Missouri Agriculture2009 Lunch & Learn Presentation :Missouri Agriculture2009 Lunch & Learn Presentation


Missouri - An Ag State :Missouri - An Ag State Missouri’s crops, livestock, processing and other agricultural sectors accounted for more than $12 billion in 2008 Missouri ranks 2nd in the U.S. in the number of farms 105,000 farms


Missouri Agriculture is: :Missouri Agriculture is: Good stewardship Providing a safe, abundant, affordable food supply Economic development


Slide 4:Good Stewardship


Environmental Stewardship :Environmental Stewardship Farmers have always and continue to respect the land they live and work on Stewardship practices continue to improve with technological advancements


Missouri Animal Feeding Operation Site Assessment Tool :Missouri Animal Feeding Operation Site Assessment Tool Identifies: watersheds, sink holes, flood plains, wetlands soil types


DNR Permits :DNR Permits Environmental management plan to: Test soil types Evaluate soil samples Identify types of crops to be grown Determine slope of the land Manure management plan None of the effluent re-enters public water


Animal Well-Being :Animal Well-Being It is in a farmer’s best interest to care for their animals A healthy animal is more likely to produce a higher quality product


Why Did We Move Animals Inside? :Why Did We Move Animals Inside? Because we could better… care for our animals manage manure nutrients


Future Generations :Future Generations Goal is to pass farm on to next generation Freedom to expand is crucial to the industry’s ability to adjust to changing times


Slide 11:A Safe, Abundant, Affordable Food Supply


Safe :Safe U.S. food is among the safest in the world Continued research into food safety Missouri farmers committed to safe production practices


Abundant :Abundant Full grocery store shelves Yields continually improve


Ethanol and Food Supply :Ethanol and Food Supply One bushel of corn can provide: 32 pounds of starch 33 pounds of sweetener 2.8 gallons of ethanol AND 13.5 pounds of feed 2.6 pounds of meal 1.6 pounds of corn oil


Biodiesel and Food Supply :Biodiesel and Food Supply 1 gallon of biodiesel = 4 gallons of livestock feed Livestock and poultry consume 95 percent of all soybean meal. Only soybean oil is used to produce biodiesel.


Affordable :Affordable U.S. consumers spend less than 10% of their disposable income on food


Farm Value :Farm Value Farm value accounts for only 19¢ of every food dollar. The remaining 81 cents is wrapped up in processing, packaging, transportation, marketing and other inputs.


Slide 18:Economic Development


Animal Agriculture Impacts Missouri :Animal Agriculture Impacts Missouri According to the University of Missouri


Feeding Animal Agriculture :Feeding Animal Agriculture 94% of soybean meal and 35% of corn are used in animal agriculture in Missouri


Corn Production in Missouri :Corn Production in Missouri In 2008 farmers: Harvested 2.6 million acres Produced 382 million bushels Contributed $1.5 billion to state’s economy


Missouri Ethanol :Missouri Ethanol Production uses 20% of state’s corn Six farmer-owned ethanol plants producing 825,000 tons of distillers grains Increasing production and distillers grains help meet food, feed and fuel demands


Missouri Soybeans :Missouri Soybeans Missouri’s #1 cash crop Animal agriculture = Soybean farmers #1 customer 95% of soybean meal fed to animals


Missouri Soy Biodiesel :Missouri Soy Biodiesel 10 biodiesel plants with production capacity of 150 million gallons 1 gallon biodiesel = 30 lbs of soybean meal 4.5 billion pounds of soybean meal in 2008


Working as a Team :Working as a Team


Thank You for Visiting! :Thank You for Visiting!