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Costly repairs prompted Dale Logan and his wife Brenda to get out of the broiler business and focus on cow/calf production

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Poultry production on the rise in NW Arkansas: Recent figures show that poultry producers in northwest Arkansas are adding more chicken houses to their farms this year. State data released recently show that Benton and Washington counties saw an increase in poultry houses in 2018 compared to last year. Benton County’s bird capacity totals rose to 28.9 million this year, up from 24.1 million. Washington County’s poultry capacity grew to 23.1 million in 2018, compared to 17.3 million last year. Benton and Washington counties are home to some of the state’s leading poultry producers, including Tyson Foods and George’s. Delaware County, Okla., has also seen an increase in poultry numbers. Since January 2017, there have been 156 new chicken houses in Delaware County, the most of any county in Oklahoma, according to information from the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture. The new houses are home to 6.6 million chickens. U of A receives research grant: A University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture researcher’s efforts to understand how exposure to topsoil affects the gut microbiome and feed efficiency in pigs have earned him a $500,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The grant from USDA’s National Institute for Food & Agriculture was awarded to Jiangchao Zhao, assistant professor of animal science at the university’s Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food & Life Sciences and researcher for the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station. Zhao’s proposal focused on the underlying mechanisms of topsoil exposure in early life that changes the swine gut microbiome and increases postweaning feed efficiency. FFA members to preform at national convention: The Arkansas Ozarks will be represented at the 2018 National FFA Convention, Oct. 24-27 in Indianapolis, Ind., during the talent program. Adam Cook and Kacey Williams of the Greenbrier FFA and Coby Turney of the Lincoln FFA are slated to preform. NEO Aggies receive grant: Northeast Oklahoma A&T’s agriculture department has been awarded a $2,500 grant following a nomination by farmer Steve Grimes. The grant is part of the America’s Farmers Grow Communities program, which is sponsored by the Monsanto Fund. Grimes, who also serves as the director of the NEO Physical Plant, noted that he nominated the NEO Agriculture Program because it has a history of making a positive impact in the community. Funds from the grant will be used for student scholarships and to continue the expansion of the budding NEO crop research initiative.

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JUST A THOUGHT 3 Jerry Crownover – Digging up history

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MEET YOUR NEIGHBORS 7 Hay and cattle production are part of the Hightower operation

Thanks to the expansion of the railroad, a new church was born

Eye on Agribusiness features the Leflore County Conservation District

Pumpkins, a corn maze and more await visitors at Ozark Corn Maze

Town & Country spotlights Lisa Barrett

Freddie Wilmoth says he loves his cattle and the lifestyle

Dr. David Holt gives attention to the details

Youth in Agriculture features Avery Cluck

Dale Logan moved from poultry and feeder cattle to a cow/calf operation

FARM HELP 25 The Udder Side: Weaning time 26 The importance of evaluating cow condition

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ver the past summer, I’ve read about revonworC yrreJ yB several significant archeological discoveries. From the sands of the Sahara desert blowing away to exJerry Crownover is pose never-before-seen pyramids… a farmer and former to glaciers that melted enough to reveal perfectly professor of Agriculture preserved humans and animals…it seems that sciEducation at Missouri entists are constantly uncovering age-old artifacts. State University. He is a These ancient historians have nothing on me. native of Baxter County, A few months ago, one of Judy’s friends menArkansas, and an tioned that she would like to have a few large, flat author and professional rocks to do some landscaping in back of her new speaker. To contact Jerry, home and wondered if I might have any. If there’s go to ozarksfn.com and one thing on my farm that I can produce in great click on ‘Contact Us.’ abundance – it’s rocks, so I told her there were a couple embedded in the ground just outside our yard fence and I would dig them up for her when the weather cooled. I began the unearthing last week. As I began digging with a pick, shovel, and pry bar, I was surprised to uncover a huge, sandstone rock that had obviously been hand-chiseled into a perfect rectangle, weighing more than 150 pounds (that’s a guess because I once lifted 150 lbs. and I couldn’t lift this one). After I dug out the first one, I could see that another was abutted next to it…then another one…and…on and on…beautiful stones that had, at one time been dug from the earth and hewn into perfect foundation rocks. For the next two days, I pried, shoveled, and dug in straight lines and precisely square corners until all were exhumed. At the end of the job, there were 63 boulders that were once the base for, what I’m certain, was a barn of quite some substance. Intrigued, I measured the outline of the structure and determined that it was thirty-four feet wide, forty-six feet long, and had ten-foot openings on both the north and south end that would have enabled the farmer to drive his team and wagon

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all in Arkansas is a short season. It is the most pleasant in my opinion. We are enjoying a snap in the hot, hot weather that was our summer. The leaves Jody Harris is a freelance are turning autumn colors and are falling communications specialist, on the ground. I think my allergies have subsided gardener, ranch wife and for now. mother of four. She and We have been enjoying “Thursday night her family raise Angus beef lights.” Our oldest daughter is part of the dance cattle and other critters on team at her school. We have quickly become part their northwest Arkansas of the crowd at the local seventh-grade football ranch. She is a graduate games on Thursday nights. We are, of course, big of Missouri State University. fans of the halftime show put on by the Cowgirls To contact Jody, go to on the dance team. Last week was the local juozarksfn.com and click on nior high rivalry game between both the Fayette‘Contact Us.’ ville (Ark.) junior high schools. The score of the game wasn’t close at all. The thing that amazed me though, was the shear number of kids participating in football, cheer and dance on both sides. The stands were full of people from our community who had come out to support these kids. I’m a sucker for things like that – community, cheering for our kids and coming together. I have awesome memories of these same events in my own Missouri hometown and I love making new ones with my family here in ours. Fayetteville (and northwest Arkansas) is home to a few other fall events that bring our community together. This weekend our town will host thousands of bikers at our local Bikes Blues and BBQ bike rally. There is no sneaking into town for this crew – they roar in. I love watching parking lots of local businesses fill up with outof-towners and their gorgeous motorcycles. Even my middle school daughter went to school dressed in denim and a bandana to support this local favorite. Our hotels are full, and the restaurants have a line waiting outside the door. Life is good. Another fall favorite that turns this area upside down is the War Eagle Craft Fair. The main event is in one of the most beautiful parts of this region – War Eagle Mill. The fall color is something spectacular – only our Creator could paint it that well. Buses of people from all over descend on our community. One of my favorite observations at this event is the “matching shirt” ladies. It’s awesome to see groups having fun and enjoying the area. Everyone comes together to shop and enjoy craftspeople from all over peddling their artwork. I have found so many decorations, ornaments and other treasures here. The food isn’t too bad either. I’m not going to shy away from funnel cake or cheesecake on a stick. Ever. I hope fall continues to be filled with beautiful weather, campfires, community festivals and gatherings. The world may be trying to isolate us through social media, but this isn’t the season for that. We all need to get outside and gather with our people. October is upon us friends! I hope to see you at a local football game or community get-together. If you see me, save me a piece of funnel cake, would you please, neighbor?

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wo months ago, many farmers and ranchers were worried if they were going to be able to stay in the livestock business in the wake of hot and dry conditions that caused Julie Turner-Crawford pastures and hayfields to turn brown. Some is a native of Dallas areas were drier than others, but no matter where County, Mo., where she you live in the Ozarks, you were watching to see grew up on her family’s what the weather forecast might bring. farm. She is a graduate Rain has come to the region, thankfully, and many of Missouri State producers were able to get back into their hayfields University. To contact for additional hay cuttings. The clover is actually Julie, call 1-866-532-1960 pretty thick for this time of year around my place or by email at editor@ and the cows are looking full, which is a good sign. ozarksfn.com. Mother Nature may have given the Ozarks region a little reprieve from the hot, dry conditions in recent weeks, but we don’t know what the weather will do next, and as we roll into fall, many folks are beginning to wonder what winter will be like. I don’t mind the cold, but I can do without a lot of snow and/or ice in the winter months. I’m thankful my family has been in the Ozarks for generations because I don’t know if I could handle winters where snow totals for a single day are measured in feet instead of inches. Growing up, my brothers and I were taught to look at the “signs.” A sign might be a persimmon seed, the color of a woolly worm or if the cattle are looking a little thicker haired than usual.

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just a thought Across the Fence Continued from Previous Page I had a couple of young reporters on my staff when I worked for a daily newspaper who had never heard of the spoon, fork or knife theory of a persimmon seed when it comes to predicting the weather. They were “city kids” and I sent them on an adventure to find persimmons. After they looked up what the tree and fruit looked like, they secured about a dozen persimmons. As I pulled the seeds, the cub reporters asked if they could eat the fruit. I advised them that it wouldn’t hurt them, but stopped them short of eating any; they were still a little green. I fell for that once as a child and I didn’t want them to endure the same reaction I had. After a few days of drying the seeds, I cut them open and saw a mixture of knives and spoons. Turns out my young reporters weren’t the only ones in the building who had never heard of predicting the

weather with persimmon seeds because people gathered to see the seeds the rest of the day. I still catch myself looking at woolly worms to see if they are dark or if they have a lighter ring. I’ve seen mostly dark black so far, which – if folklore holds true – means we’re in for a rough winter. That’s exactly what producers who don’t have enough hay to make it through the winter months don’t want to think about. Then there is the ever-popular Old Farmers’ Almanac and its weather predictions.

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Life Is Simple Continued from Page 3 completely through the barn to unload hay, or corn, or both. While unearthing the rocks, I also uncovered a plowshare that was missing about three inches of the point, but, otherwise, looked as if it was nearly new when it broke, no doubt plowing the rocky soil of the surrounding acreage. Pleased with my findings, I asked a friend, that has grown up in the area, and is now in his eighties, if he ever remembered a barn being there and he couldn’t recollect that he had. If his memory is good – and I think it is, since he still remembers I owe him money – I can only assume that the old barn either burned, blew away, or was abandoned at least a hundred years ago. All but a couple of the rocks were under several inches of soil. I can’t begin to imagine how much work was involved in mining, shaping, hauling,

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and placing the giant stones in what appeared to be a very square and level building base. I could, however, imagine the utility of the structure as it was placed on the highest point in the area, with drainage away from it on all four sides, and I found myself envisioning what it must have looked like in its heyday. Someone, or some family, invested weeks or months of work in the construction of what must have been a magnificent structure and I can guess that they must have been very industrious and prosperous farmers for their time. So, while scientists and archeologists work to analyze new-found artifacts in the Arctic and Africa, I’m content to imagine what a thrill it must have been to drive a team of horses through the middle of that great barn so long ago. OCTOBER 15, 2018

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Kevin Hightower says farming more than 1,200 acres takes the whole family David Sylvester Hightower was raised in Billings, Mont., then moved to Henryetta, Okla., and finally settled in Cedarville, Ark., during the Great Depression because he found 60 acres available and affordable. Over the years he added to the original purchase and had 380 acres when he passed. He started what has grown into a family corner of Cedarville where many of his children, grandchildren and now great-grandchildren now live, including Kevin Hightowner. Eighteen years ago, Kevin began with Bekaert Wire and Fence as a greaser and is now the maintenance supervisor, a position he took over several years after his mentor, Tom Wellnitz, retired from that same position. Kevin owns 100 acres not far from his father’s birthplace on which he lives with his wife Jennifer, their 12-yearold son Brady and 15-year-old daughter Anna. He also owns 132 acres jointly with his father, Jimmy, while leasing 1,000 acres in various locations from Natural Dam to Van Buren, Ark. “Nothing would work if we didn’t work as a family,” Kevin said. “My father Jimmy and I work together all of the time with. My 20-year-old nephew, Josh Bender, is in college studying to be an engineer but also critically important to my hay operation, sometimes driving a truck while other nephews, my daughter and son load square bales. My father-inlaw, Paul Brown, is also indispensable.” When Kevin and Jimmy bought the 132 acre section in the spring of 2017, the land had been unused for years and held the remnants of an apple orchard. Many trees were still alive, producing tiny apples devoured by deer. The land was terribly overgrown but, strangely enough for this part of the country, not rocky. Kevin’s goal was to have highly productive hay ground that was as easy OCTOBER 15, 2018

to work on as possible. Kevin bulldozed the land and removed the debris before plowing and disking. Next, he used a land leveler. Before seeding in late May 2018, Kevin used a heavy roller he put together himself. He went over the land again and again until the ground was exactly as he wanted. Kevin consulted Nixa Seed and Hardware in Nixa, Mo., which advised using a high then grade Bermuda seed. He also took advice from Matt Fryer, the local

his heart is afraid to ruin the field he has worked so hard to develop. Consequently, he is going to take Matt’s advice on a test plot. Then next February he will use Roundup again to kill everything except the dormant grass. “I used to use Grazon, but I’m switching to Roundup as Matt advised because I can see the results.” Kevin said. While the new field is solely Bermuda, the rest of his 500 hay acres have mixed grasses. He produces around 1,500 square Photo by Terry Ropp

Kevin Hightower hopes to expand his cattle operation to 200 cows in the future.

Extension agent. The field was progress- bales for horse people and, on average, ing nicely until the rain quit. Kevin soil 4,000 round bales for cattle. He has nevtested and found the new land needed er advertised but sells by word-of-mouth potash instead of lime like the rest of his and frequently has the hay sold as it is land. He then applied a little chicken being harvested. Kevin’s record for ballitter and with the gift of rain, the “field ing is 360 round bales in one day, and woke up.” once he produced 60 bales in an hour. Kevin had his second cutOne of the keys to his operating on this new field in tion is working closely with Cedarville, Ark. September. Matt has advised his landlords on his leased him to spray with Roundup land. He likes to take care in 7 to 10 days after cutting of the land like it was his own in order to kill Johnsongrass and keep it looking nice because and crabgrass. Kevin’s head they most usually live on the place knows the advice is good, but and let him know when something The Ozarks Most Read Farm Newspaper

is wrong or a cow is out, information he deeply appreciates. “It’s not a matter of if the cattle get out but when. My method for handling the problem is using feed to get the cattle back to where they belong,” Kevin said with a laugh. Kevin runs a 100-head Angus-cross herd and purchases 100 heifers every other year. He retains half of the heifers and sells the other half as bred heifers with a goal of increasing his momma herd up to 200 cows. He maintains 16 bulls, four Hereford with the rest being Angus and Balancers. Kevin typically buys bulls as calves and raises them himself. He has four purebred but not registered bulls. “A $3,000 registered bull can hurt himself as easily a $1,000 bull. I raise commercial cattle and keeping papers is not cost-efficient,” explained Kevin. Having grown up around cattle, Kevin is comfortable choosing bull calves by appearance and considers three qualities: head size, which indicates calving ease, muscling and demeanor. Any bull calf he purchases that demonstrates less than an ideal temperament is immediately sold. Kevin prefers calving in January because flies are less of a problem and the young calves are ready to graze when the grass is ready. He finds cold is rarely an issue and is able to synchronize about 75 percent of his calves to be born in January. He uses Balancers to breed the heifers. He prefers to time breeding so the heifers calve at 2 1/2 years old in an attempt to control synchronization and limit calving issues. Though he began selling bred heifers on Craigslist and the Internet for a couple of years, he now does so by word-of-mouth. He has repeat customers who also tell others and has little difficulty marketing. Kevin, a fulfilled man who loves his job and his farm. “Someday, probably when I retire, I’ll be a full-time farmer,” he said.

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Dale underwent a divorce after a short Dale’s dad and one of his dad’s friend built the first Logan poultry house from timber marriage. In a discussion with his lawyer, Denver cut on his father’s farm. Dale was his lawyer commented “There are plenty of 2 years old and to keep the youngster oc- fish in the sea and a good one sits up front.” When the divorce was finalized, Dale cupied while his parents built the house, they gave him a hammer, nails and a board went with Brenda to dinner to celebrate to pound the nails into, something intrigu- her birthday. The date was Dec. 16. ing for the youngster. Three years, later They were married the following Jan. 7 in the lawyer’s office by a JusDale can remember when tice of the Peace friend of a second house was built as Green Forest, Ark. that same lawyer. The couple Denver expanded his turkey have shared 35 happy years business. Denver always raised together so far. Shortly after turkeys that he purchased and their marriage, the open market raised, then sold on the open raising of turkeys was ending. His market to various companies. parents had some over-the-road Processes were different than

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St. Mary’s Parish in Altus, Ark., was founded in 1879 as a result of the railroad expansion The railroad industry made fortunes while uniting the country. Though driving the golden spike uniting East to West is the most famous event in its history, the industry continued to expand to different locations along its main trunks. The Little Rock and Fort Smith railroad had thousands of acres open for settlement and in 1877 decided to advertise cheap land in Germany and Eastern Europe. Altus, Ark., was the high point on the railroad between Little Rock and Fort Smith with the name coming from Latin and defined as high, deep, noble or profound. The name perfectly describes the area but perhaps applies best to St. Mary’s Parish officially founded in 1879 though masses may have taken place in Altus for some time previously. The original wooden structure site is now under the parking lot of the current site. Construction began there in 1901; using sandstone quarried from the hill on which it stands. Close inspection of the pillars in front reveal marks from the tongs used to pull the heavy blocks from

the quarry where a block and tackle with a mule was used to lift the rock and swing it into place. The total construction took 4,000 days of donated parishioner labor and paid contractors and stonemasons. The building is designed according to traditional Basilica lines, that is oblong with double colonnades and an arched and impressive semicircular area containing the altar. Other impressive parts of the structure are stained glass windows and bells, both commissioned in St. Louis. Stained glass pieces were shipped in crates of sand and assembled on-site. The color and style of each window is reflective of stained glass art at its peak with vibrant colors, exquisite design and masterfully painted faces and other details. The four bells, with a total weight of almost 6,500 pounds, were hauled up to the mountain by teams of horses or mules. In times past the bells were used to announce deaths and annual special events and still ring harmonically across the valley announcing services. The church’s interior remained undecorated until World War I when Benedictine

pastor Placidus Oechle made template sketches based on the great masters of Europe with Fridolin Fuchs applying the paint for numerous breathtaking paintings adorning the walls. The paintings were done on canvas and attached to the walls by whipped egg whites, which served as glue. The arches are also decorated in intricate, old world tradition although in the 1960s the beautiful decorated designs on the arches and walls were painted over because of damage. In 1999 the parish commissioned Conrad Schmidtt Studios from New Berlin, Wis., to restore the traditional decorations which included carefully removing the white paint before repairing

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damage. Restoration began mid-April and continued through October beckoning tourists and worshipers alike. During the holy year of 2000, St. Mary’s was designated as a pilgrimage site due to its artwork, construction, and most of all atmosphere. Pilgrims enter the hushed, meditative atmosphere and are filled with the peace so earnestly created. When the new church was dedicated, a small foot-pumped organ provided music in addition to parishioners who created a band using trumpet, trombone, violin and any other instruments they had available. In 1925, St. Mary’s purchased a 1897 JG Pfeiffer used, tracker pipe organ for $500.

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One necessary accommodation was the construction of a “prow” in the choir loft to accommodate its size. In 1986 the organ was fully restored at a cost over $100,000. The organists for Sunday mornings are Rosemary Timmerman Warden and choir director Amy Post Sexton with Braxton Leding or Cantor Tanner Fritchie substituting as needed. Their mastery of the 15 rank organ with its tracker action gifts parishioners with hauntingly compelling and sacred music. “Playing this beautifully restored organ is a privilege that feeds me as well as the congregation,” Amy said. “Our church is a generous, quiet and welcoming place with the organ being an integral part of making everyone welcome.” One of Amy’s earliest church memories is turning around to see her father singing in the choir and getting her hand spanked for doing so though she was free to weave in and out of gatherings outside after mass. Another parishioner, 87-year-old Gertrude Vought, remembers singing in the choir for many years, just as her father had done. She began singing soprano in fourpart harmonic pieces when she was only 10. Then, when she was a young mother of eight children, her husband went to a different Mass so he could watch their younger children while she sang. The current congregation is comprised of 200 families, many of whom are descendants of the earliest parishioners to attend the church and whose last names still remain on the roster. Those names include Leding, Post, Eveld and Rofkahr. In that first year of 1879, the church members gathered to celebrate a Thanksgiving meal becoming a tradition and a fundraising event that continues featuring an auction of quilts made by the quilting club. Crafts and jams are also for sale. Thanksgiving dinners are sold by the plate with parishioners contributing pies while the rest of the meal is cooked in the parish hall’s commercial kitchen. Typically, 700 to 800 people attend which does not include take outs. “Our beautiful church is in danger of serious damage because our air conditioning/ heating system went kaput. A new system will cost more than $200,000, and our Thanksgiving fundraisers won’t come close to handling that cost. Any donation will be gratefully received,” explained Gertrude. OCTOBER 15, 2018

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Location: Poteau, Okla. District Program Coordinator: Lisa Grey History: The dustbowl brought about the creation of what is now called the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) with field offices typically organized by county across the nation. Under Roosevelt’s presidency, the first conservation act was passed with Oklahoma at the center of the creation. Oklahoma established Conservation Districts with the Conservation Act in April 1937. “In spite of the fact that I was raised on a cow calf ranch, my pathway to working at the Leflore County Conservation District is not exactly traditional,” District Program Coordinator Lisa Gray said. “I began my career path by working in an electrical firm a number of years before I found an opening in the Leflore Conservation District. I have worked here for 18 years so far and plan to remain.” Services: “My position combines both my love of agriculture and my love of accounting in that part of my responsibilities is the light bookkeeping and payroll required for our district. I am also involved in education and assisting individual farmers. Fourteen years ago we developed a program now in two different schools that involves students in hands on data collection for ongoing state water quality statistics. Individual farmers and ranchers are helped with a variety of issues including soil erosion, water quality and forage quality using a conservation plan developed to use best management practices such as rotational grazing, ponds, cross fences, stream crossings and heavy use areas. We also help with cost share programs offered from federal and state governments to help implement the best management practices. A design with a geotextile netting like product covered by gravel is used for both heavy use areas and stream crossings to help prevent erosion and gravel from sinking. Sometimes we refer these ranchers and farmers to other agencies such as the OSU Extension office for soil testing or the Department of Mines to help with sinkholes and newly discovered abandoned mines so prevalent in our area.” Philosophy: “Our mission is to help improve the lives of the citizens in Leflore County through educational outreach and technical assistance in order to preserve natural resources. Even though the state budget is pretty rough right now, the Blue Thumb water quality education initiative, heavily staffed by volunteers, seeks to educate the public about how water pollution comes from sources they don’t even recognize. Further, the younger agriculturally centered generation is more ‘green’ and environmentally aware than previously and helps others understand the impact everything has on the environment. Everything that goes on affects someone.”

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Although raising livestock and/or poultry is the most common agricultural land use in Northwest Arkansas, not everyone is in the animal business. A example is Dennis E. and Timothea McGarrah and their daughter 4-year-old Hadley Jo. The McGarrah family has 55 acres for fall agri-tourism, 30 acres of berries and 60 acres dedicated to raising landscape trees in addition to owning a mostly commercial fencing business called McGarrah Enterprises. This year Ozark Corn Maze in Cave Springs, Ark., is open until Oct. 28 on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays with closing at dark. Ten thousand visitors enjoyed the wide variety of activities last year. The previous owners of the maze reached out to the McGarrahs because Dennis’ father, Dennis C. McGarrah, had a similar successful operation in Pea ten waiting by the exit for parents who Ridge. Timothea still works with Dennis are still finding their way through the C. by handling scheduling for his pump- mazes,” Timothea said with laugh. “The kin patch and by managing the customer mazes, cut by Precision Mazes out of side of all the farms along with advertis- Lee’s Summit in Missouri, are difficult enough to be fun and interesting.” ing and social media. Other creative activities occupy visitors Recently the couple discovered greater cost efficiency by using Timothea as a of all ages with admission varying accordfull-time manager rather than paying ing to preferred activities. Some activities such as the corn cannon and pumpkin someone else. slingshot cost more because This year the maze was corncobs and pumpkin supsponsored by Channel 5 plies must be grown and cared whose logo is the largest of Cave Springs, Ark. for as well as replenished daily. the three mazes in the 16 The 20-acre pumpkin patch acres dedicated to them. has a pick-your-own option with The other two are their corn maze logo and a farm scene. “Near closing, kids are of— Continued on Page 18

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In the Country: “I was raised on a large beef cattle/dairy farm where I benefited from a lot of hands-on experience. My husband Brian and I have 30 acres in Gravette that used to belong to Brian’s grandfather. We raise Durocs, Spots, Chester White and cross hogs and have recently cut our numbers down from 25 sows to 15 due to the current market conditions. We have two boars with one being Duroc and the other a cross. Except for our cross sows, we AI and match a particular sow to a boar selected to help balance out what the sow needs. We collect semen from our Duroc boar, and each sow has two litters per year with the upper half of our piglets sold as show pigs to 4-H and FFA members. We started, when our oldest daughter Lacey wanted to show a red pig so we bought her a registered Duroc gilt. Hofschulte Genetics gave us a retiring boar named Big Papa who served us well. We currently have six farrowing crates with our babies receiving 21 percent protein feed before transitioning to 18 or 19 percent feed. Thereafter each animal receives protein as it grows according to its confirmation. Brian and the girls do the AI, with Lacey being our individual feed specialist and Paige our pig puller.” Philosophy and Future: “Just as our family is tightknit, my goal is for my agriculture students to work as a family helping each other, respecting each other, and striving to be the best they can be. As important as the feeling of family is, expanding their knowledge of other lifestyles and provide experiences they would not otherwise have. My family and I will always raise pigs, but in the future we might move toward registered pigs only. We will probably keep the numbers the same but add open shows to our current showing because the girls can be over 21 and still participate.” OCTOBER 15, 2018

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57.00-75.00 †

Ash Flat Livestock 52.00-78.00 † Benton County Sale Barn - Siloam Springs None Reported † Cattlemen’s Livestock Auction 60.00-85.50* Cleburne County Livestock Auction - Heber Springs Not Reported † † County Line Sale - Ratcliff 55.00 Decatur Livestock Auction Not Reported* Farmer’s & Ranchers - Vinita None Reported* Farmer’s Stockyards - Springdale 75.00-89.00 † Fort Smith Stockyards Not Reported † I-40 Livestock - Ozark 73.00-83.00 † Joplin Regional Stockyard 64.00-96.50 † Mid-State Stockyards 84.00* North Arkansas Livestock Auctionn 64.00-87.00 †

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Springfield, Mo. • Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

65.00-76.00* 65.00-93.00 † 75.00-91.00*

Welch Stockyards

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100

120

cows

(Week of 9/30/18 to 10/6/18) Arkansas Cattle Auction

35.00-51.00 † Ash Flat Livestock 33.00-63.00 † Benton County Sale Barn - Siloam Springs None Reported † Cattlemen’s Livestock 40.00-62.00* Cleburne County Livestock Auction Not Reported † County Line Sale 25.00-55.00 † Decatur Livestock Auction Not Reported* Farmer’s & Ranchers - Vinita None Reported* Farmer’s Stockyards 40.00-55.00 † Fort Smith Stockyards Not Reported † I-40 Livestock - Ozark 39.00-53.00 † Joplin Regional Stockyardd 35.00-66.00 † Mid-State Stockyards 60.00* North Arkansas Live 30.00-61.00 † 38.00-63.00 † 31.00-51.50 † 31.00-65.00 †

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

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

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

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

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38.00-54.00* 30.00-59.50 † 45.00-63.00*

Ark. Cattle Auction, LLC - Searcy 10/2/18 1,698

Ash Flat Livestock

2-4 Lower 168.00-189.00 135.00-187.00 145.00-168.00 138.00-155.00 144.00-149.00 165.00-184.00 139.00-162.00 131.00-151.00 124.00-134.00 125.00 147.00-152.00 133.00-145.00 124.00-140.00 126.00-143.00 120.00-139.00

100

9/25/18

Receipts: 1,063 Springer Heifers bred seven to nine months: Supreme 950.001200.00, ind crossbred 1025.00, Approved 800.00-925.00, ind crossbred 910.00, Medium 600.00-775.00, ind crossbred 590.00. Heifers bred three to six months: Supreme 925.00-1050.00, Approved 720.00-880.00, crossbreds 725.00-850.00, Medium 500.00-690.00, crossbreds 520.00-640.00, Common few 390.00140 470.00, ind Jersey 510.00, few crossbreds 230.00-330.00. Heifers bred one to three months: Supreme few 785.00, ind Jersey 840.00, crossbreds 700.00-800.00, Approved 630.00700.00, ind Jersey 650.00, crossbreds 635.00-650.00, Medium 500.00-590.00, crossbreds 490.00-590.00, Common ind Jersey 425.00, few crossbreds 340.00-420.00. Open Heifers: Approved: 8 organic Jerseys 299 lbs 400.00, Jerseys 150-224 lbs 145.00-350.00, crossbreds 160.00-340.00, 331-387 lbs 235.00-260.00, 13 organic Jerseys 380 lbs 550.00, 2 Jerseys 390 lbs 430.00, crossbreds 360.00-435.00. 415-493 lbs 350.00-380.00. 4 organic Jerseys 474 lbs 650.00, crossbreds 400.00-500.00, 509-591 lbs 400.00-520.00, 2 organic Jerseys 585 lbs 650.00, crossbreds 410.00-575.00, 615-689 lbs 450.00580.00, 4 Jersey 680 lbs 550.00, crossbreds 430.00-650.00, 703-773 lbs 600.00-660.00. Medium: Ind 238 lbs 150.00, few crossbreds 160.00, 340-343 lbs crossbreds 250.00-275.00, 410-490 lbs 300.00-375.00, 530-560 lbs 310.00-400.00, crossbreds 280.00-475.00, ind 615 lbs 350.00, ind Jersey 665 lbs 300.00, crossbreds 300.00-460.00. Replacement Cows: Fresh Cows: Supreme 1025.00-1070.00, ind crossbred 1125.00, Approved 800.00-950.00, ind crossbred 850.00, Medium 650.00-775.00, Common 510.00-550.00. Milking Cows: Supreme crossbreds 1000.00-1125.00, Approved ind 825.00, crossbreds 775.00-975.00, Medium 600.00775.00, crossbreds 600.00-725.00, Common few 570.00-590.00, Jerseys 235.00-250.00, crossbreds 275.00-525.00. Springer Cows: Supreme crossbreds 1025.00-1175.00, Approved few 760.00, crossbreds 800.00-825.00, Medium

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Cattlemen’s Livestock*

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Benton Co. - Siloam Springs 10/4/18 2,009

Uneven

sheep &

Decatur Livestock*

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Uneven

St-7 Lower

2-10 Lower

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189.00-229.00 164.00-186.00 154.00-164.00 143.50-153.00 130.00-154.00

157.00-181.00 145.00-170.00 135.00-171.00 132.00-162.25

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149.00 135.00-149.00 130.00-145.00 119.00-137.00 138.00

135.00-144.00 127.00-144.00 125.00-135.00 125.00-141.00 120.00-125.00

144.00-163.00 139.00-153.00 131.00-143.00 130.00-141.00 129.00-136.00

125.00-145.00 120.00-154.00 115.00-150.00 115.00-144.00 105.00-134.00

139.00-144.00 131.00-142.00 129.00-138.50 131.00-132.00 -----

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Buffalo, Mo. • Buffalo Livestock Market

stocker & feeder

Cleburne Co. - Heber Springs* -----------------------------

goats

Slaughter Does: Selection 1-2 80-140 lbs 95.00-120.00. Selection 3 70-125 lbs 70.00-100.00; dairy 65-110 lbs 65.00-70.00. Replacement Bucks: Selection 1-2 90-200 lbs 160.00-185.00. Slaughter Bucks: Selection 1-2 85-160 lbs 140.00-160.00. Selection 3 70-150 lbs 115.00-130.00. Wethers: Selection 1 85-130 lbs 215.00-230.00. Selection 2 65-115 lbs 180.00-200.00. Selection 3 60-105 lbs 165.00185.00. Pygmy: Kids 20-40 lbs 35.00-55.00 per head, mostly 40.0045.00 per head. Does 40-60 lbs 95.00-105.00; 60-85 lbs 60.0075.00. Bucks 75-90 lbs 60.00-75.00. 9/25/18

Receipts: 967 SHEEP: Diamond, Mo. • TS Whites Sheep and Goat Sale 10/4/18 Feeder Lambs: Receipts: 908 Hair lambs: Medium and Large 1-2 23-59 lbs 170.00-185.00; SHEEP: 37 lbs 212.50. Medium and Large 2-3 48-76 lbs 122.00Feeder Lambs: hair. Medium and Large 1 55-65 lbs 195.00145.00. 225.00. Medium and Large 1-2 45-70 lbs 145.00-175.00. Slaughter wool lambs: Choice and Prime 2-3 80 lbs 143.00; Medium and Large 2 45-65 lbs 120.00-150.00. 148 lbs 120.00. Good and Choice 1-2 90 lbs 100.00. Feeder Lambs: wool. Medium and Large 1-2 55-60 lbs 180.00Slaughter Hair Lambs: Choice and Prime 2-3 61-68 lbs 195.00. Medium and Large 2 50-65 lbs 145.00-155.00. 170.00-181.00. Choice 2-3 63-75 lbs 153.00-168.00. Good Slaughter Lambs: hair. Choice 2-3 70-90 lbs 140.00-155.00. and Choice 1-3 67-77 lbs 149.00-151.00. Good and Choice 1-2 70-80 lbs 115.00-125.00; 80-140 lbs Replacement Hair Ewes: Medium and Large 1-2 98-110 100.00-105.00. lbs 110.00-127.50. Medium and Large 2-3 97-110 lbs 80.00Slaughter Lambs: wool. Choice 2-3 70-100 lbs mostly 97.5095.00. 105.00, few 110.00-117.50. Replacement Wool Ewes: Medium and Large 2-4 187 lbs Replacement Ewes: hair. Medium and Large 1 85-125 lbs 49.00-52.00. 115.00-122.50, pkg 125.00 per head. Medium and Large 1-2 Slaughter Hair Ewes: Good and Choice 1-3 87-123 lbs 80-115 lbs 80.00-110.00. 64.00-74.00. Utility and Good 1-2 95-135 lbs 51.00-56.00. Replacement Ewes: wool. Medium and Large 1 few 100-125 Rams: Mostly exotic Medium and Large 2-3 121 lbs 210.00 lbs 120.00-142.50. Medium and Large 1-2 105-165 lbs 75.00Per Head; 98 lbs 130.00; 136 lbs 120.00; 120 lbs 165.00. 105.00. Slaughter Hair Rams: Choice 1-3 110-155 lbs 65.00-85.00; Slaughter Ewes: hair. Good 2-4 75-125 lbs 55.00-75.00. 220 lbs 55.00. Slaughter Ewes: wool. Good 2-3 110-180 55.00-65.00. Utility Slaughter Wool Rams: Good 1-2 143-255 lbs 39.00-58.00. and Good 1-3 120-140 lbs 45.00-55.00. Cull and Utility 1-2 GOATS: 120-170 lbs 25.00-30.00. Feeder Kids: Selection 1 25-40 lbs 200.00-222.50. Selection Slaughter Rams: 65.00-95.00. 2 25-31 lbs 175.00-192.50; Pygmys 15-34 lbs 80.00-110.00. GOATS: Selection 3 25-38 lbs 121.00-152.00. Feeder Kids: Selection 1 25-35 lbs 240.00-260.00; 35-45 lbs Slaughter Goats: Selection 1 50-65 lbs 230.00-252.00; 70-74 225.00-245.00, pkg fancy 270.00. Selection 1-2 35-45 lbs lbs 218.00-225.00. Selection 2 47-60 lbs 203.00-229.00; 46-70 220.00-235.00. Selection 2-3 35-45 lbs 205.00-225.00. Seleclbs 173.00-185.00. Selection 3 40-65 lbs 132.50-163.00; 40-60 tion 3 mostly dairy 40-50 lbs 135.00-155.00. lbs 110.00-120.00. Slaughter Kids: Selection 1 50-80 lbs 210.00-240.00. Selection Replacement Does: Selection 1 few nice Nubian does 140.00 1-2 55-65 lbs 215.00-225.00. Selection 2 50-70 lbs 205.00Per Head; Boer/ Boer cross 130 lbs 140; 183 lbs 79.00; 105220.00. Selection 3 55-85 lbs 165.00-185.00; some dairy 145 lbs 110.00-127.50; 71 lbs 140.00. Selection 2 78-105 lbs 130.00-170.00. 106.00-129.00. Replacement Does: Selection 1-2 75-145 lbs 145.00-165.00 ind 180.00; few 115-145 lbs 165.00-180.00 per head. Selection 2-3 65-120 lbs 110.00-140.00; few 115.00-150.00 per head.

County Line Sale Ratcliff 10/3/18 234

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10/7/18

5 Area (Tx-Ok, Ks, Neb, Ia, Colo) Live Basis Sales - Over 80% Choice Steers: 108.00-112.00; wtd. avg. price 110.97. Heifers: 109.00-112.00; wtd. avg. price 110.60. Dressed Basis Sales - Over 80% Choice Steers: 173.50-176.00; wtd. avg. price 174.82. Heifers: 173.00-176.00; wtd. avg. price 174.76.

73.00-91.50 † 40.00-70.00 † 67.00-88.00 †

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

cattle

Midwest - High Plains Direct Slaughter Cattle

Fort Smith Stockyards*

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155.00-170.00 148.00-159.00 138.00-147.00 131.00-144.00 120.00-131.00

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Joplin Regional Stockyards 10/1/18 4,544

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182.00-192.50 161.00-189.00 169.00-180.00 153.00-178.50 154.00-165.00

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140.00-151.00 130.00-150.00 130.00-137.00 132.00-138.00 130.00-134.00

156.50-168.00 154.00-164.00 147.00-164.00 147.00-160.00 145.00-153.00

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650.00-750.00, few Jerseys 620.00, Common ind 500.00, Jerseys 400.00-500.00. Bred Cows: Supreme crossbreds 925.00-975.00, Approved crossbreds 675.00-850.00, Medium 600.00-710.00, ind Jersey 600.00, crossbreds 600.00-730.00, Common 390.00-530.00, crossbreds 435.00-550.00. Baby Calves: Holstein heifers 85.00-140.00, Holstein bulls 85.00-115.00, small 50.00-75.00, Jersey bulls few 25.00-30.00, crossbred heifers - 80.00-185.00, crossbred bulls - six at 55.00, beef cross bulls ind 85.00.

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Mi Stoc

168 160 158 143 138

153 150 140 133 123

Good and Choice 1-3 87-123 lbs Good 1-2 95-135 lbs 51.00-56.00. edium and Large 2-3 121 lbs 210.00 136 lbs 120.00; 120 lbs 165.00. Choice 1-3 110-155 lbs 65.00-85.00;

Good 1-2 143-255 lbs 39.00-58.00.

1 25-40 lbs 200.00-222.50. Selection 50; Pygmys 15-34 lbs 80.00-110.00. 1.00-152.00. ion 1 50-65 lbs 230.00-252.00; 70-74 tion 2 47-60 lbs 203.00-229.00; 46-70 tion 3 40-65 lbs 132.50-163.00; 40-60

avg. grain prices Soft Wheat

Corn

Sorghum

ection 1 few nice Nubian does 140.00 oss 130 lbs 140; 183 lbs 79.00; 1051 lbs 140.00. Selection 2 78-105 lbs

ices

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Joplin Regional Stockyards 10/1/18 4,544

Mid-State Stockyards* 10/1/18 618

N. Ark. Livestock Green Forest 10/3/18 1,460

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3-9 Higher

Steady

Uneven

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Osc

Little

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11,008

Ozarks Regional West Plains 10/2/18 3,429

2-8 Higher

Steady

Uneven

3.00-192.50 1.00-165.00 5.00-156.00 7.00-146.00 138.00

182.00-192.50 161.00-189.00 169.00-180.00 153.00-178.50 154.00-165.00

168.00-197.00 160.00-180.00 158.00-174.00 143.00-161.00 138.00-148.00

189.00-192.00 160.00-177.00 150.00-169.00 142.00-160.00 142.00-151.00

184.00-197.50 178.00-189.00 158.00-183.00 145.50-178.50 150.00-166.50

172.00-190.00 143.00-162.00 140.00-149.00 140.50-143.00 136.00-142.00

177.50-207.50 172.50-197.00 166.00-188.00 155.00-170.00 153.50-163.00

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153.00-179.00 150.00-163.00 140.00-153.00 133.00-149.00 123.00-137.00

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156.68 175.41

150.71

157.63

133.43

167.34

155.37 137.97

161.94

158.77

163.04 144.16 155.97 *

136.96 137.67 137.51 136.58

148.00 155.82

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138.46

161.78

145.84

174.47

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154.06

149.92

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132.24

163.87

152.55 134.73

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190.00-212.00 180.00-195.00 164.00-175.00 150.00-165.50 143.00-159.00

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155.00-175.00 166.00-184.00 149.00-168.50 131.00-150.00 118.00-135.50

160.00-195.00 150.00-171.00 140.00-155.00 130.00-140.00 110.00-135.00 152.00-162.00 149.00-159.00 145.00-155.00 141.00-151.50 137.00-147.25

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138.92

143.16 151.66

169.16

128.72

151.19

158.39

161.52

140.16

150.00 171.41 143.49 149.00 141.63 151.52

137 164 191 218 * No price reported in weight break **USDA Failed To Report *** No Sale

133.95 130.17

137.17 147.28 149.89

174.47 110

155.80 130.54

124.50

154.55 168.50

160.00-175.00 150.00-164.00 144.50-155.00 139.00-154.00 127.50-140.50

138.17

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164.24

pairs

1500

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

139.87

152.41

Not Reported †

1000

heifers 550-600 LBS.

None Reported †

500

July 18 Aug. 18 Sept. 18

162.99

Not Reported * None Reported * 1000.00-1500.00 †

Decatur Livestock Auction Farmer’s & Ranchers - Vinita

Apr. 18 May 18 June 18

158.57

Arkansas Cattle Auction 800.00-860.00 † Ash Flat Livestock 1000.00-1200.00 † Benton County Sale Barn - Siloam Springs None Reported † Cattlemen’s Livestock Auction 1600.00 * Cleburne County Livestock - Heber Springs Not Reported † County Line Sale - Ratcliff None Reported †

Ouachita Livestock Ola, Ark. 10/5/18 404

10/2/18-10/3/18

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

(Week of 9/30/18 to 10/6/18)

Welch Stockyards

Roc

steers 550-600 LBS.

1500

cow/calf

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

5.26 3.54

1000

Farmer’s Stockyards - Springdale Fort Smith Stockyards I-40 Livestock - Ozark Joplin Regional Stockyards

Daily Report 10/9/18

Soybeans

500

Feb. 18 Mar. 18

Week of 9/16/18

es: Medium and Large 2-4 187 lbs

Cheese: Barrels closed at $1.3675 and 40# blocks at $1.6500. The weekly average for barrels is $1.3885 (+.0085) and blocks, $1.6905 (+.0345). Fluid Milk: Milk production for parts of the U.S. is at low tide for the year. However, changes in regional and seasonal weather patterns are influencing milk outputs. Across the West, milk production is mostly in a steady state. Favorable weather is providing the comfort needed to keep milk flowing and in line with processing needs. Some western milk is moving east to fill the bottling demand in the Southeast region, but trucks and haulers are in short supply. Milk 0 output in the Southeast and Florida is steady to lower. In the MidAtlantic and Northeast, there are signs that the change of seasons is bringing about a seasonal increase in milk production. Wet, soggy conditions continue to slow the harvest across a good share of the East and Midwest. Milk component levels have remained lower in the Midwest. Industry contacts report cream supplies are tight in the Midwest and East. Although cream is getting tighter is the West, it is still easier to find than in other parts of the country. Cream multiples for all classes are 1.28-1.40 in the East, 1.23-1.32 in the Midwest, and 1.10-1.28 in the West. SPOT PRICES OF CLASS II CREAM, $ PER POUND BUTTERFAT F.O.B. producing plants: Upper Midwest - $2.9191 - $3.0340.

Oct. 17 Nov. 17 Dec. 17 Jan. 18

Week of 9/23/18

Choice and Prime 2-3 80 lbs 143.00; d Choice 1-2 90 lbs 100.00. Choice and Prime 2-3 61-68 lbs 2-3 63-75 lbs 153.00-168.00. Good s 149.00-151.00. s: Medium and Large 1-2 98-110 um and Large 2-3 97-110 lbs 80.00-

9/14/18

$80

Week of 9/9/18

d Large 1-2 23-59 lbs 170.00-185.00; nd Large 2-3 48-76 lbs 122.00-

dairy sales

National Dairy Market at a Glance

$120

650.00-1250.00 † Ash Flat Livestock 600.00-1080.00 † Benton County Sale Barn - Siloam Springs None Reported † Cattlemen’s Livestock Auction 1300.00 * Cleburne County Livestock - Heber Springs Not Reported † County Line Sale - Ratcliff 43.00-71.00 † Prices reported per cwt Decatur Livestock Auction Not Reported* Farmer’s & Ranchers - Vinita None Reported * Farmer’s Stockyards - Springdale None Reported † Fort Smith Stockyards Not Reported † I-40 Livestock 600.00-1150.00 † Joplin Regional 620.00-1350.00 † Mid-State Stockyardss 600.00-1075.00 * North Arkansas Live 650.00-1000.00 † 700.00-1225.00 † OKC West - El Reno Ouachita Livestock 600.00-1000.00 † Ozarks Regional 700.00-1350.00 † Stilwell Livestock Auction Not Reported * Tulsa Livestock 600.00-1000.00 † Welch Stockyards 710.00-1160.00 *

Arkansas Cattle

Week of 9/16/18

9/25/18

$160

PricesPrices reported per cwt Prices Prices reported reported reported per per per cwt cwt cwt Prices reported per cwt

Week of 9/23/18

ock Market

cows

(Week of 9/30/18 to 10/6/18)

550-600 lb. steers

$200

Week of 9/30/18

5.00-55.00 per head, mostly 40.0060 lbs 95.00-105.00; 60-85 lbs 60.000.00-75.00.

replacement

Slaughter Does: Selection 2 90-145 lbs 70.00-96.00; Pygmys 30-60 lbs 80.00-114.00. selection 3 73-140 lbs 60.00-95.00. Replacement Bucks: Selection 1 Black Dapple Boer 360.00 per Head; Ind. 125 lbs 235.00; Ind. Myotionic 105 lbs 106.00; several Boer cross 105-180 lbs 134.00-145.00. Slaughter Bucks: Selection 2 85-145 lbs 100.00-129.00; Pygmys 35-66 lbs 90.00-105.00. Selection 3 75-85 lbs 80.00114.00.

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12 Month Avg. -

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Week of 9/30/18

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USDA Reported * Independently Reported

245

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

116 137 158 179 * No price reported in weight break **USDA Failed To Report *** No Sale

200

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

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meet your neighbors Adventures at the Corn Maze Continued from Page 14 the attraction providing clippers and a wagon to make the process easier. Pumpkins range from miniatures such as Lunch Lady Gourds with each pumpkin unique in color, texture and shape. Jack-o’-lantern pumpkins typically run 8 to 10 pounds and include varieties such as Porcelain Dolls and Fairytales. Larger pumpkin varieties of 40 to 60 pounds include white Polar Bear pumpkins with Prizewinners as the largest species and weighing up to 200 pounds. Other favorite activities are a hay ride, miniature donkey petting, a barrel train ride and a gourd tunnel with the sprawling vines cleared off the path as they climb up trellises shaped into a tunnel. A particular favorite with the youngest set is the 6-foot diameter corn pool with the little ones wanting to stay longer than the parents have patience.

As with any similar attraction, concessions are available and provided by outside vendors. Offerings include sandwiches, kettle corn, snow cones and sorbets. “We put in that little extra work during the summer that offers visitors the best possible experience and couldn’t do that without the help of our troubleshooter Jerry McKinney who maintains our equipment and land and fills in wherever needed. We also strive to maintain a ‘Spic and Span, facility so everyone is comfortable participating in all activities,” explained Timothea. The joint 30-acre berry “patch” contains strawberries, blueberries and some blackberries. Thirty thousand strawberry plants were set this fall in addition to the pre-existing blueberry and blackberry bushes, an indication of the density of berry production. The berries are pickyour-own as well as sold at two on site locations in addition to the Fayetteville and Bentonville farmers markets. Dennis is particularly fond of raising blueber-

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meet your neighbors “Sometimes folks want a tree to provide shade for children’s’ swing sets just as we have done for Hadley Jo,” Timothea explained. The company will begin selling their own trees this year because the relatively new nursery now has trees 12 feet to 15 feet tall. Tree types include pines, maples, oaks, dogwoods, red buds, spruce, Juniper and Heritage River Birch. If the McGarrahs don’t have what a customer wants, they purchase from other nurseries and then transplant the trees to the desired location. New trees in the nursery are planted when a little larger than saplings and are irrigated with water from a large pond. Other special care includes fertilizing and spraying for insects such as bag worms as well as tilling around the trees to prevent other vegetation from stealing water and nutrition. McGarrah Enterprises constructs fencing mostly for contractors and builders for use in locations such as subdivisions and commercial property. Types of fencing include wrought iron, privacy chain-link and three rail vinyl fencing, common on horse farms. This is a large volume operation that Dennis hopes will eventually take very little of his time as he moves toward full-time farming. “Dennis is happiest working by himself on the farm while I prefer organization and interacting with others,” Timothea said. The heart of the McGarrah operation is an annual cycle that provides reasonable time demands throughout the year. The berries dominate spring while the corn maze dominates much of summer and early fall when tree transplanting picks up speed. No trees are transplanted from May through September though care is year-round. The fencing business is also year-round with a busy season starting in early spring. Obviously one of the joys of the McGarrah lifestyle is its diversity. The other is raising Hadley Jo and watching her corn maze visitors.

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The Wilmoths have a commercial herd, in addition to his family’s Wild Wilderness Safari “Farmers do a little bit of everything in order to make it all work,” said Freddie Wilmoth of Gentry, Ark. In Freddie’s case, “everything” takes on a new meaning. Freddie and his wife Sissy, a schoolteacher in Gentry, own and lease more than 2,000 acres in the Gentry area. While most income is derived from raising and selling commercial cattle and buffalo, Freddie also hauls exotic animals all over the country and provides camel rides in a variety of venues.

animals as a hobby which turned into the well-known Wild Wilderness DriveThrough Safari also in Gentry. “I learned how to love and raise animals from my dad but don’t much care for large groups of people,” Freddie said,. “I love my cattle and the lifestyle they provide. “My dad also taught me that ‘it ain’t what you make; it’s what you save.’ He showed me the importance of both time and resource management. The best advice I can give to anybody wanting to go into cattle

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Freddie’s grandparents were not cattle- is to start out with crossbred cows and men, but his parents, Ross and Freda, good Angus bulls while watching expenwere. Some of Freddie’s earliest memo- ditures, especially equipment, so you don’t ries include being 3 and helping his dad get drowned by debt. You also have to plan with Brahmans that sometimes took on doing everything yourself.” Because time is a premium for Fredthe young boy for a dog that needed die, he has calves only in the to be chased away. Accordspring from February through ing to Freddie, in those days Gentry, Ark. March so the grass comes on many people had Brahmans when the cows need to start though often with no corrals, producing milk. which working in the open His herd consists of 180 comand hauling in the back of mercial mommas bred by fullpickups. In addition, Fredblooded Angus bulls. He sells die’s parents raised exotic Ozarks Farm & Neighbor • www.ozarksfn.com

calves off the cows in November and December when they are 6 to 8 months old, usually in Siloam Springs, Decatur or Springdale, Ark. Unlike many cattlemen, Freddie sells bull calves rather than steers because castrating and banding are time-consuming with concerned mommas and nervous calves posing a safety issue. Safety is an important consideration because he does all of the cattle work by himself in addition manning his other numerous ventures. Calves receive creep feed though cows and bulls are solely grass fed with free choice sweet magnesium salt. He retains 40 to 50 replacement heifers each year and culls aging cows when they begin producing calves that are too small or too large for easy birthing or when their milk supply becomes insufficient. Buffalo are part of the exotic animal trade. Freddie raises both brown buffaloes and the highly desirable and more profitable white buffalo with the herd size of 70 to 80 mommas. Unlike cattle, where black is dominant, a white buffalo bull will produce a white calf when bred to a brown cow. This is important because white often sell for more than three times the $3,000 a traditional brown buffalo will bring. Buffalo are sold by private treaty or at exotic animal sales across the country. Freddie’s pastures are a combination of fescue, Bermuda, orchard grass and Johnsongrass with naturally occurring white clovers. In order to accommodate his herds, 300 acres is set aside for haying and produces 1,000 bales thereby typically fulfilling his annual need. Freddie appreciates Johnsongrass hay because he cuts it before the grass gets heads and the stalks are too large and tough. All land is fertilized with either litter or commercial fertilizer according to his Natural Resource Conservation Service plan with liquid hen litter coming from local producers. Weeds are broadcast sprayed, OCTOBER 15, 2018

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sometimes from an outside company because of the large acreage. Weed control is his most serious issue with carrot weed and Russian thistles as his most persistent problem. “With everything I do, my herd sizes are about what I can handle. I know I should slow up, but I also know I won’t.” Because of his life-long knowledge and experience with exotic animals at the Safari, he raises some species on his farm for personal pleasure. The camels are popular at festivals and birthday parties and other celebrations where people pay to ride on the tall, gangly animal. People sometimes even come to the farm for a ride. His other personal exotic animals include water buffalo, kangaroos, goats and even Jacob sheep. The exotic animal transportation business keeps Freddie on the road much of the time. He has six trailers with a 9 1/2- foot tall giraffe trailer and an 8-foot camel trailer. About half of the transportation business is custom hauling from seller to buyer. Examples include transporting zebras and camels from San Antonio to Madison, Wis., or maybe a giraffe from California to Texas or Arizona, though he also travels as far east as Florida. According to Freddie, exotic animal transportation must be sensitive to weather conditions because transporting. One example hot climate animals such as zebras to northern states during cold weather makes no sense. Freddie does not advertise his services because word-of-mouth keeps him as busy or busier than he can handle while also raising cattle and buffalo. Freddie and Sissy have two grown children, daughter Casey and son Fred, in addition to 16-year-old Jaiden, who loves to rodeo. She competes in barrels, poles and goats with a string of 10 horses. Two are for barrels, two are for poles and one is for goat tying. “When I was a kid, we had no hobbies. However, Sissy and I took our kids to rodeos for fun and Jaiden caught the bug,” Freddie said with a laugh.

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rolais and am experimenting to see what works and what doesn’t. If a combination works, I don’t want to change it.” David said. In the past, David sold calves in large groups in Oklahoma City. At that time, he used only spring calving, weaned in the fall, maintained throughout the winter on hay and sold steers annually the following fall after pasturing them during the spring and summer. Now, howev-

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“I like my Charolais because of the mus- er, he sells his cattle in McAlester which cle leanness and rate of gain. Red Angus, is closer and has a highly competitive on the other hand, is something different commission rate that better matches his for me to work with in addition to being current pattern which is two breeding seasons and shorter retention span. Furpopular and cross calves selling well.” Typically, David AIs his cattle with ther, all heifers are retained with those two breeding seasons which occur June eventually culled also sold in McAlester “I have two breeding seasons now be15 to Sept. 1, and Jan. 1 to March 1. cause of the drought upsetting He used the semen from the the breeding pattern and besame bull for Red Angus but Ozark, Ark. cause I purchased Red Anpicked Charolais semen acgus bred heifers in September cording to each cow. Then if 2016,” David said. a particular bull produces a David’s father, Rufus, bought good calf on a particular cow, land in Mountainburg, Ark., in the he repeats the pairing. 1940s and continued to purchase bits “I want variety in the Cha-

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meet your neighbors and pieces until the 1960s by which time he had accumulated 320 contiguous acres. David took over the land and cattle when his father passed in 2003. After graduating from vet school at LSU in 1987, David went on a call in 1989 to a farm in Ozark, Ark. While the son was helping David with the cows, he mentioned his dad was interested in selling. The 240 acres in Ozark was also contiguous but much more level than the mountainous up-and-down terrain of Mountainburg. David’s biggest issue is time. At the home place for the last two years he has been cleaning the fence rows followed by re-fencing. Further, family health issues made using ET impossible the last six years, and he missed his June AI season this year because of scheduling. Attention to detail and using best practices is critical for David in counterbalancing time pressure. One component of his land practice is fertilizing with commercial fertilizer according to soil tests performed every other year and fertilizing only when

needed, a process that saves both time and money. Another example is not allowing cattle to graze on the same land set aside for haying which is 125 of his own acres plus another 115 he leases. According to David, if cows graze the land and the land is not hayed for a year, weed issues emerge and the resulting next year’s hay is of poorer quality hay due to weed content. In addition, all pastures are broadcast sprayed midsummer. Johnsongrass, Bermuda and rye grasses dominate the fields with the clover having been eliminated through herbicide use. David compensates cattle nutritional loss from a lack of clover using MoorMan’s free choice loose mineral. “Not having clover is an advantage because the issue of cattle bloating from clover is eliminated,” David said. He also believes in emasculating rather than banding or castrating. The process does not cause an open wound which occurs with castrating in addition to drawing flies and dirt. Emasculating is also more effective than banding since he

doesn’t need to waste time by going back and correcting an unsuccessful banding. David’s health protocols are fairly typical. He worms twice a year combining pour on and a long term injectable but strongly urges using Ivermectin rather than a generic since testing has proved its superior effectiveness. Further, David believes it is especially important to use a long-range wormer on weaned calves when they start grazing in the spring. He uses a general vaccine protocol against the bacterial components of respiratory infection with respiratory issues being his biggest concern due to the dry and dusty conditions common in our area. An important difference in his health protocol, however, is vaccinating the entire herd for black leg because adults can get a lethal and therefore expensive form of the disease. Finally, he vaccinates for pinkeye and is quick to point out that every breed is susceptible even though some are more so than others. Pond water is used for cattle with one pond being spring fed. The health of the ponds is indicated by the fact that the wa-

ter does not need to be treated for blue algae. The ponds are well maintained and deep enough so that water at the middle level can be piped into tanks in those pastures without water giving the cattle good, freshwater throughout the land with cost share programs utilized with the tank system and some fencing. David has been experimenting with feed through a nutritionist in Little Rock. They have designed a feeding ration which includes no corn and, since January, no distillers grain. David is pleased with the results because it appears as if the same feed will now work for the entire herd. Calves previously were eating some of the mommas’ grain. David noticed their hide becoming dry and weight gain decreasing and searched for a solution. Those problems now appear to have abated with all of the herd performing well at a reasonable cost. As an example, David feeds each breeding bull 20 pounds of feed per day at a cost of only $49 per month.

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Parents: Jeff and Tamryn Cluck Hometown: Claremore, Okla. FFA Chapter: Oologah FFA Advisors: Kadie Smith and Sammy Leonard What is your favorite aspect of agriculture?

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What are your future plans?

“I just graduated from high school and got out of FFA. That means I sold my show lambs as I’m preparing to go to Oklahoma State in Stillwater majoring in agribusiness with a prelaw option. After OSU I plan on going to law school to become an agricultural attorney.”

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Awards: “After getting state runner-up in agri-science for two years, I won state championship. I have also won fourth in the state reporters contest plus some breed champions with lambs.” What is most memorable about your competitions?

“What I remember most is conquering my nerves. Regardless of whether I was showing an animal or competing in state competitions, once the event began all my nerves evaporated because the preparation I made ahead of time took over. That ability will help me for the rest of my life.”

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t is that time of the year again, we are thinking about weantalked about having two separate pastures right next to each other ing calves. with enough grass and water to feed the stock for seven to 14 days. It has been an exceptional August with all of the rain. We With just one gate separating the two pastures, move the cattle actually have more grass right now that we have had ever very easily back and forth between the two pastures to get them this time of year. This impacts how much feed we have. used to both places. After a few days of doing this, have one person Right now it looks like we have plenty, so we could possibly leave run the gate and cut them into momma’s and calves. If you miss the calves on longer. a few, do not stop and go get them. Do it in a couple days for low Dr. Tim E. O’Neill, DVM, We normally look at is it cheaper to feed the calves separate stress. This keeps the stress level down with the mommas and esowns Country Veterinary from momma or with momma. Freshly-weaned calves take extra pecially the calves. Service in Farmington, grain and hay, if needed, and sometimes it will cost more to feed Most producers eventually want to have that 500- to 600-pound calf Ark. To contact Tim go the cow/calf unit together. We need to figure which will be the at weaning. Now, by reducing the stress level of the calf, we also reduce to ozarksfn.com and way to go. the possibility of having more respiratory infection in them. And to click on ‘Contact Us.’ Now if you wean by just loading the calves up and taking them to help with this respiratory infection rate I would have all vaccines in market, none of this matters. It is all traumatic and causes these calves these calves before ever starting this. And if you ever watch a baby to be high risk for respiratory infections. after going through the chute, he will run out and find momma to eventually nurse. A lot of cattle buyers are looking for only weaned, bunk-broke and water-trough While back with momma all stress flies away and the calf destresses. This in turn helps broke calves. They will also pay a premium for them. But, that does mean holding the immune system stay highly active and not suppressed. on to those calves for at least 45 to 60 days post weaning. This does mean having Now just think about it, if you are stressed out, you are more apt to get sick, also. I another pasture and/or lot to keep these calves. have been stressed this week and I am now trying to get the crud that is going around. I was recently reading an article about low-stress weaning in a veterinary journal. It It will make a believer in you.

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Producers are encouraged to check Body Condition Scores prior to winter While no one wants to think about it, winter is on its way and will bring with it a new set of challenges for producers in the agriculture industry. Before the cold season arrives, cattle producers should evaluate the condition of their bred cows to ensure optimum performance all winter long. Scoring the body condition of bred cows is the first step producers should take to begin evaluating their winter management. “Body condition scoring (BCS) of cattle allows cattle producers to assess the level of fat reserves of cows during various production phases. When regularly used, this information can be used to formulate management and feeding decisions,” said Eric Bailey, State Beef Specialist with the University of Missouri Extension. “Body Condition Scores (BCS) are numbers on a scale used to describe the relative fatness or body composition of the cow. The scoring system in Missouri has a range of 1 to 9, with 1 representing very thin cows and 9 representing very fat cows. A cow with a BCS of 5 is said to be in

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average condition; however, descriptions of an ‘average’ conditioned cow vary. For BCS to be most helpful, producers need to calibrate the 1 to 9 system under their own conditions.” Once producers have established where their cows are on the BCS scale, they can move forward with management decisions.

ceptionally fat, on top of being pregnant, supplementation through the winter will most likely be required to keep the cows in good condition, or to improve condition if it is less than satisfactory. Supplements in addition to hay or stockpiled pasture includes: custom or bagged feed/grain rations, hydroponical-

“Manage your mature cows for a BCS of 5-plus at calving,” advised Britt Hicks, Ph.D., Area Extension Livestock Specialist with the University of Oklahoma Extension. “If the cows are in BCS of 5 at calving, a slow gradual weight loss after calving is OK.” Unless a producer’s bred cows are ex-

ly grown fodder, row crop residue, silage and brewers’ grains. Depending on the cow’s condition, though, winter supplementation does not always have to be a large financial burden on the farmer. “Nutritional requirements of the dry, mature pregnant cow (7 to 12 months after calving) are only slightly above

“I started selling fresh milk as soon as the law was passed and market through Facebook and word-of-mouth.”

How do you market your animals and/or farm products? Paul Schots Marion County, Ark.

“As of right now, we do not market our animals for others to purchase (off the farm), but through a sale barn. As an educator, I use them as an advocating tool to teach my students about the beef industry and where their food comes from.”

maintenance and are lower than at any other period in the annual production cycle. Because of the low nutrient requirements, the dry, mature pregnant beef cow is able to utilize a lower quality forage than any other class of beef cattle,” said Dr. Shane Gadberry, associate professor of animal science with the University of Arkansas. “Feed that is only 6.5 percent to 8.7 percent crude protein and 46.8 percent to 56 percent TDN on a dry matter basis is sufficient for the dry, mature (1,100 pound) pregnant cow. This provides an opportunity for the cow/calf producer to cut winter feed costs by using feeds such as crop residues, mature grasses, low quality hay and other lower quality feeds. The greatest percentage of the growth and development of the unborn calf occurs during the last third of pregnancy. Therefore, feed quantity and quality must increase to ensure proper fetal development and rebreeding performance of the cow.” Producers should consult with their veterinarian to establish a winter feeding program that fits their herd’s needs.

“We raise Angus and crossbred/ Brahma tiger stripe marketing some on Facebook and some at the Fort Smith livestock auction as well as through private treaty.”

Katie Smith Rogers County, Okla.

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Evaluating animals and administering vaccinations can protect herd health The health of a producer’s cows will make or break the success of their farm. To ensure minimal health problems, it is a wise management strategy to have a regular vaccine calendar and a herd health plan to adhere to, especially just prior to breeding cows and again just prior to calving season.

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Before breeding, all cows should receive a health check, which includes examining their eyes, ears, legs and feet, and udders. The cows’ identification should be verified and recorded, and parasite preventatives should be administered. During this time, producers or their veterinarian need to administer vaccines to prevent reproductive diseases. These include: Leptospirosis, Vibriosis (if using natural service, recommended by the University of Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service), and IBR-BVD-PI3-BRSV virus vaccines (if a modified live vaccine is used, be sure the animal is open). The diseases that the vaccines are designed to counter can cause delayed breeding, potential abortion, smaller calves and/or persistently infected calves – so prevention is a must.

Pre-Calving

If animals did not receive the above vaccinations prior to being bred, they certainly need administered prior to calving, with the assistance of a veterinarian, 40 to 60 days prior to calving. At three weeks prior to calving, cows should receive a scours vaccination (instructions will vary by product) so that these antibodies are passed along to the

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calf through colostrum, and outbreaks of scours can be prevented. The University of Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service also recommends a pre-calving vaccination for coliform mastitis. The time of administration varies by product.

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Record keeping for pre-breeding and pre-calving vaccines is imperative and can also provide assistance if a producer finds themselves in a situation where the vaccine may not have worked properly. “For tech-savvy producers, there are several digital record keeping programs such as HerdOne or CattleMax, that allow producers to keep track of breeding, medical, inventory and financial records on their computer. Producers can also purchase record books from farm supply stores or download forms from the internet to assemble in their own books. Record templates can be found in the National Beef Quality Assurance Manual at www.bqa.org. No matter the format, producers should keep records pertaining to the entire herd (vaccines, deworming, weights, etc.) and individual animals (treatments, medications, etc.). “Labels and lot numbers should be recorded in the case producers experience) issues with the vaccination or treatment). Pharmaceutical companies may cover the cost of diagnostics and/or animal replacement but will only do so if the producer has a record of the product used,” Dr. Heidi Ward, assistant professor and veterinarian with the University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service, said.

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Lime is also an important soil component, Scheidt explained. “The first thing producers should always look for on a soil test is if lime is needed. It 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,” she said. 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. Fertilizing stockpiled pastures can help aid producers in having grass to help

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carry them through the winter, according to John Jennings, professor of forages at the University of Arkansas. “A good option is to fertilize fescue pastures in late August to the first week of September for stockpiled pasture. Stockpiled fescue can produce significant growth during fall if conditions improve and can be grazed all winter depending on acreage,” he said. Tim Schnakenberg, MU Extension Agronomy Specialist, recommends 40 to 60 pounds of nitrogen per acre on stockpiled fescue. Following fertilization and the recommended growing period, a rotational grazing program needs to be implemented to maximize forages throughout the fall and into the winter.

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