Harvest Land Cooperative http://harvestland.com Grain, Agronomy, Feed & Energy - Headquartered in Morgan, MN, with locations in Springfield, Comfrey, Morton, and Wabasso Thu, 17 May 2012 15:50:11 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Highway 258 Bridge Closing Near Harvest Land http://harvestland.com/news/highway-258-bridge-closing-near-harvest-land/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=highway-258-bridge-closing-near-harvest-land http://harvestland.com/news/highway-258-bridge-closing-near-harvest-land/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 13:07:35 +0000 Harvest Land http://harvestland.com/?p=1053 As a simple reminder Highway 258 East of HLC will be closed until September 1st as they are taking the bridge out.
If you have any questions on how to get to HLC with the road construction please call 507-723-7350. Below we have listed the detoured roads.
Motorists will be detoured to Brown County Road 24, Brown County Road 5 and Highway 1.

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[These 18 States planted 92% of the 2011 corn acreage]
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                 :                    percent
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Colorado ........:    68          58          84          63
Illinois ........:    59          89          95          65
Indiana .........:    22          84          93          53
Iowa ............:    85          64          90          79
Kansas ..........:    79          75          90          73
Kentucky ........:    38          92          96          67
Michigan ........:    32          45          60          54
Minnesota .......:    42          73          88          70
Missouri ........:    73          84          93          62
Nebraska ........:    76          74          91          76
North Carolina ..:    97          94          97          98
North Dakota ....:    11          57          83          41
Ohio ............:     6          79          84          51
Pennsylvania ....:    27          33          56          48
South Dakota ....:    36          57          79          43
Tennessee .......:    60          98          99          82
Texas ...........:    91          75          93          90
Wisconsin .......:    30          34          57          53
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18 States .......:    56          71          87          66
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Corn Emerged - Selected States


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                 :                    percent


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Colorado ........:     4          11          33          11


Illinois ........:    19          64          76          35


Indiana .........:     3          50          75          25


Iowa ............:    24          23          55          32


Kansas ..........:    38          42          63          34


Kentucky ........:    17          76          82          50


Michigan ........:     2           8          23          15


Minnesota .......:     1          12          45          23


Missouri ........:    44          60          74          39


Nebraska ........:    16          25          57          23


North Carolina ..:    88          83          88          85


North Dakota ....:     -           4          28           7


Ohio ............:     1          21          58          23


Pennsylvania ....:     1           4          23          16


South Dakota ....:     1          11          39           6


Tennessee .......:    39          92          99          66


Texas ...........:    67          60          80          71


Wisconsin .......:     -           -          13          10


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18 States .......:    16          32          56          28


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Soybeans Planted - Selected States


[These 18 States planted 95% of the 2011 soybean acreage]


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                 :                    percent


                 :


Arkansas ........:    29          57          71          34


Illinois ........:    12          21          44          21


Indiana .........:     4          48          68          22


Iowa ............:    36           7          39          30


Kansas ..........:    25          19          40          14


Kentucky ........:     2          33          47          11


Louisiana .......:    76          62          74          66


Michigan ........:    12          16          32          23


Minnesota .......:     7          19          44          29


Mississippi .....:    56          74          90          72


Missouri ........:    17          16          37          12


Nebraska ........:    33          29          60          28


North Carolina ..:    20          11          18          17


North Dakota ....:     1          11          51          10


Ohio ............:     2          35          46          29


South Dakota ....:     4           9          28           7


Tennessee .......:     7          23          35          14


Wisconsin .......:     8           5          16          18


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18 States .......:    17          24          46          24


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Soybeans Emerged - Selected States


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                 :                    percent


                 :


Arkansas ........:    18          41          56          21


Illinois ........:     1           7          14           3


Indiana .........:     -          16          37           5


Iowa ............:     2           1           5           2


Kansas ..........:     3           3          11           2


Kentucky ........:     -           9          22           2


Louisiana .......:    59          36          56          52


Michigan ........:     -           1           8           3


Minnesota .......:     -           -           3           2


Mississippi .....:    38          58          80          58


Missouri ........:     1           5          13           2


Nebraska ........:     1           3          18           2


North Carolina ..:     6           1           7           4


North Dakota ....:     -           -           3           -


Ohio ............:     -           5          17           5


South Dakota ....:     -           -           4           -


Tennessee .......:     1           5          19           4


Wisconsin .......:     -           -           -           1


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18 States .......:     3           7          16           5


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		Wabasso FFA State Convention Results
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			6 teams placed in the gold category


 


Food Science – 2nd high team


3rd high individual – Amber Brau


 


Dairy Foods -3rd high team


1st high individual – Danielle Kramer


 


Poultry – 4th High team


 


Livestock  15th place team


- 3rd High Individual – Paige Netzke


 


Crops – 8th High team


 


Forestry - 12th high team


 


We had 5 teams place in the silver category


- Small Animals


- Meats


- Soils


- Nursery/Landscape


- Fish and Wildlife


 


And 2 teams place in the bronze category


- Dairy Cattle


- Floriculture


 


In all, we took 52 kids to state for competition, which works out to be 36% of our high school population.


 


In addition Hillary Kletscher completed her term as State FFA President.

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		USDA PRODUCTION REPORT MAY 10, 2012
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			Report seen as: Bearish Corn; Bullish Beans


 


Note: Ending Stocks in Million bushels.


 


2011/12 Ending Stocks                                    


                  April 10th                 May 10th               


                                            USDA                       USDA


 


Corn                                    801                            851


 


Soybeans                             250                            210


 


Wheat                                  793                            768


 


 


 


Note: World Stocks in millions of metric tons


 


2011/12 World Stocks


 


April 10th                  May 10th 


USDA                       USDA


 


 


Corn                                    122.7                         127.56                          


 


Soybeans                             55.5                           53.24                         


 


Wheat                                  206.3                        197.03


 

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		USDA CROP PROGRESS – May 7, 2012
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			Corn Planted - Selected States

[These 18 States planted 92% of the 2011 corn acreage]


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      State      :  May 6,   : April 29, :  May 6,   : 2007-2011


                 :   2011    :   2012    :   2012    :  Average


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                 :                    percent


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Colorado ........:    42          22          58          40


Illinois ........:    27          79          89          47


Indiana .........:     3          70          84          35


Iowa ............:    52          50          64          58


Kansas ..........:    59          57          75          52


Kentucky ........:    18          86          92          56


Michigan ........:     6          28          45          32


Minnesota .......:    20          48          73          53


Missouri ........:    51          75          84          50


Nebraska ........:    45          44          74          50


North Carolina ..:    93          89          94          93


North Dakota ....:     2          24          57          24


Ohio ............:     2          57          79          33


Pennsylvania ....:     7          27          33          30


South Dakota ....:    13          31          57          23


Tennessee .......:    41          93          98          74


Texas ...........:    85          70          75          80


Wisconsin .......:    12          18          34          30


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18 States .......:    32          53          71          47


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Corn Emerged - Selected States


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      State      :  May 6,   : April 29, :  May 6,   : 2007-2011


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                 :                    percent


                 :


Colorado ........:     -           2          11           4


Illinois ........:     5          34          64          18


Indiana .........:     1          24          50          12


Iowa ............:     1           5          23          11


Kansas ..........:    21          25          42          18


Kentucky ........:    10          56          76          35


Michigan ........:     -           2           8           4


Minnesota .......:     -           1          12           6


Missouri ........:    24          37          60          26


Nebraska ........:     3           4          25           7


North Carolina ..:    75          62          83          70


North Dakota ....:     -           1           4           1


Ohio ............:     1           6          21           8


Pennsylvania ....:     1           1           4           6


South Dakota ....:     -           -          11           1


Tennessee .......:    27          75          92          48


Texas ...........:    59          58          60          65


Wisconsin .......:     -           -           -           3


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18 States .......:     6          15          32          13


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Soybeans Planted - Selected States


[These 18 States planted 95% of the 2011 soybean acreage]


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      State      :  May 6,   : April 29, :  May 6,   : 2007-2011


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                 :                    percent


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Arkansas ........:    19          45          57          25


Illinois ........:     1          13          21           7


Indiana .........:     -          28          48          10


Iowa ............:     7           3           7          11


Kansas ..........:     8           5          19           5


Kentucky ........:     -          18          33           4


Louisiana .......:    64          42          62          55


Michigan ........:     2           9          16          11


Minnesota .......:     1           4          19          13


Mississippi .....:    39          59          74          61


Missouri ........:     5           8          16           6


Nebraska ........:    11           6          29          10


North Carolina ..:    12           5          11           9


North Dakota ....:     -           1          11           2


Ohio ............:     -          16          35          13


South Dakota ....:     1           2           9           2


Tennessee .......:     1           9          23           6


Wisconsin .......:     2           1           5           6


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18 States .......:     6          12          24          11


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Soybeans Emerged - Selected States


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Arkansas ........:    13         (NA)         41          14


Illinois ........:     -         (NA)          7           1


Indiana .........:     -         (NA)         16           1


Iowa ............:     -         (NA)          1           -


Kansas ..........:     -         (NA)          3           -


Kentucky ........:     -         (NA)          9           -


Louisiana .......:    31         (NA)         36          31


Michigan ........:     -         (NA)          1           1


Minnesota .......:     -         (NA)          -           -


Mississippi .....:    27         (NA)         58          43


Missouri ........:     -         (NA)          5           -


Nebraska ........:     -         (NA)          3           -


North Carolina ..:     -         (NA)          1           -


North Dakota ....:     -         (NA)          -           -


Ohio ............:     -         (NA)          5           2


South Dakota ....:     -         (NA)          -           -


Tennessee .......:     -         (NA)          5           -


Wisconsin .......:     -         (NA)          -           -


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18 States .......:     2         (NA)          7           3


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		Burndown with Residual in Soybeans
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			Burndown with residual in Soybeans.


5/3/2012


Recently we have received quite a few calls on using a burn-down in soybeans.


In the past these questions mostly came from patrons who no-tilled soybeans. This spring, the unusually warm early temps have geminated a lot of broadleaves (especially lambsquarter), both in tilled and untilled fields which many are 4 inches in height or larger as of the writing of this article. If you are planning a single tillage pass this spring it’s highly likely that a fair % of these weeds will survive that tillage pass or even multiple passes) because of their size. The HLC test plot at springfield looks very similar to a lot of fields I see in the area with a lot of 4” plus emerged weeds.  On Monday the 30th I sprayed a few short burn-down applications and included the pictures below at 3 days after application.


Picture #1 (below) shows the difference between Sharpen 1 ounce with no additives (not recommended) and sharpen with MSO and AMS added.  As you can see in the picture,  the additives (MSO 1 pint/acre and AMS 1.5#’s/acre) are needed on emerged weeds to achieve satisfactory control.




 


Picture #2(below) shows the difference between a Roundup only application (22 ounce)s on right side- vs-  adding Sharpen at 1 ounce to the roundup applicaton. Glyphosate applications alone are much slower acting and can be erratic in cool temperatures and also any disturbance to weeds within 7 days of application can cause emerged  weeds to shut down and stop uptake of glyphosate, causing poor weed control.




 


 


Picture #3 (below) shows the glyphosate application alone (22 ounces) on left – vs- an application of 2-4D Ester (6 ounces) on right side. Note that an application of 2-4D Ester requires a minimum of 5 to 7 days after application before planting.


 


 


Advantages/Disadvantages and pre-cautions with each herbicide


**Sharpen – Very fast knockdown of broadleaves including residual control. No grass activity (the addition of glyphosate provides grass control as well as help with troublesome weeds like dandelion). Do not apply sharpen after crop emergence or injury may occur .


**Glyphosate brands- Broad spectrum control, but without residual and can be erratic in cool temperatures.  Also requires a 1 week waiting period to achieve acceptable weed control.


** 24-D Ester – Provides broad-leaf control but with no residual or activity on grass.  Also requires a mandatory 5 day minimum waiting period before seeding/ planting or injury can occur.


    

  • Remember to always read and follow manufacturers label before applying herbicides.
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			Corn Planted - Selected States

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Colorado ........:    16          10          22          18


Illinois ........:    10          59          79          29


Indiana .........:     2          46          70          20


Iowa ............:     7           9          50          32


Kansas ..........:    38          32          57          32


Kentucky ........:    17          75          86          44


Michigan ........:     1          11          28          16


Minnesota .......:     1          11          48          31


Missouri ........:    31          50          75          38


Nebraska ........:    12          14          44          23


North Carolina ..:    83          79          89          82


North Dakota ....:     -           8          24          11


Ohio ............:     1          34          57          20


Pennsylvania ....:     1          15          27          15


South Dakota ....:     1           8          31           9


Tennessee .......:    37          88          93          62


Texas ...........:    75          65          70          71


Wisconsin .......:     1           6          18          12


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18 States .......:    12          28          53          27


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Soybeans Planted - Selected States


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                 :                    percent


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Arkansas ........:    14          28          45          17


Illinois ........:     -           5          13           2


Indiana .........:     -          11          28           4


Iowa ............:     -           1           3           3


Kansas ..........:     1           2           5           1


Kentucky ........:     -           7          18           2


Louisiana .......:    52          33          42          41


Michigan ........:     -           2           9           3


Minnesota .......:     -           -           4           4


Mississippi .....:    29          40          59          48


Missouri ........:     -           4           8           2


Nebraska ........:     1           -           6           2


North Carolina ..:     6           2           5           5


North Dakota ....:     -           -           1           1


Ohio ............:     -           7          16           5


South Dakota ....:     -           -           2           -


Tennessee .......:     1           3           9           3


Wisconsin .......:     -           -           1           1


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18 States .......:     2           6          12           5


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		Sleepy Eye FFA high rankings at State
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			2012 State FFA Convention Results:







Poultry:  3rd Place Team – Gold       


Brandon Roiger – 7th Place Individual Gold


Jamie Fischer – 16th Place Individual Gold


Tia Cselovszki – Gold


Austin Trebesch


 


 


Soils:  3rd Place Team – Gold


Matt Schroepfer – 3rd Place Individual Gold


Jake Trebesch – 11th Place Individual Gold


Josh Kotten – 16th Place Individual Gold


Justin Kotten


 


 


Forestry:  18th Place Team – Silver


Aileen Roman – Silver


Rachel Schroeder – Silver


Lexi Schuster – Silver


Brandon Martinez – Silver


 


 


Floriculture: 11th Place Team – Gold


Chanda Fuller – 27th Place Individual Gold


Carly Jensen – Silver


Kacie Goblirsch – Silver


Amanda Goblirsch – Silver


 


Nursery/Landscape: 2nd Place Team – Gold


Josie Fischer – 2nd Place Individual Gold


Michael Sprenger – 7th Place Individual Gold


Kari Schmacher – 15th Place Individual Gold


Nathan McMullen – 25th Place Individual Gold


 


 


Dairy Foods: 11th Place Team – Gold


Katelyn Johnson – 10th Place Individual Gold


Aylin Cetinkaya – Gold


Miranda McMullen – Gold


Stephanie Hammerschmidt – Silver


 


 


Dairy:  23rd Place Team – Silver


Bethany Seifert – Gold


Okari Dominguez – Silver


Brad Sellner – Silver


Emily Kjelshus


 


 


Dairy Handlers:

Mary Rosenhammer – 3rd Place Individual


John Mangen


 


Small Animals:  15th Place Team – Gold                  


Jenna Soukup – 3rd Place Individual Gold


Mikail Sellner – Silver


Rebecca Hinderman – Silver


Tiffany Ludewig – Silver


Best Informed Greenhand: 5th Place Team            


Danny Fischer


Ashley Johnson


Erin Kotten


Bethany Seifert


Justin Kotten


 


 


 


EXTEMPORANEOUS:

Chanda Fuller – 8th Place Individual


 


 


PREPARED PUBLIC:


Brandon Roiger – 2nd Place Individual


 


 


JOB INTERVIEW:


Jessica Busch – 2nd Place Individual


 


State FFA Degree Recipients:


Cynthia Hansen


Brandon Martinez


Mikail Sellner


Manda Goblirsch


Josie Fischer


Chanda Fuller


Brandon Roiger


Michael Sprenger


Jessica Busch


Aileen Roman


Rachel Schroeder


 


Ag. Literacy Challenge –


Sleepy Eye FFA – State Winner


 


National Chapter Award –


Sleepy Eye FFA – 5th in State


 


Membership Challenge –


Sleepy Eye FFA – Over 85% Membership


 


Land of Service Challenge –


Sleepy Eye FFA – Top 10 Chapter


 


Chapter Exchange of Ideas –


Sleepy Eye FFA – Student Development Winner


 


 


Congratulations to each of you! HLC is a proud supporter of area FFA’s!


 

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