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Shooting for Improvement Dr. Edsel Matthews strives to produce bulls with excellent weaning weights, yearling weights and disposition

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Soils and Crops Conferences: Barton County Soils and Crops Conference is scheduled for Thursday, January 23, 2014, at Thiebaud Auditorium in Lamar, Mo., at 9:00 a.m. Topics will include: economics of 100 Bu. wheat, understanding GMOs, corn and soybean pollination, cover crop, management, the crop scouting program, affordable care act and farmers and a representative from the Soybean Association will speak. There is no charge for the conference, but to allow for adequate food preparation please register by calling the Barton County Extension office, 417-682-3579, no later than January 20.

The Dade County Soils and Crops Conference will be at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, January 23, 2014, at the United Methodist Church Life Center in Lockwood, Mo., dinner prepared by Maggie Mae’s. Topics will include: cover crop management, correctly measuring chemicals, affordable care act and farmers. Call the Dade County Extension Office at 417-637-2112, RSVP by January 20.

Whittaker Wins Cattle Speaking Contest: Ty Whittaker, a student from the Miller FFA program, was announced the winner of the 2013-2014 Missouri FFA Cattle Speaking Contest at Missouri Cattlemen’s Associations (MCA) 46th Missouri Cattle Industry Convention & Trade Show. Ty was one of six speakers to reach the state finals.

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Southwest Missouri Spring Forage Conference: The 30th annual Southwest Missouri Spring Forage Conference will be held Tuesday, February 25, 2014, at the University Plaza Hotel in Springfield, Mo. This year’s keynote speaker will be Grassland Consultant Jim Gerrish.

His speech will address “How do you know a change in your management will be profitable?” Breakout session topics will also include: pasture renovation, quality hay production, managing what you have, dairy grazing opportunities, poisonous plants, strip-grazing as a management tool, how to cut costs, soil health and grazing, addressing misconceptions with agriculture and a producer panel on getting started with a grazing system. To pre-register (by Feb. 18) or to get more information contact Greene County Soil and Water Conservation District at 417-831-5246 ext. 3.

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Jerry Crownover – No such thing as a sick day, or is there?

Lynzee Glass – Defending animal agriculture through education

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Steve Parker embraces the peak in the cattle market

Dave Loftin knows the potential of 8 low-input breeds

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The Chain Saw Gang offers a helping 10 hand during hard times

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Eye on Agribusiness features Buffalo Livestock Market, LLC

Edsel and Becky Matthews pay close 13 attention to body condiition

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Town and Country features Jim Senters

Breeding management plays a key role 19 on Thousand Oaks Ranch

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Youth in Agriculture spotlights Krista Gideon

FARM HELP

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Money saving tips for 2014

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Make it your resolution to keep better records this year

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thank my lucky stars, every day, for the opportunity to be a farmer. revonBut, worfor C yallrreits J yB benefits and advantages over other occupations, the ability to call in sick is not Jerry Crownover farms one of them. Fortunately, I’ve been blessed in Lawrence County. He with relatively good health throughout my lifeis a former professor of time, with my only serious affliction having been Agriculture Education at a series of back surgeries some 20 years ago. Even Missouri State University, then, with the boys still at home, necessary dayand is an author and to-day chores were completed by them and my professional speaker. wife during my recuperation. Cows don’t care To contact Jerry, go to who feeds them as long as they’re fed. ozarksfn.com and click Two weeks ago, I came down with the worst on ‘Contact Us.’ sickness I’ve encountered in many years. High fever, nausea, achiness, fatigue and general malaise set in just as a major ice-storm and brutally cold temperatures blanketed my little corner of the world. Since both sons are grown and gone, my wife eagerly volunteered to do the feeding, but with slick roads and frozen gates, I was fearful to let her go out alone. I felt so ill, however, that I did suggest that she could ride along to open gates and chop the frozen net-wrap off the bales, surmising that I could make it if I didn’t have to get out of the truck. She bundled up against the cold and rode along to accomplish those tasks while I moaned and complained all day behind the steering wheel. The cows didn’t care one iota who stepped out of the truck.

My condition had not improved by the next day and, much to my dismay, Judy had now contracted the same illness during the night. “You’re going to have to get the neighbors to feed for you,” she yelled feebly from the bedroom.

I insisted that I could make it if I took it slow. I tried to convince her that the neighbors didn’t know what all had to be done at each farm and I most certainly didn’t want them to get in my truck and catch whatever fatal disease we must surely have contracted.

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She grew up on a family Common terms are animal agriculture, animal farm in Dallas County, Mo. conservation, animal welfare and animal rights.

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Judy knew, as well as I did, that with everything coated with a half-inch of solid ice, the cows had to be fed and pond-ice needed to be chopped to give them access to water, so she offered a compromise. “We’ll both go, but whoever has the lowest fever will open gates and take the net-wrap off the bales.”

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Steve Parker knows that winter hardships are unavoidable, but his passion for his herd makes up for the trouble For Steve, ranching hasn’t alA rare warm day in December is a welcome reprieve for anyone ways been the easiest. “At times from the frigid grey clouds of winter. Yet, it has been a real struggle. For for a cattle rancher like Steve Parker me, the mid ‘80s was the most warm weather is a blessing. Standing in difficult time. We saw a lot of the field overlooking part of his 1,200- really good farmers lose their acre farm in Aurora, Mo., there is no farm at that time. I have always question how much Steve enjoys being believed this country was built by people that took risk and una cattle rancher.

Steve’s farm began 35 years ago when fortunately those were the kind he purchased the family farm from his fa- of people that ended up losing ther. Of course, over the years Steve has out in the ‘80s and that’s kind expanded his cattle ranch a little bit at a of a sad thing.” Nevertheless, time. Of Steve’s 1,200 acres, he is fortunate Steve firmly believes that “no to lease several tracts of land from neigh- risk, no reward” is the only way bors. “I have great landlords, without them to be successful as a cattle rancher. “So, I couldn’t do what I do at this size.” Steve we still take a lot of risk, even though runs about 150 cows, near 500 yearlings and sometimes risk hurts.”

In light of the recent economic state, 9 bulls. “We have a little bit of everything as far as breeds go, but some of my cows are Steve is confident in the cattle ranchCharolais cross.” Steve’s goal is to find good ing business. “Right now, the market calves and get them to a weight of 800-900 is really good. We’re really in a good pounds before he takes them to the sale spot. Prices are really good. Actually, barn or to several feedlots in Kansas. “In they are the highest I have seen in my our business we get paid by the pound so it’s lifetime. Now, this is due in part to the pretty simple; the bigger the calf the bigger recent droughts cutting supply down.”

Steve does see supply growing in the futhe check,” explained Steve.

Steve also grows his own mix of rye, ture and prices will be a little cheaper, fescue and clover hay and uses some “The cattle business runs in cycles and corn silage in the winter months. Along we’re at the top right now. Cattlemen with his hay, Steve plants a few acres of will expand enough to where we have turnips before the winter season to sup- lower prices someday because we always do. However, I do think we better enplement as well.

Despite the warmth of the day, Steve joy our markets now.” Steve does admit that ranchers really need the current insists that winter brings prices to continue considering how more difficulties to the high expense costs have gotten. ranch and time seems to be Steve is very thankful for his spread thinner, “We spend an family and acknowledges that awful lot of time feeding the without their help, his busicattle in the winter. It’s pretty Aurora, Mo. ness would be near imposmuch daylight to dark, 7 days a sible. Steve’s has three week. There just seems to be a sons: Nick, Landon and Jeslot more trouble in the winter.”

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sie. Nick and Jessie, along with Steve’s nephew, Josh, live close and help Steve as much as they can. Landon lives in Kansas City and works at a hospital.

Steve said he owes a lot to his wife, Deanna. “It’s not easy being a cattleman’s wife. There is a lot of times I’ve had to miss things and she’s had to put up with a lot.” Steve laughed, “I remember on one of our first dates, I had to pull a calf and she helped me. Her hand got stuck in the OB chain and I told her I would have to tighten it down more before she was able to get free and it was going to hurt a little bit more. After that, she could have run, but she didn’t.

She stayed right there.”

Steve’s favorite part of being a cattle rancher is just the cattle. “I just like the cattle. I like watching them, caring for them. I take a lot of pride in caring for them. I guess cattle ranchers are a little bit different than most people. We like taking care of our cattle so much that if the government said we had to pay to do this we would go ahead and get out our checkbooks,” Steve concluded.

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Dave Loftin appreciates the calving ease, growth and muscling of Beefmaster As the bitter cold of winter descends upon farmlands, dread creeps into the minds of some farmers.

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named Tom Lasater, Beefmaster cattle are a cross between Hereford, Shorthorn and Brahman. The cattle were chosen by using the six essentials; weight, conformation, fertility, hardiness, milk productivity and disposition. “Beefmasters will give you the best of both worlds. They have a really good momma cow and the cross-

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bred heifers are some of the best heifers you will ever find. They will also give you a really good steer for you to sell at the winter with relative ease. He attributes his feedlot,” said Dave.

The size of the Loftins’ herd has varied less-stressful winters to his Beefmaster catthrough the years. They ran a high of 35 tle and his low-input farming philosophy.

Dave, his two brothers and his father, momma cows at one point and now are all work together to run Loftin Beefmas- at a low of 10 momma cows. The consecutive droughts of 2011 and 2012 hit ters. The family owns 125 their operation hard. “I didn’t want acres in Reeds Spring, Mo., to get into debt, carrying the cattle, and Dave owns 10 acres in even though we spent years deNixa, Mo., where he weans veloping the bloodlines,” said calves and keeps open heifers.

Dave. The family decided The Loftin’s have been hooked on the Beefmaster breed for Reeds Spring, Mo. the best avenue for their farm was to retrench. They 25 years. Developed in the sold the bulk of their older 1930s in South Texas by a man

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meet your neighbors cows and kept young cows and heifers. wasn’t as deep as their eyes, they would Their goal was to rebuild with a lower- root around and come up with a mouthmaintenance herd. “We really wanted to ful of grass out of the snow,” said Dave.

The Loftins’ AI their cows to bulls that concentrate on the low-input of things, because Beefmasters will do it for you. display a good disposition and are a solid And then I’m not out of pocket buying a color; either red or black. But most imlot of feed or dewormers,” said Dave. In portantly Dave searches for a bull that fact, the Loftins rarely use chemicals to will produce calves that fit into his farm protect their animals from worms, their plan. “I look for bulls that are from ranches that use a lowgoal is building a input philosophy. herd that can susI try not to get tain without it. one that has been Dave also says pampered, raised they only keep that way, and his heifers that show a momma raised natural resistance that way. So I look to flies, a trait that back on the hisgoes back to the tory of the bull,” Beefmaster founadded Dave. dation herd. He Busy work and also relies on anlife schedules other farm animal force the Loftin to keep flies at bay. family to choose “My fly control is chickens, they - Dave Loftin, this low-input will scratch out Beefmaster Breeder farming philosophy. For years the cow pies and then the fly larvae doesn’t hatch,” said Dave traveled as a lighting and design Dave. The chickens eat the fly larvae. consultant for large churches and theDave said this gives his chickens protein aters. He currently works at the Branson Convention Center as the Convention and a vivid yellow color to their eggs.

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Through the years Dave has figured out ma cows any grain. When Dave weans his calves he gives them two to three what works best for his cattle operation pounds of grain just to keep them buck- by checking out other farms. “The most et trained. Dave said his Beefmasters can important thing I have learned is to go thrive without a lot of additional grain visit as many breeders as you can… and and supplements. When snow cov- learn as much about the different operaers the ground, he feeds, “the cheapest tions as you can, because if you visit 50 fescue hay he can find.” But even then, ranches you will find 50 different ways Dave said his Beefmasters don’t need it of doing things,” said Dave. He advises to flourish. “Last month when we had pinpointing the things that will work for 10 inches of snow on the ground I put a you and then adapting those things to round bale of hay out for them in a ring your farm in order to achieve the most and they never touched it. I saw them efficient operation possible. rooting in the grass, as long as the snow

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At home or across the country the Chain Saw Gang is ready to tackle tough clean-up as a way to minister to others Once a month, somewhere in the Ozarks, a constant buzz fills the air. For hours, the steady hum of chain saws and the crack of splitting wood reverberate above the voices of men and women hard at work. These are the sounds of Greene County’s Chain Saw Unit. A group of volunteers that put countless hours into cleaning up dead trees, broken branches and overgrown brush.

They call themselves the chain saw gang. This “gang,” dedicated to clean up, donates all the wood volunteers cut and stack to needy people in the Ozarks.

“People are so appreciative of the help they get and even more surprised that we don’t charge for the work we do,” said crew leader Ronnie Walker.

The Chain Saw Unit runs as a mission of the Greene County Baptist Association. The chain saw gang started in 2005 with the original mission of responding to natural disasters. The volunteers rally together to clear areas ravaged from tornadoes, hurricanes or ice storms.

The team’s first big assignment was cleaning up the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, La. Since then, the chain saw unit has deployed to cities hit by natural di-

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sasters, all across the country. Though their mission involves loads of labor, it also requires a lot of love.

“It is good to know you are helping. A lot of times people are still in shock. We try to pray with those people and give them encouragement while we are there. It is very emotional for us,” said Ronnie. The chain saw gang gives Bibles to disaster victims. Members of the team also take the time to set their chain saws down and listen if the person in need just wants to talk. In major disasters, the team tries to bring along a chaplain to assist with victims’ emotional needs.

Though the team deploys to areas in crisis, members find there is a pressing need here at home. One Saturday a month, the chain saw gang cuts wood from farm fields, clears brush in overgrown yards or tackles jobs for someone in need. Not only do they remove the wood, they also deliver it to people who cannot afford it. Ronnie recalled a delivery he will never forget. “We delivered a load of wood and a lady came to the door and she started crying. She said, ‘I am down to 10-percent on my propane and I just put the last stick of wood on my fire. You are an answer to my prayer.’”

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The volunteers must complete and pass a chain saw safety class in order to be a part of the unit. Ronnie said safety is a top priority when you have 20 to 30 people all working around chain saws, splitters and other equipment. The unit runs as many as 17 chain saws and three splitters on a given Saturday. The effort requires at least two people dedicated to maintaining the saws by replacing oil, refilling gas and sharpening the chains. One volunteer, Tanya Stigall, works with the gang cutting and stacking wood, but she also gives by preparing lunch for everyone on they days they work together. She serves the crew out of a cook trailer built by Ronnie. Tanya, who works as a nurse during the week, says volunteering as a member of the chain saw gang enriches her life. “I know the people we help are blessed, but it is such a blessing to me. I hope they are getting as much as I am,” said Tanya.

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The members of the chain saw gang are from all walks of life: business owners, insurance agents, retirees and nurses, to name a few. Linda Macky never misses an opportunity to volunteer with the chain saw gang. She knows first hand what a difference the chain saw unit makes. Three years ago she was on the receiving end of one of the team’s wood donations. “They helped me so I want to help them,” Linda said. Close to 120 people make up the unit from 20 different area churches. “It is one of those things, someone has to do it. It could work into a full-time job pretty quick,” said Ronnie. Though this job comes without a paycheck, chain saw gang members say it is work they gladly take on, in hopes of lifting someone else’s spirits in desperate times.

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What We Wish People Knew About this Business: Leon’s wife, Tara laughed good-naturedly. “That we don’t get to pack up and go home as soon as the last sale is complete. And that all the money we get isn’t ours to keep after a sale. We are like everyone else. Most of it is owed to someone else.”

Leon nodded, “And that this is not a one-day-a-week-business. People think of it that way but we are here, making multiple trips during the week as stock is unloaded.

On Friday nights, we are making sure the buyers all get a call so that they will know what’s going to be here on Saturday and they can get their orders together.”

The Future: Leon estimated that the Buffalo Livestock Market sells 20-30,000 goats and sheep annually in addition to 75,000 cattle last year. “We’re seeing fewer cattle sold each year. We see a lot of long time farmers retiring or passing and the next generation is not interested in continuing the family farm. There are also too many row crops taking over cattle fields. I think we will continue to see a lot of changes in the coming years but people don’t need to be scared because I doubt they will be as bad as people think. I don’t see the low cattle prices coming back. There will continue to be more demand than supply and that will keep prices up. It is not a bad time to get into the cattle business right now.

“And as for us?

We will continue to sell anything with four legs and hair.”

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Edsel and Becky Matthews use EPDs when making breeding decisions to offer the best genetics to their customers When Coach Edsel Matthews wasn’t on the sidelines coaching or cheering from the stands he could be found on his Fair Grove, Mo., farm with his family and Angus cattle.

Basketball and Angus have been two major parts of Dr. Edsel Matthews life. As

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“Angus has always been our base,” said Edsel. “We currently have 30 registered Angus cows. We are beginning to add Simmental genetics into our herd. I like the Simmi/Angus cross. They provide a good hybrid vigor, while at the same

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a young boy Edsel’s father coached at Buf- time are a popular breed with commerfalo High School while his family lived cial cattlemen.”

When selecting registered Angus to on 80 acres near Buffalo, Mo., where they raised Angus cattle. Although, Edsel’s fa- join Coach’s Corral, Edsel and Becky pay ther took a job coaching in Springfield, close attention to birth weight, weaning weight, yearling weight, marbling and Mo., in 1953 they kept the dollar beef. Edsel explained what his family farm. ideal EPDs are, “I want birth weight Edsel followed in his fato be low for heifers in the 1.5 ther’s footsteps and coached range and 2.5 or lower for cows. basketball while farming on Weaning weight EPDs should the side. Now that Edsel is re- Fair Grove, Mo. be 50-60, yearling weight tired, he and wife, Becky, focus majority of their attention improving the genetics that reside — Continued on Next Page JANUARY 20, 2014

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EPDs 90-100, marstock primarily to bling .6 or higher commercial cattleand dollar beef .75 men. Their meror more. That’s the chandising tactics kind of bulls we include state sales look for. If he has through breed assoperformed well in ciations, Farmfest, the show ring than private treaty, rethat’s even better, it peat buyers and on gives us an idea of occasion through phenotype.” the Southwest MisAll of their cows are souri Bull Tested AI’d to high-dollar Sale. The next merbulls for a fall calving chandising step is to herd. The goal is to utilize internet sells. have a 60-day calving “We don’t hold our window starting in best back,” stressed Pictured: Alexandria Kepes September.

Becky. “We take our Edsel explained, “We feed more than we best to sales to represent our farm.” would if we had a spring calving herd. We “Excellent weaning weights, yearling want to keep excellent body condition weights and disposition is what our buyfor breeding back. We raise most of our ers like about our bulls,” said Edsel. own hay which is primarily mixed fescue “Most of our customers come back beand orchardgrass. Our herd has access to cause they’ve had good calves,” added mineral tubs and in tough weather con- Becky. ditions we will supplement with mixed One unique factor about Coach’s Corfeed. Plus our heifers are fed 5 pounds of ral is they break everything to tie and the grain a day to encourage growth.” animals that exhibit show potential are “We think nutrition is really impor- broke to lead. Edsel and Becky know the tant,” said Becky. importance of good disposition. “DispoEdsel added, “You can’t starve your way sition is a given with us. We won’t keep to a profit. Good condition is important anything that is hot-headed,” said Becky. when breeding back and for calf growth.”

Phenotype is also important when EdTheir calves are weaned at 7 months sel and Becky select show animals for old. The farm is set up so that the cows their granddaughter. “Since our grandand calves can see each other but are daughter is showing phenotype plays a separated by an electric fence. Efficient role in selective breeding. I must be old record keeping is a must for this regis- fashion because I’ve still got to be able tered herd. At weaning all EPDs are sent to look at them when selecting show to the breed association with the addition animals,” explained Edsel. of yearling weights being added on bulls.

The goal at Coach’s Corral is to always The main business for Coach’s Corral get better. Edsel concluded, “We are alis selling registered breeding stock. Edsel ways looking to improve our herd.” and Becky sell a lot of heifers for youth projects and sell bull calves for breeding

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Jim Senters In Town: Jim Senters is the Production Control Analyst of Fasco Industries in Cassville, Mo. Both Jim and his wife, Vickie, who live in Exeter, Mo., have been employed at Fasco for nearly 36 years, “The Fasco plant in Cassville strictly produces blowers used for furnaces and other applications,” explained Jim. Though Jim has been the Production Control Analyst for most of that time, he has seen many changes and transitions, including the opening of plants in Mexico. “I used to only work with production in our plant, but now I schedule the parts to be produced at the plant, that goes to the Mexico facility.” Jim and his wife, who is the Environmental Health and Safety Coordinator, have also seen the changes made as the plant has progressed to computers. Jim said, “It’s a good opportunity to work with good people, get an income and good insurance.” Jim and Vickie’s son, Dale has also worked at Fasco for more than a decade. Dale works in the fabrication department, building models needed for demonstration of their products. They also have a daughter, Kerry, who lives in Exeter along with husband, Rod and daughters, Logan and Jolie.

In the Country: On his farm in Exeter, Jim maintains a commercial herd of Black Angus. “I have about 80 momma cows. I have four bulls right now, Balancers, Angus and Gelbvieh.” Jim enjoys seeing the offspring of his herd, and retains his own heifers for replacement, “Every year I keep about 20 heifers, and I have them all pelvic checked by the vet and AI synchronized.” Jim believes that having his heifers pelvic checked has saved him a lot of grief during heifer calving.

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Jim also does custom baling for other local farmers. “I have been custom baling for about 15 years. I bought my equipment to do my own hay, and started doing others to offset my own cost.

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1800

2300

cows

2800 Steers, Med. & Lg. 1 300-400 lbs.

400-500 lbs.

500-600 lbs.

600-700 lbs.

700-800 lbs.

(Week of 1/5/14 to 1/11/14) Buffalo Livestock Market

1150.00-1625.00 *

Douglas County Livestock Auction - Ava Interstate Regional Stockyards - Cuba

None Reported † Not Reported †

Kingsville Livestock Auction

None Reported †

Lebanon Livestock Auction

None Reported *

Mo-Ark - Exeter

300-400 lbs.

400-500 lbs.

500-600 lbs.

600-700 lbs.

700-800 lbs.

900.00-2000.00 *

MO-KAN Livestock Market - Butler

None Reported †

Heifers, Med. & Lg. 1

1075.00-1635.00 †

Ozarks Regional Stockyard South Central Regional Stockyards - Vienna Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

16 16

Holsteins, Lg. 3

1075.00-1700.00 †

Joplin Regional Stockyards

500

Ava Douglas County† 1/9/14

Not Reported †

replacement

0

Koshkonong, Mo. • Oregon Co. Goat & Sheep

1000

San Angelo, Tex. • National Sheep Summary

12/28/13

stocker & feeder

Not Reported † None Reported †

1500

2000

2500

300-400 lbs.

400-500 lbs.

500-600 lbs.

600-700 lbs.

700-800 lbs.

Buffalo Livestock Auction* 1/11/14

Butler Mo-Kan Livestock† 1/9/14

Cuba Interstate Regional† -----

272

997

688

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St-10 Higher

St-14 Higher

222.50-235.00 200.00-222.00 174.00-190.50 163.00 -----

207.00-260.00 203.00-242.00 174.00-205.00 160.00-183.00 163.00-166.00

233.00 214.00-231.00 188.00-215.00 173.50-190.00 155.00-168.00

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------------100.00-112.00 112.00

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192.50 169.50-180.00 160.00-170.00 151.00-154.00 -----

192.00-197.00 125.00-198.50 153.00-192.00 150.00-163.00 140.00-161.00

----197.50-208.00 175.00-191.00 158.00 150.00-151.00

Nation

1/10/14

Chee block Fluid much chills in tho other season produ in Ca water institu suppli operat plants manu SPOT BUTT $1.69

Exeter Mo-Ark Livestock* 1/11/14

Mo. We

Recei Comp highe moder Early

prices

Joplin Regional Stockyards† 1/9/14

Kingsville Livestock Auction† 1/7/14

Lebanon Livestock Auction* 1/9/14

-----

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5000

1433

203

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St-10 Higher

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189.00-229.00 177.00-215.00 169.00-201.00 160.00-180.00 -----

240.00-252.50 ----191.00-214.00 172.00-182.50 163.00-176.00

222.00-229.00 207.00-224.00 190.00-208.50 180.50-189.60 171.00-179.25

211.00-237.00 191.00-230.00 174.00-205.00 ---------

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178.00-198.00 165.00-190.00 155.00-179.00 148.00-161.00 -----

207.00-218.00 187.00-200.00 164.00-180.00 157.00-165.00 -----

205.00-212.50 179.75-211.00 163.75-185.00 153.75-173.00 154.50-165.00

----170.00-185.00 158.00-180.00 ----140.00-154.00

USDA Reported * Independently Reported

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40-60 190.0 220.0 225.0 Ft. Co 90-10 70-90 Billin Direc lent) 139.0 WA:

Compared to last week slaughter lambs were 20-30 lower at New Holland, PA. Slaughter ewes were 10-20 higher. Feeder lambs had no recent comparison. At San Angelo, TX 2199 head sold in a one day sale. No sales in Equity Electronic Auction. In direct trading slaughter ewes were not tested; feeder lambs were steady. 7400 head of negotiated sales of slaughter lambs were 5-9 higher and 9400 head of formula sales of carcasses under 55 lbs were not well tested; 55-65 lbs were sharply lower; 65-75 lbs were 4-5 higher; 75-85 lbs were 1-2 lower; 85-95 lbs were 5-6 lower and no test on over 95 lbs. 6,056 lamb carcasses sold with 45 lbs and down 35.36 lower; 45-55 lbs 7.92 higher; 55-65 lbs .91 lower; 65-85 lbs 2.15-3.18 higher and 85 lbs and up .70 higher. 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 100-150 lbs 152.00166.00, few 170.00. VA: no test. PA: shorn and wooled 110-130 lbs no test. Ft. Collins, CO: shorn and wooled 135-140 lbs 180.00-185.00; 160-170 lbs 172.00-176.00. Billings, MT: no test. Kalona, IA: shorn 176 lbs 161.00; wooled 120-170 lbs 159.00161.00. South Dakota: shorn and wooled 120-145 lbs 162.50-166.50; 150-165 lbs 157.00-161.00. Missouri: 105-135 lbs 157.00-167.00. Equity Elec: no sales.

Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 1: San Angelo:

Receipts: 625 All goats and sheep graded by MO Dept of AgUSDA Graders and bought per cwt. based on inweights at the buying station. Offerings were made up of 80 percent goats and 20 percent sheep. Next

†

1250.00-1675.00 †

South Central Regional Stockyards - Vienna

800

1/2/14

None Reported †

MO-KAN Livestock Market - Butler

300

goats

Receipts: 1274 Supply was moderate, demand very good. The supply included 31 percent slaughter and feeder lambs; 5 percent slaughter ewes and bucks; 45 percent kid goats; 15 percent slaughter nannies and billies; 4 percent replacement nannies. All prices per hundred weight unless noted otherwise.

Sheep Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 2-3 hair 40-50 lbs 230.00-235.00; 60-70 lbs 212.50-235.00 few at 245.00; 70-80 lbs 180.00-230.00.

Feeder/Stocker Lambs: Medium and Large 1-2 hair 40-50 lbs 200.00-237.50.

Ewes: Utility and Good 1-3 wooled 115-180 lbs 70.00-85.00; hair 70-135 lbs 71.00-105.00.

Goats Slaughter Classes: Kids Selection: 1 50-60 lbs 280.00-307.50; 60-70 lbs 295.50-302.50; 70-80 lbs 275.00-287.50. Selection 1-2 40-50 lbs 280.00 -305.00. Selection 2 50-60 lbs 255.00-285.00; 60-70 lbs 275.00-290.00; 70-90 lbs 200.00-220.00.

Selection 3 50-60 lbs 245.00-255.00; 60-100 lbs 215.00-260.00.

Does/Nannies: Selection 1-2 90-170 lbs 115.00165.00. Selection 3 84-117 lbs 80.00-130.00.

Billies: Selection 1-2 90-190 lbs 142.50-175.00.

Selection 3 60-120 lbs 120.00-160.00.

Replacement Nannies: Selection 1 few 105-130 lbs 155.00. Selection 3 Dairy 150.00-250.00 a head.

Stocker/Feeder Kids: Selection 2 20-30 lbs 215.00220.00; 30-40 lbs 230.00-285.00; 40-50 lbs 255.00280.00. Selection 3 20-30 lbs 160.00-205.00; 30-40 lbs 150.00-200.00; 40-70 lbs 160.00-232.50.

1400.00-1875.00*

Mo-Ark - Exeter

Springfield Livestock

1/9/14

Receipts: 130 Demand was moderate. Supply was very light due to a major winter storm that left highways in dangerous condition and side roads nearly impassable. There were near 11 percent springer heifers, 10 percent bred heifers, 11 percent open heifers, 04 percent fresh and milking cows, 04 percent bred and springer cows and 10 percent calves. Most of the Common cows and heifers were sold by the pound. Holsteins unless noted otherwise and all prices are per head.

Springer heifers bred seven to nine months: Supreme Pair 1325.00-1425.00, Indiv Jersey 1190.00, Indiv Crossbred 1330.00; Approved 1100.00-1200.00, Indiv Crossbred 1100.00; Medium 950.00-990.00, Indiv Jersey 800.00, Pair Crossbreds 750.00-950.00.

Heifers bred four to six months: Medium Crossbreds 850.00-980.00.

Heifers bred one to three month: Scarce.

Open heifers: Approved and Medium: 200-500 lbs 220.00-500.00, Indiv Jersey at 350 lbs 400.00, 500-730 lbs 500.00810.00.

Fresh and open milking cows: Approved Pair 1185.00-1200.00, Indiv Crossbred 1180.00; Medium Indiv 925.00.

Bred and Springer cows: Approved Indiv 1350.00, Medium Indiv 1000.00, Indiv Jersey 875.00.

Baby calves: Holstein heifers Scarce, Holstein bulls 110.00-200.00; Jersey heifers Scarce, Jersey bulls

64.00-92.00*

Douglas County Livestock Auction

sheep &

Diamond, Mo. • TS White’s Sheep & Goat Sale

cattle

Norwood, Mo. • Producers Auction Yards

150

(Week of 1/5/14 to 1/11/14) Buffalo Livestock Market

1/13/14

5 Area (Tx-Ok, Ks, Neb, Ia, Colo) Live Basis Sales - Over 80% Choice Steers: 136.00-142.00; wtd. avg. price 139.25.

Heifers: 137.00-141.00; wtd. avg. price 139.41.

Dressed Basis Sales - Over 80% Choice Steers: 219.00-222.00; wtd. avg. price 220.84.

Heifers: 220.00-222.00; wtd. avg. price 221.37.

†

96.00-111.50 †

Kingsville Livestock Auction

cattle

Midwest - High Plains Direct Slaughter Cattle

Not Reported †

Interstate Regional Stockyards - Cuba

30

beef

96.00-109.00 * 91.00-96.00 †

Douglas County Livestock - Ava

scheduled market date will be Saturday, Jan 25th.

The station will be open to accept goats from 9:00 a.m. till 3:00 p.m. All prices per cwt.

Slaughter Classes: Goats: Kids: Selection 1 45-60 lbs 220.00; 61-80 lbs 170.00. Selection 1-2 81 lbs and over 110.00.

Selection 2 45-60 lbs 205.00. Selection 3 45-60 lbs 170.00.

Feeder Kids: Selection 1-2 20-44 lbs 80.00.

Slaughter Does/Nannies: Selection 1-2 110.00.

Selection 3 90.00. Yearlings any grade 110.00.

Slaughter Bucks: Selection 1-2 110.00.

Sheep: Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 2-3 wooled 110-140 lbs 140.00.

Slaughter Ewes: Scarce.

Aged Rams: Scarce.

30.00-65.00; Crossbred heifers Pair 170.00-230.00, Crossbred bulls Pair 120.00-130.00; Beef cross bulls Pair 185.00-230.00.

Not Reported

slaughter

market sales reports

JANUARY 20, 2014

reports

USDA Reported * Independently Reported

24 Month Avg. -

$200

550-600 lb. steers

$175 $150

1/10/14

Cheese: 40# blocks closed at $2.2000. The weekly average for blocks, $2.1520 (+.1376).

Fluid Milk: An arctic air mass covered the Upper Midwest and much of the Northeastern region with temperatures and wind chills reaching 25 to 50 below zero. Milk production declined in those areas affected by the extreme cold. Milk production in other regions of the country is trending higher along the typical seasonal trend. Feed and operational costs are weighing on producer margins in California. The lack of snow and moisture in California is raising concerns of strengthening drought and water scarcity. Class I demand is building as most educational institutions across the country have resumed classes. Cream supplies are readily available nationwide with butter churn operators happy to absorb the increased volumes. Processing plants across the nation are handling the seasonally heavy manufacturing milk supplies without difficulty or major delay.

SPOT PRICES OF CLASS II CREAM: $ PER POUND BUTTERFAT, F.O.B. producing plants, Upper Midwest $1.6954-1.9729.

k slaughter lambs were Holland, PA. Slaughter ewes eder lambs had no recent ngelo, TX 2199 head sold sales in Equity Electronic ding slaughter ewes were bs were steady. 7400 head of ughter lambs were 5-9 higher mula sales of carcasses under ested; 55-65 lbs were sharply 4-5 higher; 75-85 lbs were were 5-6 lower and no test lamb carcasses sold with 45 wer; 45-55 lbs 7.92 higher; 65-85 lbs 2.15-3.18 higher higher. All sheep sold per T) unless otherwise specified. ice and Prime 2-3 90-160 lbs: wooled 100-150 lbs 152.00A: no test. PA: shorn and test. Ft. Collins, CO: shorn s 180.00-185.00; 160-170 lbs , MT: no test. Kalona, IA: wooled 120-170 lbs 159.00shorn and wooled 120-145 lbs 5 lbs 157.00-161.00. Missouri: 7.00. Equity Elec: no sales. ice and Prime 1: San Angelo:

hog markets

Mo. Weekly Weaner & Feeder Pig

1/10/14

Receipts: 5,115 Compared to last week, weaner pig sales were steady to 8 higher, no recent comparison on feeder pigs. Supply light to moderate and demand moderate to good. (Prices Per Head.)

Early weaned pigs 10 lb. base weights, FOB the farm 0%

rices

Lebanon Livestock Auction* 1/9/14

Springfield Livestock Marketing† 1/8/14

Vienna South Central† -----

West Plains Ozarks Regional† -----

1433

203

1082

-----

-----

St-10 Higher

-----

St-10 Higher

222.00-229.00 207.00-224.00 190.00-208.50 180.50-189.60 171.00-179.25

211.00-237.00 191.00-230.00 174.00-205.00 ---------

----208.00-233.00 177.50-207.00 163.50-187.50 164.50-169.00

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------------114.50 114.00

205.00-212.50 179.75-211.00 163.75-185.00 153.75-173.00 154.50-165.00

----170.00-185.00 158.00-180.00 ----140.00-154.00

189.00-195.00 180.50-194.00 155.50-183.00 150.00-164.00 143.50-155.50

JANUARY 20, 2014

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Not Reported

Kingsville Livestock Auction† 1/7/14

Not Reported

s

†

-----------------------------------------------------------------

hay & grain markets

Mo. Weekly Hay Summary

Markets

Supreme quality Alfalfa (RFV >185): 225.00-300.00.

Premium quality Alfalfa (RFV 170-180): 200.00-275.00.

Good quality Alfalfa (RFV 150-170): 160.00-225.00.

Fair quality Alfalfa (RFV 130-150): 100.00-170.00.

Good quality Mixed Grass hay: 90.00-160.00.

Fair to Good quality Mixed Grass hay: 70.00-100.00.

Fair quality Mixed Grass hay: 30.00-45.00 per large round bale.

Wheat straw: 3.00-5.00 per small square bale.

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12.68

12.84

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191.11 182.97

159.93 158.99 169.91 157.06

180.58

162.13

175.97

161.37

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178.05 189.95

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*** 170.44 167.88 166.73 ***

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4.38

165.67

185.13 150

Joplin West Plains

158.68

180.40

* Price per cwt

13.41

Ava Kingsville

156.78

178.09

Week Ended 1/10/14 Corn Sorghum*

Soft Wheat

heifers 550-600 LBS.

176.47

avg. grain prices Soybeans

Joplin West Plains

175.45

1/10/14

This week saw full feeding across all regions of the state.

However most hay stacks look like they haven’t been touched. The few sales that have been made are local trades on a few bales. Prices remain steady,with a heavy supply and light demand. 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/ or for current listings of hay http://agebb.missouri. edu/haylst/(All prices f.o.b. and per ton unless specified and on most recent reported sales prices listed as round bales based generally on 5x6 bales with weights of approximately 1200-1500 lbs).

Cuba Vienna

Week of 12/15/13

Sheep Summary

1/10/14

1/14/14

Estimated Receipts: 830 Supply and demand are light to moderate.

Compared to Monday’s close barrows and gilts are steady.

Base Carcass Meat Price 73.00-75.00.

Sows: (cash prices) steady.

300-500 lbs 52.00-58.00, over 500 lbs 60.00-62.00.

Butler Springfield

Week of 12/22/13

National Dairy Market

Interior Missouri Direct Hogs

Ava Kingsville

Week of 12/29/13

e.

steers 550-600 LBS.

Week of 1/5/14

dairy & fed cattle

oice and Prime 2-3 wooled

$100

Week of 12/15/13

1-2 20-44 lbs 80.00. es: Selection 1-2 110.00. lings any grade 110.00. ction 1-2 110.00.

$125

Week of 12/22/13

1 45-60 lbs 220.00; 61-80 -2 81 lbs and over 110.00.

05.00. Selection 3 45-60 lbs

negotiated 1,380 head, 10 lbs, 36.50.

Early weaned pigs 10 lb base weights, Delivered 100% negotiated, 5,115 head, 10 lbs, 83.00-90.00, weighted average price 85.89.

Feeder pigs in all lot sizes, FOB 100% negotiated, no sale reported.

Feeder pigs in all lot sizes, delivered 100% negotiated, 950 head, 40 lbs., 95.00 *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 .501.00 per pound.

Week of 12/29/13

40-60 lbs 220.00-242.00; 60-70 lbs 222.00-230.00; 70-80 lbs 190.00-206.00; 81 lbs 200.00; 108 lbs 180.00. PA: 40-60 lbs 220.00-270.00; 60-80 lbs 210.00-230.00; 80-100 lbs 210.00225.00. Kalona, IA: 50-75 lbs 245.00-255.00; 80 lbs 200.00.

Ft. Collins: 50-70 lbs 230.00-240.00; 80-90 lbs 220.00-235.00; 90-105 lbs 205.00-216.00. Missouri: 40-70 lbs 200.00-215.00; 70-90 lbs 161.00-185.00. VA: no test. South Dakota: no test.

Billings, MT: no test.

Direct Trading: (lambs fob with 3-4 percent shrink or equivalent) 7400: Slaughter Lambs shorn and wooled 109-166 lbs 139.00-174.00 (wtd avg 159.24); no dressed sales reported.

WA: 700: Feeder Lambs 80-90 lbs 177.50.

Week of 1/5/14

will be Saturday, Jan 25th. en to accept goats from 9:00 l prices per cwt.

165 180 195 210 * No price reported in weight break **USDA Failed To Report *** No Sale

225

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144

158

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meet your neighbors

From Bovines to Ovines

By Pete Bradshaw

Kevin and Toni Beatty raise Katahdins that add profit from pastures and are successful in the show ring Profitable farming may soon be an oxymoron like the phrase ‘honest politicians,’ but for Kevin and Toni Beatty of Thousand Oaks Ranch in Carl Junction, Mo., agriculture has turned into a booming business. In what some would say is a daring total conversion from bovines to ovines, the Beattys dumped their Limousin cattle for the greener pastures afforded to them by Katahdin sheep.

“We had 40 head but not enough to make it worth the cost associated with having beef cattle,” said Kevin. The search was on for something that would work for them rather than the other way around.

Toni hit the information highway and came across the Katahdin sheep. That was eight years ago with an initial herd of only 30 head of the Katahdins. It has been a positive experience for the Beatty family growing the herd to 450 head today for meat and breeding stock.

Noting what made the decision easy for them Kevin said, “They’re easy to upkeep and are excellent mommas and there’s a good market for them. They are the fastest growing sheep breed out there. They’re low maintenance. You don’t have to shear them or dock their tails. They are a hair sheep so at spring time they shed their winter coat and they’re good to go.”

Photos by Pete Bradshaw

Pictured L to R: Christopher, Kevin, Toni, Joseph and Matthew Beatty

The Thousand Oaks Ranch Katahdins Breeding management plays a key role in high resistance to heat stress was put to the test in the drought of the past couple maintaining a flourishing herd and taking of years. “They are very adaptive to their advantage of a niche market they have dug location,” commented Kevin, “I sold a out for themselves. An early lesson learned by the Beattys was to work with esstarter flock to a gentleman tablished breeders. “The first thing I down in Oklahoma. I talked would tell anyone is to buy from a to him some time later and he reputable person that’s been in said, ‘You’re sheep are so differthe business for a few years,” said ent from other sheep I’ve seen.

They’re out there grazing when Carl Junction, Mo. Kevin, “Buy them from a farm rather than a sale barn.” other breeds are looking for a Keeping the breeding shade tree.’ I told him that’s what cycle on a solid, repeatmine have always done too.”

able schedule targeted for what one’s desired target market should be a priority.

Breeding for the Beatty herd takes place around August to hit the targeted lambing cycle from January to early February.

“We have all of our lambs in January and February because that’s the slow time for us. We have barn space so we’ll go ahead and lamb in the barn,” explained Toni.

By 10 to 12 weeks the lambs are weaned making them salable by spring.

Kevin explained, “We lamb early to take advantage of marketing them early because we get a lot of people that call wanting lambs early. That way we have a nice sized animal by that time.”

His wife added, “We started selling to the ethnic markets and stopped taking them to the sale barn and going direct market.”

Word-of-mouth followed by credentials backing up praise for their product is the Beatty’s double-threat approach to marketing their Katahdins. By exhibiting their sheep in shows in many states around the country, this facet of marketing boosted their visibility and credibility.

The Beattys’ sheep are not just another group of pretty faces all dressed up for show. “They are top breeding animal that anyone would be looking for with – Continued on Next Page

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good level back, nice rump, straight time during the year they can see those legs and a good head,” explained Kevin, friends. It’s something we do as a family.”

“That’s what they look for in the show The idea of jumping into unknown waring too. The shows have been good for ters by anyone without experience in raisus to sell animals being sheep can be a cause we end up with little daunting. Even 5 Reasons to reserve or grand rethough Kevin has 40 Raise Katahdins serve animals. That years of agriculture exhelps real well.” perience, outside help 1. Easy Keepers Showing sheep has was needed and easily 2. Excellent Mommas become the famfound by talking to ily event that has other sheep owners.

3. Good Market Potential helped not just the Today they are paying 4. Fast Growing business but helped it forward by giving 5. No Shearing or Tail the family grow closback to those who are Docking er and give their sons coming into the world expanded social and of Katahdins. learning opportuni“We try to be a ties they might not experience in certain good resource for people and get them school activities. up to speed on taking care of sheep,” he “I think one of the big things is show- said. “People just like us that were in the ing because our kids are very active in cattle business, but when it comes to 4-H,” said Toni, “We go to the shows sheep it is alien to them. We try to be a in Louisville, Kentucky, or Arkansas or good resource stop for them. Teach them Kansas so our kids have made friends in about the problem areas and we try to many different states and got to meet keep people from running into the same a variety of people. They look forward pitfalls we’ve run into.” to going to these fairs and it’s that one

The Beattys gave up on the expense of bagged feed for their flock and have opted for using feed grain bins and bulk feed to save money and help the environment.

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tomorrow’s ag leaders

Krista Gideon Age and Grade: 17, Senior Family: Lynn and Kathy Gideon, sister, Kabriell, 20 and brother, Brant, 14 School: Skyline High School in Urbana, Mo. FFA Advisors: Jason Blair and Carl Button How did you get involved in agriculture?

“My grandparents have a large family farm, along with my uncles and my parents.

They have beef cattle and I help them with things such as raking hay. The hay is something we do each summer, mostly for their own use. I help my parents work and check cows. There are always lots of things to do on the farm.”

What is your participation in FFA? “I’m president of the Skyline FFA Chapter this year and an area officer. I’m on a contest team every year, too. I love the competitions. We went to the leadership conference this last summer in Washington D.C. and it was really fun. I met a lot of people from different backgrounds and yet we all had agriculture in common, so that was great. FFA has really helped me become a better speaker, leader and a better person, too.”

What are your future plans?

Krista continued with a shy smile, “I’m still really undecided. I’ve been accepted at several colleges but still not sure what I’m going to do.”

What is your favorite part of agriculture?

“For me, my favorite part is helping my grandparents and family with everything. It brings us together and closer as a family. I spend a lot of time outside with them and enjoy every aspect of the outdoors, except for picking up rocks in the field. My brother and I go down to the creek and go hunting some, too. I just like being outdoors.”

Any other activities?

“I’m on student council and I help with Special Olympics. I’ve helped kids with special needs at camps. We help kids with all kinds of developmental disabilities. I’m also in FCA, the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and my church’s youth group. Plus, I play softball and basketball.”

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Cleaning and disinfecting calving areas is a must.

Some people like to use straw as bedding, however, it is best to remove straw between calvings and apply lime to the floor before rebedding the area.

Dr. Frankie Bowers, DVM

his is the time of year many area farmers are calving. Usually this time of year is not as cold as it has been this year. The weather definitely presents difficulties we don’t have when we calve in later spring and fall.

We can learn a lot from the farmers in the north. Having an indoor facility to provide shelter is a great benefit, but just having a shelter is not enough.

Often these facilities become infected with bacteria that can be harmful to the young calf. Sometimes these areas will have E. coli and Salmonella as resident bacteria present, which may be more harmful than the weather. Cleaning and disinfecting calving areas is a must. Some people like to use straw as bedding, however it is best to remove straw between calvings and apply lime to the floor before rebedding the area.

Calves born this time of year often need assistance in getting their colostrum.

Their immune systems need all the help they can get. Remember new born calves usually have very minimal body fat. They need all the help they can get especially with temperatures as cold as we have had. Frostbite and frozen tissue affects animals just like it affects people. I recommend, if at all possible, being present at the birth of calves in this weather. Drying calves is necessary to prevent freezing of extremities, especially the ears.

Remember if you decide to calve this time of year, the more the immune system of the cow is stimulated the better the colostrum will be for the offspring. If the cow doesn’t have colostrum, Dr. Frankie Bowers, DVM, I like to use frozen colostrum from that farm. My MS, practices at Animal last choice is to use packaged colostrum, however Clinic of the Ozarks in it is better than nothing.

Ozark, Mo. Even the best-prepared person will still have issues. Having a birthing kit ready is definitely an asset. Ask your veterinarian to aid you in putting a kit together. Most of all remember, calves need help getting a good start to be of benefit to your operation.

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By Amanda Erichsen

Consider these tips for saving time and money on the farm It is a new year and a great time to start saving money on your farm.

Steve Jones, associate professor and extension specialist for the Department of Animal Science at the University of Arkansas; and Eldon Cole, livestock specialist at the University of Missouri Extension, offer the following tips to help keep producers on track in the new year.

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Equipment Savings Tips

Reduce the number of times you crank that tractor. Saving fuel can be achieved by planning out the needs of equipment use.

Complete regular maintenance practices on all farm machinery and vehicles at the beginning and end of each season to prevent breakdowns and extra equipment repair costs.

Livestock Savings Tips

Develop a herd inventory and expense/income system annually to track number of animals to feed seasonally and track expenses/income. Year-toyear comparisons can “red flag” issues quickly.

Supplement only what you need to achieve your production goal. This will require knowledge of an animal’s nutrient level.

Since nutritional needs vary a lot among livestock types, don’t group them together. Livestock should be sorted and fed according to type and production/market goal.

Crops and Forages Savings Tips

Let the cattle harvest as much feed as possible, such as stockpiling forages or planting cool or warm season annuals and utilize temporary electric fencing to increase forage utilization.

Test your soil and forages to more accurately determine what and how much of a fertilizer or supplement you need. Yes, those tests will cost a little but when used properly they can save money.

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Plan nutritional needs of your herd at least one season in advance to allow time to make management decisions.

9. Buy cooperatively with neighbor(s) in hopes of securing a volume discount whether its vaccine, pesticides, feed, fencing material, ear tags, baler twine and etc.

10. When it comes to purchasing items such as gates, fencing supplies, bale feeders, and etc., avoid buying cheap, poorly constructed items. Check around for high-quality workmanship that should serve you well for many years.

11. Do your homework when making purchases by seeking advice from several sources that rely on unbiased views. Just because you saw an item on TV, in a magazine and or at a trade show doesn’t guarantee it’s been given an unbiased replication evaluation to validate it as an economical input for you.

12. Ask yourself and perhaps your lender, do I really need this item and will it make money in the long run? Try to be objective and realistic about any major purchasing decisions.

13. Beef cattle prices are at or near record highs, but still producers are frugal when it comes time to make an input purchase. Prioritize inputs that should pay such as improved beef genetics, better crop varieties, forage preservation, power fencing and many more.

14. Weigh the pros and cons of convenience items. A successful farmer once commented, “convenience will break you if you’re not careful.”

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Tips to keep better financial and production records in 2014 As we set our goals for the New Year, we are reminded by our extension specialists to remember those goals towards keeping better records for production in 2014.

Steve Jones, associate professor and extension specialist for the Department of Animal Science at the University of Arkansas, said that major record keeping categories include feed, fertilizer, seed, mineral cost, fuel, livestock purchases and sales, sale commissions, trucking, and health/veterinary expenses. “These are examples of expenses/income that are directly related to production, sounds simple but often not recorded in a way that allows you to make management decisions in addition to tax preparation.”

“It is amazing the number of producers who keep a notebook of cow records, but never bother to divide their total farm income and expenses for the year by the number of cows on farm or the number of calves sold,” said Joe Horner, extension economist for the Commercial Agriculture Program at the University of Missouri. “That’s really all it takes to get a rough idea of your true cash cost of production per animal.”

An example of a production related item to track is herd inventory. Herd inventory is essential so you can track the efficiency of you herd. “I recommend comparing everything on an Animal Unit basis (1000 lbs = 1 AU),” Jones said.

Jones recommended that each producer should start with a record system that makes sense to them and one that can be replicated every year for comparison. “A simple computer spreadsheet is a good place to start,” he added.

Horner recommended that producers track all production income and expenses, capital purchases and sales, and a list of cattle sold and which cull animals sold were bought versus raised animals.

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“A key reason for collecting production and financial data is to understand the not-so-obvious,” said Mark W. Jenner, Ag Business specialist in Bates County.

“We do a better job at casually tracking big ticket items: large expenses and large sales. It’s the smaller things: equipment maintenance, cell phones, time spent on maintenance and management that fall through the cracks. These under-recorded lesser costs are the difference between great and average management.”

Every farmer should complete a balance sheet at the first of every January. “A balance sheet lists what you own and what you owe, with the difference between the two being your net worth,” Horner said.

“Having a file full of these over the years will be valuable if you ever need to prove your farming operation is building net worth over time, instead of just being a money losing hobby farm. Many farmers spend their farm into a negative taxable income every year to avoid income taxes.

Unless you can prove the farm is building net worth over time, lenders, spouses and other stakeholders may not understand why you are farming.”

Most Missouri farmers find Quicken to be an inexpensive, fast, and simple farm accounting system, even though it was built for personal finance rather than business accounting, Horner said.

Horner recommends the Oklahoma State University free manual available online for setting up Quicken for Farm & Ranch Accounting available at www.agecon.okstate.edu/quicken/download_manual.asp. The University of Missouri also has a website explaining alternative farm accounting systems, available at agebb. missouri.edu/mgt/mofar/index.htm.

For more information about how to have a more successful year on the farm contact your local county agricultural extension agent.

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Strategies for Successful Calving

By Gary Digiuseppe

Planning ahead will go a long way in making your job easier when preparing for calving season Planning for everything that might prevent a successful spring calving season is a tall order, but a checklist can help you cover all the bases.

It starts with making sure the cows have good body condition scores. Dr. Patrick Davis, Regional Livestock Specialist and Cedar County Program Director for University of Missouri Extension, told Ozarks Farm & Neighbor condition scores should be evaluated about 60 days prior to calving. “Cows should calve at a body condition score of 6,” Davis said, “which will allow them the ability to lose one body condition score from calving to breeding and still be at body condition score 5, the optimum body condition score for conception.”

The feeding pattern can also influence when the cows will calve. Research in Iowa found 85 percent of cows fed once daily at dusk calved between 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., because the pattern caused the cows’ intraruminal pressure to increase at night and decrease during

the day. Davis recommended beginning this supplementation strategy about 1 to 2 weeks before the expected calving time of the herd.

Once the calf is born, make sure that it is healthy and active and that it nurses to get the full amount of colostrum.

Spring born calves may be born during very cold temperatures, increasing the potential for them to develop frostbite or to freeze to death. Davis said the producer should have a warming area or warming box available, and be prepared to provide extra colostrum or electrolytes to calves that have experienced cold or other stresses during birth.

It’s also important to make sure cows are in proper health and up-to-date on their vaccination status, because they pass those conditions along to the newborn calf through the colostrum. You should consult a veterinarian to develop a cow vaccination schedule that fits your cattle operation. In addition, Dr. Tom Troxel, – Continued on Page 27

Calving Checklist Check body condition 60 days prior to calving and shoot for a score of 6 Keep cows and heifers up-to-date on vaccinations Adjust feeding pattern to influence time of calving Bring heifers up close to the house or barn for observation Once the calf is born check that it is healthy and active Keep colostrum, electrolytes and other calving supplies on hand just in case Have shelter, a warming area or warming box available

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Fighting Feral Hogs

By Gary Digiuseppe

Is pig proofing your property a reality? See how authorities are trying to help.

According to Larry Rieken, Missouri Department of Conservation wildlife supervisor for the Ozark Region, they MDC has been in the feral hog control business for quite a while.

“Feral hogs are something that we want to control, especially on our state land, just to protect the environment, and the same thing for landowners,” Rieken told Ozarks Farm & Neighbor. “When landowners encounter feral hogs they’re usually being pretty disruptive, especially as far as tearing up their fields. They’re searching for food and out there rooting; a lot of our landowners are grass farmers and have cattle, and they just can’t afford to have their fields torn up.”

They’re also a problem nationwide. The herd is thought to number about 5 million head. A conservative nationwide damage estimate from USDA is $1.5 billion a year, $300 million to agriculture. Rieken said the scale of the problem is probably getting worse. “When we first encountered them 10 or 15 years ago we were hoping that recreation hunting would help us control them, and we encouraged that. But it’s turned out that the feral hogs are a worthy adversary; they get wary very quickly, and we found that ‘just’ recreational hunting makes them harder to control later – it makes them go nocturnal,” he said.

According to Missouri Department of Conservation Wildlife Biologist Scott McWilliams the feral hog population in Missouri is difficult to track. McWilliams said, “In 2000 we estimated hog populations were in 12 counties in Missouri. By 2012 we estimated established hog populations in 20 plus counties with smaller populations in several other counties, scattered mostly in southern Missouri.”

J.P Fairhead, feral hog biologist with the Arkansas Game & Fish Commission,

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told OFN, “They can breed up to three times in 13 months; the average litter size is between six and eight per litter.”

There are two big problems with the pigs from a wildlife perspective. First, they competitively exclude deer and other wildlife from needed food and other resources. Second, they predate vulnerable animals like fawns, turkeys and eggs of ground nesting birds. “Pigs are omnivorous,” said Fairhead. “Basically if you’ve got pigs and you’ve had them for a long time it’s going to be a moonscape, and there’s absolutely nothing left for your native wildlife on the ground level.”

How best to trap the beasts? Rieken of MDC said their main tool is a corral trap; it consists of several 5’ by 16’ panels arranged in a circle, with entry provided by what’s called a rooter gate; it sits at an angle back toward the pen and is sprung by a trip wire. The wire is tripped when one pig enters to eat the bait; others can push up the gate to enter, but can’t get back out.”

While landowners have to get their own panels, MDC makes available rooter gates for lease. Rieken cautions, “You can probably catch 70 percent of the pigs in an area with corral traps, but that last group’s a little harder to catch.

Sometimes it’s just because they’ve moved on with their feeding patterns, but I do think they get educated after a time, and it’s hard to catch the last group with the corral traps.”

According to “Managing Wild Pigs, a Technical Guide,” authored by Ben C. West, Andrea L. Cooper and James B. Armstrong, other means of controlling feral hogs includes fencing. “Excluding wild pigs with wire mesh fencing, electric – Continued on Next Page JANUARY 20, 2014

farm help Fighting Feral Hogs Continued from Previous Page fencing, or a combination of both can be an effective control measure. While few fence designs completely exclude pigs from an area, many fences can restrict pig movements. However, they can be expensive to install and managers must ultimately consider the value of the commodity and cost of the fence before committing to this avenue of control. Sturdy wire mesh fencing, particularly with the addition of an electrified wire about 6 to 8 inches off the ground, seems to be the most effective fence design to exclude wild pigs. Nonelectric fences should be of net wire or diamond mesh construction with a maximum of 6-inch spacing…

“Although probably not an effective strategy on a large scale, the article also states, “harassment of pigs through hunting and pursuit may be a very effective

technique for reducing pig populations and damage on small areas… On a larger scale, though, harassment has limited value and likely just shifts pig problems from one area to another. Some have even speculated that harassment leads to a greater risk of disease transmission within the larger wild pig population...”

Fairhead cautioned landowners when utilizing guard animals for protecting their farm from feral hogs. He warned, “Guard animals could be utilized to protect livestock and property with limited to moderate effectiveness. Landowners utilizing guard dogs should be aware of the many disease risks that feral hogs carry and are transmissible to those pets.

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Troxel noted it can be very difficult this time of year to evaluate your cows’ body condition because of their long hair coats. “Sometimes you think they’re in better body condition than they really are,” he told OFN, “and as we have these cold, wet spells that we’ve had, it takes energy to maintain that body condition. So, proper nutrition to maintain body condition up through the next 6-8 weeks prior to calving and into the calving season is very important.”

Shelter can also be important; Troxel said calving areas should be clean and dry, and should be in close proximity to shelter if weather is a concern. “If they have a group of heifers that are calving for the first time, it’s very important to keep those heifers up close to the house or to the barn, so the producer can check JANUARY 20, 2014

those heifers and provide assistance if that’s important,” he said. “Places like maternity pens with a head gate, a crowding alley and nursing panels might also be very important.”

Among the supplies Troxel recommended producers have on hand for calving season were O.B. chain straps, iodine and a tube feeder. Add to that towels that might be needed to dry off a chilled calf, a good light source so you can see what you’re doing, and tags or tattoo equipment so you will be able to match up the cow and the calf later on.

And, Davis added, “Develop a plan for when the cow is calving. This should include what to do, when to do it, how to do it, who to call if there is trouble and you need help, and how to know when there is trouble and you need help.

This plan should be posted throughout the barn, along with phone numbers of people to call if you need help. People working with the cattle should be educated and have a full understanding of the plan prior to the calving season.”

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January 2014 22 Food Safety: From Field to Market – 1 p.m.-4 p.m.- Howell Co. Extension Office, West Plains, Mo. – $5 – 417-256-2391 23 Barton Co. Soil & Crops Conference – 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m. – Thiebaud Auditorium, Lamar, Mo. – 417-682-3579 23 Dade Co. Soil & Crops Conference – 5:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. – United Methodist Life Center, Lockwood, Mo. – 417-637-2112 23-25 Heart of America Dairy Expo – Ramada Oasis Hotel & Convention Center, Springfield, Mo. – 417-881-8909 24 Making the Best Better – 9 a.m. – Farber Building, Crowder Campus, Neosho, Mo. – 417-455-9500 25 Seed Starting – 10 a.m.-12 p.m. – Hickory Co. Extension Center, Hermitage, Mo. – Snow Day Make Up Day Feb. 1 – 417-745-6767 25 Basic Beekeeping Class – 9 a.m.-12 p.m. – Rolla Public Library, Rolla, Mo. – 573-458-6260 25 The Basics of Beekeeping – 9:30 a.m.-Noon – Nevada Community Center, Nevada, Mo. – 417-321-3587 28 Annie’s Project – 6 p.m. – Crowder College Computer Lab, Nevada, Mo. – Pre-register – Every Tuesday thru March 11 – 417-448-2560 28 Barry Co. Soils & Crops Conference – 6 p.m.-9 p.m. – Community Center/ City Hall, Butterfield, Mo. – 417-847-3161 28 Richards Brothers Cattlemen’s Meeting – 6:30 p.m. – Magnolia Room, West Plains Civic Center, West Plains, Mo. – 417-256-3911 30 Barton Co. Private Pesticide Applicator Training – 6 p.m.-8:30 p.m. – Wolf Room, Barton Co. Extension Office, Lamar, Mo. – 417-682-3579 February 2014 1 Dade Co. Regional Hay School – 9 a.m.-4 p.m. – Greenfield High School Community Room, Greenfield, Mo. – Pre-register by Jan. 27 – 417-637-2112 1 Annual 4-H Carnival – 5 p.m. – Newton Co. Fairgrounds, Newton, Mo. – 417-455-9500 3-4 2014 Advanced Nutrient Management Course – University of Missouri Bradford Research Center, Columbia, Mo. – Pre-register by Jan. 27 – 573-884-6311 4 St. Clair Co. Extension Annual Dinner – 6:30 p.m. – Valley Center Church, Deepwater, Mo. – 417-646-2419 6 Stone Co. Dairy Day – 10:30 a.m.-2:15 p.m. – Crane Christian Church Community Center, Crane, Mo. – 417-357-6812 6 Dade Co. Private Pesticide Applicator Training – 6 p.m. – Greenfield High School Community Room, Greenfield, Mo. – 417-637-2112 6 Jasper Co. Private Pesticide Applicator Training – 1 p.m.-3:30 p.m. – Jasper Co. Extension Center, Carthage, Mo. – 417-358-2158 6 McDonald Co. Private Pesticide Applicator Training – 1 p.m.-4 p.m. – CBT Community Room, Neosho, Mo. – 417-223-4775 6 McDonald Co. Private Pesticide Applicator Training – 6 p.m.-9 p.m. – New-Mac Community Room, Anderson, Mo. – 417-223-4775 6-8 Missouri Organic Association 2014 Annual Conference – University Plaza Hotel, Springfield, Mo. – 660-427-5555 6-4/17 Cedar Co. Master Gardener Classes – 6 p.m.-9 p.m. – Every Thursday – Pre-register by Jan. 23 – 417-276-3313 7 Soil Health Workshop – 417-967-4545 8 Missouri 4-H Meat & Dairy Goat Camp – Darr Agricultural Center, Springfield, Mo. – Register by Feb. 1 – $15 – 417-327-6611 – 417-637-2112 8 Missouri Nut Growers Association Meeting – Community Center, Nevada, Mo. – 573-436-2351 12 Fresh Produce Pest Management Workshop – 8:45 a.m.-3 p.m. – Thiebaud Auditorium, Lamar, Mo. – Register by Feb. 10 – $10 – 417-682-3579

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JANUARY 20, 2014

ozarks’

auction block

February 2014 5-8 Boone County Draft Horse & Mule Sale – Boone Co. Fairgrounds, Columbia, Mo. – 660-342-5308 7-8 Liberty Ranch 2-day Production Sale – Plainville, Kan. – 785-885-4881 15 GV Limousin Annual Bull & Female Sale – Garnett, Kan. – 785-448-3708 15 Byergo Angus Production Sale – Savannah, Mo. – 816-261-7132 15 Overmiller Gelbvieh & Red Angus Annual Production Sale – Smith Center, Kan. – 785-389-3522 22 Seedstock Plus North Missouri Bull Sale – Kingsville, Mo. – 877-486-1160 22 Smithson Farms Annual Black Herefords Sale – La Plato, Mo. – 660-651-5877 22-23 Missouri Angus Breeders Futurity – Columbia, Mo. – 417-995-3000 25 Mill Creek Ranch Production Sale – Alma, Kan. – 785-449-2841 28 Cow Camp Ranch – Lost Springs, Kan. – 785-965-7168

March 2014 1 Judd Ranch 36th Annual Gelbvieh, Balancer & Red Angus Bull Sale – Pomona, Kan. – 785-566-8371 1 Mead Farms Angus, Hereford, Red Angus & Charolais Bull Sale – Versailles, Mo. – 573-216-0210 1 Brown Land & Cattle Online Sale – Diamond, Mo. – 417-358-5064 1 Flying H Genetics Nebraska Bull Sale – Arapahoe, Neb. – 308-493-5411 4 Jindra Angus Annual Bull & Heifer Sale – Creighton Livestock Market, Creighton, Neb. – 402-920-3170 7 Windy Hill Charolais Farms & Guest 17th Annual Gateway – Getaway Production Sale – Arrowhead Sale Facility, Cedar Hill, Mo. – 314-550-2554 7 Express Ranches Bull Sale – Yukon, Okla. – 405-350-0044 8 Jac’s Ranch Spring Bull Sale – at the Ranch, Bentonville, Ark. – 479-366-1759 8 Galaxy Beef Spring Production Sale – Maryville, Mo. – 660-582-1334 8 Heart of the Ozarks Angus Assn. Spring Sale – West Plains, Mo. – 417-995-3000 8 J Bar M Gelbvieh & J&K Farms Bull Sale – Springfield Livestock Marketing Center, Springfield, Mo. – 417-437-5250 8 Wright Charolais 7th Annual Bull Sale – at the farm, Kearney, Mo. – 785-672-3195 8 Hall-Coyote Hills Ranch Limousin Bull Sale – Chattanooga, Okla. – 580-597-6610 8 Salyers & Sons Salers Cattleman’s Kind Production Sale – at the farm, Billings, Mo. – 417-744-2025 – 353-4703

JANUARY 20, 2014

Cattlemen’s Seedstock Directory Angus

4R Farms - Republic, MO 417-869-1462 - 417-844-4929 w.4rfarmslowlines.com Clearwater Farm - Springfield, MO 417-732-8552 - 417-732-2707 Day Cattle Co. - Marshfield, MO 417-224-2357 - 417-988-8589 Mead Farms - Barnett, MO 573-216-0210 - 573-216-3845

Balancers

Bob Harriman Genetics - Montrose, MO - 660-492-2504 - www. rotertharriman.com Hilltop Farms - Asbury, MO 417-642-5871 - 417-529-0081

Beefmasters

Loftin Beefmasters - Nixa, MO 417-725-2527 Jerry Glor Beefmasters - Springfield, MO - 417-840-6471 Mead Farms - Barnett, MO 573-216-0210 - 573-216-3845

Charolais

Beiswinger Charolais Ranch Halfway, MO - 417-253-4304 Mead Farms - Barnett, MO 573-216-0210 - 573-216-3845 S&J Charolais - LaRussell, MO 417-246-1116

Gelbvieh 4AR Simmental/Gelbvieh - Conway, MO - 589-3193 Bob Harriman Genetics - Montrose, MO - 660-492-2504 - www. rotertharriman.com Hilltop Farms - Asbury, MO 417-642-5871 - 417-529-0081

Herefords

Jim D. Bellis - Aurora, MO 417-678-5467 - 417-466-8979 Journagan Ranch - Mtn. Grove, MO 417-948-2669 Mead Farms - Barnett, MO 573-216-0210 - 573-216-3845 R&L Polled Herefords -Halfway, MO 417-445-2461 - 417-445-2643

Limousin Locust Grove Limousin - Miller, MO 417-452-2227 Pinegar Limousin - Springfield, MO 877-PINEGAR

Red Angus

Dunseth Farm - Halfway, MO 417-445-2256

Salers

Dunseth Farm - Halfway, MO 417-445-2256

Shorthorn Ron Sneed Shorthorns - Sedalia, MO - 660-620-1718 www.robsneedshorthorns.com

Sim/Angus Bob Harriman Genetics - Montrose, MO - 660-492-2504 www.rotertharriman.com

Simmental

Buildings

Upcoming Production Sale?

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1/20/14

Dogs For Sale

BIRD DOGS

Specializing In:

English & Llewellin Setter Puppies, White Oak Kennels, Lebanon, Mo. English Setters Will Be Ready for Fall Hunting.

Real Estate • Farm & Machinery • Livestock • Estates • Industrial Business Liquidations • Antiques

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417-718-8723

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Farm Equipment

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CANNONBALL HAY/DUMP BEDS

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Concrete Products

Farm Improvement

TANK COATINGS ROOF COATINGS

Available for metal, composition shingles or tar roofs. Long lasting and easy to apply. We also manufacture tank coatings for concrete, rock, steel, galvanized and mobile tanks.

Manufacturer of Precast Concrete Products 417-532-2100 18926 Historic Route 66 Lebanon, MO 65536

Donald 417-880-2783 Thomas 417-880-0296

BUYING BELARUS TRACTORS 1025, 925, 825, 820M, 822, 805, 572, 532, 525M, 9345, 8345, 4WD, 2WD Running or Not Running. Offer Price.

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Please email pictures to LKequipment@gmail.com or call

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Boston Mountain Hogs

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Fencing

Fertilizer

Richards

Portable Welding See Us For All Your Pipe Fencing Needs!

From Corners To Corrals We’re Your Pipe Fencing Specialists!

We are now an area dealer & installer for

Fertilizer

Give me a call today to

Chicken Litter

Get More From Your Hay & Pasture Pure Chicken Manure (No Litter) and Ag Lime

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When Quality Counts & You Want It Done Right, Call Richard!

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Mullings Farms

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1/20/14

Hay

Hay For Sale

All classes of round stock cattle hay Big, square dairy & horse hay quality available Can deliver & custom hauling available!

1/20/14

Harrison, Arkansas

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Registered Red Angus Bulls

Livestock - Cattle Limousin Bulls, Open & Bred Heifers, Blacks & Reds

Mullings Angus

417-842-3353

Donald Farm & Lawn

417-693-3720

Farms

Heating

Wheat Straw • $3 2nd Cutting Mixed Grass $5.50 Small Square Bales Davis Farms

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3/24/14

417-664-4264

1/20/14

Livestock - Cattle 8 Sisters Santa Gertrudis Ranch

American Breed, Gentle, Polled or Horned, Growthy, Bulls or Heifers

Mountain Grove, MO

417-926-7256

7/28/14

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

Call Steve Glenn

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

Boone County DRAFT HORSE & MULE SALE

For Sale

February 5, 6, 7 & 8, 2014 Boone County Fairgrounds, Columbia, MO For more information, contact: Boone County Draft Horse & Mule Sale

21252 State Hwy. O, Atlanta, Mo. 63530

660-342-5308

www.boonecountydrafthorseandmulesale.com

After

Before

We Update Offices!

Is your barn or house in need or repair?

If so, give us a call.

Barn Repair Work & Paint • Doors & Siding • Replacement Windows • Concrete Work • Metal Truss Buildings • On Site Electric Generator • Home & Barn Metal Roofs • Patios • Excavating • Pole Barns • Remodeling & Repair • Much More!

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E.S.Owner: Construction Eldon Swartzentruber

2014 Corn & Soybean Programs 4% Discount by 2/28/2014

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1/20/14

3/3/14

Livestock - Equine

The Horseman’s Horse Source

Spring & Fall Farm/Ranch Consignment Auctions Overnight Stabling

Linebred Simmental Bulls

Show & Sport Horse Prospects Trail & Using Horses Ponies • Tack

• Semen tested & ready for service • High performance with calving ease for Angus based cows • Outstanding EPDs Free • Athletic Delivery • Sound footed

Mike Williams

Horses & Tack Bought & Sold Daily

816-797-5450

Bull information email: mike@ wheelerauctions.com Land & Equipment Auctions go to: www.wheelerauctions.com

Dennis & Mariellen Raucher Professional Auctioneer Mt. Vernon, Mo.

417-316-0023 Cell

1/20/14

3/24/14

DIAMOND

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AUCTION

& REAL ESTATE CO. Real Estate Auction Land Parcels, Commercial Warehouse & Seven Investment Properties Friday • Jan. 24 • 6 p.m.

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David Norma Sorrell, Owner Stutenkemper Farm & Real Estate Auction 417-326-2828 Saturday • Jan. 25 • 10 a.m.

877-907-3000 1318 State Hwy. K • Windyville, Mo. diamond-s-auction.com Phillip Sorrell, Dec’d.

Norma Sorrell, Owner

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

Also Available: • KY-31 Tall Fescue OPEN MONDAY-FRIDAY

1/20/14

Kay Dee Feed Company, America’s largest independent manufacturer of mineral and protein supplements is seeking expansion in your area. Please contact us for more information on how to distribute Kay Dee products.

Call 800-831-4815 or email customersupport@kay-flo.com.

Will 417-350-9810 Ron 417-214-0279

Graber Metal Sales Serving the Metal Building Industry 8327 Lawrence County Ave. LaRussell, MO 64848 417-246-5335

417-246-5510

Buffalo, MO

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Andrews Farm & Seed 10 Miles East of Carthage, MO on Hwy. 96 & 2 Miles North

Home: 417-345-5337 • Cell: 417-327-6348

1/20/14

Higginsville, Mo.

1/20/14

BRANGUS BULLS

417-840-1106

Double J Ranch

800-246-5335 1/20/14

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JANUARY 20, 2014

Livestock Equipment

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Machinery

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Jim 1/20/14

Machinery

RUSCHA MACHINERY SALES L.L.C.

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TANKS

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Wanted

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3/24/14

Spring River Tractor & Combine Salvage

417-235-2233

920-397-6313

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1/12/15

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Vets

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3/24/14

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3/24/14

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