Farm News • Equipment for Sale • Auctions • Classifieds Volume e 30 Number r 41 $1.99 Your Weekly Connection to Agriculture 17 OCTOBER 2011 Section One e of f One FEA TURES Auctions 24 Classifieds 36 Markets 24 Small Ruminants 8 Draft t animals s find their r way y back k in n fields s and d forests ~ Page 2 “Listen to advice and accept discipline, and at the end you will be counted among the wise. Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the LORD’s purpose that prevails.” Proverbs 19:20-21 Columnist Lee Mielke Mielke Market Weekly 6 Judging fleeces by their cover ~ Page 8
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Draftt animalss findtheirr wayy backk inn fieldss andd forests
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“Listen to advice and accept discipline, and at the end you will becounted among the wise. Many are the plans in a person’s heart,
but it is the LORD’s purpose that prevails.” Proverbs 19:20-21
ColumnistLee Mielke
Mielke Market Weekly 6
Judging fleecesby their cover
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LEXINGTON, VA — With the wide-spread use of modern day technology,many people have let the role thatdraft animals once played slip away.With this in mind, there are anincreasing number of people who fearthe struggling economy and are work-ing to become more conservative andconnected to the land. To these indi-viduals, draft animals are finding theirplace back under harness. The upkeepof these animals is not as expensive asmodern day technology; the effect ofsoaring oil prices is not as detrimentalon what they do; and on top of all this,the animals tend to be more environ-mentally friendly.
To showcase the many talents ofdraft animals and encourage smallscale farmers and loggers to considerutilizing draft animals, the VirginiaHorse Center recently welcomed theAmerican Draft Animal Days to thefacility for a weekend filled with educa-tional and exciting events. State of theart, new manufactured equipment uti-lized in draft animal farming andforestry was on display and demon-strated over the course of the weekendto enlighten visitors on the potentialthat these animals have in today’sworld. From single and double horsepulls, to veterinarian presentations onhorse care, panel discussions by longtime proven experts from the field,round pen seminars, a parade of drafthorse breeds, wagon rides, a restora-tive forestry demonstrations, invasiveplant workshops, horse poweredtreadmills, and live music, the eventprovided an opportunity for draft ani-mal enthusiasts to come together andenlighten those who are less familiarwith the power and abilities of theseanimals.
With 25 draft animals on display,including two oxen, visitors were ableto get a good feel for what draft ani-mals are capable of doing. “Thedemonstrators did a wonderful job ofsharing their horses with first timefolks and many got to drive the horsesin a working setting, which we hopewill encourage them to further theirinvolvement with draft animals in thefuture. That was the objective of theevent. For the individuals who experi-enced that connection with workinganimals it was a success,” said JasonRutledge, organizer of the AmericanDraft Animal Days.
Rutledge added, “We hope our visi-tors saw that working animals have apart in the present and future. The useof draft animal techniques and cultureare appropriate to many small farmand forest needs for power. This cul-ture is an instrument that shouldremain in the toolbox of addressinghuman needs in the future. Theadvent of cheap intensive energy in theform of oil is a short term feature inthe history of mankind. We hope thatanimal power was seen by most visi-tors as a valid option in the future.”
Following a competitive horse pullon Saturday night, recent PresidentialHumanities Award Recipient andnationally known author WendellBerry captured quite an impressiveaudience as he expressed his uniqueperspective on the state of rural life.“We think our audience enjoyed andwas inspired by Wendell Berry’s talkand reading on Saturday night, afterthe team pull. His emphasis was onbottom up change and his recognitionof the participants in this event beinggood example of community basedleadership was inspiring to all of uswho actually do this work by choice,”said Rutledge.
Guests were also treated with theopportunity to visit with a number ofmembers of The Biological Woodsmenof Healing Harvest Forest Foundation,a foundation that strives to addresshuman needs for forest products whilecreating a nurturing co-existencebetween the forest and human com-munity. Original Productions for theHistory Channel’s show, “Ax Men,”recently spent two weeks filming mem-bers in Floyd County, VA area for aseries scheduled to air in January2012. “We feel that it will be a boost tothis small cultural community of inter-est and will advance modern draft ani-mal power beyond the nostalgic histor-ical pigeon hole it usually is placed in,”explained Rutledge.
The American Draft Animal Dayswas a community event that success-fully honored the culture associatedwith draft animals and connectedactual practitioners with individualswho are interested in the use of draftanimals in field and forestry settings.
For more information on TheBiological Woodsmen of HealingHarvest Foundation, visit www.heal-ingharvestforestfoundation.org or findthem on Facebook.
Draft animals find their way back in fields and forests
The heat is on! Morgan and Rose a Suffolk team owned by Blane Chaffin of
Christiansburg, VA, makes a full pull, 6,750 pounds over 27.5 feet, during the
American Draft Animal Days.
Gary Kisamore, of Churchville, VA, gets ready to hook up his team of gray
Percherons, Pride and Lynn, to the sled during a horse pull at the American Draft
Animal Days.
Photos by Jennifer Showalter
Luke Conner, with Hickory Bow Oxen Farm in Ashland, VA, displays a team of oxen
he uses in movies, displays at fairs, uses in logging demonstrations, and gives
wagon rides with during the American Draft Animal Days.
Presidential Humanities
Award Recipient and
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the audience as he
expresses his unique
perspective on the state
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by Anne Buchanan“Come on, goats! It’s time for our
afternoon chat!” James Byler calls tohis herd of milk goats. “Baaa!”
“Baa,” they answer, as they scrambleinto the holding area of the milk barn,amiably coming in to say hello, asrequested. James loves his goats, andloves how sociable they are. He baasback, and they all reply again.
James has just come in from mowinghay. It’s a beautiful warm October day,nearing the end of the second of tworainy hay seasons, and James is mak-ing the most of it to put in as much hayas he can before the weather turns.
James and his wife, Darla, have beenmilking goats and processing milk foronly two and a half years at Byler GoatDairy at Sequoia Farm in Belleville, PA,in rural Kishacoquillas Valley, but theirproducts are a presence in the valleyand beyond. James can be found sell-ing their milk, yogurt and cheeses atdifferent farmers’ markets aroundState College, and their products aresold in a number of grocery stores inthe area as well as in the Kish Valley. Afriend even takes their products to afarmers’ market in Philadelphia everyweek.
James grew up milking cows on thefarm where he now milks goats. His
great-grandmother bought the 97acres, and his grandfather logged thewoods and built their first barn fromhis own lumber. His father was born onthe farm, and he milked cows thereuntil the 1980s. James and Darlamoved back in 1992. They raised vealcalves for 10 or 11 years, until it justwasn’t financially viable anymore.James worked in logging for years, butthe logging business was hit hard bythe downturn in housing in 2008, andthe Bylers knew they needed to find anew way to make a living.
They hoped to find a way to make useof the farm. Darla isn’t an animal lover,but she was supportive of the idea.Having grown up milking cows, Jameswasn’t excited about getting back intothe cow business, and they knew thatwasn’t going to make them much of aliving. James kept some goats when hewas younger, and had loved them, sohe and Darla thought perhaps theyshould get into dairy goats. As theymade their plans, they looked into sell-ing their milk to a local cheesemaker.
But they worried about the uncer-tainties of the market. Amish farmersin the area, who don’t use powerequipment at all and milk by hand, areable to produce milk more cheaplythan farmers who milk by machine. So
the Bylers knew they were unlikely toto be competitive in their local area.Thus, as Darla said, “we decided totake control of our own income.” Theychose to process their milk them-selves.
In preparation, they built a newmilking parlor and a processing plantonto one end of the existing milk barn.They bought the headlocks, chiller, 25-gallon pasteurizer (they are already inthe market for a 50-gallon pasteuriz-er), and filler/capper, and built a walk-in cooler. And then they set to work.And it was hard work. James says it’sa project he should have started in his20’s rather than his 50’s!
They bought 19 registered Alpinesfrom Minnesota, and two Saanen andeight Alpines from Iowa. James hadgrown up milking cows, so he says hejust had to learn how goats tick. Darlalearned about processing milk by ask-ing a lot of questions, visiting othergoat farms, and she stressed, by min-ing the wealth of information freelyavailable through the internet.
A number of their fields have beenrented out, but this year James wasable to grow enough corn to meet theirneeds, and he planted alfalfa and putin much of the hay they’ll need thiscoming winter. The leases are up onthe fields next year and he thinks that
in the coming years he’ll be able togrow all his own hay.
At their peak this past summer theywere milking 42 goats, who gave some30 gallons of milk a day. Darla bottlesthe milk, both raw and pasteurized,makes chocolate milk, drinkableyogurts, dry curd cheese, gouda, fetaand cheddar cheese, chèvre, and kefir.The Bylers are firm believers in thehealth benefits of raw milk, goat milkin particular. Darla works six days aweek. She works alone now, but she’dlike to teach James how to do the pro-cessing so that if anything ever hap-pens to her he’ll be able to take over.He’s willing to learn, but hasn’t yethad the time.
Sequoia Farm is a generational farm.James will have 75 to 100 goats in ayear or two and, while his goats areproducing seasonally now he plans tobe making winter milk by next year.Once the business is large enough, theByler’s son will join them. They alsohave a 4-year old grandson, whoJames and Darla allow themselves toenvision taking over the farm some-day. They hope that farm life will stillbe attractive enough when that timecomes. James and Darla are quitehappy with their decision to ventureinto goat dairying, pleased to havegiven the old farm new life.
Reviving a family farm: Byler Goat Dairy at Sequoia Farm
James Byler feeds hay to his goats.Photos by Anne Buchanan
Darla Byler sets up her 25-gallon milk pasteurizer.
by Lynne FinnertyOne size fits all — when most
shoppers see that label onclothing, it doesn’t inspiremuch confidence that the gar-ment will suit them. Peoplecome in all shapes and sizes.
The same can be said of farmprograms. One program can-not and does not fit all farmers.What works well for southerncotton growers or farmers inNew England is probably notthe best way to help midwest-ern soybean farmers or west-ern wheat growers get througha difficult year so they cankeep putting food on marketshelves. Even from one year tothe next, different programscan make up stronger or weak-er threads in the fabric of thefood and farm safety net,depending on volatile marketsand weather.
That’s why the AmericanFarm Bureau recently sentCongress farm bill recommen-dations that call for a “big pic-ture” approach — one thatmaintains most current farmprograms rather than depend-ing on just one or two — to pro-vide a safety net for differenttypes of farmers in all regions.
The ax has to fall some-where, however. A congression-al “super-committee” is meet-ing this fall to come up with atleast $1.2 trillion in budgetcuts. Every part of the federalbudget is likely to be trimmed.The cuts to the farm bill,including farm, conservationand nutrition programs, could
be anywhere in the range of$10 billion to $40 billion.
Farm Bureau represents alltypes of farmers and ranchersin all 50 states and PuertoRico. Unlike some groups thathave called for absolutely noreductions in favored pro-grams, Farm Bureau is takinga more practical stance. It rec-ommends that an equal pro-portion, 30 percent, of theneeded funding cuts be madein commodity, conservationand nutrition programs, withanother 10 percent made inthe increasingly importantcrop insurance program.
The cuts in nutrition pro-
grams could come from admin-istrative changes rather thanprogram benefit cuts. The costof administering conservationprograms also could bereduced by consolidating them.
When your clothing budgetgets smaller, you don’t stopbuying shirts or pants alto-gether. You look for ways tosave here and there. That’swhat Farm Bureau is askingCongress to do with cuts tofarm bill programs — spreadthem around, but still keepeveryone “covered.”
Some say farmers don’t needa safety net, because thisyear’s market prices are highfor most commodities. But, soare production costs. Also, cot-ton and wheat yields are low,in some places nonexistent,because of drought in theSouthern Plains. If a farmer
doesn’t have a crop or livestockto sell, good prices don’t bene-fit him much. Through the cur-rent dual structure of riskmanagement and income sup-port programs, the farmer canmake it through to anotheryear, ensuring that all of ushave a top-quality, stable andeconomical food supply.
The farm safety net hasevolved over the last sevendecades. And it will continue tochange, as it should — to makefarm programs work their bestin today’s budget environment.However, Congress shouldmaintain the complete suit ofcurrent farm programs. Even athinner coat keeps you warmerthan none at all.
Lynne Finnerty is the editor ofFBNews, the newspaper of theAmerican Farm BureauFederation.
Productivity depends on ‘big picture’ of farm safety net
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BLACKSBURG, VA — VirginiaCooperative Extension has selectedDonald Horsley of Virginia Beach asVirginia Farmer of the Year, an awardthat applauds individual contributionsto the commonwealth’s agriculturalindustry.
Virginia Cooperative Extension rec-ognized Horsley — who operates Landof Promise Farms in partnership withhis wife and two sons — at the VirginiaState Fair in Doswell, on Oct. 7.
“Don and his family have built a suc-cessful farming operation with hardwork, innovation, and resourceful-ness,” said Ed Jones, director ofVirginia Cooperative Extension. “He isan outstanding leader and advocate forVirginia’s agriculture industry, and weare proud and excited to recognize DonHorsley as Virginia’s Farmer of theYear.”
Horsley’s 5,300-acre farming opera-tion comprises 5,200 rented acres and100 acres he owns. While corn, soy-beans, and wheat provide the bulk ofhis farm income, his other enterpriseswork equally well at bringing in solidprofits.
Horsley raises 2,672 head of swinefrom 160 sows in a farrow-to-finishswine operation. He also grazes a beefherd consisting of 24 head of Anguscattle.
Many of Horsley’s pigs are sold to 4-H and FFA members to exhibit at live-stock shows. “With a good reputation
for producing competitive show pigs,we now sell to customers in fivestates,” said Horsley. Pigs that aren’tsold for livestock shows are sold forscientific research purposes while oth-ers are sold to individuals for barbecu-ing or at the local auction market.
In addition, the Horsleys grow 15acres of sweet corn and offer a U-pickpecan business. “The sweet corn andpecan niche crops capitalize on the‘Buy Fresh, Buy Local’ mission, andthey provide seasonal labor for theirfull-time grain and livestock employ-ees,” Horsley explained.
“At Land of Promise Farms, our fam-ily partnership enjoys sharing in theday-to-day farm work as well as itschallenges and rewards,” said Horsley.
For many years, Horsley has provid-ed a strong voice for agriculture tolocal government. He sits on VirginiaBeach’s Planning Commission, FarmBureau’s local board, and on the boardof a locally owned Southern Statescooperative. He was a member of theVirginia Beach Agriculture ReserveProgram Committee and theAgricultural Advisory Committee. As a
Ruritan leader, he helped form a foun-dation that built a community build-ing. He is a 4-H alumnus and long-time 4-H livestock volunteer. Recently,he was appointed to a “2040” long-range planning committee for VirginiaBeach. He also serves on the AdvisoryCommittee for the TidewaterAgricultural Research and ExtensionCenter.
Horsley has been active at the stateand national levels as well, includinginvolvement with Virginia’s PorkIndustry Association, State Fair Board,Agribusiness Council, Grain ProducersAssociation, Soybean Association,Corn Growers Association,Agricultural Council, the National PorkProducers Council and Pork Forum,and the American Soybean andNational Corn Growers associations.
Horsley is a 1969 graduate ofVirginia Tech, where he received adegree in animal science. Both of hissons, Shane and Ryan, also earnedanimal science degrees from VirginiaTech. Shane is an analyst forSmithfield Foods and works on thefarm when time allows; Ryan managesthe family hog operation.
As Virginia Farmer of the Year,Horsley will receive a $2,500 cashaward and an expense-paid trip to theSunbelt Expo in Moultrie, GA, fromSwisher International; a jacket and a$200 gift certificate from Williamson-Dickie Company; and a $500 gift cer-tificate from Southern States. Inaccepting the award, Horsley joins notonly the ranks of Virginia farmers whohave excelled in agriculture throughthe years, but also the short list offarmers in the running forSoutheastern Farmer of the Year.
Extension has nominated individu-als for Swisher Sweets/Sunbelt ExpoSoutheastern Farmer of the Year sincethe award’s inception in 1990.Contest judges will announce theoverall winner at the Sunbelt Ag Expofarm show in Moultrie, GA, onTuesday, Oct. 18.
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Tom McIlwain judged a variety of fleeces at the Keystone
International Livestock Expo.
Cover photo by Sally Colby
Donald Horsley recognized as Virginia Farmer of the Year
Virginia Cooperative Extension recognized Donald Horsley of Virginia Beach as the
2011 Virginia Farmer of the Year at the State Fair of Virginia on Oct. 7 in Doswell.
Pictured from left to right: Ed Jones, director of Virginia Cooperative Extension;
Diane Horsley; Don Horsley; Todd Haymore, Virginia Secretary of Agriculture and
Forestry; Ryan Horsley; and Shane Horsley.
The Corn Farmers Coalition, a pro-gram from the National Corn GrowersAssociation and several of its state affil-iates designed to educate Washingtonpolicymakers about corn and the familyfarmers who grow it, concluded its 2011effort with an “Innovation is Growing”reception recently at the U.S. Capitolthat included the viewing of a new doc-umentary video about corn growers.
“The Corn Farmers Coalition exists totell the story of the revolution going onin modern farming and the significantrole family farmers have had in this suc-cess,” NCGA President Garry Niemeyertold a group of dozens gathered at theCapitol Visitors Center. “Corn farmersfrom across the United States cametogether through their organizations tofound the effort with a simple but clearmission: Tell the story of how Americanfarmers — through innovation, technol-ogy and hard work — have become themost productive farmers the world hasever seen.”
The positive fact-based messages ofthe Corn Farmers Coalition are directedat legislators and key staff who partici-pate in the policy dialogue inWashington. The 2011 campaignincluded “station domination” at Union
Station and the Capitol South MetroStation, placing prominent messages infront of many legislative and regulatorystaff that use the station in their dailycommute.
In addition, it includes a significantonline and drive-time radio advertisingpresence over the summer, and theprinting and distribution of the CornFact Book by NCGA and its state asso-ciations, telling farmer stories whilestressing the importance of how theyare growing more corn sustainably.
Niemeyer, who farms near Auburn,IL, pointed out that nine of the largestcorn crops in history have been grownthe last nine years. Even this year,despite major challenges fromdrought, flooding and even hurricanes,corn growers have continued thistrend, he said.
“The generations of knowledge repre-sented by the farmers of this nation area national treasure and that’s anAmerican success story the publicneeds to hear,” Niemeyer said. “TheCorn Farmers Coalition helps amplifythis message and puts a face on familyfarmers.”
Source: NCGA News of the Day,Thursday, Oct. 6
Corn Farmers Coalition concludes thirdyear of educating Washington about corn
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The first ever National Farm toSchool Month is taking place thisOctober.
In 2010, Congress designated Octo-ber as National Farm to School Month,which demonstrates the growing im-portance and role of Farm to Schoolprograms as a means to improve childnutrition, support local farming andranching economies, spur job growthand educate children about agricul-ture and the origins of their food.
“Farm to School programs are a win-win. They provide our kids with fresh,healthy food that actually tastes likefood and benefits our farmers andcommunities as well,” said KathieStarkweather with the Center for Rur-
al Affairs, a member of the NationalFarm to School Network and a partnerorganization of the 2011 NationalFarm to School Month. “These pro-grams are widely recognized as an ef-fective way to encourage healthy eatingand boost local agriculture sales bybringing local vegetables, fruit, andother products into schools.”
According to Starkweather, a focuson farm-to-school local food programsis overdue. Two-thirds of school chil-dren eat a National School Lunch Pro-gram lunch and consume about one-third of their total calories from thatmeal. Unfortunately that food travelsbetween 2,500 and 4,000 miles beforereaching their plates.
To celebrate the first NationalFarm to School Month, schoolsacross the country will be invitingfarmers and chefs to visit theirschool during the month of October.Food service professionals, teachers,parents, farmers and ranchers canvisit farmtoschoolmonth.org for as-sistance organizing an event.
Over the past decade, the Farm toSchool movement has explodedacross the United States. There arenow more than 2,300 Farm to Schoolprograms in schools across all 50states, according to the NationalFarm to School Network.
For example Joyce Rice, whoserved as Food Service Director for asmall central Nebraska community,was dissatisfied with the food thestudents were eating and made it herpersonal mission to get locally grownfresh food into the schools. Joycewanted to feed students at the ele-mentary, middle and preschool (500students) delicious, healthy andfresh food. Rice started the Farm toSchool program by identifying localfarmers who could supply food forschool lunches. She has also gottenthem involved in giving presentationsat school. This teaches the childrenmore about how food is grown, whereit comes from, and the importance ofsupporting local growers.
“One local grower who raises aspara-gus, actually came to the school,donned a hair net, and helped cookand serve the asparagus,” commentedStarkweather.
According to Rice, “Most of the kidshad never even SEEN an asparagus,but they cleaned their plates and arenow asking their parents to buy thevegetable.” The farmer now sees thestudents and their parents regularly athis stand at the local Farmers Market.
Rice continued saying the childrenlove eating the fresh food and theirconsumption of fruits and vegetablesincreased by nearly 200 percent sinceshe started buying locally according todata that she has tracked since start-ing this program.
United States Department of Agricul-ture is preparing to announce theavailability of competitive Farm toSchool grants worth up to $100,000for planning and implementing Farmto School programs — including sup-porting staff salaries, purchasingequipment, developing school gardensand other activities. For more informa-tion on these grants and about the Na-tional Farm to School Network, visitwww.farmtoschool.org
The National Farm to School Net-work has established contacts in everystate to help connect schools with localfarmers. To find one in your state visitwww.farmtoschool.org/states.php
For additional information on howschools and farmers can take advan-tage of Farm to School programs visitwww.cfra.org/renewrural/farm-toschool for a host of ideas. Or contactKathie Starkweather at the Center forRural Affairs at [email protected] or402-617-7946.
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UNCERTAINTY ISCERTAIN
Issued Oct. 7, 2011The slippage in dairy
product prices took abreather the first week ofOctober and rallied somebut crystal balls arepretty cloudy, or should Isay “milky” right now.
The 40-pound Ched-dar blocks closed thefirst Friday of October at$1.7650 per pound, up 41/2-cents on the week,but a half-cent belowthat week a year ago andwas the first move up in10 weeks. The 500-pound barrels closed at$1.7850, up 14 1/2-cents, a nickel above ayear ago, and 2 centsabove the blocks.
Thirteen cars of blockfound new homes on theweek and 17 of barrel.The lagging NASS-sur-veyed U.S. average blockprice fell 4.2 cents, to$1.7589, while the bar-rels also lost 4.2 cents,and slipped to $1.7276.
Cheese prices coulddip to $1.50, warnedJerry Dryer in his Sep-tember 30 Dairy & FoodMarket Analyst, however“others say the orderflow is gaining momen-tum and buyers and endusers are comfortableowning cheese at $1.65.”
F.C. Stone dairy bro-ker, Dave Kurzawski, inhis October 6 e Dairy In-sider Opening Bell attrib-uted the gains in cheeseprices this week to thebeginning of holiday buy-ing, reporting thatUSDA’s weekly stocks re-port showed a 0.8 per-cent decline, comparedwith the previous week,but are 3.8 percent abovea year ago.
Bill Brooks, e Dairyeconomist, warned; “Withconsumers and busi-nesses still fretting aboutrecent economic weak-ness and Europe’s debtproblem, holiday demandmight not be as buoyantas originally anticipated,”adding that “Back-to-school sales, which typi-cally reflect holiday sales,were not good.”
Cash butter inched aquarter-cent lowerWednesday, after holdingsteady for six sessions,then gained a penny anda quarter on Thursday,and closed Friday at$1.77, up a penny and ahalf on the week, but 411/2-cents below a yearago and reversed fiveweeks of decline. Only one
car was sold this week.NASS butter averaged$1.8084, down 8.3 cents.
Holiday buying forThanksgiving andChristmas may be pro-viding the lift but but-ter export potential is“somewhere betweenzero and nothing,” ac-cording to Jerry Dryer.He adds that “Lowerprices on offer in theworld market, manystill not being reported,preclude the US fromselling much and, infact, butter imports areon the horizon.” Headds the caveat thatone source says “All isnot lost, there will besome meaningful but-ter exports before year-end and into FirstQuarter 2012,” butmost other sources dis-agree, Dryer said.
Cash nonfat dry milkwas unchanged withGrade A holding at $1.49and Extra Grade at$1.58. NASS powder av-eraged $1.5164, down 21/2-cents. Dry whey av-eraged 60.55 cents, up ahalf cent. The whey mar-ket remains strong.
Looking “back to thefutures” combined withthe announced Class IIIprices, the Federal orderClass III contract’s aver-age for the last half of2011 was at $19.63 onSeptember 2, $19.36 onSeptember 9, $19.49 onSeptember 16, $19.21on September 23,$18.72 on September29, and was close to$19.07 just before thespot market traded onOctober 7.
Fonterra’s GlobalDairy Trade auction in-dex slipped for the ninthconsecutive session.U.S. skim milk powder(SMP) for November de-livery traded at an aver-age $1.40 per poundwhile it saw a weightedaverage of $1.45, down0.3 percent from theSeptember 20 auction,and the lowest pricesince December, accord-ing to the CME’s DailyDairy Report (DDR). An-hydrous milk fat aver-aged $1.68 per pound,down 3.5 percent, andwhole milk powder was$1.50 per pound, down0.7 percent.
Cheddar cheese for in-dustrial use received anaverage winning bid of$1.72 per pound, down4.9 percent. The trade-weighted average price
for all products wasdown 1.6 percent fromthe previous event, ac-cording to the DDR.
New Zealand had a
great flush, according toLevitt in an interview atthis week’s World DairyExpo. There have beenrecord levels and there
were even reports of somedelays in pickups asplants struggled toprocess the milk, he said.
“Buyers look at that
and don’t have a sense ofpanic that they need tobuy as aggressively,” he
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explained, and he saidthere’s concern over theglobal financial situation.“People don’t want to car-ry a lot of inventory now;they don’t want to takethe risk so that causes alittle bit of push back onthe buying side as well.”I’ll report more on U.S.dairy exports next weekfrom our interview atExpo with Margaret Spe-ich of the U.S. Dairy Ex-port Council.
Levitt also reported inhis DDR that massivevolumes of milk wentinto butter/powder inAugust. Butter produc-tion hit 133 millionpounds, down 1.6 per-cent from July, but awhopping 31 percentabove a year ago, accord-ing to USDA’s latestDairy Products report.Year-to-date output isup 16.1 percent.
Nonfat dry milk andSMP amounted to 152.1million pounds, up 13.1percent from a year ago.However, demand fromdomestic and overseascustomers has preventedpowder inventories frombuilding, according tothe DDR.
American type cheeseproduction totaled 347million pounds, down 0.9percent from July, and 1
percent below a year ago.Italian type cheese to-taled 364 millionpounds, up 0.6 percentfrom July, but 0.2 per-cent below a year ago.
Total cheese outputamounted to 868 millionpounds, up 1.5 percentfrom July, but 0.3 per-cent below August 2010.
Pricewise; California’sSeptember 4b cheesemilk price was an-nounced at $16.33 perhundredweight, down$2.27 from August but85 cents above Septem-ber 2010, and $2.74 be-low the comparable Fed-eral order Class III price.
The 4a butter-powderprice is $19.29, down 94cents from August, and$2.68 above a year ago.The prices reflectchanges made to thepricing formulas as a re-sult of the June 30-July1 hearing, according tothe DDR, which said thenew formulas added 40cents to the 4b price, butremoved 16 cents fromthe 4a price.
Milk production islower in Florida andmostly steady to occa-sionally higher throughthe rest of the country,according the Agricul-ture Department’s week-ly update. Class I inter-
est is fairly steadythough some bottlersanticipate retail promo-tions may be more wide-spread in October due tolower Class I prices.
Seasonal increases inthe butterfat test and thehigher Class I use withschools in session gener-ated larger cream vol-umes. Cream interest islighter and most offer-ings are heading tochurns or cream cheeseas ice cream productionis mostly lighter season-ally and other Class IIproduct interest is main-ly steady.
Milk production inWestern Europe is main-taining a level that ishigher than last year atthis time. Many milkhandlers and producersattribute the extendedproduction season to fa-vorable weather for earlyfall. Reports indicatethat milk production forthe first 7 months of2011 was up 2.2 percentfrom the comparablemonths in 2010, al-though during themonths of April to July,milk output was only up1.8 percent.
Milk production in theOceania region contin-ues to increase seasonal-ly. The NewZealand sea-
son got off to a strongstart and indications arethat milk volumes arerunning heavier thanlast year at this time.Milk producers and han-dlers are stating that themid-August snowstormthat blanketed much ofNew Zealand had limitednegative impact on thedevelopment or start ofthe new season.
Australian milk vol-umes are increasing ona steady basis and milkoutput is projected topeak by the later partof October, accordingto USDA.
In politics; the Interna-tional Dairy Foods Asso-ciation (IDFA) launched atelevision and print cam-paign to educate con-sumers about what itcalls “the negative eco-nomic impact of the Fed-eral Milk Marketing Or-der system, a set of regu-lations that gives the fed-eral government controlover setting milk prices.”
“It’s time consumerslearned that the price oftheir milk is being artifi-cially inflated by a mazeof government regula-tions,” said Connie Tip-ton, IDFA president andCEO. “Our campaign isabout encouraging con-sumers to tell big gov-ernment to get out oftheir milk.”
The commercial, whichcalls for the eliminationof the current pricingsystem, shows a tiny gov-ernment bureaucrat en-joying a swim in a glassof milk, much to the dis-may of the woman aboutto drink it. The voiceoverstates: “It seems like thegovernment is every-where these days, in-cluding in your milk.”
An IDFA press release
said “In 1937, the feder-al government created ahuge bureaucracy to es-tablish and enforce milkprices. This maze of reg-ulations and governmentred tape still exists andit’s costing you everytime you buy milk foryour family. Don’t youthink it’s time for biggovernment to get out ofyour milk?” Details areposted at www.out-ofmymilk.com .
IDFA also praised legis-lation submitted by Pres-ident Obama that wouldallow for implementationof the pending free tradeagreements with SouthKorea, Colombia, andPanama and urged Con-gress to pass the agree-ments quickly.
“We’re pleased the ad-ministration recognizedthe extreme importanceof these trade agree-ments to the U.S. econo-my, and we now urgeswift passage in Con-gress,” said IDFA’s Con-nie Tipton. “The pactwith South Korea is par-ticularly important be-cause it would reducetariffs and expand mar-ket opportunities in ahigh-value market andadd 10,000 or more ad-ditional U.S. jobsthroughout the dairysupply chain.”
South Korea is the U.S.sixth largest dairy exportmarket, representing$145 million in exportsyear to date, according toIDFA, and nearly doublethe value of exports dur-ing the same time periodlast year. U.S. Interna-tional Trade Commissionestimates say full imple-mentation of the agree-ment with South Koreawould increase U.S.dairy exports by as much
as $336 million a yearand the Panama andColombia agreements areexpected to producegains of an additional$25 million each in ex-ports per year.
Meanwhile, SenatorDick Lugar (R-IN) intro-duced a farm bill propos-al this week that includesdairy policy reforms ad-vocated by National Milk.Lugar, a former chairmanof the Senate Ag Commit-tee, and Rep. MarlinStutzman (R-IN), a fresh-man member of theHouse Agriculture Com-mittee, have jointly intro-duced a bill they call theRural Economic Farmand Ranch Sustainabilityand Hunger Act. The billwould reduce farm pro-gram spending by $16billion, and save a total of$40 billion compared tocurrent policy, accordingto a NMPF press release.
The legislation in-cludes the key elementsof the Dairy Security Actof 2011, which was in-troduced in the House asHR 3062 by Reps. CollinPeterson (D-MN) andMike Simpson (R-ID) andis modeled after reformsfirst proposed by NMPF.
National Milk testifiedthis week before the Sen-ate Judiciary Committeethat current labor andimmigration policies “putthe U.S. dairy farm sec-tor at a disadvantageand that a change inlaws is necessary in or-der to address the reali-ties of dairy productionin America.”
The Federation warnedthat there’s a persistentshortage of native-bornworkers interested in em-ployment on dairy farmswhich is why farmerscannot find enoughAmerican workers to milkcows and perform othercritical job functions.
“Even in this time ofhigh unemployment, ourdairy farmers universal-ly report an inability tofind enough Americanworkers, even if they of-fer better pay than otherjobs,” said NMPF Presi-dent and CEO JerryKozak. “Sufficient num-bers of local workers aresimply not available ornot interested in work-ing on dairy farms.”
The challenge of hiringworkers in 2011 is nodifferent than in 2008when NMPF conducted asurvey to quantify work-force hiring practices ofdairy farms. That surveyfound that U.S. dairiesemployed 138,000 full-time equivalent workers,of which an estimated57,000 or 41 percentwere foreigners.
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by Sally ColbyTom McIlwain had
some specifics in mindas he examined the rowof bundled fleeces laidout on a table.
“First, I look forcrimp,” said McIlwain,who had just finishedjudging the wool class atthe Keystone Interna-tional Livestock Expoheld recently in Harris-burg, PA. “I also look forlanolin and length of sta-ple. A 2 1/2 inch staplewill stretch to about 31/2 inches. I also lookfor dirt in the fleece -chaff, straw, hay, grain,manure. The fleeceswere quite clean thisyear.” To evaluate afleece, which is the one-year growth of wool on asheep, McIlwain beginsby examining all sides ofthe fleece. Then hereaches deep into thecenter of the fleece, us-ing his hands to find dirtand second cuts - shortfibers that are the resultof the shearer not shear-ing tight against the skinwith the original stroke.
The fleeces entered inthe contest were skirtedto remove low-qualitywool: belly wool, shortwool from around thehead and legs, and dirtysections from thehindquarters. Aftershearing and skirting,each fleece was rolled -first, the two sides arerolled toward the centerand then the entire fleeceis rolled from one end tothe other to create a neatbundle. Although somefleeces were in open plas-tic bags, most were tiedwith paper twine, whichis how all fleeces weretied years ago becausepaper dissolves duringthe wool scouringprocess. Although manyshearers handled boththe shearing and tying offleeces, some shearersenlisted the help of awool-tyer who pulledeach fleece aside forskirting and tying.Fleeces from wool-pro-duction flocks are oftenweighed so that shep-herds can track whichanimals are the highestproducers of wool.
Many of the top-scor-ing fleeces in the wool
show were from rams,which typically yieldheavier fleeces thanewes. Ewe fleeces aremore subject to 'break-ing', a weak spot in thefleece that is the resultof stress of pregnancyand lambing or changeof diet. “It's easy to tellwhen the sheep go frompasture to grain, orfrom being in the barnto being turned out topasture” said McIlwain.“It's also easy to tellwhen they start eatinggrain - there are darkplaces in the wool. Itdoesn't hurt the fleece,it just looks different.”
The owner of the grandchampion fleece thisyear is Bob Calvert, aformer extension agentfrom Mercer, PA, whobrought 14 fleeces to thewool show this year.Calvert says that he en-ters fleeces from theyoungest sheep becausefleeces from sheep inproduction tend to losequality. Calvert won sev-eral classes, and hisMerino ram fleeces wasnamed grand champion.Calvert raises Merinosand Shropshires, and al-though he is retired, hestill has about 40 sheep.
“My Shropshire ewesaren't the real modern
extreme type,” saidCalvert. “They're sort ofmiddle of the road, sothey're good for commer-cial breeders or for kidswho are just starting.”Calvert says that some ofthe changes in the in-dustry, with livestock be-coming extremely tall,helped for a while butmany breeders got car-ried away. “They'vetoned it down and gottenaway from the big, tallanimals,” he said. It'shard when you're tryingto maintain ewes andrams with $6.00 or bet-ter corn, and most ofthose animals can't eatenough grass to main-tain their weight. Youcan run into breedingproblems.” When Calvertpurchases sheep, espe-cially Merinos, he looksat something most sheepbreeders don't consider -wool quality. He shears
some of his sheep inMarch, then shears themajority in May andJune. Because the Meri-no has such a heavyfleece, he crutches themprior to lambing.
McIlwain is quick to
point out the value ofgood wool. “Wool stayswarm when it's wet andit won't burn,” he said.“The quality of the fleecedepends a lot on who istaking care of the sheep;whether they're kept in-
side or outside. Don'tthrow the grain at thesheep - try to put it downso you aren't putting itdown on top of theirheads. Same with hay -put it so they have toreach up to get it.”
Judging fleeces by their cover
Tom McIlwain compares the staple length and crimp of two natural colored fleeces.Photos by Sally Colby
Stress affects wool quality, so wool judge Tom McIlwain checks a section of the fleecefor signs of stress.
Bob Calvert, Mercer, PA exhibited the grand championfleece at KILE.
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by Jon M. CaseyFloodwaters from
Tropical Storm Lee cov-ered Sterman Masser’spotato crop from 4 a.m.Thursday Sept. 8 untilnoon on Sunday Sept.11, and as a result,nearly 2 million poundsof potatoes will not beheading to market butwill be turned when theground is dry enoughto till. For Masser andhundreds of farmerslike him throughoutPennsylvania and themid-Atlantic region,Tropical Storm Lee
brought once-in-a-life-time flood damage ofunprecedented propor-tions. With more than15 inches of rainfall inDauphin, Lebanon andSchuylkill Counties inPennsylvania over thecourse of just a fewdays, farmers likeMasser have their workcut out for them if theyare to make it throughthe fall harvest andplanting seasons whilemaking the necessaryrepair and replacementof buildings and equip-ment at the same time.
“We got a late start onthis crop earlier this yearbecause of the wet andcold spring,” said Masseras state and federal offi-cials toured his farmnear Dalmatia, PA. Herecalled how after gettingthe crop in late, they hadseven weeks where norain fell so they had to ir-rigate the crop on a reg-ular basis. That slowedits development. Be-cause of that delay, thecrop was about threeweeks behind. That de-layed their efforts to har-vest the crop or they
would have had much ofthis field harvested backin August, before Tropi-cal Storm Lee camethrough.
Masser said whatmade this event espe-cially damaging is thatthe heaviest rain fell inthe nearby area to thenorth and east, whichoverflowed two nearbycreeks that dump intothe Susquehanna Rivernear his farm. “The onecreek, the MahantangoCreek runs right beside
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this farm to the northand the Susquehannais just a few yards to thewest. The MahanoyCreek is a few milesnorth of here in the nextcounty, but because itdumps into the Susque-hanna so close by, allthat water had nowhereto go but through thisarea,” he said.
The visual evidenceleft no doubt as to theseverity of the flood.Photos that were takenas the flooding crestedand rainfall had sub-sided somewhat, showedvisitors in a motorboat,traversing Masser’s field.The water was betweentwo and three feet deepat the height of theflooding. Tons of rivergravel deposited by therushing water, cover therich black sandy loamthat previously spannedthe property.
“The potatoes are liv-ing, breathing plants,and they suffocate afterjust a few minutes of to-tal submersion in wa-ter,” he said. “Even theportion of the field outcloser to the road thatwas only under water fora short time, is still 90percent ruined. We nor-
mally would produceabout 50,000 pounds ofRound White “Reba” po-tatoes per acre at this lo-cation, so the loss is sig-nificant,” he said.
When asked how heplans to deal with thistragedy, Masser saidthat while his seventh-generation potato farmhas suffered a significantsetback, that is all thatthis flooding event reallyis to him and his family,it is not a tragedy.
“I lost my brother un-expectedly in 1980,” hesaid. “That was atragedy. This is a moneymanagement issue, andto me, it is a setback thatwe will have to workwith. We supply local su-permarkets with thesepotatoes, so we will haveto fulfill those contractswith potatoes that wepurchase on the openmarket once the harvesthas come in.”
Masser said he hadcrop insurance and wasexpecting that he will re-cover about 1/3 of whatthe crop would haveyielded if he had beenable to harvest it. “Wewill turn this under andplant it in Rye,” he said.“That is part of our four
year rotation.” Mean-while, Masser’s farmmanager will recoverfrom the effects of theflood on the tenant houseat the farm and from thedamage to the storageshed, barn and garagefacilities that are a partof this property.Ag Sec reviews events
of recent daysFollowing an inspec-
tion of the damage toMasser’s crop, Pennsyl-vania Secretary of Agri-culture George Greig,issued a statement tothe local media whowere in attendance.“Over the past coupledays, I’ve seen the dev-astation caused by theremnants of TropicalStorm Lee,” said Greig.“Even with damage tocrops and physical in-frastructure and fieldsdifficult to enter for har-vest, I know that farm-ers will weather thisstorm just as we haveothers - with determi-nation and hard work.”
“I thank Governor Cor-bett for his swift actions,along with those of firstresponders, includingthe state police, NationalGuard and local fire, po-
lice and ambulance serv-ices. I also want to notethe exceptional workdone by state and coun-ty animal responseteams that establishedshelters for displacedanimals in 13 counties,”said Greig.
Greig said producerscovered by crop insurancemay be able to file a dam-age claim and receive fed-eral disaster assistance.
Individuals shouldcontact Karen Powell,Pennsylvania Depart-ment of Agriculture riskmanagement specialist,at 717-705-9511 if thereare questions pertainingto crop insurance inPennsylvania.
At Governor Corbett’srequest, President Oba-ma issued a major disas-ter declaration for Penn-sylvania in the wake ofTropical Storm Lee,making low interestemergency loans avail-able to producers whosustained flood damage.Eligibility requirementshave not yet been estab-lished, but more infor-mation can be found atwww.fsa.usda.gov or bycalling a local FSA office.Bill Wehry, State Execu-
tive Director for USDA-FSA said that farmersshould call their localFSA office or FEMA at800-621-3362 to startthe claims process.
Producers impacted
by flood damage cancontact their local coun-ty extension office or thePennsylvania Depart-ment of Agriculture at717-787-4737 for moreinformation as well.
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NOKESVILLE, VA —The Prince William Soil &Water Conservation Dis-trict will hold its 22ndannual Farm Field DaysOct. 19 and 20 at thePrince William CountyFairgrounds. This year’sevent will be the biggestyet. More than 1,750 stu-dents, from PrinceWilliam County and the
City of Manassas, repre-senting 16 schools, willhave the opportunity toattend the event com-pletely free of charge.
From the splash ofmilk on their cereal inthe morning, to the corn-starch binding theircrayons into bright cylin-ders students in PrinceWilliam County are
linked each and everyday to the farmlands ofAmerica in ways theydon’t even realize. And in2011, when less than 2percent of the populationlives on working farms, itis more critical than everto connect the studentswith the impacts — pres-ent and historical — oflife on the farm.
Fourth grade studentswill have the opportunityto visit seven differentbarns, each featuring animportant agricultural orconservation theme, in-cluding live animals rep-resenting the full spec-trum of PWC from cowsto alpacas to piglets.Students can pet a pig orfeel a fleece in the petting
zoo (sponsored by Ani-mal Control), or connectto their food outside thesupermarket by makingfresh butter under thewatchful eyes of a cow.
Kids compete to bringthe most trash-freelunch, get the buzz onbees, test their strengthagainst the horsepowerof a tractor, get the downand dirty facts on soil,and much more.
“Our goal is to givethem the most hands-onexperience possible,”said Laurie Raines, Edu-cation Specialist forPWSWCD. “We want thestudents to leave with asense of wonder aboutsomething that most
people take for granted.”More than 100 volun-
teers from the communi-ty help bring this eventto life working behindthe scenes and front andcenter teaching classes.Our volunteers representall walks of life from thestudents at George Ma-son University to localFarm Bureau and LionsClub groups. Some vol-unteers have been work-ing at Farm Field Daysfor nearly a decade. Morevolunteers are needed;visit http://farmfield-days.wordpress.com/for-volunteers/ for more in-formation or contact [email protected] .
LUMBERTON, NC —As we enter the upcomingtax preparation season,there are a number of keychanges that will affectincome taxes for farmersand farm owners. Forthose of you who will bepreparing income tax re-turns for farmers andfarm owners during thecoming months, a FarmTaxation Issues Work-shop will be held Friday,Nov. 4, at the O.P. OwensAgriculture Center at 455Caton Road (Highway 72W) in Lumberton.
According to NelsonBrownlee, Extension areafarm management agentwith North Carolina Coop-erative Extension, Robe-son County Center, this
workshop is provided byNorth Carolina Coopera-tive Extension and willdeal totally with farm-re-lated topics and provideseight hours of CPE cred-its. Presenters will includeExtension specialists fromthe Department of Agri-culture and ResourceEconomics and the De-partment of Forestry andEnvironmental Resourcesat North Carolina StateUniversity.
The workshop will be-gin with registration at 8a.m. and conclude at4:45 p.m. The cost ofregistration is $119. Toregister, contact theNorth Carolina StateUniversity Office of Pro-fessional Development at
919-515-2261 or registeronline at www.Contin-uingEducation.ncsu.eduFor accommodations forpeople with disabilities,contact Nelson Brownlee
at 910-671-3276 byWednesday, Nov. 2, soproper arrangementscan be made.
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Arden Tewksbury,Manager of the Progres-sive Agriculture Organi-zation (Pro-Ag) fromMeshoppen, PA, an-nounced on Oct. 11 thatSenator Robert P. Casey,Jr. (D-PA) recently intro-duced the Federal MilkMarketing ImprovementAct of 2011. The bill isidentified as S-1640.
Dennis Boyanowski,President of Pro-Ag said,“It’s rewarding to have aU.S. Senator that recog-nizes that all dairy farm-ers need a new milk pric-ing formula that will cov-er their cost of produc-tion, plus have an oppor-tunity to realize a profitfrom their dairy farm.”
S-1640 determines thevalue of milk used formanufactured dairyproducts by using theNational Average Cost ofproducing milk as deter-mined by the EconomicResearch Service (ERS),a division of the UnitedStates Department ofAgriculture (USDA).
The ERS determinesthe cost of producingseveral agriculturecommodities.
According to Tewks-bury, Senator Casey,who resides in Scranton,PA, has long recognizedthe need for all dairyfarmers across the Unit-ed States to receive a re-alistic stable price fortheir milk. S-1640 isgeared to fulfill the Sena-tor’s position.
Figures released byPro-Ag clearly indicatethat during 2009 thedairy farmers in FederalOrder #1 (the Northeast)received an average payprice of $13.01 per cwt.
This pay price was ap-proximately $9 per cwtbelow the dairymen’s costof production. During2009, in the Northeast,this $13.01 per cwt pricegenerated only $130,000for a dairy farmer pro-ducing one millionpounds of milk annually.
S-1640, if it had beenin effect in 2009, wouldhave generated approxi-mately $230,000. JohnTewksbury, a dairyfarmer from Susquehan-na County who serves asVice-President of Pro-Ag,said these figures clearlyillustrate why dairyfarmers have been expe-riencing difficult times.
S-1640, which nowcan be referred to as theCasey Bill, also calls for
a milk supply program (ifneeded) which will bepaid for by dairy farm-ers, not the USDA.
President Boyanowskiwants everyone to realizethat the Casey bill is notgeared to cost the U.S.government any money.
The Casey bill also ad-dresses the problem ofunneeded, bothersomeimported dairy products.
The Pro-Ag Manager
concluded by saying, “weare already receivingcalls from dairy farmersacross the United Statesillustrating their supportfor the Casey bill.”
President Boyanowskiconcluded by saying, “Iwant to thank Bob Caseyfor introducing a dairybill that will help all U.S.dairy farmers.”
Countless numbers ofdairy farmers and con-
sumers had notifiedCasey’s office illustratingtheir support for S-1640.
We urge all dairy farm-ers, consumers andbusiness people to con-tact their local U.S. Con-gressmen and U.S. Sen-ators to urge them tosupport S-1640, theCasey dairy bill.
Pro-Ag can be reachedat 570-833-5776.
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Senator Casey introduces the Federal MilkMarketing Improvement Act of 2011
Senator Bob Casey (L-R), Jr. (D-PA) discusses the Fed-eral Milk Marketing Improvement Act of 2011 with ArdenTewksbury, Manager, Pro-Ag. Recently, Senator Caseyintroduced the Act, now known as S-1640, or the Caseydairy bill, which should help dairy farmers.
Photo courtesy Arden Tewksbury, Pro-Ag
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More than 125 farm-ers, ranchers, teachers,small business ownersand others from ruralcommunities and smalltowns across the countrygathered in Washington,D.C. on Oct. 4 as part ofa “Broadband WORKSfor Rural America” advo-cacy day. Participantsdelivered the message topolicymakers that in-creased access to high-speed Internet is a criti-
cal component of job cre-ation and economic de-velopment, and is neces-sary to ensuring a pros-perous future for citizensliving in remote or hard-to-reach communities.
While on Capitol Hill,participants held a pressconference, featuringRepresentative HeathShuler (D-NC), and metwith members of Con-gress, and the offices ofSecretary of the Interior
Ken Salazar and Secre-tary of Agriculture TomVilsack, calling for poli-cies that promote furtherexpansion of high-speedInternet to rural Ameri-ca. As part of their mes-sage, advocates stressedthat increased access tohigh-speed broadbandwould spur job growth,attract new businessesand allow for the expan-sion of existing opera-tions, and promote es-
sential social benefitssuch as distance learn-ing and remote health-care services viatelemedicine in ruralcommunities throughoutthe country.
“Lack of access tohigh-speed broadbandInternet puts rural com-munities across thecountry at a serious dis-advantage,” said Con-gressman Shuler (D-NC).“Broadband is the greateconomic and socialequalizer of our time,and expanding high-speed internet access torural America will givemore communities thetools they need to createjobs, expand educationalopportunities, and im-prove public safety andhealth care. Broadbandwill give small business-es in rural areas a path-way to participation inthe global economy andprovides the frameworkfor long-term economicgrowth and stability foryears to come.”
Residents from re-gions all across theUnited States sharedcompelling storiesabout the impact ofhigh-speed Internetwhile in Washington.For instance, JonChadwell, Executive Di-rector of the NewportEconomic DevelopmentCommission in New-port, Arkansas, spear-headed a project to ex-pand high-speed Inter-net access to the localindustrial park, hometo three businessesthat were losing clientsdue to a lack of accessto broadband. As a re-sult of Chadwell’s workto connect the area tobroadband Internet, thecompanies added a to-tal of 325 local jobs injust six years.
“Regardless of locationor occupation, the needfor reliable, high-speedInternet, both wired andwireless, is somethingthat everyone can agreeon. In rural America inparticular, there are
Grangers among 125 who visit D.C.to advocate for rural broadband
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ANNAPOLIS, MD — Tokick off Maryland’s fallagritourism season,
Agriculture SecretaryBuddy Hance visitedNorth Run Farm in Balti-more County on Oct. 4 toexperience first hand thestate’s rich selection ofagricultural recreationalopportunities.
“The fall is a wonderfultime for families andfriends to get outsideand onto a farm,” saidAgriculture SecretaryBuddy Hance. “Agri-tourism is a booming in-dustry here in Maryland.Visiting a farm is greatfun for all ages and sup-ports our family farmerstoo. On farm tourism op-erations look great andare ready for visitorswith their fresh productsand lively activities.”
According to the most
recent agricultural cen-sus completed in 2007by the USDA National
Agricultural StatisticsService, there were23,350 agritourism
farms nationally withrevenues totaling $566million. In 2007, Mary-land had 231 agri-tourism farms with rev-enues of $7.3 million.
Formally in the live-stock business, NorthRun Farm, www.northrunfarm.com, will
be celebrating the 10thyear of its corn mazeand fall farm activitiesthis October. To markthe occasion, Patrickand Brooke Rodgershave brought back theiroriginal crab design,which has grown to twocrab shaped corn mazes
spanning a 10 acrefield. In addition, thisfall they are featuringsix acres of pick-your-own pumpkins, hayrides, plus pumpkins,squash, and gourds areavailable for purchase.
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acres of opportunity for economicgrowth, but greater access to next-gen-eration technologies is key to capitaliz-ing on these opportunities,” said JessPeterson, Executive Vice President ofthe U.S. Cattlemen’s Association and alead spokesman for the advocacy day.“Right now, Americans need jobs, andwe need to make sure that all Ameri-cans have the tools to create and sus-tain them. I believe we successfully de-
livered that message to policymakersthis week.”
Some 26 million Americans in large-ly rural areas across the nation lackhigh-speed connections to the Internetand mobile broadband. The advocacyeffort, a collaboration of members ofthe U.S. Cattlemen’s Association, Na-tional Grange, Women Involved InFarm Economics (WIFE), local cham-bers of commerce, farmers, ranchers,
small business owners, teachers, andothers from across the country, withsupport from the Internet InnovationAlliance, allowed a diverse range ofAmericans to personally tell theirunique stories about the transforma-tive potential of high-speed broadbandto Federal lawmakers.
“The National Grange has been advo-cating for affordable access to broad-band in rural America for a long time,”
said Ed Luttrell, National Grange Pres-ident. “Never before in our efforts havewe seen so many diverse organiza-tions, telecommunications companies,and advocacy groups at the same tablewith the same commitment and vision.I believe the drumbeat of increased ac-cess to broadband in rural Americahas been heard in our Nation’s capitalthis week.”
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There is still ample time to submityour nomination for the AmericanSheep Industry Association (ASI) An-nual Awards Program. Nov. 18 marksthe deadline for the submission ofnominations. This program offers agreat opportunity to recognize thoseindividuals who have exhibited excep-tional commitment and dedication tothe sheep industry.
There are four award categories
available for nomination:• The McClure Silver Ram Award is
dedicated to volunteer commitmentand service and is presented to a sheepproducer who has made substantialcontributions to the sheep industryand its organizations in his/her state,region or nation.
• The Camptender Award recognizesindustry contributions from a profes-sional in a position or field related to
sheep production.• The Environmental Stewardship
Award recognizes individuals activelyinvolved in sheep production that haveshown an extraordinary commitmentto caring for natural resources andthereby enhancing the environment.
• The Shepherd’s Award for Mediarecognizes outstanding yearlong cover-age of the sheep industry in eitherprint or broadcast.
Nominations must be postmarked byNov. 18 and past award recipients arenot eligible. Awards will be presentedat the ASI Convention, Jan. 25-28,2012, in Scottsdale, AZ. Additional in-formation is available at www.shee-pusa.org.
Source: American Sheep IndustryWeekly Oct. 7
ASI Awards Program reminder
UNIVERSITY PARK, PA — The PennState College of Agricultural Scienceswill celebrate 100 years of breedingAngus beef cattle with a productionsale Oct. 21 at the Beef-Sheep complexon Orchard Road near the UniversityPark campus.
Featuring 49 lots comprising 84 cat-tle, the event will include bred cows,cow-calf pairs, bred heifers, weanedheifer calves and weaned bull calves.The cows and bred heifers are sired byleading sires in the breed, and they willbe bred to outstanding bulls fromacross the country.
Twenty-seven students enrolled in alivestock-marketing course will assistwith the sale, including developing saleadvertisements and Facebook entries.
“We are very proud of the traditionwe have at Penn State for the produc-tion of high-quality Angus cattle,” saidJohn Comerford, associate professor ofdairy and animal science and coordi-nator of the university’s beef program.
“This sale marks a milestone forbreeding Angus cattle while providingan important educational opportuni-ty for our students and a resource forbeef-production research over the
past century.”In addition to the sale features, stu-
dents are learning from leaders in theindustry around the country othermethods of marketing beef cattle.These methods include feeder-calf andfed-cattle marketing, internationalmarketing, cattle photography, promo-tion in niche markets, and customercommunications.
Information about the sale, includ-ing a complete digital sale catalog, isavailable on the American Angus Asso-ciation Web site at www.angus.org .For more information about the sale
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Monday, October 17• Hosking Sales, 6096 NYS Rt. 8, New Berlin, NY(30 miles S. of Utica & 6 miles N. of New Berlin).Monthly Lamb, Sheep, Goat & Pig Sale. A flock of35 sheep & lambs from one farm ranging from 50- 100# good quality. Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-699-3637, 607-847-8800, cell 607-972-1770 or1771
www.hoskingsales.com• 8:00 AM: Half Acre Market, Ridge Rd., Auburn,NY. Drop Off Only. John Kelley, Empire LivestockMarketing, 315-258-9752.• 12:00 Noon: Pavilion Market, 357 Lake St.,Pavilion, NY. Regular sale. Don Yahn, Mgr. &Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing, 585-584-3033, 585-738-2104.• 12:30 PM: Hosking Sales, 6096 NYS Rt. 8, NewBerlin, NY (30 miles S. of Utica & 6 miles N. ofNew Berlin). Misc. & Small Animals. 1:00 pmDairy. We now sell Lambs, Goats, Pigs & Feedersimmediately following Dairy. Calves & Cull Beefapprox. 5-5:30 pm. Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-699-3637, 607-847-8800, cell 607-972-1770 or1771
• 12:30 PM: Pavilion Market, 357 Lake St.,Pavilion, NY. Regular sale. Don Yahn, Mgr. &Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing, 585-584-3033, 585-738-2104.• 1:15 PM: Burton Livestock, Vernon, NY. DairyCattle followed by Beef & Calves. Dale Chambers,Manager, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-829-3105
Friday, October 21• Ben K. Stolzfus Farm, Intercourse, PA. Vision-Gen & Partners Elite Offering. Hosted by VisionGenetics. Co-Managed by The Cattle Exchange& Stonehurst Farms. The Cattle Exchange, DaveRama, 607-746-2226
Saturday, October 22• 8:30 AM: 8721 Woodbine Rd., Airville, PA. PublicAuction for Paul Breaud. Dump Trucks, Backhoe,Skid Loader, Paving Equip., Shop Tools,Repairable Vehicles. Leaman Auctions, J. EdwardLeaman 610-662-8149, 717-464-1128
www.leamanauctions.com• 9:00 AM: Syracuse, NY (NYS Fairgrounds).Onondaga County Area Municipal EquipmentAuction of Municipal & Contractor Equipment. RoyTeitsworth, Inc., Auctioneers, 585-243-1563.
www.pirrunginc.com• 10:30 AM: Castile, NY. Ward Bros. Machinery &Cattle Dispersal. Don Yahn, Mgr. & Auctioneer,Empire Livestock Market, 716-296-5041, 585-738-2104• 11:00 AM: Hosking Sales, 6096 NYS Rt. 8, NewBerlin, NY (30 miles S. of Utica & 6 miles N. ofNew Berlin). Fall Machinery Sale. We will beaccepting Machinery on Thurs. 20th & Fri. 21st.Already consigned: Case 5220 tractor 4WDloader, cab; NH L150 Skid Loader; HLAsand/sawdust shooter; Rissler 510 feed cartmixer. Please call to get into the following ads.Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-699-3637, 607-847-8800, cell 607-972-1770 or 1771
www.hoskingsales.com• 10:30 AM: Newport, VT. Selling all Tools &Equipment for Newport Technologies MachineShop. Roberts Auction Service, 802-334-2638.
Tuesday, October 25• 10:00 AM: 12601 State Rd. 545, North WinterGarden, FL. Rental Returns of Late ModelConstruction, Support Equip., Trucks & Trailers.Alex Lyon & Son, Sales Managers & Auctioneers
www.lyonauction.comWednesday, October 26
• 10:00 AM: 175 Wolf Run Rd., Cuba, NY. Estateof Steve Petzen. Excavating Equip. & Trucks. RoyTeitsworth, Inc., Auctioneers, 585-243-1563.
www.teitsworth.com• 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. ofCanandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale everyWednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange,
• 8:30 AM: Gray’s Field, Rt. 5, Fairlee, VT. PublicConsignment Auction of Farm Machinery,Construction Equipment, Autos, Trucks, Trailersand small tools. Consignments accepted onFriday from 8 am till noon. C.W. Gray & Sons, Inc.,Complete Auction Services, 802-785-2161
Saturday, November 5• 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. ofCanandaigua, NY. Feeder Cattle sale. Please vac-cinate your cattle & bring documentation. Cattleaccepted Thurs. & Fri. between 7:30 am - 6 pm.Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515.
www.fingerlakeslivestockex.comWednesday, November 9
• 11:00 AM: Cherry Creek Market, 6732 PickupHill Rd., Cherry Creek, NY. Monthly Feeder Sale.Followed by our regular Wednesday sale at 1:30pm. Don Yahn, Mgr. & Auctioneer, EmpireLivestock Marketing, 716-296-5041, 585-738-2104.• 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. ofCanandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale everyWednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange,585-394-1515.
www.fingerlakeslivestockex.comThursday, November 10
• Ben K. Stolzfus Farm, Intercourse, PA. Reservedfor a major New York Herd Dispersal w/ a BAA of110%! Co-Managed by The Cattle Exchange &Stonehurst Farms. The Cattle Exchange, DaveRama, 607-746-2226
Friday, November 11• 11:30 AM: Hosking Sales, 6096 NYS Rt. 8, NewBerlin, NY (30 miles S. of Utica & 6 miles N. ofNew Berlin). Fall Premier All Breeds Sale. 100head of quality all breeds sell. Call to participatein this sale. Selections are underway. Call if youwant to participate. Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-699-3637, 607-847-8800, cell 607-972-1770 or1771
www.hoskingsales.comSaturday, November 12
• Madison, NY. Fern Hill Farm II Milking HerdDispersal. 100 outstanding registered Holsteinssell. Jack Russin & Family, owners. The CattleExchange, Dave Rama, 607-746-2226
Kids: Sel 1-2 20-40#120-175; 40-60# 150-175;60-80# 102-160.
Bucks: Sel 1-2 70-110#163; 100-150# 89-135; 150-250# 81.
Does: Sel 1-2 70-100#80-100; 100-150# 52-105;150-250# 78.
WYTHE CO SHEEP:No report.
WYTHE CO GOATS:No report.
CASH GRAIN MARKET
NC GRAIN US 2 Yellow Corn was
mixed. Prices were 6.71-7.06, mostly 6.71-7.05 at thefeed mills and 6.20-6.85,mostly 6.76 at the elevators.US 1 Yellow Soybeans were4¢ higher. Prices were 12.39at the processors, 12.30 atthe feed mills and 11.75-12.20, mostly 12.20 at theelevators. US 2 Soft RedWinter Wheat was withoutan available trend. Priceswere -, mostly - at the eleva-tors. Soybean Meal (f.o.b.)at the processing plants was342.70.
Timothy & OrchardGrass: Lg. Rd. over 1000#Gd 17/bale; Sm. Sq. 45-55#Gd 4.85/bale.
Wetted Alfalfa: Sm. Rd.50/ton.
POULTRY REPORT
NC BROILERS &FRYERS
The market is steady andthe live supply is adequateto meet the moderate de-mand. Average weights aremostly heavy. The estimatedslaughter for Wednesday inNC is 2,650,000 head com-pared to 2,564,000 headlast Wednesday.
NC EGGS The market is steady on
all sizes. Supplies are mod-erate. Retail demand isgood. Weighted averageprices for small lot sales ofgrade A eggs delivered tonearby retail outlets: XL136.89, L 133.79, M 120.86& S 96.
NY EGGS Prices are steady. Sup-
plies are moderate to heavyon larger sizes, mod-erate on M’s. The New Yorkshell egg inventory is 4%higher than last Monday.Demand is light to moder-ate. Market activity is slow.Prices to retailers, sales tovolume buyers, USDAGrade A & Grade A whiteeggs in ctns, delivered storedoor, cents per dz. XL 124-128, L 122-126, M 109-113.
Green (1-1/9 bu ctn) 22.35-26.65, Red (11# ctn) 32, Yel-low (11# ctn) 32; Potatoes(50# ctn) Red Size A 18-31.45, White Size A 14-15,Red Size B 25-28; Russett,ID 19.35-24; Radishes (306-oz film bgs) Red 15.50-15.75; Plums, Red (28# ctn)22; Squash, Yellow Crooked-neck (3/4 bu ctn) 22-23.50,Zucchini (1/2 bu ctn) 22-26.50; Straw-berries, CA(flat 8 1-qt cont) 28; SweetPotatoes, Orange (40# ctn)16-21.45, White (40# ctn)20-20.65, Orange (40# ctn)16-21.45; Tomat-oes, vineripened XL (25# ctn) 22-25.15; Tomatoes, Cherry(flat 12 1-pt cont) 20.65-22.35, Romas (25# ctn) 22-24, Grape (flat 12 1-pt cont)26.50-27.
WESTERN NCFARMERS’ MARKET
Apples (traypack ctn) RedDelicious 30-36, Golden De-licious 30-33.50,GrannySmith 20-28; (bu loose pack)Red & Golden Delicious,Mutsu, Fuji, Stayman,Romes 14-16; Bananas(40# bx) 18.50-20; Beans(bu) Halfrunners 20-25;Broccoli (ctn) 18-20; Cab-bage (50# bg) 10-14; Can-taloupes (ctn 9-12 count)14-16; Cauliflower (ctn)18.50-20; Grapefruit 18-18.50; Navel, Oranges 22,Oranges 18-25; Lemons(ctns 95 count) 30, (165count) 24-24.50; Corn(crate) Bi-Color, & Yellow 18;Cucumbers (1-1/9 bu) LongGreen 18.50-24, Picklers (1-1/9 bu crate) 28-33; Grapes(18# ctn) Red Globe 22.75-24, Red & White Seedless14.75-24; Lettuce (ctn) Ice-burg 18-20; Onions (50# bg)Yellow Jumbo 14-16; Bell (1-1/9 Bu ctn) L & XL 12-15;Potatoes, Irish (50# bg) 17-25; Pumpkins (ea) 3-12,(bin) 120-140; Squash (3/4bu) #1 Yellow Crook-neck24-29.50, (1/2 bu) Zucchini#1 22-22.50; Strawberries(flat 8 1#) CA 24.50; SweetPotatoes (40# bx) Red orOrange #2 12-16; Tomatoes(25# bx) XL & Larger 16-19,M&L 12-14.
MARKET
MARKET REPORTS
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Home,, Family,, Friendss && You
by Donna EricksonApple crisp with a berry twist
There is something about fall, with its cooler daysand the abundance of juicy apples, that brings outthe baker in us all. Brisk breezes and rustling leavesalmost seem to whisper “apple crisp.”
Measure, stir and bake this mouthwatering appledessert using autumn’s apple harvest and colorful,juicy frozen blackberries. In this recipe the steps arenot only simple, but also mixed with play! Everymember of the family will want to be part of thepreparation, not to mention the tasting when it comesout of the oven!
Apple Blackberry CrispFilling:5 apples or about 4 cups when peeled and sliced1 cup frozen blackberries, thawed slightly1 cup granulated sugar1 tablespoon flourJuice from one lemonTopping:1 cup all-purpose flour2 cups quick oats2/3 cup granulated sugar1 tablespoon brown sugar1/2 teaspoon cinnamonPinch of salt1/2 cup melted butter1. To make the crisp, peel the apples. If your chil-
dren are skilled at using a vegetable peeler, make
peeling the apples a game. Start at the stem, and peelin a spiral motion. Try to make the longest strip with-out breaking it. If your kids are competitive, they’llhave the apples peeled in no time!
2. Cut the peeled apples into 1/4-inch slices. Whileyou are at it, for a surprise, cut an apple in halfwidthwise to reveal a star design in the middle. Placethe slices in a large bowl. Add slightly thawed black-berries, sugar, flour and lemon juice. Combine andspoon into a medium-size 8-inch-by-11-inch bakingdish.
3. For the topping, in another bowl, stir together theflour, oats, sugars, cinnamon, salt and melted butter.Mix lightly until crumbly. Sprinkle this topping mixturewith fingers over apples and berries. Press lightly.
4. Place in preheated oven. If you have a window onyour oven door, let the kids keep watch to observewhen the fruit juices bubble up through the brownedtopping. That will be the clue that the apple-berrycrisp is done, about 30 minutes.
5. Serve warm with a dollop of whipped cream or ascoop of vanilla ice cream and a sprig of mint on top.Then give yourselves a standing ovation!
Extra idea: Add a teaspoon or two of leftover berryjuice to the whipped cream. Swirl it around to createa purple marbled effect, and then spoon on top ofeach serving.
(c) 2011 Donna EricksonDistributed by King Features Synd.
Solution to last week’s puzzle
Donna’s Day: creative family fun
by Healthy ExchangesOctoberfest Meatballs
Octoberfest or Oktoberfest? Which way do youspell it? We may have Americanized a traditionalGerman celebration, but we certainly haveembraced the best of their traditions — from polkamusic to hardy fare.
16 ounces extra-lean ground sirloin or turkey breast3/4 cup unsweetened applesauce1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon purchased graham
cracker crumbs1 teaspoon apple pie spice1 (10 3/4-ounce) can reduced-fat tomato soup1 teaspoon dried onion flakes1 teaspoon dried parsley flakes1. Preheat oven to 350 F. Spray an 8-by-8-inch
baking dish with butter-flavored cooking spray.2. In a large bowl, combine meat, applesauce,
graham cracker crumbs and apple pie spice. Forminto 12 (2-inch) meatballs. Place meatballs in pre-pared baking dish.
3. In a small bowl, combine tomato soup, onionflakes and parsley flakes. Spoon soup mixtureevenly over meatballs. Cover and bake for 45 to 50minutes.
4. For each serving, place 2 meatballs on a plateand evenly spoon sauce mixture over top. Serves six.
Sausage and Pumpkin PastaThere’s no getting around pumpkins this fall! Paired
with spicy sausage, convenient canned pumpkinlivens up the usual dinner pasta.
1 pound rigatoni8 ounces spicy Italian sausage, casings removed5 fresh sage leaves, finely chopped1 can (15-ounce) pure pumpkin1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese1. Cook rigatoni as label directs, reserving 1 cup
cooking water.
2. In 12-inch nonstick skillet, cook sausage onmedium 6 minutes, breaking up sausage. Add freshsage leaves; cook 1 minute, stirring. Add pumpkinand reserved pasta water; mix well.
3. Drain pasta; return to pot. Add sausage mixture;heat through. Stir in Parmesan. Serves 4.
Velvety Pumpkin SoupEnjoy this rich soup as the weather gets colder.2 tablespoons butter1 shallot, finely chopped1/2 teaspoon cumin1 can (15-ounce) pure pumpkin2 cups lower-sodium chicken broth1/2 cup water1/2 teaspoon salt1. In 4-quart saucepot, melt butter on medium-
high. Add shallot, cook 30 seconds, stirring. Addcumin; cook 1 minute, stirring frequently. Add pump-kin, lower-sodium chicken broth and water. Coverand heat to boiling on high. Stir in salt.
For thousands of triple-tested recipes, visit our Website at www.goodhousekeeping.com/recipefinder/.
(c) 2011 Hearst Communications, Inc.All rights reserved
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HARRISBURG, PA — Dairy produc-ers should make plans now to ensurethey are able to protect their profitsfrom losses due to high feed costsand low milk prices by signing up forDairy LGM during the Oct. 28-29 en-rollment period.
Agriculture Secretary George Greigcautioned producers not to wait to en-roll, because federal underwritingguidelines limit the total amount ofmilk that can be protected.
“The first enrollment deadline isnearing for producers to sign up forDairy LGM insurance to protect theirgross margins,” said Greig. “Talk toyour crop insurance agent and makekey decisions well before the Octoberenrollment deadline and plan to signup for the full 10 months of Dairy LGMin October to ensure you won’t be leftwithout protection.”
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Policies are available on a month-to-month basis to insure some or all milkfrom one to 10 months. Producers pay
premiums that vary from zero to $2per hundredweight, depending on thedesired level of coverage. Prices are an-nounced the last business Friday ofeach month and producers have until9 p.m. the following evening to pur-chase a policy based on those prices.
For more information about DairyLGM, contact a crop insurance agentor Karen Powell, risk management spe-cialist, at 717-705-9511.
Sign-up period nearing for Livestock Gross Margin Insurance
by George GreigPennsylvania Secretaryof Agriculture
Recent rains have for-ever altered the lives ofmany Pennsylvanians.Whether from Irene orLee, the result of thesetropical storms has beendevastating, and ourfarms received no mercy.But I know that farmerswill weather this stormjust as we have others —with determination andhard work.
High waters disabledroads, caused power out-ages and destroyed crops.
I’ve seen this destruc-tion first-hand as Itoured farms with stateFarm Service Agency Ex-ecutive Director BillWehry in Columbia,Dauphin, Lebanon,Luzerne, Schuylkill andWyoming counties. Manyof the farms suffered wa-ters higher than that ofHurricane Agnes in1972. Where there wereonce vibrant crops, fields
of devastation remain. I saw fields of flattened
corn, rotted potatoes anddestroyed soybeans. Isaw fish that were takenfrom their tanks by flood-water, animal feed ren-dered totally unusableand milk dumped. Anundeterminable amountof money was lost incrops that will never beharvested. But the re-siliency of Pennsylvaniafarmers remains intact.
I wanted to show therest of the state just howmuch farmers in theflood areas were affected,and reporters were atsome of the stops wemade. As they steppedinto the mud raked fieldsand saw the ruin, theyasked farmers about thetragedy of the flood. Inresponse, one farmertold a reporter that hehad lost his father andbrother and that was atragedy; this was merelya financial setback. Thisis the spirit that will help
us recover.Thankfully we have
partners in recovery. I’mthankful for the swift ac-tions of Governor TomCorbett to encouragePresident Barack Obamato issue a major disasterdeclaration for Pennsyl-vania in the wake oftropical storms Lee andIrene. This declarationmeans federal aid isavailable to our resi-dents who sustained sig-nificant damage as a re-sult of flooding. Gover-nor Corbett also issued awaiver extending servicehours for drivers trans-porting food, dairy prod-ucts and pharmaceuti-cals to food distribution,retail and wholesale foodestablishments to en-sure no delay in service.
I also appreciate theefforts of first responderssuch as the Pennsylva-nia State Police, NationalGuard, PennsylvaniaEmergency ManagementAgency and local fire, po-
lice and ambulance serv-ices, as well as those bystate and county animalresponse teams.Throughout the recoveryperiod, these dedicatedgroups will continue tobe partners.
Additionally, the De-partment of Agriculturestands ready to help.Whether it’s our food in-spectors ensuringrestaurants are againready to serve customersor any of the other feder-al, state or local agricul-ture organizations, we’reproviding assistance tomake your recovery easi-er and more effective.
So many federal disas-ter assistance programsare available, but it canbe hard to learn aboutand tap into these re-sources. That’s why thedepartment has set up awebpage at www.agricul-ture.state.pa.us with in-formation related toflood assistance. Thepage includes informa-tion on low-interest
loans, emergency fund-ing and food safety, withmore being added whenavailable, in addition to aphoto gallery of extensiveflood damage on Penn-sylvania farms.
The webpage is a start-ing point on a long jour-ney, so I encourage youto also contact a statedisaster recovery center.At 17 locations through-out the state, FEMA andstate government repre-sentatives are on-handto help flood victims takeadvantage of disaster as-sistance programs. Cen-ters are open in Brad-ford, Bucks, Chester,Columbia, Cumberland,Dauphin, Delaware,Lancaster, Lebanon,Luzerne, Lycoming,Montgomery, Northum-berland, Philadelphia,Schuylkill, Snyder, Sulli-van, Susquehanna andWyoming counties. AnyPennsylvanian can useany DRC, regardless ofwhere they live.
Farmers can also con-
tact the local Farm Ser-vice Agency office. Theirknowledgeable staff caneducate you about a va-riety of low-interest loanprograms and, if youhave crop insurance, theSupplemental Revenue(SURE) disaster assis-tance program.
Now is the time to startpreparing for the nextemergency situation, be-cause we don’t knowwhat Mother Nature mayhave in store for us. Iurge you to contact acrop insurance agentand consider your riskmanagement options be-fore it’s too late. A list ofagents can be found atwww3.rma.usda.gov/apps/agents/ .
We’re all in this togeth-er; Pennsylvanians help-ing Pennsylvanians. Itrust the resilience of ourfarm families and ouragriculture industry.With help from each oth-er, we can keep Pennsyl-vania growing.
Pennsylvania Farmers weathering the storm
After more than a century of expan-sion, the Angus breed has become oneof American agriculture’s greatest suc-cess stories — a story of quality, de-mand and innovation.
Today, more than 60 percent ofcattlemen identify their herd as An-gus, and those Angus-sired calvescontinue to put more money backinto the pockets of cow-calf produc-ers than any other breed — approxi-mately $35 more per head than non-Angus contemporaries according to arecent 10-year study. And thanks tobranded beef programs like CertifiedAngus Beef®, “Angus” has become ahousehold name.
Indeed, the breed is thriving, butAssociation President Joe Hamptonsays Angus success won’t be takenfor granted.
“Our success, like most successfulbusiness models, has always dependedon our ability to adapt, to innovate.That’s what will carry us into the fu-ture,” Hampton said. “The AmericanAngus Association must remain opento new ideas and new opportunities forgrowth and relevance.”
With an eye toward the future, theAmerican Angus Association® Board ofDirectors approved a long-rangestrategic plan geared toward growingthe relevance of the Angus breed.
The plan outlines strategies for thenation’s largest beef breed associationfor the next 5-10 years — strategies
aimed at benefiting all users of Angusgenetics, from members to commercialcattlemen to consumers.
In fact, many of these Angus stake-holders ultimately shaped the Associ-ation’s long-range initiative, Hamp-ton notes.
“This is the first time in the history ofthis organization where so much efforthas gone into collecting input from ourmembers, their commercial customersand others with an interest in the An-gus business,” he said. “Through thisinput, the people who will ultimatelybenefit from our long-range plan arealso those who helped to build it. Theirvision for the future of this breed is in-terwoven into our outlined strategies,and that’s key to the success of theplan — and the success of the Busi-ness Breed.”
The initiative is months in the mak-ing. The Board first announced thelong-range planning process in fall2010 and began collecting commentsfrom members, their customers andother industry representatives in Jan-uary 2011. Surveys were included inthe Angus Journal and online atwww.angus.org, and additional inputwas gained through a series of listen-ing sessions and individual commentscollected by Board members.
“The input gained from the long-range planning process was as insight-ful as it was valuable,” AssociationCEO Bryce Schumann said. “Thanks
to this process and the dedication ofour members who are so invested inthe success of this breed, we now havean outline for our organization’s goalsand how to accomplish them.”
The strategic intent of the plan fo-cuses on an overarching effort to in-crease member success and prof-itability by:
• growing registered Angus demand;• increasing marketing and educa-
tion efforts;• fostering development and use of
technology;• leveraging entity resources and ex-
pertise; and• growing the industry leadership
role of the Association and its entities.With this in mind, Hampton says
long-range strategies focus on theAngus breed’s core sectors: seed-stock breeders, commercial cow-calfoperators, feeders/stockers, con-sumers and youth.
Several key initiatives have emergedto advance marketing, education, andtechnology and research. They includethe development of: 1) reproductivetrait data and voluntary inventory-based reporting in order to formlongevity and fertility measures; 2) aneducation and culinary center to ad-vance beef knowledge and CertifiedAngus Beef® brand recognition amongretail and foodservice partners as wellas consumers; 3) an expanded Angustelevision presence that provides edu-
cational programming and marketingservices for Angus breeders and theircommercial customers while growingthe Angus brand; and 4) the develop-ment of genomic resources to benefitcommercial cattlemen and expandtheir use of Angus genetics.
“With time, these initial projects willundoubtedly accompany other benefi-cial initiatives identified and executedby Association staff and leaders,”Schumann says. “We continue to wel-come additional input from our mem-bers and others as time progresses.That communication is imperative tothe future success of any organization,especially our member-driven Associa-tion and its entities.”
Contact the American Angus Asso-ciation at 816-383-5100 or visitwww.angus.org for the completeLong-Range Strategic Plan or formore information.
Angus Board approves long-range strategic plan
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2006 New Holland TC55DA
919-669-7964
EHSSTransmission,4x4, Loader,
55HP, Canopy,538 Hours
MACK ENTERPRISESRandolph, NY
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NEED BUSINESS CARDS?Full color glossy, heavy stock.250 ($45.00); 500 ($65.00);1,000 ($75.00). Call Lee Pub-lications 518-673-0101 [email protected]
Beef Cattle
50 BLACK/BLACK WHITEFACE, big cows, somew/calves by side; 4 purebredAngus bulls. 540-379-5253
LIVESTOCK BUYING STA-TION, Cody, Virginia. Slaugh-ter cattle bought every Tues-day 9am-2pm. Load lots offeeder cattle and herdsbought by appointment.Statewide service, Grey Puck-ett 434-610-6689
Concrete Products
The Scabbler Man“Solutions for Slick Concrete”• 2” & 1” Wide Scabbling434-454-7018 Home
434-579-0705 Cell
Dairy Cattle
50 WELL GROWN FreestallHeifers due within 60 days.Joe Distelburger 845-344-7170.
PICK 50 OUT OF 65 cow tiestall herd young. Mostly winterfreshening. Priced Right! CallJoe 845-344-7170.
Dairy Equipment
DOUBLE 8 HERRINGBONEBoumatic Parlor for sale,$25,000. Call for details. 607-847-6809
Dairy Equipment
SEVERAL USED Double 6and 8 parlors w/ATO’s and 3”low lines complete. Several 2”:pipelines, used vacuumpumps, receiver groups,claws, ATO’s, washer boxes,etc. 585-732-1953
Dogs
REGISTERED miniature Aus-tralian Shepherds, $500-$850; All colors, shots,wormed and socialized. 607-244-1644
Farm Equipment
JD 5730 chopper, 4wdprocessor hay & 4 row chainheads. 585-746-5050
RICHARDTON 1400 dumpwagon, no roof, $4,000. 585-746-5050
NOLT’S EQUIPMENT403 Centerville Rd.,Newville, PA 17241
off 81 Exit 11, 2 mi. N of 233(717) 776-6242
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Steiger TractorSpecialist
1. 10-25% savings on new drive train parts
2. 50% savings on used parts3. We buy used or damaged Steigers4. We rebuild axles, drop boxes, trans-
missions with one year warranty.
1-800-982-1769US or Canada
American made quality partsat big savings
IH DISGUSTED??? Withyour shifting? Now is thetime to fix. Put a good tractorback to work. 800-808-7885,402-374-2202
JOHN DEERE BALER PARTS:347, 346, 336, 224, 214, 24T,14T. Nelson Horning 585-526-6705
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PEOPLE WILL PAY TO HUNTon your land. Earn top $$$ forhunting rights. Call for a FREEquote and info packet toll free1-866-309-1507 or request atwww.BaseCampLeasing.com
WOVENWIRE FENCEOne Strand Barb Wire5x6x7 post set at 18 ft.
$2.55 per ft., 2000 ft. or moreand $34.00 per H Brace
Dealers wanted in select areasAlso Available at:
Central Dairy & Mech. Martinsburg, PA ph 814-793-3721Delmarva Farm Service Kennedyville, MD ph 888-348-1747Elam Miller Fort Plain, NY ph 518-993-3892Himrod Farm Supply Penn Yan, NY ph 315-531-9497Homestead Nutrition New Holland, PA ph 888-336-7878Genesee Valley Nutrition Piffard, NY ph 585-243-9597Levi Fisher Honey Grove, PA ph 717-734-3145Martin’s Ag Shippensburg, PA ph 717-532-7845New Bedford Elevator Baltic, OH ph 330-897-6492Norm’s Farm Store Watsontown, PA ph 570-649-6765Robert Rohrer Millmont, PA ph 570-898-1967Steve B. Stoltzfus Lykens, PA ph 717-365-3804Walnut Hill Feeds Shelby, OH ph 419-342-2942
• Barn dry filling your gutters& tanks? Gypsum dissolves.
• Use less! More absorbentthan lime products.
Try Grip X1 Today!
www.usagypsum.com • Phone 717-335-0379
GRIP X 1 Barn Dry
Gypsum Bedding• Cheaper than sawdust shavings
or straw.• Reduce mastitis & cell counts.• Use in place of Hydrated Lime.• Improves your soil• Available in bulk.
BLACK LOCUST POSTS:Poles up to 30’. Authenticsplit rails 6x6, 4x4, 1” & 2”b o a r d s . P h o t o s a twww.blacklocustwood.comCall Tom 518-883-8284
ELECTRIC FENCE CON-TROLLER REPAIRS. Factoryauthorized warranty center forZereba, ParMak, many others.No charge for estimates. Quickturn-around time. Send orbring to our shop, any make,any model. 518-284-2180
With 70 Holstein milkers, 40young stock, including onemonth old- up to 2 years old.Beautiful land with lots ofopportunity. Buildings includerenovated barn with spaciouscow stalls, tiestalls with mats,addition on barn housesheifers & dry cows. Big spa-cious 5 stall garage. Big 5bedroom, 1½ bath farmhouse.Must see property. Tons ofequipment in excellent shapeand well-maintained.
MID-ATLANTIC REGIONNOTE: Calendar entries mustarrive at the Country Folksoffice by the Tuesday priorto our publication date forthem to be included in theCalendar of Events. Email:[email protected]
OCT 19Food for Profit Seminar -
A Recipe for SuccessMaryland AgricultureResearch Center, 1114Shawan Rd., Cockeysville,MD. 9 am - 4 pm. A $40 reg-istration fee covers classmaterials and lunch. Pre-registration is required.Toattend this session of Foodfor Profit, please registrar atwww.cvent.com/d/mcq73kor call 877-489-1398. Young Farmers Advisory
Board to MeetMaryland Dept. of Agricul-ture, 50 Harry S. TrumanParkway, Annapolis, MD. 11am. Contact Florence Jor-dan, 410-841-5882.
OCT 20SSCC Meeting
Prince George’s Soil Conser-vation District, 5301 Marl-boro Race Track Rd, UpperMarlboro, MD. The meetingis open to the public and willfocus on soil conservationand water quality programs.Contact Louise Lawrence,410-841-5863.
OCT 21Ginger Day Workshop
Dayspring Farm, Cologne,VA. 9-11 am. Registration islimited to 60 participantsand will only be accepted viamail or e-mail. Registrationfee is $10/person. ContactMark Klingman, 804-524-5960 or e-mail [email protected].
Tree Farm Field DayBurnham Woodlot, East Fin-ley, Washington County, PA.12:30-6 pm. $10/person.Call 724-223-8781.
OCT 24Governor’s Intergovern-mental Commission for
Agriculture to MeetMaryland Dept. of Agricul-ture (MDA), 50 Harry S. Tru-man Parkway, Annapolis,MD. 10 am - noon. ContactJoanna Kille, 410-841-5886.
VSU 24th Annual Aquaculture Field Day
Randolph Farm, River Rd.,Ettrick, VA. 8:30 am - noon.Pre-registration deadline isOct. 14. Contact DebraJones, 804-524-5496 or e-mail [email protected]. OCT 24, DEC 12, NOV 9,15, 16 & 21, DEC 7, 12 &
nutrients to 10 or more acresof cropland. The two hournutrient applicator trainingcourse is required once everythree years for these opera-tors. For additional datesand locations, operatorsshould contact their localExtension office or visitwww.mda . s t a t e .md .us .Scroll down the Quick Linksto Nutrient Management andclick on Nutrient Manage-ment Training Classes forthe complete 2011-2012schedule. Locations as fol-lows: • Worcester Co. - Oct. 24.Call 410-632-1972.• Anne Arundel Co. - Dec.12. Call 410-222-6757.• Calvert Co. - Nove. 9. Call410-535-3662.• Carroll Co. - Nov. 15 & Dec.15. Call 410-386-2760.• Frederick Co. - Nov. 16.Call 301-600-1594• Kent Co. - Dec. 14. Call410-778-1661.• Montgomery Co. - Dec. 7.Call 301-590-9638.• Prince George’s Co. - Nov.21. Call 301-868-8780.• Somerset Co. - Nov. 21.Call 410-651-1351.• Wicomico Co. - Dec. 12,2011. Call 410-749-6141.
OCT 27-29Ninth Annual Northeast
Regional Dairy ChallengeMorrisville State College,Watertown, NY. ContactMolly J. Kelley, [email protected]. OnInternet at www.dairychallenge.org
Maryland Sheep BreedersAnnual Dinner Meeting
Howard County Fair-grounds, West Friendship,MD. Contact Jeff Hevner,410-984-7712 or [email protected].
NOV 5Fall Hops Conference & Annual Northeast
Hop Alliance MeetingBrown’s Brewing Co., Revo-lution Room, 417 River St.,Troy, NY. This meeting is aprofessional level confer-ence for current andprospective hop growers.Tickets available: http://nehopalliance.eventbrite.comSeating is limited. Pleaseregister by Oct. 28. Lunch isincluded. NeHA MemberTickets: $85 for 1st farmmember $65 for additionalfarm member(s). Non Mem-ber Tickets: $95 for 1st farmmember. $75 for additionalfarm member(s) NeHA Mem-bership $40/farm member-ship. Checks can also beaddressed to Madison Coun-ty AED, PO Box 1209, Mor-risville, NY 13408. ContactLindsey McDonnell 315-684-3001 ext. 125 or Steve Miller315-684-3001 ext. 127.
NOV 11-18North American
International LivestockExposition Sheep Show
Louisville, KY. On Internetat www.livestockexpo.org
NOV 19University of
Maryland 2011 Lambing & Kidding School
Chesapeake College, WyeMills, MD. Registrationdeadline is Nov. 9. The reg-istration fee is $40/person;$30 for additional familymembers and $25 for youth.Checks payable to the Uni-versity of Maryland shouldbe sent to 2011 Lambing &Kidding School, 18330Keedysville Rd., Keedysville,MD 21756. Contact SusanSchoenian, 301-432-2767ext. 343. On Internet atwww.sheepandgoat.com/programs/11LKschool.html
DEC 1Direct to Consumer
Farm Marketing & Agri-Tourism Seminar
Berks Co. Ag Center, 1238County Welfare Rd.,Leesport PA. 8:30 am - 4:30pm. Contact John Berry,610-391-9840. On Internetat extension.psu.edu
DEC 8Commodity Marketing
SeminarBerks Co. Ag Center, 1238County Welfare Rd.,Leesport, PA. 8:30 am - 3:30pm. Contact John Berry,610-391-9840. On Internetat extension.psu.edu
DEC 8-12Acres USA Conference
& Trade ShowHyatt Regency, Columbus,OH. See Web site for details.
Call 800-355-5313. OnInternet at www.acresusa.com
NOV 11-14National
No Tillage ConferenceSt. Louis, MO. Registrationis $279/person, with a spe-cial $252 rate for additionalfarm or family members. OnInternet at www.NoTillConference.com
JAN 27 & 284th Annual Winter Green-
up Grazing ConferenceCentury House, Latham, NY.Please contact Tom Gal-lagher at [email protected],Lisa Cox [email protected] or Mor-gan Hartman [email protected] more information and toget on the mailing list forregistrations. Contact LisaCox, 518-765-3512.
FEB 1-3Southern Farm Show
NC State Fairgrounds. Over300 exhibiting companiesmake the Southern FarmShow the largest agriculturalexposition in the Carolinasand Virginia. Free admissionand free parking make theshow a can’t miss for farm-ers, as well as allied profes-sionals including landscap-ers and excavation contrac-tors. Show Hours: Wednes-day through Friday 9 am - 4pm. Admission is free. Call800-849-0248. On Internetat www.southernfarmshow.com
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Real Estate For Sale
HOBBY FARMFingerlakes, NY
Modern 3 bdr., 2-1/2 bathranch on 62 acres over-looking the Genesee Val-ley. 2 barns, 8 horsestalls, 50 open acresmostly fenced now inhorses, sheep, cattle &chickens.
$319,000585-335-7436
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Southwestern VirginiaBland County
62+/- ACRESATV Trails, Springs
Deer, Turkey, GrouseAdjoins National Forest
$90,000Several Purchase
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717-949-2034Toll-free 1-877-484-4104
SOLLENBERGER SILOS, LLC,5778 Sunset Pike, Chambers-burg, PA 17201. Poured Con-crete silos since 1908,Manure Storage and PrecastProducts. For Information:Ken Mansfield 717-503-8909www.sollenbergersilos.com
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NEW AND USED TRACTORPARTS: John Deere10,20,30,40 series tractors.Allis Chalmers, all models.Large inventory! We ship.Mark Heitman Tractor Sal-vage, 715-673-4829
