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Roy and Tanya Schoenbeck’s family farm was sold, but the couple made their way to the Ozarks to start again

A Family Christmas Tradition Andy and Jennafer Johnson wanted to do something with their land, but did not want to raise livestock

Keeping Livestock Records

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Ozarks residents honored: Missouri Agriculture Awards were presented at the 49th Missouri Governor’s Conference on Agriculture, held Nov. 18-19 at Tan-Tar-A Resort at Osage Beach, Mo. Ozark Mountain Creamery in Mountain Grove received the Farm Innovation Award, the Missouri International Exporter Award went to International Dehydrated Foods in Springfield, and Joyce Cutright of Springfield received the Missouri Agriculture Communicator Award. Deadline extended: Agricultural producers and forest landowners can now submit applications for the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP). The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has extended the date to accept applications for Fiscal Year 2022 funding consideration until Dec. 10, 2021. ACEP helps restore, protect, and enhance wetlands on eligible land through its Wetland Reserve Easement (WRE) component. Through the Agricultural Land Easement component (ALE), it also protects the agricultural viability and related conservation values of eligible land by limiting nonagricultural uses of that land.

Bates County, Mo., farmer elected to board: Brice Fischer of Rich Hill, Mo., was recently elected to the Missouri Corn Merchandising Council board of directors. Fischer began his volunteer service to corn farmers effective Oct. 1. “I felt it was important to step up and get involved,” noted Fischer. “I look forward to working with the board to create new avenues for the corn we raise,” he said. Fischer replaces Mike Moreland of Harrisonville, Mo., on the MCMC board of directors. He will be nominated to the Missouri Corn Growers Association (MCGA) board at the organization’s annual meeting in January. Antibiotic changes to begin in 2023: In 2023, livestock owners will be required to obtain a prescription to obtain over-the-counter antibiotics for animals. For producers who have a valid veterinarian-client-patient relationship (VCPR), the impact will be minimal because a veterinarian will be able to issue a prescription for these antibiotics, explained Dr. Craig Payne, University of Missouri-Extension veterinarian. In 2017, many antibiotics used in the feed or drinking water of livestock moved from over-the-counter status to requiring a Veterinary Feed Directive or prescription. However, a small percentage remained available OTC in other forms, such as injectables, intramammary tubes and boluses. GFI #263 specifically addresses this small percentage. The FDA expects the labels of these remaining OTC antibiotics to display the following language by June 11, 2023: “Caution: federal law restricts this drug to use by or on the order of a licensed veterinarian.” “This will end over-the-counter sales of antibiotics, and livestock owners will need a prescription from a veterinarian in the future if they want access to antibiotics,” Payne said. For more information, visit go.ozarksfn.com/jzy

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he concept of farm to table is an idea that evonthe worpast C yrrfew eJ yB has really gained traction rover years. For those unfamiliar with the term, it basically means that one’s food is produced, Jerry Crownover farms processed, prepared and served, all within a in Lawrence County. He very close proximity to the consumer. In other words, is a former professor of the food is locally grown. Agriculture Education at When this fashionable trend first started, it made me Missouri State University, realize that all of my meals, for the first 18 years of my and is an author and life, were of the farm-to-table variety. All of our meat professional speaker. was produced on the farm, and many of the meals acTo contact Jerry, go to tually had a name at one time. Most of our vegetables ozarksfn.com and click were hand-picked, about a 100 yards from where they on ‘Contact Us.’ were eventually eaten, and the bi-monthly trips to the grocery store were to purchase staples, such as sugar, flour, baking powder and other necessities that we either couldn’t, or didn’t produce on our farm. Once again, I was ahead of my time and didn’t even realize it. My wife and I don’t eat out much at all anymore. On a recent special occasion, where we did choose to eat at a nice restaurant, we chose a farm-to-table-themed eatery, and were not disappointed. The food seemed fresher and tastier, like it used to when I was a kid, so I both admire and appreciate what these new-fangled (old-fashioned) eateries are trying to accomplish, by serving the best food available, as freshly prepared as possible. But, last week, I got to experience the polar opposite of farm to table. Circumstances occurred that required me, once again, to spend three days in the hospital. I felt fine, but the old ticker was acting up to the point the doctors wanted to keep a close eye on me. This visit to the hospital necessitated me to consume several meals in their fine facility. Each morning, a nice lady from food services would call my room

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Across The Fence

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here’s always a lot of talk about food in the Ozarks Farm & Neighbor office. We all like good food and share our successes and failures in the kitchen, on the grill or in the Julie Turner-Crawford smoker. is a native of Dallas I wouldn’t say I’m a great cook, but I’m decent. There are County, Mo., where certain things I do pretty well with; then there are others she grew up on her well beyond my culinary skills. I have grown to accept that, family’s farm. She is a and so has Bill, but it has been through trial and error. graduate of Missouri When the pandemic first hit, I got into the bread-makState University. To ing craze. Unlike some, I did not do sourdough, but I did contact Julie, call 1-866try my hand at a couple of “Artesian” breads with some 532-1960 or by email at success. My dinner rolls came out like hockey pucks editor@ozarksfn.com. more than once, but I kept trying until I found the recipe that works best for me. There are still some failures, but not as many as there once were. I recently tried to “fancy up” a plain white cake. It wasn’t bad, but it wasn’t great, either. Several years ago, Bill insisted on this recipe for stuffed mushrooms. It had a list of ingredients about a mile long. I tried to explain to him I had never attempted to cook anything like it, and frankly, it didn’t look very appetizing. He said it wasn’t hard, and I told him he was more than welcome to give it a shot. Finally, I relented and made whatever it was. I followed the recipe word for word, step by step, line by line and measured everything as directed. As I assembled the dish, it looked like blobs. I put it in the oven, and before long, it stunk up the whole house. I was not impressed. Bill had a look of disappointment on his face when he saw the results; it looked nothing like the recipe he printed out. “I’m sure it will taste OK,” he said. — Continued on Next Page

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Continued from Previous Page Well, it tasted like dirt with seasoning on it that made it taste more like dirt. Bill had to admit it was not good. The mushroom whatever went over the back fence that night, and we dined on frozen pizza. He learned that evening when I say I can’t cook something, I can’t cook it. He has also learned when I say I can cook it, it’s pretty good. When we were first married, I made a big pot of chicken and dumplings, one of my favorites in the fall and winter. He refused to eat them. Why? Because someone made some when he was a kid and he didn’t like it. Fine, more for me. He did eventually try my chicken and dumplings, and now it is one of his most-requested meals. Bill thinks he’s the king of the grill and smoker, but I am actually a much better pitmaster. I understand the importance of marinades, rubs and that the low and slow method is the best way to cook; he’s all about the flames. We hosted a pretty large gathering at the house this summer, and we had our small smoker and four grills going. I had to depend on him to man the grills while cooking other

things to get ready for the shindig. Let’s just say there were several, “Jules! Come check these!” as I was running around. Thankfully, one of his nephews stepped in to help him out, and everyone went home with a full belly. No matter which one of us does the cooking, we want to make sure everyone joining us for a meal enjoys it . In this issue of OFN, we are once again sharing recipes from our readers, and they all sound delicious. It’s no wonder Amanda and I were hungry all the time while doing this issue. We hope you enjoy these recipes and pick a few to share with your family this holiday season. Ozarks Farm & Neighbor wishes everyone a very Merry Christmas, and a big thank you to all of the farmers and ranchers in the Ozarks for your work to provide the food for the holiday meals we share with family and friends.

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We have not held any of these heifers back for ourselves nor sold any of them off the farm, these will be of the highest quality heifers and have sold at JRS for years with great results from the buyers. All above heifers will be 30 months old at time of calving, bred to registered Angus low birth weight (70#) bull with 45 day calving window starting 02/15/22. All heifers were vaccinated at 9 months of age for Brucellosis (bangs) at weaning by Pryor Vet Clinic and have been on an excellent vaccination and mineral program. Heifers on our farm never receive any growth implants. Our cattle have excellent herd health and the only cattle purchased on our beef cattle operation for the past 25 years is virgin registered Angus bulls. Ready to turn out to pasture, received 2nd round of Vira-Shield 6 w/ Lepto Vibrio, pinkeye, blackleg, and Cydectin wormer during Pryor Vet Pregnancy tested on 09/20/21 (had a 95% conception rate). Very docile, easy to handle and in excellent condition. Call 918-9150818 for more information.

30 – Red Angus heifers, their breeding is back to the Canyon Bull, (Bred to Becton FMI Charlie Stark 417-793-8488.

170 – complete dispersal of black and Char X cows, 4 to SS years old, bred to Angus or SimAngus bulls, starting calving in February. FMI Troy Yoder 918-6408219. 20 – black heifers, bred to LBW black baldie bulls, starting in February. FMI Troy Yoder 918-640-8219. 30 – black Angus pairs, 6 to short and solid, calves weigh 200 pounds. FMI Tim Durman 417-438-3541. 150 – 4 to 7 year-old cow, 120 black & bwf, 30 red and Charolais X, bred to Angus & Charolais bulls, 2nd and 3rd period. FMI Bryan Haskins 417-850-4382. 29 – Angus cows, 5 to 6 year-olds, with 19 have calves by side, balance springers, bred to Sim Angus bulls. FMI Nick Flannigan 417-316-0048.

30 – Angus X Cross cows, 5 to 7 year-olds, 20 calves by side, more by sale day. FMI Nick Flannigan 417-316-0048.

16 – Angus or Charolais X, 3 to 6-year-olds, bred to calve Feb or March, bred to Angus bulls. FMI Nick Flannigan 417-316-0048.

32 – Angus cows, 5 to 8 year-olds, starting calving February 1st, bred to Sydenstricker Angus or Jamison Hereford bulls. FMI Nick Flannigan 417-316-0048.

100 – bred heifers, 90 blacks, 10 reds, and a few baldies, start calving end of February, bred to LBW black or Red Angus bulls, heifers weighing 900 to 1100 pounds. FMI Jr. Smith 870-373-1150

14 – Angus cows, 3 to 6 year-olds, cows out of Circle A genetics, bred to Bushes Easy Decision Angus bull. FMI Nick Flannigan 417-316-0101. 15 – Angus cows, 4 to 5 year-olds, with Sim/Angus calves, bred back to In Do Time Sim/Angus bull. FMI Bailey Moore 417-540-4343.

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A Family Christmas Tradition By Rachel Harper

Andy and Jennafer Johnson wanted to do something with their land, but did not want to raise livestock

Andy Johnson and his wife Jennafer purchased a home with 40 summers. This year was the first they have not had to deal with the fungus. Andy acres in Webb City, Mo., in 2003. Neither one of them had an agricultural has worked with a Jasper County forester to help diagnose any diseases or pests background, but they had a desire to do something more with the land they just they might have. “When we were fighting the fungus, the forester was really good at coming out, purchased. “We didn’t want to have livestock and didn’t have the equipment to row crop,” taking samples to send off to the nursery, and helping us put together a treatment Andy explained. “We could have leased it and even tossed around the idea of plan,” Andy said. They now proactively spray an insecticide/fungicide mix starting in early spring blackberries or blueberries. We thought, how fun would it be to have our own when the trees are starting to put on new growth and then continue to treat them Christmas tree farm since we both enjoy getting a real Christmas tree each year.” every four weeks for up to four treatments. They never had real Christmas trees growing up, but it started when “You have to time it just right as it needs to be on for about 72 they married in 1999 and began their own family tradition. hours before rain,” Andy explained. In the spring of 2006, Andy and Jennafer planted 1,000 Andy often sprays by hand but also uses an ATV spraytrees to begin the Bridgestone Christmas Tree Farm. They er on a trailer with a boom behind the lawnmower or joined a Christmas tree growers association to collect golf cart to go down the rows and spray the small information and learn more about their new adventrees early on. The larger trees are pretty drought ture. resistant. “It takes six to seven years for trees to grow. “We don’t spray for weeds but mow between Christmas trees are really resilient, but they do the rows, which takes about 12 hours every not like to be wet. They like rocky and acidweek to every other week. I pass every tree ic soil, so you do not really have to treat the four times when I’m mowing, so I get the opsoil, and we have fairly good topsoil about portunity to look and inspect the trees on a 16 inches down then it’s clay right underregular basis through the summer.” neath and no rocks.” “In early September, I know the trees we For four years, they continued to plant are selling and spray them with a green around 500 to 1,000 2-year-old, 12-to-16colorant and mix it with an insecticide to inch seedlings each spring. help the trees. The colorant also has needle They have 100 Christmas trees in their retention built in, so the tree holds its neefield awaiting the perfect family this year. dles even if it dries out once you cut it down. “I go through and mark the holes ahead That is the last thing I do to them.” of time, then start digging a couple of hours Andy said they also host field trips throughbefore we start planting,” Andy said of the out the year sharing information on how trees planting process. grow, various parts of the tree, how long it takes They have a tractor with a post hole auger to to grow trees and what it takes throughout the dig the holes, but they plant each tree by hand. entire year, not just at Christmas time. They space each seedling 8 feet apart to allow for The Christmas tree farm opens each year on better wind flow. p Thanksgiving weekend for two to three weekends; how“It helps dry them out and has helped fight fungus. It ar lH e h ever, they sold out the second weekend last year. Their avis double the mowing but in the long run, it was the best c a y R erage trees are about 5- to 8-feet tall, with some precuts 10- to decision,” Andy said. They have about 8 acres planted in ob t o Ph 12-feet tall. trees, but Andy said they can always expand if needed. The Bridgestone Christmas Tree Farm offers fun activities for the whole “Our main trees are Scotch pine,” Andy said. “Four years ago, we family, including a kids train ride, a family hayride, handmade crafts from started planting Virginia pines as they grow faster than the Scotch local vendors, free hot cocoa and cider and a kid’s corner where the kids pines. They must be pruned three times a year versus once a year becan color a Christmas picture and write a letter to Santa to mail at the tree cause they grow so rapidly. The Virginia pines should be ready next year.” farm. They also buy up to 300 each year from a large tree farm in Michigan. Webb City, Mo. “We have several families that come quite a distance. It’s just fun seeThey began they began to buy precut trees to sell after about give years. ing the same families come back year after year,” Andy said. There have been a few challenges through the years. At one point, they were losing 500 to 600 trees a year due to a fungus brought on by the wet DECEMBER 6, 2021

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Direct from the Farm By Julie Turner-Crawford

Scott Bass launches new venture with e-commerce and the 27/7 accessibility of beef Scott Bass is no stranger to the Direct this summer. Real Beef Direct alcattle business. He’s a fourth-gen- lows customers to buy and pick up beef eration cattleman in Webster County, from cattle raised on the Bass family Mo., near Rogersville, farming some of farm and processed at local facilities, the land that has been a part of the fam- 24/7. “When the fake meat deal started gainily for more than 100 years. Scott has been offering custom-fed ing traction in around early 2020, a lot beef to customers since high school, of groups jumped onto that bandwagon and he planned on being a dairy farm- for their interests, like PETA, climate er once he graduated. After a few years, change groups, and those looking for a however, Scott liquidated his 120-cow cheap protein source,” Scott said. “Also, herd and began focusing on his cow/ feeder calf prices we very venerable, so I decided to do the retail beef cuts. I felt calf operation. Scott and his late father Gene start- we had a very good opportunity to do ed Bass Premium Beef in 2001, offering this with the facilities we have and the wholesale beef, but as times changed, so infrastructure that has been put together over the years.” did Scott’s beef operation. Scott also said issues with the coun“You have to adjust,” Scott try’s “big four” meat packers regardsaid. “Just being old-school ing supply chains and consumer and set in your ways isn’t pricing prompted the endeavor. going to do it anymore. I “We have to be able to get our try to see the opportunity in things.” Rogersville, Mo. end product out at a marketable price,” he said. “I’ve Scott, who also owns Bass thought about this for a Livestock Nutrition, launched long time and said ‘I’m in.’” a new venture with Real Beef

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Scott turned to e-commerce for retail sales for Real Beef Direct and looked to his oldest son Parker to set up online ordering and payment. Once the order is placed, beef is packaged and customers come to the Bass farm to pick up their order, using their unique code to enter a secure freezer area. “The easy part of this whole deal is the online ordering,” Scott said of the Real Beef Direct website. “We are open 24/7, 365 days a year. I told someone our overhead is so low I can hit my head. I have a secure facility, safe for the public to come to the farm, and it is simple. Without the online presence, this would Ozarks Farm & Neighbor • www.ozarksfn.com

not have been possible. We’re just using technology that’s available today to market our product.” Customers may not have the convenience of grabbing something from the meat case on the way home, but Scott said Real Beef Direct offers something big retailers can’t. “If you ask a guy at the counter where it came from, they can’t tell you,” Scott said. “I don’t think it’s the deciding factor, but it’s more important to serious buyers, that’s someone who is putting some thought into what they are buying. We have a fresh product with no antibiotics, no hormones, and source-verified because they are born and raised here. DECEMBER 6, 2021

meet your neighbors We plan the genetics of these calves, so it goes from conception of the calf to the finished beef.” Calves are raised on grass, backgrounded at the Bass farm, and then offered grain for 120 days before processing. “The only thing we aren’t doing for these cattle is raising the grain,” Scott said. “We did for a few years, but when corn gets below $4 a bushel, I’m better off to buy it. We feed a distiller’s grain corn-based ration with forages. We graze a lot and put up a lot of hay.” Real Beef Direct strives to keep prices for their beef lower than those in the grocery store. “When meat prices get high, I don’t want to capitalize on it; I don’t want to do that to the consumer,” Scott explained. “I want a moderate margin on the animal coming through and selling the consumer a valuable product at a reasonable price. No one should have to go to the store and pay what they are paying now. There’s too much margin in the feedlot price paid for the fats and what’s being paid in the store. I don’t have a goal of how many calves I’m going to do, but I would like to run as many calves through Real Beef Direct as possible; the more, the better. I want to build a clientele over the years, and I would like my two sons, Parker and Preston, to pursue this as well.” Real Beef Direct is a portion of his operation, but Scott said his cow/calf operation continues to be the main focus because, without those cows, there wouldn’t be any beef sales. He has been very selective over the years with his genetics, choosing structure and longevity over EPDs in many cases. “I’m kind of old school; I look at the phenotype, the functionality,” Scott said. “They have to have a good foundation of feet and legs, good udders and reproduce. Cows are like employees. A cow that doesn’t produce is like an employee who doesn’t work; you can’t afford them. We take care of them, but we aren’t working for them.” The Bass herd is Angus and Hereford-based, which produces the type of cattle Scott likes and appreciates. “Our herd is a lot of white-faced cattle, black baldies and red baldies,” Scott explained. “What I did over the years was build a seedstock base, so I have my own genetics. I’ve always said those cattle will stay fat on a rock. My herd is a more moderate size and is more efficient with the feed we have here in the Ozarks. A lot of the beef I finish will be in that 1,100-pound range, maybe up to 1,200. I have done that because I feel those cattle are the most efficient on what they can gain on grass.” Scott hopes to cycle between 75 to 100 calves through his freezers within his first year in business. “That’s kind of conservative, but it all depends on what happens in the next six months,” he said. “We may run pretty good, then slow down; I don’t know because it is so new. A year from now, I will have an idea of what we’ve done, and we can try to put a growth projection on it. We’ll have variations on orders, but we missed the big grilling season. This thing is so new, we have no data, but if we can get in the first year and have that many cattle ran through it, I will be tickled to death.” In addition to cattle going into the Real Beef Direct meat program, Scott said they continue to sell wholes and calves to customers, and selling calves on the open market. “We always save some replacements and market the steers and heifers through feeder markets. We also retain so many to keep and finish out,” Scott explained, adding because he does finish animals for the open market, he can easily add animals for beef sales. Marketing for the Bass operation and Real Beef Direct continues to evolve. Scott hopes to develop databases to help customers track what they order most and work with other companies to provide employee incentives or bonus boxes. “It’s better than a fruit cake,” Scott said. Further down the road, Scott also hopes to begin shipping beef, but logistics and cost are significant factors at this point. He also encourages other producers to begin looking at new ways to market their farm-fresh, local beef to customers in the Ozarks. “There’s room for us all in this,” Scott said of other beef producers. “Our biggest competition is the big four meatpackers. Getting a direct line to the consumer helps keep us in business, and consumers know where they can get a good product.” DECEMBER 6, 2021

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Following His Heart By Eileen J. Manella

The Bible Museum opened its doors in 2017 after being on The Reverend Dr. Terry Snelling’s heart for decades

On a church trip to Eureka Springs, Ark., back in the 1970s, The Reverend Dr. Terry Snelling of Houston, Mo., was first inspired. “After I saw another bible museum, I started collecting,” said Pastor Terry. From his own growing stockpile of Bibles, biblical paraphernalia and musical instruments, he was ready to open a museum and garden. “It was in my heart for over 45 years. God said, ‘Do it.’” His plan had been to convert his locally-established salon, Mr. Terry’s, where he’d been beautifying the heads of Houston for decades. In 2016, a woman told him about a nearby property for sale. This enabled him to keep the salon which his daughter Terina Hayes now runs. The future museum building was in disrepair and Pastor Terry made an offer. Once the seller found out the city of Houston was condemning the building, Pastor Terry struck a deal. The building had previously been a creamery, a butcher shop, and a store called “Lum’s Dog House” that sold dog food and did horse shoeing. The property sat idle for many years, had a caved in ceiling and rotted floor. Pastor Terry set to work with his grandsons and brother Tom. “He had his eyes focused on what God wanted,” said Brenda Christensen, a volunteer who has worked at the museum since it opened, along with her sister Alice Ozarks Farm & Neighbor • www.ozarksfn.com

Potter. Pastor Terry first met Brenda when she worked at Houston House, a nursing home. He was there to sing and play the autoharp for the residents, which he has done for the last 18 years. Pastor Terry invited Brenda and Alice to his church, Nagle Christian Church in Tyrone, Mo. The sisters became parishioners and later volunteered at the Bible museum when it opened on Easter Sunday 2017. Pastor Terry holds a degree in theology and has been leading services for the last 16 years. Sharing God’s word has been his life’s mission and the Bible Museum was only his most recent outlet. He also preached and sang on a television show in West Plains, Mo., and played music and took calls at a Christian radio station in Salem, Mo., He taught Restorative Justice and other courses at South Central Correctional Center in Licking, Mo., for seven years. Of the 500 bibles in the museum, Pastor Terry’s favorites were the miniature ones. “Nowadays, they make a bible that [only] has some of the bible in it.” Pointing out one complete miniature King James version, he said, “That has all the bible, all the New Testaments. The whole bible, made back in 1896.” There are braille bibles, finger bibles (extended versions of the miniatures), a bible belt buckle, necklace and ring. One authenticated, framed bible page dates back to 1589. While most of them are printed in DECEMBER 6, 2021

ozarks roots English, he also has versions in Chinese, Danish, German, Japanese and Spanish. “I always wanted to play a harp because the bible says to ‘Praise the Lord with harp,’” Pastor Terry said. This led to another collection in the museum, musical instruments, the predominant one being the autoharp. He has more than 50 autoharps. He watched someone play it once and said he thought to himself, “Oh, that makes sense, so I went and bought one and started to play it.” Beginning with piano when he was young, he also played guitar and the dulcimer, but he said the autoharp was his favorite. More than 680 visitors have come through the doors of the small, free museum, as far away as Oregon and Russia. While visitors are primarily there to see the vast collections, read quotes stenciled on the walls, and see historical pictures of the evolution of the museum, some come for something more. One of Brenda’s best experiences as a volunteer was a woman who came in and she ended up praying over. “The ideas came from God,” said Pastor Terry of his design of the Garden of God’s Word. Along meandering paved pathways, visitors will find benches to rest on and inspirational bible quotes to read. The quotes were written on a variety of construction materials, such as a vanity top for a sink, a door and frame, a mirror and slabs of marble. The pieces are spread along the walkways that are thick with trees, vines, bushes and roses. The path begins at a quiet street corner, leads around a wall, away from the occasional sounds of town and ends up in the parking lot of the museum. Brenda and Alice spoke about a nearby, tiny chapel Pastor Terry built from a chicken coop. The chapel was sizable with a pitched roof and held a piano, lectern, several short pews and was adorned with stained glass windows. Alice said more than 100 couples were wed there and in the past, bible studies were also held there. While the garden does not close, the museum is open Saturdays and Sundays 1 to 4 p.m. The museum closed down at the end of October and reopens on Easter Sunday. Pastor Terry took a break from preaching and running Mr. Terry’s Salon this fall to focus on his health, but his volunteers still keep the museum, located at 219 North Second St., in Huston, Mo., going. DECEMBER 6, 2021

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History: Farm Pro in Monett, Mo., is one of three farm stores in the Ozarks owned by Tim and Mary Littlefield. In addition to Farm Pro, the Littlefields also own Longview Mill in Rocky Comfort, Mo., and Southside Feed and Farm Supply Inc., in Neosho, Mo. Littlefield has been in the feed business since 1978, and began as a partner with his late father. Misti said Farm Pro opened in 1993. Products: Misti said Farm Pro carries just about everything a farmer or rancher needs, including fencing and animal handling supplies and n Location: Monett, Mo. equipment, animal health supplies, saddles and tack, hay, fertilizer and n Owners: lime, seed, garden supplies and, of Tim and Mary Littlefield course, feed for all species of livestock. “We’ve got feed for poultry, cattle, n General Manager: horses, sheep, goats, pigs and then we Misti Bradford have dog and cat food as well,” she said, adding that Farm Pro only offers bagged feed, but it can be ordered in bulk quantities. “We sell a lot of poultry products, a lot of laying pellets. We also sell a lot of all-stock, which is a sweet feed. Our mineral tubs are big sellers too, and we have a number of tubs to choose from. We carry Cargill, ADM and this year we are carrying the Positive Feed tubs.” Because of the diversity of the agriculture landscape in Monett, Misti said Farm Pro carries a variety of products for all producers. Brands carried by Farm Pro include ADM, Nutrena, Purina and Crescent. Misti added Farm Pro also carries a specially-formulated pellet manufactured by ADM, but it was developed by Southside Feed and Farm Supply. “It’s a 20 percent layer pellet, which is 4 percent higher than what the ADM Pen Pal pellet,” she said. Business Philosophy: Misti and Farm Pro are dedicated to customer service.

“We try to go above and beyond for everyone, first-time customer or a regular customer,” Misti said. “Whatever the customer wants, we will get it here. We will do special order items and will order large quantities. We will do what be can for our customers.”

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In Town: Angie Whitesell, M.D., has served the Lockwood and Dade n Family: County, Mo., area as a family phy son Owen Neely, sician at the Mercy Clinic in Lock daughter Annie Neely (twin), wood for the past 13 years out of her son Miles Neely (twin), 17-year career. and son Ike Neely “I knew I wanted to live and work around here even before I knew I n Hometown: Lockwood, Mo. wanted to be a doctor,” Angie said. “I’m crazy-connected to the land and loved growing up on the farm.” Whitesell’s journey to medicine began at the University of Missouri, when her academic advisor spoke to her about her interests and encouraged her to look into medicine, specifically practicing medicine in rural areas. In the Country: Angie and her children – Owen, twins Annie and Miles, and youngest son Ike – live on a farm southeast of Lockwood near the Pennsboro community in rural Dade County, within the larger Whitesell family farm. “We have a small registered Brangus herd – I get the benefits of being part of the farm run by my dad John and brother Adam while having my career in town,” said Angie. “The kids get to help out on the bigger operation and I view it as my therapy.” The larger Whitesell family farm is a cow/calf operation spanning more than 3,000 acres with about 700 head of brood cows. There is also a crop operation, but mostly in the form of producing alfalfa hay to use as feed in the cattle operations. “I’m fully aware that it’s fun for me, but a living for my dad and brother,” Angie said. “But I do feel like having the kids on the farm and growing up with chores and responsibilities is important. Angie said she feels incredibly thankful that she is able to do a job she loves in a place she loves. “I’m helping out neighbors and friends and folks I’ve know all my life,” she said. “I hope to help my kids to find their calling here, too.”

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40.00-64.00*

Four State Stockyards - Exeter

Interstate Regional Stockyards - Cuba

Midwest - High Plains Direct Slaughter Cattle

No Sale - Holiday*

5 Area (Tx-Ok, Ks, Neb, Ia, Colo, Nm, Mn) Live Basis Sales - Over 80% Choice Steers: 132.00-140.00 ; wtd. avg. price 137.61. Heifers: 133.00-140.00 ; wtd. avg. price 137.70. Dressed Basis Sales - Over 80% Choice Steers: 220.00-220.00 ; wtd. avg. price 220.00. Heifers: Not Reported; wtd. avg. price Not Reported.

No Sale - Holiday †

Joplin Regional Stockyards

21.00-69.00 †

Kingsville Livestock Auction

28.50-67.00 †

Mid Missouri Stockyards

No Sale - Holiday*

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

25.00-70.00 †

MO-KAN Livestock Market - Butler

No Sale - Holiday †

South Central Regional Stockyards - Vienna

20.00-67.00 †

Wright County Livestock Auction

Norwood, Mo. • Producers Auction Yards Sheep/Goat

No Sale - Holiday*

slaughter

bulls 60

100

(Week of 11/21/21 to 11/27/21) Buffalo Livestock Market

72.50-85.00*

Douglas County Livestock Auction - Ava

No Sale - Holiday †

Four State Stockyards - Exeter

No Sale - Holiday*

Interstate Regional Stockyards - Cuba

No Sale - Holiday

†

Joplin Regional Stockyards

62.00-91.00

Mid Missouri Stockyards

No Sale - Holiday*

Kingsville Livestock Auction

†

65.00-92.00 †

MO-KAN Livestock Auction - Butler

No Sale - Holiday †

South Central Regional Stockyards - Vienna

No Sale - Holiday †

Wright County Livestock Auction

No Sale - Holiday*

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

55.00-100.00 †

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

65.00-95.50 †

replacement

cows 80

100

120

Prices reported per cwt

(Week of 11/21/21 to 11/27/21) Buffalo Livestock Market

None Reported*

Douglas County Livestock Auction - Ava

No Sale - Holiday †

Interstate Regional Stockyards - Cuba

No Sale - Holiday †

Four State Stockyards - Exeter

No Sale - Holiday*

Joplin Regional Stockyards

700.00-1100.00 †

Kingsville Livestock Auction

725.00-1200.00 †

Mid Missouri Stockyards

No Sale - Holiday †

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

500.00-1225.00 †

South Central Regional Stockyards - Vienna Springfield Livestock Wright County Livestock Auction

100

No Sale - Holiday † 350.00-1100.00 † No Sale - Holiday*

600

cow/calf

pairs 1100

1600

2100

Steers, Med. & Lg. 1

(Week of 11/21/21 to 11/27/21) Buffalo Livestock Market Douglas County Livestock Auction - Ava

No Sale - Holiday

Four State Stockyards - Exeter

No Sale - Holiday*

None Reported*

Interstate Regional Stockyards - Cuba

None Reported †

Kingsville Livestock Auction

None Reported †

Mid Missouri Stockyards

No Sale - Holiday*

MO-KAN Livestock Auction - Butler

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

No Sale - Holiday † 825.00-1350.00 †

South Central Regional Stockyards - Vienna

No Sale - Holiday

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Wright County Livestock Auction

16 16

300

†

No Sale - Holiday †

Joplin Regional Stockyards

11/27/21

Receipts: 1,910 A perfect late fall day greeted a standing room only crowd for this Saturday sale at Producers Auction Yards. The offering included several dispersals with a large number of replacement females. Compared to last month slaughter lambs traded 50.00-60.00 higher. Replacement ewes traded up to 200.00 per head higher on quality females with very good demand. Feeder kid goats traded 55.00-80.00 higher. Slaughter kid goats traded 30.00-40.00 higher. Slaughter nannies traded 15.00-20.00 higher. Supply was heavy with good to very good demand. Supply included: 39% Slaughter Sheep/ Lambs (0% Wooled & Shorn, 76% Hair Breeds, 3% Ewes, 20% Hair Ewes, 1% Hair Bucks); 27% Replacement Sheep/Lambs (99% Hair Ewes, 1% Hair Bucks); 7% Feeder Goats (97% Kids, 3% Wether Kids); 22% Slaughter Goats (49% Kids, 47% Nannies/Does, 3% Bucks/Billies, 1% Wether Kids); 3% Replacement Goats (91% Nannies/Does, 9% Families). Slaughter Sheep/Lambs: Wooled & Shorn - Good 1-2: 200.00. Hair Breeds - Choice and Prime 1-3: 320.00-420.00. Hair Breeds - Choice 1-3: 265.00-325.00. Hair Breeds - Good 1-2: 185.00. Ewes - Utility and Good 1-3: 100.00-107.50. Hair Ewes - Good 2-3: 145.00-180.00. Hair Ewes - Utility and Good 1-3: 110.00-142.50. Hair Ewes - Cull and Utility 1-2: 85.00-110.00. Hair Bucks - 1-2: 125.00-140.00. Replacement Sheep/Lambs: Hair Ewes - Small and Medium 1-2: 165.00-425.00. Hair Bucks - Small and Medium 1-2: 410.00-450.00. Feeder Goats: Kids - Selection 1: 355.00-435.00. Kids - Selection 2: 330.00-335.00.

No Sale - Holiday*

MO-KAN Livestock Auction - Butler

11/28/21

goats

800

†

None Reported † No Sale - Holiday*

1300

1800

2300

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

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

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

Buffalo, Mo. • Buffalo Livestock Market Sheep/Goat

11/23/21

Receipts: 668 Compared to last month slaughter lambs traded 50.0055.00 higher. Slaughter ewes traded steady. In the goat portion of the sale, feeder kid goats traded 30.00-60.00 higher. Slaughter kid goats traded 20.00-30.00 higher. Not enough of other classes for a market test. Supply was moderate with very good demand. Supply included: 71% Slaughter Sheep/Lambs (3% Wooled & Shorn, 83% Hair Breeds, 14% Hair Ewes); 6% Feeder Goats (100% Kids); 23% Slaughter Goats (78% Kids, 15% Nannies/ Does, 5% Bucks/Billies, 2% Wether Kids). Slaughter Sheep/Lambs: Wooled & Shorn - Choice and Prime 1-3: 240.00. Wooled & Shorn - Good 1-2: 212.50. Hair Breeds - Choice and Prime 1-3: 330.00-420.00. Hair Breeds - Choice 1-3: 245.00-320.00. Hair Ewes - Good 2-3: 155.00-225.00. Hair Ewes - Utility and Good 1-3: 140.00. Feeder Goats: Kids - Selection 1: 300.00-405.00. Kids - Selection 2: 225.00. Slaughter Goats: Kids - Selection 1: 285.00-370.00. Kids - Selection 2: 245.00. Nannies/Does - Selection 1-2: 200.00-255.00. Bucks/Billies - Selection 1-2: 180.00-240.00. Wether Kids - Selection 1: 360.00. National Sheep Summary

11/19/21

Compared to last week slaughter lambs sold mostly steady to 20.00 lower. The exception was San Angelo, TX where slaughter lambs under 80 lbs were firm to 10.00 higher and heavier weights were 10.00-15.00 higher. Slaughter ewes were uneven, mostly steady to

15.00 higher. Feeder lambs under 90 lbs steady to 5.00 higher, heavier weights were 10.00-20.00 higher. At San Angelo, TX 5,016 head sold. Equity Cooperative Auction sold 330 slaughter lambs in North Dakota. In direct trading slaughter ewes and feeder lambs were not tested. 4,100 lamb carcasses traded with no trend due to confidentiality. All sheep sold per hundred weight (CWT) unless specified. Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 2-3:4 San Angelo: wooled and shorn 120-150 lbs 220.00250.00. New Holland, PA: wooled and shorn 100-135 lbs 250.00-290.00; 150-160 lbs 25.00-255.00. Ft. Collins, CO: wooled and shorn 100-145 lbs 197.50217.50; 155-160 lbs 190.00-197.50. South Dakota: wooled and shorn 100-150 lbs 220.00229.50; 150-160 lbs 220.00-227.00. Kalona, IA: wooled and shorn 100-135 lbs no test. Billings, MT: wooled and shorn 110-115 lbs 217.50220.00. Missouri: wooled and shorn 100-110 lbs no test. Equity Coop: wooled and shorn 145 lbs 220.25. Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 1-2: San Angelo: hair 40-60 lbs 366.00-390.00, few 400.00; 60-70 lbs 360.00-384.00; 70-80 lbs 318.00-352.00, few 360.00-364.00; 80-90 lbs 298.00-340.00, few 343.00; 90110 lbs 264.00-300.00. wooled and shorn 64 lbs 358.00; 70-80 lbs 318.00-330.00; 80-90 lbs 288.00-328.00; 90-110 lbs 270-316.00. New Holland: wooled and shorn 50-60 lbs 355.00375.00; 60-70 lbs 320.00-350.00; 70-80 lbs 265.00300.00; 80-90 lbs 260.00-290.00, few 300.00; 90-100 lbs 267.00-285.00. hair 49 lbs 305.00; 50-60 lbs 330.00365.00, few 380.00; 60-70 lbs 315.00-355.00; 70-80 lbs 260.00-300.00, few 305.00-312.00; 80-90 lbs 250.00290.00; 90-100 lbs 240.00-270.00. Ft. Collins: wooled and shorn 80 lbs 245.00; 90-100 lbs 220.00-240.00. hair 90-100 lbs 227.50-250.00. Kalona: no test. South Dakota: wooled and shorn 97 lbs 241.00. hair 90-100 lbs 205.00-212.50, few 237.50. Billings: wooled and shorn 58 lbs 310.00; 60-70 lbs 265.00-275.00; 70-80 lbs 245.00-265.00; 98 lbs 239.00. hair 43 lbs 265.00; 50 lbs 277.50; 70-80 lbs 240.00265.00. Missouri: hair 40-50 lbs 330.00-350.00, few 415.00; 50-60 lbs 350.00-375.00, few 400.00; 60-70 lbs 370.00-

stocker & feeder

prices

Ava Douglas County† -----

Buffalo Livestock Auction* 11/27/21

Butler Mo-Kan Livestock† -----

Cuba Interstate Regional† -----

Four State Stockyards*

-----

923

-----

12,811

1,020

-----

Steady

-----

3-7 Higher

Steady

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180.00-191.00 170.00-194.00 155.00-179.50 150.00-161.00 139.00-156.50

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192.00-211.00 178.00-191.00 161.00-181.00 155.00-173.00 156.00-171.00

----167.00-186.00 150.00-178.00 148.00-167.00 137.00-161.00

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--------140.00-165.00 130.00-142.00 115.00-142.00

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----175.00 152.00-161.00 145.00-147.00 -----

165.00-177.00 ----137.00-140.00 ---------

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140.00-161.00 133.00-156.00 130.00-155.00 130.00-144.00 120.00-130.00

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158.00-172.00 144.00-165.00 142.00-156.00 144.00-155.00 144.00-157.75

161.50-163.00 141.00-164.50 138.00-151.00 ----147.00

NO SALE - HOLIDAY

sheep &

No Sale - Holiday †

Springfield Livestock Market

cattle

No Sale - Holiday †

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NO SALE - HOLIDAY

Buffalo Livestock Market

Douglas County Livestock Auction - Ava

Kids - Selection 3: 235.00. Wether Kids - Selection 1: 390.00. Slaughter Goats: Kids - Selection 1: 350.00-450.00. Kids - Selection 2: 255.00-315.00. Kids - Selection 3: 235.00. Nannies/Does - Selection 1-2: 160.00-245.00. Bucks/Billies - Selection 1-2: 175.00-275.00. Wether Kids - Selection 1: 390.00. Replacement Goats: Nannies/Does - Selection 1-2: 217.50-380.00. Families - Selection 1-2 w/<20 lbs kid: 240.00-420.00.

Joplin Regional Stockyards† 11/22/21

Nation

Recei Early 2.00 p offerin Volum Total (Form All Ea All Fe

Daily D

Barro (inclu Natio On a N weigh Natio Weste Weste

-----

402

-----

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173.00-181.00 171.00-180.00 159.00-169.00 151.00 -----

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178.00 147.00-166.50 -------------

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157.00 141.00-151.00 135.00-145.00 136.00-140.00 -----

✝ USDA Reported * Independently Reported

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385.00 Slaugh San A (fleshy flesh) Cull a no tes New H (fleshy Cull 1 Ft. Co (fleshy (thin) South Good 110.00 Kalon (fleshy no tes

Kingsville Mid Springfield Livestock Missouri Livestock Auction† Stockyards* Marketing† 11/23/21 ----11/24/21

NO SALE - HOLIDAY

beef

(Week of 11/21/21 to 11/27/21)

market sales reports

NO SALE - HOLIDAY

cows

NO SALE - HOLIDAY

slaughter

DECEMBER 6, 2021

----167.00-186.00 150.00-178.00 148.00-167.00 137.00-161.00 165.00-177.00 ----137.00-140.00 --------161.50-163.00 141.00-164.50 138.00-151.00 ----147.00

NO SALE - HOLIDAY

1,020 Steady

402

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173.00-181.00 171.00-180.00 159.00-169.00 151.00 -----

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178.00 147.00-166.50 ------------157.00 141.00-151.00 135.00-145.00 136.00-140.00 -----

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Vienna South Central† -----

West Plains Wright Ozarks County Regional† Livestock* 11/23/21 -----

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1,485

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2-8 Higher

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183.00-200.00 175.00-184.00 164.50-179.00 152.00-165.00 155.50-169.00

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175.00-177.50 157.00-171.00 143.00-150.00 139.00-144.00 --------147.00-160.00 140.00-153.00 140.00-146.00 -----

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avg. grain prices

Week Ended 10/26/21 Soft Wheat Corn Sorghum* * Price per cwt

24 20 16

13.00

12.61

12.89

12.36

6.02

5.88

5.87

5.46

De c. 19 Ja n. 20 Fe b. 20 M ar .2 0 Ap r. 20 M ay 20 Ju ne 20 Ju ly 20 Au g. 20 Se pt .2 0 Oc t. 20 No v. 20 De c. 20 Ja n. 21 Fe b. 21 M ar .2 1 Ap r. 21 M ay 21 Ju ne 21 Ju ly 21 Au g. 21 Se pt .2 1 Oc t. 21 No v. 21

Cuba Vienna

Joplin West Plains

heifers 550-600 LBS. Ava Kingsville

164.68 168.70 159.74

139.92 145.29 145.06 140.62 151.36

169.05

140.01

166.18

161.90

140.31

175.32 164.70 166.22 164.57 155.51

148.89 142.71 146.38 142.36 135.77

144.33

170.19 168.90

147.14

167.43

140.00 143.00

170.50 166.39 164.26 168.65 154.30

141.49 147.09 147.98 140.96

170.14

140.43 138.18

166.09 ***

***

*** *** 166.64 169.22 166.54

*** 150.30 141.89 139.75 ***

***

120

140 160 180 200 220 * No price reported in weight break **USDA Failed To Report *** No Sale - Weather

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

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Joplin West Plains

151.52 Week of 10/31/21

Week of 10/31/21

165.68

Cuba Vienna

146.00

142.28

164.61 5.66

Butler Springfield

168.47

5.96

8 4

12.80

Butler Springfield

162.86

11/19/21

Mother Nature has been keeping things interesting in the state. Snow and sleet late last week with some extreme winds, followed by a warm up that reached 80 in a few places only to drop the bottom out and get cold enough to freeze standing water the end of this week. As if that wasn’t enough she even gave Southeast Missouri a 4.0 earthquake Wednesday evening. Still a few farmers trying to get the last of their crops out just under 20 percent of the bean crop is left in the fields and about 5 percent of the corn crop. A lot of farmers cutting in anhydrous as the weather allows. Hay business is fairly slow as is typical this time of year a few local sales and some horse and dairy business but for the most part not a lot of hay moving. The supply of hay is moderate and demand is light to moderate and prices mostly steady. The Missouri Department of Agriculture has a hay directory visit http://mda.mo.gov/abd/haydirectory/ for listings of hay http://agebb.missouri.edu/haylst/ Alfalfa - Supreme (Ask/Per Ton): Medium Square 3x3: 200.00250.00. Alfalfa - Supreme (Ask/Per Bale): Small Square: 8.00-12.00. Alfalfa - Premium (Ask/Per Ton): Medium Square 3x3: 160.00200.00. Alfalfa - Good (Ask/Per Ton): Large Round: 120.00-160.00. Alfalfa - Good (Ask/Per Bale): Small Square: 5.00-9.00. Alfalfa - Fair (Ask/Per Ton): Large Round: 100.00-125.00. Alfalfa/Grass Mix - Good/Premium (Ask/Per Bale): Small Square: 6.00-8.00. Mixed Grass - Good/Premium (Ask/Per Ton): Large Round: 80.00-140.00. Mixed Grass - Fair/Good (Ask/Per Ton): Large Round: 60.00100.00. Mixed Grass - Fair/Good (Ask/Per Bale): Small Square: 4.006.00. Mixed Grass - Fair (Ask/Per Bale): Large Round: 25.00-55.00. Straw: Wheat (Ask/Per Bale): Small Square: 4.00-6.00.

Soybeans

Ava Kingsville

Week of 11/7/21

Barrows and Gilts Purchased Swine (including Packer Sold) National Head Count: 5,735 On a National basis, compared to the previous day’s weighted average (LM_HG200): 0.50 lower. National Price Range: 54.00-57.00. Western Cornbelt Wtd Avg Price: 55.53. Western Cornbelt 5 Day Rolling Avg: 55.43.

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11/29/21

Mo. Weekly Hay Summary

steers 550-600 LBS.

Week of 11/7/21

Daily Direct Hog Report

Kingsville Mid Springfield Livestock Missouri Livestock Auction† Stockyards* Marketing† 11/23/21 ----11/24/21

hay & grain markets

$100

Week of 11/14/21

prices

Cheese: Barrels closed at $1.5250 and 40# blocks at $1.8575. The weekly average for barrels is $1.5200 (+0.0405) and blocks, $1.8575 (+0.1340). Fluid Milk/Cream: Milk production increases were noted in most areas of the Eastern region, New Mexico and the mountain states of Idaho, Colorado, and Utah. Milk output is steady in the Midwest and California. Class I orders were slower, expectedly, during the holiday week during school break. Retail fluid milk orders are expected to be strong into December. Cheesemakers say milk is a little more available, as spots in the Midwest ranged from Class III to $2 under Class, compared to $7 to $4 under Class during Thanksgiving week 2020. Cream is more available during the holiday, but generally cream has tightened up throughout November. SPOT PRICES OF CLASS II CREAM: $ PER POUND BUTTERFAT, F.O.B., producing plants, Midwestern U.S. - $2.7846 - $2.8841.

11/26/21

Receipts This Week: 70,971 Early weaned pigs 1.00 per head higher. All feeder pigs 2.00 per head higher. Demand moderate for moderate offerings. Receipts include 53% formulated prices Volume By State Or Province Of Origin: Missouri 3.1% Total Composite Weighted Average Receipts and Price (Formula and Cash): All Early Weaned Pigs: 63,262 head, wtd. avg. 52.21. All Feeder Pigs: 7,709 head, wtd. avg. 71.59.

$138

11/24/21

Week of 11/21/21

air 40-50 lbs 330.00-350.00, few 415.00; 0.00-375.00, few 400.00; 60-70 lbs 370.00-

hog markets

National Direct Delivered Feeder Pig Report

dairy & fed cattle

National Dairy Market

Week of 11/14/21

ooled and shorn 100-110 lbs no test. p: wooled and shorn 145 lbs 220.25. ambs: Choice and Prime 1-2: hair 40-60 lbs 366.00-390.00, few 400.00; 0.00-384.00; 70-80 lbs 318.00-352.00, few 00; 80-90 lbs 298.00-340.00, few 343.00; 9000-300.00. wooled and shorn 64 lbs 358.00; 8.00-330.00; 80-90 lbs 288.00-328.00; 90-110 00. nd: wooled and shorn 50-60 lbs 355.000 lbs 320.00-350.00; 70-80 lbs 265.000 lbs 260.00-290.00, few 300.00; 90-100 lbs 00. hair 49 lbs 305.00; 50-60 lbs 330.00380.00; 60-70 lbs 315.00-355.00; 70-80 lbs 00, few 305.00-312.00; 80-90 lbs 250.0000 lbs 240.00-270.00. wooled and shorn 80 lbs 245.00; 90-100 lbs 00. hair 90-100 lbs 227.50-250.00. test. ta: wooled and shorn 97 lbs 241.00. hair 05.00-212.50, few 237.50. oled and shorn 58 lbs 310.00; 60-70 lbs 00; 70-80 lbs 245.00-265.00; 98 lbs 239.00. 265.00; 50 lbs 277.50; 70-80 lbs 240.00-

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nd, PA: wooled and shorn 100-135 lbs 00; 150-160 lbs 25.00-255.00. CO: wooled and shorn 100-145 lbs 197.50160 lbs 190.00-197.50. ta: wooled and shorn 100-150 lbs 220.00160 lbs 220.00-227.00. wooled and shorn 100-135 lbs no test. T: wooled and shorn 110-115 lbs 217.50-

385.00, few 410.00-415.00; 70-80 lbs 360.00-370.00. Slaughter Ewes: San Angelo: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy) 128.00-136.00; Utility and Good 1-3 (medium flesh) 136.00-165.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 124.00-154.00; Cull and Utility 1-2 (very thin) 112.00-117.00; Cull 1 no test. New Holland: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy) 120.00-160.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 110.00-120.00; Cull 1 no test. Ft. Collins: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy) 100.00-142.50, hair 130.00-152.50; Utility 1-2 (thin) 102.50-120.00; Cull 1 no test. South Dakota: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) 120.00-130.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy) 110.00-131.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 110.00-126.00; Cull 1 95.00-111.00. Kalona: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy) no test; Utility and Good 1-3 (medium flesh) no test; Utility 1-2 (thin) no test.

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. Feeder lambs under 90 lbs steady to 5.00 vier weights were 10.00-20.00 higher. At TX 5,016 head sold. Equity Cooperative d 330 slaughter lambs in North Dakota. In ng slaughter ewes and feeder lambs were not lamb carcasses traded with no trend due iality. All sheep sold per hundred weight ess specified. ambs: Choice and Prime 2-3:4 wooled and shorn 120-150 lbs 220.00-

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Roy and Tanya Schoenbeck’s family farm was sold, but the couple made their way to the Ozarks to start again Tragedy forced Roy and Tanya Schoenbeck to restore a ranch that fulfilled their dreams and that of horse riders around the world. Roy and Tanya met in sixth grade. Their respective families attended local agriculture events together and began dating when she was 18 and he was 22. They married in 1979 and moved into a house on the Schoenberck family farm in Illinois. Roy’s dad only allowed them to have

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two horses. They exceeded that limit on “We had cows, horses, kids, little money day one as Tanya owned two horses and and no place to go,” Tanya recalled. so did Roy. A grandfather let them board Tanya’s stepbrother lived in Sullivan, the surplus and the newlyweds settled into Mo., and when he heard of their plight, starting a family and building suggested checking into an abandoned a herd on the Schoenbeck ranch in Bourbon, Mo. The only infamily farm. formation known was that the ranch Roy had been a licensed farwas owned by a woman with the rier since 1975, plus worked fulllast name Numinick and she time at a local furnace factory. lived in St. Louis. Tanya worked right alongside Bourbon, Mo. Tossing and turning, frethim and put sons Nathan and ting about what to do, TanWade on a horse soon as they ya said a plan came to her in

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meet your neighbors the night. She would contact the owner and ask for a rent-to-own option on the rundown 500-acre ranch, a rare business arrangement in 1990. Roy wasn’t sold on the notion, but conceded when Tanya asked, “Do you have any other ideas?” Tanya scoured a 2-inch thick St. Louis area phone book, randomly called anyone with the last name of Numinick until a woman acknowledged she was a daughterin-law of the owner. Soon Roy and Tanya were invited to meet with Mrs. Numinick and her accountant. Ironically, during the meeting, they learned Roy’s mom babysat the accountant when he was a young boy. Roy and Tanya outlined their plan to restore the dilapidated ranch, raise Beefmaster cattle and Missouri Foxtrotter horses. Timing and possibly the accountant’s memory of the Schoenbeck family helped seal the deal. The cattle market a bust, Mrs. Numinick was a widow who hadn’t visited the property in years. “It looks like to me you two need a ranch and I don’t,” Mrs. Numinick concluded as she agreed to the terms. A ranch with a furnished house, outbuildings and plenty of acreage seemed perfect for Roy and Tanya. The agreement placed 70 percent of the monthly payment to be applied toward the purchase at the end of the lease. The couple had to pay all the taxes and maintain the property; thus RS Ranch was launched in 1990. It was not the Taj Mahal. Overgrown brush, 30 gates missing, fences cut to the point of almost non-existence, so the Schoenbecks turned out their cattle freerange style until repairs could be made. “There was not a scrap of leather in the tack room,” Tanya recalled. Arriving in August with nary a bale of hay put up for winter, they desperately bought some of the worst hay they’d ever seen. Friends, even some family members, thought the couple had “gone crazy” when Roy quit his $16-an-hour-factory job with benefits to live on a run-down farm in Bourbon. Roy worked cattle and updated the ranch fulltime while Tanya took a janitorial job in town. Six months later, the ranch was still going but the factory where Roy worked had closed its doors. They felt the move to Missouri was meant to be.

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Tragedy to Triumph Continued from Previous Page One hurdle at a time transformed the ranch into a serene sanctuary where today it provides for 42 Missouri Foxtrotters, draft horses and Quarter Horses to free range close to what nature in-tended. Additionally, 100 to 120 head of registered Beefmaster, Longhorn and a rainbow mixture of cattle graze on lush greenery. Roy and a group of Amish men near Columbia, Mo., trained the draft horses. Tanya trained the Missouri Foxtrotters and Quarter Horses. While their parents hoped their boys would stay on the ranch, the eldest, Nathan, enlisted in the Army; now retired near his wife’s family in Texas. The youngest son Wade operates a trucking company. His wife and family always lived on the ranch and pitched in to help out anytime there’s a need. “You couldn’t blow Wade off this ranch,” Tanya said. Granddaughter Ruby works and rides alongside her grandparents. Three grandsons join in every chance they get. Twenty years ago, Roy and Tanya began having guests stay in their home, a barn and a bed instead of today’s Airbnb. It was a hit, so they transformed one outbuilding into a guest cabin. It sleeps eight, stays booked up well in advance. Since inception, the guest book has signatures from 50 states and 26 foreign countries. Riders from all walks of life with varying skill levels have gone there to enjoy the

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The real estate market in the Ozarks available. These include quality schools and is on fire. This dynamic market is beeducation options, shopping and entertaincoming prevalent in many areas ment offerings, good transportation options around the country. and the perception of a safe quality of life. We’re all hearing stories of properties sellThese and other amenities con-tribute to ing well above asking prices and getting mulresidential demand. As a result, commercial, tiple back-up offers above the agreed-upon farm and recreational properties become sale price. This is becoming commonplace more desirable as well. throughout the area. I have personally heard Here are some recent residential market stats of or experienced real estate sales contracts in Northwest Arkansas for October 2021 Year being signed the same day. This sometimes over Year: applies not only to homes but land and oth• Active Listings were 881, down 33 percent Ken W. Knies is an er properties as well. Y/Y and 14 percent for the past month (reagricultural and Let’s look at some financial considerations duced supply = higher demand) rural consultant. He that impact this phenomenon: • The median listing price increased from holds a bachelor’s Supply vs Demand: The old saying $294K to 379K (demand, location and price of science and arts holds, “They’re not making any more of it.” inflation) from the University Land is of finite supply. We’re experiencing • The average days on the market decreased of Arkansas and a a classic marketplace where there is pent-up from 36 to 26 days, a 27 percent decrease master’s of business demand, strong cash/financial positions (higher demand) administration from and limited properties for sale. It’s a perfect • Units sold increased from 965 to 1,050, an Webster University storm for a great sellers market. This set of 8 percent bump in sales (again, increasing dein St. Louis, Mo. He scenarios applies to farms, commercial, resimand) formed Ag Strategies, dential and recreational properties. Land is Info provided on-line by Coldwell Banker – HarLLC as a business in demand. ris McHaney Faucette unit focused on Demographics: The Baby Boomer genquality borrowers eration is looking to real estate as a stable, An Upcoming Bubble?: There are sevand lenders. durable asset class to hold. Given the eneral outside factors in play that impact land during rise in the stock and investment marvalues. These include available credit from kets, capital gains can be realized and conbanks and lenders and the Federal Reserve’s verted to real estate. Real estate is a “go-to-option” right now on-going policies that are keeping interest rates at historical for interim and longer-term investors alike. Flipping homes lows. However, we should realize there is a limit to how high or other properties is another subject and outside the scope and how long this pricing trend will continue. Significant and of this article. The word gets out, and people from all over accelerated interest rate increases would immediately affect the country and beyond tend to migrate toward “desirable” demand. Also, consumer confidence is a big driver in one’s areas. Given the propensity to allow more remote and work- desire to either borrow or hold tight regarding a large purfrom-home employment options, individuals and families chase or business expansion project. find moving more attractive than ever. Many will remember the low real estate cycle during 2008 Business and Employment: In addition to three of the and 2009. Hopefully, we’ve learned lessons from that period. largest companies in their respective industries (Wal-Mart, However, history does tend to repeat itself. 1998-2000 and Tyson and JB Hunt), there are many affiliated and supporting 2002-2003 were also down markets in real estate values when businesses in our area. These companies provide thousands looking at the U.S. as a whole. of jobs and contribute to the real estate demand. Many of As we step back and view the bigger picture, let’s enjoy the these supporting companies are smaller businesses are local positive impact of our robust economy while staying cognizant and worthy of local support. They, too, are significant em- of the potential for change. Every seller needs a buyer and vice ployers. versa to maintain the thriving real estate community in this Growing Pains: Rapid increases in populations create area. Careful planning is important when maintaining and imdemand. “Hot” real estate markets are typically tied to at- proving real estate. I’ll always contend our farmers and ranchtractive, accessible locations where multiple are amenities ers are the best stewards of this great asset – the land. DECEMBER 6, 2021

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On a farm the to-do list may seem endless. Whether it is fence to fix, animals to vaccinate or hay to put up – the chores continue to multiply. With so much on a producer’s plate, he or she may not want to add another task. However, one management practice livestock experts recommend producers shouldn’t shrug off is maintaining herd records. Thorough and accurate management and health records for any type of livestock operation gives producers tools and information to make informed management decisions. ‘“You can’t manage what you don’t measure!’ is quoted by many people and it is absolutely true,” Earl Ward, NE Area Livestock Specialist with Oklahoma State University Extension, said. Ward encourages livestock producers to keep as many records as possible. “You may never go back and look at them, but they are there if you ever need to,” Ward added. A good place to start is with individual identification. According to Ward, many producers do not have their animals individually identified. Therefore, for any operation the first step is to choose and implement a system to identify all animals. This can be accomplished through a tattoo, branding, ear tags or other methods. Once producers have identified their animals, the next step would be to keep track of important records. For each operation the type of data and level of detail will vary. However, livestock specialists recommend a few “must-haves” and “would-be-nice-to-have” in record keeping. Recording animal birthdays and deaths are important dates to keep. Experts also recommend recording vaccination information including the date given along with the product name and serial number. Some vaccinations may require a follow up booster, having the original shot date will help producers determine when to give the booster.

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Next, note treatment medications by recording the product, serial number and withdrawal date of the medication. “When you are keeping records, you need to record not only the date you gave that shot, but what shot you gave,” Chelsey Kimbrough, Ph.D., livestock specialist with the University of Arkansas System’s Division of Agriculture, said. “So, you can always go back and read the label to check your withdrawal times and things of that nature.” Other important health information to record focuses on reproductive data. This could include but not be limited to the number of cows exposed, the number of confirmed bred, the number calved and the number of weaned calves. During breeding season document when the buck, ram or bull is turned out with females. When kids, lambs or calves start hitting the ground, if producers have the sire exposure information, then producers can determine bred dates. If the animal is later kidding, lambing or calving, then producers know the female missed a cycle or cycles. The same holds true of cattle operations that utilize AI and then turn in a herd bull. If livestock producers know the AI date and cleanup bull exposure time frame, then depending on when the female calves, producers can determine if the calf is from AI or natural cover. Another health aspect worth documenting is hoof trimming. If an animal on the farm continually requires its hooves trimmed, then producers may want to consider culling that animal. Additionally, it is particularly important to keep up with deworming records in small ruminants due to the parasite resistance in sheep and goats. “If you are constantly deworming a specific animal, it is time to get rid of that animal,” Kimbrough advised.

“Cutting down the tree and then having all of the kids and grandkids decorate it while playing music and games. It’s very festive.”

“We had a boat that got damaged. The bottom of it was still in good shape and my dad pulled us around with the tractor in 17 inches of snow. That was 50 years ago we still talk about it.”

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How to protect livestock from the elements The winter months take a toil even on the hardiest of cattle. The frigid temperatures, frozen water sources and snow-covered fields leave many farmers wishing for spring at the mere mention of winter. Though livestock producers cannot control what Mother Nature has in store, they can take steps now to help their operations be ready for the harsh elements. If possible, avoid wintering cattle in open fields. Try to find pastures with trees or other natural barriers to provide a windbreak and protection from the winter weather. “If it is a huge pasture that has no trees or anything, it’s probably a good idea to come up with some type of make shift type of cover,” Chelsey Kimbrough, Ph.D., livestock specialist with the University of Arkansas System’s Division of Agriculture, said. Some sort of shelter is particularly important for small ruminants or for cattle operations that have calves coming during the winter. “It doesn’t have to be anything fancy,” Kimbrough added. “It could be anything, such as a little lean-to shed out in the field, as long as there is something for them to get under.” The shelter will help animals stay warm and dry. Some sheep and goat producers have flocks and herds that start kidding or lambing in December or January. In these situations, producers need a barn to give the kids and lambs a good start. “They obviously need to have a place to put those new babies to ensure that they are thriving, thrifty and sucking their mom and everything is going good,” Kimbrough explained. DECEMBER 6, 2021

The same holds true for cattle producers. Baby calves born in inclement weather need a warm, dry place to help them get off to the right start. Additionally, sometimes in the winter months predators can be a problem. This is especially the case with sheep and goats when coyotes and other predators are on the prowl. It’s even more of an issue when ewes and does are lambing and kidding out. Some producers lock up the mommas and babies in a barn at night. Then they inventory the animals and turn them out in the morning. That management practice can help to reduce predator problems. Another benefit to a barn or other shelter is it provides a place to temporarily house a sick animal. It is beneficial to have a place to bring a sick animal where it can be taken care of out of the elements and get healthy. Dr. Kimbrough also suggests producers start checking and collecting all the supplies they will need to treat sick animals or to help newborns. She recommends putting together a lambing kit, kidding kit, calving kit and/or general barn kit in order to make sure all the supplies needed are on hand. For example, small ruminant producers may want to make sure they have Vitamin E or selenium injections on hand to help combat White Muscle Disease in kids or lambs. If producers take the time now to gather all their supplies, then that’s one less stress to have to manage on a nasty winter day. “It is always better to be overprepared than underprepared,” Kimbrough said. Ozarks Farm & Neighbor • www.ozarksfn.com

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How a producer approaches backgrounding cattle varies from operation to operation. In general terms, backgrounding cattle is the practice of growing steers or heifers from around 500 pounds to approximately 800 pounds. Typically, this is done from the time the calves are weaned until the time they go to a feedlot for finishing. The steps to a successful backgrounding program start with a solid receiving protocol and acute attention to cattle health. “Work with your local veterinarian to ensure the appropriate vaccination protocol is in place to limit death loss to less than 1 percent,” Reagan Bluel, dairy field specialist with the University of Missouri Extension, said. In order for the program to be profitable the calves need to gain at the rate of 2 pounds per day on average. Farmers in the Ozarks have the opportunity to utilize pastures filled with fescue to add pounds on their calves. Fescue thrives as a hardy forage that has an excellent carrying capacity. “In general, the quality of lush vegetative grass will serve the needs of these calves when well-managed,” Bluel explained. “Utilizing these rapidly growing calves as a forage management tool is a win-win opportunity for most.” During the winter months, stockpiled fescue can help to reduce the overall cost of feeding the calves through cold temperatures. In addition, backgrounding operations will want to supplement calves with a total mixed ration (TMR) in the winter. A nutritionist can help producers determine what needs to be in the TMR. Livestock experts recommend producers get an annual hay test to help them understand what additional nutrients the calves need. It’s important to adequately meet calves’ energy and protein requirements. One of the challenges some operations face in implementing a backgrounding

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program is space. The farm may not have enough land base, pastures, lots or working facilities to handle the weaned calves. If a cow/calf operation is stocked to full capacity, then there is no available space for the weaned calves to graze and grow. “If one would decrease the ‘set stock’ cow herd to equal the farm’s carrying capacity during times of lowest growth, it provides the opportunity to maximize the use of the “forage blessings” we have in spring and fall,” Bluel added. Another aspect of a successful operation, whether producers consider themselves to be a backgrounder or not, has to do with farms that choose to wean their calves. Livestock experts point to research and market reports that indicate producers who wean and vaccinate their calves prior to selling them, make more money. In fact, in some states weighted average prices are reported for weaned calves and for unweaned calves separately. The calves that are not weaned at sale time consistently bring less than their weaned counterparts. “I would venture to say that now producers will begin to see a discount for unweaned calves,” Earl Ward, NE Area Livestock Specialist with Oklahoma State University Extension, said. “We see that in the way that cattle prices are reported now.” When cow/calf producers take on the task of weaning calves, they also absorb the risk of sickness due to the stress of weaning which results in reduced morbidity in the stocker or feeder phase. “As stewards of these animals it is our responsibility to do what is right for the animal and that includes managing stress at weaning,” Ward stated. DECEMBER 6, 2021

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Cull the Bull By Cheryl Kepes

Determine when a herd sire should stay or go A producer’s herd sire may be one of the trickiest animals on the farm to manage. A breeding age bull eats a lot, needs a separate pen when it isn’t breeding season and at times can have a bit of an attitude problem. Despite the challenges of keeping a herd sire around, he’s responsible for a majority or all of a producers’ calf crop. So, how do cattle producers decide when it’s time to cull the bull? Livestock experts recommend taking several factors into consideration. Every breeding season, producers should check their herd sires for fertility, structural soundness and genetic merit. Additionally, the herd should be assessed to determine if new bloodlines need to be introduced.

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A breeding soundness exam (BSE) indicates the fertility of the herd sire. “In order to proactively catch an infertile bull, producers need to have a breeding soundness exam performed on the bull 60 to 90 days before every breeding season,” Elizabeth MacConnell Picking, University of Missouri Extension ivestock Specialist, said. The BSE should test the quality of the sperm, the quantity of sperm, the direction the sperm is moving and if the sperm contains any mutations. Information from the BSE gives producers valuable insight into the viability of their herd sire. It could be disastrous for a cattle operation to use a herd sire that was infertile. It’s possible to lose an entire calf crop. “I cannot emphasize enough how important breeding soundness exams are for cow/calf production,” Heidi Ward, DVM, Ph.D., veterinarian and assistant professor associated with the University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service, said. A variety of factors including heat stress, scrotum injury or respiratory infection can cause temporary poor fertility in a herd sire. In many of these cases bulls recover fully and are still viable herd sires. Last year, due to the stretch of frigid DECEMBER 6, 2021

weather some cattle producers had bulls that suffered frost bite on their scrotums. Frost bite on a bull’s scrotum causes inflammation and kills sperm. In some cases, the bulls rebounded, in others the damage was too severe and their sperm quality never improved. If the BSE is conducted 60 to 90 days prior to breeding season, then producers have time to make important herd management decisions. “With a round of spermatogenesis (the growth and maturation of new sperm cells) taking 61 days, this gives the producer time to make arrangements to recheck a bull’s semen or replace him before the breeding season starts,” Picking explained.

Structural Soundness Evaluation

Herd sires must be structurally sound to get their job done. They must be free of arthritis, joint injury or sore feet. Any physical ailment that will keep him from being able to mount and breed a female is a reason to cull him. “Producers should watch for lameness in their bulls and carefully consider structural correctness and hoof shape and angle when selecting sire replacements,” Picking shared.

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Ricochet FesQ Max: Mineral supplement for cattle • Vitamin fortified for improved animal health; covers animal’s dietary vitamin requirements • Supplies essential minerals of high bio-availability: calcium, phosphorous, magnesium, sodium, selenium, iodine, zinc, manganese, copper, cobalt; covers animal’s mineral requirements • Medicated for control of anaplasmosis for improved animal health • Flavored for good acceptance, consistent intakes • Uses Rain-Off® technology to reduce weather damage to exposed product • Uses Shield™ Technology to improve colostrum quality and production and stimulate the animal’s immune response • Uses essential oils that have been shown to improve animal performance grazing fescue pastures • When Ricochet is used as a yearlong mineral program, it has high enough magnesium levels to prevent grass tetany

Weather Resistant

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We have a feed that works on your farm. Contact your MFA Agri Services for additional information, or call 573-876-5244.

Ash Grove - 417-751-2433

Cassville - 417-847-3115

Lamar - 417-682-5300

Lowry City - 417-644-2218

Ozark - 417-581-3523

Aurora - 417-678-3244

Fair Grove - 1-417-759-2525

Lebanon - 417-532-3174

Marshfield - 417-468-2115

Stockton - 417-276-5111

Bolivar - 417-326-5231

Golden City - 417-537-4711

Lockwood - 417-232-4516

Mt. Vernon - 417-466-3752

Urbana - 417-993-4622

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Buffalo - 417-345-2121

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DECEMBER 6, 2021

OFN December 6, 2021

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