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12 SEPTEMBER 2011Section

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Number 25

Featured Columnist:Lee Mielke

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Crop Comments 6Focus on Ag 7

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Eastern Rhode Island 4-H Country Fair

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Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearingwith one another in love. ~ Ephesians 4:2

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by Bethany M. DunbarEAST ALBANY, VT — When

Paul Lisai and Kelsie Sinnockwere trying to think of the per-fect name for their dairy farm,they settled on Sweet RowenFarmstead. It seemed to offera nod to traditional NewEngland dairying while sym-bolizing the second seasonand new growth. Rowen is thesecond cut of hay.

What’s different about SweetRowen Farmstead from otherdairy farms in northeasternVermont is that the farm sellspasteurized — but not homog-enized — milk in local storesand directly to customers whostop at the farm.

Another difference is thebreed of cattle at Sweet Rowen— Randall linebacks.

“When I worked for JimJones they had a couple ofthem,” Lisai said. Lisai nameda heifer calf on the Jones farmin Craftsbury, VT. When Lisaileft that job, Jones gave himthe heifer, Juniper. She wasthe start of his herd.

Randall lineback is anextremely rare breed, whichwas raised for triple use — asa draft animal, for dairy, andfor beef. The animals havedramatic colors, with a widewhite line down their backs asthe name suggests. The rest ofthe animal is black or at leastdarker in color, speckled in aroan pattern.

“The Randalls were the firstcows to be brought to theAmericas,” Lisai said. Thebreed had almost vanishednot long ago, but there wasone farm left still raising themin Somerset, VT.

A similar breed, Americanlineback, is still around butrare as well. The line on theback is somewhat different,Lisai said. The Daniels familyat nearby Diamond HeartFarm has raised Americanlinebacks.

Because Randall linebacks

are so rare, Lisai has beenbreeding them to Holsteins. Sohis cows are not all pureRandalls.

While most of the milk fromthe dozen cows he is milkingthese days goes to the Agri-Mark dairy cooperative (ofwhich Lisai is a member) hekeeps 50 gallons a week outeach Sunday and takes it to aneighbor’s small pasteurizer.It takes most of the day inbetween chores to do thissmall batch in this way. But

when it’s done and cooledLisai and Sinnock bottle ittake it around to area stores.

The milk can be found at theC&C market and Four AcreFarm in Barton, VT, and theBuffalo Mountain Co-op inHardwick, VT, among otherplaces.

There are other area farmsthat sell raw milk directly toconsumers. But Lisai wantedto make a product that wouldtaste fresh and be local — andstill ease the worries that

some might feel about rawmilk.

Lisai sells raw milk as wellbut only has a few raw milkcustomers.

Most milk sold in grocerystores has been pasteurized —which means it is heated to ahigh temperature in order tokill off potentially harmfulbacteria — and homogenizedas well. Homogenizationblends milk so the creamdoesn’t float to the top.

Sweet Rowen’s pasteuriza-tion process is quite differentfrom what happens to mostmilk. Lisai and Sinnock raisethe temperature of the milk to145 degrees, which takes anhour and 20 minutes, andthey keep it there for a half anhour. Hot water circulatesaround the milk in a jacket onthe pasteurizer to raise thetemperature and keep itraised. Once it’s ready, Lisaiand Sinnock drain the hotwater and add cold water tocool the milk back down.

Most milk is pasteurizedmuch more quickly with a sys-tem that raises the milk to anextremely high temperaturevery quickly and then brings itquickly back down to cool.

The slower process takeslonger, but Lisai believes itmakes a difference in quality.

“That’s part of our flavor,” hesaid.

Lisai rents a small pasteur-izer owned by PloughgateCheese, just a few miles fromthe farm. The owner of thatcompany, Marisa Mauro, is a

friend. Lisai leases his currentfarm and would like to ownone at some point. He andSinnock have built a house amile from the farm.

Agri-Mark has a 15 percentrestriction on how much afarmer can sell outside of thecooperative’s markets, soSweet Rowen plans to expandin order to sell more milklocally.

Soon Lisai will be milking 18cows, and his long-term goalis to milk 50.

The new food venture centerin Hardwick might put in asmall pasteurizer, so that is apossibility for processing if heoutgrows the facilities atPloughgate, he said. The costof buying one — $30,000 — isprohibitive at least for now.

“We’re definitely lookingvery, very hard for people whowant to invest,” Lisai said. Hedefinitely wants to expand.

“We’d love to be able to buya place.”

Lisai is more interested inmaking a basic product forpeople than developing anartisan cheese that comeswith a high price.

“I think the biggest marketfor dairy is growing families,”he said. Sweet Rowen milkcosts more than basic grocerystore brand milk — about $5for a half gallon. But he hopesthe price is not too high forfamilies.

Lisai spends a lot of moneyon testing.

Sweet Rowen Farmstead offers pasteurized local milk

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Paul Lisai milks Juniper, a Randall lineback cow he got from the Jones farm in Craftsbury.Photos by Bethany M. Dunbar

Paul Lisai and Kelsie Sinnock get ready to bottle the SweetRowen milk they are pasteurizing.

Chris Vamos, an intern on the farm, created the label and is work-ing on a Web site.

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The Eastern Rhode Island 4-HCountry Fair was held in Portsmouthat Glen Park the third weekend inJuly. Like other 4-H Fairs, thisCountry Fair was organized entirelyby dedicated volunteers and offeredfamily fun for a very affordable price.

The three goals of the Eastern RI4H Fair were to:

• Provide a venue for 4H club mem-bers to exhibit their livestock, horsesand crafts

• Offer vendor booths with wares oractivities to help raise money for theirindividual 4-H Clubs to help coverthe cost of all their agrarian activities

• Offer an affordable event for afamily to enjoy while learning what4H is all about

The Fair was a resounding successin meeting these goals. Fifty-five stu-dents exhibited award-winning live-stock; collectively the winnersreceived nearly $1,000 in premiumsthanks to the generous support ofthe Eastern Rhode IslandCooperative Extension Association.

Ticket sales resulted in nearly$2,000 going to 4-H clubs throughactivities such as selling bird hous-es, face painting, tractor rides, pet-ting zoo and pony rides. These fundshelp support 4-H Club activities allyear long.

Approximately 4,000 peopleattended the 2011 Eastern RhodeIsland 4H Fair over the weekend.Visitors reported that they had agreat time! Numerous familiesenquired about joining 4H. Therewasn't a better bargain anywhere forfamily entertainment and activitiesfor just $1 suggested donation.

Over 80 people attended theSaturday night Chicken Bar-B-QDinner and Live Auction netting $400after expenses.

Sadly, the 2011 fair cost more toproduce than was collected.Revenues included gate donations, apercentage of ticket sales, corporateand association sponsorships,exhibitor fees and a generousarrangement with the PortsmouthLions Club for the food concessions.Expenses included tent rentals, liveentertainment, amusements, live-stock and equestrian exhibitions andpass-throughs to individual 4-HClubs from activity tickets they col-lected.

The Fair Committee will take a veryclose look at the 2012 budget toensure a surplus for working capitalto support future fairs. Reservefunds are an important hedgeagainst rained out weekends, provid-ing the Fair committee the operatingfunds to organize the next year's

event. This will allow the Fair to con-tinue offering 4-H Clubs a fundrais-ing opportunity, a place to exhibittheir livestock and crafts as well as avenue to share the 4-H experiencewith the community in a fun andaffordable way.

You can view photos and read moreabout the Eastern Rhode Island 4-HCountry Fair atwww.eri4hfair.webs.com. The nextEastern RI 4-H Country Fair will beheld from July 20 to 22, 2012 inPortsmouth, RI.

Eastern Rhode Island 4-H Country Fair follow-up

Help is available inConnecticut, Massachusettsand Vermont

AMHERST, MA — The U.S.Department of Agriculture’sFarm Service Agency (FSA) isoffering assistance toMassachusetts, Connecticutand Vermont agriculturalproducers who sustaineddamage to crops duringTropical Storm Irene. TheUSDA Natural ResourcesConservation Service (NRCS)can help communitiesaddress watershed impair-ments caused by floodingthat are imminent hazards tolife and infrastructure.

“FSA has several programsthat can be of assistance toagricultural producers whohave sustained crop damage,”said Richard Burke, FSAMassachusetts StateExecutive Director. “Theyinclude the EmergencyConservation Program (ECP),Noninsured Crop DisasterAssistance Program (NAP),Emergency Loan Program(ELP), Supplemental RevenueAssistance Payments (SURE)Program, and the TreeAssistance Program (TAP).”

ECP provides emergencyfunding and technical assis-tance for farmers to rehabili-tate farmland damaged bynatural disasters and for car-rying out emergency waterconservation measures inperiods of severe drought.

NAP provides financialassistance to producers ofnon-insurable crops when

low yields, loss of inventory,or prevented planting occursdue to natural disasters, ifRisk Management PurchaseRequirements (RMPR) havebeen met.

Through ELP, landownersmay receive emergency farmloans to help recover fromproduction and physical loss-es due to drought, flooding,other natural disasters, orquarantine.

SURE provides financialassistance for crop produc-tion and/or quality lossesdue to a natural disaster, ifRisk Management PurchaseRequirements (RMPR) havebeen met.

TAP provides financialassistance to qualifyingorchardists to replace eligibletrees, bushes, and vinesdamaged during a naturaldisaster.

“NRCS’ EmergencyWatershed Protection (EWP)Program addresses water-shed impairments such asdebris-clogged stream chan-nels, undermined and unsta-ble streambanks threateningbridges, roads, buildings andother public infrastructure,”said Christine Clarke, NRCSMassachusetts StateConservationist. “All EWPprojects must have a projectsponsor such as a city, townor tribal government.”

Farmers should contacttheir local FSA office for infor-mation about farm assistanceprograms. Community offi-cials should contact their local

NRCS office for informationabout EWP. Many FSA andNRCS offices are co-located inUSDA Service Centers, whichare listed on-line athttp://offices.usda.gov or inthe phone book under FederalGovernment, U.S. Departmentof Agriculture. General pro-gram information is availableon the FSA Web site atwww.fsa.usda.gov or theNRCS Massachusetts Web siteat www.ma.nrcs.usda.gov

Information on the extentof losses of crops and live-stock in Vermont is being col-lected by FSA in order tosecure funding for floodrecovery efforts. Farmerswith damage are encouragedto complete the AgriculturalDamage Assessment Form,available from the UVMExtension homepage, atwww.uvm.edu/extension/

For more information,Vermonters may contact PamSmith, UVM crop insurancecoordinator, at 802-349-2966or 802-349-2966 or by e-mailat pamela.smith@uvm.edu.Or visit www.uvm.edu/exten-sion for Tropical Storm Irenerecovery information andresources for farms and fam-ilies.

For additional informationabout EWP, Connecticut resi-dents should contact theirlocal NRCS Office: Brooklyn,860-774-0224; Hamden,203-287-8038; Norwich, 860-887-3604; Torrington, 860-626-8258; Windsor, 860-688-7725.

USDA offers storm damageassistance to New England farmers

Online Auction to RaiseFunds for Flood-AffectedFarmers

The Northeast OrganicFarming Association ofVermont (NOFA-VT) islaunching an online auc-tion on Oct. 1 to raisecrucial funding for theFarmer Emergency Fund,which will provide finan-cial support to organicand NOFA-VT memberfarmers whose land andcrops were destroyed bythe statewide flooding.

Never before have somany Vermont farms suf-fered damages at once,according to VernGrubinger of theUniversity of Vermont.Vegetable farms alonehave sustained at least$1.5 million in losses.NOFA-VT’s FarmerEmergency Fund hasbeen in existence since1997, making funds avail-able to organic and mem-ber farmers throughoutthe state who have beenaffected by fires, bliz-zards, floods, and otherdisasters.

“We were so glad thatNOFA’s FarmerEmergency fund wasthere for us,” said PaulBetz of High Ledge Farm,who received a $6,000grant in 2010 after hisfarm suffered a cata-

strophic fire. “There weremissing pieces in ourinsurance policy, and weused the money from theFund to fill those holes.”

Applications for finan-cial assistance throughthe Farmer EmergencyFund have already beenreceived and the expecta-tion of need due to theflooding is extremelyhigh. In response, NOFA-VT is reaching out to thecommunity andstatewide businesses fordonations to increase theFund, which providesboth grants and no-inter-est loans. Additionally,the online auction thatwas intended to be partof NOFA-VT’s capitalcampaign has been redi-rected to benefit theFarmer Emergency Fund.Businesses and individu-als wanting to help raisemoney for flood-impactedfarmers can donateitems, services or experi-ences online now. Theonline auction willlaunch Oct. 1. NOFA-VThopes to raise at least$30,000 through thisauction.

For information aboutdonating or applying forfunds, visit nofavt.org orcall 802-434-4122.

NOFA Farmer Emergency Fundto provide assistance to organic

farms impacted by flooding

The Eastern Rhode Island 4-H Country Fair featured many activities for family

members to enjoy in a learning environment.

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“I like to be safe,” he said.Lisai grew up in southern

Vermont. His father managedan apple orchard. Whilestudying agro-forestry atSterling College he lived at theJones dairy farm inCraftsbury. He worked onthat farm, the Lowell Uriefarm, Pete’s Greens, and atthe Andersonville Farm inGlover among others. He hasalso worked on dairy farms inNew Zealand, where hugeherds of cattle are grass-fedand their pastures arechanged every 12 hours.

Lisai said Lowell Urie hasbeen a big help getting himstarted.

“I ended up buying all hiscalves,” he said.

He and Sinnock met atSterling College in Craftsbury,VT. She majored in education.

These days she managesthe farm stand at HazendaleFarm in Hardwick, VT, andworks at Parker Pie restau-rant in West Glover, VT aswell.

The barn Sweet Rowen is

currently leasing will be toosmall in the long run, but fornow it’s just right. It is ownedby John and Lindsey Davis.Lisai leases 170 acres.

Sweet Rowen is not certifiedorganic, but Lisai doesn’t usecommercial fertilizers or her-bicides. He does feed someregular commercial grain,though. And he wants to beable to treat cows with antibi-otics if they get sick. For thatreason he decided not to gocompletely organic.

Sweet Rowen has summerhelp from an intern, ChrisVamos, who helps with calvesand designed a label for themilk. He’s also putting togeth-er a Web site for the farm. Thesite was still under construc-tion as of last week, but peo-ple who want to contact Lisaican e-mail him atsales@sweetrowen.com.

Lisai loves farming. He andSinnock are basically break-ing even, which in dairying isa good thing. So far, so good.He hopes to be doing it for along time. His experience

working at area farms allowedhim to get to know a lot ofpeople, especially people in

the farming community here.“It just makes you feel a

part of it, and you know

what’s going on on every sin-gle farm in the NortheastKingdom.”

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Co-owner Paul Lisai shows off some of the Randall

lineback calves on Sweet Rowen Farmstead in West

Glover, VT. The name of the farm is a nod to traditional

New England Dairying while symbolizing the second

season and new growth. Rowen is the second cut of hay.

Cover photo by Bethany M. Dunbar

Two of these calves (middle and left) show the distinctive colorings of a Randall lineback.

by Kathleen Jablonski, UNH Extension

Educator, 4-H Youth Development

Out there in our communities thereare some folks who pledged their headsto clearer thinking, their hearts togreater loyalty, their hands to largerservice, and their health to better liv-ing, for their club, their community,their country and their world.

They’re our 4-H alumni. Septemberhas been declared “4-H Alumni Month”by the National 4-H Council.

I’d like to tell you about a few of thesefolks. They are hidden gems, sparklingwith talent, the backbone of communi-ty serving organizations and all aroundgood folk.

You’ll find them in all walks of life:storekeepers, teachers, carpenters,nurses, woodworkers, newspaper edi-tors, farmers, salesmen, seamstresses,to name a few.

Take one of my friends, for instance.When we were introduced it wasthrough our husbands and anotherorganization we work with to serveyouth. One day she asked what I didfor a living. She told me she was a 4-Hsheep project alum. A few days latershe called and asked if there was a“deserving 4-H’er who needed sheepshearing equipment.” A week or solater, the still working equipment inpristine condition was passed on to oursheep club for the members to use.

There’s the anonymous donor whofunded supplies for a week long specialproject group because she “wanted togive back to an organization thattaught me how to work with people.”Then she volunteered her time as wellto work with a 4-H’er one on one.

Then there was the question put tome one day “Do you have any kidskeeping bees?” A few phone calls, an e-mail introduction, and an “old” bee-keeper passed on his equipment to afamily with three new beekeepers. The

“new” beekeeper sisters said “We haveso much honey ...”

One year, a local carpenter volun-teered to work with the members of a4-H club to design and build horseshow jumps to take to the fair. Yep, youguessed it. He is an alumnus. The clubcontinues to use the jumps in lessonsand events.

There is a family with three adult sis-ters who are actively involved leaderswith a longstanding 4-H club. Oftentimes throughout the year, everyone intheir family has to schedule family timearound 4-H time because they’re all sobusy helping current 4-H’ers finishprojects for county events. As 4-Halumni who went into three differentcareer areas, they all attribute their 4-H experiences with giving them theskills they needed to succeed.

One gentleman voluntarily maintainsthe milking equipment at the fair. Heshowed dairy cattle as a youth, taughtat an out-of-state university and hashelped numerous dairy judging teamsthroughout the years. He is also a keyplayer, no pun intended, in our annualfundraising golf tournament becausehe believes in the skills and leadershipdevelopment he learned as a 4-H’erand wants to see those skills in ouryouth of today.

There’s the engineer that became ascreened leader so he could work withthe 4-H’ers in his children’s club onscience activities. They meet on a regu-lar basis and do hands on science thatrelates to real life engineering. “4-Htaught me responsibility. If I can justteach a little bit of that to these kids ...”

Then there is the North HaverhillFair. Did you know the fair originatedas a way for 4-H members to showcasetheir projects? The current FairAssociation continues to honor that

September declared National 4-H Alumni Month

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The situation faced by many NewEngland farmers raising corn remindsme of one of my favorite scenes from themovie Chariots of Fire where Eric Liddell(the main character) is running the 440yard dash in a Scotland vs. France com-petition. Early in the race Eric isknocked down and rather than layingthere cursing fate, he gathers himself upwith great determination and proceedsto win the race. In such circumstances,winning is usually ‘good enough’ and onewould not lose much sleep over notachieving a personal-best time. Whetheryou were forced to plant late or experi-enced flooding from Hurricane Irene, allyou can do is try to do your best with thethings that you can control. This obvi-ously starts with getting all the basics ofsilage production right. My purpose hereis not to give an exhaustive treatise onsilage production, but I do want toencourage you to make sure the basicsare at the front of your mind, becausethey will pay you back faster than any-thing else. There are many goodExtension resources on this subject fromacross the country:

• an excellent resource from theUniversity of Delaware: PracticalManagement Aspects of Corn SilageProduction for Dairy Cattle(http://ag.udel.edu/anfs/faculty/kung/articles/practical_management_aspects_of_.htm)

• if you have access to high-speedinternet, you will greatly benefit from thevideo presentation An Update on SilageManagement (www.dairycast.com/dr-limin-kung-jr-update-on-silage-manage-ment) by Dr. Limin Kung (University ofDelaware Extension), one of the nation’sforemost silage production experts.

• focusing on oxygen exclusion: AnUpdate on Covering Bunker Silos(http://ag.udel.edu/anfs/faculty/kung/documents/CoveringBunkerSilos.pdf)

• from the University of Wisconsin, avery systematic conversation aboutManaging Aerobic Stability in Silagesand High Moisture Corn(www.uwex.edu/ces/dairynutrition/documents/AerobicStability.pdf)

• to learn more about how to decidewhich type of inoculant to use, see Help inChoosing and Effective Silage Inoculant(www.extension.org/pages/11767/help-in-choosing-an-effective-silage-inoculant)by Dr. Limin Kung.

Points to Consider When MakingDecisions about Harvesting Flood-

Stressed Corn for Silage Many New England dairy farmers had

fields that were flooded due to the effectsof Hurricane Irene. On some farms, thecorn was pushed down flat to the groundby flood waters and will be unhar-vestable, while corn in other fieldsremained standing and seems undam-aged at this point except for being cov-ered with varying amounts of silt.Because each farm was affected differ-ently, there is no one prescription thatdescribes exactly how to proceed. Someof the corn will be unharvestable, while itis likely that much of it will be salvage-able. Many of the points below comefrom Dr. Kung’s work and recent conver-sations with him:

• Be patient. If it looks like there is achance that the corn will be harvestable,monitor the field every few days to seewhat happens.

• If your fields were flooded, report itto your insurance company immediate-ly: do not wait for damage to becomeevident.

• In fields that were flooded but youbelieve will probably be harvestable, notewhether the plants are physically dam-aged in ways that will allow pathogens tobegin invading the stalk and ear. Lookinside the husk to note whether fungusis beginning to grow. If the plants arephysically damaged, or quality is visiblydeteriorating, plan on harvesting sooner

than later. It is better to put the silage upa bit wet than to have high levels ofmycotoxins develop and otherwise loseyield or quality. Also, it is obviously wiseto avoid harvesting areas that are exces-sively contaminated.

• Silt-covered corn will put out a lot ofdust when it is being chopped, so it isnecessary for those in the field to use allmeans necessary to protect their respira-tory health. The silt is also abrasive, so itwill be very hard on machinery and oper-ators will need to take extra pains toensure knives are sharp and to be pre-pared for extra repairs.

• It is advisable to inoculate with lac-tic acid bacteria (LAB) from a reputablecompany. It may cost up to $3-4/ton fora good inoculant, but do not skimp onthe rate. Dr. Kung emphasizes thatthere are many LB products that are onthe market that do not supply the rec-ommended number of bacteria pergram of harvested forage, and farmersshould be wary of such products.Recommended ratea are 100,000 cfu/gof harvested forage for homolactic bac-teria and 400,000 cfu/g of harvestedforage for when L. buchneri is part ofthe inoculant formulation. In circum-stances where there flood waters havecontaminated the corn plants, doublingthe rate may be advisable. More infor-mation on this subject can be found at:www.extension.org/pages/11767/help-in-choosing-an-effective-silage-inocu-lant#Application_Rate).

• If the situation demands that thecorn be harvested wetter than is ideal(i.e., 28-30% DM), the silage should betreated with a straight homolactic LABinoculant (do not include L. Buchneriinoculant) as described above as well as2 - 3 pounds of buffered propionic acid.These products should not be mixed inthe same tank and ideally would enterthe silage stream at different points.Silage harvested at these high moisturelevels should not be inoculated with L.

bucherni as this may cause more aceticacid to be produced than is ideal.

• If harvest moisture levels are typical(i.e., 32 - 37 percent) and the corn hassoil contamination, inoculation with acombination of homolactic LAB and L.buchneri is highly recommended.Growth of molds and fungi are inhibitedby acetic acid, and L. buchneri causesacetic acid to be formed in the silo andcan increase the stability and quality ofthe end-product.

• If the corn was significantly coveredwith silt, be aware of the possibility ofhigher than normal nitrate accumula-tion in the plant. Being covered with siltcan have the same impact on plantnitrate accumulation as cloudy weathercan, so pay particular attention tonitrate levels when looking at the foragequality reports.

• Flood damaged corn (and haylage)should be segregated from crops har-vested from undamaged fields. While wecan do much to improve the odds of theensiling process going well for flood dam-aged corn, it is not guaranteed. Spoilagemay still occur, mycotoxin levels couldbe too high which can cause adverseeffects on lactation and permanent dam-age to the cattle. Further, mycotoxins arean inhalation hazard for farmers andlabor. More detailed information aboutmycotoxins in dairy rations can be foundin the article Corn Quality Challenges:Effects on Dairy Cattle (www.exten-sion.umn.edu/issues/lateharvest/dairy2.html).

• Have a “Plan B” in mind. Talk withyour feed dealer about the relative costsof various options if none of the silageharvested from your flooded fields is ableto be fed. Talk with your lender soonerrather than later if the disaster hasaffected your projected needs or ability torepay.

For questions, or more information,contact Daniel Hudson at 802-751-8307or daniel.hudson@uvm.edu

Making the most of a bad situation

by Erik NessThe Iowa Farm Bureau’s “Renew

Rural Iowa” initiative covers a lot ofentrepreneurial territory, recognizingfarmers and associated businesses thathave turned ingenuity into commercialsuccess stories.

From a custom feed wagon manufac-turing business, to a hit reality televi-sion show, the program presents the“Renew Rural Iowa Entrepreneur of theMonth Award” as well as providing sup-port for new and existing businesses.

Iowa Farm Bureau’s RRI initiative issimply a good idea that recognizes goodideas.

One of the recent recipients of thisrecognition is very recognizable himselfas one of the stars of the HistoryChannel’s hit show “American Pickers.”Mike Wolfe and his company AntiqueArcheology are based in LeClaire, Iowa,where he and sidekick Frank Fritz “trav-el the back roads of America looking forrusty gold.” Holding down the fort istheir delightful, tattooed muse Danielle,who deftly vectors them around thecountryside via e-mail and sometimesjoins in on a pick or two.

Most of the scavenger hunts forAmerican antiques and artifacts takeplace in the barns, basements and out-buildings of rural America. Mike andFrank use terms like “farm fresh,” refer-ring to some of their finds that cover thegambit from visible (glass top) gasolinepumps to classic pinball machines. At

the end of the day they prefer high-qual-ity, American-made items that have sur-vived the decades in dark and dustyspaces.

Wolfe accepted the RRI award duringIowa Farm Bureau’s annual meeting.

“We’ve been on so many farms andacreages and find a wealth of treasuresto repurpose every day,” Wolfe said.“We’re proud of this great state, farmerslike you and organizations that recog-nize the value entrepreneurs bring toour communities.”

A commentator on National PublicRadio recently speculated that thistrend toward rural-based reality showsmay have its genesis in the tough eco-nomic times. It’s also interesting andentertaining when the pickers uncover areal piece of American history that istotally unexpected.

This legitimate cultural shift in thelandscape of cable, satellite and over-the-air broadcast television first sur-faced in 1979 with the advent of the PBSseries Antiques Road Show.

The cable networks are currentlychurning out a backwoods barrage ofsome 20 shows with rural roots such as“Swamp People,” “Swamp Loggers” and“Ax Men.” Other chapters of rural

American history are unraveled on“History Detectives” on PBS and Larrythe Cable Guy’s “Only in America,”where our stand-up hero traverses thecountry racing soapbox derby cars ormushing dog sleds.

There’s also aquaculture in the offingas “Swamp People” features the colorfulCajun alligator hunters of the Louisianabayous. Their French/English-basedlanguage led to the producers running“English” subtitles for folks who are notfamiliar with this lilting lingo or havenever heard of the feared swamp crea-ture known as the Rugarue.

And where else might you learn thatAlexander Graham Bell invented the airboat that skims the swamp at souped-up speeds?

It’s also fitting that the show-pro-claimed “King of the Alligator Hunters,”Troy Landry, recorded a memorablepromo for the series that features himsitting on a stump in the swamp lookingstraight into the camera and deliveringthe perfect line: “See ya later, alligator.”

Erik Ness is a regular contributor toAFBF’s Focus on Agriculture commentaryseries. He is a media consultant and aretired staff member of the New MexicoFarm and Livestock Bureau.

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tradition, making it one of the bestplaces for 4-H’ers to showcase their tal-ents in livestock shows and general 4-H project work.

4-H’ers can do demonstrations oraction exhibits or a style show, showoff their livestock and other projects.Almost all of the current Board mem-bers were 4-H members, or are cur-rently 4-H leaders, helping out withvarious 4-H programs during the yearor are the parents (or grandparents) ofa current 4-H’er.

There are so many more stories. Myheart grows every time I hear a story,see a smile, read a note from thesefolks who received so much from the 4-H program that they continue to giveback to it today. They believe in thepower of youth and that all youth needto learn life skills, after all, 4-H helpedto make them who they are today.

They are adults who exemplify thelife skills we hope all 4-H’ers learn:independence, mastery, generosity,and belonging. They are who they are,in part, to the community of caringcalled 4-H that was a part of theirformative years. They are our alumniand I thank them for continuing to“Make the Best Better.

For more about 4-H YouthDevelopment, visit our Web site athttp://extension.unh.edu/. Friend uson Facebook, check out the GraftonCounty page, ask to be placed on ourevents calendar mailing list.

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Emory cornHurricane Irene has

come and, well, onewould be hard-pressedto say that she is reallytotally gone. As Irenewas traveling up thecoast, before she hit ourarea, I joked with myMom about her sistergetting a tropical stormnamed after her. (MyAunt Irene is 93 andlives in a retirementcommunity in southernCalifornia.) Sue and Ilost power at about 8:30a.m. on Sunday, Aug.28, and didn’t get itback until 2:30 p.m. thenext day. Whenever wewere able to contact theelectric company’srecorded message, us-ing our cell phones,there was never any es-timated time of powerrestoration.

Prior to typing lastweek’s column (the onewith Labor Day’s date), Iwrote a draft long-hand,not wanting to use thecomputer’s battery re-serve of approximatelytwo hours running time.When we lose power, welose all land-line com-munication, includingcable, phone, and Inter-net; basically we’re upthe proverbial creek.The electric company’s“taped” message saidthat there were “approx-imately 1,129 cus-tomers without power.”Fortunately, friends andrelatives living close toCooperstown were notpart of that 1,129 fig-ure. So the plan was,when I got my columncomplete, for Sue andme to drive over to hersister’s with my laptop,and hook into her wire-less service (or somesuch thing… Sue’s theexpert in this stuff),then transmit the fin-ished document to Pala-tine Bridge. Power wasrestored when my typeddraft was nearing com-pletion, so I e-mailed“Juggling Plates” toGary in the normalfashion.

As soon as powercame back on, I called acustomer in GreeneCounty. She said theystill lacked electricity,that they were borrow-ing a generator, for theirhouse, from a friendwho had two generators;their barn current wasbeing provided by aPTO-operated generator.

She said that they weremuch better off thannearby Windham. Iasked what was wrongwith Windham. Under-stand that we had beennews-less for a day anda half, due to whatamounted to a four-pronged blackout. Shesaid that cars had float-ed up on sidewalks inWindham (which is situ-ated on a tributary ofthe Schoharie Creek).Television news backedup everything she toldme.

Then we learned thatPrattsville was evenworse than Windham.Prattsville is the town Icalled home during mylast two years of highschool and four years ofundergraduate college.Some houses in that vil-lage actually floateddownstream toward theGilboa Reservoir. On acamcorded video, achildhood friend of mineshowed damage to theReformed DutchChurch, where I wasonce a member, and shehas played the organforever. Up to five inchesof mud was on the pewsand the floor. She be-lieves that with majoreffort, and love, thechurch can be repaired.

I wanted to visit myGreene county cus-tomers on Tuesday andhelp them with their or-ganic paperwork, a re-sponsibility we hadpostponed throughoutAugust. One of the easi-est jobs in agriculture isnot doing organic paper-work, which seems toincrease about 10 per-cent each year. Since alot of roads and bridgesin Greene andSchoharie Countieswere out Tuesday morn-ing, we rescheduled toThursday, Sept. 1, whenhopefully transportationwould be somewhatback to normal.

Thursday morning, Iverified that New YorkState 990V was open,including the bridgewhich crosses theSchoharie Creek justdownstream of theGilboa Dam. I was toldthe bridge was one laneonly. It was. And thewater flowing beneath itwas still very high andorange/brown. Aftercrossing that bridge Ipassed the reservoiroverlook, which had

been a nice place tohave a picnic. There aflashing light sign said“OVERLOOK CLOSEDTILL 2013”. I continuedup the hill past GilboaCentral School, where Igraduated in 1964. Be-tween Conesville andManorkill a new sluicewas being installed toreplace one that hadbeen destroyed fourdays earlier. A road crewworker gave me detourdirections with hisSchoharie County map,routing me about sevenmiles out of my way…not bad. Some of theplaces I drove throughgave new meaning to theconcept “middle ofnowhere”.

But I got to my desti-nation and we attackedthe organic paperworkin earnest, using a lamphooked to an extensioncord that connected tothe borrowed generator.Another extension cord

powered the refrigerator,freezer, and coffee-mak-er. Water was broughtdown from the barn,since their house well is220 volts. After aboutthree hours of tediouspaperwork, the ceilinglight and fan came backon, and the generatorwas no longer needed.

Some flooded groundis damaged so badlythat corn is flattened,and meadows look morelike collapsed gravelbanks than hay fields.Many of these fields canbe rebuilt, and somecan’t. For corn that isstill standing (shall wesay partially flooded?),and still growing, thequestion arises as tohow to manage it. Fearshave been raised re-garding mold and badbacteria. My own opin-ion is that if the corn isstill growing, it hasn’tdrowned, despite thefact that dried mud may

cover the stalk. Newrains, one of which weare getting as I write,will wash away the clayparticles to a large ex-tent. If the rest of thegrowing season is nor-mal (whatever that is),and the growing-degree-days come the waythey’re supposed to,corn is quite a forgivingcrop.

We just got our elec-tric bill for August. Av-erage temperature forthat month was 69 de-grees F, exactly what itwas last year, which wasa pretty darn good grow-ing season in mostplaces. My forecast forfirst fall frost is aroundOct. 10 (six months af-ter the first seriousthunderstorm in thespring… try to recallwhen your own area gotits own first sparking-boomer). My advice is tobe particularly diligentin keeping knives sharp

in harvesting equip-ment, particularly shearbars. When they getdull, due to residualclay particles… likethose glued to emorycloth… the power re-quirement goes way upand things tend tobreak.

Weird, creepy looking,black molds, calledsaprophytic, are proba-bly not more likely to oc-cur just because ofIrene, nor are pinkmolds. 2011 will be agood year to use a lacticacid bacteria-formingsilage inoculant. And itwill be a particularlygood idea to test silagesfor mycotoxins. Let’stake the 2011 harvestseason one day at atime, and not wallow infear and worry. Oftenthose human weakness-es are more debilitatingthan the curve ballsMother Nature throwsat us.

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reau’s “Renew RuralIowa” initiative covers alot of entrepreneurial ter-ritory, recognizing farm-ers and associated busi-nesses that have turnedingenuity into commer-cial success stories.

From a custom feedwagon manufacturingbusiness, to a hit realitytelevision show, the pro-gram presents the “Re-new Rural Iowa Entre-preneur of the MonthAward” as well as provid-ing support for new andexisting businesses.

Iowa Farm Bureau’sRRI initiative is simply agood idea that recognizesgood ideas.

One of the recent re-cipients of this recogni-tion is very recognizablehimself as one of thestars of the HistoryChannel’s hit show“American Pickers.” MikeWolfe and his companyAntique Archeology arebased in LeClaire, Iowa,where he and sidekickFrank Fritz “travel theback roads of Americalooking for rusty gold.”Holding down the fort istheir delightful, tattooedmuse Danielle, who deft-ly vectors them aroundthe countryside via e-mail and sometimesjoins in on a pick or two.

Most of the scavengerhunts for American an-tiques and artifacts take

place in the barns, base-ments and outbuildingsof rural America. Mikeand Frank use terms like“farm fresh,” referring tosome of their finds thatcover the gambit fromvisible (glass top) gaso-line pumps to classicpinball machines. At theend of the day they pre-fer high-quality, Ameri-can-made items thathave survived thedecades in dark anddusty spaces.

Wolfe accepted the RRIaward during Iowa FarmBureau’s annual meet-ing.

“We’ve been on somany farms andacreages and find awealth of treasures to re-

purpose every day,” Wolfesaid. “We’re proud of thisgreat state, farmers likeyou and organizationsthat recognize the valueentrepreneurs bring toour communities.”

A commentator on Na-tional Public Radio re-cently speculated thatthis trend toward rural-based reality shows mayhave its genesis in thetough economic times.It’s also interesting andentertaining when thepickers uncover a realpiece of American historythat is totally unexpect-ed.

This legitimate cultur-al shift in the landscapeof cable, satellite andover-the-air broadcasttelevision first surfacedin 1979 with the adventof the PBS series An-tiques Road Show.

The cable networks are

currently churning out abackwoods barrage ofsome 20 shows with ru-ral roots such as“Swamp People,”“Swamp Loggers” and“Ax Men.” Other chap-ters of rural Americanhistory are unraveled on“History Detectives” onPBS and Larry the CableGuy’s “Only in America,”where our stand-up herotraverses the countryracing soapbox derbycars or mushing dogsleds.

There’s also aquacul-ture in the offing as“Swamp People” featuresthe colorful Cajun alliga-tor hunters of theLouisiana bayous. TheirFrench/English-basedlanguage led to the pro-ducers running “Eng-lish” subtitles for folkswho are not familiar withthis lilting lingo or have

never heard of the fearedswamp creature knownas the Rugarue.

And where else mightyou learn that AlexanderGraham Bell inventedthe air boat that skimsthe swamp at souped-upspeeds?

It’s also fitting that theshow-proclaimed “Kingof the Alligator Hunters,”Troy Landry, recorded amemorable promo forthe series that featureshim sitting on a stumpin the swamp lookingstraight into the cameraand delivering the per-fect line: “See ya later, al-ligator.”

Erik Ness is a regularcontributor to AFBF’s Fo-cus on Agriculture com-mentary series. He is amedia consultant and aretired staff member ofthe New Mexico Farmand Livestock Bureau.

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American Angus Asso-ciation® members andAngus enthusiasts willgather in Louisville, KY,Nov. 12-15, for the 128thAnnual Convention ofDelegates and related An-gus activities in conjunc-tion with the North Amer-ican International Live-stock Exposition (NAILE).

“It is important for As-sociation members andthose interested in theAngus breed to attendand participate in the ac-tivities in Louisville be-cause that is a centralmeeting point of our

membership each year,”said Shelia Stannard,American Angus Associa-tion director of activitiesand events.

Activities include theAnnual Meeting, educa-tional sessions, socialevents and a 2011 SuperPoint Roll of Victory(ROV) Angus Show.

“The Annual Meetingand Angus EducationCenter are great venuesto learn the latest aboutthe happenings of the As-sociation and breed; andthe socials and banquetsthroughout the event are

a great way to networkwith Angus friends, bothnew and old alike,” Stan-nard said.

All shows begin at 8a.m. in the Kentucky Fairand Exposition Center(KFEC) Freedom Hall.The junior heifer showwill take place Sunday,Nov. 12; the ROV bullswill show Monday, Nov.13; and all ROV females,including cow-calf pairs,will show Nov. 14. ChuckBrost, John McCurry andMontie Soules will judgethe Super Point ROVShow.

Entries are due by Oct.1 and can be submittedon the Web site atwww.livestockexpo.org.Visa® and MasterCard®are accepted. For moreinformation call 502-595-

3166.The Annual Meeting is

scheduled to begin at 1p.m., Monday, Nov. 14, inthe KFEC South Wing C.Elected delegates fromacross the United Statesand Canada will meet toconduct the business ofthe Association, includ-ing the election of officersand five new directors.The meeting is open to allmembers, to listen to fis-cal year reports of the As-sociation and entities —Angus Foundation, Certi-fied Angus Beef (CAB)LLC, Angus Genetics Inc.(AGI), and Angus Produc-tions Inc. (API).

The Angus AwardsBanquet social, will beginMonday evening at 6 p.m.in the Crowne Plaza, fol-lowed by a meal, starting

at 7 p.m., featuring Certi-fied Angus Beef ®.

Honorary Angus Foun-dation inductees and theNational Junior AngusAssociation (NJAA) Out-standing LeadershipAward will be recognizedduring the dinner. In ad-dition, the first recipientsof the Century Awards,herds involved in the An-gus business for 100years, will be honoredduring the banquet. Visitthe registration desk atthe Crowne Plaza to pur-chase tickets to theevent.

The Crowne Plaza willserve as Angus head-quarters for the AnnualMeeting and all relatedevents, but rooms thereare reserved for dele-gates, alternates, and As-

sociation officers and di-rectors. Anyone whodoesn’t fall into one ofthose categories maywant to make reserva-tions at the Hampton Innor Springhill Suites,where the Associationalso has room blocks re-served. Other nearby ho-tels located within walk-ing distance of theCrowne Plaza and theKFEC, include:

Springhill Suites, 502-361-9009

Hampton Inn, 502-366-8100

Comfort Inn & Suites,502-375-2233

Courtyard by Marriott,502-368-5678

Residence Inn by Mar-riott, 502-363-8800

Howard Johnson’s Ex-press Inn, 502-363-9952

BECKET FALL FOLIAGE SALE

Saturday, October 1, 2011 12 Noon EDTPike, New Hampshire

Selling - 50 head of the finest REGISTERED MINIATURE HEREFORDS in the north-

east. There will be cattle of all ages including some excep-tionally nice cow/calf pairs and top quality bulls - everything

you'd need to start a high quality herd. Also selling - a few classic Herefords.

Miniature Herefords are short, thick cattlethat are ideal for those with limited land

resources. They have gentle dispositionsand make a great 4-H or FFA project.

For generations, Miniature Herefords havebeen bred for the superior flavor and

tenderness of their meat.

Cattle will be available for viewing all day Friday, Sept. 30Join us for dinner at the

Meeting House Friday evening at 6:00pmSale - Saturday 12 Noon EDT.

For more information call Becket Farms, 603-712-5064 days,

603-989-5130 evenings.Email pat.underhill@becket.org.

Sale info is also available on our blog becketfarmsminiatureherefords.wordpress.com

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72 Everett Rd. • Albany, NY 12205518-438-4444

BOURQUIN FARM EQUIPMENT9071 Rt. 12E • Chaumout, NY 13622

315-649-2415

CATSKILL TRACTOR INC.60 Center St. • Franklin, NY 13775

607-829-2600

NEW YORKCNY POWERSPORTS

3871 Rt. 11 • Cortland, NY 13045607-756-6578

www.cnypowersports.com

MABIE BROS., INC.8571 Kinderhook Rd. • Kirkville, NY 13082

315-687-7891 www.mabiebrosinc.com

VERMONTDESMARAIS EQ., INC.

Orleans, VT 05860 802-754-6629

BeefAmerican Angus Association®

to host annual meetingAnnual meeting provides latest industry and Angus breed news.

Today’s farmers andranchers are so busy in-creasing their productivi-ty to meet the needs of agrowing world that theydon’t have time to sit andvisit with their neighborslike they used to. Howev-er, there is still great val-ue in building relation-ships, sharing informa-tion, and asking for ad-vice.

A new Web site andmobile application, crop-NAtion, will allow farmersand ranchers to connectwith each other whetherthey are across the coun-try or across the section.

The site, www.cropna-tion.com, is designed toserve as a one-stop re-source for on the go infor-mation. After creating aprofile, users can shareinformation about their

operations, ask and an-swer questions, uploadphotos and videos, andaccess the latest marketsand weather conditions.

“We saw a need forfarmers and ranchers tohave a ‘virtual coffeeshop’— a place where theycould ask questions,share stories and photos,and cultivate relation-ships,” said Jim Spradlin,GROWMARK vice presi-dent, agronomy. “GROW-MARK is pleased to spon-sor this site, which wehope will be fed by farm-ers everywhere.”

Anyone with an inter-est in North Americanagriculture may registerfor and use the free site.The mobile applicationwill be available foriPhone and Android plat-forms in late summer.

New Web site connectsfarmers and ranchers to

growing world, each other

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It was the differencebetween night and day.The 2011 Cattle IndustrySummer Conference,held in Kissimmee, FL,Aug. 1-4, was nothinglike the one held lastyear in Denver. InKissimmee, there was norancor, no animosity;just honest discussions,conducted in a way thatwill help move the cattleindustry forward. Youcould feel the momen-tum beginning to buildin a positive direction.

Frankly, the renewedspirit of partnership be-tween the National Cat-tlemen’s Beef Association(NCBA) and the Cattle-men’s Beef Board (CBB)was refreshing and quiteevident at the event.

Throughout the hall-ways, staff meetings,committee meetings, Ex-ecutive Committee meet-ings and Board meet-ings, the atmospherewas one of cooperationand partnership. Every-one was focused on howto best serve cattlemen

and women in the mosteffective, efficient wayspossible.

Wesley Grau, CBBChairman, said it well atthe general session whenhe said, “The past is thepast and no one canchange the past, but wecan impact the future.”

It is up to all involvedwith the checkoff,whether they are mem-bers of the CBB, NCBA,a State Beef Council orany other producer or-ganization to forge a bet-ter future for the check-off. A healthy checkoff isvital to a successful fu-ture for the beef indus-try. It wasn’t designed tobe a political bludgeon; itwas designed to increasethe demand for beef.

Much has been madeabout mistakes made byNCBA, and we havemade them. We under-stand the importance ofaccuracy and accounta-bility. We’re profoundlysorry for our errors andany loss in producer sup-port for the checkoff theymay have caused, butwe’re moving forward inour mission to build con-

sumer demand for beef.Progress requires thatothers interested in astronger checkoff join usin this effort and notstand on the sidelinesthrowing rocks.

Our partner, the CBB,joins us in this ap-proach. The CEO of theCBB acknowledges that“the financial firewall (atNCBA) is intact andfunctioning properly,”and their chief legalcounsel has reportedthat the firewall has notbeen breached. NCBAwill continue to improveits systems and process-es to assure producersacross the country thattheir checkoff invest-ments are being usedwisely and efficiently.NCBA staff and officersalso respect the CBB’srole of providing over-sight for the checkoffprogram. They must re-main vigilant in assuringthat dollars are spentlawfully and as the Actand Order and checkoffinvestors intended.

The good work done bythe Beef Checkoff Pro-gram is well known.

Among other things ithas strengthened con-sumer confidence in thesafety of beef, increasedthe number of new beefproducts in the market-place, enhanced a BeefQuality Assurance pro-gram and maintainedstrong relationships withthought leaders in themedia and health organi-zations. NCBA is proud ofits involvement in theseand other positive steps.

We want the founda-tions we’ve built to last

and the successes we’veenjoyed to continue.That’s why I pledge to doall I can to make thecheckoff work as effec-tively and efficiently aspossible and improve itfor the future. I alsopledge, however, to chal-lenge false accusations.Yes, NCBA will be ac-countable for its mis-takes. But we will neverwillfully misdirect fundsor spend producer check-off dollars improperly.

Every producer should

consider ways to improveand enhance the check-off. However, this canonly be done if all in-volved treat each otherwith respect. The de-structive discourse andfalse accusations of thepast must stop if we wanta better future. Our goalat NCBA is 100 percentaccuracy and accounta-bility. We expect and willrequest the same fromothers as we develop theprograms to build astronger beef industry.

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www.rsosgood.com

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FOR MORE INFORMATION ON HOW TO EXHIBIT AT OR ATTEND ANY OF THESE SHOWS

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January 3, 4, 5, 2012 • Tues. 9-4, Wed. 9-4 & Thurs. 9-3York Fairgrounds • York, PA

• VIRGINIA FARM SHOW •

Jan. 19, 20 & 21, 2012 • Thurs. 9-4, Fri. 9-4 & Sat. 9-3 Augusta Expoland • Fishersville, VA

• BIG IRON EXPO •

February 8 & 9, 2012 • Wed. 10-7 & Thurs. 9-4 Eastern States Exposition • West Springfield, MA

• MATERIAL HANDLING & INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT EXPO •

February 8 & 9, 2012 • Wed. 10-7 & Thurs. 9-4 Eastern States Exposition • West Springfield, MA

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Jan. 24, 25 & 26 2012Oncenter Convention Center • Syracuse, NY

• HARD HAT EXPO •

March 7 & 8, 2012 • Wed. 10-7 & Thurs. 9-4 New York State Fairgrounds • Syracuse, NY

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March 7 & 8, 2012 • Wed. 10-7 & Thurs. 9-4 New York State Fairgrounds • Syracuse, NY

Cattlemen win with renewed partnership

ARLINGTON, VA — American Trucking Associations praised the Obama admin-istration for their work to set, for the first time, fuel efficiency standards for medi-um- and heavy-duty trucks.

“Today’s (Aug. 9) announcement by President Obama is welcome news to us inthe trucking industry,” ATA President and CEO Bill Graves said. “Our membershave been pushing for the setting of fuel efficiency standards for some time andtoday marks the culmination of those efforts.”

In 2007, ATA endorsed a six-point sustainability program that included a pro-posal to set technologically feasible efficiency standards.

“While it is too early to know all the potential effects of this rule, we do know itsets us on the path to a future where we depend less on foreign oil, spend less onfuel and contribute less to climate change,” Graves said. “ATA is pleased thatPresident Obama, Secretary LaHood and Administrator Jackson have taken thishistoric step, but we believe these new standards are just one tool we should beusing to cut fuel use by the trucking industry.”

Graves said in addition to the standards, the U.S. should implement a nation-al speed limit of 65 miles per hour for all vehicles and issue rules requiring trucksto be electronically governed at that speed; efforts should be made to reduce con-gestion, which leads to increased idling and wasted fuel, and provide incentivesfor technology that reduces idling while trucks are off the road; the federal gov-ernment must continue its support of the incredibly successful EPA SmartWayprogram and finally, Congress must reform federal truck size and weight limits inorder to allow the industry to operate its most productive and efficient vehicles.

ATA applauds historic large truckfuel efficiency standards

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www.cattlepromotions.com

Scott,, Michelee & Carsonn Barnes239 Quaker St.North Ferrisburg, VT 05473

Spring Pond FarmsThe Kriese Family

Registered Polled HerefordsFreezer Beef

TED KrieseCato, NY

315-626-2881

JOHN KRIESEBranchport, NY315-595-6198

HEREFORD

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White Rock FARMReg. Black AngusReg. Polled Herefords

Bulls, Heifers, Feeders and PairsChet Kellogg

PO Box 622, Worthington, MA 01098Home 1-413-238-0117 Cell 1-413-446-0566

RegisteredPolled Herefords

home (802) 425-4433cell (802) 233-1894office (802) 425-2862fax (802) 425-4407

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ANGUS

SUPPORTEDD BYY COUNTRYY FOLKSP.O. Box 121,, Palatine Bridge, NY 13428

Contact: Dave Dornburgh Phone: (518) 673-3237 x238 • Fax: (518) 673-2381 Email: ddornburgh@leepub.com

289 Hunt Rd.,Hillsdale, NY 12529

(518) 325-4540 • Fax (518) 325-1301Garret 518-755-5021

Breeding StockFreezer Beef & Pork Sold

Steve & Mary Guernsey518-356-7033

1266 County Line Rd.Schenectady, NY 12306

Registered Charolais Cattle

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AngusCommercialCattle

Sires from NYS Bull TestVery Docile & Vaccinated

All Natural Feed UsedPolled Hereford, Red Angus, Bulls, Feeders, Heifers, Cow/Calves

Gary & Betty Lewis8936 Baker RoadBloomfield, NY 14469585-624-2983

Gary John Lewis, Jr.2110 County Road #35Bloomfield, NY 14469

585-624-4987

Jennifer Cell: (518) 796-4833www.brookfieldfarms.comami@brookfieldfarms.com

Jennifer Coleman, Office Manager

Garret Farms LLC

SIMMENTALRED ANGUSHillcrest FarmGary and Cindy Bertrand148 Millbury StAuburn, MA 01501508-832-8313cindybertrand@charter.net

Registered SimmentalsRegistered Polled Herefords

Want to Become A Member?Contact - President, John Iovieno

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Annual Field Day: Oct. 15, 2011, Smithfield, RI

REGISTERED RED ANGUSLynda & Mike Foster

4654 NW Townline Road, Marcellus, NY 13108email: crowhill@windstream.net

cell: 315-246-4425

Web www.smbcattleco.com Email smbland@aol.com

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Forty-nine advocacygroups representing theinterests of family farm-ers, ranchers, and con-sumers have formally re-quested that USDA Sec-retary Tom Vilsack ex-tend the public commentperiod for a controversialnew proposal that wouldrequire livestock produc-ers in the U.S. to incursignificant expense track-ing animals that crossstate lines. The commentperiod on the proposed“Traceability for LivestockMoving Interstate” isscheduled to end on Nov.9, and the organizationshave requested an addi-tional 60 days.

“The period for publiccomment coincides withthe fall harvest andcomes during the worstdrought ever recorded insome major livestock pro-duction regions,” said Ju-dith McGeary, ExecutiveDirector of the Farm andRanch Freedom Allianceand vice-chair of theUSDA Secretary’s Adviso-ry Committee on AnimalHealth. “Our farmers andranchers are struggling toget their crops in andsave their animals, andthey need more time toassess the impacts of the

proposed rule.”The groups’ letter to

Secretary Vilsack pointedout that many farmersand ranchers are not on-line, slowing the speed ofcommunication. “Accord-ing to the 2007 Census ofAgriculture, more than40 percent of farms donot have internet access,”stated the letter.

“We have a significantnumber of Amish andMennonite members, whocan only be contacted bymail or through printpublications,” explainedMark A. Kastel, seniorfarm policy analyst at TheCornucopia Institute.“They, in turn, will haveto mail their comments toUSDA. If the agency actu-ally wants to hear fromthese livestock owners, itneeds to extend the com-ment period.”

Some groups havequestioned the agency’swillingness to respond toproducers’ concerns.

“A coalition of cattlegroups presented USDAwith a reasonable plan forcattle identification, butthe agency persists inproposing unworkablerules,” contends R-CALFUSA CEO Bill Bullard.“The least the agency can

do is extend the commentperiod so that the cattle-men can comment on theproposal when they’re notin the middle of the calf-weaning and shippingseasons.”

The proposal has raisedconcerns about the eco-nomic impacts on bothlivestock producers andrelated businesses.

Gilles Stockton, amember of the WesternOrganization of ResourceCouncils said, “It will takea significant amount oftime to pencil out the truecosts of this proposal.Livestock producers, salebarns, and states deserveadequate time to figurethese costs and give com-ment.”

“All of our farmers andranchers are deeply con-cerned about animalhealth,” concludedMcGeary. “They workhard every day to keeptheir animals healthy,and the agency needs totake the time to under-stand their concernsabout this new proposaland address them.”

The organizations’ let-ter is posted athttp://farmandranch-freedom.org/ltr-Vilsack-extension.

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Dust flying in countryside over USDAAnimal ID proposal —farmers and

ranchers appeal to Vilsack for adequatetime to respond

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VERMONT DAIRY HERD IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION NEWSLETTER1909 - 2011

OVER 100 YEARS OF SERVICECountryFolks

Official Publication of Vermont DHIA

Sarah MeachamDHI records and reports can be valuable to many parties involved in farm man-

agement and each farm has different management styles and needs. VermontDHIA and DRMS are aware of those possible differences, and we try to make ourrecords and reports useful as many people as possible. As I have mentioned be-fore, DRMS has a variety of reports that you can get after test day if you haveprocessed records. One report in particular that has a lot of valuable informa-tion and has been a focus of ours over the past year is the DHI-202 Herd Sum-mary. In recent articles, I have been writing Monthly Management Tips, whichentailed analyzing a different piece of the DHI-202 every month and explainingthe different figures and what they might be used for. The DHI-202 covers manyareas of management including, Production, Reproduction, Udder Health andReplacements. Some figures are given on a monthly basis, such as average milkproduction, 150-Day standardized silk, somatic cell count averages, and preg-nancy rate. Some figures are given as yearly averages, somatic cell counts,rolling herd averages, and age at first breeding, among others. Needless to say,there are a lot of numbers, each with its own purpose and importance.

Recently, DRMS has added a few new reports to its inventory, which I brieflywrote about in a previous article. The DHI-402 Herd Evaluator, a new reportfrom DRMS contains many of the same figures as the DHI-202, just laid out dif-ferently. The DHI-402, which was offered free to members as part of a promo-tional offering earlier this year, is broken out into 5 different management areas.The first section is Production. Similar to the DHI-202 Herd Summary, it has fig-ures such as Average Milk, Standardized 150 Day Milk, Peak Milk by Lactation,but unlike the DHI-202 where peak milk was simply an average per lactation forthe year, the DHI-402 shows an average by lactation number, but given on amonthly basis. As seen in the chart below, each metric is given to you by the cur-rent test average and is compared to the previous test, the average a year ago,as well as the Top 25% of herds and the Affiliate Average. The Top 25% of herdscompares your herd to the top 25% of herds that are similar to your herd's sizeand breed. Holsteins are grouped together and all other color breeds are groupedtogether. The Affiliate Average, is also looking at your herd's breed and size, butwithin Vermont DHIA.

Also, new to the DHI-402, along with a chart for each section, there is also agraph giving you figures that are associated with each section. For example, inthe production section there graph contains Average Lbs of Milk and Componentlevels by month.

Most other sections contain a graph and a chart that allows you to compare thecurrent test day values to your previous test, a year ago and then the top 25%and affiliate averages. In the second section, Udder Health, your graph containsSomatic Cell Counts for the past month. A new chart to this section contains abreak out of the number of New Infections, Fresh Cow Infections, Chronic Infec-tions, Cure Cows and Clean Cows. For each column, it shows you the numberof infections, if you have any, and the percentage of the herd for the current test,previous test and a year ago from the current test.

In the third section, Replacements, located on the bottom of the first page, thecharts shown give you your herd's 12 Month Turnover Rate, the previous years

turnover rate and then compares you to the Top 25% and the Affiliate Average.Another chart breaks out the percentage of left animals that were 1st lactationor 2nd and for both of those lactation groups it shows what percentages left be-fore 60 DIM. The graph then shows you a comparison to your turnover and deathrates for the past year.

In the fourth section, Reproduction, found on the back page, you have yourherd's days to First service, Calving Interval, Age at First Breeding, and other im-portant reproductive numbers, looking similar to previous charts. Below that,there is a chart for Pregnancy Rate, and Conception Rate given on either a 4month cycle average, or a yearly average. The graph includes Pregnancy andConception rates for the past year.

The last section is your Herd Inventory. This section gives you your Number ofHeifers, Number of Cows, Number of Milking Cows, Number of Dry Cows, andthe percentages of the herd. The second chart gives you projections for the next6 months on cows to calve, cows to dry and how many you will be milking.

Depending on your management styles, the numbers that are more important

to you, or what numbers your consultants focus on, different reports might bemore valuable than others. If you have any questions on this report or any oth-er reports from DRMS please be sure to contact us with your questions!

The Difference Between the DHI-202 and the DHI-402

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NEWSLETTERVERMONT DHIA BOARD OF DIRECTORS

REGION 1Counties: Franklin/Grand Isle, VT; Lamoille, VT (W); Chittenden, VT (N)

Daren Sizen, Vice-President ..........(802) 524-4412...................dsizen@vtdhia.org

REGION 2Counties: Orleans, VT; Essex, VT (N); Coos, NH (N)

Mark Rodgers, President ...............(802) 525-3001 ................mrodgers@vtdhia.org

REGION 5Counties: Caledonia, VT; Essex, VT (S); Orange, VT (N); Washington, VT (N);

Lamoille, VT (E); Grafton, NH (N); Coos, NH (S)

Suzi Pike.........................................(802) 253-4304....................spike@vtdhia.org

REGION 6Counties: Addison, VT; Chittenden, VT (S)

Melanie Carmichael .......................(802) 759-2089 .............mcarmichael@vtdhia.org

John Roberts ..................................(802) 462-2252..................jroberts@vtdhia.org

REGION 7Counties: Windsor, VT (N); Orange, VT (S); Washington, VT (S); Grafton, NH (S);

Sullivan, NH (N)

Kelly Meacham, Secretary .............(802) 295-8563...............kmeacham@vtdhia.org

REGION 8Counties: Bennington/Rutland, VT; Washington/Saratoga, NY

Brian Hollister, Treasurer ................(518) 361-4526.................bhollister@vtdhia.org

REGION 9Counties: Windsor, VT (S); Windham, VT; Cheshire/Hillsboro/Rockingham, NH;

Sullivan, NH (S); Franklin/Essex, MA; Worcester, MA (N); Middlesex, MA (N)

Susan Rushton...............................(802) 843-2719.................srushton@vtdhia.org

REGION 10Counties: Berkshire/Hampshire/Hampden/Norfolk/Suffolk/Plymouth/Bristol/Barnsta-

ble, MA; Worcester, MA (S); Middlesex, MA (S); CT (All); RI (All)

David Schillawski ............................(860) 303-2866 ..............dschillawski@vtdhia.org

REGION 11Counties: Albany/Delaware/Montgomery/Otsego/Schoharie, NY

Ray Steidle .....................................(518) 234-4659.................rsteidle@vtdhia.org

GeneralManager

Brett Denny1-800-639-8067 (main)

802-233-8662 (cell)bdenny@vtdhia.org

Field ServicesManager

Linda Crossman1-800-639-8069

lcrossman@vtdhia.org

EducationDevelopment

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802-356-2841 (cell)smeacham@vtdhia.org

MAIN OFFICE/LAB:1-800-639-8067

FAX: 802-295-5964E-MAIL:

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BURLINGTON, VT — Ifyou have ever thoughtabout raising goats,growing vegetables ormaking cheese for a liv-ing, Growing Places, oneof several courses avail-able through Universityof Vermont (UVM) Exten-sion’s New Farmer Pro-gram, can help turn yourdream into reality.

The course helps indi-viduals interested instarting a farm, specialtyfood business or otheragriculture-related enter-prise explore the realitiesof operating a businessto help them decide ifagriculture is the right

field for them. It will beoffered onsite in Spring-field and Middlebury inOctober, and again as anonline course in January2012.

Participants will devel-op a comprehensive goalfor themselves and theirpotential business, iden-tify and evaluate currentresources and examinemarketing strategies.They also will learnabout state and federalagricultural programsand agencies and organi-zations that provide sup-port and assistance tofarmers.

“Growing Places is de-

signed to help entrepre-neurs get off to the rightstart,” says MaryPeabody, director of theNew Farmer Project andUVM’s Women’s Agricul-tural Network (WAgN),where she developed thecourse in 1995. “No priorexperience is necessary,and people from all back-grounds who are inter-ested in any type of agri-cultural enterprise arewelcome.” Since 2010,the course, which is opento both women and men,has been jointly spon-sored by the New FarmerProject and WAgN.

The Springfield class

will be held at theHoward Dean EducationCenter on three consecu-tive Wednesdays, begin-ning Oct. 12. The Middle-bury class will meet atthe UVM Extension Of-fice, which recentlymoved to Pond Lane, onSaturday, Oct. 15, 22and 29. All sessions atboth locations will runfrom 9:30 a.m. to 3:30p.m.

Course informationand a downloadable reg-istration form can befound at www.uvm.edu/newfarmer. Click on“Classes.” Or send yourname and address to

wagn@uvm.edu or call802-223-2389, ext. 204,or 866-860-1382 (toll-free in Vermont) to havea registration formmailed to you.

The fee is $100 if re-ceived or postmarked bySept. 30, $135 until Oct.5. Registrations receivedafter that date will becharged a $25 late fee.

Registrations for thefour-week online course,which runs from Jan. 9to Feb. 5, are due by Dec.15 for the early discount.A $25 late fee will beadded to all registrationssubmitted after Dec. 30.

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(NAPSA) — Heart-healthy eating athome can go a long way toward pro-tecting your family from cardiovascu-lar disease (CVD), the leading cause ofdeath in the U.S.

The problem can start early.Childhood obesity is growing at analarming rate. Research proves thatobese children are at higher risk ofbeing overweight or obese as adults —and obesity is a risk factor for CVD —so the urgent link between healthyhabits in childhood and prevention ofCVD later in life is clear.

“Scientific evidence shows that CVDrisk factors can have cumulativeeffects over time,” said SuzanneSteinbaum, D.O., preventive cardiolo-gist, Heart and Vascular Institute,Lenox Hill Hospital, New York. “Thisunderscores the importance of devel-oping healthy habits at an early age.”

Statistics from a 2011 AmericanHeart Association report in Circulationshow that:

• More than 67 percent of Americanadults and about 32 percent of U.S.children ages 2 to 19 are overweight orobese.

• Caloric intake among U.S. adultsincreased by 22 percent in women and10 percent in men in one generation,mainly due to larger portion sizes and

greater intake of starches, refinedgrains and sugars.

• Only about 9 percent of Americanadults are meeting the ideal saturatedfat intake level of 7 percent or less oftotal energy.

To help combat these trends, AlisonLewis, cookbook author and mother,created a “Home Is Where the Heart Is”recipe collection that both parents andchildren can enjoy. The recipes includebreakfast tacos, fish sticks, mini cal-zones, chicken pasta salad, quick darkchocolate brownies and this one:

No-bake peanut butter granola bars

2 cups granola cereal 1 1/4 cups crispy brown rice cereal 1 cup uncooked quick-cooking oats 2 Tbsp chopped almonds 1/4 cup dried cranberries or dried

blueberries 1/2 cup honey 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter 1 Tbsp canola oil 1 tsp vanilla extractIn large bowl, combine granola, rice

cereal, oats, almonds and driedberries; set aside. In small saucepan,stir honey, peanut butter, canola oiland vanilla over low heat for five min-utes or until blended. Pour over cereal

mixture, stirring until coated. Pressinto a lightly greased 9-by-13-inchpan. Press mixture down tightly withwax paper. Cover and cool completelyin pan in refrigerator at least one hourbefore slicing into 16 bars.

Yield: 16 servings.Nutritional analysis per bar: Calories

160, Total Fat 7 g, Saturated Fat 1 g,Cholesterol 0 mg, Sodium 50 mg,Carbohydrates 22 g, Fiber 2 g, Protein 4 g.

Each recipe is made with canola oil,which has the least saturated fat andmost omega-3 fat of all cooking oils.

The U.S. Food and DrugAdministration authorized a qualifiedhealth claim for canola oil on its poten-tial to reduce the risk of heart diseasewhen used in place of saturated fat.

“It can be a struggle to createhealthy meals my kids will eat,” Lewissaid. “I succeed by using healthyingredients to recreate classic kids’dishes that offer fun with every bite.”

Her recipes and an interactive gamepromoting heart health are available atwww.CanolaInfo.org and Facebook.com/CanolaInfo, respectively.

Home is where the heart is for healthy eating

For breakfast, dessert or an afternoon snack, these granola bars are healthful anddelicious.

Q: I’ve started taking calcium sup-plements to be sure I get the 1,200milligrams recommended. I know thatthe supplements should include vita-min D to help the body absorb calci-um, but a friend suggests I also needto make sure I get enough magne-sium. Is that right? How much isenough?

A: Magnesium and calcium doindeed work together in very preciseratios to make sure your heart func-tions properly. Magnesium also playsother crucial roles in the body, help-ing to regulate blood sugar and bloodpressure, maintaining normal nerveand muscle functions, and contribut-ing to bone health. More than 200enzymes in the body rely on magne-sium, and the body’s cells use it tohelp produce energy.

Although magnesium doesn’t helpthe body absorb calcium, it is impor-tant to be sure you’re getting enoughof it to make sure the body hasenough for all of those functions,including helping calcium do its jobproperly.

If you need 1,200 milligrams of cal-cium a day, I’m guessing you’re 51 orolder. The recommended amount ofmagnesium for those over 50 is 320milligrams for women and 420 formen. When listed on the NutritionFacts labels, magnesium is listed as apercentage based on a Daily Value of400 milligrams (so, “10 percent”means the food contains 40 mil-

ligrams of magnesium).Though magnesium deficiency isn’t

thought to be a problem in the typicalAmerican diet, there’s no good test tomeasure magnesium in the blood.People over 65 tend to absorb lessmagnesium from food, and deficien-cies could also occur in people whohave problems with diabetes, whodrink a lot of alcohol, or who haveCrohn’s disease or other conditionsthat affect absorption.

Good sources of magnesiuminclude:

• Dark-green leafy vegetables — ahalf-cup of cooked spinach, for exam-ple, has 80 milligrams.

• Seeds and nuts — 1 ounce ofalmonds or cashews contains 77 mil-ligrams; 2 tablespoons of peanut but-ter contain 50 milligrams.

• Some types of fish — 4 ounces ofcooked flounder or sole contain 70milligrams.

• Beans — a half-cup cooked beanscontains 65 milligrams.

• Whole grains — 1 cup of whole-grain pasta contains 42 milligrams.

To download a list of foods from theU.S. Department of Agriculture’sNational Nutrient Database listedaccording to their magnesium con-tent, go to http://1.usa.gov/magne-siumlist.

Chow Line is a service of Ohio StateUniversity Extension and the OhioAgricultural Research andDevelopment Center

Chow Line: Magnesium plays vital role in health

by Stephanie Salato and Susan S. LangLosing weight without dieting, going

hungry or using an expensive high-protein liquid diet can be as simple aseating a smaller lunch, reports a newCornell study that is online and will bepublished in the journal Appetite inOctober.

Most importantly, the researchersfound that when volunteers ate alighter lunch, they were no hungrierthan usual and didn’t compensate byeating more later in the day or week tomake up for the fewer calories eaten.

David Levitsky, professor of nutri-tional sciences and of psychology atCornell, and graduate student CarlyPacanowski set out to test their theorythat one reason why high-protein liq-uid meal replacements are effective forweight loss is they consist of smallerportions and compensation does notoccur at subsequent meals.

They devised a five-week eatingstudy, where the food intake of 17 paidvolunteers was measured Mondaysthrough Fridays. For the first week, all17 ate whatever they wanted from abuffet. For the next two weeks, half thegroup selected their lunch by choosingone of six commercially available por-tion-controlled foods, such as ChefBoyardee Pasta or Campbell’s Soup atHand, as a substitute for the buffetlunch, but they could eat as much asthey wished at other meals or snacks.For the final two weeks, the other halfof the volunteers chose a portion-con-trolled lunch.

Over the 10 days of consuming aportion-controlled lunch, the partici-pants consumed 250 fewer calories

per day than usual and lost, on aver-age, 1.1 pounds (0.5 kilograms).

“The results confirm that humansdo not regulate energy intake with anyprecision,” said Levitsky, adding,“Over a year, such a regiment wouldresult in losing at least 25 pounds.”

“Roughly two-thirds of the Americanadult population are overweight orobese. On average, American adultsgain weight at a rate of one pound peryear, which can cause people with nor-mal body weights to become over-weight and overweight people tobecome obese,” said Pacanowski, aregistered dietitian and a doctoral stu-dent in the field of nutritional sci-ences.

“Making small reductions in energyintake to compensate for the increas-ing number of calories available in ourfood environment may help preventfurther weight gain, and one way ofdoing this could be to consume por-tion-controlled lunches a few times aweek,” said Pacanowski.

The study suggests that both high-protein and high-fiber meal replace-ments result in weight loss not by sup-pressing appetite, but by providingfewer calories, and because humansdo not possess accurate mechanismsto compensate for the smaller intakeat a previous meal, they end up takingin fewer calories.

“To stop the increase in obesity, weare going to have to learn to consumefewer calories and here is one simple,low-cost way to do it,” Levitsky con-cluded.

The study was supported by theDivision of Nutritional Sciences.

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If there was ever agood news/bad newsstory in the cattle feedingindustry, this year is aclassic example.

Market analyst DanBasse, AgResource Com-pany, warned cattlefeeders of continued up-ward pressure on input

prices while also point-ing out the “bright spots”of increasing exports andhigh cattle prices.

Basse spoke at the

Feeding Quality Forumin Omaha, NE, and Gar-den City, KS, last month.

“It’s another year ofstruggle between an eco-nomic landscape that’sless than favorable — wedon’t see domestic beefdemand rising this year— and this new worryabout the price of feedand forage,” he said.

Utilizing field agrono-mists, weather data andhistorical trends, hiscompany predicts an av-erage corn yield of 148bushels (bu.) per acrethis season. Southerndrought, combined withvery high nighttime tem-peratures in the upperMidwest, all contribute.

“Extreme heat duringthe day, we never cooledoff at night and that getsus back to problems likeear tipping, pollinationblanks, long silks and,unfortunately, a lessthan desired corn crop,”Basse said.

Global stocks of cornare tight, and that’s whyhe sees a trading range of$6.50/bu. to $8.50/bu.

going forward.Of course, corn isn’t

the only feed resourcewith bullish pressures.The extended drought inthe Southern Plains ispushing forage and pas-ture prices upward. Thedrought has already dev-astated those regions,but if it extends into2012 its impacts couldbe magnified for the en-tire beef industry.

“What does that meanfor forage prices? Whatdoes that mean for wheatcrops? What does thatmean for future cattleavailability?” he asked.

The decline of the U.S.cowherd is rapidly inten-sifying — a trend that’sbeing realized south ofthe border, too.

“Mexican cattle importsinto the United Stateshave been very, veryhigh,” Basse said. “I don’tthink we can continuethat trend, though.”

Their domestic per-capita meat consump-tion is increasing. Incontrast, the U.S. beefdemand has been on aslow decline since 2006.Fortunately, imports toMexico have stepped up.

“For the longest time itused to be that as retailprice went up, beef usewent down,” Basse said.“Now we are in this envi-ronment where retailprices are rising but weare also seeing an in-crease in total demand.That is due to the exportsegment.”

Ag Resource Co. proj-ects exports reaching 12percent to 13 percent ofsupply in the near future.

“That takes us abovethe pre-BSE (“mad cow”)levels and will keep cashcattle prices very high,”he said.

As Chinese consumers

start encroaching on an-nual incomes above$5,000, the tipping pointfor including more meatin the diet, they are atarget market.

“We think that U.S. beefis on the doorstep of mak-ing it to a greater degreeinto China,” Basse said.

Demand seems easierto pinpoint than supplyright now.

“Could we have cownumbers to a low enoughlevel that would send beefprices up to $2 on a livebasis by sometime in2013 and 2014?” heasked. “To some degreecash cattle prices will tryto keep at a high price lev-el so we don’t liquidateany more of our cowherd.”

Feeder prices will stayin the $125 to $140,range and may even climbto $150 in the next year.

These high numbersmean there are going to bemore discerning diners.

“We want quality to bemaintained at a veryhigh level in beef, be-cause if we’re going tohave this elevated beefprice we want to makesure the consumer is re-warded for that con-sumption,” Basse said.

The main take-homemessage is this: “Margin,margin, margin is thenew mantra for feedlotsif it hasn’t been already,”he said. “It’s just a chal-lenge of margin-whatgoes in and what goesout-and how do we man-age both ends?”

The meetings were co-sponsored by Pfizer Ani-mal Health, Certified An-gus Beef LLC (CAB),Feedlot Magazine andPurina Land O’Lakes.

More information andproceedings will be post-ed when available atwww.CABpartners.com.

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er, 2267 hrs, ex 16.9x38 radials, 540+1000 pto buddy

seat very clean sharp original ex . . . . . . . . . . . $35,000

2006 JD 6320 MFWD, cab, air, 24 speed power quad LHR,

1100 hrs, buddy seat dual pto 460/85R/38 and

420/85R/24 fenders with JD 563 SL loader electronic

joystic 3rd valve to front mint cond like new . . . $52,500

2004 JD 6320 2WD, cab, air, power quad, LHR, ex 16.9x38

radials, 540+1000 pto buddy seat, 3066 hrs, very clean

sharp original . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $32,500

2002 JD 5220 2WD folding roll bar, 2090 hrs, ex 16.9x24

turf tires, dual remotes, very clean runs ex . . . $10,500

2001 JD 6110 MFWD, cab, air, 16 speed power quad LHR,

only 957 hrs, dual remotes, ex 18.4x34 radials and

14.9x24 fronts, front fenders, air seat, corner post

exhaust, super nice original one owner . . . . . . $32,500

1992 JD 3255 MFWD, cab, air, ex 18.4x38 radials rear

16.9R24 fronts, front fenders, 4900 hrs, clean original

runs ex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $23,500

1990 JD 4955 MFWD, cab, air, 6200 hrs, ex 20.8x42

Michelin radials axle duals ex 540/65R/30 fronts front

and rear weights 3 remotes 3ph quick coupler very clean

original one owner runs ex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $45,000

1973 JD 4230 100hp, cab, quad range, 6371 hrs, real good

18.4x38s, dual pto and remotes, runs and shifts ex,

original. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9,500

1968 JD 4020D power shift with added on sound guard cab

ex 18.4x38s dual remotes runs ex . . . . . . . . . . . $8,500

1998 White 6710 cab, air, 95 hp, 4242 hrs, 8x4 power shift

right hand reverser, 3 remotes, 18.4x38 and 13.6x28s

with Quicke 465 loader new 7 ft bucket clean runs ex .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $28,500

1997 New Holland 7740 SLE MFWD, cab, air, 86 hp, 4570

hrs, ex 18.4x38 rears, ex 14.9x28 fronts, front fenders, 4

remotes, very clean, sharp, original, runs ex . . $21,500

1993 New Holland 7740 SLE 2WD, cab, air, 86 hp, 3653

hrs, ex 16.9x38 radials with ex buhler allied 595 quick

tatch loader dual pto and remotes very clean and sharp

runs ex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $20,000

1986 Ford 8210 MFWD, cab, air, 4500 hrs, 4 remotes,

18.4x38s, 14.9x38 fronts, front fenders, clean, runs ex,

dual power doesn’t work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $12,500

1987 Ford 4610 series 2 MFWD, 2300 original one owner

hours ex 16.9x30 and 11.2x24 8 speed ex allied 594

quick tatch loader front mounted pump ex tractor . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $14,000

2005 Komatsu PC160 LC hydraulic excavator JRB quick

coupler plumbed to end of boom pattern changer 2865

hrs, 28 in triple grouser pads ex cond . . . . . . . $67,500

2005 CIH JX95 MFWD, cab, air, 80hp, 841 hrs, 18.4x30 and

12.4x24 Goodyear super traction radials, front fenders,

dual remotes, like new . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $27,500

2002 CIH MX220 MFWD, cab, air, 4337 hrs, 185 hp, ex

520x84R/46 Goodyear super traction radials, axle duals,

new 420/85R/34 fronts, front fenders, 3 remotes, very

clean, sharp, runs ex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $65,000

1998 CIH MX170 MFWD, cab, air, 145hp, powershift, left

hand reverser, 5017 hrs, ex 18.4x42 radials rear, new

16.9x28 fronts, front fenders, 3 remotes, CIH 750 self lev-

eling loader, runs ex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $43,500

1995 CIH 7220 Magnum MFWD, cab, air, 5657 hrs, ex

20.8x42 radials rear, ex 16.9x30 radials front, front fend-

ers and weights, dual pto, 3 remotes, very clean original,

run ex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $46,500

1983 Case 2290 cab, air, 129 hp, 20.8x38s, 540+1000 pto,

5400 hrs, runs ex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9,000

1981 IH 3588 2+2, cab, ex 18.4x38's, 5340 hrs, triple

remotes, 1000 pto, 150 hp, clean runs ex good TA but has

chipped reverse idler gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,500

1977 IH 986 factory cab 5717 hrs, dual pto and remotes like

new 20.8x38 firestone 7000 radials very clean original

runs ex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,500

1977 IH 1086 cab, air, 6100 hrs, 18.4x38 radials dual pto

and remotes, clean original Illinois tractor . . . . $12,500

New Holland 824 2 row cornhead . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,000

2003 New Holland BR750 4x6 round baler wide pickup head,

bale ramps, netwrap endless belts, very nice. . . . . $12,500

New Holland 310 baler with NH 75 hydraulic pan type

kicker, real nice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,500

1999 New Holland 648 silage special round baler wide

pickup head bale ramps very nice 4x5 baler . . . $8,500

Krone KR 125 4x4 chain round baler real good baleage

baler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,500

CIH 3440 4x4 round baler, nice little baler . . . . . . . $3,500

1996 New Holland 644 4x5 round baler, silage special,

wide pickup head, bale ramps, net wrap, very nice baler

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,500

CIH 3450 4x5 round baler, very clean, nice baler . $3,500

2002 CIH RBX 451 4x5 round baler, silage special, wide

pickup head, bale ramps, ex endless belts, very nice . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9,000

2003 JD 926 discbine impellar conditioners 9ft 9in cut field

ready ex condition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,500

1999 New Holland 1412 discbine impeller conditioner 540

pto super nice clean low useage discbine . . . . $10,500

Ex Galfre and MF72 manual fold up hay tedders 17 ft

tedding width very nice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,000 each

New Holland 163 hydraulic fld 17ft. haytedder ex cond like

new . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,000

Welger 600 auto wrap 3ph bale wrapper with wheels, also

30” plastic, exc cond . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,000

Kverneland Taarup 17 ft. hydraulic fold tedder, ex cond., 2

years old . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,000

2010 Anderson RB500 trailer type bale wrapper, 30 in.

plastic, Auto start and cut with electric start Honda gas

engine, just like new . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $11,500

Late Model Kuhn KC 4000G center pivot discbine, rubber

rolls, ex cond. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $12,500

Agrimetal 24 in front mounted PTO powered leaf blower ex

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IH 450 3 bottom 3ph auto reset plow very nice . . . $2,500

IH 710 7 bottom 18in auto rest on land hitch plow ex cond

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,000

CIH 7500 4BT variable width auto rest plow 16-20 inches

like new . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,500

New Holland 451 3PH, 7 ft. sickle bar mower, ex . $2,000

20.8x38, 20.8x42, 18.4x46 clamp on duals 18.4x38,

18.4x42s and 20.8x38 10 bolt axle duals and hubs

Quick tatch bale spear for JD 640-740 loaders. . . . . . .$350

2005 NH TL 90 A deluxe MFWD, cab, air, loader, prepped

mid mount joystick, 2054 hrs, 13.6x38 rears, 13.6x24 fronts

24x24 trans LHR 3 remotes dual pto very clean runs ex . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$27,000

1986 CIH 3394 MFWD, cab, air, 162 HP, only 3306 original

hrs, 24 speed power shift ex 20.8x38s rear ex 18.4x26 radials

front 18 front weights dual remotes 1000pto ex cond1 . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$25,000

JD 1030 roll bar and canopy same as JD 1530 2900 hrs

diesel very very clean tight sharp one owner runs ex . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$6,000

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JOHN DEERE 655B crawler, loader withripper, very good condition, under carriagelike new, $12,000 OBO 585-554-4736.(NY)

IH 806 Diesel, wheatland, Runs great, 2pto, 2 remotes, easy restoration, $5,000OBO. NH 56 Rolabar rake, good shape315-536-7653.(NY)

DRY 1st cutting hay, never wet, 4x4 and4x5 round bales, wrapped to stay dry. 607-725-0727.(NY)

NEW HOLLAND 718 chopper with two rowcorn head, $1,800; John Deere 446 Roundbaler, $8,900; John Deere 2840 $7,500OBO. 845-778-7080.(NY)

IH 700 7 bottom trail plow, $4,500; JD 653row head $1,500; 12 ft. steel truck body,with hoist, $800. 315-789-8859.(NY)

GEHL #99 blower, good condition, $1,000OBO; JD 6 ft. pickup head, fits 3940 chop-per, $500 OBO. 315-867-7417.(NY)

BRILLION 10’ transport harrow, $300; Ver-mont Vigitant wood stove, $300; Case 350crawler loader, needs a little work, diesel,$3,000; 315-684-3783.(NY)

CASE 1896, Cummins 5700 hours, 4wd,new 20.8x38 titans, recent paint, recentcab interior, 540/1000 pto, everythingworks, nice tractor. $23,800; 315-447-1804.(NY)

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1995 TORO front mount mower, 10 footcut, 4wd, canopy, diesel, nice, but needsengine work. $1,000; 585-554-4506.(NY)

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BENCHMARK MILKPRICE SETS NEW

RECORD HIGHIssued Sept. 2, 2011

The farm benchmarkmilk price has hit thehighest level ever, toppinglast month's record andhighs set four years ago.The Agriculture Depart-ment announced the Au-gust Federal order ClassIII price at $21.67 perhundredweight (cwt.), up28 cents from July, $6.49above August 2010,$3.07 above California's4b cheese milk price, andequates to about $1.86per gallon. That put the

2011 average at $18.18,up from $13.80 at thistime a year ago and$10.29 in 2009.

The strong prices arebeing offset in part bystrong feed prices, moreon that ahead, but ClassIII futures portend adownturn from here. TheSeptember contract wastrading late Fridaymorning at $19.05; Oc-tober was at $18.90; No-vember, $18.62; and De-cember at $18.10.

The August Class IVprice is $20.14, down 19cents from July, but$4.53 above a year ago.

California's August 4aprice was $20.23.

The four week NASS-surveyed cheese price av-eraged $2.1402 perpound, up 1.6 cents fromJuly. Butter averaged$2.0695, up 3.9 cents,nonfat dry milk $1.5739,down 4.2 cents, and drywhey averaged 56.91cents, up 2 cents.

California's compara-ble 4b cheese milk priceis $18.60 per cwt., down75 cents from July, and$4.21 above a year ago.The 4b price average for2011 now stands at$16.50, up from $12.69a year ago. The 4a but-ter-powder price is$20.23, up 16 centsfrom July, and $4.54above a year ago. The 4aaverage stands at$19.24, up from $14.18a year ago.

Hurricane Irene left

her mark on pretty mucheveryone and dumped 6-12 inches of rain overNew England causing se-vere flooding and poweroutages from easternNew York to southernMaine. What an irony toname a hurricane"Irene," a name thatmeans "peace."

Vermont's governorsaid his state was facing"a full blown flooding ca-tastrophe". Many roadswere closed due to washouts, downed treesand/or bridges beingdamaged or destroyed.Some communities inthe Northeast were with-out power for over 96hours. Milk pick-ups re-main difficult and insome spots impossibleso milk was beingdumped. The full extentof the loss and damagehas yet to be determined

but manufacturing milksupplies were at nearnormal levels as theweek began as manyproducers shipped priorto the storms arrival,USDA said.

Meanwhile; milk pro-duction across the coun-try continues to trendseasonally lower, accord-ing to USDA. Northeastweather patterns wereconducive to steady pro-duction but the arrival ofhurricane Irene wasdriving fluid sales upand down the EasternCoast but the lack ofelectricity in many areahomes and businesseswas expected to slowthose sales. Southeasthot temperatures wereimpacting milk produc-tion and imports intoFlorida were increasing,according to USDA.

Milk output in theCentral U.S. hasbounced back somewhatfrom declines during theextreme heat of a fewweeks ago. Californiaand the Southwest pro-duction was being im-pacted by hot tempera-tures but output in thePacific Northwest wasrunning well above yearago levels. Mild tempera-tures and increased cownumbers have added tothe milk supply.

Students are returningto the classroom in mostareas, thus bottlingpipelines are again fill-ing. This activity will con-tinue the next two tothree weeks. At this time,manufacturing milk vol-umes decline greatly,thus cheese and othermanufacturers of dairyproducts reduce produc-tion schedules until thebottling pipeline arefilled/balanced and sur-plus milk volumes areonce again available.

The rally in cash cheesecontinued in the finalweek of August, mainlyon the barrels. The blocksclosed the first Friday inSeptember at $1.79 perpound, unchanged on theweek but 7 cents above ayear ago, and narrowedthe spread which may bewhat traders wanted toaccomplish. The barrelsclosed at $1.76, up 3 3/4-cents on the week, and 71/2-cents above a yearago. Four cars of blocktraded hands on the weekand 18 of barrel. TheNASS U.S. average blockprice fell 3.9 cents, to$2.0929, while the bar-rels averaged $2.0827,down 6.6 cents.

eDairy economist BillBrooks warned in Tues-day's DairyLine that thelower $1.70s in cheese isa real possibility nearterm. He said "The lasttwo to two-and- a-half

weeks we have seen areal flip in thesupply/demand situa-tion in cheese."

Barrels were extremelytight, based on marketactivity through thesummer months untilthe first part of Augustwhile blocks were plenti-ful and a lot of tradingtook place. That hasswitched, he said, asbarrels are "more thanadequate" and "lookingfor a home," which putpressure on prices andwidened the spread.

Blocks are not tight byany means and certainlynot as tight as barrelswere in June and July,he explained, but they'retighter than the barrelmarket is. It's also thetime of the year becausedemand slows forprocessed cheese due toless grilling and, "insteadof holding up the blockslike they did in the earlystages of July, could verywell cause the wholecomplex to come downand pull the blocks downwith it." He also pointedto the economic uncer-tainty in the U.S., warn-ing that could furtherlessen demand and putmore downward pres-sure on prices.

Cash butter closed theweek at $2.0050, down 83/4-cents, and 22 centsbelow a year ago. You'llrecall it peaked last yearat $2.2350, the week ofSeptember 27. Onlythree carloads were trad-ed on the week and thelatest NASS price aver-aged $2.0509, down 1.6cents. NASS nonfat drymilk averaged $1.5698,up 1.6 cents, and drywhey averaged 57.94cents, up 0.9 cent.

Butter is available andin storage, according toBill Brooks, but there'snot enough of it to be aburden on those whoown it and there's nopush to sell it eventhough we are in a slackperiod for demand. Headded that we're notmaking a whole lot ofbutter right now al-though with the cheeseprice declines the pastfew weeks, milk that wasdestined to the cheesevat may now get chan-neled into butter/pow-der facilities and thatcould result in higher in-ventory levels and pres-sure markets.

There hasn't been a lotof trading in butter, hesaid, and not a lot of sig-nals which way the mar-ket is going but as we getinto September and ap-proach October we'll like-ly see some promotionsfor the Thanksgiving hol-

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iday and Christmas al-though he doesn't expecta lot with butter above$2. It might have to fallbelow $2 before retailerswill want to do any realpromotion, he concluded.

Butter production inJuly totaled 135 millionpounds, according toUSDA's latest DairyProducts report, down3.9 percent from June,but a whopping 21.6 per-cent above July 2010.Nonfat dry milk output,at 133 million pounds,was down 9 percent fromJune but up 1.4 percentfrom a year ago.

American type cheeseamounted to 352 millionpounds, down 3.5 per-cent from June, and 4.3percent below a year ago,the first decline in year-over-year output sinceMarch 2008, accordingto the CME's Daily DairyReport (DDR).

Italian type cheeseswere off 4.6 percent fromJune and 0.4 percent be-low a year ago and totalcheese productiondropped to 859 millionpounds, down 4 percentfrom June, and 2 per-cent below a year ago,according to USDA data.

Turning to the demandside of things; the DDRreports that the cheeseand butter sales growthrates slowed in the sec-ond quarter, though theyremained above histori-cal averages. Totalcheese use was up 3.3percent from a year agoand butter disappear-ance was up 7.2percent.But, nonfat dry milk andskim milk powder usewas down 2.2 percent,according to USDA.

Dairy farm profitabilityappears good for U.S.dairy farmers and re-mained above historicalaverages in August, ac-cording to the DDR, butDairy Profit Weekly editorDave Natzke, warned inFriday's DairyLine that"things aren't quite sobright." He said that, de-spite the high milk prices,dairy farmers actuallysaw income marginstighten a little in August,squeezed by higher feedprices and other costsand pointed out that,when comparing themilk-feed price ratio forthe entire summer, it'sthe lowest since springand summer of 2009,when milk prices werehovering around $11-$12cwt., or about half of whatthey are today.

USDA's latest AgPrices report put the Au-gust All-Milk price at anestimated at $22.00 percwt., up a dime fromJuly, up $5.30 from Au-

gust 2010, and a newhigh. Meanwhile, thecost of feed to get 100pounds of milk was$11.64, up 23 centsfrom last month, accord-ing to the DDR.

Corn averaged $6.62per bushel, up 30 centsfrom July and $2.97above August 2010. Soy-beans averaged $12.90per bushel, down 30cents from July, but$2.80 above a year ago,and baled alfalfa aver-aged $191 per ton, upfrom $189 in July and$118 a year ago. Thatleft "Income over feedcosts" of $10.36 per cwt.,according to the DDR,down 13 cents fromJuly, and compares toan average of $9.09 overthe last 10 years.

In politics; the Boardof Directors of the Na-tional Dairy ProducersOrganization (NDPO),this week, announced anationwide call for dairyproducers to immediate-ly decrease their milkproduction. Board mem-ber Bob Krucker, calledon dairy producerswhose milk goes intomaking Class III invento-ried products to volun-tarily reduce their milkoutput by five percent.

Krucker referenced theexisting cheese inventorywhich is over a billionpounds in a NDPO pressrelease. "With cheese in-ventories rising and theprice of cheese plummet-ing clearly the supply ofmilk exceeds profitabledemand." NDPO hopesproducers will work to-gether to regain marketcontrol, he said, and not-ed; "When dairy produc-ers choose to be milksupply regulators theywill become milk priceregulators and will be-come profitable."

But, not all dairy farm-ers are on board withsupply management.Dairy Profit Weekly re-ports on John Pagel.Pagel's Ponderosa Dairylocated near Kewaunee,Wisconsin which has es-tablished a "Risk Man-agement - Not SupplyManagement" website.The website includes alink for like-mindeddairy farmers to sign apetition opposing supplymanagement proposals.

"After a very difficultfew years, dairy farmersare finally catching abreak," Pagel said."Prices are up, the imme-diate outlook is good,and the conversationabout dairy policy reformhas begun in earnest. Weapplaud and thank theNational Milk ProducersFederation for starting

the necessary dialogabout dairy policy reformwith their Foundation forthe Future proposal."

Pagel adds that, "Whilewe support many ele-ments of the proposedpolicy changes, the sup-ply management portiongives us great concern forthe future of the dairy in-dustry. We urge our fel-low farmers and resi-dents to call their con-gressional representa-tives http://stopsupply-m a n a g e m e n t . c o -staging.com/contact-your-legislator/ and tellthem to vote this downbefore it hurts all of us.

"In times of financial is-sues, dairy farmers needrisk management, notsupply management,"Pagel said.

The website also in-cludes Frequently AskedQuestions http://stopsup-plymanagement.co-stag-ing.com/faq-talking-points/ concerning supplymanagement, a link to no-tify your legislatorhttp://stopsupplyman-a g e m e n t . c o -staging.com/contact-your-legislator/ of youropposition to supply man-agement, and the link tojoin the petitionhttp://stopsupplyman-

a g e m e n t . c o -staging.com/support-us/ .

Last week I reportedon changes the Califor-nia Department of Foodand Agriculture (CDFA)will make in its 4a and4b milk pricing formu-las. The Milk ProducersCouncil's Rob Vanden-heuvel wrote in hisnewsletter that weekthat "While the marketfor dry whey productshas had an ongoing im-pact on the CaliforniaClass I minimum priceformula, it has been anirrelevant factor in ourClass 4b (cheese) formu-la since 2007."

That will change, hesaid, due to CDFA's an-nounced changes, but headds that "While the new"sliding scale" dry wheyfactor will be an im-provement over the cur-rent fixed factor of $.25per cwt, it still falls woe-fully short of bringingCalifornia's Class 4b for-mula in line with theClass III (cheese) formulaused in the Federal Or-ders that most U.S.dairies operate in."

He blasted CDFA's de-cision charging that itfalls short of what needs

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On Aug. 25, the Boardof Directors of the Na-tional Dairy ProducersOrganization Inc., an-nounced an urgent na-tionwide call for dairy

producers to immediatelydecrease their milk pro-duction to help sustainprofitable prices for milk.

Bob Krucker, whoserves on the board,

wrote that the “NationalDairy Producers Organi-zation Inc. calls upon alldairy producers whosemilk goes into makingClass III inventoried

products to voluntarilyreduce their milk pro-duction by five percent.”

In his statement,Krucker quoted over abillion pounds of cheese

in inventory. “Withcheese inventories risingand the price of cheeseplummeting, clearly thesupply of milk exceedsprofitable demand,” henoted.

In their foremost com-mitment to producerprofitability, the NationalDairy Producers Organi-zation, Inc. released thestatement in hopes thatproducers will work to-gether to regain marketcontrol. As Kruckernotes, “When dairy pro-ducers choose to be milksupply regulators theywill become milk priceregulators and will be-come profitable.”

The National DairyProducers OrganizationInc. stands firmly in aunified effort to secure a

nationwide productionand supply managementprogram. Earlier thisyear, they proposed theDairy Industry Stabiliza-tion and SustainabilityAct of 2011 (DISSA), inalliance with their mis-sion. Their stated effortswill not abate until U.S.dairy producers regainprofitability and achievelong-term sustainabilityfor producers nationwideand all of the industry.

“Milk will not be worthwhat it costs to make solong as supply exceedsprofitable demand,”Krucker said. But in theattempts to suppress thesupply, the arrangedplan will be used to sta-bilize the industry andonce again increase thevalue of milk.

to be done; "Unfortu-nately, it appears thatCDFA believes Califor-nia dairy farmers willproduce all the milk weneed regardless of theprice paid for that milk."He adds that "there aremajor issues to resolvein the California dairyindustry, and we cannotexpect our State's De-partment of Food and

Agriculture to lead thecharge in fixing thoseproblems; not whenthey have time-after-time endorsed a low-price-leader strategywhen it comes to themilk prices paid to ourState's dairy families."Complete details areposted athttp://www.milkpro-ducerscouncil.org/ .

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UNIVERSITY PARK, PA— A unique set of cir-cumstances could leadto a heightened threat ofdeadly gas being createdin silos across the North-east, according to afarm-safety expert inPenn State's College ofAgricultural Sciences.

The dangerous phe-nomenon may havestarted with the scorch-ing heat wave the regionexperienced in July —which has some areas onthe edge of drought con-ditions, according toDavis Hill Sr., extensionassociate in agriculturaland biological engineer-ing. The gas could devel-op if the region receivesnormal amounts of rain-fall through the rest ofthe summer.

“There is now a lot ofdrought-stressed corn,particularly on manuredfields,” he said. “If thiscrop receives sufficientrainfall later in the sea-son, there will be a po-tential for higher-than-average nitrates to buildup in the corn plants justprior to harvest. Thiscondition can lead tohigh gas levels in silos.”

During the fermenta-tion process of silage, anumber of gases are giv-en off, Hill explained. Ofparticular concern is afamily of gases called ox-ides of nitrogen — oftenreferred to as “silo gas.”

“The formation of thesegases peaks in one to twodays after filling and canlast for 10 days to twoweeks after the fresh,green forage is choppedand blown into the silo,”he said. “This is a natu-rally occurring processand is necessary to fer-ment the forage so it isusable feed for livestockand for long term storage.

“Sometimes, gas pro-duction is so great that itis mistaken for a silofire,” Hill said.

Farmers and fire per-sonnel need to realizethat it would be nearlyimpossible for a silo fireto start soon after filling,Hill noted. “This is whywe always talk of at-tempting to locate theactual fire location with-in the silo before any at-tempts at extinguish-ment proceed.”

Silo gas sometimes hasa bleach-like odor andunder certain conditionscan be visible as a fogfrom a distance — andthus be mistaken forsmoke. If the gas is con-centrated enough, thisfog will appear to be yel-low to reddish brown,and the silage surface,silo wall, base of the

chute and other struc-tures of the silo may bestained yellow, orange orreddish from the gas.

This gas is heavierthan air, which means itwill settle at the surfaceof the silage instead ofrising to the top of thesilo, exiting through thefill door. This is an im-portant factor, Hill point-ed out.

“The highest concen-tration of gas will be atthe surface of the silage,

which is where a personwill be going if he or sheneeds to enter the silo forany reason,” he said.“Also, if a silo door isopen near the surface ofthe silage, the highlyconcentrated gas couldexit the silo through thisdoor, flow down thechute and settle at thebase of the silo in thefeed room or into thebarn area.

“If there is little ventila-tion in the barn area, a

dangerous buildup of silogas can occur, which canaffect livestock or peoplewho enter the area.”

The presence and con-centration of silo gas isdependent on the storagestructure and the qualityof the forage materialthat is chopped. Thosecrops that have receivednitrogen fertilizer (corn)and those crops thathave suffered prolongeddrought — or, in particu-lar, prolonged drought

conditions followed byrain just prior to harvest— often are prone to highgas production.

That could happenthis summer, Hill wor-ries. “It appears that thisyear, with the longdroughty period thatmuch of the state en-dured — which stuntedthe corn crop — therewill be more corn har-vested for silage, andthat will be done fairlyearly,” he said.

“The high levels of ni-trates in this crop willlead to higher-than-nor-mal concentrations ofsilo gas produced duringthe ensiling process. Op-erators need to be awareof this and take precau-tions.”

These precautions in-clude ensuring that allspaces at the base of thesilos are well ventilatedand that silo doors are

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WASHINGTON, D.C. —As expected, the Agricul-ture Department low-ered the corn productionforecast in its Augustcrop report released re-cently due to heat stressover much of the Corn

Belt. Economists withthe American Farm Bu-reau Federation contin-ue to stress that tightsupplies mean the U.S.needs every bushel ofcorn that farmers canproduce this year.

“Analysts were expect-ing to see a drop in bothaverage yield and pro-duction compared to theJuly report, but the yieldand production num-bers actually came outlower than what market

watchers were anticipat-ing,” said Todd Davis,AFBF crops economist.“This tells us we stillhave a very tight supplysituation in corn thisyear. We will need a goodharvest this fall to meetmarket demands andadd to our very tightstocks.”

USDA forecast corn

production at 12.9 billionbushels in its August re-port, which is 4 percentlarger than 2010 produc-tion, and if realized, willbe the third largest corncrop on record. However,the August estimate is 5percent lower thanUSDA’s July crop esti-mate, when productionwas forecast to be 13.5

billion bushels.“The big drop in pro-

duction, compared to theJuly report, is clearlydue to the summer heatwave that slammed thecorn crop during pollina-tion,” Davis said.

USDA forecasts the av-erage yield for corn to be

closed well above the lev-el of the silage surface.People should stay out ofthe silo for three weeksafter it is filled and al-ways should ventilatethe silo with the siloblower for at least 20minutes prior to entry(however, this is effectiveonly if the silo is morethan half full).

Hill also advises pro-ducers to consider leav-ing the lower 10-12 inch-es of stalk in the field(chop higher than nor-mal), as this part of theplant may have the high-est level of nitrates accu-mulated.

Individual reactions tosilo gas depend on theconcentration of gas thatis inhaled and the lengthof exposure, Hill ex-plained. Very high con-

centrations of gas willcause immediate dis-tress, which will result ina person collapsing anddying within minutes.“When gas levels are thishigh, normally the indi-vidual will not be able towithstand the symptomsfelt and will vacate thearea quickly,” he said.

Lower concentrationscould cause upper respi-ratory congestion, water-ing eyes, cough, breath-ing difficulty, fatigue andnausea. “If symptomsare mild, an unsuspect-ing individual may stayin the area to finish thejob at hand,” Hill said.“This can make the ef-fects of silo gas worse, asthese effects can last formany hours in the body,causing symptoms to be-come progressively

worse over the course ofthe next day or two.”

People experiencingany of these symptomswhen inside or near afreshly filled silo shouldimmediately exit to freshair and leave the task foranother day. They alsoshould immediately go totheir doctor or a hospitalemergency room and re-port having a serious“silo gas poisoning” ex-posure, Hill advises.

“One after-effect of silogas poisoning is fluid inthe lungs leading tochemical pneumonia,and perhaps death, if nottreated promptly,” hesaid. “The effect of fluidfilling the lungs may notpresent itself until sever-al hours after the expo-sure — and then it maybe too late.”

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Research has foundthat producers’ attitudestoward their beef check-off program remain sta-ble and are quite favor-able. The survey of 900beef and dairy producersnationwide was con-ducted in late June2011 and early July2011 by the independ-ent firm Aspen Media &

Market Research.Currently about three

in four approve of theprogram, which main-tains the five-point posi-tive shift reported inJanuary. Producershave consistently tendedto rate the checkoff pos-itively. In the past fiveyears, approval levelshave ranged between 68

percent and the currentlevel of 74 percent.

“Knowledge about thecheckoff continues topredict favorability to-ward it,” said Hank Max-ey, a cow/calf farmerfrom Chatham, VA, andchair of the Joint Pro-ducer CommunicationsCommittee (JPCC). “Pro-ducers who are ‘very’ or‘somewhat’ well in-formed are more likely toapprove of the checkoff,particularly amongthose who say they arevery well informed. Thistells me producers are

not only getting to knowtheir checkoff but arealso very satisfied withwhat they learn.”

To that measure, theunderlying value of thecheckoff remainsstrong: a large majority(81 percent) feels thecheckoff program hashelped contribute to apositive trend in con-sumer demand for beef,70 percent are confi-dent the checkoff is ontheir side during a cri-sis and 66 percent be-lieve it helps contributeto the profitability of

their operations.“A key goal as identi-

fied by the JPCC is thatfarmers and ranchershave a positive view ofthe way the checkoff isbeing managed. Thatthey trust in the leader-ship and the decisionsbeing made about theircheckoff investment,”

said Maxey. “This re-search shows that man-agement of the checkoffis viewed favorably with66 percent saying theybelieve it is being man-aged well.”

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153 bushels per acre thisyear. In July, the averageyield was pegged at158.7 bushels per acreby the agency. Davis saidanalysts were expectingyields to average 155-158 bushels per acre.

“It is a tale of two citieswith the corn crop thisyear,” Davis said. “Thewestern Corn Belt is far-ing better weather-wisethan the eastern CornBelt. The corn crop is do-ing better in Illinois,Iowa, Minnesota, Nebras-ka and Wisconsin, whileit is below average in In-diana, Colorado, theDakotas and the South-ern states.”

However, Davis saidtight corn supplies arestill a concern, which iswhy corn farmers arehoping for a big harvestthis year.

“USDA is pegging2011-12 ending cornstocks at 714 millionbushels, which repre-sents just 20 days of sup-ply. We are on the razor’sedge when it comes to re-serves,” Davis said.

Meanwhile, tight sup-plies are also becoming aconcern for soybeanfarmers. USDA estimated

soybean ending stocks tobe 155 million bushels,compared to 175 millionbushels in the July re-port.

“This represents just18 days of supply, whichis very tight, but you havea little more wiggle roomwith soybeans than cornbecause the South Amer-ican soybean crop canhelp make up the differ-ence,” Davis explained.“Brazil and Argentinaharvest their soybeancrop when the UnitedStates plants ours, andplants their soybean cropwhen we harvest ours.”

Davis said the heatstress prompted USDA tolower its average soybeanyield to 41.4 bushels peracre, down 2.1 bushelsper acre from last year.Soybean production inthe August crop report isforecast at 3.05 billionbushels, down about 5percent from the Julyforecast.

“The tight supply situa-tion for both corn andsoybeans is very support-ive for higher prices thisyear. Farmers clearlyhave the incentive to har-vest every possible acre,”Davis said.

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MISCELLANEOUSHARDI 210 3pt Sprayer . . . . . . . . . . . $2,850 . . . . . . FultonvillePOLARIS RAZOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9,250 . . . . . . FultonvilleARCTIC CAT 650 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,850 . . . . . . FultonvilleJD 135 mixer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,500 . . . . . . FultonvilleJD 840 loader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,950 . . . . . . . ChathamJD 6600 combine w/215 . . . . . . . . . . $7,800 . . . . . . FultonvilleJD 7000 Series 3 pt./PTO, front hitch $4,950 . . . . . . FultonvilleJD HPX Gator 4x4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,750 . . . . . Clifton ParkH&S 125 spreader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,000 . . . . . . FultonvilleGreat Bend loader for JD 7000’s . . . $5,500 . . . . . . FultonvilleBush Hog 4 ft. mower . . . . . . . . . . . . . $850 . . . . . . . ChathamJD 9600 w/643, combine . . . . . . . . . $41,500 . . . . . . FultonvilleJD 2 BTM Plow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $450 . . . . . . . . Goshen3 pt. Disc 4’ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $750 . . . . . . . . Goshen

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WASHINGTON, D.C. –The National Alliance ofForest Owners (NAFO)commented on a lawsuitfiled by the Center for Bi-ological Diversity andothers in the U.S. Circuit

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emissions, and EPA poli-cy should reflect that sci-entific fact. That is whyNAFO supports EPA’s de-cision to take a step backfrom treating the twoidentically and conduct ascience and technical re-view. We will supportEPA against an attemptto undermine thisprocess, because it is theright thing to do."

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Live online bidding available through PROXIBIDTRACTORS: Our usual run of 50 to 100 farm and compact tractors; Some early highlights include a Rare JD5020 w/ Elwood Mechanical 4wd - one owner!; JD 6030 w/ 619 eng - 350hp !!; JD 6030 w/ 531 eng; JD 3020side console diesel with single front and 42in tires one owner original; JD 1010 Row Crop w/ wide front, PS. andremote- 2110 orig hrs- near perfect!; '67 JD 4020 w/ 3700hrs-sharp original; JD2640;4020; 2750 4wd w/ cab; IH1066 Black Stripe w/ 1800 original hours!!; IH 1066 Hydro; IH 1566; CIH 885 4wd w/ ldr; IH 856-4100 hrssharp!; CIH 4230; NH 8160 4wd; NH TN70DA 4wd w/ cab & ldr-1300hrs; Ford 8210 Series II 4wd; MF 1085w/ cab-low hours; Nice MF 398 w/ cab; IH 674; Oliver 1800; JD 2010 LP gas; Rare MF 50 LP gas; Case L pullingtractor-700 cu. In.; Compact Tractors; NH 1910; 1320; 1720; CIH DX25; DA 5220 all 4wd w/ loaders; KubotaB6000-like new; As-Is Row; Ford TW25 4wd; JD 2440; NH TS110; NH TB100; JD 6215-burnt; NH 3930 4wdw/ ldr-bad trans; several skid steers; also 2 complete farm estates plus lots more coming in!!!!INDUSTRIAL: MF 60H 4wd ldr backhoe; Hydra-Mac 2650 skid steer; Vermeer V4550A & V450 dsl trenchers- both like new; Skylift mini-derrick w/ post hole digger & bucket; JD 1010 & 2010 Dozers; Wood Miizer LT30bandsaw mill; Excavators; NH LS140 w/ cab; skid steers; backhoes, stone rakes; '02 Johnson 4000 sweeper w/ 5.9Cummins; (2) Razorback dsl powertrowels; Bobcat 4x4 dsl Utility vehicle w/ cab; ZM 7ft snopusher (4) new 23.5-25 tires & more!!! TURF EQUIPT.: Toro Multipro 5500 sprayer; Toro 2300 topdresser; Salsco greens roller; JD 3215A Fairwaymower; 5 JD 180B greens mowers; Near new JD 1000 Aerocore aerator; JD1545 mower w/ cab & snowblower;Ferris IS300; CC Zforce; 10 lawn tractors; plus more coming in!FARM EQUIPT: NH 1895 SP forage harvester 4wd w/ Cat 3306 eng low hours; Kelly-Ryan Ag Bagger; JD 556round baler; Krone KR160 round baler; Welger Mastercut round baler; Super sharp NH311 baler; Sharp NH 1465haybine; JD 630 discbine-like new; Nice Case IH 8309 discbine; JD 820 MoCo; NI 5209; 2 NH bale wagons;Kuhn GT300 rotary rake; NH 256 & 56 rakes; IH 35 rake; rakes; Bushwacker 15ft batwing; Case IH round baleprocessor; Brillion 25ft cultimulcher; JD 8250 21x7 drill; 20 new radial tractor tires including 28-30-34-38-42inch sizes; All kinds of farm equipment as usual including tillage; hay equipment; mowers; rakes; balers; loaders;snowblowers; Woods ditchbank mower; Oliver 2x rollover plow; lots of 3pt eq; 2 complete farm estate sales; wewill be full! Plus more coming daily!!!ANTIQUE TRACTORS: Approx 1pm; Great antique lineup featuring a gorgeous local Oliver and MH collec-tion. Completely original set of Oliver Super 66gas; Super 66 diesel; Super 77 gas and Super 77 diesel - all 4 trac-tors completely original with perfect sheet metal - a once in a lifetime opportunity!; Plus an Oliver Super 55 w/ anabsolutely perfect restoration; From same collection; MH Pony; MH Pacer w/ original MH tires; MH Colt and

Mustang- both all original w/ WF & 3pt; MH 44Special WF & 3pt all original; Hudson Valley collection includ-ing Fordson tractor with original plow, original canvas cover and all manuals plus 2 nice Ford 9Ns, JD rolloverplow; NOS Wards plow; JD hiller; Hoover potato digger and Hoover potato planter-both never rained on! 1927Ford Model T touring car; all from same Hudson Valley farm; Ford 8N w/ flathead V8- beautiful! Rare MM BGoffset; MM V w/ cultivators; MM Twin City KTA on steel -all original; Sharp original 1947 Cat D2 dozer-1800orig hrs!; Rare 1940 Caterpillar R5 (less than 50 made! S/N3R28SP); 1939 Cat D2 tailseat orchard S;/N5J338SP;Cat R2 gas; Rare Lombardini Castoro diesel vineyard crawler w/ blade-very low hours; Rare Schmiedag dieselcrawler with original German paperwork; Sharp all original JD Lindeman crawler very early flatback S/N 330887;(2) other good original JD BO Lindeman crawlers; Rare early JD MC w/ Lindeman undercarriage-one of 10 built;JD 620LP; JD730 diesel; 1939 JD BNH-totally original; 1939 JD H w/ original paint and tires-NICE !! JD GP onsteel; JD 50 LP gas; JD H; JD MT w/ cultivators-very low hours; Oliver 80 industrial; Jacobsen G10; 1973 ChevyC10 pickup with factory 454/automatic-40,000 mi from Kansas- completely original from Jims collection-WOW!! Rare Military IH I-9; Rare Pampa Lanz I cyl hot bulb tractor from Argentina- totally original; Rare IHFarmall Super FCC w/ 3pt Made in France-Sharp original; Farmall 450 diesel; Rare Mercury "The TracklessTrain"3 wheel warehouse tractor; Rare Cockshutt 35 Wheatland; 1980 GMC John Deere service truck; AC B &C both restored; 10 antique lawn mowers; Plus many more tractors coming in!! HIT & MISSENGINES; Approx 1pm; Great hit and miss engine collection featuring a rare 1 3/4 hp Stickney;an IH 1hp Mogul; IH 2 1/2hp Mogul; 2hp Fairbanks upright; Original 1 hp Brownwall; 1hp Emerson-Brantingham; Gilson "Goes Like Sixty" 1hp; Aermotor; Restored Airway 4hp;Associated ChoreBoy 1 3/4 hp-Restored; Cushman upright; Majestic 1 1/2 hp; Rare 7hp Ruston Hornsby; 1930 Lister diesel; 4hp Lister Ball Top;Petter 1hp Apple Top w/ pump; Ruston Hornsby upright diesel; New Idea; DeLaval 3 1/2 hp; Hercules 1 1/2hp &3hp; Economy 1 1/2hp; Meco 4hp-restored; HVID 8hp diesel; 1 3/hp Sandow; Caile Perfection 1hp upright; IHLB w/ radiator-original; JD LUC-NOS never run!; Rare Harley-Davidson stationary engine; over 50 enginestotal!!!! Many ANTIQUES, SIGNS ETC including antique implements plows; discs; corn shellers; grinders;Porcelain & other farm signs including Esso; Kendall; Surge; Large "IH Farmall Tractors" plus several more; 1917Dowagiac one horse drill; Coffee grinders; Cider press; 1920's Westinghouse Range NOS!; 100yr old telephoneswitchboard; MH disc plow; 1890 Oliver plow-original; NI & Oliver Literature racks; toys; + more interestingitems coming !TERMS; Cash or good check. Full payment day of auction. List is subject to change. All items sold "as is." Sellingw/ 2 Auctioneers bring a friend. Consignments taken 'til 5pm Friday, Sept. 23rd. Major items onsite by Friday Sept16 will be on internet auction. Five percent buyer's premium for internet buyers only...

MACFADDENN && SONS,, INC.1457 Hwy. Rt. 20, Sharon Springs, NY 13459

(518) 284-2090 or www.macfaddens.com

MACFADDEN'S FALL AUCTIONSAT., SEPT. 24TH - 8:00 AM

VERY EARLY PREVIEW LIST!! WATCH FOR UPDATES AS WE LIST THEM!TRACTORS - FARM, CONST. & TURF EQ. - ANTIQUE TRACTORS-HIT & MISS ENGINES - PARTS & MORE!

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Monday, September 12• Hosking Sales, 6096 NYS Rt. 8, NewBerlin, NY (30 miles S. of Utica & 6 miles N.of New Berlin) . Monthly Heifer Sale. DairyDispersal for Stox-Dairy - Bainbridge, NY.40 Milking Age Reg. & Grade Holsteins, 6Reg. Brown Swiss. 30 heifers from newbornto springing. 20 Holsteins, 6 Brown Swiss, 4Swiss Holstein X. 2 started Service Bulls.Holstein: Atwood son x OutsidexCarlowLeader. Brown Swiss: April Baretta x TopAcres Pedigree. Sires represented Holstein:Zenith, Atlanta, Dundee, Pronto. Parlormilked & on pasture both ends of the day.Also Consigned: Snowtop sends 6 Reg.heifers sired by Monument, Buckeye,Al-liance, Pacific, Damion, Airraid, 3 bred & 3open ready to breed. 15 outstanding bredheifers from Carl & Deanna Tice-New Berlin;send 8 Holsteins, 7 Jersey X all in ex. condi-tion from short bred to springers. A group of8 open heifers & a few cows from one farm;Another group of 10-12 2nd calf springers.Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-847-8800 or607-699-3637

www.hoskingsales.com• 8:00 AM: Half Acre Market, Ridge Rd.,Auburn, NY. Drop Off Only. John Kelley, Em-pire Livestock Marketing, 315-258-9752.• 12:00 Noon: Pavilion Market, 357 Lake St.,Pavilion, NY. Regular sale. Don Yahn, Mgr. &Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing,585-584-3033, 585-738-2104.• 12:30 PM: Dryden Market, 49 E. Main St.,Dryden, NY. Calves. Phil Laug, Manager,Empire Livestock Marketing, 607-844-9104• 12:30 PM: Burton Livestock, Vernon, NY.Sheep, Goats, Pigs, Horses & Hay. 1:30 pmCalves & Beef. Dale Chambers, Manager,Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-829-3105• 2:00 PM: Gouverneur Market, 952 USHwy. 11, Gouverneur, NY. Calves, Pigs,Goats, Dairy and Beef. Jack Bero, Mgr. &Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing,315-322-3500, sale barn 315-287-0220• 4:00 PM: Chatham Market, 2249 Rte. 203,

Chatham, NY. Regular Sale. Harold Ren-wick, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire LivestockMarketing, 518-392-3321.• 6:00 PM: Town of Wallkill.Vehicles & Equip.- ‘96 Ford 555D loader/backhoe, ‘00 Talberttrailer, ‘01 Salsco 813 chipper, ‘02 Ford F250XL SD pickup, Ammco brake lathe & more.• 6:35 PM - Orchard Park Central Schools -Buses - (4) International 3800 buses, (4)Chevy Express 3500 buses, ‘99 GMC Sa-vana G3500 bus & ‘95 Ford E350 bus.• 7:25 PM - City of Cortland - Diesel Gener-ator - Massaro Detroit Diesel Allison Model400DR-LR60 diesel electric generator. Hasbeen stored inside; came out of a hospital.• 7:30 PM - Village of Painted Post - GasStorage Tank - Gasboy 1000 gal. gas onlystorage tank with pump (S/N 8142679).110V. In good, working condition; no leaks.• 7:35 PM - Town of Inlet - Crown Vic PoliceInterceptor - ‘99 Ford Crown Vic 4 door Po-lice Interceptor w/4.6L V8 EFI gas engine. Inoverall good condition. Sold with keys &clean title.• 7:40 PM - Town of Dover MA Police - 2009Crown Vic - ‘09 Ford Crown Vic 4 door Po-lice Interceptor w/exceptional body & cleaninterior. Well maintained by town garage.. Auctions International, 800-536-1401

www.auctionsinternational.comTuesday, September 13

• 9:30 AM: Holderness, NH. Selling tractors,equipment and shop tools to help settle theestate of Harrison A. Sargent. C.W. Gray &Sons, Inc., Complete Auction Services, 802-785-2161• 10:00 AM: 840 Fordsbush Rd., Fort Plain,NY. Auction every Tuesday. Groceries, hay,straw, grain & firewood. Mohawk Valley Pro-duce Auction, 518-568-3579• 1:00 PM: Central Bridge Livestock, Rte.30A, Central Bridge, NY. Dairy, sheep,goats, pigs and horses; 3:30 PM feeders fol-lowed by beef and calves. Tim Miller, Mgr. &Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing,518-868-2006, 800-321-3211.

• 6:00 PM: Tonawanda Machine. RetirementSale - ABSOLUTE: Haas Model HL-4 CNCturning center, Tur 710 Lathe, Fosdick radialmill, Monarch engine lathe & tons more!• 8:25 PM - Schyler Co. DA - Seized Vehicles- ‘99 Jeep Cherokee, ‘97 Ford Ranger XLpickup, Mongoose CX24V450 electric bike& Diamondback grind bike.• 8:40 PM - Wappingers CSD - Van & Equip.- ‘00 Dodge 2500 Ram van, ‘98 Toro 325-Dmower & Ford V8 engine w/Lincoln AllAmerican Eagle stand. Auctions Interna-tional, 800-536-1401

www.auctionsinternational.comWednesday, September 14

• Enosburg Falls, VT. Selling all Holstein cat-tle and equipment for Meadowbrook Farm.Sales Managers, Northeast Kingdom Sales,802-525-4774, Auctioneer Reg Lussier 802-626-8892

neks@together.net• 8:00 AM: Half Acre Market, Ridge Rd.,Auburn, NY. Drop Off Only. John Kelley, Em-pire Livestock Marketing, 315-258-9752• 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E.of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock saleevery Wednesday. Finger Lakes LivestockExchange, 585-394-1515.

www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com• 1:30 PM: Dryden Market, 49 E. Main St.,Dryden, NY. Phil Laug, Manager, EmpireLivestock Marketing, 607-844-9104• 1:30 PM: Burton Livestock, Vernon, NY.Calves followed by beef. Dale Chambers,Manager, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-829-3105• 1:30 PM: Cherry Creek Market, 6732Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek, NY. Regularsale. Don Yahn, Mgr. & Auctioneer, EmpireLivestock Market, 716-296-5041, 585-738-2104• 6:00 PM: Town of Potsdam. Tractor &Mower - ‘83 Kubota M5500 tractor w/3ptHitch & ‘83 Woods H-S105-3 Bat Wingmower w/stump jumper.• 6:10 PM - Niagara County Community Col-

lege - Assets - PowerMatic table saw, KatoAC/DC Synchronous motor/generator,Clausing lathe, DeVilbiss compressors,computers, kitchen & more.• 6:40 PM - Private Consignor - Computers& Equip. - (11) Dell Optiplex GX1701 com-puters, camera & photography equip., Mo-torola & GE radios, electronics & more.• Town of Minerva Highway - Pickup - ‘99Dodge Ram 2500 4X4 pickup w/Cummins5.9L V6 MPI 24V 140hp turbo diesel engine.Sold with keys & clean title. Auctions Inter-national, 800-536-1401

www.auctionsinternational.comThursday, September 15

• Belleville, PA. First String Holsteins Com-plete Dispersal. Andrew Fleischer, owner.Co-managed by Stonehurts Farms & TheCattle Exchange. The Cattle Exchange,Dave Rama, 607-746-2226

daveramasr@cattlexchange.comwww.cattlexchange.com

• 8:00 AM: Half Acre Market, Ridge Rd.,Auburn, NY. Drop off only. John Kelley, Em-pire Livestock Marketing, 315-258-9752• 12:30 PM: Pavilion Market, 357 Lake St.,Pavilion, NY. Regular sale. Don Yahn, Mgr. &Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing,585-584-3033, 585-738-2104.• 1:15 PM: Burton Livestock, Vernon, NY.Dairy Cattle followed by Beef & Calves. DaleChambers, Manager, Empire Livestock Mar-keting, 315-829-3105• 2:00 PM: Gouverneur Market, 952 USHwy. 11, Gouverneur, NY. Calves, Pigs,Goats, Dairy and Beef. Jack Bero, Mgr. &Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing,315-322-3500, sale barn 315-287-0220• 4:00 PM: Chaffee, NY. Estate of SamuelAnthony LaScala Auction. Selling a largecollection including farm machinery, an-tiques, household & more!. William Kent,Inc., Sale Managers and Auctioneers, 585-343-5449

www.williamkentinc.com• 4:30 PM: Bath Market, Bath, NY. Special

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ADDISON COUNTY COMMISSION SALESRte. 125, E. Middlebury, VT 05740

Sale every Monday & ThursdaySpecializing in Complete Farm Dispersals

“A Leading Auction Service”In Vt. 800-339-2697 or 800-339-COWS

802-388-2661 • 802-388-2639

ALEX LYON & SON Sales Managers & Auctioneers, Inc.

Jack Lyon Bridgeport, NY

315-633-2944 • 315-633-9544315-633-2872 • Evenings 315-637-8912

AUCTIONEER PHIL JACQUIER INC.18 Klaus Anderson Rd., Southwick, MA 01077

413-569-6421 • Fax 413-569-6599www.jacquierauctions.com

Auctions of Any Type, A Complete, Efficient Servicephilcorn@jacquierauctions.com

AUCTIONS INTERNATIONAL808 Borden Rd.

Buffalo, NY 14227800-536-1401

www.auctionsinternational.com

BENUEL FISHER AUCTIONSFort Plain, NY518-568-2257

Licensed & Bonded in PA #AU005568

BRZOSTEK’S AUCTION SERVICE INC.Household Auctions Every Wed. at 6:30 PM

2052 Lamson Rd., Phoenix, NY 13135Brzostek.com

315-678-2542 or 800-562-0660 Fax 315-678-2579

THE CATTLE EXCHANGE4236 Co. Hwy. 18, Delhi, NY 13753607-746-2226 • Fax 607-746-2911

www.cattlexchange.comE-mail: daveramasr@cattlexchange.com

A Top-Quality Auction ServiceDavid Rama - Licensed Real Estate Broker

C.W. GRAY & SONS, INC.Complete Auction ServicesRte. 5, East Thetford, VT

802-785-2161

DANN AUCTIONEERS DELOS DANN

3339 Spangle St., Canandaigua, NY 14424585-396-1676

www.cnyauctions.comdannauctioneers.htm

DELARM & TREADWAYSale Managers & Auctioneers

William Delarm & Son • Malone, NY518-483-4106

E.J. Treadway • Antwerp, NY 13608315-659-2407

EMPIRE LIVESTOCK MARKETING LLC5001 Brittonfield Parkway

P.O. Box 4844, East Syracuse, NY

315-433-9129 • 800-462-8802Bath . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .607-776-2000Burton Livestock . . . . . . . . . . .315-829-3105Central Bridge . . . . . . . . . . . . .518-868-2006Chatham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .518-392-3321Cherry Creek . . . . . . . . . . . . . .716-296-5041Dryden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .607-844-9104Farm Sale Division . . . . . . . . . .315-436-2215Gouverneur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .315-287-0220Half Acre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .315-258-9752Pavilion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .585-584-3033

FINGER LAKES LIVESTOCK3 miles east of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20.

Livestock Sale every Wednesday at 1 PMFeeder Cattle Sales monthly

Horse Sales as scheduled585-394-1515 • Fax 585-394-9151www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com

FRANKLIN USED EQUIPMENT SALES, INC.AUCTION SERVICE

Franklin, NY607-829-5172

Over 30 Years Experience in Farm Equipment Auctions

Frank Walker, AuctioneerP.O. Box 25, Franklin, NY 13775

fwalker2@stny.rr.com

FRALEY AUCTION CO.Auctioneers & Sales Managers, Licensed & Bonded

1515 Kepner Hill Rd., Muncy, PA570-546-6907

Fax 570-546-9344www.fraleyauction.com

GENE WOODS AUCTION SERVICE5608 Short St., Cincinnatus, NY 13040

607-863-3821www.genewoodsauctionserviceinc.com

GOODRICH AUCTION SERVICE INC.7166 St. Rt. 38, Newark Valley, NY 13811

607-642-3293www.goodrichauctionservice.com

H&L AUCTIONSMalone, NY

Scott Hamilton 518-483-8787 or 483-8576Ed Legacy 518-483-7386 or 483-0800

518-832-0616 cellAuctioneer: Willis Shattuck • 315-347-3003

HARRIS WILCOX, INC.Bergen, NY

585-494-1880 www.harriswilcox.com

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Feeder Calf and Beef Replacement Sales.Phil Laug, Mgr., Empire Livestock Market-ing, 607-776-2000 or 315-427-7845.• 5:00 PM: Central Bridge Livestock, Rte.30A, Central Bridge, NY. Calves, followed byBeef. Tim Miller, Mgr. & Auctioneer, EmpireLivestock Marketing, 518-868-2006, 800-321-3211.• 6:00 PM: Onondaga Co. Parks. Light Tow-ers - (5) 70’ tall steel light towers from GriffinStadium. Each pole has ten (10) 1500 wattmetal Halide floodlights. Auctions Interna-tional, 800-536-1401

www.auctionsinternational.comFriday, September 16

• The Pines Farm, Barton, VT. 149th Top ofVermont Invitational Dairy Sale. Sales Man-agers, Northeast Kingdom Sales, 802-525-4774, Auctioneer Reg Lussier802-626-8892

neks@together.net• 10:00 AM: 840 Fordsbush Rd., Fort Plain,NY. Auction every Friday. Full line of pro-duce, bedding plants & flowers. MohawkValley Produce Auction, 518-568-3579• 10:30 AM: 1226 S. Philadelphia Blvd., Ab-erdeen, MD. 5 Properties and 6.76 +/- Acresto be offered. Leaman Auctions Ltd., 717-464-1128, AuctionZip Auctioneer ID #3721

ed@leamanauctions.comwww.leamanauctions.com

• 6:00 PM: Clarkstown Central School Dis-trict. Vans - ‘96 Chevy G30 van, ‘96 ChevyG3500 Vandura, ‘93 GMC G3500 Vandura,‘91 Ford E350 Wayne van & ‘90 Chevy G30van.• 6:25 PM - Town of Guilderland Police - Sur-plus Assets - Canon EOS Elan 7E 35mmcamera, Sony portable MiniDisc recorder,Police vehicle divider/cages, light bars &more.• 6:35 PM - Western Regional OTB - Vehi-cles & Assets - Ford 6600 tractor, ‘02 ChevyImpala LS, ‘02 Dodge Intrepid SE, 7.5’ west-ern plow & 16’x 11’ Gazebo on wheels. Auc-tions International, 800-536-1401

www.auctionsinternational.comSaturday, September 17

• Warriors Mark, PA. Maple Hill Farm com-plete Dispersal featuring 90 deep pedigreedregistered Holsteins. Carl & Carla Gates,owners. The Cattle Exchange, Dave Rama,607-746-2226

www.cattleexchange.com• Atlantic City, NJ. Rental Returns of Con-struction, Aerials, Attachments, Support,Trucks & Trailers. Alex Lyon & Son, 315-633-2944

www.lyonauction.com• 8:00 AM: Fraley’s Dairy Complex, 1515Kepner Hill Rd., Muncy, PA. Fraley’s AnnualFall Consignment Auction. Tractors, farm &construction equip., trucks and farm relateditems. Fraley Auction Co., 570-546-6907

www.fraleyauction.com• 8:00 AM: Teitsworth Auction Yard, Grove-land, NY. Special Fall Consignment Auctionof Farm & Construction Equipment, Heavy &Light Trucks. Consignments welcome. RoyTeitsworth, Inc., Auctioneers, 585-243-1563.

www.teitsworth.com• 9:00 AM: Windmill Farm Market, 3900 Rt.14A, 5 Mi. S. of Penn Yan, NY. EquipmentConsignment Auction. Dann Auctioneers,Delos Dann, 585-396-1676www.cnyauctions.com/dannauctioneers.htm• 9:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E.of Canandaigua, NY. Horse Sale. FingerLakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515.

www.fingerlakeslivestockex.comMonday, September 19

• Hosking Sales, 6096 NYS Rt. 8, NewBerlin, NY (30 miles S. of Utica & 6 miles N.of New Berlin) . Monthly Sheep, Lamb, Goat& Pig Sale. Call with consignments. Tom &Brenda Hosking 607-847-8800 or 607-699-3637

www.hoskingsales.com• 6:00 PM: Madison Central School. SchoolBuses - ‘03 Ford E450 school bus & ‘99Chevy G30 school bus w/(2) wheelchair sta-tions. Both with keys & clean titles.• 6:10 PM - Town of Yorktown Water Dist. -Vehicles - Komatsu D38E bulldozer, ‘01 Ko-belco 330LC excavator, ‘78 Bomag roller, ‘08Ford F350 pickup, Crown Vics & more.

• 7:43 PM - Village of Whitehall Police -Crown Vics - ‘98, ‘99, & ‘05 Ford Crown Vic4 door Police Interceptor w/4.6L V8 EFI gasengines. Sold with keys & clean titles. Auc-tions International, 800-536-1401

www.auctionsinternational.comWednesday, September 21

• 9:30 AM: Cherry Creek Market, 6732Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek, NY. MonthlyHeifer Sale. Followed by our regularWednesday sale at 1:30 pm. Don Yahn, Mgr.& Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing,716-296-5041, 585-738-2104.• 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E.of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock saleevery Wednesday. Finger Lakes LivestockExchange, 585-394-1515.

www.fingerlakeslivestockex.comThursday, September 22

• Cadiz, OH. Yoder & Frey Auctioneers, Inc.,419-865-3990

info@yoderandfrey.comwww.yoderandfrey.com

• 4:00 PM: Holley, NY. Danny Moore FarmsMachinery & Tool Auction - Selling a full lineof farm machinery including Ford & IH trac-tors, nearly new NH baler, plus other NH hayequipment, tillage equipment, Snap-Ontools and more. William Kent, Inc., SaleManagers and Auctioneers, 585-343-5449

www.williamkentinc.comFriday, September 23

• South Bend, IN. 2 Auctions in One Day!Complete Liquidation of Late Model Con-struction, Support Equip. & Large Job Com-pletion of Late Model Construction, SupportEquipment & Large Job Completion of LateModel Earthmoving Equip., Trucks & Trail-ers. Alex Lyon & Son, 315-633-2944

www.lyonauction.com• 9:30 AM: Newark Valley, NY. Large PublicAuction. Farm & Collector Tractors, Con-struction Equip., Farm Machinery. GoodrichAuction Service Inc., 607-642-3293

www.goodrichauctionservice.comSaturday, September 24

• Betty & Nelson LeDuc, Champlain, NY.Dairy Dispersal. 180 head. Northern New

York Dairy Sales, 518-481-6666, Joey St.Mary 518-569-0503, Harry Nererett 518-651-1818

www.nnyds.com• Woodward, PA. Houserdale Holsteins Dis-persal. Featuring 100 registered Holsteins.David Houser & family, owners. The CattleExchange, Dave Rama, 607-746-2226

daveramasr@cattlexchange.comwww.cattlexchange.com

• 8:30 AM: Gray’s Field, Rt. 5, Fairlee, VT.Public Consignment Auction of Farm Ma-chinery, Construction Equipment, Autos,Trucks, Trailers and small tools. Consign-ments accepted on Friday from 8 am tillnoon. C.W. Gray & Sons, Inc., CompleteAuction Services, 802-785-2161• 9:00 AM: Routes 39 & 219, Springville, NY.Lamb & Webster Used Equipment Auctionof Farm Tractors & Machinery. RoyTeitsworth, Inc., Auctioneers, 585-243-1563.

www.teitsworth.com• 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E.of Canandaigua, NY. Feeder Cattle sale.Please vaccinate your cattle & bring docu-mentation. Cattle accepted Thurs. & Fri. be-tween 7:30 am - 6 pm. Finger LakesLivestock Exchange, 585-394-1515.

www.fingerlakeslivestockex.comMonday, September 26

• 6:00 PM: Military Memorabilia Private Col-lection. WWII Studebaker M29C Weasel, ‘55Dodge M43 ambulance, ‘42 Dodge 1.5 tontruck, ‘67 Kaiser M52A2 semi tractor &more!. Auctions International, 800-536-1401

www.auctionsinternational.comTuesday, September 27

• Ben K. Stolzfus Farm, Intercourse, PA. PADairy Classic Sale featuring herd reductionsfor Liddleholme (NY) and Schug’s Holsteins(OH). 100 head will sell. Co-Managed byThe Cattle Exchange & Stonehurst Farms.The Cattle Exchange, Dave Rama, 607-746-2226

daveramasr@cattlexchange.comwww.cattlexchange.com

• 9:00 AM: Spencer’s Inc. of Mt. Airy, 525Quarry Rd. (Spencer’s yard), Mt. Airy, NC.

PARTICIPATING AUCTIONEERSHOSKING SALES

Sales Managers & Auctioneer6810 W. River Rd., Nichols, NY 13812Tom & Brenda Hosking • AU 005392607-699-3637 • Fax 607-699-3661

www.hoskingsales.comhoskingsales@stny.rr.com

HOSKING SALES-FORMER WELCHLIVESTOCK MARKET

Tom & Brenda Hosking • AU 008392P.O. Box 311, New Berlin, NY 13411

607-847-8800 • 607-699-3637cell: 607-972-1770 or 1771

www.hoskingsales.comhoskingsales@stny,rr.com

LEAMAN AUCTIONS LTD329 Brenneman Rd., Willow St., PA 17584

717-464-1128 • cell 610-662-8149auctionzip.com 3721 leamanauctions.com

KELLEHER’S AUCTION SERVICER.D. 1, Little Falls, NY

315-823-0089We Buy or Sell Your Cattle or

Equipment on Commission or Outright In Business Since 1948!

MEL MANASSE & SON, AUCTIONEERSSales Managers, Auctioneers & Real Estate Brokers

Whitney Point, NYToll free 800-MANASSE or 607-692-4540

Fax 607-692-4327www.manasseauctions.com

MIDDLESEX LIVESTOCK AUCTION488 Cherry Hill Rd., Middlefield, CT 06455

Sale Every MondayLisa Scirpo 860-883-5828Sales Barn 860-349-3204

Res. 860-346-8550

MOHAWK VALLEY PRODUCE AUCTION840 Fordsbush Rd., Fort Plain, NY 13339

518-568-3579

NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLENorman Kolb & David Kolb, Sales Mgrs.

Auctions Every Mon., Wed., & Thurs.717-354-4341

Sales Mon., Wed. • Thurs. Special Sales

NORTHEAST KINGDOM SALES INC.Jim Young & Ray LeBlanc Sales Mgrs. • Barton, VT

Jim - 802-525-4774 Ray - 802-525-6913neks@together.net

NORTHAMPTON COOP. AUCTIONWhately, MA • Farmer Owned Since 1949

Livestock Commission Auction Sales at noon every Tues.

Consignments at 9 AM413-665-8774

NORTHERN NEW YORK DAIRY SALESNorth Bangor, NY

518-481-6666Sales Mgrs.: Joey St. Mary 518-569-0503

Harry Neverett 518-651-1818Auctioneer John (Barney) McCracken

802-524-2991 www.nnyds.com

PIRRUNG AUCTIONEERS, INC.P.O. Box 607, Wayland, NY 14572

585-728-2520 Fax 585-728-3378

www.pirrunginc.comJames P. Pirrung

R.G. MASON AUCTIONSRichard G. Mason

We do all types of auctionsComplete auction service & equipment

Phone/Fax 585-567-8844

ROBERTS AUCTION SERVICEMARCEL J. ROBERTS

Specializing in farm liquidations.802-334-2638

802-777-1065 cellrobertsauction@together.net

ROY TEITSWORTH, INC. AUCTIONEERSSpecialist in large auctions for farmers,dealers, contractors and municipalities.

Groveland, Geneseo, NY 14454585-243-1563

www.teitsworth.com

TOWN & COUNTRY AUCTION SERVICERt. 32 N., Schuylerville, NY

518-695-6663Owner: Henry J. Moak

WILLIAM KENT, INC.Sales Managers & Auctioneers

Farm Real Estate Brokers • Stafford, NY585-343-5449 • www.williamkentinc.com

WRIGHT’S AUCTION SERVICE48 Community Dr., Derby, VT 14541

802-334-6115 • www.wrightsauctions.com

AUCTION CALENDARTo Have Your Auction Listed, See Your Sales Representative

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One Owner Complete Liquidation Going outof Business Absolute Auction. ConstructionEquip., Trucks & Trailers. Online bidding isprovided by RealtimeBid. Visit their Web siteat www.realtimebid.com for more informa-tion and to bid online. Note: There is an ad-ditional 2% buyer’s premium for onlinebidders.Yoder & Frey Auctioneers, Inc., 419-865-3990

info@yoderandfrey.comwww.yoderandfrey.com

Wednesday, September 28• 11:00 AM: Hardwick, VT. Complete Disper-sal of registered Jersey herd, 110 head andall barn equip. for Maple View Farm. SalesManagers, Northeast Kingdom Sales, 802-525-4774, Auctioneer Reg Lussier 802-626-8892

neks@together.net• 11:00 AM: Cherry Creek Market, 6732Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek, NY. MonthlyFeeder Sale. Followed by our regularWednesday sale at 1:30 pm. Don Yahn, Mgr.& Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing,716-296-5041, 585-738-2104.• 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E.of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock saleevery Wednesday. Finger Lakes LivestockExchange, 585-394-1515.

www.fingerlakeslivestockex.comThursday, September 29

• 10:00 AM: Bath, NY (Steuben Co,).Steuben Co. Surplus Vehicles, HeavyEquipment & Accessories. Pirrung Auction-eers, Inc. 585-728-2520

www.pirrunginc.comFriday, September 30

• 9:00 AM: Showaker IH Sales & Service, 44Hair Rd., Newville, PA. Public Auction of rare& unique memorabilia.Two day event - Sept.30 - Oct. 1. Quality collection of Farmall, Mc-Cormick & IH. Leaman Auctions Ltd., 717-464-1128, AuctionZip Auctioneer ID #3721

ed@leamanauctions.comwww.leamanauctions.com

• 10:00 AM: Barker, NY. Atwater Farms FallConsignment Auction- Featuring very sharpJohn Deere 9500 combine with 3 head,JStar 7200 tanker, JD skid steer and muchmore! Now accepting consignments!.William Kent, Inc., Sale Managers and Auc-tioneers, 585-343-5449

www.williamkentinc.comSaturday, October 1

• 9:00 AM: 145 Paul Rd., Exit 17, Rt. 390,Rochester, NY. Monroe County MunicipalEquipment Auction. Heavy ConstructionEquipment, Cars & Trucks. Roy Teitsworth,Inc., Auctioneers, 585-243-1563.

www.teitsworth.com• 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E.of Canandaigua, NY. Feeder Cattle sale.Please vaccinate your cattle & bring docu-mentation. Cattle accepted Thurs. & Fri. be-tween 7:30 am - 6 pm. Finger LakesLivestock Exchange, 585-394-1515.

www.fingerlakeslivestockex.comWednesday, October 5

• 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E.of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock saleevery Wednesday. Finger Lakes LivestockExchange, 585-394-1515.

www.fingerlakeslivestockex.comSaturday, October 8

• Martinelli Construction, 234 ThomastonRd., Morris, CT. 2008 IH 4400 Truckw/rolloff, Komatsu CK30 Track Skidsteer,Kubota Track Excavator; Utility & EquipmentTrailers; IR 642 Lull Lift & Manlift; tools. Auc-tioneer Phil Jacquier, 413-569-6421• 9:00 AM: Hamburg Fairgrounds, Ham-burg, NY. Municipal & Contractor EquipmentAuction. Roy Teitsworth, Inc., Auctioneers,585-243-1563.

www.teitsworth.comWednesday, October 12

• 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E.of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale

every Wednesday. Finger Lakes LivestockExchange, 585-394-1515.

www.fingerlakeslivestockex.comFriday, October 14

• Detroit, MI. Alex Lyon & Son, 315-633-2944

www.lyonauction.com• Intercourse, PA. Plankenhorn Farms Com-plete Dispersal. Co-managed with Stone-hurst Farms. Dr. Sam & Gail Simon, owners.The Cattle Exchange, Dave Rama, 607-746-2226

daveramasr@cattlexchange.comwww.cattlexchange.com

• 10:30 AM: Catskill Tractor Co., 384 CenterSt., Franklin, NY. Fall Inventory Reductionand Machinery Auction. Consignments ac-cepted. Frank Walker Auctioneers, 607-829-2600• 5:30 PM: Bath Market, Bath, NY. SpecialFeeder Calf and Beef Replacement Sales.Phil Laug, Mgr., Empire Livestock Market-ing, 607-776-2000 or 315-427-7845.

Saturday, October 15• Sweet Water Farm Auction, 26 Barker St.,Three Rivers, MA. IH 5088 & 1086, JD2020, Dozer, IH Silage Trucks, Equipment,Owner George Foskit. Auctioneer PhilJacquier, 413-569-6421• 8:30 AM: Gray’s Field, Rt. 5, Fairlee, VT.Public Consignment Auction of Farm Ma-chinery, Construction Equipment, Autos,Trucks, Trailers and small tools. Consign-ments accepted on Friday from 8 am tillnoon. C.W. Gray & Sons, Inc., CompleteAuction Services, 802-785-2161• 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E.of Canandaigua, NY. Feeder Cattle sale.Please vaccinate your cattle & bring docu-mentation. Cattle accepted Thurs. & Fri. be-tween 7:30 am - 6 pm. Finger LakesLivestock Exchange, 585-394-1515.

www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com• 11:00 AM: Richfield Springs, NY. 63rdOHM Holstein Club Sale. 100 head of qual-ity registered Holsteins sell. Hosted byRoedale Farm, the Pullis Family. Tom &Brenda Hosking 607-847-8800 or 607-699-3637, Brad Ainslie Sale Chairman 315-822-6087

www.hoskingsales.comWednesday, October 19

• Allentow, PA. State Auction. Complete Liq-uidation of Automotive Dismantling Opera-tion. MAC Car Crusher, Rubber TiredLoaders, Rollback & Dump Trucks, Vans.Over 100 Cars (40-50 running), UNBELIEV-ABLE Accumulation of Motors, Transmis-sions, Shocks, Glass & Much More.Onlinebidding available. Alex Lyon & Son, 315-633-2944

www.lyonauction.com• 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E.of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock saleevery Wednesday. Finger Lakes LivestockExchange, 585-394-1515.

www.fingerlakeslivestockex.comThursday, October 20

• Darlington, PA. Yoder & Frey Auctioneers,Inc., 419-865-3990

info@yoderandfrey.comwww.yoderandfrey.com

• Gordonville, PA. Jo-Lan Farm CompleteDispersal. John & Rachel Lantz, owners.Co-Managed by The Cattle Exchange &Stonehurst Farms. The Cattle Exchange,Dave Rama, 607-746-2226

daveramasr@cattlexchange.comwww.cattlexchange.comFriday, October 21

• Ben K. Stolzfus Farm, Intercourse, PA. Vi-sion-Gen & Partners Elite Offering. Hostedby Vision Genetics. Co-Managed by TheCattle Exchange & Stonehurst Farms. TheCattle Exchange, Dave Rama, 607-746-2226

daveramasr@cattlexchange.comwww.cattlexchange.comSaturday, October 22

• 9:00 AM: Syracuse, NY (NYS Fair-grounds). Onondaga County Area MunicipalEquipment Auction of Municipal & Contrac-tor Equipment. Roy Teitsworth, Inc., Auction-eers, 585-243-1563.

www.teitsworth.com• 11:00 AM: Dutchess County Fairgrounds,Rhinebeck, NY. The Eastern New York FallHeifer Sale.

kmooney498@aol.com, or call 845-702-3643

Wednesday, October 26• 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E.of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock saleevery Wednesday. Finger Lakes LivestockExchange, 585-394-1515.

www.fingerlakeslivestockex.comThursday, October 27

• Moira, NY. Carl & Annabelle Bilow. 85 headof Quality Dairy Cattle. “Super Milk” everyyear since 1986. Delarm & Treadway, SaleManagers & Auctioneers, 518-483-4106

Friday, October 28• Bloomfield, NY. Bennett Farms MilkingHerd & Bred Heifer Dispersal. BennettFarms, Inc. owners. The Cattle Exchange,Dave Rama, 607-746-2226

daveramasr@cattlexchange.comwww.cattlexchange.com

Wednesday, November 2• 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E.of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock saleevery Wednesday. Finger Lakes LivestockExchange, 585-394-1515.

www.fingerlakeslivestockex.comSaturday, November 5

• Canaan Tire, Gandolfo Dr, Canaan, CT. 5Oliver Tractors, 1989 Ford Service Truck,Tire and Service Equipment, Office Equip-ment. Auctioneer Phil Jacquier, 413-569-6421• Ithaca, NY. New York Holstein Fall HarvestSale. The Cattle Exchange, Dave Rama,607-746-2226

daveramasr@cattlexchange.comwww.cattlexchange.com

• Ithaca, NY. NY Fall Harvest Sale. Hostedby Cornell University Dairy Science Club.The Cattle Exchange, Dave Rama, 607-746-2226

daveramasr@cattlexchange.comwww.cattlexchange.com

• 8:30 AM: Gray’s Field, Rt. 5, Fairlee, VT.Public Consignment Auction of Farm Ma-chinery, Construction Equipment, Autos,Trucks, Trailers and small tools. Consign-ments accepted on Friday from 8 am tillnoon. C.W. Gray & Sons, Inc., CompleteAuction Services, 802-785-2161• 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E.of Canandaigua, NY. Feeder Cattle sale.Please vaccinate your cattle & bring docu-mentation. Cattle accepted Thurs. & Fri. be-tween 7:30 am - 6 pm. Finger LakesLivestock Exchange, 585-394-1515.

www.fingerlakeslivestockex.comWednesday, November 9

• 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E.of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock saleevery Wednesday. Finger Lakes LivestockExchange, 585-394-1515.

www.fingerlakeslivestockex.comThursday, November 10

• Ben K. Stolzfus Farm, Intercourse, PA. Re-served for a major New York Herd Dispersalw/ a BAA of 110%! Co-Managed by TheCattle Exchange & Stonehurst Farms. TheCattle Exchange, Dave Rama, 607-746-2226

daveramasr@cattlexchange.comwww.cattlexchange.comFriday, November 11

• 11:30 AM: Hosking Sales, 6096 NYS Rt. 8,New Berlin, NY (30 miles S. of Utica & 6miles N. of New Berlin). Fall Premier AllBreeds Sale. 100 head of quality all breedssell. Call to participate in this sale. Tom &Brenda Hosking 607-847-8800 or 607-699-3637

www.hoskingsales.comSaturday, November 12

• Madison, NY. Fern Hill Farm II Milking HerdDispersal. 100 outstanding registered Hol-steins sell. Jack Russin & Family, owners.The Cattle Exchange, Dave Rama, 607-746-2226

daveramasr@cattlexchange.comwww.cattlexchange.com

• 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E.

of Canandaigua, NY. Feeder Cattle sale.Please vaccinate your cattle & bring docu-mentation. Cattle accepted Thurs. & Fri. be-tween 7:30 am - 6 pm. Finger LakesLivestock Exchange, 585-394-1515.

www.fingerlakeslivestockex.comWednesday, November 16

• The Pines Farm, Barton, VT. 150th Top ofVermont Invitational Dairy Sale. Free turkeyfor every buyer. Sales Managers, NortheastKingdom Sales, 802-525-4774, AuctioneerReg Lussier 802-626-8892

neks@together.net• 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E.of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock saleevery Wednesday. Finger Lakes LivestockExchange, 585-394-1515.

www.fingerlakeslivestockex.comThursday, November 17

• Bow, NH. Yoder & Frey Auctioneers, Inc.,419-865-3990

info@yoderandfrey.comwww.yoderandfrey.com

• 4:30 PM: Bath Market, Bath, NY. SpecialFeeder Calf and Beef Replacement Sales.Phil Laug, Mgr., Empire Livestock Market-ing, 607-776-2000 or 315-427-7845.

Wednesday, November 23• 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E.of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock saleevery Wednesday. Finger Lakes LivestockExchange, 585-394-1515.

www.fingerlakeslivestockex.comWednesday, November 30

• 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E.of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock saleevery Wednesday. Finger Lakes LivestockExchange, 585-394-1515.

www.fingerlakeslivestockex.comSaturday, December 3

• 9:00 AM: Teitsworth Auction Yard, Grove-land, NY. Special Winter Consignment Auc-tion of Farm & Construction Equipment,Heavy & Light Trucks, Liquidations & Con-signments. Roy Teitsworth, Inc., Auction-eers, 585-243-1563.

www.teitsworth.com• 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E.of Canandaigua, NY. Feeder Cattle sale.Please vaccinate your cattle & bring docu-mentation. Cattle accepted Thurs. & Fri. be-tween 7:30 am - 6 pm. Finger LakesLivestock Exchange, 585-394-1515.

www.fingerlakeslivestockex.comWednesday, December 7

• 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E.of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock saleevery Wednesday. Finger Lakes LivestockExchange, 585-394-1515.

www.fingerlakeslivestockex.comSaturday, December 10

• 9:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E.of Canandaigua, NY. Horse Sale. FingerLakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515.

www.fingerlakeslivestockex.comWednesday, December 14

• 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E.of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock saleevery Wednesday. Finger Lakes LivestockExchange, 585-394-1515.

www.fingerlakeslivestockex.comThursday, December 15

• 4:30 PM: Bath Market, Bath, NY. SpecialFeeder Calf and Beef Replacement Sales.Phil Laug, Mgr., Empire Livestock Market-ing, 607-776-2000 or 315-427-7845.

Wednesday, December 21• 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E.of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock saleevery Wednesday. Finger Lakes LivestockExchange, 585-394-1515.

www.fingerlakeslivestockex.comWednesday, December 28

• 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E.of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock saleevery Wednesday. Finger Lakes LivestockExchange, 585-394-1515.

www.fingerlakeslivestockex.comMonday, February 6

• Kissimmee, FL. Yoder & Frey Auctioneers,Inc., 419-865-3990

info@yoderandfrey.comwww.yoderandfrey.com

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MIDDLESEX LIVESTOCK AUCTION

Middlefield, CTSeptember 5, 2011

On the Hoof, Dollars/CwtCalves:45-60# .28-.35; 61-75# .46-.48; 76-90# .50-.52; 91-105# .55-.60; 106#& up .65-.70.Farm Calves: .75-1Started Calves: .25-.32Veal Calves: .60-1.30Heifers: Open .60-1.05;Beef .7650-.93.Feeder Steers: .65-.85Stock Bull: .65-1.35Beef Bull: .65-.83Replacement Cows: 1 @1350.Boars: 20-40Butcher Hogs: 50-85Feeder Pigs: 30-102.50Sheep, ea: 95-140Lambs, ea: 85-160Goats, ea: 60-200; Kids ea45-115.Canners: up to 64.75Cutters: 65-70Utility: 71-75Rabbits: 5-50Chickens: 5-55Ducks: 7-14

COSTA & SONS LIVESTOCK & SALES

Fairhaven, MASeptember 7, 2011

Cows: Canners 20-63;Cutters 64-68; Util 70.50-74.50.Bulls: 91-101Steers: Ch 109-114; Sel108-111.50; Hols. 86-90.Heifers: Ch 106-107.50;Sel 80-93; Hols. 81-85.50.Calves: 10-155/ea.Feeders: 61-140Sheep: 88-111Lambs: 200-215Goats: 67-193/ea; Kids48-134/ea.Hogs: 64-67/ea.Chickens: 3.50-8.50Rabbits: 5-26Ducks: 4-21.50* Sale every Wed. @ 7 pm.

FLAME LIVESTOCK Littleton, MA

September 6, 2011Beef Cattle: Canners 40-60; Cutters 55-65; Util 65-77; Bulls 75-89; Hols.Steers 100-110; Heifers75-90.Calves: Growers 1.10-1.40; Veal .85-1.20; Heifers1.50-1; Other .75-1.Hogs: Feeders 25-30/ea;Sows .45-.58; Boars.20; Market 60/ea.Sheep: 75-110; Lambs1.50-2.Goats: Billies 150-200/ea;Kids 40-75/ea.

NORTHAMPTON COOPERATIVE AUCTION, INCWhately, MA

September 6, 2011Calves: (/cwt) 0-60# 5-33;61-75# 11-59; 76-95# 5-65; 96-105# 28-60; 106# &up 30-56.Farm Calves: 70-210/cwtFeeders: 60-165/cwtBulls: 75-87/cwtSteers: 72-85/cwt.Rep. Heifers: 725/ea.Canners: 24-63/cwtCutters: 65-72/cwtUtility: 73.50-83/cwtSows: 51-56/cwtHogs: 53.50-69/cwtBoars: 14.50-16.50/cwtShoats: 85-97.50/ea.Lambs: 170-175/cwtSheep: 37.50-95/cwtGoats: 26-190/ea.Rabbits: 1-13/ea.Poultry: 1-17/ea.Hay (2 lots): 2.10/bale.northamptonlivestockauc-tion.homestead.com

HACKETTSTOWN AUCTION

Hackettstown, NJSeptember 6, 2011

40 Calves .32-1.20, Avg.84; 35 Cows .38.5-.80,Avg .64; 9 Easy Cows .07-.48.5, Avg .27; 3 Feeders300-600# .48-.62, Avg .54;2 Heifers .58-.76, Avg .67;5 Bulls .61-1.01, Avg .88; 3Steers .76-.94, Avg .86; 3Hogs .02-.92, Avg .55; 10Roasting Pigs (ea) 35-50.05, Avg 42.10; 28Sheep .02-1.82, Avg .76; 3Lambs (ea) 28-65, Avg52.33, 43 (/#) 1.36-2.06,Avg 1.85; 57 Goats (ea)16-145, Avg 57.39; 6 Kids(ea) 15-50, Avg 21.25; 2Hides (ea) 10. Total 249.Poultry & Eggs: HeavyFowl (/#) .60-1.05; Roost-ers (/#) 1.10-1.15; Bunnies(ea) 4.75-21; Rabbits (/#)1.50-2.70; Pigeons (ea) 1-3.50.Grade A Eggs: White JumXL 1.60; L 1.30; M.90;Brown Jum XL 1.85-1.90; L 1.80; M 1.05.Hay, Straw & Grain: 1Timothy 2; 1 Grass 3. Total2.

CAMBRIDGE VALLEYLIVESTOCK MARKET,

INCCambridge, NY

No report

EMPIRE LIVESTOCKMARKET

BURTON LIVESTOCK Vernon, NYNo report

CENTRAL BRIDGE LIVESTOCK

Central Bridge, NYNo report

CHATHAM MARKET Chatham, NY

August 29, 2011Calves (/#): Grower over92# .70-.85; 80-92# .45-.60; Bob Veal .38-.46.Cull Cows (/hd): 70-73.50; Lean 59-66; Hvy.Beef Bulls 79-84.Beef (/hd): Hols. Steer Sel69.50.Lamb/Sheep (/hd): Feed-er 180-220; Market 160-210; Slaughter 50-70.Goats (/hd): Billes 150-170; Nannies 45-70; Kids50-70.

CHERRY CREEK Cherry Creek, NY

No report

DRYDEN MARKET Dryden, NY

No report

GOUVERNEUR LIVESTOCK

Governeur, NYNo report

PAVILION MARKET Pavilion, NY

No report

BATH MARKET Bath, NYNo report

FINGER LAKES LIVESTOCK AUCTION

Canandaigua, NY No report

FINGER LAKES PRODUCE AUCTION

Penn Yan, NYNo report

Produce Mon @ 10 am,Wed-Fri @ 9 am sharp.

HOSKING SALES New Berlin, NY

No report

BELKNAP LIVESTOCKAUCTION

Belknap, PAAugust 31, 2011

Slaughter Cows: Prem.Whites 65-75% lean 80-85;Breakers 75-80% lean 75-79.50; Boners 80-85% lean71-73.50; Lean 85-90%lean 64-70, lo dress 60.50-63.50.Slaughter Bulls: YG 11020-1188# 81.50-87.25;YG 2 1804# 78.50.Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 300#124; 500-600# 104-113;M&L 2 300-500# 90-99;500-700# 94-97.Feeder Calves: No. 1Hols. Bulls 95-120# 100-112.50; No. 2 90-130#67.50-75; No. 3 90-120#45-65.Vealers: 65-120# 20-35.Slaughter Hogs: Barrows

& Gilts 45-50% lean 250-310# 64-68.50; Sows US1-3 300-500# 58.50-62.Feeder Pigs: 40-60#37.50-47.50/hd; 114-132#107-122.50/cwt.Slaughter Sheep: Ch 1-270-100# 167-175; 110-120# 156-160.Slaughter Goats: Kids Sel1 50# 78-86; 70-80# 135-142.50; Sel 2 30-40#37.50-60; Nannies Sel 1105# 107; Sel 2 70-80# 55-72.50; Wethers Sel 2 90#100.

BELLEVILLE LIVE-STOCK AUCTION

Belleville, PAAugust 31, 2011

Slaughter Cows: PremWhites 65-75% lean 70.50-71; Breakers 75-80% lean67-70, lo dress 66; Boners80-85% lean 62.25-68;Lean 85-90% lean 55-60,hi dress 63, lo dress 50-55.Slaughter Bulls: YG 11445-1675# 76-80.25.Feeder Cattle: Steers L 1340# 109; M 2 205# 95; L 3Hols. 485-665# 63-70.50;Heifers M 2 420# 85.50;595# 72.50; L 3 Longhorns165-245# 86-93; Bulls L 3Longhorns 190-290# 81-93.Feeder Calves: No. 1Hols. Bulls 95-115# 107-132; 90# 90-107; No. 2 95-115# 82-110; 80-90# 70-82; No. 3 75-100# 42-70;No. 1 Hols. Hfrs. 80-100#115-160/hd.Vealers: 65-105# 10-52.Slaughter Hogs: Barrows& Gilts 49-54% lean 240-270# 125-180/hd; 45-50%lean 250-270# 125-175/hd;340# 185/hd.Sows: US 1-3 600#280/hd.Boars: 500# 120/hd.Feeder Pigs: US 1-3 10-55# 16-45; 60-100# 46-60.Slaughter Sheep: Year-

lings 110-115# 72.50-90;Ewes Gd 2-3 0135-170#55-75; Rams 95# 160.Slaughter Goats: Sel 145# 70; Sel 2 20-40#27.50-47.50; Nannies Sel1 100-120# 55-80; Sel 380-110# 30-52.50.

CARLISLE LIVESTOCKMARKET, INC Carlisle, PA

September 6, 2011Slaughter Steers: Ch1240-1485# 112-116, 1 hd1335# 106.50; Hols. Hi Ch& Pr 1255-1475# 99.75-102, one hd 107; Ch 1355-1680# 95-99; Sel & Lo Ch1395-1740# 92-94.75; 2 hdthin 1320-1325# 80-86;Hfrs. Sel & Lo Ch 1150-1315# 102.75-110.Slaughter Cows: Break-ers 75-80; Boners 67-74;Lean 64.50-75; Big Mid-dle/lo dress/lights 61-67;Shelly 60 & dn.Bulls: Beef & Dairy types1105-1650# 76.50-94.50.Feeder Cattle: Steers1080-1135# 92-98; BullsHols,/Dairy X 745-1120#62-82.Calves Ret. to Farm:Hols. Bulls No. 1 90-120#120-145; No. 2 85-110#100-120; No. 3 60-105#55-98; Util 50 & dn.Swine: Hogs 250-280#58.50-59; 291-305# 55-57.50; Sows 355-475#54.25-55.50; 480-695# 58-62.25; thin/weak/rough44.50-51.Boar: 150-575# 33.50-40.Goats: L Nannies/Billies105-187; Small/Thin/Kids36-78.Lamb: cpl thin 35-50#130-142.Sheep: all wts. 67-86.Sale every Tuesday* 5 pm for Rabbits, Poultry& Eggs* 6 pm for Livestock start-ing with Calves

* Special Fed & FeederCattle Sale Tues., Sept. 6 &20.

CARLISLE LIVESTOCKMARKET, INC Carlisle, PA

Small Animal SaleSeptember 6, 2011

Rabbits & Bunnies: 2-16Chickens/Chicks: .50-7Ducks/Ducklings: 2-6.50Guinea Keets: 2-2.50Pullets: 1-2.50Pigeons: 3Turkeys: 16Quail Peeps: 6Guinea Pigs: .50-2Gerbils: 2All animals sold by thepiece. Sale starts at 5 pm

CARLISLE LIVESTOCKMARKET, INC

State Graded Feeder Pig Sale

Carlisle, PANo report

*Next State Graded SalesFri., Sept. 16. Receiving7:30 am till 10 am. Saletime 1 pm.

DEWART LIVESTOCKAUCTION MARKET, INC

Dewart, PASeptember 5, 2011

Cattle: 143Steers: 1080-1304# 103-106.75; Hols. 1450-1558#94-97.Cows: Breakers 65.50-68.75; Boners 62.50-65;Lean 58-62.Bulls: 360-420# 110-117;406-430# 115-124.Calves: 155. Bulls No. 195-120# 150-167.50; 80-90# 112.50-140; No. 2 95-115# 125-147.50; Hfrs. 92-98# 325-340; Util 30-47.50.Feeder Pigs: (/hd) 320-328# 60-62.Sheep: Ewes 142-222#72.50-80.Goats (/hd): Kids No. 1 40-

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EIGHTY FOUR LIVESTOCK AUCTION

New Holland, PANo report

GREENCASTLE LIVESTOCK AUCTION

Greencastle, PAAugust 30, 2011

Slaughter Steers: Hi Ch &Pr 2-3 1330-1545# 94-96;Ch 2-3 1340-1505# 90-93;Sel 1-3 1220-1480# 86-90.50.Slaughter HolsteinSteers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-31440-1580# 83-86; Ch 2-31370-1570# 79-83; Sel 1-31330-1518# 70.50-76.50.Slaughter Heifers: Hi Ch& Pr 2-3 one 1350#192.75; Ch 2-3 1078-1444# 86-90.50; Sel 1-31100-1258# 81-85.50.Slaughter Cows: Prem.Whites 65-75% lean 62.25-65; Breakers 75-80% lean58.50-61; Boners 80-85%lean 55-59.50, hi dress60.50-62.50; Lean 88-90%lean 47-53, hi dress 54-57,lo dress 42-45.Slaughter Bulls: YG 11678-2084# 65.75-73.75;YG 2 1128-1502# 55.50-63.50.Feeder Steers: M&L 1300-500# 106-126; 1020-1110# 86.50-92; M&L 2500-700# 86-97; 800-900#75-88.Feeder Heifers: M&L 1300-500# 105-111; 500-700# 87-97; M&L 2 300-500# 99-105; 700-900# 67-76.Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 300-500# 97-112; 500-700# 92-107; M&L 2 300-500# 84-90; 500-700# 86-90.Feeder Calves: No. 1Hols. Bulls 96-130# 135-162.50; No. 2 94-112# 85-135; 82-92# 65-80; No. 394-112# 40-90; Hols. Hfrs.No. 1 96-102# 175-195;No. 2 76-80# 120-135.Vealers: Util 58-116# 10-40.Slaughter Hogs: Barrows& Gilts 49-54% lean lt. wts.180-200# 57.50-58.50; one135# 84; 45-50% lean 235-280# 57.50-61; Sows US1-3 one 376# 37.50; Boarsone 668# 29.Slaughter Lambs: Ch 2-380-80# 125-149; 80-120#127.50-142.50; Yearlingscpl 115# 115; Ewes Gd 2-385-120# 62.50-70.Slaughter Goats: Kids Sel1 70-100# 98-135; Sel 240-60# 35-59; 70-90# 60-82.50; Nannies Sel 1 80-

130# 87-105; Sel 2 80-130# 80-87; Sel 3 80-130#48-57; Billies Sel 1 one150# 167.50; Sel 2 100-150# 85-145.

INDIANA FARMERS LIVESTOCK AUCTION

Homer City, PAAugust 25, 2011

Slaughter Cattle: SteersHi Ch & Pr 2-3 1304-1466#113.50-116; Ch 2-3 1324-1446# 109-112.50; Sel 1-21234-1420# 103-108.50;Hols. Steers Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1402-1490# 92.25-92.75; Ch 2-3 1204-1580#88.75-90.25; Hfrs. Ch 2-31328# 110; Sel 1-2 1088-1384# 98.50-108.50.Slaughter Cows: Break-ers 75-80% lean 71.50;Boners 80-85% lean 67-69; Lean 85-90% lean 59-66.50, lo dress 55-59.Slaughter Bulls: YG 11682# 81; YG 2 1470-1918# 70-73.Feeder Cattle: SteersM&L 2 300# 110; Hfrs.M&L 2 500# 85.Feeder Calves: Hols. BullsNo. 1 90-125# 105-115;No. 2 90-125# 77.50-95;No. 3 85-120# 40-60; Hols.Hfrs. No. 1 90-105# 280.Vealers: 70-120# 15-30.Slaughter Hogs: Barrows& Gilts 49-54% lean 290#79; Sows US 1-3 300-400#6169.Feeder Pigs: US 1-3 30-50# 30-60/hd.Slaughter Sheep: LambsCh 1-2 70-120# 165-170.Slaughter Goats (/hd):Kids Sel 1 60-70# 130-135.

KUTZTOWN HAY & GRAIN AUCTION

Kutztown, PASeptember 3, 2011

Alfalfa: 1 ld, 250Mixed Hay: 10 lds, 100-260Timothy: 3 lds, 150-215Grass: 9 lds, 160-225Straw: 7 lds, 140-180Rye Seed: 1 ld 11.50/bu.Corn: 1 ld, 75

LANCASTER WEEKLYCATTLE SUMMARY

New Holland, PASeptember 2, 2011

Slaughter Steers: Hi Ch &Pr 3-4 1220-1615# 115-118; Ch 2-3 1080-1495#110.50-115; Sel 2-3 1070-1375# 108-112; Hols. Ch2-3 1175-1650# 91-97; Sel2-3 1230-1530# 86.50-91.Slaughter Heifers: Hi Ch& Pr 2-3 1100-1475# 111-113.75; Ch 2-3 1075-1345# 108.50-111.50; Sel2-3 1100-1295# 102.50-107.50.Slaughter Cows: PremWhites 65-75% lean 77.50-80.50, lo dress 73-74.50;Breakers 75-80% lean 73-76.50, lo dress 67.75-72;Boners 80-85% lean66.50-75, hi dress 76-78,lo dress 60-66.50; Lean85-90% lean 60-69, hidress 69-72.50, lo dress54-60.Slaughter Bulls: Mon. YG1 1090-1880# 88.50-92;Bullocks 850-1245# 87-91,hi dress 1020-1395# 92-95; lo dress 880-1245# 82-84; Thurs. YG 1 1025-1705# 86-89, hi dress1370-1755# 92-94, lodress 850-1385# 80-84.50.Graded Holstein BullCalves: Mon. No. 1 95-125# 120-135; 90# 100-115; No. 2 95-130# 100-120; 80-90# 70-95; No. 380-120# 50-75; Util 80-100# 22-40; Hols. Hfrs. No.1 85-105# 220-310; No. 275-85# 130-200; non-tub-ing 65-85# 30-60; Tues.No. 1 pkg 121# 118; 95-112# 130-145; 85-90# 50-82; No. 2 95-113# 125-148; 75-90# 25-95; No. 393-107# 79-85; 73-90# 20-52; Util 72-105# 12-40;Graded Hols. Hfrs No. 1pkg. 115# 335; pkg 101#385; pkg 92# 300; pkg 83#200; No. 2 82-93# 195-240;non-tubing 63-81# 12-40.Graded Bull Calves:Thurs. No. 1 110-128#129-137; 98-108# 147-

148; 94-96# 130; 86-92#90-102; No. 2 120-128# 97;102-118# 127-135; 80-92#40-55; No. 3 90-130# 81-87; 80-88# 65; 72-78#30;Util 90-110# 41-37; 60-88# 15-25; Hols. hfr. calvesNo. 1 90-100# 280-320;No. 2 75-115# 100-200.

LEBANON VALLEY LIVESTOCK AUCTION

Fredericksburg, PAAugust 30, 2011

Slaughter Cows: Break-ers 75-80% lean 66.50-73;Boners 80-85% lean62.50-65; Lean 88-90%lean 5459.50, lo dress 41-51.Feeder Calves: No. 1Hols. Bulls 95-120# 100-125; 80-90# 60-80; No. 295-120# 70-100; No. 3 90-120# 40-60.Vealers: 60-100# 15-30.

LEESPORT LIVESTOCK AUCTION

Leesport, PAAugust 31, 2011

Slaughter Steers: Ch 2-31140-1505# 108.50-110.50; Sel 1-2 1270-1465# 105.50-107.25;Hols. Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1545-1620# 98.50-100; Ch 2-31400-1590# 92.50-97.25;Sel 1-3 1225# 85.50-87.50.Slaughter Cows: Prem.White 65-75% lean 74-75.50; Breakers 75-80%lean 69-74; Boners 80-85% lean 67-70.50, hidress 71-74.50; Lean 85-90% lean 62-67.50, hidress 68-71.50, lo dress57-61.Slaughter Bulls: YG 11200# 85.50.Feeder Steers: L 3 512-595# 68-71.Heifers: M&L 1 320-385#85-90.Vealers: Util 70-100# 25-50.Feeder Calves: Hols. BullsNo. 1 95-125# 122.50-137.50; 90# 95-115; No. 295-120# 112.50-125; 80-90# 60-75; No. 3 95-115#

55-100; 80-90# 45-65;Hols. Hfrs. No. 1 100# 270;No. 2 85# 185.Lambs: Ch 2-3 100# 160-170; Gd & Ch 1-2 45-70#165-177.50.Goats: Kids Sel 1 50# 86-92.50; Sel 2 30-40# 47.50-52.50; 50# 62-72; NanniesSel 1 90# 95; Sel 2 80-90#71-87.50; Billies Sel 2100# 99.Feeder Pigs: US 1-3 35-37# 65-100.

MIDDLEBURG LIVESTOCK AUCTION

Middleburg, PAAugust 30, 2011

Slaughter Steers: Hi Ch &Pr 2-3 1345-1535# 116-118.50; Ch 2-3 1275-1540# 110.50-116; 1600-1625# 110.50-111.50; Sel1-3 1135-1550# 107-110.Slaughter HolsteinSteers: Ch 2-3 1310-1540# 96-100.50; Sel 1-31210-1535# 89.50-95.50.Slaughter Heifers: Hi Ch& Pr 2-3 1320-1345# 113-115; Ch 2-3 1105-1305#107-112.50; YG 4-5 1320-1370# 101-104; Sel 1-3995-1135# 102.50-105.Slaughter Cows: Prem.Whites 65-75% lean 75.75-76; Breakers 75-80% lean68.50-72, lo dress 66.50;Boners 80-85% lean 64-68, hi dress 70, lo dress60.50-64.50; Lean 85-90%lean 60-65, lo dress 54.50-59.Slaughter Bulls: YG 11255-2310# 78.50-89.50;hi dress 1640-1790#93.50-94.50; YG 2 1440-1790# 74.50-75.Feeder Steers: M&L 2432-468# 86-109; 625-870# 87-95; L 3 Hols. 375-483# 72-80; 705-1045# 72-82.Feeder Heifers: M&L 1375-480# 92-100; M&L 2400-475# 77-97; 525-590#78-87.Feeder Bulls: L 1 530-600# 92-107; M&L 2 310#86; 540-585# 80-92; L 3Hols. 405# 76-85; 565# 72.Feeder Calves: Hols. BullsNo. 1 95-120# 127-147;No. 2 95-115# 90-115; 80-90# 70-90; No. 3 95-105#50-77; 75-90# 42-67; Hols.Hfrs. No. 1 85# 190; Beef X100# 75.Vealers: Util 70-115# 25-45.Slaughter Hogs: Barrows& Gilts 49-54% lean 225-270# 72-76, few snigle 80;45-50% lean 238-273# 68-73.Sows: US 1-3 380-475#57-67; 505-745# 64-66.50.Boars: 345-985# 32.50-35.Feeder Pigs: US 1-3 35-55# 27-34; 70# 70; Roast-

ing 185-220# 80-105/cwt.Slaughter Sheep: LambsCh 2-3 48-60# 140-180;70-100# 120-165; Year-lings 105# 85; Ewes Gd 2-3 131-169# 60-72; 195-200# 55-60.Slaughter Kids: Sel 1 30-40# 67-85; 45-60# 85-97;70-80# 122-145; Sel 2under 20# 10-20; 20-40#25-62; 45-55# 62-80.Slaughter Nannies: Sel 1140# 107; Sel 2 90-110#57-65; Sel 3 80-100# 10-55.Billies: Sel 2 100-130# 90-135; Sel 3 80# 72.

MORRISON’S COVE LIVESTOCK AUCTION

Martinsburg, PASeptember 5, 2011

Cattle: 110Steers: Ch 102-108; Gd98-102.Heifers: Ch 101-106; Gd96-100.Cows: Util & Comm. 67-72; Canner/lo Cutter 65 &dn.Bullocks: Gd & Ch 78-85Feeder Cattle: Steers 80-105; Bulls 60-95; Hfrs. 65-95.Calves: 83. Ch 85-105; Gd60-80; Std 10-50; Hols.Bulls 90-130# 60-120.Hogs: 51. US 1-2 70-74;US 1-3 65-70; Sows US 1-3 55-58; Boars 24-40.Feeder Pigs: 16. US 1-320-50# 30-73Sheep: 58. Lambs Ch 160-170; Gd 150-160; SI Ewes60-70.Goats: 10-140

MORRISON’S COVE HAY REPORT

Martinsburg, PASeptember 5, 2011

Alfalfa: 190-210Alfalfa/Grass: 200-215Mixed: 80-190Rd. Bale: 75-155Straw: 145Hay Auction held everyMonday at 12:30 pm.

MORRISON’S COVE LIVESTOCK, POULTRY &

RABBIT REPORTMartinsburg, PA

September 5, 2011Roosters: 4-6Hens: 1-3.50Banties: .35-2Ducks: 4Drakes: 7Bunnies: 2-6.25Rabbits: 4.25-8.50Auction held every Mondayat 7 pm.

NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLESNew Holland, PA

September 1, 2011Slaughter Steers: Hi Ch &Pr 3-4 1275-1550# 115.75-118; Ch 2-3 1140-1380#

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NEW HOLLAND PIG AUCTION

New Holland, PANo report

*Next Feeder Pig sale isWed., Sept. 7.

NEW HOLLAND SHEEP& GOATS AUCTION

New Holland, PASeptember 5, 2011

Slaughter Lambs: Non-traditional markets:Wooled & Shorn Ch & Pr2-3 50-60# 212-226; 60-80# 200-213; 80-90# 198-212; 90-110# 190-204;110-130# 187-203; 130-150# 197-208; Wooled &Shorn Ch 2-3 40-60# 178-193; 60-80# 186-192; 80-90# 182-188; 90-110# 180-188; 110-130# 178-185;130-150# 165-179.Slaughter Ewes: Gd 2-3M flesh 120-160# 114-129;160-200# 116-131; 200-300# 82-96; Util 1-2 thinflesh 120-160# 88-103;160-200# 82-84.Slaughter Kids: Sel 1 30-40# 70-85; 50-60# 100-118; 60-80# 112-127; 80-90# 126-141; 90-100# 128-137; 100-110# 146-161;Sel 2 40-60# 56-72; 60-80# 82-102; 80-90# 86-100; 90100# 98-111; Sel 330-40# 38-50; 40-60# 50-68; 60-80# 60-80; 80-90#71-84.Slaughter Nannies/Does:Sel 1 80-130# 105-119;

130-180# 108-123; Sel 280-130# 92-107; Sel 3 50-80# 48-63; 80-130# 68-81.Slaughter Bucks/Billies:Sel 1 100-150# 127-142;150-250# 165-180; Sel 2100-150# 116-131; 150-250# 138-153; Sel 3 100-150# 94-109.

NEW WILMINGTON LIVESTOCK AUCTION New Wilmington, PA

No report

NEW WILMINGTON PRODUCE AUCTION,

INC.New Wilmington, PA

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PA DEPT OF AGRICULTURE

Grain Market SummaryNo report

PA DEPT OF AGRICULTURE

Weekly Livestock Summary

September 1, 2011Steers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3115-118; Ch 1-3 110-115;Sel 1-2 105-110.Holstein Steers: Hi Ch &Pr 2-3 98-100; Ch 2-391.75-97; Sel 1-2 86-91.Heifers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3113-116.50; Ch 1-3 107-

112.50; Sel 1-2 102-107.50.Cows: Breakers 75-80%lean 68-75.25; Boners 80-85% lean 66.50-72.25;Lean 85-90% lean 60-67.50.Bulls: YG 1 81.50-89.50;YG 2 76.25-78.50.Feeder Steers: M&L 1300-500# 118.50-140;500-700# 126-136; M&L 2300-500# 99-119; 500-700# 93-116.Feeder Heifers: M&L 1300-500# 112-127.50;500-700# 103-115; M&L 2300-500# 95-120; 500-700# 84-102.Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 300-500# 118-145; 500-700#109-122; M&L 2 300-500#93-115; 500-700# 91-114.Vealers: Util 60-120# 10-40.Farm Calves: No. 1 Hols.bulls 95-125# 120-148; No2 95-125# 80-135; No. 380-120# 40-85; No. 1 Hols.Hfrs. 84-105# 220-385; No.2 80-105# 130-240.Hogs: Barrows & Gilts 49-54% lean 220-270# 68-71;45-50% lean 220-270# 63-68.Sows: US 1-3 300-500#64-66; 500-700# 67-69.Feeder Pigs: US 1-2 20-30# 115-130; 30-40# 116-

125; 40-60# 110-123; 50-60# 85-101; 60-70# 90-114; US 2 20-30# 109; 30-40# 72-122; 40-50# 92-116; 50-60# 101-112; 60-70# 90-110.Slaughter Sheep: LambsCh & Pr 2-3 40-60# 174-210; 60-80# 168-185; 80-110# 157-185; Ch 1-3 40-60# 158-177; 60-80# 156-177; 80-110# 148-172.Ewes: Gd 2-3 120-160#78-93; 160-200# 84-99;Util 1-2 120-160# 62-76.Slaughter Goats: Kids Sel1 40-60# 68-104; 60-80#101-123; 80-100# 118-134; Sel 2 40-60# 62-82;60-80# 74-100; Sel 3 40-60# 51-79; 60-80# 67-82.Nannies: Sel 1 80-130#100-115; 130-180# 118-124; Sel 2 80-130# 74-89;Sel 3 50-80# 44-59; 80-130# 60-74.Billies: Sel 1 100-150#142-158; 150-250# 146-160; Sel 2 100-150# 116-131.

PA DEPT OF AGRICULTURE

Hay Market SummaryNo report

VINTAGE SALES STABLES

Paradise, PA

September 5, 2011Slaughter Steers: Hi Ch &Pr 3-4 1280-1645# 115-117; Ch 2-3 1165-1535#110.75-114.50; Sel 2-31135-1490# 108-110;Hols. Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1430-1575# 97-100; Ch 2-31285-1570# 91.75-94.75.Slaughter Heifers: Hi Ch& Pr 2-3 1200-1330#110.50-113; Ch 2-3 1100-1335# 107.25-109.75; Sel2-3 1030-1225# 104.25-107.Slaughter Cows: Break-ers 75-80% lean 68.75-69.75; Lean 85-90% lean60-62, lo dress 48-58.50.Holstein Bull Calves: No.1 100-110# 100-115; No. 2100-120# 85-100; 85-95#70-85; No. 3 85-120# 40-65; Util 65-100# 12-30.

WEAVERLAND AUCTION New Holland, PA

September 8, 2011Loads: 2Mixed Hay: 2 lds, 165-175

WOLGEMUTH AUCTION Leola, PA

September 7, 2011Loads: 7Alfalfa: 1 ld, 255Mixed Hay: 3 lds, 235-280Grass: 1 ld, 145Straw: 2 lds, 185-200

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However in the lastcouple of years EPA hasstepped up its regulato-ry efforts to the pointthat industries like agri-culture have really be-gun to feel the pinch.When Members of Con-gress visit with con-stituents at town hallmeetings and in othervenues, criticism of EPAis one of the first thingsthey hear. The Agencyhas tightened regula-tions on nutrient man-agement plans thatfarmers have to imple-ment in regions such asthe Chesapeake Baywhich is making it verydifficult for landownersto pay for these in-creased regulatory re-quirements. Federalcost-share funds fromprograms such as EQIPare facing a huge back-log in terms of sign ups

by farmers and theavailability of funds tocomplete conservationprojects.

At the same time, bothEPA and the Corps ofEngineers want to ex-pand the definition of“waters of the U.S.” tosmaller bodies of waterthat could include ditch-es and small impound-ments. And although theAgency denies it, they dohave under serious con-sideration the imple-mention of stricter re-quirements for dust par-ticles in the air underthe Clean Air Act.

Agriculture has madea good faith attempt tocomply with both waterand air quality stan-dards. Case in point: thedairy industry financedthe collection of data forthe purpose of imple-menting National Air

Emissions MonitoringStandards under theClean Air Act. The $7million in funds to dothis came from the Na-tional Dairy PromotionProgram.

EPA has collected thedata and is in theprocess of analyzing it.It is expected that theywill issue “air emissionsstandards” for dairy andother sectors of agricul-ture some time nextyear. Dairy operations

that fall into these“threshold air emissionrequirements’ will haveto report emissions inthe future once this AirCompliance Require-ment is fully implement-ed.

I have worked on in-creasing support forconservation programsat the federal level myentire professional lifeand we have had verygood success. Howeverwith the budget cuts be-

ing faced in the future,money for conservationprograms will certainlybe reduced.

At the same time oureconomy is not re-bounding the way manyexpected it would. Im-posing more strict regu-latory requirementsduring a period whenour economy is weak in-hibits recovery. Enoughsaid!

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Dairy & Barn Equipment DispersalSaturday, September 24, 2011 @ 11:00 am

Nelson & Betty Leduc818 Perry Mills Rd - Champlain, NY 12919

518-298- 8068DIRECTIONS: 3 miles West of I-87 in Champlain toPerry Mills Rd . Approx. 5 Miles East of Mooers, turn

North at V.F.W onto Perry Mills Rd.First farm on left "WATCH FOR SIGNS"

170 HEADALL CATTLE HAVE BEEN VACCINATED AND VET CHECKED

79 Cows: 15 fresh last 2 months- 5 Due Oct., 2- Nov, 7- Dec, 8- Jan, 4- Feb. -- 50% are 1st& 2nd calf lactation

Raised in free stall milked in tie stall -- 3.7 Fat - 3.1 Protein - 275,000 cc -- 65 lbs average in the tank

88 Freestall Heifers: (84 Holsteins- 4 Blue) 12- springing, 17- bred 1 to 5 months, 6 - RWB,11- Ready to breed, 10 - 600 to 700 lbs, 13- 500 to 600 lbs, 12- 400-500 lbs, 7- calves

3 Bulls- 1 Blue (2yrs old), 2 Holstein (1yr old)Sample of Herd Sires: Tarmark- Alabama- Kenston- Matrix

ALSO SELLINGMilking Equipment: 800gal Boumatic bulk tank w/ compressor & Alfa Laval tank washer, Complete 80 cow2" universal pipeline appox. 390' w/ sinks, jar & 6- Germania units 60/40, 5hps Mast port vacuum pumpFeeding Equipment: (2) Wic #52 feed carts 9hps -1is excellent cond. 1yr old, Wic Grain cart, Wic beddingchopper, (2) Grain carts Barn Equipment: Houle barn cleaner 5hps w/ 370' chain (clockwise), (54)-Trojan water bowls, (50)- Electriccow trainers, (4)- 20" barn fans, (3) 36" Exhaust fans, Tunnel fan, Zareba fence controller, Electric fogger,Electric Dehorner, Vet supplies

Managers Notes: The Leduc family has sold their farm. This good, young, honest herd has not been pushed. This is a sale you don't want to miss!!

We are also selling their full line of machinery in April 2012Nelson has a super line of machinery. It's a line-up that you don't see sold every day.

Lots of new models & low hour equipment

To see pictures check out our Web site: www.nnyds.comTerms: ABSOLUTELY NO CREDIT!! CASH OR GOOD CHECK - ALL ITEMS SOLD AS IS

Northern New York Dairy Sales1838 STATE RT. 11~NORTH BANGOR, NY 12966 • 518-481-6666

Sales ManagersJoey St. Mary 518-569-0503

AuctioneerJohn “Barney”

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ENFIELD, CT — FarmCredit East expressesits sorrow and concernfor all of those affectedby Hurricane Irene.Farmers throughoutmajor sections of theNortheast, includingparts of New York, NewJersey, Connecticut,Rhode Island, Massa-chusetts and NewHampshire, have experi-enced significant dam-age to crops, livestock,barns, roads and otherstructures.

“Farm Credit East hasfollowed the reports ofdamage from HurricaneIrene with great concernin recent days,” saidFarm Credit East CEOBill Lipinski. “We aresaddened by the busi-ness losses and person-al tragedy suffered bymany of our customers.Our entire team standsready to assist cus-tomers in any way wecan.”

Northeast farms con-tribute to a strong agri-cultural sector that pro-vides wholesome, freshproducts to consumers

and essential economicactivity throughout therural communities ofNew England, New York,and New Jersey. North-east agriculture isstrong for many rea-sons, including the di-versity of its farm opera-tions, along with itswide array of farm prod-ucts.

Northeast farm opera-tions suffered from thedamaging winds andtreacherous rainfall ofHurricane Irene. Therehave been reports offlooded barns, de-stroyed greenhouses,washed out crop fieldsand drowned livestock.Roads critical to farmproduction were washedaway. Many farms werewithout electricity forextended periods, onlyfurther hindering pro-duction and marketingduring the height of har-vest season.

This type of naturaldisaster will presentgreat challenges to anyproducer. Farm CreditEast is encouragingcustomers to update

their relationship man-ager or Crop Growersagent on the current sit-uation of their farm op-eration so that they canassist in whatever man-ner is appropriate forthe individual farm.Crop Growers cus-tomers can call theiragent or our CustomerService Center at 800-234-7012 to submit anotice of damage. Callsshould be made as soonas possible when cropdamage is indentified.

Farm Credit East ex-tends more than $4.3billion in loans and has19 local offices in itssix-state service area. Inaddition to loans andleases, the organizationalso offers a full range ofagriculturally specific fi-nancial services forbusinesses related tofarming, horticulture,forestry and commercialfishing. Farm CreditEast is governed by a17-person board of di-rectors from across theNortheast. For more in-formation, go to Farm-CreditEast.com.

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Hurricane Irene recovery

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by Agriculture SecretaryTom Vilsack

Recently I traveled toNorth Carolina and Vir-ginia to view the damagefrom Hurricane Irene,survey the response ef-forts, and meet with localresidents. This trip wasmy fourth in as manymonths to make surethat the USDA is helpingfamilies rebuild and re-cover from natural disas-ters including tornados,wild fires, floods anddrought.

So I’ve seen how toughtimes are affecting folksacross the nation, andparticularly our farmersand ranchers. Unusualweather patterns havedriven thousands ofAmericans from theirhomes, and threatenedtheir livelihoods. And myheart goes out to all ofthose who have beentouched by these disas-ters.

Over the past months,USDA has worked tominimize damage tohomes, businesses, cropland, and property. Andmost importantly, wehave focused on protect-ing the American peopleand getting them on the

road to recovery asquickly as possible.

For farmers, ranchers,and growers who haveseen their crops decimat-ed by drought, flood orother disasters, this yearreminds us of the criticalimportance of maintain-ing a strong safety net.Producers have alreadyreceived more than $1.6billion in crop insurancepayments for their lossesthis year on top of emer-gency program supportworth $160 million. AndUSDA has looked for ad-ditional flexibility in ourprograms to offer creditand support to help fam-ilies and farm operationsrebuild.

Despite these chal-lenges, American agricul-ture is as resilient asever. In fact, according toUDSA’s new estimates,farm income is at an alltime high, and even ad-justing for inflation thiswill be the best year sincethe mid-1970s. Net farmincome is up more than30 percent over last year.And it will mean higherincomes for farm fami-lies.

We are also in the mid-dle of a record year for

agricultural exports,which we should matchagain next year. This willhelp support more than1 million American jobsand mean an agriculturaltrade surplus of about$42.5 billion.

I know how hard thesetimes can be. I have seenfirst-hand families whosecrops were destroyed bya hurricane, or whosefields were covered byseveral feet of water.

But I have alsowatched an impressiveresponse, as USDA hasworked with farmers andranchers across the na-tion to make it throughthese difficult times.

These natural disas-ters have challenged usas a nation. But despitethe setbacks, Americanagriculture is thriving.The men and women whoown and operate Ameri-ca’s farms and ranchesare some of the most re-silient in the world. And Iknow that with their con-tinued dedication andhard work, we will main-tain the strength andprofitability of Americanagriculture, and its workto provide food to the na-tion.

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Late-planted crops andextreme weather haveplayed havoc with cornand soybeans in manyregions, creating suchproblems as pest pres-sure, ear rot, lodging andother challenges. Forthese reasons, late-sea-son scouting until har-vest can greatly benefitgrowers, says an expertat Pioneer Hi-Bred, aDuPont business. Suchscouting can lead to bet-ter harvest managementand provide keen in-sights into 2012 seed de-

cisions. “Each region of the

U.S. has experiencedsome type of stress thisgrowing season,” saidChuck Bremer, Pioneeragronomy informationmanager. “For some, thatmeans a late start forplanting due to excessiverains while others experi-enced stress in the formof drought.”

Late-season cornmanagement

“A later planting start,like those across theNorthern and Eastern

U.S., invites the threat offrost before reachingblack layer,” Bremersaid. “Should this occur,growers could considerusing their crop for high-moisture corn or silagefor their livestock.”

Drought conditionsplagued areas across theSouth and SoutheasternU.S. Growers in these ar-eas should watch for As-pergillus flavus andFusarium ear rots.

“The best way to avoidload rejection at the ele-vator due to Aspergillus

flavus is to adjust thecombine settings,” Bre-mer said. “If growers sus-pect the disease, theyshould adjust their com-bines to reduce crackingof the grain. This in-cludes adjusting thecylinders, turning up theair and adjusting thescreens.”

If the crop goes intofeed, Fusarium cancause complications onthe backend. The diseasecan continue to grow instorage following harvestand be can be toxic to

livestock. Continuousmonitoring is necessary.

Growers could possiblyanticipate lodging in ar-eas where crops wereplanted in less than opti-mum conditions and en-countered droughtstress. “Growers shouldpinch their stalks,” Bre-mer said. “If the plantshows stress, growersneed to schedule thosefields for early harvest, ifpossible.”

Another issue thatcontinues to expand isGoss’s wilt. The diseaseoriginated in Nebraskaand continues to expandinto Iowa, Wisconsin, Illi-nois and surroundingstates. Plants with thisdisease commonly havelesions with wavy mar-gins. The margins of le-sions have a water-soaked appearance withblack flecks within thelesions that cannot berubbed off the plant tis-sue. Growers encounter-ing the disease shouldconsider a hybrid withGoss’s wilt tolerance nextseason.

Late-Season SoybeanManagement

The Northern U.S. westof Lake Michigan has po-tential to see soybeanaphids. According to Bre-mer, the pest is surfacingin soybean fields in thisregion. The threshold foran application is 250aphids per plant up tothe R5 stage.

Other risks for soy-beans include spidermites. Indiana, Illinois,Missouri, Iowa and someareas across the Northare encountering thispest. Double-crop orlate-planted soybeans

have greater potential tohost spider mites. Soy-beans planted early arepast the peak feedingtime for spider mites andtherefore, are less sus-ceptible.

“Spider mites thrive inhot, dry weather,” Bre-mer said. “Growersshould scout the edgesand corners of fields first,shaking the bottomleaves over a sheet ofwhite paper. If a growersees ‘moving dirt’ theymay have spider mites.”

As the season pro-gresses, growers in Illi-nois and Indiana shouldscout for sudden deathsyndrome (SDS) due torains early in the growingseason.

“SDS will show up infields with prime soils.The plant will have yel-lowing and defoliation inthe upper leaves,” Bre-mer says. “Typically thedisease is confined to anarea and likely will nottake an entire field.”

If a grower sees SDS ina field, he or she shouldconsider choosing a vari-ety with high toleranceratings to the disease.

“Each growing seasonoffers growers the oppor-tunity to reflect and learnlessons,” Bremer said.“It’s a good time to gath-er data and use it tomake informed seed pur-chases for the 2012growing season.”

For more informationon pest and diseasemanagement, visitwww.pioneer.com/agron-omy. For more informa-tion on Pioneer brand hy-brids and varieties, visitwww.pioneer.com/prod-ucts.

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REG. ANGUS BULLS EmbryoYearlings out of Final Answer,$2,000; show heifer and mar-ket steer prospects. 802-376-6729, 518-436-1050

SEMEN COLLECTEDON YOUR BULL

At Your Farm or At OurStud in Verona, NY

All Semen Processed at OurLab Under Strict Regulations

Electronic Seal of Straws(no powder plug)

40 Years ExperienceDependa-Bull Services315-829-2250

BuildingMaterials/Supplies

Wiin Haven Farm978-874-2822978-790-3231 CellWestminster, MA

MetalRoofing

Cut to the INCHAgriculturalCommercialResidential

16Colors

24-29 Ga.Panels

Cattle

REG. TEXAS LONGHORNS:Cows/calf pairs, bulls, heifersexhibition steers. See themwww.triplemlonghorns.comTom/Julie (w)607-363-7814

Concrete Products

BARN FLOORGROOVERS®

Dick Meyer Co. Inc.CALL TOLL FREE

1-800-228-5471www.barnfloorgroovers.com

CONCRETE SAFETYGROOVING IN

1/2”, 3/4” or 1 1/2”Wide Grooves ProtectYour Cows From Injuriesand Slippery Concrete

• Free Stalls• Holding Areas• Feed Lots• Pens• Stalls• Walkways

SAFE AT LAST

Custom Services

POLITICAL PROMOTIONALPACKAGES available for reasonable prices. Call Beth at Lee Publications 518-673-0101 or email bsnyder@leepub.com

Dairy Cattle

50 WELL GROWN FreestallHeifers due within 60 days.Joe Distelburger 845-344-7170.

CERTIFIED ORGANIC DairyHerd for sale, Holstein, Holsteincrosses, 25 in milking herd, 14heifers and calves, herd avg.14,884 lbs., butterfat 4.0, pro-tein 3.0, SCC 76,000. 802-584-4077 kurganbc@kingcon.com

Herd Expansions

WANTEDAll Size Heifers

Also Complete Herds Prompt Pay & Removal

315-269-6600SMALL HOLSTEIN HERDfamily farm over 45 years.super milk award! average 65lbs. per tiestall, nice cows. CallRoger 518-569-1954

� WANTED �

HEIFERS300 Lbs. to Springing

Free Stall Herds & Tie Stall Herds

(ALL SIZES)

BASKIN LIVESTOCK585-344-4452508-965-3370

- WANTED -Heifers & HerdsJack Gordon

(518) 279-3101

We have clients in need ofherds, fresh cows, bred, and

open heifers. Call Us withyour information or email

jeffking@kingsransomfarm.com

518-791-2876www.cattlesourcellc.com

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Farm Equipment Farm Equipment

Farm MachineryFor Sale

Farm MachineryFor Sale

MACFADDEN & SONS INC.1457 Hwy. Rt. 20 • Sharon Springs, NY 13459

518-284-2090 orwww.macfaddens.com

NEW & USED PARTSFOR ALL KINDS OF TRACTORS

NH TN70 DA 4WD w/cab & ldr, 1350 hrs, like new! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$25,000‘81 JD 2640 w/240 ldr, 70HP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$7,500‘01 Landini Globus 75 4WD w/cab, 75HP, 4600 hrs, runs good . . . . . . . .$12,000‘88 Landini 8550 4WD w/cab, 75HP, 5500 hrs, very straight but rusty, runs &

drives great . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$8,500‘68 JD 4020 diesel, runs & drives good . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$9,500JD 5200 4WD w/cab & JD ldr, hi hrs but looks & runs good . . . . . . . . . .$12,000JD 2750 4x4 w/cab, 7300 hrs, very nice tractor! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$18,500Case IH 885 w/2255 ldr., joystick, ROPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$12,500Krone KR160 Classic 4x5 round baler, ’06, NICE!! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$8,750NH 8160 4x4, ROPS & canopy, 4,100 hrs., LH reverser, nice big tractor for the

money!! New tires! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$25,000Case IH 8309 discbine, 9ft., very good . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$8,750JD 1219 9ft. haybine, hyd. tongue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,500Case IH round bale chopper, very good . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$7,500100+ New Rotary Cutters, 4-15 ft. In Stock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Call2006 Landini PowerFarm 105 4WD w/Alo ldr, 99HP, ROPS & canopy, 2 year

warranty, very low hrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$35,000NEW McCormick X10-40 4WD w/ldr, 40HP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$24,900NEW McCormick X10-55 4WD w/ldr, 55HP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$28,900JD 721 loader, fits 4450 2WD or similar, like new . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$6,000NH 1895 4WD forage harvester, Cat 3306 diesel, 3RN & PU, 1900 hrs . . . .$8,750NH 311 baler w/thrower, mint condition! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$8,750IH 2350 loader, very good!! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,900

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Grain Handling Equip.Bins & Dryers

Grain Handling Equip.Bins & Dryers

A N MARTIN GRAIN SYSTEMS315-923-9118 Clyde, NY

WE SPECIALIZE IN• Sukup Grain Bins • Hopper Feed Bins

• Dryers • Transport Augers

• Grain Legs • Crane Service

• Custom Mill Righting • Dryer Service

Dairy Equipment

USED DAIRY EQUIPMENTBulk Milk Coolers,

Stainless Steel StorageTanks, Pipeline Milkers,Milking Parlors, Vacuum

Pumps, Used MilkingMachine Plus AgitatorMotors, Stainless SteelShells, Weigh Jars, Etc.

CJM Farm Equipment802-895-4159

NEW YORK STATE approved150 gallon pasteurizer withrecorder, $12,000; 400 Gal.Girton Milk Tank w/ compres-sor, $1,800; Heat exchanger,$1,600; 4’x5’ cooler w/ newcompressor, $3,500; 3 Doorreach in cooler, $1,400; HighTemperature washer for bottlewashing, $3,500; Milk pump,$950; New Milk Bottles forsale. 518-279-3362

Farm MachineryFor Sale

1155 MASSEY FERGUSON,good shape, $6,000; 24’ SIFeeders feeder wagon,$1,800. 802-434-2151, 802-434-3565

Case Int’l 695, 4WD, ldr.,ROPS, F/R, $13,500; Krone4013, 13’ center pivot, flailcond. mower, exc., $8,200;NH 477 haybine, $1,200; Flailmowers, 5’ & 8’, $800 &$1,300; NH 256 rake, $1,750;JD 327- 346 sq. balers w/kickers, nice, $4,800 ea.; NH269 baler- nice, $2,400; Buffa-lo 3ph, 2 row corn/ vegetableplanter w/ fert, $2,600; Gehl980 forage wagon, $850; 4’-7’bush hogs, $400 & up. Fullline of farm equipment avail-able! 802-885-4000

Farm MachineryFor Sale

GEHL 7285 mixer wagon withscales, $3,200; Richardton1200 dump wagon, $2,200.413-477-6988

Int’l 966 Turbo, Dynoed,165hp, new clutch, TA, etc.,recent mtr- Awesome! Int’l766- Black Stripe, cab, 3100hrs orig., Super nice! $14,950each. JD 920 disk mower/cond., $4,800; Salsco wrap-per w/ motor, $4,800. 802-376-5262

int. 1660 combine, 4WD, 6row corn head, $18,000; NH316 baler, $3,000; Kuhn 500disc mower, narrow transport,16’ cut, immaculate, $15,000.Call Todd 860-836-1524

JD 2940, 90hp, ROPS,canopy, $6,000; Krohn KR151round baler, silage/ twine,$5,500; MF 150, gas, nice,$4,500. Two Projects: 1) Int’l544 diesel, needs motor wk,nice; 2) MF 180, Needs hydpump & TLC, $3,000 each,$5,000 pr. 802-376-5262

JD 3955 forage harvester,excellent condition, 2-rowcorn head plus grass head,$19,900. 978-544-6105

JOHN DEERE BALER PARTS:New & used. New Miller balewrappers, basic, $7,200; withcut and hold, $8,400. NewSuper Crimp hay conditioners,$4,200; 8’, $4,626. New balegrabbers, $1,750; HD $1,950.Nelson Horning 585-526-6705

JOHN DEERE Model #530Round Baler, Only Twinewrap, Works very good,$4,500; Calf Hutches$170/ea. Call Dick 607-336-5151.

Farm MachineryFor Sale

(315) 964-1161“We Deliver”

Kennedy TractorWilliamstown, NY

Vermeer 3550A Trencher w/ Front Bladelow hrs, Dsl, ROPS, stants/runs/operates

the best . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$3,500Sander for Rear of Pickup w/ all controlsVery good cond. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$6504x4 Ford NH 545D w/ Loader & HeatedCab 65+ HP, Dsl, 1000 hrs., wheel wts. . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$12,9004x4 Kubota L3410 Fully Heated Cab 30+

HP, Dsl, Hydro w/ 3pt. snow blower . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$9,850 package3pt. Snowblowers 4’ thru 7.5’, new/used

Front Snow Pushers 7’ thru 15’, new/used

(for loader or skidsteer)

Farmi model 601 Log Winch (used) for 70-

150HP Tractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$4,150Lots More Tractors & Equip In Stock

NEW HOLLAND 718 2-rowcorn chopper, New Holland717 wide grass head chopper,Both choppers, good condi-tion, kept under cover. 860-886-3943

U S E DC O M B I N E

PA R T SK & J SURPLUS

LANSING, NY

607-279-6232 Days

607-533-4850 Nights

V12 Cummins 400kw

GENERATOR3 Phase, 750hp,

95 Hours,Original Paint

$20,000.Don’t Be CaughtWithout Power

413-207-5843

WANTEDMassey Ferguson165, 175, 265, 275, 285

Any Condition814-793-4293

Farm MachineryWanted

WANTEDJohn Deere

5460, 5820, or 5830Choppers

814-793-4293

Feed, Seed,Grain & Corn

30 ACRES OF CORNSILAGE for sale. West Bridge-water, Mass. 774-274-7249

Fencing

POST DRIVER, shaver HD-10 manual tilt w/3pt hitchbracket. Bought new in 2008,not used since installing newsprings last fall. $2,750. Callor email Ben 207-892-6820sebagolakeranch@gmail.com

WELLSCROFTFENCE SYSTEMS

Great Prices/Fast ServiceCall For Brochures

603-827-3464 orinfo@wellscroft.com

Hi Tensile & Portable Electric Fences

Solidlock Woven WirePressure Treated Posts

King Hitter Post Pounder

For Sale

• Hi-Top Work Rubbers*#1300 - $17.00/pr

• 10” Closure Boots*#1400 - $22.00/pr

• 17” Knee Boots#1500 - $26.00/pr

Naples Distributors(888) 223-8608

www.NaplesDistributors.com

Sizes S, M, L, XL,2X, & 3X

TINGLEY

Fresh Produce,Nursery

Pumpkins, Gourds,Winter Squash, etc.

Pie, Jack-O-Lantern,White & Munchkin PumpkinsAcorn, Butternut, Spaghetti,Buttercup, Ambercup, Sweet

Potato, Sweet Dumpling SquashANY SIZE LOTS AVAILABLE

From Bushels toTractor Trailer Loads

Hoeffner FarmsHornell,NY

607-769-3404607-324-0749 eves

Generators

NOBODY beats ourprices on VoltmasterPTO Alternators, Sizes12kw-75kw. EnginesSets and PortablesAvailable.

MOELLER SALES1-800-346-2348

Hay - Straw For Sale

STANTON

BROTHERS10 Ton Minimum

Limited Availability518-768-2344

4’x5’ ROUND BALES first cut,good quality. Picked up ordelivered. Augur Farms 203-530-4953

AMARAL FARMS 1st cuttinggood quality hay, round bales4x5. Call 860-576-5188 or860-450-6536

FOR SALE: Quality first &second cut big & small squarebales. Delivered. 315-264-3900

HAY & STRAW: Large orsmall square bales. WoodShaving Bagged. René Nor-mandin,Québec,Canada 450-347-7714

ONTARIO DAIRYHAY & STRAW

Quality Alfalfa Grass MixLg. Sq. - 1st, 2nd & 3rd Cut

ALSO CERTIFIED ORGANICLow Potassium for Dry CowsCall for Competitive Prices

NEEB AGRI-PRODUCTS

519-529-1141

ROUND BALES OF HAY,good quality, early cut,$35.00-$40.00. 413-238-0117

TOO MUCHHAY?

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WRITERS

WANTEDCountry Folks is looking for

self-motivated free-lancewriters to contribute to theirweekly agricultural paper.

Knowledge of theindustry a must.

Articles could includeeducational topics as well as

feature articles.

Please send resume toJoan Kark-Wren

jkarkwren@leepub.com orcall 518-673-0141

Alltech is currently looking for a Territory Sales Representative with a strong dairy background forPennsylvania. Alltech sales people are highly motivated professionals who provide a natural link betweenmarketing, research and the customer. Alltech ranks among the top 10 animal health companies in theworld. The company has experienced consistent growth since it was founded in 1980. Headquartered inLexington, Kentucky, Alltech has a presence in over 110 countries with distributors around the world.Today it employs 2,600 people and growth continues at a rate of 20 percent.

Key responsibilities include:Regularly visit our industry partners (feed companies, consulting nutritionists, veterinarians, producers,government agencies, etc) across the territory to manage existing relationships while cultivating new rela-tionships Drive sales by identifying customer needs and finding solutions Attend industry events and tradeshows to showcase Alltech in a positive, professional manner

The ideal candidate should have:A strong technical background: BSc, MSc or higher Strong verbal and written communication skills Interest and experience in the animal health or nutrition industries Self-motivated and proactive A valid driver’s license E-mail resumé and cover letter to: mgast@alltech.com Alltech | Pennsylvania

1860 Charter Lane, Suite 203Lancaster, PA 17601

Fax: 717-393-9774 • mgast@allltech.com

WORKER FOR HORSE, SHEEP & BIRD FARMON HOPE ISLAND, CASCO BAY, ME.

Do you yearn for peace & quiet? Do you love animals? Do you want the country life? Then this is for you! Apartment provided with salary plus gas and electric. You’ll love it!We have other help. Send resume in detail including previous

employment, telephone number, and address.mrs.c@gmbny.com

2299 - Very Nice Home - Montgomery County Dairy Farm - 110acres of beautiful land. 70 acres tillable in 2 fields that lie flat to gentlyrolling. Exceptional soils, well drained, high lime. Balance is in woods,some timber, lots of firewood, great deer and turkey hunting. Good 2 storyDairy barn with 45 stalls and a side addition with 25 additional stalls foryoung stock. Large drive in hay mow with 7,000 bale storage capacity orcan be used for storing equipment. Good 4 bay shop and garage. Very niceremodeled 5 bedroom home with 1 1/2 baths. This is a large spacioushome. 2 full stories. Has been completely remodeled top to bottom. Withnew siding, windows, and an oil fired furnace. This is a nice little farmwith exceptional buildings and land. A good location close to machineryand feed dealers,, shopping and hospitals close by, mins from Rt 90 andhour from Albany. Owners have retired and have no family to take thefarm over. They have reduced their original Asking price of $400,000now to $350,000. They would like to sell this good farm before winter.

2272 - Herkimer County 123 acre Gentleman's Farm. Currentlyused for beef, hogs, and veggies but could be Dairy again. Very conduciveto vegetables. Phenomenal deer and turkey hunting. 2 story dairy barnw/65 tie stalls. Enclosed manure room. Side addition for 20 additionalheifers. Large drive-in hay mow 10,000 bale capacity. Good 60x80machinery building w/8x14 cooler for vegetables. Good 28x48Greenhouse with water and power. Nice 2 story 3 bdrm home w/1.5 bth.Newer windows and furnace. Large attached 2 story 2 car garage. Over

1500 ft of frontage on West Canada Creek. Awesome fishing and kayaking.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reduced from $320,000 to $300,000

2291 - Otsegoo County Gentleman's Farm - New Home and Buildings.Spectacular views. Mins to Cooperstown, NY. 93 acres located on a quietroad w/30 high lime well drained tillable acres all in hay. Excellent soilsconducive to growing a large variety of crops. 15 acres of pasture, balancewoods. Lots of deer & turkey. Nice modern 2 story 4 bdrm home. 52x60pole barn w/partial concrete floor would work well for horses, livestock,machinery storage. A very nice all around building. 20x40 storage &horse barn. Home & buildings sit well off of quiet road. Beautiful quietsetting w/gorgeous views in an outstanding location. Mins to Cooperstown& City of Utica. 4 hospitals, shopping, machinery dealers, all ag relatedbusinesses close by. This home has one of the nicest settings you will eversee! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Asking $440,000

2297 - Western, NY Gentleman's Farm near the beautiful Town ofFredonia mins from Beautiful Lake Erie. Quiet road, nice setting, excep-tional buildings. 90 m/l beautiful acres of land. 30 acres in fields and pas-ture, balance woods. Some timber, lots of firewood. Excellent deer hunt-ing. Very nice 2 story remodeled 3 bedroom home with new roof, win-dows, and septic system. 2 story 36x70 barn used for raising heifers andhay storage and also a 40x80 machinery building with 2 big box stalls forhorses. Year round pond. Owner is currently raising beef and has raisedveal and dairy replacements in the past. This would make an nice farm forbeef, horses or other livestock. 15 mins to town, Rt 90, and Lake Erie.Unbelievable world renowned fishing and boating.45 mins toInternational Airport and Buffalo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Asking $300,000.

22265 - Hunting and Recreational Paradise! 220 acres of land locat-ed on a quiet road. Good 36x100 2 story barn used for beef and hay stor-age. Excellent deer and turkey hunting. Large beaver pond great for ducksand geese. Snow mobile and ATV trails close. Barn could be used forstorage, snow mobiles, ATVs, etc. 15 mins from I81, easy to get to, 1/2hour from Syracuse NY. Owners are retiring, property has been priced tosell at . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $220,000.

787 Bates-Wilson RoadNorwich, NY 13851(607) 334-9727

Cell 607-316-3758www.possonrealty.com

possonrealty@frontiernet.net

POSSON REALTY LLC

David C. Posson, Broker Richard E. Posson, Associate Broker

Horses

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Real Estate For Sale

Little Falls, NY 13365

Phone (315) 823-0288www.demereerealty.com • demeree@ntcnet.com

C-52 - Certified Organic Dairy Farm Operation w/340 A. - 285 tillable, remainder

woods & pasture - 50x75 two story dairy barn w/50 tie stalls, 2 box stalls & 22 calf

ties - 2 inch pipeline, 3 units, 80 gal. bulk tank, 20x30 & 20x60 ft. Harvestores

w/unloaders - unrestored 8 rm., stone home; prime certified organic fam land; 1.8 mi.

road frontage; drilled well; stream runs thru property - parcel could be divided into 185

A. with no bldgs & 149 A. or 149 A. w/homestead . . . . . . . . . . . .Asking $1,350,000- CERTIFIED ORGANIC DAIRY ALSO AVAILABLE.

#40 - DAIRY OF DISTINCTION - very nice 395 acre river bottom dairy farm w/240 till-

able, 70 pasture & 80 woods - 350 ft. stone barn w/108 tie stalls & room for 75 young

stock - 1500 gal. B.T. & 2” pipeline - 6 stall garage & 100x25 ft. carriage barn - 4 con-

crete silos w/unloaders & 40x80 ft. bunk silo - 3 bdrm. brick home & 2 fam. tenant

house - also 5 rm mobile home - 1 lg. pond, 2 springs & 100 ft. well . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Asking $1,500,000. - machinery available.

#67 - Very quiet, private location 3 miles from Little Falls, NY with 46 A., 14 tillable,

30 pasture - great hobby farm - 9 room farm house in good condition has combina-

tion oil/wood hot water heat, a clean & comfortable home - also like-new double-wide

with 6 rooms, 2 decks, 1 porch, above ground pool, work shop with electric, depend-

able year-round creek, drilled well & 2 springs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .All for $198,000#68 - Nice Horse Hobby Farm w/5.2 A. - V.G. 7 rm. 2 story home w/full basement, new

oil hot air heat, 1.5 baths, stone firepalce w/wood stove insert, vinyl siding, 2 car

garage - also 20x40 2 story barn w/2 horse stalls & tack rm. - also 1 stall garage

across rd. - paved driveway, 50’ dug well & creek bordering property, EX buy at . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$110,000#70 - 178 ACRES IN STARK, HERKIMER COUNTY, NY - 60 acres tillable - 30 pas-

ture - 80 nice woods, 2 story barn w/72 ties - 26x40 ft. heifer or horse section off main

barn. V.G. 8 rm. home with H-W-HEAT - 3 car garage with nice work shop. Across rd.

from #69. EX Buy at . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$289,000#718 - Nice 210 A. free stall dairy farm w/170 tillable flat to rolling acres w/sandy/loam

soil - 120 cow free stall barn w/double 10 Beco Parlor w/ATO’s, 3,000 gal bulk tank -

also 160 ft. free stall heifer/dry cow barn, 20x41 ft. Sealstore grain silo & 170x100 ft.

bunk silo w/concrete floor - Good 9 rm. home w/5 bdrms. & 2 baths - corn & wood

stoves - nice fireplace, also village water & Artisian Spring . . . . . . . . . . . .$550,000

DEMEREE REALTYParts

NEW, USED & RECONDITIONEDPARTS FOR CONSTRUCTION &

AGRICULTURECase-JD-IHC Crawlers

Case-JD-Ford-IHC TLB’sCase-JD-Wheel Loaders

Skid Loader PartsSPECIAL: MultiKey

Construction Sets $45GOODRICHTRACTOR

PARTS

607-642-3293Rt. 38 & 38B, Newark Valley, NY

Real Estate For Sale

Hay - Straw Wanted

WANTEDHay & Straw - All Types

We Pick Up & PayCell 717-222-2304Buyers & Sellers

Heating

Help Wanted

ASSISTANT HERDSMANfor 950 cow farm in West-ern Saratoga County,NY.Wage plus benefits. DavidWood, 518-882-6684 ordrwfarm@aol.com

Help Wanted

FA R M H A N D N E E D E D :Small grass based Jerseydairy in Sullivan Co., NY; Pre-fer live-in with room andb o a r d . 8 4 5 - 8 8 7 - 5 7 3 7 ,dairy1@hotmail.com

Horse Equipment

English Saddle Set (Com-plete) Wintec 500 Close Con-tact CAIR 16 ½” Seat Color:Caramel, 50” ProfessionalChoice English Girth, StirrupStraps and Irons, Leather Bri-dle, Reins, and Breast Collarto match, 2 Pads, CompleteGullet System, $650.00. 518-673-2858

Horses

SMALL Black Percheron geld-ing, has been used for wed-dings and carriage rides. ErinC. Lundy. 315-493-1051

Irrigation

IRRIGATION PUMP and pip-ing: 2,000’ 2” and 220’ 4” alu-minum pipe; 25 Nelson sprin-kler heads, 8hp Hale waterpump; elbows & connectorsincluded. Price $3750.00/all.207-832-7576.

Miscellaneous

C A M PA I G N P O S T E R S :Very reasonable prices. CallBeth at Lee Publications 518-673-0101 or emai l bsnyder@leepub.com

Real Estate For Sale

CHITTENANGO, NY: 122 acrefarm for sale ($349,900) orrent. 95 tillable acres. Organiccertifiable. Hay, grain, corn,beef, dairy. South-facing, well-drained, loam soils. Two barns.Electricity, water (Artesianspring). Newer 3 bedroomhouse. dubach@ymail.com or720-381-0475

Call 800-836-2888 to place your classified ad.

Real Estate For Sale

SHARON SPRINGS, NY: 289acre farm. 4 bedroom 2 bathfarmhouse. Large cattle andhorse barn. Excellent soils.Picture perfect country set-ting. $495,000. Call BrokerAlton Makely 518-231-0304

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The Garden House at LookPark - Florence, MA. 6-9 pm.Tickets go on sale August 10.On Internet at www.buylocalfood.org

SEP 22-243rd International

Symposium on Mastitisand Milk Quality

St. Louis, MO. Submission ofabstracts for presentation atthis fall symposium (eitheras a poster or orally) will bedue by March 1. Watch theNMC Web site at nmconline.org for moredetails.

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OCT 1-213th Annual

North Quabbin Garlic and Arts Festival

Forster’s Farm, 60 ChestnutHill Rd., Orange, MA. 10 am- 5 pm both days. Rain orshine. $5/day for adults,weekend pass $8. Kidsunder 12 free. Call e-maildeb@seedsofsolidarity.org.On Internet at www.garlicandarts.org

OCT 8-97th Annual ConnecticutGarlic & Harvest Festival

Bethlehem Fairgrounds, 384Main St. North (Route 61),Bethlehem, CT. 10 am - 5pm daily. Fresh garlic andfarm produce, garlic special-ty food vendors, crafts, garlicfood court, garlic growinglectures, garlic cookingdemonstrations, live enter-tainment, amusements andplenty of samples make thisa must for the garlic lover.Bring the kids, and yourappetite! Call e-mail contact@garlicfestct.com.On Internet at www.garlicfestct.com

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A Successful CSAMany Hands Organic Farm,411 Sheldon Rd., Barre, MA.9 am - 12 pm. Tour the fieldgrowing areas, hoop houses,farm equipment and CSApacking area. Register onlinewith a credit card or Echeckat www.nofamass.org. Pre-registration is required

unless arranged by phonewith the organizer, BenGrosscup at 413-658-5374.Cancellations will be hon-ored and refunds issuedwith notice made (except $8processing fee) by Oct. 19.Potluck lunch will be sharedwhen workshop ends. Bringa dish to pass. Scholarshipsmay be available for thosewho need and apply for

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NOV 5-62nd Annual Fiber Festival

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Dog Demonstrations. Morethan 150 vendors selling rawfleeces, fencing, yarn, cloth-ing, blankets, knitting nee-dles, spinning wheels, shawlpins & brooches, Christmasornaments, fiber animals,roving, patterns, felting kits,beads & much more. Call4 1 3 - 2 0 5 - 5 0 1 1 o raginfo@thebige.com. OnInternet at fiberfestival.org

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