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Ensuring markets for your milk
Panel focuses on farmstead processing, cooperative marketing By Danielle Nauman danielle.n@dairystar.com
WISCONSIN DELLS, Wis. – A challenge in the dairy industry is ensuring a market for the milk produced. Some producers are looking at farmstead marketing of their milk and other value-added products, while others see cooperatives as the best avenue for marketing their milk. A panel discussion about marketing milk with farmstead and cooperative marketing was held at the Grassworks Grazing Conference Feb. 1 in Wisconsin Dells, Wis. Panel members included Norm Monsen, a market development specialist with the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection; Andy Hatch, co-owner of Uplands Cheese Company; Dan Smith, the CEO and president of Cooperative Network; and
Kevin Kiehnau, the national eld staff manager for CROPP Organic Valley. A retired dairy farmer, Monsen works in the areas of dairy development, especially in the areas of farmstead creameries and on-farm processing. “We know that dairy is tough now, but in these kinds of times, this is when innovation happens,” Monsen said. “People start getting big ideas. We saw it in the early 2000s, a resurgence and rebranding and renaissance of Wisconsin dairy. People like you come up with big ideas of how to do something different or bring back something from the past.” Monsen said that while nding the prot in a business is important, expense must be determined rst to determine the prots available to be made. “It starts at the farm, then goes to the plant, the
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Panelists (from leŌ) – Norm Monsen, Andy Hatch, Dan Smith and Kevin Kiehnau – share with audience members how they can ensure a market for their products during the dairy track of the Grassworks Grazing Conference Feb. 1 in Wisconsin Dells, Wis. The panel discussion centered around markeƟng milk with farmstead and cooperaƟve markeƟng. distribution network, the retail stores and then nally to the consumer,” Monsen said. “These are all places you need to look for determining expense and potential prot.” Monsen referred to what he called an innovation curve when it comes to taking the risk of entering the world of on-farm processing. “It’s risky and fun to be in the lead; there are prots and more fun to be in the middle,
but if you’re at the tail-end, you’re just watching the opportunity go away,” Monsen said. “I think we’re someplace in the middle of that curve right now.” Hatch operates Upland Cheese Company outside of Dodgeville, Wis., along with Scott Mericka. Upland Cheese Company was established in 2000 by the Gingrich and Patenaude families, during what both Monsen and Hatch
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referred to as the renaissance of Wisconsin cheese. Hatch and Mericka purchased the farm and creamery in 2014. They milk 200 grass-fed cows from March through December, and process it onfarm. About 120,000 pounds of cheese is made from May through October, while the cows are on pasture. Upland Turn to MARKETING| Page 3
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ConƟnued from MARKETING | Page 2 Cheese creates about $2 million in revenue annually, marketing their cheese online and in specialty stores nationwide. All aspects of the business are located on-farm, with the two owners working full time, along with three full-time and approximately eight seasonal employees. “What you’ll learn here is a seed,” Hatch said. “To grow that, you want to start with people like Norm, and ultimately, you’ll want to get to people like me. There’s a really solid sense of fraternity among small-scale cheesemakers in Wisconsin. If you’re contemplating trying to start your own cheese business, you should visit no less than ve other plants. You should spend hours talking to people like me.” Hatch said what made Uplands Cheese stand out in its early years was the return to older practices, such as rotational grazing. The business was grown carefully and the owners kept tight control on the business and the product, keeping it all under one roof.
“Wisconsin has done a really good job of keeping cows, and a poor job of keeping the farmers.” DAN SMITH, COOPERATIVE NETWORK
Hatch said the ability to be optimistic about developing a farmstead market exist in the control the producer/ processor have over product quality, branding and reputation, margins and the nimbleness to adapt to market changes. On the downside, farmstead processing requires a broad range of skills in addition to those required to run a farm, including things like making and aging cheese, marketing and sales, and management of hundreds of urban consumers. On-farm processing demands a large capital investment, and Hatch said those demands will continue to increase under modern food safety standards. Smith began his professional career as a dairy farmer, transitioning his family’s farm from connement to grazing. After selling his herd, he entered state government before moving into
the private sector, eventually becoming the CEO and president of Cooperative Network. “Everything that we do relies on protability,” Smith said. “No one wants to do the work that agriculture requires without protability, and we’re struggling for that now. We’re facing increased costs of production, new technologies, competition for resources and capital, and consumer preferences.” Smith said our country needs more people to enter agriculture, but you cannot force people into an industry that is not protable. “We all value diversied, familyoperated farms that are engaged in the community,” Smith said. “Wisconsin has done a really good job of keeping the cows, and a poor job of keeping the farmers. It’s a drain of the rural economy, society and culture of Wisconsin.” Smith said cooperatives rise from a common need, and follow seven principles: voluntary and open membership; democratic member control; member economic participation; independence; education, training and information; cooperation among cooperatives; and concern for community. “When we look at the dairy industry today, and how are we going to solve some of these issues, the members are going to have to step up and determine what type of agriculture, rural communities and economic policies they want,” Smith said. “We need to choose and create, not just accept whatever happens to us as agriculturalists.” Kiehnau retired from organic dairy farming before joining the eld staff at Organic Valley. He said marketing with a cooperative is an advantage to producers because of the numbers involved and the say that cooperative members have in the marketing of their milk. “One of the biggest issues I see with direct marketing is that producers need to know the farm-side, the sales-side and the marketing-side,” Kiehnau said. “That’s really a tall order for someone to ll.” Kiehnau said the focus of the cooperative model is to take care of its members, which he said is something not seen in other business models in agricultural marketing.
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Growing, thriving Mossings Dairy continues expanding more than 10 years after moving from England By Jerry Nelson
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EGAN, S.D. – The past decade has seen numerous changes at Mossings Dairy in Egan, S.D. Mossings Dairy is owned and operated by Moss and Ingrid Jopson and their family. The Jopsons have two daughters, Sarah and Kayleigh, and two sons, Nick and Mike. When the Dairy Star rst visited Mossings Dairy in 2007, the Jopsons had started milking their herd of 480 crossbred cows in their new dairy facility. The Jopson family had relocated to South Dakota from Windermere, England. Windermere is located in the Lake District, about 90 miles north of Liverpool. In England, the Jopsons had been milking 110 Holsteins on the 130-acre farm they owned. They bottled all of their milk and delivered it to more than 500 doorsteps every day. They wanted to expand their operation, but it was nearly impossible to nd additional land and the regulations were crushing. The Jopsons decided to move to America and establish a new dairy operation. Mossings Dairy has steadily expanded over the intervening years to its current size of 1,420 Holsteins in milk and 162 dry cows. Add in the young stock and Mossings Dairy owns a total of 2,674 head. The Jopson family has also grown. Nick and his wife, Megan, have two children, Sam, 1, and Makenzie, 13. Mike has a son, Declan, 4. Kayleigh is now an emergency room nurse. She and her husband, Mark Lee, have three children Isabell, 9, Ethan, 4, and Daniel, 1. Sarah, a hospice nurse, opted to remain in England. Sarah is getting married in April. The Jopsons have endured their shares of ups and downs over the years. “We had only a year under our belts when the low milk prices of 2009 hit us,” Ingrid said. “That wasn’t part of our plan. We found ourselves at the bottom of a very steep learning curve.” Moss agreed. “One of our rst mistakes was going with crossbreds,” Moss said. “The crossbreds just weren’t holding up into their second and third lactations. We also felt that they had more than their share of foot troubles. There is money in producing more volume, so we switched over to Holsteins.” Another thing the Jopsons have changed is their views on ventilation. “Our rst freestall barn was naturally ventilated with air cell sidewall curtains,” Moss said. “We were unhappy with that system, so we closed up the ridge vent and switched the barn to tunnel ventilation. That has worked very well for us. All
of our barns now have tunnel ventilation. And instead of air cells, we now use translucent polycarbonate siding on the sidewalls.” By 2010, the Jopsons had grown their herd to 680 head. They decided to add another 150 feet onto their freestall barn and expand to 880 cows. “By 2015, we were housing 1,000 head in 783 free stalls,” Moss said. “We either had to expand our facilities again or sell some cows.” The Jopsons opted to add more facilities. Their latest addition, which was completed this past November, is a 100by 537-foot tunnel-ventilated freestall barn. The barn has two pens with 192 sand-bedded free stalls per pen. And, the new barn was designed with further expansion in mind. “This new barn is just the rst quarter of what we have planned for this facility,” Moss said. “We may build another quarter off it in a few years. If we have some good years, we may build the other three quarters of the barn within the next ve years. At that time, we will likely add a rotary milking parlor. We’ll have to see what the banker says.” As with many dairy operations, marketing milk has been an ongoing challenge. “We forward contracted our milk a couple of times,” Ingrid said. “One year we came out ahead, and the next year we came out behind.” Moss said they continue to market their milk. “We’re now using puts and calls and the services of a broker to price our milk,” Moss said. “We’re also taking advantage of the new Dairy Revenue Protection program. These tools enable us to leave the top side open. We have learned that we should lock in a prot whenever we can.” Other changes at Mossings Dairy include going from twice-a-day milkings in 2007 to milking three times per day in the dairy’s double-28 parlor. The number of full-time employees has ballooned from six in 2007 to 16 today. The herd at Mossings Dairy is producing 85 pounds of milk per head per day with 3.75 percent butterfat and 3.15 percent protein. Their somatic cell count has been hovering at or below 78,000. “We aren’t doing anything special,” Nick said. “We’re just doing all of the basic things as best as we can. We make sure that the cows get a well-balanced TMR every day, and we bed the free stalls with fresh sand on a regular basis. We don’t have a magic formula.” In 2008, Moss’ sister Heidi and her husband, Alistair Hird, emigrated to South Dakota from England and purchased an acreage near Mossings Dairy. The Hirds raise all of the heifers born at Mossings Dairy through
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Nick, Moss and Mike Jopson stand in the center of the new freestall barn they completed this past November on their farm near Egan, S.D. The barn has two pens with 192 stalls per pen and represents the rst quarter of a planned expansion. 6 months of age. When the heifers reach 6 months, they are sent to Heimes Brothers, a calf raiser located in Wynot, Neb. The heifers are brought back to Mossings Dairy at two months prior to calving. All of their bull calves are sold at birth. Nick and Mike each have farmsteads located not far from Mossings Dairy. Mike and his partner, Hannah, keep the faroff dry cows at their place. Nick and Megan house the closeup cows in a newly-expanded bedding pack facility on their acreage. Cows give birth at Nick and Megan’s farm and are then hauled one mile back to the dairy facility. Despite all of these changes, one thing has remained the same. “We still don’t own any land other than our acreages where our homes and the dairy is located,” Moss said. “We still buy all of our haylage and corn silage from local farmers.” During the past decade, the Jopson family has become a part
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The Jopson family includes, from leŌ, Nick with his wife, Megan, and their son, Sam; Ingrid, Mike and Moss. In 2007, the Jopsons moved from Windermere, England to Egan, S.D. and built a new dairy operaƟon. of their local community. “When we get done with the silage chopping, we hire the Flandreau football team to help us cover the silage pile,” Nick
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Many paths to starting a dairy
Journey graziers, lender share stories, ideas By Danielle Nauman danielle.n@dairystar.com
WISCONSIN DELLS, Wis. – Getting a foothold in today’s dairy economy can seem overwhelming to a young farmer looking to start his or her own dairy farm. New producers and an agricultural lender shared their opinions on how a producer can begin their career during the Grassworks Grazing Conference Feb. 1 in Wisconsin Dells, Wis. Young journey graziers Ryan Heinen of Pewaukee, Wis., and John Richmond of Colfax, Wis., were joined on the discussion panel by Ron Bula, a nancial advisor with Compeer Financial in Baraboo, Wis., to share their thoughts and experiences on entering the dairy industry in today’s volatile markets. Heinen graduated from the Dairy Grazing Apprenticeship in the spring of 2018. Following his graduation, he was unable to locate a farm he could afford in the area where his family wanted to locate, but with the help of the DGA he found a position as a land and livestock manager on a 420-acre farm near Waukesha, Wis. “It’s a beginning farm, and it was supposed to be developed into housing, but the current owner purchased it with the intention of preserving it as a
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A discussion panel, including (from leŌ) journey graziers Ryan Heinen and John Richmond, and Compeer Financial advisor, Ron Bula, share thoughts and experiences on geƫng started in today’s dairy industry economy during the Grassworks Grazing Conference Feb. 1 in Wisconsin Dells, Wis. farm,” Heinen said. “My job is to get the livestock enterprises started, as well as some specialty crops. There is also a 10-acre vegetable operation on the farm.” According to Heinen, the farm used to be a dairy farm and the owner’s plan included resurrecting a dairy herd on the property, but the dairy market did not allow for that to be part of the immediate plans. Heinen put 100 acres of pasture to use by nding a local beef farmer to work with, custom-raising beef on the pasture land, allowing him to begin to
develop the pastures. He also has been working at managing the wooded areas of the farm. Heinen earned ve dairy cows during his apprenticeship. Those, along with a few purchased calves, encompass the beginning dairy herd. The cows raise the calves on pasture and are milked once a week by hand to supply milk for Heinen’s family. “There is a really nice, old dairy farm on the barn, built in 1958,” he said. “But there hasn’t been dairy cows in the barn for over 20 years. I got to thinking about how often that happens;
that once a dairy farm sells its cows the cows come back to the farm.” Future plans include starting an onfarm creamery with the possibility of making and selling grass-fed cheeses or butter. Heinen said the farm’s close proximity to large population areas is conducive to direct-marketing. Despite an interest in the dairy industry, Richmond had no direct access to a farm. Richmond found out about the DGA while he was attending the University of Wisconsin-River Falls. Turn to HEINEN| Page 8
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“Your opportunity is to be more nimble than the bulldozers coming at you and gure out ways as a smaller producer that you can make things work,” Bula said. He cited possible opportunities such as microdairies, and making and marketing a value-added product. Bula encourages diversity, especially for smaller farms. According to Bula, the depressed dairy economy makes it cheaper to enter the business than it has been before. “Cattle are selling for a fraction of what they have, equipment and facilities are all pennies on the dollar,” Bula said. “The biggest thing is making sure you have a market.” His advice for new dairy farmers is to approach a potential lender with a plan. Bula said the rst thing those looking at developing a dairy business plan need to look at is making sure the farm is viable and sustainable, providing a decent income for the producer. “You want to be able to bring a business plan to your lender with your goals and objectives laid out,” Bula said. He encourages new producers to get certain assets, such as cows and equipment, bought and paid for before purchasing real estate. “Henry Ford said, ‘Whether you think you can, or you think you can’t, you’re right,’” Bula said. “The only thing in this business you can control is your own attitude, and what you do with it.”
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Get to know Jake Twohey of Stewartville, Minn. the area. I have been in charge of the dairy portion the past few years.
What dairy or ag-related extracurricular activities are you involved in? I am involved in 4-H and FFA.
Who do you look up to and why? My older brother, Tim. He returned to the farm after college three years ago and now farms with our dad. I admire his work ethic, his easygoing nature and the quality of work he does. He’s picky about doing things the right way.
Why are you involved in these activities/organizations and what is your favorite? I like that I can be involved in the dairy aspect of these organizations. I can judge, show and talk about cows. I prefer 4-H because I think it is more competitive. Tell us your best experience during your time in these activities/organizations. In 2017, I was a member of our county’s 4-H dairy judging team that won the state contest. Because of this, we had the opportunity to compete in the judging contest at World Dairy Expo. I was second individual overall and our team was fourth overall. It was completely different than any other judging contest I have been in. It was so cool to be in Madison and on the colored shavings. Plus, I did better than I expected I would. In FFA, the best experience I have had was attending the national convention in 2017. What’s your favorite social media and why? I don’t have any social media. People get so attached to their phone. I
Tell us something about yourself that many people don’t know. I’m a lot gooer than many people think.
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SURVIVING S V G THE E
Dairy Star had the opportunity to visit with dairy producers about how the bitter cold temperatures affected their farm last week. Many took preventative measures and still had to overcome other obstacles.
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We had problems with the skidloader on the heifer farm. The fuel gelled up and I was battling that for several days. I changed the fuel lter a half dozen times in four or ve days. I hauled manure every day and made sure I scraped the spreader off. I have a barn cleaner room in the barn that houses the tractor and spreader. I had to charge the loader tractor. It took twice as long to do the daily work because I did many things that normally I don’t do for preventative reasons. I’m glad it only lasted two days; the cold weather stresses me out. A neighbor of mine that milks had froze and split water pipes.
Our biggest challenge was keeping the tractors running; they kept gelling up. We put some fuel treatment into the tractor and then drove it in the barn to warm it up. We also had to change some lters. Another problem we had was the blowing snow drifted over the drain pipe from the milk house to the manure pit. It blocked the water and then it froze up. We also usually add water to the TMR, but we didn’t those two days. We have an insulated freestall barn, so we didn’t have much trouble there.
I have never seen it that cold in my career. It was cold and miserable. I mixed feed before the cold spell so I didn’t have to start a tractor. We dumped the TMR on a pile and loaded it into a feed cart with a skidloader. We switch some cows, but they were only outside for milking, otherwise we kept them in the barn. We fed the calves three times a day and gave them a gallon of milk morning and night, and water at noon. For the heifers and dry cows outside, we gave them better quality baleage and upped the amount of feed, and tried to keep them dry. We had two calves born and kept them in the dairy barn.
The -36 was the coldest I have ever seen it. We had a water fountain freeze and the diesel in the fuel barrel gelled up. We cranked the silo unloaders up four times and let them clean out. We had the skidloader in the heated shop. Thursday morning when I headed out to the barn we had two cows lying by the feeder content as can be.
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DOUG GREEN
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We fed more milk to the little calves in the huts. We also put more grain and corn silage in the heifers ration. We had one waterer freeze up. We have a heated shop so that really helped. We put the skidloader, TMR mixer, telehandler and tractor in there. The beef cows are in a pasture close to the Holsteins and for them we mixed a better ration. We had to wear a facemask when we went to check the cattle.
We added extra calories for the animals a couple days in advance. The intakes were down during those two days. We have a freestall barn and bedded extra deep, and just had some chapped teats. We tarped some of the openings on a south facing cattle shed. We had 10 calves 2 days old or younger and put them in a heated shop. We spent a lot of time chipping our 14 outside waterers.
None of the electric motors for the silos or harvestore would start and we kept ipping the breakers. We took the belts off and the let the motor run without a load for ve minutes. A couple drinking cups near the door froze, as well as a waterer. We kept the cows in those days; otherwise they usually go out daily. We kept a close eye on the wood burner and kept a lot of wood on hand.
I live ve miles from the farm, and I got up early to check on everything. I couldn’t leave the cattle out. Usually I leave some out four or ve hours a day. We put straw bales around all the doors to keep the warm air in. The skidloader wouldn’t start one day so we put the battery charger on it and put heat in the diesel.
The block heater in our loader tractor decided it wanted to quit. We feed out of a bunker, and we need that to peel the feed down. It took a little more time to scrape the silage down. It started but wasn’t happy. The valve froze up in one of the fountains. We fed our beef cows a couple more scoops of silage. Tuesday, when the wind blew, they came up by the windbreak and never left the yard. On Wednesday they were gone all day.
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Mark your calendars for Dairy Management Winter Workshops in Hutchinson and Rochester on Feb. 13 and March 6, respectively. The Hutchinson workshop features two tracts – one specically for your Spanish-speaking employees. The day begins at 10 a.m. at the Crow River Winery. For detailed agendas and to register, visit mnmilk.org/events. Are you thinking about how to transfer your farm business or land to the next generation? Or are you a beginning farmer entering a farm business. University of Minnesota Extension is presenting 12 workshops on farm transition and estate planning across Minnesota this winter. These workshops are no cost to attendees, but pre-registration is required. Workshops will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. with lunch included. The locations are Hinckley on Feb. 19; Floodwood on Feb. 20; Faribault on March 7, St. Cloud on March 12; Alexandria on March 13, Thief River Falls on March 26, and Detroit Lakes on March 27. The workshop covers family communications, farm goal setting, business structures, inheritance and transition, estate and gift taxes, and retirement planning. Farmers at any stage, from beginning to retirement, can benet from the workshop materials. This workshop is a partnership of Minnesota State Colleges and Universities and University of Minnesota Extension with funding support from the Minnesota Department of Agriculture and collaboration with SCORE. These organizations also collaborate to offer farm transition planning retreats. For more information and to register go to z.umn.edu/farmtransitionevents. If you need registration assistance, please contact University of Minnesota Extension in Mankato, 507389-6972. “How to Add Value to Your Dairy Farm without Adding More Cows!” a value-added dairy workshop, will be offered at Coyote Moon Grille in St. Cloud on Feb. 20 and Cascade Meadow Wetlands & Environmental Science Center in Rochester on Feb. 21. This half-day workshop will use an interactive and fun approach to teach participants how to creatively consider adding value to their existing dairy operation. The keynote speaker, Dr. Becca Jablonski has worked with dairy producers in New York and Colorado to successfully add value to their existing dairy. Various approaches include value-added milk processing on the farm, diversifying the farm with new livestock, incorporating agrotourism, or adding food grade enterprises. The event will allow dairy producers to build a network of peers who will learn from each other through engaging sessions and evaluate if value-added is the correct strategy for their farming operation. There is no cost to attend the workshop. The doors will open at 9:30 a.m. with the class starting at 10 a.m. and will conclude around 2 p.m. Dr. Becca Jablonski is an Assistant Professor and Food Systems Extension Economist in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics at Colorado State University. Dr. Jablonski’s has a nationally recognized research and extension program focused on the food system. Her program is comprised of two primary components: (1) evaluating farm protability impacts through non-commodity market sales-this includes local food markets, certications,
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The Minkota Opportunity Sale offers a great selection of hand-picked, deep-pedigreed Registered Holsteins ready to work for you on farm or in the show ring. Located 1 mile south of Howard Lake, MN on County Tar #6 (located just ¼ mile north of the HLWW High School on County #6). Follow the Mid-American Auction Co. signs; roads will be plainly marked.
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MINKOTA HOLSTEINS OPPORTUNITY SALE 85 HEAD OF VERY GOOD REGISTERED 85 Official DHIA Holstein Cattle Sell Under Cover NOTE: As the 6th generation on this dairy farm, Sean and Linda and their family continue the legacy established since 1880. Linda’s parents, Stanley and Geneva Diers, began registering cows and DHIA testing in the 60’s, developing many deep cow families still in the herd today. Over the years, Minkota Holsteins has sold several head privately off the farm, establishing a reputation of honesty and integrity, producing many satisfied customers and return buyers. Mid-American Auction Company is honored to be selected to conduct the Groos family’s Minkota Opportunity Sale. This herd has been on test for 60 years with current official records indicating a herd average of 2X 26,861 milk, 3.7% 1007 fat and 3.2% 846 protein, 86 pound tank average. Several cows milking from 90 pounds to 130 pounds per day. Past 12 month SCC at 208,000. Most cows are fresh since September 1st and are in full production. This herd has been exclusively AI bred for over 60 years and mated for decades using leading sires, including but not limited to: Monterey, Mogul Numero Uno, Boastful, Lotto-Max, Spirit, Troy, Cabriolet, Bulls Eye, King Boy, among others. Minkota Holsteins has received the Progressive Genetics Award for 6 years. This herd will include several daughters of excellent cows with a large amount of fancy VG two and three-year-olds just fresh. Current BAA 106. Excellent herd health program, all Bangs vaccinated, cows are milked in a step-up parlor and have beautiful udders, feet, legs and great dispositions making their transition to any type facility much easier. Along with a great set of young milking cows, we offer a select group of Aster, 85 Pt. 2-Year-Old, now fresh as a 3 yr. old with 84 lbs. first test. She is a springing and bred heifers as well as a nice group of show heifer prospects from SuperShot backed by a Mogul and a Crown with over 1300 lbs. fat. leading sires and out of top Minkota dams. Delores, 85 Pt. 2-Year-Old Monterey, out of an excellent 90 Pt. Superstition, Whether you are searching for your next potential excellent cow or simply are in due in August to Imax, sells along with her fancy June yearling heifer by King Tut (Becca). need of more milk, we strongly urge you to mark this date on your calendar and make plans now to attend. For your catalog, please phone (320) 760-2979 or Karat, 4-Year-Old 84 Pt. Predestine, fresh November, milking 130 lbs., her view online at: www.midamericanauctioninc.com. Sale will be held under cover dam is an 87 Pt. Escalade with records over 29,000 lbs., 2 yr. old daughter in semi-heated tent, but please dress for the weather. In the event of severe by MVP also sells 4 months fresh (Krystal). weather, please listen to KASM 1150 AM Albany or view our website for further Lil-Dipper, 2-Year-Old Lotto-Max, just fresh in December with 80 lbs. first test, information. Thank you! her second dam has 273,000 LT, she sells with her twin sister, Big Dipper, both carrying an impressive pedigree.
Highlights Include:
INCLUDES: (60) Fancy Young Cows, (34) 2-Year-Olds, (26) 3 & 4-Year Olds,
Most Fresh Since September 1st and in Full Production
Bred Heifers (4) 2-Year-Old Close-Up Springers, due March and April (8) Fancy Bred Heifers, due May and June
Open Heifers (8)
Very Good Heifers, 9 to 14 months old from top sires that will be just right for the show season
Love Story, 85 Pt. 4-Year-Old Equation, will be fresh by sale, her dam is the excellent 90 Pt. Surprise with records over 31,000 lbs. Bluebird, Very fancy Monterey 2 yr. old out of an 88 Pt. Destry and backed by an excellent granddam with over 185,000 milk lifetime. (pictured below) Bonsai, Top heifer, genetically in the herd. She is a P9 heifer with a PTPI of +2513. Sired by JoSuper with over +3200 lbs. milk. On the maternal side, she is out of a KingBoy dam with an 87 Pt. Redburst granddam. Minkota Monterey Bluebird is extremely wide-rumped with a great udder, and is destined for VG on her first classification.
Minkota Pepper Idaho is one of our sweetest uddered young cows and will easily score VG on her next classification.
(5) Fancy Heifer Calves, 5 to 9 months old
(320) 290-5084 or (612) 270-4962 8082 County Rd. 6 SW, Howard Lake, MN Minkota Holsteins - Phone: Sean & Linda Groos & Family, owners MID-AMERICAN AUCTION CO., INC.
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PH. 320-547-2206 (Sale Day: 320-760-2979)
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PH. 320-352-3803 (Sale Day: 320-760-1593), AUCTIONEERS
TERMS: CASH or GOOD CHECK. No credit or debit cards. If credit is desired, make arrangements with your credit agent prior to sale. Out of area buyers please have letter of credit. Purchases in excess of $5,000 must be accompanied with a bank letter of credit. Titles on all titled items will be processed once checks have cleared purchaser’s bank. Everything sold as is, no warranties given or implied. Nothing removed until settlement has been made. While we believe everything stated hereon to be correct as to age and description, anything stated day of sale by owners or auctioneers will take precedence over all printed materials. Owners, auctioneers, clerks or their helpers are not responsible for accidents. All information stated hereon is provided by the owner, Mid-American Auction Co., Inc. makes no warranty as to its accuracy.
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or other product differentiation strategies and (2) assessing community economic impacts of food system policies, investments, and programs. Other topics covered at the workshop include current value-added dairy producers providing insight on their experience converting their dairy to a value-added operation. Other speakers will cover ways to nance on-farm processing and well as helpful technical and nancial resources available to start considering value-added as an option for your dairy. Doors open at 9:30 a.m. with the workshop starting at 10 a.m. and go until 2 p.m. Lunch will be provided. Attendance is free and each participant will receive a resource packet to take home. This workshop is brought to you by Agriculture Utilizations Research Institute (AURI), Minnesota Department of Agriculture, Midwest Dairy, and the University of Minnesota Extension. Registration is open. To register, visit at https://z.umn.edu/Value-Added. Understanding the behavioral health of cattle and making continuous improvements to facilities and management practices will help today’s dairy farmers provide the best care and get the most production from top-performing dairy herds. The 2019 PDPW Dairy Wellbeing Workshop presented by Professional Dairy Producers® (PDPW) will feature tours and leading experts to help take cow-comfort practices to the next level. Two repeating sessions of the Dairy Wellbeing Workshop will be held on Feb. 12 and 13, at the Tundra Lodge Resort Waterpark & Conference Center in Green Bay, Wis. The sessions will run from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. each day. Workshop trainers include Dr. Jennifer Van Os, PhD, assistant professor of dairy science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and UW-Extension animal welfare specialist, and Dr. Nigel Cook, DVM, chair of the Department of Medical Sciences and professor in food animal production at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine, and manager of the Dairyland Initiative. The workshop will also include a guided tour of American Foods Group and an opportunity to hear from beef buyers, market experts and USDA meat inspectors. Workshop presentations will include a focus on behavioral health of cows and how farmers can provide appropriate facilities and outlets to meet cows’ behavioral needs, as well as discussion of how to keep cow health and behavior in mind when making plans to build or remodel buildings on dairy farms. To learn more about the PDPW Dairy Wellbeing Workshop and to register, visit www. pdpw.org or contact PDPW at 1-800-947-7379. UW-Extension will offer a number of meetings across the state for farmers interested in learning about the new Dairy Revenue Protection program, a new federal insurance tool, with a quarterly payout to dairy farms when milk revenue falls below their insured revenue level. Mark Stephenson Director of the UW-Center for Dairy Protability will provide a comprehensive overview of the Dairy Revenue Protection program and updates to the FSA Dairy Margin Protection Program (MPP), as another tool for dairy farmers when milk prices are low. Important changes to the MPP have been introduced in the Farm Bill that may make this program worth a second look. The discussion will cover the following specic information for dairy farmers considering the program: • New Dairy Revenue Protection (RP) program structure and function • Overview of Dairy programs RP, MPP and Livestock Gross Margins (LGM) • SA implementation • Expected returns Turn to CALENDAR | Page 17
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USED HAY TOOLS Vermeer 605N Round Baler, 2015 with wind guard, chain oiler, BAU1804G ...........................CALL Vermeer 605XL Baler, BAU1803G ...........................................................................................CALL Vermeer 605 Super J, twine only, 1992 model, BAU1605G..................................................$5,500 Vermeer 605M baler, just in, BAU1806G.................................................................................CALL Vermeer 605M baler, just traded in, BAU1807G .....................................................................CALL John Deere 854 baler, 2013, approx. 5800 bales, BAU1502G- unbelievable price...$30,000 or B/O Gehl 1875 Baler, 5x6 bales,1995, BAU1504G..........................................................................CALL MacDon Hydra swing mower, HYU1601G ...........................................................................$ 9,750 Vermeer TE 330 Tedder, 2006, HYU1705G..........................................................................$18,950 Vermeer CPX9000, 2014 model, Updated with new parts, Includes liner, HYU1803G........$28,500 New Holland 166 inverter- new belt- HYU1809G ................................................................$2,750 Vermeer BP8000 Final cut bale processor, very nice, HYU1814G........................................$13,750 USED FORAGE BOXES: John Deere 2 row wide chopper head, 36” rows, green, FWU1601G .......................................CALL Used 16ft Miller Pro model 5100 forage box, 4 wheel gear, FWU1511G ..............................$9,500 4100 Miller Pro Silage Box, FWU1513G ...............................................................................$3,775 Badger BN950 forage box, very nice, FWU1515G ................................................................$4,500 Badger 1055 forage boxes, tandem axle, FWU1702G ..........................................................$4,500 Badger 1050 forage boxes, tandem axle, FWU1704G, FWU1705G ......................................$4,000 Balzer 6520L forage box, right hand discharge, FWU1711G ................................................$2,500 Knight 17-7, Forage Box, good running gear, FWU1713G ...................................................$1,750 2) Colby forage boxes, Good JD 1065 gears, FWU1802G & FWU1803G ...................................CALL New Holland 900 pull type chopper, 2 row narrow corn head, very nice, FWU1804G .............CALL Used Badger Blower ......................................................................................................Make Offer MANURE PUMP Houle Super Pump, 2004, 6” PTO, w/ 2 agitation nozzles, 12ft long, MPU1704 ......................CALL Some used drag hose equipment, call for more info on what is available ..............................CALL Dayton Blower for Manure solids, used 2 months, # 2C799, MEU1601G ..................... Call for price Used Houle 60” cable scraper drive, good shape..................................................................$3,000 8ft x 4” electric Houle Agi pump with twin 20HP motors, USED, MPU1501G .......................$4,300 8ft x 4” electric Houle Agi pump with 30HP motor, USED, MPU1505G ................................$4,000 10ft x 4” electric Houle Agi pump with twin 20HP motors, USED, MPU1507G ....................$4,300 8ft x 4” electric Houle Agi pump with no motors set up for twin motors, USED, MPU1508G ...........................................................................................................$3,500 Oro Flex Hose, 1 mile, Brand New, never used, 6” supply with couplers, MEU1702G...............CALL USED MIXERS Roorda feeder/mixer wagon, with scale-MWU1704G .........................................................$5,000 3 Used Patz 16-20 ft. Silo unloaders, model 98B, MWU1705G ...............................................CALL Patz 950 vertical mixer, very nice shape, Gone thru and serviced. MWU1803G ................$24,500 Oswald D 350 mixer, coming in soon, MYU1805G ....................................................................Call NEW & USED DAIRY EQUIPMENT 1-used Lely A3 Next Robot w/ air compressor, buffer tank, sort gate, M4 use buckets, milk line & sampler, DEU1703G........................................................................................................CALL 2-Used Sutorbilt 3M vacuum pumps, DEU1801G & DEU1802G................................... Call for price Double 10 Blue Diamond parallel parlor w/ SST2 detachers, 3” low line, single receiver, jetter trays, curb, gates, 10 hp Sutorbilt vac pump, 10hp Westfalia 2800 vac pump, 20 DeLaval milking units & pulsators, DEU1803G ..............................................................CALL Used Boumatic 3” stainless receiver group, receiver w/ trap, pump, mounting panel, & probes,
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(507) 825-3271 • www.gortersclayanddairy.com DEU1804G.........................................................................................................................CALL 10 used Boumatic Companion detachers, #U3557554 ...................................................$415 each 6 used Boumatic 4400 detachers – with new gaskets & diaphragms, #U3557444.........$415 each Used Mensch 910 Feed pusher, OTH1801G ............................................................................CALL NEW & USED BARN EQUIPMENT Used Badger manure auger, needs new PVC outer tube, good drive assy OTH1706G ..........$1,060 New 8ft. Patz barn cleaner chute for 16” gutter, PA16151, retails for $992.............................$800 Used Patz 16” belt conveyor, gearbox drive, 7-1/2 ft. long w/ motor, 130FPM, $2,573, New, OTH1802G .............................................................................................................$1,000 Patz barn cleaner 12” tapered flights, never used, but weathered, not painted, $18.95 New ............................................................................................................... $12.25 ea New Schuur and Lely cow brushes, In stock............................................................................CALL Used squirrel cage style fan, 42” diameter, w/ 3 phase motor ................................................CALL Used WIC model 300 grain cart, OTH1803G ............................................................................CALL New 2 bath automated footbath assy, stainless baths & control, ½ priced, never used, DEN1402G ......................................................................................................................$7,000 Dayton Air Handler, like new, used only several weeks, 12000 CFM #3C010 .............. Call for price MANURE SPREADERS Roorda model 416 manure spreader, single axle, top beater, & end gate, MSU1410G .......$10,000 Used 500 Roorda manure spreader, MSU1801G ..................................................................$9,000 Used Knight 8030 side slinger manure spreader, MSU1804G .................................................CALL Used New Holland 195 spreader, top beater, tandem axle, hyd apron, beater combs, MSU1805G....................................................................................................................$12,500 New Idea 244 box spreader, tandem axle, top beater, slop gate, good shape, MSU1808G......CALL New on the Lot CPX 9000 Vermeer Catapult Bale Processor Vermeer Disc Mowers – 6 ft & 7 ft. Vermeer BW5500 Inline bale wrapper Vermeer MC3700 mower conditioner. Gea Houle Tilting 3-point Super Slider Pump, 8 ft. & 12 ft deep pits with the same pump. 600 Cloverdale mixers
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Dairy Star - Third Section • Saturday, February 9, 2019 • Page 17 WIEDENFELD ACRES II, LLC Vince: (608) 475-3544 • Richland Center, WI SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2019 • 11:30 AM
To be held at: RICHLAND CATTLE CENTER, LLC (50 mi. W. of Madison, WI & 70 mi. E. of LaCrosse, WI) Located 2 mi. S.E. of Richland Center on Hwy. 14 to Hwy. 58, then N. 4 mi. (Ithaca) & the RCC indoor arena.
295 HEAD OF SWISS, HOLSTEIN AND SWISS-X CATTLE 153 Cows all home raised and A.I. sired and bred. 69 Bred 2 yr.olds due March to October 73 Open heifers 2 mos.old to breeding age
This is a 3rd generation family dairy. Herd bred exclusively A.I. for over 33 years. RHA: 21138M 923F 710P, January SCC from the plant avg. 160. Bi-mothly herd health with Shireman Vet Clinic, Richland Center. Complete vac. program & monthly footwork practiced. Cows are housed in free-stalls and milked in parlor. Your attendance will be appreciated!
View our website: www.stadeauction.com for updates. SALE CONDUCTED BY:
RICHLAND CATTLE CENTER, LLC
24321 Hwy. 58 (Ithaca) Richland Center, WI 53581 · (608) 585-3700 Terms & Conditions: Cash or good check. All sales settled for day of sale.
Wisconsin Registered Auctioneers: Pete Stade #2836, Jefferson, WI (920) 723-2520, Mike Stade #607, Watertown, WI (920) 253-8297, Bill Stade #535, Richland Center, WI (920) 674-5500
Dairy Facility • Price Reduced 170-Cow Dairy in Central Wisconsin
Sand bedded barn • Double six step-up parlor with ATO’s Farm is priced with 60± acres but additional 320± acres available to rent or purchase. For property details, please contact:
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Business: (715) 613-8701
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BIDDING: Sale starts to end on Monday, February 25, 2019 at 7:30 PM. www.hagerauction.com
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LOCATED: 7 miles north of Red Wing, Minnesota or 5 miles south of Ellsworth, Wisconsin on Highway 63 to County V, then east ½ mile to 750th Street, then north to Àrst farm. Fire # N3823 NOTE: After a many years of very successful farming, Brian has decided to custom hire his crop land. The following very sharp machinery will be sold. Shedded, well-maintained, low acreage. Brian is very meticulous. You can buy with conÀdence! NICE JD TRACTORS: JD 7200 MFWD Tractor (S # 002653), 5227 hours, power quad w/D range, triple hyd, CAH, 3 pt, PTO; JD 7710 MFWD Tractor (S # 003406), 5443 hours, power quad w/D range, triple hyd, 18.4-38 rears w/duals, CAH, 3 pt, PTO. HAYING EQUIPMENT: JD 568 Mega Wide Plus 5’ x 6’ Round Baler (S # E00568X357238), net & twine w/B wrap option, 540 PTO; NH 570 Square Baler (S # 82280) w/72 Thrower, auto bale tension, hyd tongue; NH 488 9’ Haybine; Gehl 520 12-Wheel Hi Capacity Rake, 1-owner; Ag Shield – Recon 400 Hay Crimper/ Tedder (S # 1814410), 3 pt; Meyer 16’ Throw Wagon on 12 ton Meyer Gear; H&S 16’ Throw Wagon on 8 ton Kory Gear; H&S 18’ Throw Wagon on Gear; Frontier Bale Spear (Àts JD 740-741 Loader); Ag Power Bale Spear for Loader. SPRING EQUIPMENT: JD 1590 10’ No-Till Drill w/ grass seed att, 7 ½” spacings, Done only 325 acres, 1-owner, Like New; DMI Tiger Mate II 28’ Field Cultivator w/3-tine harrow; DMI 30’ Cart Rolling Harrow; CIH 1240 12 Row 30” Planter, liquid fert w/ dual placement, air row shut offs, hyd drives, Yetter row cleaners, Pro 600 monitor; Top Air 1000 gal Sprayer, hyd drive pump, Raven control, 60’ boom, hyd fold, electric shut offs; (2) Pump Doctors (Àts JD 7000 & 8000 series); 14.9-46” Rims.
TERMS: 5% Buyer’s fee. Cash or bankable check.
BRIAN BERG - Owner
ELLSWORTH, WISCONSIN 608-317-4020
FIND US ON THE INTERNET: www.hagerauction.com SALE CONDUCTED BY: HAGER AUCTION SERVICE • 715-273-4638
BARRY HAGER & TIM PRUSAK, Reg WI Auctioneers #105 & 479
ConƟnued from CALENDAR | Page 16 • Decision making tool & calculations There is no fee to attend the meetings. Registration recommended for meeting materials. Meeting times include 10 a.m., Feb. 13 at Belvedere Supper Club in Marsheld, Wis. Call Matt Lippert, 715-421-8440. Also on Feb. 13, 1 p.m. at Lincoln County Service Center in Merrill, Wis. Call Dan Marzu, 715-539-1072. “Weathering the Storm,” the fourth annual Women in Ag Network Conference will be Feb. 13, in Willmar, Minn. at the Willmar Conference Center (240 23rd street SE, Willmar). This fourth annual event will be a day of learning and networking for women involved in agriculture. Registration begins at 8:45 a.m. with conference program from 9:15 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Sandy Hansen-Wolff, local agricultural business owner, speaker and consultant, will be the keynote speaker. Sandy will focus on looking at participants’ current life path – both professionally and personally. She will address areas in life and business where participants want to let go, change, reduce stress, become better leaders and improve in their lives. Breakout sessions will feature three diverse tracks for attendees to choose from: stress management, organizational leadership, and business and nance. The day will end with a panel discussion, “Make Your Own Weather,” where panelists will talk about how they have worked to focus on making the best of agriculture even in challenging times. Pre-registration is required for the conference at z.umn.edu/ WAGN2019ConferenceReg. Late registration is $80 and accepted after Feb. 6 if space allows. Students receive a special rate of $10 if registered by February 6. The Women in Ag Network is a collaboration between University of Minnesota Extension and Minnesota’s Farm Service Agency. For more information, please visit z.umn.edu/WAGN. Feel free to contact Sarah Schieck (schi0466@umn.edu or 320-235-0726 ext. 2004) or Megan Roberts (meganr@umn.edu or 507-3896722) with questions. Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council (DCRC) kicks off its 2019 DCRC webinar series with “Evolution of Timed AI (articial insemination) Protocols and Overview of the DCRC Reproductive Management Strategies Protocol Sheet for Dairy Cows.” Presented by Paul Fricke, University of Wisconsin dairy science professor and extension specialist in dairy cattle reproduction, this webinar reviews DCRC’s updated dairy reproduction protocols. The one-hour webinar begins at 2 p.m. Central time on Feb. 15. While estrous synchronization protocols have helped enhance reproductive success on many dairy farms, there is not one “right way” to approach reproductive management, including “synch” programs. “Many strategies can be implemented to achieve excellent 21-day pregnancy rates by increasing the AI service rate alone,” said Fricke. “Newer fertility programs increase both service rate and pregnancies per AI (P/AI).” To register for this webinar, go to: www.dcrcouncil.org/ webinars and follow the prompts. As the webinar approaches, you will receive an e-mail with information on how to log in and participate. If you are a DCRC member and cannot attend the live program, you may access the webinar at www. dcrcouncil.org. In response to high levels of both personal and nancial farm stress, ISU Extension and Outreach is making available two “Farm Couple Getaways” aimed at farmers wanting to take advantage of activities to improve farm family communication, work on farm or family goal-setting, farm transition or just would like a weekend away to discuss farm and farm family issues. The rst “getaway” will be held Friday and Saturday, February 15-16 at Hotel Winneshiek in Decorah. The second “getaway” will be held March 22-23 at the Best Western Plus Hotel in Dubuque. The “getaways” run from 12:30 pm on Friday to 3 pm on Saturday. There is no cost to attend the program as food, lodging and other expenses are being paid for by grants and sponsorships. However, there is a $50 per couple deposit to hold each reservation, refundable on the second day of the getaway. Past “Farm Couple Getaways” have proven to be benecial to farm couples. They are a very productive and delightful time to discuss items of importance to help farms and families be successful”, says Larry Tranel, ISU Extension Dairy Field Specialist.” Each “getaway” will consist of eight farm couples and our Extension facilitators. Registration will be on a rst come, rst serve basis with registrations due two weeks prior to each session. Registration brochures for the Decorah site can be obtained from Jenn Bentley jbentley@iastate.edu or at the Winneshiek County ISU Extension Ofce at 563-3822949. Registration brochures for the Dubuque site, or questions regarding the getaway experience, can be directed to Larry Tranel tranel@iastate.edu at the Dubuque County ISU Extension Ofce at 563-583-6496. University of Minnesota Extension is offering seven Turn to CALENDAR | Page 18
Harrison Retirement Auction - Elk Mound, WI Online Only Auction Ends Tues., February 12, 2019 Most equipment was bought new and stored in shed. Very well kept machinery! one of the nicest lines we’ll sell this spring! COMBINE, MONITOR & HEADS: ’13 Case IH 5130 Combine, 1519/964 Hrs, Duals, Tracker, Chopper; ’14 Case IH 3162 Flex Draper Head; Case IH 2206 Corn Head; Case IH 750 Monitor & EZ Steer; TRACTOR & MACHINERY: ’14 Case IH Magnum 200, CVT, 1240 Hrs; ’03 Case IH 1200 12R30 Corn Planter; ’14 Case IH 335 VT, 25’; ’15 Richiger Grain Bager w/Roller Mill; SunÀower 9412 Grain Drill; JD 568 Round Baler, 10k Bales; Balzer 1500 Stalk Chopper; Killbros 1800 Grain Cart; Versa Bagger Ag Bagger; Gehl 1085 Chopper; West¿eld 13x71 Swing Auger; Spra-Coup 220 Sprayer; Case IH 183 12R Applicator; Unverferth HT-30 Head Trailer; (3) Meyer 18’ 4518 Chopper Boxes; Gravity Box Seed Tender; EZ Guide 250 & EZ Steer; McKenzie 3 Pt Boom Mower; Leon 200 3 Pt Blade; Baker 3 Pt Forklift Mast; 3 Pt Backhoe; Levco 3 Pt Stump Grinder; 3 Pt Digger; Bale Kick Rack; Chopper & Wagon Side Speed Hitches; IH Suit Case Weights; 15002100 Gal Poly Tanks; Badger BN184 Manure Pump; Allied 731 PTO Auger; 4 Wheel RG; Saddle Tanks; New Ag-Bags; Net Wrap; IH Front Weight Bracket; Sprayer Induction Cone; Wood Wagons; AND MORE! TRUCKS: ’95 Mack MR688S Grain Truck, Auto; ’84 Ford L8000 Grain Truck, Dsl; LUMBER: White Oak Beams; Rough Sawn Lumber; VINTAGE: Vintage Gas Pumps; Bid online now at www.hyauctions.com! TERMS: 5% buyer’s fee & sales tax added to ¿nal bid price. 3.5% fee for credit/debit cards. Payments accepted: cash, certi¿ed check, cashier’s check, or credit card.
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LIVESTOCK, FARM & LIVESTOCK EQUIPMENT
• AUCTION• FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2019 Located: 43361 Co. Rd. 10
• 10:30 A.M.
100+ HEAD OF OUTSTANDING REGISTERED & COMMERCIAL RED ANGUS CATTLE
BRIAN & JAN DUNKELBERGER 43361 Co. Rd. 10, Lamberton, MN 56152
Questions on Equipment: Call Brian 507-227-9419 Questions on Livestock: Call Jan 507-227-9864
LANESBORO SALES COMMISSION • LANESBORO, MN
SPECIAL DAIRY CATTLE
AUCTION
Friday, February 22nd • 11:00 am EXPECTING 250 HEAD
FEATURE CONSIGNMENT: 50 HOLSTEIN COW DISPERSAL
from Mark Ehrhardt, Waukon, IA x 14 Cows Milking over 90lbs x 75lb Tank Ave x 4.4% Test x 150-200 SSC x AI Sired & AI Bred x Also selling 10 Holstein Bred Heifers
OTHER CONSIGNMENTS:
Mulhern Dairy Fountain, MN 15 Holstein Fresh Cows 1st & 2nd Lactation, 28,500 lb Herd Ave, 90 SSC, 90 lbs. Milk, AI Sired Hoscheit Dairy Caledonia, MN 20 Holstein Hfrs, 1st Lactation fresh in Nov.-Dec.-Jan., 28,000 lb. Herd Ave, 150 SSC, AI Sired/Bred-CRI Hidden Hills Dairy St Charles, MN 14 Holstein Fresh Cows, 1st & 2nd lactation, 25,000lb Herd Ave, 80-110 SSC, 6 Holstein Springing Heifers - Due March-April, AI Sired & AI Bred.
FOR MORE INFO CALL: BILL BROADWATER 507-450-3009 OR SALE BARN 507-467-2192
402 E Coffee St. • Lanesboro, MN
MACHINERY AUCTION HENNESSEY IMPLEMENT, INC. 1414 State Road 23, Dodgeville, Wisconsin PH: 608-935-3326 • Fax: 608-935-5342
THURS. FEB. 21ST • 8:00 A.M. For a complete listing and photos visit our website at:
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**UPCOMING AUCTION DATES** EACH SALE IS HELD THE THIRD THURSDAY OF EVERY EVEN MONTH
April 18 • June 20 • Aug. 15 • Oct. 17 • Dec. 19
ConƟnued from CALENDAR | Page 17 Small Grain Winter Workshops across Central and Southern MN in January and February to address small grain production. Row crop farming brings busy spring and fall workloads. There are also pests common to row crops, including herbicide resistant weeds, soybean cyst nematodes, soybean aphid, and other insect and disease pests becoming more problematic across Minnesota. Small grain added to a rotation offers the opportunity to diversity cropping systems in central and southern Minnesota to manage these challenges. This program is designed to help farmers determine if small grains can work on their farm and in their rotation. This program will provide the tools needed to make small grains a successful crop in their operation, including cutting-edge research on production agronomics, variety selection, disease identication, fungicide use, fertility, quality, equipment, and economics. Time will be set aside for open forum to discuss related topics and on-farm experiences. Dates, Locations, Times and Contacts are as follows: Monday, Feb. 18 – New Prague, State Bank of New Prague Community Center 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. (Contact Shane Bugeja at 515-708-3486) Monday, Feb. 18 – Rochester, Heintz Center 12:30 – 4 p.m. (Contact Ryan Miller at 507529-2759) * Private Pesticide Applicator Training will precede the small grains program from 9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 20 – Cold Spring, Great Blue Heron, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. (Contact Joe Krippner at 320-980-2915) Wednesday, Feb. 20 – Mora, Kanabec County Courthouse, 1 – 4 p.m. (Contact Jared Goplen at 320-589-1711 x2128) Thursday, Feb. 21 - Slayton, Murray County 4H-Building, Event Hall, 12:30 – 4 p.m. (Contact: Melissa Runck at 507-836-6927). * The “Strategic Farming – Maximizing Return on Investment” workshop will precede the small grains program from 9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. and includes lunch. For details and to register for the Strategic Farming program please visit: https://z.umn.edu/strategic-farming Friday, Feb. 22 - Benson, McKinney’s on Southside, 10 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. (Contact: Scott Lee at 320-760-6129). Presenters will include Jochum Wiersma, University of Minnesota Extension Small Grain Specialist, Daniel Kaiser, University of Minnesota Extension Fertility Specialist, Jared Goplen, University of Minnesota Extension Crops Educator, and Phillip Glogoza, University of Minnesota Extension Crops Educator. Lunch is included at all sites except Mora. Registration is free, and is strongly encouraged to assist with meal planning. Please register by visiting https://z.umn.edu/PPAT-and-SmallGrains or contact Jared Goplen at 320-589-1711 x2128 or gople007@umn.edu for more information. The 30th Annual MOSES Organic Farming Conference – the country’s largest conference about organic and sustainable agriculture – takes place Feb. 21-23, in La Crosse, Wis. The event brings together farmers and ag professionals in every aspect of organic and sustainable production, from small to large scale. The conference, organized by the Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education Service (MOSES), features 60 workshops on topics in organic livestock and crop production, business planning, marketing, and more. Popular workshops include Soil Health for High Yields, Knock Down Barriers to Organic Transition, Silvopasture in Practice, and Finances in a Tough Farm Economy. The conference center’s two-oor exhibit hall includes more than 175 vendors, offering products, information, or services to help farmers succeed. Patagonia Workwear and Kubota Equipment are among the 14 new exhibitors this year. Admission to the hall comes with conference registration or as a $25 stand-alone ticket good Thursday, Feb. 21 from 5 to 8 p.m. for admission to the hall, the conference bookstore, and opening night activities. Advance registration for the full conference is $225 through Feb. 7; on-site price is $300. Single-day pricing also is available. See mosesorganic.org/conference for registration information, workshop descriptions, and more details. To request a conference guide with a mail-in registration form, call 715-778-5775. Farmers can dig more deeply into a farming topic at the all-day Organic University offered just prior to the MOSES Conference. This year’s classes are: – Advanced Organic Weed Management – Grow & Market Organic Mushrooms – Maximize Nutrition from Grazing & Forages – Produce Safety Alliance Grower Training – Reduce Risk in Your Farming Business – Soil: The Final Frontier – Specialty Cut Flowers – What it Takes to Grow Industrial Hemp – Wholesale Vegetable Production for Small to Mid-Scale Farms Advance registration for Organic University is $180 through Feb. 7; on-site price is $220. See the course descriptions at OrganicUniversity.org. Dairy farmers are invited to attend FarmFirst Dairy Cooperative’s Producer Discovery Workshops as part of the cooperative’s 2019 Annual Meeting on Friday, Feb. 22, at the Stoney Creek Hotel & Conference Center in Onalaska, Wis. The 2019 Annual Meeting is ‘Focused on the Future’ features topics that will help dairy farmers improve their nutrient management practices and better understand the industry’s checkoff organizations efforts to sell more dairy products. The rst Producer Discovery Workshops kicks off at 1:15 p.m., ‘Sustainable Practices that Improve the Soil, Protect Watersheds, and Increase Your Prots’ features Joe Bragger, dairy farmer from Buffalo County and the rst UW-Discovery Farms participant, who will share his personal lessons learned after participating in the UW Discovery Farms program and research studies, and how those lesson have improved his farm and his management practices as he focuses on the future. The second workshop ‘Milk Mooo-ves: How the Dairy Checkoff Makes the Most of Your Milk Checkoff Dollars,’ begins at 2:45 p.m. and features Chad Vincent, CEO from Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin and Molly Pelzer, Chief Experience Ofcer from the Midwest Dairy Association. As milk checkoff organizations have been around for decades, many dairy farmers are unaware of their work to promote and protect dairy’s image among customers. Long gone are the days of focusing on print and television advertising. Workshop attendees will learn what creative strategies are being implemented by checkoff organizations today as they focus on building markets and promoting dairy while showcasing the passion of dairy farmers. There is no cost to attend, however attendees must reserve their seat. Call Julie at 608286-1909 by February 15 to make a reservation. For more information about FarmFirst Dairy Cooperative’s Annual Meeting and to learn about guest speakers, please visit www.FarmFirstDairyCooperative.com.
Dairy Star - Third Section • Saturday, February 9, 2019 • Page 19
Real Estate - WANTED
Livestock - FOR SALE
REG. HOLSTEIN BULLS, from three or more generations of EX 30,000 lbs. dams, Brookings, SD. Call 605-6906393. TFN-F HOLSTEIN CROSS NORWEGIAN SERVICEABLE AGE BREEDING BULLS. Call 320-293-5607. 21-TFN-F 48 DAIRY COWS & HFRS., AI bred to Angus and some Holstein, more info available upon request. Call evenings after 8 p.m. 608-326-4281. 242-F
SPRINGING HOLSTEIN HFRS., 27,000 lb. herd, AI sired & bred, (3) April, (6) May. Call 507381-2394. 24-TFN-F WISCONSIN CALVES FOR SALE, starting at $75. Available: Holstein bull calves, beef cross calves, feeding heifers. Groups of Holstein steers available from 250-600 lbs. Call 608-574-7428 (John Reynolds) or reynoldslivestock.com. 11-TFN-B REG. HOLSTEIN BULLS, exc. type and production. Call Scott Rickeman 320-552-0284. 10-TFN-F 45 JERSEY COWS, some registered, some grade, 20 bred hfrs., 10 stall DeLaval parlor, 12 yrs. old. Call 320-384-6743. 24-2-F FRESH HOLSTEIN COWS & also Holstein springing cows & hfrs. Call 507-276-5202. 11-TFN-F HOLSTEIN BULLS, red or black, serviceable age, north of Rochester, MN, delivery avail. Call 507732-5930. 24-1-F
MILKING SHORTHORN BULLS, 1) R&W, 1) blackish roan. Call 320968-8709. 19-TFN-F 3) REGISTERED BROWN SWISS HFRS., due end of Feb., (19) black & red open Holstein hfrs, ready to breed, all Select Sires, Cokato, MN. Call 320-286-2376. 23-2-F BULLS, home-bred, variety of ages/genetics. Alberts Pine-Shelter Farms, Pine Island, MN (just north of Rochester). Call Dave at 507-356-8625 or 507-3564462. TFN-B LELY ROBOT TRAINED COWS, 28,400 RHA, 3.9F 3.1P 100 SCC. Call 507-7664220. 22-6-F FRESH HOLSTEIN COWS & also Holstein springing cows & hfrs. Call 507-276-5202. 11-TFN-F
REG. BROWN SWISS BULLS, all ages, exc. pedigrees; also REGISTERED BROWN SWISS HFRS., bred AI, all ages. Call 320-587-6384 or 320583-0336. 16-TFN-B HOLSTEIN, SERVICEABLE AGE BREEDING BULLS, 35 yrs., AI breeding. Call 320-761-2526 or 320-352-2271 (disconnected). 12-TFN-F R&W HOLSTEIN BULL, ready for cows and heifers. Call 507-2080189. 21-6-F COMPLETE HERD OF 45 REGISTERED MILKING SHORTHORN COWS. Call Homested Farm 218-3853471. 13-TFN-F REGISTERED HOLSTEIN, GUERNSEY & JERSEY MILK COWS, all VG or EX, $1,909 ea. Call 701-408-9094. 7-TFN-F HOLSTEIN BULLS, red or black, closed herd, Johnes & Leukosis test negative, guaranteed breeders. Call 507-9205859 or 507-879-3489. 4-TFN-P
SERVICEABLE AGE HOLSTEIN AND JERSEY BULLS, from good type and production families; also cows, Glencoe, MN. Call 320-864-6555. 4-TFN-F
BREEDING BULLS, top quality, 27,800# herd, EX dams, up to 49,000 lbs. milk; bull calves. Call 320-548-3542 or 320-3335906. 15-TFN-F
WANTING TO BUY SLOW & LAME CATTLE, lump-jaws and bad eyes and all blemished cattle, $200-$600; also, good cull cows and bulls, $600$1,200. Call 612-860-8774 or 651-480-1900. 4-TFN-B
LOOKING TO BUY OPENS, BREDS, SPRINGERS, all breeds. Call 320-760-2705. 24-TFN-B
Livestock - WANTED
DAIRY BEEF CROSS CATTLE, weighing 300800 lbs. Call 515-2314745. 22-4-B COMPLETE HERDS OF DAIRY CATTLE; also buying all classes of livestock including cull cows, steers, hfrs. and calves. Call 715-216-1897. 7-TFN-B
ALL CLASSES OF SPRINGER DAIRY COWS. No jockeys. Call 320-760-6050. 20-TFN-F WE HAVE BUYERS for tiestall and freestall dairy herds of all qualities and quantities. Also herds for sale at all times, Call 715721-0079. 2-TFN-B BUTCHER COWS, bulls, & fats; also thin, lame, lazy, & lump jaw. Call 320-894-7175. 11-TFN-B
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40 2 & 3 YR. OLD REG. JERSEY COWS, will sell group or smaller, pedigree, appraisal and milk production records. Call 563-9222883. 23-2-F YEARLING REGISTERED JERSEY BULL, sired by Impression, 94 pt. Jade dam & 95 pt. grand dam, $1,000. Call 701408-9094. 4-TFN-F 50 YEARS BREEDING FOR FEET, LEGS, & UDDERS, pick 50 cows from 80, 90+ avg. Call 715-828-4757. 16-TFN-F 50-COW HOLSTEIN HERD, most 2-3 yrs. old, 24,000 lb. avg., DHIA, 3.7 BF, 3.1 Pro, all AI bred for 50 yrs. Call 320-492-3944. 3-TFN-F
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Services
LOOKING TO RENT DAIRY FACILITY w/ feed contract/agreement for 45-50 Holsteins/Jerseys, with possibility to expand herd to 70-100. Call 563-419-3850. 14-TFN-F
CUSTOM HEIFER RAISER has openings to LOOKING TO RENT
raise your heifers. We offer freestall facilities, all TMR fed, $2.35/day from weaned to pre-fresh. Call Ben for more details 715495-0481. 23-2-VM
DAIRY FARM to milk 100 cows, parlor, freestall or nice tiestall, looking for long-term lease. Call 715326-3086. 15-TFN-F
Hay, Straw, Bedding & Feed FOR SALE ALFALFA, MIXED HAY, GRASS HAY & FEED GRADE WHEAT STRAW, med. square or round bales, delivery available. Thief River Falls, MN. Call or text LeRoy Ose 218-689-6675. 17-15VM
OPEN POLLINATED SEED CORN, out produces hybrids for silage, $67/ bu. plus shipping, leafy, sweet stalks, highly nutritious grain. Call 217-8573377. 23-8-VM
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3X3X8 ROTARY WHEAT STRAW, stored inside, can deliver. Call CullBarr Farms, Lowry, MN, 320-808-0744. 16-12VM LARGE AMOUNT OF DAIRY QUALITY HAY; also 3x4x8 bales of straw, stored inside. Call Blair Hay Company 320-8158964. 21-TFN-B SE, SD 3X3X8 ALFALFA, stored inside, 150-206 RFV; certied organic alfalfa & orchard grass. Call 605-286-3873 or 605-9992010. 24-TFN-F
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40 HOLSTEIN DAIRY COWS, half are registered, good milking cows along with showing. Call 920-253-9892. 19-TFN-F
46 SPRINGING JERSEY AND JERSEY/ HOLSTEIN HFRS., due in 30-90 days! $1,150ea./ obo. Call 218-427-2651. 23-4-F
REG. HOLSTEIN BULLS, from three or more generations of EX 30,000 lbs. dams, Brookings, SD. Call 605-6906393. TFN-F
RED ANGUS BULL FOR LEASE; For sale registered Saint Bernard. Call 320-254-8400. 20-TFN-F
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ORGANIC SPRINGING HFRS., cows & other cattle of various stages of lactation. Call 507-961-4255. 15-TFN-F
FRESH OR SPRINGING COWS AND HEIFERS, Holstein & Brown Swiss. Call 608-482-2726. 20-TFN-F
1-10 REGISTERED HOLSTEIN MILK COWS; also clean up semen, $1/unit. Call 320583-6564. 23-TFN-F
BROWN SWISS BULLS, home raised, registered, genomic tested, A2A2 tested, delivery available. Call 563-419-2137 or visit www.hilltopacresfarmcalmaria.com 24-TFN-F
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12 HOLSTEIN SPRINGING HFRS., close, a few crosses, would consider nancing if needed. Call 320-630-9924. 24-1-F
REGISTERED HOLSTEIN BULLS, polled, genomic tested, deep pedigreed high producing cow families. Call 507-8200452. 22-TFN-F
DAIRY GOAT DOES, out of Hostetler breeding; also breeding bucks available. Call 319-350-5819. 24-TFN-F
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YEARLING PUREBRED DAIRY FLECKVIEH BULLS, some A2A2 & genomic tested. Call 715-220-2572. 9-TFN-F
SERVICEABLE AGE BLACK & WHITE & RED & WHITE BULLS, sires Soloman, Integral, Adonis and others, dams EX and VG, over 30,000 milk. Call Loren Olson 320-583-6564. 18-TFN-F
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HOLSTEIN BULLS-Great selection from EX and VG high-producing cows, 26,800 RHA, Johnes free. Call Olmar Farms at 507-794-2697 or 507-2200730. 1-TFN-B
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21st Annual Sale
Hay, Straw, Bedding & Feed - FOR SALE
INVENTORY REDUCTION & CONSIGNMENT
AUCTION Tuesday, March 5th • 9:00 A.M.
Located in the Heart of Hay Country in Southwest Wisconsin!
Over 700 pieces expected with 2 auction trucks running all day.
DEAL WHERE THE DEALIN’S DONE!
• TRACTORS • HAY TOOLS • TILLAGE • CONSTRUCTION Scott Implement is one of North America’s Top Volume Dealers for Hay & Forage Equipment! We have many Farmer-Consigned pieces as well as a full lot of quality trade-ins.
FOR INFORMATION ON: SALE LISTINGS • DIRECTIONS • HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS • LOADING & DOCK INFORMATION
Call 608-348-6565 or to view Equipment Listings visit:
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5X6 CORNSTALK BALES, $30 ea.; 4x6 bean straw bales, $25 ea. Call 320-304-2311. 22-TFN-F HAY, dry cow to dairy quality, certied organic and commercial. Call 218587-4672. 22-TFN-F TOP QUALITY HAY, dairy and heifer, delivered by the semi-load from SD. Call Jerry Haensel, 605363-3402 or 605-321-9237 (c). 15-TFN-B LOW COST BEDDING AND HEIFER/GRINDING STRAW, grade 2, 2018 Wheat Straw available near Fargo, ND. Will arrange delivery if desired. Call or text Stephanie with Pacic Ag, LLC 218-7904490. 18-14-B
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HAY & BEDDING AUCTION, every Saturday at noon. Reynolds Feed & Supply, Cobb, WI 608-6232121. www.reynoldslivestock.com 11-TFN-B
CERTIFIED ORGANIC ROUND BALES baleage, dry hay & straw, all lots tested, low potassium available. Call 563-586-2231. 24-TFN-B
Hay, & Feed - WANTED DAIRY QUALITY HAYLAGE OR CORN SILAGE or half & half mixed. Call 715-292-9215. 23-2-F
LOOKING FOR FT EMPLOYEE ON 90 COW DAIRY, must be able to run equipment. Call 563419-6847. 23-4-F
FT FARM MECHANIC/ MILK HAULER for 400 cow dairy in NE Iowa. Call 563-419-2137. 22-4-F
HELP WANTED, stall barn, younger couple to possibly transition into farm, will trade for housing. Write Box K, Dairy Star, 522 Sinclair Lewis, Ave., Sauk Centre, MN 56352 or email ads@dairystar.com. 16-TFN-F
100 COW DAIRY LOOKING FOR HELP WITH MILKING AND FARM WORK. Call 608588-5196. 22-3-F
HELP WANTED AT OLMAR FARMS, duties milking in modern, clean, comfortable parlor, FT or PT, experience preferred. Call Jill 507-220-0730. 2210-F
Help Wanted
12’ BRILLION SEEDER, hyd. lift & acreage counter. Call 320-3337346. 23-4-F MASSEY FERGUSON TRACTORS FOR REPAIR OR SALVAGE. Please call 320-282-6892 or 320-836-2171. 10-TFNB FREUDENTHAL CS-60 TIESTALLS. Levi Beiler, 15365 Tower Rd., Bocobel, WI 53805. 11-TFN-F JD 15’ OR 16’ RIGID GRAIN PLATFORM in good working cond. Call 608-623-2784. 23-2-F JD 7000 6 OR 8 ROW PLANTER & 6620 or 7720 combine. Call 320760-6050. 22-TFN-F FARM BULK MILK COOLERS, all sizes. Call 319-330-2286. 10-24-P NO-TILL DRILL, 6’-8’ or 10’, needs to be in good shape. Call 608-464-3598. 24-1-F
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ANIMAL BEDDING: Clean/dry, sold by the truckload. Delivered on walking oor trailers. Approximately 110 yds per trailer. Call Cathy Skwira at Woodcraft Industries for information 320-6562314. 20-12-B
STRAW, NET WRAPPED ROUND BALES & BIG SQUARES, clean, dry, stored inside, delivery available. Call 320-8088336. 15-TFN-F
WESTERN DAIRY QUALITY ALFALFA & baleage & straw at reasonable prices. Call 605-9991118. 19-TFN-B
Miscellaneous - WANTED LIMIT 1 FREE AD PER FARM PER ISSUE
WHEAT STRAW, small sq., $2.50/bale, 1,000 bales. Call 320-293-5716. 24-1-F
SPRING TEETH for IHC C cultivator; wheel hub for IHC 56 corn planter, right side. Call 715-822-2678. 14-TFN-F OLD HEATING FUEL AND DIESEL, can pump from basement. Call 320424-2005. 5-TFN-F KNIGHT 1140 MANURE SPDR. FOR PARTS; JD 6300/6400 MFWD, burnt OK. Call 320-279-2884. 23-3-F
1900 COW DAIRY looking for bilingual parlor manager. Call 507-9515597. 8-TFN-F LOOKING FOR FT HERDSMAN, 200 cows, some milking, must know how to breed & IV cows, housing avail., paid vacation, South-Central, MN. Call 612-701-0342. 20-TFN-F
MILKER NEEDED on 54 cow dairy in Otter Tail County, pay negotiable. Call 218-849-2143. 11-TFN-F 50-COW DAIRY LOOKING FOR KNOWLEDGEABLE PERSON for farm work; must know equipment and cows. Call 715-662-5053. 23-TFN-F HERDSMAN FOR 1800 COW DAIRY, Central, MN, benets offered, hourly wage based on experience. Call 320-2930448. 14-TFN-F
Quality Alfalfa Hay & Straw For Sale 3x4 Bales • 1st, 2nd & 3rd Cutting Hay WE DELIVER
Heavy Oats Also For Sale
Honeyland Farms
1-320-250-8805 or 1-204-347-5780 Mike www.honeylandfarms1.com
ALL PRICED AND READY TO GO!
8124 Knight 3030, Knight Knight 8141 8014 370 H&S 3 Auger ‘13, Big 3050 Slinger w/upper 1,000 PTO 2014, Discharge $12,500 1,000 PTO, Beater $3,800 20,000 $7,600 28L26 Tires $ $7,600 $36,000
W.H. Lien Inc.
N8974 Pole Grove Rd. • Hixton, WI
715-963-4211
Sales & Service of New & Used Farm Machine ry
SAVE BIG ON 2019 SEED AND HERBICIDE Visit KLEENACRES.com
for top performing Midstate Genetics seed and Kleenacres herbicide solutions. OR CALL
320-237-7667 “FOR A BETTER BOTTOM LINE!”
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Miscellaneous - WANTED PATZ OR BERG BARN CLEANER CHAIN. Call/ text 320-266-1306. 23-3-F CROWD GATE AND HEADLOCKS Call 651345-4107. 24-1-F
NH 110 GROUND DRIVEN MANURE SPDR.; For sale: Blue Heeler pups, 2 female, 1 male, $100 ea. Jonas Miller, 2793 Wren Lane, Fennimore, WI 53809. 23-2-B
Miscellaneous - FOR SALE
JACK RUSSEL/RAT TERRIER MIX PUPPIES, $100, friendly, used to children, Owen, WI. Call 715-229-2407. 24-1-F AKC WHITE GERMAN SHEPHERD PUPS, female, 4 months old. Call 320-510-1015. 24-2-F ‘16 KUHN PRIMOR 4270 BALE PROCESSOR. Call 507-459-3104. 24-1-F ‘11 NH L220 SKID LOADER, 1900 hrs., cab/ heat, foot & hand ctrls, $18,900/obo. Cal 715-5071991. 23-2-F
WOODCHUCK 80HDL WOOD SHAVING BEDDING SHREDDER, $3,500; 1600 gal. bulk tank w/cooling unit, $5,000. Call 712-310-8224. 24-1-F MILK TANKS: 1000 Mueller OE #1909BA; 3000 Mueller OE #19722-A; 2500 DeLaval #JC4163; 4000 Mueller OH #102316, several other bulk milk coolers on hand. Call 319-330-2286. 24-1VM
Bobcat S590 Skid-Steer Loader
Here’s Power!
PORTABLE VACUUM PUMP, must be in exc. cond., recently used. Call 507-794-6169 after 7 p.m.. 20-TFN-F
RED/BLUE HEELER PUPPIES, $200. Call 218238-6605. 24-1-F
NEW IDEA 5109, 9 ft., brand new sickle. Call 320-808-8130. 24-3-F
JD 2700 PLOW, semi mounted. Call 320-5101055. 13-TFN-F
DAIRYMASTER MOO MONITOR HEAT DETECTION SYSTEM, 250 collars, 2 base stations, will sell any quantity. Call 605-881-0992. 24-TFN-F
1200 GAL. SURGE BULK TANK w/compressors; also milk meters. Call Leo Kiefer 701-336-7163. 24-1-F
SIX-NIPPLE SELF FEEDER, 50 gal. tank, heated, timed stirring paddle; also (1) 50 gal. barrel of Formic Acid. Call 507301-8320. 24-1-F LITTER OF PUREBRED AUSTRALIAN SHEPHERD PUPPIES, Born 11/5, (7) 4 males, 3 females, tails docked, dew claws, have shots, ready now. Call 507-259-5173. 22-TFN-F MODEL K ROSKAMP ROLLER MILL, 30HP, 3-phase, GE motor, exc. cond., $15,800. Call 605884-0596. 18-10-F CIH 600 BLOWER, $3,800; Badger barn cleaner head & 250’ CCW chain, all exc. cond. Call 320-266-6878. 13-TFN-F
The GA-400 Gopher Getter is our standard three-point hitch model.
The GA-300 Gopher Getter attaches to a category 2 or 3 standard or quick hitch.
PATZ/BERG BARN CLEANER CHAIN. Call 320-557-6558. 9-TFN-F
REMOTE CONDENSER, unit is nearly new, pressurized and stored inside. Call 712-441-0964. 18-TFN-F
FLAT PARLOR SETUP FOR 12 COWs, used cond, on pallets. Call 320290-9122. 17-10-F RISSLER 290 TMR FOR PARTS. Call 320333-7569. 22-4-F JD 9500, 5,100 eng. hrs., 7,500 on cutter, 4WD, many updates, single point hookup, 600 series head ready, $32,900. Call 715613-8940. 8-TFN-F BALDOR 10 HP MOTOR, $650. Call 320-8454690. 24-1-F 3 PT. POST HOLE DIGGER; factory 4 wheel trailer; alum. irrigation pipe. Call 320-250-4600. 2-TFN-F IRRIGATION EQUIPMENT; 460 volt generator; right angle gear drives; electric pump motor. Call 320-444-4270, no texts. 10-TFN-F
The GA-700 Gopher Getter is our heavy-duty 3-point model.
The GA-800 Gopher Getter is our NEWEST, heavy-duty quick hitch model.
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PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS WANTED Heim Milling Company is looking for hard working Production Assistants full time and part time - to join our team!
We are a family owned, St. Cloud based, regional feed manufacturer and distributor serving a multi-state market. Looking for people to work in our production plant producing multiple types of products by mixing products, packaging them, and loading / unloading of products into our delivery trucks, warehouse supply area and customer vehicles.
Agricultural experience / background is preferred!! The full-time position offers competitive wages and benefits that include health insurance, paid vacations and holidays, profit-sharing and 401k, and longevity bonuses. The part-time position offers competitive wages and flexible scheduling.
Come in to fill out an application at 32311 County Rd. 1 • St. Cloud, MN 56303 Or call Bob to discuss the position at 320-251-7033
Replaces the 5 Gallon Bucket in Your Life! Along with more horsepower, the new S590 loader delivers greater all-around performance! 2 speed available.
• Vertical Lift Path • 2100 lb. Rated Operating Capacity • 119 in. Lift Height • 66 hp Turbo Diesel
USED LOADERS
S750, S650, S185, S175, 742, T650, T630,S205, several low hours, S130, S150, S590, 542B, 864 Bobcat, S205 SNOW ATTACHMENTS, BLOWERS, BUCKETS, BROOMS & PLOWS
Your Bobcat Headquarters
LONG PRAIRIE MACHINERY INC.
19612 U.S. 71, Long Prairie • 320-732-3715 www.longprairiemachinery.com
www.bobcat.com
NEW ATV FEEDER,
500 lb. capacity Dual speeds Self contained electronics On board battery charger
Additional Products:
• Bulk Bins • Creep Feeders • Seed Tenders • Feed Bunks
Watch for our upcoming UTV Feeder! Unionville, MO (888) 592-2351 feedtrain@yahoo.com for additional information visit www.feedtrain.com
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Miscellaneous - FOR SALE
KNIGHT 8014 SPDR, $5,500; 489 haybine, $1,300; Call 320-2472657. 6-TFN-F
HANSON 24’ SILO UNLOADER, $3,000; 25’ Harvestore unloader, $9,000; Freudenthal freestalls & water beds. Call 507-951-6509. 16-TFN-F
‘08 1200PT 12R30� PLANTER, 600 Pro monitor, variable rate pump, row shutoffs, good cond. Call 320-287-1107 or 320287-1196. 23-2-F LANDOLL 24’ DISC, $2,500. Call 218-5733172. 14-TFN-F
10HP VAC PUMP; freestall loops; 8 walk-thru parlor stalls. Call 507-3812394. 12-TFN-F
‘08 35 TON SEMI TRAILER, beaver tail & ramps, 51’ total length. Call 320-760-6942. 12-TFN-F
GEHL 1275 FORAGE HARVESTER w/3R CH, 7-1/2’ HH 7 processor, $12,500/obo. Call 715559-6346. 5-TFN-F
AIC ID SYSTEM for parlor, only 3 yrs. old, works ďƒžne. Call with questions 320-583-0319. 24-3-F
IH 574 UTILITY DSL., nice shape, $9,500. Call 320-267-3427. 24-1-F NH LATE MODEL 900 CHOPPER w/990W HH & crop processor; 2RN 824 CH also avail. Call 715-579-7955. 11-TFN-F
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BRENT 744 WAGON, red fenders, lights, brakes, 455 truck tires, $8,900.Call 641-394-2763. 23-2-F PSI POWER WASHERS, Power Washers Hot/ Cold, Cabinet Parts Washers, Chemicals, Presoaks, Degreasers, Large Parts Inventory Shipped Same Day, On Site Service. Industrial, Commercial, Farm, Sales, Repair, and Rental. “The Guys That Work Great Under Pressure� 1-800-555-1677. Serving you from 3 locations: West Central MN Region – Pennock, MN Location SW MN Region – Wilmont, MN Location NW IA Region – Harrisburg, SD Location & Wilmont, MN Location SE SD Region – Harrisburg, SD Location. 23-TFN-B VALMETAL 325 MIXER, exc. cond.; Patz 305 portable mixer; NH 782 chopper w/both heads & chopper boxes. Call 715641-1763. 18-TFN-F
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Call us for all your home improvement needs, professional or DIY!! 1010 Hoeschler Dr. • Sparta, WI 54656
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DAIRY EQUIPMENT INC. Celebrating 35 Years in Business
Phone: 608-269-3830 Toll Free: 1-888-863-0227 Email: prestonde@prestonde.com
New Kuhn Knight SL124, #4269 - Call
New Kuhn Knight SLC 126, #4420 - Call
New Kuhn Knight SLC141, #4335 - Call
New Kuhn Knight 2054, #4367 - Call
New Kuhn Knight SL 114, #4218 - Call
New Patz 500, #4306 - Call
New Patz 620, #4322 - Call
New Patz V350, #4318 - Call
New Patz V420, #4328 - Call
New Patz V420, #4336 - Call
New Patz V420, #4349 - Call
New Patz V500, #4340 - Call
New Patz V510, #4353 - Call
New Patz V650, #4370 - Call
New Patz V650, #4377 - Call
New Patz V950, #4239 - Call
New Patz 4200 Call
New Patz 7400, #4299 - Call
New Kuhn Knight 2044, #4365 - Call
Used H&S 310, #4122 -$7,400
Used Knight 8118, #4032 - $13,900
Used Knight 8124, #4347 - $27,900
Used Knight 8124, #3699 - $18,900
Used Knight 8132, #4228 - $26,900
Used Meyer 8720, #4052 - $19,900
Used New Holland 165, #4005 - $7,200
Used Kuhn Knight Used Kuhn Knight Used Kuhn Knight SLC Used Kuhn Knight 8114, #4362 - $15,900 8124, #4079 - $11,500 141, #4098 - $49,900 SLC141, #4202 - $52,800
Salesmen: Shawn Martin (608) 778-4554 or Joe Ryan (608) 778-2900
4116 Hwy. 80 S. Platteville, WI
Office: (608) 348-9401 or Toll Free: 1(888) BUY-Patz www.steinhartsfarmservice.com
4116 Hwy. 80 S. Platteville, WI
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CHECK OUT THE EQUIPMENT AVAILABLE AT YOUR LOCAL PATZ DEALERS NG COMI IN
Patz 615 vert. $27,500 Brynsaas Sales & Service 563-382-4484
Patz 420 Vertical - $17,000 Brynsaas Sales & Service 563-382-4484
Knight 3042 horiz. - $12,500 Brynsaas Sales & Service 563-382-4484
Patz 950 vert. mixer $24,500 Gorter’s Clay & Dairy Equip. 507-825-3271
Roorda mixer/feeder wagon w/scale - $5,000 Gorter’s Clay & Dairy Equip. 507-825-3271
Patz 950 - IN STOCK Hartung Sales 320-836-2697
Patz 350 Hartung Sales 320-836-2697
Patz 420, recond. - call Hobert Sales Inc. 320-286-6284
Patz 620, Recond. - Call Hobert Sales Inc. 320-286-6284
Weaverline feed carts, Rebuilt- ready to go Hobert Sales Inc. 320-286-6284
Penta 6720HD, twin screw - $19,950 Mid-Central Equipment, Inc. 218-583-2931
(2) Patz 420 Ross Equipment Co. 800-645-7677
(3) Patz 500V Ross Equipment Co. 800-645-7677
Knight 3300 Stationary Ross Equipment Co. 800-645-7677
New Patz 500 Spieker Service & Repair 605-625-2266
Used Patz 420 - $21,500 Spieker Service & Repair 605-625-2266
Used Kuhn Knight 5173 $16,900 Steinhart’s Farm Service Inc. 608-348-9401
Patz 615 Vertical - $23,000 Brynsaas Sales & Service 563-382-4484
Knight 3030 horiz.- $11,250 Brynsaas Sales & Service 563-382-4484
Patz 500 Hartung Sales 320-836-2697
NG COMI SOON Patz 615 Ross Equipment Co. 800-645-7677
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Used Kuhn Knight VT144 $28,900 Steinhart’s Farm Service Inc. 608-348-9401
Used Kuhn Knight VT180 $35,900 Steinhart’s Farm Service Inc. 608-348-9401
Used Patz 350 - $21,500 Steinhart’s Farm Service Inc. 608-348-9401
Used Kuhn Knight 5032 $13,900 Steinhart’s Farm Service Inc. 608-348-9401
Patz V615 Story Sales & Service 800-491-3724
Patz 420 Story Sales & Service 800-491-3724
Patz V620 Story Sales & Service 800-491-3724
Patz V420 Story Sales & Service 800-491-3724
NDE 1552 Story Sales & Service 800-491-3724
Jaylor VC4405 - $14,200 Story Sales & Service 800-491-3724
Patz 500, Only 2 in stock! Wille Construction 563-252-2034
Patz 615 vertical mixer Wille Construction 563-252-2034
Patz 620 Wille Construction 563-252-2034
Patz 350 Wille Construction 563-252-2034