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January 23-25, 2013North Dakota State Fair Center • Minot, ND
It’s time for the largest indoor agriculturalshow in the Northern Midwest!
Official sponsor of the annual KMOT Ag Expo
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Wednesday, Thursday & Friday • 9am-5pm
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Wednesday & Thursday • 9am, 11am, 1pm Sessions“The Story of Production Agriculture”
Advertising supplement to Agweek, Monday, January 21, 2013
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� KMOT Expo isregion’s biggestindoor ag show
By Mikkel PatesAgweek Staff Writer
The 42nd KMOT Ag Expo rumblesinto the North Dakota State Fair Centerin Minot, N.D., making its appearanceas the first farm trade show of the 2013farming season. The show runs Jan. 23through 25. Doors are open 9 a.m. to 5p.m., daily. The center is located at 2005Burdick Expressway.Gregg Schaefer, Ag Expo general
manager, runs the event with Jeff Em-mert, his assistant manager. The showinvolves more than 360 exhibitors andwill feature some 1,010 booths. Agweekis a co-sponsor of an exhibitors event.The KMOT show annually brings in
35,000 to 40,000 attendees, with the bulkcoming from north-central and north-
west North Dakota, but also from Mani-toba, Saskatchewan and beyond. It isbilled as the largest indoor agriculturalshow in the upper Midwest, and fea-tures the latest in agricultural equip-ment and services innovations.“You can expect to see the latest agri-
cultural technology and equipment,along with several other exhibits thatcover all areas of agriculture in West-ern North Dakota,” Schaefer says. Hesays other shows are coming up, butnone offer the 400,000-square-foot ex-hibitor space, or the flow for visitorsand exhibitors that this show does.“Every year is the same, but every
year is also different,” Schaefer says,noting that many exhibitors will use theevent to premiere their new products. Daily educational seminars in the
center’s seminar room will be held byPulse USA Inc. at 10 a.m. and FarmCredit Services at 11 a.m., regardingcrop insurance issues. The NorthDakota Soybean Council has 1 p.m. sem-inars on Jan. 24 and 25 only. More maybe added, Emmert says.One of the features of the event is the
annual KMOT Living Ag Classroom,which has been featured since the1980s. Fourth graders from elementaryschools in the region learn about thefarm-to-fork issues involving agricul-ture.The Living Ag Classroom has enjoyed
amazing success, seeing more than16,000 students, teachers and parentslearn about the food chain since its be-ginning.The KMOT Ag Show features free ad-
mission and a shuttle bus from theparking areas. An official program withmaps and seminar schedule is availableat the KMOT/Bremer InformationBooth.
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KMOT Ag Expo 2013
� A machinery salesman talks with afarmer at the KMOT Ag Expo in Minot,N.D., in January of 2011. Greg and JerryMesser of Beaver Creek Ranch inRichardton, N.D., look at the ContourDrill with Allan Hamon, North Dakotaterritory manager for Morris IndustriesLtd., of Minot. The 2013 Ag Expo will beheld Jan. 23 through 25.
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KMOT Ag Expo 2013
By Jonathan KnutsonAgweek Staff Writer
Even in North Dakota, where agricul-ture is the leading industry, manyschool children don’t know a lot aboutag, food or farming.
That’s where the Living Ag Class-room, a staple of the annual KMOTFarm Show, comes in. More than 700fourth graders from elementary schoolsin north-central and northwest NorthDakota are expected to attend.
“As farms get bigger, there just aren’tas many ties to agriculture as thereused to be,” says Gregg Schaefer, gen-eral manager of the farm show. “They(school children) don’t know as muchabout it as they used to.”
The 2013 show, the 42nd annual, willbe held Jan. 23 to 25 at the NorthDakota State Fairground in Minot, N.D.About 35,000 to 40,000 people are ex-pected to attend.
The Living Ag Classroom, whichbegan in the late 1980s, has become oneof the farm show’s most popular events.Hosted by 14 commodity groups, theclassroom helps pupils learn moreabout how food is produced and distrib-uted. Games and displays illustrate theprocess of how food makes its way fromfarmers’ fields to grocery store shelves.
“We have a lot of versatility” in NorthDakota agriculture, Schaefer says of thecommodity groups involved.
The state leads the nation in produc-tion of many crops, including wheat,barley and sunflowers and is a key pro-ducer of many others, including sugarbeets and potatoes.
Most of the pupils who attend the Liv-ing Ag Classroom are fourth graders, al-though some of the smaller schools alsosend fifth graders, Schaefer says.
“That’s just a good age for them tolearn about agriculture,” he says.
More than 16,000 pupils have at-tended the annual classrooms sincethey began.
Parents and teachers, as well as thegeneral public, are invited to attend, aswell.
Sessions for the 2013 KMOT Living AgClassrooms will be held at 9 a.m., 11a.m. and 1 p.m. on both Jan. 23 and Jan.24.
The classroom will be held in theCarousel beneath the grandstand.
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KMOT Ag Expo 2013
KMOT Ag Expo� This year’s ag expo will feature more than 1,000 booths, up from about 950at last year’s show.
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seriesBy Miranda Reiman
Anyone who thinks ranchers andfeeders are the only ones who worklong hours in the beef business has nottalked with a foodservice distributor orthought about a chef burning the mid-night oil.
Anyone who thinks beef quality onlyrides on the production sector’s shoul-ders has not toured a packing plant orlearned about aging and cut shops.
There are real people at every linkalong the beef chain, working to addvalue, ensure safety and make sure themeat that starts on the farm or ranchgets sold at the price point consumersdemand.
During a Certified Angus Beef LLCtour of ranch country last fall, foodser-vice professionals made a stop at theCargill Meat Solutions plant in Fort
Morgan, Colo.“After the ranch vis-
its [the attendees] werebubbling over with ex-citement about thedown-to-earth, passion-ate people they met —and when we got to thepacking plant, we foundthe same type of peo-ple,” says Deanna Wa-lenciak, CAB directorof marketing and
leader of that excursion. “That madesuch an impression.
“Seeing every step is so important sothey truly understand what an amazingand efficient business the packing plantis. To see the overwhelming amount ofskilled work it takes to get it from ani-mal to meat,” Walenciak says.
Packers also have a great influenceon the quality of the cattle that comeinto their plants, and the beef that goesout.
South Dakota rancher Rich Blaironce complained to a packer-buyer, say-
ing producers are never told what kindof animal packers want. “He said, ‘Yeahwe have. We’ve laid our grids out there.We’ve told you what we wanted.’”
“And I thought, ‘Holy smokes, hedid,’” Blair says. “He told me he didn’tcare if they were blue or green, buthe’ll pay me if they grade Choice andhe’ll pay me if they’re CABs andPrimes.”
Procurement strategies and price sig-nals tell producers they want quality,but once the ranchers and feeders haveset them up for success, it’s up to thepackers to maintain that potential.
“You only get one chance to handlethem right,” says Phil Bass, CAB meatscientist.
Animal handling when the cattle ar-rive — things like letting them rest andnot comingling groups so they have toestablish new pecking orders — can im-pact stress level. That ultimately makesa difference in the number of dark cut-ters and meat tenderness.
Chilling is important for food safety,Bass says, so packers have to do it
quickly, but not too quickly. If they do, aphenomena known as “cold shortening”can cause the muscle to contract, andthat hurts tenderness, too.
“Then probably one of the most im-portant steps is assigning the rightgrades on the carcasses when they getto the sales cooler,” says Bass. “Whensomebody buys a piece of Choice beef,it better really be Choice.”
From a packer, beef can take differ-ent paths to the consumer, to a furtherprocessor, distributor, or directly to re-tail. People load the trucks; driversmake sure beef is kept at the right tem-perature until delivery; processors takegreat care in aging it.
Ranchers depend on hundreds ofpeople to make sure their productshines on its final stage: the plate.
Editor’s Note: Reiman is the industry in-formation assistant director for CertifiedAngus Beef LLC. Reach her [email protected] 308-784-2294.
By Miranda ReimanCattlemen would no doubt get paid
less for their product if they didn’t havededicated foodservice distributors ontheir side.
Not only do these people need to cor-rectly assess demand, they must helpcreate it. They work on education andmenu creation, they help smallerrestaurants figure pricing and in gen-eral provide a lot of support. They alsoage meat and do further trimming andpackaging work for all those who don’tcut their steaks in house.
When a rancher has had a long dayweaning calves, he might be surprisedto know his beef counterpart in thenearest urban center has kept similarhours.
Take Dennis Hendrickson, districtsales manager for Sysco-Boston. He’soften on the road as the sun comes up
and continues that trail until all of hiscustomers are taken care of.
“We carry [14,000] to 15,000 line itemsfor next-day delivery,” he explains. “It’shighly probable at least one thing isgoing to go wrong. Whether the chef for-gets to order it, you didn’t punch it inright, we were out of stock on it —which doesn’t happen very often, butit’s reality. My wife used to say, ‘Do youever have a time when something does-n’t go wrong?’”
Fridays get busy as restaurant opera-tors realize what they’re running shorton for the weekend. Salespeople oftenget panicked calls when chefs findthemselves out of staple items.
Hendrickson says the mantra amonghis team is, “We are right here Mr. Cus-tomer. Our job is to make sure you haveevery product you need to service yourcustomer.”
That’s only part of their role.Hendrickson says his clientele relies
on him to provide expertise on wherethe market is going, to help explain newcuts and develop menu items.
“A lot of them are chief cooks andbottle washers, operators that are try-ing to make it,” he says.
The stats are bleak — only two out of10 restaurants do make it. But if Hen-drickson has his way, that’ll change.He’s convinced that getting his cus-tomers to treat their beef purchaseslike an insurance policy is one way.
“Do you know what the most expen-sive cost in a restaurant is?” he asks.“An empty seat. Once Friday night isclosed down, you take all those emptyseats and you can’t get those salesback.”
Paying another 50 cents to $1 morethan Choice beef is worth it for a pre-mium product.
“The more they get educated, they re-alize, ‘We have to serve good beef.’ I cancharge $1 to $2 more to the customer,but it’ll get them in my restaurant,”Hendrickson says.
Hendrickson’s “always on” hoursaren’t the only thing he has in commonwith ranchers. He also feels a strongcalling for his chosen profession.
At 15, he started as a dishwasher at aseafood restaurant. He worked his waythrough high school and a businessmanagement degree at Merrimac Col-lege.
At 21, new degree in hand, Hendrick-son continued his education at theschool of hard knocks, helping in a fam-ily business and starting his own barand grill. After major family health is-sues, Hendrickson sold The Usual Puband Grill, but today it’s like he’s themanager of 350 restaurants.
Hendrickson wants to change that re-ality from two in 10 restaurants surviv-ing to at least three in 10.
He also wants to keep his suppliers inbusiness.
“We have to work so that the [ranch-ers] of this world — their craft gets no-ticed,” he says.
Editor’s Note: Reiman is the industry in-formation assistant director for CertifiedAngus Beef LLC. Reach herat [email protected] or 308-784-2294.
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DENVER — Across the heartland,ranchers, farmers and county sheriffsare grappling with a new scourge: hayrustling.Months of punishing drought and
grass fires have pushed the price of hay,grain and other animal feed to nearrecords, making the golden bales an in-creasingly irresistible target forthieves. Some steal them for profit. Oth-ers are fellow farmers acting out of des-peration, their fields too brown to grazeanimals and their finances too wreckedto afford enough feed for their cattle.“It’s the economics of the times,” says
Jack McGrath, the undersheriff in Col-orado’s Weld County, where hay theftsrose to 15 last year from seven in 2011.At Mark Reifenrath’s farm in north-
ern Colorado, the thieves struck atnight. Two men driving a stolen pickupopened an unguarded farm gate by theside of the road, rolled into Reifen-rath’s alfalfa field and headed towardtheir quarry: 800-pound square bundlesof freshly cut hay.They set to work that October night,
hefting two bales onto a flatbed trailer.
They might have gotten more, but anemployee happened by and noticedflashlight beams bouncing around inthe darkness. Something was up. Heyelled out, and the men disappearedinto a patch of cattails, leaving behinda half-loaded trailer.“Maybe it’s not the crime of the cen-
tury, but it affects us,” Reifenrath says.Sheriffs in rural counties in Col-
orado, Kansas, Nebraska and Okla-homa say the spike in hay thefts is partof a broader rise in agricultural crime.California’s farmers have grappled
recently with growing thefts of grapes,beehives and avocados, and sheriffs sayhigh prices of scrap metal have madeagricultural machinery — whether itworks or not — an appealing target. Du-bious online merchants are selling feedto farmers, but never delivering. On therange, wire fences are being clipped toallow interloping herds to poach graz-ing land.Most thieves make off with less than a
ton of hay — about $200 to $300 worth,depending on the quality. But on LaborDay in Wellington, Colo., thieves hot-wired a front-end loader and stoleenough hay from Conrad T. Swanson’sranch to fill the flatbed trailer of asemi.“It’s not like someone was just driving
by and took enough to feed a horse,”Swanson says.
Little prevention Law enforcement officials say they
could do little to prevent the thefts orcatch the culprits. Most of the hay isnipped at night along remote roads,from fields and barns hundreds ofyards from the nearest home. Becauseone bundle of hay tends to look likeevery other one, once a bale is stolen,reclaiming it is harder than finding aneedle in a — well, nevermind.To ward off the hay thieves, farmers
are padlocking their gates and paintingtheir bales with their brands. Some aresplicing their hay with ribbons thatmark their ownership.In Tillman County, Okla., hay thefts
became so rampant that Sheriff BobbyWhittington decided to lay a trap. Hebugged a bale in a particularly theft-prone field with a global positioning
system unit and waited, sure thatthieves would strike. Sure enough, hisphone rang one night last March withthe news that the tracking device wason the move.The sheriff hopped into his car and
headed toward the signal. When hereached it, he found his culprits, andthe bugged bale. Pulling them over, hesays, he told the driver, “We need totalk about that hay bale you’ve gotthere.”The men were belligerent at first,
Whittington says, until he explainedhow he had tracked them down. Beforebeing arrested, the driver offered aplea.“He just hung his old head and said,
‘Can I take it back?’” Whittington says.“And I said, ‘No.’”
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took another step in expansion as itbegan production of sprockets. This re-quired the addition of CNC Machiningcapabilities, which solidified the Ma-chining & Advanced Manufacturing Di-vision.Fast forward to the early 1990s —
Clare Coburn was looking to expandonce again into manufacturing. Thiseventually came to fruition as a resultof the revolutionary zero-till seedingtechnique newly adopted inCanada. Atom-Jet launched into theproduction of seed openers and pio-neered it with the addition of carbidefor strength and durability — a methodnow common within the agricultural in-dustry.
In the past 20 years, the agriculturedivision has enjoyed internationalgrowth and is now represented inCanada, the U.S., Australia, Russia andUkraine. This division also embodiesAtom-Jet Group’s corporate vision ofleadership through innovation. The research and development team
within this department has collabo-rated to launch seven new products tomarket in a five-year timeline. As a re-sult, the custom brazing carbide appli-cation division emerged and flourished,now providing solutions to a variedgroup of industries including oil andgas, and mining.Craig Senchuk and Barry LaRocque
applied their personal experience in fi-nance and mechanical applications tofast track the organization, guided byClare’s vision and strong values. As aresult, Atom-Jet Group has realized un-precedented growth and has been rec-ognized as one of Manitoba’s Top 50fastest growing companies in the pastdecade.In 2009, Atom-Jet Group added a new
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division to its portfolio focused on themobility of disabled individuals —the AJILity Lift. This unique producthelps heavy machine operators andfarmers continue their employment —another innovative step to differentiatethe organization.Finally in 2011, Atom-Jet Group made
its largest acquisition in Glendale In-dustries. This 34,000-square-foot manu-facturing facility offers a line ofservices that is an ideal complement tothe other divisions of Atom-Jet Group.Established in 1984, the plant offersstructural steel fabrication, industrialwaste handling equipment and hydro-vac truck manufacturing, coupled withall other welding services. Glendale In-dustries Powder Coating is also onsiteproviding industrial sandblasting and afull-service paint facility.Today, Atom-Jet Group is proud to
provide employment to nearly 100skilled trades and senior managementin its community. The organization iscommitted to corporate responsibility,supporting a number of causes, coupledwith direct involvement in variousboards and foundations. The divisionsof Atom-Jet Group hold multiple certifi-cations including CWB, COR, CTEA,ISO 9001-2008 and CRN.See us at the KMOT Ag Expo,
Dahlgren Sunflower Hall, Booth 479.
Bench Industries
Bench Industries is the leader inmodular air screen machines in thenorthwest.Bench Industries modular air seed
cleaner machines are very economicaland easy to maintain. We offer a varietyof machines, including the Mini SeedCleaner, to choose from and our basicunits have the same heavy-duty con-struction as our larger units. Mainte-nance on our equipment is simple.Based in Great Falls, Mont., Bench In-
dustries has the knowledge and experi-ence to assist you with all of your graincleaning needs. Custom designed ma-chines built to your specifications areavailable.For information, call 406-727-6514
Birdsall Grain & Seed LLC, “A Farm-ers Seed Company,” specializes in seedsales and custom seed cleaning. Westrive to provide the top varieties inbarley, durum, flax, spring wheat, peasand winter wheat.
Diamond Equipment
Originally started in 1964 as a ma-chine shop, Diamond has always beenassociated with quality and precisiontruck equipment. It was a natural spinoff in the 60s, since no one in the areaoffered this service. From frame stretching, adding axles,
shortening and reinforcing boxes andhoists to custom fabrication, our workcan be seen as far away as Alaska, Que-bec, Connecticut and Tampa, Fla. Wepride ourselves on taking on the toughprojects and making them work for thecustomer.During the past 47 years, we have
seen the farm economy go from a 13.5-foot box and hoist up to a 22-foot tri-axle truck or 42-foot grain trailer.Diamond is proud to represent the JetGrain Trailer, the best traileraround. Diamond offers a full repairand installation shop, offering certifiedsteel and aluminum welding, a fullpaint facility and body shop facility, soif you need a complete rebuild orrestoration, we can handle it.Four generations later, Diamond still
stands for quality and very competitiveprices. If you are in the area, stop in.We are only a half a mile off Interstate94. We stock popular pieces such asdump bodies, farm bodies, tag axles,grain trailers, bale beds, gooseneckbodies, pickup accessories, truck hoists,cranes, service bodies, roll tarps and alarge selection of used equipment andtrucks.Please take time to visit with us at the
Fair Manufacturing’s Snocrete snowblowers feature an efficient single-stage design that requires less horse-power, has fewer moving parts and ismore resilient to foreign objects thancomparable two-stage designs. Each fan features bolt-on replaceable
ice chopper bars and shear pin protec-tion. Chopper bar design breaks upsnow at the cutting edges for an easyfeed unlike other single-stage designsthat tunnel into hard packed snowhigher up and don’t break up snow andice at the cutting edges. With auto chain lubrication, Snocrete
snow blowers are designed with the enduser in mind, saving time and money.
Fillbrandt’s Bigg Dogg Agg
Fillbrandt’s Bigg Dogg Agg is an inde-pendent business owner with ConklinCo., specializing in utilizing theAgroVantage System.We do crop consulting in Minnesota,
North Dakota and South Dakota spe-cializing in wheat production, but dowhole farms with multiple crops onthem, including gardens. We also havethe Sharpshooter Liquid Shoe to applyliquid fertilizer precisely and safelywith no-till air seeders, including JohnDeere and Case/IH seeders.This year, we will also have Conklin’s
Automotive products available for pur-chase at the KMOT show, includingRust Bomb, Lube Oil, Fuel Mate, DieselPlus, and Dike. Information: 218-790-0013 or [email protected].
Lorrich Industries
The leader in welded steel hopperbins, Lorrich Industries Inc. offers di-versified sizes and capacities, rangingfrom 125 to 6,000 bushels.Superior construction techniques
combined with meticulous preparationand application of industrial coatings
ensure decades of practical and cos-metic service for your operation.The bins are 100 percent weather-
proof, with all the seams welded and noassembly required.The ring-stand design eliminates
stress points. The design also includesa 24-inch, remote-controlled, latch-lockfill hole. Many other features makethese bins industry leaders.For more information, contact Lor-
rich Industries Inc. at 9265 highway 89,Cavalier, N.D. 58220 or call 701-549-3333.
Meridian ManufacturingGroup
Meridian Manufacturing Groupbuilds products for customers who re-quire a better solution for bulk storageand handling. These products makework easier, safer, save time and addvalue to business operations. Meridianmanufactures products for agribusi-ness, the oil and gas industry and indus-trial processing. Meridian started almost 50 years ago
with the innovative, all-welded, smooth-wall hopper bin. The applications forthese tanks soon expanded from fertil-izer and grain to include meal products,liquid products, sand, plastics, flour,concrete and hundreds of bulk com-modities.In 1985, Meridian developed the bulk
seed tender and now has the largest va-riety of bulk seed tenders in NorthAmerica. Meridian tenders are de-signed to help farmers spend less timefilling and more time planting. Farmersdepend on the speed, safety and costsavings of Meridian’s bulk seed tender.Meridian manufactures double-wall
fuel tanks, which dealers and cus-tomers alike agree are the No. 1 tankavailable. We help customers grow, ex-pand and protect the environment atthe same time. Meridian is a large man-ufacturer of a variety of oilfield tanksfor oil and gas customers who set highstandards in a highly scrutinized indus-try.With all of our products, Meridian is
committed to creating lasting customerrelationships. Our teams are deter-mined to innovate continually and set ahigh standard of product quality, work-manship and customer service.Experience what makes Meridian
better.
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M&M Ag Sales and Service
Stop by booth 751 and 752 to visit withWayne at M&M Ag Sales and Service re-garding your livestock equipmentneeds. In business since 1980, M&M special-
izes in your livestock equipment needs.Some of the lines the company handlesinclude Common Sense Manufacturing,Ranchers Welding, Double J Manufac-turing, For-Most and Silencer hydraulicsqueeze chutes. The company also han-dles scales for livestock, chutes andtrucks. Contact Wayne at 701-471-8799.
Northland Buildings
Northland Buildings has long beenrecognized as a leader in quality engi-neered, post frame buildings. Since1994, we’ve been building in the Mid-west, covering North Dakota and SouthDakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin,Illinois and upper Michigan. Whether it’s a simple pole barn or
storage shed, a large commercial build-ing, agricultural building, equestrianfacility, garage or any other storagebuilding, our experienced sales con-sultants work with you to design andbuild to your needs and budget.Find out what many proud owners
throughout the Midwest have discov-ered — Northland buildings are thebest value for your money. Get the qual-ity you need with a well-constructed, at-tractive and affordable Northlandbuilding. Call 1-800-736-4510 or visit uson online atwww.northlandbuildings.com.
Never Spill Spout
The Never Spill Spout is a classicfarmer’s invention. John and AngelikaGehrer have a small grain farm. Johndesigned the Never Spill Spout in 2003when he realized there was nothing on
the market that met his needs.They are in their ninth year of manu-
facturing the Spout with more than2,000 satisfied customers in Canada, theUnited States and New Zealand.The Never Spill Spout is easy to in-
stall; it is attached to the dischargeend of the grain auger just like anyother auger spout. It fits augers from 8to 16 inches. The NSS is placed about 2to 4 feet into the grain bin from the topof the bin. Once the grain reaches thebottom of the spout, the grain pushes asensor switch and an alarm alerts theoperator that the bin is full. Once thealarm is on, continued filling results inthe grain flowing out the side of theNSS, preventing plugging of the augerand giving the operator time to shutdown the auger.The NSS comes with a 12-volt halogen
night light placed at the discharge endof the auger. This light is very conven-ient for night operation when movingthe auger to a different bin. It alsoserves as a check to ensure that the sys-tem is energized.The NSS system is 12 volt, and plugs
into the standard seven-prong outlet oftractors. For older tractors without theoutlet, we can supply the seven-prongreceptacle to be permanently installedon the tractor. This system ensures thatno additional batteries have to bebought, charged and maintained.The Never Spill Spout eliminates the
need for individual bin fill indicators.From a safety perspective, farmersusing the Never Spill Spout will neverhave to climb high bin ladders to visu-ally check grain levels, no more spillinggrain or plugging augers. Although theinventors are distributing through adealer network, most of their sales havebeen through word of mouth.Check out the website: www.never-
spillspout.com and visit them duringthe KMOT Ag Expo in the Western AgService Hall, Booth 218.
North Dakota One-Call
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Rock LiftClear your land of those buried rocks that break up your expensive equipment.• Heavy duty 3pt. hitch • Fits CAT III & III N quick hitch, CAT II pins also available • Jack stands • 2" X 6" Teeth • 1 1/2" X 4" Hook • 3" X 8 " Cylinder • Horse power rating, 100 - 200 • Tooth length 32" • 10" between teeth • Working depth 24"
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Fillbrandt’s Bigg Dogg Agg
Office Fax: 218-287-4986 Mark Fillbrandt , Owner/Manager
Cell: 218-790-0013
12150 70th St N Felton, MN 56536-9301Office: 218-287-7734
utilities. Always call before you dig.It’s fast, easy and it is also the law.Website service also is available:www.ndonecall.com. Stop by our boothin Minot for more information or call 1-800-795-0555 or 811.
Pulse USA
Pulse USA and Lallamend aresponsoring the Importance Of SilageInoculation Seminar, featuring “TheSilage Doctor” Bob Charley.The seminar will be held daily
from 10 to 11 a.m. at the KMOT AgExpo in Minot Jan. 23 through 25 inthe Seminar Room.Attend the seminar to register for
an IPad (drawing held at the close ofthe final seminar — need not be pres-ent to win).
Scott’s ManufacturingLLC
Stop by Scott’s Manufacturing LLCto check out Scott’s S3 NH3 tankwinch and hitch system that was de-signed for easy installation, safety,long life and enough power to pulleven the biggest anhydrous tanks.Another new great product to mar-
ket is the express hitch. Listening tofarmers’ feedback, we have designeda product that will allow you toquickly and safely attach trailers,wagons, tanks or anything else youpull with your pickup. See us at boothE31 or visit our website :www.scottsmfg.com.
Shur-Co LLC
Shur-Co LLC introduces its newestgeneration in SMARTrailer technol-ogy — the SMART2 transmitter. Themost advanced remote of its kind inthe tarping industry, the SMART2 canoperate more than 100 different de-vices, including Shur-Co’s 4500 SeriesHD electric tarp and ProTrap electrichopper door openers. It senses and displays all of your
devices at a range of more than 100feet, relaying real-time positioning,from 0 to 100 percent, open or closed,of your trailer’s electric tarp and hop-per traps. In express mode operation, just
press and release the button to auto-matically open or close your tarp ortrap, stopping at the precise positionset by you. This is truly SMART touchtechnology.See all of Shur-Co’s SMARTrailer
accessories in action at our lobbybooths 3 and 4 at the KMOT Ag Expo. For more details, visit www.shurco.com,
call Shur-Co in Fargo, N.D., at 877-868-4488, or see a Shur-Co dealer nearyou.
Spray Flex Sprayers Inc.
Building the largest, most efficientself-propelled sprayers in the indus-try is the focus of Sprayflex Sprayersfrom Detroit Lakes, Minn.Tank size varies from 1,450 to 3,150
gallons and boom sizes from 100 to180 feet. The time-proven, mid-mountsuspension boom can be built to meetany size operation. Aluminum allbolted box construction boom makesit the lightest and toughest boom onthe market and can also be adaptedto other styles of chassis. Sprayflexalso offers retrofit booms for most ex-isting brands of sprayers.