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Nebraska Slaughter Steer

35-65% Choice, Live Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$129.25 124.27 128.00

Nebraska Feeder Steers,

Med. & Large Frame, 550-600# . . . . . . . . . . . .184.17 169.76 162.57

Med & Large Frame, 750-800 # . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .155.93 142.93 142.09

Choice Boxed Beef, 600-750# Carcass . . . . . . . . . .196.65 183.31 195.02

Western Corn Belt Base Hog Price . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84.98 84.77 71.95

Feeder Pigs, National Direct, 50#, FOB . . . . . . . . . . . .* * *

Pork Carcass Cutout, 185#, 51-52% Lean . . . . . . . .84.55 82.44 79.04

Slaughter Lambs, Ch. & Pr.,Heavy, SD Dir. . . . . . . . .145.00 107.50 105.00

Nat. Carcass Lamb Cutout, FOB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .377.61 296.00 289.23

CCrrooppss,, DDaaiillyy SSppoott PPrriicceessWheat, No. 1, H.W. Imperial, bu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6.07 7.39 6.87

Corn, No. 2, Yellow, Omaha, bu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6.38 7.15 7.39

Soybeans, No. 1 Yellow Omaha, bu . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12.92 14.32 14.96

Grain Sorg. No. 2 Yellow, Dorchester, cwt . . . . . . . . .11.00 12.00 12.25

Oats, No. 2, Heavy Minneapolis, MN, bu. . . . . . . . . . .3.15 4.10 4.28HHaayy ((ppeerr ttoonn))Alfalfa, Lrg. Sq. Bales Good to Prem., NE Neb. . . . .225.00 247.50 *

Alfalfa, Lrg. Rounds, Good, Platte Valley, . . . . . . . .145.00 230.00 227.50

Grass Hay, Lrg. Rounds, Premium, Neb., . . . . . . . . .100.00 212.50 212.50

Dried Distillers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .220.00 284.00 268.00

Wet Distillers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76.00 108.00 103.50

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MARKET GLANCE

Nebraska Opens Trade Office inChina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Al Dutcher. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Grains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14Livestock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Lee Pitts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

No-Till Notes: Dryland Budgets. . . 25

Heartland Cattle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

House Plan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Recipes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

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Government Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

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College Preview . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

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Continued on page 26

Carson Messersmith, Gothenburg FFA Chapter Reporter

The 2013 year is off to a veryexciting and successful start for theGothenburg FFA chapter. FromCareer Development Events (CDEs)to the annual FFA lock-in, thechapter has been rich with greatachievements and activities. Almostthe entire chapter has qualified tocompete at State Convention inareas ranging from speaking eventsand all but a handful of CDEs. InJanuary, members rang in the newyear with proficiency and statedegree applications. The chapter hadmany individuals apply, withprojects from placements to beef andforage production, just to name afew. February brought more success

with both sets of district CDEs.Gothenburg first qualified a weldingteam and later added three moreteams that same day. Two weekslater, more success was obtained asthe Meats Evaluation team took firstplace and four more teams qualifiedfor state.

Also, in February, was the annualGothenburg FFA lock-in. During thelock-in, students learned about themany facets of FFA. Eighth gradestudents were afforded a glimpseinto the wonderful world of FFA.Also joining in the festivities werepast and present state FFA officers.The week of February 18-23 wasNational FFA week as well as theNebraska Cattleman's Classic. TheFFA chapter participated in both ofthese events with various activities

at the school all week, ranging fromtrivia questions to parliamentaryprocedure demonstrations for theelementary school. The chapter alsosent several participants to theCattleman's Classic in Kearney witha judging team and multiple beefexhibitors.

Presently the chapter is focusingon the future. The month of March isbeing spent diligently

working to prepare for statecontests, with students coming inbefore and after school daily topractice. With over sixty studentsrepresenting the Gothenburg FFA atState Convention, the chapter ishopeful that they will have a verystrong showing at Lincoln and buildon last year's success.

Gothenburg FFA Chapter’s Great Achievements and Activities

Lori Potter, The Kearney Hub

KEARNEY — Feeding a growingworld population in the last centuryinvolved plowing new ground forcrops and putting fences around newpastures or feedlots.

Land and water resources seemedunlimited then, according to Ronnie

Green, University of Nebraska vicepresident and Institute ofAgriculture and Natural Resourcesvice chancellor.

That's not true today. So theprogress made by U.S. farmers toharvest more from an acre of landand do it with fewer inputs mustcontinue, Green said at last month's

Governor's Ag Conference inKearney.

He said the world population isestimated to grow by 2 billion to 2.5billion by 2050 to a total of 9.3 billionpeople. Of that growth, 49 percent isexpected in sub-Sahara Africa and41 percent in eastern Asia.

Nebraska ‘Living Lab’for World Food Needs

Goal should be increasing livestock production

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Al Dutcher ReportWeather Commentary Provided By Al Dutcher—UNL, State Climatologist

Weather models continue to pointtoward an aggressive storm track forthe Central Plains region during thenext two weeks. It is time for thesesystems to produce in order toescape the likelihood of being onperpetual watch for weekly rainfallthis summer in order to escapesignificant drought damage to warmseason crops. It also appears thatthe below normal temperatures thathave dominated eastern Nebraskathe past 30 days are likely to breakonce April arrives.

Week One Forecast, 3/23- 3/29: Asurface low is projected to move fromthe Texas Panhandle to the lowerOhio river valley during the 3/23-3/25 time frame. Weather modelsindicate that accumulating snowfallis likely across southern Nebraskafrom during the overnight hours of3/23 through the evening hours of3/24. Snowfall accumulations willbe dependent on air temperaturesand could be limited initially bywarm soil surfaces. There is thepotential for 3-6 inches of snowsouth of the I-80 corridor, withaccumulations dropping off to traceamounts near the South Dakotaborder. A weak Alberta clipper isprojected to move southeastward

through the state on 3/27, and bringa slight chance for light rain andsnow to the eastern half of the state.As the cold air sags southwestward,weather models indicate that thereis potential for upslope flowconditions to develop on 3/28 acrossthe Panhandle region. Thisprecipitation shield is projected toslide rapidly east-southeast duringthe overnight hours and clearsoutheastern Nebraska during themorning hours of 3/29. If enoughcold air exists at the surface,another accumulating snow eventcan be expected. HighTemperatures: 3/23 (25 NW - 35 SE),3/24 (22 N - 29 S), 3/25 (28 N - 37 S),3/26 (32 NE - 41 SW), 3/27 (35 NE -46 SW), 3/28 (38 NE - 46 SW), 3/29(35 NE - 42 SW).

Week Two Forecast, 3/30 - 4/5:Weather models indicate that a briefwarming trend will develop duringthe 3/30-3/31 period as a strong areaof low pressure develops over thesouth central Rockies. The surfacelow will move into southeasternColorado on 3/31 and slowly move toa position near Kansas City by theevening hours of 4/2. If thisforecasted track verifies, widespreadrain can be expected for Nebraska,with accumulating snowfall possibleacross the northwestern third of thestate during the overnight hours.Rainfall is expected to end acrosssoutheastern Nebraska during theearly morning hours of 4/3. Highpressure begins to build into thecentral U.S. on 4/3 and usher in along awaited warm up and clearskies that will last through the endof this forecast period. HighTemperatures: 3/30 (42 NE - 55 SW),3/31 (48 N - 57 S), 4/1 (35 NW - 50SE), 4/2 (38 N - 44 S), 4/3-4/4 (42 NE- 50 SW), 4/5 (48 NE - 57 SW).

Allen Dutcher

Saturday, March 23

High: 28

Low: 16 Chance of Precip: 45%

Scattered Snow Showers Sunrise: 7:47 AM - Sunset: 8:07 PM

Sunday, March 24

High: 30


Partly Cloudy Sunrise: 7:45 AM - Sunset: 8:08 PM

Monday, March 25

High: 32



Tuesday, March 26

High: 36



Wednesday, March 27

High: 32

Low: 25 Scattered Snow Showers

Sunrise: 7:40 AM - Sunset: 8:12 PM

Thursday, March 28

High: 32

Low: 25 Scattered Snow Showers


Friday, March 29

High: 36

Low: 27 Snow Flurries


Saturday, March 30

High: 41



Sunday, March 31

High: 39

Low: 28 Snow


Monday, April 01

High: 37

Low: 28 Snow


Saturday, March 23

High: 30


Snow Sunrise: 7:32 AM - Sunset: 7:52 PM

Sunday, March 24

High: 30



Monday, March 25

High: 32


Mostly Cloudy Sunrise: 7:29 AM - Sunset: 7:54 PM

Tuesday, March 26

High: 32


Mostly Cloudy Sunrise: 7:27 AM - Sunset: 7:55 PM

Wednesday, March 27

High: 34



Thursday, March 28

High: 39

Low: 32 Wintry Mix


Friday, March 29

High: 39



Saturday, March 30

High: 43

Low: 27 Mostly Sunny


Sunday, March 31

High: 34

Low: 28 Snow


Monday, April 01

High: 39



Saturday, March 23

High: 34



Sunday, March 24

High: 34



Monday, March 25

High: 37

Low: 25 Chance of Precip: 20%>

Isolated Snow Showers Sunrise: 7:19 AM - Sunset: 7:44 PM

Tuesday, March 26

High: 36

Low: 25 Chance of Precip: 20%>

Isolated Snow Showers Sunrise: 7:17 AM - Sunset: 7:45 PM

Wednesday, March 27

High: 39

Low: 25 Partly Cloudy


Thursday, March 28

High: 34

Low: 30 Snow


Friday, March 29

High: 36

Low: 28 Isolated Showers


Saturday, March 30

High: 37



Sunday, March 31

High: 37

Low: 28 Snow


Monday, April 01

High: 43

Low: 30 Snow


Weather OutlookWestern Central Eastern

Tornadoes are nature’s mostviolent storms. Spawned frompowerful thunderstorms, tornadoescan cause fatalities and devastate aneighborhood in seconds. A tornadoappears as a rotating, funnel-shapedcloud that extends from athunderstorm to the ground withwhirling winds that can reach 300miles per hour. Damage paths can bein excess of one mile wide and 50miles long. Every state is at somerisk from this hazard.

Some tornadoes are clearly visible,while rain or nearby low-hangingclouds obscure others. Occasionally,tornadoes develop so rapidly thatlittle, if any, advance warning ispossible.

Before a tornado hits, the windmay die down and the air maybecome very still. A cloud of debriscan mark the location of a tornadoeven if a funnel is not visible.Tornadoes generally occur near thetrailing edge of a thunderstorm. It isnot uncommon to see clear, sunlitskies behind a tornado.

The following are facts abouttornadoes:

They may strike quickly, with littleor no warning.

They may appear nearlytransparent until dust and debris arepicked up or a cloud forms in thefunnel.

The average tornado movessouthwest to northeast, buttornadoes have been known to movein any direction.

The average forward speed of atornado is 30 mph, but may varyfrom stationary to 70 mph.

Tornadoes can accompany tropicalstorms and hurricanes as they moveonto land.

Waterspouts are tornadoes thatform over water.

Tornadoes are most frequentlyreported east of the RockyMountains during spring andsummer months.

Peak tornado season in thesouthern states is March throughMay; in the northern states, it is latespring through early summer.

Tornadoes are most likely to occurbetween 3 p.m. and 9 p.m., but canoccur at any time. Educate Yourself!

Tornado Watch: Tornadoes arepossible. Remain alert forapproaching storms. Watch the skyand stay tuned to NOAA WeatherRadio, commercial radio, ortelevision for information.

Tornado Warning: A tornado hasbeen sighted or indicated by weatherradar. Take shelter immediately.

Source: tornadowatch.net

Learn About Tornadoes and Stay Safe!

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Welcome home to your grand country manor,where all the amenities of a luxury home can befound in a single story. Through the impressivetimber-framed entrance, you will find yourself in acolonnaded gallery flanked by a formal diningroom and magnificent great room. A gas fireplaceand built-in media cabinets provide an interiorfocal point, while a wall of windows shows off thecovered patio and countryside beyond. At one endof the gallery lies an intimate suite of rooms forthe homeowner, including a quiet study, themaster bedroom and sitting area, and a gorgeousmaster bath. At the opposite end of the gallery, twofamily bedrooms share a Jack-and-Jill bath. Athird bedroom enjoys a private bath. In addition tothe attached two-car garage with bonus spaceabove, a detached garage and workshop can beaccessed through a covered breezeway.

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Mark Stock 402-276-2077644 Acres Dawson Co. Selling in 2 Tracts www.Bigron.com 4-10-13

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Rex Mahoney 402-649-1816700 Acres Custer Co. Pasture Ground, Between Taylor & Burwell, NE***SOLD***150 Acres Buffalo Co. Dryland Crop Ground, Northwest of Riverdale, NE80 Acres Greeley Co. Dryland Farm Ground, Southeast of Greeley, NE160 Acres Platte Co. Dry Cropland, Northwest of Monroe, NE

John Buhl 402-649-3750 or Don Kaiser 308-750-2785371 Acres Loup/Blaine Co. Selling in 2 Tracts www.BigIron.com 3-29-13

Wayne Slingsby 308-870-159433 Acres Platte Co. Combination farm, Crop & Pasture Ground, Southeast of Creston, NE135 Acres Howard Co. Pasture Ground, North of Cotesfield, NE200 Acres Holt Co. Pivot irrigated Crop Ground, Northeast of O’Neill, NEJim Stock 402-920-0604 or John Stock 402-920-3180

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Ever had lost bread for breakfast? Youprobably know it as French toast. The Frenchterm is “pain perdu” which translates to “lostbread.” It started as a way to use up stalebread. In fact, French toast works better if thebread is at least a couple of days old.

The basic method of making French toast isto slice the bread, dip it in an egg-milkmixture and cook it. But the creativity comeswithin each step.

French toast can be made with any type ofbread -- sliced from loaves, English muffins,quick breads or croissants. Fresh bread is toomoist, resulting in soggy French toast thatfalls apart. So use partially dried-out breadthat will absorb the egg and milk mixture butwon’t get soggy.

For the egg dipping mixture, use a ratio ofthree eggs to one cup of milk. Using more eggswill result in a more dense and custard-liketexture. Whole milk or half-and-half will givea richer flavor and texture. Low-fat or non-fatmilk can easily be used for a lower fatalternative. Flavors such as vanilla orcinnamon can be added to the egg-milkmixture. Avoid adding too much sugar to thismixture since it can burn when cooking aswell as adding empty calories.

Cook the French toast one slice at a time, orif using a bigger pan, cook multiple slices butdon’t let the slices touch. Covering the pan

will help ensure that the middle is cookedthrough. To keep individual slices warm, placethem on a wire rack on a baking sheet in awarm oven.

When serving, top with small pieces of freshfruit instead of syrup. A dusting of powderedsugar is an easy way to dress up the Frenchtoast. Consider topping with toasted nuts,coconut or crushed cereal.

French toast can also be savory by toppingwith shredded cheese, salsa and/or sauteedonions and peppers.

Here is the basic French toast recipe. Use asis or be creative.

The Classic French Toast1 cup milk1/4 cup flour3 large eggs2 teaspoons vanilla1/4 teaspoon salt6 slices day-old firm white breadButter

In a shallow pan, whisk together milk andflour; whisk in eggs, vanilla and salt. Soakeach bread slice in egg mixture for 10 to 20seconds on each side, or until just soakedthrough. Heat a little butter in a small fryingpan over medium-high heat. Cover and cooksoaked bread in the pan 2 to 3 minutes on eachside, or until lightly browned. Makes 6 slices.

Lost Bread for Breakfast

Page 4 March 21, 2013Nebraska Farm & Ranch - The Lighter Side

• I T ’ S T H E P I T T S b y L e e P i t t s •N o r a a n d G r a c e

by Lee Pitts

On most days I can look out the backwindows of my house and see two ducksthat mean the world to me. They are notyour typical ducks in that they have takenup permanent residence in our yard, neverfly away when the weather doesn’t agreewith them, despite the fact that I hardlyever feed them, and they don’t leave behindany messes. They are the perfect pets. DidI mention they are also made of concrete?

I’m fortunate in that I got to know two ofmy great-grandmas. I loved them bothdearly and so when their possessions werescattered to the four winds I grabbed theconcrete ducks that sat in each of theirrespective yards. Every time I see them asmile creeps across my face and I’mreminded of the special occasions when mymom’s family would gather at our houseand my two great-grandmas, Nora andGrace, would sit three feet apart and notsay a word to each other. If a tarantulawould have been crawling down Grace’sface Nora wouldn’t have said a word. I don’tthink it was so much that they didn’t likeeach other; I have no concrete evidence ofthat. (Well, maybe I do!) It’s just that theycame from different worlds and had nothingin common.

It’s unreal how much each duck mirrorstheir namesake. Nora the Duck is largerthan your average duck and dwarfs Gracethe Duck. Grandma Nora wasn’t fat, mindyou, she was just a large woman, big boned,

with arms that looked like she could outarm wrestle a blacksmith. DiminutiveGrace, frail as a China doll, has a chippedbeak, and looks like she could break in twoat any minute. So too did her hernamesake.

Grandma Nora was a hardy, plainspokencountry gal from hardworking farm andoilfield folk. She had an orchard beforemoving into town later in life where shelived in a small, tidy house down in thevalley. I got the impression she didn’t havea lot of extra cash laying around. I can’tever remember her being sick, doubt thatshe spent two days in a hospital in her life,and lived to be over 90 years old. Shewasn’t what I’d call the jovial type but atleast she’d wink at you once in awhile andI believe if this young teenager would haveasked, she’d have given me a sip or two ofbeer after I mowed her lawn.

Grandma Grace, on the other hand, waspure city person, if you can call a town ofless than 10,000 a city. She was the dutifulhigh-society wife, married to the townmayor, fire chief and leading businessman.She was a big shot in the Eastern Star,lived high on a hill and wouldn’t say you-know-what if her mouth was full of it. Shelived a much shorter life than GrandmaNora and I always thought, a much sadderone too.

Even though she was a foot shorter, I gotthe impression that Grandma Grace looked

down her nose at Grandma Nora. It wasalmost palpable, as if Grace came from ahigher caste. On holidays, which was theonly time we dared put them in the sameroom, Grandma Nora would join in thepenny-ante card games and would share abeer with Uncle Buddy. I’m quite sure thismortified Grandma Grace to no end.

Grandma Grace was deeply religious, thedaughter of a minister who built one of thefirst churches in town. And when I say“built,” I mean with his two hands.Grandma Nora, on the other hand, spentabout as many days in church as she did inthe hospital.

Grandma Nora lived a frugal life anddidn’t pay much when I mowed her lawnand weeded her rose garden. She was veryparticular about her yard and wouldinspect the job I did and always have acomplaint, suggestion and occasionallyeven a compliment. Grandma Grace paidmuch better and seemed appreciative, butwould not have come outside to inspect mywork if the house was on fire.

It’s spooky how much Grandma Nora andGrandma Grace were like the ducks of thesame names. They remind me of countryfolks and city slickers who simply don’tunderstand each other. The city lady andthe country gal, side by side in our yard,and they still haven’t said a word to oneanother in years.

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Easter Sunday Cheesecake

Crust1/2 cup margarine, melted 1/3 cup sugar 1 1/4 cups ground graham crackers Filling3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened 2 eggs 3/4 cup sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice Topping1 pint sour cream 3 tablespoons sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla Sauce1 (10 ounce) package frozen strawberries, thawed(save juice) 2 tablespoons sugar 1 tablespoon cornstarch 1 teaspoon lemon juice

Crust: Mix together melted margarine, sugar,and graham cracker crumbs in 9x13 pan with forkto cover bottom evenly. Press down to form crust.Bake at 350°F for 8 minutes.

Filling: Beat cream cheese, eggs, sugar, vanilla,and lemon juice on high until whipped. Pour overcrust. Bake at 350°F for 30 minutes. Coolcompletely.

Topping: Mix sour cream, sugar, and vanillawell. Pour on top of cheesecake. Bake at 400°F for5 minutes. Cool 6-8 hours or overnight.

Sauce: Add enough water to reserved berryjuice to make 3/4 cup of juice. Combine sugar andcornstarch in a 2-cup measuring cup; mix well.Stir in juice and lemon juice. Microwave on highfor 3-5 minutes, until thick. Stir occasionally. Stirin fruit; cool completely. Pour over cheesecake andserve.

Easter Fruit Salad

1/2 cup orange juice 2 tablespoons orange marmalade 1/2 cup dried apricot , quartered 1 orange, grated zest and sectioned fruit 1 pineapple, peeled, cored and cubed 4 pints strawberries, raspberries or blue berries

In a large bowl combine orange juice, apricots,orange zest and sectioned oranges and pineapple.Wash berries, hull strawberries and half. Half anyother large berries, otherwise leave whole. Tossberries with marinated fruit.

Peanut Butter Easter Eggs

1/4 lb butter, softened 8 ounces cream cheese, softened 2 lbs. confectioners' sugar 1 1/2 cups peanut butter 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla 1/2 teaspoon salt 20-23 ounces milk chocolate chips

Mix the butter and cream cheese together. Addthe confectionary sugar about 1 cup at a time, andmix well. Add the peanut butter, vanilla, and salt,and mix until well-blended. Place the mixture inthe refrigerator to chill for at least 1 hour. Formthe peanut butter mixture into egg shapes, thenrefrigerate again for at least 1 hour. Melt thechocolate in a microwave oven or in a doubleboiler. Quickly place the eggs, doing one at a time,in the chocolate mixture to coat the bottom, thenlift it with a thin spatula, and with a knife spreadall along the sides and top of the egg. Arrange thechocolate coated eggs on a waxed paper lined tray,and allow the chocolate to harden. Place eachpeanut butter egg in a paper candy cup.

Easter Au Gratin Casserole

1 (32 ounce) package frozen southern style hashbrown potatoes1 (16 ounce) container sour cream 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese 1 (10 ¾ ounce) can cream of mushroom soup 1 small onion, finely chopped 1/4 teaspoon pepper 2 cups cubed ham or cooked breakfast sausage 1 1/2 cups cooked broccoli florets2 cups crushed corn flakes cereal1/4 cup melted butter

Stir together first 8 ingredients in a large bowl.Spoon potato mixture into a lightly greased 13x9-inch baking dish. Sprinkle evenly with crushedcornflakes, and drizzle evenly with butter. Bakeimmediately, or cover & refrigerate overnight andbake in the morning. Bake at 325°F for 1 hour and20 minutes or until bubbly.

Easter Hot Cross Muffins

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Preheat oven to 350°F. Pour juice over topraisins. Microwave, covered, until hot, 1 minute.Set aside. Lightly coat or spray a 12-cup muffintin or 9x5 inch loaf pan with oil. Using a fork, stirflour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, allspice,salt and cloves. Stir in raisin mixture, candiedpeel and apricots. In a medium-size bowl, whiskegg, then whisk in milk, oil, butter and vanilla.Pour over flour mixture. Stir just until mixed.Batter will be lumpy. Divide between muffin cupsor scrape into loaf pan. Bake until a cake testerinserted into center of muffins or loaf comes outclean, 20 to 25 minute for muffins, 1 hour for loaf.Remove pan to a cooling rack. After 5 minutes,remove from pan and cool completely on rack.

Glaze: Stir sifted icing sugar with orange juiceuntil smooth. Drizzle over cooled muffins in acriss-cross pattern to mimic hot cross buns, orspoon over loaf.

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Grease 9x13 glass pan. Mix bread with meltedbutter. Add cheese, ham or sausage, andmushrooms. Place in baking dish. Mix and beateggs. Add milk and seasonings. Pour over mixturein pan. Cover with foil. Refrigerate overnight.Bake 1 hour at 325°F with foil removed. Removefrom oven. Let stand for 10 minutes. Serve.

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Restoring Responsible Health Careby Senator Mike Johanns

Getting in to see your doctor on short notice canbe a headache. But imagine being required toschedule an appointment before you can use yourown money to buy aspirin for a headache.

Unfortunately, because of the new health carelaw, this is a reality for 33 million Americans whochoose to budget for their health care expenseswith a flexible spending account (FSA) or a healthsavings account (HSA). Families with theseaccounts are now prohibited from using their ownmoney, set aside specifically to cover health-related expenses, to purchase over-the-counter(OTC) medication without a doctor’s prescription.

In places like rural Nebraska, where health carepractitioners are already in short supply, doctorscannot afford to have office schedules clutteredwith unnecessary appointments to writeprescriptions for standard painkillers, cold and flumedications and the like while folks with realhealth care needs are forced to take a number. Theirony is the requirement was put in place to keepthe health care law from appearing even morecostly than it already does. And it’s not the onlyunwise change.

Another health law provision kicked in this year,limiting FSAs to a mere $2,500 — again, a ployaimed at making the $2.6 trillion health law lookless costly at the expense of folks who plan aheadfor their health care needs. Families that onceused their FSAs to budget for their child’s braces,a process that could total $7,000, are now stucksearching for other ways to cover these expenses.This arbitrary cap is especially difficult forfamilies who have children with special needs,whose tuition could be covered by an FSA.Specialized education for these children can costup to $14,000 a year, well above the new FSAannual ceiling.

These mandates are not fair to individuals andfamilies who take the initiative to plan for theirhealth care costs. That’s why, this week, Iintroduced a bill to eliminate these provisions inthe health care law. The Family Health CareFlexibility Act restores the original function ofthese plans by eliminating the prescriptionrequirements for OTC medications for HSAs andFSAs and removing the arbitrary FSA cap.

Sadly, these changes are needed to restoreflexibility and access in the wake of a law billed onexactly these ideas. Former Democrat HouseSpeaker Nancy Pelosi said in 2010 that Congresshad to pass President Obama’s signature healthcare law “so you can find out what’s in it.” As weapproach the third anniversary of the law’senactment on March 23, Nebraskans continue toget a clearer picture of the harm being done by therushed policies in this law.

These are just a few examples of this law’snegative ramifications, with more likely to follow.Responsible individuals should be allowed tobudget for their health expenses, an option theywere stripped of to mask the health law’sskyrocketing price tag. This is one of the manyreasons I opposed this law when it was firstoffered and voted numerous times to repeal ordefund it after it passed. Responsible Americansshould not be required to pay an unfair price for alaw that falls well short of achieving its own goals.

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Nebraska farmers are among the most efficientand productive in the world. Our producers haveembraced new technologies and techniques toproduce an abundance of crops, opening the door toincreased trade and helping to feed the world.These advances have not only helped Americanagriculture thrive, but also play a critical role inmeeting global food demands of the present andfuture.

By 2050, the Earth’s population is expected toswell to more than nine billion people. To feed thisgrowing population scientists believe we will needto produce more food in the next 50-100 years thanwe have throughout most of human history.Meeting this demand will require extraordinaryefforts, especially considering it will have to beaccomplished on the same amount of land (or less),and with fewer resources such as water.

This effort will only be realized if farmersaround the world continue to increase their yields.Farmers in Nebraska and across the heartlandhave led the way by utilizing new techniques,irrigation technologies, and crop sciences to growmore crops with less land, water, and fertilizer.

Ryan Weeks, who serves on my AgricultureAdvisory Council, raises popcorn, commercial

corn, soybeans, alfalfa, and prairie hay in centralNebraska. Ryan is one of the many Nebraskafarmers using high-tech irrigation tools andmodified crops to produce more food at lower costsand greater quality on the same acreage settled byhis great-great grandparents in 1892.

Thanks to new technology, farmers such as Ryanare able to use computer systems to monitormoisture in the ground through sensors and onlywater the crops which need it. The entire systemis tracked by satellite and can be monitored andcontrolled remotely through a tablet orsmartphone. These advances help farmersmanage their time and conserve water, reducingthe cost of producing a crop and minimizing croplosses due to over- and under-watering.

Currently, about 17 percent of farmland in theUnited States is irrigated. These areas, however,account for around 50 percent of total annual croprevenue.

Another important development to improveproductivity and efficiency are geneticallymodified and genetically engineered crops. Whilemodified foods are nothing new — humans havebeen cross-pollinating plants to create better cropsfor thousands of years — science is now helping us

to create improved versions of these plants whichrequire less water, fertilizer, and pesticides.

To encourage further advances, federal policyshould compliment, not undermine, innovation.This means ensuring our regulatory structures areefficient and based on sound science. We alsomust ensure our trading partners recognize ourproducts as safe and nutritious based oninternationally recognized standards.

We must also ensure lawmakers areknowledgeable and informed on agriculture issuesto make sure we get the policy right. As co-chairman of the House Modern AgricultureCaucus, I have held numerous briefings to educatemembers of Congress and staff on innovations inagriculture including biotechnology, waterconservation, and animal welfare.

As we recognize National Agriculture Week(March 17-23) we have much to celebrate andmany challenges ahead. Knowing the work ethicand forward thinking of our producers combinedwith the exciting advances in agriculture, I amconfident we will meet the food demands of ourgrowing world.

Meeting the Food Demands of the Futureby Congressman Adrian Smith

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It was an historic week in the United StatesCongress. For the first time in 92 years, Congressbegan the budget-making process without firstreceiving a budget from the President. This effortwas a necessary step given that the President’sbudget has been delayed for over a month, despitelegal requirements for a timely submission toCongress.

Like many Nebraskans, I was initiallyencouraged by news that, after four years, SenateDemocrats had finally agreed to work withRepublicans to craft a budget. But I wasdisappointed to learn their plan, which wasunveiled by Budget Committee Chair PattyMurray (D-Wash.), includes $1.5 trillion in newtaxes and no plan to balance the budget. I was alsotroubled to hear the president state balancing thebudget is “not a priority.”

Let me be clear: balancing the budget is a toppriority for me.

Over the past four years, the American peoplehave seen $1.7 trillion in new taxes and $518billion in new regulations – all while addingnearly $6 trillion to the national debt. Nebraskansknow we must grow the economy, not the debt.

Unfortunately, the budget released by SenatorMurray was crafted without any Republican inputand actually increases spending. In Nebraskawhen the Legislature had to cut funding to dealwith revenue shortfall, we used the committeeprocess to identify real spending cuts. Conversely,

the Senate Budget Committee fashioned a vague,purely political document that fails to make anymeaningful reductions.

This is no way to produce a responsible budget,and I believe Nebraskans deserve better.

A responsible budget does not continue out-of-control federal spending; rather, it sets prioritiesand cuts wasteful spending.

A responsible budget does not let Medicare andSocial Security continue to slip toward insolvency;instead, it saves these programs for currentretirees and future generations.

A responsible budget does not hit America’s jobcreators with $1 trillion in new taxes; instead, itseeks to replace our antiquated tax code throughcomprehensive pro-growth tax reform.

I am concerned the Budget Committee will likelyattach binding instructions to the budgetresolution requiring the Finance Committee toraise “revenue” (which we all know means more“taxes”) through the procedural tactic called“reconciliation” – the same procedure used to pushObamaCare through the Senate.

As I’ve mentioned before, cherry-pickingpolitically motivated, industry-specific tax creditsor loopholes to pay for more government spendingundermines our well-intentioned efforts tocomprehensively reform the tax code.

The American people deserve a simpler, fairertax code and I believe there is, for the first time inmany years, real momentum to get something

done on tax reform this year. The leaders of thetax-writing committees on both sides of the aislehave expressed a desire to move forward on taxreform. That is why I am so concerned about theSenate Democrats’ budget and its requirement toraise taxes without the needed tax reform to lowerrates and broaden the base – the winning formulathat we know was used for tax reform in 1986.

Finally, I know many Nebraskans continue toexpress concern about the painful effects ofsequestration, or those automatic, across-the-board spending cuts. While I believe we must cutwasteful spending, I also consider sequestration abad idea. Instead, I support responsiblereplacement cuts, which make fiscal sense, reduceactual spending, and ensure government cancontinue to meet its core responsibilities.

This week, I cosponsored an amendment toprovide the Administration with the flexibility itclaims it currently does not have to ensure“essential” federal employees continue to providevital services, including meat inspections, controltower operations, defense operation, bordersecurity, and other core duties. I hope that thiscommon sense amendment is adopted. I willcontinue to work with my colleagues –Republicans and Democrats – to make smarter,more careful spending cuts.

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Megan Moeller and Kasie Husman, Northwest FFA Chapter Members

Northwest FFA members have been busypreparing for and competing in leadership andcareer contests since January. On January 23,members traveled to Aurora to compete in thedistrict Leadership Skills Events. This year wehad a Junior and Senior ParliamentaryProcedure team, two Ag Demonstration Teams,two Creed Speakers, and a Junior PublicSpeaker. All members fared well and learnedalong the preparation trail. Northwest also hadthree members qualify to receive theirNebraska State FFA Degrees in February.Those members are Jessica Buettner, ChrisGleason and Baylee Laub.

National FFA Week was February 18-22 withmany activities planned by the Northwest FFAChapter. On Monday, members participated inthe annual Labor Auction. The monies raisedwill go toward paying for members to attendstate convention and banquet. Tuesday,members traveled to the Northwest DistrictFeeder Schools and presented to fourth gradestudents on Nebraska agriculture and FFA. OnWednesday, FFA members served anappreciation luncheon to school staff and fellowFFA members. FFA week was cut short becauseof the snowstorm so we were not able to conductThursday’s and Friday’s activities. The chaptermembers had planned on a bowling night andDrive your Tractor to School Day.

In March, we competed in the district CareerDevelopment Events in Hastings. We hadteams in the following contests: Agronomy, AgScience, Floriculture, Farm Management, FoodScience, Ag Mechanics, and Welding. TheWelding team of Chris Gleason, Tyler Granger,and Jaydn Smith have advanced to the statecompetition in April.

Events coming up soon for our chapter areState Convention, 2013-2014 officerapplications and interviews, and banquet. Ourbanquet is set for April 23 at 6:30 p.m. at theMidtown Holiday Inn.

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Jamie Nikodym, Red Cloud FFA ChapterReporter

The Red Cloud FFA Chapter began a verysuccessful year by attending many activitiesthroughout the summer. The newly elected2012-2013 officers – then consisting ofPresident Jacob Nikodym, Vice PresidentAnthony Weber, Secretary Katie McCleary,Treasurer Megan Ockinga, Reporter JamieNikodym, Sentinel Levi Vogler, HistorianBailey Lewis, Parliamentarian Wyatt Bell –attended COLT leadership training at theLeadership Center in Aurora. The NebraskaState Officer Team holds this three-dayconference every year. Officers are kept busyattending all of the sessions and recreationalactivities. Many Red Cloud students competedin summer Livestock Judging events and didvery well.

This year at the annual Street Car Dayscelebration in Red Cloud the FFA chapterhosted their annual duck dive and fishingtournament. The also hosted Water Balloonwars and helped with the Scniner Rodeo.

On September 19, 2012 in Beatrice,Nebraska, our chapter participated at DistrictRange Judging. In the Senior Division, JacobNikodym received a blue ribbon. TannerRupprecht, Dylan Shannon and BlakeBrumbaugh, received green ribbons. The seniorteam received Grand Champion. In the JuniorDivision, Wyatt Bell received a blue ribbon.The junior team received third place. OnOctober 4, 2012, we took the senior team ofJacob Nikodym, Tanner Rupprecht., BlakeBrumbaugh, and Dylan Shannon, as well as thejunior Team of Jamie Nikodym, Garrett Voglerand Wyatt Bell to State Range Judging inStanton, Nebraska. Garrett Vogler received agreen ribbon.

Red Cloud sent 33 students to the LandJudging Contest at McCool JunctionWednesday, October 3. There were a total of289 contestants participating. Out of the 33Red Cloud students participating, Red Cloud

brought home two purple, six blue, nine red,and four white ribbons. Blake Brumbaughplaced 4th with Garrett Vogler close behindwith 5th place. Blue ribbons were awarded toJamie Nikodym, Austin Tuckwood, JustinShipman, Bailey Lewis, Levi Vogler and LucasWatson, Receiving red ribbons were KatieMcCleary, Regan Fisher, Nelson Manley,Tanner Rupprecht, Miles McDole, EvanSunday, Alex Hof, Megan Ockinga andAlexandra Tuckwood. White ribbons went toMatthew Morris, Dylan Shannon, ChanceHersh and Colton Miller. In the Adult Division,Advisor Mr. Strickland brought home a 2ndplace finish and Jacob Nikodym a 3rd placefinish. Jacob was ineligible to judge with hisfellow classmates as he won the State LandJudging contest last year, then competed andtied for second place in the NationalCompetition.

On Wednesday, September 31, a teamconsisting of Austin Tuckwood, Levi Vogler,Brady Schmitz, and Jamie Nikodym traveled toBeatrice, Nebraska, for the State Land Judgingcompetition. These four students placed 3rd atthe area land judging competition qualifyingthem to compete in state contest. EarlyWednesday morning over 100 students arrivedat a field just out side of Beatrice. Thesestudents spent the morning in four different“holes.” At these holes they determine thepermeability and texture of the soil. At eachhole there is also a slope to judge. Many hoursof practice are put in, in order to know thecorrect way fill out cards, read capabilitycharts, and determine the types of soil. Aftercompleting at the state competition the RedCloud team ended up in 18th place. JamieNikodym placed 32nd and received a whiteribbon. Austin Tuckwood placed 63rd just shyof a ribbon placing. Brady Schmitz and LeviVogler placed 75th and 81st respectively.

Eight students of the Red Cloud FFA Chapterattended the National FFA Convention held inIndianapolis, Ind., October 24 through 27. Forthese students it was a week full of concerts,

sessions, hypnotist’s shows, a rodeo and a lot ofnew friends. The convention this year attractedstudents from all fifty states, along with PuertoRico and The Virgin Islands. It was a grandexperience for all of the 54,000 students inattendance. This year Brittany Lewis andShelby Peters received the American FFADegree. This is the highest degree you can earnin the FFA and shows a lot of dedication andaccomplishment in the organization.

On November 7, several members of the RedCloud FFA Chapter attended the districtLivestock Judging in Hastings where theycompeted against 12 other schools. The seniorTeam, composed of Jacob Nikodym, TannerRupprecht, Dylan Shannon and MeganOckinga, placed first out of 13 schools and 95students competing in our district, qualifyingthe for state competition. Katie McCleary isalternate for the senior team. The junior Teamof Wyatt Bell, Miranda Felts, Brady Schmitz,Andrew Mai, and alternate Justin Shipmanplaced 5th and also qualified for statecompetition to be held in April.

On Wednesday, January 23, the Red CloudFFA Chapter traveled to Aurora to participatein the District Leadership Skills Eventscompetitions. The Junior ParliamentaryProcedure Team, composed of Bailey Lewis,Austin Tuckwood, Brady Schmitz, JasmineThompson, Emily McCleary, Wyatt Bell andJamie Nikodym received a blue ribbon. In theJunior Public speaking completion JamieNikodym received a blue ribbon. In SeniorPublic Speaking Megan Okinga received red. InCreed Speaking Evan Sunday and LucasWatson both received blue ribbons. In NaturalResources Speaking Katie McCleary received ablue ribbon, and finally, in ExtemporaneousSpeaking, Jacob Nikodym placed 2ndqualifying for state competition in this event.He also received a purple ribbon.

Upcoming Events for the Red Cloud FFAChapter include district Career DevelopmentEvents on March 13, and the Nebraska StateFFA Convention on April 3-5.

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Heath Ahrens, Ravenna FFA Advisor

The Ravenna FFA Chapter has 38 members in2012-2013. Ravenna continues to offerdistance education courses with Pleasanton.We have three students from Pleasanton thatparticipate with the FFA program. Thosestudents are Colten Miigerl, Kristen Tolles,and Riley Wanek. All of the students have hada very busy spring with record books,proficiencies, contests and preparation for theNebraska State FFA Convention.

The Ravenna FFA Chapter participated intheir Career Development Events at CentralCommunity College in Grand Island. Thestudents worked hard to prepare for thesecontests by spending many hours studying inand out of the classroom. The chapter did wellin the contests it participated in, with many ofthe teams qualifying for the State Conferencein Lincoln. Four Ravenna teams placed 1stoverall at the contest, which were theAgricultural Mechanics team, the Meats team,the Food Science team and the AgriculturalSales team. Agricultural Mechanics had PaulBauer, Mason Jager, Clayton True and DallasGay participating, with Clayton True getting awhite and Paul Bauer getting a blue. TheMeats team consisted of Caelan Basnett,Cassie Treffer, Delaney Behrendt, Seth Olsonand Ciana Long, with Delaney Behrendtgetting 1st purple, Caelan Basnett and CassieTreffer getting purples, and Ciana Long gettinga red. Next was Food Science with Libbi Loos,Chance Bock, Michaela Urwiller, and MichaelBauer. Libbi Loos received 1st purple in this

contest and Michaela Urwiller received 2ndpurple, and Michael Bauer and Chance Bockreceived a blue. The Agriculture Sales teamwas Nathan Larson, Sydney Kucera, BradyStandage, and Black Chramosta, with Nathan,Sydney, and Michael receiving purples, andBlake receiving a blue ribbon.

Other teams participated in the CareerDevelopment Events as well. One was theWelding team consisting of Paul Bauer, MasonJager, Clayton True and Dallas Gay. TheAgronomy team consisted of Chance Bock, whoreceived a purple; Nathan Larson, who receiveda white; Michael Bauer; Riley Wanek; andAustin Goetz. The Agronomy team received 3rdplace and qualified for the State Convention.Ravenna had two Agriscience teams withparticipants for both teams being DustinDelaRosa; Conagher Jonak, who received awhite; Marcus Long; Brandon Treffer; LibbiLoos; and Holly Dethlefs. These contestsallowed all participating teams the opportunityof a chance to compete at the State Convention,so all of the students who participated will getto compete. In the Floriculture contest,participants were Breiann Royle, who receiveda red; Kristen Tolles; Sarah Teichmeier; andKora Schott. In the Nursery and Landscapecontest, participants were Sarah Teichmeier,Kora Schott, and Sarah Ripp, all receiving reds,and Holly Dethlefs, receiving blue. The teamreceived second place and qualified for theState Convention. The Livestock Managementteam consisted of Caelan Basnett, Ciana Long,Cassie Treffer, Colten Miigrel, Sarah Ripp, andConagher Jonak.

The Ravenna FFA Chapter also had successin their proficiency awards, with 19 studentsparticipating in several different areas of thiscontest. Out of the 21 applications sent in, 11received gold on the district level and had thestudent’s proficiency sent to the preliminaryround of state competition. In the BeefProduction area, Seth Olson and SarahTeichmeier received silvers and Nathan Larsonreceived gold. In Diversified Crop Production,Nathan Larson received silver, and MichaelaUrwiller received silver as well in VegetableProduction. In the Agricultural sales area,Kora Schott received silver and Paul Bauerreceived gold. Paul Bauer’s proficiency in thisarea moved on to the final round at the StateConvention, and he will have the chance toqualify for the National FFA Convention. InSheep Production, Caelan Basnett receivedsilver, and Delaney Behrendt also receivedsilver in the Grain Production area. In SwineProduction, Ciana Long received bronze. InGoat Production, Paul Bauer received gold andthis proficiency will also move him on to thefinal round for a chance to qualify for theNational FFA Convention.

The Ravenna students are looking forwardfor the opportunity to compete at the NebraskaState FFA Convention in April, and will beworking hard over the next several weeks toprepare for their contests. The goals that theyhope to achieve is to do the best they possiblecan in their contests and compete for theopportunity to get to participate at theNational FFA Convention this coming October.

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The Southern Valley FFA Chapter has fourmembers receiving their State Degrees at StateConvention this coming April in Lincoln. TheState Degree is given to seniors who haveproductively invested at least $3,000 into theirSupervised Agricultural Experience, completed aminimum of 25 hours of community service,gained at least 500 points based on FFAinvolvement, passed a written test and gonethrough an interview. The Southern Valleymembers who will be receiving their state degreesthis April are Erin Conley, Megan Schoen, JordanPaine and Nicole Forbes. These students haveworked very hard by keeping up with their recordbooks, putting as many hours into communityservice as they can, and being an active member ofthe FFA. These are some of the accomplishmentsthey have achieved in their years in FFA.

Nicole Forbes has been in FFA for her junior andsenior years of high school. She was a member onthe Floriculture team that received first place atState Convention last year. She also went to theNational FFA Convention in Floriculture last fall,where she received a gold medal. Forbes’ otherhighlights include being named the junior chapterscholarship recipient and being highly involved inchapter activities. This year, she qualified forstate in Senior Public Speaking, Ag Sales, andNursery and Landscaping. Her SupervisedAgricultural Experience consisted of AgriculturalServices. Nicole plans to attend the University ofNebraska-Lincoln this fall and major in speechlanguage pathology.

Erin Conley has been in FFA her sophomore,junior and senior years of high school. She servedas chapter treasurer her junior year and chaptersecretary her senior year. She was also on the

Floriculture and Dairy team that placed first atstate. She also competed at nationals inFloriculture where her team received gold and shereceived in silver medal. Conley’s other highlightsinclude individually winning state in Agriscience.This year Erin qualified for state in Nursery andLandscaping, and Livestock Judging. HerSupervised Agricultural Experiences consist ofSheep Production and Poultry Production. Erinreceived a gold rating on her sheep productionproficiency at state this year. (Proficiencies arebased on students work in their SupervisedAgricultural Experiences.) Erin plans to attendthe University of Wyoming in the fall and major inequine science.

Megan Schoen has been in FFA since she was afreshman in high school. She served as thechapter historian her sophomore year, reporterher junior year, and vice president her senior year.She was also on the Floriculture and Dairy teamthat placed first at State. She also competed atnationals in Floriculture where she earned asilver medal and her team was gold. Schoen’shighlights include participating in many contestsat the district and state level as well. This year,Megan has qualified for State in Nursery andLandscaping, Ag Demo and Ag Communications.Her Supervised Agricultural Experiences consistof Vegetable Production and Beef Production. Shealso received a gold rating at state in VegetableProduction this year. Megan plans on attendingthe University of Nebraska at Lincoln this falland studying pre-health.

Jordan Paine has been in FFA since she was afreshman in high school. She served as thechapter vice president her sophomore year, andchapter president both her junior and senior year.She was also on the national qualifying DairyEvaluation team last year, as well as having thestate champion proficiency in Animal-Research

Agriscience. Jordan’s other highlights includebeing named a White House Champion of Changeand attending the World Food Prize Global YouthInstitute. Paine’s Supervised AgriculturalExperiences include Beef Production, Agriscience,and Agricultural Education. Jordan received agold rating in Agricultural Education and is astate finalist in her Beef Production and Plant-Research Agriscience Proficiency, as well as afinalist for the State Star in Agriscience. She willinterview as a finalist in each of these areasduring state convention, as well as compete inextemporaneous speaking, agriscience fair,agricultural demonstration, and veterinaryscience. Paine is a candidate for Nebraska FFAState Officer. If she receives this, she will attendthe University of Nebraska at Lincoln, but if shedoes not she will attend Purdue University. Eitherway she will double major in agriculturaleducation and political science.

The other seniors in the Southern Valley FFAChapter are Mckenzie Nielson, Issac Bergquist,Dillon Hunt and Sam Long. First year memberMckenzie Nielson plans on attending DoaneCollege this fall and majoring in mathematicseducation. Three year member, Issac Bergquistplans on attending the Nebraska College ofTechnical Agriculture (NCTA) and majoring inanimal science. Two year member, Dillon Huntplans on attending the University of Nebraska atLincoln and majoring in animal science. Four yearmember, Sam Long plans on attending NCTA inthe fall and majoring in equine management.

The class of 2013 is looking towards a successfulfuture. The underclassmen are going to have somebig shoes to fill and are excited to take on thechallenge of replacing some of the highest qualityseniors the FFA program has seen.

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The Alma FFA Chapter participated inDistrict 6 Leadership Skills Events on January23 in Aurora. Leadership Skills Events focuson the speaking, parliamentary procedure andpresenting skills of a FFA member. Thechapter members competed in many differentevents. The Ag Demonstration team consistingof Brandie Janssen, Bo Rebman, Tristin Eddyand William Wessels presented ademonstration on soils sampling procedures.The demonstration earned 1st place andqualified for state.

Caroline Howsden competed inExtemporaneous Speaking, earned third placeand will be an alternate to participate at state.Erik Liennemann participated in PublicSpeaking, presenting a speech on the impact ofbee disappearance on agriculture. He placed4th and received a blue ribbon. WilliamWessels and Brandie Janssen participated in aJob Interview and both earned a blue ribbon.Mashea Beman was involved in Creedspeaking and earned a blue ribbon. The AlmaJunior Parliamentary Procedure teamconsisting of Greydin Ludeke, Shelby Dietz,Haley Hays, Jennie Shaffer, CarolineHowsden, Miakayla Webster and Dallas Dietzearned a red ribbon.

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May 2013 Corn (CBOT) - Daily Chart

Open . . .7.312High . . . .7.326Low . . . .7.264Close . . .7.272Change .-0.054

Wheat

May 2013 Wheat (CBOT) - Daily Chart

Open . . . .7.360High . . . .7.364Low . . . . .7.274Close . . . .7.286Change .-0.070

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Country Grain Prices as of 3/19/13 Location Corn New Corn Beans New Beans Wheat New Wheat Milo New Milo

Aurora $7.48 $5.25 $14.21 $11.87 $7.27 $6.97 $7.20 $4.95

Bloomfield $7.46 $5.20 $14.19 $11.90

Bruning $7.53 $5.22 $14.25 $11.86

Chappell $7.29 $5.43 $13.78 $11.62 $7.21 $6.97

Columbus $7.51 $5.23 $14.15 $11.86

Franklin $7.40 $5.31 $14.04 $11.70 $7.14 $7.09 $6.88 $4.76

Fremont $7.72 $5.37 $14.45 $12.12 $7.75 $7.50

Funk $7.47 $5.38 $14.15 $11.84 $7.14 $7.09 $6.88 $4.76

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Grant $7.26 $5.43 $13.77 $11.61 $7.11 $6.92

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Lexington $7.57 $5.40 $13.94 $11.81 $7.16 $7.21

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Maywood $7.43 $5.40 $14.02 $11.70 $7.12 $6.87 $6.91 $4.85

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Merna $7.44 $5.34 $13.90 $11.76 $7.14 $7.08

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Chicago K City MinneapolisSupport: 695 719 777Resistance 757 784 826

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Open . . .14.204High . . .14.330Low . . . .14.194Close . . .14.252Change .+0.054

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school,” said Miranda Pierce. Stetson Dittmarsaid that “as a freshman he had a wonderfulexperience and is looking forward to the StateConvention.” Full results follow.

In Livestock Management, placing 5th out of 18,were S-E-M students Railen Ripp, Kisha Thomas,Rachel Ibach, Sydney Glatter, Dasie Nichols andBrookelyn Trampe.

For the Meats competition, placing 3rd out of 12were Calvin Frerichs, Yantsy Claflin and GrantClausen.

Bryce Brown, John Sleicher, Brayden Smith andJake Buhring placed 4th out of 12 in AgMechanics.

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Brian Guerra achieved 4th place in FarmBusiness Management.

For the Floriculture event, Jessica Lourenco,Shaylee Burr, Michaela Rost and Baley Swansonearned 4th out of 12.

Placing 1st out of 12 in Agrononmy were JadenPierce, Angel Boteo, Brookelyn Trampe, RachelIbach and Francisco Guido.

In Ag Sales, earning 1st out of 12 were AaronSimmons, Chantz Klein, Miranda Pierce andDarin Barth.

For Agriscience, placing 1st out of 12 were S-E-M’s Alexis Sock, Alicia Pierce, Austin Jeffrey,Dawnae Nichols, Stetson Dittmar, Kasie Dittmar,Courtney Barth and Dalton Nichols.

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Twelve welding students from Lexington HighSchool traveled to North Platte on February 13 tocompete in the FFA District 9 Career DevelopmentEvents competition. The Lexington team receivedfirst place in the welding competition among thethirteen schools represented. Lexington HighSchool has 40 students registered in weldingclasses, and the course is growing in popularityeach year due to the efforts of Instructor DietrichMeyer.

Agriculture Instructor Brad Schott said, “Mr.Meyer is our secret weapon and is so good at whathe does, it’s almost unfair to the other teams to

have him with our program.” Mr. Meyer operatedhis own welding business in Lexington for yearsand is highly respected in the community.“Dietrich [Meyer] isn’t one to sit around, and acouple of years ago we were lucky enough to havehim offer to help with the program,” Schott said.“He has high expectations for the kids and theyrespect him for it. There is no such thing asreceiving a ‘C’ grade on a weld and sweeping thefloor halfway won’t do. He wants the classenvironment to replicate real world work.”

Lexington had four teams of three individualsperforming welds in Oxy/Welding, Stick Welding,and Wire Welding. The top team representingLexington consisted of Seth Kopf, Lucas Burch,

and Joe Walker. Top welders in each area wereMarvin Vasquez, Lucas Burch, and Joe Walker,respectively. Schott said the highlight of the eventwas after everyone loaded onto the bus. Mr. Meyerstood up, congratulated the boys, and said,somewhat choked up, “This made up my mindboys, I’m coming back next year.” Schott said hehad a couple of thoughts on the ride home. “Manysay our greatest resource is our youth. I wouldargue our greatest and most underutilizedresource are elders to guide and set an examplefor our kids. And don’t believe everything you hearabout America’s education system. It’s not perfect,but good things are happening every day.”

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The Holdrege FFA Chapter would like to saythanks to Kelli Hale, Doyle and Cheryl Reed, Scottand Karen Kreutzer, and Steve and GayleenMaurer for donating the soup and to Jeff Bordenfor donating the meat for the sandwiches. Also, aspecial thanks to all other parents for helping outduring the evening to make it successful.

Thirty Holdrege FFA Members competed inLeadership Skills Events on January 23, inAurora at the Leadership Center. Overall thechapter had its good showing and qualified onecontestant for State FFA Convention in March.Participating in Senior Parliamentary Procedurewas the team of Nicole Gerdes, Matt Becker, ZachGray, Whitney Frost, Melissa Golus, Molli Jorges,and Jackie Kruback. They received a blue ribbonfor their demonstration and placed 4th overall.The chapter sent two teams in JuniorParliamentary Procedure. Team I consisted ofKatie Reed, Kaitlin Taylor, Colter Edgren, LexSwanson, Harley Scott, Trevor Smith and Reece

Jones. Team I earned a blue rating. Team IIearned a red rating. Team II consisted of ZachTemple, Chase Jacobsen, Josh Anderson, TrentAnderson, Blake Johnston and Tyler Melvin.Holdrege FFA was also represented with two AgDemonstration Teams. Team I, consisting ofBrenden Kreutzer, Dillon Hixson, Jamie Bialasand Ethan Johnson, demonstrated a remote pivotoperating system. Team I placed 4th and receiveda blue rating. Team II, consisting of GabbieSchrock, Jessica Reed, Bryan Denton, andHannah Hale, demonstrated corsage design. TeamII received a red rating. Seniors Nicole Gerdesand Melissa Golus participated in Job Interview,and both received blue ratings. Senior MolliJorges competed in Senior Public Speaking, andreceived a red rating. Freshman Tessa Stumpcompeted in Creed Speaking, and received a redrating. Sophomore Kaitlin Taylor and FreshmanKatie Reed competed in Junior Public Speaking.Katlin received a blue rating and placed 3rd forher speech on bee production, and Katie receiveda 4th place blue rating for her speech on organicfarming. Qualifying for State Convention wasJanessa Maurer, who placed 1st in NaturalResource Speaking. Janessa’s topic was mineralsupplements for deer.

January 27 was a very important date for theHoldrege FFA Chapter as the Team Braden Fund-raiser was held to support member Braden, whohas been diagnosed and is receiving treatmentsfor a rare and aggressive form of cancer. Thebenefit was held in cooperation with CHSAgriservice Center and LandMark Implement.The benefit included a free-will donation meal, alive and silent auction with over 90 donated items,cake raffles and T-shirt sales. In all the benefit forBraden and his family generated over $65,000 touse for his medical expenses!! The benefit drewsupporters from Central Nebraska and NorthernKansas and had support of Braden’s family as faraway as Southeast Nebraska and Indiana. We areblessed to have such a supportive community!

February 18-23 found the Holdrege FFAChapter Celebrating National FFA Week withvarious activities for chapter members. Topromote the week, chapter officers Melissa Golus

and Nicole Gerdes produced public serviceannouncements at Radio Station KUVR/JACK FMthat were aired throughout the week. On Monday,the chapter had their annual Labor Auction. Thisyear’s auction was a huge success with total salestopping over $11,400. A portion of that, $1,600,will be donated the Team Braden Account. Themoney is used to cover costs of members attendingthe State FFA Convention, Chapter Banquet,Chapter Officer Training Workshops, and nextfall’s National FFA Convention. The auction wasopen to the public with the beef barbecue andstarted at 6:30 p.m. The Holdrege FFA Chapterwould like to thank the numerous supporters whoattended the Labor Auction and provide support tothe Holdrege FFA Chapter. On Tuesday morning,FFA members brought McDonald’s breakfastitems to teachers prior to the start of the schoolday. On Wednesday morning, chapter officersconducted seat belt checks of students, teachers,and parents of students driving to Holdrege HighSchool. Those who were wearing seatbelts earneda reward of candy. The results came back that 84percent of students wore their seatbelts, comparedto 85 percent of the teachers. Thursday andFriday weather cut short the week of activitieswith some of them being completed this last week.On Wednesday, February 27, the officers headedto the middle school to present a presentation andplay a few games for 8th Grade Recruitment Dayto inform incoming freshman about FFA andAgricultural Education.

Seven Senior Holdrege FFA members and oneJunior will be receiving their State FFA Degreesat the 85th State FFA Convention April 3-5.Congratulations go to Matt Becker, Nicole Gerdes,Alex Hamling, Melissa Golus, Whitney Frost,Zach Gray, Molli Jorges and Braden Badertscher.

Five Holdrege FFA Members completedProficiency Award Applications in February. Aproficiency application documents the skills,activities, planning and development of astudent’s Supervised Agricultural ExperienceProgram in any of 49 different areas.Congratulations to the five members whosubmitted proficiency awards earlier in Februaryat the District level:

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Ethan and Braden’s applications were evaluatedat the state level. Braden’s application has beenselected a State Proficiency Finalist. Results ofEthan’s applications have not been released yet.Braden will be interviewed by judges andrecognized on stage during State FFA ConventionApril 4.

Holdrege FFA Competes in District CareerDevelopment Event Contests — On March 13,thirty-eight Holdrege Agricultural Educationstudents traveled to Hastings Central CommunityCollege to compete in the District 6 CareerDevelopment Events. The Agriscience team ofKatie Reed, Chase Jacobson, Zach Temple, andTrent Anderson placed 3rd overall. IndividuallyKatie Reed received 1st place and a purple ribbon

out of 55 students. Chase Jacobson also received apurple ribbon, while Zach Temple and TrentAnderson received blues. Also competing wereBlake Johnston and Josh Anderson with blues,Reece Jones with a red ribbon, and Sam Jorgesand Tyler Melvin with white ribbons. The MeatsEvaluation team placed 2nd overall. Members ofthe team included Matthias Becker and HarleyScott with blue ribbons, and Lex Swanson andLevi Woodring received red ribbons. The Meatscontest consists of identifying retail cuts of meatand completing a general knowledge test relatingto meat processing and food safety. The Ag Salesteam of Alex Hamling, Zach Gray, Dillon Hixson,and Jamie Bialas placed 3rd overall and qualifiedfor state convention. Alex Hamling, Dillon Hixsonand Jamie Bialas received blue ribbons, whileZach Gray received a red ribbon.

The Welding team of Ethan Johnson, MIG;Colter Edgren, Oxygen/Acetylene; and DevinSmith, Arc, placed 4th out of 8 teams, earningthem a trip to state convention in welding.Individually, Colter Edgren placed 3rd andreceived a purple ribbon, while Ethan Johnsonand Devin Smith received blues.

The Livestock Management team consisting ofMarcus VanEperen, Kaitlin Taylor, JanessaMaurer, Trevor Smith, and Joe Anderson placed5th. In the Nursery and Landscapingcompetition, Luke Wilke, Jackie Kruback, andLandon Reed received blue ribbons, while

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The Veterinary Science Team 2 placed 2ndoverall, qualifying for state competition. Membersinclude Tessa Stump, who placed 5th individuallywith a blue ribbon; Jessica Reed, who received ablue; Ali Abrahamson; and Gabbie Schrock. Team1 included Melissa Golus and Nicole Gerdes, whoreceived red ribbons, along with Whitney Frostand Molli Jorges.

Many of these Holdrege students qualified forthe State Career Development Event Contests tobe held during the 85th State FFA Convention inLincoln, April 3-5. Teams qualifying were AgSales, Veterinary Science, Welding, and Nurseryand Landscape. Other activities occurring at StateFFA Convention include seven senior HoldregeFFA members being awarded their State FFADegree, as well as Junior Braden Badertscher.Those seniors receiving the State FFA Degree are:Matt Becker, Whitney Frost, Molli Jorges, NicoleGerdes, Melissa Golus, Zach Gray, and AlexHamling. FFA members attending will also havethe opportunity to participate in many differentpersonal growth workshops, a Nebraska AgCareer Fair, and listen to several motivationalspeakers.

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Trade between Nebraska and China has beengrowing in recent years, creating a positive impacton the state's economy.

Gov. Dave Heineman and members of hisadministration have traveled to China on trademissions as recently as last year.

Heineman officially opened Nebraska’s firsttrade office in China on Monday in a ceremonythat took place simultaneously in Lincoln andShanghai. He said the Nebraska Center in Chinais serving as a "vital element in the continuingdevelopment of Nebraska-China relations."

Heineman made the announcement at a newsconference from Lincoln’s Nebraska EducationalTelecommunications studios while CatherineLang, director of the Nebraska Department ofEconomic Development, and invited guestsappeared live in Shanghai.

Heineman said it was a "historic day inNebraska-China relations."

"By opening this trade office, we are expandingour international trade efforts," he said. "We areletting China’s business leaders know that

Nebraska is open for business. Relationships areessential for building business in Asia, and havingboth an office in China and Japan shows ourcommitment to these growing economies."

Grace Gui is executive director of the NebraskaCenter in China.

The Nebraska Center in China represents agateway for Nebraska companies entering andexpanding in China, Heineman said. Services willinclude business counseling related to allmarkets, promotion of products and services,assistance with identifying potential businesspartners and cultivating customers, trade showrepresentation and access to key communicationschannels. The center also will concentrate onattracting more Chinese investment to Nebraska.

Heineman said China is Nebraska’s fourth-largest trading partner and one of its fastestgrowing markets, having more than doubledduring the past five years — and increasing 36percent in 2011 alone. Combined exports totaledmore than $380 million last year, up from nearly$279 million in 2010.

Shanghai, where the Nebraska Center in Chinais located, is a key economic trade center withdirect flights from Chicago and other major U.S.cities. With a population of more than 23 millionand a gross domestic product of $297 billion, it is

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Another reason for locating the office there isthe state's relationship with the SME Center. TheSME Center is similar to a large internationalchamber of commerce, with more than 300,000members active in international trade andinvestment.

The SME Center has been an economicdevelopment partner in China since signing amemorandum of understanding duringNebraska’s first reverse trade mission in 2008.Since that time, SME has introduced manyShanghai area companies to Nebraska to look attrade and investment opportunities.

Additionally, Nebraska is linked with "sister"Shaanxi Province and Guizhou Province, withinvestments from companies headquartered inJiangsu, Shanghai and Shaanxi provinces.Omaha is sister city with Yantai in China.

One of the key growth areas between Nebraskaand China is value-added agricultural exports.Supporting this will be Nebraska’s partnership inthe Paulson Institute, a nonpartisan institutionthat promotes sustainable economic growth withChina, especially in the areas of value-addedexports and Chinese investment in the U.S.

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The Wilcox-Hildreth FFA hasbeen busy this year with a varietyof activities. The back-to-schoolpicnic was held prior to classes toinvite old and new members torelax a little before they startedthe school year. They planned theiractivities for the upcoming year.One of the activities is roadsidecleanup on a stretch of Highway 44near Wilcox. The chapter servesthe concessions during homefootball games as part of theirfundraising. The chapter welcomedmembers from area schools servedby distance learning. Thosemembers come from Axtell,Minden, and Silver Lake. Therewere a total of thirteen studentsfor the schools.

Land judging took place inOctober and a Wilcox-Hildrethteam of Blaine Groothuis, VadeJensen, Michael Nelson andGarrrett Winz qualified for StateLand Judging, where they placed15th. November brought livestockselection contests, and a juniorteam of Nicole Beisel, Dax Fouts,Matthew Hinrichs and AlexVoichoskie qualified the statecontest. The chapter served a mealto farmers at the CPI location inHildreth.

The Wilcox-Hildreth chapter sentsix representatives to the NationalFFA Convention in Indianapolis inNovember. The chapter memberswere Catlyn Campbell, ShainaFouts, Jessica Harms, VadeJensen, Nick Johnson and NathanSchepler.

The chapter wrapped up the firstsemester with their fruit sales inNovember and delivery inDecember.

January brought about districtLeadership Skills Event contestswith Alex Voichoskie performing inCreed Speaking, Baily Guthrie inEmployment Skills and sixmembers competing in JuniorParliamentary Procedure. SixWilcox-Hildreth members appliedand received their State FFAdegree. They are Catlyn Campbell,Blaine Groothuis, Vade Jensen,Nick Johnson, Michael Nelson andGarrett Winz. Blaine and Garrettare State Star finalists for AgPlacement.

National FFA week activitiesincluded a appreciation breakfastfor the public, a petting zoo for theelementary and the official dressday and meal for the secondarystudents and staff.

Twenty-two members attendedthe Career Development Eventcontests in March at CentralCommunity College in Hastingswhere the Wilcox-HildrethAgronomy team won the districtcontest. Team members are BlaineGroothuis, Vade Jensen, Michael,and Garrett Winz. The AgMechanics team qualified for thestate contest. Team members areBen Alberts, Nick Johnson,Matthew Hinrichs and ParkerSturgis. The chapter is hoping fora good showing at the StateConvention and contest in Lincolnin April. Highlights and awardswill be presented at the chapterbanquet in April.

FFA member Tyla Steier allows elementary students to hold a small pigduring the Wilcox-Hildreth FFA petting zoo during National FFA week.

Shaina Fouts talks with a middle school student about the hazardous lookalikes of products used in everyday life during a Farm Safety day camp atMinden. The safety day included demonstrations by the Wilcox-Hildreth FFA.

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The Franklin FFA and the Franklin County 4-Hheld a benefit for Holden Bruce, a freshman atFranklin Public schools. Holden has a rare braintumor called pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma, alsocalled PXA. He was first diagnosed in 2011 afterstarting to have seizures. An MRI showed a tumorin the left temporal lobe of his brain. He had aresection surgery at Children’s Hospital inOmaha. In 2012, Holden showed another tumor ona routine MRI and had a second resection surgery.On another routine MRI in 2013 the doctors foundtwo more tumors also located in the left temporallobe. The doctors in Omaha do not feel comfortableoperating on these tumors as they lie close to thespeech portion of Holden’s brain. Boston’sChildren’s Hospital doctors feel that the tumor canbe easily removed without affecting his speech.The surgery will cost $62,000. The goal of thebenefit was to help raise money so he can get thesurgery done at Boston Children’s Hospital. Thebenefit was held on March 10, 2013, at FranklinPublic Schools. A silent auction in which the 4-Hand FFA gathered over 200 items brought in$17,000. There also was a baked potatoes bar thatbrought in $6,000. With the donations in theHolden Bruce benefit fund at Franklin State Bank,the silent auction and the baked potatoes barraised $37,300 to date, and donations are stillcoming in. This effort just goes to show what onesmall community can do to help someone in need.

Franklin FFA member, Tristan Bruce,shows a class of elementary studenthow to plant a flower plug. Franklin3rd through 6th graders planted 89flowers. These plants will be kept in theAg Ed greenhouse until the Fridaybefore Mother’s Day, when theelementary students that planted themcan give them as a gift to their mothers.

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MILLER — On a cold, sunny afternoon in amuddy farm lot, Randy John and a mama cow dida calving season dance.

They locked eyes as John slowly walked towarda huge tractor tire converted into a cattle feeder.They slowly circled the tire. John took a few stepsforward and a few steps back, and then felt safeenough to approach a wet, wobbly, confusednewborn Angus calf.

After determining that she was a healthy heifer,he pointed her in the general direction of hermother and watched the pair walk around thebend.

"For the most part, you're just looking thingsover to see that things are right. See that the calfis getting up and getting the milk," John said,about checking calves, whether they arrive on asunny day or the middle of a stormy night.

A serving of colostrum from the mother's milk iscritical to give a calf nutrition and antibodies. Ifthat doesn't happen within the first few hoursafter birth, it needs to be provided from a mix allcow-calf producers keep close at hand.

John said most births from the 144 Angusmothers on his farm south of Miller will beuneventful.

"They lay down, have a calf, get up and lick it,mother it, and get the calf to suck," he said. "...Most of the time, there's not much for me to do."

The actual process of calving remains low techand natural. John said the science comes into playin selecting genetics with artificial inseminationand even embryo transplants.

Twenty-four of his females are heifers and mosthave been A/I bred. John said that allows him toselect traits for easy calving and certainbloodlines, and also test semen from a bull hemight want to buy.

Easy birth weights are 65 to 75 pounds, he said,but larger calves are OK for experienced cows. "Istill like them between 75 and 85 pounds. Theycalve quicker and there's less stress on the cow orheifer," John said.

His daughter and son-in-law, Kerry and BrockElsen, own a dozen of the females. Brock also is aranch hand for Todd Ibach of Sumner and keepssome cows and heifers there.

As of March 1, there were 22 cow-calf pairs atJohn Angus Farms. The first heifer gave birth onFeb. 1. The last of the older cows that may havemissed a reproduction cycle will deliver calvesinto April or early May.

John knows his cattle so well that he can walkthrough lots east of the barn and identifyindividual traits that tell him if a cow will givebirth soon. Labor might last two hours or go 18 to24 hours.

"She's made a lot of bag," he said, pointing to aheifer he would start watching more closely.

John whistled to get a cow to raise her head,noted her ear tag number and said, "She'll be agood chance for next week."

He's been a part of calving season almost all ofhis life.

"This is my folks' (Virgil and Elaine) place. Igrew up in that house," John said, pointing to awhite frame house between the barn and a smallpasture were the heifers with new calves wererelocated.

He and his wife Penny farmed south of Kearneyfor four years early in their marriage. Otherwise,he's always lived on the Miller farm.

John worked year-round for a local feedlotimmediately after graduating from Sumner HighSchool in 1971. "But I was still on call for Dad tohelp out when he needed help or had a heifer introuble in the middle of the night," he said.

Kerry Elsen is a Buffalo County Extensionassistant and her older sister Nikki is the horsejudging team coach and horse farm manager atIowa State University. Both girls showed sheep,beef and horses while in the Buffalo County 4-Hprogram.

John said his son-in-law Brock helps with theovernight checks on the cattle at home.

Human assistance is needed only when there isa problem that makes it impossible for a cow todeliver a calf, such as one coming backwards orthat has a leg turned back. "That's what we'respending most of our time out here for, to correctthose when they happen," John said.

He sometimes wonders why they get up nightafter night to check cows when everything alwaysseems OK. But he knows it's when such checksaren't done that something will go wrong.

"Weather is probably the biggest concern withcalving," John said. "With the foot of snow (on Feb.21), if we'd had more wind and I'd been gettingcalves like I will be getting maybe next week, whythat's probably one of my biggest concerns. Thatkind of weather."


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May 2013 Feeder Cattle (CBOT)

Nebraska Weekly Weighted Average Feeder Cattle Report Week Ending: 3/16/2013MARKET: Bassett Livestock Auction – Bassett; Burwell Livestock Market – Burwell; Ericson/Spalding Auction Market –Ericson; Huss Livestock Market LLC – Kearney; Lexington Livestock Market – Lexington; Loup City Commission Co. –Loup City; Ogallala Livestock Auction Market – Ogallala; Tri-State Livestock Auction – McCook; Valentine LivestockAuction – Valentine

Receipts: 23,615 Last Week 14,600 Last Year 17,090 Compared to last week, steers under 600 lbs sold from 10.00 to 15.00 lower; over 600 lbs sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Heifersunder 600 lbs sold 9.00 lower; over 600 lbs sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Demand was mostly moderate, instances good. Most ofthe decline came late in the week after the sharp declines in the CME cattle boards and news about meat inspection cut-backs that might come in July. Light weight steers for summer grazing felt the brunt of the downward market. Most “year-ling” operators seem quite content with current inventory of grazing cattle. Some might be overstocked, especially ifMother Nature doesn’t give the area some moisture. Even with the downward pressure, replacement heifer buyers contin-ued to gather premium genetics for summer breeding programs. This week’s supply included 52 percent steer, 47 percent heifers with the balance on bull calves with 70 percent of the run over 600 lbs.

Feeder Steers Medium & Large 1Head . . . . . . . . . .Wt . . . . . . . . .Avg Wt . . . . . . . .PriceAvg . . . . . . . . . . . .Price

59 . . . . . . .304-340 . . . . . .332 . . . .189.00-208.00 . . . . .201.71 89 . . . . . . .350-395 . . . . . .373 . . . .186.00-195.50 . . . . .191.02 240 . . . . . .400-449 . . . . . .428 . . . .170.00-203.00 . . . . .186.77 391 . . . . . .450-495 . . . . . .480 . . . .161.00-189.00 . . . . .176.67 7 . . . . . . . . .454 . . . . . . . .454 . . . . . . .200.00 . . . . . . . .200.00 414 . . . . . .503-548 . . . . . .530 . . . .160.00-183.00 . . . . .170.93 1143 . . . . .550-598 . . . . . .582 . . . .153.00-188.50 . . . . .165.91 102 . . . . . . .590 . . . . . . . .590 . . . . . . .172.50 . . . . . . . .172.50 1430 . . . . .600-649 . . . . . .628 . . . .145.50-173.25 . . . . .158.36 1682 . . . . .654-696 . . . . . .676 . . . .142.00-162.60 . . . . .150.93 73 . . . . . . .661-694 . . . . . .677 . . . .127.00-149.75 . . . . .137.78 4 . . . . . . . . .3650 . . . . . . .650 . . . . . . .157.10 . . . . . . . .157.10 1077 . . . . .700-748 . . . . . .723 . . . .132.50-150.75 . . . . .143.51 12 . . . . . . . .730 . . . . . . . .730 . . . . . . .134.00 . . . . . . . .134.00 1196 . . . . .750-799 . . . . . .773 . . . .130.00-146.50 . . . . .138.41 757 . . . . . .801-846 . . . . . .822 . . . .125.50-138.25 . . . . .131.24 58 . . . . . . .800-809 . . . . . .802 . . . .125.75-126.00 . . . . .125.82 506 . . . . . .851-897 . . . . . .866 . . . .123.00-132.00 . . . . .128.34 66 . . . . . . . .854 . . . . . . . .854 . . . . . . .123.75 . . . . . . . .123.75 414 . . . . . .901-948 . . . . . .933 . . . .122.50-126.35 . . . . .125.02 77 . . . . . . . .936 . . . . . . . .936 . . . . . . .122.75 . . . . . . . .122.75 95 . . . . . . .975-993 . . . . . .980 . . . .119.75-123.50 . . . . .122.60 15 . . . . . . . .1087 . . . . . . .1087 . . . . . . .117.50 . . . . . . . .117.50

Feeder Steers Medium & Large 1-2Head . . . . . . . . . .Wt . . . . . . . . .Avg Wt . . . . . . . .PriceAvg . . . . . . . . . . . .Price

46 . . . . . . .360-397 . . . . . .391 . . . .163.00-184.00 . . . . .172.30 2 . . . . . . . .402-413 . . . . . .405 . . . .169.00-192.00 . . . . .176.95 58 . . . . . . .470-490 . . . . . .479 . . . .151.50-173.00 . . . . .165.04 82 . . . . . . .505-548 . . . . . .520 . . . .148.00-170.00 . . . . .161.93 83 . . . . . . .556-597 . . . . . .571 . . . .138.00-167.00 . . . . .156.69 184 . . . . . .604-648 . . . . . .633 . . . .137.25-156.00 . . . . .145.10 10 . . . . . . . .617 . . . . . . . .617 . . . . . . .142.50 . . . . . . . .142.50 97 . . . . . . .662-699 . . . . . .686 . . . .133.00-144.00 . . . . .138.71 101 . . . . . .702-747 . . . . . .726 . . . .127.50-137.50 . . . . .134.16 26 . . . . . . . .796 . . . . . . . .796 . . . . . . .132.25 . . . . . . . .132.25 123 . . . . . .802-817 . . . . . .811 . . . .124.25-132.25 . . . . .128.02

Feeder Heifers Medium & Large 1Head . . . . . . . . . .Wt . . . . . . . . .Avg Wt . . . . . . . .PriceAvg . . . . . . . . . . . .Price

51 . . . . . . .340-346 . . . . . .343 . . . .171.00-172.00 . . . . .171.57 202 . . . . . .352-397 . . . . . .371 . . . .151.00-188.00 . . . . .171.53 173 . . . . . .404-447 . . . . . .426 . . . .154.00-169.00 . . . . .162.14 532 . . . . . .452-495 . . . . . .470 . . . .142.00-175.00 . . . . .159.47 868 . . . . . .500-548 . . . . . .526 . . . .136.00-160.50 . . . . .151.49 972 . . . . . .550-598 . . . . . .571 . . . .132.00-152.75 . . . . .145.15 11 . . . . . . .569-584 . . . . . .577 . . . . . . .136.00 . . . . . . . .136.00 1442 . . . . .600-648 . . . . . .627 . . . .132.25-146.50 . . . . .139.23 35 . . . . . . .613-637 . . . . . .629 . . . .130.25-135.50 . . . . .131.59 1340 . . . . .651-699 . . . . . .673 . . . .128.00-142.00 . . . . .135.53 35 . . . . . . . .685 . . . . . . . .685 . . . . . . .150.00 . . . . . . . .150.00 137 . . . . . .680-690 . . . . . .684 . . . . . . .128.25 . . . . . . . .128.25 1269 . . . . .700-749 . . . . . .719 . . . .123.50-135.75 . . . . .131.63 112 . . . . . .725-748 . . . . . .732 . . . .140.50-141.50 . . . . .141.17 743 . . . . . .750-798 . . . . . .777 . . . .122.00-131.25 . . . . .126.21 347 . . . . . .765-798 . . . . . .773 . . . .125.00-129.50 . . . . .127.35 529 . . . . . .800-844 . . . . . .826 . . . .119.50-130.50 . . . . .122.91 64 . . . . . . . .814 . . . . . . . .814 . . . . . . .139.00 . . . . . . . .139.00 5 . . . . . . . . .817 . . . . . . . .817 . . . . . . .122.00 . . . . . . . .122.00 31 . . . . . . . .847 . . . . . . . .847 . . . . . . .125.75 . . . . . . . .125.75 217 . . . . . .852-862 . . . . . .860 . . . .121.00-124.00 . . . . .122.11 57 . . . . . . .882-891 . . . . . .886 . . . .120.00-121.10 . . . . .120.56 27 . . . . . . .950-991 . . . . . .980 . . . .116.25-121.50 . . . . .117.57

Feeder Heifers Medium & Large 1-2Head . . . . . . . . . .Wt . . . . . . . . .Avg Wt . . . . . . . .PriceAvg . . . . . . . . . . . .Price

18 . . . . . . . .299 . . . . . . . .299 . . . . . . .173.00 . . . . . . . .173.00 9 . . . . . . . .310-319 . . . . . .317 . . . .148.00-149.00 . . . . .148.22 65 . . . . . . .351-393 . . . . . .364 . . . .147.00-169.50 . . . . .165.50 11 . . . . . . . .366 . . . . . . . .366 . . . . . . .165.00 . . . . . . . .165.00 26 . . . . . . .410-425 . . . . . .413 . . . .141.00-164.00 . . . . .146.46 6 . . . . . . . . .418 . . . . . . . .418 . . . . . . .154.00 . . . . . . . .154.00 52 . . . . . . .451-498 . . . . . .474 . . . .144.25-155.50 . . . . .149.51 74 . . . . . . .511-549 . . . . . .531 . . . .138.00-147.50 . . . . .142.46 67 . . . . . . .553-594 . . . . . .573 . . . .135.00-143.00 . . . . .138.80 6 . . . . . . . . .642 . . . . . . . .642 . . . . . . .128.00 . . . . . . . .128.00 97 . . . . . . .679-696 . . . . . .693 . . . .127.50-134.50 . . . . .130.72 105 . . . . . .700-711 . . . . . .708 . . . .125.00-127.35 . . . . .126.83 69 . . . . . . .761-781 . . . . . .766 . . . .115.00-125.00 . . . . .120.49 6 . . . . . . . . .845 . . . . . . . .845 . . . . . . .113.00 . . . . . . . .113.00 7 . . . . . . . . .883 . . . . . . . .883 . . . . . . .119.00 . . . . . . . . .119.0

Week Ending 3/15/2013Eastern Nebraska: Compared to last week:

Alfalfa hay, grass hay and Dehy pellets steady.Ground and delivered alfalfa mostly steady to15.00 lower in some areas. Demand was good onground and delivered, with moderate demand onall other forages. Prices are dollars per ton FOB(freight on buyer) stack in medium to large squarebales and rounds, unless otherwise noted. Pricesfrom the most recent reported sales. NebraskaDepartment of Agriculture has a hay and foragedirectory available at www.agr.state.ne.us click onHay Information.

Northeast/Central Nebraska: Alfalfa:Supreme large squares 290.00-300.00. Good largerounds 200.00-230.00. Grass Hay: Good largerounds 200.00-225.00. Cornstalks round bales80.00-95.00. Dehydrated alfalfa pellets, 17 per-cent protein: 340.00-350.00; alfalfa meal 345.00-350.00

Platte Valley area of Nebraska: Alfalfa:Supreme large squares 300.00; Premium smallsquares bales 350.00-365.00. Good large rounds225.00-230.00. Grass Hay: Good large rounds200.00-230.00; Fair large rounds 175.00-190.00.Corn stalks large round bales 85.00-90.00. Alfalfaground/del 250.00-260.00; 50/50 blend by weightalfalfa/bean stubble or alfalfa/corn stalks grnd/del

200.00-230.00. Corn stalks ground/del 130.00-140.00. Dehydrated alfalfa pellets, 17 percent pro-tein: 325.00-330.00 alfalfa meal 336.00-337.00.

Western Nebraska: Compared to last week:All classes are trading steady. Movement remainslimited as supplies are light on all classes withthe majority of the remaining supplies consistingof third and fourth cutting hay with many produc-ers being sold out. Buyers continue to purchasehay on an as need basis as a way to mitigate costsuntil pasture land and new crop hay becomesavailable. The spread between high quality anddry stock hay is narrowing with price being thelimiting factor, not quality. According to the U.S.Drought Monitor there was a slight improvementin the total percent of area classified asExceptional Drought. Moderate demand with slowtrading activity. All prices dollars per ton FOBstack in large square bales and rounds, unlessotherwise noted. Most horse hay sold in smallsquares. Prices are from the most recent reportedsales.

Alfalfa. Large Squares: Premium to Supreme280.00. Ground and delivered 220.00. No reportedquotes for other classes of hay.

NEBRASKA HAY SUMMARY

5 Area Weekly Weighted Average Direct Slaughter CattleWeek Ending: 3/17/13 Confirmed: 69,708 Week Ago: 75,533 Year Ago: 115,181

LLiivvee BBaassiiss SSaalleess .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..HHeeaadd CCoouunntt .. .. .. .. ..WWeeiigghhtt RRaannggee ((llbbss)) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..PPrriiccee RRaannggee (($$)) WWeeiigghhtteedd AAvveerraaggeessSSllaauugghhtteerr SStteeeerrss ((BBeeeeff BBrreeeeddss)):: ((llbbss)) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..(($$))Over 80% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3,934 . . . . . . . . .1,345-1,550 . . . . . . . . . . .124.00-127.50 1,491 . . . . . . . . . . .126.0665 - 80% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4,849 . . . . . . . . .1,260-1,525 . . . . . . . . . . .124.00-127.50 1,397 . . . . . . . . . . .126.6835 - 65% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7,449 . . . . . . . . .1,080-1,425 . . . . . . . . . . .126.00-127.00 1,304 . . . . . . . . . . .126.970 - 35% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81 . . . . . . . . . .1,350-1,350 . . . . . . . . . . .127.00-127.00 1,350 . . . . . . . . . . .127.00

LLiivvee BBaassiiss SSaalleess .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..HHeeaadd CCoouunntt .. .. .. .. ..WWeeiigghhtt RRaannggee ((llbbss)) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..PPrriiccee RRaannggee (($$)) WWeeiigghhtteedd AAvveerraaggeessSSllaauugghhtteerr HHeeiiffeerrss ((BBeeeeff BBrreeeeddss)):: ((llbbss)) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..(($$))Over 80% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4,732 . . . . . . . . .1,100-1,455 . . . . . . . . . . .124.00-129.00 1,350 . . . . . . . . . . .126.6665 - 80% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7,811 . . . . . . . . .1,050-1,400 . . . . . . . . . . .124.00-127.50 1,265 . . . . . . . . . . .126.5335 - 65% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5,087 . . . . . . . . . .950-1,305 . . . . . . . . . . . .125.00-127.00 1,173 . . . . . . . . . . .126.960 - 35% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .- - . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -

==============================================================================================================DDrreesssseedd BBaassiiss SSaalleess .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..HHeeaadd CCoouunntt .. .. .. .. ..WWeeiigghhtt RRaannggee ((llbbss)) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..PPrriiccee RRaannggee (($$)) WWeeiigghhtteedd AAvveerraaggeessSSllaauugghhtteerr SStteeeerrss ((BBeeeeff BBrreeeeddss)):: (Paid on Hot Weights) ((llbbss)) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..(($$))Over 80% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2,741 . . . . . . . . . .819-965 . . . . . . . . . . . . .198.00-202.00 901 . . . . . . . . . . . .200.4965 - 80% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5,125 . . . . . . . . . .784-960 . . . . . . . . . . . . .198.00-203.00 888 . . . . . . . . . . . .200.3635 - 65% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,436 . . . . . . . . . .736-914 . . . . . . . . . . . . .198.00-203.00 838 . . . . . . . . . . . .200.550 - 35% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .235 . . . . . . . . . . .790-806 . . . . . . . . . . . . .202.00-202.00 799 . . . . . . . . . . . .202.00

Total all grades 9,537 736-965 198.00-203.00 882 200.46DDrreesssseedd BBaassiiss SSaalleess .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..HHeeaadd CCoouunntt .. .. .. .. ..WWeeiigghhtt RRaannggee ((llbbss)) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..PPrriiccee RRaannggee (($$)) WWeeiigghhtteedd AAvveerraaggeessSSllaauugghhtteerr HHeeiiffeerrss ((BBeeeeff BBrreeeeddss)):: ((llbbss)) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..(($$))Over 80% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2,181 . . . . . . . . . .756-912 . . . . . . . . . . . . .199.00-202.00 838 . . . . . . . . . . . .200.4465 - 80% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3,061 . . . . . . . . . .718-899 . . . . . . . . . . . . .199.50-203.00 831 . . . . . . . . . . . .200.9335 - 65% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,878 . . . . . . . . . .666-870 . . . . . . . . . . . . .198.00-202.00 750 . . . . . . . . . . . .201.000 - 35% Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .- - . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -

WWeeeekkllyy WWeeiigghhtteedd AAvveerraaggeess ((BBeeeeff BBrraannddss))::Head Count Avg Weight Avg Price

Live FOB Steer . . . . . .16,313 . . . . . . .1,377 . . . . . . .126.66Live FOB Heifer . . . . .17,630 . . . . . . .1,261 . . . . . . .126.69Dressed Del Steer . . . .9,537 . . . . . . . .882 . . . . . . . .200.46Dressed Del Heifer . . .7,120 . . . . . . . .812 . . . . . . . .200.80

WWeeeekk AAggoo AAvveerraaggeess::Head Count Avg Weight Avg Price

Live FOB Steer . . . . . .17,384 . . . . . . .1,357 . . . . . . .127.72Live FOB Heifer . . . . .13,505 . . . . . . .1,220 . . . . . .127.83Dressed Del Steer . . .16,689 . . . . . . .895 . . . . . . . .203.15Dressed Del Heifer . . .11,893 . . . . . . .808 . . . . . . . .203.04

YYeeaarr AAggoo AAvveerraaggeess::Head Count Avg Weight Avg Price

Live FOB Steer . . . . . .27,208 . . . . . . .1,348 . . . . . . .126.45Live FOB Heifer . . . . .32,072 . . . . . . .1,233 . . . . . . .126.35Dressed Del Steer . . .17,288 . . . . . . .891 . . . . . . . .202.23Dressed Del Heifer . . .13,227 . . . . . . .834 . . . . . . . .202.09

Sales fob feedlots and delivered. Estimated net weights after 3-4% shrink. Other:

Contract sales; Formula sales; Holsteins; Heiferettes;Cattle sold earlier in the week,

but data not collected on day of sale; Etc.

• St. Joseph Sheep - Week Ending Monday, March 18, 2013 •Prior Week Slaughtered Lamb Head Count -- Formula : Domestic - 13,065; Imported - 0

Slaughtered Owned Sheep: Domestic: 4,601 Head; Carcass Wt: 27-109 Lbs.; Wtd Avg Wt: 86.8;

Wtd avg. Dressing: 50.1; choice or better; 97.7% YG 63.9%

Domestic Formula Purchases: . . . .Head . . .Weight (lbs) . . .Avg Weight . . . . . .Price Range . . . . . . . . .Wtd Avg

126 . . . .under 55 lbs . . . . . .44.7 . . . . . . .225.07 - 246.00 . . . . . . . .240.27

589 . . . . .55-65 lbs . . . . . . .58.1 . . . . . . . .210.00 - 255.00 . . . . . . . .235.23

3,304 . . . .65-75 lbs . . . . . . 68.9 . . . . . . .204.70 - 280.00 . . . . . . . .237.84

4,845 . . . .75-85 lbs . . . . . . .78.6 . . . . . . . .214.69 - 291.00 . . . . . . . .237.27

3,480 . . .over 85 lbs . . . . . .99.7 . . . . . . . .193.24 - 231.95 . . . . . . . .210.08

Cattle

April 2013 Live Cattle (CBOT) - Daily Chart

Open .140.250High . .140.400Low . .139.725Close .139.750Change .-0.025

Hogs

April 2013 Hogs (CBOT) - Daily Chart

Open . . .77.750High . . .77.750Low . . . .77.750Close . . .77.750Change . .-0125

Apr. 13 May 13 FeederSupport: 12247 13487Resistance 13057 14712

Cattle trade washed out to start the week, beforelive cattle bounced on Wednesday, while feeder cat-tle continue to struggle. For the week, nearby LiveCattle are 15 higher. Feeder cattle are down 400.Chart support is around 12500 on the April con-tract, and resistance at 12650. Cash trade startedoff poorly with light trade at $125, $2 lower on theweek. Cutout trade worked lower with choice at$193.41 down $2.43 and select at $193.03, down$2.97. The choice select spread continues to indi-cate the feedlots are a bit backed up. Packer mar-gins are back in the black for the time being.

Carcass weights have continued their recent dip.Feeder cattle have struggled with strength andscarcity in corn and forage limiting buying enthu-siasm. The cattle are still pretty oversold, andsome further short covering should arise if thecash market can track higher. The biggest problemin our view is the lack of currentness in the feed-lots; this has limited upside on rally attempt andhas lead to the lower cash. Cattle on Feed will beout on Friday. Hedgers call with questions. Look atforward margins at times like this.

Lean hog futures saw additional spillover pressurefrom the cattle trade and weak demand. The market hasground into a lower pattern for the near term, for theweek front months are 200 lower. April futures haveresistance at $8030 and support now at $7680. Cashprices have been soft with packers getting numbers eas-ily. The dollar continues to limit exports, while domesticdemand is moving pretty slow. The March Hog and Pigreport is due out on Thursday the 28th, position squar-ing ahead of the report should direct trade the next fewweeks along with cash direction. Hedgers call with ques-tions, and focus on margins looking forward with the hogcharts turning down and corn looking to rally. Be readyfor big action after the Easter Holiday in reaction to thereport.

Apr. 13 Jun. 13Support: 7440 8537Resistance 8290` 9217

Open .126.200High . .126.475Low . .126.050Close .126.150Change +0.125

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KEARNEY — Jodi Newtson is happily going to thedogs.

She shares her bedroom with 14 three-week-oldborder collie puppies who live in an empty plasticbaby pool next to her bed. Several more adult bordercollies live in kennels outside.

“I expected to be a vet, but I guess I wasn’t thatambitious,” she said with a smile. “I’m just a biganimal lover.”

Border collies are born and bred to work cattle.“You send the dog out and it will bring the cattlehome,” Newtson said.

Her passion for the breed began with Lady, a halfborder collie-half blue heeler that Newtson had for 13years. “She was more than a dog. She was my bestfriend,” Newtson said.

When Lady died, she brought home Sady, apurebred border collie, and began to breed her as aside business.

That was five years ago. Now her goal is to breedthe “ultimate cattle dog, where the instinct is sostrong that they need hardly any training.”

“I’ve learned that the dogs are smarter than I am,”Newtson said. “It is all instinct with the best ones.They need little training.”

That’s why border collies also are used in agilitycourse competitions.

Newtson’s most recent litters were born Jan. 27and 31, producing 14 puppies that are nearly oldenough to go to their new homes. About half alreadyare spoken for.

She sells her puppies at 8 weeks old. State law saysthey can’t be sold at a younger age. Newtson said thatby 12 weeks, “I get attached.”

“It’s almost like raising a baby. They eat, they playand go back to sleep,” she said.

“Most guys who raise border collies keep theirpuppies in kennels outside, but I want my dogs toknow who I am.”

She keeps a few to train and selects them bywatching how the puppies behave while they’re stillnursing. “I see the ones that come up to me. Some arealways off playing, but some curl right up in my lap.You have to get a border collie to completely trustyou,” Newtson said.

She buys 32-ounce cans of powdered puppy milkand dilutes it with water to feed them as they getolder. Before they’re sold, the puppies get their shotsand a checkup at Glenwood Veterinary Clinic north ofKearney.

Newtson’s puppies sell for $300 each, but thatmight climb as she strengthens their bloodlines. “Youcan buy border collies from $100 all the way up intothe thousands,” she said. “The top dogs go for $7,000.”

Selling puppies in the late winter allows them tobond with their new owners when they are still smalland gives ranchers eight months to train them beforethe fall cattle roundups. It takes ranchers and dogsthat long to learn to work together, Newtson said.

Her female puppies usually are sold first. ”Somepeople buy a dog just to see if they like the breed,” shesaid. “If the puppies are over 11 weeks old, they areharder to sell.”

She has sold dogs to people in Iowa, Kansas,Colorado, Georgia and Illinois. Border colliestypically live 6 to 13 years. They have individualpersonalities, she said.

Newtson had four dogs (“four mutts”) at homewhile growing up in Cozad where her father owned aservice station. “People would drop off dogs theydidn’t want, and my dad let me keep them,” she said.

After graduating from Cozad High School, Newtsonmoved to Denver, where she worked for a homeconstruction company and began obedience trainingdogs. “I had a ball,” she said.

She thought she’d start a dog obedience schoolwhen she moved to Kearney in 2002, but discoveredthere wasn’t a demand for the training like there wasin Denver.

Newtson is learning about training her bordercollies from friends, including Ed Merritt of Wellfleet.He bought one of her puppies and has “taken meunder his wing,” she said.

She’s also been coached by members of the localOutback Stock Dog Association, a group similar tothe National Cattle Dog Association.

In February, she participated in the working dogdemonstrations at the Nebraska Cattlemen’s Classicin Kearney. Newtson said she learns a lot bywatching dogs and their trainers at such events.

“I’m learning about the cattle business,” she added,and the keys to being a better handler.

“Raising them from when they are puppies helps,but I’m high-strung and I’ve learned that you have toremain more calm,” Newtson said.

She stays in touch with people who buy her dogs. ACozad man has purchased four of them and one of the1-yearolds works on a feedlot at an Akron, Colo.,ranch.

Newtson also has two horses and two cats thathappily share the house and land with the dogs. Six-year-old Sady is the pack’s unofficial alpha dog.“When I’m not there, she holds down the fort,”Newtson said.

When she gets home from her work as a self-described “jack of all trades” who sells advertising forFarm and Ranch and cleans office buildings, sherelaxes by playing fetch with her dogs.

“After a long day, I come home and let the puppiescrawl all over me,” she said. “I sit in the kennel withthem. “If I was sad or stressed, Lady would comeright into my lap and lick my face. She knew what Iwas feeling all the time.”

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Jessica Johnson, University of NebraskaExtension Educator at the Panhandle Researchand Extension Center has been busy this winterworking on crop budgets. Jessica has developedbudgets for dryland as well as irrigated cropsusing different crop production systems.

For the dryland crops she developed budgets forwinter wheat using conventional tillage, no-tillsummer fallow, and no-till continuous croppingsystems. She also developed budgets for drylandcorn, field peas, sunflowers,and proso millet. Iwould like to share some of these budgets withyou. To view Jessica’s entire budgets for all cropsyou can go to http://panhandle.unl.edu\web\panhandlerec\panhandle_ag_econ.

Jessica has her budgets broken down into totaloperating and use related operations costs, orbasically cash costs, and total cost per acreincluding overhead. Often, producers look only atcash costs but the true costs should includeoverhead costs.

Let’s start by looking at the cost of producingwinter wheat in a wheat summer fallowproduction system. The two systems Jessicadeveloped budgets for include conventional cleantillage fallow and no-till fallow, which is oftenreferred to as chemical fallow.

For conventionally tilled clean fallow the cashcost is $179.18 per acre and the costs includingoverhead costs is $232.18 per acre. At today’smarket price for winter wheat at $7.02 per bushel,

the break-even yield for this production system is25.52 bushels per acre to cover the cash costs and33.07 bushels per acre to cover the overhead costs.

The cash costs for a no-till chemical fallowsystem are $199.63 per acre. The overhead costsfor this system are $252.63 per acre. This leavesbreak-even yields to cover the costs at 28.43bushels per acre to cover the cash costs and 35.98bushels per acre to cover the overhead costs.

Jessica also looked at the costs for producingwinter wheat in a continuous no-till crop rotationlike we use on our farm. On our farm we use awinter wheat, corn, field pea rotation. The cashcosts for producing winter wheat in this systemare $143.69 per acre with a break-even yield of20.46 bushels per acre. The costs for thisproduction system including overhead costs are$196.69 per acre with a break-even yield of 28.01bushels per acre.

When you look at the budgets for these winterwheat production systems it’s pretty obvious thewinter wheat produced in a continuous no-till croprotation has the lowest yield requirement to breakeven because of the lack of the long-term fallowperiod. Winter wheat in a continuous rotationneeds 28.01 bushels per acre of production tobreak even. The two fallow systems require 35.98bushels per acre for the no-till chemical fallowsystem and 33.07 bushels per acre for theconventionally tilled production system.

When looking at these budgets, the continuouswheat grown in rotation will give a producer thebest chance at being profitable provided the

winter wheat crop yields similar to the fallowsystem winter wheat crop yields. Research hasindicated that there will be some yield drag in acontinuous system. The yield drag could beexpected to be around 10 bushels per acre,perhaps more.

From what I have seen on our farm following thefield peas is our winter wheat yields have beensimilar to fallow winter wheat yields, provided wehave normal or above normal precipitationfollowing our field pea crop. Most producersaround our region have experienced similarresponses following the field peas.

In the southern Panhandle last year and areasfurther south in Kansas and Colorado where theywere significantly below normal in precipitation,most farmers I visited with all had yield dragfollowing their field peas. A few producers hadsimilar yields following field peas compared totheir fallow wheat yields.

In the years prior to last year’s drought, mostproducers saw little difference in their winterwheat yields when comparing fallow wheat yieldsto winter wheat yields following their field peas.It appears to me that the continuous winter wheatyields following field peas will be similar to fallowwinter wheat yields in the normal to above normalprecipitation years. I think a producer can expectyield drags during the below normal precipitationyears.

No-Till Notes: Dryland Budgets

Ruth Vonderohe, Extension Educator, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Knox County

Drought took its toll on hay yieldseverywhere last year. Unfortunately, yieldprospects may be even worse this year.

If you grow dryland alfalfa, you probably sawyour fields run out of water and stop growing atsome point last year. When this happens, thefuture generally isn’t very bright for thesefields.

Alfalfa roots can grow very deep – 10 to 15feet isn’t unusual for older dryland fields. Thisenables the plant to tap into subsoil moisturethat previous crops could not reach. As a result,

growth and yield during the first several yearsis supported by both rainfall and subsoilmoisture.

But there is a limit to the amount of subsoilmoisture available. And many dryland hayfields, especially those that were three yearsold or older, exhausted their supply during lastyear’s drought.

What does this mean? Well, it mainly meansthat hay yields this summer will be determinedmostly by how much rain falls and gets into thesoil during the growing season. And unless wereceive much more than average rainfall,dryland hay yields will be lower.

Consider this – it takes about six inches ofwater getting into the soil to grow each ton ofalfalfa hay. If you get real lucky, 90 percent ofthe rain you receive will actually end up inyour soil. And most growers lose at least 20percent of the potential yield due to lossesduring harvest. Putting these numberstogether, it could take at least 25 inches of rainjust to yield three tons of hay.

That’s if all goes well. So be prepared.Chances of renewing your hay supply just fromexisting dryland alfalfa fields are pretty low.Keep track and adjust management as needed.

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Food demand will double in those areas, butthere isn't enough tillable land or water to meetthat demand.

"That's where our markets are gonna be," Greensaid. The additional food production will have tocome as exports from the Americas, where newinnovations already are highly used.

Within the challenge of feeding a more highlypopulated world is uncertainty about the effects ofclimate change, particularly the regularity ofdrought, he added.

Nebraska's assetsGreen believes Nebraska's unique ecological

diversity from east to west and the OgallalaAquifer are assets that can make the state a"living laboratory for the world." Also, theUniversity of Nebraska can be the world leader forresearch and education on food, agriculture andthe efficient use of natural resources.

Another export opportunity for Nebraska agproducers is the expected growth in demand foranimal protein. Green said that by 2050, anadditional 3 billion-plus people will wantenhanced diets.

He believes no other state is better positionedthan Nebraska to take advantage of those trends.

Nebraska ranks first in commercial red meatproduction, commercial cattle slaughter by headand live weight, and irrigated acres. It's second forall cattle and calves, at 6.3 million; all cattle onfeed, 2.55 million; and the value of beef and vealexports, $742 million, according to the U.S.Department of Agriculture's National AgriculturalStatistics Service.

Other key commodity rankings include third inproduction of corn for grain and the value of corn

exports, fourth in the value of soybean exports,sixth in hog and pig numbers, and seventh incommercial hog slaughter by head and liveweight.

Green said Nebraska has its own landchallenges that include competition that hasdriven up ag land prices by 47 percent in the lastyear. There also is uncertainty about the hugegenerational shift in farm and ranch assets that'sahead.

Livestock productionHe said one goal for Nebraska should be to

increase livestock production.The recent closing of a Texas processing plant

means cattle from the drought-stricken southernPlains will continue to move north, which is anopportunity for Nebraska, Green said.

There also are opportunities to regain porkproduction that has declined in the past fewdecades. He said it's time to look at what ispreventing that growth.

There may be answers in other states. Livestockproduction is growing in Iowa. Dairy growth isseen in California, Idaho, Kansas, Colorado andalong the Interstate 29 corridor in Iowa,Minnesota and the Dakotas.

"Currently, we're (Nebraskans) locked into someboxes," Green said, when there needs to be moreattention on production growth and value-addedproducts that fit new export opportunities.

One box may be county-by-county zoningregulations that can limit new livestockproduction facilities. Green said Iowa has state,not local, zoning that is friendly to livestockbusinesses.

Nebraska has "livestock friendly" criteria thatcover such things as setback requirements. So far,only 21 of the 93 counties have sought thelivestock friendly designation.

Do Nebraskans want to expand livestockproduction to take advantage of opportunities forexports and jobs? "These are questions we'regonna have to ask," Green said.

Rural Futures InstituteHe said the new Rural Futures Institute at UNL

was launched in September as a venue to studyfactors affecting the rural landscape and to look atopportunities.

Led by Green and University of NebraskaPresident J.B. Milliken, the four key elements inthe institute's framework are: transdisciplinarywork, innovation and entrepreneurship, lookingbeyond economics to the full life of a community,and collaborations with a variety of partners.

Green said an executive director will be namedsoon, and the institute's second-annual conferenceis being planned for later this year.

He suggested that Nebraska needs a livestockconclave with other states in the region to "thinkour way through these things" for the future.Green said that if that's not done, "We will havefailed the next generations."

Nebraska has the opportunities and naturalresources to expand animal agriculture, he said,so it's time to ask some difficult questions abouthow to do that.

Green said IANR is adding faculty for the firsttime in 40 years and is ready to "double down" byproviding research and education that will help torealize the economic opportunities in agriculture.

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Robert Pore, The Grand Island Independent

Nebraska’s livestock slaughter industry is topsin the nation, and the JBS plant is Grand Island’sbiggest employer.

But those jobs could be at risk, according to U.S.Sen. Mike Johanns, R-Neb. Johanns has sent aletter to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack askingwhy he never requested funding flexibility fromcongressional appropriators to avoid furloughingemployees such as food safety inspectors.

"USDA has had more than a year and a half toprepare for these spending reductions," Johannssaid. "During that time, Secretary Vilsack askedCongress to give USDA funds to the Departmentof the Interior to round up wild horses andrequested additional funds to process the 2012Census of Agriculture, among other spendingchanges.

"However, no request was made to prioritizekeeping food safety inspectors on the job,"Johanns said. "I hope the absence of such arequest is not intentional."

Johanns, who served as agriculture secretaryduring the Bush administration, said Vilsack andUSDA officials have requested more than $100million worth of funding flexibility as part of the

upcoming continuing resolution, which will fundgovernment operations for the remainder of fiscalyear 2013. But Vilsack has not requestedadditional funding for the Food Safety andInspection Service (FSIS).

In his letter, Johanns said that he appreciatesVilsack’s recognition that furloughing food safetyinspectors would have harmful consequences forconsumers, the economy, the meat and poultryindustries and the workforce. However, eventhough 80 percent of food safety funding isdedicated to salaries and benefits, USDA haschosen "not to request funding flexibility to avoidfurloughs."

Vilsack has expressed that furloughs would bethe last option to achieve the required savings,Johanns said. "Yet one of your first options toavoid the furloughs — requesting fundingflexibility in the continuing resolution — wasnever pursued," his letter noted.

Instead, Johanns said, based on Vilsack’srequests to the Appropriations Committees,USDA "apparently deemed the following prioritiesmore worthy of requests":

— Authority to transfer up to $10 million fromUSDA to the Department of the Interior’s Bureauof Land Management for rounding up wild horses.

— An additional $19 million for expensesassociated with data collection and processing forthe 2012 Census of Agriculture.

— The flexibility to transfer funds betweenFarm Service Agency and Rural Development tosupplement the availability of home loans.

— Providing an additional $75 million to theSpecial Supplemental Program for Women,Infants and Children (WIC) to ensure benefits areavailable to all individuals.

While Johanns said those priorities areimportant, he wonders "why would theadministration have failed to submit a similarrequest in order to prevent the harmfulconsequences of furloughing food safetyinspectors."

"This lack of effort seems to suggest that thereis no interest in resolving this issue," Johannssaid. "Instead, it seems that the threat ofinspector furloughs is simply part of theadministration's broader messaging efforts tomake the sequestration seem as painful aspossible. Our country’s food safety and thelivelihood of our nation’s meat producers shouldnot be used as pawns in such a manner."

Johanns Questions USDAon Lack of FSIS Funding


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Apr 5-6 - Omaha (Douglas County) NebraskaBook Festival; Thompson Alumni Center atUNO, 67th & Dodge Sts. Readings and book sign-ings by Nebraska writers. 9am-9pm, Free (402)453-5711 bookfestival.nebraska.gov

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His daily calving season routine usually startsaround 6 a.m. with breakfast and then a quicklook at the cattle. He uses a tractor to feed inthree different bunches. Yearling heifers mayget a little grain, but most of the feed is groundhay that is a mix of alfalfa, bean stubble,sorghum and sudan grass.

"It gets harder every year to get started at thebeginning of calving season," John said with asmile. "But once you get going, the babies andall that, and watching them grow ..."

He's proud of being able to handle most of hiscattle by hand and likes "being amongst thecattle and not having them be nuts."

Four-wheelers are used to move cattle tonearby pastures. They are trucked to locationsfarther away.

It has been awhile since horses were used."They're sort of like me. If you don't use themmuch, they're not ready and not in shape," Johnsaid, "so it's almost cruel to use them."

There always will be challenges in the cattlebusiness: Hard work, volatile markets, andweather that's almost always windy and oftentoo cold, too hot, too wet or too dry. Yet mostNebraska cattlemen can't imagine doinganything else.

Maybe it's because the hardships are offset byperfect days like the one John described.

"It would probably be one of the days, (in)summertime, when I get up and go out andthere's a little breeze and nice sunshine. I go outto check some cattle and everybody's wherethey're supposed to be and nobody is on thewrong side of the fence and everybody's healthy.

"And I go out and put some hay up orsomething somewhere and everything worksand nothing breaks down."

CALVING SEASON PEAKS FOR MILLER FARMERContinued from page 22

"With more growth opportunities predicted forNebraska agribusiness in China, the time isright for this new office," Nebraska AgricultureDirector Greg Ibach said. "From commodities toequipment, Nebraska ag goods are in demand,and this office will provide a way to facilitatesuch opportunities."

This will be the second overseas trade officeHeineman has established. In 2006, thegovernor opened the Nebraska Center in Tokyo,which has been a key partner to the Departmentof Economic Development in recruitingJapanese companies and helping Nebraskacompanies do business in Japan.

"This is our second international trade officefocused on foreign direct investment andattraction," Lang said. "Having this presencewill expand existing and develop newrelationships with China for Nebraska’seconomic growth."

Having "people on the ground in both Chinaand Japan is a great opportunity for our state,"she said. "These two countries are key ingrowing Nebraska’s international trade."

NEBRASKA OPENS TRADE...Continued from page 18


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NE - REBUILT KOSCH HAYVESTOR, (308)

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NE - IHC H, OLDER MODEL, UPRIGHT DIS-

TRIBUTOR, (308) 587-2344

NE - KOSCH SIDE MOUNT MOWER, (308)

587-2344

IA - 5’ & 6’ PULL TYPE OR 3 PT. CUTTERS,

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IA - MOUNTED, PULL, 2 OR 3 PT, 7’ & 9’

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$575., (712) 299-6608

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OVER 56B SIDE RAKE, AND A WHEEL, (308)

587-2344

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IA - WWW. RAKEWHEELS. COM, (712) 366-

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NE - BALER BELTS AND CHAINS; BEARINGS

& FLANGES, (308) 587-2344

NE - BELTS FOR MOST BALERS &

SWATHERS, (308) 587-2344

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NE - JD 530 BALER, (308) 882-4588

IA - NH 67 SQ BALER FOR HAY OR STALKS,

$675.00, (712) 299-6608

NE - 2011 JOHN DEERE 568 ROUND BALER

FOR SALE! GOOD CONDITION. 9000 BALES

ON IT. $22,000 MADISON NE. CALL:, (402)

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BALEWAGON. COM. ALL MODELS/PARTS,

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FFOORR SSAALLEE

ID - NEW HOLLAND BALE WAGONS, WWW.

BALEWAGON. COM. ALL MODELS/PARTS,

CAN DELIVER/FINANCE/TRADE., (208) 880-

2889

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KS - JOHN DEERE CHOPPERS & HEADS,

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ROEDER IMPLEMENT, (785) 336-6103

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KS - NH SELF PROPELLED & PULL-TYPE,

ROEDER IMP, SENECA, (785) 336-6103

ID - NEW HOLLAND 2 & 3-WIDE, SELF-PRO-

PELLED, PULL-TYPE MODELS/PARTS. JIM,,

(208) 880-2889

FFOORR SSAALLEE

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CAN DELIVER/FINANCE/TRADE. WWW.

BALEWAGON. COM, (208) 880-2889

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NE - HAYBUSTER GEAR BOX FOR 1600

STACKER, BEDROLLERS, PUSH OFF ASSEM-

BLY, A FEW OTHER PARTS, (308) 587-2344

FFOORR SSAALLEE

NE - HAY PROBE FOR TESTING, (308) 587-

2344

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NE - MF 35, 50, 65, 135, 235, 245, OR 255

TRACTOR, (402) 678-2277

MO - AC D17’S & UP, SALVAGE OR GOOD,

(816) 378-2015

MO - IH 560 TO 1566, SALVAGE OR GOOD,

(816) 378-2015

FFOORR SSAALLEE

NE - IH DISGUSTED? HAVE SHIFTING DIFFI-

CULTIES W/YOUR IH 706, 806, 1206, 4106,

756, 856, 1256, 1456, 766, 966, 1066,

1466, 1566, 786, 886, 986, 1086, 1486,

1586, 3288, 3388, 3488, 3588, 3688,

3788, 6788?FOR A PERMANENT FIX, CALL

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YOUR MODEL, (800) 808-7885

NE - 8 HOLE 15” TRACTOR FRONT WHEELS,

FITS IHC, (308) 587-2344

NE - 5010 JD HANCOCK SELF LOADING

SCRAPER, OLDER UNIT, (308) 436-4369

IL - LARGE SELECTION OF NEW, USED &

REBUILT TRACTOR PARTS, IH, JD, MM, MH,

AC, OLIVER & OTHERS. WE SHIP DAILY.

ALSO BUYING ALL MAKES AND MODELS OF

TRACTORS. PLEASE CALL:, (217) 370-1149

IA - ‘84 IH HYDRO W/WESTENDORF 21

LOADER, CAB, 3 PT., (712) 299-6608

IA - IH H/LDR, SNOW BUCKET $1850, (712)

299-6608

IA - IH 350 & 560 W/LDR AND SNOW BUCK-

ET, 574 UTIL W/LDR, (712) 299-6608

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FFOORR SSAALLEE

IA - JD #30, 45, 46, 48, 148. SEVERAL

LOADERS $250 TO $3650, (712) 299-6608

NE - 40” MANURE BUCKET OR 80”

DIRT/SNOW BUCKET FOR AC MODEL 170

LOADER. $75 OR $125, (308) 624-2177

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NE - DIRT OR MANURE BUCKET HEAD FOR

F10 LOADER, NEEDS TO HAVE ORANGE

FRAMEWORK W/GRAPPLE, (308) 587-2344

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LABLE BORON DISC BLADES. JESS PUT-

NAM DISC ROLLING. OVERTON NEBR. FULL-

TIME BUSINESS WITH OVER 30 YRS. EXPE-

RIENCE. WE ALSO INSTALL BLADES! CALL:

800-987-6612 OR CELL NUMBER:, (308)

325-0050

FFOORR SSAALLEE

NE - DISK BLADES AND BEARINGS, (308)

587-2344

IA - 3 PT. 6’ & 7’ DISKS, (712) 299-6608

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FFOORR SSAALLEE

NE - NEW FLEX KING PICKER WHEELS,

(308) 995-5515

IA - JD 3 PT. 4B PLOW, 4 X 14”, $950. JD

PULL 5X16”, $950. IH 2 PT, 3 & 4B PLOWS.

2 & 3B PLOWS ON STEEL OR RUBBER. CASE

4 DISC 27” HYD PULL PLOW., (712) 299-

6608

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NE - C-IH 12R36” VERTICAL FOLD 3 PT,

ALWAYS SHEDDED, (308) 995-5515

IA - JD 694 6R30, $650.00, (712) 299-6608

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TER FLOTATION & DEPTH CONTROL. PER-

FECT FIT! EASY TO INSTALL! DON YUNG

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2718

NE - 150 & 7100 DRILLS, FERT. BOXES,

BLACK HEAVY DUTY WHEELS, DBL HITCH,

TRANSPORTS & PARTS, (308) 995-5515

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FFOORR SSAALLEE

NE - 30’ JD ROTARY HOE CALL FOR

DETAILS, (308) 882-4588

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FFOORR SSAALLEE

SD - 3-PT 8R FLAT FOLD, $1,500.00, (605)

386-2131

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FFOORR SSAALLEE

NE - CENTURY 500 GALLON PULL

BETWEEN, $400.00, (402) 787-2244

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NE - J. D. CULTIVATOR UNIT. 8X30”, 5X7

BAR, HEAVY DUTY HITCH & GAGE WHEELS.

CALL:, (402) 364-2592

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FFOORR SSAALLEE

KS - APPLY PRE-PLANT, DUAL, AT PLANTING

SIDE-DRESS, FOLIAR OR IRRIGATION. SURE

CROP QUALITY LIQUID FERTILIZERS, BAL-

ANCED FORMULATIONS BLENDED TO YOUR

SPECS. “ASSURING CROP SUCCESS FOR

YOU”. DELIVERY DIRECT TO YOUR FARM.

SURECROPFERTILIZERS. COM, (800) 635-

4743

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FFOORR SSAALLEE

NE - 8X30”, 5X7 BAR, HEAVY DUTY HITCH &

GAGE WHEELS. DOUBLE SHANK HILLER

HAWKINS BOTTOMS. CALL:, (402) 364-

2592

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FFOORR SSAALLEE

NE - HYDRAULIC CYLINDERS, HOSES & PTO

PUMPS, (308) 587-2344

TX - NEW & USED FARM EQUIPMENT. NEW

& USED PARTS. TRACTORS, COMBINES,

HAY & FARM EQUIPMENT. KADDATZ AUC-

TIONEERING & FARM EQUIPMENT SALES.

ORDER PARTS ONLINE AT: KADDATZEQUIP-

MENT. COM, (254) 582-3000

IA - 3PT SNOWBLOWERS 7’, 8’ - $1850 -

$2850, (712) 299-6608

11220011 -- EENNGGIINNEESS//MMOOTTOORRSS


NE - GOOD USED 25 OR 30 HP ELECTRIC

IRR. WELL MOTOR, (308) 624-2177

FFOORR SSAALLEE

NE - USED VEE BELTS: 3-IHC C176” $15 EA;

4 GATES C240” $20 EA; 3 DAYCO C240” $15

EA; 4 DAYCO C270” $15 EA 1 DAYCO C116

$10 EA; 1 DAYCO 94” X 1 1/4” WIDE $10,

(308) 624-2177

NE - 300 FORD LP, WITH BERKLEY PUMP

ON CART. CALL: 402-335-0048

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NE - C. C. W. 3X4 BERKELEY PUMP, PUMP

AVAILABLE. CALL:, (402) 364-2592

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NE - WANTED TO BUY: USED ALUMINUM

PIPE. PAYING TOP CASH PRICES. WE PICK

UP ANYWHERE IN THE STATE OF NEBRAS-

KA. MINIMUM PURCHASE 1000’ PIPE. CALL

FOR A QUOTE, (308) 380-4549

FFOORR SSAALLEE

NE - IN STOCK UNDERGROUND PIPE, WIRE

AND FITTINGS. TRENCHING AVAILABLE.

PLEASE CALL, (402) 678-2765

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FFOORR SSAALLEE

IA - WINCO PTO GENERATORS, CALL US FOR

PRICE BEFORE YOU BUY! HARVEY AT EDEN

SUPPLY 8AM - 10PM., (515) 679-4081

IA - WINCO GENERATORS, NEW 1PH 50KW

$4,750. KATO LIGHT NEW 1PH AND 3PH

WINPOWER USED 1PH $1,000. CALL WES

SEBETKA AT, (641) 990-1094

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FFOORR SSAALLEE

NE - AMARILLO GEARHEADS: 110HP 4:3

$700, 70 HP 4:5 $650, (308) 624-2177

NE - US MOTORS GEARHEADS-90HP 4:3

$450, 50HP 5:6 $650, 50HP 5:4 $600,

30HP 4:3 $300, 50HP 1:1 $800, (308) 624-

2177

Structual Pipe for Sale2 7/8 $1.20 a foot2 3/8 $1.00 a foot

Call 307-680-0491 Don307-680-4696 Joshua

MILES AND MILES, used aluminum pipe, siderolls, pumps,

gaskets, PVC, motors, cooling jackets,hydrants, 10” water transfer pipe.

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18/4 radial tires on back. Nocab. Completely restored.

Very nice tractor.308-279-0399

OLIVER 1800 with NEW Dual3100 loader, excellent tires;FARMALL M with Dual loader,good tire; 9N FORD TRACTOR,one new rear tire; 2006 FORDF250 XLT, double cab. Please call307-391-0122, ask for Bill

WANTEDDEAD OR ALIVE

Farm Tractors and Construction EquipmentTri-County Parts & Equipment

Brighton, CO(303) 659-9690

[email protected]

STACK MOVERS FOR SALE:Lorenz New 13’x33’, 13’x35’, 16’x33’and 13’x35’ w/heavy 2082 deck chain

& 14-ply tires. 18-Ton models onhand! Lorenz 2009 13’x33’ 18-Ton,

like new; Lorenz 2002 13’x33’ 18-Ton, like new; Lorenz 2008

13’x35’ w/heavy 2082 deck chain,14-ply tires, like new; Lorenz 13’x29’completely reconditioned, new tires& paint, very sharp; Rust 13’x29’

reconditioned, new 12-ply Firestones,excellent condition, Sharp!

402-775-2497

Tough, Reliable Hydraulic Bale Bedswww.deweze.com

800-835-1042

1000 - Hay & Forage EquipMower, Windrowers, Swathers, Rakes, Balers, etc.

1100 - Tillage EquipTractors, Implements, Sprayers, Cultivators, etc.

1200 - Irrigation EquipEngines, Motors, Pumps, Pipe, Pivots, Gear Heads, etc.

1300 - Grain Harvest EquipCombines, Heads, Augers, Dryers, Carts, etc.

1400 - Other EquipmentSnowblowers, Blades, Shop Tools, Washers, Heaters etc.

1500 - Hay and GrainAlfalfa, Prairie Hay, Straw, Seed, Corn, Bean, etc.

1800 - Livestock EquipChutes, Gates, Panels, Feeder Wagons, Bunks, etc.

1900 - CattleFeeder Cattle, Heifers, Bulls, Services, etc.

2000 - SwineFeeders, Sows, Boars, etc.

2100 - SheepFeeder Lambs, Ewes, Bred Ewes

2200 - HorsesRegistered, Grade, Studs, Tack, Mares, etc.

2300 - Other AnimalsDogs, Poultry, Goats, Fish, etc.

2500 - ServicesHelp Wanted, Custom Work and Services, etc.

2600 - TransportationCars, Pickups, Truck, Trailers, ATV, Planes, etc.

2800 - ConstructionDozers, Scrapers, Loaders, Crawlers, Heavy Trucks, etc.

3000 - Other EquipmentAntique Items, Fencing, Buildings, Catchall, etc.

5000 - Real EstateFarm Real Estate, Non Farm Real Estate

6000 - Bed and BreakfastYour home away from home

7000 - Special Events Guide Hunts, Fishing Trips, Singles

Deadline for next issue: THURSDAY, March 28th. The next Heartland Express will be printed on THURSDAY, April 4th.To run a classified ad in the Farm and Ranch, call 800-658-3191 and ask for Jodi

The Heartland Express Category Index

11551199 -- CCOORRNNSSTTAALLKK BBAALL

FFOORR SSAALLEENE - 3X4X8, NEAR MINDE

LEWELLEN, NE., (308) 832-156

IA - LARGE ROUNDS, MAKE OFFE

(712) 870-1124

NE - CORNSTALK BALES & GRASS

HAY BALES FOR SALE. NET

WRAPPED. ALSO WANTED AL

FA & GRASS TO CUT FO

SHARES. PLEAS

999-3673

11110011 -- TTRRAACCTTOORRSS

FFOORR SSAALLEE

NE - 5010 JD HANCOCK SELF

LOADING SCRAPER, OLDER UNIT,

(308) 436-4369

KS - FORD 2N WITH 5' WOODS

BELLY MOWER, $2,900.00, (620)

865-2541

IL - LARGE SELECTION OF NEW,

USED & REBUILT TRACTOR PARTS,

IH, JD, MM, MH, AC, OLIVER &

OTHERS. WE SHIP DAILY. PLEASE

CALL, (217) 370-1149

11110066 -- PPLLOOWWSS AANNDD SSWWEEEEPP PPLLOOWWSS

FFOORR SSAALLEE

KS - FLEX KING 4X5' SWEEP

PLOW, GOOD

CONDITION,

$1,100.00, (6

20) 865-2541

NE - NEW FLEX KING PICKER

WHEELS, (308) 995-5515

NE - IH 560, 6-16'S WITH HARROW,

LIKE NEW, $950.00, (308) 874-

4562

NE - JI CASE 308 4-18'S, CUSHION

COULTERS, $1,000.00, (308) 874-

4562


FFOORR SSAALLEENE - 150 HP GEARHEAD, 6 RATIO,

(308) 995-5515

NE - AMARILLO GEARHEADS:

110HP 4:3 $700, 70 HP 5:4 $650,

50 HP 4:5 $600, (308) 624-2177

NE - US MOTORS GEARHEADS

90HP 4:3 $450, 70HP 2:3 $400,

50HP 10:11 $700, 50HP 5:4 $600,

30HP 4:3 $300, (308) 624-2177

003300 -- OOTTHHEERR


SD - JACOBS 32 VOLT WIND GEN-

ERATOR, ALSO WINCHARGER

USED DURING THE '30'S & '40'S,

PAY ACCORDING TO CONDI-

86-2131

22660033 -- TTRRUUCCKKSS

FFOORR SSAALLEE

KS - '59 CHEVY 60

B&H, 2 NEW

ETC, $999

KS - 19SIS

11330022 -- CCOOMMBBIINNEE HHEEAADDSS

FFOORR SSAALLEE

KS - SHELBOURNE 20' STRIPPER

HEADER, $5,500.00, (785) 871-

0711

OK - MACDON 960 36' DRAP

W/50 SERIES JD ADAPTER, B

REEL, $12,500 CELL 580

1265 OR, (580) 361-2265

NE - 20" &

36" POLY SNOU

HEAD. 308-360-0377 OR

282-1330

22660044 -- GGRRAAIINN TTRRAAIILLEERRSS

FFOORR SSAALLEE

OK - 2011 GSI 36' 2 HOPPER GRAIN

ERROLL TARP, WINDOWS

OR LEASE

L 580- 525-

22220000 -- RREEGGIISSTTEERREEDD HHOORRSSEESS

FFOORR SSAALLEENE - 2003 BLACK MORGAN

LION, MORGAN BRO

2004 BLACK M

1995 MO587

11990099 -- BBUULLLLSS

FFOORR SSAALLEE

NE - REGISTERED ANGUS, CELL:

308-870-1119, (308) 732-3356

NE - (25) COMING 2 YR OLD

CHAROLAIS BULLS(308) 567

To place your classifiedad call Jodi

@ 800-658-3191

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NE - DERAN/RANDOLPH GEARHEAD 80HP

6:5 $700, PEERLESS GEARHEAD 2:3 $300,

(308) 624-2177

11220077 -- PPIIVVOOTTSS

FFOORR SSAALLEE

NE - (8) HIGH SPEED CENTER DRIVES FOR A

VALLEY PIVOT. MAKE OFFER. CALL:, (308)

883-8662

NE - PIVOT TRACK CLOSER, (402) 726-2488

11220088 -- TTRRAAVVEELLEERR SSYYSSTTEEMMSS

FFOORR SSAALLEE

11220099 -- PPUUMMPPSS WWIITTHH MMOOTTOORRSS

FFOORR SSAALLEE

NE - 3/4 BERKELEY PUMP W/ PRIMING

VALVE ATTACHED TO 262 ALLIS W/ RADIA-

TOR ON CART. CALL:, (402) 364-2592

11223300 -- IIRRRRIIGGAATTIIOONN MMIISSCC..

FFOORR SSAALLEE

WI - SERVING THE MIDWEST WITH COM-

PLETE IRRIGATION EQUIPMENT, ALL TYPES,

NEW & USED. CONTACT ROBERTS IRRIGA-

TION COMPANY AT 1500 POST ROAD,

PLOVER, WI 54467, (800) 434-5224

11330011 -- CCOOMMBBIINNEESS AANNDD AACCCCEESSSSOORRIIEESS

FFOORR SSAALLEE

MN - CONKLIN® PRODUCTS-BUY WHOLE-

SALE FACTORY DIRECT. LONG DISTANCE

LUBRICANTS, FASTRACK® ANIMAL PROD-

UCTS, FEAST® LIQUID FERTILIZERS,

PAINTS AND WATERPROOFING SYSTEMS.

WWW. FRANKEMARKETING. COM, DEAL-

ERS NEEDED! FOR CATALOG CALL:, (855)

238-2570

OK - REBUILT COMBINE SIEVES. NEW REEL

BATS, GALVANIZED AND BLACK CELL 580-

525-1265 OR, (580) 361-2265

OK - ‘82 GLEANER N6, 24’ HEADER CELL

580-525-1265, $7,500.00, (580) 361-2265

OK - C-IH 1480, 810 24’ HEAD CELL 580-

525-1265, $10,000.00, (580) 361-2265

OK - TR85 NEW HOLLAND, 3208 CAT, 24’

HEADER CELL 580- 525-1265, $5,000.00,

(580) 361-2265

OK - R70 GLEANER, 2689 ENGINE HRS,

1904 SEPARATOR HRS, $20,000 CELL 580-

525-1265 OR, (580) 361-2265

11330022 -- CCOOMMBBIINNEE HHEEAADDSS

FFOORR SSAALLEE

SD - WE REBUILD COMBINE & WINDROWER

HEADER AUGERS TO LIKE NEW CONDITION.

PONCELET’S WELDING, RAMONA, SD.

(605) 480-4860 OR, (605) 482-8405

SD - NH 98C 12 ROW 30 CORN HEAD: HH,

HDP, KNEIGHT ROLLS, FIELD READY,

EXCELLENT CONDITION, $48,500 ASK FOR

JOEL AT, (605) 350-1138

11330055 -- WWAAGGOONNSS//GGRRAAVVIITTYY WWAAGGOONNSS

FFOORR SSAALLEE

IA - DEMCO 550 OR 650 GRAVITY WAGONS.

CALL, (712) 210-6587

11330066 -- GGRRAAIINN CCAARRTTSS

FFOORR SSAALLEE

NE - A&L 425 BUSHEL. ROLLOVER TARP,

540 PTO, (308) 436-4369

11331155 -- CCOOMMBBIINNEE TTRRAAIILLEERRSS

FFOORR SSAALLEE

SK - COMBINE TRAILERS: TRAILTECH OR

JANTZ, SINGLE & DOUBLE. HYDRAULIC

FOLD HEAD TRANSPORTS. FLAMAN SALES,

BOX 280, SOUTHEY, SK, CANADA S0G 4P0,

(306) 726-4403

11333300 -- GGRRAAIINN HHAARRVVEESSTT OOTTHHEERR

FFOORR SSAALLEE

IA - MIDWEST PNEUMATIC. BRANDT, CON-

VEYAIR, REM, VACBOSS, HANDLAIR. NEW,

RECOND, PTO OR ENG DRIVEN, PUMPS, AIR

LOCKS, PIPE, PARTS, SERVICE. 5 YR LOANS

W/ GREAT RATES. 40+ UNITS IN STOCK.

OUR HIGH VOLUME MEANS YOUR BEST

DEAL! WE DELIVER! MACEDONIA, IA, (800)

480-2487

NE - FOR SALE! AUTOMATIC GRAIN BIN FAN

CONTROLLER BY SENTRY PACK. THE EASI-

EST TO OPERATE & MOST RELIABLE CON-

TROLLER AVAILABLE. FOR MORE INFORMA-

TION CANTACT JOHN SMEDRA AT VALLEY

GRAIN MANAGEMENT. ORD NE., (308) 730-

0251

11333300 -- GGRRAAIINN HHAARRVVEESSTT OOTTHHEERR


NE - NEW ORTHMAN DRY BEAN CUTTERS,

(308) 995-5515

OK - ROTEX GRAIN CLEANER, HAS CORN

SCREENS RIGHT NOW, CELL 580-525-1265

OR, (580) 361-2265

IA - 24’ TO 42’ COMBINE HEAD MOVERS.,

(712) 210-6587

11440011 -- 33 PPOOIINNTT BBLLAADDEESS

FFOORR SSAALLEE

IA - 2 OR 3 PT BLADES: 6’, 7’, 8’, 9’. 3 PT

BOX BLADES 5’, 6’, 7’, 8’, (712) 299-6608

11440088 -- DDAAIIRRYY EEQQUUIIPPMMEENNTT


WI - USED BULK MILK TANKS, ALL SIZES,

(800) 558-0112

FFOORR SSAALLEE

11441122 -- SSHHOOPP TTOOOOLLSS,,WWEELLDDEERRSS,, EETTCC


NE - 110V WELDING ROD DRYING OVEN,

(308) 587-2344

11441155 -- FFUURRNNAACCEESS AANNDD HHEEAATTEERRSS

FFOORR SSAALLEE

NE - NEW VAL6 PORTABLE DIESEL RADIANT

HEATERS. DAYSTAR RADIANT HEATERS.

NEW WASTE OIL HEATERS W/TANKS. AG &

INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT, (402) 893-4745

11443300 -- OOTTHHEERR EEQQUUIIPPMMEENNTT

FFOORR SSAALLEE

NE - ELSTON GOPHER MACHINE, (308) 587-

2344

IA - WWW. WHEELRAKE. COM, (712) 366-

2114

IA - 6 ROW 30 BUFFALO CULTIVATOR WITH

GUIDANCE SYSTEM. CALL, (712) 210-6587

11550011 -- AALLFFAALLFFAA HHAAYY


IA - QUALITY SML OR LG SQ ALFALFA OR

MIXED IN SEMI LOADS, (641) 658-2738

KS - WANT TO BUY: ALFALFA/GRASS

PICKED UP OR DELIVERED ROUND OR

LARGE SQUARE BALES. FOR MORE INFOR-

MATION CALL KEVIN MELVIN AT, (620) 546-

3507

FFOORR SSAALLEE

NE - 2ND, 3RD, & 4TH CUTTING SMALL

SQUARES. GOOD QUALITY HAY, (308) 882-

4588

SD - HAY FOR SALE! ROUND BALES, MID-

SQUARE BALES. GRASS HAY OR ALFALFA.

CALL:, (605) 842-3125

11550011 -- AALLFFAALLFFAA HHAAYY


NE - HYDRAFORK CUSTOM GRINDING,

GROUND HAY DELIVERIES, BUYING & SELL-

ING HAY. NILSEN HAY CO. HAZARD, NE,

(308) 452-4400

11550022 -- PPRRAAIIRRIIEE HHAAYY

FFOORR SSAALLEE

IA - LARGE RD & BIG SQ BALES GOOD QUAL-

ITY GRASS HAY, DELIVERED IN SEMI LOADS

ONLY, (641) 658-2738

KS - TOP QUALITY SM SQ, CAN DELIVER

SEMI LOAD LOTS, (785) 528-3779

KS - TOP QUALITY 4X4X8 SQ, CAN DELIVER

SEMI LOAD LOTS, (785) 528-3779

11550044 -- OOAATT//WWHHEEAATT//RRYYEE HHAAYY

FFOORR SSAALLEE

11550055 -- SSTTRRAAWW


IA - GOOD CLEAN, BRIGHT SM SQ IN SEMI

LOADS, (641) 658-2738

FFOORR SSAALLEE

KS - 600 BALES OF WHEAT STRAW , NET

WRAPPED. CALL, (620) 243-3112

KS - 3 X 3 SQUARE AND ROUND BALES OF

STRAW, AND WHOLE MILO BALES. CALL

CELL AT, (316) 772-3675

11551100 -- RRYYEE

FFOORR SSAALLEE

NE - CONTRACTING RYE HAY FOR MAY

DELIVERY. ROUND BALES, NET WRAPPED,

SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. CALL JEFF:,

(308) 627-3082

11551122 -- SSEEEEDD


KS - TRITICALE SEED OFF THE FARM, (316)

249-1907

FFOORR SSAALLEE

TX - FORAGE-TYPE TRITICALE SEED, CALL

GAYLAND WARD SEEDS, (800) 299-9273

IA - BUYER & SELLER OF PRAIRIE GRASS &

WILDFLOWER SEED, OSENBAUGH SEEDS,

LUCAS, IA., (800) 582-2788

11551122 -- SSEEEEDD


KS - FOR SALE: HIGH QUALITY TRITICALE

SEED. CLEANED, 54LB TEST WEIGHT, 90’S

% GERMINATION. REASONABLE DELIVERY

FEE. DELIVER ANYWHERE BULK OR

BAGGED. CALL BROCK BAKER AT 316-249-

1907, (620) 983-2144

IA - CERTIFIED SHELBY 427 SEED OATS,

(712) 210-6587

11551199 -- CCOORRNNSSTTAALLKK BBAALLEESS

FFOORR SSAALLEE

NE - IRRIGATED CORN STALK BALES FOR

SALE: NET WRAPPED, DELIVERY AVAIL-

ABLE. CENTRAL NEBRASKA. PLEASE

CALL:, (308) 627-3082

11553300 -- HHAAYY && GGRRAAIINN OOTTHHEERR


FFOORR SSAALLEE

IA - WWW. REPLACEMENTRAKEWHEELS.

COM, (712) 366-2114

NE - BIG ROUND BALES, CERTIFIED WEED

FREE, FOR MULCH OR MIXING TO EXTEND

YOUR PRESENT FEED. BASICALLY CAT

TAILS, (308) 587-2344

11553300 -- HHAAYY && GGRRAAIINN OOTTHHEERR


11880077 -- HHAAYY GGRRIINNDDEERRSS//PPRROOCCEESSSSOORRSS

FFOORR SSAALLEE

MN - HAYBUSTER 1150 TRUCK MOUNT

GRINDERS, ENGINE GRINDERS, NEW/USED.

PARTS SHIPPED DIRECT. BAKKOBROS. COM.

(320) 278-3560, OR CELL, (320) 808-0471

11881100 -- MMAANNUURREE SSPPRREEAADDEERRSS

FFOORR SSAALLEE

OK - 2008 INTERNATIONAL PAYSTAR. CAT,

18SP, ROTOMIX VERTICAL SPREADER 802-

19. 1337 ENGINE HOURS, 21, 853 MILES.

EXCELLENT CONDITION! FAMILY OWNED/

OPPERATED. WEDER FARMS: 580-735-2344

EVE. 508-735 -2751 OR CELL,, (580) 727-

5323

IA - NUMEROUS SPREADERS, $650-$950,

(712) 299-6608

Net Wrap, Twine, Covers,Hay Preservative, Silage

Wrap Preseason Sale $48" X 9,840' $185, 64" X7,000' $178, 64" X 10,000'$250, 20,000' 110 twine$18.95, 4,000' 350 knot$23.95, 50' X 100' Cover

$179, Silage Wrap $68.50,Ask About Free Delivery

Jordan Ag Supply (800) 726-0401

EQUIPMENTFOR SALE

Haybuster 256+2.........................$8750JD 2020.......................................$5250Post augers for skidstr, NEW ......$1950JD 960 cultivator 21’ ...................$3750Knight 3042 Reel Mixer.............$18500GP Turbo Till 2200 ....................$20000JD 630 Disk, 29'..............................CallLaurier Bale Retriever..................$6250JD 148 Loader.............................$3250H&S 310 spreader ...........................CallH & S 14 wheel rake ...................$7500JD 900 ripper, 7 shank ................$3500NH 518 spreader .............................CallNH L555 skidsteer ...........................CallJD 4240 w/Koyker K6................$22500

New EZ Haul Hay Trailers In StockBradWhiteEquipment.com

Broken Bow, Nebr.308-870-0206

DDAAMMAAGGEEDDGGRRAAIINN

WWAANNTTEEDDAANNYYWWHHEERREE

WE BUY DAMAGEDGRAIN & FEED PRODUCTS

IN ANY CONDITIONWET OR DRY INCLUDING

DAMAGED SILO CORNAT TOP DOLLAR

WE HAVE VACS & TRUCKSCALL HEIDI OR LARRY

NNOORRTTHHEERRNN AAGGSSEERRVVIICCEE,, IINNCC..880000--220055--55775511

We Buy Damaged Grain.Grain Vac’s Available.Also damaged grain from ground piles.

Call Greg at 316-640-3203

All Types Hay For Sale:Grass, Alfalfa, Mix, CRP Hay, Etc.

We Do the Trucking.

717-377-9994Please Leave Message.

Round-up Ready Alfalfa

Buy 10 Get 1 FreeOTHER TYPES OF FORAGE PRODUCTSALSO AVAILABLE. FROM RYE TO PEASAND SUDAN TO ROUNDUP SORGHUM.

“If it’s GREEN and GROWS, we probably can supply IT!”

Ask about early order/early pay discounts!Alan Koerperich

970-580-5438402-261-8725

[email protected]

3RD4TH

CUTTINGGOOD GREEN

ALFALFACan Deliver - 3x4’s970.520.5024

NE Colorado

COW AND HORSE HAY FOR SALE:Big rounds grass/alfalfa and straightalfalfa; 3x4x8 big squares first andsecond cutting grass/alfalfa andstraight alfalfa. Semi load lots.Please call 575-274-6335

FOR SALEGrass or Alfalfa!

Delivery by semi-loadsCall Steve for more information308-325-5964

ALFALFA WANTED:Big squares or rounds.

Alfalfa & any grass wanted.Chris, PH-620-253-2661;

Toll Free-877-394-0890

ELIMINATE • RISING • FUEL COSTS:Clean, safe and efficient wood heat.Central Boiler Classic and E-Classic

Outdoor Wood Furnace; heats multiple buildings with only one

furnace. 25 year warranty available.Heat with wood, so splitting! Available

in dual fuel ready models.www.CentralBoiler.com. WE ALSO

HAVE whole house pellet/corn/biomassfurnaces. Load once per month with

hopper. www.Maximheat.com.A-1 Heating Systems

Instant rebates may apply! Calltoday! 307-742-4442.

BULK TANKS-USEDDAIRY EQUIPMENT

Buy-Sell-Trade800-844-5427

SOUTHWEST RAAFT CO.Rotating auto-Aligning Flotation Track• Reduces center-pivot irrg rut problems

• No tire slippage & digging• Works on all brands of sprinklers

Bob Gruner - [email protected]

HIGHEST QUALITY HAY, ALL @ THE LOWEST PRICES!• Alfalfa 4x4x8 Large squares, large rounds - excellent cow hay

• Alfalfa small squares - excellent horse hay• Alfalfa/Orchard small squares - excellent horse hay• Alfalfa/Grass Mix Large rounds - excellent cow hay

• Timothy/Orchard small squares, large rounds - excellent horse hay• Orchard Grass small squares - excellent horse hay

• Alfalfa/50-50 mix 5000 Large round Bales ( 2011 feeder cow hay)

• Triticale Large Squares 4x4x8• Peanut Hay big rounds

• Milo Rounds

Truck loads delivered to your location.

Call 855-808-9090

Ryan or Todd at 877-487-5724 ext 3 or 1

To Purchase Distillers Grains call

Located 3 1/2 miles east of Plainview, NE on Highway 20

To Sell Corn call

Husker Trading at 866-348-7537

WWASTE LESS HAASTE LESS HAYYHayMaster Nutrition

Injection Systems. Inc.www.haymastersystems.comPROTEIN MINERALS VITAMINS ENERGY

60 Day 100%Customer Satisfaction Guarantee On Every System Sold

“I’ve never seen cows eat hay like

this before. When it’s treated, I can’t even

tell where the bale was sitting after they finish

it.” Glenn Waller — Harrison, Ga

“It’s nice to buy a product that actually

does what you are told it will do. Using the HayMaster System helped to keep my

bottom line positive for my farm last year.”

Bill O’Connor — Azle, Texas

Improve ForagePalatability &

Increase Consumption

OLD HAY? POOR HAY?

Inject and Feed

Cut Down on Wasted HayThe Authorized Distributor for this product in the Southern United States

“Custom Milling also offers a complete line of feed and mineral products for cattle, goats, sheep, alpacas, and llamas.”

Warren ScofieldLake Preston, SD 605-633-1462 • [email protected]

Contact for dealer near you!





11881133 -- FFEEEEDDEERRSS

FFOORR SSAALLEE

NE - BULK CAKE & GRAIN FEEDERS, (308)

587-2344

IA - 24’ HAY FEEDERS MEALS ON WHEELS.

SAVES HAY, SAVES TIME & SAVES MONEY!

CALL, (712) 210-6587

11881155 -- WWAATTEERREERRSS

FFOORR SSAALLEE

MN - JUG LIVESTOCK WATERERS. THEJUG-

WATERER. COM, (320) 808-0471

11881199 -- WWIINNDDMMIILLLLSS

FFOORR SSAALLEE

NE - REBUILT AIR MOTORS OR REPAIRS,

(308) 587-2344

NE - MONITOR PUMP JACK-CHOICE OF GAS

OR ELECTRIC MOTOR, $650.00, (308) 436-

4369

11882200 -- LLIIVVEESSTTOOCCKK BBEEDDDDIINNGG

FFOORR SSAALLEE

MN - BEDDING FOR SALE. DRY SAWDUST

FOR DAIRY BARNS, DELIVERED ON WALKING

FLOOR TRAILERS. WILL DELIVER TO MN,

EAST SD, WEST WI, & NORTH IA ONLY.

ALSO AVAILABLE SWEET CORN SILAGE IN

THE FALL. CALL FOR PRICES, (320) 864-

2381

11883300 -- LLIIVVEESSTTOOCCKK OOTTHHEERR


NE - 20’ BULL WHIP, (308) 587-2344

FFOORR SSAALLEE

KS - TIRE LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS: WATER

TANKS, MINERAL FEEDERS, SILAGE COVER

WEIGHTS. WWW. GEETIRE. COM, (785)

231-8397

TX - TANK COATINGS, ROOF COATINGS.

AVAILABLE FOR METAL COMPOSITION

SHINGLES OR TAR ROOFS. LONG LASTING &

EASY TO APPLY. WE ALSO MFG. TANK COAT-

INGS FOR CONCRETE, ROCK, STEEL, GALVA-

NIZED OR MOBILE TANKS. VIRDEN PERMA-

BILT CO. WWW. VIRDENPRODUCTS. COM,

(806) 352-2761

11990011 -- FFEEEEDDEERR SSTTEEEERRSS

FFOORR SSAALLEE

MO - WE SPECIALIZE IN LOCATING “QUALI-

TY” FEEDER CATTLE, (816) 688-7887

11990022 -- FFEEEEDDEERRSS HHEEIIFFEERRSS

FFOORR SSAALLEE

KS - HEREFORDS FOR SALE:SPRING

HEIFERS-SHOW PROSEPECTS BULLS,

HORNED AND POLLED, SPRING BRED DAVIS

HEREFORDS. MAPLE HILL, KS 785-256-

4643, (785) 256-4643

KS - HEREFORDS FOR SALE: SPRING

HEIFERS-SHOW PROSPECTS BULLS,

HORNED AND PULLED, SPRING BRED DAVIS

HEREFORDS, MAPLE HILL, KS, (785) 256-

4643

11990033 -- OOPPEENN HHEEIIFFEERRSS

FFOORR SSAALLEE

MO - QUALITY REPLACEMENT CATTLE

LOCATORS - MAX HARGROVE, (816) 688-

7887

11990033 -- OOPPEENN HHEEIIFFEERRSS


NE - 25 YEARLING OPEN REG ANGUS

HEIFERS, (308) 569-2458

KS - 128 REALLY NICE OCV’D BLACK YEAR-

LING HEIFERS. PAPERED. PEDIGREES.

CALL:, (785) 673-9622

OK - 122 OPEN FANCY NORTHERN HERE-

FORD HEIFERS FOR SALE. COMING OFF

WHEAT PASTURE MARCH 1ST 2013. FOR

DETAILS CALL JAY LADD: 405-612-6653 OR

ALLEN MOSS:, (508) 334-7842

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IA - 53 BLACK ANGUS WYOMING HEIFERS,

1100 LBS. , ULTRASOUNDED TO CALVE

MARCH 10-MARCH 30TH, (641) 658-2738

NE - QUALITY JERSEY AND JERSEY CROSS

SPRINGING HEIFERS. JAN, FEB, & MARCH

FRESHENING. CALL LOREN LUND AT 402-

635-2350 OR, (507) 254-2500

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OK - 40 YOUNG BLACK ANGUS COWS. 3 TO

5 YEARS OLD. BRED TO ANGUS BULLS FOR

SPRING CALVING. CALL MIKE AT:, (918)

625-5689

KS - 150 HD, 3 YR OLD COWS, DUE TO

CALVE IN MARCH, B & BW FACED, BRED TO

GARDNER ANGUS BULLS. WWW. CLOVLAN-

FARMS. COM, $25.00, (785) 418-2983

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NE - 30 BLACKS & 5 RED HEIFER PAIRS &

SPRINGERS. 29 BLACK 4 TO 6 YEAR OLD

COWS CALVING NOW. WILL SELL ANY NUM-

BER. CALL: 402-744-4571 OR, (308) 380-

3676

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NE - REG. ANGUS BULLS, 2 YEAR OLDS &

COMING YEARLINGS. BLOODLINES OF 878,

SITZ ALLIANCE, MYTTY IN FOCUS, FORE-

SIGHT GRANDSONS, (308) 569-2458

NE - PUREBRED ANGUS BULLS, YEARLINGS

& 2 YR OLDS. SITZ UPWARD, CONNEALY

RIGHT ANSWER, WAR PARTY, SELECTIVE,

WMR TIMELESS, GAME ON, RITO REVENUE,

& CONNEALY 044062 BLOODLINES.

SCHULTE ANGUS RANCH, KEARNEY, NE.

CALL 308-708-1839 OR, (308) 236-0761

NE - ANGUS- BLACK SEMMENTAL AND

CHAROLAIS BULLS FOR SALE! 2 YRS, 18

MONTHS, AND YEARLINGS. RECORDS

AVAILABLE, TOP QUALITY, REASONABLE.

CALL RICK WETOVICK, FULLERTON NE. :,

(308) 536-2901

NE - SMITH ANGUS 24TH ANNUAL PRIVATE

TREATY SALE. AT THE RANCH 25 MILES SE

OF BASSETT, NE. WE WILL BE OFFERING 60

PLUS YEARLINGS, 33 COMING 2’S, AND 15

SIM/ANGUS BULLS. 100% GUARANTEE THE

FIRST BREEDING SEASON! SMITHANGUS-

RANCH. NET, (402) 244-5440





FOR SALE AT PRIVATE TREATYBLACK SIM/ANGUS& BALANCER BULLSARE YOU LOOKING FOR MORE POUNDS

IN YOUR NEXT CALF CROP?Our bulls have length, depth,

moderate frame, calving ease & good disposition.

Sires include: Basic Instinct • Upward • Con Air • RLS17These bulls are structurally soundwith the commercial cattlemen in

mind. Performance sheets &Ultrasound data available.

Call Rod or Laramie Strand Platte, SD

H-605.337.2328 • Rod’s Cell- 605.680.7628Laramie’s Cell-605-682-9016

For Sale or LeaseYoung Angus Maine Anjou cross cows spring calving.

Also for sale 2 yr oldAngus/Maine Anjou cross bulls.

George Holter970-566-5438

Black YearlingSIMMENTAL BULLS

Deeper, thicker and stouter.Sired by Built Right, Shear Force,

Olie and Hooks Pacesetter. Add pounds and muscle

to your calf crop.Mill Iron M Ranch

Ron Mari • (970) 520-7333

2 year old registered

Limousin Bulls.Proven genetics,

range ready. Selling over

250+ head annually.Joe Freund

303/341-9311Joey Freund Pat Kelley

303/841-7901 303/840-1848

RUNNING CREEK RANCH CO.45400 County Road 21

Elizabeth, Colorado 80107www.runningcreekranch.com

SHORTHORN* BULLS *

Bulls are quiet, but very aggressivebreeders. Reds or Roans.Pick One or Trailer Load.

Delivery available!!!Millvale ShorthornsRobert Miller Family

Breeding program stresses sound feet, legs, teats,

udders, growth & calving ease.

Call for a DVD!!! 800-807-6944Cell: 701-331-1153

Berta: 701-331-2403

YEARLING ANGUS BULLS: Manywill work well on heifers. Bred for milkand growth. BUY NOW WE WILLDELIVER AFTER APRIL 1! Sons ofDenali, Connealy Right Answer, SitzUpward and other top sires!Buseman Angus, Call Joe 605-351-1535

Gelbvieh &Balancer Bulls

AI Sired Bulls withPerformance Status!

Many DNA tested HomozygousBlack; Excellent Dispositions; GoodEPDs; Will add muscle and heavierWeaning Weights to Your Calves.Also available..........Heifer Bulls.

All bulls will be semen-tested and ready to go!

Adkins GelbviehIroquois, SD

605.354.2428www.adkinsgelbvieh.com

Excellent Young Virgin

ANGUS BULLSCorrect for 1st Calving

$1350/Head.Delivered FREE in quantity.

Trexler785/421-5706785/421-5561

Purebred Black Angus Bulls

Quality low input geneticsBulls available Immediately.

Pine Valley AngusYork, NE

402-366-4691

Stratford Angus• (55) 20 Month Old Bulls •

• (35) 12-15 Month Old Bulls •• (100) 9-12 Mo. Old Bull Calves •

• $2,500 to $6,000 •• Calving Ease, Growth, Carcass & Maternal •

• Volume Discounts Start At 3 •• Full Guarantee •

[email protected]

• 620-546-1789 •

COMING SOONTo a pasture near you

2 Bar AngusBULLS • FEMALES • EMBRYOS • SEMEN

Private Treaty Bulls & FemalesFor Sale Year Around

Home of 2 Bar Twenty X #1 REA Bull2 Bar Entirety #3$B bull

1-877/2-Bar-ANG • 806-344-7444WWW.2BARANGUS.COM

250 1ST CALF HEIFERSPAIRS $2350/pair

Blk/BWF Angus/Angus-HerefordCross and Red Angus. Calves

from AI sires. Feb/March calves.-TA Cattle -

Terry, Andy, and Travis Albrecht

402/922-1000 Bassett, NE

RED ANGUS COWS300 Northern Angus cows, 3 & 4 yearsold, bred to Thomas Ranch Red Angusbulls, to calve Sept. & Oct. Cows aregentle & uniform & will be palpated &ready to deliver March 15. Cows are inSouth Central Nebraska, $1,600/perhead.

YOUNG ANGUS COWS700 Northern Angus cows, 3 & 4 yearsold, bred to Connealy & BaldridgeAngus bulls, to calve Sept. and Oct.Cows are gentle & uniform & will bepalpated & ready to deliver March 15.Cows are in South Central Nebraska.1,500/per head.

Will sell in load lots. Call for a deliveredprice to your ranch. See photos onwebsite at scottcattle.com or call:

KEN SCOTT - OWNER940-841-3111

400 Head CowsBlack Angus

Calving March 25th for 75 days.Bred to Black Angus bulls. 3-6 YOs.

308-520-5355

CATTLESHOP.COMTHEFall Calving Cows Available

Several Nice Sets of Angus CowsThe Simple Way to Buy & Market Cattle

The Cattle Shop helps buyers and sellers connect online

Visit www.TheCattleShop.com to learn moreIf you would like to speak to a Cattle Shop

Representative Contact Us at660-641-9945 or

[email protected]

150 RANCH RAISED BredHeifers and pairs calving now.Black, gentle, fancy, synchronizedAI to OCC Homer, low birth cleanup bulls. Southwest Oklahoma. PH-580-639-2541; PH-580-585-1395

(140)ANGUS

BRED HEIFERS1,000+lbs. • Very nice!80 black AI bred to:

SITZ DASH 60 red AI bred to: HXC CONQUEST

Calve Feb 20th for 60 days to LBW Bieber bred bulls.

Great disposition!

308-548-8079

EQUIPMENTFOR SALE

H&S 14 wheel rake..............................$7500JD 900 ripper, 7 shank ........................$3500NH 518 spreader .....................................CallIH 496 Disk, 25' ..................................$7500Haybuster 256+II.................................$8000JD 2020...............................................$5250Post Augers for skidstr, NEW..............$1950JD 960 cultivator, 21' ..........................$3750Krause Disk, 25'. .....................................CallKnight 3042 Reel Mixer.....................$18500Laurier Bale Retriever..........................$6250JD 148 Loader.....................................$3250H&S 310 Spreader, tandem.....................CallJD 4240 w/K6....................................$22500JD 120 Stalkchopper ...............................CallNI 218 Spreader, tandem.........................CallGravity Wagons. ......................................Call

New EZ Haul Hay Trailers In StockBradWhiteEquipment.com

Broken Bow, Nebr.308-870-0206

We Buy, Sell & Trade Feed Mill Equipment, Rollers,

Crackers, Hammer Mills, Ribbon & Paddle Mixers,

Grain Handling Equipment, Etc...G & G Sales

712-229-6162

GIANT RUBBERWATER TANKS

Tanks made fromused earth moving tires.

Sizes from 6 to 13 foot.Can be open topped or drinkerholes cut for frost-free winter

use. Full loads can be deliveredanywhere in the United States.

Guaranteed bestquality & lowest price.

Call 605/473-5356

ARE YOU LOOKING FOR MORE POUNDSIN YOUR NEXT CALF CROP?

Our bulls have length, depth, moderate frame, calving ease & good disposition.Sires include: Basic Instinct • Upward • Con Air • RLS17

These bulls are structurally sound with the commercial cattlemen in mind.Performance sheets & Ultrasound data available.Call Rod or Laramie Strand Platte, SDCall Rod or Laramie Strand Platte, SD

H-605.337.2328 • Rod’s Cell- 605.680.7628 • Laramie’s Cell-605-682-9016H-605.337.2328 • Rod’s Cell- 605.680.7628 • Laramie’s Cell-605-682-9016

LS 14 BW: 88Birth date: 2/24/20129/1/12 wt. : 852 lbs.

205 day: 940 lbs.1/1/13 wt. : 1375 lbs.ADG: 4.4 Rea. : 21.3

IMF : 4.7

FOR SALE AT PRIVATE TREATYFOR SALE AT PRIVATE TREATYBLACK SIM/ANGUSBLACK SIM/ANGUS& BALANCER BULLS& BALANCER BULLS

Sire: Basic Instinct*this is an example of the bulls we have on our ranch*

RICK NEMETH200 18 Mo. Old Registered Angus Bulls for Sale on Farm

75% of Bulls Are AI Sired60 Bulls are ET Calves

LOCATION: 13 miles northeast of Atwood, KS

EPD's BW WW MILK YW

SITZ TRAVELER 8180G D A R TRAVELER 71

SAVGRAND PRIX

•Free Delivery & Boardingfor both weaning and

yearling weights.2.3 58 103 average EPD’s on Nemeth sale bulls.2.6 36 18 66 EPD’s for current sires of the Angus breed.

SITZ TRAVLER 8180

BOYD NEW DAY 8005

EPD's

EPD's BW WW MILK YW

NICHOLS LULA N77

NICHOLS COMMITMENT K111

NICHOLS BUSHWACKER K161

BW WW MILK YW

FINAL ANSWER

NICHOLSSTOUT

www.myfarmandranch.comwww.myfarmandranch.com

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KS - MYRON RUNFT CHAROLAIS BULL

SALE. SELLING 40 BULLS MARCH 25, 2013.

12:30 PM. BELLEVILLE 81 LIVESTOCK AUC-

TION. BELLEVILLE, KS. EXCELLENT BULLS,

EXCELLENT DATA, EXCELLENT GUARAN-

TEE., (785) 527-5047

11992211 -- AAPPRRIILL PPRROODDUUCCTTIIOONN SSAALLEESS

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NE - SONDERUP CHAROLAIS RANCH 31ST

ANNUAL PRODUCTION SALE. AT THE

RANCH WEST OF FULLERTON, NE. NOON

ON 4/11/13. SELLING 100 CHAROLAIS

BULLS & 10 RED ANGUS BULLS., (308) 536-

2050

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MO - QUALITY REPLACEMENT & BREEDING

CATTLE LOCATORS, (816) 688-7887

CO - IT’S SIMPLE. . . YOU NEED SALERS.

ACCORDING TO U. S. MARC, SALERS HAVE

OPTIMUM BIRTH WEIGHT & GROWTH PER-

FORMANCE FOR CROSSING WITH ANGUS.

SUPERIOR TO COMPETING CONTINENTAL

BREEDS FOR MARBLING, SALERS ARE REL-

ATIVELY EQUAL FOR YIELD. SALERSUSA.

ORG, (303) 770-9292

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SD - STAINLESS STEEL DRY, WET/DRY PIG

FEEDERS. WEAN/ FINISH, 50”, 60”, 70” PIG

CRATES. G/STALLS, DOUBLE LL 250HD

PORTABLE NURSERY, CAST-IRON CENTER

FLOORS 5X7’, TRIBAR FLOORS SS NURSERY

GATES, FEEDERS. CALL MIKE AT:, (605)

251-1133

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SD - CUSTOM SHEEP FEEDLOT: LAMBS &

EWES TO FEED, FATTEN & GROW!!! SHIPPY

SHEEP FEEDLOT. CALL KYLE AT 605-842-

0935 OR DALE 605-842-3967. WWW.

SHEEPFEEDLOT. COM, (605) 842-3967

22110055 -- BBRREEDD EEWWEESS

FFOORR SSAALLEE

KS - DORPER AND WHITE DORPER SHEEP,

EXPOSED EWES FOR, (785) 827-1722

22220000 -- RREEGGIISSTTEERREEDD HHOORRSSEESS

FFOORR SSAALLEE

NE - AQHA BROOD MARES, (308) 569-2458

NE - BUCKSKIN COMING 2 YR OLD STUD

COLT FROM TOP MARE, DOC BAR DASH

FOR CASH, ACTIVE COLT, (308) 569-2458

22220022 -- SSTTUUDD SSEERRVVIICCEE

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NE - MORGAN STALLION STANDING AT

STUD, (308) 587-2344

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SD - MITCHELL LIVESTOCK HORSE SALE,

MITCHELL, SD. , APRIL SALE 19TH OPEN

CONSIGNED HORSES FOLLOWED BY LOOSE

HORSES. WWW. MITCHELLLIVESTOCK-

HORSESALE. COM TYLER MCGREGOR-605-

770-8190 OR RHONDA LOGES-, (605) 759-

5478

22330011 -- DDOOGGSS

FFOORR SSAALLEE

WY - GOOD QUALITY BLUE HEELER AUS-

TRALIAN CATTLE DOGS: BRED IN MICHI-

GAN. BEST DOGS I HAVE EVER HAD! PUPS

WILL BE AVAILABLE ON A REGULAR BASIS.

$300.00., (307) 272-1915

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KS - WANTING WORK WITH HORSES! EXER-

CIZING ON LUNGE LINE OR UNDER SADDLE.

GROOMING, CLEANING STALLS. ETC. LIFE

TIME EXPERIENCE WITH HORSES. WILLING

TO RELOCATE. CALL JEFF AT, (785) 697-

2264

KS - NEED RESPONSIBLE HARD WORKING

INDIVIDUALS FOR 2013 HARVEST CREW. TX

TO MT SUMMER WHEAT HARVEST. GUAR-

ANTEED MONTHLY WAGE PLUS ROOM &

BOARD. NEW JD COMBINES,

PETERBILT/KW TRUCKS. SKINNER HAR-

VESTING LLC, CALL DAN OR LEAVE MES-

SAGE AT (620) 340-2843, (620) 343-8140

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22550022 -- CCUUSSTTOOMM WWOORRKK//SSEERRVVIICCEESS

KS - CORN, MILO, WHEAT HARVESTING

WANTED. TWO JD MACHINES & SUPPORT-

ING TRUCKS., (785) 567-8515


CCOONNTT’’DD

IA - WANTED DAMAGED CORN AND WHEAT AND

ALPHA TOX CORN! PAY PREMIUM DOLLAR WITH

VACS IN TRUCKS. CALL CODY 402-350-8187 OR

WES 402-250-4185, (402) 350-8187

NE - ALL STEEL FEEDLOT FENCING. STEEL

FEED BUNKS. PORTABLE CALVING SHEDS,

PIVOT BRIDGES. FREE ESTIMATES AND WE

TRAVEL. MEISTER WELDING. CALL:, (402)

367-2479

SD - SHEEP SHEARING CREW AVAILABLE

NOW!!!! ASK FOR ROY AT, (605) 380-8768

CAW FENCINGWIRE, PIPE,

WOOD & VINYLServing Western US.(970) 396-8729

SCRAP METAL CLEANUPCALL FOR PRICES.

Call Dave: 605-520-6341Call Telly: 605-520-0236

www.loadsearch.net

Wheat Harvest Help Wantedfrom Montana to Texas. 3 CDL Truck

Drivers; 2 Combine Operators. Amber Waves Harvesting

Malta, MT

Call for info: 717-377-9994

Grain OriginatorYuma, CO

Bartlett Grain Company, L.P. is seeking a highlymotivated Grain Originator to buy grain for our Yuma,CO facility. This individual will have a primary focuson grain origination along with the transportation andlogistics of moving grain from one location to anotherby truck and railcar. Our ideal candidate will be a greatcommunicator, will be good with numbers and willhave demonstrated experience buying grain from localfarmers and producers. Bachelor’s degree is preferred,preferably in Ag Economics or Ag Business, but wewould consider candidates with significant experiencein this field that does not hold a degree.

As a leading agribusiness company, we offer acompetitive wage and full benefits package. Thisincludes health and life insurance premiums paid foremployee, dental, vision, Rx card, 401k with companymatch, profit sharing, flexible spending plans, paidvacation and holidays and more.

Apply in person, send your resume or call for moreinformation.

105 North Kamala, Yuma CO [email protected]

800-860-7290EOE/AA/D/V/Drug Screen/Background Check

Farmhand Wanted!with mechanical experience. Housing

and many other benefits provided. Nemeth Angus

Ludell, KS785-626-4309 • 785-322-5505

BORDER COLLIE/MCNAB STOCKDOG PUPPIES: Ready to go, blackand white, short haired, provenworking parents, first shots andwormed. 100% guaranteed to workstock.

Call for details. 307-620-0232

Colts StartedColts started on cattleHorse breaking and trainingProblem solvedCutting and reined cow horsesRanch horsesRanch rope workArena workThousands acres to ride out onClinics and lessons

660055--443300--00552299

Nice Looking 14 YOQuarter Horse Sorrel Gelding

15.3 hands. Honest rope horse,heads and heels. Would work for junior high or experienced roper.

Quiet in the box, rates cattle, no holes. 3D barrel horse. Will run to ability of rider.

Patterned on poles. Sound, sane and gentle. Have cattle, come try!

--$7000 --

308-760-1380Please leave message

Durocs, Yorks, Hamps& Cross Breed Boars

& females availableBoar Goats, Show Weathers &Breeding, Does also available

Nelson Bros. 605-267-2741 or 605-661-7855

OLD WYOMING REGISTEREDBRAND FOR SALE: 75 yearsin the same homesteadfamily since 1937. LHC,LHH, $6,000, negotiable.Dues paid till 2023.

307-235-8797

A

T

OUTBACK FEEDERS, LLCIf you are out of feed and

don’t know what to do, call us to discuss your options.

We will feed your cows,steers, heifers or

replacement heifers.

Call Joe at 785-527-0164 or Bryan at 785-527-1165

Located in Munden, KS

COLORADO BRAND2 IRONS - NICE IMAGE!COMES with FIRE IRON.

In the same family since 1940.

Offered for Sale at: $6,000.00/OBOPlease call Jerry

719.784.6054leave message, if no answer.

Fred Ranch SaleApril 8th, 2013

1:00 p.m.At Ranch - Rose, NE

60 Reg. Yearling Angus & Charolais Bulls

Find us on facebook & U-Tube.View Catalog at

livestockdirect.net, fredranch.com or call

Jamie Fred at 402-273-4236

BUFFALO WANTEDAll classes, any quantity

402-694-9353

Let Us Start Your Grass Cattle.Preconditioning & growing. We have

the experience, background and facilities to handle highly stress calves.

Jerry Doornbos, DVM, Scott City, Kansas

(O) 620-872-5150 • (C) 620-874-0949

CANNONBALL CATTLE Co.,Custom Preconditioning and

growing. 20+ year experience.Great facilities. High stress calves or seed stock cattle.

Consulting vet and nutritionist. Darren at PH-620-214-2060.

Scott City, Kansas.

AVAILABLEto Take in 150-250

Cows or Heifers to Calve Out. Have plenty of feed and good

production. Can take delivery anytime.402-340-1824

Taking in all classes of cattle for Sping/Summer

& beyound grazing/feeding. Including cow/calf pairs, bredcows & fall breeding stock.

AI & calving facilities available.Reasonable Rates

References Available605-520-3182

DS Cattle Co.Starkville, Mississippi

David Sanders

662-418-0333We see 5000 sale barn calves a day.

We buy your cattle in one day, and ship your

cattle the next day guaranteed!

www.dscattle.comHave own trucks, will travel.

FOR SALE40 Head Registered CHAROLAIS BULLS

Under Private Treaty.

Call: 307-532-1690

REGISTERED RED ANGUS

YEARLING BULLSTop Blood Lines, Medium to

Large Frames, Quiet Disposition,Tested & Guaranteed

MIKE’S RED ANGUSGeddes, S. Dakota

605.243.2202 • 605.680.0606

To place your classified ad

call Jodi @ 800-658-3191

Sonstegard Cattle Co., L.L.C.9th Annual Bull Sale,

Saturday, April 13th, 20131:00 pm (CT) • at the River Ranch, Montevideo, MN

SellingOffering bulls bred for calving ease, maternal, performance, and carcass!All Bulls will have a carcass ultrasound, fertility test, and performance

test. Take advantage of a family operation that has over 35 Years of Red Angus breeding experience

Tyler Sonstegard • Cell: 320-226-2340 Email: [email protected] • Website: www.3scc.net

KRAYE ANGUS PRODUCTION SALE

April 6, 2013 At the Kraye Sale Facility Mullen, Nebraska

Selling 100 Performance Bred Registered Yearling Angus Bulls

Featuring sons of Final Answer, Upward, 458N, Gridiron, Chisum,

Upgrade and more. Also Selling 20 Purebred Commercial Yearling Heifers

Kraye Angus

35791 Antelope Valley Rd

Mullen, NE 69152 John 308-546-2524

David 308-546-7015 [email protected] www.krayeangus.com

All Performance Family Owned

Data Available Nebraska Grown

VLACH CONTRUCTION INC.Earth work of all types.

“We now install drainage tile up to 12 inches”Rick Vlach

308-245-4165 Home • 308-219-0072 CellSteve Kriewald

308-219-0454 CellScotia, Nebr.

Rich’s AgService

Give us a call for all your Repair needs!

General Diesel Repair, AG, Construction, Irrigation Power Units, Over the Road,

Engines, Air Conditioners

308-293-5108



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NE - HD COIL SPRINGS FOR 1971 3/4 TON

CHEVY PICKUP, END GATE FOR 1980 GMC

3/4 TON, (308) 587-2344

FFOORR SSAALLEE

NE - THIRD SEAT FOR 95-99 SUBURBAN,

TAUPE LEATHER, $100.00, (308) 624-2177

22660033 -- TTRRUUCCKKSS

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SD - 1952 IH L160 TRUCK, 16’ COMBINA-

TION GRAIN & STOCK BOX & HOIST, GOOD

CONDITION. $2000, (605) 386-2131

MO - CHEVY C65 10 WHEELER, 18’ BED,

ROLLOVER TARP, 5+2 SPEED, RUNS GOOD,

$7,000.00, (660) 548-3804

KS - 1986 MACK TANDUM DUMP TRUCK

FOR SALE! NEW PAINT, VERY NICE TRUCK.

$16,000 CALL:, (316) 323-2707

NE - 2012 HH TRAILER, 8’X10’, ALUMINUM.

ALSO, 5’ X 9’ TRAILER. BOTH HAVE

RAMPS., (402) 726-2488

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KS - INTERSTATE 6’ X 12’ ENCLOSED CARGO

TRAILER, HAS INTERIOR CABINETS &

SHELVING, $2,750.00, (785) 871-0711

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KS - 1977 CHEVY MOTOR HOME, $3,950.00,

(785) 871-0711

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NE - MONI MOTOR GLIDER AND TRAILER,

LOW HOURS, (402) 364-2592

22661166 -- TTIIRREESS


NE - HOT PATCH VULCANIZING PATCHES,

(308) 587-2344

NE - 11. 2 X 36 OR 12. 4 X 36 TIRES, (308)

587-2344

MO - 20. 4 X 34 REAR TIRES, (816) 378-

2015

FFOORR SSAALLEE

NE - 15” SPLIT RIMS, 8 HOLE, 750

MUD/SNOW, (308) 587-2344

NE - RIM-GARD, NON CORROSIVE, TIRE BAL-

LAST, TUBE OR TUBELESS TIRES, (308)

587-2344

NE - FOR SALE: JOHN DEERE 480/80 R 50,

10 BOLT, DUEL WHEEL, EXTENSION FOR

30” ROW. TIRES. CALL TIM AT, (308) 883-

8662

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IA - LATE MODEL TRLRS & TRUCKS WITH

LIGHT DAMAGE OR IN NEED OF ENGINE

REPAIRS, (641) 658-2738

FFOORR SSAALLEE

NE - 1999 PETERBUILT 378 12. 7 DET. , 9

SPEED, 7” STACKS, ALLOY WHEELS, 340K

ON OVERHAUL. SHARP! CALL, (402) 469-

0789

22663300 -- TTRRAANNSSPPOORRTTAATTIIOONN OOTTHHEERR

FFOORR SSAALLEE

22880033 -- DDIIRRTT SSCCRRAAPPEERRSS


MO - WE BUY & TRADE USED HYDRAULIC

EJECTION SCRAPERS, (660) 548-3804

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MO - NEW & USED SCRAPERS- EJECTION &

DUMP, ANY SIZE, (660) 548-3804

NE - PULL BEHIND BOX SCRAPERS, 10’ &

12’; 3PT’S 6’ & 8’, (402) 678-2277

MO - NEW TOREQ BY STEIGER & LEON

SCRAPERS, (660) 548-3804

MO - TOREQ 40” PTO DITCHER, $7,800.00,

(660) 548-3804

MO - BUFFALO 12’ BOX BLADES IN STOCK,

(660) 548-3804

ND - SCRAPER: BUY & SELL OLD CABLE

SCRAPERS, CAT 60, 70, 80; LETOURNEAU

LS, LP, FP; A/C; ALL MAKES AND SIZES,

WILL CONVERT OVER TO HYDRAULICS,

VERY PROFESSIONALLY DONE, TIRES &

PARTS. CONTACT STEVE, WWW.

STEVEVOIGHTMAN. COM. CELL 701-680-

8015 OR BUS., (701) 742-2182

KS - 6 YD PULL TYPE FORCED EJECTION,

$2,950.00, (785) 871-0711

MO - LEON HYDRAULIC EJECT 1450 WITH

EXTENSIONS, NEW TIRES & PAINT, (660)

548-3804

MO - TOREQ 11. 5 YD, (660) 548-3804

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ND - GENERATORS: 20 KW TO 2000KW-

DIESEL, PROPANE & NATURAL GAS. ALL

LOW-HOUR TAKEOUT GENSETS. CUMMINS

/ONAN, KOHLER, CAT, DETROIT DIESEL &

MORE. ABRAHAM GENERATOR SALES

COOPERSTOWN, ND (INVENTORY ONLINE)

WWW. ABRAHAMINDUSTRIAL. COM. WE

SHIP NATIONWIDE!, (701) 797-4766

IA - MULTI-QUIP WHISPER WATT 25K VA AC

GENERATOR, DIESEL ENGINE, 8200 HOURS,

$3,850. RUNS GREAT! CALL FOR INFORMA-

TION:, (515) 240-3017

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KS - BOBCAT 963, $20,000.00, (785) 871-

0711

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NE - 1500-8000# (MOSTLY 4000#), AIR

TIRES & NEW FORKS, (402) 678-2277

OK - PETTIBONE, 30’ LIFT CELL 580-525-

1265, $3,500.00, (580) 361-2265

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WATER TUBING. CALL TODAY FOR A FREE

ESTIMATE ON A COMPLETE SYSTEM. VOL-

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PRICES. COMPARE & SAVE! GUARANTEED

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SD - MINNEAPOLIS MOLINE ANY OLDER

MM, (605) 386-2131

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MN - ANTIQUE TRACTOR COLLECTORS!

BIEWER’S TRACTOR & MACH. SALV. SPE-

CIALIZES IN 1920-85 TRACTOR PARTS. FREE

NATIONWIDE LOCATING. BARNESVILLE, MN.

SEARCH PARTS & SEE OVER 300 ANTIQUE

TRACTORS PICTURED AT SALVAGETRAC-

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NE - TRACTOR PARTS FOR SALE. NEW AFTER-

MARKET PARTS FOR MOST MAKES OF TRAC-

TORS. FRONT END PARTS, 3 PT HITCH PARTS,

RADIATORS, SEATS, STEERING WHEELS, BAT-

TERY BOXES, PTO PARTS, DRAWBARS, WATER

PUMPS, DECALS & MORE. CLASSIC AG,

AINSWORTH, NE., (800) 286-2171

IA - IH TRACTORS: A, SUP A, B, C, SUP C, H,

SUP H, M, SUP M, SMTA, 300, 350, 400,

450, 460, 560, 606, 504, 706G, 240, 340,

574 UTILITIES, (712) 299-6608

IA - JD 48A, $1850, JD MTB, JDB, JD 50

W/HYD & PTO., (712) 299-6608

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SD - IH 6 SPEED SPECIAL TRUCK, (605)

386-2131

SD - OLDER JEEPS, CJ 2A, 1948 OR OLDER,

ALSO MILITARY, (605) 386-2131

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IA - LARGE NUMBER OF ANTIQUE MACHIN-

ERY ITEMS, INCLUDING STEEL WHEEL

PLOWS, POTATO DIGGERS, & GEARS FOR IH

& JD STEEL WHEELS, STEEL WHEEL ROAD

GRADERS & HAY LOADERS., (712) 299-6608

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SD - FOREVER POST 4”X7’POINTED, 5”X8’

FLAT. PLASIC FENCE POST CAN BE NAILED,

STAPLED, SCREWED. WON’T ROT. 39

POSTS PER BUNDLE. 4 BUNDLE DISCOUNTS

$12 TO $16 EACH. STEEL STORAGE CON-

TAINERS 8’X20’, 8’X40’ $2500. TO $4500

EACH. WE DELIVER., HAENSEL DISTRIBUT-

ING. I90 EXIT 387 HARTFORD SD. CALL

CLINT AT 605-310-6653 OR JOHN AT, (605)

351-5760

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NE - HIGH DENSITY FOAM BOARD INSULA-

TION. $18.56 PER SHEET - 4’ X 8’ X 2” THICK.

ELIMINATE FROST HEAVING IN CONCRETE.

PERFECT FOR IN-FLOOR HEATING APPLICA-

TIONS. CALL LITEFORM AT, (800) 551-3313

MO - FARM BUILDING SALE! SAVE THOU-

SANDS ON BARNS, IMPLEMENT SHEDS,

SHOPS AND GARAGES. FACEBOOK: PERKA

BUILDINGS OR CALL, (800) 467-3752

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GLOVES, WARM GLOVES, MITTENS &

OTHER GLOVES., (308) 587-2344

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Stocking Stuffer for this Christmas Season!The book “My Address is Heaven.”

The Bill Linderman Story - The Great Cowboy Legend.Christmas Special: $25 Post Paid.

Call: 800-554-2303 • 406-445-2303Send Check or Money Order:

Bonnie Voelz • 225 Shorey Rd • Roberts, MT 59070

WaterproofBillboard Tarps

Free Shipping Used as Hay Tarps, Pond Liner,

Covering Equipment“Recycling by Repurposing”

Repurposed MATERIALS• Used Conveyor Belting:

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Garden covers, awnings• Sweeper Brushes:

Livestock Back Scratchers

www.repurposedmaterialinc.com

303.321.1471

30’x50’x10’..................$8,57940’x60’x12’ ................$11,99960’x100’x16’..............$26,706100’x150’x16’............$58,425

BIG DOOR SPECIALS60’X100’X18’ ............$37,50070’X100’X18’ ............$58,000

30’X16’ Overhead Door w/Opener Incl. (Local codes may affect prices)

Fx: 940-484-6746 [email protected]

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• 6 Bar 1 1/4" 14 Gauge 20' Section- $85• 5 Bar 1 1/2" 14 Gauge 20'

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50”x16” Start at $225

308.235.8536308.235.2119

Volume Discounts on 50 Panels & OverDELIVERY AVAILABLE

STRUCTURAL PIPE Excellent Condition Overstock Price

2 3/8 @ $32.00 per jointALL SIZES AVAILABLE

RPJ ENERGYNow selling large square bales, Alfalfa & Grass Hay

Call or E-mail Cortney: [email protected]

GALVENIZED GUARDRAILGrade 1 and Grade 2

Please call for delivered quote423-791-4771 • 712-726-3562

620-546-3507

Near New GE electric irrigationmotor and Aurora Pump, 260 ft,

75/100 hp, good condition; FARMHAND HAY SWEEP

with factory push-off. Fits F11/F258Loaders. Excellent shape! “RARE”

TWO-BOTTOM MCCORMICK TUMBLE PLOW with sodbuster

plow bottoms; LINE OF ANTIQUEMACHINERY, including manurespreader, culitvators and potato digger; 22 FOOT 2 3/8 INCH drillstem windmill tower. Excellentshape!! Casey, 307-630-2345

with Koyker loader, cab, AC, heat,5300 hours, clean. $22,500.00

Burns, WY

484-798-1405

JD 2555 4WD tractor

F&S Truck Parts is buying andselling truck beds in your area.

Call Zach at 800-440-0721pick up and delivery available

1990 Kenworth T-600, 425 Cat.

13 sp. 20’ box & hoist ..$22,500

785-821-2300m-tsales.net for pictures

(3) 2006 IH 9400, red, day cab, Cat435hp, 10spd...........................$29,5002013 43’ grain trailers ......Call for price1994 Mack daycab 350hp, 13..........................................................$12,000.001994 freightliner daycab detroit,13..................................................$12,000.002000 freightliner daycab detroit , 10 spd.................................$15,000.001998 freightliner daycabdetroit , 10 spd ...................$15,000.002003 peterbilt daycab overhauled , 10 spd...................................36,000.00

FOR RENT2011 43’ Wilson Ag Hoppers,

66’ sides, air ride w/scale

MIDWEST TRUCKSALES & LEASING L.L.C.

OMAHA, NE

402-934-7727

www.mwtrucksales.com

Several late Model “off lease” DAYCABS...

2005 & 2007 8600’swhite, 10sp, Cat C-13, low miles.

2004 Columbia’s, 10sp, C-12, 600K miles.

Also Kenworth T-800,AUTO SHIFT’S,

ISX & ISM power.

CALL: 402-469-0789 or go to

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FOR SALEKnapheid Tilt Dump Bed: 8’x10’6”,electric hydraulic off 1 ton truck$2,500.00Western Pro Plow: 9’ complete withlights, like new! For 1 ton thru 2 ton.$3,550.001984 Ford F-600 6 Yard DumpTruck: Single axle, 5 speed with 2speed snow plow, 90% tires, 46,000miles. Call for info.1970 CJ Jeep: 4x4, V6, 3 speed,with 2 speed. Total restore! F.G. Top.Call for photo and info.Ford F-350 Dually: V8 auto, 7’x11’stock bed with 4 ft. sides, withhydraulic electric 2000 lb lift.$3,500.00MAKE OFFER - LET’S DEAL

307-267-1900

(3) 2006 IH 9400, red, daycab, Cat 435hp, 10spd .........................................$29,500Freightliner FLD-120, 42” FTslpr ..........................$12,5002013 43’ grain trailers ...................................Call for price

FOR RENT2011 43’ Wilson Ag Hoppers,

66’ sides, air ride w/scale

MIDWEST TRUCKSALES & LEASING L.L.C.

OMAHA, NE

402-934-7727

www.mwtrucksales.com

2005 Peterbilts & Kenworths,ALLISON AUTOMATICS,

tandem axle, cab and chassis,can build to suit,

Steve 785-259-6817

Online agribusiness degree and courses through Casper College:

Offering online courses from basic recordkeeping, computer applications,

management, and outdoor recreation asthey apply to agriculture. For more information contact Marty Finch at

[email protected] or 800-442-2963, ext. 2595. Visit

www.caspercollege.edu/agriculture.

DAN ZIEMBAWELDING

On site or in the shop welding services

Call Anytime 402-366-01601076 130 Rd.

Osceola, NE [email protected]

Custom bailing, raking, shredding, & hauling of corn

stalks and hay!Custom silage cutting

We rake for downed corn. Have 4 balers & 19 wheel Roush rake.

Also do hauling with side dump trailer.Custom Manure Spreading.

Matt Musil308-380-8972 • Ravenna NE


Engine Machine SpecialistHigh Efficiency

& Long LifeG855.........................$21,000G3406.......................$22,500

Trades Welcome

Complete OverhaulsG3406 .......................$15,000G855 .........................$15,000

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SD - JACOBS 32 VOLT WIND GENERATOR,

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KS - YOUNG FARMER LOOKING FOR LAND

TO RENT, CUSTOM FARM OR PLANT IN

SHERMAN & CHEYENNE COUNTIES. DAN

SHIELDS FARMING, (785) 821-0804

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NE - LOOKING FOR LAND TO RENT. IRRIGAT-

ED OR DRYLAND. LONG TERM. CASH OR

SHARES. ANYWHERE IN NEBRASKA. TO

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627-3082


NE - WANT TO RENT! FATHER ALONG WITH

SON (WHO IS HOPING TO GET STARTED

FARMING) LOOKING FOR FARM GROUND TO

RENT. MODERN EQUIPMENT, WILL PAY

GOING RENT PRICE. PLEASE CALL 308-263-

2361 OR, (308) 991-5184

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Exotic Bird & Animal Sale!Dawson County Fairgrounds,

Lexington, NebraskaApril 7th, 2013 at 9 a.m.

All types of hoof stocks & poultry.For information call Ross at

308-457-9313 or 308-222-0335

Consignment Horse Sale!April 27th, 2013 at 10 a.m.

Dawson County FairgroundsLexington, Nebraska

Selling horses of all classes.To Consign call Ross at

308-457-9313 or 308-222-0335

Calgary StampedeJuly 12th thru 15th: 3 nights hotel, Rodeotickets for the 13th & 14th, Evening showthe 13th with Chuckwagon Races. Roundtrip deluxe motorcoach will depart fromBillings and Great Falls MT. $839.00 perperson double occupancy. $1,105 single. Contact Beartooth Travel 800-554-2303

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PASTURE WANTEDfor 30 to 400 cows for the

summer of 2013 and beyond.

Dustin 316-323-4874

For Sale!80x200 Indoor Arena on 7 acres!

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New well, corrals, return alley w/roping chute. Inferred heaters,energy efficient lighting, 500 gl.

propane tank, room to build!

Call 541-490-5335

FOR SALE BY OWNERPRICE REDUCED

COUNTRY LIVING! 34 ACRES AND LARGE NEWLY

REMODELED HOME. 4 MILES NORTHEAST OF

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PHONE 308-262-1370LEAVE MESSAGE IF NO ANSWER.

118 acres Crawford Co., Iowa...$1,003,000(Goodrich Township) 90 crop acres & pond

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Private Land Sales and Auction ServicesLicensed associates throughout IA, NE, KS, MO, OK, TX, CO

Irrigated Land AuctionApril 5, 2013 @ 10:30 cdt

Cozad Grand Generation Center, Cozad NE182+/- Acres. 131.3 Certified Wet Acres.

153.7 DCP Cropland acres.From the I-80 exit at Cozad the property is 6 miles South on

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2 miles, South 1 mile and the subject property is on the West side of the road.

For more information: www.cabinrealtyagservices.com

Cabin Realty & Ag Services Terry K. Held, Broker • (402) 394-1111

P.O. Box 157 Ericson, NE 68637(308) 653-2018

Terry K. Held, Broker

Current Listings237+/- Acres, excellent for huntingon the South side of Niobrara River,creek and excellent views. Goodaccess with REA and Rural Water,Knox County, NE.

160 Acres All grass unit, BrownCounty, NE.

300 Acres Water Rights Available,Lower Loup NRD

450+/- acres grass unit, WheelerCounty

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Antique Auction2-Day

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10:00 am Each Day Start Time

Phelps County Ag Center-Phelps County Fairgrounds

Holdrege, NE

Featuring: Jewelry, Collector China, Glassware, Furniture,Artwork, China Dolls, Lots & Lots, Post Cards, Clocks, Toys

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2-Days of Great Items go to

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For more information call Johnny Walker(308) 340-7173

Contact Nebraska Auction Service at 308-276-2189

THOMAS HORSE

PROPERTYMitchell,

Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska

8.85+ deeded acres 8 miles northwest of Scottsbluff, NE. Excellent improve-ments including ranch-style home, fully insulated 14-stall horse barn, 80’X176’ lighted indoor arena, several pens & runs, corrals and other outbuildings.

Price: $350,000Contact Cory Clark at (307) 334-2025

GOOSE CREEKHORSE PROPERTY

Evansville, Natrona County, Wyoming

Well-maintained 20+ acre horse prop-erty located 10 minutes east of Casper. Custom-built 3,843 sq. ft. home with many outstanding features. 81’X104’ indoor arena. 42’X64’ shop with con-crete floor.

Price: $1,280,000 Contact Cory Clark at (307) 334-2025

or Scott Leach at (307) 331-9095

COTTONWOODEQUESTRIAN CENTER

Silesia, Carbon County, MontanaPremier equestrian center located along the banks of the Clarks Fork River 20 miles SW of Billings. 30+ indoor stalls, small indoor training arena, large indoor riding arena, 2 large outdoor riding arenas plus 2 large, custom-built homes, heated shop, 24 RV hook ups, and MORE!

Price: $3,550,000 Contact Denver Gilbert

at (406) 697-3961

SCOLLY DOWNSCasper, Natrona County, Wyoming

Self-sufficient living on 167+ acre executive ranch west of Casper. Beautiful 8,900 sq. ft. home, private well, solar & wind-generated power, greenhouse, 2 low-pressure pivots, barn, shop, indoor arenas & MORE!

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#9972

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#101041

was $22,495

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#101571

was $10,995

95k, V6, Power windows and locks, local trade!was $11,495 was $8,450

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