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Turkey isn’t just for the holidays. Eggs aren’t just for breakfast.
Fun facts and trivia you might not have known about Turkey and Egg Production in South Dakota
Beef Cuts Diagram p. 27
Simple Farm to Table Recipes p. 14-16
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Are GMOs A-OK p. 13 Agriculture Future of America p. 26-27
The Secret to Getting Kids to Eat Their Vegetables p. 12 Ground Beef Thawing p. 21
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Beefs Top 10 Essential Nutrients p. 4 Protein Benefits of Beef p. 22 3 Simple Steps for Grilling Beef p. 9
SOUTH DAKOTA AG NEWS & EVENTS News From Around The Country p. 28-29 Several Ag related articles from around the country.
South Dakota Beef Industry Council Invests in the Future of Agriculture p. 18 Find out what the Beef Industry is doing to improve Agriculture throughout the state.
Intensive Grazing p. 12 Understanding the “Intensive” in Intensive Grazing.
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helps your body use oxygen.
CHOLINE
supports nervous All lean beef system development. cuts have less than 10 grams of total fat, 4.5 grams PROTEIN or less of saturated fat helps preserve and and less than 95 milligrams of build muscle. cholesterol per 3 ½-oz. cooked serving. Surprise! Some cuts SELENIUM of beef are as lean as a helps protect cells 3-oz. skinless chicken from damage. thigh.
B-vitamins in beef help give you the energy to tackle busy days.
VITAMINS B 6 and B12
help maintain brain function.
ZINC
helps maintain a healthy immune system.
PHOSPHORUS helps build bones and teeth.
NIACIN
supports energy production and metabolism.
RIBOFLAVIN
helps convert food into fuel.
BEEF GIVES YOUR BODY MORE of the nutrients you need. A 3-oz. serving of lean beef provides the following nutrients in about 150 calories: Calories 8% DV
48% DV
Protein
44% DV 40% DV 36% DV
B12 Selenium Zinc
26% DV 22% DV
Niacin B6 Phosphorus Choline Iron
19% DV 16% AI* 12% DV
DID YOU KNOW? • Don’t be left unsatisfied. A 3-oz serving of lean beef provides 25 g (about half) of the Daily Value for protein, which is one of the most satisfying nutrients. • Get your workout in! Exercise is more effective when paired with a higherprotein diet. • Interested in heart health? Research shows that including lean beef, even daily as part of a heart-healthy diet and lifestyle, improved cholesterol levels.
Riboflavin 10% DV The “daily value” percentage (aka DV) helps you determine how much of a particular nutrient a food contributes to average daily needs. Each nutrient is based on 100% of the daily requirements for that nutrient (for a 2,000 calorie diet). (*AI stands for Adequate Intake. The highest AI for Choline is 550mg.)
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U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, USDA Nutrient Data Laboratory. 2012. USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 25. Available at: http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/search/. Paddon-Jones D, Westman E, Mattes RD, Wolfe RR, Astrup A, Westerterp-Plantenga M. Protein, weight management, and satiety. Am J Clin Nutr 2008;87:1558S-61S. Layman DK, Evans E, Baum JI, Seyler J, Erickson DJ, Boileau RA. Dietary protein and exercise have additive effects on body composition during weight loss in adult women. J Nutr 2005;135:1903–10. Symons TB, Sheffield-Moore M, Mamerow MM, Wolfe RR, Paddon-Jones D. The anabolic response to resistance exercise and a protein-rich meal is not diminished by age. J Nutr Health Aging 2011;15:376-81. Roussell MA, Hill AM, Gaugler TL, West SG, Vanden Heuvel JP, Alaupovic P, Gillies PJ, and Kris-Etherton PM. Beef in an Optimal Lean Diet study: Effects on lipids, lipoproteins, and apolipoproteins. Am J Clin Nutr 2012;95:9-16.
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South Dakota Agriculture Products Agriculture is South Dakota’s leading industry, with a $19 billion impact on the state’s economy. More than 4 million acres of corn – the state’s top commodity – are planted in South Dakota in an average year. It is grown primarily east of the Missouri River; more than 500 million bushels are harvested each year. Along with the state’s other top agriculture products, South Dakota also grows two types of sunflowers – oilseed and confectionery. The state ranks second in sunflower seed and oil production in the U.S. Source: FarmFlavor.com & www.nass.usda.gov
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Hogs
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Milk & Dairy
The 2014 harvest of 787.4 million bushels of corn enough to sweeten 575 billion cans of soda. South Dakota earned $3.2 billion in cash receipts in 2014.
With a total of 3.7 million head, South Dakota raises 4 percent of the nation’s cattle herd. Ranked 7th in the US. The sector earned $2.96 billion in cash receipts in 2014.
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The ham sandwich is the most popular lunch sandwich in the United States, so it is no surprise that South Dakota’s pork sector earned a robust $446 million in cash receipts in 2014.
A total of 94,000 head of dairy cows produced 245 million gallons of milk worth $374 million in cash receipts in 2014. South Dakota is home to approximately 255 thousand dairy farms.
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Soybeans
Poultry/Eggs
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Sunflower Seed/Oil
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Soybeans produced in South Dakota can be used in the production of ink, car seats, crayons and more. Farmers harvested 5.1 million acres of soybeans in 2014 and generated $2.1 billion in cash receipts.
Alfalfa and grass hay are produced to supplement the diets of livestock, especially in winter. Farmers harvested 3.2 million acres of hay in 2014 and earned $732 million in cash receipts.
Wheat
Farmers harvested 131.2 million bushels of wheat in 2014. This is enough to make 30.5 billion loaves of white bread. The state’s wheat sector earned $728 million in cash receipts in 2014.
South Dakota is home to 3 million chickens and 5 million turkeys. South Dakota is #1 in the nation for Goose production. This commodity generated $300 million in cash receipts in 2014.
In 2014, the Sunflower sector brought in about $192 million in cash receipts. Over 500 thousand acres were harvested. South Dakota is ranked #2 in the nation for Sunflower seed/oil production.
Sheep, Goats & Wool
South Dakota raised 255 thousands heads of sheep in 2014. Netting them $43.6 million in cash receipts. South Dakota is 5th in the Nation for sheep production.
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Tur k e y isn’t just for the holidays.
EVEN A BIRD BRAIN WILL LOVE THESE TURKEY FACTS • It’s estimated that turkeys have approximately 3500 feathers at maturity.
• Feeling drowsy after eating Thanksgiving dinner?
A recent study showed that carbohydrate rich, not turkey-protein rich, meals increase levels of tryptophan in the brain which creates drowsiness.
• Turkeys are raised in large, open buildings that keep the turkeys comfortable.
This protects the turkeys from predators such as coyotes or hawks, disease and weather extremes while providing them a large area to move and interact with other turkeys.
• South Dakota raises an average of 5 million turkeys a year.
• Fossils have been found from 10 million years ago...turkeys were around even then!
• A hen can lay 90-110 eggs in their 25-week pro- • Turkeys were domesticated beginning in the 16th duction cycle. century.
One tom can father as many as 1,500 poults (newly hatched turkeys) during a 6-month production cycle.
There were seven varieties of wild turkeys in America when Europeans first arrived and all seven still exist in the wild today.
• Only male turkeys gobble.
• Turkey sandwiches account for 48% of all turkey
• South Dakota turkeys eat an average of 51,000
• Turkey barns have wood shavings and or oat
tons of soybean meal a year.
consumption.
hulls on the floors.
Turkey manure is naturally deposited into the wood shavings to make an organic, nutrient rich fertilizer that is distributed on farm fields and residential lawns.
• In a turkey’s lifetime, it will consume approxi-
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Eggs
• An eggs shell color is based on the breed of chicken that laid it.
This protects the turkeys from predators such as coyotes or hawks, disease and weather extremes while providing them a large area to move and interact with other turkeys.
aren’t just for breakfast. BECOME AN EGGHEAD WITH THESE EGG FACTS
• You can keep fresh, uncooked eggs in the
shell refrigerated in their cartons for at least three weeks after you bring them home.
• As hens grow older they produce larger eggs • Chickens came to the New World with
Columbus on his second trip in 1493.
• A hen requires about 24 to 26 hours to produce an egg.
After the egg is laid, the hen starts all over again about 30 minutes later.
• The white part of a large egg contains about
• Eggs contain the highest quality food protein known.
• There are approximately 280 million laying birds in the Untied States.
• There are approximately 200 breeds of
chickens.
2 tablespoons’ worth of liquid, the yolk is about 1 tablespoon, making an entire egg approximately 3 tablespoons.
• An average hen lays 300 to 325 eggs a year.
• To tell if an egg is raw or hard-cooked, spin
• Most chickens lay their eggs between the
it! If the egg spins easily, it is hard-cooked, if it wobbles, it is raw.
hours of 7AM and 11AM.
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anagement-intensive grazing and other intensive grazing systems have been promoted for quite a few years, but what does the word intensive mean when it is used with grazing?
What do you think of when you hear the phrase “intensive grazing”? Many small pastures with lots of fencing? Moving animals to new pastures almost daily or even several times each day? Lots of animals completely grazing small areas before moving to fresh pasture? Most folks don’t fully understand what the word “intensive” refers to when used with grazing. It’s not intensive fencing. It’s not intensive labor or intensive animal movement. And it’s especially not intensive defoliation. Intensive is all about management. Management can’t happen unless there is a goal or
objective, or more likely, several objectives. Many advisors classify goals in three main categories: financial/ economic goals, lifestyle/quality of life goals, and environmental/landscape goals. A timeframe also should be included within all goals. After all, actions that might maximize production or profit today or this year could result in pasture degradation and/or financial losses in the future.
pasture could be intensively managed by controlling the number of animals placed in the pasture, when they are allowed in, and when they are removed. This placement of animals could be repeated many times throughout the year if that would allow you to meet your goals.
Begin by deciding your goals and what you want to accomplish with your grazing. Profit, workload, sustainability, family participation, and other factors all might influence the decisions, actions, and methods you use to accomplish these goals.
“Intensive”
Management is how you control the resources you have available. When you have only one pasture, you have little control of where and when animals graze. This one
Even greater control, though, might be accomplished by dividing your grazing land into many smaller pieces or paddocks. But most important is how you manage the
is all about management grazing of each individual small paddock as well as combine all the small pastures into one management unit. One of the bigger mistakes many people make is to think that intensive grazing means you should graze each small pasture real short before moving to the next pasture. Sometimes severe or short grazing may be appropriate, but more often than not, we want more grass leaves left behind after a move so it will regrow faster and be ready for another grazing sooner. Thus, it’s the intensity of your management that enables you to meet your grazing goals. Intensive grazing is a great tool when used correctly. Remember – it is management, not the defoliation, that is intensive. SOURCE: Bruce Anderson, Nebraska Extension Forage Specialist University of Nebraska–Lincoln Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources
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Water Conserving Tips For
Summer Gardening
Temperatures are on the rise this summer and it can be a Make Sure Mulch Doesn’t Crust Over challenge to keep your garden alive and growing without 4. Mulch is great for holding in moisture and keeping the base of plants cool. However, breaking the bank. To help conserve water and keep your a thick layer of mulch can also form a crust that prevents water from getting to the roots. Break up crusted mulch with a rake to allow water in. plants alive, try these eight helpful tips: From farmflavor.com
1. Choose the Right Tool Watering with a standard garden hose and nozzle can be the least efficient way to water because so much is lost as mist, runoff and evaporation. Instead, try using a soaker hose or a sprinkler wand.
2. Don’t Over Water
A good rule of thumb is that your plants need 1 to 2 inches of water per week, but there’s no set rule, so use your best judgement considering factors like the weather and your climate. Your best guide is always use the plant tag (the small spear-shaped plastic tag that came with the plant when you bought it). It will tell you the sun, soil, pH and water requirements. If you didn’t keep your plant tag, keep the soil lightly moist and see how the plant responds. If conditions are especially hot and windy in your area, keep a careful eye out for wilting. If you see wilting, add water to the soil, but don’t overcompensate by drowning the plant. Over-watering is just as bad as under-watering; it leads to root rot and soil compaction that robs the roots of air.
3. Don’t Waste Water
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5. Test for Moisture
You can buy a tool (Outdoor Moisture Sensor Meter) to gauge your soil’s moisture level at your nearby nursery. But if you don’t have one, a large straight blade screwdriver is a good standby. Poke it into the soil; the drier the soil, the more resistance you’ll meet.
6. If You Can, Water in the Morning
If you water while it’s (relatively) cool outside, water has time to soak in before it evaporates on the surface. And if you do it in the morning, that helps the plant to take up the water during the day. Watering at dusk or early evening is okay, but you run the risk of fungus formation.
7. Use Cool Water
Don’t use a hose that’s been coiled up, filled with water and sitting in the sun all day. That coiled hose can act like a water heater, and hot water stresses sensitive plants. Store your hose in the shade. If you can’t, run the heated water out before giving your plants a drink.
8. Water at Widely Spaced Intervals
It’s better to give your garden larger amounts of water at longer intervals than to apply small amounts frequently. Shallow watering encourages shallow rooting. In very hot weather, a good range for watering your garden is every other day. Again, make sure to monitor the soil moisture. SOURCE: http://farmflavor.com/8-water-conserving-tips-summer-gardening/
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The Secret to Getting Kids to
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eft to their own devices, most kids will choose to gobble down ice cream or chocolate rather than broccoli or brussels sprouts. So, at school lunch, they’ll likely eat the yummiest items first and then drop the rest in the trash. But a new study finds that kids eat more fruits and vegetables when school recess takes place before lunch, rather than after. “Recess is a pretty big deal to kids,” said lead researcher Joe Price, an associateprofessor in the Department of Economics at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. “If you’re going to make a kid choose between going to recess and eating their veggies , recess is going to win.” The study, led by Price and David Just, director of the Cornell Center for BehavioralEconomics in Child Nutrition Programs at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, looked at seven elementary schools in a Utah school district. Three of the schools switched recess to before lunch, while four schools continued to hold recess after lunch. For four days in the spring and nine days in the fall, the researchers measured how many fruits and vegetables each student ate during lunch. The three schools that made the switch,did so in the fall. In the schools that switched recess to before lunch, children ate 54 percent more fruits and vegetables than they did before the switch, the researchers found. Moreover, there was a 45 percent increase in the number of kids who ate at least one serving of fruits and vegetables a day. But in schools that kept recess after lunch, children actually ate fewer fruits and vegetables as the year went on. Previous studies had attempted to encourage children to eat healthier by increasing the variety of fruits and vegetables available or providing small incentives for the kids to eat them. Although both
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methods worked relatively well, they can be costly, the scientists said. This new study shows that “it’s not just what’s on the tray that matters,” Price told Live Science. Rather, “by setting the scheduling right, you can have a big impact.” Price also speculated that switching recess to before lunch helps kids build up an appetite immediately before they sit down to eat. As an added bonus, the switch also reduced waste b y roughly 40 percent, the researchers found. The results should be encouraging for most schools because “it means that you can end up with more items in the tummy rather than in the trash,” Price said. The findings should also help parents get their kids to eat healthier, Price said. Parents who regularly sit down and eat with their kids for a specific amount of time may be more successful in getting their kids to eat well. However, parents who allow their children to run along as soon as they’ve finished dinner are less likely to encourage healthy eating habits. In the future, Price and Just hope to study how to use digital media to advertise and encourage healthy eating at school. But for now, switching lunchtimes to after recess may just do the trick. The findings will be published in February in the journal Preventive Medicine. Source: http://www.livescience.com/49482schoolsswitchlunchrecess.html
Are GMO’s A-OK? 5 GMO facts that may surprise you!
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GMOs are safe for human consumption as proven by over 25 years of independent research including more than 2,000 peer-reviewed studies. There is absolutely no documented evidence of harm to human health from the consumption of GMOs.
GMOs are nutritionally the same as their non-GM counterparts. Exhaustive testing and FDA review have confirmed that. Additionally, GMOs are being developed that can actually improve nutritional value and address human health concerns. GMOs do not create new allergens that were not already present in the non-GMO variety. In fact, GMO technology has the potential to reduce allergen levels in foods such as peanuts.
GMOs are safe for animals, too, according to a 2012 review of 24 long-term studies. The review found that GMO crops fed to a wide variety of species had no ill effects on the animals that ate them—and that the animals’ physiology was normal. GMOs improve the environment by dramatically reducing the amount of pesticides and herbicides used by farmers. Thanks to GMOs, farmers can grow more on less land and with fewer inputs—and that’s important if we’re going to feed a growing global population. GMOs (genetically modified organisms) are the latest advancement in the development of new foods. They are the next logical step in plant breeding and genetics that will help farmers feed the world—and help emerging nations feed themselves. GET ANSWERS TO YOUR QUESTIONS ABOUT GMOs AT:
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Ingredients 1/4 cup fresh orange juice 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice 2 teaspoons honey 1 teaspoon ground cumin 1 tablespoon olive oil, kosher salt and black pepper 2 cups fresh corn kernels (from 3 ears) or one 10-ounce package frozen corn, thawed 1 pint cherry tomatoes, quartered 1 small jicama, cut into thin strips (optional) 1 pound peeled and deveined large cooked shrimp 1/2 cup (3.5 ounces) shelled roasted pumpkin seeds 6 scallions (white and light green parts), thinly sliced Directions 1. In a large bowl, whisk together the orange and lime juices, honey, cumin, oil, ¾ teaspoon salt, and ¼ teaspoon pepper. 2. Add the corn, tomatoes, jicama (if using), shrimp, pumpkin seeds, and scallions and toss well.
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Serves 4 | Hands-On Time: 15m | Total Time: 40m
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Ingredients 3 tablespoons olive oil 2 celery stalks, sliced 1 eggplant, cut into 1/2-inch pieces 1 pint grape tomatoes, halved 1/4 cup tomato paste 1/4 cup white wine vinegar kosher salt and black pepper 1 tablespoon sugar 2 tablespoons capers 1/4 cup pine nuts, toasted (optional) 1 cup fresh flat-leaf parsley, chopped 1 pound dried penne
Ingredients 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 onion, thinly sliced 2 red bell peppers kosher salt and pepper 10 large eggs 1 cup fresh flat-leaf parsley 4 ounces soft goat cheese
Directions 1. Heat 2 tablespoons of the oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the celery and cook for 3 minutes. Stir in the eggplant and tomatoes. 2. In a small bowl, combine the tomato paste, vinegar, ¼ cup water, 2 ½ teaspoons salt, ¼ teaspoon pepper, and the sugar. Stir into the eggplant mixture. 3. Cover and reduce heat to medium-low. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the eggplant is tender, 15 to 20 minutes. 4. Remove from heat and stir in the capers, pine nuts (if desired), and parsley. 5. Meanwhile, cook the penne according to the package directions. Toss with the remaining oil; let cool. Combine with the eggplant mixture and serve.
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Directions 1. Heat oven to 400° F. Heat the oil in a large ovenproof nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring occasionally, for 3 minutes. Add the bell peppers and 1/2 teaspoon salt and cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are soft, 8 to 10 minutes. 2.
In a medium bowl, whisk the eggs, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Mix in the parsley. Pour over the vegetables in the skillet, stir once, ad crumble the cheese over the top.
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South Dakota Beef Industry Council Invests in the future of Agriculture T
he South Dakota State Fair Foundation has recently received an investment of $30,000 for permanent educational display space in the new Nordby Exhibit Hall on the South Dakota State Fairgrounds. This came from the South Dakota Beef Industry Council (SDBIC), the state’s beef check-off organization. A check presentation was made during the State Fair in Huron.
The South Dakota Beef Industry Council joins five additional statewide agricultural organizations in providing substantial support for the new building, including the South Dakota Pork Producers Council, South Dakota Wheat, Inc., the South Dakota Corn Utilization Council, the South Dakota Farm Bureau and the South Dakota Farmers Union. The South Dakota Beef Industry Council engages in opportunities for promotion, education, and research of beef and “Agriculture is the number one industry in this state. The opportunity for the manages the beef checkoff investments of beef producers. South Dakota Beef Industry Council to utilize the Nordby Exhibit Hall as an opportunity to educate consumers, young and old, about the benefits and Over the past several months, the South Dakota State Fair Foundation has value of beef in a healthful diet is outstanding,” said Mary Ellen Cammack, been carrying out a capital campaign for the exhibit hall, which will be a SDBIC director. statewide home for South Dakota 4-H; something not currently available for 4-H members. The building will be located on the site that once featured “We are very excited to have the Beef Industry Council join the ranks of our Clover Hall. donors. We look forward to providing them the opportunity to share their story within the new exhibit hall,” stated Peggy Besch, State Fair manager. The exhibit hall’s construction began in late July 2015. When finished, the 48,000 square-foot Nordby Exhibit Hall for 4-H, Youth and Community will
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feature more than 30,000 square feet of exhibit space, multiple classrooms, a performance stage and a large kitchen for 4-H Special Foods competitions. The building will host multiple 4-H activities and community and regional events year-round. To date, the South Dakota State Fair Foundation has raised approximately $4.13 million of its $4.7 million goal. Those interested in supporting the Capital Campaign are invited to contact the State Fair Foundation at 605-553-4251 or visit www.sdstatefairfoundation.com. For more information about the SD Beef Industry Council, visit www.sdbeef.org or find them on Facebook. Agriculture is South Dakota’s No. 1 industry, generating over $25.6 billion in annual economic activity and employing more than 115,000 South Dakotans. The South Dakota Department of Agriculture’s mission is to promote, protect, preserve and improve this industry for today and tomorrow. Visit us online at http://sdda.sd.gov or find us on Facebook and Twitter. Source: http://news.sd.gov/newsitem.aspx?id=18311
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AGRICULTURE FUTURE OF AMERICA
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Scholarships and Training for Agriculture Students Missouri-based organization provides opportunities to the next generation of agriculture leaders In 1996, R. Crosby Kemper Jr., a Kansas City banker and philanthropist, founded Agriculture Future of America. He passionately believed the best young leaders come from agriculture. Along with his son Alexander “Sandy” Kemper and the support of area agribusiness leaders, Kemper founded AFA with the mission to create partnerships that identify, encourage and support outstanding college men and women pursuing careers in the agriculture and food industry.
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Leader Development Each November, Conference draws college students from across the country to Kansas City to network with peers and professionals, as well as, engage in personal and professional development training. AFA expects over 600 students at the 2015 event Nov. 5-8. Every student who attends Conference is selected through a competitive application such as the scholarship application or the Conference industry sponsorship application. This competitive nature creates an environment unlike any other. “AFA challenged me to find what I’m passionate about and to take that seriously at an early age,” says Maertens. “I know people who have not started thinking about that until they are halfway through college, but I really started thinking about that my first semester.” Through round tables, panels and sessions, Conference focuses on topics like career exploration, communication and time and conflict management. The experience is divided into four tracks, creating a program that can be tailored for each year of a student’s college career. Through the AFA Opportunity Fair as well as informal networking opportunities, students not only get to learn about possible career paths within the industry, they also have the chance to talk to recruiters and professionals about specific opportunities that might be open to them. Maertens attended AFA Leaders Conference all four years of college and served as an AFA student leader before graduating from the University of Minnesota. “I couldn’t wait to go to AFA events throughout college to reconnect with people I already knew and to meet new people,” she says. “I had no idea that this one scholarship program would open up so many opportunities down the road.” Throughout her collegiate experience, Maertens pursued experiences that allowed her to explore her career possibilities. By the time she started her senior year of college, she had completed summer internships with three different companies. “Each internship broadened my interests,” she said. “I always knew who Cargill was,
“The AFA Community Scholarship introduced me to an organization that shaped my professional skills for my career and gave me a network of people who helped me get to where I am now”
This enterprise started as a scholarship driven program. Local community scholarships were established in the Midwestern states serviced by Kemper’s bank, UMB — Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska and Oklahoma. Eighteen years later, communities across these states continue to raise money for scholarships and select local graduating high school students who are passionate about agriculture and committed to pursuing a four-year degree in an agriculturerelated field. In 2009, the Redwood Falls, Minnesota, community selected Kate Maertens as their AFA Leader and Academic Scholar. “The AFA Community Scholarship introduced me to an organization that shaped my professional skills for my career and gave me a network of people who helped me get to where I am now,” Maertens says. “I was motivated to take my college courses more seriously, knowing 26
there were key members of my community who believed in me enough to give me this scholarship.” Community scholars receive a $3,200 academic scholarship and sponsorship that covers their registration for AFA Leaders Conference, AFA’s flagship collegiate event.
but I never envisioned myself working for them until my senior year of college.” It was while serving as an AFA student leader that Maertens was introduced to a Cargill recruiter, who helped her find her first trainee role within the company.
“I couldn’t wait to go to AFA events throughout college to reconnect with people I already knew and to meet new people,” she says. “I had no idea that this one scholarship program would open up so many opportunities down the road.”
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Now that she is in the professional world, Maertens still maintains the network she built with AFA through the AFA Alliance. This network for young professionals allows her to strengthen her relationships and, as the communications chair for the Alliance, allows her to pursue her interest in creativity and communications as well. “I’m also learning prioritizing through this experience,” she says. “I’m learning not only how to manage my work time, but my personal time as well.” Through the Alliance, Maertens has access to professional development training through the annual Alliance Forum, which is held in conjunction with AFA Leaders Conference, and various regional events. “I’m extremely thankful for all of my past experiences with AFA,” she says. “I don’t see my involvement with AFA ending anytime soon because I’m now a lifetime Alliance member, and I’m excited to see where AFA goes in years to come. Working for a company that supports that is so important to me.” To learn more about Agriculture Future of America, visit www.agfuture.org.
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Study looks at consumers’ willingness to pay more for ‘local’ -feedstuffs.com
In the debate on what animal agriculture “should” look like, it is important to understand what consumers perceive attributes and buzzwords, such as “local”, to mean. Purdue University researchers Elizabeth Byrd, Nicole Widmar, and Michael Wilcox surveyed consumers to determine their perceptions of and willingness to pay for local pork chops and chicken breasts. They reported their results at the 2015 Joint Annual Meeting in Orlando.
Knowledge about consumer perceptions of local production can help the animal industries make decisions about marketing livestock products, the researchers said. http://feedstuffs.com/story-study-looks-consumers-willingness-pay-more-local-45-129832
Social media holds opportunity for Extension specialists -feedstuffs.com
The use of social media in public engagement and extension is a relatively new phenomenon, and many scientists are cautious about using it professionally, University of California-Davis researcher Alison Van Eenennaam explained during the Extension Education Symposium at the 2015 JAM.
Social media provides opportunities to reach a much wider public audience than traditional extension meetings, but it may not always be the best approach to reach more traditional agricultural clientele who typically are an older demographic, noted Van When asked how they defined “local” food, 37% of U.S. consumers described it as having Eenennaam. She said one issue with the professional use of social media is the difficulty been produced within 10 miles of their home, 21% described it to mean within 20 miles of objectively documenting impact. of their home and 17% described it as having been produced within the state. Several demographics were found to be correlated with perceptions of local. For instance, they Although the number of followers or page views is an easy metric to report, it does not said, being male was found to be correlated with defining local food as having been proreally evaluate impact. Merit and promotion evaluation systems will need to evolve to reduced within 20 miles of home, whereas living in the Northeast was positively correlated flect the increased use of social media in extension programs, and appropriately reward with defining local food as produced within 10 miles of home. academics for time spent effectively using these forms of communication. Households earning less than $40,000 more often defined local food as having been proThe University of California-Davis duced within 10 miles of home. Animal Biotechnology & Genomics Extension program incorporates Having visited a beef or dairy farm in the last five years was found to be negatively corthe use of social media including related with defining local food as having been produced within 10 miles of home. websites, You-Tube educational videos and the use of Twitter, said Van Expressing concern for the welfare of beef or dairy cattle was positively correlated with Eenennaam.For extension work in defining local food as having been produced within 100 miles of home. controversial areas, she said, educators need to be prepared for the As for whether consumers were willing to pay for verified locally grown pork chops and unpredictable nature of social media audiences. Several high-profile “public shamings” chicken breasts, the preliminary results of a simulated purchasing scenario indicated that following an ill-advised tweet provide cautionary case studies of one of the risks of using consumers were willing to pay up to $2.02/lb. for U.S. Department of Agriculture-verified social media, especially when discussing controversial topics. locally produced chicken breasts but were not willing to pay for verified locally produced pork chops. Although Twitter is useful for directing interested followers to a website or alerting them to an upcoming meeting, it is difficult to explain the nuances of complex topics in 140 While consumers were willing to pay $2.02/lb. for USDA to verify local production in characters, and maintaining a civil and respectful dialog can sometimes be challenging, chicken breasts, those same consumers were only willing to pay 37 cents for the poultry Van Eenennaam said. industry to verify that chicken breasts were produced locally. 28
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Extension educators can certainly benefit from the expansive reach of social media and magnify the reach of their programs, and the next generation of educators will likely increasingly do so in the future. As with all extension communication, Van Eenennaam said, great care should be given to wording to ensure the professional dissemination of science-based information using social media.
“What the agency doesn’t have is the law to make it work uniformly across the country like we did 25 years ago when we passed the Organic Foods Production Act.”
AMS has already developed the first Process Verified Program claim for non-GMO/GE food products. Recently SunOpta had asked AMS to help verify that the corn and soybeans it uses in its products were not genetically engineered so that the company could label the products as such. http://feedstuffs.com/story-social-media-holds-opportunity-extension-specialists-45-129851 In a letter to employees May 1, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack had said that AMS worked with that company to develop testing and verification processes to verify the non-GE claim.
House Ag Committee Advances GMO Labeling Bill -feedstuffs.com
Tuesday morning during a business meeting the House Agriculture Committee voted favorably to advance legislation to the House floor that creates a framework for the voluntary labeling of GMOfree foods. As state legislatures and ballot initiatives have developed labeling standards, Congressional leaders have said it’s needed to step in to create a national standard and take out the confusion that’s created from a piecemeal approach. The bipartisan Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act from lead sponsors Rep. Mike Pompeo (R., Kan.) and Rep. G.K. Butterfield (D., N.C.) currently has 68 cosponsors.
Chairman of the subcommittee on biotechnology Rep. Rodney Davis (R., Ill.) said just as consumers can go to the grocery store and identify organic products, this bill will allow them to do the same with GMO-free products. The House bill was revised to ensure milk could be certified as non-GMO only if the cows are fed non-GMO grain and similar language would apply to non-GMO meat. Rep. Jim McGovern (D., Mass.) opposed the bill during committee debate as well as Rep. Chris Gibson (R., N.Y.). because their constituents are asking for more information about their food and a voluntary system “goes against what a majority of Americans want,” McGovern said. Both agreed a national standard is better than state standards, but it should be a national standard mandating the labeling. “States will continue to put pressure on us to do more,” McGovern said. “Anyone thinking we’re putting this to rest, we’re just kicking the can down the road.” Agricultural groups welcomed the passage and urged for quick passage on the House floor ahead of the August recess. “The House and Senate must pass federal legislation this year; the continued threat of an unworkable patchwork of state GMO labeling mandates will drive up costs for farmers and consumers alike,” said National Corn Growers Assn. trade policy and biotechnology action team chair John Linder, a farmer from Ohio. “Next July, Vermont’s state labeling law is set to take effect. The looming impacts of this situation increase the urgency of the need for Congress to act on a national labeling law.”
It also requires FDA to proposed definitions of “natural” food within 18 months and these defi- Wade Cowan, American Soybean Assn. president, shared the legislation brings clarity to the nitions would cover wording such as what can be classified as “100% natural” and “all natural” GMO labeling debate. “It’s clear that consumers want practical solutions that give them the and “made with natural ingredients.” confidence they want in their food, and this legislation does exactly that. In the coming weeks, we’ll meet with every lawmaker in soybean country to urge them to support this legislation. In testimony before the House Agriculture Committee, multiple representatives of the food and It’s a bill that moves us closer to a science-based dialogue on food and farm issues, and we will agricultural sectors commented on the cost burden that would be placed on the food system if encourage every member of the House to get behind it,” he said. the 50 States, more than 3000 counties and nearly 20,000 towns and cities in the United States Bob Stallman, president of the American Farm Bureau Federation, said the bill does away with were allowed to establish their own laws regulating interstate commerce. labeling schemes that would “stigmatize foods based on nothing more than the way in which they were developed.” He called the bill the “antidote to anti-GMO initiatives” and restores Many changes have transpired over the past several months in an attempt to build on needs reason to the food discussion. and concerns expressed. The House Agriculture Committee held a hearing on a version introhttp://feedstuffs.com/story-house-ag-committee-advances-gmo-labeling-bill-45-129877 duced in March; a discussion draft released last month by the Energy and Commerce Committee; and finally the version approved Tuesday as an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Both the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Food and Drug Administration provided technical assistance and both organic and conventional constituent groups as well as food processors, distributors, scientists and consumers provided input into the final version. The bill specifically utilizes the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service to provide consumers verified information about genetic engineering in much the same way they provide information about organic production methods. During a House Agriculture biotechnology subcommittee hearing the subcommittee concluded the AMS has the resources and expertise to develop and administer a marketing program for those consumers who wish to identify the presence or absence of genetically engineered ingredients in their products. However, House Agriculture Committee chairman Michael Conaway (R., Texas) said,
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