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

1. Biotechnology and 21st Century Agriculture (AC21)August 29, 2006 Allen Williams Cerro Gordo, Illinois

3. Restored Prairie

6. Organic Crops • Blue Corn • Soybeans for tofu/ soy milk • Cereal grain

7. Blue Corn Chip Makers Frito Lay

8. Food Grade Soybeans Soy Milk-Hain(Imagine Foods) Tofu-Nisshin Shokai

9. Cereal Grains Wheat-Siemer Milling Rye-Seed or Whiskey Barley-Feed

10. Conventional Crops • White Corn • Seedbeans • Yellow Corn

11. White Corn Chips/Tortillas El Milagro

12. Seedbeans Syngenta Growmark

13. Yellow Corn • Direct ship to ADM

17. WHY ORGANIC? • 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

18. WHY ORGANIC • Huge • Growing Demand • From Consumers

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

20. Difficulties Encountered • Labor

21. Keeping Labor at Task

22. Pest Control

23. 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

28. Interaction with Neighboring Farmers COMMUNICATION!!!!!

29. Increasing Threat of Pollen Pollution

30. Methods and Tools for Different Systems

31. 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_____________

32. 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______________________________

33. Crash & Burn