AGRONOMY
Added equipment , continued growth
Mid County Agronomy has continued its growth . The continued addition of new customers has made it necessary to bolster our equipment fleet . In order to ensure prompt service in the spring , Mid County has purchased an additional
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Case IH Airflow . Along with the Case IH Airflow , we have added one tender truck this summer and will be adding an additional truck to the fleet this winter . These additions to our fleet is for one reason , to continue delivering top tier service to our patrons .
We have also added five more pull-type spreaders to better serve our customers . While the heaviest use for these is spring , they are also used throughout the entire crop year . All spreaders also have tarps to help protect your fertilizer in the case of inclement weather , and all are outfitted with hydraulic drive wheels to save you time in the field .
Continuing the “ growth ” theme , Mid County Agronomy has also started expansion of a seed warehouse in Cologne . The seed warehouse will give us the ability to store large amounts
Aly Dieball Junior Holstein
For most 13-year-olds , representing the state of Minnesota at a convention in New York would seem like an overwhelming responsibility . Not for Aly Dieball of Green Isle , Minnesota . For Aly , it was just another week in her life .
Aly , daughter of Jim and Wendy Dieball , traveled to Saratoga Springs , New York with her family for the National Junior Holstein Convention . She participated in the national public speaking competition for the third year in a row .
Aly ’ s road to Saratoga Springs began in March when she represented Sibley County in Minnesota Holstein Association ’ s statewide speech competition in Willmar . The winner of the competition would represent Minnesota in New York . Aly ’ s speech on rBST shots given to dairy cows was good enough for first place and a ticket to Saratoga Springs .
In 2014 , Aly won the competition and headed to Dubuque , Iowa for the national competition . Last year , Aly won again and presented her speech at nationals in Illinois . And this year , Aly ’ s speech landed her in the Empire State .
For the third year in a row , Dieball , from a town of about 300 people , would represent her whole state on a national level .
Aly performed her speech in front of a panel of judges in New York . She was scored on content , presentation , knowledge of the subject and her responses to questions at the end of the speech .
Growing up on a farm with over 130 cows , Aly has always been interested in topics of dairy . She chose to speak about
of seed on-site and give us the ability to organize seed by hybrid , variety and seed size . With the additional space we will no longer need to store seed in multiple buildings on our site which will also help in reducing product loss due to excessive handling and tight space .
Used primarily for soybeans and corn , this addition will increase efficiency of our Soybean Seed Treating operation meaning less wait time for our customers .
As progress continues , please stop in to check out the new addition and take a quick tour !
rBST shots out of pure curiosity .
“ I heard about the shot quite a bit and didn ’ t know what it was at first , so I thought I would educate myself ,” Dieball said .
Although the Dieball farm doesn ’ t use rBST shots , Aly ’ s speech convinced judges otherwise . They noted her great depth of knowledge on the topic .
At the family farm , Aly feeds calves , helps with fieldwork , picks up bales , and assists with milking , among other tasks .
“ She works hard ,” Wendy Dieball said . “ You always want the best for your kids , but when they work hard at something and do their best , it makes you happier than anything .”
The trip to New York was Aly ’ s first time on a plane . While in Saratoga Springs , located about three hours north of New York City , the Dieball family visited a horse track , toured six different farms , took a bus tour of the city , and attended an auction where a cow was sold for $ 115,000 .
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