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Waiting for the EPA

EPA’s delay on RFS prolongs uncertainty

by Gordon WolfThe Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) November

21 announcement that it would not finalize the 2014 vol-ume standards under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) until 2015, brought mixed reactions from elected officials in Iowa.

The proposed rule, which the EPA issued in November 2013, would have set the volume of corn-based ethanol to be blended with petroleum fuel at 13.01 billion gallons, substantially less than the 14.4 billion gallons that had been required by the 2007 RFS.

Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) called the EPA’s delay on the final rules mixed news for farmers and biofuels produc-ers, calling the Obama Administration’s proposal to reduce the ethanol mandate ill-conceived, and he added that the postponement continues the uncertainty for the biofuels industry and everyone who works in it.

Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), also said the EPA’s delay of the 2014 RFS mandate allows uncertainty to linger.

Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey saw the EPA’s delay in finalizing the 2014 RFS as good news, stating that at least that the EPA had withdrawn what he called the misguided rule it had proposed in 2013. Like Harkin and Grassley, he said the uncertainty created by the EPA would continue to hurt the renewable fuels industry.

Dr. Robert Wisner, professor emeritus, Iowa State Uni-versity, said the EPA’s postponement of the RFS announce-ment is a big concern for the biofuels industry, particularly for the blenders, as the mandates should be announced in November the year before they go into effect.

“The 2013 proposal was for a significant cut for corn-starch ethanol,” said Wisner. “For other biofuels, the ques-tion was how much the EPA would lower the cellulosic

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mandate and advanced mandate from the levels called for in the Energy Indepen-dence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA). That’s the legislation that spells out the mandates and the amount of increases an-nually to 2022.”

Wisner continued, “EPA has some flex-ibility to lower the mandates, but with limi-tation. For ethanol, the postponement has probably allowed the industry to produce more than the government would have mandated.

“The industry has been operating throughout the year not knowing what those mandates will be for 2014,” he said. “Since the 2014 mandates will be an-nounced after the first of the year, they will have no impact on this year’s production but could have some impact on the value of Renewable Identification Numbers (RINs), which are the numbers assigned to each gallon of biofuel.”

Wisner, who was an Extension grain marketing and outlook economist at Iowa State University, said his greatest concern is with the mandates for advanced biofu-els.

He said that the United States has two main categories of advanced biofuels. One is biodiesel and the other is the emerging cellulosic ethanol industry.

“The mandates are particularly impor-tant for those industries, to ensure there’s going to be a market for increased produc-tion,” Wisner said. “We don’t know for sure what kind of cost structure we’re looking at for cellulosic ethanol - it may vary with the technology - and it will be competing with the cornstarch ethanol industry.”

He said investors and producers have invested in cellulosic ethanol production on the assumption that the mandates for

advanced biofuels will increase consider-ably each year over the next several years, although at a slower rate of increase than in the EISA.

“No one knows how much or when the mandates will be increased for 2015; that will have a big bearing on cellulosic etha-nol,” said Wisner.

He added that the $1-per-gallon tax credit for biodiesel expired at the end of 2013 and has not been renewed.

“The mandates become more important in generating increased demand for bio-diesel when there is no tax credit,” said Wisner.

He noted that a third potential advanced biofuel comes into play in the U.S. market; that is sugarcane ethanol produced in Bra-zil and other countries.

“This has implications for both cellulosic ethanol and corn-based ethanol, because it can be substituted for either or both of these,” he said.

Wisner said the biofuels industry, at this point, is somewhat in the dark as to what the RFS mandates will be.

The RINs can be accumulated from pre-vious years to be used in place of future mandated production if necessary. For that reason, when mandates eventually are an-nounced, they can affect RIN values.

The EPA created the RIN system to mon-itor compliance with the RFS by fuel refin-ers, blenders and importers.

A release from the EPA said the pro-posed rule it issued last November gener-ated a significant number of comments, particularly on the proposal’s ability to en-sure continued progress toward achieving the 2007 law’s renewable fuel targets.

The EPA said one of its objectives is to get back on the annual statutory timeline by addressing the 2014, 2015 and 2016 standards in the next calendar year.

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policy at fever-pitch, the 2015 Summit will be a great place to hear the latest and greatest on the future of renewable fuels,” said IRFA President Steve Bleyl.

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The Iowa Corn Promotion Board, Iowa State University (ISU) and the Iowa Depart-ment of Agriculture and Land Stewardship are partnering on a new effort to improve farm productivity and water quality.

The project involves documenting the effectiveness of in-field and edge-of-field nutrient management practices for selected drainage districts (DD) in Palo Alto (DD 15 North), Pocahontas (DD 65, 48-81, 178), and Clay (DD 8) counties in Iowa.

Farmers that participate will lead the voluntary-based approach to help reduce nitrogen and phosphorus exports to down-stream waters by using documentation at the multiple-farm scale.

Documentation will note potential nitro-gen and phosphorus losses in relation to in-field and edge-of-field nutrient manage-ment, which support the efforts of the Iowa Nutrient Reduction Strategy.

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The study analyzed data from the United States De-partment of Agriculture (USDA) 2012 Census of Agricul-ture and the IMPLAN system to determine the contribu-tions of Iowa agriculture.

The agriculture industry goes beyond just impacting the total economic output of the state, a release from CSIF said. One in every five Iowans is employed in agri-culture and ag-related industries, accounting for nearly 419,000 jobs. This compares to one in six jobs in 2007.

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The Coalition to Support Iowa’s Farmers is a joint partnership involving the Iowa Cattlemen’s Association, Iowa Corn Growers Association, Iowa Farm Bureau Fed-eration, Iowa Pork Producers Association, Iowa Soybean Association, Iowa Turkey Federation and Midwest Dairy Association.

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A look back at 2014From the pages of Iowa Farm and Ranch

The front page of the January 2014 issue of Iowa Farm and Ranch bears a striking similarity to the front page of this month’s issue: the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) is the subject on the covers of both.

In January 2014, the story centered on agriculture groups and agriculture leaders in Iowa going to battle with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over a proposed reduction in the volume of corn-based ethanol proposed to be blended in 2014.

This month, the issue is the EPA’s delay of announcing the final 2014 RFS rule until 2015, which elected officials said prolongs the uncertainty for the biofuels industry. By law, the EPA should have announced the 2015 RFS standard last month.

The weather, of course, was a top news topic for pro-ducers in 2014. The planting season began with optimism about the 2014 crop season. Despite some delays due to weather, the season started well, according to comments from Iowa State University Extension field agronomists.

As the season progressed, rain, wind and hail became factors. For the week ending July 6, the USDA’s Nation-al Agricultural Statistics Service reported that only 2.6 days were suitable for field work, on a statewide aver-age. It marked the third consecutive week with less than three suitable days for field work. And State Climatolo-

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Iowa’s local food economy is growing more vigorously than expected, according to a two-year evaluation from the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture.

The report also shows how modest public investment in the work of local food coordinators contributes to job creation in the state.

Sales of local food to grocery stores, restaurants, resi-dential food service operations, food hubs, food auctions and other high-volume markets rose from $8.9 million in 2012 to $13.1 million in 2013, for a total of more than $22 million over the two-year period. The report cites data showing that these larger markets are rapidly eclips-ing direct-to-consumer sales at farmers markets and from Community Supported Agriculture (CSAs).

According to the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agri-culture, this activity spells good economic news for rural communities and farm-based businesses in Iowa, includ-ing the creation of 171 new jobs in 2012 and 2013.

The findings are part of an evaluation of the Regional Food Systems Working Group (RFSWG), a statewide net-work that connects 15 local food coordinators working in 91 of Iowa’s 99 counties. Like last year, the coordinators recruited local food producers and buyers from their re-spective regions to complete a survey that measured four indicators of economic change:• Localfoodsalesbyfarmers,includingdirectlytocon-

sumers and to institutions and other markets• Localfoodpurchasesbygrocerystores,restaurantsand

buyers for institutions and other high-volume markets• Jobcreationasaresultoflocalfoodproduction,pro-

cessing or utilization• FundsleveragedbyRFSWGgroups

“Farmers reported increases in their sales from 2012 to 2013, even adjusted for inflation,” said Corry Bregen-dahl, who coordinated the data collection project for the Leopold Center with Leopold Center program assistant Arlene Enderton. “Total sales of local food, as reported by 103 farmers in 2012 and 120 farmers in 2013, nearly topped $24 million.”

The totals offer a broader picture of the local food boom than that shown in data collected by the U.S. Census of Agriculture, Bregendahl said. He added the federal farm census tracks only sales directly to consumers such as at farmers markets, farm stands and CSA enterprises. Farmers are not asked to report sales to restaurants, gro-

cery stores and other retailers, or to institutions such as schools, hospitals and residential living facilities. In the 2012 U.S. Census of Agriculture, 2,954 Iowa farms re-ported $17.5 million in direct sales.

“Using our 2013 data, we captured 74 percent of the 2012 Census of Agriculture local food sales with only four percent of the sample size,” Bregendahl explained.

“Our data suggests that only a small portion of our farmers’ local food sales, about five percent, was sold directly to consumers. Iowa local food sales could be ex-ceeding $300 million instead of the $17 million reported in the 2012 Census of Agriculture, if we had a better sys-tem in place for tracking sales to high-volume buyers such as grocery stores, restaurants, school food service, food distributors, and others.”

Food producers were asked to share information about existing jobs on their farms as well as any new jobs cre-ated as a result of local food production. Similarly, local food buyers were asked if any new jobs had been created in their businesses as a result of local food purchases.

In 2013, 118 new jobs were created on farms and by local food buyers. Combined with 53 new jobs reported in 2012, the two-year total is 171 new jobs, of which more than one-third are full-time. The new jobs were created on the farm, in sales and marketing, processing, distribution, nutrition education, horticultural education, and culinary arts, among others. When compared to other sectors, the public cost of creating one new full-time job in the local foods sector is low, at $15,661.

In addition to economic benefits and job creation, Bre-gendahl said coordinators in the RFSWG network raised more than $1.5 million during the two-year period, from government and philanthropic grants, donations, fund-raisers and voter-approved county Extension funds. A significant portion of those funds came from outside the state.

The statewide report, 2013 Economic Impacts of Iowa’s Regional Food Systems Working Group, is available on the Leopold Center website at www.leopold.iastate.edu/local-food.

Additional data and profiles of local food champions are available from coordinators of nine of the 15 regional groups. Each group works with different stakeholders to build and strengthen local food systems in their region. Members may include farmers, food-based businesses,

nonprofits, Extension, resource cnservation and develop-ment organizations, educational institutions and govern-ment agencies.

Following are the food groups in western Iowa and the counties they serve.

Flavors of Northwest Iowa: Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Emmet, Ida, Lyon, Monona, O’Brien, Osceola, Palo Alto, Plymouth, Sioux and Woodbury coun-ties

Healthy Harvest of North Iowa: Cerro Gordo, Floyd, Franklin, Hancock, Kossuth, Mitchell, Winnebago, Worth and Wright counties

Southern Iowa Local Foods Initiative: Adair, Adams, Clarke, Decatur, Ringgold, Taylor and Union counties

Southwest Iowa Food & Farm Initiative: Audubon, Cass, Fremont, Guthrie, Harrison, Mills, Montgomery, Page, Pottawattamie and Shelby counties

Eat Greater Des Moines: Dallas, Marion and Polk coun-ties

Central Iowa Regional Food Systems Working Group: Boone, Hardin and Story counties

Greene County Local Foods Working Group: Carroll, Greene and Guthrie counties

By the numbers

Local food economic report• RFSWG network: 15 groups, working in 91 of 99

Iowa counties• 3 surveys, 120 farmers, 74 buyers, 13 regions report-

ing data• $13 million: Total local food sales by farmers, 2013 • $13.1 million: Total local food purchases by buyers,

2013 • $108,629: Average local food sales/farm, 2013 • $179,845: Average total local food purchase/buyer,

2013• 171: Total new jobs created, 2012-2013• $15,661: Public investment/local food sector FTE job

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It’s responsible for nearly all life on the planet, but rarely gets the respect it deserves. On December 5, this living and life-giving resource finally got its day, across the state and around the globe.

The United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organiza-tion launched the International Year of Soil on World Soil Day (December 5) to raise awareness of the importance of healthy soils for food security, ecosystem functions and resilient farms.

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“Farmers know that keeping our soil healthy helps prevent erosion, protects water quality and improves productivity,” said Bill Northey, Iowa Secretary of Agri-culture. “The state has increased focus on water quality in the past few years, with many local workshops and field days including a soil health component, knowing that one by-product of healthy soils is cleaner water.”

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Agriculture students from Boyer Valley were sent to Woodbine between 2008 and 2010, and to Denison dur-ing the 2010-2011 school year, to participate in those schools’ agriculture classes; this sharing program ended in 2011.

“One of the initiatives the board asked me to look into when I took the position was starting an ag program at Boyer Valley,” said Gee.

“I think in this day and age we need to look at what’s going to make this school district attractive for kids to want to be here.”

The new instructor will teach a seventh grade explor-atory class, one eighth grade class and the rest will be high school classes, according to Gee.

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the way to start a new FFA program associated with the school, he added.

“You can’t have an FFA program without having an ag program, so the two kind of go hand in hand,” he said.

“I’ve talked to a lot of people who have been involved in FFA programs. The public speaking, the leadership, the other intangibles that come along with being in a program like that will be a huge benefit for our students.”

The cost of creating a new teaching position and fund-ing the associated needs of an FFA program were not achievable within the school district’s budget, according to Gee. To make it possible, a group of farmers and busi-ness leaders created a new organization called the Boyer Valley Education Foundation to help defray the cost of the new program.

“One of the things (the foundation) wanted from us was to have the school have some kind of skin in the game,” said Gee.

“What we agreed to was the school would pay the base salary and benefits and the foundation would then sup-plement with paying an extended contract, FFA spon-sorship, mileage and startup costs; some of the initial things that are going to be up front to help the school district out.”

Foundation secretary Jon Schaben said, “Most rural

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“The foundation’s job is to make sure the program is not sold short. If they determine that they need some-thing and it’s a good educational, functional tool for that program, then the foundation wants to be able to provide that,” he said.

“There are people that have donated cash and made three-year commitments for cash. And this process is just getting off the ground,” Schaben added.

Gee said many people have told him they are glad the school is bringing back an agricultural science program. “The community support has been great,” he said.

The foundation has already secured 50 acres of land that will be offered to the FFA group for farming, accord-ing to Schaben.

“That’s a pretty exciting opportunity that the students of Boyer Valley are going to have; a hands-on farm that they get to run, that they get to manage, that they get to market,” he said.

Revenue from the sale of crops on the donated land could be a self-perpetuating funding mechanism for the foundation, Schaben said.

“It’s going to give us a chance to show an incoming instructor there is a strong and solid commitment from these local people to get this program up and going. Not only to get it going, but to keep it funded.”


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The American Farm Bureau Federation recently released a guiding document called, “Privacy and Security Principles for Farm Data” that has been endorsed by many major agriculture technology providers (ATPs).

The purpose of the document is to guide ATPs when they do business with a farmer using precision technology and to address farmers’ concerns about data privacy, according to Matthew Erickson, Farm Bureau public policy economist.

“Precision technology is beneficial, but we also need to address the concerns from farmers when they give their data to a company,” he said.

Ownership of data is a primary concern of farmers, Erickson said. “The owner-ship principle (in the document) clearly states that the farmer owns the data,” Erickson said.

The document sets out in detail how farmers deal “with all the parties that have an economic interest with that piece of ground that they collect that data on.”

“This is an agreement between the farmer who has an account with the ag technology provider and the ag technol-ogy provider that does business with the

farmer,” he said.Transparency and consistency are the

guiding principles within the document, he added.

Farm Bureau will develop a “transpar-ency evaluation matrix” to make sure that ATPs and farmers are adhering to the principles of the document, according to Erickson.

“If companies are going to sign on to it, they better make sure that they are fol-lowing this agreement,” he said.

A Farm Bureau survey released in Oc-tober showed the top three data-usage concerns for farmers are:

1. Liability – In the case of a data breach, who is liable for my farm data? Can misuse of my data be used against me if not obtained legally?

2. Usage – How is my data being used by each company and who is it being shared with?

3. Privacy – Is my data anonymous so it cannot be traced back to my site specific operation?

The document deals with each of these concerns.

According to Erickson, the privacy and security principles document is a work in progress.

“I’m sure there are things that are missing, but I think this is a really good start. This agreement really captures the big things that farmers were concerned about,” he said.

The document is reproduced to the right and continues on Page 12A.

Privacy and Security Principles for Farm DataNovember 13, 2014

The recent evolution of precision agriculture and farm data is providing farmers with tools, which can help to increase productivity and profitability.

As that technology continues to evolve, the undersigned organizations and com-panies believe the following data principles should be adopted by each Agriculture Technology Provider (ATP).

It is imperative that an ATP’s principles, policies and practices be consistent with each company’s contracts with farmers. The undersigned organizations are com-mitted to ongoing engagement and dialogue regarding this rapidly developing tech-nology.

Education: Grower education is valuable to ensure clarity between all parties and stakehold-

ers.Grower organizations and industry should work to develop programs, which help

to create educated customers who understand their rights and responsibilities. ATPs should strive to draft contracts using simple, easy to understand language.

Ownership: We believe farmers own information generated on their farming operations.However, it is the responsibility of the farmer to agree upon data use and sharing

with the other stakeholders with an economic interest, such as the tenant, land-owner, cooperative, owner of the precision agriculture system hardware, and/or ATP etc. The farmer contracting with the ATP is responsible for ensuring that only the data they own or have permission to use is included in the account with the ATP.

Collection, Access and Control: An ATP’s collection, access and use of farm data should be granted only with the

affirmative and explicit consent of the farmer. This will be by contract agreements, whether signed or digital.

Notice: Farmers must be notified that their data is being collected and about how the farm data will be disclosed and used. This notice must be provided in an easily located and readily accessible format.

Transparency and Consistency: ATPs shall notify farmers about the purposes for which they collect and use farm

data. They should provide information about how farmers can contact the ATP with any inquiries or complaints, the types of third parties to which they disclose the

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data and the choices the ATP offers for limiting its use and disclosure.

An ATP’s principles, policies and practices should be transparent and fully consistent with the terms and con-ditions in their legal contracts. An ATP will not change the customer’s contract without his or her agreement.

Choice: ATPs should explain the effects and abilities of a

farmer’s decision to opt in, opt out or disable the avail-ability of services and features offered by the ATP. If multiple options are offered, farmers should be able to choose some, all, or none of the options offered. ATPs should provide farmers with a clear understanding of what services and features may or may not be enabled when they make certain choices.

Portability: Within the context of the agreement and retention policy, farmers should be able to retrieve their data for storage or use in other systems, with the excep-tion of the data that has been made anonymous or ag-gregated and is no longer specifically identifiable. Non-anonymized or non-aggregated data should be easy for farmers to receive their data back at their discretion.

Terms and Definitions: Farmers should know with whom they are contracting

if the ATP contract involves sharing with third parties, partners, business partners, ATP partners, or affiliates. ATPs should clearly explain the following definitions in a consistent manner in all of their respective agree-ments: (1) farm data; (2) third party; (3) partner; (4) business partner; (5) ATP partners; (6) affiliate; (7) data account holder; (8) original customer data. If these definitions are not used, ATPs should define each al-

ternative term in the contract and privacy policy. ATPs should strive to use clear language for their terms, con-ditions and agreements.

Disclosure, use and Sale limitation: An ATP will not sell and/or disclose non-aggregated

farm data to a third party without first securing a legally binding commitment to be bound by the same terms and conditions as the ATP has with the farmer. Farmers must be notified if such a sale is going to take place and have the option to opt out or have their data removed prior to that sale. An ATP will not share or disclose original farm data with a third party in any manner that is inconsistent with the contract with the armer. If the agreement with the third party is not the same as the agreement with the ATP, farmers must be presented with the third party’s terms for agreement or rejection.

Data Retention and Availability: Each ATP should provide for the removal, secure

destruction and return of original farm data from the farmer’s account upon the request of the farmer or after a pre-agreed period of time. The ATP should include a requirement that farmers have access to the data that an ATP holds during that data retention period. ATPs should document personally identifiable data retention and availability policies and disposal procedures, and specify requirements of data under policies and proce-dures.

Contract Termination: Farmers should be allowed to discontinue a service or

halt the collection of data at any time subject to appro-

priate ongoing obligations. Procedures for termination of services should be clearly defined in the contract.

unlawful or Anti-Competitive Activities: ATPs should not use the data for unlawful or anti-

competitive activities, such as a prohibition on the use of farm data by the ATP to speculate in commodity mar-kets.

liability & Security Safeguards: The ATP should clearly define terms of liability. Farm

data should be protected with reasonable security safe-guards against risks such as loss or unauthorized ac-cess, destruction, use, modification or disclosure. Polic-es for notification and response in the event of a breach should be established.

The undersigned organizations for the Privacy and Security Principles of Farm Data as of November 13, 2014.

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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 7• John Schaben Club Calf Auction, Dunlap Livestock Auction, Dunlap, IA. (D)

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10• Large Machinery Auction, Tractors, Skid Loaders, Pay Loaders, Collector Tractors, Combines, Heads, Forage, Hay, Feed Equip, Planters, Asst. Machinery, Trucks, Cars, Pick-ups, Trailers, ATVS. Wieman Land & Auction Co., Inc. Marion SD. (D)• Topf Ranch Bred Hfr/Cows, Dunlap Livestock Auction, Dunlap, IA. (D)• Stock Big Iron Online Only Un-reserved Auction. 10:00 a.m. closing. Farm, Industrial and Misc Equipment, 706 Lots selling at BigIron.com (D)

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11• AgIron Consignsignment Event, 605 E. Winfield Ave., Mt. Pleasant, IA. Trac-tors, Trucks, Farm Equip, Construction Equip, Livestock Equip & More. Steffes Group.com (D)

FRIDAY DECEMBER 12• Special Calf/Yearling Sale Dunlap Livestock Auction, Dunlap, IA. (D)

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13• First Class Female, Dunlap Livestock Auction, Dunlap, IA. (D)• Special Cattle Sale, Anita Livestock Auction, Anita, 11:30 a.m. weigh ups; 12:30 p.m. feeders. Bernard Vais and Jesse Vais, Auctioneers. (AUD)• Short line of Farm Equip, Tools, Many Collectible Primitives, 12:00 p.m. McGuire Auction Building, 523 Main St., Holstein, IA. (D)• After Harvest Consignment Auction, 9:30 a.m., at Hamilton Auction Co., off Interstate 90 at Dexter, MN exit #193 the 1/4 m E on Hwy 16. Hamilton Auction Co., (D)• Multiple Storage Units at Auction, 10:00 a.m. 2509 4th Ave. S, Denison;11:30 a.m 3113 12th St., Harlan; 12 Noon 1227 N. Chestnut St, Avoca; 12:30 p.m. 818 S. Hwy 59, Oakland, IA. Osborn Auction, LLC. (D)

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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16• Excellent Bar & Restaurant Auc-tion, 10:30 a.m. formerly Wallaby’s Bar & Grill, 3720 Lincoln Way, Ames, IA. Backes Auctioneers & Realty. (D)

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17• AgIron Consignment Event, 1827 217th Rd., Boone, IA. Tractors, Trucks, Farm Equip, Construction Equip, Livestock Equip & More. SteffesGroup.com (D)

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17• Special Bred Female, Dunlap Livestock Auction, Dunlap, IA. (D) • Farm Equipment Consignments from 5 Farmers and Toy Auction, 7:00 a.m. Mowrey Auction Co., 301 E Fred-erick, Milford, IL. moweryauction.com. On-line bidding at bidspotter.com (D)• Stock Big Iron Online Only Un-reserved Auction. 10:00 a.m. closing. Farm, Industrial and Misc Equipment, 502 Lots selling at BigIron.com (D)

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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10TH • 8:45 CSTLunch by Presbyterian Church Ladies

TRACTORS – SKID LOADERS – PAY LOADERS COLLECTOR TRACTORS – COMBINES – HEADS

FORAGE-HAY-FEEDING EQUIPMENT – PLANTERSASST. MACHINERY – TRUCKS – CARS

PICKUPS – TRAILERS – ATVOur annual year end auction will be held at the Wieman Auction Facility at 44628 SD Hwy 44 located from Marion, SD, 1 mile south and 1/2 mile west on:

A Large Assortment of Tractors (2WD’s, MFD’s & 4x4’s); Skid Loaders; Forklifts; Pay Loader; Construction Items; Collec-tor Tractors; Vintage Equipment; Combines; Corn Heads; Flex Heads; Grain Carts; Grain Handling; Sprayers; Dry Fertilizer Floaters; Fertilizer Items; Loaders; Manure Equipment; Haying-Feeding-Forage Equipment; Planters (from 4RW to 24 Row); Till-age Equip.; Assorted Machinery; Trucks; Trailers; Pickups; Cars; ATV’s; Misc.;

For a detailed ad and some pictures call our office or visit our website at: www.wiemanauction.com

Auctioneers Note: A portion of the Auction will be available on Proxibid.com for online bidding with a 2 ½ % buyers premium with a max of $ 750.00 per item. Another large interesting sale! Older Machinery sells at 8:45 AM sharp with 2 auction rings all day. At 11:00 a 3rd auction ring will sell most trucks-vehicles-related items. South Dakota sales tax will be charged. This ad is subject to additions and deletions. All consignments must have been approved by the Wieman’s. We have excellent loading and unload-ing equipment. We appreciate your business. We are in our 65th year of selling. Honest and fair treatment to all. Financing and trucking available. Sorry we are full! Come Prepared to Buy! If you are driving a good dis-tance – call to make sure your item is here. (Welcome to the “Machinery Mall of South Dakota”).

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EVENINGS:Derek Wieman 605-660-213 • Mike Wieman 605-297-4240 Kevin Wieman 605-648-3439 • Richard Wieman 605-648-3264

Gary Wieman 605-648-3164e-mail address: [email protected]

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November 4 240 Ac Clinton Co 2 tracts - 160 ac and 80 ac

Broker: Dennis Stolk, ALC Ruhl Farm & Land

November 7

98 Ac Palo Alto Co Sec 13 Lost Island Township

inside all tillable - 73.1 CSR call Chuck Sikora

November 22

Jackson Co, MN Acreage and Land

8 ac acreage - 5 bedroom home 30 ac land with 1160’ shoreline

December 2

75.9 Ac Dickinson Co Section 29 Lakeville Township

All tillable attractive farm 3 miles west of West Lake Okoboji

December 5

153 Acres Clay Co Section 8 Sioux Township

All tillable level prod. farm Adj. east side of Spencer, IA

December 9

315 Acres Scott Co Farmland south of New Liberty

Broker: Ken Paper, ALC Ruhl Farm & Land

Land Auction December 18, 2014 - 10 am

664 Acres Palo Alto Co Five Farms in West Bend Township

Sale Site: Parkview Inn and Suites, West Bend, IA

160 Acres - NW1/4 Section 32 nearly level, all tillable - 153.3 crop acres

72.4 CSR, 84.3 CSR2 ________________________

160 Acres - SW1/4 Section 32 nearly level, all tillable - 154.56 crop acres

69.9 CSR, 80.5 CSR2 _______________________

159 Acres - NE1/4 Section 32 gently rolling-151.3 crop ac w/CRP filter strips

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150 Acres - SE1/4 Section 30 146.9 crop ac in 3 fields w/CRP filter strips

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35 Acres - Section 31 inside nearly level, all tillable - minus acreage

productive soils, 64.5 CSR, 75.3 CSR2 ______________________

Auctioneers: Jon Hjelm, ALC 712-240-3529 Chuck Sikora 712-260-2788

The Acre Co., Spencer, IA 712-262-3529 theacreco.com

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ACREAGE FOR SALE

Consignments from local farmers and one estate –2008 C/IH 530 quad track, 2388 hrs; 2009 JD 9670 STS combine, 1002 separator hrs; 2009 JD 608 C Stalkmaster chopping corn head; 2009 JD 635 bean head; Cat Challenger MT665; Cat Challenger MG746, 18” tracks; Brent #880 grain cart; 1997 JD #310 SE backhoe; Better Bilt manure tank, 4950 gal; 2005 Corn Husker 42’ hopper bottom trailer; 2011 Timpte 42’ hopper bottom (has some rear damage); 2003 Ford Sterling grain truck, quad axle, 3176 Cat, 24’ box, tarp; 1993 Western Star grain truck, quad axle, 400 Cummins, 24’ box, tarp; other tractors; trucks; trailers; tillage equip, snowmobiles & misc items.Terms: Cash or good check. Nothing to be removed until settled for.

For complete listing, pictures and online bidding information check web site: www.hamiltonauctioncompany.com

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AFTER HARVEST AUCTIONSat., Dec. 13, 2014 • 9:30 am

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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19• Western Iowa Precond. Calf/Yrlg. Dunlap Livestock Auction, Dunlap, IA. (D)

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 23• Regular Fed Cattle, Weigh Cows/Bulls, Feeders & Breds, Dunlap Livestock Auction, Dunlap, IA. (D)

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 24• Stock Big Iron Online Only Unreserved Auction. 10:00 a.m. closing. Farm, Industrial and Misc Equipment, 238 Lots selling at BigIron.com (D)

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 27• Bruhn Incredible Female Dunlap Livestock Auction, Dunlap, IA. (D)

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 30• Special Calf/Yearling w/Regular Sale, Dunlap Livestock Auction, Dunlap, IA. (D)

THURSDAY, JANUARY 8• 490.47 Acres Harrison Co Land, 11:00 a.m. at Community Center, Logan, IA. Steve Straight, owner. Scha-ben Auction Service. (D)

SATURDAY, JANUARY 10• 201.66 A +/- Monona Co. IA., 10:30 am. at Onawa Community Center, 320 10th St., Onawa, IA, Farm ground and 2-story home and outbuildings. McCall Auc-tions & Real Estate. (M)

SATURDAY, JANUARY 31• 38th Annual Angus Bred Female and Bull Sale, Jauer Dependable Genetics Hinton, IA (D)

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Auctions

FARMER #1JOHN & THETA LEE CRUT

WELLINGTON, IL (217)260-5116“EXCELLENT LINE OF FARM EQ.”’09 JD 9670 STS #730354 962/646 HRS

2WD 18.4-46F DUALS 28L26 J&M BE 25’ HICAP UNLOAD CHOPPER

’11 CIH STEIGER 350 #126442 541 HRS DEL CAB 480-80R50 W/DUALS 4HYD 1000PTO

’08 CIH 245 #Z04046 MFD CAH DEL CAB LEATHER INT. 10FRT WTS 14.9-34F FRT FENDERS NEW 18.4-46 W/10 BOLT DUALS TL QH 4HYD 1000PTO

’08 JD 5425 #444077 2WD 468 HRS 11L15F 16.9-30R 6R WTS ROPS W/JD 542LDR 7’ BKT LEFT HAND SHUTLE SHIFT 1HYD TL 540PTO

’04 JD 7820 #015472 2WD 1395HRS 2WD 8FRT SC WTS 11X16F 240-80R46 W/DUALS 3HYD TL QH 1000PTO

’08 JD 608C #726258’05 JD 630F #711499’05 UNVERFERTH HT30 HEAD CART

#A44180103’14 CIH 200 CULT. #71796’93 DMI CULT. #322378 TMDFCIH 870 ECOLO TIGER’12 KINZIE 3600 #624502 16R32’93 DMI CRUMBLER #322626 38’’14 BRENT 1082 GRAINCART

#B32580114’10 UNVERFERTH 3750 GRAIN

HANDLING #D524402944-BRENT GT557 GRAIN WAGONWESTENDORF PALLET FORKROCK BOX 3PT

FARMER #2GLEN WILSON (309)824-4493 ROGER

“EXCELLENT LINE OF FARM EQ.”’04 JD 9320T #903305 909 ACT. HRS

4HYD 30” 1-OWNER

’05 JD 8320 #P031319 FWA 1124HRS 2 SETS 500R WH WTS 1-OWNER

’80 JD 4640 #10255 3086HRS QUAD 18.4-38 10XDUALS

’04 JD 9660 #707037 CM 2WH 1856/1262 HRS CHOPPER BE

’11 JD 630F #740176 3” POLY’03 JD 893 #700860 SPH HYD PLATES

KNIFE ROLLSHT30 HEADCARTJ&M 875 GRAINCART “GREEN”

30.5TIRES TARP’98 JD 1770 #675397 16X30 INS NT

VACJD 2700 7X CHISEL DISC LEVELERJD 726 FINISHER 32’ W/5BAR HARROWCIH 496 28’ DISC NO HARROW 7.5”’12 HX15 8 HARD TIRES CHAINS

BATWING MOWER “LIKE NEW”’08 FORD F250 V-8 POWER TRACK XLT

SUPER DUTY 45,055 MI. NEW TIRES EXT CAB LONG BED

’93 KENWORTH TANDEM GRAIN TRUCK “BLUE” 492,354 MI. 18’ BOX

’05 PETERBUILT TANDUM GRAIN TRUCK “WHITE” 532,627 MI. 20’ BOX

’75 CHEVY C-60 GRAIN TRUCK 86,469 MI. 4+2 350 ENG 13’ BOX

’06 JEEP LAREDO 111,446 MI. 4WD’10 BIG TEX 20’ TRAILER16’ CAR HAULER 2-BOX SEED VACJD 3PT BLADE HYD ANGLEALLIED 895 LOADER W/FORKSBUHLER FARM KING 10X48 15HP ELEC

MOWERJD 727A Z TRAK MOWERJD 8’ SNOW BLOWERPTO GENERATOR ON CART300GAL. FUEL TANK W/PUMP2-500GAL. FUEL TANK W/PUMPS2000GAL. FUEL TANK W/PUMPMISC. TOOLS

FARMER #3DUANE & LINDA SHEPPARD

HOOPESTON, IL (217)283-7495HOME (217)497-7495CELL

“EXCELLENT LINE OF FARM EQ.”’09 CIH 275 #Z07444 1286 HRS 480-46

DUALS 14.9-34 FRT WTS FENDERS 4HYD

’11 CIH 245 #Z06410 480-46 DUALS 14.9-34 FRT WTS FENDERS 4HYD 1173 HRS

’12 CIH 6088 #G007341600/403 HRS 520-38 DUALS RT TRACKER CHOPPER PRO 600 SCREEN

’02 CIH 2208 #HAJ003745 COMPLETE REBUILT

’13 CIH 2162 DRAPER HEAD 30’ KINZIE 3600 16-32 6000@ NT COMBO

CORN NT BEAN 8 INSECTCIH 30’ CRUMBLERCIH 30’ CULT.CIH 1830 CULT. DANISH 12-30 “NEVER

BEEN USED”CIH 490 DISC 30’DMI TIGERMATE II CULT. YETTER 40’ F.F ROTARY HOE “ONLY

300 @”4-J&M 540 WAGONS “GREEN”WOODS 180 BATWING MOWER HD

6WH CHAINS STUMP JUMPERSAUGER 62’HT HEAD TRAILERWESTFIELD TRAILER AUGERFRIESEN 240 SEED TENDER

FARMER #4 DICK WELLER RETIRING FROM

FARMING (815)674-0127JD 8400 #6033 3HYD TL QH 1500LB.

380-R34 FRT FENDERS 20FRT WTS 5561 HRS “VERY NICE”

JD 4555 #P002642 W/DUALS 2WD 6FRT WTS P.S. 6147 HRS “VERY NICE”

MELROE 220 SPRAY COUPE #208913590 60’ BOOM FOAMER 3-WAY NOZZLE RAVEN CONTROLS W/CURIZER AUTO GRAPH 1962 HRS GAS ENG

JD 9650 STS #692342 LL 18.4-42 DUALS CHOP 2WD MBE 18.4-26 AG LEADER Y&M W/DISPLAY 3105+150 2240+100

JD 930 #677692 W/FULL FINGER AUG FA 3” CUT 2PTO’S

’99 JD 893 #680323 HYD DECK 2PTO’S STAN ROLLS

UNVERFERTH HT25 HEADCARTKINZIE 3600 12-23 #616831 NO TIL

COMBOS KPM 2 MONITOR C-B DISCSUNFLOWER 6330 24’ BASKET W/3

BAR COIL C-SHANKEZ TRAIL 510 GRAIN CART 18.4-26

#G30557 W/REAR CAMERADMI TIGER II #920447 26’ COIL W/

REAR HITCH “NICE”BRENT 640 WAGON #6405792-M&W 300B DMI B400A #012 “REAR DAMAGE”BLUEJT 5X SUB SOILER #3572 “GOOD”FIELDSTAR CHAIN HARROW 30’

“TOUGH”KEWANEE #168 7’ BLADEBUSHOG 2615L SMALL 1000 CHAINS

STUMP JUMPERS 6 LAMINATED WHEELS “VERY GOOD”

FARMER #5GOODAL EQ. (815)471-9610 JIM JD 7800 2WD TRACTOR #7533 5410

HRS 18.4-42 DUALS PQ 3HYDJD 7810 2WD TRACTOR #4123 6528

HRS 18.4-42 DUALS PQ 3HYDJD 8430 TRACTOR #5110 8000HRS

18.4-38 DUALS 100HRS EOH 3PT PTO

JD 960 30’ FIELD CULT. W/SPIKE HARROW

FEURST 30’ HARROW2-JD 845 12-30 CULT DANISH30’ MOORE 12-30 CULT W/GANDY UNIT

‘LIKE NEW”JD 2800 8X PLOW A/R 3PTJD 400 30’ F.F. HOE60’ 5BAR COIL TINE HARROWIH 490 DISC 24’ W/HARROW4-GOODALL & CENTER DUMP WAGONS

W/JD GEARSBRENT 674 CARTJD 350 SICKLE MOWERWOODS 20’ BATWINGJD 7200 12-30 PLANTER 1.6 BOXES

INSECT DRY FERT TRASH WHEELS COMPLETELY REBUILD

JD 10’ DRILL W/GRASS2- ‘85 IH S SERIES SEMI T/A CUMMINS’90 IH SERIES SEMI T/A CUMMINSTRANSCRAFT DROP DECK TRAILER

42’ T/A2-DOONAN SINGLE HOPPER TRAILERS’98 WILSON HOPPER BOTTOM AIR

SUSP ROLL TARPMELROE 60’ 3PT SPRAYER BOOM W/2-

S.S. TANKS1500 GAL. POLY TANKM&W GRAIN DRYER11 KNIFE ANHYDROUS BAR2-JD GEARS W/STEEL BARGE BOXESCIH 7250 #JJA0070134 20X8X42 FS

60% 16X9X30 FINISHER 45% 3 REMOTES FULL SET WTS 20 QH FRT FENDERS AM/FM RADIO 1680 HRS “JUST SERVICED

301 E. Frederick St. • Milford, IL 60953Ph: 815-889-4191 • Fax: 815-889-5365

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WED., DEC. 17, 2014 7:00 A.M.TOY AUCTION FOLLOWING THE SALE “INSIDE”

NEXT AUCTION JANUARY 21, 2015

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LAND AUCTION 201.66 Acres +/- Monona County, IA. • Offered in 1 Individual Tract

Saturday, January 10, 2015 • 10:30 A.M. SALE SITE: Onawa Community Center, 320 – 10th Street, Onawa, Iowa. Watch for Sign. Belvidere Township, Monona County, Iowa • Highly Productive Cropland, Amazing Views, Home (Acreage S ite), Secluded Cabin, and Woodlands “Whitetail and Turkey Heaven” located in one of the premier regions in the US f or world class white tail deer PROPERTY LOCATION : South of Turin, Iowa in Western Iowa ADDRESS: 24077 Larpenteur Memorial Road, Turin, Iowa 51040. From Turin: Take Larpenteur Memorial Rd. 0.9 mi les south on CR-L14 to site. This location places you at the entrance to the property which lies east of the road.

TRACT DESCRIPTIONS FSA INFORMATION FOR WHOLE FARM: (Farm No. 4896 Tract No. 8354 Description – M-8, Sec 15 Belvidere Twp 83 44): Farmland – 221.95, Cropland – 94.11, Corn Base – 44.7, DP Yield - 97 & CC Yield - 140, Soybean Base – 48.8, DP Yield – 31 & CC Yield - 37. 201.66± TAXABLE ACRES. Productive bench land. SOILS: primarily Monona silt loam bench and Napier silt loam. Cropland CSR: Weighted Average – 71.3 and CSR2 – 84.8 WHOLE FARM CSR: Weighted Average – 58.4 and CSR2 – 67.7 ANNUAL TAXES: $6,574 ANNUAL DRAINAGE TAX: $145. IMPROVEMENTS: 1120 SF 3-bedroom 2-story home, and 48’x108’ metal building, also the property has a wonderful feature; a secluded cabin for recreat ional living located in the southeastern corner of the farm. Beyond the Cropland and the Homes the property is covered wi th Loess Hills woodlands. The excavating of trees and areas for gaining productive bench land is definitely an opti on for the buyer. The location of this property is ideal along paved road. At the present time there is a tenant in the re sidence who is paying $600 a month. The Buyer shall receive the March payment from Tenant as they have till April 1st, 201 5 and then Buyer & Tenant can communicate after the property auction to clarify both parties’ intentions. A propane r eimbursement from Buyer to Seller for the remaining propane in the tank at the cabin will be addressed on auction day.

AUCTION TERMS & CONDITIONS: PROCEDURE: The property will be offered as 1 individual Tract. The sale price will be determined by taking tax able acres times the final price bid per acre. DOWN PAYMENT: 10% down payment on the day of the auction with the balance in cash or certified funds at closing. ACCEPTANCE OF BID PRICES: The successful bidder will sign a purchase agreement at the auction site immediately following the close of bidding. The final bid price is subject to the Seller’s approval. Such approv al shall occur at the auction on auction day. CLOSING: Closing shall occur on or before February 20, 2015, and in accordance with the specific terms of the Agreement to Purchase. Possession shall be given at closing, subject to the remaining rights of the current tenant(s) for crop year 2014. Buyer will have full possession of the crop land for the 2015 crop year. Real Estate Taxes will be prorated to date of closing. The closing will be handled by Ellick, Jones, Buelt, Blazek & Longo, LL P 9290 West Dodge Road, Suite 303, Omaha, NE 68114-3320 David L. Buelt, Attorney. Ph: 402-390-0390 or email: dbuelt@el lickjones.com with local Iowa counsel provided by Jack E. Ruesch of Telpher, Peterson, Smith, Ruesch, 25 S Main St , Council Bluffs, IA 51503. Ph: 712-325-9000.

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Weather freezes fall workNovember’s snowfall, cold temps create challenges

by Gordon WolfGrain producers in western Iowa have completed

their harvest, for the most part. However, work that is normally done after the harvest, like terrace repair and the application of anhydrous ammonia, came to a standstill after the weather injected a dose of frost into the soil.

State Climatologist Harry Hillaker, with the Iowa De-partment of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, said November was definitely on the cold side. The aver-age temperature in Iowa was 7.5 degrees cooler than normal. This November was the coldest since 1991 and

the fourth coldest in 142 years of temperature records.Snowfall in November was also greater than normal,

at a statewide average of five inches. Normal Novem-ber snowfall is 2.7 inches. November was the snowiest since 1991, as well, but was only the 21st snowiest in 128 years of snowfall records.

Iowa State University Extension Field Agronomist Paul Kassel, who serves 10 counties in northern Iowa, said more fertilizer and anhydrous ammonia would have been applied if the cold snap had held off.

He expects to see a greater amount of spring anhy-drous ammonia application, unless a thaw occurs in January or February.

The cold weather also somewhat limited the amount of tile contractors were able to install.

The corn harvest, corn-stalk harvest and fall tillage had been completed in Kassel’s area before the snow and cold arrived in November.

Extension Field Agronomist Angie Rieck-Hinz, who serves nine counties in north central Iowa, said pro-ducers in her area will have to apply fertilizer in the spring, because of the earlier-than-normal freeze.

She added the snow and freezing temperatures did not create any specific challenges for the corn harvest and said a few bean fields needed to freeze in order to get them harvested, due to wet conditions.

The harvest in Rieck-Hinz’s counties is completed.The snow and freezing temperatures did create chal-

lenges for the application of manure, said Rieck-Hinz.“Many swine producers tried to get enough hauled to

get them through winter with adequate storage, so in some cases, the pits were never completely emptied,” she said.

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Clarke McGrath, who serves counties in west central Iowa, said snow can throw a wrench in the harvest, de-pending on how much sticks to corn plants.

“Luckily, we didn’t get much depth out of it. That can add to the challenges, but the few inches we got were still a nuisance,” said McGrath.

The amount of snow on the corn plants at harvest level (roughly ear height), the level of outside temperatures, how well the corn is standing and how hot the com-bine runs are some of the factors producers deal with, he added.

“If there isn’t a lot of snow in the field, and it isn’t melting and making things slick, then producers can get out and try to combine. But it doesn’t take much snow sticking to the corn plants to really raise havoc with sieves, cleaning fans and other mov-ing parts that can plug,” said McGrath. “If it is really cold, something like the low 20s or below, guys have decent luck with a little snow just going through the machine without melting and gumming things up. Anything above that tem-perature range seems to cre-ate some frustrating combine issues.”

He continued that if the corn is down and producers have to lower the corn head into the snow in order to harvest the crop, it becomes a trial-and-error situation to see how much grain can be harvested versus how much snow will create problems in the combine.

“To add to the fun, I’ve seen machines that ran pretty well throughout the day, harvesting corn with snow on it. Then, after the equipment is shut down for the night, the moisture inside the machine can freeze solid,” Mc-Grath said.

“If a guy catches it quick, a space heater can get things thawed and moving again. On the other hand, I’ve heard of breakage when guys have hit the switch and things were frozen tight in the machine.”

McGrath added that, for the most part, producers in his area received a small break because most of the snow that stuck to the corn plants blew off or melted.

McGrath said he traveled across Iowa, Illinois, Indiana and Ohio during the week of Thanksgiving and was in southern Iowa on the Thanksgiving weekend. He ob-

served that most of the corn was out of the fields, but said about two to four percent remained to be harvested in some areas. He envisioned the remaining corn would be harvested the week beginning December 1 as the weather improved.

Some producers will have to apply fertilizer and anhy-drous ammonia in the spring due to the later harvest and the early arrival of freezing temperatures in November.

“We had a decent run of fall NH3 (anhydrous am-monia), but the cold temps over the last couple weeks really brought that to a halt,” said McGrath. “It’s a long shot, but it is possible we’ll get back out there. I’ve had customers run NH3 off and on all winter a few seasons.

He explained the biggest issues to get the anhydrous ammonia deep enough into the soil and sealed up well.

“If we have limited frost in the ground, a run of warmer temps could dry the surface enough to run, if the frost isn’t too deep to prevent pulling and sealing of the NH3,” McGrath said.

McGrath said a lot of soil testing and application of dry fertilizer has been done or is taking place now.

“I’ve had a lot of discussions with growers and agronomists about how to handle the di-chotomy of the input costs ver-sus grain markets, in particular how to approach fertility on a short-term basis,” he said.

“Every situation is different, but an overall trend is that cli-ents are being very strategic as well as somewhat conserva-tive on dry fertilizer and lime rates.”

McGrath continued that a firm he works with, Cleveland Research, has polled many growers and dealers on this topic. The firm’s estimate last

week is that the application of phosphorus and potas-sium would be down three to five percent for the 2015 crop year.

“Some will point out that, in general, fall P (phospho-rus) and K (potassium) applications are down 20 to 30 percent, but primarily it looks like the weather has driv-en that; Cleveland Research expects that applications will ‘catch up’ either this winter or next spring to get closer to the three to five percent drop from 2013,” McGrath said.

Other challenges created by the snow and cold snap were the suspension of fall tillage and the repair of ditch-es and terraces.

“We’re hoping to get a warm spell soon and get back at some of those jobs, as well,” said McGrath.

Planning nowfor the 2015 crop

Now that harvest is over, extension Field agronomist Paul Kassel said producers are concentrating on profit-ability for the 2015 crop. He added he is hearing a lot of buzz about the farm bill and farm program selection.

extension Field agronomist angie Rieck-Hinz said dur-ing the winter, producers should evaluate corn hybrid and soybean varieties for disease resistance.

“Northern Corn Leaf Blight was prevalent in north cen-tral Iowa, so hybrid selection is important,” she said.

extension Field agronomist Clarke Mcgrath said the time has arrived when producers finalize their seed choic-es.

“We take a lot of orders/pre-pay money in the late summer/early fall and speculate on what genetics we may want to put together these early orders. Now is the time to really look over harvest results and pick the genetics that fit your fields for 2015,” he explained.

Mcgrath continued it is also a good time to discuss fertilizer needs and pricing if producers don’t yet have that locked in.

“Prices are hard to predict, so a lot of guys like to try to lock in for winter/spring applications rather than risk a spring rush demand-driven market,” he said. “as far as pricing, some fertilizers are up in price compared to November of 2013.”

He added, “Much to our dismay, the overall picture is dismal grain markets coupled with steady-to-higher fer-tilizer markets, both of which are driving the projected reduction in applications.”

Mcgrath said winter is also a perfect time for producers to develop their weed management and herbicide pro-grams for next year.

“There are always many different products and pro-grams promoted through fall and winter, so take some time to meet with your local retailer and take a look at some options, knowing that the weather can throw a curveball pretty easily in the spring,” he said. “When I was in retail, we often came up with a couple different backup plans in case a wet spring took away ‘Plan a’.”

Mcgrath also suggested using the winter months to sharpen agronomy skills and catch up on production trends. He recommended participation in Iowa State Uni-versity’s (ISU) Crop advantage Series meetings. ISU will offer the Crop advantage Series to producers at 13 loca-tions across Iowa in January. He said the Crop advantage Series provides the latest information to promote profitable decision-making for upcoming growing seasons. early registration for each location is $50; late registration, made less than seven days prior to the meeting or on-site, is $60. Registration includes lunch, printed proceedings, and private applicator recertification.

In west central Iowa, meetings will take place on January 20 in atlantic and on January 29 in Carroll. Online reg-istration and additional information is available at www.cropadvantage.org or from local ISU extension offices.

See an article elsewhere in this month’s edition of Iowa Farm and Ranch that lists all the Crop advantage Series meetings.

“To add to the fun, I’ve seen machines that ran pretty well throughout the day,

harvesting corn with snow on it.

Then, after the equipment is shut down for the night, the moisture

inside the machine can freeze solid.

If a guy catches it quick, a space heater can get things thawed

and moving again.

On the other hand, I’ve heard of breakage when guys have

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~ Clarke McGrath

Phosphorus, potassium applicationsmay be down three to five percent for the 2015 crop year

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Actually having corn and soybeans to harvest this year has been fun! The last couple years have been a bit depressing, watching the water levels drop and the crops wither from lack of rain.

Though fun, harvest was really long at our house, and I suspect at yours, too. It’s not that we didn’t have time between the snowfalls. We clearly lacked space.

Usually my farmer is done harvesting by our anniversary in mid-No-vember. But, because of all the weird weather, we were running a little late this year.

I tend to get very excited on the first snowfall of the year, but as we weren’t done with harvest, the white coating on my deck that morning was more than a little disheartening.

My boys get excited for the snow too, especially the little one. As I walked to his room to wake him up for school, I weighed how I would tell him that even

though we had snow, we really shouldn’t be happy about it around Dad be-cause we weren’t finished pulling in the crops yet.

His reaction was not what I expected.

Sobbing. Lots and lots of sobbing,

with the occasional whim-pering of, “Dad’s not done yet. He’s never going to get

done with harvest. We’re not going to be able to get the combine in the land.”

Obviously, as a fourth generation farm kid on my husband’s side and a fifth generation farm kid on my side...with ties to farming in German before that, the boy has some very strong convictions about when the snow should be falling.

And clearly the timing of the first snowfall should be after harvest is finished.

I assured the little kid that dad would be able to finish, and it wasn’t that much snow. So he calmed down a little bit, at least enough to get ready for school.

On to the big kid’s room. I didn’t get sobbing next door, but he was visibly upset at the notion of snow with crops still in the field.

In the quest to finish, the kids were learning new things this year.

Apparently the little kid learned how to drive the grain cart on flat land in the field. Of course, mom only found out the day

after it happened. His dad has plans to teach him how to run the combine next year. Yikes!

Having a teen who could drive farm equip-ment on roads made mov-ing it around a lot easier and faster as well. Though he hasn’t learned how to drive the larger grain trucks yet, just having the big kid drive other vehi-cles between the farm and fields saved a lot of time.

With a little help from Mother Nature, and more than a little work past nightfall, harvest was fi-nally done the day before Thanksgiving.

Thank goodness, be-cause I really didn’t want to be sitting across the table from three frowny faces on Thanksgiving, because we had a lot to be thankful for this year on the farm.

We had enough rainfall to more than make up for the previous two years of drought. My husband was able to get the crops in on time, and get them out in

a reasonable time frame as well.

All our animals had a pretty good year on the farm. With just a few ex-ceptions, our cows were healthy and their calves were well. They all were doing so well with the creep feeders that they were only upset for a day or so after being weaned instead of the week we normally would have. And, I think that was just because they missed their mamas.

The boys had fun show-ing their cattle this year, and I had fun during those 5 minute spurts they were in the ring showing their cattle. (Yeah, the hours in the cattle barn before and after, not so much.)

The farming commu-nity has gotten a bad rap through the years as being grumpy and always com-plaining about any and all situations.

But, I think that’s mostly from hoping that it could be easier. Then where would the fun be?

Gratitude and grumbling

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Runners from across the country en-joyed the mild weather to run the seven-mile race, which took place on the mu-seum’s grounds in Urbandale. Proceeds from the race support the Living History Farms Museums.

“This year, more than 15 TEAM BEEF runners sported shirts with the message ‘Beef. Fuel for the Finish,’” said Nancy Degner, executive director of the Iowa Beef Industry Council.

“TEAM BEEF is composed of Iowa State University faculty and students with ma-jors in animal science, as well as other cattle farmers and friends of the beef in-dustry who are passionate about beef.”

Kristy Pellett, cattle farmer from Atlan-tic, said “I am proud to wear the TEAM BEEF shirt and hear all the support along the race from runners and bystanders who shouted ‘Go Beef’ and ‘Where’s the Beef?’ We answered ‘at the end of the race in the beef stew!’ I was proud to have cattle farmers serving the beef stew at the end of the race.”

Degner said the beef checkoff became involved to carry a message to the ath-letes.

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“First, that beef provides high-quality protein needed to build, maintain and repair muscle, and is a great recovery food after endurance exercise. Second, we wanted to give runners the chance to meet local cattle farmers as they served the beef stew.”

The hot beef stew greeted frozen run-ners after a route complete with several creek crossings and other obstacles. The beef checkoff provided the 2,000 pounds of beef used in the stew prepared by the Iowa Machine Shed.

Serving was completed in less than two hours by volunteers that included cattle producer families, Iowa State University animal science students, Dallas County 4-H club, Madison County Youth Beef Team members and friends of the beef industry.

Beef certificates were awarded as prizes for the race, replacing the traditional fro-zen turkeys and chickens.

Those interested in joining or learn-ing more about TEAM BEEF can visit the Iowa Beef Industry Council website at www.iabeef.org or by calling 515-296-2305.

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Iowa State University Extension and Outreach will offer the Crop Advantage Series to producers at 13 locations across Iowa during January. The Crop Advantage Series provides the latest information to promote profitable decision-making for upcoming growing seasons.

Each location will feature a full agenda of workshops from which participants can choose to develop a personalized agenda. ISU Extension and Outreach field agron-omists will present program topics that focus on local needs and production is-sues.

Each location will feature a variety of topics, including crops, pests, soil fertility and farm management.

“Each year, attendees tell me they wish there were more breakout sessions dur-ing the day,” said Joel DeJong, Exten-sion field agronomist in northwest Iowa. “They are interested in so many of the

topics and can’t be at every workshop. The topics are in demand. It’s a great problem to have.”

The Crop Advantage Series provides a statewide message on important issues, yet retains local input on topics for that specific area.

“Crop and pest management issues are different for each area of the state, and these meetings are tailored to fit the needs of producers in that area,” said Brent Pringnitz, program coordinator with ISU Agriculture and Natural Resources Exten-sion and Outreach.

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“Response from producers has been very positive,” said DeJong. “In addition to receiving the latest research informa-tion from the university, the meetings have been a valuable way for producers

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Early registration for each location is $50; late registration, made fewer than seven days prior to the meeting or on-site, is $60.

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Owning Iowa farmland since 1960: many long-term winners, few short-term losers

Gannon Real Estate and Consulting, of Des Moines, recently looked at the Iowa State Land Value Survey from 1960 to see how land buyers faired if they bought land in any year since 1960 and sold it in any subse-quent year.

The company also ana-lyzed the survey results would if a 3.5 percent own-ership return per year was added to that the land was held since 1960. The analy-sis assumed a four percent return less costs of .5 per-cent.

The two accompanying charts summarize the data on five-year intervals.

Gannon Real Estate and Consulting has the num-bers for every year, which it can provide upon request.

A total of 1,431 possible scenarios exist for each chart. The first scenario, which just considered the land value survey, result-ed in losses for 10 per-cent of the scenarios due to purchasing and selling at the wrong time. Nearly all of the negative num-bers shown in the chart resulted from selling land, which was purchased from 1975 through 1985, in the 1980s and early 1990s.

Gannon Real Estate’s analysis revealed that all the purchases would be-come positive if the owner held onto the land long enough. The longest time an owner would have had to hold onto land, in order to see positive returns, was to purchase the land in 1980 and not sell it until 2002. Land purchased in 1960 showed a 32 times appreciation rate to 2013.

The second scenario added a net return of 3.5 percent. In this case only 4.5 percent of the scenarios were negative. Again, a purchase in 1980 was the worst time to buy, but even this investment turned positive, overall, in 1995. Land purchased in 1960

gained 46 times by 2013, if income, along with appre-ciation, is figured in.

The two charts show the appreciation rates when buying and selling land in five-year increments start-ing in 1960. The top chart represents the appreciation landowners would have re-alized based on the ISU Ex-

tension Land Value Survey. The bottom chart takes

the ISU Extension Land Value survey and factors in a 3.5 percent annual return.

The reason Gannon Real Estate analyzed the land survey data was the current scenario of lower commod-ity prices leading to lower incomes and falling land

values. The trends show that

Iowa farmland values have been a solid investment for many years.

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The charts represent aver-ages. Each owner’s scenario will vary, but the conclu-sion for most owners is the same; they have done well.

The information can be used by owners to deter-mine what would have

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Owning Iowa Farmland since 1960: Lots of Long Term Winners and a Few Short Term Losers

We recently looked at the Iowa State Land Value Survey from 1960 to see how land buyers faired if they bought land in any year since 1960 and sold it in any subsequent year. We also analyzed how that would look if we added a 3.5% ownership return per year that the land was held. This assumed a 4% return less costs of .5%. The two charts below summarize the data on 5 year intervals. We have the numbers for every year and can provide upon request. There were 1,431 possible scenarios for each chart overall. The first scenario which just took the land value survey resulted in 10% of the scenarios as losses due to purchasing and selling at the wrong time. Almost all of the negative numbers were a result of selling land in the 1980s and early 1990s that was purchased from 1975 through 1985. The good part is that all of these purchases turned positive if the owner held on long enough. The longest hold time an owner would have had in order to see positive returns was purchasing in 1980 and not selling until 2002. You can see the land purchased in 1960 showed a 32 times appreciation rate to 2013. The second scenario added in a net return of 3.5%. In this case only 4.5% of the scenarios were negative. Again a purchase in 1980 was the worst time to buy but even this investment turned overall positive in 1995. The land purchased in 1960 gained 46 times by 2013 if you figure the income along with the appreciation. Below are 2 charts showing the appreciation rates when buying and selling land in 5 year increments starting in 1960. The first table represents the appreciation landowners would have realized based on the ISU Extension Land Value Survey. The second table takes the ISU Extension Land Value survey and factors in a 3.5% annual return. Appreciation from ISU Land Value Survey

1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2013 1960 22% 61% 320% 692% 263% 365% 457% 611% 1016% 1840% 3239% 1965 - 32% 244% 550% 198% 282% 358% 484% 816% 1492% 2641% 1970 - - 161% 393% 126% 190% 247% 343% 595% 1109% 1980% 1975 - - - 89% -13% 11% 33% 70% 166% 362% 696% 1980 - - - - -54% -41% -30% -10% 41% 145% 322% 1985 - - - - - 28% 53% 96% 207% 434% 819% 1990 - - - - - - 20% 53% 140% 317% 618% 1995 - - - - - - - 28% 100% 248% 499% 2000 - - - - - - - - 57% 173% 369% 2005 - - - - - - - - - 74% 199% 2010 - - - - - - - - - - 72% 2013 - - - - - - - - - - -

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1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2013

1960 44% 110% 415% 901% 579% 749% 930% 1204% 1767% 2873% 4590% 1965 - 57% 308% 707% 443% 582% 730% 955% 1418% 2325% 3735% 1970 - - 194% 497% 296% 402% 514% 685% 1036% 1725% 2794% 1975 - - - 119% 43% 83% 126% 191% 326% 589% 999% 1980 - - - - -37% -16% 7% 42% 113% 253% 470% 1985 - - - - - 50% 100% 175% 331% 635% 1108% 1990 - - - - - - 42% 101% 222% 460% 829% 1995 - - - - - - - 53% 154% 352% 660% 2000 - - - - - - - - 83% 238% 479% 2005 - - - - - - - - - 103% 256% 2010 - - - - - - - - - - 92% 2013 - - - - - - - - - - -

The reason for looking into this was the current scenario of lower commodity prices leading to lower incomes and falling land values. The fact is that Iowa farmland values have been a solid investment for many years. Yes you can make a mistake if you have to sell at the wrong time but history shows that long term owners and investors have done better with farmland than almost any other investment and most enjoy owning it. Of course the charts are all averages and everyone’s scenario is different but the conclusion, for most is the same, they have done well. You can even look at the information and figure what would have happened if you paid a 10% premium. Most times it took less than 2 years to get back to the averages and ride the wave as normal. For more information or to review the data please call Gannon Real Estate at 515-243-3229 or email [email protected].

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Iowa State University Extension and Outreach meetings will provide guidance for Iowa farmland owners and operators reviewing options under the Agricultural Act of 2014, commonly known as the Farm Bill.

Farmland owners and operators must make decisions on base acre and yield updates along with choosing an Agricul-ture Risk Coverage or Price Loss Coverage commodity program.

“Our goal is to assist as many farmers as possible,” said Ann Johanns, Exten-sion program coordinator.

More than 100 informational meetings

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considerations for owners and operators reviewing their options.

A complete list of Farm Bill meetings can be found on the ISU Extension and Outreach statewide calendar at www.extension.iastate.edu/calendar/. Options are available to search by county and month. Under “Category,” select “Farm Bill.”

A list of meeting times and locations can also be found at the Ag Decision Maker Farm Bill website at www.exten-sion.iastate.edu/agdm/info/farmbill.html

or by contacting any county Extension of-fice.

Steve Johnson, a farm management specialist with ISU Extension and Out-reach, outlined the process involved with selecting options in a recent Ag Decision Maker newsletter.

“Important decisions exist for both landowners as well as current producers on the farm,” Johnson said.

Landowners and producers received a letter from the USDA Farm Service Agen-cy a few months ago.

The letter offered a summary of their current base acres, yields and planting history from 2008 to 2012. Farmers who misplaced their letters or did not receive one can contact their local FSA office. This letter will help in a three-step deci-sion-making process.

Information in the FSA letter allows farmers to make a one-time decision of either maintaining the farm’s 2013 base acres of covered commodities through 2018, or reallocating base acres among those covered commodities planted on the farm during the 2009 to 2012 crop years. The landowner must make a final deci-sion on base acres and yields by February

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An overview of these steps and pro-gram regulations are included in the ISU Extension and Outreach Farm Bill meet-ings.

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ISU Extension and Outreach farm man-agement specialists will provide informa-tion on additional online resources to help farm owners and operators continue in the decision-making process. Local FSA staff members who administer the programs also will be present to discuss options.

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Kucerak to begin as West Central’s president/CEO on February 1Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill

Northey on December 1 requested $7.5 million for the Iowa Water Quality Initia-tive in a public meeting with Iowa Gover-nor Terry Branstad and Lt. Governor Kim Reynolds, as part of the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship’s fiscal 2016 and fiscal 2017 budget re-quests.

The request puts funding at the level of support sought for the soil conservation cost-share program, or Iowa Financial Incentives Program (IFIP), over the next two years.

“The strong support from the governor, Lt. governor and legislature for the Water Quality Initiative has been critically im-portant to the progress we have made,” said Northey.

“This request is designed to allow us to continue to build on the initiative. Fund-ing water quality and soil conservation efforts at equal levels will allow us to continue the exciting work taking place in both of these critically important pro-grams.”

The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship received $4.4

million for the current fiscal year for the Water Quality Initiative. The $7.5 million per year requested would allow the de-partment to continue to offer cost share statewide to farmers trying new water quality practices, expand work in targeted watersheds to achieve measurable water quality improvements, and develop new programs to help engage all Iowans in water quality efforts.

Northey also requested $7.5 million for conservation cost share for each of the next two fiscal years.

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In the meeting with Branstad, Northey also requested $1.92 million for both fis-cal years 2016 and 2017 to support the closure of 17 additional agriculture drain-age wells in the state.

West Central’s board of directors an-nounced on October 29 its unanimous decision to name Milan Kucerak president and CEO-elect following Jeff Stroburg’s retirement at the end of the fiscal year.

Kucerak, who served as the company’s executive vice president of dairy and animal nutrition since 2006, will be the fourth president/CEO in the cooperative’s more than 80 year history.

“Kucerak has been a trusted manager and proven leader for the producers of this cooperative since he joined West Central in 2006,” said Sue Tronchetti, chairwoman of the West Central board of directors. “He brings to the organization diverse management experience, a global perspective, and a strong accounting and financial background.

“Kucerak is the right choice to lead West Central,” Tronchetti added. “We remain focused on serving our custom-ers and stockholders and engaging our

staff.”She stated Kucerak’s introduction as

president and CEO, effective February 1, 2015, is the result of the board’s long-term approach for developing leadership from within the company.

Stroburg and Kucerak began an opera-tional transition and leadership hand-off on November 1. As part of the change, Stroburg is devoting his time to the uni-fication study between West Central and Key Cooperative. President/ CEO-elect Kucerak will oversee daily cooperative operations, including executive team management.

Of Stroburg’s retirement, Tronchetti stated, “In his 15 year tenure, this coop-erative has grown to 27 locations in 12 counties, become one of the country’s 15 largest grain companies and established itself as an innovative leader in the biofu-els industry. We thank Jeff for his service and wish him well in the future.”


Block of the MonthQuilters have been making a quilt this

year. Each month, readers found direc-tions to make the block of the month.

Each unfinished block will measure 12½” (or 12” when finished). Please refer to the January, 2014 and May, 2014 issues for equipment, fabric, and thread suggestions to finish this quilt.

For December, we have a bonus block for you! For the first block you will need three contrasting colors (unless you are using scraps). A is a light fabric, B is a medium or dark.

Cutting InstructionsFabric A (light): Cut two 5” squares for

the center blocks, four 6½” squares for the outside triangles, and four 2½” squares for the corners.

Fabric B (medium or dark): Cut two 5” squares for the center blocks, four 6½” squares for the outside triangles,

Piecing Instructions1. Using the two 5”

squares of each color, make four half square triangles for the center of the block and trim to 4½” squares.

2. Using the four 6½” squares of each color, make 16 half square triangles for the center of the block and trim to 2½” squares.

3. Lay out and sew together as pictured above.

For the second block you will need three contrasting colors (unless you are using scraps). A is a light fabric, B is a medium, and C is dark.

Cutting InstructionsFabric A (light): Cut the following. Eight 1½” x 6½” rectangles for the

sides Sixteen 1½” squares for the corner

nine-patches.Fabric B (medium): Cut the following. Eight 2” squares for the flying geese

star points.Fabric C (dark): Cut the following. Four 2” squares for the star corners One 3½” square for the star center Four 2” x 3½” rectangles for the

flying geese star points Four 1½” x 6½” strips for the sides Twenty 1½” squares for the nine-

patchesPiecing Instructions1. Make four 9-patch blocks

using the 1½” squares.

2. Make four strip sets as pictured to the right.

3. Make four flying geese using the 2 x 3½” dark rectangles and 2” medi-um squares.

4. Lay out and sew together as pictured above.

Once you’ve completed all your blocks, you assemble them however you would like. Please refer to the May issue for sug-gestions.

Good luck, and happy quilting!

This series is being submitted by Cindy Kaufman of The Family Quilt Shop in Fort Dodge, Iowa. If you need assistance, please call her at 515-576-0295.

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Ia: Want to buy clean INC 856 or 886 discel tractor, cab or loader optional 515-981-4067 a: Wanted International 340 UT tractor 712-722-0486

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Ia: JD MI (tractor) wide front starts and runs good. 300 IH (tractor) nice tractor good starter and runner 641-425-6139

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Ia: C-IH 12R36”Vertical Fold 3 pt, always shedded 308-995-5515

Ia: JD 960 Field Cultivator, 27ft, 3 Bar Harrow, walking Beam axles, $4200. 515-402-1219.

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Ia: 2188 Vominr 3300 hours 30’ 1020 head 1083 corn head 672 Brent grain cart 674 grain cart unverferth mover 712-621-05112

Ia: IH no. 45 field cultivator 10 pt with mulcher $450. give away 16.9 x 38 band type duals. 712-728-3239

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Ia: Livestock equipment for sale. 26 4’ x 12’ precast concrete hog slats. 515-230-4733 or 515-230-1485

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Ia: 24’ Hay feeders meals on wheels, Saves hay , saves time and saves money. Call 712-210-6587

Ia: 2 Smidley feeders, 10 hole with lids, new, $900 each. 641-590-2815.

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Ia: For Sale: 55 gallon drums. Only $5 each! Smitty Bee Hon-ey, Defiance, Ia 712-748-4292

Ia: Wanted to buy: Palco free stall farrowing crates, other brands considered. 712-882-9840

Ia 5 hp motor and aeriation fan inspected; fan mounts; aerlation tubes; 6” and 8” auger flighting; 41’ auger excel 563-425-4262

Ia: 10’ aitchison 3020C no till grassland drill, draw bar hitch, 6” spacings with coulters. excel-lent condtion $18,850 call 515-462-4438

Ia: Orthyman MP3 Tracker guidance System, 2 blades, always shedded, $2900. 641-590-2815

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Ia:Orthman MP3 Tracker guid-ance system, 2 blades, always shedded, $4,700. 641-590-2815

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Ia: Leonard Limousin & angus Bulls for Sale Private Treaty. 70 red, black, polled Limousin and angus bulls, Holstein, Iowa. 712-368-2611. [email protected]

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Ia: 1995 International 4000 series, 6 cyl,. 13 ton, flat bed, 13,000 miles, dual wheels, Mal-lard, Iowa 712-857-3432.

1999 Jet 42’ Steel Grain Trailer with Rounded hoppers, virgin rubber, good tarp and good paint. $10,000.00 Call 515-240-1499 (06-2014)

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