AG

REVIEWVolume 26

Spring2008

Mountain Grove CampusFull-Time FacultyDr. Martin Kaps PomologyDr. Laszlo G. Kovacs BiotechnologyDr. Dale Law* VESTA, DirectorDr. Maciej Pszczolkowski Integrated Pest ManagementDr. Wenping Qiu Molecular Plant VirologyMs. Suzi Teghtmeyer* Librarian – Paul Evans LibraryDr. Karl Wilker Enology

Visiting ScientistsDr. Ali Mohammad BabarDr. Patrick Winterhagen

Professional StaffJohn Avery Field Crew Supervisor/Cell/Tissue CulturePatrick Byers Fruit Grower AdvisorMarilyn Odneal Horticulture Outreach Advisor

StaffJack Atchison Field & MaintenanceJeremy Emery Field & MaintenanceMichael Lynch Field & MaintenanceMichael Matthews* Physical Plant ForemanPamela A. Mayer Library Associate IISusanne Howard Research AssistantShaista Lunden Research AssistantBob Mosier* CustodianRandy Joe Stout Field & MaintenancePam Turner Executive AssistantJoseph D. Wright Vehicle & Equipment Mechanic

Graduate StudentsNora Bammidi, Qian Chen, Courtney Coleman, Kevin Durden, Cheri Kail, Nan Li, Richa Rai, Raghu Ratakonda, Appala-Naidu Sasapu

Emeritus Faculty and StaffDr. Gayle Ashley - Horticulture, Dr. Robert Glenn - Agricultural Business, Dr. Harry James - Soils, Dr. James F. Moore, Jr. - Plant Pathology, Dr. Vernon Renner - Soils, Dr. John Schatz - Horticulture, Dr. Charles Stufflebeam - Animal Science, Dr. Howard Townsend- Entomology, Ms. Sally McAlear - Secretary* Reports to other University Departments

Full-Time FacultyDr. Anson Elliott, Head AgronomyDr. Clydette Alsup HorticultureDr. Ben Fuqua AgronomyDr. James Hutter Ag. Ed. & MechDr. Lyndon Irwin Animal ScienceDr. Bruce Johnson Ag. EconomicsDr. Tommy Perkins Animal ScienceDr. Arbindra Rimal Ag. EconomicsDr. Michael Roling Forestry & EntomologyDr. Dennis Schmitt Veterinary ScienceDr. Pamela Trewatha HorticultureDr. Beth Walker Animal ScienceDr. Weston Walker Ag. EducationDr. Gary Webb Equine ScienceMs. Sue Webb Equine Science Dr. Jon Wiggins Technology Education

Per Course FacultyMs. Kelly Bryson - Horticulture, Ms. Joyce Cutright - Agricultural Communications, Mr. Tom DeWitt - Soil & Water Conservation, Ms. Amanda Evert - Agriculture Promotions, Ms. Tammy Holder - Forages, Mr. Jason Howard - Meat Science, Ms. Barbara Irwin- Communications, Dr. Harry James - Agronomy, Dr. Don Levi - Agricultural Law, Ms. Lewis Miller - Events Management, Ms. Lori Padgett - Horticulture, Dr. Jason Salchow - Veterinary Science, Mr. Pete Smith - Statistics, Ms. Sheila Wear - Floral Arranging

StaffJanice Moll Administrative Assistant IIIRamona Taylor Administrative Assistant IMichelle Norgren VESTA Grant DirectorScotti Charmosson Jr. Research AssistantJustin Sissel Beef Operations Manager

Graduate StudentsRamona Andrus, Codi Burris, Bryan Deimeke, Mary Dean, John Deutsch, Crystal Duey, Brian Frederick, Doug Gisselbeck, Sarah Harmon, Holly Hurshman, Sonja Lallemand, Kristy Marson, Kathi Mecham, Jarred Meyer, Sam Nusz, Mary Wicker

Adjunct FacultyMr. Peter Gaul, Dr. Ernest Keith, Ms. Diane Olson, Mr. Gary Townsend, Ms. Karen Zydenbox, Mr. Robert Kallenbach

Department of Agriculture Faculty and Staff

Reflections from the Missouri State University Department Head

We hope that you enjoy reading this 26th Ag Review. Joyce Cutright and her agricultural communications class are to again be commended for their incredible effort, excitement and caring attitude as they document a representation of the events that occurred during the school year.

Great research and public service is being achieved, but we are most proud of our legacy in the people who have gained through the Missouri State agriculture family. That legacy is dependent upon the continued input and support of all of our friends who make it possible. Please stay in contact. Anson Elliott

by Dr. Anson Elliott

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Men Women TotalFreshman 20 29 49Sophomores 34 33 67Juniors 61 50 111Seniors 87 74 161GraduateStudents 14 12 26TOTALS 216 198 414

UndergraduateMajorsAgriculturalCommunications 15Agronomy 26AnimalScience 125AgriculturalBusiness/AgriculturalEnterpriseManagement 19AgriculturalBusiness/AgriculturalFinanceandManagement 13AgriculturalBusiness/AgriculturalMarketingandSales 29GeneralAgricultural 13GeneralAgriculture(BASDegree) 15Horticulture 28TechnologyEducation 65AgricultureEducation 34WildlifeConservationandManagement 6AgricultureSecondaryEducation(GraduateMasters) 3CollegeofNaturalandAppliedScience(GraduateMasters) 13PlantScience(GraduateMasters) 10Total 414

Statistics Fall 2007

Citizens National Bank - Frank Hilton -- 2002, 2006Bill and Virginia Darr -- 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007

FCS Financial -- 2006, 2007Hammons Products Co. - Brian Hammons -- 200�, 2002, 2006, 2007

Joplin Stockyards - Jackie Moore -- 2002John and Sally McAlear -- 2005, 2006, 2007

Scholarship and Awards Banquet Sponsors

Agriculture Founders Club (10,000 minimum donation)

Margaret S. and Mervin C. AudeWilliam K. BerryLaurence R. BullerMrs. Grace CarrRobert and Tracy CaruthCentral DodgeRic L. and Melanie CooperLarry and Marilyn DanielBill and Virginia DarrDarr Family FoundationDay Cattle CompanyW. Anson and Betty ElliottFarmers Cooperative Livestock Marketing Assn.FCS FinancialGreene County Farm BureauRick GunlockR. Dwain and Donna HammonsJack and Janice HarrisRita HarrisMr. and Mrs. Harold W. Harrison

Cody W. and Marilyn IceCody W. Ice IIInternational Association of Fairs & ExpositionsDr. Harry R. and Marion JamesLee J. JohnsonJoplin Regional StockyardsJournagan ConstructionGlenn E. and Ruth Z. KarlsLarson Farm & Lawn Randy and Johnelle LittleCarl and Dianna LoweClayton L. and Mary A. MathileJohn and Sally McAlearMFA FoundationLewis and Patricia MillerMissouri Beef Industry CouncilMissouri Farm BureauKym and Michael MorseMichelle K. NahonBud E. Orchard

T. Edward and Carol PinegarPeggy QuintusVernon and Fay RennerSusan SandersDr. and Mrs. Dennis SchmittHelen M. SteinerCharles and Patricia StufflebeamJohn and Jane SullivanKenny TeagueRon and Sue Carrol TerryGary and Sydney TompkinsMr. and Mrs. James C. TuckerU.S. Tobacco Co. Scholarship Awards ProgramJulie Vestal-GibbonsBarry WaackRosalie WootenDr. J. Kathleen YoungVaughn and Becky Zimmerman

MFA, Inc. Regional -- 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007PFI Western Store -- 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007

Gus and Pat Rutledge -- 2005Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce -- 2005, 2006, 2007

Willow Brook Foods Inc. -- 2006, 2007

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The2005RubyPortproducedbyMissouriStateUniversityMountainGroveCellarswonaBronzeMedalatthe2007IndyInternationalWineCompetition.

Atthecompetitionmorethan3,000winesfrom17countrieswereevaluatedby70judges.Eachwinewasjudgedonappearance,aroma,tasteandaftertaste.

Thewinning2005RubyPorthasaromasofdarkberryfruitswithhintsofchocolate,oakandvanilla.WinesfromtheMountainGroveCellarsareavailable forpurchaseon-lineathttps://www.ws.missouristate.edu/mtngrvcellars/.Selectionsincludethewinning2005RubyPort,the2005ChambourcinPort,2005NortonDessertWine,2006CatawbaWineandtheSMSU100-hyearCentennialChardonelWine.Alsoavailablearepeachbutter,elderberryjellyandfreshfruitwheninseason.

“Theproceedsfromthesesaleswillbenefitourstudentsandfaculty,andhelpsupporttheimportantresearchunderwayatMountainGrove,”saysDr.AnsonElliott,headoftheDepartmentofAgricultureanddirectoroftheStateFruitExperimentStation.

Missouri State University Port Wins International Wine Awardby Wenonah Toney

Missouri State TriviaThe adage “an apple a day keeps the doctor away” originated at the Missouri State Fruit Experiment Station. The station’s first director John T. Stinson, who served from �899-�902, encouraged the FDA to incorporate fruit into its guidelines for a healthy diet. Since then the FDA has included eating fruit daily into their recommendations.

The Missouri State Fruit ExperimentStationisproducingbreakthroughworkincreatingdisease-resistantgrapevarieties.

Co-directorsoftheexperimentstation’sCenter for Grapevine Biotechnology Dr.Laszlo Kovacs and Dr. Wenping Qiu areresponsibleforbreakthroughwork.

Kovacs and Qiu have published theirresults in Plant Physiology, Jan 2008, Vol.146, pp. 236-249, and this summer anarticle will be released in the AmericanJournalofEnologyandViticulture.

The Missouri State Fruit ExperimentStationisinMountainGroveandispartofthe Missouri State University Departmentof Agriculture. Dr. Anson Elliott, head oftheDepartmentofAgriculture,alsoservesastheheadoftheexperimentstation.

Research at Mountain Grove Working Towards Disease Resistant Grapesby Wenonah Toney

The Missouri legislature created theexperiment station in 1899 to provideadvisementtofruitgrowersandtotestnewproducts.In1974theStateFruitExperimentStation became part of Missouri StateUniversity.

Drs. Heshing Hou, Laszlo Kovacs and Wenping Qiu thinking very hard together.

Graduate student Jing Zhang transfers a sample of wine.

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The smell of nervous cattle, the bawlof freshly weaned calves, the overbearingnoiseoftheauctioneer’svoiceandthefaintsmell of diesel smoke in the air welcomestudents to a unique Missouri StateUniversityclassroom.

WhilethisisnotthetypicalclassroomexperienceatMissouriStateUniversity,itistypicalforDr.JasonSalchow’sanimalhealthpracticum class. Salchow, a per-courseinstructor, is a large animal veterinarianwhospecializesinreproductionandhasacustomcattle-grazingbusiness.

Theanimalhealthpracticumclasstakesplace at Springfield Livestock MarketingCenteronWednesdays.Firstpreferenceisgiven to students in Salchow’s veterinaryscience class then other AgricultureDepartment students.Salchowsaid that ithelps to take both classes simultaneouslybecausetheyparalleleachother.

During the semester students learnhow to properly handle cattle within asale barn venue. Salchow explained thathe teaches students to process cattlewithoutbeingoverlyaggressive.Thishelpsminimizestressontheanimals.

At the sale barn cattle are movedintoahydraulicsqueezechutewheretheyundergo one or multiple procedures. Theprocedures may include blood sampling,age determination, pregnancy evaluation,vaccinating, deworming, branding,dehorning, horn tipping and castrating.During the semester students learn theproperwaytoperformtheseprocedures.

The class, according to Salchow,helps students get more comfortablearound livestock, especially students whohave little livestock handling experience.Salchowaddedhealsohopesstudentsgainappreciationoffoodorigins.

Students Get Hands-On Experience During Sale Barn Classby Amanda Mayers

Lindsey Gideon, senior animal science major from Stella, Mo., drawing blood from a cow in the animal health practicum class.

Lindsay Haymes, Ozarks Farm andNeighbor managing editor, is helpingMissouriStateUniversitystudentsstartanAgriculturalCommunicatorsofTomorrowChapter(ACT).

Haymes, a 2006 Missouri StateUniversitygraduate,saidsherecognizestheimportanceofprofessionaldevelopmentinherowncareerandisencouragingstudentstotakeprofessionalinvolvementseriously.

HaymesisamemberoftheLivestockPublicationsCouncil (LPC). The NationalACThasitsconventionconcurrentlywiththe LPC national convention. When the

twogroupsmeettogetherstudentshavetheopportunitytonetworkandlearnfirst-handfromindustryleaders.HaymessaiditwasthroughwatchingthisvaluableinteractionthatshedecidedtohelpstarttheMissouriStateUniversityACTChapter.

Haymes said she is ready for thechallenge of starting the new chapter andnoteditshouldleadtoendlessopportunitiesformembers.

Ozarks Farm and Neighbor Editor Works with Students to Start Communications GroupbyRebeccaPrice

Lindsay Haymes

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This spring members of the SigmaAlpha Sorority found a way to have fungamblingforacureforcancer.

Sigma Alpha, the Missouri StateUniversity professional agriculturalsorority, organized a “Night in Vegas” toraise funds for the sorority’s AmericanCancer Society Relay for Life team. Relayfor Life was held April 18 - 19 at PlasterStadium.

“NightinVegas”washeldMarch8inthePlasterStudentUnionballroom.Thesororitycontracted with Amberg Entertainmentto provide the entertainment. The eventfeatured classic gambling games such ascraps,roulette,BlackJack,TexasHold‘Emandslotmachines.

Morethan40guestsattendedtheeventraising$1,600.Theentryfeewas$50whichprovided participants with the moneyto play the games as well as a T-shirt tocommemoratetheevent.

Sigma Alpha member Lynzee Glassserved as event chair. Glass said that theAmericanCancerSocietyisSigmaAlpha’schosencharity.

Last year the sorority funded a Relayfor Life team with a bake sale. Glass saidthe sorority decided to do a casino nightbecause they were looking for somethingdifferent.

“It was a unique fundraiser,” Glasssaid.

Agriculture Department Head Dr.Anson Elliot served as the honorarycommitteechairfortheevent.

“Theeventwasonethatreflectedverypositivelyupontheclubanddepartment,”saidElliott. “Itwasa fun-fillednightwitheveryone looking forward to another onenextyear.”

Thesororityhasnotyetsetadatefornextyear’sevent,butGlasssaidtheywouldlovetomakethisanannualfundraiser.

Sigma Alpha and Agriculture Department Host Relay for Life Fundraiser-Students Gamble for a Cureby Chase Wilson

MissouriStateUniversity’sAgricultureDepartment Head Dr. Anson ElliottreceivedthefirstGregOnstotOutstandingAchievementAward.Aplaqueand$1,200werepresentedtoElliottduringtheMissouriStateHomecomingdinnerOct.26.

TheawardisnamedinhonorofOnstotwho served the university for 25 years.Onstotretiredin2007asthevicepresidentfor university advancement. This award isan opportunity to recognize a faculty orstaffmemberforoutstandingcontributions

to development and alumni programs attheuniversity.

Elliott came to Missouri StateUniversity in 1978 from the University ofMinnesota. He was named AgricultureDepartmentheadin1980.Elliotthasbeeninvolved in agricultural and educationalcommitteesandorganizationsinMissouriand nationally. In 1998 he received theNational Association of Colleges andUniversities and Teachers of AgricultureDistinguishedEducatorAward.Elliotthas

also received the Distinguished ServiceAwardfromtheMissouriFarmBureau.

Lastfall,TheAnsonElliottScholarshipforAgriculturalLeadershipwasfounded.Itrewardsstudentswhoexhibitthepotentialto become leaders in agriculture andrecognizes their academic successes. Thegoal of the scholarship is to develop apermanentendowmentofatleast$100,000that will fund annual scholarships.Approximately$7,000willbeawardedeachyear.

Elliott Receives First University Onstot Awardby Hailey Robertson

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TheDarrAgriculturalCenterhasbecomeayear-roundfacilityfornumerousagriculturalactivitiesincludingeventrental.

“Approximately 90-95 percent of the Darr AgriculturalCenterisusedforMissouriStateagriculturalprogramsandclubactivities, while only around 5 percent is rented for agriculturalcommunity use,” said Agronomy Professor and Director of theDarrAgriculturalCenterDr.BenFuqua.

The center is used by the Missouri State Department ofAgricultureforactivitiesthroughouttheschoolyearforagriculturalclasses with hands-on learning opportunities as well as socialactivities including the fall picnic. Missouri State AgriculturalAlumnialsoholdnumerousactivitiesattheDarrCenter.Studentagriculturalclubsusethecenterforavarietyofactivitiesincludinglearning experiences, fundraisers, equestrian and rodeo teamactivities, the Missouri State University Block and Bridle cattleshow,andtheMissouriStateBearCattleCo.EliteEventSale.TheDarrCenterisalsousedtohostDistrictFFAContesteachMarch.

Rentaluseactivitiesincludecattleauctions,therapeuticridingclasses,4-HandFFAactivities, localandstatebreedassociationevents,andcattlemenassociationevents.

For more information about the facility, including rentalavailability, contact Dr. Ben Fuqua at BenFuqua@MissouriState.eduor(417)836-5638.

PhaseIandIIoftheDarrAgriculturalCenterrenovationarecompleteandPhaseIIIwillstartwhenmorefundingisavailable.PhaseIIIwillincludealearningcenterbythefrontgate,asmallanimal laboratory, a beef cattle grooming facility and livingquartersforcenterstudentworkers.

Dr. Anson Elliott, Missouri State University Department ofAgriculturehead, saidTheDarrFamilyFoundationhaspledged$1milliontowardthisphase.

Phase III will include construction of a learning centerlocatedbytheentrancealongJournaganLane.Thisbuildingwillincludeapublicconferenceroomandclassrooms.Theconferenceroomwillbelargeenoughtohavemeetings,conferencesandthefall scholarship banquet. Two classrooms will be similar to theKarls 101 classroom. There also will be 15 offices for graduatestudents, faculty and collaborators; a mechanization shop forteachingagriculturaleducationandtwogreenhouses.Adetachedmachinerystoragebuildingisincludedintheplan.

AsecondbuildingistobeconstructedduringPhaseIII.Thisbuildingwillbe located to thewestofPinegarArenaandnorthof the cattle paddocks. Elliott said the building will be used forbeefpreparationandforasmallanimalresearchlaboratory.Thecurrenttrailersforstudentworkersstaywillbereplacedbyatwo-bedroomapartment.Thebeefpreparationlabonthewestsideofthe research center, will be used for clipping and grooming beefcattlethatareshownandsoldintheyearlyEliteEventCattleSale.Theeasthalfofthebuildingwillhavepensandasmallkennelforresearchanimals.Elliotsaidtheresearchprogramsheenvisionsforthecentercouldincludetreatmentandfeedingtrialsondogsandsmalllivestock,suchasgoats.

TheDarrCenterwasoriginallyknownastheSMSUAgricultureResearchandDemonstrationCenter.In2000thenamewaschangedto the Darr Agricultural Center through a major donation byWilliamH.andVirginiaDarr.ThisdonationwasforimprovementsneededtotheDarrCenter.ForPhaseItheDarrFamilyFoundationmadea$1milliondonationin2005fortheentrance,constructionoftheopen-sidedpavilionbarnonthesouthsideofPinegarArenaandfunding towardPhase II includingarenarenovation.Other fundsrequiredforPhaseIIcamefromRosalieWooten,statefundinganda$500,000donationbyEdPinegar.ThepavingoftheparkinglotsandroadswerealsopartofphaseIIandmadepossiblebya$400,000giftfromJournaganConstructionCo.

Darr Center Used for University and Community Activitiesby Jocelyn Butler

Planing Underway for Third Phase of the Darr Agricultural Center Renovationby Cory North

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This spring semester the membersof the rodeo team named Douglas Gere,UniversityofMissouriStateProjectSuccesscoordinator for the Learning DiagnosticClinic, as there new coach and facultyadvisor.

Gere works in the PsychologyDepartment at the Learning DiagnosticClinic where he runs Project Success, acomprehensivesupportprogramforcollegestudentswithbrain-basedAmericanswithDisabilitiesAct(ADA)qualifieddisabilities.Healsoteachespsychologycourses.

Gere found out about the advisorpositionbychancefromvisitingwithoneofhisstudents,whoisamemberoftherodeoteam. Gere has some rodeo experiencefrom participating in the Junior RodeoAssociation inhighschool. Althoughheenjoyedtherodeoenvironment,Geresaidhedecidedinsteadtofocusonmotorcycleracing.

For 2008-2009, Gere said he wouldlike to improvedevelopmentof the team’sboosterclub.

“This is going to be the drivingfinancialsupportfortheteam,inadditiontotheSOFACsupport,”saidGere.

Gere added that he would liketo improve and increase the practiceopportunitiesforteammembers.

“I have plans to recruit experts ineventstocomeandworkwiththeMissouriState athletes to help improve their skillsandknowledgeofrodeoperformance,”saidGere.

Gere said that in the next five yearshewantstheteamtogrowfinanciallyandexperientially.Healsowouldliketorecruitmore team members. Gere added that hewould like to seeanendowedscholarshipprogram to help recruit excellent student

athletes to the Missouri State Program,especiallyagriculturemajors.

Geresaidhehopestheteamwillstaysmall enough that it keeps the “family”atmosphere,butgrowstothepointthattheteamcouldbeinthetopfiveintheOzarkregion of National Intercollegiate RodeoAssociation (NIRA). Support from theboosters and endowed scholarships willassistintherecruitingprocess.

Geresaidheisveryproudtobeapartof the Missouri State University RodeoTeam.

“The student athletes are very polite,wonderful people,” reflected Gere. “Thisisaculturethathasbeentoofarremovedfrom our current society. The values offamily, integrity, honesty and friendshiphaveimpressedmethemost.Thestudentswork very hard in their academics, sportandlife.”

The Missouri State University RodeoTeam is an organization of studentsinterested in the sport of rodeo andpreservation of our western heritage.Each year the rodeo team represents theuniversityat10NIRArodeos.Additionally,the team participates in various fund-raisers and the Missouri State UniversityHomecomingParade.

For more information about therodeoteamortobecomeamemberofthebooster club go to http://organizations.missouristate.edu/rodeo

Missouri State University Rodeo Team Names New Advisor/Coachby Jake Wilhoit

Douglas Gere

Dr. Weston Walker, assistant professor in agricultural education, is leaving the university to pursue agricultural business interests. His student advisement and work with the Pathways Program, which provides opportunity for students at a distance to complete a bachelor’s degree, are among the many areas where he will be missed. We wish him success in this new venture.

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Agriculture Department’s Hollie Elliott Honored with University Awardby Levi Moore

Senior agricultural communicationsmajorHollieElliottfromSpringfield,Mo.,was one of five Missouri State UniversitystudentshonoredwiththeinauguralBoardofGovernorsCitizenScholarAwardOct.26,2007.StudentswereselectedbymembersoftheMissouriStateUniversityfacultybasedonworkethicandoutstandinginvolvementwith public affairs within the communityandMissouriStateUniversity.

ElliottwasnominatedfortheawardbyDr.TammyJahnke,deanoftheCollegeofNaturalandAppliedSciences.Elliott’smanyinternshipswerekeytohernomination.

Elliott’s involvement in public affairsinternshipsbeganherfreshmanyearwhenshe worked in Congressman Roy Blunt’sSpringfield, Mo., office. She also workedattheOzarkEmpireFair,SpringfieldMo.,asareporterinthemediaroom,andwiththeAgriMissouriMarketwhereshehelpedpromote and sell Missouri-producedproductsduringthefair.Elliottalsohadaninternship,summer2006,withtheMissouriFarm Bureau Public Affairs department,JeffersonCity,Mo., conducting interviewsand writing stories for their Show-Me Missouri Farm Bureaupublication.Summer2007 Elliott had an internship with theAmericanFarmBureau,WashingtonD.C.,inthepublicrelationsdepartment.

Elliott said that some of her mostvaluable experiences at Missouri Stateincluded being involved with theAgricultureDepartment.SheexplainedthatbeingatthescholarshipbanquetsandotherAgriculture Department functions offeredher the opportunity to meet people andmakeimportantcontacts.Elliottaddedthattwo of the most rewarding opportunitieswereservingasvicepresidentoftheSigmaKappaSororitythathasapproximately150members, participating four years on the

equestrianteamandvolunteeringwiththetherapeuticridingprogram.

Elliott’s advice for other students isto get out of one’s “comfort zone” andtake advantage of the many opportunitiesofferedatMissouriState.Shestressedthatstudents not be afraid to find and takeinternships, as well as involve themselveswithintheuniversityandthecommunity.

Elliott said her goals are to continuebeinganagriculturaladvocateandforthenext two years to continue working forSenator Christopher “Kit” Bond. She iscurrently working in Bond’s Springfield,Mo.,officeasaFieldRepresentative.

Board of Governors Citizen Scholar Award presented to Hollie Elliott.

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Ag Presidents’ CouncilAdvisor: Dr. Anson Elliott

Activities: Annual Fall Ag Picnic, Coordination of all club activities

Agronomy

Advisors: Dr. Ben Fuqua Tom DeWittPresident: Jordan RichnerVice President: Joey StokesSec./ Treas: Sarah Bunton

Activities: Adopt-a-Highway trash pick-up Alpha Gamma Rho

Advisor: Dr. Anson ElliottNoble Ruler: Wesley DavisVNR Planning: Eric AllisonVNR Activities: Daniel LangstonC- VNR Recruitment: James Kaiser Logan YearsleyVNR Scholarship: Chris RappVNR Finance: Jeff FoxVNR House Mgmt: Nick RappVNR Membership: Cory NorthVNR Alumni Relations: Chase Wilson

Activities: Pink Rose Formal; Ball Blast; White Trash Bash; Intramural softball, football, basketball; Homecoming

Alpha Gamma Sigma

Advisor: Dr. Jon WigginsPresident: Jacob WilhoitVice Pres: Mike MernickSecretary: Jordan SlavingsTreasurer: Ryan FreemanWarden: Sean PriestRush Chair: Weston Paulik

Activities: Homecoming; Greek Week; Red Rose Formal; Greek Church; Relay for Life; Social exchanges; Parents’ Weekend; Gathering of the Herd

Block & BridleAdvisor: Dr. Tommy PerkinsPresident: Nolan FischerVice Pres: Brittany GilligSecretary: Brittaney ShelenhamerTreasurer: Jeri Lynn Fowler

Activities: Annual departmental Christmas Formal (Dance); 4-H and FFA member Fitting Clinic; MSU Bear Classic Steer and Heifer Show for4-H and FFA members; Ozark Empire Fair Birthing Center

Collegiate Farm BureauAdvisor: Dr. Anson Elliott Dr. Bruce JohnsonPresident: Erin McCorkillVice Pres.: Brittany GilligSecretary: Katy ScottTreasurer: Kimberly JamesPublic Relations: Ashley Gillig

Activities: Salute to Agriculture Football Game; Missouri Farm Bureau Annual Meeting; Jefferson City Legislative Tour; Annual MSU Agriculture Forum

Collegiate FFAAdvisor: Dr. Jim HutterPresident: Wesley DavisVice Pres.: Katy ScottSecretary: Logan YearsleyTreasurer: Erin Young

Activities: Food for America; Adopt-a-Highway; National FFA Convention Parliamentary Procedure Contest and Recruitment Booth; State FFA Convention Recruitment Booth; District FFA Contest

Honor Society of Delta Tau Alpha

Advisors: Dr. Bruce Johnson Dr. Beth WalkerPresident: Sarah RappVice Pres.: Alicia VandeverSecretary: Kimberly JamesTreasurer: Sarah Bunton

Activities: Salute to Agriculture Football Game, Adopt-a-Family, May Day, National DTA Convention, New Student Mixer, Christmas Wreath Sales, Ag Quiz Bowl

Equestrian TeamCoaches: Dr. Gary Webb Mrs. Sue Webb

Club Corner

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Horsemen’s Association

Advisors: Dr. Gary Webb Mrs. Sue WebbPresident: Lisl HufordVice Pres.: Kelsey RagsdaleSecretary: Daman BradleyTreasurer: Lacey SeifferttHistorians: Toree Bova

Activities: Homecoming, Salute to Agriculture, May Day, American Collegiate Horseman’s Association Convention, FFA District Judging Contest, Therapeutic Riding of the Ozarks, Adopt-a-Highway, Providing judges and show management assistance for local horse and mule shows, hosted two IHSA qualifying events, Sponsored the Missouri State Equestrian, Ranch Horse and Horse Judging teams, farm and arena clean-up activities

Horticulture

Advisors: Dr. Clydette Alsup Dr. Pam TrewathaPresident: Kirk AmatoSecretary: Callie WheelerTreasurer: Shiloh Weaver

Website: Janelle MeltonWebsite: Anitra Lewis

Activities: MACHS, bake sale, plant sale, Legacy Trails Habitat for Humanity, Helped build the Green Roof, Wrapped trees for MDC, Lawn & Garden Show, bowling, helped set up rose show, DTA Quiz Bowl, Seeding Festival field trip, Lost & Found Landscape, agriculture banquet centerpieces

Pre-Vet Club

Advisors: Dr. Dennis SchmittPresident: Deborah KnightVice Pres.: Julie KingSecretary: Amber KingTreasurer: Allison OvermyerPR/Web Page: Alyssa Loveland

Activities: Dog wash, Strut Your Mutt Dog Show, BBQ, Adopt-a-Family at Christmas, chili dinner, MU Vet School Open House, Animal Care Expo

Rodeo ClubAdvisor: Dr. Doug GerePresident: Liz HenryVice Pres.: Derek CarterSecretary: Lacey LeeTreasurer: Austin Shelby

Activities: Team competes in �0 NIRA-sanctioned college rodeos

Sigma AlphaAdvisor: Janice MollPresident: Emily Mullen�st Vice Pres.: Ashley Gillig2nd Vice Pres.: Brittany GilligSecretary: Jeri Lynn FowlerTreasurer: Christi GonderRush Chair: Brittany Shelenhamer

Activities: Mud volleyball, Recruitment Week, national convention, regional convention, year-end banquet, concession stand at Block & Bridle Jackpot Show, ringing bells for Salvation Army at Christmas, Relay-for-Life, Progressive Dinner, Women in agriculture panel

Soil Judging TeamAdvisor: Tom DeWitt

Activities: Regional Competition in Iowa

Trap & SkeetAdvisor: Dr. Jon WigginsPresident: Kevin LeeVice Pres.: Shawn PriestSecretary: Chris BrandtTreasurer: Parker Logn

Activities: Hunters Open (Springfield Rod & Gunn)Fall 2007 Tournaments: Iowa State Cyclone Invitational, Kansas State Shootout at the Crossroads, University of Missouri Tiger OpenSpring 2008 Tournaments: Missouri State Bear Invitational, University of Missouri Tiger Open, National Collegiate Tournament, May Day Celebration-Missouri State

Wildlife SocietyAdvisor: Dr. Lyndon IrwinPresident: Kara BaderVice Pres.: Neal HuttonSecretary: Emily SpellmanTreasurer: Ron ColatskieReporter: Ashley Vinson

Activities: Adopt-a-Hwy, stream clean-up, Adopt-a-Trail (Bois D’Arc), Deer Aging (MDC), annual workshop Missouri Wildlife Society, job fair at Tan-Tar-A, picnics in Phelp’s Grove Park

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PercentagesoftransferstudentstotheAgriculture Department are on the rise.StudentsfromArkansas,Illinois,Kentuckyand many other states are coming toMissouri State University for qualityeducationandtheattractivesurroundings.

Between 1984-2007 the percentageof freshman and sophomore transferstudents have fluctuated. The highestyearly percentage increase was in 1990at 55 percent. The percentages of juniorand senior transfers increased 70 percentin 2006. Agriculture Department HeadDr. Anson Elliott said that he expects thenumbersoftransferstudentstocontinuetoincrease.

Students cite the campus atmosphereandcommunityaskeyreasonstheyselectedtheuniversity.

When reflecting on why she choseMissouri State University, Debbie Knight,senior animal science major fromMarshfield, Mo., said, “The universityhas a very well established AgricultureDepartment and a lot of connectionswithinthecommunityaswellaswithothercolleges.”

“The instructors have real-timeexperience and field experience, not justbooksmarts,”Knightadded.

Brandon Snider, junior wildlifeconservationandmanagementmajorfromShelbina,Mo.,alsopraisedthedepartmentinstructors.

“The instructors seem to really careabout the students and seem generallyconcerned on how you do in class,” saidSnider.

Transfer Student Numbers Rising in the Agriculture Departmentby Lauren Kneip

“Theinstructorshaveyoutakeclassesthatarebroadinyourdegree,soit’sawell-rounded program,” Knight stated. “Thecommunity knows you’ve taken moreclasses than justwhat isrequiredforyourdegree.”

One of the reasons why studentschooseMissouriStateUniversityisfortheSpringfieldcommunity.

“Springfield has a variety of peopleandthingstodo,”saidAmberKing,animalsciencemajorfromLebanon,Mo.

“Whatever you want to find you canfind in Springfield, small town crafts tobig city plays, you name it,” Knight said.“Yougetthebigcityfeelwithasmalltownatmosphere.”

“There are so many opportunities,if you put the effort out. The sky is thelimit,” reflected Crownover when sharingadvice to students, “Hard work is the keytosuccess.”

Crownoversaidhisfatherusedtosay,“There isonly twoways todosomething,therightwayandthewrongway.Thereisonlytwoanswerstoanyquestion,thetruthand a lie. And only one way to get aheadinlife,workhardforit.”Crownoversharedthatthosewordswerewhathelivedbyandpasseddowntohischildren.

CrownoverandwifeJudyliveontheirfarmnearEverton,Mo.Crownoversaidhestillstaysintouchwithsomeofhisformerstudents and noted he especially enjoyshearingoftheirsuccess.

Role-model and inspirationalcommunicator, are words that describeformerMissouriStateUniversityProfessorDr.JerryCrownover.

At the university Crownover taughtagricultural education and was thelivestockjudgingteamcoach.From1980to1997hetaughtandinspiredstudentswithhis humorous and reflective tales. TodayCrownover continues inspiring formerstudents and others through writing andspeaking.

Crownoverisaregularcontributorwithhis inspirational and humorous columnsfortheOzark Farm and Neighbor,andtheMissouri Ruralist.Healsohaswrittentwobooks,“LifeisSimple”and“LifeisSimple,Second Cut”. Crownover said both booksarebasedonhislifeexperiences.

Former Department Professor Continues to Inspireby Jill Kohler

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TheBearCattleCompanyandFriendsEliteEventthisyearmovedinsidePinegarArena.Withadditionalseatingandcoveredpensthearenaprovidedanimprovedsettingfortheannualevent.

TheApril27salefeatured45lotswith26Angus,10Charolais,sixLimousinandtwo Simmental. The lots included cow-calf pairs, bred heifers, open-show heiferprospects,choicelots,embryosandflushes.Guest consigners included 15 Angusproducers, four Charolais producers, twoLimousin producers and two Simmentalproducers.

TheEliteEventSaleisinitsfifthyear.Theeventhascomealongwayfromwhenit was just an idea discussed by formeragriculture students Josh Worthington,Dadeville,Mo.,andJustinSissel,Republic,Mo. With the help of Animal ScienceProfessor Dr. Tommy Perkins, Sissel andWorthingtonwereabletodevelopasalethatwouldbeafirst-classevent.MissouriStateUniversitysupportersBillDarr,Springfield,Mo., and Ed Pinegar, Republic, Mo., also

playedamajorrole instarting thesalebyprovidingtheir insightandexperience fortheprogram.

Worthington is currently thegeneral manager for the Missouri AngusAssociation, St. Joseph, Mo., and JustinSisselistheMissouriStateUniversitybeefoperationsmanager.

“Thefacilitiesatthesalehaveimprovedgreatlywiththesalestartinginarentedtentin2004andmovingtothestateoftheartPinegarArenain2008,”saidSissel.

EliteEventVwasagoodsaleforBearCattle Company and Friends with theaverage lot price for the sale $2,705. Thetop-sellinglotwasaflushoflot27,ACEMsMegan Elko 9910-70R, consigned by J&SRanch, Koshkonong, Mo., and Creek CutRanch, Carthage, Mo., selling for $8,500.ThetopsellinglotconsignedbyBearCattleCompany was lot 1, MOSB Pride T716,sellingfor$4,000.

“EliteEventVwasanallaroundbettersale than thefirst event,withbetter cattleandgreatfacilities,”saidSissel.

Pinegar Arena Hosts Bear Cattle Company and Friends Elite Event Vby Nathan King

Justin Sissel, a 2004 Missouri StateUniversity graduate from Republic, Mo.,was named beef operations manager Fall2007.

Sisselisresponsibleforthecareoftheuniversity’s cow herd and show cattle. Healsohelpswiththeanimalsciencebeeflab,beef production class and advanced beefmarketingclass.

AsastudentSisselhelpedstarttheEliteEventsaleandwasassistantsalemangerofthefirstsale.

“It is great to see how the sale hasgrownoverthelastfewyears,”saidSissel.

Sissel added that with time he wouldlike to see the sale become a completeproduction sale, selling only universityanimals.

Justin Sissel Hired as Beef Operations Managerby Nathan King

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Missouri State University Graduate is Helping Improve Iraqi Agricultureby Ellen Timmerman

Provincial Reconstruction Teams(PRT)createdby theDepartmentofStatework hard to rebuild the damages of warin Iraq, one province at a time. DavidSpeidel, who graduated from MissouriState University in the mid-1970s, takespart inoneof theseteamsasafieldcropsspecialisthelping to rebuildagricultureasanindustryintheprovinceofDiyala, justeastofBaghdad.

The Provincial Reconstruction Teamshave been hard at work since they werefounded Nov. 11, 2005, by Secretary ofState Condoleezza Rice. These civilian-militaryintra-agencieswerecreatedtohelpbuildpoliticalandeconomicdevelopment,promoteincreasedsecurityandruleoflaw,develop sustained capabilities to govern,and provide administration necessary tomeetthebasicneedsoftheIraqipopulousintheprovinces.

Speidel,amemberofanagriculturally-based team, has worked closely with alocalcollegetohelpjumpstartaprogramdesigned to train unemployed graduatestudentstobecomenurseryspecialists.

Duringacombattourfrom2005-2006,Speidel discovered the concept of PRTsaroundtheBaghdadarea.Hethenappliedforapositiononateam.

“The military was trying to cleancanals,”Speidel said inaphone interview.“I realized that while they were trying tohelp, none of them really had the rightexperiencetodoitcorrectly.”

“Iwantedtodomore,”Speidelreflected.“Isawthisasanopportunitytodothat.”

Speidel was soon deployed to theprovince of Diyala, the last stronghold ofAl-Qaida in Iraq that had been liberatedonlya fewmonthsearlier.Theteamsoonbecameinvolvedwiththelocalcollege,that

hadbeenheavilydamagedbythefighting.There, Speidel became involved with aprogramsettotrainunemployedgraduatestudents to become nursery specialists,whowillraisetreesandvegetables.

“We helped set up a four-to-sixmonthprogramforthelocalunemployedAg Graduates to learn practical skills asnurserymenraisingseedlings for resale tothe orchard industry,” Speidel explained.“TheIraqishavealreadysetupaplacementprogram to help students find full timeemploymentlaterthisyear.”

AccordingtoSpeidel,theDepartmentof State is looking to help build thisprogram with several thousand trees,mostly citrus, date and eucalyptus. Thetrees will help replace the millions thathavebeendestroyed.Thiswillgivestudentsachanceat self-sustaining jobs, aswell ashelping bolster food production and theeconomyinIraq.

“Diyala,famousforitscitrusanddatetrees,willbeneededasprogressismadeinIraq,”Speidelexplained.

Three-quarters of the population,either directly or indirectly, make theirliving through agriculture. Speidel and

his team have mostly worked with smallgrains,vegetables, fruit trees,peanutsandlivestock.

One of the more promising markets,according to Speidel, has been thecultivationofpeanutsinthenorthernhalfof theprovince.There,onecanfindgoodwaterflowingfromundergroundaquifers.

“They are looking to increase peanutproduction thereasa future foodsource,”Speidel said. “You may not expect to seea peanut spread at a local restaurant inSpringfield. But, maybe someday whenbuying gift baskets you will be able topurchasepeanutsanddatesfromIraq.”

When asked how his education atMissouri State University helped him inhis work, Speidel recalled principals helearned in Dr. Vernon Renner’s classes.Renner retired from Missouri State in1981 after teaching crop and soil scienceswherehealwaysstressedtheimportanceofsustainableecologicalagriculture.

“Hewouldbepleasedtoseetheskillshe taught in his class at use over here,”Speidelsaid.“Weusealotofsoilandwaterconservation practices I learned fromhim.”

SpeidelsaidheisalsoplanningtosetupasoiltestingprogramtohelptheIraqisbetterunderstandtheirsoil.

Another principal Speidel applies isfarmbusinessplanning.

“Because of their past government,the Iraqis never had to use farm businessplanning,”explainedSpeidel.“Theyneedtolearnhowtodoitthemselves.”

Figuring the costs of fertilizers,forecasting markets and other importantagricultural economic principals arecurrentlybeingtaughttolocalfarmersandstudents.

Left to right: Muhammad Baqubah, the agricultural unit manager, David Speidel, and Dr. Majid, the director of agriculture at the college at the Diyala Agriculture Luncheon.

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Dr. Tommy Perkins, professor ofanimalscienceatMissouriStateUniversity,went to Sao Paulo University (SPU) inPirassununga, Brazil, November 2007 toinstruct graduate students on the use ofultrasoundtechnology.

Due to their heat tolerance andresistance to disease and insects, BosIndicus are the most common cattle inBrazil.Theytypicallyhavepoorermarblingand ribeye area. Perkins taught the SPUclass how ultrasounds can be used toimproveselectedtraitsintheherd.

Brazil is the world’s leading exporterof beef, but higher quantity does notnecessarily mean higher quality. Perkinssaid he wanted to show that by selectinganimals with higher meat scores theBrazilianfeedlotscouldproducebetterbeefandmoreofit.

While in Brazil, Perkins also visiteda sugarcane ethanol plant and a feedlotwherethecattlewere fedusingtheplant’sby-products. The feedlot contained 5,000bulls. Due to their larger size, bulls aremost commonly used in Brazil’s beefproduction.

“The bulls were very peaceful andtheywouldn’trideorfighteachother,”saidPerkins.

The ethanol plant sends the by-products to the feedlots where it is usedto replace grains. Finished bulls are thenshippedtoaprocessingplant.

Perkins also toured one of theprocessingplants.

“Thecorrals,thealleysandthesqueezechutesareallmadeofwood.”saidPerkins.“Thisisbecausethemetaltendstofrightenthecattle.”

Most of the cattle come from placeswhere metal is uncommon so they aremoreateasewithouttheclangingandotherharshsoundsthatmetalmakes.

“EverythingelseisjustasmodernthereasitishereintheU.S.,”saidPerkins.

Something that was less modern wasthe Roto-Mix factory that Perkins toured.He said the mixers are made without theuseofmechanizedequipment.

“They do everything by hand, fromweldingtobendingthemetal,anditcomesoutlookingjustlikeitwouldinthestates,”saidPerkins.“It’sthesamething,justdonebymeninsteadofmachines.”

Perkins said that despite thedifferences in the method of production,BrazilproducesmixersofthesamequalityasU.S.factories.

PerkinssaidhisfavoritepartofthetripwasgettingtoholdaToucan,somethinghehadneverdonebefore.

Agriculture Professor Shares Ultra Sound Knowledge in Brazilby Ethan Miller

“There is a lot more to do and a lotmore to teach,” Speidel said. “But, I feelsatisfiedwiththeworkwe’vedonesofar.”

“ThebestsolutionforanIraqiproblemisanIraqisolution,”Speidelsaid,“Wearejust there to help push them in the rightdirection.”

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Alumni Update

1939Hardin, Harold M.Children: Lois (‘43); Dale (‘48)822 Richards Drive, Mtn. Grove, MO 657��Major: Science and MathOccupation: Retired since �97�. Mechanical Engineer, Naval Ordinance System Command with the Navy.

1957Haraldson, Randall E. Spouse: DaisyChildren: Candy (‘58); Randy (‘60); Rusty (‘63)Major: Agriculture and MathOccupation: Retired

1969Frieden, Tim L. Spouse: BrendaChildren: Brock (‘77); Garrett (‘80)545 SW 30th Rd., Lamar, MO 64759Major: General AgricultureOccupation: Self-employed Farmer and Stockman

1970Rhodes, James C.�63�8 Summer Wind Dr., Houston, TX 77090Major: Agriculture and ConservationOccupation: Retired after �6 years with the USDA as a Regulator Enforcement Officer and 8 years with U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

Vassar, John “Wayne” Spouse: LindaChildren: Deborah (‘70); Aimee (‘74); Travis (‘78)628 S. Hwy T, Clinton, MO 64735Major: Agriculture (plants and soils)Occupation: President and CEO of Sharp Brothers Seed Company of Missouri.

1973Waite, Mike Spouse: PennyChildren: Parker (‘79); Ashely (Waite) Ruzich (‘8�)5233 Brawner Place, Alexandria, VA 22304Major: Agricultural BusinessOccupation: Lobbyist and Government

Mike Waite, cont. Relations Consultant with The Livingston Group LLC in Washington D.C.

1978Ruzicka, Don T. Spouse: JulieChildren: Kelsey (‘93)�328 Deer Ln., Mt. Vernon, MO 657�2Major: Wildlife Conservation/ManagementOccupation: Former MDC Conservation Agent (27 years), current State Representative of the �32nd District in Lawrence County.

1979Chapin, Roy L. Spouse: PatriciaChildren: Cathy (‘85); Beth (‘90)5752 Co. Rd. 9720, West Plains, MO 65775Major: AgronomyOccupation: Farming full time with dairy and beef operation.

Tennant, Gregory L. Spouse: ShirleyP.O. Box 404, Sleepy Eye, MN 56085-0404Major: Wildlife Conservation/ManagementOccupation: District Conservationist with the USDA- Natural Resources Conservation Service in Sleepy Eye, Minn.

1980McGinnis (Roberts), Debbi Spouse: CharlesChildren: Isaac (‘83); Daberath (‘85); Whitney (‘88); Denver (‘94)�030 E. 444, Bolivar, MO 656�3Major: Agricultural EconomicsOccupation: Polk County Collector of Revenue

Wiggins (Beard), Nancy Spouse: BryanChildren: Jeremy (‘8�); Tiffany (‘82)42�5 Rancho Grande, NW Albuquerque, NM 87�20Occupation: Teacher at Grant Middle School. 2007 Recipient of a $5000 grant to teach solar energy. 2007 Recipient of a $5000 grant to teach solar energy

1981White, Jonathan M. Spouse: Patty G.Children: April (‘73); Ryan (‘83)P.O. Box �3�, Willow Springs, MO 65793Occupation: President of First National Bank- Willow Springs, Mo.

1985Kennemer, Timothy K. Spouse: TheresaChildren: Taylor (‘97) Tanner (‘00)509 Wilderness Rd., Rogersville, MO 65742Major: Agricultural BusinessOccupation: County Executive Director (Douglas/Ozark) Country Farm Service Agency

1986Smith, Miles F. Spouse: LoriChildren: Justin (‘88); Lauren (‘92)2�0 S. Utah, West Plains, MO 65775Major: Agricultural BusinessOccupation: Manager of Member Services, Howell-Oregon Electric Cooperative. Directs the overall communications and marketing efforts of the cooperative.

1988Porter, Tony Spouse: LishaChildren: Austin (‘87); Andrea (‘89)�80 Park Ridge Dr., Bolivar, MO 656�3Major: Agricultural EconomicsOccupation: Manager of Porter Seed House Inc. Buys, Processes, Packages, and markets KY3� tall fescue seed.

1989Ramori, Jeffery A. Spouse: MaraChildren: Kristen (‘96); Dalton (‘99)2�5 HWY AA, Steelville, MO 65565Major: Agricultural BusinessOccupation: Vice President and Compliance Officer- First Community National Bank (Steelville, Cuba, Sullivan, Rolla, Vienna and Eureka)

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1990 Crane, Nancy L.�3204 Willow Breeze Lane, Huntersville, NC Major: Agricultural Education, Animal ScienceOccupation: Previously a Marketing Specialist for Syngenta Crop Protection (formerly Novartis and Zeneca). Currently a Real Estate Broker with and founder of the land company NLC Holdings LLC. Emphasis is on land and development.

1991McDaniel, Keith A. Spouse: MicheleChildren: Chase (‘98); Trey (‘02)6096 S. Farm Road 249, Rogersville, MO 65742Major: Agricultural BusinessOccupation: Manager of Greater Ozarks MFA Agri Services in Ash Grove.

1993Boles, Jody D. Spouse: JulieChildren: Tristan (‘95); Thad (‘96); Teagan (‘0�); Tate (‘05)141 Kelboon Drive, Marshfield, MO 65706Major: Animal ScienceOccupation: Area Sales Manager for MFA Inc.

1994Hollis, Cindy�0520 W. Farm Rd, Walnut Grove, MO 65770Major: Agricultural BusinessOccupation: ED/trauma provider, graduate school UCM Nurse Program, raise crossbred and limousin cattle

1995Dahmer, Shane K. Spouse: LeAnnaChildren: Kyle (‘04)HCR 62 Box �5, Sheldon, MO 64784Major: Agricultural BusinessOccupation: John Deere Sales, Deems Farm Equipment of Nevada, Mo.

1995, cont.White, Jason B. Spouse: CindyChildren: Jordon (‘99); Olivia (‘00); Nathan (‘03)82�4 N. Virginia, Kansas City, MO 64��8Major: Agricultural BusinessOccupation: Account Manager with Pioneer Seed Company- service all accounts and reps in northwest Missouri.

1997Earl (Barnitz), Sara K. Spouse: PatChildren: Alison (‘99); Nathan (‘06)P.O. Box �74, Lake Spring, MO 65532Major: Animal ScienceOccupation: Recruiting Assistant for the University of Missouri-Rolla Career Opportunities Center. Works with different employers that are interested in hiring UMR students for Full-Time, Internships or Co-op opportunities.

Hilty, Joe H. Spouse: TriciaChildren: Trenton (‘02); Anna (‘04)36 NE Hwy C, Clinton, MO 64735Major: Agricultural BusinessOccupation: Vice President of Hilty Quarries, Inc. Bids; organizes; and administers multiple commercial, state, and federal construction projects throughout west central Missouri.

Hubbard (Biglieni), Suzanne Spouse: GeorgeChildren: Grant (‘99); Shelby (‘0�), Carter (‘04)53�60 E. ��0th Rd. Miami, OK 74354Major: Agricultural CommunicationsOccupation: Executive Director of Miami Area Chamber of Commerce

Lathram (Salladay), Tracy Spouse: RichieChildren: Era Kay (‘97)5000 Fawn Ct., Lincoln, NB 685�6Major: Animal ScienceOccupation: Mammographer at Bryan LGH

Scotten, Doug W. Spouse: MichelleP.O. Box �82, Kaiser, MO 65047

Doug Scotten, cont.Major: Agricultural BusinessOccupation: Missouri State Park Ranger- law enforcement position within the Missouri Department of Natural Resources.

1998Bader, Ryan Spouse: Sarah (Simons)5582 Pinehurst Ln., Columbia, Mo 65202Major: Animal ScienceOccupation: Veterinary Medicine student. Graduation May 2008.

Martin (Plank), Jamie C.P.O. Box 454, Osage Beach, MO 65065Major: Agricultural BusinessOccupation: Owner of Barefoot Floors LLC- retail floor covering store in Osage Beach, Mo.

Winka, Brian J. Spouse: AlisonChildren: John Patrick (‘04)1771 Heffington Dr., Chesterfield, MO 63017Major: AgronomyOccupation: Parks Department Supervisor for the City of Chesterfield. Maintains 14 baseball fields, 9 soccer fields, 4 football fields, 3 parks, and other areas in the city

Harris (Hulsner), Jody L. Spouse: NathanChildren: Natalie (‘05); Mallory (‘07)�8758 Duncan Rd., Fayetteville, AR 7270�Major: Agricultural CommunicationsOccupation: Consultant - Marketing & PR

1999McIntire, Matt R. Spouse: DanaChildren: Emma (‘03); Briar (‘05)Rt. 5 Box 345A, Butler, MO 64730Major: Agricultural EducationOccupation: Agriculture Instructor and FFA Advisor at Archie R-V High School

2000Kincaid, Jenny S.4654 Pennsylvania, 2N, Kansas City, MO

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Jenny Kincaid, cont.Major: Agricultural Business/Marketing and SalesOccupation: Act. Executive for a Public Relations Company

2002Harriger, Jake D. Spouse: JessicaChildren: Jackson (‘04); Jenna (‘06)46�5 Elicia Ct., Noblesville, IN 46062Major: Agricultural Business, marketing/salesOccupation: Neuroscience Sales Operations Associate for Eli Lily and Company Pharmaceuticals. Business Analyst.

Fuemmeler, Derek J. Spouse: Nicole�70� S. Main St., Harrisonville, MO 6470�Major: AgronomyOccupation: Owner/Operator of Yield-Max, LLC Crop and Soil Consulting Services

2005Ruch (Taggart), Mary M. Spouse: DavidChildren: Jennifer (‘65); Robert (‘69); Holley (74); Nathan (‘76); Angela (‘77)- deceased; Sara (‘86); Alec (‘94); Ariel (‘90)P.O. Box �434, Krebs, OK 74554Major: Animal ScienceOccupation: Graduate Student, Asbury Theological Seminary in Wilmore, Ky.

Ehlers, Serena D.�250 Hwy 22A, Luray, TN 38352Major: General Agriculture- Food Plant ManagementOccupation: Sales Consultant for Cargill Animal Nutrition

2006Haymes, Lindsay M.1829 S. Roanoke, Springfield, MO 65807Major: Agricultural CommunicationOccupation: Editor for Ozarks Farm and Neighbor

Cole, Rich C.�3345 County Lane 9�, Carthage, MO 64836Major: General AgricultureOccupation: Farm Manager for Grasslands Consultants. Manages a 500 cow New Zealand Intensive grass grazing farm.

2007Rose, Richard Spouse: IleneChildren: Kelsey (‘03); Hayden (‘04)6� Sundance Road, Long Lane, MO 65590Major: Agricultural Business - Finance ManagementOccupation: Fresh Water Fishing Lure Inventory Specialist for Bass Pro Shops

Alumni Update cont.

Thegypsymothisanon-nativemothspecies that is a major forest pest in theeasternUnitedStatesandworkisunderwaytopreventitsspreadtoMissouri.

Dr. Michael Roling, entomologist atMissouriStateUniversity,andtheMissouriDepartment of Agriculture are workingtogether to prevent the gypsy moth fromestablishinginMissouri.

“We come together with differentgroupswithastakeorinterestincontrollingor eradicating gypsy moth populationsbeforetheygetestablished,”saidRoling.

Gypsy moth larvae will eat manydifferent tree species but they prefer oak.This makes Missouri’s oak-dense forestsespecially vulnerable to gypsy mothdamage.

According to the US Forest Service,gypsymothsdefoliateover1millionacresofforesteveryyear.

Professor and Missouri Department of Agriculture are Fighting Invasive Moth Speciesby Andrew Ormiston

We’d like to update your contact information and hear about your work and life. Please go to our website and print the Alumni Update Form.

http://ag.missouristate.edu/

Fill it out and mail it in. Your colleagues and classmates would like to network with you. Thank you for taking this opportunity to share and connect. The Staff of “Ag Review” and the Missouri State Unversity Department of Agriculture.

Attention All Alumni!

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Dr. Dennis Schmitt, veterinarian andMissouri State University animal scienceprofessor, continues to work on exoticanimal reproduction issues with RinglingBrothers Circus and other circuses andzoosacrosstheUnitedStates.

Schmitt and his team, two graduatestudents and Jr. Research Scientist ScottiCharmasson, travel to work with theanimalson-site.

Back on campus the team performslaboratoryworkfortheorganizations.Mostoftheworkiswithelephantreproduction.

Julie King, Natural and AppliedSciencesgraduatestudentinendocrinologyfromForsyth,Mo.,saidthatthelaboratorywork on campus includes monitoringhormone levelsofpregnantelephantsandforelephantsthatarehopingtobebred. Crystal Eng, Natural and Applied Sciences graduate student in endocrinology from Houston,

Texas, enjoying a ride on Vicky. Vicky is owned by Carden Circus, Springfield, Mo.

Julie King, Natural and Applied Sciences graduate student in endocrinology from Forsyth, Mo. and Dr. Dennis Schmitt, animal science professor, with elephant Renee at the Toledo Zoo, Toledo, Ohio.

Missouri State Jr. Research Scientist Scotti Charmasson ultra-sounding a goat at Redlands Community College, El Reno, Okla. Charmasson through the Pathways program teaches a course at Redlands. The Pathways program is a collaborative agreement between Missouri State University and community colleges where instructors are shared and distance-learning is utilized.

Animal Science Professor and Team Travel the US to Work with Zoo and Circus Animals

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MissouriStateUniversity’sAgricultureDepartmenthasarichhistory.Createdin1906,theinstitutionwasoriginallynamedThe4thDistrictNormalSchool.Itconsistedofaone-roomschoolhousesitting on six acres of fertile soil. The six acres were divided upforusebyagricultural classes and it stated in the class schedulepublication,“Agriculturewillbeemphasized”.

In1915theschooloffered11agriculturalclasseswhichmet7a.m.MondaythroughFriday.Studentstakingtheseearlyclasseswere required to complete farm projects that included hatchingand raising their own brood of chicks, and growing a garden attheirhome.

In1917theSmith-HughesVocationalEducationAct,whichpromoted vocational agriculture as a course taught in publicschools,wasenactedbyCongress.ThiscreatedanewdemandforhighschoolagriculturalteachersandtheNormalSchoolrosetotheoccasion.Immediately,thenecessarycourseworkwasestablishedforanagriculturaleducationprogram.

In1919alegislativeactrenamedtheinstitutiontoSouthwestMissouriStateTeachersCollege.Thatsameyear, theAgricultureDepartment became a separate branch from the ScienceDepartment.

In the early 1920s students took field trips to view some ofthe best stock farms in the county. Also, the Country Life Clubwas established with 78 members. In April 1925, at the club’sDairyDays, thefirstDandelionQueenwaselected.By1926 theCountryLifeClubhad138membersandwasthelargeststudentorganizationoncampus.

ThefirstFarmWeekwasin1928.In1931thefirstBarnwarmingwasheld,atraditioncarriedontodaybyFFAchaptersacrossthestate.GlenKarlsjoinedthedepartmentin1938.By1939one-fifthofthestudentsoncampuswereenrolledinanagriculturalclass.

During World War II enrollment declined as many youngmenwent towar.Thedepartmentoffered19agriculturalclassesandemphasiswasplacedonenhancingfoodproductiontoaidthewareffort.

In1945theteacher’scollegewasrenamedSouthwestMissouriStateCollege.InJuly1947anewdepartmentwascreatedwithDr.Karls named as head. Soon after, the department installed newlaboratories,processorsandovens.

KWTO radio station announced in 1956 that they wouldsponsorthefirstscholarshipforanagriculturalstudent.The$100scholarshipwouldbegivenastheoutstandingfreshmanaward.Inthelate1950sconstructionbeganonKarlsHall,thecurrenthomeoftheSpringfieldcampusAgricultureDepartment.

Dr. J.N.Smith,who joined the faculty in1959, initiated theuniqueAgriculturalIndustryStudythatwasafieldtripespeciallyorganizedforagriculturalbusinessmajors.

In1960theSMSchapteroftheNationalAgricultureHonorSocietyorganization,DeltaTauAlpha,wasestablishedundertheguidanceofJohnSchatzwhobecamedepartmentheadin1968.In19701,500studentsenrolledinagriculturalclasses,settinganewattendancerecord.

In1972SouthwestMissouriStateCollegebecameSouthwestMissouriStateUniversity.

Agriculture Department Has a Rich 102-Year Historyby Jordan Haymes

Barnwarming Queen in �956

An early poultry class

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Dr. Anson Elliott was named head of the AgricultureDepartment in 1980. That year, 1,200 students visited theagriculturalresearchcentertoview15researchdemonstrationsonthefarm,butduetotheseveredroughtin1979manyofthecropshadbarelysurvived.Duringthe1980stheAgricultureDepartmenthostedandbroadcast a farming radioprogram fromKarlsHall.Studentscompetedinnationalcontests,participatedininternshipsfromacrossthecountryandEurope,andhostedhundredsofFFAmembersatdistrictcontests.

During the 1990s Agriculture Department faculty membersincreasinglywerehonored instateandnationalspotlights.KarlsHall housed over 15 clubs, including a successful rodeo team.

Dairy class in �950

Becausemanyhighschoolagriculturalstudentsweren’treturningto family farms, agriculture majors refocused their studies bygettingawayfromtraditionalproductionclasses.Inthelate1990sKarlsHallexpanded.Anewwingwasadded,nearlydoublingthesizeofthebuilding.Thedepartmentcreateditsfirst-everWebsiteandin1997thefirstSalutetoAgriculturefootballgamewasheld.

In 2000 the 125-acre SMSU Agriculture Research andDemonstrationCenterthathadbeenpartoftheuniversitysince1968, was renamed the William H. Darr Agricultural Center. Amajor donation by William H. and Virginia Darr made severalimprovementspossible

In August 2005 Missouri Governor Matt Blunt signed theresolution that changed the university name to Missouri StateUniversity.

Formorethanacentury,traditionshavebegun,mindshavebeen stretched and legacies have been made within the walls ofagricultural classrooms at Missouri State. From a one-roomschoolhouse in1906to the technology-drivenbuildingofKarlsHall,MissouriState’sAgricultureDepartmentistrulyonewithadynamicandrichhistory.

Turkey production class in �96� Soils and land evaluation team

For more information about the history of the Missouri State University Agriculture Department or to order a history book, contact Dr. Lyndon Irwin at LyndonIrwin@missouristate.edu or 417-836-5088.

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FiveMissouriStateUniversitystudentsworked in the media room at the 80thMissouri FFA Convention in Columbia,Mo., April 16-19, to gain valuableagriculturalcommunicationsexperience.

UnderthedirectionofJoyceCutright,FFA media room coordinator, studentsdrafted, edited and posted more than 400newsreleases.Newsreleasesweresentalloverthestatetothehometownnewspapersof FFA award winners. Students beganworkingthedaybeforeconventionstartedandstayedthedayafteritended.

Somestudentsreturneachyeartotakepartinthemediaroom.

“Itwasalearningexperience.Ihadalotoffun,”saidOrmiston.“Ihadagreattimeat last year’smedia roomandasked Joyce[Cutright]ifIcoulddoitalloveragain.”

“The students who participated inthe media room did a fabulous job,” saidCutright,“Iknowthattheexperiencethattheygainedtherewillpreparethemtoworkinanyprofessionalmediaroomsituation.

The media room team at FFA state convention are pictured (from left) Joyce Cutright, FFA media room coordinator; Krystal Hanner, agricultural communications major from Carthage; Wenonah Toney, agricultural education major from Marshfield and Hailey Robertson, agricultural communications major from Lamar. Not pictured are Andrew Ormiston, agricultural communications major from Sparta and Allie Massa, agricultural education major from Lamar.

Students Gain Media Room Experience

ThisJanuaryapproximately30MissouriStateUniversityagriculturestudentsgotafirst-handlookatagribusinessbyparticipatingintheMissouriStateAgriculturalIndustryStudy.

TheAgriculturalIndustryStudyisanintensivefive-daystudythatgivesagriculturemajorsachancetoexperiencethereal-lifeagribusinessindustry.Thisyear’sstudywasledbyDr.BruceJohnson,professorofagriculturalbusinessandDr.ArbindraRimal,associateprofessorofagriculturalbusiness.

Study participants first visited FCS Financial in Jefferson City. Next they travelledtoSt.LouisspendingthenextthreedaysvisitingDOTFoods-HoldenMeatsInc.;RABOAgrifinance;DMRKinetic;Lange-SteadmanCo.;MonostatoCo.;TheAmericanSoybeanAssociation;theFederalReserveBankofSt.LouisandLandO’LakesPurinaFeedLLC.ThegroupthenvisitedOsbornandBarrCommunicationsinClayton,Mo.Onthelastdayofthestudy,thegroupwentbacktoJeffersonCityandmetwithrepresentativesfromtheMissouriDepartmentofAgricultureandMissouriFarmBureau.

RimalstressedthattheAgriculturalIndustryStudyisnotatour,saying,“Wegotothecompany’sboardroom.Wetalkwiththecompanypresidentandvicepresident,andhearaboutthecompany’smanagement,marketingandproductionpractices.”

Rimal said that students in the study were graded based on their participationin the event. Students taking the study were expected to ask relevant questions duringpresentations and also were required to complete and turn in projects which includedfillingout formsandwritingessaysafter thepresentation.Everyeveningendedwithadiscussionabouttheday’sevents.

Studentswhotookpartinthestudysaidthatthefirst-handexperiencegavethemanoutlookonjobpossibilitiesandhowhardwork,determinationandteamworkmakethosebusinessessucceed.

“Thestudygavemea look intosomanydifferentcareers. Inowhaveagood ideaof what I would like to do once I graduate,” said study participant Kym James, senioragriculturalbusinessmajorfromEdgarSprings,Mo.

Agricultural Industry Study Provides Real World Look at Agribusinessby Lauren Bills and Andrew Ormiston

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TheMissouriStateFruitExperimentStationontheMountainGrovecampushostedRaisingHoneybees,abeeandhoneyproductionworkshop,June19.

TheeventwasledbyJohnAvery,fieldsuperintendentfortheFruitExperimentStation.Averydemonstratedbeekeepingequipmentandcovered topics suchasmakinggoodhoney,harvestandstoragemethods,andways to recognizehoneybeediseasesandmites.RaisingHoneybeeswaspartoftheUniversityCountyExtensionSmallFarmTourwhichwasheldoversevendays.

The Missouri State Fruit Experiment Station on the Mountain Grove campus hosted a winechemistryworkshopMay11–12.TheworkshopwassponsoredbyViticultureandEnologyScienceandTechnologyAlliance,(VESTA)aNationalScienceFoundationfundedpartnershipthatincludesMissouriStateUniversity,areatwo-yearcollegesandareawinemakers.TheworkshopfeaturedwinemakingexpertDr.BarryGump,professorof enologyand food scienceatFresnoStateUniversity,Fresno,Calif.Duringthetwo-dayevent,Gumplecturedandledparticipantsthroughhands-onwinechemistryprocedures.

TheSpringfieldNatureCenterhostedatwo-dayworkshopJanuary12–13,teachinglandscaperstoincorporatenativeplantsintotheirdesigns.TheworkshopwassponsoredbyGrowNative!,ajointprogramoftheMissouriDepartmentofConservationandMissouriDepartmentofAgriculturethatencouragesuseofMissouri’snativeplantsinlandscaping.Thetwo-dayseriesfeaturedpresentationsfrom nine different landscape experts, including keynote speaker Dave Tylka who lectured on integrating native plants into yardswithsmallacreage.TheworkshopwassponsoredbyGrowNative!,CityofSpringfieldPublicWorksDepartment,Show-MeYardsandNeighborhoods,Springfield/GreeneCountyChooseEnvironmentalExcellence,MissouriStateUniversity,andUniversityofMissouriExtension.

TheMissouriStateFruitExperimentStationontheMountainGrovecampushostedapruningworkshopMarch3.Participantslearnedbasicpruningtechniquesinaclassroomandgainedhands-onexperienceatthestation’shorticulturegarden.

University Staff Ambassador (USA) members visited the Mountain Grove andWestPlains campuses lastOctober.USA is aprogramatMissouriStatemeant tobuildcommunications across departments and help staff members learn more about theuniversityParticipantsaredividedintoteamsandcompletesmallprojects.USAisopentofull-timestaffandtheprogramisofferedatnocosttoparticipants.

Alumni and community representatives showed their support for the MountainGrovecampusbywearingdenimanddiamondsattheJeansandJewelswinetastingandbarbeque held October 20 at the Missouri State Fruit Experiment Station. Guests wereservedbarbequeandsampledwineandportproducedbythecampuswinery,MountainGroveCellars.Ticketsforthiseventwere$40perpersonand$75percouplewithproceedsgoingtosupporttheenologyandviticultureprograms.TheMountainGroveCampusAdvisoryBoardorganizedtheevent.

Sept.5GrowNative!andTheMissouriStateFruitExperimentStationon theMountainGrovecampuspresentedMissouriCutFlowers:FromFieldtoMarket.Thisall-dayeventfeaturedafieldtourandpresentationofcut-flowerplantingaswellaslecturespresentedbyareaexpertsincludingDr.AlanStevens,associateprofessorofhorticultureatKansasStateUniversity.

Mountain Grove Campus Shares News & Eventsby Andrew Ormiston

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GraduatesSummer 07

Bernard, Alexandria Animal Science Carthage Mo.Bowman, Donnie R Jr Agronomy El Dorado Spg Mo.Chen, Qiang Plant Science Gainesville Fla.Henderson, Kent H Animal Science Stoutland Mo.Jones, Tracy R Animal Science Liberal Mo.Lallemand, Sonja Horticulture Springfield Mo.Marson, Kristine M N/A Lodi Calif.McCall, Darin L Finance, Management Sikeston Mo.McCulloch, William V Animal Science Springfield Mo.Meeks, Alvin S Horticulture Stockton Mo.Pfitzner, James M Animal Science Verona Mo.Prewitt, Steven D Agricultural Education Urbana Mo.Raines, Heather A Agricultural Education Bethany Mo.Rogers, Jamie L Agricultural Education Jamesport Mo.Schmitt, Adam G Agricultural Education Washington Mo.Tinsley, Michelle L Animal Science Billings Mo.

Fall 2007Barb, Renae K Animal Science La Russell Mo.Barnett, Barry V General Agriculture Broseley Mo.Bass, Felicia R Animal Science Carthage Mo.Branson, Kimberly D Animal Science Belle Mo.Brownlow, Kimberly D Agronomy Alexandria La.Buck, Jordan L Animal Science Springfield Mo.Caskey, Michelle L Wildlife Conservation Springfield Mo.Devaney, Timothy J Agronomy Hallsville Mo.Devore, Dustin W Animal Science Rogersville Mo.Dover, Tera L Agricultural Communications Monett Mo.Eaves, Megan Animal Science El Dorado Spg Mo.Elbert, Luke A Agricultural Business Pierce City Mo.Ellis, Jordan A Agronomy Cassville Mo.Gormley Joshua P Wildlife Conservation Springfield Mo.Griggs, Megan M Horticulture Stockton Mo.Hayter, Zachary R Animal Science Walnut Grove Mo.Holt, Devin T Wildlife Conservation Preston Mo.Hurshman, Holly M Animal Science Nixa Mo.Huser, Adam D General Agriculture Lockwood Mo.Keener, Angela H Agricultural Business Springfield Mo.King, Julie L Animal Science Springfield Mo.Kottemann, Katherine Wildlife Conservation Saint Louis Mo.Mccleary, Cody M Wildlife Conservation Springfield Mo.Mcculloch, William V Animal Science Springfield Mo.Mooney, Billie J General Agriculture Welch Okla.Moore, Amanda C Wildlife Conservation Harviell Mo.Oconnor, Diane M Animal Science Niangua Mo.Opfer, Brett L Horticulture Springfield Mo.Pitts, Robb L Animal Science Hermitage Mo.Rainwater, Jamie L Agricultural Marketing Buffalo Mo.Rauch, Henry R Agronomy Miller Mo.Sherrell, Ashley M Wildlife Conservation Lebanon Mo.Stockton, Ryan M Agronomy La Russell Mo.Stratton, Laura G Agricultural Business Lebanon Mo.Stratton, Robert J Animal Science Lebanon Mo.Stremsterfer, Todd S Horticulture Springfield Mo.Thomas, Rebecca L Horticulture Stockton Mo.Walker, Carole V Horticulture Castle Rock Colo.Walker, Cody D Agricultural Business Springfield Mo.Wilder, Laura A Wildlife Conservation Willard Mo.Wilson, Brittany L Wildlife Conservation Aurora Mo.Yoder, Ashleigh E Wildlife Conservation Nixa Mo.

Spring 08 tentativeAnsley, Eric T Agronomy Lamar Mo.Baker, Brandon D Animal Science Wasola Mo.Barker, Brianna M Animal Science Tulsa Okla.Blaue, Rusty L Agricultural Business Wellsville Mo.Bradish, Michael D Animal Science Montreal Mo.Bradley, Danan R Animal Science Buffalo Mo.Breshears, Kara L Agricultural Communications Republic Mo.Buck, Jordan L Master’s/NAS Springfield Mo.Burns, Larin L Animal Science Nixa Mo.Buttram, Amanda J Animal Science Conway Mo.Clapp, Patricia J Technology Education Miami Okla.Cornell, Dana L General Agriculture West Plains Mo.Cornell, Jack E Plant Science Greenville OhioDavidson, Hayley M Horticulture Independence Mo.Dean, Mary M Master’s/NAS/Ag Ash Grove Mo.Deimeke, Bryan L Master’s/ NAS Laddonia Mo.Deutsch, John P Master’s/ NAS Niangua Mo.Eggerman, Matthew S Horticulture Lockwood Mo.Eichmeyer, Gregory D Wildlife Conservation Springfield Mo.Elliott, Hollie M Agricultural Communications Springfield Mo.Ford, Jennifer A Animal Science Springfield Mo.Forst, Jonathan D Agricultural Business Lamar Mo.Frazier, Spring V Animal Science Nixa Mo.Freiburger, Andrew P Wildlife Conservation Aurora Mo.Gall, Jeffrey L Agricultural Business Bois D Arc Mo.Garretson, Shannon L Wildlife Conservation Humansville Mo.Gideon, Lindsey R Animal Science Stella Mo.Gillig, Ashley E Agricultural Business Aurora Mo.Gillig, Brittany R Agricultural Business Aurora Mo.Hancock, Justin W Animal Science Sheldon Mo.Harmon, Sarah E Master’s/ NAS Springfield Mo.Harter, Bradley J Animal Science Bois D Arc Mo.Harvey, Brant M Agricultural Business Lamar Mo.Haub, Michael D Agronomy O Fallon MoHeintz, Anders T Agricultural Business Alpine TexasJayaram, Jackin Master’s/ NAS Terre Haute Ind.Johnson, Alex H Animal Science Linn Creek Mo.Keller, Tess A Wildlife Conservation Owensville Mo.Kent, Deidre N Animal Science Ash Grove Mo.King, Amber N Animal Science Springfield Mo.King, Nathan B Animal Science Lebanon Mo.Knight, Deborah L Animal Science Springfield Mo.Kolar, Troy J General Agriculture, BAS Mustang Okla.Lawrence, Jerrod P Agricultural Education West Plains Mo.Letsinger, Cory R Technology Education Mansfield Mo.Lewis, Anitra N Horticulture Florissant Mo.Li, Nan Plant Science Indianapolis Ind.Lockard, Kevin W Wildlife Conservation Salisbury Mo.Loneman, James E Horticulture Lake Winnebag Mo.Mayers, Amanda L Animal Science West Plains Mo.McCorkill, Mary E Agricultural Business Greenfield Mo.Milam, Phillip R Animal Science Fort Smith Ark.Mullen, Emily K Animal Science Steelville Mo.Myers, Richard F IV General Agriculture, BAS El Reno Okla.Netzer, Lynn N Animal Science Springfield Mo.Niebruegge, Timothy Horticulture Owensville Mo.Phipps, Travis F Agricultural Education Ozark Mo.Rapp, Sarah Wildlife Conservation Rockville Mo.Sasapu, Appala-Naidu Plant Science Mountain Grove Mo.Scheuer, Andrew D Wildlife Conservation Springfield Mo.Scholz, Stephen P Wildlife Conservation Springfield Mo.Sherman, Kate L Wildlife Conservation Vichy Mo.Snook, Landon D Agricultural Education Exeter Mo.Stackhouse, Ryan J Animal Science Paris Mo.Thogmartin, Lucas General Agriculture, BAS Neosho Mo.Vandever, Alicia R Animal Science Seymour Mo.

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Mary M. Dean, Ash Grove, Mo. Advisor, Dr. Gary Webb. Thesis Title: Effect of Centrifugation Techniques on Post StorageCharacteristicsofStallionSpermatozoa.

Bryan L. Deimeke, Laddonia, Mo. Advisor, Dr. Beth Walker. Thesis Title: Factors Influencing Missouri Livestock Producers’PerceptionsoftheNationalAnimalIdentificationSystem.

Jackin Jayamar, India. Advisor, Dr. Dennis Schmitt. Thesis Title: Potential Gonadotrophin Activity of Early Pregnancy inElephants.

SarahHarmon,Conway,Ark. Advisor,Dr.GaryWebb.ThesisTitle:UseofChickenvs.Chukar (Alectorischukar)EggYolkasComponentsofFreezingMediaforStallionSemen.

KristyMarson,Lodi,Calif.Advisor,Dr.DennisSchmitt.ThesisTitle:TheEffectsofEquineSeminalPlasmaonAsianElephant(Elephas maximus) Spermatozoa.

RebeccaThomas,Springfield,Mo.Advisor,Dr.ArbindraRimal,ThesisTitle:PerceivedEducationalExperienceandEmploymentPreparationofAgricultureAlumni.

Students Who Completed a Master of Science in Natural and Applied Sciences 2007-2008

West Plains, Mo., Sept. 25, 2007– Southwest Missouri CongressmanRoy Blunt announced $2.927 million inNationalScienceFoundation funding forMissouri State University’s Viticultureand Enology Science & TechnologyAlliance (VESTA).Thegrant toMissouriStatewillbeusedtoprovideeducationtocommunity colleges in 12 states throughonline training courses about the grapeandwineindustry.

“I’mpleased toannounce this criticalfunding that will help both our grapeand wine industry and the economy ofsouthwest Missouri grow,” CongressmanBluntsaid.

“ThisNSFgrantallowsMissouriStateUniversity through the Viticulture andEnology Science & Technology Allianceto continue to play a key role well intothe future.” “This NSF grant will enableMissouriStateUniversity’sViticultureandEnology program to expand and becomeevenmore influential forMissouriandalloftheMidwestregionoftheUnitedStates,”Missouri State University President Mike

Nietzelsaid.“Ourfacultyandstaff,aswellasthoseinthepartnerinstitutions,deserveenormous credit for earning this supportbasedonanationallycompetitiveprocess.Their scientific and technical merit hasbeen recognized, and many communitiesandindividualswillnowbenefit.”

VESTA Principal Investigator andExecutiveDirectorDr.DaleLaw,basedatMissouri State’s West Plains campus, saidtheprogramhasdrawn270studentsfrom27statesoverthelastthreeyearstotheonlyon-line internet learning program of itskind.BecausetheprogramisInternet-basedexpertsinwineandgrapesfromCalifornia,NewYorkandaroundthenationareabletoteachclasses.

“Thegrapeandwineindustryhasseensteadygrowthandwillneededucatedandhighlytrainedindividualstocontinuethisgrowth.Thereisgreatinterestinexpandingthe program to cover Midwestern states,because the modern grape and wineindustry require scientific knowledge inmath and related technologies. VESTAprovidesalloftheseskills,”Lawexplained.

The scientific research for VESTAis conducted at the Missouri FruitExperiment Station in Mountain Grove,which ispartofMissouriStateUniversitysystem.ThegrantrecognizestheMountainGrovefacility,wherescientificresearchhasbeenpracticedformorethanacentury,asa“regionalcenterofexcellence.”

Initially community colleges in IowaandIllinoiswerepartoftheon-linelearningmodel VESTA started three years ago.Two-yearcollegesinOklahoma(RedlandsCommunity College) and Illinois (RendLake College) and Iowa (Northeast IowaCommunity College) will join the projectasitexpandsinto12states.

Missouri, which ranks 11th in thenation in wine production, has seen thenumber of wineries increase from 64 in1999 to 89 in 2005 with similar increasesinsurroundingstates..A2007studyfoundthe grape and wine industry produced a$162 billion benefit to the U.S. economy,including $17 billion in state and federaltaxes. There are 930,000 acres of grapesand 4,900 wineries employing 1.1 millionpeopleintheU.S.

Congressman Blunt Announces $2.9 Million Grant for Missouri State for Viticulture EducationNews Release text from Congressman Roy Blunt’s Web site

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Agriculture Alumni Recipient Home TownSenior Danan Bradley BuffaloSenior Jennifer Ford EllisvilleSenior Lynn Netzer SpringfieldSenior Travis Phipps OzarkSenior Tyler Stewart BolivarJunior Ryan Draffen VersaillesJunior Leah Francka Pleasant HopeSophomore Christopher Rapp RockvilleFreshman Kimberly Luers Wahoo, Neb.Transfer Junior William Allison PowellTransfer Junior John Henry HumansvilleTransfer Junior Garrett McMullen Bergman, Ark.

Gayle Ashley Horticulture Club Scholarship Kirk Amato Sacramento, Calif.

Block & Bridle Club Scholarship Brant Harvey Lamar Hanna Henley Eugene

Carr Farm ScholarshipSenior Jason Cutler MorrisvilleJunior Jessica Kindall FordlandFreshman Hailey Robertson LamarTransfer Krystal Hanner Carthage

Douglas W. Darr Leadership ScholarshipSenior Tera Dover AuroraSenior Ashley Gillig AuroraSenior Brittany Gillig AuroraJunior Lynzee Glass TunasJunior Christine Gonder LexingtonJunior Jordan Haymes Mt. VernonJunior Jordan Richner Pleasant HopeJunior Jamie Vest LebanonSophomore Wesley Davis AvaSophomore Allie Massa LamarSophomore Amanda Parrack Macks CreekSophomore Danielle Woehrman Camden PointSophomore Matthew Wommack BuffaloFreshman Courtney Johnson HannibalFreshman Kevin Lee NevadaFreshman Wenonah Toney Marshfield

The Honor Society of Delta Tau Alpha Scholarship Alicia Vandever Seymour

FFA Scholarship Landon Snook Exeter Joseph Stokes Pleasant Hope

November Scholarship Banquet Highlights

Douglas W. Darr Leadership ScholarshipWesley Davis, sophomore agricultural communications major from Ava, Mo. (left), receiving award from Marsha Slaight (right).

Block & Bridle Club ScholarshipBrant Harvey, senior agricultural business major from Lamar, Mo. (left), receiving award from Brittany Gillig, president of Block & Bridle (right).

Agriculture AlumniChristopher Rapp, sophomore general agriculture major from Rockville, Mo. (left), receiving award from Susan Dawley, alumna representative (right).

Douglas W. Darr Leadership ScholarshipChristine Gonder, junior agricultural communications major from Lexington, Mo. (left), receiving award from Kurt and Sherry Hellweg, scholarship founder (right).

Agriculture AlumniTyler Stewart, senior wildlife conservation major from Bolivar, Mo. (left), receiving the award from Tim Eggerman, alumni representative (right).

Gayle Ashley Horticulture Club ScholarshipKirk Amato, senior horticulture major from Sacramento, Calif. (left), receiving award from Pam Trewatha, professor (right).

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Farmers Coop Livestock Marketing Scholarship Melissa Kleiboeker Pierce City Nathan Owens Slater Katy Scott Marshfield

Jack Gordon Memorial Scholarship Holly Hurshman Nixa

Christian Robert Hirsch Memorial Scholarship Ryan Stackhouse Paris

Harry & Marion James Agronomy Scholarship Kimberly Brownlow Ash Grove

Missouri Society of Farm Managers & Rural Appraisers Scholarship Kymberly James Edgar Springs

Norman Justus Scholarship Jessica Soloman Bucklin

Glenn E. & Ruth Z. Karis Memorial ScholarshipSenior Hollie Elliott SpringfieldJunior Emily Spellman Mt. VernonJunior Cathleen Vought Tower, Minn.Sophomore Kara Bader CampbellSophomore Josh Cutler MorrisvilleSophomore Carrie Lampe St. LouisFreshman Eric Allison GreenfieldTransfer Junior Jessica Bailey NeoshoTransfer Junior Jacob Church ClintonTransfer Junior Erin Young Pomona

Benjamin Charles Kruse Memorial Scholarship Erin McCorkill Greenfield

James P. & Margaret S. Landreth Scholarship Caleb Robertson Lamar

MFA, Inc. Scholarship Jerrod Lawrence West Plains

H. Lewis Miller Scholarship Andrew Kautsch Russellville

Missouri Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture Scholarship Austin Shelby Osceola Daniel Wisner Osceola

Ed Pinegar Scholarship Amanda Burdick Willard Kelsey Ragsdale Willard

Missouri Society of Farm Managers & Rural Appraisers ScholarshipKymberly James, junior agricultural business major from Edgar Springs, Mo. (left), receiving award from R. Bruce Johnson, professor (right).

Jack Gordon Memorial ScholarshipHolly Hurshman, senior animal science major from Nixa, Mo. (left), receiving award from Ralph Gordon (right).

FFA ScholarshipLandon Snook, senior agricultural education major from Exeter, Mo. (left), receiving award from Jim Hutter, associate professor (right).

Douglas W. Darr Leadership ScholarshipCourtney Johnson, freshman animal science major from Hannibal, Mo. (center), receiving award from Bill & Virginia Darr.

Glenn E. & Ruth Z. Karls Memorial ScholarshipJosh Cutler, sophomore general agriculture major from Morrisville, Mo. (left), receiving award from Lyndon, Irwin, professor (right).

James P. & Margaret S. Landreth Scholarship Caleb Robertson, junior animal science major from Lamar, Mo. (left), receiving award from Clydette Alsup, associate professor (right).

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Howard Pyle Memorial Scholarship Timothy Niebruegge Owensville

Vernon Renner ScholarshipSoils Sarah Bunton LiberalSoils Christopher Lanz LiberalEnvironmental Studies Ben DeTar Cherryvale, Kan.Leadership-Upperclass Sarah Rapp RockvilleLeadership-Upperclass Ashley Vinson Mt. VernonEcological Agriculture Lucas Snodgrass Seymour

John D. Schatz Scholarship Megan Griggs Stockton

JN Smith/FCS Financial Memorial Scholarship Chad Arnone Montreal Christopher Gunn Versailles

Stanlie H. & Belva Ross Spangler Memorial Scholarship Whitney Wiegert Pleasant Hope Ryan Wood Springfield

David F. Stanke Memorial Scholarship Victor Arnaud Monett Angela Boyer Park Hills

Charles & Patricia Stufflebeam Agricultural Scholarship Julie Fullerton-King Forsyth

Robert F. Thomson, Jr. Family Scholarship James Kaiser Purdy

Uncle Tom Watkins Memorial Scholarship Megan Eaves El Dorado Springs Jocelyn Butler Republic

White River Valley Electric Cooperative Scholarship Shannon Garretson Humansville Andrew Scheuer Branson

AwardsFarm Bureau Salute to Agriculture Award Logan Yearsley Buffalo

Greene County Cattleman’s Association Award Flinton McCabe Elk City, Kan.

Greene County Farm Bureau Award Jennifer Main Ash Grove Andrew McCorkill Greenfield

Missouri Entertainment and Events Center Internship Lynzee Glass Tunas

Grasslands, Inc. Assistantship Jarred Meyer Glasgow

White River Valley Electric Cooperative ScholarshipAndrew Scheuer, senior wildlife conservation major from Branson, Mo. (left), receiving award from Jon Wiggins, Professor (right).

Vernon Renner ScholarshipLucas Snodgrass, junior agronomy major from Seymour, Mo. (left), receiving award from Ben Fuqua, professor (right).

Farm Bureau Salute to Agriculture AwardLogan Yearsley, freshman agricultural education major from Buffalo, Mo. (left), receiving award from Wayne Schnelle, co-founder (right).

David F. Stanke Memorial ScholarshipAngela Boyer, senior animal science major from Park Hills, Mo. (left), receiving award from Beth Walker, assistant professor (right).

Glenn E. & Ruth Z. Karls Memorial Scholarship Erin Young, junior agricultural education major from Pomona, Mo. (left), receiving award from Sue Webb, instuctor (right).

Howard Pyle Memorial ScholarshipTimothy Niebruegge, senior horticulture major from Owensville, Mo. (left), receiving award from Pam Trewatha, associate professor (right).

November Scholarship Banquet Highlights cont.

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Honor Society of Delta Tau Alpha Outstanding Freshman Award Alicia Vandever Seymour

Carr Farm Scholarship Hailey Robertson Lamar

Farmer’s Coop Livestock Marketing Scholarship Katy Scott Marshfield

James P. & Margaret S. Landreth Scholarship Caleb Robertson Lamar

Glenn E. & Ruth Z. Karls Memorial Scholarship Erin Young Pomona

Robert F. Thomson Jr. Family Scholarship James Kaiser Purdy

Robert F. Thomson Jr. Family Scholarship James Kaiser, junior agricultural education major from Purdy, Mo. (left), receiving award from Mariana Thomson, founder (right).

Farmer’s Coop Livestock Marketing Scholarship Katy Scott, junior agricultural business/ agricultural marketing and sales major from Marshfield, Mo. (left), receiving award from Arbindra Rimal, associate professor (right).

Carr Farm Scholarship Hailey Robertson, freshman agricultural communications major from Lamar, Mo. (left), receiving award from Wilma Jean Lower, Carr family member (right).

Ashley Gillig, senior agricultural business major from Aurora Mo. (left), receiving award from Department of Agriculture Head Dr. Anson Elliott (right).

Glenn E. Karls Senior Excellence Award in Agriculture Ashley Gillig (left) and Brittany Gillig (right), senior agricultural business majors from Aurora, Mo., receiving award from Department of Agriculture Head Dr. Anson Elliott (center).

Hollie Elliott, senior agricultural communications major from Springfield, Mo. (left), receiving award from Department of Agriculture Head Dr. Anson Elliott.

Brittany Gillig, senior agricultural business major from Aurora Mo. (left), receiving award from Department of Agriculture Head Dr. Anson Elliott (right).

Tera Dover, senior agricultural education major from Aurora, Mo. (left), receiving award from Department of Agriculture Head Dr. Anson Elliott (right).

The Honor Society of Delta Tau Alpha ScholarshipSarah Rapp, President of Delta Tau Alpha (left), presenting award to Alicia Vandever, senior animal science major from Seymour, Mo. (right).

Glenn E. Karls Senior Excellence Award Ashley Gillig Aurora Brittany Gillig Aurora

W. Anson Elliott Citizen Leadership Award Ashley Gillig Aurora Brittany Gillig Aurora Tera Dover Aurora Hollie Elliott Springfield

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The agricultural communications class, under the direction of class instructor Joyce Cutright, provided feature stories for the spring 2008 edition of the Missouri State University Ag Review.

Classmemberspicturedare:

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Hailey Robertson, freshman agricultural communica-tions major from Lamar, Mo.

Lauren Bills, junior agricul-ture major from Fair Grove, Mo.

Jordan E. Haymes, junior agricultural communica-tions major from Mount Vernon, Mo.

Wenonah Toney, freshman agricultural education major from Marshfield, Mo.

Amanda Mayers, senior animal science major from West Plains, Mo.

Jake Wilhoit, senior animal science major from Cole Camp, Mo.

Jocelyn Butler, junior animal science major from Republic, Mo.

Jill Kohler, junior animal science major from Seneca, Mo.

Rebecca Price, junior animal science major from Schell City, Mo.

Ellen Timmerman, freshman agricultural communica-tions major from Nunica, Mich.

Nathan King, senior animal science major from Lebanon, Mo.

Chase Wilson, senior agricultural communica-tions major from Marshfield, Mo.

Andrew Ormiston, se-nior agricultural communica-tions major from Sparta, Mo.

Lauren Kneip, junior animal science major from Harrison, Ark.

Allie Massa, junior, agricul-tural education major from Lamar. Mo.

Ethan Miller, sophomore animal science major from Centralia, Mo.

Levi Moore, sophomore animal science major from Mountain View, Mo.

Cory North, senior animal science major from Lebanon, Mo.

Missouri State University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. We encourage applications from women, minorities, and all interested and qualified people.

The 10th Missouri State University Collegiate Farm Bureau Agriculture Forum hosted speakers Congressman Roy Blunt and Charles Kruse May 2 in the White River Room at Bass Pro Shops to bring awareness to and focus on critical issues facing rural America. This annual program is exemplary of Missouri State University’s public affairs mission.

Dr. Neitzel, Missouri State University president, welcomed guests to the event.

Agriculture Forum Deemed a Successby Wenonah Toney and Kimberly James

Dr. Michael Nietzel, Missouri State University president, welcoming Agriculture Forum guests.

Charles Kruse, Missouri Farm Bureau President and Roy Blunt, U.S. Congressman - 7th District, answering questions during the Agriculture Forum.

Erin McCorkle, Collegiate Farm Bureau president, addressing the Agriculture Forum.

Jeremy Hayward serving as master of ceremonies.

Jeremy Hayward served as moderator of the forum. Hayward is an agronomy specialist who works as MFA field crops area sales manager.

United States Representative Roy Blunt expressed his views of American agriculture. “Agriculture is an industry in a dramatic change… One of the greatest opportunities is that we produce more food than we can consume.”

Missouri Farm Bureau President Charles Kruse cautioned that “this is an exciting yet perilous time for agriculture. What’s scary is that we are now the number one importer of nitrogen fertilizer.”

“The audience consisted of federal, state and county government officials as well as business leaders, and farmers,” said Dr. Anson Elliott, Missouri State University Agriculture Department head. “This allowed a healthy discussion of the issues facing rural America.”

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