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OFFICIAL MAGAZINE OF THE NATIONAL FFA ORGANIZATION

June-July-August, 1993 Volume41

Numbers

7

Oceans Of Opportunity

A Chicago FFA member makes

asplash raising,breeding

and

then selHngtropical fish to petstores.

16

Stars Go To Europe

These FFA award

winners

were

left to fendforthemselvesina

world

thatdidn't speakEnglish.

20

The FFA Jacket...Who's Worthy

of

Wearing

It?

Should

politicians, entertainers

and

other

non-members wear

the

FFA

jacket?

22

Sports Champions

Paralympic

competitor

and

former

mem-

ber

Kevin Saunders

tells

how FFA

helped

him

succeedafterbeing wheelchairbound.

COVER STORY

10

Project Adventure

Don't look

down! Marguerite

Lisai.

Springfield.

Vermont,

braves the high ropescourse forthefirst time.

Photo by Lawinna McGary

CAREERS

8

Careers

In

The Global Economy

It'sasmall

world

withbigopportunitiesif you're interestedinagricultural careersin

the international arena.

DEPARTMENTS

19

Taking The Reigns Of A

Western Ranch

Today's successful farm

and

ranch

man-

agersuseal1oftheirresourcesforsuccess.

5

FrontLine

6 News

inBrief

17 Joke Page

23 FFA

InAction

26

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THE ^{FRONT LINE}

T

iQ ^

o

many,

contest

and awards

are at the heartofthe

FFA. Anyone who

hasever participated ⁱⁿacontest orreceived an

award

i^nows hov\ it can boost your confi- dence, drive

you

toachieve

more and

prob- ablyget

your name

ⁱⁿthe paper.

But

are thecurrentactivities

on

target?

Do

theycapture student interest

and

provide for

what

the agricultural industryneeds?

These

questionsha\e

been

puttothe NationalContest

and Awards Task

Force appointed

by

the

FFA Board

of Directors.

They have been

challengedtodesign

FFA

activities that

meet

theneeds ofstudents, parents,advisors

and

the agricultural industry for the year2000.

"What

business

and

industry

want

arepeople \\orkingwith peopleto get thingsdone," says Rhett

Laubach.

1

992-93 Oklahoma FFA

president,

who,

along with Paul Friedrichs. 1992-93

Kansas FFA

president, is

servingasastudentrepresentative

on

thetaskforce.

"The

skillsthey

need

to

ha\e

inthe

workforce

are the

same

skills

we

should be

emphasizing

at thechapterlevel."adds

Laubach.

The

taskforce's firststep

was

to ask

some

key questionsto students, parents, advisors, administrators

and

state

FFA

staff through a study.

Students saidthey

most

often enroll in agriculture classesbecause they

want

toparticipatein

FFA

activities,enjoy

working

outsidetheclassroom

and

plan

on going

intoacareerinthe agricultural industry

.

FFA members

saidtheyparticipatedincontest

and awards

because they likethefeelingof winning,itincreasedtheirself

esteem and

^it

ga\e them

a

chance

to

win

prizesor scholarships.

The\

\alued

teamw

ork

and

taking responsibility for aproject

more

thanlearningaspecificskill.

A whopping

71 percent of those students

surveyed

said that cooperation in

FFA

activitiesis

more

important than competition. (For

more

studyresults,see

"News

inBrief"

page

6.)

Based on

the study'sresults, thetaskforcecreateda"Philosoph\ for

FFA Awards and

Contests"thatincludesguidelinesforindividual,

team and

chapteractivities. InJuly,the

FFA Board

ofDirectorswilldiscussthe report. Ifthey

approve

^it. each

FFA

activity willbe

reviewed

to seeifit

meets up

to the

new

standards. Ifit doesn't, it will eitherbe

changed

or dropped.

New

activities

may

^becreated.

Laubach

saysthatthe studentvoice

was

clearlyheard

on

thetask force ofagriculture teachers, college professors, agribusinessnien. state FF.A officials

and

national staff.

He

^saidthat

many

times duringthemeetings,

all

heads would

turntothe student representatives fortheirpointof view

.

"We were

inthe thickofthediscussion

and we were

listenedto.

You

can get lost in the statistics, but

we

kept the

group

focused

on what

those

numbers

really

mean."

During

the

summer

of "95. your advisor will receive a

new

set of guidelinesfor

FFA

contests

and aw

ards.Ev erything

from

publicspeaking tolivestock

judging

tothe agricultural

mechanics

proficiency

award

will

have been

revievved

and changes

will

have been made. The w

ork

between now and

then will

have

a

huge

impact

on

the FF.A.

^A ^{(\.^^}

June-July-August. 1993

NEWS ^{IN BRIEF}

How To Have An Awesome

AGRISCIENCE

Project

Yoiidon't

have

tobearocketscientist to start an agriscienceproject.Soiltests, tissue cultures

and growth

regulatorex- perimentsarealltypicalclassroomacti\i- ties, but they can also be agriscience projects

you

can

win awards and money

with.

Each

state

winner

intheAgriscience

Student Recognition Program wins

SI.()()(). Eight national finalists will be

awarded

at least $3,000.

The

^national runner-up

wins $3,300 and

the national

\\innerrakes in S7.000.

To

orderatun-to-readapplication/how- toguide

and

brochurethat

shows how

to put together an agriscience project con-

tact:

Teacher

Services Specialist,

Greg

Egan.

3632

Mt.

Vernon Memorial

High-

way,

Alexandria.

V A 22309

or

phone him

at

703-360-3600.

ext.264.

American Royalty

For a little

more

than

two weeks

of

work you

^could

win

a

$3,000

scholarship, aswellasallsorts

of otherprizes.

All

you have

to

do

isrequestan application

from your

state

FFA

staff for the

American Royal

Student

Ambassador Program. The

deadlineto

have your

entry

postmarked

is

September

1.

Judges

are looking for contestants

who have

high

academic

achievement, public speaking ability

and knowledge

of agriculture or agriculturally related fields.

They

will

choose one

female

and one male FFA member

^{toreignforthe}

Ameri-

can

Royal Horse Show and R

leoperfor- mances.

For

more

information,

com,

^' yoLir state advisor;

American Royal

Li i--on.

Pam

Petty,

816-221-9800:

or Stuc.nl .Embassador

Program

Chairperson,

Kathy

Scaalia.

816-33.V2120.

A Chance To Thank Your Advisor

The

dateto

have your Advisor Tribute

contest entry

postmarked has been changed

to

June

25. If

you would

like to

recognize your advisor

in the

magazine, type

aletter

on

plain

white paper

stating

what your advisor means

to

you and why. Include your name, home

address,

home

telephone number, school telephone number, FFA chapter and FFA

advisor's

name with

the letter.

Send your

entryto

FFA New Horizons,

Advi,sor Tribute.

P.O. Box 15160. Alexandria. VA 22309-0160. We'll publish

thetop entries in the

September-October

issue

and one winner

will

be chosen

to

speak

at the

National FFA Convention.

Time To

Celebrate...

FFA Membership

Is

Growing

Last year

FFA membership numbers went up

forthefirsttimeinten years.This yearthe trend continues.

As

ofpublica- tiontime.

FFA had

¹1,214

more members

than lastvear, fora totalof 412.788.

You Mal(e

It

Happen

Here'safun

way

torecruit

more mem-

bers into

your

chapter.

The You Make

It

Happen game show

lets

you

present

FFA

facts to seventh

and

eighthgraders inan exciting

w

ay.

E\cry FFA

advisorwillget these materials

by September

1.

Contests And Awards Study May Spur Changes A

professional research organization

has

done

astudyofall

FFA

contests

and

awards.

They

sentsur\eysto

300

students

and 260

advisors as well as to parents, school administrators

and

state staff.

A

special

FFA

task force, at theJuly

board

meeting,will re\'ievvthestudy

and

decide

ifcontests

and awards changes

shouldbe

made.

Hereare

some

ofthestudent'sanswers.

They

assignedvalues

on

ascaleofone(not important)toten (veryimportant)foreach answer.

•When

asked

why

they participate in contestsand awards,students reported: they likethefeelingof

winning

andselfesteem (S.l ).

hope

to

win

prizes or scholarships (8.0). like to

go on

trips (7.7). enjoy the

teamwork

(7.6).andlearn

from

preparing for

them

(7.1).

•What

isimportantforstudentstolearn?

Taking

responsibility (8.7)and

teamwork

(8.3)

were

ratedhighest

by

allstudents

and

adults,whilelearning a specificskill(7.0) andlearningto

win

(3.3)

were

ratedlowest

by

bothstudents

and

adults.

•Students reportedthatinvolvementin other activities (6.7),

work

after school

(6.3), shyness (6.2). conflicts with part- time jobs(6.0). andafeelingthey don't fit

(3.8) are barriers thatreduceparticipation.

•Students

and

adults generally be- lievefemale

and male

students

have

the

same

opportunities to participatein

FFA

contests

and awards

(92.5%).

Seven

per- cent ofstudents

responded

that females

and males do

not

ha\e

equal opportuni-

ties.

Reasons

these studentsfeltthere

was gender

biasare:the natureoftheactivities

(41%),

advisors attitudes

(24%), and

physicalstrength (24%).

•In

answer

to the question, in the fu- ture,should

FFA

activities

promote com-

petitionorcooperation,amajority

(71%)

ofthestLidentsratedcooperationasbeing

more

important. Adults tended to rate cooperation higher thanstudents.

•Students

recommended

that all stu- dentsshould be recognizedforparticipat- ingatthe firstlevel

above

the chapter.

•The

four

most

important types ofrec- ognitionfor students

were

plaqueortro-

phy (8.4%

),write-upinlocalpaper(

8.2%

),

local

awards banquet

(8.1

%) and

recogni- tion

from

friends

and

family.

FFA

New

Horizons

Oceans of Opportunity

Chicago FFA member makes a splash with

basement business

By

JenniferWest.

FFA Member

Hesperia, California

With

_dollars,^{just a}_space^{couple of}_{for a}

_lew ^hundred

_fish

tanks

and

alotofpatience,

you

could be in the tropical fish business.Jason Ziegler, fishbreeder

and

FFA member from

Chicago.Illinois,says patienceisa

key

because.

"The

fisharen't goingto

spawn when you want them

to."

He's been

waiting

on one

pairoffishfor

two

years

—

^with

^no

^results.

Ziegler's parents first

gave him

an

aquarium and

tropical fish

when

he

was

three.

By

his

freshman

yearhe

w

as selling

some

ofthefishhe bred in hisbasement.

"The

firsttime.^Isoldto just

one

petshop.

Later. I learned to spreadout. to sell to different stores

and

getahigherprice for

my

fish."

Now

ajuniorinhighschool. Ziegler's

monthly income

averages

between $50 and

$75.

He

delivers about

200

fish a

month

to various pet shops. Fish prices range

from

$1 an inch to

$50

each, de-

pending on how

hard they aretobreed.

Buildinga business relationship with the store

owners

isa

key

to a successful enterprise, says Ziegler. "Pet

shops

are very picky about

where

they

buy

their fish from, because there are

always

woiTies aboutparasites

and

such."

Owners must know you

providea

good

supplyfor

them

to

keep buying from

you,hesays.

Zieglerspends about

two

tothreehours a

day

at

work

^.

He

hires se\eral

freshmen

as apprentices.

"They've

learned a lot."

he says ofhis assistants.

"When

^I find a

freshman who

doesn't

have

an

SAE

[su- pervisedagriculturalexperienceprogram], riltrain

them

to help

me

with

my

busi- ness.Often, theystartfishprojectsoftheir

own."

Not everyone

issuited for raising these scalycreaturesthough."It'sachallenge,"

Ziegler says.

The

fish

have

to

have

a certainconstant temperature(83 degrees Fahrenheit normally

and

87 to

89 when

"First

you have

tofind

something

that interestsyou.

then you have

to

do something

^that's

demanding," says

Ziegler.

who's

raised

and bred

varieties ofAfrican

and South .American

tropi- ca! fish forthree years.

spawning), softwater,aspecific

pH

level

and

highquality food.

To

entice the fish to

spawn.

Ziegler putsa

dozen

of

one

typeoffishinthe

same

tank.Afterthefish

choose

theirmate,

and

are put in a tank oftheir

own.

Ziegler waits for the next generationtobeborn.

Through

his

FFA

experience. Ziegler says he has learned to

keep

efficient records.

"By

using record books.

r\e found

out

how much

betteritis to write everything

down,

so Ican

keep

track of

customers and how much

^Iearn."

By plowing 90

percentofthemone\' he earns

back

intothebusiness.Zieglerfeels he has

accomplished many

ofhis goals

and

plans to expand.

"When

I began. I

wanted

tobeself-supported,

and

^Ithink I

accomplished

that.

Now

^. I'd like to get bigger tanks

and expand

to

more

exotic breeds offish."

Running

^his fish enterprise fits well withZiegler'sambitionsto

become

avet- erinarian

and

to

own

his

own

pet shop.

"The

best

pan about my

business."

he

says,"is that

I'm doing

somethijig I en- joy."

To

other

FFA members

considering startingabusiness,

he

advises,startsmall

and

build

your way

up.

Find

out

what you

are interested in

and make

sure it's de-

manding.

Ifit'snot challenging, Ziegler saysit

may be

hardtostay interested.

As

a final note, he says,

"Don't

give up.

Sometimes you might

thinkthatrunning

your own

businessistoodifficult,butin thelongrun,it's

worth

it." ...

June-July-August. 1993

CAREERS ^IN THE

WatchJorBifiOpportunities

inrfhe International Arena ^{By Michael}

^Wilson

ik

tchingtosee theworld,visitexotic lands, explorea

new

, culture'.'

Your

future

may

betied toagriculturalexports.

That'sbecausethe

American

farmer

no

longer provides

food and

fiberforhisfellowcitizens alone.

Of

the 128 people

one

farmercanfeed,

34

of

them

live inothercountries.

"The

ideathatwe'reinaglobal

economy

has finally caught hold inagriculture,"says Dr.

Lowell

Hill, University ofIllinoisprofessorofagriculturalmarketing.

"Almost

anything

we do

inagriculture

now

needs an international understanding."

That's

where you come

in.

Hundreds

of

farm commodities,

both raw

and

processed, are soldoverseas invirtually

hundreds

ofcountries.

About one

millionjobsare

tied in

one way

oranotherto thoseexports, accordingto the

U.S.

Feed

Grains Council

(USFGC).

Most

are inassembling, processing,

and

distributing agriculturalproducts.Transpor- tationjobs intrucking,rail, river barge,

and

shipping,

depend

heavily

on

exports.

Many

agricultural researchersstudy

ways

to

improve

grain quality for

when

thecropisshippedoverseas.

Nearly everyagricultural career areahas

some

connection to

farm

exports.

Destination: Overseas?

On

theotherhand,

some

jobsaredirectlytied tofarm exports.

Some

ofthesejobs arelocated inplaceslike

Wash-

ington,D.C.

— and Rome,

Paris,

Moscow, and Tokyo.

Let's startwiththeForeignAgricultural Service, an

agency

oftheU.S.

Department

of Agriculturethatsupports theprivate sectorin

expanding

exportsof U.S. farm products.

Three-fourths of

FAS

staff

work

in

Washington,

D.C.

The

rest

work

overseas, representing theinterestsof U.S. agricul- ture in

more

than

80

untries.

One

of thosejobsnvL^htbeasanagricultural attache.

"Their jobistobethe rt'^-esentativeofthe U.S.

government

inareasofagricultureint : foreigncountry," explainsDr.

Hill.

"They work

withtrade ^; oups, conduct meetings

on

policy,trytonegotiate better iiadeterms,

and

helpinproinot-

«

ingproducts."

Those FAS workers who

are stationedin

Washington might work on

various

economic

reports,analyze theen

riskof variouscountries,orcollectinformation

o^

globalsupply

and demand.

FAS

hires

economists who

specialize in agriculture

and

internationalaffairs.

These

jobs with

FAS

almost

always

require afour-year collegedegreeplusa master's degree,prefer- ably inagricultural

economics. FAS com-

monly

recruitsforthesejobsatlandgrant colleges.

Other

jobstied to

farm

exportsare

found

inthe privatesector.

For

example,

agrain

merchandiser

fora large multinational grain

company

might

negotiatewith people in

,^

^{othercountriesto}

make

grain

,

'^

^{^ sales,explainsDr. Hill.}

^

'

'

Commodity

organizationsoften

need

people with international ex-

pertise,says Dr.Hill.

These

organizations,

funded by

farmer contributions("checkoffs"), ,'^h. arechallengedtocreate

new

marketsfortheir

;

;;v\

commodities.

Many

checkoff-funded

commodity

organizations

have

officesinother

countries staffedwith

Americans whose

job^itistoeducate foreigners

on

ae,w

ways

touse U.S.

farm commodi-

ties.

The American Soybean

Association conducts over

200

export

expansion

activities in

76

^countries.

They

set

up

tradefairs

and

conferences

and conduct

feeding

trialsorseminarsto

promote

U.S. soybeans.

Farm equipment companies —

^both

^American — ^and

^foreign-

owned — ^need

^people

^who

^{can help}

^market

^{theirproducts in}

othercountries.

You may wind up working

asa technicianor engineerfor

John Deere

in France,since

many American- owned farm equipment companies

selloverseas.

Or you may

land asimilarjob here

working

forClaas, a

German-owned farm equipment company

that sells

machinery

here inthe

United

States.

Hundreds

of smaller

companies

areconstantly strivingtofind

new

marketsfortheir

farm

equipment.

Many

private

companies and commodity

organizations need professionalsinmarketingor

communications,

pointsout

Donna Dunn, USFGC

directorof

membership and communica-

\

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'#

\

ofanothernation,he «iys.

If

you would

like

more

information

on

agricultural exportsor related careerfields,write:

•American Soybean

Association,

540 Mary

villeCentre Drive, Suite

#

390, P.O.

Box 419200,

St. Louis,

MO 63141,

Phone:

1-800-688-7692

•U.S.

Feed

Grains Council,

1400 K

Street,

N.W.

Suite 1200,

Washington, D.C.

20005.Phone:

202-789-0789

•Foreign AgricultureService,U.S.

Department of

Agriculture,

Washington, D.C. 20250-1000

5.02 Quadrillion

^Kernels...

and Counting

G-Mfons.

Those

are skillareasthat arealmost

always

in

demand no

matter

what

type of

company

ororganization

you work

for.

College Education

You

will

need

acollege educationfor

most

of thesejobs.

"You

also

need

to

have

aninterest inpeople,geography',

and

policy,"saysDr.Hill.

"Students

who

are

more

people-oriented,with a

broad

interest inwhat's

happening

inthe

world around

them,will

make good

candidatesforthese international positions."

You

shouldalso

be

interestedinlearninganotherlan-

guage —

^{not justto}

communicate,

buttolearnaboutthe culture

When

it

comes

toUS.agri- culturalexports,cornisking.

We

produce

40

percent of the world's corn and supply over two-thirds ofthe world's

com

exports.Twenty-eight percentof the 1992 crop

was

sold over- seas. Itisbyfarthe top export aop,bothinvolume andvalue.

In May, the United States exporteditsSOth-billionbushel ofcom. Accordingto the U.S.

FeedGrainsCouncil, 50billion bushels...

-

wouldcontain5.02quadril- lion kernels ofcom.

-

wouldtake373,134,320pick-

uptruckloadstodeliver.

-would

generate approxi- matelySI35billion attoday's marketprice.

-

wouldcirdethe earth'sequa- torseven timesifloadedinto railcars.

-

wouldtake one-sixththeland areaoftheUnited States to grow.

June-July-August. 1993

n^ti/^tiA^

Outdoor teombuilding teaches confidence and trust

Marguerite

Lisai is

crossing

the multivine traverse with the help of her

support

crew.

Teammate Jody

Aldrich(totheright ofthetree) gives

encouraging words from below.

By Lawinna McGary

Y

ou're

on

acable 25feet

up

inthe air.

A wave

ofdizzi- nesshits.

Your body

isshak- ing. Breathe...and focus

on your

goal. Justlook ahead...a

few more

stepstothetree

and

you'llbe safe.

Whatever you

do. don't faaalU!

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tothe

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the

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isthegoal ofthe Spider's

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describing herfirsttime

on

thehighropes.

"I

found

outIcould

make

^itacross,

which

a lot of people can't do. It

makes me

proud. It'sgiven

me

selfconfidence."

Lisaiis

one

ofabout

80

studentsinthe past

two

years

who have

tackledoutdoor activities like the wild

woosey.

teepee shuttle, spider's

web and

the

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There

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Some

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the

ground

while others are

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firm footing. There'slittle

chance

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and

attachedtoropes that ease

them

to the ground. Yet, the experience strikes fear in the hearts of

most

people.

"I'm

scared of heights," says junior

Harold Rock. "But

I

keep going

outthere

and keep

challenging myself."

Team Time

Chapter members

firstconstructedthe

outdoor elements

for a Building

Our American Communities

project.

Advisor Hank

Stopinski

wanted

a

way

tobringhis classes

and

the

community

^together.Stu- dents

from

four other high schools, as well as adult students, attendhistechnical center.

With

sucha

mix

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found

ithardtoget studentsto

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Rock's

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during

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began

to

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was

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always been

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and

shut off

from everybody

else.It(the

team

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made

a

change

in

my

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say

what you want

tosay^.

To

say

what you

feel."

Rock

^says.

Because

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Rock

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Being

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him

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Knowing

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morning,

says Stopinski, isan important partofthe

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"A

lotofpeoplefeel

much

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when

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and

helping," says chapter vice president

Mike

Johnston. Before this course.

"A

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Now I'm

an 'A' stu- dent,

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I'm in a lotofextracurricular activities.

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^, 7"~'he boys(andgirls) of

summer

taketo

7

o/th

theballfieldeachyear with high hopesof scoring

home

runs,fieldinghitsand avoidingas

many

errors as possible.

The same

could be saidof the

American

agricul- tural

team

asitseekstoavoid the tag thatourfoodisunsafe.

With

eachpassing season,

new

doubtsareraisedabout thesafetyofournation'sfood supplyandthereliabilityof itsfoodprotection system.

Sometimes

thequestions focus

on how

thefoodwas raisedorgrown.

At

other times,concernscenter

on how

it'sprocessed,

packaged

orshipped.

In nearlyevery instance, the questionsareresolved

and

thematter

becomes

afaded

memory. Americans go on

abouttheirdailylives,eating threesquaremealsa day, rarely

concerned aboutthesafetyof the foodtheyput

on

their plates

and

intheirmouths.

Untilanotherheadlinestirstheir fearsandjoltstheir confidence.

Sometimes

the headlinesareconstructive,

reminding

allinthefood industry to

do

a betterjob. But,otherstories aremerelycollectionsof accusations

made by

one

group

or another

-

mostly

done

withthe best of intentions butoften lackingin both forethought andfact.

Each

reportseemstochip

away

atthepublic's trust offarmers,farmsuppliers, food processors,

government

regulatorsand foodretailers.

The

challengeforallofus in agricultureistofinda

way

to helpconsumerssort through the headlines

— distmguishmg

accuracyfromaccusation

-

whilestillsearchingforways of

improving

ourscorecard

on

foodsafety.

Our

bestchance tor

winnmg

withthe

American

peopleistodeliverapowerful pitchonfood.

And,

asan

FFA member, you

areoneofagri- culture's

Designated

Pitchers onfoodsafety.

Concerns about foodsafety-

have coveredthewaterfront...

fromripening agentsusedin appleproductiontofungicides onpeanuts, herbicides

on

corn,

growth hormones

usedinbeef productionandfood additives usedbvprocessors.

Why do we

use these products:'

Are

they^safer'

Do we

reallyneed them.^

What

arethelong- termhealtheffects?

How

can

we

besureour foodissafe' Thesequestionsarefair.

And

eachof usshould

know how

to respondbycoveringallthebases.

First Base:

The Farm

Have you

ever

met

afarmer

who

iustcouldn'twaittospend

money on

herbicidesorlivestockantibiotics.'

As

wise-cracking

Macaulay

Culkinsaid in

Himu

Alone.

"Idon't thinkso."

With

^lessthan2 percent of

Americans

producing food fortherest of the nationandamajorportionof the world.

n u ^I

farmershavetheir

work

cutoutforthem.

The

farmer's suc- cess atproducingvastquantitiesoffruits,vegetables,cereals, grainsandfibercrops, aswellas cattle,hogsandpoultry, has

made American

agricultureour

Number One

industry

-

and somethingotamiracleworldwide. Yet

most

consumers never giveitasecond thought;

we

expecttofindfresh

and

processed foods

—

readily available,convenientandaffordable

- whenever we

strollintoagrocerystore.

Thisfood

abundance

could only bepossiblethrough farmerefficiency, useotthelatestadvancesinmachinery,

agronomic

practicesandscience,and thoughtfulattention to carefully

managing

thesetechnologies.

Without

thesetools, afarmer couldfeedonlya handfulotpeople(as

was

thecase only

50

yearsago) ratherthan the nearly 130 consumersted by eachU.S.farmertoday.

Sure,

some

otthoseinnovationshave

names

thatthe public oftenmisunderstands

- names

likepesticides, anti- biotics,

growth

hormones, hybridseedvarieties,genetically engineeredcrops,andahostototherfoodproduction tools andtechniques.

But

there'sno

doubt

aboutit: Farmersdon't use thesetoolsbecause they

want

tospend theirhard-earned money.

They

arequickto recognize

which

innovations

"work"and

which

onesdon't.

Thanks

tofarmers

making

the rightchoices, ourfoodproductionsystemhas

become

the

model

forthe world.

Second Base:

The Laboratory

The

toolsusedinfoodproductiondon't justhappen.

They

aretheresultoilifetimes ofcarefulresearch,study,andfield,green- house and laboratoryexperimentation. Put simply,today's productivity

enhancements

aretheproductotresearch, research,research(moreresearch)and...success!

Take agchemicals,forexample.

On

average,onlyone (that'sright, justone) in20,000pesticidessurvives thejour- neyfromthe chemist's^lab,through testing,

beyond

regulato-

r}- review, tothemarketplace.

(More

about theregulatory processlater.)

Many

discoveriesarerejectedbecause they don'tn-er-tmanufacturerstandardsforpest control,guide- lines fors. ty to

humans

andtheenvironment andcountless othertests. 's longand

winding

process takesfromseven CO 10yearsana ^,tspesticidemanufacturers

anywhere

from

$35

millionto$5^ -uUion. Again,alltoend

up

with onlyoneproductouto' "'0,000 candidates!

The same

exhaustive researchgoesintootherproduc- tion inputsandfood processingadditives. Infact,anything thathasaremote chanceof

becoming

part of the foodsupply

issubjectedto a

wide

varietyof

company and government-

directed testing.

Third Base:

The Government

Threefederalagenciesarethe primary guardiansofourfood supply.

They

are:

•

Environmental Protection Agency

(expected to

become

the

Department

ofEnvironmentalProtection).

EPA

isresponsibleforcarryingoutalaw

commonly known

as

"FIFRA

^"

^-

theFederalInsecticide,Fungicide and RodenticideAct.

FIFRA

requiresthat pesticidesused in foodproduction

meet

toughstandardsforsafetyby being subjectedto

more

than 120health,safetyand environmental

"While consumers should remain alert

about the foods they eat, they also should realize that the U.S. food supply

tests.

The

lawsetsspe- cificguidelinesforprod- uct labeling,registration, transportation

and work-

ersafetyduringuse. In brief,

FIFRA

ensuresrig- is

vigorously regulated

and remains among the safest

in

the world."

Dr.LouisGrivetti

FoodHistorianand ProfessorofNutrition University of California atDavis

oroustestingandsafety tothepublicandenvi- ronment,andverifies thatanypesticide's benefitsfar

outweigh

itspotential risks.

•

Food and Drug Administration. FDA

adminis- tersthefederalFood,

Drug

and CosmeticAct,oneof the world's

most

comprehensivelawsdesignedtoprotectfood safety. Because

no

foodis"pure,"thislawsetsa"tolerance

"

leveltorallchemicaltracesandfood additives present that

might

constitutea "residue." Thiscoversartificial sweeten-

ers,preservatives,tracesofanimaldrugs, pesticides

-

even foodpackagingmaterials. Togetherwithfederalenviron- mentalofficials, the

Food

and

Drug

Administrationsets thelegallimitstorresiduesin rawagricultural

commodities

andprocessedfoods.

•

Food Safety and Inspection Service.

FSISis

responsibleforensuringthat

meat

andpoultryproductsare safe,

wholesome

andaccuratelylabeled. This

USDA

agency

t_yii€Cfai SVt/t^e^^^n^<,.7a^^^-f7t^ft^

a n o d

inspectsproductsfordomestic andexport

consumption

and checks imported productsas well. FSISassures that those

who

raiseanimalsandprocessfoodhavelived

up

totheirfood safety responsibilities. Considerthesefacts:

More

^{than 7,000inspectorsarestationedin}

^meat

and poultry plants nationwide.

Slaughterinspectorsand veterinarians inspectnearly 120millionlive- stockand 6billionpoultryfor signsof disease orabnormali-

ties,before

and

afterslaughter.

* _Food

technologistsandprocessing inspectorsannuallyre-impectabout 150billion

pounds

ofhot dogs, chicken nuggets,frozen entreesand processed products.

J»

About 325,000

^samplesarechecked each yearforresiduesofanimaldrugs, pesticides or other chemicals,

and

roughly

40,000

arecheckedfor bacteriaorparasites.

So,

what

doesall thisregulation, testingandinspection

mean

tous? It

means

ourfoodissafe. Infact,regulations requiresuch

wide

marginsofsafetythata

40-pound

child couldeat

340

oranges

EVERY DAY FOR LIFE

andstillnot

consume

theequivalent

amount

of pesticide residues that might cause healthproblemsin laboratory mice. Three

hundred

fortyorangesaday? ^"/don'tthinkso.

"

Home ^Plate:

The Consumer

How many

timeshave

you

tasted cookie battercontaining eggs? According tothe

American

Dietetic Association, that's ano-no,becauseraw eggs couldcontain harmful bacteria.

Believeitornot,foodsare at theirgreatestriskonce they'vereachedtheconsumer's

home,

mostly becauseof

how

thefoodisfrozen, thawed,refrigerated,cooked(notcooked) orhandled. Improperly cookedmeats,forexample, can carrydangerousbacteria.

Peopleoften

become

illbecause theyfailto

wash

their handsafterhandling

raw

poultry

and

othermeat. Similar

handling andpreparation concernsapplyto fruitsand vegetables,too.

But,

assuming

ourfoodsareproperlyhandledandpre- pared,areconsumersstillatriskbecause offood additives?

As mentioned

earlier,food additivesare closelyregulated and can only be usedfora specificfood purpose.

They

cannot be used tohide inferiorproducts,trickconsumersor

destroynutrients.

Without

food additives, accordingto the

American

Dietetic

Association, icecream

would

formicy crystals,peanutbutter

would

separate

and

marshmallows would

be hard.

The most commonly

usedfood

'

additivesaresugar,saltand corn syrup.

These and

allother additives are listed

on

theproduct packageto assist consumersin

making

informedchoices.

With

allthehealth concernssurround- ingfoodsafety,it's importantto

remind

peoplethatthe best health insuranceisa sound, balanceddietof nutritious foods

-

_includ-

ingfruits,vegetables, breads,cereals,dairyandpoultry- products,fishandmeats.

Do

youeat fiveservingsoffruits

and

vegetables every day? (Did

you

say,

"Idon'tthinkso^"?) Well, theNational CancerInstitute says thatdiets rich in fruits andvegetablesarethe bestdefense against at leastnineformsof cancer.

Clearly,you've gotthefactsneeded todelivera

winning

pitch

on

foodsafety.

And

agriculture has agreat

team

withlots oftalent.

With

all

the bases loadedin favorofconsumers, the healthful benefits offoodwillcontinue tooutscore therisks, seasonafterseason.

Thisspecial

message on

food

isbroughtto

you

by:

The Alliance For

A Clean Rural Environment

O (§D

-FMC

Griffin

Hoechst^

Roussel J^

Monsanto

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Say What?

FFA award winners were ^left to fend for ttiemselves

in a ^world that didn't speak English ByAnayMarkwan

Everything ^was

^{fine for}

^Darren

Funk

untilhe steppedinside the airport in

Hamburg. Germany.

No one was

speaking

EngHsh.

This

was more

of an adventure than he

had

bargainedfor.

Funk, western regionstarfanner,

was on

theStarsInternational

Marketing

Tour, a¹0-day whirlwindtripthrough

Germany.

Belgium and

France.

With him were Randy Bogden.

western region star in agribusiness; Brian Lake, easternregion star farmer; Jeff Martin, eastern region star inagribusiness;

Rosco Vaughn, FFA

board

member and

hiswife,Susan;Funk's advisor,

Gaylen Smyer and

myself.

For the time being.

Funk and

his fellov\ travelers could relax, sort of,

while

their

trust\' _^

tour \\,

guide navigated then

'Mough

thecity to their business appoin ^.-nts

and

sight- seeing tours. But in th ick of their minds, they

knew

they

wo.

^'\"

on

their

own

the next evening,stayii;^ ,ith

farm

families in rural

Germany.

Do you remember

the first time

you

heard

someone

speaking anotherlanguage

you

didn't understand?

Sounds

likegib- berish. Ultra-high-speed gibberish...like

everyone

^{in the}

^country went

to auctioneering school. "It

was

like being illiterate." recalls Funk. "I couldn't

even communicate

with the taxi driver.

The

louderIgot,the fasterhe went,

no

matter

what

I said."

After meetings with U.S.

Department

of Agriculture exportofficials

and

a tour ofa

meat

processingplant, the travelers piled intoa

van and headed

southto their hostfamilies.

The two-hour

trip

from Ham-

burg

was

spent

cramming

basic Ger-

man

survival words. "Yes.

No.

»

\

Please.

Thank

you.

Where

is the

jiy

^•

bathroom?"

It

was

dark

when

the van

dropped

off

Funk and

ad\'i- sor

Smyer

at a brickfarm-

house

near a small

town

calledBiicken.It

was

thou- sands of miles

away from

Burley.Idaho,

and

they

were

feelingevery mile ofthe distance.

"Ifelt

abandoned."

recallsFunk.

But

upon

greeting their hosts at the door,theyrealizedeverything

was going

to be all right.

Though

the

mother and

father ofthe

house spoke

little English, their daughters

had

traveled to the U.S.

and Canada.

Better still, the

German armer grew

sugarbeets

and

potatoes, just like thewesternregionstarfarmer

and

his advisor.

They

quickly learned that the desire to talk aboutthe latesttrendsin fann- ingdoesn't

know

international boundaries.

The young women

interpretedforthe crop fann- ersfromdifferentsidesofthe .Atlantic.

"We

talkedbeetsand spuds until ourinterpreters couldn't stay

awake

anymore."saidSmyer. "Ittookthe

edge

off."

added

Funk.

Others in the

group

weren't as fortu- natetogetin-houseinterpreters,but

man-

aged

just tine.

They

realized

communica-

tiongetsstripped

down

tobareessentials

when you have

to look

up

every other

word

ina pocketdictionary. Forget the proper

way

toask

"when

will

we

beeating dinner?"Intelligentpeopleare

reduced

to exaggerated

hand

gesturesthatresemble scooping Cheerios out of a

bowl

while asking repeatedly.

"Dinner?

Eating?

Time? Munch-Munch'"

By

the next day, the

group had been

transformed

from

chatterboxtouristsinto carefully

paced

bi-lingual

communica-

tors.

They were

actuallyspeakingtoother .American

group members

in the

same manner

as

German

hosts,

such

as,

"1...am...very...happy...to...see...you...this...

morning...Brian."

The

Stars quickly learned their early fears

were

unfounded. Their hosts

were

kind, helpfulandhospitable.

They went

out oftheir

way

to

make

sure

you were com-

fortable.

These were good

people.Friend- ships

were made

quickly. Afteronly

two

days, there

were

heart-tugginggood-byes, promisestowriteandinvitations tovisit.

On

thefinal nightofthetour,the Stars reflected

on

theirjourney while having dinnerin the Eiffel

Tower

in Paris.

The group had

visited the historic cities of

Antwerp and

Brussels,

Belgium;

Paris.

France

and Hamburg, Germany.They were

with high le\'el officials at the U.S.

em-

bassiesineachcountry.

They

toured

mu-

seums,

and

attended international

farm

shows.

Yet

each

one

agreed withoutres- ervationthatthe staywith families

meant

the

most

tothem.

The one

e\ent that

had been

the

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Zena: Great

news! The

teachersaid

we'd have

atest,rain or shine.

Bena:

What's

so

good

aboutthat?

Zena: It's

snowing!

Jamie

Dildine

Hxdro. OK

Mr.

Williamsrealized thaibeing lostillthought

was new

territoiy

for

Robert and began

toorganize a search partytobring

him hack

to reality.

Judy:

My

father

always

whistles

when

he works.

Rudy: He must

bea

happy

guy.

Judy:

Not

really.

He's

atrafficcop.

Michael L

^Wilco.x

Founlainlown,

IN

Jim: I

saw

a

man-eating

shark in the aquarium.

John:That'snothing. I

saw

a

man

eating

shrimp

inthecafeteria.

Joseph

Sestae Tabor.

SD

Q:

What

did the farmer saytothe seed?

A:I'llcheer

you

up.ifyou'll root

forme.

Ann

Cheek. Will

Cheek

Rayvllle.

LA

Q:

Why

did the

cow

cross theroad?

A: It

was

thechicken's

day

off.

Jason Harbin

Adamsville.

TN

A zookeeper was

talking to three

boys who were

introuble.

He

said, "Tell

me your names and what you were

doing.^"

The

first

boy

said,

"Tommy.

I

was

trying tofeed

peanuts

tothe lions.^"

The second boy

said. "Billy. I

was

trying to

feed peanuts

tothe lions.

"

The

third

boy

said,

"My nanw

is Pea- nuts.^"

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Younghlood

Watson.

OK

Doc:.

Take one

of those blue pills every

morning

withaglassofwater,

one

ofthe redones^at

noon

witha glassofwater,

and one

ofthegreen pills everynight before

bed

witha glassofwater.

Patient:

OK, Doc,

butgiveitto

me

straight.

What's wrong

with

me?

Doc: You're

notdrinking

enough

water.

Bobbie Mae Cooley Bowen,

IL

Q:

Why do

seagullsflyoverthesea?

A:

Because

ifthey flewoverthe

bay

they

would

becalled bagels,

Joanna

Steck Fort

Orange. FL

Q:

How do you

get

down from

an el- ephant".'

A:

You

don't.

You

get

down from

aduck.

Gerald Lewandowski

Millis.

MA

Q: What do you

call a

minor

bird accident'

A:

A

featherbender.

Ernest Jess Arthur. IL Q:

What do you know

if

you

find

bones on

the

moon?

A:

The cow

didn't

make

it!

Brandon Dohler

Beulah.

ND

Charlie and Friends

'No birthdayparty. They're celebratingntyvolunteeringto

do

extra chores.

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