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A battle over renewable fuelsby Gordon Wolf

A proposed change in the renewable fuel standard (RFS) has agriculture groups and ag leaders in Iowa going to battle with the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

On November 15, the EPA proposed setting the corn ethanol standard at 13 billion gallons for 2014, a decrease from the 13.8 billion gallon standard for 2013, and proposed that the bio-mass-based biodiesel level remain at 1.28 billion gallons.

The EPA also proposes to set the cel-lulosic biofuel standard at 17 million gallons, which the EPA said was sig-nificantly lower than the Clean Air Act target of 1.75 billion gallons.

The total proposed volume of renewable fuel to be

blended in 2014 is 15.21 billion gallons.

A week after the an-nouncement, Iowa Governor Terry Branstad, Lt. Gov-

ernor Kim Reynolds, Senator Chuck Grass-

ley, Representative Steve King, and

Iowa Secre-

tary of Agriculture Bill Northey joined the Iowa Renewable Fuels Coalition to urge the Obama Administration and the EPA to restore strong blending levels for 2014 at a “Defend the RFS” event at Lincolnway Energy near Nevada.

Monte Shaw, director of the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association, said the EPA’s proposal would lead to higher gasoline prices and lower farm income.

Branstad later brought together a bipartisan group of six governors to sign on to a letter to President Barack Obama, EPA Administrator Gina Mc-Carthy and United States Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack in expressing their support for a strong RFS.

The letter said, “More than 400,000 Americans depend on renewable fuels for good-paying jobs that support re-warding careers in our states. Accord-ing to the Renewable Fuels Association and LMC International, 44,500 of these jobs could be lost due to the EPA pro-posed rule.

“This proposed rule would greatly hinder our states’ efforts to foster poli-cies that create jobs, grow family in-comes, and revitalize our economies.

“If the EPA’s currently proposed rule becomes final, the negative impact would be disproportionately felt by rural America. According to an Iowa State University estimate, corn prices alone could drop nineteen cents per bushel based on the proposed rule, which could bring corn prices below the cost of production for many farm-ers. The proposed EPA rule could also cause a ripple effect on agri-business, our communities, and the entire econ-omy.”

On January 7, VoteVets.org an-nounced it was launching a television ad in Iowa, aimed at protecting the RFS, spending nearly $110,000 for one week of time in the Des Moines market as well as in Washington, D.C.

The ad features Iraq War Vet-eran Michael Connolly mak-

ing the case that gutting the RFS would allow for

a greater flow of oil dollars to U.S. en-emies, who use that money for weapon-ry that has targeted

U.S. troops. Connolly served in Iraq from 2007 to 2008, lived in Glenwood from 2010 to 2012, and now lives just across the border in Nebraska.

In its November 15 announcement, the EPA said nearly all gasoline sold in the United States is now E10 and that while the production of renewable fuels has been growing rapidly in re-cent years, “advances in vehicle fuel economy and other economic factors have pushed gasoline consumption far lower than what was expected when Congress passed the Renewable Fuel Standard in 2007.”

The EPA reasoned that the United States is at the “E10 blend wall,” the point at which the E10 fuel pool is saturated with ethanol. The agency said if gasoline demand continues to decline, as currently forecast, continu-ing growth in the use of ethanol would require greater use of higher ethanol blends such as E15 and E85.

Comments about the EPA’s propos-al for the 2014 RFS standards can be posted online at www.regulations.gov.

Comments can also be emailed to a-and-r-docket@epa.gov.

The comment period closes at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, Janu-ary 28.

Governor to address IRFA annual summit

The Iowa Renewable Fuels Associa-tion (IRFA) announced Iowa Governor Terry Branstad and Lt. Governor Kim Reynolds will address the eighth an-nual Iowa Renewable Fuels Summit and Trade Show on January 28 at The Meadows Conference Center in Altoona.

The IRFA said the governor’s sup-port of the federal Renewable Fuel Standard and Iowa’s renewable fuels industry has helped Iowa remain the nation’s leader in renewable fuels production.

The Summit is free and open to the public. Pre-registration is required. To learn more and register to attend, visit: http://iowarfa.org/2014Summit.php.

Iowa is the leader in renewable fuels production. Iowa has 42 etha-nol refineries capable of producing over 3.8 billion gallons annually, with three cellulosic ethanol projects cur-rently under construction. In addition, Iowa has 12 biodiesel facilities with the capacity to produce nearly 315 million gallons annually.

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Extremely cold wind chills provide frigid start to 2014

by Greg ForbesMonday, January 6, was a perfect day

to stay inside as temperatures fell well below zero throughout the state of Iowa.

According to State Climatologist Harry Hillaker, Cresco, in Howard County, re-ported the unofficial lowest temperature at 23 degrees below zero.

Despite the frigid temperatures, Hill-aker said the icy readings are normal for this time of year.

“As far as actual temperature, it’s not really all that unusual at all,” he said. “Most winters, we have some places get-ting down to 23 below zero.”

In fact, Hillaker mentioned that two lower temperatures have already been recorded this winter with 24 below in Elkader, Clayton County, last week and 27 below in Osceola, Clarke County.

Hillaker said that while actual tempera-tures are fairly normal for winter weather, wind chills have been remarkably low.

Oelwein, Fayette County, on Monday reported a wind chill of a frigid 51 degrees below zero.

Wind chill temperatures that low, Hill-aker said, are much less usual than the actual temperatures experienced through-out Monday.

“Roughly every four or five years we have a reading that low,” he said, add-

ing that the last sub-50 wind chill was recorded on January 2, 2010 when Es-therville reported 53 degrees below zero wind chill. A year earlier, Cedar Rapids reported 52 degrees below zero.

Hillaker said a state record wind chill is not available as wind chills are not kept as record events, but wind chills at 50 below zero are few and far between.

“I’m suspecting those are the only two in the minus 50s since 1996 when we had minus 56 in Mason City,” he explained.

The wind chill formula, Hillaker ex-plained, is an index to measure what the temperature feels like compared to the ac-tual temperature on thermometers.

He continued that without the wind,

actual temperatures may have been sig-nificantly lower.

“With that wind, it mixes the cold air up and you get uniform readings,” he said. “The classic scenario for the very low-est actual temperatures would be to have clear skies, low wind and a deep snow cover.

“We really only had one of the three and it wasn’t even completely clear,” he added.

Hillaker identified a jet stream travel-ing north to south across the middle of North America as the source of the recent cold snap.

“That’s giving polar air masses a good, quick push in our direction,” he said. “The

source region is up north and it’s moving pretty quickly. It’s kind of the ideal set up as far as where the air is usually from.”

Iowa has not been the lone recipi-ent of brutal cold as Hillaker said the jet stream has extended near Texas as well as Florida. Hillaker explained that, to his knowledge, a cold blast with this large of a radius is rather uncommon.

“In 2010 and 2009, we had conditions similar in Iowa but I don’t recall either of those being quite as wide spread,” he said. “In 1983, we had a nasty week end-ing in Christmas…that was more wide-spread than this.

“When we get temperatures like this, chances are they are affecting places way south of us as well,” he added. “That’s a pretty big air mass.”

The extended forecast beginning Janu-ary 12 from The Weather Channel on weather.com shows the jet stream mov-ing out of the area, yielding to higher temperatures near 40 degrees.

Hillaker said the pattern of sub zero temperatures to above normal tempera-tures has been fairly prevalent since Oc-tober and could not say whether warmer weather would be here to say.

“You never know,” he said. “It will be interesting to see if it (the jet stream) is going to come back.”

“When we get temperatures like this, chances

are they are affecting places way south of us

as well. That’s a pretty big air mass.”

~ Iowa State Climatologist Harry Hillaker

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Ash tree assaultFirst report of Emerald Ash Borer

found in western Iowaby Greg Forbes

A pint sized pest with the potential to wreak havoc on an abundant species of Iowa’s trees has been spotted in western Iowa.

On December 16, 2013, the Iowa Em-erald Ash Borer Team publicly confirmed the presence of the bug in an ash tree on a residential property in Creston, in Union County, just the fifth case in Iowa.

Previous reports of the emerald ash borer (EAB) have been confirmed in Al-lamakee (May 2010), Des Moines (July 2013), Jefferson (August 2013) and Cedar counties (October 2013).

Mike Kintner, EAB Outreach and Regu-latory Entomologist with the Iowa Depart-ment of Agriculture and Land Steward-ship, said an arborist reported the initial alert during a routine tree trimming on an older ash tree.

He and an investigation team followed up the report and initially found symp-toms of EAB damages on the tree which included d-shaped exit holes in the bark and s-shape galleries under the bark.

A subsequent investigation yielded half of an adult beetle, enough for federal firms to confirm the case.

Kintner said the team then contacted local governments and municipalities, as well as the homeowner, who are now de-vising a plan to locate, isolate and elimi-nate the pest in Union County and pre-vent additional spreading.

He added that the affected tree is still standing as no state or federal mandate exists that requires removal of the tree.

“That’s up to her to decide what she wants to do with it,” Kintner said.

Possible measures to prevent new cases include setting up a quarantine area in Union as well as surrounding counties to restrict the movement of certain ash prod-ucts from county to county.

Paul Tauke, forester with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, said in quarantined areas, the movement of ash, as well as any hardwood firewood,

is prohibited and subject to a simple mis-demeanor.

“With hardwood, a lot of people may not know ash from oak or any other spe-cies,” he said. “Movement is the empha-sis.”

Another step Kintner identified was an inventory and assessment of current ash trees in the area.

The Forestry Bureau staff has spear-headed a project to conduct inventories in communities with less than 5,000 people.

Tauke said these inventories compile the number of ash trees within the com-munity and help develop a community management plan to determine cost of removal and identify trees that are most susceptible.

He added that the plan also sparks discussion of what to do with remaining healthy trees and with what species to re-place removed ash trees.

“An effective management plan de-pends on a good inventory, good plan-ning and good decision making about what you want to retain and remove and look to replace those trees,” Tauke said.

A release issued by Iowa State Uni-versity Extension explained that as of December 19, 242 communities had con-ducted inventories through the forestry bureau’s team and other, larger commu-nities have also completed their own.

Emma Hanigan, urban forester with the Iowa DNR, said communities that conducted inventories in the past have recently reviewed and incorporated plans as more cases of EAB popped up in Iowa late in 2013.

“We’ve been hearing a lot more from communities that have had plans done…and are now pulling it back out,” she said. “We help them with their budget and one thing we often see is they introduce the plan to the (city) council and talk about the possibilities of a budget increase to deal with it.”

Kintner explained that the City of Cres-ton has not yet conducted an inventory

but is in the planning process to do so.Where Creston’s EAB came from exact-

ly is unclear. Reports have surfaced from the five communities in eastern Iowa but some specimens have been found in Kansas City. Kintner said, however, he is certain this particular EAB did not travel here on its own.

“It’s safe to say it got here from trans-porting,” he said, adding that the closest Iowa county in which it was previously found is more than half the state away. “That is a significant jump.”

Though the distance between cases is considerable, Tauke added that he is not surprised by the find.

“Where it’s going to be located is as random as how people move firewood,” he said. “It doesn’t surprise me that it showed up in Union County.”

Tauke elaborated that the find may have been a matter of time, as ash trees typically do not show effects of the pest for two or more years.

The difficulty in detection, according to Tauke, is what makes the ash borer a major threat to Iowa’s ash trees.

“In areas we found it, we know it’s been there for at least two or three years,” he said.

He continued that the process of de-struction is accelerated up by the ash borer’s alarming rate of reproduction.

When the eggs hatch, Tauke explained, the insect begins at the upper canopy of the tree and works its way down. The in-sect then lays eggs underneath the bark after it has eaten enough and the lifecycle begins again at a rapid pace.

“I think we’re seeing that point where the populations are building,” said Tauke.

“You start off with two offspring…then you reach a point where the offspring increases exponentially. Now that we’re seeing tree mortality in those areas, we’re on the verge of those populations taking off.”

The time it takes for trees to show signs of infection, Tauke said, may mean that

damage to other trees in the area is al-ready underway. Eventually, if a problem is not addressed, the community may face economical and ecological disaster.

“If it’s already killing trees, you’ve got five or six years before every tree is dead or needs to be treated,” he said. “You’re putting yourself on the clock if you aren’t doing some pre-planning.”

Some potential repercussions to the economy he and Hanigan identified were lawsuits from injuries or property dam-ages connected to rotting tree branches.

Hanigan explained that removal costs of trees on city streets varies from $500 to $1,000 and as high as $2,500 depend-ing on the size of the tree as well as costs of replacing those trees. With 3.1 million urban ash trees in Iowa, Tauke said total removal costs would be an estimated $3 billion.

“That cost is either going to fall on com-munities, municipalities or to the home-owner,” he said.

Hanigan emphasized that such an abundance of ash trees exist because of its ability to grow in stressed conditions and the benefits it provides to an environ-ment. Ash trees provide shade, increase air quality and curb storm water runoff.

In order to keep the benefits ash trees provide in communities, Iowans are ad-vised to be vigilant and keep an eye out for warning signs.

Indications of possible EAB presence include heavy woodpecker damage, d-shaped exit holes, deterioration in the tree’s general health and a thinning can-opy.

Though quarantines have seemingly helped curb the spread, Kintner and Tauke agreed that the ultimate preven-tion was use good judgment when trans-porting wood or raw logs.

“We just encourage citizens to try not to move fire wood out of the county,” Kint-ner said.

“We strongly discourage that because that’s how an infestation starts.”

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Cold weather means a grumpy husband having to do chores in the arctic air and snow. His mood can be changed depending up on who may be helping him that day.

With the kids, it doesn’t change much because they are a bit grumpy about having to be out in the cold frigid air (or the roasting temperatures of summer) as well.

When the nieces and nephews visit, however, everyone’s mood changes significantly.

All of our nieces and nephews live in town. Not in our town; they are spread around the Mid-west and California in larger cities.

Last weekend my col-lege-age niece was able to come and spend a few

days with us. Since she earned her

driver’s license a few years ago, she’s visited the farm every once-in-awhile for a little mini vacation.

We love having her and her friend at the farm. The boys get to spend time with an older cousin, and they get to do fun stuff that we normally don’t do in our day-to-day farming operations.

On the flip side, she gets to do things that we nor-mally do every day ... and they are fun for her!

In the summer time, and during the fair, she pitch-es in walking the cattle around, washing them, and helping feed them.

I have several photos of the city girl leading around the boys’ calves during the last couple of fairs and cat-

tle shows.They also like to take

the four wheelers out and roam around the country-side for the afternoon.

Unfortunately, the air was so brutally cold last weekend that they all weren’t able to take them out.

The little kid was thrilled when school was called off on Monday. The clan went bowling for the afternoon for fun.

At some point during the day, the kids also dis-covered that the creek was frozen and the cattle didn’t have any water, so they all spent some time outside trying to fix that situation.

What could have been a tiring, cumbersome task turned into an adventure. I think they all had at least a bit of fun, until the little

kid decided that he want-ed to jump into the creek that they had just broken through. That wasn’t a

very good idea, as I be-lieve he ended up sopping wet. Luckily, I didn’t know about it until I got home from work.

My nephews from the Chicago area have visited us during the last couple of summers too. They also love riding on the four-wheelers and helping with the cattle chores.

Because we have to the chores every day, I don’t think we look at it as an adventure. But, that is why we have nieces and nephews, to get us to oc-casionally look at farm life from a city person’s point of view. Then, we all re-member how blessed we are being able to live on a farm with fresh air.

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The Iowa Pork Producers Association (IPPA) will con-duct the 2014 Iowa Pork Congress on January 22 and 23 at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines.

The nation’s largest winter swine tradeshow and con-ference will be in Hy-Vee Hall with show hours from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on January 22 and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on January 23.

“The Iowa Pork Congress has established a tradition of excellence over the years and it attracts several thousand producers and others involved in the pork industry, as well as most of the top companies who serve the pork industry,” said IPPA President Greg Lear, a Spencer area producer.

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Hog farmers also will be able to obtain or renew their PQA Plus and TQA certifications, and a certification ses-sion for confinement site manure applicators is again being offered.

“We try to provide the best of everything at Pork Con-gress, from the tradeshow to the social events,” Lear said. “This is our 42nd show and with all of the activities we have scheduled, Pork Congress should be another great event for the pork industry.”

Individuals can register at iowaporkcongress.org or by using the form in the November issue of the Iowa Pork Producer magazine.

Pork Congress week will start on January 20 with the annual IPPA Taste of Elegance contest and reception. The IPPA Annual Meeting will be on January 21 and the annu-al Iowa Pork Foundation Kickoff Reception and Auction will take place that evening. The Pork Congress Banquet is on January 22. The IPPA Youth Swine Judging Contest will be in the Pioneer Livestock Pavilion at the Iowa State Fairgrounds on January 23.

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Iowa veterans who want to trade the battlefield for a farm field can participate in to one-day workshops de-signed to help make their dreams become reality.

The newly formed Farm-er Veteran Coalition of Iowa (FVCIA) is hosting workshops February 20 in Ottumwa, February 22 in Waterloo, March 13 in Red Oak and March 15 in Storm Lake. The workshops will provide vets interested in Iowa agriculture with net-working opportunities and education.

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About 40 percent of mil-itary service members are from rural communities, and interest from Iowa vets in finding jobs in agricul-ture has been high. Given a higher than average job-less rate for young vets, and the need for economic development in rural com-munities, Cox said the farmer veteran assistance program offers a win-win situation for Iowa.

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statewide conference. They also attended sessions on the challenges and oppor-tunities of starting a farm business as well as finding employment in agriculture and rural Iowa.

Cox said conference eval-uations showed that veter-ans want networking time and educational materials. The most requested topics for additional information related to conservation and sustainability issues, including management intensive grazing and on-farm energy production.

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December 11, released its annual farm-land value survey, which revealed good news to landowners. The survey showed Iowa farmland values at an estimated $8,716 per acre, an increase of more than five percent from the 2012 survey.

Michael Duffy, an Iowa State Universi-ty economics professor who conducts the survey, said while many counties in the western Iowa experienced an increase, the values may have finished slightly lower than initially expected.

In May, Duffy said he received value projections at a 14 percent increase but as the growing season progressed, those numbers dropped. The release explained that 76 percent of those who responded to the survey cited low commodity prices as a negative factor against land values.

“I think crop prices have been drop-ping since about June and we’ve seen land values tapering off since then,” Duffy said. “We were a little lower than we thought and I think part of that is because we had land values go up quite a bit the last few years. Now it’s kind of correcting itself.

“We always have to remember we were in record income levels and with a little adjustment, it still doesn’t mean we have bad income,” he continued. “This tells me that farm income has slowed the economy but that won’t lead it off the edge of the cliff.”

He elaborated on the influence of Io-wa’s economy on land values in a news release issued by Iowa State University Extension.

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Last month, Michael Duffy, professor of economics at Iowa State University (ISU), released the results of the annual ISU Farmland Values Survey and pre-sented his findings at a news confer-ence in Ames. Before Duffy began his presentation, however, he announced that this year’s report will be his last.

Duffy will retire after 27 years of in-volvement with the land value survey and 30 years with Iowa State.

He said he will help the ISU Center for Agriculture and Rural Development (CARD) transition into the role of pro-ducing the survey. When the transition is complete, CARD will be responsible for the project. Duffy took over the survey from Bob Jolly in 1986 during the farm crisis of the 1980s. Nearly 30 years later, Duffy revealed Iowa’s farm-land to be at an all time high.

“I started during one of the worst downturns in Iowa agriculture history and now am leaving during one of the best times,” he said.

He continued that he has enjoyed watching the evolution of farming and agriculture throughout three decades of service to ISU.

“It has been really interesting to see the changes from a technology stand-point,” he said.

Each year he produced the survey, Duffy explained he was pleased to be able to develop the status of ISU’s land value work and maintain its reputation.

Duffy said in retirement, he hopes to stay involved with land issues and also help with reading programs.

Once he recovers from knee replace-ment surgery, he said he plans to hit the links for recreation.

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ers welcomed the rain at the beginning of the 2013 growing season. But soon the rainfall became too much of a good thing.

Before the 2013 growing season arrived, economists and agronomists cautioned producers to weigh the risks of planting corn on corn acres as this tended to result in lower yields following dry years.

But no one could predict the abundance of rain that would recharge the topsoil and subsoil moisture levels.

Farm ground received a much welcomed bath in early April. Temperatures were well above freezing and rain fell steadily on April 9 and 10. Before the rain fell, western Iowa fields were sunned with temperatures exceeding 70 degrees. But persistent rains through May pushed fields in Iowa from slightly thirsty to waterlogged. A statewide average of nearly nine inches of rain in May alleviated drought conditions, but saturated soils along with continuing rainfall compli-cated spring planting.

By early May, more than 90 percent of the corn acres had been planted in west central and central Iowa and 95 percent of the corn acres had been planted in north-west Iowa. As much as 20 percent of the corn acres remained unplanted in areas of north central Iowa. While the rain delayed the planting of the final acres of corn, yield potential decreased.

By early July, Iowa State University Ex-tension agronomists in western Iowa said while the delayed planting season provided a rocky start to crop growth, respectable yields were still possible with regular rain-fall and mild temperatures.

Rain became scarce in July and early in August. In fact, some areas of western Iowa recorded lower precipitation totals in July 2013 than during the oppressive conditions of July 2012, and the dry weather put yield numbers in question for the second year in a row. However, the moisture profile of the soil remained at a reasonable level due to

the heavy rains earlier in the 2013 growing season.

As the harvest approached, yield predica-tions for corn were better in 2013 than in 2012. On September 13, the USDA’s Na-tional Agricultural Statistic Service predict-ed a statewide yield average of 162 bushels per acre.

By the time the crops were harvested, the forecasted yields were better than first expected.

Steven Johnson, farm management specialist with Iowa State University Ex-tension, told the Iowa Farm & Ranch in early October that corn yields seemed to be slightly higher than expected, even though

it was wetter and corn was being harvested later than usual.

The USDA had not issued an October report on the yield forecast due to the par-tial shutdown of the federal government, but Johnson said private reports and local farmers gave him reason to believe state-wide yields would average 162 bushels of corn per acre and 43 bushels of soybeans per acre.

By early November, Iowa State Univer-sity Extension agronomists reported widely varying yields in the counties they served.

Mark Licht, who serves central Iowa, said corn and soybean yields were the most vari-able he had ever seen. He said corn yields

in his area ranged from 25 bushels per acre up to 210 bushels per acre and soybean yields ranged from 20 bushels an acre to 60 bushels an acre.

In west central Iowa, Clarke McGrath re-ported that some fields yielded beans from the upper 20s to the mid 30s and corn in the 120 to 140 bushels-per-acre range while other producers reported bean yields in ex-cess of 60 bushels per acre and corn yields of more than 200 bushels per acre. He said the range in yields was a function of getting a decent planting window.

In northwest Iowa, Joel DeJong said corn yields typically ranged from 175 bushels per acre to as much as 215 bushels an acre.

From deluge to dryA look back at 2013 growing season

In addition to dealing with the variable weather during the 2013 crop season, farmers in the area of Woodbury County road L25 were affected by a tornado on Friday, October 4. The tornado destroyed livestock buildings, damaged houses and other structures, damaged or destroyed trees and flattened crops. Before farmers could salvage any corn or soybeans, they first had to remove the storm debris from the fields. Iowa Farm & Ranch file photo

Lack of new farm bill continues as top issue

While the weather is out of anyone’s control, another top ag issue of 2013 – the farm bill – was in the hands of Congress. The 2008 farm bill expired on September 30, 2012, and was ex-tended for one year as part of the fis-cal cliff legislation passed on January 1, 2013.

In June the Senate passed its version of the farm bill and in July the House split the farm bill into two components – agri-culture programs and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly called food stamps. The agri-culture programs passed the House in July on a Republican-only vote.

The one-year extension deadline ex-pired and the New Year arrived with-out a new five-year farm bill becoming enacted. At the present time, the 2008 farm bill is extended until the end of January 2014. As of the deadline for this issue of Iowa Farm & Ranch, some in Congress are optimist for a resolution to the farm bill before the current exten-sion expires.

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The Iowa Renewable Fuels Association (IRFA) announced that Iowa’s 42 ethanol plants produced 3.7 billion gallons during 2013, matching 2011 and 2012 produc-tion.

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Iowa can once again expand ethanol pro-duction.

“But hanging over that potential like a gray cloud is the EPA proposal to cut the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). Main-taining the RFS would launch new E15 and E85 markets and Iowa could easily grow to meet the demand.

But without a strong RFS, we’ll be look-ing for export opportunities to drive pro-duction. That’s sad when you consider the United States still imports a sizeable chunk of its crude oil.”

IRFA is urging all Iowans to contact President Obama and the EPA to urge them to stand behind a strong renew-able fuel standard (RFS). Those wishing to submit a comment can do so at www.fuelsamerica.org/defend-the-RFS.

Iowa ethanol production steady at 3.7 gallons

for third year

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by Jason Johnson, Public Affairs Specialist, USDA-Natural Resources Conservation

Service, Des MoinesIowa ranks among national leaders in Farm Bill con-

tracts awarded to farmers and landowners, according to a report released by U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. The report highlights the value of public-private conservation efforts and record conser-vation results achieved by farmers, private landowners and USDA since 2009.

“This report demonstrates the commitment of Iowa producers to conserve the natural resources on their farms,” said Jay Mar, state conservationist for USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). “With pressures growing to produce more crops on the same or fewer acres, we need to emphasize sustainable agri-culture for future generations.”

EQIPFrom 2009 to 2012 Iowa ranked fourth nationally for

number of Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQP) contracts, with 5,364. During that span, NRCS helped farmers treat about 440,000 acres with conserva-tion practices such as cover crops, nutrient management, livestock waste facilities, terraces, grassed waterways, and rotational grazing systems. Iowa NRCS provided nearly $92 million in financial assistance to farmers to plan and install these practices. Only Texas, California and Mississippi awarded more EQIP contracts during that time span than Iowa.

NRCS offers financial and technical assistance to in-stall or implement structural, vegetative and manage-ment practices on eligible agricultural land through EQIP – the nation’s most popular conservation program.

NRCS began accepting applications for the Conserva-tion Stewardship (CSP) in 2010, awarding farmers for existing conservation success and encouraging addition-al conservation performance through practice enhance-ments. Since the program’s inception, Iowa ranks third in the nation for the number of CSP contracts with 2,745 – trailing only Minnesota and Missouri. In fact, these three states each awarded more CSP contracts than the lowest 21 states combined.

Through CSP, Iowans treated nearly 1.5 million acres with conservation practices such as no-till to reduce soil erosion, cover crops to scavenge residual nitrogen, and split nitrogen applications to reduce nutrient runoff. Iowa NRCS obligated more than $38 million to farmers from 2010 to 2012 through CSP.

CrPBetween 2009 and 2012, Iowa ranked first in the na-

tion for the number of contracts through the Conser-vation Reserve Program (CRP). Administered by the USDA’s Farm Service Agency, Iowa landowners signed 39,148 CRP contracts covering 549,729 acres. This pro-gram pays landowners an annual rental payment for agreeing to remove sensitive land from agricultural pro-duction and planting species that improve environmen-tal health and quality.

Contracts for land enrolled in CRP are 10-15 years. Practices could include planting native vegetation throughout an entire field, installing a filter strip to buf-fer cropland from a stream, or installing a wetland or pond for environmental protection.

WrPIowa ranked ninth for the most new wetland easement

contracts in the same four-year span, with 169, through the Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP). Private landown-ers restore, protect and/or enhance wetlands on their property through WRP. The new wetland easements cover 15,710 acres at a federal cost of nearly $59 million.

Wetlands provide wildlife habitat, improve water qual-ity, reduce flooding, recharge groundwater, and protect biological diversity. WRP can often relieve the burden of trying to farm marginal lands, providing an economic gain through a conservation easement.

GrPWith 27 contracts, Iowa ranked fifth in the nation

for number of new Grassland Reserve Program (GRP) contracts between 2009 and 2012. Through GRP, land-owners voluntarily use a rental contract or conservation easement to protect working grasslands, including hay-land, pastureland, or native grasslands.

For information about conservation programs in Iowa, visit the NRCS website at www.ia.nrcs.usda.gov.

USDA report shows Iowa near top in conservation

program enrollments

Members re-elected to Iowa

State Fair Board

Members were re-elected to the Iowa State Fair Board of Directors during the State Agricultural Convention conducted in Des Moines in December.

The directors and their districts are Bill Neubrand, LeMars (northwest); C.W. Thomas, Guthrie Center (southwest); Alan Brown, Hampton (north central); Randy Brown, Osceola (south central); John Harms, Monticello (northeast); and Bob Schlutz, Columbus Junction (southeast).

Delegates from six geographic State Fair Board dis-tricts elect two board members each for a total of 12 directors. All terms are staggered two-year terms.

Other directors include Dave Hoffman, LeMars (northwest); Gary VanAernam, Exira (southwest); James Romer, Ames (north central); Jerry Parkin, Earl-ham (south central); Paul Vaassen, Dubuque (north-east); and Gary McConnell, Bloomfield (southeast).

A. Brown, Romer and Harms will serve the Board as president, vice-president and treasurer, respectively.

Directors by office held are Governor Terry Branstad (represented by Lt. Governor Kim Reynolds), Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey (represented by Michael Naig) and Iowa State University President Dr. Steven Leath (represented by Dr. John Lawrence, director of 4-H Extension to Agricultural and Natural Resources at Iowa State University).

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Quilters can sew a project in 2014

Quilters can make a mystery quilt this year. Each month, readers will find directions to make the block of the month. Each unfinished block will measure 12½” (or 12” when finished).

Basic supplies needed include a sewing machine in good working order, a cutting mat, ruler, rotary cutter, and thread to match your fabric. You can choose to make this a scrappy quilt, or just use two-four colors plus background color. If you are using scraps, a light to medium grey or beige thread will work well.

You will need a total of 1½ yards each of light, medium, and dark fabric for the blocks (total of 4½ yards), and 2 yards for the sashing and binding. For this month’s block you will need two contrasting colors (unless you are using scraps).1. Cut two 8” squares of color A (med. to dark) and color B (light).2. Draw a diagonal line on back side of lighter squares

(see solid line on top diagram). 3. Place each set right sides together and sew ¼” on

both sides of each diagonal line (see dashed line).4. Cut square in half horizontally and vertically (see

hash line). 5. Cut those squares on the diagonal lines that you first

drew on the squares (solid line).6. Each pair of squares will give you 8 half square tri-

angles. 7. Press to the dark

and trim each to 3½” square.

8. Lay out as shown and sew small squares into rows and rows togeth-er to make the final block, which should measure 12½” unfin-ished.

9. Now, store this block (and fabric) until the February Iowa Farm and Ranch arrives with the next one!

This series is being sub-mitted by Cindy Kaufman of The Family Quilt Shop in Fort Dodge, Iowa.

If you need assistance, please call her at 515-576-0295.

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2014 “Excellence in Agriculture” scholarship applications now available

USDA extends CSP deadline to February 7

West Central’s $1,500 scholarships available to high school seniors pursuing career in agriculture

High school seniors pursuing a career in agriculture or an ag-related fields are invited to apply for the West Central Co-operative’s 2014 Excellence in Agricul-ture scholarship.

The Excellence In Agriculture scholar-ship program awards four $1,500 schol-arships for any accredited post-second-ary program. Applications are available at any West Central location or at www.west-central.com.

Scholarship requirements are”Applicant and/or parent must be a vot-

ing member, in good standing, of West

Central.Applicant must be a high school senior

and graduate in the spring of the 2013-2014 school year.

Applicant must have a cumulative high school GPA of 2.5 or better on a 4.0 scale through his/her junior year.

Applicant must pursue a career in ag-riculture or enter an ag-related field of study at any accredited post-secondary school of his or her choice.

Dependents of directors and officers of West Central are not eligible to apply for these scholarships.

Applications must be returned by Feb-ruary 14, 2014. For answers to questions regarding West Central’s Excellence In Agriculture scholarship program, please contact Alicia Clancy, Director of Commu-nications, at 712-667-3334.

USDA’s Natural Resources Conserva-tion Service (NRCS) is extending the dead-line for new enrollments in the Conserva-tion Stewardship Program (CSP) for fiscal year 2014, from January 21 to February 7. Producers interested in participating in the program can now submit applications to their local NRCS office.

“Extending the enrollment deadline will make it possible for more farmers and for-est landowners to apply for this important conservation program,” said Iowa NRCS State Conservationist Jay Mar. “Through their conservation efforts, these good stewards are ensuring that their opera-tions are more productive and sustainable over the long run.”

CSP is offered through a continuous signup, but NRCS periodically makes funding selections. Last year, Iowa NRCS

obligated more than $3.8 million through 381 contracts covering 175,346 acres.

The program emphasizes conservation performance; producers earn higher pay-ments for higher performance. Through CSP, producers install conservation en-hancements to make positive changes in soil health, soil erosion, water quality, water quantity, air quality, plant resourc-es, animal resources and energy.

A CSP self-screening checklist is avail-able to help producers determine if the program is suitable for their operation. The checklist highlights basic informa-tion about CSP eligibility requirements, stewardship threshold requirements and payment types.

To access the self-screening checklist or to learn more about CSP, visit the Iowa NRCS website or a local NRCS field office.

IOWA FARM & RANCH PAGE 23JANUARY 2014

ClassifiedsEQUIPMENT

Tractors For Sale

IA:www.Agstuff.com The new-est farm machinery locator web-site featuring equipment dealers. Farmer to farmer ads across the Midwest! Check us out today! www.Agstuff.com IA:Field Ready. MF 850 late new parts. 712-387-5361

IA: IH 560 gas fast hitch narrow front narrow front, good tires 15-5-38 with WL30 Westendorf loader $5,000. 515-368-1358

IA:MM-GUI-LP runns good, 350 IH, fast hitch, ps wf, LP gas. 712-288-6442

A: 1963 MM G-705 LP has accessory plate on trans. hous-ing $3800. 712-288-6442.

IA: Wanted International 340 UT tractor 712-722-0486

IA:1942 Case Wheatland D tractor, wide front, new front tires, runs good. 712-857-3417

IA:JD MI (tractor) wide front starts and runs good. 300 IH (tractor) nice tractor good starter and runner 641-425-6139

Tilliage Equipment for Sale

A: C-IH 12R36”Vertical Fold 3 pt, always shedded 308-995-5515

IA:Hiniker 6000 cultivator units-like new 319-521-7220

IIA: JD MI tractor wide front, nice starts, good runner, 300 IH tractor good and starts and run good. 641-425-6139

IA: 1995 Agco Hugger 636 C. H. went to 30 in rows $3800 used on R62. 712-837-4468

Grain Harvest & Han-dling Equipment For Sale

IA:I1997 Case-IH 2188 with 30 ft JD bean head specialty rotor machine in great shape 712-880-0484 for details.

IA:Demco 550 or 650 gravity wagons. Call 712-210-6587

IA: Combine head movers from 25’ to 40’ wide please call 712-210-6587

IA: New Orthman dry bean cut-ters 308-995-5515

IA: 12 x 72 PECK Auger. Flight-ing is excellent. 2 years old. 712-270-0735

IA: 1440 combine new price $2,700 IF not sold by July 15 will part out good unit or lots of excellent parts. 712-375-5077

IA: new idea 2 row mounted corn picker. Good shape, $500. 712-246-1847

Building Materials For Sale

IA: Wooden poles 30 - 35” long for sale. 712-210-7680 Lake City, Ia

Irrigation Equipment For Sale

IA: WINCO GENERATORS, NEW & USED, 1PH 50KW $4,170. KATO LIGHT NEW 1PH AND 3PH WINPOWER USED 1PH $1,000. CALL WES SEBETKA AT, (641) 990-1094

Other Equipment for Sale, cont.

IA: Hog oiler round $350, JD 2-row cultivate fits only 50 520 $350 conectible, 14-14-21/4” solid JD tool bar 3 point 712-420--3030

A:Used Ringsted welding stalk smasher, large unit covers 800-38 duals, 1 1/2 years old, like new 641-590-1820

IA:Orthman MP3 Tracker Guid-ance system, 2 blades, always shedded, $4,700. 641-590-2815

IA: Hawkins Fertilizer Units, 16 units and parts, $125 per unit. 641-590-2815

IA: JD Fert. Openers, single disk, frame mounted, 16 units, excellent $570 each unite. 641-590-2815

IA: Watermelon style hog oiler $350, six section John Deere harrow wooden eveners $700 Parker 200 bushel wagon Westendorf gear $2,400. 712-420-3030

LIVESTOCK & ANIMALS

Livestock For Sale

IA: Dorset Rams fall and Jan born Dorset Ewes and Few southdown Ewe lambs 641-449-3226

IA: Minature donkeys any sex any age emailwdbrink@wiatel.net or call 712-353-6730

IA: Leonard Limousin & Angus Bulls for Sale Private Treaty. 70 red, black, polled Limousin and Angus bulls, Holstein, Iowa. 712-368-2611. lori@leonardlim-ousin.com

IA: Registered Gelbvieh Bulls, quality black gentle polled yearning bulls. Hobbs Gelbvieh 641-766-6779 or 641-203-0863

IA: AKA Australian cattle dog pupplies (AKA Blue Heelers) Farm family raised. Had shots and de-wormed 712-883-2249

Trucks/Trailers For Sale

IA: late model trlts & trucks with light damage or in need of engine repairs(641) 658-2738

IA: 1995 International 4000 series, 6 cyl,. 13 ton, flat bed, 13,000 miles, dual wheels, Mal-lard, Iowa 712-857-3432.

Campers/RV’s For Sale

IA:8 ft Shadow Cruiser pickup camper 3 way refrig, toilet, furnace. $1,000 obo. 515-971-5487

Vehicle Parts/Service

IA: 2 11.2 x 24 like new tires on 8 bolt rims $350. 319-981-1438

AROUND THE HOME

Antiques For Sale/Wanted

IA: Antique oak ice box 39” tal land 27 1/2 “ x 27 1/2” 515-295-2903

Livestock Equipment For Sale

IA: Feeders 24’ hay feeders meals on whells. Saves hay, saves time & saves money. Call 712-210-6587

IA: 24’ Hay feeders meals on wheels, Saves hay , saves time and saves money. Call 712-210-6587

IA: 2 Smidley Fedders, 10 hole with lids, new, priced to sell. 641-590--2815

IA: 14 double disc fertilizer openers for JD or Kinze planters with 2 inch bar, discs measure 15 inches, $50 712-375-5077

IA: IH 560 gas Fendens fast hitch. NF good rubber West-endorf W130 losfrt zz45,000 515-368-1358

Other Equipment for Sale

IA ANHYDROUS APPLICA-TION UNIT Equaply® non pump system is perfect for side dress. Equal rows, reduced out-gassing. Stops freezing. From $7900. JBI Enterprises, Brun-ning. NE

IA: Auctions Auctions more Auc-tions. Let us search for the items you need. We notify you when what your looking for comes up for sale at Auction. Its FREE. www.midlandsAuctions.com

IA: For Sale: 55 gallon drums. Only $5 each! Smitty Bee Hon-ey, Defiance, Ia 712-748-4292

IIA: 1500 gal Better Built Honey Wagon $3,800 H Farmall to restore $700, IH560 G Nf FH Westendorf loader $5,200. 515-368-1358

IA: 33’ Rice GN flatbed trailer, 20’ deck 13’ Beaver Tail new decking,(2) 10,000 lb Axel dual HD tires, auto lift jacks, Road ready new $16.500 now $9,500 712-263-3795 (1009-1019)

IA Frieson 110 seed tinder wagon JD 7300 12 row toolbar planter Rushill duel rims and etires 10.8 x 38. Call 319-367-5236

IA: Calument 3200 gal spreader tank with 4 knife enjector. Ask-ing $4,500. 515-249-2512

IA: Dyna Drive 13 foot used 1,500 AC $7,500 obo. 1996 Allegro bus 87,000 miles diesel 8.3 Cummings, many extras $36,000 obo 319-269-6431 Jack @ Dike Iowa

IA: Balzer 1500 gal tank Mag-num left front fill single ayle 21.5 tires w/quick attached hose. Like new call 515-379-1170

IA: Ford Fenders for N series. $250. 712-270-0735

IA: 1995 international, 4000 series, 6 cyl. ,13 ton., 7x12 flatbed. ,13,000 miles. ,duals wheels., mallard 712-857-3432

Livestock For Sale, cont.

IA: Steer and heifer show pros-pects. For more information and photos, visit our website at www.mikemillerclubcalves.com or call 515-370-0695. Dana

Livestock Wanted

IA: Farrowing unit 1,500 to 2,000 sows, can switch to nurs-ery or finishing. In compliance, Ia NC Iowa. Call 641-590-2815

Hay, Grain & Forage For Sale

IA: Good clean, bright sm sq in semi loads 641-658-2738

IA: Custom hay hauling; big rounds, big square etx can haul troughout midwest. For Sale Round Big Squares of Alfalfa/Grass & straight Alfalfa 641-640-0492

Hay, Grain & Forage Wanted

IA: “Wanted: Alfalfa, round and square bales, picked up or deliver, call Roy at Pleasant Acres. 620-804-1506

IA: Quality small or lg sq Alfalfa or misxed in semi loads 641-658-2738

VEHICLES

Cars/SUV’s For Sale

IA: 1966 Ford Galaxy convert-ible parts or restore 515-981-4067

IA: 1986 Monte Carlo LS fixed up $6,000. 1961 Chevy pickup original 3/4 ton $6,000. 712-253-1261

Cars/SUV’s Wanted

IA:1950 Ford Crestliner & 1951 Victoria Call 308-876-2515

IA: 1928 Dodge Bros 4 dr sedan good solid stored in barn, very little rust, tacky org int. $4,000 712-229-1735

OTHER

Other For Sale

IA: Steel post. Dennis Becker Bancroft, Ia 515-538-1547

IA: 76’ x 112’ 8512 square foot insulated building that will be available Jan 1, 2014. We would be happy to dicuss your needs. Adams Turkey Farms, Kirkman, Ia 712-766-3318 or 712-579-1355.

Other Wanted

IA: Wanted to buy old farm tools, hand woodworking tools, old seed corn items, hand corn-sheller, cream separators. Call 515-890-0262

IA: Wanted Detroit Diesel 60 Series motor for 1999 Volvo. Call 712-288-5889 day 712-288-5706 evenings.

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