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Farm Rescue mission helps farm families in need
A volunteer with Farm Rescue helps plant a field in 2013. Photo submitted
Rural communities also benefit by Gordon Wolf A person has a lot of time to think when logging windshield hours – about life, about family and about the future. Bill Gross often thinks about these things as he travels – only his windshield hours occur miles above the earth, in the stratosphere, as a Boeing 747 captain for United Parcel Service. On some trips Gross thought about his mission trips through the Presbyterian Church to Romania and Croatia where he helped rebuild houses, conducted Bible studies and worked in orphanages. “There must be something I can do back home,” he said to himself. About seven years ago he was flying over the ocean when the subject of life after retirement arose. “On a 12- to 14-hour flight you have a lot of time to talk,” said Gross, age 47. “I was in my late 30s at that time and said
I was going to get a John Deere planter and plant crops for farmers as a random Good Samaritan.” The idea was to help farmers in his home state of North Dakota. The image of some crazy old guy planting crops for other people evoked laughter from the other pilots in the cockpit. But the idea struck home for Gross, and for a very good reason. As a teenager growing up near Cleveland, North Dakota, he had seen the need in the rural area. His parents, hit by financial trouble, had to sell a portion of their farm, which Gross’s grandfather had homesteaded. That was during the farm crisis of the 1980s and other farm families in the area had done the same thing and had moved away. That meant fewer farm children to fill seats in the classrooms, forcing the closure of the school in Cleveland. Gross had to finish his senior year of high school through correspondence. With the exodus of farm families and the school closure, the business community in Cleveland began to dissolve. The grocery store, café, gas station, vehicle repair shop and other businesses all closed. Today Cleveland consists of an elevator and a few residences, said Gross.
Some time after the conversation with his colleagues, Gross was having dinner with a former college roommate, who had also been an Army chaplain, and the subject of retirement came up. The friend asked Gross how many more years he would work for UPS before he retired, and Gross spoke of his dream to become a Good Samaritan farm helper. “Instead of telling me I was crazy, he said, ‘You know, Bill, I have a couple questions for you. I’m thinking, number one, why don’t you do it now? You don’t know what tomorrow is going to bring.’ “I had always thought I would do this when I retired,” said Gross. “I had never thought that I may not be around or not be physically able to farm.” The friend’s second question was instead of randomly going around the countryside to help farmers, why not help those who are truly in need? Don’t farm accidents happen in which farmers are injured or killed? More children are leaving the farms to work in the cities and are not able to return home to help neighbors in need. And farms today are bigger, resulting in fewer families and fewer people to help a neighbor. The friend said Gross should unify the project and develop an application and screening process.
“I had never thought about forming a non-profit organization,” said Gross. “In my mind, it was still a random Good Samaritan mission.” Gross was less than 10 minutes down the road after the dinner with his friend when he decided that he would start a non-profit organization to help farm families in need with planting and harvesting. “This is what I was looking for years before, a mission field,” said Gross. “I thought at the time, ‘My mission field will be in the fields of the farm families.’” Gross worked the dream over in his mind. He would need to get other people involved – volunteers and sponsors. “Would it really work?” he asked himself. But he reasoned other people must feel the same way he did. He thought of the many retired farmers for whom farming never left their blood. They would want to help out. “Would businesses sponsor this?” he wondered. “I think they would because it is in their best interest for family farms to continue to operate. It is in everyone’s best interest.” FARM RESCUE, Page 3A
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FEBRUARY 2014 FARM RESCUE, from Page 1A Gross started the non-profit organization Farm Rescue in 2005. That year he set up camp at farm shows to raise awareness and to find sponsors. He put his own money into the non-profit organization to get it started. The next year, Farm Rescue helped its first farmer, a man whose right hand had been cut off in a farm accident. Farm Rescue helped nine other farm families in North Dakota that same year, 2006. “Pretty soon we received requests from farmers in South Dakota and Minnesota, and businesses wanted to be sponsors,” said Gross. Farm Rescue has grown every year. Last year the non-profit helped 50 farm families, and the year before it helped 42 families. “To date we’ve helped 252 farm families,” said Gross, adding that Farm Rescue hopes to help at least 50 families in 2014. The geographical scope of Farm Rescue has also grown. Now it is available to help farm families in the entire states of North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota and Iowa, and the eastern part of Montana. “We do this with a database of volunteers,” Gross explained. “The first year we had three volunteers, including me, and I used my vacation time. I don’t get any money from Farm Rescue and put in about 1,000 hours a year.” In fact, everyone associated with Farm Rescue is a volunteer, except for a small staff of employees and a field operations manager. Farm Rescue now has 700 volunteers from all over the United States, among them a retired dairy farmer from Pennsylvania, retired pilots from Fed Ex and Frontier, ministers and a man who comes from Oregon to drive truck “Our volunteers come from all walks of life. They help from two weeks to a month,” Gross explained. “Our volunteers who were farmers love meeting the other farm families and say it is better when they farmed for themselves because they don’t have to worry about the finances.” Gross described the Farm Rescue effort as a big, mobile farm, planting and harvesting hundreds of thousands of acres a year. The non-profit organization does not give money to farmers in need. “This is not a government program,” said Gross. “It’s a grass-roots Good Samaritan effort. We don’t get any federal funds. We do take free-will donations.” Farmers who receive the help have been injured, have an illness or were the victim of a natural disaster. The application lists the criteria, and Gross said Farm Rescue focuses on medium- to small-sized family farms. About half the farm families that apply for help have heard about Farm Rescue or know about the non-profit organization through its website (www.farmrescue.
IOWA FARM & RANCH org) and call at 701-252-2017. To apply, farm families just fill out the application. The other half of farm families that receive help are referred to Farm Rescue by a neighbor or a friend who provides an address and telephone number. This can be done anonymously and often is. Gross encourages people to provide contact information for farm families that aren’t likely to apply for help themselves. Farm Rescue contacts the farm families that are referred to the organization to see if they are willing to accept the help. “In a lot of cases, when they open the door and we explain what we will do, they say, ‘We could really use the help.’,” Gross stated. “Farmers are pretty independent,” he added. “They are hesitant to ask for assistance. We find that especially true in Iowa.” Information on the application is kept confidential. Only Farm Rescue’s board of directors, which selects the cases that have the most need, sees the applications. Last year in Iowa, Farm Rescue helped farm families that suffered tornado destruction, a farmer who was injured in a corn-chopper accident and one who had knee-replacement surgery. “We’ve helped a handful of Iowa farm families with planting and harvest, and we want to help more farm families,” Gross said. Farm Rescue does not use the farm families’ equipment. The use of equipment is donated by a sponsor, RDO Equipment Company, a multi-state implement dealer. Chevy dealers provide four-wheel-drive pickup trucks. An Iowa sponsor, Wilson Trailer, supplies semi hopper bottom trailers to haul grain. Other Iowa sponsors supply money. The main sponsors in Iowa are Wal-Mart, Vander Haag’s Inc. of Spencer, Stine Seed, Key Cooperative, Sudenga Industries of George, Pizza Ranch and Pioneer. “They put in the funding so we can help farm families,” said Gross. “We need operating funds to mobilize our volunteers.” Gross said Farm Rescue makes it clear to volunteers that it is not a social club. “They work long, hard hours in the field so they can help more farm families,” he explained. “We don’t want to have to mobilize more volunteers than needed. If we do, it costs more money because we pay for lodging for volunteers.” The cost of traveling to the volunteer location is the volunteers’ expense. Most drive, said Gross. He added that Farm Rescue does pay for some food expenses, up to $25 a day. The rest is up to the volunteers as Farm Rescue says individuals would have food expenses even if they didn’t volunteer. “If we’re planting we might use three to four volunteers who work in shifts as a team. Sometimes we plant all night long or might shut down for four to five hours at night,” said Gross. Harvesting takes more volunteers as
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semis need to be driven to unload grain. Harvesting operations will take a minimum of six people, sometimes eight, depending on the situation. “We’re not at any one farm for a long time. We use the biggest equipment we can,” said Gross. “A lot of times we might have a thousand acres or more to plant and we’re usually out of there in a day to two days. Harvesting might take two to three long, hard days of work. That’s how we’re able to help 50 farm families a year.” Gross said Farm Rescue can always use more volunteers. Information for volunteers is available on non-profit organization’s website. Volunteers range in age from 18, the youngest allowable age, to a 77-year-old retired farmer and church deacon who has helped Farm Rescue since it served its first farm family. “He still plants and harvests with us every year,” said Gross. Some families treat their volunteer time as a family vacation. “Some families come from as far away as Florida and Kentucky. They bring their families,” Gross explained. “We do have rules about keeping children away from equipment, of course, and no one under 18 can operate equipment.” While Gross and other Farm Rescue volunteers don’t get any financial compensation, they receive other types of rewards for their work. “We’re helping farm families, and that helps the rural communities,” said Gross. “Small, rural communities depend on agriculture in one way or another in the upper Midwest. It matters to the elevator, the banker and the fuel supplier. “If we can help as many farm families as possible to remain on the land, it helps the communities,” Gross continued. “One less farm family means less children going to the small school, one less family to buy power from the rural electric cooperative. If only a few, big corporate farms remained, and if the bank or insurance company or any other business didn’t have that account, they’d be out of business.” Gross said Farm Rescue has several components to its mission. One is the tangible component that everyone sees – helping the farm family in a time of need. “A second component is to help the farm family continue its livelihood so that it is more likely that the children and future generations will be able to stay on the land,” said Gross. “It helps the rural communities, too.” And that mission is firmly rooted in Gross’s memory. Because of financial trouble in the 1980s, his parents weren’t able to help any of their children continue in farming. Gross reasoned that if a farmer is injured or ill, they might have to hire people to help at a time when the family is already financially burdened with medical bills. That means the parents will be less likely to be able to help their children with
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Farm Rescue now accepting applications for spring planting assistance Farm Rescue, a nonprofit organization that provides planting and harvesting assistance free of charge to farm families that have experienced a major illness, injury or natural disaster, is now accepting planting applications from farmers in North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa and eastern Montana. Farm Rescue assisted 50 farm families in 2013 and plans to assist a similar number of families as available funding and volunteer staffing allows. “Now is the time for farmers to apply for planting assistance. Priority consideration will be given to applications received by April 1,” said Bill Gross, Farm Rescue founder and president. “Friends and neighbors may also anonymously refer a family that is in need of assistance since some families are hesitant to ask for assistance themselves.” Farm Rescue introduced a Sponsor-AVolunteer program, which will provide an avenue for potential donors to help further the nonprofit organization’s mission of assisting farm families that have experienced unexpected crises. By making a donation via check or Farm Rescue’s website, anyone can contribute to the important work of the good-hearted, compassionate volunteers. “We are requesting people to consider helping us offset some volunteer costs, which in turn will allow Farm Rescue to mobilize more volunteers,” said Gross. “By sponsoring a volunteer, you are helping us assist more farm families who have experienced major injury, illness or natural disaster.” Sponsor-A-Volunteer donations may be mailed to: Farm Rescue, PO Box 1100, Jamestown, North Dakota 58402. some land or equipment. Gross considers that he is fortunate. Because of his job, he was able later in life to purchase the family farm, which he rents out. Gross recalled Cleveland’s transition from a thriving, small community to nearly a ghost town. “That influenced me and always troubled me – what happens to small, rural communities because of farm families moving away,” he said. “I never knew what to do about it at the time, but years later, this became my way, and our volunteers’ way, that we can help. Every little bit we do can help these rural communities survive. Every little bit helps. “My hope and dream and thought is to carry forward, and thankfully, other people feel the same way, that their mission field is in the fields of farm families.”
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Event to showcase drones for farming Ag Engage and Penton Farm Progress Group announced a new Precision Aerial Ag Show (www. paas2014.com), the first-ever outdoor exposition for unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) use in agriculture, July 9 and 10, 2014 at Progress City USA, Decatur, Illinois. Progress City is one of the permanent biennial sites of the Farm Progress Show. The PAAS is a cooperative event between Farm Progress Events, Penton Farm Progress’ management division for the Farm Progress Show, and AgEngage, a Decatur-based agricultural information company. Manufacturers and suppliers of UAVs and related equipment for agricultural application will demonstrate their products throughout the two show days. The PAAS will feature exhibitor UAV flight demonstrations which will include control and programming of units, and digital displays of their output capabilities. UAVs are commonly called “drones.” Educational presentations will be scheduled which will feature university researchers discussing UAV agricultural applications, as well as presentations from farmers who have used UAVs on their operations. Additional speakers will discuss current regulations, liabilities, and information of interest to UAV owners and users. The event will feature numerous exhibits featuring digital software, cameras, and other products and services associated with the operation and use of UAVs. The exhibit field and demonstration areas will be open to visitors from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The public is welcome. For a full schedule of events and more detailed information, visit www.paas2014.com.
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Iowa Beef Center seeks input from cow-calf producers Iowa cow-calf producers may soon be receiving a survey in the mail from Iowa Beef Center. As part of its ongoing commitment to providing accurate and timely information to the state’s beef industry, IBC is asking the cow-calf segment for opinions on a variety of topics, according to director Dan Loy. “Growth opportunities and challenges exist in cattle production, and we want to identify both of those so we can assist in profitable, sustainable growth of the industry,” he said. “To do so, we need help from Iowa cow-calf producers and that’s why we developed this survey.” Participation is entirely voluntary and all responses will be kept in strict confidence, Loy said. Individuals who will
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The easy-to-use modules teach sound management techniques they can apply to their operation. The cattle industry has embraced BQA because it is the right thing to do; and it also helps cattle operations tell their story to consumers who might not understand all of the safety measures cattlemen take in producing the food on the table. Those interested in taking advantage of this free online BQA certification opportunity should start at www. BIVI-BQA.com for the online modules. Click on Beef Quality Assurance and Beef Cattle Care or one of the other eighteen categories available (Comprehensive Beef Quality Assurance–recommended), register and enter code: BIVIBQA for payment method. After all videos within a specific category have been observed with quizzes passed successfully, individuals will become BQA certified. For more information, contact Doug Bear, Iowa’s BQA Coordinator at doug@iabeef.org or 515-296-2305.
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Iowa Pork Producers introducing Cyclone Swine Spectacular youth event An all-new swine educational event is being held for Iowa youth later this month in Ames. The Iowa Pork Producers Association’s Cyclone Swine Spectacular is being paired with the Iowa State University Block and Bridle Club’s annual Spring Market Hog Show. The event will be conducted on Saturday, February 22, at the brand new Hansen Agriculture Student Learning Center on the south side of the Iowa State University campus and all young swine enthusiasts age eight to 18 are invited to participate at no charge. The morning’s activities will consist of photo and essay contests, a knowledge bowl, swine judging and pork fabrication workshops and showmanship. Contestants will be divided into junior, intermediate and senior divisions. The hog show begins at 1 p.m. and exhibitors of any age are invited to show either market weight crossbred or purebred hogs. A $20 per-head fee must be paid at check-in to participate in the hog show. “We wanted to create more opportunity for youth who are interested in the swine
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is accepting applications for competitive grants to develop and accelerate conservation approaches and technologies on private agricultural and forest lands. “Conservation Innovation Grants (CIGs) have contributed to some of the most pioneering conservation work on America’s agricultural and forest lands,” said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. “It’s an excellent investment in new conservation technologies and approaches that farmers, ranchers and forest landowners can use to achieve their production and conservation goals.” About $15 million will be made available nationwide by the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). State and local governments, federally recognized Indian tribes, non-governmental and educational organizations, private businesses and individuals are
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Three teams of students from Southwestern Community College’s (SWCC) agricultural department represented the college at statewide competitions, during the Post-Secondary Ag Student Organization (PAS) Spring Conference, February 6 and 7, at Ellsworth Community College in Iowa Falls. SWCC came home from the event with team and individual honors in beef and swine competition after facing tough competitors from colleges across the state. The SWCC swine team finished fifth in the state. The team consisted of Micheal Weinkoetz, sophomore, of Afton; Ben Friederichs, freshman, of Durant; and Ben Ostendorf, sophomore, of Madrid. In addition, Weinkoetz placed eighth and Friederichs placed ninth overall in individual competition. SWCC beef team 1 finished sixth in the state, missing the top five by 0.3
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2014 Iowa Pork regional conferences slated for February 24 through 28 The Iowa Pork Producers Association has teamed up with the Iowa Pork Industry Center and Iowa State University Extension and Outreach swine specialists to host regional conferences February 24 through 28. All sessions are hosted from 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Conference dates and locations are as follows: Monday, February 24 – Sheldon, Northwest Iowa Community College, Building A, room 119C Tuesday, February 25 – Carroll, Carroll County Extension Office Wednesday, February 26 – Nashua, Borlaug Learning Center Friday, February 28 – Iowa City, Johnson County Extension Office Conferences are free for those who pre-register or $5 at the door. Individuals can pre-register by calling IPPA at 800-372-7675 or sending an e-mail to schristensen@ iowapork.org. “We strive to provide educational sessions that can provide a return on producer’s Pork Checkoff investment,” said Tyler Bettin, IPPA producer education director. “This year’s sessions should provide take home value for anyone involved in day-to-day pork production management.” Everyone has heard of farmers that have suffered substantial losses due to barn system failures or other management challenges. But what can producers and contract growers do to prevent these losses or limit liability issues resulting from these losses should they occur? The Iowa pork regional conferences will bring back Dr. Mike Brumm, with Brumm Swine Consultancy, to walk producers through steps they can take to be bet-
ter prepared and protected to prevent these losses or limit liability issues. Additionally, Dr. Brumm will discuss what is included in his ideal barn walk-through. He will touch on his experiences working with farms across the Midwest with particular focus on everyday dos and don’ts that can impact the bottom line. Producers are encourage to bring their employees to the conferences. Exports, domestic demand, health challenges and a multitude of other factors can impact livestock producer’s bottom line. Dr. Lee Schulz, livestock economist with Iowa State University, will dive into these issues and current projections, review forecasts for input costs and market hog value in 2014 and discuss what profit opportunity may be in store for producers in the year to come. ISU Extension and Outreach service offers a number of programs and informational pieces to keep pork producers up to speed on emerging and continuing issues. Local ISU swine specialists will give an update regarding issues surrounding ventilation management, euthanasia techniques and antibiotic use and provide some key takeaway points from currently available resources and programs. Additionally, specialists will highlight opportunities for producers and their employees to become further educated on these and other industry challenges. ISU swine specialists also will offer free PQA Plus training prior to each conference. Training will be hosted from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at each conference location. Contact Tyler Bettin at 800372-7675 or tbettin@iowapork.org for more information or to pre-register.
ISU offers three new beef health publications Three new beef health-related publications are available through the Iowa State University Extension and Outreach online store. Iowa State Extension beef veterinarian Grant Dewell authored the publications and said each addresses a specific concern. “The one on vitamin A deficiency in beef calves is perhaps the most timely because of upcoming calving season, but the others also offer current and valuable information for beef operations,” Dewell said. “Both ergot poisoning and trichomoniasis topics provide details on recognizing specific signs and symptoms of those concerns.” All three new publications are two pages in length in pdf format and can be downloaded at no cost: • Trichomoniasis in Beef Cattle PMR 1012 • Ergot Poisoning in Cattle PMR 1013 • Vitamin A Deficiency in Beef Calves PMR 1014 Producers with additional questions about these or any health issues are encouraged to contact their Iowa State Extension beef program specialist or their veterinarian for more information.
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Crawford County CDC cooks up signature event Two day barbecue contest planned for September by Greg Forbes Barbecue enthusiasts are encouraged to prepare their taste buds for a signature tourism event. Earlier this month, the Chamber & Development Council of Crawford County (CDC) announced plans for its first ever Tri City BBQ Fest to take place September 19 and 20 in Denison. The event will be a State Championship competition sanctioned by the Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS). Michele Ertz, Crawford County tourism director, explained that by sanctioning the contest through KCBS, the grand champion of the event will qualify for the Jack Daniels World Championship Invitational Barbecue as well as the American Royal World Series of Barbecue. Ertz said the champion must be a member of the KCBS in order to advance to those national competitions but area competitors will also have the opportunity to demonstrate their barbecue prowess. She added more information for area residents interested in the competition will be available in the near future. As a Tri City BBQ festival, the event additionally caters to chefs from the Sioux City, Des Moines and Omaha/Council All Neewries! Bluffs metropolitan areas. S with the highest score from those cities, TV X entry RThe as decided by KCBS judges, will be given a traveling trophy for the best metro submission. CDC Executive Director Evan Blakley said by ex-
panding the competition to KCBS participants and competitors from the tri-city area, Crawford County has the opportunity to take advantage of its location between three major metro areas. “The tri-city element highlights our central location and gives each metro a stake in the competition,” he said. “They have skin in the game and are going to want to compete to walk away, saying they are the best in the area.” Aside from the barbecue competition, the event will also feature live entertainment, the Iowa Craft Beer tent, carnival rides and more. Blakley stated the idea for such an event began last spring as the desire to attract a large number of visitors and establish an annual celebration that people put on their calendars year after year. “Everyone knows about Applefest in Woodbine or Chicken Days in Wayne, Nebraska. They are far reaching and establish the community in a positive light to others far away.” He continued that the event would give the county a chance to highlight its presence as a major meat producer in the Midwest, Blakley added. “In Crawford County, we have a vibrant meat industry that is a driver of our economy,” he said. “We should celebrate the fact that we produce the greatest meat in the Midwest and produce much of the meat enjoyed by families across the country. “The meat industry impacts every aspect of the community in terms of payroll, employment, commerce and local tax revenues,” he continued. “We thought, why not embrace that?” The establishment of the festival, Blakley said, was spurred by a $25,000 grant from the Denison Tourism Board. The rest of the funds to cover every facet from security to fences to electricity, will be generated through additional grants, community sponsorships and fundraisers. Blakley stated that since the tourism board generously offered a major contribution, the CDC will rebate
any proceeds to the board to reinvest for next year’s event. “They took the first step, believed in this event and put their funding on the line,” he said. “We wanted to be able to offer them something in return.” Because the event was designed to highlight Crawford County’s commitment to community, Blakley said the door is open for local businesses and organizations to display products or services and also generate some proceeds for outlying communities within the county. Blakley added that community members are also encouraged to volunteer to assist with the countless aspects associated with the event such as additional security, ticket taking, operating carnival games and more. “The idea started with us (CDC) but it’s going to have to become a partnership between so many entities to work together efficiently to make this feasible,” he said. “This may likely be the largest and most complex event this community has planned in some time,” Ertz said in an official release issued by the CDC. “It will take the support of dozens of volunteers, our business community and local officials to make this a success.” More details will be released in the near future.
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Cold weather, no sweat yet Agronomists detail weather effects, preview planting season by Greg Forbes After a significant number of days with below freezing temperatures, planting season may seem like a distant thought for producers throughout Iowa. But in reality, spring is less than two months away and future forecasts show an upswing in temperatures with sustained highs above freezing. Realistically, the planting season has been in farmers’ minds for a while, but as temperatures begin to warm up, field agronomists from Iowa State University Extension offered some tips and comments as the new crop season approaches. The following is a question and answer survey submitted by four field agronomists in western Iowa to the Iowa Farm and Ranch via email. Q: What should farmers be doing now to prepare for planting? Aaron Saeugling, serves 17 counties in southwest Iowa: Saegulging said planter maintenance should be a top focus this time of year and producers should also satisfy spring fertilizer, herbicide and seed needs. Farmers must also remember to com-
plete private pesticide applicator recertification classes. Mark Johnson, serves counties in central/west central Iowa: Johnson said farmers should be planning and reviewing factors such as soil test results and pricing inputs. He advised those who have not applied nitrogen to go to the N rate calculator at http://extension.agron.iastate.edu/soilfertility/nrate.aspx and enter expected nitrogen prices and the anticipated corn price to determine the amount of nitrogen per acre to apply in the spring or early summer. “With lower corn prices, they may find their optimum N rate to be lower than it has been for the last few years,” he said. Clarke McGrath, serves counties in western Iowa: McGrath said right now, farmers should just make usual late winter preparations such as making sure equipment is in top condition and ready to go whenever weather permits in the spring. Joel DeJong, serves counties in northwest Iowa: “I like to encourage two game plans - one for the ‘normal’ weather expectations, another if it gets to be a late spring
and the window to plant is smaller than normal,” DeJong advised. He too encouraged farmers to make sure planting equipment is tuned and ready once weather permits. Q: Do persistent frigid conditions pose any concerns to farmers and when can they expect ground to thaw? Saeugling: He said that the cold weather can actually help decrease the population. With potentially so much of the winter left, he said he could not predict when ground would begin to thaw as a heavy snowfall would delay the process even further. Johnson: “How early the spring is and how consistently we have warm temperatures when it does warm up will make a big difference in how long it takes for the ground to thaw out,” he said. McGrath: McGrath stated that from a row crop standpoint, persistent freezing temperatures are not much of a factor. However, livestock producers need to be a little more cautious. WEATHER, Page 2B
DNR issues water summary update Although precipitation for 2013 ended about normal, the first half of the year received about 7.4 inches of precipitation over normal and the second half of the year 7.7 inches under normal. Drought conditions improved dramatically during the year, yet the middle portion of central Iowa remained in moderate drought by December’s end. Shallow groundwater improved, but that was probably due to cooler temperatures rather than recharge, given the dry summer, the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) said. The frost in the upper 48 inches of topsoil across the state has prevented groundwater recharge since November. However soil moisture reserves are better than a year ago. For a more thorough review of Iowa’s water resources in 2013, go to http:// www.iowadnr.gov/watersummaryupdate. The report is prepared by the technical staff from the Iowa DNR, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, and the USGS, in collaboration with the Iowa Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management Department.
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WEATHER, from Page 1B “As far as livestock, it takes the fun out of living in Iowa,� he said. “I certainly hope temps moderate so that feed consumption can drop and help with increased success for late winter/early spring calving season.� DeJong: DeJong too emphasized that livestock producers face more challenges presented by the cold such as freezing fountains and pipes. He added that winter weather can provide some benefits. “Otherwise, having cold weather in the winter is a good cycle breaker for plant diseases, reduces some insect populations and so on,� he said. “It’s tougher on people than on the next crop. Q: Is the lack of precipitation a concern at this point or is it less of an issue with the ground as frozen as it is? Saeugling: He said precipitation is not an issue at this point but consistent rainfall is a must when spring arrives. Johnson: Johnson said since ground is frozen, no precipitation will absorb into the ground and neither will snow when it melts. “Precipitation now is not a concern, however many areas in north central and central Iowa have a lower than normal amount of subsoil moisture and that is a real concern,� he said. “Hopefully, spring and summer rains will help out the situation.� McGrath: “It would have been nice to have more cycles of snowfall/melting to soak in, but we don’t average a lot of precipitation in the winter anyway,� McGrath stated.
The drought monitor showed considerable improvement in 2013, with only 20 percent of the state rated in severe drought, plus 30 percent in moderate drought by the end if the year. Both categories are down significantly from the year’s start, when the entire state was in at least moderate drought, with 30 percent of the state in extreme drought. Graphic from Iowa Department of Natural Resources
DeJong: “Winter precipitation usually doesn’t add very much to soil moisture because a lot runs off of frozen ground and we are also in the driest months of the year on average,� he said. DeJong added although snow melt runoff does not provide much relief to soils, it helps replenish surface waters. He also explained that precipitation is extremely important once the ground can absorb moisture. �But until then, wintertime droughts aren’t that harmful in most instances.� Q: Once the ground can absorb precipitation, how much is needed as planting season begins? Saeugling: Most soils, Saeugling advised, can hold up to eight inches of plant available moisture “so for most of southwest Iowa, a normal spring would be adequate.� Johnson: Due to below average summer and fall
precipitation totals, Johnson said soil moisture levels are below normal which is fine early in the planting season. “Even a little below normal prior to planting season would be okay, since the roots are very small right after germination. But if that happens then, we will need above normal rainfall soon after planting,� he said. “Best case would be normal to a little above normal before and during planting and then above normal after planting. McGrath: He said soil moisture levels in his area are approximately four to five inches short, which would require the normal amount of rainfall in March plus additional four to five inches to satisfy demand. In order to limit runoff and erosion, rainfall would need to subside after an adequate amount has fallen. Since the scenario is likely, McGrath detailed the next best situation. �What we can hope for is to spread out
our extra rain we need throughout March, April and early May, hopefully not interfering with field work too much,� he said. “One thing is for sure, we do not want to head into the heat of summer with a four to five inch soil moisture deficit.� DeJong: In some areas, soil moisture levels could stand six to eight inches of precipitation but DeJong said immediate precipitation is not urgent. “It doesn’t have to come before field work starts, just before the plants need the water,� he said. In other areas, some levels are just four inches from capacity. “Average rainfalls would get us there in those neighborhoods but it just depends on where you live.� Q: Do any potential concerns exist farmers should be aware of as spring approaches: Saeugling: “I think soil erosion is one thing grow-
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Iowa strategy is voluntary, but maybe not optional, to participate, if we hope that further mandated intervention is to be prevented in the future. “I encourage all to learn about it, think about how you can improve practices on your own operation and put a game plan together,” he continued. Q: Is there any indication to the soybean to corn acres ratio in your area? Saeugling: He expected to see more of a 50/50 rotation this year and also predicted that the number of soybean acres could slightly increase. Johnson: “A few months ago, crop budgets for 2014 were showing about equal profitability,” he said. “That led some farmers to plan on a few more acres of soybean and a few less acres of corn.” He added, however, that farmers found corn rootworm problems in continuous corn during harvest, which has led to some discussion of switching to soybean acres in their most problematic fields. McGrath: McGrath said his clients have indicated a 52/48 percent rotation, which decreases the amount of corn acres. “For the most part, guys are throwing in the towel on the corn on corn acres and putting beans in the corn stalk fields unless they have corn marketed very well for the 2014 season,” he said, “or need the extra acres of corn to fulfill contracts or feed needs.” DeJong: Early in the season, DeJong said more soybean acres could be planted in his area but “there are people still making that decision.”
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the Fuego Flame Fireplaces, which were as close to wood stove efficiency as you will find.This company made Zero Clearance fireplaces and also made four different sized inserts, so now I could offer my customers a super efficient fireplace, or install one of the inserts inside of their existing wood burning fireplace, no matter how large or small,” Titus said. But then it wasn’t long before he found a fireplace that has an unusual shape, like a two sided, or see-thru. or arched opening, and these inserts would not fit. So he decided to just make the inserts from scratch to fit these unusual fireplaces. He even built an insert to fit a four sided fireplace for Bill Knapp in Des Moines. The Fuego Flame fireplace inserts can make any fireplace burn up to 70% efficient, and needs no electricity while keeping 99% of the heat in the home. It burns slow like a wood stove while keeping the beauty of the fireplaces overall appearance and fun of watching the fire. Once the insert is installed, the average fireplace can heat 1,000 to 1,500 square feet of a well insulated home, while using 2/3 less wood, and protects the home from runaway fires. It can burn most of the night on just 3 or 4 hardwood logs, leaving you a nice bed of hot burning coals to ignite new logs come morning. “Some of my customers use the fireplace 24/7 all winter long, and rarely hear
their furnace kick on. Thus they save a tremendous amount of fuel each month. These inserts literally pay for themselves by saving the customers fuel,” Titus says. The inserts are made using 12-guage steel, which Titus said transmits the heat quicker because it’s lighter. Cool air from the house enters underneath the insert, and is then circulated up the back of the fireplace with the heated air exiting out the top, all without the use of a fan. The temperature of the air coming off this insert varies from 200 to 1000 degrees. Titus says, “You bake in your oven at 350, and you can feel that kind of heat coming out of the top of the fireplaces heat opening. Most heat circulating fireplaces do not come close to putting out that kind of heat, for they send all their heat up the chimney.” The Fuego Flame inserts are installed using an insulated ceiling, which prevents the stove heat from going up the fireplaces chim- ney. The insert damper control is on the inserts face plate, so you can close the doors and then close the damper.The inserts also burn with their damper 95% closed, thus making the wood burn nice and slow. The twin glass doors are made using ceramic glass, which will take 1400 degrees temperature, so you never have to worry about breaking the glass with heat, and you get to enjoy watching the slow burning logs inside. These twin
doors are easy to clean with very little effort. “Remember when you were a kid sitting around the campfire, or at a family reunion, how much fun it is to sit around the campfire? Well, you can have that same fun in your home with a real wood burning fire in your fireplace all winter long, and enjoy the romance of the flames; and everyone could use more romance, right? It is actually mesmerizing to watch the flames, and you don’t even have to say a word as you watch the fire. Now you can have the romantic comfort of a campfïre and enjoy all that warmth in your home safely and efficiently,” said Titus. For those that can’t or don’t wish to burn wood,Titus offers super efficient gas logs as an option. He started selling those in 1991, and they offer the same nice flame effect, but without the work and cleanup from real wood. “I’ve got people who bought a fireplace from me in the 70’s and 80’s that are now having me put gas logs in those same fireplaces,” said Titus. These gas logs are capable of heating up to 1,000 square feet of the average well insulated home, so if you have a power outage, these gas logs will keep you toasty warm, and keep the pipes from freezing in your home. Titus has covered a large area of the Midwest in his sales and installation travels,“I have built and installed units in fireplaces
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from Minneapolis to Kansas City and all over Iowa.” said Titus, “I’ve learned that if I go to a county fair, I get business from that area.” He also feels that word of mouth has been his best advertising, and that the personal attention he can offer gets the sales. “I do all the work myself,” saidTitus.“I don’t even charge for estimates when I come into your home. I feel an in home visit is the only way I can know exactly what the customer needs.” Titus is also not afraid to tackle, or at least look at, any chimney problems including a cracked chimney. “I’ve fixed one of those many times for someone,” said Titus. “I installed a stainless steel liner inside the chimney and made it safe and efficient.” Titus explained that these inserts are not like others that you can buy, and that it takessometimetoinstallthem. “Thisisnotaquickfixjo b,”saidTitus.“Idon’tjustshov eitintoyourexistingfireplace ,collect a check and leave. Most of the other inserts on the market make your fireplace look like it has a wood stove shoved into it, and
they change the whole look of the fireplace by putting a big metal shroud around the insert. It takes me from six to eight hours to do this, but it will be done right and you’ll never need to do anything more with it.” Titus has even thought of people who like to cook food over a wood fire. “I’ve developed a barbeque grill that will fit inside there,” saidTitus.“You can grill steaks or bake potatoes. It will work great for putting a dutch-oven in the fireplace too.” Feel free to contact Rick at The Country Store for more information. You can call either 515-5323881 or 515-293-2455, or visit his website at: www. fireplacesatthecountrystore. com, or email him at yahtitus@gmail.com. “We don’t know what the future holds for our electrìcal system in this country,” said Titus. “If someone wants to control us, they could cut off the electricity, food supply, or disrupt our fuel. Everyone should have a way to heat their home without electricity.”
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Past, present, and future “Opposite Worlds” is a new reality television program on the SyFy network I’ve been watching for the past couple weeks. The premise pretty simple: two teams battle it out each week in the “present” to see who lives in the luxurious “future” world or who has to try to survive in the “past” cave. Think the real life version of The Jetsons versus The Flintstones. The only catch is that between the two worlds is a glass wall where the players can see each other. The show is kind of a neat experiment but it also got me thinking about the past, present, and future of agriculture. Everytime we talked
about combining corn in the fall, my grandparents would call it picking corn. Since I was not raised on a farm, this term seemed silly to me until I married the farmer and learned that combines are a fairly modern invention. My grandfather had a two-row picker that would gather ears of corn from two rows of corn at a time. Of course, they did not farm thousands of acres either. Today, farmers can purchase a 12-row combine option. Of course, this doesn’t work as well on the hills, or so I’ve been told by my husband. Not only do they have larger equipment, but it’s a bit more comfortable too. My grandpa said he
climbed into the chair of the open tractor and the two conveyors moved the corn up on either side of him. Giving someone a hands-on education as to how the picker was run was impossible. Farming was noisy, dirty, and dangerous. Now the farmers sit high above the corn crop, in a sometimes air conditioned combine with one or sometimes two comfortable seats, which makes teaching the next generation of farmers a lot easier. Water systems on the farm are a whole lot easier now as well. We’ve had some problems with our well pump during the last couple weeks.
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Ingredients 8 oz wagon wheel pasta 8 oz Italian sausage 1 t onions, minced ½ t basil leaves ½ t oregano leaves ¼ t black pepper, ground 1 jar (24oz) spaghetti sauce 2 c shredded mozzarella cheese, (8 ounces) Instructions 1. Preheat oven to 400°F. Cook pasta as directed on package. Drain well. 2. Meanwhile, break up Italian sausage in large skillet. Cook on medium heat 5 minutes or until cooked through. Drain fat. 3. Mix sausage, spaghetti sauce, onions, basil, oregano and pepper in 9-inch deep dish pie plate or 2½-quart casserole. Add pasta; mix well. Sprinkle with mozzarella slices. 4. Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until cheese is melted and mixture is heated through.
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Annie’s Project begins in March Extension program offers risk management for farm and ranch women Getting a grip on today’s agriculture technology and becoming an effective farm business partner is the focus of Annie’s Project. Annie’s Project is based on the experiences of a Midwestern farm wife who spent her lifetime learning how to be an involved business partner with her farm husband. Together they did great things, but it wasn’t easy. Annie’s Project takes life experiences and shares it with farm women living
and working in a complex dynamic, evolving business environment. In the class, farm women receive training in the areas of financial records, production records, marketing plans, risk management, legal regulation and records, and human resources. The women’s empowerment program will be offered on six Thursday evening sessions beginning March 6. The program is provided by Iowa State University Extension and Outreach of Crawford County and will take place at the First United Methodist Church, 113 South 14th Street, Denison. Dinner is provided and
starts at 5:45 p.m. with the program beginning at 6 p.m. and concluding by 9 p.m. The cost is $75 per person; pre-registration is required. Participants can register online at http://www.aep. iastate.edu/annie. For information about the national Annie’s Project visit http://www.extension. iastate.edu/annie. For answers to questions about the program, contact Shane Ellis, ISU Extension farm management specialist, by email at shanee@iastate. edu or by phone 515-5200601. The Crawford County Extension office can be reached by phone at 712263-4697.
Crawford County Cattlemen donate $1,000 to South Dakota livestock producers A donation of $1,000 from the Crawford County Cattlemen’s Association will help South Dakota livestock producers who lost cattle in a blizzard that occurred in October. More than 20,000 head of cattle were killed in the blizzard, according to some news accounts. The $1,000 check was presented by Crawford County Cattlemen’s Asso-
ciation President Phil Blum, to Merle Witt, membership coordinator with the Iowa Cattlemen’s Association (ICA), at the cattlemen’s annual banquet Saturday night at the Schleswig Community Building. Witt said the check will go to the South Dakota Cattlemen’s Association and will be distributed to that state’s association members who lost cattle.
He said a check for about $28,000 from Iowa cattlemen had been sent earlier to the South Dakota Cattlemen’s Association. “It’s a sad situation when you lose that many cattle,” said Witt. “We know what it’s like to lose the genetics. You just don’t get back into that in a couple years. It takes a lifetime to get that back.”
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Cattlemen raise $4,000 for the Beef Stick Lady by GordonWolf Dee Ann Paulsrud, of rural Danbury, better known as the Beef Stick Lady, received a $4,000 donation from those attending the Crawford County Cattlemen’s Association annual banquet Saturday night, February 8, at the Schleswig Community Building. According to a story in the May 2013 Iowa Farm and Ranch, the legend of the Beef Stick Lady began in November of 2006 when Paulsrud’s husband, Ted, came home from his very last meeting as the District 7 Director for the Iowa Cattlemen’s Association (ICA). The ICA established Beef’n Up the Troops in 2002 but at Ted’s final meeting had voted to discontinue the effort. A couple of days later, Ted suggested he and Dee Ann take over the efforts. Dee Ann, at first, admitted she was more than hesitant but found inspiration in her father who had served more than four years in World War II. At Saturday’s banquet, Paulsrud had all veterans in the audience stand and said, “It’s these people who have kept our flag
flying and there are still people over there keeping our flag flying. We will be in a lot of trouble if that flag ceases to fly. “It’s so important that we support our soldiers some way, and who ever would have thought a farmer from west central Iowa on a farm by Danbury could send 178,000 beef sticks in seven years. It’s because of all the friends that the Beef Stick Lady has.” Paulsrud noted the labels on each beef stick sent to soldiers is printed with the Beef Stick Lady and Friends. “I hear a lot of feedback from our soldiers that it is so nice to have a taste of home,” said Paulsrud, “and for that, thank you for the support given during the past seven years.” Later in the evening, JR Pauley with Denison Livestock Auction conducted a special appeal that raised $4,000 in 10 minutes for the Beef Stick Lady’s program. Individuals interested in making a donation can contact the Paulsruds at 712883-2249 or send donations to 4980 320th Street, Danbury, Iowa, 51019.
Livestock production program for 4-H to be developed Youth participating in 4-H are the focus of a new Iowa State University livestock education program. Amy Powell was recently hired to help develop an online curriculum to teach youth in 4-H about raising livestock. The new Extension and Outreach position of 4-H livestock specialist will work with Department of Animal Science professors to ensure the information is scientifically sound. “One in every five Iowa youth develops life skills by participating in 4-H programs demonstrating the importance of providing a research-based education,” said Cathann Kress, vice president for Extension and Outreach. “This new position complements the governor’s STEM Initiative to boost our youths’ knowledge and skills.” Powell is a native of Tennessee and worked as an extension educator there for about 16 years. She earned a bachelor’s degree in
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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
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Tilliage Equipment for Sale IA: C-IH 12R36”Vertical Fold 3 pt, always shedded 308-9955515 IA:Hiniker 6000 cultivator unitslike new 319-521-7220 IA: 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 & Handling 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 712210-6587 IA: New Orthman dry bean cutters 308-995-5515 IA: 12 x 72 PECK Auger. Flighting is excellent. 2 years old. 712-270-0735 Do you like Auctions? Are you looking for a special item? Do you collect anything? The MidlandAuction.com site will email you only Auction Sale bills that match what you’re looking for. ITS EASY ITS FREE go to www. midlandsAuctions.com
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 712210-6587 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 Westendorf W130 losfrt zz45,000 515-368-1358
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Iowans selected to oversee National Beef Checkoff program Four Iowa beef producers were selected to serve on national committees to oversee the Beef Checkoff at the 2014 Cattle Industry Annual Convention in Nashville, Tennessee, February 4 through 7. Terri Carstensen, Odebolt, and Scott McGregor, Nashua, will serve oneyear terms on the Beef Promotion Operating Committee, which, following input from beef producers nationwide, will make final budget allocations for FY 2015 national Beef Checkoff Programs. Dean Black, Somers, and Kent Pruismann, Rock Valley, were selected to serve on the Executive Committee of the Cattlemen’s Beef Board. Black and Pruismann, appointed by the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, represent Iowa cattle producers on the Beef Board. The 11-member
Executive Committee operates under the direction of and within the policies established by the full Board and is responsible for carrying out Beef Board policies and conducting business and making decisions necessary to administer the terms and provisions of the Act and Order between meetings of the full Board. Carstensen and McGregor represent the Iowa Beef Industry Council on the Federation of State Beef Councils, which is an alliance of 45 state beef councils that collect the $1 per-head beef checkoff. Beef councils forward 50 cents of the $1 beef checkoff to the national Cattlemen’s Beef Board (CBB) and retain the other 50 cents for in-state use or to re-invest with the Federation to extend national beef promotion efforts.
Each year the beef checkoff undergoes a producer-driven budget and program planning process. The Operating Committee, with 10 Federation members and 10 CBB members, approves the final national plan. National programs are funded by investments from the Federation (from state beef council investments) and the national 50 cents, collected through the Cattlemen’s Beef Board. The Operating Committee will approve plans for FY 2015, which begins Oct. 1, 2015. The beef checkoff is a $1-per-head assessment a majority of cattlemen voted upon themselves in 1986 to spend on advertising, beef safety research, product enhancement, new product development, foodservice and retail programs and consumer
Iowa cattle producers elected to oversee The Beef Checkoff Program include, from left, Scott McGregor, Nashua; Dean Black, Somers; Terri Carstensen, Odebolt; and Kent Pruismann, Rock Valley. Photo submitted
education. Importers are assessed a comparable amount for beef products they import into the United States.
Support for the beef checkoff, at 78 percent, is the highest recorded in the past 21 years, according to a recent survey of 1,225
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Farm bill vote
Harkin yes, Grassley no The U.S. Senate passed the farm bill by a vote of 68 to 32 on Tuesday afternoon, February 4. The bill was signed into law by President Barack Obama on Friday, February 7, on the campus of Michigan State University. Senator Tom Harkin, a Democrat, was among those who voted yes. He said the bill is not perfect but added the bill is basically sound and balanced. Senator Chuck Grassley, a Republican, voted no. He said he was disappointed that an amendment he offered to set a hard cap on farm payments was watered down. The previous week the House passed the farm bill 251-166. Congressman Steve King voted in favor of the bill although he said he had reservations about the legislation. Harkin, a member of the House-Senate conference committee on the new farm bill, provided the following emailed statement to the Iowa Farm and Ranch: “Under the framework of budget cuts governing this bill, it is basically a sound and balanced bipartisan bill. It will help reduce the federal budget deficit, while helping to sustain the rural and national economy, continuing income protection for the farm sector, and achieving reforms through consolidating, streamlining or eliminating programs. “The bill continues and provides funding
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for progressive initiatives that I was proud to sponsor and include in previous farm bills. These forward-looking initiatives include supporting local food production and sales, promoting healthy foods and better nutrition, investing substantially more in conserving soil, water, wildlife and other natural resources, boosting renewable energy and energy efficiency, and assisting beginning farmers. “The new farm bill is not perfect, and concessions had to be made, especially
given the framework requiring spending cuts. I would have preferred not to reduce conservation funding, and I am concerned about reducing the overall level of nutrition assistance to low-income families. Fortunately, the bill will not kick anyone off the program who needs nutrition assistance, but for many families it will reduce benefits.” Harkin is a senior member and former chairman of the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
The legislation marked the eighth farm bill he has worked on since coming to Congress in 1975. He chaired the committee during passage of the 2002 and 2008 bills. Grassley released the following statement after the Senate vote on February 4: “I’m extremely disappointed that my provisions to place a hard cap on farm payments and better define who can receive those payments were stripped down to such a great extent that they likely won’t have much effect. Unfortunately, a few members of the House and Senate placed parochial interests above the broader good for the agricultural community. “Currently 10 percent of the wealthiest farmers receive 70 percent of the benefit from the farm program. This puts smalland medium-sized farms and young and beginning farmers at a disadvantage. These are the very people the farm program is supposed to help. The committee leaders negotiating the final bill struck my simple, common-sense and enforceable provisions from the final bill. “As a farmer myself, I understand how a five-year farm bill helps with long-term planning, and there are some good things in the bill. But, I can’t turn a blind eye to a select few members dismantling a provision that was passed by wide, bipartisan majorities in both the House and the Senate.”
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