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Western Farm, Ranch & Dairy Magazine
The vital resource of the Ag Industry
Rocky Mountain/Heartland • spring/summer edition 2010
Colorado / Iowa / Kansas / Missouri / Montana / Nebraska / North Dakota / South Dakota / Wisconsin / Wyoming
Tri-States Grain Conditioning, Inc.
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Western Farm, Ranch & Dairy Magazine
Rocky Mountain/Heartland • spring-summer edition 2010
Agriculture
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REDTEK® Fix Your Own Air Conditioning
Pressurized Exhaust Kills Burrowing Rodents
Elston Manufacturing, From Sanders to Gopher Getters
Wachtman Agri Supply Makes Equipment To LAST!
EZ Products
Missouri Hay - Tarps We Gotcha Covered
Save Your Hearing With A New FEHR CAB KIT
Thoughts on Dryland Range Improvement
Erath Earth, Inc.
Reel-Tites.... since 1971
Pennies4fuel.com and ETHOSFR+ FUEL TREATMENT - a Great Team
Vertical Tillage Coulter Kit Attachment Gets Even Stronger
Make your own hand crafted home brew
and make your own wine at home
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Equipment
Meyer’s Equipment Mfg. Corp.
Keep Movin Forward! With Agricultural Diesel Solutions Modules
Delta-Tooth Harrow The Shape Of The Future
The Importance Of Grain Temperature Detection
PHASE-A-MATIC 3 Phase Power Anywhere!
C & R Supply, Inc., Birth Of A Sprayer
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Livestock
Champions Selected at Kansas Angus Futurity Junior Show
Texas Fence Fixer – Fence Fixing Made Easy
Midwest Dairy Challenge draws over 65 students to Ohio
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REDTEK®
Fix Your Own Air Conditioning
I
f your air conditioner has lost its
charge or if you’re looking for an
alternative to the new, more expensive freon replacements, you might
want to take a look at what’s available
from TCB Technologies, a Canadian research company.
Their Red Tek R12 refrigerant is an approved replacement for the old R12 and
R12 substitutes and an economical replacement for the new R134a. Red Tek
12a is an alkane refrigerant, as opposed
to CFC and HFC types that have been
blamed for ozone depletion.
Red Tek 12a is compatible with the orings, seals, hoses and oils in both R12
and R134a systems. Unlike R134a,
Red Tek 12a is non-toxic and non-corrosive.
And, since it has larger molecules than
the gases it replaces, it is easier to pump
through the system. “Because of this,
the air conditioner compressor will run
cooler. And it’s less likely to leak from
the air conditioning system as well,”
Gary Grenzke, a TCB researcher.
“Because the molecules are larger,
you also need less product to charge
the system,” adds Mel Brown, a Johnstown, Colorado distributor who markets Red Tek 12a in the U.S. “Six
Available in 6-oz. cans, Red Tek Refrigerant is an alternative to the new, more
expensive freon replacements.
ounces of Red Tek 12a has the same
cooling capacity as 18 oz. of R12 or 16
oz. of R134a.”
Red Tek 12a is available in 6 oz. cans,
which are the same size cans other re-
frigerants are sold in, and also a 12 lb.
cylinder, which is the equivalent of 36
lbs. of R134a. Cans sell for $7.95. Cylinders are $197.40.
As with any refrigerant you should
follow all local and federal regulations
in handling Red Tek. Brown has a tap
and hose adapter for installing Red Tek
12a, as well as the appropriate adaptor
fittings.
ProSeal
Another new product from Mel Brown
is ProSeal advanced seal treatment for
air conditioner systems.
ProSeal is a formulated system designed to seal leaks in both metal and
rubber parts of air conditioning and
refrigeration systems, improving their
efficiency. It’s chemically activated by
moisture at the leak site to form a permanent seal. Sells for $18.50 per can.
Leak Stop
O-ring and seal failure cause 80% of
refrigerant loss. Leakstop is a new product that makes seals pliable again, stopping most system leaks. One 4 oz can
treats any car, truck, tractor or combine.
Sells for $8.00 per can.
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Pressurized Exhaust Kills
Burrowing Rodents
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he H & M Gopher Control PERC system (Pressurized Exhaust Rodent Controller) uses carbon monoxide from pressurized engine exhaust to kill burrowing rodents such as gophers, ground squirrels, prairie
dogs, moles & voles.
According to the company, exhaust gas has long been one
of the most lethal and least expensive methods to kill burrowing rodents. But until now there hasn’t been an economical, efficient delivery system.
Company owners, Allen Hurlburt and Virginia Massey,
said that the PERC system involves a narrow steel wand
that is used to probe the burrow and inject pressurized exhaust that fills the burrow in two minutes with lethal con6 • Western Farm, Ranch and Dairy
centrations of carbon monoxide before the rodent has a chance to either
escape or block the burrow.
An internal combustion engine
generates the carbon monoxide and
drives a compressor pump that pressurizes the exhaust gas to 115 psi in a
storage tank. An air hose and a hand
held probe inject the gas directly into
the burrow without any digging.
Brand new to the PERC lineup is
the PERC 620, a trailer-mounted unit
with a 20 hp motor and six reels - each
with a 50’ hose and hand probe. The
620 features a tandem axle with turf
tires. It sells for $12,950 plus S&H.
The PERC 412 is a trailer-mounted
unit with a 13 hp motor and four reels
each with a 50’ hose and the hand
probe. The 412 features turf tires and
is designed to be pulled behind an
ATV. It sells for $7,249 plus S&H.
The PERC 206 is a skid-mounted
unit with a 6.5 hp engine, two reels
with 50’ hoses and hand probes. It
sells for $4,595 plus S&H.
The PERC 206T is the skid unit
mounted on its own special trailer. It
sells for $4,995 plus S&H.
The PERC system is simple to use
and safe for the operator as well as
wildlife since there is no poison bait
or explosion involved. Crop stands
are not damaged during treatment.
No other control method is as effective, efficient and as inexpensive to
operate as the PERC.
A PERC system can treat moderately infested alfalfa fields at about 3.5
acres an hour with a single operator.
Each probed location requires only
about 1 to 2 minutes injection time.
Units have been shipped to customers from Southern California to central Canada and as far east as Florida.
Though most of the market has been
with alfalfa growers, orchard and
specialty crop growers have also purchased units. The PERC system is the
best solution anywhere burrowing rodents are a problem.
For more information call (530)
667-5181 or visit the website www.
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Elston Manufacturing
From Sanders to Gopher Getters
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n 1925, Rue R. Elston, the founder
of the Elston Company and his
wife, Clara, and son, Wendell,
moved to Sioux Falls, SD from Spencer,
Iowa. Rue found employment with the
Manchester Biscuit Company. The next
year his son Jack was born. In 1927 Rue,
wife Clara, and two sons, Wendell and
Jack moved to Minneapolis, MN where
Rue found work as a bus driver for Twin
City Motor Bus.
One snowy night, Rue saw a young
man get hit by a car while spreading
sand with a shovel at a bus stop. The
man lost his leg in the accident. After
seeing this accident, Rue thought a unit
could be manufactured to mount in
front of the drive wheels of a bus and
be electrically controlled by the driver.
Such a unit could help eliminate this
type of accident by spreading sand in
front of the drive wheels of the bus. After extensive testing and engineering,
the first units were installed on Greyhound buses.
In 1938 a corporation was formed to
manufacture the Elston Electric Sander.
Today sanders are used on city buses
such as those in Seattle, Washington and
are mandatory on school buses in many
Northern States. They are also used on
fire trucks and a special design for railroad trains.
In 1952 Rue, and his son Jack, engineered and designed the Elston Cargo
Space heater, a unit that controls the
inside temperature of semi-trailers
that transport products that cannot
be frozen. Through the years several
models have been designed. These
units are sold in the United States,
Canada, and parts of Europe.
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Wachtman Agri Supply Makes Equipment To LAST!
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or the past 21 years, owner Loren Wachtman and his crew have
been manufacturing and selling
long-lasting, competitively priced plastic fertilizer augers for use with gravity
wagons, trucks and planters.
“We offer fertilizer and seed handling
auger systems, using plastic to reduce
corrosion and maintenance,” Loren
says.
And now, as part of their commitment
to keep up with the latest trends in agriculture, they’re offering seed-fill systems for today’s new no-till grain drills
which feature flexible, polypropylene
bristle flighting to move soybeans and
other fragile seeds quickly and easily
while still maintaining high quality.
“We’re concerned about the quality and
durability of our systems,” Loren says.
“Having grown up on a farm, I know
the importance of high quality and durable equipment.”
Wachtman Agri Supply offers horizontal crossaugers for most popular 4- to
16-row planters and 15- and 20-foot
grain drills; mounted truck and gravity
wagon augers; and such accessories as
6-inch steel-core bristle flighting and
6-inch plastic flighting with a stainlesssteel core.
Loren is especially proud of his new
radius-track drill-fill auger.
On this unit, a single vertical auger is
taken out of the transport cradle and the
hopper is placed on the ground behind
the center of the drill.
The upper portion of the auger is held
in place by a trolley, which travels from
side to side on a radius track that’s
mounted behind the drill.
As the auger travels from side to side,
the intake hopper remains in its original
position on the ground.
This auger features PVC tubing, a plastic hopper and either steel-core bristle
flighting or plastic cupped flighting. Loren’s Rust Evader Auger Systems have
been formally recognized as Showstoppers at the National Farm Machinery
Show in Louisville.
Loren is planning a larger building
in the near future to accommodate his
growing business and he’s looking forward to offering new products for the
constantly changing agricultural equipment market.
And while his business IS going strong,
it’s not too big to care about the individual farmer.
“We feel we’re still small enough to
provide our customers with personalized, helpful service,” he says.
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Results achieved in NW Mississippi
WHEAT
96 BPA on 335 acres Once – 100 then 200 lbs 41
75 BPA on 750 acres Twice – 100/100/100 lbs 41
93 BPA on 415 acres Once – 100/100/100 lbs 41
Quality increases due to sulfur are important.
SOYBEANS
88 BPA on 69 acres…75 lbs late bloom…Asgrow 5959…
30” rows…planted flat and URAM cultivated in.
Yields in the 70’s and 80’s ROUTINE.
A 10 bushel per acre increases is average.
RICE
245 Dry BPA..XL8…140 acres..10” spacing…25lbs. seed per acre.
197 Dry BPA…CL 131…237acres…10” spacing…60 lbs. seed per acre.
188 Dry BPA..Cocodrie…729 acres…10” spacing…60 lbs. seed per acre.
38¢ per bushel milling premium 137,076 bushels… ($72.00 per acre value)
Adequate available sulfur increases yield and quality. 200 lbs of N usually
required, especially in a hot year. If your field looks dark and spindly (like
cold water rice) utilize more S. (60 lbs.) Rice uses less sulfur than any of
these crops. Why grow any of these crops without sulfur?
CORN
235 Dry BPA on 150 Acres. Applying URAM by air burns the leaves.
This is good for it shows some N entering the plant through the
leaves. Cultivate and you have Foliar and root fertilization.
URAM increases nitrogen efficiency.
URAM decreases global warming by decreasing methane gas production and
increasing carbon dioxide utilization by crops. Crops produce more oxygen.
Never Apply N Without S…NEVER!!!
Inquire at your local fertilizer dealer.
“Your Cover Crop Specialists”
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Crimson Clover • Persian Clover
Subterranean Clover • Cow Peas
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Cover Crops make dollars and sense!
• Improve yields
• Reduce erosion
• Save and add valuable nutrients
Phone: (217) 868-5181
E-Mail: [email protected]
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EZ Products
I
n 1969, Claude Sheets was running
cattle on wheat pasture. He needed a
way to roll up the barbed wire that was
being used for electric fence. After many
sleepless nights, he invented the EZ Roll
machine. He built 5 custom machines and
applied for a patent. Sending an updated,
more sophisticated replica to the patent office, Claude began to mass produce them.
The patent was issued in 1972.
Over the years, a successful manufacturing business was established.
The business is still being operated by
Claude & Jo Nell Sheets, under the
name of E-Z Products, incorporated as
Sheets Enterprises.
Over 13,000 have been sold on a money back guarantee and none have been
returned. EZ Products have added a post
puller, t-post driver, & barbed wire gate
winch to the line.
For more information, please contact
EZ products at (800) 999-2198 or vist
www.ezproductstx.com
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Missouri Hay Tarps
We Gotcha Covered
M
issouri Hay Tarps has been
protecting and covering
round and square bales
across the US since 1996. The company’s founder Earl Miller is responsible
for many US patents but it’s his unique
“Stake and Wind Lockdown” system
that has put Missouri Hay Tarps on the
map. Grommets are spaced every 12
inches. Combined with the patent locking stake and webbing, when installed
properly, this engineered hay covering
system is virtually indestructible and is
advertised to have 300% more holding
power than the competition.
In addition to the unique lockdown system, the tarp boasts a rip-stop fabric that
SIZE
12 x 50
14 x 50
16 x 36
16 x 50
18 x 48
24 x 48
25 x 54
30 x 40
30 x 60
30 x 75
40 x 60
RETAIL
$161.00
$220.00
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$256.00
$267.00
$352.00
$431.00
$373.00
$552.00
$707.00
$726.00
is rope and fiber reinforced, waterproof,
shrink-proof and is among the heaviest
hay tarps sold. Tarps are white in color
and come treated with a special coating,
both are critical components in combating the sun’s damaging UV Rays. Tarps
are offered in 27 different sizes guaran-
teed to cover just about any hay configuration you can dream up.
The founder Earl Miller passed away
in 2004 and the company is now owned
and operated by Owensville, Missouri,
residents Bruce Paneitz and Randy
Blaske. The two partners are committed to continuing the business under the
principles of which it was built, offering
a quality product at a reasonable price,
backed by exceptional service.
Order today and see for yourself why Missouri Hay Tarps has “Gotcha Covered”.
Call 800-514-0258 or visit them online
at www.MoHayTarps.com to place an
order or learn more about these tarps. All
major credit cards are accepted.
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NEW CAB INTERIORS
PRE-CUT INSTALLATION KITS complete with original material, adhesive & instructions
Save Your
Hearing
With A New
FEHR CAB KIT
A
fter years of hard work, your
tractor and combine cabs start
showing their age (just like us
farmers)! The foam starts sagging and
deteriorating, making your cab dirty,
dusty and noisy, but a new FEHR CAB
INTERIOR can help your tractor environment become quieter and cleaner.
The insulation really should be replaced
when it starts to harden and crumble,
because it loses all acoustical properties
and the sound waves are no longer absorbed. Hours spent in a noisy cab can
damage your hearing!
FEHR CAB INTERIORS began as an
upholstery service in 1988. As farmers
began requesting new insulation for
their tractors, we researched and found
the original materials for all the different models, and went right to our customer’s farms with our service: sewing
machine, glue pots, and cutting tables.
We replaced hundreds of tractor and
combine cab interiors in farmers’ machine sheds across the Midwest.
As our customer demand grew, we put
together pre-cut, formed, and pre-sewed
kits for the most popular models and
started shipping the kits to farmers all
over the country. FEHR CAB INTERIOR kits are complete with detailed
instructions, a diagram, and the best adhesives for applying our parts. Since we
also install many cab kits, we know how
they need to be made for the best fit.
In the last 15 years the ag-industry has
shifted to pre-molded, thermoformed
plastic components. We are now manufacturing the most popular parts, and
add new models as demand requests.
It’s simple to order from us: call 815692-3355 or fax us at 815-692-2574 or
visit our website @ www.fehrcab.com.
We try to ship your order right to your
farm within a few days.
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AC 8010-8070 Lower (tan) .............................................. $215 • JD 30, 40, 50 3 part formed Headliner ...................... $219
Ford 8600, 9600 (black) .................................................. $315 • JD 30, 40, 55, 60, 70 2W & 4W headliner ................. $219
Ford 7700, TW10 Lwr. (blue) .......................................... $225 • JD 30, 40, 55, 60 2W Cowl Unit ................................ $139
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IH 1066-1466 2W ........................................................... $175 • JD 20 Srs. Combine Lwr. ............................................. $96
IH 86 & 88 Srs. Lower 2W (black) ................................. $129 • MF 1085-1155 ............................................................ $165
IH 86 & 88 Srs. Headliner .............................................. $135 • MF 2675-2805 ............................................................ $195
IH 1420-1480 Combine ................................................... $162 • MF 550, 760, 860 Combine ...................... $211-$296, $507
CIH 7120-8900 Magnum Lower ...................................... $186 • Steiger ST & PT Srs. 3 ............................................... $252
CIH 9120-9180 (brown or gray) ...................................... $224 • Versatile 835-975 ........................................................ $425
CIH 1620-1688 Combine ................................................ $228 • Versatile 846-1156- Lwr. ............................................ $364
Case 70 Srs. 2W .............................................................. $240 • Versatile 756-1156 Formed Headliner ......................... $282
Case 2394, 2594, 3594 .................................................... $245 • White Oliver/MM 55 Srs. ........................................... $205
JD 4030-4630 Lwr. .......................................................... $144 • White LM 2-135, 2-155 .............................................. $289
JD 7200-7810 Lwr. & Posts ............................................ $365 • White 2-110 Srs. 3 & 100 Srs. Lwr. ........................... $385
JD 9400-9860 3-part formed Headliner .......................... $482 • White 2-110 Srs. 3 & 100 Srs. Hdlnr ......................... $255
Uncut 54 wide Roll Stock ........ $14.00 per running foot
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CASe 70 SrS. ........................................................................ $91
Ford 7700, TW10 ............................................................... $91
GleAner Combine ................................................................... $102
iH 66 SrS. ......................................................................... $116
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Tiffany Teff • New!!! High Tonnage – Forage Grass
Bullseye Alfalfa • High Resistance Nematodes – Salt Tolerance
Ruccus Alfalfa • High Yield – High Quality
Rebel Alfalfa • High Quality With Increased Bypass Protein
Rugged Alfalfa • Traffic-Compaction Tolerant – Unexcelled Persistence
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Thoughts on Dryland
Range Improvement
By: Russell Holzhäuser, Wind River Seed
J
ust the other morning I overheard
a crop manager talking to someone in the office about crops and
costs. At one point he mentioned alfalfa longevity and replanting costs. I
thought to myself, that wouldn’t be an
issue with Falcata alfalfa. I went out
and visited with him a bit about trying
some Falcata. We talked qualities and
price and he seemed interested when
he left. It’s still January; we’ll see.
I went back to my office where I was
trying to come up with a requested
article from Wind River Seed for this
publication. Duh, big red truck. Let
me visit with you a bit about Falcata
and see if I can get you a little interested too.
The story has almost become a rural
legend around here. Back in the early years of the 20th century a South
Dakota University agronomist, N.E.
Hansen, brought some seed back from
Siberia up around the Arctic Circle.
(Remember this, there’ll be a test.)
Around 1915 he brought a small package to a rancher named Gehriki and
suggested he try planting it. This was
up around Lodgepole in Northwest
South Dakota; east of the Standing
Rock Indian Reservation.
Bud Smith currently ranches there
and Gehriki was his great uncle. The
seed from the agronomist that was
planted in 1915 was Falcata or yellow flowered alfalfa and that stand
has spread in all directions and was
still there in 2003. I haven’t seen it
but it might still be there today. Can
you say that about any other alfalfa
stands?
Here are some talking points to consider:
• Alfalfa persistence in the Northern
Great Plains requires good winterhardiness. - That original Falcata seed
was collected in Siberia near the Arctic Circle. (See I told you there’d be
a test.) It has shown superior survival
in very cold places.
• In case you haven’t heard, drought
tolerance is getting to be more of a plus
these years. - Falcata alfalfa or Medicago falcata has a fibrous spreading
root system more like prairie grasses
unlike the taproot commonly found in
Medicago sativa, the purple flowered
alfalfa species. This allows yellow
flowered alfalfa to compete more successfully with other prairie species for
the water from those short afternoon
rain dumps that characterize our summer moisture.
• Besides persistence, bloat is another concern with grazing alfalfa.
- Bud Smith reports that he’s never
had a bloat problem in his rotational
grazing. There is some research out of
Canada that suggests a reason for this.
One study identified a protein group
in falcata that may play a role in decreased bloat potential. Hear me when
I say that the jury isn’t in on this point
so I don’t want to hear folks quoting
me saying that Falcata is a bloat-free
alfalfa. It isn’t.
• There are a lot of alfalfa varieties out
there. How does Falcata stack up to the
rest? - The ideal place to plant Falcata is
into established dry grassy rangelands.
Assessments of the successful introduction of Falcata on these sites have
shown increase in associated forage
production, rough protein percentage as
well as increased nitrogen and carbon
levels. Most of you are familiar with
some of Falcata’s cousins. Most all of
the “dryland” alfalfa types have some
Falcata in them. These include Ranger,
Vernal, Drylander, Rangelander, Travois, Ladak and Spredor types. The
broad-crowned creeping rooted habit
and many branched fine leaved character of the plants lend themselves well to
grazing.
• How about the cost? - Back in 2003
seed stock totaled between 20 and 40
pounds and a pound ran around $30.00.
I am happy to say that in January 2008
supplies are much better and pricing is
very competitive with other public varieties. It may take longer to firmly establish but, given a longevity of 20 years or
more and observations of root tillering
at about 2 feet from the parent, I’d have
to say its worth having a look at the yellow flowered alfalfa.
Final thought - If you are already using
dryland varieties or if you have dryland
range that’s looking a little tired and
peaked, you owe it to yourself to give
Falcata a try.
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T
emperature is the key to safe
grain storage. When grain goes
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the only truly accurate indicator of grain
quality for those who manage grain.
Knowledge of the causes of deterioration and spoilage in grain is essential to
the grain manager. Although more is yet
to be learned, grain workers and scientific researchers have jointly given much
sound information with which to work.
To point out the uses of a grain temperature system, we will discuss various applications of temperature information.
Grain is a living organism. Like other
living things, it breathes (respires) and it
may become sick. Excessive moisture,
high temperature, and poor grain condition (damaged kernels) are generally
considered the most important factors
that lead to trouble in stored grain.
The use of moisture tests in receiving
grain is an indication of the great importance given moisture as a criterion for stor-
age ability. Some tend to over-emphasize
moisture content to the exclusion of all
other factors, but low moisture content is
not enough to ensure trouble-free storage.
In fact, deterioration from excessive moisture can occur in grain which is placed
in storage at a uniform moisture content
below that considered safe for long term
storage. Temperature and atmospheric
changes can cause certain areas within a
mass of stored grain to rise in moisture
above the critical safe moisture level.
Temperature importance is best indicated by the use of refrigeration to keep
foodstuffs, and by the tendency of high
temperatures to speed most chemical
reactions.
Grain condition refers to the soundness of grain. It has been demonstrated
that unsound grain (grain with a high
percentage of damaged kernels, greater
number of microorganisms, and with
deteriorative chemical changes) is much
more likely to heat in storage than sound
grain of the same moisture content. Both
grain respiration and the growth of mi-
croorganisms are thought to be affected
when grain is unsound.
Now let us examine the causes of heating, and determine their relationship to
grain deterioration and spoilage.
The three specific causes of heating
that are of interest to you are:
1. respiration of the grain itself (metabolism of viable grain)
2. microflora (microorganisms such
as fungi and bacteria)
3. insect infestation.
All three contribute to total respiration
and heat production below 135° F. One
type of heating alone can cause trouble,
but one type of heating can also serve to
trigger another problem which will contribute to total heat production.
Grain respiration increases as the moisture content of grain increases. This increase is gradual until a critical moisture
content is passed. Respiration then increases faster than the heat of respiration can be dissipated. This will cause a
marked temperature rise, but corrections
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are possible before damage is done; i.e.
aerate, turn, or dry. This condition will
occur in grain of relatively high moisture content and in cases of moisture
translocation.
The increased temperatures are likely
to excite the other two causes of heating.
When grain respiration alone is the cause
of heating, visual inspection of the trouble area, while turning, will show little
evidence of cause. If moisture translocation has brought about the increased rate
of respiration of the grain, aeration can
be employed to correct the situation.
If the moisture content of the entire
lot of grain approaches or exceeds the
critical limit, and if grain drying equipment is available, drying is advisable,
especially as a precaution against future
problems.
The important thing for us to note
about microorganisms is the fact that
they respire and tend to increase the rate
of respiration of the grain. Thus a rise
in temperature can mean microorganism
growth. If the temperatures of the grain
mass are low, such growth can be slow
and temperature rises relatively small.
Slowly rising temperatures warrant investigation of the causes. When indications
appear, look closely for growth of microorganisms as you inspect your grain.
During the last 70 years, many factors
have made accurate temperature knowledge even more important than before.
For example:
1. Grain is stored longer and in larger
bins, making the risk in holding it greater.
2. Damage from insect infestation is
great.
3. Grain is harvested and often stored
when it has high moisture content.
4. There is a greater demand for top
quality grain.
5. The cost of handling and moving
grain has increased. It costs from 2-1/2
to 5 cents per bushel to move grain. Accurate temperature information allows
an operator to turn his grain only when
it must be turned.
6. Buyers today want assurance that
grain purchased is of uniform quality
throughout. Unless a grain manager has
temperature records, one cannot be certain of the condition of purchased grain.
7. With the use of aeration systems,
temperature knowledge is essential.
The grain manager must know if and
when hot spots are forming before the
aeration system can do a thorough and
economical job.
These are the reasons why temperature
information is important to a modern
cost-conscious grain manager. No matter what type of grain is stored, the same
basic principle holds true: You must
know the temperature of your grain
to know the condition of your grain.
It is imperative that the grain manager
has accurate, complete, and up-to-date
temperature information for good grain
management. Monitoring the temperature of grain on a regular basis gives
the manager the best chance to make a
correction when a temperature change is
occurring. Knowing the temperature of
the grain makes it possible for the fans
to be run only when they are needed,
saving money in utilities.
Now, there are several ways to obtain
this temperature. 1) You could use the
“Feel and Smell” method. All that is required here is for the grain manager to
feel the side of his bin and smell inside
the bin in an attempt to detect heating.
Another variation of this method is while
turning the grain, it is felt, smelled, and/
or visually inspected on a belt or at a
spout outlet to detect heating. Obviously, this method has its drawbacks, due
to the limited knowledge these observations will bring.
2) The “Thermometer Method” is
another way to read temperatures. With
this method, pipes are inserted into the
grain mass and a thermometer lowered
into them. After a time, the thermometer is raised and the temperature read for
that point. This method also has several
serious drawbacks. 1) It is very time consuming. (A thermometer is not designed
to furnish quick readings). 2) It must
also pass through grain temperatures
which are above or below that which
is to be measured. 3) It must be read
very quickly once it is withdrawn from
the pipe, and often in a poorly-lit area,
making fast, accurate readings nearly
impossible. 4) In addition, currents are
set up inside the pipe itself which may
affect the readings. Although much better than the “feel and smell” method, the
thermometer leaves much to be desired
in all phases of accuracy, dependability
and speed of obtaining temperatures.
3) A third concept is the thermocouple
cable method. A thermocouple is nothing more than two dissimilar metals soldered together to make a heat sensing
point. TSGC, Inc cables have thermocouples made of copper and constantan
(an alloy of copper and nickel), the most
sensitive combination made for grain
bin temperature scanning systems.
Thermocouples are the most widely
used temperature sensor for several reasons. 1) They are rugged, low-cost, dependable, and accurate. 2) The measurement is a point measurement with fairly
quick response to temperature change.
3) Watching the trend (changes) of the
temperatures provides a clear indication
of unusual temperature activity.
We will repeat again the paragraph we
began with: Temperature is the key to
safe grain storage and quality grain.
When grain goes out of condition, regardless of the cause, there is always
an unusual increase in temperature.
Temperature is the only truly accurate
indicator of grain quality for those who
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“Instead of taking an off the shelf tank
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tank for quick and easy mounting. The
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Champions Selected at Kansas Angus
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Kansas junior Angus members led
101 entries at the 2010 Kansas Angus Futurity Junior Show, Jan. 24 in
Hutchinson, Kan. Kyle Conley, Sulphur, Okla., evaluated the 70 owned
females, 14 bred-and-owned females,
two bred-and-owned bulls, three cowcalf pairs, and 12 steers before naming
champions.
McCurry Blackcap 9024 was named
grand champion owned female after
first winning spring calf champion. Tanner Rayl, Hutchinson, Kan., owns the
March 2009 daughter of Marands M-W
Assassin 518.
Sedgwicks Barbara 145W claimed reserve grand champion owned female
honors. Courtenay DeHoff, Tonganoxie,
Kan., owns the March 2009 daughter of
B C Lookout 7024. She first won the reserve spring calf champion title.
Cody Theis, Leavenworth, Kan., led
AVF Sara 5019 to grand champion bredand-owned female honors. The March
2009 daughter of S A V Bismarck 5682
first won spring calf champion.
R&L CH Miss Pride 8074 won the reserve grand champion bred-and-owned
female title after being selected as senior
calf champion. Cale Hinrichsen, Westmoreland, Kan., owns the November
2008 daughter of BC Marathon Black
Bird 306-6.
LLP W3 The Look T22 claimed grand
champion bred-and-owned bull honors.
Lauren Prill, Wichita, Kan., owns the
January 2009 son of O C C The Look
873K.
Conner’s Double O Sevin was selected
as the reserve grand champion bred-andowned bull. Conner Deckinger, Sabetha,
Kan., owns the February 2009 son of D
5 A Lace’s New Fame 3285.
Dylan Bair, Hutchinson, Kan., showed
the grand champion cow-calf pair.
Sedgwicks Princess T350 is a September 2007 daughter of S A V 8180
Traveler 004. She also won the supreme champion AJ McCurry memorial award.
Bryanna Hite, Valley Center, Kan.,
showed the reserve grand champion
cow-calf pair. HRD Bardmere 123 is a
September 2007 daughter of S A V 8180
Traveler 004.
BURNS hot roddie 98 claimed grand
champion steer honors. Jennifer Hager,
Stafford, Kan., owns the March 2009
son of Gambles Hot Rod.
Grady Dickerson, Paradise, Kan., led
Bar S 7803 Freedom 9583 to the reserve
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O
ne of the most valuable assets for a farmer and rancher
is their time. That time can be
saved by use of a unique tool called the
Texas Fence Fixer.
Invented and patented by Ken Evans
of Sequin, Texas, the tool will tighten or
take slack out of barb wire, horse wire,
electric wire, net wire and high tensile
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until he had invented a tool that really
worked on loose fence and the Texas
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Popularity of the tool is easy to understand if you ever had to tighten a
sagging fence, only to have it go loose
again when the tool of choice is removed.
With the Texas Fence Fixer, no staples
or tie wires are removed and with a
little practice, the job can be complete
in 30 seconds to a minute and when
the tool is removed, the fence remains
completely tight. To tighten a wire, the
arms are spread wide to catch the slack
wire between the jaw slots. When the
two arms are pulled together and the
chain fastened, a loop forms inside the
tool area. A piece of spare wire is laid
across the face of the tool and wrapped
a few times on each side of the tool.
Then the handle of the fence pliers or
smooth pipe is inserted between the two
wires and they are turned (not twisted)
together until they almost become one
wire and the fence is tight. The wire is
not crimped or damaged in any way.
The tool is totally American made
with parts formed in a Texas foundry,
shipped to a 5,000 Sq. Ft. shop in Sequin. Texas, ground to perfection and
assembled and painted by the Evans'.
The tool carries a lifetime warranty.
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T
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The Dairy Challenge is an innovative
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dairy owners in identifying opportunities for making their businesses more
efficient and profitable. To date, more
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lenge program.
“The 66 participants had two very
well-managed farms to visit located
near Wooster, Ohio,” said contest chair
John Goeser from Vita Plus. “They rose
to the challenge to analyze those operations.”
This year’s contest, hosted by The
Ohio State University, included students
from University of Illinois, Iowa State
University, Kansas State University,
Lakeshore Technical College, Michigan
State University, University of Minnesota, The Ohio State University, Ohio
State University-Agricultural Technical
Institute, Purdue University, South Dakota State University, Southwest Wisconsin Technical College, University of
Wisconsin-Madison, University of Wisconsin-River Falls, University of Wisconsin-Platteville, and the UW-Madison
Farm & Industry Short Course.
Working in four- or five-person, mixeduniversity teams, students assessed all
aspects of a working dairy farm and
then presented their highest priority
recommendations to a panel of judges
and the dairy business owners. Judges
chose three teams as Platinum winners,
the contest’s highest distinction. The
individuals who comprised these teams
were Holly Bruns, South Dakota State;
Ryan Conklin, Ohio State; Sabrina Eick,
OSU-ATI; Andrea Eilenfeld, Ohio State;
Allison Flinn, Iowa State; Tricia Gates,
Lakeshore Technical College; Nathanial Guy, OSU-ATI; Katherine Harmelink, UW-Madison; David Hutchinson,
UW-Platteville; Darci O’Brien, UWMadison; Brenda Reiter, University of
Minnesota; Stephanie Retz, UW-River
Falls; Natalie Schreyer, Kansas State;
and Ed Weisgarber, OSU-ATI.
Comprehensive Experience For Participants
Arriving the evening of February 11,
participants first gained new insights
about sales careers, dairy nutrition, farm
finance and industry image from dairy
industry professionals. The Dairy Challenge teams were then formed and began analyzing their assigned operation.
Steinhurst Dairy is a seventh-generation
dairy farm. Myron Steiner and his three
sons, Carlton, David and John, started
with a 25-cow dairy in 1959. As time
progressed, David and John took over
the day-to-day operations. The family
formed an LLC in 1995 with John, David, and David’s sons, Eric and Kurt. After the untimely death of David Steiner
last February, the operation reorganized
its leadership with John, Kurt, and Eric.
All three of them are involved in various
aspects of the operation. Currently, the
farm consists of 410 milking cows and
1,200 acres.
The Ayers Family Dairy is certainly a
family-operated dairy farm. Carl Ayers returned home in 1968 to assume
management responsibilities along
with brother, Steve, and parents Ed
and Ina. Carl’s wife Janet and Steve’s
wife Deb help manage the dairy fulltime as well. Kathy Davis returned to
help manage the farming operation
full-time in 1994. Jesse Ayers returned
to help manage the farming operation
full-time in 2002. David Ayers is currently helping with the farming operation and taking agronomy courses in
After touring the dairy on February 12,
teams developed questions that were
used to in interviews with herd owners
to better assess dairy management and
farming operations. This information,
combined with their observations, herd
production and financial information,
was then used by each team to develop a
report about what they saw and opportunities for improvement.
On the final day, February 13, each
team was given 20 minutes to present
their recommendations before the herd
owners and a panel of judges with expertise ranging from dairy management,
nutrition and reproduction to animal
health and ag business finance.
Throughout the weekend, participants
had many opportunities to network with
industry professionals. Representatives from NAIDC Platinum sponsors,
including several who were looking to
hire both interns and full-time employees, were also available for a career fair
held on Saturday.
The Host Farms
Host farms for the 2010 Midwest Dairy
Challenge were Steinhurst Dairy and
Ayers Family Dairy.
crop and soil science at OSU-ATI. Today, the herd consists of 693 cows and
630 heifers.
About Dairy Challenge
The Midwest contest is one of four regional events associated with the North
American Intercollegiate Dairy Challenge. NAIDC was established in 2002
as a management contest spanning all
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atmosphere with practical application,
in turn generating highly qualified graduates to lead and further improve the
dairy industry.
Financial support for the North American Intercollegiate Dairy Challenge
and its regional contests comes from
generous contributions from dairy industry companies, associations and
foundations, and dairy business owners. NAIDC is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit,
tax-exempt organization. Contributions
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Kahn Steel Co.
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Land Luvr Systems
Landers Mill
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Mel Brown Farm Supply
Midwest Supplies
Mission Valley Power Missouri Hay Tarps
Mountain West Co-Op
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North Dakota Certified
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Northern Livestock Video Auction
NorthWestern Energy
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Producers Choice Seed
Production Sales Co.
Red Water Machinery
Reinertson’s Embroidery
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Schafer Fisheries, Inc
Seed Inc.
Sinclair Transportation Co
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Sissons Feed & Seed Co.
Smitty’s Tractor Parts
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Steve’s Welding & Repair
Stinger Inc.
Strat-O-Span Buildings Inc
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Wenz Service Inc.
Wheeler Metals
Wind River Seed
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Dr. Emilio de León Ponce de León, Director of Feeding and

Export Terminal Renovation

Homemade Probiotics Flyer (To Print)