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The Kirkpatrick farm wasonce the largest one-piecefarm in Preble County. Its327 acres was one giantsquare block of land, withonly a driveway runningfrom the edge of the prop-erty at Camden-College Cor-ner Road to the farmhouseset deep into the acreage.The farm still sits that way,

but Kirkpatrick family patri-arch Greg isn’t sure if it’s stillthe largest one-piece in Pre-ble. “It’s probably not,” hesaid. And that’s okay withhim, because either way he’sgot the newest CenturyFarm in the county.“Having someone named

Kirkpatrick here for 100years is pretty neat,” GregKirkpatrick said.Five generations of Kirk-

patricks have farmed onthose 327 acres dating backto 1912, when it was thelargest one-piece and thenwhen it wasn’t. Horace,Chelsea and Calvin Kirk-patrick — Greg’s great-grandfather, grandfather andfather — paved the way forGreg and his son, Travis,who admit that things at thefarm as treated more ashobby than full-time job.“Wemore or less do it as a

hobby,” Greg said. “And wemore or less break even. Wejust enjoy the cattle, riding

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ARCANUM - TheDeMoss family farm hasbeen in Donald DeMoss’family for more than sixgenerations, he said. Hisgrandparents, Luther andEthel DeMoss purchasedthe farm in 1906, but it hadbeen in his grandmother’sfamily for at least two gen-erations before that.Donald’s father, Earl

DeMoss, inherited thefarm, and when he passed,Donald was able to buy hisbrothers out of their por-tion, he said. But Donalddoesn’t live on the farm,and his family hasn’tfarmed it for three genera-tions.The Baker family has

farmed the DeMoss landfor three generations, theysaid, and have been goodfriends of the family for

many years, David com-mented.And while Donald said

that his son, David, doesn’tshow much interest in thefarm, he’d still like to in-herit it, to keep it in theDeMoss family, he said.“I’m hoping my son and

family will view it like I do,too,” said David. “It’s beenbred into me that the farmis important.”Donald said that the

house was built around1888, finished within twoweeks of his grandmother’sbirth, he said. The familymoved from a log houseinto their new house,where there were horseand cow stables, Donaldsaid. His grandfather,Luther, was the first farmerin Darke County to own apickup baler, he said. Hisgrandmother, Ethel, was apoet, known as the “OhioFarm Lady.” LutherDeMoss sold most of the

horses and cattle in 1942,when Donald said heswitched to tractors.DeMoss recalled sum-

mers spent on the farm,baling hay with his grand-father, planting corn, andhis grandfather’s horses.Hay hasn’t been grown onthe farm in nearly 50 yearsnow, Donald said.“My grandfather was the

greatest guy I ever knew -he was really a wonderfulman,” Donald commented.

“He’d always stick up forme…He told me stories mybrothers didn’t everhear…I was the one who al-ways absorbed the stories,I was always listening.”Donald also used to go

mushroom hunting, hesaid, and one year he foundnearly 1,100 mushrooms.Mushroom hunting is oneof his son David’s fondestmemories as well.“I remember hunting

mushrooms…there were

just pans full of mush-rooms,” he said. Thewooded area hasn’t givenup a good mushroom cropin years, though, Davidcommented.The farm, located out-

side of Arcanum, was alsothe site of many family re-unions, David commented,both for his grandmother’sside, the Trost’s, and hisgrandfather’s DeMoss fam-ily. He recalls playing base-ball, and just having a really

great time.David was the one who

went to the Darke CountyCourthouse to do the re-search necessary to havethe farm become a CenturyFarm, or a farm that hasbeen in the same family forat least 100 years. He plansto further his research toextend the date back to thefirst of his family to own theland, he said, which Donaldcommented could be as farback as 150-200 years ago.

DeMoss farmhas been apart of thefamily forgenerations

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REYNOLDSBURG -Seventy-eight farms weredesignated as Ohio CenturyFarms in 2012 by the OhioDepartment of Agriculture.Century farm status isawarded to families whohave owned the same farmfor at least 100 consecutiveyears.To commemorate this

milestone, each family re-ceived a certificate signed byGovernor John R. Kasichand the director of the OhioDepartment of Agricultureto keep with their historicdocuments and pass down tofuture generations.First-ever registrations oc-

curred in Athens, Noble, andPike counties in 2012. Withthese additions, at least oneOhio Century Farm is nowregistered in each of Ohio’s88 counties. More than 950Ohio farms are registeredacross the state.Families registering their

farm in 2012 were (bycounty):Adams Bennington 1911;

Allen Post 1825; AthensDorr 1902; Butler Groh1911; Champaign Broshes1909; Champaign Johnson1873; Champaign Yoder1910; Clinton Fisher 1890;Clinton Fisher 1907;Columbiana Lindesmith1895; Columbiana Neville1906; Crawford Hartschuh1889;Cuyahoga Foote 1820

;Darke DeMoss 1906; DarkeSiefring 1908; DefianceKaracson 1879; FultonBeam/Neorr/Deese 1877;Hancock Bowman 1912

see KIRKPATRICK pg 13 see FARMS pg. 13

Photo courtesy of Donald DeMossLuther DeMoss and his wife Ethel purchased the land at 3784 Red River-West Grove Road outside of Arcanum in1906, when Ethel was just 16 years old. Before that it belonged to generations of Ethel’s family, and has been part ofthe DeMoss family ever since. Luther DeMoss is pictured here, plowing his fields before he switched over to tractorsin 1942.

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Where you live plays amajor role in how and whyyou act the way you do. Ihave lived on a farm forgoing on 20 years this June,and the things I have beenable to experience and learnhave shaped me into who Iam.One of the most impor-

tant things I learned grow-ing up was responsibility.We all learn responsibility. Ithink that it would be on thetop 10 list of raising a child,but I learned it in a differentway than some will, or haveMy family moved to the

farm the summer myyoungest sister was born.Before moving, we lived inmore of an urban area onthe outskirts of Trotwood,and for as long as I can re-member we have alwayshad rabbits.When we moved to the

farm, my sister Amber and Iwere 6 and 5 respectively.My parents felt it was timefor us to start learning theresponsibility of taking careof the animals. I can re-member not liking the ideaat all.At the time we had

maybe 10 Netherlanddwarves, because this par-ticular breed of rabbit onlygets to be at the most 2 ½pounds, and it was easy forus at our age to take care of.We were responsible forfeeding and watering themat first, and as we grew olderwe began to get more re-sponsibilities, such as clean-ing up after them,monitoring their health, andhelping take care of theiroffspring.The rabbits becamemore

of ours and less our parents

as we got more experiencein taking care of them.Eventually, when mybrother Aaron and myyoungest sister Rachelbegan learning the ropes ofthe responsibility of animalcare, we were all taking takeof our own rabbits. We eachhad certain breeds we pre-ferred.I started to move toward

the bigger rabbits while theothers stuck to some of thesmaller ones. Since I hadmoved onto a differentbreed, I had to take the re-sponsibility of learning thespecifics of that breed.No one animal is the

same and each has its ownpersonality just as humansdo. I have had some rathermean rabbits and some whoonly like you -- and you arethe only one who can handlethem. Learning the specificswas one of the hardestthings to learn. This was notsomething that my parentswould budge on either.If I had a question about

something, I had to take thetime to go and find the an-swer for myself. Theywanted us to learn that youcan’t go through life havingeveryone giving you the an-swer to everything.Raising animals on a farm

with your family is not just aone person effort. Betweenthe four of us and my par-ents, we all had to learn afew things along the wayand still continue to do so.Taking care of animals

can teach a person many dif-ferent things, and it cansometimes lead that personto choosing a career in ani-mals.The things learned when

taking care of animals canvary from animal to animalfor obvious reasons; how-ever there are commonthings that are taken fromall.First and foremost, one

learns about how to prop-erly feed animals. Some-times a child does notalways understand why themost important thing for ananimals is to eat or drink.My parents put it in a goodway to me and my siblings,by asking how we felt if theydid not feed us? As you canimagine, we said that wewould not be happy andthey simply responded bytelling us that the animalsfeel the same way.Animal health is another

thing on list of skills that islearned from the responsi-bility of animal care. Onecan see anything from a sim-ple cold to extreme caseswhere the decision ofwhether to put an animaldown has to be made.The health of an animal is

a not something you want toplay around with. There arethings that can be curedrather quickly and at home,such as lice, mites, andcolds. When it comes to alarger scale, the importantthing is to talk to a trainedprofessional on the matterand get the proper course ofaction to take.When I reached high

school I became pretty in-volved with sports and 4-H,and still had animals to takecare of, and was expected tocare for them and not ex-pect my younger siblings todo the work for me. Duringthis time I learned a differ-ent type of responsibility.

If you were to look up theword responsibility in thedictionary you would findone meaning of it is the op-portunity or ability to act in-dependently and makedecision without authoriza-tion. I feel this is exactlywhat I learned from takingcare of my animals.If I had to think of all of

the things that I have beenable to be successful at,such as 4-H, completing col-lege, and running a suc-cessful 4-H club with thehelp of my fellow advisers; Ireally have my up-bringingand the farm life to thank forit. However, I can’t forgetmy parents for beating theresponsibility aspect intomy head for many years.I truly believe that your

roots are where you learnwho you are. If you look atdifferent cultures aroundthe world and you see theway the live, act, and work,you can see their roots inthem. Although heritageplays a role in how you liveand how you act, it is not aslarge a factor as it was yearsago.For myself and my sib-

lings, our family heritage isheavily German on bothsides, and I think that playsonly a small factor in whywe are like we are today.Growing up on the farm im-pacted each of us, andshaped who we are as indi-viduals.

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VERSAILLES - ForOhio Farm Bureau Excel-lence in Agriculture winnerGreg McGlinch, 32, of Ver-sailles, a passion for agri-culture comes prettynaturally.

“I’m the fifth generationof our family on the farm, soyou might say it’s just tradi-tion,” said McGlinch. “It’ssomething I’ve always en-joyed and something I wantto share with our kids. Ialso want to do what I can tolet everyone know what’sgoing on in agriculture.”

The award, whichMcGlinch won at the recentOhio Farm Bureau Conven-tion, recognizes successfulindividuals, 35 or younger,who are involved in produc-tion agriculture, but forwhom farming is not theirprimary occupation. TheExcellence in AgricultureProgram, which is spon-sored by Farm Credit Mid-America, recognizes farminvolvement as well as par-ticipation in Farm Bureauand other community or-ganizations. McGlinch willcompete with other statewinners for national honorsat the American Farm Bu-reau Federation NationalConvention in Nashville,Tenn. that begins Jan. 13.For winning the Ohioaward, McGlinch received aJohn Deere Gator, compli-ments of Farm Credit.

McGlinch is a graduateof The Ohio State Univer-sity with a degree in agri-cultural education. In hisposition as a manureand nutrient manage-ment/urban technicianwith the Darke County Soiland Water ConservationDistrict, he works with live-stock producers and cropfarmers to develop bestpractices on their opera-tions. Increasingly his roleincludes educating themabout emerging conserva-

tion practices, such as covercrops. He also advises mu-nicipalities on storm watermanagement and relatedpractices. McGlinch is cur-rently working on a mas-ter’s degree in agronomyfrom The Ohio State Uni-versity.

In addition to his SWCDresponsibilities, McGlinchand his wife Janet farm withhis parents, Gary andSharon McGlinch. Thefarm produces corn, soy-beans, wheat, rye andclover, but McGlinch alsouses the farm as a labora-

tory of sorts to try differentcover crops and conserva-tion practices. This helpshim in his SWCD responsi-bilities to be able to assistother farmers from his ownfirsthand experience.

In addition, McGlinchraises hogs for freezerpork, as well as chickensand eggs for local cus-tomers, and uses the op-portunity to teach non-farmcustomers who like to buylocal about today’s agricul-ture.

“It brings people closerto the farm, and we tell

them what we’re doing onour operation, explain howwe use GPS and other tech-nologies, and even give anoccasional tractor ride,” hesaid. “It really helps themconnect with agriculture.”

McGlinch has been ac-tive in a number of commu-nity activities, Farm Bureaubeing primary, where hehas been a board member.

“Farm Bureau has been areal help to me,” he said.“As a result of Farm Bu-reau, I have a network ofcontacts across Ohio andthe nation, which is a great

resource to me in mywork.”

Angie Otte is a financialservices officer with FarmCredit’s Versailles office,and she said that she andMcGlinch frequently findthemselves at the samefarm events, with McGlinchworking the soil and wateraspects, and she, ag finan-cial services.

“Greg is very deservingof winning this award forexcellence,” she said. “He’sa great resource to farmersin this community.”

While McGlinch has a

passion for agriculture, con-servation and educatingothers—both in and outsideof agriculture—he hassome significant other rea-sons for the things he does.

“We do a lot of conserva-tion practices on our farm,and part of that is becausethat I want to protect our re-sources for future genera-tions,” he said. “I want toleave our farm in bettershape than we found it sothat our kids (he and Janetjust had their fourth child)can look forward to a goodfuture.”

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By Matt Aultman

Seaman Knapp was bornin 1833 in New York State.His father was a farmer anda physician, he was a manof good character, finesense, hard work and cul-ture and his mother was ofNew England Quaker an-cestry. Seaman grew upworking on the familyfarm.Seaman was influenced

by Dr. Nott, a headmasterof Union College, who ex-posed him to the use of“hands on” learning ratherthan just by the book. Thiswill become very impor-tant to him later in life. Hegraduated from Union Col-lege, and he married MissMaria Hotchkiss. After alife changing accident, in1865 they sold the farmthat Maria’s father had

given them as a weddingpresent and bought a flockof the finest Merino sheepand moved to Iowa. Theysettled close to Vinton,Iowa but lost all the sheepin the first winter storm.The price of wheat fell thatyear and most Iowa farm-ers were in financial trou-ble.Avoid of failure, Seaman

started a pig farm with thenew techniques he hadstudied. He started withpure bred premium stockand raised prize pigs. Hethen sold them to otherfarmers to start their pigfarms. He wrote articles inThe Farmer’s Journal andbecame well known andprosperous. Seaman con-tinued to teach fellow farm-ers the best way to raisepigs.He helped form and be-

came the first President of

the Benton County FineStock Association. Hisspeeches were publishedall over Iowa and continuedto convert the farmer tomore progressive prac-tices. He became the editorof The Journal and did notwant the farmer to gothrough the trial and fail-ure type of learning as hedid with his frozen sheepand pig farm. He gavespeeches all over Iowapreaching high class stockand good farming. Seamanwrote many articles in TheJournal on more progres-sive modern farming tech-niques and later becamethe editor.The federal agency of

the Department of Agricul-ture was barely 10 yearsold in the 1870s and Sea-man Knapp had been frus-trated that more researchhad not been done to help

the farmer improve hisfarming methods. Hecalled the WashingtonDept. a sideshow andbegan campaigning for ex-perimental stations both inagriculture colleges and asfree standing stations.The Iowa College at

Ames was in its infancy andSeaman was appointedhead of the Agriculture De-partment. Seaman kept thecurriculum as practical andapplicable to the everydayfarmer. He wanted to fol-low the intent of the Mor-rel Act to teach the farmeruseful and practical ways offarming. He established ex-perimental hands on farm-ing and animal husbandryexperimental farms at thecollege. He was appointedpresident of the collegeand served one year in1883.He was frustrated with

the lack of funds for moreresearch. He could not getthe state to donate moremoney so he went to con-gress and wrote severalbill’s to try to get more fed-eral funds appropriated. Fi-nally his efforts wererealized in the Hatch Act of1887.In 1884 he went to

Louisiana to direct the de-velopment of a large areaof land in which he intro-duced the cultivation of up-land rice, which hadbrought prosperity to largeareas of Louisiana,Arkansas and Texas. Hav-ing established the rice in-dustry on a firm basis, Dr.Knapp was invited by Sec-retary Wilson to becomespecial adviser for theSouth in the U.S. Depart-ment of Agriculture. In thiscapacity he went on trips tothe West Indies, the Philip-pines, Japan, and India tostudy rice culture and to as-certain the varieties bestsuited for this Southern re-gion. He brought backstrains of rice that en-hanced America’s rice pro-duction multi-fold.Dr. Knapp was invited to

Washington to take chargeof the Farm DemonstrationWork in the Department ofAgriculture and the Gen-eral Education Board sup-plied the funds necessaryto carry education on inthe Southern states. It wasbegun in Mississippi in1906, in Alabama and Vir-ginia in 1907, and in 1908 it

was extended into everySouthern state. State, dis-trict, and county agentswere appointed as rapidlyas suitable persons couldbe found, and under the in-spiration of Dr. Knapp theywent about their work.Dr. Knapp was always

eager to help the poor anddisadvantaged farmer. Hesaid, “The only way suchfarmers can prosper is byremaining in the old rutand improving the rut.” Hismethod was the method ofthe Great Teacher whochose a few men who inturn went out and touchedthe lives of the commonman. The emphasis was al-ways on the individual. Atthe time of his visit some ofthe neighbors would be onhand to see how thedemonstration was turningout and to get the agent’sdirections. The man wouldsucceed and his successwould make him a leadingman in the community.Farm agents were cho-

sen carefully and sent outall over Texas to teach thefarmer better productionmethods. By 1912 therewere thousands all over theSouthern states and by1914 there were agents inevery county in America.Seaman Knapp stimu-

lated the growth of the 4-HClub and started the incen-tive of a trip to Washingtonfor the winner of contests.Dr. Knapp did not live to

see his work come to fullexpansion. He died inWashington, April 1, 1911,but he lived to see his besthopes realized. With thepassage of the Smith-LeverAct in 1914, DemonstrationWork was made national inscope and became a regu-lar part of the extensionwork of the State Agricul-tural Colleges with sub-stantial sums appropriatedby the federal government.The Smith-Hughes Act in1917 carried the plan stillfurther in providing federalaid for teachers of voca-tional agriculture andhome economics in ruralhigh schools.Seaman Knapp con-

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As the year 2012 nearedits end, there was a lot oftalk about the “fiscal cliff”deal. But one aspect of thatdeal was taken care of witha nine-month bandage: theFarm Bill.The Food, Conservation

and Energy Act of 2008 wasoriginally set to expire inSeptember of 2012. It’s aversion of a law first passedin 1933, and now, a new ver-sion is passed every fiveyears or so. With the expi-ration of the so-called “farmbill,” upcoming, the Senatepassed an updated versionin June, 2012 by a 64-35vote. A similar version ofthe bill, with more cuts toone program, was passed bythe House Agriculture Com-mittee on July 5, but nevermade it to the floor of theHouse for a vote.That led Congress to

pass a nine-month exten-sion of the 2008 bill, leavingsome farmers wondering ifthe 113th Congress canwork together to get a long-term bill passed.Using the term “farm

bill” is a bit misleading, asmost of the funds in the cur-rent law don’t got to farm-

ers. The law also encom-passes conservation, trade,energy, and the biggest por-tion of the whole thing: nu-trition programs.The actual spending in

the bill passed by the Sen-ate (Agriculture, Reform,Food and Jobs Act of 2012)totals about $500 billionover the next five years. TheCongressional Budget Of-fice estimates the financialimpact, though, over thenext 10 years, and the CBOestimated that bill wouldhave cost about $969 billionfrom 2013 through 2022.Though it sounds like a lotof money, the CBO esti-mated that total to be $23.6billion less than if the cur-rent law remained in effectduring that period.Of that $969 billion, the

vast majority comes fromnutrition programs, namelySupplemental Nutrition As-sistance Program (SNAP, orfood stamps). Nearly 80 per-cent of the total spending

goes toward food stampsand nutrition, $768.2 billion.According to an Associ-

ated Press report on June21, 2012, food stamp spend-ing has nearly doubled inthe past five years. TheFood Research and ActionCenter, a nonprofit organi-zation focused on food pol-icy, one out of every sevenAmericans, or 47.5 millionpeople total, receive bene-fits from the SupplementalNutrition Assistance Pro-gram (SNAP), formerly theFood Stamp program.As far as local farmers go,

there is some concernabout the lack of a five-yearbill, but according to LaneOsswald, District 18 trusteeof the Ohio Farm BureauFederation, it’ll be businessas usual for most farmers.“We’re kind of concerned

about it,” he said. “TheFarm Bill provides certaintyin a very high risk businessby knowing what programswill be available. The frus-

tration in the ag communityis that Congress passed aproposal in the Senate andHouse Ag Committee, butcouldn’t get it passed.”One thing the nine-

month extension does is re-tain dairy prices. A commonargument around the fiscalcliff talks was about a so-called “dairy cliff,” becausemany said the price of a gal-lon of milk would have dou-bled if no deal was reached.If the 2008 bill would haveexpired, the dairy policywould have gone back tothe one included in the Agri-cultural Act of 1949, whichset the floor for the govern-ment purchasing milk at$39.53 per hundredweight.The current price is setaround $18.One of the biggest

changes concerning farm-ers in the proposed 2012bills from both the Senateand House Ag Committeewas an end to direct pay-ments, which are currentlypaid to farmers whether ornot a crop was planted. Bothproposals placed more em-phasis in crop insurance.The extension passedthrough Sept. 30, 2013 willkeep the direct payments.According to Osswald,

some programs were lost inthe extension.“The extension holds

some baseline values,which will help,” he said.“There are 20-some pro-grams that were lost. Theydidn’t get included in the ex-tension. Those are mainlyconcerned with conserva-tion and environmental is-sues.”What the extension does-

n’t cover is funding for or-ganic programs. Accordingto the Center for FoodSafety, the extension does-n’t fund The Organic Re-search and ExtensionInstitute (OREI). The OREIis a part of the National In-stitute of Food and Agricul-ture, and was fundedaround $18-20 million annu-ally. “OREI helps organicproducers and processorsgrow and market organicfood,” the Center for FoodSafety stated.In reality, the Farm Bill

does a lot more than pro-vide subsidies to farmers.According to Tom Vilsack,U.S. Secretary of Agricul-ture, one out of every 12jobs are connected to theagricultural community. “Ithink farmers are express-ing some frustration aboutthe fact that they were closeto getting a five-year pro-gram that would have beencomprehensive, that would

have had a series of re-forms, that would have as-sisted in dealing with thefiscal challenges the coun-try is faced with,” Vilsacktold NPR in a Jan. 13 inter-view. “They’re now facedwith uncertainty in terms ofwhat the policies are goingto be, and they’re faced withuncertainty in terms of howmuch support there will ac-tually be once a five-year billis ultimately passed by Con-gress. A new Congress, adifferent fiscal challenge be-cause of the sequester dis-cussion, so it’s theuncertainty of it all and thefrustration.”Both versions of the pro-

posed bill in the Senate andHouse Ag Committee wouldhave saved money. TheCBO estimated the savingsin the Senate version at$23.6 billion over 10 years,and with the House AgCommittee’s increase inSNAP cuts, that versionwould have saved an esti-mated $35 billion.At its most basic, the

Farm Bill is a way to usetaxpayer money to keep in-expensive food on theshelves. Statistics releasedby the United States De-partment of Agriculture inAugust of 2012 show thatthe United States spends asmaller percentage ofhousehold expenses onfood than any other country.According to the USDA,

Americans spend 6.7 per-cent of their expenditureson food. For comparison, inthe United Kingdom, peoplespend about 9.4 percent.The Japanese spend 14.7percent; our neighbors tothe south in Mexico spend22.7 percent. In Egypt, amassive 43.6 percent of an-nual household expendi-tures are spent on food.Those statistics don’t

take into account that themoney used to subsidizethe United States’ foodcomes from food pur-chasers in the first place inthe form of tax money, sowe’re paying the price forthe food, but indirectly.Vilsack spoke at the

American Farm BureauFederation’s annual meet-ing in Nashville on Jan. 14,and he reiterated his hopefor a new five-year farm billpassing Congress in 2013.“We are committed that

2013 will not be a repeat of2012,” he said at the meet-ing. “We need a five-year billand we need it now.”He continued: “I think we

were all disappointed. Werecognized that this was achance for us to reform thesystem in a way that was de-fensible and understandableto the wide variety of peopleliving in this country.”

Michael Zimmerman is astaff writer at The Register-Herald in Eaton.

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Chores must be done nomatter what the tempera-ture reads. Farmers needto take precautions in the

winter to avoid frost biteand hypothermia. Whetheror not someone is in dan-ger depends on the tem-perature, wind speed,length of time outdoors,your physical conditionand whether clothing iswet or dry.Take these precautions

to prevent injuries causedby cold weather.Wear warm, loose fitting

layers, preferably wool.Outside layer should bewater repellentWear mittens, if possible

as they keep your fingerswarmerCover your head and

ears as they lose heat thefastestStay dryDon’t drink alcohol

which causes you to loseheat fasterWatch for frostbite and

hypothermiaIf you suspect frostbite

or hypothermia, it’s impor-tant to seek shelter in awarm place.If you can’t stop shiver-

ing, notice numbness, orbecome disoriented:Handle suspected frost-

bitten areas gently – don’trubRemove cold, wet, and

restricting clothes with

dry onesWarm the body gradu-

ally, not by a stove or fireContact local emer-

gency medical services forhelpChildren require addi-

tional supervision and awatchful eye in the winter.Often kids will keep play-ing no matter how coldthey get.Teach them the warning

signs of frostbite and hy-pothermia, but realize theymay ignore the symptoms.Encourage them to comeinside to warm up fre-quently.Winter can be a beauti-

ful and fun time of the yearto enjoy the farm, if pre-cautions are taken to pre-vent the cold fromendangering those whoare experiencing its glory.

Ryan [email protected]

DARKE COUNTY –Darke County residentsmay find the number of coy-ote sightings increasing thistime year. According to theOhio Department of NaturalResources, winter is theprime time to spot the non-native pest for two reasons.The low temperatures of

winter naturally cause a lackof vegetation, and the coy-otes’ visibility will increasewhen they have less shrubsand plants to hide behind.And January through

March is the coyote’s breed-ing season which, like mostmammals, will cause theiractivity levels to increase.“This is the time of year

when I start getting a lot ofcoyote calls just for thosereasons,” Ohio WildlifeManagement SupervisorBrett Beatty said.When you combine those

two factors, don’t be sur-prised if you find a coyoterunning through your back-yard.Coyotes originally lived

in the western U.S, but mi-grated into the Midwest be-cause of changes to theirenvironment.“Essentially as the conti-

nent was taken over by theEuropeans, we eliminated alot of the big keystone pred-ators, which were directcompetitors of the coyotes,”Beatty said. “Ohio used tohave an abundance ofwolves, mountain lions andblack bears. So if you re-move those big predators, itleaves a vacuum that couldbe filled by coyotes.”The Ohio landscape has

also shifted from its originalcountryside, making itmore attractive to coyotes.“We changed the habitat.

We removed a lot of treesand created a lot of thebrushy, open land that Ohiois essentially covered withnow. So we made a more ap-pealing habitat for them andeliminated their competi-tion,” said Beatty.Coyotes are now com-

mon throughout Ohio’s 88

counties. They most oftenappear in farmland andmixed pasture/woodlandhabitats, with the majorityof animals located in west-ern Ohio. They are gener-ally most active during duskand dawn, but can be foundhunting at any time. Andcoyotes are year-round resi-

dents.Coyotes often live in rural

areas like Darke County,but also inhabit more urbancounties like Hamilton,Franklin and CuyahogaCounties.There’s even been re-

search on coyote popula-tions living in dense cities

like Chicago and New YorkCity’s Central Park.“They’re very adaptable

animals. They can surviveand even thrive in practi-cally any environment,”Beatty said.Coyotes are usually gray-

ish brown and resemble asmall German Shepherd inappearance. However, resi-dents can distinguish themby their pointed ears, slen-der muzzle and droopingbushy tail.While coyotes pose very

little threat to humans, petscan become easy targets forthe predators.The Ohio Department of

Natural Resources recom-mends that residents keeptheir cats indoor at all times,and at night to turn yourlights on before letting adog outside.The ODNR also recom-

mends removing anygarbage, pet food or other“attractants” that may leadwild animals onto your prop-erty.Coyotes generally prey

on small mammals such asrabbits and mice, so they’regenerally fearful of humans.However in some urban en-vironments, coyotes havegrown accustomed tohuman behavior and maynot show immediate fear.“If the coyotes continue

to grow bold and comecloser to a house or don’tshow fear, I always encour-age folks to make a lot ofloud noises and to makeyourself appear larger,”Beatty said. “And it’s impor-tant to continue the loudnoises until the coyoteleaves.”When coyotes don’t im-

mediately run from hu-mans, they’re usually tryingto figure out their bound-aries, says Beatty. There-

fore its important to main-tain the hazing until the coy-ote departs, or it couldreinforce the coyote’s be-havior.“You always want to be

the last one to give,” Beattysaid.Attacks on humans are

extremely rare, and as far asSupervisor Beatty knows,there has only been oneOhio case reported so far.The attack occurred in theCuyahoga Valley NationalPark, and involved a coyotethat had contracted rabies,which accounted for its ag-gressive and erratic its be-havior.And chances are if a coy-

ote doesn’t run off at firstsight, other humans are toblame.“Often people play a part

in (the coyote’s brashness),either by feeding the ani-mals either directly or indi-rectly, which encouragesthem to interact with peo-ple. It continues to reinforcethe behavior,” Beatty said.“Ultimately, that could leadto a negative interaction.”If a coyote frequents your

yard and seems to have alack of fear for humans, theODNR recommends callinga trapper at the Division ofWildlife at 1-800-WILDLIFE(945-3543).Coyotes are also legal to

hunt throughout the yearusing traditional huntingfirearms, however addi-tional rules and regulationsapply during deer huntingseason.For more information

about coyote behavior inurban environments, pleasevisit http://www.urbancoy-oteresearch.com/

Ryan Carpe is a staffwriter at The Daily Advocatein Greenville.

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“If you ate today, thank afarmer,” many have seenthese bumper stickers onvehicles throughout thecountry, but if you thinkabout this statement, it in-volves more than a farmer.What got me thinking

about this is when I re-cently went to the Ameri-can Farm Bureau Annualmeeting in Nashville, and itopened up my mind to howdiverse agriculture is. Wehave so many differentshapes and sizes of thoseinvolved and how they all

are intertwined. I met manydifferent people from some-one who was a food proces-sor to someone who raisesa cut-your-own tulip mar-ket. I also attended a ses-sion on the how to interactwith those not actively in-volved with productionagriculture and it openedmy eyes to a different pointof view. This gave me agreat idea; how many occu-pations are out there thatare agriculture related? Itmay surprise you, becauseit did me!So here is a partial list of

occupations that I havecompiled that are a part of

agriculture: agronomists;animal science; bakers; bar-ley producers; beekeepers;biologists; brewers/dis-tillery producers; cattle,swine, poultry, sheep, goat,rabbit, deer, elk, buffaloand any other one I missed;producers (both for meatproduction and breedingstock supplier); clothingmanufacturers; corn syrupproduction; corn, soybeanand wheat production; cot-ton producers; dairyfarmer; drainage techni-cians; educators; engi-neers; equipment dealers;ethanol production; feedmanufacturers; fertilizerand herbicide suppliers;flower, nursery stock andgreenhouse production;food manufacturer;forestry management; gar-dener; genetic scientists;grain millers; grocery;hay/forage producer; herbproduction; landscapers;lumber; machinists/mill-

wrights; maple syrup pro-duction; mechanical engi-neers; milo producers;nutritionists; orchard/fruitproduction; organic farmproduct producer; peanutsproducers; petroleum com-panies; rice producer;seafood producers; sod pro-ducers; soybean oil produc-tion; spelt’s producers;tobacco producers; tree nutproducers; vegetable/pro-duce production; veterinar-ians; water qualitymanagement; wildlife man-agement; lawyers, account-ants and legislators (yes,they are involved with agri-culture to either defend, fol-low or make the rules forthose involved with agricul-ture), and last, but not leastanyone who cooks andeats.

I know this is a surpris-ing list and I’m sure I’vemissed a few, but look at itsee if you can find one ormore of these that you area part of. This list is just toshow how diverse agricul-ture is and how many peo-ple are involved inagriculture that touchesour lives on a daily basis.I suggest that we need to

change the slogan from the“If you ate today, thank afarmer” to “If you ate today,thank your neighbor.” Weare all involved in this!”

Matt Aultman is theChairman of the Darke Co.

Chamber Ag Committee andChairman-elect of the DarkeCo. Farm Bureau. He can bereached at [email protected] forcomments.

By Michael [email protected]

There has been a big de-bate here in the UnitedStates and across the pondin Europe concerning theuse of genetically modifiedorganisms (GMOs) in agri-

culture. On the one hand,those in the agriculture in-dustry argue that the useof genetically modifiedcrops reduce the need ofpesticides, and allows forlarger yields without theuse of extra chemicals. Onthe other side, some arguethat genetic engineering is

unethical, transferringgenes from one organismto another.Preble County farmer

Keith Kemp, also a directorof the United SoybeanCouncil, recently ad-dressed the advances inbiotechnology and sustain-ability at the CropWorldGlobal 2012 conference inLondon, England. “It’s a so-cial thing there,” Kempsaid. “They don’t allowGMO products in the EU,and farmers aren’t able tokeep up with us.”According to Kemp,

England alone will need toimport 40 percent of its

food supply, and the use ofGMO technology couldhelp reduce that number.“Their farmers can’t

compete with us,” Kempsaid. “I visited some farmsover there, and they aren’tallowed to use some of oursprays and GMO products.It’s really hurting their out-put.”Kemp said GMO tech-

niques have been used inthe United States for a longtime, and there is a stigmaagainst the foods.“They think it’s franken-

stein food,” he said. “We’vehad GMO in this countryfor 15 years, but over in Eu-

rope, it’s become a socialissue. We have to keep ed-ucation going, do somemore education withthem.”Those in favor of the use

of GMO argue that geneticmodification isn’t new, andhas been done for thou-sands of years. The argu-ment is that geneticengineering is just a newform of biotechnology.For Kemp, the use of

GMO creates a more sus-tainable agricultural sys-tem, something needed inEurope.“The new buzzword in

the EU is sustainability,”

Kemp said. “We’re usingGMO, and we’re more sus-tainable than anywhere inthe world.”That was the message

Kemp took to London,where he delivered thekeynote speech on the im-proving sustainability inUS agriculture. Thoughthere is a fight against ge-netic modification, Kemp isfor increasing the food out-put for increasing popula-tions.

Michael Zimmerman is astaff writer at The Register-Herald in Eaton.

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With the limited amounts offorage available this year weneed to make what is availableutilized in the most efficientway possible. In a normal year,hay is hay is hay; but this yearwhen, where, and how the haywas made could cost you. Ihave collected a few tips tohelp aid when buying forages.Listed below you will find

some of the characteristics ofhay that should be used whenevaluating and selecting hay.

Content: percentage ofgrass and legumes in the hay.In general, legumes (like al-falfa and clover) have higherprotein content than grasses.Fiber from grasses is more di-gestible than that of alfalfa andother legumes at the samestage of maturity. In manycases, pure alfalfa hay hasmore protein than the animalneeds.While this will not affectthe animal’s health, it will in-creasewater requirements andcause more urination which ishigh in ammonia.

Nutrition: plants havemore fiber and less protein asthey mature. Indicators of ma-turity are flowers for legumes,and seed heads for grasses.Thick stems in both cases areindicators ofmaturity. Remem-ber leaves have more proteinand digestible energy and lessfiber than stems. Usually,moreleaves also means softer hay.Grasses harvested at earlyboot stage (when the seedhead is just starting to form),have excellent fiber digestibil-ity and energy availability.

Touch: softer hay will beconsumed more readily andthere will be less waste. If thehay feels rough to you, it willfeel rough to your animal.

Smell: sweet smell is at-tractive to people and animals,and it is also a good indicationof having readily available en-ergy (sugar). Much like softtouch, a sweet smell is an in-centive for the animal to eat thehay and get its full nutritionalvalue.

Color: green is very appeal-ing and a good insurance ofquality, but don’t get too hungup on color. Bleached color in-dicates exposure to sunlight orrain and very likely oxidationof vitamin A, but other very es-sential nutrients are still there!

Cutting: plants that growunder cooler temperaturesbuild more digestible fiber.Therefore, first cutting haymay have more fiber, and the

fiber will be easier for the ani-mal to digest and use. Justknowingwhether it is first, sec-ond or third cutting does notpredict nutrient content. Thestage of maturity at which thehaywas cut is the foundation ofits nutritional value.

Mold:mold is detrimental ifthe animal inhales it, plus it hasthe potential to be toxic and/orupset the digestive system aswell. Before buying hay, besure to inspect the inside of atleast one bale. If the hay hasbeen stored inside and is notmoldy, then the risk of it get-ting mold is very low. Do notbuy hay that is moldy, as it willonly get worse.Once you have bought your

hay, then the question is theproper way to store it. If I pay$150 to $250 per ton for hay, Iwant every last cent of that toget to my animals. There are afew things that you can do tohelp guarantee the hay willstay in good condition andhave minimum losses.Water/animal proof the

area. If you stack hay under aleaky roof, it will growmoldierwith each rain. Plug rat andmouse holes and attempt to de-tour larger wildlife, such as rac-coons, from moving in duringwinter months. Not only dothese animals deposit feces,but they can also chewthrough twine, making a messout of your hay storage area.Do not stack hay directly on

the ground. Stacking bales onpallets encourages air circula-tion beneath the bales and canhelp prevent the bales from“wicking-up” condensationfrom the ground. Hay balesstored on wet surfaces canhave as much as 50 percentspoilage.Use older hay first. As long

as moisture entry is com-pletely avoided from any direc-tion, and the hay wasadequately dry when put intostorage, it should keep indefi-nitely. In Midwest climates,high humidity might increasemoisture content and reducestorage life, so feeding haywithin three years of purchaseis recommended. Regardless,it’s a good practice to alwaysuse older hay first.Aligning the round bales.

They should be stored end-to-end in a “sausage” type

formation to reduce waste.Stacking large round bales (ontop of one another) usually in-creases losses, especially ifthey are stored outside. Stack-ing tends to trap moisture andlimits drying from sun andwind.Studies have shown outdoor

storage losses for round balesrange between 5 and 35 per-cent depending on the amountof precipitation, storage site lo-cation, and original conditionof the bale. To help minimizethis loss, buy dense bales be-cause they will sag less andhave less surface area in con-tact with the ground.Buy bales with plastic twine

or net wrap as they will resistweathering, insects, and ro-dents better than natural fibertwines. Store bales on a welldrained site (if outside).Finally, never store round

bales under trees or in lowlying area. It is highly recom-mended that bales that arestored outside have some typeof cover placed over them (atarp). The outer four-inch layerof a six-foot diameter roundbale contains about 25 percentof the total bale volume and ismost likely to be damaged byweather if stored improperly orunprotected. Storage lossesare usually reduced by approx-imately two-thirds with indoorstorage and by one-half withgood plastic covering outdoors.Now that we’ve found,

bought and stored the hay, howcanwemake themost out of it?Feeder loss equates up to 50percent of the high feed coststo livestock. Hay wasting is alldependent upon your feeder.Feeding properly made andstored round bales of hay is anexcellent option but it is a two-edged sword.On one hand, feeding round

bales makes life easier. Youtake a skid loader, pick up around bale of hay (the equiva-lent of 15-20 small squarebales) and put it where youwish to feed the hay. But on thedown side, hay is soft and ani-mals tend to lay in it (usuallymixing it with mud) and elimi-nate bodily wastes upon it ren-dering it inedible. Animals alsotend to eat too much of an un-protected round bale of hay forthere is noway to regulate con-sumption.

One way to prevent thiswastage is to use a feeder de-signed for roundhay bales. Butthere are about as many differ-ent designs of feeders as thereare breeds of animals. Re-search conducted at the Uni-versity of Minnesota evaluatedhay feeders for horses, com-paring the cost versus the de-crease inwastage on nine typesof round bale feeders.Feeders used in the study

ranged froma cinch bag (imag-ine a bale inside anonion/potato net bag), variousring-type feeders normallyused for cattle, a top loadingcone, a hay sleigh and couple ofplastic domes. The controlfeeding type was using nofeeder at all. They used horsesin this experiment and were al-lowed to eat hay with the re-spective bale feeder for 20straight days with wastage cal-culated daily.All feeders allowed each

horse to eat the recommended2 percent of their bodyweight aday and thus maintain theirweight. Hay wastage rangedfrom 57 percent with no feeder(these horses actually lostweight due to the large amountof their food stomped into theground) to a low of about 5 per-cent using a model calledWaste Less (a $1,500 feeder).The experiment suggested

that it would pay to use sometype of feeder if you wish tofeed round bales of hay to yourlivestock. It will take about 2 to5 months, on average, to payfor the feeders based on $100per ton of hay.Consider all these when

dealing with your forages, be-cause this accounts for over 50percent of your animals feedcosts.For most livestock owners

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GREENVILLE - TheDarke County OSU Exten-sion and the Darke CountySWCD offices will be host-ing a Livestock MortalityComposting CertificationTraining Session. The ses-sion will be held on Feb. 21from 7 to 9 p.m. at theDarke County ExtensionOffice. The office addressis 603 Wagner Ave. inGreenville.

This training sessionwill certify an operator tocompost all approved live-stock species and is avail-able to all Ohio livestockproducers. Composting isa natural process wherebacteria and fungi decom-pose organic material in apredominantly aerobic en-vironment. During thecomposting process, mi-croorganisms break downorganic materials into astable mixture called com-post. The compost resem-bles humus, and is spreadon farming fields.

Composting, rendering,incineration and burial arethe four most commonways to dispose of live-stock mortality. To legallycompost dead livestock inOhio producers must at-tend a certification pro-gram.

For producers who uti-lize composting, sawdust isthe most commonly usedcarbon source for com-posting livestock mortalityin Ohio. Surveys indicatefarmers utilizing compost-ing find it a cost effectiveand convenient method todispose of livestock mor-tality.

All who are interested inattending are asked to pre-register by Feb. 19. Thefee is $20 per person and ispayable at the door. To reg-ister, contact the DarkeCounty OSU Extension of-fice at 937-548-5215 or SamCuster [email protected].

For more detailed infor-mation, visit the DarkeCounty OSU Extensionweb site atwww.darke.osu.edu, theOSU Extension DarkeCounty Facebook page or

contact Sam Custer, at 937-548-5215.

Author andRancher toKeynoteOhio’s LargestSustainableFood andFarmingConference

GRANVILLE - Attor-ney, rancher, and writerNicolette Hahn Niman willbe the featured keynotespeaker at the Ohio Eco-logical Food and Farm As-sociation’s (OEFFA) 34thannual conference, Grow-ing Opportunities, Culti-vating Change, on Sunday,February 17 in Granville,Ohio (Licking County).

“Nicolette will explorethe links between modernindustrial agriculture andthe public health and envi-ronmental problems we’refacing today,” said ReneeHunt, OEFFA’s programdirector and the event’slead organizer. “She’ll offerfixes for our diet and ourfood system.”

Nicolette Hahn Niman-Hahn Niman will speak aspart of the state’s largestsustainable food and farmconference, an event thatdraws more than 1,100 at-tendees from across Ohioand the Midwest, and hassold out in advance thepast three years. In addi-tion to Hahn Niman, thisyear’s conference will fea-ture keynote speakerGeorge Siemon on Satur-day, February 16; morethan 90 educational work-shops; two featured pre-conference events onFriday, February 15; atrade show; a fun and edu-cational kids’ conferenceand child care area; locally-sourced and organic home-made meals, and Saturdayevening entertainment.

Hahn Niman is an attor-ney, rancher, and author ofRighteous Porkchop: Find-ing a Life and Good FoodBeyond Factory Farms,which chronicles the prob-lems with the concentra-tion of livestock andpoultry and her work to re-form animal agriculture asthe senior attorney at Wa-terkeeper Alliance. Thebook profiles successfulfarmers and ranchersusing humane practices

and gives consumers prac-tical tips for choosingmeat, while weaving in thestory of her personal tran-sition from being a big citylawyer to ranching in thewest.

As she worked to re-form factory farming, shefound examples of farmersand ranchers throughoutthe country raising ani-mals humanely and sus-tainably, including the 700farmers and ranchers ofNiman Ranch, a naturalmeat cooperative startedin Bolinas, California. Thecompany was founded byBill Niman, who she even-tually married.

“Following the foot-steps of Eva Gabor inGreen Acres, I packed upmy high heels and movedto Bill’s northern Califor-nia ranch,” she wrote inEdible Manhattan in 2011.“After years chronicling in-dustrial animal abuses, Ireveled in the rightness ofthis kind of agriculture.

Instead of being fed an-tibiotics and slaughter-house wastes, theseherbivores ate grass—thefood their bodies were de-signed for; instead of afeedlot pen or metal crate,they roamed across theopen range and took after-noon naps in the sun; in-stead of artificialinsemination, they courtedand mated naturally, gavebirth and raised theiryoung according to theirinstincts.

They lived in a way thatI was not only comfortablewith, I was proud of,” shecontinued.

Hahn Niman is also anaccomplished author andspeaker who has been fea-tured in Time Magazine,The New York Times, andThe Los Angeles Times.She is regular blogger forThe Atlantic, and has writ-ten for The San FranciscoChronicle, HuffingtonPost, Cowboys & Indians,and CHOW.

Her keynote address,presented by ChipotleMexican Grill, is titled,“Eating as We Farm (AndFarming as We Eat” andtakes place Sunday, Febru-ary 17 at 2:45 p.m. HahnNiman will explore how ashift from grass-fed, diver-sified, and small-scalefarming to concentrated,industrial monocultureproduction methods have

led to food overproduction,declining farm income,and fewer farms. While theindustrialization of thefood system, fueled byfarm policy over the pasthalf century, has resultedin cheap food, it has alsocaused an increase in diet-related diseases, overeat-ing, and environmentalpollution. She will of fer avision for a path forwardthat would improve boththe American diet and ourbroken food system.

OhioDepartment ofAgricultureadvisesbeekeepers onwinter feeding

REYNOLDSBURG –The Ohio Department ofAgriculture (ODA) wouldlike to encourage beekeep-ers to make sure their beesare properly fed this win-ter. Due to drought condi-tions experienced in Ohiothis year, stored foodsources might be low forsome bee colonies.

A lack of stored food forbees could be attributed tothe drought and lack ofnectar and available water,both necessary compo-nents to produce honey.Honey and pollen areneeded to feed bee larvae.With little available nectarto make honey and poorpollen production from drysoil, the queen bee slowsegg production and the lar-vae present are fed anyavailable stored honey andpollen remaining from thespring. As these foodsources become low, it isimportant for beekeepersto ensure their bees have asufficient amount of foodstored to survive the win-ter.

If a beekeeper feels it isnecessary to feed theirbees, ODA would like tooffer the following tipswhen doing so:

· Lift the back of thehive. If the back of the hiveis easily lifted, it is likelythe bees need to be fed.

· Do not open hiveswhen it is less than 60 de-grees Fahrenheit unlessabsolutely necessary forfeeding.

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add fondant, pollen pattiesand/or sugar syrup. Whencompleted, close the hiveas quickly and as safely aspossible.

Beekeepers with anyquestions are encouragedto contact ODA at 614-728-6373 or by email at [email protected].

Huntereducationcourses

PREBLE COUNTY-Hunter education coursesfor 2013 are scheduled forApril 13, Aug. 17, Sept. 14,Oct. 22-24 and Nov. 9. Allsessions begin at 8:30 a.m.and end at 12:30 p.m., withthe exception of dates inOctober, which begin at 6p.m. and run until 9:30p.m. Courses are taught atTwin Valley Rod & GunClub. Registration can bedone by calling 1-800-WILDLIFE or visitingwildohio.com.

PSWCDBmeetings

PREBLE COUNTY-The Preble Soil and WaterConservation DistrictBoard of Supervisors con-ducts monthly BoardMeetings at 7 a.m. thethird Wednesday of eachmonth at the office, 1651N. Barron St., Eaton. Meet-ing dates for 2013 will be:Feb. 20, March 20, April17, May 15, June 19, July17, Aug. 21, Sept. 18, Oct.16, Nov. 20 and Dec. 18.

U.S. GrainsCouncillaunches2012 onlineAnnual Report

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The online report in-cludes success storiesfrom the year, video high-lights, photographs, andmarket profiles from morethan 25 countries and re-gions. Market profilepages display supply/de-mand charts, marketgrowth potential and otherinformation viewers mayfind useful, including high-lights from Council pro-grams in each country.

“Since the Council wasfounded 52 years ago, wehave focused continuouslyon building markets andexpanding trade opportu-nities for U.S. farmers andagribusinesses,” said DonFast, USGC chairman.

“By promoting soundtrade policies, building re-lationships between trad-ing partners and being areliable third-party re-source, the Council and itsmembers have enhancedfood security and foodchoice for countless peoplearound the world. Thiswork is at the heart of ourmission of DevelopingMarkets, Enabling Tradeand Improving Lives. TheCouncil’s global staf f liveand breathe it - and itmakes us proud to witnesstheir efforts.”

An exclusive feature ofthe online report providesaccess to downloadablespread sheets containingsupply/demand data formore than 25 countriesand regions that are pro-vided on the individualmarket profile pages.

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COLUMBUS – TheOhio Livestock Coalition(OLC) Board of Directors(Board) recently electednew officers and identifiedthree key focus areas toguide its direction for 2013.Dick Isler, executive vicepresident of the Ohio PorkProducers Council, willserve as president of OLC.Hewill lead the organizationas it addresses its priority is-sues, including antibiotics infood producing animals, nu-trient management andwater quality issues, andmaximizing resources avail-able from national farm or-ganizations working onsimilar issues.“The use of antibiotics in

livestock and environmentalmanagement at farms areimportant issues for farmersand all Ohioans,” said DavidWhite, OLC executive direc-tor. “The Board prioritizedthese focus areas that willadvance our ability to en-gage in public dialogue andsupport ourmission to assistOhio’s livestock farm com-munity in expanding its pos-itive contributions to thestate by advancing environ-mentally friendly, socially re-sponsible and economicallyviable farming. ”The focus areas were ap-

proved at the December 19,2012, Board of Directorsmeeting. Board membersalso elected the following of-ficers during that meeting:• Dick Isler, president.

Isler replaces David Glauer,DVM, who served as presi-dent the past two years. Dr.

Glauer will continue to rep-resent the Ohio VeterinaryMedical Association on theOLC board.• RogerHigh, who repre-

sents the Ohio Sheep Im-provement Association, willserve as vice president.• Scott Higgins, who rep-

resents the American DairyAssociationMideast and is apast president of OLC, waselected to serve as secre-tary/treasurer. Mr. Highheld the seat previously.“The OLC has a proud

history of electing strongleaders committed to build-ing trust in Ohio’s farmersand food producers throughopen and proactive engage-ment with the public,” saidWhite. “This slate of electedofficers continues that tradi-tion.”“I am honored to be as-

suming this role with OLC,”said Isler. “Under the lead-ership of Dr. Glauer, theOLC has served as an effec-tive voice for livestock farm-ers and has establishedpositive partnerships withopinion leaders and otherOhioans interested in farmand food issues. I am com-mitted to continuing thework of OLC and look for-ward to this opportunity onbehalf of the livestock com-munity.”In 2012, OLC leadership

developed a strategic plan toguide ongoing programsand strengthenOLC’s abilityto meet its vision and mis-sion. The strategic plan iden-tifies three priority areas forlong-term success:

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emerging issues.“Farmers are dedicated to

responsible production aswell as the standards andbest practices that ensurethe animals on our farms re-ceive quality care, our natu-ral resources are preservedand protected, and that ourrural communities remainvibrant,” said White. “I amconfident the Ohio Live-stock Coalition Board of Di-rectors has set a positivedirection for our efforts onbehalf of farmers and theircommunities in 2013.”TheOLC, formed in 1997,

is a statewide trade organi-zation consisting of diverseagriculture organizationsand individual farmers com-mitted to a mission of ad-vancing environmentallyfriendly, socially responsibleand economically viable live-stock farming practices. TheOLC vision is to create anenvironment in whichOhio’s farm community canprosper and grow, and is atrusted resource in sharingfact-based information aboutanimal agriculture and foodproduction.To learn more about how

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which require containmentor diversionary structures iffarms have more than 1,320gallons of above ground fuelstorage, are not new. Theoriginal regulations becameeffective in 1974 andwere re-vised in 2002, 2006, 2009 and2010. On Oct. 18, 2011, theU.S. Environmental Protec-tion Agency (EPA) issuedboth a direct final (76 FR64245) and a proposed rule(76 FR 64296) to amendedthe date by which farmsmust prepare or amend andimplement their Spill Pre-

vention, Control, and Coun-termeasure (SPCC) Plans, toMay 10, 2013.One nice aspect of the

2010 revision is that it con-tained a form to be filled outto create the self-certifiedplan needed by some farm-ers.Farmers with as few as

three above ground 550 gal-lon gasoline and/or dieselfuel storage tanks may besubject to these regulations.This is the case because totalabove ground storage capac-ity for oil or oil products of1,320 gallons or more, orbelow ground storage capac-ity of 42,000 gallons or moreis subject to the U.S. EPASpill Prevention Control andCountermeasure (SPCC)regulation (40 CFR Part112).These SPCC regulations

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and equipment to containdischarges of oil or petro-leum products (heating oil,crude oil, mineral oil, gaso-line, diesel fuel, animal fats,vegetable oils and syntheticoils) if such discharge couldreasonably be expected toreach a waterway or sani-tary/storm sewer inlet. Tocalculate if the 1,320 gallonstorage capacity threshold ismet, total capacity of tanks orcontainers, excluding thoseless than 55 gallon drums,must be considered. Neitherthe amount of actual gallonsin storage nor the portion ofstorage commonly usedmakes any difference as to ifthese regulations apply. Theoperating or shell capacity ofthe storage container iscounted towards total facilityoil storage capacity. Theamount of total storage iswhat is considered.

Those facilities subject tothe regulationsmust provideadequate secondary contain-ment and/or diversionarystructures for oil or petro-leum product storage andtransfer areas to contain anyreleases and show their abil-ity to implement a writtenplan of action in case of a re-lease from the primary stor-age (tank). Adequatecontainment is generally ex-pected to be able to hold thevolume of the largest tank orcontainer in the area plus suf-ficient freeboard for precipi-tation, by impervious dikes,berms or retainingwalls, etc.Many farmers will be able

to self-certify the neededplan instead of retaining theservices of a certifying pro-fessional engineer (PE). Thisself-certified plan can containstreamlined facility securityrequirements and fewer tankintegrity inspections. Theseless stringent requirementsapply to facilities with lessthan 10,000 gallons of aggre-gate above ground storagecapacity that meet the re-portable discharge historycriterion for the last threeyears of operation - no dis-

charges of 1,000 gallons ormore in one instance or notwo discharges of more than42 gallons in the last 12months.However, if farmers want

to use alternative methodsfor diking or secondary con-tainment, or if secondarycontainment is deemed im-practical, then a PEwill needto review and certify theamended aspects of the plan.Plans should not be sub-

mitted to U.S. EPA or OhioEPA. The plan requirementcan be satisfied by filling outthe form as indicated in thetext below. The plan shouldbe accessible and readilyavailable to be used by em-ployees and farm manage-ment in the case of a releasefrom the primary tank. Per-sonnel in the oil-handlingareas need to be trained inspill prevention, tank man-agement, procedures andspill response at least.Any release beyond the

secondary containment of1,000 gallons ormore, or tworeleases of more than 42 gal-lons each within a 12-monthperiodmust be reportedwithspecific information by call-

ing 800-424-8802. The CoastGuard will answer, take in-formation and refer appro-priately. If the spill quantity isless than originally thought,especially if below the abovethresholds, the owner maywish to call back and revisethe report. If a large releaseoccurs and/or is reported bysomeone else, a report and acopy of the plan will likely berequired to be sent to U.S.EPA Region 5 and the appro-priate Ohio EPA district of-fice.A fact sheet with this and

more information is availableat go.osu.edu/farmspcc.Also, at the U.S. EPA’s

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cliff, yetThe Taxpayer Relief Act

includes a nine-month partialfarm bill extension. Withconsumers up in arms overmilk prices rising to $7 to $8per gallon because the milksubsidy program would re-vert back to an antiquatedparity-based price supportformula that was imple-mented in 1949 and wouldhave increasedmilk prices toclose to $40 per hundred-weight, more than doublethe current milk price. Thisextension of the current sub-sidy program through De-cember 31, 2013 will keepmilk prices stable. Basically,Congress kicked the candown the road on the FarmBill and making any correc-tions to the milk pricing sys-tem.This extension also ex-

tends $5 billion worth of gov-ernment subsidies for

commodities such as cornand soybeans. Other pro-grams including conserva-tion, organic growing, fruitand vegetable, and begin-ning farmer and rancher pro-grams were also extendedbut at lower funded levels. Itshould be noted that the di-rect payments were targetedfor elimination during thefarmbill discussions this pastyear. The Senate passed afarm bill extension in Junebut the House never votedon its own version, leading toa stalemate which endedwith the partial extension.Congress will now have untilOctober 1 when the new fis-cal year begins to pass amore typical five-year exten-sion. Many expect the keycomponents of last year’sfarm bill proposals— an endto direct payments, new cropinsurance programs and cutsin nutrition initiatives — tobe included in the new legis-lation. At any rate, it willmake for an interesting farmbill negotiation in 2013.The bill also extends sup-

plemental disaster assistanceprograms by amending thefederal crop insurance act toinclude 2013. This raisesquestions for which answersare not known at this time.The first is the option forfarmers wanting to exit fromthe average crop revenueprotection program (ACRE).Since the original rule wasfarm signed into ACREmuststay enrolled in ACRE, doesthis extension force farmersto stay enrolled through2013? Also the supplementalrevenue assistance payments(SURE) status is unclear at

this time for 2012 and 2013.Individual and Capital

Tax RatesThe bill permanently re-

tains the 10 percent, 15 per-cent, 25 percent, 28 percent,and 33 percent income taxbrackets. The 35 percent taxbracket ends at $400,000 forsingle filers and $450,000married filing jointly. Abovethis threshold, there’s a new39.6 percent tax bracket.Likewise the bill perma-nently retains the 0 percentand 15 percent tax rates onqualified dividends and long-term capital gains, and addsa new 20 percent tax rate thatwould apply to taxpayerswho fall within the new 39.6percent tax bracket. Whichcapital gains tax rate willapply depends on what taxbracket a person is in. Thenew capital gains tax rates for2013 and future years will be» 0 percent applies to cap-

ital gains income if a personis in the 10 percent and 15percent tax brackets,» 15 percent applies to cap-

ital gains income if a personis in the 25 percent, 28 per-cent, 33 percent, or 35 per-cent tax brackets» 20 percent applies to cap-

ital gain income if a person isin the 39.6 percent taxbracket.

Federal Estate TaxThis legislation perma-

nently maintains the federalexemption for gifts and es-tates estate tax exemption at$5 million instead of drop-ping to $1 million. Thisamount will also be indexedfor inflation and includes the

transfer of the unused ex-emption of a deceasedspouse to the survivingspouse. It should be notedthat this legislation includedthe word “permanent.” Thisis significant as many fiscalagreements made by Con-gress since 2001 have con-tained a phase out date. Thetop rate to tax amounts in ex-cess has increased from 35percent to 40 percent. But formany this was an acceptablecompromise since it wasscheduled to drop to $1 mil-lion with the excess taxed at55 percent in 2013. This por-tion of the legislation shouldallow many farm families tosleep easier as they makeplans to transition their farmbusinesses to future genera-tions.Section 179 increased

and extendedInternal Revenue Code

Section 179 allows farms andother businesses to write offsmall amounts of annual in-vestments in capital assets,such as machinery, in theyear of purchase in lieu of de-preciating the investmentover a number of years. The179 deduction was reverted(increased) back to the old2010/2011 level of $500,000for 2012 and 2013. This is ahuge incentive given that upuntil this legislation waspassed the 2012 limit was$139,000 and it would havedropped to $25,000 in 2013.Since this bill was not passeduntil the final hours, the in-crease to $500,000 for 2012will most likely not helpfarmers unless they had pur-

chased equipment in excessof $139,000 and had plannedon just putting it on a regulardeprecation schedule. Itshould be noted that this de-duction will revert back to$25,000 beginning in 2014.However, as always, timewilltell.

Bonus DepreciationExtended

This legislation also ex-tended the special 50 percentspecial depreciation al-lowance, also known asbonus depreciation, throughthe end of 2013. The bonusdepreciation provision gen-erally enables businesses todeduct half the cost of quali-fying property in the year itis placed in service. BonusDepreciation is now sched-uled to be eliminated for the2014 tax year.

Payroll TaxesIn 2011, Congress had

lowered the FICA payroll taxrate from 6.2 percent to 4.2percent to put more moneyin the pockets of Americans.This adjustment expired atthe end of 2012. This will re-sult in a payroll tax increasefor workers. For example, afarm employee earning$30,000 a year will take home$50 less per month.

ConservationEasement DonationsThe special break for con-

servation easement dona-tions was extended through2013.

Additional MedicareTax

As part of the plan forfunding the federal healthcare, several new taxes were

put into place that this mostrecent bill did not address.These included a tax on in-vestment income and an ad-ditional Medicare tax forthose people earning higherincomes. Both of these newtaxes impact individualsmaking more than $200,000a year or couples with$250,000 ormore. These tax-payers must pay the new 3.8percent tax levied on invest-ment income such as cashrent received for farmlandstarting in 2013. Additionally,these same high-earnersmust pay an additional .9 per-cent Medicare payroll tax onwages above $200,000 for in-dividuals and $250,000 forcouples. This increases thecurrent 2.9 percentMedicare payroll tax to 3.8percent for those dollarsearned above the designatedearning levels.Want to learn more?The complete American

Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012can be accessed at:http://www.govtrack.us/

congress/bills/112/hr8/text.

David Marrison, OSU Ex-tension Associate Professor &Chris Bruynis, OSU Exten-sion Assistant Professor au-thored this article.

For more detailed informa-tion, visit the Darke CountyOSU Extension web site atwww.darke.osu.edu, the OSUExtension Darke CountyFacebook page or contactSam Custer, at937.548.5215.

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