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12 SEPTEMBER 2011Section
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Volumee 37Numberr 46
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Your Weekly Connection to Agriculture
Fillmore FFA wins big atthe NYS fair
FFA Page A26
ColumnistsLee MielkeMielke Market Weekly
A30Paris ReidheadCrop Comments A29
Auctions B1Classifieds B15Farmer to Farmer A11Beef A6
Agriculturee iss alivee andd welll atthee Neww Yorkk Statee Fairr
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Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearingwith one another in love. ~ Ephesians 4:2
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Despite the threat of severe weather, the 2011 NewYork State Fair was host to over 900,000 visitors fromAug. 25- Sept. 5. This year’s agricultural area’s stallsand aisles were brimming with competitors addinglast minute touches to their animals to attract thejudge’s attention.
Thousands of animals were showcased to apprecia-tive spectators. Giggles and squeals could be heardfrom children as they were exposed to the variousspecies for the first (or hundredeth) time.
The New York State Fair provided fun, excitement,as well as education, to all who attended.
Agriculture is alive and well at the New York State Fair
Competition was fierce at the Hereford Open Show.
The antique tractor exhibit featured numerous unusual examples of machinery likethis 1949 John Deere MT “Lady’s Tractor” owned by Lillian Foster.
The 2011 sand sculpture, “In Remembrance ofSept. 11, 2001” was a moving reminder for all.
This year’s butter sculpture was named “Feeding ourFuture” Depicting a food service person giving outlunch items. The 800 pound sculpture will be made intobiofuel sometime after the fair.
Last minute preparations were apparent all through thedairy building. Photos by Lorna Quinn
Cattle are shown in the Winter Heifer Calf division of the Youth Holstein Show.
Outside, Elizabeth Goblet from Berne, NY, makes use ofthe washing area.This goat drew a great deal of attention as she was
being milked.
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PETERBORO, NY — “We really enjoyshowing everyone around the farm andseeing the positive effects of a pasture-based farming system,” said a welcom-ing Steven Weaver from Weaver FamilyFarm to 40 farmers traveling fromRochester to Boonville to attend theNew York Northeast Organic FarmingAssociation’s field day. According toBethany Wallis, Organic Dairy Educa-tion Coordinator for NOFA-NY, “Thesemeetings provide a venue to shareknowledge among farmers, learn moreabout implementing organic grass-based dairy systems and help build astrong membership from the soil up.”
It was this symbiotic relationship be-tween soil biology, pasture plants andgrazing animals under the watchfulmanagement of the Weaver family thatfolks appreciated delving into. Steven
began the pasture walk by describingthe goals of the farm: “To be economi-cally viable, work as a family and leavethe land better than they found it. Forus, an organic grass-based dairy is thecenterpiece to achieve this goal.” Heshowed fellow farmers his grazing mon-itoring chart and pointed out that hisold permanent pastures gave him aconsistent three pounds of milk per cowmore than his 3 year old seedings of or-chardgrass, ryegrass and clover.
As the group looked for clues on theland for this increase in production, theyfound an active biological soil coupledwith diverse perennial plant mixturesand learned about different grazing tech-niques, including out-wintering, overseeding, intensive grazing (65cows/acre/12 hours) and following upthe herd with horses and poultry. “I thinkit’s a combination of factors from deep
rooted forbs, earthworm castings feedingplants, rest and the pulsing of the rootsby grazing animals that leads to a suc-cessful pasture system that provides usfeed until Thanksgiving,” said Steven.
The healthy and productive swardswhere complemented by a ‘gateless’ sys-tem of PVC poles lifting the wire for thecows to walk under into the lane, gravityflow watering to every paddock and avery successful homemade sticky cow tocatch face flies. Steven also gave a tour ofhis milking parlor and bedded pack barnwhich is crucial to nutrient retention inthe winter and overall herd health. Hedescribed his many strategies in usingbedding materials, adjusting air flowwith barn curtains and learning aboutthe nuances of composting which he
said, is a real art.The day was highlighted by fellowship
surrounding a smorgasbord of localfood made by the Peterboro Amish com-munity, cheese and milk from OrganicValley Family of Farms topped off with acornucopia of pie choices and ice-cream(of course) to benefit the Siloam SpringsSchool.
This pasture walk was supported byNew York State Grazing Lands Conser-vation Initiative, Organic Valley and theMadison County Soil and Water Con-servation District. To learn more aboutNOFA-NY Inc.’s upcoming events andorganic certification, go on-line atwww.nofany.org or contact BethanyWallis, Organic Dairy Education Coor-dinator at 585-271-1979.
NOFA-NY brings farmers to the pasture
Bethany Wallis, Organic Dairy Education Coordinator and Jeff Zimmer, Organic Valley
Cooperative Dairy Farmer from LaFargeville, NY in the Weaver’s pasture overlooking
Oneida Lake.
Photos by Troy Bishopp
Homemade pasture sticky fly catcher positioned next to water tub.
The demand for locally raised meatsand livestock products continues togrow. Strategic and specific marketingefforts can help you take full advantageof the local foods market. If you want tosharpen and focus your marketingskills or just don’t know where to begindeveloping a marketing plan, CornellCooperative Extension can help!
Cornell Cooperative Extension hasdeveloped a series of workshops that willteach the basics of strategic marketing,including how to identify a target marketand focus your farm’s marketing efforts.You will also learn how to choose themarkets that meet the needs of yourfarm, such as CSA, farmers’ market andwholesale. Each participant will developcomponents of a marketing plan andcreate marketing materials.
While this series is tailored specifical-ly to the marketing of meats and other
livestock products, it will benefit anyfarm looking to improve their marketingefforts.
The series costs $10 per farm (up totwo people) per session or $30 for theseries (Not all sites will host a fourthsession). For more information, contactthe Cornell Cooperative Extension of-fices listed below, or you can also con-tact Matthew LeRoux, CCE- TompkinsCounty, 607-272-2292 or by e-mail [email protected]
Dates and Times: Each session runsfrom 6:30-8:30 p.m., Thursdays, Sept.15, 22, and 29 with an optional follow-up session at each location (datevaries).
Session 1, Sept. 15: Introduction toStrategic Marketing: Identifying a Tar-get Market
Session 2, Sept. 22: Communicatingwith Customers
Session 3, Sept. 29: A Guide to Mar-keting Channel Selection
Optional Session 4, date varies by lo-cation: Review and Critique of YourMarketing Materials
This workshop series will be offeredby Cornell Cooperative Extension at lo-cations around NY. Pre-registration isrequired:
1. CCE Oswego County, 3288 MainStreet, Mexico NY 13114. Registrationcontact: 315-963-7286 or e-mail Shaw-na Leigh at [email protected]
2. CCE Sullivan County, Gerald JSkoda Extension Education Center, 64Ferndale Loomis Road, Liberty, NY12754. Registration contact: TrishWestenbroek 845-292-6180 or e-mailat [email protected]
3. CCE Broome & Chenango Coun-ties. Classes held at: 840 Upper FrontSt, Binghamton. 2nd Fl. Cutler House.
Registration contact: Laura Biasillo607-772-8953 or e-mail at [email protected]
4. CCE Wayne, 1581 State Route 88N, Newark. Registration contact: JudyGlann at 315-331-8415 x 117 [email protected]
5. CCE Chautauqua County, classesheld at: Park United Methodist Church,49 Sinclair Drive, Sinclairville, NY. Reg-istration contact: 716-664-9502 Ext.202 or e-mail Ginny [email protected]
6. CCE Oneida County, 121 SecondSt. Oriskany, NY 13142 Registrationcontact: 315-736-3394 ext. 132 or e-mail [email protected]
7. CCE Wyoming County, 401 NorthMain Street, Warsaw, NY 14569. Regis-tration contact: Jen Carges, 585-786-2251, ext. 124 or e-mail [email protected]
Strategic Marketing Workshops for Livestock Producers in seven counties around New York State
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ALBANY, NY — New York Farm Bu-reau is encouraging individuals inter-ested in supporting the Tropical StormIrene relief effort to contribute to organ-izations such as New York FarmNet, theSchoharie County Community ActionProgram, and the American Red Crossof Northeastern New York.
“During this past week, New YorkFarm Bureau has been working non-stop with the New York State Depart-ment of Agriculture and Markets, theGovernor’s Office, Cooperative Exten-
sion, and various emergency responseagencies, to assess needs, share infor-mation, and coordinate assistance tofarmers and rural areas hardest hit bythe devastating impacts of the storm. Inaddition, Farm Bureau has receivedcountless calls and e-mails from con-cerned citizens interested in helpingfarmers get back on their feet,” said DeanNorton, president of New York Farm Bu-reau. “We deeply appreciate the outpour-ing of support for the agricultural com-munity, and we strongly urge the public
to aid the effort, by contributing to theseoutstanding organizations. New YorkFarm Bureau will be contributing direct-ly as well, with a monetary donation toNew York FarmNet.”
New York FarmNet is a comprehen-sive program that provides farm fami-lies with a network of information, con-tacts and services to aid them in timesof crisis. FarmNet staff offer financialand personal counseling to New Yorkfarmers during times of adversity, all atno cost to the farmer. To contribute toFarmNet, please send monetary dona-tions to NY Farm Net, 415 Warren Hall,Ithaca, NY 14853-7801. To learn moreabout New York FarmNet, visit theirWeb site at www.nyfarmnet.org.
The Schoharie County CommunityAction Program (SCCAP) has been coor-dinating relief efforts in the flood-rav-aged Schoharie Valley throughout theweek. SCCAP staff and volunteers areproviding victims with food, water, dia-pers, infant formula, cleaning suppliesand other necessities. To contribute,please send monetary donations toSchoharie County Community Action
Program, 795 East Main St., Suite 5,Cobleskill, NY, 12043. SCCAP is alsoaccepting donations of non-perishablefood and supplies. Visit www.sccap-inc.org for more information.
American Red Cross of NortheasternNew York is currently operating morethan 35 shelters across the region to aidvictims of the storm. To keep these shel-ters fully-staffed, Red Cross needs addi-tional volunteers. To register as a vol-unteer, call the Red Cross at 518-458-8111. Financial donations can be sentby mail to the American Red Cross ofNortheastern New York, 33 Everett Rd.,Albany, NY, 12205. Ten dollar dona-tions can also be made by texting RED-CROSS to 90999. Additional informa-tion is available at www.redcrossne-ny.org.
On behalf of our farmers, and all ofour New York State agricultural com-munity, New York Farm Bureau wouldlike to sincerely thank everyone fromthe general public, for your support andencouragement, and for your consider-ation in contributing to one of the aboverelief efforts.
Farm-City Day is an educational,fun filled day on the farm where thepublic can get a first hand, behind thescenes look at how a modern dairyfarm operates. Petting baby calves,picking a souvenir pumpkin, gettinglost in the corn maze, milking a cow byhand, watching baby chicks, andplaying in a giant pile of corn are justa few of the fun activities families canparticipate in.
Agribusinesses will be on hand to an-swer questions about farming and howthe food you consume is produced. Apetting zoo will feature baby calves,goats, sheep, bunnies, alpacas, pot-bel-lied pigs, and other animals. There will
be plenty of free samples of milk,cheese, yogurt, potato chips, and grapejuice, all made with the help of our localfarmers. This family event is free andopen to the public. Everyone is welcometo attend.
Come out and celebrate agriculture atthe 11th annual Steuben County Farm-City Day on Saturday, Sept. 24. Don’tmiss the fun at the Moss-VanWie Farmin Canisteo from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Thefarm is located on State Route 36, justeast of the Village of Canisteo. Visit ourWeb site at www.steubencountyfarm-day.com or follow us on facebook for in-formation on attractions, events, spon-sors, and detailed directions.
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Cover photo by Lorna QuinnCompetitors line up for the judge’s review during theHereford Open Show at the New York State Fair.
ROCK SPRINGS, PA — What teenagerwould possibly know the answers tosuch diverse questions as “How do youdecontaminate soil saturated with ahazardous chemical?” “How quicklycan a person be killed in a tractor rearoverturn?” and “What is the potentialroom temperature at eye level during afire?” 4-H contestants in the Pennsylva-nia Agricultural Safety and Health QuizBowl, that's who.
The event is held each year in Augustat Ag Progress Days in Rock Springsand at the following Pennsylvania FarmShow in Harrisburg, PA.
Teams representing 4-H clubs com-pete in a quiz show format to demon-strate their knowledge of farm safetyand health hazards and recommendedpractices. Teams have to study a rangeof resources such as the National SafeTractor & Machinery Operation Pro-gram Task Sheets, National Agricultur-al Safety Database (NASD) Web site,
Pesticide Education Manual, and PennState Agricultural Safety Fact Sheets.Participants not only learn about farmsafety and health, they also increasetheir leadership and public speakingskills and learn how to promote agricul-tural safety and health through theirorganizations.
4-H clubs fielded six teams and com-peted in a semi-final competition at AgProgress Days this year. The top fourteams will compete during the 4-H QuizBowl State Finals at the 2012 Pennsyl-vania Farm Show. All team membersand clubs received an umbrella, a cer-tificate, and monetary prizes rangingfrom $150 to $200.
The Pennsylvania Agricultural Safetyand Health Quiz Bowl is administeredby the Penn State University Agricul-tural Safety and Health Program andthe Pennsylvania Department of Agri-culture, Division of Health and Safety.Current financial supporters include
Westfield Insurance, CNH AmericaLLC, Farm Family Insurance Compa-ny, AgChoice Farm Credit, U.S. De-partment of Labor — Wage & Hour Di-vision.
Teams advancing to State Finals are
Potter County 4-H, Cumberland Coun-ty 4-H, Snyder County 4-H and UnionCounty 4-H.
Teams not advancing to State Finals:Clearfield County 4-H Team A andClearfield County 4-H Team B.
Keeping farms and farmerssafe: 4-H clubs compete at Ag
Progress Days QuizBowl
The Cumberland County 4-H Agricultural Safety and Health Quiz Bowl team com-peted at the 2011 Ag Progress Days and advanced to the State Finals. Pictured fromleft to right are Jay Howes, Deputy Secretary, Pennsylvania Department of Agricul-ture; team member Lydia Barr; team coach Kris Speers; team members Rachel Ker-stetter, Kelsi Minich, Rachel Cohick, Kristen Martin, and team coach Duane Duncan.
Farm Bureau urges public to donate to Irene relief effort
Join us in Canisteo for Farm City Day on Sept 24
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Going it alone in farming is tough.Fortunately for Kennedy, NY’s, Eric
Vanstrom, he found a good team tohelp.
Vanstrom, who operates a small dairyfarm in Chautauqua County, said hehas benefited tremendously from thesupport of a Dairy Profit Team, a pro-gram of Cornell Cooperative Extensionoperated with a grant from the Syra-cuse-based New York Farm Viability In-stitute.
“Coming off of 2009, which was an ex-tremely depressing milk year, I had highdebt and was buying a lot of feed tomake 45 pounds of milk per cow,” saidVanstrom, a 2006 Cornell graduate whostarted his own farm in late 2007.
“I entered 2010 thinking I’d cash outat the end of the year.”
That is when Extension agents GinnyCarlberg and Lisa Kempisty convincedVanstrom to participate in the DairyProfit Team program.
Through it, he developed a plan tobetter feed and house his herd, and hesaw immediate improvements in thehealth of his cows.
“My life went from a point where I wasready to be done farming to now I’mhaving a lot of fun,” Vanstrom said.
CCE’s Carlberg said she and the dairyteams have been making farming funand profitable for dairymen throughoutChautauqua and parts of Cattaraguscounties.
“We’ve had 15 farms participate fromthe area,” she said. “They range in sizeanywhere from under 50 cows to 500and maybe a little bit higher. …We’vehad over 77 meetings among those 15teams.
“No farms have started and stoppedmidway because they didn’t want to doit anymore. Most of them are continuingto meet on a regular basis, once everyone to three months — usually every
two months.”Those meetings allow farmers to share
ideas with feed consultants, veterinari-ans, lenders and Extension personnel —all focusing on an individual farm to cre-ate a plan for better management.
“That’s the real benefit: We’re all fo-cusing on that one farm,” Carlberg said.“The farmer presents information abouthis farm at the beginning of each meet-ing — how much production, butter fat,etc., a general update on how the farmhas been going.
“Then we have an agenda we stay withso the meeting stays focused. We try tokeep the meetings to about an hour anda half. You go longer than that, and themeeting starts to wander. And we’re allpretty busy, including the farmer.”
One of the first items on Vanstrom’sagenda: how to make better use of hisfeed.
“I had my first meeting the beginningof April (of 2010) with Lisa, two Exten-sion agents, my nutritionist, a crop con-sultant, my loan officer and a consult-ant from (New York) FarmNet,”Vanstrom said. “They just said, ‘OK,you’re having issues with feed gettingwasted because you’re dumping it out-side and the cows are laying in it. Thefirst priority is put in a feed bunk’ tokeep all the feed in a contained area.”
“They told me to do that before thenext meeting. Immediately that saved20 percent of the feed that wasn’t get-ting wasted — right away.”
The next big improvement the teamrecommended was the installation of afence to keep Vanstrom’s cows wherethey needed to be. Between the cementfor the bunk and the fencing material,he spent about $1,000, Vanstrom said— not a lot of money, but a big return onthe investment.
Then Vanstrom was ready to take thenext step: construction of a 40-by-100,
48-stall barn to house his herd.That meant more capital and some
creative financing.“I said, ‘I don’t have any cash, but I
need a barn before winter,’” Vanstromrecalled. “‘Will you let me do the barn bybuying the lumber and cement on acredit card, pay for the labor throughcash and worry about paying the debtafter it’s done?’
My loan officer knew what was going on.“Obviously, putting $10,000 on a cred-
it card sounds crazy. (The loan officer)wasn’t a big fan of it. He was skeptical.”
But since he was part of the team, heunderstood the need, Vanstrom said.
And the investment immediately paiddividends by improving Vanstrom’sherd — as evidenced by the reduction inhis milk’s somatic cell count, which isused to indicate the presence of masti-tis, an inflammation of the mammarygland.
“We had 48 free stalls ready on De-cember 31, New Year’s Eve,” Vanstromsaid. “My somatic cell count that De-cember had averaged over 500,000(cells per milliliter). In January, they
averaged 140,000. That’s a night andday difference.”
Vanstrom has continued to see benefitsof increased herd health throughout 2011.
“Last year, my total milk productionwas 786,000 pounds of milk,” he said.“This year, I’m on pace to sell well overa million pounds. I’ve cut my cull ratein half. I sent three cows to beef thisyear. Last year at this time, I’d alreadysent 10.”
CCE’s Carlberg said Dairy ProfitTeams like Vanstrom’s benefit fromputting all of the interested parties inthe same room so there is lesschance the farmer will hear conflict-ing advice. The NYFVI grant helpsmake that increased communicationpossible.
“I find that the consultants are eagerto sit down with other consultants andthe farmer and work as a team,” shesaid. “It’s not hard to get them there.Sometimes the vet is super busy andhas trouble scheduling, but they see itas part of their service to the farm.
“It does mean more work. That’swhere the grant can help.”
Dairy profit program helps keep dairy farms in business
Eric Vanstrom at his farm in Kennedy, NY.Photo courtesy of New York Farm Viability Institute
A facilitated workshop on successionplanning keeping family forests andfarms in the family will be held Sept. 17and Oct. 22, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at Peters-burgh Veterans Memorial CommunityCenter, 71 Main Street, Petersburgh, NY.
Few challenges that family forestlandowners, farmers, ranchers, and otherland-based family businesses face aremore important than the issue of pass-ing the land and its responsibilities onto the next generation. Many smalllandowners want to preserve their fam-ily lands but don’t know how to involvefamily members in ownership and oper-ation of their land.
On the mornings of Sept. 17 and Oct.22, Cornell University Cooperative Exten-sion, in partnership with the AgriculturalStewardship Association, RensselaerLand Trust, and Rensselaer Plateau Al-liance, will present a two-part SuccessionPlanning facilitated workshop. Succes-sion Planning — the human side of EstatePlanning — focuses on ways to maintainfamily ties to the land from generation togeneration, building awareness of keychallenges facing family businesses andmotivating families to address those chal-lenges. This workshop is a mix of DVDpresentations, practical exercises, andexpert panel discussions and Q&A ses-sions to help families develop techniques
needed to address tough issues. Topicscovered will also be relevant to profession-als working with landowner families.
This 2-day workshop is supported bya DVD featuring presentations by ClintBentz (CPA, Boldt Carlisle & Smith, andChairman, American Tree Farm Sys-tem) and Mark Green (Director, AustinFamily Business Program at OregonState University), with live classroomactivities conducted by facilitator Dr.Shorna Broussard Allred. Day 1 will in-clude an introduction by the workshopsponsors, an introduction to Succes-sion Planning, and activities that willbegin the Succession Planning process.Day 2 will get into the details of Succes-sion and Estate Planning with activitiesand an expert panel discussion andQ&A session with a local certified pub-lic accountant, local tax attorney, JohnLavelle, and a landowner incentive pro-gram manager.
We encourage multiple family mem-bers and generations to attend. Eachfamily will receive a copy of the Ties tothe Land workbook & companion DVD,which are designed to help families con-tinue to improve and direct their com-munications at home. More informa-tion about succession planning is avail-able on the Ties to the Land Web site,http://tiestotheland.org/
Workshop Fee and Registration:$40 per person, $10 per each addi-tional family member. The fee in-cludes refreshments and one copy perfamily of the workbook: Ties to theLand: Your Family Forest Heritage(additional copies will be available atthe workshop or online at the Website). Participants must attend both of
the sessions.To register, please visit our Web site
and click on the Workshops tab:http://successionplanning.ning.com/.For questions, or if you have troubleregistering, please call or email Mau-reen Mullen, Cornell University Cooper-ative Extension, at 607-254-6556,[email protected].
Ties to the Land: Planning for the Future of Your Woodlands
Cornell University Cooperative Ex-tension of Allegany/Cattaraugus Coun-ties in conjunction with Cornell Univer-sity faculty are hosting the SouthernTier Commercial Berry Growers Work-shop. This program is for both experi-enced growers as well as potential newgrowers. The full day program will in-clude how to get started with berrycrops in the morning session (a great re-view for established growers and newinformation for potential growers) andduring the afternoon, topics will in-clude: berry varieties for our area, ex-tending the season for berry produc-tion, and how to manage pests in yourberry crops.
We have a top notch lineup of CornellUniversity faculty: Dr. Marvin Pritts,Chair of Horticulture, Cathy Heidenre-
ich, CU Berry Extension Support Spe-cialist, Dr. Kerik Cox, Plant Patholo-gy/Microbe-Biology, Dr. Greg Loeb, En-tomology, and Dr. Courtney Weber, Pro-fessor of Horticulture. Sign up soon tobe a part of this great program.
DEC credits have been approvedfor categories 1a, 10, and 22 (threecredits).
The workshop will be held on Wednes-day, Oct. 12, 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., atthe Belfast Town Hall, 11 Merton Ave.,Belfast NY 14771, Allegany County.
There is a fee for this program (lunchis included in price), $25.
Pre-registration is required by Oct. 3,fees are non-refundable.
To sign up or for more details, pleasecontact Colleen Cavagna at 585-268-7644 ext. 12 or [email protected].
Attention existing and potentialcommercial berry growers
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SIMMENTALRED ANGUSHillcrest FarmGary and Cindy Bertrand148 Millbury StAuburn, MA [email protected]
Registered SimmentalsRegistered Polled Herefords
Want to Become A Member?Contact - President, John Iovieno
(860) 395-4833Email [email protected]
Annual Field Day: Oct. 15, 2011, Smithfield, RI
REGISTERED RED ANGUSLynda & Mike Foster
4654 NW Townline Road, Marcellus, NY 13108email: [email protected]
cell: 315-246-4425
Web www.smbcattleco.com Email [email protected]
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PresidentMike Kelley
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BEEF PRODUCEROfficial Publication of
The New York Beef Producers’ Association
NEW YORK Countryy Folkss Editionn
Order now to receiveblack books for promotionalmaterials
Ranchers wanting a con-venient, effective record sys-tem still have time to pur-chase custom black booksthrough the American AngusAssociation® — the deadlinehas been extended to Oct. 1.These cost-effective booksare made in the UnitedStates and are designed for
the commercial and pure-bred cattleman.
The 2012 Beef Record Service(BRS)/AngusSource® books areavailable in any quantity for $3each and can be customized —free of charge — with purchasesof 100 or more.
“For less than 1 cent per day,your advertising dollar can putyour farm or ranch name, logoand contact information in yourcustomer’s hands 365 days per
year,” says Ginette Kurtz, An-gusSource® program manager.
The pocket-sized book fea-tures a calendar; your logo orthe Association’s logo; andspace to keep managementrecords including: calving ac-tivity, herd health, pasture us-age, feed consumption, andbreeding information.
“This handy pocket calendarhas easy-to-use pages to recordpertinent herd management
records to determine profitabili-ty while you are working in thefield or office,” Kurtz said.
Order your customized bookbefore Oct. 1 or any quantity ofbooks featuring the Associationwhile supplies last at 816-383-5100 or e-mail [email protected].
“The quicker you orderthem, the quicker you willhave them for promotionaluse,” Kurtz said.
The American Angus Associ-ation is the nation’s largest
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For more information aboutAngus cattle and the Ameri-can Angus Association’s pro-grams and services, visitwww.angus.org
Black book deadline extended to Oct. 1
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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 recordedin some major livestockproduction regions,”said Judith McGeary,Executive Director ofthe Farm and RanchFreedom Alliance andvice-chair of the USDASecretary’s AdvisoryCommittee on AnimalHealth. “Our farmersand ranchers are strug-gling to get their cropsin and save their ani-mals, and they need
more time to assess theimpacts of the proposedrule.”
The groups’ letter toSecretary Vilsack point-ed out that many farm-ers and ranchers are notonline, slowing the speedof communication. “Ac-cording to the 2007 Cen-sus of Agriculture, morethan 40 percent of farmsdo not have internet ac-cess,” stated the letter.
“We have a significantnumber of Amish andMennonite members,who can only be contact-ed by mail or throughprint publications,” ex-plained Mark A. Kastel,senior farm policy ana-lyst at The CornucopiaInstitute. “They, in turn,will have to mail theircomments to USDA. Ifthe agency actuallywants to hear from theselivestock 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 planfor cattle identification,but the agency persistsin proposing unworkable
rules,” contends R-CALFUSA CEO Bill Bullard.“The least the agency cando is extend the com-ment period so that thecattlemen can commenton the proposal whenthey’re not in the middleof the calf-weaning andshipping seasons.”
The proposal has
raised concerns aboutthe economic impacts onboth livestock producersand related businesses.
Gilles Stockton, amember of the WesternOrganization of ResourceCouncils said, “It willtake a significantamount of time to pencilout the true costs of this
proposal. Livestock pro-ducers, sale barns, andstates deserve adequatetime to figure these costsand give comment.”
“All of our farmers andranchers are deeply con-cerned about animalhealth,” concludedMcGeary. “They workhard every day to keep
their 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.
Dust flying in countryside over USDA Animal ID proposal — farmers andranchers appeal to Vilsack for adequate time to respond
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Interactive farm fiction
by Steve SutherThe only difference
between fiction andnonfiction is whether itreally happened.
Take projected profit,for example. A happyending this year mayseem likely or all butimpossible, dependingon how the year hasunfolded and what isyet to come.
A sub-genre in fictionis called “fan fiction.”Look it up online andyou’ll see how the inter-activity keeps story en-gines humming asmostly school-age writ-ers explore plot twists,hinges and conse-
quences. Facebook hasan interactive fictiongame called “Farmville.”
Truth may or may notbe stranger than thosefanciful exercises, butyou do get to write mostof your own chapters inlife. Let’s look at theplot elements.
Whether your fortuneis looking up, down orin the middle, it is theresult of two main fac-tors: things you couldnot control and thoseyou could. Notice theword is could, ratherthan did.
Looking back, few willargue with the bigthings placed on the“could not control” pile.Drought. Flood. Light-
ning. But what about mar-
kets? Mechanicalbreakdowns? Politics?There are some gray ar-eas subject to your in-fluence through riskmanagement, proactivemaintenance and evenvoting.
Then there’s all thestuff that just happens,but with a do-over youcould bend to bettersupport a happy end-ing. Most of those aredecisions. Things youshoulda-coulda-wouldadone, or not. Timing ofwords and deeds.
We often look at lifeone year at a time, espe-cially in agriculture.There is an obvious an-nual cycle of plantingand harvesting crops,and cattlemen try tomanage cows to pro-duce a calf each year.
Many things takemore than a year to play
out, or even move on tothe next logical chapter.Some things are a life’swork, like building acowherd that producesthe most profitablecalves every year andbuilds demand for beef.
But still we look atthe annual rhythmsand break time downfurther into what needsto be done this week,today, before supper, sothat our plans work outfor the next week,month or year.
Every day holds somepossible hinges of his-tory for our year, ourprofit projections, evenour lives. Unfortunate-ly, we can’t alwaysknow the significanceor perhaps irreversiblenature of a decisionwhen it’s made. Andthis isn’t a drill.
Those with spring-born calves are plan-ning to wean now, if
drought or disciplinehas not already set anearly-weaning programinto play.
We don’t have to waittill the end of the year tojudge whether weaningis successful, but thehinges are probablythere several weeks pri-or to the big day andothers will turn thepages toward or awayfrom profit for six orseven weeks after.
The basics are nutri-tion, health, handlingand communication.Therein lie a bunch ofpotential plot twists.
Maintain those min-eral feeders, introducecalves to a hay andgrain ration and waterfrom a tank or waterer.You can run through al-ternative story linesthat skip some of thosesteps.
If the calves had noshots in the spring, it
will pay to vaccinate afew weeks before wean-ing and then booster onthe day. A lot of nonfic-tion research can illus-trate consequences.
Plan your facilitiesand flow to minimizestress and security.Discuss all plans withyour crew, veterinarian,marketer and cattlefeeder. This a rich areafor plot and characterdevelopment, but ifcommunication breaksdown, keep it clean.
If you have not takenan active enough role inwriting your story,now’s the time to jumpin and save the day, orat least set up a cliffhanger with potentialfor a happy ending inthe next episode.
Questions? Call toll-free at 877-241-0717 ore-mail [email protected].
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Selling - 50 head of the finest REGISTERED MINIATURE HEREFORDS in the north-
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Miniature Herefords are short, thick cattlethat are ideal for those with limited land
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Cattle will be available for viewing all day Friday, Sept. 30Join us for dinner at the
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For more information call Becket Farms, 603-712-5064 days,
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Research has foundthat producers’ atti-tudes toward their beefcheckoff program re-main stable and arequite favorable. Thesurvey of 900 beef anddairy producers nation-wide was conducted inlate June 2011 andearly July 2011 by theindependent firm As-pen Media & MarketResearch.
Currently about threein four approve of theprogram, which main-tains the five-point pos-itive shift reported inJanuary. Producershave consistently tend-ed to rate the checkoffpositively. In the pastfive years, approval lev-els have ranged between68 percent and the cur-rent level of 74 percent.
“Knowledge about thecheckoff continues to
predict favorability to-ward it,” said HankMaxey, a cow/calffarmer from Chatham,VA, and chair of theJoint Producer Com-munications Commit-tee (JPCC). “Producerswho are ‘very’ or ‘some-what’ well informed aremore likely to approveof the checkoff, partic-ularly among thosewho say they are verywell informed. Thistells me producers arenot only getting toknow their checkoff butare also very satisfiedwith what 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 oftheir 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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H&S 2602 MANURE SPREADER, goodcondition, $4,000; Starline roller mill, auto-matic, 3hp, good condition, $500; 518-673-8055.(NY)
REGISTERED BLACK ANGUS BULL, 21/2 years old, good temperament, wellbuilt, $1,400; 607-829-5435.(NY)
WANTED: 14’ foot silo unloader, needs tobe in working condition; Also, 18 foot ringdrive, unloader needed. 618-246-3639.(NY)
JD L tractor mower plow will sell separateor complete. JD M, good rubber withmower and plow, complete or separate.518-796-5303.(NY)
NIGERIAN DWARF GOATS for sale: some2011, kids still available, $50.00 to$100.00. 716-492-4351.(NY)
WANTED: Want to buy a Nubian breedingbuck, one year old or older. 518-483-1491.(NY)
SS Milking lines for 50 cow dairy with milk-ers, jar, and more; Harvestor silo. 5666Anderson Road, Oriskany Falls, NY 13425
JD #35 chopper, $1,000; JD 115 chuckwagons, $1,000 each; Dion blower, $500;Van Dale unloader, $1,000; Shed kept,working. 518-283-1488.(NY)
FORD 5000 exceptionally straight profes-sional motor job; otherwise original. Lightwork only. EZ restoration project. Manyextras; call; VGC, $6,800; 607-849-6911.(NY)
WANTED: Haybine 10’ in good condition,prefer New Holland. 518-237-8095.(NY)
BARN Cleaner drive unit clay/badger with3 hp motor, $500. 413-967-7590.(MA)
1st cutting of hay, round bales, $20 bale.716-735-7598.(NY)
ONE ROW ground drive potato planter anddigger, $500 for both; 275 gallon fuel tank,like new $125; 315-497-0323.(NY)
CASE IH 1420 combine, two heads, goodworking condition, 2,882 hours, $12,000;Richardton 1016 silage dump table, goodcondition, $4,000; 585-315-8127.(NY)
JOHN DEERE 2750 tractor, 3,100 hours,and wind power generator, model 3020with PTO, cord trailer. 607-369-5509.(NY)
JERSEY Heifers, calves for sale. WANT-ED: Snow blower. 518-993-2388.(NY)
TD15C dozer, JD 2950 4x4 cab/ldfr., Ford600 snow, 743 Bobcat, Tracks, dozerblade, White #588 Plow, GD Potato digger,585-457-7061.(NY)
BROWN AND WHITE quarter horse colt, 2years old, $200; Brown quarter horsemare, 24 years old, $100; Pulaski. 315-651-2770.(NY)
WANTED: Horse drawn manure spreader,Young Belgian Draft Horses. Ben Miller,355 Argersinger Road, Fultonville, NY12072-3325
METAL Corn crib, JD 16A chopper. 315-253-9578.(NY)
CIDER PRESS Standard senior 2” screwon press end, double basket 14” high, 15”diam. overall; 26” W, 46” L. 315-839-5906.(NY)
JD 6620 Combine, 4WD, 3,900 hours,hydro, feeder chain reverse, nice. Two setsof wheels, $7,900 OBO. 315-331-0902.(NY)
JOHN DEERE 3020 gas with #48 loader,ROP, Canopy, good tires, new paint, 4,205hours, runs excellent, ready to work,$8,950. 607-524-6101.(NY)
GOAT, Alpine, Male yearling, $45; Oneman auger with drill, new, $135; Dogcrates, many sizes, $22; Pekingesefemale, $50. 315-531-8670.(NY)
NEW IDEA #406 loader, fits older tricycletractors, $500; Twin rotor seed fertilizersprayer, tow behind, older unit, $100 OBO.315-271-3746.(NY)
OAT and Rye straw, small square bales,$150 a ton, outside of Homer. 607-423-9511.(NY)
1951 McCormick W-4 tractor, straight,good tires, runs super, $2,500; Agriculturalsprayer, $100; Famall H or M weatherbreak, $250. 716-631-3474.(NY)
REGISTERED Jersey Cow four years old,milking 70 pounds on grass, hay, andgrain. Nice, quiet cow, asking $2,000; 603-361-6050, 315-858-2508.(NY)
ONEIDA Royal furnace, 105,000 BTU (oil)600 gal. bulk tank, nice. Lester B. Byler,8811 State Route 274, Holland Patent, NY13354
NEW HOLLAND 1069 bale wagons, 160bale; truck cab, 1998 F-Series w/ flip uphood, all vg condition. 315-364-7936.(NY)
TWO MINIATURE DONKEY YEARLINGJacks. Friendly pets and companions.Shared pasture with donkeys, horses,sheep and goats. Asking $250/each, 518-774-8633.(NY)
12’ aluminum tire service body with 3 cylin-der compressor, powered by diesel engine,vgc, $4,500, will separate. 716-353-6809.(NY)
WANTED: 7 or 9 shank chisel plow, WayneCo., 315-923-2410.(NY)
NH 707 3 pt chopper, two heads; BadgerSU wagon, two beaters; JD #65 blower.Wayne Co. 315-587-9733.(NY)
FOR SALE: Allis Chalmers D-17 series IVSer # 82071, new tires and engine, verynice tractor; Over $10,000 Invested,$8,500. 607-535-2395.(NY)
FOR SALE: Five 5 month old Jersey crossheifers. Grass fed New Zealand genetics.800 gallon round top bulk tank storage.315-655-4395.(NY)
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)
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Images you cannotshake
Where were you themorning of September11, 2001? There arethree indelible datesthat bring vivid imagesto mind. One is Sept.11, another is Nov. 22,1963, and the last oneis the Challenger explo-sion. These three datesin history had tremen-dous influence on all ofus.
Television broughtthese events to life.They brought the hor-rific images into ourhomes. These imagesmade each of thesehappenings intenselypersonal for all of us.
It has been nearly 50years since the assassi-nation of PresidentJohn FitzgeraldKennedy, yet I can re-member exactly where Iwas and what I was do-ing. I was in the ele-mentary school that Iattended as a child, butI was a student teacher.An announcementcame over the loud-speaker that the presi-
dent had been shot. Wewere dismissed to gohome.
When the Challengerexploded I was onceagain in a classroom.This time I was theteacher. We were anx-ious for this lift-offsince a fellow teacherhad won a coveted spotto be on board. I wassummoned into the hallwhere I was told of theexplosion. It was up tome to make the an-nouncement to the chil-dren.
By the time the TwinTowers were hit I wasretired. My husbandand I were babysittingfor the youngest grand-child at the time. Hewas playing with hisfarm toys when the firstplane hit. When thesecond one hit its markwe all knew this was noaccident. The UnitedStates was under siege.The day was a scaryone with details replay-ing all day long. I feareda higher death toll thaneventually surfaced. Itwas nothing short of a
miracle that as manyworkers made it outsafely.
Sept. 11 or 9/11 as ithas become more com-monly known is historyto the group of young-sters passing throughour schools at thispoint. Few of them wereold enough to havevivid memories of theirown.
As the education sys-tem deals with the 10thanniversary celebrationthere are bound to bequestions. Teachersmay have to go backfurther yet in history toget the point acrossabout the significanceof this date.
I have been to GroundZero. There was little tosee when I visited otherthan the chain linkfence that kept peopleout of the area. I amdisappointed that I didnot know at the timeabout the little chapelknown as St. Paul’sthat became a gather-ing spot for survivorsand family members. Itwould have been an in-teresting place to visit.Since the skyline of thearea was an unfamiliarone to me at the time,the pictures I saw onthe news filled mymind. I recall the planestriking the first tower
and flames eruptinghigh off the ground inthe building. We knewsome people would notmake it to safety. I won-dered what the schoolteachers were saying totheir students.
Of course, for thefamilies that lost lovedones the event was apersonal tragedy, but itwas also a tragedy forthe nation as a whole.We lost a sense of inno-cence. We had beenstruck on our own soilfor the first time inmore years than any ofus could remember.The country as a wholewas the victim of terror-ism. The tone that wasset was a strong one.We would not be forcedto compromise our wayof life. We would pres-ent a united front.
The churches werepacked. People soughtspiritual guidance.Many prayed for thosetrapped in the infernoas well as those riskingtheir lives to save oth-ers. There was a spiri-tual renewal. Whathappened to that re-newal? It has now been10 years and we are go-ing about our business.The reverence that fol-lowed 9/11 is long for-gotten. Churches arestruggling. Families are
ignoring their faith.Professional sports
are viewed every Sun-day with hundreds ofthousands in atten-dance. There is no timefor faith. Even at the lo-cal level, the sports pro-grams have taken overour Sundays. There isyouth football and trav-el soccer. There is noday of rest. Most of thestores are open. Peopleare out and aboutshopping, not afterchurch, but whenchurch is being held.
As the tenth anniver-sary of 9/11 rolls aroundwe need to rememberhow we all felt on thatfateful day. We need toremember the fear thatwas part of the day.
My heart goes out toall of those who werepersonally and tragical-ly touched that day.
Ten years cannot haveerased the memory. Forone group of familiestheir grieving process isabout to begin. The re-mains of loved onesheld in several casketswill be laid to rest theday after the official re-membrance. They canfinally move on.
Our country needs tounite more than evertoday. Our economicwoes dictate that we allwork together for thegood of the country. Re-member we are “one na-tion under God”; ourforefathers did notmake a mistake whenthey included thosewords in the pledge ofallegiance.
Ann Swanson writesfrom her home in Rus-sell, PA. Contact at [email protected]
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reau’s “Renew RuralIowa” initiative covers alot of entrepreneurialterritory, recognizingfarmers and associatedbusinesses that haveturned ingenuity intocommercial successstories.
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 pro-viding support for newand existing businesses.
Iowa Farm Bureau’s
RRI initiative is simply agood idea that recog-nizes good 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.”Mike Wolfe and his com-pany Antique Archeolo-gy are based in LeClaire,Iowa, where he andsidekick Frank Fritz“travel the back roads ofAmerica looking forrusty gold.” Holdingdown the fort is their de-lightful, tattooed museDanielle, who deftly vec-tors them around the
countryside via e-mailand sometimes joins inon a pick or two.
Most of the scavengerhunts for American an-tiques and artifacts takeplace in the barns, base-ments and outbuildingsof rural America. Mikeand Frank use termslike “farm fresh,” refer-ring to some of theirfinds that cover thegambit from visible(glass top) gasolinepumps to classic pinballmachines. At the end ofthe day they prefer high-quality, American-madeitems that have survivedthe decades in dark anddusty spaces.
Wolfe accepted theRRI award during IowaFarm Bureau’s annualmeeting.
“We’ve been on somany farms andacreages and find awealth of treasures torepurpose every day,”Wolfe said. “We’re proudof this great state,farmers like you and or-ganizations that recog-nize the value entrepre-neurs bring to our com-munities.”
A commentator on Na-tional Public Radio re-cently speculated thatthis trend toward rural-based reality shows mayhave its genesis in the
tough economic times.It’s also interesting andentertaining when thepickers uncover a realpiece of American histo-ry that is totally unex-pected.
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 networksare currently churningout a backwoods bar-rage of some 20 showswith rural 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-uphero traverses the coun-try racing soapbox derbycars or mushing dogsleds.
There’s also aquacul-ture in the offing as“Swamp People” fea-tures the colorful Cajun
alligator hunters of theLouisiana bayous. TheirFrench/English-basedlanguage led to the pro-ducers running “Eng-lish” subtitles for folkswho are not familiarwith this lilting lingo orhave never heard of thefeared swamp creatureknown as the Rugarue.
And where else mightyou learn that Alexan-der Graham Bell invent-ed the air boat thatskims the swamp atsouped-up speeds?
It’s also fitting thatthe show-proclaimed“King of the AlligatorHunters,” Troy Landry,recorded a memorablepromo for the series thatfeatures him sitting on astump in the swamplooking straight into thecamera and deliveringthe perfect line: “See yalater, alligator.”
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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Attention: Livestock, Equine and Hay ProducersContact a crop insurance agent today!
Hay & Pasture Crop Insurance for 2012Enrollment deadline: September 30, 2011
Known also as Pasture, Rangeland, Forage Rainfall Index (PRF-RI), the program insures against
lack of precipitation. For hay and hay crop silage of established perennial forages, PRF offers up to
$306 of protection. For pasture, the policy can provide up to $60 of protection per acre.
Key features• Policy covers a single peril, lack of rainfall.
• Producers select acreage and months for customized coverage.
• Policy is available in all NY counties.
• No historical production records are required.
• USDA/RMA subsidizes 50 to 59% of premium costs.
• Indemnity payment, if due, is mailed automatically.
• Premium payment is due July 1, 2012.
• Program also applies to apiculture producers.
How it worksStep 1: With the help of a crop insurance agent, locate your farm on a PRF map available at
www.rma.usda.gov/policies/pasturerangeforage divided into 12 square mile grids. The program
uses historic rainfall data to determine normal rainfall for each grid.
Step 2: Select at least two non-overlapping two-month periods most important for grazing or hay
production to insure against below-average rainfall in the grid area. You can insure between 10% and
70% of your acreage in any one 2-month period.
Step 3: Decide the crop value you want to insure. Your selection of value can be between 60% and
150% of the county base value per acre. For hay, the base value is about $226 per acre. Pasture base
values vary by county in New York, from $15 to $44 per acre. You can decide whether to insure your
land as hay or pasture if the land can be either. Apiculture value is approximately $87 per colony.
To learn more and to enroll by the September 30 sales closing deadline,contact a crop insurance agent.
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Our organization ismade up of beef produc-ers and beef enthusiastsacross New York Statecommitted to safe,wholesome and nutri-tious beef supplied toour consumers. Withemphases on raisinghealthy animals, andprotecting the environ-ment for future genera-tions. We are a group ofbeef producers dedicated
to working together forthe improvement of thebeef industry.
Our purposes andgoals: Encourage friendlyexchange of ideas amongmembers. Promote andprotect the interests ofbeef producers in NewYork. Aid members inpurchase, sale andbreeding of quality cattle.We cooperate with Cor-nell Cooperative Exten-sions, New York State De-
partment of Agricultureand Markets and otheragencies. Work with law-makers to create policythat benefits agriculturein general and the beefindustry specifically. Weare affiliated with the Na-tional Cattlemen’s BeefAssociation. And we en-courage youth participa-tion in the industry withour New York Junior BeefProducers Association,because they are the fu-
ture to our industry.We have numerous
activities and programsoffered throughout theyear. Our Annual Meet-ing, Winter Conferencesand Banquet. Field daysand clinics. EmpireFarm Days Beef Bar-beque, New York FarmShow animal displayand Beef Sundaes, NewYork State Fair BeefDay, Beef Promotions at
Fairs and Communityevents, our Annual AllBreed Bull and HeiferSale, UltrasoundingProgram, Beef BovineImprovement Programand the Beef QualityAssurance Program.
Informational and ed-ucational publications inour Bimonthly newslet-ter, The Beef Producer,Country Folks Beef Pro-ducer Issues and our
NYBPA Membership Di-rectory and Handbookwith all paid memberslisted with locations anddescriptions of farms.Check out our Web sitewww.nybpa.org , for up-coming events and clas-sified section to help aideall of our members andinform the public toevents and happeningsof beef promotion andcattle around the state.
All this and more for a$30.00 annual member-ship dues. See ourmembership ad andsign up today. Member-ship Special — Joinnow. The rest of 2011free. Start enjoying theNYBPA benefits for 2011and 2012 with your paidmembership now!
Never before in the his-tory of the cattle indus-try has it been importantfor you to stand up andbe counted as a memberof the New York Beef Pro-ducers’ Association. Thepressures and influencesfrom outside our indus-try are so varied anddangerous that no indi-vidual cattle producer —Large or small — canpossibly handle themalone. But working to-gether, we can make aDIFFERENCE.
Join the NYBPA today
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by James J. Carrabba, TheNew York Center for Agri-cultural Medicine andHealth-NYCAMH
NYCAMH offers educa-tional farm safety servic-es to the farming commu-nity throughout the stateof New York. These serv-ices include on-site farmsafety training, on-farmsafety surveys, and farmsafety presentations forrural communities, agri-cultural education pro-grams, 4-H groups, andagribusiness meetings.This service is made pos-sible by a grant from theNew York State Depart-ment of Labor HazardAbatement Board. All ofthese services are offeredat no cost to the New Yorkfarming communitythrough this grant fund-ing. During the last com-plete year of the grant,NYCAMH was able to pro-vide direct contact farmsafety training to 4,516people in 45 differentNew York counties. Lastyear, nearly every countyin New York had sometype of NYCAMH farmsafety training education-al event or on-farm safetysurvey!
Here is a breakdownof the numbers of peo-ple that received directcontact farm safetytraining last year:
• Number of individualstrained on farms: 2,522
• Number of individualstrained in other farmsafety presentations:1,994
Here is a breakdownof the farm safety edu-cational events thatwere delivered:
• On-farm safety sur-veys: 44
• On-farm safety train-ing sessions: 257
• Total of all other farmsafety educational pre-sentations: 117
Here is a sample ofsome of the commentsfrom farm owners aboutthe NYCAMH farm safe-ty training sessionsconducted at theirfarms:
“Refreshed safetyhabits and raised safetyawareness”
“Saves oninsurance/accidents/loss of work”
“Bilingual services aregreat”
“Helps them complywith audits”
“NYCAMH was able toprovide a visit on shortnotice”
“Personal awareness ofsafety issues”
“No accidents”“Shows employers care”“Employees know that
their safety is important tothe owner”
We are very pleased to
announce that once againNYCAMH has been award-ed another year of the NewYork State Department ofLabor Hazard AbatementBoard funding to providefarm safety educationalservices anywhere in NewYork. The new grant yearstarted on Aug. 1. We ex-tend a sincere thank youour friends in the NewYork Agriculture commu-nity that have supportedthis program so much over
the years. To schedule afarm safety survey, on-farm safety training ses-sion or farm safety presen-tation, contact JimCarrabba, AgriculturalSafety Specialist at 800-343-7527, ext. 239. NY-CAMH, a program of Bas-sett Healthcare Network isenhancing agriculturaland rural health by pre-venting and treating occu-pational injury and illness.
NYCAMH Farm Safety Educator Anna Meyerhoff delivering safety training to orchardworkers.
Photos courtesy of The New York Center for Agricultural Medicine and Health-NY-CAMH
NYCAMH delivers farm safety training to 4,516 people in 45 New York counties last year!
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The New York Fall Festi-val is again happy to offera fun and educationalprogram for all youth in-terested in the beef indus-try. In order to participatein the Challenge, partici-pants must be membersof the New York JuniorBeef Producers. You canjoin by sending in $10with your entry, or $25per family. There will bePee Wee Division — forthose eight years old andunder, Junior Division 9-13, Intermediate Division14-17, and Senior Divi-sion 18-21. (Age as of Jan.1 of current year)
• Meats Identificationand Evaluation: 5 p.m. onFriday, Oct. 15. Contes-tants will judge meat cutsand carcasses. Since thismay be a new experiencefor some people, there willbe a brief overview of whatyou should look for, andan explanation on how toevaluate and place a classof meat cuts. Identifica-tion of beef cuts will be acomponent of this contestas well.
• Cattle Judging Con-test 8:30 a.m. on Satur-day, Oct 16. Judgethree groups of cattle.Reasons to follow onone class for Intermedi-ates and seniors.
• Beef Practical Chal-lenge Contest: 9:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. on Saturday,Oct. 15.
• Written quiz on gener-
al knowledge of the beefindustry. Multiple choiceand true/false questions.Pee Wee division will haveapproximately 10 oralquestions. Topics with vi-sual aids will be testedbased on knowledge usedevery day on the farm. PeeWee division will be oralquestions.
• Team Marketing - 6:30p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15.Groups of three (all fromsame age group) will mar-ket one of their animals toa set of judges. Rules willbe sent out.
• Team Fitting - 8 a.m.,Sunday, Oct. 16.Groupsof three (all from DIFFER-ENT age group)
Challenge Awards willbe presented following thesale, Team MarketingAwards presented onSunday morning.
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Twenty-five JuniorNew York HerefordMembers competed atthe New York State Fairon Thursday, Aug. 25,at the Junior HerefordShow. Tyler Gallowayfrom West Burlington,NY, evaluated the 48entries. Showmanshipresults: PeeWee Divi-sion — Carson Barnes,North Ferrisburg, VT.Junior Division — Dil-lon Pepin, Harwinton,CT. Intermediate Divi-sion — James Held,Orchard Park, NY. Se-nior Division — TathanFrancis, Brooklyn, CT.Master Showman-James Held.
Grand Champion Fe-male awarded to DillonPepin, Harwinton, CT,with Pepin Ruby 009Xa March 2, 2010 heifer.Reserve Champion Fe-male awarded to ChrisMontross, Weedsport,NY, with 1MBC 1477Chloe X23 a March 24,2010, heifer. Cow/calfChampion awarded toTom Smith, Hamlin,NY, with TP JJD My OMy W02 and her2/13/2011 heifer calf,TP O My My. ReserveCow/calf to JacobWheeler, Newark, NY,with Tullyfergus Dora379 and her1/10/2011 heifer calfMaple Breeze Dakota#11. Champion Bullawarded to TathanFrancis, Brooklyn, CT,with SMB 69T Yellow-stone 5U10Y a1/25/2011 Bull. Re-serve Champion Bullawarded to Tom Smith,Hamlin, NY with STARSJS Lethal Weapon220X ET a 2/21/2010Bull. The show wassponsored by Bristol’sWeatherhaven Farm,Hawknest Farm, TPFarm, WBB Farm andin Memory of BarbJoyce.
The Juniors’ alsoheld their Silent Auc-tion and we would liketo thank all who cameout and bid on theitems. This is one ofour yearly fundraisers
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The 2011 New YorkState Supreme Champi-on Beef Female was an-nounced on Tuesday,Aug. 30, during BeefDay at the New YorkState Fair in Syracuse.This special annualevent and show is spon-sored by the NYBPA.
The Supreme BeefProgram starts at theCounty Fairs and Ju-nior Beef Shows heldacross New York State
during the summershow season. TheSupreme Champion Fe-males awarded at theCounty Fairs are givena chair sponsored bythe NYBPA and the op-portunity to compete atthe New York State Fairfor the chance to takehome the honors of theNew York StateSupreme ChampionBeef Female.
Thirty-seven counties
took part in this pro-gram and 26 countieswere represented at theshow.
Six Judges evaluatedthe 19 single entriesand the seven cow/calfentries. A special thankyou to Gordon Schu-bert, Tyler Galloway,Ted Roeske, Tom Keele,Lisa Compton, andAndy Weaber, who vol-unteered their time toevaluate this show. The
judging is done on apoints system.
The entries were bro-ken up into three divi-sions calf, heifers, andcow/calf. The CalfChampion was awardedto Clayton Phelps,Groveland, NY, repre-senting the WyomingCounty Fair. This divi-sion was sponsored byEquity Angus, RichBrown, Port Byron, NY.The Reserve ChampionCalf was awarded toJayne Bannister, Kent,NY, representing theOrleans County Fair.This division was spon-sored by Reach Sim-mentals, Joel Reach,South Berlin, NY.
The Heifer Championwas awarded to LauraKelley, Springville, NY,representing the Catta-raugus County Fair.This division was spon-sored by Simme Valley,Ken and Jeanne White,Groton, NY. The ReserveChampion Heifer wasawarded to GabrielleGlenister, Pulaski, NY,representing the Os-wego County Fair. Thisdivision was sponsoredby Packard Cattle Com-pany, The PackardFamily, Macedon, NY.
The Cow/calf Cham-pion was awarded toShane Meyer, Leicester,NY, representing theHemlock Fair. This divi-sion was sponsored byElmside Farm, ArtReynolds Family, Wal-ton, NY. The ReserveChampion Cow/calfwas awarded to NathanHay, Carlisle, NY, repre-senting the FarmersMuseum LivestockExpo. This division wassponsored by the NewYork Angus Association.
These six animals re-turned to the ring, forthe final evaluation. TheNew York StateSupreme ChampionBeef Female was award-ed to Laura Kelly, withher 4/29/2010 Com-mercial Heifer-LuLu.Joe Hafele representingPurina Wind and RainMinerals, the sponsor tothis years’ SupremeChampion presentedthe Trophy and a checkfor $1,000. The ReserveChampion SupremeBeef Female was award-ed to Gabrielle Glenis-ter, with her 2/1/2010Angus heifer-HMFSweet Sasha 540. ScottKelley representingCobleskill Agway, ourReserve Championsponsor, presented thetrophy and a check for$500. A special thank
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The New York BeefProducers’ Associationwill be holding theirAnnual Meeting, Win-ter Conferences andBanquet, Jan. 20-21,2012, at the EmbassySuites Hotel in Syra-cuse, NY. Spaces areavailable for our twoday Trade Show. Priceis $160 for a 10x10space, for the two days.The Trade Show runs
from 8:30 a.m.-4:30p.m. each day.
Reserve a space to-day. Let the growingnumber of Beef Pro-ducers around thestate know about yourservices and or prod-ucts available to them.If interested pleasecontact Brenda Bipperta [email protected] or 716-870-2777.
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After the show a spe-cial reception spon-sored by Shur-GainUSA and the EbenKennedy Family washeld at the Beef Barn.
Thank you to all oursponsors and helperswho make this programa huge annual success.
Strategic MarketingWorkshops for Live-stock Producers areplanned from 6:30-8:30p.m. on Thursdays,Sept.15, 22 and 29.
Session 1, Sept. 15:Introduction to Strate-gic Marketing: Identify-ing a Target Market
Session 2, Sept. 22:Communicating with
CustomersSession 3, Sept. 29: A
Guide to MarketingChannel Selection
Topics covered in-clude: usage of claims,
creating content formarketing materials,positioning, branding,differentiation, process-ing and marketing le-galities, and more.
• CCE-Wayne County– Nancy Glazier,1581Route 88 North,Newark, NY. To register
contact: Judy Glann,315-331-8415 x117 [email protected]
• CCE-WyomingCounty – DebraWelch/Joan Petzen,401 North Main Street,Warsaw, NY. To registercontact: Jenn Carges,585-786-2251 x124 or
[email protected]: $10 per per-
son/farm (limit 2) or$30 for the series. Awrap-up session forparticipants will beheld at a later date.
For more information,contact Nancy Glazierat 585-315-7746.
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Cornell Cooperative Extensions of Broome and Chenango CountiesPhone: 607-334-5841
Visit the website under the Natural Resources tab to register and formore information:
www.cce.cornell.edu/chenango
Broome and Chenango Counties are sixty percent forested, most of which are private-ly owned. Woodlands provide a wide variety of values to landowners and to society,such as clean air, wildlife habitat, scenery, recreation, and wood products. Many wood-lands could be improved by simple sustainable management practices. Learning aboutand implementing a variety of these practices will ensure that our woodlands will pro-vide values now and in the future.
Cost: $15 for the first family member, and $5 for each additional. After Sept. 14,$20 for the first family member and $5 for each additional.
Sessions to include:* Government Programs for Woodlot Owners* Soils and Soil Testing for Woodlot and Wildlife Plantings* Enhancing Wildlife Habitat in Your Woodlands* Emerald Ash Borer (and other pests) Update* Woodland Plant Identification* Improving Your Woodlot
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There are several Farms throughout New York offering thechance for families to stop by and see how they work. Takeadvantage of farms in your area. Contact your local CountyCooperative Extension Service to see what’s in your area. Hereare a few that the NYBPA will be at.
• Sept. 17, Chautauqua County, Visit the Farm Day, Oakview Dairy Farm.• Sept. 18, Sundae on the Farm, Montgomery County.• Sept. 24, Fun on the Farm, Ontario County, Deboover Farms.• Oct. 16, Open Farm Day, Dutch Hollow Farm, Columbia County.
Family Farm Days offeredthroughout New York
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A local farm tour willprovide locavores ageneral introduction toa few favorite places
for a variety of localfoods in the SouthernTier. Cost of tour is$15, plus a buffetlunch at Mustard SeedRestaurant.
Farm stops include asmall family farm fea-turing natural, grassfed beef, lamb, pork,poultry, eggs from
grass fed chickens inStockton; a New YorkState certified raw milkdairy producing naturalyogurt, cheese and cer-tified raw milk in Cas-sadaga; and lunch atMustard Seed Restau-rant in South Dayton, asmall local restaurantserving local food, in-
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The New York JuniorFall Festival will hold its16th Annual JuniorHeifer/Steer Show,scheduled for Oct. 14, 15and 16, with SUNYCobleskill. This year’s
sale and show will againbe at the Cobleskill Fair-grounds. Heifers andsteers purchased in thesale will be eligible toshow in the 2011 JuniorHeifer/Steer Show (ex-
cluding the fitting con-test). NO ENTRY FEE onanimals purchased inthe sale.
The JuniorHeifer/Feeder SteerShow will be on Sunday,
Oct. 16, at 8 a.m., teamfitting will be first. Themarket steer show willbe on Saturday, Oct. 15,at noon, with the cham-pions eligible to sell.Classes will be dividedby age for heifers, andsteers will be divided byweight. Entry deadline isOct. 1.
All Junior Exhibitorsand Challenge Partici-pants must be membersof the New York JuniorBeef Producers. Mem-berships are $10 per in-dividual or $25 per fami-ly and can be purchasedon the entry form.
All Junior Exhibitorsmust participate inShowmanship Class-es. Showmanship isNo-fit, and will beSaturday at noon.Note: You must havehealth and registrationpapers (Health papersfrom any New York fairare good). The entry feeis $15 per head. There isan additional $10 perhead for late entries.There will be premiummoney paid. Commercialcattle are eligible, and donot need registration pa-pers.
Please send your entryform and payment beforeOct. 1 to: Jeanne White,6493 Stauber Road, Gro-
ton, NY 13073. Call 607-423-4888 or e-mailJ e a n n [email protected] .
IF EACH EXHIBITORCOULD GET AT LEASTONE DONATION FROMA BUSINESS or BreederIN THEIR AREA TOHELP WITH PRIZES, ITWOULD GREATLY HELPTHE SHOW AND CHAL-LENGE. Send donationsto Brenda Bippert orJeanne White, and makesure you tell us whomade the donation, sowe can give them credit.
Class A — Jr. HeiferCalf: Jan 1-May 31,2011
Class B — Sr. HeiferCalf: Sept 1-Dec 31,2010
Class C — Jr. Int.Heifer: May 1-Aug 31,2010
Class D — Jr. Yrlg.Heifer: Jan 1-April 30,2010
Class E — Sr YearlingHeifer: Sept 1-Dec 31,2009
Class F — Cow/Calf:any age
Class G — ProspectCalf: Jan 1-May 31,2011
Class H — MarketSteer: show on Satur-day, Oct. 15, at Noon
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SYRACUSE, NY — Af-ter surveying the crop-land damage in theSchoharie Valley left inthe wake of HurricaneIrene, Farm Service
Agency State ExecutiveDirector James Barberannounced steps pro-ducers can take to re-ceive federal assistancefrom FSA programs.
“In a matter of hours,Hurricane Irene de-stroyed what it hastaken many farmers alife time to build,” Bar-ber said. “There is
nothing that can makethe farmers throughoutNew York whole again;however, I encourageany producer that sus-tained crop or farm-land damage to contacttheir local FSA office.Our goal is to identifythe need and providefarmers support to helpthem endure this dis-aster and hopefully re-build their operations.”
Barber stressed theimportance of produc-ers who obtained Non-Insured AssistanceProgram (NAP) cover-age last spring to notifytheir local office within15 days of the disasteroccurrence or when itis apparent their oper-ation sustained a croploss. Some crop dam-age, like to fruit andvegetables, will be moreimmediately evidentthan others like corn orforage crops which maypartially recover fromthe hurricane.
Producers who havecrop insurance shouldcontact their agents toreport crop losses forinsured crops.
To receive NAP pay-ments, producersshould file an applica-tion immediately afterharvest but no later
than the 2012 acreagereporting date for theaffected crop. Produc-ers will be required toprovide evidence ofproduction and notewhether the crop wasmarketable, unmar-ketable, salvaged orused differently thanintended.
For planted crops,the natural disastermust have reduced theexpected unit produc-tion of the crop bymore than 50 percentof the expected produc-tion. FSA compares ex-pected production toactual production his-tory to determine thepercentage of crop loss.
NAP covers theamount of loss greaterthan 50 percent of theexpected productionbased on the approvedyield and reportedacreage.
Barber will also berequesting assistanceunder the EmergencyConservation Program(ECP) to help farmersrepair damaged crop-land. ECP providesemergency funding andtechnical assistance forfarmers to rehabilitatefarmland damaged bynatural disasters.
For land to be eligible,
the hurricane musthave created a problemthat, if untreated, wouldaffect the land’s produc-tive capacity, representunusual damage whichis not likely to recur fre-quently, and be so cost-ly to repair that assis-tance is required to re-turn the land to produc-tive agricultural use.
ECP practices involveremoving debris fromcropland, re-gradingand shaping fields andrestoring fences andconservation structures.
Farmers who sus-tained damage to theircropland should reportthe damage along withthe estimated dollaramount to their localFSA office. The staff willconduct a field visit todetermine eligibility.
In anticipation ofheavy ECP workload,Barber emphasizedproducers should pro-vide their local officepictures of the damageto support their claim.
Signup periods willbe announced if ECPfunding is provided byCongress.
Barber stated NewYork State FSA willwork with the Gover-
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Hurricane Irene visited
Our son in easternPennsylvania had an in-teresting weekend. Hur-ricane Irene came for avisit. Last report theyhad 10 inches of rain,with more expected. I’mnot sure how much theyfinally received, as wehaven’t talked to themsince Saturday. Every-thing seemed to beworking, meaning thesump-pump was getting
a work out. They haven’tused it much since mov-ing in to the house 10years ago. He had to un-cover it because it wascarpeted over, then dis-covered that the sumppump well was full oftoys. After cleaning outthe toys they fired it upand kept it running forthe rest of the night,averting a flooded cellar.
The wind blew all dayhere making the lawnlook like someone was
playing in the leaveseverywhere. The leavesare scattered about andI’m thankful it’s justthat, because it couldhave been much more.Tomorrow I’ll go out andcheck for the damage.The hollyhocks are eightfoot tall but some wereblown over, then turnedup towards the sun andare continuing to bloomonly a foot off theground. A few of thesunflowers were beatendown too. Some of themaple trees are light onseeds this year. Ourgrandkids call themaple seeds helicoptersas they spin around, de-scending to the earth. Iwonder how the trees
knew it would be such abad year and knew totake a year off.
Speaking of helicop-ters, early this morning,we heard one flying overour area for over threehours. The story is, theBorder Patrol was onthe hunt for an illegalfarm worker. With allthose vehicles and offi-cers involved, it musthave cost a small for-tune. The irony of it isthat these people arewilling to venture hereand risk losing every-thing, just to work atjobs that no nativeshere are willing to do.
By Labor Day, weshould have approxi-mately 2,500 growing
degree-days, thankgoodness. Some fourthcutting hay (badly need-ed) will be ready to chopshortly, if the weatherholds out. Corn thatwas planted in earlyMay and survived isready to chop, but yieldsare down some. I guessthat’s as good as it willget on a year like this.One crop that seems tohave done very well thisyear is the soybeans.Everywhere I’ve traveledthey look like a millionbucks with their darkgreen cast flowingacross the fields. We’vebeen told that the rea-son they are prosperingis that they were plant-ed after the heavy
spring rains.Again I looked
throughout the earth andsaw that the swiftestperson does not alwayswin the race, nor thestrongest the battle, andthat wise men are oftenpoor, and skillful menare not necessarily fa-mous; A man neverknows when he is goingto run into bad luck. Ifyou wait for perfect con-ditions, you will neverget anything done. God’sways are as mysteriousas the pathway of thewind, Keep on sowingyour seed, for you neverknow which will grow —perhaps it all will. (Eccle-siastes 9: 11a & 12a,11:4, 5a, & 6) TLB
nor’s office to request aSecretarial DisasterDeclaration so Emer-gency Loan Programfunds will be availableto provide credit tofarmers who sustainedproduction and physi-cal losses related to thestorm. If approved,producers can borrowup to 100 percent ofactual production orphysical losses, to amaximum amount of
$500,000.Emergency loan
funds must be fullycollateralized and maybe used to restore orreplace essential prop-erty, purchase feed,pay production costs oressential family livingexpenses and refinancecertain debts.
FSA administers sev-eral other importantprograms that helpproducers recover from
disaster damage andlivestock deaths. Otherkey programs availableto address impactsfrom Hurricane Ireneare the Livestock In-demnity Program (LIP),the Emergency Live-stock Assistance Pro-gram (ELAP), the TreeAssistance Program(TAP) and the Supple-mental Revenue Assis-tance Payments (SURE)Program.
Barber encouragedall producers who suf-fered losses related toHurricane Irene to con-tact their local FSA of-fice and speak with thestaff about what type ofassistance may beavailable.
To find the nearestFSA office visit:www.fsa.usda.gov .
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Livingston County 4-Hers exhibited alarge variety of projects completed with-in the year at the Hemlock and Caledo-nia Fairs. There were 4-H AchievementBooks, vegetables and flowers, clothing,many, many arts and crafts items, pho-tos and educational displays. Of the1,138 exhibits displayed, 110 were cho-sen to go to the New York State Fair.
The exhibitors were: Anna Adams,Elise Adams, Grace Adams, IsaacAdams, Kirk Adams, Kaleena Andress,Kole Andress, Kyra Austen, Abby Bean,Clara Benham, Clark Benham, JamieBlum, Phili Blum, Cassidy Bosch,Danielle Bosch, Kyra Burgess, JoylenaBurrus, Marlena Burrus, Shalena Bur-rus, Meghan Carpenter, Adam Consler,Andrew Consler, Benjamin Consler,
Elizabeth Consler, Jessica Coombs,Dean Damon, James Damon, HannahDeitsch, Julia DeMarte, MaggieDempsey, Sean Dempsey, Steven Don-nelly, Amelia Dragone, Melinda Ellis,Sierra Ellis, Bridgett Emigh, OliviaEmigh, Jennifer Falta, Joe Falta,Zachary Falta, Amy Faville, Jacob Fav-ille, Kate Ferguson, Rebekah Finster,Luna Freeman, Sophie Grey, EmilyHaubner, Jeffrey Herberger, RobbieHerberger, Essence Hill, Katie Hill, Re-bekah Hull, Hollie Johnson, SaraLazarony, Katie Lee, Sage Lilly, SarahLinsner, Ethan Low, McKenzie Low, BenLyness, Rebecca Lyness, Kadi Matzky,David Messner, Sarah Messner, CalebMiller, Rose Miller, Dominique Mincer,Morgan Mincer, Kate Miner, Melissa
Mineti, Kaitlyn Monroe, Paige Moreland,Sarah Murray, Ryan Nation, Sarah Na-tion, Joseph Niedermaier, Tessa Parker,Lydia Payne, Dana Pernicone, MadisonPernicone, Jill Pero, Brianna Raniewicz,Trevor Rossborough, Rebecca Sanza,August Schleede, Rachel Schofield,Mackenzie Schuster, Alex Short,Matthew Short, Bradley Smith, MadelynSmith, Molly Stewart, Emma Swyers,Josie Swyers, Rieley Tucker, MadelynVegder, Vanessa Vegder, Caroline Veld-huizen, Emily Watkins, Leah Watkins,Sarah Watkins, Katie Webster, KristieWebster, Adam Wilcox, Laura Wilcox,Leah Wise, Braydon Wright, and
Tabitha Wright. Participating 4-H Clubsincluded: Avon Buds, Avon Explorers,Bristol Valley Rangers, Dream Builders,Everything Under the son, GrovelandRanglers, Kooky Club, Mane Mustangs,Patchwork Pals, Scottsburg High-landers, Shiloh’s Kids, Sparkling Stars,Triple C’s, York Valley Bunch, andYork Youths.
Congratulations to all for your finework. If you would like more informa-tion about the 4-H Youth Develop-ment program, contact Cornell Coop-erative Extension Livingston Countyat 585-658-3250 or www.cceliv-ingstoncounty.org.
Four Fillmore FFA members reallyperformed with a uniform effort to deci-sively win the New York State FFA Envi-ronmental Science contest on Friday,Sept. 2. These four members had to dovery well in Tree ID, Wildlife ID, analyzea drinking water sample with contami-nants and write out what to do to cleanup the water. They also had to deter-mine soil texture by feel alone as well asdo a town planning layout based on soiltypes and end use for the property.
Fillmore had all four students place inthe top four in Tree ID which meant wewon that contest and the travel money.We did not do so well in Wildlife ID plac-ing fourth and sixth as 2-person teams.
Adam Bennett was our only studentplacing in the top 12 as an individual.
The big moment came when our StateFFA officers announced the overallwinners for the day. In EnvironmentalScience, which supplies the highestamount of travel money, and is thecombined score from every division,Fillmore’s Daniel Merriam placedfourth, Jeff Sylor placed third, AdamBennett placed second and EvelynMehlenbacher placed first. We obvious-ly placed first as a team. We have neverhad all four students on a Fillmoreteam line up one to four like that. Indi-anapolis (National FFA Convention),here we come in October.
Fillmore FFA wins big at the New York State fair
by Leann Green, JT FFA Reporter andNew York State District 8 President
The National FFA Organization re-cently selected, from a pool of more than650 candidates nationwide, the Jasper-Troupsburg FFA Chapter of Jasper, NY,as a 2-star winner in the National FFAChapter Award program. The chaptermembers have been invited to attend the84th National FFA Convention in Indi-anapolis, IN, Oct. 19-22, where they willbe recognized for this honor.
The award program is sponsored byJohn Deere as a special project of theNational FFA Foundation. The NationalFFA Chapter Award program recognizesFFA chapters for developing and con-ducting a detailed Program of Activities(POA). Each activity provides opportu-nities for members to excel in one ofthree areas: student, chapter, or com-munity development. Every year, chap-ters are recognized as having earned aone, two, or three-star rating on theirapplication. The three-star rating is thehighest level of accomplishment a chap-ter may achieve.
In student development the J-T FFAentered using sweet corn sales, live-stock judging, and their annual officerretreat. In the area of chapter develop-ment they entered using their annualBack-to-School Barnyard Bash, the FallFoliage ATV Fun Run, and their FFAWeek advertising. Lastly, for communitydevelopment they entered with SteubenCounty Farm City Day, their new polebarn project/farm market, and their as-sembly of Christmas baskets for theshut-ins of their community.
Jasper-Troupsburg FFA Chapter receives national ranking
Left to right: Daniel Merriam, Jeffrey Sylor, Adam Bennett, and Evelyn Mehlenbacherdisplay plaques and ribbons won on Sept. 2 at the New York State Fair.
Photo courtesy of Fillmore FFA
Jasper-Troupsburg FFA Chapter members have been invited to attend the 84th National FFA Convention in Indianapolis, IN,during October in order to pick up a National FFA Chapter Award.
Photo courtesy of Jasper-Troupsburg FFA Chapter
Livingston County 4-H at theHemlock and Caledonia fairs
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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.
Simply eating a lighter lunch can prompt weight loss
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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 hitour area, I joked withmy Mom about her sis-
ter getting a tropicalstorm named after her.(My Aunt Irene is 93and lives in a retire-ment community insouthern California.)Sue and I lost power atabout 8:30 a.m. onSunday, Aug. 28, anddidn’t get it back until
2:30 p.m. the next day.Whenever we were ableto contact the electriccompany’s recordedmessage, using our cellphones, there was nev-er any estimated time ofpower restoration.
Prior to typing lastweek’s column (the onewith Labor Day’s date),I wrote a draft long-hand, not wanting touse the computer’s bat-tery reserve of approxi-mately two hours run-ning time. When welose power, we lose allland-line communica-tion, including cable,phone, and Internet;basically we’re up theproverbial creek. Theelectric company’s“taped” message saidthat there were “ap-proximately 1,129 cus-tomers without power.”Fortunately, friendsand relatives livingclose to Cooperstownwere not part of that1,129 figure. So theplan was, when I got mycolumn complete, forSue and me to driveover to her sister’s withmy laptop, and hookinto her wireless service(or some such thing…Sue’s the expert in thisstuff), then transmitthe finished documentto Palatine Bridge. Pow-er was restored whenmy typed draft wasnearing completion, so Ie-mailed “JugglingPlates” to Gary in thenormal fashion.
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 friend whohad 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 of theSchoharie Creek). Tele-vision news backed upeverything she told me.
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 thatvillage actually floateddownstream toward theGilboa Reservoir. On acamcorded video, achildhood friend ofmine showed damage tothe Reformed DutchChurch, where I wasonce a member, andshe has played the or-gan forever. Up to fiveinches of mud was onthe pews and the floor.She believes that withmajor effort, and love,the church can be re-paired.
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 eas-iest jobs in agricultureis not doing organic pa-perwork, which seemsto increase about 10percent each year.Since a lot of roads andbridges in Greene andSchoharie Countieswere out Tuesdaymorning, we resched-uled to Thursday, Sept.
1, when hopefullytransportation wouldbe somewhat back tonormal.
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 hadbeen 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 roadcrew worker gave medetour directions withhis Schoharie Countymap, routing me aboutseven miles out of myway… not bad. Some ofthe places I drovethrough gave newmeaning to the concept“middle of nowhere”.
But I got to my desti-nation and we attackedthe organic paperworkin earnest, using alamp hooked to an ex-tension cord that con-nected to the borrowedgenerator. Another ex-tension cord poweredthe refrigerator, freezer,and coffee-maker. Wa-ter was brought downfrom the barn, sincetheir house well is 220volts. After about threehours of tedious paper-work, the ceiling lightand fan came back on,
and the generator wasno 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 mudmay cover the stalk.New rains, one of whichwe are getting as Iwrite, will wash awaythe clay particles to alarge extent. If the restof the growing season isnormal (whatever thatis), and the growing-de-gree-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, whichwas a pretty darn goodgrowing 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 sharpin harvesting equip-ment, particularlyshear bars. When theyget dull, 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 tooccur 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 weak-nesses are more debili-tating than the curveballs Mother Naturethrows at us.
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Issued Sept. 2, 2011The farm benchmark
milk 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, $3.07above California's 4bcheese milk price, andequates to about $1.86per gallon. That put the2011 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 Friday morn-ing at $19.05; Octoberwas at $18.90; November,$18.62; and December 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 comparable4b cheese milk price is$18.60 per cwt., down 75cents from July, and$4.21 above a year ago.The 4b price average for2011 now stands at$16.50, up from $12.69 ayear ago. The 4a butter-powder price is $20.23,up 16 cents from July,and $4.54 above a yearago. The 4a averagestands at $19.24, up from$14.18 a year ago.
Hurricane Irene left hermark on pretty mucheveryone and dumped 6-12 inches of rain over NewEngland causing severeflooding and power out-ages from eastern NewYork to southern Maine.What an irony to name ahurricane "Irene," a namethat means "peace."
Vermont's governorsaid his state was facing"a full blown flooding ca-tastrophe". Many roads
were closed due to washouts, downed treesand/or bridges beingdamaged or destroyed.Some communities in theNortheast were withoutpower for over 96 hours.Milk pick-ups remain dif-ficult and in some spotsimpossible so milk wasbeing dumped. The fullextent of the loss anddamage has yet to be de-termined but manufac-turing milk supplies wereat near normal levels asthe week began as manyproducers shipped priorto the storms arrival,USDA said.
Meanwhile; milk pro-duction across the coun-try continues to trend sea-sonally lower, according toUSDA. Northeast weatherpatterns were conduciveto steady production butthe arrival of hurricaneIrene was driving fluidsales up and down theEastern Coast but thelack of electricity in manyarea homes and business-es was expected to slowthose sales. Southeast hottemperatures were im-pacting milk productionand imports into Floridawere increasing, accord-ing to USDA.
Milk output in the Cen-tral U.S. has bouncedback somewhat from de-clines during the extremeheat of a few weeks ago.California and the South-west production was be-ing impacted by hot tem-peratures but output inthe Pacific 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 filling.This activity will continuethe next two to threeweeks. At this time, man-ufacturing milk volumesdecline greatly, thuscheese and other manu-facturers of dairy prod-ucts reduce productionschedules until the bot-tling pipeline arefilled/balanced and sur-plus milk volumes areonce again available.
The rally in cash cheesecontinued in the finalweek of August, mainly onthe 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 be
what 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 barrelsaveraged $2.0827, down6.6 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-halfweeks we have seen a realflip in the supply/demandsituation in cheese."
Barrels were extremelytight, based on market ac-tivity through the summermonths until the first partof August while blockswere plentiful and a lot oftrading took place. Thathas switched, he said, asbarrels are "more than ad-equate" and "looking for ahome," which put pres-sure 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 to
less 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'll re-call it peaked last year at$2.2350, the week of Sep-tember 27. Only three car-loads were traded on theweek and the latest NASS
price averaged $2.0509,down 1.6 cents. NASSnonfat dry milk averaged$1.5698, up 1.6 cents,and dry whey averaged57.94 cents, up 0.9 cent.
Butter is available andin storage, according toBill Brooks, but there'snot enough of it to be aburden on those who ownit and there's no push tosell it even though we arein a slack period for de-mand. He added thatwe're not making a wholelot of butter right now al-though with the cheeseprice declines the past fewweeks, milk that was des-tined to the cheese vat
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may now get channeledinto butter/powder facili-ties and that could resultin higher inventory levelsand pressure 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 likelysee some promotions forthe Thanksgiving holidayand Christmas althoughhe doesn't expect a lotwith butter above $2. Itmight have to fall below$2 before retailers willwant to do any real pro-motion, he concluded.
Butter production inJuly totaled 135 millionpounds, according toUSDA's latest Dairy Prod-ucts report, down 3.9percent from June, but awhopping 21.6 percentabove July 2010. Nonfatdry milk output, at 133million pounds, wasdown 9 percent fromJune but up 1.4 percentfrom a year ago.
American type cheeseamounted to 352 millionpounds, down 3.5 percent
from June, and 4.3 per-cent below a year ago, thefirst decline in year-over-year output since March2008, according to theCME's Daily Dairy Report(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 percentbelow a year ago, accord-ing to USDA data.
Turning to the demandside of things; the DDR re-ports that the cheese andbutter sales growth ratesslowed in the secondquarter, though they re-mained above historicalaverages. Total cheese usewas up 3.3 percent from ayear ago and butter disap-pearance was up 7.2per-cent. But, nonfat dry milkand skim milk powder usewas down 2.2 percent, ac-cording 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 milkprices, dairy farmers ac-tually saw income mar-gins tighten a little in Au-gust, squeezed by higherfeed prices and othercosts and pointed outthat, 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 ofwhat they are today.
USDA's latest Ag Pricesreport put the August All-Milk price at an estimatedat $22.00 per cwt., up adime from July, up $5.30from August 2010, and anew high. Meanwhile, thecost of feed to get 100pounds of milk was$11.64, up 23 cents fromlast month, according tothe DDR.
Corn averaged $6.62per bushel, up 30 centsfrom July and $2.97above August 2010. Soy-beans averaged $12.90per bushel, down 30 centsfrom July, but $2.80above a year ago, andbaled alfalfa averaged$191 per ton, up from$189 in July and $118 ayear ago. That left "Incomeover feed costs" of $10.36per cwt., according to theDDR, down 13 cents fromJuly, and compares to anaverage of $9.09 over thelast 10 years.
In politics; the Boardof Directors of the Na-tional Dairy Producers
Organization (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-minded dairyfarmers to sign a petitionopposing supply man-agement proposals.
"After a very difficultfew years, dairy farmersare finally catching abreak," Pagel said."Prices are up, the imme-diate outlook is good,and the conversation
about dairy policy reformhas begun in earnest. Weapplaud and thank theNational Milk ProducersFederation for startingthe necessary dialogabout dairy policy reformwith their Foundation forthe Future proposal."
Pagel adds that, "Whilewe support many ele-ments of the proposedpolicy changes, the supplymanagement portion givesus great concern for thefuture of the dairy indus-try. We urge our fellowfarmers and residents tocall their congressionalr e p r e s e n t a t i v e shttp://stopsupplyman-a g e m e n t . c o -staging.com/contact-your-legislator/ and tellthem to vote this down be-fore it hurts all of us. "Intimes of financial issues,dairy farmers need riskmanagement, not supplymanagement," Pagel said.
The website also in-cludes Frequently AskedQuestions http://stop-supplymanagement.co-staging.com/faq-talking-points/ concerning sup-ply management, a link tonotify 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 reported onchanges the CaliforniaDepartment of Food andAgriculture (CDFA) willmake in its 4a and 4bmilk pricing formulas.The Milk Producers Coun-
cil's Rob Vandenheuvelwrote in his newsletterthat week that "While themarket for dry whey prod-ucts has had an ongoingimpact on the CaliforniaClass I minimum priceformula, it has been an ir-relevant factor in ourClass 4b (cheese) formulasince 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 deci-sion charging that it fallsshort of what needs to bedone; "Unfortunately, itappears that CDFA be-lieves California dairyfarmers will produce allthe milk we need regard-less of the price paid forthat milk." He adds that"there are major issues toresolve in the Californiadairy industry, and wecannot expect our State'sDepartment of Food andAgriculture to lead thecharge in fixing thoseproblems; not when theyhave time-after-time en-dorsed a low-price-leaderstrategy when it comes tothe milk prices paid to ourState's dairy families."Complete details are post-ed athttp://www.milkproduc-erscouncil.org/ .
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Statement fromDean Norton, Presi-dent of New York
Farm Bureau on Gov-ernor Cuomo’s an-nouncement on Sept. 3
of a $15 million Agri-cultural and Commu-nity Recovery Fund to
help farmers rebuildfrom Hurricane Irene:
“Extraordinary disas-
ters call for extraordi-nary response,” saidDean Norton, Presidentof New York FarmBureau.
“Our farmers are ex-tremely grateful to Gov-ernor Cuomo and Com-missioner Aubertine forthe creation of a $15million Agriculturaland Community Recov-ery Fund to help us re-build from this im-mense disaster.
“Damage from Ireneis catastrophic in someareas, wiping out not
just our crops, but alsosoils, barns, outbuild-ings, equipment andhomes.”
“This aid program isa reinvestment in therural economy, helpingput our farms back onthe economic grid, pre-serving jobs.
“Most of our farmersdid not have insuranceto cover such a rareweather disaster, leav-ing us with no otherway to rebuild withoutan emergency aid pack-age like we received to-day.”
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Section B
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UNIVERSITY PARK,PA — An earthquakecentered in Virginiashakes the mid-Atlanticregion. Hurricane Irenecauses severe floodingand widespread poweroutages up and downthe Eastern Seaboard.
If these recent naturaldisasters aren’t enoughto convince people thatemergency prepared-ness is important, thenperhaps nothing will.And being ready for dis-asters means specialplanning for agricultur-al producers, suggests aspecialist in PennState’s College of Agri-cultural Sciences.
“If anything positivecame out of the Virginiaearthquake and Hurri-cane Irene, it’s thatthose events provided a‘teachable moment’ thatwe hope can raiseawareness about theneed for readiness,”said David Filson, PennState Extension state
program leader foremergency readinessand rural health andsafety.
Filson noted thesedisasters came just be-fore National Prepared-ness Month, an annualSeptember observanceled by the FederalEmergency Manage-ment Agency. “We usePreparedness Month toencourage people —and particularly ag pro-ducers — to take stockof their homes and farmoperations and preparefor the kinds of scenar-ios that many folks cur-rently are dealing within the eastern UnitedStates,” he said.
Filson pointed outthat events such asfires, floods, feed con-tamination and animaldisease outbreaks cancome without warning.But he said extensionprofessionals fromacross the country havedeveloped an education-
al tool to help farmersand ranchers preparefor such contingencies.
Called “ReadyAG —Disaster and DefensePreparedness for Pro-duction Agriculture,”the program can helpproducers prepare toprevent, mitigate, re-spond to and recoverfrom all types of damag-ing incidents. “ReadyAGis designed to help iden-tify vulnerabilities andprioritize actions tomake agricultural oper-ations more resilientand sustainable in theface of adversity,” Fil-son explained.
ReadyAG begins witha general preparednessassessment, followed bycommodity-specific sec-tions including cattle,crops, dairy, fruit andvegetable, swine, andpoultry. The assess-ments can be completedonline and will auto-matically populate a
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customized action plan to addressitems identified as vulnerabilities forwhich mitigation is a high priority.
Farmers who access the ReadyAGworkbook will be encouraged to takethe following steps:
• Identify vulnerable areas of pro-duction and management;
• Prioritize areas to strengthen;
• Create an action plan specific foran operation;
• Develop an accurate inventory ofassets
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• Find additional helpful resource. The ReadyAG workbook can be
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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
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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
[email protected]• 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
• 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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802-388-2661 • 802-388-2639
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315-633-2944 • 315-633-9544315-633-2872 • Evenings 315-637-8912
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413-569-6421 • Fax 413-569-6599www.jacquierauctions.com
Auctions of Any Type, A Complete, Efficient [email protected]
AUCTIONS INTERNATIONAL808 Borden Rd.
Buffalo, NY 14227800-536-1401
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BENUEL FISHER AUCTIONSFort Plain, NY518-568-2257
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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
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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
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
[email protected]• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
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 - [email protected]
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 [email protected]
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
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
[email protected]• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
[email protected], 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
[email protected], 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.
[email protected], 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
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
• Ithaca, NY. NY Fall Harvest Sale. Hostedby Cornell University Dairy Science Club.The Cattle Exchange, Dave Rama, 607-746-2226
• 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
[email protected], 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
• 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
[email protected]• 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
• 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
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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
No report
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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Consumer interest in‘local’ foods and otherproducts has increasedsharply in recent years,prompting substantialchanges in food supplychains. Accessing mar-kets can be particularlyproblematic for small-er-scale businessesthat lack sufficient vol-umes of products tofeasibly attract and re-tain larger-scale andmore-distant buyers.Economies of scale canoften result with pro-ducers and agribusi-nesses working togeth-er to address these pro-duction and marketingbarriers. However, ex-isting infrastructureand logistical arrange-ments may not be ap-propriate or feasible fortoday’s emerging localand regional food sys-tems. Challenges alsoarise in determining theappropriate forms ofbusiness arrange-ments, governancestructures, and mar-keting strategies tomaximize the probabili-ty of success. What isthe best way to moveforward as a group ofproducers and/or mar-keters? What types ofbusiness alliances withrelated firms up anddown the food supplychain should be priori-tized?
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With a focus on small-and medium scale agri-cultural producers andvalue-added foodprocessors, the goal of
the conference is to im-prove the understand-ing and application ofinnovative agriculturalmarketing practices toimprove firm competi-tiveness. We strive toput forward a confer-ence that attendees canwalk away from and ap-ply new skills and ideasto their own agribusi-nesses. Conference at-tendees also include ag-based economic devel-opment specialists, ex-tension educators, agri-service providers, andfood distributors, whole-salers, and retailers.
New this Year. To en-courage additional atten-dance by agriculturalproducers, conferencescholarships for farmerswill be offered from pro-gram support availablefrom the Ruth & WillMorgan Assistant Profes-sorship in Applied Eco-nomics and Managementfund. In addition, atraining session for edu-cators immediately fol-lows the conference thisyear. Representativesfrom CCE of JeffersonCounty and the FarmersMarket Federation willpresent a training ses-
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It was the differencebetween night and day.The 2011 Cattle Indus-try Summer Confer-ence, held in Kissim-mee, FL, Aug. 1-4, wasnothing like the oneheld last year in Denver.In Kissimmee, therewas no rancor, no ani-mosity; just honest dis-cussions, conducted ina way that will help
move the cattle industryforward. You could feelthe momentum begin-ning to build in a posi-tive 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,
Executive Committeemeetings and Boardmeetings, the atmos-phere was one of coop-eration and partner-ship. Everyone was fo-cused on how to bestserve cattlemen andwomen in the most ef-fective, efficient wayspossible.
Wesley Grau, CBBChairman, said it wellat the general sessionwhen he said, “The pastis the past and no one
can change the past,but we can impact thefuture.”
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 abetter future for thecheckoff. A healthycheckoff is vital to asuccessful future for thebeef industry. It wasn’tdesigned to be a politicalbludgeon; it was de-signed to increase thedemand 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 the
CBB acknowledges that“the financial firewall(at NCBA) is intact andfunctioning properly,”and their chief legalcounsel has reportedthat the firewall has notbeen breached. NCBAwill continue to improveits systems andprocesses to assureproducers across thecountry that theircheckoff investmentsare being used wiselyand efficiently. NCBAstaff and officers alsorespect the CBB’s roleof providing oversightfor the checkoff pro-gram. They must re-main vigilant in assur-ing that dollars arespent lawfully and asthe Act and Order andcheckoff investors in-tended.
The good work doneby the Beef CheckoffProgram 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 relationshipswith thought leaders inthe media and health
organizations. NCBA isproud of its involvementin these and other posi-tive steps.
We want the founda-tions we’ve built to lastand the successes we’veenjoyed to continue.That’s why I pledge todo all I can to make thecheckoff work as effec-tively and efficiently aspossible and improve itfor the future. I alsopledge, however, tochallenge false accusa-tions. Yes, NCBA will beaccountable for its mis-takes. But we will neverwillfully misdirect fundsor spend producercheckoff dollars im-properly.
Every producershould consider ways toimprove and enhancethe checkoff. However,this can only be done ifall involved treat eachother with respect. Thedestructive discourseand false accusations ofthe past must stop if wewant a better future.Our goal at NCBA is 100percent accuracy andaccountability. We ex-pect and will requestthe same from others aswe develop the pro-grams to build astronger beef industry.
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...
MACFADDEN & 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!
AT OUR YARD ON US RT. 20, 4 MI. EAST OF SHARON SPRINGS, NY
ABSOLUTE REAL ESTATE AUCTION99 Acres With The Gas Rights!
Maine / Nanticoke, NY (Broome County)
Mon. Evening, September 26, 2011 • 6:30 PMAuction Of Property To Be Held @ Manasse Auction Yard/Office, 12 Henry St. (Rt. 26S), Whitney Point,NY 13862. Take I-81: To Exit 8, Just Off North Bound Exit Ramp (Whitney Point Is 15 Miles North OfBing. & 20 Miles South Of Cortland). Watch for Arrows.
99 Vacant Acres w/ Gas Rights99 +/- Vacant Acres Located @ 755 Cherry Valley Hill Road (Co. Rd. 136), Maine / Nanticoke, NY - Oil &Gas Rights Go With The Property - To Be Sold In One Parcel!! Directions To Property: From Whitney Point:Route 26 South 3 Miles To Cherry Valley Hill Rd. From Maine: 6 Miles To Cherry Valley Hill Rd. 1 1/2 Milesto Property On Left. Please Note: Property Will Be Sold Off-Site @ Manasse Auction Yard, Directions Above.Property Sells Absolutely To The Highest Bidder, Regardless Of Price. Property Sells As-Is, Where-Is,How-Is. Any Tests Wanted Or Needed, Must Be Done Prior To Auction. Announcements Made Day OfAuction Take Precedence Over Printed Material. Brochures Available @ Property Or On Our Websites @www.constablevilleauction.com OR www.manasseauctions.com.Inspection: You May Walk The Land @ Your Convenience. Terms On Real Estate: A 10% Buyers Premium Will Be Added To The Final Bid Price, The Total BecomesThe Purchase Price. 10% Down of Purchase Price Required Day Of Auction In Cash Or Good Check w/Positive ID. Balance Due On Closing Within 30 Days. Property Sells With No Contingencies - Be Prepared. Owner - Richard Lamb
Auction Co-Managed ByMel Manasse & Son Constableville Auction HallMel & Matt Manasse June DeLair
Lic. RE Brokers & Auctioneers Lic. RE Assoc. Broker & Auctioneer(607) 692-4540 / 1-800-MANASSE 315-397-8010
www.manasseauctions.com www.constablevilleauction.com
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Floods occur whenwater or runoff fromsurface waters such asrivers, lakes or steamsoverflows and runs intofields. Water from heavyrainfall that pools onthe surface of saturatedsoils is NOT consideredflooding.
Flood waters are likelyto contain contami-nants. These may comefrom upstream farmsand rural septic sys-tems, urban lawns androadways, industrialsites or overflow frommunicipal sewage sys-tems. Contaminantsmay include: raw ma-nure or feces, agricul-tural chemicals, heavymetals or other chemi-cal contaminants. Mi-crobial pathogens thatcould be in flood watersinclude bacteria, virus-es, and parasites.
For these reasons, theU.S. Food and Drug Ad-ministration (FDA) con-siders crops where theedible portion has comein contact with floodwaters to be adulteratedand not to be sold forhuman consumption.See:
•www.fda.gov/Food/FoodDefense/Emergencies/FloodsHurricanesPower-Outages/ucm112723.htm
• www.fda.gov/Regula-toryInformation/Legisla-tion/FederalFoodDru-gandCosmeticActFD-CAct/FDCActChapterIV-Food/ucm107527.htm
As painful as it may beto do, all crops with edi-
ble portions that havecome in contact withflood waters should bedestroyed or discarded.
Advice for growerswith flooded crops:
Per FDA, discard allcrops that have edibleportions that have comein contact with flood wa-ter. Before cleaning up ordestroying crops inflooded fields, check withyour crop insuranceand/or local Farm Ser-vices Agency (FSA) repre-sentatives regarding ex-act documentation tocertify losses, proce-dures for initiatingclaims, possible financialassistance.
Although root cropsare usually cooked andoften peeled before con-sumption, if under floodwaters, they may be con-sidered to be grown inunsanitary conditions.We are waiting to learnmore details from theFDA about their regula-tions, but common sensesuggests that intact, un-damaged crops that areto be peeled and cooked,such as winter squash,can be sold after theywere flooded BUT ONLYIF flooding was for ashort period of time (sev-eral hours at most) andthe crop was promptlyharvested and is thor-oughly washed and thentreated with a high rateof sanitizer such as chlo-rine or Sanidate beforesale. We have contactedthe FDA about this — ifwe learn differently fromthe FDA we will informyou as soon as we have a
response.Place markers at the
high water line so youcan identify the areawhere crops were in con-tact with flood waters.
Leave a 30 foot bufferbetween flooded areas offields and adjacent areasto be harvested for hu-man consumption; thisis to accommodate agenerous turn-arounddistance for equipmentto prevent contact withflooded soil and avoidcross-contamination ofnon-flooded ground.
Workers should wearprotective clothing suchas rubber boots and rub-ber gloves when workingin fields that were flood-ed where plants thatmay be contaminated.Protective clothingshould be discarded orthoroughly cleaned afterworking in flooded areas.
Avoid feeding cropsthat came in contactwith flood waters to live-stock as plants couldhave pesticides,pathogens, mycotoxins,or other contaminantsthat could be harmful tolivestock health.
If your well head wassubmerged, re-test yourwell water to make surethat only safe, potablewater comes into directcontact with produce.
The Vermont Depart-ment of Health “NU” testkit costs $15 for a meas-ure of coliform andE.coli. Call 800-660-9997 to order with creditcard or request an orderform.
Regarding crops near
flooded areas, or with noedible parts developed orexposed to flood water:
Crops near flooded ar-eas or those that wereflooded without the edi-ble part of the plantcoming in contact withflood water (such assweet corn or stakedtomatoes) need to beevaluated on a case bycase basis. These, andcrops in which the edibleportion develops afterflood waters recede arenot automaticallydeemed adulterated. It isyour decision whether tosell them after consider-ing the following:
• Is the edible part ofthe plant developing andif so, how far above theflood water was it?
• Is there any evidencethat floodwater splashedup onto edible portion ofthe crop? Floodwater al-most certainly contains
some pathogens and/orchemicals.
• If feeding to live-stock, was the crop ex-posed to prolonged peri-ods of moisture andstress that could pro-mote fungal growth ormolds that could pro-duce mycotoxins?
Other considerations:
Allow at least 60 daysto elapse between flood-ing and planting of thenext human food crop.In absence of known orsuspected biological orchemical contaminantsin flood waters (such assewage discharge orrun-off from industrialsites) you can replantafter 60 days.
Organic growers: floodwaters might containresidues of prohibitedsubstances. Contactyour certifier to discussyour situation.
Soils should be al-lowed to dry sufficientlyand then tilled to at leastsix inches deep beforeplanting crops. Addingcompost or other organicmatter when tilling willbe beneficial to manysoils. The soil should beretested for nutrient lev-els after flood waters re-cede, as the pH and nu-trient levels of the soilmay have changed.
To protect the soil fromerosion, it is advisable toplant a cover crop onfields that cannot be re-planted soon with an ed-ible crop. Cover cropscan also help suppressweeds, and improveoverall soil health. Atthis time of year (earlyfall) small grains such asoats or winter rye aregood choices, with orwithout hairy vetch foradding fixed nitrogen.
ADVADVANCE NOTICEANCE NOTICECACATTLE & HEIFER SALE TTLE & HEIFER SALE
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 23, 2011 11:00 A.M.Directions: Sale to be held at Jack Wood's Sale Barn, located on Taylor Valley Road, Cincinnatus, N.Y.-2 milesnorth of Cincinnatus. Just off Route 26. Watch for auction signs.(30) Head from one consignor, with (4) other groups of heifers from NB to springing. Nice 1st calf heifers, willbe fresh by sale day. Also some misc. items found around the farm. More cattle being consigned daily
Sale Managed By:
Gene Wood’s Auction Service, Inc.Cincinnatus, NY 13040 (607) 863-3821
Visit us on the Web @ genewoodsauctionserviceinc.com
Announcements Day of Sale take Precedence Over Advertising.Cash or Honorable Check.
Not Responsible for Accidents.Auctioneer: Mel Hoover -- AU-003111-L
Mel’s cell phone # 717-989-8050
Horses consigned by: Paul Miller, Vernon Beachy, John Hershberger,Tim Weaver, Mel Hoover & draft horses from Marshall Bowersox!
~ 1 load of fresh standardbreds consigned by Emanuel Shetler ~All horses must have current Coggins test. Vet on grounds to test your horses!
Also selling new & used saddles & other misc. new tack!
Finger Lakes Livestock Auction Phone # (585) 394-1515!
Public AuctionHorse Sale Held At
Finger Lakes LivestockIn Canandaigua, New York
Saturday, Sept. 17, 20113 miles East of Canandaigua on Routes 5 & 20 in Canandaigua, NY 14224
Tack Sale Starts at 9:00 A.M.Horses Hitched at 9:00 A.M.Auction Starts at 10:00 A.M.
Selling All Breeds Of HorsesDraft Horses, Ponies, Riding & Driving Horses
Saddlebreds, Standardbreds, Morgans & Crossbreds
10:00 AM10:00 AM
Food safety advice to commercial growers regarding flooded crops
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Late-planted crops andextreme weather haveplayed havoc with cornand soybeans in many re-gions, 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 insightsinto 2012 seed decisions.
“Each region of the U.S.has experienced sometype of stress this grow-ing season,” said ChuckBremer, Pioneer agrono-my information manager.“For some, that means alate start for planting dueto excessive rains while
others experienced stressin the form of drought.”
Late-season cornmanagement
“A later planting start,like those across theNorthern and EasternU.S., invites the threat offrost before reachingblack layer,” Bremer said.“Should this occur, grow-ers could consider usingtheir crop for high-mois-ture corn or silage fortheir 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 Aspergillusflavus 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 can causecomplications on thebackend. The disease cancontinue to grow in stor-age following harvest andbe can be toxic to live-stock. Continuous moni-toring is necessary.
Growers could possi-bly anticipate lodging inareas where crops wereplanted in less than op-timum conditions andencountered droughtstress. “Growers shouldpinch their stalks,” Bre-mer said. “If the plantshows stress, growersneed to schedule thosefields for early harvest, ifpossible.”
Another issue that con-tinues to expand is
Goss’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 the le-sions 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 or late-planted soybeans havegreater potential to hostspider mites. Soybeansplanted early are past thepeak feeding time for spi-der mites and therefore,are less susceptible.
“Spider mites thrive inhot, dry weather,” Bremersaid. “Growers shouldscout the edges and cor-ners of fields first, shak-ing the bottom leavesover a sheet of white pa-per. If a grower sees ‘mov-ing dirt’ they may havespider mites.”
As the season progress-es, growers in Illinois andIndiana should scout forsudden death syndrome(SDS) due to rains earlyin the growing season.
“SDS will show up infields with prime soils.The plant will have yel-lowing and defoliation inthe upper leaves,” Bremersays. “Typically the dis-ease 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 andlearn lessons,” Bremersaid. “It’s a good time togather data and use it tomake informed seedpurchases for the 2012growing season.”
For more informationon pest and disease man-agement, visit www.pio-neer.com/agronomy. Formore information on Pio-neer brand hybrids andvarieties, visit www.pio-neer.com/products.
Auction to be held at Sennett Livestock Barnlocated on Rt. 5, 4 miles East of Auburn, NY
20 miles west of Syracuse, NY and 4 miles south of Exit 40 of the NYS Thruway
Early consignments include: 2002 F350 Ford Pickup, 77,000 Miles, XLT, Diesel; Tractors:Farmall Super C w/snowplow, Massey Harris pony w/snow plow & chains, JD gas w/boredaluminum pistons, Ford 4610 3 cyl dsl w/ cab and sickle bar mower- 2300 hrs, Ford 8N sidedistributor, JD 4520 dsl w/cab, power shift and 275 loader, JD 50 wide front end w/ powersteering, Farmall super C, Vac-Case 13 series new back tires, IH 424, IH 2606 industrial w/loader, Equipment: JD 450 grain drill, Coby dump wagon, Knight 8024 spreader, NH 5129spreader, Kverneland 814 round bale chopper, NI sickle bar mower, New King cutter 3 pthitch, AC rollover 1 btm plow, 6' heavy duty disc, 3 pt hitch cement mixer, Applegate cattlewater, tractor backhoe attachment, Long 1109 3 pt backhoe, NI trailer mower, Ford 532 balerw/T500 thrower, Lely 4-1006 tedder w/ window attach., 150 gal tank w/pump, 18.4x34duals. Trailers: 2001 16' cattle trailer 12,000 GVW, 1989 Coachman camper, LawnMowers: 25 hp Tuff runner o-turn mower w/ 72" deck & power angle snow blade, CubCadet 3000 series w/power steer, power lift 48" deck& 48" snow blower, 386 hrs, 1999 16hpCub Cadet. Items are coming in every day bring a friend and enjoy the day!
Taking consignments of all types of farm machinery, vehicles, lawn mowers, toolsand more until 9:00 AM sale day.
Terms: Cash or Good Check day of SaleLunch Available
For more information or trucking callSale Barn 315-253-3579 • Kalan 315-374-3428
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Sennett, NYSaturday September 17th @ 10:00AM
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SEPTEMBER 21, 2011 8:00 A.M.
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PLEASE BRING BANK LETTER OF CREDIT IF YOU HAVE NEVER BEEN HERE
NEXT AUCTION OCTOBER 19, 2011
Weekly Sales Every Monday 12:30 Misc. & small animals; 1:00 Dairy; **We
will now sell lambs, goats, pigs, feeders immediately following Dairy. Calves
and cull beef approx. 5:00-5:30PM. Help us increase our volume - thus mak-
ing a better market for everyone. **We are Independent Marketers - working
24/7 to increase your bottom line. Competitive marketing is the way to go.
Monday, Sept. 6th sale - Cull cows ave. .73 top cow .86 wt. 922
$788.31(cows up to $1096.62) Bulls up to .70 wt. 1003 $697.08, bull
calves top $1.25, heifer calves $1.42.
Monday, Sept. 12th – Monthly Heifer sale. Dairy Dispersal for Stox-Dairy –
Bainbridge, NY. 40 Milking Age Registered & Grade Holsteins, 6 Registered
Brown Swiss. 30 Heifers from newborn to springing. 20 Holsteins, 6 Brown
Swiss, 4 Swiss Holstein Cross. 2 started Service Bulls – Holstein: Atwood son
x OutsidexCarlow Leader. Brown Swiss: April Baretta x Top Acres Pedigree. Sires
represented Holstein: Zenith, Atlanta, Dundee, Pronto. Parlor milked & on pas-
ture both ends of the day. Quanity of Brown Swiss Semen bring your tanks –
listing at ringside. Also Consigned: Snowtop sends 6 Registered heifers sired
by Monument, Buckeye, Alliance, Pacific, Damion, Airraid, 3 bred & 3 open
ready to breed. 15 outstanding bred heifers from Carl & Deanna Tice - New
Berlin; send 8 Holsteins, 7 Jersey Cross all in excellent condition from short
bred to springers. 6 Additional Reg. Heifers sired by: Damion, Zoro, Shampoo,
Mr. Magoo, & Sanchez! 2 w/EX Dams w/big records. (Shampoo Dtr. Dam EX
w/40,000, 2nd D: EX93 GMD has a PTPI of +1835- Imagine the Genomic
Possiblity’s). A group of 8 open heifers and a few cows from one farm; Another
group of 10-12 2nd Calf springers.
Monday, Sept. 19th – Monthly Sheep, Lamb, Goat & Pig Sale. A group of 4 ewe
lambs, 2 ewe rams; another group of 5 sheep & 1 Ram.
Monday, Sept. 26th – Schoharie County Milking Herd - 50 Head Dairy all
stages of lactation. Watch for future ads.
Saturday, Oct. 15th – Richfield Springs, NY. 63rd OHM Club Sale - 11 AM.
Chairman – Brad Ainslie 315-822-6087. Watch for future ads.
Friday, Nov. 11th – Fall Premier All Breeds Sale – held at the sale facility in
New Berlin. Call to participate in this sale.
LOOKING TO HAVE A FARM SALE OR JUST SELL A FEW - GIVE US A CALL.
**Trucking Assistance - Call the Sale Barn or check out our trucker list on our
Web-Site. Call to advertise in any of these sales it makes a difference.
Directions: Former Welch Livestock 6096 NYS Rt. 8, 30 miles South of Utica
& 6 miles North of New Berlin, NY.
www.hoskingsales.com Call today with your consignments.
WEEKLY SALES EVERY MONDAYHOSKING SALES - FORMER WELCH LIVESTOCK
Tom & Brenda Hosking6096 NYS Rt. 8 New Berlin, NY 13411
607-699-3637or 607-847-8800
cell: 607-972-1770or 1771
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If there was ever agood news/bad newsstory in the cattle feed-ing industry, this year isa classic example.
Market analyst DanBasse, AgResourceCompany, warned cat-tle feeders of continuedupward pressure on in-put prices while alsopointing out the “brightspots” of increasing ex-ports and high cattleprices.
Basse spoke at theFeeding Quality Forumin Omaha, NE, and Gar-den City, KS, lastmonth.
“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’swhy he sees a tradingrange of $6.50/bu. to$8.50/bu. going for-ward.
Of course, corn isn’tthe only feed resourcewith bullish pressures.The extended drought in
the Southern Plains ispushing forage and pas-ture prices upward. Thedrought has alreadydevastated those re-gions, but if it extendsinto 2012 its impactscould be magnified forthe entire beef industry.
“What does that meanfor forage prices? Whatdoes that mean forwheat crops? What doesthat mean for future cat-tle availability?” heasked.
The decline of the U.S.cowherd is rapidly inten-sifying — a trend that’sbeing realized south ofthe border, too.
“Mexican cattle im-ports into the UnitedStates have been very,very high,” Basse said.“I don’t think we cancontinue that trend,though.”
Their domestic per-capita meat consump-tion is increasing. Incontrast, the U.S. beefdemand has been on a
slow 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 fu-ture.
“That takes us abovethe pre-BSE (“mad cow”)levels and will keep cashcattle prices very high,”he said.
As Chinese consumersstart 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.beef is on the doorstep of
making it to a greaterdegree into China,”Basse said.
Demand seems easierto pinpoint than supplyright now.
“Could we have cownumbers to a lowenough level that wouldsend beef prices up to $2on a live basis by some-time in 2013 and 2014?”he asked. “To some de-gree cash cattle priceswill try to keep at a highprice level so we don’tliquidate any more ofour cowherd.”
Feeder prices will stay
in the $125 to $140,range and may evenclimb to $150 in thenext year.
These high numbersmean there are goingto be more discerningdiners.
“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: “Mar-
gin, margin, margin isthe new mantra for feed-lots if it hasn’t been al-ready,” he said. “It’s justa challenge of margin-what goes in and whatgoes out-and how do wemanage both ends?”
The meetings were co-sponsored by Pfizer Ani-mal Health, CertifiedAngus Beef LLC (CAB),Feedlot Magazine andPurina Land O’Lakes.
More information andproceedings will be post-ed when available atwww.CABpartners.com.
ADADVVANCE NOANCE NOTICETICE29th Annual Broome & T29th Annual Broome & Tiogioga Counties Surplus Va Counties Surplus Vehicleehicle
& Equipment Auction, Binghamton, NY 13901 & Equipment Auction, Binghamton, NY 13901
Saturday September 24, 2011 10:00 AMAuction To Be Held @ Broome County Hwy. Garage, Upper Front St. (Rt. 12), Binghamton,NY. From I-81 Take Exit 6 To Rt. 12 North, 2 Miles.
Large Auction Of Cars, Trucks, Heavy Trucks & Buses, Heavy Equipment, Lawn & Grounds Equipment, Tools, Shop Equipment, Stolen & Recovered Items, Etc., Etc.
Highlights Including: (40) Cars, Vans, SUV's & Pickup Trucks - Assorted Types, Years & Sizes;(20) Large Trucks & Trailers Including: '88 Autocar Truck Tractor; (5) '95-'92 Ford F800 DumpTrucks, S/A; (2) '99 Chevy 3500 Mason Dump Trucks; '97 Ford F350 Service Truck; '99 VolvoSalter Truck; '96 J&J 48' Steel Garbage / Pushout Trailer; Scania Recycling Truck; '69 Am. Gen.Truck Tractor; '91 Semi Water Tanker Trailer; Equipment Including: (2) JD 544E Wheel Loaders,4wd; Ford 3000 Broom Tractor; Large Onan Diesel Generator; Whirlwind Tub Grinder, JD Dsl.;Dresser Dbl. Drum Roller; Gradall Wheeled Excavator; Jacobson Turfcat Mower; Also Many Water& Sewer Pump Items; PLUS: Office Equipment; Kitchen Equipment; School Items; Stolen &Recovered / Evidence Items; Many Other Items!!; NOTE: Live Online Bidding Available Throughwww.equipmentfacts.com. Watch Next Week's Paper For More Detailed Listing Or Refer ToOur Website For Listing, Terms & Pics @ www.manasseauctions.com.Owners - Broome & Tioga Counties & Several Other Municipalities
Sales Managers & AuctioneersLicensed Real Estate Brokers In NY, NJ & PA
Whitney Point, N.Y. 13862607-692-4540 / 1-800-MANASSE
www.manasseauctions.com
HILLTOP DAIRY AUCTIONFRIDAY SEPTEMBER 16th @ 11:00 AM
At the auction facilities 3856 Reed Road, Savannah, NY 13146 just off Rte. 89, 6 miles north of Savannah or 6 miles south of Wolcott, NY
For our September Auction:- a group of Jersey and crossbred fresh heifers and cows- a group of 1st and 2nd calf fresh cows in a good flow of milk some with heifer calves by
their side- a group of 10 open Holstein heifers ready to breed A.I. Sired- Jersey service bull- Registered Holstein bull - born 5/25/11 Sired by Schilldale Shottle Brett out of 87PT
Oman w/42000M - Genomic Netment 441 - 740 M/.26 PTATPlus our usual consignments of fresh cows, 1st calf, bred heifers, open heifers and serv-ice bulls. Last month we market 130 head with a good demand.
TERMS: CASH OR GOOD CHECK LUNCH AVAILABLE
TO CONSIGN OR ARRANGE TRUCKING CALL:Elmer Zeiset 315-729-8030 cell or 315-594-8260
or: Howard W. Visscher, Auctioneer Nichols, NY 607-699-7250
Watch for Special Heifer Auction Friday October 7that the 3856 Reed Road Savannah facilities
Already consigned over 100 head
Early Consignments: IH 230; JD corn sheller; Big Cat elect. cement mixer; 2 wheel trail-er frame; new inventory of hydraulic hoses, fittings, pto parts, bearings and Baldwin filters;new hand tools; 200 pieces nursery stock evergreens; quantity and variety equipment, parts,small tools.
Consignments accepted Thurs.-Fri., Sept. 15-16, 9-6pm
Terms: ID for bidder number, cash, check, auction day. Payments w/Visa, MC, Disc 3% fee.All equipment must be removed from Windmill by Thurs., Sept. 22, 12 noon
EQUIPMENT CONSIGNMENTAUCTION
Sat., Sept. 17, 2011 • 9 AM
DANN AUCTIONEERS, DELOS DANN,3339 Spangle St., Canandaigua, NY 14424, 585-396-1676.
www.cnyauctions.com/dannauctioneers.htm
UPCOMING AUCTIONSSat., Oct. 1, 9 AM - Ralph Poorman Welding (formerly Steelfab) Retirement Auction, 1726Rt. 89, 1/2 mi. S. of Rts 5 & 20, Seneca Falls, NY, quantity, variety welding shop equip., supplies,Ferguson 40, lawn equip.
Windmill Farm Market3900 Rt. 14A, 5 mi. S. of Penn Yan, NY
For info call: 585-394-1515FINGER LAKES LIVESTOCK EX.
3 Miles East Of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20Cash or good check day of sale, nothing to be
removed until settled for, Announcements day ofsale take precedence over advertising
Visit Our Web Site www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com
FEEDER CATTLE SALESat., Sept., 24, 2011 • 10 AM
Next Feeder Cattle Sale Sat., Oct. 1, 2011 @ 10 AM
PLEASE BRING CATTLEIN ON FRIDAY, SEPT. 23RD
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CODE CLASSIFICATION
35 Announcements
40 Antique Tractors
45 Antiques
55 Appraisal Services
75 ATV
80 Auctions
85 Backhoe/Loaders
90 Bale Covers
95 Barn Equipment
105 Bedding
115 Beef Cattle
120 Bees-Beekeeping
130 Bird Control
140 Books
155 Building Materials/Supplies
160 Buildings For Sale
165 Business Opportunities
175 Cars, Trucks, Trailers
190 Chain Saws
210 Christmas Trees
215 Collectibles
235 Computers
325 Custom Butchering
335 Dairy Cattle
340 Dairy Equipment
370 Dogs
410 Electrical
415 Employment Wanted
440 Farm Machinery For Sale
445 Farm Machinery Wanted
455 Feed, Seed, Grain & Corn
460 Fencing
465 Fertilizer & Fert. Spreading
470 Financial Services
495 For Rent or Lease
500 For Sale
510 Fresh Produce, Nursery
560 Grain Handling Eq.,
Bins & Dryers
580 Groundcover
585 Guns
590 Hay - Straw For Sale
595 Hay - Straw Wanted
610 Help Wanted
620 Herd Health
630 Hogs
640 Hoof Trimming
645 Horse Equipment
650 Horses
655 Housing For Stock
670 Industrial Equipment
675 Insurance
680 Irrigation
700 Lawn & Garden
705 Legal Notices
730 Livestock For Sale
735 Livestock Wanted
740 Llamas
760 Lumber & Wood Products
780 Maintenance & Repair
790 Maple Syrup Supplies
805 Miscellaneous
810 Mobile Homes
815 Motorcycles
860 Organic
885 Parts & Repair
900 Pest Control
910 Plants
915 Poultry & Rabbits
950 Real Estate For Sale
955 Real Estate Wanted
960 Recreational Vehicles &
Motor Homes
1035 Seeds & Nursery
1040 Services Offered
1050 Sheep
1060 Silos, Repairs, Silo Equip.
1075 Snowblowers
1080 Snowmobiles
1085 Snowplows
1100 Stud Service
1115 Tires & Tire Repair Service
1120 Tools
1130 Tractors
1135 Tractors, Parts & Repair
1140 Trailers
1160 Tree Trimming & Removal
1170 Truck Parts & Equipment
1180 Trucks
1190 Vegetable
1195 Vegetable Supplies
1200 Veterinary
1205 Wanted
1210 Water Conditioning
1220 Waterwell Drilling
1225 Wood For Sale
Ag Bags
Announcements
Ag Bags
Announcements
CUSTOM FORAGE BAGGINGServing Western NY & Surrounding Areas
9’ & 10’ Ag Bag Machines w/Truck TableReasonable Rates ~ Responsible Service
Brett (cell) 585-689-1857William (cell) 585-689-1816
(Home) 585-495-6571
LERAY SEALED STORAGEServing Agriculture Since 1985
• Up North Silage Bags • Bunker Covers• Sunfilm Bale Wrap • Elastic Tubes• Poly & Sisel Twine • Net Wrap
315-783-1856
ADVERTISING DEADLINEWednesday, September 14th
For as little as $8.25 - place a classified ad in
Country FolksCall Peg at 1-800-836-2888
or 518-673-0111or email [email protected]
Bedding Bedding
USA Gypsum BeddingReduce your bedding costs!
And Improve Soil - Naturally!
GRIP X 1 Barn DryGypsum Bedding• Cheaper than sawdust shavings or
straw.• Reduce mastitis & cell
counts.• Use in place of
Hydrated Lime.• Improves your soil• Available in bulk.
• Barn dry filling your gutters & tanks? Gypsum dissolves.
• Use less! More absorbent than lime products.
Try Grip X1 Today!
www.usagypsum.com • Phone 717-335-0379Also Available at: Dealers wanted in select areas
Genesee Valley Nutrition, Piffard, NY, ph 585-243-9597Himrod Farm Supply, Penn Yan, NY, ph 315-531-9497
Homestead Nutrition, New Holland, PA, ph 888-336-7878Levi Fisher, Honey Grove, PA (Juniata County), ph 717-734-3145
Martin’s Ag, Shippensburg, PA, ph 717-532-7845Elam Miller, Fort Plain, NY, ph 518-993-3892
New Bedford Elevator, Baltic, OH, ph 330-897-6492Norm’s Farm Store, Watsontown, PA, ph 570-649-6765
Robert Rohrer, Millmont, PA, ph 570-898-1967Steve B. Stoltzfus, Lykens, PA, ph 717-365-3804Walnut Hill Feeds, Shelby, OH, ph 419-342-2942
Beef Cattle Beef Cattle Beef Cattle Beef Cattle
Metal roofing available cut to your length18 + colors painted • Galvalume • Galvanized
aluminum • #1 & #2, material in stock.
2845 Rte 364Penn Yan, NY 14527
315-536-0944
Standing SeamBuy direct
And save!
PBR pannel
Empire Rib
BuildingMaterials/Supplies
BuildingMaterials/Supplies
Midlakes Metal Sales• Metal Roofing and Siding in Many Colors
24 ga, 26 ga, 28 ga, 29 ga, Plus Aluminum• Gluelam Poles, Lumber,Trusses
(Direct Shipments - Wholesale, Retail)• Polebarn Packages - Any Size up to 80x600~ Quick Turn-Around, We Ship Anywhere ~
Located in the Heart of the Fingerlakes
607-869-9483
Announcements
� � � � �ADVERTISERS
Get the best response fromyour advertisements byincluding the condition, age,price and best calling hours.Also we always recommendinsertion for at least 2 timesfor maximum benefits. CallPeg at 1-800-836-2888 or518-673-0111
CAMPAIGN ROAD SIGNS:Awesome prices. Call Beth at Lee Publications 518-6 7 3 - 0 1 0 1 o r e m a i l [email protected]
CHECK YOUR AD - ADVER-TISERS should check theirads on the first week of inser-tion. Lee Publications, Inc.shall not be liable for typo-graphical, or errors in publica-tion except to the extent of thecost of the first weeks inser-tion of the ad, and shall alsonot be liable for damages dueto failure to publish an ad.Adjustment for errors is limit-ed to the cost of that portion ofthe ad wherein the erroroccurred. Report anyerrors to 800-836-2888 or518-673-0111
GOT GAS: 315-729-371035¢ above spot. No contracts,membership or tank fees.www.propane4farms.com
NEED BUSINESS CARDS?Full color glossy, heavy stock.250 ($45.00); 500 ($65.00);1,000 ($75.00). Call Lee Pub-lications 518-673-0101 [email protected]
Antique Tractors
ANTIQUE TRACTORS:Massey Harris 333, Ford 740.Also barn full Ford parts,9N to 5000. 585-437-2796
Barn Repair
BARN REPAIR SPECIAL-ISTS: Straightening, leveling,beam replacements. Fromfoundation and sills to steelroofs. HERITAGE STRUC-TURAL RENOVATION INC.,1-800-735-2580.
BARNS, STEEL BUILDINGS,GARAGES. We repair them!From extensive renovations tominor repairs. 585-739-0263
Bedding
ANIMAL BEDDING: Kiln driedsawdust/woodchips. Bulk, upto 120yd. loads. Willow CreekFarms, 716-741-2599
KILN DRIEDBULK BEDDING
Delivered all of NY & New England
or you pick up at mill.
Seward Valley518-234-4052
WOOD SHAVINGS: Com-pressed bags, kiln dried, soldby tractor trailer loads. CallSAVE! 1-800-688-1187
Beef Cattle
CORNELL BEEF Replace-ment Auction. October 29,2011 in Dryden, NY. Regis-tered and commercial heifers,bred heifers and cows. Angus,Simmental, Hereford. MikeB a k e r , 6 0 7 - 2 5 5 - 5 9 2 3 ,[email protected]
Cow Power Registered AngusSale: September 17th in Mill-brook, NY. For more informa-tion www.conoverauction.comor call 641-227-3537
FOR SALE: Hereford Cowswith Calves. Bred back withRed Angus Bull. Farmer retir-ing. 716-542-2095
New York AngusAssociation
OPEN HOUSE andPASTURE WALK
with Bill HodgeSustainable Genetics
Saturday 24thSeptember, 11am
Lunch Provided
At Fleur de lis Farms,2497 Canoga Rd,
Seneca Falls, NY 14489
Contact Robert Groom315-573-2569 or
Sponsors: Seneca Co.Extension, Seneca Co. SWCD,Graze NY, Fingerlakes RCD &New York Angus Association
Beef Cattle
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
WANTED: Steers 200# & up.570-561-8488
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FINGERLAKESCONSTRUCTION
Garages • Equestrian • CommercialAgricultural
Crews Trained to OSHA Standards
Clyde: 315-923-7777Batavia: 585-343-1777
www.fingerlakesconstruction.com
Steel or WoodFrame
ProfessionalPole Barns
by S&L Builders35 years of experience
Lifetime Warranty
We build what we sell
No Sub Crews
Any Size Or Description of Building
Most Structures Erected Within 30 Days
Beat Our Price? I Don’t Think So!
570-398-5948 (o)570-772-2352 (c)
Custom Butchering Custom Butchering
New York CustomProcessing, LLC
Rt. 8, Bridgewater, NY
Call For Appointment
315-204-4089 or 315-204-4084
No Lines ~ No WaitingCutting & Wrapping Rate
.65¢ per Lb.
Now Open &Booking Animals
All Cuts Vacuum Packed and Bar-Coded for Tracking and a Complete Printed Inventory of Your Product
Custom Services Custom Services
FOR RENTSilage & Kernel
ProcessorsAlso
Hammermills315-536-7634
607-243-7009 x2
Custom Services Custom Services
585-721-4728
� Manure hauling,semis & tankers.
� Hay & corn choppingwith trucking.
� High moisture cornsnaplage harvesting.
� Combining, smallgrains & corn.
TITAN ENTERPRISESCUSTOM CROPPING & HARVESTING
A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS
1-800-836-2888
It’s easy and economicalto add a picture
to your ad!
For Information
Call
Dairy Cattle Dairy Cattle
DISTELBURGER LIVESTOCK SALES, INC.Middletown, NY (845) 344-7170
Visit Our New Troy, NY Location!Strong demand for youngstock, heifers and herds.
AALWAYS AVAILABLE:Whether you’re looking for a few heifers or
a large herd, we have a quality
selection of healthy, freestall trained cattle.
Herds ranging in size
from 30-200+ tie or freestall.
ATTENTION DAIRY FARMERS
Buying all hot loads of milk, minimum of 9000 pounds. Price is $2/hundred.Prompt and timely pickup at the farm or Grade A tanker wash facility on
premises for loads being delivered.
Before you pull the plug... call day or night.
(585) 734-3264 • (585) 734-3265
Call before you dump high bacteria or antibiotic bulk tanks!
SAVE THESE
NUMBERS FOR
THE PARLOR
Buildings For Sale
Designed, Constructedand Warranted by
Morton Buildings, Inc.
Call for the Sales Office Nearest You:
Warsaw, NY(585) 786-8191
ENGINEEREDSTEEL BUILDINGS
Can Erect & FinishWeitz Construction585-739-0263
Buildings For Sale
ROCK CONSTRUCTIONCUSTOM BUILT
FreestallHeiferCommodityMachineryStorage Bldgs
Complete RenovationsALL TYPES OF
CONCRETE WORK
R.. && C.. KonfederathCorfu, NY
585-599-3640716-474-3348
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 [email protected]
Dairy Cattle
30 COW ALL AI JERSEYHerd, young herd with a lot ofpregnant cows. Will sell wholeherd or any amount. 717-284-3562
Call 888-596-5329 for Your Subscription
50 WELL GROWN FreestallHeifers due within 60 days.Joe Distelburger 845-344-7170.
Dairy Cattle
70 COW FREE STALL HERDall AI, very good type and pro-duction. 717-468-1561
95 WELL-GROWN freestalltrained Holstein heifers dueOctober & November. Had allshots. 315-269-6600
CLOCKWISE PATZ guttercleaner, 16” flights, goodshape. 814-642-2157
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ATTENTION DAIRY FARMERSWe Need Good Used Tanks • 100-8,000 ga. - Call Us
HEAT EXCHANGERS • TUBE COOLER300-6000 Gal Storage Tanks
We Do Tank Repair
SHENK’S505 E. Woods Drive, Lititz, PA 17543Sales 717-626-1151
• 3000 Gal.Girton D5
• 3000 Gal.Storage
• 2000 Gal.DeLaval
• 2000 Gal.Mueller OE
• 2000 Gal.Mueller OH
• 2000 Gal.Mueller O
• 1500 Gal.Mueller OH
• 1500 Gal.Mueller OHF
• 1500 Gal.Mueller OH
• 1250 Gal.DeLaval
• 1000 Gal.Mueller O
• 1000 Gal.Mueller M
• 1000 Gal.Mueller OH
• 1000 Gal.Sunset F.T.
• 1000 Gal.Mueller OH
• 1000 Gal.DeLaval
• 900 Gal.Mueller OH
• 800 Gal.Mueller OH
• 800 Gal.Majonnier
• 800 Gal.Mueller OH
• 735 Gal.Sunset
• 700 Gal.Mueller OH
• 700 Gal.Mueller V
• 700 Gal.Mueller M
• 600 Gal.Mueller OH
• 600 Gal.Mueller M
• 600 Gal.DeLaval Rnd
• 545 Gal.Sunset
• 500 Gal.Mueller MW
• 500 Gal.Mueller M
• 500 Gal.Majonnier
• 415 Gal.Sunset
• 400 Gal.Jamesway
• 400 Gal.Majonnier
• 375 Gal.Milkeeper
• 300 Gal.Majonnier
• 300 Gal Mueller M
• 300 Gal.Sunset
• 200 Gal.Sunset SC
• 180 Gal.Milkeeper
• 150 Gal.Mueller RH
SOLD PA
SOLD NY
SOLD RI
SOLD PA
Farm Equipment Farm Equipment
Alternative Parts Source Inc.Chittenango, NY • 315-687-0074
THINK SUMMERIH & WHITE PLOWS & PARTS
JD 4650 MFD, new PS . . . .$28,500Case IH 9170 . . . . . . . . . . .$29,500CIH 5140 new eng. C/A . . . .$21,500CIH 4366 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$9,900IH 3588 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$9,500IH 966 Fender . . . . . . . . . . . .$8,250IH 1066 Black Stripe, new engine,
exc. cond. . . . . . . . . . . . .$14,500IH 1066 4WD . . . . . . . . . . . .$12,500IH 1066 w/LDR . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CallIH 1066 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$10,900IH 806 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$6,900IH 656 weak hydro . . . . . . . . .$3,500IH 424 w/LDR . . . . . . . . . . . .$3,500IH 656 diesel, RBT eng . . . . .$6,500
FD 7710 4WD . . . . . . . . . . . .$9,000FD 4100 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$6,500JD Combines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CallGehl CB1200 chopper w/heads. . $2,000JD 4-8R corn head. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CallJD 8300 drill w/seeder . . . . . .$3,750Case 8430 Round baler . . . .$5,000Elwood 4WD unit . . . . . . . . .$5,500Loaders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CallNew Cat 4 cyl. eng. . . . . . . . .$5,400Kewanee cultipacker 24ft . . . . .CallIH & White plows 3x-10x . . . . . .CallIH 100# Front End wgts.. . . . .$1051st Choice GS520-4 tedder .$4,500Chisels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Call
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Lower your feed cost!Save an average of 3 to 4 lbs of grain per cow per dayGoing from non processing to a processor.
$6.00 corn. . . .
1-800-836-2888To place a Classified Ad
Farm MachineryFor Sale
Farm MachineryFor Sale
MABIE BROS., INC.
MabieBros.Com
315-687-7891
New MF/Hesston173439x52
0% Financing for 60 mos.$250/mo. w/10% down
MF TD 1620 2 Basket 8’ Tedder
New MF 151212 WheelV Rake
MF 26804WD, 97 Eng HP, No Frills Tractor0% for 60 mos.
Dairy Cattle
Herd Expansions
WANTEDAll Size Heifers
Also Complete Herds Prompt Pay & Removal
315-269-6600JERSEY HEIFERS For Sale.Overstocked. Bred heifers tocalves. Buyer can pick. 315-767-3884
SMALL 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
WANTED: A.I. SIRED Hol-stein heifer calves, cash paid.607-836-4502
WANTED: Herd of Holsteincows 40 to 50 head. 315-536-7515. Call evenings.
We have clients in need ofherds, fresh cows, bred, and
open heifers. Call Us withyour information or email
518-791-2876www.cattlesourcellc.com
Dairy Equipment
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
Electrical
Let our 35 years ofelectrical experiencego to work for you.
Providing CompleteGrain/Dairy Facility
Installations, Facility PowerDistribution & Lighting, MotorControl Centers, Automation& Troubleshooting, and New
Services & Upgrades.Call Jeffrey at Agri-Fab & Repair, Inc.
dba AFR Electrical Service@ 585-584-9210
Farm Equipment
ALUMINUM IRRIGATIONPIPE 3” to 6”, fittings, risers,valves, over 14,000’, $12,500.Steve 716-649-6594
Farm MachineryFor Sale
(1) John Deere 6620 Com-bine, good shape, $7,000.315-539-3996
1680 CIH COMBINE, 4x4;1063 corn head; 1994 IH 22’grain dump. Koskinen Farms,Trumansburg, NY 14886, 607-387-9208
Farm MachineryFor Sale
1998 CASE/IH 8920 MFD,FRT WTS, 20.8-42 duals,18spd. Pwr shift w/4 revs, 3rems, 185HP, clean goodrunning tractor, 12k hrs.BARGAIN PRICE. 607-776-4714
2 IH FORAGE BLOWERS,#56 & 600, in good condition.716-481-0740
(2) NEW Farm dump trailers,asking $2,800 & $3,100. 315-536-84462002 CASE/IH MX 270 Mag-
num, MFD, 20.8-46 duals, FRT
& RR Wts, 4 Rems, quick hitch,
excellent cond. Must sell.
Bargain Price!!!
607-382-7722
Farm MachineryFor Sale
ANTIQUE TRACTORS: 660Super D6, IH 300, 400 &Super D9; many more. IH 782& 882 lawn tractors. 716-912-6109
Big Tractor Parts
Steiger TractorSpecialist
1. 10-25% savings on new drive train parts
2. 50% savings on used parts3. We buy used or damaged Steigers4. We rebuild axles, drop boxes, trans-
missions with one year warranty.
1-800-982-1769US or Canada
American made quality partsat big savings
Farm MachineryFor Sale
CASE IH 2144 4x4, very nice.Also 1666 4x4. Zeisloft Eq.800-919-3322
COMBINES ARE ROLLING inand out, lots of recent arrivals.Call! 1 year warranty onmotors & trans. Low 3.8%financing. Zeisloft Eq. 800-919-3322
Visit us online, anytime!24/7 - 365
www.countryfolks.com
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MABIESOEM PARTS
MasseyChallenger
AllisWhiteKronePerkinsHesston
315-687-7891
Farm MachineryFor Sale
Farm MachineryFor Sale
’07 JD 5325 ROPS, 4WD, 146 hrs., nice . . .$24,800JD 7410 cab, 4WD, PQ, 11,000 hrs . . . . . . .$23,800JD 7210 cab, 4WD, PQ, 9,700 hrs . . . . . . . .$23,500JD 6310 canopy, 2WD, PQ, 4,000 hrs. . . . . .$14,500JD 6400 ROPS, 2WD, syncro, 2800 hrs. . . .$11,500
Penn Yan, NY 315-536-8919
Farm MachineryWanted
Farm MachineryWanted
WANTED TO BUYFarm ~ Construction &
Manufacturing EquipmentANY AGE OR CONDITION
CASH BUYER518-829-7790
Farm MachineryFor Sale
CORN HEADSFor Sale
NH 360N3 - North American SN# 974766
w/ Heavy Duty Updates, Original
Chains $7,475 NT
Case IH 2RN Very LowWear $1,875 NT
IH 720-830 2RN VeryGood $975 NT
NH 880 N3 Fair Condition $975 NT
Hesston 3RN Low Profile Chain
Head $875 NT
DJ ImplementsLebanon Co., PA717-949-3769
7:30 AM – 4:30 PM
FOR SALE: JD 915 flex head,very good condition, $6,500;NH #25 blower, very good,$300. 315-209-7183
GEHL 170 grinder mixer withelectronic scales, $5,000.315-946-0087
GLEANER A combine with 2heads, 12’ grain head and 3row corn head, $2,900; MF1745 4’x5’ round baler likenew approx. 900 bales$12,500. 716-795-9276
H&S rear unload foragewagon; JD 2 row corn headgreen; various NH cornheads. NH 8560; Ford TW15;TW20; 8830; JD 450 graindrill. 585-732-1953
Farm MachineryFor Sale
IH-TRACTOR PARTS: New-used-reman. 06-86 Series.We stock A&I and Ag Parts.Jim’s Fix-It. 315-536-7653
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
INT. 2500ALOADER BACKHOE
Full Cab, Shuttle Shift,2436 Orig. Hours, Nice Shape
$8,500.00 OBO
518-829-7790INTERNATIONAL 800 10 bot-tom/700 8 bottom trailer/White588 7 bottom on-land; 2 M&W400 bushel w/heavy hi-floata-tion gear, grain boxes. 315-536-3807
JD 224, $1,350; JD 336,$2,400; NH 853 round baler,$1,950; Deutz Fahr 2 Star ted-der, $2,150; Sitrex 4 Star ted-der, $2,200; Diller 920 balewagon, $2,600; H&S 14 wheelV-rake, $3,750; JD 328,$6,500; JD 347W, $2,900; NH315, $1,950. Nelson Horning585-526-6705
JD 348 Baler w/Thrower1993 Peterbilt 378 DayCab1993 Peterbilt 379 SmallBunk1976 JD 8630 (exc. cond.)1992 JD 8560All Very Good Condition
315-868-7467Leave Mess
JD 400 grain buggy. Hydraulicshut-off and clean-out. Storedinside. VG Augers. $5,000.585-747-7577
JD 4230 has 4400 originalhours, all new tires, ready togo. Call 607-769-1413
Farm MachineryFor Sale
JD 40 BULLDOZERNew Undercarriage,
Runs Great, Poor Paint$3,500.00 OBO
518-829-7790
JD 4960 MFWD, recentOH/JD 4760 MFWD. $46,500.Both real good. Zeisloft Eq.800-919-3322
JOHN DEERE 6400 MFWD,PTO 540/1000, dual hyd.,$14,500; Brillion 27’ X-foldpacker, good cond., $9,200.315-536-3807
JOHN DEERE 930 flex head,Crary air reel 00-10 Serieshook-ups, Contour Masterdial-a-matic, 1/2” thick May-Wes poly skids, stored inside,w/header cart, $14,995.00.585-704-5762
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.
JUST ARRIVED! Sharp JD9510 sidehill, Greenstar &loaded, $76,500. 3.8% fin.Zeisloft Eq. 800-919-3322
(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
KICKER BALE WAGONS$2,350; 8 & 10 Ton RunningGears, $1,325-$1,500; 20’Bale Carriers, $2,750. Horst’sWelding, 585-526-5954
MASSEY FERGUSON 1155,2869 hrs., 150hp, 2WD w/cab,nice shape, $12,000 OBO.607-776-4511, 607-329-9489
MITSUBISHI MX230LC Exca-vator, 8,800 hours, 25 ton,good condition, $12,000. 585-526-7133
MORE COMBINES JUSTARRIVED! Largest selectionof JD & Case IH combines inEast. Zeisloft Eq. 800-919-3322
NEW AND USED PARTS forNew Holland 782, 790, 890,892, 900; John Deere 3940,3950, 3960. NEW & USEDNew Holland baler parts.Closed Sundays. 607-243-8151
Farm MachineryFor Sale
New Skid LoaderAttachments, Buckets,
Pallet Forks, Manure Forks,Round Bale Grabbers,
Bale Spears, FeedPushers, Adapter Plates,
Skid Steer Hitch
MARTIN’S WELDING315-536-8854
NH 1411 DISCBINE: Usedless than 70 hours, excellentcondition, $16,000. Farmerretiring. 716-542-2095
NOW ORDER AftermarketTractor & Combine Parts on ourweb. www.zeisloftequip.comor call store 570-437-3440.Zeisloft Equip. 800-919-3322
PEOPLE WILL PAY TO HUNTon your land. Earn top $$$ forhunting rights. Call for a FREEquote and info packet toll free1-866-309-1507 or request atwww.BaseCampLeasing.com
READY FOR FALL PLANTI-NG: IH 5100 Soybean Specialdrill 18x7, double disc, presswheels, excellent, $3,600; IH620 press drill & seeder, dou-ble disc, press wheels 21x7,markers, $2,200; JD 8300 drill21x7, double disc, excellent,$2,200; JD 215, 218 & 220flex heads, $3,200 each;Unverferth grain cart, 400bushel, $4,800. Mike Franklin607-749-3424
RICHARDTON model 700dump wagon; Gehl 1540 blow-er. All field ready. Call 585-658-3788
Skid Steer Attachments•Buckets •Pallet Forks
•Bale Spears •Rock Forks•Grapples ~ Call for Price
Burkholder Repair LLC315-536-8446
Smiley’s Farm & IndEquipment
Excavator, $12,500; Case 450Dozer, $8,500; JD 350CDozer, $11,500; White 4x4Loaderhoe, $9,500; CaseLoaderhoe, $6,000; MF 4x4Hoe, $10,000; IH diesel DumpTruck, $4,000; GMC pickup,$1,500; JD Lawnmower,$600; 4x4 Ford, $4,500; Hes-ston 4x4 & cab, $8,500; JD4230 Tractor, $12,500; 1020JD, $4,500; David Brown,$3,500; New Dump Trailer,$5,000; 9 Ton Trailer, $1,500;Baler, $2,000; Round Baler$1,500; Corn Picker, $1,500;Corn & Flail Choppers, $1,200up; Brush Hogs, Discs, Har-rows, Plows & More.
Buying MachinesDead or Alive
518-634-2310
Farm MachineryFor Sale
“SMOKED”NH FX60 CHOPPER
Burnt CabGood C-15 Cat Motor
Full Cutter HeadAssembly
Hydro’s & Transmission4 Wheel Drive Unit
Make a Hot OfferCROP PROCESSOR
6 Row Model 391Rotary Corn Head;
14’ Hay Head Model 336All in Good Shape
Call for Price518-829-7790
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
WANTEDMassey Ferguson165, 175, 265, 275, 285
Any Condition814-793-4293
WHITE 6045, 45hp PTO, wellmaintained, low hours, loaderw/bucket & plow, $11,499.315-926-5642
WILRICH 33’ field cultivator,good condition, $7,000 OBO.Lyons,NY 315-946-9376
Farm MachineryWanted
WANTEDJohn Deere
5460, 5820, or 5830Choppers
814-793-4293WANTED: 20 TON Tag-alongequipment trailer; Also, com-bine tracks for IH combine.585-526-7133
WANTED: Silo doors forHarder and Empire Silos; HighTensile fence tools, wire,posts, etc. 607-836-4502
Feed, Seed,Grain & Corn
BUYING Mold & Heat Dam-aged Grains. Also high mois-ture corn. Auburn,NY. CallRalph 315-729-0918
CERTIFIED ORGANIC bar-ley, cleaned and bagged, 50lbs., $16. Also have combinerun barley and cleaned redclover seed. 315-568-6544
WEILER’SGRAIN ROASTING( 3 1 5 ) 5 4 9 - 7 0 8 1
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YOUR SOURCE FOR:• Livestock Feeds• Ration Balancing• SeedWay Seeds• Crystalyx Products
(315)) 549-82266Romulus, NY 14541
Buying Corn,Feed Wheat & Oats
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Feed, Seed,Grain & Corn
Feed, Seed,Grain & Corn
Pat O’Brien & SonsFor all your feed needs!
• Steam Flaked Corn • Corn Meal • Energy Mixes• Protein Mixes • Minerals • Nutritional Services
Pick-up or Delivery from our Geneva Feed MillWe Buy All Grains! Call Pat @ 716-992-1111
Fencing Fencing
Empire FarmFence & Supply
“Miles of Quality Start Here”
• High Tensile • Split Rail• Misc. Types of Fence
• Energizers • Fencing Supplies
4097 Rt. 34B, Union Springs, NY 13160RUSTIN WILSON(315) 364-5240
SHAMROCK FARMSFENCINGDAN FITZPATRICK8408 CARNEY HOLLOW RD., WAYLAND, NY 14572
(585)669-2179
• Posts
• Board
• Split Rail
• HT Wire
• Vinyl
• EnergizersSales & Installations Building Since 1981
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
Heating Heating
Tired of the High Cost of Fossil Fuel?Do You Have Large Heating Needs?
Portege and Main, a well established North Americancompany with over 35 years experience building
and improving outdoor wood, coal, and biomass stovesis now offering a fully automatic
chip/biomass stove for large heating needs;greenhouses, businesses, warehouses, schools, etc.Easily adaptable to any established heating system.
For more information on the complete line ofPortege and Main hydronic boilers, contact:
Karl at HALLEN’S SAWMILL 315-852-9507
Feed, Seed,Grain & Corn
LACKAWANNAPRODUCTS CORP.
8545 MAIN ST.P.O. BOX 660
CLARENCE, NY14031
PHONE# (716) 633-1940FAX# (716) 633-1490
“NOW SELLING”CORN, RYE, OATS,
WHEAT, SOYBEANS,CORN MEAL, DDGSHOMINY, BEDDING,
SOYBEAN MEAL,WHOLE
COTTONSEED,BEET & CITRUSPULP PELLETS,
CORN GLUTEN FEED& MEAL, HOMINY,
BAKERY MEAL ANDCANOLA MEAL
“NOW BUYING”CORN, SOYBEANS,WHEAT, RYE, OATS
& MANY OTHERMISC. PRODUCTS.
CALL (716) 633-1940FOR PRICES & ASK
FOR:DON POWELL
BILL SCHMAHLSCOTT SCHULTZ
Feed, Seed,Grain & Corn
SILAGE FOR SALE. 1000 tonavailable. $50/ton. Van Slyke’sDairy Farm, LLC 585-739-3761
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 [email protected]
R & R FENCING LLC• Equine• Livestock• Post Driving• Pasture & Paddock
DesignBRIAN ROSS
585-599-34899479 Alleghany Rd
Corfu NY 1403615 Years of Professional
Fencing Installations“Quality You Can Trust”
Fertilizer &Fertilizer Spreading
SCHAFER LIQUID FISHFERTILIZER, 100% OrganicOMRI listed. For pricing callWIGFIELD FARMS, Clyde,NY 14433, 315-727-3910
Fertilizer &Fertilizer Spreading
SprSpr ing Laking LakeeFFarar msms
Quality ServicesYou Can Count On
Custom Farming“Since 1995”
Lime & CompostSpreading Services
50 Mile Radius
Hi-Cal Mag LimeElectronic Rate
ControllingGPS Guidance
Clinton ZimmermanSavannah, NY
315-729-1066Save Money ~ Call Us
For Sale
INNES 4-row bean windrower,G.C. Wheat straw, smallsquares. Assorted rough cutlumber. 315-945-1923(CNY)
• 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
1-850kw diesel generator allset up in enclosed trailer,1700 hrs.; 1-80kw diesel gen-erator, 10 hrs., excellent con-dition; Dayton generator 50kwsurge 25 continuous, like new;585-732-1953
NOBODY beats ourprices on VoltmasterPTO Alternators, Sizes12kw-75kw. EnginesSets and PortablesAvailable.
MOELLER SALES1-800-346-2348
Grain Handling Equip.Bins & Dryers
30’ 12,000 BUSHEL GrainBin, torn down, $5,000. 570-966-9893
Grain Handling Equip.Bins & Dryers
NEW AND USED Grain Dry-ers: GT, MC, GSI. Call anytimetoll free 1-877-422-0927
Hay - Straw For Sale
1st & 2nd CUT Orchard Grassmix, no dust, big squarebales; 1st & 2nd cutTimothy/Alfalfa mix; 2nd cutpure Alfalfa round bales,stored inside. Call Jason 315-694-8600
Hay For SaleFirst Cut, Second Cut,
Timothy and AlfalfaWE DELIVER
519-604-8683
H AYFarmer to Farmer
Wet and DryRound & Square Bales
1st, 2nd & 3rd Cut HayAlso Square Bales of
STRAWCALL STEVE
519-482-5365
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
Hay - Straw For Sale
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Hay - Straw Wanted
ALWAYS WANTEDTIMOTHY MIXED HAYALFALFA MIXED HAY1st, 2nd & 3rd Cuttings
Also Small Square Mulch
Call 4M FARMS315-684-7570 • 315-559-3378
Hay - Straw Wanted
WANTEDHay & Straw - All Types
We Pick Up & Pay
Cell 717-222-2304Buyers & Sellers
WANTEDHAY &
STRAWTrailer Load Lots
Janowski Bros.315-829-3794315-829-3771
WANTEDPre Cut Rye Straw50 to 75 Lb. Bales
302-737-5117302-545-1000
WANTED: 1st & 2nd cut big &small squares. 315-363-9105
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ASSISTANT HERDSMANfor 950 cow farm in West-ern Saratoga County,NY.Wage plus benefits. DavidWood, 518-882-6684 [email protected]
DAIRY FARM looking for per-son to feed cows on week-ends, day shift. Must haveexperience. Call 585-538-4925
FULL TIME MECHANICNeeded. Crop farm looking forfull time mechanic to repairand maintain farm machinery,trucks & tractors. Clean driv-ers license and CDL required.Welding skills a plus. 585-538-4925
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Hogs
WANTED: Yorkshire boar,350 lbs., or York-Hamp. cross.Also, breeding age gilts. 716-652-9482
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
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Parts
NEW, USED & RECONDITIONEDPARTS FOR CONSTRUCTION &
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607-642-3293Rt. 38 & 38B, Newark Valley, NY
Poultry & Rabbits
RAINBOW RIDGE FARMNew 5-A licensed facility pro-cessing chickens, turkeys,ducks and more. 607-869-2287 7:30-8am.
Real Estate For Sale
250 Acre Farm inCentral New York
With 70 Holstein milkers,40 young stock, including 1month old up to 2 yearsold. Beautiful land with lotsof opportunity. Buildingsinclude renovated barn withspacious cow stalls, tiestallsw/mats, addition on barnhouses heifers & dry cows.Big spacious 5 stall garage.Big 5 bedroom, 1½ bathfarmhouse. Must see prop-erty. Tons of equipment inexcellent shape and well-maintained.
$650,000.00315-489-0742
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. [email protected] or720-381-0475
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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
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Real Estate For Sale
FARM SALE IN WALWORTH,NY: 88 acres, 60 tillable, 43cow newly renovated dairybarn, 2 heifer facilities w/fullconcrete, machine shed ingarage, w/beautiful 1800 4bedroom 2 bath house. 315-730-3312
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MARTIN’SSILO REPAIR
Specializing in Teardown & Rebuilding
New & Used Staves Silos• Shotcrete Relining• Distributors• Fill Pipe• Replacement Doors• Roofs• Chutes• General Repair
Will Buy Good UsedConcrete Stave Silos
SHOTCRETE SERVICERepair Retaining Walls
Strength ExistingMasonry Walls
Stanley, NY
585-526-6575
NEW JAMESWAY UnloadersIn Stock. Sales, Parts andService on Jamesway, Van-Dale, J-Star and Big JimUnloaders. Converting Harve-store silos to top unloading.717-768-7456
NORTHEAST SILO DEMO:Need a cheap, quick & easyway to get your silo down?Will travel, give us a call. 518-568-3560
REPLACEMENT SILODOORS & HARDWARE
AGRI-DOORJake Stoltzfus
649 South Ramona Rd.Myerstown, PA 17067
717-949-2034Toll-free 1-877-484-4104
Silos, Repairs,Silo Equipment
SOLLENBERGER SILOS, LLC,5778 Sunset Pike, Cham-bersburg, PA 17201. PouredConcrete silos since 1908,Manure Storage and PrecastProducts. For Information:Ken Mansfield 717-503-8909www.sollenbergersilos.com
“1908-2008”Celebrating 100 Years
Arcade, N.Y.
(585) 492-1300
• Precast Bunk Silos 6’x8” to 13’-4” High
• Silo Repair Service• Salt Storage Structures
The NEW SILO Corp.
11’ centerwall
10’ side wall
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Tractor Parts
NEW AND USED TRACTORPARTS: John Deere10,20,30,40 series tractors.Allis Chalmers, all models.Large inventory! We ship.Mark Heitman Tractor Sal-vage, 715-673-4829
Tractors,Parts & Repair
FOR SALE: Farm machineryparts and older tractor parts.DON’s PLACE, formerlyKnapp’s. 585-346-5777
Trailers
TEITSWORTH TRAILERS:Over 400 in stock now! PJGoosenecks, Dumps, TiltTops, Landscape, CarHaulers, Skid Steer & more.Best prices, largest selection.585-243-1563
Trucks
1972 KENWORTH W900400hp cummins, 13 speed,under 300,000 miles, 2008 Jet36’ hopper bottom grain trailerw/roll tarp, good tires andbrakes all around, $25,000.Will separate if trailer sellsfirst. 716-680-5499
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Sell Your Items Through Reader AdsP.O. Box 121, Palatine Bridge, NY 13428
Trucks
(Qty 3) 1998/99 Ford LT9513 Day Cabs, (1) w/Cat, (2) w/Cummins power, 13 speed, 20k front
axle, 46k full locking rears, 16 feet of double framebehind cab, new rubber. $29,900 each SHARP TRUCKS
1999 Cat D5M X Engine just rebuilt, 70% U/C,
6 way blade, OROPS.
$45,000
(Qty 10) Peterbilt 335 Mixer Trucks, CumminsISC 315hp, 8LL, 20 front axle, 46k full lockingrears, average 68,000 miles. 18-1/2’ of framebehind the cab. We will separate the mixer
from the chassis. Call for price.
2004 KW T800B Daycab Cat C-12 w/EB, 18
speed, air ride, 46k rears, 886k miles, aluminum
wheels, 197” wheelbase. Clean truck $31,900
2002 Peterbilt 385 Daycab Cat C12 425hp, 10 speed, Air ride, Wetline, aluminum
wheels, 544k miles, 185” wheelbase.$23,900
ARRIVING DAILY
1999 Peterbilt 357 C12 Caterpillar 420hp, diesel,8LL, engine brake, 24’, Chalmers susp., aluminumcomposition, 22.5 tires, aluminum wheels, 6 axle,20,000# FA, 46,000# RA, 401,926 miles, super
clean $59,900
2005 Terex TCX225 Excavator, Long stick and
long U/C. Only 1348 hours, 42” digging bucket,
excellent condition $69,750
40-43 ft. Aluminum Grain Hopper Trailers in stock
and arriving weekly.
Prices Starting at$22,500
2007 Kawasaki 90Z V-2 cab with heat and AC,
5590 hours, 5.8 CY bucket, 26.5 rubber in good shape,
3 valve hydraulics $105,000
2003 New Holland LW230B Loader, Cab withheat and AC, traction control, 5325 hours, 26.5rubber, 4.8 CY bucket with coupler and forks
$69,500
CALEDONIA DIESEL, LLCTRUCK & EQUIPMENT
SALES & SERVICE“The Diesel People!”
2905 Simpson Rd., Caledonia, NYJust 1 mile south of Route 20 on 36 south
585-538-4395 • 1-800-311-2880Since 1982
Please check our Web site @ www.caledoniadiesel.com
John Deere 9500 4WD, 30.5x32’s at 90%,
Straw Spreader, 3794 Sep. Hours
$30,500
1999 IH 9400 Eagle Cummins 460 hp, 10 speed, 700k
miles, Wetline, 14,600# front axle, 46k rears, Aluminum
wheels, good rubber, very clean truck $27,900
1995 Western Star 350 Cat, Allison Automatic HD750Transmission, 18,000 Front, 46,000 Rears, HendricksonWalking Beam, Double Frame, Southern Truck, Cheap!
Priced To Sell Or Trade
1999 Freightliner FL-70 Cummins 6 Speed Trans., Air Brakes, 33,000 GVW, Double Frame, Southern Truck,No Rust, 16’ Steel Dump Body Priced To Sell or Trade
1989 Autocar 350 Cummins, 8LL Trans.,
18,000 Front, 46,000 Rears, Double Frame,
No Rust, Cheap!
Price To Sell or Trade
ADVANTAGE TRUCKS
(716) 685-6757www.advantagetrucks.com
WEDELIVER
“Exporters Welcome”
1993 Mack DM690SX 350 Mack, Mack 6 Spd. LowHole Trans., 18,000 Front, Mack 44,000 Rears,
Mack Camel Back, Double Frame, Southern Truck,No Rust Priced To Sell Or Trade
Trucks Trucks
19777 HEILL 7,500 Gal. Aluminum Tanker,
4 Interior Baffles, Virgin Pump & 8” Transfer Boom,
Can Field Spread, Mint Condition
Call 585-734-3264 Located in NY
Available WithSandmasterAgitation Kit
WESTNOTE: Calendar entriesmust arrive at the Coun-try Folks office by theTuesday prior to ourpublication date forthem to be included inthe calendar of events.Ema i l : j k a [email protected]
SEP 13Pasture Walk
High Point Farms, LLC,9448 State Rte. 96, Tru-mansburg, NY. Rain orshine. Light refreshments.Contact Jim Malyj, 315-568-4366. The Great Debate: Wills
versus TrustsWayland Library in Way-land, NY. 3-5 pm & 6-8pm. The workshop is free,but registration isrequired. Contact CCE,607-664-2300. On Inter-net at www.putknowledgetowork.com
SEPT 14-17Red Angus National
ConventionSheraton Imperial Hotel &C o n v e n t i o n C e n t e r ,Durham, NC. The Com-mercial Cattlemen’s Sym-posium is free of charge,but participants must
Calendar ofEvents
contact Johnny R. Rogers,336-598-5835 or MartinMorgan, 828-683-9935 toreserve a ticket. Conven-tion attendees shouldreserve their room at theSheraton Imperial at 800-325-3535 by Aug. 24 toreceive the special RedAngus convention rate. Topre-register for the nation-al RAAA convention, visitthe Web site at redangus.org or contact CharlieTigart, 940-387-3502,[email protected].
SEP 15, 22 & 29Strategic Marketing
Workshop for LivestockProducers
CCE of Wayne County,1581 Rte. 88 North,Newark, NY 14512 andCCE of Wyoming County,410 North Main St., War-saw, NY. Each session is6:30-8:30 pm. follow upsession in Sullivan Coun-ty on Oct. 6. ContactNancy Glazier, 585-315-7746.
SEP 16 & 2114th Annual All Dairy
Antiques & CollectiblesShow
Dairy Activity Center, PAFarm Show Complex &Expo Center, Harrisburg,PA. Fri. noon - 5 pm. Sat.thru Wed. 8 am - 5 pm.Free parking, freeexhibitor space & freeadmission. Featuring Hol-stein breed items, but alldairy related collectorsand invited and encour-aged to attend. AntiqueConsignment AuctionTues., Sept. 20. ContactGary Gojsovich 717-635-5067 or Lolly Lesher 717-787-2905.
SEP 17Art in the Garden & Bus
Trip to LongwoodGardens
Bus leaves at 6:30 amfrom the Cracker Barrelparking lot on UpperFront St. in Binghamton,NY. Tickets are $75/per-son. Pre-registration isrequired. Deadline is Sept.1. Contact Carol, 607-584-9966.
Elk County Field DayRolf Beagle Club, John-sonburg, PA. 9 am - 3 pm.Includes lunch & refresh-ments and will covernative warm season grassplanting and establish-ment; early successionalhabitat establishment andmanagement, riparianarea restoration, wet-lands/shallow water areasfor wildlife, conifer andnative tree/shrub plant-ing. NRCS incentive pro-grams. Deadline to regis-ter is Sept. 9. ContactBen Renner, 814-274-8166 ext . 101 or [email protected].
Southern Tier FarmTour
9 am - 2 pm. Cost of touris $15, plus a buffet lunchat Mustard Seed Restau-rant. For reservations &questions contact MeganMills Hoffman, 716-474-3669, or by e-mail [email protected] must be receivedto hold reservations.Checks made out toNancy Leone can bemailed to 6540 FairlaneDr., Boston, NY 14025.For more information,contact Megan Mills Hoff-man 716-474-3669. Farmstops include a small fam-
ily farm featuring natural,grass fed beef, lamb, pork,poultry, eggs from grassfed chickens in Stockton;a New York State certifiedraw milk dairy producingnatural, grass fed yogurt,cheese and certified rawmilk in Cassadaga andlunch at Mustard SeedRestaurant in South Day-ton, a small local restau-rant serving local food,including fresh madebread and vegetarian,vegan and gluten freeoptions.
SEP 17-18Finger Lakes Fiber Arts
Festival Hemlock Fairgrounds,Hemlock, NY. Admissionto the Finger Lakes FiberArts Festival is $5/day;children 12 and under areadmitted free. Parking isalso free; however, NOPETS are permitted any-where on the fairgrounds.Call 607-522-4374. OnInternet at www.gvhg.org/fest.html
SEP 18-202011 New York State
Maple TourThe tour will feature visitsto a variety of maple oper-ations. Tour stop informa-tion will be available soonat www.cornellmaple.comand www.nysmaple.com.
SEP 2121st NYS Dry Bean
Field MeetingRod Stettner’s Farm, eastof Bergen, NY & Bob andDan Duyssen Farm,Stafford, NY. 4:45-8:30pm. 1.6 DEC plus CCAcredits have been request-ed. Bring your card. Reg-istration: $5 for currentCornell Vegetable ProgramEnrollees; $10 for all oth-ers. Contact Carol Mac-Neil, 585-313-8796 or e-mail [email protected].
SEP 22-243rd International
Symposium on Mastitisand Milk Quality
St. Louis, MO. Submis-sion of abstracts for pres-entation at this fall sym-posium (either as a posteror orally) will be due byMarch 1. Watch the NMCWeb site at nmconline.orgfor more details.
SEP 2415th Annual River
Clean-upStreams, Lakes and Pondsin Cortland County. 10am - 12 noon. Participantsform teams and claim aportion of a stream, pond,or lake from which theyremove accumulatedtrash and debris for a fewhours. Supplies and mate-rials are provided to teamsin advance. Teams willhave the option of deposit-ing trash collected at adesignated drop off pointor the Cortland CountySoil and Water Conserva-tion District office. Theevent is free and open forall to participate. The reg-istration deadline is Sept.9. Contact Mike Catalano,607-756-5991.
Steuben County FarmCity Day
Moss-VanWie Farm, StateRoute 36, Canisteo, NY.10 am - 3 pm. On Internetat www.steubencountyfar-mday.com
Woodlot ManagementWorkshop
The Nature Conservancy,West Branch Forest, Clin-
ton, PA. 9 am - noon. OnInternet at extension.psu.edu
SEP 25Genesee County 4-H
Horse Open Game ShowGenesee County Fair-grounds, Rte. 5, Batavia,NY. Genesee County 4-HHorse Open Game Show.Contact Barb Sturm, 585-343-3040, ext. 122 or e-m a i l a t b b s 2 8 @cornell.edu.
OCT 12Southern Tier
Commercial BerryGrowers Workshop
Belfast Town Hall, 11 Mer-ton Ave., Belfast NY. 8:30am - 4:30 pm. DEC creditshave been approved forcategories 1a, 10 and 22(three credits). There is afee for this program (lunchis included in price), $25.P r e - r e g i s t r a t i o n i srequired by Oct. 3, feesare non-refundable. Con-tact Colleen Cavagna,585-268-7644 ext. 12 ore-mail [email protected].
OCT 28-292011 Cornell Sheep &
Goat Symposium• Oct. 28 - Cornell SheepFarm, Hartford, NY• Oct, 29 - Morrison Hall, Cor-nell University, Ithaca, NY. • Oct. 28 - 11 am - 5 pm• Oct. 29 - 7:45 am - 6 pmSimultaneous programsfor commercial and smallfarm dairy and meat pro-ducers. Special sessionsfor FAMANCA cerification,on farm necropsie andmany others. To obtaincomplete program andregistration informationfor the Symposium go towww.sheep.cornell.eduand click on the calendar.Online registration forcredit cards is available.Contact Victoria Badala-menti, 607-255-7712 or e-mail [email protected].
OCT 29Cornell Beef
Replacement AuctionDryden, NY. Registeredand commercial heifers,bred heifers and cows.Angus, Simmental, Here-ford. Contact Mike Baker,607-255-5923 or [email protected].
NOV 7-82011 Cornell
Agribusiness StrategicMarketing Conference
Hyde Park, NY. A full con-ference agenda and regis-tration information will beavailable. Check outhttp://marketingpwt.dyson.cornell.edu regularly forupdates.
Got Woods? GotLivestock?
Watkins Glen HarborHotel in Watkins Glen,NY. Come learn how Sil-vopasturing (sustainablewoodland grazing) canimprove the health, per-formance and viability oflivestock operations andwoodlands in the North-east. The conference isopen to all, but foresters,graziers, researchers andconservation professionalsare especially encouragedto attend this inauguralevent. For agenda and reg-istration, visit http://nesilvopasture.eventbrite.com. Contact Brett Ched-zoy, 607-535-7161 or e-mail [email protected].
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UNIVERSITY PARK, PA— Seven Pennsylvaniayouth leaders were elect-ed to serve one-yearterms in executive posi-tions on the Pennsylva-nia State 4-H Council atthe 2011 Pennsylvania4-H State AchievementDays held recently atPenn State’s UniversityPark campus.
The PennsylvaniaState 4-H Council is a
pre-eminent group ofyoung people selectedfrom around the state tobe the official spokespeo-ple for the Pennsylvania4-H program to govern-ment, university and in-dustry officials.
Officers elected for the2011-12 term include:
• Sarah Basset, ofSunbury, has been se-lected to serve as presi-dent of the council. A
senior at Danville AreaHigh School, Basset hasbeen involved withNorthumberland County4-H for nine years inhorse, teen leadership,cake decorating, air rifleand scrapbooking proj-ects.
• Liz McAndrew, ofBrockway, will serve asvice president of opera-tions. A senior at Brock-way Junior-Senior High
School, McAndrew hasbeen involved inClearfield County 4-Hprograms for 10 yearsand has completedhorse, leadership, ani-mal science and publicspeaking projects.
• Lia Schmittel, of Mid-dletown, has been select-ed to serve as the vicepresident of events. Asenior at Lower DauphinHigh School, Schmittelhas been a DauphinCounty 4-H member forsix years, completingrabbit, sheep, pig, pho-tography and fiber proj-ects.
• Ashley Mohn, ofWomelsdorf, will serve assecretary of the council.A senior at Conrad Weis-er High School, Mohnhas been involved inBerks County 4-H pro-grams for 10 years andparticipates in projectssuch as dairy and teenleadership.
• Danielle Knapp, ofUlster, has been selectedto serve as reporter. Asenior in the Pennsylva-nia Cyber CharterSchool, Knapp is an 11-year member of BradfordCounty 4-H. Her projectshave included horse,
goat, photography, lead-ership, square dancingand cake decorating.
• Garrett Richardson,of Glen Campbell, willserve as the council sen-tinel. The Indiana Wes-leyan School senior is aseven-year member ofIndiana County 4-H. Heparticipated in dairy,swine, poultry, rocketryand cooking projects.
• Bridget McConn, ofWest Alexander, hasbeen selected as histori-an. She is a junior atMcGuffey High Schooland a nine year 4-Hmember in WashingtonCounty. McConn’s proj-ects have consisted ofsheep, hogs and goats.
Pennsylvania 4-H is anonformal youth devel-opment education pro-gram of Penn State Ex-tension. It helps youthbetween the ages of 5and 19 to become self-di-rected, productive andcontributing members ofa diverse society by em-powering them to reachtheir full potential, work-ing and learning in part-nership with caringadults.
The 4-H council offi-cers represent more than
100,000 Pennsylvania 4-H’ers through programsand presentations withregional and state-levelcivic groups, andthrough interactionswith local, state and na-tional government offi-cials and Penn State ad-ministration. They pro-mote Pennsylvania 4-Hat a variety of events, in-cluding the PennsylvaniaFarm Show and PennState’s Ag ProgressDays.
They are actively in-volved in state-level 4-Hprogramming, leadingtheir peers in education-al workshops. Also, theyplan and implement theannual statewide 4-HLeadership Conferencein State College. Officersalso plan and administerthe opening and closingceremonies of 4-H Capi-tol Days and State 4-HAchievement Days.
Each council memberalso will raise $250 indonations for the stateprogram, increase par-ticipation at all stateevents, and act as hostsand masters of cere-monies at regional andstate 4-H events.
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1995 Mack DM690S T/A C&C, 20,000fronts, 46/48 rears, 17' open frame, Mack300 engine at 350 HP, 8 speed ext. range,double frame, 231k miles: JD 544D wheelloader, extended boom, 25% rubber, 2 3/4bucket, door included, (standard boomavailable)
JD 544C wheel loader, good rubber, 3 yard.bucket, door included, runs well, usedevery day.
1960's Cat 955 track loader, power shift,scarifier w/ 3 teeth, 4 in 1 bucket, peddlesteer, ready to work.
Michigan 125 A III, articulating loader,runs and works well, Cummins diesel, airbrakes with "S" cams, one tire leaks air,pins and bushings worn.
1988 Dorsey 45'x96" spread axle, air rideflatbed semi trailer, good brakes andtires, 11R 24.5, ratchet straps, goodshape for year, still in use, aluminum rims.
1988 Tag Trailer, 24' deck, 12 ton, ramps, oilbath hubs, this trailer was bought new andhardly used.
2000 Ford Ranger Extended Cab pickuptruck, V-6, 4.0 liter gas engine, 5-speedAutomatic Transmission with Overdrive,75k miles. Municipal, Tioga CountySWCD.
JD 6620 4x4 diesel combine w/ 643 low tin,oil bath corn head.
JD 7720 4x4 diesel combine w/ 643 low tin,oil bath corn head.
Huge Thermal Precision cooler, cools airor liquid, 18' long, 8' wide, 4 - 48" fans,flanged connectors on front, call forspecs.
Self contained hot water pressurewasher, diesel fired, 12 hp Kohler engine,4 gpm at 2000psi, has its own generatorto run burner, electric start, works well,441 hrs.
Club Car electric golf cart, comes withcharger, works well, needs new batteries.
Ford 6 cyl. Diesel power plant with clutch,160 hp, 591 hrs, runs well.
Newer style Volvo 660 hoods, some smalldamage - repairable.
13" Rockford lathe, older but works well, runson 220 volt single phase, some tooling.
Huge excavator bucket, 6' wide, 7 1/2' tall,8' deep, in usable condition.
Concrete Slab Bucket, 4' wide, 4' deep, 31/2' high, fits case excavator.
(4) horse sulkys in need of repair, (1) is anantique.
(45) Virco student desks at Dudley schoolThey are open front, adjustable heightand they appear to be in good condition.
For questions Milo at 585-739-6435Richard at 585-721-9554Cindy at 585-738-3759
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Groveland, NY (Geneseo Area)SELLING - Heavy construction equipment; trucks, cars & trailers; farm tractors & implements;lawn tractors, mowers; trees, shrubs & much more!Preliminary List Includes:John Deere 240 Skid steer loader, GP bkt; John Deere 5105 compact tractor, MFWD, loader;2004 Sterling A9500 day cab road tractor; 2007 Ford F-350 flat bed, diesel, lift gate, auto, PL,PW, AC; 1999 Ford F-350 flat bed, plow, 4x4; Ford Ranger, 2006 Ford Freestyle, AWD, PL,
PW, AC, 96k; 2002 Chevy 1500, 4x4, Ext cab, loaded; 2004 Dodge crew cab, 4x4; 2004 &2005 Chevy Trailblazer, 4x4, PL, PW, AC; 2003 Dodge 1500; 2000 Chevy Blazer; Ford 4610tractor; Grove 20T 4WD crane; Unused hyd. thumbs, plate tampers, water pumps, pallet forks;small storage building; lumber and building materials.Also Selling: Utility company vehicles; cube vans, panel vans and full sized vans.Terms, pictures and updates available at www.teitsworth.com
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