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by Sally ColbyBrushes, scotch combs, blowers,

clippers and an array of spray canswere carefully arranged next to block-ing chutes. Junior Angus members ledanimals to the ring, loaded them intochutes, then stepped aside to plan somelast-minute strategies. These juniorswere preparing for the fitting contestheld during the National Junior Angusshow, July 10-16 at the Farm ShowComplex in Harrisburg, PA.

Robin Ruff, Director of Junior Activi-ties at the American Angus Association,said that 23 teams competed in the fit-ting competition at this year’s show. Sheexplained each state could enter one 4-person team in the fitting contest. Youthqualify for the team according to eachstate’s guidelines; sometimes through a‘fit-off’ at the state level. “Each team hasa junior, an intermediate and a senior,”Ruff explained, “and one person at large— a member from any age group. Theyuse one of the kids’ animals.”

The team representing New York inthe fitting contest included James Held,16, of Orchard Park; Chris Montross,20, of Weedsport; Julia Weaber, 10, ofPotsdam; and Chris Dermody, 19, ofLinwood. Although it takes quite a whileto perfect fitting skills, members canenhance skills through watching andassisting others fitting cattle, observingcattle shows and participating inshows. Having a mental picture of whatthe finished animal should look like ishelpful, so knowing what’s correct forthe show ring is essential.

Ruff says the fitting contest is one ofseveral life skills contests available tojunior members. “It’s the ability to getthe animal ready for the show ring,” shesaid, “to make it look the best it can for

judging.” Participants were scored ontheir ability to fit, organize supplies andequipment, and how well they interact-ed with other team members.

In the past, contestants had 20minutes to fit the animal, then the an-imal was pulled out of the chute, setup and the judges would ask ques-tions. This year, the teams had 30minutes for fitting, and judges askedquestions throughout the competi-tion. Ruff says that questions weredesigned to test members’ knowledgeof fitting and included ‘why are youbuilding the leg? What dimension doyou want to give them? What kind ofclippers and blades do you like touse?’ were among the possible ques-tions judges might ask.

Scoring categories on judge’s scoresheets included ‘are all members equallyinvolved in the preparation? Did the teammake effective use of the equipmentavailable? Were fitting supplies organizedin a mannerly fashion?’

Animals used for the contest had al-ready been washed and blown dry — af-ter that, it was up to the team to clip,shape and work the coat of the animal.Most of the teams started by focusingon the legs, working the hair to makethe legs appear as straight as possiblewith large bone. Later in the contest,clippers were used to improve toplinesand to trim stray hairs to present anoverall smooth appearance. Teams thathad ample time worked on sprayinghooves and putting the final touch ontail switches.

Although placings were awarded to onlythe top three teams, each junior came awayfrom the contest with just a little more experi-ence in properly preparing a beef animal forthe show ring.

New York team competes in national fitting contest

James Held (on left), of Orchard Park works on the top of an Angus heifer whileteammate Chris Montross of Weedsport touches up a front leg in the fitting contestat the National Junior Angus Show held recently in Harrisburg, PA.

Photos by Sally Colby

The fitting team representing New York included (from left) Chris Montross ofWeedsport, NY; Chris Dermody of Linwood, NY; Julia Weaber of Potsdam, NY andJames Held of Orchard Park, NY.

Teams for the fitting contest are selected through state level elimination, withmembers of various ages on each team.

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Every year, the Region-al Food Bank of North-eastern New York re-ceives donated producefrom over 60 local farm-ers. These successfulfarm/Food Bank rela-tionships helped the or-ganization distributeover 1.2 million poundsof fresh fruit and vegeta-bles in 2010.

The decade-long part-nership between theFood Bank and BlackHorse Farms in Coxsack-ie, NY, has been especial-ly productive and culmi-nated with a donation ofover 130,000 pounds in2010 alone. “The donatedproduce we receive fromlocal farms is the fresh-est, most nutritious wehave to offer to the 1,000agencies we serve,” saidJoanne Dwyer, Directorof Food Industry Rela-tions & Business Devel-opment Representativefor the Food Bank. “One

of the reasons that 2010was such a banner yearfor our relationship withBlack Horse Farms is Mr.Zimmermann’s commit-ment to the integration ofsorting produce that canbe donated to the FoodBank as a function of hisdaily operations for all ofthe items he grows.”

Black Horse Farms is an800-acre family ownedand operated farm locatedin Coxsackie, NY. LloydZimmermann, owner ofBlack Horse Farms, grad-uated from the Universityof Vermont, and has de-voted his career to agricul-ture. Lloyd, his wife MaryLou, and daughters Chel-lie and Lisa are dedicatedto the production of highquality fresh produce,sorted and packed righton the home farm. Lookfor the Black Horse label inyour local grocery storesand visit the Black Horsemarkets located on 9W in

Athens, the New Balti-more Service Area, and atthe Capital District Farm-ers’ Market in Menands.For more information,please see www.black-horsefarms.com

The farm sets very highstandards for the produceit sells to its customers,which include individualsat its farm market loca-tions, wholesalers, retail-ers and restaurants. Theproduce donated to theFood Bank will have someflaw that makes it lessmarketable, but is stillwholesome to eat.

“It used to be that theguys would throw any-thing bad away right inthe field, but that also in-cluded nutritionally goodthough unmarketableproduce,” said Zimmer-mann. “Now, they knowto pick such items as welland bring them in withthe rest for the sortingroom to decide. The onlydifference between thedonated produce and thestuff you can buy at ourstand, for example, is thatit has a blemish — theeating quality is perfect.”

As workers sort theproduce in the packingroom, there is always abin set at the sortingtable for donation to theFood Bank. “We began toincorporate the FoodBank donation right atthe sorting table lastyear and found that itworked really well,” not-ed Zimmermann.“Farms with a similarpacking line structurecan easily do the samething. People will appre-ciate anything a farmercan give them.”

Once the bin is full, thefarm calls the receivingdepartment at the Food

Bank for pick-up. A truckfrom the Food Bank willarrive at the farm thenext day and bring it totheir Latham site for dis-tribution to the manyagencies within their 23county service area.

Regional Food Bank of

Northeastern New York, amember of the FeedingAmerica network, pro-vides food to over 1,000non-profit programs in-cluding food pantries,soup kitchens and shel-ters in its 23 county serv-ice area of northeastern

New York State. In 2010,the Food Bank distributedover 24.9 million poundsof food and grocery items.The Regional Food Bankis located in Latham, NY.For more information,please see www.regional-foodbank.net

From Farm to Food Bank:A visit to

Black Horse Farms

Lloyd Zimmermann, owner of Black Horse Farms grows more than 30 crops on over800 acres, including summer and winter squash, peas, cucumbers, peppers andwatermelons. The farm has created a system for the most efficient and effective wayof sorting saleable produce from that meant for donation.

Photos courtesy of Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York

The benefits of donating don’t rest solely on the side ofthe Food Bank; it has an impact on everyone at BlackHorse Farms as well. “For me, the main benefit is that Iknow people are getting a wholesome, solid productthat is needed and appreciated, but my men feel good aswell — something I didn’t realize would happen. Theyare proud to be helping out and giving back to thosewho need it the most,” said Zimmermann.

Fresh produce from local farms such as Black Horse Farms is put out for agencies totake back for distribution at a food pantry or to serve at an on-site feeding program.In 2010, the Food Bank served nearly 250,000 people. “We receive a great deal of sup-port from farms, but the system for donation Black Horse Farms has incorporated istruly an innovative, comprehensive approach that can be easily replicated at otherfarms,” noted Dwyer. “We are grateful to the Zimmermann family for setting a newstandard for donations from the farming community and are hopeful their efforts willinspire others.”

WASHINGTON, D.C. —On July 14, Representa-tive Jeff Fortenberry,Chairman of the HouseAgriculture Committee’sSubcommittee on De-partment Operations,Oversight, and Credit,held a hearing to examinethe U.S. Department ofAgriculture (USDA) FarmService Agency’s (FSA)loan programs. The audithearing was a part of theHouse Agriculture Com-mittee’s ongoing effort toprovide oversight of cur-rent spending to ensurethat programs are beingdelivered effectively while

minimizing waste, fraud,abuse, and duplication.This is the fifth audithearing in the series.

Farming is capital-inten-sive, and farmers must of-ten apply for large amountsof credit to enter farming ormaintain their existing op-erations. By providing di-rect loans or guaranteeingcommercial loans, FSA af-fords farmers who are de-nied commercial lendingaccess to credit. The audithearing provided Subcom-mittee members informa-tion regarding what loanprograms are the most ef-fective for farmers and

ranchers.“In a challenging fiscal

environment, the find-ings of today’s hearinghelp us prioritize thefarm loan programs thatare most valuable toAmerica’s farmers andranchers while makingthe most efficient use oftaxpayer dollars,” saidChairman Jeff Forten-berry (R-NE).

“The informationshared today brings us astep closer to under-standing and addressingcredit concerns for pro-ducers in the next farmbill, but there is still more

to analyze. The sound-ness and adequacy of thecredit extended to farm-ers by the FSA and howthat affects the afford-ability and availability offood in urban areas, likeCleveland, is of high pri-ority to me. It is also im-portant to continue tomonitor progress made toensure minority farmersreceive sufficient and un-biased access to credit. Itis our responsibility to en-sure that both the struc-ture and implementationof FSA programs is fair,”said Ranking MemberMarcia L. Fudge (D-OH).

Subcommittee examines farm loan programs during audit hearing

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by Sally ColbyJohn Ruedinger, a Wisconsin dairy

producer who found that strategic mar-keting has increased profits, says thathedging line of credit is where workingwith the dairy team is critical. “Howmany dollars do you need? It depends onyour risk appetite,” he said. “What’s thesize of your dairy? You need to have alender you can talk to.” The bank obtainsthe loan (the hedging account agree-ment) with the producer and the broker-age firm, and specifies when the bankcan draw money from the client.Ruedinger says that the account must bebalanced at the end of the day, every day.

Ruedinger devotes time to strategicmarketing each day. “I get e-mails everyday from Stewart Peterson,” he said.“Conversations with the broker mightdepend on how fast the market is mov-ing. But the buck stops with me.” Witha risk management program,Ruedinger says that it’s important towork with a trusted finance person totrack costs. It’s also critical to have agood balance sheet. Debits include feesand commissions, options expense,checks disbursed and futures losses.Credits include options income, checksreceived and futures gains. “We’re fine-tuning our accounting program to bal-ance, and know where debits and cred-its are,” he said. “Know which columnsto put numbers in to get the hedging ac-count balanced, and know what thetrue profit and losses are. Keep track ofbeginning balance, profit and loss, andactivity for the month. Know where theending account balances are.”

As far as funding the margin calls onfutures contracts, options are pur-chased through the Chicago MercantileExchange. Ruedinger works directly

with his bank — he has a brokerage ac-count, and the bank receives the samestatements he does. “The brokerage ac-count gains value when the contractsare favorable,” he said, “and loses valuewhen it isn’t. In the end, the margin ac-count has to be balanced — cash is go-ing and out of the checking accountwhenever there’s a margin call require-ment.”

Ruedinger begins the budgetingprocess in October. He relies on inputfrom his nutritionist to allow for feedneeds, and the dairy manager for esti-mated milk production. He sends a firstdraft to his finance manager, and then afinal draft to Stewart Peterson. Manymembers of the team are aware of thedairy’s entire financial picture. “Thedairy manager sees the profit sheetevery month, and the nutritionist seesit,” said Ruedinger, adding that he does-n’t share finance information with all ofhis employees. “Our employees knowwhen times are tough. It’s the commu-nication we have in all aspects of thebusiness that allows me to let some ofthis roll off my shoulders when thingsdon’t go as well as we’d like. In January,the budget is reviewed, everyone on theteam gives a report, and Stewart Peter-son provides insight as to where theythink markets will be.

The team focuses on best costs ratherthan least costs — what can be done toreduce feed costs that won’t hurt thecows? For example, during a recent vis-it with the nutritionist, Ruedingerfound that the price of cottonseed wasover $400/ton. The farm is currentlyover budget on protein and energy costsbecause commodities have jumped, butRuedinger decided to keep using theproducts they were feeding because

milk prices are a little higher.Ruedinger noted that with 2008 milk

prices, most dairy producers lost $800to $1,000/cow per year. However,through sticking with a milk marketingprogram, he minimized losses to about$20/cow per month. “If you jump in andout when things are good and you thinkyou can make money, that’s whenyou’re going to get burned,” he said.

Ruedinger says that the nature of thegame is volatile prices in the future.“There will be higher and lower swings,”he said. “We just need to have it a little

less volatile in the middle. It’s all aboutaverages — it’s about trying to get themiddle of the road price. But you need asolid plan, and you need to know whatyour cost of production is so you canmanage it. Sometimes you’re contract-ing lower than your cost because youhad a lower option. You don’t reallywant to go lower, but watch receipts andtry to manage the risk side of it. Don’tjump in and out, and don’t try to out-guess the market. Follow the plan, takethe emotion out of the plan, and trustyour lender to work with you.”

Protecting dairy profitability through risk managementPart 3: Ruedinger Farms’ strategic marketing plan and the budget process

Cover photo by Sally ColbyNew York Junior Angus members participate in a fittingcontest at the National Angus Show. Fitters include (fromleft) Julia Weaber, age 10, of Potsdam; Chris Dermody, 19,of Linwood; James Held, 16, of Orchard Park; and ChrisMontross, 20, of Weedsport.

by Bob GrayOn July 13, Congressman Collin Pe-

terson (D-MN), the Ranking Member ofthe House Agriculture Committee, re-leased a draft copy of a dairy reformproposal that contains many of the pro-visions developed as part of NMPF’sFoundation for the Future (FFTF) pro-gram.

Peterson’s draft bill is accessible onthe Minority Web site for the HouseAgriculture Committee at http://de-mocrats.house.gov. In addition, there isan article in Agri-Pulse as well and therewill likely be many other media articleson this proposal in the days ahead.

The press release that accompaniedCongressman Peterson’s draft bill stat-ed that the proposal consists of threemain components:

• A Margin Protection Program (safetynet)

• Reforms to the Federal Milk Market-ing Order System

• A Dairy Market Stabilization Pro-gram

Keep in mind since this is a draft billand is being circulated over the next fewweeks for review and comment that itdoes not have a bill number yet and itwill not have one until it is officially in-troduced in the House of Representa-tives. The draft bill has been scored bythe Congressional Budget Office but theactual budget score has not been offi-cially released.

The timing of this draft legislation interms of its actual introduction in theHouse will be based upon comments re-ceived from the dairy industry and anymodifications made to the draft bill.

However, it is expected that Mr. Peter-son will officially introduce the draft billthe first week of August prior to theCongressional recess that starts onAug. 5.

A thumbnail sketch of the key provi-sions in the bill are as follows:

Margin Protection Program (DairyInsurance):

• Would provide a floor for producermargins through a government fundedsafety net for all producers;

• In addition, the program would es-tablish a “supplemental” margin pro-gram under which producers may pur-chase additional coverage;

• A producer’s margin would be based

on the difference between the all-milkprice and the average feed cost;

• The calculation of the average feedcost would be based upon USDA’s Na-tional Agricultural Statistics Service(NASS) reporting price of corn, alfalfaand soybean meal;

• Each producer will have a historicalmilk base which will be predicated onthe highest annual milk productionfrom the three years prior to the imple-mentation of the bill once it becomeslaw.

• The Margin Protection Programwould be administered by USDA’s FarmService Agency;

• This program would replace boththe Dairy Product Price Support Pro-gram (previously known as the federalsupport price program) and the Milk In-come Loss Contract (MILC) program.

Federal Milk Marketing Order Re-form:

• The proposal would reduce the cur-rent four price categories of milk: ClassI (fluid milk); Class II (soft productssuch as yogurt and cottage cheese);Class III (hard cheese); and Class IV(butter and non-fat dry milk powder) totwo classes:

- Class I would remain as bottled orfluid milk and Class II will be all milkthat is processed or manufactured;

• The proposal eliminates the “end-product” pricing formula now used todetermine minimum prices for differentclasses of milk;

• The legislation would establish acompetitive milk pricing system whichwould be based on prices that are de-termined by local supply and demand.

Dairy Market Stabilization Pro-gram (DMSP):

• Designed to mitigate milk pricevolatility, the DMSP would send marketsignals to producers when nationalsupplies of milk exceeded demand.

• This would not only include domes-tic demand but export demand as well.

• The market signal to all producerswould function as follows:

– When the actual national margin(difference between the all-milk priceand the average feed cost) is below $6for two consecutive months, producerswill receive payment for 98 percent oftheir base milk marketings and would

Draft dairy reform legislation is released

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by Sally ColbyThe ‘average’ mid-west

feedlot is a easy to de-scribe: it’s a relativelylarge outdoor facility withcattle in various stages offinishing. In contrast,beef feeding facilities inthe northeast vary wide-ly. Feedlots range fromtraditional bank barnsand partially coveredfeedlots to repurposeddairy freestall barns andslatted floor facilities. Themonoslope barn, whichtypically has a roof slopedto the north with south-ern exposure, is becom-ing popular for newlyconstructed feedlots.

In some areas of the na-tion, beef and dairy oper-ations are being held toincreasingly stringentnutrient management re-quirements to managethe environmental effectsof nitrogen (N) and phos-phorus (P). Nebraska, amajor cattle feedlot state,is encouraging producersto stop adding supple-mental phosphorus tobeef diets. And Pennsyl-vania, known throughoutthe northeast for preci-sion dairy feeding, is nowthe first state in the na-tion to have a beef feedmanagement program.The goal of certified feed-ing programs is to controlnutrients, especiallyphosphorus (P), thatbuild up in soil and/orleach into groundwaterand runoff.

Rebecca White, seniorproject associate at PennState, says in workingwith Galen Erickson atthe University of Nebras-ka, she learned that thatstate’s main goal is to getbeef feeders to stop feed-ing supplemental phos-phorus. “There’s toomuch phosphorus ingrain,” said White, “exac-erbated by by-productssuch as dried distillersgrains/solubles and corngluten feed.”

White says the 1996NRC recommends .2 per-cent P, but that value isconsidered outdated.Phosphorus availability isunderestimated, with avalue of .67 for all feed-stuffs. And although P isnecessary in the diet, therequirements for gain andmaintenance are overes-timated. “The industry iscurrently feeding .35 to.39 percent phosphorus,”said White. “The currentrecommendation is .15 orlower, and .12 is more ac-curate for what we wantto consider standard.”Phosphorus is supple-mented to avoid insuffi-ciencies, but White saysthat is part of the archaicfeeding management thatwas standard prior to theuse of by-products infeed. “Dried distillersgrains (DDG) are .8 per-cent phosphorus,” shesaid. “There is probablyno need for supplement-ing P beyond feeding cornor by-product feeds.”

When White was work-ing in the Midwest, shefound that nitrogen isover-applied and thatcrop ground has high ni-trate levels. “There’s ahuge disconnect betweenfeedlots and crop growersin the Midwest,” saidWhite. “If you’re a feedlot,you’re trying to get rid ofthat manure as quicklyand as inexpensively aspossible. If you’re a cropfarmer, you’re looking forthe cheapest source of fer-tilizer. They’re purchasingfertilizer rather than try-ing to utilize neighbors’manure.” Educational ef-forts focus on helpingfeedlot operators to un-derstand N and P require-ments and metabolism infeedlot cattle, assistancein implementing feedingprograms that maximizeanimal performance whileminimizing total nutrientexcretion.

White says that DDG

might be more closelymonitored in the future.“When using DDG, ingeneral, excreted nitro-gen will increase by 50percent with most lossthrough ammonia,” shesaid. “If air quality isbrought into feed man-agement, this might bean issue.” She adds thatincreasing the overall ef-ficiency of the beef opera-tion through manage-ment will influence beeffeedlot nutrients. “Weigh-ing animals before andafter (the feeding peri-od),” tracking averagedaily gain — how can weincrease the whole effi-ciency of the system?”Phase feeding the beefherd will also be a factoras regulations are tight-ened. “Different stages offinishing require differ-ent levels of protein,” saidWhite. “Protein deposi-tion is higher in youngeranimals and as the ani-mal gets older, fat deposi-tion increases. This iswhere growth pro-motants come in — theyhelp maintain that

protein deposition for alonger period of time.”

Although dairy farmersin the Chesapeake Baywatershed have alreadybeen managing potentialnutrient pollutionthrough precision feed-ing, beef cattle feedlotsare now being encour-aged to adopt similar pro-grams. States in the

Chesapeake Bay Water-shed will be watching asprecision feeding for beefcattle is implemented.Right now, any Pennsyl-vania NRCS-qualifiedfeed-management planwriter can become certi-fied to write plans for beefoperations through theAmerican Registry of Pro-fessional Animal Scien-

tists (ARPAS). “Pennsylvania is at the

top of the list for dairy cowfeeding, and when Penn-sylvania does something,people notice,” saidWhite. “The take-awaymessage is that if you arefeeding any kind of grainor by-product, phospho-rus supplementation re-ally isn’t needed.”

by Ben LaCrossLike all of the young

American farmers Iknow, Leo has dreams,ambitions and goals. Hewants to provide a betterlife for his family. He’s fo-cused on the goal of send-ing his son to college. It’sa typical American story.But Leo’s story straysfrom the traditional plot.Leo is from Mexico.

Some would call Leo afarm worker. I call him afarmer. For a big chunk ofeach year, Leo is myright-hand man, workingbeside me to tend myMichigan cherry orchardand bring in the harvest.Leo is invaluable to mysuccess as an Americanfarmer. In fact, Leo is anintegral part of my farm’sbusiness family.

Without the seasonalfarm services provided byLeo and his counterpartson farms all across ournation, the ability togrow, tend and harvestfood in America wouldgrind to a halt.

I cherish the fact thatmy farm helps provide forfamilies beyond my own.One of the things I loveabout being a farmer isextending someone else ajob. Agriculture is eco-nomic development. Ournation and our rural

communities arestrengthened by agricul-ture, and one major fac-tor in that strength is thejobs that our farms andranches create.

As I study the land-scape, however, I am trou-bled that the positive as-pects of providing the eco-nomic boost of a farm jobare being overwhelmed bythe divisive tone set bythose who refuse to un-derstand the demograph-ic reality of today’s agri-cultural workforce.

While I was growing upand our farm was small-er, local high school kidsfilled many of the manuallabor positions. Olderworkers from our com-munity would often hireon as sprayers, mechan-ics and harvesters. A fewseasonal migrant labor-ers would fill in as need-ed. There is no way toturn back that clock.

Today, most people inour local communityhave found less strenu-ous, less demanding jobs— and in some cases forsalaries less than whatwe offer. As our farm hasgrown and new workersare needed, we havemade decisions thatmake the most sense forour farm.

This spring, I decided

to hire two full time posi-tions to supplement ourcurrent workforce. An adwas placed on the localunemployment Web site.Resumes were submit-ted. Interviews were con-ducted. The lack of workexperience and skills bymany was disturbing.Propositions to receivepayment “under thetable” so they could con-tinue to receive unem-ployment benefits wasappalling.

In the end, I neededemployees to help growmy perishable fruit. Igave several local candi-dates a chance. Six men,to be exact, were hired.Five don’t work for meanymore. Each man hada different reason to leavethe job, and each left mescrambling to find quali-fied replacements.

Amidst this turnover,the rest of my crew re-turned, many for their12th year. These men, in-cluding Leo, are all fromMexico. As members ofour nation’s mobile mi-grant workforce, theyhave become essential tothe success of each year’scrop on my farm. Andthey leave each fall to runa cotton gin in Georgia.

The bottom line is thatLeo comes to work when I

need him and he worksfor someone else when Idon’t. He and other mi-grant workers contributeto our communities, fill aneed and are productivemembers of society. Theyaren’t the cause of the fi-nancial dismay our coun-try is facing. In fact, Icould argue that by mov-ing around the country tostay employed, seasonallaborers are a model ofwork ethic and entrepre-neurship.

Our nation does havean immigration problem,one that can only besolved by comprehensiveimmigration and bordersecurity reform. A patch-work approach of statelaws and governmentagency crackdowns is nota solution.

But we must have anhonest dialogue aboutwho is going to performskilled, manual labor inour country in the future.If we want those workersto be “local,” we mustchampion skilled, manu-al labor as a vocationworthy of aspiration.

And, perhaps we willhave no other choice. Be-cause Leo’s son is not go-ing to be pruning my or-chards in the middle of acold Michigan winter. Heis going to college.

Ben LaCross chairs AF-BF’s national YF&R Com-mittee. He is a cherry,plum and apple farmer inCedar, MI

Precision feeding for beef feedlots

A settling basin for manure at this beef feedlot includes a picket fence dam that filtersliquids.The liquid portion drains onto permanent grass so that nutrients are retained.

Photo by Sally Colby

Common dreams, common ground

FOCUS ON AGRICULTURE American Farm Bureau Federation

be subject to a maximumreduction in paymentequal to 6 percent of cur-rent milk marketings;

- When the nationalmargin is below $5 fortwo consecutive months,producers will receive 97percent of their base milkmarketings and be sub-ject to a maximum reduc-tion in payment equal to7 percent of current milkmarketings:

- And when the nation-al margin goes below $4for a single month, pro-ducers will receive pay-ments for 96 percent oftheir base milk market-

ings and would be sub-ject to an actual reduc-tion in payment equal to8 percent of current milkmarketings.

• A producer boardwould be appointed bythe Secretary of Agricul-ture to purchase excessdairy products throughcommercial sources fordonation to food banks.

Now that the draft billis being circulated forcomment you will behearing much moreabout this in the weeksahead.

Source: NDFC E-letterfor July 15

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Misty’s swollen knee,cold water therapyOne morning last

week I walked up to oursummer pastures tofeed the horses as Iusually do in summer,as they are now turnedout to pasture “24/7”,rather than being sta-bled in the barnovernight.

It is a pleasantthough long walk to themain pasture, which isalmost a half-mile fromthe barn, but one I nev-er regret. I love startingmy day outside this way— the three barn catsgreet me, as does ourlittle Netherland Dwarfrabbit. I feed the twogoat ‘girls’ and thenscoop up the horses’grain and supplements,carrying their bucketsof feed as I walkthrough the densewoods on the trail thatleads to the summerpastures. It is alwayscool in the mornings,fragrant with the scentof the white pines alongthe trail; and I enjoyhearing the songbirdscalling as they begintheir day.

Exiting the darkwoods, the trail turnsuphill and gives thefirst glimpse of the fog-shrouded pasture

above. My calls to thehorses this morning re-mained unanswered —no whinneys or bright-ly-blazed face lifted inrecognition of my voice.I found it unusual thismorning that the two(old) mares were notwaiting near the pas-ture gate for me at feed-ing time, nor did theyrespond or come downto greet me when Icalled.

I walked past the low-er field and through themain pasture, stoppingat the arena to leave thebuckets of feed beforeproceeding up the hillto the upper field. I re-peated my calls, butagain there was no an-swer — and I realized Iwould probably have totrek all the way up tothe farthest corner,where the horses love tostand facing the woodsto the east, where thestrong breezes come upthe mountain and passthrough that section offorest. Sure enough, asI approached, I couldsee Misty, our Ten-nessee Walkinghorsemare, standing in thecorner facing thebreeze. Sabrina, theMorgan, was somewhatcloser, and looked asthough she would pre-

fer to come and eat,rather than stay withher pasture-mate andpossibly miss out on ameal. I haltered Mistyand put a lead rope onher to head back downto the arena, but sherefused to walk on withme. I directed her to“Get up!” and startedagain, but she plantedher heels and shook herhead. I realized shemust have had a reasonfor not walking alongwith me, as she is usu-ally very obedient —and did a quick visualexam. I noticed her off(right) knee appeared tobe swollen, and sureenough, it felt hot to thetouch. No wonder shedidn’t want to walk allthe way down the hill!When a horse has an

injury to its “ankles” orknees, a lot of pressureis put on those jointswhen traveling downhill— and in this instance,Misty was fully pre-pared to miss out on amorning meal to wardoff the discomfort.

I decided to lead Sab-rina instead, countingon the strong bond be-tween the two maresthat would cause Mistyto want to follow us ather own pace. Sureenough, not long afterSabrina and I starteddown through the up-per pasture, Mistywhinneyed for her pas-ture-mate, and slowlymade her way down tothe arena where I hadset up their feed buck-ets and grooming tools.

Once on level ground,

I was better able tocheck Misty’s condi-tion. I felt the knee,which seemed warmeron the back of the jointand was quite notice-ably swollen. Believingit to be a strain orsprain, as the pasturesare still wet from thecontinual spring rainsand rather uneven inplaces where rocks hadpushed up and were re-moved, it would not atall have been difficultfor her to have taken amis-step. I decided tobring the mares back tothe barn, as Misty waspretty uncomfortable,and my first-aid equip-ment might be calledinto play.

I contacted the veteri-narian, who agreed thatthis could be the result

of a strain or sprain,but he also suggested Icheck her for a bitewound — wasp, spider,even snake — to ruleout that possibility. Iused my clippers andshaved all around herknee and down the leg— no bite or wound wasnoticeable.

It was then suggestedthat I treat her by hos-ing down the knee withcold water for 20 min-utes, twice a day, thenwalking her for at least20 minutes twice a day.The cold water wouldrelieve the swelling, andthe controlled gentleexercise would loosenup the stiff joints, mak-ing it easier and lesspainful for her to walk.

Fortunately she didn’t

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Cold water therapy, hosing the swollen joint with coldwater for 20 minutes twice a day, along with 30 minutesof controlled gentle exercise (walking) was recommend-ed for this mare and seemed to make a difference. Shewas feeling much better after the fourth day of treat-ment.

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HORSETALES

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Wild parsnips, anyone?

One of the most im-portant vegetables inthe American diet haswaned in popularityover the last fewdecades. This particu-lar sweet root vegetablestores extremely wellthrough the winter, acritical advantage backwhen produce wasgrown locally andstored locally... usuallyin root cellars. Ourhouse, built in 1939,just before World War IIpulled the U.S. out ofthe Great Depression,has the remnants of aroot cellar.

Over the last few daysthe vegetable in ques-tion has been on mymind, or more accurate-ly, a particular weedthat has been takingover roadsides and un-der-worked fields hasbeen on my mind. Thisweed was brought to myattention by one of ourreaders who wanted toknow if wild carrotscould harm cattle inany way. I tried to findout more about wildcarrots, which are oftenreferred to as QueenAnnes Lace (or scientifi-cally as Daucus carota).The inflorescence, orcluster of flowers, isfairly umbrella-shaped,and is called an umbel(easy term to remem-

ber). Wild carrot has awhite umbel. This read-er said its flowers wereyellow, so it had a yel-low umbel.

Another readershowed me how a bigweed, often seven feettall, had claimed somefallow ground, and ithad a yellow umbel, andhe referred to it as wildcarrot also. Well, I knewit wasn’t Queen AnnesLace. Shortly after arriv-ing home, I got out myweed texts, Weeds of theNortheast (Cornell Uni-versity Press), andWeeds-Control withoutPoisons (Acres U.S.A.Press). In neither bookcould I find a picture ofthis tall weed with a yel-low umbel. My luck im-proved when I visitedanother reader who hada good stand of the weedin question on the road-side opposite hiskitchen window. He saidthe weed was wild dill.

My luck really gotbetter when his wifedug up a book titledWild Flowers of NewYork in Color (SyracuseUniversity Press). Inthat text she found theelusive weed, with abeautiful photograph.Its scientific name isPastinaca sativa, morecommonly known aswild parsnip. As soonas I got home, I got online and struck it rich,

figuratively. Turns outthat wild parsnip hasthe same scientificname as cultured(tame?) parsnip. Mostwild foods which sharetheir name with a culti-vated plant are signifi-cantly different fromtheir renegade cousins,such as wild grape andwild leek. The wildparsnip is identical toits “tame” counterpartbecause it is descendeddirectly from it. If youknow parsnips, youknow wild parsnips.

Many rural folks, whoknow the wild parsniponly as a tenaciousweed that cows don’t eatand humans avoid, aresurprised to hear thatthe plant’s root is edible.Parsnip is one of themost abundant weeds inthe Midwest and North-east. If you haven’t triedthis vegetable, youmight want to take ad-vantage of this perenni-al opportunity.

Parsnip is a memberof the same family ascarrots, dill, celery, andcaraway. Like manytaproot vegetables, ithas a two-phase life cy-cle. In the first one tothree years, it forms aclump of leaves fromthe top of the root, andstores energy in thetaproot. In the secondphase, which occurs af-ter the plant has storeda sufficient amount ofenergy to flower, it pro-duces a tall floweringstalk, with the flowersfanning out in the um-bel. The roots of flower-ing plants are toowoody to eat.

The best time to har-vest parsnips is in fall,after they have had thefull growing season tostore starch in theirroot, or in early spring,before the plant’s tophas started to grow anddraw energy from theroot. Like many otherroot vegetables,parsnips contain in-ulin, a non-digestiblestarch. Through falland winter, the plantconverts this inulin tosimple sugars in prepa-ration for growth thefollowing spring. Thisprocess makes the roottaste progressivelysweeter and more di-gestible, so the later inthe fall one harvests theroots, the better.

In many parts of itsrange the ground doesnot freeze solid for anylong period; in thiscase, the middle of win-ter is a great time to digparsnips. In morenorthern areas, veryearly spring yields thebest tasting parsnips…wild or tame. Harvestthe parsnip’s tuber,just like you harvestthe carrot’s tuber. Lookfor large specimens (asindicated by the size ofthe leaves) and try tofind them on the loosestsoil possible, becauseparsnips grown inrocky areas can be bad-ly shaped and hard toclean and use.

There is a flipside tothe parsnip coin, wildor tame: if you get thejuice of parsnip leavesor stalks on your skinwhen you are exposedto sunlight, a chemical

reaction will occur thatwill give you a severeburn. The chemicalculprit that exudesfrom the parsnip stalkand foliage is calledfurocoumarin. If theplant is killed by herbi-cide (much the same asany broadleaf weed) orbrush-hogging, thischemical volatilizesaway. If the tubers arebeing harvested in win-ter or early spring, thischemical should nolonger be present in thedried up foliage. So, itvery rarely affectsthose who harvest theplants for food; manygardeners who havegrown the plant foryears are unaware ofthe fact that it cancause such dermatitis.

Wild parsnips do notdiffer appreciably fromcultivated ones, exceptthat they tend to have aless symmetrical form,and this is due entirelyto their growing condi-tions. They also tend tobe slightly tougher,slightly sweeter, andslightly more aromaticthan their garden coun-terparts, but this doesnot significantly affecttheir use in cooking.Many people relishparsnips, while somefind them disagreeable,kind of like not every-body likes lima beansor rutabaga. To thosewho are unfamiliar withparsnip, its flavor issomewhat like carrot,with a hint of bananaand apple. Old-fash-ioned recipes for potroast often includedparsnip chunks, along

with onions, celery,rutabaga, potato, car-rot, and mushrooms.You can also eatparsnips alone as aboiled vegetable, servedwith a little butter andsalt. You can mashthem like potatoes andserve in a similar fash-ion, or mix them withother mashed root veg-etables such as potatoand rutabaga. Parsnipsare delicious cut intostrips and dipped inonion-ring batter, thendeep fried.

It wouldn’t surpriseme if the Swiss usedparsnips along withturnips as a dietarystaple during periods ofnational emergency,like World Wars, whenthey closed their bor-ders, and became su-per-self-sufficient. I’llhave to check that outthe next time my soncashes in frequent flyermile credits and flies usto Switzerland. (Or talkto some of the Swissimmigrants whom Iknow over here.)

If my wild parsnip re-search has generatedcuriosity in any of ourreaders, they will dowell to check out a bookwritten by SamuelThayer, who is a wildfood expert and avidforager from northernWisconsin. He is theauthor of The Forager’sHarvest: A Guide toIdentifying, Harvesting,and Preparing EdibleWild Plants, availablethrough COUNTRY-SIDE & SMALL STOCKJOURNAL, or www.for-agersharvest.com.

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Field Crops Consultant (Contact: renrock46@hotmail.com)

mind the cold water, atleast for the bulk of the20 minutes — and wasfairly cooperative forher ‘treatments.’ I leftthe mares in the barn-yard for the remainderof the day so that Icould hose Misty’s kneeagain in the afternoon.I walked her for about ahalf-hour afterward,and put her in the barnwith Sabrina that night.For the next few days Irepeated this treat-ment. In the morningsshe would be stiff andswollen again, so Iwould repeat the treat-ments which included aleisurely walk back upto the summer pasturesfor the day, then backdown in the evening foranother hosing andwalk.

After four days of thistreatment, Mistyseemed to be respond-ing well, with the

swelling having gonedown noticeably andthe heat in the joint al-most gone. In fact, bythe fifth day, sheseemed to be muchmore comfortable. I de-cided to stop the coldwater hosing, as coldtherapy is most effec-tive right after an injury— and left the mares upin their summer pas-ture all day. Thatevening, we did notbring the mares back tothe barn, and insteaddrove up to feed themin the arena as we usedto do before her injury,racing the engine a bitas we climbed up thesteep hill. Misty re-sponded — by tossingher head and doing alittle ‘buck’ — and thenturned and loped upthe hill alongside thepickup — obviously‘telling’ us that she feltbetter!

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On July 1, Congress-man Bill Owens wrote toDr. Donald Berwick, Ad-ministrator for Centersfor Medicare and Medic-aid Services (CMS) tokeep in mind the impor-tant benefits of farmercooperative health careplans as regulations arewritten dealing with theAffordable Care Act.Owens led the charge onthis letter, and wasjoined by Reps. RichardHanna (R-NY), PeterWelch (D-VT), Tim Hold-en (D-PA), Joe Courtney(D-CT), Collin Peterson(D-MN), and LouiseSlaughter (D-NY).

Following is the letter:July 1, 2011Donald Berwick,

M.D., Administrator,Centers for Medicareand Medicaid Services,7500 Security Boule-vard, Baltimore, Mary-land 21244.

Dear AdministratorBerwick:

We write to encourageyou to consider the im-portant benefits of farmercooperative health careplans as you write theregulations implementingthe Affordable Care Act.As you may know, in ad-dition to assisting farm-ers with meeting theeveryday needs of their

agri-businesses, in somecases farmer-owned co-operatives provide servic-es beyond the farm, in-cluding quality, afford-able health care coveragefor thousands of theirmember-owners, familiesand employees.

We hope that advancedpremium tax credit pro-visions of the AffordableCare Act could be madeavailable to eligible farm-ers participating infarmer cooperativehealth plans. Today, onein five dairy farmersmeet the criteria to re-ceive a premium taxcredit to subsidize thecost of purchasing insur-ance through a state ex-change, and given thedifficult economic situa-tion dairy producersface, we expect thatnumber could rise by thetime these credits areimplemented. In the ab-sence of action by CMSand states, we believethis provision may en-courage these low-in-come farmers to enterthe exchange and poten-tially purchase a lesscomprehensive planthan the hard-won, per-sonalized benefits thatthey enjoy today. Thispotential shift of low-in-come farmers out of co-

op sponsored planswould also negatively im-pact those farmers whoremain in these plans.

We believe, however,this potential unintend-ed outcome can be reme-died, and you, workingwith the states, have theauthority to do so pur-suant to the AffordableCare Act. We hope youwill look for a way to per-mit low-income farmersto remain with their co-operatives without losingaccess to this premium

assistance. In essence,we ask that farmers whopurchase their coveragethrough their coopera-tive be placed on anequal footing with thosewho choose to purchasethrough an exchange.

We are concerned thatshould you fail to putfarmer cooperatives onan even playing fieldwith exchanges, the Af-fordable Care Act couldinadvertently:

• Encourage low-in-come farmers to leave

the farmer-tailored coop-erative-based plans theyhave come to trust;

• Jeopardize the sta-tistical integrity of thefarmer cooperative riskpools, thus leading tohigher prices for mem-bers across the board;and

• Result in higherprofits for insurers op-erating in the exchangesat the expense offarmer-owned coopera-tives that negotiate fortheir members.

An often-repeatedtenet during the debateover health care reformwas that if you likedyour plan, you would beable keep it. We hopeyou will take this princi-ple into considerationfor the thousands of low-income farmers who relyon quality coveragethrough their coopera-tives. Thank you foryour consideration, andwe look forward to hear-ing from you.

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Owens pushes dairy co-op in health care implementation

WASHINGTON, D.C. —On July 8, Bob Stall-man, President Ameri-can Farm Bureau Feder-ation, made the followingstatement regardingcompletion of FTA mockmarkups: “The AmericanFarm Bureau Federationis pleased both the Sen-ate and House commit-tees have approved theKorea, Colombia andPanama free trade agree-ments through the mockmarkup process. Theprocess toward finalizingthese important trade

deals is heading in theright direction.

“The next step is forthe administration tosend the implementinglegislation to Capitol Hillfor a Congressional vote.It is imperative that theprocess promptly moveforward to ensure theagreements will be com-

pleted by August recess.Inaction on these tradeagreements over the lastfour years has openedthe door to our competi-tors in these markets.Further delay will onlyexacerbate the losses forU.S. agriculture and theU.S. economy.

“Combined, the three

FTAs represent nearly$2.5 billion in new agri-culture exports andcould generate supportfor up to 22,500 U.S.jobs. These gains willonly be realized if thethree agreements arepassed by Congress andimplemented.”

Stallman makes statement regarding completion of FTA

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A blast from the pastOnly once in your life-

time do you pass themilestone of the 50th an-niversary of your gradua-tion from high school.This past weekendmarked that occasion forme. What a delight to seefamiliar faces from thepast who played a signifi-cant role in my early life!

As we reminisced weeach remembered differ-ent events. When I dis-tinctly rememberedsomething I was notafraid to voice my opin-ion. Out of a class of ap-proximately 150 students55 returned to mark thismilestone. For three for-mer classmates it was thefirst time they ever re-

turned. The rest of uswho have been meeting atfive year intervals had amuch easier time recog-nizing everyone. Theyused our high schoolyearbook photos on thename tags which was abig help. That also helpedus identify who were theclassmates and who werethe spouses.

Many of us agreed thatwhen we look into themirror these days we seeour parent. Although Iwear my hair differentthan my mother ever did,it does not diminish thesimilarity of our features.

This year it was mydaughter’s turn to attendher 25th class reunion.As I recall I celebrated my

25th when my mothercelebrated her 50th. Mymother seemed old whenshe went to her reunion.Am I really that old? I wasin my forties when I cele-brated my 25th, so is mydaughter.

The wonderful part of50 years is that we are allin the retirement stage oflife. We do not have thedaily commitment ofworking. We work whenwe want and use our freetime to volunteer for vari-ous organizations. I amcontent with my life atthis point.

It was fun though to goback through some of theevents that we thoughtwere earthshattering atthe time. Some thingsjust needed time to workthemselves out. Somethings were not really aproblem when you lookedat them in hind sight.You know the old saying“Hindsight is 20/20.”

The classmates who re-membered how much

trouble I had with my al-lergies asked me how Iever managed to live on afarm. I recall that the firsttwo years that we weremarried I slept sitting upso that I could breathe.My system was subjectedto allergens that I hadnever experienced before.The box elder trees at thefarm proved to be a po-tent allergen when I final-ly was tested. No wonderI had so much troublebreathing way back then.

A few years of allergyshots enabled me to con-trol the substances thatreally bothered me. I wasfinally able to control myallergies with over-the-counter medicines. Iknow what to take beforeI am exposed to an aller-gen and what to take af-ter. The only symptoms Iget are tiredness. I do nottake the non-drowsy stuffbecause then I cannotsleep at all.

Another thing that sur-prised some of my class-

mates was my writing ca-reer. Writing is not some-thing that I ever consid-ered way back then. I didnot even like to write. Idid not believe I had aparticular talent for it ei-ther. It was not until afterI passed the 25th mile-stone of graduation that Ieven gave writing a try.

As I explained mycolumns and my books, Isaw looks of amazement.The cookbooks sparked agreat deal of interest.Everyone loves newrecipes. I carefully ex-plained to everyone thatsince I live out in thecountry — away fromstores — I liked recipesthat could be made fromwhat I had in my pantry.Of course, the exceptionis holiday fare.

Since many classmatesdid not attend the last re-union I also had to ex-plain about the death ofmy husband. It is differ-ent when you attend a re-union on your own. Asthe odd woman out youspoil a table for the cou-ples. Thankfully, one ofmy friends invited me tosit with her and her hus-band. We ended up hav-ing a very lively table.Two of the class cut-upssat with us.

The informal eveningwas by far my favorite

one because I could walkaround and mingle. Theentertainment at the for-mal dinner sort of ruinedconversation. I still havea scratchy voice from try-ing to yell over the music.

We held a memorialservice for the 30 class-mates who are de-ceased. As the heliumfilled balloons waftedtheir way into the skythey stayed in a group. Idiscovered a close friendhad died in Decemberand I never heard aboutit. Tears spilled out ofmany eyes during thisstirring moment.

All and all the reunionwas a success. It didwhat reunions are sup-posed to do. We all had atime to remember the sil-ly things we did. We allshared about the thingsthat have made up ourlives since last we met.

I drove past familiarspots in town. I also visit-ed the cemeteries to paytribute to my familymembers who are gone. Itwas a blast from the past,but I am certainly gladthat my life turned outthe way it did. I definitelywould not like to be partof the city life again.

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by Ann Swanson

CAMP HILL, PA —Pennsylvania Farm Bu-reau (PFB) has achievedits 2011 membershipgoal, adding 3,103 newmembers to increasemembership for the 14thconsecutive year, bring-ing the total to 53,387when the 2011 campaignended on June 30.

“Volunteer members offarm families played amajor part in helping ourorganization grow byasking others in the agri-cultural community tojoin Farm Bureau. Theyknow how Farm Bureauworks to solve or preventproblems for agriculture,and our members alsocontribute a lot of timeworking in various or-ganization roles,” saidPFB President Carl T.Shaffer.

PFB noted that a grow-ing membership makes itall the more influentialwhen presenting a uni-fied message to policy-makers at the state andnational level.

“Over the past year,Farm Bureau hasachieved passage of leg-islation that reinstatedexemptions involvingfarm truck driver regu-lations and provided

uniform standards andclarity for rollback taxesfor land enrolled in theClean and Green Act sothat only the land usedas part of an alternativeenergy or gas and oil de-velopment project issubject to rollbacktakes. Other legislationrepealed the federal re-quirement for farmers tofile IRS Form 1099,which would have beena costly, time consum-ing and unnecessary taxcompliance burden,”added Shaffer. “PFB alsocontinues to guardagainst excessive regu-lations and require-ments while recom-mending practical, com-monsense measures torestore the ChesapeakeBay Watershed.”

Pennsylvania Farm Bu-reau also aggressively rep-resents agriculture as amember of dozens of gov-ernment advisory boardsand industry groups.“Whether the issues in-volve protecting the use ofacceptable farm practices,outreach to non-farm con-sumers or initiatives tostrengthen farm income,Farm Bureau has a hugework agenda,” concludedShaffer.

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New Green Jobs-Green New York Pro-gram will provide freeenergy audits and re-duced rate financingfor energy efficiencyservices

In accordance with theNew York State legisla-ture’s passage of theGreen Jobs Green NY(GJGNY) Act, the NewYork State Energy Re-search and DevelopmentAuthority (NYSERDA)has expanded programsto help small businessesand not-for-profitsacross the state save en-ergy and reduce energyexpenses, while creatinggreen jobs in New York.

NYSERDA is makingavailable $5.6 million inGJGNY funding to pro-vide small businessesand not-for-profit organ-izations with access tocustomized and objectiveenergy audits to help

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WASHINGTON, D.C.— National FarmersUnion (NFU) PresidentRoger Johnson issuedthe following statementin response to the U.S.Senates passage of theamendment by SenatorDianne Feinstein, D-CA, to the EconomicDevelopment Revital-ization Act:

NFU is extremely dis-appointed at the Sen-ate’s decision to passthis short-sightedamendment. High ener-gy prices are alreadydamaging a very fragileeconomic recovery. Thisamendment, which cutsall tax credits forethanol and biodieselas of July 1, will push

energy prices higher. Arecent study by IowaState University andthe University of Wis-consin found thatethanol reduces gasprices by an average of89 cents per gallon.

Ironically, this taxcredit that saves Ameri-cans nearly a dollar pergallon of gasoline iscut, while Big Oil subsi-dies, which cost a totalof $40 billion per year,are allowed to continue.The passage of thisamendment is not justa loss for rural Ameri-ca, but for all of Ameri-ca. The elimination ofthis tax credit will seri-ously harm a legitimateand viable alternative

to oil.Ethanol is a home-

grown fuel that willhelp reduce America’sdependence on foreignoil and give us morecontrol over our fuelsupply. It is also acleaner alternative tooil.

With the addition ofthis amendment, NFUopposes the EconomicDevelopment Revital-ization Act. Nothing inthis legislation is worthpaying the high costs ofeliminating the ethanoltax credit. We stronglyurge members of theU.S. Senate to stand upfor rural America, andall Americans, by op-posing this legislation.

NFU: Passage of Feinstein Amendment harmful to all Americans

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HENDY BROTHERS, INC.Middlebury, VT 05753

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WASHINGTON, D.C.— On July 13, Repre-sentative Timothy V.Johnson, Chairman ofthe House AgricultureCommittee’s Subcom-mittee on Rural Devel-opment, Research,Biotechnology, and For-eign Agriculture, heldan audit hearing to ex-amine trade, food aidand agricultural devel-opment programs oper-ated by the U.S. De-partment of Agricul-ture’s (USDA) Foreign

Agricultural Service(FAS) and the U.S.Agency for Internation-al Development (US-AID). This was thefourth hearing in theaudit series that is de-signed to provide mem-bers of the committeewith a greater under-standing of farm policy.

FAS administers tradepromotion programsthat are designed totackle non-tariff tradebarriers and help devel-op export markets for

U.S. agricultural prod-ucts. Exports are vital tothe U.S. agriculturaleconomy supporting 1million jobs on and offthe farm. Nearly a thirdof agricultural salescome from exports. Ex-port development pro-grams have been a criti-cal component in build-ing relationships be-tween U.S. industriesand foreign counterpartsand customers. Subcom-mittee members exam-ined how the export pro-

motion programs areworking, as well as thefood aid programs,which are administeredby both FAS and USAID.

“One of the objectiveswe must keep in mindfor the next farm bill isreducing overall spend-ing while maintaining aneffective level of supportfor critical programs. Inevery corner of govern-ment we are looking foropportunities to stream-line processes and en-sure federal programs

are delivered with maxi-mum impact and withthe least cost possible. Itis incumbent upon theagencies to effectivelydeliver each program inthe most efficient man-ner possible. And it isthe purview of this com-mittee to ensure theagencies are fulfillingthis responsibility,” saidChairman Timothy V.Johnson (R-IL).

“As we prepare towrite the 2012 FarmBill, we must review the

federal programs underthis subcommittee’s ju-risdiction to ensure ourtax dollars are beingspent efficiently and ef-fectively. Today’s hear-ing clearly demonstrat-ed the benefits agricul-tural export and inter-national food aid pro-grams provide forAmerican farmers, oureconomy and in ad-vancing our foreign pol-icy objectives,” saidRanking Member JimCosta (D-CA).

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CANANDAIGUA, NY —Many woodlot owners andmaple syrup producerswant or need to be moreactive in managing theirwoods for tree growth,sap production, firewoodcollection and small-scalesawlog harvesting. Onmany properties, thereare too few acres or toofew trees to attract a com-mercial-scale operation.In other cases, the ownerjust wants to be moreclosely involved in the se-lection, felling and movingof the wood.

On Saturday, Aug. 6,from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.,Cornell Cooperative Ex-tension of Ontario Countyand the New York ForestOwners Association,Western Finger Lakeschapter are co-sponsoring

a Small-Scale Woodlotand Sugarbush Manage-ment Workshop. Theworkshop will be held in awoodlot off Ketchum Roadin the town ofCanandaigua. CornellUniversity CooperativeExtension’s ForestCon-nect program offers thisworkshop to help partici-pants learn the basicprinciples of small scalewoodlot harvesting andmanagement. Partners in-clude the New York ForestOwners Association andNew York State MapleProducers Association.

Dr. Peter Smallidge,Department of NaturalResources, Cornell Uni-versity is the instructorfor the workshop whichemphasizes three sub-jects: safety, silviculture,

and woodland assess-ment techniques. Partic-ipants at this workshopwill learn about: princi-ples of tree growth,measuring trees, assess-ing tree quality to selectcut versus leave trees,inspecting equipmentand tools, utilizing safepractices, basic silvicul-tural principles, andmaking appropriate treeselection choices formultiple ownership ob-jectives. Also, partici-pants will observe direc-tional felling using afelling plan and observethe use of an ATV andarch for moving sawlogsand firewood. The courseis designed for novice tointermediate partici-pants and anyone inter-ested in learning about

and discussing sustain-able woodland practices.

Participants shoulddress for the weatherand be prepared forwalking on moderatelyrough ground. Partici-pants are encouraged tobring a hard hat, clip-

board, and pencil. Regis-tration includes allhandout materials, scalestick, refreshments andapproximately fourhours of instruction.Pre-registration is re-quired by Aug. 2 andcosts $15 per person. To

register or for more in-formation contact Cor-nell Cooperative Exten-sion of Ontario County,585-394-3977 x 427 ore-mail your name, ad-dress and phone numberto nea8@cornell.edu.

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The New York State legislature hasgone home for the summer. Two billsbenefiting agriculture and farmlandprotection have passed.

Assembly Bill 5663/Senate Bill4056 expands public awareness ofthe state Environmental ProtectionFund, which provides money for NewYork’s Farmland Protection Program.It passed both legislative houses.

Assembly Bill 1389A/Senate Bill614-B, which authorizes and

encourages the financing of farmproduct transportation and distribu-tion projects to help both urban com-munities and the state’s farm econo-my, also passed. Both of these billsnow go to Governor Cuomo forapproval.

Please contact the governor and lethim know of your support for thesetwo pieces of legislation.

Source: American Farmland Trust,July 14

2011 New York State legislative session wraps up

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JOHN DEERE 25 foot transport hay orgrain elevator, $575. 27 foot skeleton hayelevator, $375. Bushhog QT bale spear.570-756-2764.(PA)

(1) HOLSTEIN heifer, due beginning ofAug., $1,600. Yates Co. 585-526-6829.(NY)

FARMALL Cub with 2 way plow, snowplow, cultivator, $2,200; 16 ft. Patz silounloader, used very little, $4,000; 315-536-4506.(NY)

WANTED: VW Jetta TDI parts car with a 5speed 99 to 05, rusty, crashed, or any con-dition. 518-677-5031.(NY)

HOLSTEIN heifer, bred to Angus, due08/24, confirmed by vet. Tame, calm dispo-sition and healthy. Western New York Area.716-735-3162.(NY)

JD 4030 very good condition, 6,100 hours,asking $10,000. 585-457-3538.(NY)

USED JD lawn mower parts, 318, 317,316, Lt 55, stx 36, 180, 185, 165, 160, 212,214, 210, Scag 48”. 585-526-6731.(NY)

JD 45 combine, 12 foot grain head, onlygood engine. 585-669-2679.(NY)

GOOSENECK trailer 8x20 ft., flatbed, tan-dem axle, $14,000 GVW. 315-232-3786.(NY)

ANTIQUE buggy circa 1919 has beencompletely refurbished, comes with shaftsor pole for single or team, asking $1,800.585-457-9423.(NY)

TWO Short bred holstein heifers. 607-598-2255.(NY)

NEW HOLLAND skid steer mounted back-hoe, model D 130, $3,500; Ford 7000transmission and rear end, $1,500.20.8x38 duals. 716-870-3155.(NY)

WANTED: Bush Hog, offset disc, prefermodel # 146 or maybe any Bush Hog discfor parts. 585-396-3401.(NY)

GEHL 1540 blower, Richard top dumpblower table, 42’ mow conveyor with chaindrive unit, Aquay breeding wheel with pins.518-895-2590.(NY)

4x4 ROUND BALES hay $15 cash each,loaded on your vehicle. Ron 518-872-0077.(NY)

TWO PUREBRED Holsteins, organic cowsfor sale, both real nice. 315-515-8484.(NY)

WANTED: FLAT TOP milk tank, 500 - 600gallon, excellent condition. 585-478-7215.(NY)

GLEANER Combines L2, L3, both 4WD, 2-15’ flexhead 1-6 Row corn head plus parts.585-526-5911.(NY)

FOR SALE: New IDea 353 tandemmanure spreader with end gate, new shaft,sprockets, and bearing, $2,900. 716-863-8841.(NY)

WANTED: Haflinger horse for my 14 y.o.daughter. Must be safe and bomb proof.Will have excellent home. Reasonable.315-252-1640.(NY)

SKINNER - Power curve hay elevator,approx. 80 feet in hay mow. $1,500 or pos-sible trade. 607-988-6348.(NY)

INNES Bean windrower, 4 row, field ready,shed kept, straw wheat small squarestwine bales. 315-945-1923.(NY)

NH 718 2 row corn chopper; NH 717 widegrass head chopper; Clay 14 foot silounloader, for parts. 860-886-3943.(CT)

MASSEY FERGUSON diesel tractors,4,000 hours, each $5,999. MF 1085, MF175, with loader. John Deere haybine 720,7 foot. 607-656-4568.(NY)

REG. POLLED black Simmental bull.Quiet, nice. Work done here. Daughtersenter cow herd next year. Must move on.315-827-4920.(NY)

SHOW QUALITY silkies, white black blue,$5.00 each; Red Golden Pheasants,$20.00 each; Bobwhite quail $2.00 each;WANTED: Ameraucana Rooster. 585-509-0471.(NY)

WANTED: Young Jersey bull, large enoughto service 1st calf heifers. 607-583-4682.(NY)

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ROUND BALES of hay, good quality, earlycut, quantity discount, $40.00. 413-238-0117.(MA)

1941 Montgomery Ward hammer mill/bag-ger, belt driven, $750. Flat top iron cookstove, 42” wide, $500. 845-292-7042.(NY)

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BRED beef cows, $1,000; Ali Club X bull,$1,100; 4H calf sale, broke to lead, Sep-tember 10th, 12p - 2p 716-257-9250.(NY)

KICKER WAGON - B & E, 9x18, excellentcondition, $3,000. 315-536-2717.(NY)

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WANTED: Looking for a reasonable used 3foot by 3 foot round or square bales forsale. Please call Richard at home, 585-394-0336.(NY)

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BRIGHT RYE STRAW - heavy bales, 10 ormore, $4. bale - Geurte, Selkirk, AlbanyCo., 518-767-3345.(NY)

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The Agriculture De-partment again raised its2011 and 2012 milk pro-duction forecasts in itslatest World AgriculturalSupply and Demand Es-timates report. Cownumber estimates werealso raised as highermilk prices and lowerforecast feed prices sup-port further herd expan-sion, but milk per cowwas unchanged from lastmonth’s report.

Commercial exports ona fat basis were forecasthigher for 2011. Endingstock forecasts wereraised as cheese stocksare larger than expected.Dairy product price fore-casts for 2011 wereraised from last monthas were Class III andClass IV milk price fore-casts, in line with the in-creased product prices.

Look for 2011 milkoutput to hit 195.7 bil-lion pounds, up 200 mil-lion pounds from theJune estimate. The 2012total is now projected at198.8 billion pounds, up300 million from amonth ago. These pro-jections compare to192.8 billion pounds in2010 and 189.3 billionin 2009.

USDA expects the2011 Class III milk priceto average $18-$18.30per hundredweight, upfrom the $17.40-$17.80projected a month ago.The 2012 range estimatewas unchanged, at $16-$17. The 2010 averagewas $14.41 and $11.36in 2009.

The 2011 Class IVprice is projected to aver-age $19.15-$19.55, upfrom $18.95-$19.45 lastmonth. The 2012 rangeis projected at $16.50-$17.60, unchanged froma month ago, and com-pares to $15.09 in 2010and $10.89 in 2009.

U.S. feed grain sup-plies for 2011/12 wereprojected higher thismonth mostly with high-er expected beginningstocks and productionfor corn. Corn beginningstocks were raised 150million bushels reflect-ing changes to 2010/11usage projections.

Corn production for2011/12 was projected270 million bushelshigher based on plantedand harvested area asreported in the Acreagereport. Corn use forethanol was raised 100million bushels with

larger supplies and animproved outlook forethanol producer mar-gins. Exports wereraised 100 millionbushels mostly reflect-ing increased demandfrom China. Endingstocks for 2011/12 wereprojected 175 millionbushels higher at 870million. Soybean endingstocks of 175 millionbushels were slightlyhigher than expected.

The 2011/12 season-average farm price forcorn is projected at arecord $5.50-$6.50 perbushel, down 50 centson both ends of therange. Total U.S. cornuse for 2010/11 wasprojected 145 millionbushels lower mostly re-flecting the larger-thanexpected June 1 stocksestimate. Partly offset-ting is a 20-million-bushel reduction in usefor sweeteners reflectingslower demand fromMexico. Corn exportswere lowered 25 millionbushels based on theslower -than-expectedpace of shipments in re-cent weeks.

Cash block cheese sawits third week of declinebut is still holding above$2 and has been theresince early June. Itclosed Friday July 15with a surprise 5 1/2-cent rebound on the day,at $2.0575 per pound,still 5 1/4-cents belowthe previous week, but48 1/4-cents above thatweek a year ago.

The barrels weresteady all week until Fri-day when they were bidup three quarters to$2.11, 58 1/2-centsabove a year ago, and 51/4-cents above theblocks. Volume washeavy as a whopping 43cars of block tradedhands on the week andnone of barrel. TheNASS-surveyed U.S. av-erage block price hit$2.1107, up 2.2 cents.Barrel averaged$2.0991, up 2.6 cents.

Jerry Dryer, editor ofthe Dairy and Food Mar-ket Analyst, attributesthe strength in cheese tostrong food service de-mand and exports. “Thedemand is there,” hesaid, “The cheese isn’t.”

FC Stone dairy econo-mist Bill Brooks says thesupply demand situationin cheese has shifted abit. Speaking in Tues-day’s DairyLine, he sug-

gested that the blocksupply has loosenedsome, pointing to the 17loads of block that trad-ed in the 4th of July hol-iday-shortened week.The last time trading ap-proached that level wasthe week of May 16 when16 loads traded hands.

The profitability ofcheese plants seems tohave recovered as wewent through May andinto June, according toBrooks, but he warnedof the high temperaturesand humidity in theMidwest and how Min-nesota and Wisconsinmilk production laggedyear ago levels in May. Afair amount of barrelcheese is produced thereand lagging milk pro-duction may be tighten-ing the barrel market.Demand for barrels isprobably good, he said,because more people arestaying home and eatingout less and firing upthe barbecue.

Brooks also discussedwhy the block price istypically 2 or 3 centsabove the barrels. Pro-duction and packagingcosts are a little higherfor block cheese, he ex-plained, whereas barrelcheese these days ispackaged in a fiberboard barrel and is easyto extract for use in fur-ther manufacturing “sothere’s not as muchpackaging, not as muchcost there.” Wheneverthe price spread is in-verted (barrels over theblocks) the higher costs“squeeze plant margins”he said, especially whenyou’re paying higherprices for the milk.

He expected morecheese to make its wayto the CME looking for ahome and warned thatpeople will step away

from the market once theprice starts slipping andthat will pull the barrellower as well.

Cash butter held all

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NASS butter averaged$2.0348, down 5.4 cents.

Cash Grade A nonfatdry milk finished at$1.61, down a penny anda half, and Extra Gradeheld at $1.61. NASS pow-der averaged $1.6667, up0.3 cent, and dry wheyaveraged 54.16 cents,down 0.6 cent.

Looking “back to thefutures;” the Federal or-der Class III contract’saverage for the last halfof 2011 was $18.72 perhundredweight on June3, $18.34 on June 10and June 17, $18.21 onJune 24, $18.19 on July1, and $18.54 on July 8.

California’s AugustClass I milk price wasannounced by the Cali-fornia Department ofFood and Agriculture at$23.24 per hundred-weight for the north and$23.51 for the south.Both are up 86 centsfrom July, are$5.91above August2010, and equate toabout $2.00 and $2.02per gallon respectively.

The 2011 northernprice average now standsat $20.27, up from$16.38 a year ago. Thesouthern price average is$20.54, up from $16.65a year ago. The Federalorder Class I base priceis announced by theUSDA on July 22.

National Milk’s RogerCryan says the Federalorder Class I milk price“came within a whiskerof triggering payments inFebruary, then beganrising. Now corn andsoybean prices havedropped, widening thegap between projectedClass I prices and MILCtarget rates for the lastfew months of the FiscalYear. No payments areprojected through Sep-tember.”

Commercial disap-pearance of dairy prod-ucts during the first fourmonths of 2011 totaled64 billion pounds, ac-cording to USDA’s latestdata, up 2.9 percentfrom the same period in2010. Butter was up 15percent; Americancheese, up 4 percent;other cheese, up 7.1 per-cent; nonfat dry milk,down 5.7 percent; andfluid milk products wereoff 1.5 percent.

USDA reports thatmilk production is at ornear peak levels in thePacific Northwest, steadyin Utah, Idaho, and theNortheast; decliningalong the seasonal trendin the Central and Mid-Atlantic regions withsteeper production de-clines in the Southeast,Florida, Arizona and por-

tions of California due toheat and or humidity.

FC Stone dairy brokerDave Kurzawski says“Hot weather has beenon everyone’s mind,mostly in terms of how itwill affect grain prices,but now those concernsare spilling into the milkmarket.” There’s plentyof uncertainty. The heatwill take its toll on milkoutput and yields howev-er economic concernscould hurt dairy demandhere in the U.S. and de-veloping countries. And,increased milk produc-tion in Australia andNew Zealand could slowU.S. dairy exports.

Milk production inOceania is at seasonallow levels and the winterseason is underway.Australian winter weath-er conditions are devel-oping along typical lines,according to USDA. Milkhandlers are stating thatwinter conditions arewetter than usual insome regions, whilemoisture is in better bal-ance in others.

Australian milk pro-ducers are very opti-mistic about the upcom-ing season, according toUSDA. Much of this opti-mism comes from anoverall positive the win-ter and provide a positivestart to the new season.

Both countries are inthe early days of the2011-2012 milk produc-tion year, thus it is tooearly to indicate newtrends. Production esti-mates for the new seasonover last season arestarting to develop; 4-5percent higher in NewZealand and 1- 2 percentin Australia. Sales activi-ty out of the Oceania re-gion is minimal as stocksare limited and nearingseasonal low levels.

California’s Milk Pro-ducers Council’s July 8newsletter reports thatthe number of approvedbidders for Fonterra’sglobal dairy product auc-tion continues to grow asthe number of productsoffered by Fonterra in-creases and the prospectof additional supplierslingers.

It warns that “Moresellers from differentcountries add variablessuch as product qualitydifferences, effects of cur-rency valuations andchanges (including spec-ulation about possiblechanges), differences intransportation costs fromsellers to buyers, and tar-iffs, tariff rate quotas,and the existence or ab-sence of Free Trade

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“Dairy farmers canbenefit greatly from an-

other producer’s experi-ences,” said John Frey,executive director of theCenter for Dairy Excel-lence. “The PracticalDairy Advisor Programidentifies other produc-ers who can bring ex-pertise, mentoring, andinsight to the dairy op-eration.”

Practical dairy advi-sors can provide adviceon reaching higher milkproduction, improving

reproduction or milkquality, heifer and calfraising strategies, iden-tifying operational bot-tlenecks, workingthrough an expansionor modernization, ortransitioning to a differ-ent style of dairying.They also add an extradimension to farms’target or profit teams.

“Some producers talkwith their practical

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To enroll in the Prac-tical Dairy Advisor Pro-gram, complete the ap-plication on the center’sWeb site at www.center-fordairyexcellence.org.

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Agreements, all of whichlikely affect what biddersare willing to pay.”

It quoted USDA’s DairyMarket News; “Tradersand handlers continue touse the gDT auctionplatform as a componentwhen determining com-mercial prices but mostare not adjusting theirprices as sharply as thepercentage changes fromthe previous auctionevent.” MPC adds that,“What began as a noblebut self-serving tool in-tended to provide an im-portant improvement ininternational pricetransparency, may beapproaching an entirelydifferent stage. “Shouldwe say buyer beware?”

The CooperativesWorking Together pro-gram announced that itaccepted eight requestsfor export assistancefrom Dairy Farmers ofAmerica to sell a total of648,371 pounds ofCheddar cheese to cus-tomers in the MiddleEast, North Africa, Asia,and Central America.The product will be deliv-ered through Novemberand raises CWT’s 2011cheese exports to 49.2million pounds.

Speaking of exports;Dairy Profit Weekly editorDave Natzke reported inFriday’s DairyLine thatthe value of May dairyexports was estimated at$401 million, virtuallyunchanged from April,but 40 percent morethan May 2010.

May imports, at $212million, were down 12percent from April, andup just 3 percent from ayear ago. Thus far in fis-cal year 2011, exportsare valued at $2.9 bil-lion, with a dairy tradesurplus estimated atmore than $1 billion.

The U.S. exported 289million pounds of dairyproducts in May, aboutthe same as April. Ex-ports were equivalent to13 percent of U.S. milksolids production duringthe January-May period,while imports represent2.7 percent, matching

the lowest percentagesince 1996, according toNatzke.

One other dairy exportnote, U.S. dairy cattle re-main popular on theworld market. Exportstopped 5,000 head againin May, bringing theyearly total to about28,500, nearly doublethe total for the sametime last year. Turkey re-mains the leading mar-ket for U.S. dairy cattle,followed by Mexico.

In politics; draft legis-lation incorporating keyelements of NationalMilk’s Foundation for theFuture dairy policy pro-posal was announcedJuly13. The text wasmade available by theHouse Agriculture Com-mittee’s ranking mem-ber, Collin Peterson (D-MN.) at http://democ-rats.agriculture.house.gov/ . The action provideslawmakers, farmers, andothers to view the lan-guage prior to an officialintroduction as a bill.

The action drew criti-cism from dairy proces-sors. IDFA CEO ConnieTipton said “We are dis-appointed that Rep.Collin Peterson is circu-lating draft legislationthat clearly would takethe dairy industry in thewrong direction. Insteadof encouraging jobgrowth and reducingregulation on an alreadyoverregulated industry,the discussion draftwould impose new andintrusive governmentmandates on dairy mar-kets at the cost of agrowing dairy exportbusiness and the jobsthat have come with it.”More details are postedat www.idfa.org/news—views/news-releases/de-tails/6175/ .

Meanwhile; CEO JerryKozak and staff are on a12-stop tour across theU.S. meeting with pro-ducers to answer ques-tions about their plan.Locations and times andNMPF’s response toIDFA’s criticism can befound at www.nmpf.org .

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A Few Wordsby Phoebe Hall

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Agricul-ture Secretary Tom Vilsack has an-nounced that USDA is acceptinggrant applications to assist small,socially disadvantaged agriculturalproducers and cooperatives in ru-ral areas to spur job creation.

“The Obama Administration isworking to help small-scale pro-ducers add profit and efficiency totheir operations so they can grow,thrive and create jobs,” Vilsacksaid. “These investments will pro-vide small business owners withthe assistance they need to servetheir communities and train a newgeneration of rural Americans.”

Almost $3.5 million in grants are

available through USDA Rural De-velopment’s Small, Socially Disad-vantaged Producer Grant Program(SSDPG), which was authorized inthe Food, Conservation, and Ener-gy Act of 2008 (Farm Bill). It ispart of the Department’s ongoingeffort to expand outreach to ruralresidents to ensure that all com-munities have equal access toUSDA programs and services.Funding is available to coopera-tives or associations of coopera-tives where at least 75 percent ofthe governing board or member-ship are small, socially disadvan-taged producers. Grants can beused for product improvements,

business plan development or eco-nomic development activities. Themaximum grant award per appli-cant is $200,000.

Applications for Small, SociallyDisadvantaged Producer Grantsare due Aug. 15. Application mate-rials may be obtained at the RuralDevelopment website or by con-tacting the USDA Rural Develop-ment State Office. For additionalinformation, see the June 29,2011, Federal Register.

Visit www.rurdev.usda.gov foradditional information about theagency’s programs or to locate theUSDA Rural Development officenearest you.

Vilsack announces support for producers and cooperatives

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To learn how andwhere to recycle plasticsin New York State, checkout the following sched-ule of events where theRecycling AgriculturalPlastics Project (RAPP)will be providing infor-mation and demonstrat-ing how a BigFoot plas-tics baler can compactpiles of discarded plasticinto neat, stackablebales ready for shipmentto recycling markets.

Most of these demon-strations of how the Big-Foot works and what itcan do will be followed byan in-depth training inbaler operations and

safety. Farmers and oth-ers interested in usingthe BigFoot on theirfarms or in their commu-nities are invited to stayan additional half houror so for a training.Trainings of this type,and signing of a TraineeRelease form, are re-quired before the BigFootor other plastics balercan be used in conjunc-tion with any of New YorkState’s RAPP programs.

RAPP works closelywith County Soil and Wa-ter Conservation Dis-tricts (SWCDs), CornellCooperative ExtensionAssociations, and other

partners to implementplastics recycling acrossNew York State. Mostof New York State’s Big-Foot balers were pur-chased by the New YorkState Department of En-vironmental Conserva-tion (DEC) for use in con-junction with the NewYork State RecyclingAgricultural Plastics Pro-ject (RAPP). A few otherbalers are owned private-ly or by County SWCDs.

Contact RAPP’s NewYork State Field Coordi-nator to find out how toparticipate, and for infor-mation about other Big-Foot demonstrations and

trainings: Nate Leonardat 607-216-7242 or atnrl3@cornell.edu.

Contact your countySWCD for local details.

Schedule of RAPPevents at New YorkState county fairs andEmpire Farm Days:

• Aug. 3: St LawrenceCounty Fair at the Fair-gounds in Gouverneur.The fair runs Aug. 1-7.The BigFoot baler will beon display Aug 3, withdemonstrations at 11a.m. and 3 p.m., followedby trainings. For infor-mation about the St.Lawrence County agri-cultural plastics recy-

cling program, contactthe St. Lawrence CountySWCD at 315-386-3582or St. Lawrence CountyCCE at 315-379-9192.

• Aug 9-11: EMPIREFARM DAYS, Route 414,just south of SenecaFalls. Ongoing all threedays: RAPP informationbooth in the Cornell(Empire) Buildingand BigFoot baler ondisplay just north of theEmpire Building. Dailydemonstrations at 10a.m. and 1:30 p.m.,fol-lowed by trainings.

• Aug. 12: FranklinCounty Fair at Fair-grounds in Malone. Thefair runs Aug. 6-14. TheBigFoot will be on dis-play Aug. 12, with ademonstration at 5:30p.m., followed by atraining. ContactChastity Miller, FranklinCounty SWCD Managerto reserve your spot at518-483-4061 orcmiller@fcswcd.org andto learn more about theFranklin County agricul-tural plastics recycling

program.• Aug. 13: Tompkins

County Farm City Day,39 Fall Creek Rd,Freeville. BigFoot baleron display at the SWCDbooth, 11 a.m.-4 pm.Demonstrations at 12p.m. (noon) and 3 p.m.,followed by a training.Contact Tompkins Coun-ty CCE for info aboutFarm City Day at 607-272-2292 x151 andTompkins County SWCDto learn more about thecounty’s agriculturalplastics recycling pro-gram 607-257-2340.

• Aug. 22-28: Wash-ington County Fair atFairgrounds, OldSchuylerville Road,Greenwich. BigFootbaler will be on displayat the SWCD booth,which will be staffedduring weekday after-noons. For informationabout the WashingtonCounty agriculturalplastics recycling pro-gram contact the Wash-ington County SWCD at518-692-9940 x3.

Agricultural plastics can now be recycled in many parts of New York

As Congress discussespossible changes toethanol tax incentives inthe days ahead, NCGAand its allies in theethanol industry arestressing the common-sense approach of theirfive-step EthanolRoadmap as a concretepathway for the future,especially the impor-tance of the need formarket access and in-frastructure and con-sumer choice.

“Americans love beingoffered choices butwhen it comes to whatfuels their cars andtrucks can use, they of-ten have no choice,”NCGA President BartSchott said. “Expandingflex-fuel vehicles can of-fer drivers a much widerselection so they canmake decisions that are

right for their particularuses, for the environ-ment, and for the na-tional economy.”

The EthanolRoadmap, released thisspring by NCGA, theAmerican Coalition forEthanol, Growth Ener-gy, and the RenewableFuels Association, laysout these five broadsteps forward:

1. Reform the currentethanol tax incentiveprogram.

2. Expand consumerfuel choice by increasingthe number of flex-fuelvehicles.

3. Empower consumerchoice by investing inbiofuels infrastructure,including blenderpumps and pipelines.

4. Base greenhouse-gas accounting onsound science.

5. Ensure feedstockneutrality in developingadvanced biofuels.

“Corn growers and theethanol industry are al-ways looking to the fu-ture, and we take noth-ing for granted,” Schottsaid. “Just as we arecommitted to continu-ous improvement inwhat we do on the farmor in the mill, we alsoare committed to takinga fresh look at what can

help stabilize the indus-try and allow it to growin an atmosphere wherethe competition — for-eign oil — has dominat-ed for so long.”

For more informationon these five steps,and to download theRoadmap and itsappendix, visitwww.ncga.com/roadmap

Source: NCGA Newsof the Day, Wednesday,June 29

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by Ann PerryU.S. Department of

Agriculture (USDA) sci-entists have producedthe first detailed dataon how large-scaledairy facilities con-tribute to the emissionof greenhouse gases.This research was con-ducted by AgriculturalResearch Service (ARS)scientists at the ARSNorthwest Irrigationand Soils ResearchLaboratory in Kimberly,Idaho.

ARS is USDA’s princi-pal intramural scientif-ic research agency, andthese studies supportthe USDA priority of re-sponding to climatechange.

ARS soil scientistApril Leytem led theyear-long project,which involved moni-toring the emissions ofammonia, carbon diox-

ide, methane and ni-trous oxide from a com-mercial dairy with10,000 milk cows insouthern Idaho. The fa-cility had 20 open-lotpens, two milking par-lors, a hospital barn, amaternity barn, a ma-nure solid separator, a25-acre wastewaterstorage pond and a 25-acre compost yard.

Concentration datawas collected continu-ously for two to threedays each month, alongwith air temperature,barometric pressure,wind direction andwind speed. After thisdata was collected,Leytem’s team calculat-ed the average dailyemissions for eachsource area for eachmonth.

The results indicatedthat, on average, the fa-cility generated 3,575

pounds of ammonia,33,092 pounds ofmethane and 409pounds of nitrous oxideevery day. The open lotareas generated 78 per-cent of the facility’s am-monia, 57 percent of itsnitrous oxide and 74percent of the facility’smethane emissionsduring the spring.

In general, the emis-sion of ammonia andnitrous oxide from theopen lots were lowerduring the late eveningand early morning, andthen increasedthroughout the day topeak late in the day.These daily fluctuationsparalleled patterns inwind speed, air temper-ature and livestock ac-tivity, all of which gen-erally increased duringthe day. Emissions ofammonia and methanefrom the wastewaterpond and the compostwere also lower in thelate evening and earlymorning and increasedduring the day.

Results from thestudy were published inthe Journal of Environ-mental Quality.

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For a variety of rea-sons, interest amongsheep producers to havefall-born lambs is on therise. Fall-born lambstypically are well-suitedto take advantage ofstrong early-spring mar-ket prices. Additionally,there is strong demandfor fall-born lambs tomeet the needs of youthwhich have spring mar-ket lamb shows. Favor-able weather and forageproduction associatedwith fall lambing compli-ment these marketingopportunities. However,with sheep being veryseasonal in their repro-duction, fall-lambing islimited by the ability toget ewes pregnant in thespring. There are severaloptions producers haveto enhance the opportu-nity for spring breedingto be successful.

Most successful springbreeding programs uti-lize genetics that haveout-of-season capability.Breeds noted for thisability include Dorset,Polypay, Rambouillet,Finnsheep, potentiallyhair breeds (Katahdin,St. Croix, Blackbelly),and crosses of thesebreeds. Considerablevariation exists withinthese breed for fall lamb-ing potential, and selec-tion for this trait needsto be a priority for opera-tions that utilize an ex-tended breeding season.

Genetics, coupled with

proper nutrition andmanagement, are keycomponents for springbreeding success. Onesuch management prac-tice- the “ram effect” iscommonly utilized to in-duce ovulation in ane-strous ewes that havebeen previously isolatedfrom rams. The ram ef-fect is an effective, inex-pensive, practical meansto increase percentage ofewes lambing out of sea-son. Utilization of theram effect requires eweisolation from rams for aminimum of one month,and preferably longer.Isolation from ramsneeds to be complete byavoiding fenceline con-tact and any associationwith rams (sight, smell,touch). Upon joiningrams with ewes that havebeen previously isolated,ewes will ovulate with 7days after introduction ofthe rams. However, lessthan 20 percent of theewes will be in heat dur-ing these first 7 days(silent heat). Active estrus(heat) and ovulation willoccur 17 to 24 days afterintroduction of rams, re-sulting in pregnancy.Breed of ewe is an impor-tant factor in response tothe ram effect. Ewes willbe more responsive to theram effect as they reachthe end of anestrous (areready to start cycling),and therefore ewes withthe genetic propensity tobreed out-of-season re-spond most favorably tothe ram effect in thespring. Vasectomized

teaser rams are frequent-ly used during the firsttwo weeks since there is adelay in estrus with theram effect. Fertile ramsneed to be placed withthe ewes after 14 days.Aggressive rams (bothfertile rams and teasers)with high libido are mosteffective in eliciting aresponse in the ewe. It isimportant that ramsreceive a breeding sou-ndness exam prior tospring breeding to ensurefertility.

Hormonal control ofthe estrous cycle hasbeen used for severalyears to induce ovulationin ewes. Until recently,however, protocols and

products approvedspecifically for sheephave been a limiting fac-tor for wide-spread ap-plication. The sheepEAZI-BREED CIDR isnow approved for use inthe U.S. and providessheep producers an ad-ditional tool for springbreeding. The CIDR is avaginal insert which re-leases progesterone andis labeled to induce es-trus in ewes during sea-sonal anestrus. TheCIDR is a simple, easy-to-use device that is in-serted into the ewe forfive days with ram intro-duction to immediatelyfollow. Similar to the useof the ram effect, it is im-

portant that ewes not beexposed to rams prior tosynchronization. Addi-tionally, since a largenumber of ewes will ex-hibit estrus simultane-ously, the ewe:ram ratioshould not exceed 18:1and may need to be low-er depending on the ageand capacity of the ram.Consequently, pre-plan-ning is warranted whenusing CIDRs to insertand remove the deviceson staggered days if alarge number of ewes aresynchronized.

Finally, similar to fallbreeding, basic manage-ment practices will en-hance the success ofspring breeding. Ewes

need to be in good bodycondition and need to beweaned and recoveredfrom the weaningprocess prior to springbreeding. A solid nutri-tion and mineral pro-gram, along with flockhealth program are alsokey. Lastly, rememberthat libido and fertility oframs is necessary forsuccessful spring breed-ing. Breeding soundnessexams and semen evalu-ations prior to the springbreeding season are war-ranted. Also, observerams closely for activityto insure they are servic-ing ewes.

Source: LivestockUpdate, April 2011

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The U.S. Departmentof Agriculture’s (USDA)Agricultural MarketingService launched an on-line resource that makesit easier than ever forsmall and mid-sized pro-ducers to find marketsfor their products.

With the new foodhub web page, produc-ers, buyers and otherscan now access a cen-tral clearinghouse forresources, news and in-formation related tofood hubs and similarenterprises that provideinfrastructure supportfor small and mid-sizeproducers. Contents ofthe web page will con-tinue to evolve as USDAexpands its under-standing of the uniquefood hub business mod-el, which pairs produc-ers with buyers to servelocal and regional food

systems. Ultimatelysuch enterprises sup-port local economiesand create jobs by offer-ing services that enablefarmers to break intonew, higher-volumemarkets and preservingproduct identity.

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Sarah Barber, Thomas Smith andAmanda Stang, three of the juniormembers from the Western Regiongraduated this spring from Cornell Uni-versity. Sarah graduated with CumLaude honors with her Bachelor’s de-gree from the dairy science program.Tom graduated with his Bachelor’s de-gree from the animal science programand earned Magna Cum Laude honors.He will be attending Cornell College of

Veterinary Medicine in the fall to earn aDVM degree. Amanda also graduatedwith Magna Cum Laude honors as wellfrom the dairy science program. Aman-da is starting her new job as the Re-placement heifer manager at Will-O-Crest Dairy, LP in Clifton Springs, NY,where she will manage the day to dayoperations for over 600 young heifers.

The three students also were awardedother Animal Science Awards. All three

received the American Society of AnimalScience Award. This award is given tostudents who are enrolled in a four-year animal science curriculum, rankin the top 10 percent of their class anddemonstrate leadership by participat-ing in animal science and university ac-tivities. The three also received theAmerican Dairy Science AssociationAward. Students must be members ofADSA, active in a dairy science club andrank in the top 10 percent of their re-spective classes.

Sarah, Tom, and Amanda also wereawarded the Morrison Award. Thisaward is given to students majoring in

Animal Science who have excelled in ac-ademics (3.5 and above), research andleadership roles in Animal Science un-dergraduate organizations.

Finally, a Livestock ScholarshipAward was awarded to Tom Smith. Thisaward is given annually to one or twostudents with an interest in domesticfarm livestock as demonstratedthrough work experiences, course pro-gram, academic performance and activ-ity in undergraduate student organiza-tions.

Congratulations to all three students.We are proud to have you as members ofour region and organization.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Christo-pher Columbus Fellowship Founda-tion, a federal government-supportedfoundation, and the American FarmBureau Federation recently partneredto present eight monetary awards andresearch funding to the 2011 Christo-pher Columbus Fellowship FoundationAgriscience Awards winners. Theawards honor distinguished scientists,educators and high-school students forexemplary innovation in the field ofagricultural science.

“The winning candidates honoredhere today are innovators in the field ofagricultural science and technology,”said AFBF President Bob Stallman.“They are the individuals we will rely onwell into the future to develop and pro-mote innovative ways to secure Ameri-can agriculture and its role as a worldproducer.”

Randall Prather, Ph.D., a professor atthe University of Missouri in Columbia,and Andrew Paterson, Ph.D., a researchprofessor at the University of Georgia inAthens, each received the CCFF Agri-cultural Science Distinguished Scien-tist Award of $25,000 and up to$25,000 in research funding.

Prather is a distinguished professorof reproductive biotechnology in the Di-vision of Animal Science at the Univer-sity of Missouri. His research focuseson genetic improvement of swine andcattle to reduce pregnancy loss. He alsostudies the use of animal cloning forbiomedical research related to diseasesand reproduction.

Paterson is a distinguished researchprofessor at the University of Georgia,jointly appointed in three departments:crop and soil science, plant biology andgenetics. His research uses genomictools and approaches to study crop im-provement, plant biodiversity and mo-lecular evolution. He is also researching

biofuel production efficiency.CCFF Agricultural Science Educator

Awards are presented to three educa-tors who emphasize concepts, princi-ples and application in their curriculumto promote the study of agricultural sci-ence to students.

The following recipients of the CCFFAgricultural Science Educator Award werehonored with $10,000 awards to supporttheir research and education efforts:

• Michele Sutton is an agriculturaleducator at the Tompkins-Seneca-Tio-ga BOCES New Visions in Life Sciencesprogram at Cornell University in Ithaca,NY. As an agricultural educator, Suttonhas worked to update agricultural cur-riculum in secondary schools, while en-couraging students to explore plant,animal, environmental and mechanicalsciences. Her program at Cornell fur-ther facilitates agricultural educationby matching high school seniors withsome of the top minds in agriculturalscience research.

• Melissa Braun is recognized for herwork as an agriscience educator atGillett Secondary School in Gillett, WI,where she taught an array of courses infood science, horticulture and green-house management. Braun was recog-nized as the 2007 Wisconsin Agri-science Teacher of the Year, the 2007National Agriscience Teacher of theYear and received a Kohl Fellowship in2008.

• Paul Heasley is with the State Col-lege Area School District in State Col-lege, PA, and has taught agriculturalsciences at the 9-12 grade levels for 30years. He was a finalist in the NationalFFA Organization’s “Agricultural Sci-ence Teacher of the Year” competition in2009 and has been honored with sever-al national instructional innovationawards by the National Association ofAgricultural Educators.

Agriscience awards honor innovators

The U.S. Department of Educationhas selected Dr. Steve A. Brown as na-tional advisor of the National FFA Orga-nization and chairman of the nationalFFA board of directors.

Brown is now responsible for provid-ing catalytic leadership for FFA and willserve as chairman of the board. He’ll al-so advise national FFA officers, dele-gates and committees on policy mattersand serve as an ex-officio member of allFFA committees. Brown will also reviewall applications for the American FFADegree, awarded to students who havedemonstrated the highest level of com-mitment to and accomplishment withinFFA.

An educational program specialist inagriculture, food and natural resourcessciences with the U.S. Department ofEducation in Washington, D.C., Brownhad served as national FFA executivesecretary since 2008. In that role, heprovided leadership for FFA and agri-cultural education while coordinatingactivities between the FFA’s board of di-rectors and the National FFA Founda-tion’s board of trustees.

“It is a distinct honor to be named theadvisor of such an important, signifi-cant and historical organization asFFA,” he said. “FFA is the nation’s pre-

mier leadership development organiza-tion for students pursuing careers inthe agricultural industry and I look for-ward to helping guide FFA into the fu-ture.”

With more than 30 years of service toagricultural education, Brown hasserved as the Missouri state FFA execu-tive secretary, district supervisor inagricultural education for the MissouriDepartment of Elementary and Sec-ondary Education and an FFA advisorat Macon Area Career and TechnicalCenter in Macon, MO, where he taughtagricultural education.

Originally from Orrick, MO, he re-ceived his doctorate in agricultural ed-ucation and both his undergraduateand master’s degrees from the Universi-ty of Missouri at Columbia. He and wifeRhonda currently reside in Alexandria,VA, and have have four daughters andthree grandchildren.

“We are extremely fortunate to haveSteve Brown with his wealth of agricul-tural and educational experiencechampioning our mission,” said Nation-al FFA Organization CEO Dwight Arm-strong. “He is firmly committed to thestudents we serve and our organizationas a whole. We look forward to greatthings to come.”

U.S. Department of Education official named National FFA

Organization’s national advisor

Three NYJBPA members graduate

from Cornell University

Sarah Barber, Thomas Smith and Amanda Stang, members of the New York JuniorBeef Producers Association, are all recent Cornell University graduates.

Photo courtesy of New York Junior Beef Producers Association

UNIVERSITY PARK, PA — Rama Rad-hakrishna, professor of agriculturaland extension education in PennState’s College of Agricultural Sciences,has been named interim head of the De-partment of Agricultural and ExtensionEducation, effective July 1.

Radhakrishna teaches undergradu-ate and graduate courses in programdesign and delivery, program evalua-tion, and research methods. He twicehas received the College of AgriculturalSciences' Community of Teaching Ex-cellence Award and a Teaching Award ofMerit from the Penn State chapter ofGamma Sigma Delta honor society.

Radhakrishna received the 2010North Eastern Regional Award for Excel-lence in College and University Teachingin the Food and Agricultural Sciencesfrom the Association for Public and LandGrant Universities. He also received out-standing teaching (2011) and research(2010) awards from the American Asso-ciation for Agricultural Education, andan outstanding teacher award (2009)from the North American College Teach-ers of Agriculture (Eastern Region).

He received his bachelor's and mas-ter's degrees from the University of Agri-cultural Sciences in India and his doc-torate from Penn State.

Radhakrishna selected interimdepartment head of ag

and extension education

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(Family Features) — There’s nothingwrong with lip-smacking good barbe-cued chicken - but there are a lot ofother tasty ways to enjoy chicken hotoff the grill. These recipes from theNational Chicken Council bring flame-kissed flavor to your plate in the formof sweet and spicy wings, summer-fresh kabobs, and a gorgeous entréesalad.

Quick grilling tips• When cooking chicken outdoors,

keep it refrigerated until ready to cook.Do not place cooked chicken on sameplate used to transport raw chicken togrill.

• Keep food from sticking to the grateby rubbing with vegetable oil or non-stick cooking spray.

• Keep a spray bottle filled withwater close by so that you can spraydown flare-ups, which can blackenyour food.

For more tips and recipes, visitwww.eatchicken.org.

Apricot Glazed Grilled Chicken Wings

Serves 4 4 pounds chicken wings, tips

removed, and cut at the joint 1 teaspoon kosher salt3/4 cup apricot preserves2 garlic cloves, mashed1 tablespoon chopped fresh ginger1/4 cup soy sauce1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakesJuice from one lime, about 2 table-

spoons1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar1/2 teaspoon cumin2 tablespoons chopped chivesFresh lime wedges for garnishSeason wings with salt. Heat grill to

medium high.In bowl of food processor combine

preserves, garlic, ginger, soy sauce,red pepper flakes, lime juice, vinegarand cumin; process until smooth. Addchives.

Place wings on grill and cook for 8 to10 minutes. Turn and grill for another5 to 6 minutes.

With a pastry brush or spoon, brushsauce on wings. Cook for about 1minute, and turn. Repeat on otherside of wings. Cook for another 1

minute. Wings should register 170°Fwhen tested with an instant read ther-mometer.

Serve wings garnished with limewedges.

Grilled Chicken and Peach Kabobs

Serves 44 boneless, skinless chicken breast

halves2 small zucchini, cut into 1/2-inch

rounds16 cremini mushrooms3 ripe peaches, cut into eighths (may

use frozen if fresh not available)8 wooden or metal skewersMarinade:1/4 cup olive oil1/4 cup coarse grainy mustard2 tablespoons red wine vinegar2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme1 teaspoon salt1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper1 tablespoon orange zestIf using wooden skewers, place in

water and soak for at least one hour.Cut chicken into 1-inch dice. In

small bowl, whisk together mustard,vinegar, thyme, salt, pepper and zest.Slowly whisk in olive oil to combine.

Thread chicken, zucchini rounds,mushrooms and peach slices ontoskewers, alternating ingredients. Besure to leave enough space at bottomof skewer to hold and turn.

Place skewers in a single layer on asheet pan or baking dish and pourmarinade over, turning skewers to dis-tribute marinade. Cover with plasticwrap or aluminum foil and refrigerate.

Marinate, turning skewers occasional-ly, for at least 30 minutes or overnight.

Heat grill on high heat. Place skew-ers on grill and cook, turning, forabout 10 minutes.

Serve over rice. Pan-Asian

Chicken EscabecheFrom the Illinois Institute of Art

Cooking School, ChicagoServes 4 6 chicken thighs, boneless and skinless 1 tablespoon Chinese five spice powder 1 tablespoon olive oil1 teaspoon salt, divided1 teaspoon black pepper, divided 1 red bell pepper, seeded and quar-

tered 1 yellow bell pepper, seeded and

quartered 1 jalapeño pepper, seeded2 cans water chestnuts (5 ounces

each)1 carrot, peeled and cut into 1-inch

chunks1 English cucumber, skin on and

cut into 1-inch chunks2 radishes, halved1 red onion, quartered1 clove garlic, minced1/4 cup lime juice1/4 cup olive oil2 tablespoons cilantro, chopped2 tablespoons parsley, choppedIn large plastic zipper bag, combine

Chinese five spice powder, 1 table-spoon olive oil, 1/2 teaspoon salt and1/2 teaspoon black pepper. Add thighsto bag, seal well and turn to coat.Marinate in refrigerator for one hour,or up to overnight.

While chicken is marinating, placered pepper, yellow pepper, jalapeño

pepper pieces, water chestnuts, car-rot, cucumber, radishes and red onionin bowl of food processor. Rough chopby pulsing the blade. If food processoris not available, vegetables may bejulienned by hand.

Place chopped vegetables in largebowl. Add garlic, lime juice, 1/4 cupolive oil, remaining 1/2 teaspoon saltand remaining 1/2 teaspoon pepper.Place bowl in refrigerator and allow tosit for one hour or up to overnight.

Prepare gas or charcoal grill. Placechicken on grill and cook, turning,until done throughout, about 6 min-utes per side. Cool and shred meatcoarsely.

Add chicken to vegetable salad mix-ture. Add cilantro and parsley; stirwell to combine.

Chicken à la grill

Apricot Glazed Grilled Chicken Wings

Pan-Asian Chicken Escabeche

by Hannah Bush, Chemung Dairy ambassadorWe have been busy visiting schools and farmers markets and we are getting

ready for the Chemung County Fair that starts on the 2nd of August, so planon stopping by to see us at the Dairy Booth in the 4-H building.

Just a reminder that even when it is hot out, there are many ways to get your3 servings of dairy every day, here is a great Ice Cream Treat recipe to make andshare with your family. Stay cool and drink Milk.

Rice Krispie Ice Cream Dessert1 stick melted butter1 cup coconut2 1/2 cups rice krispies3/4 cup brown sugar1/2 cup chopped nuts1 quart vanilla ice creamCombine sugar, nuts, coconut and cereal. Add melted butter and stir until

evenly coated. Pat half of mixture in 8 x 8 pan. Slice ice cream and put on topof ice cream and pat down. Freeze until firm. For 9 x 13 pan, double recipe.

The Chemung County Dairy Princess program is made possible through thesupport of the American Dairy Association and Dairy Council — the local plan-ning and management organization funded by dairy farmer checkoff dollars.

Submitted by Jasmine Wratten, OneidaCounty Dairy Princess

The Oneida County Dairy Princesstraveled to the Dairylea Open Houseon June 27. Ambassador KennaWilliams also attended and assistedwith the many interactive booths thatwere available to the public. Amongthem were the human TMR, where thepublic was able to create a balancedration for a cow using people food andthen take it home with them.

The public was also able to colorcow pictures, make masks, and learnhow to make butter and ice creamfrom dairy royalty. A big hit was thegreen screen, where a picture wastaken and then superimposed onto aposter with a celebrity. The pictureswere made all the more interestingbecause both people would have milkmustaches! A very clever way to pro-mote the “Got Milk?” slogan.

Companies such as Chobani andHeluva Good were also in attendance,giving out free samples of their dairygoods.

The open house saw many peopleand provided an opportunity for dairyroyalty to promote dairy products aswell as the dairy farmers’ positiveimage.

The Oneida County Dairy Princessprogram is made possible through the

support of the American DairyAssociation and Dairy Council — thelocal planning and managementorganization funded by dairy farmercheckoff dollars.

Happy Ice Cream Month

Oneida County Princess attends Dairylea Open House

Kenna Williams, Oneida County DairyAmbassador and Jasmine Wratten,Oneida County Dairy Princess, hard atwoek at the Dairylea Open House.

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ARLINGTON, VA —American Trucking As-sociations said on July19 that its annual Man-agement Conference &

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burdensome security re-quirements on truckingcompanies.”

“Unfortunately,” hetestified, “rather thanaugmenting the securityof the transportationsector, the focus hasbeen more on regulatorycompliance than evalu-ating the impact of exist-ing security require-ments.”

In addition to limitingfuture security man-dates, Rojas recom-mended that as Con-gress looks to reautho-rize TSA they encourageinformation sharing be-tween the public and pri-vate sectors; improve co-ordination between fed-eral agencies, many ofwhom already play a rolein transportation securi-ty; and ensure that theroll out of readers for theTransportation WorkerIdentification Credentialmoves forward promptly.

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Rep. Owens leads ef-fort to stay costly boil-er regulations until im-provements are made

WASHINGTON, D.C.— On behalf of thenearly 900,000 workersin the U.S. forest prod-ucts industry, DonnaHarman, the Presidentand CEO of the Ameri-can Forest & Paper As-sociation (AF&PA) com-mended the action tak-en by U.S. Representa-tive Bill Owens to pro-tect manufacturing jobsby co-sponsoring legis-lation that would stayand improve EPA’s cost-ly and burdensomeBoiler MACT rule andthree related rules untilthey can be improved tobe more achievable andaffordable.

“Congressman Owenshas shown decisiveleadership to protectgood manufacturingjobs from regulationsthat even the EPA itselfhas admitted need to bechanged,” said DonnaHarman, President andCEO of AF&PA. “Bysponsoring legislationto stay and improvethese costly rules, Rep.Owens is helping to pre-vent severe hardshipand tens of thousandsof job losses in the for-est product sectoralone.”

The Boiler MACT reg-ulation issued by theEPA in February 2011sets emission limits forboilers used in a vastarray of industrial, com-mercial and institution-

al facilities, includingmanufacturers (forestproducts, chemicals,agricultural products,furniture, food proces-sors, refineries,foundries, etc.), as wellas municipal powerplants, biomass energyplants, universities,hospitals, federal facili-ties, small businessesand others. The finalBoiler MACT rule alonehas an estimated capital

cost for the manufactur-ing sector of over $14billion, plus billionsmore in operating costs.For the forest productsindustry alone, the Boil-er MACT rules havebeen estimated to cost$5-$7 billion in capital,in the same ballpark asthe unaffordable rulesproposed by EPA lastyear. These huge costswould put tens of thou-sands of jobs at risk.

EPA has announced astay of the Boiler MACTregulations whilechanges are consid-ered, but without Con-gressional action, EPA’sdecision could be over-turned by a court,threatening affectedcompanies with highcompliance costs andjobs losses. Rep. Owenshas co-sponsored H.R.2250 which would pro-vide much-needed cer-

tainty and direction forboth a stay of the regu-lations and a solidfoundation for EPA tomake the neededchanges.

“With the time, direc-tion and certainty pro-vided by Rep. Owens’bill, this legislation en-ables EPA to rewritethe Boiler MACT rulesin a way that will pro-tect the environmentand also promote jobs

and economic growth,”concluded Harman.“On behalf of the work-ers of the forest prod-ucts industry, we com-mend Rep. Owens fortaking action to ensurethe sustainability of theenvironment as well asbusinesses and theworkers and communi-ties they support, andwe urge the Congressto quickly pass this im-portant legislation.”

Forest products industry commends U.S. Rep. Bill Owens fortaking action to protect manufacturing jobs

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by Ann PerryWhen soil moisture

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Gish works at the ARSHydrology and RemoteSensing Laboratory inBeltsville, MD, andPrueger works at theagency’s National Labo-ratory for Agricultureand the Environment in

Ames, Iowa. ARS isUSDA’s chief intramuralscientific researchagency, and this worksupports the USDA pri-ority of promoting sus-tainable agriculture.

Many experts believedthat volatilization wasnot a contributing factorto water contaminationbecause atrazine andmetolachlor had a lowvapor pressure. Howev-er, the monitoring ofboth herbicide volatiliza-tion and surface runoffat the field-scale overmultiple years had neverbeen done.

So the team set up a10-year study in an ex-perimental field inBeltsville that isequipped with remotesensing gear and otherinstrumentation formonitoring local mete-orology, air contami-nates, soil properties,plant characteristics,and groundwater quali-ty. This allowed theteam to carry out theirstudies on a well-char-acterized site whereonly the meteorology —and the soil water con-tent — would vary.

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served that when airtemperatures increased,soil moisture levels hada tremendous impact onhow readily atrazine andmetolachlor volatilizedinto the air, a key factorthat had not been in-cluded in previous mod-els of pesticide volatiliza-tion. When soils weredry and air tempera-tures increased, therewas no increase in her-bicide volatilization, butherbicide volatilizationincreased significantlywhen temperatures roseand soils were wet.

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that throughout thestudy, herbicidevolatilization losseswere significantly largerthan surface runoff.When averaged over thetwo herbicides, loss byvolatilization was about25 times larger thanlosses from surfacerunoff.

Results from this workwere published in theJournal of EnvironmentalQuality.

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Monday, July 25• 8:00 AM: Half Acre Market, Ridge Rd., Auburn,NY. Drop Off Only. John Kelley, Empire LivestockMarketing, 315-258-9752.• 9:30 AM: Athens Stockyards, Athens, PA. Misc.sale starts @ 9:30 am, small animals approx.12:30-1 pm, followed by livestock (pigs, calves,goats, sheep & beef cattle). All times are approx-imate. Tom & Brenda Hosking 570-882-8500 or607-699-3637

www.athensstockyards.com• 12:00 Noon: Pavilion Market, 357 Lake St.,Pavilion, NY. Regular sale. Don Yahn, Mgr. & Auc-tioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing, 585-584-3033, 585-738-2104.• 12:30 PM: Dryden Market, 49 E. Main St., Dry-den, NY. Calves. Phil Laug, Manager, EmpireLivestock Marketing, 607-844-9104• 12:30 PM: Hosking Sales, New Berlin, NY (For-mer Welch Livestock). Misc., Produce & SmallAnimals @ 12:30 pm. 1 pm Dairy, lambs, goats,pigs, feeders immediately following the dairy.Calves & cull beef approx. 4:30-5:30 pm. Alltimes are approximate. Tom & Brenda Hosking607-847-8800 or 607-699-3637

www.hoskingsales.com• 12:30 PM: Burton Livestock, Vernon, NY.Sheep, Goats, Pigs, Horses & Hay. 1:30 pmCalves & Beef. Dale Chambers, Manager, Em-pire Livestock Marketing, 315-829-3105• 1:30 PM: Maplehurst Livestock Market, Inc.,4428 Rt. 16, Hinsdale, NY. Selling a dairy of 60head from Pete Causer, Tutlepoint, PA. Consist-ing of 30 cows (2/3 in 1st or 2nd lactation), 12bred heifers, 18 strated calves & open heifers. AISired & bred, tie stall, pastured and haven’t beenpushed. Also our usual run of quality dairy re-placements. Maplehurst Livestock Market, Inc.,716-257-3542• 2:00 PM: Gouverneur Market, 952 US Hwy. 11,Gouverneur, NY. Calves, Pigs, Goats, Dairy andBeef. Jack Bero, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Live-stock Marketing, 315-322-3500, sale barn 315-287-0220• 4:00 PM: Chatham Market, 2249 Rte. 203,Chatham, NY. Regular Sale. Harold Renwick,Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing,518-392-3321.• 6:00 PM: Private Consignor - 1985 ChevyCorvette. ‘85 Chevy Corvette 2 door coupew/Borla stainless steel mufflers. Starts, runs &drives. Undercarriage clean & solid. CarFax avail-able.• 6:05 PM - LaFayette CSD - Vehicles & Equip-ment - (3) International 3800 buses, ‘97 Chevy

K1500 Suburban, South Bend vertical milling ma-chine, radios, tires & more.• 6:40 PM - Canaseraga Central School District -Assets - 30,000 & 75,000 BTU Modine heaters,(24) 400w metal Halide lamps, fluorescent ceilinglights & wood planks.• 6:50 PM - Onondaga Corrections - LightningRod Cable - Two piles, approximately 500 feet oflightning rod cable that was used above the topsection of a jail.• 6:55 PM - State of Vermont - Pickups & Jeep -‘01 Ford F250 pickup, ‘00 Chevy S10 pickup and‘03 Jeep Liberty Renegade. All sold with keys &clean titles. Auctions International, 800-536-1401

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• 10:00 AM: 840 Fordsbush Rd., Fort Plain, NY.Groceries, hay, straw, grain & firewood. MohawkValley Produce Auction, 518-568-3579• 10:00 AM: 1815 Hicks Field Rd. East FortWorth, TX. Late Model Rental Fleet Construction,Support, Attachments, Trucks & Tralers. AlexLyon & Son, 315-633-2944, Site phone 817-847-2071

www.lyonauction.com• 1:00 PM: Central Bridge Livestock, Rte. 30A,Central Bridge, NY. Dairy, sheep, goats, pigs andhorses; 3:30 PM feeders followed by beef andcalves. Tim Miller, Mgr. & Auctioneer, EmpireLivestock Marketing, 518-868-2006, 800-321-3211.• 6:00 PM: Livingston Co. Hwy. Shop Facility, Rte.63, Geneseo, NY (Livingston Co.)`. LivingstonCo. Tax Title Auction. Pirrung Auctioneers, Inc.585-728-2520

www.pirrunginc.com• 6:00 PM: Washington County - Light Fixtures.Troffer 277V T8 w/32w recessed lighting fixtures.2, 3, & 4 bulb styles. Some w/diffusers, some withbackup ballasts.• 6:30 PM - Town of N. Hempstead - Vehicles &Equip. - ‘98 Ford 545 backhoe/loader, Ford L8000dump trucks, pickups, autos, GEM cars, buses,Groundsmasters & more!• 8:15 PM - Wappingers CSD - Vehicles & Equip-ment - ‘94 & ‘95 Bluebird TC2000 buses, ‘00Dodge 2500 Ram van, assorted Ford bumpers &tailgates, some new.• 9:00 PM - North Shore Central Schools - Liter-ature - Large quantity (3354 books) of literature.The books are all in good condition; good for ex-port. Complete inventory included. Auctions Inter-national, 800-536-1401

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Wednesday, July 27• 8:00 AM: Half Acre Market, Ridge Rd., Auburn,NY. Drop Off Only. John Kelley, Empire LivestockMarketing, 315-258-9752• 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. ofCanandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale everyWednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange,585-394-1515.

www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com• 1:30 PM: Dryden Market, 49 E. Main St., Dry-den, NY. Phil Laug, Manager, Empire LivestockMarketing, 607-844-9104• 1:30 PM: Burton Livestock, Vernon, NY. Calvesfollowed by beef. Dale Chambers, Manager, Em-pire Livestock Marketing, 315-829-3105• 1:30 PM: Cherry Creek Market, 6732 Pickup HillRd., Cherry Creek, NY. Regular sale. Don Yahn,Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Market, 716-296-5041, 585-738-2104• 6:00 PM: Cheektowaga-Maryvale UFSD - Trac-tor. ‘00 New Holland 545D front bucket loaderw/Fisher 9-ft HD snow plow, 10-ft FFC push box,pallet forks & 1/3-cu yd bucket.• 6:05 PM - Town of Cambridge - Tractor & Equip-ment - ‘81 JD 301A tractor w/loader, mower,counterweights & ROPS canopy, military genera-tor & (2) oil tanks.• 6:15 PM - Private Consignor - Corvette & Trailer- ‘87 Chevy Corvette 2 door convertible with anew battery & ‘00 Witzco RG-35 35 ton dual axlelowbed trailer. Auctions International, 800-536-1401

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• 8:00 AM: Half Acre Market, Ridge Rd., Auburn,NY. Drop off only. John Kelley, Empire LivestockMarketing, 315-258-9752• 10:00 AM: 7877 Batesville Blvd., PleasantPlains, AR. Complete Liquidation. Secured PartyAuction of late model Cat construction equip.,dump trucks, truck tractors. Alex Lyon & Son,315-633-2944, Site phone 731-234-8925

www.lyonauction.com• 12:30 PM: Pavilion Market, 357 Lake St., Pavil-ion, NY. Regular sale. Don Yahn, Mgr. & Auction-eer, Empire Livestock Marketing, 585-584-3033,585-738-2104.• 1:15 PM: Burton Livestock, Vernon, NY. DairyCattle followed by Beef & Calves. Dale Cham-bers, Manager, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-829-3105• 2:00 PM: Gouverneur Market, 952 US Hwy. 11,Gouverneur, NY. Calves, Pigs, Goats, Dairy andBeef. Jack Bero, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Live-

stock Marketing, 315-322-3500, sale barn 315-287-0220• 5:00 PM: Central Bridge Livestock, Rte. 30A,Central Bridge, NY. Calves, followed by Beef. TimMiller, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Mar-keting, 518-868-2006, 800-321-3211.• 6:00 PM: Rockland County - Computers & As-sets. Large lots of ThinkCentre & NetVista PCtowers, Dell laptop, automotive manuals, SpaceSaver file storage system & more.• 6:35 PM - July Second Chance Auction - Morethan ever this month! ‘05 Ford F550 Superdutypickup, ‘77 Gradall G660 SME, ‘99 Chevy 3500dump truck & tons more!• 8:00 PM - Town of Franklin, MA - Vehicles &Equip. - (2) GMC Brigadier J8C042 dump trucks,‘97 Chevy K3500 Pickup, ‘97 Land Rover, (3) ‘00Ford E350 vans & more.• 9:25 PM - Questar III - Modular Bldgs. & Autos- Ammco brake lathe, refrigerant reclamation sys-tems, pressure washer, flatbed truck body, (2)modular buildings & more.• 9:40 PM - Schuyler Co. - Equip. & Tires - Posthole digger, post driver, Blackhawk lifts, graderblade, 2 ton chain pulleys, block & tackles and (6)tires. Auctions International, 800-536-1401

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• 10:00 AM: 840 Fordsbush Rd., Fort Plain, NY.Full line of produce, bedding plants & flowers.Mohawk Valley Produce Auction, 518-568-3579• 6:05 PM: Private Consignor. Trailer & Equip.• 6:20 PM - Valhalla Fire Dist. - Surplus Equip. -(20) 50’ lengths of 1.5” & 2.5” hose, Olympus D-520 zoom digital camera, heater & A/C control &surge protector.• 6:30 PM - Heritage Centers - Rubbermaid Carts- (7) large 1-yd tilt carts and (5) small 1/2-yd tiltcarts. These are heavy duty carts in good condi-tion. Auctions International, 800-536-1401

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EMPIRE LIVESTOCK MARKETING LLC5001 Brittonfield Parkway

P.O. Box 4844, East Syracuse, NY

315-433-9129 • 800-462-8802Bath . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .607-776-2000Burton Livestock . . . . . . . . . . .315-829-3105Central Bridge . . . . . . . . . . . . .518-868-2006Chatham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .518-392-3321Cherry Creek . . . . . . . . . . . . . .716-296-5041Dryden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .607-844-9104Farm Sale Division . . . . . . . . . .315-436-2215Gouverneur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .315-287-0220Half Acre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .315-258-9752Pavilion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .585-584-3033

FINGER LAKES LIVESTOCK3 miles east of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20.

Livestock Sale every Wednesday at 1 PMFeeder Cattle Sales monthly

Horse Sales as scheduled585-394-1515 • Fax 585-394-9151www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com

FRANKLIN USED EQUIPMENT SALES, INC.AUCTION SERVICE

Franklin, NY607-829-5172

Over 30 Years Experience in Farm Equipment Auctions

Frank Walker, AuctioneerP.O. Box 25, Franklin, NY 13775

fwalker2@stny.rr.com

FRALEY AUCTION CO.Auctioneers & Sales Managers, Licensed & Bonded

1515 Kepner Hill Rd., Muncy, PA570-546-6907

Fax 570-546-9344www.fraleyauction.com

GENE WOODS AUCTION SERVICE5608 Short St., Cincinnatus, NY 13040

607-863-3821www.genewoodsauctionserviceinc.com

GOODRICH AUCTION SERVICE INC.7166 St. Rt. 38, Newark Valley, NY 13811

607-642-3293www.goodrichauctionservice.com

H&L AUCTIONSMalone, NY

Scott Hamilton 518-483-8787 or 483-8576Ed Legacy 518-483-7386 or 483-0800

518-832-0616 cellAuctioneer: Willis Shattuck • 315-347-3003

HARRIS WILCOX, INC.Bergen, NY

585-494-1880 www.harriswilcox.com

Sales Managers, Auctioneers, & Real Estate Brokers

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tion, Attachments, Support, Tools, Trucks & Trail-ers. Alex Lyon & Son, 315-633-2944, Site phone315-559-5900

www.lyonauction.com• 9:00 AM: 291 Maple Hollow Rd., New Hartford,Ct. Sunset Hollow Farmbr. Combined the con-tents of the Old Mill of Bakersville with theNathan Estate Tractor collection for this spectac-ular auction. 19 JD antique tractors, IH, Case &other antique tractors, 1919 Ford Model T depothack delivery sedan & 1956 IH R190 cab & chas-sis trucks, Hit & Miss engines & early walk be-hinds, horse drawn equip., quilt collection &antiques. Auctioneer Phil Jacquier, 413-569-6421

Sunday, July 31• 6:00 PM: Onondage Co. - Fire Safe Assets. (2)Black Diamond Remington-Rand safe file fire in-sulated, very heavy cabinet. Dimensions are 30”x 20” x 54.” Auctions International, 800-536-1401

www.auctionsinternational.comMonday, August 1

• 12:30 PM: New Berlin, NY (Former Welch Live-stock). Misc. produce & small animals @ 12:30pm. 1 pm dairy, lambs, goats, pigs, feeders im-mediately following the dairy. Calves & cull beefapprox. 4:40-5:30 pm. Monthly Feeder & Fat Cat-tle Sale. All times are approximate. Tom & BrendaHosking 607-847-8800 or 607-699-3637

www.hoskingsales.com• 6:00 PM: Town of Windham. Pickup & Equip. -‘02 GMC Sierra 2500 HD pickup with plow, pushmowers, pole saw, weed eater, air compressor &Police car dividers.• 6:10 PM - Onondaga Community College As-sets - Nexlink computer towers, Colex Studio M50 film processor, conference table & chairs, Tan-dum lab table & more. Auctions International,800-536-1401

www.auctionsinternational.comTuesday, August 2

• 6:00 PM: National Grid MA . Culvert Cylinders -(4) various sized, 2-oz/610-gram cylinders: (1)30” diameter x 6’ L, (1) 40” x 15’ L, (1) 60” x 18’ L,(1) 84” x 23’ L. Auctions International, 800-536-1401

www.auctionsinternational.comWednesday, August 3

• 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. ofCanandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale everyWednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange,585-394-1515.

www.fingerlakeslivestockex.comFriday, August 5

• Queretaro, Mexico. Late Model ConstructionEquip., Trucks, Trailers, Support & Attachments.Alex Lyon & Son, 315-633-2944

www.lyonauction.com• 9:30 AM: Tuscaloosa, AL. Complete DumpTruck & Truck Tractor Liquidation plus Construc-tion & Logging Equip. for SLG Trucking. Alex Lyon& Son, 315-633-2944

www.lyonauction.com• 6:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. ofCanandaigua, NY. Feeder Cattle sale. Pleasevaccinate your cattle & bring documentation. Cat-tle accepted Thurs. & Fri. between 7:30 am - 6pm. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515.

www.fingerlakeslivestockex.comSaturday, August 6

• Edison, NH. Retirement Auction. High QualityConstruction, Paving Equipment, Snow & SanderEquipment, Attachments, Support, Trucks & Trail-ers. Alex Lyon & Son, 315-633-2944

www.lyonauction.com• 10:00 AM: Farmersville, NY (Cattaraugus Co.).Raisin Acres Farm Auction. 5th Wheel Camper,Cattle Handling System, Farm Machinery. Pir-rung Auctioneers, Inc. 585-728-2520

www.pirrunginc.comSunday, August 7

• Detroit, MI. Complete Liquidation of Construc-tion, Agricultural Equip., Support & Vehicles. On-line bidding available. Alex Lyon & Son,315-633-2944

www.lyonauction.comMonday, August 8

• 12:30 PM: Hosking Sales, New Berlin, NY (For-mer Welch Livestock). Monthly Heifer Sale. Callto advertise. Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-699-3637 or 607-972-1770

Tuesday, August 9• 6:00 PM: Canaseraga Central School District .Equipment - 30,000 & 75,000 BTU Modineheaters, (24) 400w ‘03 Chevy Silverado 2500 HDFleetside 4X4 pickup, metal Halide lamps, fluo-rescent ceiling lights & wood planks.. Auctions International, 800-536-1401

www.auctionsinternational.comWednesday, August 10

• 10:00 AM: West Haven, VT. Complete Dispersalof Oak Creek Farm including 200 free stall Hol-steins, complete extensive line of equip., 100tons of corn silage. Wrights Auction Service, 802-334-6115• 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. ofCanandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale everyWednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange,585-394-1515.

www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com• 2:00 PM: NY Steam Engine Assn. Grounds,Gehan Rd, off Rts. 5 & 20, 5 mi. east of

Canandaigua, NY. NY Steam Engine Associa-tions 3rd Annual Consignment Auction. Sellingantique and modern farm and constructionequipment. Dann Auctioneers, Delos Dann, 585-396-1676

www.cnyauctions.com/dannauctioneers.htmThursday, August 11

• Route 414, Seneca Falls, N.Y. Farm & Equip-ment Auction. Next to Empire Farm Days Show.Farm Equipment, Tractors, Antique Equipment,Construction Equipment. Roy Teitsworth, Inc.,Auctioneers, 585-243-1563.

www.teitsworth.com• 6:00 PM: Town of Fishkill Police - Crown Vic. ‘03Ford Crown Vic 4 door police interceptor. In over-all good condition. New motor at 50,000 miles,everything works. Auctions International, 800-536-1401

www.auctionsinternational.comSaturday, August 13

• 10:00 AM: 3277 Lexington Rd., Richmond, KY.Over 50 Cars Sell! Corvette Extravaganza!Corvettes & Other Classics. Alex Lyon & Son,315-633-2944

www.lyonauction.comMonday, August 15

• 12:30 PM: Hosking Sales, New Berlin, NY (For-mer Welch Livestock). Monthly Lamb, Sheep,Goat & Pig Sale. Call to advertise. Tom & BrendaHosking 607-699-3637 or 607-972-1770• 6:00 PM: Harrison Central Schools - Van &Equip. ‘99 GMC Savana G2500 cargo van, Toro580D mower, Harper Turbo vac 4D, Garlandranges, Traulsen refrigerator & more. Auctions In-ternational, 800-536-1401

www.auctionsinternational.comTuesday, August 16

• 10:00 AM: 12601 State Rd. 545, North WinterGarden, FL. Rental Return Auction. Construction,Support Rental Fleet Equip., Attachments, Sup-port, Trucks & Trailers. Alex Lyon & Son, 315-633-2944, Site Phone 407-239-2700

www.lyonauction.comWednesday, August 17

• 9:30 AM: Cherry Creek Market, 6732 Pickup HillRd., Cherry Creek, NY. Monthly Heifer Sale. Fol-lowed by our regular Wednesday sale at 1:30 pm.Don Yahn, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire LivestockMarketing, 716-296-5041, 585-738-2104.• 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. ofCanandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale everyWednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange,585-394-1515.

www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com• 5:00 PM: Penn Yan, NY (Yates Co.). Curvin &Bertha Stauffer Real Estate & Farm Machinery

Auction. Pirrung Auctioneers, Inc. 585-728-2520www.pirrunginc.com

Thursday, August 18• 4:30 PM: Bath Market, Bath, NY. Special FeederCalf and Beef Replacement Sales. Phil Laug,Mgr., Empire Livestock Marketing, 607-776-2000or 315-427-7845.• 5:00 PM: Dansville, NY. Slaight Farm Real Es-tate Auction. Selling Slaight homestead includinghouse barns and approx. 20 acres w/more landavailable. See our Web site for more information.William Kent Inc., Sales Managers and Auction-eers, 585-343-5449

www.williamkentinc.comFriday, August 19

• Lebanon County Expo Center, Lebanon, PA.Arethusa-Kueffner Klassic II. Hosted by ArethusaFarm & Kueffner Holsteins. The Cattle Exchange,Dave Rama, 607-746-2226

daveramasr@cattlexchange.comwww.cattlexchange.com

• Mobile, AL. One Owner Complete Liquidation ofDisaster on the Spot Construction Equipment,Recycling Equipment, Tub Grinders, DebrisDump Trucks, Truck Tractors, Pickups, Office &Dump Trailers & much more. Alex Lyon & Son,315-633-2944

www.lyonauction.com• 6:00 PM: Village of Depew Fire. Chevy Tahoe -‘01 Chevy Tahoe 4 door SUV. Comes with code 3 lights & siren package. Transmission rebuilt atGM dealership at 106,000 miles. Auctions Inter-national, 800-536-1401

www.auctionsinternational.comSaturday, August 20

• Racine, WI. Secured Creditor’s Auction-LateModel Truck Tractors, Dump Trucks, Pickups,Equipment & Reefer Trailers, Late Model Con-struction, Earthmoving Equipment, Attachments,Support Equipment. Alex Lyon & Son, 315-633-2944

www.lyonauction.com• 10:00 AM: Prattsburgh, (Steuben Co.) NY. 206Acre Farm in two (2) Parcels. 153 acres withbuildings and 53 acres Farmlands & Woodsalong County Rd. 75 & Townline Roads in Pratts-burgh Township for the John Brezinski Trust. Ab-solute Auction!!. Pirrung Auctioneers, Inc. 585-728-2520

www.pirrunginc.com• 10:30 AM: Carthage, NY. Woodell HolsteinsComplete Cattle & Machinery Dispersal. 45 reg-istered & grade Holsteins, 28 milking age, bal-ance young stock. Full line of machinery, 3tractors, skidsteer, tillage, haying & barn equip.Pictures and full listing on Web site. Tom &

PARTICIPATING AUCTIONEERSHILLTOP AUCTION CO.

3856 Reed Rd., Savannah, NY 13146Jay Martin 315-521-3123

Elmer Zieset 315-729-8030

HOSKING SALESSales Managers & Auctioneer

6810 W. River Rd., Nichols, NY 13812Tom & Brenda Hosking • AU 005392607-699-3637 • Fax 607-699-3661

www.hoskingsales.comhoskingsales@stny.rr.com

HOSKING SALES-FORMER WELCHLIVESTOCK MARKET

Tom & Brenda Hosking • AU 008392P.O. Box 311, New Berlin, NY 13411

607-847-8800 • 607-699-3637cell: 607-972-1770 or 1771

www.hoskingsales.comhoskingsales@stny,rr.com

LEAMAN AUCTIONS LTD329 Brenneman Rd., Willow St., PA 17584

717-464-1128 • cell 610-662-8149auctionzip.com 3721 leamanauctions.com

KELLEHER’S AUCTION SERVICER.D. 1, Little Falls, NY

315-823-0089We Buy or Sell Your Cattle or

Equipment on Commission or Outright In Business Since 1948!

MEL MANASSE & SON, AUCTIONEERSSales Managers, Auctioneers & Real Estate Brokers

Whitney Point, NYToll free 800-MANASSE or 607-692-4540

Fax 607-692-4327www.manasseauctions.com

MIDDLESEX LIVESTOCK AUCTION488 Cherry Hill Rd., Middlefield, CT 06455

Sale Every MondayLisa Scirpo 860-883-5828Sales Barn 860-349-3204

Res. 860-346-8550

MOHAWK VALLEY PRODUCE AUCTION840 Fordsbush Rd., Fort Plain, NY 13339

518-568-3579

NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLENorman Kolb & David Kolb, Sales Mgrs.

Auctions Every Mon., Wed., & Thurs.717-354-4341

Sales Mon., Wed. • Thurs. Special Sales

NORTHEAST KINGDOM SALES INC.Jim Young & Ray LeBlanc Sales Mgrs. • Barton, VT

Jim - 802-525-4774 Ray - 802-525-6913neks@together.net

NORTHAMPTON COOP. AUCTIONWhately, MA • Farmer Owned Since 1949

Livestock Commission Auction Sales at noon every Tues. • Consignments at 9 AM

413-665-8774

NORTHERN NEW YORK DAIRY SALESNorth Bangor, NY

518-481-6666Sales Mgrs.: Joey St. Mary 518-569-0503

Harry Neverett 518-651-1818Auctioneer John (Barney) McCracken

802-524-2991 www.nnyds.com

PIRRUNG AUCTIONEERS, INC.P.O. Box 607, Wayland, NY 14572

585-728-2520 • Fax 585-728-3378www.pirrunginc.com

James P. Pirrung

R.G. MASON AUCTIONSRichard G. Mason

We do all types of auctionsComplete auction service & equipment

Phone/Fax 585-567-8844

ROBERTS AUCTION SERVICEMARCEL J. ROBERTS

Specializing in farm liquidations.802-334-2638 • 802-777-1065 cell

robertsauction@together.net

ROY TEITSWORTH, INC. AUCTIONEERSSpecialist in large auctions for farmers,dealers, contractors and municipalities.

Groveland, Geneseo, NY 14454585-243-1563

www.teitsworth.com

TOWN & COUNTRY AUCTION SERVICERt. 32 N., Schuylerville, NY

518-695-6663Owner: Henry J. Moak

WILLIAM KENT, INC.Sales Managers & Auctioneers

Farm Real Estate Brokers • Stafford, NY585-343-5449 • www.williamkentinc.com

WRIGHT’S AUCTION SERVICE48 Community Dr., Derby, VT 14541

802-334-6115 • www.wrightsauctions.com

AUCTION CALENDARTo Have Your Auction Listed, See Your Sales Representative

or Contact David Dornburgh at 518-673-3237 • Fax 518-673-2381

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Brenda Hosking 607-699-3637 or 607-972-1770www.hoskingsales.comTuesday, August 23

• Houston, TX. Late Model Construction Equip-ment, Aerials, Forklifts, Attachments, Support,Trucks & Trailers. Alex Lyon & Son, 315-633-2944

www.lyonauction.comWednesday, August 24

• The Pines Farm, Barton, VT. 148th Top of Ver-mont Invitation Dairy Sale. Sales Managers,Northeast Kingdom Sales, 802-525-4774, Auc-tioneer Reg Lussier 802-626-8892

neks@together.net• 11:00 AM: Cherry Creek Market, 6732 PickupHill Rd., Cherry Creek, NY. Monthly Feeder Sale.Followed by our regular Wednesday sale at 1:30pm. Don Yahn, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Live-stock Marketing, 716-296-5041, 585-738-2104.• 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. ofCanandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale everyWednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange,585-394-1515.

www.fingerlakeslivestockex.comThursday, August 25

• 5:00 PM: Elba, NY. Dan & Penny Bridge FarmMachinery Auction. Selling a full line of farm ma-chinery including New Holland 1915 forage har-vester, 7 tractors, mixer wagon and more. WilliamKent Inc., Sales Managers & Auctioneers, 585-343-5449

www.williamkentinc.comSaturday, August 27

• 9:00 AM: 140 Perrin Rd., Woodstock, CT. Estateof Ernest Levesque. JD 2355 tractor w/loader, JD327 baler, Woods backhoe, equipment, huge col-lection of horse drawn equip. & collectibles, lum-ber, tools, real estate, barns & 57 acres.Auctioneer Phil Jacquier, 413-569-6421• 9:00 AM: Finger Lakes Produce Auction. Inc.Fall Machinery Consignment Sale. For info con-tact Edwin Zimmerman at 315-536-6252. PirrungAuctioneers, Inc. 585-728-2520

www.pirrunginc.com• 9:00 AM: Oswego County DPW, Oswego, NY.Oswego County Municipal Contractor EquipmentAuction. Roy Teitsworth, Inc., Auctioneers, 585-243-1563.

www.teitsworth.comTuesday, August 30

• 4:00 PM: Wayland, NY (Steuben Co.). JablohskiBrothers Retirement Auction. Potato & GrainFarm Machinery. Pirrung Auctioneers, Inc. 585-728-2520

www.pirrunginc.comWednesday, August 31

• 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. ofCanandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale everyWednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange,585-394-1515.

www.fingerlakeslivestockex.comWednesday, September 7

• 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. ofCanandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale everyWednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange,585-394-1515.

www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com

Saturday, September 10• Morrisville, NY. Morrisville Autumn Review Sale.Hosted by the Morrisville College Dairy Club. TheCattle Exchange, Dave Rama, 607-746-2226

daveramasr@cattlexchange.comwww.cattlexchange.com

• 9:00 AM: Town of Lansing Highway Dept., Rts.34 & 34B, Lansing, NY. Municipal Surplus & Con-tractor Equipment Auction. Roy Teitsworth, Inc.,Auctioneers, 585-243-1563.

www.teitsworth.com• 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. ofCanandaigua, NY. Feeder Cattle sale. Pleasevaccinate your cattle & bring documentation. Cat-tle accepted Thurs. & Fri. between 7:30 am - 6pm. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515.

www.fingerlakeslivestockex.comWednesday, September 14

• 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. ofCanandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale everyWednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange,585-394-1515.

www.fingerlakeslivestockex.comThursday, September 15

• Belleville, PA. First String Holsteins CompleteDispersal. Andrew Fleischer, owner. Co-man-aged by Stonehurts Farms & The Cattle Ex-change. The Cattle Exchange, Dave Rama,607-746-2226

daveramasr@cattlexchange.comwww.cattlexchange.com

• 4:30 PM: Bath Market, Bath, NY. Special FeederCalf and Beef Replacement Sales. Phil Laug,Mgr., Empire Livestock Marketing, 607-776-2000

or 315-427-7845.Saturday, September 17

• Canton, CT. Estate of Dean Moulton. 1922 IH 8-16 Tractor, Cat 15 Dozer , Boat Motors, EarlyCanoe; Early Mowers & Gravely’s, Horse DrawnEquipment, Early tools, Antiques & Collectibles.Auctioneer Phil Jacquier, 413-569-6421• Atlantic City, NJ. Rental Returns of Construc-tion, Aerials, Attachments, Support, Trucks &Trailers. Alex Lyon & Son, 315-633-2944

www.lyonauction.com• 8:00 AM: Teitsworth Auction Yard, Groveland,NY. Special Fall Consignment Auction of Farm &Construction Equipment, Heavy & Light Trucks.Consignments welcome. Roy Teitsworth, Inc.,Auctioneers, 585-243-1563.

www.teitsworth.com• 9:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. ofCanandaigua, NY. Horse Sale. Finger LakesLivestock Exchange, 585-394-1515.

www.fingerlakeslivestockex.comWednesday, September 21

• 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. ofCanandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale everyWednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange,585-394-1515.

www.fingerlakeslivestockex.comFriday, September 23

• South Bend, IN. 2 Auctions in One Day! Com-plete Liquidation of Late Model Construction,Support Equip. & Large Job Completion of LateModel Construction, Support Equipment & LargeJob Completion of Late Model EarthmovingEquip., Trucks & Trailers. Alex Lyon & Son, 315-633-2944

www.lyonauction.comSaturday, September 24

• Betty & Nelson LeDuc, Champlain, NY. DairyDispersal. 180 head. Northern New York DairySales, 518-481-6666, Joey St. Mary 518-569-0503, Harry Neveett 518-561-1818

www.nnyds.com• Woodward, PA. Houserdale Holsteins Disper-sal. Featuring 100 registered Holsteins. DavidHouser & family, owners. The Cattle Exchange,Dave Rama, 607-746-2226

daveramasr@cattlexchange.comwww.cattlexchange.com

• 8:30 AM: Gray’s Field, Rt. 5, Fairlee, VT. PublicConsignment Auction of Farm Machinery, Con-struction Equipment, Autos, Trucks, Trailers andsmall tools. Consignments accepted on Fridayfrom 8 am till noon. C.W. Gray & Sons, Inc., Com-plete Auction Services, 802-785-2161• 9:00 AM: Routes 39 & 219, Springville, NY.Lamb & Webster Used Equipment Auction ofFarm Tractors & Machinery. Roy Teitsworth, Inc.,Auctioneers, 585-243-1563.

www.teitsworth.com• 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. ofCanandaigua, NY. Feeder Cattle sale. Pleasevaccinate your cattle & bring documentation. Cat-tle accepted Thurs. & Fri. between 7:30 am - 6pm. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515.

www.fingerlakeslivestockex.comWednesday, September 28

• 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. ofCanandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale everyWednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange,585-394-1515.

www.fingerlakeslivestockex.comThursday, September 29

• 10:00 AM: Bath, NY (Steuben Co,). SteubenCo. Surplus Vehicles, Heavy Equipment & Ac-cessories. Pirrung Auctioneers, Inc. 585-728-2520

www.pirrunginc.comFriday, September 30

• 9:00 AM: 44 Hair Rd., Newville, PA. Public Auc-tion of rare & unique memorabilia. Two day event- Sept. 30 - Oct. 1. Quality collection of Farmall,McCormick & IH. Leaman Auctions Ltd., 717-464-1128, AuctionZip Auctioneer ID #3721

ed@leamanauctions.comwww.leamanauctions.comSaturday, October 1

• 9:00 AM: 145 Paul Rd., Exit 17, Rt. 390,Rochester, NY. Monroe County Municipal Equip-ment Auction. Heavy Construction Equipment,Cars & Trucks. Roy Teitsworth, Inc., Auctioneers,585-243-1563.

www.teitsworth.com• 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. ofCanandaigua, NY. Feeder Cattle sale. Pleasevaccinate your cattle & bring documentation. Cat-tle accepted Thurs. & Fri. between 7:30 am - 6pm. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515.

www.fingerlakeslivestockex.comWednesday, October 5

• 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. ofCanandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale everyWednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange,585-394-1515.

www.fingerlakeslivestockex.comSaturday, October 8

• 9:00 AM: Hamburg Fairgrounds, Hamburg, NY. Municipal & Contractor Equipment Auction. RoyTeitsworth, Inc., Auctioneers, 585-243-1563.

www.teitsworth.comWednesday, October 12

• 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. ofCanandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale everyWednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange,585-394-1515.

www.fingerlakeslivestockex.comFriday, October 14

• Detroit, MI. Alex Lyon & Son, 315-633-2944www.lyonauction.com

• Intercourse, PA. Plankenhorn Farms CompleteDispersal. Co-managed with Stonehurst Farms.Dr. Sam & Gail Simon, owners. The Cattle Ex-change, Dave Rama, 607-746-2226

daveramasr@cattlexchange.comwww.cattlexchange.com

• 5:30 PM: Bath Market, Bath, NY. Special FeederCalf and Beef Replacement Sales. Phil Laug,Mgr., Empire Livestock Marketing, 607-776-2000or 315-427-7845.

Saturday, October 15• Sweet Water Farm Auction, 26 Barker St.,Three Rivers, MA. IH 5088 & 1086, JD 2020,Dozer, IH Silage Trucks, Equipment, OwnerGeorge Foskit. Auctioneer Phil Jacquier, 413-569-6421• 8:30 AM: Gray’s Field, Rt. 5, Fairlee, VT. PublicConsignment Auction of Farm Machinery, Con-struction Equipment, Autos, Trucks, Trailers andsmall tools. Consignments accepted on Fridayfrom 8 am till noon. C.W. Gray & Sons, Inc., Com-plete Auction Services, 802-785-2161• 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. ofCanandaigua, NY. Feeder Cattle sale. Pleasevaccinate your cattle & bring documentation. Cat-tle accepted Thurs. & Fri. between 7:30 am - 6pm. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515.

www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com• 11:00 AM: Richfield Springs, NY. 63rd OHMHolstein Club Sale. 100 head of quality regis-tered Holsteins sell. Hosted by Roedale Farm,the Pullis Family. Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-847-8800 or 607-699-3637, Brad Ainslie SaleChairman 315-822-6087

www.hoskingsales.comWednesday, October 19

• Allentow, PA. State Auction. Complete Liquida-tion of Automotive Dismantling Operation. MACCar Crusher, Rubber Tired Loaders, Rollback &Dump Trucks, Vans. Over 100 Cars (40-50 run-ning), UNBELIEVABLE Accumulation of Motors,Transmissions, Shocks, Glass & Much More.On-line bidding available. Alex Lyon & Son, 315-633-2944

www.lyonauction.com• 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. ofCanandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale everyWednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange,585-394-1515.

www.fingerlakeslivestockex.comThursday, October 20

• Gordonville, PA. Jo-Lan Farm Complete Disper-sal. John & Rachel Lantz, owners. Co-Managedby The Cattle Exchange & Stonehurst Farms.The Cattle Exchange, Dave Rama, 607-746-2226

daveramasr@cattlexchange.comwww.cattlexchange.comSaturday, October 22

• 9:00 AM: Syracuse, NY (NYS Fairgrounds).Onondaga County Area Municipal EquipmentAuction of Municipal & Contractor Equipment.Roy Teitsworth, Inc., Auctioneers, 585-243-1563.

www.teitsworth.comWednesday, October 26

• 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. ofCanandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale everyWednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange,585-394-1515.

www.fingerlakeslivestockex.comFriday, October 28

• Bloomfield, NY. Bennett Farms Milking Herd &Bred Heifer Dispersal. Bennett Farms, Inc. own-ers. The Cattle Exchange, Dave Rama, 607-746-2226

daveramasr@cattlexchange.comwww.cattlexchange.com

Wednesday, November 2• 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. ofCanandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale everyWednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange,585-394-1515.

www.fingerlakeslivestockex.comSaturday, November 5

• Ithaca, NY. New York Holstein Fall Harvest Sale.The Cattle Exchange, Dave Rama, 607-746-2226

daveramasr@cattlexchange.comwww.cattlexchange.com

• Ithaca, NY. NY Fall Harvest Sale. Hosted byCornell University Dairy Science Club. The CattleExchange, Dave Rama, 607-746-2226

daveramasr@cattlexchange.comwww.cattlexchange.com

• 8:30 AM: Gray’s Field, Rt. 5, Fairlee, VT. PublicConsignment Auction of Farm Machinery, Con-struction Equipment, Autos, Trucks, Trailers andsmall tools. Consignments accepted on Fridayfrom 8 am till noon. C.W. Gray & Sons, Inc., Com-

plete Auction Services, 802-785-2161• 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. ofCanandaigua, NY. Feeder Cattle sale. Pleasevaccinate your cattle & bring documentation. Cat-tle accepted Thurs. & Fri. between 7:30 am - 6pm. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515.

www.fingerlakeslivestockex.comWednesday, November 9

• 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. ofCanandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale everyWednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange,585-394-1515.

www.fingerlakeslivestockex.comThursday, November 10

• Ben K. Stolzfus Farm, Intercourse, PA. Re-served for a major New York Herd Dispersal w/ aBAA of 110%! Co-Managed by The Cattle Ex-change & Stonehurst Farms. The Cattle Ex-change, Dave Rama, 607-746-2226

daveramasr@cattlexchange.comwww.cattlexchange.comFriday, November 11

• 11:30 AM: Hosking Sales, 6096 NYS Rt. 8, NewBerlin, NY (30 miles S. of Utica & 6 miles N. ofNew Berlin). Fall Premier All Breeds Sale. 100head of quality all breeds sell. Call to participatein this sale. Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-847-8800 or 607-699-3637

Saturday, November 12• 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. ofCanandaigua, NY. Feeder Cattle sale. Pleasevaccinate your cattle & bring documentation. Cat-tle accepted Thurs. & Fri. between 7:30 am - 6pm. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515.

www.fingerlakeslivestockex.comWednesday, November 16

• 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. ofCanandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale everyWednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange,585-394-1515.

www.fingerlakeslivestockex.comThursday, November 17

• 4:30 PM: Bath Market, Bath, NY. Special FeederCalf and Beef Replacement Sales. Phil Laug,Mgr., Empire Livestock Marketing, 607-776-2000or 315-427-7845.

Wednesday, November 23• 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. ofCanandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale everyWednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange,585-394-1515.

www.fingerlakeslivestockex.comWednesday, November 30

• 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. ofCanandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale everyWednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange,585-394-1515.

www.fingerlakeslivestockex.comSaturday, December 3

• 9:00 AM: Teitsworth Auction Yard, Groveland,NY. Special Winter Consignment Auction of Farm& Construction Equipment, Heavy & Light Trucks,Liquidations & Consignments. Roy Teitsworth,Inc., Auctioneers, 585-243-1563.

www.teitsworth.com• 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. ofCanandaigua, NY. Feeder Cattle sale. Pleasevaccinate your cattle & bring documentation. Cat-tle accepted Thurs. & Fri. between 7:30 am - 6pm. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515.

www.fingerlakeslivestockex.comWednesday, December 7

• 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. ofCanandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale everyWednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange,585-394-1515.

www.fingerlakeslivestockex.comSaturday, December 10

• 9:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. ofCanandaigua, NY. Horse Sale. Finger LakesLivestock Exchange, 585-394-1515.

www.fingerlakeslivestockex.comWednesday, December 14

• 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. ofCanandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale everyWednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange,585-394-1515.

www.fingerlakeslivestockex.comThursday, December 15

• 4:30 PM: Bath Market, Bath, NY. Special FeederCalf and Beef Replacement Sales. Phil Laug,Mgr., Empire Livestock Marketing, 607-776-2000or 315-427-7845.

Wednesday, December 21• 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. ofCanandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale everyWednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange,585-394-1515.

www.fingerlakeslivestockex.comWednesday, December 28

• 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. ofCanandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale everyWednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange,585-394-1515.

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MIDDLESEX LIVESTOCK AUCTION

Middlefield, CTJuly 18, 2011

On the Hoof, Dollars/CwtCalves:45-60# .12-.14; 61-75# .15-.18; 76-90# .20-.22;91-105# .25-.30; 106# & up.35-.40.Farm Calves: .45-.55Veal Calves: .95-1.50Heifers: Open .63-1.20;Beef .68-.7650.Beef Steers: .75-.85; Beef.67-1.1250Beef Bull: 70-72Replacement Cows: one@ 1450Boars: one @ 20Sows: 30-31Butcher Hogs: one @ 40Sheep, ea: 45-205Lambs, ea: 35-162.50Goats, ea: 80-220Kids, ea: 75-85Canners: up to 65.50Cutters: 66-69Utility: 70-75.25Rabbits: 3-12Chickens: 3-21Ducks: 5-18

COSTA & SONS LIVESTOCK & SALES

Fairhaven, MANo report

* Sale every Wed. @ 7 pm.

FLAME LIVESTOCK Littleton, MAJuly 19, 2011

Beef Cattle: Canners .32-.54; Cutters .54-.68; Util .65-.77; Bulls .85-.90; Steers78-102; Heifers 60-78.Calves: Growers No. 1 .75-1.20; Heifers 1.50-2; VealUtil .90-1.05; Other 70-89.Hogs:Sows 40-45; Boars20-25/ea.Sheep: 65-75Goats: 75-130/ea; Billies150-175; Kids 20-120/ea.Lambs: 1.80-2.20

NORTHAMPTON COOPERATIVE AUCTION, INCWhately, MAJuly 19, 2011

Calves: (/cwt) 0-60# 5-16;61-75# 18-42; 76-95# 32-60; 96-105# 35-60; 106# &up 50-60.Farm Calves: 70-250/cwtStart Calves: 50-76/cwtVeal: 74-79/cwtHeifers: 36-82.50/cwtSteers: 86.50/cwtBulls: 68.50/cwtCanners: 22-61/cwtCutters: 61.50-71/cwtUtility: 72-83.50/cwtSows: 35/cwtHogs: 43-71/cwtBoars: 5/cwtPigs: 48-53/eaLambs: 160-225/cwtSheep: 51-110Goats: 45-182.50/ea.Rabbits: 2-9.50/ea.Poultry: 1-18.50/ea.Hay (18 lots): .35-3.30/bale.northamptonlivestockauc-tion.homestead.com

HACKETTSTOWN AUCTION

Hackettstown, NJJuly 19, 2011

51 Calves .02-1.20, Avg.54; 44 Cows .30-.87, Avg.66; 7 Easy Cows .07.5-.57.75, Avg .43; 6 Feeders300-600# .31-1.18, Avg .80;3 Heifers .45-.75.5, Avg .63;7 Bulls .57-.95.5, Avg .87;14 Steers .53.5-1.11.5, Avg.88; 18 Sheep .27-.98, Avg.53; 6 Lambs (ea) 1-72, Avg54.17;, (/#) 1.30-2.06, Avg1.71; 16 Goats (ea) 29-155,Avg 57.16; 11 Kids (ea) 34-65, Avg 48.73. Total 204Poultry & Eggs: HeavyFowl (/#) .80-1; Roosters(ea) 2-4; Bunnies (ea) 2;Ducks (ea) 3.50; Rabbits(/#) 1.50; Pigeons (ea) 1.50-3.25; Guineas (ea) 7.Grade A Eggs: White JumXL 1.25; Brown Jum XL1.40-1.45; L 1.35; M .95.Hay, Straw & Grain: 1 Alfal-fa 4.30; 13 Mixed .70-1.40; 2Timothy 1.90; 6 Grass 1-4.30; 1 Rye Straw 3.20; 1Oats 8. Total 24

CAMBRIDGE VALLEYLIVESTOCK MARKET,

INCCambridge, NY

No report

EMPIRE LIVESTOCKMARKET

BURTON LIVESTOCK Vernon, NY

July 11 & 14, 2011Calves (/#): Hfrs. .75-2.50;Grower Bull over 92# .60-1.25; 80-92# .50-1.15.Cull Cows (/#): Gd .62-.81;Lean .45-.72; Hvy. Beef .70-.92.Dairy Replacements (/hd):Fresh Cows 1000-1400;Springing Hfrs. 900-1500;Bred Hfrs. 1000-1300;Fresh Hfrs. 800-1350; OpenHfrs. 500-900.Beef (/#): Feeders .60-1.15.Goats (/hd): Billies 100-190; Nannies 75-135; Kids30-80.

CENTRAL BRIDGE LIVESTOCK

Central Bridge, NYJuly 11 & 14, 2011

Calves (/#): Hfrs. .75-2.50;Grower Bull over 92# .60-1.25; 80-92# .50-1.15.Cull Cows (/#): Gd .62-.81;Lean .45-.72; Hvy BeefBulls .70-.92.Dairy Replacements (/hd):Fresh Cows 1000-1400;Springing Hfrs. 900-1500;Bred Hfrs. 1000-1300;Fresh Hfrs. 800-1350; OpenHfrs. 500-900.Beef (/#): Feeders .60-1.15.Goats (/hd): Billies 100-190; Nannies 75-135; Kids30-80.

CHATHAM MARKET Chatham, NY

No report

CHERRY CREEK Cherry Creek, NY

July 13, 2011Calves (/#): Hfrs. 2.60;Grower Bull over 92# .90-1.10; 80-92# .60-1.05; BobVeal .10-.55.

Cull Cows (/#): Gd .71-.85;Lean .55-.73; Hvy. Beef .75-.88.Dairy Replacements (/hd):Fresh Cows 1650; Spring-ing Cows 1525; Open Hfrs.900; Started Hfrs. 300-610.Beef (/#): Ch 1-1.13; Sel.90-.97; Hols. Sel .88-.94.Lamb/Sheep (/#): Market1.50-1.75.Swine (/#): Sow .47; Boar.20; Feeder Pig .90-1.05.

DRYDEN MARKET Dryden, NY

July 11, 2011Calves (/#): Hfrs. .75-2.70;Grower Bull over 92# .70-1.30; 80-92# .70-1; BobVeal .20-.50.Cull Cows (/#): Gd .74-.87;Lean .72-.78; Hvy. Beef .80-.86.Beef (/#): Feeders 1.05-1.27.

GOUVERNEUR LIVESTOCK

Governeur, NYNo report

PAVILION MARKET Pavilion, NYJuly 14, 2011

Calves (/#): Grower Calves92# .90-1.15; 80-92# .50-1.05; Bob Veal .10-.50.Cull Cows (/#): Bone Util.71-.80; Canners/Cutters.60-.73; HY Util .80-.90.Dairy Replacements (/hd):Springing Cows 950.Beef (/#): Ch 1-1.12; Sel.95-.98; Hols. Ch .94-.98;Sel .80-.85.

BATH MARKET Bath, NYNo report

FINGER LAKES LIVESTOCK AUCTION

Canandaigua, NY July 13, 2011

Cows: Bone Util 64-81;Canners/Cutters 42-74.Bulls: Dairy 81-88.Calves: 95-110# 15-25; 80-95# 10-22; 60-80# 5-20;Ret. to Feed Bull over 95#30-132; 80-94# 25-130; 70-80# 20-100; Hfrs. 205.Steers: Beef Ch 94-113;Sel 88-94; Hols. Ch 85-95;Sel 78-83.Hogs: St. 71-90; Boar 10;Feeder pigs 60/hd.Lambs/Goats: Lambs 122-197; Sheep 20-75; Goats70-142.50/hd.

FINGER LAKES PRODUCE AUCTION

Penn Yan, NYJuly 13, 2011

Beans (1/2 bu): 4-17Beets (bunch): .45-1.15Blueberries (pt): 1.50-3Broccoli (hd): .55-1.10Cabbage (hd): .25-.95Cherries (peck): 16-28Cucumbers (1/2 bu): 1-12.50Eggs (dz): .65-1.40Hot Peppers (1/2 bu): 7-13Onions (bunch): .25-.85Peas (1/2 bu): 11-34Peppers (1/2 bu): 4.50-15Pickles (1/2 bu): 1-16Potatoes (1/2 bu): 7.50-16

Raspberries (pt): 1.45-3.70Salad Tomatoes (pt): .50-2Salt Potatoes (1/2 bu):11.50-23.50Sweet Corn (dz): 2.65-4.25Summer Squash (1/2 bu):2-16Tomatoes (25#): 17-61Zucchini (1/2 bu): .75-11.50Produce Mon @ 10 am,Wed-Fri @ 9 am sharp.

HOSKING SALES New Berlin, NYJuly 18, 2011

Cattle: Bone Util .70-.8050;Canners/Cutters .60-.70;Easy Cows .60 & dn.Bulls: Bulls & Steers .76-.90Calves: Bulls 96-120# .80-1.30; up to 95# .10-.95;Hfrs. Hols. under 100# 2.82.Sheep/Lambs: Cull .15-.80; Lambs under 60-80#1.45-2.05; Lambs 80# & up1.4250-2.0250.Goats: 15-125.Dairy: Bred Hfrs. up to1435.

BELKNAP LIVESTOCKAUCTION

Belknap, PANo report

BELLEVILLE LIVE-STOCK AUCTION

Belleville, PAJuly 13, 2011

Slaughter Cows: Break-ers 75-80% lean 73.50-78.78, hi dress 80, lo dress70.75-72;Boners 80-85%lean 69.50-74, hi dress75.75, lo dress 68; Lean 85-90% lean 65.50-69.50, lodress 57-62.Slaughter Bulls: YG 11195-1220# 88-94.50.Feeder Steers: L 3 Hols.395-505# 79-82.Feeder Calves: No. 1 Hols.Bulls 95-115# 97-125; 90#85-105; No. 2 95-115# 72-97; 80-90# 70-82; No. 3 80-100# 40-55; No. 1 Hols.Hfrs. 85# 250/hd.Vealers: Util 65-90# 12-45.Slaughter Pigs: Barrows &Gilts 45-50% lean 240#175/hd.Sows: US 1-3 400-450#

205/hd.Boars: 200-350# 60-136/hd.Feeder Pigs: US 1-3 20-50# 38-69; 60-100# 45-100.Slaughter Lambs: Ch 2-335-65# 150-190; 70-80#120-200.Slaughter Ewes: Gd 2-3175# 75.Slaughter Goats: Kids Sel2 20-45# 35-70; 50-70# 80-120;80-90# 120-145.Slaughter Nannies: Sel 1120-140# 125-145; Sel 290-140# 90-125.Slaughter Wethers: Sel 1160# 185.

CARLISLE LIVESTOCKMARKET, INC Carlisle, PA

July 12, 2011Slaughter Steers: Sel &Ch 1150-1560# 108-116;Hols. Ch 1450-1600# 97-99.75.Slaughter Cows: Breakers79.50-84.50; Boners 73.50-80; Lean 71.50-77.50;Big/Middle/Lo Dress/Lights60-71.50; Shelly 69 & dn.Bulls: 1355-1855# 78.50-96.50.Feeder Cattle: Steers 545-880# 84-100; Hfrs. 970-1130# 86-95; Hols. 436-670# 65-67; Bulls Hols.w/horns 510-940# 57-87.Calves Ret. to Farm: Hols.Bulls No. 1 95-120# 105-120; No. 2 90-10# 80-105;No. 3 75-115# 45-80; Util43 & dn; Hols. Hfrs. 100-110# 180-184.Swine: Sows 340-475# 49-59.50; 505-695# 53.50-55.25; Thin/Weak/Rough360-445# 39-45; BoarsWeak/Rough 355# 24.Goats: L Nannies to 127;Fleshy Kids 72-112;Small/Thin 38-65.Lamb: Gd & Ch 50-100#157-185.Sheep: all wts. 55.Sale every Tuesday* 5 pm for Rabbits, Poultry &Eggs* 6 pm for Livestock startingwith Calves* State Graded Feeder PigSale Fri., July 15.* Special Fed Cattle SaleTues., July 19.

CARLISLE LIVESTOCKMARKET, INC Carlisle, PA

Small Animal SaleJuly 12, 2011

Rabbits & Bunnies: .50-15Chickens: .50-7Ducks: 1-10.50Pigeons: 2.75-5Gerbils: .50-1Hamsters: .50Chicken Peeps: .50-1Ducklings: 1.25-1.50Guinea Pigs: .50-2.50Gerbil Family: 5All animals sold by thepiece. Sale starts at 5 pm

CARLISLE LIVESTOCKMARKET, INC

State Graded Feeder Pig Sale

Carlisle, PAJuly 15, 2011

US 1-2: 25 hd, 21# 165; 38hd, 43-49# 123-132; 89 hd,51-59# 116-138; 111 hd,64-69# 111-136; 188 hd,70-76# 102-125; 13 hd, 87-93# 107-120; 54 hd, 125-138# 75-99.US 2: 29 hd, 24-26# 162-164; 51 hd, 31-40# 127-140; 20 hd, 42-59# 100-133.As Is: 7 hd, 50-53# 66; 11hd, 71-80# 85-86; 4 hd,128-140# 70-83.*Next State Graded SalesFri., Aug. 5 & 26. Receiving7:30 am till 10 am. Sale time1 pm.

DEWART LIVESTOCKAUCTION MARKET, INC

Dewart, PAJuly 18, 2011

Cattle: 330Cows: Breakers 69.75-73;Boners 65-68.50; Lean 55-59.Bulls: 1136-2064# 79-85.50Feeder Heifers: M&L 1400-500# 104-109; 500-600# 99-107; 600-700# 97-99; M&L 2 300-400# 92-105; 400-500# 95-104; 500-600# 93-104; 600-700# 81-94.Calves: 159. Bull CalvesNo. 1 94# & up 97.50-112.50; 80-92# 82.50-

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EIGHTY FOUR LIVESTOCK AUCTION

New Holland, PAJuly 18, 2011

Slaughter Steers: Ch 2-31145-1485# 113-115.Slaughter HolsteinSteers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-31245# 100; Sel 1-2 1245-1250# 78-79.Slaughter Heifers: Hi Ch& Pr 2-3 1090-1150#115.50-116; Ch 2-3 960-1165# 114.Slaughter Cows: Prem.Whites 65-75% lean 87-87.50; Breakers 75-80%lean 82-85, lo dress 77.50;Boners 80-85% lean 74-79,hi dress 80.50, lo dress71.50-73; Lean 85-90%lean 69.50-72.50, lo dress67-68.50.Slaughter Bulls: YG 11220-1840# 84-86.50; Ret.to farm 1280-1465# 92.50-95.50; YG 2 1340-1655#80-81.Feeder Steers: M&L 1 300-500# 135-142.50; 500-700#130-132.50.Feeder Heifers: M&L 1400-600# 122.50-132.50;M&L 2 300-500# 102-112.50.Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 700#103; M&L 2 600# 97.Feeder Calves: No. 1 Hols.Bulls 90-120# 97.50-112.50; No. 2 90-130# 80-95; No. 3 85-120# 42.50-77.50; Beef Calves 90-195#107.50-120.Vealers: 65-120# 20-32.50.Feeder Pigs: US 1-3 100-175# 71-77.50/cwt.Slaughter Sheep: LambsCh 1-3 60-100# 193-209;Ewes Util 1-2 90-175#62.50-90.Slaughter Goats: Kids Sel1 40# 57.50; 60-62# 115-132.50; Sel 2 35-45# 43-63;Nannies Sel 1 100-115#115-127.50/cwt; Sel 2 85-95# 80-95; 130# 95/cwt; Bil-lies Sel 2 90# 72.50.

GREENCASTLE LIVESTOCK AUCTION

Greencastle, PAJuly 18, 2011

Slaughter Steers: Hi Ch &Pr 2-3 1292-1506# 116.50-118; Ch 2-3 1180-1514#112-116.50; 1660-1680#107-108.50; Sel 1-3 1044-1494# 107-111.Slaughter HolsteinSteers: Sel 1-3 1142-1578#89.50-94.50.Slaughter Heifers: Hi Ch &Pr 2-3 1216-1388# 112.50-115.50; Ch 2-3 1102-1428#

107.50-112.50; Hols. 1164#88.50.Slaughter Cows: Prem.Whites 65-75% lean 82.25-86.75; Breakers 75-80%lean 76-80, hi dress 81.75-83, lo dress 72.50-75.75;Boners 80-85% lean 72.50-76.75, hi dress 77.50-80.25,lo dress 67-72.75; Lean 85-90% lean 67.50-73, hi dress72.50-75.50, lo dress62.50-67.Slaughter Bulls: YG 11026-2098# 81.50-91.50, hidress 1644# 101;YG 2 948-1334# 65-80.50.Feeder Steers: M&L 1442# 117.50; 989# 111; L 3Hols. 702-1024# 78-85.Feeder Heifers: M&L 1224-282# 127.50-134; 349-450# 117.50-126; 504-536#110-117.50; M&L 2 394#105; 725-794# 93-103.50.Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 366-454# 127-130; 520-552#112.50-129; L 3 Hols. 200-260# 99-112.50; 470# 100;538# 75.Feeder Calves: No. 1 Hols.Bulls 96-120# 100-112.50;No. 2 96-116# 75-105; 86-92# 50-67.50; No. 3 94-114# 45-70; 78-92# 42-50;No. 1 Hols. Hfrs. 80-96#175-180; No. 2 102# 145;Beef X 82-94# 80-112.50.Vealers: Util 72-104# 10-45.Sows: US 1-3 440-718#47-54.Boars: 678# 25Slaughter Lambs: Ch 2-350-66# 140-205; 89-106#150-160; Yearlings 138-150# 95-100; Ewes 82# 85;154-194# 65-77.Slaughter Goats: Kids Sel1 45-60# 110.50-122.50;70-80# 122.50-152.50; Sel2 under 20# 10-35; 20-40#37.50-75; 45-60# 62.50-105; 65-75# 84-112.50;Nannies Sel 1 110-150#107.50-130; Sel 2 90-130#76-102; Sel 3 80-90# 57.50-65; Billies Sel 1 170# 220;Sel 2 120-130# 140-165;Wethers Sel 2 140# 160.

INDIANA FARMERS LIVESTOCK AUCTION

Homer City, PANo report

KUTZTOWN HAY & GRAIN AUCTION

Kutztown, PA

July 16, 2011Alfalfa: 1 ld, 210Mixed Hay: 7 lds, 105-200Timothy: 2 lds, 145-190Oat Hay: 2 lds, 115-180Grass: 4 lds, 110-185Straw: 6 lds, 150-160

LANCASTER WEEKLYCATTLE SUMMARY

New Holland, PAJuly 15, 2011

Slaughter Steers: Hi Ch &Pr 3-4 1270-1560# 114-116.50; Ch 2-3 1160-1510#112-114.50; Sel 2-3 1020-1320# 107.50-111.50; Hols.Hi Ch & Pr 3-4 1265-1520#116-120; Ch 2-3 1250-1485# 114-116; Sel 2-31075-1370# 108.50-113.Slaughter Heifers: 1105-1465# 110-113.25; Full1100-1320# 106.50-109;Ch 2-3 1105-1380# 106.50-110.Slaughter Cows:Prem.White 65-75% lean 79-83.50, hi dress 84-88.75;Breakers 75-80% lean75.50-79.50, hi dress 84-86, lo dress 73.50-75.50;Boners 80-85% lean 72-76.50, hi dress 77-79, lodress 67.50-73; Lean 85-90% lean 65-69, hi dress71-77.50, lo dress 60-64.Slaughter Bulls: Mon. YG1 1200-1520# 95-97; Bul-locks 835-1420# 93-97; hidress 1295-1595# 111-114,lo dress 910-1435# 86-92;Thurs. YG 1 1055-1665#89-91, hi dress 1060-1575#93-97.50, very hi dress1350-1665# 100-106; lodress 1215-1540# 79-84.Holstein Bull Calves: Mon.No. 1 95-115# 105-120; 80-90# 85-100; No. 2 95-110#90-100; 80-90# 60-80; No. 395-135# 50-75; 70-90# 30-50; Util 70-105# 27-42;Hols. hfrs. No. 1 85-105#260-310; No. 2 85-105#170-210; Jersey X bred 65-105# 50-120; non-tubing65-85# 14-47.Graded Holstein BullCalves: Tues. No. 1 85-121# 105-122; No. 2 84-112# 100-115; pkg 84# 92;No. 3 83-108# 60-82; pkg74# 21; Util 72-107# 12-30;Graded Hols. Hfrs No. 1 92-110# 355-360; pkg 82#300; No. 2 pkg 81-91# 280;non-tubing 63-72# 20-40.Graded Bull Calves:

Thurs. No. 1 90-128# 100-115; 80-88# 50-87; No. 2120-128# 80; 94-118# 103-109; 88-94# 87-94; 80-86#50; No. 3 72-130# 30-47;pkg 90-98# 65; Util 80-110#11-25; Hols. hfr. calves No. 195-115# 250-280; No. 2 90-105# 175-230; 70-90# 100-110.

LEBANON VALLEY LIVESTOCK AUCTION

Fredericksburg, PANo report

LEESPORT LIVESTOCK AUCTION

Leesport, PAJuly 13, 2011

Slaughter Steers: Sel 2-31040-1245# 89-90; Hols.Sel 2-3 1465-1690# 86-90.Slaughter Cows: Prem.White 65-75% lean 81.50-86; Breakers 75-80% lean75-81.50; Boners 80-85%lean 69-73, hi dress 74-76;Lean 85-90% lean 64-69.50, lo dress 58-64.50.Slaughter Bulls: YG 11490-2125# 82-88.50.Vealers: Util 70-105#17.50-55.Feeder Calves: Hols. BullsNo. 1 95-120# 102.50-127.50; 80-90# 70-90; No. 295-125# 75-105; No. 3 80-115# 45-65.Holstein Heifers: No. 2 95-115# 205-255.Slaughter Sheep: LambsCh 1-3 40-60# 180-215; 60-80# 190-192.Goats: Kids Sel 1 40-60#99-112.50; Sel 2 40-60# 60-62.50; Nannies Sel 1 50-80# 117.50-132.50; BilliesSel 1 70-80# 120-157.50.

MIDDLEBURG LIVESTOCK AUCTION

Middleburg, PAJuly 12, 2011

Slaughter Steers: Hi Ch &Pr 2-3 1260-1500# 117-121.50; Ch 2-3 1180-1505#112.50-116.50; 1665# 108;Sel 1-3 1120-1415# 104-110.Slaughter HolsteinSteers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-31345-1560# 101-103; Ch 2-3 1225-1570# 94.50-99.50;Sel 1-3 1210-1410# 90-94.Slaughter Heifers: Hi Ch &Pr 2-3 1130-1245# 111.50-113.50, Hols. 1540# 94.50;Ch 2-3 1085-1295# 106-

110.50; full/YG 4-5 1090-1095# 104; Hols. 1395# 88;Sel 1-3 1140-1280# 102-106.Slaughter Cows: Prem.Whites 65-75% lean 83.50-85; Breakers 75-80% lean75.50-79.50, hi dress81.50-83, lo dress 72.50-75.50; Boners 80-85% lean72.50-75, hi dress 77, lodress 67.50-70; Lean 85-90% lean 68-73, lo dress61-65.50.Slaughter Bulls: YG 11130-2125# 86-92, 2280#83; hi dress 1250# 103; YG2 1070# 78.50.Feeder Steers: L 1 510#135; L 2 410# 115.Feeder Heifers: L 1 416-430# 100-102; 697-790#85-90; M 2 355# 81; L 2925# 77.Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 240-255# 135-160; 360# 115;M&L 2 490-680# 72-83; L 3Hols. 320-465# 72-78.Feeder Calves: Hols. BullsNo. 1 95-120# 100-127; 90#85-105; No. 2 95-110# 77-100; 80-90# 65-82; No. 395-100# 50-75; 85-90# 45-60; No. 1 Hols. Hfrs. 85-95#205-250; No. 2 85-95# 112-170.Vealers: Util 60-105# 10-50.Barrows & Gilts: 49-54%lean 240-272# 70-72; 290#69; 45-50% lean 236-275#69.50-70.75; 300# 66.50.Sows: US 1-3 390-442#45-50.50; 505-625# 54-56;M 1-2 333-422# 34-43.50.Boars: 355-690# 31-35.50;Jr. Boars 265# 50.Feeder Pigs: US 1-3 25-50# 50-55; Roasters 175-215# 74.50-82/cwt.Slaughter Sheep: LambsCh 2-3 55-60# 190-205; 72-95# 195-202; 110-1483150-185; Gd & Ch 1-2 40#155; Yearlings 180# 125.Slaughter Kids: Sel 1 35-40# 87-105; 55-65# 110-135; Sel 2 under 20# 35-40;25-45# 50-82; 55-70# 92-110; Sel 3 20-35# 20-50.Slaughter Nannies: Sel 1160# 145; Sel 2 9110# 95;Sel 3 80-90# 57-60.Slaughter Billies: Sel 1140-150# 192-250.

MORRISON’S COVE LIVESTOCK AUCTION

Martinsburg, PAJuly 18, 2011

Cattle: 83Steers: Gd 100-105Heifers: Gd 95-100Cows: Util & Comm. 70-77;Canner/lo Cutter 68 & dn.Bullocks: Gd & Ch 78-85Bulls: YG 1 60-78Feeder Cattle: Steers 75-90; Bulls 65-85; Hfrs. 70-85.Calves: 81. Gd 80-100; Std10-45; Hols. Bulls 90-130#50-110; Hols. Hfrs. 90-130#100-200.Hogs: 36. US 1-2 68-72; US1-3 60-65; Sows US 1-3 52-55; Boars 22-40.Sheep: Lambs Ch 160-180;Gd 140-160; SI Ewes 60-80.Goats: 20-200

MORRISON’S COVE HAY REPORT

Martinsburg, PAJuly 18, 2011

Alfalfa: 1 ld, 295Alfalfa/Grass: 170-230Timothy: 125-130Rd. Bales: 80-120Lg. Sq. Bales: 125Straw: 145-170Hay Auction held everyMonday at 12:30 pm.

MORRISON’S COVE LIVESTOCK, POULTRY &

RABBIT REPORTMartinsburg, PA

July 18, 2011Roosters: 2-6.50Hens: 1.25-5.50Pigeons: 1.75Ducks: 4-7Bunnies: .50-2Rabbits: 3-6Fancy Pigeons: 4-5.25Auction held every Mondayat 7 pm.

NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLESNew Holland, PA

July 14, 2011Slaughter Steers: Hi Ch &Pr 3-4 1265-1520# 116-120; Ch 2-3 1250-1485#114-116; Sel 2-3 1075-1370# 108.50-113.Holstein Steers: Hi Ch &Pr 3-4 1340-1625# 100-103; Ch 2-3 1260-1555#94.50-98.50.Slaughter Cows: Prem.White 65-75% lean 80-83,lo dress 73-76; Breakers75-80% lean 76-79, hi dress84-86, lo dress 68.50-72.50; Boners 80-85% lean73-76, hi dress 76-78.50, lodress 67.50-71; Lean 88-90% lean 66-69, hi dress71-73, lo dress 60.50-64.50.Slaughter Bulls: YG 11055-1665# 89-91, hi dress1060-1575# 93-97.50, veryhi dress 1350-1665# 100-106, lo dress 1215-1540#79-84.Graded Bull Calves: No. 190-128# 100-115; 80-88#50-87; No. 2 120-128# 80;94-118# 103-109; 88-94#87-94; 80-86# 50; No. 3 72-130# 30-47; pkg 90-98# 65;Util 80-110# 11-25.Holstein Heifer Calves:No. 1 95-115# 250-280; No.2 90-105# 175-230; 70-90#100-110.

NEW HOLLAND PIG AUCTION

New Holland, PANo report

*Next Feeder Pig Sale willbe Wed., July 20.

NEW HOLLAND SHEEP &GOATS AUCTION New Holland, PA

July 18, 2011Slaughter Lambs: Non-tra-ditional markets: Wooled &Shorn Ch & Pr 2-3 40-60#208-235; 60-80# 205-221;80-90# 202-216; 90-110#196-210; 110-130# 219-233; 130-150# 218-232;Wooled & Shorn Ch 2-3 40-60# 150-277; 60-80# 175-191; 80-90# 177-191; 90-110# 171-185; 110-150#

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170-184.Slaughter Ewes: Gd 2-3 Mflesh 120-160# 103-117;160-200# 99-113; 200-300#93-107; Util 1-2 thin flesh120-160# 53-67; 160-200#75-89.Slaughter Kids: Sel 1 30-40# 88-100; 40-60# 101-129; 60-80# 120-136; 80-90# 167-181; Sel 2 30-40#60-74; 40-60# 71-107; 60-70# 106-117; Sel 3 30-40#42-56; 40-50# 56-69; 60-70# 65-76.Slaughter Nannies/Does:Sel 1 80-130# 120-133;130-180# 117-131; Sel 250-80# 72-86; 80-130# 104-118; Sel 3 50-80# 70-84;80-130# 84-98.Slaughter Bucks/Billies:Sel 1 100-150# 167-181;150-250# 198-211; Sel 2100-150# 136-150; Sel 3100-150# 142-156.

NEW WILMINGTON LIVESTOCK AUCTION New Wilmington, PA

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NEW WILMINGTON PRODUCE AUCTION,

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PA DEPT OF AGRICULTURE

Grain Market SummaryJuly 19, 2011

Compared to last week cornsold .30-.35 higher, wheatsold steady to .05 higher,barley sold steady, oats sold.20-.30 higher & soybeanssold .60-.70 higher. EarCornsold 3-5 higher. All prices/bu. except ear corn is /ton.Southeastern PA: CornNo. 2 Range 7.99-8.60, Avg8.25, Contracts 6.78-6.79;Wheat No. 2 Range 6.40-6.60, Avg 6.47, Contracts6.90; Barley No. 3 Range4.70-5.10, Avg 4.60; OatsNo. 2 Range 3.60-5.20, Avg4.40; Soybeans No 2 Range14.11-14.30, Avg 14.19,Contracts 13.22-13.25;EarCorn Range 220-245,Avg 232.50.Central PA: Corn No. 2Range 7.50-8.40, Avg 8.04;Wheat No. 6.41; Barley No.3 Range 4.60-4.75, Avg3.90; Oats No. 2 Range3.90-4.80, Avg 3.90; Soy-beans No. 2 Range 13.65-14.20, Avg 14; EarCorn165-225, Avg 195.South Central PA: CornNo. 2 Range 7.61-8, Avg7.77; Wheat No. 2 Range 5-6.80, Avg 5.76; Barley No. 3Range 4-4.80, Avg 4.45;Oats No. 2 Range 3-3.80,Avg 3.35; Soybeans No. 2Range 13.70-14.25, Avg13.93.Lehigh Valley Area: CornNo. 2 Range 7.80-8.37, Avg8.01; Wheat No. 2 Range6.45-7, Avg 6.72; Barley No.3 Range 4-5.05, Avg 4.52;Oats No. 2 Range 4.30-4.65, Avg 4.47; SoybeansNo. 2 Range 13.60-14.42,Avg 13.99; Gr. SorghumRange 7.40.

Eastern & Central PA:Corn No. 2 Range 7.50-8.60, Avg 8.06, Mo. Ago8.05, Yr Ago 3.98; WheatNo. 2 Range 5-7, Avg 5.93,Mo Ago 7, Yr Ago 5.21; Bar-ley No. 3 Range 4-5.10, Avg4.78, Mo Ago 4.69, Yr Ago2.29; Oats No. 2 Range 3-4.80, Avg 3.95, Mo Ago4.04, Yr Ago 10.10; Soy-beans No. 2 Range 13.60-14.42, Avg 14.03, Mo Ago13.48, Yr Ago 10.10;EarCorn Range 165-245;Avg 213.75, Mo Ago202.60, Yr Ago 113.60.Western PA: Corn No. 2Range 7-7.50, Avg7.26;Wheat No. 2 Range6.45; Oats No. 2 Range 3-4.50, Avg 3.90; SoybeansNo. 2 Range 13.71.

PA DEPT OF AGRICULTURE

Weekly Livestock Summary

July 15, 2011Steers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 116-120; Ch 1-3 111-116; Sel 1-2 104-110.Holstein Steers: Hi Ch &Pr 2-3 99-104.50; Ch 2-394.50-99.50; Sel 1-2 90-95.Heifers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3110-115; Ch 1-3 106.50-111.50; Sel 1-2 102-106.Cows: Breakers 75-80%lean 74-70-79.50; Boners80-85% lean 69.50-75;Lean 85-90% lean 65.50-69.50.Bulls: YG 1 88-97;YG 2 78-82.Feeder Steers: M&L 1 300-500# 130-137; 500-700#126-145; M&L 2 300-500#105-117; 500-700# 110-118.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1300-500# 110-122; 500-700# 124-142; M&L 2 300-500# 102-115; 500-700#103-117.Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 300-500# 130-142; 500-700#113-117; M&L 2 300-500#116-125; 500-700# 95-105.Vealers: Util 60-120# 10-45.Farm Calves: No. 1 Hols.bulls 95-125# 100-127; No2 95-125# 80-110; No. 3 80-120# 30-70; No. 1 84-105#205-280, pkg to 360; No. 280-105# 155-230.Hogs: Barrows & Gilts 49-54% lean 220-270# 67-71;45-50% lean 220-270#66.50-67.50.Sows: US 1-3 300-500#48-53; 500-700# 54-55.Feeder Pigs: US 1-2 20-30# 125-140; 30-40# 100-135; 40-60# 125-145; US 220-30# 115-125; 30-40#115-120; 40-50# 140-145;40-50# 60-80.Slaughter Sheep: LambsCh & Pr 2-3 40-60# 204-230; 60-80# 214-234; 80-110# 210-232; Ch 1-3 40-60# 169-206; 60-80# 184-202; 80-110# 187-211.Ewes: Gd 2-3 120-160#110-120; 160-200# 93-107;Util 1-2 120-160# 90-100.Slaughter Goats: Kids Sel1 40-60# 113-140; 60-80#140-58; Sel 2 40-60# 89-116; 60-80# 122-136; Sel 340-60# 66-78; 60-80# 83-98.Nannies: Sel 1 80-130#140-147; 130-180# 152-166; Sel 2 80-130# 116-130; Sel 3 50-80# 82-92;80-130# 94-109.Billies: Sel 1 100-150#

205-220; 150-250# 246-260; Sel 2 100-150# 165-179.

PA DEPT OF AGRICULTURE

Hay Market SummaryJuly 18, 2011

Hay & Straw Market ForEastern PA: All hay pricespaid by dealers at the farmand /ton. Compared to lastweek hay & straw soldsteady. All hay and strawreported sold /ton. Alfalfa130-175; Alfalfa/GrassMixed Hay 120-175; Timo-thy 120-165; Straw 80-150clean; Mulch 60.Summary of LancasterCo. Hay Auctions:Prices/ton, 118 lds Hay, 41Straw. Alfalfa 142-315; Alfal-fa/Grass Mixed Hay 70-350;Timothy 185-280; GrassHay 135-240; Straw 127-230 clean.Diffenbach Auct, N. Hol-land: July 11, 51 lds Hay, 13lds Straw. Alfalfa 200; Alfal-fa/Grass Mixed Hay 135-350; Timothy 190-280;Grass Hay 135-240; Straw150-230 clean.Green Dragon, Ephrata:July 15, 24 lds Hay, 6 Straw.Alfalfa 142-225;Alfalfa/Grass Mixed Hay145-260; Timothy 177-215;Grass Hay 135-210; Straw147-175 clean.Weaverland Auct, NewHolland: July 14, 15 ldsHay, 8 Straw. Alfalfa 150-245; Alfalfa/Grass MixedHay 70-245; Grass Hay180; Straw 132-200 clean.Wolgemuth Auct, Leola:July 13, 28 lds Hay, 14 ldsStraw. Alfalfa 207-270; Alfal-fa/Grass Mixed Hay 150-

242; Timothy 185-230;Grass 127-195; Straw 127-172 clean.Summary of Central PAHay Auctions: Prices/ton,129 Loads Hay, 23 Straw.Alfalfa 135-280;Alfalfa/Grass Mixed Hay 70-295; Timothy 105-200;Grass 80-150; Straw 115-220 clean.Belleville Auct, Belleville:July, 22 lds Hay, 2 lds Straw.Alfalfa 135-280;Alfalfa/Grass Mixed Hay110-250; Timothy 105-167.50; Grass Hay 90-130;Straw 150-170 clean.Dewart Auction, Dewart:July 11, 3 Lds Hay, 1 Straw.Alfalfa/Grass Mixed Hay130-160; Straw 145 clean.Greencastle Livestock:July 11 & 14, 11 lds Hay, 3ld Straw. Alfalfa/Grass 30-130; Straw 82.50-92.50clean.Kutztown Auction, Kutz-town: July 9, 18 lds Hay, 3Straw. Alfalfa 230-245; Alfal-fa/Grass Mixed Hay 130-250; Timothy 115-200;Grass Hay 95-130; Straw150-220 clean.Middleburg Auct, Middle-burg: July 12, 13 lds Hay, 4Straw. Alfalfa/Grass MixedHay 70-295; Timothy 170;Grass Hay 80; Straw 105-120 clean.Leinbach’s Mkt, Ship-pensburg: July 9 & 12, 15lds Hay, 8 Straw.Alfalfa/Grass Mixed Hay 75-160; Grass Hay 140-150;Straw 110-165 clean.New Wilmington Live-stock, New Wilmington:July 15, 16 lds Hay, 0 ldsStraw. Alfalfa 130; Timothy130; Grass Hay 120.

VINTAGE SALES STABLES

Paradise, PAJuly 18, 2011

Slaughter Steers: Hi Ch &Pr 3-4 1310-1590# 114-117.25; Ch 2-3 1145-1520#109-114.50; Sel 2-3 1215-1485# 105-111.Slaughter Heif4005-1465#110-113.25; Full 1100-1345# 110.75-113; Ch 2-31180-1445# 105.75-110.75.Slaughter Cows: Breakers75-80% lean 74.50-78.50;Boners 80-85% lean 68-73.50; Lean 85-90% lean62-67.50, hi dress 57-62, lodress 53-59.Holstein Bull Calves: No. 195-120# 95-110; 80-90# 60-80; No. 2 95-115# 70-90;No. 3 80-115# 40-70.Holstein Heifers: No. 1 few80-130# 105-175* Next Feeder Cattle SaleAugust 12.

WEAVERLAND AUCTION New Holland, PA

July 14, 2011Loads: 25Alfalfa: 2 lds, 150-245Mixed Hay: 11 lds, 70-245;1 Mixed old 275.Grass: 1 ld, 180Straw: 8 lds, 132-200Rye: 2 lds, 12.50/bu.

WOLGEMUTH AUCTION Leola, PA

July 20, 2011Loads: 39Alfalfa: 3 lds, 243-275Mixed: 20 lds, 186-360Timothy Hay: 2 lds, 180-210Grass: 6 lds, 166-180Straw: 8 lds, 139-185

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Remember the FoodSafety ModernizationAct (FSMA) that passedlast year? We won ahard fought battle, se-curing appropriate foodsafety rules for small-to-midsized farms andprocessors producingfresh and healthy foodfor local and regionalmarkets. This law willbe implemented by oneof the agencies withfood safety authority —the Food and Drug Ad-ministration (FDA).

Now, USDA’s Agricul-tural Marketing Ser-vice, is proposing to es-tablish a set of foodsafety regulations forleafy greens (spinach,lettuce, and cabbage)growers and handlerswho sell into the whole-sale market, called theNational Leafy GreensMarketing Agreement(NLGMA).

The most powerfulplayers in the leafygreen industry arepushing the NationalLeafy Greens MarketingAgreement (NLGMA).The sellers, processors,or distributors that signon to the rule will re-quire that the farmersthey purchase fromcomply with its stan-dards. The rule adds asecond and conflictinglayer of food safetystandards and auditson top of FDA food safe-ty rules.

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Here are some sug-gested points to make:

• I oppose the cre-ation of a NationalLeafy Green MarketingAgreement, which I be-lieve to be the wrongapproach to addressfood safety concerns.

• The AgriculturalMarketing Service isnot a food safetyagency. It is bad publicpolicy to create foodsafety regulations in or-der to address the“marketing” goal of in-creasing consumer con-fidence in the safety ofleafy greens. Food safe-ty policies should bedriven by science, notby marketing problems.

• The NLGMA, as pro-posed, would give thelarge conventional pro-duce industry the abili-ty to dictate farmingpractices. Small scaleand organic farmerswould have a very smallvoice in the standard-setting process.

• The NLGMA is mod-eled on state food safetyagreements in Califor-nia and Arizona. Inthose examples, theconventional produceindustry has pushedthrough food safety reg-ulations that are biasedagainst organic andsmall-scale farmers.

• Diversified farming

operations with com-plex rotations havebeen shown to be bene-ficial to the environ-ment. Yet crop-by-cropfood safety regulations,such as the NLGMA,are an economic disas-ter for diversified farm-ing operations, and arebiased toward largemono-cultural opera-tions. For a farmer with40 crops on 100 acresto comply with 40 dif-ferent food safety regu-lations is prohibitivelyburdensome. Crop spe-cific food safety regula-tions, such as NLGMA,will drive farmers out ofenvironmentally sensi-tive diversified cropproduction. This iscounter to the goals offood safety and moreenvironmentally soundagriculture.

• The Food and DrugAdministration is cur-rently writing regula-tions to establish foodsafety standards forproduce. Why is AMSproposing to establishstandards that conflictwith or duplicate theFDA standards, withthe conventional leafygreens handlers in thedrivers’ seat?

The NLGMA is a disas-ter waiting to happen,for Massachusetts farm-ers, consumers, the en-vironment, and ulti-mately for food safety.

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Farm Aid announcedan array of artists whowill join the musical line-up for its 2011 concert,scheduled for Aug. 13 atLIVESTRONG SportingPark in Kansas City, KS.

Jason Mraz, JameyJohnson, Jakob Dylan,Lukas Nelson &Promise of the Real,Will Dailey & the Rivals,Robert Francis, PegiYoung & the Survivors,Rebecca Pidgeon, BillyJoe Shaver and JohnTrudell will all joinFarm Aid board mem-bers Willie Nelson,John Mellencamp, NeilYoung and DaveMatthews at Farm Aid2011.

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ment inspired not onlyby the passion of WillieNelson, John Mellen-camp, Neil Young andDave Matthews, butalso by the more than400 artists who havedonated their perform-ances at our shows overthe years,” said CarolynMugar, executive direc-tor of Farm Aid. “Thisyear, we are thrilled towelcome back severalfamiliar faces to theFarm Aid stage as wellas some first-timers forwhat is sure to be a re-markable day of music,food and inspiration.”

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again feature HOME-GROWN concessions —family farm-identified,local and organic foods.Farm Aid’s HOME-GROWN Village willshowcase hands-on ac-tivities that give con-certgoers a chance tomeet farmers, get theirhands dirty and learnhow family farmers areprotecting our land andwater, as well as con-necting us to our roots.

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Since 1985, Farm Aidhas traveled the countryto support organizationsthat work locally, region-ally and nationally tostrengthen family farms.Despite the recent in-crease in commodityprices, family farmersstill face an uphill strug-gle. In recent years,Farm Aid has receivedrecord numbers of phonecalls to its hotline andonline Farmer ResourceNetwork from farmers inneed due to volatile farmprices, tight credit mar-kets, escalating costsand weather-related dis-asters, such as the re-

cent floods, droughtsand tornadoes acrossthe country. Farm Aidalso works to informconsumers about thevalue of good food fromfamily farms and helpsmake connections be-tween eaters and familyfarmers to increase thedemand for family farmfood. Farm Aid’s annualbenefit concert is its pri-mary event to raisefunds in support of theorganization’s work.

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Directions: Sale to be held at Jack Wood’s Sale Barn, located on Taylor Valley Road,Cincinnatus, N.Y. - 2 miles north of Cincinnatus. Just off Route 26. Watch for auction signs.

CCaattttllee:: (44) Consigned. (28) Mature cattle, (18) 1st calf heifers, just fresh, or due for August &September. Some good fresh cows in this group, milking heavy. (4) Short bred heifers. (12) Openheifers, from 600 lbs. to breeding age. All heifers are Holsteins-Nice. (20) Consigned, (10) from one place. Cattle in various stages. Some crosses in this group. Nice 1stcalf heifers in this group. (2) Jerseys. (30) Open heifers from NB to breeding age. Several crosses in this group. Heifers are in good condi-tion.(1) Nice Jersey service bull. Heifers have all been bred and he is no longer needed.MMaacchhiinneerryy:: INT 1486, cab. Ford 7000, 3 remotes, runs good. NH L160 skid steer, w/bucket & balespear, 1500 hrs. 1987 INT 2200 dump truck w/10 ft. box. JD 447 Silage Special round baler. (Only 4yrs. old). Kverneland 7517 bale wrapper. (3 yrs. old). Steel round bale wagon, w/tandem running gear.(1 yr.). Kuhn FC 283 RTG discbine. NH 273 baler w/kicker. Kuhn 4 star tedder. NH 56 rake. Hesstonhaybine, 7ft. H&S steel hay wagon. (2) wooden hay wagons. 24 ft. skeleton elevator. Surge Alamovacuum pump. DeLaval milker pails & Surge milkers. Air jar and dryer for dumping station. More cat-tle and machinery being consigned daily.MMaannaaggeerr''ss NNoottee:: Nice cattle in this sale. Machinery from 2 different farmers, and no longer needed. Sale order: Machinery, followed by cattle. TTeerrmmss:: Cash or good check day of sale - ABSOLUTELY NO CREDIT - nothing removed until paid for.Saturday, August 20, 2011: Maple Hill Farm, Andy & Maureen Bartlett, E. Pharsalia, N.Y. Complete dis-persal. (250) Top Jerseys, with over 18,000 lb. Ave. Years of AI breeding. Closed herd. Full line ofmachinery: INT 3788 2+2. INT 1486. INT 1256. INT 1066, 4WD. INT 986 w/ Allied 695 loader. INT766. INT 806. Bobcat 643 skid steer. Ag Bagger G6000, 9ft. NH FP 230 forage harvester w/metal III.(6) Forage wagons. Kuhn FC 302 discbine. Claas Profill Liner 880 tandem rake. Kuhn GA-4521 GTHMasterdrive rake. Kuhn GF 5202 THA hyd. tedder. Knight 8118 Pro Twin spreader w/tandem. (19) calfhutches. (10) Agri Plastic Modular calf box stalls. (4) Brock grain bins, 22T. 6T. 3T. 1T. all like new.Mueller 1500 gal. bulk tank. Heat exchanger. 600 ft. 2"SS Surge pipeline w/Compass Digital washingsystem and Bulk Barrel pump unit. (10) Boumatic milkers & auto. take off's. Plate cooler.IInnssppeeccttiioonnss wweellccoommee tthhee wweeeekk ooff tthhee ssaallee.. FFoorr iinnffoorrmmaattiioonn ccaallll tthhee aauuccttiioonn sseerrvviiccee..SSaattuurrddaayy,, AAuugguusstt 2277,, 22001111:: Estate of Carl DeGroat, Peterboro, N.Y. Machinery, Heavy Equipment,Machine Shop Tools, Antique Steam & Gas Engines, Farming Equipment. Information, Fritz @ 315-430-7241.

Sale Managed By:

Gene Wood’s Auction Service, Inc.Cincinnatus, NY 13040 Tel: (607) 863-3821

Visit us on the Web @ genewoodsauctionserviceinc.com

NYS SEIZED / REPO VEHICLE, CYCLENYS SEIZED / REPO VEHICLE, CYCLE& EQ& EQUIPMENT AUIPMENT AUCTIONUCTION

Compact Tractors, Utility Vehicles & Lawn & GardenEquipment, Harley Cycles

Plus: Bar & Restaurant Equipment from NYS Tools & VehiclesManasse Auction Yard/Office, 12 Henry St (Rt. 26S),

Whitney Point, NY 13862

Saturday, July 30, 2011 • 9:30 AMTake I-81 to Exit 8, just off northbound exit ramp (Whitney Point is 15 miles

north of Binghamton & 20 miles south of Cortland). Watch for arrows.

(75) Seized/Repo vehicles & motorcycles from NYS Child Support & local finance company repos including: NYS Seizedvehicles: ‘03 GMC Safari van; ‘03 Hyundai Elantra; ‘03 Ford Focus, 4DSN; ‘01 Chevy Silverado 4wd, ext. cab; ‘01 DodgeGrand Caravan; ‘00 Pontiac Bonneville; ‘98 Cadillac Seville STS, pearl white, 20” wheels; ‘96 Dodge 1500, 4wd, ext. cab;‘00 Ford Explorer; ‘96 Honda Accord 4dr wagon; ‘98 Toyota Camry; ‘99 Chevy Monte Carlo. Boat, Seadoo, Cycle &Scooter: ‘77 Glastron 17’ boat, inboard with trailer; Seadoo SPX, PWC; ‘08 Jmstar 150cc Scooter with side & rear compart-ments’; ‘80’s Yamaha motorcycle; Dump Truck: ‘96 Ford F350 dump truck, 2wd, gas. NOTE: NYS seized vehicles subject toprior redemption and approval of high bid by NYS. Local finance company repos including: Cars: (2) ‘03 Dodge Neon’s,4dr; ‘02 Ford Taurus; ‘04 Suzuki Verona, 4DSN; ‘02 Hyundai Elantra 4DSN; ‘02 Pontiac Sunfire; ‘00 Saturn LS2 4dsn;‘00 Cadillac Deville; SUV’s & Trucks: ‘01 Chevy Blazer; (2) ‘00 Chevy Blazers, 4wd; (2) ‘00 GMC Jimmy’s; ‘01 FordExplorer XLT; ‘02 GMC Sonoma; Vans: ‘03 Dodge Cravan; ‘03 Pontiac Montana; ‘01 Nissan Quest; ‘02 Chevy Venture;‘01 Mazda MPV; ‘99 Plymouth Voyager; Other Repo’s coming, Keep checking website for updates!!; Kolanda EstateVehicles: ‘95 Lincoln Town car Sig. Series, cloth top, moonroof, real nice; ‘86 IH 66-Pass, diesel bus w/ lift gate; ‘80’s IH1600 crew cab dsl. dump truck; Collector Vehicles: ‘88 Pontiac Firebird, white w/ red interior, 305, V8, auto, 43k orig. miles,super nice!; ‘77 Chevy ElCamino, runs, needs restoration; Special Chevy Box Truck: ‘06 Chevy 3500, 16’ Cube van truck,Duramax diesel, 85k miles, white, super nice! Hard to find in diesel!; Other Consigned Vehicles: ‘95 Chevy S10 ext. cab, V6,auto, Southern truck, cold A/C; ‘98 VW Jetta; ‘97 Buick Lesabre; ‘98 & ‘97 Chevy Cavaliers, 2dr.; Special - Super NiceHarley: ‘01 Harley Davidson Heritage Softail Classic FXSTC, custom wine w/ gray paint from the factory, leather saddlebags, chrome Longshot exhausts, windshield, lots of chrome, 16k orig. miles, always HD dealer serviced, A Super Nice Bike !!

Compact Tractors, Utility Vehicles, Forklift and Lawn & Garden EquipmentSelling @ approximately 1:30 PM

Tractors: NH TC33 Compact, 4wd W/ loader & NH backhoe, 1400 hrs, cab, nice unit, sells all together as package; NH2120Compact Tractor, 4wd w/ loader, 2000 hrs., 45 hp w/ Bradco 3pth Backhoe attach (Note: Tractor/ Loader & Backhoe attach-ment offerred separately then together); Utility Vehicles: Arctic Cat 650II Prowler, 4wd ATV w/dump box/ Utility, supernice!!; Polaris UTV 1500 Utility w/ dump box, 1000 hrs, nice; Forklift: Hyster 60, indoor forklift, LPG, 6000 lb. capacity,sideshift, 3000 hrs; Wood Chipper: Emerybilt 3pth pto Woodchipper, Like New!!; Special - Antique Tractors: 1926 FordsonModel F, runs good, orig. cond., all steel wheels; Minnie-Mo ZTU, rear on steel, rubber NF, runs good,orig. Both nice units!!;(15) Lawn & Garden Tractors: JD’s: GT275 w/ 48” deck; 240 w/ 48” deck, LX188 w/ 48” deck; LA145 w/ Deck & Blower;316 w/ Deck, Blower & Cab; L110; Cub Cadets: GT2523 w/ 54” Deck & Blower; GT1554 w/ 54” Deck; 1440; Others:Simplicity Express; Ariens 1540H; Craftsman 18hp; Others; Trailers: New Cross Country 3-ton Equipment Trailer; T/AConst. Equip Trailer; Group of Hand & Power Tools out of NYS Seized Vehicles - Special: Mac 9640 B Enhanced ScanTool, real nice!; Amish Furniture: (2) Swing Sets; Picnic table; 10pcs. assorted benches & Adirondack chairs; etc.

Special - Selling for NYS Dept. of Taxation & Finance for the Account of General Clinton’s Pub, Oneonta, NY. Selling @ 9:30 AM

Items Including: SS Sandwich table; (2) 3-bay bar sinks; Berkel slicer; 2-dr SS cooler; 1-dr. SS cooler- under counter; undercounter Manitowoc ice machine; Pub tables; Regular tables & chairs; (12) bar stools; several TV’s; Many bar neon signs & mir-rors, some antique; food rep. items; old phone booth, MANY other items. Note - State Tax Bar items to be offerred in bulk first,then singularly, whichever way is greater.

Welders, Tools, Torch Sets and other items selling for Kolanda Estates (Jack) - Binghamton, NY - selling @ approx. 10:45 AM

Miller Bobcat 225 Welder/ Generator, gas engine; (2) Lincoln Idealarc R35, 1 w/ wirefeeder, Linde160 mig welder; (2) Lg.Hobart welders; many Torch sets; Power tools; Hand tools; Delta radial arm saw; many machinist tools, Generators; Hardingemetal lathe; Keller Commercial metal bandsaw; several gas bottles; Shelving; Scaffolding; (4) Rascal single person carts; (3)Valve grinding machines; Arbor presses; Vehicles: selling with other vehicles after 12 Noon: ‘95 Lincoln Town Car; IH 66Passenger bus; IH Crew cab dump truck; many other nice items!; a collection of many years - come expecting surprises!!

Group of Kitchen Items from U-E Schools - 10:30 AM(2) Garland convection ovens; Southbend 10-burner gas stove w/ dbl oven; Wilson chest ice cream dip freezer; SS hardtopworktable; (2) hard top work tables w/ sinks; General meat slicer; Other Restaurant Equipment: Sable 4-user P.O.S. Systemw/ all accessories, works good; DCS 2-basket LPG fryer; Bloomfield pour-over coffee maker.Terms & Conditions: Payment in full day of Auction in Cash, Good Check or Major Credit Card w/ positive ID. 13% BuyersPremium, w/ 3% waived for payment in cash or good check. Titles will be sent the following Wednesday for cash and secondWednesday after auction for check payments, NO Exceptions. Nothing Removed Until Settled For.Sale Order: 9:30 AM - NYS Sales Tax Bar & Rest. equip; Approx. 10:30 AM - UE Schools Rest. Equip; 10:45 AM - KolandaEstate tools; 11:45 AM - Harley Davidson bike; 12 noon - NYS seized Vehicles, then Repo Vehicles; 1:30 PM - CompactTractors, Antique Tractors, Forklift, Lawn & Garden.Auctioneers Note -- A large auction here with a large variety of different items. Plan to attend. Some real nice items!!Auction Preview: Day of Auction, 2 hours prior to auction time.

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Whitney Point, N.Y. 13862607-692-4540 / 1-800-MANASSE

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ABS Global, Inc • W-309

ACR Metal Roofing • 128

Adams Building Contractors of PA • W-320, W-321

Adams Supply • W-314

ADM - Crop Risk Management • 212

Advanced Biological Marketing • E-363

Advanced Solar Industries, LLC • H-308, H-309

Aerotech Ventilation Systems • 288, 289

AET Consulting • 260

Ag Com, Inc & Miller Chemical • E-359, E-360

Ag Essentials • 258, 259

AgChoice Farm Credit • 234

Agpoint Construction Services • 129

Agri-King • 126

Agri-Nutrition Consulting, Inc • L-300

Agri-Plastics Mfg • 448

Agri-SC • 209

Agri-Trac, Inc • W-330

Agromatic, Inc • 219, 220

AIC - Agricultural Instruments Corp • 532

Albers Dairy Equipment • W-300, W-301

American Farm Products • 526

Anderson Group • W-348B

Animal Medic • E-373

APC, Inc • 430

Appleby Systems, Inc • 437

Art Farm USA • 236, 237

Atlantic Tractor and Deer Country • W-353

Automatic Farm Systems • 121

AutoVent, LLC • 253

AXA Advisors, LLC • 537

B&R Distributing • S

Bag Man, LLC • 270, 271

Baker Lime • 208

Balsbaugh Insurance Agency, Inc • E-348

Beco Equipment • 215, 216

Beiler-Campbell Realtors & Auctioneers • L-306

Benco Poly Film • 211

Bergman Mfg., Inc • 274

Better Bilt Storage, Inc • 138

Binkley & Hurst LP • E-352, O-315

Bio-Vet, Inc • W-313

Bobcat of York • E-379

Boumatic • 120

Business Lease Consultants, Inc • W-326

CB Structures • 412

CBM Electronic Lighting • L-213, L-214

C.K. Replacement Stalls • E-353A

Canns-Bilco Distributors, Inc • W-327, W-328

Cedar Crest Equipment • 130

Central Petroleum Company (Cen-Pe-Co) • W-351

Channel Bio, LLC • 232, 233

Chemgro Seed Co • W-323, W-324

Chesapeake Bay Foundation • L-204

CHR Hansen • 535

Claas of America • 102

Clean Cutter Flail & Tiller Blade Co • 419

Conewango Products Corp. • 223, 234

Country Folks • H-300

CPS • 200, 201, 202, 203

Cramaro Tarp Systems, Inc • 413

Crop Care Equipment by Paul B, LLC • 113

Cummings & Bricker, Inc • E-354

Dairy Marketing Services • E-341, E-342, E-343

Dairymaster USA, Inc • E-367

Dauphin Co • 235

Deep Valley Farm • E-357

Dekalb / Asgrow • W-352

DeLaval, Inc • 227B, 228, 229, 229A, 230, 231

Demuth Steel Products, Inc • 278, 279

Dick Meyer Co., Inc • 284

Diesel Pro Inc • 606

Doeblers • W-339, W-340

Donegal Insurance Group • 411

Dow Agriscience • 213, 214

Dr. Register & Assoc., Inc • W-305

Dryhill Mfg / Twin Valley Farms Service, LLC • 505, 515,

449ADTN - The Progessive Farmer • 220A

Dyna-Tech Industries • 250, 250A

E&F Ag Systems, LLC • E-311

Ed Hoover Construction, LLC • D

Elanco Animal Health • E-334, E-335

Eli Fisher Construction • 441

EM Herr Equipment • 446

Emm Sales & Service, Inc • E-369, E-370

Equipment Service • 442

Esch Mfg • E-375

Everett Cash Mutual Insurance Group • E-356

Evergreen Fence, Inc • W-311

Farm and Land Realty, Inc • L-301

Farm Works Software • 414, 415

Farmco Mfg • O-308

Farmer Boy Ag Supply • 125

Farming, The Journal of Northeast Ag • 618

Fastline Publications • 610

Feedmobile, Inc - FMI • E-368

Fetterville Sales • H-304

Fisher & Thompson, Inc • 110

F.M. Brown’s Sons, Inc • 409, 410

Franklin Builders • 225, 226

Frontlink, Inc • 417, 418

Fulton Bank • 206

Garber Farms • 503

GEA Farm Technologies, Inc • 104A

Genex Cooperative • W-312

Goodville Mutual Casualty Co • E-316, E-317

Great Plains Mfg., Inc • W-348A

Gro-Mor Plant Food Co Inc • 127

Ground Water Assesment • E-340

Growers Mineral Solutions • 246

Growmark FS, LLC • E-321, E-322

GVM, Inc • 114

H&S Manufacting Co. Inc • W-354, O-304

Hamilton Equipment, Inc • 445

Hardi North America, Inc • E-371

Harsco Minerals • 536

Helicopter Applicators, Inc • L-212, O-107

Hershey Equipment Co., Inc • 444

Hillside Ag Construction, LLC • W-337, W-338

Hoard’s Dairyman • E-310

Homestead Nutrition, Inc • 285, 286, 287

Hoober, Inc • E-377, O-314

Hoof Trimmers Association, Inc • 269

Horning Mfg., LLC • 501

Hubner Seed • H-302, H-303

IBA, Inc • E-327, E-328

International Silo Association • L-208A

Iva Manufacturing • E-318, E-319, E-320

J&B Contractors • E-305

J&D Manufacturing • 280, 281

J&J Silo Co., LLC • 291

J. L. Gossert & Co. Forestry • E-347

J.S. Woodhouse Co., Inc • 440

Jamesway Farm Equipment • 135

Jaylor Fabricating, Inc • W-349

Jefo USA, Inc • 207

Kamar Products, Inc • E-358

Kel-Krop Enterprises LLC • W-306, W-307

Kencove Farm Fence • W-318, W-319

Keystone Concrete Products • 272, 273

Keystone Group Ag Seeds • E-361, E-362

King Construction • 254, 255

King’s Agri-Seeds, Inc • 403,404

Kubota Tractor, Corp • 123

Kuhn North America, Inc • 100

Kuhns Mfg., LLC • B

Kutz Farm Equipment, Inc • I, J, K, L M, N, O, P, Q

Lancaster Ag Products • 427

Lancaster Dairy Farm Automation • 502

Lancaster DHIA • W-332, W-333

Lancaster Farming, Inc • H-305

Lancaster Level-Flo, Inc • 118

Lanco Manufacturing, Inc • W-347

Lanco-Pennland • 429

Land O’Lakes, Inc • H-309A

Lapp’s Barn Equipment • A

Lawn Care Distributors, Inc • 124

Lely USA, Inc • 111

Lira / Kauffman’s Animal Health • E-331

LR Gehm, LLC / CoPulsation • 416

M. Meyers & Associates • 290

Mahindra USA • 540, 541

Mahoning Outdoor Furnaces, Inc • 222A, 222B

Mark Hershey Farms, Inc • 431

Maryland Virginia Milk • E-323, E-324

Martin Limestone Inc • 257

Mastitis Management Tools • 205

MAX, Mutual Aid Exchange • 214A

McLanahan Corporation • E-312

Melvin R. Weaver & Sons, LLC • 527, 528

Mensch Manufacturing LLC • L-215, L-216

Messick Farm Equipment • 105, 106

Meyer Manufacturing Corporation • O-100

MH Eby, Inc • W-355

Micron-Bio Systems, Inc • W-304

Mid-Atlantic Agri Systems • W-346

Mid-Atlantic Seeds • E-364, E-365

Mid-Atlantic Seeds / Cumberland Valley Co-Operative • 251, 252

Milk-Rite, Inc • E-301

Miller Diesel Inc • E-308

Miraco • E-336, E-337

MM Weaver • 103, O-105

Monty’s Plant Food Co., Inc • W309A

Morrissey Insurance • 424

Morton Buildings, Inc • E-332, E-333

Mount Joy Farmers Co-op • 210

Mueller • 119

National Farmers Org - NFO • 534

Nachurs Alpine Solutions • 244, 245

New Holland Agriculture • 108, 109

Nextire, Inc • E-380, E-381

NIOSH / NPPTL • 241B

North Brook Farms, Inc • W-335, W-336

Northeast Agri Systems, Inc • 122

Northeast Stihl • 511, 512

Northern Repair • E-306

O.A. Newton • W-302, W-303

Organic Valley • 401

Outback Heating, Inc • 262, 263

Owens Corning Basement Finishing Systems • 603

Oxbo International • 104

PA Association for Sustainable Agriculture (PASA) • L-203

PA Dairy Princess & Promotion Services • 624

PA Farm Bureau • 275, 276, 276A, 277

PA Farmers Union • E-309

PACMA Inc • L-304, L-305

Patterson Farm Maple Products • 240

Patz Corporation • 131

PDM Insurance Agency, Inc • E-326

Pearson Livestock Equipment • O-310

Penn Diesel Serv. Co • E-329

Penn Jersey Products, Inc • E-374

Penn State Agricultural Safety & Health • 241E

Penn State University LAL Lab • 241A

Pennfield Corporation • 247, 248

Pennsylvania Certified Organic • W-341

Pennsylvania Service & Supply, Inc • 425

Pequea Planter • 432, 433

Perma-Column East, LLC • 438, 439

Petersheims Cow Mattresses, LLC • 137

Pioneer Hi-Bred International • E-349, E-350, E-351

P.L. Rohrer & Bros., Inc • E-300

PNC Bank • 407

Power Pro Equipment • 443

Power Systems Electric, Inc • E-382, E-383

Precise Concrete Walls, Inc • 256

Precision Planting Dealers • E-345, E-346

Priority One • 426

Progressive Pressure Systems • 239

Progressive Publishing • 241

Quality Craft Tools • H-301

Quality Milk Production Services • 261

Rain and Hail, LLC • E-315

RCM International LLC • L-202

Red Dale Ag Service • 400

Reed Equipment Sales • W-356, W-357

Reinecker Ag Products • 506, 507

Renaissance Nutrition • 294

Roto-Mix, LLC • W-358

RSI Calf Systems • 266, 267

Ruhl Insurance • 402

Ryder Supply Company • E-372

Salford Farm Machinery, Ltd • W-350, W-350A

Sanimax • 436

Schulte Industries • C

Seedway, LLC • W-342, W-343

Select Sire Power • W-308

Show-Ease Stall Co • 116

Shur-Co • E-307

SI Distributing, Inc • 420, 421, 422

Smuckers Meats, LLC • W-338A

Sollenberger Silos, LLC • 292, 293

Snyder Equipment, Inc • 423

Steiner • 508, 509

Stein-Way Equipment • 500, 449

Stoltzfus Spreaders • 117

Straley Farm Supply • 221, 222, O-101

Stray Voltage Testing • E-325

Stull Equipment Company • 542

Sukup / LnR Feed & Grain Sys. • E-355

Summit Glove Inc / Milkers Helpers • 408

Sunlion Energy Systems • 619, 620

Susquehanna Bank • 406

Susquehanna Dodge Chrysler Jeep / D.K. Hostetler • 525

Sweitzers Fencing Co • 518, 519, 450

Synagro • 238

Syngenta Seeds • W-344, W-345

T.A. Seeds • W-315, W-316, W-317

Tam Systems • E-376

Taurus Service, Inc • W-310

Team Ag Incorporated • E-313

Tech Mix, Inc • 428

The Fertrell Co • 533

The Old Mill-Troy • 538, 539

Tigerco Dist. Co • E-353

TM Refrigeration • 268, O-102

Tractor House • 605

Triple-M-Farms • 265

Udder Comfort • 204

Unique Building Systems, Inc • 126A

U.S. Farmer • 613

USDA US Dept of Agriculture - APHIS-VS • L-205

USDA US Dept of Agriculture - FSA • L-206

USDA US Dept of Agriculture - NRCS • L-207

USDA US Dept of Agriculture - NASS • L-208

Valmetal, Inc • 136

Van Beek Natural Science • R

Vi-Cor • 283

Vigortone Ag Products • 405

Vulcan Materials Company • 227

WA Johnson, Inc • L-302, L-303

Weaver Distributing • E-30, E-303, E-304

Weaver Insurance Group • 249

Weaver’s Toasted Grains LLC • E-330

Wenger Feeds • 217

Wengers of Myerstown • W-351A

Westfield Group • W-334

White Horse Construction, Inc • E-338, E-339

White Oak Mills, Inc • 434, 435

Yoderway Buildings, LLC • T

Zartman Farms • 107

Zeiset Equipment • 447

Zimmerman Cattle Control by PBZ, LLC • 115

Zimmerman Farm Service, Inc • 504

Zimmerman’s Glasslined Storage • 516, 517, 449B

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Growing conditionsdetermine fiber di-gestibility, and the rightcombination of weatherconditions make for anoptimum silage crop,say experts at PioneerHi-Bred, a DuPont busi-ness. While tempera-tures and moisture lev-els over the course ofthe growing season willset the stage, producerscan actively take stepsto preserve silage quali-ty once the silage isharvested through goodmanagement, resultingin better feeding materi-al for livestock.

Heat, temperatureand light are key factorsin determining fiber di-gestibility. In 2010,much of the U.S. sawhigher temperatures

with low to averagerainfall. This combina-tion was optimum forneutral detergent fiber(NDF). Cool and wetconditions lower NDFdigestibility.

“Many corn producersstruggled with gettingcrops in the ground thisyear due to wet weatherconditions,” said KevinPutnam, Pioneer dairyspecialist. “No matterthe conditions, goodbunker managementalong with preservingforages on both thefront and backend offermentation is key toboosting the bottomline.”Quality preservation

techniquesMany factors play into

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ly improper harvesttechniques and overallbunker management(ensiling and feedout).Harvest techniques, likecrop maturity, dry mat-ter and chop length,have profound effectson packing density andfermentation.

Knowing individualfield conditions and hy-brid maturities helpsgrowers pick the appro-priate harvest date. Ex-perts recommend walk-ing fields to examinecrop maturity levels asharvest nears, helpingdetermine if crops areon target for the expect-ed harvest date. Undernormal conditions, thetasseling date can serveas another way to checkharvest timing.

Harvest is typicallysix to 10 days awaywhen the crop is about3 to 5 percent wetterthan optimal. Outsidefactors such as weatherand field location canaffect the rate of matu-rity and ideal moisturelevels for harvesting for-age. Additional harvesttiming and choppingtips can be found in thePioneer nutritional sci-ences library at www.pi-oneer.com.

From there, all factorsfor preserving qualitydepend on keeping oxy-gen out of the foragemass. This is done inthree ways, throughpacking density, cover-

ing the bunk/pile andpracticing proper feed-out management, i.e.,defacers.

“As a general rule ofthumb, experts suggestproducers strive for anaverage packing densityof 15 pounds of drymatter per cubic foot orbetter,” Putnam said.

Putnam recommendsproducers get that num-ber closer to 17 dry mat-ter pounds if possible toimprove efficiencies.

“By increasing drymatter density by an-other 2 pounds, pro-ducers potentially saveanother 1.5 percent drymatter from oxygenpenetration,” Putnamadds. “Dry matter lossis not fiber; it’s carbo-hydrates like sugar, sofiguring the cost of theloss requires a producerto calculate the cost ofreplacing that 1.5 per-cent with an energysource such as corn-meal.”

Putnam suggests fol-lowing the proper pack-ing guidelines. He sayslayers spread 6 inchesor less across the bunkis optimum. He alsosuggests using the ruleof 800 when packing.

Putnam says to multi-ply the number of tonscoming in each hour by800. That representsthe total pounds of trac-tor-weight for packing.“If you’re bringing in100 tons per hour, that

means using 80,000pounds of tractor forpacking per hour.”

After filling silos, pro-ducers should invest inplastic to cover the for-age. They can securethe cover with a weightsystem. Some produc-ers use tires to secureplastic covers. Othertechnologies are avail-able for weighting andcovering bunkers, suchas gravel bags and oxy-gen barrier liners.

Producers can useplastic to line bunkers,reducing losses alongsidewalls. They also canwrap the plastic over,doubling protection ontop. If producers chooseno cover, the top 3 feetof the forage pile essen-tially is the cover.

“Leaving a bunker un-covered causes silage tolose up to 45 percent ofits nutritive value in thetop 3 feet. This is espe-cially important withdrive-over piles,” Put-nam said.

For those looking toestimate shrink lossesor improve dry matterrecovery, Putnam sug-gests a straightforwardcalculation.

“An easy guide is with1,000 tons of silage in abunker and shrink re-duced by 5 percent, yousave 50 tons,” Portersaid. “Corn silage isworth roughly $45 perton, depending on area.A producer can save

$2,250 on 1,000 tons.” If a producer uses

Putnam’s system to re-place energy sourcelosses with cornmeal,the system is slightlymore complicated,” Put-nam said. “Fifty tons ofcorn silage at 34 per-cent dry matter is 17dry matter tons. If corn-meal is 86 percent drymatter, this means youneed 19.76 tons ofcornmeal to replace thelost dry matter. If corn-meal cost is $280 perton, then saving 5 per-cent dry matter couldsave the producer$5,532.80.”

Monitoring bunkermanagement

Putnam says produc-ers need to keep thesilage face clean to pro-tect silage quality. Re-moving forage from thebunker with facingequipment minimizesthe amount of fracturesor oxygen penetrationcompared to gougingwith a front-end loader.

“Data shows an aver-age bunker silo loses 15percent of its dry mattermass during storageand feedout,” Putnamsaid. “Not all of that canbe managed. There isalways going to be someloss from fermentation.However, with goodpacking, a quality inoc-ulant, appropriatebunker covering anduse of a defacer, lossescan be limited to 10percent or less.”

Pioneer experts usean infrared camera toshow the variation ofheating throughout theface of a bunker. In-creased heat levels re-sult in energy losses.Inoculation Lactobacil-lus buchneri is a form ofmanagement to reducelosses. Inoculants con-taining L. buchneri helpincrease bunklife andprotect silage fromheating and spoilage bymicroorganisms.

“Infrared camerasshow the value of inocu-lants,” Putnam said.“Quality inoculantsmaintain or retain mostof the forage qualityfrom the field to thebunker. L. buchneri in-oculants extend andmaintain the qualityfrom the bunkerthrough feedout.”

For more informationon bunker managementand Pioneer brandsilage hybrids and inoc-ulants, contact your lo-cal Pioneer dairy spe-cialist or visit www.pio-neer.com/forages.

Weekly Sales Every Monday 12:30 Misc. & small animals; 1:00 Dairy;**We will now sell lambs, goats, pigs, feeders immediately followingDairy. Calves and cull beef approx. 5:00-5:30PM. Help us increase ourvolume - thus making a better market for everyone. **We areIndependent Marketers - working 24/7 to increase your bottom line.Competitive marketing is the way to go. Monday, July 18th sale: Cull cows ave. .58 top cow .8050 wt. 1617$1301.69 (12 head over $1000 up to $1653.75). Bulls up to .9050wt. 1923 $1740.32, bull calves top $1.30, heifer calves $2.82; cullsheep top $.80; lambs up to $2.05. Dairy - bred heifers up to $1435.Monday, July 25th - 1PM - Milking Herd Dispersal for Anthony Gauquie,Afton, NY. 48 cows all stages of lactation with 12 fresh in the last 60days and a number due in the fall. Presently average 63# a day,3.8/3.2 with SCC ave. last 6 months 150,000. A young herd consistsof mostly Holsteins and a few crosses. Anthony sold his milking herda few years ago and started back with his heifers. Quality milk last 6years and Super Milk award for the last 8 years. Also consigned: groupof 10 open Holstein cross heifers from one farm. Farmer sends 3springing heifers.Monday, Aug. 1st - Monthly Fat Cow & Feeder sale. Call to advertise.Monday, Aug. 8th - Monthly Heifer sale. Call to advertise.Monday, Aug. 15th - Monthly Lamb, Sheep, Goat & Pig sale. Callto advertise.Saturday, Aug. 20th - Carthage, NY sale on the farm. 10:30 AM -Woodell Holsteins Complete Cattle & Machinery Dispersal. 44Holsteins, 28 milking age, balance youngstock (25 head registered),with some show prospects. Tractors, Skidsteer, Tillage & HayingEquipment, Barn Equipment and Miscellaneous items. Check out ourwebsite for a full listing and pictures.Saturday, Oct. 25th - Richfield Springs, NY 63rd OHM Club Sale @ 11:00AM. Chairman - Brad Ainslie 315-822-6087. Watch for future ads.Friday, Nov. 11th - Fall Premier All Breeds Sale - held at the salefacility in New Berlin. Call to participate in this sale.**Trucking Assistance - Call the Sale Barn or check out our trucker liston our Web-Site. Call to advertise in any of these sales it makes a dif-ference. Looking to have a farm sale or just to sell a few give us a call.Directions: Former Welch Livestock 6096 NYS Rt. 8, 30 miles Southof Utica & 6 miles North of New Berlin, NY.

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10 Lots of 124 acre sub-division ranging from 2 acres to 36 acres offered individually, in entirety, or in any combi-nation thereof. All lots approved fo on site sewer system, township road frontage (some frontage on State Rte.287). No O-G-M’s convey.94.6 acres open & woods along Big Run Rd. w/modern 50x130 and 16x65 beef barns. Excellent recreation land.100% O-G-M’s convey with title! Subject to remainder of current lease. Terms: All parcels offered subject toowner’s confirmation. 10% down payment at close of bidding - balance due at closing in 60 days. Free an cleardeed at closing guaranteed on all parcels. 10% Buyer’s Premium added to successful bids for final sales price.Broker participation invited - call Auctioneer for details.Preview: Sunday, July 31st, 11AM - 2PM with complimentary food & beverage! Come take a look at the beautifulbuilding sites and amazing rural surroundings in the heart of the Marcellus shale gas play. Where employmentand recreation are plentiful!

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Rte. 287 at English Run Road, Morris, PA (Lycoming Co. near Tioga Co. line)Follow Rte. 287 S. through Morris to English Rd. on right

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8 person Hot Tub, 16’ Fortress Designer driveway gates, 300 Fortress 42” iron rail pickets, Flooring: oak hardwood,

porcelain, laminate, slate, floor medallions and trim. Kitchen & Bath: Toilets, 2 pc sets, designer tubs, drop sinks, fix-

ture sets for kitchen & bath. Household outdoors: 3 metal Patio sets, Hunter Douglas patio table with fan, screen

doors, SS screen doors, custom curved top patio doors. Tools: Craftsman, Senco, Bostitch, Hitachi. Finish, Trim &

Doors: Oak spindles, base, crowne, and case molding, assorted sizes interior masonite doors, mirrored bifold clos-

et doors, exterior stainable fiberglass doors-15 lite, 9 lite, leaded. Olympic and Minwax stains, interior paint.

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UNIVERSITY PARK, PA— Surinder Chopra, as-sociate professor ofmaize genetics in PennState’s College of Agri-cultural Sciences, hasreceived a $1.2 milliongrant from the NationalScience Foundation tostudy molecular mecha-nisms that control genet-ic modifications duringplant development.

The three-year project,which began this month,is a collaborative effortwith the University ofDelaware, which willprovide training oppor-tunities for both gradu-ate and undergraduatestudents in plant epige-netics and the study ofvariation of plant genes.

Epigenetics is a sci-ence of genetics thatdeals with the “silencing”of genes without thembeing deleted or mutated— or, in other words, thestudy of the functions ofgenes being modified ormanipulated withoutany physical change intheir DNA sequences.

The research aims toproduce the means forscientists to make pre-cise genetic modifica-

tions in plants, Chopraexplained. “Crop im-provement is broughtabout by use of geneticand breeding strategiesthat allow combinationof genes from differentparental lines into newgermplasm — inbredlines and then hybrids,”he said.

The project is co-fund-ed by the NSF’s GeneticMechanisms Programand its Plant GenomeResearch Program.

Chopra expects the re-search to lead to im-proved plant hybridiza-tion. “The key to the suc-cess of a new hybrid isthe stable inheritance ofits traits — or genes,” hesaid. “However, genesthat eventually becomesilent because of epige-netic modifications leadto a breakdown of thecultivar.

“This research will al-low us to identify genesin the maize plant thatare candidates for epige-netic gene silencing.”

After researcherslearn about these genesand their regulation,Chopra noted, theprocess of genetic modi-

fication by plant breed-ing can become more ef-fective and efficient be-cause scientists can se-lect required genes thatcan be stably inheritedover generations.

Genes express in dif-ferent parts of theplant, depending uponthe proteins needed inthose tissues, Choprapointed out. Regulationof gene expression inhigher living organisms— including plants — iscontrolled by molecularmechanisms, which canrestrict the expressionto a specific signal, de-velopmental stage, tis-sue or cell.

“So, when a gene’s ex-pression is not needed,the gene can be shutdown or silenced by reg-ulatory mechanisms.”

The research will builda basic understanding asto what causes the insta-bility of genes, Choprasaid. “This project is fo-cused on understandingthe function of geneticmodifiers that regulategene expression via epi-genetic pathways. Suchmodifiers can then beused in breeding pro-

grams for specific agro-nomic traits.”

The project will alsoundertake a genome-wide search to find allthe genes that are epige-netically affected in cer-tain maize lines.

“The study of gene-ex-pression stability and in-stability allows us to un-derstand how differentplant traits are inheritedand how plants copewith different environ-mental stresses,” Choprasaid. “After all, environ-ment has a big influenceon plant gene-expressionmodifications, and someof these influences arevia epigenetic changesthat are transmitted formultiple generations.”

Penn State graduate

students PoHao Wang,Kameron Wittmeyer andNur Suhada Abu Bakarare using genetic andmolecular techniques toidentify and map epige-netic factors in maize. Anumber of undergradu-ate students and post-doctoral fellows at bothPenn State and the Uni-versity of Delaware willwork with faculty on theproject.

They will be cross-trained in computation-al biological aspectsand epigenetic generegulation, according toChopra. Students willlearn classical and cut-ting-edge plant-biologytechniques that areused to understand anddissect the molecular

basis of regulation oftissue-specific gene ex-pression.

In addition, as part ofthe project, high schoolstudents and teacherswill participate in asummer biotechnologyworkshop to learngene-expression tech-niques in maize.

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(GPS Mailing address Franklinville, New York 14737)From Farmersville Center along St Rte 98, turn west onto Older Hill Rd and follow 2 miles tofarm. (From St Rte 16 north of Franklinville, take Rte 98N about 3 miles to Farmersville Center.From Arcade take Rte. 243 East to Route 98S or From State Rte 19 at Caneadea take Rte. 243West to Rte. 98S).

Farm sold, selling will be:

TRAVEL TRAILER: Absolutely like new 2005 Coachman “Chaparral” 32 ft. 5th wheelcamper trailer with slide out unit, generator, air conditioner, etc. Clean and ready to travel!

FARM EQUIPMENT: N.H. TS110 MFWD tractor, cab, 2 remotes, 18.4x34 rear and 14.9x24front tires; app. 3800 hrs.; NH L553 diesel skid steer with bucket, app. 5200 hrs., also sellingpallet forks; Ford 3000 gas tractor, 1 remote, 13.6x28 tires; NH 145 single beater manurespreader, single axle, with end gate; Woods model 9318 15 ft. batwing mower (1,000 p.t.o.) 6big tires; Ford 7 ft. trailer type rotary mower; NH pull type sickle bar mower; Ford 4 ft. 3 pt.rotary mower; NH 404 steel/rubber roll conditioner; Worksaver 3 pt. p.t.o. rototiller app. 4 1/2ft.; 3 pt. 6 ft. scraper blade; RW 3 pt. spinoff hyd. driven bale spear; JD 6500 blower; Older 16ft. gooseneck tandem axle livestock trailer; 3 pt. full mt. IH plow; Old manure spreader woodtrailer; 8 ft. drag; Cat. 1 slip scraper; CT 7 ft. scraper blade; Cat. 3 bale spear; Bucket mt. balespear; 3 pt. broadcast seeder/spreader; 3 pt. chipper/shredder; (2) wagon running gears; Flatsnowmobile/lawn mower type trailer; Old camper trailer for poor deer hunter plus a pickupcamper for same purpose;

FANCY LIVESTOCK HANDLING: Behlens “Big Valley” portable cattle chute, and trollycart, self catch head gate, deluxe neck extender, side escape, rear gate, scale and digital readoutindicator!; Palpation cage; Alley & sweep system complete; Big Valley portable loading chutewith adjustable height up to tractor trailer level; swing gates with overhead frames; (14) 10 ft.panel gates; feed through heavy 10 ft. gate panels; calf panel gates; Lg. amt. of wire livestockpanels; Portable calf chute; round bale feeders; (2) 220 fence chargers; App. 300 poly post forkelect. fence; steel fence post; Qty. of 8 or 10 ft. treated posts; fencing supplies and accessories;Calf pails; Water tubs; Milk dump station; Portable vacuum pump with 3/4 h.p. elec. motor;

TACK: (3) nice Western saddles; Blankets; Bridles; etc.!

ACCESSORY ITEMS: White LT12 lawn tractor with belly mower; (8) new rolls (300 ft. each)of 1 1/4 in. black plastic water line; Sap buckets; (3) fuel skid tanks; Disassembled walk incooler with units; Uno mig welder; Atlantic freestanding press; Blus ox trailer hitch carhauler for behind motor home; (2) chest freezers; etc.! A nice, well kept line with something foreveryone!

TERMS: CASH or honorable check from known persons. Acceptable ID required for bidder’scart. Nothing to be removed until settled for in full day of auction!

Owned by Raisin Acres/ Mr. and Mrs. David Reino.For info on items selling call 716-676-2013 Home OR David’s cell 585-993-1121.

Auction Conducted byJames P. Pirrung and Associates

PIRRUNG AUCTIONEERS, INC.Wayland, New York

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Corn geneticist gets $1.2 million grant from NSF for gene-instability research

The U.S. Farmers andRanchers Alliance (US-FRA), a major nationaleffort to improve publictrust in U.S. productionagriculture and to as-sure that the voice offarmers and ranchers isbeing heard in publicdiscussion of food andfood production, haslaunched its producer-focused Web site, us-fraonline.org . The Na-tional Pork Board is oneof 46 commodity organi-zations and agriculturalbusinesses supportingthe efforts of the al-liance. National PorkBoard member Dale Nor-ton, a pork producerfrom Michigan, sits onthe USFRA board of di-rectors and its executivecommittee.

The alliance will be di-recting most of its effortsto helping those who in-fluence decisions aboutfood — food retailers andrestaurants; chefs; jour-nalists, medical profes-sionals and others — un-derstand how today’sfarmers and ranchers goabout their jobs of rais-ing food. But the early ef-forts of the alliance aredirected at farmers andranchers to acquaintthem with the alliance

and its objectives and toenlist the help of farmersand ranchers in spread-ing the message abouttoday’s agriculture andits production practices.In addition to the launchof the USFRA Web site, aseries of advertisementsunder the heading,“We’ve raised just abouteverything but our voic-es” will be appearing thisweek in agriculturalpublications and broad-casts.

“I’d encourage all porkproducers to check outusfraonline.org,” Nortonsaid. “We all have a roleto play to if we want tohave a seat at the tablewhen everyone fromOprah to the manager ofyour local grocery storeis talking about food in away that impacts our fu-ture. The Web site is agood place to begin get-ting involved.”

Source: Pork LeaderJuly 18

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DISTELBURGERR LIVESTOCKK SALES,, INC.Middletown, NY (845)) 344-71700

buycows@warwick.net

Visit Our New Troy, NY Location!Strong demand for youngstock, heifers and herds.

ALWAYSS AVAILABLE:Whether you’re looking for a few heifers or

a large herd, we have a quality

selection of healthy, freestall trained cattle.

Herds ranging in size

from 30-200+ tie or freestall.

ATTENTION DAIRY FARMERS

Buying all hot loads of milk, minimum of 9000 pounds. Price is $2/hundred.Prompt and timely pickup at the farm or Grade A tanker wash facility on

premises for loads being delivered.

Before you pull the plug... call day or night.

(585) 734-3264 • (585) 734-3265

Call before you dump high bacteria or antibiotic bulk tanks!

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Buildings For Sale

Designed, Constructedand Warranted by

Morton Buildings, Inc.

Call for the Sales Office Nearest You:

Warsaw, NY(585) 786-8191

ENGINEEREDSTEEL BUILDINGS

Can Erect & Finish

Weitz Construction585-739-0263

ROCK CONSTRUCTIONCUSTOM BUILT

FreestallHeiferCommodityMachineryStorage Bldgs

Complete RenovationsALL TYPES OF

CONCRETE WORK

R.. && C.. KonfederathCorfu, NY

585-599-3640716-474-3348

Cattle

REG. TEXAS LONGHORNS:Cows/calf pairs, bulls, heifersexhibition steers. See themwww.triplemlonghorns.comTom/Julie (w)607-363-7814

Custom Services

POLITICAL PROMOTIONALPACKAGES available for reasonable prices. Call Beth at Lee Publications 518-673-0101 or email bsnyder@leepub.com

Dairy Cattle

110 WELL-GROWN freestalltrained Holstein heifers dueAugust & September. Had allshots. 315-269-6600

50 WELL GROWN FreestallHeifers due within 60 days.Joe Distelburger 845-344-7170.

7 HOLSTEIN HEIFERS, beenbred 7 months. 716-361-7713

Dairy Cattle

FOR SALE: Herd of 45 Hol-stein cows and 45 Heifers.Cows are AI sired, housed insand-free stalls, averaging95# per cow. 315-283-0477

Herd Expansions

WANTEDAll Size Heifers

Also Complete Herds Prompt Pay & Removal

315-269-6600

Dairy Cattle

Reg. Milking ShorthornHeifers for Sale: Echo Farm inHinsdale, NH has 30 Short-horn heifers for sale, $500-$2,000 each depending onage/pedigree. 5 bred heifers(due Nov-Jan), 6 breedingage, 4 fall calves, 2 wintercalves, 2 May calves, 10 June2011 & 1 July 2011. Please callCourtney for more information,603-336-7706 ext10 or email:courtney@echofarmpuddings.com

- WANTED -Heifers & HerdsJack Gordon

(518) 279-3101

Dairy Cattle

� WANTED �

HEIFERS300 Lbs. to Springing

Free Stall Herds & Tie Stall Herds

(ALL SIZES)

BASKIN LIVESTOCK585-344-4452508-965-3370

WANTED: Heifers 200# toSpringing. 570-561-8488

We have clients in need ofherds, fresh cows, bred, and

open heifers. Call Us withyour information or email

jeffking@kingsransomfarm.com

518-791-2876www.cattlesourcellc.com

Dairy Equipment

2-DARI KOOL glycol chillersw/compressors & plate cool-ers, will separate; 1-largeSchreiber gylcol chiller, (3ph.);also various tube coolers &plate coolers. 585-732-1953

SEVERAL USED Double 6and 8 parlors w/ATO’s and 3”low lines complete. Several 2”:pipelines, used vacuumpumps, receiver groups,claws, ATO’s, washer boxes,etc. 585-732-1953

Dogs

BORDER COLLIE PUPPIES,ABCA Registered, very intelli-gent, from working parents, 8weeks old, ready to go. 716-945-2918

Dogs

SMALL MINI UKC AmericanEskimo puppies, both parentson premises & are under 14lbs., $450.00. Call Jonas Her-shberger, 585-493-21248:30am-9:00am Mon. thru Fri.

Electrical

Let our 35 years ofelectrical experiencego to work for you.

Providing CompleteGrain/Dairy Facility

Installations, Facility PowerDistribution & Lighting, MotorControl Centers, Automation& Troubleshooting, and New

Services & Upgrades.Call Jeffrey at Agri-Fab & Repair, Inc.

dba AFR Electrical Service@ 585-584-9210

Farm Equipment

1989 KOMATSU BULLDOZ-ER, tracks in good shape, newmain & rod bearings in motor,new rear seal, very goodworking condition, $37,000OBO. 585-261-7262

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Farm Equipment Farm Equipment

Alternative Parts Source Inc.Chittenango, NY • 315-687-0074

THINK SUMMERIH & WHITE PLOWS & PARTS

JD 4650 MFD, new PS . . . .$28,500CIH 5140 new eng. C/A . . . .$21,500CIH 4366 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$9,900IH 3588 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$9,500IH 986 mechanics spc . . . . . . . .CallIH 966 Fender . . . . . . . . . . . .$8,250IH 1066 4WD . . . . . . . . . . . .$12,500IH 1066 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CallIH 806 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$6,900IH 656 weak hydro . . . . . . . . .$3,500IH 656 diesel, RBT eng . . . . .$6,500FD 7710 4WD . . . . . . . . . . . .$9,000FD 4100 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$6,500Gehl CB1200 chopper w/heads .$2,000

JD 8300 drill w/seeder . . . . . .$3,750JD 9500 4WD . . . . . . . . . . .$45,000Case 8430 Round baler . . . .$5,000Degelman 14’ Sil. blade . . . .$6,000Elwood 4WD unit . . . . . . . . .$5,5001000 gal sprayers . . . . . . . . . . .CallLoaders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CallNew Cat 4 cyl. eng. . . . . . . . .$5,400Kewanee cultipacker 24ft . . . . .CallIH & White plows 3x-10x . . . . . .CallIH 900 6 row narrow . . . . . . .$3,5001st Choice GS520-4 tedder .$4,500Chisels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Call

You can’t afford downtime!

Use

Questions? Call us. PH#

QUALITY GUARANTEED

Dual-Cut RollsFor Peak Performance

MARTIN’S MACHINING & WELDING 717-892-2717Concrete Weights setup for quick hitch &

3pt CAT. 2, 3, 3N, 4’ & 4N,3500 lb, 5000 lb, 6000 lb, 7000 lb & 8000 lb.

PACK YOUR SILAGE TIGHT

Now withChangeable

Hookups

Farm MachineryFor Sale

Farm MachineryFor Sale

MABIE BROS., INC.

MabieBrosInc.Com

315-687-7891

New MF/Hesston173439x52

0% Financing +$900 Rebate

MF TD 1620 2 Basket 8’ Tedder

New MF 151212 WheelV Rake

MF (New Idea) 13599’ Disc Mower

0% Financing &$900 Rebate

Combine SalvageK & J Surplus

60 Dublin Rd.Lansing, NY 14882

(607) 533-4850 • (607) 279-6232

SW 42T13’ 9” Rake 0% for

48 Mos.OROR

2% for 60 Mos.$140/Mo.

w/ 15% DownOn Rakes, Tedders, Mowers

MABIE BROS., INC.

MabieBrosInc.Com

315-687-7891

See the Krone Difference for Size,Strength and Unmatched Durability

2010 KroneSW38T Rake

Call For Price

Ask about the newKrone VP 1500

Farm MachineryFor Sale

Farm MachineryFor Sale

Farm Equipment

ALUMINUM IRRIGATIONPIPE 3” to 6”, fittings, risers,valves, over 14,000’, $12,500.Steve 716-649-6594

Farm MachineryFor Sale

1020 INT. GRAIN HEAD, 20’flex head, $5,000 OBO. Call315-730-3663

12 TON AGCO tandem axledump cart, 12’Lx7’Wx5’Hsides, $4,500/OBO; Crafts-man 6hp, 17” cut, power roto-tiller, walk behind, $400/OBO.585-492-2260

13’ RIGID GRAIN HEAD, fitsan L&M Gleaner Combine,Excellent, $1,000. 607-566-2390

Farm MachineryFor Sale

15’ RIGID GRAIN HEAD, fitsan L&M Gleaner combines,excellent, $1,200. 607-566-2390.

1954 JD 40 UTILITY, widefront, 3 point hitch. 518-256-3169

1978 JD 8630, 4WD, with 3 pt.hitch & PTO, good condition,Ontario Co., 585-506-5948

1990 CASE INT. 1660 com-bine w/13’ grain head, 3200engine hours, reverse feeder,runs and works great,$25,000. 607-687-9622

2009 JD 9670 sidehill, only285 hours, $229,000, likenew! Zeisloft Farm Eq. Lot’s of9500-9550 combines! 800-919-3322

Farm MachineryFor Sale

22x38 DION THRASHINGmachine with straw shredder,steel wheels, grain elevatorwith auger, all belts, real goodcondition. Roger Downes,Canada, phone early morn-ings, 905-983-8104

5 CASE IH 2366 combines.2 are 4x4. All very high quali-ty. Zeisloft Eq. 800-919-3322

6R CORN PLANTER, DeutzAllis 385, Demco liquid fertiliz-er setup, $2,500/OBO; 716-640-1800

Automated Bale Wagon.HighLine 700, 8 RoundBales. Good Condition,$6,500. 716-640-1800

Farm MachineryFor Sale

B&E MANUFACTURING:Kicker racks, slant bar feed-ers, headlock feeders, roundbale carriers, low profile balecarriers. 315-536-9513

Big Tractor Parts

Steiger TractorSpecialist

1. 10-25% savings on new drive train parts

2. 50% savings on used parts3. We buy used or damaged Steigers4. We rebuild axles, drop boxes, trans-

missions with one year warranty.

1-800-982-1769US or Canada

American made quality partsat big savings

BOBCAT 763 skid steerloader, good condition,$7,900; JD #30 hydraulic balekicker, $1,100; (2) Killbrosgravity boxes 1/350, 1/375,w/extensions, 12T gear. 315-536-3807

Farm MachineryFor Sale

BOBCO 4000 gallon liquidspreader, big tires, steerablerear axle, good shape,$15,570.67 Firm. Hesston4800 big square baler,$8,026.33 Firm. 315-436-5484

CASE IH MAGNUMS: 7130,42” rubber, $24,500; 7230,duals, both PTO’s, 42” rubber$28,500; 8920, duals, 42” rub-ber, $34,500. 607-382-7722

CIH 1640 combine w/15’ flexhead, very good cond., needssome electrical work,$17,000. 607-793-0085

FIELD CULTIVATOR 30’ Sal-ford 550 in excellent condition;White 988 5 bottom adjustableplow; International EinbockRotoSeeder, new still in thebox; Hydraulic Auger for grav-ity wagon; 15’ rotary hoe.315-534-5568

Farm MachineryFor Sale

FOR SALE: JD 218 flex grainhead, 17.5’ cutting length,excellent condition, plus aPEQUEA 806 adjustable cart,both units stored inside,$3,950. 607-545-8695

FRONTIER RR1012E RotaryRake, $3,900; NH 315 Baler#70 Thrower, $2,250; NH 853Round Baler, $2,200; SitrexRM5200 4 Star Tedder,$2,450; Duetz-Fahr 2 Star Ted-der, like new, $2,400. NelsonHorning 585-526-6705

GEHL 170 grinder mixer withelectronic scales, $7,000.315-946-0087

GREAT PLAINS 12’ no-tilldrill, 2006 model, excellent,$18,500; 213 JD flex head,black reel, very good, $1,600.315-536-3218

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Farm MachineryFor Sale

Farm MachineryFor Sale

JD TRACTORS HERE NOW!JD 8420 C/A MFD, JD 8130 C/A MFD, JD 7830 C/A MFD,JD 7830 C/A 2 Wheel, JD 7230 C/A MFD w/ldr., JD 7130C/A MFD, JD 2555 & JD 2550, JD 820 A Zero Turn LawnMower and more! 2010 CASE IH 335 & 305 in stock (new)!& More! NH TD 5050 C/A w/Ldr., & NH 8160 C/A 2 Wheel,AGCO GT 75A 4x4 Canopy, NH BR740 Rd Baler, NH 575sq. Baler! JD 9510 combine w/18ft flex head.

See us atwww.andrewsfarm.com

Call for details

ANDREWS FARM EQ., INC.Conneautville, PA 16406

814-587-2450 or 573-3344

Farm MachineryFor Sale

Farm MachineryFor Sale

Farm MachineryFor Sale

Maine To North Carolina

Hiring For Fall?

Partner Up Instead

108@EFD’s

25% Bank Financed @ $47,250 / Partner / The Works

PleasantCreekHay.com WelsArth@Msn.com

Charles McCarthyFarm Machinery

TRACTORS • FARM MACHINERY • UTILITY TRAILERS

BUY ~ SELL ~ TRADEPH: 570-869-1551 570-833-5214

Cell: 607-759-4646

4698 ST. RT. 3004 MESHOPPEN, PA 18630

MILO MFG. • PENN YAN, NY315-536-8578

We Custom Build Wagon Gears - 8, 10, 12, 14, 16 Ton

TRANSPORT HAY ELEVATORS1 1/2” square

tubing, 14 gauge24’ - $2,90048’ - $3,650Price Includes

Motor & WheelsOther sizes available

Call for prices.

Farm MachineryFor Sale

H&S forage wagon, $5,000;200gal. field sprayer, $500;3940 chopper, 2 heads,$2,500. 315-531-9315

IH 5088, 8770 hrs., 20.89-38radials w/axle duals, 2remotes, 540/1000 PTO, doesnot use oil, good condition,$18,000. 716-680-0879

IH 544 HYDRO excellent con-dition, 3023hrs, WFP, 3pt,dual hydraulics, 15.5-38excellent condition. 585-554-3799

IH-TRACTOR PARTS: New-used-reman. 06-86 Series.We stock A&I and Ag Parts.Jim’s Fix-It. 315-536-7653

JD 348 Twine Baler w/#42thrower, like new; IH 1020 15’grain head; new & used tiresand rims of all sizes. 585-732-1953

JD 55 COMBINE, late model,good condition, $2,000. 607-793-0085

JD 8820 COMBINE, 1982,4WD, strong engine, goodrubber, new chaffer, $12,000OBO. 585-729-2895

JOHN DEERE 4430 tractor,2WD, w/duals, $12,700; 469New Holland haybine, $1,600.315-729-7897

JOHN DEERE 920 Mo-Codiscbine, very good condition.607-836-4502

Farm MachineryFor Sale

JOHN DEERE 6400, 4WD,open station, good condition,$14,900; big M&W 400 bushelgravity bins w/center dividers& 2 doors, 12 ton M&W gearsw/16.5L/16.1SL tires. 315-536-3807

JOHN DEERE BALER PARTS:New & used. New Miller balewrappers, basic, $7,200; withcut and hold, $8,400. NewSuper Crimp hay conditioners,$4,200; 8’, $4,626. New balegrabbers, $1,750; HD $1,950.Nelson Horning 585-526-6705

JOHN DEERE green hayhead, 5½’, good condition.Make offer. 315-536-9467

JOHN DEERETRACTOR PARTS

Many New Parts in StockRECENT MODELS IN

FOR SALVAGE:•JD L3020 dsl PS •E4020 •3010

•2630 •2950 4WD •L4020 PS•2640 •3020 std, burnt •2010

•JD 5400 4WD burnt •4020 PSWe Rebuild Your Hydraulic

Pumps, SCV Valves,Steering Valves, etc.

All units are Bench TestedMany Used Tractor Parts

Already DismantledCALL FOR YOUR NEEDSNELSON PARTS800-730-4020

315-536-3737

KICKER BALE WAGONS$2,350; 8 & 10 Ton RunningGears, $1,325-$1,500; 20’Bale Carriers, $2,750. Horst’sWelding, 585-526-5954

Farm MachineryFor Sale

(315) 964-1161“We Deliver”

Kennedy TractorWilliamstown, NY

Used Farmi 601 Log Winch for 70-100 HPtractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$4,150Pequea 710P Fluffer 7’ pto Driver new/leftover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,250Pequea 175 Bu. Spreader demo (New List$8,000) Our Price . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$5,950Spray Cab (good glass) came off a white . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$250

Int 504 Row Crop gas outlets . . . . . .$3,650Kicker Wagon 18’ steel rack on good gear .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,750JD 301 Dsl Low hrs w/front forklift & ROPScanopy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$5,950Daytont Pto Generator 50/25 on good trailerlater model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CallQuick Attach Digging Hoe for front of skid-steer w/18” bkt like new . . . . . . . . . . .$1,450Quicke Loader (New) w/7’ bkt for 80+ HPw/mounts to fit MF, Agco & Challanger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$4,250Ford NH 4630 Full Factory Cab 55-60 HPdsl 1800 hrs dual outlets clean inside & out! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$11,9002000 NH 545D w/Air Conditioned FactoryCab (also Heat) 65+ HP dsl low hrs dual outlets ps 3pt live pto (Nice!) . . . . . .$10,900

L2 GLEANER COMBINE, 16’flex & 16’ rigid head, goodcondition, $15,000 OBO. 585-721-7684

MACK ENTERPRISESRandolph, NY

(716) 358-3006 • (716) 358-3768Ship UPS Daily

www.w2r.com/mackenterprises/New & Used Tractor &

Logging Equipment Parts

Farm MachineryFor Sale

NEW AND USED PARTS forNew Holland 782, 790, 890,892, 900; John Deere 3940,3950, 3960. NEW & USEDNew Holland baler parts.Closed Sundays. 607-243-8151

NEW EQUIPMENTNew HollandHay Equipment, Round Balers,

Discbines, RakesNew Holland

Tractors, Skid SteersKioti

Tractors & LoadersBush HogRotary Cutters, Blades

H&SManure Spreaders,Forage Boxes, Rakes

ClaasRakes & Tedders

www.hessfarmequipment.com

570-673-5143HESS FARM

EQUIPMENT INC.Rt. 414

2 miles East of Canton, PA

Farm MachineryFor Sale

NEW for Martin’s Welding:Round Bale Grabber, regularprice $1,200.00, special$1,075.00. 315-536-8854

NEW HOLLAND 1044, 119bale wagon, $3,300. 1033,104 bale wagon, $3,400.1030, 69 bales, $1,600. Farm-hand 8-bale accumulator andfork, $2,100. Roeder Impl.,Seneca, KS 785-336-6103

New Skid LoaderAttachments, Buckets,

Pallet Forks, Manure Forks,Round Bale Grabbers,

Bale Spears, FeedPushers, Adapter Plates,

Skid Steer Hitch

MARTIN’S WELDING315-536-8854

NEW STEEL BALE WAGONS,all steel, 2”pressure treatedfloor, 9x8x18 w/wide track 8Tgear, $3,799. 10 bale roundbale carrier, 6x12”box beam,$2,999. Feeder wagons allsizes. 570-446-3170

ONE OF LARGEST Selec-tions of JD & Case IH com-bines on East coast! 1 yearmotor warranty. ZeisloftFarm Eq., Bloomsburg, PAwww.zeisloftequip.com

PEOPLE WILL PAY TO HUNTon your land. Earn top $$$ forhunting rights. Call for a FREEquote and info packet toll free1-866-309-1507 or request atwww.BaseCampLeasing.com

SKID LOADER Attachments:72” rock bucket, $650; 48” pal-let fork, $500; Lower profile &snow & litter buckets, call forprice 315-536-0268

Smiley’s EquipmentSquare Balers, $750 up;Round Balers $1,500 up;Haybines, $750 up; Dis-cbines, $3,000 up; Rakes,$350 up; Tractors, $1,000up; 4x4 Rater, $1,250;Chevy Pickup, $1,750; Sick-le Bars, $350 up; Backhoes,$3,000 up; Dump Trucks,$2,500 up; dozers, excava-tors, pavers, seal outfits,blacktop rollers, tedders,brush hogs, hay elevators,mixer wagons, hay wagons,finish mowers, postpounders, post hole dig-gers, sickle bar mowers.

Hundreds of Tractors,Thousands of Parts518-634-2310

Farm MachineryFor Sale

SPECIAL: White 4 or 6 rowcultivator, was $1,050, now$950; JD 4400 & 6600 dieselcombines, low hours, verygood, $5,500; JD 220 flexhead, pipe reel, super, $3,800;20’ homemade head carrier,$1,500; JD 348 baler, no kick-er, $3,000; (5) 20.8x42 radialtires, 25% tread, $200 each.Mike Franklin, 607-749-3424

TAPER BOARD Badger feed-er, 60’ long, exc. shape, dis-mantled, ready to go, $1,000;parting out 1440 Internationalcombine, 4WD, good tires.315-252-0344

UEBLER 810 Power FeedCart, good condition, $2,200or best offer. 315-730-3312

WANTEDMassey Ferguson165, 175, 265, 275, 285

Any Condition814-793-4293WE PURCHASED a lot ofcombines in past month. Bestto call, cuz we gott ‘em.Zeisloft Eq. 800-919-3322,1 year motor warranty oncombines, 3.9% fin.

Farm MachineryWanted

WANTEDJohn Deere

5460, 5820, or 5830Choppers

814-793-4293LOOKING FOR 12 rowsqueeze pump; also frontmount liquid tank to fit onJohn Deere 4450. 585-245-4739

Feed, Seed,Grain & Corn

WEILER’SGRAIN ROASTING( 3 1 5 ) 5 4 9 - 7 0 8 1

Custom Roasting and Cooling Your

Soybeans,Corn, etc. At Your

Farm or MillServing All of

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Fencing

Feed, Seed,Grain & Corn

Fencing

Feed, Seed,Grain & Corn

Heat Stress Alert:ProFresh Plus & ProBiotic Booster Pak

Should be added to your dairy feeds today.Combat lower cow intake and reduced

feed quality due to heat.Big returns for little investment.

1-866-737-9273Dealer inquires always welcome.

“Miles of Quality Start Here”• High Tensile • Split Rail • Misc. Types of Fence

• Energizers • Fencing Supplies

EMPIRE FARM FENCE & SUPPLY

4097 Rt. 34B, Union Springs, NY 13160RUSTIN WILSON

(315) 364-5240

SHAMROCK FARMSFENCINGDAN FITZPATRICK8408 CARNEY HOLLOW RD., WAYLAND, NY 14572

(585)669-2179

• Posts• Board

• Split Rail• HT Wire

• Vinyl• EnergizersSales & Installations Building Since 1981

Grain Handling Equip.Bins & Dryers

Grain Handling Equip.Bins & Dryers

A N MARTIN GRAIN SYSTEMS315-923-9118 Clyde, NY

WE SPECIALIZE IN• Sukup Grain Bins • Hopper Feed Bins

• Dryers • Transport Augers

• Grain Legs • Crane Service

• Custom Mill Righting • Dryer Service

Help Wanted

Heating

Help Wanted

Heating

Tired of the High Cost of Fossil Fuel?Do You Have Large Heating Needs?

Portege and Main, a well established North Americancompany with over 35 years experience building

and improving outdoor wood, coal, and biomass stovesis now offering a fully automatic

chip/biomass stove for large heating needs;greenhouses, businesses, warehouses, schools, etc.Easily adaptable to any established heating system.

For more information on the complete line ofPortege and Main hydronic boilers, contact:

Karl at HALLEN’S SAWMILL 315-852-9507

Country Folks is looking for self-motivated free-lance

writers to contribute to theirweekly agricultural paper.

Knowledge of the industry a must.

Articles could include educational topics as well

as feature articles.Please send resume to

Joan Kark-Wrenjkarkwren@leepub.com or call 518-673-3237 ext 241

WRITERSWANTED

Feed, Seed,Grain & Corn

YOUR SOURCE FOR:• Livestock Feeds• Ration Balancing• SeedWay Seeds• Crystalyx Products

(315)) 549-82266Romulus, NY 14541

Buying Corn,Feed Wheat & Oats

Fencing

R & R FENCING LLC• Equine• Livestock• Post Driving• Pasture & Paddock

DesignBRIAN ROSS

585-599-34899479 Alleghany Rd

Corfu NY 1403615 Years of Professional

Fencing Installations“Quality You Can Trust”

POST POUNDING3 Board • Split RailHT Wire • Ag FenceChain Link • Vinyl

Residential • Commercialwww.stablefences.com585-349-4119

STABLE FENCES & VINEYARDS LLC

Fertilizer &Fertilizer Spreading

LIME

GYPSUM

Kersch’sAg

585-322-7778585-734-0003

Fertilizer &Fertilizer Spreading

SCHAFER LIQUID FISHFERTILIZER, 100% OrganicOMRI listed. For pricing callWIGFIELD FARMS, Clyde,NY 14433, 315-727-3910

Grain Handling Equip.Bins & Dryers

24’ 6000 bushel grain bin,w/new floor & unload, $7,000torn down; Butler 30’ 6 ringwide sheet grain bin, 7-1/2hpfan, 8” unloading auger dryingfloor, 14,000 bushel, nice,$9,800 torn down. 570-966-9893

NEW AND USED Grain Dry-ers: GT, MC, GSI. Call anytimetoll free 1-877-422-0927

SUPER BModel SD250

GRAIN DRYER

315-523-0763

Hay - Straw For Sale

250 BALES of excellent BAR-LEY STRAW. Call For Pickup.Auburn, NY. 315-383-7710

H AYFarmer to Farmer

Wet and DryRound & Square Bales

1st, 2nd & 3rd Cut HayAlso Square Bales of

STRAWCALL STEVE

519-482-5365

ONTARIO DAIRYHAY & STRAW

Quality Alfalfa Grass MixLg. Sq. - 1st, 2nd & 3rd Cut

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2254 - Showplace Madison County Dairy Farm with a large mod-

ern home. Neat, Clean, & Turn-key. 220 acre farm, 160 exceptional

well drained tillable acres with additional 40+ acres to rent. Balance

mostly pasture, some woods. Two story 68 stall dairy barn with

attached 80 stall free stall for dry cow and young stock. 3 very nice

Morton machinery buildings. Nice 2 story 5 bedroom 3 bath Modern

Home. Farm is located near the beautiful Town of Cazenovia. Just south

of Syracuse, NY. This is truly an exceptional farm that has everything.

Great milking facility, room for heifers and dry cows, plenty of machin-

ery storage, and enough supporting lands. Farm recently appraised by

leading Ag Bank at close to $550,000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . We're asking $550,000, cattle, machinery, and feed available.

2272 - Herkimer County Farm - 120+ acres with 50 m/l acres till-

able, mostly class 1 soils. Exceptional fertility conducive to growing

vegetables. Good 2 story barn 65 tie stalls, enclosed manure room.

60x80 machinery building, with 8x14 cooler room. 28x48 greenhouse

building. Location of this farm is outstanding for growing and selling

vegetables: Sweet corn and beef. Farm borders the beautiful West

Canada Creek. Awesome fishing and kayaking. Close to Adirondack

Park. This is a very good farm with a lot of different opportunities. . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reduced from $320,000 to $300,000

2284 - Herkimer County 23 acre Gentleman's Farm. 23 acres

15 acres tillable balance pasture. Additional land to rent. Good 2 story

dairy barn with 28 tie stalls room for additional 30. Side addition for

25 head of heifers. Shop and machinery building. 4 run in sheds. Nice

remodeled 2 story 4 bedroom 2 bath home. This farm has a very quiet

pretty setting. 20 mins south of Utica and Herkimer. Nice little farm for

someone who wants to raise beef, horses or milk a small dairy.

Reasonably priced at . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $179,000

2293 - Chenango County. 34 acre Gentleman's farm with the min-

eral rights. 15 acres tillable ground, all in hay. Will grow row crops

or vegetables. 7 acres of pasture with a year round trout stream.

Balance woods. Lots of firewood and good hunting. Good 2 story

30x40 drive through barn. 20x20 tack building used for storage,

wooden floor, would make a nice wood shop. 22x44 greenhouse. 2

story remodeled 4 bedroom home. Has been completely remodeled

from the bottom up in the modern timber-frame style. Lots of exposed

beams and timbers. New $35,000 poured concrete foundation. New

siding, windows, kitchen, bathroom and floors. Farm sits atop a

small valley. Very quiet & scenic. Close to shopping, hospitals,

schools, yet you are in the country. Would make a very nice hobby

farm, raise beef or horses, have a big garden, hunting and fishing.

Laid back country living at its' best. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assking $199,000

787 Bates-Wilson RoadNorwich, NY 13851(607) 334-9727

Cell 607-316-3758www.possonrealty.com

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CHERRY CREEK: Solid 207.8 acre dairy, 132 tillable, 12 pas-ture, 58 woods, 1994 (60x152) drive-thru free stall, double 6milking palour 40x40 bunker, 40x80 heifer barn, 40x100 tool-shed, 32x40 insulated shop, 54x75 Morton building, 3 BR, 1 bath,2 car garage, FREE HEATING GAS for home . . . . .$399,000

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Parts

NEW, USED & RECONDITIONEDPARTS FOR CONSTRUCTION &

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CornishCross Broilers &Colored Broilers(7 Meat Varieties)

Extremely hearty &perfect for free range

Layer Chicks, TurkeysDucklings, Guineas, Much More

(814) 539-7026www.myerspoultry.com

Day Old ChicksBroiler, LayersTurkeys

NEPPA HatcheryJill & Ken Gies

660 Fordsbush Road

Ft. Plain, NY 13339email: giespasture@frontiernet.net

Write or call for prices & availability

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RAINBOW RIDGE FARMBusiness Wanted: Have newmeat processing 5-A licensedfacility for poultry, ducks,turkeys. Also Broilers avail-able, any size, dressed oralive. 607-869-2287 7:30-8:00AM

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Concrete SilosShotcrete WorkDeteriorated WallsBarn Wall RepairHigh PressureWashingSilo Painting

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1990 International 4900 DT466, 6 SpeedTrans., 33,000 GVW, Air Brakes, 22’ Dump

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JUL 19 - AUG 31

The 7 Threats to YourFamily Security

5789 Widewaters Parkway,DeWitt, NY (1st Floor Confer-ence Room). Topics include:Wills & Trusts, Probate,Health Care Proxies, Powersof Attorney, staying in con-trol of your “stuff” & protect-ing it from the govt., nursinghomes, lawsuits, taxes, chil-dren’s divorces, creditors &“predators,” paying for quali-ty care in your home/assist-ed living facility without los-ing your business and/orlifetime of assets, qualifyingfor Medicaid/ VA Benefits,keeping personal informa-tion private and much more.There is no cost or obligationto attend this workshop,however, registration isrequired due to limited seat-ing. Call 315-446-3850.

JUL 25

Caring For Your WoodlandI

Campbell’s Tree Farm, 1348Stitzinger Rd, Tionesta, PA.6-9 pm. Cost is $15 toattend. Make checks payableto PSCE Forest Co andreturn to: PSCE Forest Co.,668 Elm St., Suite C, Tiones-ta, PA 16353. Call 814-755-3544 or e-mail foresttext@psu.edu. PowerPoint and Your FarmCornell Food & AgriculturalTechnology Park, Geneva,NY. 7-9 pm. $10. Learn howto use PowerPoint softwareto plan and create a basicdigital slideshow. Registra-tion requested. ContactNancy Anderson, 585-394-3977 ext. 427 or nea8@cornell.edu.

JUL 26

Free Class to Help MakeEnds Meet

CCE Office, Steuben CountyOffice Bldg, 3 East PulteneySq., Bath, NY. Registration isrequested. Call 607-664-2300. On Internet at www.putknowledgetowork.comNoxious Plants Workshop

Jeff Muller Property, cornerof Clinton & Pump StationRoads, Town of Cameron inSteuben County. 6-8 pm.Registration is appreciated.Contact CCE Steuben Co.,607-664-2300.

JUL 27

Livingston Co. FarmBureau CelebratesCentennial Year

Big Tree Farm, 6673 Big TreeRd., Livonia, NY. 6 pm. Youare also invited to share yourfarm’s history. Please supplyyour own table (no largerthan 6’ x 2’). No charge toreserve your space. Set upby 5 pm on July 27. ContactCCE Livingston Co., 585-658-3250.

JUL 28

Fly Management on theFarmstead Workshop

El-Vi Farms, GeorgeAndrews & Family, 14 PelisRd., Newark, NY. The eventstarts with lunch at noonand will wrap up at 3 pm.Workshop fee is $10/person,which includes lunch.Though a dairy farm, princi-ples are the same for con-ventional or organic dairiesas well as beef operations.Registration deadline is July25. Contact Nancy Ander-son, 585-394-2977 ext. 427or e-mail your name,address and phone numberto nea8@cornell.edu.

JUL 30

Guided Farm Tours atHeather Ridge Farm

Heather Ridge Farm Store &Cafe, 989 Broome CenterRd.. Your guide will showyou many animals: all grass-fed Devon and Angus cattle,Icelandic and Dorset sheep,

Boer goats, heritage breedpigs, meat chickens, layers,guinea hens, guard llamas,an alpaca and donkey.Starts at 10:30 am. Reserva-tions for the farm tours canbe made by calling 518-239-6234, or sending and e-mailto heatherridgefarm@aol.com $5 per adult, who canbe accompanied by two chil-dren. The walking tour goesup and down hills andthrough grassy fields. Sturdywalking shoes that can getdirty are recommended.

Woodlot and SugarbushManagement Workshop

6877 Sergeant Rd., Sodus,NY (woodlot). 9 am - 1 pm.Participants should dress forthe weather and be preparedfor walking on moderatelyrough ground. Participantsare encouraged to bring ahard hat, clipboard and pen-cil. Registration includes allhandout materials, scalestick and approximately fourhours of instruction. Regis-tration is required by Fri.,July 22. To register, mailyour $15 payment to CCEWayne County, 1581 Route88, North Newark, NY14513-9739.

AUG 3

Berry Picking Bus TourCornell Cooperative Exten-sion of Broome County. 10am. You will pay for whatyou pick. After picking, thetour will travel for lunch. Thecost is $25 for a family offour, or $15/couple andincludes lunch and a totebag. Contact Carol, 607-584-9966.

AUG 6

Small Scale Woodlot andSugarbush Management

WorkshopA Wood lot off Ketchum Roadin the Town of Canandaigua,NY. Pre-registration isrequired by Aug. 2 and costs$15 per person. To registeror for more information con-tact Cornell CooperativeExtension of Ontario Coun-ty, 585-394-3977 ext. 427 ore-mail your name, addressand phone number tonea8@cornell.edu.

AUG 10-12

31st Annual National PikeSteam, Gas & HorseAssociation Show

National Pike Steam, Gas, &Horse Association Grounds,222 Spring Rd, (4 miles westof Brownsville off US 40),Brownsville, PA. Antiquefarm, construction, miningequipment, trucks andmore. Contact Louis McMas-ter, 724-356-2307.

AUG 13

Farm City DayJerry Dell Farm, Freeville,NY. 11 am - 4 pm. ContactCCE Office, 607-257-2292.

AUG 25 - 28

Cornell Maple CampCornell University Arnot For-est near Ithaca, NY. Open toall maple producers andthose wishing to becomemaple producers. Registra-tion information is availableby going to www.CornellMaple.info and selectingCornell Maple Camp.

SEP 16 & 21

14th Annual All DairyAntiques & Collectibles

ShowDairy Activity Center, PAFarm Show Complex & ExpoCenter, Harrisburg, PA. Fri.noon - 5 pm. Sat. thru Wed.8 am - 5 pm. Free parking,free exhibitor space & freeadmission. Featuring Hol-stein breed items, but alldairy related collectors andinvited and encouraged toattend. Antique Consign-ment Auction Tues., Sept.20. Contact Gary Gojsovich717-635-5067 or Lolly Lesh-er 717-787-2905.

SEP 18/20

2011 New York StateMaple Tour

The tour will feature visits toa variety of maple opera-tions. Tour stop informationwill be available soon atwww.cornellmaple.com andwww.nysmaple.com.

SEP 22-24

3rd International Sympo-sium on Mastitis and Milk

QualitySt. Louis, MO. Submission ofabstracts for presentation atthis fall symposium (eitheras a poster or orally) will bedue by March 1. Watch theNMC Web site at nmcon-line.org for more details.

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Grand champion bred-and-owned female — Cedar Hill Grace 1961 510 won grand champion

bred-and-owned female at the 2011 Pennsylvania Angus Breeder's Junior Show, June 18, in

Huntingdon, PA. Alana Eisenhour, Wellsville, PA, owns the March 2010 daughter of H S A F

Bando 1961. She earlier won junior champion. Thomas Carper, White Post, VA, evaluated the 87

entries.

Photos by Dave Mullins, American Angus Association.

2011 Pennsylvania Angus Breeder’s Junior Show

Grand champion cow-calf pair — Freys KJF Delia M90 T26 won grand champion cow-calf

pair. Fred Frey, Quarryville, PA, owns the January 2008 daughter of G 13 Stand Out. A

February 2011 heifer calf sired by Check Mate completes the winning pair.

Grand champion steer — B C A Freedom 06 won grand champion

steer. Jeremy Bentzel, East Berlin, PA, owns the February 2010 son of

TC Freedom 104.

Champion Spotlight Heifer — BVA Final Answer Anne won spotlight

heifer. Brent Stufflet, Lenhartsville, PA, owns the winning heifer.

Grand champion bred-and-owned steer — Freys FCF All Star V87-R29

won grand champion bred-and-owned steer. Fred Frey, Quarryville,

PA, owns the March 2010 son of Freys Extra Stout R103.

Reserve grand champion owned female — B C A Edella Bismarck

D012 won reserve grand champion owned female. Haley Sweitzer,

Wellsville, PA, owns the April 2010 daughter of S A V Bismarck 5682.

She earlier won junior champion.

These juniors won novice

showmanship. Pictured from

left are Haley Sweitzer,

Wellsville, PA, champion; and

Daniel Rohrbaugh, Seven

Valleys, PA, reserve champion.

These Angus enthusiasts

won junior showmanship.

From left are Shelby Dean,

New Castle, PA, champion,

and Alana Eisenhour,

Wellsville, PA, reserve

champion.

Hannah Grim, East Berlin,

PA, left, and Haley Sweitzer,

Wellsville, PA, won grand

showman and reserve grand

showman respectively.

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