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3 WCPACommittees:Yourchanceto shapetheindustry
4 MeetthenewmembersoftheWCPA BoardofDirectors5 BylawChange-ElectronicVoting
6 TheDownsideofCaution
7 SpillReporting:Whyisitso important?
9 2010TaxOpportunitiesforAgri- businesses
11 Keystocalibratingyoursprayer
13 ComprehensiveClimateBillChange Introduced
14 SurveyShowsConsumersBack FarmersandBiodiesel
15 SecretsToSavingFuel
16 SmallFarmsInUS:Persistence UnderPressure
18 E-wasteReportofcellphones& computers
19 DryingProgressofCornStanding OverWinter
20 2009GrowingSeasonReview
24 KeepingthePeople’sInterestsFirst
25 MNUpdatesPesticideDealerLicense Fees&Requirements
26 WICropManagementConference
30 WeedingOutHungerCampaign
33 USandWICornandSoybeanStocks Upfrom2008
34 FungalFumesClearoutCropPests
35 WIFarmCenterAnnouncesFuture FieldsProgram
36 LabelingRequirementsforBagged Fertilizer
37 DNRSecretarywillContinuetobe GovernorAppointee
38 State‘oversight’preventsfarmers fromusingATVsonIllinoisroads
39 ReturningVetsMayStillDeerHunt
40 GypsyMothTreatmentsProposed for20Counties
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CONTENTS
ThesecondannualWCPAMember-shipMeeting&Seminarreceivedexcellentreviewsfromattendeeswhoturnedoutforawell-knownlineupofspeakersandtoconductofficialWCPAbusiness.Surveyresultsforthemeeting,heldonTuesday,March2inWisconsinDells,showthatanincred-ible100percentofattendeeseither‘Agreed’or‘StronglyAgreed’thattheseminarwas‘wellworthmytime’andthattheywill‘bringbackuse-fulinformation.’
Oneattendeeremarked,“Overallgoodtopicsandgoodpresentations.Barry[Flinch-baugh]didanexcellentjobasusual.”AnotherattendeeindicatedthatmoreWCPAmembersshouldturnouttohearspeakersofthiscaliber.
Ofimportantnote,WCPAmembersunanimouslyvotedtoapprovetwobylawschangeswhichwillallowtheWCPAtoconductelectionsandvotingelectronicallyviaemailandonlinemethods.Formoreinformation,seetheinfoboxonpage5andinupcom-ingWCPAmagazineissues.
Meeting highlights
Themorningbeganwithawelcom-ingaddressfromRodNilsestuen,SecretaryoftheWisconsinDepart-mentofAgriculture,Trade,andConsumerProtection.HespokeoftheimportantrolethatagricultureplaysforWisconsin’seconomy.
MikePikenofClevelandResearchCompany,talkedaboutthevolatility
inthenitrogen,phosphateandpotashmarkets,andwherewearetoday.At-tendeeswerethenremindedofDOTrulesandrequire-
mentsfromWisconsinStatePatrolInspectorsKarlKronauandRichardKrisher.
ThemorningconcludedwithaneyeopeningandengagingpresentationbyCyndiO’ConnellofO’ConnellFi-nancialServiceswhicheducatedat-tendeesaboutdifferentretirementplanoptionsandhowtotakeadvan-tageofnewrulesandtaxbreakstomakethemostofyourmoney.Oneattendeeremarked,“Theretirementprogramwasexcellent!”
2010 WCPA Membership Meeting & SeminarWrap-up: informative and entertaining
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2317 International Lane,Suite 102
Madison, WI 53704-3154Phone: 608-249-4070
Fax: 608-249-5311E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.wicrops.org
Board of DirectorsMike Mleziva, PresidentAaron Burke, Vice-PresidentScott Firlus, SecretaryStan McGraw, TreasurerMarty Liegel, Past PresidentJim SutterRandy BinaLarry FieneJim SheltonPaul HennBruce Andersen
WCPA AdvisorsShawn ConleyCarrie LaboskiDave Crass
Executive DirectorRobert Poehnelt
Office ManagerJoan Viney
The WCPA MissionTo serve and represent Wisconsin crop
production membership interests in stewardship, eduction, business and
government and legislative affairs
Rob Poehnelt, CAEWCPA Executive Director
Whenwasthelasttimeyousawapieceofnewsaffectingyourbusinessortheindustry,andyouthoughttoyourself,“Somethingneedstobedoneaboutthis?”Whenwasthelasttimeyousawaneedforaprogramorservicethatcouldhelpimproveyourbottomlineorcreategreaterefficienciesforyourcompany?Whenwasthelasttimethatyouwishedfornewwaystoimprovetheknowledgeandskillsofyouremployees?
Whenwasthelasttimeyouhadagreatideaoryouthoughtthatyouknewbetterthananyoneelsehowtosolveaparticularproblem?
Isuspectyouranswerstomostofthesequestionswouldbe,“almosteveryday.”
Thegoodnewsisthatthereareopportunitiesforyoutoaffectchange,tomakeanimpact,andtohelpimprovebusinessforeveryoneinWisconsin’scropproductionindustry.TheWCPAisheretofulfilltheneedsoftheindustryandtomakeadifferenceintheday-to-dayexperienceofworkinginagribusiness.
Ibelievethatanassociationisonlyasstrongasthecommitmentfrommemberswhochoosetobelead-ersandarepassionateabouttheissuesandpro-gramsthatmattermostfortheindustry.OneofmyveryfirstprioritiesfortheWCPAistorestructureandrevitalizeourcommittees,sothatthereareimprovedopportunitiesformemberstobeinvolved.Withmorememberinvolvement,theWCPAwillbeamoreproactiveorganizationthatwillprovidemore“bangforyourbuck”intermsofmemberservicesandrep-resentation.
Atitslastboardmeeting,theWCPABoardofDirec-torsdecidedtocombineandstreamlinethenumberofcommittees.ThecommitteesthathavepositionsopenforWCPAmemberstobeinvolvedare:
Legislative and Public Relations CommitteeThiscommitteewillprovideoversightandas-sistancewithregardtolegislativeandregulatoryissuesatfederal,state,andmunicipallevelsofgovernment.Theywillalsoconsidereffortstocreatemediamessagesandmaterialstoimprovepublicperceptionofthecropproductionindustry.
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WCPA Committees: Your chance to shape the industry
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BruceAndersengrewuponagrain&hogfarminIowa,andworkedinafullserviceAgdealershipthroughhighschoolandcollege.HemovedtoWisconsinin1989,andenjoyed12yearsintheretailAgbusiness,learningsomuchaboutWisconsin’s
diverseagindustry.BrucethenspenttwoyearswiththeArmyafterSeptember11th.Uponhisreturn,heworkedthreeyearsasachemicalmanufacturer’srep,andnowiswithBio-Gro,acompanythatmanu-factureshumicacidbasedproducts,liquidfertilizers,andspecialtymicronutrients.
Bruce Andersen
PaulHenngrewuponadiversi-fieddairyfarminnorthwesternDanecounty,AftergraduationhestartedintheAgfieldwithaposi-tionatTriCountyFarmersCo-op.After14years,Paultookaposi-
tionwithWinfieldSolutionsasaSeedandAgronomyAdvisorinSouthernWI.
Paul Henn
ShawnConleywasraisedonadairyfarmjustwestofMon-roeonCountyHighway11.Hereceivedallofhisacademicdegrees(B.S.,M.S.,andPhD)fromtheUniversityofWiscon-sin,Madisonandgraduatedin
Augustof2001.HebeganhisacademiccareerattheUniversityofMissouriwhereheservedastheStateCroppingSystemsSpecialist.FromtherehemovedtoPurdueUniversitywhereheservedastheStateSoy-beanandWheatExtensionSpecialistuntilJuly31st,2007.GiventheopportunitytomovebackhomehebeganhisappointmentattheUniversityofWiscon-sin,MadisononAugust1st,2007andservesastheStateSoybeanandSmallGrainsExtensionSpecialist.
Shawn Conley
Meet the new members to the WCPA Board of Directors
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Membership Services and Stewardship CommitteeThiscommitteewillprovideoversightinthedevelopment,design,anddeliveryofmemberpro-gramsandservices.Specifically,theywillconcernthemselveswiththeWCPARecyclingProgram,AmbassadorProgram,andEnvironmentalPartnersProgram.
Industry Education CommitteeTheIndustryEducationCommitteewillfocusonareaswheretheWCPAcanprovideeducationalopportunitiesthatarevaluableforthecroppro-ductionindustry,aswellasoversightoftheschol-arshipsthattheWCPAoffers.ThecommitteewillalsoassistinanadvisorycapacitywithhelpingtheUniversityplantheannualconferenceeducationalseminars.
Thenextstepswillbefortheboardtodecidethenumberofmembersforeachcommittee,thelengthofterms,andanofficialchargeforeachcommitteethatwillidentifyspecificobjectivesandgoals.
IfyouareamemberoftheWCPAandwanttogetinvolved,contacttheWCPAoffice([email protected],608-249-4070)toletusknow.Theexacttime-frameforcommitteememberselectionisstilltobedeter-mined,butifyouhaveaninterestpleasecontactussoon!
TheWCPAisyourassociationandisheretoserveyourneeds.YouractiveinvolvementwillgoalongwaytoensurethattheWCPAremainsstrongandvibrantinordertorepresenttheinterestsofthecropproductionindustry.Ilookforwardtohearingfromyou.
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Intheafternoon,DarenCoppock,PresidentofAgri-culturalRetailersAssociation,andDr.BarryFlinch-baughtalkedaboutpoliticsandnationalissuesaf-fectingWCPAmembers.Dr.Flinchbaughdeliveredhisusualstraightforward,tellitlikeitisblendofhumorandinsight,providinghisownuniqueperspectiveonagandeconomicpolicyundertheObamaadministra-tion.
It’snottooearlytomarkyourcalendarsfornextyear’sWCPAMembershipMeetingandSeminar! Besurethatyouwon’tmissthemeetingplannedforTuesday,March1,2011.
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Mike Piken, CFACleveland Research
Daren Coppock, President & CEOAgricultural Retailers Association
Dr. Barry Flinchbaugh
Cyndi O’Connell,
O’Connell Financial Services, LLC
Unanimous vote for by-law change brings electronic voting to WCPA
AttheWCPAMembershipMeeting&SeminaronMarch2,WCPAmembersvotedunanimouslytoapprovetwoby-lawchangesthatwillallowforelectronicvotingviaemailandonline.ThechangewasproposedbytheWCPABoardofDirectorsandwillallowboardelections,aswellasotherdecisionsofthemembershiptobeconductedmoreefficiently.
ManyassociationsofsimilarsizetoWCPAhavealreadymadethischange.Thebenefitsofcon-ductingvotesinthismannerwillinclude:
• Votingwillbeeasier,moreconvenient,andquickerformostmembers.
• TheeaseandconveniencewillfostergreatermemberparticipationinthebusinessoftheWCPA.
• Decisionscanbemademorequickly.Thisisespeciallyimportantintoday’sworldofinstantcommunicationandevolvingissuesthatcansometimeschangebytheminute.
• Andlastly,conductingelectionsandvotingelectronicallywillsavebothprintingandpostageexpensesfortheassociation.
Thoughtfulconsiderationhasbeenmadetoad-dresssomepossibleconcernswiththischangeinprocedure.Validityofresultswillbeensured,sothateachandeverymemberreceivesonevote.Votingresultswillbecertifiedbytheboardofdirectors.Andforanymemberwith-outemailorinternetaccess,theopportunitytovotewithapaperballotwillstillbeprovideduponrequest.
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The Downside Of Caution
By Eric Sfiligoj, EditorCrop Life Magazine
Ifyouareanavidfollowerofthenewslikemyself,youprobablyendupscratchingyourheadinconfu-siononadailybasis.Byalleconomicindicators,TheGreatRecessionof2008-09hasended.Thenation’seconomichealthisbeginningtoimproveandproduc-tionoutputfordurablegoodsismakingacomeback.However,whenpollsterstalkwiththecompaniesthatarebenefitingfromthesegains,mostofthemsoundasiftheyrefusetobelievethingsareonthewayup.Mostareavoidingspendingmoneyonthingsthatcouldspureconomicgrowthsuchasexpan-sionandhiring.Thisisoneofthemajorreasonswhyeconomistspredictunemploymentwillremainaseri-ousissueforthreeorfourmoreyears.
NowI’mallforcaution.Afterall,itwaswhatmanyanalystshavetermed“irrationalexuberance”forspendingandaccumulatingdebtthatledthenationdownitscurrentpath.Butatsomepoint,youhavetoceasebeingaskepticandbeginseeingthatbettertimesarejustahead.
Thankfully,theagretailindustryseemstobeavoid-ingthis“irrationalcaution.”AtthevariouswintertradeshowsinJanuary,manufacturersanddealer-shipswerenotonlypositiveontheiroutlooksfor2010,theyseemedtobeactivelytryingtoencour-agethemarketalong.Manywereinvestinginplantexpansionsorslowlyaddingworkersinanticipationofeconomicimprovement.Consideringthatmanyofthesesamecompanieswereforcedtotakewrite-downsonunsoldfertilizerinventoryandwatchedgrower-customerfallbyalmosthalfin2009,thiswasimpressiveindeed.
Asexampleofthistrendinaction,considerCropPro-ductionServices(CPS).Thenation’slargestagretailjustopenedabrandnew,state-of-artfertilizerfacility
inMarston,MO,inNovember.Thislocationiscapa-bleofholding51,000tonsofdryfertilizerand18,000tonsofliquid,enablingittoservicemostofCPS’out-letsinCentralMissouriandNorthernArkansas.
AccordingtogeneralmanagerSteveMartin,CPSspentapproximately$15milliontoconstructthisfa-cility,whichstillcameinunderthebudgetedamount.WhenIaskedhimifspendingthismuchmoneytocatertoamarketplacethathadbeenrelativelyflattodownduringthepasttwoseasonswasdifficult,hesaidno.
“Fertilizerusagehasn’treallydroppedthatmuchhereandthisfacilityrepresentsaninvestmentinthefutureofourcompany,”saidMartin,pointingtohismap.However,headded:“Butitisagoodthingthisfacilitywasbuiltwhenitwasinmid-2009andnottheyearbefore.”
Hopefully,this“thingsareimproving”attitudewillbegintospreadoutfromagretailtotherestofthecountry.Afterallthenegativenewswe’reheardsincetheendof2008,itwouldbenicetofinallyhavesomepositivestoriestotell...
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Fertilizers,pesticides,andpetroleumproducts,althoughcriticaltocreatingabountifulcropproduc-tion,canhavedetrimentaleffectstothepublicandtheenvironmentifspilledandnotproperlycleanedup.Dependingontheamountspilledandthenatureofthespill,itmayneedtobereportedtofederal,state,andlocalregulatoryaswellasemergencyauthoritiesinordertomeetstateandfederalcom-pliancelaws.TheWisconsinDepartmentofNaturalResources(WDNR)regulateswhenspillsneedtobereported,andtheWisconsinDepartmentofAgri-culture,TradeandConsumerProtection(WDATCP)regulatesthecleanupofspillsofagriculturalpesti-cidesandcommercialfertilizers.Properlyreportingaspillanditscleanupwillultimatelyreducethecostofacleanupandtheliabilitiesassociatedwiththespill.
TheStateofWisconsinspilllaw(Chapter292.11)requiresapersontoimmediatelyreportthereleaseofahazardoussubstancetotheenvironment.Thetermhazardoussubstance,asdefinedinChapter292.01(5),canbejustaboutanysubstancedepend-ingonthenatureoftherelease.Forinstance,itmaysurpriseyoutoknowthatwastemilkorcorncouldbeconsideredahazardoussubstancedependingontheamountspilled.Agoodworkingknowledgeofthevarioushazardousmaterialsyoumayhave,aswellasthespillreportingrules,couldsaveyoutimeandmoney.
Thereareconditionswhereaspillwouldnothavetobereportedinvolvingpetroleumandagriculturalproducts.Forexample:
• Lessthan1gallonofgasolinereleasedontoaper-vioussurfaceorrunsoffanimpervioussurface
Co-Authored byBrenda Seggerman and Tom CulpBT Squared, Inc.
Spill Reporting: Why is it so important?
• Lessthan5gallonsofotherpetroleumproductsreleasedontoapervioussurfaceoroffanimper-vioussurface
• Lessthan250poundsofdryfertilizerspilled
• Lessthan25gallonsofliquidfertilizerspilled
• Pesticidesreleasedthatwouldcoverlessthan1acreoflandifappliedaccordingtolabelinstruc-tions
Certainspillconditionsandsituationsareexemptfromreporting,butbestpracticecallsforanimmedi-atecalltotheWDNRtoensureyouhaveproperly
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reportedthespillandhavenotviolatedanystatelaws.Takingthisstepwillprotectyoufromfalseac-cusations,establisharecordofproperreportingandcleanup,anddocumentthatyourresponsewasinaccordancetoWDNRand/orWDATCPregulations.
Whatdoyoudoifaspilldoesoccur?First,safelyrespondtoanyinjuriesorhazardsassociatedwiththespill.Second,evaluatethespillinregardtowhatwasspilled,whereitwasspilled,andhowmuchwasspilled.Onceyouhaveevaluatedthespill,thenno-tifytheWDNRbycallingtheirtollfreespillreportingnumber,1.800.943.0003.Informationyouwillneedtoprovideis:
• Yourname,address,andlocationofthespill
• Thephysicalstate,quantity,andchemicalcharac-teristicsofthespilledsubstance
• Thecauseofthespill
• Thepotentialpathofthespill’srunoff
• Actionstakentostopthespillorminimizethespill’simpactonthesurroundingenvironment
• Actualorpotentialimpactstohumanhealthortheenvironmentbecauseofthespill
OncetheWDNRhasbeennotified,trytocontainthespillifpossiblebyapplyingabsorbentmaterials,blockinganynearbydrainsorditchestopreventthespillfromleavingtheproperty,ortocontainerizethesourceofthespill.GoodabsorbentmaterialstouseareOil-Dri®orkittylitter.Spilldocumentationisalsoimportant.Ifabletosafelydoso,takephotographsofthespillorsketchthespillarea.Alsotakenotesonthetypeandquantityofthematerialspilled.BTSquared,Inc.,hasdevelopedastickertoplaceinyourfleetvehiclestohelpintheeventofarelease.
Spillsareneverplanned,butaproperspillresponsecansaveyouheadachesandexpensesinthelongrun.Preventingaspillfromoccurringisyourfirstlineofdefense;intheeventthataspilldoesoccur,having
aproperspillresponseplaninplacecansaveyouprecioustimeandmoney.Formoreinformationaboutspillplanning,ortorequeststickersforyourfleetvehicleswithemergencyspillresponsein-structions,[email protected].
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2010 Tax Opportunities for AgribusinessesTurn net operating losses, terminated employees, new hires and
capital expenditures into tax benefits.
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By Jeff Brandenburg, CPA, CFEClifton Gunderson LLP
Inspiteofhopefulsigns,manyagribusinessexpertsbelievethattheeconomicturmoilof2009isnotoveryet.In2010,therearetaxopportunitiesavailabletoagribusinessesthatmayaddafewbrightspotstoanotherwisebleakpicture.
OPPORTUNITY:Expandednetoperatingloss(NOL)carrybacksarenowavailabletoallbusinesses,re-gardlessofgrossrevenue.ACTION:InNovember2009,keyprovisionsoftheAmericanRecoveryandReinvestmentAct(ARRA)wereexpanded,givingstrugglingbusinessestheop-portunitytoturnnetoperatinglossesintotaxgains.TheexpandedNOLcarrybackprovisionisnowavail-abletovirtuallyanybusinessthatexperiencedNOLsin2008or2009.Previously,theexpandedcarrybackeligibilityceilinghadbeenreservedforcompanieswith$15millionorlessingrossrevenues.Nowallcompanies,largeandsmall,cancarrybackNOLsforthree,fourorfiveyears,ratherthanthestandardtwoyears.Lossesinthelasttwoyearscanbefullyde-ductedfromincomeinthefourpreviousyears,witha50percentincomelimitonNOLoffsetsinthefifthyear.Theserulesonlyapplytolossesinthe2008and2009taxyears.
OPPORTUNITY: Morehomebuyerscannowreceiveataxcreditfortheirpurchase(whilenotreallyanagri-businessissue,thisitemrelatedtoindividualtaxesisrelevantformanyofus).ACTION:Realestatecompaniesarequicklyeducatingemployeesaboutthisexpandedcredit.IthadbeensettoexpireonNov.30,2009,butisnowextendedtoApril30,2010.
• ForthosewhoenterintoacontractbeforeMay1,2010(tocloseonaprincipalresidencebeforeJuly1,2010),thecreditwouldexpireonJune30,2010.
• Thereisapurchasepriceceilingof$800,000.• Thecreditisnolongerrestrictedtofirst-time
homebuyers.Itcannowbeclaimedbyqualifiedtaxpayerswhohavepreviouslyownedahome.Thecreditfortheselong-timeresidentscannotexceed$6,500.
• Theincome-basedphase-outnowbeginsforindividualswithmodifiedAGIabove$125,000($225,000forjointfilers).
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OPPORTUNITY:Bonusfirst-yeardepreciationformostnewmachinery,equipmentandsoftware.ACTION:EquipmentpurchasedandplacedinservicebeforeJan.1,2010,mayqualifyfor50percentbonusfirstyeardepreciationon2009taxreturns.Eligiblepropertyincludesnewpropertywitharecoveryperi-odof20yearsorless,likemachinery,equipmentandcomputersoftware(exceptforself-createdsoftware).Thepurchaseofbuildingsisnoteligibleforbonusdepreciation.However,acceleratedfirst-yeardeduc-tionsareavailableevenifqualifyingassetswereinserviceforonlyafewdaysin2009.
OPPORTUNITY:Expenseupto$250,000forcapitalassetpurchasesin2009.ACTION: Lookbackatcapitalpur-chasesin2009.Forthatyearonly,companiescantakeadvantageofgenerousexpensinglimitsofupto$250,000ofthecostofneworusedtangiblepersonalproperty(invest-mentceilingof$800,000).Themaximumexpensingamountwilldropto$134,000forassetspurchasedandplacedinservicein2010(investmentceilingof$500,000).
OPPORTUNITY:Getcreditforhiringnewemployeesfromcertaintargetgroups.ACTION:Whenworkpicksuptothepointwherenewhiresareneeded,considerhiringfromanyofninetargetgroupsidentifiedbytheWorkOpportunityTaxCredit.Veteransanddisconnectedyouthsarethemostrecentadditions.Thecreditisforupto40per-centofthefirst$6,000ofwagespaidtoemployeesinthetargetedgroups.ARRAclearlydefineswhichveteransandyouthhiredin2009and2010wouldqualify.
OPPORTUNITY: ReducepayrolltaxeswithCOBRAhealthbenefitssubsidy.ACTION:ARRAcreatedaCOBRAsubsidy,whichrequireseligibleformeremployeesenrolledintheir
employer’shealthplanatthetimeoftheirtermina-tion,topayonly35percentofthecostofCOBRAcov-erage.Theemployerisrequiredtomaketheremain-ing65percentpayment.Oncethispaymentismade,thecompanyisentitledtoacreditonitspayrolltaxreturnforthe65percentofCOBRApaymentsthatweremade.
EmployerswhosehealthplanissubjecttoCOBRAcoveragerequirements,orsimilarrequirementsunderstatelaw,arerequiredtonotifyanyemployeewhoisterminatedbetweenSept.1,2008,andDec.
31,2009,thatthesubsidyisavailable.Sincethesubsidyisstillavailableforemployeestermi-natedthroughtheendof2009,andCOBRAcoverageisgenerallyavailableforninemonths,em-ployerswillbeabletoclaimthecreditforpremiumspaidin2010.
Make the best of the situationThesearejustsomeofthetaxbreaksthathavebeencreated
orexpandedinresponsetothelaggingeconomy.Anotherthatmaybeavailabletoanumberofagri-businesscompaniesistheresearchanddevelopmenttaxcredit.Thislong-standingcreditactuallyexpiredattheendoflastyear,butqualifiedresearchandde-velopmentcostsincurredin2009canstillbeclaimed.
Acostsegregationstudyorrepairandmaintenancecostanalysis,conductedbyanexperiencedtaxprofessional,canalsoyieldsubstantialsavings.Allofthesestrategiesshouldbepartofanongoingplanaimedatloweringtaxliabilities.
Ofcourse,lowertaxesarenosubstituteforarobustandsustainedeconomicrecovery,butintheshortterm,theycanprovidewelcomerelief.Taxdollarssavedcangoalongwaytowardimprovingcashflow,allowingagribusinesscompaniestosurviveandposi-tionthemselvesforpost-crisisgrowth.
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Keys to calibrating your sprayer to get more bang for your buck
Amiscalibratedsprayerislikeaboxofchocolates–youneverknowwhatyou’regoingtoget.Maybeyou’llgetpropercoverageormaybeit’llbelosttodrift.
Accuratecalibrationistheonlywaytoknowhowmuchchemicalisbeingappliedtoyourfield.Evenwiththecurrentuseofelectronicstomonitorandcontroltheapplicationofcropprotectionproducts,athoroughsprayercalibrationprocedureisessentialtoensureagainstmisapplication.Failuretocalibrateasprayercaninjureyourcrop,causepollutionandworstofallwastemoney.
“Thesprayeritselfneedstobeoperat-ingasefficientlyaspossible,”saysBobWolf,K-Stateexten-sionapplicationtechnologyspecial-ist.“Especiallythefirsttimeoutinthespring,youneedtomakesureyoursprayerisalltunedup.Thattherearenoleaks,thepumpworksproperly,nothingispluggedandeverycomponentisfunctioningproperlyincludingelectronics.”WhilethatmaycoverthebasicsWolfsaysthere’smoretothecalibrationprocess.
“Takeintoaccountwhatkindofcoveragethechemi-calwillneedandpicktherightnozzletypetomaxi-mizeit’simpact,”Wolfsays.“Applicatorsneedtoconsiderwhattypeofactivitythechemicalhas,whetheritneedscontactareaorifitwilltranslocatethroughtheplant,thencalibrateforthesystemtobestdelivertheproperamountonthetarget.”
Whenitcomestoselectingnozzles,there’scer-tainlyaplethoraofchoicesthesedaysbutthereisnosingularsilverbulletsaysapplicationtechnologyresearchscientistwithSyngenta,DanKidder.Hefindsnozzlemanufacturercatalogsandthepesticideprod-
uctlabelsveryhelpfulinmakingthisdecision.“It’stemptingtotrytomakeonesetofnozzlesworkforallproductsbychangingyoursprayerpressureandgroundspeed,”Kiddersays.“Butwiththediversityofproductstypicallyusedontoday’sstate-of-the-artfarmsthisstrategywillalmostalwaysresultinlessthanoptimumapplicationofsomeoftheproducts.Lessthanoptimumcoveragerequireshigherproductuseratesandmaycauseunnecessaryenvironmentalloading.Itpaystoinvestinseveralsetsofnozzlesforyourdifferentproducts.Andbetteryet,installswivelstylemultiplenozzlebodiesonyourboomsoyoucanchangespraytipswithjustaflick-of-the-wrist.”
Somenozzlesalsoproduceabroaderspectrumofdropletsizes,anotherimpor-tantaspectofintermsofcropprotectionapplication.“Dropletsizeimpactscoverageanddropletsizeim-
pactsdrift,”Wolfsays.“Somewherewehavetofindthehappymediumbecausethecommonthoughtissmallerdropletsmeansbettercoveragebutwecomeagainstsomethingsintheenvironmentthatpreventthat.Smallerdropletswilldrifteasierandsomeap-plicatorsoverlooktheevaporationconcern.”
Anadoptedstandardspecifiesadropletsizespec-trumbrokendownintosixcategories;veryfine,fine,medium,coarse,verycoarseandextracoarse.Productlabelsarenowfeaturingtherecommendeddropletsizetoimproveapplicationperformance.
“Applicatorsaregettingmoreandmorefocusedondropletsizebecausewearelearningthatcertaintypesoftargetsrequiredifferentkindsofcoverageanddropletsizeaspectsthanothersandthesprayermustbesetupforit,”Wolfsays.“It’sgoingtorequireapplicatorstohaveaprettygoodknowledgeonthe
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typeofnozzlestheyareusingandrelatethattotheproductrecommendationfordropletsize.”
Buthowmuchdifferencedoessizereallymake?Adropisadrop,right?Notwhentalkingaboutsprayapplication,whereeverydropcounts.“Achangeindropletsizehasahugeeffectonthenumberofdropletsappliedpersquareinch,”Kiddersays.“Forinstance,reducingdropletsizebyhalfin-creasesthenumberofdropletsappliedpersquareinchbyeighttimes.Largedropletsdriftlessthansmalldropletssospraylossesareminimized.Largedropletsalsopenetratecropcanopiesbettertoreachthelowerleaves;whichisimportantforsomefungicideapplications.Butsmallerdropletscovertheuppercanopybetterandarealsobetteratprovidingsomecoverageontheundersideofleaves.”
Kidderalsosuggestsapplicatorsmatchdrop-letsizetosprayvolume.“Ifyou’reloweringsprayvolumetosavetime,reducedropletsizetomaintainquality.Higherwatervol-umesresultinhigheroperatingcostduetomoretimeandenergytravelingtoandfromtherefillsiteandsoilcompactionissome-timesaconsiderationwhenhaulinghighvolumesofwaterbackandforthacrossthefield.”
Sprayapplicationisnotwhatitusetobe.Forgoodreasonsgrowersseemmorefocusedthaneveronreducingcostsandoptimizingsprays.“Producersprettymuchknowhowtocalibratetogettherightorificesizetodelivertherightgallonsperacre,”Wolfsays.“Butnowthere’smoretoit,theyhavethisdropletsizespectrumconcerninthereandthatmayforcethemtotakecalibrationastepfurther.Theunderlyingkeyistounderstandtheap-
plicationsystemandensurethatitisasefficientaspossiblesothatitperformswellinthefield.”
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Congressionaleffortstoaddressclimatechangeandgreenhousegas(GHG)emissionsstalledlastyearamidthenation’sfinancialcrisisanddebateoncom-prehensivehealthcarereform.Asaconsequence,stateandregionalinitiativestookongreaterpromi-nence.Wisconsinisnodifferent.WisconsinLegisla-torsarekneedeepintheState’sowncomprehensiveproposalforGHGemissionreductionandenergyefficiencydubbedtheWisconsinCleanEnergyJobsAct.
TheBillwasintroducedintheWisconsinSenate(SB450)andAssembly(AB649)inearlyJanuaryandwasimmediatelyreferredtoselectspecialcommit-teesineachhouseforpublichearingsthatwrappedupinearlyFebruary.TheBillwascomprehensiveinnatureandcontainedmany(butnotall)oftherecommendationsmadeinthefinalreportofGov-ernorDoyle’sGlobalWarmingTaskForce,whichwasformedinApril,2007,andissueditsfinalreportinJuly,2008.
TheCleanEnergyJobsActcontainedstatewidegoalsforGHGemissionreduction,increaseinGHGemis-sionreporting,anenhancedrenewableportfoliostandard(RPS)mandatinganincreasedpercentageofrenewableenergyintheelectricityloadprovidedbyregulatedutilitiesintheState,anadvancedrenewable“feedin”tarifftobedevelopedbytheWisconsinPublicServiceCommission(PSC),energyefficiencystandardsforstateandprivatebuildingcodes,increasedfuelefficiencystandardsforvehiclesandthecreationofabioenergycropreservepro-gramsimilartothefederalbiomasscropassistanceprogram(BCAP)tospurthedevelopmentofenergycropsforbiomassfeedstocks.
TheBillimmediatelycameunderfirefromseveralbusinessgroupsforitsanticipatedcostsandcon-cernsthatWisconsinwouldbeincurringcostsforGHGemissionreductionsandrenewableenergydeploymentwithnonationalstrategyinplace,result-inginWisconsinbeingatacompetitivedisadvantagebycomparisontocompetingstates.WisconsinCropProductionAssociation(WCPA)hasregisteredinoppositiontotheBill.Asofthiswriting,evenpropo-nentsadmitthatnosoundcostestimateofimpactsarereasonablyavailableandthatfortheBilltosur-vive,itwillneedtobepaireddown.
Ifenacted,theStatewouldestablishaggressiveGHGemissionreductiongoalsstatewideasfollows:
• Beginningin2014,GHGemissionsarenogreaterthan2005levels
• By2022,GHGemissionare22%lessthan2005baseline
• By2050andeachyearthereafter,GHGemissionsare75%lessthan2005
Additionally,theStatewouldmandatethatutilitiessellthefollowingpercentagesofitselectricityloadfromrenewableenergysources:
• 10%by2013
• 20%by2020
• 25%by2025
• atleast30%ofwhichmustcomefromWiscon-sin-basedrenewableenergygenerationby2020.
TospurthecontinueddevelopmentofrenewableenergyprojectsinWisconsin,theBillalsoadvancedarenewable“feedin”tariff.TheBillwouldrequirePSCtoissueanordertoeachinvestor-ownedandmunicipalelectricutilitythatsellsatretailrequiringtheutilitytooffertopurchase“renewableenergy”accordingtostandardtermsandpricing.Theprovi-sionwouldensureabetterrateofreturnforrenew-ableenergysoldtothegridandresultinasubsidy
Comprehensive Climate Bill Change Introduced
By David A. Crass, Esq.Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
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Survey Shows Consumers Back Farmers and Biodiesel
ArecentnationwidesurveyconductedbytheUnitedSoybeanBoard(USB)andsoybeancheckoffrevealedthatU.S.consumersstronglybackU.S.soybeanfarm-ersandbiodiesel.The“NationalAgricultureImageSurvey”indicated82%ofconsumersagreeforeignoil-producingcountriesandthehighcostoffuelimpactingfarmingandprocessing,packaging,stor-ingandshippingfoodaretoblameforfoodpriceincreases,notU.S.farmers.Otherkeyfindingsshow:
• 77%ofconsumersfavortheuseofbiodieselasasourceofenergythatcanmeetourneedsinthenext5-10years.
• 74%ofconsumersweremorefavorabletowardbiodieselafterhearingitbenefitstheenviron-ment.
• 70%ofconsumersweremorefavorabletowardbiodieselafterhearingit’sanewgreenindustrythatcreatesjobs.
• 89%ofconsumersexpressedafavorableimageofU.S.farmers.Only7%respondedunfavorablyandtheother4%hadnoopinion.
forrenewableenergyprojectstospurdevelopment,investmentanddeployment.
TheBillwouldalsocreateanenergycropreserveprogramtoassistfarmersintheestablishmentandproductionofbiomasscropsforuseasanenergyresource.EligibleownersoflandinWisconsinwouldhavetoenterintoacontractwiththeDepartmentofAgriculture,TradeandConsumerProtection(DATCP)foruptoaten-yeartermtogrowandharvesteligiblecrops.TheBillprovidedthreetypesoffinancialassis-tance:costsharingpaymentsforthecostofestab-lishinganenergycrop;incomereplacementpay-mentsuntilsuchlandiseligibleforproduction;and,productionpaymentsonapertonbasisofenergycropharvested.NosourceoffundingwasidentifiedorprovidedintheBillforDATCPtoestablishandruntheprogram.
Lastly,theBillspecifiedtheconditionsunderwhichaLowCarbonFuelStandard(LCFS)inWisconsinwouldbedeveloped.ALCFSspecifiestheallowableweightofGHGemissionperunitofenergycontentoftrans-portationfuelsallowedtobesoldinthestate.Theallowableweightistobereferredtoasthefuel’s“carbonintensity.”ALCFSistypicallyexpressedasapercentagereductioninthecarbonintensityofafuelrelativetoabaseline.Onceadopted,thestandardisenforcedbyaprohibitionagainstthesaleoffuelsthatdonotmeettheLCFS.OpponentsoftheBillfeartheLCFSwouldbebasedontheapproachusedtodevelopaLCFSinCalifornia,whichishostiletocorn-basedethanolbasedonalleged“indirectlanduse”impacts.TheRenewableFuelsAssociation(RFA)andGrowthEnergy,twoethanolenergytradegroups,arecurrentlychallengingtheCaliforniaversionoftheLCFSincourt.
ItisdifficulttosaywhatthefutureoftheCleanEnergyJobsActwillbeandwhetherapaireddownversionoftheBillcouldbeacceptedbylawmakersandtaxpayersalike.TheLegislature’ssessionendsonApril22.However,yourassociationwillcontinuetomonitortheseandotherLegislativedevelopments.
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MichiganStateUniversityExtensionExpertssaythatalittleeffortcansavealotoffuelfortractoropera-tors.
InarecentreleaseMSUextensionagricultureeduca-torssharetipsandadvicefarmerscanfollowtogetmoreoutoftheliquidgold–dieselfuel.Here’swhattheyhadtosay:
“OneestimatethatI’veseenisthatU.S.farmerscouldpotentiallysaveupto150mil-liongallonsoffueleachyear,”saysMikeStaton,MSUExtensionagricul-tureandnaturalresourceseducatorbasedinVanBurenCounty.“Thestrategieswesuggestaren’texpen-sive,butdotakealittletime–likemakingsurethetractorissetupproperly.”
Thisset-upinvolvesmakingsurethetractoriscarryingtheproperamountofweightorballastoneachaxle.Carryingeithertoomuchortoolittleweightwastesfuel.
Oncetheweightisadjusted,Statonrecommendscheckingtheinflationpressureinthetractor’stiresandmakingsuretheyareinflatedproperlyfortheweightoftheaxle.Weigheachtractoraxleatanelevatororotherlocationtoensuremaximumaccu-racy.
“It’salsoimportanttooperatethetractorproperly,”Statonsays.“Onetractormaybeusedformultipletasks.Onsomeofthosetasks,thetractorwillhavemorehorsepowerthanthejobneeds,somakesureyou’regearingupandthrottlingdowntofindtheoptimumgear.”
Shiftingtoahighergearwhilereducingthethrottlesettingcanimproveatractor’sfueluseandenableittogetthemostworkdonefortheleastamountof
fuelconsumed.Whenworkingatanythinglessthan70%ofthetractor’smaximumloadcapacity,thiscanbeavaluablepracticeforreducingfuelconsumption.
TotestifthetractorisoperatinginwhatStatoncallsthe“sweetspot”andtheengineisnotbeingover-loaded,givethethrottleaquickincreasewhileundertheload.Iftheenginerevsandresponds,youaren’toverloadingit.Ifitdoesnotrespond,geardownandtryagain.Anothertelltalesignofluggingoroverload-
ingisexcessiveblacksmokefromtheexhaustofdieselengines.
Howatractorisputtousecanalsoaffectfueleconomy.Farm-erswhoreduceoreliminatetill-ageoperationscanrealizemajorfuelconservation.
“Movingfromachiselplowsystemtono-tillcansavenearly
2gal./acreofdieselfuel,”Statonsays.“Anychancesyouhavetoreduceoreliminatetillagecanproduceyourbiggestfuelsavings.”
Usingsometypeofguidancesystemisalsousefulinconservingfuel,whetherit’samanualguidancesystem,calledalightbar,oramoreadvancedautoguidancesystemusingadifferential-correctedglobalpositioningsystem(DGPS)orreal-timekinematic(RTK).Thesesystemspreventoverlapinfieldopera-tionssotheoperatorcangetthemostworkdoneonthetractorinthefewestpassesacrossafield.
Thelightbarsystemisrelativelyinexpensiveandeasytomovefromonetractortoanother.Thedriverstillneedstosteer,butthelightshowstheproperdirec-tionoftravel.Theautomatedsystemsdon’trequiresteering,buttheyarealsomoreexpensive.Statonpointsoutthatafarmnotusinganyguidancetech-
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nologycanrealizeitsbiggestfuelsavingssimplybyaddingalightbarsystem.
“Inanidealworld,allyourtillageequipmentwouldhavethesamedraftrequirement,”Statonsays.“Butsometimesyou’repullingahigh-draftimplementlikeasubsoiler,andothertimesthesametractorispull-ingafinishingtoolhavingasignificantlylowerdraftrequirement.
“Theeasiestwaytomatchdraftrequirementsofvarioustillagetoolsistodeterminethedraftrequiredperfootofoperatingwidthforeachimplementandusethisinformationwhensizingyourimplements,”hesays.“Matchingthedraftrequirementsofyourimplementswilleliminatetheneedtoreconfigureyourtractorforeachoperation.Otherwise,togetoptimumperformance,youhavetoshiftweightforeachone.”
Tolearnmore,download“ImprovingTractorPerfor-manceandFuelEfficiency”fromtheMSUExtensionWebsite.
Small Farms in the United States: Persistence Under Pressure
EconomicInformationBulletinNo.(EIB-63)39pp,February2010
Ninety-onepercentofU.S.farmsareclassifiedassmall—grosscashfarmincome(GCFI)oflessthan$250,000.About60percentofthesesmallfarmsareverysmall,generatingGCFIoflessthan$10,000.Theseverysmallnoncommercialfarms,insomerespects,existindependentlyofthefarmeconomybecausetheiroperatorsrelyheavilyonoff-farmincome.Theremainingsmallfarms—smallcom-mercialfarms—accountformostsmall-farmproduc-tion.Overallfarmproduction,however,continuestoshifttolargeroperations,whilethenumberofsmallcommercialfarmsandtheirshareofsalesmaintainalong-termdecline.Theshifttolargerfarmswillcon-tinuetobegradual,becausesomesmallcommercialfarmsareprofitableandothersarewillingtoacceptlosses.
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E-waste report warns of hazardous mountains of old cell phones, computers
Unlessdevelopingcountriesactquickly,aU.N.reportwarns,theywillbeinundatedwithoverwhelminghazardouse-wastemountainsofoldcellphones,computersandgadgetsthatendangertheenviron-ment.
ThestudyreleasedtodaybytheU.N.EnvironmentProgrammesaysthatmoste-wasteinChina,forex-ample,isimproperlyhandled,withbackyardincin-eratorsusedtorecycleandrecovervaluablemetalslikegold.
Thestudysayssuchpractices“releasesteadyplumesoffar-reachingtoxicpollutionandyieldverylowmetalrecoveryratescomparedtostate-of-the-artindustrialfacilities.”
Herearesomeofthefindingsfromthestudy:
• InSouthAfricaandChina,by2020e-wastefromoldcomputerswillhavejumpedby200to400%from2007levels,andby500%inIndia
• BythatsameyearinChina,e-wastefromdiscard-edmobilephoneswillbeabout7timeshigherthan2007levelsand,inIndia,18timeshigher.
• By2020,e-wastefromtelevisionswillbe1.5to2timeshigherinChinaandIndiawhileinIndiae-wastefromdiscardedrefrigeratorswilldoubleortriple.
• Chinaalreadyproducesabout2.3milliontonnesdomestically,secondonlytotheUnitedStateswithabout3milliontonnes.And,despitehavingbannede-wasteimports,Chinaremainsamajore-wastedumpinggroundfordevelopedcoun-tries.
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Drying Progress of Corn Standing in the Field Over Winter
Duetotheunusuallycoolgrowingseasonduring2009,manyfarmerslefttheircornstandinginthefieldoverwinter.OnDecember7,2009USDAre-portedthatabout23%ofWisconsin’scorncrophadnotbeenharvested.Shortlyafterthereport,alargesnowstormandsub-zerotemperaturesbroughtgrainharvesttoastandstill.SomeharvestinghasoccurredsinceearlyDecember,butifapproximately15to20%oftheacreshavenotbeenharvested,thenitamountsto440,00to590,000acresofcornleftstandinginthefield.Thisyearwasthemostexpen-sivecorncropeverproducedbyWisconsinfarmers.InthePEPSProgram,cashcorncost$531peracretoproduce.Thus,thestandingcornlefttooverwinterinthefieldrepresents$234to$313millionofvalue.
The2009growingseasonwasthecoolestofthepre-vious30yearsattheArlingtonandMarshfieldAgri-cultureResearchstations.OtheryearsthathadlowGrowingDegreeDayaccumulationwere1992and1993,butunlikethoseyears,2009wasarecordyieldyearat153bushelsperacre.
Usuallycornisleftstandinginthefieldbecauseitiseithertooexpensivetodry,orgraindryerscannotkeepupsoharvestgetsbehindandeventuallyfarm-ersarecaughtbybadweather.Corndryingisexpen-sivewhencorniswet.Grainmoistureswererunning30%orgreaterformanyfieldsduringOctoberwhichwasacoolwetmonth.Todrycornfrom30%mois-tureto15%moistureforstorage,itwouldcost$0.96perbushelusinga1.4%shrinkfactorand$0.05perpointofmoistureforeachbushel.Fora150bushelyieldlevel,thisamountsto$144peracrejustfordry-ingandshrinkcosts(seecalculator).
WehavebeenmonitoringafieldofcornplantedatArlingtonwiththeobjectiveofdeterminingthegraindrydownpatternandyieldimpactoncornleftstand-ingthroughthewinteruntilspring.Thefieldwas
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plantedonMay12withPioneer35F40(105dayRM,Hx1,LL,RR2).ThegrainmoistureonOctober22was42%.Today,itwas19.5%grainmoisture.Thedry-downpatternissimilarto1993whengrainendedupdryingtoabout15%moisture.Sofarthehybridhashadgoodstandabilityandearretentioneventhoughtherehavebeenheavysnowandiceeventsonthefieldthiswinter.Sofaryieldhasnotbeenaffected.
Asspringapproachesfarmersthatleftcornstandinginthefieldoverwinterwillbehardpressedtofinishlastyear’sgrainharvest,preparefieldsfor2010,andplantinatimelymanner.Everythingwillneedtogoright.Sothemorepreparationthatcanbedonefromthispointforwardwillpayoffforthe2010growingseason.
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Thegrowingseasonbeganwithbelownormaltem-peraturesinearlyAprilresultinginfieldworkdelays.Plantingfinallygotunderwayafterwarmertem-peraturesandneededrainscametowardstheendofApril.MoisturethroughoutthefirsthalfofMaylim-itedfieldwork,whilecooltemperaturesslowedthegrowthofhayandemergingcrops.Junecontinuedthecoolerthannormaltrend,butwarmtempera-turesandhumidityfinallyaroseinthesecondhalfofthemonth.Thisneededchangeinweatherallowedlargestridesincropdevelopment.Thesecond-coldestJulyonrecordslowedcornmaturity,andhighwindsandhaildamageattheendofthemonthde-stroyedsomecrops.InsouthwestWisconsin,severalfieldsweredeclaredadisasterduetohaildamageanddrought.Augustbroughtalittlemorewarmthandhumiditythatallowedcropconditiontoimprove.Fallharvestwastroubledbycoolandrainycondi-tions,thehighlightoffallwasthelaterthannormalfrost.AlargesnowstormandsubzerotemperaturesinearlyDecemberbroughtharvesttoastandstill,withcropsremaininginthefield.
CornWisconsinfarmersplanted3.85millionacrestocornin2009,a50,000acreincreasefromthepreviousyear.Ofthoseacresplanted,2.93millionwerehar-vestedforgrainwitharecordyieldof153.0bushelsperacre.Thepreviousrecordyieldwassetin2005at148.0bushelsperacre.Thisyear’scorncroppro-duced448millionbushels,astaterecordproductionlevel.Silageareaharvesteddecreased25,000acres,droppingto850,000acresin2009.Cornsilageacresyielded16.0tonsperacrefor2009,down1.5tonsfromlastyearandthesameyieldas2007.Silagepro-ductionwas13.6milliontonsthisseason,downfrom15.3milliontonsin2008.
Nationally,farmersplanted86.5millionacrestocornin2009,a500,000acredecreasefrom2008.
Cornacresharvestedforgrainyieldedarecord165.2bushelsperacre,up11.3bushelsfromthepreviousyear.Thepreviousnationalrecordyieldwassetin2004at160.3bushelsperacre.Productionat13.2billionbushelsisthelargestnationalproductiononrecord.Thepreviousnationalrecordproductionwassetin2007at13.0billionbushels.Cornacreshar-vestedforsilageyieldedarecord19.3tonsperacre,upfromthepreviousrecordyieldof18.7tonspreacrein2008.U.S.silageproductionwas108milliontonsin2009,downfrom112milliontonstheprevi-ousyear.
SoybeansSoybeanacresplantedinWisconsinincreased20,000acresto1.63millionacresin2009.Areaofsoybeansharvestedforbeanswas1.62millionacresin2009,upfrom1.59millionacresthepreviousyear.State-widesoybeanyieldwas40.0bushelsperacre,up5.0bushelsfrom2008.The2009soybeancropproduced64.8millionbushels,up16percentfromthepreviousyear.
U.S.soybeanareaplantedrose2percentfrom2008,to77.5millionacresplantedin2009.Areaofsoy-beansharvestedasbeansincreased2percentto76.4millionacresharvested.Yieldwasup4.3bushelsperacrefromthepreviousyear,at44.0bushelsperacre.Productionisestimatedat3.36billionbushelsofsoybeansin2009,comparedto2.97billionbushelsin2008.
Small GrainsInWisconsin,areaseededtowinterwheatinthefallof2008was335,000acres,adecreaseof15,000fromayearearlier.Statewide,farmersharvested315,000acresforgrain,a6percentdecreasefromthepreviousyear.Yieldincreased2.0bushelsperacrefrom2008toreach68.0bushelsperacre.Theincreaseinyieldhelpedoffsetthedecreaseinacresplantedandharvested.Asaresult,productionwas21.4millionbushels,adecreaseofonly3percentfromthestaterecordproductionsetin2008.
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Nationally,winterwheatwasplantedto43.3millionacres,down6percent.Areaharvestedforgrainisestimatedat34.5millionacres,comparedto39.6mil-lionacresin2008.U.S.winterwheatyieldwas44.2bushelsperacre,down2.9bushelsfromthepreviousyear.Nationally,productiondecreasedfrom1.87bil-lionbushelsin2008to1.52billionbushelsin2009.
Wisconsinseeded310,000acrestooatsin2009,up15percentfrom2008.Areaharvestedforgrainwas195,000acres,5,000acresmorethanayearago.Yieldincreased6.0bushelsperacrefromthepreviousyeartoreach68.0bushelsperacre.Overallproduc-tionwas13.3millionbushels,a13percentincreasefrom2008.
U.S.acreageplantedtooatswas3.40millionacres,upfromtherecordlowof3.25millionacresin2008.Areaharvestedforgraindroppedfrom1.40millionacresin2008to1.38millionacresin2009.Yieldincreasedby3.8bushelstoarecordhighof67.5bushelsperacrein2009.Nationally,oatproductionincreased4percentto93.1millionbushels.
BarleyareaseededinWisconsinrose2,000acres,to45,000acresin2009.Acresharvestedforgrainwas25,000in2009,comparedto30,000in2008.Barleyyieldincreased5.0bushelsfromthepreviousyear,reaching59.0bushelsperacre.Wisconsinbarleypro-ductionwas1.48millionbushelsin2009.
Nationwide,barleywasseededto3.57millionacresandharvestedforgrainon3.11millionacres.TheU.S.barleycropyielded73.0bushelsperacre,a9.4bushelincreasefrom2008andisthehighestyieldonrecordsinceestimatesbeganin1866.Barleyproduc-tionwas227millionbushels,downfrom240millionbushelsin2008.
Otherspringwheatseedednationallydecreasedfrom14.2millionacresin2008to13.3millionacresin2009.Areaharvestedforgrainwas13.0millionacresin2009,comparedto13.5millionacresin2008.Yieldincreased4.6bushelsnationallyto45.1bushelsperacre.Otherspringwheatproductionincreasedfrom
548millionbushelsin2008to584millionbushelsacrosstheU.S.in2009.InWisconsin,estimatesforotherspringwheatwerediscontinuedin2009.
HayWisconsinfarmersharvested1.55millionacresofalfalfaoralfalfamixturedryhayin2009,up50,000acresfrom2008.Yielddroppedfrom2.70tonsperacrein2008,to2.50tonsperacrein2009.Alfalfaandalfalfamixturedryhayproductionwas3.88mil-liontonsin2009,downfrom4.05milliontonsayearearlier.Alfalfahaylageorgreenchopwasharvestedfrom1.40millionacresinWisconsinduring2009,sameas2008.Yield(greenweight)was5.90tonsperacre,downfrom6.70tonsperacreayearago.Alfalfahaylageorgreenchopproductionwas8.26milliontonsstatewide,down12percentfrom2008.
Nationally,farmersharvested21.2millionacresofalfalfaoralfalfamixturedryhayin2009,aslightincreasefromlastyear.Yieldwasupslightlyfrom3.33tonsperacrein2008to3.35tonsperacrein2009.U.S.alfalfaoralfalfamixturedryhayproductionwas71.0milliontons,upfrom70.2ayearago.Nation-widealfalfahaylageorgreenchopacreageharvestedwas3.27millionacres,withWisconsinaccountingfor43percentofharvestedacres.U.Salfalfahaylageorgreenchopyieldwas6.50tonsperacrein2009comparedto6.81tonsperacrein2008.Nationwidealfalfahaylageorgreenchopproductionreached21.3milliontonsin2009,down5percentfromlastyear.
Allotherhayharvestedasdryhayaccountedfor370,000acresinWisconsinduring2009,a30,000acredeclinefrom2008.Yieldwas1.50tonsperacre,downfrom1.90tonsperacrein2008.Productionofallotherhayharvestedasdryhaytotaled555,000tonsin2009,comparedto760,000tonsayearago.Nationally,38.5millionacresofallotherhaywereharvestedasdryhay,downfrom39.1lastyear.Na-tionwide,theallotherhaydryhaycropyielded1.98tonsperacre,virtuallyunchangedfrom1.95lastyear.Allotherhaydryhayproductionwas76.4milliontonsin2009,comparedto76.1milliontonslastyear.
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PotatoesWisconsinfarmersplanted63,500acresoffallpota-toesin2009.Areaharvestedwas63,000acres,upfromthe62,000acresharvestedin2008.Potatoesyieldedarecord460hundredweight(cwt.)peracre,comparedto415ayearearlier.Wisconsin’sproduc-tionwas29.0millioncwt.,rankingthemthirdinfallpotatoproductionbehindIdahoandWashington.
Nationally,potatogrowersharvested919,600acresoffallpotatoesin2009,downslightlyfromlastyear.ThefallpotatoyieldfortheU.S.wasarecord428cwt.peracre.Totalfallpotatoproductionwas393.5millioncwt.Totalproductionfromallfourseasonofpotatoes(winter,spring,summer,fall)was431.4millioncwt.,up4percentfrom2008.
Dry Edible BeansDrybeansplantedinWisconsinduring2009totaled6,400acres,adecreaseof100acresfrom2008.Thenumberofacresharvestedremainedthesameat6,400acres.Statedrybeanproductionin2009to-taled127,000cwt.withayieldof1,980poundsperacre.WisconsinproducesmostlydarkredkidneybeansandplacedsecondintheNationforthepro-ductionofthosebeans.
U.S.dryediblebeanproductionisestimatedat25.4millioncwt.for2009,1percentbelow2008.Plantedareaisestimatedat1.54mil-lionacres,up3percentfromthepreviousyear.Harvestedareatotaled1.46millionacreswhichwas1percentabovelastyear.AverageU.S.yield,at1,733poundsperacre,decreased35poundsfrom2008.
MintWisconsinfarmersharvested3,400acresofpeppermintand500acresofspearmintin2009.Peppermintyielded54poundsperacreandspearmintyielded56poundsperacrecomparedto48poundsperacreand30poundsperacrerespectivelyin2008.Pepper-mintproduction,at184,000pounds,wasup
3percentfromthepreviousyear,whilespearmintproduction,at28,000pounds,wasdown7percent.
U.S.mintproducersharvested69,800acresofpep-permintand20,500acresofspearmintin2009.Yieldswere91poundsperacreforpeppermintand132poundsperacreforspearmint.Bothcropsshowedhigherproductionin2009comparedto2008.Peppermintproductionjumpedfrom5.50mil-lionpoundsin2008to6.38millionpoundsin2009,whilespearmintproductionincreasedfrom2.40mil-lionpoundsto2.70millionpounds.
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ThisreporthasbeenmadepossiblethroughthecooperativeeffortsoftheU.S.DepartmentofAgriculture,andTheWisconsinDepartmentofAgriculture,TradeandConsumerProtectionandisavailableonrequest.
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“Areyouinsessionrightnow?”myfriendfromMinnesotaasked.InMinnesota,theLegislaturewenthomealongtimeago.ButIamregularlytravelingtoMadisontoconductstatebusiness.
“Our‘session’doesn’tactuallyenduntilthecam-paignseasonofficiallybeginsnextJune,”Itoldhim.Theofficial‘session’beginsoninaugurationdayinearlyJanuaryfollowinganelectionyearandendsinMaywiththebeginningofthenextelectioncycle.
Thetwo-yearcalendarbeginswiththeintroductionanddebateofthestate’stwoyearbudget.Legisla-torsbegintheimportantworkofaddressingissuesbroughtforwardbythepeople.
ManypeoplebelievetheLegislatureconductsitsbusinesswhenSenatorsandRepresentativesgatherintheSenateandAssemblychamberstovoteonbills-ortouseCapitollingo–whentheLegislatureis‘onthefloor’.
ButthehardworkoftheLegislatureisconductedbeforethefullSenateandAssemblyconvenethroughthecommitteeprocessandinofficesaroundtheCap-itol.Mostofthetimewhenabillgoes‘tothefloor’thecontroversieshadbeenresolvedinacommittee.
Whenweentertheholidayseason,committeesaremeetingandlegislatorsaredraftingbills.WorkonpendinglegislationandissuesimportanttocitizensofourstatecontinuesrightuptoChristmasandbeginagainimmediatelyafterNewYear’sDay.
Thecommitteeprocessisavitalpartoftheoveralllegislativeprocess.CommitteesschedulepublichearingswhichbringpeoplefromalloverthestatetotheCapitoltotestifyonbills.Itisthispublicinputthatprovideslegislatorswiththeinformationtheyneedtounderstandtheimpactofanybill.Commit-teehearingscanhappenanytime,evenduringthesummerofacampaignyearwhenthefullLegislatureisnotofficially‘insession’.
IserveastheSenateCo-ChairtotheJointCommitteeonAudit.TheworkoftheauditcommitteecontinuesallyearlongastheLegislativeAuditBureaureleasesprogramreviewsandfinancialstatementsofstateprogramsandfunds.ItraveltoMadisontomeetwithmycounterpartintheAssembly,toreceivebriefingsonauditsjustreleasedandprovidedirectiontotheAuditBureauandthestateauditor.Sincetheactivi-tiesofthestateareon-going,soistheworkofthestate’swatch-dog–theAuditBureau.
EvenwhenLegislatorsgohometocampaign,theycanbecalledbackbyeithertheGovernorinaSpecialSessionortheLegislatureitselfinanExtraordinarySession.Earlyinthestate’shistory,theGovernorwoulduseaSpecialSessiontobringLegislatorsbacktoaddresscrisessuchasnaturaldisasters,fiscaloreconomicemergenciesorcivildisturbances.Today,SpecialandExtraordinarySessionprovidetheGover-norandtheLegislatureamechanismtoconvenelaw-makerstoaddressimportantpublicpolicymatters.
RegardlessofwhethertheLegislatureis‘insession’ornot,issuesofimportancetopeopleortheprob-lemstheyencounterneedtobeaddressed.PolicyproblemscropupandfolkstrytonavigatethemazeofstatebureaucracyevenwhentheLegislaturehas‘gonehome’.Wearefortunatetohavefull-timestaffthatcanhelpwithpolicyresearchandhelpconstitu-ents.
ManylegislativestaffmembershavebeenworkingintheCapitollongerthanmanyLegislators.Theyareanimportantsourceofhistoricalinformationandsupportaswerookielegislatorsnavigatethemazeofthebill-makingprocessandoflobbyistsandspecialinterests.
Whenlobbyistsout-numberLegislatorseighttoone,itmakesalotofsenseforelectedofficialsandtheirstafftokeepthelightsonandthepencilssharpinevenduringthequiettimes.Someoneneedstokeepwatchtomakesurethepeople’sinterestsareputfirstonthelist.
Keeping the People’s Interests First
By Senator Kathleen Vinehout
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Minnesota updates pesticide dealer license fees and requirements
Beginningin2010,MinnesotahasenactedlegislativechangesthataffectpersonsandcompaniessellingagriculturalpesticidesintoMinnesota.Thenewandalteredrequirementsare:• Out-of-statedealersmustmaintainaRegistered
AgentandaRegisteredOfficeinthestateofMinnesota.ARegisteredAgentisapersonwhoisaresidentofMinnesota,orabusinessor-ganizationthatisregisteredwiththeOfficeoftheMinnesotaSecretaryofState.ARegisteredOfficeistheRegisteredAgent’shomeorofficelocatedwithinMinnesota.ARegisteredAgentisresponsiblefortheactsoflicensedPesticideDealerorAgriculturalPesticideDealeroperat-ingfromalocationorplaceofbusinessoutsidethestateandwhodistributesorsellsanagricul-turalpesticideintothestate,aswellastheactsoftheemployeesofthoselicenseddealers.
• CompaniessellingagriculturalpesticidesinorintoMinnesotamustobtainanAgriculturalPesticideDealerLicensefromMDA.Moreinfohere:http://www.mda.state.mn.us/licensing/licensetypes/pesticideregistration.aspxhttp://www.mda.state.mn.us/licensing/licensetypes/pesticideregistration.aspx
• CompaniessellingagriculturalpesticidesinorintoMinnesotamustcollectandpaythean-nualgrossregistrationsalesfeeof0.55%.Thisisnewbecausetheresponsibilitynowrestswiththelicensedpersonandcompanysellingagri-culturalpesticide,ratherthanwiththeproductregistrant.ThefeesareduebyJanuary31forsalesmadeintheprecedingyear.
• TheAgriculturalChemicalResponseandRe-imbursementAccount(ACRRA)surchargehasbeenreduced.Beginningin2010,theamount
collectedattheretaillevelhasbeenreducedto0.10percentoftheannualgrosssales.Thetotalsurcharges(annualsalesplusACRRA)onpesti-cidesin2010willbe0.65percent.
• Companiesmustalsomaintainrecordsofpur-chases,sales,anddistributionofagriculturalpesticidesinandintothisstateforfiveyears.Therecordsshallbemadeavailableforaudit.Salesinvoicesmustshowthepercentofgrosssalesfeerateassessed.
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Thank you for another great conference & tradeshow!
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A Special Thank You to All our SponsorsCoffee & Doughnut Sponsors
Bayer Crop ScienceFEI-East
Gavilon Fertilizer, LLCGVM Richland
MonsantoSyngenta Crop Protection
WinField Solutions/CHS Inc.
All Industry SponsorsAg Container Recycling CouncilAgrium Advanced Technologies
Agrotain InternationalAgVenutres, LLC
BASF Corp.Clifton Gunderson
Contree Sprayer and Equipment Co. LLCCrop Production ServicesFarmers Plant Food, Inc.Fertilizer Dealer Supply
FMC Corporation Ag Products GroupGreat Salt Lake Minerals Corp.
Helena Chemical CompanyKahler Automation
LaCrosse Forage and Turf Seed LLCLandmark Agronomy Services
Michael Best & FriedrichMiller - St. Nazianz
MosaicPCS Sales
Riesterer & Schnell, Inc.Rock River Laboratory, Inc.
SST SoftwareSyngenta Crop Protection
Terra IndustriesTetra Micronutrients
Twin StateUnited CooperativeWest Central, Inc.
WinField Solutions, LLCZiegler Ag
Distinguished Organization Award:(For Exemplary Industry Professionalism)
Kevin Grahl excepting the award for United Cooperative
Education Award:(For Leadership and Commitment to Educational
Excellence)Roger Flashinski, UW-Madison Extension
Outstanding Service to Industry:(For Dedication and Support to WCPA and It’s Members)
Phil Morrow
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Board Member Service Award:(For Full-Term Board of Director Service)
Pete Griffin, Mosaic
President’s Service Award:(For Dedication, Service and Leadership)Marty Liegel, Syngenta Crop Protection
Aspecialceremonywasheldduringthe2010Wis-consinCropManagementConferencetohighlightindustrygenerosityforthefamilyofMikeTurner,formerExecutiveDirectoroftheWCPA.Turner’spass-inginthesummerof2009followedalongandcoura-geousbattlewithcancer.
AfterMikeTurner’spass-ing,anumberofinterestedindividualsaskedhowtheycouldhelphisfamily.WhileMikewasstillalive,hehadexpressedadesireforsomewayofprovidingforthecollegeeducationofhistwodaughters,NatalieandMikala.
ThisiswhenindustryleadersandmembersoftheWCPAsteppeduptotheplate.IftheWCPAcould
WCPA members and corporate donors raise $30,000 for the Mike Turner Family Memorial
raise$5,000,thenSyngenta,MonsantoandBASFwouldcommit$5,000eachinmatchingfunds,and$2,500wouldbecommittedbyDOW.Acallwentout
totheassociation,andtheresponsewasoverwhelm-ing.InadditiontoSyngenta,Monsanto,BASF,andDOW,otherlargeamountcontribu-torsincludedHartungBroth-ers,AsmarkInstitute,Randy&LindaVollrath,AgCon-tainerRecyclingCouncil,AgVentures,andtheAndersons.
Alltold,WCPAmembershaveraisedapproximately
$12,500,andcombinedwiththematchingcorporatefunds,wewereproudtopresentatotalcontributionofmorethan$30,000.
Thank you to all WCPA members for your contributions to this cause!
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Weeding out Hunger Campaign Kicks Off at Wisconsin Crop Management Conference
ThefighttoweedouthungeracrosstheCornBelthasofficiallybegun.WeedingoutHunger™,anewcampaignsponsoredbyHalex®GTcornherbicideandSyngentaCropProtection®,kickedoffattheWis-consinCropManagementConference(WCMC)heldJan.12–14attheAlliantEnergyCenterinMadison,Wis.,andcontributedatotalof$1,000tohelpthoseinneed.
Morethan49millionAmericans,oneinsixpeople,arefoodinsecure,whichmeanstheyhavelimitedaccesstoadequatefoodduetoalackofmoneyorotherresources.InWisconsin,9percentofthepopu-lationisfoodinsecureand11percentareinpoverty,accordingtoFeedingAmerica.
ThesestartlingstatisticspromptedSyngentatodevel-optheWeedingoutHungercampaigninconjunctionwithHalexGTcornherbicide.HalexGTisGlyphosatewithResidual™,andprovidesamoreagronomicandhigher-yieldingalternativetootherpost-emergenceglyphosateherbicides.
“ItisgoingtotakeinnovativetoolslikeHalexGTtosatisfyincreasingworldfoodneedsandfulfillourmissiontofeedninebillionpeopleby2050,”saidDavidPiñon,seniorcommunicationsmanagerforSyngenta.“Throughourinvestmentinresearchanddevelopment,Syngentaisthinkinggloballytogrowmorefromless,butwe’reactinglocallythroughHalexGTandWeedingoutHungertohelplocalfoodbanksaddresstheneedsthatsurroundustoday.”
TheWCMCwasthefirststopontheWeedingoutHungerRoadShow,whichwilltraveltovariousindustryeventsandretaillocationsacrosstheMid-
westthroughsummer2010tosupportlocalFeedingAmerica®foodbanksthroughmonetarydonationsnon-perishablefoodcollection.
FeedingAmericaisthenation’sleadingdomestichunger-reliefcharityandsupportsapproximately63,000localcharitableagencies,whichprovidefooddirectlytomorethan25millionpeopleinneed.Inaddition,SyngentawilldonateaportionofHalexGTcornherbicideproductsalesin2010*tolocalFeedingAmericafoodbankstohelpweedouthungeronecroprowatatime.
DuringtheWCMC,CarrollMoseley,herbicidebrandmanagerforSyngenta,presenteda$500checktoDanStein,presidentandCEOoftheSecondHarvestFoodbankofSouthernWisconsin.
“WeareexcitedabouttheWeedingoutHungercam-paignandlookforwardtoitssuccess,”saidStein.“Itisgrassrootsopportunitieslikethisonethathelpus
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Carroll Moseley presented a check to Dan Stein on behalf of Halex GT and Weeding out Hunger. From left to right: Dan Stein, president and CEO of the Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin; Brian Kahnke, Illinois-Wisconsin district manager for Syngenta Crop Protection; and Carroll Moseley, herbicide brand manager for Syngenta Crop Protection.
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touchpeoplewedon’thaveanopportunitytoreachveryoften.”
Inaddition,showattendeeshadtheopportunitytomakeadifferenceintheirowncommunitiesbyenteringarafflesponsoredbyHalexGTandWeedingoutHungerforachancetowina$500donationtotheirlocalFeedingAmericafoodbank.Approximate-ly170retailersstoppedbytheSyngentaboothtoaskaboutHalexGTandtoregisterforthedrawing.
LisaBusse,anagronomistforLarsenCoopinNewLondon,Wis.,wonthedrawingandchosetodonatethemoneytotheWaupacaAreaFoodPantry.
“Iwasveryexcited,”saidBusseuponreceivingwordshehadwonthedonation.“Ifeelit’saworthwhilecauseandI’mreallyproudthatthemoneywillgotosupportmylocalcommunity.”
BussealsomentionedshewasproudtoseeSyngentatakingaction,especiallyduringcurrenteconomictimes.
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“Wehavearealneedinourcommunityforhungerassistancebecausebusinesseshaveclosedandtheeconomyistough,”saidBusse.“ItmakesmefeelgoodtoknowthatSyngentaisgivingbacktothecommunitythroughme.”
TheWeedingoutHungerRoadShowhastraveledtovarioustradeshowsandindustryeventsacrossthecountryincludingtheNationalNo-TillageConfer-ence,AgribusinessAssociationofIowaConference,NebraskaAgri-BusinessExposition,FarmMachineryShow,Mid-SouthFarmandGinShowandCommod-ityClassic.
FormoreinformationaboutHalexGT,theWeedingoutHungercampaign,tofollowtheWeedingoutHungerRoadShowortomakeamonetarydona-tion,visitwww.weedingouthunger.com.Toreceivereal-timeupdates,followthecampaignonTwitteratwww.twitter.com/weedouthunger.
*Donationnottoexceed$100,000.
The Illinois-Wisconsin district sales team for Syngenta Crop Protection poses with Dan Stein, president and CEO of the Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin (left, holding check), and Carroll Moseley, herbicide brand manager for Syngenta (right, holding check).
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CornstocksinWisconsintotaled386millionbushelsasofDecember1,2009,up17percentfromayearearlier.On-farmstocksaccountedfor285millionbushels,whileoff-farmstockscameinat101millionbushels.Ofthe331millionbushelsinallpositionsinDecember2008,220millionbushelswerestoredonthefarm,while111millionbushelswerestoredoffthefarm.
CornstocksfortheU.S.inallpositionstotaled10.9billionbushels,up9percentfromDecember2008.Ofthetotalstocks,7.45billionbushelswerestoredonfarms,up15percentfromayearearlier.Off-farmstocks,at3.49billionbushels,weredown3percentfromthepreviousyear.TheSeptember-November2009indicateddisappearanceis3.89billionbushels,comparedwith3.64billionbushelsduringthesameperiodayearearlier.
Wisconsinsoybeanstocksincreasedslightlyfrom42.7millionbushelsinDecember2008to43mil-lionbushelsasofDecember1,2009.On-farmandoff-farmstockswere15.5millionbushelsand27.5millionbushels,respectively,comparedwiththepreviousyear’s17.5millionon-farmbushelsand25.2millionoff-farmbushels.
U.S.soybeansstoredinallpositionstotaled2.34billionbushels,up3percentfromDecember2008.On-farmstockstotaled1.23billionbushels,up4percentfromthepreviousyear.Off-farmstocks,at1.11billionbushels,wereup2percentfrom2008.IndicateddisappearanceforSeptember-November2009totaled1.16billionbushels,up30percentfromthesameperiodayearearlier.
Nationally,oatsstoredinallpositionstotaled110millionbushelsonDecember1,2009,4percentbe-lowthestocksinDecember2008.Ofthetotalstocksonhand,43.2millionbushelswerestoredonfarms,1percenthigherthanayearearlier.Off-farmstockstotaled67.3millionbushels,7percentbelowthe
previousyear.IndicateddisappearanceduringSep-tember-November2009is17.9millionbushels.
U.S.wheatstoredinallpositionsonDecember1,2009totaled1.77billionbushels,up24percentfromDecember2008.On-farmstockscameinat559mil-lionbushels,up23percentfromthepreviousyear.Off-farmstocks,at1.21billionbushels,wereup25percentfromayearearlier.TheSeptember-No-vember2009indicateddisappearanceis444millionbushels,up2percentfromthesameperiodin2008.
BarleystocksintheU.S.inallpositionstotaled203millionbushelsonDecember1,2009,up18percentfromDecember2008.On-farmstocks,at115millionbushels,were49percentaboveayearearlier.Off-farmstockstotaled88.5millionbushels,8percentbelowDecember2008.DuringSeptember-Novem-ber2009,indicateddisappearancetotaled36.3mil-lionbushels,1percentbelowthesameperiodinthepreviousyear.
Wisconsinon-farmstoragecapacityfor2009re-mainedsteadyat350millionbushels,whileoff-farmstoragecapacityinWisconsinincreasedfrom269mil-lionbushelsin2008to281millionbushelsin2009.Thenumberofoff-farmstoragefacilitiesinWisconsinalsoincreasedfrom340in2008to350in2009.
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U.S. and Wisconsin Corn and Soybean Stocks Up from 2008
WISCONSIN FARM REPORTER
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Fungal Fumes Clear out Crop Pests
AcocktailofcompoundsemittedbythebeneficialfungusMuscodoralbusmayofferabiologicallybasedwaytofumigatecertaincropsandridthemofde-structivepests.That’stheindicationfromAgriculturalResearchService(ARS)studiesinwhichscientistspittedMuscodoragainstpotatotubermoths,applecodlingmothsandTilletiafungithatcausebuntdis-easesinwheat.
Thescientists--atARSlaboratoriesinAberdeen,Idaho;Wapato,Wash.,andotherlocations--con-ductedseparatestudiesofMuscodor.However,theirgoalwasthesame:tolearnwhethervolatileorganiccompounds(VOCs)releasedbythefunguscouldre-placeordiminishtheuseofsyntheticpesticides.
Infieldtrialsconductedsince2007,ARSplantpa-thologistBlairGoatesfoundthattreatingwheatseedorthesoilwithaformulationofMuscodorandgroundryecompletelypreventedcommonbuntundermoderatediseaseconditions.CausedbythefungusT.tritici,commonbuntreduceswheatyieldsandgrainquality.Althoughchemicalfungicideseedtreatmentshavekeptcommonbuntoutbreakstoaminimum,alternativecontrolsareworthexploringifthechemicalsloseeffectivenessorarediscontinued,notesGoates,withtheARSSmallGrainsandPotatoGermplasmResearchUnitinAberdeen.ResultsfromthisstudywerepublishedintheCanadianJournalofMicrobiology.
AttheARSYakimaAgriculturalResearchLaboratoryinWapato,entomologistLerryLaceyandcolleaguestestedMuscodoragainstpotatotubermoths,whichdamagepotatoleavesandtubers,andapplecodlingmoths,whichfeedinsideapples.Infumigationcham-bertests,85to91percentofadultcodlingmothsdiedwhenexposedtoMuscodorfumes,while62to71percentoflarvaediedorfailedtopupate.Inapple
storagetests,a14-dayexposuretoMuscodorkilled100percentofcocoonedcodlingmothlarvae,whichareespeciallydifficulttocontrol.
LaceyandcolleagueshavealsobeentestingMus-codor’seffectivenessinbiofumigatingsealedcartonsofapplesstoredatvarioustemperatures.Theresultshavebeenencouragingsofar,hereports,andthereappearstobenoadverseeffectontheapples’color,firmnessorothercharacteristics.
ScienceDaily (Feb. 19, 2010)
Codling moths, whose larvae can damage crops like this apple, can be controlled with the fumes emitted by the beneficial fungus Muscodor albus, according to new ARS research. (Credit: Photo by Peggy Greb)
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FutureFields,aprogramtohelpfarmersfindoff-farmemploymenttoreplaceorsupplementfarmincome,isopenforenrollmentinsouthwesternWisconsin,theWisconsinFarmCenterhasannounced.
Theprogrambringsemploymentrelatedservicestofarmers,meetingthemone-on-oneintheirhomestodeterminetheirneeds.Schools,libraries,collegesandjobcenterscollaboratetooffertrainingandcomputersforuseinthejobsearch.Participantswillgethelpwithjobseekingskills,resumewriting,ad-ditionalworkskillsandcareerexploration.
Theprogramissettogostatewidebythissummer,andisinitiallyavailableinthefollowingcounties:Co-lumbia,Dane,Dodge,Grant,Green,Iowa,JeffersonLafayette,Marquette,Richland,Rock,andSauk.
“Farmersareinauniquesituation,”saidMikeExum,whoiscoordinatingtheprogramfortheFarmCenter.“Farmersdon’thaveunemploymentinsurancein-comewhentheylosefarmincome,nordotheyhaveaccesstotheotherresourcesthatcomewithunem-ploymentcompensation.FutureFieldsisourefforttofillthisgapandhelpfarmersthroughthesedifficulteconomictimes.
“Theyalsohavebarriersthatotherjobseekersdon’thave.Dairyfarmershavetobehometomilktwoorthreetimesaday,sotakingtimetotraveltoajobcenterortechnicalcollegeisdifficultforthem.Farm-ershavetoworkintheirfieldswhentheweathercooperates,andbeoncallforallsortsofon-farmdemands.Thatmakesithardtoscheduletrainingorattendoff-farmjobseekingprograms.Manyfarmersalsolackaccesstohighspeedinternetservicesandthatputsthematadisadvantage,becauseinthe21st
century,somuchofthejobsearchandcareerdevel-opmentresourcesareon-line.”
“WhatmakesFutureFieldsuniqueisthatwebringtheservicestothefarmers,ratherthansitinouroffices,askingthemtocometous.Allourstaffarecurrentorformerfarmers.Weunderstandthechal-lengesfarmersface,”RodNilsestuen,theSecretaryofAgriculture,TradeandConsumerProtection,said.
WhenafarmercallsFutureFields,astaffmember(JenniferHasburgh,ChrisEickhoff,TomSawyerorMikeExum)willarrangeatimetovisitatthefarmer’shometodiscusstheiroff-farmemploymentneeds,setgoalsanddevelopanactionplan.FutureFieldsstaffwillcontinueworkingwiththefarmer,helpingthemconnectwithavailableresourcesastheyimple-menttheiroff-farmemploymentplan.
FarmersinterestedintheFutureFieldsProgramshouldcontactProgramCoordinatorMikeExumat800-942-2474.
FutureFieldsisfundedthroughaWorkforceInnova-tioninRegionalEconomicDevelopment(WIRED)grant.ItisacollaborativeeffortoftheSouthwestWisconsinWorkforceDevelopmentBoard,WorkforceDevelopmentBoardofSouthCentralWisconsin,TheWIREDInitiativeandtheWisconsinFarmCenteroftheWisconsinDepartmentofAgriculture,TradeandConsumerProtection.
WIREDissupportedbyfundingfromtheU.S.De-partmentofLaborviatheWisconsinDepartmentofWorkforceDevelopment.
Wisconsin Farm Center Announces Future Fields Program
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Contact: Lee Sensenbrenner 608-224-5020 or Mike Exum 608-224-5051
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Wisconsinrequiresthatbaggedfertilizerproductsmeetstatelabel-ingrequirements.Commonlabelingproblemsincludebaggedproductslistingonlyaproductgradewithnoguaranteedanalysisorfertilizer
gradeswithguaranteesforsecondarynutrientsormicronutrients.
Requirements TocomplywithWisconsin’sfertilizerregulations,allbaggedfertilizers,includingpackagedcustommixedfertilizers,mustbeconspicuouslylabeledwiththefollowinginformation:
1. Brandorproductname2. N-P-Kgrade3. Guaranteedanalysis4. Netweight5. Nameandaddressofthelicensedmanufacturer/
distributor
Fertilizer Grades TheWisconsinFertilizerLawdefines“grade”asthepercentageguaranteeoftotalnitrogen,availablephosphorus(oravailablephosphate),andsolublepotassium(orsolublepotash).AmorecommonwayistorefertothepercentageofN-P-K.
Example:9-23-30means9%nitrogen,23%availablephosphateand30%solublepotash.
Guaranteed Analysis Theguaranteedanalysistellstheusertheguaranteedpercentageofthenitrogen,phosphateandpotashwithintheproduct.Theproductcannotcontainmoreorlessofalistedguarantee.Toensuretheguaran-teedanalysisiscorrect,theWisconsinDepartmentofAgriculture,TradeandConsumerProtectionrandom-lysamplesandtestsfertilizerseachyear.
Secondary Nutrients and Micronutrients Baggedfertilizerscancontainsecondaryormicro-nutrientssuchaszinc,copperorcalcium.However,thesesecondaryormicronutrientsmustbeproperlylistedontheproductlabel.
Youcannotlistadditionalplantnutrientguaranteeswithinthegradestatement.Forexample,abaggedfertilizercontains5%zinc.Thelabelcannotstate“9-23-30-5Zn.”
Whatisacceptableistofollowthegradestatementwiththesecondaryormicronutrientpercentage.Thesecondaryormicronutrientcanalsobepartoftheproductorbrandnamesuchas“9-23-30with5%Zinc”or“SupremeGro19-19-19with5%Zinc.”
Ifsecondaryand/ormicronutrientsareclaimedtobepresentinbaggedfertilizer,thepercentclaimedmustappearintheguaranteedanalysisandmeetthemini-
LabelExample:
Labeling requirements for Bagged Fertilizer
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mumamountasrequiredbylaw.Thetablebelowliststheminimumamountsforeachsecondaryandmicronutrient.Secondaryandmicronutrientsmustappearusingtheelementalformandtheformataslistedinthetable.Theserequirementsarealsoout-linedinATCP40,ourfertilizerrules.
Element PercentCalcium (Ca) 1.00Magnesium (Mg) 0.50Sulfur (S) 1.0Boron (B) 0.02Chlorine (Cl) 0.1Cobalt (Co) 0.0005Copper (Cu)) 0.05Iron (Fe) 0.10Manganese (Mn) 0.05Molybdenum (Mo) 0.0005Sodium (Na) 0.10Zinc (Zn) 0.05
Theselabelingrequirementspromoteuniformityinlabelingofbaggedfertilizers,aswellasinform-ingconsumersoftheplantnutrientvaluesclaimedtobepresentinthefertilizer.BaggedfertilizersthatarefoundtobeinviolationofWisconsin’sfertilizerregulationsaresubjecttowarningnoticesandfertil-izerstopsales.
Formoreinformationaboutlabelingrequirementsforbaggedfertilizers,contactthefertilizerprogramat(608)[email protected].
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(Bagged Products) (Bulk Products)Coarse Barnlime 60-69 AglimeFeeding Lime 80-89 AglimeGarden/Lawn Lime 90-99 Aglime
Limestone Products for Agriculture
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DNR Secretary Will Continue to be Governor Appointee
Wisconsin Ag Connection
TheDepartmentofNaturalResourcessecretarywillcontinuetobetreatedasacabinetpositionunderthegovernor’sauthorityinWisconsin.OnTuesday,lawmakersintheAssemblyfellshortofoverturningGovernorJimDoyle’srecentvetoofabillthatwouldhavegrantedthatauthoritytothestateDNRboard.Thevotewas58-38--whichiseightshortoftheneededtwo-thirdsmajorityforoverridinganexecu-tiveveto.
Mostofthestate’sagriculturalgroups,includingtheWCPA,werehopingthevetowouldbesustained,say-ingthatsuchappointeesshouldbeunderthedirec-tionofsomeonemorecloselyrepresentedbythepeopleofWisconsin,ratherthanagroupofpeoplewhoarenotelectedbythepeople.
Inastatementafterthevote,Doylesaidhehascometorealizeduringyearsinofficewhyit’simportanttokeeptheprocessthewayitis.
“Undertheleadershipofanappointedsecretary,wehavemadethemostsignificantenvironmentalachievementsinageneration,”Doylestated.“Wehavealsotakenthemosteffectivestepstostreamlineregulations,whilemaintainingthehighestenviron-mentalstandards.”
ThetopDNRofficialhasbeenselectedbythegover-norsince1995.Inhisearlierdaysinoffice,Doylesup-portedhavingtheauthoritytransferredtotheDNRboard,buthassincechangedhismind.
Rep.SpencerBlack,thebill’sleadauthor,saidhein-tendedtotakepoliticsoutoftheprocessofselectingtheDNR’ssecretary.
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ByNatWilliamsAgriNewsOnline
SPRINGFIELD,Ill.—Duetoaconflictingsetoflaws,itnowisillegalforIllinoisfarmerstouseall-terrainvehiclesonroads.
Thelegislationinquestionistheresultofunintendedconsequences,aslawmakerscobbledtogetherabilllastyearintendedtodeallargelywithgolfcarts.Butthewaythemorerecentbilliswritten,italsoincludesvehiclescommonlyusedbyfarmersandranchers.
“Itappearstohavebeenanoversight,”saidKevinRund,seniordirectoroflocalgovernmentwiththeIllinoisFarmBureau.
FarmBureauisworkingtocorrectthesituation,butRundsaideveninabest-casescenarioitwillbeJulybeforefarmersmayexpectrelief.
Farmersweregrantedlegaluseofoff-road,all-terrainvehicleswithpassageofalawin2007.“We’vegotalotoffarmerswhouseATVsforthingslikemendingfences,checkinglivestockandlookingatwaterlines,”saidRund,whospecializesintransporta-tionissuesforFarmBureau.
Thatledtothe‘07lawallowinguseofthevehiclesonroadsbyfarmers.Butthewaythelawwaswritten,itdidnotincludeutilityATVssuchastheJohnDeereGator.
“(The‘07law)wasallwellandgood,butitdefinitelylimitedweightandwidthsanddidnotincludeutilityvehicles,”Rundsaid.“Soin‘09weweresuccessfulingettinglegislationpassedthatwasthesameoftheearlierlawbutincludedthesevehicles.”
ThatlawwastohavetakenineffectinJanuaryofthisyear.ButabillpassedandsignedintolawbyGov.PatQuinnconflictedwiththeotherbill.
State ‘oversight’ prevents farmers from using ATVs on Illinois roads
“Alsoin‘09,unbeknowntous,legislationaimedatclearingup(issuesinvolving)largergolfcartsonpub-licroadswaspassed,”Rundsaid.
“Itwentontoincludeoff-highwayvehicles,anditputsomanyrestrictionsinplaceitvirtuallyeliminatedanyofthosetypesofvehiclesonpublicroadsnow.”
Whilethereisaprovisioninthelatterbillallowingforuseofsomeoff-roadvehiclesonpublicroads,itisnarrowlywrittenandeffectivelybansmostuses.
Forexample,thevehiclesmaynotbeusedonroadswithpostedspeedlimitsofmorethan35milesperhour,whicheliminatesmoststateandcountyhigh-ways.
Inaddition,thelawnarrowlyappliesonlytovehiclesthatcantravelaminimumof20mphanddonotexceed25mph.
“ATVsdon’tmeetthatrestriction,”Rundsaid.
Whilerare,itisnotunheardofforbillsthathavepassedthroughdifferentcommitteestocontradictoneanother,accordingtoRund.
FarmBureauisworkingwithlegislatorsinordertohaveabilldraftedthatwilleitheramendorreplacetheonescausingtheproblem.
Butthewheelsofgovernmentturnslowly,andwiththebudgetcrisisinplay,theLegislaturemaynotlookatsuchissueswithmuchurgency.Evenwithpassageofabill,Quinncouldtakeupto60daystosignitintolaw.
Meanwhile,farmerswhorelyondrivingATVsonroadstogetfromfieldtofieldwilleitherhavetofindanotherwaytotravelorriskafine.
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MADISON-WisconsinservicemembersdeployedinIraqandAfghanistanduringWisconsin’s2009deerhuntingseasoncouldhaveanopportunitytopartici-pateinthestate’sdeerhuntingtraditionunderanewDepartmentofNaturalResourcesefforttomatchvetswantingtocatchupondeerhuntingwithWis-consinfarmerswhohaveagriculturaldeerdamageshootingpermits.
“Lastyear,WisconsinhadthelargestoperationaldeploymentofourNationalGuardsinceWorldWarII.Morethan4,000Wisconsinsoldiersandair-menperformeddangerousmissionsinservicetoourcountry,”Gov.JimDoylesaid.“Thesenewestcombatveteransmissedwhatisalifelongtraditionformany--thefalldeerhunt.Withthehelpofstatefarmers,that’saproblemwecanfix.”
“Farmersareinauniquepositiontoofferahuntingopportunitytoreturningsoldiers,”saidDNRSecre-taryMattFrank.“We’veinvitedfarmerswhoholddeerdamagetagstosharesomeofthosetagswithsoldiersandwe’reworkingwiththeNationalGuardtogetthewordouttoreturningsoldiers.”
“WhatagreatgesturebytheWisconsinDNR,”saidCommandSgt.MajorGeorgeStopper.“Alotofourveteransareoutdoorenthusiasts.Hadtheynotbeendeployed,manyofthemwouldhavebeenoutenjoy-ingthehunt.Bylinkingthesoldiersupwithfarmersthatalreadyholdpermits,Ifeelyou’vedefinitelyprovidedagreatopportunitytoallconcerned.”
Aninvitationhasbeensenttoseveralhundredfarm-ersacrossthestateenrolledinthedeerdamageprogramaskingthemtoconsidersharingdeerdam-agetagswithreturningsoldiers.Theprogramiscom-pletelyvoluntary.Sofar,95soldiershaveexpressedinterestinhunting;ninefarmershavevolunteeredatotalof50tagsfortheprogram,andDNRhasbeenabletomatch22ofthemup.
DeerdamagetagholderscancontacttheDNRcallcentertoll-freeat888-936-7463orcontactLaurieFikeatlaurie.fike@wisconsin.govwiththeirname,county,deershootingpermitnumberandthenumberoftagstheywouldliketoshare.Thecallcenterisopen7a.m.to10p.m.sevendaysaweek.ItishopedthatthefirsthuntscanbescheduledearlyinFebruary.
Interestedsoldiersshouldalsocontactthecallcen-ter.Callcentercustomerservicestaffwilltaketheirinformationandthesoldierwillbecalledbackwiththenameandcontactinformationofaparticipatingdamagetagholder.Itisthenuptoindividualsoldiersandfarmerstoarrangethedetailsoftheirhuntstosuitboththeirneeds.
TheGovernorthankedSenatorKathleenVinehoutandRepresentativeChrisDanouwhoworkedwiththeDepartmenttodevelopthehuntforreturningvets.
Contact:Laurie Fike (608) 267-7974
Returning Wisconsin National Guard soldiers may still enjoy a deer hunt
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Gypsy Moth Treatments Proposed For 20 Counties
Wisconsin Ag Connection
Yellowplaneswillbeafamiliarsightinsomecoun-tiesthisspringandsummer,whileinothers,itwillmakeanappearanceforthefirsttime.TheWiscon-sinDepartmentofAgriculture’sGypsyMothSlowtheSpreadProgramplanstotreat92sitescoveringapproximately228,291acresin20countiestohelpcontrolthespreadofthedestructiveforestpest,thegypsymoth.ThisplanisseparatefromtheWisconsinDepartmentofNaturalResourcesSuppressionPro-gram.
ThecountiesareAshland,Barron,Bayfield,Buf-falo,Chippewa,Clark,Crawford,Douglas,Dunn,EauClaire,Grant,Green,Iowa,Jackson,LaCrosse,Mon-roe,Richland,Taylor,TrempealeauandVernon.
Gypsymothcaterpillarsmainlyfeedontheleavesofoaktrees,buttheyalsowillfeedontheleavesofhundredsofotherspeciesoftreesandshrubs.Whenpresentinlargenumbers,gypsymothcaterpillarscandefoliatetreesandovercomenativespecies.
AerialtreatmentswillstartinMaywhenthecaterpil-larsbegintoemerge.SomesiteswillbetreatedwithBacillusthuringiensisvar.kurstaki.Btkisanaturallyoccurringsoilbacteriumandhasbeensuccessfullyusedingypsymothtreatmentsformorethan30years.MostsiteswillreceivetwoapplicationsofBtk,aboutfiveto10daysapart.OthersiteswillreceiveGypchek,aproductspecificonlytogypsymoth.
InJuneandJuly,additionalsiteswillbetreatedwithmatingdisruptor,whichhasthepheromoneofthefemaleadultgypsymoth.Thisconfusesthemalegypsymothswhenthey’researchingforamateandpreventsreproduction.
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