Weather Challenges and Emerging Regulatory Issues

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1 Weather Challenges and Emerging Regulatory Issues The ISU Extension Grain Management Team Charles Hurburgh Shawn Shouse, Greg Brenneman Agricultural Engineering Kelvin Leibold, Steve Johnson Farm Management Mark Licht: Agronomy Alison Robertson: Plant Pathology

2 OUTLINE Crop quality learning from history 2009, 2010, 2011 Quality Issues A Roller Coaster Ride Future issues what is coming? A new moisture meter Food safety Worker safety

3 Wet Corn! 2009

4 Hail damage, Sac County, Photos courtesy: Mark Licht, ISU Extension

5 Corn, NE Iowa, January 2010

6 2010 warm and wet

7 Blue-eye; Penicillium or A. Glaucus No Dry Air in July and August 2010!

8 Flooded Corn, August 2010

9 In September and October, 2010 we had extremely dry air.

10 2011 Quality Heat unit accumulation +/- to normal Hot July = Early maturity, pollenation. Record heat! Dry August reduced fill but cool nights were a buffer. Corn: Lower kernel weight; fewer kernels. Average+ TW except wilted, hail, frost, stalk rot Moisture mid to low teens; wetter east Protein highly variable; higher in dry areas Soybeans: Mixed bag small seeds but lots of them. A few Green beans North, SW but dried fast. Low protein and low oil very unusual

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12 Inbound Grading Moisture 0.1% Moisture = 1-3 cents/bu +/- 0.3% vs GIPSA By 8/1/2012? More than just once a year Calibration update Test Weight +/- 0.5 lb/bu vs GIPSA 1 lb/bu = 1.5% inventory error Cup? Training or worse than meter! 149 mhz

13 Recalibrate small meters, yield monitors

14 INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR GRAIN OPERATIONS AND PROCESSING The primary education and applied research partner to the global grain handling and commodity utilization industry. The Grain Elevator and Processing Society Formation Meeting; February 3, 2012

15 Business Drivers Retirement of baby boomers Increasingly diverse youth Globalization of companies Elevated attention on food Food safety Food choice New farmers New technologies Increase in value of natural resources

16 60% of the US Workforce will Retire in the Next Decade That means your employees! 25.0% Age of US Workforce Percent of Workforce 20.0% 15.0% 10.0% % 0.0% Age Range Linda M. Springer, director of the US Office of Personnel Management (OPM) in Retirement Tsunami: Workers are retiring with a lesser number to replace them. Sept Municipal Solid Waste Management.

17 Mission The International Center for Grain Operations and Processing (ICGOP) will be the primary education and applied research partner to the global grain handling and commodity utilization industry.

18 ICGOP Value Proposition Recruitment and training is efficient and effective ICGOP basic training is broadly applicable across operations and industries Experience is collected for training current and future grain industry professionals New methods and procedures are independently evaluated for validity and cost New equipment, products, and services are accepted more rapidly Response to external challenges and development is science-based

19 So what is it? A non-profit, tax exempt corporation with an Initial Board of startup partners ISU, KSU, KGFA, AAI and GEAPS A governing Board with participation determined by input, that determines use of funds. Uniqueness; totally industry driven

20 A Training Example Food Safety Training for Bulk Agricultural Product Handling and Processing Three-year grant from FDA to ISU and KSU Train Federal, State, Local, Tribal Food Safety Inspectors Focused on bulk grain and grain products Part of Integrated Food Safety System 6 other grantees; other parts of the food chain.

21 FDA - Food Safety Modernization Act Update registration every two years A written food safety plan is required Carrier certification and examination (BSE) Surveillance inspection every 5-7 years Accuracy guidelines for enhanced traceability FDA now can force a recall Self reporting website apply to mycotoxins??? Inspect records and audit without prior cause

22 FDA First Actions Train new inspectors, visit facilities Emphasis on food safety plans FEED! Specific audits and checks in familiar areas; eg sanitation, BSE/meat products Traceability/recall ask state of the art Wild card: Moldy grain and mycotoxins Third party audits fading reputation Question: Is grain a high risk item? PREVENTION!

23 Your First Actions Clean up the mess. Doesn t take a lot of training for an inspector to see sanitation problems. Start on a Food Safety Plan. Demonstrate positive intent. Document what could cause food safety problems eg. mycotoxins, animal proteins, piles. Draw out your operation.

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28 Grain Farms and FSMA Farms are exempt but. Grain handling, storage, drying is considered part of the supply chain, not the farm. RMA, insurance carriers studying toxin rules. Traceability info may push back to the farm. FDA inspect grain farms? Probably not. Animals, animal products? Probably so. Progressively less tolerance for moldy grain.

29 Summary Variable weather outlook will increase grain management problems. Probably new issues never seen before. Challenges of volume despite known science. Higher value rewards precise management. Food safety regulations will apply. Some longtime practices may change. 29

30 Where To Find Us Analytical Programs Quality Management Systems