By Donna Sullivan, Editor On January 15, Agricul- ture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that 100 high-im- pact projects across all 50 states will receive more than $370 million as part of the new Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP). Public-private part- nerships are the focus of RCPP as private companies, local stakeholders and other non-government partners have the opportunity to in- vest in conservation efforts. Three projects in Kansas – one of which is a multi- state project approved through a national ranking pool, and the other two are state-level projects – will re- ceive funding. The state- level projects are “Advanced Irrigation Water Manage- ment on the High Plains Aquifer in Kansas,” with the lead partner being the South- west Kansas Groundwater Management District No. 3; and a Pheasant Initiative, which will partner with the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism. “Improving Water Quali- ty Through the Implementa- tion of Forestry Practices and the Assessment of Ri- parian Systems in Kansas’ Priority Watersheds” is the multi-state project that will be headed up by Kansas State University – Kansas Forest Service. The project was awarded a $13 million RCPP grant. Numerous stakeholders including landowners, wa- tershed specialists, members of the forestry department, sponsoring agencies and state government officials gathered on a stream bank on the Little Blue River in Washington County on Fri- day, January 16 to hear de- tails of the project. With surface water reser- voirs in Kansas having lost 40% of their storage capaci- ty due to sedimentation, sta- bilizing stream banks in ten high-priority watersheds is a priority. State Forester Larry Biles, who worked on the grant proposal, addressed the group. “We had very willing and cooperative partners, “ he said. “I said that if we should win this award, it’s a Kansas victory, not an agency victo- ry.” Biles said he committed to two things in the grant proposal, the first being to implement forestry practices on the riparian systems of Kansas. He added that their number one charge will be to get some of these riparian systems restored around the state and then improve the timber on those riparian sys- tems. The existing timber is not generally a high-quality timber, according to Biles, and although it does a good job of stabilizing stream banks, the Forest Service would like to see timber quality improved. The second commitment made in the grant proposal was an assessment piece, where, mainly through aerial photos they will determine what issues there are and where they’re located. “Through the assessments we’ll identify sites needing improvement, determine the ownership and make landowners aware of the is- sues they have on their prop- erty through educational events and maybe even some letters and cold calls,” Biles explained. “We’ll inform the landowners of practices to improve the issue they have on their property and make them aware of sources of as- sistance.” Biles said he is pleased that the Kansas Forest Serv- ice has an action plan going back several years that iden- tifies seven issues: Wildfire issues, which includes smoke management; Forest health issues, water issues, conserving the economic value of woodland re- sources, bio-diversity, wildlife habitat, agro- forestry activities, which in- cludes windbreaks and those types of things; and wood- land conversion. “We’re see- ing a lot of woodlands re- moved right now for higher dollar agriculture, and we understand that,” he said. “But at some point I think we have to slow that down, otherwise, we’re going to continue to feed these reser- voirs with sediment.” Under water quality, they also have objectives that in- clude working with local watershed groups to sustain, manage and establish ripari- an forests. “It’s our intent to work from the water body upstream,” he described. “And we’re going to try to do it in a contiguous fashion so we can enhance the cumu- lative effects of getting these stream banks stabilized.” Lastly, they will work one on one with landowners to de- velop management plans. The land where the event was held is owned by Dow- nard Family Farms, LLC. The owner lives in Ames, Iowa and has renters who take care of the property. The owner expressed concern about losing part of the stream bank and wanted to know what steps could be taken to correct it. Tree planting projects were estab- lished in 2012, with four dif- ferent phases totaling nearly 2000 plants. Thad Rhodes of the Kansas Forest Service described the process. One- to two-year-old sycamore trees, which are faster-grow- ing and more quickly estab- lished, were planted on the inside, closest to the river. “You can plant them fairly close, so you get the trees to grow pretty well and train themselves up,” he said. “In the future, you can maybe thin some of them out.” Transitioning to the next sec- tion, a combination of sycamores, black walnuts and burr oaks were planted. “The land-owner was really interested in the walnuts and oak trees for two purposes,” Rhodes said. “From the wildlife perspective and for the timber value down the road.” On the outside edge American plums were plant- ed to help catch some of the debris if the river spills out, and also to add wildlife in- terest. On the very outside a strip of native grass will be planted. The project doesn’t end with the planting, though, according to Rhodes. “These bottomlands are very productive for trees, but they’re also very produc- tive for weeds. So it’s very important to stay involved with these projects through the first few years to get them to be a success.” Biles has an analogy he likes to use to emphasize the importance of educating landowners and the general public about the value of these projects. “I remember back 50 years or so ago when the surgeon general first put on packs of ciga- rettes that they may be haz- ardous to your health. If we had put all of our energy and money into lunch surgery rather than education pro- grams, we would not be where we are today,” he said, of efforts to curb the number of people who start smoking. Because the projects are all voluntary, having the landowners understand their benefits is important. “When we implement practices, it’s because the landowner wants that prac- tice,” he clarified. “It’s not something that we in gov- ernment are going to force on them.” Kansas among recipients of conservation grants A bank on the Little Blue River in Washington County was where State Forester Larry Biles announced the $13 million RCPP grant his agency was recently awarded. Rep. Sharon Schwartz and Kansas Deparment of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism secretary Robin Jennison were among those gathered to hear details of the grant. (AP) – Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback is vowing to establish a 50-year water plan for the state before the end of his term, but budget constraints may delay big-ticket projects. Western Kansas’ water supply is heavily dependent on the Ogallala Aquifer, which has been steadily depleting, leaving some counties unable to irrigate crops. Brownback has said that Ogallala’s storage could be down to 30 percent capacity in 50 years if nothing changes. Meanwhile, eastern Kansas relies upon surface reservoirs, which are in- creasingly filling with sediment and many are majority-owned by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Tracy Streeter, director of the Kansas Water Office, told the Senate Nat- ural Resources Committee during the opening week of the legislative ses- sion that a $20 million project to dredge the John Redmond Reservoir would begin this summer. Streeter proposed that the state buy the full fu- ture use of the Perry and Milford reservoirs for $30 million. Streeter said that under the state’s current contract with the Corps, it can use about one-third of Milford’s supply and one-sixth of Perry’s. The corps, which controls the rest, could potentially divert its share in those re- sources to clients outside the state, he said. The state would also save money by making the purchase now because accrued interest will have pushed the price tag up to $50 million by the end of the contract in 2042. “That is something that I’ve always looked at to become self-sufficient in our state, to make sure that we have that water,’’ said Sen. Carolyn McGinn, a Sedgwick Republican on the Natural Resources Commit- tee.”`But, I don’t see how we can start any multi-million-dollar projects given the financial situation that we’re in today.’’ During the session, Kansas lawmakers will be forced to fill budget shortfalls of more than $710 million for the current fiscal period and the one beginning July 1. Those constraints make the largest proposed water project, the Kansas aqueduct, even more difficult to fathom, McGinn said. The aqueduct would cost $18 billion and require $1 billion per year to operate, according to a draft report released this month. Its cost could rise significantly with the inclusion of works to mitigate its environmental im- pact, Streeter said, and potential conflicts with other states using the Mis- souri River have yet to be studied. Brownback, who cited the ambitious water plan in his State of the State address, is expected to form a panel by late February to focus on ways to finance upcoming water projects. “Right now, all we clearly recognize is that there is a volume of water in the Missouri River that we’ve got to seep away to make available for Kansas use, whether it’s an aqueduct or whether it’s some other use,’’ Streeter said. ``We know what to do. We just don’t know how to pay for Kansas water officials seek big projects amid budget crunch
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By Donna Sullivan, EditorOn January 15, Agricul-
ture Secretary Tom Vilsackannounced that 100 high-im-pact projects across all 50states will receive more than$370 million as part of thenew Regional ConservationPartnership Program(RCPP). Public-private part-nerships are the focus ofRCPP as private companies,local stakeholders and othernon-government partnershave the opportunity to in-vest in conservation efforts.Three projects in Kansas
– one of which is a multi-state project approvedthrough a national rankingpool, and the other two arestate-level projects – will re-ceive funding. The state-level projects are “AdvancedIrrigation Water Manage-ment on the High PlainsAquifer in Kansas,” with thelead partner being the South-west Kansas GroundwaterManagement District No. 3;and a Pheasant Initiative,which will partner with theKansas Department ofWildlife, Parks and Tourism.“Improving Water Quali-
ty Through the Implementa-tion of Forestry Practicesand the Assessment of Ri-parian Systems in Kansas’Priority Watersheds” is themulti-state project that willbe headed up by KansasState University – KansasForest Service. The projectwas awarded a $13 millionRCPP grant.Numerous stakeholders
including landowners, wa-tershed specialists, membersof the forestry department,sponsoring agencies andstate government officialsgathered on a stream bank onthe Little Blue River inWashington County on Fri-day, January 16 to hear de-tails of the project.With surface water reser-
voirs in Kansas having lost
40% of their storage capaci-ty due to sedimentation, sta-bilizing stream banks in tenhigh-priority watersheds is apriority. State Forester LarryBiles, who worked on thegrant proposal, addressed thegroup.“We had very willing and
cooperative partners, “ hesaid. “I said that if we shouldwin this award, it’s a Kansasvictory, not an agency victo-ry.” Biles said he committedto two things in the grantproposal, the first being toimplement forestry practiceson the riparian systems ofKansas. He added that theirnumber one charge will be toget some of these ripariansystems restored around thestate and then improve thetimber on those riparian sys-tems. The existing timber isnot generally a high-qualitytimber, according to Biles,and although it does a goodjob of stabilizing streambanks, the Forest Service
would like to see timberquality improved.The second commitment
made in the grant proposalwas an assessment piece,where, mainly through aerialphotos they will determinewhat issues there are andwhere they’re located.“Through the assessmentswe’ll identify sites needingimprovement, determine theownership and makelandowners aware of the is-sues they have on their prop-erty through educationalevents and maybe even someletters and cold calls,” Bilesexplained. “We’ll inform thelandowners of practices toimprove the issue they haveon their property and makethem aware of sources of as-sistance.”Biles said he is pleased
that the Kansas Forest Serv-ice has an action plan goingback several years that iden-tifies seven issues: Wildfireissues, which includes
smoke management; Foresthealth issues, water issues,conserving the economicvalue of woodland re-sources, bio-diversity,wildlife habitat, agro-forestry activities, which in-cludes windbreaks and thosetypes of things; and wood-land conversion. “We’re see-ing a lot of woodlands re-moved right now for higherdollar agriculture, and weunderstand that,” he said.“But at some point I thinkwe have to slow that down,otherwise, we’re going tocontinue to feed these reser-voirs with sediment.”Under water quality, they
also have objectives that in-clude working with localwatershed groups to sustain,manage and establish ripari-an forests. “It’s our intent towork from the water bodyupstream,” he described.“And we’re going to try todo it in a contiguous fashionso we can enhance the cumu-
lative effects of getting thesestream banks stabilized.”Lastly, they will work one onone with landowners to de-velop management plans.The land where the event
was held is owned by Dow-nard Family Farms, LLC.The owner lives in Ames,Iowa and has renters whotake care of the property. Theowner expressed concernabout losing part of thestream bank and wanted toknow what steps could betaken to correct it. Treeplanting projects were estab-lished in 2012, with four dif-ferent phases totaling nearly2000 plants. Thad Rhodes ofthe Kansas Forest Servicedescribed the process. One-to two-year-old sycamoretrees, which are faster-grow-ing and more quickly estab-lished, were planted on theinside, closest to the river.“You can plant them fairlyclose, so you get the trees togrow pretty well and train
themselves up,” he said. “Inthe future, you can maybethin some of them out.”Transitioning to the next sec-tion, a combination ofsycamores, black walnutsand burr oaks were planted.“The land-owner was reallyinterested in the walnuts andoak trees for two purposes,”Rhodes said. “From thewildlife perspective and forthe timber value down theroad.” On the outside edgeAmerican plums were plant-ed to help catch some of thedebris if the river spills out,and also to add wildlife in-terest. On the very outside astrip of native grass will beplanted. The project doesn’tend with the planting,though, according toRhodes. “These bottomlandsare very productive for trees,but they’re also very produc-tive for weeds. So it’s veryimportant to stay involvedwith these projects throughthe first few years to getthem to be a success.”Biles has an analogy he
likes to use to emphasize theimportance of educatinglandowners and the generalpublic about the value ofthese projects. “I rememberback 50 years or so agowhen the surgeon generalfirst put on packs of ciga-rettes that they may be haz-ardous to your health. If wehad put all of our energy andmoney into lunch surgeryrather than education pro-grams, we would not bewhere we are today,” he said,of efforts to curb the numberof people who start smoking.Because the projects are
all voluntary, having thelandowners understand theirbenefits is important.“When we implement
practices, it’s because thelandowner wants that prac-tice,” he clarified. “It’s notsomething that we in gov-ernment are going to forceon them.”
Kansas among recipients of conservation grants
A bank on the Little Blue River in Washington County was where State Forester Larry Biles announced the $13million RCPP grant his agency was recently awarded. Rep. Sharon Schwartz and Kansas Deparment of Wildlife,Parks and Tourism secretary Robin Jennison were among those gathered to hear details of the grant.
(AP) – Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback is vowing to establish a 50-yearwater plan for the state before the end of his term, but budget constraintsmay delay big-ticket projects.Western Kansas’ water supply is heavily dependent on the Ogallala
Aquifer, which has been steadily depleting, leaving some counties unableto irrigate crops. Brownback has said that Ogallala’s storage could be downto 30 percent capacity in 50 years if nothing changes.Meanwhile, eastern Kansas relies upon surface reservoirs, which are in-
creasingly filling with sediment and many are majority-owned by the U.S.Army Corps of Engineers.Tracy Streeter, director of the Kansas Water Office, told the Senate Nat-
ural Resources Committee during the opening week of the legislative ses-sion that a $20 million project to dredge the John Redmond Reservoirwould begin this summer. Streeter proposed that the state buy the full fu-ture use of the Perry and Milford reservoirs for $30 million.Streeter said that under the state’s current contract with the Corps, it can
use about one-third of Milford’s supply and one-sixth of Perry’s. Thecorps, which controls the rest, could potentially divert its share in those re-sources to clients outside the state, he said. The state would also savemoney by making the purchase now because accrued interest will havepushed the price tag up to $50 million by the end of the contract in 2042.
“That is something that I’ve always looked at to become self-sufficientin our state, to make sure that we have that water,’’ said Sen. CarolynMcGinn, a Sedgwick Republican on the Natural Resources Commit-tee.”`But, I don’t see how we can start any multi-million-dollar projectsgiven the financial situation that we’re in today.’’During the session, Kansas lawmakers will be forced to fill budget
shortfalls of more than $710 million for the current fiscal period and theone beginning July 1. Those constraints make the largest proposed waterproject, the Kansas aqueduct, even more difficult to fathom, McGinn said.The aqueduct would cost $18 billion and require $1 billion per year to
operate, according to a draft report released this month. Its cost could risesignificantly with the inclusion of works to mitigate its environmental im-pact, Streeter said, and potential conflicts with other states using the Mis-souri River have yet to be studied.Brownback, who cited the ambitious water plan in his State of the State
address, is expected to form a panel by late February to focus on ways tofinance upcoming water projects.“Right now, all we clearly recognize is that there is a volume of water
in the Missouri River that we’ve got to seep away to make available forKansas use, whether it’s an aqueduct or whether it’s some other use,’’Streeter said. ``We know what to do. We just don’t know how to pay for
Kansas water officials seek big projects amid budget crunch
By John Schlageck,Kansas Farm BureauHype is a word often as-
sociated with advertisingagencies, public relationsfirms and spin doctors whoattempt to create, change orrepair an image. Many peo-ple consider hype a dirtyword, something to detest.
On the flip side, hype, orattention-provoking materi-al, can also help shape andmold a public’s way of think-ing.
If this assumption is be-
lievable, farmers, ranchers,grocery store owners,restauranteurs, and every-one involved in the foodchain must step up their ef-forts and devote resourcesto hire the best public rela-tions staffs and advertisingagencies available to speakon behalf of their industryand to promote the whole-some food they produce.
After all, food gets no re-spect. It’s taken a bad rapfor far too long. It all startedwith Adam and Eve.
What caused them to sin?An apple of course.
Everyone knows what onebad apple does to a barrel-ful, right?
When a friend buys a carand problems arise, he doesnot call the car lousy, doeshe?
No, instead it’s labeled alemon.
When someone receivesbad advice, the suggestionsweren’t bad – instead, theperson was given a bumsteer. And a bad joke is notcalled stupid, it is referredto as corny.
Pits from fruit will growan orchard, but if somethingis awful it is considered the“pits.”
Extremely homely girlsare distastefully referred toas pigs. Homely guys are la-beled turkeys or boars.Someone who lacks gray
matter is often called a mut-tonhead.
All children know Cin-derella’s beautiful carriageturned into a pumpkin atmidnight. A gingerbreadhouse landed Hansel andGretel in the witch’s oven.And a poison apple was thedownfall of Snow White.
No doubt, the food indus-try needs an image facelift –some good old public rela-tion’s hype.
To be honest, this allleaves a bad taste in thiswriter’s mouth. But then, Iguess, it could just be a caseof sour grapes.
John Schlageck is a lead-ing commentator on agricul-ture and rural Kansas. Bornand raised on a diversifiedfarm in northwestern Kansas,his writing reflects a lifetimeof experience, knowledge andpassion.
Ah, Show and Tell. It’sbeen a long time since I’vehad to give THAT anythought. The process haschanged a bit since mykids were little. Now,rather than an eclectic as-sortment of whatever achild may deem worthy ofshowing and telling about,my granddaughter’s pre-school class brings in itemsthat start with the letterthey are studying thatweek. It seems like a greatway to reinforce whatthey’re learning. Unlessyou’re my granddaugh-ter… whose father is myson… the same son thatsaid a barrow was a cas-trated male pig duringthird grade vocabulary les-sons.
The letter of the weekwas J – not the easiest let-ter to come up with things
for, but a few come fairlyeasily to mind – jellybeans, jam, jump rope.However, her father gotinvolved and those thingsflew right out the window.Keep in mind this is thesame son for whom I car-ried a goat through thehallways of the school forShow and Tell, despite hishaving assured me shewould walk easily with ahalter. Apparently walkingthrough the halls of agrade school requires a dif-ferent mindset for a goaton a leash than simplywalking around her famil-iar pen at home.
So while her mothergot ready for work, her fa-ther packed her Show andTell item in her backpack.It was a jack. A ten-poundtrailer jack that barely fitinside the backpack thatwas to be carried by a four-year-old. She asked hermom to drop her off at thedoor, which meant shehad a fairly long trekthrough the lunchroom forbreakfast, then on to herclassroom. I could just pic-ture her arriving lookinglike a miniature member ofa chain gang who hadbeen swinging a hammerin the hot sun all day.When the day was overand her mom came to pickher up, she said, “You cancarry my backpack to thecar.” Smart kid. I’m sureher mom was vowing tohelp pick out Show andTell items herself fromnow on and wonderinghow young a patient wasaccepted by her chiroprac-tor.
We were laughing about
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This past week I was happy to behome on my own farm, feeding myanimals and living the life of afarmer who is proud to be producingthe food we all need. I am so proudto be part of the larger Ag communi-ty and proud of the way we go aboutproducing food. Just as technologyand science have advanced our qual-ity of life, agriculture has seen thesame advancements. That is why itis so disturbing to me to see othersdemanding that we push those ad-vancements back.
Chipotle restaurants came outthis past week and said that theywould no longer have pork carnitason the menu. Their reason? Accord-ing to Chipotle, they could not findenough pork produced in the man-ner they require. Chipotle says theyare focused on doing the right thingethically and sustainably. In thecase of their pork they want the pigsto have access to the outdoors andnot be fed antibiotics.
Don’t get me wrong, Chipotle is abusiness and they are free to operatein any manner they see fit. If theywant to source their pork in thatmanner with those requirements,fine, it is a free country. Obviously Ido not agree with them or their ideasabout how pigs should be raised, butif that is how they want to run theirbusiness then so be it. I have vowednot to patronize Chipotle because ofhow they characterize most of us inthe ag community, but if you enjoytheir food or agree with their stanceon agriculture then that is okay, too.We live in a free country and it isyour prerogative.
However, I take great offensewhen anyone bashes my fellow farm-ers and criticizes how they run theirbusiness. I have many friends whoearn their living raising pigs; most ofthem are involved in family opera-tions that have been in place for gen-erations. Again, you know my idea ofsustainable and if your family hasbeen raising pigs for generations,then you are sustainable.
What really gets my goat (or pigin this case) is the notion that mod-ern pork producers do not have thebest interest of their animals, orthose who eat their pork, in mind.Nothing could be further from thetruth. I have been in modern swinefacilities and I have found the pigs tobe comfortable and very healthy. Thecomfort factor is magnified even
more in times of extreme tempera-tures. Pigs raised inside spend theirlives in a constant, regulated envi-ronment with plenty of fresh air androom to move.
I know Chipotle would have thepublic believe otherwise, but those ofus who raise livestock for a livingknow better. We know that if youkeep the environment around youranimals constant they are more con-tent. Need an example? When weachieve financial success as humanswhat is one thing most people do?They move to a place with a moretemperate environment. Wheth-erthat is Arizona in the winter or Col-orado in the summer, we escape theextremes. Well, that is what my fel-low hog farmers are doing, they arecreating a more temperate environ-ment for their pigs. That, in turn,makes their pigs more comfortable.
Am I saying that animals raisedoutside are treated unethically? Ab-solutely not; animals have beenraised outdoors since the start oftime and can be made comfortable inthat environment also. Farmers andranchers utilize their experience andknowledge to treat their animalsright, no matter what method theychoose.
As for the point that Chipotlewants their pork raised without an-tibiotics: let me just say that I wouldnot hesitate to feed my family porkraised by one of my friends in a mod-ern facility. I know, without a shad-ow of a doubt, that all of the with-drawal times have been met and themeat is absolutely safe to eat. Thereis good science behind the feeding ofantibiotics and even better behindthe withdrawal dates that ensurefood safety.
The bottom line is that I under-stand that we are a consumer-driv-en business and we must producewhat our customers want. However,it pains me greatly when others cap-italize on bad science and hysteria toline their own pockets. Whether foodproducer, food supplier or con-sumer, we are all in this togetherand it is our responsibility to makesure that we educate ourselves andthose around us so that we can allmake informed decisions based onthe truth and not hype. Rest assuredthat there is plenty of ethicallyraised, sustainable pork, despitewhat Chipotle says.
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The American Farm Bu-reau Foundation for Agri-culture announced recentlythe Foundation has reachedmore than 1.5 millionschool-age youths throughits educational My AmericanFarm program. In 2015, theweb-based resource willhave a new look to improvethe user experience thanksto continued support fromDuPont Pioneer.
“Over the past four years,we have reached millions ofschool-aged youth throughthe My American Farm plat-form – from kiosks at agri-culture conferences to desk-tops in the classroom,” saidAmerican Farm Bureaupresident Bob Stallman.“With support from DuPontPioneer, we are increasingyouth engagement in agri-culture in classrooms coast-to-coast to improve overallliteracy of production agri-culture and inspire futurefood leaders.”
My American Farm is aneducational game platformlaunched in 2011 to engagepre-K through fifth-gradelearners in agriculture.Today the free site offers 19agriculturally themedgames and more than 100free educator resourcessuch as lesson plans, activi-ty sheets and comics.
“The My American Farmwebsite is an amazing re-source for elementaryteachers,” said Lauren
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By U.S. Senator Jerry MoranI often say Kansans will
try anything once – some-times twice or even threetimes. But if we have beentrying something for morethan five decades and it hasyet to work, it is time tochange.
For a number of years, Ihave worked to modify theunilateral U.S. sanctionsthat restrict the ability ofAmerican farmers andranchers to sell their prod-ucts to Cuba. My interest inlifting the embargostemmed from a desire tocreate an additional marketfor Kansas producers. But, anew economic and diplo-matic relationship wouldalso provide a better oppor-tunity for our nation to pro-mote the rights of the 11 mil-lion people living under theauthoritarian Cuban gov-ernment.
In July 2000, I offered anamendment in the U.S.House of Representatives toease sanctions on the sale offood, medicine and agricul-ture commodities to Cuba.The agriculture communitystrongly supported this ef-fort, but I was discouragedby Congressional leadersand told by many that theembargo would not bechanged and the effortswere in vain. However, theamendment passed by avote of 301-116 with broadsupport from both Republi-cans and Democrats.
Unfortunately, trade wasseverely restricted in 2005by the Treasury Depart-ment. These regulations in-creased the cost of doingbusiness with the UnitedStates and eliminated thecompetitive advantage thatAmerican farmers havewhen selling to a countryjust 90 miles off our coast.
The embargo is unilateral –no other countries partici-pate – so when we don’t sellto Cuba they import fromour competitors. It costs $6-7per ton to ship grain fromthe United States to Cuba,while shipping the sameamount from Europe costsabout $20-25. Industry ex-perts estimate that U.S.wheat could grow up to 90percent of the market sharein Cuba if the trade restric-tions are eased.
Cuba imports 80 percentof its food and is a naturalmarket for U.S. agriculture,especially the hard red win-ter wheat grown in Kansas.In fact, wheat is Cuba’slargest food commodity im-port. But if it wasn’t for theembargo, the United Statescould supply the Cuban de-mand for wheat. In our ab-sence, other countries aremore than willing to enterthis market. And just lastyear, Cuba purchased $150million of wheat from theEuropean Union.
Lifting the embargo isnot just about providing anew market for our farmers;I believe economic tieswould help change the na-ture of the relationship be-tween the Cubans and theirrepressive government. Al-lowing U.S. citizens to travelto Cuba would further pro-mote freedom and liberty byexposing Cubans to demo-cratic thought and free mar-ket principles. A growingCuban economy would in-crease the standard of livingfor Cuban citizens. It wouldalso empower them to make
greater demands on theirown government to increaseindividual and politicalrights. Last month’s releaseof Alan Gross – the Ameri-can subcontractor for theUnited States Agency for In-ternational Developmentwho was arrested and hadbeen detained in Cuba sinceDecember 2009 – sparked arenewed interest in ad-dressing U.S.-Cuba policies.There is now a growingcoalition of individuals andorganizations who are work-ing to roll back the antiquat-
ed regulations. Both theU.S. agriculture communityand Cuban people stand togain by increasing commer-cial relations.
I was pleased to learnlast week that the TreasuryDepartment is followingthrough on the decision toloosen sanctions related totravel, remittances, tradeand banking with Cuba. Aswe continue to discuss thebest approach to modifyingU.S.-Cuba policies, I amhopeful that common senseand morality will prevail.
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all of this over ice creamthe next day, and anotherinteresting detail emerged.When the letter of theweek was M, one of her lit-tle classmates (also a farmgirl) brought… mud. Now,her daddy was my son’sbest friend in school, andstill is to this day. So all theteachers who believed theyhad survived the pair ofthem now have theirdaughters to look forward
to. Trailer jacks, mud andall.
As for me, I don’t haveto worry about Show andTell any more, nor will Iget the phone calls if theirescapades exceed the lim-its of their teacher’s pa-tience. I’ll just get to sitback, smile and take ad-vantage of the steadystream of writing materialI’m sure will be coming myway.
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Whisk cake flour, bakingpowder, baking soda and salttogether in a large bowl.Whisk together egg yolks andbuttermilk in a small bowl.Beat egg whites and cream oftartar on high speed with amixer until stiff peaks form.
Using a fork stir yolk mix-ture into flour mixture justuntil dry ingredients aremoistened. Stir in butter andvanilla. Batter will be lumpy.Fold in egg white mixturejust until incorporated. Donot over-mix. Pour about 1/2cup batter for each waffleinto preheated oiled waffleiron and cook according toinstructions of waffle makeruntil waffles are goldenbrown and crisp. Keep warmin a single layer on a bakingsheet in a 200-degree oven upto 30 minutes. Serve withsyrup.
NOTE: Batter can alsomake 24 pancakes.
*****Dorothy Hartenstein, Abi-
lene: “This is a real favoriteof ours. It makes a largeamount so be sure to start outwith a large kettle. So good.Makes a lot so is easilywarmed over and over.”
AUTUMN SOUP2 pounds ground beef,browned & drained
2 cups water2 cans onion soup (notcreamed; I use Campbell’s)
2 cans beef consomme soupor beef broth (I use Camp-bell’s)
1 tablespoon dried parsley1 can corn, drained1 can tomatoes, chopped (Iuse frozen, 3-4 cups)
2 cups sliced or chopped car-rots (I use food processor)
1/4 cup chopped celery4 diced potatoesSalt & pepper to taste1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
Mix all together. Cook andsimmer for a while.
NOTE: Can add cabbageor other kind of vegetablesyou might have. If it seemstoo thin add 1/3 cup instantpotato flakes.
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FAVORITEFOUR BEAN SALADIn a 3-quart saucepan,
place the following andbring to a boil:1/2 cup vinegar1/2 cup sugar1/2 cup salad oil
Toss all together gently.Refrigerate to chill and fla-vor through. Keeps well inrefrigerator.
NOTE: finely chopped cel-ery may be added in place ofcelery seed.
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Powdered sugarBeat eggs and sugar to-
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Winner Donna Young, Quenemo: “This is a quickand simple dessert and a good way to use leftover hotdog buns.”
DEPRESSION BREAD PUDDING4 hot dog buns2 cups sugar or Splenda4 eggs2 cups milk2 teaspoons vanilla2 teaspoons cinnamonDash of nutmeg & cloves1/2 stick oleo, melted
Open hot dog buns and place brown side down in a9-by-13-inch glass dish or pan. Combine rest of ingre-dients in a mixing bowl. Beat until well mixed. Pourover hog dog buns. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.
*****
Donna Young, Quenemo, Is WeeklyG&G Recipe Contest Prize Winner
Nancy Horne, AltaVista: “My sister-in-law gave me thisrecipe. Quick andgood.”
SODA POPFRUITCAKE MIX
2 large packagesfrozen fruit (berrymixture works well)
Yellow cake mix (orany flavor)
Chopped nuts12-ounce can soda pop(lemon-lime, or yourchoice)
Whipped cream
Put the frozen fruitin the bottom of a 9-by-13-inch pan. Coverwith dry cake mix. Putchopped nuts on top.Pour soda pop over thecake mix. Bake at 350degrees for 20 min-utes, covered with foiland 40 minutes uncov-ered. Top withwhipped cream.
*****
Grass & Grain (and myself personally) had a won-derful visit last week from a devoted subscriber andrecipe fan! Nancy Horne of Alta Vista was kind enoughto stop by the office and show off her collection ofGrass & Grain recipes. Her bright blue recipe notebook begins in 1977. It is
up-to-date with a holiday recipe from this past Decem-ber. She has made notes along the way as to whetherthe recipe was good or needed something different.Nancy’s love of cooking is evident and she has alsocreated a “travel recipe book” to take with her when sheis visiting, as she suffers from food allergies.Everyone here at G&G enjoyed meeting Nancy and
her husband, Robert. Seeing the time and effort shehas put into her cookbook reassures me that areacooks are still enjoying the recipe pages. Below is oneof several recipes she gave me to share with localcooks.Thank you all for submitting recipes and please con-
tinue to do so. For the love of cooking, let’s keep thisgoing!
SWEET & SOURMEATBALLS
These bite-size sweet-and-sour meatballs, drizzledwith a pineapple- and soy-based sauce, make a greatappetizer. Shredded carrotand finely diced pineapplekeep the meatballs moist,while fresh ginger and Chi-nese five-spice powder ampup the flavor.20-oz can pineapple chunks3 tablespoons rice vinegar2 tablespoons ketchup2 tablespoons reduced-sodi-um soy sauce
1 tablespoon brown sugar2 teaspoons cornstarch1/4 teaspoon crushed redpepper
1 large egg1 medium carrot, shredded1/4 cup finely chopped scal-lion whites
2 tablespoons minced freshginger
1 1/2 teaspoons Chinese five-spice powder
3/4 teaspoon salt8 oz. ground turkey breast8 ounces ground pork2 teaspoons canola oil1 large red bell pepper, cutinto 1-inch pieces
1/2 cup sliced scallion greensPreheat oven to 450 de-
grees. Line a baking sheetwith foil and coat with cook-ing spray. Drain pineapplejuice into a small bowl.Whisk in vinegar, ketchup,soy sauce, brown sugar,cornstarch and crushed redpepper. Set aside.
Finely chop enoughpineapple to yield 1/2 cup.Press out excess moisturewith paper towels. Reservethe remaining pineapplechunks for the sauce.
Lightly beat egg in alarge bowl. Stir in carrot,scallion whites, ginger, five-spice powder, salt and thefinely chopped pineapple.Add turkey and pork; gentlymix to combine (do not over-mix). Using a scant 1 table-spoon each, make 36 smallmeatballs. Bake on the pre-pared baking sheet untiljust cooked through, about15 minutes.
Heat oil in a large skilletover medium heat. Add bellpepper and cook for 1minute. Whisk the reservedjuice mixture and add to thepan. Bring to a boil andcook, stirring, for 1 minute.Stir in the remainingpineapple and the cookedmeatballs.
To serve, thread a meat-ball and a piece of pineap-ple and/or pepper onto asmall skewer or toothpick.Transfer to a platter, drizzlewith sauce and sprinklewith scallion greens.
Nutrition (per serving): 37Calories; 1 g Fat; 0 g Sat; 0 gMono; 12 mg Cholesterol; 4 g Car-bohydrates; 3 g Protein; 0 gFiber; 101 mg Sodium; 76 mgPotassium. 0 Carbohydrate Serv-ing. Exchanges: 1/2 lean meat
Make Ahead Tip: Freezecooked meatballs in sauceairtight for up to 3 months.Defrost before reheating.Equipment: 36 short skew-ers or toothpicks.
From www.eatingwell. com:March/April 2012
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SOUTHWESTERNLAYERED BEAN DIPPlenty of black beans,
salsa and chopped fresh veg-etables mean a healthyamount of dietary fiber inthis Tex-Mex layered dip.We use reduced-fat sourcream along with full-fat(and full-flavored) cheese tomake the dip lighter withoutcompromising great taste.Be sure to have lots of bakedtortilla chips on hand whenyou serve it.16-ounce can nonfat refriedbeans, preferably “spicy”
15-ounce can black beans,rinsed
4 scallions, sliced1/2 cup prepared salsa1/2 teaspoon ground cumin1/2 teaspoon chili powder1/4 cup pickled jalapeñoslices, chopped
1 cup shredded MontereyJack or Cheddar cheese
1/2 cup reduced-fat sourcream
1 1/2 cups chopped romainelettuce
1 medium tomato, chopped1 medium avocado, chopped1/4 cup canned sliced blackolives, (optional)Combine refried beans,
black beans, scallions, salsa,cumin, chili powder andjalapeños in a mediumbowl. Transfer to a shallow2-quart microwave-safedish; sprinkle with cheese.
Microwave on High untilthe cheese is melted and thebeans are hot, 3 to 5minutes.
Spread sour cream even-ly over the hot beanmixture,then scatter with lettuce,tomato, avocado and olives(if using).
Make Ahead Tip: Preparethrough Step 1, cover and refrig-erate for up to 1 day. To serve,continue with Steps 2 & 3.
From www.eatingwell. com:January/February 2007
By Lou Ann ThomasSunday is the Super
Bowl and in addition towatching the New EnglandPatriots and Seattle Sea-hawks face off on the field,it’s also time to EAT! That’sright, not only will this bethe last football game untilSeptember, but it alsomarks the end of “eatingseason,” which began withThanksgiving.
According to the Ameri-can Institute of Food Distri-bution, Super Bowl Sundayranks only behind Thanks-giving as the biggest foodconsumption day of theyear. Oh sure, Valentine’sDay and Easter are stillahead, but occasions for bigfeasts are dwindling andSuper Bowl Sunday is timefor one last gorge before weall push away from thegroaning tables laden most-ly with foods we shouldn’tbe eating.
Halloween may be cos-tumes and candy, Thanks-giving turkey, Valentine'sand Mother's Day flowers,the 4th of July fireworks,but if you're hosting a partyon Super Bowl Sunday,you’d better make sure youcover the spread – the foodspread, that is! And thefood most commonly part ofthat spread is avocados. Infact, during last year’sSuper Bowl we ate over 70million pounds of avoca-does. That’s enough to covera football field 12 feet deep.And who knows how manybags of chips it takes to
scoop up that much gua-camole, but it kind of makesme queasy thinking aboutit.
Other foods in the TopTen list of what we eat dur-ing the Super Bowl includechicken wings. This year it’spredicted we will consumeover 1.25 billion chickenwings during the festivitieson Sunday. Of course thosefestivities last most of theday, with several hours ofbroadcast time before thegame ever starts. And onceit does, I tune in as much, ifnot more, to the commer-cials than the game itself.
Among those commer-cials will be ads for SuperBowl Sunday standbys An-heuser-Busch, Coca-Cola,McDonald’s and Go Daddy.Those and the other adver-tisers are paying NBC over$4 million for a single 30-second spot, and that’s justfor the time to air the com-mercial. Add in creativeand production costs andeach of those 30-secondspots could cost over $10million!
Now, that would buysome avocadoes and all thechips you could eat! And ifyou do over-indulge onchips, or any other of theSuper Bowl delights, pleasebe sure you have a safe ridehome and find solace in thefact that antacid sales in-crease by 20 percent in the24 hours after the game.
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the effort has collected$36.8 million since last year,far exceeding the plan’sgoal of $20 million.
According to a spring2014 estimate, just 22,415lesser prairie chickens re-main in their natural habi-tat across parts of Kansas,Colorado, Oklahoma, Texas,and New Mexico. The five-state plan aims to triple thebird’s population to 67,000.
The tumult that wasKansas was on everyone’smind in 1860. The Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854brought the new idea of“popular sovereignty” to theUnited States and to KansasTerritory. The country wasvery much a “nation divid-ed” over social and politicalpoints of view. Even thoughthe Kansas-Nebraska Actwas enacted to calm thosedifferences, the idea of pop-ular sovereignty only served
to fan the flames of conflict.The Republican Party
was originally formed in re-sponse to that conflict. In aninteresting historical twistthe “conservative” Demo-cratic Party endorsed the in-stitution of slavery as neces-sary to the interests of thenation. The opposing WhigParty was being torn apartover the issue of slaveryeven before the Kansas-Ne-braska Act was introduced.The Whigs eventually col-
lapsed, its members havingsplit, foretelling the greaterdivide the nation wouldsoon experience betweenconservative and liberalideology. The Free Soilers,an element of the Democrat-ic Party that also opposedslavery, and the anti-slaveryWhigs found a home in the“liberal” ideology of thenewly formed RepublicanParty.
And so in April of 1860,the United States House ofRepresentatives voted toadmit Kansas to the Union,but when sent to the Senate,U. S. senators voted againststatehood. Undoubtedly, theinfluence of the pro-slaverysenators waylaid Kansasstatehood.
The stalemate gave theRepublican Party a majorplatform for the 1860 elec-tions that fall. Kansas be-came a national politicalissue at the Republican na-tional convention in Chica-go, Illinois. Out of 17 planks,three mentioned Kansas byname and three others re-ferred to it. The party de-clared, “Kansas shall ofright be immediately admit-ted as a state.”
Abraham Lincoln’s na-tional debates with SenatorStephan Douglas broughtDouglas to prominence par-tially due to Lincoln’s
stance on the admission ofKansas. Douglas had au-thored the Kansas-Nebras-ka Act, opening the landsfor settlement pursuant tostatehood. Kansas wasdeeply embedded in the po-litical careers of both men.Lincoln had visited Kansasback in December of 1859 toobserve the situation forhimself. Speaking at El-wood, Troy, Atchison, andLeavenworth, he expresseda great desire for freedomfor Kansas.
The new coalition ofWhigs and Free Soilers inthe Republican Party deliv-ered a Republican majorityin nearly every northernstate in the nation in the1860 national election.
Abraham Lincoln waselected to the office of Pres-ident of the United Statesbut the uncompromisingconservatives within theDemocratic Party refused torecognize the consensus ofthe national election.Eleven southern states with-drew from the Union. Aseach state seceded, its sena-tors and representatives re-signed from national office.When Jefferson Davis re-signed his senate seat onJanuary 21, 1861, the bill forthe admission of Kansas tothe Union was taken up andpassed. President Buch-
anan, a Democrat, was stillin office and signed the billon January 29, 1861.
The Leavenworth Conser-vative, founded only the daybefore, was the first paperin Kansas to publish thenews. The only telegraphservice in the state was atLeavenworth and Atchison,so D. R. Anthony, brother tosuffragette Susan B. Antho-ny and co-owner of the Leav-enworth newspaper, loadedhis saddlebags with papersand headed through freshsnow to the seat of the FreeState movement in Law-rence where the territoriallegislature was in session.From the state’s leaders theelectrifying news quicklyspread through Lawrence. Agroup of men rolled out“Old Sacramento,” a cannonthat had been capturedfrom the Missourians duringthe Border Wars. Powderwas rammed into the oldcannon, and its fuse lit incelebration as the deep roarof its blast echoed acrossthe Kansas River.
On February 22, 1861,President-elect AbrahamLincoln hoisted the firstUnited States flag bearingthe 34th star of Kansas to
the top of IndependenceHall in Philadelphia. It wasGeorge Washington’s birth-day.
Perhaps no other statesuffered to the degree thatKansas did to become astate. The struggle was in-deed bloody, gaining her thename “Bleeding Kansas.”With that in mind the secre-tary of the first Kansas StateSenate suggested the Latinmotto “Ad Astra Per As-pera” be affixed to the stateseal. “To The Stars ThroughDifficulties” was meant tobe a motto we as Kansanscould live by, one that wouldinspire the best in us all. Letus never forget the founda-tion on which we wereformed and may our futuresurpass the past as we turnour eyes “To The Stars…” onthe Way West.“The Cowboy,” Jim Gray is
author of Desperate Seed:Ellsworth Kansas on the Vio-lent Frontier, publishesKansas Cowboy, Old West his-tory from a Kansas perspec-tive, and is Executive Directorof the National Drovers Hall ofFame. Contact Kansas Cow-boy, Box 62, Ellsworth, KS67439. Phone 785-531-2058.
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491 Acres +/- of Pratt County Land
AUCTIONMONDAY, FEBRUARY 16 — 1:30 PM
SALE SITE: HAMM AUCTION CENTER,107 NE STATE ROAD 61 — PRATT, KANSAS
Owner: Judith L. Lee Trust & William F. Lee TrustTract 1 will sell at 1:30 pm
Legal Descr: NE 4 of 19-29-15 Pratt, Co. Ks. 160 Acres +/-Land Descr: Irrigated Quarter; Water Info: 198 AF, 850 GPMEarnest Money: $20,000.00 Down; Closing: on or Before March16th, 2015
Tract 2 Sells Immediately after Tract 1Legal Desc: NE 4 & Tract in E 2 of NW 4 in 25-29-15 Pratt, Co.Ks. 171 Acres +/-Land Desc: Irrigated Quarter. Earnest Money: $20,000.00 DownWater Information: 164 AF, 900 GPM, 26 feet to water.Closing: on or Before March 16th, 2015.
Tract 3 Sells Immediately after Tract 2Legal: W2 of W2 of 30-29-14 Pratt Co. Ks., 165 +/- AcresLand Desc: Dryland & Grass; Earnest Money: $10,000.00 DownClosing: on or Before March 16th, 2015
John Hamm/Auctioneer620-672-6996
107 NE State Road 61, Pratt, KS 67124www.hammauction.com
Announcements made day of sale take precedence over any other types of materials.
ANTIQUE AUCTIONSUNDAY, FEBRUARY 1 — 10:00 AMAuction will be held in Kenwood Hall at the Saline Co.Expo Center 900 Greeley in SALINA, KANSASGLASS & HUMMELS
55 Hummel figurines; 4 picklecasters; Imperial early carnivalvase; 5 biscuit jars; 20 piecesMosier hanging cherry (pitch-ers, butter dishes, tumblers,bowls, other); 20 pcs cut glass;Mary Gregory pieces; Crownmark hand painted pitcher &bowl; 12 German steins; Pick-wick Charles Dickens flow blueplate; quality glass.FURNITURE & COLLECTIBLESOak curved glass secretary;oak 3 door flat glass china cab-inet; walnut dark marble topdresser; cherry fire place man-tel w/nude figure; walnut Lin-coln desk; 3 pc. cherry parlorset; ice cream table & chairs;walnut needle point ladies cor-
ner chair; walnut lamp tables;walnut marble top parlor table;42” square oak table; 60’specan china cabinet; pianostools; trunks; 34” church bell;cast iron square post horsehitching post (very old); castiron boy hitching post (veryold); Rayo lamp w/stain glassshade; hanging lamps; Water-bury 30 day 127” long drop wallclock; kitchen clocks; pocketwatches; Henry Troemner goldscale; collection of pop metalFrench & British soldiers; pic-tures & frames; copper boiler;collector cast iron banks;cream cans; Don’t Spit on TheSidewalk bricks; iron patiobench w/2 chairs; furnacegrates.
See last week’s Grass & Grain for listings & Check ourwebsite for pictures & Hummel list at www.thummelauction.
Auction Conducted By:THUMMEL REAL ESTATE & AUCTION LLC
Kansas farmers’ marketsacross the state are doingmuch more than just provid-ing a fresh food source. Thefarmers offering their pro-duce, as well as the con-sumers taking advantage ofthe farm-fresh offerings arealso simulating the localeconomy. There are now 130active farmers’ markets inKansas compared to the 26in operation in 1987. Thegrowth in this sector helpsprovide Kansans with addi-tional revenue and morehigh-quality food choices.To help assist current orprospective market ven-dors, five regional work-shops will be held. The re-gional workshop in Hays.will be on January 30, 2015.
“Expanding local mar-kets allows Kansans the op-portunity to boost theirlocal economies. Farmersare able to develop relation-ships with their consumers,and consumers can be com-forted knowing where theirfood was grown,” said StacyMayo, From the Land ofKansas trademark programdirector. “Selling food di-rectly to consumers throughfarmers’ markets providesgrowers a chance to telltheir farm’s story, but has itsown set of legal, safety andfinancial parameters,” saidLonda Nwadike, consumerfood safety specialist withK-State Research and Ex-tension and the Universityof Missouri.
A fee of $25 a person willcover the costs of the con-ference, including lunch.Registration forms can befound at: www.FromtheLandof Kansas.com/FMConference.
Workshop topics include:• Getting started
selling at farmers’ markets• Potential of value-
added foods• Vendor best prac-
tices• Safe Food prac-
tices• Sales tax and
Kansas webtax online• Accepting non-
cash paymentsThe workshop will be
held at the KSU AgricultureResearch Center, 1232 240thAve, Hays, KS, 67601. Theworkshop will start at 9 a.m.and conclude by 3 p.m. Re-gional workshops are sup-
ported by a K-State Re-search and Extension Ep-silon Sigma Phi EndowmentGrant, From the Land ofKansas and the Kansas De-partment of Health and En-
vironment. For more infor-mation, please contact K-State Research and Exten-sion agent Linda Beech at(785) 628-9430 or [email protected].
Known as “the baddestbull of all,” Bodacious wasa rodeo bucking bull thatbrought fear, respect andawe to the rodeo cowboyswho had the courage toclimb on his back and nodtheir head.
He was known as danger-ous, reckless and daringand caused famed rodeo an-nouncer Bob Tallman tocall him “that big yellowwhale.” Bodacious inflictedterrible punishment oncowboys and developed abucking technique when hecame out of the chute thatseriously injured riders
Born in 1988, Bodaciouswas a Chambray; a cross be-tween a Charolais and aBrahma. He grew to becomean 1,800-pound monster thatincreased in strength andagility as he matured. As hegained rodeo experience,he became cunning and de-veloped a deadly techniqueto first unseat riders andthen smash their face andbodies with his powerfulbody.
Bodacious was originallyowned by Jess Kephart, ofLongdale, Oklahoma andbranded "J" on right rib. Hewas later sold to Phil Sumn-er and branded J31. He wasinfamous throughout thesport of rodeo and was re-ferred to as “The World’sMost Dangerous Bull.”
He made unanticipatedand erratic moves for whichcowboys were unpreparedand defenseless and oftenleft them injured.
There were 135 attemptsto ride Bodacious duringhis rodeo career but fewwere successful. Only tenrides lasted eight secondsby six different cowboys onthis bull. Clint Branger,Bubba Dunn, Tuff Hedemanand Terry Don West eachrode him twice. Jim Sharpand Legs Stevenson eachmade one successful rideon Bodacious.
Bodacious was thetoughest bull in bull ridinghistory. He would explodeout of the chute and kick hishind end so high in the airthat he would be almostperpendicular to the arenafloor. That move wouldcause the cowboy’s torsoand head to be thrown for-ward over the bull’s shoul-ders in an effort to stay bal-anced. Then he would in-credibly perform a bellyroll and throw his headback into the face of therider smashing the cow-boy’s face and causing ex-treme damage.
Ty Murray stated, “It did-n’t matter if you were doingyour job or not. He wasgoing to hurt you.” Ridersand fans became aware ofthe danger in riding thisbull when, at the Houstonrodeo, Terry Don West, 1996PRCA Bull Riding Champi-on, was thrown off Boda-cious and suffered a brokencollar bone along withthree broken ribs. TuffHedeman rode him twice.His first successful ride wasan awesome 95 point ride in1993 one year after Boda-cious came on the rodeoscene. It would be two moreyears before another rider
stayed on him for eight sec-onds and successfully rodehim.
Then, in 1995, at the Pro-fessional Bull Riders WorldChampionships, Tuff drewBodacious again and it wasas if Bodacious was after re-venge for that 95 point rideTuff made two years beforein California.
The yellow whale burstout of the chute and, on thesecond jump, made hiscrushing signature movesmashing his head intoTuff’s face when Tuff fellforward in an effort tomaintain his balance. Theimpact broke every majorbone in Hedeman's face.Bodacious tried once moreto head butt Tuff when hisbody was thrown up andover the bull’s neck andthen slung to the arena dirt.Tuff was knocked almostunconscious and was bleed-ing profusely when he wascarried out of the arena.Hedeman underwent sixand a half hours of recon-structive surgery and six ti-tanium plates. When he re-turned home from the hos-pital, his son Lane didn’trecognize him. Lane laterasked his dad not to ridethat bull again.
A few months later, Tuffwas back at the NFR and inthe seventh go-round drewBodacious again. To re-main eligible to ride in theremaining rounds, Tuffstraddled Bodacious in thechute, dismounted andturned him out. There was astanding ovation from thearena spectators.
There was one more cow-boy that would join Boda-cious behind the chute gate.In the ninth round, ScottBreding drew the bull. Hedecided to attempt to ridehim knowing that if he wassuccessful, he would gainpriceless points. Protectivemasks for bull riders were athing of the future so Scottbuckled on a friend’s hock-ey mask and settled hisbody down on the back ofthe bull with a murderousreputation. Again, when Bo-dacious made his secondjump, he threw his headback into Scott’s facesmashing his cheek boneand shattering both eye
sockets. Scott hit the dirtand limped away with thehockey mask mangled anduseless.
Sammy Andrews, thebull’s stock contractor,stepped forward and imme-diately retired the prizebucking bull during thetenth round of the NationalFinals Rodeo as being toodangerous to ride. “We’renot in the business ofkilling cowboys,” he said.
Bodacious was retiredon December 11, 1995, at theage of seven, still in hisprime. Throughout retire-ment, Bodacious touredstate fairs, rodeos, and evenappeared as a celebrityguest at Harrah’s Las Vegasand the Silverton Hotel andCasino in Las Vegas, Ne-vada. In 1999, Bodaciouswas inducted into the ProRodeo Hall of Fame in Col-orado Springs where he wasdeclared “The bull the cow-boys didn’t want to draw,but the fans loved.” He waslater featured in GQ andPenthouse magazine arti-cles, and Bodacious wasprofiled on the Fox TV pro-gram “Guinness WorldRecords Prime Time.”
Poems have been writtenabout Bodacious, rocksongs recorded about himand even big mountainsnow skis have been namedafter him. He was the PRCABucking Bull of the Year in’94 and ’95 and was namedthe Top Bucking Bull at theNFR in ’92, ’94, and ’95.
After a serious foot in-fection and damaged kid-neys due to medications,Bodacious died at the rela-tively young age of 12 onMay 16, 2000, in his retire-ment holding pen at the An-drew’s Rodeo CompanyRanch in Bagwell, Texas.He was buried nearby. Own-ers Sammy and Carolyn An-drews said the cause ofdeath was heart failure. Hissemen was stored and 120cows have subsequentlyproduced offspring fromthe legendary bull. Timewill tell if any of his proge-ny will match his stature inthe arena.
25609 NW Mitchell Rd. — GARNETT, KSDirections to sale: US-59 from Garnett, West (SW) on W. 7thStreet aprox. 1 1/2 mile, South on NW Mitchell Road. Follow signs.Tractor, Trailers, Feed Trucks, Hay Equipment, Other Equip-ment, Livestock Equipment, Semi Truck parts & Tools, Guns,Household & Slot Machine.
See last week’s Grass & Grain for complete listings.Auctioneers Note: Large building in case of inclement weather,heated shop to warm your toes if cold.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture an-nounced recently that the agency willderegulate Monsanto’s Dicamba-resistantsoybeans. Following the news, the Ameri-can Soybean Association (ASA) issued astatement welcoming the decision and call-ing on the Environmental ProtectionAgency to quickly finalize the label for thecompanion Dicamba herbicide technology.
“Today’s decision by USDA to deregulateDicamba is great news for American soy-bean farmers. In almost all of our 30 soy-growing states, farmers face a strong foe inherbicide-resistant weeds, and this technol-ogy presents another mode of action withwhich we can combat this issue,” said ASApresident and Brownfield, Texas farmerWade Cowan. “We appreciate USDA’s workon this issue and encourage them to contin-ue addressing our industry’s need for a
more reliable biotech approvals process.We turn our attention now to the final regis-tration of the Dicamba product label atEPA, and then to approvals in key soybeanexport markets like China, so our farmerscan fully implement this technology ontheir farms.”
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We pay a lot of attentionto corn production. Weshould. High managementthat yields successful pro-duction is economically re-warding. Sometimes, soy-beans are the ‘crop be-tween corn crops.’ It doeswell in that role, but thatdoesn’t mean we can sacri-fice management. TheMeadowlark Extension Dis-trict and Brown County Ex-tension Council will hostthe fourth of four K-StateSoybean ProductionSchools on Friday, Febru-ary 6th, 2015 at the NorthRidge Church located at316 Lincoln St. in Sabetha.
They’ll start at 8:30 withregistration and programkickoff at 8:50.
K-State SE Area agrono-mist Dr. Doug Shoup willtalk soybean weed controlstrategies at 9:00. K-StateNE Area agronomist Dr.Stu Duncan and K-StateCropping Systems special-ist Dr. Ignacio Ciampittiwill review productionpractices that may need up-dating to optimize yield.Soybean nutrient manage-ment will be addressed byK-State Nutrient Manage-ment Specialist Dr. DorivarRuiz Diaz leading up to asponsored lunch by the
Kansas Soybean Commis-sion.
After lunch, K-StatePlant Pathologist Doug Jar-dine will cover diseasemanagement. They’ll wrapup with K-State EconomistDr. Dan O’Brien who willdiscuss 2015 Soybean Mar-kets and ProfitabilityProspects. Concurrent ses-sions will include SoybeanApps and Web News fromiWheat. Register by Mon-day, February 2nd onlineat: http://bit.ly/KSU Soy-bean or by contacting theMeadowlark Extension Dis-trict Seneca Office at (785)336-2184.
K-State Soybean Production Schoolsscheduled for Friday, February 6th
human eye, but measured inmicroseconds, and helpingshape the future of Kansaswheat varieties. Sounds likescience fiction, but researchfunded by the Kansas WheatAlliance is using near-in-frared light measurements
to dramatically speed upthe process of selectinghigher yielding, more heatand drought tolerant wheatlines.
Daljit Singh, K-State doc-toral student in plantpathology, is part of a re-search team led by Dr. JessePoland. Using a point-and-
shoot camera connected to asmall unmanned aerial sys-tem (sUAS), commonly re-ferred to as a drone, Singh isdemonstrating how to saveboth time and money in se-lecting which experimentallines to advance to the nextpotential wheat variety.
Color is KeyThe key to Singh’s re-
search is NDVI - normalizeddifference vegetative index.This algorithmically de-rived score from 0 to 1 indi-cates plant health and evenyield potential. For exam-ple, according to the U.S.Geological Survey, barerock will have a very lowNDVI value whereas tropi-cal forests will have a high-er NDVI value.
For wheat, the greenerthe plant appears, the high-er the potential yield. Butgreen is not the only impor-tant color Singh measured.
While near-infrared lightcannot be seen by humaneyes, it is an important indi-cator of a plant’s reaction toheat stress. The less in-frared light reflected by theplant, the more the plant isstressed.
Singh and his team cap-ture both the greenness andthis invisible measurementusing an off-the-shelf, point-and-shoot camera, but onethat has been modified todetect infrared light insteadof red light. Using a mathe-matical formula, Singh andhis team can turn thesemeasurements into anNDVI index. Wheat breed-ers can then use this data todetermine which experi-mental lines have the mostheat tolerance, drought tol-erance and yield potential.
If Time Is Money,sUAS Saves Both
The data is invaluable,but so is the time savingsfrom using a sUAS to takemeasurements. Singh ex-plained a survey of the K-State variety trials takesjust four to ten minutes,compared to an entire dayneeded for a human workerto manually take the samemeasurements, plus the costof wages.
According to the re-search proposal: “We couldreduce field data collectiontime requirements fromthousands of hours todozens of hours. Traditionalfield measurements aremeasured in minutes perplot, spectroradiometerreadings can be acquired inseconds and airborne spec-tral readings per plot can beacquired in microseconds.”
The variety trials aremeasured a few times aweek, depending on theweather. Singh explainedthat the sUAS will typicallytake 100 to 200 images foreach field survey dependingon flying speed and height.Singh explained that tomake a quality NDVI, theimages need a 70 to 80 per-cent overlap. With eachimage stitched together andevery pixel georeferenced,the research team has acomplete image of the vari-ety trials and each line’s in-dividual NDVI.
Building on Prior TrialsThis is the second year of
the sUAS research project,but the first where Singh iscollecting large amounts ofdata. Wheat researcherscollaborated with others inK-State’s mechanical engi-neering (Dr. Dale Schin-stock and Kyle McGahee),plant pathology (Dr. KevinWang and Mark Lucas) andagronomy (Dr. Steve Welchand Nan An) departments inthe first year to determinewhich vehicles, camerasand triggering systemswould work best of the re-search project and made ap-propriate adjustments.Where the first vehicleswere flown manually, thesUAS now follows a GPS co-ordinated flight path. Andthe first sUAS had commer-cial software, but the teamswitched to an open sourcesystem where they could ad-just the programming - andmake repairs - themselves.
“There was a log of trialand error in the first year,but things are coming to-gether,” Singh said. “So far,it looks good.”
In the third year of theproject, Singh hinted theteam may fly the sUAS mul-tiple times per day. Or, theteam could obtain larger ve-hicles that could handle aheavier payload of more so-phisticated cameras.
With the work of Singhand his team, the potentialfor sUAS technology to ben-efit wheat farmers through aquicker release of improvedvarieties seems a little lesslike science fiction everyday.
Covering over 40 millionacres from Canada to Mexi-co, prairie once dominatedcentral North America pro-viding homes to some of ourmost iconic animal speciesincluding bison and prong-horn antelope. Today, lessthan 4% of that prairie re-mains, much of it in theFlint Hills region of Kansas
and Oklahoma. As theprairies disappear, we losemany of the benefits thatthey bring. Prairies retardstorm-water runoff, provideforage for cattle, they in-crease soil health, and mostimportantly, prairies hostthe native plants that ourpollinators, birds, and otheranimals depend on for food,
shelter and nesting sites.As our understanding of theimportance of native habi-tat grows, many smalllandowners are looking torestore prairie on theirproperties.
The three-part workshopseries will feature presen-tations by experts onprairie restoration andmanagement includingspeakers from the KansasBiological Survey, theKansas Dept. of Wildlife,Parks, and Tourism, theNRCS, as well as privateconsultants. They will be
held Feb. 26, March 12 andApril 9, 2015 at theLawrence Public Library,with each one beginning at6:30 p.m.
The workshops will helplandowners identify whatplants are already growingon their property, how toconduct a restoration, andhow to manage their newlyrestored prairie. The work-shop series will also featureinformation about therestoration resources andtools available from areaagencies. The workshopsare meant for small rural
landowners and are notaimed at teaching partici-pants how to use nativeplants in a home garden.
In conjunction with theworkshops, DCCD and GHFwill host tours of restoredprairies in Douglas County.The tours will give partici-pants an opportunity to seeprairies in bloom and un-derstand what a restoredprairie looks like in com-parison to native (untilled)prairie. The tours will takeplace on May 30th with araindate of June 6. All work-shops are free and open to
the public. An RSVP is re-quested to Jenica Nelson at785-843-4260, Ext. 3 or [email protected]. netFor more information, con-tact Jenica Nelson, DCCDEducation and Outreach Co-ordinator, at the above ad-dresses or Kim Bellemere,GHF membership and edu-cation coordinator, at [email protected] learn more about DCCDand GHF check out theirwebsites at http://www. dou-glasccd.com and www.grasslandheritage.org.
Page 10 Grass & Grain, January 27, 2015
2844 Tumbleweed Rd. — VERMILLION, KS1/2 mile South of Vermillion to Tumbleweed then 1 mile West
Case IH 7220 MFWD tractor, 5142 hrs; Case IH 1688 combine;1982 IH S1954 grain truck, 20’ bed, diesel; Great Plains 2S-2600;JD 4020; Case IH 900 planter; NH 1475 14’ swather; Case IH 496disk; JD 714 12’ mulch tiller; Case IH 4800 vibra-shank 26’; graincart; mist blower; NH 1010 bale wagon.
SELLER: BILL BRAMHALL
MACHINERY AUCTIONSATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14 — 11:00 AM
More items not listed. See www.jhorigan.comor next week’s Grass & Grain for more info!Auction by: JOE HORIGAN REALTY & AUCTION CO.
Joe Horigan, Auctioneer • 785-292-4591 • Cell 785-250-5148
AUCTION2 Acres w/12,000+ sq. ft. Commercial Building
5320 West Main — Parsons, KSReal Estate will be offered at public auction on:SATURDAY, JANUARY 31 — 1:00 PM
Personal Property, Tools, Bar & Kitchen Equipment, Chairs,Tables, Pool Tables, etc. will be sold at Public Auction
starting @ 10:00 a.m., Sat. Jan. 31, 2015.Sale will be inside w/heat.
To see property contact Sellers Agent, Larry MarshallAuction & Realty, Fredonia KS. 620-378-4356 or 620-485-6136
or View Pictures on websites:www.marshallauctionandrealty.com or www.kspropertyads.comSELLER:“FRATERNAL ORDER OF EAGLES
AERIE NO. 411”
SWEARNGIN ANGUSEstablished 1988
Production Sale * Lawrence, KS1:00 p.m. * Saturday * February 7, 2015
Coleman Rito 707-974, Coleman Regis 904,Coleman Rainmaker 9167, Coleman Emblazon 841,Cole Creek Cedar Ridge 1V, N Bar Emulation EXT,
Sinclair Grass Master, Morgans Direction 111 9901,Sinclair X-Plus 3XX7 ..... AND MORE.
Tom Swearngin 785-691-6861or Craig Guffey 785-760-7809
SELLING:60 Fall Yearling & Coming 2-Year-Old Bulls40 Registered and Commercial Females
FEATUREDSIRES:
From Plain to Prairie workshop series: steps torestore, manage, and maintain prairie on your property
Remotely capturing wheat’s potential
(AP) – Milk sales setrecords in 2014, but plum-meting prices are forcingsome dairy farmers to spillthe surplus down the drain.
Already disheartened bythe current glut, which isdue to global factors andoverproduction, dairy farm-ers say they worry that fu-tures markets predict dwin-dling prices in 2015. Over inthe dairy aisle, though,shoppers are milking sav-ings by the gallon.
“I guess I’m sorry if I’mhurting the farmer or themiddleman, but I’m certain-ly delighted to pay under $3a gallon,’’ said MichaelKleinhenz, of Madison, Wis-consin.
Dairy farmers recognizethe volatility of the industry.Less than a year ago, theystruggled to meet global de-mand and milk pricesclimbed to record highs –about $25 per hundred-weight, or roughly theequivalent of a ten-gallontank, according to MarkStephenson, director ofdairy policy analysis at theUniversity of Wisconsin.
So, many farmers boughtnew equipment and expand-ed their herds to meet de-mand. But when Chinapulled back on its dairy im-ports after stockpiling milkpowder and Russia imposedsanctions against the U.S. byhalting trade, dairy farmersnationwide were left with asurplus, Stephenson said.
“We were told to bringeverything to a screechinghalt,’’ said Norbert Hardtke,director of milk marketingat Family First Dairy Coop-erative in Madison, Wiscon-sin.
Every state has somedairy production, but Cali-
fornia and Wisconsin an-chor the country’s supply.The milk glut reached itspeak in the Northeast overthe holidays, when coopera-tives asked farms to pourout some of their milk.
“It’s something that nofarmer likes to do... it does-n’t feel good to just dump itout,’’ New York-basedNortheast Dairy ProducersAssociation board directorJon Greenwood said.
And with an excess ofmilk in the internationalmarket, prices for milk, but-ter and milk powder contin-ue to drop. Market predic-tions for 2015 look worse,Hardtke said, as prices areexpected to drop throughthe spring – about $13.50 perhundredweight in March.Dairy Farmers of America,a national marketing coop-erative, has started charg-ing its 15,000 members 50cents per hundredweight toaccount for additionaltransportation fees and lowprices.
Many dairy farmers re-call 2009 with dread, whenprices plunged and some
were forced to sell off cows.Hardtke said the years sincehave been a roller coaster.
If prices continue todwindle, Wisconsin dairyfarmer Rick Steger says hisincome will decrease by athird – if not more.
“I’m very worried be-cause it’s such an extremedrop,’’ said Steger, whosefarm is in Theresa, 50 milesnorthwest of Milwaukee.“Our expenses aren’t goingto drop.’’
Steger said he signed upfor the Federal Margin Pro-tection Program last year,but he believes it would notcushion the blows expectedthis year.
The U.S. Department ofAgriculture program, aproduct of the 2014 FarmBill, serves as a sort of in-surance policy for farmers.The program sets averagenational feed prices, andfarmers subtract that pricefrom their milk price to de-termine their margin; if themargin is below a pre-deter-mined amount, farmers getmoney from the USDA.More than half of the na-
tion’s dairy farmers en-rolled in the program be-fore the December dead-line, the USDA said recent-ly.
The boom-and-bust cycleis just part of the business,said Greenwood, who farmsin Canton, New York, anddidn’t enroll in the federalprogram. He said feedprices are low, “so thingsare not as bad as they couldbe.’’
Meanwhile, consumersare seeing milk pricesslashed. At the peak lastyear, a gallon of whole milkcost an average of $3.86. Themost recent numbers fromthe Bureau of Labor Statis-tics indicate it’s now $3.82 agallon – lower in places likeMadison, where skim milkcost $2.99 a gallon – andprices are again expected tofall this spring.
Madison mom AngelaWillard said she was happy
about the lower prices be-cause her two children“drink milk like no other.’’
Her eight-year-olddaughter Alexandria added,“It will be gone in like twodays.’’
Such milk-drinking fami-
lies could play a role in lev-eling out demand “dramati-cally’’ by buying more dairy,Hardtke said.
“We just need people inthe U.S. to buy more milk,’’Hardtke said. “That wouldreally help us out.’’
Grass & Grain, January 27, 2015 Page 11
245+/- Acre Washington County Farm & Personal Property
AUCTIONSATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14 — 10:00 AM
To be held at 2263 Liberty Road, Morrowville, KS. FromMorrowville Kansas on 3 Miles Northto 22nd Road, Then East One and One-Fourth Mile, then North one-half mile to the South-west Corner of the Farm. The auction will be conducted at the site just North of there on theWest side of the Road. Please watch for signs.245 Acres, More or Less Dryland Cropland
and Grass – To be sold at noonLegal Description:All of the North Half (N ½) ofSection Seven (7), in Township Two (2) South, ofRange Three (3) East of the 6th P.M., EXCEPTthe Northwest Quarter (NW ¼) of the NorthwestQuarter (NW ¼) of said Section Seven, in Town-ship Two (2) South, of Range Three (3) East, andEXCEPT All of that part of the Southwest Quar-ter (SW ¼) of the Northwest Quarter (NW ¼) ofSection Seven (7), Township Two (2), RangeThree (3), lying West of Liberty Road, Washing-ton County, Kansas.General Description: The farm consists of ap-proximately 245 acres, more or less with 179.73acres of cropland and the balance being grass,waterways the roads. It is a level to rolling dry-land farm. Soil types and approximate percent-ages are as follows: 7.9% Lancaster loam, 3 to 7percent slopes; 33.6% Longford silt loam, 3 to 7percent slopes; 2.5% Wells loam, 3 to 7 percentslopes; 6.2% Hobbs silt loam, occasionallyflooded; 8.1% Muir silt loam, rarely flooded; 40%Crete silty clay loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes; and1.5% Crete silty clay loam, 3 to 7 percent slopes.A considerable amount of the grass could alsobe farmed. Terraces and waterways are in place.INSPECTION: The farm is open for inspection atany time. Schultis & Son, Inc. and the Seller arenot responsible for accidents.POSSESSION: Possession shall be given atclosing.TAXES: 2014 and all prior years taxes are paidby the Seller. The 2015 taxes are the sole re-sponsibility of the Buyer. The 2014 taxes were$2,554.86.
FSA INFORMATION:According the WashingtonCounty FSA Office there are approximately179.73 acres of cropland. The crop, base acresand yields are as follows:Crop Base Acres Direct Yield CCYieldWheat 5.0 34 35Corn 30.6 64 65Grain Sorghum 56 58 58Soybeans 28.0 23 28Total 72.5WATER&MINERALRIGHTS:All mineral rightsthe Seller owns shall go with the property.MANNEROF SALE: The farm will be sold by theacre times 245 acres.TERMS: 20% of the purchase price shall be paiddown the day of the auction upon signing thepurchase agreement. The balance shall be dueon or before March 13, 2015 or when deed andtitle insurance commitment are deliverable to thebuyer. Title insurance and escrow closing feesshall be shared equally between the Buyer andSeller. Any lender policy or required endorse-ments shall be the expense of the Buyer. Ab-stract & Title, Inc. shall be the title insurancecompany and conduct the escrow closing. Thefarm is not being sold subject to loan approval,so make financial arrangements prior to the auc-tion and be prepared to buy. The property is sold“as is”, no warranties, inspections or survey willbe provided. Wayne Schultis and Schultis & Son,Inc. are agents of and represent the Seller. Anyannouncements made the day of the auctionshall take precedence over printed material.PLEASE CALL 402-729-2435 TO REQUESTA PROPERTY INFORMATION PACKET.
Concessions: On The Road Again. Photos at schultis.com. Loader available day of sale only.Auction Manager: Aaron Schultis 402-300-0316
EARNEST APPLEGARTH ESTATE, OWNERTERMS: Cash, Visa or Mastercard, or Good Check with Proper ID. Credit Cards not accepted for the purchaseof vehicles or motorcycles. Settlement must be made day of sale. All property bid in at bidder’s risk and cannotbe removed until settled for. Must have Proper ID for Bidder’s Number. NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ACCIDENTSOR LOSS. Due to the possibility of incorrect information and typographical errors, the auctioneer, owner, andprinter will not be responsible for any errors that might appear in this advertisement. However, every effort hasbeen made to describe the sale items accurately. The auctioneer’s announcements on sale day will take prece-dence over printed material. Auction Co. reserves the right to remove problem people from the premises.
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Cimarron 6’ rotary mower,model 601S, good; 3 point balecarrier; Homemade 3 pointblade; 500 & 1,000 Gal. fueltanks with electric pumps andmeter; 2 wheel military trailer,steel box; Loading chute; chutew/Pearson Headgate; 12homemade cattle panels; 8+manufactured panels; headgate; 18.4” X 38” tire chains;homemade feed bunks; licktank; fencing supplies; wire,new barb wire, & electric fencewire; 4’ oblong Rubbermaid150 gal. tank; calf bottles; cast-erator; electric de-horner; elec-tric fencers; tank heaters;cyclone seeder; 3” cylinder;Other items not mentioned.
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U.S. Wheat Associates(USW) and the National As-sociation of Wheat Growers(NAWG) are pleased to befounding members of theU.S. Agricultural Coalitionfor Cuba (USACC). The or-ganizations are encouragedby President Obama’s ef-forts to renew diplomatic re-lations with Cuba. However,it is unclear if these actionsalone will be enough to re-store the Cuban wheat mar-ket for U.S. farmers. That iswhy they share USACC’smission to re-establish Cubaas a market for U.S. foodand agricultural exports.
Cuba, which does notgrow wheat commercially, isthe largest wheat market inthe Caribbean, purchasingalmost all of its wheat fromthe European Union andCanada. In the recent past,Cuba has imported morethan 16.3 million bushels(445,000 metric tons) ofwheat in a single year fromthe United States, sales thattoday would represent avalue of nearly $123 million.However, under currentrules set by the TreasuryDepartment’s Office of For-eign Assets Control, theUnited States can only ex-
port agricultural productsto Cuba through the use ofthird-party, foreign banks,which makes facilitatingtrade burdensome and oftenmore expensive for Cuba.Partly as a result, Cuba hasnot purchased U.S. wheatsince 2011. “U.S. wheatfarmers are excited about
the prospect of exportingmore wheat to Cuba,” saysNAWG president Paul Pen-ner, a wheat farmer fromHillsboro. “NAWG has longsupported strengthenedtrade relations with Cubaand see this as a historicstep in that direction.”“The U.S. wheat industry
applauds these efforts tonormalize trade relations,which take concrete stepsaway from a policy ap-proach towards Cuba thathas accomplished little,”said USW president AlanTracy. “If U.S. trade withCuba can increasingly re-spond to economics rather
than politics, we believe ourwheat market share therewill eventually grow from itscurrent level of zero toaround 80 to 90 percent, as itis in other Caribbean na-tions. We have a naturalcompetitive advantage overother suppliers.”
Judd Ranch, owned andmanaged by Dave and CindyJudd and sons, Pomona,swept the Gelbvieh Pen BullDivision at the 2015 Nation-al Western Stock Show’sGelbvieh and Balancer PenBull Show. Judd Ranch Gel-bvieh bulls were named theChampion Pen of Three, Re-serve Champion Pen ofThree and Champion Pen ofFive.“Exhibiting at Denver’s
National Western StockShow Pen Show is excitingand helps us know if we’reachieving our goal of pro-ducing the kind of bulls thatwork for the commercialcowman,” Dave Judd ex-plains. “The judge’s task at abreed’s pen show is to evalu-ate all pens based on thebulls having the perform-ance, genotype and pheno-type to help the commercialcow-calf producer and posi-tively contribute to the beefindustry. He’s after func-tional, practical ranch-raised bulls.“Producing bulls for the
commercial cowmen is thebread-and-butter of our pro-gram, and we appreciate theopportunity to be affirmedthat the bulls we are pro-ducing fit the needs of thecommercial cowman.”Dr. Doug Hixon, profes-
sor emeritus, University ofWyoming, praised JuddRanch’s Champion Pen ofThree Gelbvieh Bulls fortheir “excellence in kind,”“superb testicular develop-ment” and “balance anduniformity.” Hixon said hewas also impressed withtheir muscle mass andshape. The Champion Pen ofThree Gelbvieh bulls werecomprised of three red, ho-mozygous polled bulls: twosired by Outback 142X andone sired by JRI Secret In-stinct 254U83. EPD averagesfor the three were 0.2 BW, 65WW, 95 YW, 33 Milk and 65TM. The three posted a birthweight average of 84 lbs., an
actual weaning weight aver-age of 916 lbs., a yearlingweight average of 1,319 lbs.,a rib eye area average of16.67 sq. in. and a fat thick-ness average of .34 in. Scro-tal circumference averagefor the coming yearlingsborn Feb. 3, 4 and 12 was39.5 cm.Before naming Judd
Ranch’s Pen of Five Gelb-vieh Bulls the Champion,Hixon called the group“very uniform in kind” with“tremendous muscle massin relationship to theirframe” and “cleansheathed.” He added thatthe five head carried “a lotof thickness down the top”and were “structurally cor-rect.” The group of fiveblack bulls included oneJRI Top Secret 2 ETN son,one JRI Top Gun 254X822son, one Pop A Top 197T83son and two JRI Secret In-stinct 254U83 sons. Thisgroup of five’s EPDs aver-aged 16.08 REA, 0.24 fatthickness, 0.2 BW EPD, 64WW EPD, 99 YW EPD, 23Milk EPD and 55 TM EPD.
The five posted a birthweight average of 87 lbs., ac-tual weaning weight aver-age of 900 lbs., yearlingweight average of 1,310 lbs.and a yearling scrotal cir-cumference average of 40.4cm.Judd Ranch’s Reserve
Champion Pen of Three Gel-bvieh Bulls was a group ofthree red bulls born Jan. 24,Feb. 9 and Feb. 11 and allsired by JRI Pop A Top197T83. Averages for thisPen of Three included 83 lb.birth weight, 884 lb. actualweaning weight, 1,231 lb.yearling weight and 38.8 cm.scrotal circumference.Judd Ranch placed sec-
ond in a strong Jan. 1through Feb. 29, 2014, classof Pen of Three Balancerbulls. Hixon praised JuddRanch’s Pen of Three fortheir quality and excellentweight per day of age. Hesaid the three head “will filla lot of needs in today’s beefindustry.” Averages for JuddRanch’s Balancers in thisgroup were 88 lb. birthweight, 921 lb. actual wean-
ing weight, 1,340 lb. yearlingweight and 41.3 cm scrotalcircumference.A number of these bulls
will be offered for sale inJudd Ranch’s 37th Bull Saleon Saturday, March 7, at theranch, just one hour south-west of Kansas City. Thesale offering will include280 bulls—161 purebredGelbvieh, 105 Balancers and14 Red Angus—with 225 ofthe bulls homozygouspolled. Broken down by age,the sale offering include 174fall 17- to 19-month-old bullsand 106 spring yearlings 12to 14 months of age. Averagebirth weight of the Gelbviehand Balancer bulls is 82 lbs.while their average actualweaning weight is 869 lbs.The average Calving EaseEPD for the Gelbvieh andBalancer bulls is in the Top12% for the breed.To more about Judd
Ranch, please visit www.juddranch.com. A bull salecatalog will be available on-line starting Feb. 15.
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Food Cooperative in At-wood opened for business inMay of 2008, its first ship-ment of 21 orders totaling$785 in products fit in thetrunk of a car. Since thenthe cooperative has grownat the rate of almost 40 per-cent per year and now con-sists of nearly 50 food pro-ducers and over 300 cus-tomers, with $180,000 ofproducts sold during 2014.That explosive growth is allthe more impressive whenyou realize that RawlinsCounty, population 2,589,lies a mere 50 miles fromthe Colorado border on thehigh, dry plains of north-western Kansas.
The genesis of the coop-erative began in 2005 whenChris Schmidt, who with hiswife, Sherri, farms andranches near Atwood, at-tended a conference inLindsborg sponsored by theKansas Farmers Union andthe Ogallala Commons.Guest speaker Bob Waldrop,one of the founders of theOklahoma Food Coopera-tive, spoke about food coop-
eratives and local food mar-kets, and his enthusiasmand passion planted theseed for further discussionswith Rawlings County Eco-nomic Development Direc-tor Chris Sramek. Follow-upmeetings with small-scaleproducers throughout thecounty and with subsequentinput from the OklahomaFood Cooperative led theproducers to form the HighPlains Food Cooperative in2008.
Its success has involveda steady evolution in mar-keting and management,distribution logistics andguaranteeing that both con-sumers and producers getwhat they want. It’s alsocrushed their three-yearbusiness plan, necessitatingdiscussions of expansionand drafting five-year plansthat factor in five- and ten-time growth objectives overthe next five years.
“We’re busting at theseams already,” said LeonAtwell, leadership coachwith the Kansas LeadershipCenter, co-founder of Ad-vancing Rural Prosperity,Inc. and technical advisor to
the cooperative. “We have alot of product and a lot ofdistribution and a lot of cus-tomers, but we have to focuson the producers. If we don’thave a product to sell, wedon’t have anything to sell.”
Atwell spoke about run-ning a successful food co-opat the annual Kansas Farm-ers Union convention inManhattan in early Decem-ber. With him were Sramek,an Atwood meteorologist,farmer and business coachfor aspiring entrepreneurs,and Schmidt, the coopera-tive’s president and KansasFarmers Union board mem-ber.
“A 40 percent annualgrowth is really scary,”Atwell said. Equally scary istrying to meet demandwhile simultaneously meet-ing consumers’ expectationsand perceptions. The coop-erative’s target base is theDenver metro area, whichmeans many of the cus-tomers are, as Atwell puts it,far removed from the reali-ties of dryland agriculture.Hail, drought, extreme tem-peratures and other weath-er-related factors can re-duce product output, butcustomers still expect theirorders to be filled on time.
From a producer’s stand-point, there are other chal-lenges as well. “Many ofthese customers are fairlyhigh end and have high ex-pectations,” Atwell said.“Products better be highquality. It’s not like takinggrain to the elevator.”
One of the questions he isconstantly asked is whetherthe cooperative is a food co-op, a food hub or a food ag-gregator. It’s actually a littleof everything. “We aggre-gate food from multiple pro-ducers and deliver to con-sumers,” he said.
Mostly, though, con-sumers are concerned aboutwhere their food comesfrom, knowing the food hasbeen safely processed, anddeveloping a relationshipwith the producer, he said.“In many regards,” Atwellsaid, “that’s more importantthan price.”
The cooperative oper-ates its own website wherecustomers place their or-ders at the first of eachmonth. There’s a list ofproducts being sold thatweek as well as a sectionwhere each producer tells astory about their farm andhow they produce their
products. High Plains FoodCo-op demands total trans-parency from its producers,Schmidt said. There are fewrestrictions on products butthe cooperative doesn’t ap-prove of confinement opera-tions, and all products mustbe ag-related.
On the second Thursdayof each month orders areclosed. Delivery day beginsin Atwood with ordersloaded into a pair of en-closed trailers, and then onto St. Francis with moreproducts being picked up enroute. From there they dropdown to I-70 and on to Den-ver where the city has of-fered an affordable distri-bution site. Orders are sentout to pickup points aroundthe city or delivered viaroute managers. Within twohours or less, Schmidt said,over 200 orders are filled.
Recently, however, localCSAs have begun to cut intosales. In response, the coop-erative tackled four areas,Atwell said: customer sur-veys, customer profiles,identifying geographicareas and identifyinggrowth partners.
“We looked at our prod-ucts from the standpoint ofretail pricing and did an ex-tensive market analysis,” hesaid. “We’re now working onexpanding production ineastern Colorado and Ne-braska, and focusing onproduct growth areas tomeet consumer demand.”
Ultimately, though, thecooperative consistentlymeasures its value systemand what’s important to thegroup, as well as findingways to increase revenuegenerated back to the pro-ducer, Atwell said.
“Our goal is to grow ruralcommunities and ruraleconomies and rural fami-lies,” he said. “The pitchwe’re making that seems toresonate is that this is theway for a young person tocome back home. Maybethere’s a value-added pieceto bring a young personback and increase youngadult population in westernKansas.”
The K-State Agronomy Forage Bowl Team won theNational Forage Bowl Competition at the AmericanForage and Grassland Council Annual Meeting held inSt. Louis, Mo. from Jan. 11-14, 2015. It was the first timefor K-State to compete at the American Forage andGrassland Council Annual Meeting, team members in-clude: Dan Carlson, senior, Lenexa; Garan Belt, senior,Dunlap; Jessica Bramhall, sophomore, Seneca; and ColeRenner, freshmen, Norton.
The K-State Forage Bowl Team was coached by Dr.Doohong Min, Assistant Professor, Forages, who said,“I’m really happy for the team, they worked hard last se-mester, practicing once a week on top of all their otherstudies and activities. We also want to thank the KFGCfor their financial support in defraying the cost of thetrip.”
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Online ending February 4 —Delivery vehicles, fixtures& inventory (at KansasCity, KS) www.lindsayauction.com for The Mohr/Mears Florist. Auction-eers: Lindsay AuctionService, Inc.January 27 — 2 tracts ofland held at North New-ton for Jane E. Hershberg-
Cass County Missourifarm & investment landheld at Belton, Missourifor Estate of Paul D.Bartlett Jr. Auctioneers:Web Realty, Auctions &Appraisals, Dave Webb.January 28 — Tractors, com-bines, trucks, trailers,farm equipment of allkinds, lawn & garden &more online at (www.bigiron.com). Auctioneers:Stock Auction Co.January 29 — 160 acres m/lOsage County Kansas landin multiple tracts. Auc-tioneers: United CountryReal Estate National Re-alty & Auction.January 29 — McPhersonCounty land held at Can-
ton for Boesker FamilyFarms. Auctioneers: Hori-zon Farm & Ranch Realty,LLC.January 30 — New/usedwoodworking machinery& shop items at Lenexafor Overland Tool & Ma-chinery. Auctioneers:Lindsay Auction Service.January 31 — Antiques, jew-elry, glassware, furniture,primitives, garden decor,vehicles & more at Man-hattan for KSU Agronomy,Riley County Police Dept.,local Landscaping Co. &antique stores. Auction-eers: Totally Auction, JeffRuckert.January 31 — Tractors, com-bines, platforms & cornheads, planters & drills,tillage tools, hay equip-ment, rotary cutters, con-struction pieces, lawn,garden & ATVs, grain,feed & material handling,sprayers & applicators,trucks, trailers, livestockequipment for consign-
ments at Paris, Missouri.Auctioneers: WheelerAuctions & Real Estate.January 31 — Real estate (2acres w/12000+ commer-cial building), tools, bar &kitchen equipment,chairs, tables, pool tables,etc. held at Parsons forFraternal Order of EaglesAerie No. 411. Auction-eers: Larry Marshall Auc-tion & Realty.January 31 — Furniture,collectibles, car, trailer,lawn mower, household atAbilene for Broadway An-tique Mall. Auctioneers:Thummel Real Estate &Auction, LLC.January 31 — Tractor, trail-ers, feed trucks, hayequipment, other equip-ment, livestock equip-ment, semi truck parts 7tools, guns, household &slot machine at Garnettfor Pat Callahan Estate.Auctioneers: Flory & As-sociates Realty & Auc-tions.January 31 — Machinery,planting, tillage, hay &misc. at Ashland, Nebras-ka for 6th annual TrinityLuthern Church Farmer’sConsignment Auction.January 31 — Four wheel-ers, UTVs, scooters, autoshop equipment, manuals& specialty tools, misc. ve-hicles & parts at Lincolnfor Chard Motor Co. Auc-tioneers: Post Rock Auc-tion Company.January 31 — 236 acres m/lof northern PottawatomieCounty pastureland &farmland in 2 tracts to beheld at Onaga for DuaneKufahl Estate. Auction-eers: Cline Realty & Auc-tion, LLC.January 31 — Consignmentauction at Salina. Auc-tioneers: Wilson Realty &Auction Service.February 1 — Glass & Hum-mels, furniture, col-lectibles at Salina. Auc-tioneers: Thummel RealEstate & Auction, LLC.February 3 — Machinery,warehouse handlingequip., forklifts, palletjacks, dust handlingequip., vehicles & more atLenexa for Overland Tool& Machinery. Auction-eers: Lindsay AuctionService.February 4 — Tractors, com-bines, trucks, trailers,farm equipment of allkinds, lawn & garden &more online at (www.bigiron.com). Auctioneers:
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REAL ESTATE AUCTIONTHURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19 — 1:30 PM
Auction Held at: Best Western HospitalityHouse Motel, 3021 W. Hwy. 50EMPORIA, KANSAS
Real Estate located at: 1950 Burlingame Road, EMPORIA, KS82.5 Total Acres (68.1 acres Cropland)
Lyon County, KSOPEN HOUSE: Sunday, February 1, 1:30-3:30 PM or by ap-pointment by calling Auctioneer.House General Description: 3 Bedroom, 1 Bath Home with extrashower in utility room. 988 sq. feet by County Appraiser. 2 car at-tached garage. 2 small outbuildings on site. House has Rural Water& Propane Tank. Sewer system is septic tank. House and sewer areselling “as is.” All inspections must be done before auction. Sellerwill furnish a current termite inspection.Land General Description: 68.1 acres of Cropland in 3 Fields.There is approx. 27.6 acres of wheat planted by current renter. Pos-session of this tract will be after wheat harvest and approx. 40.5acres is summer cropland with balance homesite and timber andbuyer will get possession at closing.Conditions of Sale: This sale is subject to restrictions, easements,covenants and leases of record. Buyers must obtain their own fi-nancing prior to auction.Taxes: Property taxes for 2014 were $1,456.86. Seller pays 2014taxes and all prior years.Mineral Rights: Owned by Seller and will transfer to Buyer.Terms: 15% of sale price day of auction as earnest money. Balanceat closing in 30 days. “Buyer to elect type of Farm Program” theywant after auction.Legal Description: Brief Parcel Description, NW1/4 of SE1/4 andN1/2 of SW1/4 lying East of Burlingame Rd.Merchantable Title: Title insurance policy for the amount of pur-chase price with cost to be split 50-50 between Buyer & Seller.All statements made day of sale take precedence over printed material. All in-formation is obtained from sources deemed to be reliable but are not guaran-teed by the Seller or Selling Agent. In order to obtain further information ormake arrangements to view the property please contact the Selling Agent.
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FARM MACHINERYJD Max Emerge Plus 1760 Con-
servation 12R Planter WingFold—Corn—Bean- Milo Units;JD 980 Field Cultivator 30’,Walking Axle 3 Bar Mulcher;2004 JD Mega Wide 567 BigBaler, Bale Kicker, Twine Only,Manual Pick-up Lift, 4394 Bales,1000 PTO; JD 410 Big Baler,Good Cond.; JD 835 MO COMower Conditioner, 2 pt SwivelHitch, Hydro Swing, Bought new‘08, SN. E00835T342578; JD35 Silage Cutter 2R-30”; J.D. 4’Silage Cutter Pickup WindrowHead Off 35 Cutter; JD 122Chuckwagon on JD Gear, GoodCond.; JD 40 Manure Spreader;JD 4-16 F-145 H Semi MountPlow; JD RM 6-R Cultivator, 3pt; JD BWF 16’ Manual FoldDisk; JD 12’ Fertilizer Spreader;Case IH 496 20’ Disk; Case IH8610 Tub Grinder w/Side Con-veyor; 2012 Sunflower 6630Hyd Wing Disk, 30’ used on lessthan 1500 ac, Looks Like New,SN AGCS66300CZURT11129;Sunflower 4212 11 Shank C-Flex Chisel Plow; 2011 BestwayField Pro IV Sprayer, 1000 Galw/Mixing Tank, 60 ft HydBooms, Hyd Pump 3 Sect CutOff 320/90R46 Rubber, Lookslike New; RTK Sprayer, 500 GalPlastic Tank, 30’ Man Booms,Tandem Walking Axle, NoPump; Gehl 55 Mix All GrinderMixer Crusher Feeder; Brent byUnverferth 472 Grain Cart, Sin-gle Axle 23.1-26 Rubber, ShurLock Roll Over Tarp 1000 PTOLooks Like New, Bought new‘05; American Portable 8”x57’Grain Auger; Great Plains SolidStand 13 End Wheel Drill 820Acres; Danhuser Post Hole Dig-ger 12 & 20 in Bits, 3 pt; 2 Glen-coe 6-R 30” Danish Tine Culti-vators, 3 pt; Everman Mfg.Ditcher’ V-Blade, 3 pt; Kelder-man 10 Wheel Hay Rake HydFold, Pull Type; Bush Hog 7’Pull Type Rotary Mower;Richardson Silage DumpWagon; 2 Four Wheel RunningGears, Older; Shop Built HeavyDuty Blade, 3 pt; 2 Four WheelFlatbed 14’ Wagons, On WindPower 8 Ton Gears; Shop Built16’ Steel Trailer Dual Wheels,Bumper Pull w/1000 & 160 Plas-tic Tanks; JD 2 R-30 in SilageCutter Head, Parts or Salvage.
ATV2009 Polaris Sportsman 5004WD, 336 Hrs, Looks Like New.
WISCHROPP AUCTIONS • 785-828-4212AUCTIONEERS: WAYNE WISCHROPPVERLIN GREEN—CRAIG WISCHROPP
View pictures: www.wischroppauctions.com
NOTE: This is an exceptional line of machinery that has hadgreat care and shows pride of ownership. Much has been shed-ded. Plan to be on time, trac-tors could start selling at approxi-mately noon. PREVIEW INSPECTION: FRI., & SAT., FEB. 6th &7th, 9 am to 5 pm
Peanuts Lunch boxw/thermos; Halex Electric dartboard; Table Top Poker table;1944 50 cal. mortar shell; Indi-an Chief gas/radiator cap; 50+knives; lighters; belt buckles;Harley Davidson buckle &chain belt (OLD); Boy & CubScouts items; brass items: can-dle holders/swan/unicorn/egg/vase; Harley Davidson Leathervest; Thunder Jet Model Motor-ing HO Scale slot track set;AHM HO 2-4-0 Bowker Enginew/box; Pulse Master I MRCtrain control; Atlas HO Scaletrack/ 2 pc. Bumpers/Right Re-mote; 1985 Crystal Barbie;onyx chess set; HollywoodGemini tri-pod.100+ Hallmark Keepsake Col-lector Series: Jack-in-the-BoxMemories set, 1994-98 Yule-tide Central Series, 1998-2014A Pony for Christmas Seriesplus A Pony for Christmas Spe-cial Edition, 2000-14 Toymak-ers Santa Series & many indi-vidual Keepsakes!! Costumejewelry; sterling bracelet; pen-dants; pins; watches; beadednecklaces; rings; cameo;1921S Morgan dollar w/sterlingbracelet; 1922 Peace dollarw/sterling necklace.Display case 17 coins/2 billsfrom Zimbabwe AfricaCOINS From Pat CallahanEstate (Garnett, KS)
1854 Gold One Dollar; 50+Morgan & Peace dollars; 7 &16 oz. Silver Bullion coins;American Silver Eagle dollars;Mint & Proof sets; Commemo-rative coins; Morgan Silver Dol-lar Collectors set; Gold plateddollars; Susan Bs; 1800-1900s half dollars (Franklin/Kennedy); 1900s Barber &Washington Quarters; 1800-1900s Dimes; 1900s Nickels;Indian & Wheat pennies.(WEB PAGE FOR LISTING)NUMEROUS ITEMS TOOMANY TO MENTION!!!
AUCTION NOTE: This is outstanding collection of items &the Quality is HIGH! Concessions: Dg. 4-H CWF GroupPlease visit us online at www.KansasAuctions.net/elston for picturesAuctioneers: ELSTON AUCTIONS - Mark & Cheryll Elston
(785-594-0505) (785-218-7851)“Serving Your Auction Needs Since 1994”
Legion Cabin — FRANKFORT, KS320 acres m/l in Marshall Co. KS.
Grass & Farmland – Sold as two tracts.Property Location: 6 miles south of Frankfort on Hwy 99 toBobcat Ln, then 3 miles west to 19th Rd, then 2 ½ miles south.Legal: East ½ 36-5-8 Marshall Co. KSTract 1: S ½ of E ½ 36-5-8 less an approx. 8 ac. home site.117.84 crop acres. 58.84 acres planted to wheat.Tract 2: N ½ of E ½ 36-5-8 plus approx. 8 acre home site. Grassquarter with 34.9 crop acres, 21.71 acres planted to wheat.Rural water. 5/6 Bd. 1 Ba. Home.
SELLER: ELDON M. EWING ESTATE
LAND AUCTIONFRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27 — 10:00 AM
See www.jhorigan.com for terms & conditionsor next week’s Grass & Grain for more info!Auction by: JOE HORIGAN REALTY & AUCTION CO.
Joe Horigan, Auctioneer • 785-292-4591 • Cell 785-250-5148
ANTIQUE AUCTIONSATURDAY, JANUARY 31 — 10:00 AM
Auction will be held at the Broadway Antique Mallat 324 N. Broadway in ABILENE, KANSAS
See last week’s Grass & Grain for full listings &Check our website for pictures www.thummelauction.com
BROADWAY ANTIQUE MALLAuction Conducted By:
THUMMEL REAL ESTATE & AUCTION LLC785-738-0067 or 785-738-5933
Auction Sales Scheduledcheck out the on-line schedule at www.grassandgrain.com
By Katelyn Brockus,Livestock Agent
River Valley ExtensionDistrict
Well, it is about that time.It is time to start looking forthe next genetically superi-or bull that will add value toyour cattle herd. Now thequestion is “How in theworld do I decide what bullto choose?” With this ques-tion in mind, I have come upwith four key points in thesire selection process.Whether your operation islooking for a bull to in-crease weaning weights or abull that marks out high incalving ease, it is time tostart making those deci-sions.
Let’s begin with pointnumber one: Have a plan.Whether you are in the cat-tle business alone, a familyoperation, or a partnershipI like to call the beginningstages of sire selection “thekitchen roundtable.” Sitdown with your partners inyour operation and come toan agreement on the focusand goals of the upcomingyear and on into the future.We all know how easy it is tofind ourselves at a sale look-ing at a bull that has 50 peo-ple surrounding him ratherthan keeping our end goal inmind. If everyone is lookingat that bull, he must begood, right? While thismight be the case, you muststick to the plan. If you aresearching for a calving easebull, then stay clear of thepens that involve high birthweights. When we end upsettling, it can result in longnights of calf watching andusually a set of calf pullersas well.
Now for step two: If thedata is available, take a lookat their EPDs. While EPDsare not the only thing youshould focus on during thesire selection process, it can
be a great tool. If you arelooking for a bull that isgoing to throw smallercalves, then use the calvingease EPD as a tool to gaugewhat birth weight thosecalves might be. It is ex-tremely critical when usingEPDs to avoid single traitselection. Once again, thisgoes back to the plan of youroperation. Have a couple ofgoals in mind when lookingat EPDs. While calving easemight be your main goal,you don’t want to lose alarge amount of growth oncalves either. It is also im-portant to remember not tocompare EPDs within thebulls at one location, butrather compare the bulls tothe breed average. UsingEPDs can involve a little bitof homework before arriv-ing to look at the bulls.
This brings me to pointthree: Utilize visual ap-praisal. While EPDs are agreat tool, they can be verymisleading. Make sure thatupon arrival you analyze allof the factors that cannot bequantitatively analyzed likefeet and leg structure. If thebull has a great calvingease, but he struggles on themove, then keep looking.
Once again, it all goes backto having your plan andsticking to it without set-tling. Be sure to take a goodlook at the bull before pur-chasing him to make surethat he will fit your programand will be able to accom-plish your goals. Without vi-sual appraisal, you will beputting too much emphasison EPDs and can end upwith a bull that you don’twant.
It is now finally time forpoint four: Try to get a feelfor the docility of the bull.This is where seeing thebull visually becomes a crit-ical role. A bull that wouldlike to “eat you for lunch” isprobably not the bull thatyou want to take home to thekids. Docility can have ahuge impact on the econom-ics of your operation. If youconstantly have a bull jump-ing the fence, then you areconstantly fixing the fence.At the end of the day, we aretrying to make a profit. Moreinput costs in fixing fencewill not help our bottomline. In my time growing uparound cattle, I have no-ticed that a high-strung bulldoesn’t exactly boost themorale of the operation. No
one wants to go in the pen to“deal with that bull.” Wehave all heard the saying“Oh, he will settle downonce you get him home.”Learn frommymistakes anddon’t fall for it. Save your-self some labor, time, andenergy by selecting a bullwith a good disposition.
Estate. Auctioneers:Schultis & Son, Inc.
February 14 — 160 acresNW Jackson County land(clean native grass pas-ture, good pond) held atDelia for Louise T. ToddTrust. Auctioneers: PearlReal Estate & AppraisalService, Inc.
February 14 — Farm ma-chinery at Vermillion forBill Bramhall. Auction-eers: Joe Horigan Auc-tion.
February 14 — Productionsale at Leavenworth forJ&N Ranch.
February 16 — 491 acres +/-of Pratt County land heldat Pratt for Judith L. LeeTrust & William F. LeeTrust. Auctioneers: HammAuction & Real Estate.
February 17 — 200 acresMarion County grasslandheld at Marion for Men-nonite Foundation, Inc.Auctioneers: Leppke Re-alty & Auction.
February 19 — 160 acresMarion County land heldat Marion for TheronNienstedt. Auctioneers:Leppke Realty & Auction.
February 19 — 82.5 acresLyon County land (68.1acres cropland) held atEmporia for Trustees ofPaul & Doris Traw LivingTrust. Auctioneers: JohnFlott.
February 19 — 151 acresClay County cropland &meadow held at Clay Cen-ter for children of NancyGingrich-Schaulis. Auc-tioneers: Riordan Auction& Realty.
February 19 — 166 acres m/lof Dickinson County riverbottom land held at Abi-
lene for Mesbah Revoca-ble Trust. Auctioneers:Reynolds Real Estate &Auction Co.
February 20 — Farm & In-dustrial consignment auc-tion at Clay Center. Auc-tioneers: Mugler AuctionService, LLC.
February 21 — Real estate& personal property atHillsboro for KennethJanzen Estate. Auction-eers: Leppke Realty &Auction.
February 24 — Hereford &Angus Bulls & Females atManhattan for Mill CreekRanch “Brand thatWorks” Production Sale.
February 27 — 320 ac. withfarmstead, sold in tracts,S. of Frankfort for EwingEstate. Auctioneers: JoeHorigan Realty & AuctionCo.
February 28 — Pot-tawatomie County farm-land, pasture & farmstead(located West of Onaga)held at Onaga for LuellaWrosch Trust. Auction-eers: Cline Realty & Auc-tion, LLC.
February 28 — Hereford &Quarter Horse sale at Cot-tonwood Falls for TSHereford & QuarterHorse.
February 28 — Bull sale atWamego for Gold Bullion.
February 28-March 7 — Bullsale at Clay Center forHofmann Simmental.
March 2 — 27th annual Su-perior Genetics Angusbull sale at the ranchSouth of Manhattan forLyons Ranch.
March 4 — Rottinghausfarm & industrial consign-ments at Beattie. Auction-
eers: Rottinghaus Auc-tions.
March 5 — 340 acres m/l ofMorris County farmlandheld at Herington forSteven Biehler. Auction-eers: Reynolds Real Es-tate & Auction Co.
March 5 — 2 tracts of Os-borne County grass land &pond held at Osborne forClara E. Streit Trust. Auc-tioneers: Thummel RealEstate & Auction, LLC.
March 5 — Bull sale atCourtland for JensenBrother Herefords.
March 6 — 160 acres Pot-tawatomie County & 120acres Nemaha Countyland held at Wheaton forthe Matzke family. Auc-tioneers: Joe Horigan Re-alty & Auction Co.
March 7 — 962 acres of west-ern Jackson County pas-tureland (to be offered in6 tracts) held atHavensville for Mark &Rhonda McLaughlin. Auc-tioneers: Cline Realty &Auction, LLC.
March 7 — 37th GelbviehBalancer Red Angus bullsale at Pomona for JuddRanch.
March 10 — 160 ac. m/l pas-ture & homesite held atSalina for Earl (Leroy)Hotz. Auctioneers: WilsonRealty & Auction Service.
March 14 — 29th AnnualConcordia Optimist ClubConsignment auction heldat Concordia.
March 14 — Kansas licenseplate auction at Lyons.Auctioneers: T&A Auc-tion Services.
March 14 — Bull & femalesale at Maple Hill for MillBrae Ranch.
March 14 — Production saleat Claflin for SchreiberAngus.
March 14 — Bull sale atSalina for Rippe Gelb-vieh.
March 15 — Bull sale atManhattan for Cline Cat-tle Co.
March 16 — Bull sale atClaflin for B&D Herefords& Beran Brothers.
March 20 — Production saleat Maple Hill for Sun-flower Genetics.
March 21 — Bull sale atBlue Rapids forSpringhill Herefords.
March 23 — Oleen Brothersproduction sale: HornedHerefords, Black Angus &AQHA Horses held atDwight.
March 24 — Bull sale at Eu-reka for Genetrust-SuhnCattle Co.
March 24 — Production saleat Mankato for Black Vel-vet Cattle.
March 28 —Annual consign-ment auction at Northedge of Durham. Auction-eers: Leppke Realty &Auction.
March 28 — Production saleat Leavenworth for NewHaven Angus.
March 28 — Production saleat Gorham for DickinsonRanch.
April 3 — Production sale atHaviland for SandhillFarms.
April 4 — Commercial RealEstate (5.416 +/- acres,restaurant, retail, hotel)held at Manhattan. Auc-tioneers: Crossroads RealEstate & Auction, LLC.
April 11 — Farm machinery,farm related items, an-tiques, household goods &
misc. at Clifton for Leroy& Roberta Newell. Auc-tioneers: Kretz & BloomAuction Service.
May 16 — Tractor & station-ary engines, trailer, col-
lectibles & tools at SmithCenter for Billy A. & OletaL. Pixler Estate. Auction-eers: Thummel Real Es-tate & Auction, LLC.
Grass & Grain, January 27, 2015 Page 15
Listing Agent: Dan Reynolds785-479-0203
Auctioneer: R.J. Reynolds:785-263-5627
BROKER: Georgia Reynolds,785-263-7151
MORRIS COUNTY FARMLANDAUCTION
THURSDAY, MARCH 5 — 7:00 PMHeld at Delavan Community Center — HERINGTON, KS
340 ac m/l in 25-16-5 Township 7 West1 1/4 South of 56 Highway on 2600 Rd
SELLER: STEVEN BIEHLERWatch for complete sale bill in future Grass & Grain issue
www.rrehomes.com and click on the auction link
785-263-7151888-263-7151
Listing Agent: Dan Reynolds785-479-0203
Auctioneer: R.J. Reynolds:785-263-5627
BROKER: Georgia Reynolds,785-263-7151
DICKINSON COUNTY FARMLANDAUCTIONTHURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19 — 7:00 PM
Auction to be held at Abilene Civic Center, 201 NW 2ndABILENE, KANSAS
166 ac m/l prime Smoky Hill River Bottom, Grant Township.
SELLER: CAROLYN MESBAH LIVING TRUST
www.rrehomes.com and click on the auction link
785-263-7151888-263-7151
Seldom does good river bottom ground come up for sale in the area.Take a good look at this opportunity to purchase ground of this qual-ity and location.
Location: 1/2 mile west of Abilene on old 40 highway to Fawn Rd.Turn South, go over railroad tracks on East side of Fawn Rd.Legal Description: A 166 acre m/l Tract in the East 1/2 of Section19, Township 13 South, Range 2 East South of the Union PacificRailroad East of the 6th PM Dickinson County, Kansas. Except atract containing the farmstead of 3 acres m/l.FSA Information:Wheat: 99.4 ac • Milo: 31.2 ac • Beans: 17.5 acSoil Types: Mainly Detroit Silt Loam with about 10% Muir SiltLoam. Possession: Farm selling subject to existing tenants' rightsof Gary Feigley. Wheat ground after the 2015 harvest. Open groundand alfalfa ground at closing. Buyer to receive Landlord share of thegrowing wheat 40% and pay for 40% of fertilizer and weed controlexpenses.
For more information, contact Dan Reynolds at 785-479-0203.Terms & Conditions: 10% due day of sale, balance due on or before clos-ing date March 12th, 2015, Real Estate Taxes prorated to date of closing.Title Insurance will be used with the cost split equally between buyer andseller Security 1st Title, Abilene, KS will escrow the contract and earnestmoney. Escrow charges will be split equally between buyer and seller.Reynolds Real Estate &Auction Company will be acting as "Sellers Agents."Property sells in "as is" condition with no guarantees or warranties made bySeller or Auction Company. Announcements made day of auction take prece-dence over printed matter. All information given is from sources deemed re-liable, but not guaranteed. Property sells subject to easements, restrictions,and reservations if existing.
Property Description: 160 Acres more or less of very clean open native grass pasture, the propertylays good with mostly gentle slopes. Much of the grass could be hayed. New 5 wire fence on south line.Nice size pond near the north side. Good gravel road access only 4 miles south of Hwy 16.Location/Directions: From intersection of Hwy 16 and Hwy 62 south on E Road 4 miles on west side.From Delia: north on E road 10 miles, property is between 182nd Road and 198th Road.
For complete description and terms go to: WWW.PEARLREALESTATE.ORGSELLER: LOUISE T. TODD TRUST
PEARL REAL ESTATE & APPRAISAL SERVICE, INC.ST. MARYS, KS 66536 • 785 437-6007
Dennis Rezac, Auctioneer, 785-456-4187 Mike Pearl, Broker, 785-256-5174
REAL ESTATEAUCTION
160 ACRES
NW JACKSON
COUNTY, KANSAS
CLEAN NATIVE
GRASS PASTURE
GOOD POND
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2015 — 10:00 AMDELIA COMMUNITY CENTER — DELIA, KANSAS
Buy a beef sire, not a bunch of bull
In my travels I have beenon lots of family farmswhere the whole family isinvolved in the work. Duringcalving season it is not un-common for the “rancher”to allow his wife to take the10 p.m. heifer check.
It’s a practical decisionbecause she’s fixed supper,done the dishes, helped thekids with their homework,got 'em off to bed, returnedthe phone calls, is workin’on the books and she’s up...and away! And he’s beenasleep in the Barcaloungersince 8:30. Of course, this ob-ligates him to the two a.m.heifer check. Which is also apractical decision, 'cause ifhe’s over 50, he’s up anyway!
I wrote a poem about arancher who needs hiswife’s help in the middle ofthe night. Many wives relateto the story. Melody has herversion. She said her fa-vorite part in the poemcomes after he wakes her upand explains how easy itwill be, “It’ll only take aminute, you can leave yournightie on!”
Melody married Dustywith her eyes wide open.They were both from a cat-tle family and students atDixie College. They wereheading home on a breakand had made arrange-ments to stop by a neigh-bor’s calving lot while theneighbors were at a FarmBureau meeting up north.There was an abandonedcowboy shack where theycould spend the night.Though it was not furnished,it had running water.
The young couple ar-rived in a driving rain.Afoot, they pushed thehandful of heifers into thecalving lot, sloshing throughthe mud, splashing throughpuddles, slashing, slushing,
sliding and slipping throughthe organic sea floor sludge.
Dusty threw them somehay and they trudged to thesinglewide. Melody hadpicked up some fast food.They ate it cold. She rinsedout their soggy clothes (allthey had) and hung them
over the shower stall to dry.The mice had taken over thecowboy camp. They laid outtheir bedroll and crawled tosleep.
was not next to her. Sheheard hopping and strainingand reached for her flash-light. There, in all his glorywas her macho husband,wearing his soggy hat andher grotesquely stretchedand misshapen undershorts,the lacy edge askew. He stut-
tered. “I…my…boxers arestill wet and, that balfaceheifer needs…so Ithought…”
“The first thing thatcame to my mind,” she toldme, “was ‘…It’ll only take aminute, you can leave mynightie on!’ ”
Page 16 Grass & Grain, January 27, 2015
BAXTERB L AC K
ON THE EDGE OF COMMON SENSE
“Only Take a Minute”
The USDA’s Animal andPlant Health InspectionService (APHIS) is conduct-ing an 18-month nationwidepilot study using ultra high-frequency (UHF) radio fre-quency identification(RFID) tags to test the abili-ty for producers, veterinari-ans and packing plants totrack cattle and their healthdata.
Eight states includingOklahoma, Colorado, Flori-da, Tennessee, California,Hawaii, Montana andMichigan are involved withthe study. Currently thereare at least 15 producersand several packing plantsparticipating in the project,totaling to around 150,000head of cattle.
The goal of the study isto test the accuracy and re-liability of the UHF tagsversus the previously usedlow frequency (LF) tags,which could only be used invery close proximity to thereader. The tags will betested for durability in real-world environments andwill be tested for accuracyin various environmentsthat involve large volumesof cattle, such as movingthrough wide alleyways,coming on or off a truck, orgoing from one field into an-other. The reliability willbe tested from animals mov-ing past fixed readers orhandheld units.
APHIS has purchasedthe UHF RFID tags fromHANA Micron AmericaInc., which also offers acomplete livestock trackingand management systemthat can collect data intothe cloud or local servers.The system comes with achute reader for use on in-dividual animals and a gatereader for use on multiple,fast-moving animals. Theyoffer another piece of soft-ware that is a Bluetoothreader to be used with theAniTrace app, which iscompatible with Android-based phones and tablets.Development is underwayfor compatibility with iOSdevices as well. Find moreinformation on this study athttp:// tinyurl.com/rfidstudy.
RFIDstudytrackscattle
Grass & Grain, January 27, 2015 Page 17
Calf scours, the diarrheaseen during the first 30days of a calf’s life, iscaused by a variety of bac-teria, viruses and parasites.But the exact cause is lessimportant than prompttreatment, says a Universi-ty of Missouri professor offood-animal medicine.
The primary reasoncalves get sick is dehydra-tion, says John Middleton.With an inflammation ofthe gut, they lose fluids andelectrolytes.
“Once they start to get aliquid stool, we need tokeep up with hydration andelectrolytes. That preventsthem from getting severelyill,” Middleton says. “Themost severely ill ones needto be taken to a veterinaryclinic and treated with IVfluids, while calves that arestanding and can still suck-le can be treated with oralfluids and electrolytes.”
Most of the pathogensthat cause scours are trans-mitted through fecal-oralcontact. Middleton saysthat breaking that fecal-oral cycle is important toprevent scours, and envi-ronmental hygiene is a bigpart of that.
“Remove the calf fromthe contaminated environ-ment as soon as possibleafter birth,” Middleton
says. “What we’d like to dois have them calve andmoved out to clean pas-ture.”
Middleton says age map-ping within the groups isimportant. The pathogenstend to have a specific incu-bation period, so keepingcalves within two weeks ofeach other lessens thechance of older calves in-fecting younger calves.
There still will be someexposure, so it’s importantto make sure the calves’ im-mune systems are equippedfor that by ensuring thatcalves consume an ade-quate volume of colostrumfrom their mothers.
Scours within three tofive days of birth can becaused by enterotoxigenicE. coli that binds to theirintestines. This increasessecretion of sodium,pulling water into thebowel and causing diar-rhea. After the first fivedays, enterotoxigenic E.coli doesn’t bind to thewalls of the intestine.
But several viruses cancause scours after that five-day window. Although thespecific virus can some-times be determined by theage calves start showingsigns, Middleton says youdon’t need to know what’scausing scours to treat it.
There are no specific treat-ments for viruses.
“Really, what we’redoing is treating the calf’ssymptoms, much like if wewere to get food poisoning,”Middleton says. “We’d hy-drate ourselves with anelectrolyte solution, butthere’s usually no specifictreatment for the diarrheathat might be associatedwith food poisoning. It ismuch the same case when acalf gets the scours. We’retrying to keep it hydratedso its body can deal withthe invading organism andclear it on its own.”
Preventing scours willdepend on how producersmanage their cattle, howmuch land is available,weather conditions andhow many head are man-aged per acre. Middletonsays the more cattle man-aged in the same amount ofspace, the greater the like-lihood of fecal-oralpathogen transmission.
Moving feed sitesaround rather than feedingin the same place can helpdecrease fecal-oral contactby reducing environmentalcontamination with poten-tial diarrhea pathogens,Middleton says. He alsosuggests producers unrolllarge round hay bales to in-crease the feeding area.
The leasing of agricultural land is one of the most popular questions received at theExtension office. It is estimated that more than 50 percent of Kansas farmland and pas-tureland is rented. In some areas of the state, the figure is higher. Many producers can-not maintain a viable business without operating through lease arrangements. Leasesare growing in prominence and will play an increasingly important role in productionagriculture as fewer and fewer producers manage and operate our state’s agriculturalresources.
Different lease types have developed to meet the needs of the modern Kansas farmerand rancher. For example, some agribusinesses use standard cash leases involving aflat rental fee for the use of land. For other farm operations, a crop-share or crop-sharecash lease is appropriate. Those involved in raising livestock may operate on either apasture rental basis or a livestock share lease.
Publications are available at the Extension office and online at:www.agmanager.info/farmmgt/land/lease that explain and provide examples of theselease arrangements.
It is important that both parties to a farm or ranch lease understand the details oftheir lease agreement and the laws that affect their lease. A lease is a contract, andterms of the lease will be interpreted and enforced in light of contract law. If a farm orpasture lease is oral rather than in writing, certain provisions in the Kansas Statutesautomatically become a part of the lease.
Some leases are simple oral arrangements, while others are complex, lengthy writ-ten documents. An oral agreement may be legally enforceable, but it is much more de-sirable to spell out the agreement’s details in writing.
By definition, a lease is a contract for the exclusive use of land for a specific period.There are at least two parties to any lease:
1) The landowner who owns the land, also known as the lessor2) The tenant who farms or operates the land, also known as the lessee. Certain rights
and obligations binding both parties arise from the relationship. When land is leased,the lease is equivalent to a sale of the premises for the length of the lease. The tenantessentially becomes the owner for a time and has the responsibilities of one who is inpossession of the land.
A written lease will help resolve disputes that might arise between the parties be-cause they can refer to the written instrument to review their agreement. Memories ofan oral agreement might be selective and certainly less than perfect.
A written lease does not have to be a detailed contract. A memorandum or note con-cerning the lease may be sufficient if the party against whom it will be enforced signsit. A written lease is a contract and should be approached with the same careful andthorough consideration given when entering into any binding contractual agreement.
Understanding lease agreementsimportant for both parties
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For our sale Friday, Jan. 23, grass weightcattle were finding a very good demand on alighter offering at mostly steady prices.Heavy feeder steers and heifers were sellingfrom unevenly steady to lower prices. Cullcows sold $4 to $5 lower.
1) 4 yr old blk registered Kerry Bull,Trich andsemen tested
EARLY CONSIGNMENTSFRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6TH
20 black steers, 800-850 lbs.
SPECIAL COW SALEFEBRUARY 18THSTARTING AT 11:00 AM
80 Homeraised blk & bwf cows, 3 yrs to older, bredto Angus Final Answer grandson or Sheer ForceSimm bulls for Feb. 15th thru March calving
40 blk first calf heifers with 2 week to 90 day oldAngus sired calves by side
30 Fancy Angus first calf hfrs with 30 to 60 day oldAngus sired calves by side
15 Choice homeraised red Angus Gelbvieh-x firstcalf heifers, bred to low birth weight Balancerbull to start calving March 1st.
John Deere Insurance Company (JDIC)has released a new private crop insurancepolicy called Added Value Protection insur-ance policy that protects against yieldshortage. This product works side-by-sidewith a producer’s Multi-Peril Crop Insur-ance (MPCI) policy. It allows a producer topurchase additional coverage to protect aportion of their annual yield that they per-ceive to be more susceptible to loss.
In collaboration with BASF, JDIC alsoannounced an optional endorsement to thisnew policy. It is called the BASF Risk Pro-tection Optional Endorsement. The BASFRisk Protection Optional Endorsement mayprovide reduced premium and higher cov-erage options for JDIC Added Value Protec-tion policyholders. To be eligible for thesebenefits, customers must complete the re-quirements of either the BASF Risk Advan-tage or BASF Investment Advantage pro-grams. This includes purchasing threeBASF qualifying products for a minimum of500 acres per insured crop from a BASFrepresentative between October 1, 2014, andthe applicable MPCI sales closing date, andapplying to insured crops.
“With the long-standing relationship be-tween John Deere Financial and BASF, thisnew policy was the next evolution of thevalue-added services we can provide cus-
tomers,” says Dave DeCapp, National SalesManager, John Deere Insurance Company.
“We are happy to announce this collabo-ration with John Deere and continue to helpour customers manage risk, increase effi-ciencies and get the most out of every acre,”says Scott Kay, Vice President of U.S. CropProtection for BASF. Customers can contacta BASF representative or visitwww.growersadvantage.basf.us to learnmore about the BASF Risk or InvestmentAdvantage Programs. Customers can alsocontact a John Deere crop insurance agentor call 866-404-9057 to learn more about theAdded Value Protection insurance policyand BASF Optional Endorsement. With theAdded Value Protection Policy now in 31states, JDIC began advertising the programnationally. Added Value Protection and theBASF Optional Endorsement is now offeredin Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Delaware,Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa,Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan,Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana,Nebraska, New Jersey, North Carolina,North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon,Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dako-ta, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, andWyoming. Pending state approvals, the cov-erages will also be available in Maryland,Tennessee, Texas, and Washington.
The home with a goodlandscape brings a higherprice and sells faster ac-cording to the real estate in-dustry. Communities thatlook well-designed fosterpride and economic devel-opment. Outdoor space be-comes part of the whole liv-ing space of the residents.Resources are utilized to
their full potential.These are some of the
benefits for thinking out theuse of plants and hard-scapes in your residentialsetting. Landscaping is aprocess to identify needsand develop an action planto meet those needs. I willbe leading this process forthose interested beginning
on Tuesday, February 10 at 7p.m. This three-part class isavailable by registeringwith the UFMLearning Cen-ter in Manhattan by calling785-539-8763 or attryufm.org.
Growing some of yourown food has been on an in-crease over the past severalyears. Formal vegetablegarden locations and or-chards is one way to accom-plish food production. An-other is to use food produc-ing plants as the shade,foundation and ornamentalplants in the landscape.
Ornamental pear treeshave been a popular selec-tion to provide spring bloomand fall color. Edible peartrees offer similar benefitsplus the fruit to eat. Fruit-ing plants may require moremanagement to get ediblefruit but takes up the sameamount of space in the land-scape. Dropping fruit notharvested is a mess. Knowwhat you are getting into be-fore you plant.
Blueberry plants autumncolor rivals any bushesgrown for the fall season.They will require soilpreparation more than mostplants. To be successful, awatering system is required.Fresh blueberries are rel-ished by the owner, birdsand perhaps the neighbor.The pecking order needs tobe established prior to ma-turity.
Fruits, vegetables, herbsand even flowers can be in-corporated into the land-scape for food production. Iwill discuss edible plantsfor the landscape at a pro-gram on Thursday, January29 beginning at 10 a.m. Itwill be in Leonardville atNelson’s Landing. This pro-gram is free.
You can find out more in-formation on this and otherhorticulture topics by goingto the Riley County, K-StateResearch and Extensionwebsite at www.riley.ksu.edu. Gregg may be contact-ed by calling 785-537-6350 orstopping by 110 CourthousePlaza in Manhattan or e-mail: [email protected].
The cattle on feed reportwas friendly, and I guessafter the beating the cattlemarket has taken it needssomething friendly to talkabout. The on feed numbercame in slightly lower thanexpectations at 101%, theplacements, however, werebelow the lowest tradeguess at 92% and market-ings were near expectationsat 95%. Looking at theweight breakdown, the onlyclass of cattle that had high-er placements than a yearago were the 800 lb. and up,which fits with USDA’s cur-rent projection of higheryear over year beef produc-tion in the 2nd quarter, butlower in the 3rd. Augustlive cattle are beginning tolook cheap.
The cattle market didn’tfare well last week. Cashtrade was mostly at the $160level and both the live cat-tle and feeder cattle futurespushed to new lows for themove. The week finishedwith most of the contractssettling limit lower, whichgives the market a very neg-ative feel. The charts obvi-ously look horrible. Thesecond leg lower in theApril live cattle has alreadyexceeded the first, but Idon’t see any chart supportuntil about $145.80.
January feeder cattle fu-tures go off the board nextweek and the feeder indexis at a nearly $7 premium tothe futures. The assump-tion right now is that the di-rect sales that go into the
index are going to be badenough to pull the indexdown on Monday. That isthe only way to explain thebig premium with only fourtrading days left.
The grain markets weremuch more subdued thanthe livestock. The Marchcorn didn’t move much thisweek and finished the weekflat. Export sales were hugeat 2.19 MMT and ethanolproduction isn’t really back-ing off like the bears hadwarned, so it looks like wehave the potential for high-er demand and lower end-ing stocks in a future supplyand demand report.
The wheat market on theother hand slipped to freshmulti-month lows. Exportsales were improved from aweek ago and we are toldthat U.S. SRW is competi-tive on the world market,but the US Dollar is scream-ing higher, which usuallyhas negative consequencesfor U.S. wheat. The Pariswheat has been rising forseveral days and if we canget another good sales re-port, maybe the wheat willfinally be ready to rally.The next support for theMarch KW lies just above$5.50.
Since the soybeans fellout of the sideways tradingpattern week before last thebean market has continuedto slip lower. The biggestproblem right now is the ex-port sales cancellations.Bullish hopes in the beanswere tied to the strong de-
mand continuing and draw-ing down stocks, but thatisn’t happening. For themoment we are faced withlarge stocks, slowing de-mand, and the threat of ex-panded acreage. That is abad combination for thebeans. The trading fundsare just starting to get short,so there is plenty of roomfor more selling. Marchbeans are headed to $9.20.
Schwieterman Marketing,L.L.C. specializes in risk man-agement and cash grain andlivestock marketing plans.For information on the mar-kets or our marketing serviceyou can contact Bret Crotts at888-437-9131 or [email protected].
The information containedherein is based on data ob-tained from recognized statis-tical services and othersources believed to be reliable.However, we have not verifiedsuch information and we donot make any representationsas to the accuracy or com-pleteness. Past results are notnecessarily indicative of fu-ture results. All statementscontained herein are currentopinions, which are subject tochange. The risk of loss intrading commodity futurecontracts is substantial. Youshould therefore carefullyconsider whether such tradingis suitable for you in light ofyour financial condition. Nei-ther the information, nor anyopinion expressed shall beconstrued as an offer to buy orsell any futures or options onfutures contracts.
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Large Selection of Antiques in-cluding: Jewelry, gold, diamonds. Seth Thomas wall clocks,Glassware inc.: Fenton, McCoy, Depression and more. Large Se-lection of Collectibles, Furniture and Primitives. Large inventory!Contents are from 2 separate antique stores for complete liq-uidation.Brand New Garden decor Inc.: candlestick holders, Iron GardenPot holders, Grow light stands, table top fountains, Bamboo foun-tains. Large selection of Misc. Garden decor.Walk in cooler, Baker commercial forklift, international and JohnDeere manuals, Case 460 4 wheel steer excavator and trencher,kerosene heaters, shop propane heaters, brick cutter, under bedtool box; Scale Massey Ferguson tractor, Gleaner l3 combine,winch truck. RCPD seized bicycles.Vehicles: KSU Agronomy Trucks, 1995 F150 XL, 1991 Chevy2500, 1994 Chevy 1500, 1994 F150 4x4, 1999 Dodge extendedcab 4x4 only 37K loaded nice truck; Dodge Grand Caravan, 2004GMC 2500 4x4 extended cab 234 K; K State trucks, truck withtrailer. RCPD Seized 2000 Harley Davidson Sportster, 05 DodgeCaravan 130K. 00 and 02 F350 Fords with dump beds, Indianmoto mini Bike.
SELLERS: KSU AGRONOMY, RILEY COUNTYPOLICE DEPT., LOCAL LANDSCAPING CO.
& ANTIQUE STORESAUCTIONEER’S NOTE: Lots of good items. Lots of goodused trucks. Come enjoy the day inside heated facility.TERMS: 10% buyer’s premium applies to all sales. Forms of paymentCredit Cards, Cash or good check. Announcements day of sale take prece-dence over previous printed materials
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SATURDAY, JANUARY 31 — 10:00 AMNational Guard Armory, 721 Levee Dr. — MANHATTAN, KS
River Creek Farms, Inc., Manhattanwww.rivercreekfarms.com
Rock Creek Ranch, Americuswww.houckrockcreekranch.com
Sanders Ranch LLC, Louisburg(816)898-8990
Derek Schrader Cattle CoAlta Vista (785)258-0604
Shoal Creek SimmentalExcelsior Springs, MO
www.Shoalcreeksimmental.com
Sunflower Cattle Co., Maple Hillwww.sunflowergenetics.com
Sylvester Land & CattleWamego (785)456-3137
Yard & Garden TipsBy Gregg Eyestone
A Landscape to Eat For
John Deere announces newprivate crop insurance policy
The Rock Creek FFALivestock Team consistingof Isaac Brunkow, Cale Hin-richsen, Ethan Sylvesterand Shilo Schaake placedthird overall at the WesternNational Roundup in Den-ver.
The team qualified atstate to have the chance togo to Denver. Since this wasand event outside of thechapter’s normal budget,the team began raisingmoney late last fall so thatthey could pay for hotel,travel costs and entry fees.They asked local businessesto help out in raising money.Several local business andindividuals assisted theteam in raising the neces-sary funds to cover their ex-penses.
The team left on Wednes-day, January 7, and traveledto a hog farm outside ofLogan where they judgedseveral practice classes.After the workout, theystayed in a bunkhouse at an-other local ranch. The nextday, the team went to a Lim-ousin cattle operation out-side of Edson, where againseveral classes were judged.From there, they traveled toFort Collins, Coloradowhere in the hotel the teampracticed their reasons. OnFriday a judging workoutwas held where all contest-ants could look at classes tohelp prepare them for thecontest on Saturday, Janu-ary 10.
The contest consisted often classes of judging live-stock and six sets of reasons.After the contest, they droveto Denver to take a quicktour of the National WesternStock Show. The awardsbreakfast was held on Sun-day and the team enjoyed agreat breakfast before theresults of the livestock con-test were revealed. Theteam was immenselypleased when the resultswere announced. They wereeven happier to learn thatthe team was eligible tocompete in another judgingcontest in Scotland next
summer, if funding can beobtained.
The following are the an-nounced results:
Goats: Cale Hinrichsen4th individual and EthanSylvester 7th individual
Sheep: Shilo Schaake 9thindividual and Rock Creek5th as a team
Beef: Shilo Schaake 1stindividual, Cale Hinrichsen7th individual, and RockCreek 5th as a team
Reasons: Shilo Schaake6th individual and RockCreek 3rd as a team
Overall: Shilo Schaake4th individual and RockCreek 3rd as a team.
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Beef industry pioneerHenry C. Gardiner, 83, ofAshland passed away Janu-ary 21. Gardiner grew up onthe family farm, then at-tended Kansas State Uni-versity, where he learned ofan emerging technology - ar-tificial insemination. Fol-lowing graduation he re-turned to the ranch wherehe spent the next fifty yearslearning about and applyingthe latest technologies toimprove his beef herd. Gar-diner and Gardiner AngusRanch partnered with manyland grant universities todevelop and improve tech-nologies such as AI, embryotransfer, expected progenydifferences, carcass ultra-sound, feed efficiency and
DNA marker-assisted ge-nomic information. In 1996,Gardiner Angus Ranch wasa founding member of U.S.Premium Beef. Gardiner re-ceived many honors fromthe beef industry over theyears, including Beef Im-provement Federation(BIF) Outstanding Commer-cial Producer of the Year(1981); Outstanding Seed-stock Producer of the Year(1987) and Pioneer Award(1997); 1990 Kansas StateUniversity Stockman of theYear; National Cattleman’sBeef Association 1998 CattleBusiness of the CenturyAward, 2004 Beef IndustryVision Award; 2002 KansasFarm Bureau DistinguishedService to Agriculture
Award; Founding member,U.S. Premium Beef; 2004Certified Angus Beef Com-mitment to ExcellenceAward; Kansas State Uni-versity Livestock and MeatIndustry Council, founderand board member; Ameri-can Angus AssociationBoard of Directors, 1977-1983; 2004 Livestock Publi-cations Council HeadlinerAward and Kansas CowboyHall of Fame; and 2002Kansas Angus AssociationHonorary Member.
Visitation for Gardinerwill be held Friday, January30 from 1-5 p.m. at the FirstUnited Methodist Church inAshland, with funeral serv-ices on Saturday, January 31at the Ashland High School.
Beef industry mournspassing of Henry Gardiner
Members of the Rock Creek livestock judging team are,from left: Isaac Brunkow, Cale Hinrichsen, EthanSylvester and Shilo Schaake.
Rock Creek FFA livestock judgingteam gains success in national contest
LONNIE WILSON’S CONSIGNMENT AUCTIONSATURDAY, JANUARY 31 — 10:00 AM
601 South Broadway — SALINA, KANSASGuns will sell at noon with vehicles following.
Accepting consignments until Thursday, January 29, 2015Sellers include: Great Plains / Land Pride * Dr. Jerry Mathis estate * ADM-Econoflow *
For Latest Update & Pictures go towebsite: www.soldbywilson.comAny announcement made theday of sale takes precedenceover any printed matter.
COLLECTORCARS& TRUCK:1953 Ford F-100 older restora-tion 302 V-8 C4 transmissioncustom paint; 1979 Corvette 350replacement engine 30K milesautomatic white great condition;1982 Corvette all original match-ing numbers 350 crossfire fuel-injected engine 64K actual milesautomatic mirrored T-top whitestored in climate-controlledbuilding; 1997 Mercedes Benz320 Roadster both hard & softtops red regular serviced alwaysgaraged; 2000 Corvette 5.7 LS1engine automatic 30K miles alloriginal red always garagednever driven in bad weather.SEMI TRACTORS, TRUCKS,TRAILERS: 1986 Stoughton 48’semi-trailer (good box, chassisissues, would make good stor-age container); 2007 Haulmark20’ trailer w/tandem axles, sidedoor, rear ramp/door; shop-builttriple axle gooseneck trailerw/30’ x 92” wood deck, beavertail, ramps, extra rims & tires;1964 Chevrolet 60 2-ton truckw/13’ bed & hoist; CampbellTrailers tandem axle car trailerw/16’ x 78” wood deck & ramps;Cargo Mate Blazer trailer 10’ x 6’single axle w/side door & rearramp/door; 3-sided rolling ban-ner trailer – each window has top& bottom rollers, interior lights,battery power, remote control,solar panels on top; bumper pulltandem axle car hauler.TRACTOR & IMPLEMENTS:2005 Kubota B7610 HST 4wdtractor 300.9 hrs w/LA352 loader& Bradco 3265 7’ backhoe;Rankin rotary mower; Brownpull-type aerator.
FARM EQUIPMENT: Fiberglasshut on attached concrete slabcontaining diesel tank & dieselOnan 12 KW 120/240v 50 ampgenerator; (60) sections 20’ x 4’6-bar continuous fencingw/connectors.
TIRES, RIMS, BATTERIES,SEATS - PARTS:
TIRES & RIMS: (4) P275/60R15tires w/rims. BATTERIES: Top &side post batteries (new from El-Dorado National – pulled fromnew chassis and replaced withlarger batteries for bus use).SEATS: New van & truck seats(standard seats ElDorado pulledfrom new vehicles and up-graded). PARTS: Model Tframes.CARS, PICKUPS: 2007 CadillacEscalade w/139K miles; 2005Chevrolet Impala 4-door; 1996Mercury Villager GS vanw/power chair lift mounted inback; 1990 Chevrolet Silveradopickup w/topper; 1978 Jeep4WD w/Meyer snowblade &mount (Jeep runs, blade needsmotor & lift cylinder); 1991Dodge Caravan (bad tranny).
ATVs: 2007 Polaris Ranger 700EFI LE 4x4 1067 hrs 10,791miles; 2005 Kawasaki Prairie360 4x4 green; 2005 KawasakiPrairie 360 4x4 red; 2007 PolarisRanger 700 EFI 6x6 4900 miles;2008 Yamaha Rhino 700 4x4;2007 Kawasaki Brute Force V-Twin 650 4900 miles.MOWERS, YARD EQUIPMENT:Bolens gas edger 3.5hp Tecum-seh engine.GUNS: Winchester Mod.189712 ga pump shotgun; Winches-ter mod.63 22LR semi-auto rifleloads thru stock; Winchestermod.67A 22 cal bolt action rifle;Winchester mod.69A 22 cal boltaction rifle; Winchester mod.7722 cal semi-auto rifle; RemingtonSpeedmaster mod.241 22 calsemi-auto rifle loads thru stock;Remington mod.870 ExpressSuper Mag 12 ga pump shotgunw/vented rib; Ruger mod.10-2222 cal semi-auto rifle w/scope(tricked out); Mossbergmod.500A 12 ga pump riot gun;Rossi 38 cal S.S. revolver w/PacMyer grips; Kel-Tec mod.PF99mm semi-auto pistol; Bond De-fender mod.Cowboy 45 colt/410ga derringer; WINCHESTERMOD.1873 32-20 CAL LEVERACTION RIFLE GOOD ORIGI-NAL CONDITION; Coltmod.Lightning 22 cal riflew/octagon bbl; Marlin 22 calpump rifle w/octagon bbl; Win-chester mod.94XTR 30-30 callever action rifle like new; Win-chester mod.94AE 30-30 callever action rifle like new; Moss-berg mod.500AB 12 ga pumpshotgun; Stevens mod.94E 410ga single shot shotgun; Marlinmod.70HC 22 cal semi-auto rifle;New Haven mod.250CB 22 calsemi-auto rifle; Star/Interarmsmod.Firestar 45ACP cal pistol;Western Field mod.96 22 cal boltaction rifle; Smith & Wessonmod.59 9mm pistol; Smith &Wesson mod.659 9mm pistol;Browning mod.A500G 12 gasemi-auto shotgun made in Bel-gium; body armor anti-fragmen-tation protective trousers;Savage Arms mod.67 20 gapump shotgun; Lyman Trade rifle54 cal black powder made inItaly; Truglo tactical scope 4x32IR rings; Truglo tactical red-dot30mm scope.INDUSTRIAL & CONSTRUC-TION EQUIPMENT: Bane-Clenecommercial carpet steamcleaner, self-contained, only 100hrs, over $9000 new; SPX OTC1590 10-ton air lift jack; securitycage w/sliding door – 75 linearfeet w/corner post; flammablematerials cabinet 40” x 40” x 60”tall; Mitsubishi gas powered con-crete vibrator; 115/230v hy-draulic pump w/controls;industrial electronics; industrialcontrols; Atlas Clausing metalworking lathe 6” x 24” 1hp220/440v 3ph w/3- & 4-jawchucks; (3) Reznor overheadheaters; conveyor equipment;XMTE J5520-48AMS T-shirtprinter on stand; T-shirt heatpress for transfers; smaller logoheat press; Champion gas pow-ered pressure washer 389cc4200psi extended run fuel tanktrigger start on/off.BUILDING SUPPLIES: Fromlocal cabinet maker – cabinetry,lazy susans, cabinet doors,boxes of new hardware, newvanity tops, rolls of laminate,boxes of sandpaper belts &sheets; Hampton Bay ceilingfan/lights combos; flex-tubedrain tile; (2) Golden Grain pelletstoves (never assembled);Durastill 30 30 liter/day drinkingwater system.TOOLS: Chicago Electric 10”sliding compound miter saw;Central Machinery dust collec-tion system NIB; Greenlee footporta power kit; other hydraulic
porta power kit; HD air & electricpower tools; asstd air tools; largepipe cutters; Greenlee 767 pump& punch cutter kit; Simplex chainpuller kit; conveyor belt vulcan-izer/repair kit; Drive It 330 powerdriver kit; Habasit conveyor beltpresses; boomers; hack saws;hammer drill bits; weldinggauges; asstd Ridgid pipe cut-ters; asstd Ridgid dies & parts;hand punches; pipe threadinghandles; Craftsman radial armsaw; concrete saw w/Wisconsinengine; Graco pressure washerno wand or hoses; Craftsman3.8hp 1650 psi power washer nowand or hoses; WoosterMagiKoter Super Red paintsprayer; Grizzly jointer/planer;rolling tool cabinets; ChicagoElectric 1.5hp 7” tile saww/stand.RESTAURANT EQUIPMENT:True GDM-45 cooler (fromALCO Stores new store inven-tory, like new); Stainless preptable w/overhead pot rack8’x30”; Beverage-Air ABU mod.CRG74-1 3-door cooler (missing2 fan motors).HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES:White Westinghouse small re-frigerator; Sharp & GE mi-crowave ovens.ELECTRONICS: Atari AsteroidsDeluxe arcade game (worksmost of time, $100 repair?);routers & scanners; photographyequipment – umbrella reflectors,etc; Apple eMac; (5) Apple iBookG4 laptops with Mac OS X 10.4Tiger 40 gig HD 1 gig RAMw/DVD/CD drives & wirelesscards – these were student is-sued laptops and have been re-turned to factory settings;Incredible Technologies GoldenTee 97 arcade video game.MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS:Monarch Piano Co. player piano;(33) QRS & Melodee playerpiano rolls; 16-1/2” Georg Brun-nel violin w/bow & case goodcondition* King USA trombonew/case good condition; Evans,Remco, Aquarium drums &stands; foot pedals & stands –Pearl, Roland, TAMA, pdg; CrateGT212 amp; (2) Schecter Dia-mond series electric guitars; Epi-phone electric guitar; First Actacoustic guitar; music & bellslearning modules from schooldistrict.EXERCISE & SPORTS EQUIP-MENT: Pioneer field striping ma-chine w/3.5hp B&S engine; iFitEXP1000 treadmill w/electroniccontrols.HEALTH CARE & INVALIDEQUIPMENT: 1996 Mercury Vil-lager GS van with ‘Joey byBruno’ power chair lift mountedin back.COLLECTORS ITEMS: Antiquetins; Coaster Express wagon;Coca-Cola umbrella stand;Coca-Cola bowling balls.FURNITURE, MISC.: Oak tablew/2leaves & table pads, 10chairs; folding round & hexagoncafeteria tables; (3) cushionsofa; pr cabriole leg lamp tables;pr brass/glass base table lamps;cabriole leg oval coffee table; prside chairs w/caned sides; small3-drawer cabinet; appx 8’ x 5’oval rug; walnut parlor table;platform rocker; distressed woodcabinet; oak parlor table w/or-nate legs; pr lodge type deerhead table lamps; blanket chest;decorative wall hanging; Sealyqueen pillow-top (firm) mattress& box springs; blanket chest;decorative wall hanging; patioset w/table, umbrella, 4 chairs;(3) tall & (1) shorter bar stools;asstd lunch room tables; oak &glass lizard habitat; MasterForge charcoal grill; cast ironumbrella stand; cat climber play-house; display mannequins;heaters & humidifiers; X-Cargocar top carrier.
8 semi-trailer loads of largeround hay bales (32 bales perload) with good nitrogen (582very low) and 12% protein.Will be sold by trailer load,payment to be by ton, free de-livery up to 100 miles of Salina
GREAT PLAINS / LANDPRIDE EQUIPMENT: 96”,84”, 60” snow plow trip blades;3-pt Land Pride RCR1248 ro-tary mower; 3-pt 84” rotarymower; skid-steer mountstump grinder (Erskine head);96” skid-steer mount pushblade; skid-steer mount HD35post hole digger; 3-ptRTR1574 rototiller; 3-ptRTR1242 rototiller w/quickhitch; grapple; 3-pt PTOshafts; hydraulic cylinders &hoses; (3) B&S & Honda en-gines 18-20 hp; wheels &tires; Land Pride skid-steermount brush & rock grapplebuckets only - no top hy-draulics or clamps; 3-pt LandPride WC1503 wood chipper.
LAND & EQUIPMENT FOR SALE OR LEASEHumboldt, NE 4.65 acre property with closed ADM feed mill, warehouse facilities,
rail siding & truck scales. CALL LONNIE FOR MORE INFORMATION.RESTAURANT EQUIPMENT AUCTIONSaturday, February 14, 2015 at 10:00
Full range of kitchen equipment, very high quality, w/tables,booths & chairs. Watch website for sale bill with pictures.
GUN AUCTION527 S Broadway, Salina, KS
(next door north from our auction lot)Sunday, February 22, 2015 at 2:00 pm
A nice selection of old Winchesters, long guns & hand guns.Watch web site for sale bill & pictures as this sale develops.
Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at 7:00 pmSale location – Ambassador Inn (former Holiday Inn
Holidome). 1616 W Crawford, Salina, KS160 acres south of I-70 and 2nd quarter section east ofBrookville Rd. Property has a large pond, 40’ x 30’ Quonsetbuilding, electrical and an exceptional well. Tract description- UNPLATTED, S34, T13, R5, ACRES 157.8, SE/4 LESSHWY & RD R/W. Check web site for sale bill & aerial photo.
PROJECTED CONSIGNMENT SALE DATES-March 21, May 16 (will have KDOWPT items), August 15
(will have KDOWPT items w/guns)If you have more than fits in our consignment salescall now to book your farm, household, or machinery
AUCTION.
Grass & Grain, January 27, 2015 Page 19
By Derrell S. Peel,Oklahoma State University
Extension LivestockMarketing SpecialistThe most recent monthly
trade data provides an up-date to recent cattle andbeef trade flows in NorthAmerica. They emphasizethe longer-term evolutionand change in the roles ofCanada and Mexico inNorth American and globalmarkets. Cattle and beeftrade flows between theU.S., Mexico and Canadaare increasingly complexand represent an ever moreintegrated North Americanmarket. Canada and Mexicoare both major beef importsources and destinations forU.S. beef exports.
Canada has historicallybeen viewed as primarily abeef exporting country.However, in recent years,Canadian beef exports havedecreased to a point whereCanada is much closer to abalance between beef im-ports and exports. Canadaremains a significant net ex-porter of live cattle to theU.S. In the latest Novemberdata, U.S. beef exports toCanada were down 12.2 per-cent from last year, con-tributing to a 22.5 percentyear over year decrease inthe first eleven months ofthe year. November U.S. im-ports of Canadian beef wereup 13.9 percent from 2013
levels, part of an 11 percentyear to date increase com-pared to a year earlier. U.S.imports of Canadian cattlewere up 42.2 percent in No-vember, contributing to a22.1 percent year over yearincrease for the January toNovember period. Thesecattle imports consist offeeder cattle, up 46.5 per-cent year over year, includ-ing a 77.2 percent increasein November; and slaughtercattle (both fed cattle andcull cows/bulls), which wereup 20 percent in Novemberand 8.5 percent for the yearto date.
Trade flows between theU.S. and Canada are quiteflexible between feeder cat-tle, fed cattle and beef, ad-justing as needed accordingto market and political fac-tors. Several economic fac-tors are drivers of U.S. andCanadian cattle and beeftrade including 1) beefproduct flows to improvethe match between supplyand demand of particularbeef products; 2) geographyand transportation efficien-cies of north/south versuseast/west shipping in bothcountries; 3) relativelyabundant resources forfeeder cattle production inCanada; and 4) the infra-structure challenges and is-sues of competitiveness inCanadian feeding and pack-ing sectors. At times, cattlefeeding in Canada is verycompetitive to the U.S. and
at other times less so. Theseconditions result in chang-ing proportions of feedercattle exported to the U.S.compared to fed cattle. De-spite increased packing in-frastructure after BSE in2003, Canada continues tostruggle with packing costcompetitiveness due tohigher environmental andlabor costs, and a generalshortage of labor for pro-cessing. Exchange ratesoften have a significant im-pact on the relative valuesof outputs and inputs in theU.S. and Canada.
Mexico has long beenrecognized as a source offeeder cattle imports intothe U.S. based on a compar-ative advantage in cow-calfproduction which continuesto this day. In the past 20years, Mexico has been asignificant importer of beef,and has been one of the topmarkets for U.S. beef ex-ports. These Mexican beefimports have been driven bya variety of factors over timeincluding; increased beefsupply to supplement defi-cient beef production inMexico; augmenting sup-plies of specific beef prod-ucts that are more preferredin Mexico; and the extremeprice competitiveness ofcertain U.S. beef productsdue to the enhanced valuedifferentiation of U.S.boxed beef products com-pared to the Mexican beefcarcass system. Most recent-
ly, significant growth inMexican cattle feeding andpacking infrastructure and,importantly, the conversionof much of the Mexican beefmarket to boxed beef inplace of carcasses, has sig-nificantly changed the eco-nomic basis for U.S. andMexican beef trade. The re-cent adoption of boxed beeftechnology in Mexico allowsfor significant value differ-entiation and enhancementin the Mexican market andalso opened the doors forMexico to export beef. Mexi-co can no longer be viewedas primarily a beef importeras exports have grown tonearly match imports. Mexi-can beef exports have grownsharply the past five years,including exports to the U.S.Mexico has been the fourth-largest source of U.S. beefimports since 2010.
In November, U.S. im-ports of Mexican beef wereup 20 percent, matching theyear-over-year increase forthe January to Novemberperiod. November importsof Mexican beef were nearlyequal to U.S. exports of beefto Mexico, which were down18.3 percent compared tothe same month in 2013. Forthe year to date through No-vember, U.S. imports ofMexican beef were up 20.1percent and U.S. beef ex-ports to Mexico were up 10.8percent form one year earli-er. U.S. imports of Mexicanfeeder cattle were up 5.8percent year over year inNovember with a year todate total that was up 13.4percent compared to theprevious year.
The U.S., Mexico andCanada have all reached apoint where beef importsand exports are relativelybalanced in each country, atleast in quantity terms. Beeftrade flows are more inte-grated and more subtle now,driven by opportunities toenhance product valuesbased on preferences in thethree countries and rela-tively less by the broaderdeficits and surpluses inconsumption and produc-tion that previously definedbeef trade. Relatively abun-dant forage resources inCanada and Mexico, alongwith the U.S., is the princi-pal factor that ensures thatcattle production will con-tinue to be an important ac-tivity in North America.Unimpeded cattle and beeftrade that permits marketsto optimize value is a bene-fit to the cattle and beef in-dustries in all three coun-tries.
Hay trade slow, spots moderate. Demand moderate forGrinding alfalfa and alfalfa pellets, light to moderate fordairy alfalfa and grass hay. Low milk prices are keepingpressure on alfalfa markets. Alfalfa movement continuesabove a year ago, supplies are good for everything but straw.Falling fuel prices are beginning to help bring down freightcosts. If you have hay for sale or pasture to rent or need hayor grazing, use the services of the Hay and Pasture Ex-change: www.kfb.org /commodities/haypasture/index.html
Southwest KansasDairy and grinding alfalfa steady. Movement moderate to
active. Alfalfa, Horse, large squares 250.00, small squares300.00, some 8.00-11.00/bale. Dairy, most 1.00/point RFV,some 1.05, Supreme 190.00-225.00; Premium 175.00-200.00;Dry Cow, Good 130.00-150.00. Fair-Good grinding alfalfa, atthe edge of the field 100.00-120.00, some 125.00-130.00 deliv-ered. Ground and delivered locally to feedlots and dairies,140.00-175.00. The week of 1/12-17, 8,647T of grinding alfalfaand 2,750T of dairy alfalfa were delivered. Straw, Good,large bales 60.00-75.00, mostly 70.00 or 80.00-95.00 delivered.Corn stalks 50.00-60.00, ground and delivered 78.00-102.00.CRP, Good, large rounds 70.00, Fair 55.00-65.00. Cane or BMR
Sudan, Good large bales 70.00-80.00. PM6, Horse 240.00-300.00.
South Central KansasDairy and grinding alfalfa and alfalfa pellets steady.
Movement moderate to active. Alfalfa: Horse, large squares245.00-270.00, small squares 280.00 or 9.00/bale Dairy,Supreme 210.00-225.00; Premium 185.00-220.00; Dry Cow,Good 135.00-150.00; Fair-Good grinding alfalfa at the edge ofthe field 100.00-110.00; Utility-Fair 90.00-100.00. Ground anddelivered locally to feedlots, 140.00-175.00. The week of 1/12-17, 4,901T of grinding alfalfa and 2,305T of dairy alfalfa weredelivered. Alfalfa pellets: Sun Cured 15 pct protein 190.00-210.00, 17 pct protein 200.00-220.00; Dehydrated 17 pct 265.00,Meal 271.00. Straw, Good, large bales 60.00-70.00. Cane orBMR Sudan, Good large bales 70.00-85.00, with hi-nitrates60.00-70.00, Fair quality 60.00-65.00.
Southeast KansasAlfalfa, brome and prairie hay steady. Movement slow.
Alfalfa: Horse or Goat, mid squares 250.00; Dairy and StockCow 1.00 to mostly 1.07/point RFV. Bluestem: Good, smallsquares, 120.00-145.00, mid and large squares 80.00-110.00,mostly 90.00-100.00, instance 70.00, large rounds 55.00-70.00,Fair 50.00-55.00; Brome: Good, Small squares 130.00-150.00,mid and large squares 115.00-135.00, large rounds 60.00-75.00. Grass Mulch CWF, large round 50.00-60.00. Straw,Good, large bales 60.00-70.00.
Northwest KansasGrinding alfalfa steady. Movement slow to moderate. Al-
falfa: Horse, Mid squares 250.00; Dairy, Premium 200.00-220.00, Stock cow, Fair-Good, 1.00/point RFV. Fair, Grindingalfalfa at the edge of the field 90.00-100.00. Ground and de-livered to feedlots and dairies 145.00-170.00. BMR Sudan
and Millet, Good 95.00-100.00.North Central-
Northeast KansasDairy and grinding alfalfa, prairie hay and brome steady.
Movement slow. Alfalfa: Horse, 300.00, some 8.00-9.00/smallsquare bale; Dairy, Supreme 210.00-235.00; Premium, 190.00-220.00; Stock Cow, Fair-Good, 1.00/point RFV, Utility-Fairgrinding alfalfa at the edge of the field, 90.00-100.00; Groundand delivered 145.00-160.00. Grass hay: Bluestem Good,small squares, 5.00-6.00/bale, 120.00-140.00, Mid squares80.00-100.00, large rounds 50.00-70.00, mostly 55.00-60.00.Brome: Good, small squares, 6.00-7.00/bale, 130.00-145.00/T,Mid squares, 110.00-130.00, Good, large round, 25.00-50.00/bale, 60.00-80.00/T; CWF Grass mulch, large round60.00-65.00. Straw, Good, small squares 4.00/bale or 4.50-5.00delivered/bale; large bales 60.00-70.00/T. Sudan, Good largeround 70.00-75.00, Fair 60.00-65.00.
***Prices are dollars per ton and FOB unless otherwisenoted. Dairy alfalfa prices are for mid and large squares unlessotherwise noted. Horse hay is in small squares unless otherwisenoted. Prices are from the most recent sales. *CWF CertifiedWeed Free *RFV calculated using the Wis/Minn formula. **TDNcalculated using the Western formula. Quantitative factors areapproximate, and many factors can affect feeding value. Valuesbased on 100% dry matter (TDN showing both 100% & 90%).Guidelines are to be used with visual appearance and intent ofsale (usage). Source: Kansas Dept of Ag-USDA Market NewsService, Dodge City, KS Steve Hessman, Rich Hruska, OIC (620)227-8881 www.ams. usda.gov/mnreports/DC_GR310.txt
The Kansas Hay Market Report is provided by the KansasDepartment of Agriculture with technical oversight from theUSDA Agricultural Marketing Service.
The evolving role of Canadian andMexican cattle and beef trade
SATURDAY, MARCH 7 — 1:30 PMAUCTION LOCATION: The Havensville Area CommunityCenter, located at the North end of HAVENSVILLE, KS
on the East side of Hwy. 63962 Acres m/l of Western Jackson County, KS
Pastureland & Farmland. (To be offered in 6 Tracts)PROPERTY LOCATION: From Havensville, KS 9 1/2 miles South onHwy. 63 to St. Clere Rd. OR from Emmett, KS 4 miles North on Hwy. 63to St. Clere Rd. then go 2 1/2 miles East to B-Rd., then 1 1/2 miles Northto 190th Rd. then 1 mile East to C-Rd. From Holton, KS 12 miles Weston Hwy. 16 to E-Rd. then 6 miles South to 182nd Rd., then 1 mile Westto the Southeast corner of Tract 1. OR from 198th and E-Rd. go 2 milesWest to C-Rd. then 1 mile South on C-Rd. to the Northwest corner ofTract 2 and the Northeast corner of Tract 4.TRACT 1: Legal Description: The East Half of section 5, Township 8South, Range 13 East, Jackson County, KS. This tract contains 320acres m/l of which 38 acres are tillable creek bottom acres with the bal-ance in mostly clean native grass with some brome areas in the South-east corner. There is a creek with running water and a spring. The fencesare 5 and 6 wire and most are in very good shape.TRACT 2: Legal Description: The West Half of Section 5, Township 8South, Range 13 East, Jackson County, KS. Tract 2 contains 320 acresm/l of clean native grass pasture with a large pond for water and nearnew 5 and 6 wire fence. This property has 1 mile of C-Road frontage.TRACT 3: A combination of Tract 1 and Tract 2.TRACT 4: Legal Description: The Northeast Quarter of Section 6,Township 8 South, Range 13 East, Jackson County, KS. This propertyconsists of 160 acres m/l of mostly clean native grass pasture with apond and well for water. Most of the fence is very good 5 and 6 wire.Tract 4 has 1/2 mile of 190th Rd. and 1/2 mile C-Road frontage.TRACT 5: Legal Description: The Southeast Quarter of Section 6,Township 8 South, Range 13 East, Jackson County, KS. Tract 5 con-sists of 162 acres m/l of mostly clean native grass with 2 ponds andmostly good 5 and 6 wire fence. This property has 1/2 mile of C-Roadfrontage.TRACT 6: A combination of Tract 4 and Tract 5.NOTE: If Tracts 4 and 5 are sold separately the sellers will furnish a sur-vey showing the exact acreage and boundary line.If you are in need of pastureland, come take a look at this
property! For more information or Viewing pleasecall John E. Cline, 785-532-8381
or check our website: www.mcclivestock.com/clinerealtyTerms & Possession: The Sellers require 10% down day of sale with the bal-ance to be paid on or beforeApril 7, 2015. Possession to be upon closing. Buy-ers and Sellers to equally split the title insurance and closing costs of TitleAbstract Co. Buyers to pay 2015 taxes in full. Mineral rights will transfer to theBuyer. Statements made sale day take precedence over printed material. Salesubject to sellers confirmation. Cline Realty & Auction, LLC represents the Sell-ers interest.
John E. Cline, Broker-Auctioneer785-889-4775 Onaga, KS
www.mcclivestock.com/clinerealty
REAL ESTATE AUCTION
The 2015 AgriculturalEducation Symposium willbe held at the Ramada Innand Suite in Topeka fromJanuary 29th to the 31st.Kansas Association of Agri-cultural Educators (KAAE)members will be meetingduring this time to continuetheir strong focus on stu-dents and agriculture.
On Thursday, January29th, symposium will openwith a novice teacher meet-ing. This is for first throughthird year teachers. It willbe a hands-on workshop andwill be open to field ques-tions to experienced teach-ers. Later in the eveningmentor and novice teacherswithin KAAE will meet anddiscuss items of necessityfor a successful second se-
mester of teaching.To wrap up the evening
KAAE members will collab-orate with legislators anddiscuss key points in careerand technical Educationand the importance of agri-culture in our future.
Friday, January 30th,Agriculture educators willmeet with their districts todiscuss any new or unfin-ished business, new instruc-tors and interns to the pro-fession will be introducedand Scott Stump, NationalAssociation of State Direc-tors of CTE president andformer director of ColoradoCareer and Technical Edu-cation will give his keynoteaddress. Kansas FFA Foun-dation will meet and mem-bers will then continue to
numerous breakout ses-sions and committee meet-ings.
Kurt Dillon, KSDE agri-cultural consultant will ad-dress updates in KansasCTE Pathways and KAAEMembers will be able totour several off-site busi-nesses such as Mars Candy,Hill’s Pet Food, and Ag AMin Kansas to name a few. Abusiness session will followwith Mr. Kurt Dillon updat-ing members and committeereports read. Mrs. SandyKlein, K-State College ofAgriculture Representativewill give updates to mem-bers about Career Develop-ment Events and K-Statehappenings. A social willfollow sponsored by Seitzand Riverstar Farms.
Saturday, January 31st,Kansas FFA Foundation up-dates will be given, awardsand Ideas Unlimited will behonored and Mrs. LindseyHuseman will update mem-bers on the Kansas FFAState Officer CandidateProcess. Members will thenattend workshops over grantopportunities, NationalFFA updates, and InquiryBased Learning.
The 27th Annual High Plains No-Till Conference will beheld in Burlington, Colo. February 3-4, 2015. Keynote speak-ers at this year’s conference are Dr. Kris Nichols, chief sci-entist at Rodale Institute and Steve Siemens, The PeopleBuilder.
Thinking about farming without tillage requires achange of thinking and that change can seem like a chal-lenge sometimes. Steve Siemens will help you look atchange in a different light and you will leave the confer-ence with a renewed enthusiasm for farming! You haveheard much about soil health and how important it is toyour farm and Dr. Kris Nichols will help put that into per-spective. Dr. Nichols will take a closer look at soil biologyand plants as weed management tools. She will also be con-ducting a question and answer session to delve into howthese practices can function in the high plains region.
Along with the keynote speaker over 50 breakout sessionare available to attend. Notable speakers include ElaineIngham, Grazing expert and author Jim Gerrish, Dr. WendyTaheri, Rick Bieber, Abe Collins, Brendon Rockey andBetty Corbin. Bob Wolf will also conduct a two-hour On Tar-get Spraying Academy during the conference.
Complete details can be found on www.HighPlainsNoTill.com.
By Nicole LaneOn January 29th Kansas
will celebrate the 154th an-niversary of its statehood.When the first settlersroamed the prairies of theterritory, they probablynever imagined that theland they were in would oneday become known as the“Wheat State.”
The first wheat crop inKansas was grown at theShawnee Methodist Missionnear Fairway in JohnsonCounty in 1839. Productionspread westward as the ter-ritory was settled, eventual-ly becoming a state in 1861.
In the beginning, wheatdidn’t grow well in Kansas.Initially, the spring wheatvarieties grown on theplains suffered because ofthe hot, dry summers. Yieldswere low and many doubtedthat wheat would ever beable to grow successfully inthis challenging climate.
In 1874, Russian Mennon-ite immigrants introducedTurkey Red wheat toKansas. This hardy varietywas planted in the fall andcould withstand Kansas’cold and dry winters. Thenew wheat could take ad-vantage of the moisture thatarrives in the winter andearly spring and then beharvested in early summer.This introduction revolu-tionized the wheat industryin Kansas, and Turkey Redwheat is now the ancestor toall Hard Red Winter Wheatvarieties grown across theplains today.
T. C. Henry, a pioneer ofthe Kansas wheat industryduring its formative years,predicted that “winterwheat will doubtless be thegreat staple of our country”and encouraged farmers toplant winter wheat. A com-bination of his advocacy anda series of disasters plagu-ing spring wheat and corncemented winter wheat intothe history books of Kansas.He helped build the founda-tion for what is now calledthe “breadbasket of theworld.”
Kansas wheat farmershave survived many chal-lenges to maintain Kansasas the “Wheat State.” The1930s brought the Dust Bowlto the Great Plains and theGreat Depression took itstoll on farmers. In additionto the drought, leaf rust at-tacked the crop of 1935,making a wheat farmer’ssurvival even harder. At thistime the United States was anet importer of wheat andfeed grains.
When the governmentpassed the Bankhead-Jones
Agricultural Research Act,doubling the federal sup-port for research and Exten-sion work on the farm,things started to get better.The technological boomthat followed in the 1940s al-lowed producers to movefrom horses to tractors andadopt technological prac-tices.
Technology and im-proved varieties increasedproduction and added inter-est in agricultural exports.These changes moved theUnited States from an im-porter of wheat to a net ex-porter with Kansas leadingthe charge.
Kansas continues to beone of the largest producersof wheat in the U.S., and is
the largest flour millingstate in the union. TheKansas wheat industry is avital part of Kansas’ econo-my, contributing about $3.6billion to the economy in2013 and supporting about30,000 Kansas jobs.
In 1886 Kansas wheatfarmers grew wheat on68,000 acres, reaping only 19bushels per acre. In 2014,wheat producers harvested8.8 million acres, earning 38bushels per acre.
With all this wheat,Kansas produces a lot ofbread. 36 billion loaves ofbread could be baked withthe wheat grown in Kansaseach year. That’s enough tofeed everyone in the worldfor two weeks!
The U.S. Department of Agriculture reminds livestock producers that the Jan. 30,2015, deadline to request assistance for losses suffered from Oct. 1, 2011 through Dec. 31,2014, is fast approaching.
Applications for the Livestock Indemnity Program and the Livestock Forage Disas-ter Program, restored by the 2014 Farm Bill resumed in April 2014, after having expiredon Sept. 30, 2011. To date, more than 556,000 applications have been approved to assistfarmers and ranchers in recovering from nearly three years of natural disasters.
The Livestock Indemnity Program provides financial assistance to eligible produc-ers for livestock deaths. Losses can be caused by adverse weather, extreme tempera-tures, disease, or wildfires, or due to attacks by animals reintroduced into the wild bythe federal government or protected by federal law, including wolves and avian preda-tors.
The Livestock Forage Disaster Program provides compensation to livestock produc-ers that have suffered grazing losses due to drought or fire. Qualifying droughts arebased on U.S Drought Monitor severity ratings, and qualifying fires are those occurringon rangeland managed by a federal agency and normally permitted for grazing.
To expedite applications, all producers who experienced losses are encouraged tocollect records documenting their losses. Supporting documents may include livestockbirth records, purchase and transportation receipts, photos and ownership recordsshowing the number and type of livestock lost, documents listing the gallons of watertransported to livestock during drought, information related to grazing land, grazingleases or federal grazing permits, and more.
Local FSA county offices can provide additional information on the types of recordsproducers will need to apply for assistance. Producers are encouraged to contact theircounty office ahead of time to schedule an appointment. Producers who already haveappointments don’t need to take any additional action to meet the deadline. FSA officescan be found at offices. usda.gov. To learn more about these FSA disaster programs,visit disaster.fsa.usda.gov
USDA reminds producers of upcominglivestock disaster assistance deadline
Kansas Association of Agricultural Educatorsto hold Symposium, Legislative Social
Why is Kansas calledthe Wheat State?
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28 — 1:30 PMAUCTION LOCATION: The Onaga Senior Citizens Building,
200 Bypass Road, ONAGA, KS301 Acres m/l of Pottawatomie County Land
his property offered in 5 Tracts.PROPERTY LOCATION: 19100 Lyons Road, Wheaton, KS. FromOnaga, KS go 7 milesWest on Hwy. 16 along the South side, or fromWheaton, KS, go 3 miles South and East on Hwy. 16 along the Southside.TRACT 1: Legal Description: The East Half of the Northeast Quarter ofSection 4, Township 7 South, Range 10 East, Pottawatomie County, KS.Tract 1 consists of 75 acres m/l of which 53 acres are considered ter-raced tillable acres with the balance in farmstead and trees for wildlifehabitat. The farmstead includes a well-kept older 2-story, 5 bedroom, 1bath home with living room, dining room and kitchen, 2 wall furnaces,front porch, unattached oversized 2-car garage, large older barn, 2 util-ity sheds, older corn crib, and a large yard with a garden spot. Tract 1 hasrural water with a meter, 1/2 mile of Lyons road frontage & 1/4 mile Hwy.16 frontage.TRACT 2: Legal Description: The West Half of the Northeast Quarterof Section 4, Township 7 South, Range 10 East. This tract consists of 76acres m/l of which 4 acres are tillable with the balance in meadow, na-tive pasture and some wildlife habitat. Tract 2 has 1/4 mile Hwy. 16frontage and a highway entrance.TRACT 3: Legal Description: The East Half of the Northwest Quarterof Section 4, Township 7 South, Range 10 East, containing 76 acres m/lof native grass pasture with larger pond and heavy cedar tree area forwildlife habitat. Tract 3 has 1/4 mile Hwy. 16 frontage with a highway en-trance.TRACT 4: A combination of tracts 1, 2 & 3.TRACT 5: Legal Description: The West Half of the Northwest Quarter ofSection 3, Township 7 South, Range 10 East. Consisting of 74 acres m/l ofwhich 59.6 acres are currently used as terraced tilled acres. There are 5.99acres in CRP grass which expires Sept. 30, 2015. The balance of acreageis wooded draws & waterways. This tract has a large hedge row borderingLyons Road and it has 1/4 mile Hwy. 16 frontage.If you are looking for Pottawatomie County, KS property witha good location and building site potential, come take a look.Rural water runs along the front of these tracts, however Tract1 is the only one currently with a meter. Electric services runto Tract 5 and Tract 1.
** OPEN HOUSE: Sunday, February 1, 1 to 3 PM or shown byappointment. For more information or viewing please call
John or Annette Cline, 785-889-4775, 785-556-3971.or check our website: www.mcclivestock.com/clinerealty
TERMS: The Seller requires 10% down day of sale with the balance to be dueon or before March 30, 2015. Possession to be upon closing. Buyer and Sellerto equally split the title insurance and closing cost of the Pottawatomie CountyAbstract Co. 2015 taxes to be pro-rated to date of closing. The Buyer mustabide by all CRP rules and regulations. Statements made sale day take prece-dence over printed material. Cline Realty & Auction, LLC represents the Sell-ers interest.
Sheep & Goat Sale January 29th • 6:30 PM• 50 square bales of wire tied straw bales
HERINGTON LIVESTOCK COMMISSION CO.
Steer and heifer calves sold on a steady to active market. Feeder steers andheifers sold on a lower market with cattle futures down again. Cows sold $1-$3 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.
High Plains No-Till Conferencescheduled for February 3-4
For Information or estimates, contact:Mike Samples, Sale Mgr., Cell Phone 785-826-7884Kyle Elwood, Asst. Sale Mgr., Cell Phone 785-493-2901
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50 FANCY F1 Black Baldyheifer pairs. Started calving nowand will be done in March.Northern influenced. Calves outof In Focus and Final Answersons. First come first serve.Selling in groups of 10 or more.Call 620-640-4593 for price. Lo-cated at the Flint Hills Heifer De-velopment near McFarland, KS.
25 POLLED Shorthorn bredheifers to spring calve, preged,poured, scour vaccinated. KeithLauer, Abilene 785-479-2288ROCK CREEK RANCH BlackSimmental and Sim/ AngusBulls Private Treaty Sale beginsFebruary 15, 2015. Selling 40bulls selected for calving ease,with growth as well as maternaland carcass genetics. All bullsDNA verified for coat color andpolled genes, BVD PI negative.Bulls bred, developed andpriced for commercial cattlemen.Catalog available at www.rock-creekranch.com or call JeffHouck at 620- 344- 0233.
CATTLE
NOW TAKINGCONSIGNMENTS ...
SaturdayMarch 28th, 2015
Stanley StoutMarketing Center
MANHATTAN, KANSASSelling Breeding Bulls,Open and Bred Heifers
AVAILABLE NOW: 44 head of2 yo spring bred heifers; 80head of 3- 5 yo spring calvingcows; 400 head of 750 lb. springborn open heifers. All Angus. Allranch raised. Call 785-418-2983(no texts). See videos atwww.clovlanfarms.com.
BUSS ANGUSANGUS BULLS
14 to 20 Months OldFeatured Sires:Concensus 7229
Hoover DamNet WorthBismark
Final AnswerPioneer
ThunderbirdSEVERAL SETS OF FULL
BROTHERSGARY BUSS
Leonardville, Kansas785-293-4444 • 785-410-3006
CATTLE
Sunflower Genetics19th Annual Bull Sale
Friday March 20th1:00 at the ranch
Selling :100 Bulls
70 Open HeifersSimmental,
Sim-Angus and AngusSpring yearlings
4 Year Full GuaranteeAlso, Exclusive Bred Heifer
option!Free Deliver to thesurrounding states!
Steve and Mary Gleasonfamily
785-256-6461785-640-8060
www.sunflowergenetics.com
River Creek FarmsBlack Simmental, SimAngus& Angus Calving Ease Bulls
25TH ANNUAL SALEFebruary 11, 2015 • 1 PM
Manhattan, KSSELLING:
120 Bulls “Built to Work”...40+ 18 month old Fall Bulls100+ Homozygous Black
AG LAND320 Ac +/- pasture just W of Bennington on 18 Hwy. Call Ray!320 Ac +/- pasture N of Wells. Blacktop frontage, excellent fence,excellent water. Call Brad!150 Ac +/- pasture 5 mi NE of Bennington. Call Ray!360 Ac +/- pasture N of Wells on the blacktop. Call Tim!240 Ac +/- Geary Co. blacktop frontage 190 pasture w/new fences, 3big springs and 2 new wells. 45 tillable. Close to town. Seller is aKansas licensed real estate agent. Call Ray!25 Ac +/- mostly tillable, on Solomon River w/building stie, 5 miles Sof Minneapolis, KS. Call Ray!160 Ac +/- tillable just SE of Bennington on the Solomon River flats.New alfalfa stand and balance is open. Call Ray!90 Ac +/- tillable just NW of Bennington w/an elevated home sitewith a view. Call Ray!80 Ac +/- just 3/4 mi. W of Happy Corner Grade School. Can bebought as farmland or 3 bldg. sites w/a view. Great school district.Call Ray!
RURAL HOMES & LOTSCountry Home on 17 Ac +/- 6 mi. N of Beloit, KS on 14 Hwy. Pond,roping area & nice 3 car Morton Bldg. w/ living quarters. Priced tosell. Call Ray!5217 Sundgren Rd. 5 bdrm, 4 bath home on 10 Ac +/- finishedbasement w/radiant heat, 60x80 shop w/concrete. Adjoining 160 Ac+/- pasture possibly available as a package deal.
UPCOMING AUCTIONS480 Ac +/- McPherson Co. tillable. January 2015.340 Ac +/- Dickinson Co.Tillage February 2015.
*Auctions * Private Treaty Sales * Value AssessmentsFor more info visit our website or contact one of our agents!
Ray Swearingen......785-452-8498Steve Burr............785-826-0103 Brad Budden...........785-280-0915Calvin Carlson.....785-819-1480 Billy Randle.............785-479-1152Ty Bryant..............785-366-0261 Tim Hamm.............. 785-630-0245Sheila VanWinkle ..785-280-3564 Rachelle Swearingen......785-452-5115
Brian Swearingen......785-565-3898
LAND FOR SALE:1) Lot 1 Chieftain Road, Tonganoxie, KS: PRICE REDUCED!!Great location for this 11+ acre tract of ground! Property features apond and would make a great spot to build your dream home! Pricedat $64,950.2) 24109 243rd Street, McLouth, KS: Beautiful rolling fields andpastureland! Gorgeous 3 bedroom reverse 1.5 story on 108 acres!Incredible views in all directions! Home features spacious kitchen,formal dining room, finished walkout basement, huge laundry, andspacious master suite with fireplace, walk-in closet, and plush privatebath! There are 3 large ponds on the property! 80x52 barn withconcrete floor! Priced at $499,000.3) 23635 139th Street, Leavenworth, KS: Prime development on 7Highway, great 105 acres m/l! Home features 4 bedrooms, superlarge master suite with private bath, hardwood floors, finished lowerlevel, and vinyl siding. There is also a 2 bedroom 1 bath rental homeon the property just to the left of the main entrance. Lots ofoutbuildings - perfect for farming and cattle! Priced at $549,950.
RED CLOVER seed, $2/ pound;alfalfa seed, $2.50/ pound.Auburn, Kansas. 785-608-3504.785-554-0765.
SQUARE BALES brome, somealfalfa. Building new barn, needto clean out the old barn. Rea-sonable. Topeka, 785-286-1915.
NATIVE GRASSES****
WILDFLOWERS****
CERTIFIEDSEED WHEAT
****TRITICALE
****COVER CROPS &
FORAGES
BROME HAY 4x6 net wrap,stored in barn. 785-979-2411.
PASTUREFAMILY FARM seeking pas-ture to rent in north central Kan-sas to run cow/ calf pairs.785-630-0052
WANTED: PASTURE for springcow/ calf pairs, 320 acres ormore. 785-364-7707.
FAMILY FARM wanting grassto run cow/ calf pairs and/ oropen heifers. Honest, reputablepeople, looking for the same.620-793-2368.
WANTED: PASTURE for 2015and beyond. 785-562-7903. Ref-erences available
WANTED: PASTURE for 2015and beyond. 785-388-2115.
WANTED TO rent: pasture for2015 summer grazing. Top dol-lar paid with excellent refer-ences. 913-232-0159.
AUTOMOTIVE
RUST FREETRUCKS
• DAYCAB TRACTORS• CHASSIS
Heald Truck Sales704 NE Hwy. 24
TOPEKA, KANSAS 66608785-235-5604PRICES & PHOTOS @
www.healdtrucksales.com
2007 Chrysler T&C2007 Honda Odyssey2006 Hyundai Santa Fe2005 Chevy Malibu2005 Kia Sedona van2005 Lincoln Town car2004 Olds Alero2006 Mazda 62005 Dodge Neon2004 Chrysler Pacifica2004 Dodge Rumble Bee 4x41994 Chevy Corvette
B. C. Motors902 E. Trapp
Herington, KS 67449785-258-2818
2003 GMC tandem 20’ box andhoist, $47,500. 785-747-8239.
2009 POLARIS Ranger 5004x4, $6,500. 620-767-2490.1966 FORD N 600 grain truck16’ steel bed & hoist, no rust,good tires, runs good, very goodcondition, $1800 OBO620-344-1035.
KANSAS LAND************************************• 63 ac AN, Co. Cattle setup,home & building•90 ac FR, Co. tillable &hunting• 160 ac FR, Co. tillable &hunting• 160 ac OS, Co. native grass• 191 ac CO, Co. tillable &grass• 203 ac FR, Co. great hunting& land characteristics• 284 ac MI, Co. All grass & im-provements• 320 ac FR, Co. Good maturegrass• 320 ac AN, Co. highly tillable• 320 ac LB, Co. highly tillable& hunting• 182 ac AN, Co. Pasture &hunting.• 2220 ac GE, Co. Flint Hillsgrass & hunting• 2375 ac CQ, Co. Flint Hillsgrass & hunting.Dale Hermreck785-229-6740
USED TRAILERS‘08 Homebuillt 25’ GN flatbed ......................................$4,500‘13 Land Pride FDR1660, likenew ..............................$1,800‘12 Titan 30’ GN flatbed$7,500‘07 Titan 24’ GN Classic ..............................................$6,500‘10 Titan 22’ GN stock..$7,200‘11 Titan 20’ GN stock..$6,900‘98 Titan 18’ GN stock combo.........................Price Reduced‘07 EZ Haul 31’ GN flatbed ..........................................$6,500
Gehl 4840E skid ldr., 5000 hrsGehl 4625 skid ldr. .......$9,000Haugen bale grapple bucketNew 12”, 16” M&M tree shearsNew CEA pallet forksNew CEA tooth barsNew Mensch, manure scrprsNew Lowe and Danuser posthole diggers, skid loadermounts
New brush grapplesNew Bale Spears for bigrounds and square
NEW EQUIPMENTCimmaron wheel rakesMeyer’s manure sprds 350 &435
Cimmaron 6’, 7’, & 10’ 3 pt.mower
6’ Finish Mowers rear dischg.USED EQUIPMENT
AC 170 gas tractorCase IH 5120 w/GB loaderSENECA IMPL.CO.
Hwy. 36 WestSENECA, KANSAS
Day ...785-336-2621Night..................785-336-2502
CASE IH front tractor weights.16 one hundred pounds weightsand bracket. $2100 for all.320/90R50 rear tractor tires andrims. 320/85R34 front tires andrims. 620 - 755 - 5222.
TIRE TOWN INC.18.4-34 new, 10p ..............$57511L-15 rib 12p, new ............$90800/70R38, 80% ............$1,50016.5L-16.1, 10p, new ........$23520, 8-38, 10p, new ............$76018.4R46, new.................$1,450
Kent Series IV 24’ field cultiva-tor ..............................$2,500Black Machine planter 12-30or 13-15 rows w/ Kinze units..................................$7,500
Complete listing on our web:www.jonesmachineryinc.com
BUY/SELL/TRADE DAILY
Smith Center, KS
785-282-3000785-282-0432 Cell785-686-4005
Evening Calls Welcome
480/80R38 RAD AT 23 .......................$1,002480/80R42 RAD AT 23 .......................$1,156520/85R38 RAD AT 23 .......................$1,305380/85R30 RAD AT FWD......................$736
TF-866-888-7838 www.donstire.netABILENE, KS
TRACTORS14 CIH S450..........$284500(W)14 CIH S400..........$279500(W)14 CIH F140A...........$76500(S)13 JD 8285R ..........$202000(H)13 Mahindra 8560 ....$45000(H)13 CIH Puma 130....$97000(W)13 CIH S350..........$234500(W)12 CIH STX550QT..$355000(L)12 CIH M340........$217000(PR)12 CIH M290 ..........$210000(H)12 M340 .................$210000(H)11 Mahindra 3616 ....$16500(S)11 CIH S350..........$223500(W)11 CIH S400...........$259000(S)11 CIH M290 ..........$190000(S)10 CIH M335 ..........$197000(H)10 NH T7040 .........$105000(W)09 CIH M210 .......$119000(GB)09 Mahindra 4525 ....$14500(S)08 CIH MX305 .....$135000(GB)07 CIH JX1100U ......$44000(H)06 CIH MX285 .....$126000(GB)05 Versatile 2360.....$89500(W)04 JD 7920 ............$90000(GB)01 CIH MX240.........$59000(W)01 CIH MX270.........$59000(W)00 JD 9400 .............$67500(LA)00 Massey 241...........$7500(H)98 Agco 6690 ..........$26000(W)94 NH 9480 ...........$55000(GB)93 CIH 5240 .............$29500(H)91 CIH 9270 ............$40000(W)87 CIH 9130 .............$19000(H)86 CIH 3394 .............$34900(H)83 CIH 1394 ...............$7500(H)77 JD 4430 ..............$26000(W)68 IH F856................$13000(S)65 Massey..................$6800(H)64 JD 4020...............$12000(H)60 Ford 861 ..............$1500(LA)
COMBINES13 JD S670 ............$265000(H)13 Case IH 7230..$230000(PR)12 CIH 7230 ...........$240000(H)12 CIH 7230 ..........$324500(W)12 CIH 8120 ..........$240000(W)11 JD 9770 ............$149000(M)11 JD 9770 ............$145000(M)11 CIH 7088 ...........$156000(H)10 CIH 8120 ...........$250000(H)10 CIH 6088 ...........$175000(S)10 CIH 7088 ...........$230000(S)10 CIH 8120 ..........$175500(W)10 CIH 7120 ...........$205000(H)09 CIH 8120 ........$175000(GB)09 CIH 8120 ..........$204500(W)09 CIH 7088 ........$165000(GB)09 CIH 8120 ..........$162500(W)08 CIH 7010 ..........$170000(W)07 JD 9760 ...........$155000(LA)05 CIH 8010 ...........$159000(H)01 CIH 2388 RWA....$74000(H)00 CIH 2388 ..........$84000(GB)99 CIH 2388 w/HDR.................................................$68000(GB)96 CIH 2188 ..........$48000(GB)95 CIH 2188 ..........$71900(GB)94 CIH 1688 ............$35000(W)91 CIH 1660 ............$23500(W)
HEADERS14 Mcdn FD75 30’....$69000(H)13 JD 635F 35’F.......$30000(H)13 CIH 2162 40’FD ..$70000(H)12 CIH 2162 40’FD..$65000(W)12 CIH 3020FH........$30200(M)12 CIH 3020FH......$23500(PR)11 CIH 2162 35’FD ..$61000(H)10 CIH 2020 35’FD ..$34000(H)10 Mcdn FD70 40’FD ................................................$63500(W)10 CIH 2162 40’ ......$65000(W)10 CIH 2152 35’.....$56000(GB)09 CIH 2162 40’DH $63500 (W)08 JD 612C 12RCH .$61000(H)08 CIH 2162 40’FD ..$59900(H)07 CIH 2020FH .......$23000(W)07 CIH 2062 35’ .......$40000(S)07 CIH 2162 40’.....$49900(GB)06 CIH 2062 36’DH ..$43000(S)06 Mcdn FD70 35’FH .................................................$54000(H)06 CIH 2052 .............$31000(H)05 JD 635F 35’ .........$22000(S)05 Mcdn 963 ........$325000(PR)04 JD 630F.............$17500(LA)98 Mcdn 962 36’.......$19000(H)96 CIH 1083 8RN ..$15000(GB)96 CIH 1063 6RCH..$9900(GB)94 CIH 1083 8RCH ..$14000(H)91 CIH 1083 8RCH$12900(GB)CIH 1083 8RCH.....$22000(GB)CIH 883 8RCH ...........$2100(H)(4) 1020 30’FH .$12500-$17000(2) 1020 25’FH ...$8000-$10000(4) 1010 30’ rigid ..$3900-$7800(3) 1010 25’ rigid ..$5000-$7500
WINDROWER13 CIH 2303 ........$109900(GB)11 CIH WD2303 .......$89000(H)10 NH H7550 PT ......$20000(S)04 CIH WDX1101 ..$39000(GB)04 CIH WDX1101 ..$40000(GB)
GRAIN DRILL12 CB 40’................$33500(LA)12 CIH SDX40......$160000(LA)11 CIH SDX40........$133000(S)10 GP 3S3000 HD .$44200(PR)10 CIH SDX40........$125000(H)10 CB 4000AP 30’ .$42900(GB)08 GP 3S4000 HD.$55000(GB)08 GP 2010 HD .....$25000(GB)08 SF 9530 ............$52500(GB)08 CB 4000AP.......$48000(GB)07 CIH SDX40 Air ..$102000(S)06 GP 2NT3010 .....$42500(LA)06 CB 4030AP........$35000(LA)05 SF 9433 40’ ......$59500(PR)05 CIH SDX40 Air ..$110000(H)04 JD 455 30’ .........$29900(LA)04 GP 3S4000..........$39000(S)03 GP 3S4000..........$40000(H)03 GP 3S4000..........$39500(S)03 CB 4740AP .........$49000(H)02 CIH SDX30..........$64000(H)00 GP 3S3000........$27500(LA)00 SF 9432 30’ .........$29000(S)98 JD 455 .................$29000(S)97 GP 3S3000........$27500(LA)92 CB 4000 30’......$10500(GB)
PLANTERS14 CIH 1255 ........$110000(GB)13 JD 1770 ............$112500(W)13 CIH 1250 16R .....$94000(H)11 CIH 1250 24R...$135000(W)08 CIH 1230 16R .....$37000(H)05 CIH 1200 16RN $53000(GB)05 JD 1770 ...............$69500(S)04 CIH 1200 16RN ..$32500(M)98 CIH 955 6R...........$7000(W)JD 7000 12RN.........$10000(W)
SPRAYERS12 CIH SPX4430 ...$280000(PR)12 CIH SPX3330...$195000(GB)11 CIH SPX4420 .....$265000(H)10 CIH PAT 3330 .....$218000(H)09 CIH SPX3330...$160000(GB)08 TopAir 1200PT....$28000(GB)07 CIH 3310 ..........$141000(GB)07 Red Ball 90’ ..........$19500(H)07 CIH SPX3310 .....$125000(H)06 CIH SPX3310...$135000(GB)06 Agco Willmar SP $68000(GB)05 Rogator 1064 ......$109000(S)00 CIH 4260..............$79500 (H)
TILLAGE11 CIH RM330 34’..$55000(LA)10 SF 1435 33’ .......$44000(LA)08 SF 1435 36’ .......$33000(LA)08 Baker 9200 42’ FC....$2950008 Baker 1100 30’ disk ..$2850004 DMI 5310 12RN$36000(GB)03 GP 6546 FC 46’ ..$28000(H)99 SF 4411 ripper....$14500(W)97 Krause 4945 24’ disk ..$850094 SF 1232 27’ .........10500(LA)89 JD 630 27’ disk ..$19900(LA)85 Krause 1904 21’D .$4000(M)CIH 5310 Nutri Till.$29500 (PR)Krause 2143 disk 43’...............................................$13500(W)
SF 1440 35’ disk ........$8000(W)JD 960 34’ FC.............$9500(S)Wilrish 46’ FC .............$6000(S)
Salina, Kansas (S)1-800-658-4653
785-452-1180 Eric785-493-4999 Kevin
Pratt, Ks. (PR)1-877-680-4455
Marion, Kansas (M)1-877-382-2188
620-382-5439 MarlinWichita, Ks. (W)1-800-779-7012
Hutchinson Ks. (H)1-800-658-1714Larned Ks. (LA)1-866-400-3105
MACHINERY1994 CASE IH 1688 combinewith 5455 hrs. Specialty rotorand new rasp bars. Case IH1010 header. $25,000 for bothcombine and header.620-245-4722.
PLANTER SALVAGEIH 800-900-950-955 CycloJD 494-1280, 7000-7300,plate and plateless
USED TRACTORS‘06 JD 790 MFD 573 hrsw/loader & belly mower
‘58 IH 460, gas w/implements‘41 IH FarmAll A w/Woodsbelly mower
MISCELLANEOUS‘13 Great Plains 2600HD,w/fert., never used
‘11 Case IH 3406 corn headJD 7200 planter 6 row 30’‘08 Case IH 530C Ecolo-Tiger‘07 Case IH RMX340 25’‘09 Case IH 330 turbo 25’JD 630 disk, 22’Case IH 4300 FC 33’JD 960 FC 32’‘92 Case IH 1640, 2895 hrs‘91 Case IH 1680 combine4WD
‘02 Case IH 1020 25’‘92 Case IH 1020 15’‘94 Case IH 1063 cornhead(2) IH 863 cornheads‘04 Case IH RBX562 rd. baler‘03 Case IH RBX462 rd. baler,twine/ net
‘92 NH 660 twine/ net baler‘98 Case IH 8370 MoCo’92 Case IH 8480 rd.baler‘06 Case IH WRX 201 10wheel rake
CASE IH 1020 20 foot, flexheader. New guards and plateslast year, $7,200; Case IH 1063new chains and sprockets,$7,400. 620-245-47221981 INTERNATIONAL 5488,7400 hours, 20.8x38 duals, newpaint, new interior, $17,500OBO. Call Ben, 785-294-1442.
Case & IHTractor SalvageCase 300’s thru 2096IH 460’s thru 5488
Over 1000 Tractors on shelfNew & Rebuilt parts for all
brands of tractors & combinesWant to buy
Case & IH salvage tractorsElmer’s RepairCENTRALIA, KS785-857-3248
www.elmersrepair.com
MACHINERY
COMBINES2011 Case IH 7120, 4WD2011 Case IH 7088, 4WD2011 Case IH 3020 flex 30’2007 Case IH 7010 4WD1998 Case IH 2388 4WD1997 Case IH 2166 4WD1981 IH 963 6RN
NEW TRACTORSCase IH Magnum 340Case IH Magnum 280Case IH Maxxum 125 MFDCase IH Farmall 105U MFDCase IH Farmall 95C MFD
USED TRACTORS2013 Case IH Magnum 3402013 Case IH Magnum 2902002 Case IH Steiger STX2752008 Case IH Puma 140, ldr.2005 Case IH JX1100U, ldr.1997 NH 4835 cab, MFD, ldr.1970 Ford 4000 dsl., ldr.
MISCELLANEOUS1990 Hesston 1150 MoCo2011 Case IH 1240 16/31 fert.2010 Case IH 1240 16/312008 Case IH 1240 16RN, BF1987 Case IH 900 6RN1992 Case IH 496 28’ DH1979 IH 490 20’ DH2000 NH BB 940S 3x31999 NH 658 twine1980 IH 770 plow disk
**************************• New Mayrath 8’’,10’’,& 13”Swing-a-way• 8” & 10” truck fill augers ...........................................In Stock• New REM 2700 blackSchields Vac...............In Stock
Used• 8-10” SA augers• 8-10” regular• 5010 Schuler Vertical• 2700 Rem vac used 2 years
EMPLOYMENTATTN: CDL DRIVERS- Posi-tions available for step-deck,box van & cattle trailer. Com-petitive wages plus benefits.Call 785-820-0094.I AM looking for full time em-ployment. I have 40+ years cow/calf & yearling experience.913-294-3930.LOOKING FOR Class A CDLdrivers to haul grain and distill-ers. Drivers are home nightlyand stay within a 300 mile ra-dius. We offer competitivewages and benefits. Contact B& T Livingston Trucking. Rey-nolds, NE. Call Brian Livingstonat 402- 520- 2337 or [email protected] if interested.
AGRICULTURAL APPRAISER.Our top part- time livestock andequipment appraisers earn$60,000/ year. Agricultural back-ground required. Call800-488-7570. www.amagap-praisers.com.
“We have been raising cattlefor 30 years and we areproud to say that we use Go-Bob equipment and materi-als as much as we can. It’sbuilt the old fashioned way -tough, dependable and builtto last.”1-866-287-7585www.gobobpipe.com
SMITH POSTYARDHedge Post
Delivery AvailableJEFF SMITH620-496-8956
BINS - DRYERS - VACSFARM KING from DetrixheGrain Vacs. “Built to be thebest.” Call 866-327-6822 forpipe and accessories.
SERVICESLARRY’S PORTABLE sawmillservice, can come saw yourlogs. 785-776-8153.785-565-2647.
SERVICES
KCAT TreeService, LLC
Can remove/ trim trees aroundhomesteads and fields.
Ken Honig785-305-0295
PROVIDING A wide range ofskid steer services in andaround Marshall CO. Includespasture clearing, dirt work, postholes, and much more. Call JeffPishny at 785-562-7910 for ad-ditional information.
TRIPLE CPASTURE CLEANINGNo job too big or too small!Has time gotten away fromyou in maintaining your pas-tures? We can do yearly main-tenance so you will alwayshave a clean pasture for youranimals every year.
Then you need to Call:785-632-6060
Cell: 785-955-2211Trim Tree Lines • Trim Fence
Lines • Tree Removal •Spray to Prevent Regrowth
PHELPS FENCINGBrookville, Kansas
FencingInstallation & tear outPasture Clearing
Side lashing also available
785-577-4240
CUSTOMPORTABLEDISC-ROLLINGDARRELL WAGONER
Cell: 785-650-4094OPERATING A skid steer serv-ice in and around the MarshallCO area. Services include pas-ture clearing, post holes, gen-eral dirt work. Call Jeff Pishnyfor more info. 785-562-7910
SELLING A FARM ORRANCH?
A financial plan BEFORE yousell means more money inyour pocket.
WANTEDWANTED TO BUY: used steelt-post. Must have good paint.Would consider large volume.785-488-3875.WANTED: USED perfect treesaw and PTO shaft or Farm-hand F11 loader pump.785-499-6461.YOUNG FARMER looking torent cropland and pasture in NEKansas. Jackson, Atchison orJefferson county. Call785-220-8996JAW ROCK crusher or Lymecrusher. 620-256-5841.785-214-2893, cell.
WANTED
DAMAGEDGRAINWANTED
STATEWIDEWe buy damaged grain,
any condition-wet or dry-
including damagedsilo corn.
TOP DOLLAR!We have vacsand trucks.
CALL HEIDI ORGARTON
NORTHERN AGSERVICE, INC.800-205-5751
MISCELLANEOUSFREE STONE from house,barn and out building if you teardown and remove.785-293-2293.FOR SALE: Kubota RTV-500,EFI, 4x4, camouflage,280-hours, excellent condition.Dennis Hutchinson,785-364-7400.
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Science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) edu-cation continues to be a priority for U.S. school districts. In-vesting now is vitally important, as the fastest-growing oc-cupations require STEM proficiency. However, securing fi-nancial support to expand curricula and provide hands-onlearning opportunities can be challenging, especially inrural areas. Public school districts in rural communitiescan help prepare their students for future academic and ca-reer success by applying for $2.3 million in math or sciencegrants from America’s Farmers Grow Rural Education,sponsored by the Monsanto Fund.
It all starts with the farmers in those communities. Be-tween now and April 1, 2015, farmers can nominate a publicschool district in their community to apply for a $10,000 or$25,000 grant. Nominated school districts can then submitgrant applications, through April 15, 2015, to compete forthe funds to enhance their math or science programs.
“Grow Rural Education is our way to partner with farm-ers across rural America to provide top-quality educationto students in their local communities,” said MichelleInsco, Monsanto Fund program officer. “Helping studentsacquire proficiency in math and science will assist in cre-ating the next generation of problem solvers.”
America’s Farmers Grow Rural Education launched na-tionally in 2012 after a successful pilot. Since that time, ithas awarded over $7 million to more than 500 school dis-tricts, leading to innovations and improvements in mathand science education across rural America. Kansas schooldistricts have received $355,000 in grants from the programover the past three years.
School districts that apply for a $10,000 grant competeagainst other school districts in the same USDA-appointedCrop Reporting District (CRD). School districts that applyfor a $25,000 grant compete against schools that are locatedin the same state or designated region. All applications willbe evaluated based on merit, need and community support.The America’s Farmers Grow Rural Education AdvisoryCouncil, a group of farmer leaders from across the country,will select the winning grant applications that will be an-nounced in August.
America’s Farmers Grow Rural Education is part of theAmerica’s Farmers initiative. Since 2010, the America’sFarmers campaign and programs have advocated on behalfof farmers and their efforts to meet society’s needs throughagriculture. Today, consumers are more interested thanever in agriculture and how food is grown. Consider joiningthe conversation and helping to raise awareness about agri-culture. Learn more at FoodDialogues.com.
For more information about the America’s FarmersGrow Rural Education program and to view the officialrules, a list of eligible states, counties and CRDs, visitwww.GrowRural Education.com.
Promote math and sciencethrough America’s FarmersGrow Rural Education
The Flint Hills GobblersChapter of the NationalWild Turkey Federationwill hold the 14th AnnualSpring Turkey Hunting Clin-ic and Internet-AssistedHunter Education Class onSaturday, March 28. Theevent will take place from 8a.m. to 5 p.m. at Dry CreekSporting Clays south of Em-poria and is open to anyoneinterested in learning howto become a better turkeyhunter.
Participants 17 years oldand younger will receivecommemorative t-shirts andJAKES (Juniors AcquiringKnowledge, Ethics andSportsmanship) member-ships. Prizes will also bedrawn for youth at the endof the clinic. Lunch will beprovided. There is no fee toparticipate; however, pre-registration is required.
Participants will gothrough several educationstations covering various as-pects of turkey hunting, in-cluding:
• turkey biology andmanagement
• turkey hunting equip-ment and safety
• turkey calling and loca-tor calling
• scouting and roosting• bowhunting for turkeys• shotgun hunting and
safety• trap shooting• and target shooting.An Internet-Assisted
Hunter Education Class willalso be taught during theclinic; however it will belimited to 24 students.
For more information orto register for the clinic orInternet-Assisted HunterEducation Class, contactGib Rhodes at (620) 437-2012.
The song remains thesame for the cattle market:tight supplies and highprices.
“Supplies are going toremain tight for some time,and domestic and exportdemand for beef looksgood,” says Ron Plain, Uni-versity of Missouri Exten-sion agricultural econo-mist. “So we expect 2015cattle prices to averagehigher than what we sawlast year.”
Plain made his com-ments Jan. 21 during theMU Ag Marketing OutlookConference.
He noted that the 19-yeartrend of fewer calves isgoing to end in the next cou-ple of years. In recentmonths, heifer and cowslaughter has been downsharply. Female slaughterwas 10 percent lower in2014.
“We are saving moreheifers and cows for breed-ing, but it’s a slow process –nine months from breedingto birth and another twoyears before those calvesreach slaughter weight,”Plain says. “So yes, morebeef is coming in 2017 and2018, but for the time beingtight supplies and highprices will continue.”
The hog market was upand down over the past yearand Plain expects a repeatof that in 2015. The mainreason is porcine epidemicdiarrhea virus.
“We lost a lot of pigs toPEDv last winter,” Plainsays. “Since pigs go toslaughter at six months ofage, those death lossesmeant a short supply ofhogs and pork in the sum-mer, which resulted inrecord prices.”
Like many viruses, PEDvwas less of a problem dur-ing the summer, so sixmonths later hog slaughteris back to normal and priceshave dropped off. Plain ex-pects the same situation in2015, with the market yo-yoing every six months withthe death loss and the re-sulting price increases.
Plain also says that bothcattle and hogs slaughter
weights are higher.“Whenever supplies get
tight and there aren’t manyanimals to slaughter andprices are high, farmerstend to feed them a little bit
longer,” Plain says. “So thatadds to the supply and mod-erates a bit the price we seein grocery stores because ofthat extra meat from eachanimal.”
A series of soybean pro-duction schools will beheld in four locationsacross Kansas to providein-depth training targetedfor soybean producers.These K-State soybeanschools will be sponsoredprimarily by the KansasSoybean Commission andby several entities with aninterest in the soybean in-dustry. The SoutheastKansas event will be heldon Thursday, February 5that the Independence Civic
Center with registrationstarting at 8:00 in the morn-ing. The presentations willbegin at 8:50 and concludearound 3:00 in the after-noon. A lunch will be pro-vided, sponsored by theKansas Soybean Commis-sion.
This school will featureexcellent speakers cover-ing a number of issues fac-ing soybean producers.These topics include pro-duction practices, soil fer-tility, insect, weed, disease
and risk managementstrategies. A concurrent“hands-on” session willalso be presented relatedto the use of new technolo-gies, apps, web-tools, im-ages, etc.
To register for theschool, or for more infor-mation, contact Jeri Sigle,Wildcat Extension Districtcrop production agent at jl-sigle @ksu.edu or (620) 331-2690. Participants may alsochoose to register online athttp://bit.ly/KSUSoybean.
A Burn Workshop will beheld Wednesday, February11, 2015 from 10:30 a.m. to3:30 p.m. in the SunflowerRoom of the County OfficeBuilding, 612 E Campbell,Westmoreland. Registrationdeadline is February 5. Youmay register online atwww.pottawatomie.ksu.eduor mail check to Pot-tawatomie County Exten-sion, PO Box 127, Westmore-land KS 66549.
Some of the topics that
will be covered are reasonsfor burning, wildlife andprescribed burning, localand state regulations, fireweather, safety, liability, useof burn contractors, plan-ning and conducting a burn.The Flint Hills Smoke Man-agement Plan will also beaddressed. The workshop isdesigned to prepare partici-pants to begin using pre-scribed burning or to up-date their knowledge andabilities.
Speakers include K-StateRange Management Spe-cialists, Kansas Forest Serv-ice Representatives, Potta-watomie County EmergencyManagement and NRCS spe-cialists. The workshop is de-signed to help with the un-derstanding of the natureand behavior of fire. Formore information contactthe Pottawatomie CountyExtension office at 785-457-3319 or e-mail [email protected].
Prescribed Burning Workshopplanned for February 11
Soybean school scheduled forFebruary 5th in Independence
Cattle continue to trend higher;hog markets will ‘yo-yo’
Marysville Livestock SalesEvery Thursday at 12 Noon
Donnie Kirkham, Manager • 785-562-10151180 US Hwy. 77, P. O. Box 67, Marysville, KS 66508
FIELDMENJim Dalinghaus Dave Bures, Auctioneer Jeff Cook Greg Anderson Trevor Lundberg785-799-5643 402-239-9717 785-564-2173 785-747-8170 785-770-2271Baileyville, KS Odell, Nebraska Hanover, KS Waterville, KS Frankfort, KSBarn Phone • 785-562-1015 www.marysvillelivestock.com
HOLTEINSPawnee City,NE 10 hol str 284@$247.00Vermillion 5 holX str 644@$235.50Baileyville 33 hol str 447@$224.50Baileyville 17 hol str 455@$222.50Pawnee City,NE 6 hol str 382@$215.00Corning 6 hol str 371@$203.00Frankfort 8 hol str 433@$200.00Centralia 4 hol str 490@$195.00Dewitt,NE 12 hol str 542@$194.25
Concordia 4 hol str 522@$192.50Seneca 1 hol str 375@$191.00Seneca 7 hol str 486@$191.00Baileyville 9 hol str 523@$190.00Frankfort 1 hol str 575@$189.00Concordia 2 holX str 355@$188.00Harveyville 2 hol str 570@$185.00Seneca 5 hol str 484@$185.00Odell,NE 2 hol bull 292@$182.50Seneca 4 hol str 573@$181.00Beattie 41 hol str 653@$178.00Table Rock,NE 2 hol str 377@$177.50Seneca 5 hol str 660@$174.00Corning 2 hol str 490@$171.00Seneca 3 hol str 743@$164.00Seneca 2 hol str 690@$163.50Jansen,NE 2 hol str 730@$163.00Odell,NE 3 hol bull 403@$162.50Circleville 4 hol str 437@$161.00Wakefield 3 hol str 821@$160.50Clay Center 5 hol str 771@$159.50Seneca 39 hol str 795@$159.00Odell,NE 3 hol bull 606@$159.00Hollenberg 8 hol str 855@$157.00Harveyville 2 hol str 792@$156.50Frankfort 12 hol str 793@$153.50Washington 1 hol str 825@$150.00Washington 1 hol str 700@$150.00Frankfort 1 hol str 860@$145.50Jansen,NE 10 hol str 1,017@$140.00Odell,NE 1 hol bull 975@$110.00
Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Sta-tion and Cooperative Extension are presenting a programto give local producers an opportunity to meet with AndrewEsser, the new agronomist-in-charge at the North CentralKansas Experiment Field and give its annual winter updatemeeting. All area producers are welcome to attend. Theprogram will be January 30th at the Courtland Arts Centerat 421 Main St. in Courtland, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., fol-lowed by a catered lunch. The program will begin at 9:30a.m. with an introduction of the new Agronomist-in-Chargefollowed by presentations by Dr. Ignacio Ciampitti on howto target high soybean yields, Dr. DeAnn Presley will be giv-ing some information about what we have learned aboutcover crops, and Dr. Dallas Peterson will have an update onherbicide resistant weeds. This program is sponsored byKansas State University Agricultural Experiment Stationand Cooperative Extension. This is a free event, but RSVPis requested. Please contact Andrew Esser at the experi-ment field office if you plan to attend at 785-335-2836.
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CONSIGNMENTS FOR JANUARY 27:120 Blk X Strs .......................825-850 lbs..............................YearlingsSpecial Anniversary Sale: Feb. 4.
Come celebrate our past, present and future with the Langvardt family and J.C. LivestockSales. Lots of great food and drawings held during the day. This day has held a specialplace in our hearts as a way to say THANK YOU for all that our customers do to help sup-port the Langvardts in not only our business but personal lives doing what we love in thelivestock business and spending time with loyal friends and customers!
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Replacement Quality
(AP) – Growers in Kansasand across the nation haveseeded far fewer acres ofwinter wheat for harvestthis year, according to a gov-ernment report.
The National Agricultur-al Statistics Service report-ed a 5 percent drop in U.S.winter wheat acres com-pared to a year ago, withnearly 40.5 million acresseeded. The seeded acreagefor this year was down 6 per-cent compared to 2013.
Most of that acreage is inhard red winter wheat, theclass most commonly grownin Kansas. Nationwide hardred acres total 29.5 millionacres, down 3 percent from2014. That was followed bysoft red winter at 7.5 millionacres and white winterwheat at 3.48 million acres.
Growers in Kansas,Texas, Oklahoma, Colorado,Montana and North Dakotaplanted fewer acres ofwheat, while Nebraska andSouth Dakota had large in-creases, the agency report-ed. Utah growers planted arecord low number of wheatacres.
Kansas remains the na-tion’s biggest wheat produc-er with 9.4 million acresplanted for harvest in 2015.That is a 2 percent decreasefrom a year ago.
“ Cold weather and a
lack of moisture in late fallprobably deterred somewheat that would have got-ten planted, that didn’t getplanted,’’ said Justin Gilpin,chief executive officer forthe industry trade groupKansas Wheat.
Many of those lost acreswere likely in the centraland eastern parts of thestate in double-croppedfields where farmers typi-cally plant wheat in late fallimmediately after harvest-ing their soybean crops, hesaid. Most of the state’swheat got off to a prettygood start, but fields plant-ed late last fall have notbeen in as good a shape be-cause of the lack of rain atthe time.
Texas growers put in 5.9million acres of wheat, fol-lowed by Oklahoma with 5.1million acres.
Winter wheat is seededin the fall and harvested inlate spring or early summer.
U.S. Senator JerryMoran (R-Kan.) recently is-sued the following state-ment regarding his selec-tion as chairman of the Sen-ate Appropriations Sub-committee on Agriculture,Rural Development, Foodand Drug Administrationand Related Agencies:
“Farmers and ranchersprovide the food, fuel andfiber for our growing worldand are the economic driv-ers of communities andlocal businesses acrossKansas. Regardless of ourjob or where we live, agri-culture matters to all of us.As chairman of the SenateAppropriations Agriculture
Subcommittee, I welcomethe opportunity to focus oninvesting in policies thatare vital to Kansas farmersand ranchers, such as agri-culture research and exten-sion and Farm Bill imple-mentation. Additionally,through the subcommittee’sjurisdiction over the FDAbudget, I will work to ad-vance public health innova-tions, including develop-ment of new medicines,medical devices and foodsafety technology. It is alsocritical that as responsiblestewards of taxpayer dol-lars we take a hard look atspending in areas of gov-ernment that aren’t work-
ing, and many times evenharmful to rural America.”
“We are beyond excitedthat Sen. Moran has earnedthis key leadership positionon agricultural issues inthe U.S. Senate,” saidKansas Farm Bureau presi-dent and MontgomeryCounty farmer RichardFelts. “Sen. Moran has al-ways been a champion forfarmers and ranchers, andwe look forward to his con-tinued strong leadership onbehalf of agriculture andrural Kansas.”
Prior to being elected to
the U.S. Senate, Sen. Moranserved for 14 years on theU.S. House AgricultureCommittee including aschairman of the Subcom-mittee on General FarmCommodities and Risk Man-agement. Throughout histime in Congress, he hasbeen a leading advocate forprotecting and preservingthe special way of lifeKansans enjoy. Sen. Morancontinues to fight to makecertain farming and ranch-ing families have the oppor-tunity to earn a living andpass on their agricultural
heritage to the next genera-tion of producers, all whileworking to eliminate waste-ful spending.
U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts (R-Kan.) will chair the SenateCommittee on Agriculture,Nutrition and Forestry.
Effective Herbicide Programs will be the discussiontopic at the January 29 Coffee Shop Agronomy meeting,scheduled for 10:30 a.m. to noon at Nelson’s Landing inLeonardville. Dallas Peterson, K-State Research andExtension weed scientist, will be the featured speaker.
This is the second in a series of Coffee Shop Agron-omy meetings held every other Thursday this winterthrough February 26. Charlie Lee will discuss leasehunting on February 12 and Dave Mengel will discusssoil health and soil science on February 26. Reserva-tions are requested by noon the day before each meet-ing. Contact Greg McClure at the Riley County Exten-sion 0ffice (785-537-6350) for more information.
U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) introduced anamendment recently to reverse the decision by the U.S.Fish & Wildlife to list the lesser prairie chicken as athreatened species under the Endangered Species Act.
“It is time for Congress to act to protect ruralKansas from the consequences of the listing of the less-er prairie chicken,” Moran said. “Regulations due tothe listing that dictate how people manage their landand resources are yet another example of unnecessaryintrusion into private lives and businesses by the fed-eral government. In fact, a number of industries – farm-ing, ranching, oil and gas development, transportationand wind energy – are already feeling the effects of thelisting. I am confident there are ways to conserve thespecies without hindering economic development inrural communities. Listing the bird as a threatenedspecies is not the answer.”
Approximately half of the lesser prairie chickenpopulation is found in Kansas, while the bird’s rangealso includes Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma andTexas. The lesser prairie chicken population de-creased during the historic drought that severely im-pacted much of the bird’s habitat area. However, from2013 to 2014, annual aerial surveys show the lesserprairie chicken population increased by 20 percent,largely due to rainfall conditions in much of the habi-tat area that were closer to historic norms. Moranworked to avoid the lesser prairie chicken’s listing. Heremains committed to reversing the decision to protectrural Kansas from rules and regulations from the fed-eral government that infringe on private propertyrights and hinder economic development.
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Sen. Moran introduceslegislation to delist thelesser prairie chicken
Kansas senators appointed to top agriculture posts for 114th Congress
Coffee Shop Agronomyset for January 29
Chris Locke Steven Hamlin(316) 320-1005 (H) (602) 402-6008 (H)(316) 322-0675 (M) (620) 222-1199 (M)
Larry Womacks, Fieldman Van Schmidt, Fieldman(620) 394-3273 (H) (620) 367-2331 (H)(620) 229-0076 (M) (620) 345-6879 (M)
316-320-3212Fax: 316-320-7159
2595 SE Highway 54, P.O. Box 622,El Dorado, KS 67042
EL DORADOLIVESTOCK AUCTION, INC.
Cattle Sale Every Thursday 11:00 AM
Market Report - Sale Date: 1-22-15. Head Count: 860
We welcome your consignments!If you have cattle to consign or would like additional information,
please call the office at 316-320-3212check our website for updated consignments:
Early Consignments for January 29:• 20 Bk Bwf Cows 3-7 years old, Fall Calvers bred to Angus Bulls• 150 Bk Bwf Red Steers and Heifers, 400-700#, homeraised,weaned and vacc,
• 60 Mixed steers & heifers, 750-1000#
On Thursday, January 22 we had 1,353 hd of cattle on anactive market.
Winter wheat acreagesdown in U.S., Kansas
WASHINGTON COUNTYLIVESTOCK, LLCLocally owned & operated
MARKET REPORT FOR TUESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2015RECEIPTS: 1602 CATTLE
SPECIAL COW AUCTION, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20 6 P.M.
Prices for all commodi-ties are lower than theyhave been the last fewyears, and that will putsome economic stress onmany farmers.
“I think farmers need tohave a good idea of their fi-nancial needs for this year,”says University of Missouriagricultural economistDavid Reinbott. “Bothshort- and long-term rangesand cash flow needs. Anytime we get rallies back intothe price levels where it canmeet those cash flow and fi-nancial goals, farmers real-ly need to start lockingthose in.”
There is an ample supplyof old crop corn because ofthe record harvest in 2014.Reinbott says USDA hastrimmed back the demandoutlook some, but it’s stillalmost 13.6 billion bushels.
“Right now we are look-ing at corn prices for oldcrop around $3.80,” Rein-bott says. “That’s sort of the
initial level of support withpossible rebounds to $4 or$4.15.”
Reinbott says if corn getsinto that range, farmersshould probably sell oldcrop they have in storage.
The outlook for new cropcorn is that acres will bedown one to two million.With an increase in de-mand, ending stocks coulddrop and with that, Reinbottsays, producers could seenew crop prices in the $3.90to $4.20 range.
With fewer acres of cornexpected to be planted,more acres of soybeansshould be planted. Reinbottsays we could easily see 87million acres or more of soy-beans.
“This would definitelypush up ending stocks fornew crop soybeans,” Rein-bott says. “We’re probablyseeing prices around $9 orpossibly even slipping backinto the upper $8 range.Right now I think there is
going to be a lot of pressureon the new crop soybeans.”
Of course, the SouthAmerican soybean crop willaffect the markets. AlthoughSouth American producershad early planting delaysdue to weather, Reinbottsays their early soybeansare looking pretty good.Weather during the nextthree weeks will be criticaland any problems could seea rally in bean prices. Rein-bott says farmers shouldsell some new crop beans ifthey get above $10.
There were some prob-lems with winter wheatplanting last fall. Winterwheat will be down at least2 million acres, which mayhelp support it around the$5 level, Reinbott says.
“I’d say right now, $5 forJuly wheat is probably goingto be the support,” he says.“Any kind of rallies above$5.60 for new crop probablyneeds to be sold.”
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Beef exports on a value basis set a record high in 2014 and so did beef by-products.While variety meat dishes, such as beef tongue, are not a typical dish featured onAmerican dinner tables, offal from beef processing still is a large contributor to thebottom line of the U.S. meat industry.
The USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) publishes a daily “USDA By-product Drop Value” report for fed cattle, which is available at http://tinyurl.com/mnreports-441. According to the report, by-products amount to approximately 10percent of a 1,375-pound steer’s value. According to a weekly “USDA By-product DropValue Cow” report (http://tinyurl.com /mnreports-444), by-products of a 1,100-poundcow would amount to approximately 13 percent of the cow’s value.
By-product values of fed steers increased to record high levels in the first part of2008 ($12 per hundredweight), but the U.S. and world economic crisis sent values plum-meting to $6 per hundredweight by the end of 2008. Values began improving in late2009 as economic conditions improved, and gradual improvement throughout 2010 re-sulted in record high values again at more than $12 by year’s end. Continued gradualimprovement, fueled by strong export demand, has resulted in the current record highvalues of more than $16 per hundredweight.
Projected lower U.S. fed cattle and cow slaughter and continued strong export de-mand should support by-product values at near record levels again in 2015.
By-product exports one key to cattle prices
Space is still availablefor women to enroll in theWomen Involved in Agricul-ture series of educationalmeetings that will begin onTuesday, February 3, 2015 inManhattan. Space is limitedto 25 participants, so womenare encouraged to sign upsoon. However, enrollmentwill remain open until Feb-ruary 2 if the course doesn’treach capacity sooner.
Women Involved in Agri-culture is a six-sessioncourse, with meetings heldeach Tuesday throughMarch 10. The series is forwomen in agriculture with apassion for business man-
agement. Farm owners,spouses, or women involvedin any sector of agricultureare invited to participate.
The cost is $75 per per-son and enrollment is limit-ed to 25 participants. Sup-per and materials are in-cluded in the registrationfee.
Session dates and topicsare:
February 3 – True Colors(personality profile)
February 10 – Under-standing Financial State-ments and FSA Programs
February 17 – MarketingFebruary 24 – Learning
to use Quicken 2014
March 3 – Kansas LeaseLaw & Determining Equi-table Leases
March 10 – Estate Plan-ning & Family Dynamics/Communication
Each meeting is sched-uled to start at 3:00 p.m. andadjourn at 8:00 p.m. Meet-ings will be held at theRiley County Public WorksFacility, 6215 Tuttle CreekBlvd., Manhattan.
Reservations can bemade online at www.riley.ksu.edu. Participants mayalso sign up by calling theRiley County Extension of-fice at 785/537-6350 or by e-mail to [email protected].
Space available for WomenInvolved in Agriculture series
We sold 2012 cattle January 20. Steer and heifer calves were ingood demand at lower prices. Feeder steers and heifers sold$10.00 - $15.00 lower after the large break on the futures marketlast week. Cows and bulls were $5.00-10.00 lower.
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