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he son of an old friend stopped by last vonwoHe’s rC yarreseJ yB week to ask for somereadvice. nior in high school and is planning on going to college to study agriculture. Jerry Crownover is The boy has now passed the biggest hura farmer and former dle by having a family that is already established professor of Agriculture in farming, and willing to transition the land and Education at Missouri equipment to him in the future, but he wanted State University. He is a my opinion on what areas to study. native of Baxter County, After informing him my advice was worth exactly Arkansas, and an what he was paying for it, I proceeded to offer him author and professional my suggestions. I told him everything starts with speaker. To contact Jerry, the soil and he would need to take some soil scigo to ozarksfn.com and ence courses to understand structure, fertility and click on ‘Contact Us.’ conservation methods. Next, he would need to take some plant science courses to try and understand how seeds and plants were produced, and how they grow and reproduce during each stage of their life cycle. He would also need some chemistry courses to better enable him to select and handle the myriad of herbicides and pesticides that he would be using in the future. Knowing his family also has livestock, I told him he would need a good background in animal breeding and genetics courses, that would allow him to constantly improve the quality and performance of his animals, while implementing newer technologies of artificial insemination and embryo transfer. Lots of courses in nutrition would be required, as well as a good working knowledge of veterinary science in order to manage herd health. I went on to explain his parents owned hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of hightech equipment that needed to be serviced and repaired each year, so two or three courses of study in agricultural engineering would be more than beneficial. He would need to understand the workings of GPS systems, hydraulics, computer integration and materials handling systems, just to name a few. — Continued on Page 6
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About the Cover Clarence Carson’s father deeded him 176 acres in 1971 to start his own farming operation. Read more on page 12. Photo by Terry Ropp Ozarks Farm & Neighbor accepts story suggestions from readers. Story information appears as gathered from interviewees. Ozarks Farm & Neighbor assumes no responsibility for the credibility of statements made by interviewees. © Copyright Ozarks Farm & Neighbor, Inc., 2020. All rights reserved. Printed in USA.
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