September 2012: Tennessee Farm Bureau News

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Volume 91 Number 5 • September 2012

WHAT’S INSIDE: PagE 2 Improving your forage

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Ag in the Classroom Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2012 Windtree Golf Course in Mt. Juliet

Karley Warner, from White County, proudly shows the Grand Champion Market Lamb during the 41st Junior Livestock Exposition held in Cookeville. The beef division was held in Murfreesboro. Youth from all across the state participated in the two events.

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Board of Directors Lacy Upchurch Danny Rochelle President

Vice President

Directors-at-Large Jeff Aiken Charles Hancock Catherine Via

District Directors Malcolm Burchfiel Dan Hancock James Haskew David Mitchell Eric Mayberry Jane May

Advisory Directors Brandon Whitt Dr. Larry Arrington Other Officers and Staff Joe Pearson Chief Administrative Officer

Rhedona Rose

Executive Vice President

Wayne Harris

Tim Dodd

Treasurer

Comptroller

Organization Bobby Beets

Communications Pettus Read

Bryan Wright

Lee Maddox

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Associate Director

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Breanna Langley

Melissa Burniston

Special Programs Charles Curtis

Public Policy Stefan Maupin

Chris Fleming

Tiffany Howard

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Professor and Director of UTIA Center for Native Grassland Management Once again, mid-south beef producers are being faced with a serious summer drought that has dried-up pastures across much of the region. There are many short-term issues that must be addressed, such as nitrate toxicity, whether to sow any annuals this fall and marketing some animals to reduce herd size. One long-term issue that will still need to be faced even after rain, once again, starts falling consistently is how to handle weakened or lost forages. Before you start to replant any pastures, give some thought to how you might use this opportunity to improve your ability to withstand future droughts.

The first question you may want to ask yourself is how did my pasture wind up in this condition? It may have been in poor shape going into the drought due to past management, but it also might be that you are asking a cool-season pasture (tall fescue or orchardgrass) to do something for which it is not well-suited.

Cool-season pastures are an essential part of mid-south forage systems, but they will not produce well in hot weather and especially not in hot, dry weather. Overreliance on cool-season pastures in warm weather can lead to further weakening of stands and perhaps a complete loss of the grass.

If your drought-stricken pasture is on a poor site with thin or coarse-textured soils, cool-season grasses may have been a poor match to the site and are not a good choice for reseeding.

Instead of simply going back to cool-season grasses, consider using a drought-tolerant grass in any pasture you reseed. By using drought-tolerant forages, you can reduce the likelihood that you will have to feed hay in future summers and that you will have to reestablish the same pasture again in just a few years.

Here are a few key points to consider as you evaluate reseeding options: Think perennials! The best tool for dealing with summer droughts is to establish a perennial, summer grass. Perennials do not have the annual expense of reseeding or the risk of establishment failure each year.

Perennials are also much cheaper in the

long run (30 percent to 40 percent less expensive per ton of hay produced).

Consider native grasses. Native grasses, such as switchgrass, big bluestem and eastern gamagrass, are all warm-season perennials and handle dry weather remarkably well. These grasses are the same species that thrive in the semi-arid Great Plains and make up a large proportion of that region’s forage.

port heavier stocking rates.

Natives require more management. Native grasses, in part because of their deep root systems, can take a full year before you can begin grazing them and are not fully mature until the third year. Once established, they require closer management than shortgrowing grasses, with maintaining adequate canopy height a key concern.

Beef heifers find plenty of forage in this eastern gamagrass pasture in Tennessee even after six weeks of unusually hot weather and virtually no rainfall. This pasture is a part of a study at the UT Institute of Agriculture and has not been fertilized in more than three years.

Make drought tolerant species a priority. Native grasses, such as big bluestem, have been documented to grow roots to depths of 10 feet or more where bedrock is not limiting.

Switchgrass, another native, produces almost four times the root biomass as tall fescue within the first year after planting. Over ten years, studies have shown that switchgrass will produce about five tons per acre of root mass within the first 12 inches of the soil horizon. Such root systems, common to all of these tall-growing natives, make these the most drought-tolerant forage grasses to grow in the mid-south.

Natives produce quality summer forage. Recent research at the University of Tennessee has demonstrated that cattle do well on these grasses during summer months, commonly posting gains of between 1.5 and 2.0 pounds per day on steers.

Bred heifers typically gain between 1.0 and 1.5 pounds daily on these grasses.

Blends of big bluestem and indiangrass provide better daily gains, but switchgrass and gamagrass can sup-

Native pastures last many years.

Studies and experience in the region have shown that with proper management, native grasses can last for 15 years and beyond – ample time to pay off the initial investment (especially when the reduced inputs that natives require are considered).

How much summer forage is enough? Studies have indicated that growing about 30 percent warmseason forages may be an appropriate level – perhaps more farther south and less farther north. Consider that three to four of the approximately nine or 10 grazing months in the mid-south occur during the hot part of the year. Given the efficiency of natives, virtually all dedicated hay ground could be in these grasses. Regardless of the proper ratio, start small and evaluate your need for more summer grasses as you go.

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Associate Director

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Regional Field Service Directors Matt Fennel, Jim Bell, Melissa Bryant, Eddie Clark, Kevin Hensley, Joe McKinnon Service Companies Tennessee Farmers Insurance Cos. Matthew M. (Sonny) Scoggins, CEO Tennessee Rural Health Lonnie Roberts, CEO Farmers Service, Inc. Tim Dodd, Director of Operations Tennessee Livestock Producers, Inc. Darrell Ailshie, Manager

Excellence In Agriculture honorees honored – These four agriculturalists were

recently honored for their many years of dedicated service to promoting and helping others in the field of agriculture during a special awards ceremony conducted by the Middle Tennessee Agricultural Club held at Ellington Agricultural Center in Nashville.

Pictured from left: Mrs. Judy Basse, Ben Powell, Joe Dunn and Jim Nance.

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State veterinarian issues wild hog transport order The Tennessee Department of Agriculture has announced an order by the state veterinarian specifying conditions under which wild-appearing hogs are to be transported in the state.

The order was issued in support of legislation passed this year by the Tennessee General Assembly and signed into law by Gov. Bill Haslam making it illegal to transport and release wildappearing hogs without proper documentation.

The new law went into effect July 1.

“Wild hogs have the propensity to reproduce in great numbers, carry diseases, destroy crops and cause serious ecological damage,” State Veterinarian Charles Hatcher said. “The purpose of the order is to help reduce the incidence of disease and to support efforts to prevent the illegal transportation and releasing of wild hogs.”

Wild hogs are typically two to three feet tall and up to five feet long with larger heads and heavier shoulders compared to domesticated breeds. Wild hogs also have smaller, pointed and heavily furred ears, longer snouts, tusks and straight tails.

Under the order, all wild-appearing swine being moved within the state must have one of the following: State or federally approved individual identification and proof that each hog has tested negative for pseudorabies and brucellosis within 90

days of movement.

Proof that each individual hog originated from a validated brucellosis-free and qualifed pseudorabies-negative herd.

A movement authorization number from the state veterinarian’s office.

Movement authorization numbers will be issued for wild-appearing swine being moved directly to slaughter, to a quarantined facility or to a veterinarian for testing. The order also provides for a movement authorization number to be issued for the transportation of wild-appearing production swine that are raised for meat or breeding purposes. Production facilities for which movement authorization numbers are issued may be subject to inspection by the department for verification purposes.

Movement authorization numbers can be obtained by phone Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. central time by calling the state veterinarian’s office at 615-837-5120.

Producers will be required to provide information including the number of swine and the place of origin and destination. Movement authorization numbers will be good for specific transportation activities for up to 30 days.

For more information or to view the state veterinarian’s order visit TDA at www.tn.gov/agriculture and click on the Animal Health Information link. t

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Powell recognized for service In Scottsdale, Ariz. they gave him a standing ovation. In Lebanon, Tenn. his fellow Tennessean sheep producers gave him a commemorative sculpture and the position of honorary board member. Countless others have given him thanks for the service he has shown to sheep producers young and old. Because for fifty-years Mr. Ben Powell gave of himself.

Powell was recognized for his fifty years of service as the Tennessee Sheep Producers Association secretary and treasurer. “I knew they were going to do something but I was surprised,” said Powell.

Powell was elected in 1961. He remembers how things were different in the 1960s for the TSPA. “There were few members and the only event was a pure bred ram sale,” said Powell.

But Powell wanted to do more. “I wanted to help sheep people do even better,” said Powell.

Powell says one of his most memorable experiences on the board is “reworking the annual meeting.”

Geared to educate, inform and build community among the producers, the annual meetings became the highlight of the association’s calendar.

Around this time, the TSPA took over leadership of the Wool Pool and supported new junior sheep producer activities. When the Wilson County Farm Bureau stepped down from organizing the Wool Pool, the TSPA and Powell were there to keep it going.

“There is no doubt the Wool Pool has had an impact and gave producers a place to sell their wool,” Powell said.

While volunteer sheep producers and extension agents weigh, sort and bail the wool Powell sits at his table writing out lot numbers, weights and receipts. From his experiences with the Wool Pool he learned about his fellow producers. “Sheep people work together and they are willing to help if they are just asked,” he said.

Powell was also heavily involved in the creation of Tennessee Junior Sheep Exposition in 1971. In the beginning Expo was small but it grew. “Later they added the breeding sheep show and I was in charge of that for many years,” said Powell.

Today Expo has grown to include a commercial ewe, market lamb and registered breeding sheep shows, showmanship, skillathon, public speaking and photography contests.

Last summer 253 youth exhibited 955 sheep.

But for Powell it was not about the numbers.

“He sees the value of boys and girls being involved in 4-H for the skills it gives them, not only in livestock and family and consumer science, but in life skills. He is very dedicated to helping young people grow and develop into the best they can be,” said Steve Sutton, the current Tennessee 4-H director who worked with Powell first as a 4-H member and later as a colleague.

However, it is not Powell’s accomplishments but his self-less attitude of service and his dedication to the TSPA that is remembered.

“Anyone would be astonished at the amount of responsibility he has taken upon himself on behalf of the association. I guess we have all taken that for granted in times past. It got done and maybe we didn’t know how it got done. But it was Mr. Powell who was getting it done,” said Reyes Rich, president of the TSPA. Just because he is resigning does not mean that Powell will not be involved in the sheep industry. “I’m still going to be around and I’ll be glad to help out. But it’s time for others to share the workload,” Powell said. t

By Bethany Wolters

Agricultural communications senior at the University of Tennessee at Martin

2nd annual Casey’s Cause to benefit multiple sclerosis scheduled – Make plans

to attend the 2nd annual Casey’s Cause on October 13, 2012 at The HomePlace Farm, 5580 Cane Ridge Road in Antioch, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Come and enjoy farm animals, antique tractors and cars, pony rides, wagon rides, crafts and a country store. TWRA and the Nashville Mounted Police will also be in attendance. Throw in some live bluegrass, games and great food and you will certainly find something for everyone. Casey’s Cause is in honor of Casey Morton who was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2010 at the beginning of his senior year at Mississippi State University. All the money raised stays in Middle Tennessee for local development and research of multiple sclerosis.

Lawrence County’s Morgan Lehnert shows Champion Market Steer – During

the 41st Tennessee Junior Livestock Exposition Market Steer competition, Morgan Lehnert from Lawrence County exhibited the Grand Champion Market Steer. Morgan bested seven other class champions to win the top honors in this year’s Expo.

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Read All About It

By Pettus Read Editor

Remember: Once in print always in print While researching a subject I was writing about the other day, I had the chance to go back through the more than 1000 columns I have written over the past few years, and happened to run across an article I had written concerning animal rights groups. It seems back in 2007, the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) and People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) had engaged Burger King in ongoing discussions about only buying products from farmers who raised chickens and pigs without cages. The restaurant chain finally gave in to do so under a lot of pressure. Burger King executives agreed at that time that they would buy two percent of its eggs from producers who have “cage-free” hens and ten percent of their pork from farms that allow their sows to move around in pens. Today, they are pledging to buy 100 percent of their eggs from “cage-free” hens by 2017 and all their pork from gestation crate free producers.

That was over five years ago, and the efforts by those groups continue to grow and to change the look of animal agriculture today. Burger King was the first to sign on, requiring agricultural producers to “do it their way,” and as of today, HSUS has pushed Sonic, Denny’s, McDonald’s, Hardee’s, Wendy’s, Red Robin, Kroger, Costco and Tennessee-based Cracker Barrel to sign on as partners with the animal humane group to require farmers to retool their operations or do something else.

I grew up with chickens running loose on the farm, sows rooting up mud holes and farming with a red belly Ford tractor. That was fifty-plus years ago, and in my opinion, we are just as humane

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today, if not more, as we were back then. In fact, from the farms I have seen, animals are treated much better with climate-controlled facilities, fresh water on demand and food at the click of a button.

We all can’t return to the days of “Ole MacDonald” type agriculture.

There is no way to produce the food required to supply the population that we have today using those same outdated methods of production.

Consumers demand safe, abundant and quality foods at a reasonable cost. Keep listening to those who

there. With the same type of mandates, known as the Egg Producers Inspection Act Amendments of 2012, luckily going nowhere in our own Congress today, and supported by animal welfare groups such as the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), we could become just like Europe. Within that article, I questioned if we were also on a path that would cause farmers unable to deal with the change to go out of production, creating shortages and pushing our country into inflated prices like Europe.

urge us to eat a veggie burger to save the life of an animal, and the “abundant” and “reasonable cost” part of food consumption may someday be only a remembrance of the way things used to be.

In my article on July 9, I mentioned the actions of the European Union requiring egg producers in Europe to go to a cage-free or larger cage system, under law, to produce eggs in those countries as of the first of the year. The price of eggs is now over 67 percent higher over

A few weeks after I wrote that article, I was surprised to see a letter to the editor in my local paper from Gene Gregory, the president of the United Egg Producers, supporting the legislation and saying I was incorrect suggesting egg prices would go up in this country. He was concerned the government would mandate the cage changes and thought the legislation would avoid them doing so. He also welcomed HSUS and their support in the legislation in Congress to make these

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changes. In fact, the logos from both organizations appear together on their press releases, side by side, which is strange to see. Why? Because in 2007, I based my article about the first decisions made by Burger King and HSUS on a statement from Mr. Gregory, also then president of the United Egg Producers. He said on March 28, 2007, “Scientists have declared the modern cage egg production systems used in the U.S. to be humane and ethical. These systems help reduce hen diseases and mortality, protect hens from predators and soil and litter borne diseases, and help improve food safety. We are disappointed that Burger King may have been misled or even coerced by the animal rights groups which are opposed to the consumption of all animal products including just about everything that is on Burger King’s menu.

“United Egg Producers has created science-based animal welfare guidelines for hens kept in cages and these guidelines may be the most progressive guidelines of all of animal agriculture and UEP is currently working on the creation of sciencebased guidelines for cage-free production. We believe in consumer choice and will meet the market demand but we do not believe these choices should be taken away by animal activists’ agendas.”

It seems those agendas may have worked over the last five years in one arena, because in my opinion, it sure looks like the farmers’ choices are being taken away by animal activists’ agendas as Mr. Gregory mentioned five years ago. I now wonder what does the next five years hold in their agendas and for all animal agriculture? t

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MTSU alumni wins auctioneer championship

The Ag Agenda

By Bob Stallman American Farm Bureau President

Back to school means meals for hungry kids I am blessed. I have two children, now grown, and eight young grandchildren who have never known hunger. Sadly, that is not the case for many American parents, some probably living in your very own town.

According to the Agriculture Department, more than 16 million kids don’t know where their next meal is coming from. Many times, the only meals they receive are at school or in after school programs.

Head of the Class We’ve all felt that pang of hunger, the rumbling of our stomachs during a meeting or classroom lecture. And we all know how that feeling makes it that much harder to concentrate on the subject at hand. So, you can imagine how difficult it is for a child to focus on a math equation or learn a new spelling word while trying to ignore the persistent pangs of hunger.

Not surprisingly, research shows that hungry kids do more poorly in school and have lower academic success. Kids need proper nutrition. It’s vital to their growth and development—both physically and mentally.

In 2010, more than 20 million low-income kids received free or reduced-price meals through the National School Lunch Program. This important program, funded by the farm bill, helps feed kids during the school week, but what happens during the weekend or summer months?

According to statistics, only 2.3 million of those same children participating in the school lunch program took advantage of the Summer Food Service Program that same year.

This is where organizations like Feeding America come in. Through volunteer efforts, donations and

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financial contributions, Farm Bureau proudly partners with Feeding America and other hunger organizations to try to reduce childhood hunger. In the past nine years, Farm Bureau families have gathered more than 49 million pounds of food, logged nearly 60,000 volunteer hours and raised more than $1.8 million in donations for Feeding America and other hunger organizations.

Apples NOT Just FOR Teachers Feeding America serves nearly 14 million children. Through initiatives like the Backpack Program and Kids Cafe, school kids can have access to food when school is not in session.

The Backpack Program helps kids get nutritious and easy-to-prepare food they need over the course of the weekend. Bags of food assembled by volunteers at local food banks are distributed to nearly 230,000 children at the end of each week throughout the year. In March 2011, Virginia Farm Bureau members filled more than 1,400 backpacks for children who participated in school lunch programs.

The Kids Cafe program provides free meals and snacks to low-income kids during after-school hours at facilities like Boys and Girls Clubs, churches and public schools. But, in reality, this program provides much more than nutritious snacks; it gives children an opportunity to escape from their daily lives of poverty for awhile and just be kids.

So, as you and your children pick out new backpacks and lunchboxes for this coming school year, remember those kids who have nothing with which to fill a lunch sack. Contact your local Farm Bureau or food bank and see how you can help keep one less child from going to school hungry. t

Diamond Ochs Enterprises LLC is pleased to announce that Justin Ochs recently won the title of International Auctioneer Champion during a competition at the 63rd International Auctioneers Conference and Show in Spokane, Wash.

“I am humbled at the opportunity to compete with such poised and talented auction professionals,” said Ochs. “It is truly my honor to represent the auction industry as IAC champion.”

Seventy-nine of the world’s top male and female bid-calling auctioneers competed and were judged on their presentation, chant, voice timbre, body language, interview answers and other performance elements of effective auctioneering. Since the competition was created in 1988, IAC champions have been considered by industry professionals to be the best bid-calling auctioneers in the world.

Ochs credits the MTSU Horse Science staff for his recent accomplishment. Justin holds a Master’s degree from MTSU and worked at the Horse Science Center while completing the degree requirements. “When I made the decision to enter the auction industry, Dr. Whitaker and his staff immediately supported my decision and assisted me in making industry contracts that were monumental in building my career,” Ochs commented. “The Horse Science staff is dedicated to helping you achieve success at the highest level, no matter the path you choose.”

In 2004, he started an announcing business, which eventually led him to enroll at Missouri Auction School.

Following auction school, Ochs’s career gained momentum rapidly as some of

the largest auction companies in the world contracted his services.

In 2009, Ochs was presented an opportunity to try out for the esteemed Barrett-Jackson, “The World’s Greatest Collector Car Auction”, and secured a position on the auction team during the live-broadcast on the SPEED channel.

“I believe auctioneers will continue to play a vital role in the economy in the next five years, especially in real estate,” Ochs noted. “There are a ton of vacant properties on the books that haven’t even hit the market yet, and the auction method of accelerated marketing will realize fair market value for these properties.”

Along with the women’s division champion, Lynne Zink, Ochs will serve as a spokesperson and ambassador for the quarter-trillion dollar auction industry. He lives in Hendersonville, Tenn., with Kelly, his wife, and their son, Weston.

Ochs currently serves as a director on the Tennessee Auctioneer’s Association board and is the 2010 Tennessee Bid Calling Champion. He has also been a member of the auction staff for the All American Quarter Horse Congress Super Sale in Columbus, Ohio, the AQHA World Championship Sale in Oklahoma City, Okla. and Ritchie Bros.

Auctioneers in Nashville.

Diamond Ochs Enterprises LLC specializes in auction marketing and sale of Middle Tennessee residential and commercial real estate, farms and land, along with farm machinery, heavy equipment and other assets. For more information, call 615-507-5984 or visit www.TennesseeAuctioneer.com. t

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Innovative Agriculture

By Melissa Burniston Associate Director of Communications

Just the FACCTs about animal agriculture We hear all the time about how people are moving further and further away from agriculture and knowledge about where their food comes from…

I politely have to disagree. I think people are becoming more and more interested in where their food comes from and how it gets from the farm to their forks. Now does this have both good and perhaps scary effects on the agriculture industry and farms in Tennessee? Of course! Everything has a cause and effect!

One of the great effects this has is people are beginning to appreciate all the hard work that our farmers and ranchers put daily into caring for our crops and livestock, but along with that appreciation is a fear of the unknown – why do they have some of these practices? Why do they do what they do? And we as farmers and agriculturists need to have the connections and resources to be able to share the true message of who we are and why we do it. Because we do care for our animals and crops.

Because we follow best management practices. Because it’s our livelihood, our pride, our joy and one of our greatest pleasures. Because we are farmers and that’s our job.

And it’s time to stop protecting those in our industry who aren’t doing it right and aren’t living up to those standards we have set.

An organization that is helping Tennessee farms do just that is still getting the word out about their purpose and function…and is still hoping for a lot more people to join in the campaign to keep agriculture productive and profitable.

FACCT, or Farm Animal Care Coalition of Tennessee, was formed in 2010, when many of the major entities involved with animal agriculture or agriculture in general came together to develop one positive, proactive voice.

FACCT has a three-point approach with their mission of being an educational resource, providing training and information regarding farm animal welfare to producers and the general public. They are all about talking, teaching and timing. By talking, they mean serving as a unified voice for agriculture and advocating for a safe and nutritious food supply in Tennessee and the United States.

By teaching, their goal is to educate producers, consumers, and policy and promote best management practices among livestock owners and accountability in response to livestock care

concerns. And by timing, FACCT provides a resource for first responders to crisis situations involving farm animals, assisting in humane rescue efforts by coordinating public and private agency assistance and drawing on the expertise of the agricultural community to show compassion and non-sensationalistic response and developing local and statewide networks to support the work of the coalition, connecting Tennessee’s local law enforcement agencies, humane rescue organizations, farm organizations/agencies, and individuals to assure timely, effective, localized responses to animal agriculture issues and situations.

In December of 2011, FACCT hired Lou Nave as executive director, and ever since Lou has been working tirelessly to spread the message about FACCT, get more memberships and help those animals who need it.

“I’ve been very excited to work with local Farm Bureau groups, local livestock associations, and I’ve had the opportunity to speak to a number of groups just to raise the awareness of what FACCT is, so that it isn’t just one more acronym out there,” said Nave. “We are working very closely not only with our Farm Bureaus, but our ag Extension personnel, with our coops in every county and community to raise awareness about what we are doing because we want to make sure our producers are doing a good job, are using best management practices, and then to protect them from cases when people don’t understand about production agriculture.”

Nave is the sixth generation to live on her family’s land and she and her family raise cattle, horses, sheep and goats. She has two daughters who are heavily involved in the farming operation and she hopes they carry on that tradition. Lou has a BS degree in animal science and has always been very involved in 4-H and FFA. She is also very passionate about making sure we protect our agricultural industry so that it does continue in a very profitable way.

Nave says that one of the most important jobs we in agriculture and especially farmers out in the community have to do is answer questions about agriculture when we hear them, instead of assuming people just know the answers.

“We are encouraging our farmers to be more open, when they are at church or at the grocery store and

they hear questions about what they are doing, to explain why. Different animals have different needs and their body types are different. We encourage our producers to do their best job taking care of them, but also encourage our customers if they have a question to ask the farmer or ask someone who does know. Check with Extension personnel, an agriculture teacher or your Farm Bureau,” said Nave.

But, she cautions if there’s ever any question about abuse, the first call is always to law enforcement.

“Law enforcement goes out to investigate because we don’t want those bad players out there either.

We firmly believe that almost all of our animal agriculturists are committed to proper animal care, but we have got to do a much better job educating those who don’t know what we do.”

Nave says many times the calls that come into law enforcement offices about livestock abuse is because often people just don’t understand the methods agriculture uses.

“We believe our farmers are the best at animal welfare. We are committed to that, and as we raise the awareness of our own membership of those involved in agriculture, we

are trying to reach out into other areas, to reach out into the general population, to the media and to our legislators to help them know what we are doing,” said Nave.

As they gather momentum in their efforts, Nave says there are two initiatives she is focused on: • Establish a taskforce in every county to be prepared if there is a livestock emergency.

• Establish a youth quality assurance program to train all youth exhibitors, whether they are showing rabbits, hogs, cows, horses or sheep, in proper techniques, best management practices for raising, transporting and exhibiting animals.

Forming a taskforce in each county is vital because when there are animals involved, action needs to happen quickly in order to remove the animals from harm’s way…whatever form that harm comes in, abuse, natural disaster or even something like a car accident.

“If there were a major wreck and there were a number of cattle on a major highway, that would be huge, and we’d like to be able to step up and have a call list of people who would have trailers and locations we could move those to, but you know we can’t do that in the middle of the night, we need to be prepared before that happens, so that’s what we’re trying to do by having a taskforce in each county,” said Nave. “The taskforce would consist of the local Farm Bureau president, an agriculture Extension personnel, a large animal vet and law enforcement, and, in some counties, a commodity representative, just depending on what’s available in that county. That way, we can sit down and make a plan. It’s so important we know the resources, know the right people and formulate a plan.”

And to accomplish that, FACCT is working with a whole host of agricultural groups, including those not directly involved with animal agriculture, because in the end, aren’t we all in this together?

“It is terribly important to realize that we need to all work together in all phases of animal agriculture and in all phases of agriculture because the livestock industry is very dependent on the crop industry as they are dependent on us. There are different ways of raising livestock and marketing livestock, as well as crops, but we can’t attack those who are using difContinued on page 7

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Dixon named Sunbelt Expo State Farmer of the Year

A farmer for 31 years, Steve Dixon of Estill Springs, Tenn., is flexible in his farming operation. He runs a diversified farm with row crops, livestock and an agricultural tourism operation.

As a result of his success as a diversified farmer, Dixon has been selected as the Tennessee state winner of the Swisher Sweets/Sunbelt Expo Southeastern Farmer of the Year award. Dixon now joins nine other state winners from the Southeast as finalists for the award. The overall winner will be announced on Tuesday, Oct. 16 at the Sunbelt Ag Expo farm show in Moultrie, Ga. Last year, he farmed 945 acres, with 791 acres of rented land and 154 acres of owned land. His crops included 550 acres of corn yielding 140 bushels per acre, 225 acres of full season soybeans yielding 28 bushels per acre, 325 acres of doublecropped soybeans yielding 38 bushels per acre and 225 acres of wheat yielding 94 bushels per acre. Drought reduced his soybean yields last year. His soybeans normally produce at least 40 bushels per acre.

His crops last year also included 100 acres of rye straw that yielded 100 bales per acre and 42 acres of hay that yielded two and a half tons per acre.

Dixon started the ag tourism venture, Grandaddy’s Farm, six years ago. It features an annual corn maze along with gourds, squash, flowers and pumpkins that he sells on the farm. “We grow more than 100 plant varieties on ten acres there,” he explains. Dixon says 11,000 people visited Grandaddy’s Farm last year. He anticipates 17,000 will visit this year. Some of its attractions include a nature trail, playground, picnic shelter, a 40-foot slide, pig races, hayrides, farm animals and duck races. Teachers bringing students to the farm receive lesson plans that reinforce what is taught in their classrooms.

“Grandaddy’s Farm is our opportunity to show other people what the Dixon family has enjoyed for so long,” he says.

Dixon grew up on a farm. “It was a life I knew and loved, and I never doubted my career choice,” he says.

Some of his early jobs included feeding hogs and harvesting hay. In high school, he sold firewood.

After high school, he raised tobacco and feeder pigs. He grew his first crop at age 19, and four years later he bought his first farm. He sold this farm and bought another in 1993 that is close to his father’s place so they could farm together. Today, they share equipment and labor but operate separate farms.

“Marketing is important, and my marketing decisions result from much planning and studying,” Dixon says.

“I sell grain directly to end-users or processors.” He uses several marketing tools, including forward contracts, on-farm storage, basis contracts, put options and spreads. Spreads involve buying puts and selling calls in the

futures markets.

Baled rye and wheat straw add an important value-added component.

He sells some 50,000 bales of straw annually, mainly for road construction projects to customers as far away as Birmingham, Ala., and Knoxville, Tenn.

“His marketing is what makes his straw business successful,” says Ed Burns, Franklin County Extension agent. Dixon also helps Burns by providing land for corn, soybean and wheat variety trials.

Dixon uses no-till planting and grassed waterways to conserve soil. He protects the environment by fencing cattle out of streams and woodland.

In Franklin County, Dixon serves on the County Planning and Zoning Board.

He also sits on the local Farm Bureau and Soil Conservation District boards.

He is an active member of the Franklin County Livestock Association and has been on a local Extension advisory committee. He also served on a Farm Credit board and was active in Farm Bureau’s Young Farmers and Ranchers.

He serves on a Tennessee Farm Bureau commodity committee and is a director of the Lower Middle Tennessee Cattle Association Video Board Sale.

Steve and his wife Karen are active members of First Baptist Church in Decherd, Tenn. Karen serves on an advisory committee for Franklin County Extension. In past years, she helped on the farm with tobacco harvesting, hog farrowing and straw baling. Now she mainly works at Grandaddy’s Farm.

Steve and Karen have three young adult children, Andrew, Stephanie and Philip. Andrew also works at Granddaddy’s Farm. Philip is studying diesel mechanics and works on the farm when he isn’t in school.

Stephanie is a journalism student at the University of Tennessee.

As the Tennessee state winner

of the Swisher Sweets/Sunbelt Expo award, Dixon will now receive a $2,500 cash award and an expense paid trip to the Sunbelt Expo from Swisher International of Jacksonville, Fla., a $500 gift certificate from the Southern States cooperative, and the choice of either $1,000 in PhytoGen cottonseed, or a $500 donation to a designated charity on behalf of our newest sponsor, Dow Agrosciences.

He is now eligible for the $15,000 that will go to the overall winner.

Other prizes for the overall winner include the use of a Massey Ferguson tractor for a year from Massey Ferguson North America, another $500 gift certificate from the Southern States cooperative, and the choice of either another $1,000 in PhytoGen cottonseed, or a second $500 donation to a designated charity on behalf of our newest sponsor, Dow Agrosciences.

Previous state winners from Tennessee include: James R. Graham of Newport, 1990; Burl Ottinger of Parrottsville, 1991; Dwaine Peters of Madisonville, 1992; Edward Wilson of Cleveland, 1993; Bob Willis of Hillsboro, 1994; Bobby W. Vannatta of Bell Buckle, 1995; George McDonald of Riddleton, 1996; Jimmy Gaylord of Sharon, 1997; Jimmy Tosh of Henry, 1998; Eugene Pugh, Jr. of Halls, 1999; Harris Armour of Somerville, 2000; Malcolm Burchfiel of Newbern, 2001; Ed Rollins of Pulaski, 2002; John Smith of Puryear, 2003; Austin Anderson of Manchester, 2004; John Litz of Morristown, 2005; Bob Willis of Hillsboro, 2006; Grant Norwood of Paris, 2007; Jerry Ray of Tullahoma, 2008; Richard Atkinson of Belvidere, 2009; Brad Black of Vonore, 2010; and Mac Pate of Maryville, 2011.

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FACCTS - begins on page 6 ferent methods. And this has been wonderful to see the poultry, beef, dairy, soybean, feed and grain industries all come together and realize we are all on the same team,” said Nave. “Everybody’s been very supportive and sometimes we just need to admit we don’t understand other parts of animal agriculture and need to seek out that knowledge so we aren’t attacking out of ignorance.”

The other battle all of agriculture faces is those that feel animal agriculture shouldn’t be a part of our food system in the United States.

Those who feel animals deserve the same rights as humans.

“There is an animal rights activism that is out there. These are people who really don’t know what we are doing. We believe, in agriculture, we should care for our animals to the highest standards, provide the best, humane practices available to our animals. But there is a whole movement

that thinks animals have rights similar to humans, and that is a major attack on our basic principles of raising animals for food and fiber. We believe that we provide a humane environment and process them in the most humane manner possible following industry standards,” Nave explained.

Just as we start early teaching our youth and children about where food comes from, so do those animal rights groups start early with their anti-agriculture campaigns.

“Animal rights activists start with our youth and use a lot of misinformation. The public doesn’t know who to turn to in order to get the correct information. We at FACCT want to provide those resources, to be the answer…with science based information about what we’re doing and why we’re doing it so we can continue with a very productive animal agriculture industry,” said Nave.

Probably the scariest part of the animal rights activists is their ability

to hone in on the one person who is doing something wrong and then instead of fixing the problem by calling law enforcement and removing the animals, they worsen the issue by secretly filming footage and then swooping in with their black vehicles to “save the animals”…in the highest profile way possible. I’m not sure how most people feel, but I think the animal’s welfare should come before patting ourselves on the back and getting national media exposure for the “good deed.” So another goal of FACCT is to take care of those situations in Tennessee before those animals’ rights activists have a chance to call in their cavalry.

“We work with the ag Extension personnel and the Department of Agriculture when we know of those situations of livestock neglect or abuse. If it is a case of an ignorance situation, we try to work through education. If the owner just didn’t know, Extension is very good to pro-

vide education to try to bring those owners up to an acceptable level of knowledge to raise their animals. But there are situations of very bad abuse.

And in those situations, we again work with Extension, the Department of Agriculture and local producers to remove those animals without having those outside forces of animal rights activists coming in. We have used our volunteers in given areas to provide feed when necessary and provide temporary housing to animals so those situations are moved quickly, but absorbed by animal agriculture and not the outside,” said Nave.

To find out more information about FACCT, or to join as an individual or industry partner, check out their Facebook page (Farm Animal Care Coalition of Tennessee) or their website www.tnfacct.com, but Nave says it best, “It’s not just about the membership, it’s about the buy in, that feeling of belonging, that we’re all working together.” t

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2012 Tennessee YF&R Summer Conference

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TFBF President Lacy Upchurch presented this year’s district Environmental Stewardship Awards to District I winner Melissa Lowery from Dyer County, District II and state winner Josh and Julieanna Ogle from Lincoln County, District III winner Jamie and Ashley Weaver from Coffee County, and District IV winner Luke Teeple from White County. Dr. Shawn Hawkins from UT Extension, on right, assisted with judging and announced the winners.

Lincoln County’s Josh and Julieanna Ogle were named Tennessee Farm Bureau’s Outstanding Young Farmer and Achievement Award winners during special ceremonies held during the annual Tennessee Young Farmer Summer Conference. The young row crop farmers from the Flintville Community bested 19 other county contestants in state competition to be named the state winners. The rewards for being named the state winner are many. They receive a year’s free use of a brand new Case/IH tractor up to 150 hours. They also received $500 from Tennessee Farm Bureau, $500 from Ford and Farm Bureau Member Benefits, a fully loaded RTV to keep from Tennessee Farm Bureau, an insurance policy to cover the tractor for one year from Farm Bureau Insurance of Tennessee and a trip to the American Farm Bureau Convention in Nashville at Opryland Hotel in January 2012, where they will compete for national honors with other state winners for national awards. The national will get their choice of a 2013 Chevrolet Silverado or 2013 GMC Sierra, courtesy of GM and paid registration to the 2013 YF&R Leadership Conference in Phoenix, February 8-11. Three national runners-up will receive a Case IH Farmall 65A, courtesy of Case IH, and a $2,500 cash prize and STIHL Farm Boss, courtesy of Stihl. Pictured from left: TFBF President Lacy Upchurch, the Ogles with their children Levi, Abi and Travis; Tim Mills from CASE IH and Charles Curtis, TFBF director of Special Programs.

This year’s Collegiate Discussion Meet winner was Doug Giles from University of Tennessee at Knoxville. Julie Ozburn, from Middle Tennessee State University, won second place.

Grant and Crystal Norwood from Henry County were named this year’s Tennessee Farm Bureau Young Farmer of the Year runners-up. They farm over 2,995 acres of diversified row crops. As state runners-up, they receive $1000 from Tennessee Farm Bureau, $500 in services from Tennessee Farm Bureau Insurance Companies and will be going to the American Farm Bureau National Convention in January 2012 at Opryland Hotel in Nashville. Shown from left: TFBF President Lacy Upchurch, the Norwoods with their daughter Karamaneh, Tim Mills from CASE IH and Charles Curtis, TFBF director of Special Programs.

The John Willis Memorial Young Farmer Scholarship award is a much sought-after honor and this year’s recipients were, from left: Taylor Jennings from Claiborne County, Jesi Ogg of Weakley County, Katlin Dickson from Wilson County and Katherine Sanders from Williamson County.

Presenting the awards was TFBF President Lacy Upchurch on the left and John Willis’ father Bob on

It may not have been London, but the torch did arrive by an olympic runner (aka Brandon Whitt) to officially start the annual 2012 Young Farmer Olympics. He ran through a spray of water from a gathered bucket brigade to add drama, plus to put out fire during the drought.

On right: No, this is not some type of art, but the results from the hay stacking contest during the YF&R Summer Olympics, which was sort of artful, in a way.

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Tennessee Farm Bureau Presidents Conference

Tennessee’s Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey presented this year’s keynote address to our presidents.

President Upchurch addresses Farm Bureau’s county presidents from across Tennessee.

Unicoi farmer Richard Anderson, on the right, talks to Barry Monson from the Tennessee Comptrollers Office about Greenbelt concerns.

Special recognition was given to retiring Tennessee House member and Speaker Emeritus Jimmy Naifeh for his years of service to the state and its people during the program on Thursday evening.

TDEC Commissioner Bob Martineau spoke to delegates during a special general session.

TDOT Commissioner John Schroer gave a detailed outlook on his department.

James McCorkle from Jefferson County was one of hundreds who signed a special “Thank You” card to be given to Gov. Bill Haslam for his efforts in helping with killing the “Death Tax.”

Aleta Botts from the University of Kentucky presented a program on “What to Expect from Washington D.C.” including updates on the Farm Bill.

It is always good to have someone willing to be a good sport for entertainment’s sake and TFBF board member James Haskew from Marion County was just that as he worked with ventriloquist David Turner.

Carolyn Earnest from Bradley County, shown on left, was the grand prize winner of a trip to the American Farm Bureau Convention in January to Opryland Hotel and a night at the Grand Ole Opry. Sue Barns on the right won the second prize of a Stihl blower.

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YF&R REPORT

Mary Margaret Chester - 2012 YF&R Reporter Well, it is hot and dry outside, but the attitudes of Tennessee Young Farmers are anything but! Tennessee Young Farmers and Ranchers came out with big smiles and attended the TFBF Young Farmers and Ranchers Summer Conference in Columbia, Tenn. on July 20 and 21. It all started with 20 young farmer achievement award contestants and watching videos of their operations. I love this part of summer conference because you get to see the diversity of Tennessee agriculture.

Young farmers joined together Saturday morning for a mock delegate session. This general session gave young farmers the opportunity to gather by district and discuss issues that were affecting them on their farms. From the issues discussed, they formed policy which was presented to a mock delegate body. The process highlighted the importance of grassroots policy development in Tennessee and America.

Also on Saturday, the collegiate discussion meet final four was held, the Environmental Stewardship Awards were given, the John Willis Memorial Scholarships were awarded and the Achievement Award winners were named. As you can see, summer conference is an excellent way to have

fun and learn all at the same time.

We would like to congratulate Josh and Julieanna Ogle of Lincoln County as they were named the 2012 Achievement Award winners, as well as the Environmental Stewardship Award winners. The Collegiate Discussion Meet winner was Doug Giles from the University of Tennessee and the runner-up was Julie Ozburn from Middle Tennessee State University.

I know a lot of county Young Farmer programs will be having their farm days coming up and lots of children will be visiting different farms and learning where their food comes from. We hope for a safe and fun learning experience for all of these children.

Be sure and mark your calendars to attend the Tennessee YF&R Fall Tour which will be held September 21 and 22 in Greenville, Tenn. This is when the Excellence in Agriculture Contest is held and we will tour lots of Tennessee agriculture. Applications for the Excellence in Agriculture Contest can be found on the Tennessee Farm Bureau website and are due by August 31, 2012. Your 2012 state committee hopes to see you there.

Remember to contact your elected officials, be very involved in legislative decisions, be a voice for

County Farm Bureau Annual Meetings Hawkins County Farm Bureau The Young Farmers and Ranchers of Hawkins County will be the featured speaker at the 2012 Hawkins County Farm Bureau Annual Meeting. This meeting will be held on Friday, October 5 at 7 p.m., at Cherokee High School. All Hawkins County Farm Bureau members are invited and encouraged to attend.

We will adjourn with door prizes and refreshments.

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Beef Cattle Outlook

By Dr. Emmit L. Rawls Professor Emeritus

Painful but teachable moment What is a teachable moment? My definition is that point in time when you wish you had done something that you did not do. It even may have been something you had been taught to do or something that had been suggested for you to consider or to do. My memory says it was wrecking a couple of vehicles after dropping collision on them. I am sure you can all think of situations when you wish you had taken a suggestion or measure of precaution, then had some unfortunate consequence occur which you have remembered for a long time.

The teachable moment I am referring to is the decline in feeder cattle prices since May. While some decline is normal, the $2 per bushel rise in corn prices this year has magnified the price decline for feeder cattle. For example, since May, prices for medium and large number one steers weighing 400 to 500 pounds declined 22 percent; 500 to 600 pounds 18.8 percent; and 700 to 800 pounds 12.7 percent. While prices have recovered slightly in early August, they are still lower than expectations were in the spring.

So what is teachable about this moment in time? There are several price risk management tools available which allow beef producers with 48,000 to 50,000 pound loads to lock in a price either through direct use of the futures market or by forward contracting with a feedlot or order buyer. This can also be accomplished through some video/Internet sales. For producers with less than that number

of cattle, Livestock Risk Protection (LRP) insurance has been available in Tennessee since July, 2007. For a premium, beef producers protect against a decline in feeder cattle prices. The insurance must be purchased from crop insurance agents. My experience is that the product has not been pushed very hard by most agents. It is available later in the day and the premium must be paid at that time, compared to regular crop insurance, which has premiums come due closer to harvest.

From a price standpoint, we are in very volatile times. Cattle prices are being moved by the corn market, the weather, worldwide financial affairs and media events such as we experienced this spring. Someone said the other day, “We farm because we enjoy a certain amount of risk.� That could very well be true, but for some, especially stocker operators, carrying all of the price risk can be very expensive.

Lenders are taking greater interest in price risk management. Several stocker operators contracted calves purchased last fall and this spring with order buyers, because they did not want to carry all of the price risk for cattle to be sold later this year.

Take some time over the next month or two to familiarize yourself with the price risk management tools that fit your management style and cattle operation. They say that luck is when preparation meets opportunity. Chances are good that there will be opportunities in the future, so get prepared! t

Houston County Farm Bureau Tuesday, October 2, at 6:30 p.m. at the Houston County Farm Bureau office.

Guest speaker will be Lou Nave with the Farm Animal Care Coalition of Tennessee. A meal will be served.

Monroe County Farm Bureau Tuesday, October 23, at 6:30 p.m. at the Monroe County Farm Bureau office.

All members are invited. This is a covered dish.

Montgomery County Farm Bureau October 18 at 6:30 p.m. at the Highland Ridge Kiwanis Lodge at 1601 Old Russellville Pike, Clarksville. Danny Rochelle, vice president of Tennessee Farm Bureau will be the featured speaker. All members invited. There will be dinner and door prizes.

Rutherford County Farm Bureau Monday, September 10, at 5:00 p.m. at the Lane Agri-Park Center, 315 John R. Rice Blvd., Murfreesboro. Program starts following meal. For more information call local Farm Bureau office at 615-893-1213.

Smith County Farm Bureau Appreciation Day and Annual Meeting will be Friday, October 5, at the Smith County Farm Bureau office. Annual meeting starts at 11:00 a.m. Food will be served from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. There will be door prizes and giveaways.

All members invited.

UT students know weeds- A group of University of Tennessee students showcased their talents at the Southern Weed Science Society recently in Fayetteville, Ark. UT brought home top place honors in the individual portions of the weed science contest, and third place in the team event. Pictured from left: Matthew Wiggins, Kelly Barnett and Brit Gaban.

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Tennessee’s Agri-Events West Tennessee’s Cotton Tour Field Day September 5, Jackson

UTIA’s Pumpkin Field Day September 27, Jackson

The annual Cotton Tour Field Day will return to the West Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center on Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012.

As always, the tour will offer multiple educational presentations designed to improve cotton production for the region’s farmers. Pesticide CEU’s and CCA points will be available.

Registration for the Cotton Tour begins at 8:00 a.m. Field tours begin at 8:30 and will conclude at noon, fol-

The University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture’s annual field day devoted to pumpkin production is scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 27, at the West Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center in Jackson.

Pumpkin Field Day will begin at 11 a.m. CDT and conclude at 5:15 p.m. The goal of the event is to help local growers improve their pumpkin production

lowed by a complimentary lunch.

Topics of interest will include a demonstration on variety performance, an update on Liberty Link weed management, application timing, insect management and an overview of planned cover crop research.

Admission to the Cotton Tour is free and open to the public. A complete schedule will be posted soon at west.tennessee.edu/events. t

25th Annual Pioneer Power Days September 7-9, Eagleville Tennessee Valley Pioneer Power Association will host its 25th Annual Pioneer Power Days Festival Sept. 7 - 9.

Vintage farm tractors, machinery and gas engines will be on display and in demonstration. Parts vendors, arts and crafts, great food, family fun. Tractor pulls: Friday - 6 p.m., Saturday - 2 p.m.;

Sunday - 1 p.m. On September 8 at 8 p.m. Wade Hayes will be in concert.

Admission is $5 Friday and Sunday, $10 Saturday, including the concert.

The TVPPA showgrounds is located at 747 Chapel Hill Pike, Eagleville,Tenn.

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UT Extension Hosts Landscape Review September 11, Jackson For landscapers, growers or retailers who wish to stay current on best management practices for turf and landscape, UT Extension is hosting a field day for you.

The 2012 Landscape Review will take place on Tuesday, Sept. 11, at the West Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center in Jackson. The Landscape Review will feature walking tours of the UT Gardens Jackson, an overview of plant trials used to evaluate better plants for Tennessee landscapes and updates on current pest, disease

and weed control methods.

This program will provide five pesticide recertification points in C3, C10 and C12. Points will be awarded at each session.

Admission is $10. For more information, including directions to the West Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center, go to west. tennessee.edu.

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Woods and Wildlife Field Day September 22, UT Arboretum The University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture will host a Woods and Wildlife Field Day on Saturday, Sept.

22, on the grounds of the Forest Resources AgResearch and Education Center and UT Arboretum.

The Woods and Wildlife Field Day is designed to help landowners with 10 or more acres of forestland as they make forest management decisions that will balance their goals related to fiscal management of their property as well as wildlife and forest sustainability.

The program will begin at 8 a.m.

EDT and will run through lunch. It will feature UT experts and professionals with the Tennessee Division of Forestry and the Tennessee Wildlife Resources

Agency as speakers and will include tours focusing on a variety of forest management topics including wildlife management, timber management and best management practices for production and harvesting.

Admission to the event is free and includes lunch, but advance preregistration is required by Sept. 8. To register or for additional details about the program, visit forestry.tennessee. edu/. You may also register by phone: 865-483-3571, email: utforest@utk. edu, or by fax: 865-483-3572.

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practices. Pumpkin Field Day will feature nine informative presentations as well as a complimentary lunch.

There is no cost to attend, but preregistration is strongly encouraged by calling 731-425-4768 or emailing Ginger Rowsey at gtrice@tennessee.edu.

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TPA’s Annual Grower Meetings October 9-11 Join us for the Tennessee Poultry Association’s annual grower meetings: • Cleveland, October 9 at 4 p.m.

• Cookeville, October 10 at 9 a.m.

• Shelbyville, October 10 at 4 p.m.

• UT Martin, October 11 at 10 a.m.

Featured speakers include Dr.

Mike Czarich from the University of Georgia on the latest with tunnel ventilation and Dr. Jim Arends from North Carolina State on darkling beetle control.

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UT Biomass Production Field Day October 24 - 25, Vonore From Grow to Go, the second annual University of Tennessee Biomass Production Field Day and Workshop is planned for October 24 - 25, 2012, at two separate locations in Vonore, Tenn. The two days of events will offer a unique look into the state-of-theart technology for switchgrass and biomass crop production, as well as for pre-processing and conversion of energy crops.

October 24 is organized as a traditional outdoor field day and will be held at Color Wheel Farm in Monroe County. Owners Brad and Kim Black are participants in the University’s switchgrass production program.

October 25 will be at the site of the Tennessee Biomass Innovation Park operated by UT partner and field day co-sponsor Genera Energy Inc. The major components of the programs will be research tours and presentations, crop variety demonstrations, equipment demonstrations, and commercial and educational displays.

More information, including program details, will be available at www. biomassfieldday.com.

Attendees are welcome to attend either day, or both days, free of charge.

For more information please contact Mark Alexander at 865-946-1162 or malexan3@utk.edu. t

Tennessee Farmland Legacy Conference November 1-2, Burns The 2012 Tennessee Farmland Legacy Conference “Planning Today for Tomorrow’s Farms” will be held November 1 at Montgomery Bell State Park in Burns.

November 1 will include information, networking, questions and answers from professionals in the field of farmland preservation, farm and estate planning, land and community planning, and more. November 2 will be optional tours to an area Century Farm.

General and breakout sessions and panel discussions with well-known speakers and experts on a variety of topics will offer invaluable resources, information and knowledge to

Tennessee landowners, farmers, community planners and officials.

Topics include: Leasing and rental of farmland, conservation easements, conservation programs, timber management, estate planning, small acreage production, as well as many community and planning topics such as comprehensive planning and other tools that localities can use to support agriculture.

For more information about the 2012 Farmland Legacy Conference and to register, visit the website at www.farmlandlegacy.org, or call the University of Tennessee Conference Services at 865-974-0280. t

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Baby Horses and Burros For Sale To Good Homes, $25 to $200. www.carrranch.com; rpcarrfarm@aol. com 615-654-2180; 615-430-7777; 615-594-8480

Goats & Sheep

For Sale Hair Sheep Dorper Katahdin. 931-455-4985 For Sale: Purebred Kiko goats. 931-987-2826 Culleoka, TN GOAT/SHEEP SALE: 2nd & 4th Monday.

Tennessee Livestock Producers, Columbia, TN. 931-212-9962; 931-982-9086

Hogs

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“My beef checkoff can help raise consumer confidence in beef.”

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“Simply put, our beef checkoff promotes safe, nutritious beef. All beef producers invest in the checkoff — so folks like you and me decide how to allocate these dollars to keep our product top-ofmind with consumers,” says Ronnie Yeargin, a cowcalf and stocker producer from Greenfield, Tenn.

The checkoff is working to build demand for beef by educating consumers about beef’s role in healthful diets.

My beef checkoff…reaching consumers with the benefits of beef.

Ronnie Yeargin Yeargin Farms Greenfield, Tenn.

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There are two types of classified ads: 1. FARM BUREAU MEMBERS - selling items that they make, produce, or raise themselves; or surplus equipment. Each member ad costs 50¢ per word.

2. NON-MEMBERS or COMMERCIAL MEMBER ADS - in which the member is acting as an agent or dealer (real estate, health products, mail order business, etc.). Each ad costs $1.00 per word.

Price, phone number, e-mail address and website count as one word each.

Ads not accompanied BY payment will be returned to sender.

Ads received in our office after deadline will be held for next issue.

Hear more from Ronnie at MyBeefCheckoff.com or scan this QR code

Funded by the Beef Checkoff.

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Classified Ads FOR SALE: Purebred Duroc, Yorkshire and Landrace boars and gilts. Bart Jones, Lafayette, TN, 615-666-3098

Birds Poultry POULTRY HOLLOW HACHERY, located 45 miles east of Nashville, can fill all your poultry needs starting with over 57 breeds of chickens, bantams, turkeys, guineas, ducks, geese, rare breeds. Dayold-sexed-pullets start at $2.25 NPIP CERTIFIED! Visit our website at www.poultryhollow.org or call 615-318-9036 or 615-477-7936

Exotic & Other Birds CANARIES $75-$100 731-934-4119

Grasses

For Sale Sericea Lespedeza Seed. 931-934-2745 Get Vaughn’s #1 Bermuda Grass from the original farm where developed. High Yields- High Digestibility- High Quality- High Palatable. Finish freezer beef without grain, grassfed and get proven excellent taste- Permanent stands with proper management- Have planter will travel to your farm and plant from April to August. Call for additional information. 931-657-2584

Hay & Straw

FOR SALE: Vaughn’s #1 Hybrid Bermuda Hay. Premium Quality Hay available in small squares or 4x5 rolls. Jerry Roach, Linden, TN. 931-593-2673

Vegetables & Fruits

Dogs

Border Collie Pups Registered Excellent Stock dogs and pets $250.00; $350.00 Dan Vickers 931-939-2426; 931-607-2426 Ladybug Kennel Big Sandy TN. Border Collie and Dachshund puppies Registered W&S, $200 each.

731-593-3807. For pictures e-mail: bettyewatkins@ bellsouth.net

Exotic & Other Animals

Legal Pet Raccoon Babies. State and USDA Licensed. Email - ringoscrossingpetfarm@yahoo. com 931-268-0739 Make Great Pets, Ringo’s Crossing Pet Farm

Plants

ANTIQUE APPLE TREES - Summer Rambo, Virginia Beauty, Yellow Transparent. Catalog $3.00. Write: Urban Homestead, 818-G Cumberland Street, Bristol, VA 24201. www.OldVaApples.com. 09-08

Lawn & Garden

Morton’s Horticultural Products, Inc. Free Catalog - Greenhouses & Growers Supplies. Drip Tape, Irrigation Supplies. We Manufacture our Greenhouses. Online Catalog - www.mortonproducts.com 800-473-7753; mortonprod@ blomand.net 09-05

Forestry

Panther Creek Forestry: Forestry, Timber, Wildlife Managers. Receive top timber prices. Hunting leases available - Cumberland Plateau & Land Between the Lakes. 931-474-6203; benmyers@ panthercreekforestry.net 09-14

Equipment

Tractors & Implements

18.4x38 Axle Mounted Duals for Ford 8600, 9600, TW10, TW20, and others with Wedge Axles. $800.

731-422-5282; 437-0196 1972 Dodge D600 Grain Truck, V-8, 4 and 2, Twin Cylinder Dump. $3,750. 731-422-5282; 437-0196 D8H Cat Dozer For Sale. Root rake and other extras. Finished Clearing 180 acre farm. Dozer is ready to work. Call 931-788-2159 Disc Mower Curtains for most brand mowers 8ft curtains $250 Call 615-489-5355 For Sale: GSI Grain Auger 8 inch, 59ft used very little $2,100.00. Also EZFlow gravity wagon with heavy duty running gear, $1,100.00 Jerry Roach, Linden, TN 931-593-2673 Ford Tractor 1956 Model 860 2500.00 615-893-1830 Ford TW20 Tractor, Cab, Heat, Air, 5,500hrs, Duals, 135hp with Bush Hog, Quick Attach Loader, Bucket and Hay Spear. $18,500. 175 Bushel Gravity Wagon $800. 731-422-5282; 437-0196 John Deere 2130 Diesel. Great condition, frontend loader, economical, stored inside $9,600.00 Call 615-418-4823 Middle Tenn.

Massey Ferguson 1144 Corn Head, 4 Row Wide, Quick Attach. $1,750. Massey Ferguson 33 Corn Head, 3 Row Wide, Quick Attach. $1,500. 175 Bushel Gravity Wagon, 4 New Tires. $1,250. 1954 John Deere 40, 3pt Narrow Front, Good Rear Tires. $2,500. 731-422-5282; 437-0196 Troy-Bilt PTO Horse Tiller For Sale, Like New, $800.00 615-696-2263 Want to buy “G” Allis Chalmer Tractor. 615-763-2434

Trucks & Trailers

Gooseneck Livestock Trailers: Many sizes and options. Must see Prices you want believe.

Wholesale Trailers, Lebanon, TN 615-714-3894

Other Equipment

AUCTION MARKET SERVICES

TN Livestock Producers Hwy. 64e, Fayetteville Sale Every Tuesday bobby eslick, manager 931-433-5256 931-433-4962

Somerville Livestock Market Hwy. 59, Somerville Sheep & Goat Sale Every Tuesday Don Terry, manager 901-465-9679/731-695-0353

Columbia Livestock Center Cattle Sale Every Thurs.

Sheep/Goat 2nd & 4th Mon. Frank Poling, manager 931-223-8323 931-212-9962

VIDEO CATTLE SALES

Management provided for Lower Middle Tennessee Cattle Assoc.

Consignment information contact: 2012 Sale Dates - 9 AM Central Frank Poling 931-212-9962 Sept. 7; oct. 5; Nov. 2; Dec. 7 richard brown 931-239-9785

SHEEP & GOAT SALES

SPECIAL SALES

Columbia Every 2nd & 4th Monday

Graded Sales every Tuesday in Fayetteville

Sept. 10, 24; oct. 8, 22; Nov. 12, 26; Dec. 10

Somerville Every Tuesday

ORDER BUyING H.m. eslick Frank Poling bobby eslick David alexander

931-433-5256 931-212-9962 931-433-5256 615-300-3012

Weaned Sale 1st & 3rd Thursdays in Columbia Fall Cow Sales being planned for all barns.

TN Beef Alliance-9AM - Sept. 18, Dec.12 SEE wEbSiTE for currEnT liST

PRODUCER GENETICS Alliance Development, Herd Sire Purchasing, Cattle Breeding & Marketing Consultation 110 Bred Heifers For Sale

richard brown - 931-239-9785

Darrell Ailshie, General Manager P.O. Box 313 • Columbia, TN 38402 • 931-388-7872 tennesseelivestockproducers.com

Used portable sawmills! Buy/Sell. Call Sawmill Exchange 800-459-2148; US & Canada; www. sawmillexchange.com 09-01

Property Real Estate

Hunting Land for Sale: 150 acres of lightly wooded hunting land in Van Buren County, TN. Private entrance. Some wetlands. Deer, turkey, rabbit, quail, grouse, waterfowl, predators. $1750.00 per acre. Ralph at 931-224-9077

177 Acre Farm on Hardin Creek with two newer homes in Clifton, TN. 239-567-7999 9 Room House, 2 acres, basement, 2 car garage, 2 car garage in back, large bonus room over garage. Walking distance to shopping center. $235,000 Firm. Melba Reece, 7711 Central Pike, Mt. Juliet, TN 615-758-9521 Easttennesseefarmsforsale.com View online listings for farms, homes, mountain land in North East Tennessee. East Tennessee Realty Services, Greeneville TN 423-639-6395 09-11 Mobile Home on Family Farm 16x80 3BR, 2BA W/D dishwasher, stove, fridge. $600/mo. No drugs, Alcohol, Wild parties. References. silverwood2@yahoo.com. Mountain Top View

Vacation Rentals

Beautiful Smoky Mountain log cabins - near Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge. Jacuzzi, hot-tubs, porches and rockers, on trout stream, stone fireplaces, cable TV, fully furnished, hiking, $85 nightly and up. www.moorecabins.com; 423487-5615 09-15 CABINS ON COSBY CREEK - Gatlinburg, Smokies area. Hot tub, Jacuzzi, Fireplace, Kitchen, Porches, CATV. Comfy! Cozy! Clean! 423-487-2646; www. cosbycabins.com 09-06 Farm House - near Rock Island Park - furnished, daily-weekly rates. 931-668-4554; 931-235-8054; www.vrbo.com/89925 09-07 GULF SHORES CONDO- 2BR, pool/beach access.

Spring $600/week, Summer $800/week, Fall $500/week. 931-296-4626 09-10 GULF SHORES VACATION: 2 Town Homes2BR/1.5BA Fully furnished, pool, laundry, covered parking. Rent for week, month(s), or weekends in off season. Owner 615-289-8475 09-18 LOG CABIN RENTALS, GATLINBURG. Call Parkside Cabin Rentals 1-866-808-7715; www.parksidecabinrentals.com Old Creek Lodge, Gatlinburg. Private Balconies over Mountain Stream and Gas Fireplaces. 866418-7116 PIGEON FORGE cabins, chalets, cottages, units sleeping 1 to 36 people. Near Dollywood.

Middle Creek Rentals, 1-800-362-1897; www. mcrr93.com 09-17 SMOKY MOUNTAIN vacation chalets and cabins in Pigeon Forge near Dollywood, spacious, fireplace, views, $75/$85 nightly. 1-800-382-4393; www.pantherknob.com 09-16

Hunting Leases

Hunting Lease Wanted: 2 experienced, middle aged hunters need to lease farmland or timberland for deer and turkey hunting. Prefer Middle TN area. 865-659-8816 Responsible hunter would like to lease land for deer and turkey hunting. 423-479-4149; 423-7158936

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Classified Ads Two Responsible Senior hunters wishing to lease land for deer hunting in Middle Tennessee. 423593-7723; 423-593-3263

Home Improvement Construction ATTENTION MOBILE HOME OWNERS: Take a punch at inflation with our super insulated roof over system by Roof King. No more leaks, never roof coat again, save $$ on heating and cooling costs, maintenance free, 100% watertight guaranteed. Call 1-800-276-0176, Roof King. 09-04

Home Security DRIVEWAY ALARMS, $209.95, 1000 feet, no wiring. TN DRIVEWAY AND DOOR CHIME CO. 1-800-342-9014 09-12

Business

Insurance Stock

Buying TN Farmers Life and Assurance Stock.

615-826-6311 Buying TN Farmers Life and Assurance stock.

731-285-1424 Wanted to buy TN Farmers Life and Assurance stock. 931-381-3580

“PLAY GOSPEL SONGS by ear!” Add chords.

10 lessons $12.95. “LEARN GOSPEL MUSIC”.

Chording, runs, fills - $12.95. Both $24. “LEARN CHORD PLAYING”. Piano -$12.50 Davidsons, 6727HT Metcalf, Shawnee Mission, Kansas 66204 913-262-4982 09-02

Financial Services

SAWMILLS from only $3997 - Make Money & Save Money with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. Free info & DVD: www.NorwoodSawmills.com/651 1-800578-1363 - Ext:651 09-09

CASH! Holding a mortgage on property you sold? Sell it for CASH! 615-898-1400 Murfreesboro; 1-800-862-2744 nationwide 09-03

Storage and Road Trailers: For Sale or Rent.

Delivery Available. 615-714-3894 WANTED: I collect World War I and II military relics - American, German, Japanese. Helmets, metals, knives, bayonets, guns, swords, daggers, etc.

423-842-6020 WANTED: Old millstones, cash paid, will pick up.

423-727-6486 West Tennessee Quail and Pheasant Preserve Guided Hunts Large or Small Groups Call for Prices and Book early 731-234-2959

Miscellaneous

25,000 mile oil change: www.lubedealer.com/ rust 09-13 BUYING old comics and old toy collections.

615-897-2573 CURRENTLY FARMING WITH A DISABILITY? The Tennessee AgrAbility Project is a state-wide non-profit service that provides assistance to agricultural workers with disabilities. For further information, please call 731-855-7656

ALASKA CRUISE

Plus West Coast Train Tour 13-Day Cruise and Tour from $1998* Departs May thru September 2013

Call for Open Dates & Low-Cost Airfare.

*Price is per person, based on double occupancy Taxes & Services included. Airfare is extra. (Add $150 for May, $250 for June, & $450 forJuly-August Departures.)

Join other Tennesseans on this Trip.

For Details and Itinerary, Call

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