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7 — Petersen shed built to handle therigors of modern farming

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When The Land decided to featurefarm shops in this issue, we put out acall for readers to share their shops withus. While I am thankful for those whogenerously gave us access to their farms,and took time during a very busy part ofthe year to show us around, I was a littledisappointed.

These shops were akin to farmmachinery hospitals — clean and organ-ized. They have kitchens, showers …even their own parts departments.

I was looking for theromance of the old farm shop.

At one time or anotherwe’ve all heard the phrase, “ifthese walls could talk…”.Nowhere could this sentimentbe more applicable than thefarm shop. Auctioneers whoassist with estate sales musthave seen some wonderfulshops teeming with historyand tradition.

Perhaps my farm memoriesharken back to an era whichsimply doesn’t exist anymore.To manage enormous tracts ofland requires enormous machinery which requires ashop capable of storing and servicing that machinery.Today’s shops are carefully planned and designed forefficiency, comfort and practicality.

My uncle Earl’s shop barely qualified on all threecounts.

Earl’s shop was a Quonset hut structure probablyabout the size of one of the service bays in today’sshop. Massive rough-hewn planks served as shelvingunits around the perimeter of the single room. Therewere a handful of ceiling light fixtures which con-sisted of a single bulb protected by a quart mason jar.If you really wanted good light, you opened the over-head door and/or used the trusty “trouble light” withthe metal cage protecting the light bulb. The shopsmelled of oil, grease, gas and cigarettes. It was THE

place for men to hang out and off-limits toyoung boys without adult supervision.

Being in Earl’s shop with the grown-upsinstantly made you older. Perched on an oldpadded stool with my grape soda, I sat qui-etly as the men smoked, sipped beers andswapped stories. Most of what they talkedabout made no sense to me; although I couldtell if the topic was a little salty if theyglanced my way to see if I was listening.

Naturally, boys being boys, my cousinsand I would sneak into the shop when no

one was around. We were insearch for hidden treasure:cool-looking thing-a-ma-bobsor maybe a risqué calendarfrom the welding supply com-pany. One time we found theb-b-gun which was confiscatedfor improper use. Tornbetween good and evil, wereturned it to its hiding place.

Almost every time we con-ducted our clandestine searchof the shop we were eventu-ally caught. To us, tools, partsand magical tin boxes con-taining who-knows-whatwere scattered everywhere.

Corners of the shed hadn’t been visited in forever.But Earl knew. Something was out of place and wewere prime suspects. Guilty as charged.

Maybe things haven’t changed that much over theyears. Today’s shops are still centers of camaraderieand culture. The modern shop may be a bit moreopulent than Earl’s, but the function is the same: tokeep the farm operating and protect the investmentof machinery.

One thing for certain: farmers know exactly whereeverything is.

Paul Malchow is the managing editor of The Land.He may be reached at editor@TheLandOnline.com. ❖

Sheds: Charm of the farm

LAND MINDS

By Paul Malchow

If you really wanted goodlight, you opened the over-head door and/or used thetrusty ‘trouble Light’ withthe metal cage protectingthe light bulb. The shopsmelled of oil, grease, gasand cigarettes. It was THEplace for men to hang outand off-limits to young boyswithout adult supervision.

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With little fanfare and barelya nod of public acknowledg-ment, the world of food turnedupside down April 13. The U.S.Department of Agricultureinformed a Penn State Univer-sity plant pathologist that the“white button mushroom” hedeveloped by removing some ofits genetic material is not agenetically modified organism.

As such, USDA declared, thenew mushroom will not be“regulated” by USDA’s Animaland Plant Health Inspection Service.

This was not some bureaucratic hair-splitting bysome little-known government agency. In fact, it wasjust the opposite. This is a hair-on-fire decision thatwill remake food as we know it.

And yes, just like you learned in elementary school,it all goes back to fungi.

This little white mushroom however, is unlike anymushroom the world has ever seen. Through a gene-editing process known as CRISPR-Cas9, Penn Stateresearcher Yinong Yang made “small deletions in aspecific gene” so the mushroom “stops production of aspecific enzyme that causes mushrooms to brown.”(Faithful readers may recall two columns on poten-tial CRISPR wins and woes in late 2015.)

The result, explained Penn State after USDA’s offi-cial blessing, is “a mushroom with longer shelf lifethat resists blemishes caused by handling ormechanical harvesting — but without DNA from aforeign organism.”

And that’s the difference, says USDA. Yang didn’tadd genetic material to the mushroom from a “for-eign organism such as bacteria or other plantspecies.” Instead, he removed the fraction of themushroom’s own genetic material which causesunsightly browning to create his new, non-GMOmushroom.

That’s possible because of CRISPR — short for“clustered regularly interspaced short palindromicrepeats.” This “tool” can focus on an exact spot on thegenome to “delete or replace specific DNA pieces,thereby promoting or disabling certain traits.”

This ability raises a paradox. Is the mushroom, asUSDA says, an unregulated, non-GMO food becauseit contains less of its own DNA and no added DNA?Or is it a different kind of Frankenfood (Franken-fungi?) as GMO critics say; because, in fact, its DNAhas been altered?

Yang, the mushroom’s developer, welcomes thatdebate but prefers it to be less a food fight and morea food “goal” — a clear indication of what he (andmost of the scientific farm and food community)would like to see.

“There’s too much divisiveness and hostilitybetween pro- and anti-GMO camps,” he offered in amid-April, Penn State press release. “I hope develop-ment of the new technology will facilitate rationaland productive dialogue… with a common goal toachieve food safety, food security, and agriculturaland environmental sustainability.”

There may not be much time for anydiscussion — rational, productive, orotherwise. Less than a week after theUSDA-Penn State announcement, DuPont Pioneermade public plans to market (by 2021) a waxy corn

hybrid developed through its use of theless-is-more CRISPR gene editing tech-

nology. Other CRISPR-inspiredresearch is already directed at drought-resistant

CRISPR process could mushroom into bigger issues

FARM & FOOD FILE

By Alan Guebert

See GUEBERT, pg. 5

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The Mexican restaurantnear the college campus hadmore than one family gath-ered around its tables to cel-ebrate the day’s graduates.Our family was rejoicingwith youngest daughterMelanie who earned a doublemajor in communication andcommunity development. Ididn’t know the grad or fam-ily sitting near us, but theirconversation grabbed myattention.

The grandmother in the group leanedin and said to her college grad, “When Iwas your age I drank unpasteurizedmilk!” She laughed. Surely his genera-tion would think it a miracle to surviveraw milk. I smiled. Raw milk was mystory, too.

I grew up on a dairy farm. I didn’tknow milk came in a carton untilkindergarten. At home it was strainedthrough flour sack towels and chilled.And before you set the pitcher on thetable you shook it hard to self-agitatethe cream layer into the rest of themix. It’s the stuff that makes HoneyNut Cheerios buzz.

Eager to trump grandma’s story, thefather at the end of the table said,“When I was your age I drank waterfrom a water hose!” Surely this genera-tion of bottled water drinkers wouldfind this risky indeed!

I refrained from jumping in and say-ing, “When I was your age I never worea seat belt or bike helmet. And to this

day I’m not super-habitualabout flossing my teeth.”

Depending on your age,you may have more scenar-ios to add to the list. Here’sthe thing. There is a placefor seat belts, car seats, hel-mets, and Food and DrugAdministration mandatedpasteurization of milk prod-ucts. Safety first. I get that.Our grand boys will tell youthat every single time whenthey buckle in for a Kubota

ride. And I agree.But I wonder in all the rules and reg-

ulations if we’ve lost some commonsense and gist to risk. Not the kind ofrisk that endangers lives, but the riskthat gives life. Daring to step out ofyour comfort zone, pushing yourselfpast the plausible, and stepping intohard situations with grit that doesn’tquit.

When’s the last time you stood upagainst the majority for the sake ofmorality? When have you decided tofollow your dream though those near-est to you laughed or let your grandreveal stand in awkward silence? Whenyou chose to do this thing pressed onyour heart even if it made your kneesknock and your tongue go dry?

Or maybe there’s a greater risk still.One of my favorite writers, AnnVoskamp, urges readers to “Make hard,complete stops at set times throughoutthe day to pray.” Why? She writes,“Otherwise you’re risking a crash. 9,

12, 3, on the hour, might be times to seta gentle, chime alarm for — and juststop to pray.”

Want to avoid risking the crash ofanxiety, fear, or your worst-case sce-nario thoughts? Try this: stop, drop,and pray. Maybe not at the side of theroad or field (although that might be agood idea), and pause and pray. Everyday my iPad rings alarms on the hourfrom 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. And each timethey set off my first thought is, “Who istexting me?” Then I look at the time,stop, pause, and pray.

It doesn’t sound that risky, does it?Yet it changes everything. If I believe

that things are changed by the unseen— the God of the universe who has allthings under His sovereign care —rather than what I’m working so hardto accomplish, I relax. This thing isbigger than me. It always is.

Maybe your risk involves believingin people, skydiving, or passing yourfarm operation to the next generationwho may not do things exactly likeyou. No doubt these things could makeyour knees knock. But I think theriskiest of all things, which is really norisk at all, is to trust God for who Heis and all He’s promised.

Step into what you know He’s askingyou to do. Just do it. Really. It’s calledobedience. It is radical, blessed obedi-ence, which might seem risky in themoment, but the eternal reality is thatthese rewards are out of this world!

Lenae Bulthuis muses about faith,family, and farming from her backporch on her Minnesota grain and live-stock farm. She can be reached atlenaesbulthuis@gmail.com or @Lenae-Bulthuis. ❖

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GUEBERT, from pg. 3corn and wheat.

What’s next?“Pigs that reach market weight faster

and cattle that produce more tendermeat (and more of it),” guesses the not-for-profit Center for Food Integrity inan April 6 blog post titled “TechnicalAdvances Need Transparency.”

Also, the blog notes, be on the lookoutfor “hens that produce only female off-spring [that] would do away with theneed to euthanize male chicks.”

But that’s just the tip of the CRISPRiceberg. Toss drug research — espe-cially gene therapies for cancer treat-ment — into the discussion andCRISPR may be the biggest, life-chang-ing tool to hit mankind since the inven-tion of the wheel.

Where will this new wheel take us?

Can its plant and ani-mal transforming magic

serve both today’s indus-trial Big Ag and tomorrow’s sustain-able ag?

Will the market’s singular drivetoward short-term profit short-circuitthe long-term complexity of our globalecology?

Is there a moral line that CRISPRshould never cross? If so, where?

Answers to these tough questions —there will be many more — can’t comefrom government regulators likeUSDA. They need to come from youand me. We should talk.

The Farm and Food File is publishedweekly through the United States andCanada. Past columns, events and con-tact information are posted at www.far-mandfoodfile.com. ❖

CRISPR changes game OPINION

When have youdecided to follow yourdream though thosenearest to you laughedor let your grand revealstand in awkwardsilence?

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By DICK HAGENThe Land Staff Writer

LAKE LILLIAN, Minn. —Hanson Silo Company built itsreputation by going vertical. Butnot so today. Horizontal bunkersfor silage, corn, soybeans andother products are the markettrend for the Lake Lillian enter-prise.

Horizontal structures are driving the marketthese days, said Mike Hanson, director of businessdevelopment for Hanson Silo Company.

“We put in a new precast concrete plant last year.It’s winterized, so we have more capacity to do morecustom jobs,” he said. “We’re also building insulatedconcrete wall panels which have found good mar-kets in turkey barns and some dairy facilities. Wecan get up to R27 values. It’s a 10-inch panel with 3-inch concrete on each side and a 4-inch insulationcenter core.”

Hanson Silo is celebrating 100 years in businessin June. The company was founded by Emil Hansonin 1916 on the family farmstead in rural Lake Lil-lian. Emil was unhappy with the poorly constructedsilos so he set out to build his own using sand fromthe shores of Lake Kandiyohi as a base for his con-crete mix. Four generations later, the company isstill owned and operated by the Hanson family:Gregg and his sons Matthew and Michael.

Looking ahead: If corn markets continue weak soelevators and farm bins still hold much of the 2015crop, what sort of chaos does the industry poten-tially face to accommodate the 2016 harvest?

“That is a real concern for the entiregrain handling industry,” said Hanson.

In fact, the issue was discussed atthe Grain Elevator and ProcessingSociety Convention in Austin, Texas.One of Hanson’s customers drove fromAlberta, Canada, to attend the conven-tion.

“This was an 1,800-mile road trip,but he wanted to view elevators on theway to Texas,” Hanson said. “He was nervous by thetime he got to Austin. Why? Because it appeared tohim that every elevator he drove past was full.”

With the expectation of depressed farm incomethis season, the question remains whether builderswill cut prices so growers and grain handlers canafford and justify additional storage.

“We look at each deal individually,” Hanson said.“We have an influx of interest in on-farm storagebunkers — simply walls with a building put over it.This doesn’t replace the grain bin and its mechanicalhandling of grain. But you can’t park your combinein a bin.”

Hanson Silo has gone national. The company builta huge concrete bunker warehouse in Baltimore,Md., for a firm which handles import and exportitems from customers around the world. But thisBaltimore warehouse currently is being used to

accommodate non-GMO corn produced in Turkey.“They contacted us last year,” said Hanson. “They

needed a warehouse on the port to accommodateocean-going vessels both delivering and loading var-ious products. This facility sits next to Fort McHenrywhere the ‘Star Spangled Banner’ was written. Theywere dealing with lead, steel and magnesium ingots,special metals which would be delivered to thiswarehouse from various sources around the world,then shipped to buyers.

“But apparently a strong market developed forimported organic (non-GMO) corn. So we trucked outour 12-foot high L panels to quickly erect precastconcrete grain walls to fill the building with organiccorn, about 1 million bushels capacity. We were toldthe corn moves from Turkey to Holland where thisexporting company is located. Once in this Baltimoreport we understand it is marketed to livestock pro-ducers of farm to table livestock products for thesemany East Coast food vendors.”

And these producers pay a premium price for thisorganic corn — $14 a bushel, said Hanson.

Learn more at www.hansonsilo.com or call 1-800-The-Silo. Mike Hanson was interviewed at the Will-mar Ag Show in March. ❖

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By DICK HAGENThe Land Staff Writer

CLARA CITY, Minn. — Thinking new farm shop?Then think your way through your entire farmingoperation including cropping sequence, field equip-ment, planters and harvesting rigs, trucks, tractors,tools, lubricants and manpower to make it all work.Your mind will be buzzing. Think about the kinks,headaches and challenges in your present shop andyou’ll get an even clearer focus on what’s needed.But most important in this mental gymnasticsgame? Think big!

That logic certainly worked for Clara City farmerKyle Petersen in Chippewa County.

“Everything is big, and perhaps getting bigger.Plus, if wet weather shuts us down during harvest, Iwanted a shop big enough for two work areas: one forworking on beet harvesting equipment, the other forcleaning up the combine.”

He and John Suter, farming partner and brother-in-law, satisfied their ambition. An 80-foot by 140-foot shop with 20-foot ceilings now occupies thesouth end of Petersen Farms home base. Open spacearound the building allow semi-trucks, 24-rowplanters and all to easily drive into the shop area. Allthree of the big shop doors are located on the southside. The east side is employee parking with a singlewalk-through entry. Immediately inside are individ-ual foot lockers for jackets, boots and gear. The eastside parking keeps vehicles cooler because they're inthe afternoon shade. Getting into a cool vehicle aftera hot day in the field made good sense, thoughtPetersen.

What guided his thinking on shop size? “I wanted three work stations,” said Petersen,

“Enough space so three to four people could be work-ing on different machines simultaneously. In today’sworld it sometimes takes time to get parts, so if aparticular piece of equipment has to set for a fewdays it wouldn’t be in the way.”

Petersen, age 48, is a fourth-generation farmer andmaking plans for that fifth generation motivated hislogic.

“I figured both my sons were coming back into thefarming business and I wanted a good place for them

to work,” explained Petersen. “Also, we can save afair amount of money by doing a lot of shop workourselves. Plus I don’t expect our employees to workin any different circumstance than I would myself.”

For example, he mentioned the chore of washing

equipment outdoors in November. With that inmind, this shop has an 80-foot by 40-foot wash baycomplete with electric powered side curtains, superlighting and a ceiling mounted space heater to pro-

Thinking of building a new farm shop? Think big

See PETERSEN, pg. 8

Dick Hagen

Kyle Petersen sits in the conference room which islocated upstairs in the shop.

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PETERSEN, from pg. 7vide a quicker dry-down of equipment after the highpressure wash job.

Modern farm shops feature in-floor heat thesedays, but not this one.

“We were looking at probably $50,000 more to dofloor heat,” reasoned Petersen. “If you keep yourshop at 60 degrees during the winter, the floor isnever cold.”

Four ceiling-mounted, thermostat controlledspace heaters quickly reheat the shop if needed.Three south-facing big doors include an 18-foot by40-foot Schweiss lift-strap door providing quick

access for big combines with corn heads intact.Machinery shop

Sitting at the west end of the wash bay is a size-able yellow machine called a jib crane. This rig easilylifts entire tractor engines and most any other pieceof equipment. Welders and steel cutting equipmentare located in a smaller section separate from themain shop floor.

If tools need to be taken to the field for a quick fix,there’s a tool bench at floor level with numerouswrenches, screw drivers, hammers, etc. However,three tool carts on roller wheels provide quick accessto wherever they are needed inside the shop. Toolsfrom these three units stay precisely with each cart.

A parts room for those daily needed parts is at floorlevel on the north side of the shop. Upstairs is theparts room for infrequently needed parts. Thisupstairs parts room is totally enclosed to keep dustfrom gathering. An overhead door opens into theupstairs so a fork lift conveniently lifts boxes of partsinto this upstairs area.

Also upstairs are two wall-mounted charts. Onedisplays dates and model number of every filterchange on every tractor, truck and other engines.The other chart is a date and field listing of everypesticide spray operation. “This is simply good

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Above is the drive-in bay for working on equipment.Pictured below is the shop work area.

See PETERSEN, pg. 9

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PETERSEN, from pg. 8housekeeping,” said Petersen. “Arecord of every spray application issimply an important part of modernfarming.”

There’s also an upstairs 15-foot by20-foot conference room, butPetersen admits conference ses-sions are few.

The big air compressor for thisshop sits upstairs to minimizenoise. Even the electric servicepanel is upstairs.

Parts inventory includes a one-yearsupply of filters. Other selected partsare also inventoried. Petersenexplained the shop is 26 miles fromMontevideo, about 22 miles from Will-mar and about 25 miles from Benson.

Bulk oil is tank-stored and air pow-ered. A 300-gallon bulk tank collectsand stores the used oil. Both used oiland used filters get delivered to a localfirm, Hoffman Filters, which paysPetersen Farms for the used oil. A 6-foot deep concrete pit makes oilchanges readily available plus otherbottom-side work as needed. This piteven has cutouts for convenient stor-age of tools.Crew comfort

Fresh water, always a necessity forshop and field workers, is convenientlyprovided. Petersen buys bottled waterby the pallet which is lifted to theupper level with the skid loader. Wateris kept refrigerated for all employees.

Walk-through plastic doors areeverywhere a folding hinged doormight be. Little if any maintenance isneeded for this setup and going intothe parts room with full hands is noproblem with these plastic, transpar-ent push-through doors.

A complete laundry and bath area,including shower, is located at groundlevel. Air dryers at each sink eliminatepaper towels. But workers have accessto plenty of towels also.

“It’s just good sense to have the facil-ities for a complete shower at the endof a day,” said Petersen, “especially ifyou’ve been crop spraying or workingduring a windy day.”

The downstairs main office is alsothe lunch break area equipped withsink, microwave oven, etc.

That Schweiss bi-fold door was aneasy choice. Petersen has a hangar atthe Willmar airport, so he knows thequick convenience of a door that liftsup rather than swings out.

Everybody is responsible for sweep-

ing floors, said Petersen. However, apower-driven floor sweep makes thejob easier.

“We built this shop for everyday use,”Petersen stated. “It doesn’t need to bespic and span. It isn’t intended to be ashow place, but we all pay attention tokeeping the place clean.”

High intensity lighting from eightceiling fixtures provide great lighting.Meanwhile, eight ceiling fans keep aircirculating.

The crew at Petersen Farms doesn’tdo major engine teardowns. But minorrepair work is routine. This is a familyoperation with seasonal help asneeded. Even though work routinesaren’t assigned, each has specificresponsibilities.

Today the crew consists of JohnSuter; nephew Cody, age 25; and onefull-time employee. Also on hand isKyle’s son Brett, age 20. Extra truckdrivers are needed during the beetharvest.

Kyle’s dad, 73-year-old Harold Peter-son who is mostly retired, still workssome farm hours. Harold started farm-ing with a 30-foot by 40-foot buildingwhich he added on to three times.

“Everything works a little better, anda lot easier, if you have a good shop,”Harold said.

Also helping part-time is Kyle’sfather-in-law and a third senior citizenwho hauls water, picks rocks and per-forms other chores.

“The nice thing about working withthese three seniors is that they don’tcare when I don’t want them,”Petersen said smiling, “and they reallydon’t care when I do want them.”

He’s proud of the contributions Brettand Cody are now making in the dailyoperations of the farm.

“They are the next generation andthey do a great job,” Petersen said. “I’mmentoring them to basically run ourfarms. They’re making good decisions.”

Advice “Before you build a shop, visit at

least 10 other shops to see both thegood and the not-so-good. You’ll findmore of what you don’t want to dothan what you want to do. Forinstance, I fastened light fixturestight to the ceiling. If left hanging,they’re collecting dust and dirt.Also, I didn’t want power lines run-ning sideways on the walls. Every-thing is vertical, straight up anddown. All my air lines are in 4-inchtile under the concrete floor. Thatkept everything off the walls.

“We put this shop up in 2011, theyear the Government permitted a 100percent write off on buildings. So itwas a convenient business decision.Plus the fact that we had simply out-grown our older shop.”

Today Petersen Farms operates a6,000-acre business specializing insugar beets, corn and soybeans withsweet corn and peas to fill a few sea-sonal slow spots. Their farm shophelps keep the entire operation onschedule. ❖

Petersen: Visit at least 10 shops before you build

Dick Hagen

Petersen’s 80 x 140-foot shop was built in 2011.

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FOLLOWING THE2016 GROWING SEASON

By KRISTIN KVENO The Land Correspondent

Andy Pulk, Roseau, Minn.May 11“We were really starting to go,” said Andy Pulk. He waspleased with the amount of planting that he was able to getdone, and then the rain came. Pulk on May 11 reported thatwhile only a little rain has fallen it was enough to stop plant-ing. “They have the s-word (snow) in the forecast,” Pulk said.With highs only expected to be in the low 50s for the next fewdays coupled with some lingering showers and a chance of

snow, planting will be on hold for a couple of days. Though “this is a perfectrain to get the seed germinated.” Pulk is grateful for the rain but he’s also gothis “fingers crossed that it knows when to stop.”Last week it was a far different story in the field for Pulk. “A week ago Mondaywe started doing some tillage.” Then “got rolling pretty good on Wednesday.”Pulk was able to finish planting wheat on May 8 and started corn that sameday. Pulk is currently halfway done with planting corn. The temperaturestopped off at a blistering 94 degrees last week, it was “hot and dry.”Pulk is hopeful that he should be back to planting by May 14 and starting soy-beans sometime the following week. Pulk is “getting close to crunch time forcorn seeding.” He usually finishes corn by May 20 and Pulk is optimistic he’llbe finished by then.The “ground conditions are beautiful, some of the best we’ve ever seen.” Ifthe rain would stay away and the sun and heat come back, this growing sea-son would off to a fantastic start.

Joan Lee, McIntosh, Minn. May 11Joan Lee can see the finish line for the 2016planting season, but the pesky rain has stoppedher so far from crossing it. When The Land spokewith Lee the planter was getting a break. Withrain the past two days including a half inch onMay 11, “It’s going to take a couple of days at

least to dry out again,” she said. Lee has only got 33 acres of organic soybeans to get in. This is abig change in planting dates compared to last year when she putthe first soybeans in on May 20. Minnesota weather is alwaysunpredictable and with a chance of snow in the forecast plantingis on hold. The “next few days will be cool and wet,” Lee reported.That is in contrast to last week’s fairly nice weather. This year has gone well so far with “nothing major break-downwise,” said Lee. While the rain has caused a break in planting itwas also a welcomed sight. “We can definitely use the rain,” Lee said. Once field conditions improve, Lee believes that it’s only going totake a day to finish planting.With a halt in planting, Lee’s husband Mark has been sharpeningthe knives on the chopper. Haying time will be here in no time. Leeexpects to start toward the end of May. The first crop will bechopped with some small bales too. Lee likes what she sees in thefield. “It looks like we haven’t had any winter kill,” she said. The planting season is almost complete for Lee, a much differentstory compared to last year. Lee is looking ahead with hope for agreat finish to planting and a strong growing season.

Kent Moser, Rock Rapids, IowaMay 11Rain has been abundant in Kent Moser’s neck of the woods.Moser reported that in the last two weeks “we’ve had 2 to 3inches of rain.” All that rain meant that some farmers in thearea were “planting in wet dirt,” he said. Moser himself hasseen wet holes this spring that haven’t been seen in threeyears. “We do not need the moisture,” Moser said.

There was a small window from May 4 to 7 that was without rain andallowed a lot of crops to be planted. As for corn, “I’d say overall 75 percentis planted.” Soybeans are a different story. “Hardly anyone has started onbeans,” Moser said. On Moser’s family farm they’re 90 percent done with corn. There’s a little bitof beans to plant. “Last year we were done by now,” he said. This year Moser is concerned with “losing top end yield potential on corn”by planting this late. “It’s time to get it in,” he said. The next week’s forecast is average to below average temperatures. Moser,as a seed dealer, is looking at what that means for his family’s farming oper-ation and his customers. It may mean changing to an earlier variety corn or ifthere’s a field that is very wet it may mean switching to planting soybeans inthat field. Moser is hopeful the weather will cooperate to get the seed inthe ground soon. “Tomorrow looks like a nice drying day,”he said.

John Nielsen, Albert Lea, Minn.May 11“We are pretty much done,” said John Nielsen. The rainhad perfect timing. The rain fell May 9 and 10, with overan inch of rain in total.Nielsen “finished beans on Saturday evening.” Just in timeto celebrate Mother’s Day with his wife Sue. “We didn’t work too much on Sunday (Mother’s Day).”

The farming operation wouldn’t be possible “without her working in town,helping on the farm, keeping insurance — she was a huge help.” With thecrops in, it was a nice day to spend with family.”The planting now complete, Nielsen said he was pleased with how it wentthis year. “Everything was next thing to perfect,” he reported. Field conditions were “above average.” Since finishing in the field Nielsenhas collected seed boxes from customers and is working on planting 800trees on some of his land to “make it look nice.”Nielsen’s only concern is that it’s going to be cold through Sunday, withlows in the 30s at night. “We got to get through the rest of this week with not-so-ideal tempera-tures.” The warmer temperatures a week ago “really perked up the corn,” hesaid. Now those temperatures need to return to really give the crops agood boost.

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By MARIE WOODThe Land Associate Editor

Farm work is messy, equipment isbig and technology is a necessity.These thoughts were top of mindwhen the Haubrich family designedand built their farm shop on HaubrichFamily Farms near Danube, Minn.

The dream shop began five yearsago when the family farm businessexpanded from Mike and SuzyHaubrich to include their three grownsons: Matt, Greg and Dan Haubrich.

“The big storage. That’s what wereally needed,” said Matt.

First they chose the spot for theirsteel machine shed. They displacedSuzy’s garden, but they needed a placewhere trucks could pull in and turnaround and where they could see thegrain loading area. They planned for

at least 10 years out as trucks andimplements change and continue to getbigger.

“Spend a lot of time with logistics,”said Mike. “Out here you have toadjust for the future.”

Besides a large machine shed andwash bay, the operation required a farmoffice where they could work and meetas a family. Mike and Matt sell seed forNorthStar Genetics so they meet withclients there. And Mike is a director ofCo-op Country Farmers Elevator.

The Haubrichs grow corn, beans,peas, wheat and alfalfa on theiracreage. They also raise lamb for foodand fiber, as well as breeding stock.With a smile, Mike calls the enterprisea “runaway FFA project.”

“We weaned lambs last week. Wean-ing lambs is messy and dirty,” said

Matt.The shop, completed this spring,

allowed the guys to shower and washtheir boots out there. If they needed afile, they could run in and grab it eas-ily. The concrete floor has in-floor orradiant heat with thermostat controlsfor different spaces. Come summer, theair conditioning will kick in.

“We have meetings here and go overfarm plans,” said Dan, who is a certi-fied crop advisor for Centrol and livesin Benson, Minn.

When Suzy, a Renville County Mas-ter Gardener, was mowing the lawnshe stopped in the shop for a cold drinkinstead of the house. Last fall, shewashed cucumbers in the wash bay.Her grandsons sometimes get off thebus and do their homework in theshop. There are four grandsons in all.

“It’s the family place to be,” saidSuzy.Details

The office is set up to handle the mod-ern technology used on most farmstoday. An office cabinet stores jackets,work gloves and caps. A large whiteboard hangs on the wall to assist inplanning and daily operations. File cab-inets hold farm, crop and livestock files.

“We started from scratch. We totallycustomized it to what we felt would bebest for our operation,” said Matt.

A full kitchen with a stove, refrigera-tor and microwave makes it conven-ient for Suzy to make lunch or supperfor her family. The shop also has a fullbathroom.

Finishing the shop office was a threeyear project led by Matt, who workedafter hours to get the job done. He

designed and finished the 20 by 30 footspace — making the most of everysquare foot. He hired out the plumb-ing, electrical, cabinets and spray foaminsulation. Still, he did a ton of workhimself. He framed the office, dry-walled, did all the trim work andinstalled light fixtures.

“After eating supper I’d come downhere and put four hours in,” Matt said.

In 2015, Matt and his wife boughtthe neighboring farm site and movedtheir family of three children fromRockville. Matt had a corporate job inSt. Cloud for 10 years before workingfor his dad in 2013. He commuted tothe farm for the week.

The key to a functional shop is in thedetails. Since the building has a highceiling, Matt got a bonus space that hemade into a loft. The railing comesapart to haul up furniture. Thick wallsand insulation make the office quietand energy efficient. Through the win-dows, they can see the grain bins.

Matt repurposed many materials.For instance, he is making a corkboard from an old truck grill. Hetrimmed out the windows and anopening between the office and gather-ing space with black slate from an oldpool table.

The wash bay is Mike’s favorite spot.Matt mounted an old truck box on thewall to organize supplies and keepthem dry. The hand wash sink is an oldbar sink. Both the office and wash bayare equipped with central vacuumports. The bay is also heated so theycan thaw, wash and dry four-wheelers,trucks and equipment.

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Matt Haubrich washes their skid steer in the wash bay.

See HAUBRICH, pg. 13

HAUBRICH, from pg. 12Family shop

The farm shop honors two farm fam-ilies. Family artifacts pay respect toSuzy and Mike’s families.

Old feed sacks found in barrels in thebarn hang by the table in the gather-ing space. Mike’s dad’s old feed scoopadorns the office. A piece of wood withthe date Sept. 25, 1911, hangs on theoffice wall. The board was from the olddairy barn destroyed in the 1992 tor-nado. Suzy found the board jammed inthe ground “dead center” in the yard.

From Suzy’s dad, Jerome “Jerry”Malecek, they have an originalDorothea Paul oil painting of his fam-ily’s home farm near Bechyn.

“Dad was a real farm boy,” said Suzy.“(The shop is) in memory of Dad andhis love for the farm and keeping hisgrandsons and great grandsons infarming.”

A century farm settled in 1879, theHaubrichs were the Renville CountyFarm Family of the Year in 2004. Asthe fifth generation, the Haubrich sonsare bringing their skills back to thefarm. Matt has apprenticed with hisdad and offers engineering, design and

construction skills. He holds a commu-nications degree from AlexandriaTechnical College. Dan and Greg haveagronomy degrees from South DakotaState University. Dan has a minor inag business and Greg in animal sci-ence. Greg works for Monsanto in theClimate Corporation and lives a fewmiles away with his wife and son.

“The dynamics of a farm and work-ing together — it’s not easy,” saidMatt. “One-hundred-thirty-sevenyears of a family farm. We’re not goingto give that up. We’ve gone too far.”

After a long day of planting, the guysheaded into the shop at 10:30 p.m.

“We drank a beer. Our eyes were all

red. A neighbor stopped by,” saidMatt.

Getting together at the end of theday — that’s what a farm shop is allabout.

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Mike and Suzy Haubrich spend timewith grandson Sawyer in their farmoffice.

By RICHARD SIEMERSThe Land Correspondent

MARSHALL, Minn. — On a warmevening in late May, Paul Rasmussenunscrewed a bluebird nesting box tocheck its contents. Four small blue-birds rested inside. He replaced thenest and moved on to another site.

Rasmussen is a volunteer in theBluebird Recovery Program who moni-tors a trail of 14 sites in Camden StatePark, south of Marshall. He hasworked at Camden for 26 years and hestarted monitoring this bluebird trailwhen it was set up in 2006. He is nowthe Lyon County coordinator for the

Bluebird Recovery Project.Rasmussen was already a birdman

in 2006, building houses for wrens andmartins. But he knew nothing of thebluebird. Then Loren Murphy andKeith Radel came along. They had per-mission to set up a bluebird trail atCamden.

Radel and Murphy are long-time vol-unteers for BBRP. Murphy has been avolunteer for over 25 years and carriesa “Bluebird Helper” card. Radel cameup with the idea of putting bluebirdtrails in state parks.

When setting up the trail at Camdenin 2006, Rasmussen was assisted byElizabeth Murray, who also worked atCamden at the time. As Rasmussenpicked up the basics of caring for blue-birds from Murphy and Radel, heagreed to monitor the Camden trail.

“They taught me some things and if Ihad a question, I’d call them,” Ras-mussen said.

This past year, the Camden trailfledged 58 birds. That’s a long wayfrom the 185 fledged three years ago,

but up from 2014 when only 35fledged.

“Fifty percent of the fledged birdsdon’t get back the next year due topredators, auto collisions, and thelike,” Rasmussen said. “A few years ago

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The Gilbertson house model makes iteasy for Rasmussen to check on thestatus of bluebird nests without disturb-ing newly-hatched youngsters.

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BLUEBIRDS, from pg. 14many died [while migrating] in aTexas hail storm.”

Rasmussen works to bring his num-ber of fledged birds back up to a hun-dred, but each bird contributes to thebluebird’s recovery.

“In the 1970s the bluebird wasalmost extinct [around Minnesota],”Murphy said. “Now we’ve broughtthem back to where you see bluebirdsin almost every county in the state.”

Rice County, home to Murphy, is oneof the most active in the BBRP.

“In the last 10-15 years, we’ve raisedmore bluebirds than anywhere else,”Murphy said. “I’ve never seen so manyas I saw in 2015.”

In the 193 sites he monitors, therewere 1,394 eggs of which 1,260hatched and 1,255 fledged.Nesting trails

None of this comes without time andeffort. Murphy was out almost everyday from mid-March to the first of Sep-tember, driving approximately 10,000miles during the season to monitoreach of the sites on a weekly basis.

Keith Radel and Loren Murphy areresponsible for many bluebird trails.When Radel got the idea of puttingnesting trails in state parks, Murphyhelped him carry it out. They did manyof them until it became impossible toget monitors to watch them.

“Keith and I went to every corner ofthe state, hitting the state parks,”Murphy said.

There had been some desire to helpbluebirds.

“(The parks) had ‘feel-good’ conserva-tion. Groups like scouts and 4-H clubsput up many bluebird houses, andnever looked at them again,” Murphysaid. “Without monitors, you havenothing.”

What had been done to help the blue-bird recover often didn’t achieve itspurpose. Many of those nesting boxeswere nailed to trees or put on fenceposts — making them vulnerable topredators. The raccoon is one of themain predators.

To defeat the raccoons, Radel andMurphy were putting up Gilbertsonhouses, a model Rasmussen nowmakes. They were designed by SteveGilbertson. The nesting box is an 8-inch section of 4-inch round PVC witha 1-and-9/16th-inch entrance hole, toosmall for starlings to get in. The box iseasily removed and replaced for check-

ing. It is mounted on rebar which ispounded two feet into the ground andwrapped with metal conduit. The con-duit is sanded with steel wool andwaxed.

“Nothing can climb up that,” Ras-mussen said.

At least, nothing has been success-ful. Murphy said he has seen the evi-dence of raccoons who have climbed upbut were unable to get into the box.

“They hear those baby birds and tryto get to them,” Murphy said.

Cats are also a menace to birds’nests. But one of the bluebird’s pri-mary enemies is the wren. Rasmussenand Murphy both described how thehighly territorial wrens will destroyeggs, throw young birds out of the nest,even dismantle the nest itself, empty-ing the grass and filling it with sticksto make it unusable.

All of this means placement of nest-ing boxes is very important.

“Pairs of boxes are set up about 500feet apart to give them enough terri-tory,” Rasmussen said. “They areplaced facing trees, but about 300 feetaway. Fledglings can fly that far whenthey leave the nest, but wrens don’tventure that far out.”

Bluebirds have another nesting com-petitor — the tree swallow. However,the two species can co-exist becauseswallows catch flying insects, whilebluebirds perch and search the grass,taking insects on the ground. The nestboxes are set up in pairs, Rasmussensaid, so that if a tree swallow takesone, there is always one remaining fora bluebird.

The Bluebird Recovery Project has a

history approaching 40 years. Accord-ing to its website, it began as a com-mittee of the Minneapolis Chapter ofthe National Audubon Society whenDick Peterson asked them for helpwith his bluebird work. According tothe site, “Originally part of the Con-servation Committee, BBRP eventu-ally became financially independent,but still retained the non-profit statusof the Audubon Chapter.”

Rasmussen said he spends abouttwo-and-a-half hours a week monitor-ing his 14 sites. While his 58 birds area small part of the flock, it all adds up.According to the Bluebird RecoveryProject website, monitors reported17,057 bluebirds fledged in 2015.

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Paul Rasmussen monitors 14 bluebirdsites on a weeklybasis, keeping tabs onabout 60 birds.

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By DICK HAGENThe Land Staff Writer

JANESVILLE, Minn. — Somesuggest that $3 corn is driving evenmore interest in precision planting.The point being, any way to save abuck is worth considering.

“Use the best inputs, but let’s putthem in the right places,” is themessage of Bernie Paulson ofMcPherson Crop Management in Janesville.

Paulson acknowledged every farm has high produc-ing areas which might need more inputs or mightneed less. For low-producing areas, he searches forwhat can be done to better manage input costs whileimproving yields.

“We have farmers every day simply asking, ‘Howcan we improve our bottom line?’ With today’s tech-nologies, we can provide some answers,” said Paul-son.

He noted a surge of technology purchasing duringthe super cycle.

“Today, farmers aren’t so interested in buying newtechnology. But they are definitely interested in opti-mizing the technology they have already purchased.”

With the 25-year history of McPherson Crop Man-agement, service always starts with a quality soiltesting program. “From zone sampling or grid sam-pling we can move forward using management zoneideas that incorporate on-the-go variable rate appli-cations for nitrogen, seed populations, even phospho-rous, potassium and lime,” Paulson explained.

He would like to see more education on the impor-

tance of soil pH and lime applications and how thisrelates to hybrid performance and fertilizer efficiency.

“Farmers and/or their suppliers have the tools avail-able,” Paulson said. “But putting these tools to work isstill lacking and that’s why education is vital. Farmershave their own questions on GPS accuracy; or accu-racy of big rigs doing broadcast applications of limeand fertilizer on their fields. They’ll sometimes say tous, ‘Maybe I’m paying for something that I may not begetting.’

“Our job is showing them how things work prop-erly in this somewhat complicated, but essential,balance of inputs according to the productivity oftheir soils. Variable rates are the buzz word thesedays and rightly so. Generating profits is always thegoal — even more so when commodity prices arecrunched but input costs aren’t,” said Paulson.

He indicated his firm is not yet into variable ratework with pesticides be that insecticides, fungicidesor herbicides. But he wonders with new technologiesnow collecting vegetative indexes, would not ahigher rate of fungicide be justified in those areas ofa field with more foliage to cover?

“Today the challenge is mostly getting enough waterapplied with the products to provide good coverageover the entire leaf surface of the crop. But I’m certaindown the road we’ll have technology that changesrates of insecticides and fungicides, on the go.

“I’m a big advocate of variable rate everything,”Paulson added. “Regardless of how uniform a fieldmay look to the eye, there is always variability. Wehave the challenge of determining which technologymaximizes the potential of each variable. That tech-nology is close to ready. Once available, then it boilsdown to which of these technologies will be cost-effective to our customers and in the process, provid-ing an environmental favor to the entire landscapeof their farming program.”

The precision of variable rates is a matter of real-ity and practicality.

“Most equipment we are working with is at least60-feet wide, often 120-feet wide and wider. We talkabout farming by the square foot, but that is justtalk,” he said. “But you can certainly make yourapplication maps for variable work even in one-acreincrements. Soil types, elevations, different colors ofsoils are some of the clues that we use.

“Plus, we check actual yields from different portionsof a field so we can then overlay these various factors.We may have three, four, even five layers of input datato establish the application rates which then get cor-related to your own yield data. From this we come upwith zones within a field for a more precise determi-nation of application rates. Working with our crop con-sultants or your local crop consultant is the nuts andbolts of making this all work properly.”

McPherson Crop Management scouting optionsfor corn and soybean fields includes stand counts,early season diseases, weed scouting, herbicide rec-ommendations, mid-season and late summer bugsand diseases, and yield checks.

Also available is the GreenSeeker Handheld CropSensor for assessing the vigor of a crop. Readings helpmake decisions regarding the amount of fertilizer toapply. The sensor emits brief bursts of red andinfrared light, and then measures the amount of eachtype of light reflected back to the sensor. The sensordisplays the measured value in terms of a NormalizedDifference Vegetation Index (NDVI) reading. Thehigher the NDVI reading, the healthier the plant.

As NDVI readings are collected from throughout thefield, another tool (called the Connected Farm Scoutapp on a smartphone or tablet) calculates fertilizerapplication rates and geo-references the location.This logged data is then sent to www.connected-farm.com so users can view the information online.

Trimble, authorized dealer of the GreenSeeker,indicates the scout app is available for both Androidand iPhone platforms. The app can be downloadedfor free at www.connectedfarm.com.

McPherson Crop Management works with AKER, aWinnebago firm which utilizes certified pilots for get-ting aerial images generated by drones. McPherson isalso getting into fixed wing aircraft to photographthousands of acres per day.

“For our own use, we have a compact quad helicop-ter for collecting photos in our own scouting work. Wehire professional drone pilots and fixed wing pilots todo big scale contracted acres for us,” Paulson said.

Paulson also advocates for minimum tillage.“Leaving soils buck naked all winter open to

swirling winds is not a positive thing. I’m a promoterof cover crops, of minimum tillage, of doing thingsthat are sustainable,” said Paulson. “Are you improv-ing your farm land every day? Are you improvingwater quality? Those are the questions that get atsustainability of agriculture.”

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The University of Minnesota Exten-sion has announced farm productionrecords for 2015 have been added tothe FINBIN website. Farmers whoparticipate in Adult Farm Manage-ment programs across Minnesota sub-mit their production records to thesite. The FINBIN website is a resourcewhere farmers and landlords can look

at production costs for previous yearsand compare how their own operationcompares to the county, regional andstatewide data. Reference informationgoes back to 1993.

On the FINBIN website, farmers cangenerate summary reports, bench-mark reports and compare farm finan-

cial results to peer group farms. Gen-erate reports summarizing whole farmresults for financial standards, incomestatements, profitability measures, liq-uidity measures, balance sheets, state-ment of cash flow, crop production andmarketing summary, household andpersonal expenses operator and laborinformation, nonfarm summary anddetailed income statement. There arealso statewide reports on several dif-ferent crops and livestock enterprises.Any of these reports can be viewed bycounty or regions.

The FINBIN data allows the publicto examine the various inputs costslike seed, fertilizer, chemical, etc. forvarious crops including corn, soybeans,

hay, wheat, oats, sweet corn, peas,sunflowers, sugar beets and manymore. You can also examine the costof production for many livestock oper-ations.

The third section allows for farmersto enter their own financial standardratios and once again compare theirfigures to farmers across Minnesotaor select a smaller closer region orcounty. Once again a farmer would beable to determine their own farm’sfinancial health compared to peers.

The FINBIN website is foundat: http://www.finbin.umn.edu.

This article was submitted by Uni-versity of Minnesota Extension. ❖

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DES MOINES – Iowa Secretary ofAgriculture Bill Northey recentlyannounced the 2016 sign-up period isopen for cost share funds to help farm-ers install nutrient reduction prac-tices. Practices eligible for this fund-ing are cover crops, no-till or strip till,or using a nitrification inhibitor whenapplying fertilizer.

The cost share rate for farmersplanting cover crops is $25 per acre($15 per acre for past cover crop users)and for farmers trying no-till or striptill is $10 per acre. Farmers using anitrapyrin nitrification inhibitor whenapplying fall fertilizer can receive $3

per acre.Farmers who have already used

cover crops on their farm are eligiblefor a reduced rate of $15 per acre.First-time cover crop users will receivepriority consideration for this assis-tance. Farmers are only eligible forcost share on up to 160 acres. Thefunds will be made available in July,but farmers can immediately startsubmitting applications through theirlocal Soil and Water Conservation Dis-trict office.

This article was submitted by theIowa Department of Agriculture andLand Stewardship. ❖

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By TIM KINGThe Land Correspondent

It seems producers of farm commodi-ties regularly face commodity priceswhich are below the cost of production.The modern response to that unfortu-nate situation is to rely on governmentprograms to help make up the differ-ence. In the 1960s the National Farm-ers Organization took more radicalaction in an attempt to address theproblem. NFO farm activists dumpedtheir milk on the ground rather thandeliver it to market for a price belowthe cost of production.

Everett E. Luoma’s book, “TheFarmer Takes a Holiday,” is critical ofthe NFO’s action.

“Because the lack of control of thefarmer was not so starkly evident tothe more nearsighted of the farmers in1964, the NFO holding action of thatyear did not go to the extremes of the1932 farmers’ strike,” Luoma wrote in

his 1967 book subtitled The Story of theNational Farmers’ Holiday Associationand the Farmers’ Strike of 1932-1933.

Luoma contrasts the top downbureaucratic leadership of the 1960sNFO to the democratic grass rootsnature of the 1930s National HolidayAssociation strikes.

Farmers in the 1930s were an orneryand independent lot and not particu-larly interested in what so-called leader-ship thought, according to Luoma. Forexample, while hundreds of Iowa farm-ers were blockading the highways andrailways into Sioux City and even dis-arming the County Sheriff duringAugust 1932; the titular head of theFarm Holiday Association, Milo Reno,wrote this in the New York Times:

“The leaders in this movement invari-ably counsel obedience to the law andpeaceful picketing. In fact, the use ofmoral suasion is a more convincingargument than force, not only among

the distributors but among the consum-ing public.”

Reno wrote this odd editorial, so dis-connected from the farmers he claimedto lead, while the Battle of CouncilBluffs was raging. During that battle,farmers were tear-gassed by theNational Guard; but persisted in theireffort to keep farm products out of thecity and off the market. Some werearrested while blockading roads leadinginto Council Bluffs.

In a chapter titled “The Battle ofCouncil Bluffs,” Luoma writes this:

“Sheriff Lainson correctly analyzedthe situation. Fearing a mass attack onthe Council Bluffs jail, where a total of66 farmers were held, he threw amachine gun barricade around thestructure and brought in most of hisdeputies to resist any effort to deliverthe prisoners. He said the guns werethere to “kill people if we must.”

“Undeterred, on August 25, 1,000angry farmers from different westernIowa counties invaded the city andbesieged the jail. F. Raymond Snyder ofKingsley, Iowa, a leader in the move-ment, warned Sheriff Lainson that if thepickets were not freed the farmerswould raid the jail and free them.Forty-three of the men were promptlyreleased on $100 bond each and the oth-ers were liberated on appeal bonds.”

The definition of moral suasion maydiffer from person to person, it seems.

Everett Luoma’s book is both anastute critique of leadership andremarkable telling of the history of theFarm Holiday Association during thosetwo tumultuous years. Luoma also pro-vides an analysis of the economic situa-tion which brought the farmers to takesuch desperate action. He relies on theNew York Times to set the stage in thefirst paragraph of his introduction.

“The drop in farm prices has wiped

out farm securi-ties, impover-ished the farmerand decreasedhis purchasingpower. Thefarmer’s townhas less andless trade.Mortgage hold-ers and finan-cial institutions serving the farmer havein many cases become frozen and insol-vent. Railroads are carrying little or notrade to farm regions. Farmers are los-ing the farms which they acquired aftergenerations of toil and thrift,” Luomaquotes the Times as writing on Septem-ber 4, 1932.

These economic conditions werecaused, Luoma says, by “forces in soci-ety in whose interest it was that bank-ruptcy should be used to eliminate thefamily farmer and the farmer himself.”

Luoma’s book of 108 pages describesthese forces and the farmers reactionto them in clear, easy-to-read prose.The Farm Holiday movement wentbeyond the two years described in hisbook and it achieved some remarkablepolitical ends. But, by the 1960s andthe NFO milk dumping, Luoma seemsto believe the struggle had been lost.

“The Farmer Takes a Holiday” is afascinating and educational book on alittle known subject. Unfortunately, thebook is out of print and can only befound in a few libraries in Minnesotathrough MNLink. Your local publiclibrary can help you access MNLink.

Luoma’s son is keeping the book alivehowever by providing free computerdownloads to anyone who is interested.Visit thefarmertakesaholiday.wordpress.com to download the book. Thebook is free but you may make a smalldonation if you wish. ❖

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The following marketing analysis is forthe week ending May 13.

The U.S. Department of Agricultureraised its milk production forecast fromlast month in this week’s World Agricul-tural Supply and Demand estimatesreport. Milk production in 2016 is forecasthigher, as the cow inventory is expected toexpand slightly and growth in milk-per-cow in the first half of the year is forecasthigher. Milk output in 2017 was forecasthigher as improved forage availabilityand continued favorable feed costs areexpected to support gains in milk percow.

2016 production and marketingswere projected at 212.4 and 211.4 billion poundsrespectively, up 600 million and 500 million poundsrespectively from last month. If realized, 2016 pro-duction and marketings would be up 3.8 billion and3.7 billion pounds respectively or 1.8 percent from2015.

2016 production and marketings were projected at215.2 and 214.2 billion pounds respectively. If real-ized, 2016 production and marketings would be up2.8 billion pounds or 1.3 percent from 2016.

Cow numbers are expected to remain near 2016levels. Commercial exports on both a fat and skim-solids basis were forecast higher as expected tighterworld supplies and increasing demand lead toexpanded export opportunities. Imports were fore-cast lower as domestic production increases. Withstronger domestic and export demand, cheese, nonfatdry milk and whey prices are forecast higher; butbutter prices are forecast lower.

The Class III milk price is forecast higher onstronger cheese and whey prices. The 2016 averageis projected at $13.15-$13.65 per hundredweight,down 50 cents from last month’s report, and com-pares to $15.80 in 2015 and $22.34 in 2014. The 2017range is projected to range $14.05-$15.05.

The Class IV price was forecast higher as a weakerbutter price is more than offset by the higher NDMprice. The range is expected at $12.65-$13.25/cwt.,down 25 cents from a month ago and compares to$14.35 in 2015 and $22.09 in 2014. The 2017 ClassIV projection is $13.15-$14.25/cwt.

Imports were raised on both a fat and skim-solidsbasis. Exports on a fat basis were raised, butunchanged on a skim-solids basis.

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Bleeding in the cash dairy prices andfalling futures portends red ink on thefarm. But there was a surprise on Fridaythe 13th. Block cheddar cheese, which haddipped to $1.27 per pound on May 12 (thelowest level since March 2010) inchedback up a penny May 13 with 10 bids at$1.27 going unfilled. They closed at $1.28,down 2.5 cents on the week and 34 centsbelow a year ago. The barrels also dippedto $1.27, but jumped a nickel May 13 and

closed at $1.32, up 2 cents on the week,30.25 cents below a year ago and 4cents above the blocks. Five cars of

block traded hands on the week and22 of barrel — 11 on the morning of May 13 alone.

The May 6 Dairy and Food Market Analystnewsletter says, “The most-bearish contacts in ournetwork are predicting CME spot cheese prices totumble further and hit a bottom of $1.20 per poundor less. If current spot prices fall much more, it willtranslate into a Class III milk price below$12.00/cwt., which means losses for virtually allunhedged dairy farmers in the U.S. — small andlarge.”

FC Stone dairy broker Dave Kurzawski pointed outin his May 9 Early Morning Update, “Cheese exportsin March were down 26 percent from last year, ordown about 19.8 million pounds. Imports continuedat record paces. Total cheese production in Marchwas up 1.8 percent to 1.029 billion pounds.” But hepoints out this data is from March, “with the currentbuoyancy of the futures market. In other words, thefutures market is trading other information andunknowns,” he said, “In addition to weather and cur-rency considerations.”

Kurzawski adds; “If you’re in the cheese business,

you’ve likely seen better-than-expected domesticsales at one point or another during the past 18months. But it’s worth reminding ourselves of thecurrent dynamics at play and that the broaderhealth of the domestic economy is much strongertoday relative to 2009-10. Two domestic demandbarometers to consider: vehicle miles driven, andthe Restaurant Performance Index.”

“People are traveling more starting in 2013 andthe windfall energy savings over the past 18 monthsor so incentivized even more traveling,” he said.“These factors have and, in our opinion, will con-tinue to absorb higher cheese supplies through thesummer months.”

Dairy Market News warns that milk production inthe Central region remains strong, keeping cheesemanufacturers running full schedules. “Sales aresteady but there is still a considerable amount ofstocks in the region. The recent upturn in sales hasreturned some inventories to comfortable levels, buta few processors are not willing to purchase extramilk without strong buyer interest. Cheese makersseem determined to work through inventories andavoid rebuilding stocks, even if they have availablestorage capacity.”

Milk is also readily available in the West andmany cheese plants are running at or near fullschedules, according to Dairy Market News, “Retaildemand remains fairly good for most varieties ofcheese.”

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By Lee Mielke

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See MIELKE, pg. 20

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MIELKE, from pg. 19Spot butter closed at $2.0375 per

pound, down 1.25 cents on the weekbut 6.5 cents above a year ago. On the week, 13 carswere sold at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, 12 onMay 11.

Butter churns across the Central region are active,reports Dairy Market News. As temperatures rise inthe South Central area, demand for cream clearingto Class II is increasing. Many contacts believe inter-est in butter is increasing and feel the market is typ-ical for this time of year. A large amount of buttermakers feel well balanced with their inventories.Participants report that a plentiful supply of butterin other countries is being offered to American buy-ers. Foreign manufacturers are reportedly pricingproduct to compete with the U.S. market.

And, with plenty of cream available, Western but-ter making also remains active. Processors describeretail and food service demand as “relatively good.”

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Cash Grade A nonfat dry milk closed May 13 at81.5 cents per pound, up 3.75 cents on the week andthe highest spot price since November 2015. It is still13.5 cents below a year ago. On the week, 36 carsexchanged hands, 19 on May 10 and 10 on May 11.

Speaking of powder, the Daily Dairy Report’sSarina Sharp wrote in the May 6 Milk ProducersCouncil newsletter, “European manufacturers areonce again selling milk powder to the government

intervention purchase program.Stocks reached the program’s initial

109,000 metric ton ceiling at the endof March, and intervention purchases stalled formuch of April while bureaucrats dotted all the i’sand crossed the market-manipulating t’s. In the twoweeks since the ceiling was officially doubled to219,000 metric tons, manufacturers have sold nearly35,000 metric tons of SMP to the government. At thispace, they’ll need to increase the ceiling again inshort order, or face the perils of the open market.”

Checking the price front: California’s June Class Imilk prices were announced by the CaliforniaDepartment of Food and Agriculture at $14.35/cwt.for the north and $14.62 for the south. Both aredown 49 cents from May, $3.12 below a year ago, andthe lowest levels since October 2009.

That puts the north’s six month average at $15.45,down from $17.45 at this time a year ago and $24.53in 2014. The south’s average, at $15.72, is down from$17.72 a year ago and $24.80 in 2014.

Speaking of California prices, the Milk ProducersCouncil’s Rob Vandenheuvel says the state-man-dated temporary price adjustment has shrunk whathe calls “the California Discount” (difference betweenthe Federal order Class III and California 4b price)to an average of 82 cents/cwt. since last August. Headds this “still represents a significant dollaramount at a time when our dairy farmers desper-ately need a level playing field with fellow dairymen

Butter inventories are well balanced

See MIELKE, pg. 21

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MIELKE, from pg. 20around the country.

“How much money does an 82 cent/cwt. discount onthe Class 4b price represent since August2015? More than $101 million, or about $12.6 mil-lion per month, he answers. For a 1000-cow dairyproducing 65 pounds of milk per day, their share ofthat discount is more than $60,000 since Augustfirst of last year.”

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The USDA’s latest National Milk Cost of Produc-tion report shows March total production costsremain below the previous month and 2015.

Total feed costs averaged $10.65/cwt., up 38 centsfrom January, down a dime from February, and $1.66below March 2015. Purchased feed costs, at$5.90/cwt., were up 53 cents from the January level,down 6 cents from February, and 89 cents belowMarch 2015.

Total costs, including feed, bedding, marketing,fuel, repairs, hired labor, taxes, etc., at $21.86/cwt.,were down 9 cents from January, down 26 cents fromFebruary, and $1.88 below a year ago. Feed costsmade up 48.7 percent of total costs in February, upfrom 48.6 percent the month before and down from51.9 percent a year ago.

Meanwhile, Penn State’s JamesDunn writes in his latest Dairy Out-

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MIELKE, from pg. 21income over feed costs, rose by 6.9 per-cent in April from March, as lowerfeed prices combined with higher milkprices. April’s income over feed cost issomewhat higher than last year’svalue. Nevertheless April’s value forIOFC of $6.46 per cow per day is notgood. Income over feed cost reflectsdaily gross milk income less feed costsfor an average cow producing 65pounds of milk per day.

“The milk margin is the estimatedamount of the Pennsylvania all milkprice that remains after the feed costsper cwt. of milk production are paid.Like income over feed cost, this meas-ure shows that the April PA milk mar-gin was 6.9 percent higher than inMarch. Since feed prices are expectedto stay reasonable, the moderateincreases in milk prices shown in thefutures markets for the second half of2016 should increase IOFC,” accordingto Dunn.

USDA’s weekly Crop Progress reportshows 64 percent of the U.S. corn cropwas planted as of May 8, up from 45

percent the previousweek but lags a yearago by 5 percent and is14 percent ahead of the five year aver-age.

For soybeans, 23 percent are planted— up from 8 percent the previous week,3 percent behind a year ago, but 7 per-cent ahead of the five year average.

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Cooperatives Working Togetheraccepted six requests for export assis-tance this week to sell 668,001 poundsof cheese to customers in Asia andOceania. The product has been con-tracted for delivery through Septemberand raised CWT’s 2016 exports to 19.0million pounds of American-typecheeses, 7.72 million pounds of butter(82 percent milkfat) and 18.1 millionpounds of whole milk powder to 16countries on five continents.

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In politics, the National Milk Produc-ers Federation, the International DairyFoods Association and the U.S. DairyExport Council called on the White

House this week to“challenge a World

Health Organizationproposal which would discourage theconsumption of dairy products byyoung children — advice that contra-dicts the recommendations of respectednational and global health organiza-tions that endorse milk for its nutri-tional value.”

A letter sent to the President statedthat “dairy foods are doctor-recom-mended, but the bureaucrats at theWHO are about to overturn decades ofsound nutrition and medical advice,”according to a joint press release.

“At issue is a WHO guidance docu-ment that will be presented to theWorld Health Assembly later thismonth, despite repeated requests fromdairy organizations to fix significantproblems with the proposal. The threedairy organizations urged the U.S. gov-ernment to seek further scientificreview of, and changes to, the WHOguidance and how it may be used inthe future.”

“Discouraging parents from providingmilk, one of the most nutritious foodsin the human diet, to their childrenflies in the face of common sense,” theletter said. “Increased milk and dairy

product consumption in recent yearshas helped improve nutritional out-comes for hundreds of millions of chil-dren around the world. This very posi-tive trend should be furtherencouraged, not thwarted by ill-advisedguidance from WHO.

“Earlier this year, the WHO releasedthe draft guidance document that con-tradicts existing U.S. and internationalnutritional policy. It would dictatesweeping new restrictions, directly dis-couraging consumption of milk, as wellas other new limits on various foodsincluding dairy products, by childrenup to age three. Although the intent ofthe document is presumably to encour-age healthy eating patterns for tod-dlers, the WHO proposal as nowdrafted would actually have the oppo-site effect, as such restrictions wouldsignificantly discourage children’s con-sumption of nutritious dairy products.Two different revisions made to theoriginal proposal failed to adequatelyaddress that underlying problem aswell as other serious short-comingswith the document.”

Lee Mielke is a syndicated columnistwho resides in Everson, Wash. Hisweekly column is featured in newspa-pers across the country and he may bereached at lkmielke@juno.com. ❖

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COLUMBUS, Ohio — The U.S.Department of Agriculture will providea new financing option to help farmerspurchase portable storage and han-dling equipment. The loans, which nowinclude a smaller microloan optionwith lower down payments, aredesigned to help producers, includingnew, small and mid-sized producers,grow their businesses and markets.

The program also offers a new"microloan" option which allows appli-cants seeking less than $50,000 toqualify for a reduced down payment of5 percent and no requirement to pro-vide three years of production history.Farms and ranches of all sizes are eli-gible.

Producers can invest in equipmentlike conveyers, scales or refrigerationunits and trucks that can store com-modities before delivering them tomarkets.

Earlier this year, FSA significantlyexpanded the list of commodities eligi-ble for Farm Storage Facility Loan. Eli-gible commodities now include aqua-culture; floriculture; fruits (includingnuts) and vegetables; corn, grainsorghum, rice, oilseeds, oats, wheat,triticale, spelt, buckwheat, lentils,chickpeas, dry peas sugar, peanuts,barley, rye, hay, honey, hops, maple sap,unprocessed meat and poultry, eggs,milk, cheese, butter, yogurt and renew-able biomass. FSFL microloans canalso be used to finance wash and packequipment used post-harvest, before acommodity is placed in cold storage.

To learn more about farm storagefacility loans, visit www.fsa.usda.gov/pricesupport or contact a local FSAcounty office.

This article was submitted by the U.S.Department of Agriculture. ❖

USDA offers microloansfor storage, equipment

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BY MARIE WOODThe Land Associate Editor

Freezing temperatures nipped cornacross Minnesota, but University ofMinnesota scientists say most cropswill rebound after the freezing morn-ing temperatures of May 14 and 15.

At the Southern Research and Out-reach Center in Waseca, Tom Hoverstadreported that corn is OK because thegrowing point is below the ground. Hewould be more concerned if the forecastfollowing the frost included cold, dampand cloudy weather.

“In five days you should see regrowthand hardly know the difference,” saidHoverstad.

Soybeans that have emerged canusually handle the temperatures we’vehad, said Hoverstad.

He noted that good growing condi-tions with sunny, dry and warm daysthe week of May 16 should help.

Bruce Potter, integrated pest man-agement specialist, noted frost atSouthwest Research and OutreachCenter in Lamberton. The weatherchart on the SROC website shows alow of 32 F on May 14.

“Corn will catch up in short order,”said Potter.

Potter reported that the soybeans atthe center look fine for the most part.Three days after a frost will give farm-ers more information.

“Plants have to recover. They areshocked a little bit,” said Potter. “Theyhave to grow enough to tell if the axil-lary buds are going to make it.”

Up at the North Central Researchand Outreach Center in Grand Rapids,Minn., Bob Smith is field operationsmanager. They have alfalfa fields rightnow, but no soybeans yet. According toWeather Underground, the tempera-ture at Newstrom Field got down to 28F on May 14. “I would be very sur-prised if anyone in this area got beansin the ground yet,” Smith said.

Scientist Curt Reese at the WestCentral Research and Outreach Cen-ter in Morris reported that tempera-tures got down to 29 F in the morningsof May 14 and 15. Reese heard reportsthat a lot of corn got nipped hard northof the station. Reese farms 20 milessouth of the center, where reports werenot as bad.

“I’m not overly concerned about cornbeing killed,” said Reese. “Even if it gothit, it’s not good for it, but it should befine.”

Soybeans have not emerged in theMorris area yet, reported Reese.

Dale Kopecky of Northwest Researchand Outreach Center in Crookston,said that the sugar beet crop was ofmost concern. “We have lost 5 to 10percent of our crop. Right now we don’thave to do any reseeding on our fields,”he said.

Kopecky reported that soybeans inthe center’s neighboring fields haveemerged. “They’re looking pretty bad,”he said.

Sugar beets got hit near Ada, Minn.Randy Tufton, Norman County Execu-tive Director at the Farm ServiceAgency said that American CrystalSugar had guys doing field reports inthe area. American Crystal did notreturn The Land’s phone call.

Tufton estimated a 10 percent loss tosugar beets with some farmers lookingat replanting.

“It’s still early enough now where

they can get a decent crop, but it’sadded expense for the farmers,” saidTufton. “Some of the corn was touchedbut that should come back.”

In Renville and Kandiyohi counties,the Co-op Country Farmers Elevatorin Danube reported that the regionescaped the freeze on May 14 with alow temperature at the Olivia Airportof 32 F. On May 15, the low was at 30F for four hours.

“Corn froze off completely. It waspretty widespread,” said Ryan Kiecker,certified crop consultant at CCFE.

The corn looks healthy belowground, noted Kiecker, and with goodgrowing conditions this week the cornwill have new growth.

Sugar beets tolerated the weatherpretty well.Everyone is keeping aneye on the soybeans. Kiecker esti-mated that CCFE customers have loston average 5,000 to 8,000 emergedsoybean plants per acre. ❖

Most crops nipped by May freeze should rebound

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Local Corn and Soybean Price IndexCash Grain Markets

DoverEdgertonJacksonJanesvilleCannon FallsSleepy Eye

Average:

Year AgoAverage:

corn/change* $3.40 +.10$3.41 +.14$3.42 +.17$3.49 +.15$3.45 +.14$3.44 +.20

$3.44

$3.33

soybeans/change*$9.90 +.25$9.72 +.36$9.90 +.50$9.81 +.41$9.96 +.40$9.93 +.53

$9.87

$9.17

Grain prices are effective cash close on May 17. The price index chart compares an average of most recently reported local cash prices with the same average for a year ago.*Cash grain price change represents a two-week period.

Grain AnglesAdapting to change

Given the competitive nature of agriculture, themultiple risks, and the compressed profit margins weare currently experiencing, I believe there is value insharing a time-tested process for adapting to change.

Many years ago I had the honor of learning themodel for adapting to changefrom Col. Milton Toratti, ahighly-decorated army veteranfrom the Vietnam era.

Step 1: Share information.This requires a commitment fromall parties to abide by profes-sional rules of engagement, com-municate in a respectful fashion,ask great questions, be willing tolisten with an open mind, andsearch for the common interestfrom which a new approach canbe built. A neutral third-party oroutside experts can add value tothis step — assisting players to abandon their fear,cease the blame game, and sincerely collaborate tobuild a sustainable plan.

Step 2: Develop expectations. The second steprequires process to develop consensus around corevalues, mission, vision, goals and objectives. Asoptions evolve, it is important to prioritize them andcapitalize on early wins. Highly effective teams thenwork on tactical and strategic plans to implementwhat has been agreed to.

Step 3: Define roles and responsibilities. Teammembers must align on who does what, who reportsto who, who has authority, who do we consult with,who needs to be informed, etc. In a perfect world,orginizational charts and job descriptions document

Grain OutlookSoybean surgebrings up corn

The following marketing analysis is for the weekending May 13.

CORN — The May U.S. Department of Agricul-ture balance sheets were not that interesting forcorn, but in the wake of bullish soybean numbers,corn prices shot higher. Corndidn’t reach its high for theweek until a couple of days afterthe report when a good weeklyexport sales number wasreleased. On the continuouschart, corn hit its high for theweek at $3.86 per bushel. Thehigh in the July contract was$3.91.25 per bushel.

Turning to the report, on the2015-16 corn balance sheet thefood, seed and industrial use cat-egory was lowered by 11 millionbushels and exports showed animpressive 75 million bushel increase to 1.725 bil-lion bushels. Ending stocks for 2015-16 were down59 million bushels from April at 1.803 billionbushels. This was 38 million bushels below the aver-age 1.841 billion bushel average trade estimate. Thefirst official 2016-17 balance sheet put forth a 2.153billion bushel carryout, which is still 350 millionbushels higher than this year.

The category breakdown for 2016-17 was as fol-lows: 93.6 million planted acres, 168 bushels peracre, production 14.43 billion bushels. Exports areprojected to hit 1.9 billion bushels, the second high-est export number in the last seven years and up175 million bushels from this crop year. Ethanol ispegged at 5.3 billion bushels vs. 5.25 billion bushelsthis year. The 2016-17 stocks-to-use ratio is 15.2

Livestock AnglesCutout price driving beef

The first half of May has started with a few sur-prises and some very unusual market movements inboth cattle and hogs. It seems the weather isn’t theonly questionable event that has taken place so farthis spring. For the most part livestock prices havemoved higher thus far in the month of May.

The cattle market has contin-ued to see high volatility andsome erratic price movements inthe past few weeks. The cashmarket has been like a rollercoaster the past several weeks.One week the market is lower fol-lowed by a sharp rally the nextweek. In the meantime thefutures market was doing nearlythe exact opposite as the cashmarket.

Considering the beef cutoutover the past few weeks, the factthat the cutout dropped significantly during theperiod when the cash trade was the weakest. Then asthe beef cutout began to recover the cash price ralliedvery strong during that period. That seems to set thetone for the volatility in price movement. The inter-esting thing about following the beef cutout is thefact that when the price comes down the movementof beef increases and when the price goes up the vol-ume in the boxes decreases. This definitely wouldappear to indicate that the demand for beef is pro-portionately dependent on the price of beef at thewholesale level. Thus the supply and demand equa-tion is still at work and is likely to continue to domi-nate the pricing mechanism. Therefore, not just sup-ply will dictate the price of cattle but demand for beefwill play a significant role in that price discovery.

JOE TEALEBroker

Great Plains CommodityAfton, Minn.

AL BENNETTAgStar Principal

Business Consultant Mankato, Minn.

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

PHYLLIS NYSTROMCHS Hedging Inc.

St. Paul

See NYSTROM, pg. 25 See TEALE, pg. 25 See BENNETT, pg. 25

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NYSTROM, from pg. 24percent compared to 13.3 percent this year despiterecord usage. The 15.2 percent stocks-to-use ratio isthe highest since the 2005-06 crop year. Overall, thecorn report didn’t inspire much concern on its own.Corn rallied on the coat tails of the soybean reaction.

On the world scene, Brazil’s corn production waslowered from 84 million metric tons last month to 81mmt this month. Brazil imported 106,000 metrictons of corn in April with the majority sourced fromArgentina. It was also the largest quantity of cornimports since October 2014. Dry weather in north-ern Brazil may further reduce the crop. InArgentina, fuel prices are up 31 percent since thefirst of the year, essentially erasing the farmers’ ben-efit from the elimination of the export tax.Argentina’s corn production was dropped from 28mmt last month to 27 mmt this month. World cornending stocks for 2015-16 were down slightly month-on-month from 208.9 mmt to 207.9 mmt. For 2016-17, world ending stocks are projected at 207 mmt vs.211.6 mmt estimated. This would be the first year-on-year world ending stocks decrease in five years.

Weekly old crop corn exports were better thananticipated at 43.5 million bushels, bringing totalcommitments to just 6 percent behind last year. TheUSDA’s latest export forecast is calling for 1.725 bil-lion bushels — a 7.4 percent decline year-on-year.New crop sales were 6 million bushels, bringing newcrop total commitments to 108 million bushels vs.86.5 million bushels committed last year. Newexport sales announced during the week included170,000 metric tons to Japan, 120,000 metric tons tounknown and 210,000 metric tons to Saudi Arabia.

Weekly ethanol production was up 39,000 barrelsper day at 962,000 bpd as production rises into driv-ing season and plants return from maintenance.This was the biggest weekly gain in a year. Ethanolstocks fell 40 million gallons to 892 million gallons,but stocks are still 4.7 percent higher than last year.According to the Energy Information Administra-tion, the four-week demand for U.S. gasoline is up 5.1percent from a year ago. Ethanol margins are in the15 cent per gallon area. The economics of feedingwheat pencil into rations, but we haven’t seen a bigswitch. U.S. corn is competitive on the world marketoff the Pacific Northwest market all the way throughAugust. Keeping things in perspective, there isanother cargo of wheat headed into Wilmington,

N.C., from South America.SOYBEANS — The USDA shocked traders by cut-

ting ending stocks for 2015-16 by more than antici-pated and our first look at the 2016-17 balance sheetwas eye-popping. On the continuous chart, nearbysoybeans surged to their highest level since Novem-ber 2014 when the May contracts hit $10.82.25 perbushel the day after the report. The 2015-16 balancesheet showed an increase in the crush of 10 millionbushels and a jump in exports of 35 million bushels.The resulting drop in ending stocks of 45 millionbushels to 400 million bushels was 23 millionbushels below the average guess, but within therange of guesses.

The first official 2016-17 forecast was where thebig surprise lay. Planted acreage was pegged at 82.2million bushels, yield at 46.7 bushels per acre for acrop of 3.8 billion bushels. On the demand side,crush was set at 1.915 billion bushels, up from 1.88billion bushels year on year.

The export outlook indicates a sharp year-on-yearrise from 1.74 billion to 1.885 billion bushels. This isinteresting since the USDA increased export forecastsfor both Argentina and Brazil, despite lowering theirproduction outlook. The USDA also only increasedChinese bean imports by 4 mmt for next year.

Ending stocks for 2016-17 of only 305 millionbushels were 100 million bushels below the average405 million bushel average estimate and was on thelower end of the pre-report range of 290 to 500 mil-lion bushels. The February Outlook Conference pro-jected 2016-17 ending stocks at 440 million bushels.The stocks-to-use ratio for 2016-17 is 7.8 percentcompared to 10.7 percent this year. On the mealside, ending stocks for both 2015-16 and 2016-17 areforecast at 300,000 metric tons. Oil ending stocksare projected to fall from 2.355 billion pounds in2015-16 to 2.025 billion pounds in 2016-17.

On report day, meal locked limit up which sent theentire soy complex into expanded limits the follow-ing day. With current wet weather and now the pricedifference in new crop corn and soybeans, a largeracreage switch to soybeans is anticipated. More soy-bean acres are predicted in South America next yearas beans are more profitable. In South America, theUSDA cut Brazil’s bean crop from 100 mmt to 99mmt. Argentina’s bean crop was pegged at 56.5 mmt.World ending stocks for soybeans are projected at74.3 mmt for 2015-16 vs. 75.8 mmt estimated. For

2016-17, world ending stocks are forecast at 68.2mmt vs. 73.2 mmt anticipated.

The Rosario Grains Exchange cut their Argentinesoybean production estimate from 59 mmt to 55mmt; the USDA is at 57 mmt. A labor strike at theArgentine port of Rosario, which handles 80 percentof their grain exports, began on May 13.

Weekly soybean export sales were a disappoint-ment at 7.8 million bushels. Even though the saleswere lower than expected, the gap between lastyear and this year narrowed from 7 percent behindto 6 percent behind last year. The USDA is callingfor a 5.6 percent decrease in export sales year onyear. Sales for the 2016-17 marketing year werenegligible at 200,000 bushels. New crop commit-ments are slow at just 120 million bushels vs. 162million bushels on the books last year by this date.New sales reported during the week included280,000 metric tons of old crop beans to unknown,140,000 metric tons new crop to unknown, 40,000metric tons of soyoil to China and 50,000 metrictons of soyoil to unknown. ❖

TEALE, from pg. 24Producers should remain aware of market condi-

tions and remember that the futures market is notthe cash market but a tool which attempts to fore-cast the future price structure.

The hog market has been on a fairly consistentrally during the month of May. Cash prices for hogshave pushed above the mid-$70s lean by the middleof the month because of decent demand for pork andrelatively tight numbers in certain areas of the coun-try. The pork cutout has also responded in a positivemanner, climbing to over $83.00 per hundredweight.

However, as the pork cutout has risen, the volume inthe pork products has seen a decline which indicatessome consumer resistance at these higher levels. Thefutures market which has had a fairly decent pre-mium has begun to show signs of exhaustion inrecent trading. Seasonally, the hog market is knownfor establishing a top in the spring months and form-ing a seasonal bottom into the fall time of year.

Producers should keep a close eye on current mar-ket conditions and protect inventories as needed andpay close attention to premiums offered in thefutures market at the current time. ❖

Hog market continues May rally

BENNETT, from pg. 24this section of work.

Step 4: Commitment vs. involvement. It is criticalteam members understand and support the keybuilding blocks of commitment: conviction, capabil-ity and courage. Conviction is the firm belief thatchange is needed and the direction is correct. Capa-bility is the ability to act effectively on commit-ments with talent, skills, and a support structurethat produces positive results. Courage is the emo-tional gut commitment to the project and the will-ingness to do the right thing while making the nec-essary sacrifices.

Step 5: Measure productivity. Team membersmust align on how progress will be measured andbe willing to hold themselves and others account-able to the metrics designed. Leadership should cre-ate a “dashboard” that is accessible and kept cur-rent so behaviors can be adjusted as needed.

Step 6: Achieve stability. With the successful exe-cution of the preceding steps, the team will achievea new sense of stability. Observable symptoms willinclude sincere team engagement, client satisfac-tion, quality products and service, high returns oninvestment, high morale, positive attitudes, adher-ence to core values, and a sense of peace.

While not always easy and instinctual, I believeunderstanding and adhering to the process outlinedabove will not only help smooth out transitions andadjust to changes, it will prepare your team forgrowth and a bright future.

For more insights from Al and other AgStarexperts, check out AgStarEdge.com, where you’ll findgrain and livestock industry news, legislative hap-penings, and financial preparedness guidance. ❖

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The U.S. Department ofAgriculture Farm ServiceAgency recently announcedthat more than 800,000acres were accepted intothe Conservation ReserveProgram program duringthe recent 49th CRP sign-up period. This was one ofthe most competitive CRPenrollment periods ever,with over 3 million acresbeing offered for CRPenrollment. As of thiswriting, FSA had notyet released the CRPenrollment data forindividual states or counties.

Nationwide, there were more than26,000 offers to enroll over 1.8 millionacres under the general CRP enroll-ment period earlier this year. Only411,000 acres, or 23 percent of thetotal, were accepted, making this themost “selective” enrollment period inthe 30-year history of the CRP pro-gram. An additional 364,000 acreshave been accepted in 2016 under thecontinuous CRP program, which tar-gets the most environmentally sensi-tive land, and is not part of the com-petitive bidding process involved withthe general CRP program.

The recent CRP enrollment periodalso included a first-ever enrollmentfor the CRP grasslands program,which provides producers with finan-cial assistance to plant approvedgrasses, trees, and shrubs on range-land, which can be grazed. There werea total of 4,600 offers, totaling overone million acres, offered for this newprogram. FSA accepted 101,000 acresfor the first CRP grassland enroll-ment. There also continues to be over1 million CRP acres enrolled underthe Conservation Reserve Enhance-ment Program, including nearly71,000 acres in Minnesota. The CREPprogram is a cooperative program,involving state environmental initia-tives.

As of March 1, there was atotal of just over 23.7 mil-lion acres enrolled in theCRP program, which isdown from nearly 27 millionacres in 2013, over 31 mil-lion acres in 2009, and over36.8 million in 2007. As ofMarch 1, there were nearly17 million acres enrolledunder general CRP con-tracts, just over 5 millionacres under continuous CRP

contracts, 1.1 millionacres under CREP con-tracts, and 390,000

acres in the FarmableWetland program. The maximum num-ber of CRP acres enrolled at any onetime has been reduced in each of thelast two farm bills. The 2014 farm billset the maximum acres in the CRP pro-gram at 24 million acres.

Please see the attached table for CRPdata for the top ten states in theUnited States for CRP enrollment,including Minnesota, Iowa, North andSouth Dakota, as of March 1. Besidesthe number of total CRP acres in agiven state, it is interesting to note thepercentage of acres that are under gen-eral CRP contracts vs. continuous CRPcontracts. The general CRP contractsare required to participate in a compet-itive bidding process when they expire,while the continuous CRP contractsmet the desired CRP criteria and arenot subject to the bidding process.States such as Iowa, Minnesota andSouth Dakota, with less than 50 per-cent of the total CRP acres under gen-eral CRP contracts, would seem to havea more stable CRP acreage than stateswith a very high percentage of CRPacres under general CRP contracts.

There is also a wide variation in theaverage annual rental payment peracre for CRP contracts from state tostate. Of course, land quality on a cropproduction basis, and the average landrental rates in a given area, have a biginfluence on the average CRP annual

payments per acre. In addition, thestates with a higher percentage of con-tinuous CRP contracts will tend tohave a higher average annual CRPpayment rate on a comparative basis.This is due to the fact that the continu-ous CRP contracts have a set paymentrate per acre in a given county, and arenot subject to the competitive biddingprocess that exists for general CRPcontracts.

The bids which were offered into CRPfor 2016 were evaluated, using theenvironmental benefits index. USDAtargeted the most environmentally sen-sitive land with the 2016 CRP sign-upin order to reduce soil erosion, protectwater and air quality, and to enhancewildlife protection and carbon seques-tration. There continues to be specialfocus on buffer strips near rivers andstreams.

EBI factors which were used by FSAto evaluate CRP contract offersincluded water quality benefits fromreduced erosion, runoff, and leaching;wildlife habitat benefits from land cov-ers on CRP contract acreage; on-farmbenefits from reduced soil erosion; airquality benefits from reduced wind ero-sion; benefits that will likely endurebeyond the CRP contract period; andcost per acre for the CRP rental con-tract.

USDA is currently celebrating the30th anniversary of the CRP programand three decades of conservation suc-cess. The CRP program was developedas part of the 1985 farm bill and wasestablished by USDA on Dec.23, 1985.CRP has been the largest and mostimportant conservation program in the

2016 CRP bidding looks to be highly competitive

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MARKETING

CRP Enrollment as of March 1Total General Continuous Ave. Payment

STATE CRP Acres CRP Acres CRP Acres Per Acre1 - Texas 2,987,166 2,774,914 212,252 $ 36.762 - Kansas 2,119,958 1,908,065 211,894 $ 42.333 - Colorado 1,860,864 1,787,694 73,169 $ 34.984 - Iowa 1,647,392 715,989 931,404 $186.135 - North Dakota 1,527,929 936,956 590,973 $ 46.326 - Montana 1,411,040 1,241,555 169,485 $ 29.477 - Washington 1,216,622 1,027,031 189,591 $ 58.418 - Minnesota 1,131,622 529,342 602,445 $ 97.809 - Missouri 984,947 733,946 251,000 $105.1310 - South Dakota 954,120 303,786 650,335 $ 83.46

U.S. Total 23,709,982 16,923,744 6,786,448 $ 71.56Notes: CRP data is from the USDA CRP web site. This Table does not include the results of therecently completed 49th CRP sign-up in 2016. Any CRP acres in a given state that are not listed undereither general or continuous CRP are assumed to be in CREP or other special CRP initiatives. Thelisted annual payment per acre includes all CRP contacts. Continuous CRP contracts have a set pay-ment rate per acre in a given county, while general CRP contracts are accepted on a competitive bidbasis.

See THIESSE, pg. 27

The maximum number of CRP acres enrolled at any onetime has been reduced in each of the last two farm bills.

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THIESSE, from pg. 26United States since that time. CRPcontinues to make major contributionsto national efforts to improve water and air quality,prevent soil erosion, protect environmentally sensi-tive land, and enhance wildlife populations.

CRP protects more than 170,000 stream miles withgrass buffers and riparian forests, which is enough tocircle the world seven times. CRP has preventedmore than 9 billion tons of soil erosion since 1985,which is enough to fill 600 million dump trucks.Each year, CRP has reduced nitrogen runoff on tilledcropland by 95 percent, and has reduced phosphorusrunoff by 85 percent.

CRP has created nearly 2.7 million acres ofrestored wetlands. CRP helps enhance populations ofducks, pheasants, quail, and other wildlife species.CRP has resulted in the sequestration of an annualaverage of 49 million tons of greenhouse gases,which is equivalent to taking about 9 million cars offthe road.

CRP provides nearly $2 billion per year to privatelandowners, which are dollars that help support localbusinesses and the local economy.

CRP contracts will expire on just over 1.65 millionacres on September 30, 2016. This includes 92,409acres in Minnesota, 99,645 acres in Iowa, 58,712acres in South Dakota, 44,595 acres in NorthDakota, and 22,885 acres in Wisconsin. Nationally,slightly over 2.5 million contracted CRP acres will

expire in 2017, and nearly 1.5 millionacres in 2018. Given the level of CRPacres expiring, it’s possible that we

could have another general CRP sign-up period in2017 or 2018.

The CRP program remains extremely popularamong landowners, conservationists, and manymembers of Congress. The program seems to be agood tool to address water quality, soil erosion, etc. Inrecent farm bills, Congress has reduced the maxi-mum number of CRP acres with each revised five-year farm bill. These reductions have been due tocutting federal spending on the CRP program, andwere not a reflection of the CRP program accom-plishing its objectives. It will be interesting as webegin to develop the 2018 farm bill, whether Con-gress will strive for stability or enhancement of theCRP program, or will propose further reductions tothe program.

For more information on the CRP program, includ-ing the most recent enrollment data and informationon the 30th anniversary of CRP, go to the USDACRP web site at: http://www.fsa.usda.gov/crp.

For additional information contact Kent Thiesse,Government Farm Program Analyst and Vice Presi-dent, MinnStar Bank, Lake Crystal, Minn. Phone(507) 381-7960; he can be reached by e-mail atkent.thiesse@minnstarbank.com. The website ishttp://www.minnstarbank.com. ❖

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Do you remember the“most beautiful thing youhave ever seen"? As a veryyoung child my mothershowed me a sky-bluebearded iris blooming in hergarden and said, “Sharon,isn’t that the most beautifulthing you have ever seen?”Well, yes it was.

At 2 years of age, I was notaware of the concept ofbeauty. I was speechless butknew I had seen somethingspecial.

That memory stays with me and when 2-year-oldgranddaughter, Ellie Jo, visited a few years ago, Iplanned to instill in her the same awe for floralbeauty. I tried, with no success, to get her to lookat the iris and smell its fragrance, but she wouldhave none of it.

Notice that the inflorescence (blossom) is nearlyas large as her head. I do think she will rememberthe gorgeous iris and I hope she will rememberand associate the experience with learning whatfloral beauty is.

“Lingering Love” is the name of the iris picturedand can be purchased from Pleasant Valley IrisFarm. The website is: www.irisfarmer.com. Theyhave over 400 varieties of iris and will ship themin late July.

Late July is the time to divide iris. The rhizomesshould have one or two leaf fans and be free fromdisease. Iris have thick fleshy rhizomes that spreadoutward year by year and after four or five yearsthe center clump is often bare. Lift the plant with agarden fork and cut the rhizomes into sections and

trim the leaf fan back to about 4 inches.Replant the new sections shallowly so the tops are

barely covered by soil. Water well and firm them in.They should increase in blooms every year untilthey again need dividing.

Iris pests include the iris borer which is commonand has to be dealt with in our garden each year.The borers spend the winter as eggs on old leavesand in the spring hatch into tiny caterpillars andtunnel through the leaves reaching the rhizomeswhere they feed.

The tips of the leaves turn brown and unsightly.Maintaining good sanitation practices is importantin controlling these pests. If you see signs of dam-age, dig the plant up and examine the rhizomes forborers and cut off infected parts and burn or burythem. In the fall it is important to remove anddestroy old iris leaves so the eggs don’t over-winter.

Iris, when combined with mounding or sprawlingplants, add a punctuation point to the garden. Theyare equally at home with conifers, other perennialsor just simply a splendid sight in a bed all theirown.

Iris have such an impact that it is hard to imag-ine a garden without them.

Sharon Quale is a master gardener from centralMinnesota. She may be reached at (218) 738-6060 orsquale101@yahoo.com. ❖

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BY SARAH JOHNSONThe Land Correspondent

There’s an Arab saying that if the potis cooking, the friendship will staywarm, too. Sharing meals, swappingrecipes, arguing about ingredients, allthese activities are part of the greatbig lovefest surrounding our favoritefoods. Our warmest memories aboutgrowing up are often centered on thekitchen table. Food is a stretchy gluethat keeps friends and family fromstraying too far.

Speaking of friendship, one of myJanesville-dwelling friends recentlyshared a treasure: the “Fisher FamilyFavorites” cookbook — a nicely-printedthree-ring binder full of recipes by thedescendants of Frank and Veronika(Verona) Fisher. Many, many years inthe making, the impressively completecookbook was a labor of love by familymembers who just couldn’t letVeronika’s fabulous cooking be forgot-ten. Here are a few of my faves:

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Did somebody mention strudel? Ihope so! Veronika’s strudel features asweet cottage cheese filling.Croatian Cheese Strudel with CottageCheese Filling

Filling:2 pounds dry cottage cheese4 egg yolks3 tablespoons sour cream2 egg whites, slightly beaten1/4 teaspoon salt1/2 cup sugarPress the cheese through a sieve.

Then, add all remaining ingredientsand mix well. Spread over preparedstrudel dough and bake:

Dough:2 cups flour3 teaspoons baking powder1/2 teaspoon salt2 teaspoons sugar1/4 cup shortening2/3 cup milkPlace flour, baking powder, salt and

sugar in a bowl. Cut in shortening; addmilk. Knead gently on a floured board.Roll with rolling pin to 1/4-inch thick-ness. Brush the spread dough withmelted butter. Add cottage cheese fill-ing. Roll in jelly-roll fashion and formin semi-circle on greased pan. Bake in425-degree oven for 20-25 minutes. Ifdesired, frost with confectioners frost-ing and sprinkle with nuts or sugar.

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I was excited to try Harvest Popcornbecause of my lifelong love of shoe-string potatoes, the kind that come in a

can in the potato chip aisle. My familygave four out of four “yums!” to thisrecipe without missing a beat. Freshand lively ingredients make this snackmix a winner.Harvest Popcorn

1/3 cup butter1 teaspoon dill weed1 teaspoon lemon pepper1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce1/2 teaspoon onion powder1/2 teaspoon garlic powder1/4 teaspoon salt2 quarts popped corn2 cups shoestring potatoes1 cup nutsMelt butter; add next six ingredients.

Mix well. Add remaining ingredients.Spread in jelly roll pan. Bake 6-8 min-utes in a 350 degree oven, stirringoccasionally.

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Store-bought caramel rolls cannotcompete with homemade ones. They arenot even in the same category. Try somenext time you have a lazy weekend.Bundt Cake Caramel Rolls

Butter Bundt pan and sprinkle withchopped nuts. Put in about 1-1/2 dozenfrozen dough balls. Scatter in pan.Sprinkle with a 3-ounce package ofbutterscotch pudding (not instant).Melt 1/2 cup brown sugar, 1/2 cupwhite sugar, 1/2 cup margarine and 1teaspoon cinnamon. Pour over ballsand set overnight or until dough hasrisen to about the top of the pan. Bakeat 350 degrees for 20 minutes. You cansprinkle more cinnamon over doughbefore putting sugar mix on top, ifdesired.

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Real food, cooked well. That’s howthey did it in the old days. There’s noth-ing fancy about Pork Chops and Sauer-kraut, but delicious it is.Pork Chops and Sauerkraut (Zele)

6 pork chops1 (16 ounce) can sauerkraut1 large onion, choppedCaraway seedsBay leavesIn heavy frying pan, brown the pork

chops in hot fat and set aside. Leavedrippings in fry pan. Make bottom

layer of sauerkraut in medium-sizedroaster. Sprinkle chopped onion andabout a tablespoon of caraway seedsevenly over the sauerkraut. Thenplace the pork chops over the sauer-kraut.

Add water to make about 2 cups tothe heated-up drippings and stir well.Then, pour over the pork chops andsauerkraut. Lastly, add small piecesof bay leaves to give a zesty flavor.Bake for 2-1/2 hours in 350 degreeoven, covered. Check for dryness dur-ing the baking period, as water maybe needed. Season with salt and pep-per to taste.

Baked potatoes are ideal with thismain dish and can be baked at thesame time. Bake potatoes for 1-1/2hours.

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

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

Submission does not guarantee areview. ❖

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The Land will be closed on Memorial Day, Monday, May 30th.Please note that the early deadline for classified line ads

for the June 3rd issue is noon on Friday, May 27th.

HUGE BROWERVILLE, MN AREADAIRY CATTLE & FARMMACHINERY AUCTIONFRIDAY JUNE 3RD, 2016, 10:00 AM

LOCATION: 4 MILES WEST OF BROWERVEILLE, MN ON CTY. #14, THEN 1 MILE SOUTH ON CTY. #11, THEN ¾ MILE EAST ON 300TH ST.NOTE: OWNERS HAVE SOLD FARM AFTER 22 YEARS OF SUCCESSFUL FARMING. – FOR COMPLETE LISTING PHONE 320-352-3803 OR www.midamericanauctioninc.com

JIM & TARALEE MAY, OWNERS PH.320-766-1030

20421 300TH ST., BROWERVILLE, MNFOR MORE INFO. PHONE

MID-AMERICAN AUCTION CO. INC.AL WESSEL LIC #77-60 PH. 320-760-2979

KEVIN WINTER 320-760-1593 AUCTIONEERS

120 HEAD OF VERY GOOD HIGH PRODUCING HOLSTEIN & COMPOSITE DAIRY CATTLE

HERD FACTS: OWNER RECORDS, 2 X 23,887 M, 906 F, 748 P, TANK AVG. 74#, 90 DAY AVG. SCC 158,000. EXCLUSIVELY AI SIRED & BRED. DAIRY CATTLE WILL SELL UNDER COVER.

TRUCKING AVAILABLEINCLUDES: 69 HOLSTEIN WITH A FEW COMPOSITE SWISS , JERSEY

CROSS COWS. MANY RECENTLY FRESH OR DUE SOON AFTER SALE TIME. COWS ARE MILKED IN TIE STALL FACILITY AND SWITCHED TO FREE STALL AREA DAILY. VERY WELL UDDERED.

14 LARGE FRAME SPRINGING HEIFERS DUE SALE TIME THROUGH JULY 17TH32 FANCY OPEN HIEFERS FROM BABIES TO 14 MONTHS OLDTRACTORS, COMBINE & FARM MACHINERY

‘14 MASSEY MODEL 4610 MFWD, SHUTTLE SHIFT, CAB, SIDE BANK W/JOYSTICK, 1600 1-OWNER HRS.

‘85 JD 4440 QUAD, SG CAB, 38” RUBBER, HUB DUALS, 8336 HRS.‘68 IH 1256 DSL., CAB, 3 PT., DUAL HYD., 38” RUBBER, HUB DUALS,

7517 HRS., RECENT UPDATES‘51 FARMALL M, 12V ALTERNATOR, GOOD METALJD 4400 DSL. COMBINE, JD 443 LT CHKUHN VERTICAL MAX 5127 SINGLE SCREW TRAILER TYPE TMR

MIXER, SCALE, CONVEYOR DISCHARGE, NEW IN 2013McHALE 995 TSR BALE WRAPPER, SQUARE OR ROUNDSGEHL 2412, 12’ HYDRA SWING DISCBINEVICON RP 11 ROUND BALERGEHL 125 GRINDER MIXERIH 781 & 720 CHOPPERS & HEADS(3) NH 16’ CROP CARRIER VARIABLE SPEED FORAGE BOXES ON

TANDEM GEARSNH 275 SQUARE BALERJD 7000, 8R X 30 PLANTER, DFKEWANEE 1010, 18.5’ DISCFORD 14’ PT CHISEL PLOWKASTEN 325 SPREADER W/ENDGATEPLUS: FULL LINE OF FARM EQUIPMENT, 1000 GAL. PROPANE TANK,

375 TON OF SILAGE IN 10’ BAG, ATV’S, & MISC. ITEMS

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Sell your land or real estatein 30 days for 0% commis-sion. Call Ray 507-339-1272

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WANTED: Land & farms. Ihave clients looking fordairy, & cash grain opera-tions, as well as bare landparcels from 40-1000 acres.Both for relocation & in-vestments. If you haveeven thought about sellingcontact: Paul Krueger,Farm & Land Specialist,Edina Realty, SW SuburbanOffice, 14198 CommerceAve NE, Prior Lake, MN55372. paulkrueger@edinarealty.com

(952)447-4700

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first week it runs. We makeevery effort to avoid errorsby checking all copy, butsometimes errors aremissed. Therefore, we askthat you review your ad forcorrectness. If you find amistake, please call (507)345-4523 immediately sothat the error can be cor-rected. We regret that wecannot be responsible formore than one week's in-sertion if the error is notcalled to our attention. Wecannot be liable for anamount greater than thecost of the ad. THE LANDhas the right to edit, rejector properly classify any ad.Each classified line ad isseparately copyrighted toTHE LAND. Reproductionwithout permission isstrictly prohibited.

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-COMBINES-Galvanized 12’ soybean platform for Gleaner combine, #13Model E330, 3 row corn head

---IMPLEMENTS---Massey Ferguson Model 89, 4-bottom mounted plowInternational McCormick Model 45 vibra shank field cultivator, 18’Single gang pull-type diskInternational 2-row flail shredderInternational 12’ rotary hoeBrady 6R30” stalk chopper, pull-type

---PLANTERS---International Model 456, 4R38” pull-type planter w/Gandy fertilizer boxesMinneapolis Moline 12’ grain drill w/grass seeder, on rubber

---LAWNMOWER---JD F525 Zero Turn riding lawn mower, 46” deck Sears metal lawn seeder

---AUGERS---6”x30” galvanized auger8”x60’ steel augerMisc. small grain augers

---BOAT---17’ Fishing Boat w/full windshield, no motor, no trailer

---TRAILERS/WAGONS---Gravity Wagon, 250 bu. w/wood sidesLivestock Trailer, 16’ wood sided tandem axleFuel WagonFlare Box WagonParker Gravity WagonMinnesota Gravity Wagon

---MISCELLANEOUS---(8) Poly Calf HutsHomemade Fish HouseClipper Fanning Mill w/augers, used for corn furnaceSmall Corn ScreenerGalvanized Livestock WaterersAsst. Tires on rims: 31x10.5R15LT pickup tires; 12.5L-15 implement tires; 11L-15 Firestone implement tiresAssorted trailer house tires on rims, 7-14.5Assorted 7.6x15.9L swather tiresHomemade V-Type Snow BlowerTransmission Stand

AUCTION NOTE:This auction will last less than two hours. There are no small items.Please be on time.

AC Gleaner E combine, 3-spd. variable, 16.9x26 fronts, w/chopper

International 403 combine w/12’ soybean platform

Belarus Model 825 MFWD tractor w/allied Model 594HSL hyd. ldr. w/grapple forks, 3-pt., triple hyds, 540/1000 PTO, 3470 hrs., 400-965-155-38P rear, 290-508-112-20 fronts, dsl.

Farmall H tractor, NF, PTO, quick hitch Ford 8000 tractor, 18.4-34 radial tires, like new, 3-pt., PTO, dual hyds.

Massey Harris 300 combine w/#24 corn head

MACHINERY ~AUCTION~9:00 A.M., THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 2016

Hay & Forage Equip 031

FOR SALE: Gehl 860 foragechopper w/ 2R & 7' hay-head, very good condition,$3,500/OBO. 612-558-0271

FOR SALE: JD 338 squarebaler w/ chute, very good,always shedded, $3,200. 507-357-6235 or 507-381-7900

FOR SALE: JD 3975 chop-per, 7' hay head, 2011. 715-684-9231

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FOR SALE: (2) Storms 9x16bale thrower racks, JD 1065gears, stored inside,$2,000/ea. 952-567-1695

FOR SALE: 14 wheel HT154NH wheel rake, all optionsexcellent. 320-808-5723

FOR SALE: 315 New Hol-land baler w/ hyd. thrower,one owner, two all steelbale thrower racks. 320-468-6239

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2004 NEW IDEA 4865 balerwith net wrap, $3,900. 715-878-9858

BR7090 New Holland RoundBaler (5x6) (2009) Shedded,Like New, (No CustomWork). Rhino PT405H 4 BatHay Tedder (Fluffs Hay).319-347-6676 Can Deliver

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WANTED

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We pay top dollar for yourdamaged grain.

We are experienced handlersof your wet, dry, burnt

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USED TRACTORSNEW NH Boomer 37, w/loader ....................CALLNEW NH T9.645, w/Smart Trac ....................CALLNEW NH T8.320, FWA ..................................CALLNEW Massey 1726, w/loader .......................CALLNEW Versatile 450, 4WD ..............................CALLNEW Versatile 310, FWA ..............................CALLNEW Versatile 260, FWA ..............................CALL‘12 NH T9.560, 4WD ............................. $210,000‘12 NH T9.390, approx. 650 hrs. .......... $189,000NH TD5050 w/loader, Like New ............. $45,500NH TV6070 bi-directional ....................... $84,000‘12 Versatile 280 w/F&R duals, 825 hrs. ........................................................... $125,000Allis 180 D ..................................................$7,900

TILLAGE‘03 Sunflower, 32’, 5-bar spike .............. $18,500Sunflower 4630, 11-shank, Demo ...............CALLSunflower 4233-19 w/3-bar harrow .............CALLDMI 530B ......................................................CALLDMI/NH 775, 7-shank ...................................CALL‘12 JD 3710, 10 bottom .......................... $41,000‘08 JD 3710, 10 bottom .......................... $23,000‘08 JD 2210, 44.5’ w/3-bar ..................... $35,500

SKIDSTEERSBobcat S650 w/575 hrs. ......................... $35,900NEW NH Skidsteers – On Hand ...................CALL‘11 NH L230, Loaded ...................................CALL

PLANTERSNEW White Planters .....................................CALL‘11 White 8516 CFS, Loaded ................. $92,000White 6122, 12-30 .................................. $14,900‘06 White 8222 w/3 bus., res. mgr. ........ $38,500

COMBINESNEW Fantini Chopping CH ..........................CALLFantini Pre-Owned 8-30 Chopping CH .......CALL‘13 Gleaner S77 ........................... JUST TRADED‘10 Gleaner R76, Loaded ..................... $210,000‘01 Gleaner R72, Just Thru Shop .......... $95,000‘03 Gleaner R65 .................................... $115,000‘02 Gleaner R62 ......................................COMING

HAY TOOLSNew Hesston & NH Hay Tools On Hand

MISCELLANEOUSNEW Salford RTS Units ................................CALLNEW Salford Plows ......................................CALLNEW Unverferth Seed Tenders ....................CALLNEW Westfield Augers .................................CALLNEW Rem 2700 Vac .....................................CALLNEW Hardi Sprayers ....................................CALLNEW Riteway Rollers ...................................CALLNEW Lorenz Snowblowers ..........................CALLNEW Batco Conveyors ................................CALLNEW Brent Wagons & Grain Carts ..............CALLNEW E-Z Trail Seed Wagons .......................CALLNEW Rock Buckets & Pallet Forks ..............CALLREM 2700, Rental .........................................CALLUnverferth 8000 Grain Cart ..........................CALLPre-owned Snowblowers, 7’-9’ ...................CALLPre-owned Sprayers ....................................CALL

SMITHS MILL IMPLEMENTHwy. 14, 3 miles West of Janesville, MN

Phone (507) 234-5191 or (507) 625-8649Mon. - Fri. 7:30-5:00, Sat. 7:30-Noon

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Opens Monday, May 16 & Closes Wednesday, May 25: Leither Inventory Re-duction, Kimball, MN, Timed Online AuctionOpens Wednesday, May 18 & Closes Thursday, May 26: Kevin Solberg Farm Retirement, Emerado, ND, Timed Online AuctionWednesday, June 1 at 10 AM: Gemstone Masonry Operating Company, Frazee, MNOpens Wednesday, June 1 & Closes Wednesday, June 8: June Online Auction, Uppper Midwest Locations. Advertising deadline to list is Sunday, May 15Tuesday, June 7 at 10 AM: Secured Party Construction Auction, Litchfield, MNWednesday, June 8 at 10 AM: Markota Farms Inc., Hendrum, MN, Farm RetirementTuesday, June 14 at 10 AM: Robert & LeeAnna Tollefson, Crookston, MN, Farm AuctionWednesday, June 15 at 10 AM: Hutton Schumer Farms, Manvel, ND, Farm AuctionThursday, June 16 at 10 AM: Kelvin Krueger, Twin Valley, MN, Farm AuctionSaturday, June 18 at 10 AM: Meeker County, MN RE Auction, Watkins, MN, For-est Prairie Twp.Saturday, June 18 at 11 AM: Broken Wheel Farms, Watkins, MN, Farm Retire-mentTuesday, June 21 at 11 AM: Jerry Aaner-ud, Norcross, MN, Farm AuctionWednesday, June 22 at 11 AM: Quentin & Delores Georgeson, New Rockford, ND, Farm RetirementTuesday, June 28 at 11 AM: David Sch-neidermann, Ulen, MN, Farm Auction

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FOR SALE: #850 28' Landollsoil finisher, '06, excellentcondition. 320-808-5723

FOR SALE: 60' 3pt toolbarequipped for side dressingliquid nitrogen. 563-920-1153

FOR SALE: JD 740 self lev-eling loader off 7410 trac-tor, will fit 7000, 7010, 7020,7030 series tractors, 8'quick attach bucket, bolt oncutting edge. 507-220-0999

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

Schaben 16R30” liq fert, bar,1600 gal tank, ground driv-en pump, Raven controller,$24,000; NH #1044 stacklinebale wagon(holds 120bales), pull type w/ NHquarter turn bale chute,$2,850; Yetter all wheelsteer liq pull behind cart w/1600 & 500 gal tank, $11,500.Call 507-584-0133 days.

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FOR SALE: 489 NH haybine, shedded, good sickle& ledgers, fairly new wob-bler, good working condi-tion, $2,000; 16R cornheadsprayer, 325 fiberglasstank, PTO driven pump,shedded, working condition,$400, call after 6pm. 507-689-2272, 507-450-2514 (cell)

FOR SALE: 70' Elmer drag,Merritt alum hopper graintrailers; '89 IH 1680 com-bine; 690 Killbros graincart; 24R30” JD pl on Kinzebar; Big A floater; 175Michigan ldr; IH 964 CH;White 706 & 708 CH &parts; White plows &parts; (3) 4WD drive pick-ups ('78-'80); JD 44' fieldcult; 3300 Hiniker fieldcult; IH 260 backhoe; head-er trailers. 507-380-5324

FOR SALE: Case IH 18316x30 flat fold fiber shankcult, $5,900; 1969 JD 3020 Dtractor, JDWF 3pt, 2 hyd,recent overhaul, $9,750; NH258 rake w/ dollywheel,$2,300; Late model NH 4569' sickle mower, exc cond$2,450; JD 1065A RunningGear, $850. 320-769-2756

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WANTED: Someone to teardown old barn & recycle asmuch material as possible.Lots of good wood in thestructure. Cologne MN 952-201-5761 or 952-466-5876

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FOR SALE: Farm Fan#1036, 10-16HP, works goodw/ Hi Lo burner, retired,must sell. 507-223-5532

FOR SALE:Used grain bins,floors unload systems, sti-rators, fans & heaters, aer-ation fans, buying or sell-ing, try me first and alsocall for very competitivecontract rates! Officehours 8am-5pm Monday –Friday Saturday 9am - 12noon or call 507-697-6133

Ask for Gary

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34 Ft Heavy Duty MandakoLand Roller, Like New,REDUCED PRICE! 30 FtJD #726 Mulch Finisher w/5 Bar Harrow Real Good.319-347-6138 Can Deliver

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SILO DOORS Wood or steel doors shipped

promptly to your farmstainless fasteners

hardware available. (800)222-5726

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Stormor Bins & EZ-Drys.100% financing w/no liensor red tape, call Steve atFairfax Ag for an appoint-ment. 888-830-7757

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Barn roofing Hip or roundroof barns & other build-ings. Also barn & Quonsetstraightening. Kelling Silo.1-800-355-2598

FOR SALE: 4350 Bu GSI 18'dia 6 ring hopper tank, 3level eyes, excellent condi-tion, $7,500/OBO 507-380-0900

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USED DELUX DRYERS· DELUX 10’ Model 2515, LP/NG, 1 PH, 300 bph· DELUX 15’ Model 7040, LP/NG, 3 PH, 700 bph· DELUX 20’ Model 6030, LP/NG, 3 PH, 600 bph· DELUX 30’ Model 7545, LP/NG, 3 PH, 900 bph

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PRE-OWNED EQUIPMENT‘14 JD 3039R, MFWD, E-hydro w/165 Loader & 72” mower deck, 3-pt. hitch, ROPS, 104 hrs. ...$29,500

‘14 JD 8285R, MFWD, PS, 1300 front end, 420/85R34’s, 480/80R50’s w/duals, 60 gal. pump w/4-remotes,

1552 hrs. .............................. $154,500‘13 JD 8235R, MFWD, PS w/ILS, 480/80R46’s w/duals, 380/85R34’s

w/duals, 60 gal. pump w/4-remotes, 900 hrs. ................................ $164,500

‘13 JD S680, 2WD, 700 sep. hrs., 20.8x42’s, chopper, 2630 display, PowerCast tailboard, Warranty Til 9/18 ...................................... $199,500

‘09 JD 612C, 12R30” Corn Head, CM, single point, knife rolls, Nice Head!

................................................$29,500LARSON IMPLEMENTS5 miles east of Cambridge, MN on Hwy. 95

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

TRACK TRACTORS‘04 Cat. 765, 4602 hrs., 18” tracks, 120”

spacing, 3 pt., PTO, front wgts., Very Clean! ....................................................... $79,000‘02 Challenger 765, 3650 hrs., 18” tracks,

1000 PTO, front wgts., 4 hyd. valves, Very Nice! ....................................... $78,000‘10 Challenger 765C, 2866 hrs., 3 pt., PTO, 6 hyd., 18” tracks ......................... $120,000‘12 JD 9560RT, 1250 hrs., 30” tracks, 4 hyd.,

front wgts. .................................... $199,000‘14 JD 8360RT, 865 hrs., IVT, 85cc pump, 1000 PTO, 25” tracks ................... $205,000

4WD TRACTORS‘12 JD 9560R, 921 hrs., HID lights, 4 hyd.,

Michelin 800x38” tires & duals .... $220,000‘13 JD 9460R, 1377 hrs., 1000 PTO, 3 pt.

hitch, 5 hyd. valves, Hi-Flow, 620x42” tires ..................................................... $220,000‘13 JD 9410R, 640 hrs., 1000 PTO, 5 hyd., big pump, 480x50” tires & duals . $209,000‘12 JD 9410R, 675 hrs., 3 pt. hitch, 1000 PTO, 5 hyd., big pump, 480x50” tires & duals ............................................. $219,000‘12 JD 9410R, 1259 hrs., 1000 PTO, 4 hyd.,

HID lights, 520x46” tires & duals . $179,000‘08 JD 9630, 2754 hrs., powershift, 800x38”

duals ............................................. $129,000‘12 CIH 400HD, 366 hrs., 1000 PTO, 6 hyd.,

big pump, 480x50” tires & duals . $190,000‘12 CIH 400HD, 320 hrs., 4 hyd., big pump,

520x46” tires & duals .................. $185,000‘02 CIH 425, 3465 hrs., 12-spd. manual, 4 hyd., 710x38” tires & duals......... $95,000

ROW CROP TRACTORS‘06 JD 8330, MFWD, 5325 hrs., ILS, PS, big pump, 4 valves, 1000 PTO, 380x54” rear tires & duals, front duals ........ $92,000‘04 JD 8220, MFWD, 5083 hrs., PS, 3 pt., 1000 PTO, 520x42” tires & duals, 12 front

wgts. ............................................... $75,000‘13 JD 6170R, cab, IVT trans., 540/1000

PTO, 480x46” tires & duals, has JD H380 loader w/joystick, Warranty until 3/16 or 2000 hrs. ...................................... $125,000

‘13 JD 6190R, 665 hrs., IVT trans., 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO, 3 hyd., 18.4x46” tires

& duals, Warranty ........................ $115,000‘10 JD 8270R, 3888 hrs., 3 pt., 1000 PTO, 3 hyd., 18.4x46” tires & duals...... $105,000‘12 CIH 315, 481 hrs., 3 pt., 1000 PTO, 4 hyd., big pump, 480x50” duals . $145,000‘12 CIH 290, 434 hrs., PT, 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO, 5 hyd., big pump, front duals, 480x50”

rear duals ..................................... $145,000‘12 CIH 260, 1784 hrs., Deluxe cab, 19-spd.

PS, susp. front axle, 3 pt., 4 hyd., Hi-Flow, 1000 PTO, 480x50” duals ............ $110,000

‘13 CIH 260, 577 hrs., PS, 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO, 4 hyd., big pump, 420x46” tires & duals ............................................. $122,000

‘05 CIH MX255, 4282 hrs., 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO, 480x46” duals, front duals .... $69,000

‘03 CIH MX210, 5550 hrs., 3 pt., 1000 PTO, 4 hyd., 380x46” tires & duals......... $63,000‘11 NH T8.300, 1644 hrs., Lux. cab, HID lights, 3 pt., 1000 PTO, 4 hyd. valves, Auto Steer Complete, 520x46” duals ....................................................... $94,000‘12 Kubota M110, MFWD, 240 hrs., 3 pt., PTO, loader w/8’ bucket ................. $55,000

PLANTERS‘10 CIH 1250, 12R30” w/central fill,

pneumatic down pressure, Dawn trash whippers, monitor screen, Planted 2320 Acres .............................................. $45,000

COMBINES‘13 JD 680, 942 eng./643 sep. hrs., 4x4, CM w/5-spd. feederhouse, chopper, long

unloading auger, 520x42” tires & duals ..................................................... $205,000‘09 JD 9670, 1842 eng./1181 sep. hrs., CM, chopper, extended wear ........ $110,000‘10 JD 9870, 1500 eng./1220 sep. hrs., 5-spd. feederhouse, Pro-drive, chopper,

1250x32” single tires ....................$125,000‘00 JD 9650TS, 3611 eng./2645 sep. hrs.,

chopper, 20.8x38” duals................. $57,000‘98 JD 9510, 4819 eng./3359 sep. hrs., Dial-a-matic, chopper, Maurer bin ext.,

30.5x32” duals, high-houred combine - Shedded & Well Maintained ........... $37,000

‘13 JD S660, 527 eng./308 sep. hrs., CM, chopper, 480x42” tires & duals .... $193,000

‘12 JD S670, Hilko Sidehill, 630 eng./361 sep. hrs., chopper, HID lights, power cast

tailboard, 520x42” tires & duals ... $199,000‘12 CIH 7230, 605 eng./434 sep. hrs., Lux. cab, rock trap, chopper, 520x42” duals ............................................. $185,000‘12 CIH 7130, 1839 eng./1355 sep. hrs.,

tracker, chopper, 520x42” duals ... $110,000‘14 CIH 7130, 511 eng./399 sep. hrs., lateral tilt feeder, rock trap, chopper, power bin ext., 800x32” tires ....... $159,000‘12 CIH 8230, 4WD, 969 eng./777 sep. hrs.,

rock trap, chopper, power topper . $195,000‘11 CIH 7120, 871 eng./732 sep. hrs., rock trap, chopper, 520x42” duals $160,000‘09 CIH 7088, 1193 eng./895 sep. hrs., rock trap, chopper, 30.5x32” singles ..................................................... $125,000‘13 Challenger 560C, 489 eng./278 sep. hrs.,

(Has ATI Track System), 36” belts, 4WD, chopper, lateral tilt, HID lights ...... $179,000

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

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

‘04 NH CR970, 3138 eng./2186 sep. hrs., tracker, chopper, chaff spreader, air compressor, 520x42” tires & duals $59,000

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FOR SALE: JD 4430, powershift, 3 hydraulics, 540-1000PTO, $9,800. 715-684-9231

FOR SALE: JD 4450,MFWD, 15spd power shift,20.8-38 rubber w/duals. 715-684-9231

FOR SALE: JD 4650, MFD,6100 hrs, very good condi-tion, PS, 18x42 rubber, 3outlets, $31,000/OBO. 507-220-0999

FOR SALE: JD 630 tractor3pt hitch, WF, fenders, 70%tires, excellent original con-dition. $6,250. 320-905-2058

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FOR SALE: 2012 JD X748lawn garden tractor, neverbeen used, factory warran-ty through 4/25/17. (320)296-6159

FOR SALE: Case IH Mag-num 7120 tractor, duels,wts, 3 remotes, MFWD, ex-cellent condition, alwaysshedded, 6400 hrs. $42,500.612-220-4514

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Case IH 8910, MFD, $38,000;Case IH 7250, MFD,$37,500; (2) Case IH 7120,MFD, starting at $24,000;Case IH 7110, 2WD, $25,000;Case IH 7130, 2WD, $22,500;Case IH 7140, 2WD, $26,000;JD 8400, MFD, $34,500; JD8110, MFD, $47,500. Call608-574-7619

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FOR SALE: JD 400 20' ro-tary hoe w/ gage wheels,good condition. 507-764-6697

Knight #3125 TMR mixer, 200bu, exc cond, hyd levers forloading wheel barrows. 1owner. 715-322-5670

We buy Salvage Equipment

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

• White 8524-22 planter• Pickett 24-22 thinner• Alloway 22’ shredder• Alloway 20’ shredder• J&M 1131 grain cart• J&M 1151 grain cart• Killbros 1810 grain cart,

tracks• Sheyenne 1410, 10x66

hopper• Sheyenne 1410, 10x70

hopper• Westfield MRX 13x90• Hutch 13x71, swing• Hutch 8x60, swing• CIH 870, 13x24, deep till• JD 2700, 9-24 ripper• Wishek 862, 26’ disk

• SN 1434, 35’ disk• DMI 50’ crumbler• Wilrich Quad X2, 60’,

rolling basket• Wilrich Quad X2, 50’,

rolling basket• Wilrich Quad X, 50’ F.C.• JD 2210, 58-1/2’ F.C.• CIH 200, 55’, rolling basket• Hardi Comm. 4400, 132’• Hardi Comm. 1500, 132’• Hardi Comm. 1200, 88’• Hardi Nav. 1000, 88’• Hardi Nav. 550, 60’• ‘13 Amity 12-22• ‘12 Amity 12-22• Amity 8-22, (3)• ‘11 Artsway 6812, 12-22• ‘10 Artsway 6812, 12-22• ‘06 Artsway 6812, 8-22• Artsway 898, 8-22• Artsway 692, 8-22• Amity 3750, 12-22 topper• Amity 12-22 topper, St. Ft.• Alloway 12-22 folding

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

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USED EQUIPMENTNEW EQUIPMENT

USED EQUIPMENT

‘12 Cat 272D XHP Skid Steer, cab, air, 2-spd., 1375 hrs. .............$36,000

‘12 Magnum 340, Luxury cab, cab susp., susp. front axle, 540/1000 PTO, 480/80R50 duals, 1860 hrs.

.............................................$125,000‘10 NH T8010, super steer, 480/80R46 duals, 380/85R34 single fronts, 540/1000 PTO, 1200 hrs.

...............................................$94,500‘07 JD 8230, IVT trans., 480/80R50 duals, 380/80R38 single fronts, 1300 front axle, 4 remotes, 540/1000 PTO, 4460 hrs., Just Through Service Program ................................$89,500

‘14 Case 580SN Tractor/Loader/Backhoe, Extendahoe, 4WD, air,

ride control, 2-stick controls, 196 hrs. ...............................................$68,000‘11 NH T8.390, susp. front axle, high flow hyd. system, 6 remotes, 540/1000 PTO, HID lights, 380/90R54 duals, 380/80R38 front duals,

2060 hrs. ..............................$119,500‘11 Atlas Copco XAS185JD7 185 CFM Portable Air Compressor, JD dsl., 3890 hrs. .................... $7,500

EQUIPMENT FOR SALE

Keith BodeFairfax, MN 55332

507-381-1291

– AgDirect Financing Available –

TRACTORSVersatile 500, 963 hrs.....................................$219,900Versatile 535, 925 hrs.....................................$194,900Versatile 290, FWA, SS, PS, 335 hrs. ...............$144,900Versatile 280, FWA, SS, PS, 780 hrs. ...............$124,900B.V. Restyle 2210, FWA, SS, PS, 4350 hrs. ........$79,900B.V. 2210II, FWA, SS, PS, 2230 hrs. ..................$75,000NH T8.360, 940 hrs., Certified Pre-Owned ......$174,900NH TG255, 1885 hrs. ......................................$105,900NH T7.185, AutoCommand, 581 hrs. .................$98,500NH 8970, FWA, SS, PS, 6900 hrs. .....................$49,900NH TC29DA, w/loader, mower, canopy, 940 hrs. $16,900NH TC33D, w/loader, 2700 hrs. .........................$12,000CIH 8940, 4740 hrs. .........................................$67,900

COMBINESNH CR8090, 657 hrs. ....................................Coming InNH CR9070, 851 hrs. ......................................$204,900NH CR9060, 735 hrs. ......................................$184,900NH CR9060, 848 hrs. ......................................$169,900NH TR-99, RWA, 2255 hrs.................................$34,900

CORN HEADSNH 99C, 12R30 .................................................$74,900NH 99C, 8R30 ...................................................$44,900Harvestec 830 ..................................................$24,900NH 974, 8R30 .....................................................$8,900JD 643 ...............................................................$5,900

GRAIN HEADSNH 740 CF, 30’ .................................................$28,500(2) NH 74C, 35’ w/Crary air...............................$31,900NH 74C, 30’ w/Crary air....................................$29,900NH 74C, 30’ ......................................................$17,900NH 973, 30’ ........................................................$7,900MacDon FD70, 40’ ............................................$53,500

TILLAGEWil-Rich Quad 5, 50’, 4-bar ..............................$16,900Wil-Rich Quad 5, 46’, 4-bar ..............................$19,900DMI TM, 25’, 3-bar ...........................................$12,900

Wil-Rich 957, 7-30 ...........................................$19,900Wil-Rich 957, 7-30 ...........................................$12,900Wil-Rich 357, 5-30 ...........................................$11,500NH ST460 Disc, 28.5’, Nice ..............................$26,500JD 2700, 7-30 w/Summers harrow ..................$14,900JD 2700, 9-24 ..................................................$12,900Wil-Rich 5850, 37’ chisel plow .........................$29,900JD 610, 17’ chisel plow ......................................$9,500

SKIDLOADERSNH L225, cab/heat/AC, Hi-flow, 895 hrs. ...........$37,900NH L220, cab/heat, 465 hrs. .............................$31,500NH L220, cab/heat, 570 hrs. .............................$31,500NH L220, cab/heat, 1100 hrs. ...........................$29,900CIH SV250, cab/heat/AC, 385 hrs. .....................$34,500

PLANTINGKinze 3600, 16R30 ...........................................$54,900Kinze 3600, 16/31 ............................................$49,900Kinze 3200, 12R30, 2500 acres, Nice ...............$41,900Kinze 3200, 12R30 ...........................................$39,900Kinze 2600, 16/31 ............................................$19,900JD 7200, 16R30 ...............................................$21,900JD 7000, 16R30 ...............................................$12,900White 6722, 12R30, Nice ....................................$9,900

HAY EQUIPMENTNH 7450 mower conditioner .............................$24,900NH BB940A square baler ..................................$39,900NH BR7060 baler, twine ....................................$14,900NH 678 baler, twine ............................................$8,500NH 616 disc mower ............................................$5,950Vicon 2200 disc mower ......................................$5,450NH 3PN corn head ..............................................$8,900NEW Tonutti 9-wheel rake ..................................$6,950Sitrex 9-wheel rake ............................................$5,700

MISCELLANEOUSFrontier 1108 cart .............................................$18,900Killbros 690 cart .................................................$9,900Mandako 42’ Land Roller, Demo Unit ................$39,900

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www.westbrookagpower.comHwy. 30 West • WESTBROOK, MN • Ph. (507) 274-6101

WESTBROOK AG POWER

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FOR SALE: 2005 sprayerspecialties VLU1000 gal w/hyd boom, foamer, moni-tor, triple nozels. Excellentcond, $10,500/OBO 507-236-5650

FOR SALE: Hardi 1000 Nav-igator sprayer, 38” tires,triple nozzles, inductor,foamer, rinse tank, 2500monitor, 60' boom, exc con-dition, $10,900. 507-236-1952

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

Alfalfa, mixed hay, grasshay and straw, mediumsquares or round bales, de-livered. LeRoy Ose, call ortext 218-689-6675

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MANDAKOLand Rollers On Hand

20-34-40-42-46 Ft. Heaviest Built

3” SHAFTS (Not 2 7/16”).Dealer 319-347-6282

Can Deliver

White 225 13' spring loadeddigger; IH 6000 10 shank tillplow; Gehl 2415 discbinecenter pivot. 715-962-3673

Machinery Wanted 040

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

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

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

Planting Equip 038

FOR SALE: IH 800 cycleair bean planter, verticalfold, 15 row 30' wide, rowcleaners, monitor, spe-cial markers, field ready,stored inside; matchingIH 183 Vibrashank, 15row 30' wide row cultiva-tor for above planter,field ready, stored inside,planter & cultivator,$3,750. 507-227-9708

FOR SALE: IH 800 cycleair planter, horizontalfold, 10 row 36” spacing30' wide, row cleaners,monitor, smart boxes,field ready, storedinside; matching IH 153Vibershank, 10 row 36”spacing, row cultivatorfor above planter, fieldready, stored inside,planter & cultivator,$3,750. 507-227-9708

FOR SALE: JD 7100 planter12 row 30 inch, semi mount-ed lift a 5th wheels, cornmeters & soybean cups, JDmonitor, $4,200. Call 320-220-3114

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FOR SALE: JD 730 dsl, elec-tric start, good tin & tires,starts & runs exc, SchwartzWF, uses no oil, no fendersor 3pt, all gauges & lightswork, $6,500/OBO; JD 3, 4,& 5 bottom hyd plows. (507)428-3572

FOR SALE: Massey 1100tractor w/ 2700 hrs, gas,good rubber, nice, w/ Allied695 loader, also Allied 9620snowblower, loader & blow-er showroom conditionHome built heavy dutywood splitter, great split-ting power, 16 HP motor;Small field sprayer, 150 gal,30' boom, 320-864-4583 320-779-4583

FOR SALE: White model 2-70 dsl, WF, open station,1190 original one ownerhours, $12,500. 515-320-2013

FOR SALE:'90 Case 485 utili-ty, 50 HP dsl, 412 hours,3pt, LPTO, runs & looksgood, $5,250.; '74 IH 674 dsl,recent OH w/ quick attachldr, $7,500; Sharp IH 766dsl, 3pt, 6200 hrs, $8,250OBO/Trade. 320-543-3523

JD 70 dsl tractor, used lessthan 100 hrs on completeOH, used only for plow day,3 btm JD 55ABH plow,beautifully restored byowner, $7,500. 320-522-0493

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I-35 & Highway 60 West • Faribault, MN • 507-334-2233

©2014 CNH Capital America LLC. All rights reserved. CNH Capital and Case IH are registered trademarks of CNH America LLC. Printed in the USA.

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

‘15 CIH 8240, 400 hrs., Luxury cab, HID lites, auto guide, folding unload auger, CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED UNIT - Coming In After Season ....................................................... $285,000‘14 CIH 7230, 530 eng./410 sep. hrs., 520x42 duals, leather, HID lites, Loaded Corn/Bean Machine, CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED UNIT - Coming In After Season ...................................................... $229,900

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‘16 CIH Magnum 340 Track, powershift, Lux. cab, susp. front axle, 120” spacing, 6 remotes, hi-flo hyd. ..................................................................................................................................COMING IN‘13 CIH Magnum 315, 640 hrs., Lux. susp. cab, high cap. hyd. pump, front & rear duals ..... $155,000‘13 CIH Magnum 315, 1298 hrs., Lux. susp. cab, high cap. hyd. pump, front & rear duals ... $150,000‘13 CIH Magnum 315, 983 hrs., Lux. susp. cab, high cap. hyd. pump, front & rear duals ..... $155,000‘13 CIH Magnum 290, 1697 hrs., Lux. cab, susp. front axle, 50KPH trans., high cap. hyd. pump, HID lites ........................................................................................................................................ $139,900‘13 CIH Magnum 290, 960 hrs., Lux. cab .................................................................................. $138,000‘14 CIH Puma 145, MFD, 919 hrs., powershift, cab, C-IH 765 loader .........................................$85,500‘14 CIH Maxxum 125, MFD, 291 hrs., cab ....................................................................................$59,900‘15 CIH Farmall 105C, 29 hrs., Dlx. cab w/hi-vis panel, dual PTO, 12x12 power shuttle ..........$47,900‘14 Case 580SN, Extend-A-Hoe Backhoe, 272 hrs., pilot controls, cab, A/C, loader ................$78,500

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‘14 Puma 145, w/loader, PS, 919 hrs. ............................$85,500

‘96 CIH Steiger 9370, 6357 hrs., PS, triples ........................$69,000

‘13 CIH Magnum 290, 1698 hrs., Lux. cab, susp. frt. axle, 50KPH, full auto steer. $139,900

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

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

CIH 5400 Min Til drill, 20’..............................................$7,900

‘15 CIH 8240, Lux. cab, auto guide, HID lites ............. $285,000

‘15 Bobcat S650, 307 hrs., 2-spd., cab w/AC, hi flo hyd. ......... $39,900

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

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Combo, SX, AR, Alum Whls. ....................................$9,250‘02 Great Dane, 48/102, AR, Closed Tandem Slider ....................................$8,250‘97-‘92 Wilson, 48/96, SX, AR, Alum. Floor, Alum.

Crossmembers, 80% T&B, Sandblasted, Painted

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or Drop Deck sales – $1,00000

HOPPERS‘94 Wilson, 42/66, 11/24.5, 80% T&B, Good Tarps, SR .................................... $12,750‘11 Maurer, 42/66 Alum. Ag

Hopper, AR, 11/24.5 Alum. Whls., New T&B ........$23,500

‘06 Merrit, 42/66 Ag Hopper, AR, 22.5, Nebraska Trailer

..................................$21,500‘92 Timpte, 42/66, AR, 80% T&B ...................$10,000‘88 Wilson, 42/66, SR, 75% T&B ...................$10,000

DROP DECKS‘07 Fontaine Drop Deck,

48/102, ............ Steel, SX, AR, Wood Floor ...............$19,000‘07 Fontaine Drop Deck,

53/102, Steel, AR, Spread Axle, Wood Floor, Sandblasted & Painted, Beavertail ..................$22,500

‘05 Transcraft Drop Deck, 48/102, Steel Like New, SX, AR, 255/22.5, Super Clean

..................................$18,500‘96 Featherlite Alum. Combo, 48/102, Alum. Floor, Alum. Crossmembers, SX, AR, 255/22.5 .............$15,000

Engineered 5’ Beavertail Kit: Includes: Paint, LED Lights & All Electrical ..........$3,250 Kit

................... $5,000 Installed

DOUBLE DROPS‘99 XL Specialized Double

Drop, 48/102, 29’6” Well, New 255/22.5, RGN,

Mechanical Detach RGN ..................................$17,500

END DUMP‘97 Raven, 36’ Alum., AR, New Liner, 90% T&B $22,500

MISCELLANEOUSCustom Haysides: Stationary....................$1,000 Tip In-Tip Out .............$1,500AR or SR Suspensions: 96” & 102” Axles .....................$500 to $1,000Vans, On Ground - For Storage ....................................$2,000Alum. Wheels: 24.5/22.5 ................................ Ea. $125(30) Vans, 53/48 - For Water

Trailers, Storage, AR, SR, ‘05 to ‘90's, Road Ready ...................... $3,000-$4,000

TRUCKS‘05 GMC Quad Cab, Well

Maintained, 90% T&B, 195K Miles ..................$6,000

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Calving ease purebred BlackAngus bulls, late Marchweights up to 1200 lbs. (715)483-3866

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

FOR SALE: 1 yearling,purebred, polled, Herefordbull. 320-796-0000. Spicer.

FOR SALE: 25 Limousin se-men tested bulls, red orblack, low birth weight, su-per growth. John Goelz,Franklin, MN. 507-557-8394Larry 507-820-2571

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FOR SALE: Black & BWFpolled purebred simmentalbulls, John Volz, Elmore,MN. 507-520-4381

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

FOR SALE: Hillsboro 5stock trailer, gooseneck7x24', 2 gates, needs somework, $750 OBO. 507-220-0999

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FOR SALE: 1000 gallonMueller bulk tank, w/4hpcompressor & tank washer,serial #28056, $2,200/OBO,good shape. (507)523-3305 or(507)450-6115

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Deutz Auctions ..............................32

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Edney Distribution, Co. Inc. ........17

Elizabeth Chevrolet ......................12

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Kato Roofing ..................................13

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Lee Bergum ....................................14

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FOR SALE: JD 440 industri-al crawler diesel tractor,dozer blade on front, excel-lent shape, $6,000. 507-875-2482

New Industrial Equipment,w/ Kohler engs; welder/gen-erator, 40-240 amp, 14HP,$2,100; Pump 3" self prim-ing, 6 1/2HP, 20' intake 100''discharge, $600; Compres-sor 10 gal, 10.8 CFM 6.5HP,$600. 715-373-0404

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FOR SALE: 30' culvert, 30”diameter; New 2015 Goos-neck trailer, 35', 3 ramps &steel floor. (952)-873-2794

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FOR SALE: Used 2013 Arti-cat Wildcat 1000, side-by-side, 1,350 miles. 320-760-7307

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

Reg. Black Angus bull, 2years old. 715-755-3233

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

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

Yearling Reg. Charolaisbulls, AI sired by Ledger,BHD Zen, good EPDs, qui-et temperament. (715)556-0677

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

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FOR SALE: Polled Herefordbulls, big growthy year-lings, most 205 day weaningweight, 700lb+, semen test-ed, Jones Farms, Le Sueur,MN (507)-317-5996

FOR SALE: Red Angusyearling bulls, $1,700-$1,800507-931-5758. Oehler RedAngus.

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FOR SALE: Simmentalbulls, 2 yr old AI, son of the$50,000 Upgrade bull, mostused bull in Simmentalbreed, by the pound, 5 centsover market, also 5 longyearling bulls, polled,Black, excellent quality &disposition, 45 yrs of Sim-mental breeding. GeraldPolzin, Cokato. 320-286-5805

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This week’s Back Roads is the work of The Land Correspondents Tim (story) and Jan (photos) King

Bob the boat builder

Do you have a Back Roads story suggestion? E-mail editor@TheLandOnline.com or write to Editor, The Land, P.O. Box 3169, Mankato, MN 56002.

Have you ever imagined doing something bigger than your life?Bob Asp did.

In the summer of 1971, the Moorhead Middle School student counselorshould have been enjoying summer vacation. Instead he fell, broke somebones and was hospitalized for weeks.

To pass the time, he read books about Vikings that his brother Bjarnebrought him. Like many families in the Moorhead, Minn., area, the Aspswere Norwegian descendants. In those books, Bob learned about the 78-foot long Gokstad Viking ship which had been discovered in a Norwegianburial mound in the 1880s.

Inspired, Bob suggested to Bjarne that they build a ship like the Gok-stad and sail it to Norway. Bjarne likely said something like, sure wecould do that. Then he went home to watch television.

Bob lay in bed for a while longer and a small fire began to bloom in hisheart and it grew and grew until it was so big it was finally burning inthe hearts of people all the way to New York harbor, across the AtlanticOcean, to Norway. The boat that Bob Asp built and that his childrensailed across the Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean is calledHjemkomst. It’s on display at the Hjemkomst Center along the RedRiver in Moorhead.

At the center you can run your hand along some of 11,000 board feet ofoak planking that Bob, his family, and a few friends riveted together atthe Hawley Shipyard to make a ship like the 1,200 year old Gokstadship. You can peer far up past the huge square sails to the top of the mastand imagine Bob’s sons up there struggling to lower the main sail as theHjemkomst sailed into a mid-Atlantic tropical storm.

You can stand alongside the 8-foot long, 3-inch thick oak rudder andask yourself, “How could a school counselor make such a thing?”

Then you could wonderhow could the Atlanticbreak it as the ship surfeddown a towering wave. InMoorhead, you can lookdown into the quarters forthe 11 man, one womancrew and imagine what liv-ing onboard for a monthwithout touching landwould be like. You can feelsomething of what Bob Aspfelt growing in his heart inthat hospital bed.

Bob Asp was able to sailthe Hjemkomst on hermaiden voyage in Duluthharbor before leukemiatook him.

Hjemkomst is pronouncedYem-komst and is Norwe-gian for homecoming. ❖

Hjemkomst Center Moorhead, Minn.

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