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Getting Kerryd Away

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Just Thinking Out LoudPage 32

The Next Generation

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Dairy Star Saturday, Dember 13, 2014 Page 3

Rambling from the RidgesPage 30

Veterinary WisdomPage 34

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FIRST SECTION Pages 1, 5 Interim leadership named after AMPI CEO steps downPage 11 Milking their freedomPage 12 Meadow Star Dairy operation gets go-aheadPages 15 - 16 From Our Side of the FencePage 22 Be proactive, not reactivePage 23 Making Cents of DairyPage 28 Set SMART goals for your farm for 2015Page 29 Reduced-lignin alfalfa is on the horizonPages 38 - 39 South Dakotas dairy industry is going strongSECOND SECTION Page 6 Dairy in the SuburbsPage 10 The Mielke Market WeeklyPage 11 Dairy MarketsPage 12 Iowa Hay Auction resultsPages 22 - 23 McGuirk shares ideas for evaluating

calf healthPage 32 Mid-American Hay Auction resultsPage 36 - 37 Dairy RecipesTHIRD SECTIONPages 10 - 11 Lower-quality feed, mycotoxins are issues facing some farmsPage 17 Possible ban of neonicotinoid seed treatments for soybeansPage 18 Empower your Mexican employeePages 22 - 23 Producers share changes to improve productivity, pro tabilityPages 24 - 25 Central and West milk production leaders during 2013Pages 28 - 29Feeding management an important aspect of robotic milking systemsPages 30 - 31 Dairy CalendarPages 32-33 Some Udder StuffPages 34 - 38Classi eds

Contents

Dairying Across America: New YorkPages 14-16, 19Second Section

Hansens J-Lee Dairy recognized as heritage farmPages 36 - 37

Graf talks about loss of husband, continuing the family dairyPage 20Third Section

Awards, seminars, banquet highlight expoPages 26 - 27Third Section

Marschall surprised with three bull calves

Pages 28 - 29Second Section

IndependenceWilton

Hudson

Eau Claire

HastingsRandolph

Shakopee

Plato

Dent

OgilvieSt. Cloud

Engelmanns named McLeod County Farm Family of the YearPages 3 - 5Second Section

Gierok uses chainsaws to carve original pieces out of

wood as hobbyPages 9, 12

Third Section

Noths passion carries farm

into next generationPages 38 - 39

Long history of conservation on

Herricks Dairy FarmPage 25 - 26

FFA advisor honored with prestigious awards

Pages 4 - 5, 7Third Section

Women in Jeans:Sandy HonerPage 35

Bremer creates display for

seven holidays, including

ChristmasPages 2 - 3, 6Third Section

Stahlbusch Dairy: Dedication

to high quality productsPages 1, 10

Drosts add a stall barn to expand dairy

operationPages 1, 8 - 9

Thoenys consistent milk procedure leads

to low SCCPages 18, 20

Rice Lake

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4WD TRACTORS 4WD TRACTORS 4WD TRACTORS 6 JD 9460R , 134 hrs, #115137 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 329,000 8 JD 9460R , 141 hrs, #103801 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 327,000 3 JD 9560R , 373 hrs, #115299 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 315,000 1 JD 9560R , 1252 hrs, #116287 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 295,000 8 JD 9360R , 560 hrs, #106026 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 262,000 1 JD 9360R , 169 hrs, #99783 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 261,500 1 JD 9360R , 280 hrs, #99784 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 261,500 3 JD 9230 , 1077 hrs, #97976 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 199,000 6 JD 9430 , 2068 hrs, #116300 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 196,000 3 JD 9430 , 2162 hrs, #109223 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 195,000 7 JD 9530 , 2058 hrs, #107664 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 195,000 6 JD 9630 , 3473 hrs, #107128 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 189,000 7 JD 9430 , 4103 hrs, #102628 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 185,000 2 JD 9520 , 4977 hrs, #110315 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 172,000 1 JD 9620 , 3311 hrs, #115311 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 159,000 9 JD 9520 , 3948 hrs, #102786 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 143,000 8 JD 9400 , 5944 hrs, #110265 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 109,000 10 JD 9400 , 6011 hrs, #102585 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 96,900 7 Case 9390 , 6502 hrs, #107014 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 87,900 5 JD 9300 , 5511 hrs, #107728 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 87,000 2 JD 8560 , 5296 hrs, #110256 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 52,500 7 Versatile 876 , 7020 hrs, #114707 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 42,500 6 Case IH 9280 , 6350 hrs, #116239 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 40,000 9 Versatile 895 , 8900 hrs, #109204 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 23,500 9 JD 8430 , 3267 hrs, #113293 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 22,000 5 Steiger BEARCAT III ST220 , 7048 hrs, #115460 . . $ 16,900

COMBINES COMBINES COMBINES 2 JD S680 , 278 hrs, 220 sep hrs, #116536 . . . . . . . . $ 472,000 8 JD S670 , 225 hrs, 180 sep hrs, #116534 . . . . . . . . $ 355,000 7 JD S680 , 314 hrs, 238 sep hrs, #103785 . . . . . . . . $ 350,000 6 JD S670 , 168 hrs, 98 sep hrs, #113532 . . . . . . . . . . $ 329,000 5 JD S680 , 592 hrs, 350 sep hrs, #96569 . . . . . . . . . . $ 329,000 7 JD S680 , 359 hrs, sep hrs, #106005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 325,000 8 JD S660 , 140 hrs, sep hrs, #116531 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 321,000 2 JD S670 , 244 hrs, 166 sep hrs, #106022 . . . . . . . . $ 315,000 1 JD S670 , 378 hrs, 285 sep hrs, #107738 . . . . . . . . $ 315,000 8 JD S670 , 281 hrs, 213 sep hrs, #116927 . . . . . . . . $ 315,000 2 JD S660 , 102 hrs, 75 sep hrs, #106153 . . . . . . . . . . $ 310,000 6 JD S660 , 117 hrs, sep hrs, #103156 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 310,000 11 JD S670 , 227 hrs, 147 sep hrs, #95828 . . . . . . . . . . $ 305,000 8 JD S670 , 289 hrs, 159 sep hrs, #96566 . . . . . . . . . . $ 305,000 3 JD S690 , 869 hrs, 655 sep hrs, #107762 . . . . . . . . $ 305,000 2 JD S670 , 215 hrs, 135 sep hrs, #102708 . . . . . . . . $ 300,000 1 JD S680 , 600 hrs, 465 sep hrs, #111132 . . . . . . . . $ 300,000 8 JD S670 , 341 hrs, 255 sep hrs, #107122 . . . . . . . . $ 297,000 5 JD S660 , 289 hrs, 206 sep hrs, #106001 . . . . . . . . $ 295,000 6 JD S660 , 347 hrs, 239 sep hrs, #106299 . . . . . . . . $ 290,000 6 JD S670 , 425 hrs, 318 sep hrs, #96949 . . . . . . . . . . $ 289,000 10 JD S660 , 281 hrs, 230 sep hrs, #103641 . . . . . . . . $ 279,900 8 JD S660 , 307 hrs, 188 sep hrs, #96947 . . . . . . . . . . $ 275,000 3 JD 9870 STS , 815 hrs, 636 sep hrs, #97523 . . . $ 265,000 7 JD 9870 STS , 975 hrs, 750 sep hrs, #106008 . . . . $ 249,000 3 JD 9770 STS , 941 hrs, 715 sep hrs, #106523 . . . . $ 230,000 10 JD 9770 STS , 644 hrs, 612 sep hrs, #114636 . . . . $ 219,900 5 JD 9770 STS , 1067 hrs, 793 sep hrs, #106162 . . $ 215,000 1 JD 9770 STS , 1339 hrs, 1047 sep hrs, #107129 . $ 207,000 11 JD 9770 STS , 1781 hrs, 1432 sep hrs, #106314 . $ 200,000 6 JD 9870 STS , 1219 hrs, 673 sep hrs, #81794 . $ 200,000 5 JD 9870 STS , 1693 hrs, 1214 sep hrs, #86498 . . $ 200,000 6 JD 9670 STS , 1176 hrs, 630 sep hrs, #111661 . . $ 197,000 8 JD 9570 STS , 1191 hrs, 767 sep hrs, #106787 . . $ 195,000 7 JD 9870 STS , 1375 hrs, 1101 sep hrs, #106732 . $ 190,000 6 JD 9670 STS , 1119 hrs, 700 sep hrs, #115977 . . $ 189,000

6 JD 9770 STS , 1208 hrs, 695 sep hrs, #95880 . $ 185,000 1 JD 9670 STS , 1478 hrs, 908 sep hrs, #115788 . . $ 179,000 2 JD 9570 STS , 1555 hrs, sep hrs, #115868 . . . . . . $ 169,000 7 JD 9560 STS , 1600 hrs, 1200 sep hrs, #115854 . $ 165,000 6 JD 9570 STS , 1380 hrs, 948 sep hrs, #113653 . . . $ 165,000 7 JD 9770 STS , 2150 hrs, 1500 sep hrs, #106733 . . $ 149,500 2 JD 9760 STS , 2234 hrs, sep hrs, #116288 . . . . . . . $ 135,000 6 JD 9660 STS , 2345 hrs, 1599 sep hrs, #108710 . . $ 125,000 3 JD 9760 STS , 2710 hrs, 2112 sep hrs, #106242 . . $ 125,000 6 JD 9760 STS , 2642 hrs, sep hrs, #107702 . . . . . . . $ 119,900 5 JD 9760 STS , 3543 hrs, 2219 sep hrs, #82037 . . . $ 119,000 6 JD 9550 , 2311 hrs, sep hrs, #116640 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 109,000 9 JD 9650 STS , 2337 hrs, 1593 sep hrs, #94501 . . $ 95,000 8 JD 9650 STS , 3030 hrs, 1951 sep hrs, #107304 . . . $ 95,000 3 JD 9750 STS , 3719 hrs, 2554 sep hrs, #106458 . . . $ 85,000 9 JD 9550 , 3251 hrs, 2630 sep hrs, #107487 . . . . . . . . $ 79,000 11 JD 9650 STS , 3218 hrs, 2330 sep hrs, #102583 . . . $ 69,000 6 JD 9610 , 5150 hrs, 3600 sep hrs, #103043 . . . . . . . . $ 50,000 6 JD 9500 , 3799 hrs, 2507 sep hrs, #103038 . . . . . . . . $ 45,000 5 JD 9510 , 5755 hrs, sep hrs, #109268 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 40,900 6 JD 9400 , 3668 hrs, 2591 sep hrs, #116929 . . . . . . . . $ 39,000 2 JD 9500 , 2710 hrs, 1995 sep hrs, #107542 . . . . . . . . $ 38,500 6 JD 9500 , 3945 hrs, 2874 sep hrs, #106722 . . . . . . . . $ 37,500 11 JD 7720 , 4832 hrs, sep hrs, #116918 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 12,900 11 JD 7720 , 3142 hrs, 3142 sep hrs, #114350 . . . . . . . . $ 12,900 2 JD 6620 , 3150 hrs, sep hrs, #95330 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 11,850 ROW CROP TRACTORS ROW CROP TRACTORS ROW CROP TRACTORS

3 JD 8335R , 631 hrs, #111069 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 260,000 7 JD 8335R , 324 hrs, #102802 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 255,000 1 JD 8310R , 95 hrs, #98431 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 248,000 2 JD 8310R , 827 hrs, #102251 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 240,000 6 JD 8335R , 1915 hrs, #109505 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 235,000 1 JD 8285R , 106 hrs, #98430 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 233,000 2 JD 8310R , 450 hrs, #115867 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 229,000 1 JD 8260R , 150 hrs, #98871 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 222,000 1 JD 8260R , 187 hrs, #98867 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 222,000 2 JD 8285R , 48 hrs, #109370 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 221,000 8 JD 8285R , 192 hrs, #108878 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 217,000 1 JD 8235R , 121 hrs, #98870 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 210,000 1 JD 8235R , 201 hrs, #98435 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 210,000 3 JD 8235R , 946 hrs, #113846 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 207,000 8 JD 8235R , 599 hrs, #116012 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 205,000 6 JD 8260R , 132 hrs, #98888 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 204,000 1 JD 8260R , 188 hrs, #98972 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 204,000 1 JD 8285R , 239 hrs, #99781 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 204,000 11 JD 8260R , 213 hrs, #111455 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 197,000 11 JD 8260R , 296 hrs, #99750 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 191,500 1 JD 8235R , 220 hrs, #98890 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 191,000 1 JD 8235R , 256 hrs, #98889 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 191,000 5 JD 8235R , 263 hrs, #98970 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 191,000 7 JD 8235R , 221 hrs, #100227 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 183,500 1 JD 8235R , 205 hrs, #99747 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 181,000 1 JD 8235R , 247 hrs, #99780 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 181,000 6 JD 8260R , 1038 hrs, #106309 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 175,000 10 JD 7230R , 71 hrs, #103635 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 174,900 6 JD 8530 , 6100 hrs, #116510 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 173,000 6 JD 8430 , 3936 hrs, #103179 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 169,000 3 JD 8225R , 1500 hrs, #111787 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 165,000 10 JD 8245R , 1453 hrs, #108854 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 165,000 1 JD 7215R , 238 hrs, #98439 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 163,000 6 JD 8530 , 5959 hrs, #111098 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 162,000 8 JD 7200R , 784 hrs, #116916 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 161,900 11 JD 7215R , 307 hrs, #93893 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 161,000 3 JD 7215R , 1083 hrs, #115599 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 159,900

1 JD 7215R , 153 hrs, #98438 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 159,000 7 Case IH MAGNUM 290 , 3038 hrs, #114996 . . . . $ 159,000 7 JD 8530 , 4632 hrs, #116293 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 157,900 3 JD 8225R , 2175 hrs, #107398 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 157,000 1 JD 7200R , 117 hrs, #98892 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 156,000 8 JD 8230 , 2010 hrs, #113982 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 155,000 6 JD 8230 , 2245 hrs, #116361 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 155,000 5 JD 7200R , 171 hrs, #98442 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 153,000 7 Agco DT275B , 2450 hrs, #114204 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 152,900 9 JD 7930 , 864 hrs, #115853 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 149,000 7 JD 8330 , 4093 hrs, #106160 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 149,000 6 JD 8330 , 3777 hrs, #116362 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 148,000 7 JD 6190R , 204 hrs, #102527 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 142,500 8 JD 7830 , 650 hrs, #107305 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 142,000 3 JD 8230 , 3000 hrs, #106515 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 142,000 6 JD 7830 , 887 hrs, #108226 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 140,000 10 JD 6170R , 160 hrs, #103637 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 139,900 1 JD 6190R , 380 hrs, #99523 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 139,500 10 JD 8230 , 2772 hrs, #106249 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 136,000 9 JD 7830 , 1200 hrs, #108890 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 135,000 6 JD 7830 , 3606 hrs, #110189 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 134,000 1 JD 7830 , 1697 hrs, #109499 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 133,500 1 JD 7830 , 2141 hrs, #110660 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 130,900

SKID STEER SKID STEER SKID STEER 8 JD 332E , 370 hrs, #116321 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 57,500 7 JD 332E , 329 hrs, #113305 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 54,900 6 JD 332E , 300 hrs, #115525 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 53,900 6 JD 332E , 425 hrs, #113769 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 53,700 8 JD 332E , 509 hrs, #113546 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 52,500 7 JD 328E , 621 hrs, #114075 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 48,500 11 JD 328E , 119 hrs, #103746 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 47,900 6 JD 326E , 208 hrs, #102022 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 46,900 10 JD 328D , 831 hrs, #116477 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 46,500 2 JD 326E , 5 hrs, #115176 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 44,900 8 JD 328D , 495 hrs, #115737 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 44,900 6 JD 328E , 1332 hrs, #114402 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 42,900 6 JD 328E , 1614 hrs, #114403 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 42,900 6 JD 326E , 830 hrs, #116309 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 41,500 8 JD 320D , 200 hrs, #116466 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 38,900 8 JD 326D , 444 hrs, #116308 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 38,500 8 JD 320D , 370 hrs, #116507 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 36,500 6 JD 320D , 525 hrs, #116450 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 36,500 6 JD 320D , 475 hrs, #116366 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 36,000 2 Case SV250 , 1103 hrs, #111635 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 35,900 6 JD 320D , 800 hrs, #116590 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 34,900 10 JD 320D , 950 hrs, #115969 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 34,500 8 JD 318D , 190 hrs, #95892 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 33,500 6 JD 320D , 1312 hrs, #116758 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 33,500 5 JD 320D , 940 hrs, #116315 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 32,900 5 JD 318E , 1355 hrs, #116500 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 32,500 6 JD 318D , 1483 hrs, #113640 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 31,900 12 JD 318D , 342 hrs, #106770 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 31,900 6 JD 320D , 2300 hrs, #116498 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 29,500 11 Gehl 5240E , 442 hrs, #112477 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 29,000 10 JD 318D , 1261 hrs, #116363 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 28,900 10 JD 318D , 55 hrs, #113303 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 28,900 10 JD 320 , 851 hrs, #116241 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 21,900 9 JD 320 , 2550 hrs, #115054 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 21,000 8 JD 320D , 2977 hrs, #116506 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 20,900 9 New Holland L218 , 911 hrs, #109787 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 19,900 6 Bobcat S185 , 2070 hrs, #116707 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 19,900 13 Bobcat 864 , 2356 hrs, #116357 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 19,900 7 JD 317 , 2128 hrs, #113445 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 18,900 13 JD 6675 , 2100 hrs, #116475 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 16,900

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103801 2013 JD S680, 271 sep h

rs 2013 JD S680

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(1) = GLENCOE 800-558-3759 800-558-3759 4561 HWY 212 4561 HWY 212

(2) = HOWARD LAKE 866-875-5093 866-875-5093

5845 KEATS AVE. SW 5845 KEATS AVE. SW

(3) = STEWART 800-827-7933 800-827-7933 78412 CO RD 20 78412 CO RD 20

(4) = ST. CLOUD 800-645-5531 800-645-5531

1035 35TH AVE. NE 1035 35TH AVE. NE

(5) = GLENWOOD 888-799-1495 888-799-1495

1710 N FRANKLIN 1710 N FRANKLIN

(6) = SAUK CENTRE 888-320-2936 888-320-2936 1140 CENTRE ST 1140 CENTRE ST

(7) = ALEXANDRIA 888-799-1490 888-799-1490

5005 STATE HWY 27 E 5005 STATE HWY 27 E

(8) = PAYNESVILLE 866-784-5535 866-784-5535 725 LAKE AVE. S 725 LAKE AVE. S

(9) = PRINCETON 800-570-3453 800-570-3453

3708 BAPTIST CHURCH RD 3708 BAPTIST CHURCH RD

(10) = LITTLE FALLS 800-655-5469 800-655-5469 16069 HWY 27 E 16069 HWY 27 E

(11) = WADENA 888-631-2311 888-631-2311

62505 US HWY 10 62505 US HWY 10

(12) = AITKIN 800-732-1129 800-732-1129 1120 2ND ST NW 1120 2ND ST NW

(13) = BAXTER 800-568-4338 800-568-4338 7045 FOLEY RD 7045 FOLEY RD

1 . 9 % 1 . 9 % FOR 60 MONTHS FOR 60 MONTHS

ON COMBINES & ON COMBINES & COMBINE HEADS COMBINE HEADS

109505 114403

106005 106523

2013 JD 328E, 1614 hrs 2013 JD 328E, 1614 hrs

2013 JD 328E, 1614 hrs

$42,900 $42,900 $42,900

2013 JD 9460R, 239 hrs, PT

O 2013 JD 9460

R, 239 hrs, PTO

2013 JD 9460R, 239 hrs, PT

O

$327,000 $327,000 $327,000 2011 JD 9770

STS, 715 sep hrs

2011 JD 9770STS, 715 sep

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STS, 715 sep hrs

$230,000 $230,000 $230,000

2013 JD S660, 239 sep hrs 2013 JD S660, 239 sep hrs

2013 JD S660, 239 sep hrs

$290,000 $290,000 $290,000 2011 JD 8335

R STS, 1915 hrs

2011 JD 8335R STS, 1915 h

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R STS, 1915 hrs

$235,000 $235,000 $235,000 2013 JD 320

D, 200 hrs 2013 JD 320D, 200 hrs

2013 JD 320D, 200 hrs

$38,900 $38,900 $38,900

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Im trying something different this year. Ive done the shopping mall and department store scenes for Christmas shopping and Ive decided I cant handle the crowds adding to the pressure of trying to nd the perfect gift. So this year, my husband and I decided we were going to do all our shopping from our couch. On Thanksgiving night, we had the kids tucked away in their beds and we curled up on the couch. Joe used his smartphone and I had my lap-top. We were planning our shopping trip all day while eating turkey and stuf ng. He was going to shuf e through the bargains on Amazon and I was going to pick up some clothing bargains for the kids on OldNavy.com. We decided it was a much better idea to get all our shopping done in one night so we could relax and enjoy the Christ-mas season. This time of year is usually so busy for us; we were really looking forward to listening to Christmas music, sip-ping hot chocolate and baking cookies with the kids. After an hour and a half online, we felt really good with what we had accomplished. It helped that our boys had already picked out stuff that they wanted from toy catalogs and we already had ideas for our parents gifts. The next week, we received several large boxes with Amazon stickers plas-tered across the top. What a great feeling of accomplishment. Being online can mean several different things other than online shop-ping. Being online can also mean having a web presence to help visitors gather more information and become more educated. I commend all the dairy producers who are able to maintain a web pres-ence through Facebook pages, send out tweets on their Twitter accounts or post photos on Instagram on a daily or weekly basis. I feel keeping in

touch with each other and put-ting themselves out there can be challenging and risky. But when you are presented with so many avenues of communicating, it is a wonderful opportunity to edu-cate many consumers.

My next project for the Dairy Star Web site is to start compiling a section of links to farms that have web sites. By doing this, Im hoping to bring more dairy farms together in one place where everyone can visit and learn from each other. This section will be complimentary to our dairy blog section, which I already have compiled. If you, or someone you know has a dairy blog or a farm web site, please let me know. I will start visiting and adding links to the Dairy Star web site in the next month. If you would like to build a web site for your farm, please contact me. Ive been designing web sites for businesses for the past couple years. I can help dairy produc-ers have an online presence by developing their name and product on a website for consumers to visit. In the meantime, remember the reason for the season and dont let be-ing online consume your time. Online shopping can be fun and useful when enjoyed in moderation. I know Ill be checking bargains off and on for the next two weeks but Ill probably be doing it sitting on my couch next to the Christmas tree, sipping hot chocolate with my kids and listening to Christ-mas music.

A great time of year to be online

Being online can mean several different things other than online shopping.

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