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Experiences lead to good stories Eustice enjoys new career as author By Danielle Nauman danielle.n@dairystar.com

BURNSVILLE, Minn. – Ron Eustice has spent his life embracing unique experiences, helping him create a full and varied resume in the dairy industry. Those experiences combined with the downtime of retirement have led the Burnsville man to a new career as an author. “ I t has really been a matter of having time,” Eustice Ron Eustice said of w h a t spurred his newest career choice. “I retired in 2012 after 22 years as the executive director of the Minnesota Beef Council. Since then, I’ve had some time to write. It has been the most enjoyable time of my career.” Eustice completed his fourth book, “Boxcar Boys: Riding the Rails with Bovine

Beauties,” which stemmed from his experience working with the famed Massachusetts Ayrshire herd of Meredith Farm and traveling by rail in 1964. Eustice was raised on a dairy farm in Steele County. His rst cow was purchased for him by his parents before he was 1 year old, using a $50 savings bond his grandfather had purchased. “My parents were just getting started farming, and they gured they needed the cow more at that time than I needed the money,” Eustice said. “They cashed the savings bond and bought a Brown Swiss cow. She was always my cow though, and that was my start in the dairy business.” Eustice and his siblings became involved in the 4-H program in the late 1950s. The family purchased a few purebred Ayrshires and Holsteins for the children to exhibit, propelling Eustice’s love of breeding and genetics. His involvement in youth programs led him to receive a $400 scholarship from the Steele County Bankers’ Association to put toward his

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education. “That was a lot of money in those days, because tuition was $300 a quarter,” Eustice said. “In 1963, technically you could do your college education for less than $1,000 a year. I had a wonderful education at the University of Min-

nesota. I was the rst in my family to nish college, and I believe strongly in higher education. It opened up a lot of doorways for me.” Showing in 4-H at the Steele County Fair also allowed Eustice to launch his career working with larger

show strings. It was at that very fair in 1959 that Eustice rst met Andrew Gilchrist, who worked for Mor-Ayr Farm, owned by Dr. R.B. Graves of Red Wing, Minnesota. Turn to EUSTICE | Page 4

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“He had about 12 to 15 head of Ayrshires he was taking care of by himself,” Eustice said. “He was probably in his mid-70s at the time. … He asked me to help him at the next couple of fairs, which included the Freeborn County Fair in Albert Lea and the Minnesota State Fair. I took the opportunity and hopped in the truck with him and had a great time. That was my rst state fair working with cattle. That was the beginning.” Eustice spent the next three summers working with the Mor-Ayr herd, which was one of the top Ayrshire show herds of the day. Eustice became to know the farm’s manager, Jerry Strandlund, who Eustice said became a wonderful mentor. Strandlund helped him secure an internship with Meredith Farm in Topseld, Massachusetts, for the summer of 1964. There, Eustice worked with and learned from Klussendorf Award winner Arthur Clark. That year, with Meredith Farm, Eustice traveled with the show herd to the New York State Fair in Syracuse, New York; the Pennsylvania

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“The railroads were very supportive of agriculture; the whole future of the railroad in those days was dependent on agriculture.” RON EUSTICE, AUTHOR

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including a 400-gallon gravity-ow water tank. Along with the farm manager, Eustice cared for about 16 head of Ayrshire show cattle, including several bulls and ve cows which were milked by hand throughout the trip. “It took about three days Turn to EUSTICE | Page 5

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crossing back into the United States at Detroit-Windsor, through the Windsor tunnel; across Michigan and into Chicago, switching engines in Chicago before beginning the nal leg of the trip to Waterloo. “I didn’t get off the boxcar all that time,” Eustice said. “You stayed on because there was no getting off. If you did get off at stops, you had no way of knowing when it would continue onward. It was a big problem if you got left behind.” Traveling by rail came with certain difculties, including manure removal. “You tried to be discreet about pitching the manure,” Eustice said.

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Taking a leap of faith Bigham moves from Ohio to begin dairy career By Danielle Nauman danielle.n@dairystar.com

ABBOTSFORD, Wis. – Although he was not raised on a traditional dairy farm, organic dairy farming called to John Bigham, Jr., leading him to move from Ohio to Wisconsin. Growing up on his parents’ 100-acre farm in New Paris, Ohio, Bigham began raising organic produce to sell at the age of 14. The purchase of a family milk cow in 2014 planted the seeds for Bigham’s future career aspirations. “We got our rst milk cow in the spring and that is where it all started,” Bigham said. “We got a second one that fall. Within a year, we had four cows and it grew to eight cows. My rst adventure in the dairy industry was selling raw milk herd shares in Ohio.” With his budding interest in becoming a dairy farmer, Bigham realized the limitations both his location and his age placed on him. “It was too hard to nd a milk market in our area, and our farm was not set up to be a dairy farm,” the 22-yearold said. “I looked at buying a farm but found that was not feasible at my age, so I began searching for alternative ways to get started. I placed ads in a local shopper in central Wisconsin, looking for a

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farm to rent.” That ad, placed in the early spring of 2019, connected Bigham with Charles and Barbara Wellner of rural Abbotsford. The Wellners were thinking about retiring but had no one to take over

the farm they had worked to create throughout their lifetime. The farm, a certied organic dairy for nearly 20 years, consists of 320 acres, 160 of which are tillable, with two building sites, one that

houses the 30-cow dairy herd and one that houses heifers. “I was really drawn to the long-standing organic certication of the farm,” Bigham said. “My family was fairly organic-minded, and that is how I had originally grown the produce that started my interest in farming.” After making several trips to the area to meet with the Wellners, Bigham took a leap of faith to embark on his path in the fall of 2019. He moved to central Wisconsin and began his newfound ca-

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and paying for it was difcult. I was not able to start grazing the cows until May 20.” Grazing is an aspect of organic dairying that attracted Bigham, and he has spent this summer learning how to effectively manage his pastures with an eye to advancing to the next step of going completely grass-fed. Bigham said the Wellners have used rotational grazing in the past, and he began implementing intensive strip grazing by moving his cows to a fresh area of pasture every morning and evening. The cows have access to about a half-acre of new pasture twice a day. Bigham has about 45 acres of pasture devoted to his strip grazing rotation, allowing for each strip to regenerate for about 30-45 days before the cows return. Bigham has been experimenting with ways to increase the productivity of his pasture ground and no-tilled clover in earlier this year.

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“I am thinking plowing down and reseeding is the only way to get new pasture going well up here,” he said. Bigham has worked to manage and supplement his pasture, and has been working to determine how to move forward with continued improvements to his grazing program. “If I can graze the cows until at least Nov. 1, I should be good on feed for the winter without having to buy any additional feed or hay,” Bigham said. Becoming grass-fed is on Bigham’s radar, but he has concerns about the body condition of his herd with the lack of supplemented feed, which is something he said he needs to continue to research. Bigham said his new career has been full of learning opportunities, and he does not look for that to change anytime soon. He said he looks to a wide of variety of people for advice and spends time researching what he does not know. Starting out fresh in the dairy industry today is a challenge for a young person, according to Bigham, but is a path he would not discourage. “You just need to stay humble and remember you are young and have a lot to learn,” Bigham said. “Others have learned from their experiences, and it really pays to take that advice.”

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Page 8 â€˘ Dairy Star â€˘ Second Section â€˘ Saturday, September 26, 2020

By Lee Mielke

Trump announces $14 billion for market disruptions

More money is on the way. President Trump, speaking in Wisconsin Thursday announced an additional $14 billion dollars for agricultural producers facing market disruptions and associated costs because of COVID-19. The package includes up to $1 billion for the Farmers to Families Food Box program, which has beneďƒžted the dairy industry and likely propelled Fridayâ€™s block cheese and butter skyward (details ahead). The aid will likely keep cheese prices strong and in turn milk prices, but will no doubt result in an oversupplied milk market. Strong prices have already incentivized U.S. dairy farmers to ďƒžll their bulk tanks. Preliminary data in the August Milk Production report showed output at 18.6 billion pounds, up a bearish 1.8% from August 2019. Output in the top 24 producing states totaled 17.8 billion pounds, up 1.9% from 2019. Revisions added 90 million pounds to the original July 50 state total, now put at 18.735 billion, up 2.0% from July 2019, instead of the originally reported 1.5% increase. August cow numbers totaled 9.36 million head in the 50 states, unchanged from July but 42,000 above a year ago. The July herd was revised up 8,000 head. Output per cow averaged 1,987 pounds, up 27 pounds from a year ago or 1.4%. Heat, ďƒžres and smoke did not appear to affect Californiaâ€™s August output, which was up 1.8% from a year ago, thanks to a 40 pound gain per cow offsetting 4,000 fewer cows milked. Revisions added 60 million pounds to the July total, up 2.3% from July 2019, instead of the originally reported 0.5% increase. Wisconsin was off 0.3%, on 10,000 fewer cows, although output per cow was up 10 pounds. Revisions subtracted 13 million pounds from the Badger Stateâ€™s July output, still 0.1% above July 2019, instead of the originally reported 0.6% gain. Idaho was up 3.4% in August, on 17,000 more cows and 15 pounds more per cow. Michigan was up 1.6%, on a 30 pound gain per cow and 1,000 more cows. Minnesota was up 2.2%, thanks to a 65 pound gain per cow offsetting 5,000 fewer cows. New Mexico was down 1.5%, on a 30 pound drop per cow but cow numbers were unchanged. New York was up 0.6%, thanks to a 15 pound gain per cow but had 1,000 fewer cows. Oregon was down 0.9% on 1,000 fewer cows but output per cow was unchanged. Pennsylvania was up 1.4%, thanks to a 35 pound gain per cow. Cow numbers were down 3,000 from a year ago. South Dakota again had the biggest increase, up

10.8%, thanks to 13,000 more cows milked and 10 pounds more per cow. Texas was next, up 7.1% on 23,000 more cows and a 60 pound gain per cow. Vermont was down 5.3% on a 40 pound drop per cow and 4,000 fewer cows. Washington State was unchanged. Output per cow was up 5 pounds. Cow numbers were down 1,000. Dairy cow slaughter totaled 55,200 head in the week ending Sept. 5, up 1,100 from the previous week, but 2,100 head or 3.7% below a year ago. Dairy farm margins were ďƒ&#x;at to slightly weaker over the ďƒžrst half of September, as rising feed costs weakened projected proďƒžtability with milk prices trending Sideways, according to the latest Margin Watch (MW) from Chicago-based Commodity & Ingredient Hedging LLC. The MW stated, â€œMilk prices continue stabilizing with nearby Class III futures at elevated levels with expectations that the extension of the Farmers to Families Food Box program will maintain domestic demand through year-end.â€? The MW warned that, with block Cheddar prices back above $2.00 per pound, â€œThe U.S. is no longer competitive on the global export market at a time when milk production looks to increase heading into autumn. Demand for and strength in cheese continues to support Class III values relative to Class IV, which will likely maintain negative PPDâ€™s for domestic producers in the months ahead.â€? â€œThe Big Tenâ€™s decision to join other NCAA conferences in resuming their college football schedule this fall will be supportive for demand, although the market remains compromised by demand from foodservice outlets,â€? the MW stated. â€œA survey released by the National Restaurant Association, says almost 100,000 restaurants or about one in every six have all but closed permanently since March. In addition, only 40% believe they will stay in business another six months without additional government assistance, which appears in doubt given the stalemate between Congressional negotiators to work out a bipartisan compromise between the House and Senate. The loss of foodservice purchases has weighed disproportionately on demand for butter and cream, helping to explain some of the discrepancy in class pricing and the divergence in value among dairy products,â€? the MW concluded. Speaking of demand; July cheese disappearance topped that of a year ago for the third consecutive month, according to HighGround Dairyâ€™s Lucas Fuess. Speaking in the Sept. 21 â€œDairy Radio Nowâ€? broadcast, Fuess credited consumers ďƒ&#x;ocking to gro-

cery stores, rising food service demand, and the governmentâ€™s Food Box program. Butter disappearance was down from a year ago, he said, â€œcontrary to butter trends since the beginning of the pandemic.â€? He blamed shifts in consumer behavior and warned thereâ€™s plenty of butter in storage and butter output remains strong so he does not see any strong upticks in price through yearâ€™s end. Nonfat dry milk has been range bound in price, he said, though exports have been very strong, driven primarily by sales to Southeast Asia while exports to Mexico remain subdued. He said there was a big collapse in domestic demand, driven by consumer trends and the higher availability of more reasonably priced raw milk, instead of powder, for fortifying cheese vats. Looking globally, skim milk powder led, with cheese right behind, in driving this weekâ€™s Global Dairy Trade auctionâ€™s (GDT) weighted average up 3.6%, ending four consecutive sessions of decline. Skim milk powder was up 8.4%, following a 1.8% gain on Sept. 1. GDT Cheddar was up 7.2%, after slipping 0.4%, and whole milk powder was up 3.2%, after losing 2.0%. Anhydrous milkfat was up 2.0%, after slipping 0.5% last time. The declines were led by lactose, down 2.7%, after inching up 0.8% in the last event, and butter was down 1.4%, after a 1.2% slide last time. StoneX Group equated the GDT 80% butterfat butter price to $1.4525 per pound US, down 2.3 cents from the last event. CME butter closed Friday at $1.5975. GDT Cheddar cheese equated to $1.6667 per pound, up 11.2 cents, but compares to Fridayâ€™s CME block Cheddar at $2.6275. GDT skim milk powder averaged $1.3104 per pound, up from $1.2080, and whole milk powder averaged $1.3540, up from $1.3080. CME Grade A nonfat dry milk closed Friday at $1.07. In other trade news; Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) member cooperatives accepted 13 offers of export assistance from CWT this week to help capture sales of 1.166 million pounds of Cheddar, Gouda, and Monterey Jack cheese, 262,350 pounds of butter, and 330,693 pounds of whole milk powder. Checking prices; cash CME block Cheddar gained a nickel Monday, 11.25 cents Wednesday, 7.25 cents Thursday, and pole vaulted 22.75 cents Friday on 1 trade, to close at $2.6275 per pound, up 46.25 cents on the week and 57.75 cents above a year ago. The blocks have gained 97.75 cents in four weeks. The barrels ďƒžnished at $1.6359, up 4 cents but 2 cents below a year ago. They set a new record spread on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, expanding it to 99.25 cents below the blocks. 9 cars of block sold on the week and 11 of barrel. FC Stone speculated in their Sept. 15 â€œEarly Morning Updateâ€? that a new cheese plant coming on line in late October in St. Johnâ€™s, Michigan may help balance or normalize these types of spreads. The Sept. 14 Daily Dairy reports says the plant will produce 800,000 pounds of Cheddar per day by Turn to MIELKE | Page 11

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next spring and will be “a signicant increase in the nation’s potential Cheddar supply.” It adds that “While more cheese is likely to weigh on national average Class III values, the facility will likely boost dairy producers” milk checks in the region, where there will be less discounted milk, and a greater share of producers’ milk will be based on the Class III price. The new plant will also leave less skim milk for driers and less cream for other uses, which likely will lift Class IV prices at the margins,” according to the DDR. Dairy Market News reports that “After weeks and even months of cheese plants running very active schedules, some are drawing down production for various reasons.” Some are scheduling days off for maintenance, others are simply cutting back to meet lighter, albeit still healthy, demand. Specialty cheesemakers are preparing for fall demand. Some barrel producers suggest they have loads in inventory they could move, but inventory levels are not a current concern. Cheese is in abundance in the west, according to DMN, however, supplies are manageable. Barrels are more prevalent, thus block prices are higher. Retail sales are steady but food service demand only increased slightly. Contacts say takeout orders remain strong, particularly for pizza. Butter closed the week at $1.5975 per pound, 11.75 cents higher but 51.75 cents below a year ago. There were 69 sales reported, a whopping 46 on Tuesday alone, beating the previous single day record of 59 on Nov. 3, 2004, but that was when butter only traded three times per week. DMN reports that retail butter orders are starting to bounce back, according to regional butter makers. Fall demand increases have begun, even as retail orders have remained above previous years’ gures for most weeks since the onset of COVID-19. Food service has edged up week to week, as well, but still remains light compared to previous years. Market tones remain somewhat steady but current prices are well below previous years and enticing heavier buying for fall. Western butter makers appear to be positioning for typical end of year demand. Butter output is steady to higher as manufacturers produce for the fall baking season and more cream is available due to the slowdown of ice cream output. DMN adds, “In a year marked by the coronavirus pandemic, social unrest, and now, severe wildres, typical is not a normal word choice.” A few western butter facilities prepared for evacuation but didn’t need to however smoke and ash from the res kept patrons away from outdoor eating at restaurants, further quelling that market outlet. Retail butter sales saw a slight slump this week due to people staying home to avoid the poor air quality. Air quality was expected to improve with late week rain and cooler temperatures however, DMN says, “Some rural towns are destroyed and thousands of residents displaced. Disruptions and challenges may be the new normal until conditions improve within the region.” Grade A nonfat dry milk climbed to a Friday close of $1.07, up 3 cents on the week but 1.25 cents below a year ago, on 21 sales reported for the week. Dry whey nished at 35.50 cents per pound, unchanged on the week but 4.25 cents below a year ago, with 5 sales reported at the CME. CLIP AND SAVE

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The latest Crop Progress report showed 89% of U.S. corn is dented, as of the week ending September 13, up from 64% a year ago and 7% ahead of the ve year average. 41% is mature, up from 16% a year ago, and 9% ahead of the ve year average. 60% is rated good to excellent, up from 55% a year ago. The report shows 37% of U.S. soybeans are dropping leaves, up from 13% a year ago and 6% ahead of the ve year average. 63% were rated good to excellent, up from 54% a year ago. The cotton crop has a 45% good to excellent rating. That compares to 41% a year ago. U.S. row crops will fall short of their summer potential but they will still be bumper crops by any other metric, says the Daily Dairy report’s Sarina Sharp. Writing in the September 11 Milk Producers Council newsletter, Sharp says “If USDA’s projections are correct, this year’s corn crop will have the highest national average yield on record, and soybeans will match the record-high yield set in the 2016-17 crop year.” She adds that “The robust harvest is likely to push

end-of-season corn inventories to 2.5 billion bushels, the highest total since 1988,” but “a rebound in exports is likely to trim soybean stocks relative to the previous season, but, at 460 million bushels, they will still be historically large. Nonetheless, crop prices are rising as export prospects improve.” The National Milk Producers Federation praised the latest disaster assistance to U.S. farmers however, NMPF’s Paul Bleiberg stated in a podcast that “Election year politics is complicating efforts to push additional agriculture aid through Congress, but alreadyauthorized spending may allow USDA to aid dairy farmers facing unstable roller-coaster prices and shifting supply chains.” Bleiberg said that an announcement on what mix of disaster assistance and direct purchases farmers may receive is expected very soon. That spending was provided for in legislation passed earlier this year offering relief from coronavirus-related price and supply-chain disruptions. Lawmakers also face an Oct. 1 deadline to keep the government funded.

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While the Gerards found nothing wrong with the silo while putting up their forage, the next morning was a different story. “It wasn’t leaning before we lled it,” Gerard said. “We have to climb up and down that thing. I wouldn’t go up there if it’s leaning.” By Krista Kuzma The Gerards noticed the off-kilter krista.k@dairystar.com structure while doing morning chores around 7:30. Because of the silo’s anSPRING GROVE, Minn. – Like gling toward and close proximity to the they do every fall, the Gerards climbed road, the Gerards called law enforceup and down their silo to prepare and ment to block the route to through trafcheck on it during their fall corn silage c. Aside from the road, the silo was harvest Sept. 5; however, less than 24 anked by four other silos and a barn. Friends and neighbors arrived to hour later, the same silo they had stood on top of had fallen into piles of staves give assistance. “There was talk – if it wasn’t going on the road next to it. “It just decided it had enough,” Jeff to go fast – about interventions,” GeGerard said. “We’re just glad no one rard said. “There was a lot of planning. Everyone had their own ideas. We had got hurt.” Gerards’ 80-foot silo lled with a lot of help.” As the morning progressed and the corn silage came crashing down Sept. 6 on his family’s farm near Spring Grove. group tried to plan what steps to take Gerard farms in partnership with his next, the silo decided for them. It colbrother, Tom. The two raise young- lapsed onto County Road 27 around stock and care for the dry cows of their noon. Cleven captured it on video. “There was a Harvestore silo within brother’s family, Mark along with his wife, Dianne, and their daughter, Darci 4 feet of it,” Gerard said. “It could have Cleven, who milk 350 cows a few miles done that in. It could have done a lot of things, but it had to go. And the way it away. “Evidently the silo didn’t like went – that was OK. It went where it wanted to.” something we did,” Gerard said. The rest of the day was spent cleaning up the feed and broken pieces of the upright storage. Most of the feed will not be used. “We’re worried about the staves from the silo getting in our feeding equipment,” Gerard said. “We will feed a little bit of it, but once we get more feed up, we will use that.” The Gerards arranged to make bags of corn silage to replace the feed stored in the silo. “I don’t think we’ll replace it,” said Gerard, who is close to retirement age. “I’m too old to be investing in that.” While the Gerards have lost feed for their animals, they are glad they did not lose more. “Everyone goes PHOTO SUBMITTED through their hazards in A silo on the Gerard family’s farm began leaning the life,” Gerard said. “As morning of Sept. 6. It had been lled with corn si- long as no one got hurt, it was OK.” lage the previous day.

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A day in the life of the Friemoth family Custom cropping, manure hauling lls much of Sept. 17 By Stacey Smart

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ELKHORN, Wis. – Running a custom harvesting and cash cropping business keeps the Friemoth family busy most every day in the spring, summer and fall. Sept. 17 was no exception as crews chopped corn si-

lage, cut hay, lled silos and spread manure. Adam and Jenny Friemoth and their sons, Josh, 17, and Scott, 15, along with the help of 17 employees, milk 400 cows at Friemoth Farms near Elkhorn. In addition to the dairy, the Friemoths farm 4,000 acres, doing custom harvesting for eight other

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The Friemoth family – (from leŌ) Adam, Jenny and Josh – milk 400 cows and farm 4,000 acres near Elkhorn, Wisconsin. Not pictured is the Friemoths’ younger son, ScoƩ.

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The Friemoths’ crew chops corn silage at 11 a.m. for a neighbor near Elkhorn, Wisconsin. The Friemoths run a custom harvesting business alongside their own dairy and crop farm.

farms. “My favorite thing about farming is being able to work alongside my family and our employees while taking care of our cows and making great, quality food for our animals and consumers,” Jenny said. “Whether it is milk, or corn, soybeans, wheat or alfalfa, we try to make a healthy

product.” The day began at 4:15 with the morning milking. Cows are milked in a swing-20 parlor built in 2007, and three people typically milk on one shift. Jenny pops in to help whenever needed and was on hand that morning to help train a new employee.

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have been custom raised by the Friemoths’ vet, and newborn calves are picked up every Tuesday and Friday. “We know the calves are in really good hands over there,” Jenny said. Josh feeds and does eldwork, and Scott scrapes barns on the weekends and helps with eldwork after school and on the weekends. Josh is currently full time on the farm, earning a work study credit which will complete his high school career and allow him to graduate early. Milking wrapped STACEY SMART/DAIRY STAR up around 9, and at GareƩ Brugge (leŌ ) and Chad Toedter hook up a new combine head for Adam 9:30, Josh was nishFriemoth at 9:40 a.m. on the Friemoths’ farm near Elkhorn, Wisconsin. The ing up feeding the cows head was delivered the day before and Friemoth wanted to get it hooked up and heifers – a chore he and checked out in Ɵme to start combining the rst week of October. started at 6 a.m. of working for myself and running big equipment,” As the last group of cows came back from the parlor, Adam pulled up Adam said. “It’s something I’ve done my whole in a combine. He gave some instructions to one of life.” The Friemoths also do custom manure hauling the hired hands before heading next door to install and in the fall spread around 4 million gallons bea new head on the combine. When it was time to hit the elds, Adam and tween solids and liquids. The Friemoths will chop 1,000 acres of corn Jenny got everyone situated with their designated tasks for the day, mapping out who would be lo- silage this year and were busy chopping and lling silos for neighbors on the 17th. cated where. “It’s slower going in the silos,” Adam said. Adam, a sixth-generation farmer, grew up across the road where his parents farmed in a 42-cow “We only get about 50 tons per hour. We get 200 stanchion barn. He and Jenny bought land from his tons per hour when going in the bunk.” Adam said they have four smaller wagons with uncle to build their dairy operation and put up their rst freestall barn in 2007. They built a second barn front unload for silos and four bigger wagons with rear unload for bunkers and piles. Every year, the in 2011 and a third in 2018. Friemoths go through over 100,000 gallons of diesel fuel in their tractors and 8,000-10,000 gallons of road fuel in their semi trucks. With nearly 26 engines to care for, the Friemoths are fortunate to have a full-time mechanic on staff. “I really like our Fendt tractors, but my favorite piece of equipment is our John Deere S690 combine,” Adam said. Jenny’s day was spent managing logistics and ADAM FRIEMOTH, DAIRY FARMER making sure everyone was where they needed to be for harvesting and spreading manure. Her days are “We started out milking around 100 cows and often lled with running parts, making meals, doing bookwork and orchestrating schedules for the expanded quickly,” Jenny said.  eld crew. Jenny manages the cows, and Adam manAdam and Jenny also took time to scout some ages the eldwork. Adam has been doing custom corn elds to see when they would be ready for work since 1994 – the year he graduated from high school. Turn to FRIEMOTHS | Page 17 “As a farmer, I like the freedom and challenge

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chopping. After 4 p.m., Jenny headed to the barn to give breeding shots to cows while the evening crew started setting up for milking. Josh cut 50 acres of hay on that Thursday. One eld was third-crop pasture that would be wrapped for baleage and fed to dry cows and heifers. After nishing his work for the day, Josh went bow hunting. On Sept. 26, the Friemoths are hosting a

pig roast for neighbors and friends. Drawing a crowd of 150-250 people, it is an event they have been putting on since building their rst freestall barn. “It was a good way to help answer the questions of people who were curious about the new dairy we were building,” Jenny said. “We enjoy having people visit our farm. Also, we employ a lot of high school kids, and it’s nice for their families to get

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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

Mower

Juneau Vernon

Clay

Union

Lyon

Osceola Dickinson Emmet

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O’Brien

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Palo Alto

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Hancock

Cerro Gordo

Plymouth

Mitchell

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Fayette

(Becker County)

DARREN KERANEN 120 cows, 215 acres

We have 2.5 days of chopping left for the four dairies that work together on this project. About a day and a half RAINFALL are at my dairy. Then, I TOTALS will have chopped 150 Last 2 acres of corn for our Weeks farm. We chop with a 6-row and 8-row selfpropelled choppers and we haul with six to nine 0.5” trucks and then we have one or two blade tractors and a pack tractor. It’s been going pretty good. Since April 11 We pile it all. One farmer 15.65” around here has started soybeans and another has started high moisture corn. Manure is next for our dairy, then fall tillage.

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St. Croix

Lincoln Taylor

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Pipestone

Hamlin

Sherburne

Iron

Pine

Swift

Big Stone

Benton

Stearns

Pope

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Morrison

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Cologne, MN (Carver County)

MIKE BUCKENTINE 55 cows, 500 acres

The corn silage is pretty much done in the area. The soybeans are about a week out. We made all of our new seeding RAINFALL hay. We cut it last TOTALS Wednesday (Sept. 16) Last 2 and baled it Sept. 19-20. Weeks We also did some grass hay and meadows last week. We are getting some manure hauled, mostly outside lots. We 0.75” are hoping to combine corn this weekend. We have one ﬁeld down to Since April 11 20% moisture. Then, 18.8” we plan to work on corn stalks and do soybeans.

(Goodhue County)

MICAH HUNEKE

JOE CZECH

Kittson

Goodhue, MN

We ﬁnished silage corn last Thursday (Sept. 17). We chopped 260 acres of ours and custom chopped 50 acres for a neighbor. RAINFALL We weighed everything TOTALS Last 2 and it ran 22.5 tons an acre. I would say Weeks 75% of the chopping is done around here. Last Monday we did 20 acres of meadow 0” hay and put it on a pile. We spread 80 acres of oats for cover crop last Since April 11 Friday. There are guys 24.35” doing soybeans and they were at 11% moisture and were busheling 65-70 bushels an acre.

We started chopping Sept. 11 and chopped 1,250 tons. Then we chopped Sept. 14-16 and did around 1,500 RAINFALL tons before ﬁnishing TOTALS Sept. 17 when we Last 2 did another 1,250 Weeks tons. The corn was averaging around 28 tons an acre according to the chopper. The 0.9” moisture ranged from 64-67%. We made some dry hay Sept 20. Since April 11 We will take one more 19.7” cutting of hay after a frost. There are some farmers taking out soybeans.

Holland, MN

Webster, SD (Day County)

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DAVID EWALT

800 cows, 1,000 acres

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We just started harvesting the high moisture corn that we buy from a neighbor. I don’t RAINFALL know how it’s yielding, TOTALS but the moisture is Last 2 right where we like it Weeks in the 30-32% range. We send the corn through a roller mill, push it into a bunker, pack it and cover it. 0.75” A few farmers in our neighborhood have started harvesting Since April 11 soybeans. We have 14.85” hauled a little manure although we haven’t yet started on our lagoons. We’ll be baling corn stalks soon if the weather stays dry.

We are almost done with chopping our corn silage, which we store in a pile. In the past, we have applied a coat of syrup to the pile RAINFALL to seal it, but this year TOTALS Last 2 we are topping off the pile with wet sorghum. Weeks Silage yields are pretty good. The grain yield appraisals ranged from 170–190 bushels per 0.6” acre. Some farmers in our neighborhood have tried to harvest Since April 11 soybeans, but their 10.55” moisture levels are still too high. We are going to wait a few days before trying ours.

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Crop and Weather Fort Atkinson, IA (Winneshiek County)

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Rock Valley, IA

(Barron County)

(Sioux County)

STEVE ROZEBOOM

560 cows, 1,500 acres

(Chippewa County) RYAN HARM

MIKE RIEBE

600 cows, 710 acres

Cadott, WI

100 cows, 585 acres

100 cows, 1,200 acres

We ﬁnished our earlage yesterday. We did 220 acres. We are going to start chopping corn stalks today (Sept. 23). We plan RAINFALL to start combining TOTALS Last 2 high moisture corn tomorrow. I don’t see Weeks any choppers going any more. We are probably two weeks away from doing soybeans. Some 2” farmers are doing fourth crop hay. We are not sure if we will do a Since April 11 ﬁfth crop yet. 24.8”

We’ve had no rain over the past few weeks. We chopped our 40 acres of earlage last week and stored it in a bunker RAINFALL silo. It was some of our TOTALS best corn and yielded Last 2 240 bushels per acre. Weeks The rest of our corn averaged about 180 bushels per acre. Some of the corn in our area 0” has already dried down to 25% moisture. We ran out of water, so there aren’t many who Since April 11 are cutting a ﬁfth crop of 9.57” alfalfa. We plan to start baling corn stalks soon. We usually put up about 1,500 bales of corn stalks each fall.

It is getting a little dry but it is working out good for chopping silage. We should ﬁnish our corn silage today (Sept. 23). Our silage RAINFALL is looking really good, TOTALS and is probably running Last 2 close to 25 tons per acre. Weeks The quality looks to be excellent as well. The beans look really good and we should be able to start them the ﬁrst of the week. We did a hand test on the high moisture corn in our plot the other Since April 11 day and it was about 22.3” 30% so that is going to be ready before too long as well. We are really happy with how everything looks this year.

We are chopping corn right now. We got nipped a bit with some frost in a few spots. You can see where it got dry RAINFALL earlier this summer. TOTALS Some cobs on the Last 2 sandier ground Weeks didn’t ﬁll out like they should have. There are a few guys around here that started their 0.75” soybeans yesterday (Sept. 21). A couple of guys are doing Since April 11 their high moisture 27.7” corn as well.

Gleason, WI

Oconto Falls, WI

Brownsville, WI

Monroe, WI

(Lincoln County)

(Shawano County)

SHAWN WAGNER

BEN BONKE

We got about 1.75 inches of rain Sept. 12. It froze pretty good over the weekend, so we are RAINFALL starting to chop corn. TOTALS The plant moisture is Last 2 Weeks still quite high yet.

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We ﬁnished up corn silage the morning of Sept. 22 and got all the bunkers covered after starting a week prior. Some yields were at 20- RAINFALL 22 ton per acre which is TOTALS Last 2 really high for Mycogen BMR corn silage. Our Weeks hay is all done for the year and has some pretty good regrowth already. Soybeans are about two weeks away from harvest. We’re having really good weather for fall tillage, which I was doing on the Since April 11 22” 22nd to start preparing for next year. We also have a couple hundred acres of winter rye cover crops in already.

1.75”

(Green County)

(Dodge County)

DAVID KINDSCHUH

650 cows, 1,400 acres

75 cows, 350 acres

0.8”

We got all of our fourth crop hay chopped and ﬁnished up Sept. 19. It yielded really well, probably just as good as third crop. We have RAINFALL 20 acres of corn silage TOTALS Last 2 left to chop – we’re waiting for it to dry Weeks down. We should be done by the 26th. I planted winter wheat on the 23rd. I’m planning 0.25” to fertilize my hay ﬁelds because the price of fertilizer is down right Since April 11 now. I usually apply 23.8” 200 pounds per acre in the fall.

JOSH STEINER

90 cows, 180 acres

I haven’t done much with crops lately. Beans are turning fast. There are hardly any leaves on them. I’d RAINFALL say they are probably TOTALS seven to 10 days out. Last 2 A lot of people in the Weeks area are ﬁnishing up on corn silage and fourth crop hay and are also hauling manure. 4” We’ll probably start combining corn at the end of the month or the beginning of October. I Since April 11 think it’s going to be 28.45” a lot earlier than last year.

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Funds available to improve safety on MN farms Minnesota farmers who want to add safety equipment to their on-farm grain storage facilities can now apply for the Minnesota Department of Agriculture’s (MDA) new Grain Storage Facility Safety Cost-Share program. The program reimburses up to 75 percent of the cost to buy, ship, and install eligible safety equipment for on-farm grain bins or silos. The program will pay up to $400 per bin or silo, with a limit of $2,400 per farm per year. The Minnesota Legislature appropriated $50,000 for this new program earlier this year. “We’ve seen many tragedies in the recent past around grain bin accidents and I can tell you each one is devastating to a family and a whole community,” Agriculture Commissioner Thom Petersen said. “We’re thankful to legislators for allowing us to help farmers reduce the cost of reducing risk on the farm.” Examples of eligible equipment include fall protection systems, engineering controls that prevent contact with an auger or other moving parts, dust collection systems that minimize explosion hazards, personal protective equipment that increases the likelihood of surviving a grain-bin-related emergency, grain silo air quality monitoring equipment, and other grain storage facility safety equipment with prior approval from the MDA. The MDA is accepting applications through June 30, 2021, or until all funds are exhausted. Funds will be awarded on a rst-come, rst-served basis. For more information and to apply, visit the MDA’s Grain Storage Facility Safety Cost-Share webpage. DCRC pivots from in-person to virtual conference The in-person Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council (DCRC) Annual Meeting, previously scheduled for Nov.11-12, in Madison, Wisconsin, is rescheduled for Nov. 1012, in a virtual format. Given current capacity restrictions in Dane County, Wis., due to the COVID-19 pandemic, DCRC is unable to host its in-person annual meeting. “While it’s disappointing to not meet face to face, the 2020 DCRC Annual Meeting will still offer unparalleled learning opportunities,” said DCRC President Julio Giordano, Cornell University associate professor. “Additionally, we want to protect our members and their families, and the communities they serve. Members’ health and safety is one of our top priorities. The virtual conference will also allow us to invite our international colleagues to participate in the meeting.” DCRC’s Annual Meeting program will feature world-renowned dairy cattle experts who possess both practical, on-farm experience and highly technical expertise. Conrmed speakers include Milo Wiltbank, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Don Niles, Dan Reuter, Luke Hopkin and Tiffany Paulus Schneider, Wisconsin dairy producers; John Cole, U.S. Department of Agriculture; Peter Hansen, University of Florida; Michael Ferris and Victor Cabrera, UW-Madison; Michael Steele, University of Guelph; Mike Overton, Zoetis; Brian Miller, Merck Animal Health; Klibs Galvão, University of Florida; John Wenz, Washington State University; Richard Pursley, Michigan State University; Daniela Demetrio, Maddox Dairy; Ricardo Chebel, University of Florida;

Stress and mental health resources available to South Dakota producers, family members and friends April blizzards, wet planting and harvest conditions, low commodity prices, and trade concerns made 2019 a stressful year for many South Dakotans. Disruptions to production and marketing practices had many producers looking toward 2020 with optimism for a better year ahead. At the start of 2020, some elds still needed to be harvested, or otherwise destroyed, before planting the new crop. Overly wet eld conditions were replaced with D0 and D1 drought rankings, packing plants were shut down or slowed down across the nation, and prices for many commodities declined even further. All of these market and production variables are factors leading to an increased level of stress carried by farm and ranch families and those in related businesses. “We never know what the new year is going to bring,” said Heather Gessner, SDSU Extension Livestock Business Management Field Specialist. “The unexpected challenges of overly wet conditions, drought or lack of market options can add to the daily stress for those working in agriculture. As harvest season approaches, unforeseen repair expenses, weather delays and trying to get a lot done in a short period of time can increase the stress of everyday tasks.” Mental Health First Aid SDSU Extension is offering Mental Health First Aid courses to help South Dakotans understand the signs, symptoms, possible risk factors and possible warning signs of mental health problems. Participants will learn the Mental Health First Aid Action Plan and how it ts within the array of interventions available to address mental health problems. “With chronic stress in agriculture, an increase in depressive and anxiety symptoms are being observed among farmers and ranchers,” said Andrea Bjornestad, SDSU Extension Mental Health Specialist. The training would be benecial to those working in agriculture (e.g., farmer, rancher, spouse, agribusiness professional, lender, etc.) as participants will learn how to assist someone, such as a farmer or rancher, who is experiencing a mental health or substance-use related crisis. “The course does not teach counseling skills and should not replace the role of the counselor,” said Bjornestad. “Instead, participants learn specic steps in providing assistance during a mental health crisis including the referral process.” The training requires the completion of two hours of self-paced online course preparation and four hours of virtual training. Virtual trainings will be offered on multiple occasions throughout August, September and October. Those interested in participating can visit https://extension.sdstate.edu/events to register for the training, free of cost. Additionally, SDSU Extension offers resources regarding signs of stress, communicating among families about nances and the farm operation, receiving assistance from a counselor and other agricultural stressors at www.extension.sdstate. edu/tags/farm-stress.

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FEEDER & HOL STEERS NEW YORK MILLS MN 1 Red Beef Steer UNDERWOOD MN 1 Red Beef Steer WADENA MN 2 Blk Beef Steer BATTLE LAKE MN 1 Herf Beef Steer WADENA MN 1 Blk Beef Steer LITTLE FALLS MN 1 HolX Beef Steer UNDERWOOD MN 5 Red Beef Steer WADENA MN 1 HolX Beef Steer FEEDER BULLS MILTONA MN 1 Blk Bull MILTONA MN 2 BWF Bull MILTONA MN 4 Blk Bull MILTONA MN 4 Blk Bull FEEDER HEIFERS MILTONA MN 1 Red Beef Heifer MILTONA MN 3 Blk Beef Heifer NEW YORK MILLS MN 1 Blk Beef Heifer NEW YORK MILLS MN 1 Blk Beef Heifer LITTLE FALLS MN 1 Blk Beef Heifer VERNDALE MN 1 BWF Beef Heifer MENAHGA MN 1 Blk Beef Heifer UNDERWOOD MN 4 Red Beef Heifer LITTLE FALLS MN 3 Blk Beef Heifer BATTLE LAKE MN 1 RWF Beef Heifer SLAUGHTER COWS AUDUBON MN 1 Blk Slaughter Cows PERHAM MN 1 Blk Slaughter Cows PARKERS PRAIRIE MN 1 Blk Slaughter Cows PLUMMER MN 1 Hol Slaughter Cows FRAZEE MN 1 Hol Slaughter Cows FRAZEE MN 1 Hol Slaughter Cows PERHAM MN 1 Blk Slaughter Cows PERHAM MN 1 Red Slaughter Cows FRAZEE MN 1 Hol Slaughter Cows

410 675 687 945 620 890 1121 695

160.00 C 153.50 C 147.00 C 121.00 C 115.00 C 109.00 C 106.75 C 101.00 C

245 365 440 526

190.00 C 169.00 C 165.50 C 149.50 C

320 456 410 410 565 810 965 1005 903 965

156.00 C 146.00 C 144.00 C 144.00 C 129.00 C 120.00 C 113.00 C 102.00 C 101.50 C 100.50 C

1410 1400 1700 1655 1835 1635 1300 1540 1615

70.50 C 69.00 C 68.00 C 67.00 C 65.50 C 65.50 C 65.50 C 63.50 C 63.50 C

544 585 610 582 900 895 745

158.50 C 146.00 C 136.00 C 127.00 C 122.00 C 111.00 C 110.00 C

427 491 400 612 572 568 867

146.50 C 142.00 C 141.00 C 139.00 C 130.00 C 124.50 C 119.00 C

1223 1125 1442 1341 1365 1165 1615 1450 1313 1455 1195 1519 1535 1525 1790 1920 1845 1235 1455 1740 1150

104.00 C 103.50 C 100.00 C 100.00 C 100.00 C 100.00 C 99.50 C 99.00 C 96.50 C 95.00 C 94.50 C 92.75 C 92.00 C 91.50 C 91.00 C 89.75 C 88.50 C 88.50 C 88.00 C 87.00 C 87.00 C

FRAZEE MN 1 Hol Slaughter Cows PERHAM MN 1 Hol Slaughter Cows SEBEKA MN 1 Hol Slaughter Cows NEW YORK MILLS MN 1 Hol Slaughter Cows FRAZEE MN 1 Hol Slaughter Cows OSAGE MN 1 Hol Slaughter Cows PERHAM MN 1 Hol Slaughter Cows PLUMMER MN 1 Hol Slaughter Cows WADENA MN 1 Hol Slaughter Cows PLUMMER MN 1 Hol Slaughter Cows PERHAM MN 1 Blk Slaughter Cows FRAZEE MN 1 Hol Slaughter Cows VERNDALE MN 1 Red Slaughter Cows DETROIT LAKES MN 1 Herf Slaughter Cows DETROIT LAKES MN 1 RWF Slaughter Cows FRAZEE MN 1 Hol Slaughter Cows SLAUGHTER BULLS BAGLEY MN 1 Blk Slaughter Bull OSAGE MN 1 RWF Slaughter Bull SEBEKA MN 2 Blk Slaughter Bull BEMIDJI MN 1 Red Slaughter Bull OSAKIS MN 1 Herf Slaughter Bull BABY CALVES MENAHGA MN 1 Blk Bull Calves SEBEKA MN 1 R/W Bull Calves SEBEKA MN 1 R/W Bull Calves NEW YORK MILLS MN 1 Blk Bull Calves MENAHGA MN 1 Blk Hfr Calves PERHAM MN 1 Hol Bull Calves FRAZEE MN 1 Hol Bull Calves PERHAM MN 1 Hol Bull Calves PERHAM MN 1 Blk Hfr Calves PERHAM MN 1 Blk Hfr Calves PERHAM MN 2 Hol Bull Calves PERHAM MN 1 Hol Bull Calves

1475 1315 1375 1570 1310 1500 1430 1285 1485 1545 1480 1325 1295 1390 1545 1380

63.50 C 63.50 C 63.50 C 63.00 C 63.00 C 62.50 C 62.50 C 62.00 C 62.00 C 61.50 C 61.50 C 61.50 C 61.50 C 61.50 C 61.00 C 61.00 C

2090 2110 1855 1745 1695

90.00 C 87.50 C 85.00 C 83.50 C 83.50 C

100 115 115 95 85 95 110 115 95 90 105 95

130.00 H 115.00 H 115.00 H 110.00 H 105.00 H 100.00 H 100.00 H 100.00 H 100.00 H 100.00 H 95.00 H 90.00 H

1160 1355 1555 1095 1089 1235 1425 1370 1290 1500 1490 1605 1385 1525 1320 1480 1465 1360 1510 1535 1335

77.00 C 72.50 C 71.00 C 70.00 C 66.00 C 66.00 C 65.75 C 64.75 C 64.50 C 64.00 C 64.00 C 64.00 C 63.50 C 63.00 C 63.00 C 63.00 C 63.00 C 63.00 C 62.75 C 62.50 C 62.50 C

220 176 183 185 165 142 112 105 107 125 100 100 80 95 100

225.00 H 220.00 H 195.00 H 180.00 H 170.00 H 150.00 H 140.00 H 140.00 H 120.00 H 110.00 H 105.00 H 105.00 H 100.00 H 100.00 H 100.00 H

MARKET REPORT FOR MONDAY, SEPT. 21TH SALE

SEBEKA MN WADENA MN PERHAM MN PERHAM MN HITTERDAHL MN FRAZEE MN WADENA MN HEWITT MN SEBEKA MN SEBEKA MN HEWITT MN BLACKDUCK MN BLACKDUCK MN SEBEKA MN BARNSVILLE MN BARNSVILLE MN PERHAM MN PERHAM MN OTTERTAIL MN OTTERTAIL MN BENSON MN GARY MN WADENA MN GARY MN PERHAM MN STAPLES MN BENSON MN WADENA MN BENSON MN HENNING MN GARY MN PERHAM MN HENNING MN HENNING MN WADENA MN

BEEF STEERS & BULLS 12 Blk Beef Steer 1 RWF Beef Steer 1 Char Beef Steer 2 Blk Beef Steer 3 Blk Beef Steer 3 HolX Beef Steer 1 HolX Beef Steer FEEDER HEIFERS 2 Red Beef Heifer 10 Blk Beef Heifer 2 Blk Beef Heifer 6 Blk Beef Heifer 2 Blk Beef Heifer 3 BWF Beef Heifer 2 Blk Beef Heifer FAT CATTLE 26 Blk Steers 1 Blk Heifers 2 Blk Steers 3 Blk Steers 1 Blk Steers 1 Red Steers 1 BWF Steers 1 BWF Steers 3 Red Steers 1 Steers 1 Red Steers 12 Hol Steers 1 BWF Heifers 1 Red Steers 1 RWF Steers 1 Hol Steers 1 Hol Steers 1 Red Steers 1 Hol Steers 1 Hol Steers 1 Blk Steers

SLAUGHTER COWS UNDERWOOD MN 2 Hol Slaughter Cows OTTERTAIL MN 1 Hol Slaughter Cows OTTERTAIL MN 1 Blk Slaughter Cows ROYALTON MN 1 Hol Slaughter Cows OTTERTAIL MN 6 Slaughter Cows PERHAM MN 1 Red Slaughter Cows DETROIT LAKES MN 1 Blk Slaughter Cows NEW YORK MILLS MN 1 Red Slaughter Cows ROYALTON MN 1 Blk Slaughter Cows PERHAM MN 1 Blk Slaughter Cows NEW YORK MILLS MN 1 Red Slaughter Cows PERHAM MN 1 Red Slaughter Cows PERHAM MN 1 RWF Slaughter Cows PERHAM MN 1 Red Slaughter Cows PERHAM MN 1 BWF Slaughter Cows FERGUS FALLS MN 1 BWF Slaughter Cows OTTERTAIL MN 1 Hol Slaughter Cows SEBEKA MN 1 Hol Slaughter Cows PERHAM MN 1 Red Slaughter Cows ERHARD MN 1 Herf Slaughter Cows PERHAM MN 1 Red Slaughter Cows BABY CALVES NEW YORK MILLS 1 Hol Bull Calves NEW YORK MILLS 3 Hol Bull Calves FRAZEE MN 3 Hol Steer Calves HEWITT MN 1 Bull Calves WADENA MN 1 Hol Bull Calves HEWITT MN 2 Hol Bull Calves FERGUS FALLS MN 2 Blk Bull Calves OSAKIS MN 1 Blk Bull Calves FERGUS FALLS MN 2 Hol Bull Calves NEW YORK MILLS 1 Hol Bull Calves SEBEKA MN 1 Hol Bull Calves MENAHGA MN 1 Blk Hfr Calves HENNING MN 1 Blk Bull Calves FERGUS FALLS MN 1 Hol Bull Calves MENAHGA MN 3 Hol Bull Calves

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Mid-American Hay Auction results for September 17, 2020

Lot no. 333 348 355 356 315 351 352 354 332 340 350 362 294 307 310 311 312 313 314 316 319 321 329 335 361 300 302 318 334 346 371 295 303 305 308 326 331 347 358 364 296 297 298 299 304 309 320 322

Desc. Large Rounds Large Rounds Large Rounds Large Rounds Large Rounds Large Rounds Large Rounds Large Rounds Large Rounds Large Rounds Large Rounds Large Rounds Large Squares Large Squares Large Squares Large Squares Large Squares Large Squares Large Squares Large Squares Large Squares Large Squares Large Squares Large Squares Large Squares Large Squares Large Squares Large Squares Large Squares Large Squares Medium Squares Medium Squares Medium Squares Medium Squares Medium Squares Medium Squares Medium Squares Medium Squares Medium Squares Medium Squares Medium Squares Medium Squares Medium Squares Medium Squares Medium Squares Medium Squares Medium Squares Medium Squares

moisture protein 12.46 8.7 10.87 8.43 20.22 15.94 15.22 13.42 18.09 18.67 15.13 19.85 15.46 7.8 14.44 18.75 13.25 18.89 11.17 18.69 18.74 19.05 11.75 18.06 13.16 19.5 12.17 19.5 14.3 21.27 15.4 25.54 16.52 24.97 13.89 19.82 12.3 19.46 14.19 21.76 11.54 19.54 14.27 21.51 12.77 13.84 13.01 18.37 13.3 6.62 15.93 22.92 15.72 23.9 12.95 19.73 16.52 22.22 15.1 19.92 11.98 7.57 14.68 21.08 13.15 20.31 14.1 20.95 12.33 22.73 12.42 24.95 13.94 6.78 13.23 18.39 13.94 6.78 12.66 26.68 10.43 19.44 10.78 19.5 17.6 23.49 14.93 21.79 13.08 22.18 15.66 21.05 15.19 20.82 20.91 22.3

RFV 77.29 167.27 101.78 105.31 84.53 102 72.39 95.9 107.8 90.32 133.76 90.15 125.06 89.53 163.11 232.76 229.87 169.87 160.81 196.85 129.15 121.6 83.72 111.96 79.23 132.49 139.3 171.4 131.37 100.05 86.01 109.2 163.35 150.73 140.81 148.96 104.57 120.54 104.57 144.23 141.96 141.92 123.34 148.27 113.94 164.78 104.58 119.53

cut. 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

Ld. size 18.65 16.16 23.75 20.15 18.13 18.8 19.87 21.2 23.14 14.85 22.13 20.95 17.69 24.41 29.23 24.71 24.23 27.03 26.08 25.5 22.42 25.23 20.72 23.01 23.34 26.37 26.17 25.57 26.35 21.92 26.6 23.33 26.87 24.79 23.95 18.41 19.88 8.34 7.36 15.49 24.23 24.44 22.38 23.95 24.63 26.75 24.66 25.29

price $75.00 $90.00 $85.00 $130.00 $100.00 $105.00 $75.00 $100.00 $115.00 $115.00 $110.00 $115.00 $100.00 $100.00 $135.00 $230.00 $220.00 $160.00 $160.00 $190.00 $150.00 $110.00 $75.00 $110.00 $70.00 $120.00 $110.00 $180.00 $140.00 $105.00 $100.00 $100.00 $150.00 $145.00 $145.00 $120.00 $95.00 $160.00 $95.00 $110.00 $155.00 $155.00 $100.00 $135.00 $120.00 $150.00 $100.00 $100.00

Lot no.

323 325 344 345 365 366 353 359 363 372 374 339 336 317 327 367 301 324 328 330 357 360 306 337 338 341 342 343 368 369 375 349 370

Desc.

Medium Squares Medium Squares Medium Squares Medium Squares Medium Squares Medium Squares Medium Squares Medium Squares Medium Squares Medium Squares Medium Squares Medium Squares Small Rounds Large Rounds Large Rounds Large Rounds Large Squares Large Squares Large Squares Large Squares Large Squares Large Squares Medium Squares Medium Squares Medium Squares Medium Squares Medium Squares Medium Squares Medium Squares Medium Squares Medium Squares Medium Squares Medium Squares

moisture protein

15.27 20.16 17.94 11.59 18.39 14.93 11.12 12.64 12.2 31.88 11.98 11.84 15.66

RFV

21.49 111.09 24.35 104.62 21.05 161.25 25.27 136.19 22.22 108.21 21.79 148.27 25.67 145.86 28.57 169.57 23.64 121.34 22.88 186.91 22.88 186.91 3.64 67.18 4.87 74.97 STRAW STRAW STRAW STRAW STRAW STRAW STRAW STRAW STRAW STRAW STRAW STRAW STRAW STRAW STRAW STRAW STRAW STRAW WHEAT STRAW OAT STRAW

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Ld. size

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21.63 17.98 23.14 19.25 24.35 5.76 18.93 18.48 14.84 26.9 7.69 21.69 20.6 34 34 30 26.36 20.22 60 20.91 21.07 26.68 74 36 64 72 72 72 72 45 36 64 60

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Featuring Jersey, Swiss, Ayrshire, Guernsey, Lineback, Swedish Reds, Milking Shorthorn, ProCross, and all Dairy Crosses. Also accepting all classes of Holstein and Red Holstein Dairy Cattle! ~~~ CERTIFIED ORGANIC CONSIGNMENTS ~~~ COMPLETE HERD DISPERSAL: CertiÀed Organic Dairy Cows ~ Fleckveih Cross, grazed, milked in tiestall, year round freshening, bred Fleckveih (bull also sells) Coming from David Borntrager, Coloma WI Holstein CertiÀed Organic Dairy Cow, just fresh 8-23! 2nd calf milking well, over 60# good grazer! ~~~ OTHER REPUTATION CONSIGNMENTS ~~~ COMPLETE HERD DISPERSAL: 30 Colored Grazing Dairy Cows Herd Details: (6)Jersey (4)Milking Shorthorn (3)Lineback (2)Blue Roan (2) Dutch Belt (1)Guernsey balance are Holstein and Crossbreds (5) recent fresh, balance are milking and bred back, very adaptable cows, herd knows the tiestall, parlor and freestall, rotationally grazed, 55# 4.0BF 3.3Pro scc 200, herd is on vac program. Coming from Taylor County WI Full Semi Load of HIGH QUALITY HOLSTEIN SPRINGING HEIFERS (38 head) most due within 30 days AI bred Angus, all heifers, sired by top sires through Alta Genetics, sires include Mindcraft, Effusive, Silverton, Power Trip, Juicy, Mace, Summerday, Trivago, Ragen, Gradual, Scorpion, Landmine, Imax, and more! Heifers headlock/ freestall adapted, extensive vaccination program, all home raised, owner sold his herd and is selling his heifers as they spring up, owner sold the TOP load of springing heifers this year last month, reputation consignor! Coming from Courtland Dairy LLC, Courtland, MN 6 Very FANCY ProCross Dairy Cows (4)recent fresh, 2 and 3 year olds, milking up tp 95# (2)close springers, tiestall, housed in freestall, good vaccination program! Coming out of a TOP local ProCross Herd! 5 FANCY Springing Heifers, freestall/headlock adapted, many years AI breeding with TOP sires used through Genex, full vaccination program, owners sold their high quality dairy herd at Premier this spring, SHARP set! Coming from Jeff Ronsman and Family, New Franken, WI 4 Registered JERSEY cows (3)springing, bred Jersey (1) Just fresh! check our website for more information. BULLS: Registered Jersey Bull, Brickton Impression Vincent, 20 months old, proven, dam is CDJude Vera, maternal sister is Brickton; TVK Valora-ET EX91, cow family goes back to the same line as Big Guns Jamaica Vanilla; Fleckveih Bull, CertiÀed Organic, proven

FALL ROUND UP MACHINERY AUCTION Friday, October 9, 2020 at 9:00 am

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MANURE

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Please Consign Early!!! Accepting all Farm Machinery, Construction Tools and Farm Related Items! ~~ Advertising Deadline Thursday, September 24 at 11:00 am ~~ Accepting your consignments until Friday October 2, 2020 at 3:00 pm Onsite Auction with Online Bidding through EquipmentFacts.com We will be selling in 2 rings Thank you for making our August Auction a huge success with local and nationwide buyers!

Weekly Highlights at Premier

Full market report online and all major newspapers!! Wednesday 149 head of dairy cattle!!! No herd this week, but many reputation cattle sold!!! Good demand Top quality fresh cows $1,5751,925. Decent quality cows $1,000-1,550. Good quality springing heifers $1,100-1,625. As for the lower quality and common dairy cows and springing heifers $1,000 and down. 575 head feeder cattle sold this week very strong!!! Over 700 dairy heifers sold Friday!! Thanks for your business and we wish you a safe and bountiful harvest!!!! www.premierlivestockandauctions.com

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USED SKIDSTEERS

â€˜19 Mustang 1500R, H/FCtrls, D, 1600 Lift w/ Weight Kit, C&H, 2850 hrs - $26,800

â€˜18 Gehl R165, Pilot./H ctrls, D, 1750 lift cap, C&H, 2 spd, 1440 hrs - $28,750 â€˜18 Gehl V330, JS ctrls, D, 3300 lift cap, C&H, 2 spd, 208 hrs .................. $47,500 â€˜13 Gehl V270, Pilot Ctrls, D, 2700 Lift Cap, C/H/A, 2 spd, 1650 hrs....... $28,500 â€˜15 Gehl RT210 JS ctrls, D, 2100 lift cap, C/H/A, 2 spd, 1728 hrs..................$39,900 â€˜16 Gehl R190, Gehl ctrls, D, 2100 lift cap, C&H, 2 spd., 2915 hrs ..................$23,000 â€˜14 Gehl RT175, ISO switchable ctrls, D, 12â€? tracks, 1750 lift cap., C/H/A, 2 spd., 425 hrs. ........................................$39,900 Gehl RT165, â€˜18, H ctrls., 15.5â€? tracks, 2000 lift cap., cab, heat, 2 spd., 450 hrs. ........................................$42,500 (10) Gehl R220, many options Start at $11,850 â€˜04 Gehl 4840, T-Bar Ctrls, D, 1700 Lift Cap, SS, 2137 hrs ...................... $17,500 â€˜18 Mustang 2200R, JS Ctrls, D, C/H/A, 2 spd, 200 hrs................................... $39,000 â€˜18 Mustang 2200R, H/F Ctrls, D, 2200 Lift Cap, C/H/A, 2 spd, 834 hrs..................... $33,900

â€˜16 Mustang 2100RT, JS ctrls, D, 17â€? Tracks, lift cap, 2100 @ 35% & 3000 @ 50%, C/H/A, 2 spd, 673 hrs ......$45,250 â€˜18 Mustang 2100RT NXT3, ISO H/JS Ctrls, D, 17.7â€? wide track, 3000 lift at 50%, C/H/A, 2 spd, 613 hrs................. $38,500 â€˜16 Mustang 2100RT NXT3, 17â€? tracks, 2100 lift cap, C&H, 2 spd, 1353 hrs $41,500

USED SKIDSTEERS â€˜19 Mustang 1900R, H/F Ctrls, D, 1900 Lift Cap, C&H, 2 Spd, 1275 hrs ..........$33,900 â€˜18 Mustang 1900R, H/F Ctrls, D, 2150 lift cap, C&H, 2 spd, 2085 hrs. ......$27,900 â€˜15 Mustang 1900R, H/F ctrls, D, 1900 lift cap, C&H, 2 spd, 2472 hrs ............$27,900 â€˜04 Mustang 2074, H/F Ctrls, D, 2250 lift cap, 2 spd, 2228 hrs. ......$16,950 â€˜00 Mustang 2050, T-bar/Ft ctrls, D, 1650 Lift Cap, C&H, 7117 hrs ................$11,900 â€˜99 Mustang 2050, T-bar ctrls, 1650 lift cap., D, 4623 hrs., C&H, SS, 4623 hrs .............$11,900 â€˜18 Mustang 2200R, JS ctrls, 2500 lift cap, C/H/A. 2 spd, Warranty till 12/2021, 70 hrs $39,900 â€˜16 Mustang 1900R, Dual H Ctrls, D, 2000 Lift Cap, C&H, 2 spd, 2380 hrs .....$31,500 â€˜18 Mustang 1650R, H-ctrls, D, 1750 lift cap, C&H, 2 spd, 2200 hrs. ............................$26,950 â€˜18 Mustang 1500R H/F Ctrls, D, C&H, 3205 hrs ..............................$26,800 â€˜03 Mustang MLT16, ISO ctrls, D, 12â€? tracks, 1750 lift cap, C&H, 2 spd, 4088 hrs ..................................... $18,900 NH LX 885, H/F Ctrls, D, C&H, 3500 hrs.W ...................................$13,900 NH L225, Pilot/H Pattern Ctrls, 2 spd, 2331 hrs .................................... $27,800

TRACTORS

USED TMRS/MIXERS

â€˜19 Gehl AL750, C/H/A, 3 Spd w/spd ctrl & Hydraglide, narrow fenders, 84â€? bkt, 129 hrs., Demo/Rental Unit......... $71,500 â€˜19 Gehl AL650, D, 6743 Lift Cap,750, C/H/A, 3 spd w/Hydraglide & spd ctrl, 560 hrs. ................................... $64,500

â€˜08 Penta 5620HD, dual walking tandem, 600 Cu. Ft, 8â€? Rubber, Ext., right corner door ........................$18,500 â€˜04 Penta 5600, 600 cu. ft., EZ 2000V scale, corner door ......................$10,000 Penta 5020SD, â€˜15, 500 Cu. Ft, 4â€™ RH conveyor, Hurricane Auger .........$23,900 â€˜07 Penta 2410, Electric Stationary Mixer, 2 Spd, No Motor With Mixer ........$8,500 Penta 1120HD, 1100 cu. ft. twin screw, corner door ................................$14,900 Knight 3700, International 4900 w/DT466 Engine, Automatic Transmission, Low-Speed Unload, 135,350 Miles, 16,511 hrs, Scale in Cab, Remote Display, Slide Tray Discharge .....$17,900 â€˜15 Kuhn Knight 3142, scale, 3â€™ auger discharge, Drop Side w/bucket Guards .$27,500

MANURE HANDLING Kuhn Knight 8132, 3200 Gal, 435 CuFt ............................................ $19,500 â€™08 Kuhn Knight 8132 Frt And Rear Splash Guards.................................... $14,000 Kuhn Knight 8132, 1 3/8 1000 PTO, 3200 Gals........................................... $19,900 Kuhn Knight 8124, 16.5 x 16.1 tires, 2400 gal, 400 Bu.........................$17,500 Kuhn Knight 8124........................ $20,500 â€˜16 Kuhn Knight SLC141, 4100 gal, 700 bu, Hyd LH Lid ..............Call for price â€˜16 Kuhn Knight SLC141, 4100 gal, 700 bu, Hyd LH Lid .....................$51,500 â€˜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 NH 795, 1 3/8 1000 PTO, 16.5x16.1 Tires .............................$4,995 Pik Rite 1190, 550 bu., top beater, hydra-push..................................$13,000 â€˜91 Balzer Manure Pump, V6, 8â€™ pump, 2 pt. hitch, rmt. ďŹ ngertip ctrl .........$4,200 Jamesway Manure Pump, 6x8, 8â€™ pump, 2 pt. hitch, double agitation ..........$5,500 Houle 8â€™ pump, double agitation.....$5,300

HAY & FORAGE Gehl WR600 Rake, 12 whl .............$7,800 International Rake ............................$900 H&S CR12, 12 whl Rake..................$4,300 NH 258 9 ft Rake .............................$2,650 â€˜14 KUHN SR112, 12 whl, tandem axle, kicker wheel, 1/2 set wind-boards $5,100 NH 144, ground driven, 5â€™ PU, 7â€™ rear belt w/windrow turner option, good belts .$3,200 Gehl 1080, 9 ft Mower Cond ...........$1,595

Artex Manure Spreader Many new Spreaders Available

USED TMRS/MIXERS â€˜13 Penta 7520SD, 750 CuFt, 8â€? Rubber Ext, Frt Sliding Flat Conveyor, Dual Direction Unload ........................$25,500

HAY & FORAGE

â€˜06 Haybuster 2650 Tub Grinder, Self Loading - $15,500

Haybuster H1100 bale processor, process full size bales, rear belt conveyor, 6â€? and 2â€™ screens - $12,500 KUHN GMD600GIIHD Disc Mower, 540 PTO, 7â€™ 10â€? Cutter, 6 Dis ........$6,600 Case IH DCX131, 10 Disc, 13â€™ Width, Center Pivot Swing Tongue, Rubber Roller Cond $10,700 NH 144 Merger, Ground Driven ......$2,900 â€˜15 Vermeer BPX9000, Process up to 5â€™x6â€™ rd bales, self-loading arms, Hyd. Apron, Rubber discharge deďŹ‚ector .........$14,500 â€˜Gehl TR330, 3 Row, 30â€? Corn Head $1,800 JD 24T, 540 PTO, Thrower, Gandy Applicator...........................$1,000 (2) Bale Throw Wagons, 19â€™, Kewanee Gear ...................... $1,200 each

MISCELLANEOUS â€˜12 Kuhn VB2190, 4x6 bales, 540 PTO - $26,900

International 1086, 113 hp, 2WD, 540 & 1000 PTO, 3pt, 5689 hrs.............. $11,800

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AC 7000, 2WD, 2900 Diesel, 3PT Hitch, 540 PTO, 6474 hrs. - $8,200

â€˜17 Manitou MLT625-75H, D, New Tires, 5500 Lift Cap, C/H/A, 3043 hrs. ................................... $52,500 â€˜15 Manitou MLT625-75H, Steering Wheel, Hydro-static, 75HP D, 5500 Lift Cap, C/H/A, 2 Spd, 7200 hrs ...... $32,500

â€˜16 Kuhn VB2290, 4x6 bales, net wrap, 9488 bales - $34,900

Farm King 960, 8â€™ Snowblower, Hyd. Spout Rotation, 3 pt ................... $2,000 â€˜17 Virnig HSBP120, 120â€? snow pusher/ plow, new cutting edge, cab controller, very little use.............................. $5,800 Snow Push, 10â€™ wide ................... $1,800 â€˜98 Buffalo Scraper, 3 yard ......... $6,900 â€˜12 Bobcat Brush Saw ................. $3,100 Edge HB3 Breaker, skid loader mnts, Hyd breaker, 1pt ......................... $4,500 â€˜19 Edge BP210 post hole digger, Hyd, 24â€?bit ................................. $2,900 Loftness 962HHH7 Snowblower, 8â€™ Width, Double Auger, Hyd Chute $6,500 Vining Pallet Forks......................... $650