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Last weeks field floodingwas unusual for its breadth.

The entire region got anexcessive amount of rain. I dontthink theres any areas that werespared. Some had 4-6 inches inone shot so they obviously have amore serious situation, saidKent Thiesse, Farm Programscolumnist for The Land.

Getting a handle on howmuch crop loss there is willunfold in the coming weeks,depending on how fast waterrecedes, whether more rainfalls and after more detailedsurveys can be done.

Crop loss will be from fairlymoderate to severe. Its cer-tainly not going to be a recordyield this year, said KevinPaap, who farms in the Gar-den City, Minn., area.

Theres a lot of standingwater out here. It just takes along time for it to go down.

Thiesse said that for mostfarmers federal crop insur-ance probably wont do much.

If they have big areas (lost)they may collect, but its basedon average yield so even if youlose 10 or 15 percent of yourproduction youre not going toget anything, Thiesse said.

Karl Duncanson, who farmswith family members in theMapleton area, was trying to beoptimistic about the week-longrains, which brought from 3 toas much as 20 inches in south-western Minnesota. Many

Farmersface floodlosses

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I was never in marching band, nor anyother band for that matter.

In fact, as a musician, I peaked infourth grade with a passable rendition ofTwinkle Twinkle Little Star on therecorder. Feeling there was little more Icould contribute to the arts in this man-ner, I quietly retired from musical per-formance as an 11-year-old.

Fast forward many years and I becameblessed with a daughter who at thatsame pivotal age of 11 took up aninstrument and actually stuck with it.

Dont tell anyone, but when she firststarted practicing the clarinet, I kind ofwished shed consider an early retirementas well. The term brutal is often used to describe,say, the acts of despotic third-world totalitarianregimes, but the sound that escapes a first-year stu-dents woodwind defines it much, much better.

To her credit, and that of our very forgiving neigh-bors, she never quit working at it.

She practiced nearly every day during the schoolyear and, eventually, slowly, over the course of sev-eral long years, it truly became a pleasure to hearher work through her various band pieces at home. Amajor turning point in her progress as a musician,and as a maturing young woman, occurred after mid-dle school when she joined our communitys summermarching band program.

If youve never witnessed a high school parade bandcompetition, youre missing out on everything youdever want your child or grandchild to be a part of. Agreat opportunity to see some of the best bands aroundis Alexandrias Vikingland Band Festival June 29this year; log on to www.vikinglandbandfestival.comfor details recognized as Minnesotas parade march-ing championship. My daughters group will be amongthe 24 marching bands scheduled to compete.

The stoic flag-bearers, the graceful dancing, thebeautiful color guard costumes, the precision foot-

work, the thundering brass, the orches-trated routines, the lilting winds, the crispuniforms, the rousing drumline ... all com-bine into a single, massive feast for yoursenses. Theres absolutely nothing elselike it.

Bands will usually perform at leastthree times over the course of a paraderoute, once in front of judges. (Inside tipfor rookie fans: As you face the direction ofthe parade route, sit on the right side ofthe street; thats where the judges sit, sobands will generally focus their shows

that way. Also, bring a folding chair,apply sunscreen and get there early.)

Youll know youre around real march-ing band fans if they cheer for every squad a bitmore loudly for their own, of course but keep quietduring performances so that everyone can hear theoften-delicate music.

Band directors will tell you that even though theirsquads are scrutinized and scored by judges, recog-nized for excellence in various categories, andawarded trophies at the end ... that its not aboutwho wins the parade. It may sound naive, but itreally is true. It really is about the process, not theresult.

My daughters band holds a week-long spat campimmediately after the last day of school in June,marking the official start of a new season, often withgrueling 12-hour days of mentally and physicallyexhausting marches, working and re-working intri-cate formations piece by piece.

In reality, they begin months earlier as the bandsindividual sections drumline, brass, woodwindsand color guard meet separately to prepare, aswell as take part in a three-day mini-camp over theMemorial Day weekend.

And of course they have to memorize their musicon their own time; you dont want to be the one who

Its not about winning

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LAND MINDS

By Tom Royer

See MINDS, pg. 4A

OPINION

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Where Farm and Family Meet

>6A Ag businesses are hiring as farmeconomy improvesINSIDE THIS ISSUE:

According to 2013 data com-piled by the U.S. EnvironmentalProtection Agency, you and Iowe our very existence to water.After all, 92 percent of ourblood, 75 percent of our brainsand muscles, 60 percent of ourbodies and 22 percent of ourbones is plain, simple old water.

Even more to the point,while most of us could live amonth or so without food, notone of us could live much overa week without water.

Farming and ranching arein the same life raft; water istheir key element and theyuse a lot. Nearly 80 percent of everydrop, bucket and stock tank of waterused in the U.S. every day is slurped andguzzled by American agriculture.

Thats 320 billion gallons every day ofevery week of every year. Links tosource material are posted at http://farmandfoodfile.com.

By contrast, American householdscollectively use less than a one-tenth,or 29 billion gallons, of agriculturesthirsty total each day.

If you think that 10-to-one ratio can orwill continue, go to California.As thatstates years-long drought drags on with

no end in sight, people notcows or corn or cotton arewinning every fight for water,according to March 2014data released by the Califor-nia Farm Water Coalition.

For example, this year, esti-mates the CFWC, 800,000acres of California farmlandwill not be planted due to thelack of irrigation water. Lastyear that number was500,000 acres. Next year, it

guesses, the acreage will beeven bigger.

The idled land in thenations biggest farm state

carries big costs. Farm-related unem-ployment is expected to top 40 percentin Californias rich, but now bone-dryCentral Valley and the states ag-relatedsupply businesses will see sales drop$7.5 billion. Sales from farms andranches are forecast to drop $3.6 billion.

A hard hint of a much smallerdrought in the Midwest in 2012 sentU.S. corn prices over $8 per bu., notes adetailed June 2014 report by Ceres, anon-profit group that mobilizes busi-ness and investor leadership on climatechange, water scarcity and other sus-tainable challenges.

But it just wasnt and, if anotherdrought strikes, just wont be cornfarmers who were nailed, the reportnotes. Investors, it explains, need tounderstand how companies in thegrain processing, food, beverage, live-stock, ethanol, grocery and restaurantsectors are addressing these risks.

In short, while many farm organiza-tions dismiss or discredit climatechange as a government-sponsored plotto impose new regulations on farmersand ranchers, the multi-trillion-dollarfood, feed and fuel sectors who rely onU.S. farm and ranch output to generateproduct and profit do not see a bogey-man. To them and their shareholders,climate change is a serious threat thatneeds to be managed.

The Ceres report lays out the size ofthat threat to the U.S. corn sector. Forexample, 87 percent of irrigated corn isgrown in regions with high or extremelyhigh water stress and over half of thecountrys irrigated corn production worth nearly $9 billion annually depends on groundwater from the over-exploited High Plains aquifer.

Additionally, 36 ethanol refineries are

located in and source corn (that is) irri-gated with that High Plains aquifer.Its a big investment at big risk, sug-gests Ceres, which directs a group ofmore than 100 institutional investorswhose collective assets top $13 trillion.

But thats just the tip of the meltingiceberg.

According to the Ceres report, 16separate sectors of the U.S. economydepend on corn as a key ingredient.Last year, The top 45 companies inthe corn value chain earned $1.7 tril-lion in revenue, or more than Aus-tralias annual GDP.

Given those numbers for just corn,consider the impact climate changewill have across not just farming andranching but the entire U.S. economy.

Or, as most American farm and ranchgroups prefer, dont. The really big,really smart money, however, already is.

Alan Gueberts Farm and Food Fileis published weekly in more than 70newspapers in North America. Contacthim at [email protected] columns, news and events areposted at www.farmandfoodfile.com. v

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By Alan Guebert

OPINION

MINDS, from pg. 2Ashows up to camp with-out already knowing themusic by heart.

These young people dedicate hun-dreds and hundreds of strenuoushours before, during and after spatcamp, and dont even get paid for it. (Alucrative summer job during marchingseason is impossible, so marchingband is a major net loss financially, forparents and students.)

The director and staff put in evengreater hours, preparing each student not to be perfect, but for whenthings go wrong to maintain compo-sure and finish strong; not to defeatthe competition, but to perform to the

utmost of their abilities;not to tear down theiropponents, but to build

their teammates up.When you put nearly 100 teenagers

together this closely for extended peri-ods of time in camp, on buses, ontour some personality conflicts, orfraternization, that distract from thebig picture are bound to happen. Thatbig picture, though, is a pretty amazingthing to witness when everybody buysinto the process.

My daughter has bought into it and,now in her fourth season, is a stronger,tougher, smarter, more conscientiousand harder-working person because ofit. Thats more than I ever asked for;

thats what it delivered. And thatsgood enough for me.

Id be lying, though, if I said the bigshiny trophies arent pretty cool, too.

nApparently some folks werent quite

sure what to make of The Land EditorKevin Schulz Land Minds last issue.I dont believe he necessarily intendedto be cryptic, but rather humbly makehis exit without making a fuss. He isindeed leaving for greener occupationalpastures after 24 years of service toThe Land.

More importantly, Kevin has givenalmost a quarter century of his life inservice to Minnesotas and Iowas agri-cultural community and rural families.

Formal surveys indicate The Land isthe most respected farm and rural lifepublication across the Upper Midwest.Informal surveys meeting you, thereaders, face-to-face at farm shows andelsewhere validate the statistics.

He would surely deny it, but therespect The Land receives is in nosmall part due to Kevins efforts over

the course of nearly two-thirds of thismagazines 38 years in print to insiston providing readers engaging contentwith a human touch.

He has also had the courage to letcontributors such as Dick Hagen andmyself freely voice our occasionallycontroversial opinions, particularlywhen they werent about farm issues.This, to me, clearly shows Kevinsrespect for our readers intelligence.

(The fact that he has received angrymail over the years from readers claim-ing hes obviously a no-good liberal, aswell that hes obviously a no-goodconservative, only proves that he wasdoing something right all this time.)

It has been an honor to work withKevin Schulz for 10 years, to get toknow his family and watch his girlsgrow up, and I am proud to call him myfriend. Now the old dog is off to learnsome new tricks. He will be missed.

Tom Royer is assistant editor ofThe Land. He can be reached [email protected] and, on June 29, somewhere along the paraderoute in Alexandria, Minn. v

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By KRISTIN KVENOThe Land CorrespondentThe ThronsonsGary, Minn.

The warm weatherhas made the cropscome up fast, and theweeds too.

That being the case,Jared Thronsons newsprayer has been toput to good use. The Land spoke withhim on June 9 as he was getting intospraying mode. He started sprayingwinter wheat on June 6 and was happyto report that the sprayer worked likeit should. The bigger tank on thesprayer made the spraying go morequickly. Once I got going with it, Iliked it.

Thronson and his new equipmentwill be busy for the next few weeks.Ill be spraying beans this week; bynext week Ill be spraying wheat. Thefields are dry so nows the time to getthe spraying done and the weeds elim-inated.

He finished planting May 29 andfrom there the crops have been look-ing pretty good. Once things gotplanted, the crops came out of theground fast, it didnt take long, hesaid.

Thronson is trying to keep ahead ofthe game by getting stuff done aroundthe farm. Hes going through theplanter and spring equipment so thathe wont have to work on it during therush of next spring.

More warm days and nights helpthe corn and beans and that helpskeep Thronson one happy guy.

The WiltsesHerman, Minn.

Planting may have gotten a latestart for Dennis Wilts, but the cropsdont seem to know that.

The Land spoke with Wilts on June10 as he noted that the warm weatherthe previous week helped the cropscatch up some. Were still a littlebehind but looking pretty good, hesaid.

Wilts finishedspraying wheat onJune 9 and willimmediately start onthe corn and sugarbeets. The sprayinghas been going realgood.

The weather hasbeen perfect for both

spraying and growing crops, with tem-peratures in the mid-70s; He calls thatjust about right. Even-warmer tem-peratures next week should continueto help the crop flourish.

Wilts said he hasnt seen a lot ofweeds come up. Even so, he wanted tospray now rather than later. I couldvewaited until next week, but with raincoming I decided to do it now. Hell bekeeping busy spraying and haulinggrain to town.

Its not all work and no play for Wilts once the crop is planted, he enjoys alittle time out at the lake. His familyhas a place on Lobster Lake and willgather with his wife, kids and grand-kids next weekend.

Theres no better feeling than havingthe crops planted, weather cooperatingto get those crops growing, and gettingthe opportunity to make some memo-ries at the lake with family. Now thatsa Minnesota summer.

The HoffmansNew Ulm, Minn.

Timing can beeverything in farm-ing.

Don Hoffman is cer-tainly glad he got hisfirst cut of hay donewhen he did. WhenThe Land spoke with him on June 10,Hoffman was relieved that his first-cuthay went excellent. He knows thatisnt the case for a lot of farmersaround the New Ulm area.

A lot of people havent even startedto cut, he said. With all of the raintheyve received, conditions justhavent been favorable for getting inthe field. But Hoffman found a windowof opportunity May 28-29 to gethis hay cut and hes really, reallyhappy we pushed it and got it done.

The rest of the crops are lookingpretty good, he said, but there are afew yellowing spots in some cornfields due to too much moisture. Hoff-man believes that a little heat and sunshould help those crops along.

The crops are all sprayed and Hoff-man is happy that is all set to go for awhile. He will be working on replacingparts on the haybine, switching thecows mattresses, and maintenancethat we do on the barn 365 days of the

year.In two weeks hell be back at cutting

hay again.Hoffman is looking forward to get-

ting off the farm for a little adventurewith his wife, Diane. In a few weekstheyll drive out to Indianapolis for aconference that Diane will be attend-ing. The fun will be in deciding whereto stop and what to do along the way.

With the first cut of hay done, cropsgrowing strong, and a road trip withhis wife, Hoffman is enjoying the tim-ing of it all.

The HagensLake Mills, Iowa

Everything looksgood.

Those three wordsare what producerswant to say abouttheir crops this timeof year, and thatsexactly what Jim Hagen reportedwhen The Land spoke with him onJune 10.

On June 1 the Hagen farm receivedfour to five inches of rain in aboutthree hours. That deluge of rain was aconcern, but the farm hasnt receivedany more rain since and thankfullythe crops havent slowed down. Evenso, The sponge is full, said Hagen.We couldnt take another four to fiveinches of rain.

Hes pleased with the very evenstand on the corn, and the same withthe soybeans. Hagen said he is havingsome trouble with water hemp andpig weed, though. He finished spray-ing corn on June 9 and will waitanother four to five days to spraybeans. He also started to side dresscorn; the first two fields are done.

Hagen has been watching theChicago Mercantile Exchange as cornprices are dropping quite a bit, but heknows theres not much you can doabout it. All he can do is to enjoy theprogress the crops are making. Thewhole area looks good, no bad crops.

He does have one request: TellMother Nature to keep it up. v

Jared Thronson

The Thronsons v Gary, Minn v Norman-Mahnomen Counties

The Wiltses v Herman, Minn v Stevens County

The Hoffmans v New Ulm, Minn v Brown County

The Hagens v Lake Mills, Iowa v Winnebago County

corn, soybeans and wheat

corn, soybeans, wheat and sugar beets

dairy cattle, corn, soybeans and alfalfa

corn and soybeans

Dennis Wilts Don Hoffman

Jim Hagen

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By DICK HAGENThe Land Staff Writer

With the improved farmeconomy the past few years,careers in agriculture havebeen virtually exploding. Agood place to witness thisexpansion was the recentWorld Pork Expo in DesMoines, Iowa.

With more than 450 exhibitors, visi-tors from around the globe and morethan 2,000 hogs competing in bothjunior and open classes, pork indeedruled the rostrum. It was a tremen-dous showcase to see up-close thescope of talent employed in the U.S.agricultural industry.

And there is room for even more tal-ent, because businesses are hiring.

There is a huge demand, saidTammy Jensen, president of AgriCa-reers Inc., a Massena, Iowa, agricul-tural personnel recruiting firm andWorld Pork Expo exhibitor. I would

encourage anyone to pur-sue educational opportuni-ties in ag because theopportunities are endless.

Jensen, who has 27 yearsin the ag recruitment busi-ness, said that a four-yearcollege degree isnt neces-sarily the only option forsecuring good jobs in agri-

culture.A four-year degree opens more

doors, she said, however as two-year community colleges keepexpanding their agriculturalagenda, that two-year program is pro-viding jobs for a rapidly growing num-ber of both young men and women.

The primary focus of Jensens firm isfinding experienced, quality personnelfor employers looking not only for par-ticular job skills but also peoplealready having a job resume rich inexpertise. That means her firm mightbe looking for someone with perhaps

only two years of on-the-job experi-ence, to a person with 20, even 30years of experience depending uponthe type of position to be filled.

We also can be a great source forpeople already in the agriculturalwork force but wanting to expand theircareers, or perhaps wanting to relocatefor various reasons, Jensen said.Were in contact with dozens ofagribusiness firms so we have a goodread on particular job opportunitiesthat might provide significantadvancement for the right person.

She said that AgriCareers does placemore males than females, but today

sees significantly more women in theagricultural job market than just a fewyears ago.

The relevance of a masters degree inthe increasingly complex and diversi-fied world of agriculture depends uponwhat you are intending to do in yourcareer, she said. For example, someonepursuing a research position, thatmasters degree would be far moreimportant. She also noted that theysee individuals who go to work for aparticular company and that firm rec-ognizes they may have an exceptionalemployee, so they will help finance fur-ther education for that person.

Jensen said that the amazing growthof precision farming technology, suchas global position systems and the useof drones, has made on-farm techhands a big area of employment.

Just check with your junior collegesand community colleges, she said,and youll find much more emphasison precision farming education. Asfarming becomes more technology-based, farm jobs with the right skillstraining will become more desirableboth by farmers and non-farm peoplelooking for a career in agriculture.

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Tammy Jensen

See CAREERS, pg. 7A

A four-year degree opensmore doors, however astwo-year community col-leges keep expanding theiragricultural agenda, thattwo-year program is pro-viding jobs for a rapidlygrowing number of bothyoung men and women.

Tammy Jensen

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ISAACSON IMP.Nerstrand, MN

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CAREERS, from pg. 6AEven the minor squeeze now going on across the

Farm Belt hasnt necessarily slowed the opportunitiesfor jobs in agriculture and ag business, Jensen said,only suggesting that companies are being a little morecautious. Right now we have far more positions avail-able than we canfill with qualitypeople.

Shes talking pri-marily the UpperMidwest in termsof todays expand-ing job market inagriculture. Andits not just the bigplayers like JohnDeere, Caterpillar,Monsanto, DowAgro Science andDuPont-Pioneerdoing the hiring.

Its across theboard, Jensen said.We have mom andpop operationslooking for workers;we have a lot ofregional-sized com-panies plus the majors; all are doing well in thisindustry and always in the hunt for good people. Eventhe organic farming industry is seeking speciallytrained personnel.

She offered this advice to young students about tobegin seeking employment in the agricultural work-force. Its natural for young people to be looking forthe big bucks, Jensen said, but employers are muchmore interested in what this prospective new hirebrings to the job in terms of attitude, people skills andwhat does this young person bring to the companydoing the hiring.

Its fairly easy for a hiring boss to detect when aprospect is more interested in hearing what this com-pany can do for him or her. Quite often thats the endof the interview.

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Agri-businesseslooking for help

We have mom andpop operations look-ing for workers; wehave a lot ofregional-sized com-panies plus themajors; all are doingwell in this industryand always in thehunt for good people.Even the organicfarming industry isseeking speciallytrained personnel.

Tammy Jensen

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Heritage Acres AnnualMusic FestivalJuly 4, Noon-5 p.m.Heritage Acres InterpretiveCenter, Fairmont, Minn.Info: www.heritageacresmn.orgor call Jerry Simon, (507) 238-4645 or Norma Brolsma, (507)764-3531

Crop Management FieldTour

July 8Rochester, Minn.Info: Call (507) 835-3620 orhttp://sroc.cfans.umn.edu

Minnesota State Cattlemens Summer BeefTour and Trade ShowJuly 8Redwood Area CommunityCenter, Redwood Falls, Minn.Info: Registration begins at

6:30 a.m.; tour bus leaves at 7a.m., and every 15 minutesafter that; log on towww.mnsca.org or www.facebook.com/RedwoodAreaCattlemen for registra-tion information; $25 beforeJune 15, $35 after that,$20/student, $10/additionallunch ticket, $15/additionaldinner tickets; payment canbe sent to Jeri Hanson, 37590110th Street, Comfrey, MN56019

Festival of FarmsJuly 123 locations across MinnesotaInfo: Free, no registrationrequired; learn about sustainableag, network; hosted by Sustain-able Farming Association; visitwww.sfa-mn.org/festival-of-farmsor call (612) 605-9269

Environment and SwineHealth Update MeetingJuly 15, 1-4:30 p.m.Convention Center, LeMars,IowaInfo: Free with advanced reg-istration, or $5 at the door,call (800) 372-7675 or [email protected]

Using Perennial Plantingto Improve Water QualityWorkshopJuly 16, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.Lakeside Ballroom, Glen-wood, Minn.Info: $20/person; advancedregistration requested, log onto z.umn.edu/wq; contactDiomy Zamora, (612) 626-9272 or [email protected], or Gary Wyatt, (507)389-6748 or [email protected]

Renville County 4-H GolfTournamentJuly 16, 4:30 p.m.Olivia Golf Club, Olivia, Minn.Info: Shotgun start at 4:30p.m., 7 p.m. meal and auctionto support 4-H; call (800) 450-2522 or (320) 523-3713 toregister a team; save yourspot by July 9

Environment and SwineHealth Update MeetingJuly 17, 1-4:30 p.m.Swan Lake ConservationEducation Center, Carroll, IowaInfo: Free with advanced reg-istration, or $5 at the door,call (800) 372-7675 or [email protected]

Environment and SwineHealth Update MeetingJuly 22, 1-4:30 p.m.Delaware County Commu-nity Center, Manchester,IowaInfo: Free with advanced reg-istration, or $5 at the door,call (800) 372-7675 or [email protected]

Pork Quality AssuranceTrainingJuly 23AmericInn, Marshall, Minn.Info: PQA Plus, 9 a.m.-Noon;Transport Quality Assurance,1-4 p.m.; [email protected] or (800)537-7675 to register; log on towww.mnpork.com for locationdetails and updated trainingdates

Environment and SwineHealth Update MeetingJuly 23, 1-4:30 p.m.Washington County Exten-sion Office, Washington, IowaInfo: Free with advanced reg-istration, or $5 at the door,call (800) 372-7675 or [email protected]

Environment and SwineHealth Update MeetingJuly 24, 1-4:30 p.m.Community Center, Dows,IowaInfo: Free with advanced reg-istration, or $5 at the door,call (800) 372-7675 or [email protected]

Horticulture NightJuly 24, 5-9 p.m.West Central Research andOutreach Center HorticultureDisplay Garden, Morris, Minn.Info: Free admission; contactSteve Poppe, (320) 589-1711or log on towcroc.cfans.umn.edu

Succession PlanningWorkshop: Five Keys toEffective Succession PlanningJuly 30, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.Sioux Falls, S.D.Info: American Soybean Asso-ciation partnering with eLe-gacy Connect for six regionalworkshops; online registra-tion available, log on towww.soygrowers.com formore information; $50/ASAmember and $30/each addi-tional family member;$90/non-ASA member and$70/each additional non-ASAfamily member

The Good Old Days &Threshing ShowAug. 2-3Hanley Falls, Minn.Info: $6/person; call (507)828-9130 or (507) 828-5437

Threshing Day andAntique Tractor DisplayAug. 10Heritage Acres InterpretiveCenter, Fairmont, Minn.Info:www.heritageacresmn.org or call Jerry Simon, (507)238-4645 or Norma Brolsma,(507) 764-3531


The legacy of Mary Page, and her dedication torural affairs will live on through the Mary J. PageCommunity-University Partnerships Fund.

A reception was held May 21 at the Cargill Build-ing on the University of Minnesota St. Paul Cam-pus, launching the fund.

The purpose of this new fund is to provide supportto the U of M Regional Sustainable DevelopmentPartnerships program. Focus will be on scholar-ships to deserving high school graduates and spe-cial community-involvement projects in rural Min-nesota.

Page was a founding member and served on the

West Central RSDP board from 1999 to 2007. Sheprovided foundational ideals that formed citizen-driven aspects of the RSDP and aided in future pro-gramming of the U of M Extension Service.

Kathy Draeger, statewide director of RSDP, said,Marys values and her dedication left a lastingimpression on the partnerships. We strive every dayto continue her legacy of community involvementand commitment to the well-being of Greater Min-nesota.

It is in honor of Marys commitment to rural com-munities and RSDP that this endowment has beencreated, beginning with a founding gift and a match-ing gift from members of the Page family, which willleverage additional donations.

A champion for womens and rural issues, Pageinvested herself in issues ranging from the arts tohumanities to public policy, and never shied awayfrom a debate or tough decisions. She was instru-mental in many health care programs now operatingin Renville County.

A former mayor of Olivia, Renville County commis-sioner and University of Minnesota Board ofRegents, Page died Oct. 21 of cancer at age 78.Besides her husband, Jim, she is survived by daugh-ter, Marcia of Edina, Minn.; sons, David of SiouxCity, Iowa, and Mark of Chanhassen, Minn., andeight grandchildren.

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At World Pork Expo in DesMoines, Iowa, you meet peoplefrom all corners of the globe,including folks from fellowfarm magazines. One of thosefolks in attendance at theearly June event was Vincentter Beek, editor of PigProgress, a swine publicationin the Netherlands. It is an idea placeto get acquainted with whats going onin the U.S. pork world, ter Beek said.

Q: Tell me about Pig Progress.Whats the editorial focus?

A: (Its) a mixture of everything rela-tive to the swine industry. Were big ontechnical articles on-farm featuresfrom hog farms around the world plustechnical features from companies pro-viding research and goods and servicesto the swine world. Our targeted circu-lation is about 15,000. We send themagazine to all corners of the world.We publish 10 times a year. Plus wehave a website www.pigprogress.net and a newsletter, which we e-mailthree times a week.

Q: How big is the swine industryin the Netherlands?

A: Just slightly less pigs than people.We have 16 million people; 13 millionpigs. Our country measures about 200miles north to south, 150 miles east to

west, so were not so big. (Min-nesota is bigger.) Most of thepigs are in the south part,on family farmswhich are rela-tively small-sized compared toyour Iowa/Min-nesota farms. Butthe pig business iswell-organized and

I dare say one of the lead-ing countries in theworld in terms of adapt-ing environmental solu-tions and responding toanimal welfare concerns.

Q: Is a typical hog farm in yourcountry a farrow-to-finish opera-tion?

A: What the country is known for isproducing young piglets and then sell-ing these young pigs to farmers in Ger-many, Italy and France who finishthem to market weights. We do have afew finishing farms also, but we growlittle feed so that expense keeps ourfinishing numbers in check.

Q: What is your most popularbreed?

A: Landrace I believe for the sowherds. On the boar side, it is mostlyDurocs. This crossing program pro-duces bigger litters which Landrace isnoted for, and the Duroc puts more

muscle mass into the carcass.Q: Porcine epidemic

diarrhea virus is run-ning rampant across theUnited States. Is it anissue in your country?

A: We dont know anyPEDv yet in our country,virtually all of Europe, even

though there was a break inthe 1970s in England, Ireland and

also into Spain and Italy. Atthe time it wasnt a very vir-

ulent virus so with goodbiosecurity measures, it

didnt become a major issue. Theredoesnt seem to be a great deal ofworry about it presently.

Q: How do your piglets movefrom your country to these otherEuropean countries?

A: By truck. There are some veryrestrictive measures in terms of thehandling and movement of these

young pigs. Health and sanitationstandards are in place.

Q: Is the pig business profitablein the Netherlands?

A: It has been reasonably profitablethe past few months because of veryhigh pig prices, but the downside ofthat is feed prices continue quite highso margins are still tight.

Q: Are young people in yourcountry getting involved in thepig industry?

A: It does happen but only seldom.Much like here, our existing hogfarms grow bigger so new pig farmsare almost a rarity, even in these bet-ter times. Im 37. I never dreamed ofgetting into the pig industry until Iwas offered this job. Now I travel theworld. I speak both Dutch and Eng-lish but English is mostly the worldlanguage so that works for me. I liketo write about animals so this is anear-perfect job. v

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FLOOD, from pg. 1AMankato area farmers saw 5-10 inches.

We have enough water but we cantdo anything about it, Duncansonsaid. Were fortunate the wind wasntas severe as other places and the rainwasnt as severe as other places.

He said the stress on plants comesat an inopportune time for corn. Cornis setting itself up for its reproductivestage already, deciding on cob lengthand kernel size.

Soybeans that arent completelydrowned out arent as affected thistime of year. Beans are made in lateJuly and early August. Corn sets itselfup earlier, he said.

Despite the setback, Duncansonsaid theres a long growing seasonahead. What happens the rest of theseason, the rainfall and tempera-tures, will make more of a differencethan what happened now.

Farmers may have an option of

replanting flooded areas into soy-beans, but the window is closing.

The rule of thumb is soybeans by theFourth of July, Paap said. But its a lot ofhassle to do it and if theres any more rainthen thats the first to drown out again.

Thiesse said that whether somefarmers can replant with early matur-ing soybeans will depend largely onhow quickly fields dry.

Because of the frequency of the rainthe entire drainage system is backedup so the water is a lot slower torecede, he said.

And of course the areas that need tobe replanted are the wettest areas inthe field, so it could take a long time.

Beyond the rain some regions sus-

tained heavy wind and hail damage.There was some hail in the Vernon

Center and Mapleton areas, but other-wise I didnt hear of a lot of damaginghail in Blue Earth and Nicollet coun-ties, Thiesse said. But Martin andFaribault (counties) had more.

He said many farmers also sustainedwind damage to trees and buildingsacross southern Minnesota.

And, Thiesse said, there is an addedinsult to injury for many farmerswhose fields were flooded.

A lot of farmers are dealing with thesame thing as folks in the city theyhave water in their basements.

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Many fields across Minnesota have standingwater after a weeks worth of heavy rains.

Preparation and recoveryinformation for farmers

and rural residents affected by flooding

Minnesota Department of Agriculturehttp://bit.ly/MDAflood

University of Minnesota Extensionhttp://bit.ly/UMESflood

Iowa State University Extensionhttp://bit.ly/ISUflood

Iowa Governors Officehttp://iowafloodcentral.tumblr.com

Floodingresources

Local Corn and Soybean Price Index

Grain AnglesOn-time planting

incentivizedMay proved to be a challenging month for plant-

ing; however we made some good progress before thefinal planting date of May 31 in most of Minnesotaand Wisconsin.

On June 2, the U.S. Department of Agriculture cropprogress report revealed Min-nesota at 93 percent corn plantedand Wisconsin at 86 percent of theintended corn acres planted. Addi-tional corn acres will likely beplanted in the first week of Juneas well, especially those livestockfarmers in need of corn silage.Nationally we are 95 percentplanted on corn which is slightlyahead of the five-year average.

While the acres planted to cornin Minnesota and Wisconsin inthe first days of June will beinsurable, coverage on those cornacres will be reduced by 1 percent per day. Theincentive to get acres planted this year after finalplant dates, are greater than last year.

An Actual Production History of 180 bushels peracre with 80-percent coverage and no additionalprevent-plant buy-up would give you approximately$88 less of a prevent-plant revenue than last yeardue to lower prices.

Another option producers may elect is planting analternative crop such as soybeans, which has a finalplant date of June 10 in most of Minnesota and Wis-consin.

The national soybean planting pace is ahead ofnormal at 78 percent. Wet conditions have Wiscon-sin and Minnesota farmers only slightly behind the

Grain OutlookChatter about

acres lost to floodThe following market analysis is for the week end-

ing June 20.CORN Last week we suggested that corn was

due for a possible upward correction with choppiertrading expected into the June 30 Grain Stocks andPlanted Acreage reports, whichwas what we got this week.

While the upper Midweststruggled with too much rainfall,the majority of the Corn Beltenjoyed favorable growing condi-tions. Over the next few weeksthe trade will now try and deter-mine how many acres wereplanted and lost, or not planted atall. The June 30 report may notcapture the acres that were lostafter June 1. If the acreage num-ber comes in higher than antici-pated, youll hear chatter aboutthe acres lost to the flood that werent accounted for.

July corn was 6 14 cents higher for the week, clos-ing at $4.53 14 per bushel. This was the first weeklygain after five straight weekly losses. The Decembercontract was 4 12 cents higher at $4.52 per bushel.December corn was unable to break below the con-tract low at $4.35 per bushel, holding at $4.37 14 perbushel. This area of support may hold until we seethe numbers at the end of the month.

Weekly export sales were on the low side of expec-tations and the second-lowest of the marketing yearat 4.3 million bushels of old crop and 3.1 millionbushels for new crop. Old crop sales commitmentsare 1.837 billion bushels versus 1.9 billion bushelsforecast. We need to average 10.3 million bushels ofsales per week in the last 11 weeks of the marketing

Livestock AnglesCattle, hogs

explosive in JuneWell, the first few weeks of June sure have been

explosive for the livestock markets. Both cattle andhog prices have improved rapidly as numbers of mar-ket-ready animals have decreased and the marketshave responded.

The cattle market has racedhigher to levels not seen sinceFebruary as packers continue tobid higher for cattle over the pastseveral weeks. Tighter numbersappear to be the main reason forthe scramble for live inventory.The futures market hasresponded to the firming cashmarkets as the basis has quicklynarrowed in the nearby contracts.

It would appear that unlessnumbers increase, the marketcompetition for live inventory willcontinue to fuel the market tohigher levels. The only caveat appears to be thedeclining lack of demand for beef because ofincreased prices. This could retard the advances inrecent and future prices paid for cattle.

There is no question that the cattle market is over-bought, but this is a technical observation, and thefundamentals still are going to be the overridingdetermination to price discovery. In the past fewmonths as the beef cutout pushes above the $230 perhundredweight basis choice, resistance to thesehigher prices begins to surface.

The next several weeks will prove to be interestingon which way the market proceeds. This will defi-nitely be a battle pitting supply versus demand. Itcould well develop into a unsettled and explosive sit-uation. Producers should consider protecting inven-

JOE TEALEBroker

Great Plains CommodityAfton, Minn.

Cash Grain Markets

Sauk RapidsMadisonRedwood FallsFergus FallsMorrisTracy

Average:

Year AgoAverage:

corn/change* $3.68 -.02

n/a$4.05 -.02$3.75 +.10$3.81 -.07$3.98 -.02

$3.85

$6.68

soybeans/change*$12.98 -.53

n/a$13.83 -.42$13.38 -.36$13.55 -.29$13.82 -.45

$13.51

$14.96

Grain prices are effective cash close on June 24. The price index chart compares an average of most recently reported local cash prices with the same average for a year ago.*Cash grain price change represents a two-week period.

PHYLLIS NYSTROMCHS Hedging Inc.

St. Paul

Information in the above columns is the writers opinion. It is no way guaranteed and should not be interpreted as buy/sell advice. Futures trading always involves a certain degree of risk.

See NYSTROM, pg. 12A See TEALE, pg. 12A See LENSING, pg. 12A

KURT LENSINGAgStar Assistant VP &

Industry SpecialistWaite Park, Minn.

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NYSTROM, from pg. 11Ayear to hit the target.

Argentina raised their 2013-14 corncrop production projection from 31.1million metric tons to 32.1 mmt. Thebetter watched Buenos Aires CerealExchanges estimate last week was 25mmt. The U.S. Department of Agricul-ture has them pegged at just 24 mmt.

An official with Chinas NationalDevelopment and Reform Commis-sion this week said Chinas grainstocks have risen to 350 mmt, includ-ing 150 mmt of corn. A few theorieshave been floated as how to reducethe stocks before new crop harvest.One action would be to auction stocks,which has already occurred with lim-ited success. Another would be toexport corn, which could be done, butquality could be a hindrance.

U.S. ethanol production hit a weeklyrecord last week at 972,000 barrelsper day, up 28,000 bpd from the previ-ous week. The prior record was963,000 bpd set in December 2011.Ethanol inventories were down fromlast weeks 18.4 million barrels to17.9 million barrels this week.

As a side note, logistics are alsobeing affected by the excessive rains.Railroad lines were washed out insome areas, roads were closed due towater damage, and the river system isdealing with flooding which makesloading and navigation tricky.

OUTLOOK: This weeks gains willbe viewed as a bounce in a bearishmarket. The crop usually finds a wayto recover from too much rain muchquicker and better than the market

expects. Manyareas will be

grateful for theserains if we turn drier into July. Theodds for excessive heat during Julypollination seem to be shrinking, pro-viding support that this years yieldsmay indeed exceed the current 165.3bushels per acre estimate being usedby the USDA.

Crop conditions are expected to showa small decline as of June 22 due torecent rainfall; however, since westarted out with such a high percent-age in the good/excellent category, wecan afford a decrease. Conditions werehigher at 76 percent good/excellent onthe June 15 report. Only six years inthe last 28 years have we had a ratingequal to or higher than this year. Ofthe six years, four set record yieldsthat year: 1986, 1987, 1994 and 2003.

The timing of summer sales shouldconsider competition from SouthAmerican corn that will be enteringthe export channel as well. If no cropthreat is perceived, U.S. growers areexpected to market remaining old cropwhen pollination begins. This couldcoincide with South American salesand pressure markets at the sametime.

SOYBEANS Soybeans weremixed this week with old crop movingsideways and new crop gainingground. The excessive rains in thenorthern Corn Belt may be causingsome concern as the trade evaluateshow many acres will remain unplantedor were drowned out. We continue tosell old soybeans that the balancesheet says we cant afford.

A sale of 140,000 metric tons of oldcrop beans to unknown was announcedduring the week and weekly exportsales remain positive. A sale of 110,000metric tons of new crop soybeans wasalso announced late in the week.Funds turned buyers as the U.S. dollardeclined and technical buyers lookedfor bargains, but late week sellingpushed old crop months to a loss forthe week.

Bean basis has been flat as mealfinds competition from dried distillersgrains and lower hog feed demand dueto porcine epidemic diarrhea virusissues. The June 16 release of the MayNational Oilseed Processors Associa-tion soybean crush of 128.8 millionbushels was much higher than the 127million bushel estimate. The marketwas unable to capitalize on the bullishnumber and set the tone for a softweek in old crop months.

Weekly export sales continue to sur-

pass what we need. This weeks salesof 3.6 million bushels put total com-mitments at 1.659 billion bushels. TheUSDA is only projecting 1.6 billionbushels of total exports for the year.When will we see this number turnconsistently negative? Weve only hadone net negative sales number thismarketing year, and that was only600,000 bushels. New crop sales were10.5 million bushels, pushing totalnew crop sales to 378.7 millionbushels. The current USDA projectionfor 2014-15 is 1.625 billion bushels.

OUTLOOK: July soybeans weredown a dime this week at $14.15 34,August lost 8 cents at $13.61 12 andthe November contract rallied 10 14cents to $12.31 12 per bushel. Soybeanconditions fell last week 1 percent to73 percent good/excellent with anothersmall decline expected for the June 22report after excess rains in the west-ern and northern Corn Belt. Unlesssomething unforeseen takes place, soy-beans upside is limited until the June30 reports are revealed. In five of thelast seven years, the June 30 Stocksreport was higher than expectations.

Nystroms notes: Contract changes forthe week ending June 20: Chicago Julywheat was 34 cents lower while theMinneapolis rallied 6 14 cents andKansas City gained 7 12 cents. Julycrude oil managed a 35-cent gain,ultra-low-sulfur diesel bumped upnearly 6 12 cents, reformulated blend-stock for oxygenate blending jumped 7cents higher, and natural gas collapsed20 34 cents lower. The cattle on feedreport was as follows: June 1 on feed asexpected at 98.4, June placementsslightly higher than expected at 93.0,and marketings in line with estimatesat 95.7.

This material has been prepared by asales or trading employee or agent ofCHS Hedging Inc. and should be con-sidered a solicitation. v

Trade evaluating unplanted acres due to flooding

TEALE, from pg. 11Atories as warranted by individualneeds.

The hog market has apparentlymade the normal seasonal turn asprices have begun to advance as num-bers decrease. The Porcine EpidemicDiarrhea virus may help explainsome of the decrease in numbers, butthe normal seasonal tendencies gen-erally bring on a summertime high.

The extent of the effects of the virusseems to be still very much specula-tion, but the fact that as beef priceshave advanced, the price of pork hasbecome a good value in the retail sec-tor.

Pork has found its own resistancelevels, but at his time that area is still

several dollars away. This should con-tinue to provide some price support inthe weeks ahead.

The fact that most of the trade hasanticipated the reduction in hog num-bers does leave the market a bit vul-nerable, as reflected in the huge pre-miums in the futures market asevidenced in the over $11.00 premiumfor the expiring June contract to theJuly contract.

This should alert producers to thefact that cash prices may very wellrally, but can the futures remain atthis size of premium throughout a cashrally into July. Therefore, producersare urged to consider protecting inven-tories at extreme premiums to the cur-rent market prices. v

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LENSING, from pg. 11Afive-year average soybean plantingpace. Most of the Midwest has near-ideal growing conditions with themajority of the soybean and corn cropplanted. Warm weather has allowedspeedy corn emergence, which is at thefive-year average of 80 percentemerged.

The market has not yet reacted bull-ishly to the areas challenged by wetconditions in the northern states such

as Wisconsin and Minnesota. However,prevent plant acres this year will defi-nitely be a concern for our clients. Besure to stay in contact with your cropinsurance representative if youre inthis situation.

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MARKETING

This column was written for the market-ing week ending June 20.

The U.S. Department of Agriculturespreliminary data issued Wednesday in itslatest Milk Production report, shows Maymilk output in the top 23 producingstates at 16.9 billion pounds, up 1.5 per-cent from May 2013. The 50-state total, at18.06 billion pounds, was up 1.4 percentfrom a year ago. Revisions added 27 mil-lion pounds to the original April 23 stateestimate, now reported at 16.3 billionpounds, up 1.4 percent from a year ago.

May cow numbers in the 23 states, at8.55 million head, were up 10,000 fromApril. Year ago data was not availabledue to the sequester. May output per cow in the 23states averaged 1,976 pounds, up from 1,911 pounds inApril but is the highest production per cow for themonth of May since the 23 state series began in 2003.Again, year ago data was not available due to thesequester. California was up just 1 percent from a yearago. Wisconsin was unchanged. New York was down 0.3percent, Idaho was up 0.5 percent, Pennsylvania wasdown 1.4 percent and Minnesota was off 0.1 percent.

Texas showed the biggest increase from a year ago,up a whopping 10.1 percent, followed by Colorado, up9.5 percent and Kansas, up 7 percent. The biggestdecline was in Ohio, down 2.5 percent, followed byPennsylvania.

The Ag Department announced the July Federalorder Class I base milk price at $23.02 per hundred-weight, up 16 cents from June, $4.11 above July2013, and equates to about $1.98 per gallon. Theseven month average now stands at $23.02, up from$18.32 at this time a year ago and compares to$16.34 in 2012 and $18.55 in 2011.

The two-week National Dairy Products SalesReport-surveyed butter price used in calculating thismonths Class I value was $2.1845 per pound, up16.7 cents from June. Nonfat dry milk averaged$1.8526, down 2.4 cents. Cheese averaged $2.0334,down 17 cents, and dry whey averaged 67.67 centsper pound, up fractionally.

This weeks Global Dairy Trade auction saw theweighted average for all products reverse direction andinch up 0.9 percent, following the 4.2 percent decline inthe last session, 1.8 percent drop in the May 20 eventand a 1.1 percent decline in the May 6 event. The priceindex has seen declines since reaching its high on Feb. 4.The turnaround was led by a 17 percent jump in buttermilk powder, which was down 1.9 percent in the lastevent. Cheddar cheese was up 2.4 percent after gaining8 percent in the last session. Whole milk powder wasalso up 2.4 percent, following an 8.5 percent decline onJune 3. GDT butter was up 1.8 percent, unchanged inthe last event and rennet casein was up 4.6 percent,down 10.2 percent in the last event.

The only products showing declines were anhy-drous milkfat, down 3.8 percent, down 5 percent inthe last event and skim milk power, which was off0.2 percent Tuesday, following a 2.1 percent increasein the June 3 event.

Cooperatives Working Together accepted 11 requests

for export assistance this week to sell669,764 pounds of Cheddar and Goudacheese and 1.199 million pounds of butter (82percent butterfat) to customers in Asia,Europe, the Middle East and North Africa.The product will be delivered throughNovember and raised CWTs 2014 cheeseexports to 57.1 million pounds plus 47.9 mil-lion pounds of butter and 12 million poundsof whole milk powder to 40 countries.

Cash cheese prices are precariously above$2 per pound and the barrels precariouslyabove the blocks, which closed Friday at $2

per pound, down 3 cents on the weekbut 27.5 cents above a year ago. TheCheddar barrels closed at $2.01, up

4.25 cents on the week and 29.25 centsabove a year ago. Eighteen cars of block and eight ofbarrel traded hands on the week. The NDPSR-surveyedU.S. average block price slipped 0.6 cents, to $2.0172,while the barrels averaged $2.0176, down 0.3 cent.

Midwest milk production remains strong, accordingto USDAs Dairy Market News. This is partly aresult of overall favorable milk production conditionsas well as recent additions to dairy herds by somelarger producers. Many cheese manufacturers arebuilding inventory, using current milk supplies inaddition to enhancing vats with condensed skim atfavorable prices. This is particularly true for cheddar,according to DMN.

Last months forecast of herd expansion in the sec-ond half of the year was based on strong milk pricesand moderating feed costs. The June forecast isunchanged from May and cow numbers are placed at9.26 million head for the current year. Cow numbersfor 2015 are forecast up slightly from 2014 to 9.34million head, also unchanged from the May forecast.

Current-year output per cow is lowered fractionally

from May to 22,270 pounds per cow and is based onlower expected output per cow in the second quar-ter. Next years forecast of output per cow isunchanged from May and is up nearly 2 percentfrom the 2014 projection.

The June milk production forecast for 2014 roundsto 206.1 billion pounds, unchanged from May. For2015, milk production is unchanged from May at212.1 million pounds.

The latest Crop Progress report shows 17 percent ofthe nations corn, grown in the 18 states which com-prised 91 percent of the 2013 crop, is rated in excellentcondition, as of the week ending June 15.Thats up from15 percent the previous week and 12 percent a year ago.Fifty-nine percent is rated good, down from 60 percentthe previous week, and compares to 52 percent a yearago. Corn emerged is rated at 97 percent, up from 92percent the previous week, up from 91 percent a yearago, and 1 percent ahead of the five-year average.

The report shows 92 percent of the soybean crop isplanted, up from 87 percent the previous week, up from83 percent a year ago, and 2 percent ahead of the fiveyear average. The data shows 83 percent of the soy-beans are emerged, up from 71 percent the weekbefore, and 63 percent a year ago, and 6 percent aheadof the five year average. And, 13 percent of the soybeancrop rated as excellent, with 60 percent rated as good.

Lee Mielke is a syndicated columnist who residesin Everson, Wash. His weekly column is featured innewspapers across the country and he may bereached at [email protected]. v

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May milk production up 1.4 percent nationwide from last year

MIELKE MARKETWEEKLY

By Lee Mielke

MARKETING

Benjamin Franklin was on to something when heextolled the benefits of early to bed, early to rise.

While I cant vouch for its effect on health, wealthor wisdom, rolling out of the sack certainly seems topay dividends for outdoor activities.

There are two kinds of people in this world: thosewho embrace the morning, whose feet hit the floorrunning, and those for whom dawn comes at aninconvenient, uncomfortable time.

If you hunt or fish, then you probably agree thatpredawn has its advantages. Peak game and fish activ-

ities frequently occur in the morning. Purely as a practi-cal matter, hitting the road earlier than everyone elseensures there will be room at the lake access and littleor no competition for the best fishing or hunting areas.

Being the first person on the water, into the turkeywoods or on the duck slough is to temporarily own it,be privy to secrets that late sleepers can never know.

At home, weekday or weekend, holiday or work day,the bedside alarm is set to clatter at 4:45 a.m. Since mywife is among those for whom dawn always comes waytoo early, Ill confess that this has been no small source

of irritation over the years.But after four decades, she has

grudgingly come to accept it,rolling over and catching moreshut-eye as I pad down the hall.

And I frequently remind herhow lucky she is to have a part-ner who is getting out of bedwhen some husbands are try-ing to sneak back in.

On most mornings, a noisyalarm is unnecessary, anyway.My internal clock usually is reli-

able enough to prompt me to put feet on the floor. Comerain or snow, mosquitoes and gnats, Im out the doorwith the dog for our morning constitution before 5 a.m.

In the early morning, even city streets revealsecrets that late-risers would never know.

Numerous times while walking the dog along emptycity streets in the early morning, I have shared theroute with deer, occasionally a skunk, raccoon, even apossum. I have tracked satellites, the space station, asthey have coursed across the pre-dawn sky.

Occasionally, I have even found cash flutteringalong the curb.

Not all early mornings are created equal.Now, just a few days from the summer solstice,

when temperatures are mild and sunrise is at itsearliest these are the best of them.

Even at 5 a.m., a half-hour before sunrise, the half-light of dawn suffuses our route with a pleasantglow. The trees are alive with the chorus of birds. Bythe time I get back to the house to brew the morningcoffee, the first rays of sunlight already are rakingacross the kitchen table.

In another six months, things will be different.Ill grab a heavy coat from the closet, pull the

watchmans cap over my ears, slip on some glovesand well step into the cold morning darkness. Evenafter weve completed our walk, showered anddressed, pouring that first cup of coffee, the easternsky will barely show a hint of impending dawn.

Were about to turn the astronomical corner. Sum-mer officially arrives Saturday, and in a few shortweeks, the days will begin to grow noticeablyshorter.

The thought of crisp fall mornings, of wood smokein the air ... they have their appeal. But we alsoknow what inevitably follows.

Early on a recent morning, I pulled into the accessof an area lake delighted to discover it was empty,that I was the first person to arrive. After launchingthe boat and parking my pick-up, I strolled down tothe dock where my boat was moored.

With no one behind me waiting to launch, I lin-gered for a few minutes, sipping my coffee, admiringthe lake that for the moment, I had all to myself.And felt pretty darned healthy, wealthy and wise.

John Cross is a Mankato (Minn.) Free Press staffwriter. Contact him at (507) 344-6376 [email protected] or follow him on Twitter @jcross_photo. v

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THE OUTDOORS

By John Cross

Hot summer days and hotcolored flowers blooming in acircle garden create a brightoasis in any yard. Reds, yel-lows and oranges are colorsthat command attention.Placing a fountain that dripscooling water in the centergives the birds a place todrink or take a leisurelybath. Its like a spa for but-terflies and birds.

Adding a fountain to anexisting flower garden orpatio area creates a natural stressreducer. The sound of running water issoothing and produces a tranquilatmosphere. Larry and I have waterfeatures in many of our garden areas.Mid-summer is a good time to shop forfountains and if you find display modelsfor sale, they are often discount priced.

The hot colored flowers pictured onPage 15A around the fountain are rud-beckia that were started from seed over10 years ago. The yellow one is PrairieSun and the orange-mahogany onesare named Cherokee Sunset. These arenot the original plants from 10 yearsago but rudbeckias readily self-seed ifyou let the flowers mature and developseeds. The seed heads are showy and

enjoyed by birds so it is agood practice to leave someof them stand all winter.The leaves are hairy with arough texture, makingyoung plants easy to iden-tify. They have tap roots sotransplanting mature onesis difficult but youngseedlings are easy to movewhere you want them.These easy care plants willtolerate dry conditions.

Black-Eyed Susan, cone-flower, Gloriosa Daisy and echinaceaare all closely related to each other andto rudbeckia. Many times the namesare used interchangeably for the sameplant. I find this rather confusing butusing the Latin name sorts out some ofthe confusion. The genus is rudbeckiaand the species is hirta and the plantscan be called by any of the commonnames listed. They are all in the daisyfamily, asteraceae.

New echinacea varieties are devel-oped every year and some of theirenticing names are: Hot Papaya, Mar-malade, Pink Poodle and FlameThrower. Ive tried some of these andthey are stunning but they did not self-seed and did not survive our cold win-

ter successfully. They are consideredbiennial or short-lived perennials andthe newer cultivars are sometimesjust grown as annuals. Coneflowersare considered staples in prairie andwild flower gardens as well as beingused extensively in beds and borders.They grow nicely in containers andthey are splendid cut flowers.

These plants all bloom for about twomonths, attracting birds and butter-flies to the garden. Chickadees andgoldfinches like to perch on top to eatthe seeds. Rabbits and deer dont findthese plants very tasty.

Wonderful, free-flowering rudbeck-ias and their relatives are stunningbeauties in any garden. Add a waterfeature and sit back and enjoy thebutterflies and birds that come tovisit.

Sharon Quale is a master gardenerfrom central Minnesota. She may bereached at (218) 738-6060 [email protected]. v

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By Sharon Quale

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By SARAH JOHNSONThe Land Correspondent

Reading L.A. Son:My Life, My City, MyFood by chef RoyChoi (HarperCollinsbooks) is a little likevisiting Los Angelesitself: eclectic, inter-national, full of fasci-nating characters,teeming with greatrestaurants, even alittle seedy at times, with a surprisearound every corner. Its a culinary jour-ney through the life and mind of RoyChoi, the acclaimed Korean-Americanchef whose fusion of Asian and South-western styles of cooking is legendary.

Raised in his parents Koreanrestaurant but heavily influenced byhis all-American upbringing, Choiinvented the Korean taco and helpedchange the face of the Los Angelesstreet food scene. His cookbook fea-tures 85 recipes as well as lots of spicywriting and photos. Here are somesample dishes to get you thinking out-side the box this summer.

nCoconut Rice

2 1/2 cups jasmine rice1/2 cup coconut milk1/2 teaspoon kosher salt2 tablespoons julienned peeled fresh

ginger2 cups water3 1/2 cups chicken stockGarnish: Limes, chopped papayaRinse the rice thoroughly, at least

five times, until the water runs clear.In a medium-size pot with a tight-fit-ting lid, combine the coconut milk,salt, ginger, water and stock. Add therice, bring to a boil, reduce the heat,and simmer, covered, for 12 to 15 min-utes, until cooked. Fluff it up and servewith limes and fresh papaya.

nZucchini Fritter Omelet

4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil2 medium zucchini, gratedSalt and freshly ground black pepper1 teaspoon butter2 eggs, whiskedHeat a pan over medium heat and add

2 tablespoons of the oil. Place the gratedzucchini in a single layer in the pan andcook until it gets a little color, about threeminutes. Flip. Season the zucchini withthe salt and pepper, then add the butter

Once the butter begins to brown slightly,pour the whisked eggs over the zucchini inthe pan and cook. Drizzle in the other 2

tablespoons ofolive oil astheyre cooking,and let the eggscook untiltheyre slightlyfirm, about twominutes. Foldthe eggs overonce to createyour omeletand enjoy.

nWatermelon and Goat Cheese

1/2 watermelon, slicedPinch of kosher salt1 lime, halved1 cup goat cheeseCracked black pepper1/2 cup toasted cashews2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oilSeason the watermelon with salt and

lime juice. Lay the watermelon on aplate and crumble goat cheese all overit, along with the black pepper,cashews and olive oil.

nPounded Pork Schnitzel

Four to six 5-ounce pieces bonelesspork shoulder, pounded betweensheets of plastic wrap into steaksabout 1/4 inch thick

Salt and freshly ground black pepperAbout 1 cup vegetable oilBreading1 cup all-purpose flour2 eggs, beaten1 cup panko bread crumbsArugula Salad Topping3 cups wild arugula1 lemonSalt and freshly ground black pepperReally good extra virgin olive oilLine a cookie sheet with paper towels.

Season the pork steaks with salt andpepper. Set out the flour, eggs and pankobread crumbs in three separate shallowbowls, in that order. Place the porksteaks one by one in the flour, dustingthem all over. Then dip them in the eggs(coating them thoroughly), and then inthe panko (coating them thoroughly),making sure to pat down the crust.Place on wire rack to rest a few minutes.

Place a large skillet over mediumheat and add enough vegetable oil tocome about a quarter of the way up.When the oil is just under smokinghot, add the schnitzel and then con-stantly move it around, shaking thepan to swirl the oil over, around and ontop of the pork. This little bit of wristaction will create a perfect crust.

When the pork is golden brown, flip

it over and repeat the swirling action.Once lightly browned on all sides,transfer the pork to the paper-linedcookie sheet and season with salt andpepper. Toss the arugula with asqueeze of the lemon, some salt andpepper, and some olive oil, all to taste.Move the schnitzels to a large platter

and cover with the arugula salad.Drizzle some olive oil all over.

If your community group or churchorganization has printed a cookbookand would like to have it reviewed inthe Cookbook Corner, send us a copyto Cookbook Corner, The Land, P.O.Box 3169, Mankato, MN 56002. v

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With our youngest daughter in collegeand the other two married, its been afew years since theyve received parentalparting instructions before heading outthe door with friends. When they first gottheir drivers licenses Mike would say,Dont do anything I wouldnt do.

That wasnt real effective. They wouldlaugh, figuring their father left the doorpretty wide open to almost anything.

Then methamphetamine hit the Min-nesota airwaves, and it wasnt isolated tothe metropolitan areas. Even in smallrural towns too close to home, it wasgrowing in popularity because it was cheap andeasy to make. The highly addictive drug wasdestroying users and their families. Mikes partingwords to his girls got more specific.

Be good, look eight times before you cross theroad, and never, ever, ever, take meth! he said.

Although they knewtheir dad and the mes-sage was serious, itmoved to the lighterside of things when theywere eager to leave, carkeys in hands. Dad, weknow, we know ... never,ever, ever take meth! They just may telltheir own children that someday. Timewill tell.

Most teens and adults dont need con-stant reminders to think twice beforecrossing a busy highway, taking illegal

drugs, or accepting any packages or materials fromstrangers in an airport. Dangerous situations putour minds on high alert. We think, were cautious,and were mindful of how to wisely navigate the nextsteps.

If only the same caution were used when it comesto that tiny explosive within each one of us known asthe tongue. An uncontrolled tongue has been likenedto a deadly poison and a raging fire. If we dont thinkbefore we speak, we play with fire. We burn otherswith gossip, and devastate relationships and oppor-tunities with lies, exaggeration and criticism.

You may or may not remember the radio dramathat transitioned to a television show called Drag-net. Within Dragnet and the movies that spun offfrom it, Sgt. Joe Friday was known for his famousbusiness-like catch phrase, Just the facts, maam.

In the book, A Fathers Gift Lessons from Proverbs, which Ken-neth B. Wingate originally wrote forhis own children, he passes on lifesmost important lessons, includinghow they use their words. Just theFACTS, takes on new dimensionswith Wingates acronym.

F is for few. Give your tongue a rest. Dont talk somuch. The more we talk the greater our chance ofigniting trouble.

A is for apt. Think before you speak so your wordscan be appropriate and serve a noble purpose.

C is for calm. When the fire rages within, take adeep breath and pray. Bring down your blood pres-sure and increase your self-control so you can choosewords you wont regret later.

T is for true. Test your thoughts before you activateyour tongue. Are they true and right? If so, whats themotive for spewing them? Are you trying to make apoint, prove yourself right, or speak the truth in love?

S is for sweet. Sweet words are pure, encouraging,and gracious. Its conversation that cheers and buildsothers up.

If you use your tongue at all, youre familiar withthe trouble it can bring. So if and when trouble takesplace, be quick to use that tongue to apologize fromthe heart. Although the author is unknown, his or herwords are good to swallow, Always keep your wordssoft and sweet. Just in case you have to eat them.

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