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The James brothers manage the operations of the farm established by their grandfather

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Mayes County, Okla., woman honored: Ellen Coblentz of Chouteau, Okla., has been recognized as a Significant Woman in Agriculture by the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture. Coblentz was not raised in agriculture, but spent as much time as she could at her grandparents’ farm. She married Charles Coblentz in 1975, just two weeks after graduating high school and the two began their farm with 120 acres leased from Charles’ mother and his 28 milk cows. Today, they are milking more than 400 cows on a total of 10,000 acres owned and leased. For the first 21 years of their marriage, she was in the milking parlor. After they built the new parlor in 2011, Coblentz transitioned to feeding and caring for the calves, morning and night. Coblentz also stays busy with bookkeeping for their operation’s cattle, crops and side business, Coblentz Fertilizer.

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MEET YOUR NEIGHBORS 7 R.C. Rees is standing on a firm foundation

Butler appointed to state board: Brent Butler of Siloam Springs, Ark., was recently appointed by Gov. Asa Hutchinson to a four-year term on the Arkansas Agriculture Board. Butler, along with other board members, will advise Arkansas Secretary of Agriculture Wes Ward and the Arkansas Agriculture Department (AAD) on all matters concerning agriculture in the state of Arkansas, according to a press release from the department. Each member brings a wealth of knowledge and experience on specific areas of agriculture. Butler’s expertise is in poultry and beef production, the release states.

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Expansion causes a ruckus: The increase in poultry operations in Northeast Oklahoma has prompted some residents to contact state officials to create emergency rules and set limits on required space between the farms and residences, schools and city limits. The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry considered proposed limits, but instead decided to “punt it” to the state legislature. The proposed rules on new or expanding poultry farms would have created a quarter-mile setback from an occupied residence, half-mile from a public school or city limits, and 150 feet from public highways or property lines. The issue has become contentious in recent months as new or expanded poultry feeding operations have seen a dramatic rise in northeastern Oklahoma, especially in Delaware County. Most of the new construction is connected to Simmons Foods, which is building an expanded processing facility in nearby Benton County, Ark.

Students win national awards: University of Arkansas students in the Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences recently earned first, second and third-place honors at the annual Meeting of Students of Agronomy, Soil and Environmental Sciences in Baltimore, Md. Alyssa Ferri produced and presented the video, “Colonization of Tomato Roots by the Soil Fungus Mortierella elongata,” and won first place. Jacob Maris presented “Evaluating Rice Straw as a Substitute for Barley Straw in Inhibiting Algal Growth in Farm Ponds” in the oral division and finished second. Ferri placed third in the oral category with “Quantifying Populations of Native and Exotic Earthworms in Areas of Varying Management in Northwest Arkansas. Srusti Maddala presented her research, “Quantifying Nitrogen Flux Using Microdialysis.”

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had written several hundred dollars-worth rev12 onyears worCold yrrand eJ yB of checks by the time I was probably a few thousand dollars more before I could legally drive. But, before you Jerry Crownover is start thinking that I was some rich kid with a farmer and former his private stash of cash, let me explain. professor of Agriculture My father never learned to read or write any Education at Missouri more than being able to crudely sign his name. State University. He is a So, with me by his side to go to feed stores and native of Baxter County, sale barns, I would write the checks out to the Arkansas, and an business or individual and subtly hand it to my author and professional father for him to affix his signature. speaker. To contact Jerry, “Just teaching the boy how to handle money,” go to ozarksfn.com and he would often comment to the people I was payclick on ‘Contact Us.’ ing. Now, I can understand why he made those comments. Dad had grown up in a time where hard work was more important to survival than going to school. He certainly wasn’t unintelligent, because I still consider him to be one of the smartest people I’ve ever known – just not educated. Because of his intelligence, he was able to become quite successful as a farmer, all the while keeping his secret hidden from most all the people with which he had contact throughout his lifetime. My father kept current on agricultural sciences, too, because my mother would read aloud, almost nightly, from the latest issues of the Farm Journal, Missouri Ruralist, or several other magazines to which we subscribed. He was also a keen listener to the radio as he kept abreast of commodity markets and world news. Of course, he had his own interpretations of what they meant – but he was right more often than not. Dad has been gone for more than 20 years, and I had repressed a lot of those old memories until a few weeks ago while I was standing in line at the livestock auction to pay for a group of cows I had purchased that night. — Continued on Page 6

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t’s the first day of winter vacation and our household is filled with the hubbub of getting ready to celebrate Christmas. Our children are all mature enough to help out with Jody Harris is a freelance baking, shopping and wrapping. Some of communications specialist, them are better at keeping gifts a secret than othgardener, ranch wife and ers. The intense joy and excitement of our two mother of four. She and youngest (the boys) is the stuff magic is made of. her family raise Angus beef The weeks leading up to Christmas break were cattle and other critters on hectic for our family. We are feeding hay to livetheir northwest Arkansas stock in two different locations. The kids help ranch. She is a graduate with chores. Most nights we are tied up in town of Missouri State University. at basketball games and dance practice. We are To contact Jody, go to often doing chores with a flashlight. ozarksfn.com and click on Our youngest daughter was part of her middle ‘Contact Us.’ school’s December production of “Alice in Wonderland.” On opening night, we went to watch her acting debut as the Dormouse. Since my husband had to stop at another farm and feed our momma cows, we drove two vehicles. I arrived home first with the kids. As we piled out of the car, we were unloading backpacks, costumes and all the clutter accumulating in the car that week. The kids were running back and forth into the house. The dogs were running around excited to see their people had finally arrived home. Somewhere amidst all of the chaos, the front door was left open a little too long. You know the song, “Winter Wonderland”? I love that song – gone away is the new bird, here to stay is the new bird…and so on. While we were unloading the car that night, a new bird had flown inside the house. Let’s just say this feathered friend was here to stay. The bird flew up and perched on top of our ceiling fan inside the living room. The kids were loud and the bird was certainly scared. We needed a plan before this thing started pooping on our furniture! I told the kids to open up all the doors so it could feel the air and hopefully fly back outside. I grabbed my longest broom and tried to shoo the bird back outside with no luck at all. The kids were laughing and screaming as the bird made its way down the hall. We were getting nowhere fast and our ceilings were too high for any of us to reach it. Finally my husband arrived home to a house full of craziness. He calmly told me he was going to get one of the kids’ BB guns from the safe. I had a fit. I didn’t want him shooting anything in the house. It set a bad example for our children. I was also worried he may not be the perfect shot he thought he was. I lost that argument. He got the BB gun out. With one shot he knocked the bird off the ceiling fan and its feathers were scattered everywhere. What a spectacle! I will never hear the “Winter Wonderland” song again and not feel a little sad about the new bird who visited us briefly that night. Thankfully one of our boys came home with a bird feeder he made at school. We’ll just stick to taking care of the birds OUTSIDE the house for the rest of the winter. Here’s hoping the New Year will be blessed with friends new and old, feathered and un-feathered. Happy New Year, neighbor.

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elcome to 2019! Looking back at 2018, I can’t help but think of all the highs and lows of the year. Julie Turner-Crawford Among the highlights for me in is a native of Dallas 2018 were seeing my family grow, having yet anCounty, Mo., where she other year on this earth, and another year of tellgrew up on her family’s ing the stories of farmers and ranchers from right farm. She is a graduate here in the Ozarks. of Missouri State In 2018, my Grandma Turner passed away, as did a University. To contact couple of friends, so I count those as the lows. Julie, call 1-866-532-1960 Farmers and ranchers must ride the highs and or by email at editor@ endure the lows, and I am sure most folks feel like ozarksfn.com. they have been on one of the meanest, hardestbucking broncs in the rodeo after last year, and that awnry nag reached back and bit you right in the leg just to add a little insult to injury. Droughts, floods, changing state and federal regulations, trade deals, rising production costs, low prices for cattle and crops, rising interest rates and everything in between can weigh heavily on a person who already feels the weight of the world on their shoulders. To top it all off, it’s winter and that seems to amplify everyone’s worries. There’s good news, however.

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Across the Fence Continued from Previous Page Production costs are expected to flatten out a little in 2019, according to economic experts, and we’ll see an upswing in the number of acres planted in corn and spring wheat. Livestock production is expected to remain strong, including beef and pork production; with strong export markets expected to continue in 2019 for both. Dairy markets are also expected to improve slightly this year. While the 5 percent gain won’t offset the monstrous losses in dairy, something is better than nothing. My dairy friends, I’m confident, would like any relief they can get. When things seem to be a little tough, the phrase, “and God made a farmer” comes to mind. “And on the 8th day, God looked down on his planned paradise and said, ‘I need a caretaker.’ So God made a farmer,” Paul Harvey first said at the 1978 National FFA Convention, way back when FFA still stood for Future Farmers of America. As I read the words of Harvey’s iconic speech, which will still bring a tear to

many rough and tough men’s eyes, I see people I know, both men and women, in each line; people who were proud of what they did and who were determined to continue. I’m sure many of you can do the same. We’re tasked to do the jobs only a few people can or want to do. As we move into 2019, remember we’re like the Marines; the few, the proud and an elite force on the front lines each and every day. Our tanks, however, are trucks, tractors and combines. Cracked and weathered hands and the knowledge and determination passed down by generations of the past are our weapons. We’re also a little like the Army, doing more before 9 a.m. than most people do all day, and it’s the hardest job you’ll ever love.

Life Is Simple Continued from Page 3 In front of me was an older gentleman, dressed in faded overalls, who had also purchased several head that night and, when it came his turn to pay, he handed his checkbook to the cashier and said, “Why don’t you just go ahead and fill out the check and I’ll sign it.” I had seen my dad do that a thousand times in my life, and I admit that I got more than just a little choked up. The friendly lady smiled and said, “Sure, Sir. No problem.”

I was next up, and the lump in my throat had cleared enough for me to comment to the lady, “That was awfully nice of you to fill out that man’s check for him.” “Oh, I don’t mind at all,” she replied. “It might surprise you to know that he could probably have bought and paid for every cow that went through that ring, tonight.” “No, Ma’am,” I answered, “That wouldn’t surprise me one bit.”

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R.C. Rees purchased his first acreage from the estate of his late grandmother R.C. Rees is a young father whose agricultural life is based upon a firm foundation in the past, a strong work ethic combined with simultaneously seeing both the trees and the forest as he pursues his agricultural career in the present and a patient ambition for the future. Though not a memory, one of the family stories is how R.C. liked to sit on his dad’s chickens while still in diapers, killing them. Needless to say, his father Ricky wasn’t pleased, and R.C. quit quickly. How-

roping competition while in high school. R.C. continued to rope competitively until his son Rich, who is now a year old, was born. He fondly remembers taking his now 4-year-old daughter Gracie to see the cows the day she got home from the hospital. Carrying on the tradition, Ricky started with R.C., Gracie already has her own cow while Rich has a Angus/Simental cow. The family currently own 155 acres and lease an additional 110 on which they manage 70 momma cows comprised of some

R.C. Rees would like to expand his cattle operation, but knows the value of patience. Photo by Terry Ropp

ever, R.C. does remember working with his father feeding cattle when he was 3 or 4, and still retains bloodlines from his first cow named Candy Bar who was a Hereford/Angus cross. Learning most of what he knows from his father, R.C. started making money from his own cattle when very young. Then his grandmother passed away when he was 14. Nonetheless, the youngster was able to purchase his first 40 acres from her estate in Bokoshe, Okla., with cattle money and Barking Dog Cattle Company began. While R.C. didn’t show cattle, he did rope competitively. He met his wife Kayla after returning from a JANUARY 7, 2019

registered Angus, some registered Gelbvieh plus crossbreds they have raised. R.C. has purchased Gelbvieh bulls the last five or six years though he now has three Angus bulls. R.C. AIs most of the herd himself because improving genetics through AI is cheaper than maintaining bulls. He matches each cow to a specific Angus or Gelbvieh bull selecting for calving ease, weaning weight and yearling weight with two goals in mind. One is to produce excellent Bokoshe, Okla. calves to sell at auction and is to produce breeding quality heifers and bull

calves to be sold to local buyers as well as for his own use. One result of his breeding program is that next year all of his cleanup bulls will be ones he raised. “SimAngus used the Simental bloodline and switched because I wanted to keep hybrid vigor in my herd and felt the Simental influence was too high. I like Gelbvieh because they breed well and weaned calves come in at 600 to 700 pounds,” R.C. explained. Calves are generally weaned at 9 months and sold 45 days later to give R.C. time to precondition his calves. Ricky was injured on the farm while hunting and became paralyzed from the waist down. One result is that while their herds are separate, R.C. works with his father every day on his father’s broiler house and cow/calf operation. Cattle are mostly grass fed but supported by a five-way mix from the co-op in Van Buren during the winter. R.C. and Ricky also share haying by baling some of their pastures and maintaining a mostly Bermuda 140-acre hay field over seeded with rye and containing natural clovers. He and Ricky hay and share 800 to 1,000 bales a year. “Bahiagrass seems to be spreading and is a fine bladed grass which cattle like to eat, but it’s not good for haying,” explained R.C. Other land care include soil testing every three years, with R.C. purchasing chicken litter as a fertilizer. In addition, he broadcast sprays for weeds each year with doveweed and horsenettle the most persistent, though he also spot sprays for briars. As far as the future goes, R.C. wants to have as many cattle and as much land as he can afford. Nonetheless, he understands the value of patience in expanding his operation and waiting for the right time and opportunities. “I’m not interested in chickens on my place because the startup investment is too high which will get in the way of increasing my herd. Cows are what I love best, and I would like to have a whole bunch.”

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The James brothers manage the operations of the farm established by their grandfather Jack James will be 91 in Janu- been moving toward September and ary. When he was 24 or 25, he October so calves are ready to eat grass lived up the road when some when the grass is ready. “Having one main calving season nearby land came for sale. He purchased a small acreage which has makes the operation easier and more afgrown into 1,500 acres of pasture for fordable to maintain because work all of cattle and 1,000 acres of row crops. The the cattle as one group and avoid dupliland, which is not all contiguous, cov- cation of labor,” explained Brandon. The James’ cattle are sold as stockers ers a 5 mile radius which includes both Franklin and Crawford counties in Ar- or as breeding stock. Culling mommas kansas. In addition, the cattle operation takes place for the usual reasons such leases a 160-acre pasture from a family as failing health in terms of eyes or feet, who is not yet ready to sell that particu- age, and substandard calves due to size lar piece though they have sold the rest. and/or weight. However, a more unusual Jack’s son Kent grew up and worked with criteria is coloring. One coloring factor Jack until he was 45 and started an eBay has to do with weeding out those who do not have white eye patches because company for industrial sales. Jack’s grandsons, Brandon and Kent, those patches seem to indicate lesser now manage the operation with Bran- chances of eye cancer or the Hereford don managing the cattle side of the op- breed susceptibility to pinkeye. The second factor has to do with Brandon’s uneration and Kent the crop side. Brandon has maintained the Hereford derstanding of market preference. “Hide color does not change the qualbreed that his grandfather prized because of the breed’s historical importance as ity of the meat, but customers seem to well as its gentle disposition. Brandon prefer darker colored Herefords so we does most of the work himself but has cull and select for that,” said Brandon. Brandon admits to having tried both AI one or two helpers as needed depending upon the time of the year. He has 300 and ET but not with the success he was full-blooded mommas, some of which hoping for. Consequently, natural breedare registered. The herd comes out of ing is the method of choice. He weans the Line 1 Domino Hereford bloodline, calves at 6 to 8 months and backgrounds a powerful bloodline in the Hereford until they reach 600 to 900 pounds deindustry with most of the James’ bulls pending upon market conditions. Brandon typically keeps 30 to 40 heifers having been purchased from the Cooper Hereford Ranch in Three Forks, Mon- as possible replacements and sells extras tana. Brandon keeps 10 to 15 bulls at a either as breeding stock or at the stocktime with the oldest and most produc- yards. He rarely sells bred heifers. He also maintains 15 to 40 young bulls as breedtive now 11 and about to retire. Because Jack was busiest in the sum- ing bulls and sells through word-of-mouth, mer and fall with his crops, he had print advertising and social media, mostly calves mostly in late fall because he had off the farm. Market calves are sold in Joplin, Mo., or Oklahoma City bemore time to focus on the cause buyers interested in the cattle business at that time. quality of animal he sells tend A very small spring calving to congregate there. herd was composed of mom- Mullberry, Ark. “Marketing requires more mas who were out of sync networking than most people refor one reason or another. alize, and I try to take advantage of While Brandon follows the that avenue,” Brandon said. same practice, timing has

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Brandon James typically retains 30 to 40 Hereford heifers each year.

The size of the herd requires 10 tons of feed every 10 to 14 days during peak season which at this moment includes over 190 just weaned calves. Due to a concern about the possibility of losing calves before vaccinations take effect, this year Brandon is feeding just weaned calves a supplemented feed to resolve this possible issue. Fields are mostly Bermuda and clovers with some fescue and mixed grasses. Three hundred acres of hay are harvested an average of three times per year with a goal of 3,000 round bales. Chicken and turkey litter are the preferred fertilizers and purchased locally though commercial fertilizer is purchased at the co-op when needed. The pastures have been established for many years so spraying with 2, 4-D or Grazon usually takes

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place every other year unless needed for two years in a row. Spot spraying is for thistles and pigweed as well as false Ment and persimmon sprouts. “We used to use winter wheat, but it’s more trouble than it’s worth because our ground is uneven,” explained Brandon. As is typical with most people in production agriculture, time is the biggest issue. Consequently, Brandon’s short-term goal is to rebuild fences and corrals while looking long term toward continued genetic development and improvement of herd quality. Also, like most ranchers and farmers, Brandon enjoys raising his sons, 10-year-old Kenley and 9-year-old Bronson, in the country. Few boys can resist the allure of four wheeling and spending time with their dad. JANUARY 7, 2019

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Prairie Grove, Ark., revitalizes its historic past through a state preservation foundation In the 1820s Prairie Grove, Ark., was open land with clearing first begun by Tom Wagnon, who later traded his land with Rev. Andrew Buchanan for another suitable piece of land and two sermons. The Buchanan land contained a spring that today is part of a small but captivating town park. The spring is surrounded by a protective black wrought-iron fence and is commemorated by a plaque describing its importance in the town settlement. Mock Park and named after Dr. Will H. Mock, who purchased the land in 1901 and donated it to the city in 1963. Prairie Grove is west of Fayetteville, Ark., and most often recognized as the site of a Civil War battle in 1862 and the annual Clothesline Fair. The battlefield site is commemorated by a museum and extensive grounds which include period buildings, most of which were moved to the location. A little over 40 years after the Civil War, the United Daughters of the Confederacy bought 9 acres as a commemorative park and began a reunion for Civil War veterans, reputedly selling fund-raising quilts and hanging them on a clothesline. Although the attack on Pearl Harbor ended the veteran reunions, the modern Clothesline Fair began in the 1950s and features vendors and square dancing. Prairie Grove residents have always hon-

ored their history. Merchants and leaders of Prairie Grove wanted to further publicize and expand these efforts by making its physical appearance even more reflective of the main streets of long ago. As part of this process, the town formed a nine-member volunteer board and submitted a competitive application to the Arkansas branch of the National Trust for Historic Preservation founded in 1980. The purpose of the Main Street USA program is to beautify historic areas through front and rear façade renovation, rehabilitation, and new construction projects. Arkansas joined in 1984 and currently has 18 cities and towns awarded the title of Main Street USA. Prairie Grove won admission in the fall of 2017. The application process begins with the nine volunteer board members. The first meeting was called by Rick Ault, now the chairman of the Main Street Prairie Grove Committee. Kay Shreve is one of those merchants seeking to improve her antique flea market business by helping to improve the town’s appearance and appeal. She volunteered to be a board member while her husband John just mumbled, “Oh, no, not again.” Applications for Main Street USA are analyzed according to various criteria which include a desire to improve physical appearance combined with proof of the com-

munity’s previous willingness to do so. An important example for Prairie Grove is The Second Saturday of the Month, an event each month intended to draw people to the town. Event focus varies and has included a Dutch oven cookoff, a street dance, and a “big toy” show, as well as the annual Christmas parade and a flag retirement ceremony that includes honoring veterans. Other considerations when reviewing the applications are a partnership of both public and private committee members, an awareness that the process is ongoing rather than a one-shot fix, and community willingness to accept and support change. Prairie Grove submitted a larger geographic area for preservation and was initially accepted. The biggest advantage to the community is that Main Street USA provides designers, architects, engineers and other experts free of charge in order to help winning communities maintain and further develop historical integrity. In return, the recipients provide labor and materials. Prairie Grove’s first phase includes decorative banners, updated trash receptacles, matching benches and a plaque in front of each building describing its history. An example of appropriate preservation is the building now housing the Masonic Lodge. That building, plus Fat Rolls Bakery

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next-door, used to be one building originally constructed in 1903 as the Masonic Temple and placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2018. Another significant structure is the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. In 1838, the Cumberland Presbyterian Church bought a little more than 2 acres for $25 from Rev. Buchanan and his wife Sinai. Three churches have been built on the site with the third dedicated in 1890. Services in that facility were discontinued in 2014. However, the church has important connections to the Civil War and to Cumberland Presbyterian history with the facility now used for weddings. Merchants are eagerly anticipating projects designed to help their individual businesses. Kay’s building, constructed in the 1920s as a clinic for Dr. Mock, was abandoned. Many years later plans for making it a series of offices fell through. Eventually Kay established an antique flea market named The Locals in the partially renovated but mostly deconstructed building. Her goal is to use the Main Street USA people to redesign both the interior and exterior of her building. She will then follow their designs and specifications as her personal contribution to Prairie Grove’s Main Street beautification while also further developing her business. JANUARY 7, 2019

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No Sale - Holiday †

Ash Flat Livestock Benton County Sale Barn - Siloam Springs Cattlemen’s Livestock Auction

36.00-73.00 † No Sale - Holiday † 54.00-76.00 † 75.00* 50.00-72.50 † 56.50-74.00 † 48.00-80.00 † Not Reported* 65.00-89.00 †

OKC West - El Reno Ozarks Regional Stockyards Stilwell Livestock Auction Tulsa Livestock Auction Welch Stockyards

67.00-88.00*

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100

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(Week of 12/16/18 to 12/22/18) Arkansas Cattle Auction - Searcy

25.00-48.00 † Ash Flat Livestock No Sale - Holiday † Benton County Sale Barn - Siloam Springs No Sale - Holiday † Cattlemen’s Livestock Auction No Sale - Holiday* 19.00-46.00 † 34.00-50.00*

County Line Sale - Ratcliff Decatur Livestock Auction Farmer’s & Ranchers - Vinita Farmer’s Stockyards - Springdale Fort Smith Stockyards I-40 Livestock - Ozark Joplin Regional Mid-State Stockyards North Arkansas Livestock

None Reported* No Sale - Holiday † 13.00-51.50 † No Sale - Holiday † 14.00-58.00 † 45.00* 20.00-56.50 † 30.00-60.00 † 17.50-60.00 †

OKC West - El Reno Ozarks Regional Stilwell Livestock Auction Tulsa Livestock Auction Welch Stockyards

Not Reported* 27.00-65.50 † 3 35.00-61.00*

12/16/18

5 Area (Tx-Ok, Ks, Neb, Ia, Colo) Live Basis Sales - Over 80% Choice Steers: 114.50-119.00; wtd. avg. price 117.75. Heifers: 116.00-119.00; wtd. avg. price 118.36. Dressed Basis Sales - Over 80% Choice Steers: 185.00-191.00; wtd. avg. price 187.49. Heifers: 185.00-188.00; wtd. avg. price 187.60.

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No Sale - Holiday † No Sale - Holiday* 19.00-46.00 †

County Line Sale - Ratcliff Decatur Livestock Auction

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34.00-67.00 †

Arkansas Cattle Auction

40.00-65.00, Jersey bulls 12.50-30.00, crossbred heifers ind 70.00, crossbred bulls ind 100.00, beef cross heifers ind 290.00, beef cross bulls few 70.00-190.00.

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Receipts: 669 Supply was good and demand was moderate to good. Supply was made up of about 26 percent kid goats, 20 percent Does and Bucks, 23 percent lambs, and 30 percent ewes and rams with several large herd dispersals. Markets were steady to 30.00 higher. All prices are per hundred weight (CWT) unless noted otherwise. Springfield, Mo. • Springfield Livestock Marketing Center 12/18/18 SHEEP: Feeder Lambs, mostly hair: Medium and Large 1-2 32Receipts: 239 55 lbs 240.00-270.00. Medium and Large 2-3 30-41 lbs The supply was light and the demand was moderate. 200.00-230.00; 85.00 Per Head. Included were 13 percent springer heifers, 06 percent Slaughter Wool Lambs, few: Prime 3 75 lbs 175.00. bred heifers, 30 percent open heifers, 04 percent fresh 120 and milking cows, 01 percent bred and springer cows and Choice 2-3 75-98 lbs 112.50-115.00. Slaughter Hair Lambs: Prime 2-3 63-70 lbs 220.0010 percent baby calves. The balance was steers, bulls 235.00; 77-92 lbs 175.00-185.00; Old Crop 100-135 lbs and slaughter cows. Prices reported are on a per head 100.00-130.00. Choice 2-3 71-75 lbs 195.00-205.00; 90 lbs basis and for Holsteins unless noted otherwise. ***** Note – Starting on January 8, 2019 the Dairy Sale 135.00-165.00. will be held ***** on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of each Replacement Hair Ewes: Medium and Large 1-2 92-110 lbs 102.00-115.00; 102-135 lbs 80.00-96.00; 120-170 lbs month at 11:00 AM. 60.00-85. Springer Heifers bred seven to nine months: Supreme Slaughter Hair Ewes: Good and Choice 1-3 70-115 lbs – 1000.00-1250.00, Approved– 700.00- 975.00, few 60.00-90.00. crossbreds 900.00-975.00, Medium few 650.00, ind Jersey Slaughter Wool Ewes: Good and Choice 1-3 127-210 lbs 525.00, Common ind 500.00. 75.00-95.00. Heifers bred three to six months: Supreme 785.00Replacement Wool Rams: Medium and Large 1-2 145-290 860.00, Approved 690.00-775.00, Medium ind crossbred lbs 60.00-85.00. 690.00. Replacement Hair Rams: Medium and Large 1-2 75-135 Heifers bred one to three months: Approved 650.00lbs 130.00-145.00; 130-155 lbs 100.00-115.00; 160-205 lbs 750.00. 77.50-85.00. Large 3 Exotic 140 lbs 115.00. Open Heifers: Approved: 200-283 lbs 200.00-270.00, Jerseys 300.00-380.00, 345-390 lbs 350.00-380.00, ind Jer- GOATS: sey 325 lbs 350.00, 460 lb ind 360.00, 590 lb pkg 6 Jerseys Feeder kids: Selection 1 35-43 lbs 265.00-285.00. Selec560.00, 623-688 lbs 400.00-580.00, few crossbreds 400.00, tion 2 29-45 lbs 220.00-245.00; 45.00-85.00 Per Head; Pygmys 30-35 lbs 205.00-225.00. Selection 3 35-40 lbs 712-784 lbs 460.00-570.00. 105.00-200.00; 22.50-40.00 Per Head. Medium: 320-395 lbs few 200.00-260.00, 405-500 lbs Slaughter Kids: Selection 1 40-62 lbs 245.00-295.00; 170.00-290.00, 570 lb pkg 2 340.00, few Jerseys 290.0075-100 lbs 200.00-235.00; Selection 2 45-60 lbs 220.00370.00, 785 lb ind 350.00. 243.00; 70-80 lbs 175.00-185.00. Selection 3 40-60 lbs Replacement Cows: Fresh and Milking Cows: Supreme few 1025.00-1125.00, 175.00-215.00. Replacement does: Selection 1 75-130 lbs 165.00-195.00; Approved 825.00-875.00, Medium ind 725.00, Common 100-160 lbs 105.00-140.00. Selection 2 83-120 lbs 125.00400.00-450.00. 155.00. 110 Springer Cows: Supreme ind 825.00, ind Jersey 925.00, Medium ind crossbred 700.00. Baby Calves: Holstein heifers ind 125.00, Holstein bulls

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Slaughter Does: Selection 1 110-175 lbs 81.00-105.00. Selection 2 55-115 lbs 100.00-115.00; Pygmys 40-68 lbs 105.00-195.00; Selection 3 65-90 lbs 65.00-130.00. Replacement Bucks: Selection 1 95-180 lbs 140.00205.00. Slaughter Bucks: Selection 2 70-175 lbs 132.50-165.00; Pygmys 55-95 lbs 100.00-205.00. Selection 3 55-110 lbs 60.00-195.00.

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Compared to last week slaughter lambs were mostly steady to 20.00 lower with the largest decline at New Holland, PA. Slaughter ewes were steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder lambs were not well tested. At San Angelo, TX 6080 head sold. No sales in Equity Electronic Auction. In direct trading slaughter ewes and feeder lambs were not tested. 3200 head of negotiated sales of slaughter lambs were steady to 1.00 higher. 2,106 lamb carcasses sold with all weights no trend due to confidentiality. 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 110-155 lbs 120.00-136.00. VA: no test. PA: shorn and wooled 90-110 lbs 167.00-200.00; 110-130 lbs 157.00-189.00; 130-150 lbs 145.00-155.00. Ft. Collins, CO: wooled 110-130 lbs 127.50-140.00; 130140 lbs 125.00-132.50; 150-165 lbs 120.00-142.50. South Dakota: shorn and wooled 115-130 lbs 128.00132.00; 130-150 lbs 121.00-128.00. Kalona, IA: wooled 115-140 lbs 126.00-142.50. Billings, MT: no test. Missouri: no test. Equity Elec: no sales. Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 1-2: San Angelo: 40-60 lbs 250.00-278.00, few 282.00-294.00; 60-70 lbs 228.00-256.00, few 272.00; 70-80 lbs 216.00234.00; 80-90 lbs 184.00-208.00; 90-110 lbs 150.00168.00. Pennsylvania: 40-50 lbs 187.00-227.00, few 275.00355.00; 50-60 lbs 192.00-230.00, few 285.00-320.00; 60-70 lbs 172.00-225.00; 70-80 lbs 160.00-180.00, few 205.00-250.00; 80-90 lbs 150.00-175.00; 90-110 lbs 135.00-185.00. Kalona, IA: 40-50 lbs 232.50-285.00; 50-60 lbs 237.50287.50; 60-70 lbs 213.00-235.00; 70-80 lbd 177.50-202.50; 80-90 lbs 162.50-190.00; 90-100 lbs 128.00-138.00.

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Ozarks Regional West Plains 12/18/18 2,412

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131.39

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142.73

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181.00-193.00 176.00-187.00 148.50-174.50 135.50-149.75 130.50-142.25 170.00-184.00 153.00-164.50 135.00-165.50 125.00-135.00 ----150.00-174.00 150.50-161.00 134.00-150.00 124.00-141.25 118.50-135.25

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175.00-192.00 165.00-178.00 145.00-174.00 140.00-151.50 130.00-144.00 160.00-186.00 150.00-167.00 130.00-159.00 125.00-138.00 100.00-123.00 140.00-156.00 135.00-159.00 130.00-155.00 128.00-151.00 125.00-135.25

133.78 *** 126.53 120.48 ***

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139.92 124.18

154.67

Welch Stockyards*

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136.00

146.76

Tulsa Livestock Auction 12/17/18 3,149

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121.18 158.23

Stilwell Livestock Auction* -----------------------------

133.55

130.00

900.00-1630.00 †

1000

131.30

153.09

None Reported † 750.00-1250.00 † Not Reported * None Reported †

Welch Stockyards

Joplin Regional Stockyards 12/17/18 4,342

141.00

None Reported * 800.00-1300.00 †

Mid-State Stockyard North Arkansas Livestock OKC West - El Reno Ozarks Regional Stilwell Livestock Auction Tulsa Livestock Auction

138.19

155.59

131.60

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110

Ozark West Plains

114.22

1050.00-1400.00 * None Reported * No Sale - Holiday †

Joplin Tulsa

137.01

129.47

pairs

Farmer’s Stockyards - Springdale 600.00-1150.00 † Fort Smith Stockyards I-40 Livestock - Ozark No Sale - Holiday † Joplin Regional Stockyards

ices

El Reno Green Forest Searcy Siloam Springs

123.05

155.65

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County Line Sale - Ratcliff 750.00 † Decatur Livestock Auction Farmer’s & Ranchers - Vinita

3.58

Elain

Ash Flat Ratcliff

118.73

136.11

2000

Oct. 18 Nov. 18 Dec. 18

heifers 550-600 LBS.

144.80

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5.16

3.78

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8.42

5.42 5.40

5.36

1500

Joplin Tulsa

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232.50-285.00; 50-60 lbs 237.500-235.00; 70-80 lbd 177.50-202.50; 0; 90-100 lbs 128.00-138.00.

cow/calf

Sorghum

8.60

1000

Green Forest Siloam Springs

136.11

725.00-1185.00 *

500

El Reno Searcy

158.26

12 8.55

Ash Flat Ratcliff

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Week of 12/23/18

s 187.00-227.00, few 275.000-230.00, few 285.00-320.00; 0; 70-80 lbs 160.00-180.00, few bs 150.00-175.00; 90-110 lbs

Corn

steers 550-600 LBS.

Not Reported * 600.00-1125.00 †

Daily Report 12/26/18

Soft Wheat

Jan. 18 Feb. 18 Mar. 18 Apr. 18 May 18 June 18

600.00-1650.00 † 250.00-1250.00 † 2

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avg. grain prices Soybeans

$80

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12/21/18

slaughter lambs were mostly with the largest decline at New r ewes were steady to 5.00 higher. well tested. At San Angelo, TX les in Equity Electronic ing slaughter ewes and feeder 3200 head of negotiated sales of teady to 1.00 higher. 2,106 lamb weights no trend due to confidenper hundred weight (CWT) unless

ice and Prime 1-2: 250.00-278.00, few 282.00-294.00; 0, few 272.00; 70-80 lbs 216.000-208.00; 90-110 lbs 150.00-

$120

500.00-890.00 † Ash Flat Livestock No Sale - Holiday † Benton County Sale Barn - Siloam Springs No Sale - Holiday † Cattlemen’s Livestock Auction No Sale - Holiday* County Line Sale - Ratcliff None Reported † Decatur Livestock Auction 850.00-1300.00* Farmer’s & Ranchers - Vinita None Reported * Farmer’s Stockyards - Springdale No Sale - Holiday † Fort Smith Stockyards 380.00-1175.00 † I-40 Livestock - Ozark No Sale - Holiday † Joplin Regional Stockyards 450.00-1550.00 † Mid-State Stockyards 600.00-1075.00 * North Arkansas Livestock 700.00-1000.00 †

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National Dairy Market at a Glance

$160

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Week of 12/16/18

12/21/18

cows

550-600 lb. steers

$200

Week of 12/23/18

ction 2 70-175 lbs 132.50-165.00; 0-205.00. Selection 3 55-110 lbs

replacement

Ft. Collins: 49 lbs 240.00; 50-60 lbs 225.00-245.00; 60-70 lbs 200.00-222.50; 70-80 lbs 172.50-197.50; 80-85 lbs 162.50-190.00; 90-100 lbs 128.00-138.00. Missouri: 60-70 lbs 220.00-235.00; 70-95 lbs 175.00185.00.

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es reports

USDA Reported * Independently Reported

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The Fame of Hawleywoods By Sarah Barmall

After more than three decades, mules are still a way of life for Loyd Hawley “For many years I kept over 100 head “I’ve ridden horses since I was 2 or 3 years old, and I always of mules and horses at one time,” Loyd wanted a team of mules to recalled. They have since downsized, but in their work, so I bought a team, they were not even broke to ride, just prime, Hawleywoods was at peak producbroke to work,” said Loyd Haw- tion with 35 broodmares, three stud jacks ley describing the early years of what and 40 to 50 mules, which made up their would come to be known as Hawley- operation, a 60-acre farm located in Prairie Grove, Ark. woods Mule Farm. It didn’t take long for Hawleywoods Loyd purchased his first team of mules in 1981 to be used for work, pulling Mule Farm to get the ball rolling. “I was always willing to sell for the right horse-drawn equipment around the farm. He then bought a second team of price,” Loyd said. “If I’d get a good mule work mules, but these were soon broke and someone was interested, I’d price it, and if they wanted to to ride and ridden on make a deal, I’d sell it trail rides, which was and buy myself anothone of Loyd’s favorite er, pretty soon I was in ways to spend time as the mule business.” a family. It didn’t take It certainly wasn’t long for mule farming just raising, buying to become a full-time and selling mules family business. for the Hawley famBefore mules, Loyd ily. Early on, during and his family maina trail ride with some tained a 100-head friends, Loyd was Holstein heifer operaasked if he was going tion, where embryo to the mule show that transplant and shipcoming weekend, ping of frozen embrynot knowing what a os was their main line mule show was, Loyd of work. Loyd and his loaded up the trailer, sister, who married a took off to Missouri Woods, were in partto enter, competed, nership with a herd of and as many would registered cattle and say, the rest was histhey needed a prefix to use when registering their animals, tory. Once entering that initial show, he so, they merged their names and Haw- was hooked and became active in mule showing, going to around 25 shows a leywoods was created. “It wasn’t a play on Hollywood, but year in the surrounding area, including it worked out that way and has been a Arkansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Kansas and Texas. good name,” said Loyd. “It’s more fun when you A mule is the offspring of are competitive and I wasn’t a male donkey (a jack) and Prairie Grove, Ark. a fan of just participating, a mare. Since mules are not I wanted to compete and to reproductive animals, it takes win,” said Loyd. a lot of work, along with a He knew it was going to take purnumber of jacks and mares to chasing better mules and training create a sustainable business.

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“It’s more fun when you are competitive and I wasn’t a fan of just participating, I wanted to compete and to win.” – Loyd Hawley

Loyd Hawley has shown mules at local fairs and national shows. He once had more than 100 mules at his farm, but is down to 11.

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them right to get to the top. So that’s just what he did, and pretty soon Loyd and his children were seen in the winners circle more often than not. “My wife didn’t compete, but she took care of us at all the shows, making sure we had everything together,” he said. It took consistency, dedication, practice and patience, each year the competition got stiffer so the Hawley’s training program had to continue to improve also. There came a point where it wasn’t just local shows they were attending, but national shows as well. The Hawley family attended the Mule Days in Bishop, Calif., on several occasions, and over time, Loyd came home with four all-around, high point wins in the Gymkhana Division, well-known as timed, speed events. Showing certainly helped business to grow, because when you win people notice you and they want to be able to compete with you, so they learn from you, buy from you or have their mules trained by you. Loyd would train mules whether they were ones he raised, or that others had bought. “The key to training any animal is to understand the animal, mules are oneon-one animals and they need to form a bond with you,” said Loyd when discussing how to approach training the mules. He describes the animals as self-preservationists, “not that they won’t spook on you, they are just more aware of their surroundings and cautious.” “Getting to ride is the best part of the business,” Loyd said. Trail riding still serves as his favorite past-time and he’s ridden numerous places, such as, The Rockies, Santa Fe and Arizona to name a few. There are currently 11 mules on the farm. “Each morning I get up to catch them, give them a bite of grain, then I’ll dry lot them for the day and separate out the ones I am going to work with,” Loyd said. Loyd enjoys taking mules for rides down the road or up in the hills. “I don’t suspect I’ll ever really quit,” he sentimentally said.

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Age: 10 Parents: John and Julie Burden Hometown: Cincinnati, Ark. 4-H Club: Cane Hill Clovers 4-H Club leader: Gentry Stinks What is your 4-H project and what do you like about it?

“My project is showing market steers and Angus heifers which I like a lot better than showing sheep because cattle have more manners. I help keep the records on the weight gain for the steers and the registration papers for the heifers.”

How did you get started with 4-H? “I started when I was 5 showing sheep because I had watched my teenage brother and sister show and I wanted to do it too. Two years ago I switched to showing the cattle and that’s a lot more fun. My brother Colton had 10 head when he graduated from high school, and I want to do even better.”

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“It gets me away from the freaky city kids that never go outside and play video games all day. I get to make money. I save the money I earned from haying and feeding as well as from premium sales and selling a steer at market so I can make my herd bigger and pay back my loans. So far I have a Maine/Angus cow and an Angus heifer. When they calve, I will keep heifers and sell bull calves to help buy show animals for next year.

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Tips to spot, treat and prevent fescue toxicosis Fescue toxicosis, commonly known as fescue foot or lameness, is an uncommon, but very harmful disease occurring in livestock specifically in winter months. The disease is caused by toxins in tall fescue grasses. Fescue toxicosis is often referred to as fescue foot, primarily because these toxins constrict blood vessels specifically at the extremities: ears, feet and tail. Ken Coffey, a University of Arkansas animal science professor, said if producers start to see a problem in their herd, remove them from the field as fast as possible because the disease is not reversible if it goes too far. “There is no good way to avoid fescue toxicosis other than to replace toxic forage with non-toxic forage,” Coffey said. “Fall calving cows will not be affected as badly as spring calving cows because of winter breeding.” Bridger Smithers, DVM of Smithers Animal Hospital, said there are some indicators for the disease. “Lameness is the first sign for a typical producer,” Smithers said. “Susceptibility

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of cattle is subject to individual variation. Low environmental temperature may exacerbate the lesions of fescue lameness; however, high temperatures increase the severity of a toxic problem known as epidemic hyperthermia or “summer syndrome,” in which a high proportion of a herd of cattle exhibits hypersalivation and hyperthermia. The back is slightly arched and knuckling of a hind pastern may be an initial sign. There is progressive lameness, anorexia, depression, and later, dry gangrene of the distal limbs (hindlimbs first). Signs usually develop within 10–21 days after turnout into a fescue-contaminated pasture in fall. A period of frost tends to increase the incidence.” Coffey said that fescue foot is not seen very often, sometimes not every year. He said that the disease is very unpredictable because if conditions are right for grasses, they could also be right for toxins. Preventative measures can be taken to avoid the issue. “I recommend holding off on winter grazing until after the first hard freeze,” Coffey said.

“The biggest things we’re going to do is increase our flower production and we’re really ramping up wholesale produce to restaurants. We’re hoping to have a 25 percent increase for our flowers and for our wholesale to restaurants.” Tara Stainton Faulkner County, Ark.

Smithers suggests keeping forages cut and rotating your herd to help avoid fescue toxicosis. He said some helpful forage management practices for combating fescue toxicosis include: • Replacing endophyte-infected tall fescue with low-endophyte tall fescue, endophyte-free tall fescue or other grass species for grazing or hay • Diluting endophyte-infected tall fescue with other grasses or legumes • Ammoniating fescue hay • Increasing stocking rates on endophytic fescue pastures to prevent plant maturation and seedhead formation Coffey said diluting toxic grasses with other types of forage can help with fescue toxicosis aversion. He also said that providing mineral supplements is certainly important and producers need to use a good quality mineral because the toxins cause the depletion of copper. Nothing is guaranteed to solve the problem, however, so always keep a close eye on your herd. Smithers said treatment revolves around being proactive to remove all infected fescue from the environment. “If clinical signs of dry gangrene in the

“We hope to continue to modify and perfect our genetics in our cattle to improve the quality of our herd, and we’re also exploring ways in which we can incorporate agri-tourism into our operation.”

distal extremities are being realized by the producer then it is unlikely to salvage the situation,” Smithers said. “It has been shown that removal of animals from infected fescue pasture reduces urinary ergovaline below detectable concentrations within 48 hours.” Fescue foot affects a herd in many ways, some cows may lose their extremities, calving rates can be negatively impacted and there can be reduced growth in calves. These are all factors that may hurt the producer economically. “Cattle performance is generally dependent on two primary factors: the production environment and the genetic composition of the animal,” Smithers said. “Tall fescue, as a forage widely used to provide nutrients to a large number of cattle, is a major environmental component of many beef production systems. Cattle managers can address this economically significant problem by altering the environmental input through consideration of various forage management options. As long as the fescue is managed properly it should not have a negative impact on the cow-calf producer.”

“Now that we’re gaining a reputation for our beef, our goal is to trim and streamline our operation so the bottom line makes more sense.”

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Wintertime Herd Maintenance By Grace Vehige

The importance of feeding vitamin and mineral supplements to your cattle herd As the winter months approach, cattle producers across the United States prepare for herd maintenance, and for many, this means providing cattle the right vitamin and mineral supplements to avoid deficiencies and to increase profitability. Andrea Murray, along with her husband Matt and their sons Braxton and Breckon, live near Kingfisher, Okla. Together, the Murray family owns and operates a diversified Gelbvieh and Balancer seedstock operation and commercial cow-calf herd. Murray’s operation has grown tremendously over the years, currently running about 300 head of mother cows. Murray said total herd health is vital to her program. “We feed a free-choice vitamin and mineral supplement year-round along with salt. In late fall and winter, we provide protein licks enhanced with vitamins and minerals. We use a variety of kinds and brands of supplements,” Murray said. Beth Kegley, a professor of animal science at the University of Arkansas, focuses a

large amount of her work on the nutrition and management of beef stocker cattle. “Always provide at least a supplemental salt because no pasture meets the animal’s salt requirements,” Kegley said. The advantages to feeding supplements are endless. Murray said feeding supplements is irreplaceable and impacts the success of her family’s operation. Vitamin and mineral supplements help her cows perform at optimum levels. To prepare for winter maintenance, Kegley recommended feeding Vitamin A and E supplements because they are usually abundant in green grasses. If cattle have not had access to green forage or are going into the winter months with a primary diet in hay or other dry forage, cattle could develop a deficiency in Vitamins A and E. “To me [feeding supplements] means the mother cow can maintain better body condition scores, enabling them breed back more timely. It also indicates that she can pass the needed nutrients onto her unborn calf in order to give birth to a healthier, stronger calf and maintain that

healthy calf with an abundant and rich milk supply,” Murray said. Kegley said all counties have extension offices that are willing to work with producers to find cost effective methods for feeding supplements to cattle. Murray suggested checking the descriptions on feed bags because they often offer a guaranteed analysis, ingredient list and feeding instructions if the needed supplement for your herd is already identified. The winter months can be hard on both mother cows and their calves. As the season approaches, it is essential to be cautious of calf loss due to weak or immune-depressed calves and the possibility of cows achieving first post-calving estrous at a more rapid rate. Murray said that by feeding supplements year-round, herd health and body condition scores (BCS) will be better maintained, even in the winter months. Another useful tip for winter herd maintenance that Murray offered includes administering an injectable antiparasitic

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and a calf scour preventative vaccine. Additionally, the Murray’s feed stockpiled hay forage in the wintertime to make up for lost standing forage. The family has even sent forage samples to be tested for Total Digestible Nutrients and protein. Murray said this testing helps her family better understand their feed sources so they can provide an adequate nutrient-rich diet for their cow herd. Like in any operation, profitability is a goal for the Murrays, and it is “all encompassing,” Murray said. “Fertility, mortality, and efficiency are all factors in the equation of reaching a profit and the size of the profit. All these factors can be managed in some regard by routine vaccinations, vitamin and mineral supplements, and adequate cow herd diets,” Murray said. In addition to their cattle operation, the Murray family farms around 2,500 acres of wheat and sesame. Murray has been active in the beef industry since she was born, and she started a herd of her own in the fall of 2001. JANUARY 7, 2019

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Colic 101 By Carol All McAfee

Horse owners are reminded to keep an eye out for the symptoms of colic As the temperature drops in the Ozarks it’s important for farmers and ranchers to watch for horse colic, abdominal pain and discomfort in equines. Kris Hiney grew up around horses and has seen colic firsthand in her herd at Oklahoma State University as well as in horses from her childhood. Colic symptoms can range anywhere from abdominal pain, a twisted stomach or impaction in horses. Colic can cause a horse mild discomfort to fatality to anything in between. Hiney, an assistant professor and extension equine specialist for the Oklahoma State University Department of Animal and Food Sciences, said there are two types of horse colic: mild and severe. Mark Russell, an associate professor, equine extension specialist for the University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service, said the term “colic” is essentially describing abdominal pain. “[Colic] is not a specific disease or virus for the horse,” Russell said. “Symptoms of mild horse colic includes, not cleaning up feed and just acting a little bit differently. Severe horse colic would be the case if the horse was shuffling their feet, kicking at their belly and rolling and trashing,” Hiney said. In some cases, horse colic can be treatable. Horses can have a mild impaction, gas, or their gut can be twisted, Hiney said. “If there is impaction colic occurring, mineral oil is often used to break up or dislodge the impaction,” Russell said. “Veterinarians can also insert a nasogastric tube to relieve the amount of gas pressure in the gut, giving gas and fluids an avenue to travel away from the gut.” Communicating to your veterinarian the symptoms of your horse, can help them in deciding how to approach the treatment. “It depends on the nature of it and what it is,” Hiney said. “It is important to have a good relationship with your vet, they typically understand when it is a mild one, and when to intervene.” JANUARY 7, 2019

Veterinarians are able to tell how severe the colic is. Immediate treatment should include walking your horse and relieving the pain through medication. “Banamine is an immediate treatment to help ease the pain,” Russell said. Hiney said it is important to know the history of your horse. This history would include what your horse is used to eating, what allergies they may have and if they have experienced colic before. “Learn their normal behavior so when they do start showing signs of colic, you can easily tell that their behavior is abnormal,” Hiney said. In most cases, there are no permanent effects on a horse, Russell said. “Horses that colic in the past are more apt to get it,” Hiney said. Hiney said in some cases colic can be prevented. There are some preventative measures, such as making sure the horse stays on a regular feeding routine. “In the winter, a horse’s water intake reduces, and they are more likely to have an impaction so it is important to make sure they are drinking plenty of water,” Hiney said. Russell said he believes keeping things simple for a horse will help prevent colic. “It’s really important to feed quality grain and hay. Any feed with mold should immediately be thrown away. It’s also important to make changes in a feeding program slowly,” Russell said. “If you start with a new type of hay or grain, make the change slowly and mix with old feed. Feeding grain should never be directly on the ground, as sand colic can be severe consequence.”

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