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Residents of the Ozarks honored: Several area residents were recently inducted into the Missouri 4-H Hall of Fame. Inductees were nominated by their respective counties for outstanding volunteer work in local 4-H programs.

Those inducted from the Ozarks were: Butch and the late Vickie Rush (Barton County), Janice Cooper (Greene County), the late George and Ruth Kolpin (Jasper County) and the late Jean Haner (Vernon County).

New North American Limousin regional manager: North American Limousin Foundation has announced the hiring of Andy Rest, Billings, Mont., as a regional manager. Rest will cover a territory of the Midwest and western U.S., including Oklahoma and Missouri.

Greene County 4-H members honored: Matt Bowie and Cara Driskell were named the “Best of the Best” in Greene County 4-H during the regional 4-H Pie Auction and Cake Wars, which was hosted by the Greene County 4-H Foundation.

New Youth Development Specialist: Mike Coffey is the new 4-H Youth Development Specialist for Newton, Barry and McDonald counties. He is headquartered in Newton County.

Coffey earned a bachelor’s from Southwestern College in Winfield, Kan., and a master’s from Saint Paul’s School of Theology in Kansas City, Kan. Missouri cattle producers referendum: The Missouri Director of Agriculture has received a petition from the Missouri Beef Industry Council Board of Directors to conduct a referendum of Missouri cattle producers, to establish a $1 per head state beef checkoff assessment. A public hearing will be held at 10 a.m. on Dec. 9 at the Missouri Electric Cooperatives building on the Missouri State Fairgrounds, 2503 W. 16th Street, Sedalia, Mo. At this hearing, all interested persons will have the opportunity to voice their opinions regarding the referendum to establish a $1 per head state beef checkoff assessment. After the hearing, the Director of Agriculture may approve the petition to conduct a referendum. If the director determines that a referendum should be held, cattle producers will be required to register in order to vote. If the referendum is held, registration of producers is scheduled to begin on Jan, 4, 2016 and close on March 4, 2016.

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Fair Grove student honored: Jessica Cobban of Fair Grove was awarded the Orscheln’s scholarship in the amount of $1,000 at the Missouri 4-H Foundation’s Scholarship and Awards Banquet in Columbia, Mo. Cobban, the daughter of Matt and Jean Cobban, is a freshman at Missouri State University.

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e have a teenager living in our house once revonagain worCas,yrrtwo eJ yB weeks ago, through CIEE, we welcomed a foreign exchange Jerry Crownover farms student into our home for the in Lawrence County. He school year and it is proving to be an adventure is a former professor of for both him and us.

Agriculture Education at Riccardo is from Italy and will be attending Missouri State University, the local high school; graduating next May. and is an author and Being from a large city, this is his first experiprofessional speaker. ence with living in a rural area, not to mention To contact Jerry, go to the fact that, until now, he had never set foot ozarksfn.com and click on a farm. Luckily, the young man speaks pretty on ‘Contact Us.’ good English, since I only know two words in Italian. And I say two very loosely, because ciao translates as both hello and goodbye.

Even though Riccardo’s English is very good, he sometimes doesn’t know the right word (especially relating to farm terminology), so he will occasionally use the Italian word(s) if he doesn’t know the proper English translation. This was evident on our trip home from the airport when, as we passed farm after farm, he kept saying, “Balle di fieno!” Trying to be the good host parent, I would simply nod and smile.

I was amused because it reminded me of my one and only visit to a real Italian restaurant a few years ago in a large American city. Reading from a menu written in Italian, and speaking to a waiter who seemed to be Italian, I ordered an item that I’m pretty sure sounded like, “Blah, blah, blah,” to him.

The patient and courteous waiter wrote down my order on his pad, as he smiled and nodded. Sometime later, he returned with a dish that looked like glorified macaroni and cheese and said, “Signore, here is your blah, blah, blah. Enjoy!” It was delicious.

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hile perusing through social media the other day, I came across a post about a new “milk beverage” that is promoting less Julie Turner-Crawford sugar, fewer calories and more is a native of Dallas calcium than “regular” milk, so I thought I would County, Mo., where she do a little research. grew up on her family’s First stop, the nutrition label of low-fat milk farm. She is a graduate and the label of the milk beverage. The milk of Missouri State beverage has only 20 fewer calories than low-fat University. To contact milk and has 8 grams of sugar, which is 4 grams Julie, call 1-866-532-1960 less that its low-fat milk counterpart. The beveror by email at editor@ age also claims to have 45 percent of the drinkozarksfn.com. er’s daily calcium needs, based on a 2,000-calorie diet, while milk has 30 percent. The “milk beverage” appears to be a “healthy alternative” to low-fat milk, but looks can be deceiving.

Looking further at the label, the “milk beverage” has 4 percent of the daily intake of total fat (including 8 percent saturated fat) and 10 mg, or 4 percent, of the daily allowance of cholesterol, based on that 2,000-calorie diet. Low-fat milk contains zero percent total fat and less that 5 mg of cholesterol, or less than 2 percent of the daily allowance. The milk substitute also has more sodium, as well as less protein and less vitamins A and C. So, is the “milk beverage” any healthier? Doesn’t appear so, but – in the words of some of the best TV pitchmen in infomercial history – Wait, there’s more!

For me the real truth comes in the ingredient list.

The first ingredient in the milk beverage is water, followed by low-fat milk, sugar, calcium carbonate, salt, gellan gum, “natural flavors” and vitamin D3. The ingredient list on low-fat milk is milk, vitamin A palmitate and vitamin D. Now, let’s break some of the more complicated ingredients in both down; first, calcium carbonate.

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Continued from Previous Page According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, calcium carbonate is found in nature as calcite and aragonite, and in plant ashes, bones and shells, and is used especially in making lime and Portland cement, and as a gastric antacid and a calcium supplement. Gellan gum, according to foodadditives.org, is a water-soluble anionic polysaccharide produced by the bacterium Sphingomonas elodea (formerly Pseudomonas elodea). It is primarily used as a gelling or thickening agent. It can be used in fortified beverages to suspend protein, minerals, vitamins, fiber and pulp, and suspends milk solids in diluted milk drinks.

In low-fat milk, vitamin A palmitate is the form of vitamin A found naturally in animal sources and also produced synthetically, according to the website livewell.com, and is used to fortify foods such as dairy products that have lost vitamin A palmitate in processing. Vitamin A palmitate supplements in liquid, powder and pill form are used to treat vitamin A deficiency.

In my non-expert opinion, for a product that is being marketed as a healthier choice for milk drinkers, the milk beverage doesn’t sound too yummy or healthy.

Something else I find troubling with this product is that the makers are trying to market the concoction as an alternative to milk, but it is milk, just a little watered down with salt, sugar and some other stuff.

It’s kind of disheartening that a company is trying to alter one of the most

natural and healthy products available today and call it better than the original.

This isn’t the first time that a “new” product has made its to way grocers’ shelves, and it won’t be the last. There’s almond milk, soy milk, cashew milk, coconut milk, rice milk and even hemp milk available to consumers and now the “milk beverage.”

Funny how they all want to replace milk, but they keep the word “milk” out there for everyone to see. These products are also very low in or have no protein. Protein is needed for building muscles and repairing them. Studies also show that a person’s body can’t burn or use fat properly without protein, so for those who are concerned about their weight, skipping the milk might not be such a great idea.

There are benefits to the other forms of milk, such as allowing those who may have dairy allergies to enjoy a milk-like drink, and those producers who raise almonds, soybeans, rice and hemp have additional buyers for their products, but I will stick with the real stuff.

After all, there are dairy farm families across the Ozarks who are depending on me each time I go to the store.

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Mother-daughter duo focuses on genetics at C/S Cattle in Howell County, Mo. When Cindy Ulm was studying animal science in college in California, she was considering a career as a veterinarian. She probably never thought she would end up, raising Black Angus in the Ozarks.

However, the lady who has called Howell County, Mo., home for the past 21 years, living outside of the tiny town of Pomona, Mo., with her two boys, 9-year-

Cindy Ulm, pictured, and her mother, Shirley Jauntz, moved to the Ozarks from California and started C/S cattle.

cattle. Years ago, when we first came here, the talk around town was that two women from California were buying Doc Walters’ old place but now after all this time it has settled down and we are still here, 21 years later.”

She continued, “We started with 640 acres and have been able to add to that over the years. We have our own production sale, right here on the farm

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each spring, where we sell about 40 to old Daniel and 4-year-old Matthew, has 50 bulls and 40 to 50 females. Our next sale will be in April. Most of our buyers done exactly that.

She raises 250 predominately Black An- come from Missouri and Arkansas, but gus cattle, both registered and commer- we also draw people from Texas, Mississippi, Iowa and Tennessee cial, on nearly 1,200 acres at C/S Cattle.

“We can’t expand too much more “It’s just something that from where we are right now, but our has always been in our numbers are good so I think we’ll blood,” she said. “I grew up stay right about where we are. around this and was always We have a few horses and a pony. in 4-H and FFA. My mom, The kids have a laying hen Shirley Jautz, has always been project. With kids, there is involved, too. She is a nurse Pomona, Mo. always something extra going anesthetist and when she is on,” she laughed. home, she also helps with the OCTOBER 12, 2015

As far as someone who is looking to go into this type of business today, Cindy admitted it is not easy, but it certainly is possible.

“Life here is definitely different than other places,” she said with a smile.

“The way we manage grass here, with the fescue, it is totally different than California, for instance. When we came here, we brought 30 or so animals with us, but we learned quickly that while some of them could tolerate the change, others couldn’t take the heat or the endophyte toxicity here. Sometimes, moving livestock from one part of the country to another, does not work out the way you planned. No matter what you do, you have to be able to change with the environment and adapt. What works one place won’t necessarily work somewhere else.”

Cindy said her emphasis now is to concentrate on pasture improvements and better genetics. She uses rotational grazing and extensive weed control in her pastures.

“We use a lot of artificial insemination and do embryo transfer work, which helps us utilize and strive for superior genetics.

That improves our cattle and our sales.”

While moving to Missouri from California was a big step for Cindy and her mother, raising her boys on a farm in the Ozarks makes all the changes worthwhile.

“It is a good way of life, teaching true responsibility to my boys and they love it,” she said. “This is Daniel’s first year in 4-H and Matthew was all excited a couple weeks ago about making out an ear tag for one of the new calves. Now, it is not the most legible of the tags out there, but I know which one it is. They help out, checking on the cattle and with other chores and they are good help.”

And with a proud mother’s smile, it is clear that Cindy Ulm is content with her choice in location and life in Ozark agriculture.

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Childhood days on the farm prompted retired police officer to return to his roots Some of David Crews’ fondest childhood memories are of hanging out at his grandmother’s farm.

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David and Gail’s 7-year-old granddaughter, Avery, lives with them at Hazy Hollow Farm. The Crews’ goats are hands-down Avery’s favorite part about the farm.

“They are pretty, nice and I can tame them,” said Avery proudly. In fact, the purebred French Alpine herd is the shining star of Hazy Hollow.

“Some of the bloodlines we have here, we have had since 1976,” said David. Some of

David, a retired lieutenant with the the does and bucks in their 60-head herd Springfield Police Department, and have national champion bloodlines.

The Alpine breed is known for its exGail, a retired reading specialist, longed cellent milk production. According to for a more “self-sufficient” lifestyle.

“What I am looking at is you can grow the Alpines International Club, Alpine your own food and know what you’re milk also has a high cheese yield because of its good butterfat and protein content. getting,” said David Crews.

Hazy Hollow also raises LaMancha Hazy Hollow Farm encomdairy goats. The Crewses typically passes all aspects of farm milk 21 goats twice a day. Gail living. The Crews family hooks up one doe to the milktends to a large, raised-bed ing machine and then milks garden, fruit trees, chickens, Walnut another doe by hand. By folGalloway beef cattle, Ossabaw Grove, Mo. lowing that process, Gail pigs, ducks, LaMancha and Alcan get two goats milked at pine goats and a guard turkey the same time. David and for good measure.

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meet your neighbors Gail use the goat milk to make cheese “Research shows that lespedeza is someand to drink. what of a natural wormer. The biggest killA couple of years ago, the Crews fam- er of goats is parasites. If you don’t manage ily tried something new with their goat that you won’t be successful,” said David. milk; they fed it to their pigs.

The Crewses manage almost all their own “We started a milk ration and, lo and veterinary work. David attends AI refresher behold, things went real well,” ex- schools to keep his skills sharp. Though plained David. they have 10 bucks, Hazy Hollow occasionThe Crewses are satisfied with the growth ally uses AI to keep some of their favorite and final product of their Ossabaw pigs bloodlines thriving. on the milk ration. The Crewses recently “Buying a new buck can be expensive. found yet another use for the goat milk.

If you can buy a straw or two of semen it “The last couple of years we have sold is more economical,” explained David. milk to feed orphan foals,” said Gail.

In addition to the relationships with othThrough the years of raising Alpines er breeders they have forged through the and LaManchas, the years, the Crewses rely Crewses discovered on their farm website they should vary to attract buyers. what type of hay they “There is a demand feed their kids, does for the Alpines. We Buying a new buck and bucks. have a website all can be expensive. If “We buy top quality our goats are listed hay for the kids. They you can buy a straw or on. People can go on get straight alfalfa that two of semen it is more there and see what tests 21-percent prowe have,” said David. economical. tein,” said David. As At times the Crews– David Crews for the bucks, the ales have had goat falfa contains too much calcium, so they breeders from the other side of the country get a crab grass/orchard grass mix. inquiring about Hazy Hollow’s Alpines.

Hazy Hollow Farm made the switch to “We had someone come in from Caliinclude crab grass hay in their goats’ diet fornia because they could transport the after David went to a grazing school. goats from here to California for cheaper “A few years ago, when alfalfa was so than they could buy the goats in Califorexpensive, I learned about the crab grass nia,” said David. protein value,” explained David.

Throughout his life, David has kept a Though initially Hazy Hollow saw a connection to farming. Though there is dip in milk production, it didn’t take still much work to do to get Hazy Hollong for the does to return to their origi- low the way he would like it, he is gratenal yields. The Crewses also feed their ful every day for the love his grandmothdoes hay that contains lespedeza. er instilled in him for farm life.

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Ozark Mountain Popcorn has been serving up gourmet popcorn since 1966 Ozark Mountain Popcorn has been popping its way across the region for nearly 50 years, offering a variety of candy-coated, gourmet, Missouri-grown popcorn.

The headquarters of Ozark Mountain Popcorn can be found nestled among two other businesses at Chestnut Expressway and Benton Avenue in Springfield, Mo., but the business pops millions of popcorn kernels every day, then coats the popped corn with flavors such as banana, garlic parmesan, blueberries and cream, dill pickle, mint chocolate and strawberry. For the “popcorn purists,” there is also buttered.

Store employee Danielle Wright said the Phil Swanson family bought the business in 1997 from Bob and Karen McCoy. The Swansons have owned Autotronics Auto Service Center and the adjoining convenience store, the Route 66 Food

Ozark Mountain Popcorn employee Jill Green is one of four full-time employees at Ozark Mountain Popcorn.

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Shop, for many years and moved Ozarks Mountain Popcorn, which opened in 1966, to the facility.

In addition to welcoming customers at the store, Ozark Mountain Popcorn is packaged and delivered to about a dozen other retailers across the Ozarks.

“We pop our own popcorn in the back of the building and we get our popcorn (Fancy Farm Popcorn) in Bernie, Mo.,” Danielle explained. “We pop tens of thousands of gallons just at Christmas time each year. We easily pop millions of gallons of popcorn a year. We’re here making popcorn all year long.”

While the “traditional mix” of buttered, cheese and caramel are the most popular flavors sold, flavors such as peanut butter cup and confetti, which is made up of as many as 13 separate fruit flavors, are contenders among Ozarks

Mountain Popcorn’s customers. There are currently about 60 flavors offered.

New flavors are a combined effort of the store’s employees and there are a few trial runs.

“There’s always some quality control going on,” Danielle added with a laugh.

As Danielle chatted with Ozarks Farm & Neighbor, employee Jill Green was busy bagging popcorn into gallon-sized packages for distribution.

While many people think of popcorn as a quick snack, Danielle said the company gets large, custom orders for corporate events, churches, schools and even for weddings where couples want to offer guests a popcorn bar. Custom orders can be packaged in mini-sized bags, complete with custom labels, or in 55-gallon food-grade bags for handling a lot of popcorn at one time.

Ozark Mountain Popcorn has four fulltime employees, but during the holiday season, the number of employees more than triples in an effort to fill orders.

Danielle said there is actually much more to making gourmet popcorn than what people might think.

“When I first came to work here, it was very interesting to learn the whole production of it all. There is the cooking, the bagging, the shipping and the retail side,” she said.

Danielle added that there are actually two types of popcorn, which is shipped to Ozark Mountain Popcorn several tons

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at a time. One is a “butterfly” variety, which is used primarily for the buttered flavor, and a “mushroom” variety that is used for the candy-coated flavors.

“The mushroom looks more like a ball or the top of mushroom,” Danielle explained.

“It has more of a fluff to it and really allows the coating to stick to it. The butterfly has a little more crisp to it and a crunch.”

In the kitchen area of the business, cook Jack Kruschke carefully watched three coaters, waiting until the temperature was just right before adding any popped corn.

If the temperature is too hot, the popcorn that he popped earlier in the morning will be sticky; or if too cool, it will be a popcorn mush. When a batch is coated to perfection, the coater is dumped and a flood of warm, flavorful popcorn flows into a long, stainless steel tub, where is its hand turned as it cools. The popped and coated kernels are then bagged and turned over to Jill to be packaged in cellophane bags for retail sale.

Popcorn is popped and bagged five days a week to insure that customers get the freshest product possible.

Ozark Mountain Popcorn also ships orders across the country and to destinations around the world.

“We’ve even shipped popcorn to Afghanistan and Greece,” Danielle said.

As for what the future holds for Ozarks Mountain Popcorn, Danielle said as long as people like popcorn, the Swanson plans to keep the company popping in the Ozarks.

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“I moved down here to run this,” owner Larry Swearingin said. “I lived up in north Missouri and my brother (Donald Swearingin) and I, and my dad (Sherman Swearingin) started it. My dad is in the care center now and my brother is a missionary.

Donald and I actually brought dad out first, and then I bought Donald out.”

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Services: Cross Timbers Implement services most makes and models of tractors and implements. They also offer used tractor and equipment sales.

“We just want to be a service to people who are farmers and those who are trying to farm,” Larry said.

“The main sellers right now are John Deere, New Holland and Kobota,” he said.

“We handle some new stuff sometimes, but it is things like Westendorf loaders and some of the smaller line stuff.”

Business philosophy: “We just want to treat people fair,” Larry said. “It’s pretty simple. I have one of the best followings (of customers). We’ve got people coming from Colorado, Washington and all over and we treat them fair and we are honest with them.”

Away from the shop: Larry and his son Gary own several properties and partner in a commercial cow/calf operation that averages about 200 head. Larry said Gary is the primary operator of the farm.

“I like a good crossbred female, the more crossed the better, but we do run Gelbvieh bulls,” Larry said. “A good bull will make a difference in your calves and the crossbred mommas are pretty durable.”

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Sparta, Mo., farm provides farm-fresh beef to Springfield, Mo., restaurant Only four years into Angus production, Reid Roberts of Sparta, Mo., knows what he wants and has a plan for getting there.

“Before I die I want someone to say ‘he raised exceptional beef. That’s what he did,’” Reid said. He has a couple of aces in his pocket. First, you could say that Reid married the farmer’s daughter.

He and his wife, Kelli, lease hundreds of acres of prime ranch land from her grandfather, Floyd Whitworth, 90, who amassed Whitworth Ranch’s 4,700 acres

served at the restaurant. And there’s no better beef than Angus, he contends.

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– 7.7 square miles – during his truck- time early after the move, “the light ing career. The family has been Angus bulb switched on.” He learned fast, discovered a passion for raising cattle and proud for decades.

And, second, Reid is the general man- has proven pretty good at it. “I found ager of and a partner in Metropolitan that I not only enjoyed it but became Farmer, a farm-to-table restaurant in very good at it,” he said.

Reid and Kelli own Paradise Valley Springfield, Mo., in the Farmer’s Park development only 30 feet from the Land & Cattle, and its herd of 74 cows and calves and one bull are one of four weekly Farmer’s Market of herds on the property. To date, the the Ozarks and its locally couple is the most hands-on of the grown produce and meat. owners, willing to forego oldBefore that he managed school practices for new-age Metropolitan Grill, which breeding, soil improvement launched the new restaurant in Sparta, Mo. and forage approaches. late 2013.

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meet your neighbors From Farm to Table Continued from Previous Page For example, Reid has introduced rotational grazing, new watering systems and grass alternatives to fescue to the land.

Instead of continuously grazing and haying acres, he moves his cattle around and this year has given a 40-acre hay pasture a rest. He’s attended a forage grazing

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school and works closely with the Natural Resources Conservation Service in Ozark to develop and implement longterm forage plans for different pasture plots totaling about 240 acres.

While admittedly in the infant stage of improving his land, Reid has done his homework. Last year he toured 10 farms, from ones that use 2, 4-D herbicide and heavy fertilizing to completely organic operations.

“Better soil means better forage means better animals. You can’t manufacture that with fertilizer. You can’t manufacture that philosophy,” he said, referring to the investment he’s making with environmentally smart – and economically viable – decisions. “I’m making believers out of the six guys out here on the ranch,” he laughed. “But you should have seen their faces.”

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On the breeding side, Reid is all about genetics, carcass analysis, artificial insemination and this year embryo transplants. He credits cattlemen Tony Whitehead, Rick Hale and Ron Lock for mentoring him on raising cattle in the 21st century and staying ahead of the curve and with Ed Flatness (ranch manager) for “being the backbone of taking us where we want to go.”

He recently purchased three Angus cows from breeders in Georgia and Kansas to flush as possible donors. Their purchase was based using animals in the top tier for carcass data in the Angus breed.

“That’s what I’m trying to obtain, whether in registered or commercial cattle.

And I hope to have a large herd within a relatively short period of time,” he said.

“My goal is to grow as big as I can. To get there, I have to get really effective at this.

Most breeders are way more effective than me. But I’m on fire and will get there.”

On the restaurant side, Reid said Metropolitan Farmer has brought a true Midwestern farm-to-table dining experience to Springfield, serving traditional dishes with a modern take. One responsibility he’s particularly good at is working with local farmers to develop a high-quality, reliable supply chain.

“The supply chain is extraordinarily tough,” he said. In a week, the restaurant goes through 60 whole chickens and 20 animals’ worth of tenderloins. While he supplies some beef, the demand is greater than his personal supply. So Reid builds relationships with pork, beef, chicken and fish producers. He taps into local breweries and distilleries and buys wine from the Post wineries in Arkansas and other wineries throughout the country. Locally grown produce can be a challenge, especially when growers price it too high.

“The farms and distributors we buy from have to be economically sustainable for them and affordable for us,” he pointed out.

Reid’s advice to area farmers and ranchers about stewardship, sound environmental practices and farm-to-table supply chains is “It’s all coming (to the Midwest) so you might as well get on the bandwagon and support those who try to support you. And as far as breeding is concerned, remember a pound of gold is always worth more than a pound of silver,” he said.

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DADEVILLE - 92 Ac., Dade 193 off Hwy. W, hunter’s paradise, beautiful pipe fence entrance & gate, 40x100 state of the art barn, 1/2 open, creek, pond, great hunting...... $235,000

Ronnie Rogers, left, grew up with a love of cattle and working the land.

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bolivar - 157 Ac., Hwy. 32, excellent grass, corrals, working pens, highly improved pasture..................................... $549,500

SOLD

ASH GROVE - 200 Ac., Law. 1235, beautiful pasture land & woods, nice barns, good water, brick basement home, just N of I-44....$550,000

Buffalo - 425 ac. - Hwy. 65, 400 ac. in grass, corrals, barns, fenced, x fenced, Rd. frontage on 3 sides. Brick home, 2 creeks, waterers, great loc. ................................$1,500,000 GROVE SPRING - 489 Ac., Hwy. TT, several nice barns, beautiful 3 BR home, pipe fence, corrals, 11 waterers, botttom ground...$1,650,000 aldrich - 540 Ac., Hwy. T, one of Polk County’s best! Excellent improved pastures & fencing, pipe corrals, hwy. frontage............$1,701,000 FALCON - 1442 Ac., county road on 3 sides, 120 Ac. tillable bottom land, covered working pens, commidty barn, 5 ac. stocked lake, nice 3 BR basement home...................$2,884,000

GROVE SPRING - 249 Ac., Hwy. TT frontage, exc. rolling pasture, corral, ponds.... $575,000

AVA - 1,961 m/l Ac., off Hwy 14, exc. cattle ranch, mostly open, 90 pastures, exc. fencing, 40 ponds, springs & creeks, barns........ $4,412,250

Buffalo - 300 ac. just off Hwy DD. Hackberry Rd., 200 ac. open, in grass, creek, 4 ponds, new fence, Niangua River............... $600,000

GROVE SPRING - 3150 Ac. purebred cattle ranch, 3 homes, pipe corrals, several barns, good fence, feed bins, lots of water & grass.......... $6,982,800

long lane - 75 Ac., Pisgah Rd., magnificent horse property, 90x135 indoor arena, custom log home, outdoor arena, several barns, lake, creek, good pastures & hay ground... $749,500

LEBANON - 2,750 m/l Ac., Hwy. NN, state of the art horse facility, 47 indoor stalls, 25,000 sq. ft. indoor arena w/apartments, lodge on Niangua River, huge spring....... $7,300,000

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Fall Sale Saturday • Noon

October 24, 2015 Interstate Regional Stockyards • Cuba, Missouri

Selling 60 Lots: 10 Bulls, 19 Fall Cow/Calf Pairs, 8 Spring Cow/Calf Pairs, 8 Bred Heifers, 15 Open Heifers

Consignors: Behlmann Angus Buschmeyer Angus Farm Gutermuth Angus Farm Jordan Angus Farm Kable Cattle Farm Kamphoefner Angus McBride Angus Farm Mundwiller Angus Farm

Royal Flush Angus Schaefer Beef Farm Schoene Angus Farm Shawnee Winds Angus Tilly Angus Farm Twin Pines Farms, LLC Truman L. Wiles Twenty Oaks Farm

For more information or for your free sale book contact: Tim Gutermuth (314) 393-2885 • timgutermuth@gmail.com

Emma Sue Garner, Living Estate 67.5 Acres m/l Adjacent to Springfield-Branson Regional Airport With Commercial & Industrial Potential

REAL ESTATE AUCTION

Friday, October 23, 12:00 NOON 3117 N. Farm Rd. 123, Springfield, MO (Entrance to 67.5 Acres is 4600 N. Willard Rd.)

group of others. This gets me the best price,” Ronnie states.

For local small producers, According to Skyler Moore, of Joplin Regional Stockyards, “Auctions always have and always will be, a way to get true price discovery.”

For local small producers, taking advantage of the marketing tools available through a sale barn, saves time and puts their herd in front of buyers from all over the nation. Many sale barns have weekly calf and feeder cattle sales, as well as video sales. Another services available to producers are various special sales that are customized to fit the producer’s needs.

For his part, Ronnie’s first step to a good calf crop is buying good bulls. He averages 10 bulls for his herd of commercial cows that he segregates according to his needs whether stockers, feeder calves or back for breeders. He employs an Intensive Rotational Grazing system with 10 different paddocks, a system that he advocates as the best method for properly caring for the land.

“We don’t own the land; we just take care of it. And if we don’t do a good job of that, cattle will be extinct,” he adds as he looks over the small group of cows.

One service Ronnie takes advantage of is the commingling program at Joplin Regional Stockyards.

Since cattle are the only commodity in the world that is sold by the truckload

Reaching the World’s LARGEST Buyer Base

DIRECTIONS: To Entrance: At Exit 75 On I-44 (Hwy. 160 & Bypass 13) go S on By-pass 13 to Kearney then W on Kearney 5/10mi. to Willard Rd. then N on Willard Rd. 1.3mi. on Right. Watch for signs!

Don’t miss this opportunity to buy this 67.5 Acres m/l pastureland located adjacent to Springfield-Branson Regional Airport and commercial and industrial businesses! Land is ready for you to pasture your cattle or future investment opportunities and includes 2 ponds!

TERMS: 10% down day of Auction, balance due in cash on or before Friday, November 20, 2015. Real Estate sells as is where is. If buyer desires home inspection prior to Auction call the office for appointment.

For More Info Call Office

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and brings more in load lots, the commingle program allows several small producers to enter their calves into the program where they are weighed, receive a round of vaccinations and put into uniform groups.

It is the job of stockyard staff to be up to date on market trends and methods best suited to marketing cattle. The average producer may have 30 to 40 cows in their operation; in addition, they may have outside jobs. Choosing the sale barn option just makes sense for today’s busy rural lifestyles.

Another aspect of a local sale barn is the benefit the local economy reaps from cattle sales. According to the University of Missouri Extension in 2009, U.S. livestock receipts accounted for 42 percent ($119 billion) of total farm receipts.

Networking is key to getting the best price for the small producer and this is a natural aspect of the sale barn environment. Remaining on the cutting edge of the cattle industry’s newest marketing tools is a never-ending job as technology continues to improve marketing capabilities for not only the cattle producers but also staff in the stockyard business.

As for Ronnie, it is a win-win situation, he gets the best price for his animals and he does not have to keep up with the technology, leaving time for him to advocate for the beef industry and the future agriculture community to which he is committed.

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town &

country

in the field and in the office

Drexel Atkisson Family: Wife Tami, son Wyatt and daughter Amelia.

In Town: Drexel is the supervisor in the Greenfield, Mo., (Dade County) office of the National Resources Conservation Service and is responsible for those five employees plus 13 others in offices in Cedar, Hickory and St. Clair counties.

“NRCS’s primary concern is land resource conservation. Anybody that comes in with a resource concern on their property, we will try to help them with that or point them in the right direction.”

“Our primary resource concerns here might be grasslands and cropland. Erosion on cropland would be a situation we would normally deal with and implement conservation practices such as no-till, cover crops, terraces, waterways. Those are the type of practices we would recommend on a majority of issues.”

“Grasslands are the same way. People come in and we address the degrading grass base, forage base by implementing grazing systems, fences, pipelines …

“Generally we try to identify the issue and what caused the issue, ‘Why do you have this gully?’

“In a nutshell, what I do here is more of a management position. I mostly oversee the counties and staff to make sure we are getting done what needs to get done in a timely fashion.”

In the Country: “We run about 100 commercial momma cows. We background our own calves. We wean and background until they are about a year old.”

Drexel does this on 500 owned acres.

“We’ve been using registered Red Angus bulls.

We calve half in the fall and half in the spring.

This limits the numbers of bulls we need.

This allows us to have only two really good bulls.

We try to use top-notch bulls in the herd.”

Drexel has marketed primarily to individuals for the last five or six years. “I know some folks that will feed them out. We do rotational grazing. We have established warm season grasses so we are not suing fescue all the time. I try very hard to practice what I preach here at work.”

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2015 Pioneer 700/2 SRP* $10,299

SALE $9,689

with payments as low as

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Sale price includes Dealer Bonus of up to $1,000

2055 East Kerr St. Springfield, MO (417) 862 - 4686 HondaOfTheOzarks.com honda.com MULTI-PURPOSE UTILITY VEHICLES CAN BE HAZARDOUS TO OPERATE. PIONEER IS ONLY FOR DRIVERS 16 YEARS AND OLDER. DRIVER AND PASSENGER MUST BE TALL ENOUGH FOR SEAT BELT TO FIT PROPERLY AND TO BRACE THEMSELVES WITH BOTH FEET FIRMLY ON THE FLOOR. PASSENGER MUST BE ABLE TO GRASP THE HANDHOLD. NEVER DRIVE WITH MORE THAN ONE PASSENGER. ALWAYS WEAR YOUR SEAT BELT, AND KEEP THE SIDE NETS AND DOORS CLOSED. ALL MUV USERS SHOULD WATCH THE SAFETY VIDEO “MULTIPURPOSE UTILITY VEHICLES: A GUIDE TO SAFE OPERATION” AND READ THE OWNER’S MANUAL BEFORE OPERATING THE VEHICLE. FOR BOTH TYPES OF VEHICLES, ALWAYS WEAR A HELMET, EYE PROTECTION AND APPROPRIATE CLOTHING. AVOID EXCESSIVE SPEEDS, AND BE CAREFUL ON DIFFICULT TERRAIN. FOR YOUR SAFETY BE RESPONSIBLE. NEVER DRIVE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF DRUGS OR ALCOHOL, OR ON PUBLIC ROADS. RESPECT THE ENVIRONMENT WHEN DRIVING. UTILITY ATVs ARE RECOMMENDED ONLY FOR RIDERS 16 YEARS OF AGE AND OLDER. BE A RESPONSIBLE RIDER. ALWAYS WEAR A HELMET, EYE PROTECTION AND PROTECTIVE CLOTHING, AND PLEASE RESPECT THE ENVIRONMENT. OBEY THE LAW AND READ YOUR OWNER’S MANUAL THOROUGHLY. Payments are based on a Super Preferred buyer with a FICO score of 720 or better. Payments are based on a 72 months units over $5,000 and 60 months for units under $5,000. *Payments are based on 5.99% A.R.P. & $51.50 per thousand for units with 60 months terms Payments are based on 5.99% A.P.R. & $60.60 per thousand for units with 72 months terms. *Units under 60 mo. Offer ends 11/30/15. *SRP $10,299 excludes $670 destination charge. SRP does not include destination charge of $350 for ATVs, and set-up fee of $89.00 Visit powersports.honda.com to view applicable destination charge amount. FourTrax® and Pioneer® are trademarks of Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (10/15)

Dallas County, Mo. - 313 acres m/l. Beautiful 3900 sq. ft. custom built log home has 2 stone fireplaces, 5 BA, w/a large heated garage. 50 acres of pasture, & big mature timber. Property video & new pictures will be coming soon. $949,000 Laclede County, Mo. - 418 acres m/l. Smith Creek Ranch features 6 live springs, 5 ponds & 1/2 mile of Little Cobb Creek. The property is set up for rotational grazing w/7 pastures that can support 100-125 cow/calf pairs. The Ranch features balance of grazing, hay & timber, all cattle & farm equipment can also be purchased w/property. Also includes a 3600 s/f brick & stone home, features 3 BR & 3 BAs. Also a guest home/foreman house which is 1568 s/f w/3 BRs & 2 BAs. 15331 Highway B, Lebanon, Missouri 65536 $1,350,000 Dallas County, Mo. - 657 acres m/l. An extremely nice farm that has 40 acres of tillable, currently cash rented & planted in soybeans, & 100 acres of pasture for cattle, along w/giant whitetail & paint brush tom turkeys. The property is located about 2 ½ hours from Kansas City, or about 45 miles northeast of Springfield. Water sources include multiple ponds throughout & a spring fed creek running diagonally across the entire property. This property is about 30% open, 70% wooded w/a perfect mix of bottomland, upland pastures & wooded areas. This property has electric & a water well all in place. Large neighbors are on all sides of the farm. This farm offers beautiful views for homesites & amazing potential for both wildlife, cattle & as an investment. With so many options & loads of potential, this property should definitely be on your list to check out! Property is priced under current appraisal. Earnestville Road, Long Lane, Missouri 65590 $1,116,900 Lawrence, County, Mo. - 160 acres m/l. The farm is currently being utilized as pasture. Beautiful farm, hunting & recreational tract all wrapped into one.

Approx. 80 acres of beautiful hardwood timber, currently being utilized as pasture ground, gated access from the east end of the property along the road front. Excellent area to build your dream home or retirement home. Lawrence 1135, Verona, Mo. $368,000

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bulls

beef

(Week of 9/27/15 to 10/3/15)

103.00-119.50 †

Interstate Regional Stockyards

107.00-118.00 †

Joplin Regional

91.00-115.00 † 95.00-120.50 †

Kingsville Livestock

Not Reported*

Lebanon Livestock Auction

dairy

87.00-109.50 †

MO-KAN Live

90.00-123.00*

Ozarks Regional South Central Regionall

91.50-118.00

Springfield Livestock

96.00-118.00 †

80

100

120

slaughter

140

160

180

cows

(Week of 9/27/15 to 10/3/15)

75.00-110.00* 60.00-89.00*

Buffalo Livestock

60.00-98.00 †

Douglas County Live

68.00-92.00 †

Interstate Regional Joplin Regional

65.00-100.00 † 70.00-95.00 †

Kingsville Livestock Auction

Not Reported*

Lebanon Livestock Auction 68.50-84.50 †

MO-KAN Livestock Market

65.00-93.00 †

Ozarks Regional

65.00-89.50 †

South Central Regional

65.00-96.00 †

Springfield Livestock

30

50

70

90

cow/calf

110

130

150

pairs

(Week of 9/27/15 to 10/3/15) Barry County Regional

1550.00-2200.00* 1

Buffalo Livestock Market

None Reported* 1775.00-2600.00 †

Douglas County Livestock Interstate Regional Stockyards

1850.00-2025.00 †

Joplin Regional

1100.00-2800.00 †

Kingsville Livestock Auction

None Reported

Lebanon Livestock Auction

None Reported

South Central Regional Stockyards

2025.00-2125.00

Springfield Livestock

1300.00-2025.00

1000

2000

4000

5000

cows

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

400-500 lbs.

500-600 lbs.

600-700 lbs.

700-800 lbs.

1400.00-1900.00*

Buffalo Livestock

1100.00-1650.00*

Douglas County Live

1125.00-1900.00 † 1375.00-1850.00 †

Interstate Regional Stockyard

Holsteins, Lg. 3

725.00-1875.00 †

Joplin None Reported

Kingsville Livestock Auction

300-400 lbs.

400-500 lbs.

500-600 lbs.

600-700 lbs.

700-800 lbs.

†

Not Reported*

Lebanon Livestock Auction MO-KAN Livestock Market - Butler

None Reported †

Ozarks

800.00-2250.00 †

South Central Regional Stockyards - Vienna

Heifers, Med. & Lg. 1

1910.00-2300.00 † 940.00-1875.00 †

Springfield

18 18

Ava Douglas County† 10/1/15

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(Week of 9/27/15 to 10/3/15) Barry County Regional Stockyards

1450

1950

goats

Koshkonong, Mo. • Oregon Cty Goat & Sheep Market

10/3/15

Receipts: 153 GOATS: Slaughter Kids: Selection 1 45-60 lbs 220.00; 61-80 lbs 190.00. Selection 1-2 81 lbs and up 135.00. Selection 2 45-60 lbs 205.00; 61-80 lbs 170.00. Selection 1 45-60 lbs dairy influence 145.00.

Feeder Kids: Selection 1-2 20-44 lbs 175.00.

Slaughter Does/Nannies: Selection 1-2 115.00-120.00.

Selection 3 85.00. any grade yearlings 130.00.

Slaughter Bucks: Selection 1-2 115.00. aged wethers 100 lbs and over 115.00.

SHEEP: Slaughter Lambs: Good and Choice 2-3 hair and wool under 80 lbs 140.00-160.00; over 80 lbs hair 100.00120.00. 90.00.

Slaughter Ewes: Utility and Good 2-3 70.00.

Diamond, Mo. • TS Whites Sheep and Goat Sale

10/1/15

Receipts: 1215 SHEEP: Feeder Lambs: Medium and Large 1-2 33-40 lbs 200.00225.00. Medium and Large 2 28-36 lbs 155.00-195.00.

Slaughter Lambs: Wool lambs: Prime 4-5 108-145 lbs 135.00-140.00.

Good and Choice 3-4 62-118 lbs 145.00-167.50.

Buffalo, Mo. • Buffalo Livestock Market

2450

2950

300-400 lbs.

400-500 lbs.

500-600 lbs.

600-700 lbs.

700-800 lbs.

Buffalo Livestock Auction* 10/3/15

Butler Mo-Kan Livestock† 10/1/15

CHEE The w $1.670 FLUI tion is region Califo and bo to Flor Hurric receiv manuf SPOT BUTT $3.71

9/22/15

Cuba Interstate Regional† 9/29/15

Mo. W

Receip Wean and de Early negoti 38.34 Early 2984

prices

Joplin Regional Stockyards† 9/28/15

Kingsville Livestock Auction† 9/29/15

1113

608

891

478

1160

3270

770

5-10 Lower

Lower

3-10 Lower

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St-30 Lower

St-10 Lower

St-20 Lower

214.00-222.00 190.00-222.00 180.00-197.00 165.00-177.50 170.00

200.00-280.00 180.00-213.00 160.00-190.00 150.00-175.00 135.00-151.00

215.00-245.00 200.00-229.00 186.00-205.00 170.00-185.00 168.00-185.00

--------191.00-203.50 185.00-190.00 178.75-186.00

212.50-281.00 195.00-230.00 188.00-208.00 179.25-210.00 172.50-185.00

245.00-282.00 212.00-245.00 200.00-219.00 176.00-209.00 176.00-197.00

----221.00-243.00 205.50-209.50 190.00-213.50 185.50-200.25

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140.00 130.00 130.00 ---------

160.00-168.00 ----157.00-164.00 ---------

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185.00-200.00 170.00-184.00 165.00-184.00 155.00-165.00 -----

185.00-231.00 170.00-190.00 165.00-175.00 150.00-177.00 140.00-155.00

176.00-210.00 170.00-192.00 160.00-192.00 158.00-175.00 150.00-170.00

191.00-223.00 185.00-214.00 179.00-186.00 169.00 165.00

190.00-227.00 174.00-201.00 172.00-195.00 175.00-185.00 164.50-167.50

205.00-220.00 178.00-211.00 170.00-191.00 163.00-186.00 167.00-179.00

----198.50-215.00 186.00-198.50 189.00-199.25 182.25

USDA Reported * Independently Reported

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Receipts: 780 SHEEP: Feeder Lambs: Medium and Large 1-2 20-30 lbs 200.00210.00; 30-35 lbs 180.00-185.00.

Slaughter Lambs: Wool lambs Choice and Prime 3-5 73-92 lbs 169.00-192.50; 100-114 lbs 80.00-95.00. Good and Choice 2-3 68-73 lbs 151.00-165.00.

Hair lambs: Prime 3-5 63-65 lbs 220.00-240.00. Choice and Prime 2-3 41-80 lbs 190.00-215.00; 90-105 lbs 155.00-175.00. Good 1-2 40-75 lbs 162.50-185.00.

Replacement Ewes: Medium and Large 1-2 hair 125135 lbs 97.00-105.00.

Slaughter Ewes: Choice 3-4 90-170 lbs 107.50-155.00.

Good and Choice 2-3 75-219 lbs 72.00-95.00.

Rams: Few Replacement Hair Rams Medium and Large

stocker & feeder

Barry Co. Regional Stockyards* 10/3/15

1-2 10 Slaugh 65.00GOAT Feede lbs 155 Slaugh 42-85 Repla 155.00 Slaugh 80.00.

Bucks 155 lb Slaugh

Hair lambs: Choice and Prime 3-5 43-68 lbs 190.00210.00; 70-98 lbs 170.00-185.00. Good and Choice 2-3 47-98 lbs 160.00-185.00; 130 lbs 120.00-140.00. Utility and Good 1-2 70-98 lbs 135.00-155.00. Few replacement Hair Ewes Medium and Large 1-2 100-130 lbs 95.00100.00.

Slaughter Ewes: Wooled: Good 3-4 105-170 lbs 60.0075.00.

Hair Ewes: Good and Choice 3-4 94-152 lbs 70.0095.00. Utility and Good 2-3 62-75 lbs 90.00-110.00; 90-140 lbs 50.00-70.00.

Rams: Few Replacement Hair Rams: Medium and Large 1-2 170-180 lbs 110.00-140.00.

Slaughter Rams: Hair Rams: Good and Choice 2-3 190-320 lbs 60.00-77.50.

GOATS: Feeder kids: Selection 1 25-35 lbs 245.00-260.00.

Selection 2 20-38 lbs 200.00-235.00. Selection 3 20-30 lbs 175.00-192.50.

Slaughter Classes: Selection 1 40-67 lbs 225.00-245.00; 65-120 lbs 185.00-210.00. Selection 2 40-83 lbs 200.00225.00. Selection 3 42-85 lbs 155.00-190.00.

Does: Several replacement does selections 1-2 80-175 lbs 135.00-250.00.

Slaughter Does: Selection 1 40-75 lbs 160.00-185.00.

Selection 2 70-125 lbs 130.00-155.00. Selection 3 78145 lbs 100.00-127.50.

Bucks: Several replacements: 275.00-325.00 Per Head; 70-135 lbs 145.00-230.00.

Slaughter Bucks: Selection 1 70-120 lbs 130.00-160.00.

Selection 2 55-190 lbs 95.00-125.00.

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†

3000

replacement

950

sheep &

†

1150.00-2200.00 †

Ozarks Regional

450

9/22/15

Receipts: 791 The demand was good. The supply was moderate with near 06 percent springer heifers, 06 percent bred heifers, 35 percent open heifers, 05 percent fresh cows, 10 percent milking cows, 03 percent bred and springer cows, and 06 percent baby calves. The balance was steers, bulls and slaughter cows. Prices reported are on a per head basis and for Holsteins unless noted otherwise.

Springer Heifers bred seven to nine months: Supreme 1800.00-2150.00, ind crossbred 1800.00, Approved 1500.00-1700.00, few crossbreds 1675.00-1775.00, Medium 1225.00-1400.00.

Heifers bred three to six months: Supreme 1700.002175.00, ind crossbred 1800.00, Approved 1400.001675.00, crossbreds 1450.00-1700.00, Medium 1000.001150.00, few crossbreds 1225.00-1300.00.

Heifers bred one to three months: Supreme 1625.001835.00, Approved 1420.00-1450.00, crossbreds 1300.00-1450.00, lot 8 crossbreds 1525.00, Medium few 1025.00-1250.00, crossbreds 1000.00-1325.00, Common 685.00- 900.00, crossbreds 625.00-970.00.

Open Heifers: Approved 164-290 lbs 420.00- 590.00, crossbreds 450.00-480.00, 305-395 lbs 640.00- 800.00, 411-498 lbs 710.00- 920.00, few Jerseys 720.00-890.00, crossbreds 710.00-790.00, 500-580 lbs 800.00- 980.00, 604-670 lbs 820.00- 940.00, lot 5 at 618 lbs 1140.00, Jerseys 1140.00-1150.00, crossbreds few 1030.00, 702831 lbs 1000.00-1310.00, crossbreds 830.00-1090.00.

Medium: 178-290 lbs 290.00- 560.00, 305-395 lbs crossbreds 510.00-620.00, 405-474 lbs crossbreds 590.00660.00, 550-575 lbs 650.00-780.00, 600-610 lbs few 670.00-720.00.

Replacement Cows: Fresh Cows: Supreme 1500.001525.00, ind Jersey 1785.00, ind crossbred 1550.00,

Approved 1350.00-1550.00, Medium 1200.00-1325.00, ind Jersey 1260.00, Common 875.00-1125.00.

Milking Cows: Supreme 1550.00-1660.00, crossbreds 1575.00-1675.00, Approved 1300.00-1475.00, Jerseys 1375.00-1425.00, Medium 1200.00-1350.00, Jerseys 1000.00-1225.00, crossbreds 1200.00-1275.00, Common 860.00-1125.00.

Springer Cows: Supreme ind Jersey 1550.00, Approved 1410.00-1525.00, Medium 1200.00-1325.00.

Bred Cows: Approved few 1450.00-1575.00, few Jerseys 1425.00-1500.00, Medium 1200.000-1350.00, ind Jersey 1275.00, crossbreds 1275.00-1325.00, Common 825.001175.00.

Baby Calves: Holstein heifers 300.00-410.00, Holstein bulls 310.00-380.00, Jersey bulls few 140.00-160.00, crossbred heifers 300.00-400.00, crossbred bulls 350.00480.00, small 240.00-340.00, beef cross heifers 450.00460.00, beef cross bulls 420.00-490.00.

Not Reported*

MO-KAN Livestock Market - Butler

0

cattle

Springfield, Mo. • Springfield Livestock Marketing

†

Barry County Regional Stockyard

10/4/15

5 Area (Tx-Ok, Ks, Neb, Ia, Colo) Live Basis Sales - Over 80% Choice Steers: 113.50-121.00; wtd. avg. price 116.72.

Heifers: 114.00-124.00; wtd. avg. price 118.24.

Dressed Basis Sales - Over 80% Choice Steers: 182.00-196.00; wtd. avg. price 187.58.

Heifers: 184.00-193.00; wtd. avg. price 187.90.

94.00-111.00*

Buffalo Livestock Douglas County Livestock

60

Midwest - High Plains Direct Slaughter Cattle

101.00-112.50*

Barry County Regional

cattle

OCTOBER 12, 2015

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9/22/15

and Large 1-2 20-30 lbs 200.00185.00. lambs Choice and Prime 3-5 100-114 lbs 80.00-95.00. Good 151.00-165.00.

3-65 lbs 220.00-240.00. Choice 190.00-215.00; 90-105 lbs 40-75 lbs 162.50-185.00. ium and Large 1-2 hair 125-

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Mo. Weekly Weaner & Feeder Pig

9/11/15

Receipts: 6249 Weaner pigs near steady. Feeder pigs no recent test. Supply light and demand moderate. (Prices Per Head.)

Early weaned pigs 10 lb. base weights, FOB the farm 0% negotiated, 3265 head, 10 lbs, 36.00-39.93, weighted average 38.34.

Early weaned pigs 10 lb base weights, Delivered 74% negotiated, 2984 head, 10 lbs, 31.50-37.52, weighted average 33.08.

3-4 90-170 lbs 107.50-155.00.

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10/2/15

Not much has changed this week corn harvest is progressing quite well as the state has still not seen any wide spread rains.

Some portions of the state are now showing up on the national drought monitor. Given the wet spring and summer this is almost hard to comprehend, but a crunchy walk through any pasture in the state will quickly confirm it is dry out there. Hay prices are generally steady. Demand for hay is light and supply is moderate to heavy. Market activity is light. The Missouri Department of Agriculture has a hay directory available for both buyers and sellers. To be listed, or for a directory visit http://mda.mo.gov/abd/haydirectory/ or for current listings of hay http://agebb.missouri.edu/haylst/ (All prices f.o.b. and per ton unless specified and on most recent reported sales price listed as round bales based generally on 5x6 bales with weights of approximately 1200-1500 lbs).

Supreme quality Alfalfa (RFV <185): 180.00-200.00.

Premium quality Alfalfa (RFV 170-180): 150.00-190.00.

Good quality Alfalfa (RFV 150-170): 120.00-160.00.

Fair quality Alfalfa (RFV 130-150): 100.00-120.00.

Good quality Mixed Grass hay: 75.00-100.00.

Fair to Good quality Mixed Grass hay: 40.00-70.00.

Fair quality Mixed Grass hay: 20.00-35.00 per large round bale.

Fair to Good quality Bromegrass: 50.00-80.00.

Wheat straw: 3.00-6.00 per small square bale.

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227.87 200.14

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ents: 275.00-325.00 Per Head; . on 1 70-120 lbs 130.00-160.00. .00-125.00.

Butler Springfield

Week of 9/20/15

n 1 40-75 lbs 160.00-185.00.

0.00-155.00. Selection 3 78-

Ava Kingsville

235.01

10/2/15

CHEESE: Barrels closed at $1.6175 and 40# blocks at $1.7475.

The weekly average for barrels is $1.5675 (+.0485) and blocks, $1.6700 (+.0685).

FLUID MILK: United States milk production is varied. Production is steady to higher in the Northeast; increasing in the Central region and New Mexico; mixed in the Southeast; unchanged in California; steady to lower in Arizona; lower in Idaho and Utah; and bottoming out in Florida. Some Midwest milk is moving to Florida to meet demand as consumers stock up in advance of Hurricane Joaquin. Some Central region manufacturing milk is receiving a premium over Class ranging from $.50 to $2.00 from manufacturers seeking extra milk volumes.

SPOT PRICES OF CLASS II CREAM: $ PER POUND BUTTERFAT, F.O.B., producing plants, Upper Midwest $3.7119-4.0088.

steers 550-600 LBS.

Week of 9/27/15

National Dairy Market

tion 1 40-67 lbs 225.00-245.00; . Selection 2 40-83 lbs 200.005 lbs 155.00-190.00. nt does selections 1-2 80-175 lbs

10/6/15

Estimated Receipts: 660 Supply and demand are light to moderate.

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

Base carcass meat price: 64.00.

Sows (cash prices): steady to 4.00 higher. 300-500 lbs.

39.00-44.00. over 500 lbs. 42.00-49.00.

$120

Week of 9/6/15

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25-35 lbs 245.00-260.00. .00-235.00. Selection 3 20-30

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$160

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$200

Week of 9/20/15

hoice 3-4 94-152 lbs 70.002-3 62-75 lbs 90.00-110.00;

Feeder pigs in all lot sizes, FOB 0% negotiated, No Sales Reported.

Feeder pigs in all lot sizes, Delivered 100% negotiated, No Sales Reported. *Early weaned pigs are under 19 days old. **Most lots of feeder pigs have a sliding value from the negotiated weight basis which is calculated on the actual average weight of the load plus or minus .25-.40 per pound.

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1-2 100-145 lbs 115.00-117.50; Pkg 136 lbs 150.00.

Slaughter Rams: Hair Rams Good and Choice 2-4 143-215 lbs 65.00-75.00.

GOATS: Feeder Kids: Selection 1 35 lbs 205.00-210.00. Selection 2 35-38 lbs 155.00-175.00. Selection 3 30-36 lbs 100.00-135.00.

Slaughter Kids: Selection 1 40-80 lbs 200.00-235.00. Selection 2 42-85 lbs 161.00-192.00. Selection 3 40-85 lbs 120.00-155.00.

Replacement Does: Fancy Dairy Does in milk 122-136 lbs 90.00155.00.

Slaughter Does: Selection 1 65-110 lbs 100.00-125.00; 172 lbs 80.00. Selection 2 55-120 lbs 90.00-98.00.

Bucks: Replacements: Selection 1 85-95 lbs 225.00-250.00; 100155 lbs 125.00-170.00.

Slaughter Bucks: Selection 2 95-130 lbs 107.50-138.00.

Prime 3-5 43-68 lbs 190.00185.00. Good and Choice 2-3 130 lbs 120.00-140.00. Utility 35.00-155.00. Few replacement arge 1-2 100-130 lbs 95.00-

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The West Coast would not be the him why he was leaving Romania. “I am a Christian. I love God. I want to serve Gradinariu’s home forever. A trip to visit Corneliu’s sister in Springfield, Mo., in God,” replied Corneliu.

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Ana Gradinariu, 19, works with her parents and siblings at her familyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s orchard.

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The Gradinarius acknowledge running the orchard requires relentless attention, sometimes up to 14 hours of work a day. But you wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t ever hear any of the Gradinarius grumbling about the labor. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So far no complaints. This year we got a good crop of peaches. God blessed us with a good crop of peaches and apples,â&#x20AC;? said Corneliu. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was a nice process as a family to do together. I love picking apples. It is a good bonding time to go with the family. We can pick and talk,â&#x20AC;? added Aurora.

The orchard boasts 14 varieties of apples including; Gala, Jonathon, Honey Crisp, Rome and Braeburn, just to name a few. They also grow nectarines, New Haven and White peaches. Customers can pick their own peaches and apples or purchase pre-picked fruit in Gardenerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Orchardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s on-site store. In the store,

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Corneliu was unsure of what the future held with he fled Romania more than two decades go. But then, and now, Corneliu is steadfast in his devotion to God and to his family. Though running an orchard requires patience and persistence, the Gradinariu family embraces this chapter of their lives with joy and thanksgiving. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t believe my parents own this. It is so beautiful. I am thankful every step of the way,â&#x20AC;? reflected Aurora.

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“I just love being around the animals, hanging out at the barn with my dog, Bowdie. He’s a Golden Retriever, more of a pet than a real farm dog. I do a lot of shows, including showing a couple of pigs on the county level. One pig is more of a Hampshire and the other has more of a Yorkshire influence.”

What are your plans for this year? “I play basketball and stay active in the FFA contests. In the morning, I do the chores with my steer, three bottle calves and two horses. They are quarter horses. Mine is a buckskin named Buck, of course. The best part is just working everyday with the animals.”

What roll do you play on the farm?

“Back to work on our farm,” Lauren smiled. “My grandfather, Jim Morgan, and I, we do the brushhogging together and the haying. He bales and I rake. It won’t be long and we’ll be getting ready for the fall and I like that. I like the cold better than the heat. Once I get all bundled up, the cold isn’t so bad.

“The cattle are definitely my favorites in all this, especially the newborn calves.

My dad hates the snow but I like it. I love getting those newborns into the shop, using a hair dryer and towels, warming them up if they get too cold after they are born.”

And your future plans? “I’d like to be a vet, large animal as well as dogs. Definitely agriculture-involved. As a veterinary student, I’ll go to Mizzou, but I might go two years first to another school. My brother did that and it’s a way to save money on your education. Meanwhile, I’ll stay active with FFA contests and activities the next couple of years.”

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Time to check corrals, barns, equipment that might be in need of repair Fall is upon us, so it’s a good idea to look at your cattle working facilities to make sure they’re in good shape.

“It’s always pretty tough when you get your cows and calves into your working facility and find out that something’s broken, a pipe’s broken or the footing’s not right,” Dr. Tom Troxel, associate head of animal science for the University of Arkansas Extension Service, told Ozarks Farm & Neighbor. “You’ve got cattle already in the pen, and you don’t know what to do; it takes you longer to work cattle than what you want to.”

He said each of the gates should be checked to see if they need oil, and to make sure the latches work properly. Walk through your facilities just as the cattle would; look at both sides of the alley and make sure the boards or the metal are not loose.

If nails or bolts are sticking out that could accidentally cut the cattle, smooth them down. Make sure that your palpation gate swings across the side and latches properly, and that your head gate works properly as well.

Also, make sure that the footing is secure. “We had a lot of rain last spring that could have washed out some of the footing through the alley. Maybe it would take some extra gravel to be put into the alley area or the pen or crowding alley, so that there’s not a low spot where calves could sneak underneath the lower railing,” Troxel said.

Where there are handles that come together, make sure that the space between them hasn’t widened over time.

“If there’s a little hole where calves can get their head in, you know they will find it,” he said.

The harsh weather earlier this year may also have loosened the roofing on the barn.

If sheets of metal are flapping and making noise, that could make the cattle nervous.

“We’ve also had a lot of floods in that may have flooded through bars and working facilities, so you should certainly walk through those facilities,” Troxel said. “There may be extra debris that may have washed through those facilities that you may want to pick up.”

Producers with calving barns should also make sure they’re well cleaned and aired out before the calving season.

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“We sell milk and use AI to make the butterfat content higher and more desirable for our buyer.”

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“Bacteria don’t like dry, sunny conditions, so make sure that the old bedding is cleaned out, and you’ve had a good chance for some air drying and warm temperatures to occur to try to clean up that area before you put down any fresh bedding,” Troxel said.

Winter weather could also bring emergency conditions.

Bob Schultheis, University of Missouri Extension natural resource engineering specialist, told OFN rural landowners should assemble a disaster preparedness kit that will last at least two weeks. This should include a weather radio and flashlights, with plenty of replacement batteries.

“Dress for the weather, wearing several layers of clothing,” Schultheis said. “Be sure fire extinguishers, smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors are installed and in working order. Prepare vehicles and tractors for winter weather, by checking batteries, proper grade of engine oil, lights, heater, tires, brakes, antifreeze, and windshield wipers.”

Farm equipment should be winterized as well. Schultheis suggested reviewing the maintenance recommendations in operator’s manuals, so nothing is overlooked. Change the oil in vehicles, tractors and small engines, clean or replace air filters, replace fuel filters, and lubricate bearings and joints. Check antifreeze for the correct freezing temperature; remember that antifreeze has a limited lifespan, and merely adding more may not be enough to fully protect your investment. Also, add fuel stabilizer to any gas tanks that will not be emptied within 30 days; otherwise, ethanol-based fuels will take on moisture and go through phase separation, making the engine hard to start.

Other vehicle tips include checking batteries for proper electrolyte levels, and cleaning and coating terminals with a thin layer of grease to prevent corrosion; inflating tires to the recommended pressure, removing soil from and applying rust protectant to tillage implements prior to storage, clearing plant debris from balers, planters, drills and combines. Reduce tension on baler belts, and contract hydraulic cylinders. “If temperatures increase, hydraulic oil will be confined and high pressure may cause damage to the hydraulic system,” said Schultheis.

“I am aware of all of the options that technology offers for marketing but I have been in the purebred business for 40 years and am able to sell all of my Simental and SimAngus cattle by wordof-mouth and reputation.”

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“We are looking towards offthe-farm video sales and will direct market if someone wants to feed out an animal.”

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Going Direct

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Agriculture marketing techniques have begun to enhance direct sales to consumers Direct-to-consumer sales is one of the fastest growing segments of U.S. agriculture.

According to USDA’s 2012 Census of Agriculture, 144,530 farms sold $1.3 billion in fresh, edible agricultural products directly to consumers in 2012, a 6 percent increase in the numbers of farms and 8 percent increase in receipts over the previous Census conducted in 2007.

In addition, 94,799 farms in 2012 sold further processed, value-added goods like beef jerky, fruit jams, jelly, preserves, floral arrangements, cider or wine.

University of Arkansas Extension Economics Professor Dr. Ron Rainey said increasingly, producers of fruits and vegetables in particular are seeking ways to market a packaged, shelf-stable product.

The University of Arkansas-Fayetteville Food Science Department offers entrepreneurs access to a co-packing facility that allows them to process small amounts of their goods, and instruction in such techniques as labeling and marketing, dehydration, meat processing, canning and preserving.

UA also participates in MarketMaker, an Internet-based service that links farm marketers to consumers.

“Consumers continue to seek out connections to where their food comes from, and understanding agriculture,” Rainey said.

“Some of it is pure entertainment; some of it is the need to understand how their food is produced. The industry looks at it in terms of a ‘less processed’ or ‘cleaner’ product – fewer preservatives and ingredients, more natural and organic. MarketMaker continues to thrive in that space in terms of being a tool that helps connect farmers with consumers.” At a conference in Austin, Texas in May, Arkansas received the national program’s Innovation Award.

A guide prepared by three University of Missouri scientists, Selling Strategies for Local Food Producers, identified marketing techniques that can be used to enhance direct sales to consumers. The researchers, Drs. Bill McKelvey, Mary Hendrickson and Joe

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Parcell, said the producer should have the basics covered before opening for business or making a sales call. Among those were, “Is your product fresh, clean and ready for sale? Are samples prepared?...Is your product priced fairly and competitively? Is your price list accurate and up-to-date?...Is your display neat, accessible and attractive? Are prices clearly marked? Is the name of your farm displayed on boxes, banners or signs?”

The scientists said developing strong selling skills, which can be learned, is critically important to acquiring and keeping customers in a direct marketing enterprise.

This includes such methods as maintaining eye contact with the customer, a neat and well-dressed appearance, and speaking without hesitation and with normal voice inflection. The seller should keep punctual hours, and engage the potential customer right away, so the buyer does not decide to go elsewhere.

In addition, good production skills and superior postharvest handling techniques can ensure high-quality products that command premium prices. This can be enhanced by learning customers’ produce preferences, so these crops can be provided at the market in the future. Post signs to let the buyers know which crops will arrive at the marketplace later in the season. The successful marketer can stay in touch with customers with an Internet site, newsletters, and handouts on such topics as nutrition, cooking, storage and preservation tips, classes, events, contests, history and origins of select food crops, relevant news stories and policy issues.

Pricing can also be an issue.

The scientists say, “A thorough knowledge of your farm’s financial condition can ensure that you employ the right pricing and advertising strategies to gain the most profit. Being aware that you are competing with supermarkets and other farmers at your market or in your particular region can also help ensure success. At the end of the day, you want customers to spend more of their dollars with you.”

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Soil is the lifeblood of any agricultural endeavor, and the importance of monitoring your soil needs is unparalleled. Fall is an opportune time of the year to conduct soil tests so you can make the necessary amendments before winter sets in.

“Obtaining a quality soil sample is vital for receiving accurate nutrient recommendations for your field,” said Jill Scheidt, agronomy specialist for the University of Missouri Extension.

The Extension recommends that farmers and ranchers test their soil every three to five years to see what their soil test levels are.

Scheidt explained how to take soil tests to send off for evaluation: “Farmers should have at least one sample per field or pasture. If the land lays differently or has been farmed differently in the past, two or more samples should be taken.

Ten to 20 cores of soil that are uniformly 6 to 8 inches deep taken in a zigzag pattern across the field is recommended.

“Once the cores are collected in a bucket, break up and mix the cores and remove any rocks, sticks or grass; you want to send as much soil as possible because the soil lab doesn’t test nutrient levels of rock, grass or sticks. Farmers should not sample near places where livestock congregate (such as ponds, feeders, or shade) or near gravel roads. Do not sample fields that have been fertilizer or limed in the previous six months, lime additions may not appear in results and fertilizer additions may show up too high. Do not forget to label each sample so that you know exactly where you took it.”

Necessary tools to collect soil samples are a soil probe, a bucket, and bags and permanent markers to hold and label the collected soil samples.

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If you are testing your soil in the fall, remember to test it at the same time of year when you test again – this helps you track your results. “The most important thing to remember with soil testing is that you need to sample fields and pastures during the same time of year every time you sample so that results are uniform and you can tell whether or not your land is improving,” Jill Scheidt said. She noted that “the first thing producers should always look for on a soil test is if lime is needed. It takes usually takes lime six months to break down and change soil pH, so if pH needs to be corrected, lime should be applied as soon as possible. Lime is the most important soil amendment because a proper soil pH is needed for other nutrients to become available for uptake by the plant.” Fall is a good time to test for this so that if your soil does require applications of lime, it can be applied and allowed to break down into the soil over the winter.

The Louisiana State University College of Agriculture recommends fall soil testing to evaluate your fertility program. According to an LSU article “fall test values should come out mid-range to show that your fertility program was adequate and not too strong or weak. Too strong of a fertility program will cause a buildup of nutrients to test high or very high by fall.

This can actually lead to growth problems or groundwater pollution. Too weak a program shows low to very low fall values in a fall test. This indicates that you had run out of good fertility before the end of the growing season and may have weakened the plants.”

Fall soil tests are like a map, with the end destination being healthy soil (and therefore better production) for your farm or ranch. Be sure to contact your local extension office for more information on conducting soil tests.

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Biosecurity on the Farm

By Klaire Howerton

Simple safety measures can go a long way toward protecting your investments If you have spent time in and around the agriculture business, chances are that you have heard the phrase “biosecurity” used before.

“Biosecurity is the precautionary measures taken on a livestock operation to prevent the introduction of new diseases,” said Dr. Craig Payne, associate professor of Veterinary Medicine for the University of Missouri Extension. “A component of biosecurity is bio-containment, which refers to the actions we take to prevent the spread of disease if it’s already present on an operation or there is an accidental introduction.”

Keeping your farm or ranch disease free should be a top priority as a livestock producer. With a little preparation and preventative measures, you can put biosecurity to work for you.

“With proper biosecurity a farmer reduces chances of disease or parasite infestation to their livestock. Diseases can be brought in on contaminated footwear and clothing, perhaps even on our hands,” said Ann Horsman of Meadowlands Farm in Niangua, Mo. She advocates that “all ranchers and farmers should make an effort to educate visitors and also, at minimum, apply a disinfectant to all footwear before allowing any access to barn yard areas,” she said.

Disease transportation can cause devastating losses on livestock, or very expensive veterinary treatment if good biosecurity measures are not adhered to.

Crop loss can also be a major issue without preventive biosecurity measures. Ensuring that visitors have clean footwear and clothing before entering crop areas can help limit the spread of seeds and disease from aggressive non-native or exotic invasive plants to your fields.

There are several ways that you can implement good biosecurity practices on your own farm or ranch.

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“Maximize herd immunity by providing adequate nutrition, minimizing stressors, controlling parasites, and implementing a vaccine program designed by your herd veterinarian,” Payne suggested.

Quarantine is also a very effective biosecurity measure, one that Horsman uses regularly in her poultry operation.

“I follow strict quarantine programs for incoming stock,” she said. “New fowl are penned separately for a month to observe their health status. All new fowl are de-parasitized immediately before being placed in a quarantine pen. I apply a liquid Ivermectin to the skin of each new bird.

They are then placed in a suitable pen where they cannot have physical contact with the other fowl on the property.”

Horsman observes the new fowl daily to make sure they exhibit no signs of illness, are eating well and remaining hydrated.

Only after they pass a quarantine period does she release them to the designated flock and pasture area on her farm. Payne recommends testing stock for high-impact diseases such as Trichomoniasis or Bovine Virus Diarrhea Virus (BVDV) after the quarantine period.

General cleanliness is also vital to maintaining a solid biosecurity program within your livestock operation. “Keep feeding equipment, housing facilities, and animal handling facilities as clean as possible,” Payne said.

Horsman recommends maintaining dry bedding areas and roosting areas for livestock to help prevent the spread of disease. Making a simple disinfectant solution of household bleach and water for shoes, clothing and other supplies that have or could have come into contact with contaminated animals can also aid in disease prevention.

Making sure you have good biosecurity practices in place can save you a lot of time, trouble and money down the road.

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October 2015 13 Winning Teams in Your Organization – 6 p.m. – Must pre-register by the week

before the class starts – Newton County MU Extension Center, 18728 Hwy 59,

Neosho, Mo. – 417-455-9500 13 Insects and/or Integrated Pest Management – MU Extension Office, 203 Cedar

Street, Hermitage, Mo. – 417-745-6767 13-14 Bull Breeding Soundness Clinic – starts at 8 a.m. – Dake Veternariy Clinc,

Miller, Mo. – 417-466-3102 14 Your Credit Matters – 5:30-7 p.m. – $5 per person – Butler, Mo. – 660-679-4167 15 Organic Gardening Class – 7-8:30 p.m. – Cost: $10 per person – El Dorado

Springs High School Ag classroom, El Dorado Springs, Mo. – 417-276-3313 or

cedarco@missouri.edu – must pre-register by October 12 15 Microsoft Word Class – Cost: $20 per person – 7-9 p.m. – Youth Center,

508 North Main Street, El Dorado Springs, Mo. – 417-276-3313 or

cedarco@missouri.edu – must register by October 12th 16-11/20 Helpful Tools for Caregivers – $25 for all six classes – 1-3:30 p.m. –

Bates County Memorial Hospital, Butler, Mo. – 660-679-4167 17 Putting the Garden To Bed – Monett, Mo. – 417-847-3161 17 Adrian Fall Festival – 1-6 p.m. – Main Street, Adrian, Mo. – 816-297-0004 17 2015 Farm Family Celebration – 6 p.m. – Tickets are $10 and can be purchased

at the Newton County Extension Center – Neosho High School, Neosho, Mo.

– 417-455-9500 or newtonco@missouri.edu 17 9th Missouri Chestnut Roast – 10 a.m.-4 p.m. – Horticulture & Agroforestry

Research Center, New Franklin, Mo. 19-11/23 Annie’s Project – 6-9 p.m., Mondays – Central Bank meeting room,

611 E. North Street, Eldon, Mo. – 573-369-2394 or barrettpr@missouri.edu 19 Sheep and Goat Workshop – 6:30-9 p.m. – Cost: $20 per person –

Appleton City R-2 High School, 408 West 4th Street, Appleton City, Mo.

– Deadline to register is Oct. 15 – 417-646-2419 or stclairco@missouri.edu 20 Healthy Snacks Class – 6 p.m. – Must pre-register by the week before the

class starts – Newton County MU Extension Center, 18728 Hwy 59,

Neosho, Mo. – 417-455-9500 20 Fruit Trees, Bramble Berries and Grape Production – MU Extension Office,

203 Cedar Street, Hermitage, Mo. – 417-745-6767 20 Bull Breeding Soundness Clinic – starts at 8 a.m. – Diamond, Mo. – 417-466-3102 20-22 Grazing School – Bois D’Arc, Mo. – 417-831-5246 ext. 3 21 Taking Control of Your Finances – 9-11 a.m. – Missouri Jobs Center, 194

Eastland Avenue, Suite 105, St. Roberts, Mo. – Deadline to register is Oct. 20 –

573-451-3109 or 800-728-5627 22 Pasture Renovation and Weed Control Workshop – University of Missouri

Extension Office, Lebanon, Mo. – 417-532-7126 22 Open House for MU Extension Office West Plains – 11 a.m. – West Plains,

Mo. – 417-256-2391 22 Microsoft Excel Class – Cost: $20 per person – 7-9 p.m. – Youth Center,

508 North Main Street, El Dorado Springs, Mo. – 417-276-3313 or

cedarco@missouri.edu – must register by Oct. 19 22 Bull Breeding Soundness Clinic – starts at 8 a.m. – Countryside Animal

Clinic, Aurora, Mo. – 417-466-3102 22 Winter Feeding Workshop – 1-4 p.m. – MU Forage Systems Research

Center, Linneus, Mo. – 660-895-5121 or 660-895-5123 27 People First (Program focused on Management in Agriculture) – Joplin, Mo. – https://www.zoetisus.com/solutions/pages/peoplefirst/pf_index.aspx 27 Wild Edibles – 6 p.m. – Must pre-register by the week before the class starts –

Newton County MU Extension Center, 18728 Hwy 59, Neosho, Mo. – 417-455-9500 — Continued on Next Page OCTOBER 12, 2015

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Continued from Previous Page 30 Fish Fry and Pie Auction Fundraiser for Webster County Extension

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November 2015 3 Lawn and Turf Grass Management/Disease Control – MU Extension Office,

203 Cedar Street, Hermitage, Mo. – 417-745-6767 5 Missouri Steer Feedout Weigh-in and Grading – 7 p.m. –

Joplin Regional Stockyards, Joplin, Mo. – 417-466-3102 5-7 Seeds of Prosperity, Scaling Up to Meet the Demand for Local Food – Springfield Greene County Botanical Center, 2400 Scenic Ave, Springfield, Mo. –

417-881-8909 or hatleyc@missouri.edu – Pre-registration Deadline is Oct. 31 6-7 Pearls of Production, Women in Agriculture – Animal Sciences Research

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October 2015 12 Parker Angus Ranch Fall Bull Sale – at the Ranch, Waurika, Okla. – 800-352-1903 17 National Red Poll Cattle Assn. Show & Sale – Springfield Livestock Marketing

Center, Springfield, Mo. 17 Circle A Angus Ranch Bull & Female Sale – at the Ranch, Iberia, Mo. – 1-800-CIRCLE-A 17 Heart of the Ozarks Angus Association Fall Sale – Ozarks Regional Stockyard,

West Plains, Mo. – 417-872-5570 17 Route 66 SimGenetics “Road to Success” Sale – Chappell’s Sales Arena,

Strafford, Mo. – 417-236-3899 17 Midwest Beef Alliance Fall Bull & Female Sale – Marshall, Mo. – 660-895-5008 17 Seedstock Plus Fall Bull Sale – Joplin Regional Stockyards, Carthage, Mo.

– 877-486-1160 17 Byergo Family Angus Sale – at the Ranch, Savannah, Mo. – 816-261-7132 21-22 Dismukes Ranch Fall Online Sale – at the Ranch, Checotah, Okla. – 916-995-3549 22 Kirkes Black Angus Ranch Fall Production Sale – at the Ranch, Talihina, Okla.

– 918-465-7830 23 Spur Ranch Angus Bull & Female Sale – at the Ranch, Vinita, Okla. – 918-256-2493 24 Flying H Genetics Roughage ‘N Ready Bull Sale – at the Farm, Butler, Mo.

– 303-842-9071 24 Mead Farms Annual Bull & Female Sale – at the farm, Barnett, Mo. – 573-216-0210 24 Gerloff Farms 8th Annual Bull Fest – at the Farm, Bland, Mo. – 573-680-9117 24 East Central Missouri Angus Assn. Fall Sale – Cuba, Mo. – 314-393-2885 24 Aschermann Charolias 21st Edition Bull Sale – at the Farm, Carthage, Mo.

– 417-358-7879 25 Reynolds Herefords 14th Annual Production Sale – at the Farm, Huntsville,

Ark. – 660-676-3788 26 SW Missouri PT Bull Sale – Springfield Livestock Marketing Center,

Springfield, Mo. – 417-345-8330 27 Fink Beef Genetics Annual Bull Sale – Randolph, Kan. – 785-776-9385 November 2015 1 Baker Angus Ranch Fall Bull Sale – at the Farm, Butler, Mo. – 660-679-4403

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10/12/15

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3/28/16

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10/12/15

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