Joe Horner(:10) In five years we’ve seen about 100 million dollars worth of new grass based dairy operations coming into Missouri. We’ve also seen a lot of younger dairymen realizing that they do have a future in Missouri.
(:15) There a lot of places you could put a pasture bases dairy, but we’ve seen a lot of new dairies coming into Missouri in pasture systems, because this is the sweet spot, it hits the strategic advantages of being far enough south, far enough north, far enough east, and far enough west.
(:16) Grazing dairies present less of a barrier to entry for young dairymen because the startup cost and capitol investment are lower. They’re not just lower, but the new capitol is invested in land and in cattle that lenders prefer to lend to, rather than specialized structures that may not have resale value.
(:12) Ten years ago pasture based dairying was a fringe part of dairying. Now it’s gone mainstream and we’ve gone from less than five thousand cows in the state using the system to more than twenty thousand cows using the system.
Eric Hoffman(:13) It's very nice to work with locally because this actually comes from our home state that we live in and nothing is imported from other states to us so it is all really nice you know actually eat what we are actually growing in our own state.
(:09) I think that something that young people should really realize that it’s possible and you can still make money and take a few days off.
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Jim Ronald(:08) Definitely, we have been through a period of fast foods and microwave foods and this is a way to reconnect them with a cooking experience.
(:13) The research shows that eating fresh is a big part of fighting this problem of obesity and by teaching people and kids especially how to cook the foods directly we can get at that problem.
Dylan Carver(:13) It's very nice to work with locally because this actually comes from our home state that we live in and nothing is imported from other states to us so it is all really nice you know actually eat what we are actually growing in our own state.
Louie Conti(:06) Most of the salads were absolutely amazing and I just never thought salad could be that good.
Eric Cartwright(:06) It's not just about being local but when they can taste the difference of that strawberry or that piece of lettuce it is just remarkable.
Donta Manley(:06) Yes, very confident that we were going to win, I don't like losing and winning is one of my hobbies.
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Bob Pierce(:14) Landowners may only own 10 or 15 acres or even be a larger farmer that might own 200 to 300 acres, it doesn't matter each can play a role on being good stewards for the wildlife resource.
(:16) It's been a long term trend their declining numbers this didn't happen overnight it happened over the course of 30 to 40 years but gradually those declining numbers have led us to take action throughout their range, throughout the Southeast and Midwest.
Tim Reinbott(:13) The misconception for many people is that farmers don't care about wildlife they really do because it is a great indication of the health of their environment and it creates value for their land.
George Hobson(:18) If you get up in the morning and you hear quail singing and it doesn't make your heart lift you missed out on a big part of what life really is.
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David Trinklein(:12) There is a 20 to 1 return on one's investment in seeds and other materials for the home garden. So every dollar spent in seeds means 20 dollars returned in produce later in the summer.
(:11) A person doesn't have to have a huge amount of acreage or square footage in one's lawn in order to garden. Containers on a patio or a balcony would be another good way.
(:12) If we are fairly good gardeners, we might be able to achieve 10 to 15 pounds of tomatoes per plant, and that's a lot more than many people realize a tomato is capable of producing.
Geni Alexander(:14) Well honestly, with a husband, a three-and-a-half-year-old and a one-and-a-half-year-old, I'm always going to the store for something, but if I could come up here and grab some tomatoes to put on a salad or some cucumbers to put in a salad that would be wonderful. It would save money and be a lot easier too.
Bill McKelvey(:16) I think it's a great way to get started, especially since there are other people who are gardening alongside you. Some people have more experience than others, but generally in a community garden people are willing to kind of share what they know and help their neighbor.
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Kathy Macomber(:09) The credit markets are tightening, we know that. It's more difficult to obtain financing. So now more than ever it's important to have a good business plan.
(:19) The old marketing ways don't work anymore. If you put an ad in the yellow pages they're not going to find you. Particularly as you look across generational differences, you need to be blogging. You need to be using Twitter. You need to be using new social networking tools to reach your customer base. And that might be kind of a new idea for some people.
(:23) Some business owners write the business plan, take it to their lender in order to get a loan, and then throw it in the drawer and never look at it again. But it's a unique decision-making tool where they can compare their forecasts and their plan to actual over time. They really should revisit it every year and make sure they're on track or that the plan reflects what's going on in the business.
Crystal Harrington(:18) November of 2008 wasn't a great time in the economy for anybody to be buying a small business, but we felt like we worked with the folks at the Small Business Development Center. We found resources that we really didn't know that we had, and we took the leap.
Don Henley(:11) I think the bank would laugh me out the door if I walked in and told them what my plan is without having anything written down or anything documented or all that and that is reason I am here.
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Aric Wiest(:19) Fungi are everywhere and used in everything that people might not realize, such as baking bread and more importantly brewing beer. And these are samples used in brewing very popular local beer.
Mike Plamann(:14) You never know how things are going to change, and that's a key reason why you want to
carefully store as much of these fungal strains as you can. Because they may be of great use tomorrow.
Alex Idnurm(:13) Fungi can cause lethal disease as well, particularly immunocompromised people, people who have organ transplants, are on immuno-suppressive drugs so they don't reject the organs. And the downside of that is that they are highly susceptible to fungal diseases.
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Dorie Clark(:15) You got to be crazy to be doing this. But the joy of it is seeing the others one that's the in the class, the other classmates and knowing that I am definitely inspiring them and they are inspiring me to continue.
(:07) It's hard for me, it's not easy. It gets hard at times, sometimes I can do it and sometimes I can't.
Bill Stephens(:08) It's challenging for any person any age, absolutely it is. But it's especially challenging for him, but he's got the right attitude about it. .
Nick Weske(:13) I think Dorie is a great guy. Yeah, he has a couple nicknames. One of them is Pops and I respect him for his age and coming in here and keeping up with the best of us. He does a great job. He is a good motivator and a good person. .
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Dana Frew(:11) When she first started rehab, she was just really scared, and then there was pain involved. And the dog just, I don't know, when the dog was there it just seemed to make things better for her.
(:12) There are no words to describe it. It's just utter joy to see her come back and to be happy again and smile, and this is something she wants to do and that's why we're doing it.
Hannah Frew(:05) I like visiting old people and people like that.
Sharen Hunt(:06) If you've never seen it, it's pretty amazing. The faces light up, the hands reach out, there's smiles.
(:13) We are just basically doing a temperament testing to insure that the animals are going to be able to adapt to a group situation that's at the nursing home or one of the shelters without being overly apprehensive or worse yet, being aggressive.
