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High school graduations have stolen theheadlines the past couple of weeks. Iapplaud you new “citizens of the real world.”
Little do you realize that in just a fewyears it will be your decisions shaping thedestiny of your communities, your state,even your nation. We’re presenting youwith an incredible challenge and a “bank-ruptcy legacy” that will continue to hauntindefinitely.
We continue to accept a growing entitle-ment society that only feeds upon itself.Yet in another 30 years this world willhave ballooned from 7 1/2 billion per-sons to 9 billion.
The biggest growth will be among theunder-privileged of China, India, Africa, even Brazil,that rapidly are moving into better incomes, betterdiets, a desire for a better education for their kids, anda free market economy for their farmers. What then?
Graduates of 2014, it will be your ballgame. Takecharge. You can’t mess up any more than we have.
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Memorial Day weekend signals the start of sum-mer vacation time. More importantly it is our specialprivilege to honor America’s veterans. We still haveseveral thousand young men and women stationedin various countries around the world doing theirduty of protecting other people.
Sometimes it seems our government oversteps
those boundaries. But soldiers continuetheir duty because when they strap onthat uniform they carry on regardless thecalling.
Ponder for a moment these words by A.Lawrence Vaincourt: “Should you findyourself in danger, with your enemiesat your hand, would you really want a
politician with his ever-shifting stand? Or would youprefer a soldier, who has sworn to defend his home,his kin and country and would fight until the end?
“He was just a common soldier, and his ranks aregrowing thin, but his presence should remind us wemay need his like again. For when countries are inconflict, then we find the soldier’s part is to clean upall the troubles that the politicians start.
“If we cannot do him honor while he’s here to hearthe praise, then at least let’s give him homage at theending of his days. Perhaps just a simple headline ina paper that would say: ‘Our country is in mourning,a soldier died today’.”
Dick Hagen is staff writer of The Land. He may bereached at [email protected]. ❖
Time to take charge, graduates
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Moving just six miles from a small cen-tral Illinois farm town to an even smaller,rural enclave in 2005 took the lovelyCatherine and me from a drafty, big houseon a leafy, wide street to a tighter, smallerhouse in a leafy, wide woods. Fabulous.
On the flip side, however, somewhereduring that short move my computercrossed a digital divide that took it from ahardwired, $45-per-month DSL jet to a$90-a-month, horse-and-buggy satellitesystem that — nine years later! — contin-ues to be powered by squirrels, operatedby snails and owned by snakes.
I have plenty of frustrated company. More than 100million country-dwelling Americans impatiently suf-fer through internet download speeds of less thanthree megabytes per second and upload speeds ofless than one megabyte, says Edyael Casaperalta,coordinator of the Rural Broadband Policy Group.
“That means for most of rural America,” Casaper-alta offers, “broadband internet isn’t a highway to
tomorrow. It’s a highway to yesterday.”Read more about rural broadband athttp://farmandfoodfile.com/in-the-news.
We country folk know. Our internetservice — despite being seen by everygovernment in the world as essential tomodern life as electricity and the tele-phone — is five-, 10-, even 15-timesslower than that of our in-town cousins,friends and colleagues.
Few folks outside of here, however, care.The reason is simple. No one — espe-
cially broadband internet companies — isrequired to care, Casaperalta said, because the Fed-eral Communications Commission, the governmentagency that oversees public airwaves, never declaredinternet service a “Title II” common carrier, essen-tially a public utility like electricity and telephoneservice.
As such, internet providers go where the dough
Fix rural broadband’s leaky, creaky ’net
FARM & FOOD FILE
By Alan Guebert
See GUEBERT, pg. 4
We’re presenting you withan incredible challenge and a‘bankruptcy legacy’ that willcontinue to haunt indefinitely.
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GUEBERT, from pg. 2rises, populated areas that yield thegreatest return on per-mile invest-ment. And that’s not rural America.
Moreover, internet providers havefended off any FCC hint to makeinternet service a Title II carrier. Thatmean Big Broadband won’t be comingto the country anytime soon because,without that declaration, they don’thave to.
Rural residents pay a steep price forthat forget-you business model.
For example, “more and more of localeducation is online, today,” Casaper-alta said, “practice tests, school sched-ules, teacher contact, even daily les-sons arrive through the internet. If
rural America continuesto have poor or slowinternet service it willcontinue to lose ground to everyoneeverywhere in education.”
The Title II question resurfaced inlate-April when FCC ChairmanThomas Wheeler proposed rules thatwould allow broadband internetproviders like Verizon and AT&T tocharge content providers — such asinternet movie streaming mogul Netflix— a higher price for faster deliveryspeeds.
The very idea of creating “fast lanes”and “slow lanes” through price infuri-ated most high-tech companies, includ-ing Netflix. Most see the internet as a
“neutral” business, infor-mation and entertainment
platform where every useris equal to every other user regardlessof how either uses it.
So why would the FCC chair openthis fast lane/slow lane Pandora’s Box?
Some say it’s in response to Big Broad-band’s renewed lobbying against anynew consideration of Title II status forthe internet, an ever-present pressure.
Wheeler, market watchers say, maybe attempting to finally address it bysearching for a middle ground where’net neutrality advocates like Googleand “fast lane” backers like Verizon canco-exist under today’s light governmentregulation without splitting the ’netinto big-money fast lanes and poor-service slow lanes.
Rural America needs to get into that
fight, Casaperalta said.“Everyone’s future will be tied to the
internet,” she said. “Rural or urban, theinternet is where you go to apply forjobs, attend class, buy plane tickets,talk with family, start a business, getthe news.
“That makes it absolutely imperativethat we get better broadband service —Title II-type service — to rural areas,”she continues, “before we even talkabout fast lanes and slow lanes.”
In short, let’s at least fix the internetin rural America before we startdreaming up ways to break it.
Alan Guebert’s “Farm and Food File”is published weekly in more than 70newspapers in North America. Contacthim at [email protected] columns, news and events areposted at www.farmandfoodfile.com. ❖
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It’s been nearly 21 yearsand I can still picture thewater fountain where shewent missing.
It was our family’s firstouting since Melanie wasborn. She was a coupleweeks old; her sisters Eliza-beth and Stephanie were 6and 4, respectively.
The girls were giddy.What child isn’t over acounty fair? Carnival rides,cotton candy, animals andmore. Thing is, we didn’t see any ofthose things this trip. We spent moretime in the fair parking lot unbucklingchildren, re-buckling sandals, settingup the stroller and arranging the dia-per bag than we had time within thegates and our first pit stop.
Stephanie needed a drink. Not sureif she was actually parched or if it sim-ply looked liked a cool fountain, butshe wanted a drink. While she sippedwe scanned the grounds to determinewhere we should go first. One secondshe was there, the next one she wasmissing.
It is a parent’s nightmare. Mike
raced to the fair headquar-ters to have it announcedvia the loud speaker thatthere was a missing child. Imade circles around thewater fountain with thestroller gripped in one handand Elizabeth’s small palmin the other. And weprayed.
After alerting the fair per-sonnel, Mike sprinted to theentrance gate. At the timethere were stories of a
creeper in a van who trailed children.When the first vehicle he saw at thegate was a van, there was no politeprotocol. He whipped open its sidedoor like a federal agent and cameface to face with the family he had justterrorized. With a quick, “Sorry!” heslammed the door shut and ran to thenext gate. And we prayed.
Within a timespan that was shorterthan it seemed, Stephanie was trans-ported to the fair headquarters on theshoulders of a gentle grandpa. Heheard the announcement and from thelooks of the scared little girl withinarm’s reach, he figured she had to bethe one. He hoisted her high so we’d
see her sooner rather than later, andthe reunion was sweet.
I don’t know his name, but I’m for-ever grateful. Together again, Mikeasked, “Do you want to stay?”
“I want to go home,” I said. The girlsdid, too. We were never so happy totuck them safely in bed, as we werethat night.
Not all missing children’s reportsend happily ever after. Not all missingchildren have someone who caresenough to hoist them to his shouldersand do whatever it takes to bringthem safely home.
As I write there are 276 missinggirls who were kidnapped from aboarding school in Nigeria. The kid-nappers plans are to sell these deargirls for about $12 each to potential“husbands.”
Praise God, governments and peoplearound the world have taken noticethis time. #Bringbackourgirls is therally cry. And as some nations joinours in the search, we pray.
But what about all the children —especially the girls — who go missingwithout anyone’s notice? What aboutthe ones in other parts of Africa, Asia,
South and Central America, and evenon the soil we call home? There aremore in need. So many more!
In their book “Half the Sky: TurningOppression into Opportunity forWomen Worldwide,” Nicholas D.Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn write,“more girls were killed in the last 50years — precisely because they weregirls — than men killed in all thewars in the 20th century.”
Ann Voskamp writes, “does anyonesee the girls, care about the girls, dowhatever it takes to bring the girlsback to hope?”
There are some. But more areneeded. So many more!
But what do we do? There is noquick-fix to this worldwide epidemicof injustice.
What I know is what we experi-enced firsthand. When you reallyvalue and care for the one who is lost,you’ll do whatever it takes for as longit takes to bring her home. And wepray.
Lenae Bulthuis is a wife, mom andfriend who muses from her back porchon a Minnesota grain and livestockfarm. ❖
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Clematis are often calledthe queen of all vines.
That description suits thismember of the Ranuncu-lacea botanical family. Iwould love to have more ofthe several hundred vari-eties available but somerestraint must be shown inthis hobby of gardening.Larry and I grow eight cul-tivars of clematis and twoare heirloom varieties thatrank high on our list offavorites.
Henryi is one of the finest purewhites with blooms 6 to 8 inchesacross and coffee colored anthers. Itsheaviest flush of flowering is early inthe season with smaller displays ofbloom throughout the summer. If youhave an all white garden or want aplant for evening interest, Henryi isunequaled. The pure white flowerssparkle and glow at dusk and in moonlight.
Nelly Moser is a trusted heirloomvariety that displays pink petals setoff by darker bars. The blooms arehuge and the flowers prolific. The seedpods are exotic looking whorls, and
provide added interest afterthe plant has finished blooming. NellyMoser and other pastel colored vari-eties keep their color best whenplanted where they get some afternoonshade.
Plant these vines in early spring.Soak the root balls for 20 minutes. Diga hole at least 18 inches deep and 18inches wide and work some compostinto it. Set the plant so at least two leafnodes are below the soil level andwater well.
All clematis like their heads in thesun and their feet in the shade. A good3-inch layer of mulch or a ground coverwill keep their feet shaded. It will takeabout two years for the plants tobecome established and produce large
flower displays.
Pruning clematis sounds complicated;however, there are only three bloomtimes that affect pruning.
• Early flowering varieties don’t needany pruning except removal of deadmaterial.
• Mid-summer bloomers can bepruned to a desired shape when dor-mant.
• Late-flowering species can bepruned to 4 to 6 inches from theground in early spring. A garden diaryindicating when the plant was pur-chased and its care works well to keeppruning information available fromyear to year. In our climate MotherNature sometimes does all the pruning
for us and we only need to remove thedead areas of plant material.
Some say Klem-uh-tiss and some sayClem-at-tis. Klem-uh-tiss is consideredthe correct pronunciation. I think it isnever wise or necessary to correct any-one when talking about names ofplants — we gardeners all know whatplants we are describing and some-times the names are not pronouncedlike they would sound phonetically.
If you are not sure of the pronuncia-tion, say your version with conviction.All but the most serious minded plantpeople will likely think you are sayingthe name correctly.
Our gardening season is off to a latestart this spring and once again thereare too many tasks to accomplish in tooshort of a time. I did manage to checkand trim all the clematis vines.
Nothing pleases the eye as much asone of these beautiful climbers in fullbloom, reaching 10 feet or more on atrellis, meandering over a fence orclimbing an old stump.
Sharon Quale is a master gardenerfrom central Minnesota. She may bereached at (218) 738-6060 [email protected]. ❖
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Succulent Garden PlanterWorkshopMay 28, 5:30-7 p.m.Floyd County ExtensionOffice, Charles City, IowaInfo: $5/4-H member,$10/non-4-H member oradult; space limited to 10; call(641) 228-1453
Producer Opportunity forRevenue and KnowledgeAcademyJune 4-5Iowa State Fairgrounds, DesMoinesInfo: Held during the WorldPork Expo; log on towww.pork.org/wpx or call thePork Checkoff Service Center,(800) 456-7675
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Jackrabbit Dairy CampJune 5-7South Dakota State Univer-sity, Brookings, S.D.
Info: SDSU Dairy Club sponsorsevent for youth 8-18 who wantto enhance their dairy cattleskills and learn about the dairyindustry; $50/person; log on towww.sdstate.edu/ds or [email protected] forregistration information; regis-tration closes May 24
Sheep Facility TourJune 9, 7:15 a.m.-6:45 p.m.Minnesota West Community& Technical College, Pipe-stone, Minn.Info: Tour includes visits to foursheep farms; $175/person; 30minimum enrollment, 54 maxi-mum; North Dakota, SouthDakota and Wisconsin resi-dents will be charged a highertuition cost unless a reciprocityform is completed; log on towww.pipestonesheep.com formore information
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Four-State Dairy Nutrition and Management ConferenceJune 11-12Grand River Center,Dubuque, IowaInfo:Collaborative effort of IowaState University Extension andOutreach,University of IllinoisExtension,University of Min-nesota Extension and Universityof Wisconsin Extension; log on tohttp://wiagribusiness.org/fourstate.php or contact WisconsinAgri-Service Association, (608)223-1111,or Jim Salfer,[email protected] or (320) 203-6093, for more information or toregister;$150/person until May31,$175 after that
PlayCleanGo DayJune 14, 11 a.m.-3 a.m.Various locations in MinnesotaInfo: Log on to www.playcleango.org forinformation and locations
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Interlaken Heritage Daysat Heritage AcresJune 14, 1-4 p.m.Heritage Acres InterpretiveCenter, Fairmont, Minn.Info: Free ice cream cones; logon to www.heritageacresmn.orgor call Jerry Simon, (507) 238-4645 or Norma Brolsma, (507)764-3531
South Dakota Cattlemen’sFoundation Prime Time GalaJune 14Sioux FallsInfo: Beef banquet dinnerand concert to benefit Feed-ing South Dakota, a hungerrelief organization working toeliminate hunger in thestate; log on to www.sdprimetimegala.com orwww.feedingsouthdakota.org
Pork Management ConferenceJune 17-20Tampa, Fla.Info: $395/person throughMay 30, $435 after that; reg-istration form and moreinformation available atpork.org
Second Annual IowaWomen’s Landowner ConferenceJune 19Brooklyn, IowaInfo:Women, Land and Legacyis partnering with Iowa LandSales and Farm Management to
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Minnesota Master Naturalist TrainingJune 23-27Sibley State Park, New Lon-don, Minn.Info: 40-hour hands-on classheld 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. eachday; register online at www.MinnesotaMasterNaturalist.org, call (888) 241-4532 or e-mail [email protected]
Agronomy Field TourJune 24Southern Research and Out-reach Center, Waseca, Minn.Info: Call (507) 835-3620 or logon to http://sroc.cfans.umn.edu
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By SARAH JOHNSONThe Land Correspondent
“Most memories are made whenpeople are gathered together enjoyinggreat food.”
It’s a simple sentence that sums upthe essence of “Serve the Lord WithGladness,” a collection of 600 recipesfrom Holy Cross Lutheran Church ofPrior Lake, Minn., in honor of their25th anniversary this June. ServingGod and serving food just seem to gotogether, strengthening faith and creat-ing lifelong memories at the same time.
This cookbook contains too manyrecipes I wanted to share, so I had topare them down to these few — a diffi-cult choice indeed. It’s one of the bestchurch cookbooks I’ve seen, with recipesthat are decidedly not run-of-the-mill.
Apples in your cole slaw? Sure, whynot! This part-fruit/part-veggie slawis sweet and tangy, and it’ll be greatthis summer for all your grilling,camping and partying needs. You canmake it in advance; just add thecrushed peanuts at the last minute.Apple Sour Cream SlawSubmitted by Joanne Naas and Pamela Hunter
Dressing1 cup sour cream2 tablespoons lemon juice2 tablespoons cider vinegar2 tablespoons sugar1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper1 teaspoon dry mustardCombine all ingredients and beat
until smooth. Set aside.Slaw1 cup celery, sliced2 cups cabbage, shredded1 cup carrot, shredded2 large apples, cored and cut into
bite-size pieces1/3 cup raisins1/3 cup salted peanuts, choppedAdd everything except peanuts to
dressing mixture. Toss to mix. Refriger-ate. Mix in peanuts just before serving.
If you’re tired of the same old beefand chicken on the grill, do your stom-ach a favor and grill up some fish. This
recipe calls for halibutnot only because it’sdelicious but because it’sa firm, meaty fish thatwon’t fall off the skewer.Grilled Halibut KabobsSubmitted by Lori Siedelman
1/2 cup olive oil1/4 cup orange juice1 tablespoon balsamic
vinegar1 garlic clove, minced1 tablespoon each
fresh rosemary andfresh thyme, chopped
1/2 teaspoon salt12 ounces halibut, skinned, cut into
2-inch cubes2 small red potatoes1 small yellow squash, cut into 1/2-
inch slices2 Roma tomatoes, cut into thick
chunks6 white button mushrooms1 green pepper, cut into chunks2 lemons, cut into thick wedgesCombine olive oil, orange juice, bal-
samic vinegar, garlic, rosemary, thymeand salt in glass measuring cup. Tosshalibut with three-fourths of marinade.Refrigerate and marinate for at leasthalf hour and up to 1 hour. Set thereserved marinade aside. Parboil thepotatoes in lightly salted water untilalmost tender. Drain and cut into 1/2-inch slices. Toss with a little of the extramarinade and set aside. Toss squash,tomatoes, mushrooms and green pepperin a large bowl with the remainingmarinade. Heat grill. Thread skewers,alternating the halibut, vegetables andlemon wedges. Reserve some lemonwedges for garnish. Grill over medium-hot heat for 4-5 minutes per side. Servegarnished with remaining lemonwedges. Serves 2-3.
Moist and delicately sweet, FreshPear Bread will be your next favoritequick bread. I made these lusciousloaves one morning and they were bothgone by sundown. Four out of four“yums” from the Johnson kin, and thisone goes in my recipe box!Fresh Pear BreadSubmitted by Tracy and Josh Eickhoff
1 teaspoon lemon juice1 cup miniature chocolate chipsPreheat oven to 350 F. Grease two
9x5-inch loaf pans. In a mixing bowl,combine the eggs, sugar, oil andvanilla; mix well. Combine flour, bak-ing powder, cinnamon, baking sodaand salt; stir into the egg mixture justuntil moistened. Toss pears with lemonjuice. Stir pears and chocolate chipsinto batter (batter will be thick). Spooninto two greased pans. Bake for 55-60minutes or until a toothpick insertednear the center comes out clean. Coolfor 10 minutes before removing frompans to wire racks.
Soda Cracker Pie uses an old-fash-ioned method for making a pie crustwith — you guessed it — soda crackers!It’s as tasty as it is unique. You can topit with anything you like; this recipecalls for strawberries and whippedcream.Soda Cracker PieSubmitted by Evelyn Jabs
Crust3 egg whites, beaten stiff1 cup sugar1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla14 soda crackers, crushed1/2 teaspoon baking powder1/2 cup chopped nutsPreheat oven to 350 F. Grease pie tin.
Beat egg whites until stiff. Fold insugar and vanilla. Fold in crushedcrackers, baking powder and nuts.Bake for 30 minutes.
Topping1 cup whipping cream1 box frozen strawberries, well
drainedBeat whipping cream until stiff. Fold
in strawberries. Spoon over pie crustand refrigerate for 4 hours. Cut andserve.
“Serve the Lord with Gladness” isavailable for $25 (shipping included)by sending a check payable to HolyCross Lutheran Church LWML, Attn:Tracy Eickhoff, 14085 Pike Lake Trail,Prior Lake, MN 55372.
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A yearly survey of beekeepers,released May 15, shows fewer colonylosses occurred in the United Statesover the winter of 2013-14 than inrecent years, but beekeepers saylosses remain higher than the levelthat they consider to be sustainable.
According to survey results, totallosses of managed honey bee coloniesfrom all causes were 23.2 percentnationwide. That number is above the18.9 percent level of loss that bee-
keepers say is acceptable for their eco-nomic sustainability, but is a markedimprovement over the 30.5 percentloss reported for the winter of 2012-13,and over the eight-year average loss of29.6 percent.
More than three-fourths of theworld’s flowering plants rely on polli-nators, such as bees, to reproduce,meaning pollinators help produce oneout of every three bites of food Ameri-cans eat.
“Pollinators, such as bees, birds andother insects are essential partners forfarmers and ranchers and helpproduce much of our food sup-ply. Healthy pollinator popu-lations are critical to the con-tinued economicwell-being of agriculturalproducers,” said U.S.Department of Agricul-ture Secretary Tom Vil-sack. “While we’re glad to seeimprovement this year, lossesare still too high and there isstill much more work to be doneto stabilize bee populations.”
There is no way to tell why the beesdid better this year, according to bothJeff Pettis and Dennis vanEngelsdorp.
Pettis is a research leader of theAgricultural Research Service Bee
Research Laboratory inBeltsville, Md. ARS is theUSDA’s chief intramural sci-entific research agency.
VanEngelsdorp is a Uni-versity of Marylandassistant professor whois the leader of the sur-vey and director of the
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By KRISTIN KVENOThe Land CorrespondentThe ThronsonsGary, Minn.
For Jared Thronsonplanting is finallyunderway.
The number ofacres planted so farmay not be impres-sive but at least it’s astart to getting thecrops in the ground. The Land spokewith Thronson May 13 as he was wait-ing out the rain and anxious to getback in the field. “Only got 35 acresplanted,” he said. He was happy toreport, however, that he had no planterissues and planting went well.
The forecast was for “sunny andwarmer” temperatures, just what thefields need to be ready. “Hopefully byFriday or Saturday we can do somemore planting,” Thronson said.
The delay in getting corn in theground has made him change to someearly corn varieties. He will be plant-ing mostly 75- to 80-day corn. This isthe first time Thronson has had tochange to earlier varieties due to lateplanting.
“The 25th of May is the crop insur-ance deadline (for corn),” Thronsonsaid. If the corn isn’t in the ground bythen, Thronson will switch to eithersoybeans or wheat. With 280 acres ofcorn to plant, he believes that with“two good days” the corn should all bein. His plan is for this dad, Lloyd, torun the planter during the day andThronson will take the nighttime shift— keeping the planter going 24 hoursa day until the crops are all in.
“Hopefully all the crops will beseeded in two weeks,” Thronson said.He believes that “shouldn’t be a prob-lem if we can get going by this week-end.”
Some people have big plans for Fri-day and Saturday nights; Thronson'sbig weekend plans include a planter, afield and, most importantly, no rain.
The WiltsesHerman, Minn.
In the past two weeks “we gotanother two-and-a-half days in thefield,” Dennis Wilts reported to The
Land on May 12.Though the field
conditions were“plenty wet when westarted, we got somecorn and sugar beetsin,” Wilts said. Withalmost three-quar-ters of an inch of rainsince May 7, he has-
n’t been able to get back in the field.The planting conditions so far this
season “haven’t been ideal but still alittle better than we thought it wouldbe,” Wilts said. With more rain and cooltemperatures expected for the nextcouple of days, “it just isn’t going towarm up.” When the weather doesturn around, he estimates that “in 10days we’d have it all done.”
Wilts said that they’ve had enoughmoisture; now they need sunshine andwarm weather.
“In another week if we don’t get thewheat in we’ll have to change toanother crop,” he said. “It’s gettingtime to get something done.” Theweather must not have heard thatspring should be here as Wiltsreported that there was “frost on theroof on Saturday.” This lack of heatisn’t welcome as the ground needs todry out and dry out fast.
Wilts hopes that things turn aroundand the crops will be in, the sun will beshining, and the frost will be a long-forgotten word around his farm.
The HoffmansNew Ulm, Minn.
Rain is back andplanting is on hold.
That about sums upthe planting progressfor Don Hoffman.When The Land spokewith Hoffman on May12, he reported that since May 7 thefarm had received three-and-a-halfinches of rain. With more moisture onthe way — “I think today and tomor-row it’s rain” — planting will have towait.
Hoffman was last in the field on May7 when they planted 50 acres of cornand 30 acres of beans. On that day the“ground conditions were excellent.”With 250 acres of corn left, he hopesthat he needs just “two good days” toget planting done.
Hoffman can’t be picky at this pointin the season and will begin to plantaround wet spots in the fields.
“I would’ve liked to have had all thecorn in,” he said. With the amount ofmoisture that fell, planting delayswere imminent. If Hoffman isn’t ableto get the crop in another week to 10days, “I’d be concerned.”
On the dairy side everything is going“very steady, very stable. The way welike it,” he said. But that doesn’t meanthere isn’t work to be done while wait-ing to plant. Hoffman will be “getting
the haybine out this weekend for thefirst crop of hay.”
He is also working on trimmingtrees along the field and getting somerepair jobs finished on the farm.
“We need this moisture, the timingis terrible,” he said. Hoffman doespoint out that this moisture couldbecome valuable to the crop this Julyand August.
The HagensLake Mills, Iowa
“It’s just cold andwet.” Not exactlyperfect planting con-ditions for JimHagen, but he hopesthat’s about tochange.
When The Land spoke with Hagenon May 14 he found the fields to stillbe wet from “another two inches ofrain last weekend.” The corn plantingfinished last week for Hagen. He waspleased that he had “good conditions”for getting the corn in the ground.
While he’s waiting for the fields todry up before starting to plant soy-beans, Hagen has been busy haulingcorn to the ethanol plant. He’s alsoworking on getting the sprayer readyto go as he’ll be putting down pre-emergent herbicide for the soybeans.
Hagen estimates that he just “needsfour good days” to get the beans in theground. He’s not panicking yet aboutnot having the beans in, but if they’renot in by the end of the month it willbe a different story. The ground “justhas to dry up,” he said.
“There’s no drought here,” saidHagen. “The tiles are all running.” Hecredits the drain tiles for the reasonthat he’s done with planting corn andfeels the “tiling is proving its worth.”According to Hagen, only half the cornis planted around the area.
Hagen doesn’t expect to be in thefield for at least two more days. He islooking forward to getting back in theplanter and utilizing his new “rowshut-off system; that means no over-lapping, hopefully,” Hagen said.
No planting overlaps, sunny skiesand warm weather all sound likeingredients for some great soybeanplanting conditions. ❖
From the Fields: It’s getting time to get something done
Jared Thronson
The Thronsons ❖ Gary, Minn ❖ Norman-Mahnomen Counties
The Wiltses ❖ Herman, Minn ❖ Stevens County
The Hoffmans ❖ New Ulm, Minn ❖ Brown County
The Hagens ❖ Lake Mills, Iowa ❖ Winnebago County
corn, soybeans and wheat
corn, soybeans, wheat and sugar beets
dairy cattle, corn, soybeans and alfalfa
corn and soybeans
Dennis Wilts Don Hoffman
Jim Hagen
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SURVEY, from pg. 10that beekeepers consider to be econom-ically sustainable. This year, almosttwo-thirds of the beekeepers respond-ing reported losses greater than the18.9 percent threshold.
“Yearly fluctuations in the rate oflosses like these only demonstrate howcomplicated the whole issue of honeybee heath has become, with factors suchas viruses and other pathogens, para-sites like varroa mites, problems ofnutrition from lack of diversity in pollensources, and even sub-lethal effects ofpesticides combining to weaken and killbee colonies,” Pettis said.
The winter losses survey covers theperiod from October 2013 throughApril. About 7,200 beekeepersresponded to the voluntary survey.
A complete analysis of the bee surveydata will be published later this year.The summary of the analysis is athttp://goo.gl/Ywzx4s.
The USDA also announced that itwill hold a summit this fall aimed ataddressing the nutrition and forageneeds of pollinators. The summit willtake place in Washington, D.C., Oct. 20-21 and will be attended by a consor-tium of public, private and non-govern-
mental organizations. Attendees willdiscuss the most recent researchrelated to pollinator loss and work toidentify solutions.
Additionally, the USDA launched thePeople’s Garden Apiary bee cam at theUSDA headquarters in Washington,D.C., as an additional effort to increasepublic awareness about the reductionof bee populations and to inform Amer-icans about actions they can take tosupport the recovery of pollinator pop-ulations. The USDA “Bee Watch” web-site — www.usda.gov/beewatch — willbroadcast honey bee hive activity liveover the internet 24 hours per day,seven days per week. Created in 2010,the People’s Garden Apiary is home totwo bee hives. The bees are Italianqueens, the most common bee stockand the same used in many honey beecolonies throughout the United States.
In March, Vilsack created a Pollina-tor Working Group, under the leader-ship of Deputy Secretary KrystaHarden, to better coordinate efforts,leverage resources and increase focuson pollinator issues across USDA agen-cies. USDA personnel from 10 depart-ment agencies (Agricultural ResearchService, National Institute of Food and
‘Bee Watch’ website broadcasts live hive activity
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SURVEY, from pg. 12Agriculture, Farm Services Agency, NaturalResources Conservation Service, Animal and PlantHealth Inspection Service, Economic Research Ser-vice, Forest Service, Agricultural Marketing Service,Risk Management Agency and Rural Development)meet regularly to coordinate and evaluate efforts asthe USDA strives toward improving pollinator healthand ensuring our pollinators continuing contribu-tions to our nation’s environment and food security.
Earlier this year, the USDA made $3 million avail-able to help agriculture producers in five states(North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsinand Michigan) provide floral forage habitats to bene-fit pollinating species on working lands. The HoneyBee Pollinator Effort is intended to encourage farm-ers and ranchers to grow alfalfa, clover and otherflowering habitat for bees and other pollinators.
The president’s fiscal year 2015 budget proposalprovides $71 million for pollinator health activitiesthrough multiple USDA agencies. This includes anincrease of $40 million in combined mandatory anddiscretionary funds to advance efforts, in consultationwith the Environmental Protection Agency and otherfederal partners, to respond to the decline in honeybee health and ensure their recovery.
This coordinated effort is focused on targeted researchthat addresses multifactorial stressors, their interac-tion, and identification and implementation of measuresto improve and increase habitat available to pollinatorson federal and private lands. In addition, this initiativewill help prevent introductions of invasive bees, bee dis-eases and parasites; document the status of honey beehealth factors associated with bee losses and honey beeproduction; and work with stakeholders on best man-agement practices. A coordinated communication strat-egy, including outreach and education, will engage thepublic to help solve this important challenge. ❖
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Declining bee populations are a growingconcern everywhere.
Why? Because honey bees are the unpaidtransporters of pollen, that miraculous stuffthat generates new growth of innumerableplant species.
Honey on your morning toast wouldn’t be areality without the tenacious buzzing of liter-ally millions of honey bees across our prairielandscape — especially if the right mixture of cloversand flowering gardens are part of that landscape.
But what if there simply aren’t enough of thesefood sources?
Improving the habitat for pollinator bees startsright outside your front porch. “When you plantflowers each spring, plant flowers that the bees willlike,” suggested Carmelita Nelson, MinnesotaDepartment of Natural Resources Prairie Grass-land coordinator.
She said that native bees are especially attractedto native flowers. Your local greenhouse, even yourfavorite hardware store, can be a good source ofboth seeds and suggestions.
A good source for bee-attractive flowers is theUniversity of Minnesota’s Bee Lab — online atwww.beelab.umn.edu — or the Minnesota DNR, atwww.mndnr.gov.
As you might expect honey production varies fromhive to hive and from year to year. Bee keepers talkin terms of 75 to 100 pounds of honey per hive,which takes a hive of 50,000 to 65,000 bees duringpeak summer. One queen bee is the boss and runsthe show.
Perhaps surprising is the fact that Minnesota is
the home to more than 300species of bees. “Right nowbumble bees are a big con-cern,” Nelson said, indicatingseveral species of bumble bees arenow in that “endangered species”category.
Bumble bees are excellent pollinators— “the vibration of their wings helps them pollinatetomatoes and other vegetables even better thanhoney bees,” Nelson said.
Pollinators — wild insects and domesticated honeybees — help 70 percent of the world’s wild and culti-vated flowering plants to reproduce. Every third biteof our food is a result, directory or indirectly, of aninsect transporting pollen. Pollinators have beencalled a “keystone group that other organisms relyon.”
That keystone group is on the decline.Aerial spraying of Minnesota crops is one of the
likely culprits, Nelson said, but with honey bees amultitude of things are happening. Road ditch mow-ing of wild flowers and parasitic mites, for example,are becoming an issue.
Time will tell if 2013-14’s harsh winter was detri-mental to the bee populace. Nelson said bees can
keep warm enough with their vibration, butsome additional supplemental feeding was agood idea this winter.
She also said that organic farming is agreat enhancement to the Minnesota beepopulation. “Organic farming not only bene-fits bees but also birds and other wildlife. I’vetalked to many organic farmers who tell meabout all the birds singing in their yards.”
Other suggestions for rebuilding bee popu-lations: Towns with unused park/recreation
space can plant native prairie, with an empha-sis on wild flowers in that space. Volunteer gar-deners and Master Gardeners can work up soil
in certain park/recreation areas and maintainbutterfly, hummingbird and bee gardens.
Nesting habitat can be improved for all species ofbees. Even a small planting of native prairie is astart. Some bees like to burrow into the ground fortheir nesting sites.
“If we leave a few areas bare and open, these beesmight burrow down into the soil there,” said JonWogen, an Olivia, Minn.-area wildlife-outdoorwriter. “Old stumps and brush and wood piles aregood nesting places, as native bees may use cracks orworm holes in the wood for nesting burrows.”
Wogen said artificial nesting stations can be builtfor several species, especially orchard bees, whichsometimes are called mason bees or leaf-cuttingbees. Many of the native species of bees are friendlyand non-aggressive; they won’t bother people unlessthey are grabbed or squeezed.
Education and research may be the key to keepingpollinators in good numbers so they can do their joband provide us with fruit and vegetable crops thatfeed and nourish us, Wogen said. ❖
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Wildlife-outdoor writer Jon Wogen offers tips onhow to build a “bee box.” (See his photos at right.)
Most native bees like a six-inch deep hole drilledinto a log or four-by-six post. One can screw two-by-fours together. The holes should go all the waythrough as it will be mounted on a two-by-fourpost so it will close the back ends of the holes.
This facilitates cleanout, which should occur everytwo years after the spring bees have hatched out. Thebox can be removed from the two-by-four back, andthe holes can be cleaned out.
In case you don’t want to miss any bees comingto lay eggs in the brooder house, you should haveanother house on hand to replace the one you arecleaning. A brush or drill can clean out the house.This prevents disease of the young bees growingin the house.
It is best to use pine or fir, and not treated wood.An example house made of two-by-fours can be a
foot tall and have about 24 holes drilled. Each holeis five-sixteenths-inch in diameter. A roof can beput on the house to provide shade and to preventrain from coming into the holes. The bees like thenest box to face the morning sun.
— Dick Hagen, The Land staff writer
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The following festivals weresubmitted after The Land’s “Festi-vals Guide” was printed on May9. Log on to www.TheLandOnline.com for a link to the com-plete “Festivals Guide.”
Moondance Jammin’ Country FestJune 19-21Walker, Minn.Country music starts highlightedeach day; open festival seating,camping, well-kept facilities, twoindoor regional stages, excellentsecurity and some of the best coun-try music you hear all summer.
(877) MOONJAM
Crazy DaysJune 26, July 24, Aug. 14Walker, Minn.Downtown Walker will be filledwith the best deals of the season;tents will be set up on the side-walks and in the streets; diningspecials will be available indoorsand outdoors.
(218) 547-1313
July 4 CelebrationJuly 4Walker, Minn.Parade down Main Street at 11a.m.; games, food, kids activitiesand beer garden at the city park;fireworks over Leech Lake at
dusk.(218) 547-1313
Yikes! Bikes!July 12Walker, Minn.The 18-, 40- or 60-miles biketour features one of the most sce-nic rides on the Midwest; bicy-clists of all abilities are invited toparticipate.
Moondance Jam 23July 16-19Walker, Minn.A classic rock and roll music fes-tival held each year on the 300-acre Moondance event grounds;fans are treated to outdoor andindoor stages, open festival seat-ing, camping, great music in aclean, safe and friendly atmos-phere.
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Chase the Police TriathlonJuly 26City Park, Walker, Minn.Come to Walker City Park to chal-lenge those officers in uniform ina triathlon or just come to watchthe fun.
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• Honey bees visit 2 million flowers tomake one pound of honey.• To make 1 pound of honey, bees mayneed to fly 50,000 miles.• Honey bees may forage up to 2 to 5miles from the hive.• A worker honey bee will gather just 1/12teaspoon of honey during her entire life-time.• Honey is nature’s original sweetener;Humans have enjoyed honey since thedawn of recorded history.• Raw honey contains many beneficialminerals and vitamins. Honey also has anti-bacterial properties and anti-oxidant bene-fits. Many claim allergy relief by using local
honey thatcontains pollen.• Honey bees were brought to NorthAmerica by the colonists.• Apiculture is the name for the keepingof bees.
• Bees do not hibernate, but cluster forwarmth. They remain active all winter.• Bees will maintain an internal clustertemperature of 92 F in the coldest part ofwinter while raising brood.• Bees will disconnect their wings allow-ing them to pump their wing muscles to
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GRANT, Minn. (AP) — In Jerry Linser’s apiary rehabclinic, he holds one of his clients between his fingers.
“I know where you’ve been,” murmurs Linser to a hon-eybee, as he gently lifts it to the bee screen around hisface. “You have a honey-tummy full of stuff, I can see it.”
Linser was tending to one of the 150,000 residentsof his Bee Ranch in Grant, checking to see how theysurvived the harsh winter. In an effort to reversedeclines in bee populations, Linser is among thehundreds of Minnesotans who have jumped ontothe beekeeping bandwagon.
One sign of the buzz around beekeeping is the suc-cess of the Stillwater Honey Bee Club, which hasjumped from four members to 160 in 14 months.
The University of Minnesota Extension Servicehas seen an increase in beekeeping interest, and BobSitko, who teaches at Century College, said his bee-keeping classes are “overflowing.” Their mission:saving mankind’s best friend in the insect world.
In the past, Linser said, about 10 to 15 percent ofbee hives in the United States died over the winter.In the past several years, the die-off has soared to 40to 80 percent.
Why all the buzz kill?Bee mites, pesticides and lack of food are three big
reasons.
‘Bee whisperer’ works to reverse pollinator die-off
AP Photo/The St. Paul Pioneer Press, Scott Takushi
In this photo taken on May 4, beekeeper Jerry Linsertakes apart a beehive to take a look at the bees insidein Grant, Minn. In an effort to reverse declines in beepopulations, Linser is among the hundreds of Min-nesotans who have jumped on to the beekeepingbandwagon. Their mission: Saving mankind’s bestfriend in the insect world.
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WHISPERER, from pg. 18The mites, tiny parasites that
attack bees, are widespread.“It’s the wood tick of honey-bees,” Linser told the St.Paul Pioneer Press. (Seehttp://bit.ly/1nH2U8a)
Common pesticides aresuspect, including neonicoti-noids. These are among themost popular insecticides in theworld, spread widely on commoditycrops and available in garden centers.
Linser said the neonicotinoidsappear in pollen, where bees can pickit up and take it back to their hives.
Bees’ food sources are disappearing.Bees depend on nectar from flowers, butas suburbia sprawls into natural areas,another source of pollen vanishes.
A neatly mowed lawn? “That is like theSahara Desert to a honeybee,”Linser said.
The so-called bee-pocalypse is alarm-ing because bees are natural garden-ers. As they fly from flower to flower,they transfer pollen — which fertilizesplants and allows them to reproduce.
“Without bees, there would be nomelons, no berries, no nuts,” said Sitko,one of the founders of the Stillwater
club. Bees are responsible, hesaid, for about a third of theworld’s food production.
Bees are so valuable thatthey have become immi-grant farm workers.Roughly half of the nation’s
domesticated bees are annu-ally trucked into California,where they are essential to fer-tilize the state’s almond crop.
Recently, Linser suited up forhis chores, donning a white bee smock,complete with a built-in zip-up helmet.
He loaded some green grass into hissmoker, which is like a coffee can witha bellows to fan the flames inside.
Carrying a bucket of tools, heentered the bee pen, about the size of adouble garage. He passed through theelectric fence, which keeps bears andother critters away.
With the steady monotone buzz ofthousands of bees in his ears, he beganto check each of the 19 hives. Healready had ordered 18,000 replace-ment bees, about six pounds of insects,to make up for the bees lost over thewinter. The box, sent from California,included tinier boxes, like thrones, forthe queens.
By each hive, Linser squirted a fewpuffs of smoke to calm the bees. He notedwith satisfaction that one experiment hadworked — a hive he insulated last fallsurvived the winter with few casualties.
Speaking from inside the bee helmet,heexplained that he is doing genetic engi-neering of his own. He picks out whichbees to breed, looking for bees that aredisease-free, docile, tough enough to sur-vive winter and good honey producers.
At one hive, Linser suddenly stoodup straight. “Oooh,” he said. He heldup an index finger with a bee hanging
on, stinging him. The finger swelledup like a bratwurst.
Other people might have reacted by,say, putting on gloves. But not Linser.
His relationship with bees is notjust about business. Even with aswollen finger, he continued to pickthem up and feel them wiggling —almost affectionately. He wanted toencourage them, feed them, comfortthem and talk to them.
He tenderly held up a small workerbee. “Why, just look at you,” he saidproudly, “all covered with pollen.” ❖
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This column was writtenfor the marketing week ending May 16.
The U.S. Department ofAgriculture did not changeits 2014 milk production esti-mate in its latest World Agri-cultural Supply and DemandEstimates report, but seeshigher output in 2015, stat-ing that lower feed costs andstrong milk prices areexpected to support bothherd expansion andgains in milk per cow.
Fat-basis exports were forecastlower on increased competition fromtraditional exporters, primarily in but-terfat markets. Continued strength innonfat dry milk will help limitdeclines in skim-solids exports.
Fat-basis import forecasts wereexpected to be about the same as 2014but skim-solids imports will be lower.With higher domestic production, cheese,
butter, NDM and whey pricesare forecast lower.
Milk production for 2014was unchanged from lastmonth’s estimate, at 206.1billion pounds, up from201.2 billion in 2013 and200.5 billion in 2012. Lookfor 2015 output to hit 212.1billion pounds.
Fat basis imports for 2015are forecast lower while
skim solids importswere higher. Exportswere raised on stronger
sales of NDM, butterfat and cheese.Butter and whey prices were raisedfrom last month while NDM is lower.Cheese was unchanged but the rangewas narrowed. With higher domesticproduction, cheese, butter, NDM andwhey prices are forecast lower for 2015.
The 2014 Class III milk price forecastwas raised on higher whey prices andis expected to average $20.70 per hun-
dredweight, up a nickel from lastmonth’s estimate, and compares to$17.99 in 2013 and $17.44 in 2012. The2015 average is at $17.40.
The 2014 Class IV price was raised ashigher prices for butter more than offsetreduced prices for NDM. It’s predicted toaverage $21.45, up a dime from lastmonth’s estimate, and compares to$19.05 in 2013 and $16.01 in 2012. Lookfor it to average $19.10 in 2015.
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As it always does, the USDA’smonthly Livestock, Dairy and PoultryOutlook mirrored dairy projections con-tained in the WASDE report but theOutlook stated that “lower feed priceswill improve the profit outlook for pro-ducers next year. Continued strongdemand, both foreign and domestic,will moderate price declines in 2015.”
Feed prices are likely to remain moder-ate compared with recent years for thebalance of 2013-14 and into 2014-15.
Corn prices for 2013-14 are raised inMay from April and forecast at $4.50 to$4.80 per bushel; the price range wasnarrowed at the lower end, boostingthe mid-point by 5 cents. Initial fore-casts for the 2014-15 year call for cornprices to decline to $3.85 to $4.55/bu.Current-year soybean meal price esti-mates are raised slightly from April to$485 per ton.
The initial 2014-15 soybean mealprice forecast is much lower, at $355 to$395/ton. The forecast is based onhigher soybean plantings and yields.April’s Agricultural Prices reportplaced April’s preliminary price foralfalfa hay at $206/ton, above March’s$191 price but below the April 2013price of $213/ton.
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April’s Milk Production report showsthe January-to-March U.S. milk pro-duction at 51.1 billion pounds, up 1percent from the corresponding periodlast year.
Cow numbers are forecast at 9.255million head for 2014, unchanged fromApril and only slightly higher than2013 levels. Forecast cow numbers for2015 are for 9.34 million head. Pricesfor dairy replacements are ahead ofyear-earlier prices, and first-quarterdairy cow slaughter trails last year.This is a modest expansion in light ofthe strong profit signals to producers.
Current-year output per cow alsoremains unchanged in May from Aprilat 22,280 pounds per cow. Output percow is projected at 22,710 pounds in2015. Continued month-over-month
declines in Midwestern milk output aremoderated by higher milk output inthe West. Increased output per cowreflects both improved producerreturns and improved forage condi-tions, especially in the Midwest, afterlast year’s poor-quality harvest.
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The California Department of Foodand Agriculture announced its JuneClass I milk price at $25.10/cwt. for thenorth and $25.37 for the south. Both aredown 78 cents from May but are $4.26and $4.25, respectively, above June2013. The six-month average nowstands at $24.53 for the north, up from$19.85 at this time a year ago, $17.83 in2012, and $19.42 in 2011. The southernaverage is $24.80, up from $20.13 a yearago, $18.10 in 2012, and $19.69 in 2011.
The June federal order Class I baseprice will be announced by the USDAon May 21.
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Milk prices will be coming down ascash cheese saw a fourth week ofdecline. The Cheddar blocks dippedbelow $2 per pound this week for thefirst time since Dec. 19, 2013, and Jan.6 on the barrels.
The blocks closed May 16 at$1.9975/lb., down 4.75 cents on theweek and down 43.5 cents from itsrecord peak in March, but still 22.75cents above a year ago.
The barrels finished at $1.96, down 6cents on the week, 41.75 cents below itsrecord peak, and 20 cents above a yearago. Only one car of each traded handson the week. The National Dairy Prod-ucts Sales Report-surveyed U.S. aver-age block price slipped to $2.2125/lb.,down 3.4 cents, while the barrels aver-aged $2.2299, down 2.6 cents.
Cheese production across the UnitedStates is mixed, according to theUSDA’s Dairy Market News. Someareas that are at or just past peak milkproduction are experiencing mostlysteady production. Midwest cheese out-put is mostly steady as spring milkincreases are slow to develop. Cheeseproduction in the Northeast and North-west is steady to increasing as milkvolumes improve. Demand varies withsome buyers in a “wait-and-see”approach, while others are increasingorders. Recent lower wholesale pricesare helping to restimulate interest.
Lee Mielke is a syndicated columnistwho resides in Everson, Wash. Hisweekly column is featured in newspa-pers across the country and he may bereached at [email protected]. ❖
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For the second year in a rowsome farmers in portions ofMinnesota and Iowa are deal-ing with wet field conditionsand delayed crop planting.
Unless conditions improvesoon, some producers couldbe forced to consider notplanting a portion of theircrops in 2014. As weapproach June 1, producersin the affected areas willbe evaluating their cropinsurance options forlate-planting or pre-vented-planting coverage.
The final planting date for corn in thesouthern two-thirds of Minnesota, aswell as in all of Iowa and Wisconsin, isMay 31, in order to receive full cropinsurance coverage for 2014. The late-planting period for corn is June 1-25,with a reduction in the insurance cover-age level of 1 percent for each day thatcorn planting is delayed past May 31.
In northern Minnesota, the final date forcorn planting with full insurance coverageis May 25. For soybeans, the final planting
date is June 10 in Minnesotaand the northern two-thirds ofWisconsin, and June 15 inIowa and the southern one-third of Wisconsin, with thefinal planting date extendingfor 25 days until July 5 in Min-nesota and northern Wiscon-sin, and until July 10 in Iowaand southern Wisconsin.
Once the final plantingdate for corn or soy-beans has been reachedfor corn or soybeans,
farmers can opt to takethe prevented planting insurance cov-erage, if they have that coverageoption, rather than planting the crop.
A large majority of producers in theUpper Midwest carry Revenue Protectioncrop insurance with prevented plantingcoverage on their corn and soybeans. Ifthey choose the prevented planting cover-age, they will receive 60 percent of theiroriginal crop insurance guarantee for thatcrop on a specific farm unit.
Every farm situation is different when itcomes to making a decision on whether to
utilize the prevented planting option, so itis important for producers to make individ-ualized decisions for each farm unit.
Crop producers will have different yieldpotential, crop expenses, land costs, etc., onvarious farm units, as well as differences intheir level of crop insurance coverage andrevenue guarantees on various farms.All
of these factors become important whenevaluating prevented-planting crop insur-ance decisions. It is also important to notethat the guaranteed payments for pre-vented planting with corn and soybeansare considerably less in 2014, as comparedto 2013, due to lower levels of crop insur-
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FARM PROGRAMS
By Kent Thiesse
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PROGRAMS, from pg. 21ance base prices in 2014.Thedecision that your neighbormakes regarding prevented planting may not necessarilybe the best decision on your farm, depending on the situa-tion and the factors involved.
Producers should contact their crop insurance agentfor more details on final planting dates and preventedplanting options with various crop insurance policies,before making a final decision on prevented planting.The prevented-planted acres need to be reported to theircrop insurance agent.The U.S. Department of Agricul-ture Risk Management Agency has some good cropinsurance fact sheets available on their website,
optionsAssuming that producers have an eligible RP or Yield
Protection crop insurance policy, they would have the fol-lowing options with regards to delayed or prevented plant-ing later than the established final planting dates (May 31for corn and June 10 for soybeans in Minnesota).
• Plant the insured crop during the late plantingperiod, which is typically 25 days following theestablished final planting date for a given crop.
(Example:A final planting date of May 31 for cornwould result in a late-planting period from June 1-25.)
The crop insurance coverage is reduced by 1percent for each day after the final planting datefor the next 25 days. For crops planted after thefinal dates for the late planting period (June 25for corn), crop insurance coverage is set at amaximum of 60 percent of the original insur-ance guarantee, which is the same as the pre-vented-planting insurance coverage.
• Plant another crop (second crop) after thefinal planting date. For example, soybeans couldbe planted on intended corn acres after May 31.In that case, there would be no prevented-plant-ing coverage for the corn acres, and the soybeanswould be treated as insurable soybean acres. Ifthe soybeans are planted after the final plantingdate (June 10), they would be considered “LatePlanted”, with a 1 percent per day reduction inthe revenue guarantee for 25 days.
• File a prevented-planting crop insuranceclaim on the qualifying original unplanted acres,after May 31 for corn and June 10 for soybeans.
The producer will receive a prevented-plantingpayment per eligible acre equal to the originalrevenue guarantee times 60 percent.The original
revenue guarantee was the APH yield times the cropinsurance base price ($4.62/bu. for corn and $11.36/bu. forsoybeans) times the level of RP coverage level.
(Corn example: 190 bushels per acre x $4.62/bu. x 0.80= $702.24 x 0.60 = $421.34 prevent-plant amount)
(Soybean example: 52 bu./acre x $11.36/bu. x 0.80= $472.58 x 0.60 = $283.55 prevent-plant amount)
There is no Harvest Price option with preventedplanting insurance coverage, so even if the harvest priceis higher than the crop base price, the amount of theprevented-planting payment will not be increased. Pre-vented-planting payments are made on the base price.
A producer who files a prevented-planting insuranceclaim after the final planting date cannot plant anothercrop on those acres during the 25-day late-plantingperiod, or they will lose their prevented-planting insur-ance payment.After the late-planting period (June 25 forcorn and July 5 or 10 for soybeans), a producer has thefollowing options on those acres.• Leave the unplanted acres idle and controlthe weeds.• Plant an approved cover crop on the pre-vented-planted acres, with no reduction in the pre-vented-planting insurance payment. The cover cropcannot be harvested in 2014. Haying and grazing ofthose acres is permitted after Nov. 1.• Plant another crop (second crop) after the lateplanting period (June 25 for corn) has ended, withthe intent of harvesting that crop. In this case the
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PROGRAMS, from pg. 23prevented-planting payment is reducedto 35 percent of the original preventedplanted payment.
(Example: $702.24/acre originalguarantee x 0.60 = $421.34/acre x 0.35= $147.47/acre adjusted prevent-plantpayment) This may be an option fordairy and beef producers who are shortof feed and hay supplies.Minimum acreage for preventedplanting
To qualify for prevented-plantinginsurance coverage and payments,affected areas must be the lower of 20acres or 20 percent of the total eligibleinsured acreage in a farm unit. Smallareas of land do not qualify for pre-vented-planting coverage, which couldbe a factor on some smaller land tractswith optional unit insurance coverage.
Meeting the 20-percent threshold willlikely be easier with enterprise unitsthan with optional units. However,there is lot of variation from farm-to-farm, so producers need to check withtheir crop insurance agent.
(Example: 500 acres ofcorn; 400 acres plantedwith full crop insurancecoverage; 100 acres (20 percent) pre-vented-planting paid at 60 percent of theoriginal insurance guarantee per acre.)Economics of the prevented-plant-ing decision
Every producer and every farm unithas a different situation as it relates tothe economics of the prevented-plantingcrop insurance decision. Refer to theattached table showing a comparison ofnormal corn production and returns, alate-planting scenario with reduced yieldsand crop insurance coverage, and a sce-nario using prevented-planting coverage.
Again, the situation for producers onindividual farm units may be differentthan this example.Additional prevented plantingcrop insurance considerations
• Prevented-planting notification.Crop insurance policy holders arerequired to notify their insuranceagent within 72 hours after the finalplanting date, if they plan to file a pre-vented-planting insurance claim. The
same 72-hour deadlineis in place during the
25-day late-plantingperiod, if a producer decides to discon-tinue planting, and proceed with a pre-vented-planting claim.
• Minimum planting with enterpriseunits. A producer filing a prevented-plant-ing claim, who originally signed up withenterprise units, must have planted thelower of 20 acres or 20 percent of theinsured crop acres in at least two sectionsto be eligible for the lower insurance pre-miums with enterprise units.
Otherwise, the farm unit will stillreceive the appropriate prevented-planting payment on that farm unit,but will be charged the insurance pre-miums for the higher of basic oroptional units. This would be the situa-tion if no acres were planted.
• Impact of prevented-planting on futureAPH yields. Generally, prevented-plantedacres will not impact the future APHyields, unless a second crop is planted, asonly the planted acres are used to deter-mine the crop year yield on a farm unit. If asecond crop is planted, the prevented-
planted acres will be assigned a yieldequal to 60 percent times the APH on thefarm unit. If no insured crop acres areplanted on a farm unit, that crop year willnot be considered in the future APH calcu-lation, unless a second crop was planted.Bottom line
Every producer’s situation is differentwhen it comes to late- and prevented-planting situations; as a result, the bestoption will vary considerably from farm-to-farm. In addition to differences in pro-duction practices and yield potential, thereare differences in level of insurance cover-age, optional or enterprise units, and othercrop insurance provisions.The choice thata producer makes could result in a differ-ence of thousands of dollars in the poten-tial insurance coverage that is available.That is why it is extremely critical for pro-ducers to consult with their crop insur-ance agent before finalizing late- and pre-vented-planting crop decisions.
Kent Thiesse is a government farm pro-grams analyst and a vice president atMinnStar Bank in Lake Crystal, Minn.He may be reached at (507) 726-2137 [email protected]. ❖
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Grain prices are effective cash close on May 20. The price index chart compares an average of most recently reported local cash prices with the same average for a year ago.*Cash grain price change represents a two-week period.
Grain AnglesDon’t neglect your
bookkeepingFor some areas of Minnesota and Wisconsin, pro-
ducers are once again finding it challenging to getseed in the ground.
Spring is the favorite time of year for most produc-ers because it starts the cycle of growth and it bringshope of a bountiful crop. Usually, the production sideof agriculture is where the pro-ducer gets his pleasure, butequally important is the businessside of your farming operation,including your financial report-ing, bookkeeping, records and allof the other day-to-day tasksinvolved in running a business.
Most producers perform recordkeeping for two reasons: to have theproper information to file incometaxes, and to have the records fortheir lender so they can continue toget loans. Those are definitely goodreasons, but I challenge you to uti-lize those records to make your business better.
As producers grow their operations, they get biggerequipment, upgrade facilities and add necessarylabor. As lenders, we see the biggest hurdle for a pro-ducer’s growth is upgrading their record keeping tofit the size of their operation. As the size of yourcredit package grows your lender will require morecomplete and accurate records.
To ensure your records are where they need to be, youcan hire a firm to perform the record keeping duties orinvest in software that allows you to create a robustfinancial reporting system. It’s also important that youuse the accrual method of accounting, which provides anaccurate reflection of the current period of income andexpenses. The accrual method of accounting allows pro-ducers to understand their business’ level of profitabilityduring the year and eliminates any impact of actionsmade to manage taxes. This will also show the impact of
Grain OutlookMarket rolls as
planting catches upThe following market analysis is for the week ending May 16.CORN — The market rolled over this week as
corn planting caught up to the average, forecastsimproved, wheat prices crumbled and funds sold.
Demand is still supporting basis with producer sell-ing non-existent, export sales holding firm and process-ing margins in the black. Therewere no surprises from InformaEconomics updated acreage esti-mates this week. Plantingprogress caught up to the five-year average, coming in at 59 per-cent complete versus the 58 per-cent average. Minnesota was only31 percent done compared to the62 percent average; North Dakota3 percent versus 66 percent aver-age; South Dakota 52 percent ver-sus 43 percent average, Iowa atthe 70 percent average; Illinois 78percent versus 53 percent average;Indiana 61 percent versus 45 percent average; Wiscon-sin 20 percent versus 41 percent average.
Corn emergence was 18 percent compared to 25percent on average. The average planting pace forMay 18 is 76 percent complete and the average esti-mate is from 73 to 77 percent complete.
Overall, without compelling news to supportprices, the bears took control to press prices 24 centslower for the week in the July contract to close at$4.83 1/2 per bushel. July corn sliced through firstsupport of $4.97 1/2 and $4.90 late in the week, set-ting $4.80 1/4, then $4.68 1/4 as the next support.
The December contract suffered the same fate as oldcrop. It gapped lower from the opening bell to beginthe week on improved weather. Resistance in theDecember contract is the overhead gap from $4.96 1/2to $4.97 1/4 per bushel, but support doesn’t come into
Livestock AnglesCattle, hogs
fickle as of lateIt seems as if the livestock markets are fickle as of
late. Both the cattle and hog cash prices haveslumped recently, while the futures markets of bothhave either remained steady or have slightlyimproved. This indicates a lot of indecision on thefuture price of both cattle and hogs.
The cattle market has seen cashprices drift lower in recent days aspackers seem to be more discretein the accumulation of live inven-tory. The futures market, on theother hand, seems to be driven bythe smaller supply of animals andthe anticipation that prices mustrise because of that situation.
The interesting dilemma is thatdemand has been slowed due tothe higher prices at the retaillevel and in the export market.This has caused the movement ofbeef to slow, which is offsettingthe smaller supplies of cattle. It appears that eachtime the beef cutout reaches $235 per hundredweightor greater, demand for beef contracts — and as thecutout drops, the movement increases, but not to thelevels seen a year ago. This appears to be the culpritcausing the standoff in the cattle market which isholding prices in a distinct trading range.
On May 16, the U.S. Department of Agriculture releasedthe Monthly Cattle on Feed report the results are as fol-lows:On-feed,99 percent;placements,95 percent and mar-keted, 98 percent. The report was seen as neutral toslightly friendly since the placement number was less thanexpected. The key will still remain in the demand for beefsince the demand side of the equation is more elastic thanthe supply side.Therefore, producers should stay aware ofcurrent market conditions and protect inventories whenthe opportunity arises.
Hog prices have again have slipped during the past
JOE TEALEBroker
Great Plains CommodityAfton, Minn.
ANDY HUNEKEAgStar Director, Agbiz &
Trade Credit/LeasingNorthfield, Minn.
Information in the above columns is the writer’s opinion. It is no way guaranteed and should not be interpreted as buy/sell advice. Futures trading always involves a certain degree of risk.
PHYLLIS NYSTROMCHS Hedging Inc.
St. Paul
See NYSTROM, pg. 29 See TEALE, pg. 29 See HUNEKE, pg. 29
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NYSTROM, from pg. 26play until $4.71 to $4.60 per bushel.December corn closed at $4.81 perbushel, down 17 3/4 cents for the week.
Weekly export sales were withinexpectations at 13.5 million bushels forold crop and 1.8 million bushels for newcrop. This puts old crop sales commit-ments at 1.752 billion bushels com-pared to the U.S. Department of Agri-culture’s forecast for 1.9 billion bushels.
We need to average 12.4 millionbushels per week with 16 weeks left inthe marketing year. This is possible,but sales usually begin to taper lowerin the last quarter of the marketingyear. New crop sales commitments arerunning behind last year at this timewith 110.6 million bushels on the booksversus 144.2 million bushels last year.
China is expecting a record corn cropthis year of 222 million metric tons, up4.3 mmt from last year. Chinese importsare anticipated to shrink from 5.5 mmtin 2013-14 to 3.5 mmt in 2014-15. Chinaannounced they will auction 1.0 mmt ofstate-owned reserve corn on May 22.Their corn stocks at the end of the 2013-14 marketing year are forecasted to be46 percent of total world stocks.
Informa Economics is projectingplanted corn acres at 91.581 million acrescompared to last year’s 95.365 millionacres and a decline of 110,000 millionacres from the USDA’s March estimate.In May, the USDA used 91.7 million acreson the first 2014-15 balance sheet.
Minnesota’s corn acres are projectedat 8.5 million acres, down 100,000from the USDA’s March estimate andlast year’s figure. U.S. sorghum acresat 7.561 million are up 880,000 acresfrom the March USDA forecast.Informa’s total major crop acreage is2.9 million higher than last year due tolower prevented plantings and fewConservation Reserve Program acres.
OUTLOOK: Don’t be lulled into think-ing support levels are magical if weathercontinues to improve, and don’t get
caught without a plan inplace. If El Nino doesdevelop, it usually meansabove-average trend-line U.S. yields.
Corn struggled this past week, sendingus lower and setting the tone for themarket leading up to the June 30 GrainStocks and Planted Acreage reports fromthe USDA. Fund liquidation was appar-ent and there is still more to do. Unlessweather becomes a threat to the crop, itwill be difficult to sustain bounces.
SOYBEANS — Soybeans consoli-dated lower this week on essentiallythe same factors that dictated thedirection in corn.
Domestic demand for soybeans is firmand basis levels were stronger all week.Grower focus is on the planter, andwhat beans they have left to sell are intight hands. While bean imports are ontheir way to U.S. ports, export sales con-tinue to outpace what we need. Old cropexport sales this past week were 2.7million bushels, bringing total commit-ments to 1.643 billion bushels.
This remains above the USDA exportestimate of 1.6 billion bushels.We need toaverage a negative 200,000 bushels ofexport sales for the remainder of the cropyear, and this appears unlikely. New cropsales of 11.9 million bushels this weekbrings 2014-15 commitments to 298.2million bushels compared to 325.6 mil-lion on the books last year at this time.
China sold 92 percent of the 300,000mt of state-owned reserve 2010 soy-beans they offered to domestic usersthis week. Prices averaged higher thanthe minimum price suggesting demandmay be picking up in that region.
They had such success that they planto auction another 300,000 mt ofreserve beans on May 20.
The April National Oilseed ProcessorsAssociation crush figure of 132.67 millionbushels was right in line with expecta-tions and the highest April crush in fiveyears. Soybean crush is up 3 percent sofar this year versus last year. The
monthly crush needs toaverage just 109.4 millionbushels for the balance of
the crop year to not exceed the USDA’s1.695 billion bushel crush projection.Thiswould be the smallest crush for the May-to-August time period in 10 years. Thiskeeps pressure on the market to eitherreduce crush margins to discouragecrushing or keep the import pace strongenough to support a strong crush number.
Informa Economics’ new soybeanacreage forecast is 82.073 million acres,up 580,000 acres from the March USDA81.493 million acres estimate and com-pared with 76.5 million acres last year.On the May USDA crop report, 81.5 mil-lion planted acres was used on the first2014-15 balance sheet of the season.
Minnesota is estimated to plant 7.35million acres of beans this year, down50,000 acres from the USDA March num-ber and up 650,000 acres from last year.
Soybean planting as of May 11 was 20percent complete compared to 21 per-cent on average. By state versus the five-year average: Minnesota 4 percent ver-sus 23 percent average; North Dakotazero versus 10 percent; South Dakota 14percent versus 9 percent; Wisconsin 4percent versus 10 percent; Iowa 20 per-cent done versus 25 percent average; Illi-nois 26 percent versus 16 percent; Indi-ana 23 percent versus 22 percent.
The average planting pace for beansas of May 18 is 38 percent. The tradeis expecting planting to hit between35 to 39 percent complete.
OUTLOOK: Funds cut their netlength in soybeans this week, butprices were decidedly sideways andcontinued to trade within our fore-casted range. The market is still try-ing to balance imports headed to theUnited States versus strong demand.
There is also increasing talk about howmany bushels of early planted beans inthe southern United States will be avail-able to help bridge the gap between oldand new crop.The effect could be earlier-than-usual harvest pressure on fallprices. For now, a case can still be madefor firmer soy prices with the tight oldcrop balance sheet unresolved. However,the long-term picture suggests growingsupplies for next year.
July soybeans were down 22 centsthis week, closing at $14.65 per bushel.The July support remains at $14.41 3/4and resistance at $15.12 per bushel.November soybeans settled at $12.211/2 per bushel, down 4 3/4 cents for theweek. November beans are in a $12 to$12.50 per bushel range.
This material has been prepared bya sales or trading employee or agent ofCHS Hedging Inc. and should be con-sidered a solicitation. ❖
Bean market trying to balance imports, demand
TEALE, from pg. 26few weeks, reflecting the lack of demandfor pork at the higher prices. The porcineepidemic diarrhea virus is still a mainfactor in the trade’s mind and has domi-nated the futures market while the cashmarket is more in tune with the immedi-ate market conditions. Hog numbershave be more than adequate to meet thepackers’ kill needs and with weights highthe total pork production has remainedenough to meet current demand.
Considering that the PEDv is still amajor factor and that numbers arelikely smaller because of the death lossdue to the virus, a firming tone to pricesinto the summer months may not be outof the question. The only caveat to thatscenario would be if demand once againdecreases because of higher prices.Because of the large premiums in thefutures market, producers should takeadvantage of the wide basis and protectinventories when necessary. ❖
PEDv still a major factor
HUNEKE, from pg. 26capital draws,income taxes and capital sales.
If your expense statement is done prop-erly using the accrual method, yourincome and expense statement shouldmatch the gain or loss that would show onyour annual balance sheet. This is whatwe call reconciling. If you can produce areconciled profit-and-loss statement tothe balance sheet, your lender will feelcomfortable in your ability to understandyour complete financial picture.
This also gives you confidence toknow that your finances are in orderand you can rely on them to makesound decisions for the operation.
If your operation continues to grow,you may be asked for reviewed oraudited financial reports. So, youmight be wondering, what does thatreally mean? Many people think thattheir tax returns are reviewed by theiraccountant and that should be consid-ered reviewed, but that is not the case.
A reviewed financial report is done bya tax firm and is considered independ-ent. They must understand the entitythey are reviewing, review the account-
ing practices you are using to prepareyour financials and they also performanalytics on the operation. If you growto the size where an audit is required,all of the items done while reviewingyour financials is done as well asobserving your inventories (check yourbins to verify bushels), gaining anunderstanding of your internal controlsand an assessment of your fraud risks.An audit gives everyone the confidencein the information as it is verified.
So, are your records keeping pacewith your production? If your futureplans include growth and you want tobe prepared so investing in yourfinancial records is important. Makethe investment now and utilize theinformation to make good businessdecisions and allow your lender tohave confidence in the informationprovided, so they can grow with you.
AgStar Financial Services is a coop-erative owned by client stockholders.As part of the Farm Credit System,AgStar has served 69 counties in Min-nesota and northwest Wisconsin witha wide range of financial productsand services for more than 95 years. ❖
Records build confidence
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Ag Power Enterprises Inc....39Agro-Culture Liquid
Fertilizers ............................22Anderson Seed ..................6, 19Arnold Companies Inc ..........4Big Gain ................................18Bob Burns Sales & Service ..43Boss Supply Inc ......................8Broskoff Structures ..............20C & C Roofing ......................14Case IH ..................................28Central Livestock Assn ........31Country Cat ..........................12Courtland Waste Handling..10Crysteel Truck Equipment ..24Curts Truck & Diesel
Service..................................15Dahl Farm Supply ................18Dairyland Supply..................27Dan Pike Clerking ................31Diers Ag & Trailer ................16Double B Mfg ..........................5Dupont ....................................9Excelsior Homes West Inc....13Factory Home Center Inc ....19Fladeboe Auction
Luther Honda of St Cloud ..16Mankato Spray Center ........18Massey Ferguson ....................7Massop Electric ....................38Matejcek Implement ............46Matt Maring Auction ..........31Mel Carlson Chevrolet Inc ..17Midwest Machinery Co........40Miller Sellner ........................45New Holland..........................17New Prague Auto Group......25New Ulm Tractor &
Equipment ..........................38NK Clerking ..........................32Northern Ag Service ............34Northland Building Inc ........23Northland Farm Systems ....44Nutra Flo ..........................4, 34Pioneer ....................................3Pruess Elevator Inc ..............33Pumps Motor & Bearing
LLC......................................23Rabe International Inc ........43Ritter Ag Inc..........................12Riverside Tire........................18Rush River Steel & Trim ....15Schweiss Inc ..........................44Smiths Mill Implement Inc..41Southwest MN K-Fence ......14Steffes Group ........................32Suess Auction Service ..........33Syntex ....................................18United Farmers Coop ..........33Vermeer..................................10Versatile ..................................5Wagner Trucks......................14Wieman Land & Auction ....35Willmar Farm Center ..........41Willmar Precast ......................7Windridge Implements ........36Woodford Ag LLC................38
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Early Notice Farmland & Recreational Land AuctionTuesday, June 10th • 6:30 p.m.
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180 Acres located in Sec. 35,Westford Twp., Martin County,4 miles South of Truman, MN onHwy. 15 & 11⁄4 miles East on 190th St.143 Acres Tillable, approx. 35 acresrecreational & pasture.
Contact Auctioneer Alley–Land Services Unlimited Inc.507.764.3591 or 507.841-1564For Early Inspection, Open House:Tues. Evening, May 27th, or June 3rd,Pre-Auction info booklet available,or see www.auctioneeralley.com
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310 H & S manure spreader,w/ top beater, tandem axle,w/ 40 bushel ext, very nice,$7,900. 270 H & S manurespreader, good cond, $3,450.
(715)223-3664
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CIH 183 RC cult, 8x30, FF, Rshields, shedded, very goodcond., $2,500; Feterl 7'x41'auger, PTO, good shape,$700 OBO. 3pt round balefork, good cond, $300. Allshedded. 320-328-5794
'05 Hardi 1200 Commandersprayer, 320x46 tires, 100'boom, $13,900; set of 4 –320x50 tires & rims for JDtractor, $3,450; IH 770, 15'offset disc, 24” blades,$4,650; CIH 1820, 12x30cult., $3,650; CIH 1830,12x30 flat fold vibrashankcult. w/shields, $4,750; CIH183, 6x30 cult., $875; White378, 8x30 cult., $650. 320-769-2756
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310 H & S manure spreader,w/ top beater, tandem axle,w/ 40 bu ext., very nice,$7,900. 270 H & S manurespreader, good cond. $3,450.
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FOR SALE: NH 310 baler w/hydraulic tension, Koschside mounted mower for Hor M Cunningham haycrimper. 320-552-2142
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Gehl 2415 pivot tongue hay-bine very nice, $9,250; JD673 right discharge hayrake, $2,500. NH doublerake hitch, $500. (715)419-2560
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2010 New Holland Workmaster 55 ldr, #14265 ....................................................$22,800
2012 Case IH Maxxum 140 MC, #14297 ..................................................$113,750
2009 Case IH Magnum 305, #14262 ....$187,5002011 Case IH Magnum 235, #14302 ....$168,9002000 Case IH MX200, #16176 ................$71,0002000 Case IH MX135 w/ldr, #16369........$48,5002011 Case IH Puma 185, #16211..........$118,5001978 Case 1270, #16428 ........................$11,8001989 John Deere 4455, w/ldr, #13335 ....$39,900
TRACTORS 4WD2009 Case IH Steiger 435, #13325........$195,5002011 Case IH Steiger 550, #14073........$300,0002012 JCB 8310 Fastrac, #12516 ..........$269,0002009 JCB 8250 Factrac, #16388 ..........$116,5002010 John Deere 8320RT, #13317 ........$212,0002010 John Deere 9430T, #13295 ..........$268,500
COMBINES2003 Case IH 2388, #8914 ....................$119,0002000 Case IH 2366, #14217 ....................$78,5001995 Case IH 2188, #10848 ....................$49,9952009 Case IH 5088, #12469 ..................$159,5002009 Case IH 7120, #13988 ..................$180,0002009 Case IH 5088, #13634 ..................$169,5002004 Case IH 2388, #13508 ..................$105,0002011 Case IH 7088, #14084 ..................$218,950
2012 Case IH 8230, #13260 ..................$298,0002009 John Deere 9770STS, #14177......$216,5002010 Case IH 5088, #16254 ..................$196,0001998 Case IH 2366 w/Hillco, #16291 ......$79,5001997 Case IH 2188, #16239 ....................$39,9952003 Case IH 2388, #14203 ....................$86,5662002 Case IH 2388, #13311 ..................$107,5002008 Case IH 7010, #14215 ..................$147,5062007 Case IH 2577, #16307 ..................$127,5001994 Case IH 1644, #13302 ....................$31,5002013 John Deere S670H, #13331..........$329,9952013 John Deere S670, #13333 ............$329,995
SKIDSTEER LOADERS2011 Case SR220, #13327 ......................$33,4002012 Case SV300, #14141 ......................$52,9202012 Case SV300, #16267 ......................$41,9952012 Case SV185, #14280 ......................$34,0002007 Case 430, #13312 ..........................$17,8502011 Case IH SR250, #14267..................$36,9502000 Case 1840, Pending ......................$10,4952011 New Holland L220, #16132 ............$29,9002008 Case 440 S3, #13246......................$19,5002011 Case SV300, #13288 ......................$38,9502012 JCB 300, side door, #14301 ..........$47,800
BALERS2008 Case IH RB564, #12932 ................$28,9951998 John Deere 100 Square Baler, #16225 ....................................................$18,500
2008 Case IH LBX332 Square Baler, #14070 ....................................................$67,000
MOWER CONDITIONERS2011 New Holland H7230, #16399..........$21,9002009 Case IH DC102, #13487 ................$19,3002004 Case IH DCX131, #13247 ..............$17,5002011 Case IH DC102, #13204 ................$21,5002005 Case IH DCX131, #16430 ..............$15,995
GRAIN CARTSParker 614 Series II, #14321 ....................$8,1002010 Brent 576, #13286 ..........................$19,9002013 Brent GCB782-750BU-RED, #13680 ....................................................$32,000
FIELD CULTIVATORSCase IH Tiger Mate II, 44.5’ Field Cultivator,#16379......................................................$39,9001999 CIH 4300, 30.5’, #14316 ................$11,400DMI Tiger Mate 28’, #16423....................$14,500DMI Tiger Mate II, 48.5’ Field Cultivator, #14227 ....................................................$29,500
1992 DMI Tiger Mate, 30’ Field Cultivator,#14260......................................................$16,9002010 John Deere 2210, 31’6”, #16410....$31,995
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1409 Silver Street E.Mapleton, MN 56065
507-524-3726massopelectric.com
We carry a full line of Behlen& Delux dryer parts;
Mayrath and Hutch auger parts.Large inventory of Welda sprockets, hubs,
bearings, chains & pulleys
NEW DRYERSDELUX 10’ MODEL DP3015, LP/NG, 1 PH, W/MOISTURE LINK
USED DELUX DRYERSDELUX 20’ MODEL 6030, LP/NG, 3 PH, 600 BPHDELUX 20’ MODEL 5030, LP/NG, 3 PH, 500 BPHDELUX 15’ MODEL DPX7040, LP/NG, 3 PH, 700 BPH
Dairy quality western alfal-fa, big squares or smallsquares, delivered in semiloads. Clint Haensel(605) 310-6653
FOR SALE: Western Hay &Straw In large squares orround bales by the semiload. Protein 18-26%, RFVup to-200. SmikrudGalesville, WI 608-582-2143608-484-0916 cell (Over 23years in the Hay Business)
WANTED AND FOR SALEALL TYPES of hay &straw. Also buying corn,wheat & oats. Western Hayavailable. Fox Valley Al-falfa Mill. 920-853-3554
Livestock 054
FOR SALE: Purebred BlackAngus bulls, calf ease &good disposition; also York,Hamp & Hamp-Durocboars & gilts. 320-598-3790
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FOR SALE: 55 Freudenthalfree stalls, $57/ea. 91 rubberstall mats, $15/ea. Oxbowindrow merger, $22,500.(715)229-4574 or (715)229-4669
Reg. Holstein bulls, goodmaternal lines & goodsires. We also have red &white. Merritt's Elm-ChrisFarm (715)235-9272
WANTED TO BUY! USEDBULK MILK COOLERALL SIZES 920-867-3048
WANTED TO BUY: Rotaryhoe; also, CIH 600 bloweror NH or H&S. 320-352-3878
WANTED: Semi Truck, daycab, '98 to '05, auto shift,excellent condition, lowmiles. 320-232-0556
WANTED: Want to find myDad's (1968) 1750 Olivergas tractor SN 203401. Call507-317-8103
Spraying Equip 041
FOR SALE: '04 1000 gal HDCentury pull type sprayer,60' booms, 320/85R tires,8605 controller, foamer,rinse tank, hyd pump, 20”spacings, used very little.612-554-0052
FOR SALE: 400 gal Camp-bell pull type sprayer, 26'+ extensions, $250; (2) 200gal saddle sprayer tanks,$100/pr. 952-442-4259
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Alfalfa grass, grass, straw,corn stalks in round bales,net wrapped. Delivered insemi loads. Call Tim at 320-221-2085
Dairy Quality AlfalfaTested big squares & roundbales, delivered from SouthDakota John Haensel (605)351-5760
Kent 28 ½ Ft Series 6 Disco-vator/Finisher (NO RepairWelding) Real Good. 42 FtMandako Land Roller(2012)(5/8 Wall x 42 In Dia)LowAcres Like New. 319-347-2349 Can Deliver
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All kinds of New & Usedfarm equipment – disc chis-els, field cults, planters,soil finishers, cornheads,feed mills, discs, balers,haybines, etc. 507-438-9782
White 6100 6 x 30 no tillplanter, trash whippers, notill fert coulters w/ fertiliz-er auger, shedded & sharp,$16,900/OBO. 608-387-2679
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23 Ft LANDOLL Model #6230(2008)Heavy Tandem DiskFront Blades 23”, Rear 231/2”, Shedded Like New.Kent 26 Ft Series VII Dis-covator (Disk Blades) (NOWelds) Nice Unit! 319-347-6138 Can Deliver
FOR SALE: '07 Case IH530C disk ripper, cushiongang, always shedded, nice,$26,500. 515-320-2398
SKIDSTEERSNEW NH skidsteers on hand ..........................CALLNH LS170 ....................................................$13,750NH L170 cab, new rubber ..............................CALL
PLANTERSNEW White planters ........................................CALL‘11 White 8516 CFS, loaded ......................$97,500
White 6222, 12-30, front fold ......................$29,500White 6186, 16-30 w/ins..............................$21,500White 6122, 12-30........................................$16,500White 6100, 12-30 w/twin row ....................$18,500
SMITHS MILL IMPLEMENTHwy. 14, 3 miles West of Janesville, MNPhone (507) 234-5191 or (507) 625-8649Mon. - Fri. 7:30-5:00, Sat. 7:30-Noonwww.smithsmillimp.com
108”, 3 pt.• Lucke 8’ 3 pt., snowblower• Sunflower 4610-9 disc ripper• Sunflower 4511-15 disc chisel• Sunflower 4412-07 disk ripper• Sunflower 4412-05 disk ripper• Sunflower 4311-14 disk ripper,
7 shank• Sunflower 5056-63 field cult.• ‘14 Sunflower SF 5056-49 field cult.• Sunflower 5035-36 field cult.• ‘10 Sunflower SF 4213-13 disk chisel• Sunflower 1435-21 disc
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Top Quality Holstein Steers200-800 lbs. in semi loadlots. 319-448-4667
Top Qual. Holstein Steers,200-800 lbs. in semi loadlots. 319-448-4667
WAKEFIELD FARMS Performance tested
Charolais & Red Angusbulls, 50+ yrs in the seedstock business. Deliveryavailable. Put more prof-it in your pocket with aWakefield bred bull.
507-402-4640
WANT TO BUY: Butchercows, bulls, fats & walkablecripples; also horses,sheep & goats. 320-235-2664
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Angus Bulls for sale. Year-ling & 2 yr olds. Breedingsoundness exam. TschanzFarms, Hwy 53, Blair, WI.(608)989-2223
FOR SALE OR LEASE:Purebred RegisteredCharolais bulls, heifers, &cows. Great bloodlines, ex-cellent performance, bal-anced EPD's, low birthweights. Delivery avail-able.
FOR SALE: Purebred BlackAngus bulls, long yearlings& 2 year olds, great EPD's.John 507-327-0932 or Brian507-340-9255 JRC Angus
FOR SALE: Red & BlackAngus cow heifers, 22 yrsABS breeding. (608)547-9265
FOR SALE: RegisteredHereford yearling bulls,from the top of our pro-gram. Ready to go now anddelivery available anytime.LamBros. 715-308-1347
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WANTED TO BUY: Dairyheifers and cows. 320-235-2664
WANTED: Holsteins Spring-ing heifers and Jersey Hol-stein cross springers. Bred8-9 months. 715-928-3526
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19 Black Angus Cows w/Calves, started calving lateMarch, $3,000/Each Pair,Withee, WI. 715-613-2072
25 Limousin bulls, 2 yr olds& yrlings, low birth wgt.,super growth, black or red.John Goelz, Franklin, MN507-557-8394
Bulls: 15 long yearlings,Black Polled, quiet disposi-tion, excellent quality, lightbirth weights, your choicefor $2,200. 40 plus years ofbreeding. Gerald Polzin,River Side Simmentals,Cokato, MN 320-286-5805
FOR SALE OR LEASEREGISTERED BLACKANGUS Bulls, 2 year old &yearlings; bred heifers,calving ease, club calves &balance performance. Alsired. In herd improvementprogram. J.W. RiverviewAngus Farm Glencoe, MN55336 Conklin Dealer 320-864-4625
side corner door delivery, SN:0404 ..................................$18,500‘05 Penta 6710, 540 PTO, 12.5L-15SL tires, 670 cu. ft., 2-spd.,
twin vert. mixer, right hand 4’ flip up conveyor, SN:0517............................................................................................$22,000
9.5Lx15 tires, processes 5’x6’ round bales, belt conveyordischarge, belt in good condition, SN:2204 ....................$17,500
NH 144, standard cross conveyor, no extension, ground driven,SN:3539................................................................................$3,900
'06 Kiefer Genesis 22' 3 horseall alum gooseneck trailerw/ living quarters finishedin a knotty pine, electrichook ups, but no appli-ances. Living quarters arewell insulated, HD axles,well maintained, cleanedafter each use, stored in-doors year round, lots ofstorage. One owner—onlyreason for selling is that wehave upgraded to a largertrailer. Must see to appre-ciate. Asking $19,800/OBO.Call 507-381-9315
1995 Dodge 1/2 ton pickup,good rubber, runs good,$850. (715)962-3497
FOR SALE: '73 Chev C60, norust, 81K miles, 2spd, 15'grain box, 40” sides, HDhitch, white w/ blue trim,$3,950. 952-442-4259
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TRACTOR 4WDBL '07 CIH QUADTRAC 530, Eng Hrs: 2750..................$225,900 BL '08 JD 9530T, Eng Hrs: 1800 ..................................$249,950 BL '04 JD 9520, Eng Hrs: 3033....................................$164,900 SE '09 CIH STEIGER 435, Eng Hrs: 1150......................$189,900 SE '79 ST ST310, Eng Hrs: 5808....................................$14,900 SE '10 CIH STEIGER 485, Eng Hrs: 1200......................$235,000 SE '04 CIH STX450Q, Eng Hrs: 3720 ............................$164,500 SL '13 JD 9560R, Eng Hrs: 230 ..................................$335,000 SL '12 CIH STEIGER 500 4WD:-HD, Eng Hrs: 371 ........$279,000
TRACTORSBL '95 CHLGR 75C, Eng Hrs: 5522 ................................$62,750 BL '58 IHC 560 ................................................................$4,465 BL '08 CIH JX1075C, Eng Hrs: 1015 ..............................$31,875 BL '07 CIH MAGNUM 275, Eng Hrs: 3005 ....................$149,900 BL '80 IHC 1086, Eng Hrs: 8163 ....................................$12,750 BL '12 CIH FARMALL 95, Eng Hrs: 274 ..........................$42,900 SE '48 AG C......................................................................$2,450 SE '77 IHC 1086, Eng Hrs: 8774 ......................................$9,950 SE '92 JD 4760, Eng Hrs: 4700......................................$69,850 SE '78 IHC 1086, Eng Hrs: 7700 ....................................$10,250 SL '09 CIH MAGNUM 275, Eng Hrs: 2200 ....................$169,500 SL '11 CIH MAGNUM 315, Eng Hrs: 612 ......................$215,000 SL '11 CIH MAGNUM 315, Eng Hrs: 991 ......................$213,000 SL '65 IH 656 ..................................................................$5,500 SL '80 IHC 1086 ............................................................$12,500 SL '13 CIH MAGNUM 235, Eng Hrs: 175 ......................$159,500 SL '13 CIH MAGNUM 235, Eng Hrs: 641 ......................$170,000 SL '13 CIH MAGNUM 235, Eng Hrs: 232 ......................$175,000 SL '12 CIH MAGNUM 235, Eng Hrs: 460 ......................$167,500 SL '13 CIH MAXXUM 140 T4, Eng Hrs: 443....................$80,200 SL '13 CIH MAGNUM 180, Eng Hrs: 423 ......................$135,000 SL '08 CIH FARMALL 95, Eng Hrs: 2100 ........................$37,500 SL '10 CIH STEIGER 485, Eng Hrs: 1600......................$225,000
FIELD CULTIVATORSBL WR QUAD-X--44.5 ....................................................$29,950 BL '02 JD 2200--60.5 ....................................................$34,900 BL '09 CIH TIGER MATE 200 54.5FT. with basket ..........$57,450 BL '09 JD 2210 ..............................................................$32,850 BL '98 DMI TIGERMATE II--30.5 FT. ..............................$21,875 BL '04 CIH TIGERMATE II-48.5 ......................................$39,950 BL '03 JD 980 ................................................................$24,850 SE '08 CIH TM200--60 ..................................................$63,500 SE '98 DMI TIGERMATE II--50.5 ....................................$25,750 SE '10 CIH TIGER-MATE 200-50.5 FT. ............................$58,500 SE '98 CIH 4800--28.5 FT. ..............................................$8,850 SE '04 CIH TIGER MATE II--32.5 ....................................$32,500 SE '07 WR QUAD X-52 ..................................................$44,500 SE '05 CIH TIGER-MATE II FIELD CULT--32.5 FT. ............$29,850 SE JD 960-41 ..................................................................$8,250 SE JD 980 ......................................................................$16,900 SE '05 CIH TGM2--29.5 FT. ............................................$33,750 SL '01 CIH TIGERMATE II 54.5........................................$36,500 SL '98 CIH 4300 ............................................................$19,500
PLANTERS & DRILLSBL '13 CIH 1250--24R30--FF ......................................$159,500 BL '10 CIH 1250--24R30--FF ......................................$135,000 BL '90 CIH 900 ................................................................$7,989 BL '05 JD 1790 ..............................................................$89,500 BL '10 CIH 1250--24R30--FF ......................................$135,000 SE '98 CIH 955--12R30..................................................$18,500 SE '12 AW 8816--16R30--FF, Acre Meter: 1200Acres ..$91,500 SE '98 CIH 955--12R30..................................................$18,750 SE '03 CIH 1240--16R30--PT ........................................$59,500 SE '05 CIH 1240--16R30--PT ........................................$59,900 SL '12 CIH 1250--24R30--FF ......................................$140,000 SL '06 CIH 1240--12R30--PT ........................................$52,500 SL '10 CIH 1250--24R30--FF ......................................$133,000 SL '08 CIH 1240--16R30--PT ........................................$72,500 SL '08 CIH 1250--24R30--FF, Acre Meter: 6500Acres $118,500 SL '91 JD 7200--16R30 ................................................$28,500 SL '09 CIH 1250--16R30--FF ........................................$72,500 SL '92 JD 7200-16R30 ..................................................$16,500 SL '11 CIH 1250--12X30................................................$74,500
SPRAYERSSE '03 REDBL 665, 1000 GALLON..................................$13,500 SE '95 FC 650 ..................................................................$5,850
DEEP TILLAGEBL '08 CIH ECOLO-TIGER 9300 ......................................$44,950 BL '00 CIH 730B ............................................................$17,950 BL '97 DMI 730B............................................................$11,850 BL '96 DMI 730..............................................................$10,900 BL '95 DMI 530B............................................................$14,950 BL '98 DMI 730B............................................................$15,900 BL '10 CIH ECOLO-TIGER 870-9S ..................................$54,500 BL '05 WR 357 ................................................................$5,950 BL '99 CIH 730B ............................................................$17,900 BL '97 DMI 730B............................................................$14,750 BL '08 JD 2700--9 SHANK--24" SPACING ....................$26,900 BL '02 CIH 730B ............................................................$17,850 SE '00 DMI 530B............................................................$19,900 SE '09 CIH ECOLO-TIGER 870-11S ................................$66,850 SE '00 CIH 9300 ............................................................$33,750 SE '06 CIH 730C ............................................................$35,500 SE '97 DMI 730B............................................................$15,500 SE '05 JD 2700--9 SHANK--24" SPACING ....................$20,500 SE '09 JD 2700--9 SHANK--24" SPACING ....................$34,500 SE '03 JD 2700--7 SHANK--30" SPACING ....................$16,900 SE '08 CIH 730C ............................................................$35,500 SL '02 JD 2700--5 SHANK--30" SPACING ....................$15,000 SL '89 CIH 14 ..................................................................$5,500 SL '02 CIH 730B ............................................................$17,500 SL '05 CIH 730B ............................................................$26,900 SL '07 CIH 730C ............................................................$35,500 SL '07 CIH 730C ............................................................$32,900
DISK RIPPERS/DISK TANDEM/PLOWSBL '10 JD 512-9S30 ......................................................$43,000 BL SF 4510 ....................................................................$19,950SE '09 JD 512-5S30 ......................................................$23,000 SE '04 CIH MRX690--7S30 ............................................$22,500
SE '04 CIH MRX690--7S30 ............................................$21,500 BL '07 WR 7650 ............................................................$23,500 BL '07 WISHK 862NT ....................................................$49,875SE '07 GR 2200TT-22 FT. ..............................................$22,500 BL '09 JD 3710 ..............................................................$42,350 SE '11 JD 3710 ..............................................................$44,500 SE '87 IHC 735 ................................................................$2,950
COMBINESBL '97 CIH 2166, Eng Hrs: 2540/Sep Hrs: 2076 ............$69,950BL '98 CIH 2366, Eng Hrs: 2932/Sep Hrs: 2240 ............$84,950 BL '99 CIH 2388, Eng Hrs: 3143/Sep Hrs: 2383 ............$94,950 BL '78 IHC 1460, Eng Hrs: 5058 ......................................$6,950 BL '86 CIH 1660, Eng Hrs: 3583 ....................................$25,000 BL '11 CIH 9120, Eng Hrs: 773/Sep Hrs: 588 ..............$329,950 BL '95 CIH 2166, Eng Hrs: 3530/Sep Hrs: 2250 ............$59,950 BL '01 CIH 2388, Eng Hrs: 3300/Sep Hrs: 2500 ............$94,500 BL '82 CIH 1460, Eng Hrs: 5185 ......................................$8,950 BL '09 CIH 7088, Eng Hrs: 827/Sep Hrs: 619 ..............$239,875 BL '10 CIH 7088, Eng Hrs: 736/Sep Hrs: 568 ..............$249,900 BL '01 CIH 2388, Eng Hrs: 3232/Sep Hrs: 2046 ..........$112,500 BL '13 CIH 7230, Eng Hrs: 233/Sep Hrs: 188 ..............$325,000 BL '98 CIH 2388, Eng Hrs: 4230/Sep Hrs: 3094 ............$87,900 BL '05 CIH 8010, Eng Hrs: 2383/Sep Hrs: 1909 ..........$169,850 BL '10 CIH 7120, Eng Hrs: 1122 ..................................$223,900 SE '04 CIH 8010, Eng Hrs: 2451/Sep Hrs: 1835 ..........$147,950 SE '04 CIH 8010, Eng Hrs: 2060/Sep Hrs: 1564 ..........$149,950 SE '01 CIH 2388, Eng Hrs: 2733/Sep Hrs: 2117 ..........$114,950 SE '00 CIH 2366, Eng Hrs: 3404/Sep Hrs: 2534 ............$91,500 SE '96 CIH 2188, Eng Hrs: 4575 ....................................$58,950 SE '12 CIH 9230, Eng Hrs: 784/Sep Hrs: 650 ..............$318,000 SL '03 CIH 2388, Eng Hrs: 2375/Sep Hrs: 1861 ..........$117,500 SL '05 CIH 2388, Eng Hrs: 2030/Sep Hrs: 1583 ..........$139,950 SL '88 CIH 1660, Eng Hrs: 3758 ....................................$15,500 SL '11 CIH 7120, Eng Hrs: 650/Sep Hrs: 550 ..............$265,000 SL '13 CIH 7230, Eng Hrs: 400/Sep Hrs: 300 ..............$315,000 SL '10 CIH 7120, Eng Hrs: 993/Sep Hrs: 723 ..............$235,000 SL '05 CIH 2366, Eng Hrs: 1997/Sep Hrs: 1549 ..........$120,000 SL '09 CIH 6088, Eng Hrs: 1071 ..................................$235,000
STALK CHOPPERSBL LOFTN 240..................................................................$9,250 BL '11 WO 20CD ............................................................$15,500SE WO 20'........................................................................$9,350 SE '98 WO 15' MOUNTED ................................................$7,950 SL '07 WR CD20LK ........................................................$12,500
GRAIN AUGERSBL '06 WF MK 13X71 GLP..............................................$10,500 BL FK 1070 ......................................................................$6,950 BL '99 WF MK 13X91 GLP................................................$8,950 BL '02 WF MK 13X71 FT GLP ..........................................$7,950 BL '94 FETER 10X66 ........................................................$2,950 BL '90 SUDEN 450 ..........................................................$3,950 BL '09 PECK 1002............................................................$5,775 SE WF TR100-71 ................................................................$795 SE SUDEN 8X60 ..............................................................$1,650 SE '87 ALLOW FIELD MASTER 8X61 ................................$2,150 SE '95 FETER 10X60 ........................................................$3,350
GRAIN CARTS/GRAVITY BOXESBL '90 KINZE 640 ..........................................................$12,900 SE KILLB 490 ..................................................................$8,950 SL '04 DEMCO 650-RED ................................................$13,750 SE '12 DEMCO 750 ........................................................$17,000 SE KILLB 550 ..................................................................$6,500 SE KILLB 550 ..................................................................$6,500 SE '98 KILLB 655 ..........................................................$11,900 SE '98 KILLB 655 ..........................................................$11,900 SE '98 KILLB 655 ..........................................................$11,900
MOWER/ZERO TURNBL '05 GP 720K, Eng Hrs: 566Hrs....................................$5,465 BL '12 GP 723T, Eng Hrs: 200Hrs ....................................$9,500 BL '10 GP 620T, Eng Hrs: 248Hrs ....................................$9,350 SE GP 723T, Eng Hrs: 157Hrs ..........................................$8,450 SE '04 GP 618, Eng Hrs: 590Hrs ......................................$3,650 SE '08 GP 616T................................................................$4,500 SE '07 JD Z445, Eng Hrs: 214Hrs ....................................$2,950 SE '05 GP 618, Eng Hrs: 532Hrs ......................................$3,950 SE '09 JD Z445, Eng Hrs: 274Hrs ....................................$3,850 SE '98 GP 720K, Eng Hrs: 850Hrs....................................$2,900 SE '10 CK Z FORCE S 60, Eng Hrs: 252Hrs ......................$3,450 SE '06 CK Z FORCE 60, Eng Hrs: 750Hrs ........................$2,500 SE '97 SN ZF2200K, Eng Hrs: 649Hrs..............................$1,200 SE '08 GP 723T2, Eng Hrs: 252Hrs ..................................$8,300 SE '03 GP 720K, Eng Hrs: 525Hrs....................................$4,300 SE '93 GP 718, Eng Hrs: 1412Hrs ....................................$1,950 SE '01 GP 720K, Eng Hrs: 893Hrs....................................$3,900 SE '08 GP 722D, Eng Hrs: 1337Hrs..................................$7,900 SE '04 GP 718, Eng Hrs: 620Hrs ......................................$5,300 SE '01 WO M2560, Eng Hrs: 700Hrs ................................$4,350 SE '89 GP 718, Eng Hrs: 1800Hrs ....................................$1,150 SE '01 GP 720K, Eng Hrs: 500Hrs....................................$4,500 SL '08 CK Z FORCE 50, Eng Hrs: 298Hrs ........................$1,800 SL '89 GP 718..................................................................$2,500
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‘13 CIH Steiger 600Q, 564 hrs., 36” tracks, HID lites, Full Pro 700 auto guide, hi capacity hyd. pump ..................................$369,900‘13 CIH Steiger 550Q, 761 hrs., Lux. cab, HID lites..................................................................................................................$319,900‘08 CIH Steiger 485, 3150 hrs, Lux. cab ..................................................................................................................................$149,900‘01 JD 9400, 3542 hrs., 710/70R42 tires..................................................................................................................................$115,000
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This week’s Back Roads is the work of The Land Correspondents Tim King (story) and Jan King (photo)Umpah & the newsMy father-in-law said that if you don’t
listen to the local radio station youwon’t know when your neighbor’s
barn burns. He also said that his Holsteinswere calmed by old-time music. If you listento KEYL 1400 AM in Long Prairie you willhear local news and old-time music.
“We took the music off the air for a while butwe were swamped with letters asking us toput it back,” said Clif Cline, who has been themorning show host since 1998. “Older peopletell me that they wake up, turn the radio on,and lay in bed and listen to the accordions.”
Cline comes on the air at 5:30 a.m. with aweather report and the umpah of tubas.
“I learned in radio school that you talk tothe microphone like you’re talking to just oneperson,” he said. “You want to give them somenews and put a smile on their face.” From 6to 7, Cline links his show up with KEYL’s sis-ter FM station, KXDL. For an hour he broad-casts the farm news to the community as itstarts another day.
“I love what I do,” this self-proclaimed Mas-ter of the Bad Joke said. “I wouldn’t want todo it otherwise.
The bad jokes really start coming whenAllen Bailey joins Cline at 7:30. Bailey tellsCline that the news wires are carrying a storyabout a KFC restaurant refusing to serve ateenager because he wasn’t 18 years old.
“They said they were afraid he would start afood fight,” Bailey reports in absolute mock awe.
The KFC story turns into a 15-second dis-cussion about the carbon footprint of Amishhorse-drawn buggies on local roads, and thenClif reads the “Be Nice To” List.
The “Be Nice To” List consists of called-inbirthdays and wedding anniversaries. Theidea is that if your name is on it your friendswill remember and call you. It definitely puta smile on my father-in-law’s face.
Next come garage sales, funeral announce-ments, local news and sports, national newsand Open Mike. On Open Mike an elderlycouple can pitch their new health supple-ments or the superintendent of schools canrecap last night’s school board meeting.
This is truly local radio and Cline is proudto be a part of it.
“I want to keep doing this until I’m at least70,” he said. ❖