2016 South Dakota Agriculture Guide

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Top 10 South Dakota Agriculture Products Beef Cuts How Despots Arose With Agriculture 3 Simple Steps for Oven Roasting Beef Sunflower Growing Tips Farm to Table Cooking The Skinny on Sugar Agriculture News From Around the Country Beef Sustainability Using a Meat Thermometer Advertising Directory Preparing Agriculture’s Young Leaders Dakota Farm Show SHOWCASE YOUR BUSINESS IN THIS PUBLICATION

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South Dakota Agriculture Products Agriculture is South Dakota’s leading industry, which has a $21 billion annual impact on the economy. The state ranks in the top 10 states in the production of 25 agricultural commodities, with over 31,500 farms averaging more than 1,300 acres in size producing a variety of products. On average, around 3 million acres of several kinds of wheat are planted in the Mount Rushmore State each year. Other notable agricultural commodities in South Dakota are soybeans, sunflowers, beef, pork, and oats, barley, rye, flaxseed, sorghum and alfalfa.

Source: FarmFlavor.com & www.nass.usda.gov

1 Corn

The 2015 harvest of 799.7 million bushels of corn enough to sweeten 319 billion cans of soda. South Dakota earned $2.5 billion in cash receipts in 2015.

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Soybeans

Soybeans produced in South Dakota be used in the production of ink, car seats, crayons and more.

Farmers harvested 5.12 million acres of soybeans in 2015 and generated $1.9 billion in cash receipts.

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Wheat

Farmers harvested 102.8 million bushels of wheat in 2015. This is enough to make 4.3 billion loaves of white bread. The state’s wheat sector earned $484 million in cash receipts in 2015.

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Hogs

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 $413 million in cash receipts in 2015.

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Sunflower Seed/Oil

In 2015, the Sunflower sector brought in about $209 million in cash receipts. Over 660 thousand acres were harvested. South Dakota is ranked #2 in the nation for Sunflower seed/oil production.

2 Cattle and Calves

With a total of 3.9 million head, South Dakota raises 4 percent of the nation’s cattle herd. Ranked 7th in the US. The sector earned $2.3 billion in cash receipts in 2015.

4 Hay

Alfalfa and grass hay are produced to supplement the diets of livestock, especially in winter. Farmers harvested 3.4 million acres of hay in 2015 and earned $690 million in cash receipts.

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Milk & Dairy

A total of 110,000 head of dairy cows produced 294 million gallons of milk worth $436 million in cash receipts in 2015. South Dakota is home to approximately 255 dairy farms.

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Poultry/Eggs

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 over $225 million in cash receipts in 2015..

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Sorghum

220 thousand acres of Sorghum were harvested in 2015. This commodity brought in $61.3 million in cash receipts.

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CHUCK

RIB

LOIN

SIRLOIN

ROUND

OTHER

Blade Chuck Roast

Cross Rib Chuck Roast

Ribeye Roast, Bone-In

Porterhouse Steak

Top Sirloin Steak

Top Round Steak*

Kabobs*

Blade Chuck Steak*

Shoulder Roast

Ribeye Steak, Bone-In

T-Bone Steak

Sirloin Steak

Bottom Round Roast

Strips

7-Bone Chuck Roast

Shoulder Steak*

Back Ribs

Strip Steak, Bone-In

Top Sirloin Petite Roast

Bottom Round Steak*

Cubed Steak

Chuck Center Roast

Ranch Steak

Ribeye Roast, Boneless

Strip Steak, Boneless

Top Sirloin Filet

Bottom Round Rump Roast

Stew Meat

Chuck Center Steak*

Flat Iron Steak

Ribeye Steak, Boneless

Strip Petite Roast

Coulotte Roast

Eye of Round Roast

Shank Cross Cut

Denver Steak

Top Blade Steak

Ribeye Cap Steak

Strip Filet

Tri-Tip Roast

Eye of Round Steak*

Ground Beef and Ground Beef Patties

Chuck Eye Roast

Petite Tender Roast

Ribeye Petite Roast

Tenderloin Roast

Tri -Tip Steak

BRISKET

PLATE & FLANK

Petite Sirloin Steak

Brisket Flat

Skirt Steak*

Sirloin Bavette*

Brisket Point

Flank Steak*

Chuck Eye Steak

Petite Tender Medallions

Country-Style Ribs

Short Ribs, Bone-In

Ribeye Filet

Tenderloin Filet

GRILL OR BROIL

SLOW COOKING

STIR-FRY

ROAST

SKILLET

SKILLETTO-OVEN

* MARINATE BEFORE COOKING FOR BEST RESULTS These cuts meet the government guidelines for lean, based on cooked servings, visible fat trimmed.

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Short Ribs, Bone-In*

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HOW DESPOTS AROSE WITH AGRICULTURE

For hundreds of thousands of years,

humans lived in hunter-gatherer societies, eating wild plants and animals. Inequality in these groups is thought to have been very low, with evidence suggesting food and other resources were shared equally between all individuals. In fact, in the hunter-gatherer societies that still exist today we see that all individuals have a say in group decision making. Although some individuals may act as leaders in the sense of guiding discussions, they cannot force others to follow them.

But it seems that with the beginning of agriculture around 10,000 years ago, this changed. An elite class began to monopolise resources and were able to command the labour of others to do things, such as build monuments in their honour. So how was it that egalitarian societies, where all men were equal, transitioned into hierarchical societies where despots reigned?

In recent years archaeologists have tended to focus on the means by which would-be leaders could coerce other individuals into following them (so-called theories of agency). But while leaders probably did coerce their followers once they were in power, it is difficult to see how they could do so at the outset. After all, if all individuals started out with equal resources and equal status, how could one individual force 30 others to do their bidding? This problem forces us to examine the benefits that would-be leaders could provide to their followers – and this is where agriculture comes in.

While hunting wild game did not involve much co-ordination beyond placing traps and positioning hunters, agriculture presented an opportunity to massively increase the amount of food that could be produced. A classic example is the development of irrigation systems, which allowed crops to be grown further away from rivers and water sources. Although the role of irrigation systems in creating despotic states has been overstated in the past, they certainly would have created an opportunity for would-be leaders to behave entrepreneurially by managing their construction. Those that chose to follow their agricultural-technologist leader would then benefit from access to irrigation. This would provide the benefit of increased food production, enhancing both their quality of life and the number of surviving offspring they could produce.

In this way, social hierarchy could initially arise voluntarily – because individuals that chose to follow the leader were materially better off than those that did not. But under what conditions does this voluntary leadership, where everybody benefits, turn into despotism? I tried to answer this question with a new computational model, which has highlighted two key linked factors.

The first is population growth. When populations are small it’s relatively easy for individuals to go back to a leaderless way of life, for example by moving to a new patch of land. This seems to happen in modern hunter-gatherer groups, where people may simply walk away from a bullying leader in the middle of the night. But as population density increases, it becomes harder and harder to find free land to move to that is not controlled by the leader and their followers. Model simulations demonstrate that positive feedback between leaders increasing resource production and population growth can create an obligatory hierarchy, destroying the viability of leaderless life in the area. And empirically, hierarchy formation most often co-occurs with an increase in food production that drives population growth.

The second factor is the cost of changing the leader. Even if individuals are locked into a hierarchy, despotism is not inevitable if individuals can readily choose to follow a different leader. For example, by moving to a different group with a different leader. Group membership in hunter-gatherer societies is quite fluid, so this is relatively easy.

But with agriculture, individuals would have become tied to a plot of land in which they had invested, making leaving the group very costly. This would become even more extreme with irrigation farming, where farmers would be tied to the system. Indeed, the most despotic early states arose in locations such as Egypt, where agriculture had to happen in a narrow valley along the Nile, making dispersal very difficult.

So the use of agriculture established human societies and provided for them in some ways that improved over hunter-gathering. But it shattered the social norm and facilitated the rise of despotism by attracting followers to entrepreneurial leaders that could provide them with benefits, by increasing population density which reduced the ability for others to survive outside the hierarchical group and by making it so costly to leave the group that to do so was unattractive even when faced with despotic leaders. Even in ancient times at the dawn of agriculture there was, it seems, no such thing as a free lunch.

Source: http://www.livescience.com/47283-how-despots-arose-with-agriculture.html

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3 SIMPLE STEPS FOR

OVEN ROASTING BEEF Larger or thicker cuts of beef benefit most from roasting in the oven. Although it requires more time, roasting is the simplest cooking method because it requires little attention.

1

STEP

CHOOSE YOUR CUT Some of the best cuts for oven roasting include: Top Loin Roast

2

STEP

3

Tenderloin Roast

PREPARE YOUR BEEF

Best Tool: Roasting Pan

Place roast (directly from the refrigerator), fat side up, on rack in shallow roasting pan. (The exception is the Rib roast; the ribs form a natural rack).

Heat oven to temperature specified in guidelines (reverse).

STEP

Ribeye Roast

Insert ovenproof meat thermometer so tip is centered in thickest part of roast, not resting in fat or touching bone.

Season roast with herbs and seasonings, as desired.

Do not add water.

Do not cover.

COOK YOUR BEEF Roast according to guidelines (reverse).

Then, transfer roast to carving board and tent loosely with aluminum foil.

(Temperature will continue to rise 5°F to 10°F to reach desired doneness and roast will be easier to carve).

Let stand 15 to 20 minutes.

Tip: How to Carve a Rib Roast Insert fork from the side, below the top rib. Carve across the “face” of the roast toward the rib bone.

Turn roast on side and place on carving board.

(If necessary, remove a thin slice to stabilize roast.)

Cut along the rib bone with the tip of knife to release a slice of beef.

To serve, slide knife; steadying from above with the fork and lifting slice onto plate.

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Sunflower Growing Tips First - Choose the Right Variety

Feeding and Care of Your Growing Giant

Despite the growing popularity of new color introductions, the sunflowers that grow largest are those most of us still imagine first when thinking of sunflowers. These have tall single stalks with big flower faces of golden yellow petals and chocolate brown centers that ripen into heavy heads filled with seeds that birds will love.

Feed often and water regularly. While the plant is small, water around the root zone, about 3-4 in. from the plant with about 2 gallons of properly diluted liquid fertilizer solution per week. For larger plants, scrape out a small doughnut-shaped moat about 18 inches around the plant and about four inches deep. Pour several gallons of properly diluted fertilizer into the moat every week.

Sunflower roots can grow to 4 feet below the soil surface. Avoid pouring fertilizer directly on the stems, since this can cause them to rot.

Site and Soil Preparation Are Critical Sunflowers need full sun; see 6-8 hours of direct sunlight per day - the more the better if you are trying to grow them to their maximum potential. Choose a well-drained location, and prepare your soil by digging an area of about 2-3 feet in circumference to a depth of about 2 feet.

Sunflowers are heavy feeders and deplete the soil more than many other crops - especially if you are growing them to reach a massive height so the nutrient supply must be replenished each season.

Work in a slow release granular fertilizer - one that also contains trace minerals-- about 8 in. deep into your soil. Tom uses Osmocote, but since I’m an organic gardener and raise rabbits, I plan to mix in a bucketful of composted rabbit manure plus a balanced slow-release granular fish fertilizer. Depending on your soil, you may wish to add, in addition to composted manure and an organic slow-release balanced fertilizer, an organic amendment containing trace minerals such as greensand or dried seaweed.

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To grow the largest sunflowers, it is essential to direct sow seed directly into the garden, rather than start them in pots of any kind. This is because sunflowers have long taproots that grow quickly and become stunted if confined. Peat pots in particular often dry out and block off root growth. Despite many gardener’s best intentions, transplanting often gets postponed - so beat the odds and plan to sow seeds in the ground.

Harvesting and Enjoying Giant Seed heads As the petals fall off, the center florets dry up and the seed kernels begin to swell in the disks, carefully climb a stepladder and cover your flower head with a mesh onion bag or loose burlap or paper bag. This keeps marauding birds from robbing your seeds so that the heads look perfect and complete when you are ready to show them off to friends or proudly display them on their long stalks at your local county fair. Cut the stalks at the base when the ripened seeds develop a hard shell. If you plan to preserve them for your bird feeder, wait until the seeds are completely dry; then remove them by hand or by rubbing them over wire mesh into a basket. Store in tightly closed containers to keep rodents away.

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COOKING

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Ingredients 6 ounces whole-wheat spaghetti 12 ounces peeled and deveined raw shrimp (see Note), cut into 1-inch pieces 1 bunch asparagus, trimmed and thinly sliced 1 large red bell pepper, thinly sliced 1 cup fresh or frozen peas 3 cloves garlic, chopped 1 1/4 teaspoons kosher salt 1 1/2 cups nonfat or low-fat plain yogurt 1/4 cup chopped flat-leaf parsley 3 tablespoons lemon juice 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper 1/4 cup toasted pine nuts (optional)

Directions

1. Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add spaghetti and cook 2 minutes less than package directions. Add shrimp, asparagus, bell pepper and peas and cook until the pasta is tender and the shrimp are cooked, 2 to 4 minutes more. Drain well.

2. Mash garlic and salt in a large bowl until a paste forms. Whisk in yogurt, parsley, lemon juice, oil and pepper. Add the pasta mixture and toss to coat. Serve sprinkled with pine nuts (if using).

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4 servings | Hands-On Time: 30m | Total Time: 30m

Ingredients 1/3 cup reduced-fat sour cream 1/2 cup chopped fresh chives, divided, plus more for garnish 3 tablespoons low-fat milk 2 teaspoons lemon juice 3/4 teaspoon salt, divided 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil 2 cups chopped zucchini 1 1/4 cups chopped green beans 1 cup fresh corn kernels, (from 1 large ear) 1 cup part-skim ricotta cheese 1/2 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper 4 9-inch “ready-to-use” crêpes Directions 1. Stir sour cream, 1/4 cup chives, milk, lemon juice and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a small bowl until combined. Set aside.

2. Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add zucchini, green beans and corn and cook, stirring, until beginning to brown, 6 to 8 minutes. Reduce heat to low; stir in ricotta, Monterey Jack, the remaining 1/4 cup chives, the remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt and pepper. Cook, stirring gently, until the cheese is melted, 1 to 2 minutes. Remove from the heat.

3. To roll crêpes, place one on a piece of parchment or wax paper (or leave it on the piece of plastic separating the crêpes in the package). Spoon one-fourth of the vegetablecheese mixture (about 3/4 cup) down the center of the crêpe. Use the paper (or plastic) to help you gently roll the crêpe around the filling. Place the crêpe seam-side down on a dinner plate. Repeat with the remaining crêpes and filling. Serve each crêpe topped with 2 tablespoons of the reserved sauce and more chives, if desired.

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There’s no sugarcoating it.

Your body doesn’t know where sugar comes from.

That white crystalline table sugar you put on your cereal is actually made up of two different sugars: about 50% fructose and 50% glucose. This sugar is usually processed from sugar cane or sugar beets.

High fructose corn syrup (HFCS) is also made up of fructose and glucose in virtually the same proportion as table sugar. HFCS begins with corn starch, which is then transformed into syrup.

But it’s all sugar.

“When we consume these sugar sources, all the body knows is that it is getting fructose and glucose. It metabolizes them in the same manner regardless of the source,” said Dr. Tim Carr, professor and head of the Department of Nutrition and Health Sciences at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. “We really could be calling table sugar ‘high fructose table sugar’ because it is essentially the same thing.”

In fact, the natural sugars found in fruits and vegetables are the same as those found in sugar cane, sugar beets, and high fructose corn syrup. They do, however, bring the benefits of fiber, vitamins and other nutrients.

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Does sugar

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Agriculture News

New research finds way to reduce salmonella in meat.

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An old technology that uses natural bacteria predators called bacteriophages is the focus of new research at the University of Nevada, Reno. The technique is being used to reduce salmonella bacteria in meat products.

Assistant professor Amilton de Mello with the university’s College of Agriculture, Biotechnology & Natural Resources recently presented his research at the international American Meat Science Assn. (AMSA) conference.

“We were able to reduce salmonella by as much as 90% in ground poultry, ground pork and ground beef,” de Mello reported. “We’re excited to be able to show such good results. Food safety is an important part of our work, and salmonella is one of the most prevalent bacteria in the nation’s food supply.”

Salmonella is one of the most common causes of foodborne illnesses in the U.S. The bacteria can cause diarrhea, fever, vomiting and abdominal cramps. In people with weaker immune systems or in young children and the elderly, it can be fatal. It is estimated to cause 1 million foodborne illnesses in the U.S. every year, with 19,000 hospitalizations and 380 deaths, according to the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention.

De Mello’s research treated meat products infected with four types of salmonella by applying Myoviridae bacteriophages during mixing. Bacteriophages, which are commonly found in the environment, are viruses that can harm only specific bacterial cells and are harmless to humans, animals and plants.

In the experiments, the salmonella bacteria was inoculated on refrigerated meat and poultry trim; then, the treatment was applied to the meat before grinding. The bacteriophages invaded the cells of the bacteria and destroyed them.

“On the final ground meat products, there was a 10-fold decrease of salmonella,” de Mello said. “The results are very encouraging, and we’re hoping this can be adopted by the meat industry to increase food safety.”

De Mello was invited to speak about his research at the 69th Annual AMSA Reciprocal Meat Conference in San Angelo, Texas. Overall, his research focuses on positively affecting meat industry operations, production costs, meat quality attributes and animal welfare.

His broad research program approaches important “farm-to-table” topics such as animal welfare, meat quality and food safety. The current research is related to pre-slaughter physical conditions, value-added products, pre- and post-harvest food safety interventions, the effects of physiologic parameters on muscle-to-meat transformation, beef nutritional values and controlling salmonella and Escherichia coli during processing.

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The meat science program at the university was invigorated when de Mello was hired in December 2015 and his new meat research lab was opened. In addition to his research, de Mello teaches about the meat industry, food safety and quality systems and advanced meat science in the

university’s department of agriculture, nutrition and veterinary sciences.

Bowling said the study underscores the need for TPP, the trade agreement pending with 11 “We are creating a very broad meat science program,” he said. “We have meat quality projects. other countries that will expand farmers’ market access to the Asia-Pacific region.

We have experiments involving animal welfare and food safety. We offer students research and teaching experiences by using our main meat lab and three collaborating ones here on “America’s farmers and ranchers have a lot to gain from new trade agreements such as TPP, but there is also a consequence for not moving forward,” Bowling said. “Every day we campus.” delay (ratifying) TPP means lost markets, which this study demonstrates has a ripple effect throughout the farm economy. That’s why Congress needs to act. The sooner TPP is passed, The University of Nevada, Reno, experiment station houses the meat processing plant, feedlot the better for America’s farmers and ranchers.” facilities, cattle working areas and 650 acres of irrigated pasture, all just 15 minutes from the http://feedstuffs.com/story-corn-exports-add-747b-economy-45-141770 main campus in downtown Reno. http://feedstuffs.com/story-new-research-finds-reduce-salmonella-meat-45-143003

Film takes new look at American aquaculture

Corn exports add $74.7b to U.S. economy

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“Why aren’t we growing our own fish?” That’s the question posed by “The Working Waterfront,” a new film from Living Ocean Exports of U.S. corn and corn products generated $74.7 billion in Productions that explores the current status of aquaculture in the annual economic output in 2014, with sales of all U.S. feed grain U.S. The film can be viewed on YouTube at http://bit.ly/1S2NN4R. products contributing $82 billion, according to a new analysis conducted by Informa Economics.

“The Working Waterfront” looks at four established farms: a catfish farm in Alabama, a According to the analysis, exports of corn and corn products increased U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) by $29.8 billion over the level that would have occurred without such exports. The number of full-time equivalent jobs linked directly or indirectly to corn exports totaled 332,787.

All feed grains examined – corn, corn products, sorghum and barley – increased the U.S. GDP by $33 billion over what would have otherwise occurred and affected 371,536 jobs.

“Corn – whether in the form of feed, ethanol or meat and dairy – is a major driver of the U.S. farm economy. Exports impact not just farmers and ranchers but the entire U.S. economy,” said National Corn Growers Assn. (NCGA) president Chip Bowling, a farmer from Newburg, Md. “That’s why it’s so important that farmers and ranchers have access to international markets and why we need global trade agreements such as the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) that give us a chance to compete.”

salmon farm in Washington state and oyster and mussel farms in Maine. The farmers talk about their commitment to environmental responsibility, economic benefits to their communities and producing locally grown, high-quality products for their customers. They also discuss challenges to growing a robust U.S.-based aquaculture community.

More than 90% of the seafood Americans eat is imported from overseas, and half of that amount is from aquaculture. The U.S. has ample coastlines, infrastructure and research and development capability to produce all of the seafood the country demands in an environmentally sound manner, according to the film. However, a lack of consistent, coordinated permitting processes and a lingering outdated perception of aquaculture are cited as obstacles to increasing the supply of locally grown fish and seafood.

“There have been so many improvements in biology and technology over the past two decades that have made aquaculture so much more sustainable than when it first started 40 years ago,” said Sebastian Belle, executive director of the Maine Aquaculture Assn. “There’s a real need to educate consumers that aquaculture today has less of an environmental impact of any other form of protein production ... and that the resulting products are among the healthiest foods anyone can eat.”

The film was funded by the Soy Aquaculture Alliance (SAA) and the United Soybean Board to educate the public about the benefits of U.S. aquaculture. SAA is a founding member of the Coalition for U.S. Seafood Production, an informal association of aquaculture producers, suppliers, seafood distributors, retailers and The study, commissioned by NCGA and the U.S. Grains Council (USGC), quantifies the restaurateurs that support efforts to economic benefits of grain exports both nationally and to each U.S. state and selected congressional districts, showing results for corn, ethanol, dried distillers grains with solubles grow domestic aquaculture.

(DDGS), corn gluten feed and the corn equivalent of meats, in addition to sorghum and “One of the key advances that has barley. made aquaculture more sustainable It found that every $1 in exports of grains and grain products generates an additional $3.23 has been new feed formulations that replace wild-caught fishmeal with plant proteins, especially U.S. soy,” SAA executive direcin business sales across the U.S. The positive economic effects of corn exports benefit not only agriculture but also wholesale trade, real estate, oil and natural gas production and the tor Bridget Owen said. “The far-reaching benefits of a domestic aquaculture industry can extend up the supply stream to feed ingredient farmers, and down through communities banking and financial industries. by creating green jobs. But our belief is that healthy, locally raised food benefits American “Farming is a global business, and this study shows how immense the impact of grain ex- consumers the most.” ports is on not just the agriculture economy but our national economy,” said Alan Tiemann, http://feedstuffs.com/story-film-takes-new-look-american-aquaculture-45-142636 USGC chairman and a Nebraska farmer. “The work our industry does to build new markets and grow our relationships with those overseas who rely on U.S. grains is critical for U.S. farmers’ profitability.”

The study also touched on the negative consequences to reducing exports of grain products, showing that if these exports were suddenly halted, more than 47,000 jobs and $2.8 billion in GDP would be lost in the farming, ethanol production and meat production industries alone.

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(605) 337-2621 36794 SD-44 • Platte, SD 57369

www.meyerinkfs.com Triple-30 Mill

Triple-30 Mill

NORTH CENTRAL STEEL CO.

is making use of multiple mills in order to meet needs of larger dairies.

• Set up operations with triple mill only requires the grain to be fed to it.

• We can expand this by adding a storage facility of 5,000-10,000 bushels that the mill with an auger system.

• We use your exisiting facility and add to the effiency in productivity.

• We have increased the HP of their mills, provided bigger screens and hammers.

• Triple-30 Mill can grind a semi-load of 1100 micron grain in an hour.

• One dairy has experienced a four lb./cow/daily increase in milk production, after going with a Mix Mill.

• Mix Mill has been producing the 1100 micron particle size for 45 years, and is the leader, unsurpassed by any other company.

• If you don’t have a Mix Mill quality of grinding, you don’t have a chance to move up in milk production.

800-382-0106 or 785-392-2077 ncentralsteel@gmail.com • www.farmfeedgrinding.com 1349 Golden Road • Minneapolis, Kansas

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Environm

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MEETING GROWING GLOBAL DEMAND BY BALANCING ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY, ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY AND SOCIAL DILIGENCE THROUGHOUT THE SUPPLY CHAIN.

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The beef industry has improved its sustainability by 5% in just 6 years to help meet those needs.

The Beef Checkoff Program launched a comprehensive lifecycle assessment to quantify and benchmark environmental, social and economic aspects of beef industry sustainability from 2005 - 2011.

Improvements included:

10%

Emissions to water

Increased use of precision farming techniques

2%

7%

Greenhouse gas emissions

Emissions to soil

Improvements in crop yields

32%

Occupational illnesses and accidents

Improved genetics, health and nutrition for cattle

2%

Energy use

Increased use of biogas capture and conversion

2%

Resource consumption

3%

Water use

Improved implementation of right-sized packaging

How was sustainability improved?

Future opportunities to further increase sustainability:

Continue to increase waste water recovery and biogas capture

Explore additional packing alternatives to reduce inputs

Reduce food waste

Continue to optimize nutrient application to soil and crop yields

Committed to a journey of continuous improvement

Further adoption of water efficient irrigation systems

Source: Beef Industry Sustainability Lifecycle Assessment, funded by the beef checkoff

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Briggs Feed Yard | BriggsFeedYard.net

Category: Livestock | Location: Faith, SD

Great Plains Beef | GreatPlainsBeef.com Category: Livestock | Location: Lincoln, NE

J6 Farms | J6Farms.com

Category: Livestock | Location: Gibbon, NE

Burwell Feeders LLC | 308-346-4117 Category: Ag Services | Location: Burwell, NE

Knobbe Cattle Co. | 402-380-8498 Category: Ag Services | Location: West Point, NE

Meyerink Farm Services | Meyerinkfs.com Category: Ag Services | Location: Platte, SD

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AG TECHNOLOGY GK Technology Inc. | GeekTechForAg.com Category: Ag Technology | Location: Halstad, MN

Mustang Seeds | MustangSeeds.com Category: Ag Technology | Location: Madison, SD

Cutting Edge Ag | TheCuttingEdgeAg.com Category: Equipment/Manufacturing | Location: Pukwana, SD

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Groff Ag LLC | GroffAg.com

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Kay Tank Corp | KayTank.com

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SEED/FERTILIZER Longnecker Fertilizers | 515-291-0836 Category: Seed/Fertilizer | Location: Ames, IA

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Preparing Agriculture’s Young Leaders

®

By Emma Likens, Agriculture Future of America As baby boomers retire, young professionals entering the work place must be prepared to fill the big shoes left. Large organizations supplement their leadership pipeline by investing in trainee programs and internal training. For smaller organizations, resources like Agriculture Future of America can help provide training for young developing leaders.

Lifelong learning AFA supports the development of these young professionals through the AFA Alliance, a network of young professionals in the first stages of their careers. Alliance members believe agriculture is an exciting and dynamic industry. They are committed to lifelong learning as they prepare for roles of leadership in their respective organizations and communities.

“Being a member of the Alliance connects me with a national network of other young professionals passionate about agriculture,” said Zane Unrau, senior design engineer for AGCO Corporation, “The Forum always brings in top notch speakers who challenge me to learn more about myself; how to utilize my strengths and work with my weaknesses. The events and people give me the recharge I need.”

The AFA Alliance Forum — a two-day professional development program — is the primary Alliance event. However, there are also a growing number of Alliance Regional Seminars and other networking opportunities.

Lydia Wagy, a loan officer at Regional Missouri Bank, looks to the Alliance Forum for professional development and support from her peer network.

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a bachelor’s degree in an development, many former scholars are agriculture-related program. now giving back in their communities and Graduating high school to AFA. For Davis and Wagy, this includes seniors and current college serving as AFA Leader and Academic students from across the Scholarship community coordinators.

United States are eligible to Wagy is the community coordinator of apply for AFA National Leader the Howard County, Missouri AFA Leader and Academic Scholarships, and Academic community scholarship. supported by AFA industry and Davis is the community coordinator for foundation partners.

Texas County, Oklahoma, which selected AFA scholarships vary in its first scholar in 2015. amount, but all include an “Sometimes it’s not about trying Lydia Wagy says she attends the AFA Alliance Forum to continue learning about the many facets of agriculture academic scholarship and to take charge right away,” Wagy said. and grow as a professional. sponsorship to Conference.

“Sometimes it’s about sitting back and For many students it’s not being able to contribute where you can “The friends I made through AFA are the scholarship, but the Conference and being able to step up and take the some of the most important people in experience, that makes the biggest lead when the time is right.” my life,” she said. “They are people I ask difference for their personal development.

In the case of the Texas County professional advice from. I love going to Wagy, a 2010 AFA Leader and scholarship program, the timing was the Alliance to reconnect with them.”

Academic Scholar from the Chariton just right. The Chamber of Commerce County, Missouri community, said she Excellence in Ag Committee started Supporting students found the greatest value in Conference, the scholarship as part of an effort AFA believes young people are leaders where she connected with recruiters for to encourage and support the next so these types of opportunities offered her first internship. generation of leaders in agriculture. through the Alliance aren’t just available “AFA exposes students to the vast “We felt we needed to provide an to young professionals. They are also opportunities that exist and gives them opportunity for kids from our area who available to students through AFA Leader avenues to pursue those opportunities,” are pursuing a career in agriculture. I and Academic Scholarships and a robust agrees Shawn Davis, a 1997 AFA Leader mentioned my experiences with AFA, and professional development portfolio. and Academic Scholar from the Elkhart, the committee agreed a partnership with AFA Leaders Conference is AFA’s Kansas community. “I was totally unaware AFA would be a perfect fit for the goals we flagship leader development program of all the different careers that existed have to round out our program,” Davis said. for collegiate students. Each November, and how globally tied together agriculture To learn more about Agriculture Future Conference draws college students from is until I became involved with AFA.” of America, visit www.agfuture.org. n across the country to Kansas City to network with peers and professionals, Young professionals giving back and also to engage in personal and Because of the impact AFA had professional development training. AFA on their personal and professional expects over 700 students at the 2016 event Nov. 3-6. In addition to Conference, AFA offers a variety of AFA Leader Institutes which allow students to explore specific areas of agriculture, from policy and food science to animal agriculture and crop and soil sciences.

AFA also offers academic support to students through two kinds of Leader and Academic Scholarships: community based scholarships and national scholarships. AFA partners with rural communities to support local students preparing for careers in the agriculture and food industry. These scholarships are awarded locally through each partnership AFA Leaders Conference creates connections for students, including connections with peers, to graduating high school seniors pursuing professionals and opportunities within agriculture.

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