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Agriculture Mycorrhizal Applications, Inc. 6“OUCH!!!”- Stepped on a Goathead lately??? 7MIL-STAK Large Bale Loaders Fast, Simple, Affordable 8Stukenholtz Laboratory Inc.Celebrating 38 Years of Agricultural Testing 9New Mexico Boys and Girls RanchesHelping Children for 60 Years Without Government Funding 10Ag Expo Grows And Changes 11 LAFORGE Celebrates 20 Years In North America, Wins A Seventh AE50 Award 12 Crave Brothers to host Wisconsin Farm Technology Days 13Egbers on Super Edge 14 7 Way RV, Camper, and Trailer Towing Electrical Connector Made Easy! 15

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needed change. The next ten years will determine the future of our society and culture here in the United States. Our global urgency to produce food is not expected to go away. By 2030, our planet is expected to support 8.3 billion people. Credible sources indi-cate farmers will have to produce 30% more grain than they do now to keep pace with hunger. This comes at a time when fossil fuel prices and supplies are restricting their use on the farm and hu-man caused erosion and degradation are causing large-scale losses of farmable and productive soils. The unintentional result of the Green Revolution has been that weed control, chemical fertilizers and pesticide use has increased toxicity levels in the environment and impacted the planet’s precious soil and water re-sources. In fact, agricultural production has not increased in several decades and high levels of chemical inputs have been needed just to sustain current levels of production. These high levels of chemi-

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In 1970, there were no commercial soil and plant testing laboratories in Idaho. Farmers applied fertil-

izers based upon educated guesswork. Dr. Dale Stukenholtz and his wife Joyce saw an opportunity to build a business and started a soil and plant testing labo-ratory and field consulting service based in Twin Falls, Idaho. Dr. Stukenholtz had an unusually diverse background as an educator at the University of Ne-braska, an agronomist in the fertilizer industry, and a farmer, and he saw a need for more modern fertilizer recom-mendations to produce greater yields at less cost. His clients were the growers, so he could make unbiased recommen-dations that maximized economic re-turn to the farmer. After extensive field research, he developed these improved fertilizer recommendations that quickly became popular with growers and form the basis for nearly all fertilizer appli-cations in the intermountain west area. Stukenholtz Laboratory clients include

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2 day service, including picking up and delivery time, across Southern Idaho from St. Anthony and Grace to Parma and Homedale. Results can be deliv-ered, mailed, faxed, or pulled from the Laboratory’s webpage: www.stuke-nholz.com. To improve their service, Joyce and Dale Stukenholtz expanded the laboratory 11 years ago, installed the latest in computerized instrumenta-tion and quality control, and made it the most modern and well equipped agricul-tural laboratory in their market area.Critical to the success of Idaho’s most

efficient laboratory and largest field con-sulting firm has been its personnel. Dr. Stukenholtz has had a PhD in Soil Fer-tility and Plant Nutrition since 1964 and his son and Laboratory Manager Paul has nearly completed his own. Consult-

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The state of New Mexico and the West are known for many things. At the mention of the name some think of the majestic beauty of the landscape while

others remember our magnificent art and cultural diversity. No description would be complete without mention of the wonderful people who love this land and make their home here. These same people should be famous for something else - their amazing generosity. Let me explain...The New Mexico Boys and Girls Ranches (The Ranches)

have been providing meaningful help to children and fami-lies for almost 60 years. What is so unusual about that you ask? There are programs for children scattered throughout this country.

The thing that makes The Ranches unique is the fact that we have done this without the sponsorship of a national or-ganization or denomination, and without accepting govern-

ment funding. We like to think that rugged self reliance is still alive and well in this part of the country. In fact, many of the people who live here don’t seem to find this all that unusual. They seem to think this is the way it has always been and this is the way it is suppose to be. What very few of them know is that for years, people have traveled to The Ranches to see this unique phenomenon for themselves Some have even tried to recreate it back in their home states. Unfortunately, I currently do not know of anyone who has succeeded. They eventually give up and start accepting gov-ernment payments or sponsorship from a national organiza-tion, which brings me back to the uniqueness of the people who love the West.Over the past 60 years. The Ranches have grown from a

single Boys Ranch south of Belen, NM, to five separate but interrelated programs that are scattered throughout the state. In addition to Boys Ranch there is Girls Ranch near Santa Fe; Pippin Ranch near Clovis; Families for Children, our adoption and foster care program; and The New Mexico Family Connection, our family intervention and therapy program. Both of the latter are in Albuquerque.Both Boys and Girls Ranch have schools on campus that

have been specifically designed to get kids who are way be-hind their peers in school back to grade level. The children respond well to being involved with animals and a country lifestyle.The people of New Mexico and surrounding states have

donated enough to build all of these programs and provide their daily operating costs since 1944. We actually have do-nors who got involved when they lived in the West and have continued their support after moving somewhere else. They often tell me that a part of their heart will always be here.Even though we are proud of what has been accomplished,

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If the 9th annual Willamette Valley Ag Expo is any indicator of the agriculture economy in Oregon things must be great. The Expo, scheduled for November 17th through the 19th in Al-

bany reports an increase in vendor sales of over 20% over last year, with dozens of new companies joining the Show this year. “We had over 90% of last year’s vendors return and have had a lot of interest from new companies both in the Willamette Valley and regional or national suppliers”, said Scott Ingalls, producer of the event.The Expo features over 150 Ag related suppliers, services and

equipment dealers as well as offering CORE certification training and a large antiques farm equipment display.

There will be a working demonstration of GPS controls in front of the facility, presented by Fisher Implement. Fisher Implement will be offering the precision ag ride and drive in the east parking lot again this year.The Willamette Valley Ag Expo is produced by Ingalls & Associ-

ates for the Willamette Valley Ag Association, a non-profit group formed and managed by vendors within the Expo. The Association uses a percentage of realized profits from the Expo to provide $1,000 scholarships to Oregon college students studying in the agriculture field. This year the Association awarded seven such scholarships. Those students are expected to be at the vendor breakfast during the Expo if their class schedules permit. The Expo runs Tuesday, November 17th from 9 to 6, Wednesday,

November 18th from 10 to 9 and Thursday, November 19th from 10 to 5. Admission is $4 which includes a $2 discount on the ‘Ag Bar-B-Que Lunch’. Parking is free. More information including class schedules and vendor listings is available at wvaexpo.com.Contact: Scott Ingalls, 866-904-6165, [email protected] e

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Laforge front hitch systems were first introduced in North America at the California Farm

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merly ASAE). This prestigious award honors fifty Outstanding Innovations in Product or Systems Technology every year. Laforge received a 2009 AE50 award for their new FrontPower PTO systems. The FrontPower is using advanced tech-nology derived from automotive and high-end tractor transmission designs to ensure durability, low maintenance, and minimal power loss. Front mounted mowing, shredding, and snow removal equipment is seen much more now and this product becomes an essential link in these systems. In 2007 the FLEXIMASS® ballast management system received an AE50 award. The main purpose of this sys-tem is to replace the very cumbersome wheel weights with a quick-attach sys-tem that allows adding or removing thousands of pounds of ballast weights

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Food – Fuel – Future is the motto of the 2009 Wiscon-sin Farm Technology Days that will be held at Crave Brothers Farm LLC, located in southern Dodge

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ture. They were among the first in the state to utilize free-stall barns, total mixed ration, and bunker silos. In their quest to stay ahead of the curve, they built a state-of-the-art cheese plant in 2002. They have now doubled the size of the plant to accom-modate increasing sales of their popular cheeses and increasing milk production on their growing farm.The Craves also formed a unique partnership with Clear Ho-

rizons of Milwaukee on two anaerobic manure digesters that create enough electricity to power 550 average Wisconsin homes – which is more than twice what the farm and cheese factory need. After operating the first digester successfully for two years, the company built the second digester to stay in pace with the herd that has now grown to 1,100 milking cows. Heifers that the Craves moved back home from satel-lite farms to the new heifer barns on the home farm provide additional manure for the digester. Besides creating electric-ity that Clear Horizons sells to WE Energies, some of the solids are used as bedding for the livestock and the rest is the main ingredient in a potting mix product sold under the EnerGro brand name.In addition to the traditional field demonstrations at the July

show, the Dodge County farm technology days planners are working with the custom manure haulers organization to demonstrate environmentally safe methods of distributing

manure on the farm. There will also be farm tours via trams to highlight all of the unique aspects of this modern dairy operation.The show offers something for everyone. Youth activities

will center around changes and the emphasis will be on healthy eating; Family living will feature a variety of en-tertainment and education. A “Family Farm Adventure” tent will feature educational, fun activities for the younger chil-dren. A crafts tent will feature unique, hand-made items. The University of Wisconsin’s Farm Progress Pavilion will fea-ture a wide variety of educational topics including digesters, composting, cheese making and animal identification. More than 1,000 commercial exhibitors will also demonstrate or talk about the latest products and service offerings.The show is presented in partnership with the Wisconsin

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Pro Plug developer, Karl Wag-ner, has connected and ser-viced his share of trailer plugs

over the years and became increas-ingly frustrated with the difficulty of connecting wires to them, which is in-herent to their designs. In addition, he noticed the mounting requirements for the towing vehicle plug have changed very little over time, not keeping up with new applications.

Currently, you either drill a big hole in the vehicle for the plug to mount into or hang it from a bracket that has the big hole in it, often placing the plug in a vulnerable location. Both of these options require considerable depth behind the mounting plane for the connector housing to protrude and for the routing of the wiring into the connector housing.After owning a plethora of vehicles that

needed trailer connectors for which the above mounting options did not work, he went to work on designing a con-nector system that would side-step con-vention with a focus on simplifying the installation and service aspects over cur-rent products. The result is Pro Plug, an easy to wire, easy to install, self-testing, surface mount 7 way RV electrical con-nector that makes it possible to install a connector where it couldn't before.The connector system can be in-

stalled rapidly and in most cases without drilling holes in the vehicle’s mounting surface. High quality wire terminals are easily accessed for ini-tial installation or service and con-necting to them can be performed after the connector system has been mounted to the vehicle by simply re-moving a cover. Light Emitting Di-odes (LEDs), are incorporated into the connector system to provide visu-al indication of the electrical signals from the towing vehicle. An optional mounting bracket is available for con-nector system installations not suited for surface mounting.

Pro Plug works great inside pickup beds for campers and 5th wheels as it can be mounted high on the inside of the bed wall protected under the top bed rail. It also works great as a replacement connector on the mid 90s GM pickups, Suburbans, Yukons and Tahoes with the factory receiver hitch that leaves little room to install a plug, on motor homes and trailers on the rear bumper where the sewer hose is stored, many aftermarket receiver hitches with a flat tube cross bar, and the list goes on.For more information, go to

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Powell Scales NW is Oregon’s largest manufacturer of truck and livestock scales. A leader in

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Van Beek Nutrition, Inc. was established in 1997 in Twin Falls, Idaho. Their mineral

mill was completed in 2000 and pro-duces custom blended mixes and pre-mixes for the dairy and beef industries. The mill is capable of producing 24 tons of bulk products per hour. The mineral can also be bagged in 1-ton totes and 50-lb. bags for smaller batches.Every farm and every group of cattle

require different minerals and vitamins to balance their ration. Van Beek Nu-trition custom mineral is designed to meet the specific needs for your farm. The company’s stated mission is to “enhance herd health and production through nutrition by providing high quality premixes, custom mineral blends and technical advice with at-tention to the specific needs” of their

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clients. Each product of the company is custom formulated to specific animal requirements by the company nutri-tionists and veterinarians.They use the highest quality ingredi-

ents to create custom mineral blends for dairy or beef operations. The formula is adapted to specific animal nutritional requirements by the dairy’s nutritional consultant or by their own in-house nutritionist/D.V.N. Their custom blends are formulated to increase production and boost feed conversion. A well-bred animal should be a well-fed animal. Breeding determines what an animal can do. Feeding and management deter-mine what an animal will do.Van Beek Nutrition offers custom trace

minerals, vitamin blends, specialized formulas, base mixes, vitamin trace minerals, and water soluble vitamins.

If your needs also include all-natural health care products for your livestock, check out their sister company, Van Beek Scientific.Today’s successful livestock produc-

ers get the most out of their animals, and it takes a resourceful consultant with the expertise and programs to put it all together. Van Beek Nutrition’s nu-tritional consultants are committed to the goals of maximum milk production, optimum herd health and increased profitability for their clients. Their partnership (Dairyman/Consultant) ap-proach utilizes nutrition and manage-ment programs based upon observation of performance, and their satisfaction comes from achieving the goals of their partners - the American dairymen.For more information, visit their web-

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With his 30 years of experience, Bob Gabel has per-fected a method to reclaim used rubber conveyor belt from the mining industry. This rubber belting

is made by using the highest quality rubber and bonding it to steel cables which run laterally through the belt. This process

produces a product which is very unique for providing rubber flooring in dairy and horse operations. Rubber flooring greatly reduces concrete stress related to problems occurring in the

legs and feet of cows confined to free stall dairy facilities. The steel cables keep the rubber from stretching and buck-

ling caused by constant livestock traffic and skidsteer scraper machines. The belt stays in place and will last indefinitely as compared to the shorter life of some new manufactured rub-ber products available today, Unlike these newer manufactured products, the steel cabled rubber belting has a much greater toughness This provides for a solid rubber floor effect that is a safe, popular alternative to concrete in the industry. Once the belt is reclaimed from the mine, it is shipped to their

processing yard in Chaffee, NY. With machines developed by Bob Gabel in Chaffee, the belts are processed and prepared. The belts are passed through a grooving machine which highly improved the footing for your animals once it is installed in the typically wet environment of free stall operations. The belt is ready for a custom made fit once it arrives at the farm for a custom fit in the feeder alleys and milk holding area.Each belt is processed and prepared for a custom made fit and

shipped to the farm ready for installation. Gabel Belting, Inc., with their professionally trained crew personally install your belt to their satisfaction and yours. For more information contact: Tim Gabel (Owner) at: Phone:

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Mothers always say breakfast is the most important meal of the day. In a recent sur-

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for the remainder of the day, “ said Da-vid Schmidt, CEO, IFIC Foundation. “There are many benefits to eating a healthful, well-balanced breakfast that includes whole grains, low-fat or fat-free dairy, and fruit or 100 percent fruit juice. Including these MyPyramid ‘food groups to encourage’ at breakfast can go

a long way in helping families meet the Dietary Guidelines for Americans.” According to scientific research regu-

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gest that breakfast aids in mental focus and cognitive performance, especially in children and adolescents. A 2005 review of 22 research studies related to breakfast consumption and academic performance in children and adolescents suggests that eating breakfast may help children do better in school by improving memory, test grades, school attendance, psycho-social function, and mood.According to the IFIC Review: Break-

fast and Health, eating breakfast could help increase mental focus and improve academic performance. Breakfast may also provide benefits to optimize health, improving cardiovascular, digestive and bone health. “Parents understand that eating break-

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