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2 proposed North Dakota nitrogen fertilizer plants could reduce input costs, alter cropping patternsBy Jonathan KnutsonAgweek Staff Writer

Area farmers could see substan-tial savings if two proposed NorthDakota nitrogen fertilizer plants arebuilt.

I really hope [farmers] are calcu-lating this into their business plans,says Dave Franzen, a North DakotaState University Extension Servicesoil specialist with extensive experi-ence with nitrogen and other fertiliz-ers.He estimates that if one or both

plants are built, the price of urea,North Dakotas most popular type ofnitrogen fertilizer, could drop by$100 per ton in the state and sur-rounding area. Other experts whotalked with Agweek estimate the po-tential savings at $25 to $50 per ton ofurea.

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n FARGO, N.D. Eleven peoplehave been awarded scholarshipsthrough the North Dakota Farm Bu-reau Foundation. The scholarshipsare a project of the NDFB Promo-tion and Education Committee. Thisyear, $5,500 in scholarships wasawarded. The Becki Palmer Schol-arship for High School Seniors hon-ors a North Dakota Farm Bureauemployee who lost her battle withcancer in 2006. Winners of this$500 scholarship are KeyonaElkins of Dickinson, Travis Laww-head of Cartwright, Jacob Lardy ofWest Fargo, Breanna Bregel ofCarrington, Alex Nielsen and McK-ayla Roll of New England. TheNDFB Agriculture Scholarship is foran undergraduate student majoringin agriculture who has completed orwill be completing his or her fresh-man year of college. The winners ofthe $500 scholarships are KristiTonnessen of Towner and StefanieBohrer of Stanton. The Farm Bu-reau Family Membership Scholar-ship is awarded to a current FarmBureau member or family memberwho has or will have completedtheir freshman year of college. Thewinners of this $500 scholarship areAmy Smith of Carrington andKelsey Teubner of Cando. TheGraduate Scholarship is awarded toa student enrolled or currently at-tending graduate school. The win-ner of this $500 scholarship is KateNoble of Sneads Ferry, N.C.

Decker joins University ofMissouri beef team

n COLUMBIA, Mo. Owners ofcommercial beef herds baffled by allthose numbers in bull catalogsshould meet Jared Decker. Deckerhas joined the University of MissouriExtension beef team as a geneticist.His first priority, he says, will be tohelp cow herd owners improvebreeding decisions. Hell teach how

to use expected progeny differ-ences. Those numbers ease deci-sions when buying bulls, semen orreplacement heifers. Decker hasbeen working in the University ofMissouri bovine genomic lab led byJerry Taylor, who was on the teamthat deciphered the original cattlegenome in 2009.

Kroening appointed to ABHAn KANSAS CITY, Mo. Cattle-woman Julie Kroening of Fosston,Minn., was elected to the nationalboard of directors for the AmericanBlack Hereford Association inKansas City, Mo. Kroening and herhusband, Richard, operate JRKroening Herefords. The BlackHereford Association is a nationalorganization with active breeders in30 states. It is the official pedigreerecording and performance testingcenter for all registered Black Here-fords. Kroening has been an activebreeder of Black Herefords for sixyears and a Hereford breeder beforethat. The Kroenings have sold ani-mals in the associations nationalsale, as well as to many U.S. breed-ers.

Thornton to lead AFBFcommunications

n WASHINGTON The AmericanFarm Bureau Federation has hiredMace Thornton to lead the organi-zations communications depart-ment. As executive director ofcommunications, Thornton, an agri-cultural public relations veteran, willmanage the organizations commu-nications staff. Mace will implementAFBFs communications strategies,manage the department and staffand help lead AFBF as a member ofits management team. Mace hasmore than 28 years of communica-tions experience, mostly in agricul-ture. He joined AFBF in 1990 andhas been serving as acting directorof communications, since Oct. 1.

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By Doug Leier

WEST FARGO, N.D. Without lookingover my shoulder through the columns Ivewritten in May in the past decade, Im prettysure the top three topics have been fishing,fishing and probably fishing.This year, however, I feel justified in devi-

ating from the norm, as the Conservation Re-serve Program is making headlines with anew signup period underway. Hunters andanglers need to take a moment to considerthe future of this important habitat that theyounger generation may assume has alwaysbeen and will always be around.Most of us can recall the limited pheasant

numbers and to some extent, white-taileddeer numbers in the two decades before thestart of CRP in the mid-1980s. Grasslandhabitat, whether its cropland idled throughthe CRP or precious native prairie, is a foun-dation that prevents soil erosion and servesas a filter within the important water cycle.Its widely known that North Dakota has

lost nearly half of its CRP acres since 2007 from about 3.4 million acres down to about1.8 million acres right now. In recentsignups, landowner interest has remainedrelatively high, but a variety of factors havecontributed to the decline in acres enrolledin North Dakota.

Nationally, the number of acres allowed inthe program has been reduced. Manylandowners who wanted to re-enroll werenot able to because their land no longerqualified, or was not accepted because theirland was not ranked high enough against of-fers made in other states.And of course, with todays strong farm

economy, many landowners with expiringcontracts have left the program becauseland rental rates and commodity prices pro-vide a better financial picture for their oper-ation than if they had those acres in CRP.

Deadline nearingThis time around, producers interested in

submitting bids to enroll land in Conserva-tion Reserve Program acres have until June14. Applications received during the CRPsignup period will be ranked against others,according to the Environmental BenefitIndex.Kevin Kading, North Dakota Game and

Fish Department private land sectionleader, says there are some EBI factors thatproducers can influence.Game and Fish Department private land

biologists and other conservation partnerssuch as Ducks Unlimited and Pheasants For-ever can help producers find the best possi-ble combination of factors that will positivelyinfluence their EBI score, which may in-crease their likelihood of being acceptedinto the program, Kading says.Game and Fish offers cost-share assis-

tance and additional incentives if producers

enroll their CRP into the departments Pri-vate Land Open To Sportsmen program toallow walk-in access for hunting.Game and Fish will make arrangements

with contractors to assist producers withland preparation, grass seeding and CRPmanagement, Kading says. This service isoffered for producers who enroll CRP inPLOTS in North Dakotas Dickey, Ransom,Sargent, LaMoure, Burleigh, Emmons,McLean, Sheridan, Stark, Hettinger andAdams counties.Producers should contact the county Farm

Service Agency office, Game and Fish De-partment, or other conservation partner bi-ologists for more information about thegeneral signup and opportunities withPLOTS. A series of short videos with tips andadvice on how producers can maximize theirCRP offer, and information about PLOTScost-share and grass seeding assistance, isavailable on the Game and Fish Departmentwebsite: www.gf.nd.gov.While the current signup wont mean a re-

turn to more than 3 million acres of CRP inNorth Dakota, the Game and Fish Depart-ment is hoping that prospects for potentiallyhigher rental rates, and a concerted effort tohelp producers increase their EBI scores,will help offset acres that are expiring in2013, or even gain a little ground.I mean grass.Editors Note: Leier, a biologist for the North

Dakota Game and Fish Department in WestFargo, N.D., can be reached at [email protected] writes a regular newspaper column andhas a blog at www.areavoices.com.

A closer look at CRP signup

n Fewer guaranteesfor ranchers in farm

programsBy Alan Guebert

It was evident fromhis hello that the SouthDakota rancher had practiced his pitch beforehe dialedmy office.Im (so and so), he said in a clipped, clear

voice, an independent cow-calf producerwest of the (Missouri) river with 500 cows. Imcalling with one question:Where do I go tosign up for revenue-based cow-calf insur-ance?Im sorry, did you say revenue-based cow-

calf insurance?I did, replied the cowboy. You know, like

revenue-based federal crop insurance. Farm-ers get that now and theyll get evenmorewhen Congress passes the farmbill, right?Probably, yes, but Im sure you know theres

no such thing as revenue-based, federally sub-sidized cow-calf insurance.A long, tired sigh came across the line.Well, yeah, he said, but somebody needs

to askwhy taxpayers are guaranteeingmyneighbors $300 and $400 an acre profit throughfederal crop insurance to farm ranchlandwhen I cant buy any insurance let alonesubsidized insurance to lock in one-tenth ofthat by doing the land right and ranching it.

No argument. Youre right.Being right wont meanmuchwhenmy

neighbors rent or buy the land I rent to plantmore corn and beanswhile you,me and tax-payers buymost of the insurance to guaranteethema profit andme a smaller ranch.No, it surewont.That was lateMarch, and being right still

wont matter, because each version of the 2013farmbill that cleared its respective Congres-sional ag committee earlier inMay includesexpanded versions of todays generous federalcrop insurance programs.In fact, some of the liveliest debates on the

bills centered on how to grow the federal cropinsurance programwhile keeping ag outsidersmostly environmental, nutrition and conser-vation groups from either placing restric-tions on the expanding program or poachingsome of its funds.

Work remainsEach bill is far from any finish line, though.

The Senate bill, for example, includes com-promisewording that links conservation com-pliancewith the new, bigger insuranceprogram. TheHouse farmbill does not.But the Senate language carries a distinc-

tive only-in-Washington ring: In return foragreeing to tie the subsidies to conservationguidelines, the committee agreed to eliminateany provision that would cut insurance subsi-dies to farmers withmore than $750,000 ad-justed gross incomes.Sweet as that is essentially, continue to do

what youre already doing and get even bettercoverage some farmbill watchers now sus-pect the conservation part of the deal wontsurvive the Senate-House conference tomarrythe two bills. They see theHouse versionnoconservation compliance, no limits gainingtraction.If so, my ranching pals futurewill sport

more tractors and combines than cows andcalves. Landlords and farmers, unleashedfrom any conservation requirement and ableto buy cheap crop insurance that virtually as-sures a profit, will plow undermore grass toplantmore corn and beans.But even if the Senates conservation link-

age remains in the final bill, the rancher isheaded for an almost equally woeful futurebecause farmprogrambenefits, be they directpayments or insurance subsidies, end upbeing capitalized in land.Thats the biggest reason his cows and calves

cant compete with corn and beans now; theland has beenmade too valuable by the fed-eral crop insurance guarantees paid for, inpart, by you andme.That puts you andme in the business of

prettymuch putting this rancher out of busi-ness as we underwrite the expansion of an al-ready sweetly subsidized governmentprogram.And here I thought one of us was for limited

government.Editors Note: Guebert writes The Food and

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n High-profit foodgiants target sugar

producersBy Jack Roney

Since the Great Recession, investorshave been inundated with tips for turn-ing losses into profit, ranging from goldto social media IPOs.But through it all, a pretty obvious

profit center garnered few headlines,and now this secret soon could havepublic policy implications.Im talking about candy and makers

of other products containing sugar.As the head of the National Confec-

tioners Association said at the onset ofeconomic recovery, A lot of peoplethink its oil and energy that drives thiseconomy, but its candy; its chocolatethats doing well in this economy.Such a statement sounds laughable,

but it turns out he was spot on. Alex Tri-antis, a professor at the University ofMaryland, examined 10 large U.S. pub-

licly traded companies that producehighly sweetened products and un-earthed phenomenal financial perform-ance.Triantis, the former head of the uni-

versitys finance department, found thatshares of sugar-containing product(SCP) members have shot up more than300 percent since 2000.Thats compared with an almost flat

S&P index, and the bulk of that 300 per-cent has come since 2009 when otherstocks were sluggish.Since 2004, SCP revenues have spiked

45 percent, which is 50 percent higherthan the growth of the rest of the econ-omy. Return on equity has outpaced theU.S. economy by 115 percent. And netprofit margins during that period havebeen 17 percent higher than the aver-age for other publicly traded compa-nies.These numbers show that had you bet

on candy years ago, youd be a lot richertoday. But chances are good you didntcreate a SCP index for your nest egg be-cause, like so many of us, you were un-aware of this story of prosperity.Now, these same sugar-using indus-

tries are hoping that such ignorance

will help them score political points atthe expense of Americas sugar farmers.

Policy problem?Led by the same NCA that once

bragged of oil-like profitability, bigcandy companies are telling lawmakersthat U.S. sugar policy has caused themfinancial hardship in the past fewyears.To pull themselves out of the sup-

posed economic doldrums, these bigbusinesses are asking Capitol Hill tomandate oversupplies on the U.S. sugarmarket to keep ingredient costs at arti-ficially low levels. And history showsSCP companies will pocket savingsfrom artificially low sugar prices in-stead of lowering food costs.This isnt the first time these compa-

nies have sought to manipulate legisla-tors to enhance profitability. In 2006,these same companies proposed send-ing sugar farmers $1.3 billion a year insubsidy checks to have the governmentbuy down sugar prices to artificial lows.Current U.S. sugar policy has no sub-

sidy checks involved, but it does keepheavily subsidized sugar from Braziland elsewhere from flooding the U.S.market and displacing domestic pro-

duction. That provision is under firefrom candy executives, despite the factthat U.S. sugar prices are currentlybelow world prices when transporta-tion is factored in.The Triantis study notes that if sugar

policy were to be altered in any signifi-cant way, as the confectioners advocate, alarge number of jobs supported by thesugar-producing industry would be lost toforeign subsidization. And, he says, thereis no evidence that consumers wouldbenefit in the form of lower SCP prices,so thered be no economic upside.This is not simply a theory; this has

been borne out in the EuropeanUnion,which altered its sugar policy in 2006 infavor of greater import dependence.Since then, 120,000 EU sugar jobs have

been lost, and sweetened product priceshave risen 20 percent.As Congress debates the farmbill, law-

makers should consider thewhole eco-nomic story, including the one somanyinvestorsmissed years ago. Clearly, SCPcompanies have thrived under the cur-rent sugar policy, andwithout it, we putanother vital U.S. industry and our foodsupply at risk.Editors Note: Roney is director of eco-

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Wisdom fromanimal ags

unique expertThe first time I met Temple Grandin was when Ken Odde,

then chairman of the North Dakota State University animalscience department, called to tell me he had invited her toFargo to meet students in 2004.Would I like to meet her?Wow, yes, I said. I couldnt believe Id actually meet

Grandin, an internationally known animal scientist who isalso known for being mildly autistic. Now 65, and a professorat Colorado State University, she grew up in a well-off familyin the East. Her father wanted to commit her to an institution.But she visited an aunt on a Wyoming cattle ranch and fell inlove with the cattle industry. She famously noticed that ani-mals handled in a squeeze chute would relax, and she cre-ated her own machine for squeezing herself. HBOmade anEmmy-award-winning biopic film about her a couple of yearsago.In the 1970s, Grandin became a consultant and wrote

columns part time for ag magazines not unlike this one. Whenthe livestock industry went into a decline, she went back toschool and acquired a doctorate in animal science in Illinois.She wrote books on the topic of proper animal handling. In1999, McDonalds hired her to study and recommend handlingchanges for slaughter plants that provided products for therestaurant chain. Not long ago, she visited the new plant inAberdeen, S.D., and gave it her assessment.The first time I interviewed Grandin at NDSU, I found that

I wasnt typing notes fast enough to keep up with her. She is ahighly efficient speaker never repeats herself as so manypeople unconsciously do.Are you deaf? Grandin asked me, in a tone I took to be

impatient, maybe annoyed. But she just wanted to know if Iwas trying to read her lips. I tried to type faster.The last time I interviewed Grandin in 2012, she was at

NDSU again, this time wearing green and gold in SheppardArena. I asked her if she had some of her trademark braidedcowgirl shirts in the colors of every college she visited. No,she said, turning the sleeve of the shirt that revealed CSU,or Colorado State University. The colors were a coincidence.She seemed a bit annoyed, but I dont think she was.Grandin is pictured in the June 2013 cover of Costco Con-

nection, a magazine for Costco members. Grandin is a con-sultant when issues arise with the companys meat suppliers.The magazines Temple Grandin: New solutions from aunique mind provided some new insights into Grandinsworld:nHalf of all cattle in the U.S. and Canada are handled in

humane slaughter systems with equipment designed byGrandin.n Students at Colorado State University are sometimes

dumbstruck that they can enroll in one of her classes, orthat she might be an adviser.n Grandin, who famously thinks in pictures, to visualize

how animals perceive things, had to learn how to figure outhow people behave in order to modulate her own behavioraccordingly.n One of her satisfactions about the HBOmovie, for which

she was an adviser, was that they showed real cattle handlingand that was good for the public to see.n One of her latest concerns is that shes seeing too many

kids who are considered mildly autistic come up to me andall they want to talk about is their autism. Id rather havethem talk about their science project or how they are trainingdogs or that they are in 4-H or they like to write science fic-tion, she said. She wont be defined by a disability.

Editors Note:Mikkel Pateswelcomes com-ments abouthis column.Mail commentsto him at 714Park Drive S.,Fargo, N.D.58103. Emailhim [email protected] orphone him at701-297-6869.Pates is a staffwriter for Ag-week.

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REGULAR CATTLE SALESEVERY WEDNESDAYWEDNESDAY, JUNE 12, 2013:

*You can listen to our weekly radio report at www.kbjm.com, click on the Lemmon Livestock link*You can watch & buy during the sale live every week by going to www.cattleusa.com, register and apply to bid. If you have any problems with this process please call Lemmon Livestock.CATTLE RECEIVING STATION: C & D Yards, Baker MT. CLINT EHRET - (406)778-3282 OR (406)772-5522

PAUL HUFFMAN, OWNER/MANAGER 605-374-5675 or Cell # 605-645-2493 CHAD HETZEL, ASST. MANAGER 701-376-3748 or Cell # 605-848-0967CLINT EHRET, BAKER FIELD REP. 406-778-3282 or 406-772-5522 VICKI FOGERTY, OFFICE MANAGER 605-374-5105 JODI JOHNSON, OFFICE 605-374-3684

*YOU CAN REACH US ON THE INTERNET AT www.lemmonlivestock.com or you may e-mail us at [email protected] - You can also find us on the DTN under Auction MarketsIF YOU HAVE LIVESTOCK TO CONSIGN ORWOULD LIKE US TO STOP AT YOUR RANCH - PLEASE CALL LEMMON LIVESTOCK AT 605-374-3877 OR 1-800-822-8853,FAX 605-374-3215

1-800-822-8853 605-374-3877

For more information on this sale call Lemmon Livestock at 605-374-3877 or 1-800-8CATTLE Paul Huffman - 605-645-2493

LIGHT TEST ON STEERS & HEIFERS

MARKET COWS:Heiferettes Sold For 78.00 To 99.00

Cowettes Sold For 80.50 To 84.00

Market Cows Sold For 72.00 To 79.50

LowYeilding Cows Sold For 64.00 To 70.00

Corrine Maier .........Lemmon S........1 Blk-Cow ..............1045 .....84.00Steve Verhulst........Ralph Sd...........1 Blk-Cow ..............1130 .....83.50Greg Seamands .....Lemmon Sd......3 Blk-Cow ..............1100 .....83.00Rustad Bros ...........Wibaux Mt........6 Blk-Cow ..............1397 .....79.50Bob Kilzer...............Lemmon Sd......1 Blk-Cow ..............1705 .....79.00Nd Consignor...................................1 Blk-Cow ..............1495 .....79.00Kel/Jeanie Brockel..Shadehill Sd .....1 Blk-Cow ..............1340 .....78.50

Dennis Maier..........Morristown Sd1 Blk-Cow ................1375 .....78.00

Harland Klein..........Elgin Nd............1 Blk-Cow ..............1500 .....77.50

Greg Seamands, ....Lemmon Sd......1 Blk-Cow ..............1390 .....77.50

Dennis Hulm ..........Meadow Sd ......1 Blk-Cow ..............1335 .....77.50

MARKET BULLS:

MARKET BULLS SOLD FOR 85.00 TO 107.00

Roger/Tanner SonnHettinger Nd.....1 Char-Bull .............2150 ...107.00

Steen Farms...........Baker Mt...........1 Blk-Bull ...............1990 ...106.00

Stanley Laufer ........Hettinger Nd.....1 Hfrd-Bull .............2160 ...104.50

Bill Penfield ............Lemmon Sd......1 Blk-Bull ...............2125 ...104.00

Tyler Kostelecky .....Hettinger Nd.....1 Blk-Bull ...............2110 ...104.00

WED. JUNE 12:REGULAR SALE W/FEEDER CATTLE 227 Mixed Strs 40 Blk Str & Hfrs

WED. JUNE 19:REGULAR SALE

WED. JUNE 26:REGULAR SALE

WED. JULY 3:NO SALE DUE TO THE 4TH OF JULY

WED. JULY 10:REGULAR SALEWED. JULE 17:REGULAR SALE

WED. JULY 24:REGULAR SALE

WED. JULY 31:REGULAR SALE

701-780-1230

CANOLA88% of the U.S. production


LATESTNEWSHorse killed, 2 people injured in ND collision

n LAWTON, N.D. Two people were injured after a colli-sion between a car and a horse in northeast North Dakota.The accident happened about 5 a.m. June 2 on Highway 1near Lawton. The Highway Patrol says a 1998 PontiacGrand Am driven by 29-year-old Jack Nesdahl of EastGrand Forks, Minn., struck the horse, which had escapedfrom its pen and was standing on the highway. Authoritiessay Nesdahl and 16-year-old John Rodriguez of EastGrand Forks were transported to a Park River hospital. Ro-driguez was treated and released. Nesdahl was moved to aGrand Forks hospital, where he was treated and released.

Kan. wheat farmer sues Monsantofor gross negligence

n WICHITA, Kan. A Kansas wheat farmer has filed a civillawsuit against Monsanto alleging gross negligence andother causes of action after press reports of the discoveryof unapproved genetically modified wheat in an 80-acrefield in Oregon. The farmer seeks compensation for dam-ages caused by the discovery, which sent wheat export fu-tures prices spiraling downward. The case may be the firstof many Monsanto faces over alleged wheat contamina-tion. Susman Godfrey, one of the nations leading trialfirms, along with co-counsel the Murray Law Firm andGoldman Phipps PLLC, filed the case before the HonorableMonti Belot, in the U.S. District Court for the District ofKansas. Monsanto has failed our nations wheat farmers,says Stephen Susman, Susman Godfreys lead attorney onthe case. We believe Monsanto knew of the risks its ge-netically altered wheat posed and failed to protect farmersand their crops from those risks. After news broke of thediscovery of the unapproved wheat, Japan and SouthKorea suspended some imports of American wheat, andthe European Union, which imports more than 1 milliontons of U.S. wheat a year, said it would ensure its zero tol-erance policy against genetically modified crops wasmaintained.

Reduced ethanol production metwith first RIN drawdown

n A shortfall in ethanol production has led to a drawdown

in Renewable Identification Numbers for the first time. U.S.ethanol production in the first half of 2012 averaged about900,000 barrels per day, or an annualized total of 13.8 bil-lion gallons. Widespread drought across corn-producingregions in the Midwest reduced corn harvests, and as a re-sult ethanol production rates began to decrease. Ethanolproduction in the second half of 2012 fell to an average of830,000 barrels per day, or an annualized total of about12.7 billion gallons. After accounting for ethanol exports,which do not provide RINs for Renewable Fuel Standardcompliance, this lower ethanol output in the second half of2012 led to corn ethanol consumption falling an estimated600 million gallons short of the 13.2 billion gallons ex-pected for the 2012 RFS target. The available bank of cornethanol RINs was estimated at 2.1 billion gallons after thedrawdown for 2012 RFS compliance purposes, while thetotal supply of all banked RIN classifications (including bio-mass-based diesel and advanced biofuels) was estimatedat 2.7 billion gallons.

Franken presses Vilsack to help alleviate feedshortage in Minn.

n WASHINGTON U.S. Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., wrotea letter to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, ask-ing him to take immediate action to help alleviate the seri-ous feed and forage shortage facing livestock producers insouthern Minnesota. In the June 5 letter, Franken re-quested that Vilsack waive the current prohibition on plant-ing forage and hay crops on prevented-planting acres.Farmers would then be allowed to help replenish the dwin-dling supply of feed and forage by planting emergencycrops on these barren acres now and harvesting it beforeNov. 1. Ten Minnesota ag groups joined the effort with theirown letter to Vilsack on June 7.

Rogue GMO label found on Kraft Mac& Cheese in Britain

n The case of the labels warning of genetically modifiedwheat found on Kraft Mac & Cheese boxes in Britain hasbeen solved. The labels, posted on the products ownFacebook page and picked up by a food blogger, set off abuzz among consumers overseas and in the United States

around the same time that modified wheat was found in afield in Oregon. The problem, it seems, is that Kraft doesnot use genetically engineered wheat, which is not com-mercially available, according to a spokeswoman. So thelabels origins perplexed Kraft officials. While the U.S. doesnot require the labeling of food products containing geneti-cally engineered ingredients, food manufacturers in the Eu-ropean Union must do so, and many big companiesreformulate their products using conventional crops toavoid the labeling requirement. Flo Wrightson Cross, a stu-dent in north London, was the person who first posted thephoto to Facebook, after discovering the GMO label at aTesco store in Ponders End where she bought the food.Tesco was as baffled by the label as Kraft, indicating that adistributor, Innovative Bites, had slapped on the warning.Innovative Bites did not respond to calls or emails.

Briefly...n Horse mistreatment: Authorities in Minnesotas OtterTail County are looking for a couple accused of mistreatinghorses at their rural property near Vergas. Bill and PennyFick failed to appear in court on charges of animal mis-treatment. Warrants have been issued for their arrests. Athird person, 19-year-old Billy Tompkins, is also charged inthe case and was arrested May 31. Six horses were founddead at the Ficks property last February and several otherhorses were found severely malnourished.n Anthrax cattle death: Anthrax has caused the death ofa cow in Minnesotas Pennington County, according to theMinnesota Board of Animal Health. This is the first docu-mented case of the disease in Minnesota since 2008. Thecow was found dead on the farm on June 3 and sampleswere collected and sent to the North Dakota State Univer-sity Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory in Fargo. The herdhad not been vaccinated for the disease and will remainunder quarantine for 30 days. Grazing animals are mostlikely to become infected with the disease after periods ofheavy rain, flooding or excavation. Cases usually occur inareas where animals have previously died of anthrax. An-thrax is not spread by animal-to-animal contact.

Agweek Staff and Wire Reports

n Its not too earlyNorth Dakota State University

Now is the time for livestock produc-

ers to get their animals vaccinatedagainst anthrax.Conditions this year are conducive

to the development of anthrax, warnsCharlie Stoltenow, North Dakota State

University Extension Service veterinar-ian.Those conditions include the heavy

rainfall most of North Dakota is experi-encing this spring. Anthrax spores can

survive in the soil for decades, and rainand flooding can raise the spores to thegrounds surface. When animals grazeor consume forage or water contami-nated with the spores, they are exposedto the disease.That is why cattle should be vacci-

nated before they are turned out ontopasture, Stoltenow says. Vaccinationis especially important for livestock inareas with a history of anthrax.While the disease mainly has been

reported in northeast, southeast andsouth-central North Dakota, it has beenfound in almost every part of the state,according to state animal health offi-cials. Cases of the disease occur in theregion almost every year.Livestock in areas where anthrax has

been found should be vaccinated aboutfour weeks before the disease usuallyappears. In North Dakota, that gener-ally is July or August, although caseshave occurred as early as March.Herds within six miles of a prior case

of anthrax also should be vaccinated,especially in years with wet springweather or flooding. Because immunityappears to wane after about six months,livestock need to be vaccinated for an-thrax annually.The vaccine is inexpensive and very

effective, Stoltenow says.He recommends producers check

with their veterinarian to make suretheir livestocks vaccination schedule isadequate and the vaccination is up todate.If anthrax is detected in a herd, pro-

ducers should move the herd immedi-ately to a new pasture, away fromwhere dead animals were found to pre-vent other animals from getting in-fected, Stoltenow says.During severe outbreak conditions,

animals that havent been vaccinatedand are exposed to anthrax may have tobe treated with antibiotics and thenvaccinated.Producers thinking about treating

with antibiotics should contact theirveterinarian because antibiotics de-crease the effectiveness of the vaccine,Stoltenow says.Producers also should monitor their

herds for unexpected deaths and reportthose losses to their veterinarian.Because anthrax also is a risk to hu-

mans, people should not move a car-cass. The carcasses of animals that diedfrom anthrax should be disposed of,preferably through burning, as close towhere they died as possible. Any con-taminated soil should be piled on top ofthe carcasses for burning, Stoltenowsays.

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Vaccinate for anthrax

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Agweek ran those estimated savingspast Andy Swenson, an NDSU Exten-sion farm management specialist whotracks farm expenses and their impacton profitability.He applied the potential savings to

corn and spring wheat, both of whichare heavy users of nitrogen. His con-clusion:n A reduction of $25 per ton would

cut the per-acre cost of planting cornby roughly $4.60 and planting springwheat by $3.50 in the Red River Valleyof eastern North Dakota.A reduction of $100 per ton would

cut the per-acre cost of planting cornby $18.50 and the per-acre cost ofplanting wheat by roughly $14 in theRRV.n In central North Dakota, where ni-

trogen isnt used as heavily, the per-acre savings would be roughlytwo-thirds as much as it is in the RRV.n In western North Dakota, where

nitrogen use is still more limited, theper-acre savings would be roughly halfas much as in the RRV.Those are just projections, though,

Swenson says.Urea currently costs about $500 per

ton.

Change in crops ahead?The two proposed nitrogen fertilizer

plants, if built, also should make nitro-gen more plentiful and readily avail-able in the area. There are mixedviews on whether that might encour-age farmers to plant more acres tocrops that use a lot of nitrogen andfewer acres to crops that use relatively

little of it.Joel Ransom, NDSU Extension ce-

real grains and corn specialist, sayscrop prices, not the supply of nitrogenfertilizer, will determine what farmersraise.The price they get for their crop is

what matters, he says.Bill Zurn, a Callaway, Minn., farmer,

also says crop prices will dictate whatfarmers plant.Franzen discounts a possible con-

nection between cheaper or moreplentiful nitrogen and planting deci-sions.I dont see it being manifest in in-

creased acres of corn or wheat or any-thing like that, Franzen says.

But Swenson says lower fertilizerprices would have some impact onplanting decisions, albeit a smallerone than crop prices.It (nitrogen prices) wouldnt be the

driver on planting decisions. Cropprices are the driver. But you have tofactor in input costs, too, he says.Randy Englund, executive director

of the South Dakota Wheat Commis-sion, says hes uncertain if lower fertil-izer prices would encourage farmersto plant more of some crops and less ofothers.The important thing is that farmers

would pay less for fertilizer, he says.

Yields, nitrogen useTheres agreement, however, that

cheaper, more plentiful nitrogenwouldnt cause farmers to use more ofit in hopes of raising yields.Crop prices, not fertilizer prices, are

the dominant factor in deciding howmuch fertilizer to use, Franzen says.His website (www.ndsu.edu/pubweb/

soils/wheat) includes a calculator that

looks at crop prices, fertilizer pricesand fertilizer use.Fertilizer use on sugar beets would-

nt be affected by lower nitrogenprices, says Mike Metzger, researchagronomist for Wahpeton, N.D.-basedMinn-Dak Farmers Cooperative.Minn-Dak growers use about 120

pounds of nitrogen per acre to maxi-mize quality, and that amount wontchange if nitrogen prices fall, he says.But sugar beet growers would bene-

fit if nitrogen were produced in thearea, he says.Having it produced locally means

cheaper, which of course helps ourguys bottom line, Metzger says.

Big deal in the regionIts difficult to overstate the impor-

tance of nitrogen fertilizer to U.S. agri-culture.As a 2011 publication of the U.S. De-

partment of Agricultures EconomicResearch Service puts it, Nitrogen isthe single most important input afarmer can control to increase cropyields on nonirrigated fields.Nitrogen, phosphate and potash,

sometimes known as the the bigthree, are all essential to plantgrowth. The use of nitrogen fertilizer,in particular, has increased becausethe yields of some seed varieties im-prove when its applied, according tothe Economic Research Service.In 2010, the U.S. used about 12.3 mil-

lion tons of nitrogen, 4 million tons ofphosphate and 4.5 million tons ofpotash, according to the ERS.The U.S. both imports and exports

nitrogen, though on balance is a bigimporter, according to The FertilizerInstitute, a Washington, D.C.-basedtrade group.U.S. nitrogen production has slipped

in the past decade, so nitrogen importshave been increasingly important. Im-ports accounted for 50 percent of U.S.consumption in 2011, up from only 19percent in 2002. The biggest supplierof imported nitrogen is Trinidad, an is-land nation in the Caribbean.Most of the imported nitrogen used

in the Upper Midwest is shipped upthe Mississippi River on barges, whichadds expense and uncertainty to theregions nitrogen supplies.

Change the complexionThe ERS has no research into the

connection, if any, between new nitro-gen plants and lower prices, says Wen-yuan Huang, an ERS agriculturaleconomist who studies fertilizer useand prices.But he thinks more plants and more

production favor lower nitrogenprices for U.S. farmers, he says,adding that his views dont necessarilyreflect those of USDA.He notes that U.S. ammonia is rela-

tively cheap to produce because of rel-atively low natural gas prices here.Its possible, then, that U.S. ammoniaproducers may begin increasing am-monia exports because they can re-ceive a higher price on global marketsthan at home, he says.Consequently, the price paid by

(U.S.) farmers may not reflect the rela-tively low production cost, he says.Nonetheless, building one or both of

the proposed North Dakota nitrogenplants would eliminate the expense oftransporting nitrogen up the Missis-sippi, officials say.Having nitrogen produced in the in-

terior would really change the com-plexion of where our nitrogen comesfrom, Franzen says.I encourage producers to start

planning for that, he says.

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Continued from Page 1FERTILIZER

Two organizations areproposing to build nitro-gen fertilizer plants inNorth Dakota.Northern Plains Nitro-

gen announced last monththat it hopes to build a $1.5billion facility near thenortheast North Dakotacity of Grand Forks.Last summer, the North

Dakota Corn Growers As-sociation said it would liketo build such a plant. Thegroup is involved with theproposed Grand Forksplant.In the other proposal,

CHS, working with theNorth Dakota FarmersUnion, hopes to build a$1.4 billion nitrogen fertil-izer plant in the south-cen-tral North Dakota city ofSpiritwood.Although the two pro-

posals are separate, theyhave some things in com-mon.Both plants would use

flared gas from oil produc-tion in western NorthDakota.And both would make

three types of fertilizer:anhydrous ammonia, ureaand UAN liquid fertilizer.

Following is a short de-scription of each type.UUrreeaa::A dry material

with a relatively high per-centage of nitrogen, about45 to 46 percent. It is a rel-atively cheap per-unitsource of nitrogen, and arelatively safe and easy-to-use source. Its now themost commonly used typeof nitrogen in the region.AAnnhhyyddrroouuss aammmmoonniiaa::A

liquid with the highest per-centage of nitrogen (82 per-cent) of all nitrogenfertilizers. It is one of thecheapest per-unit sourcesof nitrogen. Safety and

convenience issues, how-ever, have reduced its pop-ularity.UUAANN ((UUrreeaa aammmmoonniiuumm

nniittrraattee)): A combination, inliquid form, of urea andammonium nitrate; 28 to 32percent nitrogen. Benefitsinclude ease of storage,handling and application.It is less common on theNorthern Plains than ureaand anhydrous, but its pop-ularity is expected to grow,in part because of risinginterest in side-dressingrow crops. Side-dressingmeans applying fertilizerbetween rows.

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n Its a blessing thewater came, but itdbe a blessing if itd

quit, tooBy Mikkel PatesAgweek Staff Writer

Rains have hampered plantingprogress for much of the region, butmost of the farmers and ranchers incentral North Dakota say it took excessmoisture to break the drought thattheyd expected. Farmers and rancherson a recent Agweek CropStop tour werelargely upbeat about the moisture, eventhough it has slowedthem down.BISMARCK, N.D.

Bill MacDonald says thewinter was mild aver-age temperature, butshort snowfall at theranch, just south of Bis-marck. The MacDon-alds main business isSaler cattle.We never fed cattle

hay until about Jan. 5 had em on corn stalksuntil then, he says. Im glad ourspring (precipitation) came in the formof rain instead of snow in March.

The family had a successful saleMarch 12, selling 140 bulls, with thebest average ever. MacDonald says hewas pleasantly surprised, considering athreatening drought and the lacklustercattle market since Jan. 1.MacDonald, his wife, Linda, and his

son, Will, raise crops on about 1,100acres, including two center pivot irriga-tion units, covering about 340 acres.The irrigated land offers less risk. Oneof the pivots is alfalfa and the other iscorn, which was planted by May 13.I wont plant anything a cow cant

eat, Bill MacDonald says. We dontraise sunflowers. I dont have theequipment, and Id only plant 150 to 200acres you cant afford it.You plant a day and you wait about

five days, if it rains, MacDonald says.Im not complaining about rain. Thatssomething I dont do and wont do. Wehave grass and we would have had nograss if it hadnt rained.The ranch received 8 inches in the

last half of May, he says. Sometimes we

dont get that the whole year, he says.The family got about half its expectedcorn acres planted.We raise some small grain oats,

for feed, he says. Were going to plantsilage corn last. That way, itll work be-cause it doesnt have to mature and beready to put into a grain bin. He thinksthere may be two fields, totaling 75acres, that might not get planted.But MacDonald is steadfast in not

complaining about rain. As far as Imconcerned, its a sin to complain aboutrain because God sends it to us, hesays. We dont have any control over it,and Im always thankful to get it. Youhave more with (rain) than you everhave without.

A life-giving rainBISMARCK, N.D. Jim Irvine,

astride Hiccup, and his friend JennMickelson of Mandan, N.D., on Mia onJune 1 were taking a quick horse rideinto pastures where bulls had been putin with cows, about 15 miles southeastof Bismarck, N.D. Mickelson works part-time at Interstate Veterinary Clinic inMandan and part-time at the Irvineranch.Exercising some of these fat horses

that havent gotten rode for awhile,Irvine explains to a passer-by. Irvine,59, acknowledged his mood is a lot bet-ter than it had been in early May, be-fore nearly 8 inches of rain had fallen.Irvine had been very worried about

drought.We had less than 100 bales left, he

says, so if it hadnt rained, hed havehad to cut back the herd. We weregoing to be out of grass and hay.And now? Abundant rain has given

the ranch a new lease on life. Every-

bodys talking about, Maybe, shut itoff, Irvine says. But its going to giveus a good first cutting of alfalfa. Itllstart a second cutting. Its going to hap-pen here in the next couple of weeks this hay cutting deal. Its going to start.Irvines cow-calf operation has Angus

cross cows with Simmental cross bulls.

He has about 200 cows. His brother,Richard, has some cattle at Jims ranch,but also has others elsewhere. Irvinesays the ranch had good luck calvingthis spring, but acknowledges springwas a long time coming. We didnt losea lot of calves, really, like some did. Wecalve a little early and we have barns totake care of them, he says. You stillfight a few sick calves. But we wereable to treat them.Irvine usually raises some oats for

feed, but that will probably change tomillet because of the lateness. He alsoplants some Sudan grass for silage.Im not a real good farmer to begin

with and Ive just kind of got behind,he says, with a chuckle. We got cattleout to pasture and about (May 28) wasthe first day I didnt have to feed any-thing here.That was a good feeling.

Frenzied farmingseasonHAZELTON, N.D.

Colby Nordstrom worksfor Central DakotaFrontier Co-op in Hazel-ton, N.D. The co-op,based in Napoleon withlocations in Hazelton,Wishek, Steele and NewSalem in North Dakota,normally covers a lot ofacres, but the rain hadslowed things down asof June 1.I couldnt even tell you what day it is

now, Nordstrom jokes. The frenzied

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SDSU develops tests for PorcineEpidemic Diarrhea Virus

n BROOKINGS, S.D. The Animal DiseaseResearch and Diagnostic Laboratory atSouth Dakota State University has devel-oped tests to detect Porcine Epidemic Diar-rhea Virus in pigs. In recent weeks, swineherds in several Midwest states have experi-enced signs of illness attributed to thisemerging virus. Until now, PEDV had not pre-viously been detected in the U.S. This viruscauses diarrhea and dehydration in pigs ofall ages, but is most severe in baby pigs. Inthis age group, mortality has been reportedto be as high as 40 percent in some herds.Diagnostic lab scientists at the ADRDL,working together with other Midwest diag-nostic laboratories, have developed a molec-ular test that detects the presence of PEDVin stool samples or tissues from affectedpigs. The test can be run in conjunction witha molecular test that detects TransmissibleGastroenteritis Virus, which is a closely re-lated but separate virus that can cause manyof the same signs in swine herds. Swine pro-ducers who detect signs of diarrhea in theirherds should contact their veterinarian to co-ordinate sample submission for PEDV test-ing. Once the samples are received at theADRDL, results generally are available thenext working day. The results can be ac-cessed by the veterinarian 24 hours a daythrough the ADRDLs secure, password-pro-tected web reporting site. SDSU scientistsare working on this emerging disease threatfrom many different angles, which will even-tually mean the development of additional di-agnostic techniques that will help swineproducers more rapidly and more conve-niently detect the spread of the virus throughtheir herds. These additional tests will in-clude blood tests to detect exposure to thevirus, as well as methods to fingerprint in-dividual virus isolates. Information aboutPEDV is rapidly changing. Swine producerswho suspect the presence of the virus intheir herd should contact their veterinarianfor information about treatment and methodsto limit the spread of the virus betweengroups on the farm and between farms.

RLND seeking participantsn There is time to apply to participate in theNorth Dakota State University Extension Ser-vices next Rural Leadership North Dakotaclass, which begins in November. This pro-gram is for anyone who wants to improve hisor her organization, business, farm or ranchoperation, or community. The applicationdeadline is June 15. The 18-month leader-ship development program includes in-stateseminars with experts; tours of agriculturaland community businesses; out-of-statetrips (Washington, D.C., and Minneapolis in2014) to meet with agricultural, business andgovernment leaders; and a trip to anothercountry (destination to be determined) tolearn about international agricultural andcommunity issues. Participants learn leader-ship skills, such as thinking critically and cre-atively, communicating effectively andmanaging conflict. They also learn aboutagricultural and rural policy, the agriculturaleconomy and future trends that could affectNorth Dakota, finding innovative ways tofund local and regional development proj-ects, marketing, civic engagement, the valueof coalitions and partnerships, industry andcommunity advocacy, and how to work withthe state Legislature. Participants also find away to use the skills theyve learned to im-prove their operation, business, organization,community or region. The tuition for theRLND program is $3,750. That covers allmeals, hotels and travel expenses such asbuses during in-state seminars and airfare to

out-of-state seminars. Participants are re-sponsible for their travel costs to in-stateseminars and points of departure for out-of-state seminars. Applicants must have been astate resident for at least a year and be ableto attend all of the seminars. Information:www.ag.ndsu.edu/rlnd, email [email protected] or call 701-231-5803.

Briefly...n Seeking vendors: The West Fargo ParkDistrict is seeking vendors for its annualFarmers Market and Beyond. The market

will be open from 4 to 7 p.m. Mondays andThursdays, July 8 through Oct. 3 in the park-ing lot at South Elmwood Park, 500 13thAve. W. Booth spaces are $15 per day, andthe market is open to area produce growers,other agriculture products and homecrafters. Information: 701-433-4350.n Preventing anthrax: North Dakotas stateveterinarian is urging livestock producers inareas with a past history of anthrax to takeaction to protect their animals from the dis-ease. A case of anthrax in an unvaccinatedbeef cow has been confirmed in Hettinger

County near the Adams County line, the firstconfirmed case in the state this year, saysDr. Susan Keller. Producers should consultwith their veterinarians to make sure the vac-cination schedule for their animals is up todate. Keller says effective anthrax vaccinesare readily available, but that it takes about aweek for immunity to be established, and itmust administered annually. She also saysproducers should monitor their herds for un-expected deaths and report them to theirveterinarians.

Agweek Wire Reports

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Auto Zone Command prevents costly input overlap by instantly stoppingproduct flow in up to 10 metering zones. The more zones you control, themore money you will save.

FLIP is SeedMasters patented mapping software that activates Auto ZoneCommand and halts product flow the first time openers pass through anoverlap area. Product is then applied on the last pass, preventing double seedand fertilizer from being applied, and avoiding any seedbed disturbance.

The Big Payback Savings using a 10 zone, 80 ft. drill

Formore informationon SeedMasters AutoZoneCommandorFLIP contact your local SeedMaster dealer or call 1.888.721.3001.

The diagram illustrates how SeedMasters Auto ZoneCommand turns off seed and fertilizer to each zone duringheadland passes. Without Auto Zone Command, thelarge area in red would receive double inputs, wastingconsiderable dollars.

Year AcresOverlap%-NoZone Command

Overlap%-AutoZone Command

Savingsper Acre

Cost Savings/Total Acres

1 5,000 7.30% 1.20% $6.38 $31,903

$6.38 Cost Savings/Acre/Year x 5000 AcresBased on $104.60 /Acre Average Input Cost = $31,903 Input Savings/Year

4 5,000 7.30% 1.20% $6.38 $31,903

5 5,000 7.30% 1.20% $6.38 $31,903

TOTAL 5 YEAR SAVINGS = $159,515

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AIR SEEDERS99 BG 5710 MA15232 ................................$43,00005 BG 5710 MD12714 ................................$82,00097 BG 8800 MB12350 ................................$22,00009 CIH FLXHOE 700 MA12705 ........... $132,00009 CIH FLXHOE 700 MA12706 ........... $132,00097 CIH 4010 MK002714 .............................$30,000CO CONCORD MB09362 ..........................$42,000CO 3310 MD11572 ........................................$24,000CO 4010 MA12150 ........................................$33,000CO 4812 MJ002592 ......................................$25,000FX 5000 MB12694 .........................................$36,00001 HA CART500 MA09640 ......................$44,00004 HA PS40 MA13006 ............................ $138,00001 HA PS6015 MA09638 ..........................$69,50003 HA PS6015 MB12695 ....................... $139,00006 HA PS6015 MA15948 ....................... $175,00006 HA PS6015 MD08460 ....................... $185,00007 HA PS6015 MA12703 ....................... $178,00007 HA PS6015 MA09428 ....................... $205,00007 HA PS6015 MA09434 ....................... $205,00007 HA PS6015 MA10383 ....................... $187,50008 HA PS6015 MA15960 ....................... $170,00008 HA PS6015 MA15954 ....................... $170,00010 HA PS6015 MA15964 ....................... $189,00010 HA PS6015 MA15962 ....................... $175,00010 HA PS6015 MA12153 ....................... $205,00006 JD 1895 MJ002983 ............................ $140,00006 JD 1895 MJ002982 ............................ $145,00005 MO MAXIM MD10344 .......................$75,00005 NH SD440 MA12704 ...........................$90,00012 AM 50 MA15968 ................................. $215,000

APPLICATION10 CIH 4020 1606 HRS MA15011 ............ $175,00006 CIH 4410 2067 HRS MA12386 ............ $138,00007 CIH 4410 2735 HRS MA15064 ............ $128,00008 CIH 4420 3289 HRS MJ002960 .......... $148,00012 JD 4730 19 HRS MA15925 ................. $240,00009 JD 4830 1621 HRS MJ002932 ............ $187,50006 JD 4920 3368 HRS MJ002962 ............ $130,00009 JD 4930 470 HRS MA11985 ............... $249,00094 LOMAGNUMCI 39912 HRSMB09448 $21,00007 LO 6400 25631 HRS MJ003019 .............$91,25004 RG AIRMAX 180 MB11984 ..............$26,50007 RG SSC1074 2298 HRS MA15883 .... $142,00009 RG SSC1084 1803 HRS MB15868 .... $159,00007 RG SS1074 2556 HRS MA15248 ....... $136,00005 RG 1074 3497 HRS MA11080 ............. $102,00005 RG 1074 2945 HRS MJ002880 ...............$76,00005 RG 1074 3268 HRS MA16386 ................$96,00006 RG 1074 3212 HRS MB15062 ............. $106,00007 RG 1074SS 1686 HRS MA15888 ....... $132,00009 RG 1084 3195 HRS MA15872 ............. $148,00009 RG 1084SS 1825 HRS MA15868* ..... $157,00011 RG 1194 1490 HRS MA15057 ............. $195,00011 RG 1194 629 HRS MA15251 ............... $215,00001 RG 1254 4601 HRS MA15068 ................$68,00002 RG 1254 3310 HRS MB15065 ................$78,00004 RG 1264 2840 HRS MA15887 ................$96,000

APPLICATION CONT.06 RG 1274C 2768 HRS MJ002965 ......... $110,00007 RG 1274C 3648 HRS MA15875 .......... $106,00007 RG 1286C 2694 HRS MA11984 .......... $140,00008 RG 1286C 6511 HRS MJ002959 ......... $142,00008 RG 1286C 2821 HRS MJ002899 ......... $155,00009 RG 1286C 1377 HRS MJ002896 ......... $190,00010 RG 1386 810 HRS MA11983 ............... $239,00010 RG 1386 1718 HRS MJ002897 ............ $195,00010 RG 1386 1206 HRS MJ002900 ............ $220,00010 RG 1386 2006 HRS MJ002902 ............ $195,00011 RG 1396 1956 HRS MA15871 ............. $210,000RG 544 3986 HRS MB16269 ..........................$26,00097 RG 854 3895 HRS MB15873 ...................$49,00001 RG 854 4522 HRS MA15066 ...................$67,00001 RG 854 4996 HRS MA15250 ...................$59,00001 RG 854 4866 HRS MB15250 ...................$59,00096 TG 1803 4354 HRS MB15920 .................$25,00096 TG 1903 5715 HRS MJ002838 ...............$28,00098 TG 1903 3674 HRS MA15542 ................$60,00098 TG 8103 4681 HRS MJ002929 ...............$38,00099 TG 8103 5207 HRS MJ002874 ...............$42,00099 TG 8103 3289 HRS MJ003014 ...............$68,00003 TG 8103 4209 HRS MJ002956 ...............$74,00005 TG 8103 3102 HRS MJ002614 ............ $105,00000 TG 8104 2741 HRS MA15041 ................$65,00004 TG 8104 3716 HRS MJ002730 ...............$99,00004 TG 8104 4353 HRS MJ002881 ...............$78,00005 TG 8144 3701 HRS MA15021 ............. $102,00010 TG 8204 2429 HRS MA15870 ............. $215,00013 TG 8400P2 246 HRS MA15012 ..................CALL10 TG 8203 1342 HRS MA13097 ............. $195,000TM BLU-JET MJ002981 .............................. $4,00011 HI NAV 4000 MA15061 ......................$32,00004 HG 2101 4010 HRS MA15920 ................$54,000

COMBINES00 CAT LEX 470 3810E/2462S HRSMA10693 $49,00001 CAT LEX 470 2183E/1600S HRSMB13523$51,00001 CAT LEX 470 2912E/2396S HRSMB07950$36,00001 CAT LEX 480 2488E/2314S HRSMB08724$57,25001 CAT LEX 480 3631E/3109S HRSMB08737$47,50098 CAT LEX 485 4241 HRS MB08732 .......$57,25000 CAT 470 1965E/1433S HRS MC08670 ...$49,00005 CH 670 1883E/1210S HRS MJ002955 $130,00091 CIH 1660 3657 HRS MB07307 ...............$13,50095 CIH 2188 3250E/2388S HRS MC08401 .$62,50099 CIH 2388 3818E/2950S HRS MC10827 .$56,00001 CIH 2388 3449E/2539S HRS MB15672 .$81,50001 CIH 2388 3748E/2880S HRS MA13510 .$65,00002 CIH 2388 3627E/2685S HRS MB10721 .$93,00004 CIH 2388 2687E/2022S HRS MB10740 .$95,00007 CIH 2588 2032E/1714S HRS MA10691 $149,00009 CIH 7120 2718E/2297S HRS MB10831 $155,00009 CIH 7120 2670E/2193S HRS MB10723 $152,00005 CIH 8010 1342 HRS MK002404 .......... $136,00092 GN R62 3960E/2880S HRS MA12979 ....$27,00095 GN R62 3507E/2533S HRS MF06436 ....$37,00095 GN R62 2548E/2132S HRS MA12980 ....$49,00099 GN R62 2803E/2164S HRS MA11182 ....$55,000

COMBINES CONT.00 GN R62 3333E/2750S HRS MA12397 ....$67,00003 GN R65 1617E/1060S HRS MA10800 . $120,00004 GN R65 2641E/1857S HRS MA13370 . $105,00006 GN R65 1851E/1084S HRS MA10732 . $140,65008 GN R65 1387E/1065S HRS MA12982 . $162,00009 GN R66 2049E/1450S HRS MA13360 . $163,95009 GN R66 499E/360S HRS MA11181 ..... $200,00010 GN R66 263E/187S HRS MA11183 ..... $216,00089 GN R70 2191E/1705S HRS MB10797 ....$24,250GN R72 2638E/1957S HRS MC10468 ...........$47,60093 GN R72 3700E/2519S HRS MC07941 ....$36,00094 GN R72 3471E/2488S HRS MB10731 ....$39,00094 GN R72 3788E/1642S HRS MB10297 ....$47,55095 GN R72 3305E/2498S HRS ML002811 ..$41,00098 GN R72 3455E/2559S HRS MA16073 ....$65,00004 GN R75 1001E/850S HRS MK002812 . $140,00006 GN R75 1467E/1121S HRS MA11180 . $160,00006 GN R75 1792E/1357S HRS MA16127 . $156,00011 GN S77 SPR 324E/230S HRSMA12987 $272,000JD 8820 MC13734 ........................................$12,00086 JD 8820 5006 HRS MC10838 .................$11,70090 JD 9600 5345E/3351S HRS MA08735 ...$28,00092 JD 9600 6155E/4244S HRS MB08362 ...$26,00094 JD 9600 5910E/3849S HRS MB08735 ...$37,00096 JD 9600 6023E/4119S HRS MK002436 .$29,00098 JD 9610 5100 HRS MA10829 ................$55,00000 JD 9650 3724E/2701S HRS MB11514 ...$84,00003 JD 9650STS 3305 HRS MB13734 ........$87,00005 JD 9660STS 1409E/881S HRSMB11032$137,75001 JD 9750 2966E/2230S HRS MA08037 $105,75001 JD 9750 4043E/2812S HRS MB11503 ...$80,00001 JD 9750STS 3645E/2521S HRSMA09284$92,00001 JD 9750STS 3597E/2451S HRSMA11329$89,00005 JD 9760 2121E/1479S HRSMA10821 .....$150,35004 JD 9760STS 1927E/1382S HRSMB08782$130,00006 JD 9760STS 1837E/1263S HRSMA11517$135,00002 LX 470R 2508E/1820S HRS MB08171 ...$65,60003 LX 470R 2909 HRS MA08170 ................$54,00002 LX 480R 2182E/1335S HRS MK002111 .$86,00006 LX 560R 1107E/596S HRS MB08888 .. $159,00005 LX 570R 1788E/1190S HRS MA11506 $125,00005 LX 570R 2087E/1475S HRS MA08772 $105,00006 LX 570R 1693E/1149S HRS MA11806 $145,00006 LX 570R 1816E/1164S HRS MA11515 $138,00008 LX 570R 1363 HRS MA11513 ............. $168,00005 LX 575R 1586E/1117S HRS MB10832 $160,00008 LX 575R 1626E/1064S HRS MA11031 $202,75009 LX 575R 566E/369S HRS MA10722 .... $236,50010 LX 575R 905E/655S HRS MA11516 .... $259,00005 LX 580R 2175E/1509S HRS MA09160 $137,00006 LX 580R 1525E/1056S HRS MA11512 $165,00007 LX 580R 1050E/676S HRS MA13522 .. $194,00007 LX 580R 1364E/863S HRS MA11046 .. $183,00007 LX 580R 1618E/1219S HRS MA08739 $164,00005 LX 585R 1974E/1236S HRS MA10684 $163,90005 LX 585R 3000E/1390S HRS MA10692 $167,00005 LX 585R 1685E/385S HRS MJ002813 $169,00005 LX 585R 1416E/955S HRS MA10833 .. $173,700

COMBINES CONT.06 LX 585R 2360 HRS MA11033 ............. $171,00007 LX 585R 1776E/1205S HRS MA11508 $216,00010 LX 585R 564E/377S HRS MA11034 .... $270,70010 LX 585R 547E/325S HRS MA13511 .... $295,00009 LX 590R 934E/578S HRS MA15992 .... $228,00009 LX 590R 906E/568S HRS MA15991 .... $228,00009 LX 590R 308 HRS MJ002384 .............. $275,00009 LX 595R 785E/583S HRS MA11505 .... $276,50009 LX 595R 983E/699S HRS MA12112 .... $275,00009 LX 595R 1265E/800S HRS MB15041 .. $265,00010 LX 595R 254E/138S HRS MA15988 .... $299,00010 LX 750 TT 749E/476S HRS MA11511 $347,00011 LX 750TTH 739E/552S HRS MA13521 $325,00012 LX 750TTH 508E/331S HRS MA16276 $360,00011 LX 760 297E/191S HRS MA11507 ....... $340,00011 LX 760 386 HRS MA16264 ................... $330,00011 LX 770 TT 283E/186S HRS MA15982 $440,00086 NH TR96 5100 HRS MXA20371 ............$12,000

GRAIN CARTS04 BZ 1250 MA09963 ................................$49,00008 BZ 1250 GRAIN MA09878 ................$59,000KZ 1040 MB09876 ........................................$19,00098 KZ 840 MA09873 ...................................$25,00010 UN 3750 MA11903 ...............................$29,00001 UN 8000 MA09962 ...............................$19,000

HAY EQUIPMENT03 CH RB56 MB10510 ................................ $9,50004 CH RB56 MA12348 ..............................$13,50005 CH RB56 MESH MA12340 .............$12,00011 CH RB56CA MA12334 .......................$33,75011 CH RB56CA MA12342 .......................$33,75011 CH RB56CA MA12341 .......................$33,75011 CH RB56CA MA12258 .......................$34,00011 CH RB56CA MA12349 .......................$32,00004 CIH RBX562 MA12331 ......................$12,50006 CIH RBX563 MA10507 ......................$16,50010 CIH WD2303 MA12840 .....................$95,00010 CIH WD2303 MJ002740 ....................$95,00005 HS 814 MA12354 .................................... $8,00094 JD 535 MB10504 .................................... $7,90004 JD 567 MA13217 ..................................$14,50099 JD 945 MA12363 ..................................$11,00009 NH BR7090 MA10514 ........................$24,00011 NH BR7090 MA12344 ........................$35,50006 NH BR780A MA10533 .......................$12,00009 NH H7150 MA12444 ...........................$23,900NH 1475 MB10530 ......................................$10,00000 NH 1475 MM002714 ............................$14,00001 NH 1475T MA13044 .............................. $9,000

MISC08CL JAG900 2846E/2088SHRSMJ002716.$159,00008CLJAG900 3045E/2363SHRSMJ002715.$142,00009 IC 1632 MB13264 .................................$16,500MV HEADER TRL MA11159 ..................... $7,000REM 2500 MA10816 ..................................... $8,000

PLANTERSCIH CYCLO 900 MC11781 ......................... $8,00002 CIH 1200 MA11801 ..............................$87,000

05 LX 570R 1788E/1190S HRSMA11506$125,000 11 RG 1396 1956 HRS MA15871..$210,00004 CIH RBX562MA12331...............$12,500 10 HA PS6015MA15964..............$189,000

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PLANTERS CONT.06 CIH 1200 MA15205 ..............................$63,00097 CIH 5400 MB15231 ..............................$12,50008 GP YP2425 MA15655 .........................$88,00005 JD 1520 MA15195 ...............................$17,500JD 1770NT MB15208 .................................$32,00008 JD 1770NT MA15552 ...................... $108,00009 JD 1770NT MB15552 ...................... $115,00096 JD 1780 MXA26868 .............................$34,00004 JD 1790 MB15490 ................................$92,000JD 7000 MC15195 ......................................... $8,500WP 5100 MB07890 ....................................... $9,50097 WP 6100 MB11803 ..............................$23,000WP 6180 MA15217 .....................................$21,00096 WP 6180 MB11781 ..............................$24,00097 WP 6180 MB15551 ..............................$14,00006 WP 8524 MA15193 ..............................$87,00009 WP 8524-30CFS MA15209 ..............$85,00009 WP 8824 MA15202 ........................... $114,00012 WP 8824-24R30 MA15652 ............ $159,000

SSL & TRACK MACHINES99 CAT 226 4118 HRS MB16250 ...............$10,50011 CAT 226B3 267 HRS MA13651 ...........$32,50006 CAT 236B 5265 HRS MA10954 ............$15,50011 CAT 236B3 154 HRS MA15832 ............... CALL11 CAT 236B3 161 HRS MA13649 ...........$39,50011 CAT 236B3 115 HRS MA13434 ...........$39,50011 CAT 236B3 137 HRS MA13650 ...........$39,50011 CAT 236B3 150 HRS MA13648 ...........$39,50011 CAT 242B3 200 HRS MA15792 ...........$37,50012 CAT 242B3 79 HRS MA13932 .............$39,00099 CAT 246 MB13310 ...............................$15,00003 CAT 246 3839 HRS MA12522 ...............$21,00010 CAT 246C 214 HRS MA12521 ..............$39,50011 CAT 246C 33 HRS MC13188 ................$42,00012 CAT 246CQ 609 HRS MA13849 ...........$44,00010 CAT 256C 219 HRS MA12579 ..............$36,25008 CAT 257B2 984 HRS MA15758 ...........$32,50007 CAT 262B 1286 HRS MA15841 ............$25,50010 CAT 262C 241 HRS MA13490 ..............$45,00010 CAT 262C 301 HRS MA13955 ..............$42,50010 CAT 262C 321 HRS MA12728 ..............$38,50011 CAT 262C 489 HRS MA13686 ..............$45,00012 CAT 262C2 91 HRS MA15838 ..............$48,50007 CAT 272C 1228 HRS MA11462 ............$37,50009 CAT 272C 1589 HRS MA13312 ............$39,00010 CAT 272C 294 HRS MA13212 ..............$45,00012 CAT 279C 135 HRS MA15823 ..............$53,00011 CAT 287C 1130 HRS MA11122 ............$49,50011 CAT 289C 571 HRS MA12862 ..............$61,00008 CAT 297C 2077 HRS MA13219 ............$35,00009 CAT 299C 1339 HRS MA12512 ............$56,25009 CAT 299C 1829 HRS MA12510 ............$46,00009 CAT 299C 1720 HRS MA12514 ............$48,00011 CAT 299C 704 HRS MA13432 ..............$69,50011 BOB S205 563 HRS MA13821 .............$37,50006 BOB S300 4089 HRS MA15863 ...........$19,00006 BOB T190 1863 HRS MA15775 ...........$27,50097 BOB 873 1940 HRS MA16482 ..............$16,500

SSL & TRACK MACHINES CONT.11 CA SV300 1424 HRS MA16948 ...........$42,50012 CA TV380 343 HRS MA15770 ..............$56,50008 CA 440CT 1193 HRS MA13822 ............$36,00010 CA 440CT 959 HRS MA15811 ..............$37,50008 CA 450 482 HRS MA15849 ....................$27,00010 JD 323DT 360 HRS MA15813 ..............$35,00006 JD 328 4680 HRS MA15836 ..................$24,50007 NH C185 615 HRS MA17084 .................... CALL12 NH L230 29 HRS MA15839 ...................$42,500

TILLAGE01 CIH TIGERMATE MA12819 .............$37,000CIH 330 TURBO MB13791 ......................$47,000HA JKR RT270 MJ003031 ........................... CALL11 HA JOKERRT270 MA16103 ............$58,50012 HA JOKERRT370 MA16152 ................ CALL12 HA JOKERRT370 MA16151 ................ CALLIH 496 MA15914 ............................................. $9,30001 JD 2400 MA15737 ...............................$34,00004 JD 2700 MB16236 ................................$22,500SN G4-27 MA16229 ..................................... $8,75009 SN SF1435-36 MA15936 ..................$45,00011 SN SF1435-36 MA16020 ..................$53,000SN SF1544-45 MB08460 ..........................$56,50007 SN SF1544-45 MB15959 ...................$49,000SN SF4511-11 MA11224 ..........................$37,00008 SN SF4530-19 MA11225 ..................$63,00003 SN 1434-36 MA15940 ........................$36,000SR SUPER COLT MA12827 .....................$62,000SR SUPER COLT MA12825 .....................$35,00011 SR SUPER COLT MA16388 .............$45,00001 WS 842NT 26 MA16017 .................$34,00000 GA MAGNUM MA09522 .................$25,00006 GA MAGNUM CLT MA15483 ........$33,00001 PX PHOENIX MJ002978 ..................... $6,250YE ROTARY HOE MJ002979 .................... $8,500LA 6230-30 MA12818 ................................$39,000LA 876 MA13178 ..........................................$35,000

TRACTORS97 CAT 55 6433 HRS MB12089 ..................$56,00096 CAT 75C 6410 HRS MC11563 ...............$48,00000 CAT 85E 5244 HRS MB15465 ...............$89,00097 CAT 95E 5868 HRS ML002706 ..............$99,00084 AC 8050 9256 HRS MA15093 ................... CALL08 CH MT765B 3015 HRS MA15415 .... $168,000CH MT500 X028425 ....................................... CALL05 CH MT555B 4130 HRS MA13243 .......$75,00004 CH MT565B 3311 HRS MB12092 .......$68,00011 CH MT655C 807 HRS MA13458 ...... $175,50011 CH MT665C 1115 HRS MA15486 .... $190,00009 CH MT675C 707 HRS MA11951 ...... $182,00003 CH MT755 3954 HRS MA13461 ....... $129,00006 CH MT755B 10613 HRS MB15470 .....$90,00007 CH MT755B 2200 HRS MA13455 .... $169,00008 CH MT755B 2650 HRS MA13445 .... $173,00011 CH MT755C 729 HRS MA15421 ...... $218,00002 CH MT765 7750 HRS MA15418 ..........$90,00003 CH MT765 4768 HRS MA11556 ....... $145,00008 CH MT765B 2972 HRS MA15450 .... $173,00009 CH MT765C 2135 HRS MA13449 .... $190,00011 CH MT765C 840 HRS MA16327 ...... $231,00011 CH MT765C 792 HRS MA16383 ...... $234,00011 CH MT765C 706 HRS MA16329 ...... $236,00011 CH MT765C 773 HRS MA16336 ...... $234,00011 CH MT765C 738 HRS MA16334 ...... $229,00011 CH MT765C 1013 HRS MA16333 .... $226,00009 CH MT765C 2121 HRS MA15447 .... $193,00003 CH MT835 9275 HRS MA12087 ..........$90,00004 CH MT835 3577 HRS MB11210 ....... $144,00008 CH MT835B 2762 HRS MA13472 .... $213,00004 CH MT845 3955 HRS MA13466 ....... $159,00006 CH MT855 4134 HRS MK003018 ..... $135,00008 CH MT855B 3117 HRS MA12086 .... $215,00006 CH MT855B 4694 HRS MJ002815 .. $205,00010 CH MT855C 1943 HRS MA13471 .... $267,00006 CH MT865B 2691 HRS MB11200 .... $233,00007 CH MT865B 2656 HRS MA12108 .... $235,00006 CH MT865B 3074 HRS MA11566 .... $225,00008 CH MT865B 2530 HRS MA12109 .... $232,50008 CH MT865B 2748 HRS MA13481 .... $226,00010 CH MT865C 933 HRS MA13476 ...... $292,00011 CH MT865C 2453 HRS MA16342 .... $307,00011 CH MT865C 979 HRS MA12120 ...... $331,00011 CH MT865C 1597 HRS MA16343 .... $318,00011 CH MT865C 958 HRS MA12119 ...... $331,00008 CH MT875B 1978 HRS MA12121 .... $285,00011 CH MT875C 2471 HRS MA16339 .... $335,000

TRACTORS CONT.11 CH MT875C 2474 HRS MA16338 .... $330,00011 CH MT975C 626 HRS MA12126 ...... $310,00001 AG DT225 6732 HRS MA15407 ...........$65,00094 AG 9690 MB12081 ...............................$48,00005 CIH MXM190 5255 HRS MA13454 ....$78,00008 CIHMX110 PRO 596 HRS MA16412*.$67,00004 CIH MX255 2865 HRS MA12460 ..... $115,00004 CIH MX255 2776 HRS MA12459 ..... $115,00004 CIH MX285 3301 HRS MA13766 ..... $106,00010 CIH PUMA 140 3216 HRS MA16373 $91,00086 CIH P394 6660 HRS MB11709 .............$22,00004 CIH STX375 5547 HRS MA10886 .... $125,00004 CIH STX425 4116 HRS MA15477 .... $149,00008 CIH 535Q 1731 HRS MA12123 .......... $255,00092 CIH 7140 8782 HRS MC16335 ..............$38,50096 CIH 7240 7984 HRS MA12500 ..............$52,00096 CIH 9370 8453 HRS MB16335 ..............$63,00096 CIH 9380 4649 HRS MA07934 ..............$83,00074 IH 1066 9490 HRS MC11690 ................... $8,50078 IH 1086 8389 HRS MB15249 .................$11,00085 JD 4650 11540 HRS MB13233 ..............$29,00089 JD 4955 10881 HRS MC12095 ..............$39,00002 JD 7210 4199 HRS MA13233 ...............$57,00095 JD 7700 15209 HRS MA13232 .............$40,00008 JD 7930 2351 HRS MB16341 .................... CALL05 JD 8320 3799 HRS MB12095 ............. $139,00083 JD 8650 6000 HRS MA15240 ...............$28,00087 JD 8850 8000 HRS MC13358 ................$26,00004 JD 9520T 3133 HRS MB12105 .......... $144,00009 JD 9530 1767 HRS MA11555 ............ $230,00009 JD 9530 1192 HRS MA12124 ............ $236,00010 JD 9530 1682 HRS MA13344 ............ $240,00008 JD 9630 1339 HRS MA12405 ............ $245,00009 JD 9630 1275 HRS MA11571 ............ $245,00003 NH TG285 5111 HRS MA11600 ...........$92,00008 NH TV145 3824 HRS MA13231 ...........$80,000NH TV6070 3442 HRS MA13883 ................$95,00009 NH T6070 716 HRS MA15089 ..............$70,00010 NH T9040 1592 HRS MA11561 ......... $210,00008 NH T9060HD 1400 HRS MK002729 $215,00095 NH 9280 5371 HRS MA15456 ...............$44,00097 NH 9882 5043 HRS MB10856 ...............$69,00007 VS 2210 1925 HRS MA11751 ...............$96,00088 VS 846 6068 HRS MA12461 ..................$34,00092 VS 946 6500 HRS MD10216 ..................$45,00007 MC XTX215 1518 HRS MC13754 ........$70,000OV 1555 MD13188 ......................................... $7,500

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By Mikkel PatesAgweek Staff Writers

Fred Kirschenmann, a native of Med-ina, N.D., is described by some as theFather of Sustainability for Americanagriculture. An organic agriculture pro-ponent and pioneer. Kirschenmann alsoproduces for the biodynamic market,which is a subset of the organic world.He established Farm Verified Or-

ganic in 1979, one of the early third-party certification services for organicproducts. In 1998, he formed Interna-tional Certification Services, which cer-tify organic and other agriculturalpractices in the U.S. and other coun-tries. Later, he helped establish theFoundation for Agricultural and RuralResource Management and Sustainabil-ity, a nonprofit educational group basedin Medina with FVO and ICS.

During a special Fa-thers Day event dubbedDay on the Prairie,FARRMSwill host afilm viewing and toursof area organic farms,beginning at 1 p.m. atthe FARRMS home of-fice, 301 Fifth Ave. SE,in Medina.Tickets for the Fa-

thers Day event are$100 for the first person and $50 each foradditional members of a family or com-pany. FARRMS is offering a Fathers Dayticket price. Bring your father and up tothree family members for $150.Kirschenmann will host Deborah

Koons Garcia, a film producer andwidow of Jerry Garcia of the GratefulDead, who died in August 199

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