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NRCS practices and EQIP programbenefit Breene Hollow Farm

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by George Looby, DVMThe Third Annual Farm Day,

held May 12 at TuftsUniversity’s Cummings Schoolof Veterinary Medicine, provid-ed an abundance of usefulinformation for veterinary stu-dents and farmers alike.

The event was held at theFarm Department of the schoolin North Grafton, MA. TheFarm Department is chargedwith introducing veterinarystudents to the essentials oflivestock management in areal-world setting.

This exposure has becomeincreasingly important inrecent years as many studentsfrom urban backgrounds haveno previous experience work-ing with farm animals. Thissegment continues to be anessential part of their veteri-nary education. On this day,those attending were individu-als who have an interest infarming who have yet to makethe plunge, those who havestarted raising livestock andwish to increase their base ofknowledge and those withmore experience who wanted tofind out what is happening atthe cutting edge of poultry andlivestock husbandry.

There was no fee charged toattend the all-day session andthat sort of fee in today’s worldis rare indeed. A variety ofgrants and other fundingmakes it possible for the NewEntry Sustainable FarmingProject to put on the programat no cost to the attendees. Themission of the New EntrySustainable Farming Project isto assist, support and encour-age those with multiculturalbackgrounds to get started infarming in Massachusetts.Since its inception, the scope ofthe project has expanded toencompass all of those withlimited experience who areinterested in farming and want

to become involved. The projectoperates within the Gerald J.and Dorothy R. FreidmanSchool of Nutrition Science andPolicy at Tufts University.

New Entry Program DirectorJennifer Hashley’s departmentorganized and coordinated theday’s activities. The farm atTufts operates under theumbrella of Dr. GeorgeSaperstein’s Department ofEnvironmental and PopulationHealth. This administrativeoverview allows Saperstein tooccasionally escape the routineof administrative work, pull onhis boots, slip into his coverallsand become a real veterinarianagain. The morning sessionwas divided into one hour lec-

tures; the first being a beef cat-tle workshop conducted byScott Brundidge, a Tufts staffmember whose responsibilitiesinclude management of thebeef cattle herd. Concurrently,Dr. Micheal Darre, Extensionpoultryman at UConn, gave hisgroup an update on flock man-agement, especially geared tothe start-up or smaller opera-tor. From 10:45 to 11:45, threelectures were going on at thesame time. For those who didnot have the opportunity tohear Darre during the firsthour he repeated his presenta-tion during this segment.

For those with an interest ingoats, Dr. Sandy Ayers, a facul-ty member of the Cummings

School, gave her audience anoverview of her favorite animal.Her talk included many do’sand don’ts relating to theirmanagement — not alwayseasy in a species strongly pre-disposed to mischief. Goats areintelligent animals, but thisfaculty does not allow them todiscriminate among plants asto their possible toxicity. Beingnatural browsers plants suchas mountain laurel can behighly toxic to this species.Male goats are predisposed tobladder stone formation andcare must be taken to provide adiet that is low in phosphorusand a calcium to phosphorusratio of 2:1. Parasite control isalways a concern among goatbreeders and there are severalstrategies that can help in con-trolling the problem. KevinWoolam, nutritionist for theCentral Connecticut Co-opspoke about feeds and nutri-tion during this segment.

The afternoon sessionstarted with a sheep work-shop and a brooding work-shop conducted by AlexMcDonald, poultry inspectorfor the MassachusettsDepartment of Agriculture, asession that provided insightsinto chick behavior.McDonald raised severalinteresting points regardingchick management, one ofwhich involved light manage-ment. When exposed to con-tinual light, chicks sleepwhen they become exhausted— not a natural sleep aswould be the case if they areallowed long periods ofreduced or subdued lighting.Positioning the level at whichchicks feed is another consid-eration. Their heads shouldbe level with the feeder.

The last two workshops ofthe afternoon covered swinehusbandry and pasture raisedbroiler production. Garth

Miller, a longtime manager ofthe Grafton swine operation,presented his group with someideas to make their operationsmore efficient and some pit-falls to avoid. Hashley present-ed some suggestions that astart-up range broiler opera-tion might want to considerwhen planning such an pro-gram. Topics covered includedan explanation of some of theterminology that is used inbroiler production such asorganic, pasture raised andfree range. Also discussedwere such topics as breedselection, types of housingsuitable for range raised birds,the best feeds to use and, ofgreat importance, slaughterregulations.

A question and answer ses-sion concluded the workshopwith the various presentersfielding questions from theattendees. The New EntrySustainable Farming Projectis presenting several work-shops over the next fewmonths that may be of partic-ular interest to livestock own-ers. Included will be a SheepSchool in Grafton on June 14;Internal Parasite Managementfor Small Ruminants on July14 in Rutland, MA; Feeds andNutrition in Grafton on Aug.2; and a Cattle Behavior andHandling Clinic on Aug. 29.Later in the season, work-shops are scheduled for MeatMarketing and PasturedPoultry. For details and fur-ther information on any ofthese classes, contact [email protected] or call 978-654-6745.

Sponsors and partners ofthese information programsinclude the Cummings Schoolof Veterinary Medicine at TuftsUniversity, Heifer International,the USDA Beginning Farmerand Rancher DevelopmentProgram and RMA.

Livestock Farm Day at Tufts covers plenty of ground

Dr. George Saperstein, at left, and Jennifer Hashley greeted thoseattending the third annual Livestock Farm Day.

Photos by George Looby

Garth Miller presented his group with some ideas to make their swine operationsmore efficient.

Dr. Sandy Ayers, a faculty member of the Cummings School, gave her audience anoverview of caring for goats, including many do’s and don’ts relating to their man-agement.

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by Sanne Kure-JensenThe Natural Resources

Conservation Service (NRCS)and the Rhode IslandAssociation of ConservationDistricts (RIACD) held the firstof three statewide farm toursand open houses on May 5 tohelp Rhode Islanders learnabout NRCS’s EnvironmentalQuality Incentives Program(EQIP) which provides federalfunding for conservation prac-tices on farmlands and wood-lands. The first tour was heldat Breene Hollow Farm in WestGreenwich, RI.

A Family FarmKevin Breene owns and

operates Breene Hollow Farmwith his children Melissa andSteven. Melissa and Stevenattended UCONN’s School ofAgriculture.

Breene Hollow Farm wasstarted by Kevin Breene with20 cows in 1977 after hisgraduation from UConn. In1980 he bought 150 acres inWest Greenwich and built afree-stall barn and milkingparlor. Gradually, neighboringproperties were added; thefarm is now 380 acres. Thefarm’s herd of 120 Holsteins,Jersey, Ayrshires and MilkingShorthorns include 60 milk-ing cows.

The Breene family is activelyinvolved in their community.Kevin was a West GreenwichTown Council member for 14years and a Rhode Island statesenator for 12 years. He is alsoinvolved in 4-H, FFA, WoodRiver Watershed Association,Exeter Grange and past statechairman of the USDA’s for-mer Agricultural Stabilizationand Conservation Service(ASCS) for 12 years.

Melissa is a former 4-Hmember and past FFA state

vice president. Steven was alsoactively involved in 4-H and isRI FFA’s past president and amember of UConn’s AlphaGamma Rho AgriculturalFraternity. The youngestBreene family member, Hillary,is a student at Kansas StateUniversity majoring in agri-business and is a past vicepresident of the RI FFA.Daughter, Rebecca, is a specialeducation teacher and helpsoccasionally on the farm.

Crops include 20 acres ofcorn and 45 acres of hay landand pasture. Corn silage isalso purchased from a neigh-bor. The cows are fed a mixedration twice daily. Theremaining farm acres aremanaged forestland with con-tinual harvesting of firewoodand saw logs.

In 2009, Breene HollowFarm was named RhodeIsland’s Outstanding DairyFarm of the Year by the RhodeIsland Green PasturesCommittee. USDA-NRCS EQIP programs

NRCS’s EnvironmentalQuality Incentives Program(EQIP) is a financial assistanceprogram designed to addressresource concerns on private-ly-owned land. To be eligible,farmers must demonstrate aneed and/or a resource con-cern and must have 10 ormore acres (for forestry pro-grams). The program providesfinancial and technical assis-tance for landowners toaddress soil, water, air, plantand animal issues such ascomposting animal and plantwaste, protecting crop fields,preventing soil erosion,enhancing woodland areas,eradicating invasive plantspecies, improving pastureland, reducing irrigation water

needs, improving water quali-ty, protecting and enhancingwildlife areas.

Breene Hollow Farm has aComprehensive NutrientManagement Plan developedwith NRCS staff. The Breenefamily has implemented theseprograms with help fromNRCS staff and TechnicalService Providers (TSPs):

• “Waste Storage Facilities”improve nutrient managementand protect drinking waterquality. In summer and winterthe farm’s manure will bestored in a new covered stor-age facility. During spring andfall manure can be spread onfields;

• “Underground Outlet,Subsurface Drains and RoofRunoff Structures” includeunderground drainage, roofgutters and downspouts tokeep clean water clean ratherthan adding this volume toother water management sys-tems like milk house wash-room water treatment facili-ties. Benefits include improvedwater quality, reduced floodingand erosion, increased filtra-tion and improved soildrainage for growing. Areasnear farm buildings can besafer and much less muddy;people and animals will besafer with fewer mosquitoesand flies. Water can be collect-ed for irrigation, animal water-ing or merely diverted to lowimpact areas;

• “Heavy Use AreaProtection” is needed in areasfrequented people, vehiclesand/or animals. Stable, non-eroding flooring materials andsometimes a covered, ventilat-ed area can be installed inhigh use areas. Benefits

include reduced erosion, pol-lution and ground water con-tamination and thereforeimproved water quality.Animals can be protected fromweather extremes, injury orhealth risks associated withdeep mud; and

• “Animal Trails andWalkways” are established ani-mal travel lanes. Concrete orsome other permanent base islaid for stability and easycleaning. Benefits includeimproved grazing efficiencyand animal health, reducederosion and protection forenvironmentally sensitiveareas.

For more information onBreene Hollow Farm, contactthe Breenes via e-mail at [email protected], call 401-397-9408.

A second NRCS/RIACD tourwas held May 19 at ConfredaFarm in Hope, RI. The thirdtour will be July 18 starting at5:30 p.m. Don Minto will leadtours at Watson Farm, 4455North Road, Jamestown, RI.

For information on NRCSprograms that may fit yourconservation needs, visit theNRCS website atwww.ri.nrcs.usda.gov or con-tact Michael Kenyon,Easement Program manager [email protected] call 401-822-8821.

NRCS practices and EQIP program benefit Breene Hollow Farm

Mike Kenyon of NRCS, nearest camera, describes construction of Breene Hollow Farm’s new state-of-the-art manure storage facility.

Farm visitors were greeted at this tent filled with NRCS and RI Conservation District displays.Photos by Sanne Kure-Jensen

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Cover photo by Sanne Kure-JensenDairy farmers, Kevin Breene and his children Melissa andSteven are shown here in front of their new manure storagefacility at Breene Hollow Farm in West Greenwich, RI.

The location for the Agroforestry Workshop sponsored by the Cheshire CountyConservation District to be held June 7 from 10 a.m. to noon at WichlandWoods, South Street, Stoddard, NH.

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information submitted to Country Folks. The Grand Champion was TristanPepin, Pepin Linda 103Y, Show #: 247 and the Reserve Champion was KelseyDiehl, KD Queen of Hearts 11X-ET Show #: 230.

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by Sandra AvantIdentifying antimicro-

bial proteins in chickensthat kill pathogens isone method being usedby U.S. Department ofAgriculture (USDA) sci-entists to find alterna-tives to the use of antibi-otics to control infec-tious poultry diseases.

Each year, poultry dis-eases such as coccidio-sis cause losses of morethan $600 million in theUnited States and $3.2billion worldwide.

Molecular biologistHyun Lillehoj, at theAgricultural ResearchService (ARS) Henry A.Wallace BeltsvilleAgricultural ResearchCenter (BARC) inBeltsville, MD, has dedi-cated her career to dis-covering how to producepoultry without usingdrugs. Her research

includes enhancinginnate immunitythrough genetics, andexamining moleculesproduced by birds inresponse to enteric orintestinal pathogens.

ARS is USDA’s chiefintramural scientificresearch agency, andthis research supportsUSDA’s priority of pro-moting internationalfood security.

Some molecules arehost antimicrobial pro-teins that can killpathogens, improveimmune responses andpromote the growth ofbeneficial gut bacterialpopulations in poultry,according to Lillehoj,who works in the ARSAnimal ParasiticDiseases Laboratory atBARC. She and her col-leagues have identifiedone such immune mole-

cule, called NK lysin.Lillehoj and her col-

leagues demonstratedfor the first time that NKlysin kills chicken coc-cidia. They also showedthat this antimicrobialprotein or host defensemolecule is effectiveagainst other parasitessuch as Neospora andCryptosporidia, whichinfect livestock andhumans, respectively.One commercial compa-ny is looking at the pos-sibility of developing NKlysin into a product thatcan be used to killchicken intestinal para-sites.

Lillehoj also is study-ing enteric bacterialinfections caused byClostridium, a pathogenassociated with necroticenteritis in poultry. Sheis using a similar molec-ular technology to devel-

op alternatives to treatthis disease.

Working with indus-try, international part-ners and other scien-tists, Lillehoj has discov-ered other options toantibiotic use in poultry.Phytochemicals derivedfrom peppers, plums,safflower, green tea andother plants have beenshown to be effective inenhancing the immunesystem of chickens.Also, the beneficialeffects of probiotics,which are live, nonpath-ogenic bacteria that pro-mote health and balanceof the intestinal tractmicrobiota, have beendemonstrated in pastresearch.

Read more about thisresearch in theMay/June 2012 issue ofAgricultural Researchmagazine.

Treating poultry diseases without antibiotics

ARS scientists are finding proteins in chickens that canact as alternatives to antibiotics to control infectious dis-eases such as coccidiosis and Clostridium in poultry.

Photo by Keith Weller

The Northeast Organic FarmingAssociation of Vermont (NOFA-VT) willpresent New York-area Americanaband Bovine Social Club and specialguest Patrick Fitzsimmons in concerton Saturday, June 16, at 8 p.m. Theconcert will be held at Tupelo MusicHall, White River Junction, VT. Ticketsare $25 in advance and are available atthe Tupelo Music Hall by phone at 603-437-5100 or online athttp://tickets.tupelohallvermont.com.

Bred on the northern banks of theDelaware River, Bovine Social Club is agrassy, funky, twangy, swinging breedof sounds sure to get your dancing cowon. A wicked lineup of seasoned jammusicians backing the lyrics of vocalistSamuel Saint Thomas, Bovine SocialClub is one of the fastest growing newAmericana bands in Metro New York.

BSC grows uncommon songs of lov-ing, lying, waiting, picnicking, garden-ing, contemplating and making thedays go really slow. Their live perform-ance and debut recording produced byRailroad Earth’s Tim Carbone has asound happily fertilized by Celtic, blue-grass, Juju, gospel, jazz and rockvocabularies.

Joining Bovine Social Club will beVermont singer-songwriter PatrckFitzsimmons. Fitzsimmons’s awardwinning songs have that rare combina-

tion of strong lyric and melody. RelixMagazine called him “one of the mostcaptivating songwriters around today.”Drawn to the works of Cat Stevens,Paul Simon and James Taylor, thoughhis first instrument was the drums, heeventually came full circle to follow thepath of his childhood heroes. Patrick isalso a member of New Jersey’s FromGood Homes, recording three CDs withRCA, having shared the stage with BobDylan, the Dave Mathews Band, JoanOsborne and many others.

Samuel Saint Thomas, Bovine SocialClub and their Chords4Carrots projecthave partnered with NOFA-VT to raisemuch needed funds for Farm Share.C4C is an innovative idea created mymusicians to support the vision andwork of the slow food movement.Committed to a smarter and more sus-tainable world, C4C partners with non-profit sustainable organizations acrossthe country in producing local andregional music events. Together theyraise funds and awareness and providean occasion for celebration and enter-tainment.

NOFA-VT Farm Share Programassists low-income Vermonters inobtaining farm fresh foods. FarmShare participants receive partiallysubsidized shares from CommunitySupported Agriculture (CSA) farms.

Concert to raises funds for VT Farm Share Program

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by Sally ColbyWhen corn is in the ground, is it too

late to influence yield?“In looking at yield at the end of the

year, I want to know whether I gaveup kernel weight or kernel number,”said agronomist John McGillicuddy.“That answer is going to tell me whattime of year I’m looking at as far aslosses. The plant will give up kernelnumbers before it hits dough stage.From dough stage and beyond, itstarts giving up kernel weight.”

McGillicuddy says that new mois-ture testers have very accurate elec-tronic scales that can be used to getgood kernel weights. “We can hand-shell some ears and get kernelweights,” he said. “If it’s really wet,you may have to let it sit for a while todry down because what you want iskernel weight at about 15 percent.”

When it comes to diagnosing cornyield, McGillicuddy says that growersshould look at the late seasonbecause yield comes from kernelcount/acre and kernel weight. “Thecomponents of kernel count are earcount, which is based on how manyseeds did we drop and how manycame up,” he said. “For years, wefocused heavily on ear count, becauseif yield wasn’t where we wanted it, itwas because we didn’t produceenough ears/acre.” McGillicuddyadded that that could be due to nothaving enough plants, or too manyplants that didn’t have ears.

McGillicuddy says several evalua-tions will help producers determinewhere yield problems are. “First of all,is the population high enough? If Ihave 33,000 plants and 32,000 ofthem have ears, that’s very good,” hesaid. “It’s never 100 percent.”McGillicuddy added that sometimesthe spread is as little as 500/acre,but often as much as 5,000/acre.“Ear count and yield is a tight corre-lation. If it’s 5,000, what am I going to

change to get my last 20 bushelsback? Why do I have 5,000 plantsthat don’t have ears on them?”

The next factor that goes into earcount is which ear do we actually get?“Most corn varieties set an ear some-where between 9 and 13 locations,”said McGillicuddy. “Different loca-tions on the ear carry different sizes— typically, the upper one has thebiggest potential. If we stress theplant early and it gives up the upperear and the plant selects the secondone that’s dominant, you just bled off10 percent of your yield potential.”

Pre-harvest evaluation includesdetermining which ear site is filled.“Corn is a very, very harsh mother,”said McGillicuddy. “The corn plant

starts out with between 9 and 13potential ears, and very early in life,she picks one of them as her favoriteson and spends the rest of the sum-mer killing the rest to save that one.”

Another factor is girth — at leastone third of the ears should be in theupper range for girth for that variety.The length of the kernel set is alsoimportant. “When we look at thelength of a cob,” said McGillicuddy,“we look at how many kernels areestablished, how many are pollinated,and how many are we going to sell.Watch for spreads between thosenumbers. Typically, we like the lengththat is pollinated to be somewherebetween 8 to 10 less than the lengthwe established.” McGillicuddy added

that he looks for a certain amount oftip back, but wants those to be ker-nels that aborted prior to pollination.“I don’t want to see a spread betweenlength pollinated and length harvest-ed,” he said. “Those are those light,chaffy yellow ones at the tip that suckback. They already pollinated, startedto put dry matter into them then theyfailed. That’s too late in the game tolose.”

McGillicuddy says that once thekernel is established, pollinated andstarts to fill, the toughest part of thebattle is over. “If you lose those ker-nels after pollination, you’re losingway too late in the game,” he said.McGillicuddy added that’s an area heworks with growers to improvebecause in most years, loss is blamedon water, but nutrition is more oftenthe reason.

The last factor that determines finalyield is the size or weight of the ker-nel, which is the only factor that canbe measured after harvest.

McGillicuddy says he doesn’t seeany indication that corn is by night-time temperatures, but does see someinfluence with accumulating growingdegrees in the dark.

McGillicuddy looks at lastSeptember when farmers claimedyields were down due to hot weatherin July and August. However, he saysthat yield losses actually happened inJune — before it was hot. “Kernelweights were excellent,” he said.“Ears were filled all the way to the tip,but we didn’t have big enough ears.Girth was down, length was down,and that happened in June — notduring the heat in July and August.”

“As soon as you blame the weather,you took your most valuable playerout of the game. If you assume it’s theweather, you’ve assumed there’snothing you can do. Good manage-ment pays the best returns in thetoughest environments.”

Good corn management pays best in toughest environments

Planting too closely or unevenly means plants must compete for nutrients and sun-light, resulting in lower yields.

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SHELBURNE FALLS, MA — AsCongress considers the reauthoriza-tion of the Farm Bill, leading food andfarm organizations based in theNortheast have weighed in with therelease of A Northeast Farm BillAgenda: Priorities for the 2012 FarmBill. The diverse group determinedthat one thing is very clear — invest-ing in local and regional agriculturemust be a priority.

A massive piece of legislation, theFarm Bill sets the framework for whatcrops farmers grow, what food we eat,and how rural land is used.

The Agenda articulates a set of pri-orities for the 2012 Farm Bill thataddress the opportunities and specificchallenges facing agriculture fromMaine to Delaware. Developed withthe input of more than 300 diverse,food and farm groups in theNortheast, the Agenda provides a com-prehensive and concrete set of policy

options to support local and regionalfood systems, conservation, food secu-rity and economic development.

The process of writing a new farmbill will likely complete two importantmilestones during the month of June.A bill passed by the SenateAgriculture Committee is expected tocome to the Senate floor for a vote inearly June. The House AgricultureCommittee will write its version of the2012 Farm Bill starting in mid-June.

“Members of Congress are in theprocess of making key decisions aboutthe farm bill and we expect the Agendawill help inform those decisions,” saidAnnette Higby, Policy Director for theNew England Farmers Union.

The Agenda was a product of a col-laborative process facilitated by theNortheast Sustainable AgricultureWorking Group, the New EnglandFarmers Union, and Wholesome Wave.

A Northeast Farm Bill Agenda:Priorities for the 2012 Farm Bill

More than 120 biodiesel leadersrecently visited Washington to call onCongress to extend the expiredbiodiesel tax incentive and to urge theObama Administration to quicklyfinalize the EPA’s proposal to growbiodiesel volumes under theRenewable Fuel Standard next year.

“Washington’s failure to act on thesetwo issues has effectively halted themomentum our industry built lastyear in producing a record of nearly1.1 billion gallons,” said Anne Steckel,vice president of federal affairs at theNational Biodiesel Board. “It is lockingup millions of dollars in investmentsthat could be creating jobs, purchas-ing equipment and feedstock, anddriving economic growth.”

Biodiesel producers will specificallybe calling for the ObamaAdministration to follow through withthe EPA’s proposal to increase thebiodiesel volume requirement under

the RFS to 1.28 billion gallons in 2013— up from 1 billion gallons this year.Late last year, the ObamaAdministration delayed the decision.

“This is a proposal that has strongsupport from the EPA and USDA, andyet it has been caught up in a bureau-cratic delay for nearly a year, withoutany explanation or justification,”Steckel said. “It is blocking significantinvestment and hiring, so we arepleading with the ObamaAdministration to follow through withits ‘all of the above’ energy rhetoric byfinalizing this proposal. It is somethingthe Administration can do tomorrow,without waiting on Congress.”

The Administration’s delay on the RFSrule has come as Congress allowed thebiodiesel tax incentive to expire on Dec.31. The tax incentive has broad biparti-san support, and biodiesel leaders willbe urging lawmakers on Capitol Hill topass an extension as soon as possible.

Biodiesel producers call onCongress to extend tax incentive

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Superweed SummitDuring the second

week of this past May,the National Academy ofSciences (NAS) hosted asummit to discuss “su-perweeds,” or the wide-spread problem of herbi-cide-resistant weeds cur-rently afflicting millionsof farm acres across theUnited States. Using aplay on words, NAScalled their seminar: “Agrowing problem: Super-weeds — the ‘weeds thatman can no longer kill!’”The subject weeds havebeen in the news for sev-eral years. Across theMidwest and Southeastfarmers have been pho-tographed and filmedstanding in fields sur-rounded by the giantplants. Despite expen-sive pesticide applica-tions, perfectly formedrows of crops don’t havea chance, pitted againstfeisty weeds that growup to three inches a day.

Superweeds have beenespecially likely to appearalongside genetically en-gineered (GE) crops,which are engineered towithstand large amountsof pesticide and herbicideuse. And these weedsshow no sign of goingaway. That’s why scien-tists and researchersfrom land-grant universi-ties, the USDA, and rep-resentatives from severalindustry and tradegroups met at lastmonth’s summit tostrategize about the prob-lem. A few speakersboasted about the effi-ciency of modern-dayfarming and the fact thattoday’s agriculture re-quires fewer farmers onmore acres. But conspic-uously absent from theiranalysis was the long listof collateral damages,which include degrada-tion of the environment,health risks from in-creased chemical use andsuperweeds themselves.

Those who did addressthe weeds tended not tosee them as a result ofthat impressive modernagriculture. For example,Michael Owen, an agron-omist from Iowa StateUniversity, contendedthat superweeds are nei-ther an herbicide prob-

lem nor a GE crop prob-lem, per se, but a behav-ioral problem. This analy-sis puts the blame onfarmers for overusingherbicides. Yet the resist-ance situation first arosewhen biotechnology com-panies pushed herbicideslike glyphosate on farm-ers as the silver bullet toweed management with-out educating them onthe ramifications of theirrampant, widespreaduse. And the practice ofusing just one herbicideyear after year would nothave occurred if it weren’tfor the aggressive promo-tion of GE glyphosate-tol-erant crops.

Michael Walsh fromthe University of WesternAustralia presented non-chemical solutions to thesuper-weed problem. Hespoke about that coun-try’s serious problemwith a weed that has de-veloped resistance toseveral herbicides. Aus-tralian researchers de-signed a few differentweed seed control meth-ods that destroy the seedreserves, eliminating up-wards of 95 percent ofthe seed before it is ableto germinate. But U.S.farmers attending thesummit made it veryclear that going back totraditional methods, likecultivation, would betough. There was littlemention of organic weedmanagement techniquessuch as crop rotation orthe use of cover crops.

But exhausting chemi-cal tool after chemicaltool in an arms raceagainst herbicide resist-ant weeds is not only un-sustainable, it’s unsuc-cessful. Despite the factthat chemical solutionsare the cause of cross-re-sistance and multiple re-sistance in weeds, theneed for more chemicalsolutions was still at theforefront of the discus-sion. Strangely enough,at the superweed semi-nar, there was no men-tion of the next round ofGE crops now in thepipeline. These new ar-rows in the biotech quiverinclude 2,4-D-tolerantcorn and dicamba-toler-ant soybeans, which haveboth been designed to be

resistant to more thanone herbicide at once.Thirteen of 20 cropsawaiting USDA’s ap-proval have “stacked her-bicide resistance traits”,i.e., these plants havebeen genetically modifiedto tolerate two or morechemical weed-killers.

These crops, once ap-proved, will likely resultin the use of many moregallons of herbicides andthe advent of even morepowerful superweeds, re-sistant to many differentherbicides — thus mak-ing them even harder tomanage. Formulatingnew varieties of crops to

withstand applications ofharsher chemicals maybe business as usual forthese scientists and thecompanies they work for,but it’s an approach thatignores the underlying is-sue: with a chemical an-nihilation strategy, thefriendlier weeds… alongwith the least aggressiveof the noxious weeds…are eliminated. Result: nomore nice guys (my term),or in the parlance of theseminar: “weeds that mancan no longer kill”.

The final speaker at thesummit was Iowa StateUniversity PresidentSteven Leath, who said

he believed that using a“land-grant approach”involving public-privatepartnerships will helpsolve this complex prob-lem. This approach fromLeath was no surprise:Iowa State is known forits relationships with bigag corporations, with itsagronomy departmentreceiving about half itsfunding from private-sec-tor donors.

According to GennaReed, a researcher whoaddresses new technolo-gy issues for Food andWater Watch, the super-weed problem is one thatshould be attacked with

preventative strategiesbased in weed biologyand independent, inter-disciplinary creativity.She believes biotechnol-ogy companies will onlyproduce biotech solu-tions; her implied ques-tion: “just how well hasthat worked?” The su-perweed issue shouldserve as a wake-up calland a strong argumentfor pulling agriculture offits non-stop chemicaltreadmill. But to do that,public research — free ofprivate sector influence— must be funded in or-der to give farmers better

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Field Crops Consultant (Contact: [email protected])

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National FarmersUnion (NFU) joined acoalition of organiza-

tions in support of testi-mony presented by Agri-culture Energy Coalition

Co-Director RyanStroschein to the U.S.House of Representa-

tives Committee on Agri-culture Subcommitteeon Conservation, Ener-gy, and Forestry. In thetestimony, the coalitionurged Congress to en-sure robust funding forthe 2012 Farm Bill En-ergy Title.

“Rural America hasbeen at the epicenter ofour nation’s emergingrenewable energy andbioproducts industries,and farmers, ranchers,rural small businessesand rural economieshave already begun to

realize the benefits,”Stroschein said duringthe testimony. “Ameri-can agriculture, and therural communities itsupports, have demon-strated that they havethe vision, entrepre-neurialism, optimism,and tenacity to continueto develop these impor-tant and lucrative newindustries if providedthe tools to do so.”

The U.S. Departmentof Agriculture (USDA)estimates that the RuralEnergy for America Pro-

gram saved or created15,000 jobs between2009 and 2011.

“The energy title iscritical not only becauseit invests in rural Ameri-ca, but also because it isleading to the commer-cialization of secondgeneration renewable fu-els,” said NFU PresidentRoger Johnson. “By pro-ducing renewable fuelshere in the UnitedStates, we can becomemore energy securewhile preserving ournatural resources.”

alternatives and to shiftthe focus away from thecurrent chemical armsrace against weeds.

Much closer to home,Tom Kilcer, a retired ca-reer Cornell CooperativeExtension (CCE) agrono-my agent, made a verystrong comment aboutweeds develping herbi-cide tolerance. Afterleaving CCE, Tom devel-oped a crop consultingfirm called Advanced AgSystems. In discussingserious weed problemswith me, Tom pointedout that crop rotationsthat have perennial sods

at least half the timegreatly reduce the insect,weed, and disease pestthreats targeting corn.He really prefers a rota-tion consisting of threeyears of corn and threeyears of alfalfa/grasssod. Thus he stronglyrecommends againstcorn monoculture to hisdairy farmers. Tom alsoadvises against over-useof glyphosate herbicides,which has resulted inweeds impervious tothose chemicals. In hisopinion, the most glaringexample of a glyphosate-tolerant weed is Palmer

amaranthus. P. amaran-thus is a noxious form ofpigweed found mostly inthe south, and is theweed causing the mostconcern in the herbicide-tolerant arena.

American crop re-searchers Owen andLeath play down anyconnection betweenGMO-based run-awayherbicide applicationand glyphosate-toler-ance in targeted weeds.However, Kilcer finds anally in AustralianMichael Walsh, who hasno other axe to grindthan the truth.

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by Lynne FinnertyYou know the saying,

“…and the crowd goeswild!” often uttered aftersomeone shoots a bas-ketball straight into thenet? When the Labor De-partment announced re-cently that it was with-drawing its proposal tolimit the types of farmwork that minors coulddo and whose farms theycould work on, the re-sponse from farm coun-try was instantaneous.Farm families hadscored the winning bas-ket. The crowd wentwild! The sense of reliefwas palpable.

“This is great news!”someone commented onthe American Farm Bu-reau Federation’s pageon Facebook. “Manyfarms, including ourown, are family run and

it should be the decisionof the parents of the chil-dren working on the farmwhether they are oldenough to work. We arethankful for this decisionas I’m sure many are!”

“Grassroots effortswork!” said another.

The Labor Depart-ment’s proposal wouldhave barred anyone un-der 16 years old from us-ing power-driven equip-ment, in addition to oth-er restrictions, and limit-ed the parental exemp-tion to farms that arewholly owned by a par-ent. After Farm Bureauand others pointed outthat the proposed rulecould make it illegal foryoung people to use evena battery-poweredscrewdriver and did nottake into account theway that many farms are

organized nowadays,with ownership sharedby several family mem-bers, the Obama admin-istration withdrew it.DOL said the decisionwas made in response tothousands of commentsexpressing concernsabout the effect of theproposal on small, fami-ly-owned farms.

It’s tempting to just sitback and relish this vic-tory. But it’s importantto look at what reallyworked, just as a win-ning team will reviewvideo of the game.

The first thing thatworked was that all of

agriculture used thesame playbook. The ad-ministration didn’t getconflicting messagesfrom different farmgroups or agriculturalsectors. Everyone cametogether behind one ral-lying cry: the child laborrule had to go!

Second, farmers andranchers never gave up.

Even after submittingmore than 10,000 com-ments on the proposedrule and after the com-ment period ended,farmers and rancherskept expressing their op-position on social mediawebsites, in newspaper

and magazine articlesand even on Capitol Hill.The din from farm coun-try was relentless, muchlike the noise one mighthear at a basketballgame when the fans areletting their team knowthat they’re behind themall the way.

Finally, farmers toldtheir personal storiesabout how the proposalwould affect their farmsand their families. Someharked back to whenthey were young andlearned important lifelessons by doing farmwork — lessons thathelped them become

better farmers and re-sponsible adults, les-sons that they want toimpart to their own chil-dren. Even if someonedidn’t grow up on afarm, he could probablyrelate to that. Farmerstalked about shared val-ues and made a connec-tion with the public.

So, what should we setour sights on next, andhow can farmers andranchers apply the les-sons learned to win morevictories? Game on!

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It’s called pennycressbecause it’s shaped likepennies. As Illinoisfarmer Brad Glenn fin-ishes harvesting it fromhis farm, pennies are ex-actly what he hopes hewill earn from turningthis old plant into a newcash crop.

Glenn is an early

adopter in the movementto bring pennycress intothe corn and soybean ro-tation as a promisingbiodiesel feedstock. It hasbeen on the fast track tobecoming a sustainablebiodiesel resource since2008, and this year, he’sone of a group of entrepre-neurs that believes it has

hit the right combination.It could mean another vi-able, sustainable sourceof oil for our nation’s ener-gy supply while adding in-come to farm operations.

“What excites me themost is that the effort togrow pennycress forbiodiesel is really still inits infancy, and yet it’s

essentially ready to gocommercial,” Glenn saidfrom his farm in Stan-ford, IL.

A member of the mus-tard family, pennycressgrows wild in the Mid-west, and its seed pack-ets contain oilseeds thatyield 36 percent oil whencrushed. An acre would

yield the equivalent ofabout 80 gallons of oil.

Glenn and his partnersare contracting with oth-er farmers to grow andharvest the plants. Theyplan on crushing theseeds and selling the oilto biodiesel producers.This year the pennycressoil is priced similarly tosoybean oil.

“I saw an opportunityto produce an energycrop here-and-now onunderutilized assets withno negative impact to theenvironment or thefarm,” said PeterJohnsen, who has beeninstrumental in commer-cialization of the crop.Johnsen is a retired di-rector of the USDA’s Na-tional Center for Agricul-tural Utilization Researchin Peoria, IL.

“A great benefit is thatwe can grow pennycressduring the winter on ex-isting farms that wouldotherwise just sit dor-mant. It has no impact onexisting crops, conserva-tion grounds, or criticalwildlife habitat,” he said.

As a winter crop, pen-nycress also provides avaluable service as sus-tainable ground cover,which helps prevent ero-sion and nutrient runoff.

“The diversity of fatsand oils from whichbiodiesel can be madehas always been one ofits greatest strengths,and pennycress is a per-fect example of how ourindustry is innovativeand sustainable,” saidAlan Weber, who runsthe National BiodieselBoard’s feedstock devel-

opment program.Biodiesel’s greenhouse

gas reductions make itthe nation’s first com-mercially available, do-mestically produced ad-vanced biofuel. It can bemade from any fat or veg-etable oil, such as soy-bean and canola oil or re-cycled grease.

For growing penny-cress, the best approachthe team found is to dropthe seeds from an air-plane into standing cornin the fall. It germinatesunder the corn, and isharvested in early springusing a soybean combine,before soybeans areplanted. It’s then crushedwith conventional crush-ing equipment, and themeal has potential valueas livestock feed.

“This could not be easi-er, and has the potentialto generate extra incomewhile helping farmersmake an even greatercontribution to energyproduction,” Glenn said.

Although many consid-er pennycress a weed, itdies off in the spring anddoes not compete withcorn or soybeans. In oth-er words, it is planted in-between the corn andsoybean crops on landthat would otherwise sitempty. It is also easy toget rid of with routineherbicides if necessary.

“For this to succeed,it’s going to take a desirefor innovation amongfarmers, and a shift intheir thinking to grow acrop in the winter,”Johnsen said. “But it’s aphenomenally promisingwin-win.”

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CERTIFIED CROP ADVISER

by Judy Wright, Chair, Northeast CCARegion

After what seems like a non-winter,especially compared to last year’s win-ter, many of us are taking advantage ofthe warm and dry conditions to get fieldwork completed and crops planted in atimely manner. This time last year, youmay recall, we were all wondering whenspring was going to break and theweather was the topic of conversationaround each evening’s dinner table. Isuspect more than one dinner has beencaught on the tailgate or in a tractor caband all without complaint!

I have seen fields that have not beenplowed for a number of years turnedover and planted to corn. No doubtthese are exciting times, full of hope andthoughts of great opportunity. I amhopeful that everyone is taking all safe-ty precautions for yourselves andequipment. In addition, I would like tobelieve the fields coming back into pro-duction had been soil tested prior. I hada farmer tell me today that a neighborplowed a field and is ready to plant but

no lime has been applied.Now is not the time to forget our ba-

sics. Proper pH allows for efficient nu-trient release and utilization and caninfluence the effectiveness of herbi-cides. Also, check the pH in you alfalfaespecially on fields that might be slop-ing as erosion over time can reduce thepH. I was called years ago to a farm be-cause of ‘spotty alfalfa’. The farmerthought it might be snout beetle but thespotty locations were not characteristicof snout beetle. As a first check I usedthe quick in field pH test and quickly de-termined that the spotty locations werelow in pH and the alfalfa was showingthe results.

While we have been experiencingsome warm temperatures recently, thefreezes and frosts have damaged someof our crops and we are still not clear offrost. I can recall in the late 1980s driv-ing through the valleys in the SouthernTier of New York and seeing corn thatwas frosted out the middle of June. Un-fortunately the corn was planted earlyand the growing point was above the

soil line and was frozen as well. I havemy fingers crossed that we don’t have arepeat in 2012.

So far the planting season seems to besmooth sailing but if you do run intosome difficulties your Certified CropAdviser is there to offer you some time-ly information and guidance. Be sure tocontact your Certified Crop Adviser to

learn more about how they can be apartner in your decision makingprocess today and what programs areavailable to keep farmers and ag advis-ers up to date on Best ManagementPractices, environmental stewardship,and any future regulatory measures.Together we can keep New York agricul-ture a strong part of the local economy.

Chairperson’s corner

Many of these events offer pre-approvedCCA CEU’s (Continuing Education Units)and/or can be self submitted for CEU’s.

June 2 — 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.: Cele-brating 30 Years of Grain Productionand Milling VT

Gleason Grains – 2076 East Street,Bridport, VT

Gleason Grains owners Ben andTheresa Gleason will be celebrating their30th year of producing grains for locally-made bread and pastry flours. The daywill include field & mill tours, as well ashighlights of the wheat breeding re-search being conducted by the North-west Crops and Soils Team.

Contact Heather Darby at 802-524-6501 or [email protected] formore information.

June 7 — 9 a.m. to noon: SmallGrains Field Day NY

Musgrave Research Farm, Aurora, NYContact Mary McKellar 607-255-2177.

0.5 PM, 1 CM.June 26 — 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.: Diversi-

fied High-Quality Forage Production VTBeidler Family Farm – 8 Silloway Road,

Randolph, VTParticipants will see annual forages —

including oats, BMR sorghum sudan-grass, and millet — being grown to pro-duce high quality forages. In addition,organic corn silage/grain and perennialforage variety trials will be visited. Own-ers Brent and Regina Beidler will explaintheir farm’s history, as well as describingsome of their ongoing research projectsand collaborations, including produc-tion of small grains for both feed and val-ue-added food products.


June 27 — 9:15 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.:

Strategies for Soil Health & NutrientConservation Research Tour

Penn State’s Agronomy ResearchFarm at the Russell E. LarsonAgricultur-al Research Center, Rock Springs PA

Come hear the latest in crop cover mix-tures, integrated weed management,manure management strategies, andbeneficial insects from Penn State re-searchers along with Pennsylvania prac-titioners. This field day will feature fivestations with hands-on activities,demonstrations, and discussions withresearchers and practitioners about in-novative strategies for soil health.

Register at 877-489-1398 or contactRon Hoover [email protected]

June 28 — 6 to 8 p.m.: Heritage, Or-ganic and Specialty Crop ProductionTwilight Tour, PSU

Penn State’s Agronomy ResearchFarm at the Russell E. Larson Agricul-tural Research Center, Rock Springs PA

A tour of semmer, einkorn, and wheatvarieties trials, fava bean seed produc-tion research, heritage hulless oats, andsoybean management plots

RSVP: Charlie White at [email protected] or 814-863-9922

June 30 — 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.: Farmingfor Success Field Day

Where: PSU Southeast AgriculturalResearch and Extension Center in Lan-disville PA

Hear the latest information on Pur-dues soybean crushing plant, drill cali-bration, poultry litter manure injectionsystem, and more.

Contact Jeff Graybill 717-394-6851for registration details.

July 12 — 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.: Value-Added Grains VT

Olivia’s Croutons – 1423 North Street,New Haven, VT

Grain grower Francie Caccavo will de-scribe how she’s adapted her love offarming to fit with Vermont’s localvoredemands by processing farm-growngrains into value-added products atOlivia’s Croutons in New Haven. We willtour the fields and processing facilities.


July 17: Cornell Weed Day NYMusgrave Research Farm, Aurora, NY.Contact Mary Mckellar 607-255-2177.

Credits pending.July 17 — 11 a.m.: NYSABA BBQMusgrave Research Farm, Aurora, NY.$15 pre-order. In conjunction with

Cornell Weed Day.Contact [email protected] 24 — 3 to 6 p.m.: Integrating

Oilseeds into Diversified Agriculture VTWood’s Market Garden – 93 Wood

Lane, Brandon, VTJon Satz and the crew at Wood’s Mar-

ket Garden will describe how they haveintegrated oilseed production into theirvegetable operation, and the benefitsand challenges they have had in doingso. Satz harvested about 5 acres of sun-flowers for oil and meal in 2011, and willtalk about some of the production, man-agement, harvesting, and processing is-sues that are specific to his operation.

Contact Heather Darby at 802-524-

6501 or [email protected] formore information.

Sept. 19 — Full Day Session: Profes-sional Applicator Training NY

CaroVail, Salem, NY.Cost is $220 per person with lunch

provided on location.Register at: www.asmark.org/Train-

ingCourses, 5.5 PM credits. Limited to30 participants.

Sept. 21 — Full Day Session: Profes-sional Applicator Training, NY

Peacock Hill Farm, Farmington, NY.Cost is $220 per person with lunch

provided on location.Register at: www.asmark.org/Train-

ingCourses, 5.5 PM credits. Limited to30 participants.

Nov. 29 – Dec. 1: NRCCA DecemberTraining NY

Doubletree Hotel, Syracuse, NY.Contact Jeanette Marvin jmarvin@

rochester.rr.com. 16 Credits pending.Dec. 12: Field Crop Dealer Meeting NYGenesee Grande, Syracuse, NY, plus

teleconference option.Half day of Cornell led sessions. Cost $15.Contact [email protected].

Credits Pending.Dec. 13: NYSABA Annual Meeting NYGenesee Grande, Syracuse, NY.Full day of agribusiness management

sessions. Minimum 6 credits. Pending.Contact [email protected]

CCA Calendar of Events

Jessica Heim is a Nutrient Management Planner at Madison County Soil andWater Conservation District located in Hamilton, NY. She has been workingwith farmers on various conservation practices since starting at the District in2004 and began to focus on nutrient management around 2006 under the di-rection of David Livermore. In 2008 she became a CCA (Certified Crop Advisor)and then in 2010, a NY Certified AEM (Agricultural Environmental Manage-ment) planner for CAFO and non-CAFO farms.

Jessica was born and raised in central Pennsylvania; although she did notgrow up on a farm she has always had a passion for the outdoors and for farm-ing. It was this which led her to Morrisville State College where she joined thedairy club and was in the first class of students to graduate with a RenewableResources BT degree.

When asked why this particular field, Jessica replies, “Nutrient Managementseemed like a good fit with my natural resources education and appreciation forfarming. Being a CCA and practicing nutrient management is important. It’snot just important to the farmer who can save money and soil while growingbetter crops, but to everyone who wants to use the clean water downstream. It’salso important to the future generations to be able to farm with the same re-sources and without strict regulations that are sure to come if we don’t all worktogether now.”

Jessica feels that in a time of increasing economic and regulatory pressure itjust makes sense to analyze soil and explore new options and ideas to help keepfarmers profitable and in compliance. “You’d be surprised how many farmersstill have an “Old School” type mentality of I’ll just put a few hundred poundsof 15-15-15 down and that should cover it.”

Jessica’s husband Matthew is a partner of Heim Farms, LLC in Morrisville,NY. Jessica and Matthew have a 2 year old daughter Miranda and another onthe way.

Meet your CCA ~ Jessica Heim

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SulfurSulfur (S) is an essential plant nutri-

ent for processes such as photosynthe-sis and nitrogen (N) fixation (see Agron-omy Factsheet 34). Following the pass-ing of the Clean Air Act in 1970 and theintroduction of sulfur (S)-free phospho-rus fertilizer and pesticides, incidentaladdition of S to fields through atmos-pheric deposition (from power plant dis-charges and other sources) and fertiliz-er application has decreased drasticallyin New York. As an example, the total Sdeposition at the Musgrave ResearchFarm at Aurora, NY was estimated to be14 pounds/acre in 1979-1981 versus 6pounds/acre in recent years. A crop ofalfalfa hay yielding 4 tons/acre can re-move up to 20 pounds S/acre so it is notsurprising that some alfalfa fieldsshowed an economic yield response to Saddition in recent studies. This raisesthe question: “What management toolsare available for making decisionsabout S management of alfalfa?”

In this factsheet, we discuss tissuetesting for S for alfalfa management,and introduce a new soil test for S as-sessment for alfalfa.

Sulfur response field researchTissue testingRecent field trials conducted in New

York State support a critical value fortissue samples (top 6 inches of theplants taken just prior to 3rd cutting),of 0.27 percent (Figure 1A), similar tothe 0.25 percent critical values com-monly reported in the literature. Thesecritical values only apply when fieldsare managed at the proper pH for alfal-fa (target pH of 7.2). Based on these da-ta, if the tissue S content exceeded 0.25percent, the alfalfa has enough S for op-timum growth. If the tissue level is lessthan 0.25 percent a yield response to Saddition can be expected.

Soil testingA comparison of six different soil tests

for S showed one of the six tests to besuperior to others in reflecting the plantavailable S status of soils. This test is a0.01 M CaCl2 extraction conductedwith a 1:5 (weight:volume) ratio of soiland extraction solution and a 30minute shaking time, followed by filtra-tion of the solution (to separate solutionand soil) and determination of S in theextraction solution. This test will be re-ferred to as the Cornell Sulfur Test. Ini-tial research shows that alfalfa will re-spond to additions of S when the Cor-nell Sulfur Test level is 8 ppm or less(Figure 1B).

More site-years of S response studies,covering a wider diversity of soils, fieldhistories, and climatic conditions, areneeded to fully test the utility of soil andtissue testing for S management of al-falfa.

Sulfur in corn-alfalfa rotations with manure

Evaluation of Cornell Sulfur Test lev-els over a corn and alfalfa rotation,where manure was applied in the springof the corn years and no manure appli-cation took place during the alfalfayears, showed buildup of S levels underthe corn years but a rapid decline in soiltest S levels under the alfalfa years (Fig-ure 2).

These results suggest the potential ofS deficiency and hence alfalfa responseto manure (or fertilizer S) addition in thelater years of the alfalfa stand. For thisreason, 3rd or higher year alfalfa fieldsshould be tested for S content, and ma-nure or fertilizer S application shouldbe considered if soil and/or tissue test-ing show the potential for a yield re-sponse.

Soil and tissue samplingSoil samples for the Cornell Sulfur

Test should be taken at 1st cutting withthe same sampling and handling meth-ods as used for regular soil samples (0-8 inches, see Agronomy Fact Sheet #1).Since field sampling procedures areidentical, the same sample can be usedfor regular fertility assessment as wellas for the Cornell Sulfur Test. Soil sam-ples should be submitted to: QuirineKetterings, Nutrient ManagementSpear Program Laboratory, Depart-ment of Animal Science, 323 MorrisonHall, Cornell University, Ithaca NY14853. See http://nmsp.cals.cornell.edu to download a sample sub-mission form.

Tissue samples should include thetop 6 inches of 30-35 individual plantsjust prior to 3rd cutting (early bloom).The total S analyses can be conductedby a number of laboratories. Tissuesamples should be packaged in paperbags to avoid rotting prior to arrival inthe laboratory. Samples can be air-dried prior to submission.

ConclusionBoth tissue and soil testing for S were

effective in predicting an alfalfa yield in-crease from S fertilization for the sites inthis study. The New York data support a

critical tissue S level of 0.25 percent Sfor samples taken at the 3rd cutting (top6 inches of the plant). The soil test datasuggest a critical level of 8 ppm S (0.01mol L-1 CaCl2 extractable S, 0-8 inchsoil samples) with samples taken at 1stcutting. Fields are not likely to be S re-sponsive in the year manure is appliedor the next year but non-manured alfal-fa fields should be monitored for S overtime given that buildup of S under cornyears with annual application of ma-nure or compost can be followed by arapid decline in soil S when no manureis applied to alfalfa.

Additional Resources• Nutrient Management Spear Pro-

gram Agronomy Fact Sheet Series: nm-sp.cals.cornell.edu/index.html

• Nutrient Guidelines for Field Cropsin New York:

nmsp.cals.cornell.edu/guidelines/nu-trientguide.html

DisclaimerThis fact sheet reflects the current

(and past) authors’ best effort to inter-pret a complex body of scientific re-search, and to translate this into prac-tical management options. Followingthe guidance provided in this fact sheetdoes not assure compliance with any

applicable law, rule, regulation or stan-dard, or the achievement of particulardischarge levels from agricultural land.

Cornell sulfur test for alfalfa

Figure 1: Tissue S content (A) and 0.01mol L-1 CaCl2 extractable soil S (B) aspredictors for relative yield of alfalfa (theratio of yield without and yield with theaddition of 150 lbs S/acre). The open dia-monds indicate two locations with sub-optimal pH (6.2 or lower).

Figure 2: Soil 0.01 M CaCl2 extractable Sover a corn and alfalfa rotation. Corn wasgrown for 5 years (2001-2005) and amend-ed with 20 versus 34 tons/acre compost,or 9,000 versus 20,000 gallons/acre liquidmanure (N-based and P removal-based).The inorganic N treatment received 150lbs N/acre (S-free) during the corn years.Alfalfa was seeded in 2006 and no furthermanure or compost application tookplace after that.

Adaptive Nutrient Management: On-farm Testing

Dr. Tom Morris, Associate Professor,University of Connecticut; Dr. QuirineKetterings, Associate Professor, Cor-nell University; Dr. James Camberato,Associate Professor, Purdue University

June 7, 3-4 p.m. Eastern Adaptive nutrient management is a

systematic process for refinement ofon-farm nutrient managementthrough evaluation of nutrient man-agement practices, analysis of data,and adjustment of nutrient manage-ment strategies based on the results ofthe evaluations. This process facili-tates continued improvement in nutri-ent utilization efficiency and subse-quently minimization of offsite im-pacts. This webinar will discuss theprocedures for conducting on-farmtesting including development of the

evaluation strategy for the practice ofinterest to farmer(s); development ofprotocols for the evaluation; design andlayout of an on-farm evaluation; datacollection; analysis, evaluation andpresentation of the results of an evalu-ation; methods to learn from the re-sults; adjustment of nutrient manage-ment plan based on guidelines fromLand Grant University; and continu-ance of the process.

If you missed the introductory webi-nar, please review the materials at In-troduction to Adaptive Nutrient Man-agement.

Certified Crop Advisor CEUs - Nutri-ent Management (1 hr)

On the day of the event:Join the Webinar* http://archive.

constantcontact.com/fs060/1109295883063/archive/1109949366648.html

Science and Technology WebinarPresented by the USDA NRCS East National Technology Support Center

Ryan Akin - Hemdale Farms,[email protected],Canandaigua, NYGreg Albrecht - NYS Dept. ofAg & Markets, [email protected], Ithaca,NYBrian Boerman - FarmlandEnvironmental, [email protected], Dryden, NYRich Bonanno - University ofMassachussetts Extension,[email protected],Methuen, MAMike Contessa - ChamplainValley Agronomics, Inc.,

[email protected], Peru, NYHeather Darby - University ofVermont Extension,[email protected],St. Albans, VTMatthew Eckhardt - CapitalArea Ag Consulting, mrecon-s u l t i n g @ h o t m a i l . c o m ,Stephentown NYJanet Fallon - Dairy One For-age and Soils Lab, [email protected], Tully, NYDale Gates - NRCS, [email protected], Marcy, NYJessica Heim - SWCD- Madi-son County, jessica-

[email protected], Hamilton,NYQuirine Ketterings, Co-Chair -Cornell University, [email protected], Ithaca, NYDoug LaFave, Hewitt Broth-ers, [email protected],Locke, NYJoe Lawrence - CCE-LewisCounty, [email protected],Lowville, NYJudy Wright, Co-Chair - Farm-land Protection Consultant,j l w 4 2 2 0 @ y a h o o . c o m ,Auburn, NY

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The American SoybeanAssociation (ASA) joinsits colleagues in thebiodiesel industry in voic-ing its support for a callfrom President BarackObama to renew tax in-centives for companiesproducing renewable en-ergy, including biodiesel.The president urged Con-gress to renew the tax

credits while in Iowa, thenation’s largest producerof soybeans. While thebulk of the renewable fueltax incentives mentionedby the president willlapse at the end of theyear if not renewed, thebiodiesel tax incentive ex-pired on Dec. 31, 2011.

“President Obama hasrepeatedly expressed his

support of increased pro-duction of clean, renew-able, domestic energysources like biodiesel aspart of his ‘all-of-the-above’ energy strategy,and we join him in urgingCongress to pass the taxcredits for these produc-ers. The biodiesel taxcredit is a huge factor inencouraging more pro-

duction of this energysource,” said ASA Presi-dent Steve Wellman, asoybean farmer fromSyracuse, NE.

Approximately half ofU.S. biodiesel is pro-duced from soybean oil.Biodiesel is the only ad-vanced biofuel that iscurrently commerciallyavailable in the U.S. and

it provides significanteconomic, energy securi-ty, environmental andhealth benefits. With theaid of the tax incentivelast year, the biodiesel in-dustry produced a recordvolume of nearly 1.1 bil-lion gallons, supportingnearly 40,000 jobs na-tionwide.

In addition to cheering

the president’s call for ex-tension of the tax credit,ASA urges the ObamaAdministration to ap-prove the EPA’s proposalto raise the 2013 Renew-able Fuel Standard (RFS)volume requirement forbiodiesel to 1.28 billiongallons. The RFS is cur-rently set at 1 billion gal-lons for 2012.

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1988 NH 900 Forage Harvester, Metalert, 900W Pick-up Head $6,720

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2010 H&S BW1000 Inline Bale Wrapper - Like New . . . . . . $24,500

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Jaylor 2350 Vertical Cutter/Mixer/Feeder Wagon. . . . . . . . . . $6,300

2007 Krause 7400-24WR 24’ Rock Flex Disc . . . . . . . . . . . $27,500

2002 Gehl 2580 Round Baler, Silage Special, 4x5 Bale . . . . $9,400

2003 Gehl 2580 Round Baler, Silage Special, 4x5 Bale . . . . $7,500

1990 NH 144 Merger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $975

York 5’ 3Pt Landscape Rake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $450

Gehl 1065 Forage Harvester, Tandems, Metal Stop, Hay Pickup and

2 Row Corn Heads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,750

1999 Case IH 8435 Round Baler, 4x5 Bale, Silage Special, Good

Condition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $11,900

Landpride AT2572 6’ Finish Mower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $700

2001 Landpride RCR1560 5’ Rotary Cutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $450

2001 Landpride FD2572 6’ 3pt. Finish Mower . . . . . . . . . . . . . $560

2005 FFC 72” SSL Snow Plow, Hyd. Angle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,680

Mott 60” 3pt. Flail Mower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $395

Kuhn FC200 3pt. offset Disc w/Flail Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . $5,250

Woods RM59 3pt. Finish Mower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $700

CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT

2008 NH M459 Telehandler 45' Reach - 420 Hrs. . . . . . . . . $62,500

2007 NH E70SR Excavator w/Blade, Steel Tracks, Cab w/Heat /AC,

400 Hrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $62,500

2009 NH E135B SR Excavator w/Cab, Dozer Blade, 36" Bucket,

1600 Hrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $105,500

2010 NH L170 Skidsteer, Cab w/Heat, Pilot Controls, Hyd. Q-Attach

Plate 72" Bucket, 100 Hrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $31,875

2007 NH W110 Wheel Loader, 1025 Hrs, Excellent Cond. . $87,500

2007 NH W170B Wheel Loader, 2670 Hrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $81,250

2007 Kubota RS205 Mini Wheel Loader, Cab w/Heat, 49 HP, 1080

Hrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $35,900

2008 NH C185 Track Skidsteer, Cab, Heat/AC, Pilot, Hi-Flow Hyd,

84" Bucket, 932 Hours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $48,750

Mustang MS60P 60" SSL Pickup Broom. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,650

2008 NH L160 Skidsteer w/Cab and Heat, 72" Bucket, 3476 Hrs.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $15,250

2011 NH L218 Skidsteer w/Cab and Heat, Hyd. Mount plate, 535

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allows carbon to remainin the soil, enhancingboth air and soil quality.

The PG Economics an-nual global impacts re-port quantifies the im-pact of agriculturalbiotechnology on the en-vironment and on farmerincomes since biotech’scommercialization in1996. Among the key

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contributed to signifi-cantly reducing theamount of greenhousegas emissions from agri-cultural practices. Thisresults from less fuel useand additional soil car-bon storage from reducedtillage with biotech crops.In 2010, this was equiva-

lent to removing 8.6 mil-lion cars from the roadfor one year.

• Crop biotechnologyhas reduced pesticidespraying (1996-2010) by8.6 percent. As a result,the environmental impactassociated with herbicideand insecticide use onthe area planted tobiotech crops decreased

by 17.9 percent.• Farmers who use im-

proved seeds and growbiotech crops have seensubstantial net economicbenefits at the farm levelamounting to $14 billionin 2010 and $78.4 billionfor the 15-year period.

Source: ASA WeeklyLeader Letter for Thurs-day, May 24

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ARLINGTON, VA —American Trucking Asso-ciations President andCEO Bill Graves calledon members of the up-coming conference com-mittee on the surfacetransportation bill to dothe right thing for driverand highway safety andrequire motor carriersuse electronic logging de-vices to promote drivers’compliance with hours ofservice driving limits.

“We urge conferees inboth bodies to adopt theSenate’s requirement forcarriers to use electroniclogging devices to moni-tor drivers’ hours-of-serv-ice compliance,” Gravessaid. “Clearly, these de-vices lead to greater com-pliance with maximumdriving limits — which isvery good for the truckingindustry as a whole andhighway safety.”

ATA supports an elec-tronic logging mandate,based on feedback frommember carriers who findthe technology improvescompliance, safety and

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or electronic onboardrecorders, have addition-al functions that aid inmanaging fuel use,routes and other aspectsof fleet operations — re-ducing fuel consumptionand making carriersmore efficient and envi-ronmentally responsible,”Graves said. “In addition,research shows that driv-ers at fleets using elec-tronic logging devices re-port improved morale.”

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quire all large trucks beequipped with an elec-tronic logging device and,by doing so, stand withlaw enforcement officials

and the vast majority inthe trucking industrywho want to further im-prove trucking’s compli-ance and safety record.

As the House-SenateConference Committeebegins their work to de-velop a Surface Trans-portation Reauthoriza-tion bill, commonly re-ferred to as the “highwaybill,” ASA has signed onto three letters to confer-ees in support of priori-ties for agricultural pro-ducers.

Maintaining and clari-fying the hours-of-serviceexemption for agricultureis a top ASA priority forthe highway bill. ASA

and 18 other agriculturalgroups signed on to a let-ter supporting the hours-of-service exemption pro-visions, stating thatwithout the hours-of-service exemption foragriculture, there couldbe severe disruptions tothe delivery of criticalfarm supplies to farm op-erations during peaktimes of the year.

ASA also supports theRealize America’s Mar-itime Promise (RAMP)Act, which would ensure

that monies collected inthe Harbor MaintenanceTrust Fund are utilizedin full for their intendedpurpose of operationsand maintenance, in-cluding dredging activi-ties. ASA and 11 otheragricultural groupssigned on to a letter toconferees expressingsupport for inclusion ofthe RAMP Act provisionsin the final highway bill.The provisions were in-cluded in the House-passed bill.

In addition, ASA wasone of 12 agriculturalgroups on a letter to con-ferees in support of thefreight rail provisions inthe Senate-passed high-way bill. These freightrail provisions are mod-est steps intended toprovide a better balancebetween shipper andcarrier interests in railpolicy deliberations atthe Surface Transporta-tion Board (STB), andmake the agency moreaccountable, transpar-

ent and effective. Specif-ically, these provisionsrequire STB to post a re-port on pending com-plaints every threemonths; increase maxi-mum relief in rate cases;establish time lines forrate cases; require astudy on how STB willapply its revenue ade-quacy pricing constraint;

and require quarterly re-ports to Congress on thestatus of regulatory pro-ceedings. Taken togetherthese provisions are in-tended to bring a betterbalance between carrierand shipper interests atthe STB.

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(Family Features) — Whether cooking on a gas orcharcoal grill, at home, at a park or at a tailgate,grilling provides an unmistakable aroma, a sizzlingsound and maximum flavor. And research showsthat when it comes to grilling, nearly three out offour Americans choose beef as the meat they grill themost often; but nearly 30 percent are still looking formore information on how to harness the power ofthe grill.

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tender ribeye, top loin (aka strip) and ground beef.Flank steak is also an excellent choice after a dip ina tenderizing marinade.

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facturer’s directions for medium heat. Remove beeffrom refrigerator and season with herbs and spices,as desired.

Tip: Wait to salt until after cooking so you don’tdraw out the natural, flavorful juices from the meat.

3. GrillPlace beef on grates and grill, covered, turning

occasionally. Test doneness with meat thermometer:Cook burgers to 160°F and steaks to 145°F for medi-um rare or 160°F for medium.

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COLUMBUS, Ohio —Increasing the reproduc-tive efficiency of dairy cat-tle — getting the highestpossible number of cowspregnant in the same pe-riod of time — has alwaysbeen a challenge for thisindustry. Ohio State Uni-versity specialists areworking to reverse thistrend through the devel-opment of new reproduc-tion techniques and train-ing that emphasizes prop-er management.

Currently, the nationalpregnancy rate for dairycows is only 16 percent,while the benchmark rateset by industry experts is10 points higher, said Gus-tavo Schuenemann, OhioState University Exten-sion’s state dairy veterinar-ian. Ohio’s rate is aboutthe national average, hepointed out, so there’sroom for improvement.

Lower pregnancy ratesare an issue for the dairyindustry because they

translate into reducedherd growth and poten-tial loss of profits, saidMike Day, an animal sci-entist with the universi-ty’s Ohio Agricultural Re-search and DevelopmentCenter (OARDC). “Dairycows work hard everyday,” he said. “Thatmakes it more difficult forfarmers to increase re-production rates.”

One way dairy farmscan boost their reproduc-tion efforts is the use ofartificial insemination(A.I.) and estrus (heat)synchronization tech-niques. Working with in-dustry partners, Day andhis research team havepioneered a new fixed-time A.I. protocol —known as “5-day CO-Synch + CIDR” — thatbetter synchronizesa cow’s estrus cycle sothat A.I. can be adminis-tered when cows aremore fertile.

A recommended prac-

tice within the beef cattleindustry nationwide, thisprotocol has been suc-cessfully tested on beefcows, resulting in 60 to70 percent of animalsgetting pregnant withinone day — a 17.5-percentincrease compared to in-dustry standards. Dayand colleagues calculatedthat if 5-day CO-Synch +CIDR were implementedwith just 10 percent ofOhio’s roughly 500,000beef and dairy cows, thetotal economic benefitwould easily surpass $5million in savings and in-creased production.

This protocol is now be-ing studied in dairyheifers and cows by re-searchers at various loca-tions across the country,Day said. The hope isthat this approachwill increase fertility indairy cattle compared tocurrent protocols,giving farmers anothertool to inch closer to theirreproductive goals.

While technology is animportant factor in boost-ing reproductive efficien-cy of dairy cattle, it’s notthe solution by itself, ac-cording to OSU Exten-

sion’s Schuenemann.“There’s no magic bul-

let,” said Schuenemann,who develops and coordi-nates research-based,practical training work-shops for dairy producers,personnel and veterinari-ans throughout Ohio.“There are many tools outthere — from synchroniza-tion protocols to heat de-tection to measuring cowactivity — but regardlessof the tool a farmer mayuse, proactive manage-ment practices at the farmlevel matter when it comesto reproduction.”

One of the thingsSchuenemann empha-sizes in his training pro-grams is proper manage-ment during the transi-tion period, which is threeto four weeks prior tocalving and approximate-ly one month post-calv-ing. This, he said, is “keyto reproductive success.”Some of the issues thatdairy farmers need to ad-dress during this crucialperiod include avoidingoverstocking of animalsand commingling (mixingtogether) of mature cowswith heifers; making surecows get balanced food

rations; and having a reli-able and well-trainedgroup of workers who canproperly handle calvingand identify and assistcows that experience diffi-cult births as well as sickcows after calving.

Proactive managementalso involves choosingthe right tool or set oftools to maximize repro-ductive success.

“The choice of repro-duction protocol needs tomatch the particular con-ditions of each farm, itsresources, its objectivesand the skill of its work-ers,” Schuenemann ex-plained. “All dairy farm-ers are unique, even ifthey are only a mile apartfrom each other. So it’svery important to assesshuman resources on thefarm. Some may adopttechniques that are moretime-sensitive and cost

more in synchronizationhormones, but whichhave the potential forhigher pregnancy rates.Others may do betterwith heat detection andtrying to take advantageof normal estrus.

“You don’t want a farmerto fail because he picked atechnique that doesn’twork for his conditions.Every farm is an integratedsystem; decisions made onone area of the farm willhave an impact on otherareas of the farm.”

Ohio State resourcesfor dairy farmers areavailable athttp://dairy.osu.edu andhttp://vet.osu.edu/ex-tension/dairy-resources.

OARDC and OSU Exten-sion are the research andoutreach arms, respective-ly, of Ohio State’s Collegeof Food, Agricultural, andEnvironmental Sciences.

We Salute Our Dairy FarmersBoosting dairy cattle fertility: new technologies, outreach go hand in hand

As temperatures startto climb and cause youto perspire — don’t forgetyour calves are also feel-ing the heat.

When we think of heatstress our thoughts of-ten go to the lactatingherd first, as heat andhumidity can have a dra-matic impact on milkproduction and thereforehave a potential impacton our pocketbooks. Butthere are also plenty ofeconomic reasons to be

concerned about heatstress in calves.

There is very little harddata that indicates ex-actly when a calf will be-come heat stressed. In-dustry consensus esti-mates heat stress occursbetween 78 to 80 degreesF in calves. When tem-peratures rise above 78degrees F the calf beginsto sweat and respirationrates increase.

Consequences of in-creased respiration ratesand sweating are rapiddehydration, reducedfeed intake, a weaker im-mune system and the in-ternal body temperatureof the calf rises — which

is never good. In addi-tion, the calf will burnmore energy as it tries todrive heat from its bodyand it is likely that fewerof the nutrients that areconsumed will be put to-wards growth.

Heat stressed calvesare also more likely tohave a slower rate of gainwhich means they mightnot reach breeding sizein a timely manner. As aresult, age at first calv-ing could be pushedback. If a calf becomestoo stressed from heat, itcan die.

“Management strate-gies from greater calfhousing ventilation,

shading calf hutches,providing free choiceelectrolytes, increasingwater and feeding fre-quency to evaluating thetechnologies in the milkreplacer fed can help toalleviate heat stress incalves,” says Dr. TomEarleywine, technicalservices director forLand O’Lakes AnimalMilk Products.

What can you do?To help calves not

only beat the heat butalso thrive in warmweather conditions,consider the followingmanagement ideas.

• Evaluate milk re-placer formulas. Be sureto provide a high level ofnutrition to calves sothey can grow to their fullpotential and meet theirenergy needs as theystruggle to relieve heatstress. Transitioning to acalf milk replacer formu-lated for warm weathercan result in greater feedefficiency and bottomline potential. New milk

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replacer formulas pro-vide the optimal protein-to-energy balance astemperatures moderateand are designed to meetthe specific needs of thecalf.

• Consider adding athird feeding of milkreplacer. Researchshows that calves fedthree times a day haveshown optimal growth,better feed efficiency,consume more starterprior to weaning andhave greater chance ofsurvival to lactationthan calves fed twicedaily.

• Provide free choice

electrolytes. High qual-ity electrolytes with sus-pension agent mixedproperly can be freechoice fed during heatstress.

• Offer free choicewater. Empty and refillwater pails several timesthroughout the day tooffer fresh water. Itshould not be a surprisefor calves to double theirwater intake. Switchingto five-gallon pails mayalso be helpful.

• Clean and sanitizewater and milk pailsfrequently. Warmweather promotes algae,mold and bacteria

growth. Keeping waterand milk pails clean andsanitized will help keepthese populations down,as well as help with thefly population.

• Keep calf starterfresh. Calf starters cango bad in hot weather, soit’s important to makesure the feed is keptfresh. Note that mo-lasses, a common calfstarter ingredient to aidin palatability, can be a

tasty attractant for flypopulations. Newer calfstarters use alternativenatural palatability en-hancers with minimalmolasses.

• Provide shade.Make sure to providecalves plenty of shade inhot weather.

• Evaluate calf han-dling. Consider chang-ing the time of day whenhandling calves is done.Routines that were fine

for cold weather mightnot be the best for thecalf in warm weather.

• Get a handle onflies. Unfortunatelycalves are a hot spot forflies. Using a milk re-placer and a calf starterthat includes a feedthrough larvicide canhelp to keep the fly pop-ulation down. A reducedfly population may alsoreduce stress to the calfand the spread of dis-

eases by flies.As temperatures rise,

don’t forget that whenyou start to perspire sodo your calves. Takesteps now to help thembeat the heat.

For more informationon warm weather calfmilk replacers or how toincorporate a seasonalfeeding program intoyour herd, visitwww.lolmilkreplacer.com or call 800-618-6455.

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As I contemplatedwriting another “JuneDairy Month” salute, Itook a look at what I saida year ago. I talkedabout how June DairyMonth has been a greatpromotional event forthe U.S. dairy industryfor many years becauseit “calls our city slickercousins back to theirroots and back to theland where their foodcomes from.” It also pro-vides a great promotion-al venue to retailers tospotlight and speciallyprice milk, cheese, andice cream and let’s notforget the latest dairy

‘wonder of the world,’Greek yogurt!

It is the dairy indus-try’s desire for con-sumers to enjoy and ap-preciate dairy productsin this special month ofrecognition but con-sumers also need to beaware and reminded ofthe hard work, dedica-tion, and animal andland stewardship, plusthe tough economictimes dairy farmers en-dure to provide that gal-lon of milk or block ofcheese that grocery storeshoppers never worrythere’ll be a shortage of.

Like so many things in

life, it’s easy to take it allfor granted but it doesn’tjust magically appear. Ineed some cheese for thepizza tonight or a gallonof ice cream for the birth-day party this afternoonso I simply run to thestore and get it becauseit’s always there, right?But, what if it wasn’t?

I occasionally receivecomments from non-farm readers about thethings I write about eachweek and how interest-ing and yet complex thisindustry is. That’s en-couraging because thepeople who really knowwhat’s behind that gal-lon of milk or that chunkof cheese will appreciateit a little more and willcomplain a little lesswhen they may have topay a little more for it.

Milk is said to be oneof nature’s most perfectfoods and we are blessedto have it and an indus-try that is so dedicatedto providing it. Drink upMr. and Ms. Consumer.It’s June Dairy Month!

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The Maine DairyPrincess Pageant Com-mittee and the ClintonLions Club are lookingfor entrants for their2012 ScholarshipPageant. The contest in-cludes a JuniorPrincess, girls ages 10-13 with a cash award; aSenior Maine DairyPrincess, girls 14-18;and new for 2012, a Col-legiate Scholarshipaward for women ages

18-23. Information canbe found at www.clin-tonlionsfair.com

In the past six years,the Maine DairyPrincess has grown to bean ambassador for theMaine Dairy Industry.They have helped theMaine Dairy IndustryAssociation and theDairy Nutrition Councilat different events inMaine and in Massachu-setts. The princesses

have also been recog-nized by the Maine StateLegislature and theMaine State Senate andhave met Gov. Paul LeP-age.

Applications can beobtained by calling Be-linda Stoughton at 207-426-8586. Leave a mes-sage including yourname, age and a callback number. Deadlinefor applications is July15.

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Milk ProductionGrowth Appears

To Be Slowing Issued May 25, 2012

April milk productionin the top 23 states hit15.98 billion pounds, up3.3 percent from April2011, according to pre-liminary data in the Agri-culture Department’slatest Milk Productionreport. Revisions loweredthe initial March esti-mate to 16.4 billion, still4.3 above a year ago. TheApril 50-state April totalwas 17.19 billionpounds, up 3.2 percent.

April cow numbers inthe 23 states, at 8.53million head, were up4,000 from March and94,000 head more than ayear ago. Output per cowaveraged 1,875 pounds,up 40 from a year ago.

California was up 3.1percent from a year agoon 23,000 more cowsand a 35 pound per cowgain. Wisconsin was up3.5 percent on a 55

pound gain per cow,thanks to the weatherand 4,000 more cows.New York was up 3.6percent on a 65 poundgain per cow. Cow num-bers were unchangedfrom a year ago. Idahowas up 2.9 percent on a50-pound gain per cowand 1,000 more cows.Pennsylvania was theonly state showing a de-cline, down 1 percent on5,000 fewer cows. Out-put per cow was un-changed. Minnesota wasup 1.3 percent thanks toa 35 pound gain per cowbut cow numbers weredown 4,000 head.

Checking a few otherplayers; Michigan was up6.2 percent on 14,000more cows and a 5pound gain per cow. NewMexico was up 3.6 per-cent on 11,000 morecows and a 5 pound gainper cow. Texas was up3.3 percent on a 14,000cow increase. Output percow was unchanged, and

Washington State was up4.1 percent on 7,000more cows and a 25pound per cow increase.

Mary Ledman, editor ofthe new Daily Dairy Re-port, believes the datawill be read with somerelief by the cash mar-kets and will give themsome underliningstrength because someexpected the gain to becloser to 4 percent. Addto that, the fact that theprevious month’s gainwas over 4 percent.

More importantly, ac-cording to Ledman, isthat “the tide has turnedin the West.” Key stateslike California, Washing-ton, and Idaho, regional-ly, saw milk output inch0.6 percent lower thanMarch, “so supply man-agement programs thereare taking hold,” and thepeak of the milk produc-tion season has beenreached as it has in theSouthwest, Arizona,Texas, and New Mexico,down 0.1 percent.

Looking forward, Led-man said milk produc-tion in the Northeast andthe Midwest likely hasanother month of incre-mental gain before head-ing lower seasonally.

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ENFIELD, CT — FarmCredit Northeast AgEn-hancement Program re-cently awarded $43,700to 16 organizations topromote northeast agri-culture, support youngand beginning farmerinitiatives and encour-age agricultural youthprograms.

The program is a jointeffort of Farm CreditEast; Yankee Farm Cred-it; Farm Credit of Maineand CoBank. Since itsinception in 1996, FarmCredit Northeast AgEn-hancement has awardedmore than $1.3 millionthrough 496 grants.

Recent grant recipi-ents

The most recent grantshighlight Farm Credit’songoing partnershipwith organizations thatmake a significant differ-ence in the lives of peo-ple involved in all as-pects of agriculture.

• New York FFA Foun-dation will use its$11,550 ($1,650 perstate) grant to support a4-day National Leader-ship Conference for FFAofficers from six states

(New England states andNew York). (This is ap-proved as 7 state re-quests for $1,650 perstate.)

• Questar III BOCES(NY Capital District) willuse a $4,000 grant tosupport the Tech ValleyEntrepreneurial Agricul-ture Youth Initiative’s in-novative summer campto foster the developmentof young entrepreneursin agriculture and buildinterest in agriculturalemployment opportuni-ties.

• A $3,000 grant to theEmpire State ForestryFoundation will supportthe Teachers ForestryTour which brings teach-ers together with loggers,wood product manufac-turers and foresters toenable them to go backto the classrooms with abetter knowledge offorestry.

• The New England Ap-ple Association will use a$4,000 grant to developa consumer focusedvideo on the use and val-ue of integrated pestmanagement for appleproduction.

• A $4,000 grant toNew England Green Pas-tures will support cer-tain agricultural pro-grams at the Big E in-cluding the “Outstand-ing Dairy Farm of theYear” program and theSalute to Agriculture ini-tiative.

• Adirondack Sustain-able Communities, Inc.will use its $1,500 grantto prepare and publishmaps that show thecombination of suitablesoils, current use, andland ownership in an ef-fort to assist farmers inthe Adirondack regionthat are involved inCommunity SupportedAgriculture (CSA) andother small scale farm-ing businesses.

• A $500 grant to theMassachusetts Agricul-ture in the Classroomwill be used to supportthe School Garden Men-toring Project to enableMassachusetts educa-tors to educate youth ongrowing plants.

• A $500 grant to theMerrimack County Con-servation District will beused for a Beef to Insti-

tution Conference to re-duce barriers that dis-courage the purchase oflocally raised beef andother meat products.

• theMOVE’s $500grant will support the or-ganization of farm-vol-unteer workdays for di-verse urban groupsthroughout MetroBoston. These workdayswill help to develop abetter understanding offarming.

• The Maine TREEFoundation will use a$6,000 grant to supportthe Teachers’ Tours ofthe Maine Forest pro-gram. This program pro-vides teachers with afirst-hand experience toshare with students, col-leagues and their com-munity.

• New Jersey FFA As-sociation will use its$1,650 grant to supportthe 4-day National Lead-ership Conference forState FFA Officers.

• A $1,000 grant to theNY Pork Producers Em-pire Swine Youth Pro-gram will be used for ayouth program and con-test held at the New York

State Fair. This multi-faceted program involvescontests on the knowl-edge of the swine indus-try, management capa-bilities and interviewingskills.

• A $2,500 grant to theNortheast LivestockExpo (ME) will supportthe Northeast LivestockExpo youth events de-signed to promote live-stock and agriculturethrough a series of work-shops, multi-speciesevents, leadership andmentoring programs.

• A $1,500 grant toSeacoast Eat Local willsupport this consumereducation/outreach pro-gram which increasesthe positive economicimpact of winter farmers’markets (46 farmersneeded) by building astronger base of educat-ed consumers in the re-gion.

• Southeastern Massa-chusetts AgriculturalPartnership, Inc.(SEMAP) will use its$1,000 grant to supportSEMAP’s CommunityEducation program dedi-cated to preserving and

expanding access to lo-cal food in southeasternMassachusetts.

• A $500 grant to theWalton Regional Live-stock Show will supporta regional livestock showto encourage and pro-mote the breeding, rais-ing and marketing ofbetter livestock and farmproducts.

Farm Credit North-east AgEnhancementProgram

• Created: 1996• Total grant dollars

since 1996: $1,315,566• Total projects sup-

ported: 496• Proposal submission

dates: April 1, Aug. 1,Dec. 1

• Contact: Robert A.Smith, Farm CreditEast, 2668 State Route7, Suite 21, Cobleskill,NY 12043

• Phone: 518-296-8188

• Send funding propos-als to: [email protected]

• For more informa-t i o n :FarmCreditEast.com/In-dustry-Support.aspx

Farm Credit awards $43,700 to Northeast Farm Programs

However, on a bearishnote, she warned thatthe U.S. dairy herd con-tinues to expand.

The good news is thatthe gain in April wasonly half that of the pre-vious month and shesays we could see in-creased slaughter in Mayand into June and pre-dicts the U.S. dairy herdwill be trending lower bymidyear. For a weekly re-cap of the dairy marketsand a sneak into the fol-lowing week’s listen tothe new Audio File of theDaily Dairy Report atwww.dailydairyreport.com.

The latest LivestockSlaughter report issuedFriday morning showsan estimated 239,800culled dairy cows wereslaughtered under feder-al inspection in April,down 38,200 from the278,000 culled in Marchbut 2,000 more thanApril 2011. Dairy ProfitWeekly (DPW) points outthat, based on April’sMilk Production report,the April culling rate rep-resented about 2.6 per-cent of the nation’s herd.Through the first fourmonths of 2012, cull cowslaughter totaled 1.043million, up 24,200 from

the same period in 2011. Cash block cheese

closed the week of May21 at $1.57 per pound,up 7 cents on the week(most of it coming on Fri-day) but still 24 centsbelow a year ago whenthe blocks jumped 101/4-cents to $1.81. Bar-rel closed at $1.47, up apenny on the week and34 3/4-cents below ayear ago. Four cars ofblock traded hands onthe week and none ofbarrel. The AMS-sur-veyed block price aver-aged $1.5271, downslightly, while the bar-rels averaged $1.4887,down a half-cent.

Milk supplies acrossthe U.S. remain aboveyear ago levels and muchof that milk is finding itsway to cheese plants, ac-cording to USDA’s DairyMarket News. Discountsare being offered toplants to encouragehigher production butcheese stocks are up, asevidenced in April ColdStorage data. Plants arekeeping a close eye oninventories as demand is“moderate,” according toUSDA. Increased fea-tures in retail advertis-ing are helping to move

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Editor’s note: In light ofthe tragedy that occured inMaryland recently, farm-ers are encouraged to re-view safety procedures ontheir farm.

A confined space is de-fined as a space that haslimited means of entryand exit, has an adequatesize and configuration foremployee entry, and is notdesigned for continuousworker occupancy. Moststates classify the tanksdesigned for waste stor-age, transport, and appli-cation as confined spaces.

Confined spaces onfarms may include:

• Manure pits.• Silos.• Tank spreaders.• Below-ground storage

pits.• Grain bins and dryers.When working in a

confined space the fol-lowing safety actionsshould be taken:

• Always assign a stand-by person to remain out-side of the confined space.It is this person’s respon-sibility to be in constantcontact (visually, verbally,or both) with the workersinside the confined spaceas long as anyone is in thespace.

• Wear ear protection asneeded. Noise within aconfined space can be am-plified because of thespace’s design andacoustic properties.

• Use only an air-sup-plying respirator, such asa self-contained breathingapparatus (SCBA) or asupplied-air respiratorwith an auxiliary escape-only SCBA in confinedspaces where there is in-sufficient oxygen.

Recommendations forfarms with manure pits:

• Never enter a pit with-out proper ventilation. Be-fore entering the pit, eval-uate its atmosphere bytesting for sufficient oxy-gen and the presence oftoxic gases. Continue totest the atmosphere whileworkers are in the pit.When going in, wear anair-supplied respirator ora SCBA, as well as a safe-ty harness attached to arope attended by two peo-ple at the pit’s entrance.Note: Respirator masksmust be checked for properfit, and persons using res-pirators should receivetraining in their use. At-taching the safety rope to awinch or hoist is also rec-ommended.

• Keep people and ani-

mals out of any buildingwhere manure is being ag-itated or emptied. If ani-mals cannot be removedbefore agitating the stor-age, provide strong me-chanical ventilation dur-ing agitation and pump-ing, and for a few hoursafter pumping hasstopped.

• If an animal collapsesduring pit agitation, donot immediately try to res-cue it. Turn off the pumpand ventilate the buildinguntil the gases have es-caped.

• Never fill a manure pitcompletely; allow 1 to 2

feet of airspace to accom-modate gas concentra-tions. To reduce the possi-bility of gas being forcedabove floor level, lower liq-uid manure levels in astorage facility beforestarting agitation.

• Keep the agitator be-low the liquid surface be-cause greater volumes ofgas are released with vig-orous surface agitation.

• Do not permit smok-ing, open flames, orspark-producing opera-tions in the immediatevicinity of a storage area.Keep all guards and safetyshields in place on

pumps, pump hoppers,tank wagons, and powerunits, and maintain elec-trical motors, fixtures,and wiring in good condi-tion.

• Do not leave tempo-rary access ladders lean-ing against abovegroundtanks. Permanent ladderson the outside of above-ground tanks should notextend within the reach ofpeople, or they should

have locked entry guards.• Do not walk, ride, or

allow animals on thecrust-like surface of ope-nair storages. Like ice, thecrust is not uniformly sol-id and can suddenlybreak.

• Warn visitors andguests of the hazards ofmanure storages. You arelegally responsible fortheir safety while they areon your property.

For more information,order the following freepublication: NIOSH Alert:Preventing Deaths ofFarm Workers in ManurePits, NIOSH #90-103 at 1-800-35-NIOSH or fromthe National Institute forOccupational Safety andHealth, 4676 ColumbiaParkway, Cincinnati, Ohio45226.

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additional supplies andexports are being aidedby the CooperativesWorking Together (CWT).

CWT accepted 24 re-quests for export assis-tance this week to sell atotal of 3.578 million

pounds of cheese and1.642 million pounds ofbutter to customers inAsia, Africa, CentralAmerica, and the MiddleEast. CWT’s 2012 cheeseexports now stand at53.8 million pounds plus

44.4 million of butterand anhydrous milk fat.

April 30 Americancheese stocks totaled628.4 million pounds,up 1 percent from Marchand 1 percent aboveApril 2011, according to

the latest Cold Storagedata. The total cheese in-ventory, at 1.02 billionpounds, was up 2 per-cent from March butdown 1 percent from ayear ago. Butter stocksamounted to 253.9 mil-lion, up 22 percent fromMarch and a whopping79 percent above those ayear ago.

Bill Van Dam, of the Al-liance of Western MilkProducers, points out inhis May 18 newsletterthat, when consideringprices in the U.S. com-pared to the rest of theworld, “we need to keep inmind the percentage of

each product made inthis country that is soldinto the export trade.”Only 5.8 percent of thecheese made here is ex-ported, he said. The oppo-site side is that 94.2 per-cent is sold domestically.

He points out thatCheddar cheese tradedlast week on the GlobalDairy Trade (gDT) soldfor as low as $1.27 perpound. “There are manyreasons that our cheeseprices may not reactquickly (or at all) to thedip in cheese prices atthe gDT,” Van Damwrote, “for example ourlargest export customer

is Mexico.”Meanwhile; FC Stone’s

May 22 eDairy InsiderOpening Bell reportedthat “New Zealand’sFonterra believes worlddairy prices have likelyreached bottom and areexpected to begin recov-ering when Oceania’snew production seasonstarts in August. The co-op plans to pay its sup-pliers $4.21 (U.S.) perkilogram of milk solids inthe year ending May 31,2013, a 9 percent dropfrom the current year.”

The May 24 edition alsowarned that “Mounting

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concern over a possibleexit by Greece from theeuro zone has been liftingthe U.S. dollar. If Greecedoes leave the currencyzone, the U.S. dollarcould strengthen further,which could hurt exportsof dairy products anddampen economic growthin the United States.”

Cash butter at theCME closed May 25 at$1.3875, up another 31/4-cents on the weekand the third consecu-tive week of gain, but isstill 79 1/4-cents belowa year ago when butterpeaked for 2011 at$2.18. Only two cars

were sold on the week,and the AMS butter priceaveraged $1.3352, down3 1/2-cents.

USDA reports thatmany butter producersand handlers are sur-prised that the strengthin the butter price is oc-curring at a time whenbutter production is sea-sonally strong and in-ventories are building.Cream volumes availableto the churn remain sea-sonally heavy althoughsome producers are re-porting lighter surpluscream offerings than inrecent weeks.

Lighter surplus offer-

ings are attributed to in-creased Class II demand,especially for ice creamand mix needs. Althoughlighter surplus cream of-ferings are occurring,many butter producersexpect heavier volumes asthe Memorial Day week-end approaches whichusually generates addi-tional cream for thechurn. Overall butter de-mand is fair with some re-ports of good movement.

Cash Grade A nonfatdry milk jumped 3 cents,hitting $1.1550, on anunusual 15 sales. Extra

Grade inched three-quar-ters higher, to $1.09.AMS powder averaged$1.1449, down 0.2 cent.Dry whey averaged 54.36cents, up 1.6 cents.

Cheese demand isgood, according to Stew-art Peterson’s Matt Mat-tke in Tuesday’s Dairy-Line. He agreed the MilkProduction report indi-cates the growth in milkproduction is slowing. Hereported that March sawrecord exports of cheeseand total dairy productsplus commercial disap-pearance through Febru-

ary in the U.S. was doing“extremely well.” Weeklycheese sales data shows“we’re moving a lot ofcheese (20-23 millionpounds) on a weekly ba-sis,” he said, but ac-knowledged that feedprices remain high.

Milk production inmost of the U.S. haspeaked but holding athigh levels. Reports ofdeclines in the southernregions are common. Asschools and colleges re-cess for summer, surplusmilk may become moreavailable, thus manufac-

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TRACTORSCase IH 9110 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $23,900 . . . . . . . . FultonvilleCat 416 Backhoe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $19,800. . . . . . SchaghticokeFarmall Cub . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,750 . . . . . . . . FultonvilleJD 750 B Crawler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $28,500 . . . . . . . . . ChathamJD 2950 cab/MFWD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $16,500 . . . . . . . . . . GoshenJD 4430. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $15,900 . . . . . . . . FultonvilleJD 5045D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $14,500 . . . . . . . . FultonvilleJD 5075 w/553 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $32,500 . . . . . . . . FultonvilleJD 5325 2WD/cab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $24,900 . . . . . . . . FultonvilleJD 5525 cab, loader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coming In. . . . . . SchaghticokeJD 6430 Rental Return . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $65,500 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . JD 7130 Rental Return . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $71,500 . . . . . . . . FultonvilleJD 7400. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $32,500 . . . . . . . . Fultonville(3) JD 7930 IVT. . . . . . . . . . . Starting at $123,000 . . . . . . . . FultonvilleAC CA 2btm/cult . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,750 . . . . . . . . Fultonville

COMPACT TRACTORSMF 1220 w/mower. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,595 . . . . . . . . . . GoshenJD 850 w/cab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,500 . . . . . . . Clifton ParkJD 375 backhoe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,850 . . . . . . . . . ChathamJD 755 Loader/Mower/Blower. . . . . . . . . . . $6,895 . . . . . . . . . ChathamJD 855 w/cab, & loader. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9,800 . . . . . . . . . . GoshenJD 1600 wam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $29,900 . . . . . . . . FultonvilleJD 2210. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9,750. . . . . . SchaghticokeJD 2520 Loader/Mower. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $16,500 . . . . . . . . . ChathamJD 3120 w/300CX. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $14,900 . . . . . . . . FultonvilleJD 3120 w/300CX. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $13,900. . . . . . SchaghticokeJD 3320 w/300/448. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $23,500 . . . . . . . . FultonvilleJD 3720 w/blower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $18,900 . . . . . . . Clifton ParkJD 4410 w/420 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $13,800 . . . . . . . . FultonvilleKioti DK455 TLB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $20,000 . . . . . . . . . . GoshenKubota L39 TLB, canopy . . . . . . . . . . . . . $24,900. . . . . . SchaghticokeNH TC45D cab/loader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $27,500 . . . . . . . . . . GoshenNH TZ25DA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $11,900 . . . . . . . . . . Goshen

SKID STEER / CONSTRUCTION72” Sweepster broom. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,200 . . . . . . . . . Chatham78” skid steer blower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,500 . . . . . . . . FultonvilleJD 96’ pwr rake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,800 . . . . . . . . . ChathamNH LS 180 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $17,500 . . . . . . . . FultonvilleCat 236 cab, heat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $19,500 . . . . . . . . FultonvilleNH L175 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $21,500. . . . . . SchaghticokeNH LS180 cab/heat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $19,500 . . . . . . . . . . Goshen

MOWERS CONDITIONERSGehl DC 2412 mo-co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9,500 . . . . . . . . . ChathamNH 1411 mo-co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coming In . . . . . . . . . ChathamNH 1465 Moco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,950 . . . . . . . . FultonvilleKuhn FC 302 mo-co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,500 . . . . . . . . FultonvilleKuhn FC 313 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $16,500 . . . . . . . . . Chatham

HAY AND FORAGEClaas 870 SPF H w/heads . . . . . . . . . . $169,500. . . . . . SchaghticokeNH 256 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,850 . . . . . . . . FultonvilleJD 74 rake. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,850 . . . . . . . . Fultonville

Miller Pro rake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,750 . . . . . . . . FultonvilleMiller 1416 merger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $28,500. . . . . . Schaghticoke(2) JD 2 Row Corn HD . . . . . . . . $2,850 / $3,250 . . . . . . . . FultonvilleJD 3960 forage harv., base unit . . . . . . . . . $3,800 . . . . . . . . FultonvilleJD 3970. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,500 . . . . . . . . FultonvilleGehl 860 w/2R 6’ po . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,950 . . . . . . . . FultonvilleNH 166 inverter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,850 . . . . . . . . FultonvillePronovost wrapper. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9,500 . . . . . . . . . ChathamPequea fluffer 81⁄2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,500 . . . . . . . . FultonvilleFahr KH500 tedder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,200 . . . . . . . . FultonvilleVicon 4 Star tedder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,200 . . . . . . . . . . GoshenVicon 423T rotary rake. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,000 . . . . . . . . FultonvilleKrone 550 tedder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,650 . . . . . . . . FultonvilleJD 1217 MoCo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,900 . . . . . . . . FultonvilleJD 640B Pickup Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coming In . . . . . . . . Fultonville

PLANTING / TILLAGEFrontier RT 1280 Roto Tiller . . . . . . . . . . . $5,500. . . . . . SchaghticokeJD 750 15’ No-till drill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $13,900 . . . . . . . . FultonvilleIH 710 4 bottom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,200. . . . . . SchaghticokeJD 1450 4 bottom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,500 . . . . . . . . FultonvilleJD 2000 6 bottom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,500 . . . . . . . . FultonvilleJD 2500 5 bottom (nice) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,500 . . . . . . . . FultonvilleJD 8300 23 x7 drill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,950 . . . . . . . . FultonvilleJD 8300 23 x7 drill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,500 . . . . . . . . Fultonville

BALERSClaas 46 RB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,500 . . . . . . . . FultonvilleJD 458 R baler silage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25,000 . . . . . . . . . ChathamKrone 1500 w/knives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $15,000 . . . . . . . . FultonvilleNH 326 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,900. . . . . . SchaghticokeJD 335. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,000 . . . . . . . . . ChathamJD 348 w/ 1/4 Turn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $16,900 . . . . . . . . FultonvilleJD 348 w/40 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coming In . . . . . . . . FultonvilleJD 446 round baler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $12,500 . . . . . . . . . . GoshenJD 457 silage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $19,000 . . . . . . . . . ChathamJD 458 silage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coming In . . . . . . . . FultonvilleJD 567 RB w/Mesh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $19,800 . . . . . . . . FultonvilleNH 316 baler. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,500 . . . . . . . . . . GoshenGehl 1470 RB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,500 . . . . . . . . . ChathamHesston 560 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,500 . . . . . . . . . ChathamHesston rounder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,250 . . . . . . . . Fultonville

MISCELLANEOUS300 HUSKER w/243 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,500 . . . . . . . . FultonvilleJD 390 flail mower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,500 . . . . . . . . . ChathamJD 920 Flex HD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $12,500 . . . . . . . . FultonvilleJD 6600 combine w/215 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,800 . . . . . . . . FultonvilleJD 7000 Series 3 pt./PTO, front hitch . . . . $4,950 . . . . . . . . FultonvilleKelly Ryan Blower Deck. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,500 . . . . . . . . FultonvilleHardi Ranger 2200 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $21,900 . . . . . . . . FultonvilleBush Hog 4 ft. mower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $850 . . . . . . . . . Chatham7’ loader blade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $875 . . . . . . . . FultonvilleWoods 1035 backhoe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,650 . . . . . . . . . ChathamWoods RB72 rear blade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $425 . . . . . . . . . Chatham

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The Cheshire CountyConservation District incollaboration with UNHCooperative Extension,Natural Resource Conser-vation Service and a pri-

vate consultant brings lo-cal farmers an informa-tive workshop on NitrogenManagement and LateSeason Weed Control onJune 14 at Windyhurst

Farm, Route 63, West-moreland, NH.

Carl Majewski,Cheshire County Cooper-ative Extension ag spe-cialist and Tom Beaudry,

private crop consultantjoin together to demon-strate and discuss thetools used in determiningnitrogen levels in corn.Attendees will participatein an active exploration ofthe tools of the trade andhow the information pre-sented can be used tomeet crop needs. Majews-ki and Beaudry will alsoscout the field for late

emergent weeds and dis-cuss control methods.

A Natural ResourceConservation Service rep-resentative will be avail-able to discuss the manyprograms to assist in con-servation plans.

Two pesticide creditswill be available to partic-ipants.

To register and for moreinformation on this work-

shop call the Conserva-tion District at 603-756-2988, ext. 115, [email protected], or visitwww.cheshireconserva-tion.org.

For more information,contact District ManagerAmanda Costello at 603-756-2988, ext. 116, or e-mail [email protected].

predicts the June MilkIncome Loss ContractPayment (MILC) will beabout 88 cents per cwt.He predicts the JulyClass I at $15.58, withan MILC of about 68cents. He expects a turn-around in August, pro-jecting $16.08 for thebase price and an MILCof 25 cents. That will bethe last MILC paymentfor the foreseeable fu-ture, according to Gould.

The AMS butter price

averaged $1.3506 perpound, down 11.2 centsfrom May. Nonfat drymilk averaged $1.1460,down 11.8 cents. Cheeseaveraged $1.5243, down1.9 cents, and dry wheyaveraged 53.55 cents,down 6.7 cents from May.

Dairy Profit Weekly re-ports that, in prepara-tion for a May 31-June 1hearing on petitions torevise the whey factor inCalifornia’s Class 4bmilk pricing formula, the

California Department ofFood & Agriculture host-ed a public workshop,May 15, to review eco-nomic analysis of theproposals. According tothat analysis, a proposalfrom Western UnitedDairymen (WUD) and acoalition of other dairyproducer groups wouldhave raised the Class 4bprice paid to Californiadairy farmers by about79 cents per cwt. overthe five-year period,2007-2012. The annualaverage range of the im-pact would have been alow of -2 cents in 2009,to a high of $1.58/cwt.this year.

In contrast, a proposalfrom Farmdale, a Cali-fornia cheese maker,would lower the 5-yearaverage Class 4b priceabout 18 cents per cwt.,including a 35 cent dropin 2011-2012.

If implemented, theWUD/dairy coalition pro-posal would close the gapbetween annual averageCalifornia Class 4b pricesand federal order Class IIImilk prices, according toDPW. Estimates show thegap using current formu-las would leave the Class4b price $1.05 per cwt.less than the Class IIIprice over the five-yearaverage, with the largestgap of $2.18 occurring in2011-2012. Implement-ing the WUD/dairy coali-tion change would reducethe five-year gap to an av-erage of -26 cents percwt., with the gap of -61cents cwt. in 2011-2012.

The Farmdale proposalwould widen the Class4b/Class III gap beyondcurrent levels, with a dif-ference of -$2.53 percwt. in 2011-2012 and afive-year average of -$1.23 per cwt. Theanalysis and hearing in-formation is posted onthe CDFA’s “hearing ma-trix” website(www.cdfa.ca.gov/dairy/dairy_hearings_matrix.html).

22 DAYSS -- 1000'SS OFF LOTSS -- 22 DAYSMAJOR PUBLIC EQUIPMENT AUCTION with equipment from

THE ESTATE OF NORMAN P. MARSOCCI (Former Owner Of Raven Construction, Inc.) & BURGOS CONSTRUCTION CO. INC. &

EARTH WASTE SYSTEMS & TILCON CT &AREA CONTRACTORS & EQUIPMENT DEALERS

This Auction Features One of the Largest, Cleanest One Owner Estate Sale of Heavy Equipment & Trucks Ever Offered

275 ROUTE 32, NORTH FRANKLIN, CT 06254DAY 1 • FRIDAY, JUNE 15, 9:00 AM

CONSTRUCTION, EARTHMOVING & PAVING EQUIPMENT, TRUCKS & TRAILERS PARTIAL LISTING: EXCAVATORS: CRAWLER TRACTORS & LOADERS: RUBBER TIRED LOADERS:TRACTOR LOADER BACKHOES: SKID STEERS & COMPACT TRACK LOADERS: SKID STEERATTACHMENTS: PAVING EQUIPMENT: CRUSHING & SCREENING: WOOD GRINDERS/RECYCLERS:LARGE GENSETS: ROAD MILLERS & PROFILERS: COMPACTORS & ROLLERS: BOOM LIFTS: ROUGHTERRAIN FORKLIFTS: MOTOR GRADERS: FORESTRY EQUIPMENT: TRENCHERS: ARTICULATED& RIDGID FRAME END DUMPS: DRILL RIGS: ROCK DRILLS: CRANES: HIGHWAY & BRIDGEMAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT: SHEARS: BUCKETS & ATTACHMENTS: ROLLOFF TRUCKS: ROLLBACKTRUCKS: MIXER TRUCKS: REFUSE TRUCKS: TRUCK TRACTORS: TRI & T/A DUMPS: S/A DUMPS: BUCKET & BOOM TRUCKS: VAC TRUCKS: SWEEPER TRUCKS: REEFER TRAILERS:

DETACHABLE & LOWBED TRAILERS: DUMP TRAILERS: VAN, FLATBED & SGL DROP TRAILERS: TAG-ALONG & OTHER H.D. EQUIPMENTTRAILERS: LIVE BOTTOM TRAILERS: SPECIALIZED EQUIPMENT & TRUCKS: FORM TRUCKS: SERVICE & UTILITY TRUCKS: FLATBED & VANBODY TRUCKS: WATER TRUCKS: FUEL & LUBE TRUCKS: FLEET VEHICLES: CAMPER: SNOW HANDLING EQUIPMENT: TRENCH & SHORINGBOXES & ROAD PLATES: TANKS: SEA & STORAGE CONTAINERS (Some Both Days): EQUIPMENT & TRUCK PARTS & COMPONENTS: AND MORE!

DAY 2 • SATURDAY, JUNE 16, 9:00 AMCONTRACTOR SUPPORT, AG, LANDSCAPE & MANUFACTURING EQUIPMENT

SWEEPERS, SCRUBBERS & VAC UNITS: GENERATORS: COMPRESSORS: PUMPS: WELDERS: LIGHTTOWERS: MESSAGE & ARROW BOARDS: SCISSOR & PERSONNEL LIFTS: INDUSTRIAL FORKLIFTS:BOATS: RECREATIONAL VEHICLES: UTILITY TRACTORS: AG IMPLEMENTS: UTILITY VEHICLES:WOOD CHIPPERS, STUMP GRINDERS & MULCHERS: COMMERCIAL LANDSCAPE & GROUNDS CAREEQUIPMENT: UTILITY & LANDSCAPE TRAILERS: THREE PT HITCH ATTACHMENTS: OUTBUILDINGS:MAJOR INVENTORY OF CONSTRUCTION, GENERAL & MECHANICAL CONTRACTOR SUPPORTEQUIPMENT: AND MORE!

TERMS: Complete payment or a minimum requirement of 20% deposit day of sale in Cash, CertifiedCheck or Guaranteed Funds. Balance due within 4 days.

ONLINE BIDDING THROUGH EQUIPMENTFACTSCALL FOR INFORMATION AND PICTURE BROCHURES

Salt Lake City, UT (801) 355-4500Wharton, NJ (973) 659-3330Milford, NH (603) 672-4100

Columbus, OH (614) 444-4300Providence, RI (401) 455-0200

Boston, MA (617) 427-8888275 Route 32, North Franklin, CT 06254 (860) 642-4200, Fax: (860) 642-7900

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MARSHALL MACHINERY, INC.Rt. 652, midway between Indian Orchard & Beach Lake

Honesdale, PA 18431 • 570-729-7117www.marshall-machinery.com

Over 500 Late Model Machines In Stock Please See Our Web Site for Complete Listing www.marshall-machinery.com

2005 BobcatT190Skid Steerwith C/A/HACS Controls,67” Bucket$32,900

2006Bobcat 335Excavator,with HydThumb,733 hrs$34,900

2005 Bobcat 334C/A/H Thumbwith Bucket627 Hrs$29,500

2009Bobcat S250C/A/H,Very Clean,Like New,160 hrs$34,900

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Monday, June 4• Hosking Sales (former Welch Livestock),6096 NYS Rt. 8, New Berlin, NY (30 milesS. of Utica & 6 miles N. of New Berlin).Monthly Feeder & Fat Cow Sale. SpecialDairy: Cream Hill Farm Milking Herd &Bred Heifer Dispersal - from RichfieldSprings. 65 Milking age, 12 bred heifers -Cows are averaging 65#/day in tank. Cowsare in all stages of lactation many freshthis spring w/12 more dry & springing.There are 12 Brown Swiss, 5 Jerseys, afew crossbreeds, balance Holsteins. Alsoconsigned: 10 - 15 head of heifers fromoverstocked dairy. A few shortbred &breeding age Holsteins & Jerseys. Also afew springers from one farm. Misc. & SmallAnimals.12:30 Produce, 1 pm Dairy. Wenow sell Lambs, Goats, Pigs & Feedersimmediately following Dairy. Calves & CullBeef approx. 5-5:30 pm. Tom & BrendaHosking 607-699-3637, 607-847-8800,cell 607-972-1770 or 1771

www.hoskingsales.com• 8:00 AM: Half Acre Market, Ridge Rd.,Auburn, NY. Drop Off Only. John Kelley,Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-258-9752.• 12:00 Noon: Pavilion Market, 357 LakeSt., Pavilion, NY. Regular sale. EmpireLivestock Marketing, 585-584-3033, SueRudgers, Manager, 518-584-3033• 12:30 PM: Dryden Market, 49 E. MainSt., Dryden, NY. Calves. Phil Laug, Man-ager, Empire Livestock Marketing, 607-844-9104• 12:30 PM: Hosking Sales, 6096 NYS Rt.

8, New Berlin, NY (30 miles S. of Utica & 6miles N. of New Berlin). Misc. & Small An-imals. 12:30 Produce, 1 pm Dairy. We nowsell Lambs, Goats, Pigs & Feeders imme-diately following Dairy. Calves & Cull Beefapprox. 5-5:30 pm. Tom & Brenda Hosking607-699-3637, 607-847-8800, cell 607-972-1770 or 1771

www.hoskingsales.com• 12:30 PM: Burton Livestock, Vernon, NY.Sheep, Goats, Pigs, Horses & Hay. 1:30pm Calves & Beef. Regular Mondayschedule. Tim Miller, Manager, EmpireLivestock Marketing, 315-829-3105• 2:00 PM: Gouverneur Market, 952 USHwy. 11, Gouverneur, NY. Calves, Pigs,Goats, Dairy and Beef. Jack Bero, Mgr. &Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing,315-322-3500, sale barn 315-287-0220• 4:00 PM: Chatham Market, 2249 Rte.203, Chatham, NY. Regular Sale. HaroldRenwick, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Live-stock Marketing, 518-392-3321.

Tuesday, June 5• 1:00 PM: Central Bridge Livestock, Rte.30A, Central Bridge, NY. Consigned fromWashing Co. Farmer. Overstocked sends10 fresh hfrs., Hols. X. All have had 9 way& have been wormed. Real nice group ofhfrs. Dairy, sheep, goats, pigs and horses;3:30 PM feeders followed by beef andcalves. Tim Miller, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Em-pire Livestock Marketing, 518-868-2006,800-321-3211.

Wednesday, June 6• 8:00 AM: Half Acre Market, Ridge Rd.,Auburn, NY. Drop Off Only. John Kelley,

Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-258-9752• 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E.of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20. Regu-lar Livestock Sale. Finger Lakes Livestock,585-394-1515

www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com• 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E.of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20. Regu-lar Livestock Sale. Finger Lakes Livestock,585-394-1515





www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com• 1:30 PM: Dryden Market, 49 E. Main St.,Dryden, NY. Phil Laug, Manager, EmpireLivestock Marketing, 607-844-9104• 1:30 PM: Burton Livestock, Vernon, NY.Calves followed by beef. Tim Miller, Man-

ager, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-829-3105• 1:30 PM: Cherry Creek Market, 6732Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek, NY. Regularsale. Empire Livestock Market, 716-296-5041 or 585-447-3842, Sue Rudgers,Manager 716-296-5041, Lonnie Kent,Auctioneer & Sales Manager 716-450-0558

Thursday, June 7• 8:00 AM: Half Acre Market, Ridge Rd.,Auburn, NY. Drop off only. John Kelley, Em-pire Livestock Marketing, 315-258-9752• 12:30 PM: Pavilion Market, 357 Lake St.,Pavilion, NY. Regular sale. Empire Live-stock Marketing, 585-584-3033, SueRudgers, Manager, 518-584-3033• 1:15 PM: Burton Livestock, Vernon, NY.Our usual run of dairy cows, heifers & ser-vice bulls. Tim Miller, Manager, EmpireLivestock Marketing, 315-829-3105• 2:00 PM: Gouverneur Market, 952 USHwy. 11, Gouverneur, NY. Calves, Pigs,Goats, Dairy and Beef. Jack Bero, Mgr. &Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing,315-322-3500, sale barn 315-287-0220• 5:00 PM: Central Bridge Livestock, Rte.30A, Central Bridge, NY. Calves, followedby Beef. Tim Miller, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Em-pire Livestock Marketing, 518-868-2006,800-321-3211.

Friday, June 8• 6:00 PM: D.R. Chambers & Sons, 76Maple Ave., Unadilla, NY. Horse Salesevery other Friday. Tack at 1 pm, horses at6 pm. D.R. Chambers & Sons, 607-369-8231

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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 [email protected]

AUCTIONS INTERNATIONAL808 Borden Rd., Buffalo, NY 14227

800-536-1401www.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: [email protected]

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

D.R. CHAMBERS & SONS76 Maple Ave., Unadilla, NY 13849607-369-8231 • Fax 607-369-2190

www.drchambersauction.com

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 AuctionsFrank Walker, Auctioneer

P.O. Box 25, Franklin, NY [email protected]

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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• North Bangor, NY. Craigmoor Farms Dis-persal. Eric & Joel Craig. 140 head of reg.Guernseys, reg. Jerseys & reg. R&W Hol-steins. Complete line of machinery. Delarm& Treadway, 518-483-4106• 9:00 AM: Don Rice Jr., 5761 Barber HillRd., Geneseo, NY. 15 MM farm tractors &parts, 150 MM farm toys, MM & gas signs.Dann Auctioneers, Delos Dann, 585-396-1676www.cnyauctions.com/dannauctioneers.ht

m• 10:00 AM: 1046 Cty. Rd 23, Sherburne,NY. Lok-N-Logs, Sawmill ConsolidationAuction. Roy Teitsworth, Inc., ProfessionalAuctioneers, 585-243-1563

www.teitsworth.comMonday, June 11

• Hosking Sales (former Welch Livestock),6096 NYS Rt. 8, New Berlin, NY (30 milesS. of Utica & 6 miles N. of New Berlin).Monthly Heifer Sale. Misc. & Small Ani-mals. 12:30 Produce, 1 pm Dairy. We nowsell Lambs, Goats, Pigs & Feeders imme-diately following Dairy. Calves & Cull Beefapprox. 5-5:30 pm. Tom & Brenda Hosking607-699-3637, 607-847-8800, cell 607-972-1770 or 1771

www.hoskingsales.comFriday, June 15

• Gene Woods Auction Service, Cincinna-tus, NY. Pedersen Farms 100 head Hol-stein Cattle & some machinery. GeneWoods Auction Service, 607-863-3821

www.genewoodsauctionserviceinc.com

• 4:00 PM: Wayne & Roxanne Force, 7819High Rd., off CR 75, 4 mi. NE of Pratts-burg, NY. Kubota BX2230 4wd w/deck, ex-cellent contractor shop tools, antiques,household. Dann Auctioneers, DelosDann, 585-396-1676www.cnyauctions.com/dannauctioneers.ht

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• 9:00 AM: Jefferson County Fairgrounds,Watertown, NY. Jefferson County AreaMunicipal & Contractor Equipment Auc-tion. Selling Heavy Equipment, Trucks &Trailers.Roy Teitsworth, Inc., Professional Auction-eers, 585-243-1563

www.teitsworth.comMonday, June 18

• Hosking Sales (former Welch Livestock),6096 NYS Rt. 8, New Berlin, NY (30 milesS. of Utica & 6 miles N. of New Berlin).Monthly Sheep, Lamb, Goat & Pig Sale. 1pm dairy followed by sheep, lamb, goats,pigs & feeders. Calves & cull beef approx.5-5:30 pm. Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-699-3637, 607-847-8800, cell 607-972-1770 or 1771

www.hoskingsales.comWednesday, June 20

• 10:30 AM: Cherry Creek Market, 6732Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek, NY. MonthlyHeifer Sale. Followed by our regularWednesday sale at 1:30 pm. Empire Live-stock Market, 716-296-5041 or 585-447-3842, Sue Rudgers, Manager716-296-5041, Lonnie Kent, Auctioneer &Sales Manager 716-450-0558

• 10:30 AM: Cherry Creek Market, 6732Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek, NY. MonthlyHeifer Sale. Followed by our regularWednesday sale at 1:30 pm. Empire Live-stock Market, 716-296-5041 or 585-447-3842, Sue Rudgers, Manager716-296-5041, Lonnie Kent, Auctioneer &Sales Manager 716-450-0558• 3:00 PM: D.R. Chambers & Sons, 76Maple Ave., Unadilla, NY. Dairy Day Spe-cial Feeder Sale. Every Wednesday follow-ing Dairy. D.R. Chambers & Sons,607-369-8231

www.drchambersauction.comThursday, June 21

• Sharon Springs, NY. High Hill Farm Com-plete Dispersal. 120 plus head will sell.C/O Greg Law, owners. Managed by TheCattle Exchange. The Cattle Exchange,607-746-2226, [email protected]

[email protected]

• 6:30 PM: 210 Pottsville St., Port Carbon,PA. 4.92 Approx. Industrial Acreagew/Building. Leaman Auctions, 717-464-1128, cell 610-662-8149

www.leamanauctions.com, auctionzip#3721

Tuesday, June 26• At the Farm, Newport, VT. Poulin-Royer,Inc. Complete Dispersal of all cattle andmost equipment. Sale Managers, North-east Kingdom Sales, 802-525-4774,[email protected], Auctioneer RegLussier 802-626-8892

Wednesday, June 27

• 11:00 AM: Cherry Creek Market, 6732Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek, NY. FeederSale. Empire Livestock Market, 716-296-5041 or 585-447-3842, Sue Rudgers,Manager 716-296-5041, Lonnie Kent,Auctioneer & Sales Manager 716-450-0558

Friday, July 6• 11:00 AM: Lakeview Holsteins, 2456 Rt.14, Penn Yan, NY. Selling complete dairiesand registered & grade cattle. Hilltop Auc-tion Company, Jay Martin 315-521-3123,Elmer Zeiset 315-729-8030

Saturday, July 7• Garden Time LLC in Glens Falls, NY. 3rdAnnual Auction. Benuel Fisher Auctions,518-568-2257

Friday, July 13• 6:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E.of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20. FeederSale. Finger Lakes Livestock, 585-394-1515

www.fingerlakeslivestockex.comWednesday, July 18


Saturday, July 21• Middleburgh, NY. Reflections of MapleDowns Sale. Hosted by Maple DownsFarm II. Held in conjunction with the NYHolstein Summer Picnic. The Cattle Ex-

PARTICIPATING AUCTIONEERSSales Managers, Auctioneers,

& Real Estate Brokers

HILLTOP AUCTION CO.3856 Reed Rd., Savannah, NY 13146

Jay Martin 315-521-3123Elmer Zieset 315-729-8030

HOSKING SALESSales Managers & Auctioneer

6810 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 607-699-3661

[email protected]

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

KELLEHER’S AUCTION SERVICE817 State Rt. 170

Little Falls, NY 13365315-823-0089 • 315-868-6561 cell

We buy or sell your cattle or equipment on commission or outright! In business since 1948

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

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

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

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

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

Sales Mon., Wed. • Thurs. Special Sales

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

Jim - 802-525-4774 • Ray - [email protected]

NORTHAMPTON COOP. AUCTIONWhately, MA • Farmer Owned Since 1949

Livestock Commission Auction Sales at noon every Tues.

Consignments at 9 AM413-665-8774

NORTHERN NEW YORK DAIRY SALESNorth Bangor, NY

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

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

802-524-2991 www.nnyds.com

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

585-728-2520 • Fax 585-728-3378www.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 cell

[email protected]

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

Groveland, Geneseo, NY 14454585-243-1563

www.teitsworth.com

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

518-695-6663Owner: Henry J. Moak

WILLIAM KENT, INC.Sales Managers & Auctioneers

Farm Real Estate Brokers • Stafford, NY585-343-5449

www.williamkentinc.com

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

802-334-6115 www.wrightsauctions.com

AUCTION CALENDARTo Have Your Auction Listed, See Your Sales Representative

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• Leyden, MA. Selling trucks, trailers, shoptools & farm equip. including pay loaderand farm tractor for Zimmerman LivestockTrucking. Sale Managers, Northeast King-dom Sales, 802-525-4774, [email protected], Auctioneer Reg Lussier802-626-8892

Wednesday, July 25• West Addison, VT. Bodette Farm Com-plete Equipment Dispersal. Sale Man-agers, Northeast Kingdom Sales,802-525-4774, [email protected], Auc-tioneer Reg Lussier 802-626-8892

Thursday, July 26• 6:00 PM: County Highway MaintenanceFacility, Geneseo, NY. Livingston CountyTax Title Auction. Thomas P. Wamp/PirrungAuctioneers, Inc., 585-728-2520

www.pirrunginc.comFriday, July 27

• 10:00 AM: Haverling Central HighSchool, Bath, NY. Steuben County TaxTitle Auction. Thomas P. Wamp/PirrungAuctioneers, Inc., 585-728-2520

www.pirrunginc.comSaturday, July 28

• 9:30 AM: Martins Country Market. 3rdAnnual Large Summer Equipment Auction.Hilltop Auction Company, Jay Martin 315-521-3123, Elmer Zeiset 315-729-8030• 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi.E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20. Sat-urday Horse Sales. Tack at 9 am, sale at10 am. Finger Lakes Livestock, 585-394-1515

www.fingerlakeslivestockex.comSunday, July 29

• 10:00 AM: Washington Co. Fairgrounds,Rt. 29 & 392 Old Schuylerville Rd., Green-wich, NY. Tri-State Antique Tractor ClubInc. antique Wheels and Iron Show. 1sttime consignment auction. Selling antique& modern farm, construction, gas engine,signs, toys, literature and related items.Show: Sat-Sun July 28-29. Dann Auction-eers, Delos Dann, 585-396-1676www.cnyauctions.com/dannauctioneers.ht

mFriday, August 3

• 11:00 AM: Lakeview Holsteins, 2456 Rt.14, Penn Yan, NY. Selling complete dairiesand registered & grade cattle. Hilltop Auc-tion Company, Jay Martin 315-521-3123,Elmer Zeiset 315-729-8030• 6:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E.of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20. FeederSale. Finger Lakes Livestock, 585-394-1515

www.fingerlakeslivestockex.comSaturday, August 4

• 10:00 AM: 1507 Pre-Emption Rd., PennYan, NY (Yates Co.). Real Estate AbsoluteAuction. 103 acre DeWick farm w/100acres tillable, farmhouse, shop 2 machinesheds. Thomas P. Wamp/Pirrung Auction-eers, Inc., 585-728-2520

www.pirrunginc.comWednesday, August 8

• 2:00 PM: Gehan Rd., off Rts. 5-20, 5 mi.E. of Canandaigua, NY. NY Steam EngineAssoc. 4th Annual Consignment Auction.1st day of pageant of Steam Show Aug. 8-11. Dann Auctioneers, Delos Dann, 585-

396-1676www.cnyauctions.com/dannauctioneers.ht

mThursday, August 9

• 1:00 PM: Route 414, Seneca Falls, NY.Farm & Equipment Auction. Next to EmpireFarm Days Show. Farm Equipment, Trac-tors, Antique Equipment, ConstructionEquipment. Roy Teitsworth, Inc., Profes-sional Auctioneers, 585-243-1563

www.teitsworth.comWednesday, August 15


Wednesday, August 22• 11:00 AM: Cherry Creek Market, 6732Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek, NY. FeederSale. Empire Livestock Market, 716-296-5041 or 585-447-3842, Sue Rudgers,Manager 716-296-5041, Lonnie Kent, Auc-tioneer & Sales Manager 716-450-0558

Friday, August 24• Barton, VT. Important Holstein Dispersal.More info soon. Sale Managers, NortheastKingdom Sales, 802-525-4774, [email protected], Auctioneer Reg Lussier 802-626-8892

Saturday, August 25• 9:00 AM: Penn Yan, NY. Finger LakesProduce Auction Farm Machinery Con-signment Auction. Pirrung Auctioneers,Inc., 585-728-2520

www.pirrunginc.comThursday, September 6

• 1:00 PM: 10400 Gillette Rd., Alexander,NY. WNY Gas & Steam Engine Assoc.2nd. Annual Consignment. 1st day of showSept. 6-9. Dann Auctioneers, Delos Dann,585-396-1676www.cnyauctions.com/dannauctioneers.ht

mSaturday, September 8

• North Country Storage Barns. 2nd An-nual Shed and Shrubbery Auction. BenuelFisher Auctions, 518-568-2257• Morrisville, NY. 30th Annual MorrisvilleAutumn Review Sale. Hosted by MorrisvilleState College Dairy Club. The Cattle Ex-change, 607-746-2226, [email protected]

[email protected]

• 9:00 AM: Town of Lansing Highway Dept.,Rts. 34 & 34B, Lansing, NY. Municipal Sur-plus & Contractor Equipment Auction. RoyTeitsworth, Inc., Professional Auctioneers,585-243-1563

www.teitsworth.com• 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi.E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20.Feeder Sale. Finger Lakes Livestock, 585-394-1515

www.fingerlakeslivestockex.comSaturday, September 15

• 8:00 AM: Teitsworth Auction Yard, 6502Barber Hill Rd., Geneseo, NY. Special FallConsignment Auction. Farm & Construc-tion Equipment. Heavy & Light Trucks.Consignments welcome. Roy Teitsworth,Inc., Professional Auctioneers, 585-243-1563

www.teitsworth.com• 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi.E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20. Sat-urday Horse Sales. Tack at 9 am, sale at10 am. Finger Lakes Livestock, 585-394-1515

www.fingerlakeslivestockex.comWednesday, September 19


Saturday, September 22• 9:00 AM: Routes 39 & 219, Springville,NY. Lamb & Webster Used EquipmentAuction. Farm Tractors & Machinery. RoyTeitsworth, Inc., Professional Auctioneers,585-243-1563


www.fingerlakeslivestockex.comWednesday, September 26

• 11:00 AM: Cherry Creek Market, 6732Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek, NY. FeederSale. Empire Livestock Market, 716-296-5041 or 585-447-3842, Sue Rudgers,Manager 716-296-5041, Lonnie Kent, Auc-tioneer & Sales Manager 716-450-0558

Saturday, September 29• Twister Valley, Fort Plain, NY. PowerSports Consignment Auction. BenuelFisher Auctions, 518-568-2257

Saturday, October 6• 9:00 AM: 145 Paul Rd., Exit 17, Rt. 390,Rochester, NY. Monroe County MunicipalEquipment Auction. Heavy ConstructionEquipment, Cars & Trucks. Roy Teitsworth,Inc., Professional Auctioneers, 585-243-1563


www.fingerlakeslivestockex.comSaturday, October 13

• Hosking Sales. OHM Holstein Club Sale.Brad Ainslie sale chairman 315-822-6087.Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-699-3637,607-847-8800, cell 607-972-1770 or 1771

www.hoskingsales.com• 9:00 AM: Hamburg Fairgrounds, Ham-burg, NY. Municipal & Contractor Equip-ment Auction. Roy Teitsworth, Inc.,Professional Auctioneers, 585-243-1563

www.teitsworth.comWednesday, October 17


Saturday, October 20• 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi.E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20.Feeder Sale. Finger Lakes Livestock, 585-394-1515

www.fingerlakeslivestockex.comSaturday, October 27

• Ithaca, NY. NY Fall Harvest Sale. Hostedby Cornell University Dairy Science Club.The Cattle Exchange, 607-746-2226, [email protected]

[email protected]

• 9:00 AM: Syracuse, NY (NYS Fair-grounds). Onondaga Co. area MunicipalEquipment Auction. Municipal & Contrac-tor Equipment. Roy Teitsworth, Inc., Pro-

fessional Auctioneers, 585-243-1563www.teitsworth.com

Saturday, October 27• 11:00 AM: Cherry Creek Market, 6732Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek, NY. FeederSale. Empire Livestock Market, 716-296-5041 or 585-447-3842, Sue Rudgers,Manager 716-296-5041, Lonnie Kent, Auc-tioneer & Sales Manager 716-450-0558

Saturday, November 3• Hosking Sales (former Welch Livestock),6096 NYS Rt. 8, New Berlin, NY (30 milesS. of Utica & 6 miles N. of New Berlin). FallPremier All Breed Sale. Call early to con-sign to make catalog & advertising dead-lines. Tom & Brenda Hosking607-699-3637, 607-847-8800, cell 607-972-1770 or 1771

www.hoskingsales.com• 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi.E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20.Feeder Sale. Finger Lakes Livestock, 585-394-1515

www.fingerlakeslivestockex.comSaturday, November 10

• 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi.E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20.Feeder Sale. Finger Lakes Livestock, 585-394-1515

www.fingerlakeslivestockex.comWednesday, November 21


Thursday, November 29• Lampeter, PA. Destiny Road Holstein Dis-persal. Jay Stolzfus, owner. The Cattle Ex-change, 607-746-2226,[email protected]

[email protected]

Saturday, December 1• 9:00 AM: Teitsworth Auction Yard, 6502Barber Hill Rd., Geneseo, NY. Special Win-ter Consignment Auction. Farm & Con-struction Equipment, Heavy & LightTrucks, Liquidations & Consignments. RoyTeitsworth, Inc., Professional Auctioneers,585-243-1563


www.fingerlakeslivestockex.comSaturday, December 8

• 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi.E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20. Sat-urday Horse Sales. Tack at 9 am, sale at10 am. Finger Lakes Livestock, 585-394-1515

www.fingerlakeslivestockex.comWednesday, December 12

• 11:00 AM: Cherry Creek Market, 6732Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek, NY. FeederSale. Empire Livestock Market, 716-296-5041 or 585-447-3842, Sue Rudgers,Manager 716-296-5041, Lonnie Kent, Auc-tioneer & Sales Manager 716-450-0558

Wednesday, December 19• 10:30 AM: Cherry Creek Market, 6732Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek, NY. MonthlyHeifer Sale. Followed by our regularWednesday sale at 1:30 pm. Empire Live-stock Market, 716-296-5041 or 585-447-3842, Sue Rudgers, Manager716-296-5041, Lonnie Kent, Auctioneer &Sales Manager 716-450-0558

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Middlefield, CTMay 28, 2012

Calves: 45-60# .42-.62; 61-75# 1.25-1.40; 76-90# 1.70-1.75; 91-105# 1.80-1.85;106# & up 1.90-1.95.Farm Calves: 2-2.15Started Calves: .65-.70Veal Calves: .95-1.3750Open Heifers: 1.19-1.2250Beef Heifers: .83-.89Feeder Steers: .80-1.05Beef Steers: .84-1.13Stock Bull: 1-1.30Beef Bull: .94-1.30Sows: 35-39Feeder Pigs (ea): 65-75 Sheep (ea): 100-125Lambs (ea): 110-230Goats (ea): 40-220; Kids 10-45.Canners: up tp 81.50 Cutters: .82-.85Utility: .86-.91 Rabbits: 4-17Chickens: 3-41Ducks: 4-16On the Hoof, Dollars/Cwt

ADDISON COUNTYCOMMISSION SALESEast Middlebury, VT

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COSTA & SONSLIVESTOCK & SALES

Fairhaven, MAMay 30, 2012

Cows: Canners 25-82.50;Cutters 81.50-86; Util 86.50-122.Bulls: 91-112.50Steers: Ch 114.50-120; Sel103-115.Heifers: Ch 120; Sel 113-114.50; Hols. 91.Calves: 47-151 ea.Feeders: 90-300Sheep: 87-150Lambs: 175Goats: 76-231 ea.; Kids 45-118 ea.Hogs: 48-48.50Feeder Pigs: 31-45 ea.Chickens: 2-10Rabbits: 1.50-21Ducks: 4-23* Sale every Wed. @ 7 pm.

FLAME LIVESTOCKLittleton, MAMay 29, 2012

Beef Cattle: Canners 60-80;Cutters 75-85; Util 78-90;Bulls 90-105; Steers 90-115;Hfrs. 80-95.Calves: Growers No. 1 1.50-2.10; No. 2 1.50-2.20; Hfrs.1.50-2.10;Veal .80-1.10; Oth-er 75-100.Hogs: Sows 35-40; Roasters100-130.Sheep: .50-1.10; Lambs1.70-2.20.Goats: 80-140 ea; Billies150-250 ea; Kids 20-75 ea.

NORTHAMPTONCOOPERATIVE AUCTION, INCWhately, MA

May 29, 2012, 2012

Calves (/cwt): 0-60# 25-52;61-75# 30-90; 76-95# 58-81;96-105# 66-85; 106# & up75.Farm Calves: 100-215/cwtStart Calves: 87-104/cwtFeeders: 73-115/cwtHeifers: 70/cwtBulls: 109-110/cwtCanners: 25-75/cwtCutters: 76-84/cwtUtility: 84.50-95.50/cwtSows: 40.50-46.50/cwtHogs: 32.50/cwtBoars: 19.50-20/cwtFeeder Pigs: 59-70 ea.Lambs: 125-205/cwtSheep: 50-105/cwtGoats: 23-280 ea.Rabbits: 1-17 ea.Poultry: 2-20 ea.Hay: 10 lots, 1-2.70/balenorthamptonlivestockauc-tion.homestead.com

HACKETTSTOWNAUCTION

Hackettstown, NJMay 29, 2012

Livestock Report: 37Calves .10-2, Avg 1.15; 24Cows 75.5-96.5, Avg .88; 3Easy Cows .33-.49.5, Avg.39; 11 Feeders 300-600#.85-1.40, Avg 1.10; 9 Heifers.5491.05, Avg .90; 7 Bulls.84-1.09, Avg 1; 2 Steers.81.5-1.17, Avg 1.03; 2 Hogs.65-.80, Avg .73; 16 Sheep.40-1.60, Avg 1; 5 Lambs(ea) 23-104, Avg 63.50, (/#)2-2.48, Avg 2.20; 26 Goats(ea) 60-165, Avg 112.50; 12Kids (ea) 37-68, Avg 52.50.Poultry & Egg Report: Hvy.Fowl (ea) 2.75-7, (/#) 1.05;Pullets 3.75; Geese 7.50;Bantams 1.75; Roosters5.25-9.50; Bunnies 1.75-3.50; Ducks 4-8; Rabbits1.05-1.65; Pigeons 1.50-3.Grade A Eggs: White JumXL 1.05-1.15; L .75; BrownJum XL .80-1.25; L .70-1.15;M .70-1.15.Hay, Straw & Grass: 1 Alfal-fa 4.80; 7 Mixed 2.80*-3.40; 2Timothy 4.30; 9 Grass 1.75-4.60; 1 Mulch .75; 1 CedarPosts 80; 1 10x10 Dog Pen125.Eggs: Goose .50; Green 1;Bantam .40; Duck 1.50;Guinea Hens 7.

CAMBRIDGE VALLEYLIVESTOCK MARKET, INC

Cambridge, NYNo report

EMPIRE LIVESTOCKMARKET

BURTON LIVESTOCKVernon, NY

May 24, 2012Calves: Hfrs. 70-175; Grow-er bull over 92# 100-250; 80-92# 80-220; Bob Veal 10-90.Cull Cows: Gd 73-95; Lean45-85; Hvy. Beef 74-104.Dairy Replacements: FreshCows 750-1500; Springingcows 800-1450; Springing

Hfrs. 900-1500; Bred Hfrs.750-1250; Fresh Hfrs. 950-1500; Open Hfrs. 450-900;Started Hfrs. 150-400; Ser-vice Bulls 600-1000.Beef: Feeders 60-120; Hols.Sel 88-105.Lamb/Sheep: Market 100-200; Slaughter Sheep 25-55.Goats: Billies 80-175; Nan-nies 70-120; Kids 10-70.

CENTRAL BRIDGELIVESTOCK

Central Bridge, NYNo report

CHATHAM MARKETChatham, NY

No report*No Sale May 28 - June 1.

CHERRY CREEKCherry Creek, NY

May 25, 2012Calves: Hfrs. 160-220;Grower Bulls over 92# 170-240; 80-92# 150-240; BobVe3al 30-80.Cull Cows: Gd 78-89; Lean68-84; Hvy. Beef 85-104.Dairy Replacements: FreshCows 860-1325; HandlingHfrs. 980-1200; SpringingHfrs. 1080-1210.Beef: Feeders 95; Ch 112-148; Sel 105-122; Hols. Ch105-109; Sel 110.Lambs: Feeder 160-190;Slaughter Sheep 65-102.

DRYDEN MARKETDryden, NY

May 21, 2012Calves: Hfrs. 80-140; Grow-er Bull over 92# 200-255; 80-92# 150-230; Bob Veal 10-60.Cull Cows: Gd 83-93; Lean65-82; Hvy. Beef 91-100.Beef: Feeders 120-150;Hols. Ch 96-106; Sel 101.Lamb/Sheep: Market 170-200; Slaughter Sheep 50-80.Goats: Billies 100-150; Nan-nies 70-120; Kids 35-45.

GOUVERNEURLIVESTOCK

Governeur, NYMay 17, 2012

Calves: Hfrs. 80-147.50;Grower Bulls over 92# 180-282.50; 80-92# 150-242.50;Bob Veal 30-80.Cull Cows: Gd 86-95.50;Lean 70-89; Hvy. Beef Bulls90-102.Beef: Feeders 90-125; Hols.Ch 89-109.Swine: Sow 42-54.

PAVILION MARKETPavilion, NYMay 21, 2012

Calves: Hfrs. 220; GrowerBulls over 92# 222-240; 80-92# 185-230; Bob Veal 30-70.Cull Cows: Gd 80-94; Lean75-88.50; Hvy. Beef Bulls 90-98.Beef: Ch 110-113; Hols. Ch94.50-106.

Goats: Nannies 107.50.

BATH MARKETBath, NY

May 24, 2012Calves: Hfrs. 70-180; Grow-er Bulls over 92# 200-255;80-92# 170-230; Bob Veal10-80.Cull Cows: Gd 84-96; Lean70-83; Hvy. Beef Bulls 102-106.Beef: Feeders 110-133; Sel114; Hols. Sel 96-109.Lamb/Sheep: SlaughterSheep 45-60.Goats: Billies 100; Nannies90-110; Kids 40-50.Hog: Hog 50-53; Sow 38-44;Boar 10-25; Feeder Pig/hd60-70.

FINGER LAKESLIVESTOCK AUCTION

Penn Yan, NYMay 23, 2012

Dairy Cows for Slaughter:Bone Util 78-94;Canners/Cutters 50-82.Dairy Bulls for Slaughter:HY Util 94-103.50.Dairy Replacements (/hd):Open 710-990.Slaughter Calves: Bobs 95-110# 55-67.50; 80-95# 45-65; 60-80# 35-62.50; Vealers(grassers) 250# & up 71-108.Dairy Calves Ret. to Feed:bull over 95# 125-227.50; 80-95# 100-242.50; 70-80# 75-220; Hfr. Calves 150-190.Beef Calves Ret. to Feed:bull over 95# 100-217.50.Beef Steers: Ch grain fed114-123.50; Sel 104-109;Hols. Ch grain fed 100-107;Sel 93.50-97.Hogs: Slgh. Hogs US 1-346-50; Sows US 1-3 45;Feeder Pigs US 1-3 9-40.Feeder Lambs: Ch 50-80#190-212.50.Market Lambs: Ch 80-100#125-145.Slaughter Sheep: M 44-68Goats: Nannies L 45-90.

FINGER LAKESPRODUCE AUCTION

Penn Yan, NYNo report

Produce Mon., Wed. & Fri. at9 am sharp, Hay AuctionsFridays@ 11:15.

FINGER LAKESFEEDER SALEPenn Yan, NYMay 30, 2012

Dairy Cow for Slaughter:Bone Util 66-90;Canners/Cutters 46-82.Slaughter Calves: Bobs 95-110# 50-70; 80-95# 45-67.50; 60-80# 40-65.Dairy Calves Ret. to Feed:Bull over 95# 150-225; 80-95# 125-200; 70-80# 75-190; Hfrs. 100-205.Beef Steers: Ch grain fed112-123.50; Sel 102-108;Hols. Sel 87.50-96.Hogs: Slgh. US 1-3 57-78;Sows US 1-3 39-45; BoarsUS 1-3 10.Feeder Lambs: Ch 50-80#157.50-190.Slaughter Sheep: M 50-63.

FINGER LAKESHAY AUCTIONPenn Yan, NY

No report* Hay Tuesdays & Fridays @11:15 am. Produce Friday @9 am sharp!

HOSKING SALESNew Berlin, NYMay 28, 2012

Cattle: Dairy Cows forSlaughter Bone Util .70-.89;Canners/Cutters .58-.70;Easy Cows .60 & dn.Bulls: Bulls & Steers .72-1.09.Feeders: Hfrs. 1.08-1.42;Bulls 1.08-1.85.Calves: Bull Calves 96-120#1.50-2.60; up to 95# .10-2;Hols. under 100# 2.

BELKNAP LIVESTOCKAUCTION

Belknap, PA

No report

BELLEVILLE LIVESTOCKAUCTION

Belleville, PAMay 23, 2012

Slaughter Heifers: Ch 2-3Hols. 1324-1404# 97-99; Sel1-3 1472# 103.Slaughter Cows: Prem.Whites 65-75% lean 93;Breakers 75-80% lean 89-91, lo dress 82.50; Boners80-85% lean 84-88, hi dress89.50-90.50, lo dress 81.50,very lo dress 75.50; Lean 85-90% lean 77.50-83.50, hidress 84-87, lo dress 72-78;,very lo dress 66-68.50; LightLean 85-92% lean 74, lodress 65-68, very lo dress51-59.Slaughter Bulls:YG 1 1238-1908# 97.50-106.50.Feeder Cattle: Steers Hols.L 3 296-398# 99-117; 812#94.Holstsein Bull Calves: No.1 94-116# 175-217; 84-88#195-230; No. 2 94-118# 155-180; 80-90# 150-175; No. 374-112# 110-155; Util 62-98#42-95.Holstein Heifer Calves: No.1 85-110# 220-290/hd; No. 275-100# 135-165/hd.Slaughter Hogs: Barrows &Gilts 45-50% lean 240-250#105-110; Sows US 1-3 340-350# 145-165/hd.Feeder Pigs: US 1-3 30-45#28-60; Roasting Pigs 130-200# 32-90Slaughter Sheep: LambsCh 2-3 44-66# 155-195; 72-88# 177.50-205; Ewes Gd 2-3 154-178# 80-100; 236# 50.Slaughter Goats (/hd): KidsSel 1 50-65# 85-110; 90#170; Sel 2 under 20# 25; 30-40# 30-55; 45-70# 57-105;Nannies Sel 1 100-130# 130-140; Sel 2 90-150# 70-120;Billies Sel 1 150# 160.

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Slaughter Cattle: Steers Ch1275-1400# 115-117.50;Hols. Hi Ch & Pr 1390-1490#109.50-112.50; Sel & Ch1435-1705# 101.50-107.50;1 Hfr 1325# 113; 1Hols. 1660# 104.50.Slaughter Cows: Breakers88-92.50; Boners 85-92;Lean 88-92.50; Big Middle/lodress/lights 78-86.50; Shelly76-87; Shelly 75 & dn.Bulls: 1358-1815# 96.50-107.50.Feeder Cattle: Steers dairytypes/Hols. 335-670# 84.50-108; Feeder Hfrs. 430# 94.Calves Ret. to Farm: Hols.Bulls No. 1 80-105# 200-232;No. 2 80-120# 190-220; No. 380-150# 115-195; Util 60-130# 45-95; Hols. Hfr. 1 90#230.Swine: Hogs 255-295# 59-63.25; Gilts 325-350# 55-60;355-395# 45-56; 400-485#43-49; 490-530# 51-5.50;Barrows 300-345# 53-61;350-395# 40-52; 400-585#39.50-43; Boars 1630#25.50..Goats (/hd): M&L Nan-nies/Billies 110-225;Small/Thin/Bottle 15-90.Lambs: Gd & Ch 30-40#175-177; 55-65# 165-174;70-100# 167-187.Sheep (all wts): 85-95Sale every Tuesday* 5 pm for Rabbits, Poultry &Eggs* 6 pm for Livestock startingwith calves.* Special Fed Cattle SalesJune 5 & 19.* State Graded Feeder PigSale June 22.*No Sasle Tues., July 3.Receiving 7:30 until 10 am.

CARLISLE LIVESTOCKMARKET, INC Carlisle, PA

May 29, 2012Rabbit Family: 17-25Rabbits: 16.50Bunnies: 3-13Hens: 2-5Roosters: 3-10.50Pullets: 1.50-3.75Peeps: .50-3Turkeys: 8-10Turkey Keets: 3.75-4.25Turkey Pullets: 3.25-5.50Ducklings: 1-2Ducks: 6-6.50Roller Pigeons: 4-6Guinea Pigs: 2-3.50Hamster: .50Mice: .50-1Quail: 6Eggs (/dz): XL Brown 1.45-1.50; XL White 1; L White.85; Sm. Banty .10; FertileMixed Color & Sizes .95-1.30; Fertile Guinea 2; FertileL Green 1.50. So,ld Single:Fertile Pheasant .80.All animals sold by the piece.Sale starts at 5 pm.

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Feeder Pig SaleCarlisle, PA

No reportReceiving 7:30 - 10 am. Saletime 1 pm.

DEWART LIVESTOCKAUCTION MARKET, INC

May 28, 2012Holstein Steers: 1180-1308# up to 102.Slaughter Cows: Boners81-88; Lean 75-81; LightLean 60-74.Bulls: 974-1838# 94-102Feeder Steers: 380-610#Linebacks 120-140; 494-556# 124-137; 604-685#108-117.Feeder Heifers: 444-546#108-127.Calves: 148. Bull Calves No.1 95-115# 220-250; 80-90#235-255; No. 2 95-115# 180-210; 80-90# 175-215; Hfrs.No. 1 88-104# 185-245; No. 285-100# 145-185.Hogs: 150-238# 53-62.Boars: 222# 41.Lambs: 82-100# 155-170.Goats (/hd): Kids 40-70;Nannies 100-165.EarCorn: 1 ld, 270/ton.Hay (/ton): 4 lds, Grass 170;Mixed 150; Timothy/Grass170-290.

EIGHTY FOURLIVESTOCK AUCTION

New Holland, PAMay 21, 2012

Slaughter Cattle: Steers Ch2-3 1120-1240# 111-116; Sel1-2 1090-1385# 102-109;Hfrs. Ch 2-3 1400# 118.50;Sel 1205-1465# 109.50-113.Slaughter Cows: Prem.Whites 65-75% lean 99-106;Breakers 75-80% lean94.50-98.50; Boners 80-85%lean 86.50-92, hi dress94.50, lo dress 85; Lean 85-90% lean 77-83, hi dress 84-86, lo dress 72-76.Slaughter Bulls:YG 1 1205-1660# 104-117; YG 2 1280-1680# 92-99.Feeder Steers: M&L 1 300-500# 185; 500-600# 146;800-900# 138; M&L 2 800-

900# 115.Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 300-500# 150-162.50, one at177.50; 600-700# 139; 700-900# 107-118; M&L 2 400-500# 120; 600-700# 115.Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 500-600# 150; 700-800# 117.50-119.Ret. to Farm Holstein BullCalves: No. 1 85-120# 240-265; No. 2 80-120# 180-230;No. 3 80-120# 120-170; Util70-120# 65-100; Beef type100-255# 182.50-215.Slaughter Hogs: Barrows &Gilts 45-50% lean 265-290#56-59; Boars 380# 15.Slaughter Sheep: LambsCh 2-3 40# 175; 60-80#142.50-170; 80# 163; 100#161; Ewes Gd 1-2 155-230#58-68.Slaughter Goats: Kids Sel 150# 107.50; Sel 2 30-40# 20-37.50; Billies Sel 1 130#112.50/cwt; Sel 2 95#102.50.

GREENCASTLELIVESTOCK AUCTION

Greencastle, PAMay 21, 2012

Slaughter Steers: Hi Ch &Pr 2-3 1362-1582# 123.50-127.50; Ch 2-3 1244-1510#118-123.50; full/YG 4-5115.50; 1602-1682# 115-119; Sel 1-3 1152-1412#114-117; Hols. Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1348-1550# 106.50-109.50; Ch 2-3 1244-1594#101.50-106.50; 1782# 101;Sel 1-3 1070-1326# 95-100.50.Slaughter Heifers: Hi Ch &Pr 2-3 1142-1350# 118-123;Ch 2-3 1106-1398# 114-117.50; Sel 1-3 1128# 113.Slaughter Cows: Prem.Whites 65-75% lean 98;Breakers 75-80% lean 90.75-95.50, hi dress 97.50, lodress 85.50-91.25; Boners80-85% lean 86.50-91, hidress 90.25-93.50, lo dress81.75-86, very lo dress 73-77.50; Lean 85-90% lean81.50-87.50, hi dress 87.50-91.50, lo dress 76-81, very lodress 68.50-75; Light Lean85-92% lean 78-81.50, lo

dress 72-76, very lo dress62-70.Slaughter Bulls: YG 1 1060-1996# 98-110; hi dress11250, very hi dress140,2148-2150# 98-104; YG2 1086# 90.Feeder Cattle: Steers M&L 1525# 151; 786-860# 110-125; M&L 2 640-660# 106-112.50; Hols. L 3 255#102.50; 490# 113; 895# 108;Hfrs. M&L 1 430-480# 140-155; 508-605# 137.50-155;M&L 2 407# 140; 735# 100;Bulls M&L 1 430-460#157.50-187.50; 540-580#132-145; Hols. Bulls L 3 354#117; 856# 99.Ret. to Farm Hols. BullCalves: No. 1 Hols. 94-122#227.50-242.50; 82-92# 230-247.50; No. 2 94-122# 190-227.50; 76-92# 195-235; No.3 70-120# 110-195; Util 56-108# 40-115; Hols. Hfrs. No.1 98# 230; No. 2 70-88# 100-170.Slaughter Sheep: LambsCh 2-3 49-68# 180-210; 70-109# 180-230; 112-122#170-227.50; Yearlings 91#157.50; Ewes Gd 2-3 134-164# 67.50-70, 214-267# 60-62.50; Rams 156# 90.Slaughter Goats: Kids Sel 150-75# 115-155; Sel 2 under20# 12.50-35; 20-40# 32.50-67.50; 45-55# 77-110; Nan-nies Sel 1 120-160# 137.50-165.50; Sel 2 90-130# 115-140; Sel 3 90-130# 70-75;Billies Sel 1 130# 200;Wethers Sel 1 160# 215; Sel2 170# 180.

INDIANA FARMERSLIVESTOCK AUCTION

Homer City, PAMay 24, 2012

Slaughter Steers: Hi Ch &Pr 2-3 1292-1452# 121.50-123.50; Ch 2-3 1275-1480#118.50-120; Hols. Sel 1-21666-1672# 195.50.Slaughter Heifers: Hi Ch &Pr 2-3 1366# 122.50; Sel 1-21314-1512# 110-117.Slaughter Cows: Breakers75-80% lean 91-97, lo dress90.50; Boners 80-85% lean86-89.50, hi dress 90.50-91,

lo dress 80.50-81; Lean 85-90% lean 78-83, lo dress74.50-76.Slaughter Bulls: YG 11660# 99.50; YG 2 984# 86.Feeder Cattle: Bulls M&L 1400-500# 135-140; M&L 2400-500# 122.50; M&L 3500-700# 87.50-90.Ret. to Farm Calves: Hols.Bulls No. 1 85-120# 220-250;No. 2 80-120# 195-220; No. 380-120# 120-170; Util 70-120# 50-85; Hols. Hfrs. No. 180-86# 175-200.Slaughter Hogs: Barrows &Gilts 45-50% lean 236-284#64.50-67; 40-45% lean 224-300# 60-64.50.Lambs: Ch 2-3 45-50# 140-145.Goats: Kids Sel 1 60# 115-130; Sel 2 50-60# 75-95;Nannies Sel 2 90# 115.

KUTZTOWN HAY &GRAIN AUCTION

Kutztown, PAMay 26, 2012

Alfalfa: 2 lds, 150-225Mixed Hay: 7 lds, 85-16Timothy: 2 lds, 200Grass: 12 lds, 150-220Straw: 8 lds, 165-200

LANCASTER WEEKLYCATTLE SUMMARY

New Holland, PAMay 25, 2011

Slaughter Cattle: Steers HiCh & Pr 3-4 1240-1590#120-124; Ch 2-3 1150-1495#111.50-116; Hols. Hi Ch & Pr2-3 1330-1670# 105-108.50;Ch 2-3 1175-1660# 102-106;Hfrs. Hi Ch & Pr 3-4 1155-1440# 1147-121.50; Ch 2-31130-1475# 113-118; Sel 2-31030-1155# 110-115.Slaughter Cows: PremWhites 65-75% lean 91-97,hi dress 97.50-99, lo dress86.50-91; Breakers 75-80%lean 88.50-94.50, hi dress94.50-95.50, lo dress 83.50-88; Boners 80-85% lean 84-88, hi dress 89-93.50, lodress 77-83; Lean 85-90%lean 76.50-83, hi dress 83-889, lo dress 69-76.Slaughter Bulls: YG 1 940-2395# 99-107, hi dress 108-119.50, lo dress 92-99.Graded Bull Calves: Thurs.No. 1 114-128# 180-185; 94-112# 199-214; 86-92# 228-245; No. 2 112-118# 162-170; 102-110# 192-207; 94-10# 210-212; 80-92# 217-226; No. 3 80-130# 190-210;72-78# 170; Util 60-110# 15-45; Hols. Hfrs. No. 1 88-130#170-230; No. 2 70-125# 110-1560.

LEBANON VALLEYLIVESTOCK AUCTION

Fredericksburg, PANo report

LEESPORT LIVESTOCKAUCTION

Leesport, PAMay 25, 2012

Slaughter Cattle: Steers Ch2-3 1210-1250# 115-118.50;Hols. Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1475-1585# 104-106; Ch 2-31420-1535# 98-103.50; Sel1-3 1055-1475# 96-98; Hfrs.Ch 2-3 1085-1265# 113-118.Slaughter Cows: Breakers75-80% lean 88-94; Boners80-85% lean 86-91, hi dress91.50-95; Lean 85-90% lean81.50-84.50, hi dress 86.50-91, lo dress 73-76.50.Bulls: YG 1 1045-1585#101-108.Feeder Cattle: Steers M&L 2300-500# 102.50; pkg 800#97.Ret. to Farm Calves: Hols.Bulls No. 1 95-120# 220-245;80-90# 220-245; No. 2 85-125# 205-227.50; No. 3 80-120# 120-205; Util 70-110#25-85; Hols. Hfrs. No. 2 80-95# 85-165.Slaughter Sheep: Lambs HiCh & Pr 2-3 20-40# 210-235;Ch 2-3 20-40# 190-210; 40-60# 197-205; 60-80# 182-197; Ewes 160-225# 65-80.Goats: Kids Sel 1 20-40#72.50-80; 40-60# 97-102; Sel2 20-40# 52.50-65; Sel 3 20-40# 8-25; Nannies Sel 1 80-130# 140-175; Sel 3 80-130#110-140; Billies Sel 2 50-100# 111-139.

MIDDLEBURGLIVESTOCK AUCTION

Middleburg, PAMay 22, 2012

Slaughter Steers: Hi Ch &Pr 2-3 1320-1525# 123-124.50; Ch 2-3 1190-1470#118-122; full/YG 4-5 115-118.50; Sel 1-3 1035-1475#113-116.50; full 107.50-112;Hols. Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1290-1555# 105.50-109.50; Ch 2-3 1220-1600# 100-105.50;Sel 1-3 1150-1465# 95-98.Slaughter Heifers: Hi Ch &Pr 2-3 1220-1465# 120-123.50; Ch 2-3 1080-1365#116-120.50.Slaughter Cows: Prem.Whites 65-75% lean 93.50-96; Breakers 75-80% lean84.50-89.50, hi dress 89-93.50, lo dress 82-84; Bon-ers 80-85% lean 80-85, hidress 85.50-88.50, lo dress74-79; Lean 85-90% lean 76-81, hi dress 83-86, lo dress70.50-74, very lo dress60.50-69.50; Light Lean 85-92% lean 74-78, lo dress68.50-71, very lo dress 55-57.Slaughter Bulls: YG 1 1290-1625# 102-107.50; hi dress110-117; lo dress 1995-2120# 92.50-98.Feeder Cattle: Steers M&L 1300-400# 170-185; M&L 2300-500# 130-147; 500-600#142; L 3 Hols. 200-300# 95-107; 300-500# 112-115;600-800# 84-91; Hfrs. M&L 1300-500# 145-149; M&L 2300-400# 125-139; 500-600#120-125; 600-800# 107-113;Bulls M&L 1 300-500# 157-

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MORRISON’S COVELIVESTOCK AUCTION

Martinsburg, PAMay 28, 2012

Steers: Ch 110-118; Gd 100-109.Heifers: Ch 108-118; Gd100-107.Cows: Util & Comm. 85-95;Canner/lo Cutter 82 & dn.Bullocks: Gd & Ch 95-102Bulls: YG 1 82-95Cattle: Steers 85-141; Bulls75-125; Hfrs. 90-128.Calves: Ch 125-152; Gd 80-100; Std 15-90; Hols. Bulls90-130# 150-240; Hols. Hfrs.90-130# 100-180.Hogs: US 1-2 60-62; US 1-355-59; Sows US 1-3 30-48;Boars 22-40.Feeder Pigs: US 1-3 20-50#35-75.Sheep: 42. Lambs Ch 150-179; Gd 140-150; Sl. Ewes45-75.Goats: 25-185

MORRISON’S COVEHAY REPORT

Martinsburg, PAMay 28, 2012

Alfalfa: 205-280Timothy: 90-105Mixed Hay: 180-195Hay Auction held everyMonday at 12:30 pm.

MORRISON’S COVE

LIVESTOCK, POULTRY &RABBIT REPORTMartinsburg, PA

May 28, 2012Roosters: 3.25-5Hens: 2-8Banties: 1.25-2.75Pigeons: 2Ducks: 8Bunnies: 3-5Rabbits: 6-10Auction held every Mondayat 7 pm.

NEW HOLLANDSALES STABLESNew Holland, PA

May 24, 2012Slaughter Steers: Hi Ch &Pr 3-4 1300-1590# 119-124;1600-1725# 116-118; Ch 2-3 1150-1495# 116-119.50;Sel 1-3 1160-1480# 113-116; Hols. Hi Ch & Pr 2-31385-1655# 105-108; Ch 2-3 1235-1660# 104-106; Sel2-3 1265-1580# 99.50-102.Slaughter Heifers: Hi Ch &Pr 3-4 1190-1425# 117-120;Ch 2-3 1130-1230# 113-116.Slaughter Cows: Prem.White 65-75% lean 88-94.50,hi dress 95-98; Breakers 75-80% lean 85.50-91, hi dress92-95, lo dress 79-81.50;Boners 80-85% lean 82-87.50, hi dress 88-93, lodress 77-81.50; Lean 88-90% lean 77-82.50, hi dress83.50-89, lo dress 70-76.Slaughter Bulls: YG 1 1060-2395# 99-107, hi dress 110-119.50, lo dress 95-98.Graded Bull Calves: No. 1114-128# 180-185; 94-112#199-214; 86-92# 228-245;No. 2 112-128# 162-170;102-110# 192-207; 94-100#210-212; 80-92# 217-226;No. 3 80-130# 190-210; 78-78# 170; Util 60-110# 15-45.Holstein Heifer Calves: No.1 85-130# 170-230; No. 2 70-125# 110-160.

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NEW HOLLAND SHEEP &GOATS AUCTION New Holland, PA

May 28, 2012Slaughter Lambs: Non-Tra-ditional, Wooled, Shorn Ch& Pr 2-3 40-60# 202-222; 60-80# 192-214; 80-90# 197-208; 90-110# 191-215; 110-130# 172-190; 150-200#135-152;Wooled & Shorn Ch2-3 40-60# 177-210; 60-80#170-188; 80-90# 172-186;90-110# 168-188; 150-200#128.Slaughter Ewes: Gd 2-3 Mflesh 100-150# 84-100; 150-200# 70-82; 200-300# 52-68;Util 1-2 thin flesh 100-150#58-70; 150-200# 60-68.Slaughter Goats: Kids Sel 130-40# 102-112; 40-60# 128-1560; 60-80# 152-196; 90-100# 170-182; 100-120#

184-202; Sel 2 20-40# 78-102; 40-60# 122-147; 60-80#144-178; 90-110# 160-172;Sel 3 30-40# 58-70; 40-60#98-110; 60-80# 108-150;Nannies/Does Sel 1 80-130#160-178; 130-180# 185-197;Sel 2 80-130# 138-157; 130-180# 156-168; Sel 3 50-80#80-112; 80-130# 112-136;Wethers Sel 2 90-110# 185-202; 100-130# 222-246; Sel3 100-110# 195-202;Bucks/Billies Sel 1 100-150#245-257; 150-250# 268-300;Sel 2 100-150# 175-207;150-250# 200-247; Sel 3100-150# 166-185.

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Grain Market SummaryCompared to last week cornsold .05-.10 lower, wheatsold .05-.20 lower, barleysold .30-.40 lower, Oats sold.05 to .10 lower & Soybeanssold .10-.15 lower. EarCornsold 1-2 lower. All prices /bu.except ear corn is /ton.Southeastern PA: Corn No.2 Range 6.64-6.95, Avg6.79, Contracts 5.19-5.25;Wheat No. 2 Range 5.90-6.53, Avg 6.18, Contracts5.88-6.34; Barley No. 3Range 4.50-5.50, Avg 5,Contracts 4.50; Oats No. 2Range 4.50-4.80, Avg 4.65;Soybeans No 2 Range14.03-14.43, Avg 14.24,Contracts 12.95-13;EarCorn 200.Central PA: Corn No. 2Range 6.64-6.95, Avg 6.77;Wheat No. 2 6.03; BarleyNo. 3 Range 5; Oats No. 23.50-5, Avg 4.16; SoybeansNo. 2 Range 12.95-14.22,Avg 13.58; EarCorn Range195-220, Avg 207.50.South Central PA: Corn No.2 Range 6.70-6.75, Avg6.73; Wheat No. 2 Range5.15-6.10, Avg 5.62; BarleyNo. 3 Range 4.15-5.10, Avg4.62; Oats No. 2 Range3.75-4, Avg3.87; SoybeansNo. 2 Range 13.55-14.08,Avg 13.81; EarCorn 190.Lehigh Valley Area: CornNo. 2 Range 6.55-6.88, Avg6.72; Wheat No. 2 Range6.90; Oats No. 2 Range4.70; Soybeans No. 2 Range13.90-14.34, Avg 14.08; Gr.Sorghum 5.92.Eastern & Central PA: CornNo. 2 Range 6.55-6.95, Avg6.76, Month Ago 7.10, YearAgo 7.77; Wheat No. 2Range 5.15-6.90, Avg 6.11,Month Ago 6.38, Year Ago7.79; Barley No. 3 Range

4.15-5.50, Avg 4.85, MonthAgo 5.07, Year Ago 5.54;Oats No. 2 Range 3.50-5,Avg 4.28, Month Ago 4.40,Year Ago 4.11; SoybeansNo. 2 Range 12.95-14.43,Avg 13.88, Month Ago13.40, Year Ago 13.44;EarCorn Range 190-220;Avg 200, Month Ago 201.60,Year Ago 181.66.Western PA: Corn No. 2Range 5.90-6.50, Avg 6.19;Wheat No. 2 Range 5.75;Oats No. 2 3.80-5.30, Avg4.33; Soybeans No. 2 14.33.


Weekly Livestock Summary

May 25, 2012Slaughter Steers: Hi Ch &Pr 2-3 120-124; Ch 1-3 115-1212; Sel 1-2 111-116.50;Hols. Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 105-109.50; Ch 2-3 100-104; Sel1-2 95-100.50.Slaughter Heifers: Hi Ch &Pr 2-3 117-123; Ch 1-3 113-116; Sel 1-2 109.50-113.Slaughter Cows: Breakers75-80% lean 86-94; Boners80-85% lean 82-88; Lean 85-90% lean 76-83.Slaughter Bulls: hi dress110.50-119.50; Avg dress99-107; lo dress 90-99.Feeder Steers: M&L 1 300-500# 162-185; 500-700#145-160; M&L 2 300-500#140-162; 500-700# 132-137.Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 300-500# 130-155; 500-700#131-155; M&L 2 300-500#120-140; 500-700# 120-132.Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 300-500# 157-187.50; 500-700#145-177; M&L 2 300-500#127-140; 500-700# 130-135.Vealers: Util 60-120# 30-95.Farm Calves: No. 1 Hols.bulls 95-120# 220-260; 80-90# 230-260; No. 2 95-120#190-230; 80-90# 200-235;No. 3 80-120# 140-210; No. 1Hols. Hfrs. 84-105# 195-245;No. 2 80-105# 100-205.Hogs: Barrows & Gilts 49-54% lean 220-270# 61-65;45-50% lean 220-270# 56-58.Sows: US 1-3 300-500# 44-48; 500-700# 49-52.Graded Feeder Pigs: US 1-2 20-25# 210-230; 25-30#145-180; 30-40# 130-140;40-50# 120-140; 50-60# 110-140; 60-70# 140; US 2 20-30# 170-200; 30-40# 130-165; 50-60# 115-125.Slaughter Sheep Lambs Ch& Pr 2-3 40-60# 178-212; 60-80# 160-194; 80-110# 170-190; Ch 1-3 40-60# 154-180;60-80# 160-172; 80-110#149-170; Ewes Gd 2-3 120-160# 75-90; 160-200# 68-82;Util 1-2 120-160# 72-82.Slaughter Goats: Kids Sel 120-40# 104-120; 40-60# 122-150; 60-80# 144-169; 80-100# 172-210; Sel 2 20-40#85-105; 40-60# 90-131; 60-

80# 124-155; 80-100# 145-170; Sel 3 20-40# 40-71; 40-60# 74-100; 60-80# 100-118;Nannies Sel 1 80-130# 166-181; 130-180# 177-189; Sel2 50-80# 125-140; 80-130#135-155; 130-180# 156-172;Sel 3 50-80# 91-104; 80-130# 112-127; Billies Sel 1100-150# 210-234; 150-250#236-256; Sel 2 100-150#200-226; 150-250# 230-255.


Hay Market SummaryHay & Straw Market ForEastern PA: All hay pricespaid by dealers at the farmand/ton. All hay and strawreported sold/ton. Comparedto last week hay sold steadyto 40 lower & straw soldsteady. Alfalfa 140-250;Mixed Hay 130-220; Timothy130-295; Straw 100-190;Mulch 60-120.Summary of Lancaster Co.Hay Auctions: Prices/ton,151 lds, 37 Straw; Alfalfa150-345; Mixed Hay 135-400; Timothy 190-330; Grass147-370; Straw 135-215.Diffenbach Auct, April 36,63 lds Hay, 15 lds Straw.Alfalfa 150-315; Mixed Hay135-400; Timothy 195-300;Grass 147-370; Straw 135-215.Green Dragon, Ephrata:May 4, 37 lds Hay, 9 Straw.Alfalfa 180-345; Mixed Hay185-340; Timothy 217-330;Grass Hay 170-310; Straw160-200.Weaverland Auct, New Hol-land: April 26, 22 lds Hay, 6Straw. Alfalfa 210-270; MixedHay 140-285; Timothy 305;Grass 210-310; Straw 160-205.Wolgemuth Auction: Leola,PA: May 2, 29 lds Hay, 7Straw. Alfalfa 315; Mixed Hay165-335; Timothy 190-295;Grass 195-295; Straw 140-185.Summary of Central PAHay Auctions: Prices/ton,142 Loads Hay, 18 Straw.Alfalfa 180-300; Mixed Hay75-360; Timothy 140-275;Grass 70-360; Straw 97.50-230.Belleville Auct, Belleville:May 2, 27 lds Hay, 0 ldsStraw. Mixed 100-320.Dewart Auction, Dewart:April 30, 20 lds Hay, 1 Straw.Mixed Hay 120-360; Straw205.Greencastle Livestock:April 30 & May 3, 7 lds Hay, 2Straw. Alfalfa 250-270; Mixed

Hay 155; Timothy 140; Grass200-275; Straw 97.50-100.Kutztown Auction, Kutz-town: May 5, 29 lds Hay, 5Straw. Alfalfa 210-300;Mixed Hay 205-270; Timothy205-240; Grass Hay 165-360; Straw 165-230.Middleburg Auct, Middle-burg: May 1, 26 lds Hay, 2Straw. Alfalfa 240-275; MixedHay 75-290; Timothy 180-215; Grass 180-230; Straw100-220.Leinbach’s Mkt, Shippens-burg: April 28 & May 1, 33lds Hay, 8 Straw. Alfalfa 115-245; Mixed Hay 88-280; Tim-othy 185-275; Grass 70-160;Straw 147.50-192.50.New Wilmington Livestock,New Wilmington: May 4, 3lds Hay, 0 Straw. Alfalfa 190;Timothy 195; Grass 230.

VINTAGE SALESSTABLES

May 22, 2012Slaughter Cows: Prem.Whites 65-75% lean 92.50-97, hi dress 97.50-99, lodress 86.50-91.50; Breakers75-80% lean 88.50-93, hidress 93-95.50, lo dress 84-87.50; Boners 80-85% lean84-88, hi dress 89-93.50, lodress 79.50-83; Lean 88-90% lean 76.50-82.50, hidress 83-85, lo dress 69-75.Slaughter Bulls: YG 1 1030-2190# 96-101.50, hi dress106-111, lo dress 94-95.Holstein Bull Calves: No. 1112-122# 180-192; 103#200-219; 90-95# 233-242;No. 2 113# 200-207; 90-103#212-230; pkg 84# 247; pkg73# 180; No. 3 94-109# 212-222; pkg 83# 237; pkg 74#117; Util 83-115# 40-50.Graded Holstein Heifers:No. 1 pkg 115# 220; 95-102#240-245; pkg 83# 200; No. 293-108# 212-220; pkg 83#175; pkg 75# 110; non-tubing73-93# 50-80.

WEAVERLAND AUCTIONNew Holland, PA

May 24, 2012Alfalfa: 2 lds 175-200Timothy Hay: 2 lds, 165-290Orchard Grass: 2 lds, 140-250Mixed Hay: 16 lds, 100-300Grass: 3 lds, 125-160Straw: 7 lds, 125-195EarCorn: 1 ld, 220

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Dairy Cattle

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HEIFERS300 Lbs. to Springing

Free Stall Herds & Tie Stall Herds

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BASKIN LIVESTOCK585-344-4452508-965-3370

- WANTED -Heifers & HerdsJack Gordon

(518) 279-3101

Dairy Equipment

USED DAIRY EQUIPMENTBulk Milk Coolers,

Stainless Steel StorageTanks, Pipeline Milkers,Milking Parlors, Vacuum

Pumps, Used MilkingMachine Plus AgitatorMotors, Stainless SteelShells, Weigh Jars, Etc.

CJM Farm Equipment802-895-4159

Farm Equipment

JD 337 Square Baler withkicker. Excellent condition.Kept under cover. Useds p a r i n g l y. $ 1 0 , 0 0 0 .E:[email protected]:508-765-3444

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

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:[email protected]

JUN 7Agroforestry Workshop

Wichland Woods, South St.,Nelson, NH. 10 am - noon.Explore the mycological possi-bilities of your woodland.Come prepared to venture intothe woods on to explore mush-room farming at Davie’s homesite. Contact ConservationDistr ict , 603-756-2988ext.115, e-mail [email protected]. OnInternet at www.cheshireconservation.org

Portable Skidder BridgeBuilding

Granite Gorge, Route 9, Rox-bury NH. 9 am - 4 pm. Thishands on workshop willfocus on the construction ofa three panel portable skid-der bridge. Bring work glovesand dress for the weather!.Contact Conservation Dis-trict, 603-756-2988 ext.115,e-mail [email protected]. On Inter-net at www.cheshireconservation.org.

JUN 815th Annual FFA Golf

TournamentWindham Country Club,Windham, NH. 1:30 pm.Golfers and sponsors mayregister online at nhffa.org.Contact James McConaha,603-491-5574, or [email protected].

JUN 14Agroforestry Workshop

Wichland Woods, Nelson, NH.10 am - noon. Learn aboutfungi inoculation, habitat andharvest! Take home knowledgeon how you can better manageyour own woodland as well.Contact Conservation District,603-756-2988 ext.115, [email protected]. On Internet atwww.cheshireconservation.org

Nitrogen ManagementWindyhurst Farm, Rt. 63,Westmoreland NH. 10 am -noon. Learn how the tools ofthe trade can assist you inmeeting the nitrogen needsof your crops and the bene-fits of having a nutrientmanagement plan. 2 pesti-cide credits available to par-ticipants. Contact Conserva-tion District, 603-756-2988ext.115, e-mail [email protected] Internet at www.cheshireconservation.org

JUN 16NOFT-VT Presents Bovine

Social ClubTupelo Music Hall, WhiteRiver Junction, VT. 8 pm. NYarea Americana band BovineSocial Club & special guestPatrick Fitzsimmons in con-cert. Tickets are $25 inadvance. Concert to benefitthe Vermont Farm ShareProgram which providessubsidized CSA shares tolimited income Vermont fam-ilies. Contact Tupelo MusicHall, 603-437-5100. OnInternet at http://tickets.tupelohallvermont.com

JUN 19Breeding & Genetics: Con-

siderations for OrganicDairy Farms

Online. For more informa-tion or to register visitwww.extension.org/pages/25242.

Calendar ofEvents

JUL 12Early Successional Habitat

Duck Hole, Marlow NH. 10 am- noon. Directions uponrequest. Join us for a site walk& discussion at a successfullocation & learn more aboutyoung woodland wildlife habi-tat. Contact Conservation Dis-trict, 603-756-2988 ext.115, e-mail [email protected]. On Internet atwww.cheshireconservation.org

AUG 9No-Till Demo &

PerformanceEdgefield Farm, 123 CoyoteCanyon Rd., West Chester-field, NH. 10 am - noon. Ahands on demonstration ofthe Haybuster 77 No-TillDrill and a look at an earlierseeding with the implement.Contact Conservation Dis-trict, 603-756-2988 ext.115,e-mail [email protected]. On Inter-net at www.cheshireconservation.org

AUG 14Value Added Processing

Tour at Vermont Smoke &Cure

Vermont Smoke & Cure,Hinesburg, VT. 6-8 pm. Con-tact Jenn Colby, 802-656-0858 or e-mail [email protected].

SEP 11Invasive Woodland Plants

Maple Wood Nursing HomeConference Room, CountyComplex River Rd, West-moreland NH. 9:30 am - 1pm. Join us for an informa-tive presentation on identify-ing invasive woodlandplants, discussion on thechallenges and the benefitsof controlling them and howto address the problemsassociated with them. Bringa bag lunch and come pre-pared to venture out. Con-tact Conservation District,603-756-2988 ext.115, e-mail [email protected]. On Internet atwww.cheshireconservation.org

OCT 24-27National FFA Convention

& ExpoIndianapolis, IN. On Internetat www.ffa.org

NOV 7-8Northeast GreenhouseConference and Expo

DCU Center, Worcester MA.Call 802-865-5202 or [email protected].

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DISC MOWERSCASE-IH 8312 . STARTING AT $6,500CASE-IH DCX131 .STARTING AT $14,900CASE-IH DC515. .STARTING AT $9,500GEHL DC2365. . . . . . . . . .$12,500GEHL DC2412 . . . . . . . . . . $8,900GEHL DC2512 . . . . . . . . . $16,500JD 945. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $12,500JD 1360. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,900KUHN FC283 STARTING AT $12,900KUHN FC313TG . . . . . . . . $13,500KUHN FC4000 STARTING AT $10,000NH 1411 . . . . . . . . . . . . . $12,900NH 1412. . . . STARTING AT $11,900NH 1431. . . . . STARTING AT $8,500NH 1432. . . . STARTING AT $13,900NH 1441 . . . . . . . . . . . . . $19,000NH 1442 . . . . . . . . . . . . . $14,900NH 411 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,900NI 5212 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,900NI 5512 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $11,500

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1987 LN8000 10 wheel dumptruck, 17’ body, $9,400. 978-544-6105

DISCBINE: CAT ChallengerPTD12, 12’ hydroswing, rollerconditioner, 1000 rpm, newcondition, same as MasseyFerguson & Hesston. 585-392-7692, 585-424-0795

EXCELLENT CONDITIONJohn Deere 3955 forage har-vester, 2 row corn head &grass head, $17,000; Knight3030 Reel Auggie mixerwagon, $2,900. 978-544-6105

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

INT. 766, Black Stripe, cab,3100 hrs. orig., super nice!$12,500; Int’l 966, open, 115hp, nice machine! $9,500;Vicon RS510T, 17’ Tedder,$2,500; JD/ Frontier 7’ Diskmower, 3ph, $4,950; Kuhn 17’tedder, $1,850; Krone KR151round baler, $4,800. 802-376-5262

INT. PUMA 195 CVTtrasmission, 210 hours,Michelin tires, loaded, ownerdownsizing, $135,000. 518-872-1386

JD 3010 w/ ldr., 50hp, diesel,$6,500; JD/Frontier 10’ RotaryRake, exc., $4,800; Buffalovegetable/ corn planter, 2 row,3ph., good cond., $2,200;Kuhn 452T, 17’ tedder,$2,100; Kuhn 10’ rotary rake,$2,500; JD 327 Square balerw/ kicker nice $5,500; NH 66Square baler $1,500. 603-477-2011


JD 450B Bulldozer, $5,000;JD offset harrow, $1,000; 2-3pt. hitch, 2 row cultivators; JD6310, 4x4, 640 loader,$26,000; JD 6405, 2WDw/loader, low hours, $26,000;IH 986, 2WD, $8,500; JD5320, 2WD, $13,000; NH 492haybine; NH 575 balerw/thrower, $11,000; NH 311baler; NH 256-258 rakes; JD660 rake; New Pequea 11’rotary rake; New 17’ Morrahydraulic fold tedder; New &Used metal kicker wagons;NH 590 tandem axle spread-er, $8,500; JD & IH front andrear wheel weights. COMINGIN: NH 315 w/thrower. AugurFarms, 203-530-4953


JD 750, 2WD, 23hp, turf tires,$4,200; JD 2120 diesel, 60hp,new tires, $4,800; NH 1412, 10’discbine, flail cond., $8,500; NH411 discbine, $5,500; JD 1350Disk Mower/ Cond., $5,500;MF 823 round baler, wet or dry,$5,500; Gehl 2340, 10’ DiskMower, $5,500; 5’Trailer bush-hog, $550. Full line of farme q u i p m e n t a v a i l a b l e !www.youngsmilkywayfarm.com802-885-4000

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Legend 10’ Rotary mower w/Batwing

540 PTO Exc. cond. $6,450; 3pt SB

Mowers: NH 451 7’ $1,875, Int 100 7’

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spd Power Reverser, Dual Outlets, Super

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Kennedy Tractor of Williamstown, NY315-964-1161 “We Deliver”

NEW HOLLAND 790 chopper,2 row corn head plus 6’ grasshead, excellent condition,$9,500. CT 860-949-2434

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Generators

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SAFE GUARD 12,000 WATTPTO driven generator for salein Southern Connecticut,model #955, on trailer, $600OBO. Call before 8pm. 860-267-8134, 860-343-3307


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BROTHERS10 Ton Minimum

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Neww -- 23388 -- Madisonn Countyy Amishh Farm 28 acres ofbeautiful property located on a knoll with beautiful views. New2 story barn with drive in mow. Room for 10 horses, 15 cows,plus young stock. Lots of hay storage. New 2500 sq ft 5 bdrmhome. Partially done. With full concrete basement. Quiet road.Pretty setting. Short drive to Syracuse, Oneida, and Utica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Askingg $150,000

22911 -- Beautifull Settingg -- Otsegoo County 93 acreGentleman's Farm - New Home and Buildings. Spectacularviews. Mins to Cooperstown, NY. Quiet road w/30 tillable acresall in hay. 15 acres of pasture, balance woods. Lots of deer &turkey. Nice modern 2 story 4 bdrm home. 52x60 pole barnw/partial concrete floor would work well for horses, livestock,machinery storage. 20x40 horse barn. Home & buildings sitwell off of quiet road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Reducedd fromm $440,0000 too $375,000

Owners are looking for a fair offer. This is a great buy on newhome and buildings.

21777 -- Oneidaa Countyy -- 480+/-- acree farm. 100 acres infields, balance woods and pasture. 2 streams, pond. 2 story 4bdrm home. REA Electric. This would make a great farm toraise beef or make hay. Great hunting or fishing. Asking$550,000, that is $1,145 an acre with a good home.

233244 -- Lewiss Countyy Dairyy Farm 150 acres mostly tillable.High Lime well drained soils. Grows excellent alfalfa and corn.Modern 150 stall 3 row free stall barn w/drive thru feed.30x50 heifer barn for 30 head of large heifers plus somemachinery storage. Good 2 story 60 stall barn with dbl 6 flatbarn parlor with large holding area. Calf pens, side additionfor 36 head of young stock. 30x100 bunker silo. Very niceremodeled 2 story 6 bdrm home. Farm is turn-key. Good dairyarea. Machinery and feed dealers close by. Great milk market . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Askingg $450,000

23255 -- Neatt andd Cleann Showplacee Farm - Exceptionallynice house. Jefferson County - 180 acres, 100 tillable, goodsoils. Good 2 story dairy barn with 43 stalls and dbl 2 milkingparlor. New 48x75 Morton Building, large 2 car garage,Beautiful 2 story 4 bedroom, 2 bath home. Very well main-tained home. High ceilings, big rooms, original woodwork. Allon a quiet road, great farming area, close to shopping,schools, and hospitals. Farm could be certified organic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Askingg $379,,000

22899 -- Oneidaa Countyy Land - 87 acres mostly wooded. Easyto get to from I90. Great recreational property. Close to trailsystem. Excellent deer & turkey hunting. Nice place for camp,weekend getaway, or year round residence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Askingg $95,7000 firm!

787 Bates-Wilson RoadNorwich, NY 13851(607)) 334-97277

Celll 607-316-3758www.possonrealty.net

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POSSON REALTY LLC

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

Little Falls, NY 13365

Phone (315) 823-0288www.demereerealty.com • [email protected]

#718 - Nice 210 A. free stall dairy farm w/170 tillable flat to rolling acres w/sandy/loamsoil - 120 cow free stall barn w/double 10 Beco parlor w/ATO’s, 3,000 gal bulk tank - also160 ft free stall heifer/dry cow barn, 20x41 ft. Sealstore grain silo & 170x100 ft. bunk silow/concrete floor - Good 9 rm. home w/5 bdrms. & 2 baths - corn & wood stoves - nicefireplace, also village water & Artisian Spring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$550,000#267 - Hobby/horse farm w/49 acres - 27 tillable, 12 pasture & 8 woods - 10 rm. 2 storyhome in good cond’t w/deck, above ground pool, vinyl siding, steel roof, circular driveway& full basement - 84x40’ 2 story barn w/cleaner, 34x18’ horse barn w/4 stalls - 24x74’garage w/shop, 26x75’ hay storage shed & 14x30’ steel silo - 2 wells & half acre pondw/fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$210,000#15-A - Great commercial buy on Rte. 5S just outside of Herkimer & Mohawk, New Yorkon 50 acres of mostly flat & tillable land w/1730 ft. of rd. frontage - has lg. 2 story housewith kitchen, dining area, living rm. & one bedroom downstairs & 2.5 bedrooms upstairsall on one side of house with room for lg. kitchen, living rm., 2 lg. bedrooms upstairs onother side of house - this property would be a nice location for a new shopping mall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Asking $850,000

C-72 - Operating Sheep Farm located in southeast Montgomery County. 204A. total with104A. 20A. pasture, remainder prime cropland. 36x80 two-story barn, set-up with pensfor livestock, 9-crate heated and insulated farrowing room. Additional 30x40 wing off ofmain barn, 40x80 steel pole barn/large doors, 5 outbuildings; used for livestock, all withwater. Completely remodeled 3200 sq. ft. 200+ yr. old farmhouse. 8 Lg. rooms, 4BR, 2 fullbaths, jacuzzi, wood stove in kitchen/dining area, fireplace insert for wood in sitting room,drilled well and pond. Great hunting, woodlot and cropland. . . . . . . . .Asking $499,000C-74 - Dairy farm with 320 A. - 500 Jersey size free stalls; set up for a grazing operation,40 paddocks including laneways and water system; 16 unit swing parlor w/4000 gal. tank;additional 2 story 100 tie-stall barn, lg. Morton bldg. w/lg. doors and shop area; 100+ yr.old 2 story farm house w/6BR, 2 full baths. Ideal heifer raising operation w/main roadaccess - stream runs through property, one pond. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Asking $975,000B-401 - This is an orchard and retail operation in busy “Apple Valley” in the Town ofLaFayette seven miles south of Syracuse. This farm has 9 acres of apple trees with sixdifferent varieties. There is a retail store, with a full kitchen, it has a sorting room and acold storage which will hold 8,000 bushels of apples. This is set on 22 acres just off ofNYS Route 20. It has a partially remodeled home with 5 bedrooms.This is a turnkey oper-ation being sold equipped with tractor, sprayers, mowers, bins and cider press and storeequipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Asking Price is $455,000

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ASSISTANT HERDSMAN onfamily dairy farm in VT.Seeking experienced personfor milking, herd & calfhealth, AI & IV’s, and part-time feeding (tractor/loaderoperation). Modern [email protected]

FEEDING MANAGERPosition is available atOAKWOOD DAIRY

Involves feeding an 1800cow dairy with 1700 heifers,managing bunk silos andfeed deliveries, and workingwith the Herd Managersand nutritionist. OakwoodDairy is a progressive, highproduction dairy with excel-lent facilities, equipmentand management locatednear Auburn, NY.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. —The chairman of the Na-tional Biodiesel Board(NBB) told lawmakers ata House Agriculturehearing May 18 thatbiodiesel productionbenefits rural economiesacross the country andurged them to continuekey programs in the2012 Farm Bill.

Gary Haer, NBB’s chair-man and a vice presidentat Renewable EnergyGroup, a leading U.S.biodiesel producer, testi-fied before the House Agri-culture Subcommittee onConservation, Energy andForestry on issues relat-ing to the Energy Title ofthe pending Farm Bill. Hehighlighted the biodieselindustry’s growth and di-versity, pointing out thatmore than half of the law-makers on the panel haveat least one biodiesel pro-duction plant in their dis-tricts.

“NBB estimates thatthose plants and otherslike them across thecountry supported morethan 39,000 jobs in allsectors of the U.S. econo-

my in 2011,” Haer said.“Most of the more than200 biodiesel productionfacilities in the U.S. arelocated in rural areas,and a majority of thefeedstock used to pro-duce biodiesel is grown ororiginates in rural areas.”

Haer specifically calledfor the committee to con-tinue funding for theBiodiesel Fuel EducationProgram and the Bioen-ergy Program for Ad-vanced Biofuels, pro-grams that are critical toraising awareness ofbiodiesel and stimulatingnew production. The pro-grams are succeeding, henoted, pointing out thatthey helped the industryproduce a record of near-ly 1.1 billion gallons offuel last year.

“Biodiesel is part of the“all-of-the-above” energystrategy outlined bymany energy leadersacross the country,” Haeradded. “The recent oilprice spikes should re-mind us all why this isimportant. With domesti-cally produced alterna-tives to oil, we can reduce

the influence that globalforces such as OPEChave over our economy.”

Made from an increas-ingly diverse mix of re-sources such as recycledcooking oil, agriculturaloils and animal fats,biodiesel is a renewable,clean-burning diesel re-placement that can beused in existing dieselengines without modifi-cation. It the first andonly commercial-scalefuel produced across theU.S. to meet the EPA’sdefinition as an Ad-vanced Biofuel — mean-ing the EPA has deter-mined that it reducesgreenhouse gas emis-sions by more than 50percent when comparedwith petroleum diesel. Itis produced in nearlyevery state in the coun-try and last year sup-ported more than 39,000jobs and $3.8 billion inGDP, according to a re-cent study conducted byCardno ENTRIX, an in-ternational economicsconsulting firm. NBB isthe U.S. biodiesel tradeassociation.

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