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Academy to focus on agriculture: The Lonoke Business Academy-Carver Campus in Lonoke, Ark., aims to retain agricultural talent in the rural community and neighboring areas by offering hands-on career learning opportunities to teenagers. It will house programs in diesel technology, industrial technology, aqua agriculture, traditional farming and animal science, taught in part by local farmers and ranchers. Students will have access to virtual reality equipment, drones, modern diesel engines and more, officials said. Awards announced: The Department of Animal Science with the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture and the Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences recently announced its 2021 Awards of Distinction in a reception at the Don Tyson Agricultural Center in Fayetteville, Ark. The Awards of Distinction recipients were: Graduate of Distinction, Scott Fry; Advanced Graduates of Distinction, Tim Crawley (M.S.) and Ty Baublits (Ph.D.); and Friend of the Department, the Gary and Gaywyn Golden Family. The Graduate of Distinction Awards recognize animal science alumni who have impacted the field of animal science, contributed to their community and serve as role models for current and future animal science students. The Friend of the Department is someone who has specifically supported and/or made significant contributions to the Department of Animal Science. Adair County, Okla., team tops livestock contest: The Adair FFA Chapter finished in first in the senior FFA division of the Oklahoma State Fair Livestock Judging Contest on Sept. 16. Team member Conner Pell was the top individual in the contest. Nomination deadline approaches: Nominations for the 2021 Stanley E. Reed Leadership Award will be accepted through Nov. 8. The Stanley E. Reed Leadership Award was established to honor the memory of the late Arkansas Farm Bureau president and is awarded to an active member, 36 to 45 years of age, for outstanding leadership within their county Farm Bureau and community. It is intended to honor a county leader who has demonstrated the leadership qualities that were evident in Stanley Reed’s life and will help lead Farm Bureau into the future. Nominations can be made through your local Farm Bureau office. New website launched: The Arkansas Department of Agriculture has launched a new multi-platform website that partners Arkansas Farm to School, arfarmtoschool.org, with Arkansas Grown, arkansasgrown.org, the first website of its kind that connects farm to school to a state’s local food branding programs. The website offers many features, including interactive maps of school gardens, local procurement activities, farms, and producers across the state. Farmers and producers can search the multi-site platform to find contact information for school districts that buy local food. Schools can find contact information for farmers and producers when searching the site for sources to buy local food. This is a free service.

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t my old high school last rweekend, evonworICattendyrreJ yB ed the all-school reunion. We were supposed to have a big bash last year for my class’ 50th year, but it was canceled due to Jerry Crownover is the pandemic. I guess the 51st anniversary a farmer and former didn’t hold as much prestige, since only six of us, out of professor of Agriculture a class of 52, showed up for the festivities. On the other Education at Missouri hand, my entire first-grade class of 1958 at the one-room State University. He is a school I attended were present. Both of us were there. native of Baxter County, It was a fun day, but I was shocked at how many old Arkansas, and an people were there. My classmates and I, representing author and professional the class of 1970, were absolutely still young, but anyone speaker. To contact Jerry, from the class of 1969, and prior years, seemed to have go to ozarksfn.com and click on ‘Contact Us.’ the market cornered on walkers, canes and wheelchairs. A lot of nostalgic memories were stirred as I roamed the hallways and classrooms of the old building. There was the science lab where Betty Lou vomited while dissecting the frog. There’s where the principal’s office used to be and where the infamous black paddle hung on the wall. There is the old shop building, where Wayne cut off the tips of four fingers, while jointing the edge of a walnut board. Ah, memories. I broke away from the crowd to make my way to the old vo-ag classroom and shop, where I spent most of my high school days (and a lot of nights, as well). Alone, I walked around the perimeter of the room, where dozens of plaques, won by hundreds of FFA members, hung proudly on their wall of fame. Sadly, I didn’t find any that were older than the 1980s. Later that day, I ran into the current ag teacher and asked him about trophies and plaques from the 1960s and 1970. “Well, we don’t have room for all of them,” he replied. “But we never throw anything away. They’re probably in the storage closet.” — Continued on Page 6

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communities celebrate the harvest of crops. Many producers in the Ozarks also open their farms to the public for corn mazes and pumpkin patches, which gives many city-dwelling people their first and only visit to a real farm. How many homes do we drive by in the fall months with bales of straw, pumpkins and corn stocks? It call came from a farm somewhere. I don’t expect to see many “fake food” festivals around the Ozarks anytime soon. What do you call a celebration of a synthetic product? Kind Of Like Apple, But Not Really Days? How about a corn maze made with plastic corn stocks? Surely plastic is better for the environment than planting corn with a tractor because we all know how bad farming is for the environment, right? It takes more than 450 years for a single plastic bottle to decompose, so fake corn stocks – a field full of fake, plastic corn stocks – should take about 30,000 years to decompose, but it’s a “better” alternative than traditional agriculture. I hope that works out well for the organizers of that festival. Fall also means more of those “comfort foods” are on the grocery list. Hamburgers and hotdogs on the grill are tapering off and being replaced with slow cooker meals,

casseroles, soups and stews; those “stick-toyour-ribs” kind of meats. From the lentils in soup to the lamb or beef in a shepherd’s pie, it all gets its start on a farm. Can you call lab-created foods comfort foods? I don’t see how it can be called food, so the comfort part is out for me. I can also picture the conversation with my husband when I say we are going to have a fake-meatloaf, synthetic mashed potatoes and a gravy-like substance for supper. Since meatloaf and mashed potatoes is one of his favorite meals, it wouldn’t be pretty. Thank you for all of your hard work and dedication to your trade each and every day. We should celebrate the contributions of farmers and ranchers each and every day, not just with festivals in the fall. As the old saying goes, everyone needs a farmer three times a day. Have a happy fall, ya’ all!

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“Probably in a storage closet, somewhere,” he replied. As the day came to a close, and everyone started saying their good-byes, my old friend from the first-grade class of 1958 said, “Well, I hope to see you, right here, for our 60th reunion, in nine years.” “I hope to be here, as well.” I replied. “If, by some chance you’re here, and I’m not around, just start looking around the building. I’ll probably be in a storage closet, somewhere.” OCTOBER 11, 2021

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Arkansas FFA State President Josie Kelly found her passion for agriculture When it comes to FFA, few students are as invested of membership, I tried my hardest in all of my career develin the 93-year-old youth organization as Josie Kelly of opment and leadership development contests and eventually Mountain Home, Ark. made it to where I am today with the help of the people I Josie is the Arkansas FFA State President and an agricultur- surrounded myself with.” al education and crop science double major at University of Three years of hard work and dedication ultimately led Josie Arkansas’ Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and to her current station as the president of Arkansas’ FFA assoLife Sciences. She is a recent graduate of Mountain Home ciation, a role that keeps her busy even as she begins her colHigh School. lege career. As state president, Josie corresponds with youth Though she grew up around rodeos and even spent time around the state, acting as a mentor for students’ own jouron her family farm in Gainesville, Mo., Josie neys through the FFA program. didn’t discover her passion for agriculture “I, along with my team of five, interact with until she joined her high schools’ FFA FFA members around the state, giving chapter, citing her sister as a source them opportunities to develop their of inspiration. leadership skills and helping them “My older sister was a huge develop their service orientation. role model for me,” Josie exWe help them become active plained. “She got into FFA with agriculture and equip when she was in high them to advocate for it.” school, which made me As a college student, Josie want to step into it. As is passionate about both soon as I did, I not only agricultural education and fell in love with showing crop science, which has inlivestock but with agrispired her to pursue a douculture as a whole. It’s ble major in both degree so diverse, and there’s tracks for her undergradusomething for everyate years at the University body. You might see of Arkansas. somebody who doesn’t “U of A has an amazing quite fit the stereotype of a agriculture department. farmer or an agriculturalist, Being in FFA, I knew from but everyone involved with when I joined and when I FFA has a passion for the agstarted getting more involved ricultural industry, which I think that I wanted to major in someis really cool.” thing involving agriculture. It started Her sophomore year of high school, with crop science, but as I progressed Josie was given the opportunity to attend through FFA, I thought that education was the National FFA Convention in Indianapoactually what I wanted to do.” Submitted Photo lis, Ind., an event that proved pivotal to her decision In the future, with both degrees under her belt, to pursue agricultural science as a profession. Josie wants to end up teaching agricultural science “When I went, there was a sea of blue corduroy to Arkansas students, with an emphasis on crops. Mountain jackets from all over the states. You would go to “When I’m an agricultural educator, I would like Home, Ark. the convention sessions and see the national ofto teach plant systems, though I would be equipped ficers on the stage giving examples of what leadto teach all aspects of agricultural science” ership looks like. It was really inspiring. I decided Josie will serve as Arkansas FFA president until at the convention that leadership was something April 2022. She is in the University of Arkansas’ class I wanted to pursue, so throughout my three years of 2025. OCTOBER 11, 2021

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What started as a way for the Keisler family to raise their own beef in were scarce,” Daniel said. “If we did find it, we didn’t find it the next time. That led us to 2005 has evolved into a thriving specialty beef market and a new way do lots of extensive research on soil and animal health.” That research led to Daniel changing how he raised cattle and beef as well. of life for the Ozark, Ark., cattle producers. “My philosophy and outreach to people is that we can do a lot better for our planet, our “We aren’t multi-generation farmers,” Daniel Keisler, owner of Circle K Angus Farm, said. “For us, it started because we had some land, and I wanted to raise a little better qual- environment, and our animals, our soil and our people; we can do better,” Daniel said. Within three months, Jessica was cancer-free. ity protein. We started getting into it, then family members and a few friends “It lit a fire under us, and we had faith in this approach and the faith in the wanted in, so one beef turned into four or five. I figured I could take care of Ozark, Ark. doctors when we saw the results,” Daniel said. “This is now our passion and 15 just as easy as I could four or five.” are 11 1/2 years cancer-free and, praise the Lord, healthy as a horse.” The Keisler family’s beef operation continued to grow over the years, but Today, the Circle K Angus Farm follows a holistic, organic approach to its everything changed in 2011. farming operation, including about 100 head of grass-fed and finished Angus “My wife Jessica was diagnosed with breast cancer,” Daniel explained. “It cattle on 100 owned and 80 leased acres. All of the calves harvested are from cattle was two years of chemo, radiation and surgery. We got the all-clear, and two raised on the farm from birth from their closed herd. months later, she notices some lymph nodes swell up, and sure enough, it’s “After a decade, we finally have a herd that is back.” matched to our environment, a very fertile herd Daniel said he and Jessica decided not to go that will calve on time and raise a calf that will be through the same process she endured with her 50 percent of their body weight at weaning, and initial diagnosis and opted to seek a holistic treatthey are going to do it all on grass,” Daniel said. ment. “There are lots of genetic lines that will do what “Through some friends, we found a natural we do, and a lot of people are doing it with South homeopathic doctor, and long story short, the Polls and Red Devons, but we chose Angus beplan was going to be to detox and rid every kind cause Angus really started it all. Angus has been of chemical, every pesticide, every herbicide, and foraged-developed with lower inputs from the bebuckle down,” he recalled. “We went full bore in a ginning, and the breed has been culled to produce natural, homeopathic treatment.” an animal that will marble and finish on forages. During the transition, it was proving difficult to In my opinion, there are only three or four types find foods that were “just a little above” organic of cattle where you can have a superior eating exthat were naturally raised, nutritious and affordperience, and I think Angus has done a better job able. The family built a small greenhouse and with that.” began growing their own vegetables and working Daniel said producers need to look below the with their garden soil. surface of their farm. ‘At first, we were just going to buy foods, but they

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to stay with what they always provided them. We still raise about 10 to 12 out of 100 a year that are still a supplement-fed grain. They are marketed as that and labeled as that. We still have a good 40, 50 customers who are still on the grain, but in the next year or two it will be phased out.” Daniel added all of the cattle are raised in the same manner until those grain-finished calves are moved to a different pasture. As their herd and approach to agriculture changed, so did their meat sales. They initially began selling quarters, halves and wholes, but as their customer base grew, they had to change their business plan slightly. “We had at least 200 customers doing the bulk, but then a lot of people who would reach out to us said they didn’t have the freezer space,” Daniel said. “We finally started implementing some bundles.” Circle K Angus Farm offers multiple bundle choices to customers of both grass-grass and grain-finished beef. “People can go online and purchase what they want,” Daniel explained. “We are going to be rolling out a monthly subscription program, so they don’t have to go back to the website, log in and reorder..” To complement their beef, the Keislers also have a pasture-based Berkshire pork operation. “They are raised like the cattle, but they do get some supplemental grain, which is organic, and they don’t get a lot of it,” Daniel said. “We have forages for them in the summer with things like peas, radishes and turnips. They will forage, plus they will eat what’s created from it. We rotationally graze them as well and keep them in a smaller rotation. Before they leave a field, we will reseed it by hand and give the pigs a day to work it into the soil for us, and then we move them on. Every time they come back to that paddock, which maybe 45 to 60 days, whatever we planted is ready to harvest.” Pork produced at the farm is also available to customers through the farm’s website, and can be bundled with beef cuts. Plans for the farm include adding sheep and chickens. What started with a single beef for family used has changed tremendously for the Keislers, but Daniel said his customers are looking for the same thing he wanted for his family all those years ago, and he is glad his family can give them what they are looking for. “People want nutritious, Earth-friendly foods,” he said.

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“There is as much life in soil as there is on soil,” he said. “We don’t want to ever really disturb the soil, so we don’t till or break it. We want to keep a living root in the ground as much as possible, and we want forage covering the soil. Everything that is collecting photosynthesis is pumping life into the soil. “In the fall, we go in and no-till drill in annuals for forage — wheat, rye, oats and turnips. We do a very strong and diversified mix, all of which will have different style roots, different root depths and capture different elements from the atmosphere. It really pumps and feeds life to the soil.” Additionally, an array of legumes are planted annually to improve the nitrogen levels in the soil and diversity grazing. “In the winter, we are going to have vetch, winter peas and others,” Daniel explained. “People ask what we use for fertilizer; we use our forages and our cows.” On his farm, Daniel said the soil was depleted, compacted and eroding, which was not only adverse for growing quality forages, it meant his soil had no life under it. “We had no dung beetles, we had no Earthworms, no micro grinial fungi, we didn’t have enough of anything,” he said. “We want to manage our cattle and our forage in a way we are constantly keeping enough leafy material to photosynthesize and getting rid of any synthetics, while promoting life and letting the land rest through rotational grazing. Over time, that life builds back, and you have life that brings back the vitamins and minerals in the soil, and everything is working in an ecosystem that works well for the farmer. When you have cattle that aren’t eating in the dirt, the soil life is good, and you have as many beneficial insects as you do pests, it keeps things in order. It’s that whole circle of life.” The entire farm is used for grazing, so the Keisler’s source what little hay they need locally, but thanks to stockpiling forages, there are only a few weeks when cattle require hay.” While holistic, organic, grass-finished beef is their biggest seller, the Keislers also offer some grain-finished beef. “I already had more than 300 customers on a grain-finished, antibiotic and hormone-free beef,” Daniel said. “When we started switching, about 50 percent of those customers gave the grass-fed a try and heard our story, and they swapped over. The other 50 percent said they loved us and the story, but they wanted

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Coldgrazer Rye ﬁlls the winter void & replaces expensive haying operations. Grows 12 degrees F colder than wheat, common rye, or ryegrass. 50 COLDGRAZER RYE,

+$1 bg 16.98

50 TRITICALE, TriCal 348 Wt. WHEAT-FORAGE MAXX, 50 Lbs. WHEAT-VANTAGE, 50

+$1 bg 19.95 +$1 bg 12.94 +$1 bg 16.85

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50 50 50 50

WHEAT-TRUMAN, +$1 bg 14.95 AGRIMAXX 463, 100 Bushel Club 22.94 FALL FORAGE, “Bob Oat” +$1 bg 19.94 BARLEY, Winter Atlantic, Limited 19.94

50 50 50 50 50 50 50

WINTER PEA, Austrian, 0.68 mix HAIRY VETCH, Winter Legume TURNIPS, Purple Top TURNIPS, 7 Top Forage RADISH, Daikon COWPEAS, Iron & Clay COLLARDS, Impact Forage

GRAIN ADDITIVES $ Lb. 0.96 2.34 1.78 1.88 1.98 1.32 2.48

FIELD GRASSES Germ

Bag Lb.

0.66 2.14 1.58 1.68 1.78 1.12 2.28 $ Lb.

50 ABUNDANT, Tetraploid Annual Ryegrass 90% 0.88 50 MARSHALL, Annual Ryegrass, Not a Tetraploid 0.88 50 BROME - SMOOTH “SOUTHERN” 90% 4.68

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50 KY-31, Certiﬁed & Endophyte-Free

90% 2.28

50 50 50 50

KY-32, Certiﬁed & Endophyte-Free KY-31 KY-31 & 8% ORCHARD GRASS MIX FAST PASTURE MIX, Cattle/Horse

90% 90% 85% 90%

2.28 1.84 1.89 2.26

RED CLOVER

Germ

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63% Endophyte-Free KY-31 Fescue, 14% Hulled Orchard Grass, 19% Best-For Plus Ryegrass & 4% Timothy 25 BAR OPTIMA E34, Friendly Endophyte CALL CALL 25 MAX Q II TEXOMA, Friendly Endophyte 25 ESTANCIA, Friendly Endophyte CALL

60 HAY ‘N GRAZE MIX, Inoc/Not Coated 90% 2.68 70% Red Clover - 30% Haygrazer Alfalfa

60 GAINER II MIX, Inoc/Not Coated

90% 2.74

85% Red Clover - 15% Rampart Ladino 60 LANDSTAR, Forage, Inoc/Not Coated 90% 2.68 Equivalent to $1.74 Coated Seed 50 KENLAND, Inoc/Not Coated 90% 2.78 Equivalent to $1.81 Coated Seed

OTHER CLOVER $ Lb.

Bag Lb.

50 LADINO “Jumbo”, 90% Germ

4.16 3.96

50 LADINO-RAMPART, 90% Germ

3.96 3.76

Inoc/Not Coated, GIANT LEAF, Equivalent to $2.57 for Coated Seed

Inoc/Not Coated

50 WHITE CLOVER-IVORY 2, 90% Germ 4.08 3.88 Intermediate INOC

25 WHITE CLOVER-DURANA, Coated, 65% Pure ASK 50 WHITE CLOVER-“NITRO”, 90% Germ 4.58 4.38 White Dutch

50 TIMOTHY, Horse Approved 50 BEST-FOR PLUS, Apr-Aug

90% 2.56 90% 1.48

50 ALSIKE, Perennial, 90% Germ 2.98 2.78 50 SWEET CLOVER, Yellow Blossom, Limited 1.94 1.74 2.82 2.62 50 ARROWLEAF-YUCHI,

50 PERSISTER,

90% 2.48

50 CRIMSON, Winter Annual, 90% Germ 2.14 1.94

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50 ARID/RED CLOVER MIX, 75%/25% 90% 2.64 50 POTOMAC, Disease Resistant 90% 2.46 50 HULLED ORCHARD, VNS 85% 2.96

Winter Annual, 99% Pure

DEER PLOT

50 BULLSEYE ANNUAL DEER MIX

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39.64/Bag

EA BAG PLANTS 1/2 ACRE: Triticale, Wheat, Oats, Peas, 2 Types Turnips, Vetch, Clover, Collards, Rape

60 DEER PLOT MIX

1.36 1.16

EA BAG PLANTS 1/2 ACRE: Oats, Peas, Alfalfa, Jumbo Ladino, Clover, Turnips, Chicory 10/50 BUCK SALAD 6-WAY, Brassica Mix 2.94 Collards, 2 Types Turnips, Radish, Rape & Kale

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By Michael Kinney

Privately-owned railroad gives passengers a unique look at the Ozarks

When railroads gained prominence in the 1800s they ushered in the industrial revolution. Nowadays it’s hard to imagine how the railroad system totally changed the face of America. Yet, that is the goal of the Arkansas & Missouri Railroad (A&M). The owners and operators of the 35-year-old railroad want to transport passengers back in time before the advent of cell phones, social media and planes. The main job of the Arkansas & Missouri Railroad is freight transportation. It delivers grain and grain products to Tyson Foods, George’s, Cargill and OK Feeds. They also transport frozen poultry from Northwest Arkansas to markets all over the world. Yet, it may be A&M’s side hustle that the owners take the most pride in, according to Brenda Rouse, operations manager for Excursion Train. The Arkansas & Missouri Railroad is one of the few commercial lines left in the United States that operates both freight and passenger service. The company decided more than three decades ago that they wanted to go into the excursion business as well. “The Arkansas & Missouri Railroad was established in 1986 as a Class III Railroad operating a 150 mile route from Monett, Mo., to Fort Smith, Ark.,,” A&M officials stated. “A&M’s corporate headquarters is

A Window Seat to History located in Springdale, Ark.; major operations are based there and Fort Smith.” The tracks the A&M railroad use today were once part of the old St. Louis-San Francisco (Frisco) Railway system, which was built in the 1880s. At various locations, a rail researcher can decipher the old bones of intersecting railroads or branches long since abandoned, such as the Cassville and Exeter (Mo.) Railroad and the Frisco’s Fayetteville to St. Paul (Ark.) branch. “We have a transportation Museum here in Springdale,” Brenda said. “It’s the JRM Transportation Museum. In the museum, we have a collection of old lanterns, conductor hats. We have a pretty good collection of railroad China that they would have used back in the day when railroad travel was romanced. Model trains for the kids. We also promote railroad safety. That is one of our biggest missions of the museum I railroad safety and education.” But the true history lessons take place once passengers onboard the trains and take a tour on the railroad tracks. The passengers ride in refurbished antique passenger or parlor coaches. The normal schedule includes a Springdale, Ark., to Van Buren, Ark., roundtrip, with a Van Buren to Winslow, Ark., round-trip during the layover.

However, other trips are operated including short Operation Lifesaver, Santa trains and trains for special community events. Seating is available in restored commuter coaches, a parlor car, dome, dining car and caboose. The excursions have become popular not just for historians looking to recapture a glimpse of the past, but also for a variety of different groups. “We draw from a minimum five-state area. We have people coming as far away as the UK, Ireland. They come from all over,” Brenda said. “We have several rail groups and photography groups that come in to photograph our line and locomotives. We have cycling groups that will ride their bikes one way, like Springdale to Van Buren, then they will catch the train back.” It’s the scenery of nearly untouched land that makes for the best visual presentation. “Some of the scenic part of the tour is a quarter-mile tunnel,” Brenda said. “There are several high trestles that are more than 125 feet above the ground.” Along the way, passengers will get a history tour from a period-dressed conductor who will point out historical landmarks. One of those landmarks had a special connection with the previous owner of the A&M railroad, J. Reilly McCarren. According to Brenda, McCarren was

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passionate about trains. He was the majority owner and chairman of the Arkansas & Missouri Railroad Co., as well as the majority owner of Allied Enterprises Inc., which together with A&M provides rail, trucking, warehousing, packaging, and railcar leasing services. “There was an unmarked gravesite along the track when they were building the railroad back in the 1800s. It was the site of a smallpox epidemic,” Brenda said. “Once it was discovered, we put up a couple of crosses. Our owner was diagnosed with cancer. He told his wife when he passed, he wanted his ashes to be spread out there by those railroad workers.” McCarren died in 2015 at the age of 58. According to Brenda, before his death, he also told his wife Caren Kraska, “you can sell the railroad or you can go down there and take it over.” Caren decided to keep it and has been running it ever since, which is why they put such a special emphasis on the excursion trains. “When I first started, we were only running 6,000 people a year and only running six months out of the year,” Brenda said. “I’ve been with the railroad 21 years and we are now running 12 months out of the year and my max capacity ridership has been up to 40,000.” OCTOBER 11, 2021

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History: Rob and Camrine Thompson have been the owners of Jay Feed and More in Jay, Okla., for less than a year. “We bought the business in December 2020, but it has been around for more than 30 years,” Rob said, adding that the original owner’s husband had passed away and her children had grown up and moved away. “She was ready to hand it off.” For the Thompson family, going into the feed and supply business was a new venture. Rob, who retired from the military last year, grew up around the horse racing industry, but said he and his family have quickly adjusted to their new business. “We really love it,” Rob said. “It’s been great for me and my family and we have enjoyed the challenge. We have also enjoyed being a service to our community, just meeting people and making those relationships.” Products: If an animal needs feed, Rob said they will have something to feed it. “Rabbits, sheep, goats, cattle, horses, pigs, dogs, cats, alpaca and anything else, we’ve got it,” Rob said. The majority of feed offered is bagged, but Jay Feed and More also offers three feeds in bulk, as long as customers bring their own bulk bags, or another way to transport. “We have three, 30-ton bulk bins,” Rob explained. “Right now, one has a four-way mix, one that has cattle cubes and one that has corn. Folks can bring in their bag, which we sell too, or any kind of container so we can fill it up.” In addition to feed, Jay Feed and More also offers bagged fertilizers, season items such as bedding and vegetable plants in the spring and summer, and in the fall they offer carving pumpkins and straw bales for decoration. “We try to market the seasons,” Rob said. Since purchasing the business, the Thompsons have expanded the store and strive to bring in more products for customers. “It’s a feed store, but we are Jay Feed and More,” Rob said. “It’s not just a feed store. We carry a lot of different medications, hardware and other items. We want to provide our customers with as much as possible.” Business Philosophy: “If you put in a good day or hard work, we understand that everything you do has to be earned, not given,” Rob said. “That’s what I believe in and that’s where we’re at.”

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H Family: Parents Mike and Michelle Parsley, sister Delaynee Parsley and fiancé Connor Niccum H Hometown: Elkins, Ark.

In Town: Kristina Parsley has been a sales associate at Justus Home Center in Fayetteville, Ark. (near Elkins) for more than a year. Justus Home Center is owned and operated by Jim and Betsy Justus, also of Fayetteville. This small business serves the Fayetteville, Elkins and surrounding communities. They stock hardware supplies, livestock feed and veterinary needs for their customers. Kristina provides customer service and helps with inventory management in the store. In the Country: Kristina was born in Savannah, Tenn., and moved to Elkins 23 years ago. Her parents Mike and Michelle Parsley were married in Northwest Arkansas. She was active in her local FFA chapter in high school. She was a member of the electricity team. Kristina currently supports her sister Delaynee Parsley’s FFA projects on Thunder Mountain Ranch (TMR). Kristina and her sister run their father’s farm with 30 head of commercial beef cattle. In between working at Justus, she finds time for her three “fur babies” and helping build fences on the family farm. “My favorite part of the farm was when my gramps was still around. We would haul cattle in together or go to the local sale barns,” said Kristina. “I learned about pesticides and herbicides with him and since I’ve gotten older, it’s much different.” Kristina said it isn’t the farm that makes the farmer, it’s the love, hard work and character. She enjoys her work at both Justus and the family farm. Her future plans include getting married to her high school sweetheart of five years Connor Niccum. She’d like to start a family of her own. OCTOBER 11, 2021

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market sales reports Bucks/Billies - Selection 1-2: 147.50-240.00. Wethers - Selection 1: 285.00. Wethers - Selection 2: 250.00. 10/3/21 Wether Kids - Selection 1: 310.00.

10.00 higher. Slaughter nannies traded steady. Internet buying was very active. Supply was moderate with good demand. Supply included: 68% Slaughter Sheep/Lambs 70.00-90.00 † (0% Wooled & Shorn, 68% Hair Breeds, 5% Ewes, 25% Midwest - High Plains Direct Slaughter Cattle † Hair Ewes, 2% Hair Bucks); 12% Feeder Goats (100% Benton County Sale Barn - Siloam Springs None Reported 5 Area (Tx-Ok, Ks, Neb, Ia, Colo, Nm, Mn) Kids); 19% Slaughter Goats (45% Kids, 36% Nannies/ Norwood, Mo. • Producers Auction Yards Sheep/Goat 9/25/21 Cattlemen’s Livestock Auction 68.00-88.00* Live Basis Sales Over 80% Choice Does, 11% Bucks/Billies, 2% Wethers, 7% Wether Kids); Not Reported † Cleburne County Livestock Auction - Heber Springs Receipts: 1,102 Steers: 120.00-125.00 ; wtd. avg. price 122.44. 1% Replacement Goats (100% Nannies/Does). County Line Sale Barn - Ratcliff 70.00 † Compared to the last sale slaughter lambs traded 9.00 Heifers: 120.50-124.00 ; wtd. avg. price 122.42. Slaughter Sheep/Lambs: Decatur Livestock Auction Not Reported* 13.00 higher. Feeder kid goats traded 8.00 - 10.00 lower Dressed Basis Sales - Over 80% Choice Not Reported* Farmer’s & Ranchers - Vinita while slaughter kid goats traded 5.00 - 10.00 lower. Sup- Wooled & Shorn - Good 1-2: 150.00. Steers: 193.00-193.00; wtd. avg. price 193.00. Hair Breeds - Choice and Prime 1-3: 250.00-335.00. 60.00-75.00* Farmers Regional Sale Barn ply was moderate with good demand. Supply included: Heifers: 193.00-193.00; wtd. avg. price 193.00. Fort Smith Stockyards 50.00-94.00* 50% Slaughter Sheep/Lambs (79% Hair Breeds, 17% Hair Hair Breeds - Choice 1-3: 220.00-250.00. Hair Breeds - Good 1-2: 170.00-210.00. Four State Stockyards 63.00-91.00* Ewes, 3% Hair Bucks); 11% Replacement Sheep/Lambs Ewes - Cull and Utility 1-2: 65.00-82.50. I-40 Livestock - Ozark 60.00-93.00 † (96% Hair Ewes, 4% Families); 12% Feeder Goats (100% Hair Ewes - Utility and Good 1-3: 102.50-165.00. Joplin Regional Stockyards 69.00-108.00 † Kids); 24% Slaughter Goats (61% Kids, 20% Nannies/ Hair Ewes - Cull and Utility 1-2: 65.00-95.00. Mid-State Stockyards 95.00* Does, 9% Bucks/Billies, 10% Wether Kids); 3% ReplaceBuffalo, Mo. • Buffalo Livestock Market Sheep/Goat 9/28/21 Hair Bucks - 1-2: 130.00-205.00. North Arkansas Livestock - Green Forest 74.00-95.50 † ment Goats (100% Nannies/Does). Hair Bucks - 2-3: 105.00. Receipts: 921 71.00-93.00 † OKC West - El Reno Slaughter Sheep/Lambs: Feeder Goats: Another large crowd was on hand for this September 63.00-85.00 † Ouachita Livestock Auction - Ola Hair Breeds - Choice and Prime 1-3: 260.00-325.00. Kids - Selection 1: 305.00-420.00. sale. Compared to last month slaughter lambs traded Ozarks Regional Stockyards 65.00-100.00 † Hair Breeds - Choice 1-3: 235.00-255.00. Kids - Selection 2: 215.00-297.50. 20.00 - 40.00 higher. Slaughter ewes traded 20.00 higher. Hair Breeds - Good 1-2: 180.00-200.00. Stilwell Livestock Auction 68.00-75.00* Kids - Selection 3: 175.00-210.00. Feeder kid goats traded steady to 10.00 higher. Slaughter Hair Ewes - Good 2-3: 160.00-240.00. Tulsa Livestock Auction 79.00-94.00 † Slaughter Goats: kid goats traded 30.00 to 45.00 higher. Supply moderate Hair Ewes - Utility and Good 1-3: 105.00-150.00. Welch Stockyards 85.00-108.00* Kids - Selection 1: 300.00-400.00. with very good demand. Supply included: 59% Slaughter Hair Bucks - 1-2: 115.00-165.00. Kids - Selection 2: 210.00-295.00. 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 Sheep/Lambs (6% Wooled & Shorn, 69% Hair Breeds, 1% Replacement Sheep/Lambs: Kids - Selection 3: 140.00-205.00. Ewes, 20% Hair Ewes, 1% Bucks, 4% Hair Bucks); 13% Hair Ewes - Small and Medium 1-2: 185.00-320.00. Replacement Sheep/Lambs (91% Hair Ewes, 9% Hair Families - Small and Medium 1-2 w/<20 lbs lamb: 270.00- Nannies/Does - Selection 1-2: 145.00-260.00. Nannies/Does- Selection 2-3: 132.50. Bucks); 6% Feeder Goats (100% Kids); 23% Slaughter 450.00. Bucks/Billies - Selection 1-2: 160.00-280.00. Goats (71% Kids, 21% Nannies/Does, 4% Bucks/Billies, Feeder Goats: (Week of 9/26/21 to 10/2/21) Wethers - Selection 1: 310.00. 3% Wethers, 2% Wether Kids). Kids - Selection 1: 300.00-410.00. † Arkansas Cattle Auction -Searcy None Reported Wether Kids - Selection 1: 305.00. Slaughter Sheep/Lambs: Kids - Selection 2: 210.00-295.00. 15.00-63.50 † Ash Flat Livestock Wether Kids - Selection 2: 260.00. Wooled & Shorn - Choice and Prime 1-3: 225.00-270.00. Kids - Selection 3: 200.00. None Reported † Benton County Sale Barn - Siloam Springs Replacement Goats: Wooled & Shorn - Choice 1-3: 200.00-205.00. Slaughter Goats: Cattlemen’s Livestock Auction 40.00-71.00* 4 Nannies/Does - Selection 1-2: 280.00. Hair Breeds - Choice and Prime 1-3: 250.00-340.00. Kids - Selection 1: 280.00-330.00. Cleburne County Livestock Auction - Heber Springs Not Reported † Hair Breeds - Choice 1-3: 190.00-265.00. Kids - Selection 2: 225.00-285.00. 26.00-65.00 † County Line Sale - Ratcliff Hair Breeds - Good 1-2: 180.00-182.50. Nannies/Does - Selection 1-2: 160.00-250.00. National Sheep Summary 10/1/21 Not Reported* Decatur Livestock Auction Ewes - Good 2-3: 175.00. Bucks/Billies - Selection 1-2: 195.00-255.00. Not Reported* Compared to last week slaughter lambs sold mostly Farmer’s & Ranchers - Vinita Hair Ewes - Good 2-3: 170.00-215.00. Wether Kids - Selection 1: 340.00. 10.00-15.00 lower, except at New Holland, PA where they 30.00-58.00* Farmers Regional Sale Barn Hair Ewes - Utility and Good 1-3: 110.00-145.00. Wether Kids - Selection 2: 235.00-275.00. were 10.00-20.00 higher. Slaughter ewes were mostly 10.00-65.50* Fort Smith Hair Ewes - Cull and Utility 1-2: 75.00. Replacement Goats: 5.00-15.00 lower. Feeder lambs were 20.00-35.00 lower. Four State Stockyardss 20.00-72.00* Bucks - 1-2: 100.00. Nannies/Does Selection 1-2: 230.00-500.00. At San Angelo, TX 6,585 head sold. No sales in Equity I-40 Livestock - Ozark 22.00-60.00 † Hair Bucks - 1-2: 127.50-220.00. Cooperative Auction. In direct trading slaughter ewes Joplin Regional Stockyards 24.00-79.00 † Replacement Sheep/Lambs: Diamond, Mo. • TS White Sheep/Goat 9/23/21 and feeder lambs were not tested. 3,079 lamb carcasses Mid-State Stockyards 76.00* Hair Ewes - Small and Medium 1-2: 220.00-280.00. Receipts: 1,072 traded with no trend due to confidentiality. All sheep sold North Arkansas Livestock 33.00-68.50 † 3 Hair Bucks - Small and Medium 1-2: 240.00. Compared to the last sale slaughter lambs traded 10.00 per hundred weight (CWT) unless specified. 44.00-79.50 † 4 OKC West - El Reno Feeder Goats: 22.00 higher. Slaughter ewes traded steady to 9.00 † 23.00-70.00 2 Ouachita Livestock Kids - Selection 1: 295.00-360.00. higher. Feeder and slaughter kid goats traded steady to Ozarks Regional Kids - Selection 2: 200.00-270.00. 20.00-80.00 † Stilwell Livestock Auction Slaughter Goats: 3 38.00-63.00* Kids - Selection 1: 285.00-345.00. Tulsa Livestock Auction 47.00-69.00 † Kids - Selection 2: 230.00-280.00. Welch Stockyards 52.00-85.00* Nannies/Does - Selection 1-2: 157.50-245.00.

slaughter

bulls

(Week of 9/26/21 to 10/2/21)

Arkansas Cattle Auction - Searcy Ash Flat Livestock

64.00-87.00 †

beef

sheep &

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.

110

stocker & feeder County Line Sale Ratcliff✝ 9/29/21 330

Decatur Livestock*

9/29/21 1,107

Cleburne County Livestock✝ ---------

Uneven

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Uneven

160.00-177.00 142.00-167.00 121.00-158.00 119.00-149.00 120.00-137.00

140.00-200.00 141.00-160.00 139.00-159.00 130.00-140.00 132.00-141.00

140.00-183.00 130.00-167.00 130.00-162.00 120.00-156.00 120.00-140.00

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129.00-155.00 122.00-151.00 125.00-155.00 138.00-147.00 122.00-126.00

156.00 135.00-150.00 124.00-126.00 105.00-122.00 100.00-113.00

149.00 140.00-154.00 123.00-144.00 120.00-124.50 -----

153.00-179.00 140.00-170.00 120.00-143.00 125.00-134.00 116.00-130.00

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133.00-140.00 110.00-140.00 125.00-135.50 105.00-128.00 100.00-115.00

149.00-155.00 120.00-149.00 120.00-142.00 110.00-128.00 100.00-123.50

135.00-151.00 122.00-147.00 125.00-148.00 124.00-141.00 124.00-132.00

120.00-145.00 115.00-146.00 110.00-144.00 105.00-134.00 100.00-131.00

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120.00-129.00 121.00-135.00 120.00-135.00 123.00-138.00 124.00

Ark. Cattle Auction, LLC - Searcy✝ 9/28/21 830

Ash Flat Livestock✝

Cattlemen’s Livestock*

10/1/21 1,852

Benton Co. - Siloam Springs✝ 9/30/21 1,696

Uneven

155.00 147.50-168.00 125.00-160.00 125.00-141.00 125.00

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Uneven

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136.00-168.00 133.00-153.00 120.00-147.00 117.00-135.00 105.00-134.00

143.00-190.00 139.00-165.00 133.00-157.00 126.00-152.00 122.00-144.00

160.00-181.00 140.00-169.00 145.00-162.00 140.00-165.00 142.00-155.00

135.00-161.00 132.50-160.00 116.00-145.00 122.00-140.00 115.00-139.00

194.00-205.00 175.00-182.00 ----161.00-167.00 150.00-163.00

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150.00-179.00 145.00-170.00 138.00-154.00 128.00-148.00 115.00-130.00

--------115.00-130.00 110.00-127.00 98.00-114.00

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100.00-133.00 117.00-131.00 116.00-128.00 108.00-124.00 90.00-120.00

127.00-170.00 129.00-148.00 124.00-140.00 116.00-134.00 -----

125.00-145.00 125.00-149.00 120.00-141.00 118.00-138.00 118.00-133.00

120.00-138.00 120.00-134.00 110.00-135.00 110.00-137.00 90.00-133.00

----149.00-152.00 144.00-147.00 142.50-154.00 137.00-144.00

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Farmer’s & Ranchers Vinita, Okla.* ---------

NOT REPORTED

Steers, Med. & Lg. 1

NOT REPORTED

cows

NONE REPORTED

goats

NOT REPORTED

slaughter

cattle

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150. 110. 115. 100 100

100 100 100 95. 90.

$240 $200

Arkansas Cattle Auction - Searcy

Ouachita Livestock Auction - Ola Ozarks Regional Stilwell Livestock Auction Tulsa Livestock Auction Welch Stockyards

7.11

7.09

12.02

11.66

7.16

6 5.58

0 Blyt

le hevil

Hele

5.56

Elain

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Little

May 21 June 21

1100

Roc

** 151.00

*** *** 152.08 145.40

500

1000.00-1150.00 †

135.33

172.06

147.89

None Reported †

160.12

142.00 **

Not Reported † Not Reported * Not Reported *

172.01 142.22 141.60

** **

** 171.30

147.61 145.49

160.88

None Reported * 142.65

None Reported †

123.37 **

144.36

159.74 152.65

2000

2500

134.47

* 137.35 139.84

OKC West - El Reno, Okla.✝ 9/28/21 5,740

Ouachita Livestock Ola✝ 9/28/21 492

Ozarks Regional West Plains✝ 9/28/21 3,267

Stilwell Livestock Auction* 9/29/21 654

Tulsa Livestock Auction✝ 9/27/21 3,864

Welch Stockyards*

129.24

2-20 Lower

Uneven

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Uneven

St-4 Higher

Uneven

St-12 Lower

5-9 Lower

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0-181.00 -169.00 -162.00 -165.00 -155.00

135.00-161.00 132.50-160.00 116.00-145.00 122.00-140.00 115.00-139.00

194.00-205.00 175.00-182.00 ----161.00-167.00 150.00-163.00

150.00-230.00 110.00-185.00 115.00-175.00 100.00-160.00 100.00-145.00

156.00-187.00 145.00-166.00 136.00-160.00 142.00-154.50 141.00-143.50

174.00-197.50 177.00-178.00 150.00-162.00 142.00-163.00 153.00-163.50

169.00-197.00 151.00-166.00 135.00-148.00 135.00 128.00-133.00

171.00-175.00 157.00-184.00 143.00-165.00 143.00-161.00 144.00-151.00

158.00-177.00 159.00-176.00 140.00-155.00 123.00-137.00 120.00-132.00

187.00-207.00 170.00-196.00 156.50-170.00 147.00-159.50 137.50-151.50

170.00-184.00 165.00-187.00 145.00-164.00 145.00-157.00 140.00-147.00

-179.00 -170.00 -154.00 -148.00 -130.00

--------115.00-130.00 110.00-127.00 98.00-114.00

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154.00-178.000 135.00-150.00 129.00-136.00 110.00-132.00 113.00-128.00

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145.00-182.00 134.00-153.00 129.00-139.00 120.00-131.00 111.00-120.00

----143.00 --------132.00

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169.00-180.00 160.00-181.00 140.00-156.50 137.00-152.50 115.00-126.00

160.00-176.00 135.00-157.00 125.00-140.00 115.00-126.00 90.00-117.00

126.51

144.57

123.26 129.38

147.85

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165.51

146.03

164.34

146.74

145.70

132.53 **

151.81

161.63

134.54

146.20 * 142.23 135.84 139.00

100.00-185.00 100.00-162.00 100.00-152.00 95.00-146.00 90.00-135.00

131.00-140.00 130.00-144.00 124.00-138.00 120.00-135.00 127.00-128.00

142.00-151.00 143.00-173.00 130.00-162.00 130.00-160.00 143.00-153.50

125.00-138.00 121.00-131.00 119.00-135.00 118.00-131.00 115.00-127.00

152.00-163.00 140.00-155.00 130.00-149.00 136.00-146.50 140.00-143.00

126.00-138.00 121.00-137.00 115.00-136.00 111.00-128.00 109.00-119.00

145.00-156.00 144.00-156.00 129.00-142.50 130.00-142.50 130.00-144.50

140.00-159.00 130.00-151.00 128.00-152.00 128.00-147.00 130.00-144.00

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145.35 124.00 123.73 125.77

145.70

131.61

146.38

133.86 134.21

159.25 158.87

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149.20 126.18

130.00

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133.25 130.00

prices

120.00-138.00 120.00-134.00 110.00-135.00 110.00-137.00 90.00-133.00

152.50 130.79

147.38

None Reported †

1500

134.43 *

2100

975.00-1310.00 * 700.00-1100.00 †

1000

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153.04 **

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Aug. 21 Sept. 21

Ash Flat Cleburne El Reno Green Forest Joplin Ouachita Ozark Ratcliff Searcy Siloam Springs West Plains Tulsa

pairs

800.00-1000.00 † 1000.00-1200.00 †

Welch Stockyards

1600

July 21

heifers 550-600 LBS.

Week of 9/12/21

600

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5.49

Osc

Apr. 21

Week of 9/19/21

Sorghum

18 12.03

Ash Flat Cleburne El Reno Green Forest Joplin Ouachita Ozark Ratcliff Searcy Siloam Springs West Plains Tulsa

560.00-925.00 † 640.00-1400.00*

Arkansas Cattle Auction - Searcy Ash Flat Livestock 725.00-1000.00 † Benton County Sale Barn - Siloam Springs Cattlemen’s Livestock Auction 1100.00 * Cleburne County Livestock Auction County Line Sale 625.00-1300.00 † Decatur Livestock Auction Farmer’s & Ranchers - Vinita Farmers Regional Sale Barn 700.00-1200.00 * 1375.00 * Fort Smith Stockyards 800.00-1250.00 * Four State Stockyards I-40 Livestock - Ozark 850.00 † Joplin Regional Stockyards 880.00-1200.00 †

12.06

Feb. 21 Mar. 21

Week of 9/26/21

st week slaughter lambs sold mostly r, except at New Holland, PA where they 0 higher. Slaughter ewes were mostly . Feeder lambs were 20.00-35.00 lower. TX 6,585 head sold. No sales in Equity ction. In direct trading slaughter ewes s were not tested. 3,079 lamb carcasses rend due to confidentiality. All sheep sold ight (CWT) unless specified.

Jan. 21

steers 550-600 LBS.

710.00 †

cow/calf

Daily Report 10/5/21 Corn

Oct. 20 Nov. 20 Dec. 20

100

avg. grain prices Soft Wheat

$80

275.00-1150.00 † 800.00-1100.00 *

(Week of 9/26/21 to 10/2/21)

10/1/21

$120

Week of 9/5/21

10/1/21

Cheese: Barrels closed at $1.7450 and 40# blocks at $1.8500. The weekly average for barrels is $1.6910 (+0.0950) and blocks, $1.7970 (+0.0740). Fluid Milk/Cream: With seasonally cooler weather, milk production is trending higher across much of the country. In the Southeast, milk supplies are tight. Processing demands are being fulfilled, in some cases, by milk loads coming from other regions. Demand for Class I milk varies, in some regions demand is high, while demand is slowing in others where school pipelines have refilled. Cream markets are mixed. Class II demand is holding steady throughout the West. In the East the cream multiple range has tightened this week, while the range has expanded in the West. Condensed skim markets are stable, as sales in the East are, reportedly, steady to higher. Staffing concerns and transportation issues are causing difficulties across all regions. Butter makers in the East and in the Midwest are running seasonally lighter churning schedules. F.O.B. cream multiples for all classes are 1.32-1.46 in the East, 1.30-1.40 in the Midwest, and 1.00-1.31 in the West. SPOT PRICES OF CLASS II CREAM: $ PER POUND BUTTERFAT, F.O.B., producing plants, Midwestern U.S. - $2.3383 - $2.4430.

Soybeans

mmary

None Reported †

550.00-850.00 † Ash Flat Livestock Benton County Sale Barn - Siloam Springs None Reported † Cattlemen’s Livestock Auction 1175.00 * Cleburne County Livestock Auction - Heber Springs Not Reported † County Line Sale - Ratcliff 60.00-81.00 † Prices reported per cwt Decatur Livestock Auction Not Reported* Farmer’s & Ranchers - Vinita Not Reported * Farmers Regional Sale Barn 600.00-900.00 * Fort Smith Stockyards None Reported * Four State Stockyards - Exeter 750.00-1100.00 * I-40 Livestock - Ozark 500.00-1025.00 † Joplin Regional Stockyards 800.00-1175.00 † Mid-State Stockyards 650.00-1350.00 * North Arkansas Livestock - Green Forest 700.00-1260.00 † 1000.00-1400.00 † OKC West - El Reno

dairy sales

National Dairy Market at a Glance

$160

Prices reported per per cwtcwt Prices reported

Week of 9/12/21

1: 300.00-400.00. 2: 210.00-295.00. 3: 140.00-205.00. Selection 1-2: 145.00-260.00. Selection 2-3: 132.50. Selection 1-2: 160.00-280.00. ion 1: 310.00. election 1: 305.00. election 2: 260.00. oats: Selection 1-2: 280.00.

cows

(Week of 9/26/21 to 10/2/21)

Week of 9/19/21

1: 305.00-420.00. 2: 215.00-297.50. 3: 175.00-210.00.

replacement

Week of 9/26/21

aughter nannies traded steady. Internet active. Supply was moderate with good included: 68% Slaughter Sheep/Lambs horn, 68% Hair Breeds, 5% Ewes, 25% Hair Bucks); 12% Feeder Goats (100% ghter Goats (45% Kids, 36% Nannies/ /Billies, 2% Wethers, 7% Wether Kids); Goats (100% Nannies/Does). /Lambs: n - Good 1-2: 150.00. hoice and Prime 1-3: 250.00-335.00. hoice 1-3: 220.00-250.00. ood 1-2: 170.00-210.00. Utility 1-2: 65.00-82.50. ity and Good 1-3: 102.50-165.00. l and Utility 1-2: 65.00-95.00. : 130.00-205.00. : 105.00.

Week of 9/5/21

les reports

-145.00 -149.00 -141.00 -138.00 -133.00

550-600 lb. steers

12 Month Avg. -

✝ USDA Reported * Independently Reported

110 130 150 170 190 210 * No price reported in weight break **USDA Failed To Report *** No Sale - Weather Prices Based on Weighted Average for Steers and Heifers 550-600 lbs.

142.74 90

110 130 150 170 190 * No price reported in weight break **USDA Failed To Report *** No Sale

Prices Based on Weighted Average for Steers and Heifers 550-600 lbs.

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stewardship program to spray fields and pastures to eliminate ragweed and other nuisance plants. His most recent battle has been against armyworms, which have caused significant damage to pastures and hayfields. Cattle are primarily on grass, but in the winter months they do receive some grain, with lactating cows receiving 2 to 3 pounds per day, per cow. Cattle are also offered a medicated mineral and free choice salt blocks. As the cattle industry has changed, Devin said he has continued to follow those changes in his herd, including offering high-quality grasses and hay, as well as selected minerals. In addition to the cattle operation, the family has also raised show pigs for the DeLozier boys, especially oldest son Dax, to show. Devin has assisted many students over the years with their swine projects as well. In his role as an ag educator, Devin also assists students with dairy cattle, goat and/or sheep projects, in addition to in-class lessons. Many of Devin’s students have won awards in the show ring with their projects. Devin has always aspired to have perfection on his ranch and instills those core values into his students and own children. The outlook for the future of ranching with the rise in technology and shift in the generations concerns Devin, including issues on the national level such as the impact of a methane immersions tax, drought and calf prices. He added that fewer young people are rushing out to work all day in the fields. Luckily, Devin’s sons are interested in becoming the fifth generation to continue the legacy, and son Dax aspires of becoming a veterinarian. Devin DeLozier is very passionate about agriculture, with his strong core values and outlook, he will continue and keep teaching anyone that will listen and you can expect the DeLozier family ranch will continue for many more generations to come. “The only way to achieve success is to work hard,” Devin said.

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As the season changes from summer to fall, livestock nutrition experts recommend producers consider a slight modification to their mineral program. It’s suggested producers incorporate a mineral supplement that’s high in magnesium, during certain times of the year. This is particularly important for cows that have just calved in the fall or spring and are grazing on cool season forages. These animals are more susceptible to grass tetany, a condition caused by a lack of magnesium in the blood. The magnesium deficit occurs due to several factors. First, a cow that has recently calved has a higher demand for magnesium due to her body using the magnesium in lactation. Cows have a greater need for magnesium during the early stages of lactation. Additionally, rapidly growing fall and spring pastures create an environment unconducive for magnesium absorption. “The cool season grasses with that lush growth in the spring, and under certain conditions in the fall, have low magnesium and high potassium,” Beth Kegley, Ph.D., cattle nutrition expert and professor, with the University of Arkansas, explained. The elevated levels of potassium in the grass hinder a cow’s ability to absorb magnesium. “When cows eat that grass, potassium directly interferes with magnesium absorption,” Kegley stated. If the magnesium level in a cow’s blood falls too low, then they may come down with grass tetany. “Grass tetany is an acute magnesium deficiency,” Kegley explained. The symptoms of grass tetany include muscle spasms, staggering, agitation and convulsions. Once symptoms start, there is little time for producers to save the animal. “It’s a condition that occurs very rapidly in a cow. So, producers will very commonly find a dead cow from grass tetany,” Kegley added. If producers catch the symptoms quickly, they can treat the cow following the recommendations of their veterinarian. Most commonly, the treatment consists of high doses of magnesium given orally or intravenously.

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Producers must act quickly to have a chance to save the animal. “Cows don’t linger for days with this,” Kegley said. “You have to catch it and treat it within hours, not days.” The best defense against grass tetany in a herd is providing a mineral mix that contains a high magnesium content. Cattle do not build up a store in their body of magnesium, they need to consume it every day. Not only does the high magnesium mineral mix need to be regularly available to fall and spring calvers, but producers should monitor the herd’s intake to make sure all their animals are eating the mineral. Kegley recommends producers provide a consistent supply of free choice mineral, year around, to keep cattle in optimal health. “There is more problem with sporadically giving mineral, than worrying about changing to a certain type of mineral,” Kegley explained. “Cattle need these minerals every day, so ideally these cattle would always have a free choice mineral available.” Nutrition experts recommend keeping an eye out to determine if cattle are consuming too much or too little mineral. If they are consuming more than they should, move the mineral feeder away from areas where the cattle congregate, eat and drink. If they are not eating enough mineral, then move the mineral closer to water, shade or areas where the herd tends to linger. During hot, dry conditions when forage is brown and crispy, cattle tend to consume less mineral. At these times, producers may want to consider moving the mineral feeder to areas where cattle will be more likely to ingest the supplements. Currently, most of the forage in the Ozarks contains decreased nutrient levels. “The grass right now that is dry and not growing is lower in potassium, phosphorus and magnesium,” Kegley said. “So, it is important to have mineral out at this time because the forage does have fewer of those major minerals that cows need.” Lastly, livestock specialists discourage producers from offering a separate mineral feeder containing solely white salt. Some cattle will only consume the white salt, therefore forgoing the commercial mineral. If producers plan to use white salt, experts recommend combining it with a mineral mix and feeding it all together.

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Keeping herds safe from the deadly plant poison During stretches of drought or a frost the likelihood of prussic acid building up in Johnsongrass increases. If livestock graze Johnsongrass containing high concentrations of prussic acid the outcome is almost always fatal. When animals ingest the Johnsongrass containing prussic acid, the plant conversions taking place in the rumen form cyanide. “The effect of cyanide in the body is it doesn’t let the hemoglobin in the blood release oxygen,” John Jennings, Ph.D., forage extension specialist and professor, with the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture explained. “It can pick up oxygen in the lungs, but it can’t release it to the tissues.” The result is the animal internally suffocates. Typically, the time period between onset of symptoms and death is extremely short. “Most of the time, if it is prussic acid poisoning, the animals are found dead and not exhibiting symptoms because it happens so rapidly,” Jennings added. The time frame is so abbreviated, it is usually not feasible for a veterinarian to make it to the animal in time for treatment. If treatment is an option, the animal is given a combination of sodium nitrite and ¬sodium thiosulfate. This must be administered intravenously at a slow rate. An animal suffering from prussic acid poisoning shows signs of anxiety, weakness, muscle twitching, convulsions and labored breathing. One of the diagnostic symptoms of an animal that has died of prussic acid poisoning is, its blood is a bright, cherry red color because it is loaded with oxygen. The chances of prussic acid poisoning occurring increase when Johnsongrass wilts due to drought or frost. During times with little or no rain, Johnsongrass thrives while other forages thin out. “In years when we have drought conditions and all the other forage is grazed off tends to be when we see the most problems; because Johnsongrass can tolerate drought and it might still be standing and catOCTOBER 11, 2021

tle tend to get into it,” Jennings stated. In addition, problems with prussic acid poisoning become more prevalent during cold snaps producing frost. The freeze causes the Johnsongrass to wilt and the prussic acid to build up. “Some low-lying fields might get frost, and the hills might not, and maybe animals are in that entire pasture, so we get need to take precautions when it comes to that time of year,” Jennings added. Preventing Prussic Acid Poisoning in Warm and Cold Weather Conditions • Do not allow cattle to graze Johnsongrass following a hay cutting or recent grazing that leaves the Johnsongrass short (12-inch total plant height or less). • If Johnsongrass is wilted from drought, wait four to seven days after a rain until the plant starts to grow again and look fresh, then turn cattle back into the pasture. • If the Johnsongrass is 18 inches or taller it is safe to graze, as long as it is not wilted. • Johnsongrass that is wilted due to a killing frost should not be grazed until the forage appears dry and brown. • If the Johnsongrass is black from freeze damage it is dangerous and should not be grazed. • Keep cattle off pastures with Johnsongrass if frost is likely. Prussic acid dissipates as the forage dries out. When Johnsongrass is cut, dried and baled for hay the amount of prussic acid dispels over time. “It is just in that wilted condition, that it is toxic. Dry hay is safe from prussic acid,” Jennings said. Prussic acid can also be found in the leaves of wild cherry trees. Producers who have wild cherry trees on their property should keep in mind that if they are trimming the wild cherry trees or if a storm breaks off some tree limbs, the wilted wild cherry tree leaves will contain a dangerous amount of prussic acid.

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Consumers today are eager to know where their food comes from and how it is produced. The growing demand for local food products opens many doors for farmers looking for new markets for their goods. “Consumers want to know more about the farmer that is producing the food they eat,” Wesley Tucker, agricultural economist with the University of Missouri Extension, said. “This creates opportunities to market yourself to consumers.” Develop a Marketing Plan: The first step toward an effective marketing strategy is developing a marketing plan. “I may be great at producing widgets, but if no one wants to buy my widgets I will go broke quickly,” Tucker added. “Developing a plan for how I will sell what I produce must be my first priority.” Know the Market: Before starting production, farmers need to evaluate their targeted market. “One of the first things they need to do is to study the market that they intend to enter,” Jennifer Lutes, agricultural business specialist with the University of Missouri Extension, said. For example, if farmers plan to sell their goods at a farmers market, then they should visit that venue, check out the products offered and analyze pricing. Collecting information will help producers determine if there is a significant profit margin for their product. Tell the Farm’s Story: When producers share the story of their farm operation, they forge opportunities to expand their market. “Another big part of marketing is consumers like to feel connected to the farm that they have bought their products from,” Lutes stated. Farmers make those connections by telling the story of their operation. For some farmers this may not come naturally, marketing isn’t always a farmers’ strong suit. However, agricultural business Ozarks Farm & Neighbor • www.ozarksfn.com

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Preparing for Winter By Cheryl Kepes

Taking steps to maximize productivity in your herd or flock It’s never too soon to start preparing for the future. This may be especially true now as producers consider what management practices to put in place this fall before the freeze of winter strikes. For farmers managing sheep or goats, this is the time to plan for breeding season. “The biggest thing about fall is preparing for breeding season,” Jennifer Lutes, agricultural business specialist with the University of Missouri Extension, said. “A lot of our producers breed to lamb or kid in March and April and so they should be gearing up for breeding.” Fall chores should include steps to get ewes or does ready to breed or flush. This could include incorporating fence lining bucks or rams in order to ramp up the ewes or does reproductive cycles. Additionally, livestock specialists recommend taking a thorough inventory of the body condition score of the animals. A solid body condition score improves reproductivity and eases the animal through harsh winter conditions. The fall is also a time to make culling decisions. “This is definitely a time to evaluate and determine who is going to be kept and bred, and who is not; using body condition score, FAMACHA and age,” Lutes added. Livestock specialists suggest the first step in determining which animals to keep and which to cull is identifying which animals are meeting basic herd or flock criteria. “Really what I like to look at is we cull the obvious first,” Lutes explained. “Anybody who is not sound, anybody who has a poor body condition score and not keeping up with the rest, anybody who has not lambed or kid, or is not getting pregnant.” Once those standards have been evaluated, it is time to identify the best and worst performers in the herd or flock. A proven method for determining which animals are at the top of the operation and which are at the bottom is to analyze production records. If producers keep production records throughout the year, then they will have OCTOBER 11, 2021

data to help them make additional culling decisions. Production records should monitor an animal’s reproductive and maternal performance. Producers need to document information such as the number of lambs or kids the ewe or doe has had in the past and her ability to rear her offspring on her own. Additional data to record could include the dam’s lambs’ or kids’ growth rates compared to the others in the flock or herd. “Those are the kind of production records I like to see because when we have that information, then we can keep or cull productive dams that aren’t keeping up with everybody else,” Lutes stated. During the fall, producers may also want to think about when they plan to sell their animals. “From a business perspective we are in pretty much the market lows for pricing,” Lutes added. “This is a time of year that people sell their animals and so supply is generally high and demand doesn’t generally keep up this time of year.” Lutes encourages producers to keep animals at least until January, February or March. If they have the ability to keep their animals through the winter, and wait until April to sell, they will reach the market highs. According to ag business experts, the market highs for sheep and goats tend to be during the month of April. The market starts to be more positive beginning in December and then it increases until April. “So, if they have the ability to hold these animals and not sell them until December or later, they will actually be on the positive side of the average annual price,” Lutes said. Producers will want to consider feeding costs through the winter and balance those costs with getting a higher price for their animal closer to spring. The condition of fields and amount of rainfall are important factors that impact selling decisions. “If they have the ability to hold those animals now without it costing them a lot, then it is beneficial,” Lutes said.

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Articles inside

Be prussic acid aware

Circle K Angus Farm goes beyond organic

Avoiding deficiencies

Devin DeLozier and his family strive to excellent genetics

Eye on Agribusiness highlights Jay Feed and More

The A&M Railroad offers a window seat to history in the Ozarks

Jody Harris – Big changes

Josie Kelly found her passion for agriculture