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17 OCTOBER 2011Section

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Featured Columnist:Lee Mielke

Mielke Market Weekly 18Crop Comments 6Focus on Ag 7

Auctions 23Classifieds 35Farmer to Farmer 16Trucks 14VT DHIA 12

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“Listen to advice and accept discipline, and at the end you will becounted among the wise. Many are the plans in a person’s heart,

but it is the LORD’s purpose that prevails.” Proverbs 19:20-21

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by George Looby, DVMWoodstock, CT, has long considered

itself as having strong agricultural rootsand, in keeping with that tradition, anumber of years ago a group of inter-ested citizens took it upon themselvesto organize a day set aside for the pro-motion of agriculture within the com-munity. The concept was that it wouldbe free and open to all and demonstratethe importance of agriculture to thetown and how it has evolved over theyears.

The focus would be on the industryitself without the glitter and glitz of theusual country fair and be as informa-tive and educational as possible.Through a series of negotiations thegroup was able to enlist the support ofthe Woodstock Agricultural Society, thesponsors of the annual Woodstock Fair,to use the fairgrounds to stage thisevent. Not only did the Society allow theuse of the fairgrounds, but it became anactive supporter of the celebration.There is no midway, no hawkers, nokewpie dolls just demonstrations anddisplays designed to show how complexthe world of today’s agriculture hasbecome.

It is a great family show where theyoungest attendees have the opportuni-ty to sit down with others of the sameage and become involved in hands-onactivities that would be impossible inthe crowded conditions of theWoodstock Fair. Somewhat older chil-dren were handed Adventure Maps thatguided them to various displays wherethey were directed to identify items ofinterest or perform certain assignedtasks. As these were completed adultsupervisors stamped the maps as beingcompleted. Awards were given out latein the day to those who made the bestof their individual quests.

Demonstrations by loggers and otherheavy equipment operators showed offtheir skills in space that again wouldhave been impossible under fair condi-tions. The crowds are smaller, thuseveryone had the opportunity to observewhat is going on without having tocrane their necks to see a demonstra-tion of interest. Among the forestryexhibits were portable sawmills and log-ging trucks equipped to show how logs

are loaded on site and off loaded at themill. Connecticut is a highly urbanizedstate, but over 60 percent of the arearemains forested so the management ofthis important resource remains a highpriority both for industry and the gen-eral population.

A unique feature of the day is theHearty Farm Breakfast where for $5one was able to purchase a breakfast ofeggs, sausage, pancakes, coffee andjuice. The serving size was set by thecustomer not by the server. Easily thebest buy in town. A few selected foodvendors set up shop for the day cateringto the post breakfast crowd. The chefsfor this event were from area schoolsand the University of Connecticut FoodService.

Animal exhibits allowed fairgoers totest their knowledge of horse breedswith representative animals of each ofthree major horse breeds present. Anumber of women were spinning wooland others were proudly exhibitingtheir quilted blankets. The Brunn BarnAgricultural Museum was open for theday allowing those in attendance theopportunity to view the many agricul-tural artifacts on display there. Itbecomes quite predictable for older vis-itors to the Barn to have stories of theiryouth when they visited their grandfa-ther’s farm as children.

A farm tour on tractor drawn wagonsto the neighboring Fairvue Farm, ownedand operated by the Paul Miller Family,was enjoyed by many. The Miller opera-tion is the largest dairy farm inWoodstock currently milking over 700cows. The Millers were among severalother area dairy farmers who startedthe Farmer’s Cow milk marketing pro-gram a few years ago. The Farmers Cowis a group of eastern Connecticut dairyfarmers who joined together to marketthe milk they produce under their ownlabel, this was done in an effort to max-imize their profitability and provide theconsumer with fresh, locally produceddairy products.

Many support groups provided edu-cational handouts and free informationcovering a wide range of topics, answer-ing the wide variety of questions thatone might expect from people attendinga show such as this. The USDA FarmService Agency, The UConn Extension

Service, The Last Green Valley and theEastern Connecticut ConservationDistrict were among those with booths.Local producers displayed their waresand offered some for sale.

Farm machinery dealers displayedtheir machinery, always a hit with theyoungsters and most of the older kidsas well.

The major sponsor of this event wasthe Woodstock Agricultural Society, theuse of whose grounds and facilitiesmade the event possible. Support at theGold Sponsor Level included FarmCredit East, Taylor Brooke Winery, The1772 Foundation and Wal-Mart. Silversponsors included The EasternConnecticut Resource Conservationand Development Council, Ekonk HillTurkey Farm and Mary Anthony andMark Rzeznikiewicz. Bronze Sponsorswere the Blackmer Farm, First NiagaraBank, Linemaster, Putnam Bank,

Putnam Farmers Coop and the CitizensNational Bank.

Events such as this are critical if thegeneral population is to be made awareof where their food originates and howimportant that reality is in their dailylives. FEMA representatives assigned tothe area to assist in disaster relief afterthe recent storm remarked that theywere unaware of how complex the foodchain was.

This was the 11th annual Celebrationof Agriculture and there is every reasonto expect it will continue to grow, pro-viding those attending the opportunityto increase their knowledge of agricul-ture. It is a show that every child shouldattend to make them more knowledge-able consumers by understanding howtheir food reaches the dinner table andsecondly to consider a career in agricul-ture at some level, a most worthy careergoal.

Celebrating agriculture at 11th annual Woodstock event

A group of women demonstrate wool spinning the old fashioned way, by hand ona spinning wheel.

Scott Horanzy at the anvil, Brunn Barn Blacksmith Demonstration.Photos by George Looby

Younger children attending the celebration had an opportunity to participate inhands-on activities that would be impossible in the crowded conditions of the larg-er Woodstock Fair.

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Wright's Dairy Farm of North Smithfield was named Rhode Island’s 2011 New

England Green Pastures Dairy Farm award winner. Pictured left to right: Paul

Delude; Rachel Brong; Elizabeth Delude; Claire Wright; Ellen Puccetti; Grace

Delude; Madleine Delude; Samantha Roberts; Jennifer Wright Roberts and Ron

Newman of the Rhode Island Division of Agriculture.

Winners of New England Green Pasture awards namedOne dairy farm from each of the six

New England states was recognizedas that state’s 2011 OutstandingDairy Farm of the Year by theirrespective state’s Green PasturesCommittee. The committees aremade up of agricultural interests,

such as state and federal agricultur-al offices and farm organizations.The farms’ operators were honoredat an awards banquet in Septemberat the Eastern States Exposition inWest Springfield, MA.

The honoree’s are as follows below:

Wright’s Dairy Farm Inc. of NorthSmithfield is a fifth-generation familydairy farm that keeps the family tradi-tion of producing quality dairy andbakery products alive every day. Thereare 10 immediate family membersinvolved in the day-to-day operations,and they make a conscious choiceeach day to get along and work togeth-er for the good of the business. Fiftyfull- and part-time employees workwith the family members to accom-plish the many varied tasks necessaryto run the operation.

The farm’s 140 cows are milkedtwice daily in a new, double milking

parlor that was acquired in 2009. Allcows on the farm, starting with thecalves to the milkers, have diets bal-anced by a nutritionist. They utilizehigh-quality forages to form the baseof the rations and then complementthese feeds with a balanced mixture ofgrains, vitamins, and minerals.

Wright’s Dairy recently received aVermont DHIA award for consistentlyproducing high-quality milk. This year,the farm has started to see the resultsof a new breeding program. The heifersare calving in under 24 months of age,and peak milk has risen.

Rhode Island

Mapleleaf Farm, of Hebron, is the 2011 New England Green Pastures Dairy Farmaward winner for Connecticut. Pictured left to right are Joyce Meader, University of

Connecticut Cooperative Extension; Bruce Sherman, Director of the ConnecticutBureau of Regulation and Inspection; Renée Ellis; Jenna Langevin; Ned Ellis; andSheila Andrew, UConn Dairy Specialist.

Mapleleaf Farm in Hebron, is a 225cow dairy farm owned by Ned andRene Ellis. Cow comfort is a high pri-

ority and the open air environmentand comfortable stalls of the 1967 freestall barn impressed the judges.

Connecticut

Change is conducted conservatively,with the older barns improved ratherthan starting new. The wall of the barnwas being removed, replaced by a 14-feet high curtain that can be rolled upduring the summer months for betterventilation. New watering tanks willencourage cows to drink fresh waterthroughout the day. Larger calvingpens will create more comfort for newmothers. All these changes result inless stress on the cows, better health,

and an increase in milk production.The farm has taken advantage of

grants offered by the ConnecticutDepartment of Agriculture to help agri-culture increase profitability by adopt-ing new technology and modern facili-ties. Maple Leaf Farm has alsoinstalled free standing solar panelswith federal and state cost-sharing,reducing the high electrical costs expe-rienced by a modern dairy facility.

Chase Hill Farm of Warwick was named the 2011 New England Green PasturesDairy Farm award winner for Massachusetts. Pictured left to right are MasoudHashemi, University of Massachusetts Department of Plant and Soil Sciences;Stephen Herbert, Director of UMASS Extension; Mary Jordan, MassachusettsDepartment of Agriculture Resources; Mark Fellows; Jeannette Fellows; VirginiaFellows and Oliver Fellows.

Chase Hill Farm of Warwick, ownedand operated by Mark and JeannetteFellows, was established by Mark’sparents, Oliver and Virginia in 1957.Mark and Jeannette assumed manage-ment of the farm in 1984. They startedrotationally grazing the herd and thatled to the farm’s success today.

Currently the cow herd consists of 40Normande cows and young stock. Notonly the raw milk and cheeses from thedual purpose Normande cows is mar-keted but the beef from the cull cowsand whey fed pastured pork is sold as

well. The cows get all of their feed fromthe diverse pastures and hay fields.They are fed no grain or silage. Markand Jeannette also use three drafthorses to do an increasing amount oftheir field work, manure spreading,hay making, logging, and hopefullysome day, to power the milking systemwith a horse treadmill. In 2010 theyinstalled an 8.5 Kw photovoltaic sys-tem on the barn which supplies 55-60percent of their electrical needs andthey are considering a wind mill tomeet the rest of their electrical needs.

Massachusetts

The Hardy family farm fromFarmington was the MaineDistinguished Dairy Cattle Breeder in

2009 and Horizon Organics HOPE fami-ly farm this year. The farm was featured

The 2011 New England Green Pastures Dairy Farm award winner for the state of

Maine is Hardy Farm of Farmington. Pictured left to right are Henry and Teresa

Hardy; Caldwell Jackson, Deputy Commissioner of the Maine Department of

Agriculture; and Marjorie Hardy.

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Kaytiee Antos takes a break with Nutmeg and Caramel at the 11th

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Cover photo by George Looby

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on the Horizon Organic milk carton,highlighted in PBS’s Standards onPerfection and is now the 2011 GreenPasture Award Winner for Maine. Afamily run Ayrshire dairy farm, thefarm shipped their first load of organicmilk in October of 2003 and have beenshipping to Horizon ever since. Thefarm has always spread little syntheticfertilizer and only used antibiotics onrare occasions. Being a pasture basedsystem that does rotational grazingfrom May to November each year, thepasture rules fit perfectly. The herdcomprises seven excellent, 20 verygood and the remainder of the herdfull of good plus classification. They

have had two honorable mentionJunior All Americans, two Nominatedjunior All Americans and three nomi-nated All-Americans.

The family consists of two families;Henry and Teresa Hardy, along withtheir three kids Marjorie, 20; Ashlie,17; Andrew, 22, and his wife Ashley 21.

The Hardy family milks in a tie stallbarn with a pipeline system. In thepast 20 years they have installed amilkroom bark bed, a new manurestorage area, and installed severaldiversion ditches to control runoff. Aheavy use pad was installed on thefarmstead and a new cow lane hasbeen constructed for transport to themany rotational pastures in use.

Maine

Britney Hill of Bristol, VT, won theReserve Supreme Champion of theJunior Show with her 4-year-old cow,Ainger Advent Jessa-Red which is siredby KHW Kite Advent-Red. ReserveSupreme Champion of the JuniorShow will receive a $500 Cash Awardcourtesy of Udder Comfort. Ameriprintof Sun Prairie, WI, sponsored the royalblanket. A director’s chair was present-ed in memory of Nelson Rehder, cour-tesy of Maple Lawn Farm, Tom LyonFamily, Westfield, WI.

For the third year in a row, BenSauder of Tremont, IL, won the JuniorSupreme Champion award. Sauder’sjunior 3-year-old cow, South Mountain

Voltage Spice-ET was sired by GoldenElliott Voltage. Supreme Champion ofthe Junior Show will receive a $1,000Cash Award courtesy of BouMatic. Aroyal blanket courtesy of Select SiresInc., Plain City, Ohio, and a director’schair sponsored by Royal BrandEmbroidery of Ellsworth, Wisconsinwere also awarded.

Generous support from sponsorsmakes the Supreme Champion andReserve Supreme Champion honors ofthe Junior Show possible. In 2011,sponsors include Ameriprint,BouMatic, Family Dairies USA, MapleLawn Farm, Royal Brand Embroidery,Select Sires Inc. and Udder Comfort.

Vermont cow wins Reserve JuniorSupreme Champion at World Dairy Expo

Glen Farm of Piermont is the New Hampshire winner of this year’s New England

Green Pastures Dairy Farm award. Pictured left to right are Gail McWilliam Jellie,

New Hampshire Department of Agriculture Markets and Food; Mary Musty; Dave

Ritchie; and John Porter of University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension.

The Glen Farm in Piermont, operat-ed by Dave and Robert Ritchie, ishome to 130 dairy cows and nearly500 acres of land.

Manure is the primary componentfor nutrient management. Carefulmanure handling, along with the time-ly application of woodash and lime, aswell as cover crops and crop rotationhas allowed the Glen Farm to foregobuying commercial fertilizers.

The Glen farm raises Ayrshire,Holstein, Brown Swiss and Jersey cat-tle with Ayrshire cows in the majority.The herd average for the Ayrshires is17,255 lbs. of milk, 619 lbs. of fat and572 lbs. of protein and for the

Holsteins is 22,980 lbs. of milk, 738lbs. of fat and 697 lbs. of protein. Thesomatic cells are consistently around110,000, suggesting that milk qualityis excellent.

Improving genetics of Ayrshire andBrown Swiss cattle has always been afocus point of their breeding work.Over the years, cows from Glen Farmplaced as champions or reserve cham-pions at the NH Ayrshire shows. In2010 one of their Ayrshire fall calvesplaced as a reserved champion at theWorld Dairy Expo in Madison, WI, andalso as a reserve champion at the AllAmerican Ayrshire Show.

New Hampshire

Kimball Farm of North Ferrisburgh, was recently selected 2011 New England Green

Pastures Dairy Farm award winner for Vermont. Pictured left to right are JD DeVos,

Cheryl DeVos, Hilary DeVos and Alan Curler of the University of Vermont Extension.

A North Ferrisburgh farm family thatplans to take their certified organicdairy to the next level by bottling andselling their own milk was named theVermont Dairy Farm of the Year for2011. JD DeVos and his wife, Cheryl,received this prestigious award fortheir overall excellence in dairyingincluding their high-quality milk pro-duction; outstanding herd, crop andpasture management; and sound con-servation practices. The latter alsoearned them recognition as the 2010Otter Creek Conservation Farmer of

the Year.The DeVoses operate Kimball Brook

Farm, which has been in JD’s familysince 1968. They purchased it from hisparents, John and Sue DeVos, in1997, transitioning from a convention-al farm to organic six years ago. Todaythey are one of the largest organicdairy operations in the state.

The farmers currently are in theprocess of establishing GreenMountain Organic Creamery inHinesburg to bottle their organic milkto sell locally.

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by Jenn Colby, Pasture ProgramCoordinator, UVM Center forSustainable Agriculture

Through a SARE-funded project,partners in multiple states have joinedtogether to deliver a training coursefocused on comprehensive, holisticgrazing planning.

While past models of grazing basedon calculated average numbers anddaily observation have led in manycases to improvements in water andsoil quality and financial success, thismodel includes a focus on planningaround farm family goals and needs,as well as new techniques and field-based practices. Groups of trainees inthree locations — New York,Pennsylvania and Vermont haveembarked on a six-session trainingseries taking place over 18-20 months,with the requirement that each traineework with two to three farmers in thefield concurrent with the trainingexperience. Trainees are working withall types of farms, including dairy cow,dairy goat, and diversified livestockfarms.

The Vermont training group, which Icoordinate through the UVM Centerfor Sustainable Agriculture’s PastureProgram, includes trainees fromVermont, New York, Massachusetts,Connecticut and New Hampshire.These trainees range from UVMExtension personnel to NRCS/NRCDstaff, agricultural consultants, andfarmers. The trainers have includedproject coordinator and New Yorkfarmer Troy Bishopp, NRCS conserva-tion planner and Holistic Managementeducator, Phil Metzger, Vermontfarmer Eric Noel and others. Trainingsessions have rotated throughout thestate at several farms to vary drivinglocations, farm experiences and hostfarmer participation.

We have delivered two formal train-ing sessions and added a farm-baseddiscussion group to talk about over-grazing, planning grazing and per-forming biological monitoring. Thegroup has grown from the initialtrainees to additional serviceproviders, legislators/policymakers,training location hosts (farmers) whowould like to learn more about thesemethods. They are very engaged.

After attending one of the trainingsessions, a representative from SAREhad this comment to share with us,“Expertise may take years of experi-ence to develop, but I think your proj-

ect and its approach are well designedto bring new holistic planning practi-tioners — even some of your experi-enced planners are new to the holisticapproach — to a proficient level wherethey can work effectively and confi-dently with farmers, and begin to buildthe experience that can lead themtoward expertise.” As a site coordina-tor, and a participant, I am very excit-ed to see that this process is turningteachers into learners. In my experi-ence, when we are all learning togeth-er, we build a stronger network of sup-port, curiosity and appreciation.

Grazing is one of those things thattakes a few minutes to learn, and alifetime to master. With a grazingbasics presentation and some books,many farmers new to grazing take theplunge. In the first season, they maywatch the grass and animal impactswith an intense eye, but over the yearsas patterns develop they will likelyrelax. Many graziers would like to pre-tend that grazing is all about flexibilityand trying new things, but we are allhuman and some degree of repetitionbrings with it comfort and stability.There’s nothing wrong with comfortand stability, as long as it doesn’tinterfere with our goals ... and that’swhere this comprehensive grazingcourse, Troy’s willingness to embracechallenge, and our brave traineescome together to serve farmers andhelp them meet those goals.

First, we started by learning how towork with a farm family to help identi-fy and articulate their farm familygoals. On the surface, this seems sosimple and obvious as to be ridiculous,but in practice it’s the very hardestthing to do. First of all, it takes time,which is precious to both farmer andadvisor. At a time when agencies andorganizations have shrinking budgets,taking time to work with an individualfarmer for long periods isn’t typicallyviewed as being the most efficientchoice.

For the farmer, there is a constantstruggle for “working” time vs. “plan-ning” time. “Planning” time isn’t per-ceived as being productive time, eventhough the act of planning can actual-ly mean the farm is more productive,more financially secure and creates ahigher quality of life for the farm fami-ly. These external (and internal) forcesand perceptions make it hard to find ormake the time to sit and talk together.

Secondly, it’s hard to ask personal

questions without some time togethergetting to know one another first.Questions like, “as you look aroundyour farm, what things excite you?” or“why do you want to direct market?” or“what do you want your community tolook like after you are gone?” Thesequestions seem simple on the surface,but they reach deeply into who we areas people; questions of core values,life, death and legacy. Essential to thisgoal-setting process is separating pro-duction amounts and articulatingwhat a farmer does not want fromwhat the farm family is actually work-ing toward.

The goal setting has been receivedvery positively by both sides of theproject. As one trainee described, “Myfarmer visits have also been very posi-tive. I am so excited for this experi-ence; it is a very nice change of paceand farmer dynamic to talk with themabout the whole by including the socialpiece.” Farmers are also sharing feed-back: “I found the whole afternoonwonderfully productive and informa-tive. The opportunities to spend thatmuch time talking specifics about ourfarm with someone who is in suchclose touch with the latest develop-ments on grazing management isabsolutely invaluable.”

After our initial work in developinggoals, the group has received trainingin planned grazing and reading thebiological landscape to assess how anunderstanding of ecosystem processes

can help address challenges on thefarm and measure their improvement.The group has also engaged in in-depth discussions about high densityand taller grazing methods, using ani-mals as tools to change the farm envi-ronment, managing livestock nutri-tion in a changing grazing system,practical definitions of overgrazing,paddock sizing, managing for birdsand wildlife, planning forage needsaround family events and priorities,and much more. 2011 marks the firstfull grazing season that the traineeshave been working with their farmsand there has been a lot to learn, onall sides.

The importance of this project is somuch more than simply applying graz-ing mechanics and walking away.Signs of successful assistance will bemeasured by greater forage yieldenabling less purchased hay, byreduced bare ground, by increasedbiodiversity, by loans either secured oravoided (per the farmer’s goals!), bythe ability to attend a family event offthe farm, by healthier animals, byreduced electricity bills, and mostimportantly, by meeting the farmerwhere they are and helping them movetoward where they want to be. There isno right answer in this process, onlyquestions and suggestions to helpmove in the right direction.

Jennifer Colby is the Pasture ProgramCoordinator at the UVM [Extension]Center for Sustainable Agriculture.

SARE Grazing Course: Turning teachers into learners

(L-R) Sen. Bernie Sanders legislative assistant and dairy farmer Jenny Nelson;

retired New York NRCS conservationist Rich Redman; farmer and Pasture Outreach

Coordinator, UVM Center for Sustainable Agriculture, Jenn Colby; and Mark

Krawczyk, permaculture design consultant gathering biological data on a pasture

for the NESARE training session.

The Vermont NESARE holistic grazing training team gathered recently at Apple

Cheek Farm.

The fall deadlines for NortheastSARE grants are fast approaching.

If you are planning aSustainable Community Grantapplication, it must be submittedonline by Oct. 19.

If you are planning a PartnershipGrant application, it must be sub-mitted online by Nov. 1.

And if you are planning a FarmerGrant application, it must be sub-mitted online by Dec. 1.

Online submission instructions

are included in the applicationinstructions for each grant pro-gram.

To learn more about how toapply, go to the Northeast SAREweb site: http://nesare.org/.There, you can read about eligibil-ity, the process, and look at briefdescriptions of past awards. If youhave questions that aren'tanswered in these materials, feelfree to call Northeast SARE at 802-656-0471.

Deadlines near for NortheastSARE grant proposals

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Right on the moneyFor the Northeast,

2011 has turned out tobe a really weird growingseason. Too wet andchilly in April resulted inbushels per acre oatyields that were down afair amount. Oat testweights were significantlylower, in the mid-20s,way under the 32 poundstandard. Most growersthus ended up with halfan oat crop. Wintergrains, planted last fall,faired quite a bit better.They seem to smooth outsome of the bumps exist-ing between the end ofone growing season andthe beginning of the next.Cooler and damper Aprilspilled into May, delayingcorn plantings through-out most of the region.When farmers com-

plained that they hadvery little corn planted bythe last week of May, Itried to console them bysaying that they reallyhadn’t lost much func-tional growing season.Heck, shad blossoms did-n’t appear until mid-Mayin most of the Northeast.

During late May, forgrowers who successful-ly dodged rain drops,some really nice haylage,as well as balage, washarvested. And occasion-ally, some beautifulsmall bales escapedMother Nature’s graspfor safe haven in themow. One spring param-eter (I guess that’s theright word), that wasnormal, was the timingof the first thunder-storm: April 4. It wasn’ta violent electrical storm,

but there was somelightning and rumbling,most of it in the dis-tance, i.e., not in metro-politan Hartwick.

On the strength of thatthunderstorm, I made aprediction for first killerfrost in the fall. Let mereview the scientific ba-sis for this type of fore-casting: somethingcalled the jet stream po-lar drift rule. This phe-nomenon dictated thatone weather extreme de-viating time-wise fromthe vernal equinox(March 20 this year)would be followed half ayear later by the oppositeextreme, deviating by thesame amount of timefrom the autumnal equi-nox (Sept. 23). This cli-matologic pendulum hasscientific basis, at leastin mid-latitude areas likeupstate New York, andother regions near the45th parallel. The 45thparallel is halfway be-tween the 30 degree lati-tude and the 60 degreelatitude. The 30th paral-

lel is home base for thesouthern branch of thenorthern hemisphere jetstream, while the 60thparallel is home base tothe northern branch.

Practically speaking,this means that if thesouthern branch of thejet stream bounces waynorth in the springtime,we can expect the north-ern branch to bounceway south six monthslater. The southern jetstream heading waynorth has a dramatictrademark, namely a se-rious, very summer-likethunderstorm. When thenorthern branch of thejet stream heads waysouth, its classic trade-mark is a killing frost.

I tell folks that the lastnormal growing seasonin my memory was 1975.That year dairy farmersneeded weather to coop-erate with them… milkprices certainly didn’t. Iwas employed by OtsegoCounty Cooperative Ex-tension as dairy and fieldcrops agent. I planted

four corn demonstrationplots, each with 26 vari-eties. Tiny seed packageshad been prepared, onefor each variety (Cornell110 was one of them).Some of the seed compa-nies donating seed wereAsgrow, Agway, Doebler,Funk, Hoffman, and Pio-neer, plus some “public”varieties from other statecolleges. My locations ofthese demos were EastSpringfield, Morris (theFairgrounds), Oneonta,and Worcester.

Corn planted May 3 inEast Springfield (wonder-ful Honeoye soils) wasout of the ground, withvisible rows formed, onMay 7. Corn planted aday or two later outsideOneonta on well-drainedSusquehanna flood-plainwas seven feet tall onJuly 7. 1975 was a for-giving growing season:even sprayed poorlyfields yielded lots of cornsilage. I remember onefarm in southern Mont-gomery County (occa-sionally we agents

crossed borders) had twoparallel corn cribs, about50 feet long, with a drive-through bay, with a roofover the cribs and thebay (where equipmentwas normally stored afterharvest). That year notonly were the cribs full ofear corn, so was the bayin the middle. And thecorn was mature enoughthat this huge mass ofcorn was able to curewith little or no storageloss. Haven’t seen a “nor-mal” year since.

This year it was a par-ticularly wise idea toplant corn varieties ofdifferent maturities, justin case we got hot spellswhich could cause blast-ing at vulnerable polli-nating times. Peak polli-nation could vary aroundthese hot spells... a typeof hedging. There were abunch of days in the 90s.Very little of the North-east’s corn growing areasexperienced “triple dig-its”, a problem whichplagued other parts of

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2000 LP RCR 2584 7’ Rotary Cutter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,540

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2003 NH 1411 Discbine, 10’4” Cut w/Rubber Rolls, Field Ready . $15,950

Woods B60C 60” Brush Bull Rotary Cutter w/New Blades . . . . . $1,195

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the country.Around the first day of

fall, our garden neededto be covered up, partic-ularly the egg plants.Tomatoes we didn’tbother with, since we al-ready had a great har-vest. The evening of Oct.3, the National WeatherChannel (and the localones) forecast wide-spread killing frost thefollowing morning. So Icovered the egg plantsagain. We hit 27 degreesFahrenheit in our part of

Hartwick the morning ofOct. 4… and again onOct. 5. By the jet-streampolar drift thing, firstkiller frost should havehit the afternoon of Oct.5. Actual attack by JackFrost hit within 36 hoursof target. Not bad.

Prior to this year, therehave been 21 seasonswhere I have kept track ofjet stream polar drift be-havior. During four of theseasons, I recused myselffrom making forecastsbecause of really weird el

Niño behavior. This yearel Niño was normal dur-ing the spring. The jury isstill out as to whether lat-er misbehavior of el Niñogets some of the blamefor Irene and Lee. Of theremaining 16 years, 13years were perfectly ontarget, less than 36 hoursoff. So add 2011 to thecorrect column, raisingmy batting average from81.25 percent to 82.35percent (14 out of 17),better than most of mycollege chemistry grades.

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by Lynne FinnertyOne size fits all —

when most shoppers seethat label on clothing, itdoesn’t inspire muchconfidence that the gar-ment will suit them. Peo-ple come in all shapesand sizes.

The same can be saidof farm programs. Oneprogram cannot anddoes not fit all farmers.What works well forsouthern cotton growersor farmers in New Eng-land is probably not thebest way to help mid-

western soybean farmersor western wheat grow-ers get through a diffi-cult year so they cankeep putting food onmarket shelves. Evenfrom one year to thenext, different programscan make up stronger orweaker threads in thefabric of the food andfarm safety net, depend-ing on volatile marketsand weather.

That’s why the Ameri-can Farm Bureau re-cently sent Congressfarm bill recommenda-

tions that call for a “bigpicture” approach — onethat maintains most cur-rent farm programsrather than dependingon just one or two — toprovide a safety net fordifferent types of farmersin all regions.

The ax has to fallsomewhere, however. Acongressional “super-committee” is meetingthis fall to come up withat least $1.2 trillion inbudget cuts. Every partof the federal budget islikely to be trimmed. The

cuts to the farm bill, in-cluding farm, conserva-tion and nutrition pro-grams, could be any-where in the range of$10 billion to $40 billion.

Farm Bureau repre-sents all types of farmersand ranchers in all 50states and Puerto Rico.Unlike some groups thathave called for absolute-ly no reductions in fa-vored programs, FarmBureau is taking a morepractical stance. It rec-ommends that an equalproportion, 30 percent,of the needed fundingcuts be made in com-modity, conservationand nutrition programs,

with another 10 percentmade in the increasinglyimportant crop insur-ance program.

The cuts in nutritionprograms could comefrom administrativechanges rather than pro-gram benefit cuts. Thecost of administeringconservation programsalso could be reduced byconsolidating them.

When your clothingbudget gets smaller, youdon’t stop buying shirtsor pants altogether. Youlook for ways to savehere and there. That’swhat Farm Bureau isasking Congress to dowith cuts to farm bill

programs — spreadthem around, but stillkeep everyone “covered.”

Some say farmersdon’t need a safety net,because this year’s mar-ket prices are high formost commodities. But,so are production costs.Also, cotton and wheatyields are low, in someplaces nonexistent, be-cause of drought in theSouthern Plains. If afarmer doesn’t have acrop or livestock to sell,good prices don’t benefithim much. Through thecurrent dual structure ofrisk management and

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income support pro-grams, the farmer canmake it through to an-other year, ensuring thatall of us have a top-qual-ity, stable and economi-cal food supply.

The farm safety nethas evolved over the lastseven decades. And itwill continue to change,as it should — to makefarm programs work

their best in today’sbudget environment.However, Congressshould maintain thecomplete suit of currentfarm programs. Even athinner coat keeps youwarmer than none at all.

Lynne Finnerty is theeditor of FBNews, thenewspaper of the Ameri-can Farm Bureau Feder-ation.

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Two of the world’s lead-ing manufacturers ofspecialized harvestingequipment — Oxbo Inter-national Corp. andPloeger Agro B.V. — havemerged to create thePloeger Oxbo Group, theworld’s largest manufac-turer of harvestingequipment and relatedproducts for niche agri-cultural markets. Thenew company is head-quartered in the Nether-

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ployees, mostly in theUnited States, andPloeger employs 140,largely in Europe. Execu-tives of the two compa-nies say that together,their organizations canmore efficiently pursueopportunities in newmarkets such as Brazil,China and fast-growingcountries in Eastern Eu-rope.

“After nearly 20 yearsof collaborating informal-ly, this new partnershippositions both of ourcompanies for a brighterfuture,” said Gary Stich,president of Oxbo.“Working together, wecan accomplish thingsthat we just could not doas individual companies.For example, we couldsell more Oxbo olive har-vesters in Europe, andmore easily offer Ploeger

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The new company isowned by five groups —Ploeger and Oxbo execu-tives, VDL (a Dutch man-ufacturing company) andtwo Dutch investmentfirms, Van Lanschot Par-ticipaties and Synergia. Itwill be controlled by a

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Both companies willcontinue to conduct op-erations using their cur-rent names and brands.In new internationalmarkets, however, theywill do business as thePloeger Oxbo Group.

Oxbo International merges with Ploeger Agro to form thePloeger Oxbo Group

U.S. and Dutch companies create the world’s largest maker ofspecialty harvesting equipment

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The CISA EmergencyFarm Fund waslaunched recently byCommunity Involved inSustaining Agriculture(CISA) in partnershipwith Whole Foods Mar-ket, Equity Trust and in-dividual donors in re-sponse to the damagesuffered by farms inwestern Massachusettsdue to Hurricane Irene.The fund is a revolving

fund that will provide anadditional safety net forfarmers impacted by fu-ture emergencies, in-cluding natural disas-ters resulting from morefrequent severe weatherevents.

The outpouring ofcommunity concern foraffected farm businessesmade possible the cre-ation of the loan fund,catalyzed by a $50,000

matching grant providedby an anonymous donor.Thanks to this generousgrant, all donations tothe fund up to $50,000will be fully matched,and the fund couldreach $100,000 or more.With a commitment fromWhole Foods Market todonate $15,000 towardsthe match, the fund iswell on its way to raisingmoney that will ensure

that emergency fundsare available to farmerswhen they need them.

“Our stores through-out Massachusetts andConnecticut source frommany of the farms thatwere affected in westernMassachusetts. We wantto support our famerswho provide all of uswith food for our fami-lies. Contributing to thisfund is an important im-pact investment,” saidAnn Walsh, MarketingTeam Leader, HadleyWhole Foods Market.

The CISA EmergencyFarm Fund will offerquick, zero-interestloans to assist farmersand farm businesseswho are struggling tomeet their immediateneeds in the aftermathof the storm and flood-ing. The fund will beavailable immediatelyfollowing future disas-ters to help farmers af-fected by unexpectedevents continue farming.

“Many farms were se-riously affected by Hur-ricane Irene. Six weekslater, clean-up and re-covery are still under-way, and expenses aremounting. If we want

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In an effort to furtherenhance this effort andsimplify the delivery ofsupport, funds collectedby the MassachusettsAssociation of Conserva-tion Districts (MACD)from generous vendorsfrom the Massachusetts

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LITCHFIELD, CT — The Wamogo FFA Parliamentary Procedure Team placedfirst at the Eastern Regional Finals at the Eastern States Exposition in WestSpringfield, MA. The Eastern Region includes teams from all New England Statesplus New York, New Jersey, Ohio, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia and Pennsylva-nia. The contest consisted of a written test on parliamentary law and a 10 minutemeeting demonstration. The team consisting of Devin Savoy, Emily CatherineMadia, Brittany Roberts, Joey Guinazzo, Vicky Cowdell and Kathryn McAdoo willtravel to Indianapolis to compete at the National Contest in October.

Wamogo FFA Wins EasternRegional Parliamentary

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VERMONT DAIRY HERD IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION NEWSLETTER1909 - 2011

OVER 100 YEARS OF SERVICECountryFolks

Official Publication of Vermont DHIA

Vermont DHIA wouldlike to congratulate allparticipants in the Ver-mont State 4-H DairyShow that took place onAugust 14th and 15th atthe Addison CountyField Days FairGrounds! It was withgreat pleasure that Ver-mont DHIA was able toteam up with GreenMountain Probiotics tomake t-shirts for all ofthe participants. We areproud to support a greatevent and the youth ofthe up-and-coming dairyindustry. Also, a specialthank you for allowingSarah Stebbins to handout the ribbons duringthe show! She had agreat time! Listed beloware all First Place win-ners by class in both Fit-ting and Showmanshipand Conformation.

CONFORMATIONCLASSES:

Ayrshire:Spring Calf: Kelli

JeromeWinter Calf: Amanda

EugairFall Calf: Peter CarraraSummer Yearling: Ash-

ley WoodsSpring Yearling: Kristyn

JeromeFall Yearling: Sean

StanleyTwo Year Old: Brittany

HillThree Year Old: Sara

IngwersenFour and Older: Adam

Pothier

Junior Champion: Pe-ter Carrara - Fall CalfSenior Champion:

Brittany Hill - 2 Yr OldGrand Champion:

Brittany Hill - 2 Yr OldRes Grand Champion:

Peter Carrara - Fall Calf

Brown Swiss:Spring Calf: Claire

StonerWinter Calf: Hope KoleFall Calf: Angela VolkSummer Yearling: Shel-

by BiasiniSpring Yearling:

Chelsea Young

Fall Yearling: KirstenBreau

Three Year Old: ShelbyBiasini

Junior Champion: An-gela Volk - Fall CalfSenior Champion:

Shelby Biasini - 3 Yr OldGrand Champion:

Shelby Biasini - 3 Yr OldRes Grand Champion:

Angela Volk - Fall Calf

GuernseyFall Calf: Katelynn

Tracey

Junior Champion:Katelynn Tracey - FallCalfGrand Champion:

Katelynn Tracey - FallCalf

Jersey:Spring Calf: Tiffany

TraceyWinter Calf: Cassie

WestcomFall Calf: Megan HillSummer Yearling: Park-

er RoyerSpring Yearling: Tim

CarsonWinter Yearling: Caitlyn

AbbottFall Yearling: Isaac Par-

entTwo Year Old: Natalie

McGarryThree Year Old: Kate-

lynn Tracey

Junior Champion:

Megan Hill - Fall CalfSenior Champion:

Katelynn Tracey - 3 YrOldGrand Champion:

Katelynn Tracey - 3 YrOldRes Grand Champion:

Megan Hill - Fall Calf

Milking Shorthorn:Two Year Old: Kimberly

Paige

Senior Champion:Kimberly Paige- 2 Yr OldGrand Champion:

Kimberly Paige - 2 YrOld

Holstein:Spring Calf: Therese

RainvilleWinter Calf: Caitlyn Ab-

bottFall Calf: Chelsea Ab-

bottSummer Yearling:

Chelsea AbbottSpring Yearling: Peter

RainvilleWinter Yearling: Erin

TaftFall Yearling: Angela

VolkTwo Year Old: Kristyn

JeromeThree Year Old: Amber

ThomasFour and Older:

Kathryn Wright

Junior Champion:Chelsea Abbott - Sum-mer Yearling

Senior Champion:Amber Thomas - 3 YrOldGrand Champion: Am-

ber Thomas - 3 Yr OldRes Grand Champion:

Chelsea Abbott - Sum-mer Yearling

FITTING ANDSHOWMANSHIP

CLASSES:18 Year Olds:Katelynn Tracey, Addi-

son County

17 Year Olds:Ashley Woods, Franklin

County

16 Year Olds:Chelsea Abbott,

Franklin County

15 Year Olds:Caitlyn Abbott,

Franklin County14 Year Olds Group

A:

Shelby Biasini, Lam-oille County

14 Year Olds GroupB:

Amanda Eugair, Rut-land County

13 Year Olds GroupA:

Dacey Anachiarico, Ad-dison County

13 Year Olds GroupB:

Chelsea Young, Rut-land County

12 Year Olds GroupA:

Therese Rainville,Franklin County

12 Year Olds GroupB:

Maggie Kirby, OrleansCounty

11 Year Olds:Cole Goodhue,

Franklin County

Junion Fitting andShowmanship Champi-on: Therese RainvilleSenior Fitting and

Showmanship Champi-on: Caitlyn Abbott

For more results pleasesee the go to the UVMextensions website atwww. Uvm.edu/exten-sions. It can be foundunder the Youth Section.

Congratulations To All Participants

All of the Vermont State 4-H Dairy Show Participants!

VERMONT DHIA BOARD OF DIRECTORSREGION 1

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Sullivan, NH (N)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

GeneralManager

Brett Denny1-800-639-8067 (main)

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

Field ServicesManager

Linda Crossman1-800-639-8069

lcrossman@vtdhia.org

EducationDevelopment

SpecialistSarah Meacham

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

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

FAX: 802-295-5964E-MAIL:

VTDHIA@VTDHIA.ORGWEBSITE:

WWW.VTDHIA.ORG

Record It… Manage It…

Improve It…

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Linda CrossmanNot quite

ready to becomea Vermont DHIAmember but

would like milk compo-nent analysis results?Contact our VermontDHIA lab and office inWhite River Junction, VTby calling 1-800-639-8067. Tell us what youneed and chances aregood that we will be ableto meet all your samplingneeds.

We can supply you witheverything you would needto collect your own sam-ples including milk me-ters, sample vials, ship-ping cases and instruc-tions or we could arrangefor some one to assist youwith sample collection.

We will process yoursamples for butter fat,protein and somatic cellcount in our White RiverJunction lab. You will re-ceive those results onour Hot Sheet. The HotSheet is a report generat-ed in our lab that will list

your cows by number inone section of the reportso you can locate a spe-cific cow quickly Thenext section of the reportwill list the cows by SCCfrom highest to lowest.The program will also de-termine the average SCCof your bulk tank andshow you what the aver-age would be if you wereto hold out each cow'smilk, again from highestSCC to lowest. The HotSheet will be created andmailed, faxed or emailedto you, often, the sameday the samples are re-ceived in our lab.

If you need MUN (MilkUrea Nitrogen) results, wewill arrange for your sam-ples to go to the Lancast-er DHIA lab in Lancaster,Pa, for testing. The Lan-caster DHIA lab can alsoprocess your samples forJohne's results.

PCR-Based DNA Masti-tis testing is now avail-able from the LancasterDHIA lab as well. Choosefrom either a Full Panel

or a Contagious analysis. If you are looking for

Leukosis or BVD results,your samples will be sentto the Antel Bio Systemslab in Lansing, MI. forprocessing. Antel Bio isalso able to process sam-ples for Johne's results.

You may sample yourentire herd, a select groupof cows you have identi-fied as being "suspect",random animals fromwithin groups or samplesfrom your bulk tank.

You may send us sam-ples as frequently as youwant. Arrangements canbe made to send yousampling material auto-matically at regular in-tervals if you so choose.

If you are interested inmore information orwould like to learn aboutpricing for any of the labservices we have avail-able, please call the VTD-HIA lab at 800-639-8067, Brett Denny at802-233-8662 or LindaCrossman at 800-639-8069.

Not A DHIA Member But Interested In Lab Results?

NEWSLETTER

The American SheepIndustry Association(ASI) shared with themembers of the SenateAgriculture, Nutritionand Forestry Committeeand the House of Repre-sentatives AgricultureCommittee the indus-try’s priorities for thenext Farm Bill.

“The industry’s provi-sions in the Farm Bill arevery modest in the scopeof agriculture spendingbut provide the only riskmanagement availablefor America’s sheep pro-ducers,” commented Pe-ter Orwick, ASI executivedirector. “The industrypriorities essentially ex-tend the programs eachas authorized in the2008 Farm Bill."

The National Sheep In-dustry Improvement Cen-ter was authorized in thecurrent Farm Bill with $1million in mandatoryfunds and up to $10 mil-lion in appropriations au-thorized per year of thelegislation. A formal regu-lation to implement the

center for grant-makingcapability was publishedin late 2010, and theboard of directors wasappointed by the Secre-tary with its inauguralmeeting held in Januaryof 2011. The program iseligible for at least $10million in mandatedspending in the Farm Billand is considered criticalto the top national priori-ty of increasing the U.S.sheep inventory.

The Loan DeficiencyProgram (LDP) for wooland unshorn pelts withnine categories of gradedwool-loan rates based ona national rate of $1.15per pound grease and anon-graded rate of $0.40per pound. The Food andAgricultural Policy Re-search Institute (FAPRI)analysis supports a na-tional rate of $1.20 tomake graded loans actu-ally available to the in-dustry. Since 2002, therehave only been a fewmonths for very limitedcategories where a grad-ed loan was usable ver-

sus the non-graded cate-gory. The non-graded cat-egory was intended toprovide marketing assis-tance to flocks too smallto justify quality gradingof wool with laboratorytesting. The 2009 crop-year loan deficiency pay-ments total was approxi-mately $8.5 million withnearly 15,000 sheep pro-ducers participating. The2010 LDP total was $7.5million. The wool market

increased worldwide in2011, so there were nopayments for the year.Approximately 10 percentof applicants are produc-ers from the Navajo Na-tion.

ASI was a strong sup-porter of the DisasterTrust Fund and foundthe Livestock IndemnityProgram created in the2008 legislation to be alifesaver for many farmsand ranch families in the

intermountain west andnorthern plains that losttens of thousands ofsheep in the severespring and winter stormsof 2008 and 2009. Reportlanguage addressingstorm losses on rangelambing operationswould be helpful to pro-gram administration.

The spending cap cur-rently in place for live-stock insurance at theU.S. Department of Agri-

culture’s Risk Manage-ment Agency is $20 mil-lion. With the inclusion ofa new dairy insuranceprogram, the cap will notbe sufficient in the futurefor the needs of the Live-stock Risk Program forlamb (LRP-Lamb). Thecap must be increasedsubstantially in the nextFarm Bill.

Source: AmericanSheep Industry Weekly,Sept. 23

Sheep industry shares Farm Bill priorities

The American Lamb Board (ALB) is now solicitingapplications for its first round of cooperative fundingprograms for this fiscal year.

There are two programs, the Supplier CooperativeFunding program, designed for suppliers to fundbranded retail or foodservice promotions, and the In-dustry Matching Grant programs, designed for in-dustry partners to fund local promotions such asfestivals, cooking demonstrations and more.

Both programs require a one-to-one cash matchfrom the recipient. Applications are due Oct. 30. Todownload the complete application, visit www.lam-bcheckoff.com. For additional information, call theALB office at 866-327-5262.

The board established both programs to help sup-port projects and activities that promote Americanlamb and further the goals and objectives of ALB’s

strategic plan.Source: American Sheep Industry Weekly Oct. 7

ALB co-op funding now available

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National Tank TruckCarriers has asked De-partment of Transporta-tion Secretary Ray La-Hood to direct the with-drawal of two rulemak-ings that it considers un-necessary and evencounterproductive tosafety. The first rulemak-ing would require a banon gasoline in loadinglines on cargo tanks(wetlines); the otherwould turn over signifi-cant cargo tank regulato-ry responsibilities to aprivate third party andrestrict public access tothe regulatory process.

NTTC President JohnConley said that his or-ganization took this un-usual tactic because theSecretary can provide po-litical cover to hisPipelines Hazardous Ma-terials Safety Adminis-tration (PHMSA) whichdeveloped the wetlinesregulation in response tointense pressure frommembers of a Congres-sional committee. Like-wise, PHMSA began an-other rulemaking whichwould abdicate key gov-ernment safety responsi-bility if the petitions fromtwo private groups are

granted.“I respectfully submit

that there are two rule-makings underway at theDepartment of Trans-portation’s PipelinesHazardous MaterialsSafety Administration(PHMSA) that fall into thePresident’s category ofregulations that are notneeded and which wouldactually harm the safetransportation of haz-ardous materials,” Con-ley wrote. “Neither ofthese regulations was ac-tually initiated by youragency for safety rea-sons, but rather were the

result in one case fromintense Congressionalpressure and in the otherin response to petitionsfrom an industry groupthat would financiallybenefit greatly if its peti-tions are granted.”

NTTC pointed out tothe Secretary that HouseTransportation and In-frastructure CommitteeSubcommittee on Rail-roads, Pipelines and Haz-ardous Materials Chair-man Bill Shuster (R-PA)and Ranking MemberCorrine Brown (D-FL)urged PHMSA Adminis-trator Cynthia Quarter-

man to not proceed withthe wetlines rulemaking.The wetlines regulationsresulted from pressurefrom certain members ofthe T&I Committee in thelast Congress and in nolonger an issue of inter-est to the majority of thecurrent Congress.

Regarding the proposalto turn over key regulato-ry responsibilities to a

private entity through a“no-bid: process, NTTCtold the Secretary that“while we can respect thegall of these parties tohave the governmentmandate the purchase oftheir products and serv-ices, we urge you to en-courage your agency toreject this attempt to fixsomething that is notbroken.”

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TrucksNTTC asks LaHood to halt two rulemakings

on wetlines and privatization oftank truck regulations

“National Tank TruckCarriers is pleased to of-fer free access to theCargo Tank Rollover Pre-vention video that theydeveloped with the U.S.Department of Trans-portation with Spanishsubtitles added,” NTTCChairman Greg Hodgen,Groendyke Transport,has announced. “While itis a requirement that atank truck driver be ableto speak English, we be-lieve that there is a realsafety benefit to provid-ing training in the per-son’s native language.Rollovers happen aroundthe world and we hope

that this video also willbe used in Spanishspeaking countries.”

The video focuses onthe causes of tank truckrollovers and what ac-tions the driver can taketo prevent rollovers. Itfeatures tank truckequipment and com-ments from professionaltank truck drivers.Thousands of copies ofthe original video havebeen distributedthroughout North Ameri-ca and the video can bedownloaded from De-partment of Transporta-tion Web sites or fromthe NTTC Web site.

To view the rolloverprevention video withSpanish subtitles, visitthe National Tank TruckCarriers Web site atwww.tanktruck.org andclick on ‘news and links.’There also is a link to theoriginal video on the Website. Contact NTTC for afree copy of the videothat can be reproduced.

“Safety is the key com-ponent of NTTC’s mis-sion and we are happy tomake this video availableat no cost to anyone itmight benefit,” said Hod-gen.

National Tank TruckCarriers is the trade as-

sociation of the tanktruck industry.

For more information,contact John Conley at703-838-1960 or nttc-staff@tanktruck.org

NTTC offers free tank truck rollover preventionvideo with spanish subtitles

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by Steve TurajCheerful orange pump-

kins are one sign of au-tumn in the North Coun-try. How-to grow themsuccessfully will be onemajor topic of this year’seducational seminar andtrade show. It will be heldall-day Wednesday, Oct.26, at the Mountain ViewGrand in Whitefield, NH.If you’re on our growerslist your flyer about this

is in the mail.Talks this year include

a member of NH’s GiantPumpkin Growers Asso-ciation. It’s an informa-tive and quite humorouslook at the secrets of cul-tivating these immensepumpkins. Problems en-countered with growingpumpkins and wintersquash will be addressedby an additional speaker.Although we’ve had a

good crop year in Coos,others in the state havenot fared as well. Heads-up! A new insect pest hasbeen identified.

More farmers are tryingto extend the market sea-son for produce into laterin the year — winterfarmers’ markets aregaining in popularitythroughout the state.This makes post-harvesthandling and storage

techniques all the moreimportant. Quality iswhat makes local foodsspecial. Our UNH Veg-etable Specialist will havesome advice for us onthis subject. Small fruitenthusiasts will enjoy asession titled “ThornyQuestions about Bram-bles Answered” by theever popular Bill Lord.

Our trade show —which gives local farmers

a chance to meet withboth nearby and regionalsuppliers — continues toincrease in size. Seed,equipment, irrigationcompanies are just a fewof the 14 now planning toset up. We’re hoping formore. Space is limited, ifyou’ve an interest in pro-moting your products toregional growers contactme today. Over 150 peo-ple attended our seminarlast year.

A special feature of thisevent is the use of somelocally grown foods on

the menu. Many of youwill remember that excel-lent winter squash soupthat went so quickly lastOctober. Thanks to somegenerous farmers we’replanning to expand ourmenu items. I think a po-tato leek/potato soup islikely, you’ll have to bethere to see what else.

Contact your Coos(UNH) Extension office788-4961 for early dis-count and registrationinformation. It’s also onour Web site. Don’t waittoo long to decide!

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Extension PerspectivesExtension Fruit and Vegetable Seminar

CORTLAND, NY — The next enrollment date for theLivestock Gross Margin-Dairy Program is Friday, Oct.28. Livestock Gross Margin — Dairy (LGM-Dairy), is afederally reinsured dairy insurance program supportedthrough the USDA Risk Management Agency (RMA).

Jeremy Forrett, Vice President Crop Growers, LLP,urges interested dairy farmers to begin the applica-tion/target marketings report process well in advanceof Friday, Oct. 28. RMA replenished Livestock GrossMargin Programs funding at the same amount as lastyear ($20 million), but has allocated less to LGM-Dairy ($7 million vs. $16 million). “We anticipate ahigh level of national interest during this enrollmentperiod and emphasize that this program is availableon a first-come, first-serve basis” said Forrett.

Class III Milk futures remain positive with the abil-ity to protect a gross margin (Class III Milk futuresminus CBOT/CME feed costs) above cost of produc-tion in most cases.

LGM-Dairy became available in 2008. In December2010, RMA provided financial support for the pro-gram which encouraged a wider acceptance and byMarch 2011 the program had run out of funds.

For more information and to begin the process ofunderstanding this valuable program or to enrollmilk, contact your local Farm Credit East, ACAbranch office or Crop Growers, LLP at 800-234-7012.

A useful tool was developed by Brian Gould at theUniversity of Wisconsin: LGM-Dairy Analyzer:http://future.aae.wisc.edu/lgm_analyzer/

Livestock GrossMargin-Dairy Program

enrollment approachingon Oct. 28

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MALLET VERTICAL mixer with long dis-charge chute, $6,000; Two wagon runninggears, $500 each. 413-834-0209.(MA)

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IH 766 5,500 hours, 2,200 hours on IHCrate motor, new clutch recently, goodstrong running tractor needs Hydraulicpump. 607-359-2681.(NY)

NH 461 Haybine, 8’ 9” cut shedded, run-ning, $500. 860-485-1452.(CT)

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KUHN 7001T 24 foot wide tedder, $3,500;Good IH 1086 tractor, $8,500; IH 1026hydro, no motor or tires, $1,800. 603-772-1826.(NH)

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FEEDER PIGS, 8 weeks old, $50 each,Finger Lakes Area. 315-539-3621.(NY)

OLIVER 1650, gas, fair condition, $2,600;Oliver 1810 loader, fair condition, $1,000;Columbia Co. 518-392-3085.(NY)

80 GAL. indirect fired water storage, com-mercial grade, $500. 10’ rubber coatedflooring panels, $10/ea. S.S. bucket hold-ers, $2./ea. 607-746-2446.(NY)

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UNCERTAINTY ISCERTAIN

Issued Oct. 7, 2011The slippage in dairy

product prices took abreather the first week ofOctober and rallied somebut crystal balls arepretty cloudy, or should Isay “milky” right now.

The 40-pound Ched-dar blocks closed thefirst Friday of October at$1.7650 per pound, up 41/2-cents on the week,but a half-cent belowthat week a year ago andwas the first move up in10 weeks. The 500-pound barrels closed at$1.7850, up 14 1/2-cents, a nickel above ayear ago, and 2 centsabove the blocks.

Thirteen cars of blockfound new homes on theweek and 17 of barrel.The lagging NASS-sur-veyed U.S. average blockprice fell 4.2 cents, to$1.7589, while the bar-rels also lost 4.2 cents,and slipped to $1.7276.

Cheese prices coulddip to $1.50, warnedJerry Dryer in his Sep-

tember 30 Dairy & FoodMarket Analyst, however“others say the orderflow is gaining momen-tum and buyers and endusers are comfortableowning cheese at $1.65.”

F.C. Stone dairy bro-ker, Dave Kurzawski, inhis October 6 e Dairy In-sider Opening Bell attrib-uted the gains in cheeseprices this week to thebeginning of holiday buy-ing, reporting thatUSDA’s weekly stocks re-port showed a 0.8 per-cent decline, comparedwith the previous week,but are 3.8 percent abovea year ago.

Bill Brooks, e Dairyeconomist, warned; “Withconsumers and busi-nesses still fretting aboutrecent economic weak-ness and Europe’s debtproblem, holiday demandmight not be as buoyantas originally anticipated,”adding that “Back-to-school sales, which typi-cally reflect holiday sales,were not good.”

Cash butter inched aquarter-cent lower

Wednesday, after holdingsteady for six sessions,then gained a penny anda quarter on Thursday,and closed Friday at$1.77, up a penny and ahalf on the week, but 411/2-cents below a yearago and reversed fiveweeks of decline. Onlyone car was sold thisweek. NASS butter aver-aged $1.8084, down 8.3cents.

Holiday buying forThanksgiving andChristmas may be pro-viding the lift but butterexport potential is“somewhere betweenzero and nothing,” ac-cording to Jerry Dryer.He adds that “Lowerprices on offer in theworld market, many stillnot being reported, pre-clude the US from sellingmuch and, in fact, butterimports are on the hori-zon.” He adds the caveatthat one source says “Allis not lost, there will besome meaningful butterexports before year-endand into First Quarter2012,” but most othersources disagree, Dryersaid.

Cash nonfat dry milkwas unchanged withGrade A holding at $1.49and Extra Grade at$1.58. NASS powder av-eraged $1.5164, down 21/2-cents. Dry whey av-

eraged 60.55 cents, up ahalf cent. The whey mar-ket remains strong.

Looking “back to thefutures” combined withthe announced Class IIIprices, the Federal orderClass III contract’s aver-age for the last half of2011 was at $19.63 onSeptember 2, $19.36 onSeptember 9, $19.49 onSeptember 16, $19.21on September 23,$18.72 on September29, and was close to$19.07 just before thespot market traded on

October 7.Fonterra’s Global

Dairy Trade auction in-dex slipped for the ninthconsecutive session.U.S. skim milk powder(SMP) for November de-livery traded at an aver-age $1.40 per poundwhile it saw a weightedaverage of $1.45, down0.3 percent from theSeptember 20 auction,and the lowest pricesince December, accord-ing to the CME’s DailyDairy Report (DDR). An-hydrous milk fat aver-

aged $1.68 per pound,down 3.5 percent, andwhole milk powder was$1.50 per pound, down0.7 percent.

Cheddar cheese for in-dustrial use received anaverage winning bid of$1.72 per pound, down4.9 percent. The trade-weighted average pricefor all products wasdown 1.6 percent fromthe previous event, ac-cording to the DDR.

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great flush, according toLevitt in an interview atthis week’s World DairyExpo. There have beenrecord levels and therewere even reports of somedelays in pickups asplants struggled toprocess the milk, he said.

“Buyers look at thatand don’t have a sense ofpanic that they need tobuy as aggressively,” heexplained, and he saidthere’s concern over theglobal financial situation.“People don’t want to car-ry a lot of inventory now;

they don’t want to takethe risk so that causes alittle bit of push back onthe buying side as well.”I’ll report more on U.S.dairy exports next weekfrom our interview atExpo with Margaret Spe-ich of the U.S. Dairy Ex-port Council.

Levitt also reported inhis DDR that massivevolumes of milk wentinto butter/powder inAugust. Butter produc-tion hit 133 millionpounds, down 1.6 per-cent from July, but a

whopping 31 percentabove a year ago, accord-ing to USDA’s latestDairy Products report.Year-to-date output isup 16.1 percent.

Nonfat dry milk andSMP amounted to 152.1million pounds, up 13.1percent from a year ago.However, demand fromdomestic and overseascustomers has preventedpowder inventories frombuilding, according tothe DDR.

American type cheeseproduction totaled 347

million pounds, down 0.9percent from July, and 1percent below a year ago.Italian type cheese to-taled 364 millionpounds, up 0.6 percentfrom July, but 0.2 per-cent below a year ago.

Total cheese outputamounted to 868 millionpounds, up 1.5 percentfrom July, but 0.3 per-cent below August 2010.

Pricewise; California’sSeptember 4b cheesemilk price was an-nounced at $16.33 perhundredweight, down

$2.27 from August but85 cents above Septem-ber 2010, and $2.74 be-low the comparable Fed-eral order Class III price.

The 4a butter-powderprice is $19.29, down 94cents from August, and$2.68 above a year ago.The prices reflectchanges made to thepricing formulas as a re-sult of the June 30-July1 hearing, according tothe DDR, which said thenew formulas added 40cents to the 4b price, butremoved 16 cents from

the 4a price.Milk production is

lower in Florida andmostly steady to occa-sionally higher throughthe rest of the country,according the Agricul-ture Department’s week-ly update. Class I inter-est is fairly steadythough some bottlersanticipate retail promo-tions may be more wide-spread in October due tolower Class I prices.

Seasonal increases inthe butterfat test and thehigher Class I use withschools in session gener-ated larger cream vol-umes. Cream interest islighter and most offer-ings are heading tochurns or cream cheeseas ice cream productionis mostly lighter season-ally and other Class IIproduct interest is main-ly steady.

Milk production inWestern Europe is main-taining a level that ishigher than last year atthis time. Many milkhandlers and producersattribute the extendedproduction season to fa-vorable weather for earlyfall. Reports indicatethat milk production forthe first 7 months of2011 was up 2.2 percentfrom the comparablemonths in 2010, al-though during themonths of April to July,milk output was only up1.8 percent.

Milk production in theOceania region contin-ues to increase seasonal-ly. The NewZealand sea-son got off to a strongstart and indications arethat milk volumes arerunning heavier thanlast year at this time.Milk producers and han-dlers are stating that themid-August snowstormthat blanketed much ofNew Zealand had limitednegative impact on thedevelopment or start ofthe new season.

Australian milk vol-umes are increasing on asteady basis and milkoutput is projected topeak by the later part ofOctober, according toUSDA.

In politics; the Interna-tional Dairy Foods Asso-ciation (IDFA) launched atelevision and print cam-paign to educate con-sumers about what itcalls “the negative eco-nomic impact of the Fed-eral Milk Marketing Or-der system, a set of regu-lations that gives the fed-eral government controlover setting milk prices.”

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their milk is being artifi-cially inflated by a mazeof government regula-tions,” said Connie Tip-ton, IDFA president andCEO. “Our campaign isabout encouraging con-sumers to tell big gov-ernment to get out oftheir milk.”

The commercial, whichcalls for the eliminationof the current pricingsystem, shows a tinygovernment bureaucratenjoying a swim in aglass of milk, much tothe dismay of the womanabout to drink it. Thevoiceover states: “Itseems like the govern-ment is everywhere thesedays, including in yourmilk.”

An IDFA press releasesaid “In 1937, the feder-al government created ahuge bureaucracy to es-tablish and enforce milkprices. This maze of reg-ulations and governmentred tape still exists andit’s costing you everytime you buy milk foryour family. Don’t youthink it’s time for biggovernment to get out ofyour milk?” Details areposted at www.out-ofmymilk.com .

IDFA also praised legis-lation submitted by Pres-ident Obama that wouldallow for implementation

of the pending free tradeagreements with SouthKorea, Colombia, andPanama and urged Con-gress to pass the agree-ments quickly.

“We’re pleased the ad-ministration recognizedthe extreme importanceof these trade agree-ments to the U.S. econo-my, and we now urgeswift passage in Con-gress,” said IDFA’s Con-nie Tipton. “The pactwith South Korea is par-ticularly important be-cause it would reducetariffs and expand mar-ket opportunities in ahigh-value market andadd 10,000 or more ad-ditional U.S. jobsthroughout the dairysupply chain.”

South Korea is theU.S. sixth largest dairyexport market, repre-senting $145 million inexports year to date, ac-cording to IDFA, andnearly double the valueof exports during thesame time period lastyear. U.S. InternationalTrade Commission esti-mates say full implemen-tation of the agreementwith South Korea wouldincrease U.S. dairy ex-ports by as much as$336 million a year andthe Panama and Colom-bia agreements are ex-

pected to produce gainsof an additional $25 mil-lion each in exports peryear.

Meanwhile, SenatorDick Lugar (R-IN) intro-duced a farm bill propos-al this week that includesdairy policy reforms ad-

vocated by National Milk.Lugar, a former chairmanof the Senate Ag Commit-tee, and Rep. MarlinStutzman (R-IN), a fresh-man member of theHouse Agriculture Com-mittee, have jointly intro-duced a bill they call the

Rural Economic Farmand Ranch Sustainabilityand Hunger Act. The billwould reduce farm pro-gram spending by $16billion, and save a total of$40 billion compared tocurrent policy, accordingto a NMPF press release.

The legislation in-cludes the key elementsof the Dairy Security Actof 2011, which was in-troduced in the House asHR 3062 by Reps. CollinPeterson (D-MN) andMike Simpson (R-ID) and

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is modeled after reformsfirst proposed by NMPF.

National Milk testifiedthis week before the Sen-ate Judiciary Committeethat current labor andimmigration policies “putthe U.S. dairy farm sec-tor at a disadvantageand that a change inlaws is necessary in or-der to address the reali-ties of dairy productionin America.”

The Federation warnedthat there’s a persistentshortage of native-bornworkers interested in em-ployment on dairy farmswhich is why farmerscannot find enoughAmerican workers to milkcows and perform othercritical job functions.

“Even in this time ofhigh unemployment, ourdairy farmers universallyreport an inability to findenough American work-ers, even if they offer bet-ter pay than other jobs,”said NMPF President andCEO Jerry Kozak. “Suffi-cient numbers of localworkers are simply notavailable or not interest-ed in working on dairyfarms.”

The challenge of hiringworkers in 2011 is nodifferent than in 2008when NMPF conducted asurvey to quantify work-force hiring practices ofdairy farms. That surveyfound that U.S. dairiesemployed 138,000 full-time equivalent workers,of which an estimated57,000 or 41 percentwere foreigners.

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SOUTH DEERFIELD,MA — Community In-volved in Sustaining Agri-culture (CISA) is beingrecognized for its leader-ship by the Massachu-setts Department of Pub-lic Health and the AnnualOunce of Prevention Con-ference Awards Commit-tee.

CISA is one of two or-ganizations statewideawarded the Departmentof Public Health’s Com-missioner’s Leadership

Award. The award recog-nizes an individual, or-ganization, program, part-nership, coalition oragency that has shownexceptional leadership increating and promotinghealth equity or eliminat-ing health disparitiesthrough policy or systemchange.

CISA received the awardat the 2011 Ounce of Pre-vention Conference onOct. 4.

Joining CISA is Grow

Food Northampton (GFN),a local non-profit dedicat-ed to promoting food se-curity and sustainableagriculture in theNorthampton area. GFN isone of six organizationsstatewide that receivedthe Community Transfor-mation Award. The awardrecognizes leadership, in-novation and creativetransformative impact oncommunity health.

“We’re so grateful thatthe public health commu-

nity is fully acknowledgingthe impact that access tofresh, local food andstrong local food systemshave on a community’shealth,” said CISA’s Exec-utive Director Philip Kor-man. “It’s clear in certaincommunities that moreindividuals are buyingand benefiting from localfood access. We need toensure that all of our resi-dents, independent of in-come level, have access tothe health benefits of

fresh food.”According to new data

released by the U.S. De-partment of Agriculture(USDA) in its annual re-port on food insecurity,more than 48.8 millionAmericans, or 1 in 6, livedin households strugglingagainst hunger in 2010.According to The FoodBank of Western Mass,about 13 percent of West-ern Massachusetts resi-dents are food insecure,compared to about 10

percent of residentsstatewide.

“Buy local campaignsare about more than bou-tique organic shopping,”said Korman. “It’s aboutcreating strong, healthy,economically viable com-munities that keep ourfarmers farming and pro-vide local jobs and healthyfood for all residents. Weneed to ensure that feder-al government programs,such as SNAP (formerlyfood stamps) allow recipi-ents access to local food atfarmers’ markets, farmstands and food retailers.”

Since its inception in2004, CISA’s SeniorFarmShare Program hasdistributed more than1,800 farm shares to sen-iors in Hampshire, Hamp-den and Franklin coun-ties, and local farmershave received over$200,000 for their pro-duce. Said one senior par-ticipant, “For me, this pro-gram means stayinghealthier, widening the va-riety in my diet, expand-ing my weekly groceries,and meeting the farmersfirst hand.”

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CISA recognized at conference for its leadership in expanding access to local food

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HALL, NY — SEED-WAY recently held its48th Annual KickoffMeeting for farm seeddealers, marking theculmination of the Com-pany’s 48th year and be-ginning of the 49th. Thetwo-day event was heldin Geneva, NY at the Ra-mada Inn Lakefront andat SEEDWAY’s Hall, NY,facility and adjacentcorn and soybean prod-uct demonstration trials.Dealers from Vermont,New York and Pennsyl-vania were in atten-dance.

SEEDWAY farm seeddealers were recognizedfor their sales achieve-ment during an eveningbanquet and the follow-ing day new programswere announced anddealers toured SEED-WAY® and NK® corn andsoybean product plots.Partner-sponsors Syn-genta-NK®, Allied Seed-Farm Science Genet-ics®, Lallemand-Biotal®,Blue River Hybrids andNovozymes-Optimize®participated in a tradeshow for attendees withrepresentatives on hand

offering product andprogram sessions.

Headquartered in Hall,NY, Seedway, LLC main-tains locations in Tru-mansburg and Mecklen-burg, NY, Shoreham, VT,

Mifflinburg, Emmausand Elizabethtown in PAand Lakeland, FL. A full-line seed company, mar-keting farm, turf andvegetable seed from theRocky Mountains to the

east coast and Ontario,Canada, Seedway, LLCis a subsidiary ofGROWMARK, Inc.,Bloomington, IL. Formore information visitwww.seedway.com.

Big Iron Expo is Produced by the Trade Show Division of Lee Newspapers, Inc.

Publishers of Hard Hat News, Waste Handling Equipment News, North American Quarry News

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FEBRUARY8-9, 2012

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Wednesday 10am - 7pmThursday 9am - 4pm

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Seedway holds 48th Annual Kickoff Meeting

SEEEDWAY dealers from Vermont, New York and Pennsylvania were in attendanceduring annual meeting work sessions at SEEDWAY’s corn product demonstration tri-al fields in Hall, NY.

Photos courtesy of SEEDWAY

A large number of SEEDWAY dealers from across the Northeast attended the Annual Kickoff Meeting for farm seeddealers.

Maine Dairy Promotion Board and Maine Dairy Industry Association are spon-soring a Telling Your Story communications workshop on Oct. 11 from 10 a.m.to 3 p.m. at the Waterville Elks Club. This workshop is being presented by DairyManagement Inc. staff to supply dairy farmers with the tools and techniques toproactively communicate with consumers and address some of the mispercep-tions the public has about dairy farming and dairy farming practices.

To register call 207-287-3621 send an e-mail to info@drinkmainemillk.org

‘Telling Your Story’communications workshop offered

www.countryfolks.com

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The ninth annualNortheast RegionalDairy Challenge will beheld on Oct. 27 throughOct. 29, in Watertown,NY. Committee ChairCathy Wickswat ofCargill Animal Nutritionand Host Superinten-dent Beth Keene fromMorrisville State Collegeare leading a team ofmore than 25 industryvolunteers in organizingthe event. They expect atotal of 120 studentsfrom colleges and uni-versities across thenortheast and Canadato participate in the

three-day program host-ed this year by Mor-risville State College.

The Northeast Region-al Dairy Challenge is de-signed to create an edu-cational environment forstudents in the dairy in-dustry, facilitating real-world team situations.To accomplish this, stu-dents are placed onmixed-university teams.Dairy Challenge strivesto incorporate a higher-learning atmospherewith practical applica-tion to help prepare stu-dents for careers in thedairy industry.

“Dairy Challenge pro-vides countless greatopportunities for partic-ipants,” explained Wick-swat. “Many of the stu-dents are planning toreturn to their familydairy farm or work with-in the dairy industry, sothe knowledge and skillsthey gain are invalu-able. From networkingwith industry profes-sionals to working inteams to evaluate a real-life dairy operation, fewother programs offerstudents the hands-onopportunities that DairyChallenge does.”

Students will analyzethree dairy farms locat-ed in or near Watertown,NY. Each five-personteam will receive infor-mation about a dairyfarm, including produc-tion and farm manage-ment data, and then vis-it the farm for a first-hand look at the opera-tion. Following the farmvisit, teams will developa comprehensive pro-gram including recom-mendations for nutri-tion, reproduction,milking procedures, ani-mal health, housing andfinancial management.The next day, teamspresent their findings toa panel of judges wherepresentations are evalu-ated based on studentanalysis and recommen-

dations. An awards ban-quet will be held to rec-ognize winning teams.

The North AmericanIntercollegiate DairyChallenge (NAIDC) andits regional contestshave become the pre-mier programs for pro-moting the future ofdairy business throughcollege and industrypartnerships.

NAIDC and the North-east Regional DairyChallenge are fullyfunded through themonetary and/or in-kind sponsorship sup-port of agribusiness anddairy producers. Contri-butions may be made inany amount. Definedrecognition levels are$500 for Bronze, $1,000for Silver, $2,500 for

Gold and $5,000 ormore for Platinum. Tobecome a sponsor, con-tact Jan Bitter of FarmCredit East at 800-392-3276 or jan.bitter@farmcrediteast.com.All contributions are taxdeductible to the full ex-tent of the law.

The Northeast Region-al program is under theguidance and support ofthe North American In-tercollegiate Dairy Chal-lenge, established inApril of 2002 as a man-agement contest to in-corporate all phases of aspecific dairy business.For more information,visit www.dairychal-lenge.org or contactMolly J. Kelley, NAIDCExecutive Director, atnaidc@wdexpo.com.

AANNUNNUALAL FFALLALL AAUCTIONUCTIONFred R. Bell & Son

125 Corbin Road, Bainbridge NY • (607) 343-0183Saturday Oct. 22, 2011 • 9:00 AM (Rain or Shine!!)

Directions: From I-88 take the Bainbridge exit, turn on to 206 West. Go to traffic circle, go 3/4 around, take county route 39 South 2 miles. Take 2nd left hand road (Corbin Road).

TRACTORS: John Deere 2955 Tractor w/cab, Deutz Allis 6265 4WD Tractor w/loader, Case/IH 275 4WD tractor

w/loader, Case/IH 5130 4WD Tractor w/loader, Kubota B8200 4WD w/loader, Bobcat 642B SSL, International 7844WD Tractor w/loader, New Holland 555 SSL, Kioti LB1914 4WD Compact Tractor, Case Backhoe, Mitsubishi D26504x4 w/loader, Same 80 4WD

EQUIPMENT: New Idea Spreader, Hale Pump, Snow Plow & Frame, Ditch Witch (Walk Behind), Ford 5B 3 pt. Plow,

Offset Disc, Kuhn 4 star Tedder, Vermeer 804HDS RD. Baler, Lowe Auger SSL attachment, Ranger Truck w/Lickety Split

Processsor, Diesel Chipper, Lowe Auger SSL Attachment, SSL Grapple Bucket, SSL Blade, John Deere 385 RD. Baler,

John Deere 328 Sq. Baler w/Thrower, John Deere 1360 Disc Mower w/Flails, Bush Hog Finger Wheel Rake, ChinaDiesel Generator, Pincor 20kw Generator, Vermeer Stump Grinder, M&W 4407 RD. Baler, Pulltype Disc, KvernelandRD. Bale Wrapper, FC300 Kuhn mower, KM 500 Dutz Farr Tedder, NH 489 Haybind, 3 pt. MF Disc.

Misc: Parts cleaner, Greaser, New IH rim for (farm all) H or M, tedder tires, Go cart, new implement rim, lots of other

small stuff etc....

Lots more coming - Ad was printed 2 weeks prior to sale, if you have consignments call*Not responsible for no show equipment - Call to make sure its here (607) 343-0183

*Comfort facilities on site, watch Actionzip.com #21675 for additions

*Food by Hitchin Post

Terms of Sale: Cash or GOOD NYS checks, standard 10% buyers premium on $500 and under per item.

ABSOLUTELY NO CREDIT!!!! EVERYTHING MUST BE PAID FOR ON SALE DAY!!!!NOTHING REMOVED UNTIL ITS PAID FOR!!!!

Auction By: Fred R. Bell & Son Auction Service125 Corbin Road Bainbridge, NY 13733

(607) 343-0183Auctioneer: Fred Bell • Sales Manager: Dan Ingham - (607) 316-8811

AUCTION BARN353 LONG PLAIN ROADWHATLEY, MA 01373413-665-8774

AUCTIONEERED LAND413-253-9654

We are currently accepting consignmentsConsignors must call ahead to sell

OUT OF STATE CATTLE REQUIRE HEALTH CERTIFICATESCASH PREFERRED

WE DO NOT ACCEPT CREDIT OR DEBIT CARDSCHECKS ARE ACCEPTABLE WITH BANK LETTER OR PRIOR APPROVAL

*This Institution Is An Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer

NORTHAMPTON CO-OP AUCTION ASSOC. INC.ANNUAL DAIRY & FEEDER

CATTLE & FARM EQUIPMENT SALE

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2011CATTLE ACCEPTED BETWEEN 6:00 AM AND 11:00 AM

NO CONSIGNMENTS ACCEPTED AFTER SALE BEGINS

DAIRY & BEEF CATTLE BEGIN AT 11:00 AM SHARPEQUIPMENT TO FOLLOW

Middlesex Livestock Auction 488 Cherry Hill Rd. • Middlefield, CT 06455

SAT., OCT 29, 2011 @ 11:00 AMFALL FEEDER CATTLE AUCTION

ALL SIZES, BREEDS & GENDER OF BEEF CATTLE ACCEPTED!PLAN TO ATTEND THIS AUCTION TO BOTH BUY & SELL.

IT IS FOCUSED ON THE FARMER TO GET THE BEST PRICES FORTHEIR FEEDER CATTLE AND FOR THE BUYER TO GET THE BEST

QUALITY TO RAISE OR SHOW.

CONSIGNMENTS ACCEPTED ON FRI., OCT. 28, 2011 FROM 12:00 noon TO 6:00 PM& SAT., OCT. 29, FROM 7:00 AM TO 11:00 AM WITH

SALE STARTING PROMPTLY AT 11:00 AM

CATTLE WILL BE FED AND WATERED FOR NO EXTRA COST!

TERMS OF SALE ---CASH OR **CHECK, MASTERCARD & VISA w/3% SURCHARGE**CERTIFIED BANK CHECK IF WE HAVENT DONE BUSINESS WITH YOU!!!!

FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL:LISA SCIRPO 860-883-5828SALE BARN 860-349-3204

RES. 860-346-8550www.auctionzip.com Email - sscirpo35@comcast.net

Ninth Annual Northeast Regional Dairy Challenge to be hosted inWatertown by Morrisville State College on Oct. 27-29

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BURLINGTON, VT —Flood recovery funds areavailable through theVermont Farm Women’sFund (VFWF) to helpwomen farmers whoseagricultural enterpriseswere impacted by Tropi-cal Storm Irene or thesevere storms in May.Awards of up to $750will be granted. Applica-tions are due Nov. 8.

VFWF, which is ad-ministered by the Uni-versity of Vermont Ex-tension Women’s Agri-cultural Network, also

provides farm businessdevelopment grants towomen to attend coursesand conferences to fur-ther their ag businessesand leadership develop-ment grants to partici-pate in agricultural poli-cy development opportu-nities. Applications forboth awards, each alsocapped at $750, will beaccepted in this currentawards cycle in additionto requests for flood re-covery funds.

Flood funds may be re-quested only for needs

and services not coveredby grants and loans fromthe Federal EmergencyManagement Agency, theU.S. Department of Agri-culture Farm ServicesAgency, U.S. Small Busi-ness Administration, theVermont Farm ViabilityEnhancement Program,Vermont Economic De-velopment Authority andother state and nationalagencies and organiza-tions.

VFWF funds may beused for, although arenot limited to, businessplanning, legal and mar-keting services, costs as-sociated with hiring re-placement labor, techni-cal assistance for facilityredesign and similar ex-penses. In addition,funds may be used to

modify or create a busi-ness plan based on theeffects of the flooding ora farm emergency planto protect against futurenatural disasters.

The money may not gotowards capital improve-ments at the farm orbusiness, building proj-ects, to pay off debts orfor purchase of farmequipment, seeds orlivestock.

Information and an on-line application form areavailable at the VFWFWeb site at www.uvm.edu/~vfwf and clickon “Application Forms.”E-mail vfwf@ uvm.edu orcall Lindsay Jones at802-751-8310, ext. 357,with questions or to re-quest an applicationform by mail.

Sunday, October 23rd 11 AM Preview 9 AM-11 AM

Elks Lodge #997 17 Spring Street Florence MA 01062

Local Estate items to include: Pennsylvania House Dining room set w/large breakfront: Twin and Full bedroom sets; tables, cedar chests, trunks,lamps, lusterware tea service; Baldwin spinet piano; vintage sheet music;Hubley cast iron Boston terrier doorstops, large birdcage, old cameras...Equipment consignment from a local college to include: Kubota L43104wd tractor w/ factory cab, 2812 hrs, sells w/6.5 ft Minute Mount snowplow,Toro 2300D REELMASTER greens mower (465hrs) Toro 223D mower 52inch deck and bagger att., late 60’s John Deere Model 140 lawn tractor,hydrastatic trans, hydraulic JD 4 ft. snowplow and JD tri blade 36in mowerdeck, Sweepster D32P6 power broom att., fertilizer drop spreader, MarathonCompactor Co. VIP3-04 trash compactor w/ wheel dumpster, 8 Ariens 8hpsnowblowers, as well as 1 each 10 hp and 11 hp,Wagner shop press, Huntertire balancer, Pro-Cut brake lathe, like new fiberglass shortbed truck cap, ‘87Coleman pop-up camper, Toro workman 3200 diesel 2WD dump body, JD664B loader, Worthington air compressor, small fork lift.

More detailed listing, photos, directions etc. available at www.auctionzip.com ID #9337.

Terms: Cash/ Check w/ proper ID/Visa-MC 15% buyers premium - 10% for

cash or check - 6.25% MA sales tax (tax exempt buyers please show resale

certificate when registering)

Raucher Brothers AuctioneersFlorence, MA

Donald Raucher MA #AU2233 ~ 413-537-3177

AUCTION

AAUCTIONUCTIONSaturday, October 22, 2011

10:30 a.m. sharp

Newport Technologies Machine Shop

Airport Rd, Newport VT

Due to Estate settlement, we will liquidate Newport

Technologies Machine Shop, One of the largest

complete tool machine shops in Vermont.

Complete list available and for preview by appointment,

call Roberts Auction Service at

802-334-2638 or 802-777-1065 cell, or

by email robertsauctions@together.netPreview also available at auctionzip.com

Real Estate available by contacting Dave Campbell at

Century 21/Farm & Forest Realty at

dave@farmandforest.com

Starting with big machines

FLAME STOCKYARDBRIGHTON COMMISSION CO.

691 Great Road, Littleton, MA 01460978-486-3698

SALE EVERY TUESDAYGoats, Lambs, Sheep, Pigs 12:30

Calves 3:00pm followed byFeeders & Beef Animals

BUYERS FROM 3 NATIONAL

SLAUGHTER HOUSES

15+ LOCAL BUYERS

Same Day Payment

TRACTORSCase IH 9110 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $23,900 . . . . . . . . FultonvilleCAT D4H LGP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $27,500 . . . . . . . . . . GoshenFord 8N w/Blade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,500 . . . . . . . . FultonvilleJD 7930 Lease return. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FultonvilleJD 4010 w/Loader. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,800 . . . . . . . . FultonvilleJD 6715 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coming In . . . . . SchaghticokeJD 8560 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coming In . . . . . . . . FultonvilleJD 8630 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coming In . . . . . . . . FultonvilleJD 4240 Quad Cab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $17,500 . . . . . . . . FultonvilleJD 5510 w/540 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $15,000 . . . . . . . . Fultonville(2) JD 244 J Loaders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $37,900 . . . . . . . . FultonvilleAC CA 2btm/cult . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,750 . . . . . . . . FultonvilleNH TL90 cab 2WD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $27,900 . . . . . . . . . ChathamAC 200 w/ cab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,900 . . . . . SchaghticokeJD 4230 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $13,500 . . . . . . . . FultonvilleJD 5425 w/542 ldr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $36,500 . . . . . . . . FultonvilleJD 5325 2WD/Cab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $26,500 . . . . . . . . FultonvilleJD 5325 2WD/Cab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $26,000 . . . . . . . . FultonvilleJD 5065M w/553. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $35,500 . . . . . . . . . . Goshen

COMPACT TRACTORSMF 1220 w/mower. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,595 . . . . . . . . . ChathamJD 2305 w/ldr & deck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $11,900 . . . . . SchaghticokeJD 110 TLB, w/cab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $27,800 . . . . . SchaghticokeJD 855 w/cab, & loader. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9,800 . . . . . SchaghticokeJD 2520 w/loader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $12,900 . . . . . . . . . ChathamJD 3720 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $24,900 . . . . . . . Clifton ParkJD 4400 w/loader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $11,500 . . . . . . . . . ChathamKioti DK455 TLB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $20,000 . . . . . . . . . . GoshenKubota L39 TLB, canopy . . . . . . . . . . . . $28,400 . . . . . . . Clifton ParkKubota L5450 loader/backhoe . . . . . . . . $21,000 . . . . . . . . . ChathamNH TC45D cab/loader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $27,500 . . . . . . . . . . GoshenNH TZ25DA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $11,900 . . . . . . . . . . Goshen

SKID STEER / CONSTRUCTION317 Skid steer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $14,500 . . . . . . . . . . GoshenCat 236 cab, heat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $19,500 . . . . . . . . FultonvilleNH L160 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $12,900 . . . . . . . . . ChathamNH L170 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $21,500 . . . . . . . . Fultonville

MOWERS CONDITIONERSNH 477 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,900 . . . . . . . . . ChathamJD 925 Moco. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,900 . . . . . . . . FultonvilleJD 946 Moco. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $13,500 . . . . . . . . . . GoshenKuhn FC 302 Moco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,500 . . . . . . . . . Chatham

TILLAGEBrillion Seeder 10’ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coming In . . . . . SchaghticokeIH 710 4 bottom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coming In . . . . . SchaghticokeIH II Shank Chisel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coming In . . . . . SchaghticokeJD 1450 4 bottom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,500 . . . . . . . . FultonvilleJD 2000 6 bottom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,500 . . . . . . . . FultonvilleJD 2500 4 bottom plow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,000 . . . . . . . . Fultonville

HAY AND FORAGEClaas 870 SPF H w/Heads . . . . . . . . . $169,500 . . . . . SchaghticokeNH 258 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,750 . . . . . . . . FultonvilleNH Flail Chopper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,500 . . . . . . . . FultonvilleDBL Rake Hitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $950 . . . . . . . . FultonvilleMiller Pro Rake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,900 . . . . . . . . FultonvilleMiller Pro Rake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,750 . . . . . . . . FultonvilleMiller 1416 merger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $28,500 . . . . . SchaghticokeMiller 1416 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $18,500 . . . . . SchaghticokeJD 714 Forage Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,750 . . . . . . . . FultonvilleJD 3960 forage harv., base unit . . . . . . . . $3,800 . . . . . . . . FultonvilleJD 3970 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9,000 . . . . . . . . FultonvilleGehl 860 w/2R 6’ po . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,950 . . . . . . . . FultonvilleGehl 1470 RB. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,500 . . . . . . . . . ChathamNH 166 inverter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,850 . . . . . . . . FultonvillePequea Fluffer 81⁄2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,500 . . . . . . . . FultonvilleFahr KH500 Tedder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,200 . . . . . . . . FultonvilleVicon 4 Star Tedder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,200 . . . . . . . . . . GoshenKuhn 500 Disc Mower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,500 . . . . . . . . . ChathamKrone 550 Tedder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,650 . . . . . . . . Fultonville

PLANTING / TILLAGEBrillion 18’ Harrow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,900 . . . . . SchaghticokeJD 220 disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,500 . . . . . . . . FultonvilleTaylorway 16’ disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,500 . . . . . SchaghticokeJD 2500 4 btm hyd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,000 . . . . . . . . FultonvilleJD 7000 4RH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,550 . . . . . . . . FultonvilleJD 12’ BWA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $750 . . . . . . . . Fultonville

BALERSNH 326 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,900 . . . . . SchaghticokeNH 316 baler. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,500 . . . . . . . . . . GoshenJD 335 Round Baler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,850 . . . . . . . . FultonvilleHesston 560 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,500 . . . . . . . . . ChathamHesston Rounder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,500 . . . . . . . . Fultonville

MISCELLANEOUSHARDI 210 3pt Sprayer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,850 . . . . . . . . FultonvillePOLARIS RAZOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,950 . . . . . . . . FultonvilleARCTIC CAT 650 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,850 . . . . . . . . FultonvilleJD 135 mixer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,500 . . . . . . . . FultonvilleJD 245 loader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,500 . . . . . SchaghticokeJD 840 loader w/643. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,950 . . . . . . . . . ChathamJD 6620 combine, 4wd, w/643. . . . . . Coming In . . . . . . . . FultonvilleJD 6600 combine w/215 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,800 . . . . . . . . FultonvilleJD 7000 Series 3 pt./PTO, front hitch . . . $4,950 . . . . . . . . FultonvilleH&S 125 spreader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,000 . . . . . . . . FultonvilleGreat Bend loader for JD 7000’s . . . . . . . $5,500 . . . . . . . . FultonvilleBush Hog 4 ft. mower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $850 . . . . . . . . . Chatham7’Loader blade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $875 . . . . . . . . FultonvilleLandpride 7’ HD Blade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,900 . . . . . SchaghticokeFrontier 7’ HD back blade, hyd Angle . . . $1,850 . . . . . Schaghticoke

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Monday, October 17• Hosking Sales, 6096 NYS Rt. 8,New Berlin, NY (30 miles S. of Utica& 6 miles N. of New Berlin). MonthlyLamb, Sheep, Goat & Pig Sale. Aflock of 35 sheep & lambs from onefarm ranging from 50 - 100# goodquality. Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-699-3637, 607-847-8800, cell 607-972-1770 or 1771

www.hoskingsales.com• 8:00 AM: Half Acre Market, RidgeRd., Auburn, NY. Drop Off Only. JohnKelley, Empire Livestock Marketing,315-258-9752.• 12:00 Noon: Pavilion Market, 357Lake St., Pavilion, NY. Regular sale.Don Yahn, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Em-pire Livestock Marketing, 585-584-3033, 585-738-2104.• 12:30 PM: Dryden Market, 49 E.Main St., Dryden, NY. Calves. PhilLaug, Manager, Empire LivestockMarketing, 607-844-9104• 12:30 PM: Hosking Sales, 6096NYS Rt. 8, New Berlin, NY (30 milesS. of Utica & 6 miles N. of NewBerlin). Misc. & Small Animals. 1:00pm Dairy. We now sell Lambs,Goats, Pigs & Feeders immediatelyfollowing Dairy. Calves & Cull Beefapprox. 5-5:30 pm. Tom & BrendaHosking 607-699-3637, 607-847-8800, cell 607-972-1770 or 1771

www.hoskingsales.com• 12:30 PM: Burton Livestock, Ver-non, NY. Sheep, Goats, Pigs, Horses

& Hay. 1:30 pm Calves & Beef. DaleChambers, Manager, Empire Live-stock Marketing, 315-829-3105• 2:00 PM: Gouverneur Market, 952US Hwy. 11, Gouverneur, NY.Calves, Pigs, Goats, Dairy and Beef.Jack Bero, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Em-pire Livestock Marketing, 315-322-3500, sale barn 315-287-0220• 4:00 PM: Chatham Market, 2249Rte. 203, Chatham, NY. RegularSale. Harold Renwick, Mgr. & Auc-tioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing,518-392-3321.

Tuesday, October 18• 10:00 AM: 840 Fordsbush Rd., FortPlain, NY. Auction every Tuesday.Groceries, hay, straw, grain & fire-wood. Mohawk Valley Produce Auc-tion, 518-568-3579• 1:00 PM: Central Bridge Livestock,Rte. 30A, Central Bridge, NY. Dairy,sheep, goats, pigs and horses; 3:30PM feeders followed by beef andcalves. Tim Miller, Mgr. & Auctioneer,Empire Livestock Marketing, 518-868-2006, 800-321-3211.

Wednesday, October 19• Manassas, VA. Cat ConstructionEquip., Support, Attachments, Fork-lifts, Dump Trucks, Pickups & Equip-ment Trailers. Alex Lyon & Son,Sales Managers & Auctioneers,315-633-2944

www.lyonauction.com• Allentown, PA. State Auction. Com-plete Liquidation of Automotive Dis-

mantling Operation. MAC CarCrusher, Rubber Tired Loaders,Rollback & Dump Trucks, Vans. Over100 Cars (40-50 running), UNBE-LIEVABLE Accumulation of Motors,Transmissions, Shocks, Glass &Much More.Online bidding available.Alex Lyon & Son, Sales Managers &Auctioneers, 315-633-2944

www.lyonauction.com• 8:00 AM: Half Acre Market, RidgeRd., Auburn, NY. Drop Off Only. JohnKelley, Empire Livestock Marketing,315-258-9752• 9:30 AM: Cherry Creek Market,6732 Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek,NY. Monthly Heifer Sale. Early con-signments include 32 open heifers &12 bred heifers. Don Yahn, Mgr. &Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Mar-ket, 716-296-5041, 585-738-2104• 9:30 AM: Cherry Creek Market,6732 Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek,NY. Monthly Heifer Sale. Followed byour regular Wednesday sale at 1:30pm. Don Yahn, Mgr. & Auctioneer,Empire Livestock Marketing, 716-296-5041, 585-738-2104.• 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regularlivestock sale every Wednesday. Fin-ger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515.

www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com• 1:30 PM: Dryden Market, 49 E.Main St., Dryden, NY. Phil Laug,Manager, Empire Livestock Market-

ing, 607-844-9104• 1:30 PM: Burton Livestock, Vernon,NY. Calves followed by beef. DaleChambers, Manager, Empire Live-stock Marketing, 315-829-3105• 1:30 PM: Cherry Creek Market,6732 Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek,NY. Regular sale. Don Yahn, Mgr. &Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Mar-ket, 716-296-5041, 585-738-2104

Thursday, October 20• 140 Manda Ct., Troy, MO. Com-plete Liquidation of Concrete Pre-cast Plant plus Real Estate. AlexLyon & Son, Sales Managers & Auc-tioneers, 315-633-2944, Site phone262-903-6269

www.lyonauction.com• Gordonville, PA. Jo-Lan FarmComplete Dispersal. John & RachelLantz, owners. Co-Managed by TheCattle Exchange & StonehurstFarms. The Cattle Exchange, DaveRama, 607-746-2226

daveramasr@cattlexchange.comwww.cattlexchange.com

• 8:00 AM: Half Acre Market, RidgeRd., Auburn, NY. Drop off only. JohnKelley, Empire Livestock Marketing,315-258-9752• 9:00 AM: 423 Ashwood Rd., Dar-lington, PA. Construction Equip.,Trucks & Trailers. Yoder & Frey Auc-tioneers, Inc., 419-865-3990

info@yoderandfrey.comwww.yoderandfrey.com

• 12:30 PM: Pavilion Market, 357

AUCTION CALENDAR

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To Have Your Auction Listed, See Your Sales Representativeor Contact David Dornburgh at 518-673-0109 • Fax 518-673-2381

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

Sale every Monday & ThursdaySpecializing in Complete Farm Dispersals

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

802-388-2661 • 802-388-2639

ALEX LYON & SON Sales Managers & Auctioneers, Inc.

Jack Lyon Bridgeport, NY

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

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

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

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

AUCTIONS INTERNATIONAL808 Borden Rd.

Buffalo, NY 14227800-536-1401

www.auctionsinternational.com

BENUEL FISHER AUCTIONSFort Plain, NY518-568-2257

Licensed & Bonded in PA #AU005568

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

802-785-2161

DANN AUCTIONEERS DELOS DANN

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

www.cnyauctions.comdannauctioneers.htm

DELARM & TREADWAYSale Managers & Auctioneers

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

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

EMPIRE LIVESTOCK MARKETING LLC5001 Brittonfield Parkway

P.O. Box 4844, East Syracuse, NY

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

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

Livestock Sale every Wednesday at 1 PMFeeder Cattle Sales monthly

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

FRANKLIN USED EQUIPMENT SALES, INC.AUCTION SERVICE

Franklin, NY607-829-5172

Over 30 Years Experience in Farm Equipment Auctions

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

fwalker2@stny.rr.com

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

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

Fax 570-546-9344www.fraleyauction.com

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

607-863-3821www.genewoodsauctionserviceinc.com

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

607-642-3293www.goodrichauctionservice.com

H&L AUCTIONSMalone, NY

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

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

HARRIS WILCOX, INC.Bergen, NY

585-494-1880 www.harriswilcox.com

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Lake St., Pavilion, NY. Regular sale.Don Yahn, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Em-pire Livestock Marketing, 585-584-3033, 585-738-2104.• 1:15 PM: Burton Livestock, Vernon,NY. Dairy Cattle followed by Beef &Calves. Dale Chambers, Manager,Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-829-3105• 2:00 PM: Gouverneur Market, 952US Hwy. 11, Gouverneur, NY.Calves, Pigs, Goats, Dairy and Beef.Jack Bero, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Em-pire Livestock Marketing, 315-322-3500, sale barn 315-287-0220• 5:00 PM: Central Bridge Livestock,Rte. 30A, Central Bridge, NY.Calves, followed by Beef. Tim Miller,Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire LivestockMarketing, 518-868-2006, 800-321-3211.

Friday, October 21• Ben K. Stolzfus Farm, Intercourse,PA. Vision-Gen & Partners Elite Of-fering. Hosted by Vision Genetics.Co-Managed by The Cattle Ex-change & Stonehurst Farms. TheCattle Exchange, Dave Rama, 607-746-2226

daveramasr@cattlexchange.comwww.cattlexchange.com

• 10:00 AM: 840 Fordsbush Rd., FortPlain, NY. Auction every Friday. Fullline of produce, bedding plants &flowers. Mohawk Valley ProduceAuction, 518-568-3579• 10:00 AM: 840 Fordsbush Rd., FortPlain, NY. Auction every Friday. Full

line of produce, bedding plants &flowers. Mohawk Valley ProduceAuction, 518-568-3579• 10:00 AM: 840 Fordsbush Rd., FortPlain, NY. Auction every Friday. Fullline of produce, bedding plants &flowers. Mohawk Valley ProduceAuction, 518-568-3579• 10:00 AM: 840 Fordsbush Rd., FortPlain, NY. Auction every Friday. Fullline of produce, bedding plants &flowers. Mohawk Valley ProduceAuction, 518-568-3579

Saturday, October 22• 8:30 AM: 8721 Woodbine Rd.,Airville, PA. Public Auction for PaulBreaud. Dump Trucks, Backhoe,Skid Loader, Paving Equip., ShopTools, Repairable Vehicles. LeamanAuctions, J. Edward Leaman 610-662-8149, 717-464-1128

www.leamanauctions.com• 9:00 AM: Syracuse, NY (NYS Fair-grounds). Onondaga County AreaMunicipal Equipment Auction of Mu-nicipal & Contractor Equipment. RoyTeitsworth, Inc., Auctioneers, 585-243-1563.

www.teitsworth.com• 10:30 AM: Lyman Truk & Auto,2429 Rt. 16, Olean, NY. Garage Auc-tion. Tools, Equipment, Truck Parts,Forklift, Wreckers, etc. R.G. MasonAuctions, 585-567-8844

www.rgmasonauctions.com• 10:30 AM: Woodhull, NY (SteubenCo.). Levi Farmwald RetirementAuction. Horses, Dairy Herd & Farm

Machinery. Pirrung Auctioneers, Inc.585-728-2520

www.pirrunginc.com• 10:30 AM: Castile, NY. Ward Bros.Machinery & Cattle Dispersal. DonYahn, Mgr. & Auctioneer, EmpireLivestock Market, 716-296-5041,585-738-2104• 11:00 AM: Hosking Sales, 6096NYS Rt. 8, New Berlin, NY (30 milesS. of Utica & 6 miles N. of NewBerlin). Fall Machinery Sale. We willbe accepting Machinery on Thurs.20th & Fri. 21st. Already consigned:Case 5220 tractor 4WD loader, cab;NH L150 Skid Loader; HLAsand/sawdust shooter; Rissler 510feed cart mixer. Please call to getinto the following ads. Tom & BrendaHosking 607-699-3637, 607-847-8800, cell 607-972-1770 or 1771

www.hoskingsales.com• 11:00 AM: Dutchess County Fair-grounds, Rhinebeck, NY. The East-ern New York Fall Heifer Sale.kmooney498@aol.com, or call 845-

702-3643• 10:30 AM: Newport, VT. Selling allTools and Equipment for NewortTechnologies Machine Shop.Roberts Auction Service, 802-334-2638.

Tuesday, October 25• 10:00 AM: 12601 State Rd. 545,North Winter Garden, FL. Rental Re-turns of Late Model Construction,Support Equip., Trucks & Trailers.Alex Lyon & Son, Sales Managers &

Auctioneerswww.lyonauction.com

Wednesday, October 26• 10:00 AM: 175 Wolf Run Rd.,Cuba, NY. Estate of Steve Petzen.Excavating Equip. & Trucks. RoyTeitsworth, Inc., Auctioneers, 585-243-1563.

www.teitsworth.com• 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regularlivestock sale every Wednesday. Fin-ger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515.

www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com• 1:30 PM: Cherry Creek Market,6732 Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek,NY. Milking Herd Dispersal. DonYahn, Mgr. & Auctioneer, EmpireLivestock Market, 716-296-5041,585-738-2104

Thursday, October 27• Moira, NY. Carl & Annabelle Bilow.85 head of Quality Dairy Cattle.“Super Milk” every year since 1986.Delarm & Treadway, Sale Managers& Auctioneers, 518-483-4106• Cleveland, OH. Complete Liquida-tion Cat Construction Equip. AlexLyon & Son, Sales Managers & Auc-tioneers

www.lyonauction.com• 5:00 PM: 2105 Ireland Rd., Brock-port, NY. Estate of Skeeter VanMarter. Tools & Equipment. HarrisWilcox, Inc., Auctioneers & Apprais-ers, 585-494-1880

www.harriswilcox.com

PARTICIPATING AUCTIONEERSHOSKING SALES

Sales Managers & Auctioneer6810 W. River Rd., Nichols, NY 13812Tom & Brenda Hosking • AU 005392

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 the Web site.607-699-3637

Fax 607-699-3661www.hoskingsales.com

hoskingsales@stny.rr.com

HOSKING SALES-FORMER WELCHLIVESTOCK MARKET

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

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

www.hoskingsales.comhoskingsales@stny,rr.com

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

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

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

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

Equipment on Commission or Outright In Business Since 1948!

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

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

Fax 607-692-4327www.manasseauctions.com

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

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

Res. 860-346-8550

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

518-568-3579

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

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

Sales Mon., Wed. • Thurs. Special Sales

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

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

NORTHAMPTON COOP. AUCTIONWhately, MA • Farmer Owned Since 1949

Livestock Commission Auction Sales at noon every Tues.

Consignments at 9 AM413-665-8774

NORTHERN NEW YORK DAIRY SALESNorth Bangor, NY

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

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

802-524-2991 www.nnyds.com

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

585-728-2520 • Fax 585-728-3378www.pirrunginc.com

James P. Pirrung

R.G. MASON AUCTIONSRichard G. Mason

We do all types of auctionsComplete auction service & equipment

Phone/Fax 585-567-8844

ROBERTS AUCTION SERVICEMARCEL J. ROBERTS

Specializing in farm liquidations.802-334-2638

802-777-1065 cellrobertsauction@together.net

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

Groveland, Geneseo, NY 14454585-243-1563

www.teitsworth.com

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

518-695-6663Owner: Henry J. Moak

WILLIAM KENT, INC.Sales Managers & Auctioneers

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

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

802-334-6115 • www.wrightsauctions.com

AUCTION CALENDARTo Have Your Auction Listed, See Your Sales Representative

or Contact David Dornburgh at 518-673-0109 • Fax 518-673-2381

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Friday, October 28• Bloomfield, NY. Bennett FarmsMilking Herd & Bred Heifer Disper-sal. Bennett Farms, Inc. owners. TheCattle Exchange, Dave Rama, 607-746-2226

daveramasr@cattlexchange.comwww.cattlexchange.com

• Detroit, MI. Large Construction,Agricultural Equip., Attachments,Support Equip. Alex Lyon & Son,Sales Managers & Auctioneers

www.lyonauction.comSaturday, October 29

• Syracuse, NY. Construction, Sup-port, Attachments, Aerials, Trucks &Trailers. Alex Lyon & Son, SalesManagers & Auctioneers

www.lyonauction.com• 20 McCormick Rd., Spencer, MA.Estate of George Adgalanis. 4 Fordtractors, Trucks & Tools, Hay & otherequipment. Auctioneer Phil Jacquier,Inc., 413-569-6421

www.jacquierauctions.com• 9:00 AM: 5563 East Main St.,Batavia, NY. Empire Tractor Reloca-tion Auction. Farm Tractors, Equip-ment, Agricultural Parts, StoreInventory, Store Pictures. RoyTeitsworth, Inc., Auctioneers, 585-243-1563.

www.teitsworth.com• 10:00 AM: Mason Facility, 10784Rt. 19, Fillmore, NY. Annual FallConsignment Auction. Tractors,Farm Equip., Construction, ATV’s,Classic Cars, Tools, Trucks, Camper,Generators, Boats and Lumber.R.G. Mason Auctions, 585-567-8844or 585-261-8844

www.rgmasonauctions.com• 11:00 AM: Middlesex LivestockAuction, 488 Cherry Hill Rd., Middle-field, CT. Fall Feeder Cattle Auction.Accepting consignments Fri., Oct.28 12-6 pm; Sat. Oct 29, 7-11 am.Middlesex Livestock Auction, LisaScirpo 860-883-5828, Sale Barn860-349-3204

Tuesday, November 1• Pell City, AL. Truck Tractor & Spe-cialized Trailer Auction. Large quan-tity of specialized trailers of differentconfigurations: 19 axles, Trail Kings,Liddell, Hobb & others. Alex Lyon &Son, Sales Managers & Auctioneers

www.lyonauction.comWednesday, November 2

• 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regularlivestock sale every Wednesday. Fin-ger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515.

www.fingerlakeslivestockex.comThursday, November 3

• 9:30 AM: Goodrtich Imp., Inc.,7166 St. Rt. 38, Newark Valley, NY.Public Auction. 100+ Flood Unitsplus more. Goodrich Auction Ser-

vice, 607-642-3293www.goodrichauctionservice.com

Saturday, November 5• Canaan Tire, Gandolfo Dr,Canaan, CT. 5 Oliver Tractors, 1989Ford Service Truck, Tire and ServiceEquipment, Office Equipment. Auc-tioneer Phil Jacquier, 413-569-6421• Delaware, OH. Late Model RentalReturn Construction Equip., AerialLifts, Attachments, Support Equip. &Camping Trailers. Alex Lyon & Son,Sales Managers & Auctioneers

www.lyonauction.com• Ithaca, NY. New York Holstein FallHarvest Sale. The Cattle Exchange,Dave Rama, 607-746-2226

daveramasr@cattlexchange.comwww.cattlexchange.com

• Ithaca, NY. NY Fall Harvest Sale.Hosted by Cornell University DairyScience Club. The Cattle Exchange,Dave Rama, 607-746-2226

daveramasr@cattlexchange.comwww.cattlexchange.com

• 8:30 AM: Gray’s Field, Rt. 5, Fair-lee, VT. Public Consignment Auctionof Farm Machinery, ConstructionEquipment, Autos, Trucks, Trailersand small tools. Consignments ac-cepted on Friday from 8 am till noon.C.W. Gray & Sons, Inc., CompleteAuction Services, 802-785-2161• 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock,3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. FeederCattle sale. Please vaccinate yourcattle & bring documentation. Cattleaccepted Thurs. & Fri. between 7:30am - 6 pm. Finger Lakes LivestockExchange, 585-394-1515.

www.fingerlakeslivestockex.comWednesday, November 9

• 11:00 AM: Cherry Creek Market,6732 Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek,NY. Monthly Feeder Sale. Followedby our regular Wednesday sale at1:30 pm. Don Yahn, Mgr. & Auction-eer, Empire Livestock Marketing,716-296-5041, 585-738-2104.• 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regularlivestock sale every Wednesday. Fin-ger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515.

www.fingerlakeslivestockex.comThursday, November 10

• Ben K. Stolzfus Farm, Intercourse,PA. Reserved for a major New YorkHerd Dispersal w/ a BAA of 110%!Co-Managed by The Cattle Ex-change & Stonehurst Farms. TheCattle Exchange, Dave Rama, 607-746-2226

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

• 11:30 AM: Hosking Sales, 6096NYS Rt. 8, New Berlin, NY (30 milesS. of Utica & 6 miles N. of NewBerlin). Fall Premier All Breeds Sale.100 head of quality all breeds sell.Call to participate in this sale. Selec-tions are underway. Call if you wantto participate. Tom & Brenda Hosk-ing 607-699-3637, 607-847-8800,

cell 607-972-1770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com

Saturday, November 12• Madison, NY. Fern Hill Farm II Milk-ing Herd Dispersal. 100 outstandingregistered Holsteins sell. JackRussin & Family, owners. The CattleExchange, Dave Rama, 607-746-2226

daveramasr@cattlexchange.comwww.cattlexchange.com

• Racine, WI. Late Model Earthmov-ing Equip., Truck Tractors, DumpTrailers, Equip. Trailers, Campers.Alex Lyon & Son, Sales Managers &Auctioneers

www.lyonauction.com• 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock,3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. FeederCattle sale. Please vaccinate yourcattle & bring documentation. Cattleaccepted Thurs. & Fri. between 7:30am - 6 pm. Finger Lakes LivestockExchange, 585-394-1515.

www.fingerlakeslivestockex.comTuesday, November 15

• Houston, TX. Late Model Con-struction Equip., Aerials, Forklifts,Support, Trucks & Trailers. Alex Lyon& Son, Sales Managers & Auction-eers

www.lyonauction.comWednesday, November 16

• The Pines Farm, Barton, VT. 150thTop of Vermont Invitational DairySale. Free turkey for every buyer!Sales Managers, Northeast King-dom Sales, 802-525-4774, Auction-eer Reg Lussier 802-626-8892

neks@together.net• 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regularlivestock sale every Wednesday. Fin-ger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515.

www.fingerlakeslivestockex.comThursday, November 17

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

info@yoderandfrey.comwww.yoderandfrey.com

• 4:30 PM: Bath Market, Bath, NY.Special Feeder Calf and Beef Re-placement Sales. Phil Laug, Mgr.,Empire Livestock Marketing, 607-776-2000 or 315-427-7845.

Saturday, November 19• Ledyard, CT (Foxwood Casino).Earthmoving Construction Equip.,Aerial Lifts, Forklifts, Support, DumpTrucks, Truck Tractors, Equip. &Dump Trailers. Alex Lyon & Son,Sales Managers & Auctioneers

www.lyonauction.comWednesday, November 23

• 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regularlivestock sale every Wednesday. Fin-ger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515.

www.fingerlakeslivestockex.comWednesday, November 30

• 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regularlivestock sale every Wednesday. Fin-

ger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515.

www.fingerlakeslivestockex.comSaturday, December 3

• 9:00 AM: Teitsworth Auction Yard,Groveland, NY. Special Winter Con-signment Auction of Farm & Con-struction Equipment, Heavy & LightTrucks, Liquidations & Consign-ments. Roy Teitsworth, Inc., Auction-eers, 585-243-1563.

www.teitsworth.com• 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock,3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. FeederCattle sale. Please vaccinate yourcattle & bring documentation. Cattleaccepted Thurs. & Fri. between 7:30am - 6 pm. Finger Lakes LivestockExchange, 585-394-1515.

www.fingerlakeslivestockex.comWednesday, December 7

• 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regularlivestock sale every Wednesday. Fin-ger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515.

www.fingerlakeslivestockex.comSaturday, December 10

• 9:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. HorseSale. Finger Lakes Livestock Ex-change, 585-394-1515.

www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com• 11:00 AM: Ulysses, PA (PotterCo.). Fox Hill Farms (The HoopesFamily) Complete line of upscalevegetable farm equipment. Real es-tate sells at 10:15 am. Pirrung Auc-tioneers, Inc. 585-728-2520

www.pirrunginc.comWednesday, December 14

• 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regularlivestock sale every Wednesday. Fin-ger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515.

www.fingerlakeslivestockex.comThursday, December 15

• 4:30 PM: Bath Market, Bath, NY.Special Feeder Calf and Beef Re-placement Sales. Phil Laug, Mgr.,Empire Livestock Marketing, 607-776-2000 or 315-427-7845.

Wednesday, December 21• 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regularlivestock sale every Wednesday. Fin-ger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515.

www.fingerlakeslivestockex.comWednesday, December 28

• 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regularlivestock sale every Wednesday. Fin-ger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515.

www.fingerlakeslivestockex.comSaturday, January 7

• 10:00 AM: 3517 Railroad Ave.,Alexander, NY. Z&M Ag & Turf Auc-tion. Public Auction Sale of FarmTractors, Machinery, Landscape,Tools and Lawn Tractor-Mowers.Roy Teitsworth, Inc., Auctioneers,585-243-1563.

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MIDDLESEXLIVESTOCK AUCTION

Middlefield, CTOctober 11, 2011

On the Hoof, Dollars/CwtCalves:45-60# .25-.30; 61-75# .35-.40; 76-90# .45-.50;91-105# .55-.5750; 106# &up .60-.65.Farm Calves: .6750-.81Started Calves: .24-.28Veal Calves: .70-1.20Heifers: Open .65-1.4750;Beef .61-.69.Feeder Steers: .63-.95;Beef .55-1Stock Bull: .87-1.15Beef Bull: 79-90Boars: one at .08Sows: one at .24Butcher Hogs: one at .60Feeder Pigs (ea): 15-50Sheep, ea: 95-285Lambs, ea: 120-270Goats, ea: 65-180; Kids47.50-150Canners: up to 59.75Cutters: 60-64Utility: 65-75Rabbits: 6-17Chickens: 5-18Ducks: 10-25

ADDISON COUNTYCOMMISSION SALESEast Middlebury, VT

October 6, 2011Cattle: 162Calves: 192Slaughter Cows: Breakers75-80% lean 67-75.50;Boners 80-85% lean 62-74;Lean 85-90% lean 50-65.50.Feeder Calves: Hols. Bulls92-125# 75-115; 80-92# notwell tested.Vealers: 100-125# 45-77;90-100# 60-75; 80-90# 40-70; 70-80# 50-70.

COSTA & SONSLIVESTOCK & SALES

Fairhaven, MAOctober 12, 2011

Cows: Canners 10-47; Cut-ters 48-60; Util 61.50-73.Bulls: 47-87Steers: Sel 101-105; Hols.54-83.50.Heifers: Sel 74-81; Hols.56-84.50.Calves: 2-84/ea.Feeders: 43-134Sheep: 125Lambs: 155Goats: 97-150/ea; Kids 55-125/ea.Sows: 30Feeder Pigs: 40-56/ea.Roaster Pigs: 74-88/ea.Chickens: 2-13Rabbits: 2.50-26Ducks: 4-18.50* Sale every Wed. @ 7 pm.

FLAME LIVESTOCKLittleton, MA

October 11, 2011Beef Cattle: Canners 35-50; Cutters 50-65; Util 62-72; Bulls 75-85; Steers 70-110; Heifers 65-80.Calves: Growers No. 70100; Veal 60-80; Heifers 1-1.25.Hogs: Feeders 40/ea; Sows.40-.50; Roasters 60-80/ea.

Sheep: .75-1; Lambs 1.55-2.10.Goats: 60-120/ea; Billies75-170/ea; Kids 20-80/ea.

NORTHAMPTONCOOPERATIVE AUCTION, INCWhately, MA

October 11, 2011Calves: (/cwt) 0-60# 20-35;61-75# 15-65; 76-95# 40-65; 96-105# 43-55; 106# &up 48-57.Farm Calves: 70-110/cwtFeeders: 71-100/cwtSteers: 45-71/cwtBulls: 69-70/cwt.Canners: 39-50/cwtCutters: 50.50-67/cwtUtility: 69-76.50/cwtSows: 31/cwtPigs: 40/ea.Lambs: 85-220/cwtSheep: 45-140/cwtGoats: 54-190/ea.Rabbits: 1-6/ea.Poultry: .25-13/ea.Hay (16 lots): .50-4.20/bale.northamptonlivestockauc-tion.homestead.com

HACKETTSTOWN AUCTION

Hackettstown, NJOctober 11, 2011

Livestock: 33 Calves .02-1.28, Avg .73; 43 Cows.34.5-.80, Avg .61; 8 EasyCows .22-.43.5, Avg .38; 25Feeders 300-600# .15-1.10,Avg .74; 6 Heifers .56-.87.5,Avg .74; 5 Bulls .58-.88, Avg.66; 9 Steers .45-.90, Avg.76; 3 Hogs .71-.81, Avg .76;36 Sheep .58-1.22, Avg .99;2 Lambs (ea) 80, 83 (/#)1.16-2.12, Avg 1.80; 23Goats (ea) 40-225, Avg105.93; 35 Kids (ea) 11-87.50, Avg 44.50. Total 311.Poultry & Egg: Heavy Fowl(/#) 1-1.10; Pullets (ea)4.25-14; Roosters (/#) 1.10,(ea) 1.50-8; Ducks (ea) 5-6;Rabbits (/#) 1-1.60; Pigeons(ea) 2-4.50; Guineas (ea)7.50-9.Grade A Eggs: White JumXL 1.60; L 1.30; Brown JumXL 1.90-1.95; L 1.87; M1.14.Hay, Straw & Grain: 12Mixed 2.10-6.10; 13 Grass2.50-4; 1 Mulch 2.50; 1 OatStraw 2.50; 2 Firewood 35.Total 29.

CAMBRIDGE VALLEYLIVESTOCK MARKET,

INCCambridge, NY

No report

EMPIRE LIVESTOCKMARKET

BURTON LIVESTOCKVernon, NY

October 6, 2011Calves (/#): Hfrs. .60-1.50;Grower Bull over 92# .70-1.10; 80-92# .60-1.Cull Cows (/#): Gd .62-.72;Lean .40-.63; Hvy. BeefBulls .60-.75.Dairy Replacements (/hd):Fresh Cows 600-1200;

Sringing Cows 800-1000;Springing Hfrs. 1000-1450;Bred Hfrs. 700-1150; FreshHfrs. 800-1650; Open Hfrs.300-800; Started Hfrs. 100-300; Service Bulls 600-1000.Beef (/#): Feeders .60-1;Hols. Sel .70-.88.Lamb/Sheep (/#): Feeder.75-1; Market .75-1.50;Slaughter Sheep .30-.50.Goats (/hd): Billies 75-150;Nannies 70-100; Kids 25-60.

CENTRAL BRIDGELIVESTOCK

Central Bridge, NYOctober 4, 2011

Calves (/#): Hfrs. .75-1.50;Grower Bull over 92# .60-1.10; 80-92# .60-1.Cull Cows (/#): Gd .58-.73;Lean .40-.64; Hvy. BeefBulls .60-.76.Dairy Replacements (/hd):Fresh Cows 700-1400;Springing Cows 750-1200;Springing Hfrs. 700-1350;Bred Hfrs. 600-1200; FreshHfrs. 700-1300; Open Hfrs.300-800; Started Hfrs. 150-400.Beef (/#): Feeders .55-.90.Lamb & Sheep (/#): Feeder.80-1.50; Market 1-1.80;Slaughter Sheep .30-.55.Goats (/hd): Billies 100-170; Nannies 70-100; Kids30-80.Swine (/#): Sow .35-.50.

CHATHAM MARKET Chatham, NY

October 10, 2011Calves (/#): Grower over92# .90-1.20; 80-92# .60-.75; Bob Veal .49-.57.Cull Cows (/#): Gd .62-.68;Lean .53-.5950; Hvy. BeefBulls .6250.Beef (/hd): Feeders .400-700# 62-95; Beef Ch Hfr. 68-68.50; Hols. Ch Steer 55;Veal .150-500# 98-109.Lamb/Sheep (/#): Feeder1.30-1.80; Market 1.45-1.95;Slaughter .50-.55.Goats (/#): Billes 1.35-1.60;Nannies .75-.90; Kids .55-.65.*Buyers always looking forpigs.

CHERRY CREEK Cherry Creek, NYOctober 5, 2011

Calves (/#): Grower over92# .80-1.15; 80-92# .50-1.05; Bob Veal .05-.60.Cull Cows (/#): Gd .60-.69;Lean .40-.61; Hvy. BeefBulls .68-.73.Beef (/#): Feeders 400-600# .80-1.40; Veal 200-300# 1.10; Hfrs. .90-.95;Steer .88-.93; Hols. Sel .75-.82.Lambs (/#): Market 1.40-1.60; Slaughter .40-.50.Swine (/#): Hog .70; Sow.52; Boar .20.

DRYDEN MARKET Dryden, NY

October 5, 2011Calves (/#): Grower Bullover 92# .90-1.20; 80-92#

.65-1; Bob Veal .20-.50.Cull Cows (/#): Gd .66-.72;Lean .55-.64; Hvy. BeefBulls .66-.72.

GOUVERNEUR LIVESTOCK

Governeur, NYNo report

PAVILION MARKETPavilion, NY

October 3, 2011Calves (/#): Grower Calvesover 92# 1-1.35; 80-92# .50-1.20; Bob Veal .05-.70.Cull Cows (/#): Gd .60-.72;Lean .40-.62; Hvy. BeefBulls .65-.78.Beef (/#): Ch 1.07; Hols. Ch.92; Sel .82-.85.

BATH MARKET Bath, NY

September 29, 2011Calves (/#): Hfrs. 1-2.10;Grower Bulls over 92# 1-1.45; 80-92# .70-1.15; BobVeal .20-.50.Cull Calves (/#): Gd .61-.69; Lean .55-.63; Hvy. BeefBulls .70-.81.Beef (/#): Feeders .60-.85.Lamb/Sheep (/#): Market1.30-1.40; Slaughter Sheep.45-.50.Goats (/hd): Billies 75-95;Nannies 70-85.Swine (/#): Sow .46-.50;Boar .20-.25.

FINGER LAKES LIVESTOCK AUCTION

Canandaigua, NY October 12, 2011

Dairy Cows for Slaughter:Bone Util 42-78;Canners/Cutters 38-72;Bulls dairy HY Util 60-70.Slaughter Calves: Bobs95-110# 30-65; 80-95# 25-62.50; 60-80# 20-60.Dairy Calves Ret. to Feed:Bull over 95# 80-135; 80-95# 75-130; 70-80# 50-60;Hfrs. 72.50-190; Bull calvesover 95# 77.50-112.50.Beef Steers: Ch grain fed101-116.50; Sel 83-90.50;Hols. Ch grain fed 88-100.50; Sel 71-83.50.Hogs: Sows US 61; BoarsUS 1-3 26; Feeders US 1-3

10-30.Slaughter Sheep: M 60-61.Goats (/hd): Billies L 110#& up 60-112.50.

FINGER LAKES HAY AUCTIONPenn Yan, NY

No report.Hay Fridays @ 11:15. Pro-duce Mon. @ 10 am, Wed-Fri. @ 9 am sharp!

FINGER LAKESPRODUCE AUCTION

Penn Yan, NYNo report

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

HOSKING SALESNew Berlin, NY

October 10, 2011Cattle: Bone Util .60-.70;Canners/Cutters .58-.65;Easy Cows .60 & dn.Bulls: Bulls/Steers .60-.70.Feeders: Hfrs. .80-1.19;Bulls 1.19-1.24; Steers 1.16-1.27.Calves: Bull Calves 96-120# .80-1.25; up to 95#.10-.95; Hols. Hfrs. under100# 1.5250.Dairy: Top milking age1950; Top Bred Hfr. 1725;Top Open Hfr. 690.

BELKNAP LIVESTOCKAUCTION

Belknap, PANo report

BELLEVILLE LIVESTOCKAUCTION

Belleville, PAOctober 5, 2011

Slaughter Cows: Breakers75-80% lean 64-67.75, lodress 58-63.50; Boners 80-85% lean 58-63.75, hi dress61.75-65.25; Lean 85-90%lean 52-58.50, hi dress 60,lo dress 44.50-51.75.Slaughter Bulls: YG 11315-1520# 67.50-68; hidress 1630# 75;YG 2 1135#62.75.Feeder Cattle: Steers M&L1 315-420# 108-126; 510-565# 111-119; M 2 225#108; Hfrs. L 2 490# 68; L 3

385# 57; Bulls L 1 585# 70;L 2 435# 87; 680# 60; L 3275-460# 50-75; 500# 58; L3 Hols. 270-420# 66-70.Feeder Calves: No. 1 Hols.Bulls 95-115# 120-147; No.2 Hols. 95-115# 82-120; 85-90# 62-72; No. 3 95-110#57-77; 75-90# 47-60; No. 1Hols. Hfrs. 95-105# 180-210/hd; No. 2 Hols. hfrs. 80-100# 100-140/hd; BeefX100# 100.Vealers: 65-100# 12-57.Boars: 300# 45/hd; Jr. 220#105/hd.Feeder Pigs: US 1-3 15-55# 24-54; 65-90# 44-84.Slaughter Sheep: LambsCh 2-3 50-60# 150-185; 70-100# 120-185; Gd & Ch 1-260-105# 100-120; Yearlings115-145# 90-100; Ewes Gd2-3 145-180# 80-95; Rams145-175# 80-105.Slaughter Goats: Kids Sel1 60-70# 82.50-85; Sel 2 25-40# 27.50-45; 45-55# 40-75;Sel 3 20-50# 15-40; NanniesSel 1 100-120# 80-82.50;Sel 2 100-130# 60-75; Sel 380-100# 20-50; Wethers Sel1 160# 175.

CARLISLE LIVESTOCKMARKET, INC Carlisle, PA

October 11, 2011Slaughter Cows: Breakers68-75; Boners 62.50-71.50;Lean 60-68; Big Middle/lodress/lights 55-64.25; Shelly54 & dn.Calves Ret. to Farm: Hols.Bulls No. 1 90-110# 130-142; No. 2 90-120# 100-130;No. 3 80-130# 50-100; Util48 & dn; Hols. hfrs. 80# 125.Swine: Sows 480-515# 53-55.25; Boars 650# 29.75.Goats: Family 164; FleshyKids 66-118; Small/thin/bot-tle 25-64.Gd & Ch 75-130#168-205.Sheep: all wts. 80-138.Sale every Tuesday* 5 pm for Rabbits, Poultry &Eggs* 6 pm for Livestock startingwith Calves* Special Fed & Feeder Cat-tle Sale Tues., Oct. 18 - Sell-ing Registered American

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Small Animal SaleOctober 11, 2011

Rabbits: 1-14Rabbit Families: 10-13Chickens: .50-6.50Ducks: 5Lizard: 10Bunnies: .50-5Pigeons: .50-5.50Chicks: .50-1Guinea Pigs: .50-1All animals sold by thepiece. Sale starts at 5 pm

CARLISLE LIVESTOCKMARKET, INC

State Graded Feeder Pig Sale

Carlisle, PAOctober 7, 2011

US 1-2: 15 hd, 34-39# 121-131; 14 hd, 48# 125; 28 hd,50-59# 120-134; 19 hd, 60-66# 110-127; 12 hd, 70-74#95-106; 23 hd, 80-92# 80-99.US 2: 18 hd, 109# 85.US 2-3: 6 hd, 63# 61; 50hd, 78-80# 78-80.As Is: 13 hd, 47-55# 10-103; 7 hd, 62-118# 75-85*Next State Graded SalesFri., Oct. 26 & Nov. 18.Receiving 7:30 am till 10am. Sale time 1 pm.

DEWART LIVESTOCKAUCTION MARKET, INC

Dewart, PAOctober 10, 2011

Cattle: 216Cows: Breakers 65-68.50;Boners 60-64.50; Lean 56-59.50.Bulls: 1190-1270# 72-75.50.Feeder Bulls: L 1 320-410#110-128; 420-560# 105-115; 2565-6266# 95-107.Feeder Heifers: L 1 304-420# 102-123; 424-512# 90-121; 515-576# 900-97.Calves: 192. Bulls No. 1 95-115# 132-155; 80-95# 105-145; No. 2 95-115# 110-130; 80-95# 75-100; Hfrs.No. 1 84-104# 180-220; No.2 78-94# 110-155.Goats (/hd): Billies L up to175/hd; S 92-120; Nannies75-85.Hay: 11 lds, 200-800/ton.Oats: 1 ld, 3.50/bu.Wood: 2 lds, 72-145/ld.

EIGHTY FOURLIVESTOCK AUCTION

New Holland, PANo report

GREENCASTLELIVESTOCK AUCTION

Greencastle, PANo report

INDIANA FARMERSLIVESTOCK AUCTION

Homer City, PANo report

KUTZTOWN HAY & GRAIN AUCTION

Kutztown, PA

October 8, 2011Alfalfa: 3 lds, 150-220Mixed Hay: 8 lds, 85-270Timothy: 3 ld, 230-250Grass: 5 lds, 170-260Straw: 1 ld, 190Firewood: 5 lds, 65-90Rye Seed: 2 lds, 14-16

LANCASTER WEEKLYCATTLE SUMMARY

New Holland, PAOctober 7, 2011

Slaughter Steers: Hi Ch &Pr 3-4 1150-1580# 119.50-123.50; Ch 2-3 1200-1495#113.50-120; Sel 2-3 1080-1380# 108-114.50; Hols. HiCH & Pr 2-3 1350-1710#98-102; Ch 2-3 1300-1565#94-97.50; Sel 2-3 1200-1410# 88-92.Slaughter Heifers: Hi Ch &Pr 2-3 1290-1435# 113.50-116.50; Ch 2-3 1145-1290#111.50-113.Slaughter Cows: PremWhites 65-75% lean 70-73,hi dress 73-78, lo dress 68-70; Breakers 75-80% lean63-69, hi dress 69-72.50, lodress 57-63; Boners 80-85% lean 61-65.50, hi dress65.50-67.50, lo dress 57.50-61; Lean 85-90% lean 53-60.50, hi dress 60.50-65, lodress 48-55.Slaughter Bulls: Mon.YG 11459-1895# 78-80, lo dress1610-1865# 68-73; hi dress1520-1605# 89.50-93; veryhi dress 100-18; Bullocks850-1410# 81.50-84; hidress 890-1295# 87.50-92,lo dress 1060-1285# 70.50-75; Thurs.YG 1 1200-2195#74-79, hi dress 81-88, lodress 68-73.Graded Holstein BullCalves: Mon. No. 1 95-115#165-185; No. 2 95-120# 130-160; 85-90# 60-90; No. 3 95-105# 60-75; 75-90# 50-60;Util 65-100# 20-60; Hols.Hfrs. No. 2 70-80# 110-190;non-tubing 60-75# 22-37;Tues. No. 1 pkg 121# 130;95-113# 140-154; pkg 90#110; pkg 85# 75; No. 2 95-113# 137-147; pkg 95# 124;75-83# 35-75; No. 3 73-94#42-75; pkg 93# 110; Util 73-103# 20-50; Graded Hols.Hfrs No. 1 91-113# 205-250; pkg 83# 140; No. 2 81-90# 100-165; non-tubing 65-80# 12-55.

Graded Bull Calves: Thurs.No. 1 pkg 120-128# 134; 98-118# 149-160; 90-96# 110-133; No. 2 pkg 120-128#134; 98-118# 125-147; 90-94# 100; 80-92# 50-58; No.3 90-130# 50-60; 72-88# 22-25; Util 60-110# 11-25; Hols.hfr. calves No. 1 85-100#100-150; No. 2 80-120# 50-100; Util 70-110# 15-50.

LEBANON VALLEYLIVESTOCK AUCTION

Fredericksburg, PAOctober 4, 2011

Slaughter Cows: Breakers75-80% lean 62.50-68; Bon-ers 80-85% lean 53-59;Lean 88-90% lean 48-54, lodress 44-48.Feeder Calves: No. 1 Hols.Bulls 95-120# 130-150; 80-90# 80-100; No. 2 95-120#100-120; No. 3 90-120 50-90.Vealers: Util 60-100# 20-45.

LEESPORT LIVESTOCKAUCTION

Leesport, PAOctober 5 2011

Slaughter Holstein Steers:Sel 1-3 1345-1445# 82.50-84.75.Slaughter Heifers: Hi ch &Pr 2-4 1440# 116; Ch 2-31345# 114.75.Slaughter Cows: Prem.Whites 65-75% lean 66.25-67; Breakers 75-80% lean62-64; Boners 80-85% lean56.50-61.50, lo dress 57-58.50; Lean 85-90% lean50-55.50, lo dress 45-49.Slaughter Bulls: YG 11375-1815# 70.50-72; Bul-locks 1220-1530# 79.50-83.Feeder Steers: L 3 Hols.435-505# 75-77.50.Vealers: Util 70-115# 40-65;60-65# 15-32.50.Feeder Calves: Hols. BullsNo. 1 95-120# 140-157.50;85-90# 95-115; No. 2 95-115# 125-142.50; 80-90#80-100; No. 3 95-120# 75-105; 80-90# 55-75.Lambs: Ch 2-3 47-50# 189-200; 65-80# 150-170.Ewes: Gd 1-2 170# 88; Util1-2 100-200# 69-79.Goats: Kids Sel 1 30# 66-70; 50# 90; 80# 122.50; Sel2 30-40# 50-57.50; Sel 350# 57.50-70; Nannies Sel 280-90# 74-86.

Feeder Pigs (/cwt): US 1-3one lot 56# 155; Barrows &Gilts 50-54% lean 235-260#76-78; 45-50% lean 225#71.

MIDDLEBURGLIVESTOCK AUCTION

Middleburg, PAOctober 4, 2011

Slaughter Steers: Hi Ch &Pr 2-3 1260-1530# 120-124;Ch 2-3 1185-1545# 114.50-120; Sel 1-3 1120-1550#108.50-114.Slaughter Holstein Steers:Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1330-1550#100.50-104.50; Ch 2-31220-1605# 96-100.50; Sel1-3 1345-1540# 91-95.Slaughter Heifers: Hi Ch &Pr 2-3 1150-1255# 115-117,one 1500# 124; Ch 2-31080-1320# 109-114.50;full/YG 4-5 1140-1533# 102-107.50; Sel 1-3 1010-1140#102-108.Slaughter Cows: Prem.Whites 65-75% lean 69-70;Breakers 75-80% lean 63-68, lo dress 62; Boners 80-85% lean 57-62.50, lo dress52-55; Lean 85-90% lean52-56, hi dress 55, lo dress45-52.Slaughter Bulls: YG 11030-1830# 67-74; hi dress1360-1745# 77-86.50.Feeder Steers: L 1 325#127; 600-775# 91-106; L 2310-445# 84-105; 525-745#80-89; L 3 Hols. 335-425#68-77; 730-975# 66-68.Feeder Heifers: M 1 317-415# 95; 540# 90; M&L 2212-250# 79-90; 320-435#77-87; 525-695# 70-84.Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 332-465# 90-120; 500# 89; M&L2 310-410# 77-97; L 3 Hols.285-445# 61-71; 795# 72.Feeder Calves: Hols. BullsNo. 1 95-120# 122-160; 90#115-117; No. 2 95-110# 85-120; 80-90# 77-102; No. 395-110# 62-85; 75-90# 60-75; Hols. Hfrs. No. 1 95-105#185-190; No. 2 Hols. Hfrs80-110# 77-140.Vealers: Util 60-120# 10-60.Slaughter Hogs: Barrows &Gilts 49-54% lean 240-270#69-73.50; 280-330# 65-70.50; 45-50% lean 220-282# 64.50-69.Sows: US 1-3 460-475# 46-55; 545-610# 54-58.50.

Boars: 365-845# 30.25-31.25; Jr. 275-330# 54.50-56.Feeder Pigs: US 1-3 45#45; 80# 70.Slaughter Sheep: LambsCh 2-3 50-65# 157-192; 77-95# 147-170; 125-130#137-155; Ewes Gd 2-3 215#77.Slaughter Kids: Sel 1 30-35# 67-72; 65# 85; Sel 2under 20# 10-25; 20-40#27-52; 45-55# 52-62.Slaughter Nannies: Sel 190-130# 80-92; Sel 2 90-100# 57-70; Sel 3 80-90#27-45.Billies: Sel 3 100# 30.

MORRISON’S COVELIVESTOCK AUCTION

Martinsburg, PAOctober 10, 2011

Cattle: 108Steers: Ch 102-105; Gd 94-100Heifers: Ch 100-106; Gd92-100.Cows: Util & Comm. 60-68;Canner/lo Cutter 60 & dn.Bullocks: Gd & Ch 78-83Bulls: YG 1 63-70Feeder Cattle: Steers 70-100; Bulls 65-90; Hfrs. 60-95.Calves: 54. Ch 90-105; Gd80-90; Std 15-60; Hols. Bulls90-130# 60-130.Hogs: 25. US 1-2 72-73.50;US 1-3 68-71.50; Sows US1-3 45-61; Boars 35-48.Feeder Pigs: 32. US 1-320-50# 29-55Goats: 20-160

MORRISON’S COVE HAY REPORT

Martinsburg, PAOctober 10, 2011

Alfalfa/Grass: 185-245Grass: 180-205Rd. Bale: 100Round Bales: 95-150Lg. Sq. Bales: 125-155Straw: 125Wood: 47.50-55Hay Auction held everyMonday at 12:30 pm.

MORRISON’S COVE LIVESTOCK, POULTRY &

RABBIT REPORTMartinsburg, PAOctober 10, 2011

Roosters: 1.50-4.50Hens: .25-1.50Banties: .10-1Ducks: 3Bunnies: 1-3.25Rabbits: 8-12Auction held every Mondayat 7 pm.

NEW HOLLANDSALES STABLESNew Holland, PAOctober 6, 2011

Slaughter Steers: Hi Ch &Pr 3-4 1150-1580# 119.50-122.50; Ch 2-3 1200-1495#113.50-117.50; Sel 2-31080-1325# 110-112.Holstein Steers: Hi Ch &Pr 2-3 1350-1710# 98-102;Ch 2-3 1300-1565# 94-97.50; Sel 2-3 1200-1410#88-92.

Slaughter Heifers: Hi Ch &Pr 3-4 1290-1435# 113.50-116.50; Ch 2-3 1145-1290#111.50-113.Slaughter Cows: Prem.White 65-75% lean 70-72, hidress 73-78, lo dress 68-70;Breakers 75-80% lean 63-67, hi dress 67.50-7.50, lodress 57-60.50; Boners 80-85% lean 61-65, hi dress66-67, lo dress 57.50-60;Lean 88-90% lean 53-57, hidress 58-62.50, lo dress 48-52.Slaughter Bulls: YG 11200-2195# 74-79, hi dress81-88; lo dress 68-73.Graded Bull Calves: Hols.No. 1 pkg 120-128# 134; 98-118# 149-160; 90-96# 110-133; 80-88# 50-80; No. 2pkg 120-128# 134; 98-118#125-147; 90-94# 100; 80-92# 50-58; No. 3 90-130#50-60; 72-88# 22-25; Util 60-110# 11-25.Holstein Heifer Calves:No. 1 85-100# 100-150; No.2 80-120# 50-100; Util 70-110# 15-50.

NEW HOLLANDPIG AUCTION

New Holland, PANo report.

NEW HOLLAND SHEEP &GOATS AUCTION New Holland, PAOctober 10, 2011

Slaughter Lambs: Non-tra-ditional markets: Wooled &Shorn Ch & Pr 2-3 60-80#216-230; 80-90# 207-226;90-110# 207-222; 110-130#204-219; 130-150# 194-208; 150-200# 188-205;Wooled & Shorn Ch 2-3 50-60# 200-216; 60-80# 190-210; 80-90# 194-200; 90-110# 192-200; 110-130#190-202.Slaughter Ewes: Gd 2-3 Mflesh 120-160# 105-120;160-200# 94-100; 200-300#84-98; Util 1-2 thin flesh120-160# 81-96; 160-200#80-94.Slaughter Kids: Sel 1 40-60# 106-133; 60-80# 126-147; 80-90# 146-161; 90-100# 179-186; Sel 2 40-50#76-87; 50-60# 82-96; 60-80#101-127; 80-90# 119-134;Sel 3 30-40# 54-68; 40-60#66-79; 70-80# 65-80.Slaughter Nannies/Does:Sel 1 80-130# 105-120;130-180# 110-125; Sel 280-130# 89-104; Sel 3 50-80# 57-71; 80-130# 68-83.Slaughter Bucks/Billies:Sel 1 100-150# 172-187;150-250# 204-219; Sel 2100-150# 138-153.

NEW WILMINGTON LIVESTOCK AUCTION New Wilmington, PA

No report

NEW WILMINGTON PRODUCE AUCTION, INC.

New Wilmington, PANo report

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AGRICULTUREGrain Market Summary

Compared to last weekcorn sold .15 to .20 higher,wheat sold steady, barleysold .10-.20 higher, oatssold steady to .05 higher &Soybeans sold steady to.05 lower. EarCorn sold 5lower. All prices /bu. exceptear corn is /ton.Southeastern PA: CornNo. 2 Range 6.40-7.06, Avg6.70, Contracts 6.20-6.95;Wheat No. 2 Range 5.58-6.34, Avg 6, Contracts5.93-6.12; Barley No. 3Range 4.70-5.50, Avg 5.10,Contracts 4.75, Oats No. 2Range 4.25-5, Avg 4.62;Soybeans No 2 Range10.83-11.28, Avg 11, Con-tracts 10.94-11.25;EarCorn Range 188-195,Avg 191.50.Central PA: Corn No. 2Range 6-7.35, Avg 6.68;Wheat 6.34; Barley No. 3Range 4.60-4.75, Avg 4.67;Oats No. 2 Range 3.80-4.30, Avg 4; Soybeans No.2 Range 10-11.28, Avg10.88; EarCorn Range 195-220, Avg 207.50.South Central PA: CornNo. 2 Range 6.52-7.20, Avg6.62; Wheat No. 2 Range5.30-6.40, Avg 5.63; BarleyNo. 3 Range 3.70-5.60, Avg4.94; Oats No. 2 Range 3-4.90, Avg 3.73; Soybeans

No. 2 Range 10.50-11.58,Avg 11.17; EarCorn Range165-180, Avg 172.50Lehigh Valley Area: CornNo. 2 Range 6.50-6.95, Avg6.73; Wheat No. 2 Range 7;Barley No. 3 Range 4.70;Oats No. 2 Range 4.35;Soybeans No. 2 Range 11-11.60, Avg 11.28; Gr.Sorghum Range 7.15.Eastern & Central PA:Corn No. 2 Range 6-7.35,Avg 6.68, Mo. Ago 8.16, YrAgo 5.37; Wheat No. 2Range 5.30-7, Avg 5.95,Mo Ago 6.88, Yr Ago 6.24;Barley No. 3 Range 3.70-5.60, Avg 4.89, Mo Ago4.88, Yr Ago 2.67; Oats No.2 Range 3-5, Avg 4.03, MoAgo 4.13, Yr Ago 2.33; Soy-beans No. 2 Range 10-11.60, Avg 11.05, Mo Ago13.88, Yr Ago 10.84;EarCorn Range 165-220;Avg 190.50, Mo Ago211.25, Yr Ago 121.87.Western PA: Corn No. 2Range 5.68-6.75, Avg5.98;Wheat No. 2 Range5.33; Oats No. 2 Range3.50-4.75, Avg 4.31; Soy-beans No. 2 Range 10.73.

PA DEPT OFAGRICULTURE

Weekly Livestock Summary

October 7, 2011Slaughter Steers: Hi Ch &

Pr 2-3 119.50-123.50; Ch 1-3 113-120; Sel 1-2 108-114;Hols. Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 100-104.50; Ch 2-3 93-99; Sel 1-2 88-93.Slaughter Heifers: Hi Ch &Pr 2-3 115.50-117; Ch 1-3109-114.50; Sel 1-2 102-108.Slaughter Cows: Breakers75-80% lean 63-68; Boners80-85% lean 58-65; Lean85-90% lean 50.50-57.Slaughter Bulls: lo dress65-73, Avg dress 74-80; hidress 79.50-93.Feeder Steers: M&L 1 300-500# 120-144; 500-700#112-140; M&L 2 300-500#132-140; 500-700# 85-140.Feeder Heifers: M&L 1300-500# 110-135; 500-700# 104-125; M&L 2 300-500# 90-110; 500-700# 83-110.Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 300-500# 116-145; 500-700#100-130; M&L 2 300-500#110-122.50; 500-700# 92-110.Vealers: Util 60-120# 20-60.Farm Calves: No. 1 Hols.bulls 95-125# 120-160; No.2 95-125# 100-130; No. 380-120# 50-100; No. 1 Hols.Hfrs. 84-105# 150-250; No.2 80-105# 90-160.Hogs: Barrows & Glts 49-54% lean 220-270# 63-69;45-50% lean 220-270# 66-70.

Sows: US 1-3 300-500# 57-60; 500-700# 61-63.75.Graded Feeder Pigs: US 1-2 20-30# 110-200; 30-40#110-160; 40-50# 80-165; 50-60# 80-120; US 2 20-30#100-165; 30-40# 90-125; 40-50# 80-90; 50-60# 90-110.Slaughter Sheep: Ch & Pr2-3 40-60# 190-217; 60-80#191-211; 80-110# 184-202;Ch 1-3 40-60# 181-202; 60-80# 171-196; 80-110# 166-190; Ewes Gd 2-3 120-160#82-97; 160-200# 78-91; Util1-2 120-160# 74-86; 160-200# 70-84.Slaughter Goats: Kids Sel1 40-60# 90-108; 60-80#106-140; 80-100# 136-151;Sel 2 40-60# 72-94; 60-80#88-106; Sel 3 40-60# 34-56;60-80# 53-90; Nannies Sel 180-130# 94-108; 130-180#101-116; Sel 2 80-130# 69-84; 130-180# 81-96; Sel 350-80# 49-64; 80-130# 62-76; Billies Sel 1 100-150#165-175; 150-250# 190-208; Sel 2 100-150# 121-136; 150-250# 169-183.

PA DEPT OFAGRICULTURE

Hay Market SummaryOctober 10, 2011

Hay & Straw Market ForEastern PA: All hay pricespaid by dealers at the farmand /ton. Compared to lastweek hay and straw sold

mostly steady. All hay andstraw reported sold /ton.Alfalfa 175-250;Alfalfa/Grass Mixed 160-300; Timothy 150-200;Straw 100-160 clean; Mulch60-80.Summary of LancasterCo. Hay Auctions:Prices/ton, 139 lds Hay, 33Straw. Alfalfa 130-320; Alfal-fa/Grass Mixed 120-325;Timothy 195-295; GrassHay 150-325; Straw 140-225 clean.Diffenbach Auct, N. Hol-land: September 26, 65 ldsHay, 16 lds Straw. Alfalfa170-305; Alfalfa/GrassMixed 165-355; Timothy195-295; Grass 150-340;Straw 140-280 clean.Green Dragon, Ephrata:October 7, 30 lds Hay, 2Straw. Alfalfa 175-225; Alfal-fa/Grass Mixed 160-320;Timothy 250-260; GrassHay 175-300; Straw 185clean.Weaverland Auct, NewHolland: October 6, 19 ldsHay, 4 Straw. Alfalfa 110-180; Alfalfa/Grass Mixed120-325; Grass 195-325;Straw 175-225.Wolgemuth Auction: Leo-la, PA: October 5, 28 ldsHay, 11 lds Straw. Alfalfa130-320; Alfalfa/Grass Mix137-300; Timothy 225-385;Grass 175-187; Straw 147-190 clean.

Summary of Central PAHay Auctions: Prices/ton,88 Loads Hay, 13 Straw.Alfalfa 180-220;Alfalfa/Grass Mixed 105-335; Timothy 120-200;Grass 110-270; Straw 135-205 clean.Belleville Auct, Belleville:September 28, 12 lds Hay, 0ld Straw. Alfalfa 205-290;Alfalfa/Grass Mixed 140-300.Dewart Auction, Dewart:October 3, 14 Lds Hay, 3Straw. Alfalfa/Grass Mixed120-350; Straw 190-245clean.Greencastle Livestock:October 3 & 6, 6 lds Hay, 0ld Straw. Alfalfa/Grass102.50-135; Timothy 90-105.Kutztown Auction, Kutz-town: October 1, 19 ldsHay, 4 Straw. Alfalfa 180-220; Alfalfa/Grass Mixed105-310; Timothy 175-250;Grass Hay 130-300; Straw190-200 clean.Middleburg Auct, Middle-burg: October 4, 13 lds Hay,1 Straw. Alfalfa/Grass Mixed170-335; Grass 110-270;Straw 155.Leinbach’s Mkt, Shippens-burg: September 29 &October 4, 24 lds Hay, 5Straw. Alfalfa 130-178; Alfal-fa/Grass Mixed 110-230;Timothy 120-200; Straw130-178 clean.New Wilmington Live-stock, New Wilmington:September 30, 17 lds Hay, 0lds Straw. Alfalfa/Grass 160-185.

VINTAGE SALESSTABLES

Paradise, PAOctober 10, 2011

Slaughter Steers: Hi Ch &Pr 3-4 1315-1450# 121.50-123.50; Ch 2-3 1215-1435#115-121.50.Slaughter Heifers: Hi Ch &Pr 2-3 1105-1180# 117.25-118; Ch 2-3 1090-1160#113.50-115; Hols. Sel 1-31010-1230# 88.50-93.50.Slaughter Cows: Breakers75-80% lean 62.25-68; Bon-ers 80-85% lean 57-63;Lean 85-90% lean 52.50-58.50.Holstein Bull Calves: No. 195-120# 120-145; 85-90#60-80; No. 2 100-120# 80-115; No. 3 80-125# 40-70;Util 65-115# 15-40; Hols.Hfrs. No. 2 75-90# 90-160.

WEAVERLAND AUCTIONNew Holland, PA

No report

WOLGEMUTH AUCTIONLeola, PA

October 12, 2011Loads: 24Alfalfa: 2 lds, 140-150Mixed Hay: 7 lds, 120-300Grass: 6 lds, 120-210Baleage: 2 ldsa, 45-65Fodder: 1 ld, 142Rye: 2 lds, 13.50-14Firewood: 2 lds, 75

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by Donna EricksonApple crisp with a berry twist

There is something about fall, with its cooler daysand the abundance of juicy apples, that brings outthe baker in us all. Brisk breezes and rustling leavesalmost seem to whisper “apple crisp.”

Measure, stir and bake this mouthwatering appledessert using autumn’s apple harvest and colorful,juicy frozen blackberries. In this recipe the steps arenot only simple, but also mixed with play! Everymember of the family will want to be part of thepreparation, not to mention the tasting when it comesout of the oven!

Apple Blackberry CrispFilling:5 apples or about 4 cups when peeled and sliced1 cup frozen blackberries, thawed slightly1 cup granulated sugar1 tablespoon flourJuice from one lemonTopping:1 cup all-purpose flour2 cups quick oats2/3 cup granulated sugar1 tablespoon brown sugar1/2 teaspoon cinnamonPinch of salt1/2 cup melted butter1. To make the crisp, peel the apples. If your chil-

dren are skilled at using a vegetable peeler, make

peeling the apples a game. Start at the stem, and peelin a spiral motion. Try to make the longest strip with-out breaking it. If your kids are competitive, they’llhave the apples peeled in no time!

2. Cut the peeled apples into 1/4-inch slices. Whileyou are at it, for a surprise, cut an apple in halfwidthwise to reveal a star design in the middle. Placethe slices in a large bowl. Add slightly thawed black-berries, sugar, flour and lemon juice. Combine andspoon into a medium-size 8-inch-by-11-inch bakingdish.

3. For the topping, in another bowl, stir together theflour, oats, sugars, cinnamon, salt and melted butter.Mix lightly until crumbly. Sprinkle this topping mixturewith fingers over apples and berries. Press lightly.

4. Place in preheated oven. If you have a window onyour oven door, let the kids keep watch to observewhen the fruit juices bubble up through the brownedtopping. That will be the clue that the apple-berrycrisp is done, about 30 minutes.

5. Serve warm with a dollop of whipped cream or ascoop of vanilla ice cream and a sprig of mint on top.Then give yourselves a standing ovation!

Extra idea: Add a teaspoon or two of leftover berryjuice to the whipped cream. Swirl it around to createa purple marbled effect, and then spoon on top ofeach serving.

(c) 2011 Donna EricksonDistributed by King Features Synd.

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by Healthy ExchangesOctoberfest Meatballs

Octoberfest or Oktoberfest? Which way do youspell it? We may have Americanized a traditionalGerman celebration, but we certainly haveembraced the best of their traditions — from polkamusic to hardy fare.

16 ounces extra-lean ground sirloin or turkey breast3/4 cup unsweetened applesauce1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon purchased graham

cracker crumbs1 teaspoon apple pie spice1 (10 3/4-ounce) can reduced-fat tomato soup1 teaspoon dried onion flakes1 teaspoon dried parsley flakes1. Preheat oven to 350 F. Spray an 8-by-8-inch

baking dish with butter-flavored cooking spray.2. In a large bowl, combine meat, applesauce,

graham cracker crumbs and apple pie spice. Forminto 12 (2-inch) meatballs. Place meatballs in pre-pared baking dish.

3. In a small bowl, combine tomato soup, onionflakes and parsley flakes. Spoon soup mixtureevenly over meatballs. Cover and bake for 45 to 50minutes.

4. For each serving, place 2 meatballs on a plateand evenly spoon sauce mixture over top. Serves six.

• Each serving equals: About 208 calories, 8gfat, 14g protein, 20g carb., 328mg sodium, 1gfiber; Diabetic Exchanges: 2 Meat, 1 Starch/Carb.

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cooking water.

2. In 12-inch nonstick skillet, cook sausage onmedium 6 minutes, breaking up sausage. Add freshsage leaves; cook 1 minute, stirring. Add pumpkinand reserved pasta water; mix well.

3. Drain pasta; return to pot. Add sausage mixture;heat through. Stir in Parmesan. Serves 4.

Velvety Pumpkin SoupEnjoy this rich soup as the weather gets colder.2 tablespoons butter1 shallot, finely chopped1/2 teaspoon cumin1 can (15-ounce) pure pumpkin2 cups lower-sodium chicken broth1/2 cup water1/2 teaspoon salt1. In 4-quart saucepot, melt butter on medium-

high. Add shallot, cook 30 seconds, stirring. Addcumin; cook 1 minute, stirring frequently. Add pump-kin, lower-sodium chicken broth and water. Coverand heat to boiling on high. Stir in salt.

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DRY SAWDUST SHAVINGSMixed. Picked up or deliveredin 22 yard loads. Enfield,CT860-749-0297

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REG. ANGUS BULLS EmbryoYearlings out of Final Answer,$2,000; show heifer and mar-ket steer prospects. 802-376-6729, 518-436-1050

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(3) LRG. Holstein heifers, alldue in Dec., asking$1,900/ea. 603-246-3450

50 WELL GROWN FreestallHeifers due within 60 days.Joe Distelburger 845-344-7170.

FOR SALE: Reg. Holsteinsfrom a good, solid herd withexcellent pedigrees. All ages &prices. Must reduce numbersASAP. Call 802-748-4038 orarshla_farm@hotmail.com

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315-269-6600PICK 50 OUT OF 65 cow tiestall herd young. Mostly winterfreshening. Priced Right! CallJoe 845-344-7170.

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USED DAIRY EQUIPMENTBulk Milk Coolers,

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DOUBLE 7 Milking ParlorEquipment: Boumatic receivergroup & controls, DeLaval pul-sators & controllers, Sutorbilt7.5hp vacuum pump, $5,000;2½ year old Lineback breed-ing bull, $1,000. 860-617-7297

DOUBLE 8 HERRINGBONEBoumatic Parlor for sale,$25,000. Call for details. 607-847-6809

Dogs

BORDER COLLIE PUPS.Red, Black, Blue & Merle,working lines, ABCA Reg.Shots.Dep. 518-673-5456

Dogs

REGISTERED miniature Aus-tralian Shepherds, $500-$850; All colors, shots,wormed and socialized. 607-244-1644

Farm Equipment

JD 5730 chopper, 4wdprocessor hay & 4 row chainheads. 585-746-5050

RICHARDTON 1400 dumpwagon, no roof, $4,000. 585-746-5050

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Combine SalvageK & J Surplus

60 Dublin Rd.Lansing, NY 14882

(607) 533-4850 • (607) 279-6232

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“BUYERS OF GRAIN”“Call for Market Information and Bids”

518-272-7212 or 800-833-3636Clayton Charles - Ext. 131 - Corn • John Maloy - Ext. 102 - Soybeans

Matt White - Ext. 115 - Oats

Farm MachineryFor Sale

24’ PARKER aluminum dumptrailer, 10x22 tires, corn chute,tub in excellent condition. 413-584-0782

4850 JOHN DEERE w/duals,8000 hours, good condition,$28,500. 802-433-5330

Farm MachineryFor Sale

CASE INT’L 695, 4 WD, ldr.,ROPS, F/R, $13,500; Farmiwinch, JL351P, $2,350; JD &NH tandem manure spread-ers, $2,200 each; JD 34manure sprdr, 120 bu., $600;NH 477 haybine, $1,200; Flailmowers, 5’ & 8’, $800 &$1,300; JD 327- 346 sq.balers w/ kickers, nice, $4,800ea.; NH 269 baler- nice,$2,400; 4’-7’ bush hogs, $400& up. Full line of farm equip-ment available! 802-885-4000

IH 843, 4 row corn head, goodshape, $3,000 OBO. 315-271-1005

IH DISGUSTED??? Withyour shifting? Now is thetime to fix. Put a good tractorback to work. 800-808-7885,402-374-2202

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INT’L 966 Turbo, Dynoed,165hp, new clutch, TA, etc.,recent mtr- Awesome! Int’l766- Black Stripe, cab, 3100hrs orig., Super nice! $14,950each. JD 920 disk mower/cond., $4,800. 802-376-5262

JD 2940, 90hp, ROPS,canopy, $6,000; Krohn KR151round baler, silage/ twine,$5,500; MF 150, gas, nice,$4,500. JD 2 row, wide, green,corn head, good, $850; JD3940 w/ hay head, parts oruse, $1,500. 802-376-5262

JOHN DEERE 850, 1979,2wd, diesel, good condition,no loader, good rubber, Ask-ing $3,000. 207-832-4700

JOHN DEERE Model 70, gas,wide front, 95% tires, perfecttin, second owner. 585-727-0350

Farm MachineryFor Sale

JOHN DEERETRACTOR PARTS

Many New Parts in StockRECENT MODELS IN

FOR SALVAGE:•4430 qd, cab 6420 burnt

•JD L3020 dsl PS •E4020 •3010•2630 •2950 4WD •L4020 PS

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Kennedy TractorWilliamstown, NY

4x4 Ford 2120 w/Ford 7109 Loader40 HP Dsl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$8,9504x4 NH TC45D w/NH 16LA Loader 40 HPDsl, 1500 hrs, outlets, rabbit/turtle control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$14,500Ford NH 4630 Fully Heated Cab 55-60 HPDsl, 1900 hrs, dual outlets, super cleaninside & out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$11,5004x4 Kubota L3410 w/ Heated Cab 30 HPDsl, Hydro w/ 3pt. snowblower . . . .$9,650Dayton PTO Generator 50/25kw on trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,750

3Pt Snowblowers 4’ thru 7 1/2, New & UsedFront MT Sowpushers 7’ thru 15’new & used4x4 Ford 545D w/Full Cab & Ford Loader55-60 HP Dsl, 1000 hrs, ps 3 pt live PTO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$12,900

Lots More Tractors & Equip In Stock

MODERN MIXMILL w/feedfactory, equipped w/grinder &4-10 ton bins. 315-822-6883

MACK ENTERPRISESRandolph, NY

(716) 358-3006 • (716) 358-3768Ship UPS Daily

www.w2r.com/mackenterprises/New & Used Tractor &

Logging Equipment Parts

RECONDITIONED 4-6-8R7000 and 7200 planters. Also,one and two row sweetcorn,vegetable, pumpkin plantersw/JD Max-Emerge. Frame-Mount no-till coulters. Custombu i ld p lan te rs . PequeaPlanter, 717-442-4406

Farm MachineryFor Sale

V12 Cummins 400kw

GENERATOR3 Phase, 750hp,

95 Hours,Original Paint

$20,000.Don’t Be CaughtWithout Power

413-207-5843

WANTEDMassey Ferguson165, 175, 265, 275, 285

Any Condition814-793-4293

Farm MachineryWanted

WANTEDJohn Deere

5460, 5820, or 5830Choppers

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Feed, Seed,Grain & Corn

APPROXIMATELY 20 ACRESof standing field corn. Pier-mont, NH 603-208-9413

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WORKER FOR HORSE, SHEEP & BIRD FARMON HOPE ISLAND, CASCO BAY, ME.

Do you yearn for peace & quiet? Do you love animals? Do you want the country life? Then this is for you! Apartment provided with salary plus gas and electric. You’ll love it!We have other help. Send resume in detail including previous

employment, telephone number, and address.mrs.c@gmbny.com

Showplace Madison County Dairy Farm with a large modern home#2254 - Neat, Clean, & Turnkey. 220 acre farm, 160 exceptional well drainedtillable acres with additional 40+ acres to rent. Balance mostly pasture, somewoods. Two story 68 stall dairy barn with attached 80 stall free stall for drycow and young stock. 3 very nice Morton machinery buildings. Nice 2 story5 bedroom 3 bath Modern Home. This is truly an exceptional farm that haseverything. Great milking facility, room for heifers and dry cows, plenty ofmachinery storage, and enough supporting lands. Farm recently appraised byleading Ag Bank at close to $550,000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Asking $550,000Cattle, machinnery, and feed available

2256 - Madison County Free stall Operation. 210 acres 160 acres of veryproductive tillable land. 2 barns with 280 free stalls. Double 10 rapid exit par-lor. Large concrete pad for feed storage. Good 2 story 5 bedroom home with2 baths. Several custom operators in the area for harvesting and planting feed.This farm is turnkey, ready to milk. Good farming area, agricultural andmachinery businesses all close by.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Asking $550,000

On the River -- Minutes from the Adirondack Park. No Better Locationfor Roadside Sales. #2272 - Located on the Beautiful West Canada Creek.Herkimer County 123 acre Gentleman's Farm. Exceptional soils. 50 acres till-able. Silt Loem. High organic matter and premier vegetable soil. 20 acres ofpasture in good fence. Balance woods. Lots of firewood. Awesome hunting. 2story dairy barn w/65 tie stalls. Enclosed manure room. Side addition for 20additional heifers. Large drive-in hay mow 10,000 bale capacity. Good 60x80machinery building w/8x14 cooler for vegetables. Good 28x48 Greenhousewith water and power. Nice 2 story 3 bdrm home with a large attached 2 cargarage. New windows and furnace. Farm is currently used for roadside salesof beef, hogs, and veggies but could be Dairy again. Over 1,500 ft. of frontageon West Canada Creek. Awesome fishing and kayaking.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Reduced from $320,0000 to $300,000

2302 - Otsego County Free stalll Operation. Buildings for 300 head.Double 8 milking parlor, 3,000 gallon bulk tank, large concrete pad for feedstorage. Good 2 story 4 bdrm home. All situated on 70 acres of land w/40+/-acres tillable, gravel loem soils w/lots of additional land to rent reasonable.Great location. Mins from Cooperstown or Oneonta. Farm would work well fordairy although buildings are conducive for horses and beef. Farm has 2 troutstreams. Excellent deer and turkey hunting. Nice area to live and farm. Pricedto sell. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Asking $245,000

2280 - Otsego County DDairy Farm. 25 acres total, 10 tillable, balance pas-ture. Plenty of additional land close by to rent or purchase feed dealers in thearea. Single story conventional barn with 55 ties set up to milk. 20x80 youngstock barn. 2 upright silos 20x60 & 18x60. Older 2 story 4 bdrm 2 bth homein good condition. New windows, new septic. All located on a quiet road, minsto Cooperstown. Buy for Dairy or would make a nice farm for horses or beef.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Asking $175,000

787 Bates-Wilson RoadNorwich, NY 13851(607) 334-9727

Cell 607-316-3758www.possonrealty.com

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POSSON REALTY LLC

David C. Posson, Broker Richard E. Posson, Associate Broker

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

Fresh Produce,Nursery

PUMPKINS, GOURDS,WINTER SQUASH etc.

Pie, Jack-O-Lantern,White & Munchkin Pumpkins

Butternut, Spaghetti, Buttercup,Acorn, Ambercup, Sweet Potato,

Sweet Dumpling SquashANY SIZE LOTS AVAILABLE

From Bushels toTractor Trailer Loads

Hoeffner FarmsHornell,NY

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Goats

BOER GOATS 25 high per-centage does, yearlings, kids,$75-$150/based on numberand selection. 315-866-1403

Hay - Straw For Sale

STANTON

BROTHERS10 Ton Minimum

Limited Availability518-768-2344

1st & 2nd cutting alfalfa timo-thy & grass, small squares &large square bales, also roundbales. Stored inside. Get yourorder in early before hayshortage due to Westerndrought & Northern rains.518-929-3480, 518-329-1321

1st CUT large square bales,no dust, no mold, deliveryavailable. Pat 518-361-4333

1st CUT ROUND BALES dryhay, 1st & 2nd cut baleage.Delivered in 40 bale loads.Nice feed. 315-737-0820

1st CUTTING Dry RoundBales; also 2nd cuttingbaleage. Delivery available.315-794-8375

Hay - Straw For Sale

4’x5”-1000# round silage bales,mixed grass, first and secondcutting. Schaghticoke, NY518-796-2344

AMARAL FARMS 1st & 2ndcutting good quality hay,round silage bales 4x5. Call860-576-5188 or 860-450-6536

FOR SALE: Good quality firstcut hay. Fertilizer and woodash used on fields. $4.50/bale. 802-254-5069

FOR SALE: Quality first &second cut big & small squarebales. Delivered. 315-264-3900

FOR SALEAll Grades

Hay & StrawHorse & Dairy

QualityBagged Shavings

& SawdustWILL DELIVER

ROBERT ROLLE(518) 234-4052

HAY & STRAW: Large orsmall square bales. WoodShaving Bagged. René Nor-mandin,Québec,Canada 450-347-7714

NOFA CERTIFIED dairy qual-ity balage & hay. Also inex-pensive round bales. Highlymotivated. MA/VT/NY border.413-458-3424

Hay - Straw For Sale

ONTARIO DAIRYHAY & STRAW

Quality Alfalfa Grass MixLg. Sq. - 1st, 2nd & 3rd Cut

ALSO CERTIFIED ORGANICLow Potassium for Dry CowsCall for Competitive PricesNEEB AGRI-PRODUCTS

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ORGANIC BALEAGE FORSALE: First cut 4x5 $25; 4x4$20. Graham Farms 802-433-6127, 802-793-7526

Hay - Straw Wanted

WANTEDHay & Straw - All Types

We Pick Up & Pay

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DAIRY FARMHERDSMAN WANTEDThe Lands at Hillside Farmsa 65-cow, grass-based/sus-tainable mixed herd dairyfarm, seeks a herdsman witha minimum of 2 years experi-ence with dairy cows andfield work. Duties include:milking, feeding, field work,and other barn chores asassigned. Position offerscompetitive pay and benefitswith on-site housing nego-tiable. The Lands at HillsideFarms is a non-profit educa-tional farm based in Shaver-town, PA (approximately 10minutes from Wilkes-Barre).

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Horses

TEAM of 10 year old blackold-style heavy PercheronMares, broke very well. Also,White Percheron “Indian Wed-ding Carriage” mare, ridesand drives. Also, 3 singleblack Percheron geldings. Allwill work in traffic. Erin C.Lundy 315-493-1051

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Real Estate For Sale Real Estate For Sale

Little Falls, NY 13365

Phone (315) 823-0288www.demereerealty.com • demeree@ntcnet.com

#718 - Nice 210A. free stall dairy farm w/170 tillable flat to rolling acres w/sandy/loam

soil - 120 cow free stall barn w/double 10 Beco Parlor w/ATO’s, 3,000 gal bulk tank -

also 160 ft. free stall heifer/dry cow barn, 20x41 ft. Sealstore grain silo & 170x100 ft.

bunk silo w/concrete floor - Good 9 rm. home w/5 bdrms. & 2 baths - corn & wood

stoves - nice fireplace, also village water & Artisian spring . . . . . . . . . . . . .$550,000#26 - Ten plus acres between Middleville & Herkimer on Rte. 28 near KOA camp

grounds with 40x80 ft. maintenance/shop/garage w/two 16 ft. over head doors, one

14 ft. door, 16x30 ft. storage space inside plus office space - radiant heat in floors,

250 gal. oil tank, dug well & septic. . . . . . . . . . . .$149,000 REDUCED TO $129,000#18 - Great site for new home or business at end of Industrial Dr. Rd., Frankfort, NY

- 25 A. open land with city water & sewer - also 45 A. wet lands with lots of wild life.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$100,000 REDUCED TO $50,000#267 - Hobby/horse farm w/49 acres - 27 tillable, 12 pasture & 8 woods - 10 rm, 2

story home in good cond’t w/deck, above ground pool, vinyl siding, steel roof, circu-

lar driveway & full basement - 84x40 ft. 2 story barn w/cleaner, 34x18 ft. horse barn

w/4 stalls - 24x74 ft. garage w/shop, 26x75 ft. hay storage shed & 14x30 ft. steel silo

- 2 wells & half acre pond w/fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$210,000C-72 - Operating Sheep Farm located in southeast Montgomery County. 204 A. total

with 104 A. forest managed surveyed woodlot, (last harvested in 2007), 20 A. pasture,

remainder prime cropland. 36x80 two-story barn, set-up with pens for livestock,

9-crate heated and insulated farrowing room, additional 30x40 wing off of main barn,

40x80 steel pole barn/large doors, 5 outbuildings: 2-16x21; 2-16x30; 1-12x41. Used

for livestock, all with water. Completely remodeled 3200 sq. ft. 200+ yr. old farmhouse.

8 lg. rooms, 4 bdrms., 2 full baths, jacuzzi, wood stove in kitchen/dining area, fireplace

insert for wood in sitting room, additional wood or coal forced-air furnace, drilled well

and pond. Great hunting, woodlot, and cropland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Asking $499,000C-64 - HOBBY FARM CONSISTING OF 155A - 105 A. tillable, 44 A. woods, 6 A. pas-

ture. Parcel includes 5,000 ft. road frontage along a paved road. The modular ranch

home provides 2 bdrms., 2 full baths, central air, and a wrap-around deck. Also, a

1,500 sq. ft. barn suitable for livestock or storage. This property’s location offers level

terrain with an attractive pond, in a private, scenic location . . . . . Asking $325,000

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220 ACRE FARM INCENTRAL NEW YORKWith 70 Holstein milkers, 40young stock, including onemonth old- up to 2 years old.Beautiful land with lots ofopportunity. Buildings includerenovated barn with spaciouscow stalls, tiestalls with mats,addition on barn housesheifers & dry cows. Big spa-cious 5 stall garage. Big 5bedroom, 1½ bath farmhouse.Must see property. Tons ofequipment in excellent shapeand well-maintained.

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HOBBY FARMFingerlakes, NY

Modern 3 bdr., 2-1/2 bathranch on 62 acres over-looking the Genesee Val-ley. 2 barns, 8 horsestalls, 50 open acresmostly fenced now inhorses, sheep, cattle &chickens.

$319,000585-335-7436

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NEW ENGLANDNOTE: Calendar entries mustarrive at the Country Folksoffice by the Tuesday priorto our publication date forthem to be included in thecalendar of events. Email:jkarkwren@leepub.com

OCT 19Using Chickens to Grow

Winter Squash and Ending Up with Pigs

Rockville Market Farm, 205

Calendar ofEvents

Cemetery Rd., Starksboro,VT. 4:30-7 pm. Free of VOFfarmers & full VV & BGAmembers, $10 NOFA-VTmembers, $20 non-mem-bers. See how Eric &Keenann Rozendaal usechickens to build fertility inthe soil that they grow but-ternut squash in. They thenpeel the squash and use theseeds to finish pigs. Comelearn about this innovativeproduction technique. BYOB& BBQ to follow (food provid-ed). Contact NOFA-VT, 802-434-4122 or e-mailinfo@nofavt.org.

OCT 222011 Annual Farm

& Agri-Business Tour9 am - 4 pm all locations.Visit an Alpaca ranch, dairyfarm, tree nursery, sheep &horse farms, a farm store, anhistoric site and a large vet-erinarian’s farm. Purchase atour booklet and map for$10 on tour day and visit allsites or select the ones youwant to see. Maps go on saleOct. 22 at these locations:Reifsnyder’s Ag Center, 7180Bernville Rd., Bernville, MA -610-488-0667; Geissler TreeFarms, 1051 Cross Keys Rd.,Leesport, MA - 610-926-4264 and Berks County Her-itage Center, 1102 RedBridge Rd., Reading, MA -610-374-8839. Wrap upyour day with dinner atOntelaunee Grange.

Maine Sheep BreedersAssoc. Annual Meeting

Fairfield, ME. ContactRichard Brzozowski, 207-780-4205 or e-mail rbrz@umext.maine.edu.

UMaine Extension Offers Sheep & Goat

Parasite SeminarKennebec Community Col-lege, Fairfield, ME. 8 am - 4pm. $30/person andincludes lunch and referencematerials. Contact ColleenHoyt, 207-781-6099 or 800-287-1471 or e-mailcolleen.hoyt@maine.edu. OnInternet at http://umaine.edu/livestock

OCT 29How to Run

A Successful CSAMany Hands Organic Farm,411 Sheldon Rd., Barre, MA.9 am - 12 pm. Tour the fieldgrowing areas, hoop houses,farm equipment and CSApacking area. Register onlinewith a credit card or Echeckat www.nofamass.org. Pre-registration is requiredunless arranged by phonewith the organizer, BenGrosscup at 413-658-5374.Cancellations will be hon-ored and refunds issuedwith notice made (except $8processing fee) by Oct. 19.Potluck lunch will be sharedwhen workshop ends. Bringa dish to pass. Scholarshipsmay be available for thosewho need and apply forthem. Contact Ben Gross-cup, 413-658-5374 orben.grosscup@nofamass.orgUMaine Extension OffersIntermediate & Advanced

Sheep Shearing SchoolPineland Farms, NewGloucester, ME. 9 am - 3 pm.$45/person and includeslunch and reference materials.Contact Richard Brzozowski,207-70-4205 or e-mailrichard.brzozowski@maine.edu

NOV 4Maine Dairy Insurance

WorkshopWorkshop and lunch are freefor Maine dairy producers.register no later than O c t o b e r 2 8 a textension.umaine.edu/cropinsurance or call 207-581-3875 or 800-287-0274 (inMaine).

NOV 552nd Northland Toy Club

Collectible Toy ShowPolish Community Center,Washington Ave. Ext.,Albany, NY. 9 am - 2 pm.Admissin is $3, childrenunder 12 free with adult.Contact N.T.C., 518-966-5239.

NOV 5-62nd Annual Fiber Festival

of New EnglandEastern States Exposition,West Springfield, MA. SheepShearing, Workshops, FleeceSale, Fiber Animals, Demon-strations, Children’s Area,Fiber Fashion Show, SheepDog Demonstrations. Morethan 150 vendors selling rawfleeces, fencing, yarn, cloth-ing, blankets, knitting nee-dles, spinning wheels, shawlpins & brooches, Christmasornaments, fiber animals,roving, patterns, felting kits,beads & much more. Call413-205-5011 or aginfo@thebige.com. On Internet atfiberfestival.org

NOV 11-12It Takes a Region - 2011:Conference to Build ourNortheast Food System

Desmond Hotel & Confer-ence Center, Albany, NY.Contact Kathy Ruhf, 413-323-9878, e-mail kzruhf@verizon.net. On Internet atwww.ittakesaregion.org

NOV 11-18North American

International LivestockExposition Sheep Show

Louisville, KY. On Internetat www.livestockexpo.org

NOV 17A Team Approach to

Developing SuccessfulFarm Transfer Plans

Doyle Center, 464 AbbotAve., Leominister, MA. 9 am- 4 pm. Designed for profes-sionals who assist, or wouldlike to assist farmers withany aspect of farm transferor succession plans. ContactBob Bernstein, 603-357-1600.

NOV 29Working Together

to Preserve FarmlandCanterbury CommunityCenter, 1 Municipal Dr.,Canterbury, CT. 6:30-9 pm.Free workshop. Contact Jen-nifer Kaufman, 860-450-6007 or e-mail AGvocate@yahoo.com.

DEC 8-12Acres USA

Conference & Trade ShowHyatt Regency, Columbus,OH. See Web site for details.Call 800-355-5313. OnInternet at www.acresusa.com

JAN 7VA Sheep Producers

Assoc. Annual MeetingBlacksburg, VA. ContactScott Greiner, 540-231-9163or e-mail sgreiner@vt.edu.

JAN 14NOFA 25th Annual Winter Conference

Worcester State University,486 Chandler St., Worcester,MA. Contact CathleenO’Keefe, e-mail wc@nofamass.org. On Internetat www.nofamass.org/conferences/winter/index.php

JAN 20-2116th Annual VT Grazing & Livestock Conference

Lake Morey Resort, Fairlee,VT. Featuring local, regionaland national speakers onmultiple species grazingmanagement & production.Several workshops. ContactJenn Colby, 802-656-0858or e-mail jcolby@uvm.edu.On Internet at www.uvm.edu/pasture

JAN 25Vermont Sheep

& Goat Association Annual Meeting

Barre, VT. Contact JaneWoodhouse, 802-592-3062.

JAN 27 & 284th Annual Winter Green-

up Grazing ConferenceCentury House, Latham, NY.Please contact Tom Gal-lagher at tjg3@cornell.edu,Lisa Cox atlkc29@cornell.edu or Mor-gan Hartman at blackqueenangus@yahoo.comfor more information and to

get on the mailing list forregistrations. Contact LisaCox, 518-765-3512.

FEB 14-1645th Annual

World Ag ExpoInternational Agri-Center,4450 South Laspina St.,Tulare, CA. The Expo is thelargest annual agriculturalshow of its kind with 1,600exhibitors displaying cuttingedge agricultural technologyand equipment on 2.6 mil-lion square feet of showgrounds. On Internet atwww.WorldAgExpo.com

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