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The list of things I have to be thankfulfor is lengthy, and it gets longer everyyear.

The latest addition to the list — mygranddaughter; I may have mentioned herbefore? — is our shining light thisThanksgiving. A new generation is alwaysa symbol of hope for the future; no pres-sure, little girl.

I’ll admit that my wife and I didn’t feel“ready” at first for this new stage in ourlives, but I’m thankful that in a few yearsI’ll get to attend the Grandparents Dayprogram at school with the hottestgrandma in town.

I’m also thankful that my wife happensto be the most patient, kind, protec-tive, trusting, hopeful and persever-ant person I know.

I’m thankful my elder daughter isa loving mom, and is engaged tomarry a really nice guy. They’re ayoung couple struggling with all ofthe issues young couples do, butthey’ve got a great attitude and willgo far.

I’m thankful my younger daugh-ter has matured so much in recentyears, yet retained her youthfulexuberance and positivity. Thesecharacteristics will serve her wellas she pursues opportunities afterhigh school.

I’m thankful I don’t have anindoor pet.

I am thankful for the love and support I’ve receivedover the years from my parents, siblings, in-laws andfriends. They may not all want to take credit, but Iwould not be who I am without them.

To be fair, I should also give a shout-out to thetwists of fate that led me to being a white, heterosex-ual, American male. These four characteristics, noneof which I had any say in, have combined to give mea tremendous leg up versus the vast majority of theworld’s population. I’ve avoided discrimination thatmany others face on a daily basis, merely by luck of

the genetic draw. I’m not ashamed of whoI am, and have nothing to apologize for,but I do have an obligation to recognizethe privileges I enjoy, as well as use myadvantages for the betterment of society.(As a great man once said, “With greatpower comes great responsibility.”)

I’m thankful to be alive, and hope tokeep that up for as long as possible. Don’twant to miss Grandparents Day, after all.

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Finally, a few quick thoughts...• There’s room in agriculture for all

types of production. Organic, conven-tional, genetically modified, GMO-free,

you name it. The market —whether foreign nations or theAmerican consumer — will deter-mine what it wants produced. TheAmerican farmer who produces it,and produces it efficiently, will suc-ceed regardless of the inputs andmethods used.

• The U.S. Senate failed toapprove the proposed XL pipelinethat would transport Canadian oilacross America’s Heartland to theGulf of Mexico. There are seriousenvironmental concerns, and dubi-ous positive impacts on the U.S.economy — the oil wouldn’t be useddomestically, and the constructionjobs created would only be tempo-rary — but the oil is going to trans-

ported one way or the other.• Too many politicians have been pulling the “I’m

not a scientist” card to avoid taking action on climatechange. I should send my kids to Washington, D.C.,and have them explain the problem with willful igno-rance.

• On Nov. 3, Congress’ approval rating was anabysmal 11 percent. A day later, 96.4 percent of thoseno-good, unproductive turkeys had been re-electedby the American voter. Discuss.

Tom Royer is managing editor of The Land. He canbe reached at [email protected]. ❖

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OPINION

6A — Value-added corn gaining inworldwide demand7A — Ethanol powers Iowa farmer’sstock car8A-15A — The Land Staff WriterDick Hagen reports from the 2014Minnesota Agri-Growth Councilannual meeting

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By Tom Royer

I am thankful forthe love and sup-port I’ve receivedover the yearsfrom my parents,siblings, in-lawsand friends. Theymay not all wantto take credit, but Iwould not be whoI am without them.

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Against all odds, economics, the dismalscience, has become even more dismal.Since the Great Recession of 2008, whatonce was equal parts science and art isnow equal parts politics and disdain.

What I mean is that nearly every eco-nomic report and analysis now comesfreighted with political spin and partisanderision. Economic numbers — jobs,exports, manufactured goods, housingstarts, whatever — are quickly reported,then more quickly judged either good orbad for either Republicans or Democrats,the White House or Congress, you or me.

That means good numbers somehowbecome bad news for someone andbad numbers become good newsfor someone else. Flat numbers canbe both good and bad for no one oreveryone. Through it all, however,the numbers get lost in all thenumbers-spinning.

For example, below are somerecent economic numbers for threenation-states. As you read ’em, tryto guess which nation deliveredeach. (Links to sources are postedat http://farmandfoodfile.com/in-the-news/.)

Nation State One’s numbers thatare both strong and weak. In 2013NS-1’s ag exports hit a record high$160 billion, up nearly 20 percentfrom just two years before. Thosegrowing sales make it the largest agexporter in the world. It has a big global appetite,also; 2013 ag imports hit a record $130 billion.

On the downside, NS-1’s September 2014 unem-ployment rate weighed in at a hefty 10.1 percent. Itsoverall Gross Domestic Product rose a barely percep-tible 0.1 percent in 2013 (it fell 0.4 percent in 2012)and the forecast for all of 2014 is a still pale 0.8 per-cent.

Nation State Two delivered mixed numbers in itsag export-import sector, but better numbers on thebroader economic front.

From 2010 to 2012, ag exports grew 25 percent topeak at $152 billion before slipping a rung to $149billion in 2013. Surprisingly, NS-2 imported almostthe same amount of ag goods in 2013 as one of theworld’s biggest grocery buyers, China, or about $110billion. The rest of NS-2’s economy semi-solid: unem-

ployment now stands at 5.9 percent afterhitting 9.9 percent in 2012. GDP is on therise, showing a 3.5 percent boost in 2014’sthird quarter after dropping to a negative2.1 percent January through March.

By most standards Nation State Threeis an economic zombie. Recent GDP esti-mates show its economy shrank 1.6 per-cent over the summer, after contracting7.3 percent in the spring. If accurate, NS-3 is now in its fourth recession since 2008,a condition that will further erode itannual growth of 0.85 percent since 1992.

So, who are the three Nation States?The last one, NS-3, is Japan,

weak in economic numbers butstill strong in economic clout. Itremains — depending on how youcount — either the world’s thirdor fourth largest economy, despiteits 20 years of slow, slow growth.

Japan’s latest prescription topull itself out of the grave is aU.S.-like “quantitative easing,”where its central bank pumpsmoney into the economy by buy-ing back billions in governmentbonds.

Nation State 1 is the EuropeanUnion. This 28-nation state sup-planted the United States as theleading ag exporter last year butfaces sluggish, if not backsliding,overall economic growth this year

and next. Its newest idea? You guessed it, quantita-tive easing — buying back its bonds to put moneyinto its economies.

Nation State-2 is, of course, the United Stateswhere the Federal Reserve’s multi-year, trillion-dol-lar quantitative easing was condemned by nearlyevery Congressional Republican either elected forthe first time or re-elected Nov. 4.

Maybe that’s why the dismal science has gottenmore dismal. While other nations are willing to fol-low our economic science and art, we’re busy under-mining ’em with politics and derision to win elec-tions, not a future.

Alan Guebert’s “Farm and Food File” is publishedweekly in more than 70 newspapers in North Amer-ica. Contact him at [email protected] columns, news and events are posted atwww.farmandfoodfile.com. ❖

Quantitative spinning is making economic numbers meaningless

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FARM & FOOD FILE

By Alan Guebert

OPINION

Economic numbers —jobs, exports, manu-factured goods,housing starts,whatever — arequickly reported,then more quicklyjudged either goodor bad for eitherRepublicans orDemocrats, theWhite House or Con-gress, you or me.

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There is strength in numbers in the 8,000-member Iowa Corn Growers Association, butICGA’s value to Iowa farmers lies in educa-tion, lobbying to curb unnecessary regula-tion, and advocacy for the environment,ethanol production and transportation infra-structure. According to ICGA, one in six jobsin Iowa is directly related to the agricultureindustry.

This grass roots association brings corn growerstogether across Iowa, giving them a voice in Iowa,Washington, D.C., and the world. Governed by aboard of directors from each crop reporting district,growers are directly involved in the organizationand the issues that affect their livelihood.

Dean Meyer, a Rock Rapids, Iowa, corn producerand three-year Board member of ICGA, understandsthat Iowa corn growers play a major role in the foodsupply chain and feeding the rapidly-growing worldpopulation, as well as ethanol production and theworld grain market.

These issues put Iowa corn growers in the middleof the controversy surrounding genetically modifiedorganisms and the viability of ethanol to reducegasoline use.GMO debate

In Colorado and Oregon, voters rejected ballotmeasures to label GMO foods. Colorado’s propositionwould have required food companies to label pack-aged foods with the text “produced with genetic engi-neering” while the Oregon measure required labelsto include the text “genetically engineered.”

One problem with state-by-state measures is thatprocessed food may be made in one state, butshipped to many other states and worldwide for con-sumption.

“The issue that needs to be addressed is that itneeds to be a national policy. We can’t have one statemaking its regulations with another state also set-ting up regulations. It’s too confusing for the con-sumer. If there needs to be GMO labeling, then itneeds to be universal. I think that would take care ofthe problem,” said Meyer, who is also the vice chair-man of ICGA’s Animal and Ag Environmental Com-mittee.

While there is a growing market for non-GMOhybrid seed, Meyer questions if the growing worldpopulation can be fed with non-GMO seed. He

explained that yield protection is a primaryfunction of the various traits of GMO seed.Meyer said he doesn’t believe Iowa corngrowers are willing to take on that addedrisk, especially with production costs contin-ually escalating.

“What the public doesn’t understand isthat GMO seeds are safer. We use fewerchemicals, less insecticides because of theprotection of these traits. GMO seed doesn’t

increase genetic yield of the hybrid. But protectingthe yield inherent in a particular hybrid is the bene-fit,” said Meyer. “I would argue that because of thesetrait benefits, yields are higher with GMO seed.”

At the same time, there can be room in the marketfor GMO and non-GMO corn.

“I think there’s a market for both, but to continuefeeding this growing world population, GMO seedsneed to be a major player in agriculture,” said Meyer.

“By the same token we do need to be sensitive tothose countries who aren’t buying GMO grains. It’ssomewhat like consumers here in America. We can’ttell them what to buy but we do need to producewhat they want,” he said.

More education on the GMO issue would be helpfulto consumers, regardless of the nation, and to thepolicy makers, said Meyer.

“Too often the debate with officials becomes politi-cal. The Chinese people want our products, both ourgrains and our meats. They’re not hung up on theGMO issue. But within official ranks, it’s all politicaland until those barriers are broken we’re going tostruggle with some of these foreign buyers.

“But I think the day will come that when officialsrecognize growing issues with hungry people, they’regoing to buy what their people need,” said Meyer.Flex-fuel confusion

Education on ethanol and flex-fuel vehicles is asnecessary as GMO education. Confusion surroundseven the drivers of the growing fleet of flex-fuel carsacross America and there seems to be a hang-up ongetting more E85 (85 percent ethanol and 15 percentgasoline) into the market.

Lay the blame on confusion and ignorance, saidMeyer.

“I think there still is some reluctance because ofreports in the media. We had an E85 day in SiouxFalls this summer and were surprised how manydrivers of flex-fuel vehicles didn’t realize that meant

their car could use E85. Once we explained, theygladly filled up, especially with a 60-cent priceadvantage,” noted Meyer.

The Renewable Fuels Association estimated thatroughly 25 percent of new vehicles sold in theUnited States in 2014 would be flex fuel vehiclescapable of operating on up to E85. According to aNov. 13 report from the Fuels Institute, E85 hasopportunities for growth, but only if prices remainsignificantly below regular grade gasoline.

Of course, Meyer observed drivers choosing withtheir wallets, first-hand at the pump.

One drawback is that E85 produces 27 percentless energy per gallon, according to cars.com, so itcan end up costing more in the long haul. That’swhy a significant price difference may be necessaryfor people to convert to this renewable fuel.Corn prices

Like most large-scale farmers, Meyer acknowl-edges that record crop yields worldwide anddepressed corn, soybean and wheat prices are likelyon the agenda for a couple of years.

“However, we do have a tremendous worlddemand for U.S. agricultural products and that’sgoing to keep us hopefully financially solvent untilthis market starts turning up again. Mother Naturealways plays the key role, but even so world tradefor our grains, our meats and our ethanol is vital,”said Meyer.

“Plus livestock will start rebounding. Cattle num-bers are at all-time lows, but they’ll climb back. ThePED virus has suppressed pork production but we’llget through that. Once these issues turn aroundand production bumps back up, demand will comestorming back too,” he said.Membership

The Iowa Corn Growers Association is shootingfor 10,000 members, which would continue theorganization’s record of being the largest member-ship group of any Midwest state that grows corn.

Minnesota Corn Growers Association is 7,000members strong, while Illinois Corn Growers Asso-ciation has 5,000 members.

“We’ve been No. 1 for a few years. We’re on ourway to 10,000 paid members,” said Meyer.

There is strength in numbers.Visit www.iowacorn.org for more information. The

Land interviewed Dean Meyer at the Clay CountyFair, Spencer, Iowa, in September. ❖

Cover story: Room in market for GMO, non-GMO

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Corn exports and value-addedexports of products produced fromcorn such as meats, dairy products,corn syrup and dried distillers grainsare a major driver in the corn-grow-ing industry. However, geneticallymodified corn is not accepted in someoverseas market and there may be agrowing market in the United Statesfor non-GMO corn as well.

Roger Knoblock ofLyon County, Iowa,cuts to the quickwhen addressing cornexports, a major issuefacing today’s corngrowers. Knoblock,who spent 10 years onthe Iowa Corn Grow-ers Association Board

of Directors, from 2001 to 2010, hastraveled to Asian and South American

countries, touting the value-addedbonuses of Iowa corn products.

“Exports are our bread and butterthese days. In both these trips it wasvery apparent that our foreign buyerslike our products and that includes ourmeat,” said Knoblock, current memberof the ICGA Animal and Ag Environ-mental Committee.

Knoblock sees corn exports, includ-ing distillers grains, continuing togrow especially in China, India andother Asian countries where the newmiddle class of wage earners continueto expand their tastes. Distillersgrains, a by-product of ethanol produc-tion, is gaining popularity as a lower-cost alternative feed ingredient.

Knoblock addressed the debatearound GMO versus non-GMO corn.Knoblock doesn’t see a quick solution,but the issue does not interfere withhis own farming strategy.

“We switched to non-GMO corn two-and-a-half years back. This year Ibelieve we are 100 percent non-GMO,”he said.

Typically the argument for non-GMO corn is based on the consumerdemand for non-GMO grains in foods.At Knoblock Farms, the consumerdemand for non-GMO corn came fromtheir hogs.

“We farrow-to-finish. We noticed thedifference when we switched to non-GMO corn in the nursery, the gesta-tion, even with the breeding livestock,”said Knoblock.

Knoblock cited less mortalities in thenursery, healthier pigs overall andimproved conception, according to themanager of their swine operation.

Knoblock sometimes gets into thecrossfire of this debate, because he pro-motes corn.

“But if foreign countries want non-GMO corn we should offer them whatthey want. That’s the same with live-stock. We don’t want to go overseasand tell them what they need; we wantto provide what they want and we’llproduce it for them,” said Knoblock.

“The world likes our products, be

that our grains or our meat products.There are three reasons: food safety,supply and quality.”

In view of these tugs and pulls in themarket and seed industry, Knoblocksaid he does have concerns about theavailability of seed stock. His firm usesAgriGold, Legend, and Federal non-GMO seed stock. He indicated thatPioneer also can provide non-GMOhybrids.

He said he is not aware of any yielddrag with the non-GMO seed stockbeing used.

“We hire a field scout that walks andmonitors our fields. He’ll let us know ifwe need to spray and/or other issuesout there. This year insects were notan issue,” he said.

Nor were weeds. Knoblock saidweeds are taken care of with today’sherbicides. He is no longer involved inchemical inputs used in the farmingoperation, but did note cleaner soy-beans now then when they reliedexclusively on the glyphosate orRoundup Ready chemistry.

The use of cover crops is still ques-tionable because dry soils each falllessen germination of the cover cropseed, said Knoblock. This year thatmight not have been an issue, butsince they strip till and plant corn-on-corn, they haven’t found a need forcover crops.

Roger Knoblock was interviewed byThe Land at the Clay County Fair,Spencer, Iowa in September. ❖

Value-added corn gaining in worldwide demand

Roger Knoblock

The world likes ourproducts, be that ourgrains or our meatproducts. There arethree reasons: foodsafety, supply andquality.

— Roger Knoblock

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If you grow it, learn to sell it.That old-fashioned phrase caughton with corn growers in the earlydays of ethanol production. Deni-son, Iowa, corn producer DavidReisz went whole hog to sellethanol.

Reisz built an ethanol-poweredstock car. His rig, running on purealcohol, can hit up to 110 mph onthe 3/8-mile dirt track at Denisonand other area race tracks.

“We’re cranking at 8,000 rpm.This 100 percent corn alcohol fuelprovides about 115 octane so it’s gotsome real punch,” said Reisz, show-ing off his car to onlookers at theClay County Fair in Spencer, Iowa.

His alcohol-powered machineruns cool too.

“8,000 rpms, 20 laps on a featurerace and when my driver shutsdown, water temp is only 180 to190 degrees Fahrenheit,” he said.

Weight of his stock car is right at3,200 pounds. Reisz said his 30-year-old driver claims he’s beenstock car driving since he was 16years old.

“He loves it out there and keeps my machine in avery competitive mode every race he drives,” Reiszsaid.

Thanks to support from the Iowa Corn GrowersAssociation, Reisz said alcohol-powered stock carsare showing up at every track he goes too these days.

Reisz and his car catch a bunchof races each season since herecently retired from the ranksof full-time farmer and nowrents his ground.

Not suggesting he’s a hot rodmechanic, Reisz said stock carsgot into his veins.

“It’s always a bit of a chal-lenge to see how your rig stacksup against the other cars. Plus Iget a kick out of talking aboutalcohol fuels. The big boys onthe Indy 500 are now using ourfuels,” said Reisz.

He mentioned that ethanolevents also are a big deal “upthere in Minnesota” thanks tothe state corn promotion board.

“Sure I’m biased, but whenI’ve got a car that delivers thenit’s worth talking and tellingthe story,” said Reisz.

His interest in ethanol datesback nearly 10 years.

Reisz is a former board mem-ber of Amaizing Energy, the 55-million gallon ethanol plantconstructed in 2006 by Min-nesota-based Ron Fagen. Dur-ing the ethanol boom era,Fagen’s firm built about 80 per-

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GREENSBORO, N.C. — Putting grain into stor-age has always been a common practice, especiallyafter a season of above-average production, like2014. But it’s not just about finding a place to holdincreased yeield. There are financial reasons forgrowers to delay selling all their grain immediatelyafter harvest.

“The grain market is better in January,” said CraigAbell, a Syngenta business development manager. “Ifgrowers aren’t locked into a local elevator, they canshop around for the best price.”

Additionally, growers who have grain throughoutthe year may be more appealing suppliers to theexpanding ethanol market.

“Ethanol producers would rather not store grain onsite. They’d rather have it delivered throughout theyear,” said William Edwards, a retired Iowa StateUniversity economist. “In order to work with them,producers have to do the storage.”

Given these factors, new storage bins have begunappearing on farms across the cuontry. In fact there’smore on-farm storage today than there ever hasbeen.

“One reason is harvest efficiency: The local eleva-tor might be open from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., but on the

farm, you can unload on your own schedule.”There may also be tax benefits to building storage.

In many cases, growers can expense the purchase.But while on-farm storage in a traditional upright

storage bin is one possiblility for storing grain, itmay not be for everyone, said Jeff Spence, grain divi-sion manager at Crystal Valley Co-op in Lake Crys-tal, Minn.

“If growers are looking toward retirement, theymight not want to spend the money,” Spence said.“But it might be a better fit for growers who areexpanding. The more aggressive growers are outthere purchasing acres and storage to go with it.”

The potential downsides of on-farm storage binownership include the cost and the time needed formaintenance and monitoring. The one-time-use plas-tic bag addresses some of these concerns.

“If you have a big crop, it’s a really economical wayto have temporary storage, compared to a $250,000grain bin,” Abell said.

And for growers who rent acreage, renting on-farmstorage space may be possible.

This article was submitted by Syngenta. Visitwww.syngenta.com for more information. ❖

Storage helps growers go to market

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Founded in 1968, the MinnesotaAgri-Growth Council brings togethermembers from the state’s diverse foodand agriculture sectors to representand advocate for all Minnesotansinvolved in agriculture. On Nov. 6,Agri-Growth hosted its annual meet-ing at the Minneapolis ConventionCenter, and The Land’s Dick Hagenwas there to report on the key issuesfacing modern agriculture.

He’s a veteran agricultural fore-caster. He develops credit and riskstrategies for his customers. He’skeenly listened to when he gives aninternational perspective on agricul-tural production and agribusiness.

He’s Michael Swanson, Ph.D., agri-cultural economist and senior vicepresident at Wells Fargo.

At the Nov. 6 Agri-Growth AnnualConference in Minneapolis, Swansonspoke directly to farmers about futureincome prospects.

“I’m putting the burn on our farm-ers. I’m telling them they need thediscipline to step away from theirworst acres,” said Swanson. “If youknow it’s not going to make you any

money, why would you lose moneyfarming it? No farmer wants to down-size, but you need to identify yourpoorest-performing acres and have adefinitive plan for what you’re going todo about those acres, whether you likeit or not.”

Conservationists could be huggingSwanson. His comments certainly sug-gest a chunk of poor-producing farm-land could and should be returned to anon-farming status. Of course, thatdepends upon what the government’sConservation Reserve Program or pri-vate entities are willing to pay for theland. Swanson refers to the Federalgovernment as “the world’s silliestlandlord.”

“Right now they are paying some ofthe best CRP rates that we’ve everseen because they are looking back-wards at what they need to compete

against,” he said. “So if you are afarmer or land owner with a CRPoption on the table, you might get thebest rental rates you will ever see on arelative basis so consider your CRPopportunity very carefully before youwalk away from it.”

In a Q&A session, Swanson sug-gested rather than looking at total pro-duction, policy specialists should belooking at productionon a per capita basis.

“We consume on aper capita basis.What dimension youuse is importantwhen looking at thenumbers,” saidSwanson. “Landlordsare paid by the acre;farmers are paid bythe bushel. So know-ing the right metricis vital when doingthe numbers game.”

Q: How do yousee the agricul-tural landscape today?

Swanson: Most obvious is the flipwithin our commodities. Grain and oilseeds had four years of phenomenalprofitability while livestock paid; nowlivestock are enjoying nice prices andgreat profitability. And this shine couldbe for two to three years for the live-stock industry.

Q: What impact will this have onland rental rates?

Swanson: When you look at the pre-cash flow with $3.50 corn and thesame yields, something has to give.These are the big board items: cashrent, fertilizer, seed and machinery.These all have to adjust to lower rev-enue per acre. Landlords don’t want tohear that. If you’re already top dollaryou’re going to get more push back.

Q: What about interest rates inthis new scenario?

Swanson: The Fed is a tough one topredict. We’ve been wrong for fiveyears on the curve, but that doesn’tmean that we won’t be right sooner orlater. Zero is not a normal interest rate

even though we’ve been there for sixyears. We’re closer to that going uplogic than we’ve been for five years.

Q: With profitability question-able for both corn and soybeansright now, what acreage shifts doyou foresee?

Swanson: The market reactsquickly. If the shift is to more soy-beans, prices will logically decline.There’s about a 2.4 ratio on the price ofsoybeans relative to the price of corn.The point being that you can’t moveone without affecting the other.

Q: You mentioned 80 percent ofthe world’s population gain islikely to be in just one continent,Africa. Can the world continue toproduce enough food?

Swanson: Myquick answer is yes.There’s still a lot ofhand cultivationgoing on in the vari-ous countries ofAfrica. Yes, it is ahuge land mass. Anyagronomist worththeir salt will tell youthat yield is depend-ent upon number ofplants per acre timesthe number of grainsper plant times aver-age weight of thatgrain. In Africa, thenumber of plants peracre is a fraction com-

pared to what we do in the UnitedStates ... basically because they aren’tmechanized. They could increase yielddramatically with just a little mecha-nization. So I think with just a fewadjustments and some adoption ofsome rather minor agronomic strate-gies, there is potential for muchgreater food production in Africa.

Q: Will China continue to be amajor driver of agriculturalexports?

Swanson: Currently 70-plus per-cent of China’s soybean needs areimported. So far the United States con-tinues to be the key source. Also thesweetness trend in eating habits keepsramping up in China and elsewhere.Because of better incomes, these peo-ple want to eat better which leads tostronger export markets for our soy-bean industry, our pork industry, ourbeef people, our poultry industry andeven our dairy industry. China contin-ues to be a shining star, but recognizethat China is also a very volatile cus-tomer. ❖

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Organized in 1968 to define common goals amongagribusiness industries, family farmers, and theservice sectors that support them, Minnesota Agri-Growth Council celebrated its 47th birthday at itsNov. 6 annual conference in Minneapolis.

Perry Aasness, the council’s executive director,identified three key priorities of Agri-Growth:

1) Being an effective advocate in a competitivebusiness climate with special emphasis on lobbyingat both state and Federal levels. “Working withother partners at the State Capital is important,”said Aasness.

2) The annual meeting of Agri-Growth displaysthe diversity and strength of Minnesota agricul-ture, including the important connection with theacademic world, particularly the University of Min-nesota and its College of Food, Agricultural andNatural Resource Sciences. “This event providesthat network of our entire agri-industry that is soimportant in presenting a unified voice to the non-agricultural segment of our society and businessworld,” he said.

3) Another function, growing in importance andpublicity, are the changing demands of the consumer,and their lack of trust in the food system and theentire food chain. “We need to build that awareness,that trust, by explaining how our food is producedand why it is produced in this manner,” said Aasness.

Today food labeling is the thrust of the consumer’sconcerns about food. But are consumers driving anagenda that realistically can’t meet all their manydemands?

“There’s a segment of consumers tuned into thisissue and they are trying to convince all consumersthat there is something wrong with our food. This sug-

gests we haven’t done a good enough job explainingthese new technologies and how it is permitting farmersto produce more per acre while cutting back on inputssuch as fertilizer, pesticides, and tillage,” said Aasness.

“But rather than being reactionary and defensiveabout their questions and criticisms we need to workon building that social license. This means beingcomfortable about tough questions that consumersask. It also suggests being very precise about nutri-tion information on a food label such as health issuesrelating to allergies and the GMO ingredients in aparticular food.

“There are certain things that need to be on a labelbut where do you draw the line?” asked Aasness.

Aasness acknowledged a disturbing challenge isthe growing disconnect between agricultural produc-ers and processors and the non-ag segment of the

population.“Trying to put a face on our industry is vital to

building this confidence,” he said.“Many of our producer groups are doing this via

video clips featuring farm families and what they doon their farms. Many host tours and do ‘show andtell’ explaining exactly what goes on in today’s mod-ern farming. Just being as transparent as we can bein the process. Agriculture is always about continu-ous improvement which means new technology, newresearch, and new production strategies are the toolsmaking Minnesota agriculture better. But we’ve gotto share that information with consumers becausethey don’t quite see it that way.”

Aasness credited the media with being attentive tothe business scope of Minnesota agriculture and therole it plays in the total financial landscape acrossthe state. Aasness said he sees media as receptive tocover new technologies, new marketing strategiesespecially into foreign markets, and new foods intothe food chain, with particular notice of the growingorganic foods market.

“But I think it’s a charge to all of us involved inagriculture that we need to reach out to those mediasources and build relationships so that they can feelcomfortable asking us questions,” he said.

“That doesn’t mean we shouldn’t complain whenwe view a story as being very negative about Min-nesota agriculture. We have every right to voice ourissues but being proactive early on is the best way toensure compatibility with the media.” ❖

Aasness: Industry working to grow public’s trust

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Perry Aasness, Agri-Growth Council executive director, addresses members and media at its Annual Meetingand Conference on Nov. 6 at the Minneapolis Convention Center.

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By TIM KROHNMankato Free Press

MANKATO, Minn. — A major effort is beinglaunched to symbolize south-central Minnesota asthe “agribusiness epicenter of the United States.”

“We’re going to take the best kept secret in theMidwest and make it the best known,” said GaryKoch, of Gislason & Hunter and a member of theagriculture steering committee organized throughGreater Mankato Growth.

Sheryl Meshke, of the large butter-making/dairycooperative AMPI in New Ulm, called agriculture “aquiet giant” and said the new effort aims to increaseand expand the agribusiness potential in a largeswath of southern Minnesota and northern Iowa.

“It’s the original industry in south-central Min-nesota and it’s the largest,” she said of agriculture,which has more than $6 billion in annual sales —nearly double that of the retail or manufacturingsectors.

She said developing an ag epicenter here will makeit easy to attract new top talent and businesses andretain existing ones.

Jonathan Zierdt, president and CEO of GMG, saidthere’s no reason the region can’t become identifiedas an ag mecca in the same way Silicon Valley or TheResearch Triangle are known for their industries.

The GMG board approved a plan to commit$370,000 to the effort during the next three years. Ofthat, $250,000 comes from GMG’s reserves with theremainder generated through new revenues andexternal funding. GMG and various ag groups havebeen working on the idea for two years.

The group will hire an executive director to leadthe effort with a goal of having someone on board byJan. 1. “It’s likely to be someone already establishedin the agribusiness sector,” Zierdt said.

The group will focus on four areas: promotingagribusiness, public affairs, education, and develop-ing a support system for existing business and mar-keting for new ag-related businesses.

“If you are a person or a business that finds valuein being connected to the ag business industry, theSouth Central Minnesota Agricultural Region iswhere you will want to be,” Zierdt said.

Mitch Davis, of Davis Family Dairies and a steer-ing committee member, said that while the regionalready has a host of major and smaller agribusi-nesses, there are many ancillary businesses thatcould be attracted here. “A lot of the technology isjust getting started,” he said, referring to things suchas drones used to analyze farm fields, vaccineresearch and new seed technologies.

The region, with some of the richest farm land inthe country, has long been a leader in agricultureand agribusiness. The area produces more soybeanoil than anywhere in North America. The state isfourth in the nation in ethanol production. Area hogproduction is among the highest in the state andnation. Mankato is home to Ridley, one of the largest

animal feed producers, has a large Dupont/Pioneerseed research facility, and is home for most of thestate’s farm organizations.

Zierdt said that besides hiring a point person forthe new effort and getting the organization rolling,

they will need to come up with a catchy name likeSilicon Valley. “Right now we’ve just been calling itProject Ag.”

The Free Press of Mankato, Minn., is a sister paperto The Land, under The Free Press Media. ❖

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Consumers are askingtwo questions about theAmerican food chain: 1)“Where is my foodgrown?” and 2) “How ismy food grown?”

Steve Peterson, chair-man of the MinnesotaAgri-Growth Council Board of Directors, said thesetwo questions need to be answered by the agricul-tural and food industries.

Peterson owns and manages Peterson Farms, agrain and livestock operation in Paynesville, Minn.He also is the director of sourcing sustainability atGeneral Mills and recently returned from a trip tothe Nestle Foods Corporation in New York City.

“Nestle has hired a marketing/consumer consult-ing firm to map the farm and plantation source ofall the ingredients in their Nestle brand foods. Thisstudy will also identify by location all the interme-diary handlers and processors of these variousingredients,” said Peterson.

Studies of this nature do not suggest that moreprecise food product labeling is at hand, accordingto Peterson. The information is important to con-sumers in order to better understand the source of

the ingredients in theirfood products and tomake sure these ingredi-ents are the result of safeand ethical proceduresfrom the source to con-sumer, he explained.

Peterson said it’s OKthat consumers want toknow more about their

food. Agriculture and food manufacturers have built amodern supply chain that doesn’t have the capability oftraceability, Peterson said. However, Nestle staff indi-cated that their study proves that traceability is doable.

“So, yes, I think this is a trend underway. It takes time.It likely adds to the cost of food since the cost/price ratiogets impacted in the development of traceability. Andconsumers will have to accept that economic reality ofthe food business world,” said Peterson.Family farmers

As a farmer of corn and soybeans in StearnsCounty, Minn., Peterson understands the plight offarmers in this area of Minnesota which got ham-mered by spring rains that resulted in lots of “pre-vent planting” acres.

Peterson shrugged. “We did not do so well. Maybeonly about 140 bushels on corn. And lots of variabil-ity in our fields so certainly not our best year. Fortu-nately we don’t have land debt so we can weatherthese challenges.”

In 2015, Peterson expects that producers will shiftaway from corn to soybeans in Stearns County. Theregion is also known for dairy and turkey production.In fact, Peterson’s dad was an original board memberof the Minnesota Turkey Growers Association.

“On our farm we’re using alfalfa as a cash crop toarea dairy farmers as we go forward. We’re a smallbeef operation with a 45-cow calf operation, plus

feeding out 200 to 300 steers, so we’ll use livestockmanure to reduce fertilizer costs,” said Peterson.

When it comes to growing non-gentically engi-neered food, Peterson said that producers need tolook at what consumers want and provide accord-ingly. Conventional crop producers can learn fromorganic producers and vice versa.

“This is a very real thing in the food chain already,”said Peterson. “It bothers me that we sometimes polar-ize ourselves in agriculture, but there is room for bothand we need both under the tent as we go forward.”Public opinion

The ongoing strength of Agri-Growth Council willcontinue to be lobbying and education, both of politi-cians and those activists heading up food identifica-tion issues, said Peterson.

“We have not done much shaping of public opinion.That’s obviously of growing importance but to do that weneed more resources,” he said. “In Minnesota we have anawesome story to tell about both production agricultureand our tremendous food industry. That story needs toget to our consumers. They have a high regard for farm-ers and the job they do in producing food.”

Since its founding in 1968, Agri-Growth has soughtto define common goals among agribusiness indus-tries and organizations, family farmers, and theservice sector that support them. The organization isnon-profit and non-partisan, which allows Agri-Growth to be a credible advocate on behalf of itsmembership.

“Agri-Growth functions well in being a catalyst forbringing other groups together for a coalition toadvance the quality of our foods and the sustainabil-ity of the resources and inputs that are part of thistremendous food chain,” said Peterson.

Peterson was interviewed by The Land at the Nov. 6Annual Meeting. ❖

Consumers to get traceability of food, at a price

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Governor Mark Dayton wel-comed the Minnesota Turkey Growers Associationand a tom turkey to the State Capitol Nov. 24, mark-ing a time-honored tradition, going back since the1940s, of Minnesota’s Governor kicking off Thanks-giving week.

“Today we give thanks for our state’s strong agricul-ture industry and we reflect on the long and storiedhistory of Minnesota’s turkey farmers. We are grate-ful our ability to provide food to a growing world pop-ulation — including the centerpiece of the Thanksgiv-ing table, the turkey,” said MTGA President andturkey farmer John Gorton, Pelican Rapids, Minn.

At the event, Gorton announced the donation ofapproximately 11,500 pounds of turkey (value:approximately $13,000) to Hunger Solutions Min-nesota, which will be distributed to food shelves andfood banks across the state. We know there are manyfamilies who struggle to put food on the table,” saidGorton. “Minnesota’s turkey farmers are committedto helping do their part to combat hunger with ourannual donation to Hunger Solutions Minnesota.”

Since 2001, MTGA has donated 215,000 pounds ofturkey to various areas of the state — or enough

turkey to feed over 270,000 people (roughly the pop-ulation of Saint Paul). This year, this donation pro-vides turkeys to families in communities such asCannon Falls, Faribault, Melrose, Willmar, ThiefRiver Falls, Frazee, Perham and Buffalo.

These funds have been raised from contributionsby Minnesota’s turkey farmers and MTGA alliedmembers as well as a portion of the sales fromMTGA’s Turkey To Go restaurant at the MinnesotaState.

HSM, a comprehensive hunger relief organizationthat works to end hunger in Minnesota, will coordi-nate the purchase and distribution of the turkey. Onein five Minnesota families struggles to put healthymeals on their tables. The need for emergency foodrelief continues to be a problem in Minnesota even asour economy has improved.

Each turkey raised in Minnesota brings $17.46 in eco-nomic value to the state — which means Minnesota’sturkeys and the farmers who raise them generate over$800 million in economic activity for the state.

This article was submited by the Minnesota TurkeyGrowers Association. ❖

Turkey growers make donation for food banks statewide

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With consumers voicing concernregarding genetically modifiedorganisms in America’s food chain,the agricultural and food industryhas an opportunity to educate peo-ple about safe practices in foodproduction.

Charlie Arnot, CEO of of theCenter for Food Integrity, a national non-profitorganization dedicated to building consumer trustand confidence in today’s food system, addressedthe GMO issue at the Agri-Growth Conference.

“Transparency is no longer optional. Whoeverdefines the issue gets to control the debate,” Arnotsaid.

In a conversation with The Land, Arnot talkedabout how producers and processers can approachthe GMO debate in a way that is not polarizing.

“GMOs have become an icon for what people don’tlike about big foods. They’ve become a focal pointabout the big food conversations. I think we start byembracing the concerns and embracing the skepti-

cism and welcoming their dialogue by letting themknow they have a right to safe food that is producedresponsibly,” said Arnot.

The agricultural industry must relate to con-sumers in a way that is meaningful to them.

“Our historical approach is to use science to con-vince people that we are right and they are wrong.Our research is telling us that approach is no longersuccessful,” Arnot said. “We need to engage peoplewhere they are and answer their questions in a veryauthentic, transparent way and continue in that dia-logue on an ongoing basis.”

Arnot is not surprised by the growing interest andtrend toward conventional corn seed by some farm-

ers.“What we are seeing is that opportunities can and

do exist in all sectors of agriculture. We’re fiercelyagnostic when it comes to production practices. Wehave members who are fully into organic farming,members who grow conventional and members fullyinto biotech seeds. I think we’ll see plenty of opportu-nity in the marketplace for all of those crop choices,”he said.

“Farmers generally have the skills to choose thetechnology or system that works best to make theirfarming business profitable. The great thing aboutAmerican agriculture is that there is plenty of oppor-tunity for all of them.”

Arnot is founder and president of CMA, a consult-ing firm that helps clients across the food systembuild customer trust. His company has offices in Mis-souri and Iowa. ❖

Transparency in food practices key to public trust

Charlie Arnot

GMOs have become an icon forwhat people don’t like aboutbig foods.

— Charlie Arnot

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Rabobank Food & Agribusiness Research andAdvisory Group’s finalized a new report, “Waitingfor the Record U.S. Harvest to Flow” with thesebullet points: • A late 2014 harvest and strong incentive to

store corn has created an early season U.S. corndeficit.

• Due to storage and potential for transportationdisruptions, opportunities for securing physicalcorn stocks may be best in November.

• Storage liquidation is only expected to beginin the second quarter of 2015.

• Despite a record 2014 U.S. soybean harvest,October rallies in soybeans (plus 14 percent) andsoymeal (plus 38 percent). Futures were fuelledby strong demand and a near-empty soybeanpipeline.

• A long drawn-out harvest has slowed therestocking of U.S. soybean inventories.

• Harvested U.S. soybeans have gone directly toboth the export pipeline and domestic crushingfacilities to fill both back and current orders.

• It will take time for U.S. crushers to fill alltheir orders, so end users should not expect cashprices to decline until the end of November orshortly thereafter.

-Dick Hagen

Rabobankreports on record harvest


After the midterm election results,Kevin Paap, fourth generation farmerand president of Minnesota FarmBureau, discussed the potentialimpact on agriculture at the stateand federal level with The Land atthe Agri-Growth Annual Conferencein Minneapolis.

“It means pure and sim-ple that the people whovoted sent the messagethat they want theirelected officials to worktogether and, moreimportantly, get some-thing done,” said Paap.

Paap said the bestexample of this is thewilling-to-compromiseattitudes of agriculturalcommittees at both theState Legislature andU.S. Congress.

“We’ve seen that on our agcommittees, whether in St. Paul or Washington, D.C.Hopefully our state legislature and our Federal con-gress will look at these committees and say, ‘Hey, weneed to reach across the aisle and learn to compro-mise,’” he said.

Paap learned early that nobody gets everythingthey want, but compromise makes things happen.

“We’ve got a lot of big issues ahead, especially at thenational level, but here at the state level, too,” he said.

The Farm Bureau’s state and national politicalaction committees had a high win percentage inendorsing candidates. Of the 71 Minnesota House ofRepresentative candidates who were endorsed byMinnesota Farm Bureau PAC, 64 were elected. Theendorsed Senate candidate, Republican MikeMcFadden, was not elected. However five of sixendorsed candidates for the House of Representa-tives were elected.

Paap has met Mitch McConnell, the new SenateMajority Leader, and has good things to say aboutthe Republican gentleman from Kentucky.

“Anyone who governs at that level are highly intelli-gent people. They’re in those positions for the rightreason. They do indeed want to make a difference. Butit’s an immense challenge when you cover the multi-tude of topics and issues. And obviously you mighthave as many people disagreeing with you as agree-ing, even amongst your own constituency,” said Paap.

“Our vast country has lots of different priorities, too.That’s only natural when you look at the tremendousdiversity of America, both in terms of natural resourcesand cultural diversity. I think McConnell will do a greatjob. But as I stated the art of compromise will continueto be the only way that work gets done.

“Now is the time to move forward. Lots of new facesboth in St. Paul and D. C. Getting these newly electedpeople to at least start grasping what American agri-culture is all about will be a top priority,” Paap said.

Gridlock in Congress has led to inaction in recentyears, but can gridlock be prevented in the incomingCongress?

“You get rid of gridlock by preventing the attitudethat I would rather do nothing than compromise,”

said Paap. “You can’t have the attitude that if I’vegot to move an inch to be on board on this particularissue, I’d rather do nothing. I know compromisedoesn’t poll well, but forget the polls. Do what’s nec-

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Kevin Paap

The people... want theirelected offi-cials to worktogetherand, moreimportantly,get some-thing done.

— KevinPaap

PAAP, from pg. 15Aessary to get the best results even if you don’t agree100 percent.”Waters of the United States

Paap commended the Environmental ProtectionAgency for extending the comment period for theproposed Definition of Waters of the United States,a rule designed to clarify the types of waters pro-

tected under the Clean Water Act. Farmers and farmadvocates are concerned how the rule will affectwatering and drainage practices.

“That shows they must be interested in the com-ments that farmers across America are submittingon this who owns the water issue,” Paap said. “Ourprimary concern is that their recommendations arebased on science. We’re not against regulations.They’re a necessary part of our system. We do needthe protective hand of our government on manythings: food safety, airline safety, highway safety, etc.But we don’t need regulations that are overlappingwhere we have both a state and a federal agency try-ing to do the same thing.”

“Water is probably the most important resource ofthis nation, this world. We’ll soon have 9 billion peo-ple to feed. Water will be the primary resource to getthis done. So let’s be certain that restrictions onwater use don’t adversely restrict the ability to pro-duce food,” he said.Food safety

Paap is emphatic on the subject of food safety andthe growing chorus of advocates for genetically mod-ified organism food labeling.

“The last thing we want is a patchwork of regula-tions from state to state. So this has to advance on anational basis. There aren’t rules against labelingsomething GMO-free. You can do voluntary labelingtoday. But labeling should be validated on the basisof proven food safety. Food safety is more than justlabeling,” said Paap. “It’s the proper raising of thefood, the proper handling, and of course the propercooking of that food in the home. On this issue weneed to work together, including the consumer.”

Paap serves on the American Farm Bureau TradeAdvisory Committee and has traveled to Europe tomeet with the European Union about food labeling.He acknowledged that the political will and publicopinion of the European people is a major driver ofEurope’s food safety program.

“However it needs to be based on science, not nec-essarily political science, however,” said Paap.

Despite the public clamor about food productionwithout the usage of genetic traits, growth hor-mones, antibiotics and pesticides, Paap points outthat the European nations don’t raise enough food tosustain themselves, hinting that Europeans mayneed to understand what the various inputs do toenhance production.

When it comes to conventional seed corn versusGMO hybrids, Paap looks at all aspects of the issue.He places value on the potential benefits of thehybrid trait package, specifically as it relates towater efficiency. In his fields, Paap wants a productthat can adjust to not enough or too much moisture.

“Now’s the time when every input matters —proper soil tests, the right management strategiesfor different fields, different soils, when and howmuch fertilizer to use, and perhaps even that deci-sion about planting some non-GMO corn next spring(assuming such seed might still be available).”

“The easiest way to make a little more money oneach acre I farm is to grow another bushel on eachacre,” said Paap. ❖

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With the drop of commodityprices, Realtor and Broker RogerHeller of The Heller Group 1 StopRealty in Olivia, Minn., has seen asoftening in the farmland market.But having been in the real estatebusiness since 1963, Heller hasexperienced the lows of the farmcrisis of the 1980s as well as the highs of recentyears.

In fact, The Heller Group made the 2013 Top Auc-tion Houses, a listing of only 22 auction houses andthe only auction house in the Great Lakes Region.

“Thanks to very strong pricing on good crop land,2013 was the largest sales revenue year we haveever experienced,” said Heller with modesty.

In 2014, Heller has observed less sales activity, butthat’s to be expected in view of reducing commodityprices.

“There has been some softening in terms of priceper acre, but good land is still surprisingly strongconsidering the economics of farming right now,”said Heller.

The best indexes of land values come from Iowa,which has nearly 31 million acres of farmland. TheIowa Farm and Land Chapter #2 Realtors LandInstitute released a survey of local farmland brokersthat placed the average price of the highest-qualityIowa farmland at $11,674 per acre. Even themidgrade dirt was fetching $8,300 per acre. In thelate 1990s, you could buy midgrade farmland for lessthan $1,700 per acre.

Heller said the current softening of the local mar-ket may not signal a continuing reduction in farm-land prices.

“On the good land, price drops will be slow. There’sstill capital available out there in the country. Whena farmer has been looking at a piece of land at theend of his driveway for 40 years and it’s now up forsale, that land still brings good money, particularly ifhis neighbor is also looking at the same parcel,” saidHeller.Credit availability

Bankers are not worried about lending to potentialfarm buyers as long as the transaction will cash flowand the loan represents about 40 percent of thefarmland value, said Heller.

Heller indicated that bankers traditionally areconservative on farmland loans ever since the farmcrisis of the 1980s when bankers were loaning inpercentages in the mid to high 40s. For example, 47percent instead of today’s 40 percent values.

Due to this restraint, farmers who are buying landare doing so with a lot of equity capital. In straighttalk: both lender and farmer are not in danger.Investors today are minor players in the farm realestate market, said Heller.

“By far the largest driver in farm auctions areexpanding farmers,” he said.

Meanwhile, the Federal Reserve in its recent Octo-ber meeting decided to stay steady on interest rates.

Heller said this should be encouraging privatelenders to put more money to work. Loans on mostfarm real estate auctions are tied to the U.S. bondmarket.

“So there is no question that these low interest

rates (almost zero percent) impact bond money verydirectly,” said Heller.

The Heller Group 1-Stop Realtyin Olivia, Minn. isa business affiliate of 1-Stop Realty in Kason-Man-torville, Minn. ❖

Farmland sales soften; acreage still holds value

Roger Heller

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Local Corn and Soybean Price IndexCash Grain Markets

Sauk RapidsMadisonRedwood FallsFergus FallsMorrisTracy

Average:

Year AgoAverage:

corn/change* $3.32 -.12$3.32 -.01$3.42 +.01$3.18 -.06$3.30 -.03$3.39 +.06

$3.32

$3.98

soybeans/change*$9.09 -.32$9.68 -.31$9.84 -.30$9.51 -.31$9.78 -.24$9.80 -.29

$9.62

$12.71

Grain prices are effective cash close on Nov. 24. 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 AnglesIt’s planting

time You read correctly, planting is in full swing — in

Brazil and Argentina, that is. By now most of the fullseason corn crop has been planted in South Americaand soybean planting is in full swing. The Brazilianstate of Mato Grosso (the largest soybean producingstate in Brazil) was estimated to have just short of 67percent of the crop planted as ofNov. 10.

South America competes withthe United States on global cornand soybean exports. AlthoughBrazilian corn production is onlyapproximately 20 percent of whatthe United States produces,Brazil is typically in the top threeglobal exporters of corn. Manytimes China is forgotten as theworld’s second-largest producerof corn, but China is a net cornimporter therefore they look toSouth America and the UnitedStates for competitively priced corn imports.

Soybean production is much more concentrated:roughly 85 percent of the world’s soybeans are pro-duced in the United States, and South America(Brazil, Argentina, and Paraguay). China uses about25 percent of the world soybean production so again,the United States and South America compete forthis business. With soybean crop returns looking tobe more profitable in the 2015 growing season, boththe United States and South America plan to plantmore soybeans and less corn.

There are currently many factors affecting the com-petitiveness of corn and soybeans in the UnitedStates versus South American grain. For example,the currency devaluation in Argentina has pushed

Grain OutlookRFS mandate

delayedThe following market analysis is for the week end-

ing Nov. 21.CORN — December corn has closed lower in five

of the last six sessions as of Nov. 21, losing ninecents this past week to close at $3.72 3⁄4 per bushel.This keeps its trading range inthe $3.50/$3.60 to $3.80 rangeas we head into the beginning ofthe holiday season.

Corn harvest as of Nov. 16 was89 percent complete. Some ofthe largest volumes left to har-vest are in the states of Iowawith 190 million bushels, Wis-consin with 180 million, Indiana170 million, and Illinois andNebraska with 140 millionbushels each.

At long last, the Environmen-tal Protection Agency releasedwhat was essentially a non-announcement address-ing the 2014 Renewable Fuel Standard mandate.Over a year late, they stated the 2014 RenewableFuel Standard mandate would now be delayed until2015 with any changes applied retroactively to2014. Most are assuming a 10 percent blend rate forethanol will be adopted.

The original proposed adjustment for 2014 was acut to 13.0 billion gallons. We are currently produc-ing at a rate of 14.2 billion gallons per year. Gasolinedemand has been weaker and vehicle fuel efficien-cies have been greater than when the original tar-gets were established, raising controversy over whatstandard should be established.

Weekly export sales were the highest of the last

Livestock AnglesCattle areadvancing

The first half of the month of November startedwith the livestock markets moving higher. Cattle areadvancing toward new high territory, while the hogsappear to have turned the corner and are recoupingsome of their earlier losses of this fall.

The supply of cattle still domi-nates the market and has beenthe main focus for quite sometime. Packers continue to beaggressive in their bidding forlive inventory to fill their needs.This is happening despite thefact that they are deep in the redon each animal. For the timebeing the supply of cattle is notexpected to increase, so this willcontinue to dominate the market.

On the other side of the coin, soto speak, is the demand for beef.As the beef cutout advances it isnoticeable that the demand for beef productsshrinks. It would suggest that at some point the sup-ply of cattle will equal the demand for beef and thiswill end the continuous uptrend we have seen for thepast year.

The only question left is: what price does thisequate to a top? This is a question no one individualcan answer. This will only be answered by the con-sumers of beef, which falls under the category thatthe answer to ending high prices is high prices. Untilthat price is found, expect this current trend to con-tinue with the ratcheting up of prices paid for livecattle. Producers should continue to monitor themarket and protect inventories as needed.

The hog market has apparently turned the corner

JOE TEALEBroker

Great Plains CommodityAfton, 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. 19A See TEALE, pg. 19A See LENSING, pg. 19A

KURT LENSINGAgStar Assistant VP

and Industry SpecialistWaite Park, Minn.

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DEC’13 JAN ’14 FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV

NYSTROM, from pg. 18Afour weeks at 35.8 million bushels.Sales are down 14 percent year-on-year when the U.S. Department ofAgriculture is anticipating sales todecline by 8.7 percent year-on-year.Weekly shipments continued to slowdown to only 15.8 million bushelslast week. Soybean and meal ship-ments are capturing export capaci-ties and competition from Ukraineand South America has been noted.

China bought 1.1 million metrictons of corn from Ukraine this week.Weekly ethanol production in the weekended Nov. 14 neared a record high at970,000 barrels per day, up 24,000 bar-rels per day from the previous week.We’re on a 5.165-billion-bushel grindpace, slightly ahead of the USDA’s 5.15-billion-bushel forecast, but not by much.

The Buenos Aires Cereal Exchangepegged Argentina’s corn planting at 40percent complete as growers switchedto bean planting. They also raised theirproduction estimate for last year’s cropfrom 25 mmt to 27 mmt on an increasein acreage. For this year’s crop, they areprojecting a 21 percent drop in cornacreage, but have not put a number onthis year’s production. The USDA isforecasting their corn production at 23mmt, down from last year’s 25 mmt.

OUTLOOK: Heading into the holi-day season, we’ll look for March corn totest the lower end of the $3.70 to $4.00trading range. It closed last week at$3.85 1⁄4 per bushel, down 9 cents forthe week. Thinner volumes may add tovolatility, but without any bullish sur-prise, a lower trend may be expected.

Holiday market hours: normal trad-ing hours on Nov. 26, grain marketsare closed for Thanksgiving, Nov. 27,and reopen at 8:30 a.m. central time onNov. 28. Grain markets close on theChicago Board of Trade at noon on Fri-day and the Minneapolis market willclose at 12:15 p.m. central time.

SOYBEANS — Soybeans had achoppy week of higher and lower closes,before a rally on Friday accounted for theentire week’s gain. Producer sellingslowed with cold weather moving in asharvest winds up. Global supplies areample, but we need to feed the pipeline,and that has thus far kept the Januarycontract trading above $10.00 per bushel.A holiday-shortened week ahead of usshould see lighter volumes and may keepus in the $9.95/$10.00 to $10.54 range.

Soybeans got a bump as we headedinto the weekend from the unexpectedannouncement from China cutting theirinterest rates. Friday’s rally pushed

January soybeans to a 16 1⁄2 cent gainfor the week to settle at $10.39 perbushel after it slipped to as low as$10.03 3⁄4 per bushel at mid-week.

In their first interest rate hike sinceJuly 2012, their one year lending ratewas lowered by 40 basis points to 5.6percent and the deposit rate was cut25 basis points to 2.75 percent. Thiscomes after their third quarter eco-nomic growth slowed to a five year lowof 7.3 percent. A stimulated economymay increase demand for soy products.

Weekly export sales for meal werehigher than expected at 265.7 thou-sand metric tons, but shipments maybe becoming a concern. In a side note,66 tmt of this week’s meal sales wereto Cuba. This would be about half of itsyearly needs. Total U.S. meal ship-ments so far in November are lessthan 400 tmt compared to last Novem-ber’s 1.25 mmt. Cumulative meal salesare 200 tmt behind last year. If ship-ments slow now, will China actuallytake all their purchases?

Weekly bean export sales were thelowest of the marketing year at just 17.7million bushels. Sales are running 5 per-cent ahead of last year, but two weeksago they were 7 percent ahead of lastyear. The USDA is forecasting exports toincrease 4.4 percent year-on-year. Soy-bean inspections, on the other hand,broke the weekly record when theyreached 114.4 million bushels (89.3 mil-lion bushels to China were also a record).

National Oilseed Processors Associa-tion released the October crush at 158million bushels, 7 million bushels higherthan the trade expectation and a record

for the month of Octo-ber. China announced

their October soybeanimports were 4.1 mmt, of which only 252tmt were from the U.S. Brazil accountedfor 2.64 mmt of China’s October beanimports. China’s year-to-date soyimports are running 13.8 percent higherthan last year at 56.8 mmt.

The National Bank ofArgentina plans to refuse creditto farmers holding unsold old

crop soybeans for a better price.The farmer must prove they are notholding old crop beans to qualify forfinancing. The government needs toincrease the flow of U.S. dollars intothe country and to generate tax dol-lars. The bank is the main source ofagricultural credit in Argentina.

OUTLOOK: The January/March soy-bean spread has been easing to alarger carry as sales waiver. It closedat a 6 3⁄4-cent carry for the week. Thewidest it has traded in recent monthsis a nine-cent carry. We still have time

for that level to be tested before theend of the year.

The Army Corps of Engineers hasclosed the upper Mississippi River alittle earlier than normal due torecent cold weather. This may easebasis levels with a competitor out ofthe picture. The January contract hasfound support at $10.00/$9.95 perbushel and resistance at $10.54 perbushel; but the direction of the mealmarket will dictate where soybeansare headed.

Nystrom’s notes: Contract changesfor the week ended Nov. 21: ChicagoDecember wheat dropped 13 1⁄4 cents,Minneapolis fell 6 cents and KansasCity wheat declined 1 1⁄2 cents perbushel. January crude oil gained 69cents to $76.51 per barrel, Decemberultra-low-sulfur diesel lost just over apenny, reformulated blendstock foroxygenate blending rose 1 1⁄2 cents pergallon and natural gas jumped 24 1⁄2cents higher. ❖

Soybeans get bump as China cuts interest rates

TEALE, from pg. 18Aand has begun to advance higher inprices paid for live animals. At thesame time the pork cutout is improv-ing, indicating increased demand forpork. It would appear that retailersare featuring more pork these daysbecause of the much higher price ofbeef at the wholesale level. Because ofthis disparity in wholesale prices, porkshould continue to find increaseddemand, which should reflect intohigher hog prices over time.

On the contrary to the cattle market,the cure for low prices is low prices and

this could help the recovery of hogprices in the short run. The caveat tothis whole scenario for the hogs is thequestion of expansion in the industry.It appears that the hog industry isgoing through some expansion cur-rently and as numbers increase thiscould halt the price advance in hogprices.

In other words, supply could exceeddemand which could slow or end priceappreciation down the road. There-fore, producers should be aware of themarket conditions and use cautionand protect inventories if the opportu-nities present themselves. ❖

Teale: Hogs are expanding

LENSING, from pg. 18Amany farmers to not sell their crop. Asthe currency devalues, soybeans andcorn that are not sold appreciate invalue so holding grain is the farmer’sway of hedging against the fallingPeso. Another issue in Argentina is theexport taxes on soybeans. I understandthe export taxes are near 35 percentand there have been reports of soybeantrucks trying to smuggle beans intoBrazil to avoid these taxes.

As we move forward in the globalizedgrain and oilseed markets, it’s impor-tant to understand the dynamic mar-ket influencers happening around the

globe. As the world’s populationincreases expect to hear more andmore about factors influencing thegrowing demand of corn and oilseedimports to developing countries look-ing for competitively priced crops.Visit www.agstar.com/edge for addi-tional insights and educational mate-rials.

AgStar Financial Services is a coop-erative owned by client stockholders.As part of the Farm Credit System,AgStar has served 69 counties in Min-nesota and northwest Wisconsin witha wide range of financial productsand services for more than 95 years. ❖

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MARKETING

Sign-up for the new farmprogram, which is part ofthe Commodity Title of the“Agricultural Act of 2014”(the new farm bill), is nowunderway at local U.S.Department of AgricultureFarm Service Agencyoffices. The new farm pro-gram will be in place forthe 2014 to 2018 crop yearsfor all eligible crops underthe Commodity Title of thefarm bill, includingcorn, soybeans, wheat,and other crops. Thereare several farm pro-gram analysis tools now available toproducers and landowners, throughvarious land-grant universities, incooperation with the Farm ServiceAgency. Local FSA offices are schedul-ing several informational meetings inthe next couple of months, many ofwhich are being jointly conducted withthe land-grant universities.

Sign-up processThe sign-up process for the

new farm program sign-upat local FSA offices willtake place in a three-step process, which is as

follows:• Step No. 1, now until Feb. 28, 2015

— Landowners make final decisions onupdating FSA payment yields and real-locating crop base acres on each FSAfarm unit.

• Step No. 2, now until March 31,2015 — Producers complete the farmprogram choice on each farm unit, and

potentially on each eligible crop. Farmprogram choices include the Price LossCoverage, Agricultural Risk Coverage-County, or Agricultural Risk Coverage-Individual Coverage programs. Allfarm program payments will be madeon the basis of crop base acres. Anypotential 2014 farm program paymentswill not occur until October 2015.

• Step No. 3, mid-April to summer2015 — Producers enroll in the 2014and 2015 farm program simultane-ously. Even though the farm programchoice (listed earlier) is for five years(2014-18), producers will still berequired to make annual enrollmentinto the farm program at local FSAoffices.

Landowners will make the final deci-sions at local FSA offices on updatingFSA program yields and reallocatingcrop base acres for each FSA farm unit.If a producer is an owner/operator, theywould make the decision on that FSAfarm unit. If an FSA farm unit is undera cash rental agreement, the producerwould need to work with landowner inorder to have input on the final deci-sion. If there are multiple landownersinvolved on a FSA farm unit, they mustagree on updating FSA program yieldsor reallocating crop base acres.

Producers will make the final five-year farm program choice betweenPLC, ARC-CO and ARC-IC for the2014-18 crop years. All producersinvolved in a farm unit will need toagree on the farm program choice.Landowners with crop-share rentalagreements are considered producersby FSA. Landlords with cash rentalagreements will not be required tosign-off on the farm program decision.

In cases where there is a switch ofproducers from 2014 to 2015, the pro-ducer listed at the FSA office on thefarm unit at the time of farm programsign-up would make the programchoice.

If no farm program choice is made bythe sign-up deadline, the farm unit willbe enrolled in the PLC program for2015-18, and there will be no farm pro-gram payments for the 2014 crop year.Considerations

Following are some considerations on

the choices that landown-ers and producers willneed to make during thefarm program sign-upperiod in the comingmonths.

Reallocation of CropBase Acres

Landowners will have aone-time choice for crop base acres(2014-18) between reallocating cropbase acres on a FSA farm unit (basedon the average planted acres from2009-12) or continuing with existingcrop base acres (2013).

Key points to consider on Base AcreReallocation:

• All farm program payments forboth the new ARC and the PLC pro-grams will be calculated on crop baseacres, rather than on year-to-yearplanted crop acres.

• Total reallocated crop base acres for2014-18 cannot exceed the total cropbase acres that existed in the 2013farm program.

• Base acre reallocation is based onFSA farm units, and may vary amongfarm units.

• Landowners and producers shouldhave received a listing of existing cropbase acres and reported planted acresfor 2009-12 from the FSA in late Julyor early August. Any errors in the datashould be reported to their local FSAoffice as soon as possible.

• Prevented planted acres that wereproperly reported will count as plantedacres for base acre reallocation.

• If there are multiple landowners ona FSA farm unit, all landowners mustagree on the base acre reallocation

• If no decision on reallocation of cropbase acres is made by the sign-up dead-line, or if there is not agreement on thechoice, the crop base acres that existedfor 2013 will remain in place for the2014-18 crop years.

• Many Midwest farm operatorsplanted more corn from 2009-12, sothere may be an opportunity toincrease corn base acres on some FSAfarm units, if that is desired.

Updating Farm Program Pay-ment Yields

Landowners will also have a choicefor farm program payment yields(2014-18) on each FSA farm unitbetween keeping the existing counter-cyclical payment yields or updating theFSA payment yields (based on 90 per-

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By Kent Thiesse

MARKETING

Local FSA offices are scheduling several informationalmeetings in the next couple of months, many of whichare being jointly conducted with the land-grant univer-sities.

See PROGRAMS, pg. 21A

PROGRAMS, from pg. 20Acent of the five-year(2008-12) averageactual crop yields foreach crop).

Key points to consider on updating Farm ProgramPayment Yields:

• Updated payment yields will be made on cropspecific basis for each eligible crop on each FSA farmunit.

• FSA has issued a form titled “Price Loss Cover-age Yield Worksheet” (CCC-859), which will be usedas a worksheet for potentially updating FSA pay-ment yields. On Form CCC-859, the crop yield foreach year (2008-12) that a particular eligible cropwas raised is listed. Only the years that the crop wasraised on a particular farm unit are considered forthe yield update. For example, if corn was only raisedin three of the years, then those years are used incalculations.

• FSA offices will not be verifying the yield data onForm CCC-859; however, the yields reported on thatform will be subject to FSA “spot checks” at a laterdate. Acceptable records for yield verification during“spot checks” will include RMA data that is used forcrop insurance APH calculations, production evi-dence for grain sold or placed in commercial storage,on-farm grain storage records, or FSA loan records.

• A “substitute yield” equal to 75 percent of thecounty average yield (2008-12) will be used in anyyear that the actual farm yield for a given crop fallsbelow that level.

• Landowners with cash rented land will likelyneed to work with their farm operators in order theget the actual yield data for 2008-12.

• FSA payment yields will be used for payment cal-culations for the new Price Loss Coverage program,but not for the Ag Risk Coverage program options.

• It may still be a wise choice to update the FSAprogram yields for eligible program crops on FSAfarm units where there is an advantage, as theseupdated yields may be carried forward for futurefarm programs beyond 2018. The opportunity toupdate FSA payment yields has not been madeavailable since 2002, and if the program yields werenot updated in 2002 (counter-cyclical program), thecurrent payment yields are the “direct paymentyields”, which date back to the early 1980s.

• If no decision on is made on updating FSA pay-ment yields by the sign-up deadline, the current FSApayment yields (CC) will remain in place for the2014-18 crop years.

Farm Program Choices (2014-18)Farm operators will be given a one-time choice for

the farm program option on each FSA farm unit(2014-18) on each farm unit that they are listed asthe “producer” at the FSA office, at the time that thefarm program choice is made. The farm program

One chance tochoose options

See PROGRAMS, pg. 23A

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PROGRAMS, from pg. 21Achoices (2014-18) are Price Loss Coverage or Agricul-tural Risk Coverage-County or Agricultural RiskCoverage-Individual Coverage.

Key points to consider on the Price Loss Coverageprogram option:

• Producers will have a one-time choice to selectthe PLC program option for each eligible crop oneach individual FSA farm unit (2014-18).

• The PLC program is based on estab-lished crop reference prices (formerly target prices)for eligible crop commodity, which will be in place forthe 2014 to 2018 crop years. Crop reference prices forcommon crops raised in the Upper Midwest: Corn =$3.70 per bushel; Soybeans = $8.40/bu.; Wheat =$5.50/bu.; Oats = $2.40/bu.; Barley = $4.95/bu.; GrainSorghum = $3.95/bu.

• PLC program payments will be made if the 12-month market year average price falls below theestablished reference price for a given crop. The mar-keting period for the 12-month MYA price for cornand soybeans is Sept. 1 in the year that the crop wasproduced until Aug. 31 of the following year. TheMYA year for wheat, oats, and other small graincrops is June 1 to May 31.

• PLC payments would be made in October of theyear following crop production, and will be made on85 percent of eligible crop base acres for a given crop.

• PLC payments can occur even if an eligible cropis not raised in a particular year on a FSA farm unit,as payments are made on crop base acres, and not onactual planted acres.

• Maximum PLC payment rates are $1.75/bu. forcorn, $3.40/bu. for soybeans, and $2.56/bu. for wheat.Based on the recent November USDA MYA priceestimates, the 2014 PLC payment rates would be$0.20/bu. for corn, and zero for soybeans and wheat.

• Producers choosing the PLC program will alsohave the option to purchase the Supplemental CropOption insurance coverage on an annual basis from2015 to 2018 for eligible crops. SCO allows producersto purchase additional county-based crop insurancecoverage above their existing insurance coverage, upto a maximum of 86 percent insurance coverage. TheSCO sign-up will take place through crop insuranceagents, not at FSA offices, and will occur during cropinsurance enrollment time, starting in 2015.

Key points to consider on the Ag Risk Coverage-County program option:

• Producers will have a one-time choice to selectthe ARC-CO program option for each eligible crop oneach individual FSA farm unit (2014-18).

• The ARC-CO program is based on actual countycrop revenue (yield and price) for each crop in agiven year, which is compared to average benchmarkcounty crop revenue for each crop, in order to deter-mine potential ARC-CO program payments for eachcrop for that year.

• Benchmark revenues and potential payments forthe ARC-CO program will be determined by county-level yields. The most recent county five-year aver-

age yield for a crop, dropping thehighest and lowest yields, will be

used to calculate the ARC-CO benchmark yield for acrop. The annual National Agriculture Statistics Ser-vice county average yields will be used for calcula-tions.

• In low yield years, 70 percent of the county T-yield is used for any year that the county averageyield was below that level.

• The most recent five-year MYA prices, againdropping the highest and lowest prices, will be usedto calculate the ARC-CO benchmark price for a crop.Benchmark prices for 2014 are: Corn = $5.29/bu.;Soybeans = $12.27/bu.; Wheat = $6.60/bu.

• The calculated benchmark county yield times thebenchmark MYA price will be the annual countybenchmark revenue for a crop in a given year. Thecounty benchmark yields, five-year average MYAprices, and benchmark revenues are adjusted eachyear.

• The ARC-CO program guarantee for a given cropis 86 percent of the calculated county benchmarkrevenue for that year.

• ARC-CO payments for a given crop will occurwhen the actual county revenue (county yield x MYAprice) falls below the annual county revenue guaran-tee for that crop. The maximum ARC-CO paymentsare 10 percent of the county benchmark revenue peracre for a crop.

• Any potential ARC-CO payments would be madein October of the year following crop production, andwould be paid on 85 percent of eligible crop baseacres for a given crop.

• ARC-CO payments can occur for an eligible crop,even if that crop was not raised in a particular year,as all payments are on the basis of crop base acreson a FSA farm unit.

• ARC-CO payment levels will vary county-to-county for each crop on a yearly basis, depending onthe benchmark revenue and final county averageyield in a given county.

Key points to consider on the Ag Risk Coverage-Individual program option:

• Producers will have a one-time opportunity toselect the ARC-IC program option for all eligiblecrops on each individual FSA farm unit (2014-18).

• The ARC-IC program must include all eligiblefarm program crops on a FSA farm unit, with nooption for either the PLC or ARC-CO programs onspecific crops.

• The ARC-IC program operates very similar to theARC-CO program, but is based on farm-level crop

yields, rather than county average yields.• The ARC-IC program combines the five-year

“weighted” revenue (actual farm yields x MYA) forthe previous five years for all crops on FSA farmunits in a given State that are enrolled in ARC-IC,in order to calculate benchmark revenue for ARC-IC, rather than the crop-specific approach used inthe ARC-CO program.

• The “weighting” for the ARC-IC program is onthe basis of the percentage of planted crop acres onthe FSA farm units; however, any potential pay-ments are made on crop base acres.

• The maximum payments in ARC-IC programare limited to 10 percent of the “weighted” bench-mark revenue for the farm, similar to the ARC-COprogram.

• Potential payments in the ARC-IC program aremade on only 65 percent of crop base acres, as com-pared to 85 percent of base acres with the ARC-COprogram.

• Individual crops must be planted each year inorder for that crop to be considered for ARC-IC cal-culations for a given year, which different from thePLC or ARC-CO program options.Farm program resources

The USDA Farm Service Agency has created awebsite with up-to-date information and resourceson the various farm program choices. Several landgrant universities have also been designated todevelop spreadsheets and decision tools, in coopera-tion with FSA, to assist producers and landownerswith their farm program decisions. Following are

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PROGRAMS, see pg. 24A

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PROGRAMS, from pg. 23Athe websites for the farm program information,spreadsheets, and other resources.

• FSA ARC/PLC website: www.fsa.usda.gov/arc-plc

• The University of Illinois FarmDoc Farm BillToolbox: www.farmdoc.illinois.edu/farmbilltoolbox

• The University of Missouri Food & Ag Policy Cen-ter: www.fapri.missouri.edu

• Texas A & M Ag & Food Policy Center:

www.afpc.tamu.eduThe University of

Minnesota ExtensionService is working with the state FSA office to offerover 70 farm program educational meetings for pro-ducers. A complete list of those meetings, as well asother farm program decision tools are listed atwww.extension.umn.edu/agriculture/business/farm-bill/Bottom line

The basic commodity farm programs in the newfarm bill are being implemented by USDA for the2014 crop year, which is nearly completed. The goodnews is that all farm sign-up deadlines are well into2015, so there is some time to review the all theinformation and run various scenarios on spread-sheets, before making the final farm program deci-sions. It is important to remember that all farm pro-gram decisions are for five years from the 2014 to2018 crop years.

A “no decision” on reallocating crop base acres andFSA payment yields, will result in continuation ofthe existing base acres and payment yields for 2014-18. A “no decision” on the farm program choice on aFSA farm unit will result in that farm unit being inthe PLC program for 2015-18, with no farm programcoverage or payments for the 2014 crop year. Notmaking the correct base acre, payment yield, or farmprogram choice could potentially result in loss of sig-nificant ARC or PLC payments for corn and soy-beans in 2014 and 2015, as well as potential pay-ments in future years.

Kent Thiesse is a government farm programs ana-lyst and a vice president at MinnStar Bank in LakeCrystal, Minn. He may be reached at (507) 726-2137or [email protected]. ❖

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In December, University of Minnesota Extensionand the Farm Service Agency will begin a series of 73free education seminars to help crop producersunderstand decisions necessitated by the 2014 farmbill.

Crop producers have until March 31, 2015, to makedecisions required by the farm bill, including thechoice among three new risk management programs.

“We encourage producers to attend an educationalmeeting, where we’ll cover national decision aid toolsto run scenarios for their farm,” said Kevin Klair,University of Minnesota Extension economist.

The two-and-a-half hour seminars are offered in 72counties and will be led by Extension educators andFSA. No registration is required. The farm billrepeals several previous programs, including directpayments for most crops. It covers the following cropsgrown in Minnesota: corn, soybeans, wheat, barley,canola, sunflowers, oats, sorghum, lentils, dry peas,garbanzo beans and flax.

Visit http://z.umn.edu/qiv to find a meeting in yourcounty.

This is an excerpt of an article submitted by Univer-sity of Minnesota Extension. ❖

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This column was writtenfor the marketing week end-ing Nov. 21.

U.S. milk production wasabove year ago levels for the10th consecutive month,according to preliminarydata in Wednesday’s Octo-ber Milk Production report,as increasing cow numbersand output per cow sawlarge gains.

U.S. Department ofAgriculture estimatedoutput in the top 23 pro-ducing states at 16.05 bil-lion pounds, up 3.9 percent from Octo-ber 2013. The 50-state total, at 17.1billion pounds, was up 3.8 percent froma year ago. Revisions raised the originalSeptember 23-state estimate by 22 mil-lion pounds, now reported at 15.5 bil-lion pounds, up 4.3 percent from 2013.

October cow numbers in the 23states, at 8.59 million head, were up3,000 head from September and 89,000more than a year ago. The 50-statecount, at 9.28 million head, is up 4,000from September and 77,000 more thana year ago.

Output per cow in the 23 states aver-aged 1,868 pounds, up 51 pounds fromOctober 2013, and the highest produc-tion per cow for the month of Octobersince the 23 State series began in 2003.California output was up 2.7 percent,thanks to a 50-pound gain per cow. Cownumbers were unchanged from a yearago. Wisconsin was up 2.4 percent on a45-pound-per-cow increase, though cownumbers were down 2,000. Idaho was up5.1 percent on a 65-pound-per-cow gainand 10,000 more cows. New York was up3 percent, on a 40-pound gain per cowand 5,000 more cows. Pennsylvania wasup 3.6 percent, thanks to a 60-poundgain per cow, though cow numbers wereunchanged. Minnesota was up 2.8 per-cent on a 55-pound gain per cow, but cownumbers were down 3,000 head.

No state showed a decline in October.The biggest gain was seen in Texas, up11.6 percent, thanks to 32,000 more cowsand a 75-pound-per-cow increase. Michi-gan was up 7.1 percent on a 50-poundgain per cow and 17,000 more cows.

Smaller states with increases includedColorado, up 9.7 percent; Utah, up 7.6percent; Kansas, up 6.9 percent. NewMexico was up 2 percent, South Dakotawas up 4 percent and Washington statewas up 4.6 percent.

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Meanwhile, weather has been a key

topic this week as the nationgets pounded by a very earlyblast of winter. USDA’sDairy Market News reports“The massive snow stormburied parts of upstate NewYork and New Hampshire,as temperatures droppedthroughout the Northeast.Class I demand is strong,however, the storm shutdown most distributionchannels to those areas.

“Consequently, somemanufacturing plants

are clearing unexpectedvolumes of milk that can't get to bot-tlers. Farm-level milk production in theNortheast is lighter and at a seasonallow. Cold temperatures are discourag-ing cows' eating and drinking patterns,thereby hampering cow comfort.”

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A storm of a different nature is begin-ning to pound dairy producers. The AgDepartment announced the DecemberFederal order Class I base milk price at$22.53 per hundredweight, down $1.53from November but $2.16 aboveDecember 2013, and equates to about$1.94 per gallon. That put the 2014Class I average at $23.29, up from$18.84 in 2013, $17.46 in 2012, and$19.13 in 2011. Contrast that to thedisastrous 2009 $11.48 average.

The two-week National Dairy Prod-ucts Sales Report-surveyed butter priceaverage used in calculating today’sprice was $1.9828 per pound, down84.9 cents from November. Nonfat drymilk averaged $1.4517, down 5.4 cents.Cheese averaged $2.1872, down 11.3cents, and dry whey averaged 64.41cents, 1.5 cents from November.

USDA’s monthly Livestock, Dairy, andPoultry Outlook, issued Nov. 17, mir-rored dairy projections contained in thelatest World Agricultural Supply andDemand Estimates report issued Nov.10. The report stated that, following arecord-setting increase in milk anddairy product prices, prices declined inOctober, especially the butter price.

Exports fell substantially fromAugust to September. Export projec-tions were reduced for the fourth quar-ter of 2014 and for 2015. Prices forcheese, butter, and nonfat dry milk in2015 are expected to be lower than pro-jected last month. But, with relativelylow feed prices, conditions continue toencourage expansion in milk produc-tion, warned USDA, although at alesser rate than previously forecast.

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The cash cheese market saw anotherweek of decline, following the previousweek’s 25.75-cent plunge in the Ched-dar blocks and 20.5-cent drop in thebarrels. The blocks lost another 21.25cents this week, closing the Fridaybefore Thanksgiving at $1.73 perpound, 10.5 cents below a year ago andfirst time since Aug. 29, 2013, that theblock price was below the previousyear. This is also the lowest the blockshave been since Aug. 27, 2013.

The barrels, almost defying gravity,watched the blocks daily tumble untilThursday, then plummeted 16.5 centsand closed Friday at $1.74, down 17.5cents on the week and a penny and ahalf below a year ago.

The blocks have plunged 72 centssince setting an all time record high of$2.45 per pound on Sept. 19, while thebarrels are down 75 cents from theirrecord $2.49 per pound on Sept. 22.Again, the general rule is a pennymovement in cheese equates to about a

dime on the Class III milk price.Only five cars of block and six of bar-

rel traded hands on the week. The lag-ging NDPSR-surveyed U.S. averageblock price slipped 0.7 cent, to $2.2130per pound, while the barrels jumped5.9 cents, to $2.1503.

There is extra spot milk available tocheesemakers in the Central region atdiscounts to Class prices, according toDairy Market News. Cheese produc-tion at some plants is sold out into2015 and scheduling allows little roomto expand output. Other plants havemanufactured and sold extra loads,which customers happily took. How-ever, some plants have noticed ordersbeing down, attributed to customersstepping back to wait for cheese pricesleveling out after still continuingsteep declines, especially for blocks.Overall cheese sales are strongbecause customers need cheese forholiday sales and into January.

October milk production up; Storms pounded producers

MIELKE MARKETWEEKLY

By Lee Mielke

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MIELKE, from pg. 25AWith the Thanksgiving

holiday, many staff incheese plants will take time off fordeer hunting so a number of plantshave built up inventory to compensatefor anticipated lower output. Theanticipated influx of extra milk iscausing concern with scheduling whenmany workers want time off. Manufac-turers also have concerns about thepotential impact of imported cheese ontheir sales volumes, as domestic pricesremain well above world prices.

Western cheese plants have prob-lems of a different nature. Work slow-downs in some ports, such as Seattle-Tacoma, are affecting cheese exports.Cheese already manufactured andsold to export customers is beginningto back up.

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Cash butter swam upstream, closingFriday at $2.00 per pound again, up1.25 cents on the week and 32 centsabove a year ago. No butter was soldin the spot market this week. NDPSRbutter averaged $2.0013, up 3.5 cents.

Some Central butter manufacturersare pushing production rates to nearcapacity levels to complete incoming

orders, mostly stem-ming from holidaydemand, according to

Dairy Market News.Domestic interest continues to be

strong seasonally, especially from retailand food service accounts. Cream sup-plies tightened as demand picked upfrom Class II manufacturers. Churnsin the West are also operating at fullschedules in a number of plants.

Cash Grade A nonfat dry milk closedat $1.1375, down 4.25 cents on the weekand a level not seen since May 22, 2012.Eleven cars traded hands on the week.NDPSR powder averaged $1.4414, down2.2 cents, and dry whey averaged 64.24cents per pound, down 0.4 cent.

Tuesday’s Global Dairy Trade auctionevent number 128 offered no hope forany turnaround soon as the weightedaverage for all products dropped 3.1percent, following a 0.3 percent slip inthe Nov. 4 event. The price index haspretty much seen declines since reach-ing its high on Feb. 4.

The dip was led by a 12.2 percentdrop in rennet casein, which was down2.2 percent in the last event. Skim milkpowder, down 5.7 percent, after beingdown 1.2 percent last time. It was fol-

lowed by whole milk powder, off 5.1percent, following a 1.6 percentincrease two weeks ago.

On a positive note, anhydrous milkfatwas up 6.1 percent, after being down1.6 percent last time. Butter was up 6percent, after dropping 4.1 percent lasttime. Cheddar cheese was up 5 percent,down 9.2 percent last time, and buttermilk powder was up 1.4 percent, afterbeing down 6.9 percent last time.

FC Stone reports the average GDTbutter price equated to about $1.2048per pound U.S., up from $1.1364 in theNov. 4 event. Contrast that to ChicagoMercantile Exchange butter whichclosed Friday at $2.00 per pound.

The GDT Cheddar cheese average was$1.2978 per pound U.S., up from$1.2375. The CME block Cheddar closedFriday at $1.73. GDT skim milk powder,at $1.0429 per pound U.S., is down from$1.1005, and the whole milk powderaverage at $1.0885 U.S., is down from$1.1439 in the last event. The CMEGrade A nonfat dry milk price closedFriday at $1.1375 per pound.

Cooperatives Working Togetheraccepted seven requests for exportassistance this week to sell 1.704 mil-lion pounds of Cheddar cheese in Asia,Europe and North Africa.

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I had scheduled “Chicken Little” formy Friday DairyLine interview butchose Jerry Dryer, editor of the Dairyand Food Market Analyst, instead hop-ing he’d have a different message. Hedidn’t.

Dryer sees product prices continuingto dip because prices around the worldare significantly lower than here. U.S.exports are slowing, he said, as othercheese is available. He pointed to theRussian blockade of European cheese,for example, which is “pushing productin this direction so there’s going to con-tinue to be pressure on the market.”

He added the caveat; “My version of

Chicken Little, however, does have asafety net and that’s the futures mar-ket which is higher than I think pricesare going to be as we progress into2015. It’s an opportunity to do somehedging.”

Dryer predicts that milk prices willhit “sub $15/cwt., maybe sub $14 for afew months next year and there’s stillsome $17 futures protection that couldbe bought.”

I ask if China will re-enter the mar-ket any time soon and turn thingsaround. He quickly answered, “Thingsare not looking that way.”

He reported that China has a signifi-cant volume of product in storage andDryer’s sources in China state thatmilk production there has “more thanrecovered from last year’s downfall sodomestically they have a little moremilk available and the huge irrationalsurge of imports in the early part ofthis year have them backed up.”Sources tell Dryer that China may notbe back in the market until third quar-ter 2015, he concluded.

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In politics: National Milk ProducersFederation has recommended a series ofchanges to the Environmental Protec-tion Agency’s controversial Waters of theU.S. regulation, a proposal that couldgreatly expand the waterways subject toregulation under the federal CleanWater Act. NMPF asked EPA to eitherinclude the organization’s recommenda-tions in the proposed regulation or with-draw the proposal and rewrite it.

In lengthy comments filed with theagency, NMPF stressed that, above all,agriculture needs certainty on whichwaterways fall under the jurisdiction ofthe CWA and which do not. The draftregulation, it said, doesn’t provide thatclarity.

And, in a press release Friday morn-ing on immigration reform, NationalMilk stated that “The executive actionannounced by the White House thisweek will not solve the current orfuture needs of dairy farmers. We stillneed congressional action, in the formof comprehensive legislative reform ofour broken immigration system. This isboth an opportunity and an obligationfor Congress. We need action in boththe House and Senate, with supportfrom both Republicans and Democrats,to do the job that needs to be done.”

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

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— Jerry Dryer

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By MARIE WOODThe Land Associate Editor

Jolene Brown can harvest corn and beans on herWest Branch, Iowa, farm until 2 a.m., run a financialconsulting business by day, and never lose her senseof humor. For 30 years, Brown has been a familybusiness consultant who entertains and educates inbooks and presentations on building, growing andtransitioning the family farm to future generations.

Do you know the top three farmers’ lies? Brown does.“One: Work hard, someday this will all be yours.

Two: I’m going to retire. Three: Don’t worry aboutyour brothers and sisters, they have their jobs.They’re not interested in this business,” said Brown.

Brown may deliver her material with the punch-lines of a stand-up comic, but she is all businesswhen it comes to giving farm families the take-awaytools they need to create and implement an effectivefarm business and transition plan.

“I’m on such a mission. People are fighting on theway to the funeral home — brothers and sisters arenot talking. My mission is to honor the family businessby doing it right,” said Brown. “I’m here to wake themup, celebrate where they are at and let them knowthey have work to do to be where they need to be.”

In four locations across Minnesota and NorthDakota, Brown is presenting the workshop “Transi-tioning Your Farm: The Positives of Passing It On,”sponsored in part by the Minnesota Soybean Grow-ers Association. Brown will also facilitate a panel ofexperts in accounting, financial planning and law.

“She brings real-life examples from farm families,”said Cathy Riley, MSGA regional communicationsmanager. “The examples are both gratifying and hor-rifying — the things that can go on with a familybusiness if things aren’t put down on paper. She’svery uplifting. You will not fall asleep listening toJolene.”

Riley wants the workshop to help farm families getmotivated to take that first step to ensure their fam-ily farm will continue into the future.

Direct and plainspoken, Brown peppers her lessonswith anecdotes from her family and hundreds of farm-ers she meets at speaking engagements nationwide.As a consultant, she has worked with producers acrossthe country and world — Midwest farmers, Westernranchers, kiwi growers in New Zealand.

Brown cringes when she hears farmers tell her, “Ithought my father’s word was good, but found out itwasn’t.”

“The conversation is not a contract. You musthave things clarified in writing,” said Brown.Take-away tools

Workshop attendants will go home with eighttools beginning with a one-page template for a fam-ily business plan. A “managing people” chart guidesfarmers to clearly define jobs, duties, the personresponsible for each job, and salaries.

“Salaries are set because you pay by value, notjust bloodlines,” said Brown.

Every business should have a code of conduct. Afarmer in Mississippi told Brown that his son is aslow starter, which makes him late for work. Brownadvised setting work hours and issuing three warn-

ings before firing his son.“We show up on time,” said Brown. “You have just

set the standard at 10 o’clock in the morning. Is thatwhat you want?”

“We tolerate stuff in a family business you cannotpull off in any other business. We also have so muchjoy and benefits when we work well together that noother business will,” said Brown.

Take-home tools include templates for conflictmanagement, pre-requisites for bringing a familymember into a business and pre-requisites for trans-ferring ownership in a family business.

“We are hiring worthy employees who may or maynot be family members. A family member is not abirthright in a family business,” said Brown.

Both senior and junior farm generations presentattitudes that drive Brown nuts.

“When a senior generation says ‘I want all my kidsto be happy and I want them all to get along; we’regoing to let them tell us how we will divide theestate’ — It is your responsibility, not theirs,” saidBrown.

Brown is just as frank with the junior generation.“I have no tolerance with this thing called entitle-

ment. Parents do not owe their children a business,”said Brown.Family dynamics

Brown has sat at many kitchen tables with clientswho want to get their farm business on the righttrack. When Brown begins the meeting, she asks the

family members to switch chairs.“Now we have the daughter-in-law sitting in dad’s

chair. That makes everyone a little bit nervous,” saidBrown.

Another effective technique is to have the familypatriarch play dead and ask the family members tofigure out how to run the farm. Usually familieslearn the plan in place is not realistic. And Brownhas to remind Dad that he’s still dead!

Brown keeps her clients’ hearts and best interestsin mind, but she does so with realism, humor andlaughter.

“There’s nothing better than passing on a legacybusiness, but you have to have a business worthpassing on. Then we honor the family,” said Brown.

Brown understands that getting your businessaffairs in order holds families and farms together inchallenging times.

“Get these things done when times are good, notwhen you’re fighting with a pitchfork in the barn,”said Brown.

Now that the corn and beans are in the bin, Brownis jumpstarting the planning season with these farmtransition workshops.

“I want them to bring all generations, in-laws, out-laws, people who influence your business. We willhave upstarts and ‘old farts.’ Each have differentneeds and expectations,” said Brown. “It’s going to beworth their time to come; the hours we spend nowcan save families down the road.”

The “Transitioning the Farm” workshop is spon-sored by the Minnesota Soybean Growers Associa-tion, Minnesota Department of Agriculture, EideBailly, Gislason & Hunter Attorneys at Law and Bre-mer Bank. ❖

Workshop to aid in farm transitions with humor, hard talk

Submitted photo

Family business consultant and Iowa farmer JoleneBrown combines humor with serious information forfarmers. She is on a mission to motivate farm familiesto make a succession plan.

Transitioning Your Farm: The Positives of Passing It On• Dec. 9, 1-7 p.m., Alerus Event Center, Grand Forks, N.D. • Dec. 10, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Bigwood Event Center, Fergus Falls, Minn. • Dec. 16, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Southwest Minnesota State, Marshall, Minn. • Dec. 17, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., South Central College, North Mankato, Minn.Register: Call (888) 896-9678. Visit www.mnsoybean.org to registeronline. Seating is limited. Cost: Free for MSGA members; $50 per farm family for non-members.

There’s nothing better thanpassing on a legacy business,but you have to have a busi-ness worth passing on. Thenwe honor the family. ... Getthese things done when timesare good, not when you’refighting with a pitchfork in thebarn.

— Jolene Brown

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By RICHARD SIEMERSThe Land Correspondent

The Obama White House has a pro-gram called Champions of Change,where citizens from different walks oflife are honored for their innovationand efforts. This past summer a Min-nesota couple joined 13 other recipi-ents in ag-related enterprises to berecognized as Future of AmericanAgriculture Champions of Change.

Ryan and Tiffany Batalden, whofarm south of Lamberton, Minn.,knew they had been nominated butwere surprised when the call camethat they were among the fewselected to be recognized. At the endof July, they were in Washington, D.C.

where they heard from Secretary ofAgriculture Tom Vilsack, met withAssistant Secretary Krysta Harden,sat on a panel explaining what theyare doing, and toured the White Housevegetable garden.

The Bataldens were nominated bythe Land Stewardship Project, whereRyan serves on a committee on landaccess for beginning farmers. One rea-son for their selection may have beenbecause the long-term future of agri-culture, not just their short-termprofit, figures into all of the Bataldens’planning. They feel blessed to havegotten connected with landowners whoshare that value.

Ryan said that when he graduatedfrom high school, he “did what everygood farm kid does — leave the farmand get a college degree so you don’thave to farm.”

His degree in journalism landed hima good job with a Twin Cities’ publica-tion. He liked the work and the people,but felt stir-crazy sitting in a cubicleall day. After seven years he quit anddid some traveling, then returnedhome in the fall of 2001. His parents

hired him to help with the harvest.“A month or two into it, I realized

that I was just as excited for Mondaymorning as I was for Friday night,”Ryan said. “I’d never had that in a jobbefore, when you’re as excited to get towork as you are to leave. I thought, if Ican find a way to make a living doingthat, I’ll be a very happy man.”

His parents were supportive of hisdesire to farm, but with the price ofland around Lamberton, buying wouldnever pay out.Starting a farm

Ryan got connected to a landownerwho had 80 acres to rent, but shewanted it farmed organically. That wasin line with Batalden’s thinking, sincehis parents had transitioned to organicfarming while he was in college, andhe had three uncles who farmed organ-ically. The real benefit was that thelandowner was willing to sharecrop(no cash outlay) and she gave him a10-year lease in 2002 (renewed foranother 10 years in 2012)

In 2005, he married Tiffany, “a city

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Richard Siemers

Tiffany and Ryan Batalden were named Future of American Agriculture Championsof Change for their sustainable farming style on acreage near Lamberton, Minn.

See BATALDENS, pg. 31A

A month or two into it, Irealized that I was justas excited for Mondaymorning as I was for Fri-day night. I’d never hadthat in a job before,when you’re as excitedto get to work as youare to leave. I thought, ifI can find a way to makea living doing that, I’ll bea very happy man.

— Ryan Batalden

BATALDENS, from pg. 30Agirl through and through,” as shedescribes herself, but she also was sup-portive of his desire to farm. The cou-ple had 80 acres of organic corn, soy-beans, and small grain, to which theyadded a herd of cattle for direct-mar-keting meat. It was a small beginning,but they had a foot in the door.

Tiffany added income by grindingthe organic wheat and baking 60-80loaves of artisan bread each week tosell at a farmers market she helpedorganize in Walnut Grove, Minn. Nowthat they have three children, she nolonger has time to do that.

Then he got a phone call from Wis-consin-based New Spirit FarmlandPartnership, which works to matchlike-minded investors and farmers. Alandowner had a quarter section. Shewanted cash rent, but wasn’t asking“top dollar,” Ryan said, and she offereda 15-year lease. Now they had 240acres. This same landowner then pur-chased another 100 acres and rented itto the Bataldens.

“We’re really happy with the situa-tion,” Ryan said. “Having these long-term leases has allowed us enoughfinancial stability that we can investin equipment knowing that we’ll haveland enough to justify it, and to takesome risk.”

He said that organic premiums “havestayed strong enough to make farmingprofitable.” Since corn and soybeansare the money makers most years, hisrisk taking is with the small grain por-tion of his rotation. After a few years ofspring wheat, he switched to buck-wheat for a while.

“The buckwheat is planted reallylate, so it’s all different timing thanany other crop,” he said, breaking upweed and insect cycles. “This next yearwe’re going to plant a field of barleyand field peas. You seed them together,and actually combine and store themtogether.”

There is a specialty hog market thatlikes them for their feed value, he said.

“And growing peas, you get nitrogenfor your next corn crop,” said Batalden.

He has also planted oilseed radishes,which he described as the current“star” of cover crops. He said the biggreen tops make a good green manure,the roots grow deep and suck up nutri-

ents that otherwise would leach out ofthe ground, and the taproot goes evendeeper, breaking up hardpan.

“If you plant it later in the summer,it doesn’t go to seed,” he said. “It’sbecome a popular cover crop, and I canattest to it. There is way better weedcontrol the next year, and the ground,the tilth, is just spectacular.”

Since there is a growing demand,this is the second year he planted 80acres for seed production.Sustainable farming

The Bataldens value diversification.Tiffany wanted to sell somethingbesides bread at the farmers market,so they planted some popcorn.

“I didn’t do my homework and weplanted varieties that did not do wellin this area,” Tiffany said.

Once the family started growing andthere wasn’t time to bake all thatbread, she did do her homework andtalked to other growers, and thus wasborn Patriot Pops Popcorn.

“Three years ago we planted an acreof red, white, and blue popcorn,” shesaid. “We were blessed that year. Wehad no problems.”

Through a website, contacts with co-ops and grocery stores, and word ofmouth, they sold out that year. Theyplanted 2-and-a-half acres the nextyear, and this year put in 4 acres. Theyalso have a contract with a cosmeticcompany to raise pink popcorn for abreast cancer awareness fundraiser.

Ryan does the planting and cleaning,while Tiffany combines, packages,labels, markets, and ships all of thepopcorn.

“We’re slowly building that enter-prise,” she said. “It’s something I’vebeen able to do as a stay-at-homemom.”

Diversification is one value. Anotheris farming for the future. Their long-term leases allow them to try differentpractices.

1) Ryan put four acres into the Con-servation Stewardship Program polli-nator habitat, a program that paysfarmers to plant tough farming acreswith native flowering plants. It’s afive-year program, but he’s thinking ofleaving it as habitat even when thepayments stop. He explained, “Onceyou stop farming these tough spots,

and you’ve got these nice flowers in it,then you realize you’re actually gettinginto the field earlier because you’re notwaiting for this spot to dry out.”

2) He has started to put in grasswaterways where spring rains suggestthey are needed.

3) He plants cover crops whereverpossible, for green manure and soilprotection. “Soil organic matter helpsyou in drought years, it holds nutri-

ents better,” he said, “but I don’t knowif I’d spend $30-40 an acre to buildorganic matter if I didn’t knowwhether I’d be farming it the nextyear.”

4) He seeds clover and other plantsalong the fence line to get more flow-ers for pollinators. “I think the land-scape around your field benefits yourbottom line in the longer term,” hesaid. “Having more beneficial insects,wildlife…I really think a diverseecosystem benefits everyone, includ-ing the farmer. You might not see ityear-to-year on your grain check, butI really think it’s there.”Stewardship

Ryan and Tiffany are very apprecia-tive to have landladies who give long-term leases, and who share their val-ues about diversification, caring forthe land, and taking a long-term view.

“That’s what I bring to my land-ladies,” Ryan said. “I’m going to treatthe land like it’s my own. And themnot asking for what we call top dollarmeans that I’m not forced to reallypush the land to its production limit.”

With fluctuating prices, and thecosts of inputs and land, Ryan under-stands why not everyone farms as hedoes. But the Bataldens think theyhave the approach that is right forthem and fits their values.

“You have to find that balance,”Ryan said. “You have to make a liv-ing.”

And they do see their future in agri-culture. This past year the Bataldenspurchased 32 acres.

Visit www.patriotpopspopcorn.comto learn more about the Bataldens’operation.

Visit the New Spirit Farmland Part-nership site www.newspiritfp.com formore information. ❖

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We’re really happywith the situation. Hav-ing these long-termleases has allowed usenough financial stabil-ity that we can investin equipment knowingthat we’ll have landenough to justify it,and to take some risk.

— Ryan Batalden

If you plant (oilseedradishes) later in thesummer, it doesn’t goto seed. It’s become apopular cover crop,and I can attest to it.There is way betterweed control the nextyear, and the ground,the tilth, is just spectac-ular.

— Ryan Batalden

Happy Holidaysfrom

This week’s Back Roads is the work of The Land Correspondent Richard SiemersFor sale: Fire truck, used

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

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When David “Bear” Anderson and his wife,Carol, move next year from Johnson, Minn.— population 29 — the town will lose more

than two of its long-time citizens. It will also lose itsfire engine and museum. Neither one was official,but both were the work of “Bear” Anderson.

The “museum” was housed in the Bear’s Den, thebar along Highway 28 that Anderson operated formany years, closing in 1999. He was a collector ofadvertising mirrors, wheel covers, license plates,and pens, along with whatever else his customersdonated.

“I’d come to work and find a wheel cover sittinginside the entry,” Anderson said.

He had license plates from 43 states. He had over1,800 pens strung above the bar, looking like holiday

decorations.His largest items never made it inside of the bar.

He has owned three fire trucks.“I always wanted to be a fireman,” he said. “When

(the neighboring town of) Beardsley sold its 1948Ford Super Pumper in 1980, I put in a bid.”

His was the highest bid and he had his first firetruck, which he owned for more than 20 years. WhenBeardsley sold its flat-nosed 1963 Ford fire truck,his bid won again. His third winning bid got him atruck from the Morris, Minn., Fire Department, theonly one he still owns.

Instead of going to fires, Anderson drove his trucksin parades, wearing his fire chief helmet.

“They were fun to drive,” he said, with sirens blow-

ing and lights flashing. He usually pulled a trailerloaded with picnic tables and kegs and some of hispatrons, a not-so-subtle promotion of the Bear’s Den.

Five years ago he drove the 1963 Ford all the wayto Casselton, N.D., and joined a parade of 181 firetrucks, setting the Guinness World Record for thelargest parade of fire trucks. (The record was brokenin 2012 by a parade of 220 trucks in Atoka, Okla.)

Anderson, who is 79, has had his fun and has putaway his fire chief hat. He hopes to sell his lasttruck before leaving Johnson. His said his “museum”collection may end up on eBay.

“Bear” Anderson has been a local legend duringhis time in Johnson. Now he is moving his den toanother small town — Dumont, Minn. But don’texpect him to go into hibernation. ❖

Johnson, Minn.

S E C T I O N BTHE LAND November 28, 2014

By KRISTIN KVENOThe Land CorrespondentThe ThronsonsGary, Minn.

Jared Thronsonearlier feared that hewould be combiningcorn this spring, butthose fears were qui-eted Oct. 30 when hefinished combiningthe last of it. WhenThe Land spoke with Thronson on Nov.11 he was happy with his corn harvest— it “went good,” he said, adding thatthis fall was ideal. “I got everythingdone I wanted to get done.”

He was also able to do “dozing work onground that came out of CRP last year.”There are now a few more acres that willbe ready. Eighty acres were taken out ofConservation Reserve Program groundin 2013, and 60 of those acres were till-able last year when Thronson plantedwinter wheat. His plan is to continue toget more and more of those acres nextsummer ready for planting.

As for what Thronson will be plant-ing next year, he expected the sameamounts of soybeans, wheat and corn,although he said he is “tossing aroundthe idea of growing barley.” He wantsto gather more information beforemaking his final decision, but said helikes that it’s an earlier crop. “It would-n’t be a bad deal to get into earliercrops than later crops,” said Thronson.

He said this year’s harvest “wentpretty well.” Thronson is keeping to abudget due to the low commodityprices and will “spend as little as Ican.” He did put some fertilizer downthis fall for next year’s wheat — thefirst time he had done so in the fall —in hopes that it would translate into“less to do in the spring.”

Thronson’s only complaint about the2014 growing season was it “would’vebeen nice to get in the fields earlier.”But in the end, “it all worked out.”The WiltsesHerman, Minn.

“We’re all done.”Dennis Wilts was happy to announce

that field work was complete when TheLand spoke with him on Nov. 11, justafter more than seven inches of snowhad fallen in the area.

Well, technically, field work wasn’ttotally complete for Wilts — there were“about two days of work left to do” he

admitted — but thatwas close enough asthe snow put an end toany more chances ofgetting into the fields.He said he was pleasedto get in as much fieldwork as he did.

Wilts said this fallwas “wonderful for

getting stuff done,” including applyinganhydrous which “went on better thanwe thought it would.”

“Overall I’d say we had an averagecrop,” he said, although he was “prettysatisfied with what we ended up with.”As for next year, Wilts said he will stickto the same crop rotation. There willonly be a few changes — “Just ’cause ofthe low prices, we didn’t put as muchfertilizer on in the fall. ... (We) mightside dress our corn with nitrogen.”

Wilts isn’t going to spend the wholewinter freezing in Minnesota. He andhis wife, Marcy, will be heading to GoldCanyon, Ariz., in January to thaw, andto Texas with some friends in Febru-ary. Wilts’ plan is simple: “Head forwarm places most of the winter.”

Wilts said Marcy — a nurse at theclinic in Morris — will be retiring thefirst of the year. This will allow “moretime with the grandkids.”

As for looking ahead, Wilts said “it’sgoing to be a while before prices comeback.” He’s not very optimistic about2015, but has been farming for a longtime so he knows “you take the goodyears with the bad years.” Ultimately,he said, despite the uncertainty that is

always there, “you got to have hope.”The HoffmansNew Ulm, Minn.

In between doingtillage over deeropener weekend, DonHoffman was able tosqueeze in a littlehunting. With twobucks to show for hisefforts, it was back towork Nov. 9 from afternoon into evening.When The Land spoke withHoffmanNov. 12 he was “thankful we didn’t getthe snow they were talking about.”

On the dairy side, the overhead doorsand curtain installation has been afull-time job. The cold weather came onquickly so it ended up being a big job.“I think by the end of the day, we’llhave it in control,” Hoffman said.

“Milk has been coming up again inthe last few days,” he said. “Put inwheat gluten last week that might beshowing signs it’s working for us.”

Overall, he said 2014 was a “veryaverage year.” On the plus side the“silage tonnage was a little better thanlast year,” said Hoffman. Cow produc-tion was average but prices were “fan-tastic, best ever ... The dairy side ofthings shines, I prefer that.”

Looking forward, he said winter is a“time to sit down and figure out whatyou actually did.” He’ll also go throughinsurance policies, and tax season “isaround the corner.”

“Seed selection happens in the wintermonths,” said Hoffman. He also uses

that time to put a crop plan into place.As for the conclusion of the 2014

growing season? “It’s a relief when it’sall done.”The HagensLake Mills, Iowa

Corn harvest fin-ished on Nov. 1 forJim Hagen, and it“worked out prettygood.”

When The Landspoke with Hagen onNov. 12, he said they “saved the bestfor last” when it came to combining.He “finished all the tillage work onSunday,” just in time for a few inchesof snow to fall right along with themercury — “it got pretty cool.”

Looking forward to next year,Hagen said he will continue with a“50-50 rotation.” He’ll also keep with“mostly minimal tillage; a little no-till.” Hagen did some vertical tillagethis fall, his first attempt with thatpractice. He believes that “the best Ican do is side dress the corn.” He alsowill “buy the corn with genetics.”Spraying fungicide on his beans thisyear made a difference.

“For being such a cool wet spring,”said Hagen, “it’s kind of amazing wegot that good of a crop.” The fallhelped, he said, with “only one rainyday.” Hagen said he worked 58 daysstraight this fall without a day off. Hetook Nov. 11 to spend the day with aseed corn dealer, noting that “theearly bird gets the worm” when itcomes to seed.

Hagen said they “finished every-thing we want done.” And that’s good,he noted, because “it looks like Janu-ary here,” adding that there were stillsome fields in the area with unhar-vested corn.

“The next few years in farming aregoing to be interesting,” Hagen said. “Iwish more young people would getinto it.” He’s hoping for more 1,000-acre farmers than 6,000-acre farmersin the years to come. ❖

From the Fields: In the end, ‘it all worked out’

The Thronsons ❖ Gary, Minn ❖ Norman-Mahnomen Counties

The Wiltses ❖ Herman, Minn ❖ Stevens County

The Hoffmans ❖ New Ulm, Minn ❖ Brown County

The Hagens ❖ Lake Mills, Iowa ❖ Winnebago County

corn, soybeans and wheat

corn, soybeans, wheat and sugar beets

dairy cattle, corn, soybeans and alfalfa

corn and soybeans

Jared Thronson

Don Hoffman

Jim Hagen

Dennis Wilts

The Land’s ‘From the Fields’series will return

Spring 2015

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I had the amazing opportu-nity to be present when ayoung family moved a barnonto their farm this past fall.The barn was at least 103years old by the family’s bestestimate.

The father of the youngfamily was the youngest offour boys who grew up on thefarm to where the barn wascoming. I stood by his fatherand we talked about the factthat his young grandchildrenwere taking the morning off fromschool to be part of their family’s his-tory.

“They’ll remember this all theirlives,” he said, as he looked up at thebarn and continued on about its con-struction in a time when technologywas not what it is today. “I think of allthe wood that was cut by hand, andthe people who built this barn.”

The excitement wasbuilding for everyonethere as the mover said it

was time to start.“It’s quite a job you have there,” I

said to him.He smiled, continued his work and

replied, “It’s just a job.”But to family and friends there that

day, it was obvious that it was far morethan just a job — it was a team of peo-ple delivering both the past and the

present; delivering history and now afuture for an old building that mayhave otherwise fallen into disrepairover time, being unused and outdated,and eventually forgotten, dismantledand buried.

The barn slowly came off of its cen-tury-long foundation, did a U-turn inthe grove and exited the abandonedfarm place via a soybean field. It wassomething to see.

The barn seemed to glide, with thehelp of a large quad-track tractorpulling the moving truck and the barnthrough the black gold that is Iowafield soil. What a striking sight — see-ing a modern tractor slowly pull morethan 100 years of history behind it.

The cows grazed in the nearby pas-ture, unaware that something big washappening.

I thought of all the things that couldhave gone on in the barn in 100 years.Back in the day, farm families oftenbuilt the barn before they built thehouse on the homestead — so yes, somepeople really were born in a barn. Ithought of the animals that weretended to there, the grain that waspicked by hand (or threshed) andstored there, desperate prayers forrain, and private, tearful prayers forrestored human health for a loved one

— or asking God ‘why.’ And back in theday, even some child disciplining mostlikely went on out in the barn.

Yes, a barn was part of a family.Finally the barn made its way out on

to the gravel road and its true size wasplain to see. It dwarfed the vehiclesthat had dotted the quiet country roadahead of it, and slowly made its waythrough, with cameras clicking andpeople watching with great anticipa-tion, as if the barn were to be revered.

The giant structure seemed nearlypersonified as it neared its new home. Iwas imagining it being happy to bewith a family again who would restoreand care for it, to have life breathedback into it after so many years ofabandonment. And to once again houseanimals and grain. It would be repur-posed, in a manner of speaking.

As the barn slowly and steadily madeits way onto its new home, I asked theowner if he had overdosed on antacidsyet. We moved a house a few years ago.I remembered.

“As long as she keeps moving, I’mokay,” he said with a nervous smile.

The movers delivered the barn, andthe barn delivered the anchor to thefarm. And it was plain to see thateverything was good.

Our son had driven by in the midst ofit all to check the cows in the nearbypasture.

“Only in Iowa do you get stuck wait-ing because there’s a barn on the road,”he joked, openly proud of his own Iowaheritage.

Karen Schwaller brings “Table Talk”to The Land from her home near Mil-ford, Iowa. She can be reached [email protected]. ❖

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What a striking sight —seeing a moderntractor slowly pull more than 100 years ofhistory behind it. ... I thought of all thethings that could have gone on in the barnin 100 years.

The Minnesota Farm Bureau Federa-tion submitted comments to the Env-iornmental Protection Agency andArmy Corps of Engineers urging themto withdraw their proposed rule whichexpands the definition of “Waters of theUnited States” under the Clean WaterAct. The rule would impede farmers,ranchers, landowners, home builders,construction companies, local govern-ments and small businesses.

MFBF has significant concerns withthe limitless jurisdiction the proposedrule provides to the EPA and theCorps.

The rule would make remote land-scape features that carry only minor

volumes of water (if any) or only carrywater after a weather event subject toClean Water Act jurisdiction, includingthe addition of ditches and ephemeraldrainages.

The rule uses the unclear concept ofordinary high water mark, as well asbed and bank, as the key identifiers fortributaries. This would include landwith only subtle changes in elevation,where any land where rainwater natu-rally channels as it flows downhill.

This is an excerpt of an article sub-mitted by the Minnesota Farm BureauFederation. Visit www.fbmn.org formore information. ❖

Farm Bureau submits WOTUS comments

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AMES, Iowa — Today’s women are becomingstronger leaders for family farm businesses, ruralcommunities and natural resource conservation.More women are becoming involved in agriculture.The number of women enrolled in the Iowa StateUniversity College of Agriculture and Life Scienceshas seen a steady increase over 25 years and today,49 percent of undergraduates are women.

In both subtle and obvious ways, the changingroles of farm and ranch women are influencingAmerican agriculture and global food security.

To tell the story of farm and ranch women’s chang-ing roles the new Women in Ag Learning Network ishosting a series of webinars. The free webinars focuson what the 2012 Census of Agriculture tells usabout women and why women’s unique roles in agri-culture matter.

The Iowa State University Extension and Out-reach Women in Agriculture Program is partneringwith the University of Vermont Extension Women’sAgriculture Network to lead the new nationalWomen in Ag Learning Network. The Women inAgriculture website plays a key role. The networkand website is part of the national extension initia-tive; an interactive learning environment deliveringresearch-based knowledge from the land-grant uni-versity minds across America.

“We’re excited to bring women across Iowa and thenation this new online learning network,” saidMadeline Schultz, Women in Agriculture programmanager at Iowa State University.

The Women in Ag Learning Network connectsfarm and ranch women to each other and to exten-sion experts from across the country to help themimprove their quality of life. The national networkwill provide resources to help women make betterbusiness decisions while maintaining a balance withfamily and personal obligations.

“The online learning network is a perfect comple-ment to extension’s local Annie’s Project courses,”Schultz said. “In fact, this webinar series grew out ofthe requests of participants in Annie’s Projectcourses who wanted to know more about farmwomen’s changing roles.”

Annie’s Project is a national program dedicated toeducating and empowering women in agriculture.

The webinar series coincides with the launch of theWomen in Ag Learning Network website this month.The webinars include nationally recognized speak-ers as well as women whose livelihoods depend onfarming and ranching. Guest speakers includeAngela Carter, Iowa State University Ph.D. candi-date in sociology and sustainable agriculture andwomen in ag researcher; Kate Danner, Iowa StateUniversity graduate and Vice-President of LongleyFarms in Illinois; and Sara Shepherd, Waldorf Col-lege graduate, Annie’s Project participant and ownerof Shepherd Farms in Iowa.

Webinar dates and topics are:• Dec. 2 — By the Numbers: What the Census of

Ag Tells us About Women Operators • Dec. 16 — Heart of the Farm: Why Women’s

Unique Family and Farm Business Roles Matter.

For details and instructions on how to join thewebinars, go to https://learn.extension.org. To visitthe Women in Ag Learning Network website, go towww.extension.org/womeninag. The CHS Founda-tion provides support for the learning network.

This article was submitted by Iowa State Univer-sity Extension and Outreach. The article was writtenby Madeline Schultz and Morgan Ball. Visitwww.extension.iastate.edu to learn more. ❖

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Be careful what you wish for.No doubt, you’ve been told

that before. What you wantand what you need are oftentwo different things, anddesires can be dangerous. Thewrong wish acquired couldlead to disaster. Or, as in thenew novel “Falling fromHorses” by Molly Gloss, itcould also be a means ofescape.

For Bud Frazer, Hollywoodwas almost a last-minutethought.

Oh, the notion to go there had fleetingly occurredto him a time or two while watching westerns at thelocal theater. After awhile, he reasoned that if moviecowboys could get paid for riding, then so could he;riding was something he knew well. Winning sec-ond-prize rodeo money only sealed the idea.

It was 1938, and Bud’s parents worked on some-body else’s Oregon ranch, after having lost theirown. Bud was eighteen, and Hollywood soundedgood; he couldn’t bear to go with his folks away fromthe land he considered home. There was just nopoint. After his sister died, there was nothing left tosay. And as the bus crossed into California fromOregon , Bud met Lily Shaw.

She wasn’t much to look at; she was older thanBud, but he decided he liked her anyhow. She wasbold; said she was headed to Hollywood to be ascreenwriter, and she seemed to know what she wastalking about. Once they hit town, she even pointedhim toward a place to stay.

She couldn’t help with work, but Bud managedthat. He spent a couple months wrangling on a

ranch that provided horses for movie com-panies, then a ramrod gave him decentmoney for stunt riding. He worked a fewmovies, collected a few scars, and learnedenough about the industry to sour him.Every now and then, he called his par-ents, and he thought about Lily Shaw.

She was irritating, driven, and courageous, alwaysacting like she was smarter. She liked to pretendthat she had things to teach him.

It took years for Bud to learn…I had a bit of a hard time with “Falling from

Horses” at first. It’s slow, and moseys a little too

much; in fact, I almostquit it twice.

But then, after thirtypages or so, I gasped atone of author MollyGloss’s small plotlines.My “awwww” responsewas on high, and I real-ized that I was completelywrapped up in what’s ulti-mately a quiet novel offriendship and hauntingmemories.

The kicker is in the waythat Gloss ekes out her

backstory. Through that, we getto know characters that areintegral to the tale but thatbarely make an appearance init. Those glimpses were myfavorite part here because theyact to smooth out the edges ofthe rest of the novel. And no, I

can’t tell you more.Again, this book starts slow but stick with it. It’s

worth it in the end, especially if you like old movies,old cowboys or gentle tales. For you, “Falling fromHorses” could be all you wish for. ❖

Cowboy novel’s surprise unfolds in subtle backstory

THE BOOKWORMSEZ

By Terri Schlichenmeyer

“Falling from Horses” by Molly Glossc.2014, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt$25.00 / $32.00 Canada336 pages

Negotiating a fair rental agreement that satisfiesthe land owner and the farmer is a challenge. In theseRent Workshops, Extension Educator David Bau willprovide examples, fact sheets and worksheets to deter-mine a fair farm land rental rate for both parties.

Landlords, farmers, agri-business professionalsshould make plans to attend one of the informative

land rental meetings being held across Minnesota.These free meetings are being provided by the Uni-versity of Minnesota Extension.

Topics covered at the meetings will include local his-toric and projected farmland rental rate trends, cur-rent farm land values and sales, and a worksheet thatwill help determine a fair and profitable rental agree-ment. Projected input costs for 2015 will be presentedalong with current 2015 corn and soybean prices.Examples will use 2015 costs and returns to calculateaffordable rental rates for farmers and acceptablerates of return to the landlord at current land values.Flexible cash rental agreements will also be examined.

Some upcoming workshop opportunities include:• Willmar, Dec. 5 at 2 p.m. - Mid Central Research

& Outreach Center• Hutchinson, Dec. 9 at 9:30 a.m. – Hutchinson

Event Center• Gaylord, Dec. 9 at 2 p.m. – Sibley County Court-

house Annex Basement• Buffalo, Dec. 18 at 9:30 a.m. – Wright County

Courthouse, Room 120• Litchfield, Dec. 18 at 2 p.m. – Family Services

Building• Olivia, Dec. 19 at 9:30 a.m. – Renville County

Government Services CenterFor a complete list of meeting dates in Minnesota

visit: http://z.umn.edu/q29. Contact your local Exten-sion office for more information.

This article was submitted by University of Min-nesota Extension Service. ❖

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Extension offers land rent workshops

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Sale Starts at 11:00 am SHARPLunch on Grounds

SALE ORDER: Shop Items, DairyItems, Machinery, Vehicles,Tractors, Dryer.10 -TRACTORS: Case 4490 4WD,quick hitch, PTO, 4 remotes, 20.8-34duals all around, rebuilt eng.; Case 24704WD, 3 pt, PTO, duals all around, rebuilteng. (needs trans. work); Case 1370,WF, 3 pt; Oliver 1800 G WF, 3 pt w/Allhyd ldr; MM 670 G, WF, 3 pt; (2) Oliver88 D, NF; (2) Oliver 77’s; IH 1486, cab,WF, 3 pt.HAYING EQUIPMENT: Kuhn FC4000RG14’ Discbine, hyd swing, rollers, HD 3 pthitch, 1000 PTO; Hesston 6400 SPHaybine, 14’ head; JD 467 Rnd Balerw/net wrap & hyd pu, 1-owner, done15,000 bales; E-Z 32’ Hay Hauler, 5thWhl; JD 336 Baler w/ejector; (2) Flat BedWagons w/RG; Gehl 1250 Chopperw/hay head & 3RN CH; (2) Badger 16’Self Unloading Boxes w/tandem RG;Case IH 600 Blower; Gehl 99 Blower;Gehl 522 12-Wheel Rake; NH 144Inverter; JD Hay Fluffer; Farmhand XG30Tub Grinder; Hesston 10 Stacker; 3 ptStack MoverPLANTING & TILLAGE EQUIP: Rock-O-Matic 546 Reel Rock Picker; Rock-O-Matic TM12 Rock Windrower; JD 72006RN Max Emerge Corn Planter, vac., df,cross auger; IH 5100 12’ Drill, dd, grassseed, press wheel; Brillion SS10 10’Seeder, hyd lift, VG; White 435 15-ShankDisc Chisel; IH 490 24’ Disc w/hyd

wings & harrow; Kent 18’ Disc-OvatorSoil Finisher; IH 710 7-18” On-LandPlow, SARS; Coil Culti-packer; Kovar5-Section Drag on trans; Kovar PonyHarrow. FARM MACHINERY: Meyers 3954Tandem Manure Spreader; NH BarrelSpreader; Nesseth 3300 Liq. TankSpreader; Clay 3 pt Hi-Cap. ChopperManure Pump; Clay 4” Hand Pump;Manure Agitator; Dakon 300 bu Grav.Box w/Ext & RG (10.20 tires); (3) ParkerGrav. Boxes w/RG; JD 55 KWAlternator; 16’ Stock Trailer.DRYER: American Auto Matic Dryer;Lowry Wet Bin; Sno-Co Grain Cleaner;Hutchinson 6x40 Auger w/elec motor;(2) Sno-Co 6x50 Augers, PTO; NI 6x40Auger.TRUCKS: Ford 800 w/grain box & hoist;‘91 Dodge 3/4 ton 4x4 Pickup, CumminsDsl.SPECIAL CAR: ‘69 Plymouth RoadRunner, 2-dr, auto, restorable (parts).SPECIAL BELL: National Bell 28, caststeel, EX.MISC FARM & DAIRY ITEMS: Port.Animal Scale & cart; (10) Poly Sq. CalfHutches; (9) Calf-tel Calf Hutches; GehlFeeder Wagon; H&S 20’ Feeder Wagon;6T Poly Bulk Feed Bin; 1100 gal PolyTank; (3) 500 gal Fuel Barrels w/elecpumps; Some scrap iron & ironmachinery.MISC SHOP ITEMS: Upright IndustrialAir Compressor; Industrial A FrameChain Hoist; Industrial Metal Lathe;(2) 30T Hyd Presses; Miller 200 WireFeed Welder; Welding Table; (2) BenchGrinders; Large Anvil; (2) Drill Presses;Assort of Hand Tools & Sockets; 3 ptPost Hole Digger.TERMS: Cash or good check.

FIND US ON THE INTERNET:www.hagerauction.com

JONES FARMSJIM JONES & CINDY JONES –

Owners763-441-2437

SALE CONDUCTED BY:HAGER AUCTION SERVICE

715-273-4638BARRY HAGER & TIM PRUSAK,

MN License #25-32 & #25-64

- LARGE FARM MACHINERY -

AUCTION10:00 a.m., Tuesday, December 9, 2014

LOREN YUNGK, OWNEROWNER’S PHONE: 320-220-20561500 E. Bridge st. • Redwood Falls, MN 56283(507)644-8433 Office • (507) 829-6859 Mobile

www.kerkhoffauction.com

TERMS: Cash or good bankable check. Allitems sold as-is, where-is with no warrantiesor guarantees of any kind. All items must bepaid for at the conclusion of auction prior toremoval from location. any verbalannouncement made by auctioneer will takeprecedence over any and all printed materials.

AUCTIONEERS:Doug KerkhoffTerry Marguth

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Ranch/Stable Hand Wanted!We are seeking an energet-ic horse exp. individual tofeed/clean stalls/ shavings/fill stock tanks/sweep aislesfor 4 mornings, approx. 3hours per day in exchangefor an onsite apartment at-tached to the Indoor Arena.Some Bobcat work. Add'lwork for pay + options forbirthday parties/ unloadinghay/ fence repair and over-all farm work. Discount tobring/board your horse orride ours all you want!Heated barn + 12 coldstalls. Ideal job for theright person! Start ASAP.We are 15 minutes west ofDuluth in Esko, MN. Checkus out on line at www.RivrRanchArena.com

Reply to [email protected] or

text only at 218-522-0575

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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.

AUCTIONS &CLASSIFIEDS

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Have an upcoming

AUCTION?Call THE LAND office to

place your auction ad in

THE LAND!(800) 657-4665

[email protected] • www.TheLandOnline.com

Hay & Forage Equip 031

Case IH 600 blower, $2,400;JD 435 round baler, $5,000.320-510-0468

FOR SALE: JD 5400-5830 &6000 & 7000 series forageharvesters. Used kernelprocessors, also, used JD40 knife Dura-Drums, &drum conversions for 5400& 5460. Call (507)427-3520www.ok-enterprise.com

JD 14T baler, works great,$1,400/OBO. 515-571-0048

Bins & Buildings 033

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

Grain Handling Equip 034

'03 Parker 605 gravity wag-on, 4 whl brakes, very goodcond., $12,200 OBO. Retir-ing. 507-220-0448 Lee Stern

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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FOR SALE: '08 WilRich 20'stalk chopper, pull type, 13/4” PTO, very good condi-tion, used only 900 acres,$16,500/OBO. Retiring. LeeStern Springfield MN 507-220-0448

FOR SALE: '98 Lorenz 885snowblower, 540 PTO, 8'wide, 2 augers, good cond.,$3,750. Lee Stern, Spring-field, MN, retiring. 507-220-0448

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

IH 80 snowblower, hyd spout,very good; Parker 600 bugravity wagon, 4W brakes,fenders, lite pkg, nice. Pe-terson Equipment NewUlm MN 507-276-6958 or6957

We buy Salvage Equipment

Parts Available Hammell Equip., Inc.

(507)867-4910

Tractors 036

3 IH “M's”: '53 S. M., WF,PS, 15.5-s, asking $2,200; '53S.M., WF, extra hyd, 14.9's,$1,900; '45 P.S., NF, $1,600;all have new paint, decals,run good. 507-383-5973

FOR SALE: '03 Cat Chal-lenger, MT855, 450HP, PS,hyd swing draw bar, 36”belts at 75%, deluxe cab,auto steer, HID lights,wgts, good cond,$113,000/OBO. 507-276-4422

Real Estate 020

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

Real Estate Wanted 021

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. [email protected]

(952)447-4700

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WANTED: 1909-1959 Fordcars & parts, tin & porcelinsigns, old gas pumps &globes. Please call 507-665-6893

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Mortgage Loans: GibbonMortgage LLC Farm RealEstate & investment mort-gage loans at competitive

rates & no orig. fees. Foradditional info. & qualifica-tion requirements call Mikewho has 35 yrs. experienceas a loan officer & farmer.

320-212-4141Selling or Buying Farms

or 1031 Exchange! Private Sale or

Sealed Bid Auction! Call “The Land Specialists!”

Northland Real Estate 612-756-1899 or 320-894-7337

www.farms1031.comWe have extensive lists ofLand Investors & farm buy-ers throughout MN. We al-ways have interested buy-ers. For top prices, go withour proven methods over

thousands of acres. Serving Minnesota

Mages Land Co & Auc Servwww.magesland.com

800-803-8761

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302 acres of SportsmanParadise! Over 1½miles of MN River run-ning thru property, per-fect place to camp, hike,fish & hunt. Owner will-ing to divide property up.$1,640,000 mls#7006894For more informationcall Ambrose 507-995-1770

FOR SALE: 196 acres ofprime tillable farmland inEllington Township, DodgeCounty, MN.

Call 817-573-6734

Information- Education- Insighthas it all for YOU!

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TRACTORS• ‘14 MF 4610, cab, 99 hp.,

ldr.• ‘13 MF 8690, 340 hp.• ‘13 MF 7626, 240 hp.• ‘13 MF 7624, 225 hp.• (2) ‘14 MF 6616, MFD, cab

w/ldr. • ‘05 MF 451, 45 PTO hp.,

400 hrs.• ‘14 MF 1754 Compact,

MFD, w/ldr., hydro• MF GC1705, MFD

w/60” deck• 18.4-38 duals off JD 4440,

75% rubber

CORN HEADS• ‘09 Geringhoff 1822RD • ‘09 Geringhoff 1820RD,

w/reel• (2) Geringhoff 1622RD • (9) Geringhoff 1222RD • (5) Geringhoff 1220RD • ‘08 Geringhoff 830NS• (9) Geringhoff 830RD • ‘13 Geringhoff 822RD • (4) Geringhoff 630RD • ‘12 CIH 2608, chopping • ‘04 Gleaner 1222, GVL poly• ‘84 JD 843, LT• ‘96 JD 893, KR, HDP• ‘96 JD 693, reg. rolls• JD 822 KR• JD 622, GVL poly

COMBINES• ‘11 MF 9250, flex draper, 35’• ‘13 MF 9540 RWA, duals• MF 9540, RWA, duals• ‘07 MF 9790, RWA, duals,

1440/1001 hrs.• ‘91 MF 8570, RWA, 5007

hrs.• ‘86 MF 8560, 4941 hrs.• ‘95 CIH 2188, 3219 hrs.• ‘92 Gleaner R62,

4210/2643 hrs.

GRAIN HANDLING• Brandt augers: 8x35, 8x40,

8x47, 8x62, 10x35• ‘02 Brandt 8x62, SC, PTO• Brandt 8x45, 18 hp. Briggs• ‘11 Hutchinson 10x61• (3) Brandt 1070XL swing

hoppers• Brandt 1080XL swing

hopper• ‘13 Buhler 1282 swing

hopper• Brandt 1390 swing hopper

XL & HP• Brandt 20 Series drive over

deck• Brandt, 1515LP, 1535TD,

1545LP, 1575, 1585 grainbelts

• Brandt 7500HP grain vac.• ‘03 Brandt 4500 EX, grain

vac.• Parker 839 grain cart• Parker 1048 grain cart, tarp,

900 tires, 1000 bu.• A&L 850S grain cart,

850 bu.• ‘08 Unverferth 5000 • ‘05 Demco 650 gravity box• ‘05 Parker 625 gravity box• Parker 165-B gravity box• Parker 1020 seed tender

HAY & LIVESTOCK• Roto-Grind 760T bale

grinder• Kodiak SD72 rotary cutter

• Everest 5700 finish mower• Sitrex RP2, RP5, 3 pt. rakes• Sitrex 12-whl rakes on cart• JD #5, sickle mower• Chandler litter spreaders,

26’ & 22’

MISCELLANEOUS• Degelman 7200 & R570P

rock pickers• Degelman RD320 rock

digger• Degelman LR7645 & LR7651

Land Rollers - Rental Units• Degelman 5’ skidsteer

buckets• JD 520 stalk chopper, high

speed• Loftness 20’ stalk chopper,

SM• Loftness 240 stalk chopper• Wil-Rich 25’ stalk chopper• JD 520 press drill, 20’• Maurer HT42, HT38, HT32 &

HT28 header trailers• WRS 30’ header trailers• SB Select 108 snowblowers,

540 & 1000 PTO• Lucke 8’, snowblower• Loftness 96” & 84”

snowblowers

TILLAGE• Sunflower 1550-50, 1435-36

& 1435-21 discs• Sunflower 5035-36, 5056-49

& 5056-63 field cultivators• Sunflower 4311-14, 4412-

07, 4412-05 disc rippers• Sunflower 4511-15 disc

chisel• Sunflower 4212-13 coulter

chisel

HAY SPECIALS‘12 NH 7450, 12’, disc mower conditioner ..................................$27,900‘14 MF DM1308 disc mower, 8’ ......................................................$7,750‘14 MF DM1361 disc mower, 10’ ..................................................$10,625‘14 MF 1375 disc mower conditioner, 15’ ....................................$35,850‘14 MF 1358, 8.4’, disc mower........................................................$9,750‘14 MF 1361, disc mower, 3 pt, w/tine condit. ............................$16.250MF 1372, disc mower conditioner, 12’..........................................$29,750‘14 MF 1308 disc mower, 8’ ............................................................$7,750Bale King 2881 bale processor, RH discharge............................$16,700‘89 MF 200 windrower, cab, 14’ auger head w/condit...................$9,950‘12 MF 2856 baler w/kicker, w/net & twine wrap ........................$30,500

WILLMAR FARM CENTERWillmar, MN

Phone 320-235-8123

ELITE SERIES ROTA-DISC CORNHEADSGENERATIONS AHEAD OF THE COMPETITION1) Slices stalks vertically with 15 serrated discs. No swing blades2) Ground speed and moister have very little effect on material size.3) Much lower horse power requirements than competition.4) Corn head driven with drive shafts and gear boxes. No chain and sprockets like the competition.5) Aluminum alloy gear boxes to reduce weight and dissipate heat.6) Self-tightening gathering chains.7) Double acting stripper plates with welding on hardened edge.8) Large diameter auger that turn slower, reducing ear loss.9) Corn stalk stubble in field is splintered to reduce tire damage if driven over.10) Optional Integrated Crop Sweeper and End Row Augers for improved crop.

#1 Dealer in the USA

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'05 JD 9560STS combine,1,667 sep. hrs., exc. cond.,893 cornhead, 930F flexhead. 507-236-0610

'10 JD 9770STS, top notchcond., 1000 sep. hrs., yieldmon., 2WD w/duals, Con-tour Master & Auto Track,$165,000. 320-444-7267

BRENT #974 Grain Cart,(New Augers), Scale, HydEtc. Sunflower #4311 7Shank Disc Ripper w/Heavy Harrow. Both RealGood. 319-347-2349. Can Del

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FOR SALE: Case 1070, dsl.tractor, low hrs, cab; also,Case 930, dsl. 320-760-5622

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

Specializing in most ACused tractor parts forsale. Rosenberg TractorSalvage, Welcome MN56181, 507-848-6379 or 507-236-8726

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FOR SALE: 1086 IH tractor,dual PTO, excellent condi-tion. (715)964-1052

FOR SALE: 3 JD 4020s, newbatteries, 2 w/ Powershift, 1w/ clutch w/ loader. Also, a4230. Jasper MN 507-348-7834

JD 70 skidloader, rebuilt en-gine, looks & runs like new,$3,600; Bobcat 600 skidload-er, $2,700; Rounder skid-loader, very nice, $2,800;IHC M loader tractor,$1,400; New tractor chains,$175. 320-766-3758

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4320 JD, work or parade, excshape, $16,500. 4230 JD,work or parade,cab/air/heat, $19,000. (715)287-3396

FOR SALE: '08 Cat Chal-lenger MT855B, 460HP, PS,hyd swing draw bar, 5 hydremotes, deluxe cab, autosteer, radar, HID lights,30” belts at 85%, wgts, 2,300hrs, exc cond,$189,900/OBO. 507-276-4422

FOR SALE: '09 JD 9330, PS,1130 hrs, 1000 PTO, 710x38s,auto steer, excellent.$187,500/OBO. 641-220-6108

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PRIMEFARMLAND FOR SALEWritten and signed bids will be accepted bymail until December 19, 2014, on the land listedbelow:148.98 deeded acres of highly productive, welltiled bare land in the N.W. 1/4 of Section 16,range 44W, of Providence Township, Lac quiParle County, MN. The land has a CPI of 90.The property I.D. is 36-0079-000.Owners are Miller, Danielson, Hendrickson, etal.Sellers reserve the right to reject any or all bids.Bids should be submitted to:Peggy Danielson4578 340th Ave.Montevideo, MN 56265Phone: (320) 226-1256

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1:00 PM - LivestockSheep & Goats

1st Wed. of Month!HOTOVEC

AUCTION CENTERN. Hwy. 15

Hutchinson, MN320-587-3347

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‘13 CIH Magnum 315, luxury cab, cab suspension,suspended front axle, 5 remotes, 480/80R50 rearduals, 380/80R38 front duals, complete auto steersystem, 280 hrs., Warranty ..........................$158,500

‘12 CIH Magnum 190, powershift, luxury cab, highcapacity hyd. pump, 4 remotes, 380/90R50 duals,380/85R34 fronts, weights, 1170 hrs, 5000 hr. PowerTrain Warranty till April, 2017 ........................$98,500

‘11 CIH 8120 combine, 2WD, 520/85R42 duals,695 sep. hrs. ................................................$149,500

‘11JD 8285R, powershift. 1300 front axle, 60 GPMhyd. pump, 5 remotes, weights, 480/80R46 duals,single fronts, 2800 hrs., auto steer, Power TrainWarranty til 6/15/15 or 4000 hrs. ................$136,500

‘12 JD 8235R, MFWD, powershift, 1300 front axle,60 GPM hyd. pump, 4 remotes, 380/90R54 duals,380/80R38 single fronts, 7500 hrs., ComprehensiveWarranty till January, 2016 ..........................$113,500

‘11 JD 637, 26.5’ rock flex folding disk, Very NiceCondition ........................................................$32,500

JD 10R22” cornhead, GVL poly, PTO drives. ......$5,500‘14 JD 825i Gator, power steering, bed lift, front

protection, bench seat, canopy, 14 hrs., Warranty,Like New ........................................................$12,900

EQUIPMENT FOR SALE

Keith BodeFairfax, MN 55332507-381-1291

Feed Seed Hay 050

All types of HAY for sale.Delivery avail. Call (715)829-3547. Chippewa Falls

Feed Seed Hay 050

Alfalfa Round Bales 90R.F.V. 19% protein, GoodBeef Hay. (218)689-6675

Feed Seed Hay 050

Premium tested, high pro-tein, high RFV, alfalfasquare, wrapped baleage.Delivered by truckload.Call Wes at Red River For-age 866-575-7562

Feed Seed Hay 050

2000 bales, mixed grass hay,no rain, small squares. Wecan deliver on truckloadlots. Tom Wymore (715)322-5636

2015 SEED CORN SALEProven hybrids starting at$94. Full lineup of Conven-tional & Bio-Tech varieties.10% discount ends Nov. 30.

Online at www.kleenacres.com or call 320-237-7667.

We're the home of affordablehybrids!

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

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

Feeding pigs, chickens,steers, dry cows, heifers?We have small grains &screenings: oats, barley,wheat, rye. By the bag ortruckload. We can deliverin truckload lots. WymoreFarms (715)322-5636

FOR SALE: Alfalfa hay, 4x6rounds, first cutting, goodbeef hay, $90/ton. Can haul34 bales at a time. $4 load-ed mile. 218-926-5666

FOR SALE: Large quantityof round bales and bigsquare bales of grass hay.Also wrapped wet bales.Delivery available by semi.507-210-1183

Harvesting Equip 037

BRENT 540 Wagon (550 Bu)Good Tires & Brakes.BRENT 5 Shank #CPC DiskRipper (Well Maintained)Both Real Good. 319-347-6138 Can Deliver

FOR SALE: '05 JD 9660STScombine, 3238 eng/1920sephrs, 20.8x42 duals, PWRD,big unload auger, high capfeeder house, Y&M, singlept hookup, $99,000; (2) BII300 bu gravity boxes w/ JDrunning gears, $2,000/ea.;JD 643 oil bath cornhead,$7,000. 320-510-0468

FOR SALE: JD 643 corn-head, oil drive, nice roller,auger cover, good shape,$8,000. 507-317-3396

FOR SALE: JD 9550 sidehill,3517 hrs, very nice ma-chine, call for more info,$82,500/OBO. 715-797-9510

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FOR SALE: '06 JD 1750planter, 6R30”, liq fert w/RedBall, finger pickup, 3bu boxes, HD markers,shedded, exc cond. 320-250-5588

Tillage Equip 039

3 RENTAL UNITS – Great Plains 35 Ft Turbo-

Max (2014) 500 Acres. Also24 Ft Turbo-Max (2014) 800Acres (Hyd To TurnBlades 0-6 Degrees). GreatPlains #5109 (2013) 9 ShankTurbo Chisel 300 Acres. AllHave New Warranty. Deal-er 319-347-6282 Can Deliver

FOR SALE: '02 JD 726 fin-isher, 38', 5 bar spike har-row, hyd disk gang, shed-ded, $30,000/OBO. Mustsell! 641-220-6108

FOR SALE: Brillion Com-mander II ripper, 9 shank,15” spacing, good condition.Priced only at $9,500. 507-220-0487

GREAT PLAINSDiscovator/FinishersLargest Selection 11 Sizes15-18-21-24-26-28-33-37-44-48-52 Ft, (7” Shank Spacing)Choice Coulter or DiskBlades Five Used Finisherswww.albusemanindustries.com319-347-6282 Can Deliver

Intl 7-18's trailer type plow,AR, w/coulters; also, JD 5-18's plow, trailer type. 320-760-5622

WANTED TO BUY: JD 845,16R30” cultivator or 24R22”cultivator, any brand. 320-219-0052

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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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WANTED

DAMAGED GRAINSTATE-WIDE

We pay top dollar for yourdamaged grain.

We are experienced handlersof your wet, dry, burnt

and mixed grains.Trucks and Vacs available.

Immediate response anywhere.

CALL FOR A QUOTE TODAY

PRUESS ELEV., INC.1-800-828-6642

RetirementFarm Equipment

AUCTIONWed. Dec. 10th - 9:00 AM

TRACTORS: Case-IH 9350 4x4, 3,853 hrs, 16spd, 3 pt, 4 outlets, new 20.8x38 rubber, SN0036025; Case-IH 7240, MFWD, 3,837 hrs,18.4x42 rubber w/duals, SN 0069334; JD 4430,8,048 hrs, 1,500 on new motor, 18.4x38 rubber,duals, SN 052999; JD 2630, 4,890 hrs; IH 504,gas w/IH 345 loader; JD B; IH Farmall Super C; IHFarmall M w/loader; IH Farmall F-20; Bobcat 542B,gas, 906 hrs. COMBINE & HEADS: JD 9510 Combine, 2,400engine hrs, 1,800 sep hrs SN 680811; JD CH 693,knife rolls; JD 925F BH. TRUCKS: 2005Freightliner, 300 hp Cat eng, Allison auto, 367,000mi, TS, 22.5 Lo Pro rubber, alum whls, 20' ITBalum box, roll tarp & HD hoist; 1980 Ford F-800,429 gas eng, 5-2 spd trans, 60,000 mi, TS, llR/22.5rubber, 18' Crysteel box, roll tarp & HD hoist.EQUIPMENT: Rotary mowers; 2014 Bushhog 6’ &7’; JD2 40 4 disc; Parker 500 Grain Cart; GravityWagons; Augers. JD 1770 12 row 30" Planter w/3bu boxes, row cleaners; Case-IH Tigermate II 40'Field Cultivator; Wilrich 25' pull type Chisel Plow;PLOWS: (2) Case 500 6 bottom on land; (2) Case500, 5 bottom semi mount; MANY ANT., COLL.,TOOLS & MISC.Online [email protected] Flyer - www.auctioneeralley.comTOM WINCHOwner507-327-7839

Doug Wedel of507-236-4255

1/2 MI. S OF WINNEBAGO, MN ONUS HWY 169 & 3 MI W ON CO RD 10

Dairy 055

3 breeding age, red & whiteHolstein bulls for sale. Ask-ing $1,500/ea. (715)265-7105

FOR SALE: All milk replac-er minimum 22% protein,18% fat, discount prices,delivery possible. Otherfood and feed products -dirt cheap. 920-878-0688

Feed Seed Hay 050

FOR SALE: Bean strawlarge & small square bales.507-276-0420

Straw & grass hay in largerounds & 3x3x8s. NetWrapped. Delivered in semiloads. Call Tim 320-221-2085

WANTED AND FOR SALEALL TYPES of hay &straw. Also buying corn,wheat & oats. Western Hayavailable. Fox Valley Alfal-fa Mill. 920-853-3554

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‘13 JD 320D, 620 hrs., 66 hp.,2-spd., cab, reversing fan..........................................$36,500

‘13 JD 326E, 346 hrs., 74 hp.,2-spd., cab, joystick, 84” bucket..........................................$49,600

‘13 JD R450 Windrower, 152 hrs.,480-80R38, cab, 995 ......$120,000

‘06 JD 1770, 24R30, CCS, liquidfert. ..................................$117,900

‘09 Fast FS9610 Sprayer,80’ boom, 1000 gal. tank ..$29,900

‘12 JD 1790, 3600 hrs., 24R20,CCS, Seedstar..................$124,000

‘12 JD Gator 825i, 111 hrs., 4WD..........................................$10,900

‘12 JD S670, 378 eng./158 sep.hrs., AWD, 650-85R38 ....$340,000

‘13 JD S660, 255 eng./183 sep.hrs., AWD, 710-70R38 ....$330,000

‘10 JD 9770STS, 951 eng./643sep. hrs., RWA ................$289,000

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

‘10 JD 4930 Sprayer, 752 hrs.,self-propelled ..................$285,000

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

‘13 JD 200 Seedbed Finisher, 35’,double fold ........................$15,500

‘09 JD DB44, 24R22, CCS,Seedstar ..........................$144,900

‘12 JD DB60, 36R20, CCS,Row Command................$200,000

‘10 JD 9630, 911 hrs., 4WD,530 hp., 800-70R38, 4 hyds.........................................$277,000

‘13 JD 9560R, 701 hrs., 4WD,560 hp., 800-70R38, 4 hyds.........................................$320,000

‘13 Cat Challenger, 832 hrs.,Track, 285 hp., 30” belts, 5 hyds.........................................$247,500

‘13 JD 9560RT, 598 hrs., Track,560 hp., 36” belts, 4 hyds.........................................$345,000

‘13 JD 8360R, 523 hrs., MFWD,360 hp., 380-90R54, 5 hyds.........................................$285,000


‘00 JD 9400, 4938 hrs., 4WD,425 hp., 710-42, 4 hyds. ..$99,500

‘99 JD 7410, 4700 hrs., MFWD,120 hp., 18.4-38, 2 hyds., loader..........................................$65,000


‘13 JD 9460R, 319 hrs., 4WD,460 hp., 800-70R38, 5 hyds.........................................$295,000

‘12 JD 9510R, 371 hrs., 4WD,510 hp., 76x50 ......................CALL

‘10 JD 9530T, 1100 hrs., Track,475 hp., 36” belts, 4 hyds.........................................$289,000

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TRACTORSJD 2240, 476 HRS, 1978, 2WD, 50 HP, 16.9X30, 8 SPD, 2HYDS ..$11,500JD 4720, 273 HRS, 2005, MFWD, 66 HP, 1HYD, LDR......................$28,000JD 6115D, 254 HRS, 2013, MFWD, 115 HP, 18.4X38, 2HYDS........$60,500JD 6125R, 345 HRS, 2012, MFWD, 138 HP, 460-85R38, 3HYDS $108,000JD 6140R, 1 HR, 2014, MFWD, 140 HP, 480-80R42, 4HYDS ......$139,000JD 6170R, 715 HRS, 2013, MFWD, 170 HP, 380-90R50, 3HYDS $129,000JD 6420, 3225 HRS, 2004, MFWD, 90 HP, 16.9R38, 3HYDS, LDR $59,900JD 7200R, 411 HRS, 2013, MFWD, 200 HP, 380-90R50, 4HYDS $177,000JD 7215R, 466 HRS, 2012, MFWD, 215 HP, 480-80R46, 4HYDS $171,000JD 7430, 2011, MFWD, 166 HP, 480-80R42, 3HYDS, LDR ..........$110,000JD 7430, 304 HRS, 2011, MFWD, 166 HP, 480R38, 3HYDS ........$110,000JD 8220, 7205 HRS, 2002, MFWD, 190 HP, 380-90R50, 4HYDS $104,000JD 8285R, 300 HRS, 2011, MFWD, 285 HP, 380-90R50, 4HYDS $206,000JD 8300, 3745 HRS, 1997, MFWD, 200 HP, 480-80R46, 4HYDS ..$86,000JD 8335R, 696 HRS, 2013, MFWD, 335 HP, 380-90R54, 5HYDS $250,000JD 9560R, 714 HRS, 2013, 4WD, 560 HP, 800-70R38, 4HYDS....$322,000JD 9560R, 175 HRS, 2013, 4WD, 560 HP, 850-42, 4HYDS ..........$333,000

COMBINESJD 9660STS, 2190 HRS, 2007, 1700 SEP HRS, 20.8R38..............$126,500JD 9870STS, 960 HRS, 2011, PWRD, 558 SEP HRS, 800R38 ....$299,000JD S680, 672 HRS, 2013, 493 SEP HRS, 650-70R38....................$350,000

CORNHEADS(5) JD 612C, 12R22, CHOPPING, ROWSENSE ......................From $79,900JD 612C, 2012, 12R30, CHOPPING, HHS........................................$102,500JD 612CC, 2010, 12R22, CHOPPING ................................................$75,000(2) JD 618C, 18R22, CHOPPING, ROWSENSE ........................Ea. $147,000JD 643, 1992 6R30, STEEL SNOUTS, FLUTED....................................$7,500JD 893, 2006 8R30, FLUTED ROLLS..................................................$27,000JD 893, 2002 8R30, POLY SNOUTS, KNIFE ROLLS..........................$21,500

PLATFORMSJD 625F, 2004 25', HYD FORE-AFT ....................................................$19,750(3) JD 630F, 30' ....................................................................................$26,900(3) JD 635F, 35' ..........................................................................From $28,900(2) JD 635FD, FLEX DRAPER, 35'................................................Ea. $75,000JD 925, 1990 25', POLY SKIDS, HHS ..................................................$6,750JD 930, 1996 30', POLY SKIDS, FULL FINGER....................................$4,800(3) JD 930F, 30', POLY SKIDS ..................................................From $13,900MAYWES STALK STOMPERS, 18..........................................................$4,500

PLANTING & SPRING TILLAGEJD 1710, 2009, 12R30, PRO SHAFT ..................................................$34,900JD 1760, 2014, 12R30, MONITOR, FERT ..........................................$67,900JD 1770, 16R30, 1.6 SEED BOX, K&M BAR......................................$29,900JD 1770NT, 2001, 16R30, VACUUM, 3.0 BU FERT ..........................$60,000JD 1770NT, 2013, 24R30, CCS, FRONT FOLD ................................$165,000JD 1790, 2014, 24R20, FRONT FOLD ..............................................$134,000JD DB44, 2011, 24R22, PULL-TYPE, VACUUM ..............................$159,900JD DB60, 2009, 24R30, SEEDSTAR, 2 FERT ..................................$154,500JD DB60, 2014, 36R20, PULL TYPE ................................................$200,000DAWN ROW CLEANERS, 24 ..................................................................$5,400JD 200, 2009, SEEDBED FINISHER, 37', FOLDING ..........................$12,900JD 2210, 2009, FIELD CULT, 45.5', HARROW, REAR HITCH ..........$40,000

FALL TILLAGEJD 2700, 2013, MULCH RIPPER, 18', 9 SHANK, 7" PT....................$49,500JD 2700, 2012, MULCH RIPPER, 18', 9 SHANK ..............................$49,900JD 2700, 2009, MULCH RIPPER, 5 SHANK, 10" PT ........................$29,900

FALL TILLAGE ContinuedJD 2700, 2012, MULCH RIPPER, 9 SHANK, 10" PT ........................$46,000JD 3710, 2012, PLOW, 10 BTM, COULTERS ....................................$46,900JD 3710, 2013, PLOW, 8 BTM, COULTER..........................................$34,500JD 512, 2004, DISK RIPPER, 7 SHANK, 18', 17" PT ........................$15,000JD 610 CHISEL PLOW, 15 SHANKS, 15', PT........................................$7,250WISHEK, 2011, DISK, 26', ROTARY SCRAPERS ..............................$54,500SALFD 8212, 2013, PLOW, 12 BTMS, 18" ........................................$57,500SALFD 8214, 2013, PLOW, 14 BT...................................................... $63,000SALFD RTS30, 2012, RTS, 30', GREASE BANK, HARROW ............$55,900

OTHER EQUIPMENTJD 328E, 28 HRS, 2014, 86 HP, 2 SPD, CAB, 84" BCKT ..................$54,000JD 1810E, 2013, EJECTOR SCRAPER, 1810E FIXED BLADE ........$102,620KILLB 1311, 2012, GRAIN CART, 1300 BU, 22" DOUBLE AUGER ..$52,000CHEVY FUEL TRUCK, SINGLE AXLE ....................................................$3,500MAUER HEADER TRANSPORT TRAILER, 30', 4 WHL........................$4,900MERIDIAN, 2010, SEED TENDER TRAILER, SCALE, TANDEM........$17,000JD 27 SHREDDER, 15', 4 WHLS ..........................................................$2,250LFTNS 240SH, 750 HRS, 2011, SHREDDER, 20', 4 WHLS ............$19,500BALZER, 2001, SHREDDER, 20', HYD LIFT ........................................$8,900JD 468, 2011, RD BALER, 4', 540 PTO, PUSH BAR ........................$29,900FAST 743P, 2006, SPRAYER, 60' BOOM, 3 PT, 20" SPACING..........$13,900FAST 9600 SPRAYER, 60', 1000 GAL, 13.6X38 ................................$21,500HARDI SPRAYER, 88' BOOM, 1200 GAL, RATE CONTROLLER ......$16,900

UTILITYJD GATOR, 396 HRS, 2012, 4X4, 50 HP, CAB, BLADE ....................$15,700JD GATOR, 315 HRS, 2011, 50 HP, CAB, POWER BOX....................$14,995JD GATOR, 683 HRS, 2004, 6X4, BEDLINER, HITCH..........................$5,995

LAWN AND GARDENJD 1435, 1311 HRS, 2007, 24HP, FT MOUNT, 60" DECK ................$10,500JD 1435, 608 HRS, 2004, 26HP, 2WD, FRONT MOUNT, 72"............$10,500JD 2305, 412 HRS, 2009, 24HP, 62" DECK, LDR ..............................$10,500JD Z930, 163 HRS, 2009, 29HP, 60" DECK, Z-TURN ..........................$9,500JD X744, 510 HRS, 2008, 24HP, 62" DECK, AWS, HYDRO ................$8,500JD X740, 270 HRS, 2010, 24HP, 62" DECK, BRUSH GAURD ............$9,200JD X729, 102 HRS, 2012, 27HP, 62" DECK, 4WD, AWS, HYDRO......$9,800JD X728, 340 HRS, 2010, 27HP, 4WD, 62" DECK, 540 PTO, 3PT......$9,850JD X724, 133 HRS, 2012, 26HP, 54" DECK, AWS, HYDRO ................$9,500JD X724, 115 HRS, 2010, 27HP, 62" DECK, AWS, HYDRO ................$9,000JD X724, 180 HRS, 2008, 27HP, 62" DECK, AWS, HYDRO ................$7,750JD X724, 522 HRS, 2007, 27HP, 62" DECK, AWS, HYDRO ................$7,500JD X720, 90 HRS, 2010, 24HP, 54" DECK, HYDRO, MCS, CART ....$10,500JD X540, 121 HRS, 2010, 26HP, 54" DECK, HYDRO ..........................$5,300JD X534, 225 HRS, 2009, 24HP, 54" DECK, AWS, HYDRO ................$5,195JD X534, 402 HRS, 2010, 25HP, 54" DECK, AWS, HDYRO ................$5,495JD X534, 600 HRS, 2006, 25HP, 54" DECK, AWS, HYDRO ................$4,300JD X530, 40 HRS, 2013, 24HP, 48" DECK, HYDRO ............................$5,400JD X530, 170 HRS, 2010, 24HP, 54" DECK, PS, HYDRO....................$4,500JD X500, 269 HRS, 2011, 25HP, 54"DECK, BAGGER, HYDRO ..........$5,400JD X495, 548 HRS, 2005, 24HP, AWS, 62" DECK, HYDRO ................$7,500JD X485, 520 HRS, 2002, 25HP, 62" DECK, AWS, HYDRO ................$6,200JD X475, 635 HRS, 2004, 23HP, AWS, 54" DECK, HYDRO ................$5,500JD X360, 426 HRS, 2008, 22HP, 48" DECK, HYDRO, BAGGER..........$3,500JD X320, 498 HRS, 2006, 22HP, 48" DECK, HYDRO ..........................$2,500JD X320, 284 HRS, 2011, 22HP, 48" DECK, HYDRO ..........................$3,050JD X320, 183 HRS, 2013, 22HP, 48" DECK, HYDRO ..........................$3,000JD X304, 240V 2006, 18.5HP, 42" DECK, AWS, HYDRO ....................$2,800JD LX289, 562 HRS, 2005, 17HP, 48" DECK, HYDRO ........................$2,695JD LX280, 524 HRS, 2004, 18HP, 54" DECK, HYDRO, BAGGER ......$1,500JD LX279, 1999, 17HP, 44" DECK, HYDRO..........................................$1,800JD LX178, 1991, 15HP, HYDRO, 42" SNOW BLOWER ......................$1,995JD LA135, 99 HRS, 2010, 22HP, 42" DECK, HYDRO ..........................$1,300JD GX345, 1174 HRS, 2003, 20HP, 54" DECK, MCS, 42" SB ............$4,495JD GX345, 2004, 20HP, 54" MULCH DECK, HYDRO ..........................$4,200JD GX255, 477 HRS, 2005, 20HP, 54" DECK, PS, HYDRO ................$2,895JD GT235, 531V 2005, 18HP, 54" DECK, HYDRO................................$2,995JD 925A, 1040 HRS, 2010, 27HP, 54" DECK, Z-TURN, HYDRO ........$7,000JD 757, 448 HRS, 2007, 25HP, 60" DECK, Z-TURN, HYDRO ............$5,200JD 727A, 402 HRS, 2005, 23HP, 54" DECK, Z-TURN, HYDRO ..........$5,495JD 445, 758 HRS, 1996, 22HP, 60" DECK, PTO, 3PT HITCH..............$4,500JD 425, 1524 HRS, 1993, 20HP, 54" DECK, AWS, PS, HYDRO..........$2,695KUBTA ZD21F, 502 HRS, 2003, 21HP, 60" DECK, DIESEL, Z-TURN..$7,250KUBTA ZD323, 37 HRS, 2013, 23HP, 60" DECK, Z-TURN ................$10,900KUBTA ZG327-60, 342 HRS, 2012, 27HP, 60" DECK, Z-TURN ..........$7,500ENCORE, 494 HRS, 2006, 27HP, 61" DECK, Z-TURN, HYDRO ..........$3,000SIMPL REGENT, 225 HRS, 2006, 22HP, 44" DECK, HYDRO ..............$1,500

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LARGE MACHINERY AUCTIONTRACTORS – SKID LOADERS – COLLECTOR TRACTORS – COMBINES

HEADS – FORAGE-HAY-FEEDING EQUIPMENT – PLANTERS ASST. MACHINERY – TRUCKS – CARS – PICKUPS – TRAILERS – ATVOur annual year end auction will be held at the Wieman Auction Facility at 44628 SD Hwy 44 located from Marion SD 1 mile south and 1⁄2 mile west on:

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

TRACTORS – SKID LOADERS – FORKLIFTS – CONSTRUCTION – COLLECTOR TRACTORSCIH Tractors: 2011CIH/Steiger 450HD, 650 hrs, 710 x 42 w/duals, loaded, sharp; 2010 CIH/Steiger 485 Quad trac, CAH, 6700 hrs, bareback; 2012 CIH 235, MFD, CAH, 1600 hrs, loaded, sharp; 08CIH 245, MFD, 1418 hrs, loaded, sharp; 2011 CIH 260, MFD, CAH, 1100 hrs, 380 x 54 duals & wts; 06 CIH 285, CAH, 2587 hrs, loaded; 2012 CIH 225 CVT, MFD, CAH, 2600 hrs. w/duals; 08 CIH115, MFD, CAH, w/CIH L750 Ldr, 995 hrs, sharp; 03 CIH MX210, MFD, CAH, 9100 hrs w/duals; 08 CIH 165 Puma, MFD, CAH, 4500 hrs w/CIH 770 Ldr; 07 CIH DX45, MFD, open station w/LX350Ldr, 268 hrs; 89 CIH 7110, MFD, CAH, 8800 hrs w/GB 760 Ldr; IHC 5488, MFD, CAH; 81 IHC 1086, CAH, 7200 hrs; IHC 1066, WF, cab w/IHC 2250 Ldr; 67 IHC 656 Gas, hydro, WF, 5823 hrs, no 3pt w/FH F11 Ldr; 2005 McCormick CX105, MFD, CAH, 4430 hrs, w/L140 Ldr & joystick; JD Tractors: 08 JD 9630, PS, CAH, 1800 hrs, bareback, 710 x 42’s, sharp; 03 JD 8420, MFD, PS, CAH,5500 hrs; 04 JD 8120, MFD, PS, CAH; 97 JD 8400, MFD, PS, CAH, 10K hrs; 2012 JD 6125R, MFD, CAH, 1313 hrs, PQ w/ LHR; 09 JD 7230, MFD, CAH; 08 JD 7130, MFD, CAH, “Premium”, 1960hrs, PQ, LHR; 04 JD 7220, MFD, CAH, IVT, 5011 hrs w/JD 741 SL Ldr, needs trans work; 05 JD 7920, MFD, IVT, 3050 hrs; 98 JD 7610, MFD, PS, CAH, 6900 hrs w/JD 740 SL Ldr; 98 JD 7410,MFD, PQ, LHR, 4568 hrs w/JD 740 Ldr; 2000 JD 7810, MFD, CAH, PS, 7917 hrs w/JD 740 Ldr w/grapple; 97 JD 7810, MFD, PS, CAH, 8851 hrs; 94 JD 7800, MFD, CAH, PS, 9722 hrs; 97 JD7410, MFD, PQ, CAH, 7700 hrs w/JD 740 Ldr; JD 4255, PS, CAH, 8500 hrs; 78 JD 4440, CAH, Quad, 9925 hrs w/Koyker 585 Ldr w/grapple; JD 3050, MFD, cab; 75 JD 4030, CAH, Quad; 71 JD4520, WF, cab w/Westendorf WL 42 Ldr; 61 JD 4010 D.; NH/Ford Tractors: 08 NH T8010, MFD, SS, 1900 hrs., CAH, frt & rear duals; 05 NH TG285, MFD, CAH, 3687 hrs, auto steer & duals; 09NH T6050 Elite, MFD, CAH, PS w/TL 850 Ldr & grapple, 3400 hrs, sharp; 07 NH T6070 Plus, MFD, CAH, 1641 hrs w/NH 840TL Ldr; 2000 NH TS110, CAH, 2WD, 3382 hrs; Ford 4110 D. utility;Ford 420 D., WF, 3 pt, cab & Ford Ldr; Other Tractors: 03 Agco LT85, CAH, 4050 hrs w/Ldr; 77 MF 1135 D., WF, cab, 6810 hrs; 2010 Kubota MX110, MFD, CAH, 233 hrs w/LA 1953 Ldrw/joystick; Hesston 80-66 Diesel, 2WD, 4500 hrs w/Koyker 210 Ldr; 07 Futon 824, MFD, CAH, 600 hrs, 82 Hp; Skid Loaders – Pay Loaders – Construction Items & Forklifts: 2005 Gehl 6640,CAH, 1975 hrs, 72” bucket; 99 JD 240 Diesel, cab & heat skid ldr; 98 Bobcat 873 Diesel, 4462 hrs; 92 Bobcat 943 Diesel, 3589 hrs; Bobcat 853 D.; 2012 NH L218 skid ldr, 2928 hrs; Mustang930A Diesel, 1571 hrs; JD 575 skid ldr; NH L250 skid ldr; 89 Case W20C pay loader, cab, eng OH; 89 Komatsu WA 180-1L pay ldr, cab, 6500 hrs; Terex 7251 pay ldr, cab; 02 JCB TLB, MFD, CAH,4200 hrs, Extahoe w/3 buckets; 1996 Cat 416 CIT, TLB, MFD, cab, 6800 hrs, Extahoe; 1987 Case 580K TLB, cab, loader/backhoe; Case 450 Diesel Crawler-Loader w/Case 33 backhoe, Rops;Ditchwitch 4010 Diesel trencher; 2000 Skyjack 3220 electric scissor lift; Lull 688 Telehandler 6000# 42’ lift, 3170 hrs., has transmission issues; IHC 4500 Gas, 6000# forklift; Asst. of forklift forks(4” x 48”, 5” x 42”, 6” x 48” & others); Asst. of skid loader attachments (buckets, pallet fork att., hyd. post augers, rock buckets & other items); Collector Tractors: JD 730 Diesel, WF, 3 pt; 59 JD530 tricycle; 59 JD 430W, WF, older restoration; 52 JD R, older restoration; 54 JD 50 tricycle; 54 JD 60, standard, restored; 48 JD M, older restoration; 44 JD D, older restoration; (2) – JD ARtractors; JD AO, stuck; JD B on steel, restored; 54 JD 50, NF, 3 pt, restored; IHC 826 D., Golden Demonstrator, WF, 2 pt, original; IHC 1566 Black Stripe, open station, WF, 3 pt, 5900 hrs; IHC 706Gas, WF, 3 pt w/Schwartz loader; IHC 656 Gas, WF, 3 pt; 58 IHC 560 Gas, WF; IHC 560 Gas, WF w/FH F11 loader; IHC 656 Gas, WF w/Dual 325 loader; IHC Super MTA, NF; IHC Super H, WF, nice;54 IHC Super M w/Westendorf WL30 loader; IHC M w/Dual 250 loader; IHC H, NF, 1 owner; IHC Super A, WF, restored; 49 IHC M, NF; Oliver 1850 D., WF, 3 pt; Oliver 880 D, WF, PS, 3 pt; Oliver770 Gas, NF; (2) – Oliver 88’s Gas, NF; AC 200 D., WF; AC D17 Gas w/FH Ldr; (2) – AC WC (1 for parts); AC garden tractor; 63 MF 65 Gas, WF, w/Ldr; (2) – JD wide front ends (round & square);IHC wide front for 504; Collector Machinery: Ford 2 x 16 plow, 3 pt; JD horse mower; Adams PT horse road grader; JD 14’ PT drill; JD 2B plow; JD 2B PT plow; Tumblebug scraper; MH 3B plow,3 pt; Case 3 x 16 plow; Case horse manure spreader; 3 pt field cult.; Stationary Engines: IHC 3-5 Hp; Hercules 5 Hp; Fuller/Johnson 2 Hp; IHC 1 1⁄2 - 2 1⁄2 Hp w/pump jack; (2) – stationaryengine carts;

COMBINES – HEADS – GRAIN CARTS – WAGONS – GRAIN HANDLINGCombines: 2013 NH CR6090 (new), loaded, duals, 15 engine hrs/0 separator hrs; 2004 JD 9860 STS, 2500/1800 hrs, Hi-cap, loaded; (2) – 05 JD 9660 STS’s (2113/1464 hrs & 2762/1729 hrs); 05JD 9560 STS, 2240/1606 hrs, CM; 2000 JD 9550 (3586/2400) hrs; 99 JD 9510 (4921/3452) hrs; (5) – JD 9500’s (90, 91 & 92); (2) – JD 9600’s (1997 & 1993); (3) – CIH 2388’s RT, chops, trackers,duals (1998, 2001 & 2002), 4000/3000 hrs, 3000/2000 hrs & 3800/2600 hrs; 98 CIH 2366 chop RT, 3260/2400 hrs; 92 CIH 1660 RT chop; 89 & 91 CIH 1640’s, chop RT; 81 IHC 1440; 81 JD 6620;95 CIH 2188, loaded; JD Corn Heads: (3) – 08 & 09 JD 612C corn heads; 08 JD 612C chopping, 12RN CH; (3) – 09 JD 608C CH, knife roll, hyd. decks; 98 JD 894 CH, hyd. decks; (2) – JD 893 (06& 00); 95 JD 693 CH; JD 644 CH; (2) – JD 643 LT oil CH’s; JD 443 CH; CIH Corn Heads: 2208, 3206, (3) – 1083’s, 1084, (4) – 1063’s, 1043, 844; (20) – JD Flex Heads: 920’s, 925’s, 930’s, 625,630’s, 635’s; 2011 JD 640 D. Draper 40’ header; (18) – CIH Flex Heads: 1020’s, (15’, 20’, 22.5’, 25’ & 30’), 09 CIH 1020 full finger, 25’; 2020’s (2007-25’, 08 & 09-30’, 09 & 2013-35’); 1999 Gleaner800 flex, 30’; CIH 1015 Dummyhead w/ 5 belt PU; Header Trailers: New MD Stud King 32’, 38’ & 42’ header trailers; Asst. of new and used header trailers; Grains Carts – Grain Vacs – Augers –Wagons: Brent 674 CA grain cart; Brent 672 CA grain cart w/scale & tarp; J&M 500 CA cart w/tarp; Carcan 150 weight wagon w/scale; (8) – gravity boxes (100 to 400 bu.); (2) – Flex Star 220 grainvacs; Walinga 5510 grain vac; Westfield 10” x 61’ auger; Feterl 12” x 86’ auger w/swing hopper; Harvest 10” x 31’ truck auger hyd.; Several flare & barge boxes;

David Smit 605-310-0640 of Hurley SD will sell: 2012 JD 1770 NT, 16RN, CCS, Row Command, Pneumatic down pressure, 1 owner, sharp; Meridan 375 RT seed tender w/tarp & scale; Sunflower6433 soil finisher 40’ w/rolling baskets & HD harrow, new sweeps; JD 980 PT 44 1⁄2’ field cultivator, Permalock sweeps, new harrow teeth;

PLUS: LOADERS – MANURE EQUIPMENT; BOX BLADES – SNOWBLOWERS; HAYING – FEEDING & FORAGE EQUIPMENT;PLANTERS – TILLAGE – ASSORTED MACHINERY; TRUCKS – TRAILERS

– PICKUPS – CARS – ATV’S – SNOWMOBILE – MISC.Auctioneers Note: A portion of the Auction will be available on Proxibid.com for online bidding with a 2 1⁄2 % buyer’s premium with a max of $ 750.00 per item. Another large interesting sale! Older Machinerysells at 8:45 AM sharp with 2 auction rings all day. At 11:00 a 3rd auction ring will sell most trucks-vehicles-related items. South Dakota sales tax will be charged. This ad is subject to additions and deletions.All consignments must have been approved by the Wieman’s. We have excellent loading and unloading equipment. We appreciate your business. We are in our 65th year of selling. Honest and fair treatmentto all. Financing and trucking available. Sorry we are full! Come Prepared to Buy! If you are driving a good distance – call to make sure your item is here. (Welcome to the “Machinery Mall of South Dakota”).

WIEMAN LAND & AUCTION CO., INC. (SINCE 1949)MARION SD 605-648-3111 or 1-800-251-3111AUCTION SITE: 605-648-3536 or 1-888-296-3536

EVENINGS: Derek Wieman 605-660-2135 Mike Wieman 605-297-4240 Kevin Wieman 605-648-3439Richard Wieman 605-648-3264 Gary Wieman 605-648-3164

For a detailed ad and some pictures call our office or visit our website at:www.wiemanauction.com e-mail address: [email protected]

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‘13 JD 9560R, 606 Hrs.,Ext. Warranty ..................$304,900

‘14 JD 8295R, 477 Hrs., IVT, ILS,Rental Return ..................$244,900

‘14 JD 6150R, 520 Hrs.,Auto Quad, Duals ............$129,900

‘97 JD 9200, 4722 Hrs., 710/38’s............................................$99,500

‘06 JD 9520T, 3900 Hrs.,Autotrac Ready................$149,900

‘14 JD 8320R, 412 Hrs., PS, ILS,Leather ............................$253,900

‘14 JD 8370R, 420 Hrs., IVT, ILS,Ext. Warranty ..................$293,900

‘12 JD S680, 600 Sep. Hrs.,2630 Display ....................$345,000

‘12 JD S550, 203 Sep. Hrs.,Ext. Warranty ..................$255,000

‘12 JD 4730, 694 Hrs.,90’ Boom..........................$215,500

‘12 JD 4830, 744 hrs.,90’ boom..........................$236,500

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(N) ‘14 JD 9560R, 250 hrs., Ext. Warranty ..............$343,000(B) ‘14 JD 9560R, 456 hrs., Rental Return ............$334,900(OS) ‘13 JD 9560R, 172 hrs. ..................................$331,500(N) ‘13 JD 9560R, 218 hrs. ....................................$331,500(OW) ‘14 JD 9510R, 419 hrs., Rental Return..........$314,900(OW) ‘14 JD 9460R, 300 hrs., PTO ........................$307,900(OW) ‘13 JD 9560R, 606 hrs., Ext. Warranty ..........$304,900(OW) ‘14 JD 9460R, 281 hrs., Rental Return..........$291,900(N) ‘14 JD 9460R, Ext. Warranty ............................$290,000(OW) ‘14 JD 9410R, rear PTO, Rental Return ........$279,900(N) ‘13 JD 9410R, 600 hrs., rear PTO ....................$259,900(OW) ‘09 JD 9530, 2538 hrs., 800/38’s ..................$214,900(OW) ‘07 JD 9620 3890 hrs., PS ............................$169,900(B) ‘97 JD 9200, 4722 hrs., 710/38’s ........................$99,500(OS) ‘01 JD 9100, 3100 hrs., 20.8x38’s ....................$95,000(OW) ‘98 JD 9400, 5128 hrs., 710/70R38’s ..............$94,900(OW) ‘00 JD 9300, 4610 hrs. ....................................$89,900(B) ‘00 JD 9100, 4802 hrs., 20.8x42 ........................$79,900(OW) ‘97 JD 9400, 7138 hrs., 710/70R38’s ..............$79,900(OS) ‘90 JD 8760, 4906 hrs.......................................$56,500

Track Tractors(N) ‘14 JD 9560RT, 300 hrs.....................................$379,500(H) ‘12 JD 9560RT, 950hrs., PS ..............................$314,900(OW) ‘11 JD 9630T, 1544 hrs. ................................$288,900(OW) ‘13 JD 8335RT, 180 hrs., IVT, 25” tracks ......$274,900(B) ‘10 JD 9630T, 1740 hrs. ....................................$269,900(H) ‘13 JD 8335RT, 606 hrs., 18” tracks ................$259,900(OW) ‘13 JD 8310RT, 430 hrs., IVT, 18” tracks ......$259,900(OW) ‘12 JD 8335RT, 1202 hrs., IVT, 18” tracks ....$255,900(N) ‘04 JD 9520T, 3268 hrs. ....................................$157,000(H) ‘06 JD 9520T, 3874 hrs. ....................................$149,900(OW) ‘01 JD 8410T, 2650 hrs., 24” tracks ..............$109,500(OW) ‘00 JD 8410T, 4140 hrs., 25” tracks ................$99,900

Row Crop Tractors(OW) ‘14 JD 8370R, IVT, ILS, Rental Return ..........$292,900(OW) ‘14 JD 8345R, 387 hrs., IVT, ILS....................$279,900(H) ‘13 JD 8360R, 636 hrs., IVT, Ext. Warranty ......$278,000(OW) ‘14 JD 8345R, IVT, ILS, Rental Return ..........$276,900(H) ‘14 JD 8320R, 355 hrs., IVT, ILS ......................$268,900(OW) ‘14 JD 8320R, IVT, ILS, Rental Return ..........$262,900(OW) ‘14 JD 8320R, 377 hrs., PS, ILS....................$255,900(OS) ‘13 JD 8310R, PS ..........................................$255,000(OW) ‘14 JD 8320R, PS, ILS, Rental Return ..........$253,900(N) ‘14 JD 8295R, 330 hrs., IVT, ILS ......................$249,900(OW) ‘14 JD 8295R, IVT, ILS, Rental Return ..........$244,900(OW) ‘13 JD 8310R, 412 hrs., PS, Ext. Warranty....$244,900(OW) ‘14 JD 8295R, 340 hrs., PS, ILS....................$234,900(H) ‘14 JD 8295R, PS, MFWD, Rental Return ........$221,900(OW) ‘12 JD 8310R, 916 hrs., PS, Ext. Warranty....$217,900(OW) ‘13 JD 8260R, 372 hrs., PS, Ext. Warranty....$202,900(H) ‘12 JD 7260R, 1000 hrs., IVT, loader ................$199,500(B) ‘14 JD 7230R, 300 hrs., IVT, lease return..........$189,900(B) ‘10 JD 8225R, 388 hrs, IVT ..............................$189,900(N) ‘12 JD 7260R, 300 hrs., IVT ..............................$185,000(H) ‘07 JD 8530, 2970 hrs., IVT, ILS........................$185,000(OS) ‘13 JD 7200R, 200 hrs., IVT............................$169,900(N) ‘13 JD 7200R, 200 hrs., IVT ..............................$169,900(OW) ‘09 JD 7930, 1078 hrs., IVT ..........................$154,900(N) ‘14 JD 6150R, 250 hrs., loader ........................$143,500(B) ‘14 JD 6150R, 492 hrs., IVT, duals....................$136,900(B) ‘14 JD 6150R, 491 hrs., IVT ..............................$132,900

(B) ‘14 JD 6150R, 390 hrs., auto quad ..................$126,900(N) ‘13 JD 6125R, 50 hrs., IVT ................................$108,900(N) ‘13 JD 6125R, 195 hrs., auto quad ..................$101,500(OW) ‘03 NH TG255, 4030 hrs., PS ..........................$87,500(N) ‘14 JD 6115M, 60 hrs., power quad ..................$81,000(B) ‘04 JD 7820, 4391 hrs., 2WD, PQ ......................$79,900(H) ‘04 JD 7320, 3100 hrs., IVT, loader ....................$77,500(OW) ‘93 JD 7800, 4655 hrs., MFWD ......................$54,900(N) ‘14 JD 6115D, 115 hrs., p/reverser ....................$54,000(B) ‘06 JD 6120, 2499 hrs., MFWD ..........................$36,900(OW) ‘80 JD 4440, 7086 HRS, PS ............................$23,900(OW) ‘80 IH 1086, cab ..............................................$10,750

Combines(B) ‘13 JD S680, 338 sep. hrs., PRWD ..................$377,500(OW) ‘13 JD S680, 239 sep. hrs. ............................$352,900(OW) ‘12 JD S680, ext. warranty ............................$345,000(OW) ‘13 JD S670, 260 eng. hrs. ............................$332,000(OW) ‘13 JD S670, 190 sep. hrs., duals ................$329,900(N) ‘13 JD S670, 223 sep. hrs.................................$326,000(OS) ‘13 JD S670, 234 sep. hrs., duals ..................$320,000(OW) ‘12 JD S670, 502 eng. hrs., duals ................$299,000(H) ‘12 JD S670, 350 sep. hrs., ext. warranty ........$289,900(OS) ‘14 JD S660, 162 sep. hrs, ext. pt. warranty ..$289,500(N) ‘11 JD 9870, 827 sep. hrs., PRWD ..................$280,000(N) ‘12 JD S660, 292 sep. hrs., duals ....................$270,000(OW) ‘13 JD S660, 452 sep. hrs, duals ..................$269,900(OW) ‘11 JD 9770, 758 sep. hrs., PRWD................$257,500(OS) ‘13 JD S550, 203 sep. hrs., duals ..................$255,000(OS) ‘01 JD 9670, 392 sep. hrs., duals ..................$250,000(B) ‘10 JD 9670, 732 sep hrs, PRWD ....................$232,900(OS) ‘11 JD 9570, 521 sep. hrs...............................$220,000(B) ‘09 JD 9770, 1323 hrs., duals ..........................$214,900(OW) ‘09 JD 9770, 1068 sep. hrs., duals................$204,900(OS) ‘08 JD 9570, 571 sep hrs, duals ....................$195,000(OS) ‘08 JD 9570, 775 sep. hrs...............................$190,000(H) ‘08 JD 9570, 984 sep. hrs., duals ....................$179,900(H) ‘07 JD 9660, 1203 sep. hrs. ..............................$169,900(H) ‘05 JD 9660, 1792 sep. hrs., duals ..................$168,500(OS) ‘05 JD 9660, 1325 sep hrs, duals ..................$160,000(N) ‘05 JD 9760, 1911 hrs., duals ..........................$159,000(B) ‘04 JD 9760, 1365 sep. hrs., PRWD..................$154,900(OW) ‘06 JD 9760, 1760 sep. hrs., duals................$149,000(OS) ‘07 JD 9560, 1049 sep. hrs., duals ................$148,000(H) ‘04 JD 9760, 1962 sep. hrs., duals ..................$132,500(OW) ‘06 Cat. 580R, 2100 sep. hrs., duals ............$125,900(OS) ‘02 JD 9650, 1942 sep. hrs., duals ..................$95,000(H) ‘02 JD 9550, 1652 sep. hrs., walker ..................$95,000(H) ‘00 JD 9650STS, 2746 sep. hrs., duals ..............$89,000(B) ‘01 JD 9550, 2716 sep. hrs., walker, PRWD ......$84,900(OS) ‘99 JD 9510, 2026 sep. hrs., duals ..................$69,000(B) ‘97 JD 9500, 2187 sep. hrs. ................................$56,900(N) ‘97 JD 9600, 2052 hrs., duals ............................$53,000(N) ‘91 JD 9500, 2877 sep. hrs., duals ....................$47,500(OS) ‘90 JD 9500, 2765 sep. hrs...............................$39,000(B) ‘96 JD 9600, 3300 sep. hrs., PRWD....................$29,900(B) ‘92 JD 9500, 2803 sep. hrs., duals ....................$29,900

Sprayers(N) ‘14 JD 4940, 166 hrs., 120’ boom ....................$348,000(N) ‘ 14 JD, 387 hrs., dry box..................................$320,000(B) ‘12 JD 4940, 768 hrs., 120 boom......................$283,750(OW) ‘12 JD 4940, 768 hrs., 120’ boom ................$281,500(OW) ‘12 JD 4830, 387 hrs., 120’ boom ................$279,900

(OW) ‘12 JD 4940, 982 hrs., 120’ boom ................$269,750(OW) ‘13 JD 4830, 603 hrs., 120’ boom ................$269,700(OW) ‘13 JD 4830, 413 hrs., 90’ boom ..................$259,900(OW) ‘13 JD 4830, 552 hrs., 90’ boom ..................$257,750(OW) ‘13 CIH 4530, 568 hrs., dry box ....................$244,900(OW) ‘12 JD 4830, 744 hrs., 90’ boom ..................$236,500(OW) ‘12 JD 4830, 1155 hrs., 90’ boom ................$235,750(OW) ‘12 JD 4830, 792 hrs., 90’ boom ..................$233,000(N) ‘11 JD 4930, 1725 hrs., 120’ boom ..................$229,500(N) ‘13 JD 4730, 182 hrs., 80’ boom ......................$222,000(OS) ‘12 JD 4730, 694 hrs., 90’ boom....................$215,500(OW) ‘10 JD 4830, 637 hrs., 100’ boom ................$214,900(OW) ‘12 JD 4730, 965 hrs., 90’ boom ..................$209,700(N) ‘12 Hagie STS12, 717 hrs., 90’ boom ..............$208,500(OW) ‘09 JD 4930, 1924 hrs., 120’ boom ..............$189,500(OW) ‘10 JD 4830, 1934 hrs., 100’ boom ..............$182,900(OW) ‘09 JD 4930, 2403 hrs., 120’ boom ..............$169,900(OW) ‘10 Ag-Chem 1386, 1835 hrs., dry box ........$159,900(OW) ‘13 JD 4630, 950 hrs., 80’ boom ..................$159,900(OW) ‘10 JD 4730, 1815 hrs., 90’ boom ................$154,900(OW) ‘10 JD 4730, 2050 hrs., 90’ boom ................$150,900(B) ‘05 JD 4720, 3832 hrs., 80’ boom ....................$124,900(OW) ‘06 JD 4720, 3744 hrs., 90’ boom ................$119,900(OW) ‘02 Ag-Chem 1254C, 2132 hrs., dry box........$84,900(OW) ‘02 Willmar Eagle 8500, 120’ boom ..............$58,900

Planters/Seeders(N) ‘14 JD 1770NT CCS, 24R30” ..........................$175,000(N) ‘12 JD 1770NT, 24R30”, liq. fert. ......................$154,000(OW) ‘08 JD DB44 CCS, 24R22”, liq. fert. ............$141,000(OS) ‘11 JD 1790 CCS, 32R15”..............................$135,000(OW) ‘12 JD 1770NT CCS, 16R30”, liq. fert...........$126,900(H) ‘09 JD 1770NT CCS, 24R30”, liq. fert. ............$119,000(H) ‘12 JD 1770NT CCS, 16R30”, liq. fert. ............$114,000(N) ‘14 JD 1770NT CCS, 16R30” ..........................$111,000(OS) ‘07 JD 1770NT CCS, 24R30” ........................$110,000(N) ‘07 White 8524 CCS, 24R30”, liq. fert. ............$109,900(N) ‘14 JD 1990 CCS, 40’ @ 15” spacing ..............$101,500(OS) ‘09 JD 1770NT CCS, 16R30”, liq. fert..............$97,500(N) ‘10 JD 1770NT CCS, 16R30” ............................$97,000(OS) ‘10 JD 1770NT CCS, 16R30” ..........................$92,500

Fall Tillage(H) ’13 JD 2623, 29’ disk ..........................................$58,900(OW) ’12 JD 512, 9-shank, folding............................$49,900(B) ’02 JD 637, 33’ disk ............................................$42,900(N) ’13 JD 2410, 33’ c/plow ......................................$42,500(OW) ’10 JD 3710, 9 bottom plow ............................$39,000(B) ‘12 JD 2410, 28’ chisel plow ..............................$38,900(OS) ‘06 JD 2700, 7-shank, 24” ................................$32,000(OS) ‘10 JD 2700, 5-shank........................................$31,500(H) ’05 JD 2700, 7-shank, 30” ..................................$29,900(H) ‘04 JD 2700, 7-shank, 30” ..................................$29,900(B) ‘05 JD 512, 9-shank, 30” ....................................$28,500(B) ’00 JD 512, 9-shank, folding ..............................$27,900(B) ‘08 JD 3710, 6 bottom plow................................$25,900(B) ‘05 JD 2700, 7-shank, 30” ..................................$25,900(N) ‘94 JD 3710, 10 bottom plow..............................$22,500(OW) ‘05 NH ST770, 5-shank ..................................$20,900(B) ‘05 Wilrich 957, 7-shank, harrow........................$19,900(B) ‘90 JD 3710, 8-bottom ........................................$19,900(B) ‘98 JD 510, 7-shank ............................................$11,900(OW) ‘96 DMI 730, 7-shank ......................................$10,000(OW) ‘97 JD 510, 5-shank ..........................................$9,900

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DAMAGED GRAINWANTEDANYWHERE

We buy damaged corn andgrain any condition

- wet or dry -TOP DOLLAR

We have vacs and trucksCALL HEIDI OR LARRY

NORTHERN AG SERVICE INC800-205-5751

USED PARTSLARSON SALVAGE

6 miles East of

CAMBRIDGE, MN763-689-1179

We Ship DailyVisa and MasterCard Accepted

Good selection oftractor parts

- New & Used -All kinds of

hay equipment, haybines, balers,

choppersparted out.

New combine beltsfor all makes.

Swather canvases,round baler belting,used & new tires.

USED TRACTORSCALL FOR YEAR END

SPECIAL PRICING AND FINANCENEW NH T9.565, 4WD ....................................CALLNEW NH T9.505, 4WD ....................................CALLNEW NH T8.300, FWA ....................................CALLNEW NH T7.200, FWA ....................................CALLNEW NH T4.105 w/loader ..............................CALLNEW NH 65 Workmaster, w/loader ................CALLNEW Massey 7620, FWA ................................CALLNEW Massey 6615, FWA ................................CALLNEW Massey 4610, FWA, w/loader ................CALLNEW Versatile 450, 4WD ................................CALLNEW Versatile 310, FWA ................................CALLNEW Versatile 305, FWA ................................CALL‘98 NH 8970, SS ..............................................CALL‘96 NH 8970, SS ..............................................CALLNH TD5050 w/loader ..................................$42,500NH TV6070 bi-directional ............................$87,500Versatile 895, 4WD ......................................$21,500

TILLAGESunflower 4630, 11-shank, Demo ..................CALLSunflower 4412-07, 7-shank ......................$29,500Wilrich 957, 7-shank....................................$18,500Wilrich 513, 5-shank, Demo............................CALL‘09 Wilrich QX2, 55.5’ w/bskt. ....................$54,500‘12 JD 3710, 10 bottom ..............................$52,500‘08 JD 3710, 10 bottom ..............................$34,500CIH 4900, 46.5’ ............................................$12,500‘08 JD 2210, 44.5’ w/3-bar ..........................$38,900

SKIDSTEERSNEW NH skidsteers on hand ..........................CALL‘11 NH 225 h/a, loaded ..............................$38,900NH L170 cab, New Rubber ............................CALLJD 125 ............................................................$6,500

PLANTERSNEW White planters ........................................CALL‘11 White 8516 CFS, Loaded ......................$97,500

‘10 White 8186, 16-30 w/3 bu. ..................COMINGWhite 6222, 12-30, front fold ......................$29,500White 6122, 12-30........................................$16,500White 6100, 12-30 w/twin row ....................$18,500‘09 JD 1790, 24-20” w/liq. Esets 20-20 ....$105,000JD 1780, 24-20, 3 bus., res 20-20 ..................CALL

COMBINESCALL FOR YEAR END

SPECIAL PRICING AND FINANCENEW Fantini chopping cornhead ..................CALL(2) Fantini pre-owned 8-30 chopping CH ......CALL‘10 Gleaner R66, Loaded ................JUST TRADED‘11 Gleaner S77‘10 Gleaner R76, Loaded‘03 Gleaner R75, Loaded‘01 Gleaner R72, Just Thru Shop‘90 Gleaner R60 w/duals‘96 Gleaner R62 w/CDF rotor exc.

HAY TOOLSNew Hesston & NH Hay Tools On Hand

MISCELLANEOUSNEW Salford RTS units ..................................CALLNEW Salford Plows ........................................CALLNEW Unverferth seed tenders ................ON HANDNEW 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 ..............................CALLKinze 1050 w/duals ........................................CALLPre-owned Snowblowers, 7’-9’ ......................CALLPre-owned Sprayers........................................CALL

SMITHS MILL IMPLEMENTHwy. 14, 3 miles West of Janesville, MNPhone (507) 234-5191 or (507) 625-8649Mon. - Fri. 7:30-5:00, Sat. 7:30-Noonwww.smithsmillimp.com

(DMI Parts Available)

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75 Black steers & heifers,500lbs., double vacc.

(608)792-9423 or (608)788-6258

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Reg. Holstein bulls. Goodmaternal lines and goodsires. Merritt's Elm-ChrisFarm (715)235-9272

WANTED TO BUY! USEDBULK MILK COOLERALL SIZES. 920-867-3048

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

WANTED TO BUY: Qualityherds & heifers. Buy, Sell,Lease. Also free stall andtie stall herds available.(715)579-7200

WANTED TO BUY:Springer dairy cows. 320-760-6050 No jockeys.

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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

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United Farmers Cooperativewww.ufcmn.com

(L) Lafayette 507-228-8224 or 800-642-4104(G) Gaylord 507-237-4203 • (W) Waconia 952-442-7326

Main Office: Ag Service Center, 840 Pioneer Avenue • PO Box 4 • Lafayette, MN 56054-0004

USED DRYERS & AUGERS ..........Good Selection of Used Dryers-CALL!(L) Feterl, 12”x72”, Swing Hopper Auger

........................................................$8,995(L) Kansun 10-25-215, FF 190, GSI 260,

GSI 1218 Dryers..................................CALL(L) Westfield MK 13-71, swing hopper......CALL(L) Westfield WR, 100”-51’ PTO................CALL(L) Westfield WR, 80”-46’, electric ............CALL(L) Westfield WR, 60”-61’ EMD..............$1,800(L) GSI 1122 Dryer ....................................CALL(L) Hutch 10”x72’, Swing Hopper ..........$5,900(L) Hutch 6”x61’, electric........................$2,400(L) Sudenga 10”x31’, electric ................$3,495(L) Sudenga 10”x56’, electric ................$4,995

SKID LOADERS ......................(L) Bobcat S650, heat, 2-spd. ..............$41,500(L) Bobcat S630, heat, 2 spd., 400 hrs $34,800(L) ‘09 Bobcat S160, heat, 2-spd. ........$25,900(L) ‘12 Gehl V330, heat, AC, 2400 hrs..$34,600(L) Gehl V330, heat, 2-spd. ..................$40,900(L) Gehl 5640E, heat ............................$22,900(W) ‘05 Gehl 5640 ................................$18,100(L) Gehl 5240E, heat, 2-spd. ................$24,900(L) Gehl 5240, heat, 2 spd, 400 hrs......$29,975(W) ‘04 Gehl 4840, 1995 hrs. ..............$17,999(L) Case 1830 w/bucket ..........................$6,250(L) Case 430, 2 spd ..............................$26,800(L) OMC 320 w/bucket............................$4,375

SPREADERS ..........................(W) New Idea 3709 ................................$3,499(W) New Idea 352, (23035) ....................$1,899(W) H&S 560 ........................................$13,900(L) H&S 270 ..........................................$6,450(W) Knight 8124 slinger spreader ........$15,500(W) Knight 8114, (A088) ........................$8,400(W) Knight 8132, (B0077) ....................$19,200(W) Knight 8132 ..................................$17,500(W) Knight 8018 spreader ....................$10,900(L) JD 370 spreader................................$5,950(W) Meyer 3954, (1250) ........................$4,500(W) NH 185 ............................................$5,650(W) Gehl 329 Scavenger ........................$4,200

TILLAGE ..............................(G) Wilrich 957, 9-shank ......................$33,900(L) Wilrich 957, 5-shank ......................$16,500(L/G) Wilrich 957 (3), 7-shank ....From $20,600(L) Wilrich 513, Soil Pro, 9-24..............$39,600(W) Great Plains, Turbo chisel

7 & 11-shank ......................................CALL(W) Great Plains 24’ Turbomax..................CALL(L) Glencoe Soil Saver, 11-shank............$7,950(L) Glencoe DR 8600, 7-shank ..............$8,500(L) Krause Dominator, 21’ ....................$36,500(L) Krause Dominator, 18’ ....................$34,900(L/G) (2) Krause 18’ Rippers ................$44,800(L) Krause Dominator, 18’ ....................$33,900(L) DMI Tigermate II (2), 38.5’, 4-bar ..$29,900(L) DMI Tigermate II, 42.5’, 3 bar ........$20,600(G) DMI 730 (2) Rippers ......................$10,900(L) JD 2700, 9-24 Ripper......................$25,900(G) JD 2700, 7-shank ..........................$23,900(L) JD 2400 chisel plow, 33 shank ......$29,950

(L) JD 2210, 38.5’, 4-bar ......................$31,900(L) JD 985, 49.5’, 4-Bar........................$21,600(L) JD 985, 49.5’, 3-bar ........................$20,700(L) JD 980, 44.5’, 3-bar ........................$17,500(L) JD 980, 44.5’, 3-bar ........................$19,600(L) JD 960, 3-bar, 36.5’ ..........................$5,600(G) JD 3 pt. Plow, 5-bottom ..................$2,850(L) CIH 730B ........................................$19,800(L) CIH 54.5, 8 bar Tigermate II............$39,900(L) CIH 4900, 36.5’, 3-bar ......................$6,975(L) CIH 4800, 36.5’, 3-bar ......................$6,975(L) CIH 4600, 27.5’, 3 bar ......................$4,700(L) CIH 4300, 26.5’, 3 bar ....................$11,950(L) CIH 4300, 34.5’, 3 bar ....................$13,400(L) Wishek disc, 26’..............................$59,500

TMR’S ................................(W) Knight 5073, tow ..........................$17,199(W) Knight 3042 ..................................$12,500(W) Knight 3050 ..................................$11,499

SPRAYERS ............................(L) Hardi 1000 gal., 60’ boom ..............$14,400(G) Century 750 gal., 60’ boom ..............$9,500(L) Century 750 gal., 60’ boom ..............$7,950(L) Demco 700 gal., 66’, front fold ......$14,900(L) Redball 670, 1200 gal., 66’ boom ..$13,800(G) Fast 1000 gal., 90’ boom..................$9,900(L) Top Air 800 gal., 60’ boom................$9,350

MISCELLANEOUS ....................(L) H&S 18’ Power Box ..........................$6,950(L) Loftness 20’ Chopper ........................$9,600(G) Minnesota 250, 10-ton gear ............$1,900(L) Empire 45’ Roller ............................$20,500(G) Gehl 1410 Spreader ..........................$8,250(L) Gehl 970, 16’, tandem gears....2 @6,350 ea.(G) Used Grain Legs ..................................CALL(L) Woods 3 pt. 20’ Chopper ..................$5,950(L) EZ-Flow 300 bu. Box ........................$1,950(L) Unverferth 400 bu. Cart ....................$7,950(W) Unverferth 400 bu. Grain Cart ........$7,550(L) Used Snowblowers ..............................CALL(L) Tonutti 5’ Disc Mower ......................$4,500(W) Meyers 4618 Forage

Box’s ....................................4 at 12,900ea.(W) Brillion, 12’ Seeder ..........................$6,500(W) J&M 875 Grain Cart............................CALL(W) 74” Grapple, skid steer, universal

attachment ........................................$1,850(W) 72” Box Blade, skid steer, universal

attachment ........................................$2,899(W) 72” Dump Bucket, skid steer, universal

attachment ........................................$3,299(W) Thundercreek 3” Portable Welder ....$4,950(W) Westin 84” Snow Bucket, skid steer,

universal attachment ............................$975(W) ‘80 Allied 8’ 3 pt. Single Auger

Snowblower w/hyd. chute ..............$1,999

STOP IN TOSEE THE KUHN/KUHN KNIGHT/KUHN KRAUSEEQUIPMENT!

LARSON IMPLEMENTS5 miles east of Cambridge, MN on Hwy. 95763-689-1179

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

4WD & TRACK TRACTORS‘12 JD 9560RT, 799 hrs., 36” tracks,

1000 PTO, 5 hyd., hi-flow ..........$259,000‘12 JD 9560R, 685 hrs., 800x38” tires

& duals, 5 hyd., HID lights ........$240,000‘12 JD 9560R, 910 hrs., hi-flow hyds.,

5 hyd. valves, 520x46” triples ....$225,000‘13 JD 9460R, 467 hrs., hi-flow hyds.,

5 hyd. valves, 1000 PTO, 520x46” triples..................................................$223,000

‘13 JD 9460R, 721 hrs., 4 hyd. valves,1000 PTO, 710x42” tires & duals..................................................$213,000

‘13 JD 9510R, 685 hrs., 3 pt. hitch,620x42 tires & duals, 5 hyd., hi-flow..................................................$225,000

‘12 JD 9410, 688 hrs., 3 pt., 1000 PTO,big pump, 5 hyd., 480x50” tires & duals..................................................$230,000

‘12 JD 9410, 1259 hrs., 1000 PTO, 4 hyd.,480x50 tires & duals ..................$205,000

‘12 JD 9410, 1398 hrs., 3 pt., 1000 PTO,4 hyd., 480x50” tires & duals ....$215,000

‘13 CIH 450HD, 535 hrs., luxury cab,4 hyd. hi-flow, 710x42 tires & duals..................................................$205,000

‘12 CIH 400HD, 366 hrs., luxury cab,6 hyd. hi-flow, 1000 PTO, 480x50 tires& duals ......................................$195,000

‘13 CIH 400HD, 140 hrs., 1000 PTO, 6 hyd. hi-flow, 480x50” tires & duals..................................................$209,000

‘09 CIH 485, Quad Track, 2995 hrs.,1000 PTO, Pro 600 screen, auto steer,30” belts ....................................$195,000

‘12 CIH 400HD, 318 hrs., 4 hyd., big pump,520x46” tires & duals ................$185,000

‘09 Versatile 485, 1704 hrs., 4 hyd.,12-spd., 800x38 tires & duals....$148,000

ROW CROP TRACTORS‘11 JD 8335R, MFWD, 1777 hrs., ILS,

IVT trans., 4 hyd., 3 pt., 1000 PTO,big pump, 480x50” tires & duals..................................................$178,000

‘11 JD 8335, #1500 MFWD, 1467 hrs., PS trans., 4 hyd., big pump, 3 pt., 1000PTO, 710x42” tires & duals........$169,000

‘10 JD 8270R, MFWD, 3888 hrs.,powershift, 3 hyd., 3 pt., 1000 PTO,380x50 tires & duals ..................$110,000

‘11 JD 8285, 1324 hrs., PS trans., bigpump, 4 hyds., 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO,18.4x46” tires & duals ..............$157,000

‘13 JD 6190R, 585 hrs., 3 pt., 540/1000PTO, IVT trans., 18.4x46 tires & duals..................................................$120,000

‘07 CIH Magnum 245, MFWD, 3100 hrs.,4 hyd. valves, 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO,420x46” tires & duals ..................$95,000

‘07 CIH Magnum 245, MFWD, 4100 hrs.,3 pt., 4 hyd. valves, 540/1000 PTO,420x46 rear tires w/480x42” duals....................................................$85,000

‘12 CIH 315, MFWD, 481 hrs., Lux. cab,4 hyd., big pump, 1000 PTO, 480x50”rear tires & duals........................$165,000

‘12 CIH 315, MFWD, 481 hrs., 19-spd.,powershift, 1000 PTO, 3 pt., 480x50”tires & duals ..............................$165,000

‘12 CIH 290, MFWD, 390 hrs., Lux. cab,5 hyd., big pump, HID lights, front & rearduals, 480x50” rear tires............$160,000

‘06 CIH 245, MFWD, 5100 hrs., 4 hyd.valves, 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO, 14.9x46”tires & duals ................................$77,000

‘12 CIH 210, MFWD, 885 hrs., 4 hyd.valves, big pump, 540/1000 PTO, 380x50”single rear tires ............................$98,000

‘13 Kubota M.135GX, MFWD, 550 hrs.,cab, air, 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO, 3 hyd.w/Kubota loader w/joystick ..........$67,000

COMBINES‘12 JD 680, 931 eng./764 sep. hrs.,

Pro-drive, 5-spd. feederhouse w/contour,chopper ......................................$200,000

‘12 JD 670, 404 eng./256 sep. hrs.,Prodrive, 5 spd. feederhouse, 650x38”tires & duals, Power bin ext. ......$227,500

‘09 JD 9870, 1895 eng./1233 sep. hrs.,Pro-drive, 5-spd. feederhouse, chopper,520x42” tires & duals ................$140,000

‘11 JD 9770, 880 eng./613 sep. hrs.,5-spd. feederhouse, Pro-drive, 20.8x42”tires & duals ..............................$182,000

‘08 JD 9770, 1380 eng./938 sep. hrs.,4WD, chopper, 1250/45/32 tires,28Lx26 rear tires ........................$140,000

‘09 JD 9570, 1496 eng./904 sep. hrs.,Contour Master, chopper, 30.5x32 tires,very clean ..................................$130,000

‘98 JD 9610, 3578 eng./2379 sep. hrs.,chopper, bin ext., 20.8x42 duals ..$40,000

‘00 JD 9550, 3508 eng./2425 sep. hrs.,Contour Master, chopper, bin ext.,24.5x32 tires ................................$57,000

‘02 JD 9750STS, 3359 eng./2271sep. hrs., updated feederhouse to60 Series heads, CM, chopper, duals,$29,000 repairs in February ........$65,000

‘12 CIH 8230, 4WD, 969 eng./777sep. hrs., well equipped, 520x42”tires & duals ..............................$205,000

‘11 CIH 8120, 934 eng./729 sep. hrs.,Pro 600, well equipped, 520x42 tires& duals ......................................$180,000

‘11 CIH 7120, 871 eng./732 sep. hrs.,Pro 600, well equipped, 520x42” tires& duals ......................................$185,000

‘09 CIH 7088, 1193 eng./895 sep. hrs.,rock trap, chopper, lateral tilt feeder,power bin ext., 30.5x32 tires......$139,000

‘08 NH CR9060, 1782 eng./1332sep. hrs., 4x4, Terrain tracer, chopper,rock trap, 620x42 duals ..............$99,000

‘04 NH CR970, 3138 eng./2186 sep. hrs.,tracker, chopper, 520x42” duals ..$68,000

‘99 JD 9610, 2791 eng./1983 sep. hrs.,chopper, chaff spreader, yield & moisturedisplay, 18.4x42 tires & duals ......$45,000

COMBINE HEADS‘05 Geringhoff Roto Disc 830, 8R30”

....................................................$28,000‘07 Geringhoff RD1622, 16R22”

chopping head..............................$35,000‘07 CIH 2020, 35’ flex head............$12,500‘05 JD 630, 30’ flex head ..............$13,000‘07 Geringhoff Roto Disc 600, 6R30”

....................................................$29,500‘07 CIH 2020, 35’ flex head............$11,000‘95 JD 893, 8R30” w/pixall rolls ....$13,500‘90 JD 643, 6R30” cornhead ..........$8,500

TILLAGE‘07 JD 512, 9-shank disc ripper ....$19,500

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FOR SALE: 3 Columbiaewes 1 ½ yr old, $75/ea. 952-465-7974

FOR SALE: 35 Texel CheviotFinn crossed ewes, 3-5years old, $150/ea. Bred forfirst to middle of Feb lamb-ing. S-983 County Rd D,Cashton WI.

Minnesota Bred Ewe SaleSaturday, Nov 29, 2014.Fairgrounds in RochesterMN. 9am Show, 1pm Sale.For catalog, call 507-760-0949 or go to

www.sheepsales.com

Swine 065

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

FOR SALE: Yorkshire,Hampshire, Duroc &Hamp/Duroc boars, alsogilts. Excellent selection.Raised outside. Exc herdhealth. No PRSS. Deliveryavail. 320-568-2225

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FOR SALE: Blue Heelerpups, smart w/cattle,$50/ea. Daniel Borntreger,21395 Co Hwy N., Kendall,WI 54638

Purebred Red and Blue Heel-er pups, good cattle dogs,$200/ea. (715)456-2502

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FOR SALE: Ford 7.3 dsl en-gines, transmissions &parts. All years new &used. 320-583-0881

Trucks & Trailers 084

FOR SALE: '89 Ford F250dsl, 5spd, 2WD, 350 ratio,recent warranty engine,unit cover, exc cond, lookssharp, good tires. Call 507-279-4477

WANTED: 1962 – 1965 Chevor GMC truck tractor; alsoolder Chev cab over trac-tor. 507-227-3961

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FOR SALE: Propane gasfurnace, 1000 BTU, 5' tallx32x32, suitable for garageor shop, thermastaticallycontrolled, w/fan & filter,$250. 320-894-2103

One call does it all!With one phone call, you can

place your classified ad inThe Land, Farm News,AND The Country Today.Call The Land for moreinfo @ 507-345-4523 • 800-657-4665.

PARMA DRAINAGEPUMPS New pumps &parts on hand. Call Min-nesota's largest distributorHJ Olson & Company 320-974-8990 Cell – 320-212-5336

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

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FOR SALE: Pulling bredstud colts. (715)279-3756

Cattle 056

FOR SALE: Purebred BlackAngus bulls, calf ease &good disposition. 320-598-3790

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

Cattle 056

Fancy Holstein steers 200 to800 lbs in semi load lots.319-448-4667

FOR SALE: 2 PurebredPolled Hereford heifers,born April 2014, show quali-ty. 320-796-0000 Spicer MN

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CASE IH COMBINESInterest Waiver Available thru Case Credit!!!! Call for Details!!!!!!0% for 36 months on used combines • 0% for 18 months on used tractors

Location Model Hours Year Stock # Price Advertised SALE PRICESE 1460 4866 1979 17943S $8,500 $7,225SE 1660 3583 1986 08464S $25,000 $21,250BL 2166 E:3530 S:2250 1995 12131B $59,950 $50,957SE 2188 E:4408 S:3009 1995 17951S $54,500 $49,050BL 2366 E:2932 S:2240 1998 07938B $84,950 $72,200SE 2366 E:3404 S:2534 2000 10884S $91,500 $82,350SL 2366 E:1997 S:1549 2005 KU5301 $120,000 $108,000BL 2377 E:2051 S:1547 2006 12561B $140,000 $126,000BL 2388 E:4230 S:3094 1998 08708B $87,900 $79,250SE 2388 E:3143 S:2383 1999 B11127 $94,950 $80,700BL 2388 E:3300 S:2500 2001 12130B $94,500 $80,250BL 2388 E:3232 S:2046 2001 10137B $112,500 $101,250SE 2388 E:2375 S:1861 2003 KU5089 $117,500 $99,875SL 2388 E:2030 S:1583 2005 KU5214 $139,950 $118,950SL 6088 E:1073 S:734 2009 K0186 $235,000 $211,500BL 7088 E:827 S:619 2009 10399B $239,875 $215,900SL 7120 E:993 S:723 2010 KU5099 $235,000 $211,500BL 7120 E:1130 S:823 2010 B10429 $223,900 $201,500SL 7120 E:655 S:548 2011 K0197 $265,000 $238,500BL 7130 E:515 S:415 2012 1740B $282,000 $253,800SE 7130 E:263 S:216 2013 17137S $285,000 $270,750SL 7230 E:400 S:300 2013 KU5298 $315,000 $283,500BL 8010 E:2383 S:1909 2005 08158B $169,850 $144,375SE 8120 E:494 S:391 2012 17501S $285,000 $256,500SE 9120 E:1102 S:778 2011 15015S $329,900 $296,900SE 9230 E:784 S:650 2012 16339S $318,000 $286,200

JOHN DEERE EQUIPMENTLocation Model Hours Year Stock # Price Advertised SALE PRICE

BL 2700 7S30 2007 12626B $22,000 $19,800SE 2700 9S24 2005 16657S $20,500 $17,425SE 2700 9S24 2008 15953S $26,900 $22,865SE 512 5S30 2009 16723S $23,000 $20,700BL 512 9S30 2011 12346B $43,900 $37,315BL 512 5S30 2009 12612B $21,350 $19,215BL 2200 60.5 2002 12411B $31,500 $26,775BL 2210 35.5 2009 12552B $32,850 $27,925SE 980 35 17646S $16,900 $14,365BL 980 44.5 2003 12555B $24,850 $21,125SL 7200 16R30 1991 DU5306 $28,500 $24,228SL 7200 16R30 1992 DU5309 $16,500 $14,025BL 1790 CCS 16/32 2005 12162B $89,500 $76,075BL 3710 10 Bottom 2009 12219B $ 39,900 $35,910SE 3710 10 Bottom 2011 17568S $44,500 $40,050BL 9520 4WD 3033 2004 12258B $159,000 $139,920SE 9530T 1800 2008 12319B $239,000 $210,320

CHALLENGERLocation Model Hours Year Tag Advertised Price SALE PRICE

SE 75C 5522 1995 12247B $59,900 $49,950CRESSONILocation Model Hours Year Tag Advertised Price SALE PRICE

BL 630 Corn Head 2008 12413B $13,000 $10,950DRAGOLocation Model Hours Year Tag Advertised Price SALE PRICE

SL N8TR Corn Head 2006 KU5259 $46,000 $39,000BL 830 Corn Head 2008 12166B $54,000 $45,900

FAIR MFGLocation Model Hours Year Tag Advertised Price SALE PRICE

BL 954A Snow Blower, 9ft $15,345 $12,500GERINGHOFFLocation Model Hours Year Tag Advertised Price SALE PRICE

SL RD630 Corn Head 2008 KU5059 $44,500 $37,825SL RD830 Corn Head 2003 KU5056 $35,000 $29,750SL RD830 Corn Head 2005 KU5019 $37,500 $31,875SL RD830 Corn Head 2007 KU4570 $44,000 $37,400SE RD830 Corn Head 2008 KC1044 $45,000 $38,250SL RD1230 Corn Head 2008 KU5288 $68,500 $58,225

GREAT PLAINSLocation Model Hours Year Tag Advertised Price SALE PRICE

SE 2200TT 22' Disk 2007 17412S $22,500 $19,800BL TC5109 Ripper 2012 12664B $23,800 $20,944

HARVEST TECLocation Model Hours Year Tag Advertised Price SALE PRICE

SL 4308C Corn Head 2008 KU5328 $28,000 $25,200M&WLocation Model Hours Year Tag Advertised Price SALE PRICE

SE 115 7S24 V Ripper 18080S $2,500 $2,250BL 1700 Ripper 2003 12397B $18,000 $15,840

WIL-RICHLocation Model Hours Year Tag Advertised Price SALE PRICE

BL 7650 25' Disk 2007 12353B $23,500 $21,150SE Quad X 52' FC 2007 17687S $44,500 $37,825BL Quad X 44.5 FC 12189B $26,500 $22,525

WHITELocation Model Hours Year Tag Advertised Price SALE PRICE

SE 8816 16R30FF 2012 17369S $91,500 $80,520WISHEKLocation Model Hours Year Tag Advertised Price SALE PRICE

BL 862NT 22' Disc 2007 12244B $49,875 $43,890• Equipment sold as is. Pricing for listed equipment only. •

(507) 794-2131 • (507) 831-1106 • (507) 836-8571www.millersellner.comSE = Sleepy Eye

BL = Bingham LakeSL = Slayton

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HOPPERS2010 Timpte Super Hopper, 43’

..................................ComingSEMI TRUCKS

‘98 Freightliner Daycab, FreshCummins M11 10-spd., 180”WB, New Front/80% RearTires, 80% Brakes, 636,000mi. ............................$17,500

FLATBEDS‘99 Wilson, 48/96, AL Floor &

Crossmembers,SPX/AR ........................$9,000

‘99 Transcraft, 48/102, AllSteel, 90% T&B, ClosedTandem ......................$8,500

‘98 Fontaine, 48/102, ALCombo, SPX/AR ..........$9,500

‘95 Transcraft, 48/102, AL Top& Crossmembers, WoodFloor, Closed Slider Tandem,AR................................$9,250

DROPDECKS‘05 Fontaine, 48/102, Tandem

SPX, AL Combo, AL Wheels,Virgin Rubber, 22.5 Tires,Nebraska Trailer, Clean..................................$22,500

‘80 Transcraft Double Drop,53’, 33’ Well Non-Detachable,AR, Polished AL Wheels, NewHardwood Decking, 80%Tires & Brakes, Clean ..............................................$12,000

Engineered 5’ Beavertail,Kit includes Paint & LEDLights & All Electrical....$3,750 Kit/$5,750 Installed

END DUMPS‘06 Aulick Belted Trailer, 42’,

54” Belt, 68” Sides, Roll Tarp..................................$28,500

‘94 Cobra End Dump, 34’,New Rubber, 3/8” PlasticLiner, 2-Way Tailgate, RollTarp, AL Polished Wheels,Never Tipped, Clean ..$24,500

‘94 Dorsey End Dump, 35’,3 Axle, AR ..................Coming

‘90 Load King Belly Dump,40’, New Brakes & Drums,80% Tires ..................$13,500

MISCELLANEOUSCaterpillar D6C Dozer, 3306

Turbo Charged After CooledEngine, 4-Way 12’ DozerBlade, 36” Track w/New Rails& Rollers, Perfect for Silageor Dirt ........................$35,000

(30) Van & Reefer Trailers,48/102-53/102; Great forwater storage or over the road ..........$3,000-$7,000

Haysides: Stationary ....$1,250 Tip In Tip Out ................$1,750Suspensions: Air/Spring Ride

$500 SPR/$1,000 per AR/AxleTandem Axle Off Road

Dolly ............................$2,000

HANCOCK, MNwww.DuncanTrailersInc.comCall: 320-212-5220 or 320-392-5361

• Will Consider Trades! •

‘13 CIH Magnum 315, luxury cab, cab suspension,suspended front axle, 5 remotes, 480/80R50 rearduals, 380/80R38 front duals, complete auto steersystem, 280 hrs., Warranty ..........................$158,500

‘12 CIH Magnum 190, powershift, luxury cab, highcapacity hyd. pump, 4 remotes, 380/90R50 duals,380/85R34 fronts, weights, 1170 hrs, 5000 hr. PowerTrain Warranty till April, 2017 ........................$98,500

‘11 CIH 8120 combine, 2WD, 520/85R42 duals,695 sep. hrs. ................................................$149,500

‘11JD 8285R, powershift. 1300 front axle, 60 GPMhyd. pump, 5 remotes, weights, 480/80R46 duals,single fronts, 2800 hrs., auto steer, Power TrainWarranty til 6/15/15 or 4000 hrs. ................$136,500

‘12 JD 8235R, MFWD, powershift, 1300 front axle,60 GPM hyd. pump, 4 remotes, 380/90R54 duals,380/80R38 single fronts, 7500 hrs., ComprehensiveWarranty till January, 2016 ..........................$113,500

‘11 JD 637, 26.5’ rock flex folding disk, Very NiceCondition ........................................................$32,500

JD 10R22” cornhead, GVL poly, PTO drives. ......$5,500‘14 JD 825i Gator, power steering, bed lift, front

protection, bench seat, canopy, 14 hrs., Warranty,Like New ........................................................$12,900

EQUIPMENT FOR SALE

Keith BodeFairfax, MN 55332507-381-1291

1409 Silver Street E.Mapleton, MN 56065

507-524-3726massopelectric.com

We carry a full line of Behlen& Delux dryer parts;

Mayrath and Hutch auger parts.Large inventory of Welda sprockets, hubs,

bearings, chains & pulleys

USED DELUX DRYERSDELUX 10’ MODEL 2515, LP/NG, 1 PH, 300 BPHDELUX 20’ MODEL 6030, LP/NG, 3 PH, 600 BPH

USED DRYERSKANSUN 1025 215, LP, 1 PHBEHLEN 380, 1 PH, LP, HEAT RECLAIMBEHLEN 700, 3 PH, LP, HEAT RECLAIM

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

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Steiger Lease Special at Jaycox Impl.

~ ANNUAL LEASE PAYMENTS ~ 300 HRS. 600 HRS./YEAR /YEAR

‘13 CIH Steiger 350, 400 hrs., Lux. cab, Accuguide ready, PTO, 18.4x50 ..........................$17,700 ......$20,645‘13 CIH Steiger 550, 427 hrs., Lux. cab, Accuguide ready, susp. cab, 800R38’s..................$24,118 ......$28,144‘14 CIH Steiger 470 Quad, 250 hrs., Lux. cab, Accuguide ready, diff. lock, 30” tracks ..........$22,594 ......$28,403‘14 CIH Steiger 470 RowTrac, 250 hrs., Lux. cab, Accuguide ready, PTO, HID, 24” tracks ....$25,598 ......$30,752‘14 CIH Steiger 550 Quad, 250 hrs., Lux. cab, Accuguide ready, HID, diff. lock, 30” tracks ....$27,767 ......$32,657‘14 CIH Steiger 580 Quad, 250 hrs., Lux. cab, Accuguide ready, HID, diff lock, 30” tracks ....$39,634 ......$45,021‘14 CIH Steiger 620 Quad, 250 hrs., Lux. cab, Accuguide ready, HID, diff. lock, 30” tracks ....$42,194 ......$47,890

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RANGER PUMP CO. Custom Manufacturer of

Water Lift Pumps for field drainage Sales & Service

507-984-2025 or 406-314-0334www.rangerpumpco.com

REINKE IRRIGATIONSales & ServiceNew & Used

For your irrigation needs 888-830-7757 or 320-212-2520

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TRACTORS‘10 CIH 435 Quad, 575 hrs.- $269,500

‘09 CIH 385, 1000 hrs. - $189,500‘14 CIH 550 Quad Trak, 475 hrs.- $330,000

NEW CIH 500 Quad - Call forSpecial Price

‘11 CIH 315 w/Soucy tracks,550 hrs. - $239,500

‘05 CIH 500 Quad w/PTO,2350 hrs. - $209,000

‘12 CIH Puma 130 CVT, 380 hrs.- $89,500

PLANTERS & TILLAGECIH 7 shank auto ripper - $4,850CIH 530B w/lead shanks (red)- $18,500

CIH 730C - $26,500CIH 870, 18’ w/reel - $51,500

‘07 CIH 1200, 16 row, bulk full- $69,500

‘08 JD 1760, 12-30 - $39,500

HARVEST‘11 CIH 7120, 339 hrs.- $249,500

‘10 CIH 7088, 528 hrs. - $219,500‘08 CIH 7010, 954 hrs.- $179,500

‘04 CIH 2388 RWA - $99,500‘10 CIH 2608 chopping head- $59,500

‘93 1666 - $22,500‘91 1680 - $19,900‘95 2166 - $41,900‘99 2388 - $69,500‘02 1020, 25’ - $9,500‘03 1020, 30’ - $8,500‘01 2208 - $18,500J&M 620 cart - $14,500Brent 420 cart - $7,450

LOCAL TRADES LOCAL TRADES

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FARM, HOME & CONSTRUCTIONOffice Location - 305 Adams Street

Hutchinson, MN 55350320-587-2162, Ask for Larry

~ NEW EQUIPMENT/BIG INVENTORY ~

• SI 20’ Arrowfront feeder wagon, V.G.• #380 GT PTO Grain Dryer• 72” Lorenz Snowblower w/Hyd Spout• NH 355 Grinder Mixer, V.G.• Vermeer Tree Spade• ‘13 Case IH 770 Offset Disk, Like New• 9 shank Disc Chisel• 300 bu. EZ Flow Gravity Box w/wagon• IHC #80 snowblower, V.G.• Several good used manure spreaders

~ USED EQUIPMENT ~DR® POWER EQUIPMENT

Wanted to Buy:• GT (Tox-o-Wik) PTO Grain Dryers• Smidley Steer Stuffers• Cattle & Calf Feeders, Hog Feeders• Cattle Handling Equipment

Port-A-Hut Shelters:• All Steel Shelters for Livestock & Other Uses

Notch Equipment:• Rock Buckets • Grapple Forks • Manure Forks• Bale Spears • Hi-Volume Buckets & Pallet Forks• Bale Transports & Feeder Wagons, 16’-34’• Adult & Young Stock Feeders & Bale Feeders• Land Levelers

Smidley Equipment:• Steer Stuffers • Hog Feeders • Hog Huts• Calf Creep Feeders • Lamb & Sheep Feeders• Cattle & Hog Waterers • Mini Scale

Sioux Equipment:• Gates • Calving Pens • Haymax Bale Feeders• Cattle & Feeder Panels • Head Gates• Hog Feeders • Sqz. Chutes & Tubs • Calf Warmer

JBM Equipment:• Feeder Wagons - Several Models• Self-locking Head Gates• Self-locking Bunk Feeders• Tombstone Horse & Horned Cattle Feeders• Skid Feeders • BunkFeeders • Bale Wagons• Bale Thrower Racks • Flat Racks for big sq. bales• Self-locking Feeder Wagons • Fenceline Feeders• Several Types of Bale Feeders

• Field & Brush Mowers • Roto-Hog Power Tillers• Stump Grinders • Log Splitters • Chippers• Power Graders • Power Wagons• Leaf & Lawn Vacuums • Versa-trailers

• GT (Tox-O-Wic) Grain Dryers, 350-800 bu. -• Taylor-Way 7’ rotary cutter• Sheep & Calf Feeders• Livestock Equipment by Vern’s Mfg.• Steel Bale Throw Racks w/ Steel Floors• Peck Grain Augers • MDS Buckets for Loaders & Skidloaders• Powder River Livestock & Horse Equipment• Tire Scrapers for Skidsteers, 6’-9’• EZ Trail Wagons Boxes & Bale Baskets• Taylor-way 3 way dump trailer• MDS Roto King Round Bale Processor• Sitrex Wheel Rakes• Bale Baskets• SI Feeders, Wagons & Bunks• (Hayhopper) Bale Feeders • Calftel Hutches & Animal Barns• R&C Poly Bale Feeders• Amish Built Oak Bunk Feeders & Bale Racks• Goat & Sheep Feeders• Fainting goats & min. donkeysLorenz & Walco Snowblowers-PTO & SkidsteerModels

Midway FarmEquipment

Wilrich 5810, 22’ chisel plow • Was $34,500- NOW $28,500 -

Wishek 862NT, 14’ disc • Was $33,900- NOW $29,900 -

M&W 2210, 9x24 disk ripper • Was $56,900- NOW $51,500 -

Krause 4850, 15’ Dominator • Was $52,500- NOW $42,500 -

Gleaner S77 combine • Was $314,500- NOW $299,500 -

Gleaner 9250, 30’ draper head • Was $75,500- NOW $67,500 -

Fantini 8R30 chopping cornhead • Was $69,500- NOW $64,500 -

Versatile 305 MFWD tractor • Was $164,500- NOW $141,500 -

Versatile 374, 4WD tractor • Was $198,500- NOW $176,500 -

FINANCING & LEASES AVAILABLE!

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‘11 CIH 260 Magnum tractor ..$153,000‘93 NH 8770 tractor ..................$55,000JD 930, 30’ flex head ..................$4,750JD 510 ripper, 7-shank ..............$12,500IH 720 plow, 7-18” ......................$5,500CIH 3900, 30’ disk......................$22,000Alloway-Woods 20’ stalk shredder

..................................................$7,500EZ Trail 860 grain cart, red ........$17,500

J & M 350 bu. wagon ..................$2,700Westfield 1371 auger w/swing

hopper walker, PTO..................$8,500Top Air 12”x30’ belt conveyor ....$1,800‘07 Mandako 50’ Landroller ......$22,000‘13 Maschio 12 wheel high capacity

rake ..........................................$8,500‘13 SS-400 seed tender, scale ..$24,500White 6700, 18R22” planter ......$16,500

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I-35 & Highway 60 West • Faribault, MN • 507-334-2233 BlakePaul Herb©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.

USED COMBINESInterest Waiver Available Thru Case Credit* • Call For Details

‘14 C-IH Steiger 620Q, 250 hrs., Lux. cab, HID lites, big hyd. pump, Full Pro 700 auto guide, PTO,COMING IN AFTER THE SEASON ..........................................................................................................$379,900

‘14 C-IH Steiger 620Q, 250 hrs., Lux. cab, HID lites, big hyd. pump, Full Pro 700 auto guide,COMING IN AFTER THE SEASON ..........................................................................................................$369,900

‘12 C-IH Steiger 600Q, 864 hrs., Lux. cab, big hyd pump, 36" tracks, Full Pro 700 auto guide..........$297,500‘14 C-IH Steiger 550Q, 500 hrs., Lux. cab, FARM USE ONLY, Full Pro 700 auto guide ......................$338,500‘14 C-IH Steiger 550Q, 1400 hrs., Lux. cab, big hyd. pump, auto guide ready ....................................$285,000‘13 C-IH Steiger 550Q, 1637 hrs., Lux. cab, big hyd. pump, Full Pro 700 auto guide..........................$269,900‘13 C-IH Steiger 550Q, 790 hrs., Lux. cab, big hyd. pump ....................................................................$305,000‘12 C-IH Steiger 550Q, 735 hrs., Lux. susp. cab, 36" tracks, big pump, HID lites ..............................$295,000‘12 C-IH Steiger 550Q, 1245 hrs., FARM USE, Full Pro 700 auto guide, big hyd pump, Lux cab,

HID lites ....................................................................................................................................................$269,900‘14 C-IH Steiger 550, 710/70R42 duals, Lux. susp. cab, PTO, high cap. hyd.......................................$289,900‘08 C-IH Steiger 535Q, 2762 hrs., HID lites, HD hyd. pump, Lux. cab ..................................................$189,500‘02 C-IH STX450 QUAD, 3900 hrs., 5 hyd. valves, 1000 PTO, Trimble auto steer ................................$159,900‘14 C-IH Steiger 450, Lux. susp. cab, HID lites, 710/70R42 dual, high cap. hyd. ............................$244,500‘13 C-IH Steiger 450, 606 hrs., Lux. cab, PTO, 800/70R38 tires, auto guide ready..............................$228,500‘13 C-IH Steiger 350, 1704 hrs., PTO ......................................................................................................$169,900‘08 CIH Steiger 485, 3445 hrs., Lux. cab, 710x42 duals ........................................................................$129,900‘01 JD 9400, 3542 hrs., 710/70R42 tires ....................................................................................................$99,900

STX and STEIGER PTO, TOW CABLE & 3 PT. KITS ON HAND!!!

‘14 C-IH 8230, 350 eng. hrs., Lux. cab, 620/42 duals, HID lights ..........................................................$295,000‘14 C-IH 7230, 255 eng. hrs., hvy. feeder lift, HD hydro drive, Lux. cab, HID lights ..............................$275,000‘12 C-IH 7230, 380 eng. hrs.......................................................................................................................$239,900‘12 C-IH 8120, 910E/746S hrs., full auto guide, leather, HID lights ..........................................................JUST IN‘10 C-IH 8120, 1319E/1044S hrs., leather, HID lights ..............................................................................$179,900‘11 C-IH 7120, duals, HID lights, Lux. cab, 789 eng. hrs., 660 sep. hrs. ................................................$189,900‘11 C-IH 7120, duals, HID lights, Lux. cab, 1018 eng. hrs.......................................................................$169,900‘10 C-IH 6088, 694 sep. hrs., duals ..........................................................................................................$169,900‘09 C-IH 2608, 8R30” chopping cornhead..................................................................................................$39,900‘11 Geringhoff 8R chopping cornhead........................................................................................................$59,900‘08 Geringhoff 8R chopping cornhead........................................................................................................$32,000‘12 C-IH 3408, 8R30” cornhead ..................................................................................................................$44,900‘09 C-IH 3408, 8R30” cornhead ..................................................................................................................$34,900‘04 C-IH 2208, 8R30” ..................................................................................................................................$24,500‘14 C-IH 3162, 35’ flex draper platform ......................................................................................................$66,900‘14 C-IH 3162, 35’ flex draper platform ......................................................................................................$66,900‘13 C-IH 3020, 35’ w/in-cab cutter bar suspension ..................................................................................$37,500‘10 C-IH 2020, 35’ platform w/Crary air reel ..............................................................................................$32,500‘10 C-IH 2020, 25’ platform w/Crary air reel ..............................................................................................$26,800‘05 C-IH 1020, 30’, 3” knife, rock guard......................................................................................................$13,900‘04 C-IH 1020, 30’, 3” knife, rock guard......................................................................................................$10,900

USED 2WD TRACTORS24 Months Interest Free • Call For Details

USED SPRAYERS‘02 Wilmar Eagle 8500, 80’ boom, 1000 gallon tank ................................................................................$69,900‘12 C-IH 3330, 546 hrs., 90’ boom, standard spray, active suspension ................................................$199,500‘09 C-IH 3330, 1750 hrs., 100’ boom, Aim, auto boom, Pro 700 steering, active suspension..............$179,900

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‘10 CIH 8120, 1319 eng., hrs.......$189,900 Reduced $179,900

‘12 CIH 7230, 380 eng. hrs.............................................$239,900

‘11 CIH 7120, 1018 eng. hrs.............................................$169,900

‘14 CIH Steiger 550Q, 233 hrs.,Farm Use Only! ..................$339,900

‘10 CIH 6088, 694 sep hrs.............................................$169,000

‘14 CIH Magnum 315, 19-spd., FulL Pro 700 auto guide, Lux. susp. cab, HID lites, dual PTO,380/54 tires, front duals............................................................................................................................$208,400

‘14 CIH Magnum 315, 19-spd., Full Pro 700 auto guide, Lux. susp. cab, HID lites, Dual PTO,480/50 tires, front duals............................................................................................................................$208,400

‘14 CIH Magnum 290, 23-spd., Full Pro 700 auto guide, Lux. susp. cab, HID lites, high cap. hyd., dual PTO,480/50 tires................................................................................................................................................$194,500

‘12 CIH Magnum 290, 583 hrs., Lux. susp. cab, 360 HID lites, 480/50 tires, frt. & rear duals, high cap. hyd.,Full Pro 700 auto steer ............................................................................................................................$178,500

‘12 CIH Magnum 290, 1108 hrs., 23-spd., susp. frt. axle, high cap. pump, 360 HID lites ....................$165,000‘13 CIH Magnum 260, 533 hrs., Lux. susp. cab, auto steer ready, HD drawbar, high cap. hyd. pump,

360 HID lites..............................................................................................................................................$162,200‘13 CIH Magnum 235, 1463 hrs., big hyd. pump, 3 PTO's ....................................................................$119,300‘12 CIH Magnum 235, 400 hrs., Lux. susp. cab, HD drawbar, high cap. hyd. pump, 360 HID lites,

auto steer ready........................................................................................................................................$149,900‘13 CIH Magnum 235, 419 hrs., Lux. susp. cab, high cap. hyd. pump, 360 HID lites, auto steer ready

..................................................................................................................................................................$149,900‘11 CIH Magnum 235, 1163 hrs., Lux. susp. cab, frt. & rear dual, HID lites ..........................................$129,900‘13 CIH Puma 160, CVT trans., 150 hrs., L765 loader, w/grapple, 320X50 tires ..................................$122,900‘14 CIH Maxxum 140, Dlx. susp. cab, MFD susp. frt. axle, dual PTO, 4 remotes ..................................$94,000‘14 CIH Farmall 105C, 75 hrs., cab, MFD, pwr. shuttle, w/loader, Rental Return Unit............................$55,500‘14 CIH Farmall 105C, 75 hrs., cab, MFD, pwr. shuttle, w/loader, Rental Return Unit............................$49,900

USED 4WD TRACTORS24 Month Interest Waiver or Low Rates Avail.* • Call For Details

‘11 CIH 7120, 789 eng. hrs.............................................$189,900

TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THESE SPECIAL LEASE OPPORTUNITIES!LEASE THIS:

2013 MAGNUM 235PPuurrcchhaassee PPrr iiccee::

$$111199,,330000

1463 hrs., 235 eng. hp., 195 PTOhp., 540/1000 PTO, high capacity

hyd., 480/80R46 rear tires

End of lease purchase option. Noobligation at the end of the lease to

purchase. Available to CNH Qualifiedcustomers. CALL FOR DETAILS.

3 Yr./600 hr. lease

3 Yr./300 hr. lease

$16.00/Hr.

$25.00/Hr.

LEASE THIS:2013 STEIGER 350

PPuurrcchhaassee PPrr iiccee::$$116677,,550000

1660 hrs., 350 eng. hp., HD axlew/diff. lock, high capacity hyd.

pump, PTO



3 Yr./600 hr. lease

3 Yr./300 hr. lease

$27.60/Hr.

$45.14/Hr.

LEASE THIS:2013 STEIGER 550 QUAD


1600 hrs., 550 eng. hp., Lux. cab,HID light pkg., high capacity hyd.

pump



3 Yr./600 hr. lease

3 Yr./300 hr. lease

$38.27/Hr.

$59.43/Hr.



500 hrs., 550 eng. hp., Lux. cab,HID light pkg., high capacity hyd.pump, full Pro 700 Auto Guidance



3 Yr./600 hr. lease

3 Yr./300 hr. lease

$58.67/Hr.

$99.41/Hr.



1400 hrs., 550 eng. hp., Lux. cab,HID light pkg., high capacity hyd.

pump, Auto Guidance ready



3 Yr./600 hr. lease

3 Yr./300 hr. lease

$39.84/Hr.

$62.48/Hr.



250 hrs., 620 eng. hp., Lux. cab,HID light pkg., PTO, high cap. hyd.pump, full Pro 700 Auto Guidance



3 Yr./600 hr. lease

3 Yr./300 hr. lease

$67.50/Hr.

$115.13/Hr.

LEASE THIS:2013 STEIGER 450


599 hrs., 450 eng. hp., Lux. cab,HID light pkg., high capacity hyd.pump, high capacity drawbar, HD

axles w/diff. lock, PTO



3 Yr./600 hr. lease

3 Yr./300 hr. lease

$39.99/Hr.

$67.31/Hr.

LEASE THIS:2013 MAGNUM 260


533 hrs., 260 eng. hp., 215 PTO hp.,susp. Lux. cab, HD drawbar, highcapa.hyd. pump, HID lighting pkg.



3 Yr./600 hr. lease

3 Yr./300 hr. lease

$35.92/Hr.

$55.96/Hr.

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