Missouri Farmers
Working as good stewards to grow Missouri's economy and provide a safe, abundant, affordable food supply for your family and ours.
The goal of Missouri Agriculture's Lunch and Learn Series is to spread knowledge about Missouri agriculture and the impact livestock and crops have on our rural economies. This series also highlights the important connection between livestock and row crops, as well as the relationship between the growing biofuels industry and the state's animal agriculture industry.
2009 Lunch and Learn Schedule:
May 14: Henderson Ranch - Warsaw
May 21: Case Farm - LaPlata
May 27: Willow Bend Pork - Taylor
June 2: Randy Moony Dairy - Rogersville
June 3: Dennis Feezor Turkey Farm - California
June 18: Salyer Feedlot - Higginsville
June 24: Oberholtzer Farm - Wyaconda
July 23: Thiel Farms - Marshall
Some people might question why we moved animals inside. There are a number of reasons; Producers can keep better records, take better are of their animals, and manage the manure in an environmentally friendly way.
Rules and regulations for Confined Animal Operations in Missouri have been put in place to ensure we keep a safe, abundant, affordable food and water supply. The current regulations ensure that the farmer has records of the following information:
- Fields where the manure effluent will be applied
- Soil tests on those fields
- Slopes of the fields
- Nutrients in the manure effluent
- Crops that will be grown and the nutrients needed by those crops
- Required buffers from sensitive areas
Knowing this information insures that none of the manure can re-enter the water supply throughout the state. Better record keeping enables producers to access important information quickly and accurately. This helps keep our food and water supply safer and promotes efficiency.
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