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CONTENTS

April 2016

FEATURES 12

Cattle Drive

Ag Business Council of KC

Building a Business

California Cowboy Travels 2,000 Miles To Achieve Dream

Three Leaders Honored at Luncheon

Husband and Wife Team Start Mineral Feeder Business

MEMBER NEWS 6 32 48

Association Update County News Beef Checkoff News

Ag Business Council of KC Honors Three Leaders

COLUMNS 8

MCA President’s Perspective Facts & Figures

CattleWomen’s Corner

Straight Talk: Mike Deering

On the Edge of Common Sense: Baxter Black

Cattle Drive

California Cowboy Travels 2,000 Miles to Achieve Dream

Need for Farm Safety

Wrong Side of Right

Good Neighbor

Beef Cattle Thoughts from the Recliner: Dale Watson

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Spring Work is Underway

Capitol Update

Field Notes: Wes Tiemann

Frustrations & Obstacles

Primaries

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Volume 45 - Issue 11 (USPS 890-240 • ISSN 0192-3056) Magazine Publishing Office 2306 Bluff Creek Drive, #100, Columbia, MO 65201 Phone: 573-499-9162 • Fax: 573-499-9167 Andy Atzenweiler: Editor/Production/Ad Sales P.O. Box 480977 • Kansas City, Missouri 64148 816-210-7713 • E-mail: mobeef@sbcglobal.net Wes Tiemann: General Manager/Sales 816-244-4462

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50 Building A Business

Husband and Wife Team Start Mineral Feeder Business

DEPARTMENTS 6 20 42 54 68 69 70

New MCA Members Obituary: Karl Darby Limousin News Highland Cattle News Sale Calendar Obituary: William Ficken Advertiser’s Index

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2016 MCA Officers

Keith Stevens, President 417-326-4673 • 4740 S. 85th Rd., Bolivar, MO 65613 Butch Meier, President-Elect 573-270-4185 • 2013 Co. Rd. 330, Jackson, MO 63755 Greg Buckman, Vice-President 573-696-3911 • 14601 N Rt U, Hallsville, MO 65255 Matt Hardecke, Treasurer 636-226-4481 • 19102 Skymeadows Dr., Wildwood, MO 63069 David Dick, Secretary 660-826-0031 • 23529 Anderson School Rd., Sedalia, MO 65301

2016 MCA Regional Vice Presidents

Region 1: Luke Miller, RR 2, Box 182 Hurdland, MO 63547 660-299-0798 Region 2: Mike Henderson, 103 Harris School Rd. Wellsville, MO 63384 • 573-684-2773 Region 3: Bobby Simpson, 3556 CR 6150 Salem, MO 65560 • 573-729-6583 Region 4: Mark Garges, 315 Oak Cameron, MO 64429 • 816-248-6275 Region 5: Bruce Mershon, 10015 Windsor Dr. Lee’s Summit, MO 64086 • 816-525-1954 Region 6: Marvin Dieckman, 28998 Hwy JJ Cole Camp, MO 65325 • 660-596-4163 Region 7: Dustin Schnake, P.O. Box 145 Stotts City, MO 65756 • 417-461-3139

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Missouri Beef Cattleman, (USPS 890-240 • ISSN 0192-3056) is published monthly (12 times a year) and is the official publication of the Missouri Cattlemen’s Association, 2306 Bluff Creek Drive, #100, Columbia, Missouri, 65201. PERIODICALS postage paid at Columbia, Missouri and additional mailing offices. Subscription price is included as a part of the minimum membership dues of $70.00 per year in Missouri Cattlemen’s Association. Postmaster: Send address changes to: Missouri Beef Cattleman, 2306 Bluff Creek Drive, #100, Columbia, Missouri, 65201.

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Randy Miller, Graham, MO Claude & Lea Ann Graybill, Blairstown, MO Sandra Greenwell, Shelbina, MO Frank & Heather Hoepker, Maryville, MO John & Nancy Holmes, Graham, MO Josh Hultz, Palmyra, MO Jade Jennett, Harrison, AR Marvin Lager, Maryville, MO Brian Lance, Barnard, MO Tim & Cindy Lance, Barnard, MO Landon Liebhart, Maryville, MO Marvin & Janet Luke, Stanberry, MO Jack McDonald, Grubville, MO Michael & Cynthia Merrigan, Barnard, MO Kayla Morrow, Nevada, MO Rebecca Nelson, Macon, MO Justin Palmer, Barnard, MO Jim Peel, Slater, MO Jessie Porter, Butler, MO John Potter, Lawson, MO Brad & Jill Putnam, Maywood, MO Jeffrey Redden, Ravenwood, MO Jeremy & Kerrie Redden, Stanberry, MO

Nick Rice, Holden, MO Logan Rieckhoff, Hughesville, MO C. Michael Riley, Sedalia, MO Keith & Lisa Ruehter, Barnard, MO Lauren Russell, Rogers, AR Logan Russell, Rogers, AR Luke Russell, Rogers, AR Kody Schieber, Conception Jct., MO Maeghan Smith, Novinger, MO Gary Steins, Maryville, MO Jacob Stuckmeyer, Barnhart, MO Rich Surber, Chillicothe, MO Jaclyn Sweet, Canton, MO Dan Thornburg, Joplin, MO Austin Timm, Boonville, MO Butch Turner, Sedalia, MO Shane & Sheryl Walker, Stanberry, MO Chad Wallace, Vandalia, MO Clara Wallace, Vandalia, MO Chris Webber, Pleasant Hill, MO John & Denia West, Atlanta, MO Penny Wilson, Jackson, MO

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President’s

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with Keith Stevens Facts & Figures I decided to do a little digging into statistics about our beef industry on a national level, and also in Missouri, when I could find something fairly recent. You may find other numbers out there on the Internet or from other sources, but this was my best attempt to share the latest with you. The average age of a farmer has increased by almost eight years in the last three decades from 50.5 to 58.3 years old nationally. Missouri is very similar. In Missouri, one third of the farmers are 65 or older and plan to retire within a decade. Less than 5 percent of the principal farm operators in Missouri are under the age of 35. With Missouri being very cow/calf operation oriented, I focused on those numbers. The national average herd size is currently 40 head. Those folks with fewer than 100 head produce 49 percent of the cow/calf numbers in the United States. Most of those producers have supplemental income from off-farm jobs. In Missouri 80 percent of the producers fall into the 1-49 head category

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Livestock Producers Need to Prepare for VFD Source: Dr. Craig Payne The clock is ticking for livestock producers as new Food and Drug Administration rules go into effect in December governing all feed-grade and water-soluble antibiotics that are considered medically important. Producers will need a veterinary feed directive (VFD) from their veterinarian to use feed-grade antibiotics or a prescription to use water-soluble antibiotics. Craig Payne, director of Veterinary Extension and Continuing Education at the University of Missouri, says it’s important to talk to your veterinarian sooner rather than later. “Having that conversation now versus after Jan. 1, 2017, would be the best approach,” Payne says. “People who weren’t aware of the changes will be coming in, and that will create enough problems in and of itself.” For veterinarians to issue a VFD or prescription, they must have a veterinarian-client-patient relationship (VCPR) with the producer. In other words, they have to have a working relationship with the producer and be acquainted with care and keeping of the animals. If producers aren’t currently using a veterinarian, they need to find one and start developing that relationship.

“Those who have a veterinarian need to be discussing what kind of process they are going to go through to request an antibiotic,” Payne says. The labeling changes seek to eliminate use of antibiotics for production purposes, such as improved feed efficiency, and move medically important feed-grade and water-soluble antibiotics from over-the-counter availability to veterinary supervision. Payne has been talking to groups throughout the state to make them aware of the changes. Many of the groups he has spoken to are concerned about the availability of livestock veterinarians in some areas. Many producers are also wondering about cost. Payne says that is another reason to talk to your veterinarian. “The main thing is to have that conversation with a veterinarian, figure out if this is going to impact you and, if so, put a process in place to be able to continue using these antibiotics,” Payne says. To view the antibiotic labeling changes, go to http://1.usa.gov/1plWFwi.

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MU FAPRI Report Source: Pat Westhoff The next 10 years could be difficult for farmers. That was the message of the Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) annual baseline report delivered to Congress on March 10. “We are looking at several years of pretty tight financial situation for U.S. agriculture,” says Pat Westhoff, director of FAPRI at the University of Missouri. “Farm income is less than half of the 2013 peak and we expect it to remain low for the next several years.” Westhoff says the huge drop in the prices for many major commodities has driven income down and will keep it down. “Crop prices are well off the peaks that were established in the 2012 drought year. On livestock, we had peak prices in 2014 that have also come down very sharply,” Westhoff says. “We’ve had some cost reductions, but not nearly enough to offset the decline in receipts.” The FAPRI baseline uses a model with different variables to project a range of market outcomes for 2017-2025. Westhoff says some of the resulting 500 outcomes are much higher or lower than the averages in the report. The baseline has corn prices averaging less than $4 per bushel. While there might be short crop years where prices could spike, Westhoff expects prices in most years to be closer to current prices than the record prices of 2012. Cattle, hog, chicken and milk prices have declined because of increased production and weak export demand. The strength of the dollar is a factor in the drop in exports. While it’s very difficult to predict any change in the value of the dollar, Westhoff doesn’t expect the dollar to stay as strong as it was last year. Modest increases in net farm income are projected in the baseline report, but when adjusting for inflation, 2025 net farm income will be about the same as it was in 2015. While this year’s baseline may not be as important to Congress since the next farm bill isn’t slated until 2018, it does offer information for producers. Westhoff says the data can help farmers decide which crops to grow and what investments to make, and equip farmers to deal with risk by knowing both what is likely and what is possible. Also addressed in the baseline report are the Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) payments established in the 2014 farm bill. ARC payments are triggered when revenue falls below certain levels. Payments are expected to decline rapidly after this year because the moving average of past prices used to compute guarantees will decline.

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During the period of high prices, many farmers invested in land and equipment to increase the productivity of their operations. Sharply lower commodity prices may make servicing the debt more of a challenge.

With farm income below peak levels and interest rates forecast to increase, Westhoff says there will be continued pressure on farm finances and farm real estate values. For more information, FAPRI’s U.S. Baseline Briefing Book is available at http:// www.fapri.missouri.edu/publication/2016-u-s-baseline-briefing-book/.

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Obituary: Karl Darby Karl Andrew Darby, 90, of Hughesville, died Sunday, March 6, 2016, at the Good Samaritan Care Center in Cole Camp. He was born November 8, 1925, in Carroll County, son of John Wink and Vallie Estella Chapman Darby. On January 10, 1947, he graduated from Carrollton High School. Karl served in the United States Navy from July 8, 1944, until he was honorably discharged on August 15, 1946. On July 26, 1953, in Hughesville, he married Ruth Ann Parkhurst. Together they enjoyed 62 years. Karl farmed and co-owned and operated an anhydrous ammonia business in Carroll County, MO until he moved to Hughesville in 1959, where he began crop and livestock farming. In his early years, he was involved with the Carroll and Pettis County Balanced Farming group. He enjoyed attending cattle events, and raising and showing Charolais cattle, especially with his daughters and grandchildren. He and Ruth Ann enjoyed square dancing.

He was a member of Wesley United Methodist Church for many years, and most recently was a member of First United Methodist Church. Karl was a member and served on boards of many agricultural and cattle industry organizations including Farm Bureau, Pettis County Cattlemen’s Association, Missouri Cattlemen’s Association, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, American-International Charolais Association, was a member and past president of the Missouri Charolais Breeder’s Association, and was a 4-H leader for many years. In addition to his wife, he is survived by four daughter, Karen Darby Simon (Tom) and Nancy Darby Sellers (Kent), both of Sedalia, Cindy Darby Schuknecht (Brad), of Lincoln, and Linda Darby Kahrs (Rusty), of Hughesville; and many grand children and great grand children. He was preceded in death by four siblings, Joan Darby Jackson, Helen Darby Pearson, L. Marjorie Darby Leimkuhler and John E. Darby. The family suggests memorial contributions to the Missouri Junior Charolais Association, the Pettis County Cattlemen’s Scholarship Endowment Fund or Pettis County 4-H.

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with Mike Deering Wrong Side of Right I’ve always been relentless in my belief that there is a right and a wrong in almost every circumstance. I grant you there are times when things aren’t so black and white, but I contend those instances are few and far between. When it comes to private property rights, I am inclined to believe the lines are clear. Recently, however; the conversation of Missouri’s adverse possession law has caused those lines to blur a bit. By definition, the adverse possession law is “the occupation of land to which another person has title with the intention of possessing it as one’s own.” Adverse possession is also known casually as the “squatters’ right.” In Missouri, as in other states, an individual who openly inhabits an otherwise neglected piece of property continuously for 10 years may legally obtain title. Basically, once the statute of limitations has run out, the legitimate property owner loses his or her right to force the so-called “squatter” off the property.

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Legislation, sponsored by Rep. Tom Hurst from St. Thomas, that would eliminate the adverse possession law triggered MCA’s Policy and Legislative Affairs Committee to discuss the issue. To be clear, you have policy on this matter that states there is a need for precise and well-defined property boundaries and continues on to conclude that MCA supports revisions to the adverse possession law. Understandably, there was some confusion about the law and what elimination of the law would mean. Quite simply, Rep. Hurst’s legislation is about property rights and would prevent someone from using your property as their own and, consequently, obtaining a title for your land after occupying it for 10 years or more.

Where the lines get blurry is when we start talking about fences. Let’s say many years ago before we had more precise ways of surveying property, a landowner inadvertently built a fence within neighboring property. The discrep-

Executive Vice President ancy is then discovered many years later. If the law goes away, is it possible that the landowner may be forced to move the fence that has previously served as the property boundary? Unfortunately, you cannot just pick up a fence and move it around like children do with a Fisher-Price farm set. It takes a lot of work and quite a bit of money. There is little disagreement from anyone that adverse possession is on the wrong side of right. The policy committee agreed that Rep. Hurst, who is a long-time MCA member, is heading in the right direction in terms of protecting private property rights. We appreciate his leadership on the issue and his willingness to get this conversation started. The challenge is how to best move forward since this ancient law has been in place for a very, very long time. Your policy is clear that we need to right the wrong and ensure property boundaries are clear and respected. This would be a great discussion for you to have at the coffee shop, your next county cattlemen’s meeting or in the living room with your family. Please give us a shout and let us know your thoughts. I know Rep. Hurst is also hoping to hear your opinions. Naturally, the goal is to get on the right side of right.

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Agricultural Business Council Honors Three Agribusiness Leaders Source: Agricultural Business Council of Kansas City The Agricultural Business Council of Kansas City recognized three regional business leaders and public figures at a luncheon March 10 in the Kansas City Chamber of Commerce Board Room in historic Union Station. The 2016 Award for Agricultural Leadership and Excellence, named in honor of the late Jay B. Dillingham, was given to the Honorable Kit Bond, former U.S. Senator, Missouri; Dr. Bud Hertzog, Lee’s Summit Animal Hospital; and Russ Weathers, CEO, Agriculture Future of America.

tural Business Council of Kansas City. “They are strong examples of what being an advocate for agriculture can accomplish.” In his acceptance remarks, Senator Kit Bond, warned that “bureaucrats were fighting to stifle agriculture, and too many things were coming up to hinder agriculture from feeding the world.” In his introduction of the senator, John Dillingham, son of Jay B. Dillingham, described Sen. Bond as someone who could work across the aisles of Congress Kit Bond

“These individuals have had a positive and lasting effect on our community. They are strong examples of what being an advocate for agriculture can accomplish,” says Cliff Becker, Chairman of the Agricultural Business Council of Kansas City. “These individuals have been civic champions for agriculture in separate but very key issue areas in our region,” noted Cliff Becker, Chairman of the Board of the Agricul-

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BLM and USFS Land Use Plans are Detrimental Source: NCBA/PLC The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and the Public Lands Council along with the Idaho Cattle Association, American Farm Bureau Federation, and Idaho Farm Bureau Federation filed an amicus brief on Tuesday regarding the Bureau of Land Management and the Forest Service’s restrictive land management plans that came as a back door alternative to not listing the Sage Grouse under the Endangered Species Act. Brenda Richards, PLC president and federal lands rancher said the associations are chiefly concerned these plans will undermine conservation efforts already underway by ranchers. “It is critical for the livestock industry’s voice to be heard in this case, particularly because these plans have such a damaging impact to ranchers operating on or near public lands throughout the West,” said Richards. “The agencies made the right decision to not list the grouse, but these plans are detrimental to the conservation

efforts already in place that have allowed the bird to thrive.” Richards stressed that conservation efforts and land-use decisions are best made as close to the ground as possible. A report released in February showed that since 2010, private landowners have worked with USDA and its partners through the Sage Grouse Initiative to restore 4.4 million acres of habitat for Sage Grouse while maintaining working landscapes across the West. Tracy Brunner, NCBA president, said imposing regulatory change on the grazing livestock industry without any scientific basis is unwarranted. “Ongoing state management has led to a 63 percent increase in Sage Grouse population in the past two years alone, further illustrating that these Range Management Plans and the Land-Use Plan Amendment are unnecessary,” said Brunner. “As these new standards are implemented, they will have a negative economic impact on ranchers and rural communities without any corresponding benefit to the grouse habitat.”

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COUNTY NEWS Vernon County The Vernon County Cattlemen met Thursday, February 18, at 7:00 PM at the Vernon County Fairgrounds. President Jay Sloniker called the meeting to order. Approximately 60 people were in attendance. The meeting was sponsored by Joplin Regional Stockyards. Special guests Bailey Moore, Skyler Moore and Mark Harmon, all from JRS, spoke to the group about getting young folks involved, livestock producers banding together, the market outlook, video sales, and happenings at JRS. JRS has a new mobile app available and ready for producers to use. Several JRS hats were given away. Lauren and Landon Sloniker helped Mark and Skyler draw the winning tickets. Special guest Marylin Lesmeister, Missouri Cattlewomen president, was also in attendance. Marylin spoke briefly about Missouri Cattlewomen hosting the upcoming Regional ANCW meeting that is being held at Excelsior Springs June 2-4. All of the local cattlewomen were encouraged to attend this event and to join the Cattlewomenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s organization.

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Southwest Missouri Cattlemen’s Association The March 1 meeting was held at the University of Missouri Southwest Center, Mt. Vernon with 80 in attendance. The grill crew grilled nice, thick, Certified Angus Beef strip steaks to perfection. They were served along with an excellent assortment of potluck dishes provided by the members. The CAB steaks were a natural since the evening’s hosts were Worthington Angus, Dadeville and Hinkle’s Prime Cut Angus, Nevada. Josh Worthington spoke first and asked the question, “the beef industry is changing, are you?” He stressed the benefits of data collection and as a breeder he said they should present all the information they have then let the customer decide what was important to them. Kenny Hinkle remarked that you need to use all the tools that are available or you won’t succeed. Their family strives for customer satisfaction.

land for an international judging experience; scholarship applications are due; the MCA Leadership Conference is March 14 & 15; deadline for checkoff election is March 4; great turnout from the Southwest Cattlemen’s for Cowboys at the Capitol last Wednesday. Eldon Cole, University of Missouri Extension livestock specialist announced several upcoming educational events and gave the audience an impromptu quiz. He showed them a garbage bag full of net bale wrap and white plastic from haylage bales. He’d taken a survey earlier in the day at the Spring Forage Conference about how farmers dispose of waste bale plastic. The day’s collective results indicated 60% of the farmers burn the plastic and 31% put it in a dumpster and it goes to the landfill. Recycling would be nice since there’s so much of the waste but recyclers claim the plastic is too dirty for them to use. Cleaning to remove the dirt would be too costly and time consuming.

Bill Bowman with Method Genetics out of St. Joe explained that modern technology allows people to characterize their cattle. They now can develop expected progeny differences (EPDs) for commercial beef cow herds via blood or hair samples and ancestors EPDs when available. This is an example of the rapidly developing genomic testing program. President Keith Hankins opened the business meeting with a big “thank you” to the hosts and association members that provided the meal. The grill crew became the chili crew early in February as they prepared 25 gallons of chili for the annual Monett Beef Cattlemen’s Conference. They also served steak sandwiches at the Stone County Livestock-Forage Conference in late February. During March they will be busy at the Miller FFA Judging Contest, the Hill’s Feed & More Store, Mt. Vernon for their open house and they’ll grill at the Worthington Angus Sale at Dadeville.

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Dallas County Local cattle producers gathered at the Buffalo Livestock Market March 8th for the monthly meeting of the Dallas County Cattlemen’s Association (DCCA). The 145 members and guests in attendance enjoyed a roast beef dinner sponsored by market owners Lyle and Leon Caselman and Howard Miller. We would like to thank the ladies who prepared the delicious meal. Leon Caselman led off the evening speakers and talked about what buyers are looking for. He mentioned the importance of pre-vaccinating and pre-weaning calves before they get to his market. He also encouraged everyone to attend the Missouri Livestock Marketing Association (MLMA) champion auctioneer contest which will be hosted by the Buffalo facility on April 9th. As a member of MLMA, Caselman is expecting around 20 auctioneers from surrounding states. In spite of record high cattle prices in recent years, Lyle Caselman sees the market trending downward. He urged producers to sell now and don’t hold for the future. He is seeing fewer buyers each week at his market, and he mentioned that feeders are losing hundreds of dollars per head.

Wooderson Veterinary Clinic in Bolivar was represented at the meeting by Dr. Jason Wooderson and Dr. Charlie Robinson. The two veterinarians thoroughly explained vaccination protocols for different groups of cattle and talked about using modified live versus killed vaccines. Very innovative with their practice, the clinic has developed both a pink-eye and scour vaccine which is now available to cattle producers. Other herd health topics discussed were fly control, anaplasmosis, parasite control, and the VFD ruling. DCCA is very appreciative of sponsors such as the Buffalo Livestock Market. We all learned a lot from listening to Dr. Wooderson and Dr. Robinson and thank them for their time and expertise. Lynette Miller has been busy working in the Ozark Empire Fair Beef House and giving it a “new look” for spring and summer events. Other upcoming events include members going to Jefferson City for Cattlemen at the Capitol, an April 12th membership meeting sponsored by Multi-Min, and our annual Fourth Grade Beef Field Day at the Stroud farm on May 9th. State board members Pam Naylor and Gloria Stroud plan to attend the MCA state board meeting on April 7th. Thanks to some much needed rain recently the grass in southwest Missouri is green. It sure is great to see those new baby calves romping across the pastures.

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Lafayette County The Lafayette County Cattlemen held their annual meeting Saturday, March 5 at the American Legion Hall in Higginsville. Following a roast beef dinner served by the Legion Auxiliary, The social hour was hosted by Lafayette County Truck & Tractor of Higginsville, with gratuities benefiting the scholarship fund. The business meeting was conducted by President John Harris. A review of the past year was given, highlighting cookouts and donations made to the Lafayette County 4-H Fair and Lafayette County MU Extension. An announcement was made that the application period for the Bob Sander Memorial and LCCA scholarships is now open. Counselors and Ag instructors throughout the county have the application available, as well the local MU Extension office. New officers elected were as follows: President, Jeff Bergman; Vice President Bill Oelrichs; Secretary Marlene

Edwards; and Treasurer Hannah Copenhaver. The members thanked John Harris for his 2 years of service as President and Linda Malott for serving as treasurer. Keith Stevens, MCA president and Marylin Lesmeister, MCW president were featured speakers for the evening. Each provided updates on activities of their respective organizations. Both had participated in Cattlemen at the Capitol and shared their experiences. They urged members to take the opportunity to attend and visit with our lawmakers. This year the scholarship auction will be a dinner event on July 7 in Concordia. With the announcement, a beautiful 3-layer German Chocolate cake, baked by Bonita Dierking was auctioned to encourage the audience to attend the special event supporting the scholarship fund. Winning bidder was John Jungeblut. The evening concluded with the presentation of the Cattlemen of the Year award. This year, Chad and Hannah Copenhaver were selected for the honor.

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35004 E. McQuerry Rd • Oak Grove, MO 64075 www.valleyoaksangus.com The Ward Family David Ward– 816-229-8115 Tony Ward – 816-365-5930 tony@valleyoaksangus.com Kyle Lynn – 573-721-6382 – Herdsman kyle@valleyoaksangus.com

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AHIR and ultrasound information available on all bulls. Herd sires are selected based on a combination of traits and not on any single trait. John A Jones • 573-680-5151 21320 Hwy 179 • Jamestown, MO 65046 Lifetime Member of the American Angus Association Since 1957

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Henry County After a delicious dinner, sponsored by Miller Seed (Mike and Lois Miller) nearly 70 members enjoyed a very informative presentation by Extension County Agronomist Travis Harper. Main order of business was the selection of new officers for the year. All were elected unanimously. A big round of applause was given for outgoing President Roy Batschelett. All praised his outstanding leadership for the past year. Our next dinner/ meeting will be March 17 at the Rotary Building at 6:30 p.m. This will be sponsored by Roth Hereford Farms. We are very fortunate to have so many businesses that want to sponsor our meetings. We are booked up for dinner/meetings until July.

Our new officers are Kayley Reedy (treasurer), Scott Brown (vice-president), Joyce Trolinger (secretary), Gene Reid (president). Our state directors, not shown, are Jake Drenon and Matt Jones.

Polk County Will Rogers once said “if you want to be successful it’s just this simple. Know what you are doing, Love what you are doing and believe in what you are doing”.

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New members Claude and Lea Ann Graybill visit with outgoing treasurer Suzanne Bush.

I think Will Rogers must have had some knowledge of what it takes to be a farmer/rancher. We all know it is important to know what we are doing if we want to be successful in the beef cattle industry. That is one very

good reason for attending all of our monthly Cattlemen’s meetings. We usually have very informative speakers that tell us about various products to help with our success. On March 10, we had two such speakers at our meeting. Our sponsors were DOW Chemicals and Boehringer-Ingelheim. Both representatives for these companies did an outstanding job of explaining their products. They were very knowledgeable about their products, and the affect it can have on our operations. The Polk County Cattlemen met at Smith’s Restaurant March 10 for our regular monthly meeting. 83 people enjoyed the delicious roast beef dinner at Smith’s Restaurant, thanks to our gracious sponsors. Jeffrey Schoen, spokesman for Boehringer-Ingelheim, said their goal is to prevent diseases opposed to treating them. All Cattlemen know any disease can hamper growth and development, even if it is short lived, so it is much better to prevent the disease. Jeff said the method of prevention we use at the early stages of the life of a heifer will determine the method we should use throughout the life of that animal. Brant Mettler was the spokesman for DOW Chemical Products. He talked to us about the benefits of spraying hay fields and pastures to rid them of unwanted plants.

He said getting rid of one pound of weeds of can be replaced by five pounds of forage. The problem with spraying for weeds is that it also eliminates legumes. If we have a field with lots of clover, and only scattered weeds we may want to do only spot spraying. But if the weeds are thick we may be better off to sacrifice the clover by spraying the entire field, and then reseed it back with clover later. Business for the meeting was as follows: A report was made about those who went to Cowboys at the Capitol, and to let members know another trip is planned for April 6. Also members were asked to work at the Ozark Empire Fair Ground Beef House on March 19, to cook and serve beef sandwiches at the Ag and Urban Fest. We will also need members to help us cook and serve sandwiches at the Lawn and Garden Show in Bolivar on April 16. Yes, our busy season is underway. We welcome and encouraged help from all members (not just a few that seem to carry the load each year). Our next meeting will be April 14. The meeting will be held at Roosters. If you have never eaten at Roosters you have missed a treat, so please come and join us.

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The Cedar County Cattleman’s Association teamed up with members of the Stockton community to host a benefit for Aubree Schmidt at the Ray H. Zumwalt Expo Center in Stockton on February 6, 2016.

Come join us on April 12, 2016 at 6:00 p.m. at Club 60 Steakhouse in Mountain Grove for our next meeting.

Members of the Cedar County Cattlemen’s Association donated, smoked, and prepared 300 lbs. of beef brisket and pulled pork. The evening consisted of dinner, a silent and live auction, and a live band. The event, attended by more than 600 people, raised $29,500 for Aubree Schmidt, a 2013 Stockton graduate and agriculture major at Missouri State University. Schmidt is currently undergoing cancer treatments at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St Louis. All money raised will help Aubree and her family during her treatment and recovery process. “As people poured in the doors tears rolled down my cheeks,” exclaimed Jennifer Rains, teacher at Stockton R-1 School District and coordinator for the benefit. “The response from the community near and far was incredible. So many people donated items or services to be sold, money and love. The community came together in a time of need and I am grateful to live in a place this giving,” she said.

Newton County Crowder College Beef Production Class and Newton-McDonald County Cattleman’s are hosting a BQA certification class with Craig Payne. Class size is limited to 100 participates. RSVP is required and dinner will be served starting at 6:30 pm, on Thursday, April 21st, Williams Ag Building. Send RSVP: To: Jay Wilkins, 417-455-5648, Ag. Chair, Crowder College or Lawrence Haflich, 417-5929213, President, Newton & McDonald Co. Cattlemen’s.

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Speakers will be:Jeff Schoen from Boehringer/Ingelheim he will be speaking about spring vaccination programs. Also John Schroever from Accelerated Genetics will be speaking about a New Alliance of Breeders, known quality genetics and products available from Accelerated Sires and Genetics. $5.00 charge at the door. Includes steak dinner and sides including coffee and tea. Our last meet was held February 15 with over 70 members and guests in attendance. Our sponsors were Brent Medly from Dow Agri-Chem he was most informative on way’s to enhance pasture growth and remove those unwanted growths that we all battle each season. Our other speaker was Andy Stubblefield from Lebanon Livestock he updated us on sales and dates. We thank you both for your continued support.

Bates County The March meeting of the Bates County Cattlemen was held on the 8th at the Pennell (part of the Inn Hotel) in Butler, Mo. This is an old historic hotel that has been restored, with a restaurant and wine cellar added. Our sponsor was Briarwood Farms--Dr. Curtis and Ann Long owners. After a delicious meal of ribeye steaks, speakers Dr. Long and manager David Warfield highlighted some of the outstanding genetic traits of the bulls and females that are being offered at their registered Angus sale being held on the 20th of March. Our business meeting followed with “Cowboys at the Capitol” being one of the topics stressed on its importance. Our next meeting will be Tuesday, April 12th at 7:00 pm. Our sponsor will be Heritage Tractor of Adrian, Mo., Dale VanSlyke, manager. Plan on attending, bring a friend, neighbor or a prospective member.

I-35 Cattlemen The I-35 Cattlemen’s Association held their annual winter meeting on February 24, 2016 with 90 in attendance. A brisket dinner was served by Dale & Joann Akey. The minutes from our last annual meeting were read by Secretary Ronda Groebe and approved. Treasurer Becky Heimsoth gave the treasurer’s report. Vice President Kenny Youtsey read an email from our 2015 scholarship recipient, Dane Brammer. Dane is a student at the University of Missouri, Columbia.

A motion was made to give out 2 $500 scholarships this year instead of 1. Applications are out to all the schools and are due back mid April 2016. Davin Althoff with the Missouri Beef Industry Council was our guest speaker for the night. Also present was Larry Runyan, board member of the Missouri Beef Industry Council. The Missouri Beef Checkoff was discussed and they encouraged everyone to register to vote by March 4, 2016. You will then be mailed a paper ballot that is due April 15. President Brad Bray had a few thoughts on the terminology we use as beef producers when we are amongst others who donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t understand how beef is produced. Brad also discussed a bus tour to Circle A Feeders in Huntsville and MU Research Facility in Linneus in the next few months. 2016 Officers are as follows: President, Brad Bray; Vice president, Kenny Youtsey; Secretary, Mandi Bird; Treasurer, Becky Heimsoth; Dekalb County Rep (1 year term), Kody Keesaman; Daviess County Rep (1 year term), Will Grady; Clinton County Rep (2 year term), Scott Seabolt; Clay County Rep (2 year term), Greg Rhodus; Caldwell County Rep (2 year term), John Crawford. A few doors prizes were given and a motion was made to adjourn the meeting.

Cass/Jackson County The March meeting was held at the Harrisonville Community Center with 49 members and guests present. The meal and presentation was sponsored by Boehringer-Ingelheim Animal Health. After a typical St. Patâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s day Irish meal by meal chairperson Connie Chevalier and her volunteers, Jeff Schoen, sales representative for Boehringer-Ingelheim, gave a presentation on vaccines and antibiotics for herd health. This included economic impact and comparison of various applications of antibiotics. Following this Dr. Thompson, Tech representative, discussed VFD (Veterinary Feed Directive) and the current guidelines to follow this directive as outlined by guideline # 209. VFD will become implemented January 1, 2017. A lot of misconceptions were cleared up in most of our minds as to the whats, whys, whens, and hows as to what will be covered by this guideline. Bruce Mershon, MCA region 5 Vice-President, spoke on; 1) S.B. 641, the disaster taxation bill to stop taxing disaster payments to farmer, which was supported in the senate by a 29-3 vote, and now must go the House of Representatives (H.B. 2169), 2) House Bill 1827 (Farmer Liability Act), which passed the House 108-45, and now on to the Missouri senate, and, 3) the status of the state of Missouri Beef Checkoff referendum. Cards and prayers were sent out to members with health issues.

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Limousin News

Limousin Elects New Board Members and Officers

Limousin Mourns the Loss of Jordan Straight-Muxfeldt

The North American Limousin Foundation (NALF) elected new members and officers for its board of directors during the annual meeting held in Denver, Colo.

The North American Limousin Foundation mourns the loss of Jordan Straight-Muxfeldt. Jordan, and her unborn twins, passed away on March 14, 2016 after a tragic accident near her home. Jordan was heavily involved with the Limousin breed throughout her life. She was active in the NALJA program and continuously devoted her time to mentoring youth. Her father, Jay Straight, was past member of the NALF board of directors and is active with the Heartland Limousin Association. Bret Begert, current NALF president, was deeply saddened by the tragic news, “Jordan will be greatly missed by her friends and family, in addition to the fellow breeders and friends she had made throughout the Limousin breed. The NALF board and staff would like to offer their condolences, thoughts and prayers to Jordan’s family through this difficult time.” A fundraising page has been set up online at www. crowdrise.com for the Straight-Muxfeldt family titled, JORDAN MUXFELDT REMEBERANCE FUND, which states that the fundraiser is organized by the Class of 2006 – Alvis. Jordan was a 2006 graduate of Logan-Magnolia High School. Jordan’s husband is Shane Muxfeldt of Logan.

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Bret Begert was selected as the NALF president of board. He succeeds Chad Settje, Creston, Neb. Dexter Edwards was chosen to serve as vice president. The remaining executive committee consists of Jim Bob Hendrickson, as secretary, Gary Fuchs, Cameron, Texas, as treasurer, and Austin Hagar, as member-at-large. Chad Settje will continue on the executive committee as ex-officio. Begert most recently served as vice president of the association for the past year. He and his family operate Begert Limousin in Allison, Texas. He is a past president of the North American Limousin Junior Association and has also served as president of the Texas Limousin Association. Dexter Edwards recently held the treasurer position of the board. Edwards operates Edwards Land & Cattle Co. in Beulaville, N.C. Greg Blaydes operates HB Farms Limousin and Blaydes & Sons Limousin of Midway, Ky. Mark Barker is a veterinarian and operator of Diamond Hill Cattle of Newcastle, Okla.

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The additional breeders on the 16 member NALF board of directors include Dennis Alt, Shawnee, Kan.; Joey Freund, Elizabeth, Colo.; Gary Gates, Absarokee, Mont.; Chris Milam, Olmstead, Ky.; Past President Bob Mitchell, Wauzeka, Wisc.; Warren Symens, Amherst, S.D.; Fred Wacker, Miles City, Mont.; and Curt Wieczorek, Mount Vernon, S.D.

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The North American Limousin Foundation would like to thank the two retiring board members for their service. Those retiring members are John Tobe, Lexington, Ky. and Mat Lewis, Iliff, Colo., who was the immediate past ex-officio.

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Those newly elected to serve the Foundation for three-year terms are Greg Blaydes of Midway, Ky., and Mark Barker of Newcastle, Okla. Three directors were re-elected to their second term. They are Dexter Edwards, Beulaville, N.C.; Jim Bob Hendrickson, Adair, Okla.; and Austin Hager, Karlsruhe, N.D.,

P.O. Box 72 • Frohna, MO 63748 huntlimi@hotmail.com Look for our Consignments to the MLBA American Pie Sale in Lebanon on April 17th

For more information about Limousin and Lim-Flex® cattle and the North American Limousin Foundation programs and services, visit www.nalf.org or contact the NALF office at 303-220-1693.

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Genex CRI Cooperative Limousin Promoter of the Year The North American Limousin Foundation (NALF) has awarded the Promoter of the Year award to Genex CRI Cooperative, represented by Willie Altenberg, Fort Collins, Colo., and Jeff Swenson, Morrill, Neb.

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Genex Cooperative, Inc. is a subsidiary of Cooperative Resources International (CRI). Genex, headquartered in Shawano, Wisc., is the trusted provider of world-class animal genetics, progressive reproductive solutions, value-added products, and innovative services to members and customers. The Promoter of the Year award is presented annually to an individual or firm who expanded the reach of Limousin genetics in a profound way. The presentation took place during the NALF activities at the National Western Stock Show held in Denver, Colo., on January 11, 2016. Joe Epperly, NALF assistant executive director, in presenting Genex the award stated, “Starting with a research project in 2010, this company partnered with a prominent Limousin breeder to provide and market the use of Limousin genetics to enhance the beef industry. Their innovative program has led to other AI companies purchasing Limousin genetics from across the country to replicate their results and has led to Limousin being the third highest used beef breed in the United States according to the NAAB.”

Missouri Limousin News Source: Limousin Heart Beat Annual Meeting and Banquet in Lebanon Members of the Missouri Limousin Breeders Association will hold their annual meeting, banquet and benefit auction Saturday, April 16, 2016. The evening festivities will be at the Leclede County Fairgrounds in Lebanon. This will take place in conjunction with the Great American Pie Sale to be held the next day, April 17th, at the fairgrounds at 1:00 p.m.

Heartland Limousin Association Regional Show will be Saturday at 10:00 a.m. That afternoon the Fullblood Limousin Alliance will hold their national show. On Sunday, members of the MLBA will host their annual Open Show. We hope to have a large contingent of Missouri senior and junior members attend and take part in these events. See page 71 for more information.

The social will begin at 5:30 p.m. followed by the meal at 6:30. There will be a silent auction, live auction and raffle. Members of the Missouri Junior Limousin Breeders Association will also hold their meeting Saturday afternoon, April 16th. There will be an election of officers, discussion on the field day, and planning for those traveling to Louisville for the NALJA show in July. Field Day and HLA Regional Show The weekend of June 10-12, 2016 will be very busy with four shows in three days. The MLBA junior field day show will take place Friday night June 10th. The

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BEEF CHECKOFF NEWS Promotion and Education Executive Director Mark Russell Did You Know ... ... consumers are looking for a variety of people, places and materials that reinforce the same message to them – and they want a variety of resources, from infographics, web copy, fact sheets, articles, blog posts, videos and photos, to be able to tell them the same story? That’s why the checkoff maintains FactsAboutBeef.com, which provides this variety of tools and resources that help showcase how beef is raised and can help proactively educate consumers and provide tools they can use to answer their questions about specific issues related to beef production. Antibiotic Stewardship White Paper Available The issue of antibiotic resistance is complex and has been the topic of discussion for several years. At this year’s antibiotic symposium (Antibiotic Stewardship: From Metrics to Management), funded in part by the beef checkoff, experts and other stakeholders gathered to continue the conversation. Access the 2015 Antibiotics Symposium White Paper here. http://www.animalagriculture.org/WhitePapers

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Engaging with Millennial Consumers The beef checkoff continues to be a force when it comes to reaching consumers through the social-media platforms they visit most. The “Beef. It’s What’s For Dinner.” Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Pinterest pages continuously share the good news about beef and help consumers choose the right beef for any meal time. This includes recipe inspiration, cooking tips and nutrition information, which have helped grow the checkoff’s Facebook following to nearly 1 million consumers! Be sure to follow “Beef. It’s What’s for Dinner.” to see all the great information and share it further. Coming Soon to “Beef. It’s What’s For Dinner.”

The checkoff-funded “Beef. It’s What’s For Dinner.” website is launching a new landing page focused on slow-cooker methods for preparing beef. One look at Pinterest, and it’s clear that the slow cooker is back on trend, with millennial parents relying on the convenience and

ease of the slow cooker for a variety of meals throughout the week. The new landing page will serve as a content hub (with a similar look and feel to the Family Mealtimes landing page) of all things slow cooker – including the best cuts for slow cooking, a slow-cooker recipe collection, and inspirational “no recipe-recipe” videos for the slow cooker. Google search advertising and social media promotion, including as Facebook and Twitter advertising, will help drive consumers to the new hub. Giving Lessons in U.S. Beef The beef checkoff funded a team of Japanese food journalists from prominent Japanese publications in a farm-to-fork tour of the U.S. beef industry. The checkoff strategy in Japan includes educating end-users and consumers about the unique quality and nutritional attributes of U.S. beef. The opening of Japan to U.S. beef from cattle less than 30 months of age has helped boost exports to this key market, and the journalists went home with stories about American ranching and high-quality steakhouses. Get details at Farm-to-Fork. Celebrating Singapore Market Opening Upon Singapore opening its market to boneless and bone-in U.S. beef from cattle of all ages, the checkoff helped fund a “Welcome U.S. Bone-in Beef” celebration at the U.S. Ambassador’s house. Now that the market is fully open, promotions will continue to reflect strategic objectives to introduce secondary cuts, such as hanging tender, short plate, heel meat and rib fingers, that require simple preparation but present a higher perceived value. Initiatives to eliminate trade-restrictive policies and requirements in the ASEAN region continue. For details, visit Celebrate Singapore. Central Asia Workshop With the closing of the Russian market, the U.S. Meat Export Federation, contractor to the beef checkoff, has shifted its focus to other markets in the region, such as Georgia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan and other Central Asian

nations. These countries have higher levels of beef consumption, and opportunities for developing sales of high-quality U.S. beef are growing. The foodservice sector is almost entirely dependent on imported beef, and interest in high-quality beef and variety meat continues to grow. With this strategy in mind, the beef checkoff helped fund a U.S. beef workshop in a well-known resort city in Georgia. The event disseminated essential background information about the U.S. beef industry to chefs in the hospitality industry. Connecting Consumers With Producers Consumers now can learn more about where their food comes from, including how beef is raised, through U.S. Farmers & Ranchers Alliance’s (funded in part by the Beef Checkoff) new “Day on a Farm” online video series, created in collaboration with the popular online kitchen and home destination Food52. The series highlights farmers and ranchers who share stories about how they personally manage common food production practices like antibiotics, GMOs, sustainability, and animal welfare, while growing and raising food. Check out A Day on a Cattle Ranch – (filmed with Kevin and June Kester at Bear Valley Ranch in California).

consumers will no longer have meaningful ties with the people and places where their food is raised. That’s why it’s so important to chronicle cattle producers’ accomplishments, deeply rooted values, and influence on communities, the economy, public health, the environment, and more. Consumers want to know, and cattle producers have so many great tales to share – so join us in TELLING THE BEEF STORY! Learn more at FactsAboutBeef. com. Call or stop by our office anytime and let us know how we can help “Drive Beef Demand”!!

Discovering Farmland The U.S. Farmers and Ranchers Alliance, funded in part by the beef checkoff, has partnered with Discovery Education to bring science, technology and entrepreneurship education to high-school students by allowing them to experience agriculture through the eyes of six young farmers and ranchers. The materials, based on the Farmland film released in 2014, are collectively named “Discovering FARMLAND.” They offer interactive resources that help students learn about food production’s connection to science, economics, technology and sustainability.

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Highland Cattle News

New Date, Location, and Time for the 5th Annual Highland Cattle Auction

2016 Heartland Highland Cattle Association Annual Meeting and Gathering

This is the fifth year for the Highland Cattle auction and it is the largest so far in the United States. This year there are 110 Highlands and Highland crosses consigned. There are 42 registered Highland cows, heifers, and bulls; 51 unregistered Highland cows, heifers and bulls; and 13 Highland crossbred including purebred and cross Highland steers. The quota was 90 head, but Highland breeders were calling and consigning as the auction is on a Saturday this year and at a location much easier to get to right off of Interstate 44 exit 123. The Lebanon Livestock Barn is a great facility and having the complete day for getting ready for the auction is great. This is a new sale barn and location for us this year too. There are Highlands coming from 8 different states; Texas, Oklahoma, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Missouri, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. We are definitely looking for a lot of buyers as we do have the sellers. There are Highlands of all ages and colors, something for everyone. Come on out and see how the Highlands sell on Sat., April 23rd, Lebanon Livestock Barn.

The HHCA held its annual membership meeting and gathering on Saturday, March 5th, 2016 at the Branson Towers Hotel in Branson, MO. Eighty-eight members attended for the meeting and speaker’s presentations. The first speaker was Jim Ray from the Agri Labs and he spoke on the use of the Vet Gun for Horn Fly control and also on worming cattle. His presentation was very informative and there were many questions from the group. Highland beef entrees were served at the potluck reception luncheon. Many members who process and sell beef brought their special recipes made with Highland beef. There was no food left over, as everyone enjoy the beef. The afternoon speakers were HHCA President Jerry Delcour and HHCA Member Philip Scritchfield who both spoke on grain finishing Highland beef. HHCA members Billy and Kathleen Bolch spoke on grass finishing Highland beef and also gave information on how they present their customers with their beef by using the Highland Quality Beef Assurance program. At the annual meeting there was the election for one Board of Director’s seat and congratulation to Tommy Thompson of Pocahontas, IL as the new BoD. There were two presentation awards also. The Trail Blazer award was presented to Stephen Shearer for establishing the Lee Wolfgang Promotional and Educational Award, and the second award plaque was presented to the Family of Glenn Young who passed away in June of 2015. During Glenn’s time on the HHCA Board of Directors, he was instrumental in forming the new HHCA logo. The presentation was made to his wife Sherry from Tyler, TX. The 2017 HHCA calendar was also unveiled and the winner of the cover of the calendar went to JCA Highlands, owned by Jacob & Christi Abel of Great Bend, KS.

Jim Ray from Agri Labs spoke at the HHCA annual meeting and gathering on Sat., March 5th at the Branson Towers Hotel to 80+ members. His presentation was on fly and worming control and he introduced the use of the Vet Gun.

The evening banquet held at 6:30 PM was enjoyed by all. The dinner was catered by Montana Mikeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Restaurant in Branson and was superb. During the evening the Lee Wolfgang Promotional and Educational award was presented to Gary and Cindy Cheek of Fair Grove, MO. It was a perfect day to enjoy meeting new and old Highland friends and networking with each other. Word has it that much buying and selling of Highland cattle also took place with members.

Heritage Days: A Highland cow/calf pair were on display at the Warsaw Heritage Festival last year. Z Rock Highlands brought their nine year old Highland cow with her white bull calf. They also brought a week old bottle baby calf. The calves were a spotlight of the event.

Ozark Farm Fest: The first weekend in October brings thousands of people viewing Highland cattle and asking about the breed. Both Cheek Farm and Hairy Cow Farm display their Highlands there and also sell them too. The HHCA has a display table with information on the breed.

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On the Edge of

Common Sense with Baxter Black Good Neighbor Jim said he had the best two-strand bob wire fence in the country! The ranchers who bordered him got together and fixed his fence. Now his pasture is gettin’ thin and he’s only got half as many cows! That didn’t please Jim’s banker. So he reduced his line of credit and told him to sell part of his herd to make a payment. Jim explained that he’d planned on doin’ that very thing but the cows he had earmarked to sell disappeared when the neighbors fixed his fence! Besides, he couldn’t make a payment because he needed to buy another feed wagon. The banker observed that he had financed a brand new feed wagon for him last fall and since he only had half as many cows he wouldn’t be needing a second one. Jim explained it was not a second one but a replacement since the first one burned up. Didn’t the banker see it down by the road? He said, now that he mentioned it, he did see something down by the road but he thought it was some exotic metal sculpture mailbox! But insurance would surely cover it, insisted the banker. Well, it would have, Jim said, but he had dropped behind on the premium payment when he had gone into the ostrich business. Chance of a lifetime! Get in

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himself! Jim said they ate him. The mama ostrich managed to get out in the road. She was hit by the county commissioner’s wife. It totaled her car! That’s why the road hasn’t been graded for six months. Matter of fact, the potholes have got so bad that Jim talked to the state parks department and thinks he’s convinced them it’s part of the Oregon Trail. If they’ll just declare the lane from the house to the barn a natural grassland he could set a couple of picnic tables and attract tourists. Charge’m two bucks a car. With that money, he said, he could stock the front pasture with wildlife. Maybe start small, a buffalo and a couple of possum. Then he said, he could start a museum if he was able to find that two-headed calf he’d bought at a yard sale in Pawhuska. But how do you expect to pay down the loan, asked the exasperated banker! No sweat, said Jim, he’d gone pardners with BLM on fifty-six head of wild horses. No money down. All he had to do was furnish the pasture. He’d have plenty of feed for them horses plus his cows. At least he would as soon as he did a little work on the fence!

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Beef Cattle Thoughts From the Recliner

with Dale G. Watson - Retired Spring Work Underway I want to express a special thanks to Boone Hospital at Columbia and their staff. The nursing staff were great to work with and always willing to assist. Thanks to them I am back up and going, just a little older and slower. What a great spring we have had. Occasional mud had to be dealt with but generally overall it has been an excellent time for calving. Very little newborn loss has been experienced from the conversations I have had. This is good as commodity process for corn and beans don’t look the best. Every calf will be needed this fall to compensate for tighter marketing prices for grain crops. We can expect some mud this time of year. However winter isn’t over yet as many of us remember the April snow storm that shut everything down in north Missouri. Consigners to the tested bull sale held at Columbia experienced problems getting the bulls in for the sale. Traveling to Columbia was quite different then as compared to now. The addition of four lane highways have assisted greatly. We have all kinds of time for winter weather to sneak in and cause problems. However,

should this happen it will be short lived and spring will be here quickly in a few weeks. Many producers are spreading fertilizer where the ground permits and getting equipment ready for planting. This is normal management procedures. Having planting and haying equipment ready to operate is essential and nothing more than sound management procedures. Nothing is more frustrating than go to the field hoping to complete a day’s work and find out that there is a problem with the equipment. Fencing is always at the top of any to do list. Trees down on fences and water gaps out are always on the mind of producers prior to turning out to pasture. It is a must that these areas receive attention and are repaired. It isn’t much fun to have to quit planting and go run cattle and repair fences. Normally this takes a solid day out of any work week.

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We need to keep an eye on the desires of EPA. Thanks to the farm organizations including our own cattlemen’s association. These folks can cause havoc to the livestock producer. One way to curb their thinking is to cut their appropriations. However, that don’t seem to be popular with congress. All are afraid of not getting reelected.

A well planned life. Two ladies met after being out of school for some time. One said to the other you were always so organized. Has your live continued that way? She replied that she lived the way she had it planned. Her first husband was a millionaire her second was an actor, her third was a preacher and her forth is an undertaker. When asked what this had to do with being well organized. She responded that one is for money, two for show, three to get ready and four to go.

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FIELD NOTES with Wes Tiemann Primaries The talk of the spring has been about the weather, cattle prices and primaries. I don’t talk much about the first, and don’t claim to be an expert at the second, but when talking politics everyone is an expert, right? It’s been safe to say that as farmers and ranchers you can openly oppose the current presidential leadership and be in good grace with a big percentage of your audience. What is not safe to say is how to handle the current political field of presidential candidates. Never have I seen so much passion for or against someone, but at the same time seen so many completely up in the air as what to do. I may fall into the completely confused category despite knowing the real trouble and danger our country is up against. The field of candidates now will prove in history to be brought forth because of poor leadership we face now. We can’t blame those on the podium for their actions as they are a product of clear messages that have been coming from the people. Our country has matured to a point that two sectors of this country have a completely different ideology for its future. What made the USA so great the past 200 years is that we were founded by intelligent men who feared God and government. We have drifted far from that as most countries do as they reach their 250th birthday.

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MCA Manager of Strategic Solutions We are close to that mark and the trend is not good. Perhaps the cart is over the hill, but for our sake we have everything to lose. So even if you don’t have a favorite candidate, it would be of benefit to stay involved and not tune out. Hopefully, when the primaries fade and the general election starts some of the craziness may subside. On the other hand we may have only begun. See you at the sale.

SALE REPORTS Iowa Beef Expo Angus Sale, Des Moines IA, 2-18-16 63 Bulls............................................................Avg. $3846 24 Females.......................................................Avg. $4088 Cow Camp Ranch, Lost Springs KS, 2-19-16 184 SimAngus bulls.........................................Avg. $6245 Riley Brothers Angus, Darlington WI, 2-20-16 40 Angus Bulls...............................................Avg. $10648 2 Open Heifers..............................................Avg. $33500 Byergo Family Angus, Savannah MO, 2-20-16 83 Angus Bulls.................................................Avg. $5760 4 Bred Cows....................................................Avg. $2975 61 Commercial Open Heifers.........................Avg. $1253 46 Commercial Bred Heifers..........................Avg. $2133 Robert Elliott & Sons, Adams TN, 2-22-16 51 Angus Bulls.................................................Avg. $5073 32 Fall Pairs.....................................................Avg. $5062 Illinois Performance Tested Bull Sale, Springfield, IL 2-25-16 21 SimAngus Bulls..........................................Avg. $3643 4 Hereford Bulls..............................................Avg. $4300 21 Angus Bulls.................................................Avg. $4516 Highpoint Angus Genetics, Osceola, IA 2-27-16 54 Angus Bulls.................................................Avg. $5391 23 Sim Angus Bulls.........................................Avg. $5245 Spur Ranch, Vinita, OK 2-27-16 54 Angus Bulls.................................................Avg. $4046 208 Commercial Pairs.....................................Avg. $2449 Peterson Angus, Worthing, SD 2-27-16 121 Angus Bulls...............................................Avg. $5719 59 Open Heifers..............................................Avg. $2259 7 Bred Cows..................................................Avg. $29170 12 Fall Pairs.....................................................Avg. $1533 44 Embryos.......................................................Avg. $647 Missouri Angus Breeders Sale, Columbia, MO 2-27-16 12 Angus Bulls.................................................Avg. $5580 47 Females.......................................................Avg. $4733 Ferguson Angus, Agra, KS 3-2-16 58 Angus Bulls.................................................Avg. $4832 29 Balancer Bulls............................................Avg. $3681

Express Ranches, Yukon, OK, 3-4-16 465 Angus Bulls...............................................Avg. $7722 32 Hereford Bulls............................................Avg. $5817 Mead Farms, Versailles, MO 3-5-16 119 Angus Bulls...............................................Avg. $4765 18 Charolais Bulls...........................................Avg. $4453 11 Red Angus Bulls.........................................Avg. $3336 9 Hereford Bulls..............................................Avg. $2672 Peterson Farms Top Pick Bull Sale, Mountain Grove, MO 3-5-16 52 Charolais Bulls............................................ Av. $3191 5 Percentage Charolais Bulls............................ Av. $2950 Linhart Limousin, Leon, IA 3-5-16 68 Limousin and LimFlex Bulls......................Avg. $5093 Buford Ranches, Vinita, OK 3-5-16 175 Angus Bulls...............................................Avg. $5892 23 Hereford Bulls............................................Avg. $5608 Pine View Angus, Colesburg, IA 3-5-16 106 Angus Bulls...............................................Avg. $5158 13 Angus Donors............................................Avg. $6057 Stucky Ranch, Kingman, KS 3-10-16 161 Angus Bulls...............................................Avg. $5554 BJ Angus, Manhattan, KS 3-10-16 107 Angus Bulls...............................................Avg. $5247 21 Bred Cows..................................................Avg. $3052 6 3N1 Pairs......................................................Avg. $3583 22 Bred Heifers...............................................Avg. $6090 11 Open Heifers..............................................Avg. $2150 1 Flush..........................................................Avg. $11,000 4 Embryos.......................................................Avg. $1200 Curtain Land and Cattle, Blue Mound, IL 3-10-16 35 Angus Bulls.................................................Avg. $4184 33 Angus Females............................................Avg. $5684 Wright Charolais, Kearney, MO 3-12-16 137 Charolais Bulls.........................................Avg. $8055 Heart of the Ozarks Angus Association Sale, West Plains, MO 3-12-16 52 Angus Bulls.................................................Avg. $2977 34 Females.......................................................Avg. $2635 Jacs Angus Ranch, Bentonville, AR 3-12-15 72 Angus Bulls.................................................Avg. $4687

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Generic Genetics, Ida Grove IA, 3-3-16 64 Angus Bulls.................................................Avg. $5145 40 Bred Cows..................................................Avg. $2195

KSU Legacy Sale, Manhattan, KS 3-4-16 40 Angus Bulls.................................................Avg. $3331 16 Hereford Bulls............................................Avg. $3484 13 Simmental Bulls.........................................Avg. $4440 24 Fall Bred Cows...........................................Avg. $3077 8 Spring Bred Cows........................................Avg. $2600 2 Show Heifers................................................Avg. $4875 4 Ranch Horses...............................................Avg. $4600

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April 3 C/S Cattle Production Sale, Pomona, MO April 3 Silver Spur Genetics Sale, Maryville April 4 Brockmere Farms Bull Sale, New Cambria, MO April 6 3rd Annual Crowder College Aggie Club Calf Auction, Joplin Regional Stockyards, Carthage, MO April 9 Dan Strong Angus Production Sale, Gardner, KS April 9 New Day Genetics, Osceola, MO April 9 Renaissance XXIV Sale, Stratford April 12 Sydenstricker Genetics Influence Sale New Cambria, MO April 16 McBee Cattle Co Sale, Fayette, MO April 16 Simon’s Cattle Co Production Sale, Farley, IA April 16 Missouri Red Angus Association Ozark Red Roundup, Springfield, MO April 17 Great American Pie Limousin Sale, Lebanon, MO April 23 Highland Sale, Lebanon, MO April 24 C&C Performance Breeders Sale, Tina, MO April 29 Double A “Power Forward” Sale, Nevada April 30 Select Breeders Limousin Sale & The Road to Lexington Heifer Sale, at Pinegar Farms, Springfield, MO

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Obituary - William Ficken William “Billy” Joseph Ficken, 55, of Sedalia passed away Wednesday, February 10th, 2016 at Boone Hospital Center in Columbia, Missouri. He was born on April 29, 1960 in Sedalia, Missouri the son of William H. and Thelma M. (Gordy) Ficken, who survive in Sedalia. On July 11, 1987, in Sedalia he was united in marriage to Shayla L. Heiland, who survives of the home. Billy attended St. Paul’s Lutheran Church. He worked for the Agriculture Department at the Missouri State Fair Grounds for 25 years retiring in October 2015. He was a 1978 graduate of Smithton High School. He enjoyed fishing, farming, bird hunting, and spending time with family and friends. Billy was a member of the Central Missouri Ag Club and the Pettis County Cattleman’s Association. He and his father worked together in farming operation known as Ficken Farms. Billy lived all of his life in the Smithton and Sedalia areas. He was loved by his friends and family members and will be missed dearly. He had a great influence on many people and was an inspiration to all. Besides his wife, Shayla and his parents, he is survived by a daughter, Kyleigh Ficken, of Sedalia and a son, Lucas Ficken, of Sedalia; a brother, Mark Ficken (Connie) of Blue Springs, MO and their families; a sister, Debbie Brown (Chris) of Sedalia and their families. He was dearly loved by numerous friends and family.

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Funeral services were held Monday, February 15, 2016 at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church with Pastor Jeremy Freeman, officiating. Pallbearers were Danny Young, Kevin Gregory, Billy Porter, William Hardin, Dennis Brown and Pete Shirky. In lieu of flowers the family suggests memorial contributions be made to Central Missouri Ag Club in care of Rea Funeral Chapel.

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