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OSU students return from Uganda: Oklahoma State University Master of International Agriculture Program students Tanner Roark and Gabriella Bragoli recently returned from their trips to Uganda. Roark and Bragoli were each named Noble Foundation/MIAP Fellows. The students worked in agricultural farms of Watoto Child Ministries to help improve food production volume and quality, as well as preservation. They also helped in pricing and marketing the excess supply for efficient market allocation and profit maximization. Agriculture students honored: Four Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences students at the University of Arkansas have been named Honors College Fellowship recipients. Three were recognized as honors fellows and the other as a Bodenhamer Fellow. Kaylee Chambers, Anastasia Mills and Bailey Riggs are Honors College Fellows while Srusti Maddala is a Bodenhamer Fellow. New processing plant for Miami: A meat processing plant coming to Miami, Okla., will be a training facility for agricultural programs at Northeastern Oklahoma College, Oklahoma State, the University of Arkansas and Missouri State University. This new facility belongs to the Quapaw Tribe and will be used to produce beef, bison and pork products that will be USDA approved from start to finish. “Everything will happen in one facility. We’ll be able to house animals here, we can slaughter them here, we can further process them, fabricate them, we can cut steaks, grind in a hamburger,” Quapaw Tribe Agriculture Director Chris Roper said. Meat will also be packaged and transported for sale in local grocery stores and Quapaw Tribe Casino restaurants. Program wins award: Arkansas’ Conway Corp’s local programming department received a MIDI Award at the 2016 Mid-America Cable Show held in St. Louis, Mo. Conway Corp’s program “Dish’n Dirt” was named the winner in the Community Programming Series category. Hosted by Kami Marsh, Faulkner County’s agriculture agent, the show is filmed on location in Faulkner County, Ark., and showcases agriculture in the community including tips on preparing for seasonal gardening and agriculture related interviews. “Dish’n Dirt” was recognized over all other entries from cable providers with a subscriber size of between 10,001 and 50,000.

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4 Jody Harris – The beckoning of fall 5 Julie Turner-Crawford – The quest MEET YOUR NEIGHBORS 7 The Old West serves as an inspiration for Kevin Bell

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few days ago, I had the occasion to attend a retirement revonreception worC yrrefor J yB an old colleague from back in my teaching days. Jerry Crownover is There were several other retired a farmer and former faculty present at the event and it was great to professor of Agriculture see them and catch up on the past twenty years, Education at Missouri but it was even better to see and talk with the State University. He is a many former students in attendance. native of Baxter County, One particular alumnus was a young lady with Arkansas, and an whom I had the privilege of teaching both in author and professional high school and college. We made our way to the speaker. To contact Jerry, edge of the noisy crowd and continued reminiscgo to ozarksfn.com and ing for quite some time. click on ‘Contact Us.’ After only a couple of minutes into the discussion, Susan asked, “You’re having trouble hearing me, aren’t you?” I had to confess that 23 years of teaching shop classes with all the hammering, grinding, chipping and sawing, plus 20 more years of farming with loud machinery, tractors, chainsaws and assorted other loud noises had, indeed, taken a toll on my hearing. Coupled with the background noise of 300 people talking, I apologized for not being able to clearly hear everything she was saying. She laughed and led me to a quieter part of the room. “No need to apologize,” she stated. I sometimes don’t hear everything properly, either. The former student then related an event that should make everyone a bit more tolerant of those of us with less-than-perfect hearing. Susan hadn’t been out of college too long and was working at a small, meat processing plant that derived most of its business from receiving home-grown beef, swine and sheep, — Continued on Page 6

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just a thought Across the Fence Continued from Previous Page I really didn’t know what jeggings were, but my coworker, Amanda Newell, explained to me that they are leggings made to look like jeans. Again, sounds a little uncomfortable. Finally, after what seemed to be an eternity, the bounty I sought made an appearance! There, stuffed behind hanger after hanger of petite jeans, I found one pair of non-skinny, non-jegging boot cut jeans without holes in the front or rhinestones on the back; it was like nirvana. Clinching my jeans tightly in my hand, I headed back to the fitting room. No one, I mean no one, was going to get these jeans away from me without a brawl. As I entered the dressing area, I overheard a couple of older ladies talking between dressing rooms. “What the heck is a jegging?” one of the ladies asked. “Well, I’m not sure what it means, but they are supposed to make you look thinner,” the other lady replied. If I had been armed with the knowledge given to me by Amanda at that time, I would have told them to just to go buy a pair of leggings.

Once it was determined that the jeans fit, I headed back to the rack where I found them in a desperate attempt to find another pair or two. After a few minutes, I gave up my pursuit and headed to the cashier. As I stepped up to pay for my purchase, I realized that I had no idea how much these jeans were going to cost. This brand is typically around $60, but I didn’t care; I had my jeans in hand and was willing to pay just about any price. The cashier rang up my purchase and politely said, “Your total is: $6.41.” Yes, $6.41! I asked if she was sure, to which she said she was because they were on clearance. I like to call that a “score moment.” I quickly paid, grabbed my purchase and headed out the door before someone could say there had been a mistake. While the word “clearance” typically means you get a good deal, it also can mean, “we won’t be carrying that product any longer.” If the latter happens, I guess I had better find a new store, or learn to love skinny jeggins… not going to happen.

Life Is Simple Continued from Page 3 and converting them to packaged and frozen meat cuts. That particular day, she was in charge of phone duties and scheduling animals to be received. As she answered the phone, an obviously older woman stated, in a very quiet and reserved voice, “We have a 2-year-old bull that we need to bring in for slaughter because he has a broken heart.” Because the plant was noisier than usual that day, Susan replied, “I’m sorry, Ma’am, did you say he has a broken heart?” After and awkward silence, the lady responded, “Yes.” Since Susan had worked there for several years, nothing surprised her, so she told the woman that the meat cutters were a little behind and next Thursday, at 8 a.m. would be the earliest they could get to the young bull. “Is that OK with you?”

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Again, a little too much dead air on the phone before the lady answered, “Yes.” On the following Thursday morning, an older pick-up truck, pulling an even older bumper-hitch trailer, backed up to the unloading chute. Susan went outside to check in the animal. The elderly woman and her husband both exited the truck to coax their young bull out to his appointment. At that point, my former student could see the problem and started laughing as she introduced herself to the woman. “I thought you said the bull had a broken heart,” Susan said. Now, the shy little lady turned beet red as she, too, started to giggle. “No, I said he had a broken part. But, I guess that might cause him to have a broken heart, also.” OCTOBER 10, 2016

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A Cowboy Artist By Larry Burchfield

A love for the Old West provides inspiration for artist Kevin Bell It doesn’t take long visiting with Kevin Bell to realize his love for the old west. One gets the impression early on that Bell is a cowboy at heart. Kevin loves horses and his home just outside of El Paso, Ark., is surrounded by pasture for the horses he either owns, or has rescued, or boards for friends. Bell was born in northwest Arkansas and has been riding and working with horses since he was 8 years old. His first

“I’m basically a self-taught artist,” he said. “I had some high school teachers encourage my art talents and I took some art classes my freshman year in college, but nothing really formal. I was too busy rodeoing and working. I have always loved to draw and I guess the older I get, the more I appreciate my art talents. Like a lot of sports, team roping takes its toll on you after a while, so I’m spending more time with my art work.” Photo by Larry Burchfield

Kevin Bell surrounds himself with horses and Western art.

Kevin’s success in team roping is evijob as a youngster was delivering the local newspaper, which he did many times dent by the saddles and countless trophies he has won that are on display on his faithful horse “Pixy.” Kevin rodeoed as a teen and worked as a in his den. As he mentioned, years of cowboy on a working ranch for many years. competitive team roping has taken a toll For the past 20 years, he has been fortunate on Kevin’s body, especially his back, but to make a career as a farrier, competitive that toll hasn’t stopped him completely. He tries to participate when his farrierteam roper and Western artist. ing schedule and body allows. Kevin suggests that livKevin is a frequent particiing the cowboy lifestyle has pant in the weekly team ropgiven him a unique insight El Paso, Ark. ing practice and rodeos held and the inspiration into at the Two Bar Two Arena in the details necessary to give El Paso. Kevin’s source for art his drawings, paintings and and life is not surprising. sculptures a true ring of the “Thanks goodness for ‘Bonanza,’ authentic West. OCTOBER 10, 2016

‘Wagon Train,’ ‘Gunsmoke,’ and all the old Western reruns,” he said. “I have hundreds of hours of those old shows taped. When I get ready to paint or sculpt, I’ll pop a tape in and go to work. It really helps.” While Bell does not have a lot of hours in the art classroom, he has painted and sculpted under the guidance of some of the finest members of the Cowboy Artists of America, such as Fred Fellows, Martin Grelle, Bruce Greene and John Moyers. Bell has also studied and worked with renown local artist Barry Thomas. In 2009 Bell received what he considers his most prestigious request when he was commissioned to sculpt the Golden Rock Award for the Little Rock (Ark.) Film Festival. Bell still has the original clay sculpture on display in his studio. In recent years Kevin’s work has circulated in several exhibits throughout Arkansas including the annual Blue Bridge Arts Festival in Newport, Ark., each February. That exhibit has proven successful for Kevin in both selling his art and obtaining new commission work. In 2015 several of his works, along with the works of several other artists, were shown at the Guachoya Cultural Arts Center in Lake Village, Arkansas, and the Grand Prairie Arts Center in Stuttgart, Ark. A tour of Kevin’s residential studio would not be complete without meeting some of the horses that also call El Paso home. Their names read like a rodeo program: Thunder, Harley, Big Bill, just to name a few. A loud whistle or rustle of the feed sack and they will come running. Kevin’s bio sums up his artistic talent best, “Kevin’s passion and thirst for knowledge of the old west comes through in his art. You can almost hear the leather creak and smell the aroma of the great outdoors. The romance of the old west may be gone, but the life of the cowboy continues in his drawings, paintings and sculptures.”

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Bigger is Better for the Pevehouses By Terry Ropp

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“I knew we were going to make a liv- bulls with Tigerstripe females because they ing with animals, though it started with wanted to produce a bigger calf and the Titraining racehorses. We always had a few gerstripe cows have no problem handling 85 to 90 pound calves. First time heifers, cattle,” Dianna said. Fond childhood memories include Ron- however, are bred to a Red Angus bull and nie and his grandfather milking dairy cows later bred by Charolais bulls. “I think you could and storing the cans breed those cows to a in cold water, while Jersey bull and come Dianna remembers Webbers Falls, Okla. out great, not that I her granny picking would recommend cotton and milking it,” Ronnie said. by hand. Dianna described their life Ronnie runs two by saying, “Behind every rancher is breeding seasons, a wife who goes to work every day.”

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meet your neighbors with one third born from Sept. 1 through Dec. 1 and two thirds between March 10 and May 15. “I used to start having calves Feb. 15, but changed the date due to the heavy snow and ice in the winters of 2014 and 2015,” Ronnie said. “That seem to work better; and since you can’t predict the weather, I will continue to wait until March 10.” During those harsh winters, they used three vehicles instead of horses to check herds but still couldn’t save all the calves. Several characteristics make the Pevehouse ranch unusual. One is that they purchase all of their hay.

One consequence of backgrounding is creating more work throughout the weaning process. Cattle manure provides some fertilizer and is spread by dragging tires in the spring, mainly around the feeding areas. Occasionally, Ronnie uses chicken litter on a three-year rotational system fertilizing a part of the land every year. Ronnie feeds an 18 percent protein commodity mix to the weaned calves and begins feeding cows usually from Thanksgiving until April 1 and at other times as needed. Ronnie has one more unusual practice. He readily admits that Tigerstripe have a reputation for being temperamental. He,

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Ronnie and Dianna Pevehouse’s Tigerstriped females are Hereford/Brahman cross. However, Ronnie explained, the cross should not be confused with a Braford, which is five-eighths Hereford and three-eighths Brahman. The Tigerstriped cattle are an equal 50-50 cross.

“I put pencil to paper and figured out that I could buy hay cheaper than I could produce it. As a result, I’m able to run more cattle on the land,” Ronnie explained. Through the years, Ronnie learned that cows do well on 20 to 25 pounds of hay per day and unrolls his hay so nutrition is not stomped into the ground and so pastures are overseeded. “I started unrolling hay during a drought year to maximize what we had and found it really works better,” Ronnie said. Another significant aspect of their operation is that they background all the calves from their cow/calf operation, usually not selling the calves at less than 700 pounds. They also annually retain 15 to 20 heifers as replacements and sometimes sell others as breeding stock by private treaty. “I sell my beef calves 45 to 60 days after weaning and see a 5 to 10 cent per pound difference,” Ronnie said. OCTOBER 10, 2016

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Listed as one of the 10 best museums in Northwest Arkansas, the Arkansas Country Doctors Museum in Lincoln, Ark., opened in 1994 and is one of only four doctor museums in the country. Dr. Harold Boyer, a Las Vegas dermatologist, wanted to honor country doctors who devoted their lives to rural Arkansas communities such as Lincoln with one of these being his father, Dr. Hubert Boyer, who practiced in Lincoln for 27 years. The museum also serves as a warehouse for country doctors’ ancestors and holds hundreds of books, interviews and tapes. The original building that houses the museum was built in 1936 by Dr. John Lacey Bean, serving as both a residence and a doctor’s office. The two-bedroom home also contained a small reception area, an office for the doctor and an examination room. Later, a hospital section was added which contain a surgery, a nursery and perhaps the first shower in Lincoln. Dr. Boyer took over the practice in 1946 and continued until 1973 when both the doctor’s office and hospital were closed, but not after the hospital had housed the delivery of more than 600 babies. The museum contains a vast array of artifacts and collections, some of which belonged to Hubert and some to other doctors and time periods. The main museum consists of three areas. The first is the residence section containing many of Dr. Boyer’s possessions and kept in the period style, including a 300-yearold immigrant trunk, used by Dr. Boyer’s ancestors when they came to this country. The second area of the museum is a community building that contains a bathroom, the museum’s office and spacious meeting room with a small kitchen that used for baby showers, reunions, or-

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Michael Allen, Dr. Betty Battenfield, Carol Reed and Linda Curtis are board members of the Arkansas Country Doctors Museum in Lincoln, Ark. The museum began as a way to memorialize country doctors.

ganizational meetings and training sessions for local nurses. The last area of the museum contain a bedroom which has been converted to an optical display, the hospital addition and a recently constructed annex to hold more of the ever-expanding collection. Within that section is the Hall of Honor, containing more than 30 pictures and stories of important country doctors. At the entrance to the hall is the story of Dr. James Monroe Boone, a distant relative of Daniel Boone and one of the first physicians in the Arkansas Territory. President Andrew Jackson commissioned presentation canes as gifts for people he considered friends and who gave outstanding service to their

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country. Dr. Boone, originally from Tennessee, like President Jackson, enlisted in the War of 1812 and was given a personally inscribed, silver-pommeled cane. Visitors enter the museum through the home’s kitchen, then going into the dining room and Dr. Boyer’s bedroom. In the bedroom is a window next to the front door that Dr. Boyer used for security and for people to bang on if they need help in the middle of the night. Museum volunteer Mike Allen told the story of a woman who came late one night when she was well into labor. She beat on the door and the doctor rushed her into the delivery room where she quickly had her baby. According to Mike, the doctor smiled at his newest patient and said, “I OCTOBER 10, 2016

ozarks roots think that’s the first time I delivered a baby in my stocking feet.” The woman retorted, “I bet it’s the first time you (delivered a baby) to a woman in boots.” Diana Hale, the general manager and the “go to person” of the museum, explained that Dr. Boyer always wanted to make children feel comfortable during an examination. To help, he had his terrier Topsy climb up on the examination table and sit on his hind legs while the doctor checked his ears and heart and so on. Children loved it and lost their fear. After moving through the main living room, visitors enter the second bedroom with its optical display. On the wall are eye charts identical to those still in use today and a very early eye lamp that allowed doctors to look inside the eye. Next is the hospital section built in 1939. One noticeable oddity is that the beds in the women’s ward are smaller than those in the men’s ward. Unique items include a local 1898 drug safe for narcotics and an operational iron long which kept Peggy McCormack alive in Lincoln for 31 years after she was struck by polio. Her display includes exquisite pictures of birds she painted by holding a paint brush in her mouth, the only part of her body capable of movement. Other displays include a 1913 dental area, a pharmaceutical collection and a pill making machine. “The museum purchases no artifacts,” Mike said. “All are donated, displayed on loan or part of Dr. Boyer’s collection.” Money for upkeep and improvements like the new parking lot last year come from the Boyer endowment, grants, memberships and donations as well as fundraisers. Annual fundraisers include membership drives, yard sales and selling apple cakes and apple butter at the Lincoln Fall Apple Festival. “We have two part-time employees with everything else being done by volunteers, which includes grounds upkeep, cleaning, clerical work, organizing events or whatever else is needed,” Diana added. The museum is open Wednesday through Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m., with knowledgeable guides to walk visitors through the collection. Unique, well presented, and historically important, this museum is well worth a visit. OCTOBER 10, 2016

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and inheriting more land. They lease an additional 45 acres for haying and will use that land for more pasturing in the future after calves are ready to be independent. This interesting farm represents one of the many variety of ways people make country living work for them. To begin with, Donnie and Evelyn own six Jersey cows that are used to raise as

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Donnie Napier and his daughter Evelyn are partners with six dairy cows, which they use as nurse cows.

many as four calves at one time with Evelyn providing all the labor for this part of the cow/calf operation. Donnie began the process years ago when he didn’t have enough money to buy cows but rather “I really enjoy where we live because it bought a sale barn Jersey cross heifer, who is a wonderful community with people typically raised three or four calves at a always helping each other,” Donnie said. time and 12 in one year during the 1980s. Neighbors know they raise After marrying, the couorphans or the calves of nonple migrated from Greenmilk producing cows, which land, Ark., to West Fork, West Fork, Ark. supplies some of their calves Ark., when Connie’s father, on consignment while othDelmer Paulk, gave each of ers are purchased at a sale barn. his children 10 acres. This last year each Jersey cow Over time, they expanded raised five or more calves. the farm through purchasing Ozarks Farm & Neighbor • www.ozarksfn.com

If a Jersey cow has extra milk because she’s not currently raising enough calves, she is milked, especially those with colostrum, and the milk is frozen. “The survival rate among these at-risk calves is not as high as you would think because of a lack of colostrum, and if that issue is not caught in time, they die quickly,” Ronnie said. “However, you have a fair shot if the calf is healthy.” The calves are generally weaned at 3 months though they may remain longer if no new calves are available to take their place. The family is also beginning to use some of the extra milk to experiment with cheesemaking. Donnie believes that people needed to be more land savvy so they can fall back on little-known skills and techniques if extremely hard times come again. The other part of the cow calf operation is 12 mixed Angus/Beefmaster cows. This part of the herd began when Donnie bought out a relatives’ Beefmaster cows to add to his Angus herd. He likes the cross because it produces well muscled, gentle cattle. Donnie had up to 50 mommas at one time and decided to downsize while he cleared more land and built fences. Part of the process is using Evelyn’s goats to clear brush while Donnie’s daughter Dawn and her husband, Woody, finish the process. After a pasture area is cleared, the dozers are followed by grass seed mulched with hay and fertilized with chicken litter if available or commercial fertilizer if not. Currently the farm is working towards increasing the herd size up to 30, which is what Donnie believes his land can support. Another land improvement in the works is digging out a spring with OCTOBER 10, 2016

meet your neighbors the intention of piping the water into tire water tanks. Connie’s contribution to the farm is her beloved chickens. “You can’t have a bad day when you’re around chickens,” Connie said. “They are the best stress therapy ever.” She has about 20 birds of multiple varieties and loves to go to the chicken sale in Stilwell, Okla., to buy boxes of chicks. Although she gives away her eggs, at the moment she has too many roosters because the box she bought last was female deficient. Evelyn just shakes her head and considers her mom a “chicken crazy lady.” The last part of the Napier operation is an unnamed and local excavation business that Donnie shares with David. David had worked on construction equipment his whole life and decided to work full time with Donnie two years ago. Though they occasionally worked together on large projects such as build-

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ing 2-acre ponds, they frequently go separate directions and work smaller ones. “This opportunity suits me well because I really prefer working independently,” David said. Donnie added, “I don’t work ‘big boy days’ as often as I used to, and David and I do very well together.” Donnie acknowledges that times change but in many ways rural life never does. Proving Donnie’s point how some things never changed, 6-year-old Izetta piped up, “I like naming all the babies and try to get it done before my cousins.” He also fondly remembers a bull getting out when he was a child and six riders on horses tied to bring the angry bull home. He also remembers his older brother Jerry putting a fire cracker in a red anthill which blew biting fire ants all over him. A faint smile came across his face as he remembered how his mother “burned Jerry’s hide.” OCTOBER 10, 2016

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Hunter Lancaster took management of his family’s cattle operation after college Jeff works an off-the-farm job that reHunter Lancaster was raised on a his family’s working cattle quires him being gone from home much ranch. The operation involves pro- of the time, while Nancy works in Wagduction of Angus/Angus cross on 1,000 oner, Okla. One year after Hunter returned to the acres located in Chouteau, Okla. Growing up, Hunter worked along side farm, the district conservationist saw the his parents, Jeff and Nancy Lancaster. rapid progress Hunter made using conToday, Hunter is the main manager of servation programs through NRCS, and mentioned an opening for a soil conserthe operation. “In the past eight years under Hunter’s vation technician. Hunter has now been management, he has tripled our produc- employed as a technician for four years, tivity,” Nancy said, adding that they were inspecting both works in progress and able to keep all of their cattle during a completed projects as well as offering drought year because Hunter harvested technical assistance or simple advice “Because I am both a technician and corn stocks in the middle of the night. She explained she and Jeff wanted a farmer, I feel I can relate with issues Hunter to attend college for at least one well and help people, but I love coming semester when he graduated from high home to the farm best,” Hunter said. The Lancaster ranch was started in school in 2009 before he began ranching full time. One semester at Connors State 1941 by Hunter’s great-grandfather, Euel College in Warner, Okla., turned into two Lancaster. Hunter’s parents live in the renovated years, which Hunter admits taught him a great deal including how to work “smarter homestead, while Hunter is building rather than harder” on the farm. Hunter a home a short distance away. Jeff and Nancy purchased also found while atthe ranch from the tending school that Chouteau, Okla. family and started he definitely did not their operation in like living in town. 1991 with regis“When I could hear the Mctered Angus and Donald’s drive-through from used AI to improve where I lived, I knew I needed to genetic quality go home to the ranch,” Hunter said.

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meet your neighbors cost-effectively. Hunter remembers his dad cutting wood when he was 2 and leaving him in the truck. Getting bored, Hunter took a screwdriver and broke all of the gauge windows. As an adult, however, he has no time to be bored. The current operation consists of 200 commercial and Angus-influenced mommas. AI is used to raise replacement heifers with carefully selected proven mommas and semen from bulls selected according to what is needed. This process keeps the bloodlines varied and healthy. The rest of the herd is bred naturally by registered Angus or Charolais/Angus bulls. Jeff said the Charolais /Angus bulls help add muscle and bone strength, as well as a slightly improved pounds/gain ratio. The Lancasters run both spring and fall calving cows. Cows are generally culled if they are older and miss a cycle, if they don’t raise their own calves, if milk production is not adequate or for various health or soundness issues. “My mom is better at culling because my dad is a bit soft on the cows,” Hunter said with a laugh. Another difference of opinion occurs over phenotype with Nancy and – Hunter Jeff being pickier than Hunter, who just wants a healthy calf. Part of Hunter’s success in increasing production is due to diversifying the herd by taking advantage of 280 acres left untouched for 10 years. To help with the process, Hunter bought a few Longhorn/Corriente cows, which he said are considered “goats of the cattle species.” He later sold them at a profit when he was then able to purchase “Super Baldies” with their Brahman influence to

graze that land. He felt that cross was better able to tolerate heat and insects. These “Super Baldies” he bred to a purebred Angus bull which, according to Hunter, “knocks the ears off” the calves, which subsequently bring better prices. Calves are usually weaned at 500 pounds and sold at 600 pounds, 45 days after feeding in a hay meadow and receiving creep feed. Lightweight calves, especially those from first-time heifers, are placed on no-till wheat pastures. All cattle receive salt and mineral with the mineral for the summer containing fly control. During the fall and winter, cattle receive 14 percent protein commercial grain mix with a vita-pack one day and haylage the next. Haying and land care is an important part of Lancaster profitability and philosophy. “I am a land steward and want to make the land even better for the next generation so it can be profitable forever,” Hunter said. “I would like to pass it on and keep it in the family.” The Lancasters bale 1,500 bales a year, with additional custom baling and some hay on shares. They set aside 150 acres for hay with 50 for spring no till oats or wheat turned into Lancaster haylage to defray feeding costs. The other 100 acres are Bermuda and mixed native grasses. Hunter has plans for future improvements including using Spanish goats in rotation with cattle to reduce the need for spraying. The Lancasters are representative of many family operations. Each member has areas of expertise respected by the others, and decisions, while made together, are not without debate.

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Generations of the Pendergraft family have passed down their farming knowledge to the next Kendall Pendergraft says his poultry One of the qualities that ties the agricultural community together operation supports his cattle herd. is careful stewardship of the land. While agricultural people are diverse, they cluster into easily identifiable groups. One of these is families that would like to be full-time farmers, but need off the farm jobs to earn enough to support their families comfortably. One such family is the Ken- ing for JTL Truck Line. Kindall remembers his grandmother, Wilma, taking months dall and Stephanie Pendergraft family in Hindsville, Ark. They are the Washington to raise what we would consider scrawny chickens to eating size in what now takes County Farm Family of the Year, and raise chickens and cattle on a mid-sized farm. less than two months to produce larger, meatier birds. Kendall is in the unique position of remembering the first area Pender“When I was very young, my father offered me and my brother Kevin 5 graft farmer, his grandfather Loren. Now he is helping the fourth generacents for every thistle we dug up. We told him how many. He said that Hindsville, Ark. tion of his family, his son Tyler, develop his own farm. was impossible and never did pay us,” he recalled with a laugh. “Unless you inherit land or money or both, breaking into farming is tough,” One of the characteristics of farm families with off the farm jobs is Kendall said. “Each of our four generations has started from scratch and always youngsters’ agricultural education coming from hands on experience worked off the farm to provide a living while satisfying the call of the land.” through farm chores and routine tasks. Kendall remembers his grandfather Loren’s cattle and crop farm well, as — Continued on Page 22 well as his grandfather working a variety of jobs through the years includ-

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Future: “My first priority is my wife and boys. As a banker I know better than to put all my eggs in one basket, so I plan on maintaining the rental business and eventually increasing the herd size to 60 mommas. The boys will hopefully become involved in 4-H as a way of learning responsibility, respect and a good work ethic though other methods are available as well as.” OCTOBER 10, 2016

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(Week of 9/25/16 to 10/1/16)

beef

70.00-84.00 †

Arkansas Cattle Auction

Ash Flat Livestock 62.50-82.50 † Barry County Regional Stockyards Not Reported* Benton County Sale Barn 65.00-80.00 † Cattlemen’s Livestock 68.00-82.50* Cleburne County Livestock 73.00-83.00 † County Line Sale - Ratcliff 72.50-76.50 † Decatur Livestock Auction 85.00-95.00* Not Reported* Farmer’s & Ranchers - Vinita Farmers Livestock 64.00-87.00 † † Ft. Smith Livestock 65.00-86.50 I-40 Livestock - Ozark 64.00-80.00 † Joplin Regional Stockyards 70.00-87.00 † Mid-State Stockyards Not Reported* North Arkansas Livestock 72.00-85.50 †

dairy cattle

Springfield, Mo. • Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Not Reported*

Welch Stockyards

5 Area (Tx-Ok, Ks, Neb, Ia, Colo) Live Basis Sales - Over 80% Choice Steers: 97.00-104.00; wtd. avg. price 102.64. Heifers: 98.00-104.00; wtd. avg. price 102.72. Dressed Basis Sales - Over 80% Choice Steers: 159.00-163.00; wtd. avg. price 161.35. Heifers: 155.00-163.00; wtd. avg. price 161.06.

87.00-93.00 † Not Reported † 66.00-91.00 † 74.00-87.00* 68.00-90.00 †

OKC West - El Reno Ouachita Livestock Auction Ozarks Regional Stockyardd Stilwell Livestock Auction Tulsa Livestock Auction

slaughter

110

130

cows

(Week of 9/25/16 to 10/1/16)

47.00-63.00 †

Arkansas Cattle Auction - Searcy

20.00-67.50 †

Ash Flat Livee

Not Reported*

Barry County Regional Stockyards Benton County Sale Barn Cattlemen’s Livestock Auction Cleburne County Livestock Auction County Line Sale - Ratcliff Decatur Livestock Auction

39.00-78.50 † 50.00-70.00* 53.00-65.00 † 43.00-59.00 † 65.00-75.00*

Farmer’s & Ranchers - Vinita Farmers Livestock - Springdale Ft. Smith Livestock I-40 Livestock - Ozark Joplin Regional Stockyards Mid-State Stockyards North Arkansas Livestock

Not Reported* 47.00-67.50 † 36.00-68.50 † 34.00-65.50 † 45.00-71.00 † Not Reported* 46.00-65.00 † 53.00-72.00 † Not Reported † 47.00-65.00 † 58.00-74.00*

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

Steers, Med. & Lg. 1 300-400 lbs. 400-500 lbs. 500-600 lbs. 600-700 lbs. 700-800 lbs.

Bulls, Med. & Lg. 1 300-400 lbs. 400-500 lbs. 500-600 lbs. 600-700 lbs. 700-800 lbs.

Heifers, Med. & Lg. 1 300-400 lbs. 400-500 lbs. 500-600 lbs. 600-700 lbs. 700-800 lbs.

Ark. Cattle Auction, LLC - Searcy 9/27/16

Ash Flat Livestock

779 St-8 Lower

St-5 Lower

138.00-160.00 125.00-148.00 118.00-135.00 115.00-124.00 118.00-124.00 ----115.00-134.00 106.00-120.00 96.00-112.50 ----120.00-139.00 113.00-127.50 103.00-120.00 100.00-106.00 -----

100

Cattlemen’s Livestock*

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stocker & feeder

120

Benton Co. - Siloam Springs 9/29/16

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Receipts: 798 Springer Heifers bred seven to nine months: Supreme 1600.00-2050.00, Milking Shorthorns 1325.00-1435.00, Approved 1250.00-1550.00, few Milking Shorthorns 1175.00-1200.00, few crossbreds 1050.00-1100.00, Medium 900.00-1075.00. Heifers bred three to six months: Supreme 1400.00-1590.00, ind crossbred 1400.00, Approved 1150.00-1390.00, crossbreds 150 1000.00-1310.00, Medium 940.00-1000.00, few crossbred 800.00-870.00, Common 650.00-775.00. Heifers bred one to three months: Supreme 1275.00-1290.00, Approved 1025.00-1110.00, Medium few crossbreds 900.00950.00, Common - ind 860.00,few Jerseys 610.00-860.00, crossbreds 675.00-735.00. Open Heifers: Approved: 200-300 lbs 250.00- 335.00, ind Jersey 280 lbs 525.00, crossbreds 210.00-400.00, 300-400 lbs 335.00-460.00, few Jerseys 625.00-710.00, crossbreds 475.00550.00, 400-500 lbs 600.00-710.00, Jerseys 725.00-760.00, pkg 9 Jerseys 491 lbs 860.00, crossbreds 475.00-675.00, lot 12 crossbreds 493 lbs 710.00, 500-600 lbs 625.00-785.00, ind Jersey 520 lbs 750.00, crossbreds 585.00-785.00, lot 10 crossbreds 581 lbs 825.00, 600-700 lbs 785.00-950.00, pkg 8 crossbreds 675 lbs 950.00, 700-800 lbs 900.00-1000.00, ind Jersey 850.00, crossbreds 735.00-860.00. Medium: 300-400 lbs few 200.00-335.00, 400-500 lbs ind crossbred 455 lbs 350.00, 500-600 lbs ind crossbred 525 lbs 460.00. Replacement Cows: Fresh Cows: Supreme few 1775.001875.00, Approved few 1275.00-1375.00, Medium 900.001125.00,ind crossbred 800.00, Common 675.00- 830.00,ind Jersey 550.00,ind crossbred 575.00. Milking Cows: Supreme ind 1975.00, ind Jersey 1350.00, Approved 1390.00-1500.00, Milking Shorthorns 1200.00-1310.00, Medium 800.00-1125.00, few crossbreds 700.00- 900.00, few Milking Shorthorns 1025.00, ind Brown Swiss 1000.00, Common 400.00-540.00, Jerseys 500.00-660.00, Crossbreds 410.00-495.00.

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prices

Decatur Livestock*

9/28/16

County Line Sale Ratcliff 9/28/16

1282

274

170

775

688

598

870

588

3,345

Uneven

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St-12 Lower

Uneven

1-12 Lower

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154.00-180.00 135.00-159.00 127.00-138.00 121.00-133.00 -----

129.00-160.00 130.00-157.00 120.00-144.00 115.00-142.00 108.00-127.00

150.00-155.00 140.00-150.00 120.00-139.00 120.00-128.00 -----

145.00-151.00 134.00-148.00 122.00-130.00 117.00-123.00 117.00-118.00

140.00-165.00 130.00-150.00 135.00-140.00 130.00-140.00 125.00-135.00

129.00-166.00 127.00-129.00 125.00-127.00 ---------

150.00-162.00 130.00-155.00 121.00-133.50 115.00 -----

154.00-175.00 138.00-149.00 129.00-145.00 120.00-127.00 -----

140.00-149.00 120.00-148.00 114.00-124.00 110.00-111.00 -----

172.50 146.00-165.00 130.00-150.75 125.00-135.00 125.00-138.00

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152.00-173.00 129.00-155.00 102.00-133.00 109.00-120.00 105.00

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----125.00-135.00 114.00 106.00-111.00 103.00-115.00

130.00-150.00 125.00-138.00 120.00-138.00 118.00-125.00 110.00-115.00

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144.00-155.00 140.00-146.00 110.50-124.00 103.50-116.00 104.00

145.00-146.00 132.00-135.00 118.00-124.00 111.00-120.00 -----

130.00-134.00 119.00-129.00 106.00-116.00 100.00-109.00 96.00-102.00

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125.00-147.00 118.00-133.00 109.00-121.00 110.00-112.00 105.00

120.00-135.00 110.00-140.00 110.00-134.75 105.00-124.00 100.00-118.00

----120.00-125.00 105.00-125.00 105.00-111.00 -----

----122.00-140.00 115.00-117.00 ---------

125.00-140.00 120.00-134.00 120.00-130.00 120.00-125.00 115.00-120.00

117.00-125.00 117.00-119.50 118.50-119.50 ---------

----118.00-130.00 111.00-120.00 101.00-113.00 -----

137.00-149.00 130.00-143.00 120.00-128.00 113.00-118.00 -----

133.00-140.00 112.00-126.00 110.00-117.00 115.00-117.00 104.00-112.00

140.00-155.00 125.00-150.00 116.00-133.00 122.00-128.00 -----

9/27/16

Farmer’s & Farmers Ranchers Livestock Vinita, Okla.* Springdale 9/28/16 9/30/16

sheep &

Cleburne Co. - Heber Springs 9/26/16

127 5(3257('

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Baby Calves: Holstein Heifers Large 250.00-280.00, Small Individual 175.00, Holstein Bulls Large 110.00-150.00, Small 75.00-105.00, Jersey Heifers 270.00-280.00, Jersey Bulls Small Individual 40.00, Crossbred Heifers Large 135.00-180.00, Nati Small 60.00-125.00, Crossbred Bulls Large 95.00-135.00, Small Che 50.00-90.00, Beef Cross Heifers 135.00-230.00, Beef Cross $1.5 Bulls 160.00-210.00. and Flui Cali mou Buffalo, Mo. • Buffalo Livestock Market 9/27/16 is st prot Receipts: 1012 in so SHEEP: Feeder Lambs: Medium and Large 1-2 35-48 lbs Norwood, Mo. • Producers Auction Yards 9/8/16 adeq 160.00-185.00; 30-45 lbs 140.00-157.50. Receipts: 583 Slaughter Lambs: Prime 1-2 51-74 lbs 170.00-187.50; 82-110 to re Springer Heifers Bred Seven to Nine Months: Supreme lbs 142.00-162.50. Choice 1-2 57-77 lbs 152.00-168.00; 84-106 Con ND 1600.00-1800.00, Crossbreds 1550.00-1625.00, Approved lbs 130.00-154.00. coun 1200.00-1550.00, Crossbreds 1200.00-1375.00, Medium Slaughter Hair Ewes: Good 3-4 85-120 lbs 125.00-152.50; How 1100.00-1175.00, Crossbreds 900.00-1125.00, Common 105-155 lbs 90.00-119.00. Cull 2-3 65-108 lbs 60.00-80.00. are 725.00-850.00, Crossbreds 650.00-875.00. Several nice replacement Hair Rams: Good and Choice 2-3 1.08 Heifers Bred Four to Six Months: Supreme 1450.00-1550.00, 85-180 lbs 125.00-150.00. Good 2-3 111-190 lbs 102.50SPO Individual Crossbred 1400.00, Individual Jersey 1450.00, 112.50. Approved 1100.00-1410.00, Crossbreds 1260.00-1300.00, Feeder kids: Selection 1 29-35 lbs 165.00-192.50. Selection 2 POU Medium 900.00-1025.00, Crossbreds 875.00-1125.00, Common 30-35 lbs 121.00-150.00. Selection 3 25-33 lbs 100.00-110.00. Mid 650.00-830.00, Crossbreds 725.00-750.00. Slaughter Kids: Selection 1 50-73 lbs 183.00-210.00. Selection Heifers Bred One to Three Months: Supreme Individual 2 45-98 lbs 152.50-177.50. Selection 3 35-60 lbs 100.001350.00, Individual Crossbred 1450.00, Individual Jersey 136.00. 1385.00, Approved 1050.00-1250.00, Crossbreds 1075.00Slaughter Does: Selection 1 80-150 lbs 100.00-120.00. Selec1275.00, Individual Jersey 1200.00, Medium 775.00-900.00, tion 2 68-120 lbs 80.00-97.50. Individual Crossbred 800.00, Common Individual 525.00, Slaughter Bucks: Selection 2 75-155 lbs 128.00-140.00. SelecCrossbreds 585.00-600.00. tion 3 70-105 lbs 100.00-110.00. Open heifers: Approved 300-400 lbs Individual Jersey 585.00, Koshkonong, Mo. • Oregon County Goat and Sheep Market 9/3/16 400-500 lbs Pkg 4 hd Jerseys 860.00, 500-600 lbs Jerseys 925.00-950.00, 622-695 lbs 880.00-990.00, Pair of Crossbreds Receipts: 108 1200.00, 712-794 lbs Several Pkgs 8-16 hd 985.00-1110.00, Pkg GOATS: Slaughter Kids: Selection 1 45-60 lbs 205.00, 61-80 7 hd 744 lb Crossbreds 985.00, 800-900 lbs 1000.00-1200.00, lbs 180.00. Selection 2 45-60 lbs 180.00, 61-80 lbs 165.00. Individual Crossbred 1000.00, Medium 200-300 lbs Pkg 9 hd Selection 3 45-60 lbs 125.00. 320.00, 300-400 lbs Individual Crossbred 490.00, 700-800 lbs Feeder Kids: Selection 1-2 20-44 lbs 150.00. 765.00-850.00, Crossbreds 800.00-850.00, 805-880 lbs Pkg 12 Slaughter Does/Nannies: Selection 3 ind 75.00. hd 900.00, Crossbreds 880.00-900.00. Slaughter Bucks: Selection 1-2 135.00. aged wethers any Fresh Milking Heifers and Cows: Supreme 1500.00-1800.00, grade over 100 lbs 160.00. Crossbreds 1525.00-1650.00, Individual Jersey 1425.00, SHEEP: Slaughter Lambs: hair Choice and Prime 2-3 hair Approved 1125.00-1400.00, Individual Crossbred 1400.00, In- 40-60 lbs 140.00; 60-80 lbs 130.00-145.00. Good 1-2 40-80 dividual Jersey 1225.00, Medium Individual 1000.00, Individual lbs .60.00. Crossbred 1025.00, Common 700.00-800.00. Slaughter Ewes: Good and Choice 1-3 60.00. Bred and Springer Cows: Supreme Individual Crossbred 1500.00, Approved Individual 1100.00, Individual Crossbred 1250.00, Medium 830.00-840.00, Individual Crossbred 850.00, Individual Jersey 825.00, Common Individual 700.00.

Springer Cows: Supreme Milking Shorthorns 1225.001325.00, Approved few Milking Shorthorns 1175.00, Medium 925.00-1010.00, ind crossbred 925.00. 10/2/16 Bred Cows: Supreme ind 1325.00, Milking Shorthorns 1225.00-1460.00, Approved 900.00-1075.00, Milking Shorthorns 1075.00-1185.00, Medium ind 800.00- few Jerseys 700.00-785.00, ind Milking Shorthorn 925.00, few crossbreds 800.00-935.00, Common few 700.00-775.00, few Jerseys 550.00- 625.00, ind crossbred 625.00. Baby Calves: Holstein heifers 110.00-275.00, Holstein bulls 130.00-175.00, small 70.00-110.00, Jersey heifers scarce, Jersey bulls 60.00-80.00, crossbred heifers 160.00-300.00, crossbred bulls 160.00-225.00, small 100.00-125.00.

Ft. Smith Livestock 9/26/16

I-40 Livestock Ozark 9/29/16

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Joplin Regional Stockyards 9/26/16

Ash Flat Livestock 650.00-1375.00 † Barry County Regional Stockyards Not Reported* Benton County Sale Barn 810.00-1210.00 † Cattlemen’s Livestock 800.00-1150.00 * Cleburne County Live 760.00-900.00 † County Line Sale - Ratcliff 55.00-60.00 † Prices reported per cwt Decatur Livestock Auction 1100.00-1675.00* Farmer’s & Ranchers - Vinita Not Reported * Farmers Livestock 730.00-1140.00 † Ft. Smith Livestock 625.00-1400.00 † I-40 Livestock - Ozark 51.00-80.00 † Prices reported per cwt Joplin Regional 640.00-1550.00 † Mid-State Stockyard Not Reported * North Arkansas 625.00-1025.00 † 6 OKC West - El Reno 800.00-1310.00 † Ouachita Livestock Auction Not Reported † Ozarks Regional 650.00-1350.00 † Stilwell Livestock Auction 1000.00-1385.00 * Tulsa Livestock Auction 885.00-1350.00 † Welch Stockyards Not Reported *

s: Selection 1 45-60 lbs 205.00, 61-80 5-60 lbs 180.00, 61-80 lbs 165.00. .00. 1-2 20-44 lbs 150.00. : Selection 3 ind 75.00. ion 1-2 135.00. aged wethers any 00. bs: hair Choice and Prime 2-3 hair lbs 130.00-145.00. Good 1-2 40-80

16 12

Soft Wheat

9.87 4.29

9.76

9.70

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nd Choice 1-3 60.00.

ices

0 0 0 0

123.99 122.99 126.18 119.66 116.68 114.09 * 121.64 120.38

* 134.62

144.40 *

125.73 123.92

135.97

2250

2750

788

2,173

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St-10 Lower

5-10 Lower

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2-7 Lower

Uneven

St-4 Lower

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145.00-155.00 135.00-151.00 127.00-146.50 120.00-135.00 122.50-125.00

154.00-176.00 141.00-154.00 126.50-134.50 115.00-136.50 129.75-136.75

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140.00-181.00 132.00-153.00 120.00-149.00 108.00-138.00 98.00-119.00

155.00-169.00 145.00-156.50 125.00-141.50 115.00-134.50 114.00-126.00

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135.00-140.00 128.00-146.00 110.00-131.50 109.00-114.00 105.00-108.00

--------115.50-128.50 ----104.50

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130.00-141.00 134.00-145.00 115.50-137.00 112.00-124.00 104.00-114.00

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120.00-135.00 117.00-129.50 109.00-119.00 ----104.00-106.50

----124.00-135.00 116.00-134.00 119.00-131.00 121.00-125.50

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129.00-134.00 122.00-136.00 120.00-130.00 123.00-128.50 115.00-120.00

116.00-140.00 112.00-135.00 110.00-130.00 97.00-122.00 95.00-112.00

127.00-155.00 116.00-128.00 115.00-136.00 108.50-121.50 102.00-116.00

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133.51 127.00

2,773

140.00-155.00 125.00-150.00 116.00-133.00 122.00-128.00 -----

125.00

144.35

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133.00-140.00 112.00-126.00 110.00-117.00 115.00-117.00 104.00-112.00

117.75

130.12

7,083

----130.00-139.00 135.00 118.00-122.00 -----

117.21

128.15 137.15

900.00-1650.00 † Not Reported * None Reported †

832

130.00-134.00 119.00-129.00 106.00-116.00 100.00-109.00 96.00-102.00

132.51 130.38

128.23

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172.50 146.00-165.00 130.00-150.75 125.00-135.00 125.00-138.00

117.96

127.69 127.60

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117.51 ***

None Reported † 1000.00-1425.00 †

Welch Stockyards*

St-6 Lower

116.58

129.62

Tulsa Livestock Auction 9/26/16

1-12 Lower

124.21 114.59

131.57

1250.00-1850.00*

1750

129.32 120.65

145.59

Stilwell Livestock Auction* 9/28/16

3,345

135.00 125.17

Ozarks Regional West Plains 9/27/16

588

127.38

143.73

Ouachita Livestock Ola, Ark. -----

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129.99

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OKC West - El Reno, Okla. 9/28/16

Joplin Regional Stockyards 9/26/16

Week of 9/4/16

2550

None Reported † Not Reported †

1250

121.84 114.63

130.42

127 5(3257('

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750

134.81 *

127.45

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I-40 Livestock Ozark 9/29/16

127 5(3257('

0 0 0 0

250

130.83

1000.00-1450.00 † Not Reported † 900.00-1425.00 † None Reported *

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Ash Flat El Reno Ft. Smith Green Forest Heber Springs Joplin Ouachita Ozark Ratcliff Searcy Siloam Springs Springdale Tulsa West Plains

127.00

pairs

Not Reported *

heifers 550-600 LBS.

130.18

1075.00-1400.00 † 900.00-1750.00* 1225.00-1280.00 † None Reported †

Farmers Livestock - Springdale Ft. Smith Livestock I-40 Livestock 800.00-850.00 † Joplin Regional

July 16 Aug. 16 Sept. 16

147.00

Not Reported*

Decatur Livestock Auction Farmer’s & Ranchers

Apr. 16 May 16 June 16

900.00-1600.00 †

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3.33

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1025.00-1375.00 †

Arkansas Cattle Auction Ash Flat Livestock

4.26

4 0

Corn

2050

Feb. 16 Mar. 16

steers 550-600 LBS.

(Week of 9/25/16 to 10/1/16)

Week Ended 10/4/16

Soybeans

1550

cow/calf

avg. grain prices

9/3/16

1050

Oct. 15 Nov. 15 Dec. 15 Jan. 16

Week of 9/11/16

550

$120

122.25 142.56 125.19 121.59 120.00

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130.01 118.34 117.48 * 117.85 114.19

126.69

114.31

128.59

116.18

131.99 145.21

126.32

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123.64

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County Goat and Sheep Market

$160

750.00-1150.00 †

Arkansas Cattle Auction

* 126.68

129.07

121.77

130.99 129.46

112.87 113.07

127.15 Week of 9/25/16

on 1 80-150 lbs 100.00-120.00. Selec7.50. on 2 75-155 lbs 128.00-140.00. Selec110.00.

$200

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goats

cows

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127 5(3257('

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$240

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dairy sales

Heifers Large 250.00-280.00, Small ein Bulls Large 110.00-150.00, Small ers 270.00-280.00, Jersey Bulls Small ed Heifers Large 135.00-180.00, National Dairy Market at a Glance 9/30/16 ssbred Bulls Large 95.00-135.00, Small Cheese: Barrels closed at $1.5100 and 40# blocks at Heifers 135.00-230.00, Beef Cross $1.5325. The weekly average for barrels is $1.4810 (-.0215) and blocks, $1.5365 (-.0420). Fluid Milk: Farm milk production is up in the Midwest, California and Arizona, but down in the East, and the mountain states of Colorado, Utah and Idaho. Milk output ock Market 9/27/16 is steady in New Mexico and the Pacific Northwest. The protein and butterfat milk components continue improving in some regions. Nationwide, manufacturing milk volumes are Medium and Large 1-2 35-48 lbs adequate to meet current processing needs. Bottled milk sales 140.00-157.50. 1-2 51-74 lbs 170.00-187.50; 82-110 to retailers and food service are mixed throughout the country. e 1-2 57-77 lbs 152.00-168.00; 84-106 Condensed skim supplies are sufficient and the demand for NDM processing is strong. Cream is more available in the country as ice cream manufacturers are pulling less volumes. ood 3-4 85-120 lbs 125.00-152.50; However, demands from sour cream and cream cheese makers 0. Cull 2-3 65-108 lbs 60.00-80.00. are inching up. Cream multiples range 1.22-1.33 in the East; t Hair Rams: Good and Choice 2-3 1.08-1.25 in the Midwest; and 1.08-1.25 In the West region. 0. Good 2-3 111-190 lbs 102.50SPOT PRICES OF CLASS II CREAM, $ PER 29-35 lbs 165.00-192.50. Selection 2 POUND BUTTERFAT F.O.B. producing plants: Upper Selection 3 25-33 lbs 100.00-110.00. Midwest - $2.1422-2.4794. 50 n 1 50-73 lbs 183.00-210.00. Selection 0. Selection 3 35-60 lbs 100.00-

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146.85 ** 114.25 129.00 131.61

112.16 111.99

128.66 130.79

118.03 123.82

137.53 119 133 147 161 * No price reported in weight break **USDA Failed To Report *** No Sale

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A True Family Farm Continued from Page 18 Kendall’s father Ralph learned from Lo- chickens but raise them anyway. Tyler ren, who in turn taught Kendall, who then has his chickens on 30 acres adjacent to taught Tyler and his daughter Megan. Kendall’s farm. Kendall’s father raised heavy hens while “Chickens are still a necessary evil that working in various fields such as real estate support my passion for raising cattle,” and trucking. Now 78, Loren builds spec Kendall said. houses with Kendall’s mother, Nancy, who Tyler believes “that chicken deal designs the interior and keeps the books. doesn’t look so bad anymore.” Though details may not match, KendKendall’s father started with Maine all’s story is common in agricultural. Anjou cattle in early 1970s. Kendall “I remember growing up collecting eggs added the breed to his mostly Brangus and despising chickens. While still in high commercial herd when his children school, I started a beef herd against my fa- started showing. Kendall had used AI ther’s advice,” Kendall said. “Being young in the dairy, and has found the practice and naive, I thought I could do it better. is the best way to genetically, but ecoOf course, I lost money, but Dad contin- nomically, improve his beef cattle and ued to support my desire to work and stay vary bloodlines. in agriculture by building a dairy barn with He prefers a three-way cross of Simental, me so I could begin Maine Anjou and milking on shared Angus, which he Unless you cows before I finbelieves produces ished high school. low birth weight inherit land The only reason I combined with good or money or both, milking and growth am in farming today is because of my dad, as well as the highly breaking into his support, and all desired black color. farming is tough. that he taught me.” “I usually wait one Kendall started colcalf too long to cull – Kendall Pendergraft lege, but returned my cows,” Kendall home to farm fullsaid with a grin. time when interest rates went crazy. Kendall supplements his heifers, bulls He continued to raise commercial beef and steers until sale with 14 percent and dairy until 1997 when the new- grain, utilizing his Bermuda/fescue est round of EPA regulations and clas- mixed pastures as much as possible for sifications, combined with dramatically the entire herd. increasing outputs, made required upKendall weans and backgrounds his grades economically unfeasible. cattle to 600 to 700 pounds, depending During the dairy years, Kendall fin- upon the market, and sells at a special ished school and married Stephanie, who sale because his health protocol includes works for Tyson in procurement contracts a good vaccination program, worming, and general system troubleshooting. castrating and dehorning. In 1997, Kendall and Stephanie sold One reason for the Pendergrafts being the dairy cows, and Kendall went to the Washington County Farm Family work for George’s for 17 years. of the Year is that Kendall is president Unwilling to give up agriculture, in of the local fair board, while Stephanie 1998 the couple bought a property in runs the livestock premium auction and Siloam Springs, Ark., with 120 acres Tyler assists with outside vendors. and five broiler houses. In 2002, they “The fair develops relationships that exchanged that property for 300 acres teach responsibility,” Kendall said. “The in Hindsville and augmented two old fair offers a great opportunity for everybroiler houses with four new ones. one to see the meaning of family comA double irony is that neither Kendall mitment and cooperation as well as the or Tyler, an agricultural loan officer, like high quality our farms produce.”

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“I spent the first half of my adult life trying to be a captain in American industry and the second half trying to get back where I started from; on the farm,” Rob Bullock, a full-time farmer in West Fork, Ark., said. Rob explained that the farm provides the lifestyles and values he wants for his family, which includes his wife Sara,

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daughter Vivian who is 6, and sons eration and their fall festival pumpkin patch and petting zoo, which is open Brandt Ross, 3, and 1-year-old Bryson. Both Rob and Sara come from genera- from the last weekend of September to tional farming families. Five years ago, the end of October. Sarah explained that the “crazy” idea for they incorporated Sara’s family farm the pumpkin patch and petting with 500 owned and leased zoo was really hers and that acres primarily devoted to a her husband was somewhat cow/calf operation. Rob and West Fork, Ark. reluctant at first. She always Sara now run the corporaloved a variety of animals and tion called Bullwick Farms knew other children, besides her with Sara’s father, Johnnie own, would appreciate being able Hartwick, a long time master to get close to them. electrician for Marrs Electric,

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meet your neighbors Because the farm is conveniently located only 4 miles off Interstate 49 at the West Fork exit on Highway 170, she felt it offered a balance between a real farm and a totally child-centered experience. In addition, the location was closer to the Fayetteville, Ark., population than others in the area. The attraction is open Wednesday through Friday from 3 to 9 p.m., Saturday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., with other times available for groups such as grade school field trips, moms clubs and fraternities and sororities. “We use 35 acres for the pumpkin patch and 15 acres up in the hilltop pasture for a hay ride, Sarah said. “This year we have added a 200-foot long zip line, 50-feet off the ground and capable of holding up to a 300-pound rider.” This agritourism attraction offers a large variety of animals including fainting goats, alpacas and Juliana pigs, as well as a corn pit, which is like a sandbox with a slide, a child-friendly hay maze, old time cut-out picture stations.

“We use 35 acres for the pumpkin patch and 15 acres up in the hilltop pasture for a hay ride.”

Bullwick Farms has access to a total of 500 combined owned and leased acres. Johnnie began the cow/calf operation in the 1990s as part of his town and country lifestyle while Sara’s grandparents, Paul and Charoline Hartwick, raised both chickens and cattle. Some important characteristics of the Bullock Farms’ operation include haying Johnson grass, which Rob admits must be monitored carefully to prevent cyanide poisoning when the grass gets stressed. He feels, however, that the high nutritional content, only bested by alfalfa hay, is worth the extra management and care. Rob also neither bands nor castrates his bull calves because he sells some for breeding and makes the best profit by not cutting any of them even though he gets a slightly lower sale price at the sale barn in Springdale, Ark. Calves are typically kept until they are yearlings and are line-weaned once the calves are mature enough to graze on grass to make the process less stressful.

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They sell pumpkins, from tiny pie varieties to what are called “prizewinners” that weigh around 100 pounds. Favorite varieties include Princess and Cinderella pumpkins, which are flatter and approximately 10 pounds, as well as white ones. This year Vivian is excited about running the lemonade section of their concession stand as her contribution to the family business. Rustic campsites with porta potties are also available for groups such as the Boy Scouts. One unusual aspect of the pumpkin patch is the use of a cotton trailer as a hay ride. These wagons were used for 50 years to haul cotton from the field to the gin; and while many of them have been scrapped, a large number remain piled

up in various places. Rob bought four in order to make a unique hay wagon that allows the children to safely move around while the wagon is in motion. “Safety for both the consumer and the animals is our highest priority,” Rob said. The Bullocks keep 10 different varieties of feed to make sure all animals get exactly what they need. They are also expanding pumpkin markets which includes selling pumpkins as fundraisers for a local Montessori school in a farm fresh produce project. “Although we are in the developmental stage, this attraction will provide an important supplemental income stream. Right now all profits are being turned back into business development,” Rob added.

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A Limousin steer prompted Ray Nance to make the breed his primary focus Many Arkansas farms are both family, and town and country based, as in the case of Ray Nance who is the middle generation in a three generation farm in Berryville, Ark. Rodney and Mabel Nance moved from town in 1967 to the original acreage where Rodney combined raising chickens and mixed commercial cattle with a construction business. Their son, Ray,

was taken. Ray laughed while remembering and his friends taking turns herding the calves into a corner and holding them while one of them would get on the calf, which would successfully run like crazy to dislodge the unwanted rider. One of the most influential people in Ray’s life was his high school agriculture teacher, Alan Ferguson. “He was one of those teachers that really took an interest in kids and was will-

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has taken over much of the construction ing to actively help if you were willing to and farm operations and owns the farm earnestly try,” Ray recalled. One year a student teacher knew a regalong with his brother Roger, who helps when needed. Ray’s 12-year-old son istered Limousin breeder in Tontitown, Ark. Ray showed a Limousin steer from Ross also helps out on the farm “He’ll be old enough for his (driv- that breeder in the fall. Both he and his ing) permit in two years and needs to father liked the breed and bought four reghave some experience which, like a lot istered heifers from the same breeder and later started a herd, buying a of farm kids, he gets on the registered bull to breed them. back roads.” Transitioning the herd Ray reminisced about his Berryville, Ark. from commercial to regown youth on the farm where istered breeding stock took they always had a milk cow, time, but that herd is now toand two or three nursing tally registered Limousin with 65 calves were given the milk mommas and two herd bulls. The left after the family’s portion

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meet your neighbors Nances keep 20 to 25 replacement heifers in a separate location in their 235acre operation. They raise their own cows and changing bulls about every five years. After having been in the registered Limousin business for 34 years, finding new bloodlines has become a challenge. Last fall Ray and Ross went to Kentucky where a rancher had bulls from Canada. The bulls’ lines originated in Europe and sold for a little more than they wanted to pay that day, but they plan on buying one in the future. Ray is also considering taking a refresher course and using AI to introduce new bloodlines. “AI is a more economical way to go, and I’ve heard it gets easier the more you do it,” Ray said. “The only problem is time because AI is a time-consuming process, and right now I am very busy. Genetics is the key to everything and you can’t keep up with trends. What you have to do is produce consistent quality.” The Nance’s tend to sell 5- to 10-yearold cows at registered auctions rather than heifers because the cows are proven strong breeders. Bull calves are generally sold between 1 and 2 years of age on-site after being semen tested. “Last year was an especially good year, and all our larger bull calves went quickly,” Ray said. “In fact, we had guys picking calves before they were weaned and picking them up at weaning. Some

of our customers even prefer to purchase that way.” Culled cattle are sold in the commercial market. Ray keeps detailed records of every cow and calf so that culling decisions are record-based. “I sell cows rather than heifers because they are proven and we cull any animal not of good breeding quality,” Ray said. “When I go to buy a bull, I will frequently asked how old the mother is because if the mother is older, say 8 to 10 years, and is still being used for breeding, the chances are she’s going to produce a bull I want to have.” Ray admits that one of the most important things he learned as a youngster and working as a hired hand for local farmers was how to treat people “In those days, you treated everybody like family which means being fair and friendly,” he said. “I do the same with my customers. I do that because it’s the right thing to do and because return customers are the life blood of a successful breeding operation.” Both Ray and his wife, Gayle, work off the farm. Ray is in construction and Gayle works for Tyson. “We are true town and country family,” Ray said. “I’ve also told Ross that he is going to go to college even if we have no idea what for. Agriculture is a large and diverse field today, and maybe he’ll pick something in that area but the choice is his.”

Did You Know? Limousin cattle may very well be as old as the European continent itself. Cattle found in cave drawings estimated to be 20,000 years old in the Lascaux Cave near Montignac, France, have a striking resemblance to today’s Limousin. Limousin are native to the south central part of France in the regions of Limousin and Marche. The terrain of the homeland has been described as rugged and rolling, with rocky soil and a harsh climate. Consequently, the growing of field crops was very difficult at best and emphasis was placed on animal agriculture. Limousin cattle, as a result of their environment, evolved into a breed of unusual sturdiness, health and adaptability. This lack of natural resources also enabled the region to remain relatively isolated and the farmers free to develop their cattle with little outside genetic interference.

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Pregnancy checks can be used as an indication of herd health As most people in the agriculture industry know, farming successfully is all about management. Good management practices including utilizing tools and resources for making your operation more efficient – one such tool for your beef cattle herd is pregnancy checks. Pregnancy checks can help producers determine which cows are carrying calves and which are open, and can help the farmer or rancher determine which cows to cull. “Pregnancy checks are absolutely essential for cow/calf operators because a dry cow is time lost and money wasted,” said Scott Bruce, foreman of the Rafter Double B Ranch in Springfield, Mo. Pregnancy checks can also help the producer detect health problems within the herd. Another reason to preg check is to monitor the herd’s health and reproductive status. Finding more open cows than usual can signal a disease problem such as infectious bovine rhinotracheitis, bovine viral diarrhea (BVD) or sexually transmitted diseases that cause cows to abort. Nutritional deficiencies in a herd can also show up as open cows, especially in 2-year-olds that should have bred back for their second calves. Some producers also use pregnancy testing to determine when cows will calve, facilitating sorting them into early- and late-calving groups. There is more than one way to pregnancy check cows, but by far the most common and cost effective is rectal palpitation. Roughly eight to 10 weeks after pulling the bull, or using AI, a veterinarian will feel for a pulse and the calf’s head, as well as determine the shape of the cow’s uterus. Some producers opt to use ultrasound technology to determine whether or not cows are carrying; this option is highly effective (sometimes results can be detected as early as 13 days after breeding) but costly, making it a less popular choice for the average producer. Yet another option for pregnancy checking is a BioPRYN (Pregnant Ruminant Yes/No) blood test, developed by University of Idaho DVM Garth Sasser. According to the BioPRYN website, “this test offers a safe, accurate, and easy alternative for confirming pregnancy in beef cattle. BioPRYN measures the presence of Pregnancy-Specific Protein B (PSPB), a protein only produced by the placenta of a growing fetus, in the blood circulation of the animal.”

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Producers can take the blood samples themselves and send samples off to one of 24 labs worldwide. Results can be delivered to the producer by phone, e-mail or fax. Another benefit of using a blood test such as BioPRYN is that there is no risk of spreading any diseases rectally, which does pose a risk when pregnancy checking with rectal palpitation. According to information from Glenn Selk, Oklahoma State University Emeritus Extension animal scientist, producers should “resist the temptation” to retain open heifers and “roll them over” to the next breeding cycle. “These are the very heifers that you want to identify early and remove from the herd. It just makes good economic business sense to identify and cull non-pregnant replacement heifers as soon as possible,” he stated. Selk went on to say that research indicates that when heifers that failed to breed in the first breeding season were followed throughout their lifetimes, they averaged a 55 percent yearly calf crop. “Despite the fact that reproduction is not a highly heritable trait, it also makes sense to remove this genetic material from the herd so as to proliferate females that are difficult to get bred,” he said. He also said culling open heifers early will reduce summer forage and winter costs. “If the rancher waits until next spring to find out which heifers do not calve, the pasture use and winter feed expense will still be lost and there will be no calf to eventually help pay the bills. This is money that can better be spent in properly feeding cows that are pregnant and will be producing a salable product the following fall.” Open heifers, however, are marketable. Selk stated that if heifers are identified as open following the breeding season are still young enough to go to a feedlot and be fed for the choice cattle market. Animals estimated to be 30 months or older are unlikely to be graded Choice and can not be graded Select, so older heifers will be discounted. There are a number of good options for producers to manage their breeding program with pregnancy checks. It is well worth the effort, time and money to invest in this valuable tool.

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Also referred to as a “back rubber” or “fly wipe,” a cattle rub is one of the most effective ways to control horn fly populations on cattle. A cattle rub is a long, sausage shaped roll of material that is soaked with a fly repellent solution and hung in a pasture at a level that cattle can rub on it, transferring the repellent solution to their skin. Cattle naturally seek places to scratch, making the rub very effective at controlling flies. Dr. Justin Talley, the Extension Livestock Entomologist at Oklahoma State University, suggests implementing a “forced use system” with cattle rubs – this means placing the rub somewhere that each animal goes underneath it every day. Putting the rub near water access can achieve this.

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Ear tags that have been treated with an insecticide are a good option for controlling both horn flies and face flies. These tags can be placed in one or both ears on cattle. While this is a fairly low maintenance option for fly control, the treated ear tags do need to be replaced periodically when the insecticide wears off. Certain treated ear tags can also be used on sheep.

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Primarily used for equines, Mosquito Mitts can be used to apply insect repellent directly to an area on the animal’s body, making it more effective than if it were to be sprayed. The insect repellent is sprayed on the Mitt (glove) and then simply wiped onto the animal.

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A properly balanced feed ration is key for a healthy herd Managing calf feed intake takes more than pouring a bucket of feed in a trough. To create the most finished calf – to get the most bang for the buck – feed management is a very detailed, meticulous process. Benton County, Ark., Extension Agent Johnny Gunsaulis said there are two key ways to manage feed intake in calves: hand feeding and intake limiters. When a livestock producer feeds by hand – they can measure how many pounds per head, per day – then add a free choice limiter. There are many options of limiters for producers, and it is based on the producer’s budget and preference. However, it is important for producers to understand the need for a balanced ration to have a healthy herd. Arkansas cattle producer Benjamin Anderson has experienced the importance of hand feeding in his short time working with cattle. “In showing club calves ration is important,” said Anderson. “You can’t underfeed the calf or it won’t finish, but on the other hand you can’t overfeed it.” Anderson’s limiter of choice is adding forages to the calves’ diet. He has seen suc-

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Do You Have a Relationship? By Meghan Anderson

With the implementation of the VFD approaching, producers need to develop a plan with their veterinarian The Veterinary Feed Directive becomes effective January 2017, and it’s ruling will change the way many producers receive supplies for their herds. With the coming changes of the VFD, Veterinarian-client-patient-relationships (VCPR) are a vital way producers will make it through this major policy change. Benton County, Ark., Extension Agent Johnny Gunsaulis said it is crucial to find a veterinarian the producer trusts. “It is very important to find one they like,” Gunsaulis said. For many products that are now found at the local co-op, it will require the producer to get a prescription from their veterinarian to purchase. Gunsaulis said many common products will take a couple extra steps to get, such as medicated calf feed or even starter feed. “The veterinarian is going to need to know the producer well enough to write a prescription,” Gunsaulis said. Arkansas Cattle producer George Anderson said he is pleased with the relationship he has established with his veterinarian. “We have a good relationship with our vet and he is going to help us with our needs according to the new regulations,” Anderson said.

Whether on the floor of the Missouri Senate, working for the USDA, or hosting the Farm & Ranch Report, Morris Westfall cares about the people of the Ozarks. Ag Production and political news and views for the farm and ranch.

Veterinarian-client-patient-relationships are going to be important when producers have a crisis. A VCPR will be beneficial when a producer quickly needs an antibiotic for a sick animal because the veterinarian knows the producer and his or her herd. Networking is important in any industry – and this policy change will just create a need for producers to network with local veterinarians. Those who raise cattle are not the only producers who will be impacted by the VFD. According to University of Missouri Livestock Specialist Andy McCorkill, who is based in Dallas County, Mo., anyone who raises livestock will be subject to the new law. “All species must be treated differently and have a different script written for them,” he told Ozarks Farm & Neighbor. “Not all animals are uniform in their dosages for drugs and some drugs aren’t labeled for every species so you will have to work with a vet to figure out what is going to be the best solution for you.” Livestock producers are tough to withstand anything, and will be able to make the necessary changes to keep thriving during these policy changes.

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Miller Farms on Shoal Creek

Absolute SW Missouri Farm Auction 486+/- Acre Working Cattle Ranch Friday and Saturday, October 28th and 29th, 2016 Location: 30143 Kapok Dr. Stark City, MO 64866 GPS: 36.890811, -94.113864 60 Miles West of Springfield Missouri 35 Miles SE of Joplin Missouri

486+/- Acres • Offered in Parcels • Improved Grassland • Tillable Acreage • Pasture • Working Cattle Ranch Ranch home • Full line of Agriculture Equipment • Newton Co. • East Newton Schools DESCRIPTION: The Shoal Property tours Creek Ranch is located in & inspection th ber 15 Stark City, MO includes 369 Saturday, Octo& contiguous acres comprised 1-5 PM er 17th a d of fertile bottom land, pasture Mon y, Octob 1-5 PM and hay ground. There are also wooded areas as well as a bluff overlooking Shoal Creek. The ranch has been dry land farmed but with several thousand feet of frontage on both Shoal Creek and Capps Creek irrigation would be a breeze. The homestead consists of a very well maintained and updated ranch home, a 60’x210’ Machinery barn and maintenance shop along with corrals and dry lot area with loafing shed. The Millers have been improving the farm for 30 years now while raising alfalfa, corn and beans as well as pasturing cattle on the grassland. The ranch has several corrals, fencing, cross fencing and an abundance of water from both water wells and creeks. The Ranch has not been on the market for 30 years. Go to website for aerial views, pictures and complete terms. www.kaufman-auctions.com

Real Estate Sells Friday October 28th at 11:00 AM Agricultural Equipment John Deere & McCormick Tractors • Late Model Hay Equipment • Forage & Flatbed Trucks Dodge Diesel pickups • Trailers • Tillage Equipment • Cattle Equipment • Wilson portable corral • Squeeze Chutes • Concrete Feeder • Corral Panels • 2011 Case IH 16 row Planter

Equipment Sells Saturday Oct. 29th @ 10:00 AM

Sale by order of: Marion & Katie Miller 855.439.4111 or www.kaufman-auctions.com Jason L. Miller, CAI Auctioneer 740.541.7475 or jason@kaufmanrealty.com

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October 2016 20 Master Gardener Training applications due – Heber Springs, Ark. – 501-362-2524 22 Annual Southwest National Junior and Open Brown Swiss Show – Stillwater, Okla., Payne County Fairgrounds – 918-331-7575 or hoaexpo@yahoo.com 22 Beef Production Meeting – 12 Stones Ranch near Decatur, Ark. – 479-271-1060 22 2016 Teaching Garden – 9:30-10:30 a.m. – Conway, Ark. – 501-329-8344 25 Pesticide Applicator Training – 6:30 p.m. – Powells Huntsville Mill, Huntsville, Ark. – 479-738-6826 27 Fall Carnival – 6:30 p.m. – Community Building, Tahlequah, Okla. – 918-456-6163 31 Free Pesticide Collection Event – drop off between 8 a.m.-1 p.m. – Marion County Fairgrounds, Summit, Ark. – call the Marion County Extension Center for a pre-registration form – 870-449-6349 November 2016 2 Free Pesticide collection event for Madison and Carroll County Arkansas – for more information contact the Benton County Extension Office 479-271-1060 3 Free Pesticide Collection Event for Benton County Arkansas – for more information contact the Benton County Extension Office 479-271-1060 4 Free Pesticide Collection Event for Washington County Arkansas – for more information contact the Benton County Extension Office – 479-271-1060 4 Fall Brucellosis Vaccination Program – call the Cleburne County Extension to schedule your vaccinations – 501-362-2524 18-19 Christmas Gifts Galore Craft Fair – Carroll County Fairgrounds, Berryville, Ark. – if you would like to have a booth in the fair contact the Carroll County Extension office by Oct. 21 – 870-423-2958

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October 2016 10 Parker Angus Ranch Fall Bull Sale – Waurika, Okla. – 800-352-1903 11 Three Forks Ranch Fall Bull Sale – Fort Gibson, Okla. – 918-541-0418 15 Circle A Angus Bull & Heifer Sale – Iberia, Mo. – 800-CIRCLE-A 15 Aschermann Charolais 23rd Edition Bull Sale – at the Ranch, Carthage, Mo. – 417-358-7879 15 Seedstock Plus Fall Bull Sale – Joplin Regional Stockyards, Joplin, Mo. – 877-486-1160 15 Heart of the Ozarks Angus Association Fall Production Sale – West Plains, Mo. – 417-872-95570 15 Route 66 Sim Genetics Bull & Female Sale – Springfield Livestock Marketing Center, Springfield, Mo. – 417-466-4210 15 Midwest Beef Alliance Female Sale – Marshall Junction, Mo. – 660-895-5008 15 Angell-Thomas Charolais Bull & Female Sale – at the Farm, Paris, Mo. – 573-682-7348 15 Missouri Dexter Association Fall Sale – Webster County Fairgrounds, Marshfield, Mo. – 417-732-1485 16 Express Ranches Hereford Event Sale – at the Ranch, Yukon, Okla. – 800-664-3977 17 Dimukes Ranch 1st Annual Bull Sale – at the Ranch, Checotah, Okla. – 916-995-3549 17 Hinkle Prime Cut Angus 1st Annual Fall Bull Sale – at the Farm, Nevada, Mo. – 417-448-4127 18 M&M Charolais Dispersal Sale – at Hartley’s H2 Ranch, Stillwater, Okla. – 785-672-7449 21 38th Annual Heart of America Brown Swiss Sale – 11 a.m. – Stillwater, Okla., Payne County Fairgrounds – 414-916-2428 22 Mead Farms Fall Bull Sale – at the Farm Sale Headquarters, Versailles, Mo. – 573-216-0210 22 Flying H Genetics Bull Sale – at the Ranch, Butler, Mo. – 308-493-5411 22 Arkansas Bull Sale – Herber Springs, Ark. – 205-270-0995 22 Ridder Charolais Farms Production Sale – Hermann, Mo. – 573-660-4692 22 East Central Missouri Angus Association Fall Sale – Cuba, Mo. – 314-393-2885 23 Reynolds Herefords Annual Production Sale – Huntsville, Mo. – 660-676-3688 23 Magness Land & Cattle Annual Female Sale – Miami, Okla. – 402-350-3447 24 SW Missouri Performance Tested Bull Sale – Springfield Livestock Marketing, Springfield, Mo. – 417-345-8330 27 Kirkes Black Angus Ranch – Talihina, Okla. – 918-465-7830 28 10 Grand Charolais Sale – American Royal, Kansas City, Mo. – 785-672-7449 29 Lacy’s Red Angus 1st Annual Production Sale – Drexel, Mo. – 806-983-7226 30 P Bar S Annual Production Sale – Sand Springs, Okla. – 402-350-3447 30 Baker Angus Fall Production Sale – at the Farm, Butler, Mo. – 660-679-4403

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