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Ag leaders from the Ozarks honored: Agriculture leaders from across Missouri received high honors in during the 47th Missouri Governor’s Conference on Agriculture, hosted by Gov. Jay Nixon and the Missouri Department of Agriculture. Recipients of the Missouri Agriculture Awards from the Ozarks were: Dr. Anson Elliott of Springfield (Lifetime Achievement); Glen Cope of Aurora. (Agriculture Beef Cattle Legacy); and Galen Davis of Jasper (Missouri Agriculture Poultry Legacy). Edgewood Creamery in Purdy received the Missouri Grown Newcomer Award. Emerald ash borer found in the Ozarks: A recent examination of several ash trees in rural Laclede County shows an unwanted tree pest is continuing its spread across Missouri. Missouri Department of Conservation foresters have confirmed that the emerald ash borer, an insect whose life cycle is fatal to ash trees, has been discovered in Laclede County. This destructive insect has now been found in 31 Missouri counties. The bulk of EAB findings have been in southeast Missouri, Kansas City and St. Louis. This recent find is the first evidence of this non-native insect in the southwest part of the state. Farm Bureau members honored, named to committee, board: Several farmers and ranchers were honored for their service to the Missouri Farm Bureau Federation during the organization’s 95th annual meeting, which was held in December. Wes Lebahn of Mansfield, Mo., and Deborah Coble of Walnut Grove, Mo., were recognized for two years of service on Farm Bureau’s Promotion and Education (P&E) Committee. Peggy Kenney of Stockton, Mo., and Andrew Sodano of Houston, Mo., were appointed to the P&E Committee. Carl Bastin, a Jasper, Mo., farmer, was re-elected to a two-year term on the Missouri Farm Bureau board of directors was appointed to the Missouri Farm Bureau’s Promotion and Education (P&E) Committee. Grass-fed operation places in steak show: Highway H Highland Cattle Ranch, owned by Billy and Kathy Bolch in Laclede County, Mo., recently claimed fourth-place in the Fifth Annual American Royal Steak Contest. A panel of judges evaluated 40 ribeye steak entries from 16 states in a blind taste test held on the campus of Kansas State University in Olathe, Kan. The taste test was based on flavor, texture and tenderness. The Highway H Highland entry was a ribeye from a full-blooded Highland and was judged in the grass fed category.

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live in a community full of pranksters and evontowaorlot C yofrrehiJ yB practical jokers. It can rlead larious moments, but it can also, as often as not, bring about confusion and turmoil. Jerry Crownover farms On one occasion of my 27 years of livin Lawrence County. He ing at this address, I opened my mailbox to disis a former professor of cover one-half of a polka-dot bikini. It did not Agriculture Education at belong to my wife, but it did cause her to have a Missouri State University, number of questions for me. In another instance and is an author and of mailbox trickery, my wife retrieved the mail, professional speaker. only to find a long, slender, baked sweet potato To contact Jerry, go to that was wrapped in clear cellophane. Do you ozarksfn.com and click know what a baked sweet potato resembles? She on ‘Contact Us.’ wouldn’t touch it. I, nor any of my neighbors, ever truly know how much rain we’ve gotten, because everyone knows where everyone else’s rain gauge is located, and water is usually added, or poured out, by the time the real owner gets a chance to look. Whenever any of us get a newer vehicle, someone is likely to add fuel to the tank for a few weeks until the new owner starts bragging about the great mileage they’re getting, only to have the same person siphon out gas for the next few weeks, causing great consternation – and maybe even a trip back to the dealership to have the engine checked out. Of course, there are always the Father’s Day cards (with no return address, but locally postmarked) saying, “Hi, Dad. Sure would like to have been part of your life.” Or a nice, official looking, computer-generated envelope that certainly looks like it is from the county department of health, except that it is stamped with “STD Test Results” in big red letters all across the front. Now, I know why the mail delivery lady looks at me a little strangely. — Continued on Page 5

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told a little fib in my last column; I stated I have never owned sheep. In my own defense, I never owned wool sheep, but I did, in fact, have a few hair sheep – sheep that Julie Turner-Crawford were more like small deer and just as wild. is a native of Dallas My adventure began when I came home one County, Mo., where she day and saw a flash of brown run from my front grew up on her family’s pasture, around to a little loafing shed. There I farm. She is a graduate found four very nervous Barbados ewes. of Missouri State I called my dad at work to see if he knew anyUniversity. To contact thing about the ewes, only to be told that he had Julie, call 1-866-532-1960 taken off to go to the sale barn. He was busted. or by email at editor@ When he came back to my house later that eveozarksfn.com. ning, I asked if he realized they were Barbados, which are not known to be snuggly or tame. He said he thought they would help keep the weeds down, plus we would never have to shear them. Over the next couple of days, the ewes and I developed our routine; I would walk out the back door in the morning to feed and they would run off. When I would get home in the evening, they would run off. About a week later, only three ewes ran off when I walked outside; I found the other ewe and her brand new lamb in the loafing shed. That evening, my dad came by to see the new addition and asked if it had nursed. I said it seemed to be doing OK, but the ewe’s udder just didn’t look right. “Can you catcher her?” my dad asked. I told him I guess we would find out. We devised a plan to run her and the other ewes into the alley between the barn and a feed pen, then corner the ewe. All appeared to be going OK, until I walked into the alley. One ewe might have gone over the top of the panels, two went under, but I was able to grab the new momma; it was a rodeo, but I got her. Her lamb scurried under the panels and into the pen with the steers, which began chasing the newborn. Dad tried to get the steers away from the lamb and I threw my shoe, the only thing I could — Continued on Next Page

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Charlie Van Dien began working with Clydesdales when he went to work for Budweiser in California To say that horses have taken rescued German ShepCharlie Van Dien on a journey herd. His favorites are of a lifetime is no exaggeration. Loretta, and her foal, Beginning with Saddlebreds – gaited, Joseph, both of whom he high-stepping show horses – when he took in 13 years ago at was still in high school, Charlie has Christmas time. “They were a Christmas spent most of his life working, traveling present to me. Loretta is and living with horses. “I started riding a neighbor’s horses and 23 now and Joseph is 13. “They are very good he asked me if I’d ever considered showing horses,” Charlie explained on a cold trail horses and we’ve winter’s day while feeding his rescue used them for poles and barrel racing,” Charlie horses just outside of Rolla, Mo. Originally from El Paso, Texas, Char- explained. “People just Charlie Van Dien says Clydesdale horses lie’s father, who worked for Chevron think of them in terms aren’t just for pulling heavy loads. He said they Oil, was transferred to Denver, Colo., of hauling, but they are make good trail horses and compete in timed work horses. You can do while Charlie was still in high school. events, such and poles and barrels. “I showed Saddlebreds in Denver for anything with them that years. That’s where I got all my horse you’d do with a regular experience,” Charlie recalled. And then horse. They are starting to make more While they graze on 26 acres of pasture, tack for them now so that’s helpful, too.” Charlie further supplements Joe’s diet with he crossed paths with the Clydesdales. Charlie is more than willing to share 16 pounds of grain a day, 20 pounds in the “I was working with champion horses in Scottsdale, Ariz., and then I started stories of his horses’ activities and antics. summer when he is working. Loretta gets “Right now it’s winter time and they an additional 12 pounds of grain daily. working for Budweiser at the Santa Ani“It costs $120 to shoe each horse as ta racetrack,” Charlie said. “We used the are taking a break but they are busy all Clydesdales to pull the starting gate into summer, with parades and fund-raising well,” he added with a smile. Despite the place. I did that for a year and then they activities for groups from breast can- costs involved, it is obvious that Charlie offered me a job, working and traveling cer to the Make-A-Wish foundation, doesn’t seem to mind. When his son, Chuck, was still in school, with the Clydesdales out of New Hamp- to Wounded Warriors. They’ve raised shire. That’s what I did for the next 20 thousands of dollars,” he added proudly. Joe even made the trip down the hall and years and it was the greatest job ever. “Kids love them, of course, so anywhere into the classroom for a Bring-Your-Pet-toWe did it all, grooming, handling, clean- they show up and we offer rides, they School event. “You should have seen those ing the stalls, driving the truck, always are a great hit. My daughters, Marin and kids’ faces that day!” Charlie laughed at the Maddie, often go with me to help with memory. “When I was with the Clydesworking with the horses.” the horses and everybody knows Joe. dales, we worked our way down the East After retiring and while The horses have also been used in Coast each year, ending up in Florida in driving a truck through the therapy situations with an autistic time for the Orange Bowl at New Year’s. area, Charlie fell in love child and soldiers with PTSD.” From there we’d work our way along the with the Ozarks. Today, 15 Keeping up with Clydesdales on Gulf Coast. We never really saw winter. years later, he works for Coun“Horses have taken me to places I neva private farm does not come try Bob’s Café in St. James as a easy or cheap. Charlie stated er would have been, never would have baker and cares for his ClydesSt. James, Mo. that each horse consumes 30 dreamed of,” he concluded. “I’ve just dales, all rescue horses, as well to 35 gallons of water a day. been along for the ride.” as a few others and at least one JANUARY 16, 2017

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“No risk, no reward,” is the topic of conversation as Frank Jones drinks his coffee. This is a principle that Frank, of Halfway, Mo., has based his farming career on. For all the years he’s been drinking coffee, Frank has been farming even longer. Growing up on a ranch in the Black Hills of South Dakota was only the beginning. Frank bought a plot of land on the outskirts of Halfway in 1980, after leaving South Dakota in the early 1970s. One of the reasons Frank has enjoyed farming is because he can be his own boss, and so he’s been here ever since, doing just that. With the help of his son, Casey Jones, Frank dubbed the farm JJ Cattle Ranch and, over time, expanded his farm to a total of 1,340 acres, Frank Jones, who operates JJ Cattle Ranch 525 of which he leases. with his son Casey, has a commercial cow/ “We used to background calf operation in Polk County, Mo. He also a lot of cattle – up to 800,” grows corn, wheat, milo and soybeans. He Frank said, but moving so he sells his soybean crop, but his other crops many feeder cattle in and are fed to his cattle to offset feed costs. out was a demanding task. Trucking kept Frank away from the farm too much, so and raise most of his own heifers. he made the executive deciCircumstances occasionally force sion to make a change. Frank to buy cattle, which he Now, JJ Cattle Ranch is made dislikes, saying “you never know up of commercial cow-calf Halfway, Mo. what you’re getting” from pairs. Now Frank moves five a sale, versus knowing the pot loads of steers and heifers a background and temperayear. However, he likes to keep ment of your own cattle. Ozarks Farm & Neighbor • www.ozarksfn.com

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The ranch has both fall and spring calves, which are kept until they weigh between 800 and 850 pounds. “I’d like to have all fall calves, but that just never works out.” Frank said. He prefers them to spring calves because over the winter “you never run a dry cow.” His cows are preg checked in late fall, and if they don’t calve by a certain time, are switched over to be spring calvers. While Frank sees the possible advantage of AI allowing him to have more control over when calves are born, he has chosen to run his farm with what some might see as an “old fashioned” system. Not only does he see AI practice as “unnatural,” but Frank said he doesn’t have the manpower to start that kind of program. Frank knows how he likes things done, and good help is hard to find. Fortunately, Frank has the help of not only from Casey, but Casey’s wife Melinda, his grandson Colt, and family friend, Suzie. With so few helping hands and so many hooves, there is a job for everyone. Frank said because Melinda works at a veterinary clinic, she is able to help him keep up on the latest medications. This has been a great help to the ranch’s yearling operation. Together, the whole family puts in a lot of hard work and long days to make JJ Cattle Ranch successful. To enhance the cattle operation, Frank JANUARY 16, 2017

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Amish family depends on each other, teams of horses to build their farms To most folks living in 21st century Ozarks, a barn-raising involving multiple families is something out of an episode of television’s “Little House on the Prairie” but for those in the Amish communities splashed across southwest Missouri, it is nothing out of the ordinary. Fourteen families in a relatively new Amish community at Tunas, Mo., in rural Dallas County recently gathered to build a new barn with a large lean-to, on the Jo-

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seph Schwartz farm. In near uniform clothing of royal blue shirts, black pants held up by suspenders of the same color, crossed in the back and blonde straw hats, the men and older boys from the community are involved in building this new barn. The only exception is the family’s “scholars.” “They are the students who are off at school,” one of the mothers at the barn raising said. “They wanted to be here today, too but they had to go to school.” While unloading materials from a horsedrawn wagon, Joe Schwartz explained that the barn, once completed, would be 35 feet by 55 feet, plus a buggy shed. “They started at dawn,” Peter Schwartz, Joseph’s white-bearded father commented from his folding chair, watching all the action from a strategic vantage point. The others referred to him, with affectionate good humor as “The Chairman,” a pun referring not only to his actual location of the moment but undoubtedly, also in part, his status in the community. “If it weren’t for my back, I’d still be up there,” Peter said wistfully as he waved an arm toward the others as they scrambled

over the metal roof and its peak, returning to their work. A dozen pre-school aged children scampered about the nearby Schwartz home as they played outside, dressed as miniature versions of their fathers, older brothers and mothers. Two of the wives took a break from preparing the large noon day meal that would feed the many workers in another couple of hours. Their daughters, dressed like their mothers, in long blue and black dresses, some covered with pinafore-style full aprons, and traditional black bonnets, stood at a safe distance to observe the writerphotographer who spoke to their parents. These 14 families came to Tunas, Mo., about a year ago as a new community, from Seymour, Mo., where the Amish community has grown so large that they were in need of “more elbow room.” “That is also a dangerous area for us, Highway 60 and Highway A, with so much traffic,” the ladies explained. “Plus there is a train crossing there. Horses don’t always scare with the traffic and the train, but I do,” Peter Schwartz concluded. “We are kind of caught up,” one of the Mrs. Schwartz’ explained why the pletho-

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ra of new barns was going up at this time. “We built houses for each of the families first and now they are doing the barns.” The community purchased 675 acres along Highway T that was then divided up amongst the families. They all speak a German-Swiss dialect, one to another that they jokingly refer to as a Dutch derivative, as well as English to those from the outside. Close to a dozen buggies dotted the front yard and side barnyard of the house, some of the horses still in harness, as they rest, waiting for their owners. In another Ozark community, they would have been cars and pickup trucks. The various families in this Amish community also raise sheep, mixed breed cattle and pigs as most of the families have a hog shed. A nearby field was plowed by another of the men, also using only horses, as is the Amish custom, for the planting of spelt, a wheat derivative that they use for animal feed. “These things are common to us,” Joe concluded, referring to everything from the barn-raising to the horses and buggies, to the plowing of the field using only horses. “But unusual for the rest of the world.” JANUARY 16, 2017

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Tyler Osborn, the 17-year-old son of Jason and Amanda Osborn, is active in the family’s farming operation. The future high school agriculture teacher favors Watusi cattle and even broke one steer, Redman, to ride. Tyler and Redman were a part of the Willow Springs High School Homecoming Parade this year.

Destined to be a Farmer Continued from Previous Page Still, Tyler is quite familiar with some of the more serious sides of his family’s chosen profession. “In FFA state contests on ag issues, I participated along with five others in 10-minute presentations on PETA, an animal rights group, and why they don’t see the positive side of agriculture. They just view what we do as cruelty to animals. On this topic, our team came in first in our area and district and we were in the top six teams in the state competition. “I’m hoping to go to College of the Ozarks next year, filling out the forms for that now. I want to study to be an ag teacher because there is a real shortage in that area right now. Last year, there were 75 agricultural education teacher positions open, and six of them were filled with uncertified ag teachers and two were not filled at all for the 20162017 school year. As an ag teacher, I

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think it’s important to help students understand where their food really comes from. And I imagine that one day, too, I’ll be raising cattle on the side.” Jason and Amanda’s daughter, Lindsey, also has aspirations to be a teacher, but farming is the only career path Jason ever wanted to take. “This is the only life that ever interested me,” he said. “I started helping some neighbors when I was 14. They actually lived in Kansas City and were here every weekend and I helped out with their cattle in between. They moved here, eventually, and I worked with them and still help out the widow, now and then, when needed. Farm work, working with cattle, whether yours or someone else’s, makes for long days, but it’s the life I love.” For the Osborn family, that’s an agriculture tradition that seems destined to continue with the next generation. JANUARY 16, 2017

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Town Life: “I have been the Christian County Sheriff for a year and a half and in law enforcement for 23 years. Because my stepfather, Larry, was a state trooper, I grew up around law enforcement people all my life and heard all the shop talk. As a kid I spent more hours in the passenger seat of a patrol car than I can count. In law enforcement there is no such thing as a routine day and that appeals to me. My oldest daughter is attending Missouri State University for business and will make me a grandpa soon. The twins, Maddy and Abby, go to Licking High School, while Brailey is still at home.” Country Life: “I have scattered pieces of leased land totaling 220 acres because farmland here in Christian County sells for $6,000 to $10,000 per acre. The cost of land is high do to the growing population of Christian County with needs for more housing and industry. My dad, Bobby, has always had a farm, and I was raised with the MFA feeder pig program in the 1970s and 1980s before my dad switched to backgrounding steers. I have a cow/calf operation with 50 mommas. I have retained heifers the last three years because my herd is aging and I could handle up to 60 mommas but no more due to time restraints right now. My mommas are mostly Hereford and Brahman influenced and bred by four registered Hereford bulls. Most of my calves are white faced and red with some having a little ear. I think the Brahman influence produces a better calf that is heavier at weaning. I usually sell in February because I raise spring calves so the mommas get recovery time before having another calf. I wean 60 days prior to sale and administer two rounds of shots. I also background about 20 steers at a time. I sell at the Buffalo Livestock Market, which is owned by my brother-in-law, Leon Caselman, and my sister Tara. I also custom bale hay on shares in addition to haying 40 acres of my own.” Future: “Right now the farm fosters my peace of mind and the hustle and bustle of being the sheriff of an ever growing county. I may increase my herd when I retire, if I can find more land with farm life being a dying breed in our part of the country. Four years ago I began purchasing registered Hereford bulls and already have eight registered mommas as I move toward a predominantly registered herd. In the future, I hope to raise some registered bulls to sell off the farm.” JANUARY 16, 2017

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bulls

beef

(Week of 1/1/17 to 1/7/17)

75.50-85.00 †

Interstate Regional Stockyardss

60.00-86.50 † 6

Joplin Regional Stockyards

60.00-88.50 † 67.00-83.50 †

Kingsville Livestock Auction

70.00-88.00*

Mid Missouri Stockyards

69.00-82.00 †

MO-KAN Livestock Auction

61.75-79.00 †

South Central Regional

60.00-84.50

Springfield Livestock Market

dairy

62.00-95.00* 6

Ozarks Regional Stockyard

slaughter

120

140

cows

(Week of 1/1/17 to 1/7/17)

Not Reported* 40.00-63.50*

Buffalo Livestock Market

42.00-66.50 †

Douglas County Livestock

37.50-58.00 †

Interstate Regional Joplin Regional Stockyards

37.50-65.00 †

Kingsville Livestock Auction

43.00-64.50 † 54.00-69.00*

Mid Missouri Stockyards

43.00-63.00 †

MO-KAN Livestock Auction

35.00-68.00 †

Ozarks Regional

40.00-56.50 †

South Central Regional

36.00-62.00 †

Springfield Livestock

cow/calf

100

120

pairs

(Week of 1/1/17 to 1/7/17)

Not Reported*

Barry County Regional Stockyards Buffalo Livestock Market

None Reported* None Reported †

Douglas County Livestock Auction - Ava

None Reported †

Interstate Regional Stockyards - Cuba Joplin Regional Stockyards

1200.00-1500.00 †

Kingsville Livestock Auction

1300.00-1500.00 †

Mid Missouri Stockyards

1300.00-1500.00*

1200.00-1460.00

South Central Regional Stockyards Springfield Livestock Market

150

650

†

1150.00-1450.00 †

1150

1650

replacement

650.00-1200.00 † None Reported †

Interstate Regional Stockyards - Cuba Joplin Regional 925.00

Ozarks Regionall

None Reported † 500.00-1250.00 †

South Central Regional

1050

1550

300-400 lbs. 400-500 lbs. 500-600 lbs. 600-700 lbs. 700-800 lbs.

Heifers, Med. & Lg. 1

935.00-1260.00 † 610.00-1375.00 †

Springfield Live

Steers, Med. & Lg. 1

300-400 lbs. 400-500 lbs. 500-600 lbs. 600-700 lbs. 700-800 lbs.

1200.00-1400.00*

Mid Missouri Stockyards

1557

Holsteins, Lg. 3

560.00-1550.00 † †

MO-KAN Livestock Auction - Butler

16 16

Prices reported per cwt

900.00-1125.00*

Buffalo Livestock Market Douglas County

550

2650

Not Reported*

Barry County Regional Stockyards

2150

cows

(Week of 1/1/17 to 1/7/17)

Kingsville Livestock Auction

Ava Douglas County† 1/5/17

850.00-1600.00 †

Ozarks Regional

2050

2550

300-400 lbs. 400-500 lbs. 500-600 lbs. 600-700 lbs. 700-800 lbs.

2-8 Higher 150.00-160.00 145.00-155.00 136.00-150.00 130.50-138.00 121.50-130.00 ----67.00-71.00 ----61.00-65.00 ----134.00-135.50 125.00-137.00 118.50-126.00 116.00-124.00 120.00

570.00-610.00. Replacement Cows: Fresh Cows and Heifers: Supreme 1250.00-1675.00, Approved 1020.00-1200.00, Medium 775.00- 800.00, Common ind 475.00,ind Jersey 600.00. Springer Cows: Approved few 1025.00, ind Crossbred 1200.00, Medium few 800.00-860.00. Bred Cows: Approved few 1000.00-1020.00.00, ind Jersey 1100.00, ind crossbred 1000.00, Medium ind 800.00, ind Jersey 900.00, ind crossbred 725.00, Common few crossbreds 400.00-635.00. Baby Calves: Holstein heifers 150.00 280.00, Holstein bulls 90.00-130.00, Jersey heifers scarce, Jersey bulls 70.00-120.00, crossbred heifers few 130.00-210.00, crossbred bulls few 100.00-160.00, beef cross heifers 210.00-230.00, beef cross bulls 85.00-200.00.

12/20/16

Receipts: 593 The supply and demand was moderate. There was 12 percent springer heifers, 11 percent bred heifers, 36 percent open heifers, 08 percent fresh and milking cows, 01 percent bred and springer cows, and 03 percent baby calves. The balance was steers, bulls and slaughter cows. Prices reported are on a per head basis and for Holsteins unless noted otherwise. Springer Heifers bred seven to nine months: Supreme 1350.00-1600.00, crossbreds 1335.00-1485.00, Approved 1050.00-1270.00, crossbreds 1000.00-1250.00, Medium 775.00-1000.00, ind Jersey 875.00, few crossbreds 925.00950.00, Common 280.00-680.00, ind crossbred 460.00. Heifers bred three to six months: Supreme 1300.001540.00, ind crossbred 1410.00, Approved 1000.001285.00, crossbreds 1010.00-1250.00, Medium 635.00885.00, ind Jersey 800.00, crossbreds 850.00-985.00, Common 360.00-570.00. Heifers bred one to three months: Supreme 1200.001385.00, ind crossbred 1250.00, Approved ind 1000.00, Medium ind Jersey 825.00, Common 625.00-640.00, ind crossbred 585.00. Open Heifers: Approved: 145-300 lbs 230.00- 420.00, Jerseys 290-310.00, crossbreds 300.00-400.00, 300-400 lbs ind 330 lbs 570.00, ind Jersey 315 lbs 400.00, crossbreds 410.00-490.00, 400-500 lbs 560.00-650.00, Jerseys 780.00-860.00, 500-600 lbs 530.00-580.00, Jerseys 810.001050.00, crossbreds 510.00-690.00, 600-700 lbs 860.00880.00, pkg 2 Jerseys 683 lbs 1130.00, pkg 3 Brown Swiss 628 lbs 840.00, pkg 4 crossbreds 628 lbs 940.00, 700-800 lbs 740.00-970.00. Medium: 400-500 lbs ind Jersey 450 lbs 360.00, pkg 3 crossbreds 415 lbs 480.00, 500-600 lbs pkg 3 at 671 lbs 480.00, 600-700 lbs ind 670 lbs 550.00, 700-800 lbs

None Reported †

MO-KAN Livestock Market - Butler

cattle

Springfield, Mo. • Springfield Livestock Marketing Center †

100

Barry County Regional Stockyards

1/8/17

5 Area (Tx-Ok, Ks, Neb, Ia, Colo) Live Basis Sales - Over 80% Choice Steers: 115.50-119.00; wtd. avg. price 117.51. Heifers: 115.00-119.00; wtd. avg. price 117.20. Dressed Basis Sales - Over 80% Choice Steers: 186.00-188.00; wtd. avg. price 187.96. Heifers: 188.00-188.00; wtd. avg. price 188.00.

75.00-83.00*

Buffalo Livestock Market Douglas County Livestock Auction

Midwest - High Plains Direct Slaughter Cattle

Not Reported*

Barry County Regional Stockyards

cattle

sheep &

goats

Diamond, Mo. • TS Whites Sheep and Goat Sale

1/5/17

Receipts: 1589 Supply was good and demand was very good. All markets were mostly steady compared to last month. Supply included 8 percent slaughter ewes and rams, 27 percent slaughter and feeder lambs, 37 percent kid goats, and 17 percent bucks and does. All prices are per hundred weight (CWT) unless noted otherwise. SHEEP: Feeder Lambs: Medium and Large 1-2 23-38 lbs 200.00225.00. Slaughter Lambs: Wool lambs: Choice and Prime 2-3 67-80 lbs 200.00-227.50. Hair lambs: Choice and Prime 2-3 43-80 lbs 225.00237.50; 80-86 lbs 194.00-215.00; 100-113 lbs 105.00135.00. Good 1-3 40-79 lbs 210.00-220.00; 80-93 lbs 150.00-170.00. Several families of Hair Ewes with single or twin lambs: 65.00-90.00 Per Head. Slaughter Wool Ewes: Utility and Good 1-3 85-172 lbs 90.00-110.00. Slaughter Hair Ewes: Good 1-3 83-152 lbs 100.00115.00. Utility 1-2 70-102 lbs 80.00-90.00. Slaughter Hair Rams: Good 1-3 85-100 lbs 87.50100.00. GOATS: Feeder kids: Selection 1 30-35 lbs 235.00-250.00. Selection 2 30-37 lbs 200.00-225.00. Selection 3 24-39 lbs

130.00-150.00. Slaughter Kids: Selection 1 40-75 lbs 265.00-280.00; 75-95 lbs 220.00-250.00. Selection 2 40-80 lbs 240.00265.00. Selection 3 40-75 lbs 150.00-195.00. Several Families with single and twin kids Selection 1 and 2 50.00-100.00 Per Head. Slaughter Does: Selection 1 and 2 78-190 lbs 130.00155.00. Selection 3 50-110 lbs 100.00-127.50. Slaughter Bucks: Selection 1 and 2 80-170 lbs 150.00175.00. Selection 3 90-140 lbs 120.00-147.50. National Sheep Summary

Barry Co. Regional Stockyards* -----

Buffalo Livestock Auction* 1/7/17

Butler Mo-Kan Livestock† 1/5/17

1/6/17

Compared to last week slaughter lambs were firm to 5.00 higher, instances 10.00 higher on lambs over 70 lbs. Slaughter ewes were steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder lambs were not well tested. At San Angelo, TX 3219 head sold. No sales in Equity Electronic Auction. In direct trading slaughter ewes and feeder lambs were not tested. 3800 head of negotiated sales of slaughter lambs were steady. 11,100 head of formula sales had no trend due to confidentiality. 3,557 lamb carcasses sold with 55 lbs down no trend due to confidentiality; 55-65 lbs .94 lower and 65 lbs up 3.67-6.21 lower. All sheep sold per hundred weight (CWT) unless otherwise specified. Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 2-3 90-160 lbs: San Angelo: shorn and wooled 110-145 lbs 128.00137.00. VA: wooled 105-130 lbs 152.00. PA: shorn and wooled 110-130 lbs no test. Ft. Collins, CO: no test. South Dakota: shorn and wooled 120-130 lbs 136.00141.00; 130-170 lbs 134.00-138.00. Billings, MT: no test. Kalona, IA: no test. Missouri: no test. Equity Elec: no sales. Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 1: San Angelo: 40-60 lbs 242.00-258.00, few 264.00-266.00; 60-70 lbs 226.00-248.00, few 250.00-262.00; 70-80 lbs 210.00-228.00, few 236.00-246.00; 80-90 lbs 184.00208.00; 90-110 lbs 174.00-180.00, few 190.00. Pennsylvania: no test. Kalona, IA: no test. Ft. Collins: no test. Missouri: 40-80 lbs 225.00-237.50; 80-90 lbs 194.00215.00. Virginia: 60-80 lbs 200.00-205.00; 80-110 lbs 167.00-

stocker & feeder

127 5(3257('

slaughter

market sales reports

Cuba Interstate Regional† 1/3/17

prices Joplin Regional Stockyards† 1/2/17

Kingsville Livestock Auction† 1/3/17

Mid Missouri Stockyards* 1/5/17

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1124

2381

1268

10861

3295

1478

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4-8 Higher

Uneven

2-4 Higher

St-4 Higher

St-15 Higher

St-2 Higher

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150.00-182.50 154.00-176.00 142.00-158.00 132.00-143.00 126.00-131.00

158.00-162.00 160.00-164.50 137.50-159.50 127.25-149.50 125.00-139.50

160.00-165.00 145.00-163.25 122.00-152.00 115.00-135.00 124.00-131.50

170.00-174.00 155.00-176.00 131.00-161.00 126.50-142.50 124.00-137.00

167.00-185.00 158.00-179.00 142.50-169.00 127.00-152.50 120.00-139.75

160.00-175.00 150.00-168.00 138.00-162.00 130.00-143.00 124.00-134.00

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----65.00 ----65.00 65.00-66.00

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86.00 76.00 72.00 ---------

----------------75.25-80.00

80.00-90.00 70.00-85.00 70.00-80.00 70.00-75.00 70.00-75.00

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130.00-137.00 127.00-136.00 119.00-128.50 118.00-131.00 113.00-122.00

----129.00-140.00 116.50-135.00 115.00-128.00 117.00-128.75

138.00-146.25 131.50-145.50 122.00-134.50 120.00-129.50 115.50-121.00

135.00-145.00 128.00-147.50 120.00-133.00 116.00-130.00 117.00-129.00

138.00-154.00 125.00-139.50 121.50-138.50 115.00-132.85 120.00-130.60

130.00-145.00 124.00-140.00 120.00-132.00 118.00-126.00 114.00-122.00

USDA Reported * Independently Reported

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reports

200.00-205.00; 80-110 lbs 167.00-

rices

l ds†

Kingsville Livestock Auction† 1/3/17

00 00 00 50 00

00 50 00 00 00

Interior Missouri Direct Hogs

1/10/17

Estimated Receipts: 920 Supply and demand are light to moderate. Compared to Monday’s close: barrows and gilts steady to 1.00 higher. Base carcass meat price: 49.00-50.00. Sows (cash prices): steady to 1.00 higher. 300-500 lbs. 18.00-21.00, over 500 lbs. 22.00-26.00.

Mid Missouri Stockyards* 1/5/17

Springfield Livestock Marketing† 1/4/17

Vienna South Central† 1/4/17

West Plains Ozarks Regional† 1/3/17

3295

1478

2720

747

3197

St-15 Higher

St-2 Higher

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167.00-185.00 158.00-179.00 142.50-169.00 127.00-152.50 120.00-139.75

160.00-175.00 150.00-168.00 138.00-162.00 130.00-143.00 124.00-134.00

----147.00-170.50 130.00-162.50 124.50-153.00 115.00-135.50

----161.00-171.50 134.00-163.00 132.00-143.00 132.50-137.00

158.00-165.00 145.00-164.00 135.00-157.00 125.00-141.00 125.00-138.00

----------------75.25-80.00

80.00-90.00 70.00-85.00 70.00-80.00 70.00-75.00 70.00-75.00

78.00 71.00 ----72.00 65.00

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138.00-154.00 125.00-139.50 121.50-138.50 115.00-132.85 120.00-130.60

130.00-145.00 124.00-140.00 120.00-132.00 118.00-126.00 114.00-122.00

136.50 115.00-145.00 114.00-133.00 111.50-128.00 114.00-125.50

141.00-162.00 136.50-152.00 124.00-143.50 112.00-124.00 116.00-118.00

132.50-139.00 128.00-137.50 120.00-131.00 121.00-127.00 120.00-124.50

JANUARY 16, 2017

Week Ended 1/6/17 Soft Wheat Corn Sorghum* * Price per cwt

18 15 9.34

9 6 3 0

5.33 4.09 3.24 3.76

3.19

10.12 6.03 4.19 3.72

9.59 5.42 3.51 3.45

9.32

15 Au g. 15 Se pt .1 5 O ct .1 5 No v. 15 De c. 15 Ja n. 16 Fe b. 16 M ar ch 16 Ap ril 16 M ay 16 Ju ne 16 Ju ly 16 Au g. 16 Se pt .1 6 O ct .1 6 No v. 16 De c. 16

ne Ju

5 il 1

Ap r

15 M

Cuba Vienna

Joplin West Plains

heifers 550-600 LBS. Ava Kingsville

Butler Springfield

Cuba Vienna

Joplin West Plains

121.64

137.05

123.19

136.80 138.04 147.61 137.24

122.67 123.87 129.03 121.37

142.94

121.04

134.03

125.85

***

*** 133.33 142.20 148.06 131.99

120.00 123.00 127.91 115.51

***

*** *

135.39 ***

*** 149.80

*** *** *** ***

127.96 *** *** *** ***

***

*** 137.68

121.98 129.09

147.03 136.94 142.03 153.57 144.70

125.97 124.56 127.24 123.85 127.03

144.07

4.99 3.22 3.21

Butler Springfield

135.81

avg. grain prices

12 10.17

ar ch

15 n.

Ava Kingsville

12/25/16

Very dangerous weather and travel conditions were the story over the last weekend and start of this week, temperatures have slowly warmed and forecast for Christmas is nearly short sleeved weather. Hay feeding still has quite a ways to go before reaching its peak for the year but each passing day amounts are slowly increasing. The supply of hay is moderate, demand is light and prices are mostly steady. The Missouri Department of Agriculture has a hay directory available for both buyers and sellers. To be listed, or for a directory visit http://mda.mo.gov/abd/haydirectory/ for listings of hay http://agebb.missouri.edu/haylst/ (All prices f.o.b. and per ton unless specified and on most recent reported sales price listed as round bales based generally on 5x6 bales with weights of approximately 1200-1500 lbs). Supreme quality Alfalfa (RFV <185): 180.00-240.00. Premium quality Alfalfa (RFV 170-180): 160.00-200.00. Good quality Alfalfa (RFV 150-170): 120.00-160.00. Small squares 4.50-5.00 per bale. Fair quality Alfalfa (RFV 130-150): 100.00-120.00. Good quality Mixed Grass hay: 75.00-100.00. Small squares 3.00-4.50 per bale (some alfalfa/grass mix). Fair to Good quality Mixed Grass hay: 50.00-80.00. Small squares 2.50-3.50 per bale. Fair quality Mixed Grass hay: 15.00-30.00 per large round bale. Fair to Good quality Bromegrass: 50.00-80.00. Wheat straw: 3.00-6.00 per small square bale.

Soybeans

steers 550-600 LBS.

Week of 12/11/16

hay & grain markets

Mo. Weekly Hay Summary

$145

Week of 12/18/16

1/6/17

$100

1/6/17

Week of 12/11/16

Mo. Weekly Weaner & Feeder Pig

Receipts: 8,143 Weaner pigs steady to firm. Feeder pigs no sales reported. Supply light and demand moderate. (Prices Per Head.) Early weaned pigs 10 lb. base weights, FOB the farm 0% negotiated, 2332 head, 10 lbs, 38.00-41.76, weighted average 39.65. Early weaned pigs 10 lb base weights, Delivered 69% negotiated, 5811 head, 10 lbs, 40.00-59.00, weighted average 51.78. Feeder pigs in all lot sizes, FOB 0% negotiated, No Sales Reported. Feeder pigs in all lot sizes, Delivered 100% negotiated, No Sales Reported. *Early weaned pigs are under 19 days old. **Most lots of feeder pigs have a sliding value from the negotiated weight basis which is calculated on the actual average weight of the load plus or minus .25-.40 per pound. Some early weaned lots have a slide of .50-1.00 per pound.

CHEESE: Barrels closed at $1.5750 and 40# blocks at $1.6700. The weekly average for barrels is $1.5900 (+.0281) and blocks, $1.6644 (+.0013). FLUID MILK: Milk handling in most regions this week is transitioning from a holiday milk scenario back to normal. As for milk available for manufacturing, the Southeast stands apart as a region where most milk produced is being used for bottling and little for manufacturing. This is due to order add-ons resulting from a developing snowstorm in the region. Most other regions are either sending milk from the region to manufacturing plants, or milk from neighboring regions. Either way, most manufacturers have strong supplies of milk available. Midwest milk spot prices range from $4.00 to $2.00 under the Class III price. East region cream multiples ranged 1.05-1.15, Midwest 1.05-1.20, and West 1.00-1.20. SPOT PRICES OF CLASS II CREAM: $ PER POUND BUTTERFAT, F.O.B., producing plants, Upper Midwest $2.4130-2.7577.

National Dairy Market

Week of 12/25/16

es. Choice and Prime 1: lbs 242.00-258.00, few 264.00-266.00; 48.00, few 250.00-262.00; 70-80 lbs 236.00-246.00; 80-90 lbs 184.00174.00-180.00, few 190.00. est. t. . s 225.00-237.50; 80-90 lbs 194.00-

hog markets

dairy & fed cattle

$190

Week of 1/1/17

30 lbs 152.00. oled 110-130 lbs no test. o test. rn and wooled 120-130 lbs 136.00s 134.00-138.00. est. t.

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Earnest Shields is quick to say he’s no farmer, but he does like to raise a few hogs. While he might not consider himself a farmer, his roots run deep in the Ozarks and the farming way of life. Earnest and his wife, Dixie, both grew up on small family farms in rural Laclede County, Mo. “After we got married, I worked construction for a while, then I worked in the milk plant in Kansas City, Mo., for a while and we have just farmed a little ever since; nothing very big,” Earnest said. Earnest and his son, Steve, started in the “hog business” after seeing a local demand for feeder pigs. “It got to where we couldn’t find any pigs for ourselves, so we decided to get us a couple of gilts and start raising our own,” Earnest said. The purchase of the Earnest Shields of rural Conway, Mo., gilts, about a decade ago, was the along with his son Steve, have a small start of E&S Feeder Pigs. swine operation where they raise farrow to “I do enjoy doing it; it gives finish market hogs. The operation began me something to do since I reas a way to raise and sell feeder pigs. tired,” Earnest said. “When we started with the feeder pigs, we were getting more orders than well, so we culled them,” Earnest exwe could fill, but then people started plained. “We’ve sold finished hogs to keeping back their gilts and breeding; people who say they will never eat storenow you can get them pretty cheap.” bought meat again.” Steve and Earnest prefer to Earnest and Steve built all of the keep their operation small, swine barns and facilities on the ruraising a few of their gilts ral Conway, Mo., farm, using their as replacements and selling small sawmill to make a boards other offspring as feeder pigs and doing the labor themselves. Conway, Mo. or finished hogs. They have also constructed “It was getting harder to sell a small, indoor farrowing feeder pigs, and we had some facility that can house two sows that weren’t doing very sows and their litters.

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Sows and their litters are kept inside “Boy, we really got hooked with him,” he the farrowing house until the litter is said with a laugh. “A guy told me he would about a week and a half old, depending find me a boar and he called one day and on the weather, then turned out into said he had found one close to the Arkansas paddocks. While in the farrowing facil- line. I called the guy and he said he had a ity, sows are not constantly confined to really good hog. I told him to bring him on their crates and are turned out at least up, and we’d take him. He got him up here three times a day, a practice that Earnest and that was the hardest looking little thing; insists upon. At 3 and 10 days of age, he had a nose that looked long enough to piglets are given iron shots. At weaning, drink out of a pop bottle. I learned not to which is at about 8 weeks of age, boars buy a boar over the phone. He was colored are castrated and all pigs are wormed. like a Hamp, but I’m just sure he was an Earnest prefers Yorkshire as his base breed, Arkansas razorback… I almost told him to crossing with other breeds, such as Duroc, take him back home, but I told him I would Hampshire and Spotted Poland-cross. The take him, so I did. We didn’t get very good Shields are now utilizpigs out of him and it ing a Hereford boar. didn’t take me long to “I like them pretty find another one and Here are the top good,” he said of the get rid of him.” Hereford-cross pigs. Meeting the nutri10 states “bringing “I don’t know if it tional needs of sows home the bacon,” is any better than a and young pigs is imYork, but these gilts portant to Earnest, and according to the that we have now protein levels are monlatest U.S. Census are a cross between a itored closely thought data. York and a Duroc and feed rations. their litters are out of “We get ground corn, 1. Iowa that Hereford. I like a then add bean meal 2. Illinois long-bodied hog and and a hog mineral,” 3. Minnesota I would like to get Earnest explained. some Landrace cross, “One mix will have 4. North Carolina if I could find them.” enough bean meal to 5. Indiana Gilts are bred the first make it 10 percent time when they reach protein, then we will 6. Oklahoma about 6 or 7 months get another mixes that 7. Missouri of age, depending on will be 12 percent, 14 8. Nebraska their size, and are kept and 17 percent. We in the production cywill start our smaller 9. Wisconsin cle as long as they are pigs out at 17 percent 10. Ohio productive and as long protein then, when their temperament al— Source, National Pork Producers Council they get bigger, we cut lows. He prefers a litit down. They seem to ter average of 10 or more. do pretty well with it.” “We don’t always get it and we’ve had The farrow to finish time for the sows to have 18, but it’s hard for them to Shields is about six months for a weight raise that many,” he said. of 260 to 280 pounds. Being a small producer, Earnest said findProfit isn’t the reason why the Shields ing a boar can be a little difficult because of began their swine venture. the cost factor and AI is out of the question. “Raising hogs, it’s really just a hobby,” “We have actually bought several out he said. “I’m not in it to make any money, of the sale barn at Lebanon (Mo.),” Ear- and there isn’t any money to be made in it. nest said. “We would just happen to be What we have made has went right back there and one would come through that into the pigs. We’ve got just about the we liked.” same amount in the bank that we started Earnest told of the first boar they pur- with, but we’ve got more stuff around to chased a number of years ago – sight unseen. work hogs now.”

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Brandon Chapman By Terry Ropp

Age: 18 Parents: Kathy and Doug Chapman Hometown: Carthage, Mo. FFA Chapter: Carthage FFA Advisors: Chris Cloud, Tom Howard, Justin Mauss and Brandon Duff What is your favorite aspect of agriculture?

“I really enjoy the conventions and the opportunities to meet new people combined with learning about new products and methods. At the 2014 FFA Convention, I learned how to advocate by telling my story to people who don’t know much about agriculture.”

Who is the most influential person in your life?

“When I saw a picture of my dad showing a steer at the county fair, I was hooked. My mom is always there to support me and was a modified car racer, one of the few women. She taught me you can always accomplish what you want to do if you work hard and stay focused.”

What is your current involvement in agriculture, including your daily routine?

“In the summer, I feed my heifers and tie them up so they get used to standing for a long time. That is when I work their hair with combs. They graze until about 3 o’clock when I repeat the procedure and feed them again. I feed the pigs in the morning and train and feed them again later in the day.”

What are some of your agricultural memories?

“At my first Junior Nationals in 2002, my heifer didn’t like the wash rack. It was new, unfamiliar and concrete. It had a grate where the water goes through and she simply would not cross it.”

What are your future plans?

“I would like to attend Missouri State University where I plan to major in agricultural education. I want to become a teacher and will live wherever I can get a job.” Ozarks Farm & Neighbor • www.ozarksfn.com

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nd here we are at in the New Year. It is truly wonderful to make it another year and a pleasure to be writing for you. I just want to pass Dr. Tim E. O’Neill, DVM, on a word of caution to everyone, if owns Country Veterinary you have left over feed with medically important Service in Farmington, antibiotics in it; you now need a Veterinary Feed Ark. To contact Tim go Directive from your veterinarian in order to feed to ozarksfn.com and it up. click on ‘Contact Us.’ If you do not, you will not be compliant with the new federal law about medically important antibiotics and there juris prudent use. This all came about over 20 years ago, when we had big lobbyists want to not let any antibiotics be used for animals in any faucet. The veterinarians have been working on this compromise for the last 20 years. The original thought was that antibiotics are causing super infections in people and therefore, we should not use any in animals. In other words, those of us in agriculture were causing the super infections in people. The whole medical industry has had to look at itself and rethink how to use antibiotics. And I must say the way we use antibiotics has changed since I have been out of veterinary school. Plus, I have never been in favor of mass dosing antibiotics to any group of cattle or animals. But, in some instances it is the only way to stop an outbreak. With the removal of certain label claims; i.e. growth promotion, feed efficiency and others it gives us a true way to only use these drugs for the prevention and treatment of disease. These drugs should only be used for the prevention and treatment of disease. They have found antibiotics in the air, down the road from feed yards. And by putting these antibiotics under the supervision of veterinarians, I believe we can help reduce resistance. We do want to minimize our contribution to resistance in bacteria. No one wants to hear or see a person die just because they have an infection that is resistant to all antibiotics. And I do have a friend that has lost a leg due to a resistant Staph infection. We all need to work together and help this situation out. The least amount of resistant bacteria we find the better.

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Livestock producers should evaluate protein and energy needs in the winter months Winter has officially settled in across the Ozarks, causing once green pastures to become dormant and making livestock producers evaluate if their animals are getting the proper nutrition to fight off the cold. University of Missouri Extension Livestock Specialist Patrick Davis, who is based in Cedar County, Mo., said energy and protein are critical for livestock in winter months. “We are starting to feed a lot of hay, so having a hay test to determine the nutritional value of that hay and developing a nutritional program around that is pretty important,” he said. Corn, distiller’s grains, soy hulls and corn gluten are good feed sources for livestock producers to consider when evaluating the nutritional needs of their livestock and help fill the void left by forages. “It all depends on the need of your livestock, and until you know what your forage nutrition is like, you really don’t know what your need is from a supplementation standpoint,” Davis said. “That is really the key to understanding your nutritional needs; be it stockpiled fescue or hay. A lot of times our stockpiled fescue, if we strip graze it and manage it right, will be better than our fescue hay, but that is dependent on a lot of factors.” The nutritional requirements of livestock change like the weather conditions. “Over an extended period of time, nutritional needs change if we are getting a wet snow versus dry snow; and if the animal’s hair coat is wet, that cuts the insulation,” Davis said. Luckily, the Ozarks does not experience months on end of cold, wet weather in the winter, but even short blasts of winter weather can impact livestock, so planning a head is key. “We might get a snow today and it might be 50 tomorrow,” Davis said. “Energy requirement are going to increase based on a long period of time, so most farmers are just going to increase the amount of supplement to feed and the percentage, based on what the weather is doing. Those energy requirements will increase with snow

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and if you have that for an extended period of time, you will want to make some changes, but if you have really cold, wet, snowy conditions for a day, then it’s fine the next day, you may not make that change.” While the Ozarks might not experience prolonged blasts of winter weather, Davis said producers will see a drop in an animal’s overall condition if there is not adequate nutrition available. “The cows will pull that condition off their back to meet those requirements, so if you have your cows in good condition going into the winter, then that can help reduce those problems, and we are at that point now,” Davis said, adding that producers should have been preparing their livestock for the winter months several months ago. “Getting those cows in the right condition before winter and you have a few cold days, snowy days, you might not have to make those diet changes because the cow can utilize those energy needs off her back; and those days when it is warmer, she doesn’t have as much of that energy requirement and can put more back on.” For those producers who follow a grass-fed or grass-finished practices, Davis said the management strategies change from an operation that utilizes grains and other supplements. “Those producers are really going to need to look at really high-quality forages and high-energy forages,” Davis said. “That will also depend on the type of cattle and how they are being managed. That goes back to bringing those cows into winter in the right condition. Managing those cows is important in those settings to make sure you get the best energy and protein in that forage as possible; the highest quality energy and protein possible. You are going to have to have a management system set up where you know they are going to drop a little condition in the winter. “You’re told you can’t do things like supplement with certain grains and things, you have to build your management structure differently so that you won’t need those things.” He added that access to water is a necessity to keep livestock in optimal condition when the thermometer dips.

“I would like to improve our watering system, but what we have been trying to figure out is how we can engineer solar panels to heat a radiant floor so that we can have warmer birthing stalls for our pigs as a way to keep them warm in the winter, but still in a nice, humane environment.”

“I would go for high tech apps and things of that nature. I would like access to more technology for what I do for a living. I’d like to have the latest and greatest that people are talking about; I might not use all of it, but I would like to see what is going on.”

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The new Tier IV emissions-compliant eMax sub-compact tractors have once again redefined the sub-compact market with tractors that offer true tractor performance. Featuring a complete range of available attachments and implements, including a drive-over mower deck, snow removal equipment and a backhoe that can be added at any time.

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3E Series Tractors can be equipped with a field-installed rear hydraulic remote kit, providing two additional hydraulic spools on the back of the tractor. This kit can be field installed on a tractor with a loader or without a loader. The functions are completely separate from the loader. These rear remotes can be hooked up to a wide variety of implements and attachments such as follows: Hydraulically angled blade; hydraulically controlled chute/spout on a 3-point hitch-mounted snow blower; hydraulic scarifiers on a box blade; many other hydraulic rear attachments. This versatile kit gives 3E Series Tractor operators the options they desire for putting their tractors into a wide range of tasks. The first spool is equipped with a float position, giving the operator the ability to contour the landscape and improve the final grade with certain implements.

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A healthy and stress-free cow makes for more milk in the tank. One of the features of the milking robot is the unique I-flow concept, which provides a straight route for cows, which means that the cows can easily enter and exit the robot when it is time for milking, and can be milked more rapidly, increasing the capacity of the robot. It is flexible and fully trained to prepare the cow for milking, to attach the teat cups, to reattach in the event that this is required, to detach after milking and to carry out post-treatment.

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This variable chamber, Kubota round baler packs a bale diameter of 4-feet wide by 5-feet high with a 79-inch pickup capacity. A new twine and net binding system ensures trouble-free and reliable operation while the efficient fork feeder makes quick work of silage, hay and straw.

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Technology continues to push the boundaries and power imaginations in today’s fast paced society. What would have stunned our grandparents is now commonplace in our world – like smartphones, for instance. If farmers from generations gone were told they could use a cellular phone device to predict changes in the weather, monitor security cameras, control a drone or send money from bank account to bank account, they probably would have laughed. But not today. Technology, including agriculture technology, has come a long way in the short time. Nearly every farmer carries a tiny super computer in the form of a smartphone in his or her pocket. Farmer can use his or her smartphone, tablet or other device for tasks such as calculating fertilizer applications, monitoring the weather radar or marketing their agricultural products, thanks to a developing technology and apps. An app is defined as “a self-contained program or piece of software designed to fulfill a particular purpose; an application, especially as downloaded by a user to a mobile device.” The array of apps that one can download and purchase is almost limitless. There are a multitude of downloads that can be used to make life easier. Kent Shannon, natural resource engineer with the University of Missouri Extension, noted that “apps can be a very useful tool in

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ag production – from weather information, looking up parts for equipment, recordkeeping (note taking) both livestock and crops, simple calculations such as for sprayer calibration, and marketing information.” Kent compiled a list of some of the most useful smartphone applications for those in agriculture and divided the list into nine sections: Agronomy, Commodity Pricing, Crop Scout and Precision Ag, Farm Management, Irrigation, Spray Application and Tank Mix, Ag Machinery, News, Weather and Information and Livestock. The list of apps is extensive, but some favorites can be found on the next page. These are just a small sampling of what the farmer can download and use on a day to day basis. Soil sampling assistance, tractor repair manuals, commodity charts and so much more can be found in the app store, and many of them are free. It pays to utilize apps where you can, especially as the world keeps moving forward. “As I have been working in the area of technology in agriculture for over 20 years, I would say as technologies mature they do become more mainstream and become an integral part of agriculture. Apps seem to be getting there, at least in the area of crop production. Also with an influx of smartphones into the communication marketplace, since one doesn’t see to many flip phones any more, apps will continue to be utilized more,” Shannon said. JANUARY 16, 2017

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F4-H Livestock Record

This app allows 4-H leaders to organize livestock project information from individual participants, track group participation, record animal weights and other information, create financial statements and export reports. This app is free to download to iPhone, iPad and iPad Touch.

FWeather Channel

This handy app from the weather channel is free to download, and offers a customizable weather report for your location, and has an ag app within the software that allows farmers to access wind speed, anticipated precipitation, soil moisture conditions and more.

FTank Mix Calculator

Powered by TapLogic, this free app helps farmers easily calculate a tank mix by entering acreage, tank size and carrier volume, and then selecting the chemical. The calculator then figures the numbers of loads required to apply the mix to your fields.

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If you are a university researcher in the entomology field, this might be the app for you. This app is designed for and used by university researchers to enter data and assess stink bug populations in landscapes and fields.

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ponce de leon - 120 Ac., just off Hwy 160 between Springfield & Branson West, beautiful open grass farm, fenced & cross fenced, 3 ponds, 3 stall horse barn, hay barn, 2 bay garage/shop, pipe corrals, 5 bed, custom built home w/walkout basement....$698,500 halfway - 114 Ac., Hwy. FF, 150’x450’ steel trussed barn, fabulous cattle feeding facility, exc. tillable ground, 3 bd, 2 ba home..$725,000 ava - 365 Ac., CR538, just off Hwy. Y, 20 pastures, corral, barn, exc. improved grass, mostly open.............................$766,500 Aurora - 107 ac. - Law. 2180. Immaculate, 40 tillable acres, waterers, Honey Creek. Fabulous brick home with basement, intensive grazing, Alfalfa, corrals, barns, pipe fence......$780,000 mt vernon - 300 ac., Law. 2170, just East of Freistatt, several ponds, pastures, 4 wells, automatic waterers, 1 mile paved road frontage, some tillable.........$825,000 urbana - 418 Ac., Bower Rd. off Hwy. 65, nice creek btm farm, approx. 100 ac. tillable, open acres for pasture & hay, road on 3 sides.$885,000 grovespring - 445 Ac., Hwy. H, nice frontage, cattleguard entrance, 7 ponds, 75% open, 2 bed, updated home....$890,000 mtn grove - 217 Ac., Hwy 60 frontage, beautiful cattle farm, between Hwy. 60 & Hwy. MM, pipe entrance, very well maintained, exc. pasture & fencing, barn, ponds, creek, 3 BR home w/bsmnt...........$928,900 everton - 369 Ac., Hwy. M, 3 ponds, waterers, well, mostly open in grass, fenced & cross fenced.. $986,370 ava - 323 Ac., Hwy. 14, close in, 3 bedroom home w/walkout basement, shop, barn, corrals, creek, springs, ponds....... $1,139,000 republic - 218 Ac., FR 188, all open, exc. pasture & fencing, pipe corrals, scales, updated barns, waterers, ponds, 3 bed brick walkout home, well maintained.. $1,470,000 Buffalo - 375 Ac., Hwy. 215 & 65, fenced, cross fenced, creek, good grass farm w/hwy. 65 visibility................. $1,312,500 humansville - 461 Ac., Hwy. N, just off Hwy. 13, 90% open, creek, ponds, road on 3 sides, large stately home......... $1,650,000 lebanon - 414 Ac., W side of town, 230 ac. creek btm in corn, good upland pasture, ponds, creek, 2 bed home........ $1,950,000 AVA - 1,553 Ac., off Hwy 14, 30 ponds, creek, barns, 4 corrals, exc. fencing, 70 pastures, turn-key operation.................... $3,261,300 falcon - 2660 Ac., 2 homes, commodity barn, 120 ac. creek btm., 5 ac. lake, numerous springs & ponds, lots of grass...... $4,829,000 LEBANON - 2,750 m/l Ac., Hwy. NN, state of the art horse facility, 47 indoor stalls, 25,000 sq. ft. indoor arena w/apartments, lodge on Niangua River, huge spring.........$7,300,000

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Feed resources should play a part in the decision to sell or hold When it comes to selling your cattle, you want to be sure you get as much as you can out of the transaction – after all, you put valuable time, effort and resources into each cow on your farm. But as every farmer knows, it can be tricky to walk the line between selling cows when prices aren’t at their best, and hanging on to cows that aren’t performing are costing you money. So what is a producer to do in today’s market? University of Missouri Extension Livestock Specialist Eldon Cole said culling or holding an animal will largely depend on your feed resources. “A lot depends on the forage you have and the condition of the cow,” Cole explained. If you have good quality forage source, but it’s in limited supply, it might be time to send your lower performing cows on down the road. “If your feed resources are a little slim you’re probably better off taking your losses now, rather than feeding them good feed that your other cows could put to better use,” said Cole. If, however, you have cows that you are ready to cull and you happen to have forage or feed to spare, putting a few extra pounds of groceries on your reject cattle never hurts. “If you have some thin, old and open cows and have some concentrate and good forage (even stockpiled fescue) for them, feeding them for up to 60 days could put them in a better condition to sell after the first of the year as killers.” Producers should consider the time of year when it comes to getting a good price for cull cows on the market.

“The fall months are typically the low point of the cull cow price cycle. We have more cows calving in the first half of the year than in the fall months,” Cole said. “Thus, when you wean calves, you mark those who are open, weaned a dink calf or are aged, as culls.” The cull cow market tends to perk back up in the spring, and this coming spring season is shaping up to be no different. “Cull cow prices normally rise into the spring, and if you have plenty of forage and some money to buy concentrate feed, keeping culls is a risk but could pay off,” said Cole. He went on to advise that if cows have a good mouth and are short-breds, keeping and selling as third stage cows in the spring is an option. “There seems to always be someone looking for third-stage cows when the grass starts in March,” he said. If a producer chooses to sell their cows now, they shouldn’t be too terribly surprised if the market is not as high as it has been recently. Cole said to just remember to weigh the price against the potential revenue drain of continuing to hold on to cows that meet the “Three O’s Adage” – old, open or ornery. “The slaughter cows now are in the $50 to $60 per hundred range, or worth $600 per head,” Cole said. “As bad as that seems, remember when cows were easily two times that, so this is an evening out period.” The decision to sell or hold your cull cows ultimately comes down to the resources you have available to you. Make a cull cow plan that works best for your farm, no matter when you choose to send them down the road to the sale barn.

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Culling is performed whenever it makes the most economic sense to remove cows from the herd. Older animals are culled because they are not productive or during times of unfavorable weather conditions, such as a prolonged drought.

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Directions: From Springfield Take Hwy 60 East 18 Miles To Iron Mtn. Rd. Turn North Across Hwy 60 Onto Iron Mtn. Rd. To Auction. Watch For Auction Signs. Equipment Selling Around Noon. Tractors, Equipment & Misc: 5055E JD Tractor 4x4 w/ Loader, Shuttle 300hrs Under Factory Warranty • 2007 Zetor Tractor106-41 4x4, 105hp, 1387hrs, Shuttle w/Cab, Loader, Bucket & Spike • 2006 Bobcat S300 2spd Skid Steer Loader w/ Cab H&A • 2005 Caterpillar 242B Skid Steer Loader • 1985 Caterpillar 953 Crawler Loader 3100hrs H&A Cab • 8 Wheel Hyd Hayrake Like New • 535 JD Disc Mower • 3pt 8’ Tiller Like New • JD 7’ Triple Cyl Hyd Blade- Tilt & Angle • New Holland Sq Baler - Late Model • Extra Bobcat Bucket • 5 Bar Side Delivery Hay Rake • QA 66” Grapple Bucket • Forks • Wildkat Hyd Skid Steer Backhoe Attachment • Tree Shear • Heavy Duty Hyd 3pt Post Hole Augger w/Down Pressure • QA 72” Grapple Bucket • Hay Spear Vehicles, Trailers ATV’s & Misc: 2005 Cadillac STS 140,000 Miles • 6’ Lawn Mower Trailer • 2008 Ford F350 King Ranch 6.4 Dsl Auto 4x4 200000+ Miles • 1999 Ford F250 4x4 V8 Single Cab 102,000 Miles • Ford F150 Custom 4x4 - Needs Work, 2013 Kodiak Gooseneck 24’ Stock Trailer w/Rubber Floor - Like New, • 32’ Elite Gooseneck 5’ Dovetail Double 10,000lb Double Axel • 32’ Gooseneck 8 Bale Trailer • 12’ Corigated Bed Tilt Trailer • Heavy Duty 20’ Tandem Axle Bumper Trailer 7000lb Axels w/ Ramps- Like New • 24’ Gooseneck Flatbed Trailer - Heavy Axles • 10’ Enclosed CargoTrailer Single Axle • 2008 Cub Cadet ATV Side by Side Dsl 4x4 w/Tilt Bed - Excellent Condition • Polaris 4x4 ATV Electric Household & Misc: Nuwave Oven • Small Kitchen Appliances • Toys Furniture & Appliances: Dresser • Chairs • Bar Stools • Table & Chairs • Desks

More Arriving Daily!

25 Registered Horned and Polled Hereford Bulls 12-24 Months Of Age Columbia, Mo. Making tough

417-840-1106

1/16/17

Livestock - Cattle Registered Brangus Bulls $2,000 Fancy Replacement Heifers $1,250

Gentle, Top Quality, Delivery Available

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918-695-2357

1/8/18

BULLS FOR RENT

Walnut Grove, MO 417-694-2386 • 417-880-6810

5/1/17

Limousin Bulls, Open & Bred Heifers, Blacks & Reds Double J Ranch

573-864-6475

Hydraulic Chutes • Working Circles Cake Feeders • Continuous Fencing Panels & Gates

6 REG. ANGUS BULLS

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1/16/17

born from Sept. to Oct. 2015. All born and raised together. Sired by MM Bismarck 110 and MM Brand Name 318.

Also 2016 Sitz ET Bulls.

MIKE MOYER WOOD RIVER CATTLE

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Box 385, Strong City, KS 66869 4/10/17

Machinery

417-464-1040 417-967-2208

Houston, Mo. 90 minutes east of Springfield, Mo.

2/27/17

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2/27/17

866-532-1960

Storage Containers & Trailers Ground Level Containers 20’, 40’, 45’ & 48’ Available • Sale or Lease

We Are Your Best Value!

1-866-999-0736 • BestValueMobileStorage.com

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Triple C Land Management, LLC. Sell Your Farm 4622 S. 32nd Rd • Fair Play, MO 65649

TFN

417-350-9010

Zack Condon Owner-Operator

Land Clearing • Tree Shearing Tree Pulling • Pasture Reclamation General Dirt Work

1-866-532-1960

jobs easier

Luco Mfg. Co.

Mullings Farms

Call Steve Glenn

9/25/17

Livestock Equipment

FOR SALE

Farm Raised: Angus Gelbvieh - Charolais & Others - No Sundays Please!

Call Today to Place Your Purebred Corral Ad!

Fertilizer

Cattlemen’s Seedstock Directory

Equipment

with a classified ad for as low as $13.68 per issue! Call today for details!

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1/16/17

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Machinery

Vets

RUSCHA

Blades Veterinary Services LLC

MACHINERY SALES L.L.C.

Farmers Mutual Insurance Company of Dade County Serving Farm Families Since 1892

JESSE BLADES, DVM

Call Today 417-232-4593

Bovine Reproduction & Herd Health Mobile Livestock Animal

417-771-8145 2/27/16

Christian County Veterinary Service, LLC

Sam 417-328-9137 Chase 417-399-1904 • Chance 417-298-1751

Large & Small Animal Vet Clinic Haybuster, Krone Verona, Mo. • 16251 Lawrence 2220 3 mi. west of Aurora, MO 65769 between Bus. 60 & U.S. 60

417-498-6571

1/16/17

Cross Timbers, Mo. • 417-998-6629

Darren Loula, DVM Joe Evans, DVM Katie Loula, DVM Cherie Gregory, DVM

810 Main St., Lockwood, MO 65682 • Email: dadecounty@keinet.net

Graber Metal Sales

417-743-2287 8748 State Hwy 14 West, Clever, MO

www.christiancountyvet.com 6/12/17

Roofing • Siding •Trim • Insulation Overhead Doors • Windows, Etc,…

Wanted Heavy Duty Spike Hay Beds

Serving the Metal Building Industry

rANCh MANAGer

Call for Price!

Atlas Steel Now Carries

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650 ESH RD. • VINITA, OK atlassteelproducts.com

877-289-7835 / 918-256-6232

1/16/17

New & Used

TRACTORS AND PARTS

Opportunity available in Southwest Missouri for a responsible hands-on working Ranch Manager with experience in all phases of cattle ranch operation. Animal husbandry, hay and crop field work and general equipment maintenance skills required. Must be capable of operating a variety of farm machinery and equipment. Salary commensurate with experience and ability. Benefi t package includes housing, insurance and 401(k) with match. EOE Qualified candidates should email a resume to diana.carpenter@ redneck-trailer.com

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WELTERS FARM SUPPLY 3 Miles North of Verona, Mo. 417-498-6496

1/16/17

Sandblasting James Crim

Sandblasting Pressure Washing • Painting

417-847-7756 www.supercsandblasting.com 5/1/17

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If you eat, sleep, breathe, live and love farming then

8327 Lawrence County Ave. LaRussell, MO 64848 417-246-5335

2/6/17

MINNEAPOLIS • MOLINE

www.crawfordauctionservice.com

800-246-5335

Deliverance Temple Church Activities Bldg. 2101 W. Chestnut Expy. Springfield, MO Directions To Auction Location: From the intersection Chestnut Expy. & Kansas Expy. travel west on Chestnut to Deliverance Temple Church on the north side of the road. (Across from Paul Mueller) Watch for Diamond S “Auction Today” signs! DIAMOND

AUCTION

& REAL ESTATE CO. See our website for complete Auction listings and photos

David Stutenkemper 417-326-2828 877-907-3000

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