# Presentation: 472499

##  Biotechnology and 21st Century Agriculture (AC21)August 29, 2006

- Allen Williams
- Cerro Gordo, Illinois

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## Restored Prairie

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## Organic Crops

- Blue Corn
- Soybeans for tofu/ soy milk
- Cereal grain

## Blue Corn

- Chip Makers
- Frito Lay

## Food Grade Soybeans

- Soy Milk-Hain(Imagine Foods)
- Tofu-Nisshin Shokai

## Cereal Grains

- Wheat-Siemer Milling
- Rye-Seed or Whiskey
- Barley-Feed

## Conventional Crops

- White Corn
- Seedbeans
- Yellow Corn

## White Corn

- Chips/Tortillas
- El Milagro

## Seedbeans

- Syngenta
- Growmark

## Yellow Corn

- Direct ship to ADM

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## WHY ORGANIC?

- _[http://www.ag.uiuc.edu/~asap/research/stew_farm/Report-2-02.htm](http://www.ag.uiuc.edu/~asap/research/stew_farm/Report-2-02.htm)_
-                           1996-2001 Average
- Net Returns per acre:           Soil Loss per acre:
-   Conventional          $183               5.09 tons
- Modified No-Till  $194               2.90 tons
- Organic                 $250               4.00 tons

## WHY ORGANIC

-                               Huge
-                     Growing Demand
-                      **From Consumers**

## Market Differentiation

- Better Life Program
- Organic Soybeans and Popcorn
- Organic Blue Corn, Soybeans, Wheat
- Increase Demand for Organic due to Bio-Tech Food

## Difficulties Encountered

- Labor

## Keeping Labor at Task

## Pest Control

## Compatibility of Different Approaches

- Similar Crops  -  Corns-Soybeans
- Similar Production Processes
-             Manure vs. fertilizer spreader
-           Cultivation rather than herbicides
-         Crop rotation rather than insecticides
-   Organic demands more attention to quality

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## Interaction with Neighboring Farmers

-                 COMMUNICATION!!!!!

## Increasing Threat of Pollen Pollution

## Methods and Tools for Different Systems

##                                                          Cleaning Protocol For Grain Truck and Wagons
                                                                       Prior to Harvesting Organic Crops

Grain Truck

1. Roll tarp open to expose grain bed.
1a. If hopper truck open hopper doors.

2. Brush with broom or hand any grain from under rolled tarp and tarp headers.

3. Sweep any remaing grain from bed of truck.

4. Close hopper doors if hopper truck.

Wagons

1. Sweep or remove by hand any grain from side walls of wagon.

2. Open discharge door and brush out any grain at door area.

3. Close discarge door.

Auger Wagon

1. Roll tarp open.

2. Start tractor auger wagon is attach and open side doors in wagon.

3. Remove key from tractor and retain untilk cleaning is completed.

4. Open clean out door.

5. Enter auger cart and brush all grain from sides of wagon or cart

6. Inspect and secure clean out door

Signed_____________________                       Date_____________

**                                                                       ****Prior to Harvesting Organic Crops**
- Grain Truck
- 1. Roll tarp open to expose grain bed.
- 1a. If hopper truck open hopper doors.
- 2. Brush with broom or hand any grain from under rolled tarp and tarp headers.
- 3. Sweep any remaing grain from bed of truck.
- 4. Close hopper doors if hopper truck.
- Wagons
- 1. Sweep or remove by hand any grain from side walls of wagon.
- 2. Open discharge door and brush out any grain at door area.
- 3. Close discarge door.
- Auger Wagon
- 1. Roll tarp open.
- 2. Start tractor auger wagon is attach and open side doors in wagon.
- 3. Remove key from tractor and retain untilk cleaning is completed.
- 4. Open clean out door.
- 5. Enter auger cart and brush all grain from sides of wagon or cart
- 6. Inspect and secure clean out door
- Signed_____________________                       Date_____________

##                                                         Cleaning Protocol For Case IH Combine
                                                Prior to Harvesting Organic Crops
1.Combine cleaned on exterior by removing all crop residue and grain by compressed air
2. Head cleaned by removing all crop residue and grain with compressed air.
3. Open rock trap and remove any grain or crop residue by hand.
4. Open clean grain conveyor bottom door. Open tailings elevator bottom door. Remove shielding      from left and right sides of combine.
5. Clean all grain and crop residue from top of rotor cage with compressed air.
6. Operate combine with separator at full throttle for 2 minutes. MAKE SURE ALL PEOPLE  AND ANIMALS ARE CLEAR OF MACHINE.
7. Clean all grain and crop residue from shoe supply augers with vacuum.
8. Clean all grain from grain tank with vacuum.
9. Clean grain from discharge end of discharge auger at no spill flap.
10. Replace all shielding from right and left side of machine.
11. Operate combine for 50 feet in target field with elevator doors open to purge machine.
12. Close elevator doors, Proceed with harvest of organic crops.
      LEAVE ANY BORDERS AFTER COMPLETION OF ORGANIC HARVEST.
Name of supervisor in charge____________________________  Date_________________ 
Organic Crop to be Harvested___________________________
Organic Fields for Harvest______________________________

**                                                ****Prior to Harvesting Organic Crops**
- 1.Combine cleaned on exterior by removing all crop residue and grain by compressed air
- 2. Head cleaned by removing all crop residue and grain with compressed air.
- 3. Open rock trap and remove any grain or crop residue by hand.
- 4. Open clean grain conveyor bottom door. Open tailings elevator bottom door. Remove shielding      from left and right sides of combine.
- 5. Clean all grain and crop residue from top of rotor cage with compressed air.
- 6. Operate combine with separator at full throttle for 2 minutes. MAKE SURE ALL PEOPLE  AND ANIMALS ARE CLEAR OF MACHINE.
- 7. Clean all grain and crop residue from shoe supply augers with vacuum.
- 8. Clean all grain from grain tank with vacuum.
- 9. Clean grain from discharge end of discharge auger at no spill flap.
- 10. Replace all shielding from right and left side of machine.
- 11. Operate combine for 50 feet in target field with elevator doors open to purge machine.
- 12. Close elevator doors, Proceed with harvest of organic crops.
-       LEAVE ANY BORDERS AFTER COMPLETION OF ORGANIC HARVEST.
- Name of supervisor in charge____________________________  Date_________________
- Organic Crop to be Harvested___________________________
- Organic Fields for Harvest______________________________

## Crash & Burn

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