THE LAND ~ Jan. 8, 2016 ~ Northern Edition

Artist Michelle Weber built a career on herpassions — ag and art.

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NORTHERNEDITION

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January 8, 2016© 2016

Earlier this season I boasted Min-nesota’s average corn yield in 2015 wouldbeat the average corn yield of Iowa pro-ducers. I was guessing 185 bushels peracre for Minnesota. But I lost! Based onNov. 10, U.S. Department of Agriculturereport Minnesota did set a new recordyield of 187 bu./acre. But the Iowa guysalso set a new record with 189 bu./acre.The previous record for Minnesota was177 bushels set in 2010. For Iowa, 2008was the previous record at 189 bushels.

How did our neighbors do? Illinois andIndiana both had wetter springs so norecords. Illinois at 168 bu./acre (200bushels in 2014); Indiana at 156 bu./acre(188 bushels in 2014). However new records inNebraska at 187 bu./acre(179 bushels in 2014) and162 bu./acre in South Dakota (148 bushels in 2014).

Record-breaking yields are evident at country ele-vators and even farm yards that didn’t have bin orbunker storage capacity. Even more evident are thediscouraging commodity prices projected into thismarket for the next several months. Barring majorweather disasters, this huge production of Americanagriculture plus the modernized cropping technolo-gies now ramping up around the world is suggestingthe pain will linger.

Yes, this likely lessened the cheer of your holidayseason. You’re searching every possible way to shaveproduction costs for the 2016 season. Unfortunately,land owners and seed companies aren’t yet willing tocollaborate with you. But it’s still three-plus months’til planting begins.

Enough gloom. Let’s be thankful for your tremen-dous season. Many producers tell me the quickest,easiest and cleanest harvest ever. And because ofthat environment, less wear and tear on your bodiesand your equipment.

Probably not so for your minds. Brain Power, I sus-pect is working overtime searching for solutions.

Quit worrying. Stay healthy. Thank theLord. You’re alive.

And even though consumers won’t tell itto your face, we all do appreciate yourtremendous effort in feeding us and muchof the world. God bless our farmers.

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Just a few days into the New Year andalready a few realities about the realworld for us senior citizens are surfacing.

• If walking is good for your health, thepostman would be immortal.

• A whale swims all day, only eatsfish, drinks water, but is still fat.

• A rabbit runs and hops but only lives 15 years.• A tortoise doesn’t run, does mostly nothing, yet

lives for 150 years.Here’s a few more discoveries about aging:• I started out with nothing and still have most of it.• If all is not lost, then where the heck is it? • It was a whole lot easier to get older than to get

wiser.• Kids in the back seat cause accidents; accidents

in the back seat cause kids.• It’s hard to make a comeback when you haven’t

been anywhere.• If God wanted me to touch my toes, he’d have put

them on my knees.• These days I spend a lot of time thinking about

the hereafter; I go somewhere to get something, andthen wonder what I’m here after.

Wrapping up my words are few: Make 2016 aGreat Year; live each day wisely; love God and loveyour family.

Dick Hagen is staff writer of The Land. He may bereached at [email protected]. ❖

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OPINION

LAND MINDS

By Dick Hagen

7 — Soybean selection tips fromMinnesota Soybean Director ofResearch 8-10 — Minnesota Pork Congress2016 preview 11 — Conservation tillage alters Mid-west environment 12 — Soil safari captures soil healthacross the country 14 — The Back Porch: Start newyear by envisioning finish line atyear’s end

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To the Editor: This is a response to the letter with

the headline “Stop squealing about agwelfare” published in the Dec. 4 edition.

The letter writer’s vituperative remarks were aharangue by a person seemingly enamored by hisown voice. The letter writer did, however, neglect tomention at least a few things.

First, farmers are taxpayers too. We pay realestate taxes, income taxes, self-employment tax,and sales tax just like everyone else.

Second, taxpayer subsidies of airlines, car manu-

facturers and banks don’t seem tobother him; that’s the trouble with pos-

sessing such a vast amount of knowledge— it gets in the way of simple things — like commonsense.

I hope the next time the letter writer complainsabout farmers — who feed the world — he will begracious enough to not talk with his mouth full.Ed MickelsonAtwater, Minn.

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Jan. 8-9 – Minnesota Organic Conference – St. Cloud, Minn. –Annual educational event on organic crops, livestock, vegetableproduction, certification; trade show – Contact MDA at (651) 201-6012 or visit www.mda.state.mn.us/moc Jan. 14-15 – Upper Midwest Regional Fruit & Vegetable GrowersConference & Trade Show – St. Cloud, Minn. – Conference offerssessions on berry production, high tunnels, CSA, cottage food lawchanges, vine crops, tree fruit, marketing and networking with threepre-conference workshops on Jan. 13 – Contact (763) 434-0400 [email protected] or visit www.mfvga.org Jan. 14-17 – Minnesota Sportsmen’s Boat, Camping & VacationShow – St. Paul, Minn. – Camping and vacation show featuring thebest of the great outdoors with hundreds of exhibits of boats, RVs,docks, marine electronics, fishing gear, hunting and campingequipment, lodges, resorts and outfitters. Contact (763) 755-8111or visit www.stpaulsportshow.com Jan. 19-20 – Minnesota Pork Congress – Minneapolis, Minn. – Tradeshow, seminars on buffers, PEDv, antibiotic use, networking for porkproducers and pork industry – Contact Minnesota Pork at (507) 345-8814 or [email protected] or visit www.mnporkcongress.comJan. 20 – Growing Small Fruits in the Home Garden – Morris, Minn.– Learn general fruit growing guidelines, upkeep, pest and diseasecontrol along with unusual fruits and berries from Joel Kangas ofGood to Grow in Brandon – Contact West Central Research andOutreach Center at (320) 589-1711 or visit wcroc.cfans.umn.edu Jan. 27-28 – MN AG EXPO – Mankato, Minn. – Trade show,seminars, expert panels, annual meetings for Minnesota Corn andSoybean Associations – Contact Minnesota Corn at (952)460-3607or [email protected] or visit www.mnagexpo.com Jan. 30-31 – Immigrant and Minority Farmers Conference – St. Paul,Minn. – Conference offers education and resources to smalloperators and fosters relationships between farmers and communitypartners – Contact Hli Xyooj at (651) 223-5400 [email protected] or visit www.imfconference.org Feb. 17-18 – Midwest Soil Health Summit – Alexandria, Minn. –Sustainable Farming Association gathers soil health experts andfarm leaders for education and networking for soil health – Contact(844) 922-5573 or [email protected] or visit www.sfa-mn.org

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It’s hard, messy work to make U.S. farmand food policy. It’s even harder andmessier if anyone in Congress actuallyproposes policy, actually holds hearingsto examine that policy, actually debatesand, then, actually votes on how it mightaffect every farmer, rancher, and eater inthe country.

Easier by far is to sneak any policy ideaor change into some must-pass, end-of-the-session, catch-all budget bill oneweek before Christmas.

Later, even as the smoke still hangs inthe back room air, you then can bragabout how this was “the best deal youcould get given the time constraints allwere under.”

But last-minute lawmaking isn’t lawmaking; it’sdeal making where Congress bends to Big Money inan opaque horse-trading process that often tram-ples the will of the American people.

The latest proof arrived Wednesday, Dec. 16, whenthe $1.1 trillion, omnibus Consolidated Appropria-tions Act of 2016 was dropped on Congress by anunnamed group of White House, Senate, and Housenegotiators.

No one knew everything the must-pass legislationincluded. How could they? It was 2,009 pages longand no one had read it before the wheeler-dealersrammed it through Congress, horns and all, within48 hours. Only later did a complete list of the bill’swooly “riders” come to light.

For example, after years of Republican grand-standing over “pay-as-you-go” spending — any newfederal spending had to be offset by budget cuts —246 House Republicans, an easy majority, voted for52 tax breaks worth a budget-busting $622 billion

without so much as one mention, wink ornod to their sacred pay-go standard.

Forgetful pay-go GOP members, how-ever, had plenty of Democratic help inagreeing to repeal the 40-year ban on U.S.crude oil exports, probably the mostimportant Republican requirement in thebill.

In fact, Democrats carried the entireomnibus over the finish line in the Sen-ate; 38 Dems voted with only 27 Repubsto ensure its filibuster-proof passage. Noone knows exactly what the repeal means

for oil company profits. Some experts,though, estimate it could add $30 bil-lion per year to Big Oil’s bottom line.

To make the dirty deal even dirtier, Dems on eitherend of Pennsylvania Avenue had spent the previousSaturday, Dec. 12, warmly praising a climate agree-ment (signed in Paris by 195 countries and theUnited States) that will “dramatically reduce green-house gases” by “gradually reducing reliance on fos-sil fuels in favor of cleaner forms of energy.”

As such, it looks like we plan to meet our end of theParis bargain by selling future American carbondioxide emissions — for a profit, of course — on theworld market as crude oil.

The absolute height of the omnibus’s legislativehypocrisy, however, came with its repeal of manda-tory country of origin labeling (COOL) for beef andpork, a federal law favored by nearly 90 percent of

the grocery-buying public.

Congress bailed on COOL after Mexico andCanada, with ample help from the global Meat-packer Gang, threatened $1 billion in retaliatorytrade sanctions for harm each said the law was doingto their domestic cattle and hog markets. The WorldTrade Organization backed Canada and Mexico —big shock that an international trade organizationfavors international trade, eh? — while U.S. courtsbacked American law and American livestock grow-ers.

Rather than fight — as we did for nearly a decadewhen Brazil imposed similar WTO-backed sanctionsover U.S. cotton policy — American policymakerscaved to Canada and Mexico despite the openly-flawed, highly one-sided analysis both used to maketheir WTO case.

Not that it mattered. Like most things in Washing-ton, the only thing that mattered in getting theomnibus bill passed was getting the omnibus billpassed. Everything else either along the way — budgethypocrisy, climate sell-out, even independent Americanlivestock farmers — was open to compromise.

And, boy, were they compromised.

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By RICHARD SIEMERSThe Land Correspondent

“Follow your dream!”That’s old advice, but Michelle Weber

is a new rural voice proclaiming it.Weber’s dream was to find a way to

build a life around her two interests —agriculture and art. She feels blessedthat her real life has surpassed herdream.

Weber lives in the country and workswith her husband, Jesse Weber, raisingRed Angus cattle, and at the sametime has started her own business,Weber Custom Painting. Customerssupply her with photos, which she usesto produce original oil paintings.

“The root of all my work is agricul-ture in general,” Weber said, “but cat-tle are what I specialize in.”

She has helped her husband and in-laws with raising cattle, and has seenthe cycle from breeding to birth totheir sale across a wide area of states.

“(What I like about cattle) is probablythe beauty of the natural life process.But then who doesn’t like the view oflooking out and seeing a bunch of redcattle on green grass,” Weber said.

That is a view that Weber can enjoyas she works in her home studio nearLake Benton.

Growing up as a farm girl from Win-dom, she was an avid 4-H participant,so it is not surprising that she wouldlike agriculture and marry a farm boyfrom Lake Benton. She met Jessethrough college friends at the Min-nesota Beef Expo.

The art element didn’t come so natu-rally. Her first art class was as a juniorin high school.

“I hated that class, because I didn’tthink I was good at it,” she said. “Butmy art teacher, Mark Nass, saw somepotential and he pushed me. I owe hima lot of credit.”

She soon couldn’t be in the art roomenough. As a senior, she won a Con-gressional Institute sponsored compe-tition in her congressional district andhad her work on display for a year inthe U.S. Capitol.Going for it

When she went to South DakotaState University in Brookings, she hadto choose between art education andag education and chose art, but after asemester: “I decided I wanted a jobwhen I graduated and the first thingsschools cut are art and ag.”

In 2010, she graduated with an

advertising major, and marketing andsociology minors. Weber got a job atan area publishing company and didgraphic design at a computer. It was agood job, but not satisfying to an art-loving farm girl. She painted when-ever she found time.

While working on the painting of anewborn calf called “A New Begin-ning,” Weber posted progress photoson Facebook. The progress was fol-lowed by Amanda Radke, a writer,blogger and author she knew some-what from college. Radke had writtena children’s book called “Levi’s LostCalf,” and needed an illustrator. Theyconnected and Weber did 20 paintingsfor the book in less than a monthwhile still holding her job.

“Art was always in the back of mymind, and I did it as a hobby,” shesaid, “but when I started posting someof my paintings on social media siteslike Facebook, it skyrocketed.”

The exposure on social media andfrom illustrating Radke’s book led to agrowing number of requests. In 2011,she decided to quit her job and make acareer out of her art.

“Thank goodness for good in-laws,”Weber said.

She told them, “I don’t know if thisis going to work, but I want to give it ashot. I don’t want to look back fiveyears from now and wish I had done itearlier. I’m probably going to needsome help, and I’m willing to work.”

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ARTIST, from pg. 5She worked almost full-time on the farm for a

year while building up her business. Now thoseroles have switched and she works full-time doingcustom paintings while helping out on the farm

when needed. She is also grateful to her parents,who have always backed her in her decisions.Instead of telling her to play it safe, “they encour-aged me, and told me if I think I can do this, I’d bet-ter work hard and see where it goes.”

Dream jobIt has gone extremely well. Weber’s work is almost

exclusively on commission, doing custom paintingsfrom photos. On average, she has 15-20 projectsawaiting completion. If someone needs a painting fora special occasion, they need to plan ahead.

An exception was a commissioned memorial paint-ing she did for the family of Brent Beitelspacher, ayoung cattleman who died in a plane crash. She isstill moved when she talks about it, feeling God wasworking through her hands, and through the wholeproject.

The request came on a weekend she had plannedto be gone, but plans had changed and she was hometo take the call. She had just purchased acrylicpaints, which dry faster than the oils she normallyworks with, so working day and night she completedthe painting in two days. Even the framer happenedto have an assembled frame of the size and color sheneeded. The framed painting was delivered in timefor the funeral.

“It was like God was working,” she said.She thinks that doing commissions keeps her work

fresh.“I never know what’s going to be in my in-box,” she

said. “People send me pictures that I wouldn’t havethought of painting, but they’re all special to some-one. Upcoming paintings are a tractor pull, anothermemorial painting, cattle in a pasture — such a widevariety that it keeps me inspired and fresh. I’malways doing something different.”

There were times when she questioned if she coulddo what people were asking, but she always pushedthrough and challenged herself.

“I’m always up for a challenge. I never want to backdown because that’s part of my job, too, alwaysexploring a new avenue. I’m always trying to findnew and exciting ventures, because I never knowwhen the commissions are going to stop. For asquickly as this exploded, it can be gone that fast,too,” she said.

For now, there is no end in sight, for either theWeber’s Red Angus cattle or Michelle Weber’s com-missioned paintings. To be able to raise her childrenin the country, fulfill her love for painting, and workwith cattle is about as good as she could imagine lifecould be right now.

“My dream was to work in art or ag,” Weber said.“but I’ve been able to tie them both together! I workout of my home, so when Jesse needs me on theranch I’m right down the road. I truly have mydream job.”

To view the variety of Michelle Weber’s work, visither website: www.webercustompainting.com. ❖

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My dream was towork in art or ag,but I’ve been able totie them bothtogether!

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ST. LOUIS — Meet domestic and internationalcustomers, see where soybeans go beyond the eleva-tor and evaluate the work of the soy checkoff. That’swhat farmers will experience during the United Soy-bean Board’s See for Yourself program.

See for Yourself offers 10 soybean farmers fromaround the country the opportunity to see and evalu-ate the work of the checkoff firsthand. From the useof U.S. soy by domestic companies to the export ofU.S. soy to customers around the world, See for Your-self shows program participants the checkoff ’s rolein maximizing U.S. soybean farmer profitability.

“The See for Yourself program showed me that thesoy industry is so much more than what we do on

each of our farms — it’s a global industry,” saysNathan Brown, a Hillsboro, Ohio, soybean farmerand 2015 See for Yourself program participant. “Theprogram also allowed me to see how USB invests ourcheckoff dollars.”

Accompanied by checkoff farmer-leaders, partici-pants will meet a diverse set of customers, bothdomestic and international, and see a variety of sitesthat represent end uses for U.S. soy, such as animalagriculture, the food industry, industrial users andmore. Along the way, USB farmer-leaders will sharegreater insight into the process and rationale behindcheckoff investments.

““Participants get the opportunity to see the check-

off up close and the work it does to improve the bot-tom line for U.S. soybean farmers across the coun-try,” says Keith Tapp, chair of the USB Audit andEvaluation Committee, which sponsors See forYourself.

All U.S. soybean farmers over the age of 18 canapply through April 1 by visiting the USB website,www.UnitedSoybean.org/SeeforYourself. The pro-gram is tentatively scheduled for August 8-12, 2016.

This article was submitted by the United SoybeanBoard. ❖

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It’s time to think about soybean seed purchasesand variety selection. If you are like most, you’vealready spilled coffee on the seed catalog, thumbedthrough it, read which variety has the best yield, andlearned how each company has the solution foreverybody. The problem is; you are not everybody.

My approach is slightly different. First, make a listof the fields where you plan to plant soybeans nextspring and list the issues with each field. Next askyourself questions like these:

• Will that southern stretch be planted first, last orsomewhere in the middle?

• Did that western old field have iron deficiencychlorosis develop in the beans the last time it wasplanted?

• Didn’t that northern field have an aphid out-break in the neighbor’s beans?

• Wasn’t there soybean cyst nematode in the east-ern field last time we planted to soybeans?

Once you determine the problems, review the solu-tions (i.e. varieties) that will best help you manage

those problems. Fourth, focus on yield potentialbetween the varieties, and which varieties solve yourmultiple issues. Lastly, pick the varieties that pro-vide the best solution to your problems.

Try to use honest, unbiased information, such asthe University of Minnesota Variety trials, to makeyour decision. However, no one source has informa-tion on all varieties available.

Necessity requires the seed company to be thesolution to common problems. They have a goodproduct, but their publications are designed to serv-ice the many.

You have to determine your problems, and thenfind solutions. You don’t need to purchase a solutionlooking for a problem.

This article was submitted by the Minnesota Soy-bean Research and Promotion Council and written byDavid Kee, Director of Research of Minnesota Soy-bean Research and Promotion Council. ❖

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First, make a list of the fieldswhere you plan to plant soy-beans next spring and list theissues with each field.

— David Kee

Each year Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Stationscientists conduct performance tests of public and privatesoybean entries at several locations throughout the state.

Yield, quality characteristics and chlorosis scoreevaluations of the entries are included by region. Thesummary also includes special use variety trials and varietyperformance in soybean cyst nematode-infested fields.

The 2015 Minnesota Soybean Variety Trials are nowavailable at z.umn.edu/2015mnsoybeantrials.

Visit www.soybeans.umn.edu for more information onsoybean production.

— Seth Naeve, University of Minnesota Extension soybeanagronomist

Minnesota Soybean Variety Trials

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Minnesota Pork Congress is a swine specifictradeshow and education event that features a widevariety of tradeshow exhibitors, timely seminarsand social activities designed exclusively for pigfarmers and pork industry stakeholders.Monday, Jan. 18

Common Swine Industry Audit Workshop, 1-4 p.m., Hilton Hotel, Room Marquette IV

Sarah Schieck, Swine Extension educator, Univer-sity of Minnesota Extension will present the work-shop. Workshop includes overview of the audit tool,process, focus points and a binder to managerecords and documents, plus a flashdrive with docu-ment templates. Please bring a laptop.

Minnesota Pork Producers AssociationAnnual Meeting (Members Only), 1-2:30 p.m.,Hilton Hotel, Room Symphony III

Minnesota Pork Board Annual Meeting, 2:30-4 p.m., Hilton Hotel, Room Symphony IIITuesday, Jan. 19

Pork Congress Registration Opens, 9 a.m.-5p.m., Minneapolis Convention Center MezzanineLevel

Tradeshow Opens, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. MinneapolisConvention Center – Exhibit Hall A

PRRS & PEDv Control Proposal: OpenForum, 9-10 a.m., L100 I

David Wright, Wright Veterinary Services andBeth Thompson, Minnesota Board of Animal Health,will present. The Minnesota Pork Producers Associa-tion has been discussing a proposal to partner withthe Minnesota Board of Animal Health in modifyingthe Certificate of Veterinary Inspection to add thestatus of PRRS and PEDv for any breeding and feed-ing pigs imported into Minnesota.

Water Regulations Update: Waters of the U.S.and Buffer Strips, 9-10 a.m., L100 H

Warren Formo, Minnesota Agriculture WaterResource Center, and Joe Smentek, Minnesota Soy-bean Research and Promotion Council, will discusswater-related regulations.

The Future of Antibiotic Use: Are you, yourfeed mill and veterinarian ready for Jan. 1,2017?, 10-11:30 a.m., L100 F & G

Gordon Spronk of Pipestone Veterinary Serviceswill moderate a panel of veterinarians. Starting theend of 2016, the Food and Drug Administration’sGuidance 209 and 213 will be enforced. This session

will cover the required changes and look ahead.Manure Applicator Workshop, 12-3:30 p.m.,

M100 D, E, F & GTopics include updates on biosecurity, Certified

Animal Waste Technician License Program, regula-tions, cover crops and nutrient management, andNitrogen.

Trade Update, 12:30-1:30 p.m., L100 F & GMaria Zieba, National Pork Producers Council, will

discuss the Trans-Pacific Partnership, its effect onthe industry and other global trade issues.

PEDv in Feed: What’s new?, 2-3 p.m., L100 HScott Dee, Director of Research, Pipestone Veteri-

nary Services, will discuss survivability of PEDv infeed ingredients, mitigation strategies, and biosecu-rity at the feed mill.Wednesday, Jan. 20

Pork Congress Registration, 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m.,Minneapolis Convention Center Mezzanine Level

Tradeshow, 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Minneapolis Con-vention Center Exhibit Hall A

Swine Health Information Center Update:Preparing for potential and emerging swinediseases, 10-11 a.m, L100 H

Minnesota Pork Congress coming Jan. 19-20Minneapolis Convention CenterTrade show hours: Tuesday, Jan. 19, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.Wednesday, Jan. 20, 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m.Admission: $15 at the doorwww.mnporkcongress.com

See SCHEDULE, pg. 9

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SCHEDULE, from pg. 8Paul Sundberg, executive director of

Swine Health Information Center, willdiscuss potential swine diseases andgive an update on the Swine HealthInformation Center work to addressthese threats. There is a draft plan forindustry/USDA response to these dis-eases should they get into the country.Seneca Valley Virus will be used as anexample to test the response plan.

To Infinity and Beyond: Handi-

capping the prospects of animalagriculture from now until youdie, 11 a.m.-noon, L100 F & G

Joe Kerns, Kerns and Associates, willaddress the future of pork production.He will examine trends and price fore-casts of major commodities and diveinto “what if ” the environment shiftsin the next 10-plus years.

This information was submitted bythe Minnesota Pork Producers Associa-tion. ❖

Pork Congress schedule

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By DICK HAGENThe Land Staff Writer

WILLMAR, Minn. — The Conser-vation Tillage Conference, held Dec.15-16 in Willmar, Minn., was an infor-mation-jammed session on issues,advances, technology, breakthroughsand new twists in rippers, coulters andapplicators to get it all done. About 210people were in attendance.

The conference was a combined proj-ect of North Dakota State Universityand University of Minnesota Exten-sions. Speakers included farmers fromNorth Dakota and Minnesota and spe-cialists from Iowa State University, U ofM, NDSU and University of Wisconsin.

Bruce Potter, insecticide and pesti-cide management specialist at theUniversity of Minnesota’s SouthwestResearch and Outreach Center inLamberton summarized the focus ofthe conference.

“Basically we’re looking at changingthe environment, perhaps just a little,perhaps quite a lot depending upondiffering situations. We’re modifyingtillage systems across much of ourMidwest landscape these days,” hesaid.

“That has an impact not only on thecrops we grow but also on the weeds,insects, pathogens and visual strengthof our landscape. These changes meanproducers are going to have to do somethings a bit differently.”

The squeeze across the farm beltmay be driving some of these deci-sions. As farmers strive to reduce pro-duction costs in every conceivable andpractical way even the croppingsequence may be altering. Already thecrunch on corn profits is generatingtalk on less corn and more soybeansfor 2016.

“There’s more interest in soybeans,less interest in corn — especially goingaway from the corn on corn agendathat has been the popular play withmany,” Potter said. “I think that will begood for both crops. It gives producersa bit more hedge on money manage-ment. Because of significant reduc-tions in production costs per acre forsoybeans, risk management is less-ened in the marketing procedures.

“However I think we will need somemodifications in how we grow soy-beans and pay more attention to rota-tions because of soybean cyst nema-tode problems. Watching how often weput soybeans into the rotation becomesmore of a challenge.”

Cover crops are part of this new

landscape. Potter recognizes the role ofcover crops but the questions of how doyou get them established and how doyou take them out persists with mostfarmers. At the Lamberton station, sci-entists are investigating the connec-tion between cover crops and insects.

“At the Station we’re taking a closerlook at how cover crops interact withinsects. We’re seeing some evidence ofblack cutworms and army worms com-ing into these cover crop fields,” Pottersaid. “So it potentially means somethinking on how to adapt our insectand disease management strategies totake care of them.”Soil health

Potter noted growing interest withinthe soil health industry of developingcertain biological organisms be thatspecialized fungi or bacteria. He cau-tioned that because these are biologi-cal organisms they react to the envi-ronment much like the crop and insectreact.

“And that is why it’s a bit more diffi-cult to get consistent results fromsome of these new products we’ve engi-neered. Biologicals like certain tem-peratures, certain moisture regimesand because they are interacting withanother living organism there has tobe a good fit,” Potter said.

Estimates vary, but there are moremicrobes in one gram of soil than peo-ple on the earth. And many of thosebillions of organisms are in some wayaffecting the plants with which theycome into contact.

“They all interact with the plant insome way. We’re looking at utilizingwhat nature gave us, identifying andsingling out the microbes that have abenefit on certain crops in certain con-ditions. There are billions of opportuni-ties,” said Colin Bletsky, Novozymesvice president, in a recent SeedWorldarticle.

Though not a tillage specialist, Pot-ter is cognizant that as climatechanges minimum tillage is likely todevelop as a means to conserve mois-ture, improve soil health and rebuildorganic matter content. He suggested

warming temperatures will makereduced tillage easier because you’renot having to deal with colder soils andthe potential of slower crop emergence.

Following a near ideal cropping sea-son across much of Minnesota in 2015,with record yields of corn and soy-beans as ample proof, have precipita-tion patterns been good enough torecharge soil moisture in Minnesota?

Speaking for the Lamberton area,Potter thinks soil moistures havemostly recharged even though tilelines are moving little or no water as ofearly December.

“We’re in good shape moisture-wisebut it would be okay to get some coldweather to knock back some of thesepathogens. I think they’re mostly stillin Missouri or Iowa right now but thatwill change. What we don’t want is awet spring,” Potter said. “This pastspring we got off to a good startbecause cold, wet soils weren’t anissue. Plus we had good moisture allsummer and plenty of mineralizationin our soils was providing good Nrelease.”

Use cautionPotter also talked about the chal-

lenges facing farmers. For instance,some farmers have looked to plantingnon-genetically modified organismsseed, but that can come with newchallenges.

Potter suggested the GMO adventwas the easy button.

“On one side we’ve lost some of theefficacy for western corn rootworm sowe could get into a low spot for Euro-pean corn borer issues. So a shift backinto non-GMO seed could trigger arebirth of corn borer populations.Growers will have to do some scout-ing. They recognize that corn borersare easily controlled with an insecti-cide application if needed,” he said.

“Cutting costs is a high priorityitem for producers. But I caution pro-ducers to not abandon corn rootwormand corn borer control without know-ing what’s in your fields. Also cuttingfertilizer when you need it isn’t goodstrategy.”

Visit www.extension.umn.edu/agriculture/tillage/ to learn more. ❖

Conservation tillage alters Midwest environment

We’re modifying tillagesystems across much ofour Midwest landscapethese days.

— Bruce Potter

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A quick and convenient way tolearn about the soils of America isto sit in on a power-point presenta-tion by John Heard who wears thetitle Farm Production Extension-Soil Fertility for Manitoba FarmProduction Extension. Heardkicked off the Conservation TillageConference, Dec. 15-16 in Willmar,Minn.

He shared his obsession of hunting state andprovincial soils. But his hunting weapon is a three-foot soil augur. Soils are pinpointed with localguides, dug out, photographed and released. In twoyears the safari has captured soils from 27 statesand four provinces.

His day job currently is being Soils ExtensionAgent for the province of Manitoba. But his two-year safari, capturing the many soil types acrossAmerica revealed a tremendous variety of soils asone might expect based on the original source ofthese soils.

For instance, Minnesota’s designated state soil isthe Lester soil, predominant in the rolling terrain ofsouth central Minnesota.

How does a soil become a state soil? In 1985 theMinnesota Association of Professional Soil Scien-tists voted to designate Lester as the state soil. Noword as to how many other soils were considered bythis group but online information says Lester got 37percent of the votes cast and that was enough. Itwasn’t until April 28, 2012, that Gov. Mark Dayton

signed legislation establishing Lester as the “OfficialMinnesota State Soil.”

Lester soil was identified in 1939, in McLeodCounty, near Lester Prairie. According to the Min-nesota Soil Scientist website, Lester has beenmapped in 16 Minnesota counties. Described as well-drained and formed in loamy, calcareous glacial till,Lester is a dark, grayish brown loam surface withproperties developed from both grassland and forestenvironments.

Learn more about Lester soil at www.mnsoilscien-tist.org/minesota-state-soil website. For a treat, lis-ten to the Ballad of the Lester Soil, a fun little diddy.

Iowa’s State Soil is the Tama, first identified inBlack Hawk County in 1917. Today the Tama soil isfound on more than 933,000 acres in 28 counties. Thetop soil and subsoil are textures of silty clay loam andextremely productive. Tama soils are formed in wind-blown, predominantly silt-size particles, known asloess and are more than 60 inches deep.

On the hunt Traveling across the United States hunting our

soils, Heard sees how soils are used and sometimesabused.

Heard says that without proper care we could bewearing our soils out with intensive row crop pro-duction in some parts of the country.

“In Manitoba we’ve seen a large adoption of cornand soybeans in recent years. We’ve got 1.3 millionacres of soybeans just in our province now. And we’renoting that growing a warm season crop in a coolenvironment causes our growers to do more tillage,”said Heard.

“So as a result we are seeing some erosion issues.But we are showing them how to grow soybeans in areduced tillage system and that is catching on good.We are fortunate. Our soils are still young enough sothey are still quite resilient.”

Heard explained that in black dirt farming furthersouth, the corrosive impact of soy crops is more evi-dent.

University extensions preach minimum tillage androtation systems, but Heard says that in his area,growers have too many crops so rotations are a chal-lenge and so is tillage.

“In the area around where I work and live, afarmer can grow from 12 to 15 different crops.Canola, flax, sunflowers, potatoes, soybeans, corn,dried beans, wheat and all the cereal crops so oftenthere is no standard rotation,” he said.

Heard also grows sweet corn on his rural acreage.“The very best sweet corn in the entire province,”

boasted Heard. ❖

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Minnesota Farmers UnionPresident Doug Peterson and National FarmersUnion President Roger Johnson thanked a growingnumber of women in agriculture for their invaluablecontributions to family farming and ranching andnoted that their growing presence in farming is vitalto the nation’s food security.

Women in agriculture are roughly 30,000 strong;representing 26 percent of farmers, they oversee 7.3million acres and have an economic impact in Min-nesota of nearly $400 million dollars. Women in agri-culture are one million strong; representing 30 per-cent of farmers nationally and responsible for a$12.9 billion dollar economic impact.

“One of the many promising trends in agricultureis the growing presence of women who are usingtheir talents to help strengthen the viability of thefamily while also supplying food, feed, fuel and fiberto Americans and consumers abroad,” said Johnson.“And their growing presence in agri-business boardrooms and as chief operators on family farms isimportant to the nation’s food security.”

NFU policy supports women in agriculturethrough their leadership skills by offering an annualNFU Women’s Conference. The event takes placeJan. 23 to 27 in Clearwater Beach, Florida.

“Women farmers play an integral part in farmingand in making our country thrive,” said Doug Peter-son, MFU president.

This article was submitted by Minnesota FarmersUnion. ❖

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It’s been a couple decadesor more since I workedthrough a puzzle book. Andwhile puzzles with numberswere always more challeng-ing to me than the oneswith words, I had a surefireway to pencil throughmazes. My method of choicewas to begin at the end. It’swhen I started at the finishline that I could successfullynavigate my way to thestarting blocks.

You may or may not find my puzzlestrategy permissible, but this I know.There is value in living life by back-tracking from the finish line. A greatway to decide how to begin a new year

is to look at how you wantit to end. It’s when we visu-alize the end of a project,goal, year, or even our verylife that squares us up tothe path that will get usthere.

Pastor and author, ChuckSwindoll, asks, “What epi-taph, in one sentence or afew brief words woulddescribe your life?”

Swindoll starts at the fin-ish line. By beginning at

the end with an epitaph, obituary, orphrase for our headstone we can deter-mine how to live today.

Vaughn Garwood got that. He wrote,

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Maybe writing an obituary is notwhat you had in mind at the beginningof a new year filled with joy, hope, andpromise. If so, start small.

Jot three potential bullet points fornext year’s Christmas letter. What doyou authentically hope you’ll be able tosay about your life and character atnext year’s holiday celebrations? Whatdo you want to be true for the way you

live this year — your relationships,your work, your passions? Write itdown and you’ll be 42 percent morelikely to achieve your goals than thosewho don’t (Dr. Gail Matthews, a psy-chology professor at Dominican Univer-sity in California).

The whole finish well epitaph is big-ger than percentages or intentions.What you desire needs to be worthwhat it’ll take to get there. It needs toprofoundly matter to you and those youlove. What you want has to be impor-tant enough to take action that pushesthrough obstacles and perseveresthrough storms.

Here’s the reality. No one drifts intostrong endings or meanders their wayinto finishing well.

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THE BACK PORCH

By Lenae Bulthuis

There is value in livinglife by backtrackingfrom the finish line. Agreat way to decidehow to begin a newyear is to look at howyou want it to end.

See BULTHUIS, pg. 16

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By SARAH JOHNSONThe Land Correspondent

Congratulations, Minnesotans!Thanks to your healthy eating habits,as well as your delight in eating locallyproduced food, the number of farmersmarkets in the state has tripled in thelast decade, from 45 in 2002 to morethan 150 today.

In honor of our multitude of markets,Voyageur Press has released “Min-nesota Farmers Market Cookbook: AGuide to Selecting and Preparing theBest Local Produce” (2014), a celebra-tion of local vegetables, meats andfruits.

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The Johnson family is a big lover ofBrussels sprouts, but we always seemto serve them the same way, and it’sgetting a little boring. “Fancy BrusselsSprouts” ramps up the excitement withthe addition of bacon, almonds andcurrants to make a dish that shouts“Now that’s what I’m talkin’ about!”This recipe rates four out of four“yums” from the family (as they lickedtheir plates).Fancy Brussels Sprouts

8 ounces bacon, chopped1 cup thinly sliced shallots1 1⁄2 pounds Brussels sprouts, sliced

in half3 sprigs fresh thyme or 1 teaspoon

dried thyme1⁄2 cup slivered almonds1⁄2 cup dried currants or raisins1⁄2 cup white wineCook bacon and shallots in a large

sauté pan over medium heat untilbacon is crispy and shallots are brown.Drain off most but not all of the grease.Add sprouts and turn up heat; cookuntil sprouts have started to brown.

Add remaining ingredients andcover. Cook over medium-low heat 30minutes, until sprouts are quite ten-der. Remove lid and turn up the heatand cook, stirring often, until anyremaining liquid has boiled off.

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If you’re a lover of lamb – and ifyou’re not, you will be after eating thisnext dish – you know that lamb andgrilling complement each other per-fectly. Whisk up a simple garlic-ladenmarinade, add lemons and onions, andyou’ve got a meal fit for royalty. Goahead, be a queen (or king) for a day.You deserve it.Lamb Kebabs

1 onion, divided1-2 pounds cubed lamb meat, such as

top round

1⁄4 cup olive oil 1 lemon sliced in half for marinade 2 more lemons cut in wedges for

kebabs2 tablespoons dried oreganoSalt and freshly ground pepper to

taste5-10 cloves of garlic, mincedGrate half the onion on a box grater

to use in the marinade, reserving allliquid. Cut the other half into wedgesand reserve to thread onto skewers.Mix all ingredients together in a bowl,squeezing lemons halves well. Useyour hands to blend everythingtogether. Cover and let sit in the refrig-erator one hour to overnight.

If you use wooden skewers, soak inwater half an hour beforehand. Threadcubes of meat onto skewers, alternat-ing with onion and lemon wedges.Push the pieces tightly together on theskewers.

Light charcoal grill and wait for coalsto ash over, or heat gas grill on high for10 minutes. Grill skewers, turningonce, for 10-15 minutes, until theyreach an internal temperature of 135degrees. Remove from grill, tentloosely, and let rest 10 minutes.

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Dreaming of green? Green grass,green gardens, green farmers markets!Save this next recipe for the very firstgreens of the season, which will beginto grow sooner than we think. I hope.Herb Garden SaladServes 4-6

1 cup fresh basil leaves1 cup fresh chives, bias cut1 cup fresh chervil leaves1 cup sweet greens (such as spinach)1 cup bitter greens (such as dande-

lion)1 cup spicy greens (such as water-

cress)2 dozen chive blossoms1⁄2 cup walnuts, lightly toasted

Dressing:2 tablespoons grapeseed oil

1 tablespoon walnut oil1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar1 teaspoon fine sea salt1⁄2 teaspoon freshly ground black

pepperPlace the herbs and greens in a

large salad bowl. Sprinkle in the wal-nuts and chive blossoms. Whisktogether the remaining ingredients ina nonreactive mixing bowl. Pour thedressing over the greens. Toss well.Serve immediately.

If your community group or churchorganization has printed a cookbookand would like to have it reviewed inthe “Cookbook Corner,” send us a copyto “Cookbook Corner,” The Land, P.O.Box 3169, Mankato, MN 56002.

Please specify if you wish to have thecookbook returned, and include infor-mation on how readers may obtain acopy of the cookbook.

Submission does not guarantee areview. ❖

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A snowy frost-ing on coniferbranches cantransform anordinary winterscene into one ofbreathtakingbeauty.Larry and Ihave beenardent coniferconnoisseurs forover 15 yearsnow and we addto our collectionwith new specimens every year.

One of our favorites is a DwarfMontgomery Colorado Blue Spruce ona standard. On a ‘standard’ means thetrunk is visible and can be six inchesto six feet tall. The visible trunk is thestandard and this added height adds

some drama to the tree and allows it toshow off around other plants.

Dwarf Blue Spruce is a first-classevergreen accent plant. It naturallytakes on a compact, rounded shapewithout pruning, has a gorgeous bluegreen color and is deer resistant. Thebirds also love these conifers and wealways have a pair of English sparrowsnesting in the summer as well asnumerous chickadees enjoying thedense and prickly habitat year-round.

The female cones in the spring are aneye catching purple shade turning to abright pink color. The cones almostseem to light up like a Christmas tree.

Our fascination with conifers startedwhen we purchased the first specimensfor a new garden. The plan was to cre-ate a low maintenance garden andconifers fill that bill. They come in

many sizes, shapes and colors includ-ing numerous shades of green, gold,yellow and silver.

When the marigolds die and the liliesand other perennials are asleep for thewinter, the conifers stand steadfast andhold their own providing beautiful liv-ing sculptures.

To distinguish little conifers fromfull-sized ones the American ConiferSociety has established four categoriesof conifers based on their rate ofgrowth and size in any direction.

Miniatures grow less than one inchper year and after 10 years are lessthan 12 inches. Dwarf conifers growone to six inches per year and reachone to six feet after 10 years. Interme-diates produce six to 12 inches ofannual growth and attain a size of sixto 15 feet after 10 years. Large is any

conifer beyond that range.It is very important to carefully read

the label and find the growing zoneand the ultimate size before purchas-ing a new conifer. These trees areexpensive and quite an investment butare well worth the higher cost whenone considers their longevity, year-round beauty and carefree nature.

Dorothy Danforth, a Wisconsin gar-dening legend, wrote an article aboutwhy she loved conifers and she endedwith this statement. “One thing is cer-tain, conifers will be around as long asthe Universe is viable. They will live tothrill new gardeners long after I amgone. I bet they’re grown in heaven.”

Sharon Quale is a master gardenerfrom central Minnesota. She may bereached at (218) 738-6060 [email protected]. ❖

Conifer branches dusted in snow dazzle every winter

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IN THE GARDEN

By Sharon Quale

Larry Hansen

BULTHUIS, from pg. 14thousand little things that keep usfrom the main thing.There’s nothing like the beginning of anew year or when death feels a layercloser in a hospital waiting room, thescene of an accident, or someone else’sfuneral to bring clarity to what mattersmost.

Today is one of those days. We’vebeen gifted a new day to make a slightshift or an about face to the end of ourstory with the choices we make today.

In the book, “21 Great Leaders: LearnTheir Lessons, Improve Your Influ-

ence,” Pat Williams ask two questions:What is your dream? What is yourvision for the future? Then he chal-lenges the readers, let’s insert our-selves into that group, to “Write downyour vision. Post it on the wall. Read itevery day.”

And if you’re not sure where to start,start at the very end.

Lenae Bulthuis muses about faith,family, and farming from her backporch on her Minnesota grain and live-stock farm. She can be reached [email protected] or @Lenae-Bulthuis. ❖

Find clarity in new year

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OLIVIA, Minn. — Olivia Realtor Roger Heller hasgrowing concerns about Minnesota’s escalating prop-erty taxes and the state’s tax burdens in general aresending the wrong message to prospective farm landbuyers. So he sent a letter to State RepresentativeTim Miller, R-Prinsburg.

Miller met with Heller at his office in November.The tax discussion also prompted former Olivia insur-ance agent Bob Porath and auctioneer and farm real-tor Gary Hotovec to sit in on the two hour meeting.

Property taxes aren’t likely to recede because fed-eral and state aid is drying up so counties have noalternative other than to increase property taxes.With the significant increases in farm land valuesbumps in real estate taxes seem inevitable in theminds of most legislators, said Miller.

“We have about $1.7 billion surplus in the statetreasury right now. But if there was an effort to usethat surplus on everything everyone is requesting itwould balloon to $8 billion. It appears to me everyoneis using the surplus as a reason to spend more moneyon just about everything,” Miller said.

“The bind for counties came with the shifting ofstate mandates to each county. Plus we have an agingpopulation in rural Minnesota, coupled with a declin-ing population.”

Heller countered that because of Minnesota’s hightax reputation capital is fleeing Minnesota.

“Land investors are heading to Iowa and SouthDakota. Both states have more favorable propertytaxes,” Heller said. “Plus Minnesota has estate taxes,now indexed at $5 million. Some states, South Dakotafor example, don’t have estate taxes.”

Miller was emphatic on one issue; there will be nonew tax on gasoline. Minnesota House Speaker KurtDaudt, R-Crown, said the same at a recent Hutchin-son conclave.

“Transportation will be a major issue when wereconvene next March. But we won’t be moving on agas tax. The money is there. It will be that perennialissue of where should it go,” said Miller.

Heller said, “Our Twin City politicians can’t keepbuilding more light rail unless there is proportionalspending in rural Minnesota.”

Miller responded that according to the Governor’sHighway Transportation Committee, Minnesotashould be spending $20 billion on roads and bridgesover the next 20 years. He indicated House studiessay it is more like $8 to $10 billion.

“Call me, write me, e-mail me. Or just get to St. Paulwhen we’re in session. And I strongly encourage thevoices for Minnesota agriculture to become morevocal. We’re being drowned too often by the voices ofthe non-ag people,” said Miller. “Speak up. We all havea say in how our state should function.”

Tim Miller can be reached at (651) 296-4228 or bycell phone at (320) 905-1010. [email protected] ❖

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Local Corn and Soybean Price IndexCash Grain Markets

Sauk RapidsMadisonRedwood FallsFergus FallsMorris Tracy

Average:

Year AgoAverage:

corn/change* $2.98 -.19$3.03 -.19$3.08 -.19$3.02 -.19$3.00 -.20$3.11 -.27

$3.04

$3.55

soybeans/change*$7.62 -.34$7.94 -.34$8.07 -.29$7.87 -.31$7.96 -.32$8.02 -.35

$7.91

$9.73

Grain prices are effective cash close on Jan. 5. The price index chart compares an average of most recently reported local cash prices with the same average for a year ago.*Cash grain price change represents a two-week period.

Grain AnglesGrain marketing

basicsIn today’s agricultural industry there continues to be a growing interest in

improving one's education and skills in selling or marketing grain. Topics thatare commonly discussed include developing a marketing plan, understandingcosts, learning about pricing tools, and how to work with acommodity broker.Developing a marketing plan

Getting started is probably the most difficult part. Thefirst rule is to understand no one can tell you what the mar-kets are going to do. Does this mean we should stop listen-ing to markets on the radio, magazine, or online? No. Mar-ket experts can help you better understand what the marketinfluences are and what impacts they could have to price.But, ultimately, prices are predictably unpredictable.Instead of trying to shake our crystal balls in hope, fear, orgreed, let’s focus on what we can control, or at least influ-ence.

I’ve broken down the basics into three sections. Two fac-tors we can control, and one we can influence:

When to Sell: This does not mean trying to guess sales dates or picking the“top of the market.” This does mean understanding and training yourself to sellin increments, or at historically better times of year. For example, understandlocal market and basis and price trends. What does it cost you to store grain permonth?

How to Sell: Are you using the right grain marketing tools? Many use cashsales and forward contracts. Other’s use “hybrid elevator contracts” or futuresand options. Sometimes selling your grain and owning “paper” grain offers theright amount of risk-to-opportunity ratio for the operation. The farmer of todayand tomorrow will be competing with those who continue to educate themselveson how to manage price risks.

Returns: Can we control the return on each dollar invested? Probably not,but we can greatly “influence” the farm’s returns. Commodity prices are oneaspect that we can only control how and when we sell. Costs and yields areaspects that we can control. This is the tough one, as no banker, advisor or farmmarketer has the answer. However, each business partner you work with shouldbe helping you put these pieces together to enable you to make the best decisionon your farm.

Livestock AnglesMarketing year

in reviewThe year of 2015 was a very interesting and at times very volatile in the price

movement in livestock.The year will end with livestock prices lower in all categories including live

prices and wholesale prices. The only area that didn’t seelower prices were the retail prices which were eithersteady to slightly lower or higher than a year ago. This inthe face of tight supplies of live inventory in someinstances and over abundance in other instances through-out the year.

As for the cattle market, this year has been nothing morethan a battle of tight supplies of animals vs. ever decreas-ing demand for beef. When all is said and done the declin-ing demand for beef has so far won the battle. This declinein beef demand is the result of several factors such as thestrength in the U.S. dollar which made U.S. beef moreexpensive in the world market and this caused a decline inexports.

Another major reason is the disparity of beef prices incomparison to pork and chicken prices. Beef in relation to these competitivemeats is too high on a per pound basis especially in a weak economy. Theprospect for this disparity to change in the months ahead does not look partic-ularly good for the cattle market. This is not to say that prices will not rallyfrom time to time. However, the overall picture would suggest that prices arelikely to remain defensive in the months ahead.

The hog market has struggled throughout the past year as numbers havebeen on the increase. The latest U.S. Department of Agriculture Hogs and Pigsreport suggest that numbers are still increasing. From a supply picture thisdoes not reflect well for any major upward move in price.

The good news for the hog market has been a constant or even slightlyincreasing demand for pork. It appears that the disparity in price of beef topork has benefited the pork industry more by being a better value to the con-sumer. As long as this disparity continues the hog market should benefit. Itmay not come through much higher prices but more of a stabilizing of hogprices. This will allow for rallies from time to time, but the overall picture con-tinues to look as if prices will sag through the year.

JOE TEALEBroker

Great Plains CommodityAfton, Minn.

KURT LENSINGAgStar Assistant VP &

Industry SpecialistWaite Park, Minn.

Information in the above columns is the writer’s opinion. It is no way guaranteed and should not be interpreted as buy/sell advice. Futures trading always involves a certain degree of risk.

See TEALE, pg. 19 See LENSING, pg. 19

Editor’s Note: Phyllis Nystrom’s Grain Outlook column will return next issue.

JAN’15 FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC. JAN.

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Local cash grain prices in southern Minnesotastarted 2015 at about $3.70-$3.80 per bushel forcorn, and from $9.50-10 per bushel for soybeans.Local cash prices dropped to near $3.30 per bushelfor corn, and below $9 per bushel for soybeans byAugust of 2015. Regional cash grain prices are near$3.40-$3.50 per bushel for corn, and $8.00-$8.30 perbushel for soybeans, as we end 2015.

New crop prices for the fall of 2016 at local grainmarkets are very close to the current cash prices forboth corn and soybeans. Breakeven grain prices insouthern Minnesota for the 2016 crop year, based onaverage crop yields, input costs, and land expenseare expected to be near $4 per bushel for corn andover $9.50 per bushel for soybeans.

These statistics are directly from Kent Thiesse’sFocus on Ag Dec. 21 e-mail newsletter.

Theisse’s message tells farmers what they sus-pected all along. Growing crops in 2016 looks to bean exercise in rust prevention. Virtually every acrein production in 2015 will likely be right back at itagain in 2016. We’ll continue to have too much sup-ply for world markets. And the pain continues.

There may be some reshuffling of corn acres to soy-bean acres because farmers are likely to lose lessmoney growing soybeans.

Input costs may be slightly down. Fertilizer pricesare lower: Nitrogen and potash prices are down 40percent; phosphate average prices are down 30 per-cent. Charlie Head, agronomist for Western Consoli-dated Cooperative in Holloway, Minn., reports fertil-izer prices are some of the lowest in 10 years.Rents

University of Minnesota Extension and educator

David Bau wrapped up a statewide series of FairFarmland Rental Agreement Workshops.

In Olivia, Minn., Bau presented a hypothetical2016 corn/soybean budget. He estimated inputexpenses for seed, fertilizer, land cost, insurance,hired labor, fuel, and machinery. Next was projectedyields for each crop. His next batch of arithmetic wasbreakeven prices. For corn, that figure was $4.57; forsoybeans it was $10.94.

The elephant in this process continues to be landcosts. A base rate of dollars per acre combined withflexible agreements based on commodity prices andactual yields seem to be a starting point. Bau urgedlandowners to pick an option and work through itwith renters.

So what’s a fair rent? There is no fair rent that fitsall parties. It’s a matter of sitting down and talking;getting figures on a piece of paper; negotiating onwhat those figures should be; checking with yourfarm management contact; then agreeing with ahand shake and a written contract.

Visit www.aglease101.org to learn more. ❖

Expected grain prices below breakeven prices

LENSING, from pg. 18Ethanol is one factor that influences

grain markets. Ethanol processor mar-gins have deteriorated since November with ethanolprices dropping more than corn and natural gas,which is used in the production of ethanol.

Today ethanol margins are “aver-age” with Minnesota plants around a5 cent positive margin for the next

couple months. The “I” states, Iowa and Illinois, areestimated to be losing 5 and 10 cents respectively,while the plants in Indiana and Ohio are paying bigbasis premiums due to poor regional production. Themost profitable ethanol margins in the western CornBelt are 70 cents higher than the worst margins inthe eastern Corn Belt.

Nationally, ethanol plants are averaging abovebreakeven margins despite lower ethanol pricesneeded to compete with cheaper gasoline.

Another headwind that the industry continues tobattle is the dried distillers grains export market.With over 50 percent of all distiller exports going toone country, the market is easily influenced whendisruptions in major trade partners occur. You prob-ably guessed the top importer of U.S. DDGs —China.

Last winter China rejected DDGs and corn fromthe United States due to an “unapproved geneticallymodified organism trait.” Following those announce-ments, DDG prices fell by over 20 percent in less

than a week. According to a Dec. 17 article fromReuters: “China has formally accepted a petitionfrom Chinese producers of distiller’s dried grains(DDGs) seeking anti-dumping duties on imports ofthe feed ingredient from the United States, accord-ing to a report by U.S. agricultural attaches in Bei-jing.” Under Chinese law officials must make a deci-sion to either investigate the matter or not.

If history repeats itself the decision to pursue thematter will likely not be a quick one. I’d expecttrade disruptions (halted shipments) and prices tobe under pressure in the coming days and weeks, ofcourse, depending on the outcome of the situation.

This is just one of the many factors happeningabroad that affect prices in our backyard.

Visit www.agstar.com/edge for more industryexpertise.

AgStar Financial Services is a cooperative ownedby client stockholders. As part of the Farm CreditSystem, AgStar has served 69 counties in Minnesotaand northwest Wisconsin with a wide range offinancial products and services for more than 95years. ❖

Keep your eye on ethanol and DDG exports to China

TEALE, from pg. 18Any weakness in the U.S. dollar would aid in the

export market. Should that happen, it would alsohelp stabilize or even give a boost to prices.

From an overall economic prospective the possibil-ity of continued deflation presents a negativeshadow over all commodity prices. Producers shouldremain aware of these conditions and protect inven-tories as needed.

I would like to wish everyone a happy and prosper-ous New Year. ❖

Commodityprices deflated

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This column was written for the mar-keting week ending Jan. 1, 2016.

Winter has made its presence known. Ican’t recall snow storms being namedbut Texas and New Mexico farmers willsure remember “Goliath.” A New MexicoExtension agent told Dairy Today thatdairy cow losses could be around 5 per-cent (20,000) and young stock doublethat. Snow fell in the Midwest as well onthe last week of 2015, not to mentionflooding and tornados.

The Dec. 30 Daily Dairy Reportpointed out that “Because milktankers could not traverse the snowyroads, most dairies had to pour atleast a day’s worth of production down the drain,and several processors in the area, including twolarge cheese plants, were completely dark on Sun-day, with only limited production early this week.”

The Daily Dairy Report added that “It was diffi-cult, if not impossible, to keep feed trucks runningon schedule to snowed-in barns and to maintain ice-free water troughs and dry bedding. It will taketime for stressed cows to return to pre-storm milkproduction.”

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Meanwhile U.S. Dairy Export Council’s AlanLevitt, writing a somber note in his last blog of2015, warns that “Global dairy markets might notsee a full recovery until 2017, given milk productiontrends, worldwide dairy stocks, the tepid globaleconomy, and China and Russia’s low profile on thebuy side.”

“What we have today is most likely what we willhave for 2016, a market looking for equilibrium,”says Marc Beck, USDEC executive vice president ofstrategy and insights, at the recent Global DairyOutlook webinar.

“Markets are highly sensitive right now given thesupply-side strain they are under, there’s a lot ofemotion in the market, which is exacerbatingvolatility. That was evident in the August-Septem-ber run-up in international dairy commodity prices

followed by the swift downturn in Octoberand November.

“In order to have a ‘real’ recovery, wewill have to see a sustained building ofprices at levels that will allow moreattractive margins to return back to thefarm,” said Beck.

“A real recovery means, at a minimum, askim milk powder price of $3,000 per ton,but more ideally something closer to$3,500 per ton,” he noted, “to supportgrowth across the supply chain, from the

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture,acting like a late arriving Grinch, announced thefinal Federal order Class III benchmark milk price of2015 at $14.44 per hundredweight, down 86 centsfrom November, $3.38 below December 2014, andequates to about $1.24 per gallon, down 8 cents fromNovember. It is the lowest Class III price in fouryears, January 2011 to be exact, when it stood at$13.48. The 2015 Class III average is $15.80, downfrom the record high $22.34 in 2014, and compares to$17.99 in 2013.

The January 2016 Class III futures contract wastrading a little before closing Thursday at $13.60;February, $13.83; and March at $14.26. The pricedidn’t top $16 until August’s $16.10 and the 2016peak was in October at just $16.39.

The December Class IV price, at $15.52/cwt., isdown $1.37 from November and $1.18 below a yearago. The Class IV averaged $14.35 in 2015, downfrom $22.09 in 2014 and $19.05 in 2013. The ClassIV bottomed out in August at $12.90, lowest levelsince February 2010, and peaked in November at$16.89.

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Lower feed costs and a higher All Milk pricepushed the November milk feed price ratio to thehighest level since December 2014 and was abovethe five-year average for the 26th consecutive month.The ratio, at 2.42, is up from 2.29 in October, up from

2.25 in September, but down from 2.75 in November2014, according to the USDA’s latest Ag Pricesreport.

The index is based on the current milk price inrelationship to feed prices for a ration of 51 percentcorn, 8 percent soybeans and 41 percent alfalfa hay,in other words, one pound of milk today purchases2.29 pounds of dairy feed containing that blend.

The November U.S. average All-Milk price was$18.20/cwt., up 50 cents from October but $4.80below November 2014.

November corn, at $3.60 per bushel, was down 7cents from October and unchanged from November2014. Soybeans averaged $8.68 per bushel, down 13cents from October, and $1.52 per bushel belowNovember 2014. Alfalfa hay averaged $150 per ton,down $6 from October, and $32 per ton belowNovember 2014.

Looking at the cow side; the report shows theNovember cull price for beef and dairy combinedaveraged just $82/cwt., down $7.50 from October,$33.00/cwt. below November 2014, but compares tothe 2011 base average of $71.60.

The USDA’s latest National Milk Cost of Produc-tion report shows October’s total costs were downfrom September and October 2014. Total feed costsaveraged $11.83/cwt., down 8 cents from September,down 33 cents from August, and 96 cents below Octo-ber 2014. Purchased feed costs, at $6.51/cwt., weredown 21 cents from the September level, down 53cents from August, but were 49 cents above Novem-ber 2014.

Total costs, including feed, bedding, marketing,fuel, repairs, hired labor, taxes, etc., at $23.88/cwt.,were up 9 cents from September, unchanged fromAugust, but 56 cents below a year ago. Feed costsmade up 49.5 percent of total costs in October downfrom 50.1 percent the month before and 52.3 percenta year ago.

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Santa made a second visit to Chicago where pricesended 2015 on an up note. The block Cheddar finishedthe New Year holiday-shortened week at $1.5075 perpound, up 5.75 cents on the day, up 10.25 cents on theweek, but 6.25 cents below a year ago. The Cheddarbarrels end the year at $1.53, up a nickel on the day,up a dime on the week, a penny below a year ago, andan atypical 2.25 cents above the blocks. Nine cars ofeach traded hands on the week.

Cheese production is scheduled very heavily atmost Midwest cheese plants, according to Dairy Mar-ket News. Spot milk is readily available at prices $3to $8 under Class.

“Cheese is a preferred use for the extra milk notneeded for retail fluid markets,” DMN says. “More-over, Wisconsin milk production in particular, hasbeen noticeably above year ago levels. Substantialmilk volumes are pushing cheese production. Con-sumer demand has been good, but the higher vol-umes of cheese production during many recentmonths have overwhelmed demand, with less helpfrom exports than had been hoped for.”

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MIELKE, from pg. 20Western cheese output is steady to

higher, according to DMN. “Milk isreadily available for processing andmany cheesemakers are running at fullproduction between the holidays.Cheese inventories are generally long,especially cheese used for further pro-cessing.”

Thankfully, America’s love affair withcheese is growing and is at an all-timehigh, according to recent USDA datapublished in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin’sThe Star. The average Americanreportedly consumes 34 pounds ofcheese annually, “a growth of 43 per-cent over the past 25 years. Per capitaspending on cheese has also increased37 percent since 2008 as more U.S. con-sumers are enjoying cheese not only forits flavor, but also for its nutritionalbenefits.”

That said, FC Stone’s Dave Kurza-wski pointed out in his Dec. 29 EarlyMorning Update that USDA’s latestcommercial disappearance data indi-cates that total cheese showed a 15.1percent build over last year, importsare up 18.8 percent, and production isup 1.5 percent year over year.

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Butter is also very popular andincreasingly so. The Chicago Mercan-tile Exchange butter price ended 2015at $2.08 per pound, up a penny and ahalf on the day, up 4.25 cents on theweek, and 5.25 cents above a year ago.Twelve cars were sold on the week.

FC Stone’s Dave Kurzawski wrote inhis Dec. 28 Early Morning Update that“Concerns with the California droughtand dietary shifts has underpinned(butter) prices and likely raised thefloor on this market.” He adds thatUSDA’s latest data shows commercialdisappearance for butter in Octoberwas up 1.5 percent to 159.3 millionpounds, but warned; “butter manufac-turers are faced with the risk of build-ing inventories at relatively highprices.”

Churns are taking in heavy creamvolumes off the spot market, saysDMN. “Butter production is activethroughout the region, with Westernand Eastern sources sending creaminto the Central as one of their primaryoutlets. Butter demand is at expectedlevels, with light demand from retail.Food service needs are steady. Bulkbutter inventories are building.”

Western butter production is steadyto higher as more cream is available forchurning. Some butter makers are

using the inexpensivecream and rebuildingtheir inventories. Printbutter demand has dropped off sharplywith the passing of the Fourth Quarterholidays.

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Cash Grade A nonfat dry milk closedThursday at 75.5 cents per pound,down a half-cent on the week and 24.5cents below a year ago. Thirteen carsexchanged hands in the last week of2015 at the CME.

October commercial disappearancefor NFDM, at 146.7 million pounds,was up 24.1 percent from a year ago,according to Kurzawski. “Strong exportsales to Mexico have been one factorkeeping the commercial disappearanceat elevated levels. Manufacturers havebeen diligently working at keepingNFDM stocks at manageable levelsand stocks are now at 183.6 millionpounds as of October, down 1.5 percentfrom last year. Lately there has been ashift towards more milk protein con-centrate (MPC) production at the costof less NFDM/SMP production. Thelast few months have also seen morecondensed skim milk production.”

Kurzawski also stated in Friday’sDairyLine that the industry focus in2016 will shift from Europe to NewZealand milk production, which isexpected to be down 6 to 7 percent froma year ago or more depending on ElNino, and what happens to Californiamilk output.

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Milk production across the UnitedStates is steady to higher, according toDMN. Some processors in the West alsonote an improvement in milk compo-nents. Spot loads of milk are moreavailable. Bottling demand is sharplylower as most K-12 and many highereducation institutions entered the win-ter break. Milk is shifting back intomanufactured dairy products as bot-tling slows. Cream demand is also lightand will likely continue until after theNew Year.

DMN also notes that milk productionin the E.U. has been stronger overallthan previously expected during thefinal three months of the year. Coun-tries noted as having particularlystrong milk production included Ire-land, The Netherlands, the UnitedKingdom, Germany and France. Pro-duction during the first three monthsof 2016 is expected to be ahead of thefirst three months of 2015.

“Higher than expected milk produc-

tion during the finalquarter of the year,ahead of the same

period the previous year, is consideredindicative of the potential for higherproduction during the first part of2016,” DMN says. “Typically milk pro-duction increases from January intoMay in the E.U. Caution is being voicedthat beginning 2016 with atypicallyhigher milk volumes could lead tokeeping processing facilities very busy.There is concern about potential pro-duction bottlenecks next year.

“This is viewed as keeping pressureon prices next year, particularly skimmilk powder leading to continuingintervention purchases, as well aswhole milk powder. This view of 2016suggests a challenge for a marketrecovery. Some of the increased milkproduction this year has gone intocheese manufacturing, where pre-Christmas sales have been especiallystrong. This has somewhat drawn downcheese inventories immediately readyfor sale but manufacturers are comfort-able with inventories at this time.Cheese in aging programs overallremains early in the process and hassome months to go before becoming saleready. Cheese export sales are stable.

“Fluid milk sales are expected to belower, as many businesses close over a3 or 4 day period with people stayingclose to home. Markets for milk pow-ders are mostly quiet, which is thetypical situation at this time of year inthe E.U. The European food industryis believed to be adequately stocked.This leaves potential buyers cautiousand price sensitive. Particularly withskim milk powder being sold intointervention, for the first time since2009, expectations are for pricing toremain near current levels for a whilewhich lessens pressure to finalizetransactions. Pricing for whole milkpowder and skim milk powder havetrended lower throughout 2015,”according to DMN.

Looking to Oceania, DMN statesthat this is the beginning of the sum-mer season in Australia which leads tolower levels of market activity. Andsome New Zealand milk producerswill receive higher pay prices in thecurrent milk year, according to DMN.

Lee Mielke is a syndicated columnistwho resides in Everson, Wash. Hisweekly column is featured in newspa-pers across the country and he may bereached at [email protected]. ❖

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WATCH FOR THESEUPCOMING ISSUES!

JANUARY 22 CORN

FEBRUARY 5 SMALL GRAINS

FEBRUARY 19 LAMB & WOOL

MARCH 4 AG DAY

JD Soundguard Cabs, Call for infoKIESTER IMPLEMENT, INC.

110 S. Main, P.O. Box 249 • Kiester, MN

507-294-3387www.midwestfarmsales.com

EQUIPMENTJD 4410, w/cab & loader..............$20,900JD 4100 Compact ..........................$7,900JD 70, gas........................................$4,900JD 60, gas........................................$3,900IH 656, hydro, high-clear ..............$15,900IH 70, hydro, high-clear ................$20,900IH H-width Belly Mower..................$1,995IH 5088 ..........................................$10,900(2) IH 1026, hydro ........................$10,900IH 856, 1256, 1456 ..........From $10,900(2) IH Super MTA..................From $3,900Allied Buhler 695 Loader ..............$4,900JD Sound Guard Cabs ....................CALL

LOADERS - ON HAND - CALL“New” K 510, JD 148, JD 158, JD 48

COMPLETE LISTING & PICTURES ON OUR WEBSITE

135 Acres Prime Sibley County Farm Land

Farm Land AuctionThursday, Feb. 4 - 10:30 a.m.

MAGESLAND.COM

Listing Auctioneer: Larry Mages - 507-240-0030Broker/Auctioneer: Matt Mages - 507-276-7002 - Lic.: 08-15-003

Broker: Mages Land Co. & Auction Service, LLC. Everything sold in “AS IS” condition.

OWNER: NAOMI FARR

Mages Land Company offi ce,55780 St. Hwy. 19 W - Winthrop, MN

Directions to land from Winthrop: Take Hwy. 15 North approximately4.5 miles to 236th Street, turn East and go 1.5 miles. Watch for signs.

This property will sell in 1 parcel including:135 deeded acres in Transit Twp., Sec. 8, with approx. 129 acres tillable.

Prodex Rating of 93.7 PID#: 23,0806.010

Auctioneer’s Note: This is absolutely prime farmland, well tiled, good square fi elds, some of the best soil on this planet. For complete packet including: maps, disclosures, taxes, tile,

FSA Information, terms & etc., contact:Larry Mages - 507-240-0030 ~ [email protected]

In case of severe weather listen to 860 AM KNUJ at 8:30 the morning of the auction for Postponement & Resceduling Info. Blizzaard date is Friday, Feb. 5 ~ Noon.

• Sunflower Tillage• Hardi Sprayers • REM Grain Vac• Woods Mowers• J&M Grain Carts• Westfield Augers• Summers Equipment• White Planters• Wilrich Tillage

• White 8524-22 planter• Pickett thinner, 24-22• Alloway 22’ shredder• Alloway 20’ shredder• J&M 1131 grain cart• J&M 1151 grain cart• Mandako 45’ land roller• Sheyenne 1410, 10x66

hopper• Sheyenne 1410, 10x70

hopper• Westfield MRX 13x90• Westfield MKX 10x70• Hutch 13x71, swing• Hutch 8x60, swing• CIH 870, 13x24, deep till• Wilshek 862, 26’ disk• SN 1434 35' disk• DMI crumbler, 50’

• Wilrich Quad X2, 60’, rolling basket

• Wilrich Quad X2, 50’, rolling basket

• Wilrich Quad X, 55’, rolling basket

• Wilrich Quad X, 50’ F.C.• Wilrich Quad 5, 44’, 4-bar

harrow• JD 2210, 581⁄2’ F.C.• CIH 200, 55’, rolling basket• CIH 200, 50’, rolling basket• Hardi Comm. 1500, 132’• Hardi Comm. 1200, 90’• Hardi Comm. 1200, 88’• Hardi Nav. 1100, 90’• Hardi Nav. 1000, 88’• ‘13 Amity 12-22• ‘12 Amity 12-22• Amity 8-22, (3)• ‘11 Artsway 6812, 12-22• ‘10 Artsway 6812, 12-22• ‘11 Artsway 6812, 8-22• ‘06 Artsway 6812, 8-22• Artsway 898, 8-22• Artsway 692, 8-22• Amity 12-22 topper, St. Ft.• Alloway 12-22 folding

topper• (2) Alloway 12-22 topper, St. Ft • Artsway 12-22 topper

Clara City, MN 56222 320-847-3218

www.wearda.com

USED EQUIPMENTNEW EQUIPMENT

USED EQUIPMENT

Feed Seed Hay 050

FOR SALE: Wheat Straw3x4x8' bales combined w/rotary combine, stored in-side, excellent quality, de-livery available. (320)-808-4866

Livestock 054

FOR SALE: Black Angusbulls also Hamp, York, &Hamp/Duroc boars & gilts.320-598-3790

Dairy 055

WANTED TO BUY! USEDBULK MILK COOLER,ALL SIZES. 920-867-3048

WANTED TO BUY: Dairyheifers and cows. 320-235-2664

Cattle 056

FOR SALE OR LEASEREGISTERED BLACKANGUS Bulls, 2 year old &yearlings; bred heifers,calving ease, club calves &balance performance. Alsired. In herd improvementprogram. J.W. RiverviewAngus Farm Glencoe, MN55336 Conklin Dealer 320-864-4625

FOR SALE: 15 head Red An-gus heifers, 15 head ofBlack Baldy cattle, 15 headof 3-5 yr old black & redcows, all home raised, bredto calving ease bulls, excquality, $2,100/ea. 320-905-4490

FOR SALE: 16 registeredHereford replacementheifers. 715-765-4646

FOR SALE: Herd of BlackAngus cows bred to BlackAngus bulls, will start calv-ing in mid March throughApril, very fancy cowsweighing 1200-1500 lbs, vetchecked, wormed & vacci-nated $1,450/ea. 320-905-4490

Limousin & Red AngusBulls. Delivery avail. Ham-mond, WI. 715-821-3516

Machinery Wanted 040

WANTED: 1240 or 7000 cornplanter. Also Gehl or NHgrinder mixer. 608-625-2412

WANTED: Hay crimperwith good steel rolls. 608-625-2412

WANTED: NH 455 & 456mowers. 608-625-2412

Feed Seed Hay 050

2nd, 3rd & 4th crop hay.Dairy quality, all arewrapped, $45-50. Also 3rdcrop big squares, $35/each.715-235-9272

Alfalfa square baleage, indi-vidually wrapped, 160 to 190RFV, delivered by truckload, clean 3x4 straw balesalso available. 866-575-7562

Buyers & sellers of hay,straw, corn, wheat, oats &other grains. Western Hayavailable. Fox Valley Al-falfa Mill 920-853-3554

Dairy Quality AlfalfaTested big squares & roundbales, delivered from SouthDakota John Haensel (605)351-5760

Dairy quality western alfal-fa, big squares or smallsquares, delivered in semiloads. Clint Haensel(605) 310-6653

FOR SALE: 3x4x8 wheat-straw bales, clean & dry,850 lbs each, Delivered bysemi load. 218-280-1722

FOR SALE: Oat straw & haybales, large squares, 3x3.Delivery possible. 507-473-3613

SEED CORN SAVINGS! Dependable, high yield, na-

tional hybrids. Only $125.00per bag! (conventional va-rieties, 80 to 103 Day Mat.,20 unit order placed by Jan.31, 2016)

For free catalog: 320-237-7667MIDSTATE GENETICSwww.KLEENACRES.com

Harvesting Equip 037

FOR SALE: JD 6600 com-bine, '78 model w/ 404 mo-tor, very well maintained,always shedded. 507-247-3928

Kinze #1040 1000 Bu GrainCart (Row Crop) w/ TarpShedded. 30 Ft GreatPlains Turbo-Till #3000TT,(Blades 19 1/2”) Second Set.Both Real Good. 319-347-2349 Can Deliver

Planting Equip 038

2009 NH #BR7090 RoundBaler (5x6) Loaded/Shed-ded Absolutely Like New.2015 Great Plains #1006NT10 Ft Pull Type No-TillDrill, 2 Boxes for GrassEtc. 319-347-6138 Can Del

Machinery Wanted 040

All kinds of New & Usedfarm equipment – disc chis-els, field cults, planters,soil finishers, cornheads,feed mills, discs, balers,haybines, etc. 507-438-9782

Disc chisels: JD 714 & 712,Glencoe 7400; Field Cultsunder 30': JD 980, smallgrain carts & gravity boxes300-400 bu. Finishers under20', clean 4 & 6R stalk chop-pers; Nice JD 215 & 216flex heads; JD 643 corn-heads Must be clean; JDcorn planters, 4-6-8 row.715-299-4338

Haybine – Want to buy NH469/479 haybine, bad rubberrollers okay. 952-955-1910

Farm Implements 035

FOR SALE: Caterpillar D6w/ dozer, 7644855. Call 507-822-1223

Tractors 036

'49 IH tractor w/ front buck-et, in great condition, makeoffer. (715)832-7494

'98 JD 8300, duals front &rear, 4 hyds, quick hitch,HD rock box, exc cond; '83JD 8440 4WD, 3 hyds, quickhitch, rock box, duals, ex-tra lights, complete refur-bish, exc cond. 507-649-0963

1991 Agco-Allis #5670 DieselTractor WF, 3 Pt, 2 Re-motes, 60 HP, 4955 Hrs, AllGood Rubber, Runs Great,Nice Unit. Great Plains 10Ft 3 Pt NT Drill (2015) 71/2” Rows w/ Grass/NativeGrass. 319-347-2349 Can Del

FOR SALE: 55IH Cub Low-Boy, new clutch, brakes,carb kit, whl wgts, 1ptplow, 42' Woods belly mow-er, frt mnt blade; IH 2Rcorn planter; WANTED:IH 284 tractor. Callevenings. 218-371-8784

NEW AND USED TRACTORPARTS JD 10, 20, 30, 40, 50,55, 50 Series & newer trac-tors, AC-all models, LargeInventory, We ship! MarkHeitman Tractor Salvage715-673-4829

Harvesting Equip 037

FOR SALE: '08 JD 600C Se-ries CH, SNH0612CX725872,12R20”, hyd deck plates,also, hookup for IH com-bines, used very little, likenew, retiring. 507-823-4642


New Westfield Augers & 40Used Augers.

Broskoff Structures 507-256-7501

Farm Implements 035

FOR SALE: '83 JD 2950MFWD 12pt, 4-42 rear tires,ROPS, w/ canopy, runs,looks good. $13,900; SharpIH766 dsl 3pt, new, torque& PTO, cab avail, $8,700; 77Ford 7700, cab heat, AC,QT ldr, chains $11,900OBO/trade. 320-543-3523

FOR SALE: 640 JD Rake.509 NI haybine. WANTED:IH 885 FWD with loader.WANTED: 2755 JD FWDwith loader. 563-419-5267

Hydrostatic & Hydraulic Re-pair Repair-Troubleshoot-ing Sales-Design Customhydraulic hose-making upto 2” Service calls made.STOEN'S Hydrostatic Ser-vice 16084 State Hwy 29 NGlenwood, MN 56334 320-634-4360

JD 686 3pt 2 auger snowblow-er, $1,650; IH 1086 tractor,exc tires, 3pt, rock box,3400 hrs, $11,750; JD 980 26'field cult, all walkingtandems, JD harrow,$8,450; Redball 670 60' hydfold sprayer, 850 gal, 320x38tires, $6,450; 1000 gal stain-less steel water tank on JDgear w/ pump, $1,250. 320-769-2756

We buy Salvage Equipment

Parts Available Hammell Equip., Inc.

(507)867-4910

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TRACTORS‘11 CIH 315, Tracks- $214,500

‘11 CIH 550 Quad, 36” PTO- $219,500

TILLAGECIH RMX370, 28’, 3 bar- $36,500

CIH 730C - $24,900CIH 870, 14’ w/spikeharrow - $38,500

CIH 870, 18’, 4 basket- $53,500

HARVEST‘08 CIH 7010 - $169,500‘10 CIH 6088 - $199,500‘04 CIH 1020, 30’ - $8,950‘10 CIH 2608, 8-30chopping head - $55,000

‘01 CIH 2208, 8-30- $18,500

LOCAL TRADES LOCAL TRADES

RABE INTERNATIONAL, INC.1205 Bixby Road (across from fairgrounds), Fairmont, MN507-235-3358 or 800-813-8300 • Get the Rabe Advantage

Case IH and CNH Capital are registered trademarks of CNH America LLC Visit our Web Site at http://www.caseih.com

– CLOSE OUT PRICES –New Aluma 8218 tilt w/4800# axle - $6,395, plus tax & licenseDemo - 870, 22’ w/Reel (e) - $75,500

www.haugimp.comJared Cal AdamPaal Neil Hiko Dave Brandon

‘02 JD 8220, MFWD, 7305 hrs, 190 hp,380-90R50, duals, 4 hyds ......$104,000

‘12 JD 8235R, MFWD, 1205 hrs,235 hp, 380-90R54, 5 hyds ....$162,000

‘12 JD 9460R, 4WD, 815 hrs, 460 hp,800-70R38, duals, 4 hyds ......$250,000

‘12 JD 9510R, 4WD, 988 hrs, 510 hp,76x50 ............................................CALL

‘13 JD 7200R, MFWD, 517 hrs, 200 hp,380-90R50, duals, 4 hyds ......$177,000

‘13 JD 5075E, MFWD, 1534 hrs, 75 hp,16.9x28, 2 hyds ........................$36,000

‘14 JD 6140D, MFWD, 140 hp, 18.4x38,3 hyds........................................$65,900

‘79 JD 4040, 2WD, 9157 hrs, 90 hp,18.4x38, duals, 2 hyds ..............$22,500

‘09 JD 1710 Planter, 12R30, Pro shaft..................................................$34,900

‘12 JD 1790 Planter, 24R30, CCS,Seedstar, 3603 hrs ..................$124,000

‘08 JD 2210 Field Cult, 50.5’,101 shanks, harrow ..................$55,000

‘12 JD 333DT Skid, 91 hp, 17.7” tracks,cab, 1646 hrs ............................$52,500

‘14 JD 328E Skid, 86 hp, 2-spd, cab,84” bucket, 716 hrs ..................$45,500

‘13 JD 569 Round Baler, 540 PTO,Mega Wide, surface ..................$37,900

‘13 JD MX10 Rotary Cutter, 10’....................................................$5,750

Unverfereth 1225, rolling basket, 55’,double........................................$31,000

‘14 Thundercreek Fuel Trailer, 750 gal,35’ hose reel..............................$11,900

‘91 JD 675B Skid, 44 hp, 84” bucket,cab, 2252 hrs ..............................$6,500

‘14 JD 60G Excavator, 16” tracks,36” bucket, 91 hrs ....................$69,900

‘13 Kubota M135, MFWD, 338 hrs,135 hp, 3 hyds, loader ..............$75,000

‘13 JD 1770NT Planter, 24R30, CCS,front fold, 4750 hrs ................$165,000

‘13 JD DB66 Planter, 36R22, CCS,Row Command........................$236,000

‘13 JD 9560RT Track, 797 hrs, 560 hp,36" belts, 4 hyds......................$345,000

‘06 JD 1770 Planter, 24R30, CCS,liquid fert ................................$117,900

‘09 JD DB60 Planter, 24R30,Seedstar 2, fert ........................$154,500

‘13 JD 9560R, 4WD, 194 hrs, 560 hp,800-70R38, duals, 4 hyds ......$333,000

‘97 JD 1720 Planter, 18R22, vacuum,1.6 bu, stack..............................$36,000

‘14 JD 1790 Planter, 24R20, front fold,2019 hrs ..................................$134,000

www.haugimp.com

E Hwy 12 - Willmar800-428-4467

Hwy 24 - Litchfield877-693-4333

Cattle 056

Registered Texas Longhornbreeding stock, cows,heifers or roping stock, topblood lines. 507-235-3467

WANT TO BUY: Butchercows, bulls, fats & walkablecripples; also horses,sheep & goats. 320-235-2664

Horse 057

Belgium gelding & mare,broke to all farm machin-ery & traffic safe, 10 & 12yrs old, $4,500. 715-308-7208

FOR SALE: Team of blackand white 43" pony mares.3 yrs old, green broke gen-tle, $1,000/OBO. 715-760-2855

Swine 065

Compart's total programfeatures superior boars &open gilts documented byBLUP technology. Duroc,York, Landrace & F1 lines.Terminal boars offer lean-ness, muscle, growth. Ma-ternal gilts & boars areproductive, lean, durable.All are stress free & PRRSfree. Semen also availablethrough Elite Genes A.I.Make 'em Grow! CompartsBoar Store, INC. Toll Free:877-441-2627

FOR SALE: Spot, Duroc, &Chester White boars &gilts. (507)-456-7746

Pets & Supplies 070

Barn Cats Giveaway:Barn cats to good homes,fixed, some shots. (507)532-7422

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1409 Silver Street E.Mapleton, MN 56065

507-524-3726massopelectric.com

USED DELUX DRYERSDELUX 10’ MODEL 2515, LP/NG, 1 PH, 300 BPHDELUX 15’ MODEL 7040, LP/NG, 3 PH, 700 BPHDELUX 20’ MODEL 6030, LP/NG, 3 PH, 600 BPHDELUX 30’ MODEL 7545, LP/NG, 3 PH, 900 BPH

USED DRYERS‘94 FARM FANS 2140A, SS SCREENS, LP, 3 PHKANSUN 1025 215, LP, 1 PHBEHLEN 380, 1 PH, LP, HEAT RECLAIMBEHLEN 700, 3 PH, LP, HEAT RECLAIMUSED RECEIVING DRAG

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FLATBEDS‘02 Great Dane, 48/102, AR, Closed

Tandem Slider ..........................$8,750‘03 Wilson, 48/96, SX/AR, Alum. Floor, Alum. Crossmembers, 80% T/B,

Sandblasted, Painted ...............$8,750‘95 Trail King, 48/102, Alum. Floor, 60% T/B, Sandblasted, Painted .................................................$8,000‘97 Transcraft, 48/102, 80% Tires, New Brakes, Alum. Floor

& Crossmembers, SX/AR ..........$9,000‘97 Wilson, 48/102, Alum. Floor, SX/AR .......................................$8,250‘95 Utility, 48/102, Alum. Floor, SX/AR .......................................$8,250

Hay Sides with anyFlat or Drop Deck sales,

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HOPPERS(2) ‘94 Wilson, 42/66, 11/24.5, 80% T/B, Good Tarps, SPR Ride, New 5th Whl. Plate, Clean 1 at.........................................$14,500 1 at.........................................$12,750‘11 Agerlite, 40/66 Alum., AR, Ag Hopper, 11/24.5 Alum. Whls., New T/B .................................$24,500‘06 Wilson, 39/96/72 SS Front/Back

AR, 445/50R22.5 Alum. Whls., Nice Clean Hopper .................$24,500'06 Merrit 42/66 AG Hopper, clean

Nebraska trailer .....................$20.500

DROP DECKS‘07 Fontaine Drop Deck, 48/102,

Steel, SX, Air Ride, Wood Floor ...............................................$19,000‘07 Fontaine Drop Deck, 53/102, Air Ride, Steel, Spread Axle, Wood

Floor, Sandblasted & Painted, Beavertail ...............................$25,000

‘75 Transcraft Drop Deck, 40/96, Red, New Floor, Tires, Brakes $10,000‘05 Transcraft Drop Deck, 48/102,

Steel Like New, SX, 255/225, Super Clean, AR .....................$19,250‘96 Featherlite Alum. Combo, 48/102, Alum. Floor, Crossmembers,

SX, 255/22.5, AR ....................$16,500Engineered 5’ Beavertail Kit: Includes: Paint, LED Lights & All Electrical ....................$3,750 Kit .................................$5,750 Installed

DOUBLE DROPS‘80 Transcraft Double Drop, 53’, 33’ Well Non-Detachable, AR, Polished

Alum. Whls., New Hardwood Decking, 80% T/B, Clean .......................$10,000

‘99 XL Specialized Double Drop, 48/102, 29’6” Well, New 255/22.5, RGN, Mechanical Detach RGN

...............................................$19,000

MISCELLANEOUS(30) Van & Reefer Trailers - On Hand,

48/102 - 53/102, Water Storage Or Over The Road ....... $3,500-$5,500Custom Haysides: Stationary .................................$1,250 Tip In-Tip Out ...........................$1,750AR or SR Suspensions: 96”/102” Axle Also: Vans On Ground For Storage ..................... CALL FOR YOUR NEEDSAlum. Wheels: 24.5/22.5 ......Ea. $150‘97 Peterbilt 379 Conventional, N-14 435 Cummins, Cruise, Jake, 13-Spd., AR, 48” High-Rise Sleeper,

New 11R22.5 Alum. Whls., 3.70 Ratio, New Brakes, 234” WB, Clean Hard To Find Truck, New Rods & Mains,

New Tires, Clean ....................$22,000‘01 Dodge 2500, Dsl., New Eng., Tires, & Brakes .......................$13,500‘05 GMC Quad Cab, Well Maintained,

90% Tires & Brakes, 195K Miles .................................................$8,500

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Call: 320-212-5220 or 320-392-5361• Will Consider Trades! •

LARSON IMPLEMENTS5 miles east of Cambridge, MN on Hwy. 95

763-689-1179Look at our Web site for pictures & more listings - www.larsonimplements.com

TRACK TRACTORS‘15 Challenger 765D, 210 hrs., 25” tracks,

3 pt., 1000 PTO, 6 hyd. valves ......$190,000‘13 Challenger MT 765D, 726 hrs., 25”

tracks, 3 pt., 1000 PTO, 4 hyd., front wgts.......................................................$180,000

‘10 Challenger 765C, 2866 hrs., 3 pt.,PTO, 6 hyd., 18” tracks ..................$120,000

‘12 JD 9560RT, 1250 hrs., 30” tracks,4 hyd. front wgts. ..........................$210,000

4WD TRACTORS‘12 JD 9560R, 1088 hrs., 4 hyd., 800x38”

duals ..............................................$205,000‘12 JD 9560R, 921 hrs., HID lights, 4 hyd.,

Michelin 800x38” tires & duals ......$225,000‘13 JD 9460R, 1377 hrs., 1000 PTO, 3 pt.

hitch, 5 hyd. valves, Hi-Flow, 620x42” tires......................................................$220,000

‘13 JD 9460R, 336 hrs., 24-spd. trans.,1000 PTO, 5 hyd. valves, stand & pump,710x42” tires & duals ....................$192,000

‘13 JD 9410R, 640 hrs., 1000 PTO, 5 hyd.,big pump, 480x50 tires & duals ....$210,000

‘12 JD 9410R, 675 hrs., 3 pt. hitch, 1000PTO, 5 hyd., big pump, 480x50 tires & duals......................................................$219,000

‘13 JD 9360R, 290 hrs., 3 pt. hitch, 1000PTO, 5 hyd., Hi-flow, 480x46” tires & duals......................................................$199,000

‘12 JD 9410R, 1259 hrs., 1000 PTO, 4 hyd.,HID lights, 520x46 tires & duals ....$179,000

‘12 CIH 400HD, 366 hrs., 1000 PTO, 6 hyd.,big pump, 480x50 tires & duals ....$195,000

‘12 CIH 400HD, 320 hrs., 4 hyd., big pump,520x46 tires & duals ......................$185,000

‘02 CIH 425, 3465 hrs., 12-spd. manualtrans., 4 hyd., 710x38 tires & duals $95,000

’09 Versatile 485, 1704 hrs., gear drive,12-spd., 4 hyd., front & rear wgts., 800x38tires & duals ..................................$140,000

‘13 NH T9.615, 634 hrs., 4 hyd., Hi-flow,800x38 tires & duals, full auto steer......................................................$195,000

ROW CROP TRACTORS‘13 JD 6190R, 765 hrs., IVT trans., 3 pt.,

540/1000 PTO, 3 hyd., 18.4x46 tires &duals ..............................................$115,000

‘10 JD 8270R, 3888 hrs., 3 pt., 1000 PTO,3 hyd., 18.4x46 tires & duals ........$109,000

‘04 JD 8120, 5083 hrs., 3 pt., 1000 PTO,3 hyd., 520x42 tires & duals ............$78,000

‘12 CIH 315, 481 hrs., 3 pt., 1000 PTO,4 hyd., big pump, 480x50 tires & duals......................................................$149,000

‘13 CIH 290, 1249 hrs., Lux. cab, cab susp.,18-spd. PS, 3 pt., 1000 PTO, 4 hyd.,Hi-flow, 480x50 rears & duals, 480x34fronts & duals, front wgts. ............$129,000

‘12 CIH 290, 434 hrs., PT, 3 pt., 540/1000PTO, 5 hyd., big pump, front duals, 480x50rear duals ......................................$149,000

‘12 CIH 260, 1784 hrs., Deluxe cab, 19-spd.PS, susp. front axle, 3 pt., 4 hyd., Hi-flow,1000 PTO, 480x50 rear tires & duals,14 front wgts. ................................$115,000

‘13 CIH 260, 577 hrs., PS, 3 pt., 540/1000PTO, 4 hyd., big pump, 420x46 tires &duals ..............................................$129,000

‘03 CIH MX210, 5550 hrs., 3 pt., 1000 PTO,4 hyd., 380x46 tires & duals ............$63,000

‘11 NH T8.330, 2155 hrs., Lux. cab,Complete Auto Guidance System, 480x50duals, front duals, 4 hyd., Hi-Flow ..$98,000

‘11 NH T8.300, 1644 hrs., Lux. cab,HID lights, 3 pt., 1000 PTO, 4 hyd. valves,Auto Steer Complete, 520x46” rear tires &duals ................................................$94,000

TILLAGEJD 512, 9-shank disc ripper ..............$15,000

COMBINES‘09 JD 9670, 1842 eng./1181 sep. hrs.,

CM, chopper, extended wear ..........$110,000‘11 JD 9670, 1116 eng./736 sep. hrs., CM,

chopper, 20.8x38 tires & duals ......$149,000‘10 JD 9870, 1500 eng./1220 sep. hrs.,

5-spd. feederhouse, Pro-drive, chopper,1250x32 single tires ......................$125,000

‘00 JD 9650TS, 3611 eng./2645 sep. hrs.,chopper, 20.8x38 duals, Goood Combine........................................................$57,000

‘13 JD 5660, 527 eng./308 sep. hrs., CM,chopper, 480x42” tires & duals......$193,000

‘12 JD 5660, 1234 eng./734 sep. hrs., CM,chopper, cast tailboard, 480x42” tires......................................................$159,000

‘12 JD 5670, Hilko Sidehill, 630 eng./361 sep.hrs., chopper, HID lights, power casttailboard, 520x42” tires & duals ....$205,000

‘12 CIH 7230, 605 eng./434 sep. hrs.,Lux. cab, rock trap, chopper, 520x42”duals ..............................................$185,000

‘14 CIH 7130, 511 eng./399 sep. hrs.,lateral tilt feeder, rock trap, chopper,power bin ext., 800x32 drive tires..$159,000

‘12 CIH 8230, 4WD, 969 eng./777 sep. hrs.,rock trap, chopper, power topper ..$195,000

‘11 CIH 7120, 871 eng./732 sep. hrs.,rock trap, chopper, 520x42 duals ..$160,000

‘09 CIH 7088, 1193 eng./895 sep. hrs.,rock trap, chopper, 30.5x32 singles$125,000

‘13 Challenger 560C, 489 eng./278 sep. hrs.,(Has ATI Track System), 36” belts, 4WD,chopper, lateral tilt, HID lights........$189,000

‘09 NH CR9060, 2400 eng./1800 sep. hrs.,tracker, chopper, 520x42 tires & duals........................................................$79,000

‘08 NH 9060, 4x4, 1786 eng./1332 sep. hrs., rock trap, chopper, 620x42 duals ....$95,000

‘04 NH CR970, 3138 eng./2186 sep. hrs.,tracker, chopper, chaff spreader, aircompressor, 520x42 tires & duals ..$65,000

COMBINE HEADS‘05 Geringhoff 830 roto disc, 8R30” ..$25,000‘10 NH 98D, 8R30” cornhead ............$24,500‘09 NH 74C, 35’ flex head ..................$14,500‘08 CIH 3408, 8R30”, hyd. deck plates

........................................................$23,000‘07 CIH 2020, 35’ flex head................$12,500‘07 Geringhoff roto disc head, 16R22”,

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TRACTORS• Rental Return Tractors •

(N) ‘14 JD 9510R, 629 hrs., Ext. Warranty ...............$299,900(OW) ‘15 JD 8370R, 466 hrs., IVT, ILS .....................$289,900(N) ‘15 JD 8370R, 486 hrs., IVT, ILS .........................$289,900(OW) ‘15 JD 8370R, 512 hrs., IVT, ILS .....................$289,900(B) ‘15 JD 8370R, 516 hrs., IVT, ILS .........................$284,900(OW) ‘15 JD 8345R, 491 hrs., IVT, ILS .....................$274,900(OW) ‘15 JD 8320R, 350 hrs., IVT, ILS .....................$269,900(OW) ‘15 JD 8320R, 371 hrs., IVT, ILS .....................$269,900(OW) ‘15 JD 8345R, 778 hrs., IVT, ILS .....................$267,500(OW) ‘14 JD 8345R, 882 hrs., IVT, ILS .....................$249,900(OW) ‘14 JD 8320R, 1157 hrs., IVT, ILS ...................$239,900(N) ‘14 JD 8320R, 944 hrs., IVT, Ext. Warranty ........$239,900(H) ‘14 JD 8320R, 920 hrs., PS, Ext. Warranty ........$229,900(OW) ‘15 JD 8295R, 737 hrs., IVT, Ext. Warranty ....$229,900(OW) ‘15 JD 8295R, 600 hrs., PS, Ext. Warranty ....$214,900(OW) ‘14 JD 6150R, 627 hrs., IVT, Loader Ready ...$138,900(B) ‘15 JD 6150R, 342 hrs., AQ Plus, Ext. Warranty ..$124,900(B) ‘15 JD 6150R, 379 hrs., AQ Plus, Ext. Warranty ..$124,900(B) ‘15 JD 6150R, 394 hrs., AQ Plus, Ext. Warranty ..$124,900(B) ‘15 JD 6150R, 396 hrs., AQ Plus, Ext. Warranty .. $124,900(B) ‘15 JD 6125R, 233 hrs., mfwd ............................$112,900

4WD Tractors(B) ’15 JD 9620R, 276 hrs, Ext. Warranty ................$382,000(N) ‘15 JD 9470R, 172 hrs., 800/38’s .......................$295,000(OW) ‘14 JD 9460R, 595 hrs., PTO, Ext. Warranty ..$289,900(OS) ‘12 JD 9510R, 1079 hrs., 800/70R38’s ............$289,900(N) ‘14 JD 9460R, 374 hrs., Ext. Warranty ...............$284,900(OW) ‘13 JD 9410R, 571 hrs., PTO ..........................$259,900(OW) ‘12 JD 9410R, 1073 hrs., hi-flo hyds. .............$239,900(OW) ‘10 JD 9630, 1497 hrs., 800/38’s ....................$234,900(B) ‘11 JD 9530, 1328 hrs., 800/70R38’s..................$225,900(B) ‘11 JD 9330, 617 hrs., 620/70T42’s ....................$219,900(B) ‘10 JD 9630, 2138 hrs. ........................................$212,900(OS) ‘09 JD 9330, 2203 hrs., PTO ............................$189,900(OS) ‘05 JD 9620, 2119 hrs., 800/70R38’s, duals ....$175,000(OS) ‘98 JD 9200, 5200 hrs., 620/42’s, AT Ready ..... $84,500(N) ‘97 CIH 9350, 3365 hrs. ........................................ $58,500

Track Tractors(N) ‘15 JD 9570RT, 259 hrs., Ext. Warranty .............$397,500(OW) ’15 JD 9470RT, 210 hrs, Ext. Warranty ..........$354,900(N) ‘13 JD 9460RT, 537 hrs., 1000 PTO ...................$297,500(OW) ’15 JD 8345RT, 586 hrs, 18” tracks ................$279,900(OW) ‘11 CIH 550 Quad, 2249 hrs., PTO .................$277,900(B) ‘10 JD 9630T, 2094 hrs. ......................................$244,900(OW) ‘09 JD 9630T, 1737 hrs. ..................................$239,900(H) ‘12 JD 8335RT, 1695 hrs., IVT, 25” tracks .........$235,900(B) ‘11 JD 8310RT, 1928 hrs., PS, 25” tracks ..........$195,000(H) ‘05 JD 9620T, 3213 hrs. ......................................$134,900

Row Crop Tractors(N) ‘15 JD 8320R, 223 hrs., PS, Ext. Warranty ........$282,500(N) ‘14 JD 8360R, 338 hrs., IVT, Ext. Warranty ........$269,500(OS) ‘14 JD 8320R, 100 hrs., PS, Ext. Warranty......$263,500(N) ‘15 JD 8270R, 157 hrs., PS, Ext. Warranty ........$249,900(OW) ‘13 JD 8310R, 735 hrs., PS, 480/50’s .............$229,900(B) ‘13 JD 8260R, 402 hrs., PS, Ext.Warranty .........$202,900(N) ‘15 JD 8270R, 250 hrs., PS, Ext. Warranty ........$218,000(N) ‘15 JD 7270R, 250 hrs., IVT, Ext. Warranty ........$209,500(OS) ‘14 JD 7270R, 444 hrs., IVT, Ext. Warranty .....$209,500(OS) ‘14 JD 7210R, 250 hrs., IVT, Ext. Warranty .....$179,900

(OW) ‘11 JD 8235R, 950 hrs., PS, front duals .........$169,900(OS) ‘14 CIH Mag. 260, 1163 hrs. ............................$167,500(OS) ‘08 JD 8430, 1526 hrs., PS ...............................$165,000(OW) ‘10 JD 8245R, 2065 hrs., IVT ..........................$162,500(OS) '08 JD 8430, 3100 hrs., PS, ILS .......................$159,500(N) ’15 JD 6150R, 150 hrs, AQ, loader .....................$155,000(H) ‘13 JD 6170R, 667 hrs., IVT, Ext. Warranty ........$142,900(H) ‘06 JD 8130R, 4742 hrs., 540/1000 PTO ............$112,500(OS) ‘13 JD 6125R, 111 hrs., IVT .............................$108,900(H) ’03 JD 8320, 3847 hrs, PS, AT ready .................$105,500(N) ‘01 JD 8310, 7307 hrs., 480/80R46’s ................... $85,000(N) '01 JD 8310, 7314 hrs ........................................... $84,900(OW) '00 JD 8310, 6141 hrs., PS................................ $83,500(OW) '00 JD 8310, 6141 hrs., PS, MFWD .................. $83,500(OW) '97 JD 8100, 5906 hrs., PS ............................... $69,900(N) ‘15 JD 6130D, 350 hrs., MFWD ............................ $64,000(N) ‘93 JD 7800, 4600 hrs., 2WD, loader ................... $56,500(OW) ‘03 Agco RT130, 5290 hrs., MFWD, PS ........... $49,900(N) ‘94 JD 7700, 4460 hrs., 2WD, loader ................... $47,500

UTILITY TRACTORS(B) ’15 JD 6125R, 233 hrs, mfwd .............................$112,900(B) ’13 JD 6125R, 111 hrs, mfwd .............................$108,900(N) ’15 JD 6125R, 270 hrs, mfwd .............................$104,000(N) ’15 JD 6125M, 100 hrs, mfwd .............................. $91,500(N) ’15 JD 6130D, 343 hrs, mfwd ............................... $64,000(B) ’13 JD 5085M, 468 hrs, cab, mfwd ...................... $53,900(OW) ’12 JD 5100M, 200 hrs, cab, mfwd .................. $51,900(N) ’15 JD 5085M, 160 hrs, OS, mfwd ....................... $47,900(B) ’14 JD 5085M, 133 hrs, OS, mfwd ....................... $42,900(N) ’14 JD 5075E, 83 hrs, cab, mfwd ......................... $42,500

SPRING TILLAGE(OW) ’13 Summers 62’ Super Roller .......................... $52,900(N) ’12 Krause TL6200, 45’M/Finisher ...................... $52,500(B) ’10 JD 2210, 58.5’ ................................................. $49,900(OW) ’11 CIH 200, 50.5’ .............................................. $49,900(H) ’06 JD 2210, 58.5' ................................................. $49,000(OS) ’04 Krause TL6200, 42’ M/Finisher .................. $46,000(OS) ’08 JD 2210, 64.5’ ............................................... $44,900(OW) ’09 JD 2210, 44.5’.............................................. $44,500(H) ’11 Wil-Rich Quad 5, 60’ ...................................... $43,900(N) ’08 JD 2210, 45.5' ................................................. $39,500(H) ’05 JD 2210, 45.5’ ................................................. $38,900(B) ’02 JD 2200, 44.5’ ................................................. $38,500(H) ’07 JD 2210, 45.5' ................................................. $36,500(OS) ’09 JD 2210, 38.5’ ............................................... $32,500(OS) ’05 JD 726, 24’M/Finisher .................................. $29,500(H) ’03 JD 2200, 38.5’ ................................................. $28,900(N) ’02 JD 980, 44.5’ ................................................... $19,900(OS) ’04 JD 726, 31’ M/Finisher ................................. $19,900(OW) ’97 DMI Tigermate II, 36.5’ .............................. $19,900(N) ’06 DMI Tigermate II, 30’ ..................................... $19,500(OW) ’98 JD 980, 41.5’ ................................................ $17,900(H) ’92 DMI Tigermate, 38’ ........................................ $16,900(OS) Wil-Rich 37’ .......................................................... $14,900(B) ’97 JD 980, 38.5’ ................................................... $11,900(N) ’97 Wil-Rich 3400, 42’ ..............................................$9500

SPRAYERS– More Sprayers Listed On Our Website –

• Dry Box •(N) ‘15 JD R4045, 486 hrs., Ext. Warranty ...............$325,000(OW) ‘14 JD 4940, 952 hrs., Certified Pre-Owned ..$274,900(OW) ‘13 JD 4940, 1392 hrs., Ext. Warranty ............$222,900(OW) ‘11 JD 4930, 1150 hrs., 480/80R50’s ..............$159,900

• 120’ Boom •(N) ‘15 JD R4045, 210 hrs., Ext. Warranty ...............$368,000(OW) ‘14 JD 4940, 93 hrs., Ext. Warranty ................$329,900(OW) ‘12 JD 4940, 995 hrs., SS tank, 20” spacing .$229,500(OW) ‘11 JD 4830, 1135 hrs., section control .........$218,900(B) ‘11 JD 4930, 1303 hrs., SS tank, 20” spacing ...$199,900

• 100’ Boom •(OW) ‘15 JD R4030, 294 hrs., Ext. Warranty ...........$245,900(OW) ‘13 JD 4830, 1009 hrs., Ext.Warranty .............$209,900(H) ‘12 JD 4730, 1330 hrs., boom trac, SS tank.....$179,900(OW) ‘12 JD 4730, 676 hrs., One-Owner .................$166,900(OW) ‘10 JD 4830, 2050 hrs., 15” spacing, HTA......$159,900

• 90’ Boom •(N) ‘15 JD R4030, 154 hrs., section control.............$265,900(N) ‘13 JD 4830, 384 hrs., AT activation ..................$234,900(OW) ‘13 JD 4830, 552 hrs., SS tank, 20” spacing .$229,900(OW) ‘12 JD 4940, 1682 hrs., SS tank, 20” spacing .. $209,900(OW) ‘12 JD 4830, 1156 hrs., SS tank, 20” spacing .. $199,900(OW) ‘13 JD 4730, 923 hrs., Ext. Warranty ..............$189,900(OW) ‘13 JD 4730, 923 hrs., Ext. Warranty ..............$189,900(OW) ‘15 JD 4630, 268 hrs., Ext. Warranty ..............$187,900(OW) ‘11 JD 4830, 1815 hrs., SS tank, 20” spacing ..$169,900(OW) ‘13 JD 4630, 1080 hrs., HTA, traction control...$142,900(OW) ‘12 Miller N2XP, 1700 hrs., SS tank,

15” spacing ............................................................$135,000(OW) ‘06 Ag-Chem 874, 4400 hrs., SS tank, HTA ..... $69,900

• 80’ Boom •(OW) ‘15 JD 4630, 32 hrs., Ext. Warranty ................$183,000(OW) ‘13 JD 4630, 734 hrs., Ext. Warranty ..............$146,900

PLANTERS/SEEDERS– More Can Be Found On Our Website –

(OS) ‘13 JD DB60, 24R30”, liq. fert. .........................$210,000(N) ‘15 JD DB60, 24R30” ..........................................$192,000(OS) '14 CIH 1255 CCS, 24 row 30" ........................$159,900(N) ‘12 JD 1770NT, 24R30”, liq. fert. ........................$149,900(B) ‘07 JD DB40, 24R20”, tracks ..............................$124,900(B) ‘15 JD 1770NT CCS, 16R30” .............................$121,900(B) '12 JD 1770 CCS, 16 row 30" ............................$109,900 (N) ‘12 JD 1770NT CCS, 16R30” .............................$109,900(N) ‘15 JD 1990 CCS, 40’, 15” spacing ...................$102,000(H) '09 JD 1770 CCS, 24 row 30" .............................. $99,900(OS) '10 JD 1770 CCS, 16 row 30"............................ $89,900(OW) ‘11 JD 1770NT CCS, 16R30” ........................... $89,900(N) ‘07 White 8524 CCS, 24R30” .............................. $88,900(OS) '09 JD 1770 CCS, 16 row 30"............................ $84,900(N) ‘08 CIH 1250 CCS, 24R30” .................................. $84,900(OS) '07 JD 1770 CCS, 24 row 30"............................ $79,900(OS) ‘08 JD 1790 CCS, 23 split row .......................... $79,900(N) ’10 JD 1770 CCS, 16 row 30” .............................. $69,900(OS) ’05 JD 1770 CCS, 24 row 30” ............................ $59,900(B) ’98 JD 1780, 24 row 20” ....................................... $34,900(OW) ‘98 JD 1750, 8R30”, dry fert. ............................ $24,900(OS) JD 7200, 16 row 30”, FF ..................................... $24,000(B) ’94 JD 7200, 16 row 30”, FF ................................. $19,900(OS) JD 7200, 12 row 30” ........................................... $17,500(OW) ’95 JD 7200, 8 row 30” ...................................... $16,900(OW) JD 7200, 8 row 30”, LF ..................................... $12,900(H) ’00 JD 7200, 12 row 30” ....................................... $12,500(B) ’00 White 6106, 6 row 30” .................................... $11,900(OS) ’93 JD 7200, 12 row 30” ....................................... $9,900‘09 JD 1770NT CCS, 24R30”,

Liq. Fert. .............................$99,900

‘10 JD 4830, 2050 Hrs., 100’ Boom, 15” Spacing ....................... $159,900

‘14 JD 4940, 592 Hrs., Dry Box,CPO ..................................$274,900

‘10 JD 9630T, 2094 Hrs.,AT Ready ..........................$219,900

‘14 JD 9460R, 595 Hrs., PTO, Ext. Warranty ...................$289,900

(B) ‘11 JD 9330, 800 Hrs.,620/70R42’s .....................$219,900

‘13 JD 6125R, 111 Hrs., IVT,AT Ready ..........................$108,900

‘11 JD 8310RT, 1928 Hrs.,30” Tracks ........................$195,000

‘08 JD 9570, 984 Sep. Hrs.,18.4R38’s ......................... $154,900

‘08 JD 2210, 64.5’, Harrow............................................. $44,900

‘11 CH 200, 50.5’, 4-Bar Harrow,Low Acres ........................... $49,900

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CNH Capital’s Commercial Revolving Account provides financial assistance for parts and service when you need it,keeping your equipment running as its best with the quality parts and service you’ve come to expect from Case IH.Contact your local dealer or visit www.cnhcapital.com today for details. www.matejcek.com

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‘14 CIH Steiger 620Q, 710 hrs., Lux. cab, HID lites ..................................................................$339,900‘12 CIH Steiger 600Q, 1683 hrs., Lux. cab, auto steer ..............................................................$225,000‘15 CIH Steiger 580, 358 hrs., 710/70R42 tires, Lux. susp. cab, PTO, HID lites, Full Pro 700

auto steer......................................................................................................................................$275,000‘10 CIH Steiger 535Q, 2500 hrs., Lux. cab, Trimple auto guide................................................$199,900Steiger Tiger, 525 hp. Cummins eng., Allison auto. trans., Like New 520/85R42 Triples ..........$89,000‘97 Cat 75D, 9524 hrs., 330 hp. ......................................................................................................$39,900CIH 9370, powershift, 360 hp. ..................................................................................................COMING IN

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‘15 CIH 8240, 400 hrs., Luxury cab, HID lites, auto guide, folding unload auger,CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED UNIT - Coming In After Season ........................................................$289,900

‘14 CIH 7230, 530 eng./410 sep. hrs., 520x42 duals, leather, HID lites, Loaded Corn/Bean Machine,CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED UNIT - Coming In After Season ........................................................$229,900

‘13 CIH 9230, Tracks, RWA, 702 eng./610 sep. hrs., Luxury cab ..............................................$327,500

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‘14 Case 580SN, Extend-A-Hoe Backhoe, 272 hrs., pilot controls, cab, A/C, loader ................$78,500‘11 CIH Magnum 290, 700 hrs., Lux. susp. cab, auto steer, HD drawbary, high cap. hyd. pump,

susp. front axle, 360 HID lites ....................................................................................................$129,900‘13 CIH Magnum 260, 762 hrs., Lux. susp. cab, auto steer ready, HD drawbar, high cap. hyd. pump,

360 HID lites ................................................................................................................................$129,900‘15 CIH Puma 165, MFD, powershift, cab, CIH 765 loader w/grapple ..................................COMING IN‘14 CIH Puma 145, MFD, powershift, cab, C-IH 765 loader ......................................................$109,900‘14 CIH Maxxum 125, MFD, 291 hrs., cab ....................................................................................$72,000‘15 CIH Farmall 105C, 29 hrs., Dlx. cab w/hi-vis panel, dual PTO, 12x12 power shuttle..........$47,900‘15 CIH Farmal 105C, 29 hrs., Dlx. cab w/hi-vis panel, dual PTO, 12x12 power shuttle................CALL

USED 4WD TRACTORS24 Months Interest Free Available • Call For Details

‘15 CIH 4408, 8R30” chopping cornhead......................................................................................$69,900‘14 CIH 4408, 8R30” non chopping cornhead ..............................................................................$49,900‘09 CIH 2608, 8R30” chopping cornhead......................................................................................$29,900‘11 Geringhoff, 8R chopping cornhead ........................................................................................$49,900‘12 CIH 3408, 8R30” cornhead ......................................................................................................$39,900‘10 CIH 3408, 8R30” cornhead ......................................................................................................$29,900‘08 CIH 2208, 8R30”........................................................................................................................$28,500‘04 CIH 2208, 8R30”........................................................................................................................$24,500‘10 CIH 2020, 35’ platform..............................................................................................................$18,000‘09 CIH 2020, 35’ platform w/Crary air reel ..................................................................................$23,900’15 CIH 3162, 40’ flex draper platform ..........................................................................................$69,900’14 CIH 3162, 35’ flex draper platform ..........................................................................................$62,500‘95 CIH 1020, 30’, 3” knife, rock guard ............................................................................................$9,900‘03 CIH 1020, 30’, 3” knife ................................................................................................................$7,500‘04 CIH 1020, 30’, 3” knife, rock guard..........................................................................................$10,900

‘14 CIH 7230, 530 eng./410 sep. hrs.,leather seat, HID lites, Loaded! $229,900

‘11 CIH Magnum 290, 1221 hrs.,Lux. cab, susp. front axle ........$129,900

Steiger Tiger, “Rebuilt” - MUST SEE!New Tires ....................................$89,000

‘13 CIH Magnum 260, Lux. cab, autosteer ready, high cap. hyd. ......$129,900

‘12 CIH Tigermate 200, 46’, 4 barharrow ..........................................$45,900

2014 Case 580SN Extend-A-Hoe, 4WD,pilot controls................................$78,500

‘97 Cat 75D, 330 hp., 9524 hrs.......................................................$39,900

‘15 CIH Steiger 580, susp. Lux. cab,PTO, full auto guide ..................$275,000

CIH Farmall 105C, power shuttle,90 PTO hp. ..................................$47,900

‘15 CIH 8240, Lux. cab, auto guide,HID lites ....................................$295,000

‘14 CIH 9230, Track, 710 eng. hrs.,RWA, Loaded ............................$327,500

‘10 CIH Steiger 535Q, 2500 hrs., Lux.cab, 36” tracks, auto guide ......$199,900

‘11 Bobcat S-770, cab w/AC, 2-spd.,hi-flow, joystick control ..............$41,000

Leon M1000 Scraper, 10-yard......................................................$22,500

Ashland I-175, 17-yard ............$78,500

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Do you have a Back Roads story suggestion? E-mail [email protected] or write to Editor, The Land, P.O. Box 3169, Mankato, MN 56002.

No library card neededThis week’s Back Roads is the work of The Land Correspondents Tim King (story) and Jan King (photo)

Last Father’s Day 85-year old Long Prairie residentChuck McMurray received an unusual gift fromhis son Brian. The wooden box had a rainproof

roof, two shelves, and a door with glass in it. Those arethe basic requirements for a Little Free Library. OnceChuck and Brian had it mounted on a post near thesidewalk and Chuck had filled it with books, that’sexactly what they had.

That day Chuck and Alice McMurray, who have livedin their Lake Street home for half a century, joined anestimated 25,000 other Little Free Library Stewardsaround the world. The idea of the legion of Stewards issimple but grand. Literacy, community, and friendshipcan all be increased by the simple act of offering a freebook to a neighbor or a passing stranger. If that personwants to leave a book in an exchange they are welcometo do so.

“They aren’t required to leave a book,” Alice says.The McMurrays, who enjoy a wide range of books, join

LFL Stewards in Monticello, Faribault, Mankato,Winona, Northfield, and numerous other towns acrossthe region. Many of the Stewards are, like the McMur-rays, retired. But in Clear Lake, Iowa, Nick Chizek builtone as part of his quest to become an Eagle Scout.

Clear Lake Library Director, Jean Casey, supportedyoung Chizek’s efforts. When she was asked about thepossibility of book theft from the Little Free Librariesshe paused and then said: “You can’t steal a free book,so we just don’t worry about that.”

Librarians have embraced the concept because itincreases access to books. In Clay County, in northwest-ern Minnesota, the Lake Agassiz Regional Library Sys-tem co-sponsored an LFL architecture project duringthe summer of 2015.

The McMurray library drew visitors throughout thesummer of 2015.

“Whenever I saw someone I knew I would go out andtalk to them,” Alice said.

“A friend of mine really enjoyed the science fictiontitles that he found,” Chuck said. “He left some bookstoo.”

Chuck says he’s also found some very interestingtitles in the library and has enjoyed reading them.

“We’ve found some really nice books for our nine greatgrandchildren as well,” Alice said.

With the onset of cold and damp weather, the McMur-rays temporarily closed their Little Free Library.

“We found that the covers of the paperbacks curled inthe cold weather,” Chuck said.

You can learn more at littlefreelibrary.org. ❖

McMurray residence, Long Prairie, Minn.

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