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Features

SD production: headed for a corn record ...........................................................3

SD farmers prepare: to meet growing demand for corn .....................................6

Double grazing: research looks to increase profit per acre ..................................7

True environmentalist: campaign promotes green in agriculture ......................11

Engineer implements systems: on farm to increase profits ................................19

SD Corn Growers, Council support decision to reorganize Cooperative Extension Service .........................................................................24

Land & Livestock News

Cuts to SDSU: ag research are painful .............................................................16

NCI Grain Procurement Management: for Importers Short Course ................17

South Dakota Beef Ambassador Contest ........................................................18

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Q. What are the general predictions for the 2011 plant-ing season based on the USDA Planting Predictions Report?

A. In South Dakota, it comes as no surprise that there is a huge increase in prospective planting acres for corn state-wide. If the weather cooperates, 2011 will hold the modern record for the number of corn acres planted at 5.4 million acres.

Across the state there is a measurable decline in acres desig-nated to soybeans, wheat, hay, pastureland and minor crops like oats and barley, as they have been reallocated to corn.

Q. How will the recent USDA planting predictions im-pact prices for the 2011 crop?

A. If the predicted planting of corn does occur, and the weather cooperates, South Dakota will see the largest corn crop, in terms of bushels on record. This increase in predicted corn acres does not look to have much of an impact on soybean or wheat markets.

And, although we see a large increase in corn acres here in South Dakota – what happens in South Dakota does not move the national price. However, what happens in South Dakota does impact South Dakota pricing somewhat.

Farmers can expect to see a wide basis as the large crop puts pressure on the relative price of corn in South Dakota. Some of this reflects higher transportation and ship-ping costs. And the rest reflects the fact that the local market will face burdensome supplies. Remember, if planting predic-

tions are true, this means 2011 harvest will result in full bins, full trucks and full roads at harvest as grain is moved.

Bottom line, even though the relative price looks to be lower than expected this time of year, the higher general price level of corn is good news for South Dakota corn farmers. Many of whom have already locked in the cost of their inputs when inputs were lower based on lower expected price for corn.

Q. How do you think the recent natural disasters in Japan and conflicts throughout the Mediterranean will impact the 2011 grain markets?

A. Supply disruptions created by these events add to the uncertainty in the markets. Especially the conflicts in the Mediterranean, which create price disruptions for oil – the same countries also happen to be large importers of wheat.

We have yet to see how this will all play out. An implication of this is the fact that many farmers are reluctant to market the new crop.

As for the 2010 crop, which is seeing the mar-ket highs? Not many farmers are able to take advantage of these highs as most sold closer to harvest. Although many were able to receive good prices at the time, they aren’t what we are seeing today.

Based on my reading, it doesn’t look like the events in Japan will slow down imports, or

increase demand. Even though some feed mills and ports were damaged, we don’t see them waiting to import. Rather, we see them re-routing the supply through operating ports and feed mills.

Story by Lura Roti, for the Capital Journal

SD production headed for a corn record

Matthew Diersen, South Dakota State University extension risk and business management specialist recently shares his thoughts on how USDA Planting Predictions Report will impact South Dakota farmers.

Matthew Diersen


Q. Are the grain markets in a price bubble? How sustainable are higher price levels over the longer run?

A. The large concern as of late is the fact that demand hasn’t slowed down even though the price of corn continues to rise. Everyone is asking, why, after the Predictions Report is the price of corn still going up?

The unknown is, what price level will it take to slow down the consumption of corn that’s currently available and the 2011 crop.

The continued increase in the corn markets must be an indication that the markets are still concerned that there is not enough corn to go around. The mar-ket still wants to use corn for ethanol, to

export, and to feed it to cattle, hogs and chickens. Basically, we want it all.

Overall, the increased demand for corn is reflected in higher prices for other commodities as well – as demand for soybeans, wheat, and feed grains increase domestically, as well as abroad.

Q. Any tips for farmers on how to

handle the changes brought on by 5.4

million acres of corn?

A. With all the acres pulled from a variety of other crops and used for corn production, there will be marginal acres going into corn production this year.

This will require extra management on the farmers’ part to make expected yields

happen. Corn producers also need to prepare for harvest. As you substitute corn for soybeans and other crops, you’ll be handling more absolute bushels.

How will you manage the sheer volumes when it comes to storage, trucking and timing? Develop a plan today.

The large shift to corn has a carryover ef-fect on the rest of the agriculture indus-try.

The increase in corn acres means that as the South Dakota livestock industry tries to shift from high priced corn they will have fewer options as there will be fewer acres of other crops planted.

On the flip side, there will be more acres of stalks to graze. And, based on Mother Nature, some of the crop will not be

planted on time, reach maturity on time, or perform as well as expected. This provides an opportunity for feed buyers to purchase corn for silage or some other form of feed.

As for marketing, with the recent price level increase, if you are looking to sell more of the 2011 crops, these price increases are something to take advantage of.

Make sales depending on how likely you’re to get the crop in. Consider your local moisture situation, are you sure you’ll get the corn in or are you protected if Mother Nature doesn’t cooperate?

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South Dakota farmers intend to plant more acres of corn this spring than they have for 80 years.

A prospective planting report released by the USDA’s South Dakota office shows that the state’s farmers intend to plant 5.4 million acres, an increase of 850,000 acres from last year. That would be the second largest number of corn acres in history, ranking behind only 5.5 million in 1931.

Gary Duffy, president of the South Dakota Corn Grow-ers Association, said high numbers were anticipated, considering current supplies, demands and market prices.

“The demand for U.S. corn has never been greater. The world wants more corn for food, feed and fuel,” Duffy said. “American farmers are fully capable of producing enough corn for all uses and markets, and South Dako-tans play a key role in meeting those needs.”

Nationally, the USDA reported that farmers expect to plant 92.2 million acres of corn this year, up 5 percent from last year. That would be the second-highest corn acreage in the U.S. since 1944, ranking only behind only the 93.5 million acres planted in 2007.

How many acres of corn that South Dakotans actually plant will be dependent, as always, on the weather, Duffy emphasized. If spring weather is favorable, the acres could exceed the forecast. But, if wet weather extends deep into planting season, the acres could drop.

“The month of April is very critical,” he said. “Mother Nature is still in charge.”

Farmers have invested for years to increase the demand for corn and develop markets. Duffy said some

people who are concerned

wheth-er there’s enough corn to meet food, feed and fuel needs, don’t realize that one-third of every bushel of corn that’s used to produce ethanol becomes a byproduct that is high-quality livestock feed.

Farmers continue to increase per-acre yields through advanced technology, genetic seed improvements and modern farming techniques. Drought-tolerant hybrids allow corn to be planted in regions where that was im-possible years ago.

“The Corn Belt is spreading north and west,” Duffy said.


Mark Sip isn’t afraid to try new ways of doing things on his ranch, especially if it helps him achieve his management goal.

“As a rancher, I make my money producing baby calves and making them grow really big on grass,” said Sip, who returned to his family’s ranch in 1995 after working as a beef nutritionist.

“I manage my operation and do what I can to keep cows out on

pasture as long as I can and get as many calves off those pastures as I can.”

To maximize production and gain on the 1,500 acres of grass-land he manages, Sip implements intensive grazing techniques and a late calving season. And recently, Sip participated in a South Dakota State University double stocking research project.

Double stocking is a management practice that works to better

Story by Lura Roti, for the Capital JournalPhotos courtesy

Double grazing research looks to increase profit per acre

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South Dakota State University researchers Eric Mousel and Kyle Schell are looking to see if cattle producers can earn more per acre by doubling their stocking rates on brome grass pasture. Photos courtesy of AgBio Communications Unit, SDSU.


match livestock grazing pressure with an aggressive forage supply.

Brome grass is the focus of the SDSU study. A cool season species, with a vigorous and short growing season, the standard recommended stocking rates can’t keep up, said Eric Mousel, SDSU Extension range livestock specialist.

“Seventy-five percent of brome grass yield occurs before June 15. It grows faster than cattle can graze it – and these are growing cattle. By late July, when the brome grass has matured, the qual-ity becomes poor and we see livestock performance drop in relation to this,” said Mousel, of the grass species which has taken over much of the pasture land in eastern South Dakota.

Using similar studies conducted in Kansas and Oklahoma on warm season grasses as a blueprint, Mousel and range management outreach coordinator, Kyle Schell began their research grazing season in 2010.

“There’s been a lot of research on this type of grazing system conducted on the tall grass prairies of Kansas and Okla-

homa looking at warm season grasses,” Schell said. “My adviser and I talked about the research and got to thinking that we could use this same model on cool season grasses.”

According to the Kansas and Oklahoma studies, by doubling the stocking rate on aggressive forage species during their peak growing season, even though the individual cattle performance saw a 10 to 15 percent decline, producers saw a total gain per acre increase of 15 to 25 percent.

“With double stocking you put a lot of grazing pressure out there for half the growing season. Because you have twice as many animals on the same acres, your

gain per acre is increased,” Mousel said.

“If we see the same results in South Dakota, the potential to improve profit per acre is significant by using this type of system.”

Another benefit these studies saw was an increase in species diversity resulting from grazing down the dominant species.

Year one shows increase in species diver-sity

For their study, Mousel and Schell selected two 30-acre pastures and turned 22 steers out for 68 days in the double stocking trial and turned out 11 steers in

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Mark Sip, participated in the double stocking study. Sip manages most of his grassland with an intensive grazing system. Photos of Mark Sip courtesy of Chelsea Biehl

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the control, or season-long pasture, for 116 days.

The first year’s data didn’t produce similar results to the Kansas and Oklahoma stud-ies. After grazing for two months, the 22 steers gained 97 pounds at a rate of 1.43 pounds per day – about 10 percent less than the season long cattle, which gained 194 pounds in four months at a rate of 1.67 pounds per day.

“In the end the double stocked animals gained exactly half what the season long

cattle did, but there was twice as many, so the gain per acre came out to exactly the same,” Schell said.

However, like the Kansas and Oklahoma studies, after only one season of increas-ing the grazing pressure on brome grass, the SDSU study showed an improvement in species diversity.

“After double stocking, we started to see big blue stem, Indian grass and little blue

Another benefit these studies saw was an increase in species diversity resulting from grazing down the dominant species.

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See GRAzinG • 10Double stocked pasture compared to an ungrazed brome grass pasture.


stem – all warm season grasses – in areas that we didn’t think these native species existed anymore,” Mousel said.

Sip participated in the study for one growing season. He said he wasn’t disappointed by production; his main concern was marketing cattle early in the season.

“There aren’t many auction barns having big sales in mid-July. However, this wouldn’t be a concern if you are running a large stocking operation, say 1,000 yearlings.

Numbers like that would probably bring buyers to you,” Sip said.

No stranger to trying new ways to maximize his grass-land, Sip manages most of his grassland using an in-tensive grazing system he designed to provide his cattle with fresh grass each day.

Sip turned 46 yearlings out on a 40-acre pasture for two months – a stocking rate of just under .9 acres per animal. At the end of two months Sip said comparing the cattle in the double stocking pasture to those in pastures at the recommended stocking rate of 1.5 to 1.75 acres per animal, the cattle in the double stocking pasture seemed to gain as well as the others.

“Where we had more than one steer per acre, the live weight gain per acre was considerably higher than in my extended grazing program during the same period of time,” Sip said.

With only one year of solid data, Mousel said they will conduct at least one more year of research before arriv-ing at any final conclusions.

“We will have to look at whether or not there are effi-ciencies that can be picked up from producing the same amount of gain out of twice the number of animals,” Mousel said.

To learn more, contact Mousel at [email protected].

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Double stocked pasture at the end of the trial early July.

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Chad Blindauer, 39, says farming today isn’t the same as it was when he was a kid.

“We farm differently. One of the biggest changes we made was to switch to no-till farming,” says the third-generation, Mitchell farmer.

“With no-till there’s a lot less runoff, this has been especially

true the last few years with the tremendous amount of moisture we’ve seen in the spring.”

Blindauer raises corn, soybeans and wheat, and runs a cow/calf and finishing operation with his dad, Don, and brother, Joe. Along with no-till farming, the men also planted grass buf-fer strips to prevent runoff from entering waterways that run through their land.


True environmentalist campaign promotes green in agriculture

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When it comes to protecting and im-proving the land and natural resources throughout South Dakota, Blindauer is not alone said. Teddi Mueller, industry affairs director for South Dakota Corn.

“Farmers were green before green was cool,” said Mueller.

A year ago, South Dakota Corn began working with a Sioux Falls marketing firm to develop and launch the True Environmentalists campaign to share this truth with consumers.

“Today, even in South Dakota where agriculture is our No. 1 industry, you see people more and more generations

removed from the farm,” Mueller said. “As we’ve seen with the green movement, many are worried about the land, and worried that farmers aren’t caring for the land. As those of us in agriculture know this isn’t the case.”

Featuring real South Dakota farmers, creative graphic images and scientific statistics, the sophisticated advertising campaign appeals to consumers’ desire to understand where their food comes from, how it is produced and introduce them to the farm families who care for the land.

Billboards, newspaper and TV ads drive consumers to the True Environmentalists Web site - www.trueenvironmentalists.com. Discussing how South Dakota farm-ers care for the state’s natural resources - air, water and soil - the interactive Web site, hosts educational videos, video inter-views with farmers and outlines the steps farmers take each day to care for these resources while feeding the world.

“This is a great avenue to promote and protect the interests of farmers, not only in the state of South Dakota, but nation-ally,” said Brian Renelt, 37, a Wilmot, S.D. corn, soybeans, wheat and hog producer. “We are true environmentalists.

We love our land and we take care of it because we respect it.”

Like Blindauer, Renelt says today’s farm-ing techniques and technology allow him and his peers to not only produce more per acre, but improve the soil while they’re at it.

“We use less tillage, and, thanks to tech-nology – seed traits, auto steer, GPS - we are able to produce more crops with less fertilizer and chemical inputs, and use less fuel,” Blindauer said. “When it comes down to it, we care for the land because we know in our heart that it is our re-sponsibility.”

“This is how we make our living. I don’t know of any farmers who would have any reason to go out and destroy or wreck his environment, because this is where we live and work,” he said.

When developing the campaign, South Dakota Corn worked closely with Paulsen Marketing to ensure the campaign was proactive and flexible.

“Anytime the corn markets hit $6.50 or higher our industry begins to feel pres-sure from outside influencers – like the food versus fuel debate – even though farmers only receive a little over 11 cents from every dollar,” said Lisa Rich-ardson, executive director for South Dakota Corn. “It made sense to have a pro-active message instead of playing catch up.”

It only made sense that the campaign would hitch a ride on the tails of the green movement, said Mindy Dale, ac-count executive at Paulsen Marketing.

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Unlike many campaigns Dale works on to market prod-ucts, she said the True Environmentalists’ campaign was unique in that it doesn’t sell a product, it markets values.

“It shows how farmers protect the land because they are passionate about what they do and want the next generation to get the land and farm it,” said Dale of the campaign which received Advertising Best of Show award from the National Agricultural Marketing As-sociation.

“Our intent of this campaign was never to say that other people aren’t environmentalists, but rather to say that farmers are, too. Just like you take care of your backyard, farmers take care of theirs.’”

“Many people living in South Dakota’s larger cities don’t have a clue where their food comes from. And they only have to drive a few miles out of town to see corn fields and cattle,” Mueller said.

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Cuts to SDSU ag research are painful

Budget and staff reductions at South Dakota State University will create major challenges for agricultural research and development, the president of the South Dakota Corn Growers Association (SDCGA) says.

“Research is a critical component of agriculture, which remains the No. 1 industry in South Dakota,” Gary Duffy of Oldham said. “The research being done at SDSU is among the best in the nation and is vital for agriculture’s future. It’s important that we do all we can to carry on the university’s commitment to agriculture, science and engineering through its role as a land-grant institution.”

Difficult economic times require difficult budget decisions but they come with a steep price, Duffy said. Agricultural research helps boost crop production, protect the envi-ronment and develop new markets and products to meet world demands.

The agricultural industry is willing to make its fair share of sacrifices, but the effects of budget cuts are likely to be felt for years to come, Duffy said.

“There are limits to how far budgets can be reduced without significantly hurting programs, research and quality,” Duffy said. “We need to be careful not to harm the agricultural industry, which plays such a crucial role in South Dakota’s well-being. Cuts to agriculture can generate a ripple effect throughout the state and economy.”

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The eight-day course will focus on the mechanics of grain merchandising. One of the first steps in purchasing grain from the United States is to thoroughly under-stand the U.S. grain marketing system. By doing so, an importer can review

the risks associated with various quality and

price options. This course

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sists buyers in purchasing U.S. grain that meets quality requirements at the best value.

Highlights are lectures by both academic and commodity trade authorities on cash and futures markets; meetings with grain merchandisers who will guide partici-pants through the full complexity of the international grain markets; seminars by grain merchandisers and a tour at the Minneapolis Grain Exchange; and on-site visits to a country elevator, Duluth Seaway Port Authority, an export grain terminal, and a barge facility.

Course topics will focus on the U.S. grain handling and transportation system; the role and function of the cash and futures markets; basis; U.S. grain grading standards; grain hedging principles; commercial export trading practices; world and U.S. grain mar-ket outlook; grain contracts and their specifications; price risk management by importers; options use by importers; and

importer procurement.

The course is designed for international grain buyers

associated with private trading companies, milling, feed manu-facturing and food

processing.

Registration fee is $1,400. Registration deadline is August

29, 2011. Special rates are available to

groups of 3 or more from the same com-pany. For a full course description, visit the NCI website at www.northern-crops.com. For more information, call: 701-231-7736 or email: [email protected].

Northern Crops Institute is the interna-tional center for meeting and learning about crops produced in the four-state region of North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota and Montana. Situated on the campus of North Dakota State University, NCI exists as a forum to bring together customers, commodity traders, technical experts, processors and

producers from all points of the globe for discussion, education, and technical ser-vice programs. Since 1983, the Institute has hosted visitors from more than 128 countries.

Sally Sologuk Backman Public Relations/Communications Specialist Northern Crops Institute NDSU Dept. 7400, PO Box 6050 Fargo, ND 58108-6050 USA Phone: 701-231-6538 www.northern-crops.com

NCI Grain Procurement Management for Importers Short Course is September 19-28, 2011


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The South Dakota Beef Industry Council (SDBIC) is hosting the 2011 South Dakota Beef Ambassador competition.

The state contest is July 22, starting at 1 p.m. at the Huron Event Center in conjunction with the South Dakota Spotlight Show.

The contest will be split into two age groups: juniors (ages 12-16) and seniors (17-20). Senior contestants must be 17 but not over 20 years old by January 1, 2012. Cash prizes will be awarded to both divisions.

The winner in the junior division will be awarded a cash prize of $200. The senior finalist will win $500

plus an all-expense paid trip to the 2011 National Beef Ambassador Contest in Wooster, Ohio Septem-ber 30-October 2, 2011. A second senior winner will also be selected at this time to represent South Dakota at the 2012 national competition.

To determine the winner of the junior and senior divisions, the contestants will be judged in four cat-egories. First, participants will have media interview to share the beef production story; second, a con-sumer beef promotion will test participants in their abilities to interact with consumers; third, students will write a letter to the editor in response to a nega-tive article; finally, contestants will have a personal

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Engineer implements systemson farm to increase profits

When Ryan Wagner, 31, graduated from South Dakota State University in 2003 with a mechanical engineering degree, he

knew that one day he’d return to the family farm.

But first, the Roslyn farmer wanted to gain some off-

farm career experience.

Turns out, with the experience and skills Wagner gained working as a project manager for Daktronics and Tyson Foods, he was able to increase efficiencies and maximize profits in the family farming operation.

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project and work to achieve a certain profit percentage on each project,” said the third-generation farmer.

“Since I had my eye on returning to the farm someday; as I was working I did a lot of thinking of how I could apply what I was doing as a project manager back on the farm.”

Treating each enterprise on his farm – wheat, soybeans and corn – like an individual project, Wagner ended up designing a spreadsheet to allow him and his dad, Terry to determine the exact cost of production on each field.

“I look at all individual enterprises on our farm like an individual project with

individual costs and profit margins,” he said. “In a commodity business like we are in, it’s important to know the exact cost of production so every time we mar-ket grain, we know what each enterprise is earning, rather than just hoping we’re making money.”

Due to the volatility of the markets, Wag-ner says because the spreadsheets provide a clear picture of their expenses, they are better able to develop and maintain a fluid yearly marketing plan.

“Each year we set profit level goals for each enterprise that we think are realistic and base our marketing on that. As things change, we alter the plan,” he said.

Wagner adds that when he and Terry es-tablish their yearly profit goals, they don’t include farm subsidy payments or disaster payments.

“We try to make each enterprise profit-able on its own,” he said.

He says his dad has been open to his sug-

gestions and has been willing to try the new organizational system and technolo-gies that he suggests.

“Dad is easy to work with. If I have an idea, as long as we can both see the ben-efit of it, he’s willing to try it,” Wagner says. “Ideas always have to be able to show that they will make us money or pay their way. We don’t add bells and whistles just because they are cool.”

Working with Mother nature

Twenty-five years ago Wagners’ dad was one of the first farmers in the area to implement no-till. Today their fields are managed 100 percent no-till.

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“It takes about 25 to 30 years to get the soil into the shape you want it. The residue on the surface prevents wind and soil erosion. The reduced soil compaction allows for better water infiltration as does the vibrant worm population,” said Wag-ner, adding that the organic matter which has built up over the years means they are also able to use less fertilizer per bushel of grain that they produce.

Pointing to aerial photos of the family farm, Wagner goes on to say that wa-ter has significantly changed the farm’s landscape.

“We’ve always had some standing water

on our place in the form of small cat-tail sloughs and marches, but in 1993 it began to rise. The sloughs started to fill up and they haven’t stopped,” he says, comparing a photo from 1962 to a recent shot which shows the many irregular shaped fields, planted around water.

Laughing, Wagner adds that as many of the sloughs have increased in size

encroaching on farm ground, they’ve

become fishing holes.

“Since 1993 our sloughs have grown big-

ger and deeper – quite a few of them even

have fish,” he says.

Using precision farming technology,

Wagner says they have adapted ways to

maximize yields in spite of losing acres to

water. They installed GPS and automatic boom and row control shutoffs on their planter and boom section control on the sprayer and anhydrous applicator.

“It really helps avoid overlap,” he said. “We calculated the first year we had the automatic boom and row control on our planter and we used 7.5% less seed. But the main benefit was not overplanting, which can cut your yield by half. Now we are getting our full yield potential.”

Wagner says joining the farming opera-tion fulltime has become a great career move.

“I enjoy the lifestyle and being able to carry on the family farm,” said Wagner, who lives on the farm with his wife, Kerri, and their two young children.

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A new consumer brochure is being developed that

presents the facts about

red meat consumption and cancer. The South Dakota Beef Industry Council (SDBIC) along

with the SD Cattlemen’s Auxiliary will debut the brochure in May, using information compiled by

Beef Checkoff-funded research. The brochure is based on information highlighted in a technical

report, titled Red Meat and Processed Meat Con-sumption and Cancer: A Technical Summary of the

Epidemiologic Evidence. The report indicates that the scientific evidence does not support an inde-pendent association be-tween red meat, processed meat and cancer.

SDBIC and SD Cattle-men’s Auxiliary Direc-tor Nancy Montross of DeSmet, SD says “We wanted to develop a consumer brochure that showcased the results of this Beef Checkoff-funded research”.

Beef Checkoff nutrition professionals partnered with the SD Cattlemen’s Auxiliary to develop a bro-chure which spells out the facts on cancer. Montross says, “The evidence clearly finds no link between red meat consumption and cancer.” The beef brochure highlights the comprehensive review of every available epidemio-logical study looking at red meat and six kinds of cancer and concluded there is no causal link.

The beef brochure enti-tled, The Facts about Red Meat and Cancer, will also provide consumers with tips on reducing their

Checkoff brochure presents facts on Cancer & BeefPierre, SD


cancer risk, such as not smoking, being physically active and eating a balanced diet. “The 29 cuts of beef that are classi-fied as lean by the USDA easily can be a part of a healthy balanced diet”, explains SDBIC Director of Nutrition Holly Swee, a registered dietitian.

The new brochure will be available for distribution in time for “Beef Month” in May. Beef promotions across the state can use the brochure to help consumers better understand the issue. Montross hopes the beef industry can also part-ner with health professionals and offer the brochure to them for use with their clients and patients.

Montross says, “We as cattle producers work hard to produce quality beef that

provides numerous health benefits. Now we can say ‘Here are the facts on cancer and beef ’. Our Beef Checkoff research provides clear guidance about choosing beef for a healthy lifestyle.”

To learn more visit www.beefnutrition.org.

The SDBIC collects and administers the $1 Beef Checkoff on cattle sold in South Dakota. Checkoff dollars are utilized strictly for promotion, education or research programs. Fifty cents of every dollar is directed to the Cattlemen’s Beef Board for programs on the national level. The SDBIC retains 50 cents, which is invested in additional national programs or in-state programs.

The SDBIC is comprised of three representatives from eight agricultural organizations: SD Beef Breeds Council, SD Cattlemen’s Association, SD Cattlemen’s Auxiliary, SD CattleWomen, SD Farm Bureau, SD Farmers Union, SD Livestock Auction Market As-sociation and SD Stockgrowers Association.


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April 12, 2011 – The South Dakota Corn Growers Association (SDCGA) and South Dakota Corn Utilization Council (SDCUC) announced today that they support a plan to reorganize the South Dakota State University Coopera-tive Extension Service in response to a serious budget shortfall.

“With a $1.3 million budget cut and 95 percent of the budget spent on person-nel, something has to give,” said Gary Duffy of Oldham, SDCGA’s president. “They last reorganized the extension ser-

vice 13 years ago. In those 13 years, we’ve had cell phone service, Internet, Face-book, Twitter. All of this technology has come on line. Now we’ll use technology to do more with less, or do the same with less. I commend the committee for what it has done. We’ll be using technology for the benefit of the producer.”

With technology, a farmer can stand in his field and use his cell phone to take a picture and email it to an extension specialist, Duffy said. The specialist often can address the producer’s concern long

distance, saving considerable road time. In cases where a specialist needs to visit a site, that’s still an option.

Duffy also supports a plan that empha-sizes the development of learning com-munities.

“By having regional centers, there’s an education role that goes with it. Produc-ers will be able to go to one of seven sites and learn things from several people on crop production, animal production or whatever is offered,” Duffy said. “It be-comes a plus when you can hear not just

from one person, but several.”

Duffy said a steering committee studied what other states are doing with their extension services and gathered ideas that South Dakota can incorporate.

Bryan Jorgensen of Ideal, who is chair-man of the SDCUC Research Commit-tee and works closely with SDSU, said Barry Dunn inherited a difficult financial situation when he became dean of the College of Agriculture a little more than

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a year ago. The SDCUC endowed the dean’s chair.

“Not only do we have state budget cuts, but federal budget cuts at the same time,” Jorgensen said. “Any time you have a $1.3 million or $1.4 million budget shortfall, it definitely impacts any entity’s ability to do what it needs to do.”

Jorgensen said Dunn put together a good steering committee to develop the best approach in resolving the budget situation and how to make the Extension Service better and more effective.

“This doesn’t come without pain, but in the long run it will be a much leaner and meaner machine at the end of the day,”

he said.

“I think it needed to change. What they have outlined in the changes, albeit pain-ful, I think will be a very good change in the long run and will streamline the pro-cess,” Jorgensen said. “I think the region-alization of extension offices is a very good move. First of all, it takes their specialists and field specialists and combines them, and it makes those fewer offices a lot more powerful. It only makes sense to region-alize those offices and empower those offices so they have the ability to transfer data in a much more efficient manner.”

Jorgensen said most farmers carry smart phones, have desktop computers and can even download information while they’re working in the field.

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