannually and fulfill morethan 25 percent of theprojected 2013 RenewableFuel Standard Require-ment for biomass-basedcellulosic ethanol.
POET plans to replicateits unique process at 27 oftheir other corn ethanolfacilities, which wouldhave a projected com-bined annual capacity ofone billion gallons peryear of cellulosic ethanol.
The company estimatesthat 85 percent of ProjectLIBERTY will be sourcedwith U.S. content.
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Soybean checkoffcharts new course for industry
United Soybean Board (USB) farmer-leaders voted recently to approve thesoybean checkoff’s new Long-RangeStrategic Plan (LRSP), which identifiessix areas they believe are most criticalto maintaining and expanding the U.S.soy industry in the next five years.
Areas include increasing the value ofU.S. soybean meal and oil, ensuringthat U.S. soybean farmers maintaintheir freedom to operate, meeting cus-tomer needs, protecting the animal-agriculture sector and investing intransportation infrastructure.
USB farmer-directors approved theplan during USB’s meeting June 29 toJuly 1 in Milwaukee.
In addition, USB farmer-leaders ap-proved projects to increase the focuson production research on the soybeangenome and to increase emphasis onspecific, targeted international mar-kets.
The checkoff has supported researchthat led to the sequencing of the soy-bean genome, and the next steps willbe to identify the function of eachgene.
“Additional research on the soybeangenome will allow us to increase effi-ciency in plant breeding,” said USBChairman Marc Curtis. “This will allow
researchers to change the plant inways that could improve compositionand help increase yields.”
Picking targeted markets will allowUSB to focus its efforts for the maxi-mum impact, Curtis stated.
“We have identified specific marketswhere we can make a move immedi-ately,” said Curtis. “These will be mar-kets U.S. soy is not currently in and wecan focus on and make an impact.”
Farmer-leaders also determined thedirection of USB’s fiscal year that startsOctober 1, 2011, with specific recom-mendations for each of the checkoff’sprogram areas, including communica-tions, domestic marketing, interna-tional marketing, production researchand new uses development.
USB is made up of 69 farmer-direc-tors who oversee the investments ofthe soybean checkoff on behalf of allU.S. soybean farmers. Checkoff fundsare invested in the areas of animal uti-lization, human utilization, industrialutilization, industry relations, marketaccess and supply. As stipulated in theSoybean Promotion, Research andConsumer Information Act, USDA’sAgricultural Marketing Service hasoversight responsibilities for USB andthe soybean checkoff.
Iowa State University joins sustainable hen-housing study
Iowa State University will team withresearchers from Michigan State Uni-versity, University of California, Davisand the U.S. Department of Agricul-ture’s Agricultural Research Service tostudy the sustainability of laying hen-housing systems.
The $6 million study, funded by theCoalition for Sustainable Egg Supply(CSES), will examine the interactionsand trade-offs among food safety,worker safety, hen health and welfare,environmental impact and food afford-ability aspects of three poultry-hous-ing systems.
Iowa State will study the environ-mental impact portion of the CSES Lay-ing Hen Housing Research Project.
The environmental study will evalu-ate the indoor thermal and air qualityconditions, gaseous and particulateemissions, feed and energy utilizationefficiency and manure nutrient man-agement.
The study will be conducted in threetypes of commercial-scale buildings:
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the majority of U.S. egg producersEnriched cage housing, with largerthan conventional cages andequipped with perches, nesting areasand foraging and dust-bathing ma-terialsCage-free aviary, which allows hensto roam on the building’s floor andhave access to perches and nestboxesInformation generated by the three-
year study is expected to help egg pur-chasers and producers make objective,science-based decisions as the egg in-dustry evolves in response to con-sumer needs and desires.
The CSES is composed of food com-panies, research institutions, non-governmental organizations and otherstakeholders working to better under-stand the impact of various laying hen-housing systems on a sustainable sup-ply of eggs. CSES is facilitated by theCenter for Food Integrity, a nonprofitorganization established to increaseconsumer trust and confidence intoday’s U.S. food system.
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First Lots Scheduled to Close at 10:00 AM Central Time
NO BUYERS PREMIUM FEE & NO RESERVES!! Marvin Klinefelter Estate & Denise Klinefelter - Craig
Klinefelter - 515-745-4978, Marshalltown, IA
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80 AC 7080 Tractor, 5722 Hrs 73 AC 7050 Tractor W/ 96 Allied 795 Loader W/8' Bucket
AC WD Tractor 87 Ford LTL 9000 Tri-Axle Truck, 21' Kann Aluminum Box 80 Ford LNT 9000 Tri-Axle Truck, 21' Kann Aluminum Box
H&H Utility Trailer(2) GSI 15,000 Bu Grain Bins
Butler 3000 Bu Grain BinButler Grain Bin 18' Width/Diameter
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Hiniker 6R30" CultivatorBlack Machine W/White Units 6300 12R30" Planter
AC 1300 29.5' Field CultivatorDeutz Allis 2500 Disk W/Noble Harrow
Landoll 2220 Weatherproofer II Deep Tillage RipperAC 6 Bottom 20" Moldboard PlowAC 4 Bottom 16" Moldboard Plow
JD 400 15 Ft Rotary Hoe 91 Nissan Forklift
00 Polaris Magnum 325 4X4 ATVM-4-324T-670 Phase Converter
Aladin 12-325 El Hot Water Power WasherHorizon Equipment - Ray Nepple - 712-653-2574, Manning, IA
75 AC Gleaner FG430 4R30” CornheadAvco New Idea 846N 6R40” Cornhead
88 Deutz Allis Gleaner R436 4R36” Cornhead97 Cleveland Steel Tool Co. 55 Ton IronworkerGraco 800-062 Cold Water Pressure WasherWashhop Portable Hot Water Pressure Unit
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B LAINE NICKLES ESTATE AUCTIONHeartland Museum Grounds, Hwy. 3 & 9th St. SW, Clarion, Iowa
AUCTIONEER’S NOTES: A large auction with many nice items. Many tractors are inoriginal condition with some restored. Come early & stay late. Don’t miss it.
PICTURES ON OUR WEBSITE: www.ryersonauctionrealtyltd.com
TERMS: Cash or good check. Picture ID required. Not responsible for accidents, thefts,or any warranties.
AUCTIONEERS:Eugene & Michael Ryerson
Gene Ryersoncell: 515-689-3714
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From Hwy. 3 in Clarion, IA: 7 miles South on R38, 1-1/4 East on 290th St to 2320
1974 Steiger Bear Cat II w/3208 Cat, 18.4-34 duals, 3pt., spicer trans,SN3125, motor changed; Deutz 8006 air cooled w/cab, 3 pt., 18.4-34,front wtg, SN7932/1631; 88 Oliver, fenders, side panels, PS, soldw/loader; 1951 M Farmall, WF, live pump, 3 pt.; 36’ JD 1010 field cult.;Glencoe 7400 Soil saver 11 shank disc rip; Killbros 400 center dump onKeifer GN trler; 3 Brent 450 Grain train boxes & gears single door; Long1155 A 3 pt. backhoe; 16’ older stock trailer; Model PT12 Vermeer PTOpull tilling machine; 1680 Brady stalk cutter; 1000 poly tank on tandemtrailer; 14” 14 row IH 500 air bean planter; 55 NH 2 wheel rake; 3 pt oatseeder. PARTIAL LIST.
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From Duncombe, IA: 1 W & 4 S on P73, 1-1/2 W on 260th St., 1/2 S. on P6D (Sampson 2622), or 3 N of Lehigh on P6D
Wed., July 20, 2011 • 10:30 AM
AUCTIONEER:Eugene Ryerson
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Owner Ralph Sonnickson515-359-2940 evenings
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‘80 3788 IH 2+2, mtr. overhaul, 1000 PTO, 4659 hrs.; ‘80 7020AC w/cab New 18.4-38 5894 on tach; ‘76 1466 IH w/cab over-hauled; ‘65 MF Super 90 diesel w/WF; ‘83 6620 JD, hydro,3424 hrs; 6600 JD chopper, 3615 hrs.; 6-30 JD 643 Low tincrnhd; 4-30 JD 443 crn hd.; 20’ JD 220 Blkreel flex head; 12-30IH 900 mnted planter w/2 lift assist, mon., herb & insect;8”x65’ Feterel PTO; 8”x32’ Peck PTO; 5 shk Landoll in line rip-per; 13’ IH 55 3 bar, chisel; 27’ Wilrich fld cult; 21’ Krause disc;Parker 2 door, 16.5-16.1; Killbros 350 w/JD 12 ton gear andSudenga auger; 2-350 Parkers; Dakon 350; J&M 250
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6 E of Algona, IA to Sexton on Hwy 18, 3 S on P60, 1 E onB46 to St. Benedict, 1/8 N in town E down lane
Saturday, July 30 • 10:30 a.m.
AUCTIONEER:Eugene Ryerson
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Eagle Grove, IAPhotos of equipment on web site www.ryersonauctionrealtyltd.com
Owner Donald Preuschl515-341-4910
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1980 JD 4640 w/cab, PS, 5151 hrs. on tack; Separate 18.4 R-42 10 boltduals; 1955 400 IH diesel, power steer; 1937 A JD, needs restoring; '81JD 4420 combine, 3986 hrs; JD 443 high tin corn head; JD 125 flexhead; 500 yea-round w/22.5 truck tires; 350 Hider on Westendorfw/13.6-16 tires; 1975 Chev C60 truck 56,312 miles, hoist, 18' box, tag;Behlen Model HL500-bu, PTO, batch dryer; 8"x66' Feterel PTO auger,hyd lift, truck hopper; 8-30 JD 7100 3-pt. planter, w/mon, herb; 8-30JD 400 hoe; 180 B Artsway 6-30 stalk cutter; 24' IH 480 disc; 5-shankCIH #14 V-ripper, auto reset; 16' JD 1600 3-pt. chisel plow; 27" Wilrichfield cult; 720 IH auto reset 6-bottom plow; 15-KW Winco PTO genera-tor on cart. This is only a partial list.Not responsible for accidents, thefts or any warranties.
TUESDAY, JULY 19• Hancock County 165 Acres, ShirmarFarms,10;00 am. Auction location: Britt Mu-nicipal Bldg, Community Center, Britt, IA.Farm & Home Services, Algona, IA (D)
THURSDAY, JULY 21• Special Calf & Yearling Sale, DenisonLivestock Auction (D)
SUNDAY, JULY 24• Steve Moser Estate, Etal, American Le-gion Hall, Minden, IA, 1:00 p.m. OlsonIowa Sales, LLC, auctioneers. (D)
SATURDAY, JULY 30• Marie Bechen Estate Land Auction, 10:00am, Sealed bid auction on 2 tracts of land atlaw office of Brink & Sextro, P.C. 40 No.Main St., Denison, IA. (D)• Retirement Farm Auction, DonaldPreuschl, 10:00 a.m. Ryerson Auction & Re-alty, Ltd., auctioneers. (D)
SUNDAY, JULY 31• Nancy Leeper Estate, large antique, carni-val glassware & crockery sale. Pauley Auc-tion Service, Denison, IA (D)• Johnny & Addie Mae Smith Estate Antique& Household Auction, 4:30 p.m. at 917South Scenic Dr.-Oakland, IA - Osborn Auc-tion LLC (D)
MONDAY, AUGUST 1• Marie Graeve, owner-Household & An-tique Auction, 5:30 p.m. at 2004 CollegePlace, Harlan, IA - Osborn Auction LLC (D)
FRIDAY, AUGUST 5• Customer Appreciation Auction & B-B-Q,Dunlap Livestock Auction, Dunlap, IA (D)• Carroll Machinery Consignment Auction,9:00 A.M. Deadline for complete advertise-ment listing is July 28th. Auctioneers: JohnScharfenkamp, Mike & Jim Green, ChrisLudwig, Jermey Croizer, Steve Maymes, TomPauley, Chara Mulfmaer (D)
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Perennial prairie strips can help improve ecosystemhealth on Midwest farms without compromising thebenefits of agriculture, according to a multi-year projectled by researchers at Iowa State University. The projectbegan in 2007 with funding from the Leopold Center forSustainable Agriculture’s Ecology Initiative and quick-ly gained momentum. Today, multiple funders providesupport, and outreach partners like the Land Steward-ship Project help disseminate the research.
In a June 21 meeting, stakeholders discussed how tomove the STRIPs project from science into practice. His-torically, prairies dominated Iowa’s landscape, creatingthe rich soils needed for productive agriculture. Now lessthan 0.1 percent of Iowa’s prairies remain. By restoringsome of those deep-reaching perennial roots to row-cropped fields, farmers and landowners can reduce ero-sion and nutrient loss, keep waterways free of agricul-tural runoff and improve biodiversity.
“We can strategically place perennial vegetation toprovide disproportionate conservation benefits,” saidMatt Liebman, team member and agronomy professor atIowa State University. “A small change gives a large ef-fect.”
In July 2007, guided by team leaders Matt Helmers,associate professor in ISU’s Department of Agriculturaland Biosystems Engineering, and Heidi Asbjornsen,now an associate professor at the University of NewHampshire, researchers established a variety of treat-ments on 14 watersheds at the Neal Smith National
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Recent wet years have given the researchers opportu-nities to see prairie strips at work during high rainfallevents. The long, upright stems of prairie plantings helpresist water movement and trap sediment. In watershedswith 10 to 20 percent prairie strips in no-till cropland,sediment loss was reduced by more than 90 percent. Ni-trate and phosphorus movement also decreased.
Reduced erosion and runoff aren’t the only benefitsthat prairie strips offer.
“With 10 percent of the watershed in prairie strips,you get these enormous increases in biological diversi-ty,” Liebman said. Researchers track the abundance ofplant, bird and insect species in each experimental wa-tershed. In 2010, watersheds with prairie buffers con-tained an average of 61 plant species, compared to just19 in cropland. Increased biodiversity provides usefulservices to farmers: Native birds and insects help con-trol pests, pollinators visit both prairie and crop flowers,and wildlife offers opportunities for recreation.
As a new conservation tool, perennial prairie stripsoffer a long-term investment in the health and resilienceof farmland. However, current crop prices dissuademany farmers from taking land out of production. Stake-holders agreed that financial incentives and technical
support are required. One possibility is that farmers canuse modern agricultural technologies for “precision con-servation,” identifying less productive areas of theirfarms to target for prairie strips.
Stakeholders also noted the need for one-on-one in-teractions with farmers, perhaps in the form of demon-stration projects around the Midwest. For example, re-search and demonstration data can reassure farmersthat weeds will not increase in cropland adjacent toprairie strips. One of the goals of the project is to bringtogether diverse groups of people—farmers, conserva-tionists, policymakers and scientists—with a commonunderstanding that agriculture and environmental stew-ardship can exist side-by-side.
The STRIPs team plans to continue their research atNeal Smith, including work on the socioeconomic as-pects of implementing perennial prairie strips. The proj-ect is made possible by the cooperation of the Neal SmithNational Wildlife Refuge and the U.S. Fish and WildlifeService, with support from the Leopold Center, Iowa De-partment of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, USDANational Institute for Food and Agriculture, U.S. ForestService, ISU College of Agriculture and Life Sciences andUSDA North Central Region SARE program.
For more information, visit the STRIPs website atwww.nrem.iastate.edu/research/STRIPs. View aslideshow of the stakeholder meeting at the LeopoldCenter website, or listen to a podcast at the Land Stew-ardship Project website.
The third annual IowaState University All Horti-culture Field Day on July 19has something for everyonewho enjoys gardening orcaring for their yards.
The event will includetours of ornamental planttrials, plastic mulch demon-strations, crop productionin high tunnels, informa-tion on turfgrass care, vine-yard and apple orchard tri-als and insect and diseasestudies. A farmers marketand non-profit and com-mercial horticulture ex-hibits will be on display.
The field day will takeplace from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.at the Iowa State Horticul-ture Research Station,55519 170th Street nearAmes. Go three miles northof Ames on Highway 69,turn east on 170th Streetand go 1.5 miles. The sta-tion is on the north side.
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Iowa Learning Farms(ILF) will sponsor a strip-tillage and cover crop man-agement field day at theAnn Smeltzer CharitableTrust Farm, south of Otho inWebster County, onWednesday, July 20, from 6to 8 p.m. The field day isfree, includes a complimen-tary dinner and the public isinvited to attend.
The field day will focus onstrip-tillage and cover cropmanagement. Attendeescan view in-field demon-strations of mole knife anddual-coulter style strip-tillequipment and discussstrip-till management withGary and Dave Nelson. The
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Other field day speakersinclude Sarah Carlson, re-search and policy directorwith Practical Farmers ofIowa, who will discuss fall-seeded cereal grain covercrop management and will
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Visitors of all ages canlearn something about Iowaagriculture at the SmeltzerFarm. Families are encour-aged to come to the field dayto see the Conservation Sta-tion. The Conservation Sta-
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The Smeltzer Farm is aunique experience as it con-tains examples of almostevery conservation practicethat can be put in place. TheAnn Smeltzer Charitable
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Farmers and non-farmerscan learn from seeing therow crop demonstrationplots, stream bank restora-tion, waterways and buffersthat have been installed onthe farm. Webster CountyConservation NaturalistKaren Hansen will be at thefield day to show familiessome of the farm features,with the help of SamAdams, the new NaturalResources ConservationService District Conserva-tionist for Webster County.
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State Executive Director, John R. Whitaker, announcedthat farm operators who have suffered majorforage/crop production and/or physical losses causedby severe storms, tornadoes, straight-line winds orflooding may be eligible for an emergency loan.
Applications for assistance should be completed at theCrawford County FSA Office located at 3707 TimberlineDr., Denison, IA.
The Farm Service Agency may make EmergencyLoans to eligible family farmers which will enable themto return to their normal operations if they sustainedqualifying losses resulting from natural disasters.
Physical loss loans may be made to eligible farmers toenable them to repair or replace damaged or destroyedphysical property essential to the success of the farm-ing operation.
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Eligible counties in Western Iowa damaged bystraight-line wind storms of April 9 and 10 include:Buena Vista, Calhoun, Carroll, Cherokee, Clay, Crawford,Harrison, Humboldt, Ida, Kossuth, Monona, O’Brien,Palo Alto, Pocahontas, Plymouth, Sac, Sioux, Websterand Woodbury.
Primary counties qualified for loans due to ongoingflood damage starting May 23 include: Fremont, Harri-son, Mills, Monona, Pottawattamie, Woodbury.
Counties experiencing less widespread damage fromflooding, but still affected include: Cass, Cherokee,Crawford, Ida, Montgomery, Page, Plymouth, Shelby.
Applicants must be unable to obtain credit from otherusual sources to qualify for the Farm Service AgencyFarm Loan Program assistance.
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Each applicant applying for credit will be given equalconsideration without regard to race, creed, color, mar-ital status or national origin.
Most of the disaster loans may be for up to sevenyears however, if the loan is secured only on crops, itmust be repaid when the next crop year's income is re-ceived. Loans to replace fixtures to the real estate maybe scheduled for repayment up to 40 years.
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