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Father and son work together to keep their family farm and heritage thriving

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Ozarks agriculture has lost a good friend: William “Bill” Grant, who founded Bill Grant Ford-Mercury, now Bill Grant Ford, in Bolivar, Mo., in 1976 with his late wife, Eulala, died on Nov. 15. Bill and his wife moved to Polk County to start a dairy farm. The couple eventually changed to a beef operation, which he continued throughout his life. He was a charter member of the International Harvester Tractor Collectors Association and enjoyed attending Red Power Roundups across the country. Over the years, Bill restored an extensive collection of Farmall tractors.

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Ozark’s winery honored: St. James Winery, the largest vineyard in the state, became the first to receive its Agriculture Stewardship Assurance Program (ASAP) certification in the Missouri Department of Agriculture’s new specialty crop category. ASAP was launched to recognize farmers who are doing the best for Missouri’s land, farms and families.

Ringmen recognized: During the annual meeting of the Southwest Missouri Beef Cattle Improvement Association, Richard Eck of Pierce City, Mark Harmon of Mount Vernon and J.D. Jennett of Sarcoxie, who have each served as ringmen at the association’s twice-a-year tested bull sales, were honored. Plaques were presented to each in recognition of their support and dedication to the genetic improvement of beef cattle in southwest Missouri.

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Producers named to hall of fame: Three dairy producers from Southwest Missouri have been named as 2016 inductees into the Missouri Dairy Hall of Fame.

Jodi Wright of Verona has been awarded the Dairy Leader Award. Jodi is the Executive Director of the Missouri Holstein Association and has been a supporter in Holstein activities for more than 10 years. Ronald Entlicher of Bolivar has been named the Distinguished Dairy Cattle Breeder. Ronald was the owner of FairviewCrest Holsteins and was a former Holstein classifier. Lonnie Weatherly of Halfway has been honored with the Pioneer Award. Lonnie owned Weathervue Holsteins, and with wife Lyla and son Duane, built up one of the finest dairy herds in the state.

The annual hall of fame banquet will be held in Columbia, Mo., on Jan. 27.

Swearengen honored by Farm Bureau: Dan Swearengen was presented with the Missouri Farm Bureau Outstanding Service to Agriculture Award during the organization’s annual meeting. Dan worked his entire 39-year professional career in the Agriculture Department at the College of the Ozarks. He retired this summer as chairman of the Division of Technical and Applied Sciences and General Farm Manager over all agricultural operations at the college. For 32 years he managed the college’s hog farm and was involved in the complete construction and renovation of that farm. Dan is also a charter member of the Taney County Farm Bureau and serves on the board. In other news from the event, Tony Morgan, of Lamar, was selected as a 2017 Missouri Farm Bureau Ambassador. Morgan represented the Barton County Farm Bureau and is the son of Rick and Melinda Morgan. He is majoring in livestock production at Crowder College and works on his family’s diversified farm when not in school. They raise and finish-to-market cattle and hogs.

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Couple opens their farm to visitors for annual sorghum ‘squeeze’n’

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Youth in Ag features Dakota Fodge

Brad and Todd Groves continually work to improve their dairy herd’s genetics

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Jerry Crownover farms in Lawrence County. He Judy usually treks to the local farm supply store is a former professor of during their annual spring “chick days” and purAgriculture Education at chases a half-dozen or so. We’ve had great luck Missouri State University, with them in the past and can usually count on and is an author and them to begin laying by late fall. professional speaker.

This poultry project belongs entirely to my To contact Jerry, go to wife. Other than eating them and their eggs, I ozarksfn.com and click don’t like chickens. As a result, I seldom go out on ‘Contact Us.’ to her chicken house, unless there is a problem with the feeder, water bowl or electricity for the lamps. Such was the case late last summer when Judy asked me if I would repair their waterer before we left for vacation. Being the loving husband that I am, I agreed.

When I returned to the house, I asked my wife if the newest chickens had started laying. She replied that they had not, but she expected them to start anytime.

“Well,” I began, “there are at least two of them that never will lay a single egg.”

“Oh, no, are they dead?”

“No. They are roosters.”

In several years of purchasing chicks, I guess we’ve been lucky to have never gotten anything but pullets before. But, being the inquisitive person that she is, Judy wondered how she could tell the difference when the birds were babies, so that she could check them herself, next year.

I informed her that I did not take a poultry production class in college, but I remember from my high school days in FFA that there was a lot of squeezing, feeling, and close visual examination involved in sexing chicks (probably the reasons for

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About the Cover Jeff Parrish and his 14-year-old son Cameron live and work on their family farm near Montevallo, Mo. The farm was started a century ago when Jeff’s great-grandfather settled there. See more on Photo by Megan Richner page 7.

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Julie Turner-Crawford is a native of Dallas I have a habit of cruising the Internet for antiCounty, Mo., where she agriculture blogs and social media to see what the grew up on her family’s latest accusations against farmers are. I think I farm. She is a graduate have been blocked from commenting on four or of Missouri State five pages now because the spoon I used to stir University. To contact the pot was truth and a little education. My husJulie, call 1-866-532-1960 band says I need to get a new hobby, but I’m havor by email at editor@ ing too much fun. ozarksfn.com.

One of my recent crusades led me to the website of the animal rights group PETA. According to its website, PETA recently sent American Airlines a letter urging the airline to replace all uniforms with “vegan wool” versions because its new wool uniforms are making some employees ill. The letter says “countless people” have told the organization that wool makes them sick and claims wool carries “a lot of environmental baggage.” Nothing is presented to back the statements, nor does it consider the manufacturing process of the uniforms may be the reason for the rash of illness complaints; it’s all the sheep’s fault.

The remainder of the page-long letter goes on to tell of the cruelly PETA has found in the sheep industry, specifically when shearing, during a two-year investigation. PETA encourages the readers of the letter review its video depicting shearers injuring animals, even breaking the neck of one ewe.

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Across the Fence Continued from Previous Page I watched the video and there were some rough scenes, but it is not the norm for the industry. The organization’s videos are typically far from the norm, but those are the ones that keep getting shared around the world. While I have never owned sheep, I have been around sheep and none of those actions would be tolerated in my barn, and the culprits would be sent packing pretty dang quick.

I guess we are supposed to stop shearing sheep so the animals can go wool blind (wool covers the sheep’s eyes) and allow their unshorn fleeces to lead to heat stress, mobility issues or even death.

Some anti-animal agriculture groups and organizations claim sheep do not need to be sheared because they will naturally shed their wool. They obviously haven’t been around many sheep.

About a year ago, a ewe in Tasmania named Sheila was found on the side of a dirt road, unable to get up because of the nearly 50 pounds of wool she carried. Her finders thought she was dead. It had been about six years since she had been shorn. Sheila isn’t the only case of a wayward sheep.

In 2014, Shaun, which was also located in Tasmania, was sheared for the first time in his life, producing a more than 50-pound fleece. Then there was the New Zealand Merino wether named Shrek. Shrek was located in 2004 after evading his farmer

for six years. When he was finally caught, Shrek’s fleece was about 60 pounds.

Perhaps the “granddaddy” of all escape-artist sheep is one known as Chris, who was found in Australia in 2015.

His massive fleece tipped the scales at 88 pounds. It was estimated that it had been more than five years since the sheep was sheared. He was barely able to walk when found and weighed about 97 pounds after he was sheared.

Opponents of the sheep industry want shearing to stop and they want all sheep to live long, happy lives frolicking around in pastures and meadows. While it paints a pretty picture, it’s kind of hard to frolic anywhere if you are wearing a coat year round that weighs nearly as much as you do, a coat that just keeps getting heavier and heavier and heavier with each passing week, month and year.

Leaving sheep to wander around because it is more “humane” is a farce. The real cruelty is leaving sheep, or any animal, to its own demise.

So PETA, isn’t your plan kind of like the pot calling the kettle black?

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At about the same time Judy purchased the young chicks, she also obtained two young kittens to replace an old cat that had called our farm home for close to 15 years. When she picked them up from the neighbors, she asked me to determine whether they were male or female. I assured her that they were both females and we would have to take them to the vet in a couple of months, lest we have dozens of cats in a couple of years. She went ahead and scheduled the procedure.

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Father and son work together to keep their family farm and heritage thriving Challenges come in different have a long life with Photo by Megan Richner shapes and sizes for Jeff Parrish us,” Jeff said.

Each year, Jeff and and his 14-year-old son, Cameron.

On March 12, 2006, a tornado hit their Cameron put up 600 family farm near Montevallo, Mo. A de- to 700 fescue mix cade later, Jeff is still rebuilding and im- round bales and 300 proving the farm his great-grandfather, native prairie grass square bales. He feeds Hose Parrish, settled 100 years ago.

The tornado may have destroyed sev- hay throughout the eral buildings and miles of fence, but spring until the first one special heirloom was left intact; a of May. This manageDavid Brown Selectamatic 880 tractor ment method allows that remains on the farm today. Jeff’s the grass to grow and grandfather, Albert Parrish, purchased he has seen a decline the tractor new in 1966 and it contin- of grass tetany probues to serve as a reminder of the Parrish lems in his cattle. Jeff will supplement durfarming heritage.

The challenge of rebuilding the farm ing the winter by feedhas been a successful endeavor, even ing cubes and providwhen Jeff and Cameron were faced with ing mineral tubs.

He also backgrounds family tragedies.

“In the last five years, my father Cap; around 30 calves per mother, Anna; wife, Kim; and my cousin year.

“Part of the steers I Kevin passed away from cancer,” Jeff shared.

Jeff and Cameron rely on each other to purchase and part are Jeff Parrish and his son Cameron, 14, live and ones we have raised,” keep the family farm going. work on a farm that was established 100 years “Cameron is a big help. He can feed he said. Most of the ago. Despite a devastating tornado and the calves, rake hay and run all the tractors,” calves are Holstein, loss of family, the father and son continue to Jersey or a beef cross.

Jeff said. raise cattle and row crops.

They are grain and Jeff owns 65-head of crossbred pairs.

“I retain around 12 heifers per year as grass-fed until they are replacements. This gives the herd lon- sold. During the sumYoung Farm Wives Association for 35 years gevity. The ones I don’t retain, I sell at mer, they graze millet pastures.

“The calves gain well on millet. Years ago and served as state president from 2000weaning,” he said. These heifers must have a calm disposition to make the cut we planted it in the sow lots and now we do 2001. He enjoys participating in the annual the same for the calf and heifer lot,” he said. tour and visiting with other farmers across as a replacement on his farm.

Jeff will plant 150 to 200 acres of soy- the state. He serves on the Montevallo Since Jeff works off the farm driving a delivery truck for Henry Kraft, calv- beans and wheat each year. He has been Road District Board, Vernon County Rural ing ease is the top priority when select- implementing conservation till and no-till Water Board and is a member of the Cedar practices with his soybeans on land that County Cattleman’s Association. ing bulls. He owns a black Cameron is in the eighth grade at El Dospent the last 20 years in the ConserBalancer bull and recently rado Springs R-2 School. He is an active vation Reserve Program (CRP). purchased a black Hereford “The best beans I ever raised were member of the Union Hall 4-H Club, plays bull to run with his cows. no-till. I don’t own a combine or a sports, and enjoys hunting and fishing. He Jeff follows the philosophy of truck so I have the crops custom has a flock of 30 chickens and fattens two his late father when it comes to Montevallo, Mo. to four market hogs each year. He exhibited harvested,” he said. keeping cows on the farm.

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Groves-View Dairy ranks among the top in the nation for their herd’s genetics No matter how you shake it – surviving in the dairy business is a difficult venture. However one Ozarks dairy remains steadfast in an industry where mega dairies continue to edge out smaller, traditional dairy farms.

“There is no easy way at this right now. We struggle just as much as every-

“The Brown Swiss came with their marriage,” Brad said with a chuckle.

Groves-View Dairy survives by leaning on a century of experience and its genetically superior cow families.

“Even in the bad times, don’t ever cut back on the genetics. That has been a big thing for me,” Brad said. “Even when Photo by Cheryl Kepes

Brothers Brad and Todd Groves, along with their father Lonnie, operate Groves-View Dairy. The Brown Swiss and Holstein dairy operation has gained national attention for their herd’s genetics. The farm has also shipped embryos to Japan and China.

body else. It is a tough economy,” Brad times are tough, go ahead and buy the best semen money can buy to get the Groves explained.

Brad and Todd Groves, along with their best genetics possible.”

Groves-View Dairy’s quality genetics has father, Lonnie Groves, operate Grovesgarnered much attention and awards View Dairy, which has been through the years. The Holstein Assoin their family since 1913. ciation USA awarded Groves-View The century farm, located Dairy with a spot on the prestiin Billings, Mo., boasts some gious Progressive Breeders’ Regof the top Holstein and Brown istry for seven years in a row.

Swiss in the nation. The Brown The Groves family has also Swiss joined the Holstein farm Billings, Mo. won the Progressive Genetic when Todd married Sheila, who Herd award for 13 of the past grew up milking Brown Swiss.

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meet your neighbors 15 years. In 2011, Brad was awarded the Distinguished Young Breeder award.

The Groves family started using embryo transplanting in the mid-1980s in order to build their nationally and internationally known herd. Currently, Groves-View has several donor cows on the farm and a few donor cows at Sunshine Genetics in Wisconsin.

“Last year we collected over 200 embryos. And exported around 50 embryos to Japan and China,” Brad said.

The milk barn at Groves-View stays busy – very busy. The families milk 175 cows twice a day, for a total of nine hours of milking. The entire herd, from calves to bulls, reaches close to 550 head.

Though that may seem like a huge herd, it pales in comparison to the mega dairies.

“When you are competing against guys who are milking several thousand a day; how do you compete with those guys?” Brad said.

“It is like Wal-Mart versus your little hometown grocery store. It is tough to deal with it.”

A new challenge has merged on the scene for traditional dairy farmers. Scientific advances in the field of genomics, is creating – Brad a fast-paced, everchanging market.

“On genomics, the guys who are willing to give a $100,000 to $200,000 for an animal, they have calves on the ground before that cow ever thinks about calving herself,” explained Brad. In some cases, Brad says breeders are starting to collect oocytes (immature eggs) with in vitro when a heifer is 6 to 7 months old.

“They are working more with the younger heifers than they are with the older cows because you can go a generation faster,” Brad explained.

Groves-View Dairy keeps its herd at the top by focusing on its elite cow families.

“The whole foundation starts with the dam. If you have an excellent dam and work with her, it is a lot easier to get those nice ones,” Brad explained.

The Groves’ use of embryo transplant allows the family to continue to improve its genetics and develop cow families. They breed for high production and extreme type. “It is one of those things that you have to figure out if you are going to chase the type or the genetics,” Brad said. “We still do a little of both and it’s worked.”

Another strategy that has worked for Groves-View Dairy is its transition a decade ago to a Total Mixed Ration (TMR) feeding program. The Groves enlist the expertise of a nutritionist who develops a ration recipe for the cattle. The nutritionist takes into consideration the nutritional quality of the Groves’ hay and tailors the plan to fit their dairy.

The Groves order and mix all their own feed. The ration includes a blend of grains, minerals, haylage, and corn silage combined together and fed all at once. The cattle go to one place to eat Groves instead of three under their old system.

In addition, the Groves save money by purchasing the corn, cotton, corn gluten pellets, distillers grain and minerals separately.

“When you buy in bulk, you can contract out several months in advance and you can lock in and know what your grain price is going to be,” Brad said.

In an ever-changing industry, knowing a few things for certain can bring comfort. And for the Groves family, peace comes in their love for life on the farm.

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Couple opens their farm to visitors each year for an old-fashioned ‘sorghum squeeze’n’ No one will argue that the good ole’ days of farming were also the long hard ole’ days with a lot of sweat and little yield. But there is something missing from the hectic modern methods of farming that sometimes gets over looked. That being the fellowship that brings neighbors together to harvest on one farm before moving on to the next. A sort of mutual aid process from the days of horse drawn equipment.

But there is value in the old ways of doing things and the importance is not lost on Maurice (pronounced Morris) and Janice Mailes.

Their 240 acres spreads across the county line into two counties, with their home in McDonald County, Mo. and their mailbox in Newton. The couple has lived on the farm for 53 years, raising mixed breed cattle and their three children, Kevin, Cory and Karla, who are now grown and married with families of their own.

The Mailes’ have spent all their life in the country and Maurice has always been fascinated with the old ways of farming.

So much so, they have held an old-fashioned “sorghum squeeze’n” on the third Saturday in October for 27 years.

“I never liked the smell of the juice cooking as a kid,” Janice admitted. “But I did chew on a cane when I got the chance.”

Over the years, Maurice collected old farm equipment and stored it in the large barn on their home place, including horse drawn farm equipment and Model T’s. One piece he is particularly proud of is the old sorghum press he bought from

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Janice’s grandfather, Jim Ritter.

“Back in the day, sugar was scarce,” Janice said. “Almost everyone used sorghum as a sweetener because folks rarely had sugar out on the farm.”

The event started with just a few old timers who wanted to make sorghum like they did years ago, but word spread and now the event draws anywhere from 100 to 300 people from around the region. This year, roughly 100 to 150 people attended, it is hard to know since folks come and go throughout the day-long event. Whether 100 or 300, the event mirrors the sense of community that agricultural folks are known for across the nation.

Much like the old days of processing sorghum, careful planning starts months ahead as Maurice sets aside some land for the crop that is hand-cut by family and volunteers early on the morning of the event.

After the cane is cut, it is fed into the aged press, which is run by draft horse, or by tractor. The pop pop rhythm of the old tractor adds to the old-time front porch music drifting from a large hay wagon near-

By Katrina Hine

by. Maurice mingles among the scores of people but usually is found doing what he enjoys best, showing children his old farm equipment and how it was used.

At the ripe age of 82 and retired 20 years now, Maurice never lets the grass grow under his feet. He is a regular presenter at the Seneca schools and Newton County Historical Society, where he takes his century old tools to demonstrate rope making, corn grinding, apple squeeze’n or running an old pedal lathe. This year he helped the two youngest grandkids, Monty Mailes and Taylor Mailes, grow pumpkins to sell for a FFA fundraiser.

The sights, sounds and smells build throughout the day as the green cane

juice is slowly moved through the baffles of the cooker pans by volunteers willing to stand the heat. Knowing just how long to cook the green fluid down to a golden amber is an art form and cooking too fast can ruin the final product.

Like the days of barn raisings or communal harvests, a large dinner takes shape as dozens of homemade dishes appear along rows of tables.

Ten gallons of raw sorghum cane juice yields just one gallon of syrup. From start to finish, it takes up to eight hours to process, but the reward is about 30 to 35 jars of amber syrup.

Photos by Katrina Hine

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Owner: Celestine “Sally” Welters Location: Verona, Mo History: Edward and Celestine “Sally” Welters began selling used farm machinery and parts out of their garage in the early 1970s. The Welters were long-time dairy and crop farmers in Verona, Mo., with a depth of knowledge about tractors and other farm equipment. The Welters obtained a White Farm Equipment dealership in 1972 and took the name, Welters Farm Supply. The family sold new tractors, used tractors, and new and used parts for Minneapolis-Moline, White and Oliver farm equipment. Their business continued to grow year after year. In 1982, the Welters opened Welters Farm Supply across the street from their farm, where they also offered a service department.

“It’s all family here. It has always been family,” Sally Welters said. The Welters’ three sons, Glen, Tom and Jerome; two daughters; Lois and Eileen; and four grandchildren, Kevin, Nick, Gary and Rachel, currently help run the business. Edward passed away in April 2015, but his love for tractors, farm equipment, and his customers lives on through his family.

Products and Services: Welters Farm Supply’s specializes in used Minneapolis-Moline, White, and Oliver tractors and new and used parts for them. Welters Farm Supply also provides a service and repair shop for customers. Farmers and collectors will haul their tractors from far and wide to Welters Farm Supply to be fixed and revived.

The Welters family even troubleshoots problems with customers over the phone. “People call us from all over the country. They are so happy to talk to someone who knows something about Minneapolis-Moline, White and Oliver parts,” Sally added.

Customer Appreciation: The Welters receive thank you notes from clients with pictures of the restored machinery attached. Sally started keeping a guest book decades ago, signed by grateful customers who visited Welters Farm Supply. Many people seek out Welters Farm Supply simply to see its collection of tractors.

“Some customers say, ‘I am in heaven’ because there are so many things to look at,” Sally said.

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Family: Wife, Lisa, five grown children, and daughter Madison, age 13 Hometown: Lebanon, Mo. In Town: Eric Cooley has served the children of Missouri in his 28 years in education, beginning in Potosi, Mo., where he spent 10 years as a physical education teacher and his last two years there were as an assistant principal.

He has spent the last 20 years in school administration, including the past nine years as the superintendent of the Stoutland School District.

In the Country: Eric and his wife, Lisa, own and operate two title and escrow companies, one in Lebanon, Mo., and one in St. Robert, Mo., and own 250 head of commercial cows on 1,240 acres in Laclede County.

“We have mostly Black Angus, with a few Red Angus and black baldies mixed in,” Eric explained. “Primarily, we buy young and sell them as bred, but we also sell cow-calf pairs. I have 92 pairs at the moment. I sell some at the Interstate Regional Stockyards at Cuba, Mo., at their special cow sales, but we also sell off the farm. Our buyers can come out and pick out just what they want in terms of 3 to 4 year olds or 5 to 6 year old pairs. We also have 65 cows that we calve out each year and sell those calves. We do both spring and fall calving.”

In addition, for the past three years, from late January to early April, the Cooleys have contracted with local dairy farmers to raise more than 3,000 bottle calves.

“We pick up 60 to 80 bottle calves at a time and feed morning and night, with the help of a couple of full-time and part-time workers.

Eric, who grew up around Summersville, Mo., didn’t grow up farming, but he said he could always find a summer job, hauling hay or doing other farm work.

“Today, we spend our evenings and weekends on the farm, but after a day of answering phones and dealing with people, working with the cows is truly relaxing,” he said.

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13

slaughter

market sales reports

bulls

beef

(Week of 12/11/16 to 12/17/16)

Not Reported*

Barry County Regional Stockyards

70.00-84.00 †

Interstate Regional Stockyards

69.00-77.50 †

Joplin Regional Stockyards

62.00-88.50 † 66.00-79.50 †

Kingsville Livestock Auction

70.00-85.00*

Mid Missouri Stockyards

70.00-79.00 †

MO-KAN Livestock Auction

60.00-80.00 †

South Central Regional

60.00-84.50

Springfield Livestock Market

40

60

80

slaughter

Norwood, Mo. • Producers Auction Yards †

100

120

140

100

120

cows

(Week of 12/11/16 to 12/17/16)

Not Reported*

Barry County Regional Stockyards

46.00-63.50*

Buffalo Livestock Market

37.00-61.00 †

Douglas County Livestock

32.50-54.00 †

Interstate Regional

32.00-61.50 † 3

Joplin Regional

44.50-60.00 †

Kingsville Livestock Auction

40.00-62.00*

Mid Missouri Stockyards

35.00-57.50 †

MO-KAN Livestock

30.00-60.50 †

Ozarks Regional

32.00-52.50 †

South Central Regional

30.00-55.00 †

Springfield Livestock

0

20

40

60

cow/calf

80

pairs

(Week of 12/11/16 to 12/17/16)

No Sale - Holiday*

Barry County Regional Stockyards Buffalo Livestock Market

None Reported* None Reported †

Douglas County Livestock Auction - Ava

None Reported †

Interstate Regional Stockyards - Cuba Joplin Regional

1250.00-1525.00* 1560.00 †

MO-KAN Livestock Market - Butler South Central Regional Stockyards - Vienna

None Reported

Springfield Livestock Market

650

†

960.00-1550.00 †

1150

1650

replacement

2150

cows

(Week of 12/11/16 to 12/17/16) Barry County Regional Stockyards

2650

Prices reported per cwt

Not Reported*

Buffalo Livestock Market

None Reported*

Douglas County Livestock

1000.00-1200.00 † 975.00-1300.00 †

Interstate Regional Stockyards Joplin Reg Kingsville Livestock Auction

1075.00-1360.00

Ozarks Regg

None Reported † 350.00-1300.00 †

South Central Regional

1050

1550

300-400 lbs.

400-500 lbs.

500-600 lbs.

600-700 lbs.

700-800 lbs.

Heifers, Med. & Lg. 1

925.00-1200.00 † 675.00-1250.00 †

Springfield Live

Steers, Med. & Lg. 1

300-400 lbs.

400-500 lbs.

500-600 lbs.

600-700 lbs.

700-800 lbs.

†

1100.00-1400.00*

Mid Missouri Stockyards MO-KAN Livestock Auction - Butler

1375

Holsteins, Lg. 3

520.00-1400.00 †

550

Ava Douglas County† 12/15/16

900.00-1500.00 †

Ozarks Regional

14 14

12/8/16

Receipts: 428 At this month’s special dairy sale at the Producers Auction Yard, demand was good on a heavy supply of milking and bred cows and a light supply of open heifers and calves. The supply consisted of 3 percent Springer Heifers, 12 percent Bred Heifers, 10 percent Open Heifers, 19 percent Fresh and Milking Cows, 7 percent Bred Cows and 5 percent baby calves. The balance was made up of weigh cows and beef animals. All quotes are on a per head basis for Holsteins unless noted otherwise.

Springer Heifers Bred Seven to Nine Months: Supreme 1300.00-1575.00, Individual Crossbred 1300.00, Approved Individual 1025.00, Crossbreds 1050.00-1100.00, Medium Individual 875.00, Common Individual 675.00.

Heifers Bred Four to Six Months: Supreme 1300.001490.00, Individual Crossbred 1300.00, Approved 1000.00-1285.00, Medium 725.00-985.00, Individual Crossbred 750.00, Common Jerseys 570.00-635.00, Individual Crossbred 640.00.

Heifers Bred One to Three Months: Supreme Pair 1260.00, Approved 1035.00-1185.00, Medium 775.00810.00, Common Individual 420.00.

Open heifers: Approved 400-500 lbs Individual Crossbred 590.00, Pkg 11 hd 850 lbs 910.00, Pkg 13 hd 913 lbs 950.00, Medium Pkg 4 hd 794 lbs 700.00.

Fresh/Milking Heifers and Cows: Supreme 1375.001450.00, Approved 1175.00-1300.00, Crossbreds 1225.00-1285.00, Medium 775.00-1100.00, Crossbreds 800.00-1100.00, Common 500.00-775.00, Crossbreds 535.00-675.00.

Bred and Springer Cows: Approved 1075.00-1175.00, Individual Crossbred 1200.00, Medium 850.00-1025.00, Individual Crossbred 920.00, Common 630.00-725.00, Crossbreds 460.00-775.00.

None Reported †

Mid Missouri Stockyards

50

cattle

700.00-1400.00 †

Kingsville Livestock Auction

150

sheep &

2050

2550

300-400 lbs.

400-500 lbs.

500-600 lbs.

600-700 lbs.

700-800 lbs.

Steady 151.00-168.00 140.00-155.00 126.00-146.00 119.00-135.00 ------------------------130.00-141.00 122.00-140.00 113.00-126.00 107.50-120.00 105.00-107.50

goats

Diamond, Mo. • TS Whites Sheep and Goat Sale

12/1/16

Receipts: 1334 Supply was good and demand was very good with a near standing room only crowd on hand. All markets rose considerably compared to last month. Supply included 9 percent slaughter ewes and rams, 36 percent slaughter and feeder lambs, 30 percent kid goats, and 16 percent bucks and does. All prices are per hundred weight (CWT) unless noted otherwise.

SHEEP: Feeder Lambs: Medium and Large 1-2 25-39 lbs 220.00-227.50.

Slaughter Lambs: Wool lambs: Choice and Prime 2-3 42-72 222.50-225.00; 105-121 lbs 130.00-140.00.

Hair lambs: Prime 2-3 40-68 lbs 230.00-247.50; 80-91 lbs 162.50-182.50; 100-110 lbs 120.00-137.50. Choice 1-3 45-75 lbs 220.00-227.50; 80-98 lbs 140.00-152.50. Good 1-2 41-78 lbs 200.00-217.50. Utility 1-2 41-79 lbs 167.50187.50. A few families 75.00-92.50 Per Head.

Several replacement Hair Ewes: Medium and Large 1 190.00-195.00 Per Head. Medium and Large 1-2 88-125 lbs 137.50-172.50.

Slaughter Hair Ewes: Utility and Good 1-3 68-158 lbs 70.00-87.50.

Slaughter Hair Rams: Choice 2-3 95-115 lbs 102.50112.50. Good 1-2 130-265 lbs 80.00-92.50.

Feeder kids: Selection 1 28-38 lbs 270.00-300.00. Selection 2 25-38 lbs 200.00-222.50. Selection 3 30-32 lbs 145.00-150.00.

Slaughter Kids: Selection 1 40-70 lbs 250.00-280.00; 60-90 lbs 215.00-235.00. Selection 2 40-73 lbs 210.00240.00. Selection 3 40-92 lbs 170.00-200.00.

Several Replacement does, selection 1: 190.00-245.00 Per Head; 80-142 lbs 200.00-212.50; 93-150 lbs 170.00195.00.

Slaughter Does: Selection 1 108-132 lbs 130.00-160.00.

Selection 2 70-127 lbs 127.50-150.00. Selection 3 65-142 lbs 100.00-130.00.

Slaughter Bucks: Selection 1 60-195 lbs 160.00-195.00.

Selection 2 80-185 lbs 137.50-170.00. Selection 3 65-150 lbs 110.00-140.00.

National Sheep Summary

Barry Co. Regional Stockyards* -----

Buffalo Livestock Auction* 12/17/16

Butler Mo-Kan Livestock† 12/15/16

12/16/16

Compared to last week slaughter lambs were steady to 15.00 higher, except at San Angelo, TX they were 10.00-15.00 lower. Slaughter ewes were steady to 5.00 lower, instances sharply lower. Feeder lambs were uneven, mostly steady to 9.00 lower. At San Angelo, TX 6799 head sold. No sales in Equity Electronic Auction. In direct trading slaughter ewes were not tested; no recent comparison on feeder lambs. 6600 head of negotiated sales of slaughter lambs were steady. 10,500 head of formula sales had no trend due to confidentiality. 4,574 lamb carcasses sold with 45 lbs and down 7.16 higher; 45-65 lbs no trend due to confidentiality; 65-75 lbs 2.26 lower; 75-85 lbs 3.32 lower and 85 lbs and up no trend due to confidentiality. All sheep sold per hundred weight (CWT) unless otherwise specified.

Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 2-3 90-160 lbs: San Angelo: shorn and wooled 110-150 lbs 130.00140.00, few 146.00.

VA: wooled 90-110 lbs 146.00-177.50; 110-130 lbs 125.00-147.00.

PA: shorn and wooled 110-130 lbs 185.00-190.00; 130150 lbs 160.00-170.00; 150-200 lbs 167.00.

Ft.Collins, CO: wooled 130-155 lbs 135.00-140.00.

South Dakota: shorn and wooled 120-150 lbs 130.00137.50; 150-180 lbs 101.00-132.00.

Billings, MT: wooled 130-145 lbs 125.00-134.00; 150 lbs 121.00.

Kalona, IA: wooled 115-120 lbs 144.00-145.00; 140-155 lbs 129.00-135.00.

Missouri: no test.

Equity Elec: no sales.

Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 1: San Angelo: 40-60 lbs 254.00-268.00, few 274.00-276.00; 60-70 lbs 226.00-254.00, few 266.00-270.00; 70-80 lbs 198.00-230.00; 80-90 lbs 180.00-204.00; 90-110 lbs 160.00-170.00.

Pennsylvania: 40-50 lbs 285.00-300.00; 50-60 lbs 285.00305.00; 60-70 lbs 285.00-290.00; 70-80 lbs 217.00235.00, few 275.00; 80-90 lbs 215.00-225.00; 90-110 lbs 185.00-205.00.

Kalona, IA: 40-45 lbs 235.00-250.00.

Ft. Collins: 60-65 lbs 205.00-210.00, few 227.50; 74 lbs 190.00; 90-105 lbs 171.00-175.00.

Missouri: no test.

Virginia: 30-60 lbs 150.00-215.00; 60-90 lbs 164.00213.00; 90-110 lbs 169.00-203.00.

stocker & feeder

127 5(3257('

20

dairy

63.00-86.00*

Ozarks Regional Stockyard

12/18/16

5 Area (Tx-Ok, Ks, Neb, Ia, Colo) Live Basis Sales - Over 80% Choice Steers: 107.00-112.50; wtd. avg. price 110.89.

Heifers: 108.00-112.50; wtd. avg. price 110.75.

Dressed Basis Sales - Over 80% Choice Steers: 163.00-175.00; wtd. avg. price 173.73.

Heifers: 170.00-175.00; wtd. avg. price 174.87.

76.00-80.50*

Buffalo Livestock Market Douglas County Livestock Auction

cattle

Midwest - High Plains Direct Slaughter Cattle

Baby Calves: Holstein Bulls 65.00-110.00, Crossbred Heifers 110.00-140.00, Crossbred Bulls 90.00-160.00, Beef Cross Heifers Pair 155.00, Beef Cross Bulls 100.00-155.00.

Cuba Interstate Regional† 12/13/16

prices Joplin Regional Stockyards† 12/12/16

Kingsville Livestock Auction† 12/13/16

Mid Missouri Stockyards* 12/15/16

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768

1293

1,453

7,448

3,858

2,614

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Steady

Uneven

Uneven

Uneven

2-10 Higher

2-4 Higher

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150.00-175.00 130.00-147.00 131.00-154.00 120.00-132.00 118.00-123.00

149.00-156.00 158.00-170.50 133.00-150.00 123.50-136.00 117.00-134.75

151.00-162.00 144.50-160.00 129.00-152.00 123.00-144.00 122.00-127.50

165.00-180.00 142.50-172.00 131.00-160.00 119.00-140.00 122.00-134.00

191.00 154.00-180.50 133.25-157.50 115.00-144.00 119.50-144.00

168.00-180.00 152.00-173.00 137.00-158.00 128.00-143.00 124.00-135.00

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80.00-95.00 80.00-88.00 80.00-86.00 78.00-84.00 72.00-80.00

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120.00-145.00 115.00-127.00 118.00-130.00 114.00-125.00 110.00-114.50

130.50-137.00 115.00-144.00 113.00-129.00 113.00-123.25 121.75-122.00

130.00-144.25 121.50-139.00 118.50-126.00 105.00-122.00 115.00-118.10

135.00-162.50 120.00-144.00 118.00-129.00 108.00-130.00 113.00-130.00

134.50-147.50 127.00-143.75 110.00-133.50 121.00-135.25 119.75-132.50

130.00-145.00 125.00-139.00 120.00-129.00 117.00-125.00 112.00-121.00

USDA Reported * Independently Reported

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DECEMBER 26, 2016

reports

lbs 235.00-250.00. lbs 205.00-210.00, few 227.50; 74 lbs 171.00-175.00.

150.00-215.00; 60-90 lbs 164.00169.00-203.00.

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Kingsville Livestock Auction† 12/13/16

Mid Missouri Stockyards* 12/15/16

Interior Missouri Direct Hogs

11/29/16

Estimated Receipts: 635 Supply and demand are light to moderate.

Compared to Monday’s close: barrows and gilts are steady to 1.00 higher.

Base carcass meat price: 37.00-38.00.

Sows (cash prices): Steady, 300-500 lbs. 18.00-24.00, over 500 lbs. 20.00-27.00.

Springfield Livestock Marketing† 12/14/16

Vienna South Central† 12/14/16

West Plains Ozarks Regional† 12/13/16

3,858

2,614

2,834

804

3,742

2-10 Higher

2-4 Higher

St-5 Higher

St-10 Higher

Uneven

191.00 154.00-180.50 133.25-157.50 115.00-144.00 119.50-144.00

168.00-180.00 152.00-173.00 137.00-158.00 128.00-143.00 124.00-135.00

157.00-166.00 148.00-161.00 128.00-157.00 120.00-138.00 125.50-135.00

162.00-181.00 158.00-181.00 132.00-162.50 126.00-133.50 124.00

157.00-160.00 146.00-158.00 130.00-154.00 128.00-140.00 127.00-134.00

--------85.85 ---------

80.00-95.00 80.00-88.00 80.00-86.00 78.00-84.00 72.00-80.00

----82.00-85.00 70.00-79.50 65.00-78.50 68.00-72.00

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134.50-147.50 127.00-143.75 110.00-133.50 121.00-135.25 119.75-132.50

130.00-145.00 125.00-139.00 120.00-129.00 117.00-125.00 112.00-121.00

133.50-141.50 123.00-139.00 114.00-131.00 110.00-124.00 111.50-113.00

132.00-137.00 126.00-138.00 114.00-126.00 115.00-119.00 112.50-120.50

134.00-140.00 125.00-138.00 124.00-131.00 117.00-130.00 119.50-120.50

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Cuba Vienna

Joplin West Plains

heifers 550-600 LBS. Ava Kingsville

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* 136.06 134.94 127.07

Mo. Weekly Hay Summary

124.68

128.17 ***

Soybeans

Week Ended 12/16/16 Soft Wheat Corn Sorghum* * Price per cwt

18 15 12

10.38

9.55

10.37

9.84

9.43

3 0

5.35

5.49

4.01 3.17 3.66

3.15

4.13 3.62

5.44 3.41 3.29

131.30 135.76 141.79 136.43

126.25 118.38 122.49 122.99 122.23 123.99

140.18

122.46

141.85 130.55

117.21

129.50

127.19

134.06 134.19 141.12 139.93

120.93 121.24 125.54 115.90

140.59

120.28 120.46

133.63 135.81

121.64 123.19

137.05 136.80 138.04 147.61 137.24

122.67 123.87 129.03 121.37 121.04

142.94

4.97 3.15 3.14

125.25

140.23

9 6

123.95

129.53

avg. grain prices

Joplin West Plains

121.83

140.12

12/16/16

Another artic blast which passed over the state had most cattle willing to eat any hay put out for them. Snow cover is still not an issue so some producers are continue to utilize what stock piled pasture that is left. The bitter cold however has most cattle needing a bit of added supplement to keep warm. Other than a few sales of mostly local hay market activity remains light. The supply of hay is moderate, demand is light and prices are mostly steady. 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): 180.00-240.00.

Premium quality Alfalfa (RFV 170-180): 160.00-200.00.

Good quality Alfalfa (RFV 150-170): 120.00-160.00, small squares 4.50-5.00 per bale.

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

Good quality Mixed Grass hay: 75.00-100.00. Small squares 3.00-4.50 per bale (some alfalfa/grass mix).

Fair to Good quality Mixed Grass hay: 50.00-80.00, small squares 2.50-3.50 per bale.

Fair quality Mixed Grass hay: 15.00-30.00 per large round bale.

Fair to Good quality Bromegrass: 50.00-80.00.

Wheat straw: 3.00-6.00 per small square bale.

Cuba Vienna

122.00

***

hay & grain markets

Butler Springfield

Week of 11/20/16

Receipts: 9,602 Weaner pigs firm to 1.00 higher. Feeder pigs no sales reported. Supply light and demand moderate. (Prices Per Head.)

Early weaned pigs 10 lb. base weights, FOB the farm 0% negotiated, 3665 head, 10 lbs, 38.00-40.26, weighted average 39.43.

Early weaned pigs 10 lb base weights, Delivered 67% negotiated, 5937 head, 10 lbs, 39.00-49.50, weighted average 45.06.

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

Feeder pigs in all lot sizes, Delivered 100% negotiated, No Sales Reported. *Early weaned pigs are under 19 days old. **Most lots of feeder pigs have a sliding value from the negotiated weight basis which is calculated on the actual average weight of the load plus or minus .25-.40 per pound. Some early weaned lots have a slide of .50-1.00 per pound.

$145

Week of 11/20/16

12/16/16

$100

12/16/16

Week of 11/27/16

50 lbs 285.00-300.00; 50-60 lbs 285.0085.00-290.00; 70-80 lbs 217.00; 80-90 lbs 215.00-225.00; 90-110 lbs

Mo. Weekly Weaner & Feeder Pig

CHEESE: Barrels closed at $1.7000 and 40# blocks at $1.8000. The weekly average for barrels is $1.6865 (+.1000) and blocks, $1.7660 (+.0350).

FLUID MILK: Milk production is varied among regions of the United States. Minimal gains are found in the Northeast.

Production is described as marginally higher/higher/robust in Florida, the Midwest, California, Arizona, and the mountain states of Idaho, Colorado, and Utah. Milk production is steady or balanced in the mid-Atlantic and Southeast states, as well as New Mexico. Sales into educational institutions are slowing as Christmas and other yearend holidays draw nearer. In the Midwest, spot milk is offered from flat market to $1.00 over class. Milk is noted as being readily available for making cheese in the Midwest and mountain states. While manufacturing milk supplies are minimal to none in the Southeast, in New Mexico and the Pacific Northwest milk is available for processing and manufacturing needs. Multiples in the East are 1.301.35; in the Midwest 1.17-1.26; and in the West 1.04-1.24.

SPOT PRICES OF CLASS II CREAM: $ PER POUND BUTTERFAT, F.O.B., producing plants, Upper Midwest $2.4482-2.6366.

National Dairy Market

Week of 12/4/16

es.

Choice and Prime 1: lbs 254.00-268.00, few 274.00-276.00; 54.00, few 266.00-270.00; 70-80 lbs 90 lbs 180.00-204.00; 90-110 lbs

hog markets

dairy & fed cattle

$190

Week of 12/11/16

d 115-120 lbs 144.00-145.00; 140-155

South Dakota: 95-100 lbs 121.00-131.00.

Billings, MT: no test.

Direct Trading: (lambs fob with 3-4 percent shrink or equivalent) 6600: Slaughter Lambs shorn and wooled 120-168 lbs 120.00-165.00 (wtd avg 135.59).

TX: 300: Feeder Lambs 75 lbs 160.00.

Slaughter Ewes: San Angelo: Good 2-3 (fleshy) 66.00-72.00; Utility and Good 1-3 (medium flesh) 77.00-88.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 64.00-76.00; Cull and Utility 1-2 (very thin) 52.00-60.00; Cull 1 (extremely thin) 40.00-50.00.

Pennsylvania: Good 2-3 (fleshy) 80.00-120.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 62.00-85.00; Cull 1 50.00-60.00.

Week of 11/27/16

led 110-130 lbs 185.00-190.00; 130.00; 150-200 lbs 167.00. ooled 130-155 lbs 135.00-140.00. rn and wooled 120-150 lbs 130.00s 101.00-132.00. ed 130-145 lbs 125.00-134.00; 150

550-600 lb. steers

$235

Week of 12/4/16

12/16/16

24 Month Avg. -

$280

Week of 12/11/16

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week slaughter lambs were steady xcept at San Angelo, TX they were r. Slaughter ewes were steady to ces sharply lower. Feeder lambs were ady to 9.00 lower. At San Angelo, d. No sales in Equity Electronic Aucing slaughter ewes were not tested; son on feeder lambs. 6600 head of slaughter lambs were steady. 10,500 les had no trend due to confidentialrcasses sold with 45 lbs and down 5 lbs no trend due to confidentiality; wer; 75-85 lbs 3.32 lower and 85 lbs ue to confidentiality. All sheep sold t (CWT) unless otherwise specified.

Choice and Prime 2-3 90-160 lbs: and wooled 110-150 lbs 130.00.

0 lbs 146.00-177.50; 110-130 lbs

USDA Reported * Independently Reported

134.03 100

117 134 151 168 185 * No price reported in weight break **USDA Failed To Report *** No Sale - Holiday

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USDA funds, volunteer labor will allow food banks in eight counties to receive locally-grown produce “We live in a food desert,” Barry Mullins, resource development coordinator with the Missouri Ozarks Community Action (MOCA) commented recently while strolling through his organization’s Richland, Mo., community garden site. “We may not think of

dening tools – to grow their own food.

Healthier foods like fruits and vegetables are more expensive than junk food so we want to help people to grow their own produce and get more healthy foods into their diets.”

As a continuing part of that effort, Barry completed a grant proposal through the Photos by Laura L. Valenti

Thanks to a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Missouri Ozarks Community Action organization in Richland, Mo., has been able to construct a high tunnel at its community garden location. The plan is to donate produce raised in the high tunnel to food banks in nearby counties.

Barry Mullins

it that way but we have a growing number USDA this year for a high tunnel, a polyof small communities here that no longer ethylene cover stretched over a frame have a grocery store and that is particular- that forms a sort of unheated greenhouse, suitable for extending the growing season ly hard on lower income families.” for many types of produce.

Located along the Pulaski“Dan Silberberg of the local NatuLaclede County line, the ral Resources Conservation SerRichland community garvice (NRCS) office walked me den features numbered raised through the grant process and beds that are offered for use to I have to say I was really surlocal residents to grow their Richland, Mo. prised when we got it.” own produce.

“Currently we supply every— Continued on Page 18 thing they need – seed and gar-

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meet your neighbors Grant Helps Provide for a Community Continued from Page 16 Of the $6,000 grant, Barry explained that $4,100 paid for the high tunnel kit itself and the rest went for other associated expenses, but the tremendous amount of local support from various sources, as

well as Barry’s attention to detail, are the real keys to the project’s success.

“We visited other high tunnels, and folks from the University of Missouri Extension people were very helpful. Local merchants like Lowe’s in St. Robert (Mo.) donated lumber and a local excavating business helped with the 11 dump truck loads of soil needed to level up the sight. A local Boy Scout of Waynesville’s

Troop 202, Toby Barnes, made this is his Eagle Scout project and he, along with other Scouts, did ground work for the project and cooperated with MOCA’s Weatherization Department. Army soldiers from nearby Fort Leonard Wood also came on board to complete the construction of the high tunnel.

“We had a lot of donated labor and it really went up a lot easier than I thought it

would,” Barry continued, referring to the actual construction, however, that sort of donated activity preceded the tunnel construction and continues.

Before the construction of the high tunnel, MOCA has made effective use of the community garden system, with raised beds assigned out to their individual clients. Even now, a stroll through those dormant gardening beds, revealed the remnants of okra, tomatoes and strawberries.

Barry is also thankful for the help of regular gardening volunteers who assist the current clients on a regular basis. He also has appreciated the cooperation of area businesses, like MFA who support the local effort.

“Our library here has an heirloom seed program in which they provide heirloom seeds to those who are interested and then they return seeds from their own produce at the end of the growing season.

We also have a kids’ garden,” Barry said.

Barry indicated a separate growing area off to the far side of the garden that is being earmarked for young growers.

“We want to encourage the children to grow their own vegetables and learn about where healthy food comes from,” he said.

With that in mind, classes are planned using the new high tunnel to continue to teach young children the importance of incorporating more fruits and vegetables into their diet. ‘“This is my hometown,” Barry, who comes from a military family, concluded.

“I know a lot of people who were willing to help and did but this would not have been possible without USDA’s help.”

The plan is to distribute produce raised in the high tunnel through food banks in eight different counties. NRCS has provided funding for 559 high tunnels throughout Missouri since 2010.

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he IRS has been accused of using inappropriate political criteria, or “viewpoint discrimination,” in processing of applications by tax exempt organizations. President-elect Donald Trump will no doubt replace the IRS Commissioner, John Koskinen, who himself has been accused of obstructing congressional investigations.

John Alan Cohan is a The IRS is a bureau of the Department of the lawyer who has served Treasury. Incoming Secretary of the Treasury Pethe farming, ranching ter Mnunchin, indicates that likely changes of tax and horse industries since law will include a lowering of the corporate tax 1981. To contact John Alan rate from its current 35 percent level, and a return Cohan, go to ozarksfn.com of more than a trillion dollars American compaand click on ‘Contact Us.’ nies currently hold abroad to avoid U.S. taxes.

The IRS Commissioner is responsible for the administration and enforcement of Internal Revenue laws. The IRS Commissioner’s vast powers include prescribing Treasury Regulations administered by the IRS. For the horse and livestock industries, IRS regulations have been an important enforcement mechanism. Many of the regulations have not been changed for decades, and require the taxpayer to go through numerous hoops to prove that their activities constitute a business rather than a hobby.

A new commissioner will have the power to revise the IRS Manual, which guides agents in conducting audits. The manual has detailed instructions on how to conduct audits for taxpayers in the horse, cattle and other livestock industries. The manual should be changed so that auditors will be less aggressive in presuming that losses incurred by taxpayers automatically implies a motivation to generate “tax benefits,” or that a primary motivation is personal pleasure and recreation.

The commissioner can help encourage IRS agents to recognize that it takes a significant period of time and effort to develop a superior line of animals, and that almost always in the startup years losses are commonplace. This is true as well for most any small business venture. IRS agents should also back off from the tendency to second guess decisions made by the taxpayer.

IRS auditors also need to recognize that advertising and promotion of one’s activity may take a variety of forms. Print advertising is no longer the only means of promotion: The Internet has opened up opportunities not available in previous decades, and word of mouth advertising has become increasingly important and effective. Also, the IRS needs to recognize that owners and breeders often become experts in their own right over time, and therefore are entitled to be regarded as experts for purposes of making informed financial decisions.

The IRS Manual should also be modified to inform auditors that a “business plan” need not be in writing, that taxpayers may formulate credible plans, simple and straightforward, other than in written form.

Finally, the IRS must do away with its ill-advised tendency to question taxpayers on how they expect to “recoup” all past losses. The concept of “recoupment” has been misconstrued and misapplied. And the concept has been rejected by the Tax Court in an important case, Helmick v. Commissioner (T.C. Memo 2009-220). The only concern should be forward looking, that is, how the taxpayer expects that the activity will generate an overall profit in the future, not how the taxpayer might recoup the prior loss.

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Producers can participate in the DNR’s Beef Waste Management System Program As every farmer or rancher knows, running a livestock operation involves dealing with a good bit of manure, literally and sometimes figuratively.

While manure is a natural part of farming, it can build up and get out of hand, posing a lot of questions for producers. Where and how can you safely dispose of it? Do you consider the environmental impact? Can it be recycled? Luckily for the farmer, the Missouri Department of Natural Resources has developed a Beef Waste Management System program (as well as management systems for other livestock) to help producers answer these questions, and put solid management practices to work on their farm.

According to the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, animal waste management practices help to manage manure and other agricultural wastes. The practices are designed to reduce or prevent degradation of the soil and water resources.

Systems are planned to eliminate discharge of pollutants to surface or groundwater and to recycle waste products back onto the land through correct soil application.

According to the Missouri Department of Natural Resources’ Animal Waste Management Resource Concern handbook, the Beef Waste Management System, and the cost share program that goes along with it, is applicable on farms where agricultural waste is being generated, and where the soil, plant and water resources are adequate to manage the waste properly.

The completed practice on the farm must also meet some specifications and standards from the Natural Resource Conservation Society (NRCS) in order to be eligible: Waste Storage Facility, Critical Area Planting, Vegetation Establishment, Herbaceous Seeding, Roofs and Covers, Nutrient Management, and Heavy Use Area

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Protection. The details of these specifications and standards can be found in the NRCS Field Office Technical Guide.

The Missouri Department of Natural Resources will assist in the cost of building a dry waste storage facility to ensure proper management and distribution of the farm’s waste, manure and litter. According the department, a 75 percent cost share is authorized for: “Floor space utilized to store dry waste from paved feedlot, a roof to cover dry storage area the wall necessary to enclose dry storage area and a collection gutter or basin from feedlot to storage area.”

A 50 percent cost share is authorized for the “area of the floor utilized for collection of waste in feeding and travel areas.” The actual out-of-pocket amount for the farmer, the exact building specifications and the technical responsibilities for the cost share program differ from county to county, so check with your local agency for the exact details.

If you participate in the Beef Waste Management System and the associated cost share program, you not only have the benefit of receiving funding and keeping the agricultural waste under control, you can also reduce your fertilizer costs by applying the stored manure to your fields – but don’t store it too long.

“To minimize the potential for both air and water pollution and to maximize nutrient recovery, manure should be incorporated into the soil as soon as possible after application. To prevent applying an excess of plant nutrients, long-term records should be kept on the amount applied to each field,” said MU Extension.

Keeping your manure under control will help you, your animals, and the natural resources surrounding your farm, producers should contact their regional Missouri Department of Natural Resources office to find out how they can apply for the Beef Waste Management System cost share program today.

“I attended a grazing school years ago. It was really a great value for my farm. We changed our operation a few years ago, so we don’t fully follow the rotational grazing practices with things like electric fences because we have permanent fencing now, but we do continue to rotate our cattle from pasture to pasture.”

“We haven’t participated in any programs.

We have heard about some good programs that are out there, but we really just haven’t had the need to take advantage of them at this time.”

“We have done the timber exclusion program and that’s what helped with almost all of my barbed wire fencing and helped keep the animals out of the woods and protect (the woods) for hunting. We have also participated in the soil erosion program that helped me seed some steep hills.”

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NRCS offers cost share program to establish rotational grazing Rotational grazing has several benefits that attract the cattle farmer’s attention, but cost is often the factor that turns them away.

Why is it important to manage pastures?

According to the Natural Resource Conservation Service, many pasture problems such as slow growth, weed invasions and bare ground, are caused by the pasture management methods being used.

Good management is the key to healthy, productive pastures that lead to healthy, productive animals.

Rotational Systems

Livestock systems that rely on continuous grazing are often over and under grazed. When livestock are allowed to graze freely, they eat the best forage first. If these plants are not allowed time to regrow, they will die and over time the pasture will decline in productivity. Rotational grazing is designed to let forages rest between grazings so that they can grow back more quickly. The more paddocks and the more frequent the rotation, the healthier the pasture.

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quality of soil and vegetation in pasturelands, the NRCS offers a 75 percent cost share program for qualified farmers.

The cost sharing plan helped pay for the fencing and a new water pipeline to for a more strategically located water source.

Traditional water sources, such as ponds, creeks or springs, can cause overgrazing near the water source. Modifying the location of the water tanks helped improve the vegetation quality of the entire pasture.

To be eligible, the producer must have an adjusted gross income of less than $900,000 per year; must be an individual owner or have a one- to 10-year contract with permission to engage in conservation practices; must not be a government agency or municipality.

Entities or organizations must have a DUNS number and be registered in the federal system for award management.

Producers can also receive technical and financial assistance through the voluntary Environmental Quality Incentives Program.

More information on qualifications is provided on the NRCS website.

The application process will also determine a producer’s eligibility.

To apply, producers can go to “Getting Started with NRCS” on the NRCS website, which highlights each step of planning, applying, eligibility, ranking and implementing. As the first step, the NRCS recommends producers contact their local NRCS field office.

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Participating in the Organic Initiative adds sustainability to your operation, according to the NRCS Whether producing crops or livestock, farmers who are considering a transition to organic production can receive technical, and possibly financial, assistance from the Natural Resources Conservation Service.

The NRCS focuses on several areas of conservation that are eligible for this assistance.

The first area is soil health, which studies the issues of erosion control, organic matter, nutrient management and crop rotations.

The second area is biodiversity, which analyzes the possibilities of constructing hedgerows and buffers, habitat for wildlife, pollinators and beneficial insects. The third area is livestock practices, which evaluate the processes of pasture and grazing management, diverse pasture plantings, fencing, walkways and watering facilities.

“Taking part in the Organic Initiative means building sustainability into your operation from the ground up. So many of the issues faced by conventional farmers, such as weed and pest pressure, can be tackled overnight with a chemical – that’s a powerful incentive when you’re watching your

crop fall apart,” said Steve Glasgow, State Resource Conservationist for NRCS in Oklahoma. “But for an organic producer, the solutions to crop stressors are more holistic. Building soil health and managing nutrient cycles naturally takes time and patience, but the result is often a more resilient cropping system as well as lower operating costs to the farmer.”

Free technical assistance is available to all agricultural producers. Understanding that a transition to organic production can be expensive, the NRCS offers financial assistance through the Environment Quality Incentives Program’s Organic Initiative.

To qualify, producers must own or control the land (private or public), and the land must be in compliance with other erodible land and wetland conservation requirements.

To receive technical assistance, producers need a Conservation Activity Plan (CAP) prepared by a NRCS-certified technical service provider (TSP). This plan addresses the natural resource concerns of the farm operation. To inquire about assistance, producers should visit their local USDA Service Center.

How is organic farming different from conventional farming?

Organic farming refers to agricultural production systems that do not use genetically modified seed, synthetic pesticides or fertilizers. Some of the essential characteristics of organic systems include design and implementation of an organic system plan that describes the practices used in producing crops and livestock products; a detailed recordkeeping system that tracks all products from the field to point of sale; and maintenance of buffer zones to prevent inadvertent contamination by synthetic farm chemicals from adjacent conventional fields.

Organic farmers use biological methods and management practices such as diversified crop rotations that improve soil quality. Organic farming increases soil organic matter, which enhances the soil’s ability to absorb and store carbon, cycle nutrients, and absorb water. Increased soil organic matter contributes to greater resilience under stresses such as drought and flooding.

— Source, Organic Farming Research Foundation

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