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Missouri Beef Queen applications being accepted: Applications are now being accepted for the Missouri Beef Queen Contest. The winner will receive a $1,000 scholarship. The first runner-up will receive a $500 scholarship and the second runner-up, a $250 scholarship. The contest is sponsored by the Missouri Cattle Women in cooperation with the Missouri Cattlemen’s Association, Missouri’s Cattlemen Foundation and the Missouri Beef Industry Council. The scholarships are provided by the MCW, MCA and MCF. The contest is open to females, between the ages of 16 to 21 (by Dec. 31, 2018). Contestants must be a Missouri resident, have an interest in beef and the beef industry, already have or would be willing to obtain a Masters in Beef Advocacy, be a collegiate or junior member of MCA or her parent(s) must be a MCA or MCW member, and must be sponsored by her county cattlemen’s affiliate. or more information about the Missouri Beef Queen program, contact Jocelyn Washburn or Darla Haines, Missouri Beef Queen chairpersons, at jocelyn.washburn94@gmail.com or darlahaines2003@yahoo. com. Applications must be emailed or postmarked by Nov. 1. Barrow places second: Forkner Farms from Richards, Mo., received second place with a crossbred barrow in the Growth & Quality Barrow Classic at the 2018 Missouri State Fair. The classic was sponsored by the Missouri Pork Association, University of Missouri Extension and the Missouri Department of Agriculture. The purpose of the Growth & Quality Barrow Classic is to promote and recognize the pork industry in Missouri; supply quality carcass evaluation information to producers; recognize the carcass qualities which the industry desires and to promote the economical performance trait of lean gain per day. Farmer sues railroad: Randy Hoover & Sons LLC in Howell County, Mo., filed a suit against BNSF railroad claiming the company is responsible for the death of between 50 and 60 head of cattle. The suit claims an elevated berm caused a dam during flooding in late April 2017, resulting in floodwaters wiping out a fence. The suit claims some of the cattle drowned in the flood while others went through the fence and were killed with trains struck them, or died of dehydration. The suit was originally field in Howell County, Mo., but has been moved to federal court. Teams place at contest: The Rolla FFA Chapter recently earned first-place honors at the Columbia, Mo., FFA Grasslands Contest. Team members are Luke Sullivan, April King, Brody Brown, Emily Lucas, Caitlyn Kleffner and Allie Potter. The Pleasant Hope FFA took second at the event. Team members are Macie Warner, Enoc Arciniegas, Zack Daughtery, Lillian Durr, Clinton Spracklen, Kaden Jones, Brendle McDaniel, Lucas Stephens, Colton Highfill and Sammy Elliott.

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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 of Missouri State many producers were able to get back into their University. To contact hayfields for additional hay cuttings. The clover is Julie, call 1-866-532-1960 actually pretty thick for this time of year around or by email at editor@ my place and the cows are looking full, which is ozarksfn.com. a good sign. 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. 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

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just a thought Across the Fence Continued from Previous Page 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. How does the Old Farmers’ Almanac predict the weather? Only one person, according to the publication’s website, knows: Farmers’ Almanac weather prognosticator Caleb Weatherbee. The name, of course, is a pseudonym. The editors of the Old Farmers’ Almanac deny using any type of computer satellite tracking equipment, weather lore or groundhogs. They only admit to is using

a specific set of rules developed back in 1818 by David Young, the Almanac’s first editor. These rules, the site said, have been altered slightly and turned into a mathematical and astronomical formula. Farmers and ranchers have also looked to the publication for the last two centuries for times to wean (both human and animal babies), when to castrate and dehorn, when to plant certain crops and so on. I’m not really sure of the validity of the Farmers’ Almanac, but have heard more than one farmer/rancher say their calves didn’t do as well as they should have because they weaned or worked the calves when the “sign wasn’t right.” Who am I to question them or a book that’s been published annually for generations? As we transition seasons, I’m hopeful all the signs are right for our farmers and ranchers here in the Ozarks and that Mother Nature is friendly to us and sees the signs that we need a little break from the ups and downs.

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Dr. Brian Collins has an active practice and aids with herd health through the National Guard Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, good deployment major in the Army Reserve Veteri- and was mostly narian Corp, band member, sing- appreciated. The er, husband and father, Dr. Brian mission is similar Collins of El Dorado Springs, Mo., to what the Extension Service wears a lot of hats. Brian grew up on a dairy farm near Wal- does. They grow pomenut Grove, Mo. Being on the family farm amazing helped Brian develop his future career goals. granates and al“I grew up with cows and wanted to have monds there. You think a dairy farm, but that didn’t pan out. I wouldn’t knew I wanted to make a living in a rural they could grow anything what with the area and always include animals,” he said. terrain and short water supply. We had a So, He went to the University of Mis- hydrologist to help teach them better ways souri Veterinary School at Columbia, of the use of water.” In April 2018, he made a trip to Panagraduating in 1998. When a veterinary practice became available in the El Do- ma where he performed food and water rado Springs, Mo., area, he and his wife, risk assessments. If Brian is deployed for extended periods Stacey, purchased it in 1999. Brain and Stacey are a team, working of time, they hire part-time or a relief veterinarian so the clinic can remain open. together in the practice. In addition to working with livestock, “We never know what a day will bring. Some days we not only go to farms, but Brian also has worked with buffalo and we do some hogs, goats, sheep, horses, declawed a bobcat, but he prefers cows. and dogs and cats (in the clinic),” Brian He also helped with the x-ray of a young said. “I sometimes schedule two small elephant while still in veterinary school. “That’s a whole different environment animal surgeries and spend the rest of when you are in a cage with a baby elthe day at farms.” Brian has been in the Army Reserve ephant and it’s mother is fussing and fighting its chains not far away. You just for 10 years and wants to do 10 more. He volunteered to deploy with a Na- hope the chains hold,” he said. As a veterinarian, Brian works to ensure tional Guard Agribusiness Development team and was attached to them. As part his patients receive the best treatment of the team, he goes to different countries possible, which also means keeping up with technology. and works with local farmers He recently purchased a state-ofon herd health. the-art ultrasound machine and is When he went to Afanxious to try it out, especially ghanistan in 2011 and 2012, El Dorado with goats as so many more he worked mainly with goats Springs, Mo. people are getting into goat as that is what is raised there. production. “The language was not a barrier The veterinary clinic is as we had an Afghan vet, a paraalso equipped with a Titian vet and an interpreter. It was a OCTOBER 8, 2018

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West working chute, turn-table and alleys. They have a smaller portable chute they take to the farms. Being a veterinarian can sometimes be dangerous work. Brian has gotten hurt while working, but only had to stop working one time; he broke a finger requiring surgery. “Let’s face it, working with animals is high contact and you can expect to get roughed up a bit,” Brian said. “You just have to stay alert and not get complacent.” Brain and Stacey have three children. Their oldest son, Cameron is 21 and is in his fourth year at Southwest Baptist University in Bolivar, Mo. Their daughter, Kayla, 19, is a student at Missouri State University in Springfield, Mo., and Corban is 12 and in the seventh grade at El Dorado Springs. All three of their children have experience being around animals and helping and have showed pigs, goats and cattle. In addition to his veterinary practice and military service, Brad is active in his community. He served on the Land of Lakes Fair Board for many years and supports several other local groups. He’s played in a few bands and sings. Dr. Collins has met a lot of different people the world over, but always appreciates coming back to his local practice in El Dorado Springs.

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Former teacher Leland Browning is a livestock producer and aids other farmers in livestock nutrition As a fifth-generation farmer, tended the University of Missouri where Leland Browning, would say the he majored in ag economics and animal “dirt” runs deep in his veins. Be- science. From there, Leland worked as a ranch hand in northern Missouri and ing a part-time producer on at a seed company before returning a farm just a few miles west to school to earn his master’s degree of Appleton City, Mo., he in agricultural education. has been able to live out two “Some people that I was workof his passions: agriculture and ing with at that time said, life-long learning. Appleton City, Mo. ‘All you’re doing is teaching After high school, Leland people. Why don’t you try was the first in his immediate teaching?’” Leland said. “So family to attend college. He atPhoto by Ashley Craft

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I went back and got my master’s in ag education and taught seven years of vo-ag.” His career as a teacher shifted gears as he began a farm consulting career with a local fourth-generation grain elevator full-time in September 1984. He explained that even though he’s not in a classroom setting, he’s still learning and teaching others so they can make informed decisions. “I enjoy helping people do whatever it is they are doing,” Leland said. “I got hired because they needed a farm consultant and all that boils down to is selling feed or answer questions about the feed.” In addition to consulting, Leland raises 50 Angus cows and 20 Hampshire sheep on his modified rotational grazing operation. When asked what his favorite part of farming part-time was, Leland explained it’s as simple as enjoying being involved in agriculture. When Leland began raising and showing sheep more than 25 years ago, he said it was the challenge that got him hooked. Now the Hampshire sheep are his favorite animal to show. “They are probably the toughest to raise,” Leland said. “They are tougher than dairy cattle and they are tougher than hogs to manage, raise and keep alive. I like the challenge.” The nutrition and feeding aspect is more difficult with sheep than dairy cattle, he further explained. Whereas he has found that the lambing time is more challenging than farrowing in hogs. While raising sheep has been a learning process at times, Leland said it’s become a hobby he and community he loves. His family started showing sheep when his daughter was 15 and throughout the years he’s gained a group of friends within the sheep showing “family” who attend the Missouri State Fair every year. “Out of the last 50 years, I probably missed the state fair twice,” Leland said. “We’ve shown sheep there for the last probably 30 years. It’s a lot of the same families that keep coming back. There’s a family that’s fourth- or fifth-generation that’s showing sheep up there, and it’s like a family reunion. We catch up on who did what and what’s going on from across the state.” When he’s not farming or consulting, OCTOBER 8, 2018

Leland can be found reading various magazines and books to further his agriculture knowledge. The information he learns goes right back into helping others within his community or consulting career. “If I’m going to help you with your calf, I better know what’s going on with that calf because you ask,” Leland said. “I’ve got to figure out a way to be better about helping you do something better, that’s where that came from.” As Leland stated, education allows an individual to make more informed decisions about the world around them. Leland explained food security is one of the many aspects that are important not only to the agriculture industry, but to everyone world-wide. “We’re not hungry in this country,” Leland said. “There are hungry people. We’ve got to do a better job of getting food to the right place and being utilized. We throw away more food in this country than most countries have to eat.” Finding ways to reach others can be hard at times, Leland elaborated. Despite that, the agriculture educator perseveres in answering questions and advocating for the industry. He said while social media is a great tool to reach a wider audience, his personal approach is to spread knowledge verbally, meeting in person or speaking on the phone with those he’s educating. “If they don’t want to ask, I’ve got to figure out how to make it interesting for them to ask,” Leland said. “I’ve got to make it sound interesting for (them) to want to understand more.” When thinking about the future, Leland said he wants to be working within the agriculture industry until the very end. He attributed his life journey and successes back to his love for the agriculture industry as a whole. “If you enjoy what you’re doing, you’ll be good at it,” he said.

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meet your neighbors have a neat, attractive package kind of like if you’re trying to pick a good show heifer. The flip side of that, when you cross over and you’re trying to select for a show wether or a club goat, they want them to be really hard muscled and really huge hipped and huge top.” They also raise Angus and Hereford cattle at Tate Farm. Kyle works in partnership with his parents, Keith and Nancy Tate. “Mom and I are running around 100 mature cows; predominately Angus and then there’s a handful of Herefords left over that dad grew up with,” Tate said. “I make the fifth generation in the family to own Angus.” There are bulls for sale at Tate Farm. “Even though the Herefords aren’t registered, we still sell a few purebred Hereford bulls, and sell some registered and purebred Angus bulls.” Kyle explained. “I like for them to be attractive and really robust in their muscle pattern. They’ve got to be good and sound on their feet and legs.

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to see a lot more use than he had been.” He is hoping the “job stint is temporary and I can get back to the cattle and goats.” He is working for Sydenstricker Angus Genetics in Mexico, Mo. The traits Kyle likes best about the Hereford breed is “definitely docility.” “In our area, where a lot of dairy cows are being converted into stock cows, Hereford is a great cross on a Holstein or a Jersey,” he said. “They do a little better job of hiding those dairy goat patterns by weaning.” But when it comes to Angus, Kyle admits, “I’m kind of biased, but the lengths the (Angus) Association has gone for marketing and everything; it’s definitely a black world and I don’t see that changing. There’s just so many premiums and programs out there to get black calves into. The black Angus is here to stay. The National Junior Angus Show and program is one of the best junior programs in the country. I was fortunate enough to attend a junior nationals before I aged out.”

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Telling the Story of the Ozarks By Laura L. Valenti

Howell County, Mo., museum celebrates the history of the Ozarks way of life Every small town in the Ozarks has its own unique history, but few can boast of a jewel like the well-kept Harlin Museum of West Plains, Mo. Located in Howell County and named after James P. Harlin, president of the Howell County Bank in 1908, president of the National Bank of West Plains in 1922 and mayor of West Plains for 32 years, the Harlin House was built in 1889. The house itself still stands next to the more modern addition of the current museum, which includes a gallery and downstairs display area. The museum has been open since 1975 and is open year round. Gladys Morris, museum board president and a volunteer since 2010, along with her staff of active volunteers, offer an in depth look at pioneer life in the Ozarks through various displays, paintings, charcoal drawings, artifacts, including a Native American collection, clothing, and antiques, including a full-sized wagon built by a local West Plains wagon maker in 1905. “The many things we have here tell the stories of a way of life here in the Ozarks,” Gladys explained. It is an introduction to this exceptional historical offering she has given many times to the 100-plus visitors the museum welcomes each month.

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One of the museum’s dearest treasures is the nearly complete collection of the charcoal drawings and other illustrations of Lennis L. Broadfoot, a Shannon County, Mo., native, born in Eminence, Mo., and a professional illustrator. Born in 1891, he returned to his home area later in life in the 1930s to complete his best known work, a book entitled Pioneers of the Ozarks, A portrait of early Ozarks life. His various works of art are displayed throughout the museum and more than 50 of his charcoal drawings, many hovering around 100 years old now, still wait patiently to be framed for display. “From childhood, he loved drawing and he made sketches of everyone he met and wrote a story about each one. Those stories became the basis for his book, years later. The only ones we don’t have here at the museum are the ones he gave to family and friends along the way. “Our hope is to get families to sponsor those individual works and help us to frame each one,” Gladys added. “We are totally non-profit and completely dependent on donations and our volunteers. “My favorite part of this work is going into the Harlin House where we still have so many things stored and discovering some new treasure that I did not even know was there.” OCTOBER 8, 2018

ozarks roots To encourage local interest and participation in museum activities by visitors and local residents alike, the museum sponsors various activities throughout the year, including a spring art show, a fall bazaar and art show, a photography show, a winter season textile and sculpture show, an annual high school art competition and show, a Christmas festival featuring a model railroad display and a monthly Gala Night at the Museum, the first Friday of each month. The winter textile show includes a quilt show that highlights the telling of a quilt story history. “Our Gala often include a guest speaker and refreshments, as well as a focus on a particular subject or special historical focus. For instance, a recent Gala Night was about hunting, fishing and trapping, which were once survival skills and a way of life here in the Ozarks and are still popular with many in our community. We had an excellent guest speaker from the Missouri Department of Conservation who shared about the continued interest in these activities. We hold these programs in the evening so that working people in our community are able to attend. Last December alone, we had 400 visitors, to come and enjoy our rotating art displays, Gala Night and Christmas art show. We also have on-going displays of artifacts from Major League baseball players from the area, including signed World Series baseballs” Other curious items on display that spark an interest in various incidents in the area’s past include a Civil War cannonball found in a nearby farm field, tools and common household items once deemed essential for a home on the frontier, and a burned saxophone found in the ashes of the 1928 West Plains dance hall explosion, the area’s worst disaster. The museum board remains grateful to various individuals who have donated specific art and historical collections over the years. “We hold painting classes for adults on Saturday, an After School Monday program for school aged children that includes art classes and summer programs,” Gladys concluded. A true appreciation of their local history is a community-wide affair in Howell County, Mo., one that is celebrated and supported by many, including the dedicated team of volunteers at the Harlin Museum of West Plains. OCTOBER 8, 2018

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Owner: Adam O’ Riley Family: Wife, Angela, and two sons, Lane (8) and Holden (7) Location: Lockwood, Mo. History: Adam O’Riley raised cattle and backgrounded feeder calves near St. Libory, Ill. A power plant was built near his farm, and issues with a shared watershed forced Adam to cease operation. While Adam was still in the cattle feeding business, he noticed there were few custom feed grinders. The wheels started to turn and he began to explore the idea and the equipment needed to start the venture. He started his business in June 2012 with the purchase of a hay tub grinder. He has since upgraded to a tub grinder with a loader and has seen an increase in production and efficiency. His business grew to the point he was spending more time in Missouri and Kansas, than in Illinois, so he and his family moved to Missouri. Services: O’Riley Livestock, Inc., offers custom hay grinding, hay hauling and hay brokerage services. Adam has approximately 200 customers. Adam owns two tub grinders. He has the ability to grind hay, grain and miscanthus grass. The ground grain is typically high-moisture corn that would be stored in a bunker, upright silo or bag. The ground hay is used as an ingredient in a total mixed ration (TMR) for feeding cattle. “We can also grind damaged grain and ear corn. We do grind some baleage but the shelf life isn’t very long. We have even ground sugar beets before,” Adam explained. Producers must have the infrastructure on their farm to facilitate the grinding of the hay. “You do have to have a mixer, a place to put your ingredients, fence-line feed bunks or some way to feed without the cattle tromping it into the ground. Some people do feed it on the ground and get along OK, but it does require some infrastructure,” Adam said. In late 2017, Adam added a bale truck to his fleet, to provide a hay hauling service to his customers. He can haul 17 round bales per load and up to 500 bales a day. Utilizing a grinding service offers a variety of savings to producers. Custom grinding allows producers to reduce not only the amount of time spent grinding but also hours on equipment and hired labor. Along with saving time, there is less waste and the added opportunity to utilize bulk commodities, reducing feed costs. “My customers tell me in some of their vertical mixers it takes 20 to 45 minutes to process a bale. I can grind a bale up in one minute. One of my grinders will do 6,000 to 10,000 bushels per hour and the other will do 6,000 to 14,000 bushels per hour,” he said.

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The Doug and Joy Collard family make their home at the farm his grandparents purchased in the 1950s Doug and Joy Collard, named Growing up on a Jersey dairy farm, which the Jasper County Farm Family milked 50 to 75 head, she recalls with fondof the Year, have a passion for passing ness the hard work, determination and lovon foundational values to their two teen- ing care her parents, R.C. and Kaye Crowe, age children, Morgan and Wyatt, illustrat- modeled throughout her childhood. Joy and her siblings often took a string ing every day what that legacy looks like. Doug’s grandparents, Art and Marga- of up to 20 dairy cows to fairs each sumret Collard, bought the acreage north mer. In fact, one of her brother’s cows of Oronogo, Mo. in the 1950s, desir- went to Louisville, Ky., and won Naing flatter land than the hilly McDon- tional Champion Jersey in 1982. “We really took care of our herd and ald County area they originated from. The steadfast family connections can especially my mom,” Joy reminisces. “In be credited to Art and Margaret, whose fact, when they made the hard decision Sunday afternoon meals and other fam- to sell the cows in 1995 because the milk ily get-togethers solidified the family’s market hit bottom, they did not sell them individually but all together as a herd.” priorities: faith, family and farming. As if by design, they were able to sell the Jim and Karen Collard, Doug’s parents, whole herd to a young couple in Kenlive just a stone throw from he tucky and later Kaye was able to visit and Joy’s home. A worn path her precious Jerseys one more time hints at the frequent visits before she passed away at age 64. 15- year old Wyatt makes on Both Doug and Joy are at home his four-wheeler to eat some of in the show ring, competing Nana’s home cooking. throughout their youth in Joy hails from Rogersville, Mo., Oronogo, Mo. where only a fence separated her — Continued on Next Page parent’s and grandparent’s farms. OCTOBER 8, 2018

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kids back here near their grandparents,” Doug said. “I was fortunate that both sets of my grandparents were still alive for them to know, as well.” Both Morgan and Wyatt have shown at the Jasper County (Mo.) Fair, the Gold Buckle Gala and Ozark Empire. Additionally, Wyatt has shown at Missouri State Fair, the American Royal, the Arizona National Pig show and Summer Spectacular in Louisville, Ky. Wyatt shows crossbred pigs, crossbred heifers and steers, whereas Morgan shows steers. Doug points out that his parents sacrificed a lot to hold the farm together when times got tough in the 1980s and others were selling out. Both his grandfather and father worked at Vickers while farming on this property, suffering through it with hard work and determination. He calls them “stepping stones” who have paved the way for his generation and the next. “That is why we work like it is a business, even though it is not,” Joy adds. “Do your best, look your best, work harder, be honest, and be gracious.” Both Morgan and Wyatt have reaped the rewards for the long hours they spend with their animals. Morgan took OCTOBER 8, 2018

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a year off but her senior year she decided to finish it showing her steers. “I tell ‘em you might work really hard and still not get the results you want but if you keep working hard, eventually you will get the reward you deserve,” Doug said. “Judges may have different preferences on breeds of animals, but you make them look their best regardless.” Competition aside, they both agree that the most important part of attending a fair is being together as a family and the relationships with friends you could call any time day or night and they would be right at your door. Leaving their children a solid legacy is their main priority. Even as the town continues to move in around their six decades farmstead, Doug hopes his children will always live the farm life no matter where they may land and appreciate the journey. Morgan is a freshman at Crowder College and Wyatt is a freshman in at Webb City High School, and in the Sarcoxie Chiefs 4-H club and Carthage FFA. Wyatt plans to attend Northeastern Oklahoma in Miami and then Oklahoma State, hoping to make the livestock judging team.

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Fall Bull Sale

October 13, 2018

Saturday at 1 p.m. Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Springfield, Missouri

55 Charolais Bulls 45 are 18 months old

Farm Fun at the Pickin’ Patch By Michelle DeLong

Farm converts a portion of its land into fall adventure each October Photo by Michelle DeLong

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Richard and Colette Witt’s Pickin’ Patch farm can be found just outside of Marionville, Mo. Richard started the fall adventure on their family farm in 1993. “Started out, moved to the farm and tried to grow everything and found out I couldn’t keep up with everything. The fall stuff was kinda fun and you could just leave it out and let people go pick it. It didn’t have to be brought in right away like strawberries and other things do that spoil if you leave them out too long. Kids just love going out and running in the patch. It’s like an Easter egg hunt to find just the right pumpkin. Kids get a lot of fun out of it,” Richard explained. “It’s always been a love of mine just growing things and I always wanted to have a farm where I could grow more,” Richard said. “All the knowledge I have Pickin’ Patch Farm, owned by Richard of anything going on around and Colette Witt, pictured, grows about here is what he’s shared with 20 different varieties of pumpkins each me. I have learned a lot in year, including Sugar Pie, Autumn Gold the last six or seven years,” and Cotton Candy. Colette added. “We do tours for school groups, civic organizations and private parties. leave with a pumpkin. “They get to go out and actually pick All the little kids that come the pumpkin off the vine,” Colette get a story read to them said. about pumpkins and how “It’s grown from a small acre or pumpkins grow. We set up two acres to now we do 15 acres different little venuettes for and added all the scarecrows photo opportunities.” Marionville, Mo. and obstacle course and mazThey have two pumpkin es to it. Started out we didn’t patches designated for school even think about doing the groups so every child gets to

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meet your neighbors groups but it ended up turning out really well. We had preschools want to come out and do something for the little guys during the day and then they would all go back and tell their brothers and sisters what they did during the day and they’d come back on the weekend. Ended up having the school kids come during the week and the families on the weekend turned into a really nice overall balance of business coming through,” Richard explained. Pickin’ Patch also offers tractor-drawn hay rides. “That’s how we get out there to the fields; we take the tractor and they climb on the wagon and we take them out through a course and stop at the obstacle course and the maze and then the pumpkin field to pick a pumpkin so it makes about a 45- to 60-minute outing into the fields.” The maze is not your typical corn maze; it is made out of milo. “We cut a pathway into that. It’s not as fancy as some of the bigger mazes where it’s a big pattern but it’s a fun little maze,” Richad said. “We build a whirlpool maze out of straw which is real fun for the little guys because it goes all the way in and the way we construct it, it’s a double spiral and without turning around you end up going to the center and it reverses and you come back out. It’s a lot of fun, even the adults have fun running through it.” There is a barn with an area that in their open season holds goats, chickens and maybe even a pig for the kids to meet. “Any group that comes to visit us is welcome to come in here and play or have a picnic,” Colette added. “Most of the schools that come do picnic.” Richard and Colette typically have 20 to 25 employees during their busy season to help work in the fields, in the barns and drive tractors. However, when the busy season is over, the work is not done. “We have asparagus in the spring and we did sweet corn this summer but otherwise the off season is growing it for the fall,” Richard said. “As far as through the course of the growing season, there is no such thing as an off season. We plant in June and between planting, weeding, bug control, the heat of the summer and everything; if OCTOBER 8, 2018

you aren’t careful bugs can wipe out your crops, weed control is always a challenge and invariably you can’t count on Mother Nature for the rain so we have to run an irrigation tube to run them water.” Richard said the pumpkins only take up a small part of the farm and they may expand the fields some but Colette explained, “But as far as adding other fea-

tures…we like the niche we fit. We have big schools that come here for the sole purpose that they know that they’re going to be the only ones here while they’re visiting instead of going someplace where you have your class and 500 other children. For us that’s been a drawing card. These schools come and they know that their class is going to be the only one and

they get our attention at that point.” “If we did too much more it would be more to take on and be more challenging for us to keep up with anyway,” Richard said. Richard and Colette, who have been married since August 2012, also feel the size they are gives it a personal touch that makes them unique.

13th Annual Production Sale

THURSDAY

10.18.2018

1 pm

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Talihina Oklahoma

65, 18-24 month old bulls 55 bred, registered females (22 fall pairs) 15 four year old commercial pairs

CED BW WW YW RADG YH SC DOC HP CEM MLK CW MARB RE FAT +9 +1.7 +83 +149 +.28 +1.0 +.60 +27 +9.6 +5 +31 +72 +.82 +1.47 -.038 $W $F K Bar Rampage 307 +85.13 +118.15 AAA Reg #: 19120352 $G $QG +52.64 +41.40 Birth Date: 2/17/17 $YG $B Bred to: G A R Momentum (5/18/18) +11.24 +192.35

307 is an extremely elite female, and the opportunity to own her will be one of the highlights of the fall sale season!

CED BW WW YW RADG YH SC DOC HP CEM MLK CW MARB RE FAT +6 +1.8 +80 +140 +.33 +.3 +1.27 +32 +8.3 +13 +30 +63 +.96 +.59 +.019 $W K BAR Payweight 327 +83.43 AAA Reg. #: 19037433 $G +45.79 Birth Date: 2/18/17 $YG +.80

K Bar Bulls Breed Average

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$W +65.16 +46.96

$F +75.28 +47.96

$G +51.82 +33.97

$B +156.28 +117.91

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Organization works to rehab horses to find them forever homes Connie Hendrix spent a short period of her childhood on a farm where she had a horse, a horse she loved. While still very young, Connie’s family moved from the farm and her beloved steed was gone. “Life just went on. I got married, had kids and raised my family,” Connie said. Although “life just went on,” for Connie, she never forgot her love of her first horse. Once she and her late husband Bob moved to their rural Camden County, Mo., farm near Linn Creek, Connie rekindled her love for horses.

get up,” Connie recalled. “There were two mares, a young colt and a colt that was a yearling, maybe a 2-year-old… We took the two that were standing and got them out right away. We got a flatbed trailer for the two that were down and lifted them on the trailer. The two mares… we did all we could do.” Rescuing the mares and colts that night made Connie and her friend, Donna Ogle, realized they could do more for horses, as well as mules and donkeys, but Connie couldn’t financially do it alone, so the notfor-profit organization Missouri Forget-Me-

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“I worked at an animal shelter and we Not Horse Rescue and Sanctuary was born, got calls all the time about horses, and no- earning accreditation in 2011. The orgabody did anything; there just wasn’t any- nization began with a five-member board, thing around here,” Connie said. “I said including Connie and Donna, and thanks then that when I got out to the country, to donations; the organization has been able to send more than 230 horses to new I was going to take in one or two horses.” homes. A volunteer staff of about two One or two horses turned dozen horse lovers rotates daily to help into several. In 2010, Connie with feeding, treatments and other got a call from law enforceneeds. ment in Camden County, Mo., “We just love horses. We about four horses, two of which don’t care what breed they were down. She and three friends Linn Creek, Mo. are or how old they are,” sat out on a rescue mission. “They were young horses, but two were starved and couldn’t — Continued on Page 24

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town &

country

in the field and in the office

Photo by Laura L. Valenti

Pictured, from left, are Larry Pinnell, Andrew Nichols, Kate Nichols (holding daughter Reina) and Mark Pinnell.

The Pinnell and Nichols Family By Laura L. Valenti

Hometown: Cuba, Mo. and St. James, Mo. Family: Larry Pinnell; son Mark; daughter Kate and her husband Andrew Nichols; and three grandchildren. In Town: Larry Pinnell and his son, Mark as well as his daughter, Kate Nichols and her husband, Andrew, embrace the concept of Town & Country as a family way of life. Larry and Mark are both bricklayers for Heikamp Masonry, a St. LouisColumbia-based firm that builds brick commercial buildings all over the state. They have helped put up new brick structures from Fort Leonard Wood to Joplin, Mo., to Springfield to Rolla, Mo., and back. Larry attended the technical school in Rolla, Mo., when he was still a teenager and got into brick-laying, following in his father’s footsteps of working in the building trades. Kate is a licensed practical nurse and son-in-law Andrew hauls fuel when not working on the farm. “These are the things we do to pay for our farming habit of raising cows,” Larry added with a grin. In the Country: Together, Larry and Mark have Pinnell Limousin.

“We always had a few cows when I was growing up,” Larry said. “A friend of a former boss got me into Limousins and my boys, Mark and Darrell, always showed steers at the county fair when they were growing up. Kate got into it, too.” “There’s a picture of me in diapers trying to pull on a steer in a head chute,” Kate laughed. “After that I got into showing and have been hooked on working with the cows ever since I was like 5 years old.” Larry, Mark, Kate and Andrew recently showed their registered Limousin cattle at the Missouri State Fair. They also have Angus-cross cattle. “Raising cattle teachers kids a lot, like responsibility and patience,” Katie, the mother of three (7-year-old Aven, 4-year-old Alana and 3-month-old Reina) said. “That last goes for the kids as well as the parents. It also has us all meeting people who like to do what we like to do, raising cattle and working in agriculture. We’ve started all ours out young, like I did and like Reina here, so who knows? She’ll probably end up raising and showing cattle, too, one day. We hope so.” OCTOBER 8, 2018

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slaughter

market sales reports

bulls

beef

(Week of 9/23/18 to 9/29/18) Douglas County Livestock Auction

69.00-87.00

Joplin Regional Stockyards

†

63.00-93.50 † 6

Kingsville Livestock Auction

70.50-87.50 † 70.00-94.00*

Mid Missouri Stockyards

69.00-89.00 †

MO-KAN Livestock Auction

68.00-97.00*

Ozarks Regional Stockyard South Central Regional Stockyards

dairy

67.00-84.00 †

Springfield Livestock Marketing

slaughter

100

120

140

cows

(Week of 9/23/18 to 9/29/18) 40.00-62.00*

Buffalo Livestock Market Douglas County

25.00-57.00 † 40.00-66.00 †

Interstate Regional Stockyards

34.00-68.00 †

Joplin Regional Stock Kingsville Livestock Auction

43.00-65.50 † 35.00-56.00*

Mid Missouri Stockyards MO-KAN Livestock Auction

40.00-66.50 †

Ozarks Regional Stockyardd

36.00-66.00 † 40.00-56.00 †

South Central Regional Springfield Livestock

33.50-66.50 †

cow/calf

100

120

pairs

(Week of 9/23/18 to 9/29/18) Buffalo Livestock Market

1100.00-1450.00* None Reported †

Douglas County Livestock Auction - Ava

None Reported †

Interstate Regional Stockyards - Cuba Joplin Regional

600.00-1250.00 †

Kingsville Livestock Auction

None Reported †

Mid Missouri Stockyards

775.00-1450.00 †

South Central Regional

985.00-1250.00

1150

1650

replacement

2150

None Reported †

Interstate Regional Stockyards

880.00-1285.00 †

Joplin Regional

750.00-1035.00 † 400.00-1450.00 †

Springfield Live

500

Heifers, Med. & Lg. 1

700.00-1300.00 †

South Central Regional

300-400 lbs. 400-500 lbs. 500-600 lbs. 600-700 lbs. 700-800 lbs.

850.00-1050.00*

Ozarks Reg

550.00-1185.00 †

1000

1500

300-400 lbs. 400-500 lbs. 500-600 lbs. 600-700 lbs. 700-800 lbs.

Holsteins, Lg. 3

545.00-1400.00 † 1275.00 †

Kingsville Livestock Auction

Steers, Med. & Lg. 1

Prices reported per cwt

930.00-1050.00*

Douglas County Livestock Auction - Ava

MO-KAN Livestock

2650

cows

(Week of 9/2/18 to 9/8/18)

Mid Missouri Stockyards

Ava Douglas County† 9/27/18

†

900.00-1700.00 †

Springfield Livestock

Buffalo Livestock Market

sheep &

2000

2500

300-400 lbs. 400-500 lbs. 500-600 lbs. 600-700 lbs. 700-800 lbs.

goats

Buffalo, Mo. • Buffalo Livestock Market

9/25/18

Receipts: 967 Supply was good and demand was moderate with a mostly full house on hand at the start of the sale. Compared to last month, markets were down 20-30 cents on average accross the board. The supply made up of 44 percent lambs, 16 percent ewes and rams, 23 percent kid goats, and 16 percent bucks and does. All prices are per hundred weight (CWT) unless noted otherwise. SHEEP: Feeder Lambs: Hair lambs: Medium and Large 1-2 23-59 lbs 170.00-185.00; 37 lbs 212.50. Medium and Large 2-3 48-76 lbs 122.00-145.00. Slaughter wool lambs: Choice and Prime 2-3 80 lbs 143.00; 148 lbs 120.00. Good and Choice 1-2 90 lbs 100.00. Slaughter Hair Lambs: Choice and Prime 2-3 61-68 lbs 170.00-181.00. Choice 2-3 63-75 lbs 153.00-168.00. Good and Choice 1-3 67-77 lbs 149.00-151.00. Replacement Hair Ewes: Medium and Large 1-2 98-110 lbs 110.00-127.50. Medium and Large 2-3 97-110 lbs 80.00-95.00. Replacement Wool Ewes: Medium and Large 2-4 187 lbs 49.00-52.00. Slaughter Hair Ewes: Good and Choice 1-3 87-123 lbs 64.00-74.00. Utility and Good 1-2 95-135 lbs 51.00-56.00. Rams: Mostly exotic Medium and Large 2-3 121 lbs 210.00 Per Head; 98 lbs 130.00; 136 lbs 120.00; 120 lbs 165.00.

Slaughter Hair Rams: Choice 1-3 110-155 lbs 65.00-85.00; 220 lbs 55.00. Slaughter Wool Rams: Good 1-2 143-255 lbs 39.00-58.00. GOATS: Feeder Kids: Selection 1 25-40 lbs 200.00-222.50. Selection 2 25-31 lbs 175.00-192.50; Pygmys 15-34 lbs 80.00-110.00. Selection 3 25-38 lbs 121.00-152.00. Slaughter Goats: Selection 1 50-65 lbs 230.00-252.00; 70-74 lbs 218.00-225.00. Selection 2 47-60 lbs 203.00-229.00; 46-70 lbs 173.00-185.00. Selection 3 40-65 lbs 132.50-163.00; 40-60 lbs 110.00-120.00. Replacement Does: Selection 1 few nice Nubian does 140.00 Per Head; Boer/ Boer cross 130 lbs 140; 183 lbs 79.00; 105-145 lbs 110.00-127.50; 71 lbs 140.00. Selection 2 78-105 lbs 106.00-129.00. 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.

Diamond, Mo. • TS Whites Sheep and Goat Sale

Buffalo Livestock Auction* 9/29/18

Butler Mo-Kan Livestock† 9/27/18

Cuba Interstate Regional† 9/25/18

9/20/18

Receipts: 602 Supply was moderate and demand was light to moderate at the beginning of the sale and improved to good throughout the sale. Supply was made up of approximately 39 percent kid goats, 25 percent Does and Bucks, 27 percent lambs, and 9 percent ewes and rams. All prices are per hundred weight (CWT) unless noted otherwise. SHEEP: Feeder Hair Lambs: Medium and Large 1 47-62 lbs 205.00250.00. Medium and Large 1-2 30-68 lbs 150.00-180.00. Medium and Large 2 few 51 lbs 105.00. Feeder Wool Lambs: Medium and Large 1-2 50-75 lbs 155.00. Medium and Large 2 50-55 lbs 135.00-145.00. Slaughter wool lambs: Prime 2-3 few 160 lbs 90.00. Choice 1-2 75-105 lbs 110.00-115.00. Slaughter Hair Lambs: Choice 1-2 70-97 lbs 115.00-145.00. Good 1-2 50-90 lbs 105.00-115.00. Replacement Hair Ewes: Medium and Large 1-2 few 105-130 lbs 85.00-115.00. Replacement Wool Ewes: Medium and Large 2-3 100-150 lbs 60.00-75.00. Slaughter Hair Ewes: Good 1-2 76-155 lbs 50.00-65.00.

stocker & feeder

None Reported †

Ozarks Regional

650

9/25/18

Receipts: 1,063 The supply was heavy and included three herd dispersals, including an Organic herd. The demand was moderate to light with 06 percent springer heifers, 09 percent bred heifers, 23 percent open heifers, 14 percent fresh and milking cows, 13 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 950.00-1200.00, ind crossbred 1025.00, Approved 800.00925.00, 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 390.00-470.00, ind Jersey 510.00, few crossbreds 230.00330.00. 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, 530560 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 570.00590.00, 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 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.

1100.00-1300.00*

MO-KAN Livestock Auction - Butler

150

cattle

Springfield, Mo. • Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

65.00-90.00 †

9/30/18

5 Area (Tx-Ok, Ks, Neb, Ia, Colo) Live Basis Sales - Over 80% Choice Steers: 108.00-112.00; wtd. avg. price 110.59. Heifers: 109.00-111.00; wtd. avg. price 110.79. Dressed Basis Sales - Over 80% Choice Steers: 172.00-175.00; wtd. avg. price 173.72. Heifers: 173.00-175.00; wtd. avg. price 173.88.

70.00-84.00 †

Interstate Regional Stockyards - Cuba

Midwest - High Plains Direct Slaughter Cattle

70.00-82.00*

Buffalo Livestock Market

cattle

prices

Joplin Regional Stockyards† 9/24/18

Kingsville Livestock Auction† 9/25/18

Mid Missouri Stockyards* 9/27/18

1,393

1,206

913

1,482

5,007

1,305

2,197

2-5 Lower

Uneven

St-5 Lower

Uneven

St-5 Lower

Steady

Firm-5 Higher

182.50-190.00 165.00-172.50 164.00-172.50 148.00-164.00 -----

175.00-201.00 160.00-190.50 150.00-170.00 150.00-158.00 145.00-153.00

197.00 165.00-185.00 168.00-180.50 155.00-169.50 153.00

181.00-184.00 170.00-180.00 162.50-177.50 157.50-164.75 149.75-160.00

177.50-210.00 164.00-189.00 152.00-176.00 150.00-168.00 152.00-154.00

209.00-224.00 171.00-215.00 169.75-180.00 151.75-178.00 160.00-167.50

180.00-205.00 174.00-195.00 160.00-188.00 151.00-168.00 147.00-160.00

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80.00-90.00 80.00-90.00 80.00-85.00 80.00-85.00 80.00-84.00

150.00-163.00 145.00-156.00 150.50 135.00-144.00 -----

156.00-168.00 145.00-169.00 140.00-150.00 139.00-148.75 133.00-140.00

164.00-168.00 156.50-162.50 145.00-160.00 140.00-157.50 137.50-146.50

158.50-165.00 152.50-161.00 145.50-155.50 148.00-153.50 136.50-144.00

160.00-180.00 148.00-165.00 137.00-160.00 139.00-153.00 144.00-150.00

185.00 154.00-173.00 148.50-169.00 150.50-162.75 -----

155.00-165.00 150.00-162.00 148.00-159.00 144.00-155.00 136.00-152.00

USDA Reported * Independently Reported

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e and demand was light to moderate at sale and improved to good throughout made up of approximately 39 percent t Does and Bucks, 27 percent lambs, and rams. All prices are per hundred ss noted otherwise.

Medium and Large 1 47-62 lbs 205.00Large 1-2 30-68 lbs 150.00-180.00. few 51 lbs 105.00. : Medium and Large 1-2 50-75 lbs 155.00. 50-55 lbs 135.00-145.00. bs: Prime 2-3 few 160 lbs 90.00. bs 110.00-115.00. bs: Choice 1-2 70-97 lbs 115.00-145.00. 105.00-115.00. Ewes: Medium and Large 1-2 few 105-130

Ewes: Medium and Large 2-3 100-150

s: Good 1-2 76-155 lbs 50.00-65.00.

rices

Kingsville Livestock Auction† 9/25/18

Mid Missouri Stockyards* 9/27/18

hog markets

National Direct Delivered Feeder Pig Report

9/28/18

Receipts This Week: 82,483 Trends Compared To Last Week: Early weaned pigs and all feeder pigs 2.00 per head higher on light receipts. Demand moderate on moderate offerings. Receipts include 52% formulated prices. Volume By State Or Province Of Origin: Missouri 6.9% Total Composite Weighted Average Receipts and Price (Formula and Cash): All Early Weaned Pigs: 76973 at 38.47 All 40 Pound Feeder Pigs: 5510 at 37.01 Western Cornbelt Daily Direct Hog Report

10/1/18

Negotiated Purchase (Including Packer Sold) Barrows & Gilts (carcass basis): 6,918 Compared to Prior Day’s closing weighted average (LM_ HG208): 0.59 lower Price Range: $58.50 - $64.00. Wtd Avg: $62.50. 5 Day Rolling Avg: $63.07.

Springfield Livestock Marketing† 9/26/18

Vienna South Central† 9/26/18

West Plains Ozarks Regional† 9/25/18

1,305

2,197

1,771

1,487

3,744

Steady

Firm-5 Higher

Uneven

St-15 Higher

Uneven

09.00-224.00 71.00-215.00 69.75-180.00 51.75-178.00 60.00-167.50

180.00-205.00 174.00-195.00 160.00-188.00 151.00-168.00 147.00-160.00

193.00-205.00 167.00-187.00 154.50-178.00 151.50-168.50 140.00-156.00

201.00-228.00 180.00-220.00 159.00-186.50 148.00-174.00 140.00-154.00

181.00-197.50 171.00-186.00 162.00-184.00 155.00-171.00 150.00-156.00

80.00-90.00 80.00-90.00 80.00-85.00 80.00-85.00 80.00-84.00

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185.00 54.00-173.00 48.50-169.00 50.50-162.75 -----

155.00-165.00 150.00-162.00 148.00-159.00 144.00-155.00 136.00-152.00

148.00-153.00 146.00-158.00 138.00-155.00 137.00-147.00 132.50-136.00

158.00-163.00 154.00-166.00 142.00-158.50 134.00-149.50 -----

157.50-170.00 149.00-164.00 140.00-158.00 142.00-153.00 140.00-146.50

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9/28/18

Cheese: Barrels closed at $1.3825 and 40# blocks at $1.6900. The weekly average for barrels is $ 1.3800 (-.0135) and blocks, $ 1.6560 (+.0390). Fluid Milk: Fluid milk production is stable to increasing in most parts of the country, except in the Northeast and the Midwest, where it is fluctuating. New Mexico handlers are helping supply more milk to some Southeastern plants. Bottling milk demand is mostly steady to lower. However, in New Mexico, fluid milk requests have increased mainly due to some loads moving to the Southeast. Class III sales have risen in the Northeast. Nonetheless, in Wisconsin, climatic conditions forced some cheese manufacturing facilities to close. As the result, Class III milk prices, which were at a premium, decreased to normal Class price for some spot loads. Some Midwest cream is moving to the East as cream availability is limited in some of the Eastern areas affected by Hurricane Florence. This week, cream multiples for all Classes are 1.2900-1.4000 in the East, 1.25001.3300 in the Midwest, and 1.1000-1.2800 in the West. SPOT PRICES OF CLASS II CREAM: $ PER POUND BUTTERFAT, F.O.B., producing plants, Midwestern U.S. - $2.8905 - $3.0271.

hay & grain markets

Mo. Weekly Hay Summary

9/21/18

Other than the arrival of some very fall like temperatures not much has changed this week in the hay world. Still some hay being baled and there is some hay moving but activity in not at the level it was mid-summer. Many cattle farmers are content at the moment to watch fall grass grow prior to frost and then determine needs and where the market will be at a later date. Hay demand is moderate to good, supply is light and hay prices are steady to slightly weak. 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/ for 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): 180.00-250.00. Small squares 7.00-9.00 per bale. Premium quality Alfalfa (RFV 170-180): 160.00-200.00. Good quality Alfalfa (RFV 150-170): 120.00-160.00. Small squares 5.00-7.00 per bale. Fair quality Alfalfa (RFV 130-150): 100.00-120.00. Good quality Mixed Grass hay: 100.00-175.00. Small squares 5.00-7.00 per bale (some alfalfa/grass mix). Fair to Good quality Mixed Grass hay: 80.00-150.00. Small squares 4.00-5.50 per bale. Fair quality Mixed Grass hay: 40.00-75.00 per large round bale . Good quality Bromegrass: 120.00-150.00. Fair to Good quality Bromegrass: 60.00-100.00. Wheat straw: 2.00-6.00 per small square bale.

Butler Springfield

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Week Ended 9/28/18 Corn Sorghum*

Soft Wheat

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9 6 3 0

7.62

7.87

6.24 4.66 4.79

4.81

3.44

3.29

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165.52

143.80

165.70

145.20 154.88

162.00 175.86 164.24 173.87 166.12

152.45 154.29 153.38 143.27

179.87

142.00

175.41

150.71 153.06

166.85

154.50

183.75 172.14 163.04 178.19 160.99

148.35 158.77 163.04 144.00 *

180.15

154.06

174.47 *

165.60

168.03 162.71 175.76 156.73

149.38 152.07 150.67 162.86 146.39 151.26

169.16 140

155 170 185 200 215 * No price reported in weight break **USDA Failed To Report *** No Sale - Holiday

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$145

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9/20/18

$190

Week of 9/16/18

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Week of 9/23/18

ection 2 90-145 lbs 70.00-96.00; Pygmys 00. selection 3 73-140 lbs 60.00-95.00. : Selection 1 Black Dapple Boer 360.00 bs 235.00; Ind. Myotionic 105 lbs 106.00; 5-180 lbs 134.00-145.00. election 2 85-145 lbs 100.00-129.00; .00-105.00. Selection 3 75-85 lbs 80.00-

Western Cornbelt Daily Direct Sow & Boar Report

Sows Negotiated Purchase (Including Packer Sold) Sows Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis): 2,879 300-399 lbs: 14.00-33.00. 400-449 lbs: 13.00-33.50. 450-499 lbs: 19.00-34.50. 500-549 lbs: 27.60-37.00. 550/up lbs: 30.09-37.00.

Week of 9/2/18

Selection 1 few nice Nubian does 140.00 r cross 130 lbs 140; 183 lbs 79.00; 105-145 1 lbs 140.00. Selection 2 78-105 lbs

Slaughter Wool Ewes: Good 1-2 few 105-160 lbs 42.5057.50. Replacement Wool Rams: Medium and Large 1-2 few 175195 lbs 75.00-90.00. Slaughter Rams: 65.00-80.00. GOATS: Feeder Kids: Selection 1 36-48 lbs 225.00-262.50. Selection 2 32-45 lbs 215.00. Selection 2-3 35-36 lbs 155.00-175.00. Selection 3 30-48 lbs 85.00-140.00. Slaughter Kids: Selection 1 45-88 lbs 190.00-245.00. Selection 1-2 50-100 lbs 210.00-225.00. Wethers: 115-153 lbs 170.00-172.00. Selection 2 50-85 lbs 180.00-200.00; 55-80 lbs 145.00-175.00. Selection 3 48-88 lbs 95.00-145.00. Replacement does: Selection 1 70-135 lbs 122.50-155.00. Selection 2 75-110 lbs 100.00-137.50. Slaughter Does: Selection 2 80-140 lbs 90.00-117.50. Selection 3 50-90 lbs 50.00-75.00; 104-150 lbs 72.50-90.00. Replacement Bucks: Selection 1 180 lbs $280.00 per head. Selection 1 65-90 lbs 170.00-185.00; few 155-195 lbs 130.00132.50. Selection 1-2 90-135 lbs 132.50-152.50. Slaughter Bucks: Selection 2 82-180 lbs 132.50-145.00. Selection 2-3 80-148 lbs 100.00-125.00. Bottle kids: Selection 1-2 32.50-40.00 per head. Pygmy kids: Selection 1 25.00-50.00 per head. Selection 1-2 pkg 28 lbs 85.00. Selection 2 30.00-42.50 per head. Selection 2-3 20.00-30.00 per head.

Week of 9/9/18

on 1 25-40 lbs 200.00-222.50. Selection 92.50; Pygmys 15-34 lbs 80.00-110.00. s 121.00-152.00. lection 1 50-65 lbs 230.00-252.00; 70-74 election 2 47-60 lbs 203.00-229.00; 46-70 election 3 40-65 lbs 132.50-163.00; 40-60

550-600 lb. steers

$235

Week of 9/16/18

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

24 Month Avg. -

$280

Week of 9/23/18

ms: Choice 1-3 110-155 lbs 65.00-85.00;

USDA Reported * Independently Reported

151.66 110

126

142

158

174

190

* No price reported in weight break **USDA Failed To Report *** No Sale - Holiday Prices Based on Weighted Average for Steers and Heifers 550-600 lbs.

meet your neighbors Haltering Hope Continued from Page 20

Connie Hendrix, right, and volunteer Barbara VanMeter, left, tend to a recently acquired horse at the Missouri Forget-Me-Not Horse Rescue and Sanctuary.

Connie said. “Sometimes it’s a horse that someone has had for 20 years, and they’ve never even been broke to lead; we try to work with everyone.” When animals come to the rescue, their health is evaluated by a veterinarian, and the prognosis is not always good. “We’ll take in horses that are down and out. Sometimes they are too far gone and we have to put them down,” Connie said. “At least they’re dying with some kind of dignity. We will spend as much money as it takes to bring them back, if they can be brought back, and we’ve done that with a lot of them. Our main objective is to get them in, fix them and get them out. We don’t give horses away because we want a person who wants the horses and who can take care of them.” There are about 140 horses at the sanctuary facility and at foster farms. The major-

ity of horses are adoptable from Missouri Forget-Me-Not. Those that can be ridden are sent to a trainer for rehabilitation. “When we adopt out a horse, we make sure all the vet work is done and they are healthy to go to a new home,” Connie explained. “What we want to do is get horses into a position where they can go from us and be a productive animal.” Horses that are unable to be ridden are adopted as pets, and the sanctuary has a reasonable amount of success finding those horses their perfect fit. “I had someone who called me the other day who is going to take four, non-rideable horses,” Connie said. “He’s an older guy and use to ride, but can’t anymore; he just wants to look out the window and see horses and be around them. Those are the ones that touch our hearts.” Some horses, however, will never leave. They are considered permanent residents and will live the remainder of their natural life with Missouri Forget-Me-Not. The sanctuary has many success stories,

smith registered angus ranch production sale & the dispersal of the arkansas fall calving unit of davis angus

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25 two-Year-old Bulls - All bulls have genomic enhanced EPDS 15 Yearling Bulls - Sons of Deer Valley Patriot, SS Niagara, Fortress, Baldridge Bronc 15 spring calving registered cows 40 fall pairs from davis angus - Calves sired by Sitz Investment, KM Broken Bow, WMR Infinity For Sale Information, Contact: Brock Smith (870) 423-3269 . cell (870) 480-6406 99 CR 5015 . Berryville, AR 72616 SmithRegisteredAngus@gmail.com www.SmithRegisteredAngus.com

Davis Angus . Jim & Debbie Davis (580) 562-4361 . cell (580) 331-8036 21683 E 1140 Road . Foss, OK 73647 www.DavisAngus.com

Sale Managed By: Matt Caldwell . (913) 755-1105 . mattcaldwell75@gmail.com

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19028511 Sire: CTS Remedy 1T01 . MGS: GAR Prophet CED +7 . WW +68 . YW +130 $W +73.78 . $B +165.71

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meet your neighbors including an American Saddlebred horse named Shadow. Shadow was part of a large group of horses that came to the sanctuary several years ago. He was a young colt when he arrived, but he was adopted and has since a become a champion in Equine Trail Sports in a Midwest buckle series. Another horse, Jake, from the same group was adopted by the same person and is training for a career in endurance competition. Jake was only 3 days old when he came to the sanctuary. Costs to operate the sanctuary and care for all of the horses’ needs vary from month to month, depending on how many animals need veterinary care or other special treatment, and how much hay is needed to support the herd, which includes several Thoroughbreds, ponies, mix-breed and draft horses. In all, about a ton of feed is fed weekly and all hay is purchased from a local producer. At the sanctuary, horses roam 83 acres of pasture. Since donations are the only means of support for the sanctuary, fundraising is ongoing, and there are several events in the Camden County area for the organization, including an annual golf tournament, a 5K/10K run and yard sale. As the result of the organization’s first-ever Jamboree Horse Show, 40 horses found new homes. Civic and youth organizations also raise funds for the organization, and a recent promotion called Ponies at the Pump at Kelly’s Port Marina helped sponsor two horses, as well as a potbelly pig named Jimmy Dean who lives at the sanctuary. In addition to raising funds, Connie said the events also raise awareness about the organization and it’s mission. The only compensation Connie and the volunteers receive for their work is the satisfaction in knowing a good horse has found a good home, or an animal’s suffering came to an end with dignity. “It breaks my heart,” Connie said. “I’m supposed to be toughened up after all these years, but it’s not happening. The reward is knowing that we have the horses we have and that they are being taken care of. We just want to give them a better life than what they may have had and to find them homes.”

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after Tom, the vice president of commercial Grace),” Stacy added. “It was hard to livestock in Southwest Missouri for Farm leave family, friends and a lifetime there, Credit Services Financial, was asked to re- but we knew if our kids wanted a future in agriculture we have to be a part of it with locate to the region. “I had the opportunity to incorporate them. All three of our kids want to be a part of agriculture, so why not provide what I love and how I make them with the opportunity?” a living off the farm,” Tom Raising high-quality cattle is the said. “It’s allowed me to do goal of the Vehige family. They what I’ve grown up doing and currently have about 70 head am passionate about with what of Gelbvieh and Balancers. I’ve done to support my passion Billings, Mo. Tom grew up with commerand family for the last 30 years.” cial cattle and when he and The family purchased a 140Stacy got married, Tom deacre farm in Christian County, Ozarks Farm & Neighbor • www.ozarksfn.com

cided he wanted to get his own set of cows. After some research, the docility, structure, maternal quality, muscle and power of the breed drew Tom to Gelbvieh. “I told (Stacy) if I couldn’t get as many as I wanted, I wanted to get the best I could. We’ve spent 25 years building that. It’s gratifying to see your children have some success with that you’ve grown,” Tom said. “I don’t know how many years or shows it’s been, but we’ve been blessed to have the success we have with our cattle.” The Vehige family has won a number of titles with both bulls and heifers, but they aren’t focused strictly on the show industry. “A good motto that we have is to turn a cow into a show heifer and a show heifer into a cow,” Justin, who works full time at the farm, said. “That’s kind of what we do around here. First and foremost, this is a big part of our livelihood, this is what I do for a living, and if the cows don’t produce, it doesn’t work. We also try to remember the guy we’re selling heifers and bulls to. They are going to have to make money and it’s important those cattle get it done.” While living in Osage County, bulls produced by the Vehige herd were sold through private treaty. Since moving to the Ozarks, the family is planning their own “Focused on the Future” sale on the farm in 2019. “We feel the quality is consistent enough and there’s enough of them that we’re at that spot,” Tom said. “When we sold private treaty, the last bull standing in the pen was the bull we used on our heifer,” Justin added. “We always said if we weren’t going to use a bull, why would we sell him to someone else?” The evaluation of future herd sires begins at a young age, but serious evaluations begin around weaning time. “If we know it’s a bull we’re going to cull, we’re going to leave them on the cow just a little longer,” Justin explained. “Anything that’s teetering on that line, we’re going to send to the feed yard and see how they develop because we want to make sure everything is in check.” They will send about 75 bulls to the feed yard in May, where they will be grown on a forage-based diet, with low starch and high energy. “We don’t want them to melt,” Justin said. “We want them to maintain flesh — Continued on Page 28 OCTOBER 8, 2018

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meet your neighbors Growing with Gelbvieh Continued from Page 26 or gain weight when you get them. They aren’t in bad shape, but fleshing ability is important because that takes in structure, body, feed conversion and muscle. It’s a genetic trait for us and a big selection criteria.” Production isn’t solely focused on herd sires. With the dam being half of a calf’s DNA, the production of highquality females is a key part of the T Bar S operation. The Vehige family has brought only two outside females into their herd over the last several years, excluding recips. Like their bulls, the Vehiges strive to produce cows that are easy fleshing on forages, and cows that can maintain their condition with little additional feed. “As seedstock producers, we have to hold ourselves and our cattle to a higher standard,” Justin said. “Our job is to provide commercial cattlemen and other seedstock producers with the most elite genetics we can, and if we’re not giving that all we have, we might as well just run commercial cows. We keep salt and mineral out all the time and hay if they need it. As far as supplemental feed, it’s going to be high energy because we ask a lot out of them. I think you’re asking a lot of as a 2-year-old to wean off a 600- or 700-pound bull calf, maintain flesh and breed back in the middle of the summer on fescue without something, and expect her to do it until she’s 8 or 12 years old.” Justin, eventually, would like to have a heifer sale each spring with 40 to 50 elite registered lots, and 60 or so commercial heifers. The Vehiges utilize all breeding techniques for their herd. With the use of AI, ET and following up with clean-up bulls, the Vehiges feel they can optimize herd quality and genetic diversity. T Bar S is a true family farm. “Each one of the kids brings a different skill set to the table,” Tom said. “It’s going to take each of their skill sets to make it successful.” “You get Justin and Kyle together, and you throw Grace on top, it all comes together,” Stacy said. “We’re ready to sit back and watch them.”

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When asked what the future holds for T Bar Bs, Tom said he would like to grow the operation so that each of their children can have their own piece of it. “We have that talk on a regular basis,” Tom said. “We don’t know when the timing is right or wrong. In 20 years, I’d like to see it big enough so that it can sustain their passions. If they can all make a living on the farm exclusively, that would be phenomenal, but the realistic side is that it’s hard for cows to pay for real estate, so they’re going to have to have some offthe-farm income, but I hope they find a way to feed their passion off the farm, like I have, and they work together to achieve their goals as a family… For a small breeder, we’ve had a huge amount of success and I’d like to see that continue, not just in the show ring, but with everything.” “We’re where we want to be,” Justin said. “The five of us are going to shift it into a higher gear and see where it takes us.” “I think we will continue to grow and make our operation and our name more prevalent,” Grace, the youngest member of Team Vehige said. “All in all, I see us still being together in 20 years because we have a good support system for each other; doing anything totally on your own is hard to do.” Stacy, who grew up around horses, said the cattle business has grown on her, and their association with fellow Gelbvieh producers has provided countless opportunities for her children. Justin, Kyle and Grace have served in leadership roles in the national junior organization as board members and junior ambassadors, and had many educational opportunities because of their “Gelbvieh connections.” While in college, Justin served an internship in Russia with Genetics West and Kyle had an internship at JBS Five Rivers Feedlot in Colorado because of those friendships. Grace is the president of the American Gelbvieh Junior Association Board and has traveled to Australia with the University of Arkansas. She is one of only three junior members to be named the All-Around Champion at AGA’s junior nationals two years in a row. She was only 10 and 11 when she won the title. “The Gelbvieh breed has been very good to us and to our children,” Stacy said. OCTOBER 8, 2018

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Sale Location is south of Nevada, MO 24926 S. 43 HWY, Bronaugh, MO 64728 Selling 30 powerful 12 to 16 month old bulls sired by Rampage, MGR Treasure, Whitlock, Brilliance, Byergo Tour of Duty, Byergo Total Impact, Byergo All In, and ICC Pay Raise.

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Age: 14 Hometown: Carthage, Mo. Parents: Mark and Dottie Watson Siblings: Jerry and Shellen Watson 4-H Club: Pleasant Valley and Jasper County Equine What’s your involvement in agriculture?

“I have a Paint Horse named Barker that I feed and groom, and I also show him. I participate in horse judging in 4-H and I also have a show puppy, a Corgi, that I show in 4-H. We also have cattle that I help with.”

What are some of the awards you have received showing horses?

“I have won reserve champion at the 4-H State Horse Show in Western Pleasure. I have also competed in shows in Miller, Everton, Neosho, Carthage and other places, winning several ribbons and trophies.”

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“I love everything. I like being around the animals and taking care of them. Being around the animals is fun.”

What are your future plans? Do they involve agriculture?

“I want to go to college and become an art teacher because I love to draw. I also want to help other people in some way. No matter what I do, I want to always have cows and horses.”

What is the best advice you’ve received from an adult? “My dad always says not to yank on the bit or kick the flank with spurs on.”

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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

“We have our own production sale, along with a few other producers, in the fall. We also consign cattle to a few other sales throughout the year as well as sell privately at the farm.”

Calin Smith Christian County, Mo.

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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 really sell a lot of our beef and pork to our returning customers. We have people request our meat at the processor we go through. We also do a couple of farmers markets, and we’ve been to a couple of events, like the Taste of Missouri and BrewFest, and those really seemed to do well for us.”

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Breeding Season Health By Klaire Howerton

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.

Pre-Breeding

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

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.

Record Keeping

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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Fertilizing stockpiled pastures can aid in production There is just enough of a nip in the air to remind agriculture producers in the Ozarks that fall has arrived. Now is the time to fertilize pastures for optimal fall forage production. When someone talks about applying fall fertilizer, nitrogen is usually the first thing to come to mind. “The optimum application window for fall nitrogen in fescue pastures starts around Aug. 1, and response to fall-applied nitrogen decreases incrementally after Sept. 1. In Southwest Missouri, mid to late August is optimum,” Jill Scheidt, agronomy specialist with the University of Missouri Extension, said. “The average yield response to fall-

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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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How Do Your Heifers Stack Up? By Klaire Howerton

A producer’s future needs and goals must be part of the evaluation of retained heifers. Each year, most producers will retain some of their highest-quality young females to keep positive traits in the breeding program to replace older or cull cows. Some of the criteria for choosing which heifers to retain will vary from herd to herd, based upon the breed and the producer’s goals, while other criteria are shared across the board. Here’s some of the criteria suggested by the experts to see how your retained heifers are stacking up.

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“A producer first needs to have in mind what his future plans for those heifers will be,” Eldon Cole, livestock specialist with the University of Missouri Extension, said. “Is (the producer) a purebred seedstock producer? Does he/she just grow calves to weaning age then sell them as feeder calves? Will he/she ever retain ownership all the way to the packer? These all need to be factored in the selection process.” He also advised that producers should “keep the customer in mind as the heifers will develop into cows that need to produce calves that satisfy your customers’ plans and wishes.” Once the producer has evaluated their goals for retaining heifers, they can begin putting their heifers to the test, literally, to determine who makes the cut. Many management steps and decisions must be made in the process of selecting and growing replacement heifers. Consequently, replacement heifers must pass a number of “production tests” to remain in the herd and, hopefully, become a member of the cow herd, Tom Troxel and Shane

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Gadberry, professors of animal science at the University of Arkansas, have said. Selection at weaning, development from weaning to first breeding, evaluation after first breeding and calving season and establishment of successful rebreeding are the “production tests” a heifer must pass. Heifers not meeting production targets should be culled at any point in the process.”

Heifer Weight

To expect a high percentage of replacement heifers to be cycling at the start of the fall breeding season – the recommended target is greater than 90 percent – the animals need to be at least 60 percent of their mature weight, advised Glenn Selk, Oklahoma State University Cooperative Extension emeritus animal scientist and managing editor of the popular OSU Cow-Calf Corner newsletter. “This means the young heifers must receive supplemental protein to continue to grow at the necessary pace of 1.5 pounds per head per day going into their first breeding season,” he said.

Qualities of Dam

Many producers lean towards a heifer raised by a cow that calves every 12 months, breeds early in the season, seems to tolerate their environment, is easy to handle and her calves consistently rank in the top half of the herd in dollars returned. Dam traits to avoid when considering which heifers to retain from include heifers who were born to late calvers, heifers that came from cows that needed calving assistance or that had big teats, heifers from cows who weaned small calves, and heifers from cows that have nervous or poor temperament. OCTOBER 8, 2018

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Continued from Page 38 13 Missouri Charolais Breeders Association Fall Bull Sale – Springfield Livestock Marketing Center, Springfield, Mo. – 785-672-3195 13 Bonebrake Registered Herefords Female Production Sale – Fair Grove, Mo. – 417-588-4572 13 Lucas Cattle Company Fall Open House Bull Sale – at the Ranch, Cross Timbers, Mo. – 417-399-7125 13 Byergo Angus Bull & Female Sale – at the Farm, Savanna, Mo. – 816-261-7150 Big D Ranch Production Sale – Center Ridge, Ark. – 501-208-6119 13 14 Heart of Missouri Limousin Association Sale – Laclede County Fairgrounds, Lebanon, Mo. – 402-350-3447 18 Kirkes Black Angus Bull & Female Sale – at the Ranch, Talihina, Okla. – 918-465-7830 19 Wood River Cattle Company Complete Dispersal – Springfield Livestock Marketing Center, Springfield, Mo. – 417-464-1040 20 Circle A Ranch Fall Bull & Heifer Sale – at the Farm, Iberia, Mo. – 1-800-CIRCLE-A 20 Square B Ranch & Cattle Company Open House – at the Farm, Warsaw, Mo. – 660-438-2188 20 Seedstock Plus Fall Bull Sale – Joplin Regional Stockyards, Carthage, Mo. – 877-486-1160 20 Aschermann Charolais 27th Edition Charolais Bull Sale – at the Farm, Carthage, Mo. – 417-358-7879 20 Angell-Thomas Charolais 7th Annual Bull & Female Sale – at the Farm, Paris, Mo. – 573-682-7348 20 Heart of the Ozarks Angus Association Fall Sale – Ozark Regional Stockyards, West Plains, Mo. – 734-260-8635 20 Missouri Dexter Association Fall Sale – Webster County Fairgrounds, Marshfield, Mo. – 417-849-0768 21 Reynolds Herefords Annual Production Sale – at the Farm, Huntsville, Mo. – 660-676-3788 23 B&D Herefords/Angus Fall Bull Sale – at the Ranch, Claflin, Kan. – 620-786-9703 24 New Day Genetics Ranch Ready Bull & Female Sale – Cattlemen’s Livestock Auction, Harrison, Ark. – 573-453-0058 26 Spur Ranch Fall Performance Herd of the Heartland Sale – at the Ranch, Vinita, Okla. – 918-633-2580 27 Mead Farm Fall Performance Tested Bull Sale – at the Farm, Barnett, Mo. – 573-216-0210 27 Flying H Genetics Bull & Female Sale – at the Farm, Butler, Mo.– 303-842-9071 27 Cattlemen’s Preferred Registered Bull & Female, Commercial Replacement Female Sale – Ratcliff, Ark. – 205-270-0999 27 Plyler & Sons Annual Charolais Sale – at the Farm, Hope, Ark. – 870-703-1394 27 McBee Cattle Company Braunvieh Sale – at the Ranch, Fayette, Mo. – 573-228-2517 27 East Central Missouri Angus Association Fall Sale – Cuba, Mo. – 314-393-2885 28 P Bar S Annual Production Sale – at the Ranch, Sand Springs, Okla. – 402-350-3447 28 Lacy’s Red Angus Production Sale – Drexel, Mo. – 913-309-1913 28 Baker Angus Farm Fall Production Sale – at the Ranch, Butler, Mo. – 660-379-4403 Connors State College Fall Bull Test Sale – Bull Test Facility, Warner, Okla. 29 – 580-737-0123 29 SW Missouri PT Bull Sale – Springfield Livestock Marketing Center, Springfield, Mo. – 417-345-8330

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