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Story by Ashton ClarkStaff Writer

(Sarah Reed/Democrat-News)

The Martin Community Center, in Marshall,was roaring with laughter Friday, March 13, asparticipants gathered for the 12th annualWomen in Agriculture Conference.

Rustic decor was draped in leaves andmoss, guiding guests through a jungle-like set-ting. While jungles aren’t often linked with theimage of U.S. agriculture, the theme was a fit-ting one in terms of business.

Vendors representing organizations frombanks, to conservation planning and evenmade-in-Missouri products were on hand to an-swer questions and meet with participantsthroughout the day. But hundreds of women —and even men — who attended from across thestate came together for seminars led by fourguest speakers.

The seminar, which was often interactive,

provided valuable information for both agricul-ture and everyday living through guest speak-ers Jolene Brown, Dr. Jason Sexten, CurtMcDaniel and Jared Singer.

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It’s a Jungle Out There:Jolene BrownStarting off the conference was Master ofCeremonies Renne Fordyce, who quar-terbacked in introducing keynote speakerJolene Brown. As a female who plays aprominent role in agriculture, Brown drewon her personal experiences in the indus-try, explaining various ways to educateothers on agriculture and how to dealwith the consumers.

She identified the consumer as thatwhich drives agriculture. Without the de-mand, the supply will be adversely high.Brown accounted for the highest influ-encer of modern society — technology.Consumers have kept up advancementsin technology, whether it be book work,

filing taxes, banking or recording keep-ing.

“Drones are a technology advance-ment that is making an impact on agricul-ture,” Brown said. “I was in New Mexicoand one of the large herders down thereuses a large drone to monitor heardhealth. It can tell the temperature ofevery cow it flies over.”She then emphasized the fact that onecannot hide from technology.

“If you and I do what we have alwaysdone, we will be out of business, be-cause the pace has changed and sohave the people,” she explained.

Brown noted education is essential tothe success of agriculture, as those whomay not understand the process influ-ence whether or not agriculture can becontinued. She emphasized the fact thatalthough agriculture touches everyone’slife, many are unaware of how much it in-fluences them. She said spreading theword is essential to sustaining the indus-try, as consumers begin to understandagriculture, they begin to appreciate it.

Representing agriculture in a positivelight is key. Brown encouraged those whoare farmers or connected to the industryto speak up and speak out about whatthey do. When asked what she does for aliving, Brown states: “I am in the con-sumer service and products industry.”And then when asked what she pro-duces, she replies: “The food for yourfamily, the clothes on your back, and thefuel for your car. I am an Americanfarmer.”

The crowd roared with appreciationand excitement, as Brown inspired themto embrace their lifestyle, be proud ofwhat they do and engage the community.

“People like doing business with peo-ple who like doing what they do,” Brownstated in regard to connecting with con-sumers.

Promoting Agriculture 1 Conversation at a Time: Dr. Justin SextenAlthough Dr. Sexten generally speaks toa crowd of ranchers of beef nutrition, hespoke at the Women in Agriculture Con-ference about ways to educate the publicand promote agriculture. He began byexplaining his immediate influence on histhree daughters, each of whom are

award-winning producers in poultry orbeef. Sexten explained educating and in-fluencing the public can take place any-where, with anyone. He himself promotesat his children’s sporting event.

Starting the conversation may be ahard barrier to break in several situations,but Sexten explained there is always away. He personally has individuals comeup to him asking about his children andtheir involvement, which Sexten oftenuses as an icebreaker. Like Brown, Sex-ten said it is important to embrace tech-nology — not only for use in one‘sbusiness but also as a conversationbuilder. Smartphones are held by the av-erage individual, and Sexten said that ifprompted with a question, the individualmay look up the answer. It gives the agri-culture enthusiasts a shot to elaborate onthe subject.

Incorporating agriculture into every-day conversations is essential. It’s a di-rect way to influence those closest toyou. Sexton noted that although there isa bigger picture when it comes technol-ogy and agriculture, that is not the onlymethod to adopt when educating others.

“The challenge for most of us is thatthis is not how we change the people thatwe want to influence, because the peoplethat you want to influence are yourfriends and family members,” Sextensaid. “Those are who you have the mostdirect impact on.”

Whether starting up a conversation atyouth sporting events — or his favoritevenue, on an airplane — Sexten said itdoes not take a plethora of information topromote agriculture. Being able to an-swer questions regarding the life of afarmer may be enough to sway someoneto agree or disagree with certain aspectsof agriculture.

“If you ask questions, you don’t haveto have a lot of information. I would sug-gest that most people, whether they de-cide they are for or against, or like ordislike agriculture, decide on their own,”he noted. “I cannot convince you today todo very many things, but I can plantseeds in your mind, and you may gohome, and you may research further in-formation on the Internet, or ask a trustedsource.”

He explained he often goes aboutpromoting agriculture by asking ques-tions. Sexten then goes through a seriesof questions to be prepared to both ask

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During her presentation, JoleneBrown said not to be concernedwith that which you cannot controlor change, simply embrace it.

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and answer in any given situation. First he throws himself the big question word:

“how.” “How are you involved in agricultural?”“How is something that you know about

agriculture relevant?”These are pertinent questions for Sexten, which

teach him as much about himself as they do to pro-mote the industry. Another question often brought tohis attention is whether “grain finished” or “grass fin-ished” beef is better and why.

The next question Sexten studies is “what.”“What are the people concerned about?” he

asked.A common example he sees is the environment.“Modern technology and agriculture production

are in direct connection with the environment,” hesaid.

He cited an example that “modern beef produc-tion uses 30 percent less land, 14 percent lesswater, and 9 percent less petroleum-related fossilfuels than it did in 1977, because we are using mod-ern technology.”

Sexten then posed the question “why are you in-terested in that particular aspect of agriculture?”

Some not directly involved in agriculture mightbe interested because of specific concerns, such asallergies and other health topics. GMOs — or genet-ically modified organisms — are a common interestin today’s society as they continue to rise. Sextenexplained that this is often a chance that an agricul-ture enthusiast should take to accurately inform thepublic on GMOs.

He then discussed hormones and the race thebeef industry has against the myth of hormoneusage. Sexten illustrated this with the example thatan entire bottle of ranch dressing has the sameamount of hormones as an entire steer carcass.

“Who” questions were the final questions Sextenprovided for the audience. He encouraged the audi-ence to double check the facts they hear, emphasiz-ing that checking credentials and sources is crucial

when providing information to the public.“You don’t have to have all the information. The

opportunity to promote agriculture is in every singleconversation you have everyday, and it doesn’thave to be a hard sale,” he said. “It can be a simplequestion. ... People are interested in their food andwhere it comes from, and we should be happy to tellthem, because promotion of agriculture, ultimately,is education.”

NRCS Updates: Curt McDaniel

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Justin Sexton speaks at the Women in Agriculture conference March 13.

ence with an overview of the currentprograms within the industry. First hespoke of the environmental quality in-centives program (EQIP).

“(It is) the flagship program for Mis-souri. ... We have over 6,000 of thosecontracts in the state covering multipleacres,” he stated.

He then mentioned the conserva-tion stewardship program (CSP), call-ing it the backup program to EQIP.

“With EQIP we try to go out and fixthings, with stewardships. It’s kind of arewards program,” McDaniel said.“When you go out and you have ad-dressed all the environmental con-cerns that you can with your farm, andeverything is in good shape, that iswhen we reward you with this pro-gram, and maybe go above and be-yond that.”

Fiscal year 2014 is the next topicfor McDaniel, as he began to discussthe amount delegated toward EQIPand CSP — $25 million in Missouri,making $64 million in payments.

“That’s $64 million that went intothe rural economy and farming econ-omy of Missouri, that will continue togo as we increase on the obligations.”

Terracing was the number onepractice last year, and irrigation landleveling and water quantity were alsohigh in terms of practices.

“For Fiscal Year 15 there are goingto be more opportunities,” McDanielstated.

He introduced two programs whichare in the horizon for FY15, but not yetfinalized. First, the Mississippi RiverBasin Initiative, which McDaniel called“an initiative that looks at reducing nu-

trients in sediment. “That is primarily the goal of

MRBI,” he said. The program will improve water

quality, restore wetlands, enhancewildlife habitat and sustain agriculturalprofitability in the Mississippi RiverBasin.

“What is unique about MRBI is thatit specifically deals with watersheds,”McDaniel said. “We picked water-sheds that have the most ability to in-crease or benefit from a broadcast orblanket practices.”

The Regional Conservation Part-nership Program is the next programon the outlook for FY15. “RCPP was aprogram that was announced in thenew farm bill, and Missouri is one ofthe leading states with that program.We had six projects that got funded,which is the most that was in theUnited States,” said McDaniel.

While some of these six projectsare statewide, others are targeted tospecific areas.

Looking forward, Natural ResourceConservation Services has three mainconcentrations for FY16. The first ofthese three concentrations is conser-vation planning.

“We are going to refocus on con-servation planning because it is thekey stone to what our business isdoing,” McDaniel said, alluding to pro-gramming as the next objective. “Weare going to be shifting our goals andobjectives into programs that help usmeet those.”

Soil health is also one of thelargest programs NRCS is launching,according to the presentation, asNRCS will zero in on that in the com-ing year.

ARC and PLC: Jared Singer

Jared Singer, Farm ServiceAgency director in Saline County,briefly went through an analysis of theAgriculture Risk Coverage and PriceLoss Coverage programs, stating thethere is a three-step process to theprograms.

The first step is the base realloca-tion and yield update — or enrollment— step, where a representative fromeach farm comes in to sign for the de-cision. The deadline for this step wasextended from Feb. 27 to March 31.

The next step to the process is de-ciding which program to elect. Produc-ers, or anyone who has an interest inthe crop, has to make this decision byMarch 31, meaning that the first twosteps do now coincide.

“We do not have the annual enroll-ment available yet. It will be sometimefrom mid-April into the summer beforewe decide an annual contract.”

If We Huff and Puff, Will We BlowYour House Down: Jolene Brown

Jolene Brown returns to the stage,this time holding an interactive work-shop with the audience. She began bygiving a metaphoric example of thethree little pigs: the last pig built hisfoundation “one brick at a time to with-stand the test of time.” Just as thethird little pig made sure there wasmortar holding his foundation together,all should do the same in a familybusiness.

She advised the audience that aright and experienced leader, specificand realistic management tools, and asolid foundation that includes legaldocuments will assure peace of mind.

“Only then can we withstand thechallenges and surprises that test orbring down a family business,” Brownsaid. “Only then can we celebrate cre-ating a profitable and productive busi-ness, worthy of transitioning to the

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next generation.”As a woman who values both

her family and farm, Brown pro-gressed through her creativeworkshop to help the audience un-derstand and develop the correctsteps to keep both the family andthe farm close to heart.

In front of each audience mem-ber was a 16-page packet. Theyleafed through the pages, follow-ing along with Brown’s presenta-tion. The first aspect of theworkshop was “The Architect’sBlueprint.” This section discussedwhat the vision for the farm,whether it is to be continued andhow it is to be run. The purpose:to establish a long-term goal forthe family farm.

Each family member is a keyplayer in the farm as a business.Families should look at what roleeach person plays while keeping

in mind what is important to thefamily as a whole. Roles can beadjoined, and leadership andgroup work are both key attributesto each role.

Estate planning is also an es-sential part of long-term planning.While paperwork can be dauntingor boring for some, it’s necessaryto ensure a legacy is left andone’s wishes are met.

A family can establish a “codeof conduct” that it should abide byin the agreement as a guidelinefor future meeting. Agreementsand estate plans can also includeinformation regarding stakehold-ers, communication contracts,blueprints for ownership in a fam-ily business and more.

Brown’s Platinum Rule, “Dounto others as they’d like doneunto them,” was prioritized. Itcould make a significant impactboth inside and outside of the fam-ily.



Guests listen to presenters at the Women in Agriculture conference held in Mar-shall March 13.

I have a confession tomake.

It’s a big one…Yes, I watch ABC’s “The

Bachelor.”Sad, I know. Despite my

disappointment season afterseason, this year I was in-trigued by the latest bache-lor, nicknamed PrinceFarming.(Aren’t all farmersprinces? Oh, maybe not.)

For several weeks, real-life Iowa farm boy, ChrisSoules, spent weeks travel-ing to exotic locations andhanding out rose after roseto starry-eyed (and a fewcrazy-eyed) women.

I don’t know about Iowafarmers, but I can say withcertainty most Missourifarmers don’t have thechance to court prospectivewives with such extravagantdates. Most farmers don’thang out with Jimmy Kim-mel, watch prospectivewives drive tractors in biki-nis or participate in “Danc-ing with the Stars.”

Although, I don’t knowSoules or his family, I doknow most farmers I havemet — no matter where theyare from — have a lot incommon. At least that’swhat their wives say.

So I can’t help but won-

der if the women on theshow, and the bachelor’snow fiancé, Whitney (a fer-tility nurse in Chicago) actu-ally learned all they neededto know about marrying afarmer.

For instance,trips to Bali, NewMexico or evenDeadwood, S.D.,probably won’t be anannual experience.And they certainlywon’t take place be-tween April throughJune or Septemberthrough November. Ialso don’t know many farm-ers who take rides in heli-copters or limos just for fun.

“The Bachelor’s” pro-posal took place in a barnon the farm, obviously en-hanced by Hollywoodmagic. I wonder if Whitneyrealized barns don’t always

have chandeliers and flow-ers, or even straw-linedwalkways.

I wonder if she realizesgoing to a shopping mall willinclude a trip to the “city.” Orthat Arlington, Iowa, will

never have a Starbucks or anice restaurant.

Although Soules showedone of the bachelorettes hiscows, he forgot to mentionwhat his laundry would look(and smell) like after a dayof “working” the beautifulbovines. He also neglected

to tell her that he’ll remem-ber all their birthdays,weights and ages, but mostlikely forget hers.

He also failed to mentionto his prospective bridesthat during planting and har-

vest a night “out” willinclude sitting on atailgate under thestars eating a sup-per they prepared.On the bright side,unlike the city, thestars will be visible.

Although Whit-ney saw his home,she probably didn’t

realize that the joys of farmlife include inches of dust inthe house and a continu-ously dirty vehicle.

Did he tell her the barnbuys the house, the housedoesn’t buy the barn? Or inother words, if we need a

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I wonder if he ever men-tioned she would from nowon need to pay attention tothe weather, so she can an-swer the question, “What didthe weatherman say?” with-out a moment’s hesitation.

Did he tell her from nowon her life would revolvearound the farm, the weatherand the season? That in-cludes births, weddings andfunerals. (Well, maybe notthe last one.)

Invitations may need to beanswered by, “Maybe we cancome, unless we are in thefield.”

Or that instead of beingblue or red, depending on her

political views, she wouldnow be identified as red,green, blue or yellow … de-pending on the tractors hernew family drives?

If I could have only talkedto her, I would have given hersome advice:

Don’t ever learn a job onthe farm, unless you are will-

ing to do it for the rest of yourlife.

Speaking of jobs, I doubtfertility nurses are in big de-mand near the farm, unlessshe is willing to include cowsor pigs to her list of patients.

Harvest and planting areprobably not good times to

discuss life-changing events,bring up remodeling thehouse, confess to the newdent in the farm truck or askfor help hanging shelves. Inlong stressful harvests,breathing too loudly could be-come a problem.

Rain is a blessing some-times, and a curse at others,

so learn the difference. Or atleast try to, because I’mpretty sure the answer variesdepending on the day.

Remember in the country,dinner is at noon and supperis in the evening. Don’t askme why, because I don’tknow the answer.

Soon, you’ll be able to tellthe difference between a fieldof soybeans and a field ofcorn. And you’ll learn to ap-preciate the beauty of straightgreen rows popping up fromwarming soil.

Despite all the advice, Ihope if Whitney does indeedbecome an Iowa farm wife,she realizes that she is nowpart of one of the most impor-tant jobs in the world. I hopeshe takes time to smell thefreshly tilled earth and thenewly mowed hay.

I hope she spends timewatching newborn calvesstand up for the first time andnudging their mommas untilthey discover their first meal.I also hope she realizes thereis no better place on earth toraise children than the familyfarm.

But most of all, I hope shelearns to have a sense ofhumor … she’ll probablyneed it.


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By Jason VanceMU Extension

NEW FRANKLIN,Mo. – There have been alot of changes at Jen-nings Premium Meatssince it opened for busi-ness in 1954. One recentchange is what cus-tomers are buying.

“When the beef pricesstarted to move up, westarted seeing people mi-grating from steaks toground beef, pork andpoultry,” Jason Jenningssays. “People still comein and buy steaks andthose sorts of things, butit’s not like it was.”

Cattle prices have setrecords for the past fiveyears in a row, and thathas increased prices atthe meat case, says Uni-versity of Missouri Ex-tension agriculturaleconomist Ron Plain.

“Consumers sawsome very high beefprices last year,” Plainsays. “On average, retailbeef went for over $5.60per pound.”

The run-up in pricesis due to 18 straight yearsof smaller calf crops.Those smaller numberstightened supplies, push-ing prices higher. But aturnaround could becoming.

The U.S. Departmentof Agriculture recentlyrevised the number ofcalves born in 2014. Forthe first time in nearly 20years, calves increasedfrom the year before.

“The crop was about

half a percent larger byUSDA’s estimates,”Plain says. “We can lookforward to more cattleand a little bit betterprices for consumers inthe meat case.”

Although more beefis on the way, thosecalves won’t show up ingrocery stores until2016.

Jennings says lowerbeef prices will help con-sumers.

“Beef prices had got-ten to a point where a lotof people had shied awayfrom that and moved to

other proteins,” he says.“I think that is going tobe a good thing for peo-ple to be able to get backinto the beef market, andnot just into ground beefbut roasts, steaks andbriskets.”

But more beef at alower price won’t be awin for everyone.

“Cattle producers aregoing to lose as they seecattle prices declining,”Plain says. gWe still mayaverage higher here in2015 than last year, but Iwould guess cattle priceswill be lower in 2016.”

Turnaround in beef prices in sight

MU Extension Corner

missouri farms vol. 1, issue 11

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