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Missouri's forest products industry contributes $10 billion to its economy and supports over 46,000 jobs. In this episode, take a deep dive into this industry and how it ties with agriculture and conservation with Jason Green of Pioneer Forest.

Do you partner with a Certified Crop Advisor (CCA) or have you considered working with a CCA?

On this Shop Talk edition of the Stand for Ag podcast, four Certified Crop Advisors discuss planning for the 2022 planting season, challenges that may arise, and how a CCA can assist in navigating those factors.

This episode's guest is Quentin Rund, project lead for Early Adopter Grower Innovation Community (EAGIC). Rund is a farm kid from central Illinois with a taste for technology. He has worked in precision agriculture for over 20 years and has seen many technologies come and go. From the farm, to the Peace Corps, to his own small business, his passion is to find tech that solves problems and makes work smarter and more rewarding.

EAGIC provides a new pathway for getting ag-tech innovation to the farm. They work with farmers to assess their needs and then, using their global and domestic network of innovators, find solutions that may address those needs and try them out on the farm. EAGIC shares the results with its farmer network. The program provides farmers a new avenue for learning about new technologies that interest them and finding solutions that fit their farm.

Since 2001, BioSTL has laid the foundation for St. Louis' innovation economy with a comprehensive set of transformational programs that elevate St. Louis' leadership in solving important world challenges in agriculture, medicine, health care, and other technology areas. Join this conversation with Vijay Chauhan, Global STL Lead, and Matt Luetje, Director of Ag-Food Business Development to learn how BioSTL is expanding innovation in Missouri.

Learn more at https://www.biostl.org/.

Missouri 4-H and Missouri FFA joined Missouri Farmers Care on stage at the 49th Missouri Governor's Conference on Agriculture to talk about how Missouri agriculture is feeding Missourians through the Drive to Feed Kids program. Press play on this week's episode to hear the feedMORE panel conversation and learn how students from Concordia, Ashland and Halfway have implemented the Drive to Feed Kids mission in their communities through the mini-grant program.

Join this conversation about the dairy industry in Missouri with Reagan Bluel, education director for newly formed Missouri Dairy, and Gene Wiseman, Missouri Dairy Legislative Director.

Learn more about Missouri Dairy the single voice for the Missouri dairy industry at https://www.modairy.org/.

Join guest host David Doctorian, Assistant State Conservationist for Partnerships and Initiatives, as he speaks with 2021 Leopold Conservation Award finalists about their operations, land management practices and the challenges and successes they have experienced on their farms through the years.

This Shop Talk episode is sponsored by the U.S Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service, a proud sponsor of the Missouri Leopold Conservation Award.

Join Executive Director of Missouri Farmers Care, Ashley McCarty and leader of the Missouri Association of Meat Processors, Niki Cloud, for a special episode on Missouri's booming meat industry!

Learn about the Missouri Department of Agriculture and get the inside scoop on programs designed to promote agriculture business development within our state. Pull up a chair, and join Davin on this weeks' episode of #StandforAg.

Davin Althoff is the Director of the Division of Agriculture Business Development for the Missouri Department of Agriculture where he leads efforts to grow agribusiness opportunities both domestically and internationally for Missouri agriculture. Prior to serving as the Director of the Division of Agriculture Business Development, Davin worked as the Business Director and Chief Financial Officer for the Missouri Beef Industry Council. Davin is fourth generation owner, operator and partner of Althoff Family Farms which consist of cow/calf and cattle stocker/backgrounder enterprises and a small grain operation involving a corn/soybean/cover crop rotation.

To interact with materials discussed in this episode, click on the links below:

Missouri Grown:

https://missourigrownusa.com

Missouri Department of Agriculture Financial Resources and Grants:

https://agriculture.mo.gov/abd/financial/

Join the Executive Director of Missouri Farmers Care, as she highlights the impact of the 2021 Drive to Feed Kids. The Drive to Feed Kids opens a door for every Missourian to make a difference in the fight against hunger in our state. All proceeds are dedicated to Feeding Missouri's network food banks who work daily to alleviate hunger. Every dollar makes a difference in our Missouri communities.