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Dairy donations ll multiple needs in northwestern Wisconsin
Miller, Timmerman spur cheese, milk donations By Danielle Nauman danielle.n@dairystar.com
ELLSWORTH, Wis. – A comment on a Facebook post has taken on a life of its own for Rich Miller, turning into a project of procuring funding for cheese products for school lunches and food pantries in northwest Wisconsin, and thereby helping his dairy farming friends and patrons. Miller is long-invested in the dairy industry. He owns Miller Transfer LLC, a milk hauling business, based out of Roberts. Miller has 12 trucks that pick up milk from 165 area farms. Miller grew up on a
for, creating Miller Transfer. “Don Timmerman started this in Baldwin,” Miller said. “He was raising money to provide vouchers for people to go to the local grocery store to get milk. Someone asked on a Facebook post what was being done with cheese, and I piped up that I’d throw in $1,000 worth of cheese for food pantries and school lunch programs.” Timmerman has spent the majority of his life working the dairy industry, as well, and continues his involvement in a variety of dairy-related activities. His uid milk campaign raised over $3,000 for the Baldwin food pantry to distribute as vouchers for gallons of milk from a local grocery store. “In terms of gallons of milk, $3,000 is a lot of milk,” Timmerman said. “We felt like that program was pretty well funded, and we were happy to shift our efforts towards the cheese curd donations.” Miller wanted the money to get back to farmers the quickest it could, so he decided
“I think this community outpouring has been a morale booster for our dairy farmers.” DON TIMMERMAN
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Workers at the Ellsworth CooperaƟve Creamery stand around 7,000 pounds of cheese curds they packed for donaƟon. The cheese curds were donated to area food pantries and school lunch programs. to work with the Ellsworth Cooperative Creamery to procure the cheese for his donations. “I gured if we bought cheese through the creamery store, we could get the money back to the farmers faster,” Miller said. “I also know if I bought direct through the creamery store, I could get a better price and ultimately move more cheese.” Miller made his social media comment on a Saturday morning and by Monday morning, the scope of the project had taken on a life of its
Timmerman in the fundraising quest. By the end of the rst day, they had over $7,500 in donations. “It just exploded; I think it is great that it has,” Miller said. “By today (April 16), we are over $20,000 in donations, and we have delivered over 10,000 pounds worth of cheese.” Miller hopes the ball he has started continues to roll. “The donations are still Turn to DONATIONS | Page 4
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rolling in; I hope they don’t slow down. The more people hear about it, the more there are who are willing to pitch in,” Miller said. “We are still being contacted by more schools and food pantries, saying if we have the cheese, they’ll take it. We’ve been hearing that the kids really love the cheese.” The power of social media has helped span the reach of the project. “It’s unbelievable the comments and shares that we’ve been getting in response to just a few Facebook posts,” Timmerman said. “Many comments are from dairy farmers, expressing thanks for what is being done and then they are sharing it.” One thing that has touched both Miller and Timmerman deeply is that while one of the reasons they began doing this was to help dairy farmers in some way, multiple dairy farmers have themselves made donations to the cause. “It’s crazy, at the same time as all the bad news in the dairy industry, I have had multiple patrons give us donations,” Miller said. “The farmers themselves are kicking into this. That’s not why I did this; I did it to help the farmers. It’s a terrible time for them, they don’t have anything extra, but they are throwing in. I think that’s amazing.” Miller and Timmerman hope this project helps provide a needed boost in morale for dairy farmers. “I think this community outpouring has been a morale booster for our dairy farmers,” Timmerman
said. “It lets them know they are not forgotten.” While many people have been impacted by the donations of dairy products in their communities so far, both Miller and Timmerman realize what they have done is only a small piece of the puzzle. “We’ve only moved about 10,000 pounds of cheese so far. I know Ellsworth Creamery had 15 orders cancel just last week. That’s three or four day’s production,” Miller said. “Yeah, they are making cheese and putting it in storage, but that doesn’t bring in an income. What we are doing is just the tip of the iceberg, but I’m hoping every little bit helps.” Timmerman agreed and said he likes to think that much of the cheese they are providing to the food pantries and school lunch programs is cheese that would have not otherwise been distributed for consumption during this time. Miller said he has heard good news from the Ellsworth Creamery. With all the publicity, their online sales have increased, and the store is busy with an increased demand for cheese outside of Miller’s purchases. “We are really hoping this will spur things on in other communities and have a much farther reach,” Timmerman said. “We would like to see it catch on throughout every region of Wisconsin and, in a perfect world, throughout every region of the country. The good news is I think it is catching on.”
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Are you covered if disaster strikes?
Hallock shares insurance experience after barn collapses from snow By Stacey Smart
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Editor’s note: This is the second of two stories detailing the experiences the dairy farmers involved on the panel. Look for a story about the Kroepliens in our rst April issue. MADISON, Wis. – Although a portion of a farm’s budget is dedicated to insurance, most of them never hope to need it. During the Professional Dairy Producers of Wisconsin Virtual Business Conference March 18-19 in Madison, Jim Kroeplien and his daughter, Rachel, along with Marty Hallock, explained how they survived disaster and provided tips on what to do when the unexpected happens during a panel titled “Stuff happens ... are you covered?” Dave Becker, founder of Dairy Business Consulting Marty Hallock Group, facilitated the panel. For Marty Hallock, disaster was caused by an abundance of snow. In the early morning of Feb. 24, 2019, a portion of his freestall barn collapsed when the snow load became too much for the roof to bear. “We had over 16 inches of snow with a 30 to 40 mph wind,” Hallock said. “Our barn orientation is north/ south, so it blew everything on the west side over to the east side, and we ended up with over 60 inches of snow on the roof.”
Hallock owns and operates MarBec Dairy in Mondovi with his wife, Becky, and sons, Jonathon and Josh. The Hallocks milk 925 cows, raise 1,000 heifers and crop 1,850 acres. A shift change had just occurred at 4 a.m., and Hallock’s rst concern was tracking down his people. “In our business, we can replace cows even though it hurts,” Hallock said. “But we can’t replace people. Our No. 1 job was to take care of our people.” From his son to employees who had been with him for over 27 years, Hallock was able to account for everyone. “I am still thankful nobody got hurt,” he said. “When everything is at its worst, we had to remember that nobody died here.” After making sure everyone was safe, the next priority was to take care of cows. Two cows were trapped but were removed successfully, and cows were moved out of unstable areas of the barn. “We were overcrowding by 110%-120%,” Hallock said. “Out of necessity, we took pens up to 160%180% capacity. Cows were crowded, but they still had time to lay down and time to eat. It wasn’t prime for production, but we had to be safe with our people.” The second part of Hallock’s barn went down two hours after the rst. As the day went on, more of the barn fell. The weather was frigid, and the temperature in the barn that rst night was 18 degrees below zero. “This meant we needed teat dip that doesn’t freeze, and we needed it that day on a Sunday,” Hallock said. Hallock also took copious notes, recording everything from how many gallons of diesel fuel he used in his heaters to keep the parlor from freezing to the number of skidsteer hours and time spent cleaning up. Snow removal took three days using
a backhoe and telehandler. the incident to 30 days after. We tried “The snow twisted and bent ev- extending it to six months, but no erything,” Hallock said. “There was insurance company makes a policy nothing where the snow landed that that will carry six months after the was worth saving.” fact. Look at the ne print on your Hallock called contractors and policy. Insurance agents always say his banker the day of the collapse. you’ll be ne and not to worry but “Contacting our bank and con- digging into the details is key.” tractors ASAP was crucial in getting In retrospect, Hallock said he our barn done fast,” Hallock said. probably would have chosen to sell “By May 28, – three months later – the cows located in the pens where we were back in this barn.” the roof went down. A week after “It would’ve the initial col- “You can’t overcrowd hurt, but at least lapse, the Hal- facilities and overwork we would’ve had locks lost a heifer coverage on those facility as well your people and get lost cows and along with two their income,” heifers. optimum results.” Hallock said. “I Like the Kroalso wouldn’t MARTY HALLOCK, DAIRY FARMER epliens, Hallock have overcrowdfound his insured the rest of the ance agent much easier to deal with barn, and I think we could’ve owed than his insurance adjuster. How- through it a little better. You can’t ever, he had fewer problems overall overcrowd facilities and overwork with insurance than Kroeplien. your people and get optimum re“On the actual construction of sults.” the barn, I didn’t have much of a Farmers should make sure they problem with our insurance compa- are adequately covered before conny,” Hallock said. “They were good fronting a crisis which may involve to work with.” planning for the worst. Milk production took a hit from “Ask your insurance agent and the barn collapse. Every fresh cow adjuster exactly what’s going to be was under trauma for three months. covered,” Hallock said. “For examThe group of cows that freshened ple, if we’re going to have to dump during that timeframe peaked at 9 milk down the drain because of the pounds less than the previous year. coronavirus, is that covered? Not on “It was terrible,” Hallock said. my policy. I have to have a loss rst, “And I paid for it. I had over 400 like a re or wind incident or a barn cows freshen during that period. In- collapse.” surance only covers from the day of
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Organic gives Donners a start Northern MN dairy farmers nd way into industry By Jennifer Coyne jenn@dairystar.com
MCINTOSH, Minn. – Karl and Marissa (McWilliam) Donner did not have farms to return to or families to partnership with, yet they found an opportunity to pursue their interest in dairy farming. “We both grew up on farms, but in order to dairy farm we knew we were going to have to do it ourselves,” Marissa said. In 2015, the Donners formed a rental agreement with organic farmers Mark and Joan Lee, of Polk County’s McIntosh. On the organic dairy, the couple milks 41 cows and rents the facilities and 110 acres of pastureland. Farming organically was not the method of dairying the Donners were searching for, but it was one that easily aligned with their way of life. T h e Donners rst met when Marissa was attending the University of Minnesota-
Crookston and had an internship on a farm Karl was working full-time at near Mahnomen. Later, they both worked on an organic dairy farm near Fosston, where they got a better understanding of organic farming practices. “We picked up different tricks and tips for how to dairy farm,” Marissa said. “Plus, with organic farming, we were already familiar with pasturing cows and how to take really good care of them.” Karl agreed. “And honestly, organic farming was the only way we saw we could do it,” he said. “There was a nancial piece that conventional dairying doesn’t allow, especially since we both didn’t have families with farms that we could buy in to. We had to start on our own.” Karl grew up on a dairy farm near Mahnomen. His family milked cows until 2001, and then crop farmed until 2005 when they retired from the agriculture industry entirely. Marissa is a fourth-generation dairy farmer. Her great-grandfather emigrated from Canada and homesteaded the family’s farm with all Guernseys near McIntosh. When Marissa and Karl were ready to farm themselves, Marissa’s dad was already downsizing his milking herd. He then sold the young couple 15 cows for them to transition into organic produc-
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Karl, holding Emmie Lou, and Marissa Donner milk 41 cows on an organic dairy farm near McIntosh, Minnesota. The couple is renƟng the faciliƟes with plans to nd a farm to purchase. tion. Six years ago, the couple reconnected with Mark, who had previously mentioned the idea of a partnership of sorts. “We’ve known him for a long time,”
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ConƟnued from DONNERS | Page 6 chased Mark’s bred heifers and brought Marissa’s dad’s remaining cows to the farm to ll the barn, along with cows from two other organic herds. They came to an agreement with the Lees where the Donners also purchase all the forage and grain needed for the herd. “Going this route, our inputs are relatively low,” Karl said. “We’ve bought the cows and the necessities, like a mixer, side-by-side and livestock trailer, but we’re not starting out with expense of owning land, a lot of equipment, the cows, a house.” The Donners are living
with Marissa’s parents in Winger – about 20 minutes from the farm. Their days begin at 4:30 a.m. with Karl driving to the farm for morning milking and chores. Marissa stays at home with their 3-month-old daughter, Emmie Lou. “We milk in an older barn, so it’s not really warm and there’s no ofce for Emmie Lou to be in that early in the morning,” Marissa said. Karl agreed. “I bring a neighbor kid with me to help with milking and feeding,” he said. “Then, we do a few extra projects, like setting
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Karl Donner feeds cows on his rented farm site near McIntosh, Minnesota. The Donners purchase feed from the owners of the farm site.
out hay for the cows or breeding.” By 10 a.m., Karl returns home to his family. Chores are similar in the afternoon, but Marissa goes to the farm while her parents watch Emmie Lou. As Karl mixes the ration and feeds the cows, Marissa cleans the barn. They both milk the cows, each taking a side of the barn. Then, when milking is complete, Karl cleans up and Marissa feeds the calves. “It’s not the perfect setup,” said Marissa about having to commute to the dairy. “But we’re able to be together. It’s nice because we’re raising our family on the farm, and they’re going to learn about responsibility and work ethic, and build character.” Karl agreed. “The days are nice when you drive up and see the cows in the pasture,” he said. “That view makes this all worth it.” Dairy farming in northern Minnesota, the Donners have to take advantage of the days when their cows can be outside. They often slimly make the 120-days-outside requirement for organic production. “Our pasture season usually can’t start until the middle of May,” Karl said. The Donners’ herd is comprised of many breeds, including Holstein, Guernsey, Jersey, Ayrshire, Milking Shorthorn and crossbreds. “The farm was already milking Jerseys and small Holsteins,” Marissa said. “And we have to breed for smaller animals because of the barn design.” Crossbreeding has also
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Marissa Donner moves a calf during evening chores on her farm near McIntosh, Minnesota. The Donners milk a mix of breeds, including Holstein, Guernsey, Jersey, Ayrshire, Milking Shorthorn and crossbreds. helped the Donners reach higher components which gives a cushion to their milk check when they are operating under a quota through their cooperative. “Even in the organic market, prices haven’t been super nice,” Marissa said. “We get by but it’s pretty tight. It’s a constant balancing act of what we can and can’t produce.” The Donners have worked continuously with their farm business management instructor, veterinarian and nutritionist, as well as kept up to date with organic farming practices to run the best organic dairy farm for their family needs. They have also hosted multiple classes for a couple of Marissa’s
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The “Mielke” Market Weekly By Lee Mielke COVID-19 affects ripple across industry
Much of the USA and world remains virtually paralyzed under the unseen enemy, COVID-19, and there is no person or industry not affected. The only “normal” ahead may be a setting on a dryer. US dairy prices have been decimated with CME cheese falling to levels not seen in 20 years. As I outlined last week, the National Milk Producers Federation and the International Dairy Foods Association have joined to propose steps Uncle Sam should take to save America’s dairy farmers and dairy processors. Chicago-based HighGround Dairy (HGD) stated in its April 13 Morning Huddle: “There is plenty of speculation in the marketplace for USDA-government intervention for US farmers but there has not been conrmation on the actions USDA will take,” however “The market is lacking directional fervor until conrmation is received.” “There is little upside to this market as long as most restaurants across the country remain closed to dine-in service, with social distancing measures likely to persist for another few weeks,” HGD warned. “While details on government intervention remain unclear, cooperatives in regions across the country are taking steps to implement base programs that reduce the milk price on additional milk volumes produced throughout the ush; cooperatives are trying to encourage farmers to reduce production to limit milk dumping as processing capacity remains stressed.” HGD also points out that the National Restaurant Association says its industry has lost three million jobs and $25 billion in sales since March 1. Spokeswoman Vanessa Sink said 3% of restaurants have closed permanently and another 11% are expect to do so by the end of the month. Considering the sharp declines of the past three to four weeks, one would think dairy prices had nowhere to go but up the week after Easter but most didn’t, though there were signs of hope. Cheddar cheese fell to $1 per pound on Wednesday, lowest since February 2003, but closed Friday at $1.0125, down 4.25 cents on the week, fth week of decline, and 65.5 cents below a year ago. The barrels climbed to $1.0325 on Wednesday but relapsed and closed Friday at $1.0050, still up a halfcent on the week but 51 cents below a year ago. 7 cars of block and 34 of barrel were traded on the week at the CME. Looking for direction, there’s a boatload of data coming to traders the week of April 20, including the March Milk Production and Global Dairy Trade auction on Tuesday and the March Cold Storage and Slaughter
reports on Wednesday. Midwest cheese producers continue to report that food service accounts are very slow. Retail based production is busy and some plant managers say retail ordering is busier week to week, but still lower compared to previous years. Milk remains plentiful, with many loads being dumped. Cheese production is still busy with the abundant milk supply and prices are steeply discounted. Cheese inventories continue to grow and cold storage space is becoming a concern. Western inventories are also growing, especially for cheeses that go to food service, while inventories of processors who primarily serve the retail sector are “tight to balanced.” Cheese sales are generally strong for retailers, but low for other channels. Transportation costs have increased since the beginning of COVID-19 as refrigerated containers were hard to nd for a time. Butter fell to $1.14 per pound Wednesday, lowest it has been since February 2009, but rallied to close Friday at $1.1875, 6 cents lower on the week and $1.0950 below a year ago. There were 26 cars that exchanged hands this week. East region butter facilities are maintaining relative high output. Surplus cream is plentiful. As manufacturers move on from the much-needed holiday retail sales, struggles continue, with virtually nonexistent sales from food service. Retail orders were somewhat lower this week, with holiday support now past. Some plant managers say that half of their production is going to freezers. Western butter markets also remain mostly absent of food service orders. Production is active because cream is plentiful and inventories growing. Retail demand, while higher than normal, has receded according to DMN. Grade A nonfat dry milk fell to 85 cents per pound Tuesday, lowest CME price since Aug. 16, 2018, but closed Friday at 85.50, down 4.25 cents on the week and 14.5 cents below a year ago, with 17 sales reported for the week. Dry whey closed the week at 39 cents per pound, up 4 cents and a nickel above a year ago, with 8 cars exchanging hands. The latest commercial disappearance data doesn’t give much to cheer about and that was before the pandemic. Total cheese disappearance hit 978.5 million pounds, up 0.8% from January and just 0.4% above February 2019. Cheese exports hit 68.2 million pounds, up 18.2% from January but 8.0% below a year ago, with year to date exports down 4.4% from 2019. HighGround Dairy points out American-style cheese disappearance is “struggling and weighing on
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cheese prices. February demand was stronger versus January’s dismal performance, but American-style disappearance was down versus the prior year for the worst start to a year since 2017.” Butter disappearance amounted to 125.0 million pounds, down 1.2% from January and 8.9% below a year ago, and HGD says “Year to date volumes are down versus both 2018 and 2019 levels, a poor start to the year from a demand perspective, and especially bearish for prices as butter production and inventory levels are burdensome.” Butter exports, at 3.6 million pounds, were up 13.2% from January but 27.6% below a year ago, the 12th consecutive month they lagged the year ago level, and add to an already large amount of butter on hand and not being consumed in America’s restaurants and schools. Nonfat dry milk and skim milk powder disappearance totaled 39 million pounds, up 41.8% from January but 14.2% below a year ago, with year to date disappearance down 50.1%. Combined exports totaled 120.1 million pounds, down 16.3% from January and down 4.6% from a year ago. HGD stated that “Exports ended their ve-month streak of strong performance and declined into February,” and warned; “The export outlook is bleak as global demand sinks due to COVID-19 concerns.” Matt Gould, editor and analyst with the Dairy and Food Market Analyst newsletter, talked about it in the April 20 Dairy Radio Now broadcast, and addressed the negative media reports of farmers dumping milk. The simple explanation is we eat more dairy when we eat at restaurants than when we eat at home, he said. The shutting down of cities and restaurants has resulted in a drop in total cheese consumption of around 21%, with a similar drop in butter consumption, according to Gould’s estimates. The “silver lining,” he said, is the solid pizza sales, “as people are ordering in, plus we are close to reopening at least parts of the country. As those restaurants turn back on, those pipelines will have to be relled.” The April 15 Daily Dairy Report echoed that sentiment, stating that pizza delivery restaurants appear to be most unaffected by Covid-19. “Pizza Hut, Papa John’s, and Dominos have all announced they will increase their workforce this year, creating 60,000 new jobs.” But, it’s not as if COVID-19 hasn’t given us enough to be concerned about, another threat is appearing in the US meat supply, due to shortages of help. The issue comes just as dairy farmers are or will be incentivized to reduce their milk production the fastest and most efcient way by culling cows. The April 16 Daily Dairy Report says “The livestock slaughter industry is straining to process the nation’s cattle, hogs, and poultry due to waves of COVID-19 infections in their workforces. Even in plants that have not conrmed presence of the virus, many employees are staying home rather than risking infection,” thus several major meatpacking facilities in the US and Canada are idled or below capacity according to the DDR. Heading off another threat, the US Dairy Export Council (USDEC) reports how it avoided a shutdown of dairy exports to Mexico when the Mexican Ministry of Health (COFEPRIS) issued a decree on March 26 halting all administrative action, including the issuance of about 6,000 import permits for dairy products. The action was taken in an effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in Mexico, and the impact on dairy imports was an unintended side effect, says US-
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Dairy Forecasts for 2020 Milk cow number estimates reported by NASS for January and February were higher than expected. As a result, the milk cow forecast for the rst quarter of 2020 has been revised upward to 9.365 million head, 15,000 higher than last month’s forecast. Due to the downturn in prices, milk cow numbers are expected to contract through the rest of the year. The annual average for the 2020 is 9.35 million head, 5,000 higher than last month’s forecast. Lower expected prices will likely affect yields. Average milk per cow for 2020 is forecast at 23,765 pounds, a decrease of 15 pounds per cow. The USDA’s second Crop Progress report of the season shows that, as of the week ending April 12, 3% of the US corn crop has been planted in the top 18 states, which accounts for 91% of the 2019 corn acreage. That’s dead even with a year ago and 1% behind the ve-year average. 9% of US cotton is in the ground, up from 7% the previous week, 2% ahead of a year ago, and 3% ahead of the ve year average. Cooperatives Working Together members accepted
32 offers of export assistance from CWT this week to help capture sales contracts for 2.07 million pounds of cheese, 275,578 pounds of butter, 134,482 pounds of anhydrous milkfat, and 1.314 million pounds of whole milk powder. Following the release of the joint “Milk Crisis Plan” designed by National Milk and the IDFA, NMPF also developed a social-media campaign geared toward dairy farmers and their allies, #dairyneverstops, to “underscore the urgency in dairy country for a federal plan that can mitigate catastrophic economic damage that is expected to worsen for producers over the next several months.”
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Seniors: 1. What is your favorite memory? 2. Describe a great experience you’ve had working on a dairy farm. 3. What are lessons you’ve learned from working or living on a dairy farm?
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Milbank, South Dakota Grant County Parents: Bill and Janine Fonder Bill and Janine Fonder Family Organic Dairy, 90 cows 1. My favorite high school memory was bringing my Appaloosa mare to school for career day. 2. Being able to work together as a family, even rounding up the cattle together is enjoyable. 3. Having a strong faith in the Lord is essential, especially when times get hard.
Freeport, Minnesota Todd County Parents: Allen and Janelle Roerick Roerick Farms, 90 cows 1. My favorite high school memory has been being in the musical every year and going to Spain and Morocco on our Spanish trip. 2. I’ve gotten to grow up and spend time with my cousins while working on our family farm. 3. I’ve learned to have a strong work ethic, responsibility, and communication. I have seen that hard work can lead you to success.
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Lily Charapata
Lindstrom, Minnesota Chisago County Parent: Kevin Lindahl Lindahl Farms LLC, 110 cows 1. My favorite memory is working on modifying an old school bus to compete in the Cedar Lake bus races in the spring. 2. I enjoy helping with field work in the spring and fall, and helping fix equipment with my father. 3. I have learned hard work is essential when working on the farm. My dad has taught me that giving your best effort makes things go quicker and usually easier. Living on the farm has taught me to have respect for animals and other people.
Coleman, Wisconsin Marinette County Parents: Kris Charapata & Becky Rohde Cowtown Acres, LLC, 130 cows 1. I brought two cows to school and educated elementary students about the dairy industry. It was an amazing experience to teach them about something I’m so passionate about. 2. I was taught all the components of our fresh cow check program. I now conduct fresh cow checks on my own every day. 3. I believe responsibility and dedication are two important lessons I’ve learned that will help me to be successful in college and in my future career.
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Medford, Wisconsin Taylor County Parents: Jason and Katrina Julian Julian Family Farm, 50 cows 1. My favorite high school memory was working on my chicken coop with my woodshop teacher. 2. Having root beer floats after a long, hot day of baling hay and also finding out my
first cow had her first calf. 3. Always try hard, don’t give up, be respectful, and think outside the box.
Denver, Iowa Bremer County Parents: Jeremy and Sara Ebaugh Ebaugh Dairy Farm, 200 cows 1. My favorite memory is placing third at the state wrestling tournament and knowing my hard work and time paid off. 2. I have gotten a chance to work with my grandpa, my parents and my brothers every day. 3. I have learned to work hard. If you want something in life, you have to work hard to achieve it.
Matthew O. Fischer
Owen, Wisconsin Clark County Parents: Paul and Sara Fischer Henar Acres Dairy, 85 registered Holsteins and Jerseys 1. My favorite memory is from my junior year when I accidentally learned how to use pepper spray when riding in the school van on the way to National FFA Convention. 2. The best experience is having the ability to work with my family and the animals every day, to feed the world. 3. My most valued lesson I have learned is that hard work and dedication will help you succeed, no matter how hard or easy life may be.
Michael Ludewig
Sleepy Eye, Minnesota Brown County Parents: Loren and Jeanne Ludewig Suess Dairy, 180 cows and Sellner Dairy, 120 cows 1. My favorite memory from high school was taking a leadership role by coordinating our FFA chapter’s animal carnival. 2. My greatest experience working on dairy farms is being able to deliver newborn calves. 3. Working on a dairy farm is not just about going through the motions but truly caring for your animals.
Emma McNally Milton, Wisconsin Rock County Parents: Jeff and Tonia McNally Wilnore Holsteins, 100 cows 1. My favorite high school memory is all my experiences and involvement with my FFA chapter. 2. My best experiences are the ones that I am able to spend together with my family. I also love learning new things every day. 3. Living on a dairy farm has taught me many lessons like responsibility, commitment, passion, and the value of community.
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Vanessa Pung
Freeport, Minnesota Stearns County Parents: Duane and Kathy Pung Pung Dairy, 150 cows 1. I am a senior at Melrose Area High School, and my favorite memory was being named the 2019 State Speech Champions. 2. A great experience I had working on the dairy farm was chopping season. It is my favorite time of year. 3. You have to do what you are passionate about in life.
Thomas Wright Lake City, Minnesota Jim and Bobbi Wright Wright Farms, 130 cows 1. My favorite high school memory is tractor day where all the farm kids drove our tractors to school. 2. Being able to watch a calf become a cow. 3. To work hard if you want it.
Josh Wright Lake City, Minnesota Wabasha County Parents: Jim and Bobbi Wright Wright Farms, 150 cows 1. Every tractor day where the farm kids drive tractors to school. 2. Keeping cows healthy and happy. 3. Nothing gets handed down. You have to work for what you have.
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Bloomer, Wisconsin Dunn County Travis and Erica Ullom I work at my grandparent’s farm where we milk 50 registered Holsteins and five registered Jerseys 1. My favorite high school memory is winning the Fox Valley Technical College’s dairy judging contest with my classmates. 2. The best experience I have ever had on the farm is learning everything I know from my grandpa and my dad. Whether it be fixing silo unloaders with grandpa or drying up cows with dad at his family’s 500-cow dairy years ago, I have always been taught very valuable lessons with those two. 3. The most valuable lesson that I have learned on the farm that truly carries over to my future is never take anyone or anything for granted.
Jasmine Mueller
Strawberry Point, Iowa Clayton County Parents: Jason and Kelly Mueller 50 cows 1. My favorite memory of high school was camping and hanging out with my cross-country team. 2. I would say working with the animals and with my family is a great experience to grow up with. 3. I think that the most valuable lessons I learned are the values of hard work and cooperation.
Riley Anderson Pierce County Parents: Jeremy and Dulcie Anderson Hager Hill Holsteins and Swiss, 150 cows 1. My favorite high school memory was being able to be on the football field every Friday night of my senior year. 2. One of my favorite things about working on a farm is working with the baby calves, and then two years later milking them as cows. 3. The lesson I learned from living and working on a farm is that the work you put in is what you end up with at the end.
Kaylee Gibbs
Waterville, Iowa Allamakee County Parents: Chris and Kerri Gibbs Gibbs Dairy, 430 cows 1. Winning the Iowa FFA Dairy Cattle Evaluation in 2018 with my team and then also placing 7th individually. 2. One great experience that I can recall is to successfully IV a cow with no assistance for
the first time. 3. I’ve learned that hard work does pay off.
Thomas Wessel Mineral Point, Wisconsin Lafayette County Parents: Rod and Lindsy Wessel Wessel Farms LLC, 340 cows 1. Spending time with my friends in the ag room and the welding shop. 2. Learning to use newer equipment and technology to improve the efficiency and
productivity of our farm. 3. Be persistent in your work and be kind and dependable to others.
Raymond Kokett Little Falls, Minnesota Morrison County Parents: John and Lori Kokett Kokett Family Farm, 72 cows 1. My favorite high school memory is constantly getting in trouble with friends for standing in the halls talking about farming long past the bell. Our group was given the nickname, “The Farmer’s Circle.” 2. A great experience I’ve had on our farm was replacing our barn cleaner and getting so full of manure that I had to shave my beard off. 3. I’ve learned a lot from working on a farm my whole life and if I had to pick one thing it would be the vast jobs I’ve done on the farm that I can use in my future career and in everyday life.
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Brd HO HO HO
3X
X
# Cows 65 169 235 88 451
Brd HO HO HO HO HO
$Value $4,247 $4,973 $4,770 $3,958 $3,849 $4,202
Current Rolling Average Milk Fat Prot 30,421 1,175 943 25,481 1,124 830 28,195 1,145 905
$Value $5,336 $4,867 $5,132
Current Rolling Average Milk Fat Prot 28,625 1,148 893 25,362 1,042 831 26,148 1,015 808 23,792 968 760 27,546 1,098 863
$Value $5,149 $4,693 $4,592 $4,296 $4,953
Tracie Vikla Lonsdale, MN 4 years 507-581-2205 % Milk Sold 101 100 101 100 99 100 102 103 99 97 98
3X
X
# Cows 51 245 95 154 454 310 207 165 86 39 338
Brd HO HO HO XX HO HO HO HO XX HO HO
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Current Rolling Average Milk Fat Prot 23,536 930 771 28,352 1,055 915 27,741 997 884 22,172 853 735 20,973 840 708 22,157 943 740
Tracie Vikla Lonsdale, MN 4 years 507-581-2205
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Brd XX HO HO HO HO XX
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% Milk Sold 104 101 101
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% Milk Sold 102 102 104
3X
# Cows 160 249 113
Current Rolling Average Milk Fat Prot 22,722 922 754 22,154 889 717 23,849 957 778 23,107 949 732 29,399 1,165 948 24,019 972 751 27,328 1,133 860 25,808 1,021 777 26,693 1,091 860 24,069 970 772 28,106 1,095 920
$Value $4,184 $4,030 $4,355 $4,214 $5,319 $4,306 $4,955 $4,536 $4,904 $4,383 $5,072
Daryl Hook Tyler, MN 38 years 507-530-5472 Brd HO HO XX
Current Rolling Average Milk Fat Prot 22,686 855 707 27,827 1,080 906 23,140 865 727
$Value $3,950 $4,976 $4,015
Stearns DHIA Representatives Kevin Knoblach Sauk Centre, MN 23 years 320-352-2078 Producer Name AARON WIENER AINALI, MARK ALTENDORF, ROGER BEUTZ, RAY & JEAN BINIEK, JERRY & SUE BRINKMAN, MARC BRUCE ASFELD CHUCK KLAPHAKE JARRETTBORG D & J DAIRY DELBERT BECHTOLD
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% Milk Sold 101 98 107 102 102 100 103 103 101 99
3X
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# Cows 87 65 50 127 97 40 104 119 83 47
Brd HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO XX
Current Rolling Average Milk Fat Prot 24,899 937 756 23,434 884 753 20,959 884 680 27,294 1,089 899 25,047 992 783 22,638 844 723 26,309 1,036 848 23,434 929 719 24,205 898 736 23,727 944 757
$Value $4,289 $4,115 $3,898 $4,961 $4,471 $3,891 $4,720 $4,151 $4,145 $4,289
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% Milk Sold 102 100 101 98 102 105 103 100 102 99 102 104 104 102 104 103 103 99 99 100 100 101 102 106 101 99 102 99 100 101 102 102 102 102 102 97 103 100 99 101 102 98 105 103 101 100 102 102 103 98 103 104 100 104 101 105 101 102 102 101 109 104 105 99
3X
X X X
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X
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Todd DHIA Representative Producer Name BLOMMEL, LLOYD AND JULIE CLASEMANN DAIRY DOLENCE, DEB HOLLERMANN DAIRY LISS0N HOLSTEIN LOREN&LIZ VETSCH POHLMANN, JERRY & BEV RINDE FARMS LLC ROHDE, JEFFREY & KORINNA RON HENGEMUHLE THURK-HIEBERT, ALICIA
# Cows 71 654 119 50 42 58 181 54 741 76 38 58 133 158 122 126 169 125 67 145 213 492 126 247 62 137 125 70 112 250 68 101 90 68 274 90 122 100 57 125 56 55 98 75 63 102 42 75 298 88 90 83 72 423 121 53 49 91 403 140 2,201 317 52 52
Current Rolling Average Milk Fat Prot 22,932 902 716 23,439 934 755 22,092 891 676 22,932 958 788 23,371 870 742 22,285 1,021 731 23,849 886 758 24,159 1,013 795 27,000 1,201 850 24,949 964 792 23,522 929 734 27,076 1,104 864 26,615 1,028 830 29,440 1,127 912 25,410 1,018 808 24,215 990 772 27,720 1,071 895 25,057 1,000 764 22,942 937 724 21,801 885 744 25,645 1,034 825 26,803 1,054 868 28,016 1,102 880 26,346 975 785 23,590 956 736 27,809 1,097 876 26,922 1,049 849 25,954 1,027 789 22,627 829 689 26,851 977 815 25,449 1,017 778 26,452 1,055 851 25,326 949 765 23,196 939 722 29,815 1,155 893 22,183 867 683 22,473 884 714 29,341 1,150 950 23,062 958 711 26,718 1,023 847 22,599 889 712 24,858 964 795 24,960 1,007 787 25,073 995 750 24,518 941 721 21,564 852 691 23,488 906 716 28,516 1,142 897 25,616 1,023 787 22,739 924 719 23,360 986 792 22,373 873 678 22,505 960 712 23,965 960 746 27,724 1,035 830 24,362 997 790 23,803 877 745 27,462 1,036 825 22,284 888 710 27,642 1,076 867 29,299 1,097 934 27,208 991 825 22,981 920 714 24,472 899 755
Brd XX HO HO XX HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO XX HO HO HO HO XX HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO XX HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO
$Value $4,057 $4,245 $3,917 $4,363 $4,032 $4,272 $4,144 $4,513 $5,117 $4,433 $4,206 $4,870 $4,684 $5,124 $4,594 $4,390 $4,902 $4,470 $4,153 $4,084 $4,637 $4,800 $4,988 $4,495 $4,246 $4,926 $4,793 $4,592 $3,829 $4,546 $4,513 $4,782 $4,355 $4,161 $5,169 $3,905 $3,955 $5,264 $4,150 $4,719 $4,042 $4,436 $4,495 $4,421 $4,212 $3,863 $4,109 $5,152 $4,547 $4,081 $4,432 $3,921 $4,176 $4,281 $4,735 $4,447 $4,096 $4,740 $4,002 $4,879 $5,107 $4,631 $4,114 $4,157
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% Milk Sold 103 100 102 104 101
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3X
# Cows
29 243 52 188 50
Brd
HO HO HO HO HO
Current Rolling Average Milk Fat Prot 22,635 23,987 25,634 24,963 25,767
937 986 1,038 1,062 1,052
757 779 827 819 831
$Value
$4,225 $4,417 $4,685 $4,681 $4,705
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% Milk Sold 107
City BENSON
3X
# Cows 114
Brd HO
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Katie Shaw Long Prairie, MN 8 years 320-533-0045 City FREEPORT LONG PRAIRIE GREY EAGLE BURTRUM BROWERVILLE BROWERVILLE GREY EAGLE LONG PRAIRIE GREY EAGLE LONG PRAIRIE BROWERVILLE
% Milk Sold 100 99 101 101 102 98 105 104 103 101 98
3X
X X
Current Rolling Average Milk Fat Prot $Value 26,981 947 821 $4,502
# Cows 153 240 55 584 60 266 71 283 71 215 38
Brd HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO
Current Rolling Average Milk Fat Prot 25,317 1,095 815 27,361 1,004 844 23,882 937 752 31,211 1,230 974 23,678 923 737 24,364 955 799 27,495 1,034 855 25,652 1,013 805 25,072 1,006 783 26,434 995 841 23,196 910 727
$Value $4,776 $4,691 $4,239 $5,566 $4,156 $4,365 $4,798 $4,556 $4,514 $4,638 $4,120
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A day in the life of the Fries
Cows, construction keep families busy April 20 By Mark Klaphake
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OSAKIS, Minn. – When Irv Frie and his son, Ken, wake up most mornings, they have two businesses on their mind: their 50-cow dairy farm and the construction business Ken owns. The duo had a busy day sandwiching their work April 20 near Osakis. “You never know what you
are going to be doing a lot of days,” Ken said. “It’s interesting.” Their day unfolded with Irv getting up at 5:20, cleaning the barn and scraping the stalls. Then, he bedded the herd with soybean straw, a practice they have been doing for 20 years. He then went on to feed the dairy cows dry hay, haylage, snaplage and minerals. In the meantime, Ken fed the youngstock – weaned calves to breeding age heifers
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The Fries – (front, from leŌ) Ella and Levi; (back from leŌ) Ken, KaƟe holding Hailey, Deb and Irv – milk 50 cows in Douglas County near Osakis, Minnesota. The children are the fourth generaƟon to be a part of the family farm.
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Irv Frie beds the dairy cows with chopped soybean stalks April 20 at the dairy near Osakis, Minnesota. Frie and his wife, Deb, took over the farm in 1985.
– on his farm across the road and then came to his parents’ farm to milk the cows. As milking came closer to completion, Irv fed calves their milk while Ken nished up in the milkhouse. “It’s peaceful,” Ken said. “It’s nice to be home, too.” Irv’s wife, Deb, recently retired from an off-farm job she had for nearly four decades. “She worked at 3M for 39 years so we had a second income,” Irv said.
Ken and his wife, Katie, are raising three children, Levi, 7, Ella, 5 and Hailey 2. After chores on April 20, Ken went to a nearby house to start his construction work for the day. Irv had a chiropractor appointment at 9 a.m. and then joined Ken at the site. The main task was putting on groundbreaker around the foundation of a house. Turn to FRIES | Page 18
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Con�nued from FRIES | Page 16 “I own the construction, mostly exterior remodeling. and he works for me,” Ken Ken said last year the construcsaid. “We are 50:50 for the past tion business accounted for ve years on the dairy. Every around half of his income. year I get a little bit more on “We do a lot of exterior the dairy. In high school, they work and a lot of siding,” Ken (Irv and Deb) said you should said. try something else. I don’t reAlthough the construcgret it. It gives you a lot of di- tion business keeps them busy, versity.” farm work takes precedence. Irv has worked for Ken “That’s one advantage of since he started the construc- being your own business owntion business in 2007. er. You can choose when and “I had a teacher that need- where you need to be,” Ken ed help with some carpentry said. work,” Ken said. “I said my Right now is an ideal time dad might help a bit, and he to do their construction projtold me to send him along.” ects. Irv agreed. “Right now, the elds are “I went along the next day and still too wet; maybe the end of that’s how things got going,” the week we can get in,” Irv he said. said. “We have black gumbo They focus on windows, here. It’s wet.” doors, siding and shingling, While Ken and Irv were
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Ken Frie pulls �ght a chalk line while working on a house near West Union, Minnesota. Frie has been dairying and doing carpentry since 2007. busy with their work off the farm, Katie was doing distance learning schoolwork with Levi and Ella. Katie and Levi started their day by studying reading and math while Ella colored and worked on her letters. Katie also works full time off the farm as a nurse in Melrose. She typically has 12-hour
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Ken Frie a�aches a milking unit April 20 on the dairy he operates with his dad near Osakis, Minnesota. The Fries milk 50 cows.
shifts, and was off on Monday. “It’s not easy balancing out being home and doing everything and having a full-time job working out of the house,” Katie said. “On the days I work, we either work ahead a day or we play catch up.” Ken and Irv arrived back to the dairy farm around 5 p.m., and a short time later started on
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Ka�e Frie holds her daughter, Hailey, while going over homework assignments with Levi and Ella April 20. Ka�e also works full �me off the farm as a nurse.
chores. The family enjoys working together on the farm. “I just like the cows and crop farming,” Ken said. “I kind of enjoy it.” The farm has been in the Frie name since 1947 when Irv’s dad, Ray, started. Irv and Deb took over in 1985. “The generations keep going. I kind of like that. It’s a good deal,” Ken said. “It’s fun seeing the grandkids feed calves and it’s nice watching them grow.” Ken’s children will be the fourth generation of Fries to be on the farm site. “They really change a lot from one day to the next it seems,” Irv said of his grandchildren. As the Fries nished their day, they were hoping later in the week they could get in the eld. They have 500 acres on which they plant oats, corn, alfalfa and soybeans. “I like the ground smell,” Irv said. “It smells so nice in the spring.”
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HEIFERS 10 BWF Beef Heifer 390 1 Herf Beef Heifer 385 1 Blk Beef Heifer 390 12 Blk Beef Heifer 494 1 Blk Beef Heifer 430 15 Blk Beef Heifer 601 4 Herf Beef Heifer 545 1 Herf Beef Heifer 505 2 Red Beef Heifer 685 STEERS 3 Blk Beef Steer 376 4 Blk Beef Steer 502 2 Blk Beef Steer 677 9 Blk Beef Steer 545 3 Herf Beef Steer 570 1 Blk Beef Steer 585 2 Herf Beef Steer 790 SLAUGHTER COWS 1 Red Slaughter Cows 1605 1 Char Slaughter Cows 1530 1 Blk Slaughter Cows 1675 1 BWF Slaughter Cows 1530 1 Blk Slaughter Cows 1385 1 Herf Slaughter Cows 1455 1 Blk Slaughter Cows 1275 1 Hol Slaughter Cows 1600 1 Red Slaughter Cows 1095 1 Herf Slaughter Cows 1225 1 Herf Slaughter Cows 1115 1 Hol Slaughter Cows 1390 1 Hol Slaughter Cows 1845 1 Blk Slaughter Cows 910 1 Hol Slaughter Cows 1440
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HIEFERS WADENA MN 2 HolX Beef Heifer 362 WADENA MN 1 HolX Beef Heifer 250 EFFIE MN 3 Red Beef Heifer 396 PARK RAPIDS MN 1 Red Beef Heifer 425 HAWLEY MN 1 Blk Beef Heifer 450 BERTHA MN 1 Blk Beef Heifer 615 HAWLEY MN 2 Blk Beef Heifer 662 LAKE PARK MN 4 RWF Beef Heifer 517 FERTILE MN 2 HolX Beef Heifer 437 STEERS GARY MN 10 Red Beef Steer 437 GARY MN 11 Red Beef Steer 553 GARY MN 11 Red Beef Steer 527 RANDALL MN 5 Blk Beef Steer 590 RANDALL MN 1 BWF Beef Steer 500 PERHAM MN 3 Blk Beef Steer 600 PARKERS PRAIRIE MN 1 Blk Beef Steer 635 GARY MN 15 Red Beef Steer 692 PERHAM MN 2 RWF Beef Steer 805 GARY MN 21 Red Beef Steer 796 RANDALL MN 7 Blk Beef Steer 827 PARKERS PRAIRIE MN 1 Blk Beef Steer 885 SLAUGHTER COWS PERHAM MN 1 Blk Slaughter Cows 1970 PERHAM MN 1 Hol Slaughter Cows 1610 GARY MN 1 Red Slaughter Cows 1230 HAWLEY MN 1 Blk Slaughter Cows 1090 PERHAM MN 1 Hol Slaughter Cows 1195 MENAHGA MN 1 BWF Slaughter Cows 1380 TRAIL MN 1 Hol Slaughter Cows 1640 FRAZEE MN 1 Hol Slaughter Cows 1605 MENAHGA MN 1 Blk Slaughter Cows 1090 PERHAM MN 1 Hol Slaughter Cows 1440 MAHNOMEN MN 1 Hol Slaughter Cows 1650 FRAZEE MN 1 Hol Slaughter Cows 1660 PERHAM MN 1 Hol Slaughter Cows 1225
410.00 H 375.00 H 151.00 C 147.00 C 124.00 C 115.00 C 114.00 C 109.00 C 102.00 C 163.00 C 157.00 C 153.50 C 147.00 C 147.00 C 139.00 C 129.00 C 127.50 C 127.00 C 117.50 C 114.00 C 110.00 C 57.00 C 55.50 C 55.50 C 54.50 C 54.50 C 54.00 C 53.50 C 53.50 C 53.50 C 53.50 C 53.50 C 52.50 C 52.50 C
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1 Hol Slaughter Cows 1490 1 Hol Slaughter Cows 1440 1 Hol Slaughter Cows 1575 1 Hol Slaughter Cows 1710 1 Hol Slaughter Cows 1510 1 Hol Slaughter Cows 1585 1 Hol Slaughter Cows 1230 1 Hol Slaughter Cows 1405 1 Hol Slaughter Cows 1395 1 Hol Slaughter Cows 1615 1 Slaughter Cows 1255 1 Hol Slaughter Cows 1660 1 Herf Slaughter Cows 1330 1 Hol Slaughter Cows 1465 1 Hol Slaughter Cows 1425 1 Hol Slaughter Cows 1585 1 Blk Slaughter Cows 1675 BULL CALVES 1 Blk Bull Calves 175 1 Blk Bull Calves 110 1 Blk Bull Calves 75 1 Blk Bull Calves 110 1 Blk Bull Calves 130 1 Blk Bull Calves 95 1 R/W Bull Calves 140 1 Blk Bull Calves 125 1 Swss Bull Calves 95 1 Hol Bull Calves 135 6 Hol Bull Calves 160 1 Hol Bull Calves 160 1 Hol Bull Calves 115 1 Hol Bull Calves 155 1 Hol Bull Calves 145 1 Hol Bull Calves 160 1 Hol Bull Calves 100 1 Swss Bull Calves 110 1 Hol Bull Calves 115 1 Hol Bull Calves 125
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• May 11th Feeder & Hay Sale • May 18th Feeder Sale Hog, Goat, Sheep Special • May 25th Feeder Sale Bred Beef, Dairy, Hol Steer Hay & Straw Sale
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Crop and Weather
Crop and weather conditions in Dairy Star country
Little Falls, MN (Morrison County)
Roseau
Marshall
Beltrami
Koochiching
Pennington
Freeborn
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Clay
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DARREN KERANEN 120 cows, 215 acres
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MICAH HUNEKE
JOE CZECH
Kittson
Goodhue, MN
We are seeding about 50 acres of alfalfa today (April 21). We drill it in. We are planting an Alforex 360 Higest brand, RAINFALL it’s low lignin alfalfa. TOTALS We are going to start Last 2 pumping the rest of the Weeks pit tomorrow. We made 250 corn stalk bales April 15-17. We plan to apply liquid manure 0” on that field. We have a 1.6 million gallon tank under our freestall barn. We’ve also been picking rock. Hopefully, we will start planting corn next week.
I saw one planter in the field today (April 21). A lot of guys are digging. They are seeding oats around here. We are looking at RAINFALL seeding our alfalfa on TOTALS Thursday (April 23). Last 2 We are hauling all of Weeks our bed pack today. We plan to knife in manure tomorrow. Our pit holds 1.8 0.6” million gallons but we probably only have 1.2 in it this spring. Depending on weather and how manure hauling goes, we will start planting corn next week.
Holland, MN
Webster, SD
Dubuque
Jones
Jackson
Cologne, MN (Carver County)
MIKE BUCKENTINE 55 cows, 500 acres
Most of the small grain and alfalfa is finishing up. Some guys had theirs in before Easter, and the snow and cold. RAINFALL We finished our oats TOTALS and alfalfa Sunday. We Last 2 seeded Legacy Alfalfa Weeks this year. There are a few guys who started corn planting. We have our anhydrous and fertilizer on. Hopefully 0.3” by Thursday (April 23) we are planting corn. We have half the rocks picked and ground worked. Most neighbors have been hauling manure and picking rock.The soil conditions have been really nice.
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(Day County)
DAVID EWALT
800 cows, 1,000 acres
60 cows, 780 acres
About 4 inches of snow fell on Easter Sunday, but it’s been dry since then. I managed to seed 80 acres of Italian RAINFALL ryegrass in an alfalfa TOTALS field on Good Friday. Last 2 Some of our neighbors Weeks are planting small grains while others are applying anhydrous ammonia. One of our neighbors is combining last year’s soybeans and my brother is chopping and baling corn stalks. About 80% of our ground is dry enough to till. If the weather holds, we hope to start planting corn next week. It will be nice to have some corn planted before May 1.
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It has been so dry over the past few weeks that we are now under a burn ban. Our fields are RAINFALL beginning to shape up, TOTALS and we hope to start Last 2 planting our 120 acres Weeks of small grains next week. We have been getting our farming equipment ready to 0” go and have finished lambing our 200 ewes. Our son, Connard, has started calving his 40 stock cows. Connard has enrolled 40 acres of his small grain crop ground in an experimental program that will study the effects of cover crops on yields and soil health.
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Dairy Star • Second Section • Saturday, April 25, 2020 • Page 21
Crop and Weather Fort Atkinson, IA (Winneshiek County)
GLEN SCHMITT
Crop and weather conditions in Dairy Star country
Rock Valley, IA (Sioux County)
STEVE ROZEBOOM
560 cows, 1,500 acres
Cumberland, WI
Cadott, WI
(Barron County)
(Chippewa County) RYAN HARM
MIKE RIEBE
600 cows, 710 acres
100 cows, 585 acres
100 cows, 1,200 acres
We started planting corn yesterday (April 21) and seeded 150 acres. Hopefully today we can do another 100150 acres. It’s BMR RAINFALL corn. Then we will just TOTALS have to plant the corn Last 2 we plan to combine. Weeks We finished oats a week ago. We just have a couple spots where there is heavy clay that 0” we can’t go. There are others in northeast Iowa that are done planting. There has been a lot of anhydrous being put on. We missed out on all the snow around here.
We received 5 inches of snow on Sunday last week, but it’s been dry since then. A lot of corn has already RAINFALL been planted in our TOTALS neighborhood. We hope Last 2 to get started with our Weeks corn planting this week. The cover crop of rye looks like an emerald carpet. We were able 0.5” to rent 170 acres of new seeding alfalfa, which will enable us to increase our silage corn acres. We had a wonderful winter and a relatively nice spring. There’s still excess moisture in the ground, but our soils are drying nicely.
We had 2-3 inches of snow on Easter and about 0.2 inches of rain since then. A few guys around here are starting to chisel RAINFALL plow and some are TOTALS Last 2 hauling manure. There has been some talk of Weeks people starting to plant later this week. There are people about an hour south of us that 0.5” are planting. We are hoping to start digging this week and start planting around the first, depending on the weather.
We had 6-7 inches of snow on Easter Sunday and about a half inch of rain. We started spreading fertilizer on some RAINFALL hay fields and plan to TOTALS start seeding some Last 2 hay ground Thursday Weeks or Friday. Things are finally starting to dry up and seem way drier than it ever was at all 1” last summer, but the ground is still cold.
Gleason, WI
Oconto Falls, WI
Brownsville, WI
Monroe, WI
(Lincoln County)
(Shawano County)
BEN BONKE
SHAWN WAGNER
75 cows, 350 acres
We had 10 inches of snow on April 12 and then we had a half inch of rain yesterday (April 20). So far we RAINFALL haven’t been able to TOTALS Last 2 start any field work. Weeks We are hoping to be able to start by the first of May.
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650 cows, 1,400 acres We got 4-5 inches of snow the week of April 12. It took a couple days to melt, and now we’ve been back in the fields discing. On the evening of April 20, we had severe RAINFALL thunderstorms but only got TOTALS 1/10 inch of rain, and it didn’t Last 2 hold up any of my field work Weeks the next day. People around us got more than that along with snow and sleet. We were also hauling manure the week of the 20th. We’re anticipating seeding new alfalfa April 22 and hoping to start planting corn the week of April 27 – about 400 acres of ground is ready. We had no winterkill in our alfalfa, which is why we only have to seed 45 new acres this year.
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(Green County)
(Dodge County)
JOSH STEINER
DAVID KINDSCHUH
90 cows, 180 acres
80 cows, 500 acres We planted alfalfa and oats on Easter weekend and are going to start planting corn around April 27. We got a half inch of snow on Easter Sunday. Other than that, RAINFALL it’s been pretty dry. Our TOTALS Last 2 alfalfa is coming along Weeks nicely, but we could use a little rain to get that and the oats going. We’re still making corn stalk bales along with everyone else in our neighborhood. It’s the best bedding we’ve had in a year. Also in the neighborhood, some soybeans are going in. The consensus in my area is that the ground is working better right now than it did all of last year.
We had a bad hailstorm come through the Wisconsin/Illinois border around April 7. The hail was golf ball to hockey puck in size. It ripped holes in our silo bags and damaged RAINFALL windows and vehicles. It was TOTALS a mess, and we’re working on Last 2 fixing things. We also got a Weeks couple inches of rain with that storm. We had some snow on April 17, but it didn’t stick. The weekend of April 18, there were a lot of guys in the field getting ready to plant corn. It won’t be long and the planters will be in the fields. We’re getting the last of our manure hauled and getting the ground chisel plowed. We’re also doing some preemergence spraying. We have all our seed and would like to start planting corn the weekend of April 25 or soon after. The alfalfa needs some warm weather, and we need some warm rains to get everything growing.
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moisture protein RFV 11.21 10.98 82.09 12.12 9.82 86.07 14.41 11.9 90.5 12.14 8.93 93.5 15.62 18.5 102.55 13.72 7.65 79.56 17.49 14.43 103.7 15.59 7.49 91.06 12.99 8.46 80.36 12.52 14.3 81.01 16.24 6.99 77.51 11.51 17.33 103.78 16.78 20 117.63 16.41 22.36 132.04 14.24 18.85 128.37 13.83 15.19 97.62 11.77 19.54 14.51 12.52 10.99 102.04 NO TEST 14.07 15.62 122.74 15.31 18.01 106.92 14.52 19.46 119.51 17.24 18.87 110.03 16.36 19.09 85.41 16.05 16.36 91.6 20.97 23.25 97.54 12.91 20.29 124.26 16.36 20.49 130.27 13.16 15.77 67.07 17.98 20.36 111.91 17.95 24.42 101.6 21.9 22.33 99.56 15.89 21.25 129.29 12.15 19.69 131.09 17.45 20.37 130.92 19.91 22.83 98.59 15.48 21.18 159.15 14.08 18.77 122.71 15.2 19.23 136.19 15.24 16.53 128.33 15.7 10.49 69.35 12.32 11.92 87.21 16.58 12.24 80.32 11.22 14.57 77.78 9.76 9.19 84.82 18.77 18.34 108.93 12.64 9.38 83.29 12.72 9.39 86.35 13.19 20.21 167.01 17.92 22.93 168.67 10.98 23.19 150.11 14.31 15.73 144.55 14.53 18.08 152.7 14.31 15.73 144.55 16.01 17.65 127.7 13.81 16.28 116.42 14.99 16.16 127.07 15 18.41 118.79 12.95 18.78 91.4 12.1 16.11 113.91 11.06 210.5 119.29 14 20.98 136.07 14.8 23 116.84 13.66 21.67 138.22 16.9 24.09 162.23 12.28 19.45 105.85 13.38 19.92 126.49 13.31 19.68 112.4 12.53 20.46 129.24 10.98 17.42 98.26 14.29 19.56 111.12 14.05 17.59 122.18 12.51 20.12 121.96 36.29 21.7 142.15 15.54 23.69 152.26 18.73 18.09 106.46 14.89 20.87 114.27 14.39 19.2 139.15 10.69 21.5 134.94 90 21.15 150.61 17.42 22.84 132.01 13.86 16.2 86.9 13.77 11.62 90.66 13.43 18.77 134.34 11.83 18.59 138.43 17.89 18.51 143.23 15.12 24.55 147.48 13.37 19.43 137.69 12.78 17.27 127.38 9.87 23.01 129.08 14.75 17.84 114.82 10.98 17.42 98.26 14.7 20.56 126.24 42.52 7.35 73.88 14.97 22.02 111.63 13.33 21.13 156.61 GRASS STRAW STRAW STRAW STRAW STRAW
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Ld. size 7.78 7.59 13.21 19.16 22.03 28.13 19.67 18.63 24.31 15.59 6.1 21.84 23.56 23.63 25.24 27.25 12.23 16.99 18.19 18.14 23.3 18.51 22.08 27.2 20.62 17.5 27.47 14.05 14.61 20.48 17.3 10.26 29.33 21.33 28.81 10.12 28.54 12.62 18.71 13.46 25.15 24.04 25.17 24.1 22.38 21.88 12.58 21.36 25.25 24.66 13.53 22.92 24.28 9.22 23.36 23.66 20.8 22.85 24.68 25.92 20.35 24.86 22.51 25.15 21.07 18.91 27.73 18.89 9.55 17.64 20.53 21.73 7.4 22.93 23 12.75 21.64 21.9 24.26 20.54 25.18 21.01 22.67 14.49 26.9 26.21 22.17 22.77 7.71 16.11 19.7 4.31 16.88 10.69 14.94 9.94 25.37 20.54 20.84 14 13.36 38
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price
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Thursday, May 7, 2020 Thursday, May 21, 2020
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Pour 1 cup of half and half into a small Ziploc bag. Add 1 1/2 teaspoons of vanilla extract and 1 tablespoon of sugar. Seal the bag rmly and get any excess air out. In the larger Ziploc bag, ll it about half way with ice. Add 1/4 cup of salt. Then add your small bag and ll with extra ice on top. Seal the large bag. Get gloves for shaking and shake for six minutes. Gloves are needed since the salt makes the ice extra cold. Take the small bag out of the large bag and rinse the outside of the small bag with cold water. Make sure to rinse out the top part of the bag also (above the seal). Once done rinsing, carefully open the small bag to not get any remaining salt from the outside of the bag inside the bag. The ice cream will be a little icy looking to start. Use a spoon to mix it around and soften it up a bit. Scoop out and enjoy.
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Homemade butter in a jar A great way to use up any heavy cream you might have left over after making another recipe, and a great rainy day project that is fun for kids. You will need heavy cream and a jar with a lid. Baby food jars work great for small batches, while canning jars are good for larger batches. Fill a jar halfway with heavy cream. Then, screw the lid on tight. Shake the jar up and down until the cream thickens and forms a ball. Continue shaking until liquid separates from the ball of butter. This will take a good amount of shaking, but stick with it; itʼs denitely worth the effort (and itʼs a great work out too). Open the jar, and pour the liquid into another container. The liquid is the buttermilk. Everything else is butter. If you donʼt plan to use your butter right away, knead it under cold running water for several minutes to work out any remaining buttermilk (otherwise the butter will spoil quickly). Note that this is kind of a messy job. Add salt to the butter, if desired. Large batch of butter Use this method to make a bigger batch of butter than will t in a jar. You can also use it simply to make butter faster and without having to provide the shaking action. Pour heavy cream into the bowl of your stand mixer or blender, and whip it on high speed. Itʼll make whipped cream at rst, but if you allow it to continue whipping, itʼll turn into butter and buttermilk. One quart of heavy cream will give you one pound of butter (thatʼs the equivalent of four sticks) plus two cups of buttermilk. One-half cup of butter is the equivalent of one stick of butter. For herb butter, add parsley, chives, dill, rosemary, thyme or any other herbs that you. Use 1 to 2 tablespoons of fresh herbs per 1/2 cup of butter. Herb butters are fantastic spread on hot rolls and are great to cook with. Just drop a pat in a pan to avor vegetables and meats.
From Elizabeth Steiner, Monroe, Wisconsin
Overnight salad Drain two cans/jars Mandarin oranges and one can/jar pineapple tidbits. Put one bag miniature marshmallows in a large bowl, add mandarin oranges and pineapple tidbits to bowl. Add 1/4 cup either sour cream or vanilla yogurt. Let sit overnight in the refrigerator.
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Featuring Jersey, Swiss, Ayrshire, Guernsey, Lineback, Swedish Reds, Milking Shorthorn, Procross, and all dairy crosses. Also accepting all classes of Holsteins and Red Holsteins EARLY CONSIGNMENTS: COMPLETE HERD DISPERSAL #1: (75) CertiÀed Organic Dairy Cows, Holstein and a few Crosses, family farm since 1982, certiÀed organic since 1994, freestall cows, milked in parlor, selling on test, cows avg. 60# with top cows milking 80-100# scc 86, BF 3.9 (was as high as 4.5) 3.2P long time AI history, currently bred to Registered CertiÀed Organic Bulls, rotationally grazed in the summer, herd has been pre-culled & owner is selling the TOP end of 140 cows. Coming from MN. View pictures on our website. COMPLETE HERD DISPERSAL #2: (38) Registered and High Grade Jersey Dairy Cows. Tiestall, outside daily, 4.7BF 200scc, currently AI bred through Select Sires. Coming from Greg Mock, Mondovi, WI PENDING: Complete Herd Dispersal: Jersey Dairy Cows (conventional cows)
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USED SKIDSTEERS
‘18 Mustang 1650R, H-ctrls, D, 1750 lift cap, C&H, 2 spd, 2200 hrs - $26,950
Gehl 5240E P2, H/T-bar ctrls, D, 1900 lift cap, C&H, 2 spd, 2400 hrs - $22,900 ‘18 Gehl V330, JS ctrls, D, 3300 lift cap, C&H, 2 spd, 208 hrs .................. $47,500 ‘15 Gehl RT210 JS ctrls, D, 2100 lift cap, C/H/A, 2 spd, 1728 hrs..................$39,900 ‘16 Gehl R190, Gehl ctrls, D, 2100 lift cap, C&H, 2 spd., 2915 hrs ..................$23,000 ‘14 Gehl R190, Tbar Ctrls, D, 2000 lift cap, C&H, 2 spd, 3850 hrs ...................$22,950 ‘14 Gehl RT175, ISO switchable ctrls, D, 12� tracks, 1750 lift cap., C/H/A, 2 spd., 425 hrs. ........................................$39,900 Gehl RT165, ‘18, H ctrls., 15.5� tracks, 2000 lift cap., cab, heat, 2 spd., 450 hrs. ........................................$42,500 ‘18 Gehl R165, Pilot./H ctrls, D, 1750 lift cap, C&H, 2 spd, 1440 hrs ............$28,750 (11) Gehl R220, many options Start at $11,850 ‘09 Gehl 5240E, T-bar ctrls, D, 1900 lift cap, C&H, SS, 1165 hrs. ...............$27,900 Gehl 4240E, H-ctrls, D, 1350 lift cap, 2175 hrs ..................................... $18,800 ‘17 Mustang 2200R, H/F Ctrls, D, 2450 lift cap, C/H/A, 2 spd. ...........$37,100 ‘16 Mustang 2100RT, JS ctrls, D, 17� Tracks, lift cap, 2100 @ 35% & 3000 @ 50%, C/H/A, 2 spd, 645 hrs ......$45,250 ‘16 Mustang 2100RT NXT3, 17� Tracks, 2100 lift cap, C&H, 2 spd, 1353 Hrs .......................................$41,500 ‘14 Mustang 2600R, H&F ctrls., D, C&H,
USED SKIDSTEERS
2 spd., 2600 lift cap., 1905 hrs .....$21,900 ‘18 Mustang 1900R, H/F Ctrls, D, 2150 lift cap, C&H, 2 spd, 2085 hrs. ......$27,900 ‘15 Mustang 1900R, H/F ctrls, D, 1900 lift cap, C&H, 2 spd, 2472 hrs ............$27,900 ‘08 Mustang 2076, Dual JS Ctrls, C/H/A, SS, 1463 hrs .................................$22,500 ‘04 Mustang 2074, H/F Ctrls, D, 2250 lift cap, 2 spd, 2228 hrs. ......$16,950 ‘99 Mustang 2050, T-bar ctrls, 1650 lift cap., D, 4623 hrs., C&H, SS, 4623 hrs .............$11,900 ‘18 Mustang 2200R, JS ctrls, 2500 lift cap, C/H/A. 2 spd, Warranty till 12/2021, 70 hrs $39,900 ‘17 Mustang 2200R, H/F ctrls, D, C&H, 1870 hrs ..................................................$28,800 ‘11 Mustang 2020, F/T-bar ctrls, D, 1550 lift cap, C&H, 7117 hrs, $ 11,900 ‘16 Mustang 1900R, Dual H Ctrls, D, 2000 Lift Cap, C&H, 2 spd, 875 hrs .......$31,500 ‘17 Mustang 1750RT, Dual H-Ctrls, D, Tracks, 1750 Lift Cap, C&H, 2 spd, 68 hrs .... $41,900 ‘18 Mustang 1750RT ISO/SH, Joystick, D, Tracks, 1750 Lift Cap, C/H/A, 2spd, 195 hrs. ....$38.900 ‘18 Mustang 1500R H/F Ctrls, D, C&H, 3205 hrs ..............................$26,800 ‘03 Mustang MLT16, ISO ctrls, D, 12� tracks, 1750 lift cap, C&H, 2 spd, 4088 hrs ..................................... $18,900 NH LX 885, H/F Ctrls, D, C&H, 3500 hrs. .....................................$ 13,900
‘17 Manitou MLT625, D, New Tires, 5500 Lift Cap, C/H/A, 3043 hrs.- $52,500
USED TRACTORS
‘72 JD 4320, 2wd, Quick Hitch, 11,618 hrs. ................................ $12,000 International 300, 35HP, G, 3771 hrs $2,900
MANURE HANDLING
‘16 Kuhn knight SLC141, 4100 gal, 700 bu, Hyd LH Lid ...................... Call for price Kuhn Knight 8132, 3200 Gal, 435 CuFt ............................................ $19,500
MANURE HANDLING
‘16 Kuhn Knight SLC141, 4100 gal, 700 bu, Hyd LH Lid - Call for price ’08 Kuhn Knight 8132 Frt And Rear Splash Guards.................................... $14,000 ‘14 Kuhn Knight 8124, 385 Tires, 2400 gal. .....................................$20,200 Kuhn Knight 8124, 16.5 x 16.1 tires, 2400 gal, 400 Bu.........................$17,500 Kuhn Knight 8124........................ $20,500 ‘09 H&S 560 .................................$11,500 ‘13 H&S 310, 310 bu, Endgate, single beater $ 9,900 Meyers VB750, 16x20 tires, 750 cuft, Vert. beaters w/endgate, Hyd. drive, 667 apron chain .......................... $30,500 Meyers M350, 350 Bu, End Gate ....$8,500 ‘13 Hagedorn 5290VB, 450 bu, Sequence Valve, Endgate $ 26,850 Hagedorn 277, 270 cu. ft., 420 bu. $10,000 NI 362, 10 x 20 tires, 220 CuFt .......$4,795 ‘11 NH M2080 560 Bu, Top Beater, Hyd Apron Dr, Elec Spd Ctrl ............... $11,500 Pik Rite 1190, 550 bu., top beater, hydra-push..................................$13,000 ‘91 Balzer Manure Pump, V6, 8’ pump, 2 pt. hitch, rmt. ďŹ ngertip ctrl .........$4,200 Jamesway Manure Pump, 6x8, 8’ pump, 2 pt. hitch, double agitation ..........$5,500 Houle 8’ pump, double agitation.....$5,300
USED TMRS/MIXERS
HAY & FORAGE
HAY & FORAGE
‘16 Kuhn VB2290, 4x6 bales, net wrap, 9488 bales - $34,900
‘07 Penta 2410, Electric Stationary Mixer, Badger BN950 Forage Box, 16’ box with 2 Spd, No Motor With Mixer ........$8,500 roof, 12T MN gear.........................$2,300 Penta 1120HD, 1100 cu. ft. twin screw, NEW ‘19 H&S LW1100 Line Wrapper, corner door ................................$14,900 remote start & steer ............ Call for Price ‘14 Penta 1120HD, 1100 CuFt, 8� ext, RF corner & LR corner discharge $ 22,500 ‘15 Kuhn Knight 3142, scale, 3’ auger discharge, Drop Side w/bucket Guards ...$27,500 ‘05 Kuhn Knight 3130, 300 cu. ft., scale w/remote, 2 ft., LH disch..............$8,500 NH 355, Scale, w/ 6’ & 10’ Extensions, Self Contained Hyd.....................$13,500
‘10 NH BR7060, 4’x5’ bales, 15 knife crop cutter, net wrap or twine, Bale Command Plus, Hyd. Pickup, Extra Belt, 8317 bales. $16,900 JD 1209 Mower Cond., 9’ Cut ........$3,100 JD 50, 5’ Mower, w/JD 2020 mounts $700 International Rake ............................$900 ‘12 Vermeer WRX12 Rake, 12 Whl HI Capacity....................................$5,900 NH 256, 5 Bar Rake ........................$2,900 NH 144, ground driven, 5’ PU, 7’ rear belt w/windrow turner option, good belts .....................................$3,200 NH 144 Merger, Ground Driven ......$2,900 Case IH 600 Blower, 60â€? ............... $2,200 Haybuster H1100 bale processor, process full size bales, rear belt conveyor, 6â€? and 2’ screens................................. $12,500 ‘06 Haybuster 2650 Tub Grinder, Self Loading ................................$15,500 ‘15 Vermeer BPX9000, Process up to 5’x6’ rd bales, self-loading arms, Hyd. Apron, Rubber discharge deector .........$14,500 Gehl TR330, 3 Row, 30â€? Corn Head . $1,800
USED TMRS/MIXERS ‘04 Penta 5600, 600 cu. ft., EZ 2000V scale, corner door ......................$10,000 ‘08 Penta 5620HD, dual walking tandem, 600 Cu. Ft, 8� Rubber, Ext., right corner door ..........................23,500 Penta 5020SD, ‘15, 500 Cu. Ft, 4’ RH conveyor, Hurricane Auger .........$18,500 Penta 3010, 19� tires, 350 Cu. Ft $13,500
‘12 Kuhn VB2190, 4x6 bales, 540 PTO $26,900
MISCELLANEOUS
JD 625I, CVT 4WD, 23 HP Gas - $6,800 Farm King 840SB, 84�, 540 PTO . $1,800 ‘17 Virnig HSBP120, 120� snow pusher/ plow, new cutting edge, cab controller, very little use.............................. $5,800 Snow Push, 10’ wide ................... $1,800 ‘98 Buffalo Scraper, 3 yard ......... $6,900 ‘12 Bobcat Brush Saw ................. $3,100 Edge HB3 Breaker, skid loader mnts, Hyd breaker, 1pt ......................... $4,500 Notch 8BT, 8 bale transport ........ $3,900 Versatech Bale Spear, 3 spears ..... $400 ‘15 Maurer 53, 53’ Trailer, 2 tool boxes, 3 ramps.................................... $22,000 ‘15 MDS 5520-MB-158-84, 84� Manure
‘15 H&L Holm & Loue 3.0 Milk Taxi, 260 liter, self propelled - $6,500