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Students who stopped the University of Missouri System president’s car in protest during the univer-sity’s Homecoming parade Oct. 10 continue through letters and social media to press officials to respond to their concerns.

MU officials are also fielding criticism of Chancel-lor R. Bowen Loftin’s plans to require diversity train-ing for incoming students.

During the parade, a group of black students formed a line at the corner of Ninth Street and Uni-versity Avenue in front of UM System President Tim Wolfe’s car, stopping the car and the parade. A few white parade spectators can be seen on video get-ting between the protesters and the red convertible Wolfe rode in, and police stepped in to move the protesters off the street.

The students are calling their movement “Con-cerned Student 1950,” a reference to the year MU was integrated by court order. In the days since the parade, students have pressed Wolfe to acknowledge their concerns about racism on the MU campus, using the Twitter hashtag #ConcernedStudent1950.

“9 days. No response from @UMPrez,” student Jonathan Butler posted on his Twitter account Mon-day morning.

In a letter circulating on Twitter signed “Con-cerned Student 1950,” protesters said some allowed Wolfe’s car to hit them as the driver attempted to get around the roadblock “to ensure we were heard.”

UM spokesman John Fougere said Wolfe has responded to emails about what happened during the Homecoming parade, but Wolfe has not made any public statements or statements to faculty or students as a whole.

The chorus asking for Wolfe to speak up has grown beyond the students in the Homecoming protest. A Twitter account for concerned faculty has circulated statements regarding race on campus and called for Wolfe and Loftin to respond to the demon-stration during Homecoming.

Stephanie Shonekan, chairwoman of MU’s Black Studies Department, wrote Wolfe and Loftin a letter saying she stands by the students who protested at Homecoming.

“If our students feel a need to march, protest and raise awareness about their position on this campus and the need to address what they perceive to be a racist environment, our job is to listen, acknowl-edge, think and design curriculum and programs that address these concerns,” Shonekan wrote.

Faculty in MU’s Communication Department published a statement that said, in part, “As com-munication scholars, we recognize the transforma-tive power of dialogue; we believe words shape our realities and that engaging multiple perspectives is vital. We also recognize the power of silence, enabled by white privilege, that too often shuts down dia-logue and marginalizes members of our communi-ty.”

Some faculty and students are also critical of Lof-tin’s plans to require diversity training for all incom-ing students. The training requirement came as a response to high-profile incidents of racial slurs being used against black students on campus.

Some faculty criticized Loftin at a meeting last week for not involving faculty enough before making the decision to start developing that training. MU had discussed a program to address issues of racism on campus for several months. Loftin said he felt it was necessary to do something now.

“We were at a tipping point in terms of racial ten-sion here, based on a series of events that happened very close together, and there had to be a statement made,” Loftin said. “We don’t tolerate racism.”

Loftin emphasized the diversity training require-ment is a first step and not a long-term solution. Faculty, he said, will continue to be involved in deal-ing with race issues on campus and in developing the training.

MU student Naomi Collier, a member of the Legion of Black Collegians, said the university requiring diversity training is a step in the right direction.

Protesters, faculty press for responseStudents want Wolfe to address race issues.

BY RUDI KELLERrjkeller@columbiatribune.com | 815-1709

AUXVASSE — On May 5, Kenny Brinker was a satisfied farmer.

After a week of round-the-clock work planting 2,000 acres of corn, it was the ideal time for soybeans. A truckload of seed was ready. With heavy rain in the forecast, however, Brinker waited.

He waited through rain on 20 of the ensuing 26 days. There was more wait-ing over 21 days with at least a trace of rain in June. On the third consecutive sunny day in July, Brinker planted the beans on 150 acres.

“It wasn’t perfect on July 13, but we basically put them in the ground to get rid of them,” Brinker said.

It was far too late to plant the remain-ing 1,950 acres intended for soybeans.

More than 1 million acres of soy-beans in Missouri were planted after July 1, said William Wiebold, a Univer-sity of Missouri Extension agronomist.

Another 1 million acres of soybeans were never planted, almost half the national total for that crop, according to USDA figures. Farmers also were prevented from planting more than 500,000 acres of corn in Missouri. Throughout Audrain County, weather prevented farmers from planting almost 60,000 acres of soybeans and 72,728 acres of all crops, most in the state by total acres and fifth by share.

“Missouri was hit by more bad weather than any other state in the Midwest,” Wiebold said.

As a result, Missouri farmers will test whether the farm program enacted by Congress in 2014 will reduce farm sub-sidy payments as promised. The law, written during a period of historically high prices, gave farmers three options for protection from losses attributed to falling prices or bad harvests.

This year Missouri farmers are see-ing both. A strange mix of weather — excessive rain followed by an extended dry spell — has cut yields in all crops. Grain stocks nationally are high, and crops elsewhere are in good condition, pushing commodity prices to the low-est levels in five years.

When written, the Congressional Budget Office estimated the 2014 farm bill would save more than $14 billion on commodity payments over 10 years.

“Nobody is really going to know until 2019” when the program is up for renewal, said Mike Lafolette, chief pro-gram specialist for the Farm Service Agency state office in Columbia. “Those are all based on a lot of projections based on economy and prices.”

The soybeans planted late needed rains in September and a favorable growing season that stretched into late October. The stunted plants in Brinker’s field will yield about 20 to 25 bushels per acre, about half the state average this year.

His corn didn’t fare well, either, with plants in low spots washed out and those in areas with better drainage thriving on the moisture. During har-vest, Brinker’s meters recorded spots with no yield and spots that were push-ing 220 bushels per acre.

Crop insurance made a small pay-ment for the acres that weren’t planted, Brinker said. But he won’t know until October 2016 whether he is due a pay-ment under the option he selected for loss protection under the farm bill.

“It is extremely complex,” Brinker said. “Personally, in my opinion, we should get rid of the program and let the free market work. We would defi-nitely be better off.”

Brinker’s family operates a diversi-fied operation, with 2,800 sows near Williamsburg producing 75,000 to 80,000 pigs a year in addition to his grain fields. He’s an investor in Central Missouri Meat & Sausage in Fulton, which will soon open a restaurant in addition to processing animals for wholesale and retail markets.

The farms employ 15, and the meat processing plant has 30 workers. Brink-er is not dependent on farm programs to stay in business.

Farmers who want to participate in federal payment programs have two choices for basing subsidies on their individual production and prices received.

The law also offers a choice based on production and prices throughout a county. Once the selection is made, a farmer must stick with it throughout the five-year program.

For all three options, farmers declare a base acreage for a particular sup-ported crop.

One option for farmers, Price Loss Coverage, compares yearly average market prices against a target level. If the average is below the target price — $3.70 per bushel for corn, $8.40 for soybeans — farmers receive a payment

for the difference for the declared yield on each acre of that crop in their base.

“If corn averaged $3.50, a producer would be paid 20 cents a bushel on his farm yield regardless of what actual production was,” Lafolette said.

Another option for farmers is Agri-cultural Risk Coverage, based either on an individual farm or a countywide result. Both versions use a revenue guarantee.

For farmers choosing to join the county plan, the guarantee is based on base acreage and yields at the average price of the previous five years. If actual yields at the yearly average price result in lower revenue than the guarantee, all the farmers with declared crop bases in that commodity receive a payment.

Like Price Loss Coverage, a farmer must have a declared base in a particu-lar crop to receive a payment but does not actually have to grow that crop, Lafolette said.

In the version covering one farm, all covered crops are considered together in a measurement of revenue from crop sales. If the yields multiplied by that year’s average price result in less money than the guarantee, the farmer receives a payment.

The guarantee price for corn this year is $5.29 per bushel and $12.27 for soybeans. Corn was bringing $3.77 per bushel and soybeans $8.98 on Friday.

“These are payments guys really don’t want,” Lafolette said. “These pay-ments are issued if prices and/or yields are bad. Everyone wants good prices and good yields.”

The dilemma that forced Brinker to hold off planting his soybeans now faces wheat farmers, said Greg Luce, an adjunct professor with MU’s Division of Plant Sciences. Now is the ideal time to plant winter wheat, but it should be done at a time when rain is expected within two days to allow for proper growth before cold weather hits, he said.

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Odd weather to test farm billMany of Missouri’s acres not planted.

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Kenny Brinker talks Thursday about the stunted soybean plants on his farm near Auxvasse. Brinker normally plants 2,100 acres of soybeans but was only able to plant 150 acres because of the wet spring this year.

Brinker’s soybeans are smaller this year from the lack of rain late in the summer. Brinker planted his soybeans late because of excess rain early in the summer.

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If there’s a defender in the vicin-ity, Missouri senior forward Tony Criswell sees little reason why he should hoist a jump shot. With the way college basketball is being officiated this season, Criswell said players need to have an attack-first attitude on offense.

“Unless you have a wide-open jump shot, there really shouldn’t

defender:� places and keeps a hand/

forearm on an opponent;� puts two hands on an oppo-

nent;� continually jabs by placing a

hand/forearm on an opponent;� or uses an arm to impede the

progress of a ballhandler.Thus, putting a hand briefly on a

dribbler isn’t a foul, but leaving it there is.

with players on moving their feet and guarding with their chests and backs, rather than their hands.

“That’s extremely important to teach them how to play without fouling, but we still want to have physical play in terms of using our bodies,” Haith said.

SEC team. Georgia has experi-enced the second-highest jump, with its average climbing by 3.0. Five teams had their average climb by fewer than one foul per game. Arkansas and Auburn actually low-ered their average.

“On defense, you have to show

Most SEC teams commit and drawmore fouls than they did last year.

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WHISTLE-STOP TOURChanges in the way the college game is being oi ci-ated this season are leading to more fouls. Here’s a look at the fouls-per-game average for Southeastern Confer-ence teams and fouls drawn from their opponents through nonconference play compared to this time last season.

FOULS OPPONENT FOULS 2013-14 ’12-13 2013-14 ’12-13S. Carolina 22.0 19.8 Plus-2.2 21.8 20.5 Plus-1.3Mississippi 19.5 17.9 Plus-1.6 21.5 20.2 Plus-1.3Arkansas 19.3 19.8 Minus-0.5 21.3 18.8 Plus-2.5Georgia 19.2 16.2 Plus-3.0 20.6 18.4 Plus-2.2LSU 19.1 18.9 Plus-0.2 18.4 19.4 Minus-1.0Auburn 18.8 18.9 Minus-0.1 21.7 19.2 Plus-2.5Kentucky 18.8 15.9 Plus-2.9 25.8 19.7 Plus-6.1Alabama 18.7 17.8 Plus-0.9 19.8 16.6 Plus-3.2Vanderbilt 18.7 16.3 Plus-2.4 19.5 16.7 Plus-2.8Tennessee 18.2 17.7 Plus-0.5 21.3 20.8 Plus-0.5Missouri 17.8 14.6 Plus-3.2 21.0 18.1 Plus-2.9

Tigers adjust to officiating changeUnless you have a wide-open jump shot, there really shouldn’t be any other reason you shouldn’t try to get to the cup.”

— MISSOURI FORWARD TONY CRISWELL

Missouri defense goes longMU has shown improvementstifl ing foes.BY STEVE WALENTIKswalentik@columbiatribune.com | 815-1788

For all the clutch field goals and free throws the Missouri basketball team made in the final five minutes of Saturday’s victory over Long Beach State, it was the Tigers’ work at the other end that helped them put away the 49ers in their final tuneup before Southeastern Conference play.

Missouri held the visitors to 1-for-9 shoot-ing after they drew within two points with 5:34 remaining.

It was a similar story a week earlier, when the Tigers rallied from a 10-point deficit in the final 8½ minutes against North Carolina State. The Wolfpack only scored 11 points on 4-for-13 shooting down the stretch. Star for-ward T.J. Warren, the ACC’s leading scorer, hit his season average with 24 points but went scoreless in the final 12 minutes and didn’t attempt a shot in the last 5:50 while MU’s defense took control.

Those have not been isolated incidents for the 21st-ranked Tigers.

“They’ve got terrific defensive numbers,” said Georgia Coach Mark Fox, who will get first crack amongst SEC teams trying to

break down Missouri’s defense when the two teams meet at 7 tonight in the league opener at Mizzou Arena. “I think that is sometimes overlooked because they’re play-ing so well on the offensive end.”

There isn’t a particular play that epito-mizes what has made Missouri successful defensively. The Tigers don’t get many steals or blocks. In fact, they rank 11th in the SEC in steals (5.2) and 12th in blocks (3.5) while forcing the league’s third-fewest turnovers (10.8).

The approach on the defensive end has been less flashy: Make opponents take a lot of contested shots, and when those shots miss the mark, as they often do, get the rebound.

Opponents are shooting 38.2 percent against the Tigers — the fourth-lowest per-centage allowed by SEC teams — and only 27.7 percent from 3-point range. No one in the league has done a better job of clearing the defensive boards. They lead the SEC in defensive rebounding percentage, corralling 71.8 percent of their opponents’ missed shots, though they did surrender 13 offen-sive rebounds against Long Beach State.

To show how effective they’ve been at making opponents miss shots, no team has made more than 44.3 percent against them this season. UCLA, which leads the nation in field-goal percentage at 52.7 percent, con-nected on only 37.7 percent of its shots in a Dec. 7 loss in Columbia that knocked the Bruins from the national polls. West Virginia, another of the nation’s top-50 offensive teams, scored only 71 points against the Tigers — its third-lowest output of the sea-son — while hitting on 21.1 percent of its 3-point attempts.

Missouri’s defense shows well in more advanced metrics such as effective field-goal percentage, which accounts for the added value of the 3-point shot, and true shooting percentage, which considers percentages from beyond the 3-point arc or the free-throw line. The Tigers rank 16th nationally in effective field-goal percentage (43.3 percent) compared to 72nd (46.1 percent) last season and 224th (50.2 percent) two years ago. They’re 20th in true shooting percentage compared to 54th last season and 174th in Haith’s first year.

“We, as a staff, have been more assertive

in holding guys accountable on the defen-sive end at practice and spending a lot more time with it and” making sure “our guys understand scouting reports,” Haith said. “We’ve always done that stuff, but I think this group has a really good focus in paying attention to scouting and guarding people and helping one another on the defensive end.”

It helps that Missouri has a trio of 6-foot-5 guards in Jordan Clarkson, Jabari Brown and Earnest Ross, who have spearheaded the team’s efforts.

“We’re all long and athletic and strong guys, so I feel like that is able to wreak a little bit of havoc on other teams’ offenses,” Brown said.

All those long arms have made it difficult to find gaps to drive the ball, and the Tigers have done a good job closing out on shoot-ers.

“Their ability with their size and length on the perimeter gives them advantageous matchups,” Fox said.

Haith has also changed the way he employs his personnel. A proponent of man-to-man defense throughout his coaching career, he has incorporated more zone while stressing the need to cut off driving lanes and keep opposing guards out of the paint.

“Some teams don’t know whether we’re in zone or man because we’ve changed our looks,” Haith said. “I think that’s been some-thing we’ve done differently that we haven’t done in the past.”

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Missouri forward Johnathan Williams III blocks the shot of Western Michigan’s Shane Whittington during a 66-60 victory on Dec. 15. MU ranks 16th nationally in ef ective fi eld-goal percentage.

TIGERSTvs. Georgia

GEORGIA (6-6) Hgt Pts RebG 4 Charles Mann 6-5 13.0 2.8G 12 Kenny Gaines 6-3 11.5 2.2F 2 Marcus Thornton 6-8 6.7 4.6F 15 Donte’ Williams 6-9 6.3 5.3F 31 Brandon Morris 6-7 9.6 3.4

(21) MISSOURI (12-1) Hgt Pts RebG 5 Jordan Clarkson 6-5 19.3 3.5G 32 Jabari Brown 6-5 18.4 5.2G 33 Earnest Ross 6-5 14.0 6.5F 3 J. Williams III 6-9 6.8 7.6C 44 Ryan Rosburg 6-10 5.1 4.7

Time: 7 p.m.

Place: Mizzou Arena

TV: KMIZ

Radio: 96.7 FM, 103.1 FM, 1580 AM

FAST FACTS� Missouri is looking to extend its nation-leading 26-game home-court winning streak when it opens Southeastern Conference play against Georgia. The Tigers have won six consecutive conference home openers. Their last loss in a conference home opener was a 67-66 defeat to Iowa State in 2007.� The Tigers are 4-0 all-time against the Bulldogs, including a 79-62 victory in Columbia in the teams’ only meeting last season. Jabari Brown and Earnest Ross each had 15 points in that game, and Tony Criswell added 10 points and six rebounds starting in place of injured forward Laurence Bowers. Georgia’s fi ve projected starters combined for 11 points, though reserve Nemanja Djurisic had nine points and fi ve rebounds.� Georgia enters SEC play on a two-game losing streak after dropping road games at Colorado and George Washington and is 0-5 away from home this season.

We, as a staff, have been more assertive in hold-ing guys accountable on the defensive end in practice and spending a lot more time with it.”

— MISSOURI COACH FRANK HAITH

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January Time Passages Ad Deadline: 1/03/17 Publishes: 1/07/17

Catholic Schools Week Ad Deadline: 1/24/17 Publishes: 1/29/17

Martin Luther King Day Ad Deadline: 1/09/17 Publishes: 1/15/17

Economic Trends Ad Deadline: 12/19/17 Publishes: 1/28/17

February Valentine Gift Idea Guide Ad Deadline: 1/31/17 Publishes: 2/08 & 2/10/17

March The Move Ad Deadline: 1/31/17 Publishes: March 2017

Cutest Baby Contest Online Ad Deadline: 2/01/17 Publishes: March 2017

Get to Know Local Ad Deadline: 3/01/17 Publishes: 3/16/17

Cover Deadline: 2/28/17 Publishes: 3/16/17

March Hoops Bracket Challenge Ad Deadline: 2/22/17 Publishes: 3/13/17

April Easter Worship Guide Ad Deadline: 4/03/17 Publishes: 4/08 & 4/12/17

Celebrate Volunteers - Hero Awards Ad Deadline: 4/11/17 Publishes: 4/23/17

Social Security Ad Deadline: 3/28/17 Publishes: 4/08/17

AP Golf Page Ad Deadline: 3/31/17 Publishes: 4/05/17

Home, Lawn & Garden Ad Deadline: 3/24/17 Publishes: 4/01/17

Local Election Hotspots Ad Deadline: Two wks prior Election: 4/04/17

Jump Into Spring Ad Deadline: 3/27/17 Publishes: 4/01/17

Partners in Education Ad Deadline: 4/13/17 Publishes: 4/26/17

May

Small Business Week Ad Deadline: 5/02/17 Publishes: 5/06/17

Salute to Veterans Air Show Ad Deadline: 5/16/17 Publishes: 5/24/17

Mother’s Day Ad Deadline: 4/28/17 Publishes: 5/06 & 5/10/17

June Our Town Ad Deadline: 5/04/17 Publishes: 6/11/17

Missouri Tourism Ad Deadline: 5/04/17 Publishes: 6/11/17

Hello Baby Expo Ad Deadline: 5/24/17 Publishes: 6/14/17

July Boone County Fair Ad Deadline: 7/05/17 Publishes: 7/15/17

Christmas in July Sign-up deadline: 7/31/17 Publishes: Mid-Oct to Jan 2018

August Back To School Ad Deadline: 7/21/17 Publishes: 8/02/17

Football Sports Pack Ad Deadline: 8/03/17 Publishes: 8/17/17

Behind the Stripes Ad Deadline: 8/03/17 Publishes: 8/27/17

2017 Deadlines

First and Ten Ad Deadline: 8/04/17 Publishes: 8/17/17

The Move Ad Deadline: 6/30/17 Publishes: August 2017

Missouri Excapes Fall/SEC Guide Ad Deadline: 8/03/17 Publishes: 8/27/17

TV&E Guide Ad Deadline: August

September Providence Bowl Ad Deadline: 9/11/17 Publishes: 9/14/17

Roots n Blues n BBQ Ad Deadline: 9/18/17 Publishes: 9/26/17

October Women In Business Ad Deadline: 9/20/17 Publishes: October

November Missouri Escapes - Holiday Tourism Ad Deadline: October Publishes: November

Small Business Saturday Ad Deadline: 11/17/17 Publishes: 11/25/17

Magic Tree coloring contest Ad Deadline: 11/07/17 Publishes: 11/22/17

Merry and Bright Wishbook Ad Deadline: 10/09/17 Publishes: 11/04/17

ROP Holiday Packages Ad Deadline: ROP Deadlines Publishes: 10/28/17

Holiday/Thanksgiving Packages Ad Deadline: 10/31/17 Publishes: 11/23/17

Courtside View Ad Deadline: 10/26/17 Publishes: 11/10/17

Season Tip-Off Ad Deadline: 11/08/17 Publishes: 11/18/17

Basketball Packages Ad Deadline: 10/26/17 Publishes: November

December Holiday Worship Directory Ad Deadline: 12/08/17 Publishes: 12/16 & 12/20/17

Weekly Saturday Business Magazine Thursday before Saturday publish date

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Barn Quilts of the Boonslick Ad Deadline: 10/26/17 Publishes: 1/31/18

The Move (March) Ad Deadline: 1/31/17 Publishes: March 2017

HBA Parade of Homes (Spring) Ad Deadline: 2/28/17 Publishes: 4/08/17

The Move (August) Ad Deadline: 6/30/17 Publishes: August 2017

Behind the Stripes Ad Deadline: 8/03/17 Publishes: 8/27/17

HBA Parade of Homes (Fall) Ad Deadline: 8/28/17 Publishes: 10/07/17

Economic Trends Ad Deadline: 12/19/16 Publishes: 1/28/17

Merry & Bright Wishbook Ad Deadline: 10/09/17 Publishes: 11/05/17

The New You

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Summer Ad Deadline: 4/28/17 Publishes: June 2017

Fall Ad Deadline: 7/28/17 Publishes: September 2017

Winter Ad Deadline: 11/28/17 Publishes: January 2018

Pink Pages Ad Deadline: 6/30/17 Publishes: August 2017

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