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Want to improvesoybean yields— and profits —in 2015? Pat Reeg of theIowa SoybeanAssociation saysit all starts withmonitoring andanalyzing yourentire farmstrategy.

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As the time of yearknown as Holiday Seasonfades away in our rear-view mirrors, we look for-ward to the challenges and(hopefully) rewards thatawait us in a new year. ButI’m not here to discuss howto maximize your beanyields in 2015 — I’ll letstaff writer Dick Hagenhandle that — or to reviewhow new legislation mayimpact you — associateeditor Marie Wood is allover that.

I’m not even here to talk about our very specialMN Ag EXPO 2015 section you’ll find tucked insidethis issue, jam-packed with details about the Min-nesota Corn Growers Association and MinnesotaSoybean Growers Association’s big event coming tothe Verizon Wireless Center in Mankato, Minn., Jan-uary 28-29.

No, this week I’m here to officially introduce ourall-new website to you. Readers, website. Website,readers.

If you’re a regular visitor to our website —www.TheLandOnline.com — you may be a bitpuzzled. “Hasn’t it looked like this for quite a while?”Well, yes and no. Technically we did, in fact, switchover to our new system quite a while ago, but we’vebeen adding features and functionality to it piece bypiece over the past few months, and we’re finallyready for the grand opening.

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6A — Soybean researcher studiesproductivity, profits7A — Farm families accept challenge of creating a legacy farm9A — As rural legislators head back

to work, securing funds for GreaterMinnesota will be a challengedespite $1 billion surplusMore at www.TheLandOnline.com• Former ag teacher chosen to leadFarmamerica• Scientist brings global experienceto Lamberton research center

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LAND MINDS

By Tom Royer

See ROYER, pg. 4A

Last year may have been alot of things to a lot of peoplebut one thing it surely wasn’twas predictable.

I mean who foresaw lastyear’s record-setting high inthe U.S. stock market, theplunge in global crude oilprices, Russia’s naked grab ofUkraine’s sovereign territoryor the Obama administration’sreaching out to Cuba?

Not me; I was a solid“Wow,” “Whoa,” “Nyet,”and “Really?” on four ofthe biggest events to rockboth the United States and its farmers in 2014.

This year I’m not taking any chances and announc-ing 2015’s first big global event, the alreadyannounced (on Dec. 5 by the United Nation’s Foodand Agriculture Organization) “International Year ofSoils.” The goal of this yearlong, worldwide empha-sis, explains the U.N., is “to increase awareness andunderstanding of the importance of soil for food secu-rity and essential ecosystem functions.”

You would think that everyone in the world mightalready be aware of how this thin layer of life-givingskin separates humanity’s continuing rise from itscomplete collapse or that our future is rooted in howwe responsibly and sustainably treat the veryground we stand on. (Links found at http://farmand-foodfile.com/in-the-news/.)

After all, it’s not like soil conservation and soilhealth are dirty little secrets. The science underpin-ning both is well known and widespread.

What may be even less secret but far dirtier is howdeeply and how long we’ve abused soil. We don’t justtreat it like dirt; we treat it as though it’s less thandirt.

For example, according to a 2001 report publishedby the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s NaturalResources Conservation Service, the yield reductionin Africa due to soil erosion already stands at morethan 8 percent.

That irreversible loss doesn’t sound like much ifyou farm in the black earth country of Illinois or theyards-deep soil of the Pacific Northwest’s Palouse.It’s life and death, however, if you live — or hope tolive — in Tanzania or Kenya. The story is the samein many of the world’s key farming regions. Accord-ing to the same NRCS study, the “annual loss in pro-ductivity” due to soil erosion and degradation insouthern Asia is equal to “36 million metric tons ofcereal equivalent.”

In U.S. terms, 36 mmt “cereal equivalent” is 65 per-cent of the entire 2014-15 American wheat crop.

We in the United States have no room to brag. “It isestimated that the total annual cost of erosion … isabout $44 billion per year or about $247 per hectare

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FARM & FOOD FILE

By Alan Guebert

See GUEBERT, pg. 4A

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ROYER, from pg. 2Apotpourri of industry news, new prod-ucts and ag opportunities submittedby agribusiness, Extension services,state and federal ag departments…just about everybody. (If your businessor agency has a press release our farmand rural readers might find of inter-est, send it [email protected] and we’llconsider it for Nuts & Bolts.)

Many of The Land’s readersknow that we are close partnerswith our sister paper, The Free Press ofMankato, Minn. We’ve workedtogether since our first issue in 1976,and we are now able to share their topcontent with you in our “Headlines”section. As they add news to their site,it shows up here, too.

Over on the right side are a couple ofcool items — our website’s most popu-lar stories from the past few days, aswell as our most recent tweets and re-tweets.

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I’m most excited to announce thereturn of The Land’s Calendar ofEvents, both to our website and ourprint edition.

We’ve received quite a few calls ande-mails asking when it would be back.Well, it’s back, baby.

We’ll highlight several upcomingevents in print each week but for thefull calendar, visit the website. Afteryou click through to “See all events”you can personalize the calendar justfor you — based on your location andfrom how many miles away you wantto search for events.

Best of all, organizations can now addtheir events to our calendar them-selves, directly through our site. Thereare just two important rules: 1) Provideas many details as possible — the moreinformation you share (exactly what,where, when, why and how much) themore likely our readers will attendyour event; and 2) Under “Categories”ALWAYS select “Farming & Ranching”— type “farming” in the blank and itwill appear. If you don’t choose thatexact category, your event will NOTappear in The Land’s Calendar ofEvents. (I wasn’t kidding when I said itwas important.)

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

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GUEBERT, from pg. 3A($100 per acre) of cropland and pas-ture,” reckoned USDA in 2001.

Taken across the globe, total soil ero-sion and soil degradation numbers areknee-buckling: “The annual loss of 75billion tons of soil costs the world about$400 billion per year, are about $70 perperson per year.”

Changing the perspective doesn’tchange the importance of soil or soilerosion. According to USDA, only threepercent of Earth’s surface is “consid-ered as prime Class I land … (while)another eight percent is in Classes IIand III. This 11 percent of land mustfeed … the 7.6 billion expected in 2020…”

But “high population density is notnecessarily related to land degrada-tion; it is what a population does to theland that determines the extent of

degradation.”And population continues to grow; the

amount of arable land does not. Writingfor the Dec. 22 issue of Agri-Pulse, Mar-shall Matz, the former counsel for Sen-ate ag committee, cited European datathat shows the amount of arable landper person today is equal to 0.4 acre, or apatch 40 meters by 40 meters. By 2050,with 2 billion more in population, thattiny parcel will shrink by 30 percent.

Small? You bet. But it’s bigger thanthe six inches of thin-and-getting-thin-ner topsoil that separates success fromcatastrophe if we don’t take better careof the gift we’ve been given.

We can. We must. Now. This year.The Farm and Food File is published

weekly through the United States andCanada. Past columns, events and con-tact information are posted at www.farmandfoodfile.com. ❖

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By DICK HAGENThe Land Staff Writer

The Iowa Soybean Association is working toincrease grower profits from crop production byusing information and data generated by on-farmtrials and testing through its On-Farm Network program. Improvingyields and profits begins with moni-toring and analyzing your soybeanstrategy.

“The number one recommenda-tion is to evaluate and validateeverything you do in your soybeanstrategy,” said Pat Reeg, researcherand director of On-Farm Networkfor the Iowa Soybean Association, based in Ankeny,Iowa.

Technology has equipped farmers with combineyield monitors, GPS for accuracy of field measure-ments, and planters capable of doing variable popu-lation on the go.

“So whatever you are doing, evaluate each strategyto see if there are opportunities to improve,” Reegsaid.

In 2005, at least two-thirds of yield trials acrossthe state had 60 bushel and higher yields. Reegfound that excess moisture in 2007, 2008, 2010 and2013 was often limiting yields.

“Weather extremes are always an issue, but whena farmer asks me how to grow bigger yields I askhim a series of questions. When do you plant yoursoybeans? Most say after corn is planted, so thattells me they don’t prioritize soybean planting yetthere is a lot of data suggesting four-bushel betteryields by planting early.

“Then I ask what row width and it’s usually 30inches, the same as corn. Yet we have lots of dataindicating narrow rows are another yield increasestrategy. Then I ask about fertilizer for their soy-beans. Again we know corn gets the fertilizer withmaybe some residual fertilizer available for the soy-beans.

“Also we don’t put as much time and effort intoevaluating soybean varieties as we do corn hybrids. Isuggest that growers take a closer look at soybeanvarieties. There are differences, especially in howthey work across various soils. I’m not makingexcuses, but because there are so many variables weneed to explore as many as we can,” said Reeg.

Reeg said that 150-bushel soybean yields are possi-ble, but more isn’t always better.

“A few growers have done it (150-bushel yields),but the bigger question is whether it is profitable.One thing we stress in our research and hundreds ofreplicated strip trials across the state is to look atthe profitability. Just getting more bushels doesn’tnecessarily get you more profit,” said Reeg.

Unmanned aerial vehicles are a growing source ofintelligence in crop production.

“A concern is the gray area in terms of FAA (Fed-eral Aviation Administration) regulations on whoand where and when can UAVs be used. We werelooking at putting UAVs to work as part of our serv-ice mission to Iowa soybean growers but decided to

put that on hold because of uncertainties regardinginsurance liabilities.

“However we see huge potential with these tech-nologies and we know that understanding how toincorporate these additional layers of information

and intelligence to work on your farm will improveproductivity, profitability and efficiencies,” Reegsaid.

The Land interviewed Pat Reeg at the Clay CountyFair, Spencer, Iowa, in September. ❖

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Ed Anderson, Ph.D., bringshis academic and industryexperience to the Iowa Soy-bean Association as seniordirector of supply & produc-tion systems. Anderson talksyields, profits, soybean genet-ics and world demand in thisQ&A.

Q: Explain your title with ISA.Anderson: It’s a thrilling opportu-

nity for me. I’ve worked in academia,I’ve worked in industry, and now Ihave this great job with the Iowa Soy-bean Association. This title of supply& production systems director is ourway of saying ‘research’. Supplymeans the support of genetics anddisease resistance packages to protectthe genetics. Production means help-

ing farmers with whateverhappens on their farm in theproduction of their soybeancrop. Basically it’s whatever wecan do to help them in a sus-tainable way to become moreproductive and more profitablesoybean growers.

Q: Does this suggest anongoing economic analysis

of various strategies and geneticpackages?

Anderson: We’ve been comparingdifferent systems, products and strate-gies for a long time. But now we’re lay-ering in the economic analysis to seewhat the payback is on these vari-ables. This I think will open huge newopportunities for what we do.

Q: How receptive are farmers tonew technologies these days?

Anderson: Farmers are quick onacceptance. Academics want to repeatthings over and over before they pub-lish and share. So we remind our aca-demic researchers that farmers wantthings as soon as possible. But even ifthey are quick on new technologies,farmers want it demonstrated to themalso. They know their investment isbig and it also needs to be worthwhile.

Q: How does this relate to newvarieties in the marketplace?

Anderson: We continue the argu-ment between conventional soybeansand traited (genetically modifiedorganisms) soybeans. As long as mar-kets persist in Europe and Asia wherewe have to worry about those issues,then I think farmers need to be watch-ing for these issues also. But if we gothrough the regulatory processes cor-rectly and work with these countriesproperly so they will accept our prod-ucts, then we should be fine.

Q: Is genetic gain still the mainpriority of the academic world oris it now private industry?

Anderson: We’re trying to engage

everybody in those discussions.Depending upon whom you talk withyou get an answer either way. We allhave a place to fit into the researchspectrum, but if you’re just talkingabout good gene discovery and geneticimprovement, I think even industryfolks would tend to agree that respon-sibility is still up to the universities.

Q: If we grow less corn next yearbecause profits have disappeared,how much more soybeans are welikely to grow in 2015?

Anderson: This year’s increaseacross the board for both soybeans andcorn was terrific in terms of meetingdomestic and world markets. But I’mnot a marketing guy. It’s anybody’sguess for 2015. However based on agrowing China and other Asian mar-ket demand, I think we’ll have theopportunity to grow even more soy-beans in 2015.

The Land interviewed Anderson dur-ing Soybean Day at the Clay CountyFair in Spencer, Iowa, in September.Visit www.iasoybeans.com for moreinformation. ❖

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By MARIE WOODThe Land Associate Editor

NORTH MANKATO, Minn. —Southern Minnesota farm familiesaccepted the challenge to create alegacy farm at the TransitioningYour Farm Workshop at South Cen-tral College in December. Usingtough talk, anecdotes and humor,Iowa farmer and family businessconsultant Jolene Brown motivated130 farmers to plan now for retire-ment, incapacitation and death.

“The adult child living closest tothe one in need are the ones thatare getting written out of the willbecause they get mad at you,” saidBrown.

Brown offered tools and work-sheets to assist farmers in developing a successfulbusiness worth passing on, creating an estate planand an ownership transfer plan. The workshop wassponsored in part by the Minnesota Soybean Grow-ers Association.

Today many farms are incorporated as a limitedliability corporation or S corporation while othersare trusts and partnerships. Many families do notfollow procedures of annual meetings and filings.

“You must operate as your structure,” remindedBrown.

Brown advises awarding sweat equity — earnedcapital in lieu of wages — to farming children at theannual meeting.

“You do not reward sweat equity at death,” saidBrown.

At workshop close, Brown asked farmers the“keeper” they learned and their plan of action.

“The big takeaway is a lot of communication in thefamily,” said David Broderius, a farmer near Hector,Minn., who plans to get together with his family.

David attended the workshop with his son, TaylorBroderius, who was home from the University ofMinnesota where he is majoring in agriculturalindustries and marketing. After college, Taylor willwork with his dad to manage the farm and acceptthe reins when his dad “retires.” Taylor hopes toeventually have his own family who will continue tofarm.

As a boy, Taylor worked with his dad in the fields— sugar beets, corn, soybeans, sweet corn and peas— and always wanted to be a farmer. These days,he’s a “farmhand” building up his sweat equity.

Meanwhile, Taylor’s younger brother is not inter-ested in farming. A key topic throughout the day washow farming and non-farming siblings can be com-pensated equitably.

Attorney Kaitlin M. Pals, of Gislason & HunterAttorneys at Law in New Ulm, made the point thatwhile the farming kid must have control of the farm,they don’t need to keep the entire economic value.Panel of experts

Creating a transition plan is a complex process thattakes time, effort and a professional team of an

accountant, attorney and financial planner. Work-shop participants brainstormed questions for a panelof experts in these fields. First experts told the audi-ence about the traps that ensnare many farmers.

“Clients put off making final decisions because

they don’t want to feel stuck with it. Sometimesgood enough is good enough,” said Pals.

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TRANSITION, from pg. 7Ahing, but Dad wants to keep the farmtogether,” said Jim Peterson, CEO ofAWARE Financial.

Brothers Todd and Vern Arndt farmtogether in Blue Earth and Watonwancounties. They are in the process ofimplementing a business plan andcreating an estate transition plan forthe next generation.

“You’re going to need some help,”said Todd.

“Professional help,” added Vern.According to the panel, the best way

to find good help is to talk to neigh-bors and look for professionals whospecialize in agriculture.

Where farmers start in the processvaries. As an attorney, the first thingPals does is create a will, healthcaredirective and financial power of attorney.

Your accountant starts with yourbalance sheet, existing documents anddeeds, said Peterson.

Eric Plath, CPA at Eide Bailly inMankato, recommends defining yourgoals for the family business with yourspouse so you are both on the samepage.

“What can we break off the top forthe non-farm kids that won’t hinderthe farm operation?” asks Plath whenreviewing a farmer’s net worth state-ment.

Joshua Willour, certified financial

planner for Northwestern Mutual inOwatonna, looks at your retirementincome model.

Many farmers are looking for ways toretire from daily farming with anincome that can support their retire-ment and the offspring continuing tofarm. The senior generation needs totake care of themselves first.

“Let’s make sure your retirement iscovered. Figure out what you havebefore you give it away,” said Peterson.

Plath offered the option of acceptingrent or transitioning assets for pay-

ment to the younger generation. Sell-ing farmland and cashing in insur-ance and IRAs may be possibilities. Abuy-sell agreement is often a compo-nent of a farm exit strategy in whichthere are many options for the farm-ing and non-farming children.

For some farms, creating a businesscontinuation plan separate from theestate plan takes some of the emotion

out of the process, advised Peterson.Long-term care insurance also

should be considered. According to theUniversity of Minnesota ExtensionService, one in two Americans over theage of 65 will have an extended nurs-ing home stay, with the average nurs-ing home stay of two-and-a-half tothree years.

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By MARIE WOODThe Land Associate EditorNORTH MANKATO, Minn. — Rural legislatorsare heading back to work this month to face the taxburden of farmers, rural transportationinfrastructure and over-regulation. Despite a $1billion surplus, securing funds in Greater Minnesotawill still be a challenge.

At the Rural Legislative Panel held in December atSouth Central College, Southern Minnesota statelegislators answered questions about the 2015 ses-sion.

Senator Julie Rosen, R-District 23, said that thelegislative session will be a fightbetween rural and metro Min-nesota for project funding. Rosensaid eliminating the Minnesota Pol-lution Control Agency Citizen’sBoard is a priority.

“That has affected the dairyindustry immensely,” said Rosen.

The MPCA permitting process isalso holding up mining in northern

Minnesota, home to one of the largest copper andnickel deposits in the world. Supporters say the min-ing industry could bring in 3,000 good-paying jobs.

Rep. Clark Johnson, DFL-District19A, said fully understanding theeffects of agriculture and mining onthe environment is more importantthan rushing into projects.

“Issues on water are particularlycomplex. Who doesn’t value cleanwater? It behooves us as a state todo it right,” said Johnson.

Johnson added that science showsthere is a problem with agricultural runoff. Since pro-ducers care for the land and water, he would like theag community to use science-based evidence to takethe lead in achieving mutual environmental goals.

“Golf courses in the Twin Cities use more waterthan all our livestock and ethanol producers downhere,” rebutted Rosen.

Rep. Bob Gunther, R-District 23A, said he will be look-ing at efforts to stop the Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea

virus. The subject was absent in thelast session.

Minnesota also has a shortage ofagriculture teachers, but South-west Minnesota State University inMarshall is in the process of start-ing an ag educators education cur-riculum.

“That will produce more teach-ers,” said Johnson, who commended

the collaboration between the ag community anduniversities.

“We need to keep ag strong,” said Rosen. “All of theinstitutions realize how important that is. We needhands-on, boots on the ground in agriculture also —not just research.”Rural roads and bridges funding

Rep. Tony Cornish, R-District 23B, said increasing

the gas tax is not an option to payfor rural roads and bridges. He sug-gested bonding for local roads tocome out of the $1 billion surplus orput bonding into local roads andbridges.

“People in my district don’t reallysupport that. We need to search fora different way to fund rather thana gas tax,” said Cornish.

Rep. Paul Torkelson, R-District 16B, said there arethree pieces of good news: $1 billion surplus; every-

body is talking about transportation; and he and hiscounterpart in District 16A have been appointedchairperson and vice chairperson to the House bond-ing committee so there may be a rural emphasis.

“Everybody is in total agreement that infrastruc-ture needs to be addressed,” said Gunther.

Senator Vickie Jensen, DFL-District 24, voicedstrong concern that legislators do not have thepower to get a road project done in a rural area,because the Minnesota Department of Transporta-

‘Outstate’ legislators to focus on infrastructure

Tony Cornish

Bob Gunther

Clark Johnson

Julie Rosen

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LEGISLATURE, from pg. 9Ation decides what projects receive priority and fund-ing.

Johnson said there is a severe shortage of fundingfor rural roads while the development of roads con-

necting outstate cities is crucial to the developmentof the rural economy.

“I hope we can move forward. I want a real long-term solution,” said Johnson. “Lets do transportationright and make sure we have long-term dedicated

funding.”Jensen called on rural Minnesota

to unite and create a cohesive planinstead of towns competing forfunding. Often funding goes tometro transportation because theMet Council has a plan.

College costs The panel addressed student loan

debt and rising tuition costs. Gunther said employ-ers are willing to help pay the tuition for skilledworkers for a tax credit.

“We have employers waiting for trained employ-ees,” said Gunther.

As an academic advisor for Minnesota State Uni-versity Mankato for 30 years, Johnson said thebiggest challenge for students was paying their billsdue to rising tuition especially over the last 15 years.

In 2014, a tuition freeze was passed, but a majoreffort must be made to reduce tuition, which meansincreaing the state’s share, said Johnson.

Rosen suggested loan forgiveness with the promiseto provide services in your home area while Jensensuggested loan consolidation to combine loans andpay at a lower rate.Ag strong

Legislators listed concrete actions they will take tokeep agriculture producers and agri-businesses fromexiting Minnesota.

Torkelson is introducing legislation to eliminatethe MPCA Citizen’s Board. He said a large dairyexited Minnesota due to an unfair permit ruling.

Johnson reminded the audience that as a wholeMinnesota is doing well with a $1 billion surplus andthe lowest unemployment rate in the nation. John-son cited a 2014 bill that established a renewablemandate for bio-fuels, which promotes agriculture

Cornish contended that many Minnesota farmerscould be doing better. Expansion and permitting iseasier in Iowa, explained Cornish.

Rosen’s goal is to reach a balance.“I don’t think Greater Minnesota has been treated

fairly,” said Rosen. “My other goal is to give you kidsan opportunity to take a job where you want a job.”

Permitting regulations need to get some “sensibil-ity back,” said Rosen, who plans to school legislatorson the importance of ag to the state’s economy.

“If you start to fail out in Greater Minnesota, inagriculture, then you’ve got some serious issues,”said Rosen.

Rosen is confident that the Legislature will act ontransportation and adjusting farm property taxes.

Jensen said she would tackle the estate tax so thatfarmers can afford to pass on their legacy farms. Shewas unable to save her husband’s family farm inMinnesota. She became choked up when she talkedof her son attending school to work on diesel trac-tors. Her son has lost the opportunity to farm.

“I will fight every day to try to make sure that wewill keep agriculture in Minnesota and keep itstrong,” said Jensen. ❖

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Their eyes both lit up as they told thestory of their 11-month grandson learningto walk. “It’s so cute! First he rocks on histiptoes,” she said.

“Then he’ll take a few steps, face plantinto the carpet, and bounce up again likethere are springs in his belly,” he said.Made me think of the toys from our child-hood: Weebles wobble, but they don’t falldown.

“Wish I could still do that,” he said.Don’t we all. On the journey between tod-

dler and adult, the distance to the groundand the weight of the fall moved from bounce tobang. Somewhere along the way our bodies lose theirresilience. Sadder still, is when our determinationand dreams lose resilience, too.

At the end of the year I can get in a funk when Ithink of all the things I intended to do, but didn’t,and the stuff I wasn’t going to do, but did. It’s a faceplant into failed resolutions. If you can identify, youknow the frustration of buying the lie that you cannever change, and that setback is status quo. To godown that path is to forget that though our bodiesmay not bounce back from a tumble like they usedto, it need not be true of our choices, dreams, andfuture.

Chris Hodges writes, “God designed us to be amaz-ingly resilient. Whether it’s rainy or sunny, stormy orcalm, resilient people see the upside to their presentposition.”

You may know resilient people. Certainly our his-tory is packed with real-life examples of men andwomen who made a face plant into hard times andthen bounced back and made a new and even betterway.

Chuck Colson, Nixon’s “Hatchet Man” and the firstmember of the Nixon administration to be incarcer-ated for Watergate-related charges, gave his life toJesus and his life-reversed direction. After beingreleased from prison he began to work among prison-ers and their families, sought to provide a Christianperspective on today’s worldview, and became a bestselling author and sought-after speaker. His storygives encouragement and hope to those who feelshackled to failure and chained to poor choices. Youcan read more in his book, “Born Again.”

Born into poverty and raised by his mother whoonly had a third-grade education, all looked hopelessfor Ben Carson. He was dubbed the dumbest kid inthe 5th grade class, had a horrible temper, and a bag-gage load of disappointment and low self-esteem. Hisfaith in God and his mom’s belief in him reversed hislife’s direction.

“Bennie, you can do anything you set yourself todo,” his mother said. She then laid down two rulesthat would benefit kids yet today. 1. You may watchno more than three TV programs a week. 2. You mustread at least two books every week, and at the end ofthe week she expected a book report!

Today Dr. Ben Carson has earned 60 honorary doc-torate degrees, is a gifted neurosurgeon, and is cur-rently a “full professor of neurosurgery, oncology,plastic surgery, and pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins

School of Medicine,” plus much more. Hisstory gives inspiration and expectation tothose who feel bound by difficult circum-stances they did not choose. You can readmore in his book, “Gifted Hands: The BenCarson Story.”

Only 17 years old when she was injuredin a diving accident, Joni EarecksonTada, was left a quadriplegic. With faithin Christ and a loving support system offamily and friends that walked herthrough a difficult season of transition,her life exudes joy!

An inspiring speaker and author, giftedartist and vocalist, Joni founded a Christian min-istry in the disability community called Joni andFriends. Her story gives renewed courage for those

immobilized with “Why?” questions. There is a way!It may not be what we wanted or planned, but it canstill be radically good. You can read more in herbook, “Joni Eareckson Tada: Her Story.”

At the beginning of a New Year, stories abound.There are biographies and autobiographies thatpress home the point that people are resilient.Fresh beginnings are not limited to fairy tales andcompelling fiction. It’s being lived out all around usin the heroic stories that make the news and on theback roads that the rural call home.

As we step into the New Year, what story ofresilience will you tell?

Lenae Bulthuis muses about faith, family, andfarming from her back porch on their Minnesotagrain and livestock farm. She can be reached [email protected] or @LenaeBulthuis. ❖

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A walk in the yard during a frostywinter morning in the Midwest, whenthe plants are still awash with theirsilvery glitter from Jack Frost’s latestvisit, is an enchanting experience. Theconifers, with their interesting shapesand textures, seem to try to outdo oneanother in their splendor.

Larry and I have been specializing ingrowing conifers for nearly 15 years.The first one we purchased was a weep-

ing Colorado blue spruce. It has doubledin size in 15 years and is an arrestingtree that increases in beauty every year.

The branches spiral out in an unevenmanner on all sides and droop down-ward. Whatever side the tree is viewedfrom, one sees different angles andtwists that add to its mystery. One sideshows it against the background of aNiobe weeping willow tree and thosetwo please the eye year-round.

Blue spruce are “blue” col-ored because of a powderywaxy substance on their nee-dles. Not all are of an equalblue intensity and they willnot change color by fertilizingor any other form of cultiva-tion. Pruning is rarelyrequired and should be donein spring when new growthappears.

Swiss stone pine is anotherconifer that shines in thewinter garden. It has longthree-inch needles in bundles of fiveand they are very soft to the touch. Thelong needles provide a great surface forsnow and frost to decorate.

Last winter was hard on our conifersand we lost a few due to harsh condi-tions. We protect the young specimensthat are less than two years old with aburlap cage. Larry drives four or fivesmall metal posts in the ground about a

foot away from the tree.Then we wrap burlaparound the posts to form acozy wall. This cage protectsagainst wind and damagefrom the sun in late winter.

Trees and shrubs of dif-ferent forms can adddimension to a garden.They can act as a frame-work and backdrop to showoff other plants. Ever-greens, especially conifers,play an important role in

the winter landscape.Now’s the time to plan for next year.

Visit gardens in winter when decidu-ous trees and shrubs have shed theirleaves. Enjoy the true value of the shel-ter, color and beauty conifers provide.

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

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By SARAH JOHNSONThe Land Correspondent

Like thousands of all-American girls, Jill Char-lotte Stanford grew up dreaming of being a movie-idol cowgirl. While that wish may not have cometrue for the majority of dreamers, it’s still fun tolearn about the cowgirl life — which was a lot moresweat and dust than lipstick and pretty fringes.

How the real cowgirls filled their bellies andoften fed their families, too, at the end of a longday on the range is the subject of “The Cowgirl’sCookbook” by cowgirl wannabe Jill CharlotteStanford (Globe Pequot Press, 2008).

Stanford prefers the Dale Evans style of cowgirl,“makeup perfect, not a hair out of place, and a songin her heart,” but admits that real cowgirls had torustle up the grub and scrub pots, too.

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The secret ingredients in the cowgirl version ofeveryday coleslaw are diced tart apples and applejuice, bringing a sweet and fresh note to the usualcabbage-and-carrot concoction. Ditch the bottleddressing and whip up your own homemade (andeasy) sweet-and-tangy sauce.Cowgirl’s Coleslaw

1⁄2 cup sour cream1⁄4 cup mayonnaise1⁄2 cup apple juice1 teaspoon dill weed (optional)Salt and pepper to taste

3 cups thinly shredded cabbage2 tablespoons finely diced red onion1 large tart-sweet apple, peeled and diced (such as

Braeburn, Gala or Granny Smith)1 carrot, peeled and shreddedIn a large salad bowl, combine sour cream, mayon-

naise, apple juice, dill weed, and salt and pepper totaste. Mix the cabbage, onion, apple and carrot intothe sauce. Refrigerate for at least four hours to allowthe ingredients to blend. Serves 6.

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There’s something about green chiles and pork that

works so well together, some people say it’s the bestfood to come out of the American southwest, period.Serve this hearty soup/stew with some crusty breadbecause you’re going to want to sop up every drop ofthe fragrant liquid. (And yes, “sop” and “soup” havethe same word origins, from the Old English wordfor “to dip bread in liquid.”) A side salad of mixedgreens with a light vinaigrette should be all youneed to complete a perfect meal.Fit for a Queen Green Chile Soup

1⁄2 cup vegetable oil2 pounds lean pork loin, cut into 1⁄2-inch cubes1 cup flour, mixed with salt and pepper to taste,

for dredging the pork2 tablespoons minced garlic2 cups diced onions3 cups diced tomatoes2 cups canned green chiles, seeded and diced1 cup tomato juice1 cup water1 tablespoon Tabasco sauce1 tablespoon corianderSalt and pepper to tasteIn a large skillet or Dutch oven, heat the oil.

Dredge the meat in the flour until well coated. Addto the heated oil and brown on all sides. Add thegarlic and onion to the meat and simmer until theonions are tender. Stir often, getting all the bitsfrom the bottom of the pan.

Add the tomatoes, chiles, tomato juice, water,Tabasco sauce and coriander. Simmer until themeat is tender, about one hour. Add salt and pepperif necessary. Serves 6-8.

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Visit www.TheLandOnline.com to view our complete calendar & enter your own events,or send an e-mail with your event’s details to [email protected]

The Land Calendar of Events

Jan. 12 – Linder Farm Network – Broadway Ballroom, Alexandria,Minn. – Agricultural Outlook meetings focus on mangement andmraketing strategies for the coming year. $35. Contact LinderFarm Network at (507) 444-9224. Jan. 14,15 – ARC/PLC Farm Bill Mtg – Litchfield, Foley, LittleFalls, Minn. – Helping farmers understand crop commodityprogram provisions of farm bill. No registration required. Contact

Nathan Winter at (320) 484-4334 or (320) 693-5275.Jan. 15-16 – Upper Midwest Regional Fruit & Vegetable GrowersConference & Trade Show – St. Cloud River’s Edge ConventionCenter, St. Cloud, Minn. – Visit www.mfvga.orgJan. 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 – Small Grains Update Meetings –Morris, Fergus Falls, Moorhead, Crookston, Ada, Hallock, Argyle,Roseau, Red Lake Falls. – Visit www.smallgrains.org

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COOKBOOK, from pg. 13AThis simple six-ingredient cake is deceptively deca-

dent, with loads of sour cream, fruit and nuts. (Exper-iment with dried cherries, craisins or other fruit ifyou’re not a fan of raisins; use chopped pecans,almonds or mixed nuts if walnuts aren’t your thing.)This cake would freeze well so you might as well planahead and double the recipe.Liz’s Crummy Coffee Cake

2 2/3 cups brown sugar4 cups flour1 cup margarine1 pint sour cream1 pound raisins1 cup nuts (walnuts are preferred)Preheat oven to 350 F. Combine brown sugar, flour

and margarine in a medium bowl. With your hands(wash them first after riding, Liz cautions!), crumbleall until it is ... well, crumbly. Remove 1⁄2 cup of thecrumbles and set aside.

To the mixture remaining in the bowl, add sourcream, raisins and nuts. Stir and blend well. Pourbatter into an 8x8 buttered ovenproof dish. Top withreserved crumbles. Bake for 80 minutes. Serve warmwith strong black coffee.

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Traditional scrapple is made with some pretty hor-

rifying ingredients, otherwise known as offal; if youdon’t know what that is, go ahead and Google it but Iwon’t go into it here because I don’t want to lose myappetite for the next week. The following recipe, how-ever, is a very NICE version with lovely fresh, whole-some ingredients and not a nasty-chewy-meatish bitanywhere. I fried it up one recent holiday morning asa side dish, and it was very well received, especiallyconsidering it was “new” and “different,” two adjec-tives that don’t always go over so well at my table.Four out of four stars from the Johnson clan!Scrapple

1⁄2 pound ground pork sausage seasoned with sage1 cup yellow cornmeal3 cups water, dividedSalt and pepper to tasteBacon fat or vegetable oilPour the cornmeal into a saucepan and add 1 cup of

water. Mix until smooth. Add the sausage andremaining 2 cups of water. Cover and cook on lowheat until thick, about 25-30 minutes. Pour mixtureinto a greased loaf pan (9x5x3) or a 5-pound coffeecan, washed and rinsed. Cool. Cover and refrigerateovernight.

Remove scrapple from pan or can. Slice 1/3 inchthick and fry in a small amount of bacon fat or oiluntil brown and crisp around the edges. Serves 6.

“The Cowgirl’s Cookbook” is available online withStanford’s other books at jillcharlotte.com.

If your community group or church organizationhas printed a cookbook and would like to have itreviewed in the “Cookbook Corner,” send us a copy to“Cookbook Corner,” The Land, P.O. Box 3169,Mankato, MN 56002. Please specify if you wish tohave the cookbook returned, and include informationon how readers may obtain a copy of the cookbook.Submission does not guarantee a review. ❖

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ST. CLOUD, Minn. — Withsleeves rolled up and pointer inhand, David Kohl talked hard andfast about the commodity supercycle burnout at an AgStar event inSt. Cloud in December.

“That super cycle of the past fouryears … None of us saw it comingso rapidly. Also it lasted longer than anyprevious cycle. And today there’s enoughbumps in the road ahead to suggestequity might be a real issue for agricul-ture, not just farmers but the input sup-pliers too,” said Kohl.

Kohl, professor emeritus at Virginia Tech Univer-sity in Blacksburg, Va., is an in-demand speaker whohas traveled across America and Canada talking tofarm audiences, agri-business leaders and agricul-tural lenders. At Virginia Tech, Kohl taught agricul-tural and applied economics.

To define benchmarks of the super cycle burnout,Kohl tracked the farm equipment and seed industry.

“All the majors have reduced their work force.Individual implement stores are shutting down.With less money in the checking account, farmersare also sending signals of using less fertilizer. Seedcompanies will have some battles getting their $300trait-enhanced hybrids out there. And it appearsfarmers may do some swapping of corn acres for soy-bean or even wheat acres ... sort of as a means tolessen the pain,” said Kohl.

Kohl said 10 percent annual growth rate acrossmost of the free world during the super cycle hasslowed to less than 4 percent today.

“Emerging nations, which were fueling our agricul-tural explosion because of their growing appetite forU.S. farm goods, have slowed considerably,” saidKohl.

Q: Is the slowdown in our U.S. farm economyhappening elsewhere?

Kohl: Yes, what we are seeing is a bifurcated worldeconomy. It’s split. The United States is probably thebest economy in the world whereas the emergingnations like Brazil, Russia, India, China and SouthAfrica are slowing down. That’s critical because theirgrowth was driving our ag and rural economy. Theywere demanding food, fiber and fuel. They still arebut not always at our prices.

Q: Has there been too much supply?Kohl: Everyone talks about over-abundance of sup-

ply. But it’s actually a demand issue. To some extentour ‘good times’ priced ourselves out of some markets.Other countries have stepped up to fill that gap.

Q: We now have the millennials stepping upto the plate. Because they are mostly under-financed with heavy debt loads, are theseyounger folks going to get squeezed evenharder in this agricultural slowdown?

Kohl: The millennial is defined as a person lessthan 34 years of age. They haven’t yet taken an eco-nomic punch, particularly here in the agricultural

arena. Here’s how I call their future: 25 percent willrun a New York minute; 25 percent will be on thefence; 25 percent will hunker down and 25 percentmay take a knock-out punch.

Q: Is there a predictable sequence?

Kohl: Yes, it will first hit our grain industry par-ticularly this winter and 2015 … it will be very crit-ical. Then eventually it will hit the livestock indus-try as well. But what I notice about the millennial

Kohl warns of ‘commodity super cycle burnout’

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KOHL, from pg. 15Ageneration is that they are life-long learners.They’re here in our audience today. They’re continu-ally searching for more information. They want tolearn how they too can hunker down and adjust inthese tighter economic times.

Q: But is an exodus from farming inevitable?Kohl: That is a continuous process even in so-

called good times. Not everyone survives. The conse-quences of bad judgment are costly in an industryas competitive as agriculture. But this super cyclebrought a lot of millennials into agriculture and alot of older folks stayed in agriculture becausefinancially it’s been the best time of their lives.However as the economic adjustments start beingmade we’ll see some of these older folks gravitateout of agriculture. And that can and will createopportunities for other individuals if they haveproperly positioned their business.

Q: Why the on-going confusion about thenew farm bill?

Kohl: Primarily because a lot of people don’t yetknow the implications. They have not studied; theyhave not gone to information sessions. ... The realityof making a five-year decision is somewhat over-whelming to some ... at least at this stage. It’s obvi-ous that a lot of education is needed. I tell people

this: Government is something you can’t manage;you’ve got to manage around it. If you stick to yourbasics of finance, marketing and management you’reprobably going to do OK.

Q: Is this projected world population of 9-plus billion people by 2050 going to exceed ourfood production capacity?

Kohl: We’re told that by 2050 we’re going to need70 percent more food, fiber and fuel. But these sameexperts are saying we’ll only be using 70 percent ofthe resources we are using today. So obviously morefood per acre is going to happen. My answer is yes.We will feed the world in 2050. But the problem isone of infrastructure and distribution. Getting theproduct delivered to the people that need it. We’llcontinue to have military, political and social issuesin these countries that need the food so these barri-ers will have to be lessened. The reality is that therewill always be shortages of food because of extrane-ous factors.

Q: Are farmers in other parts of the worldcatching up with technology and the ability toproduce like American farmers are doing?

Kohl: It’s no doubt that American and Canadianfarmers are ahead of the pack. It takes a completesystem. We not only have the technology, we alsohave the can-do attitude and the education within

our farming ranks … partly due to University andprivate industry companies that do the research andlaunch these new techniques. The problem in manyareas of the world’s farming belt is that they nowhave access to the technology, but they don’t have theskill base amongst their producers. They don’t havethose supportive components that bring that produc-tivity to fruition. North America is still a global eco-nomic leader. Yes, China has moved into those ranksalso but their internal issues of air pollution, fouledwater supplies, and growing disgust within the rankand file of their population is a huge cloud overhang-ing the future of China.

Q: The Ukraine is locked up in political dis-putes. Will they emerge as a primary grain andlivestock powerhouse once again?

Kohl: They are on the verge but internal conflictsare strangling this potentially rich country. Today 60percent want to go with Europe; the other 40 percentwith Putin. Also they have been under centralizedcontrol for so long that they aren’t yet thinking likecapitalists. So economic incentive seems stymied.They have great resources but their central controlthinking will keep them bogged down. That some-what is the issue in Brazil and Argentina also.

Kohl has traveled 8 million miles hosting morethan 6,000 workshops. Visit www.farmcredituniver-sity for more information. ❖

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Local Corn and Soybean Price Index

Grain AnglesChina approves

GMO traitLast fall Chinese officials started rejecting corn

and distillers grains containing the “unapproved”genetically modified trait called MIR-162. Rejec-tions of over one million tons of corn and distillersgrains have impacted exporters along with farmershere in the United States. Costs of the rejections areestimated to be near $1 billiondollars. Following these rejec-tions major grain exporters havefiled suit for damages.

Since China is in the top threecorn exporting destinations,recent rejections of corn had anegative impact on prices. It’sestimated that the geneticallymodified organism trait in ques-tion was planted on about threepercent of the nation’s corn acres.Since the crop was not segregatedin the commodity supply chain,it’s extremely difficult to ensurethe trait is not in bulk shipments sent to exportchannels destined for China.

It should be noted that the trait has beenapproved for nearly four years here in the UnitedStates. Until last year, rejections for containing thetrait were unheard of to most.

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announcedthat China has finally approved the MIR-162 GMOtrait from Syngenta along with two other GMO soy-bean trait approvals for DuPont Pioneer and BayerCropScience. Recently Syngenta confirmed theyhave received a safety certificate for the MIR-162trait which formally gives import approval. Thisnews is welcomed by the export community, how-ever China’s current large domestic corn supplies

Grain OutlookCorn prices

down in sell-off The following market analysis is for the week end-

ing Jan. 2.CORN — Corn rolled over this week, closing lower

for four straight sessions in the holiday-shortenedweek. Funds exiting long positions every day and astrong U.S. dollar were factors inthe corn sell-off, as well as weak-ness in wheat. The U.S. dollarsurged to its highest level thisweek since December 2005,adding as a drag on commodityprices in general.

Comments from Europe indi-cate they are considering takingfurther quantitative easing meas-ures soon on increasing risk ofdeflation. Wheat had providedsupport for the corn market whenthere was anxiety over what Rus-sia would do to slow their exports.Once Russia released new regulations on exports, itwas a classic “buy the rumor, sell the fact” type sce-nario that eventually began to pressure corn pricesas well. Thin trading volumes were noted with manytraders extending their holidays.

Weekly export sales provided a small bright spot tothe week when they were released a day late due tothe New Year holiday, but weren’t good enough toturn the market higher. Weekly export sales were35.2 million bushels, higher than we need on aweekly basis to hit the U.S. Department of Agricul-ture 1.75 billion bushel forecast and on the high sideof estimates. We have 63 percent of the USDA’sexport projection currently on the books.

Japan stepped in on the first trading day of 2015 to

Livestock AnglesSupply-demandbattle continues

December was not a real positive month for live-stock prices. However as the Christmas holidayapproached both the cattle hog markets had a ten-dency to stabilize from their respective pricedeclines.

The battle of supply versusdemand in the cattle market willcontinue as we move into the newyear. Packers who have been tee-tering all fall between positiveand negative margins will notlikely see much of a change inthis dilemma going forward. Thesupply of cattle will continue torun less than a year ago, howeverso will the demand for beef. If dis-posable income does not improvein the months ahead, thendemand could weaken even fur-ther. At this point the prospectsfor an increasing disposableincome look rather limited.

Another thing that seems to have changed in thecattle market is the psychology. There seems to be amore negative attitude toward the market’s ability tosustain any further price appreciation. With amplesupplies of competitive meats at prices significantlylower per pound, the consumer may turn to theselower prices for protein. Thus the struggle betweensupply and demand will likely continue into 2015.Producers should be more attuned to the market aswe move into the new year and protect their invento-ries as the market conditions dictate.

After a long slide in hog prices since the month ofJuly, the market appears to be finding some supportas prices are now nearly steady on a day to day basis.

JOE TEALEBroker

Great Plains CommodityAfton, Minn.

Cash Grain Markets

Sauk RapidsMadisonRedwood FallsFergus FallsMorrisTracy

Average:

Year AgoAverage:

corn/change* $3.65 -.02$3.50 -.06$3.62 -.09$3.45 -.07$3.45 -.08$3.62 -.06

$3.55

$3.92

soybeans/change*$9.31 +.18$9.81 +.06$9.97 +.14$9.63 +.10$9.71 +.09$9.95 +.07

$9.73

$12.25

Grain prices are effective cash close on Jan. 6. 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.

PHYLLIS NYSTROMCHS Hedging Inc.

St. Paul

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

See NYSTROM, pg. 18A See TEALE, pg. 18A See LENSING, pg. 18A

KURT LENSINGAgStar Assistant VP

and Industry SpecialistWaite Park, Minn.

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NYSTROM, from pg. 17Abuy 8.3 millionbushels of 2015-16U.S. corn. Ethanolmargins are $1 or more under those of a year ago.Weekly ethanol production slipped this week, down20,000 barrels per day to 972,000 barrels per day.Stocks were up 479,000 barrels to 18.1 million bar-rels and the biggest stocks number since October.

Out of Purdue University, per-acre profit for cornin 2015 is anticipated to drop 28 percent from 2014to around $194 per acre. Costs are expected to hit$450 per acre. For soybeans, profit is expected to fallto $253 per acre, the lowest since 2009. Dr. Goodfrom the University of Illinois is projecting cornprices in 2015 to average near $3.50 for the 2014-15crop and average near $10 per bushel for soybeans.Bean prices in 2015-16 could average in the upper$9 level.

OUTLOOK: March corn hit a new recent high at$4.17 this week before retreating lower. It closedthe week at $3.95 3⁄4 per bushel, down 19 cents. Thefirst resistance will be around the $4 area, then$4.06 1⁄2, with support at $3.75 1⁄4 per bushel.December 2015 corn was 19 1⁄2 cents lower at $4.191⁄2 per bushel. On the weekly chart, corn estab-lished a key reversal lower. For the year, nearbycorn fell 6 percent. Funds are still holding net longpositions and the tide is favoring the lower side. Wecould see further liquidation when all the tradersreturn next week. The next driver for price directionwill be the Jan. 12 crop report and how/if acreageand yield will be changed.

SOYBEANS — Soybeans set the weekly high onMonday and moved lower throughout the balance ofthe week. March soybeans posted a key reversallower on the weekly chart. South Americanweather has cooperated for crop devel-opment to keep high productionforecasts intact. Weekly exportsales were within expecta-tions, but on the low side at22.5 million bushels. Wehave already sold 85 per-cent of the USDA’s exportprojection.

The Buenos AiresGrain Exchange pegsArgentina’s bean plant-ing at 90 percent com-plete versus 76 percentcomplete last year.Brazil has harvestedearly beans which areshowing a yield of 51-52bushels per acre, accordingto some reports. China’sgrowth is attracting someattention. Its purchasing man-agers’ index for manufacturingfor December dropped to its lowestlevel in 18 months to 50.1. A numberunder 50 indicates contraction.

OUTLOOK: March soybeans fell out of the recentrange by gapping lower on the first trading day of2015. The gap from $10.22 to $10.22 1⁄2 will act as

first resistance with first support at $9.91, then$9.79 3⁄4 per bushel. March soybeans closed theweek down 46 1⁄2 cents at $10.07 1⁄2 per bushel with

the November 2015 contract 35 3⁄4 centslower at $9.93 1⁄4 per bushel. For the

year, nearby soybean pricesdropped 22 percent. Without

fresh bullish input, such as aweather event in South

America, lower pricescould be expected priorto the Jan. 12 cropreport.

Nystrom’s notes:Contract changes forthe week ending Jan.2: Chicago Marchwheat tumbled 29 1⁄2cents lower, Minneapo-lis fell 20 1⁄2 cents andKansas City dropped

27 1⁄4 cents. Februarycrude oil hit its lowest

level since May 2009 at$52.03 before closing $2.04

lower for the week at $52.69per barrel. Ultra-low-sulfur

diesel declined 8 3⁄4 cents, reformu-lated blendstock for oxygenate blend-

ing skidded 9 1⁄4 cents lower and naturalgas closed down 3 cents. The next USDA crop reportis Jan. 12 which will include the final acreage andyield numbers for the 2013-14 crop year. ❖

MARKETING

March soybean prices tanked, fell out of range

TEALE, from pg. 17AThe U.S. Department of Agriculture released the

Hogs and Pigs Quarterly Report on Dec. 23. Theresults were as follows: All Hogs 102 percent, Keptfor Breeding 104 percent and Kept for Marketing102 percent. The report was seen as slightly negativeby the trade. However, little reaction was noted inthe futures market on the days following the releaseof the report. Primarily since the futures werealready discount to the cash in advance of the report.

Another thing that is helping to stabilize the hogmarket is the disparity of price between hog and cat-tle prices. This relationship has gone to new highs inthe difference between finished cattle prices and fin-ished hog prices. This is also reflected in the largedifference in the beef and pork cutouts which hascreated more featuring of pork by the retailers.

This does not necessarily mean that hog prices willrally significantly in the near future, but the possi-bility of further support may lie below the currentprice structure. Producers are urged to remain cog-nizant of market conditions and protect inventoriesas warranted.

I would like to wish everyone a safe and HappyNew Year. ❖

Hog versus cattleprices stabilize LENSING, from pg. 17A

will continue to curb imports in the near future.The future of GMO acceptance in China will con-

tinue to be a topic of interest. The Chinese govern-ment is now looking at enforcing a GMO labelinglaw put into place in 2002 which requires labeling ofproducts including GMO soybean products, corn,and others. This law has been mostly unfollowed;new amendments would put fines in place for notadhering to the law. For more updates on industryspecific topics, and other educational material visitwww.agstar.com/edge.

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

Top U.S. corn customers (thousands of metric tons)2012-13 marketing year ending Aug. 31, 2013Japan 6,866.0 37.1 percentMexico 4,566.9 24.7 percentChina 2,417.4 13.1 percentVenezuela 1,077.0 5.8 percentTaiwan 528.2 2.9 percentSouth Korea 450.6 2.5 percentCanada 441.0 2.3 percentSaudi Arabia 344.6 1.8 percentCuba 274.0 1.5 percentJamaica 243.3 1.3 percentOthers 1,283.9 7.0 percentTOTAL 18,492.9Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture

GMO acceptance ongoing issue

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This column was written for the market-ing week ending Jan. 2.

The highest profitable year for dairyfarmers ever ends with a “kaboom.” TheU.S. Department of Agricultureannounced the December Federal orderClass III milk price Dec. 31 at $17.82 perhundredweight, down $4.12 from Novem-ber, $1.13 below December 2013, and thelowest it has been since July 2013. Theprice equates to about $1.53 per gallon,down from $1.89 last month and $1.63 ayear ago.

That put the year’s Class III averageat a record high $22.34, up from$17.99 in 2013, $17.44 in 2012, and$18.37 in 2011. The second highest yearly average was$18.37 in 2011, followed by $18.04 in 2007. Lookingback 50 years ago, the somewhat comparable “Min-nesota-Wisconsin MW” averaged a meager $3.18/cwt.in 1964 and $3.11 the two years before that.

Class III futures portend a much leaner 2015 assettlements Friday portend a year-end average ofjust $15.92/cwt. The January contract settled at$15.92, February at $15.49, and March at $15.27.

The December 2014 Class IV price, at $16.70, isdown $1.51 from November and $4.84 below a yearago. The 2014 Class IV average is a record-high$22.09, up from $19.05 in 2013, $16.01 in 2012, and$19.04 in 2011.

The four-week National Dairy Products SalesReport-surveyed cheese price used in calculating theDecember prices averaged $1.7362 per pound, down39.4 cents from November. Butter averaged $1.9049,down 8.4 cents. Nonfat dry milk averaged $1.2554,down 13.5 cents, and dry whey averaged 58.71 centsper pound, down 4.9 cents from November.

The California Department of Food andAgriculture announced its December 4bcheese milk price at $14.78/cwt., down$3.92 from November, $3.25 below Decem-ber 2013, $3.04 below the comparable Fed-eral order Class III price, and the lowest ithas been since June 2012. That put theyear’s 4b average at $19.93, up from$16.42 in 2013 and $15.54 in 2012.

The 2014 4b price lagged the Class IIIby an average $2.41, ranging from a low of84 cents in January to a high of $3.24 inNovember. The lag averaged $1.57 in

2013, ranging from a low of 67 centsin April to a high of $2.30 in January.The December 4a butter-powder

milk price is $16.57, down $1.57 from November,$4.59 below a year ago, and the lowest it has beensince August 2012. The 4a 2014 average is $22, upfrom $18.85 in 2013 and $15.63 in 2012.

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Meanwhile; the preliminary December milk feedprice ratio was down from the revised Novemberlevel, according to the Ag Department’s latest AgPrices report issued Dec. 30. The December milk-feedprice ratio is at 2.38, down from 2.74 in November,but compares to 2.30 in December 2013.

Depending on December’s final number, the feedprice ratio averaged 2.54 in 2014, up from 1.74 in2013, 1.52 in 2012, 1.88 in 2011, and 2.26 in 2010.

The index is based on the current milk price in rela-tionship to feed prices for a ration of 51 percent corn,eight percent soybeans and 41 percent alfalfa hay, inother words, 1one pound of milk today can purchase

2.38 pounds of dairy feed containing that blend.The December U.S. average all-milk price, at

$20.30/cwt., is down $2.70 from November and isdown $1.70 from December 2013. The All Milk Priceaveraged $23.97 for the year.

December corn, at $3.77 per bushel, was up 19cents from November but 64 cents less than Decem-ber 2013. Soybeans averaged $10.20 per bushel,unchanged from November, but $2.80 per bushelbelow December 2013. Alfalfa hay averaged $183per ton, down $1 from November, and $3 per tonbelow December 2013. Corn averaged $4.11 perbushel in 2014, soybeans $12.47, and alfalfa hayaveraged $200 per ton.

Looking at the cow side of the ledger; the reportshows the preliminary December cull price for beefand dairy combined averaged $116.00/cwt., $32.60/cwt. above December 2013. Milk cows averaged $1,935per head in 2014.

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Cash block Cheddar cheese starts the New Year at$1.57 per pound, up 7.5 cents on the New Year’s hol-iday-shortened week, but 47.25 cents below a yearago. The Cheddar barrels finished at $1.54, up 12cents on the week but 38 cents below a year ago. Nocheese was sold in the spot market on the week.

The market tone for Midwest cheese is steadywith heavy production due to additional milk vol-umes, reports Dairy Market News. Many manufac-turers took on additional milk supplies at $6.50under Class. Buying is slow due to cheese pricesdropping, while inventories are building.

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MIELKE, from pg. 19ACheese production in the West con-

tinues to focus on fulfilling contracts.The 2015 contract negotiations are still underway,with some manufacturers choosing to pursue differ-ent pricing methods. Cheese prices are unsettled asproducers and manufacturers wait for the market tosettle. Prices are at a level where manufacturers arecomfortable keeping inventories. Recent pricedecreases have helped demand for domestic andexport markets.

Price uncertainty is a concern throughout theindustry, says Dairy Market News. Demand isexpected to be good, at least through the footballplayoff season until the Super Bowl. After that, mul-tiple factors such as the anticipated continuingstrong milk supply, international pricing, and poten-tially weaker demand are increasingly discussed asmatters of concern.

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Cash butter closed Jan. 2 at $1.5550 per pound,unchanged on the week but a penny and a halfbelow a year ago. Two cars found new homes on theweek, both on Jan. 2.

Cream supplies were readily available and atreduced pricing this week, according to Dairy Mar-ket News. This led some butter churn operators topurchase additional spot loads along with moremanufacturers electing to use cream internallyinstead of selling supplies in the spot market. Giventhe cream availability, churn rates are picking up.

The majority of production is directedtoward 80 percent domestic butter

with a few international orders beingcompleted. Retail orders improved this week fromreduced sales last week. Demand for bulk butter islight to moderate as prices range from market to 6cents over the market, with various time frames andaverages used. The market tone is unsettled. Manu-facturers look to restock inventories.

Western butter prices remained steady as the yearclosed. Butter production is increasing as cream isavailable. Some butter churns were churning bulkbutter to build and store inventories for the new yearwhile others are looking to clear out stocks on hand.The market is unsettled as both buyers and sellersattempt to determine the market direction.

Cash Grade A nonfat dry milk finished the week at$1 per pound, unchanged on the week. No powderwas sold in the spot market this week.

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I talked about the dairy markets on New Year’sEve morning with FC Stone dairy broker DaveKurzawski before USDA announced the DecemberFederal order Class III milk price, ending the biggestprofitable year for dairy farmers ever.

The discussion aired on Friday’s DairyLine andKurzawski admitted that the news is “very bearishright now.” He stated that, in a worst-case scenario, hecould see cheese prices falling to the $1.30s per poundlevel and called the uptick Tuesday and Wednesday as“window dressing for the end of the year.”

“There wasn’t any real trading,” he said, “And,when the sellers come back we could see things pullback, but we have to remember we have come off ofrecord prices of $2.40.”

“That’s a big move,” he said, “but you have to recog-nize that demand at $1.50 is going to be plentifuldomestically even as we roll into a historically quietdemand time period.”

But, he warned that the $1.30ish bottom could bereached as early as late January or early February.

The cloud on the horizon remains the export mar-ket. When asked when he thinks the internationalmarket will turn around, Kurzawski replied thatthere’s a camp of dairy market participants thatbelieve the recovery won’t happen until the secondhalf of 2015 as Chinese and Asian demand returns,which will impact the U.S. market.

He said there is no one smart enough to knowexactly when that will happen, but he looks for it inthe first half of 2015 and he bases his assumption onthe Global Dairy Trade.

He admits that GDT price levels are depressed“but they are stable,” and he sees that holding forFirst Quarter “as there is no impetus for buyer worryout there to push prices up, but I don’t see themgoing down a whole lot more on the GDT and I thinkthat some time in the First Quarter, maybe earlySecond Quarter you’ll start to see demand start toperk back up.”

Lee Mielke is a syndicated columnist who resides inEverson, Wash. His weekly column is featured innewspapers across the country and he may bereached at [email protected]. ❖

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USED TRACTORS‘08 NH T-9050, 2100 hrs. ..........................$169,000‘00 NH TC-35, MFD, 1700 hrs. ....................$11,500‘98 NH 1530, MFD, 1600 hrs ..........................$8,250‘66 Ford 5000, diesel, Selecto Speed, ldr ......$6,500‘78 White 2-180, 7600 hrs ..........................$12,900‘82 JD 4440, 5875 hrs ................................$23,500‘72 JD 820 Ult, loader, diesel..........................$9,500‘67 656, loader ..............................................$6,500‘68 IH 544 ......................................................$6,450‘72 David Brown 1210, cab ..........................$3,500‘88 Deutz Allis 7085, cab, 4234 hrs ............$12,900

USED TILLAGE‘99 Wilrich Quad 5, 50’, harrow ..................$24,500‘97 Wilrich Quad 5, 27’, harrow ..................$15,900‘04 JD 2210, 58.5’, 3 bar harrow ................$33,000‘08 JD 2210, 50.5’, 2 bar harrow w/rolling

baskets......................................................$46,500Flexi Coil 800, 32’, harrow ............................$7,950White 485, 24’, 2 bar harrow ........................$1,950‘10 CIH Tigermate 200, 50.5’, rolling baskets ..........

$48,000‘08 CIH 110, crumbler, 50’............................$11,000‘12 Wishek 862NT, 16’ disk ........................$29,900‘10 Wishek 862NT, 14’ disk ........................$25,900‘07 Wilrich 957, 7 shank ripper....................$17,500‘06 JD 2700, 9-shank disc ripper ................$15,200White 598 plow, 5-btm., vari width, coulters ..$3,500Glencoe 4450, 19’ disc chisel ......................$10,900White 445, 11’ disc chisel ..............................$3,950JD 220, 22’ disk ............................................$3,950

USED PLANTERS‘93 White 6100, 8x36, liquid fert. ................$13,500‘87 White 5100, 8x36 ....................................$4,950(2) JD 7000, 4x36 ..........................................$2,950‘11 Great Plains YP1225A-24, 12x30 twin row,

liq. fert. ......................................................$99,500IH 800, 8x30, dry fert, end transport ..............$4,500

USED HAY EQUIPMENT

‘06 NH 1431, 13’ discbine ............................$17,500(2) NH 499, 12’ haybine ..............Starting at $3,500‘83 JD 1219, 9’ MoCo ....................................$4,750‘08 CIH DCX161, 15’ discbine ......................$20,500‘06 CIH DCX131, 13’ discbine ......................$14,750‘97 CIH 8312, 12’ discbine ............................$8,750‘91 CIH 8370, 14’ haybine ..............................$3,750‘97 CIH 8360, 12’ haybine ..............................$3,950‘12 NH FP-240, hay head only......................$37,500‘00 NH FP-240, Crop Pro, 3R cornhead,

hay head....................................................$27,500‘00 NH FP-230, Crop Pro, 2R cornhead,

hay head....................................................$26,500‘05 H&S 20’ HD twin auger forage box &

416 wagon ................................................$12,900NH 40 forage blower ......................................$2,450Gehl 1580, forage blower ..............................$1,950‘04 NH BR-780 round baler, netwrap & twine,

bale slice ..................................................$16,500‘04 NH BR-770, round baler, netwrap &

twine ........................................................$14,000‘06 NH BR-750A round baler, twine only ......$15,250‘07 NH BR-740A round baler, twine wrap ....$13,500‘97 NH 654 round baler, net & twin wrap......$12,500‘96 NH 644 round baler ..................................$8,000‘04 CIH RBX552, round baler, twine only ......$10,950‘00 CIH RS551, round baler, twine only ..........$8,000(6) Cond. Rolls for 2300-HS14 NH headers,

New ..........................................................Ea. $800‘06 H&S X10 rake ..........................................$7,500‘05 H&S CR-12 rake ......................................$3,250‘08 CIH WRX301, 12 wheel rake ....................$7,950‘04 JD 702, 10 wheel cart rake ......................$3,250Kuhn SR-112, 12 wheel cart rake ..................$4,250‘11 Circl C E18H, 18 wheel rake ..................$15,900

USED MISCELLANEOUS‘07 NH 165 spreader ......................................$6,500‘93 Meyers 225 spreader ..............................$1,600‘04 Unverferth 9200 grain cart, tarp ............$28,500Brent 640 gravity box & wagon, 4 wheel

JD Soundguard Cabs, Call for info

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

507-294-3387www.midwestfarmsales.com

EQUIPMENTCIH 7130 ..............................................$29,900JD 4650, 2 wheel ................................$27,900JD 4440, Quad ....................................$19,900JD 4430, Quad ....................................$15,900JD 4410, w/cab & loader ....................$20,900JD 4240, Quad ....................................$18,900JD 4100 compact ..................................$7,900JD 4030 Syncro, Open Station............$14,900JD 2940, w/146 loader ..........................$9,900‘69 JD 4020, diesel ..............................$11,900IH 1456 ................................................$14,900IH 1026 ......................................Coming SoonIH 1066, Open Station ........................$13,900IH 1026, hydro......................................$14,900IH 856, 1256, 1456 ....................From $10,900(2) IH 560, gas & diesel ................From $2,900Gehl 4635 skid steer, 6’ bucket ............$9,900Allied Buhler 695 loader ........................$4,900

LOADERS - ON HAND - CALL“New” K510, JD 148, JD 158, JD 48, IH 2250

COMPLETE LISTING & PICTURES ON OUR WEBSITE

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

• White 8524-22 planter• Friesen 240 seed tender• Pickett thinner, 24-22• Alloway 22’ shredder• Alloway 20’ shredder• J&M 1131 grain cart• J&M 1151 grain cart• Killbros 1810 cart, tracks• Killbros 890 cart• Tebben 45’ land roller• Mandako 45’ land roller• Sheyenne G520, 10x50 EMD• Sheyenne 1410, 10x66 hopper• Sheyenne 1410,

10x70/hopper• Westfield MK 13x71• Hutch 13x71, swing• Westfield 8x31, EMD• CIH 870, 13X24, deep till• Wilrich 957, 9-24 w/harrow• Wilshek 862, 26’ disk• EZ-On 4600, 30’ disk

• JD 2410, 41’ chisel• Wilrich 5856, 39’ chisel• DMI crumbler, 50’• Wilrich QX2, 60’, rolling

baskets• Wilrich QX, 60’, rolling basket• Wilrich Quad X, 55’, rolling

basket• Wilrich Quad X, 50’ F.C.• Wilrich Quad 5, 45’ F.C.• JD 2210, 581⁄2’ F.C.• CIH 200, 55’, rolling basket• CIH 200, 50’ rolling basket• Kongskilde 3500, 28’• Hardi 4400, 120’• Hardi Comm. 1500, 132’• Hardi Nav. 1100, 90’• Hardi Nav. 1000, 88’• Hardi 1000, 66’• ‘12 Amity 12-22• ‘10 Amity 12-22• ‘04 Amity 8-22• Amity 8-22, (3)• ‘11 Artsway 6812, 12-22• ‘10 Artsway 6812, 12-22• ‘11 Artsway 6812, 8-22• ‘06 Artsway 6812, 8-22• Artsway 898, 8-22• Artsway 692, 8-22• Amity 12-22 topper, St. Ft.• (2) Alloway 12-22 folding

topper• (2) Alloway 12-22 topper,

St. Ft • Artsway 12-22 topper

Clara City, MN 56222 320-847-3218

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USED EQUIPMENTNEW EQUIPMENT

USED EQUIPMENT

Farm Implements 035

JD No-til 36' CCS '90 graindrill, 7 1/2" spacing, mark-ers, population & blockagemonitor, $62,500. JD9650CM 4WD, 2670 sep hrs.,$52,000. J&M 620 grain cartw/tarp, $13,000. DMI 49'field cult, narrow trans-port, $12,200. JD 443CM, JD925 new poly. (608) 548-2040

We buy Salvage Equipment

Parts Available Hammell Equip., Inc.

(507)867-4910

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FOR SALE: '66 Case 730Comfort King, factory widefront & factory 3pt, dualhyds, very good condition,$6,500/OBO. 507-437-1334

FOR SALE: '90 JD 4555 w/MFWD, PS, 7100 hrs, duals,quick tach, newer stylesteps, wgts on front & rear,very good cond, $45,000.320-834-4423

FOR SALE: JD 4430, QRtrans, 200 hrs on completeOH. 320-760-7694

JD 630, very good tractor tobe restored. JD 50. 507-523-3305 or 507-450-6115

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

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FOR SALE: '69 MM G 900Wheatland tractor, LP, lowhrs, cab, dual PTO, nicecondition. 712-288-6442

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

JD 4440, FWA, $19,500; JD7000 6RN planter, $7,000;Westigo 8x32 auger, 5HPldr, $1,000; IH 8x18 plow,$5,000; Red Devil 8' 2 stagesnowblower, $2,000. 507-330-3945

JD Equipment('13) 1790 planter, 24R20'',

1900 acres; ('05) 9860 STScombine 1400 hrs,;('00) 9650combine 1800 hrs; ('02) 8420tractor, MFWD, 5,100 hrs,new motor & tires; ('00)9520 tractor 4WD, duals,farmer owned. (608)778-6600

JD No-til 36' CCS '90 graindrill, 7 1/2" spacing, mark-ers, population & blockagemonitor, $62,500. JD9650CM 4WD, 2670 sep hrs.,$52,000. JD 97 9600 ContourMaster 4WD, $29,000, (veryclean). J&M 620 grain cartw/tarp, $13,000. DMI 49'field cult., narrow trans-port, $12,200. JD 443CM, JD643CM JD 925 new poly.(608) 548-2040

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

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FOR SALE: '94 FarmFans2140A corn dryer, 4900 hrs,stainless steel, LP, 3 phase,exc condition, $39,500. 507-380-1947

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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'13 JD995 MOCO Platform,16' disc cut, V-10 condition-er, BRAND NEW, $30,000.715-296-2162

2 BRENT #644 Wagons w/ Tarps & Fenders (Shed-

ded) Like New. GREATPLAINS 26 Ft #8326 Series8 Discovator/Finisher(2009) Very Good. 319-347-6138 Can Deliver

FOR SALE: (2) Artswaygrinder/mixers #320, 1 inworking condition, 1 forparts, $1500/both. 507-227-2602

FOR SALE: Schweiss 94” 2stage snowblower, newchain & bearings & drivesprockets, 540 PTO, hyddrive spout. 507-220-6810

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WANTED: Land For Rent inSouth Central Minnesota.320-583-6983

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IT DOESNT COST $500 todrive to Fairmont, MN butit could save you that muchif you compare my priceson any gold or silver item,rare coins, rare currency &diamonds.

Kuehls, 507-235-3886

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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

FOR SALE: Rowse windrowmerger, very nice condi-tion, asking $7,500. 507-227-2602

Haybuster bale shredders#2100, $7,995. #2655 shortcut, $14,150. #2564 w/blower,$28,900. 320-543-3523

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FOR SALE: Osh Kosh 6x6truck, floatation tires,equipped w/ 4000 galvac/slurry manure tank,(2) 42' Houle lagoon pumps.320-760-7694

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

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

‘13 JD 326E, 387 hrs., 74 hp.,2-spd., cab, joystick, 84” bucket..........................................$49,600

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

‘10 JD 328E, 645 hrs., 83 hp.,2-spd., power quick tach ..$42,900

JD 1810E Ejector Scraper, 18 yd.........................Call For Best Price

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

‘09 JD 2210 Field Cult., 45.5’,harrow, rear hitch ..............$40,000

‘13 JD 3710 Plow, 8 bottom..........................................$34,500

‘13 JD 9560R, 176 hrs., 4WD,560 hp., 850-42, 4 hyds.....................................$333,000

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

‘13 JD 9460R, 372 hrs., 4WD,460 hp., 800-70R38, 5 hyds.....................................$295,000

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

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

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

‘11 JD DB44, 24R22, pull-type,vacuum............................$159,900

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

‘10 JD 9630, 958 hrs., 4WD,530 hp., 800-70R38, 4 hyds.........................................$277,000

‘13 JD S660, AWD, 256 eng. hrs.,183 sep. hrs., 710-70R38........................................$330,000

‘13 JD S680, 672 eng. hrs.,493 sep. hrs., 650-70R38........................................$350,000

E Hwy 12 - Willmar • 800-428-4467Hwy 24 - Litchfield • 877-693-4333

‘10 JD 9770STS, 1006 eng. hrs.,682 sep. hrs., RWA......................$289,000 Make An Offer

‘13 JD 320D, 703 hrs., 66 hp., 2-spd.,cab, reversing fan........................$36,500 Make An Offer

‘13 JD 8360R, 545 hrs., MFWD,360 hp., 380-90R54, 5 hyds.......................$285,000 Make An Offer

‘10 JD 9530T, Track, 1189 hrs.,475 hp., 36” belts, 4 hyds.......................$289,000 Make An Offer

‘10 JD 4930, 752 hrs., self-propelled......................$285,000 Make An Offer

‘11 JD 9870STS, 960 eng. hrs.,689 sep. hrs., PWRD, 800R38......................$299,000 Make An Offer

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TRACTORS‘02 CS/IH MX170, MFWD, 4600 HRS, 145 HP, 18.4R42, 3HYDS, LDR

..........................................................................................................$67,500‘04 JD 2210, MFWD, 22.5 HP, DSL, 62” DECK ......................................$8,950‘85 JD 4650, MFWD, 165 HP, 14.9X46, 3HYDS ......................................CALLJD 4720, MFWD, 58 HP, 16.9X24, 2HYDS ..........................................$37,900‘05 JD 4720, MFWD, 276 HRS, 66 HP, 1HYD, LDR ............................$28,000‘13 JD 5075E, MFWD, 75 HP, 16.9X28, 2HYDS ..................................$36,000‘13 JD 5100E, MFWD, 2948 HRS, 100 HP, 18.4X30, 2HYDS ..............$38,000‘12 JD 6125R, MFWD, 345 HRS, 138 HP, 460-85R38, 3HYDS, LDR $108,000‘14 JD 6140R, MFWD, 1 HR, 140 HP, 480-80R42, 4HYDS................$132,500‘13 JD 6170R, MFWD, 763 HRS, 170 HP, 380-90R50, 3HYDS ........$129,000‘13 JD 7200R, MFWD, 412 HRS, 200 HP, 380-90R50, 4HYDS ........$177,000‘12 JD 7230R, MFWD, 790 HRS, 230 HP, 480-80R46, 4HYDS ........$179,900‘11 JD 7430, MFWD, 4045 HRS, 166 HP, 480-80R42, 3HYDS, LDR

........................................................................................................$110,000‘11 JD 8285R, MFWD, 300 HRS, 285 HP, 380-90R50, 4HYDS ........$206,000‘13 JD 8335R, MFWD, 696 HRS, 335 HP, 380-90R54, 5HYDS ........$250,000‘14 JD 8360R, MFWD, 360 HP, 380-90R54, 5HYDS ................................CALL‘14 JD 9510R, 4WD, 126 HRS, 510 HP, 800-70R38, 5HYDS ..................CALL‘14 JD 9510R, 4WD, 167 HRS, 510 HP, 800-70R38, 5HYDS ..................CALL‘13 JD 9560R, 4WD, 715 HRS, 560 HP, 800-70R38, 4HYDS ............$322,000

CORNHEADS‘10 JD 612C, 1500 HRS, 12R30, CHOPPING, ROW SENSE ................$95,000‘09 JD 612C, 12R22, CHOPPING, ROW SENSE ..................................$79,900‘10 JD 612C, 12R22, CHOPPING, ROW SENSE ..................................$84,900‘13 JD 612C, 12R22, CHOPPING, ROW SENSE ................................$115,000‘12 JD 612C, 12R22, CHOPPING, ROW SENSE ..................................$98,000‘12 JD 612C, 12R30, CHOPPING, HHS ..............................................$102,500‘10 JD 612CC, 12R22, CHOPPING ......................................................$75,000‘12 JD 618C, 18R22, CHOPPING, ROW SENSE ................................$147,000JD 643, 6R30, FLUTED ROLLS ..............................................................$3,500‘02 JD 893, 8R30, POLY SNOUTS, KNIFE ROLLS................................$21,500‘06 JD 893, 8R30, FLUTED ROLLS ......................................................$27,000‘10 DRAGO, 12R22, CHOPPING ..........................................................$69,000

PLATFORMS‘04 JD 625F, 25', HYD FORE-AFT ........................................................$19,750‘11 JD 630F, 30', HH, COMPOSITE FINGERS ......................................$27,500‘10 JD 630F, 30', DAS, CONTOUR MASTER ........................................$26,900‘10 JD 630F, 30', HEADER HEIGHT SENSING, DAS ............................$26,900‘12 JD 635F, 35', COMPOSITE ............................................................$38,000‘10 JD 635F, 35', FLEX, FULL FINGER, HHS, DAS ..............................$31,000

‘09 JD 635F, 35', FULL FINGER, POLY SKIDS......................................$28,900‘13 JD 635FD, 35', DUAL KNIFE DRIVE ..............................................$75,000‘12 JD 635FD, 35' ................................................................................$75,000‘90 JD 925, 25', POLY SKIDS, HHS ......................................................$6,750‘96 JD 930, 30', POLY SKIDS, FULL FINGER ........................................$4,800‘01 JD 930F, 30', HH, POLY SKIDS ......................................................$13,000

PLANTING & SPRING TILLAGE‘09 JD 1710, 12R30, PRO SHAFT, CC ..................................................$34,900JD 1710, 16R30, 1.6, BOX, K&M BAR ................................................$29,900‘01 JD 1770NT, 16R30, VACUUM, 3.0 BU, FERT ................................$60,000‘14 JD 1790, 24R20, FRONT FOLD ....................................................$134,000‘90 JD 7300, 8R30, FERT, 1.6 BU BOXES ............................................$10,900‘09 JD DB44, 24R22, CCS, STAR ......................................................$144,900‘12 JD DB60, 36R20, CCS, ROW COMMAND ....................................$200,000DAWN ROW CLEANERS, 24, SCREW ADJ, FINGER WHEEL..................$5,400‘08 JD 2210 FIELD CULT, 50.5', 101 SHANKS, HARROW....................$55,000‘84 JD 2210 FIELD CULT, 36'6", HARROW ..........................................$14,900

FALL TILLAGE‘11 WISHEK DISK, 26', ROTARY SCRAPERS ......................................$54,500‘12 JD 2623 DISK, 33'7", 24" BLADES ................................................$49,000‘13 JD 3710 PLOW, 10 BTM, COULTER ..............................................$52,500‘12 JD 3710 PLOW, 10 BTM, COULTERS ............................................$46,900‘13 SALFD 8212 PLOW, 12 BTM, 18" ..................................................$57,500‘13 SALFD 8214 PLOW, 14 BTM..........................................................$63,000‘13 JD 3710 PLOW, 8 BTM, COULTER ................................................$34,500‘13 JD 2700 MULCH RIPPER, 18', 9 SHANK, 7"..................................$49,500‘12 JD 2700 MULCH RIPPER, 18', 9 SHANK ......................................$49,900‘12 JD 2700 MULCH RIPPER, 9 SHANK, 10" POINTS ........................$46,000

SPRAYING‘06 FAST 743P, 60' BOOM, 3 PT, 20" SPACING....................................$13,900FAST 9600, 60' BOOM, 1000 GAL TANK, 13.6X38 ..............................$21,500‘09 FAST FS9610, 80' BOOM, 1000 GAL TANK....................................$29,900HARDI, 88' BOOM, 1200 GAL TANK, RATE CONTROLLER ..................$16,900

OTHER EQUIPMENT‘12 JD 326D, 670 HRS, 2 SPD, FOOT CONTROLS, BKT ......................$37,000‘93 BOBCAT, 43.5 HP, DSL, 60" BKT, ROPS ..........................................$6,900‘13 JD 1810E EJECTOR SCRAPER, 1810E FIXED BLADE ..................$102,620GEHL 1450 RD BALER, 4X5 ..................................................................$2,250‘12 JD 568 RD BALER, 6875 HRS, MEGA PICKUP, SURFACE WRAP....28,500‘12 KILLB 1311 GRAIN CART, 1300 BU, 22" DOUBLE AUGER ............$52,000MAUER HEADER TRANSPORT TRAILER, 30', 4 WHL ..........................$4,900

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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

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• Smidley Hog & Cattle Feeders• 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:• Good Grinder-Mixer• Smidley Steer Stuffers• Cattle & Calf Feeders, Hog Feeders• GT PTO Grain Dryers• 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 • Bunk Feeders • 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 &

Skidsteer Models

TRACTORS• ‘14 MF 4610, cab, 99 hp.,

ldr.• ‘13 MF 8690, 340 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 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• ‘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, 1585 grain belts• ‘03 Brandt 4500 EX, grain

vac.• Parker 839 grain cart• 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• 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 Land

Roller - Rental Unit• 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 & 1000PTO

• Lucke 8’, snowblower• Loftness 96” & 84”

snowblowers

TILLAGE• Sunflower 1550-50, 1435-

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

49 & 5056-63 fieldcultivators

• Sunflower 4311-14, 4412-07, 4412-05 disc rippers

• Sunflower 4511-15 discchisel

• Sunflower 4212-13 coulterchisel

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

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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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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15 Bred Holstein Heifers,1200-1300 lbs, outside cat-tle. 608-687-3022

WANTED TO BUY! USEDBULK MILK COOLERALL SIZES 920-867-3048

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

Feed Seed Hay 050

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

FOR SALE: North Dakotarotary wheat straw,3'x4'x8' bales, stored inside,bales weigh 1,050 lbs. - 1,150lbs. Priced by bale or ton.Delivery available. FOB.Glenwood, MN 320-808-4866

Northern Premium Dairy Al-falfa RFV's to 225, 3 x 4'sGrown on our farm. Our24th year. Randy Heiser,Ruso, ND. (701) 626-2030

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

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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

WANTED: Older JD 727 Gy-ramor, working or parts.(608)723-7496

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Impact Coating Concreteresurfacing ConcreteFloors. Repair MilkhouseFreestalls Parlors. 715-965-0113. Regrooving.

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2015 SEED CORN SALE.Proven hybrids starting at$94. Full lineup of Conven-tional & Bio-tech varieties.

Volume discount, & 7%cash savings to Jan 31.wwwkleenacres.com

or call (320)237-7667. We're the home of affordable hybrids!

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

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

FOR SALE: 70 bales ofgrass hay, 4x5 rounds, norain, stored inside. Deliv-ery available. 320-583-5643or 507-647-2103

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

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River Dale Farms Enginebuilding, cylinder head-work, port polishing,restorations. (920)295-3278

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

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FOR SALE: '87 Ford L9000grain truck twin screw, 19'box & hoist, 3 cargo doors;'08 JD 608C 8R30” choppingcornhead, shedded. 320-815-3495

FOR SALE: 2012 JD 608CStalkmaster, 30” hyd deckplates, roll sense, autoheader control, SN746144,$63,000. 507-841-1601

FOR SALE: Header trailer,adjustable front tilt & back,stand brackets, worksgreat for 6-30 cornhead or22' header. On 4 wheel trail-er, $900. 320-748-7726

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

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John Deere 7000 6 row 30”planter. Most wear partshave been replaced in thelast 3 years. Dry fertiliz-er is all new. Has 70 gal-lon liquid fertilizer tankwith red ball monitor to-tally tubular in furrow.Has insecticide. Metersare 4 years old ran on JDstand last year. Has up-dated closing wheels,same as 7200. Most bear-ings are new. John Deere250 monitor. $7,500 (320)219-2920

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2 RENTAL UNITS – Great Plains 35 Ft Turbo-

Max (2014) 500 Acres. Also24 Ft Turbo-Max (2014)1000 Acres (Hyd To TurnBlades 0-6 Degrees) (NewWarranty). 5 Used Kent &Great Plains Finishers(Newer) 24-36 Ft. Dealer319-347-6282 We Trade/De-liver Anywhere.

FOR SALE: JD DB66, 36x22planter, CCS, air downpressure, hyd drive, seed &liq Redball, variable rate,swath control, 750 gal tank,carbide scrapers, 2020 mon-itor, E sets, exc cond,$135,000. 320-583-5895

JD 980, 24'6” field cult., 8whls, good sweeps & har-row teeth, nice tight cond.,$12,500. 507-526-5635 after 6p.m.

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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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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.

HARVEST INTERNATIONAL AUGERSWHEATHEART AUGERS

COMBINE HEAD MOVERSE-Z TRAIL GRAIN WAGONSAZLAND FUEL TRAILERS

ENDURAPLAS NURSE TANKSSKID STEER PALLET FORKS

AGRI-COVER TARPSWOODFORD WELDING BALE RACKS

AZLAND SEED TENDERSSTROBEL SEED TENDERS

SEED SHUTTLE SEED TENDERSKOYKER LOADERS & PRODUCTS

‘11 CIH 260 Magnum tractor ................................$153,000

Case 686G Telehandler, 36’,6,000 lbs. ..............................$15,000

JD 930, 30’ flex head ................$4,750JD 510 ripper, 7-shank ............$12,500IH 720 plow, 7-18” ....................$5,500CIH 3900, 30’ disk ..................$22,000CIH 4700, 481⁄2’ field cult. ..........$7,250Melroe 36’ multiweeder, 3 rank

................................................$1,750Alloway-Woods 20’ stalk shredder

................................................$7,500EZ Trail 860 grain cart, red......$17,500Unverferth 470 grain cart ..........$6,500

J & M 350 bu. wagon ................$2,700Westfield 1371 auger w/swing

hopper walker, PTO ..............$8,500Hutch 8x60 swing hopper, Nice

................................................$3,000Hesston 1170 mower conditioner

................................................$5,700NH BR780A baler ....................$12,000‘13 Maschio 12 wheel high capacity

rake ........................................$8,500‘13 SS-400 tender, scale ........$24,500White 6700, 18R22” planter ....$16,500Donahue 37’ 4-axle machinery trailer

................................................$3,500

*************** USED EQUIPMENT ***************

– NEW YEAR SPECIALS –Meteor 8’ Snow Blowers, heavy duty, 200 hp., New ..$5,750Skid Steer Pallet Forks, 3,700 lbs., New ........................$550Enduraplas Nurse Trailer, 1100 gal. w/pump, New ....$5,700

0012’-60’ LONG ROLLERS

• 5/8” drum roller wall thickness• 42” drum diameter• 4”x8” frame tubing 1/4” thick• Auto fold

MANDAKO New Rock WagonsAVAILABLE!

CIH MX285, FWA, duals all around, 2700 hrs., Nice ........................$117,000CIH 8940, FWA, 3700 hrs. ......................................................................ComingCIH 8920, FWA, new 18.4x42, 6600 hrs. ..............................................$69,000CIH 7140, FWA, 3975 hrs. ....................................................................$62,000CIH 7140, FWA, 5188 hrs., New Tires, New Paint ..............................$62,000CIH 5240 Max, 2WD, 3138 hrs. ............................................................$38,000CIH 5240 Max, FWA, 6600 hrs. ............................................................$39,500CIH 7130 Magnum, FWA, 5400 hrs. ....................................................$59,000Allis Chalmers 8070, FWA, Sharp ......................................................$38,000CIH MX 170, 2WD, 4400 hrs. ................................................................$52,000IH 3288, 5100 hrs. ..................................................................................$21,000IH 1256, New Clutch, New Paint - Recent Head Job, Nice ................$17,500IH 1566, 2WD, dual PTO, 6800 hrs., Nice ............................................$17,000JD 1750, 6R30”, Sharp! ........................................................................$18,500CIH 4800, 24’ field cult. ..........................................................................$9,500CIH 4800, 26’ field cult. ..........................................................................$9,500CIH 3900, 24’ cushion gang disk ..........................................................$18,500CIH 527B ripper......................................................................................$20,500CIH 530B, w/lead shank, cushing & disk gang ....................................$23,000DMI 530C wLeunf shank, Nice ..............................................................$25,000DMI 530B................................................................................................$21,000(4) DMI 527B ..........................................................................$14,500-$17,500CIH 496, 24’............................................................................................$16,500White disk chisel, 14- & 12- & 9-shank ..................................................$9,500CIH 6500 disk chisel, 9-shank................................................................$6,500CIH 6750, 6-shank w/lead shank, w/hyd. lever....................................$16,500‘13 CIH Tigermate 200, 32’ ................................................................$32,500CIH 3950, 25’ cushion gang disk w/mulcher ......................................$26,500CIH Tigermate II, 26’ ............................................................................$26,000DMI Tigermate II, 26’ ............................................................................$22,000CIH 496 w/mulcher, cushion..................................................................$16,500Gehl 125 grinder, No Scale....................................................................$11,000J&M 385 box ............................................................................................$5,500J&M 385 box, New ..................................................................................$8,000(2) Demco 365, New ..............................................................................Coming(6) Demco 365 boxes ......................................................From $4,500-$6,500(4) Demco 450 box, Red & Black, Green & Black..................................$9,500New Demco 365 box ..............................................................................$7,700Demco 550 box......................................................................................$12,500Demco 550 box, w/tarp, Like New ......................................................$12,500Sitrex QR 12 rake, 1-year old..................................................................$6,500

LARGE SELECTION OF WHEEL RAKES IN-STOCK

New Sitrex Rakes AvailableMany New & Used Rakes

Available

GREENWALD FARM CENTERGreenwald, MN • 320-987-3177

14 miles So. of Sauk Centre

Used Rollers• 40’ Roller - $32,000• 45’ Roller - $34,000

- Both 1 Year Old -

We carry a variety ofUSED Demco GravityBoxes – New ones are

always arriving!Midsota

Rock Trailers

AvailableUSED EQUIPMENT

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FOR SALE: Purebred Berk-shires, gilts, bred sows &boars. 515-293-0830

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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Blue Heeler Pups, 6 weeksold, Good for Pets & Cows,Friendly Pups $40/ea. MBontrager E21403 BrunzilRd, Augusta WI 54722

WANTED: Good CoyoteHound. (715)790-0919

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FOR SALE or Trade For La-bor: 130'x36' wide hayloftfloor, needs to be torn out,2x10, 12 & 14' long - 100's ofthem plus floor boards.Other home sawed lumber.Call for details. (715)533-4330

FOR SALE: Fair Snowcretesnow blowers on hand, used6', 8', 9', reconditioned, re-painted. Also, new 8' , dis-counted price. DaveSchwartz, 507-920-8181,Slayton MN 56172

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

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 507-766-9590

WANT MORE READERSTO SEE YOUR AD??

Expand your coverage area!The Land has teamed upwith Farm News, and TheCountry Today so you cando just that! Place a classi-fied ad in The Land andhave the option of placing itin these papers as well.More readers = better re-sults! Call The Land formore information. 507-345-4523 • 800-657-4665

Winpower Sales & ServiceReliable Power SolutionsSince 1925 PTO & automat-ic Emergency ElectricGenerators. New & UsedRich Opsata-Distributor800-343-9376

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Top Quality Holstein Steers200-800 lbs. in semi loadlots. 319-448-4667

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

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

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

FOR SALE: Purebred BlackAngus bulls, calf ease &good disposition. 320-598-3790

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

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Bulls: (5) long yearling,shiny black, Polled Sim-mental or Sim-Angus cross,by the lb. Also, yearlings,all exc quality, good dispo-sition, Sires used: Upgrade,Dream On, 600 U. 40+ yrsof breeding. Riverside Sim-mentals Gerald Polzin 320-286-5805

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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 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 ..............................................CALLNH TD80 w/loader ......................................$42,500NH TV6070 bi-directional ............................$87,500Versatile 895, 4WD ......................................$21,500

TILLAGESunflower 4630, 11-shank, Demo ..................CALLSunflower 4412-07, 7-shank ......................$29,500Sunflower 4412-05, 5-shank ..........................CALLWilrich 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. ..................COMING

White 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 ..................CALLFantini pre-owned 8-30 chopping CH............CALL‘10 Gleaner R66, Loaded ................JUST TRADED‘10 Gleaner R76, Loaded ................................CALL‘01 Gleaner R72, Just Thru Shop ..................CALL‘03 Gleaner R65 ..............................................CALL‘90 Gleaner R60 w/duals ................................CALL‘96 Gleaner R62 w/CDF rotor exc. ................CALL

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)

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, 859 hrs., 1000 PTO, 36” tracks

$255,000‘12 JD 9510R, 1113 hrs, 5 hyd. valves, 710x42”

tires & duals, (4) 1400/6 wheel wts. $205,000‘13 JD 9460R, 721 hrs., 4 hyd. valves,

1000 PTO, 710x42” tires & duals ....$213,000‘12 JD 9410, 688 hrs., 3 pt., 1000 PTO,

big pump, 5 hyd., 480x50” tires & duals..........................................................$227,000

‘12 JD 9410, 1259 hrs., 1000 PTO, 4 hyd.,480x50 tires & duals ........................$199,000

‘12 JD 9410, 1398 hrs., 3 pt., 1000 PTO,4 hyd., 480x50” tires & duals ..........$210,000

‘13 JD 8360RT, 414 hrs., 1000 PTO, 3 pt. hitch,25” tracks, Power Train Warranty ....$223,000

‘13 JD 8360RT, 588 hrs, 1000 PTO, 3 pt. hitch,25” tracks, Power Train Warranty ....$219,000

‘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

‘09 CIH 485, Quad Track, 2995 hrs., 1000 PTO,Pro 600 screen, auto steer, 30” belts$195,000

‘12 CIH 350HD Steiger, 1630 hrs., Luxury cab,1000 PTO, 4 hyd. valves, big pump,520x42” duals ..................................$147,000

‘11 CIH 450 Steiger, 389 hrs., 1000 PTO,8 hyd. valves, hi-flow hyd., 520x46” tires& duals..............................................$189,000

‘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‘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., big pump,4 hyds., 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO, 18.4x46” tires& duals..............................................$149,000

‘13 JD 6190R, 585 hrs., 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO,IVT trans., 18.4x46 tires & duals ......$120,000

‘11 CIH Magnum 315, 1998 hrs., Lux. cab,4 hyd., 3 pt., 1000 PTO, 620x42” tires &duals ................................................$119,000

‘07 CIH Magnum 245, MFWD, 3100 hrs.,4 hyd. valves, 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO, 420x46”tires & duals........................................$90,000

‘07 CIH Magnum 245, MFWD, 4100 hrs.,3 pt., 4 hyd. valves, 540/1000 PTO, 420x46rear tires w/480x42” duals..................$80,000

‘12 CIH 315, MFWD, 481 hrs., Lux. cab,4 hyd., big pump, 1000 PTO, 480x50” reartires & duals......................................$160,000

‘12 CIH 315, 798 hrs., Lux. cab, suspendedfront end, 1000 PTO, 5 hyd., big pump,480x50 tires & duals ........................$160,000

‘12 CIH 290, MFWD, 390 hrs., Lux. cab,5 hyd., big pump, HID lights, front & rearduals, 480x50” rear tires ..................$159,000

‘06 CIH 245, MFWD, 5100 hrs., 4 hyd. valves,3 pt., 540/1000 PTO, 14.9x46” tires & duals............................................................$75,000

‘12 CIH 210, MFWD, 885 hrs., 4 hyd. valves,big pump, 540/1000 PTO, 380x50” singlerear tires..............................................$98,000

COMBINES‘09 JD 9870, 1895 eng./1233 sep. hrs.,

Pro-drive, 5-spd. feederhouse, chopper,520x42” tires & duals ......................$140,000

‘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./2271 sep. hrs.,updated feederhouse to 60 Series heads,Contour Master, chopper, duals, $29,000repairs in February ..............................$65,000

‘12 CIH 8230, 4WD, 969 eng./777 sep. 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..............................................$180,000

‘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./1332 sep. 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

OMBINE 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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‘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

‘08 JD DB44, CCS, 24R22”,Liquid Fert. ......................$141,000

‘05 JD 1770NT, CCS, 24R30”..........................................$120,000

‘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, 419 hrs., 800/38’s......................$339,900(B) ‘14 JD 9560R, 180 hrs., Ext. Pt. Warranty ........$334,900(B) ‘14 JD 9560R, 456 hrs., Rental Return ............$334,900(OS) ‘13 JD 9560R, 172 hrs. ..................................$331,500(OW) ‘14 JD 9510R, 419 hrs., Rental Return..........$314,900(OW) ‘12 JD 9560R, 887 hrs., Ext. Warranty ..........$309,900(OW) ‘13 JD 9560R, 606 hrs., Ext. Warranty ..........$304,900(OW) ‘14 JD 9510R, 573 hrs., Ext. Warranty ..........$299,900(N) ‘14 JD 9460R, Ext. Warranty ............................$290,000(OW) ‘14 JD 9460R, 513 hrs., PTO, Ext. Warranty $289,900(OW) ‘13 JD 9510R, 526 hrs. ..................................$289,900(OW) ‘14 JD 9410R, rear PTO, Rental Return ........$279,900(OW) ‘10 JD 9630, 1360 hrs., 800/38’s ..................$261,500(N) ‘13 JD 9410R, 600 hrs., rear PTO ....................$259,900(OW) ‘13 JD 9410R, 570 hrs., Ext. Pt. Warranty ....$259,900(OW) ‘09 JD 9530, 2751 hrs., 800/38’s ..................$199,900(H) ‘08 JD 9530, 2185 hrs., 800/38’s ......................$199,000(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

Track Tractors(N) ‘14 JD 9560RT, 300 hrs.....................................$379,500(B) ‘14 JD 9560RT, 173 hrs., Ext. Pt. Warranty ......$354,900(OW) ‘14 JD 9460RT, 358 hrs., leather ..................$319,900(H) ‘12 JD 9560RT, 950hrs., PS ..............................$314,900(OW) ‘13 JD 9460RT, 739 hrs., leather ..................$294,900(OW) ‘11 JD 9630T, 1544 hrs. ................................$288,900(OW) ‘14 JD 8335RT, 567 hrs., IVT, 18” tracks ......$269,900(B) ‘10 JD 9630T, 1740 hrs. ....................................$269,900(OW) ‘13 JD 8310RT, 430 hrs., IVT, 18” tracks ......$259,900(OW) ‘12 JD 8335RT, 1202 hrs., IVT, 18” tracks ....$255,900(OW) ‘12 JD 8335RT, 1157 hrs., IVT, 25” tracks ....$245,000(OW) ‘09 JD 9630T, 1737 hrs. ................................$239,900(B) ‘11 JD 8310RT, 1883 hrs., PS, 25” tracks ........$214,500(N) ‘04 JD 9520T, 3268 hrs. ....................................$157,000(H) ‘06 JD 9520T, 3874 hrs. ....................................$149,900(OW) ‘00 JD 8410T, 4140 hrs., 25” tracks ................$99,900

Row Crop Tractors(OW) ‘14 JD 8370R, IVT, ILS, Rental Return ..........$292,900(N) ‘14 JD 8360R, 254 hrs, IVT, ILS ........................$287,500(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, 377 hrs., PS, ILS....................$255,900(OS) ‘13 JD 8310R ..................................................$255,000(OW) ‘14 JD 8320R, PS, ILS, Rental Return ..........$253,900(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(N) ‘14 JD 8260R, 274 hrs., IVT, Ext. Warranty ......$210,000(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

(OW) ‘11 JD 8235R, 949 hrs., PS ..........................$179,900(OW) ‘11 JD 8235R, 950 hrs., PS, front duals........$169,900(B) ‘10 JD 8225R, 445 hrs., PS, AT ready ..............$169,900(OS) ‘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, 397 hrs., IVT ..............................$138,900(B) ‘14 JD 6150R, 621 hrs., IVT, duals....................$136,900(B) ‘14 JD 6150R, 390 hrs., auto quad ..................$126,900(N) ‘13 JD 6125R, 50 hrs., IVT ................................$108,900(N) ‘00 JD 8110, 3800 hrs., PS, MFWD ....................$89,500(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(H) ‘05 CIH MXU135, 1875 hrs., loader....................$66,950(N) ‘14 JD 6115D, 115 hrs., p/reverser ....................$54,000

Combines(B) ‘13 JD S680, 338 sep. hrs., PRWD ..................$377,500(H) ‘12 JD S680, 621 sep. hrs.................................$345,000(N) ‘14 JD S680, 196 sep. hrs., PRWD ..................$366,500(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(N) ‘14 JD S670, 215 sep. hrs.................................$325,000(OW) ‘12 JD S670, 475 sep. hrs., duals ................$299,000(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(N) ‘12 JD S670, 370 sep. hrs., duals ....................$269,000(OW) ‘13 JD S660, 452 sep. hrs, duals ..................$269,900(OW) ‘11 JD 9770, 758 sep. hrs., PRWD................$257,500(OS) ‘01 JD 9670, 941 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, 856 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(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(OS) ‘03 JD 9450, 1734 sep. hrs., walker ................$88,500(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(OS) ‘90 JD 9500, 2765 sep. hrs...............................$39,000(B) ‘92 JD 9500, 2803 sep. hrs., duals ....................$29,900

Sprayers(N) ‘14 JD 4940, 166 hrs., 120’ boom ....................$348,000(OW) ‘14 JD 4940, 52 hrs., 120’ boom ..................$330,000(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) ‘12 JD 4940, 1393 hrs., dry box ....................$267,500(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(N) ‘13 JD 4730, 182 hrs., 80’ boom ......................$222,000(OS) ‘12 JD 4730, 694 hrs., 90’ boom....................$215,500(N) ‘11 JD 4930, 1725 hrs., 120’ boom ..................$215,000(OW) ‘10 JD 4830, 637 hrs., 100’ boom ................$214,900(OW) ‘10 JD 4830, 2050 hrs., 100’ boom ..............$182,900(OW) ‘09 JD 4930, 2403 hrs., 120’ boom ..............$169,900(OW) ‘08 JD 4830, 1675 hrs., 90 boom..................$163,500(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(OW) ‘06 JD 4720, 3744 hrs., 90’ boom ................$124,900(OW) ‘06 JD 4920, 6386 hrs., dry box ......................$69,500(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(OS) ‘05 JD 1770NT CCS, 24R30” ........................$120,000(H) ‘09 JD 1770NT CCS, 24R30”, liq. fert. ............$119,000(N) ‘14 JD 1770NT CCS, 16R30” ..........................$116,000(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) ‘12 JD 1770NT, 16R30” ....................................$86,000(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(B) ‘04 JD DB60, 36R20” ..........................................$66,900(OS) ‘03 JD 1590, no-till, 20’ 10” spacing ................$42,000(OS) ‘03 JD 1760, 12R30”, liq. fert ..........................$35,500(OW) ‘07 JD 1750, 6R30”, dry fert ............................$25,900(OS) ‘02 JD 1560, 15’ no till, 10” spacing ................$23,500(OS) JD 7200, 16R30”, liq. fert. ................................$22,000(OW) ‘95 JD 7200, 8R30”, liq. fert ............................$20,900(B) ‘94 JD 7200, 16R30”, liq. fert. ............................$19,900(OS) ‘93 JD 7200, 12R30”, liq. fert ..........................$19,500(B) ‘89 JD 7200, 8R30”, liq. fert. ..............................$15,900(OW) ‘92 JD 7200, 8R30”, dry fert. ..........................$15,500

SKIDSTEERS(N) ‘14 JD 333E, 265 hrs., tracks..............................$70,000(N) ‘13 JD 333E, 267 hrs., cab, AC, tracks ..............$69,000(H) ‘11 Case TV380, 1000 hrs., tracks ....................$54,500(OW) ‘11 JD 329D, 529 hrs, tracks ..........................$49,500(H) ‘11 NH L230, 1031 hrs, cab, AC ........................$45,500(B) ‘11 JD 323D, 817 hrs, tracks ..............................$44,900(OS) ‘11 JD 323D, 1085 hrs., cab, AC, tracks..........$44,000(H) ‘12 JD 328D, 1103 hrs, cab, AC ........................$41,500(OW) ‘12 NH L220, 850 hrs, cab, heat......................$30,500(OW) ‘11 JD 320D, 1500 hrs, 2 speed......................$28,500(N) ‘09 Gehl 5240E, 478 hrs, cab, heat ....................$27,900(B) ‘12 Mustang 2056, 404 hrs, cab, heat ...............$27,000

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‘14 C-IH Steiger 620Q, 224 hrs., Lux. cab, HID lites, big hyd. pump, Full Pro 700 auto guide, PTO,Coming In After The Season ..................................................................................................................$379,900

‘12 C-IH Steiger 600Q, 1190 hrs., Lux. cab, big hyd pump, 36" tracks, Full Pro 700 auto guide ......$299,900‘14 C-IH Steiger 580Q, 505 hrs., Lux. cab, HID lites, auto guide ready ..............................................$339,900‘12 C-IH Steiger 550Q, 1245 hrs., Lux. susp. cab, 30” tracks, big hyd. pump, HID lites, Full auto

guide ........................................................................................................................................................$269,900‘14 C-IH Steiger 550, 710/70R42 duals, Lux. susp. cab, PTO, high cap. hyd. ....................................$289,900‘14 C-IH Steiger 500Q, 909 hrs., Lux. cab, big hyd. pump, HID lites ..................................................$319,000‘13 C-IH Steiger 500, 445 hrs., Lux. susp. cab, 710/70R42 tires, PTO, HID lites ................................$235,900‘08 C-IH Steiger 535Q, 2762 hrs., Lux. cab, HD hyd. pump, HID lites ................................................$189,500‘11 C-IH Steiger 535Q, 1616 hrs., Lux. cab, HID lites ........................................................................COMING IN‘02 C-IH STX450Q, 3900 hrs., 5 hyd. valves, 1000 PTO, Trimble auto steer ........................................$159,900‘14 C-IH Steiger 350RCQ, row crop quad, 870 hrs., PTO, 6 remotes ..................................................$236,000‘14 C-IH Steiger 450, 246 hrs., Lux. susp. cab, HID lites, 710/70R42 duals, high cap. hyd. ..............$244,800‘14 C-IH Steiger 450, 244 hrs., Lux. cab, PTO, 800/70R38 tires, auto guide ready ............................$249,900‘13 C-IH Steiger 350, 1690 hrs., PTO, big pump....................................................................................$167,500‘08 C-IH Steiger 435, 2100 hrs., 800R38 tires, Full Pro 600 auto steer ............................................COMING IN‘01 JD 9400, 3542 hrs., 710/70R42 tires ....................................................................................................$99,900

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‘13 C-IH 7230, 380 eng. hrs. ....................................................................................................................$239,900‘10 C-IH 8120, 1319 eng./1044 sep. hrs., leather, HID lights..................................................................$179,900‘11 C-IH 7120, 1485 eng. hrs., duals, HID lights, folding covers ..........................................................$149,500‘10 C-IH 7120, 1504 eng. hrs., duals, HID lights ....................................................................................$149,500‘07 C-IH 2588, 1160 eng. hrs., duals, chopper ......................................................................................$119,900‘02 C-IH 2388, 2394 sep. hrs., duals, chopper, rock trap ........................................................................$69,000‘09 C-IH 2608, 8R30” chopping cornhead ................................................................................................$39,900‘11 Geringhoff 8R chopping cornhead ......................................................................................................$59,900‘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

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‘08 Bobcat T190, 2500 hrs...............................................$23,900

‘13 Mustang 2054, 424 hrs...............................................$23,900

‘14 C-IH Magnum 315, 19-spd., Full Pro 700 auto guide, Lux. susp. cab, HID lites, dual PTO,480/50 tires, front duals, susp. front axle ..............................................................................................$205,600

‘14 C-IH Magnum 290, 23-spd., Full Pro 700 auto guide, Lux. susp. cab, HID lites, high cap. hyd.,dual PTO, 480/50 tires, susp. front axle..................................................................................................$194,500

‘12 C-IH Magnum 290, 674 hrs., Lux. susp. cab, 360 HID lites, 480/50 tires, front & rear duals,high cap. hyd., Full Pro 700 auto steer ..................................................................................................$178,500

‘13 C-IH Magnum 260, 533 hrs., Lux. susp. cab, auto steer ready, HD drawbar, high cap. hyd. pump,360 HID lites ............................................................................................................................................$156,500

‘12 C-IH Magnum 235, 325 hrs., Lux. susp. cab, HD drawbar, high cap. hyd. pump, 360 HID lites,auto steer ready ......................................................................................................................................$149,900

‘11 C-IH Magnum 235, 1163 hrs., Lux. susp. cab, front & rear duals, HID lites ..................................$129,900‘06 C-IH MX230, 2150 hrs., front & rear duals, dual PTO ........................................................................$88,500‘08 McCormick MTX120, MFD, cab, loader, 105 PTO hp. ......................................................................$55,000‘14 C-IH Farmall 105C, 925 hrs., MFD, cab, power shuttle, w/loader, Rental Return Unit ..................$44,900

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‘14 Steiger 350 RCQ, 870 hrs.,16” tracks, PTO..................$236,000

‘13 Magnum 235, 1463 hrs., 235 hp.,195 PTO hp., 540/1000 PTO, high cap.hyd., 480/80R46 rear tires ....$119,500

‘15 Steiger 450, 246 hrs., 710R42tires, full Pro 700 auto steer ..$244,800

‘15 Steiger 550, 288 hrs., Luxurysusp. cab, PTO ..................$289,900

‘13 Steiger 350, 1660 hrs., 350 hp.,HD axle w/diff. lock, high cap., hyd.pump, PTO............................$167,500

‘14 Steiger 450, 800 tires,1000 PTO............................$249,900

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‘13 Magnum 260, 553 hrs., 260 hp., 215PTO hp., susp. Lux. cab, HD drawbar, highcap. hyd. pump, HID lights ........$156,500

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‘13 CIH 7230, 450 eng. hrs.............................................$239,900

‘14 Steiger 620Q, 224 hrs., 620 hp.,Lux. cab, HID lights, PTO, high cap. hyd.pump, full Pro 700 Auto Guide $379,900

‘11 Magnum 290, 679 hrs, lux. cab, FullPro 700 auto guide, HID lts.......$178,500

‘08 McCormick MTX120, 2800 hrs.w/loader ................................$55,000

‘12 CIH Steiger 600Q, 30” tracks,1190 hrs ..............................$299,900

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‘94 Cobra End Dump, 34’,New Rubber, 3/8” PlasticLiner, 2-Way Tailgate, RollTarp, AL Polished Wheels,Never Tipped, Clean ..$23,500

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MISCELLANEOUSCaterpillar D6C Dozer, 3306

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• Will Consider Trades! •

“Look! We’re going faster than thosecars on the highway,” my wifeexclaimed. “Isn’t it wonderful not to

be driving!”Inspired by a brief ride on the new Green

Line light rail in St. Paul, my wife and Idecided to take a trip that would have ustraveling on all of Minnesota’s connectedpassenger trains. In early November we tookthe North Star from Big Lake to Target Fieldin downtown Minneapolis. From there weboarded the Green Line and rode it to theend of the line at St. Paul’s recently restoredUnion Depot. At the Union Depot we rode therails of Amtrak to Winona, Minnesota’s gemon the Mississippi. Upon getting off the train,Amtrak station manager Dave greeted us.

“Some people think I talk too much andthey back away from me,” Dave said. “But myjob is to make sure passengers have a safe,economical, and enjoyable trip.” Most of theAmtrak stops in Minnesota are unmanned soDave’s presence in Winona is a gift. He calledthe rental car company for us, gave us eco-nomical travel tips, and told us train stories.He even walked all of us passengers acrossthe dark and wet platform to the train on ourreturn trip to Union Station.

“Be careful. It could be slippery,” hewarned.

If Dave had been the only highlight of ourtrain trip that would have been good enough.An additional pleasant surprise was that,even though we planned on the Amtrakbeing late, it was on time both ways. Wefound the light rail easy to ride and passen-ger-friendly. The cars are bright, clean androomy. Tickets are shockingly inexpensive.Each ticket is good for two hours and allowsyou to get off for lunch or visiting, and to re-board again. We got off twice on our returntrip. The North Star commuter train isequally clean, bright, user friendly and inex-pensive. A trip from Big Lake to Minneapolisis only $7; $6 for seniors. Riding the NorthStar Link bus from St. Cloud to Big Lakecosts less than $2.

North Star conductors are helpful, too. Aconductor showed us how to use the ticket-dispensing machine. Later he announced thestops: Elk River, Ramsey, Anoka.

“If Anoka is your absolutely favorite spot inthe world you’ll want to get off at the nextstop,” he joked over the intercom. ❖

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

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