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y Rin Porter

Corn is an important part of

odd Countys economy and the

aily life of every person who

ves here. You may be sur-

rised to see the many ways that

orn influences your daily life.

STATISTICS

In Todd County, there are

910 farms, according to the

SDA 2007 Census of

griculture (the most recent one

vailable). Those farms contain

78,734 acres, with the averagearm size at 198 acres. Sixty per-

ent of the farm acres (or 227,240

cres) are used to grow crops. In

007, about 55,000

f those 227,240

cres were used to

row corn for grain,

nd 19,800 acres

ere used to grow

orn for silage.

On some of these

910 farms in

007 were 920,800

urkeys, 62,900

attle, 23,725 hogs

nd pigs, and

0,200 pheasants,ccording to the

SDAAg Census.

In 2013, on

060 county feed-

ts there were

1,600 dairy cows,

4,600 beef cattle,

781,000 turkeys,

7,800 swine, and

6,600 chickens.

hats a lot of hungry animals.

But in 2011, things started to

hange in the corn world.

ccording to the USDA National

gricultural Statistics Service

NASS), in 2008, Todd County

armers planted 68,700 acres inorn. In 2009, they planted

7,900 acres in corn. In 2010,

hey planted, 67,500 acres in

orn. But in 2011 that number

ncreased to 73,500 acres, and in

012 it jumped to 87,600 acres.

hats a 62% increase in the

umber of acres planted in corn,

om 2007 to 2012.

Bushels of corn harvested also

ncreased. In 2008, Todd County

armers produced 6,140,000

ushels of corn, and in 2012 they

roduced 9,816,000 bushels a

0% increase in production of

orn.

And the price of cornncreased as well. Over the past

0 years, from 2002 to 2012, corn

rices have increased from about

90 per ton to nearly $350 per

on (USDA). $9 per bushel corn

ecame a reality in 2012, and

armers with corn to sell made

g money.

When crop farmers make

money, as they have for the last

w years, they are able to spend

money on new equipment, home

mprovements, pickup trucks,

nd other goods, helping the

local economy.

What happened to all that

corn?

USES OF CORN

According to Jerry Ploehn of

the Minnesota Corn Research

and Promotion Council, in 2009,

about 43% of corn was used for

animal feed, 20% went to ethanol

production, 17% was exported to

other countries, 9% was used for

human consumption and house-

hold products, and 10% was

stored as surplus.The amount of corn diverted

to ethanol production rose to

nearly 40% in 2011 (USDA, ERS,

Feed Grains). According to Philip

Abbott, Professor of Agricultural

Economics at Purdue University,

The share of U.S. corn produc-

tion used to produce ethanol

increased from 12.4% in the

2004/05 crop year to over 38.5%in the 2010/11 crop year, and

remained at that high level in

2011/12. (NBER Conference,

Seattle)

Human consumption and

household products provide

many opportunities to use corn.

Ploehn said that there were more

than 4,200 uses for corn.

(www.thehandthatfeedsus.org

,)

According to an article pub-

lished July 9, 2012, In the U.S.

today, approximately 75% of all

processed foods contain corn. A

few of the best known corn-con-taining products are bread,

breakfast cereal, buns, cooking

oil, condiments, gelatin capsules,

granola, ice cream, sauces, salad

dressing, soda, spaghetti, and

yogurt. And its use goes far

beyond food. Corn is found in

the following products: adhe-

sives, aluminum, aspirin, cos-

metics, cough syrup, dry cell bat-

teries, envelopes, fiberglass insu-

lation, ink, insecticides, paint,

penicillin, powders, rugs and car-

pets, stamps, talcum, toothpaste,

wallpaper, and vitamins. And

thats just the beginning.

(http://theeconomiccollapseblog.c

om/archives)

CORN AND PEOPLE

With so much corn around,

and so many products using

corn, every person is affected by

it in multiple ways. Of course,

the most obvious way we use

corn is through eating it

canned, fresh, or frozen. But

corn affects the prices we pay for

gasoline, meat, and many otheritems. And the way it is grown

affects our health. Consider the

widespread influence of corn:

The average

American consumes

more than 1,500

pounds of corn each

year, much of it indi-

rectly through eating

meat.

Farmers feed corn

to their pigs, chickens,

and cattle, which

become pork, bacon,

chicken nuggets, ham-

burger, and steak.

Dairy cows producemilk and butter.

Chickens produce

eggs. The corn that

the pigs, chickens, and

cattle eat is thus

transferred to humans

when the humans eat

butter, drink milk, eat

eggs, and eat meat.

Most Americans own

a passenger vehicle, such as a

car or truck. People who dont

own vehicles use public trans-

portation like buses, subways,

and trains to get around. These

forms of transportation are

fueled mainly by petroleum-

based products. Minnesota

requires that ethanol be added to

gasoline. Some of Minnesotas

corn goes to ethanol plants in

Minnesota and other states, is

added to gasoline, and helps

reduce dependence on petroleum

and keeps prices down.

So far, its all good news. But

thats not the entire story. For

people, there are negative

aspects to all this corn.

When growing corn, all farm-ers who are not organic farmers

use herbicides, pesticides, and

commercial fertilizers routinely.

They use genetically-modified

(GM) corn seeds produced by

Monsanto, which has a virtual

monopoly on corn seed produc-

tion. The herbicides, pesticides,

and fertilizer end up in the

mature ears of corn, as well as in

the soil and in the surface water

of the land.

Thus, people are consuming

herbicides, pesticides, fertilizers,

and genetically-modified organ-

isms daily, both directly and indi-

rectly. The chemicals build up

in the fat in peoples bodies, and

the GM food can cause changes

in peoples DNA.

According to an article sum-

marizing a range of scientific

peer-reviewed studies of the

effects on human health caused

by exposure to herbicides and

pesticides, these substances

may cause cancer (e.g. atrazine,

2,4-D,diuron, simazine), neuro-

logical conditions (chlorpyrifos),

birth defects (atrazine, 2,4-D,diuron, endosulfan, MCPA),

reduced fetal growth (atrazine,

chlorpyrifos, 2,4-D,metolachlor),

and metabolic problems leading

to obesity and diabetes (chlor-

pyrifos). Fetal and early child-

hood exposures to pesticides are

a key concern, with considerable

evidence of links between such

exposures to a wide variety of

pesticides and a range of child-

hood cancers, especially brain

cancer and leukemia. Prenatal

exposure, particularly to However,

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Country CourierThe economics of cornThe economics of corn influenceseveryones daily lives

FREE

This time of year mother raccoons and their young are out in search of food. Your home

sweet corn patch might be an easy target for them. Many people like to try to live trap them

and release them elsewhere. There are many tricks to keep the critters out of your crops, but

they can be pretty persistent as well.

Above: one of three young raccoons is trapped in a live trap in rural Todd County.

Subsequently, all three young raccoons were trapped and released. Trail camera photo.

Who's visiting your garden?

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130th Annual Todd County FairAugust 14 - 18, 2013

CRESCENT CITY AMUSEMENTS MIDWAY

CLIP & CARRY EVENT LIST

Brad Boice

ELVIS

CHEDULE OF EVENTS

SATURDAY, AUGUST 10:00 am (RAIN DATE) 4-H Horse

Show Horse Arena

TUESDAY, AUGUST 1312 - 5 pm 4-H Non Livestock

Judging

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14:00 9:00 pm Open Class Non

Livestock entries accepted9 am - 1:00 pm All Livestock

must be stalled except lactatingdairy cows. Absolutely no

exceptions.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 159:00 am 4-H Rabbit Show9:00 am Day Care Day Entertainment Pavilion

:00 am 12:00 pm Open ClassNon Livestock Entries

10:00am Lactating Dairy Cowsmust be stalled absolutely no

exceptions11:00 am 4-H Livestock

Interviews

1:00pm 4-H Dairy Goat Show Expo Arena1:00 - 7:00 pm FFA Youth

Farmland Open2:00 pm Commercial and 4-H

Buildings Open2:00pm Open Class Non

Livestock Exhibit Judging3:00 pm Evolution of

Communication and Civil WarDisplay Historical Bldg.

4:00 pm Crescent CityAmusements Midway Opens5:00 pm Progressive Wine

Making Demonstration, Prairie

Building00pm 4-H Fashion Revue -- 4-H

Building00 pm IRON GRILL COOK OFFRegistration Entertainment

Pavilion6:00 -10:00 pm Arm Band -

Carnival6:00pm 4-H Poultry Show East

Side Tent7:00 pm Texas Holdem Beer

Garden10:00 pm Commercial and

Exhibit buildings closed

FRIDAY, AUGUST 169:00 am 4-H Dairy show Expo

Arena12:00 pm noon Carnival Opens

12:00 pm Commercial andExhibit buildings open12 9 pm Evolution of

Communication and Civil WarDisplay Historical Bldg.12 3 pm Russell Smith

Entertainment Pavilion12:30 pm Great River RegionalLibrary Story Time & Crafts

Prairie Building1:00 4:00 pm Arm Band

Carnival1:00 - 7:00 pm FFA Youth

Farmland Open

1-2 pm Todd County OutstandingSenior Citizen EntertainmentPavilion

2 5pm Prairie QuiltersDemonstration Prairie Building3:30 - 5 pm Dr. Hand, Civil War

Re-enactor EntertainmentPavilion

3:00 pm 4-H General LivestockShow Expo Arena

5:00 pm Progressive WineMaking Demonstration, Prairie

Building5:00 7:00 pm KEYL Live at the

Fair

6:30 pm Brad Boice ElvisInpersonator

6:00 9:00 pm Arm BandCarnival

6:30 pm BULL RIDING & MUT-

TON BUSTIN - GRANDSTAND7:00 & 11:00 pm Deal or No Deal

- Beer Garden9:30 pm Diamonte Band

10:00 pm Commercial andExhibit buildings close

SATURDAY, AUGUST 177:00 am 1st Annual RIB COOKOFF - Entertainment Pavilion8:00 am 12:00 pm KEYL Live

at the Fair10:00 am-12:00 pm noon Youth

Horse Show - Horse Arena

10:00am Open Class DairyShow Expo Arena

10:30 am TRACTOR PULL - Outof Field Tractors - Grandstand

12:00pm Commercial and Exhibitbuildings open

12:00 pm Carnival Opens12:00 - 5:00 pm MS. JAZEEClown/Balloonologist (with 1

hour break)12:00 5:00 pm Emerald Kelly,

The Clockwork Clown12 9 pm Evolution of

Communication and Civil War

Display Historical Bldg.12 pm Evolution ofTransportation in Todd County

Historical Bldg.1:00 - 5:00 pm Carnival

Armband Event1:00 pm Apple Press

Demonstration Gary and MarySchultz Historical Building

1:00 pm Fairy GardensPresentation - Grandstand

1:00 pm FREE Texas Hold'em -Beer Garden

1:00 - 7:00 pm FFA YouthFarmland Open

1:30 pm Open Class Beef andSheep Show Expo Arena

1:30 pm Hispanic Dancers Prairie Building

2:30 pm Butter Making -

Historical Bldg.3:00 pm Fairy Gardens

Presentation - Grandstand3:30 7:00 pm Entertainment

Pavilion4:00 pm Ruby Boots - Gary and

Dawn Timbs EntertainmentPavilion

4:00 - 7:00 pm (or until gone)SWEET CORN FEED - Beer

Garden5:00 pm RIB COOK OFF serving

- $1.00/bone

5:00 pm Progressive WineMaking Demonstration, Prairie

Building7:00 pm TRUCK PULL -

Grandstand7:00 pm & 11 pm Deal or No Deal

- Beer Garden7:30 - 10:30 PM Youth Barn

Dance - Expo Bldg. Sponsoredby Hollerman Family Dairy Inc.

8:00 pm 12:30 amEntertainment Pavilion

10:00 pm Commercial andExhibit Buildings Close

SUNDAY, AUGUST 188:30 am Check In for Open ClassGoat Show Expo Arena

10:00 am Open Class Goat Show Expo Arena

12:00 pm InterdenominationalChurch Service - Red Letter

Band - Entertainment Pavilion12:00 pm Commercial and

Exhibit buildings open12 pm Evolution of

Communication and Civil WarDisplay Historical Bldg.

12:00 pm Great River RegionalLibrary Story Time & Crafts

Prairie Building12:00 pm Carnival Opens

12:00 - 5:00 pm MS. JAZEEClown/Balloonologist (with 1

hour break)

12:00 5:00 pm Emerald Kelly,The Clockwork Clown

12:00 pm Beer Garden Opens12 4 pm Steamroller Print

Making1:00 pm Talent Contest

Registration - EntertainmentPavilion

2:00 pm Talent Contest -Entertainment Pavilion1:00 - 5:00 pm Carnival

Armband Event1:30 pm Hispanic Dancers1:00 - 7:00 pm FFA Youth

Farmland Open1:45 pm Century Farm

Recognition - EntertainmentPavilion

1:45 pm Todd County FarmFamily of the Year -

Entertainment Pavilion2:00 pm Smear Tournament 7 pt

- Beer Garden2:30 pm 4-H Premier

Showmanship4:30 6:30 pm Slew Foot FamilyBand Entertainment Pavilion

(call and schedule one of the fair

dates)5:00 pm Parade of Champions -Expo Arena

5:00 pm Progressive WineMaking Demonstration, Prairie

Building6:00 pm DEMOLITION DERBY -

Grandstand

7:00pm Exhibit release timeCheck the website for information

and updates:www.toddcountyfair.com

This is a tentative schedule,subject to change.

Daily Armband Events

Advance:2 Armbandsfor $30At The Fair: $20 Ea.

FRIDAY

AUGUST 16SATURDAY

August 17

SUNDAY

August 18

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organophosphate insecticides, isstrongly linked with a range of develop-mental, cognitive and behavior deficits,that can result in lasting adverse effectson the brain and leading to what has beendescribed as a silent pandemic of devel-opmental neurotoxicity. Prenatal exposureis also strongly linked with a range of birthdefects. (Watts, M. Human healthimpacts of exposure to pesticides. MerielWatts Research and Consulting,

Auckland, New Zealand, posted by David

Low online in WeedsNews4346)According to a study by Dennis

Weisenburger, M.D., at the University ofNebraska in Omaha, The use of pesti-cides and nitrogen fertilizers in agriculturehas grown dramatically over the past 30years. Currently, approximately 600 activepesticide ingredients are used, but ade-quate toxicologic data are available foronly approximately 100 of these.Environmental exposure of humans toagrichemicals is common and results inboth acute and chronic health effects,including acute and chronic neurotoxicity(insecticides, fungicides, fumigants), lungdamage (paraquat), chemical burns(anhydrous ammonia), and infant methe-

moglobinemia (nitrate in groundwater). Avariety of cancers also have been linkedto exposure to various pesticides, particu-larly hematopoietic cancers. Immunologicabnormalities and adverse reproductiveand developmental effects due to pesti-cides also have been reported. The healtheffects associated with pesticides do notappear to be restricted to only a fewchemical classes. Therefore, enhancedefforts are needed to control or eliminatehuman exposures wherever possible. (www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0

046817793902348 )

In addition to its affects on our diet and

our health, corn is a player in the globaleconomic system.

The global economic system is affect-ed by supplies of corn produced by

American farmers, and Minnesota farmsare among the top corn producers in theworld. Since 39% of corn is used tomake ethanol, when corn prices go up,ethanol production costs more. Whenethanol production costs more, ethanolprices go up. When ethanol prices go up,the cost of gasoline and biodiesel fuelsrises. So people pay more for gas andbiodiesel at the pump.

When corn prices go up, farmers whogrow corn earn more money. Farmerswho raise livestock then have to pay more

to buy corn to feed their chickens, pigs,and cattle. Then the eggs, milk, butter,and meat the livestock farmers producecost more for grocery stores, restaurants,hospitals, schools, military services, foodprocessors, and prisons to buy. And thecost of transporting these goods goes up.

And thus peoples food prices go up.The prices of ancillary products like

salad dressing, cooking oil, cornstarch,sweeteners, soda, etc., also rise whencorn prices go up. Our food costs rise,and we have to either change our eatinghabits, or buy fewer food items.

CORN AND ANIMALSRemember, 43% of the corn crop is

used for animal feed. It is used for animalfeed because US agriculture policy pro-vides substantial subsidies to farmers whoproduce grains, particularly corn and soy-beans, making the crops cheap to pro-duce. (Fact Sheet, USDA, FSA-

Admini stered Programs, Feb. 2013) .Corn and soybeans are abundant here,and readily available to be used as animalfeed.

According to a report published bywww.offthegridnews.com , $0.62 of every $1.00 thata U.S. farmer earns growing corn comesfrom the government through crop subsi-dies, assistance payments, price sup-ports, and other means.

In Todd County, there are 1,060 regis-tered feedlots caring for close to 2 millionanimals (Feb. 2013 report from ToddCounty SWCDD). Most perhaps all ofthese animals are fed corn grain, andmost of them are confined in buildings orsmall fenced areas outside.

feeding corn to animals is a problem.They cant digest it, and it makes themsick. It forces them to put on weight,

especially fat. Then humans eat the fattymeat, and the results include obesity anddiabetes in the human population.

A lot of the corn crop is fed to pigs andhogs. A new long term feeding studydone in Iowa and reported in the

Australian Journal of Organic Systemsfound health problems in confined pigs feda diet of genetically modified corn and soybeans , June 21,2013).Pigs fed a combination of genetically mod-ified soy and corn suffered more frequentsevere stomach inflammation andenlargement of the uterus than those whoate a non-GM diet.

Providing adequate consumption ofall essential nutrients is central to main-taining good health of pigs. Animals thatare fed properly are more resistant tomany bacterial and parasitic infections,which may be partially due to better bodytissue integrity, increased antibody pro-duction, improved immunity to diseases,or other factors. {D]iet and health areintricately connected and dependent uponeach other. (Diet and Health Interactionsin Swine, National Swine Nutrition Guide,University of Minnesota)

Cows react poorly to corn feed also.Cows are natural ruminants, whichmeans that they are able to digest the cel-lulose in grass because of their multi-

chambered digestive tracts. Becauseruminants' digestive systems are notdesigned for grain, cattle raised on graincan develop severe health problems,including liver abscesses, bloat, and sud-den death syndrome. Studies haveshown that the incidence of liver abscess-es in cattle decreases significantly asmore roughage, such as grass or hay, isadded to their diets. (Chengappa, M. M.,& Nagaraja, T. G. (1998). Liver abscessesin feedlot cattle: A review. Journal of

Animal Science, 76, 287-298. )

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Giovannis Pizza

of Staples

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The Christie House, built in 1901, is a walk-in the past through a countrydoctors home and carriage House with a great duck decoy collection.

27 Central Avenue, Long Prairie, MN

he Todd County Country Courier, Page 5, Friday, August 9, 2013

Raising cattle on pasture

ttp://www.sustainabletable.org/248/sus-

nable-livestock-husbandry> not only

akes sense for their digestive health, but

so because it is an efficient use of natu-

resources, turning something we cant

t grass into something we can

eat and dairy products. Pasture-based

ttle operations also decrease soil ero-

on and improve soil fertility and water

ality by maintaining grasslands which

otect soils from water and wind erosion.

Unlike pasture raised animals, grain fed

cattle are often raised on grass early in

their lives, then moved to a feedlot where

they are fed rations composed of 70 to 90

percent grain. From then until they reach

market weight, anywhere from 90 to 300

days later, cattle consume about 6 pounds

of feed for every one pound of weight

gain. (USDA Economic Research

Service. (2012). Cattle: Background.)

The overreliance on grain-based ani-

mal feeds in industrial food animal pro-

duction has negative consequences for

animal health, the environment, and even

human health. Considering the natural

eating habits of livestock animals when

formulating animal feeds would be benefi-

cial to both animals and consumers, and

will result in healthier herds and flocks,

less reliance on antibiotics to control dis-

ease, as well as a lower chance of intro-

ducing certain pathogens into society via

contaminated meat. (http://www.sustain-

abletable.org/260/animal-feed)

Why feed corn to animals? Apparently

because it makes them gain weight, and

the livestock producers who sell their ani-

mals are paid based on the animals

weight.

THE ECONOMICS OF CORN

So who benefits from the large-scale

production of corn? Thousands of people

nationwide, and multi-national conglomer-

ates like Cargill, ADC, Monsanto, and oth-

ers.

First, of course, are the farmers who

grow corn to make a living.

Second, the grain elevator operators

and co-ops that collect the corn and mar-

ket it.

Then the commodity brokers who

make a living selling futures of agricul-

tural products, metals, meats, and energy

on commodity exchanges.

Next are the corn processors like

Cargill, Green Giant, Kellogg, General

Mills, and many others, the ethanol pro-

ducers, and the major hog, cattle, dairy,

and poultry producers who buy corn for

animal feed.

Then come the grocery wholesalers

who buy the corn and meat products and

distribute them, e.g. Nash Finch, Mason

Bros, Henrys Foods, etc.

Then the grocery stores and restau-

rants who sell the food to the people who

will eat it.

In addition to these companies and

their employees, there are hundreds of

thousands of people who work for the

U.S.D.A., the state Departments of

Agriculture, the Farm Service Agencies,

the University Extension Services, and the

employees of all the other businesses just

mentioned in the economic chain of corn

production.

There are lobby groups like the

National Corn Growers Association and

the high fructose corn syrup industry, who

also benefit from King Corn.

Who loses in the corn economy?

Children whose school lunches contain

too much corn sweetener and other corn-

based processed foods and fat, fast-

ontinued from page 3

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food consumers, soda drinkers, low-

come people who buy cheap corn-

ased products and cheap meats, peo-

e who are allergic to corn and have to

heck every label of every product in

der to avoid accidentally consuming it.

nd all of us who are eating meat loaded

th saturated fat from animals who have

een fed corn.

People who eat corn products are

so eating herbicides, pesticides, fertiliz-

s, and GMO products whose long-term

fects are largely unknown.

People whose wells are contaminat-

d by nitrates from fertilizer, or from pes-

cides and herbicides applied to agricul-

ral land also lose. When these people

ecome ill as a result of eating foods

gh in fat, cholesterol, and chemicals,

e medical industry becomes a player.

CONCLUSIONS

The corn economy is complex, with

any players and stakeholders, and

os and cons.

Corn has effects on both people and

nimals.

Corn has become a staple commodi-

, used in more than 4,200 products,

nd its effects are widespread in the U.S.

Corn is heavily subsidized by the fed-

al government.

Corn surpluses and corn exports help

ovide food for foreign countries who

annot produce enough food to feed

eir citizens.

Surplus corn and meat help provide a

able food supply for Americans.

Ethanol made from corn takes a large

roportion of the harvest, but helps

duce carbon dioxide emissions from

ehicles.

When farmers grow corn instead of

her crops like wheat and oats, the

ices of those grains rise due to a small-

supply.

Current farming practices using her-

cides, pesticides, and GM seeds have

egative effects on animal health and

uman health.

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RUN BUSINESSHorseshoe Septic Service, licensed, insured, and bonded, is owned by Pat Betsinger, andhas been serving Todd County and the surrounding area since 1996, offering top quality

service at competitive rates.

The business was started in 1992 by Jerry Betsinger, Pats uncle. Pat purchased the busi-

ness after the death of Jerry. Since then port-a-potties, a roto-rooter service and an upgrad-

ed pumper truck have been added to the original equipment.

Horseshoe Septic Service is family run, with Pats two sons, Donald and Dylan, as well as

his wife, Trish, all involved in some aspect of the business. Pat does all the septic tank serv-

icing, and must keep up to date with the continuous changes with regulations and updates

per the MPCA. The rest of the family helps with the port-a-potty and bookkeeping part of

the operation. All the record keeping is now computerized.

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ness has units to rent out, and that involves washing, sanitizing, delivery and pickup.Horseshoe Septic Service takes great pride in having clean units for the public to use.

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