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JUST A THOUGHT 3 Jerry Crownover - Selective memory at its finest

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4 Dusty Richards - The holidays are here 5 Lynzee Glass - Thank a farmer MEET YOUR NEIGHBORS 7 Grant Workman finds a balance raising cattle and goats

Janda Bend Christmas Tree Farm currently has 2,800 trees on their farm

Eye on Agribusiness features Quantie’s Sales and Service

Jim Rieff has been restoring antique tractors for 17 years

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Town and Country features Greg Cheshier

Cody Vaughn carries on the family business

The Clarks’ diverse farm offers a unique source of protein

22 Youth in Agriculture spotlights Jared Frye FARM HELP 25 Now is the time to evaluate your herd health program

Year-round diesel engine maintenance tips

How Tier 4 technology will change the market in 2015

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Life is Simple Continued from Page 3 Chris waved his hands in order to get his wife’s attention and then put a finger to his lips, as if to request quietness. “You’ve got them in stock?” he asked. The voice on the other end of the phone conversation was pretty sure that he possessed those coveted, original decals, but he could only be sure if Chris could come up with the serial number of that 1941 tractor. Without hesitation, or even digging through his notes for the magical number, my neighbor stated, “Sure, I know the serial number.

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It is 116210.” As he hung up the phone, Chris was ecstatic that he had found the treasure so easily, and while savoring his good fortune, it took my friend close to a minute to sense the icy stare coming from the kitchen. “Really?” Twyla asked. Dumbfounded, Chris answered, “What?” “From memory, you can rattle off the serial number of a 1941 tractor, but you can’t remember our anniversary seven out of the past 10 years?” Selective memory is the worst.

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Grant Workman’s pasture and timber offer a good resource for his beef cattle and meat goats Grant and Janet Workman have been married 44 years and own 100 acres outside of Natural Dam, Ark., where they raise commercial cattle and meat goats. Grant retired from a local Tyson hatchery 11 years ago before it closed down because of its out of the way location which increased costs for the poultry company. Grant grew up in the area and much of

enough protein quality, Grant fertilizes with chicken litter he buys from a neighbor. Grant laughed and said, “The best time to put litter on is when you can get the chicken litter because it’s better than anything else.” The pastures are a combination of Fescue, Bermuda and White Dutch Clover. Grant’s land is pretty rough with half in pasture and half in timber, which is good

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his family still remains there after moving for grazing and for goats but is pretty rough for cutting hay. Consequently he from West Virginia in the 1930s. The Workmans have 23 mixed cows hays other land he has access to using and four heifers serviced by an Angus a 95 hp New Holland tractor. He spot bull and a newly purchased young one sprays but pulls any Buttercups because which will also breed the cows this year. he has seen them easily take over a pasGrant keeps a bred cow known for de- ture. Grant said, “I really don’t have a livering good calves with the bulls to Buttercup problem because I don’t bring keep them company so they don’t want in outside hay or cows in the spring.” Grant is resourceful. He built to leave where they are pasa suspended salt trough out tured. He also feeds a dairy Natural Dam, Ark. of the 50 gallon drum with a grain mix to the bulls and hole cut out of the side. In the the one cow in order to keep trough he provides 8 percent the bulls easier to manage. protein granulated salt with AuThe cows and heifers, on the reomycin and fly bait. Grant said, other hand, are fed only grass “Horseflies like to eat my cattle up and hay. To keep both of high DECEMBER 8, 2014

and this process helps.” Then he added, “I had a vet tell me once that cows don’t need deworming. Since then I have only dewormed and given shots when the cattle need them which is not often.” Grant sells calves after weaning at the sale barn. He said, “These are good times. I got $1,375.50 from my best calf. The only problem I have is that my cows can’t have calves fast enough for me to take advantage of the higher market which, of course, will eventually go down.” Once Grant bought a $300 Longhorn momma for butchering and discovered she had been bred. Grant then dehorned the cow so he could keep her for breeding and sold the calf. The Workmans have raised meat goats for 30 years and prefer mixed breed does with a strong Boer influence. Grant has three bucks and turns them in with the does over the winter. He deworms his goats regularly and uses a generic antibiotic for sore feet. Grant uses Great Pyreneese guard dogs and has not lost a goat to a predator since always keeping one with the herd. Grant rounds the goats up by himself with a four-wheeler if needed though they will often come just when he calls them. He brings the pregnant does into a small pen before the kids are born around April 15. Grant said, “One of the advantages of having goats is I don’t have to brush hog.” The herds are supported by five ponds, one of which is spring fed and two of which were built with the help of government programs. Grant, however, wishes he hadn’t used the programs because he prefers paying for everything himself. While Grant had plenty of water during the drought, he found an interesting food supplement. He cut the lower branches of some of his pasture shade trees. The cows loved eating the fresh leaves, the trees prospered from the pruning, and the pasture retained its highly desirable shade.

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involved,” Cody said. “He still comes every week to the sale and still buys and sells cattle. He wants to know what is going on and how it is going.” Two of Paul’s other children work at the sale barn. “Randy works at the sale barn on Thursday when we have the sale. My other brothers Marty and Olin are not involved. My sister Cammy manages the office. She does all the administrative office work at the sale barn,” he said.

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boys and one girl. Randy is the oldest. Marty and Olin were next. Then came Cammy and me,” Cody said. “I was an accident they tell me. “Dad’s dream was to own a sale barn. He built one and opened it in 1990. That is going on 25 years,” Cody said. Paul owns the Benton County Sale Barn in Siloam Springs, Ark. “I was 7 years old when he built the sale barn. I grew up in the cattle business.” Cody manages the sale barn full time now. “With dad getting older, it just fell in my life to fill his shoes as best I could. He is still Ozarks Farm & Neighbor • www.ozarksfn.com

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meet your neighbors weigh 300 to 400 pounds then sell them at 700 to 800 pounds. I buy primarily steers but, will buy heifers at times,” Cody said. “I have 700 calves right now but, that can vary in the spring to as many as 1,100 or 1,200.” Cody also has a young herd of 4 to 8-year-old cows. “I have 250 cows that are primarily Angus or Brangus cows.” Cody replaces his cows through the sale barn. “Being in the sale barn business and being at the sale every week, if there are some young cows come through, I can always swap out and not have to go through the long term of waiting on a heifer, growing her and breeding her,” he said. “I can just replace through the auction. My herd depends upon what was available at the sale when I needed cows.” Cody has five mostly An- Pictured L to R: Cody, Jaylen and Aimee Vaughn. gus bulls and does all breeding naturally. “I am currently selling all for our customers. They are the lifeblood my calves and not trying to increase my of our business,” he said. “I try to help herd,” he said. He sometimes leaves his producers market their calves as high herd’s calves with the herd, sometimes as I can. I give them advice on weaning putting them in with his stocker calves or not weaning the calves, whether it is until ready for market. He calves in better for them to take them to market the fall. “Currently I have newborns to now or hold them until later. I evaluate 3-month-olds. They are calving now, herds giving them appraisals on their every day,” Cody said. He will be done herd or calf crop.” calving in December. “Generally, I take Cody had a few thoughts about the the bulls out of the herd,” he said. cattle market. “It appears right now cattle Cody follows the cattle market every prices should, barring no outside disasters day. “I’ve been going to the sale every or something in the world that is big goweek learning how the markets can fluc- ing on, stay high for a few more years at tuate week to week for most of my life. least because of the supply shortage caused I’m involved with it on a daily and week- mostly from the droughts,” he said. “Just ly basis,” he said. “I mostly help custom- now, after the good year we had this sumers, buyers and sellers alike, as manager mer, producers are starting to hold heifers of the sale barn.” Cody and his full time and trying to rebuild their herds. It is still field representative, Joe Simpson, work going to be two or three years before those with local producers. “We work with calves are in production.” producers in Delaware, Washington, Adair and Cherokee Counties basically around a 50 to 60 mile radius from Siloam Springs. We try to do all we can DECEMBER 8, 2014

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Janda Bend Christmas Tree Farm welcomes guests to choose and cut the perfect tree for their Christmas festivities to roam around the trees to find their Jerry Adams retired after 25 perfect Christmas tree. “Most people are years in the oil industry as a not sure what they want. So they can just geophysicist. When his wife, walk around the property and see what April, had an opportunity to they like. The dowel rods help them get teach at Northeastern State an idea of height,” Jerry said. “Most folks University in Tahlequah, Okla., have an 8 or 10 foot ceiling. If you have they decided to move to Stilwell, Okla. an 8 foot ceiling, you really don’t want April is now a full-time professor. anything more than about a 6 foot tree Jerry and April own 160 acres. “We by the time you put the tree on a stand planted our first trees, 350 Virginia and put the topper on it,” he added. Pines, in 2001. We started selling Once the family finds their tree, for the first time in 2006,” Jerry said. Jerry uses a shaker to remove anything “I plant them on a 6 by 8 foot grid. in the tree and dead needles. Jerry I have room for roughly 5,000 trees. sprays the trees before he sells them We sell predominately Virginia Pines, to make sure customers don’t get bugs some Scotch Pines, Leyland Cypress, in their homes from their trees. Then a few White Firs and one or two he shapes the tree if needed, bales the Spruce. I currently have about 2,800 tree with netting to keep the limbs in trees.” Jerry and April also grow timtight while it is transported and then ber pines and sell hay to a neighbor they can take it home. “I prefer they who cuts and bales their meadows. transport the tree in their vehicle or Janda Bend Christmas Tree Farm, lothe back of a pick-up cated 14 miles northPhotos By Pam and Terry Lamb truck. If a tree is transwest of Stilwell on ported on top of a veHighway 51, is a choose hicle, they tend to dry and cut farm. “Families out quickly,” he said. come out, select their Trees are sold based tree and cut it down,” • If you wait a few days to put up your tree, cut a half-inch off the trunk before placing on variety type of tree, Jerry said. “When they it in a stand full of water. species and height. come up, we will greet Customers can take them and I will ask • If you need to store your tree before you display it, keep it in a cool place with the the opportunity to them what sort of tree, trunk in a bucket of water. warm up in the sales what sort of height • Expect the tree to need a lot of water the first week after cutting. house where April has of a tree they would • Make sure the tree stand always has water in it, approximately one quart of water hot chocolate and apple like and if they have a per inch of stem diameter. cider. There is a Christpreference on the vari• Keep trees away from major heat sources and use lights that produce low heat. mas tree set up with ety.” Families are given • There are approximately 25-30 million Real Christmas Trees sold in the U.S. every year April’s homemade deca dowel rod Jerry has according to the National Christmas Tree Association. orations customers may marked off in feet, a saw purchase. Other prodand some gloves if they ucts families may need need them and allowed including tree stands all the time they want

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ozarks roots ther comes up and is all let’s get this over with. The kids are all happy and excited. By the end of it, everybody is happy,” Jerry said. Janda Bend Christmas Tree Farm opens the Friday after Thanksgiving. Jerry encourages clients to treat their trees properly. “If people take them home and get them in warm water right away, they will stay green and the needles will stay supple all the way until

Valentine’s Day,” he said. “When they cut the tree, it won’t realize it is dead and will try to heal the cut. If people can get them into water within 30 minutes, there is no problem.” If customers can’t do that, Jerry said to cut an inch off the base of the tree so the tree can take water up again. Jerry works with his trees twice a year pruning, trimming and sheering them.

“You have to do it twice a year once in late May through the middle of July. Depending upon how much rain we get during the summer I’ll do it again sometime in August,” he said. Jerry sprays the trees with a spray for color retention, which contains a small amount of dye because the trees start to lose chlorophyll during the winter causing them to lose some of their color.

“We believe in the goodwill that comes out of the holidays. People are happy. We have watched families come year after year for the last eight years with little ones and watched them grow up. That is the fun part,” shared Jerry and April Adams. and needle preservatives are available. Jerry and April always have a few wreaths for sale. Jerry doesn’t like to make very many wreaths since they tend to dry out quickly. Custom wreaths can be made if customers want them. “We send everyone home with a Christmas card including a CD with Christmas music on it so everyone can stay in the Christmas spirit on the way home,” Jerry said. “We believe in the goodwill that comes out of the holidays. People are happy. We have watched families come year after year for the last eight years with their little ones and watched them grow up. That is the fun part,” Jerry and April agreed. “It is fun to watch their interactions. The faDECEMBER 8, 2014

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Ash Flat El Reno Ft. Smith Green Forest Heber Springs Joplin Ouachita Ozark Ratcliff Searcy Siloam Springs Springdale Tulsa West Plains

slaughter

255.21

(Week of 11/16/14 to 11/22/14)

280.57

Week of 11/2/14

247.99 253.86 269.85 * 254.25 256.53 273.87 268.06

252.01 294.94 284.97 270.89 ** 261.12

267.50 ** 249.30 258.62 270.94 270.54

* 285.44 265.00 278.41 ** 266.33 266.67 254.23 *

109.00-148.00 † 126.00-134.00*

Springfield, Mo. • Springfield Livestock Marketing

123.00-143.50 † 113.50-141.00 †

11/25/2014

Receipts: 625 Springer Heifers bred seven to nine months: Supreme 117.50-139.00 † 2025.00-2275.00, few crossbreds 1800.00-1995.00, 111.00-148.00 † Approved 1700.00-1975.00, few crossbreds 1675.00125.00-147.00* 1750.00, Medium few 1375.00-1425.00. 102.00-143.00 † Heifers bred three to six months: Supreme 1950.002200.00, ind Red and White 2950.00, few crossbreds 70 90 110 130 150 170 190 1800.00-1890.00, Approved 1800.00-1925.00, few crossbreds 1475.00-1775.00, Medium 1500.00-1790.00, few crossbreds 1300.00-1425.00, Common 925.00-1325.00, crossbreds 1000.00-1100.00. Heifers bred one to three months: Supreme 1825.00(Week of 11/16/14 to 11/22/14) 2000.00, Approved 1500.00-1700.00, few crossbreds 1335.00-1375.00, Medium 1150.00-1275.00, few crossbreds Arkansas Cattle Auction USDA Failed to Report † 1000.00-1075.00. Ash Flat 60.00-120.00 † 6 Open Heifers: Approved 178-250 lbs 420.00-550.00, pkg 81.00-125.50 † Benton County Sale Barn 7 Jerseys 266 lbs 620.00, few crossbreds 610.00-620.00, Cattlemen’s Livestock Auction 95.00-127.00* 333-380 lbs 670.00-770.00, pkg 5 Jerseys 318 lbs 710.00, USDA Failed to Report † Cleburne County Livestock 426-495 lbs 930.00-980.00, Jerseys 910.00-1070.00, 510Clinton Livestock No Sale - Weather* 558 lbs 960.00-1130.00, ind 570 lb Jersey 930.00, 600-700 103.00-119.00 † County Line Sale lbs lot of 7 at 644 lbs 1250.00, crossbreds 900.00- 1275.00, Decatur Livestock Auction Not Reported* 714-805 lbs 1300.00-1435.00, Medium 425-460 lbs few 100.00-128.00* Farmer’s & Ranchers - Vinita 1 610.00-640.00, 575-598 lbs few 670.00-790.00, 700-800 85.00-123.00 † Farmers Livestock - Springdale lbs ind 795 lb crossbred 1020.00, Common 730-785 lbs Ft. Smith Livestock 87.00-119.00 † 875.00-910.00. I-40 Livestock 84.00-122.50 † Replacement Cows: Fresh Cows: Supreme few Joplin Regional Stockyards 82.00-130.00 † 1925.00-2525.00, ind Jersey 2150.00, Approved few Mo-Ark - Exeter 98.00-128.00* 1675.00-1925.00, few Jerseys 1200.00-1575.00, Medium North Arkansas Livestock 85.00-128.00 † 1475.00-1600.00. OKC West - El Reno 103.00-125.00 † Springer Cows: Supreme ind Brown Swiss 2250.00, Ouachita Livestock 75.00-118.00 † Medium ind 1575.00. 86.00-128.00 † Ozarks Regional Stockyard Bred Cows: Approved few 1600.00-1775.00, Medium few Stilwell Livestock Auction 100.00-137.00* Jerseys 1175.00-1275.00. Tulsa Livestock 69.00-122.00 † Baby Calves: Holstein heifers few 400.00-420.00, Holstein bulls 340.00-470.00, small 260.00-310.00, Crossbred OKC West - El Reno Livestock Ouachita Livestock Auction - Ola Ozarks Regional Stockyard Stilwell Livestock Auction Tulsa Livestock

dairy cattle

112.50-119.00 † 110.00-137.00 †

slaughter

264.67 254.44

11/30/14

5 Area (Tx-Ok, Ks, Neb, Ia, Colo) Live Basis Sales - Over 80% Choice Steers: 167.00-173.00; wtd. avg. price 170.35. Heifers: 169.00-173.00; wtd. avg. price 170.59. Dressed Basis Sales - Over 80% Choice Steers: 265.00-270.00; wtd. avg. price 267.39. Heifers: 267.00-268.00; wtd. avg. price 267.24.

Not Reported* 118.00-142.00* 120.00-149.00 †

Farmer’s & Ranchers - Vinita Farmers Livestock - Springdale Ft. Smith Livestock I-40 Livestock - Ozark Joplin Regional Stockyards Mo-Ark - Exeter North Arkansas Livestock

cattle

Midwest - High Plains Direct Slaughter Cattle

107.00-140.00* USDA Failed to Report † No Sale - Weather* 123.00-129.00 †

County Line Sale - Ratcliff Decatur Livestock Auction

260.93 241.49

Week of 11/9/14

88.00-130.50 † 114.00-143.00 †

Ash Flat Benton County Sale Barn Cattlemen’s Livestock Cleburne County Livestock Clinton Livestock

266.90

beef

USDA Failed to Report †

Arkansas Cattle Auction, LLC

257.77

Week of 11/16/14

bulls

cows

100

120

140

160

258.23 263.21 272.37 270.68

Week of 11/23/14

Steers, Med. & Lg. 1

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

278.56 *** ***

Bulls, Med. & Lg. 1

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

256.01 *** *** 281.81

Heifers, Med. & Lg. 1

264.00 200

224 248 272 296 * No price reported in weight break **USDA Failed To Report *** No Sale

320

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

16 16

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

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1285

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St-8 Higher

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300.00-310.00 265.00-274.00 250.00-255.00 230.00-250.00 -----

327.00-361.00 287.00-337.00 254.50-301.00 238.00-257.00 229.00-230.00

285.00-348.00 270.00-344.00 260.00-308.00 225.00-260.00 220.00-236.50

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320.00-353.00 290.00-328.00 240.00-280.00 229.00-246.00 210.00-230.00

270.00-340.00 250.00-330.00 235.00-278.00 210.00-238.00 185.00-215.00

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265.00-277.50 250.00-270.00 -------------

285.00-320.00 260.00-305.00 223.50-256.50 206.00-227.00 -----

270.00-338.00 235.00-288.00 220.00-250.00 200.00-220.00 190.00-210.00

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90-100 lbs 152.50-18 167.50; hair 70-80 lbs 90-105 lbs 132.50-15 Feeder/Stocker Lamb Receipts: 434 200.00-225.00; 60-70 Springer heifers bred seven to nine months: Supreme 240.00; 50-60 lbs 217 2200.00-2350.00, Approved 1900.00-2125.00, Crossbreds Slaughter Ewes: Util 1700.00-1800.00, Ind. Jersey 1775.00, Medium 1675.0072.50-85.00, hair 701875.00, Crossbreds 1425.00-1600.00, Ind. Jersey 1525.00, Slaughter Bucks: Me Common 1125.00-1550.00. Heifers bred four to six months: Approved 1825.00-1850.00, 82.50-85.00 hair 125Replacement Hair E Ind. Jersey 1700.00, Medium 1375.00-1775.00, Crossbreds 85.00-115.00. 1450.00-1675.00, Ind Jersey 1375.00, Common 1025.00Goats: Slaughter Cla 1225.00. 242.50; 60-70 lbs 230 Heifers bred one to three months: Supreme Ind. Jersey 1800.00, Approved 1600.00-1725.00, Ind. Crossbred 1450.00, Selection 1-2 50-60 2 219.00-240.00; 70-80 Medium Individual 1500.00, Crossbreds 975.00-1175.00. Open heifers: Approved 200-300 lbs 450.00-650.00, Pkg 9 hd. 195.00-230.00. Does/Nannies: Selec Jerseys 550.00, Crossbreds 530.00, Pair Brown Swiss 600.00, 300-400 lbs Pair 635.00, Crossbreds 560.00-600.00, Pair Brown tion 3 65-133 lbs 120 Swiss 800.00, 400-500 lbs Pair 910.00, Ind. Jersey 740.00, 500- Billies: Selection 1-2 Replacement Nannie 600 lbs Ind. Jersey 1130.00, Pair Crossbreds 970.00, 600-700 cwt; Selection 3 Dair lbs Pkg 10 hd 618 lbs 1160.00, 700-800 lbs 1410.00-1440.00, 800-900 lbs 1450.00-1485.00, Medium 200-300 lbs Ind. 320.00, Pair: Selection 1-2 19 Stocker/Feeder Kids: Pair Jerseys 260.00, Pair Crossbreds 325.00, 300-400 lbs Pair Jerseys 450.00, 400-500 lbs Ind. 625.00, Ind. Crossbred 600.00, 30-40 lbs 230.00-245 500-600 lbs Ind. 775.00, Pair Crossbreds 800.00, Ind. Crossbred 40-50 lbs 210.00-215 600.00, 700-800 lbs Pair Crossbreds 800.00, Ind. Jersey 710.00, Highlandville, Mo • CRS 800-900 lbs Ind. Crossbred 1000.00. Receipts: 422 Fresh Cows: Supreme Ind. 1950.00, Ind. Crossbred 1675.00, Sheep: Slaughter Lam Ind. Jersey 1500.00, Approved Ind. 1700.00, Medium Ind. lbs 165.00-220.0; 80Jersey 700.00. 180.00; 100-105 lbs 1 Bred and Springer cows: Supreme Ind. 2100.00, Pair Stocker/Feeder: Med Crossbreds 1900.00-1975.00, Approved 1775.00-1925.00, 162.50; 40-50 lbs 175 Crossbreds 1675.00-1700.00, Jersey 1425.00-1550.00, Medium Ewes: Medium and L 1400.00-1650.00, Jersey 1325.00-1385.00, Common Pair Hair Bucks: 75-195 1150.00. Replacement: Hair E Baby calves: Holstein heifers 335.00-430.00, Holstein bulls per head. 340.00-425.00, Small 210.00-300.00, Jersey heifers Ind. 345.00, Goats: Slaughter Cla Jersey bulls Small 90.00-105.00, Crossbred heifers Scarce, 240.00; 50-60 lbs 215 Crossbred bulls 200.00-305.00, Small 95.00-150.00, Beef Cross Selection 2 40-50 lbs bulls 310.00-330.00, Small 210.00-275.00. 60-70 lbs 195.00-205 50-70 lbs 160.00-195 Doe/Nannies: Select Billies: Selection 1-2 Buffalo, Mo. • Buffalo Livestock Market 11/25/14 70-160 lbs 105.00-12 Replacement Nannie Receipts: 584 Sheep: Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 2-3 wooled nontraditional 70-80 lbs 190.00-215.00; 80-90 lbs 185.00-197.50; Norwood, Mo. • Producers Auction Yards

11/13/2014

sheep &

goats

stocker & feeder

Clinton Livestock Auction* -----

County Line Sale Ratcliff 11/19/14

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175

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Uneven

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300.00-320.00 290.00-305.00 262.50 235.00-240.00 -----

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287.50-290.00 ----230.00-247.50 220.00-232.50 207.50

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300.00 247.50-255.00 250.00-251.00 230.00-237.50 191.00

Decatur Livestock*

127 5(3257('

11/19/14

Cleburne Co. - Heber Springs -----

12 6$/( :($7+(5

290.00

Cattlemen’s Livestock*

11/21/14

Benton Co. - Siloam Springs 11/20/14

86'$ )$,/(' 72 5(3257

***

Ash Flat Livestock

86'$ )$,/(' 72 5(3257

***

Ark. Cattle Auction, LLC - Searcy -----

heifers-few 330.00-350.00, Crossbred bulls 370.00-480.00, Beef cross bulls few 410.00-480.00.

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Farmer’s & Farmers Ranchers Livestock Vinita, Okla.* Springdale 11/19/14 11/21/14

Ft. S Live

11/

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720

789

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Steady

Uneven

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320.00-347.00 304.00-320.00 263.00-301.00 239.00-263.00 222.00-239.00

327.50-349.00 298.00-337.50 249.00-301.00 227.00-249.00 219.00-226.00

315.0 305.0 265.0 237.0 22

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282.00-302.00 262.00-282.00 239.00-262.00 237.00-239.00 210.00-237.00

277.50-300.00 250.00-280.00 226.00-257.50 200.00-229.50 208.00

308.0 280.0 238.0 215.0 -

USDA Reported * Independently Reported

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avg. grain prices Corn

Sorghum

12 8

10.41 6.13

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8.24 6.18

6.18

10.06

4.11

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9.96

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Week of 11/2/14

224.20 236.63 237.73

1225.00-1975.00 †

246.40

1625.00-1825.00 † 1300.00-2350.00 † 1800.00-2600.00 * 1400.00-1900.00 †

1000

2000

224.96 264.48

3000

cow/calf

4000

pairs

(Week of 11/16/14 to 11/22/14) Arkansas Cattle Auction Ash Flat

1000

USDA Failed to Report † 1000.00-2200.00 † None Reported † 1250.00-1875.00 * USDA Failed to Report † No Sale - Weather * None Reported † Not Reported*

233.57 233.05 236.01

236.59 250.22 243.92

2250.00-2850.00 * 1550.00-2500.00 † 1000.00-3200.00 †

* 260.09

None Reported †

239.86

2600.00-3225.00 †

239.67

None Reported* 1500.00-2500.00 † None Reported † None Reported † 1650.00-2700.00 † 2500.00-3620.00 * None Reported †

2000

3000

4000

5000

** 233.91 241.00 246.39 251.00 ** 231.83 231.68

11/22/14

680

3102

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1200

6960

435

1684

1794

1469

Steady

Uneven

St-3 Higher

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Uneven

2-12 HIgher

Uneven

5-10 Higher

Steady

3-5 Higher

327.50-349.00 298.00-337.50 249.00-301.00 227.00-249.00 219.00-226.00

315.00-320.00 305.00-320.00 265.00-299.00 237.00-261.00 227.00

304.00-372.50 290.00-298.00 252.00-279.00 232.00-246.00 216.00-222.00

320.00 305.00-327.50 260.00-273.00 235.00-264.00 222.00-244.00

289.00-345.00 300.00-347.00 250.00-275.00 239.00-263.00 233.00-243.00

330.00-342.00 298.00-339.00 266.00-302.00 235.00-270.00 220.00-242.00

372.50-425.00 315.00-377.00 280.00-315.00 238.00-275.00 231.00-247.00

312.00-355.00 294.00-323.00 262.00-298.00 242.00-245.00 224.00-231.00

325.00-357.50 295.00-335.00 267.00-310.00 246.00-268.00 230.00-239.00

320.00-360.00 290.00-335.00 260.00-316.00 240.00-269.00 230.00-245.00

333.00-340.00 315.00-338.00 265.00-300.00 240.00-260.00 242.00-250.50

312.50-342.50 285.00-322.50 239.00-290.00 220.00-241.00 205.00-232.50

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315.00-329.00 265.00-305.00 235.00-282.00 225.00-245.00 208.00-218.50

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----274.00-279.00 273.00-276.00 222.00-241.00 208.00-212.00

320.00 287.50-310.00 255.00-270.00 225.00-250.00 202.50

300.00-350.00 270.00-325.00 240.00-300.00 220.00-247.00 210.00-233.00

332.00 ----254.00-266.00 225.00-256.00 -----

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233.07

230.20

300

287.00-300.00 260.00-286.00 243.00-259.00 224.00-230.00 210.00-220.25

244.57 **

11/17/14

308.00-317.50 280.00-313.00 238.00-260.00 215.00-228.00 -----

232.61

5000

789

277.50-300.00 250.00-280.00 226.00-257.50 200.00-229.50 208.00

231.38

1125.00-1700.00 † 1300.00-2500.00 † 1750.00-2175.00*

720

2.00-302.00 2.00-282.00 9.00-262.00 7.00-239.00 0.00-237.00

226.89 225.67 223.12

N. Ark. Livestock Green Forest 11/19/14

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227.51

1375.00-2800.00 †

I-40 Livestock Ozark 11/20/14

0.00-347.00 4.00-320.00 3.00-301.00 9.00-263.00 2.00-239.00

Ft. Smith Livestock

1800.00-2400.00 * 1500.00-2025.00 †

Ft. Smith I-40 Livestock - Ozark Joplin Regional Stockyards Mo-Ark - Exeter North Arkansas OKC West - El Reno Ouachita Livestock Ozarks Regional Stockyard Stilwell Livestock Auction Tulsa Livestock

6.02

5.88 4.14

OKC West - El Reno Ouachita Livestock Ozarks Regional Stilwell Livestock Tulsa Livestock

County Line Sale Decatur Livestock Farmer’s & Ranchers Farmers Livestock

224.08

1500.00-3150.00 †

Benton County Sale Barn Cattlemen’s Cleburne County Livestock Clinton Livestock Auction

Week Ended 12/2/14

Soft Wheat

County Line Sale - Ratcliff Decatur Livestock Market Farmer’s & Ranchers Farmers Livestock Ft. Smith Livestock I-40 Livestock Joplin Regional Mo-Ark - Exeter North Arkansas

236.76

1140.00-1900.00 * USDA Failed to Report † No Sale - Weather * 116.00-125.00 † Prices reported per cwt Not Reported*

Week of 11/9/14

11/26/14

253.21 229.52

1000.00-2350.00 † 10 † 1400.00-2100.00 1400 0

Ash Flat Benton County Sale Cattlemen’s Cleburne County Clinton County

Cheese: Barrels closed at $1.6475 and 40# blocks at $1.6825. The weekly average for barrels is $1.6908 (-.1562) and blocks, $1.7142 (-.0928). Fluid Milk: Milk production and manufacturing for this holiday week vary among the regions. Transportation issues continue to plague manufacturers. Northeast and Mid-Atlantic manufacturing milk supplies are sufficient with increasing production schedules leading up to the holiday. There is a surplus of cream and that is expected to increase. Midwest milk production is mixed with overall production above year ago levels. Demand has declined due to the holiday. Cream availability increased and butter operations are working at capacity. Farm milk production in California and Arizona is building steadily while New Mexico milk production is uneven. 0 Cream remains tight as buyers are looking to turn whipped products. Pacific Northwest milk production is nearing the end of seasonal lows. In Utah and Idaho, manufacturing is pushing fluid milk to other processors. SPOT PRICES OF CLASS II CREAM, $ PER POUND BUTTERFAT F.O.B. producing plants: Upper Midwest - $2.2897-2.5883.

Soybeans

USDA Failed to Report †

Arkansas Cattle

dairy sales

National Dairy Market at a Glance

cows

(Week of 11/16/14 to 11/22/14)

135.00; Selection 3 Dairy 88-105 lbs 120.00-125.00. Billies: Selection 1-2 70-185 lbs 135.00-245.00. Feeder/Stocker kids: Selection 2 30-40 lbs 180.00-205.00; Selection 3 20-30 lbs 125.00-150.00; 30-40 lbs 152.50-170.00; 40-50 lbs 160.00-190.00.

goats

me 2-3 wooled nonlbs 185.00-197.50;

replacement

Ash Flat El Reno Ft. Smith Green Forest Heber Springs Joplin Ouachita Ozark Ratcliff Searcy Siloam Springs Springdale Tulsa West Plains

Week of 11/16/14

90-100 lbs 152.50-185.00; traditional 100-111 lbs 152.50167.50; hair 70-80 lbs 185.00-216.00; 80-90 lbs 175.00-205.00; 11/13/2014 90-105 lbs 132.50-157.50; 105-120 lbs 135.00-155.00. Feeder/Stocker Lambs: Medium and Large 1-2 50-60 lbs 200.00-225.00; 60-70 lbs 210.00-220.00; hair 40-50 lbs 217.50hs: Supreme 240.00; 50-60 lbs 217.50-235.00; 60-70 lbs 217.50-230.00. .00, Crossbreds Slaughter Ewes: Utility and Good 1-3 wooled 150-233 lbs dium 1675.0072.50-85.00, hair 70-150 lbs 55.00-87.50. Jersey 1525.00, Slaughter Bucks: Medium and Large 1-2 wooled 180-240 lbs ed 1825.00-1850.00, 82.50-85.00 hair 125-185 lbs 75.00-95.00. Replacement Hair Ewes: Medium and Large 1-2 90-12 lbs 5.00, Crossbreds 85.00-115.00. mon 1025.00Goats: Slaughter Classes: Kids Selection: 1 40-50 lbs 235.00242.50; 60-70 lbs 230.00-247.50; 70-80 lbs 230.00-235.00. me Ind. Jersey Crossbred 1450.00, Selection 1-2 50-60 230.00-247.50. Selecton 2 60-70 lbs 219.00-240.00; 70-80 lbs 200.00-217.50. Selection 3 50-60 lbs 75.00-1175.00. 00-650.00, Pkg 9 hd. 195.00-230.00. Does/Nannies: Selection 1-2 85-145 lbs 92.50-125.00. Selecown Swiss 600.00, 0-600.00, Pair Brown tion 3 65-133 lbs 120.00-140.00. Jersey 740.00, 500- Billies: Selection 1-2 100-180 lbs 125.00-142.50. Replacement Nannies: Selection 1-2 90-153 lbs 100.00-147.50 s 970.00, 600-700 cwt; Selection 3 Dairy 162.50-190.00 per head. 1410.00-1440.00, 0-300 lbs Ind. 320.00, Pair: Selection 1-2 195.00-220.00 per pair. Stocker/Feeder Kids: Selection 2 20-30 lbs 225.00-250.00; , 300-400 lbs Pair d. Crossbred 600.00, 30-40 lbs 230.00-245.00; 40-50 lbs 205.00-235.00; Selection 3 00.00, Ind. Crossbred 40-50 lbs 210.00-215.00; 60-70 lbs 140.00-190.00. 11/20/14 0, Ind. Jersey 710.00, Highlandville, Mo • CRS Sale’s Company Sheep & Goat Receipts: 422 Crossbred 1675.00, Sheep: Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 2-3 hair: 50-80 0, Medium Ind. lbs 165.00-220.0; 80-90 lbs 175.00-180.00; 90-100 lbs 167.50180.00; 100-105 lbs 165.00. 00.00, Pair Stocker/Feeder: Medium and Large 1-2 hair Lambs 30-40 lbs 75.00-1925.00, 162.50; 40-50 lbs 175.00-210.00. 0-1550.00, Medium Ewes: Medium and Large 1-2 hair 103-142 lbs 57.50-77.50. Common Pair Hair Bucks: 75-195 lbs 65.00-95.00 cwt. Replacement: Hair Ewes: Medium and Large 1-2 95-130.00 00, Holstein bulls per head. y heifers Ind. 345.00, Goats: Slaughter Classes: Kids Selection: 1 40-50 lbs 220.00heifers Scarce, 240.00; 50-60 lbs 215.00-230.00; 60-70 lbs 220.00-230.00; 0-150.00, Beef Cross Selection 2 40-50 lbs 195.00-210.00; 50-60 lbs 192.50-205.00; 60-70 lbs 195.00-205.00; 70-80 lbs 195.00-212.50; Selection 3 50-70 lbs 160.00-195.00. Doe/Nannies: Selection 1-2 few 76-125 lbs 125.00-145.00. Billies: Selection 1-2 115-150 lbs 72.50-125.00; Selection 3 11/25/14 70-160 lbs 105.00-125.00. Replacement Nannies: Selection 1-2 few 85-102 lbs 110.00-

heifers 550-600 LBS.

Joplin Regional Stockyards 11/17/14

Mo-Ark Exeter, Mo.*

270.00 238.00-295.00 226.00-259.00 215.00-249.50 210.00-221.00

275.00-329.00 245.00-292.50 205.00-255.00 194.00-271.00 199.00-210.00

271.00-300.00 250.00-291.00 235.00-261.00 210.00-241.00 205.00-218.00

OKC West - El Reno, Okla. 11/19/14

Ouachita Livestock Ola, Ark. 11/21/14

Ozarks Regional West Plains 11/18/14

Stilwell Livestock Auction* 11/19/14

Tulsa Livestock Auction. 11/17/14

314.00-380.00 286.00-315.00 257.00-291.00 219.00-248.00 220.00-248.00

290.00-295.00 ----239.00-248.00 219.00-220.00 210.00-214.00

290.00-330.00 275.00-315.00 230.00-258.00 227.50-233.00 219.00-219.50

285.00-325.00 270.00-310.00 230.00-268.00 220.00-241.00 200.00-230.00

306.00-332.00 275.00-284.50 244.00-275.00 214.00-236.00 223.00-225.00

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*** 238.27 *** *** ** 227.07 *** *** 262.43 238.56

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212 229 246 263 * No price reported in weight break **USDA Failed To Report *** No Sale

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2012 JD 6125R, 1,587 hrs., 24 speed, AQ, 2 elec. hyd., 460/85R38, premium cab, panoramic doors, 3 speed............. ................................................. $81,500

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2011 JD 6330, 3352 hrs., PQ, 3hyd., 18.4R38, air seat, ext. warr. ‘til 6/5/2016 or 5000 hrs....................................$42,500

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meet your neighbors Money Pit Turned Marvel Continued from Page 13 to drag the old tractor off his trailer. The old tractor was untouched, complete and almost all original, every tractor restorers’ dream. However, not a speck of green was to be seen through the pervasive rust. Jim laughed and explained, “I walked around that tractor for a week looking for a place to put a key in it, not knowing it didn’t need one.” Jim’s first step was to clean The first tractor Jim Rieff rethe tractor with a power stored was a John Deere B washer and then start taking that had been sitting in a parts off. A friend of his gave field for 20 years. him an original parts and service manual, which Jim ruefully admits he has just about worn out. This first restoration are magnesium rather than iron because took two years to complete. One of the of the scarcity of iron after World War II lessons Jim learned was that John Deere and the abundance of magnesium from can supply almost any part though scrapped airplanes. The tractor is similar parts are expensive, as are aftermarket to old Ford tractors with a unique starter custom-made parts. He affectionately that will not start unless it is in a parnamed the tractor “The Money Pit” but ticular gear making a safety switch unfeels not playing golf more than makes necessary. The tractor also has a unique up for what he spends on the tractor Lucas electrical system which will reeven though the tractor would probably quire additional adaptations. bring only half of what he has in it. The The biggest challenge in restoring Money Pit has gone to a few shows and tractors for Jim is painting because Jim parades and was part of his granddaugh- sees himself as a mechanic not a painter. ter’s wedding though most of the time Jim learned to get the surface that he dethe shiny, beautifully restored tractor sires through trial and error, often sandsits in a barn protected and loved but ing and repainting several times until he mostly unseen. achieves the perfect surface. He believes When the first tractor was restored, in using John Deere paint with a small Jim was anxious to find another. Poking amount of additional hardener that around in a dusty shed on a creek bank, provides a more shine and gloss, dries he found a little John Deere H whose quicker and lasts longer. 12 hp motor is not nearly as big as some For his own acreage Jim uses a 1986 modern lawnmowers or the two cylinder Ford 2910 model partially because he 22 hp B he had just restored. Jim said, went to school with the Ford dealership “It was a classy, cute little tractor built owner when he was looking to purchase in the ‘40s with a lot of power for its size, a tractor for the farm. Jim said, “My little perfect for cultivating two rows at a time Ford is not at all pretty like the ones I reon smaller acreages. “The Money Pit II” store, but I only need a small tractor that took an additional two years to restore. can be used for a cow/calf operation. On Jim’s current project is a Ferguson ‘48, these Arkansas hillsides the wide base a small four cylinder English tractor and low center of gravity make the Ford built for the English market. Castings more stable.” DECEMBER 8, 2014

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Twice the Protein By Kathy Kelly

The Clark and Lee families make a living raising and selling cows and pecans Good business decisions, family involvement and good land purchases have led to the success and growth of the Clark family’s owned and operated businesses. Dr. Robert Clark started The Flying C Ranch with 16 cow/calf pairs as a hobby and business has grown over the years to include 600 acres, 150 momma cows, four registered bulls, Clark’s Pecan Grove and a hay business. They have made careful observations of

Lee, who is now in charge of the ranch. “There was a drought.” “That first year, I would mow, and the only way you could tell is from the dirt tracks left from the tractor,” said Robert. He said that through the 90s he was able to run the ranch himself, for the most part. “I would come home from the office and take care of things on the farm.” They raise a variety of hay, mostly on the farm’s Mayflower, Ark., land located by the Arkansas River and where Clark’s

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the industry along the way. What started Pecan Orchard is located. They feed the as a hobby is now the family profession. herd 90-120 days of the year, and impleIn 1980, Dr. Robert Clark, a surgeon ment rotational grazing when possible. at the time, bought 55 acres 8 miles Their heifers are fed about 400 pounds east of Conway, Ark., from a patient. of corn pellets per day and they provide Growing up, his father had a small dairy seasonal minerals to the entire herd. farm and his grandparents were farmers The Clarks believe that keeping their in Perry County, so he had a fondness herd healthy has been key to the success of their farm. for the business. Along with “Having a good vet is critithe 55 acres and 16 cows, cal and good health means he purchased a tractor and Conway, Ark. so much,” said Michael. a baler. The family now lives They proudly boast of their in a home on that land in vet, Dr. Cy Shurtleff, DVM of Faulkner County. Morrilton, Ark., and their re“Pretty rough year to start,” lationship, and say they follow a said Robert’s son, Michael

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regular health program provided by him. The herd is mostly Angus, but includes some Charolais and two Black Angus and two Red Angus bulls. Choosing Angus is another example of how this family takes special consideration with industry demands. Most of their cattle are sold to feedlots through a Wincrock buyer, with whom they also emphasize the importance of a strong relationship. Robert said, “When you go to market with these cattle you get a better price,” and added “genetics have a factor in beef.” He said the breed will produce more prime at the packer, who cuts the check. At the same time, he and Lee, both raise caution to the tendency to produce big cattle. “It’s not the biggest that are convenient and most efficient. They cost more to feed and aren’t a good fit for the machinery at the packer. Industry process cows like a machine gun going off and machinery is set up to process a certain size,” Robert said. Lee, who is the main decision maker on the ranch, added a different angle of thought and said public relations has played a big role in the popularity of Angus. He said, “It’s not right to stamp Angus because a cow is black and they have hurt themselves by doing this.” Shying away from that influence, he plans to start buying more Hereford, which he feels has good genes to produce prime beef. With beef prices up, the Clarks put much thought into industry needs and are careful to make any adjustments DECEMBER 8, 2014

needed. They stress the importance of documentation. Opening a binder listing every detail on every cow in the herd, Leanna Clark, Robert Clark’s wife and Lee’s mother, said, “So much takes place right here at this table. Buyers want to see your records: when was your first born, how much they weigh,” she said. In addition to the normal, the Clarks started something new with the 49 replacement heifers they kept in 2013. Eight smaller steers were kept with intentions on breaking into the grass-fed market. A local extension agent is advising them in this venture. Cattle aside, it is fall, pecan harvest time. The Clark Pecan Grove, purchased in 2001, is busy, especially Leanna, who is constantly filling and delivering orders. At the local farmer’s market, she sells the 30-acre orchard’s various varieties of pecans, which include: Paper Shell, Stuart, Desirable, Kansa, Caddo and Native. Most of their trees are 30 to 40 years old, the newer varieties are 9 years old. With the recent purchase of the new Nut Buster, filling orders for cracked and shelled is much faster. They even found use for all those shells discarded. They are gaining popularity as flavored chips used in smokers. When you add all the tasty homemade preserves, the beef and the pecans, the Clarks give you wonderful and thoughtful doses of two times the protein and as much carbs your taste buds desire.

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As 2015 approaches now is the time to get your livestock vaccination program in order A good herd vaccination program can be the difference between making and losing money. “Disease prevention is of utmost importance in a cow-calf operation, because it is a low profit margin enterprise,” said Dr. Craig Payne, University of Missouri Extension Veterinarian. But while producers can use information about vaccines to evaluate their herd health programs, Payne said there’s no substitute for the advice of your local veterinarian: “The local veterinarian understands the predominant diseases in a particular area and has the ability to design a vaccination program that is tailor-made for the needs of each operation.” Among the questions you should ask your veterinarian, University of Arkansas Extension Veterinarian Dr. Jeremy Powell told Ozarks Farm and Neighbor, are, “What vaccines would be important to prevent reproductive issues in my herd? What vaccines would be important for me to minimize calf diseases, such as scours, respiratory disease or blackleg? Are there vaccines available to prevent or minimize cases of pinkeye, footrot or scours in a given operation?” Powell said Extension recommends producers administer vaccines ahead of breeding season, often when calves are 60-80 days of age. That way, they can protect the cows against diseases that can cause reproductive loss. Both cows and calves typically receive a “5-way” viral vaccination, which guards against infectious bovine rhinotracheitis (IBR), two types of bovine viral diarrhea (BVD), parainfluenza-3 virus (PI3), and bovine respiratory syncytial virus (BRSV). These can all cause respiratory illness, to which calves are particularly susceptible, and IBR and BVD can also cause reproductive failure and abortion. In addition, an embryonic calf exposed to BVD may become persistently infected (PI) and would shed large quantities of the virus, causing infections in the rest of the herd. Cows and replacement heifers should receive vaccinations against leptospirosis, which also causes abortion as well as stillborn or weak born calves. Powell said, “You can usually purchase that in combination with (the vaccine for) vibriosis, which is caused by a bacterium called campylobacter; you can give that to the bulls as well. It, too, can cause reproductive loss, usually in your replacement heifers and young cows.” He also recom-

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mends a shot that protects against seven or eight strains of the Clostridium bacteria, one of which causes blackleg in calves; the cows should receive that too, he said, so they can build antibodies to be transferred in their colostrum to their next calf. That would protect the calf for a few weeks, until it can receive its own inoculation. There are other vaccines that are optional, depending on whether the producer has had trouble with those diseases. One of those would be scours. “Some folks have a lot of trouble with diarrhea in calves,” Powell noted. “If it’s not something that you deal with on a yearly basis, it probably wouldn’t be a big deal to include it in your vaccination protocol.” This vaccine would also be administered to cows, to again pass along the antibody protection via the colostrum. Another possible vaccination would be for pinkeye. “Spring calving herds seem to have more trouble with pinkeye in calves as they go through the summer months,” he said. “Flies are a good transmitter of the disease from one animal to the next.” Pasteurella is the most common cause of bacterial pneumonia in calves; Powell said if you’re treating a lot of respiratory disease in your calves, using the Pasteurella vaccine in young animals may reduce your medical costs. And you may want to vaccinate retained heifers for brucellosis; this vaccination must be administered by a licensed veterinarian. Vaccines used by cattle producers can be divided into two major categories, killed and modified live. Dr. Payne said modified live vaccines provide quicker, better and longer lasting protection against viral diseases; in addition, a single dose may elicit a protective immune response in an animal that has never been vaccinated before whereas a killed vaccine will require a second dose 3-4 weeks later, although a second dose of the modified live vaccine is also recommended. However, he warned, “The primary disadvantage of the modified live vaccines is the precautions they have associated with them. Some modified lives are not labeled for use in pregnant cows or calves nursing pregnant cows.” Also, if the modified live vaccine is administered closer than 30 days before the start of the breeding season, its IBR component can interfere with fertility.

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Keeping clean and quality fuel in a diesel engine is critical to warrant the efficiency of the machinery. “Check on the fuel sediment filters, and keep water out of them,” advised Rocket Woodlee, Service Manager at Williams Tractor in Berryville, Ark. Water in the fuel filter and fuel injectors can keep the engine from running properly, and so can sediment that is clogged in the filter. These problems often accompany each other, and both of them stem from letting your diesel fuel tank run too low; when your fuel level is low, it allows space for more air in the fuel tank. Air contains water vapor – this water vapor can mix with the fuel in the tank and it can also create rust, which leads to sediment in the bottom of the fuel

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tank. This is one reason why you should never let your diesel run empty on fuel. Clean filters will help keep a diesel running well. “Always check air filters,” Woodlee noted. Air filters can be cleaned by hand, or replaced if they are worn out. Oil filters also need changed regularly because they are responsible for filtering out soot and other corrosive particles created by the combustion of the diesel engine. A good rule of thumb is to replace the oil filter every time you change the oil.

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There are several important diesel maintenance rituals that need to be considered in the wintertime. Joe Smith, Shop Foreman at Kubota of the Ozarks in Springfield, Mo., stressed the importance of high fuel quality in the winter. “Treat the fuel to prevent algae,” Smith said. There are several diesel additives on the market that will alleviate this problem. “Test the coolant every year to make sure that it’s at the right consistency and will hold up to the temperatures,” said Woodlee. He also noted that if freezing of the coolant is an anticipated problem, the radiator cap can be removed to allow for the expansion of frozen liquid. A heater core for the engine block can also be purchased, said Woodlee. The heater core will warm the engine fluid and help the engine start easier on cold mornings. And finally, “letting your tractor warm up before you take off is very key.” Diesel engines are a useful piece of equipment on a farm or ranch. With regular maintenance and proper winterizing techniques, you can keep your diesel running smoothly.

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Tier 4 Final which represents the highest level of clean air regulations purposed to date rolls out in 2015 With the start of the New Year, tractors and other nonroad vehicles with engines over 75 horsepower had to meet Tier 4 Final emissions standards established by the EPA to make the vehicles compliant with the Clean Air Act. The Tier 4 requirements reduce the particulate matter (PM) and oxides of nitrogen (NOx) emissions of engines to a level that is 50-96 percent lower than those from previous diesel engines. Manufacturers have been phasing in the new requirements since 2011, and all new tractors must meet them. Used tractors built in earlier model years are grandfathered in and do not have to meet the requirements, but dealers can also sell inventories of equipment with engines that met the previous, Tier 3 standards until they are depleted. All Tier 4 engines have to use Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel Fuel (ULSD), which all over the road vehicles have been using since 2006. Manufacturers had two choices for systems that scrub exhaust in compliance with Tier 4 Final, Cooled Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) and Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR). Case IH combine specialist Dan Kline said the implement maker used SCR right from the start at the previous adaptation level, Tier 4a; Case’s new axial flow combines, and Steiger and Magnum tractors, use SCR. He told Ozarks Farm & Neighbor, “We fine tune the engine to perform at its peak performance, and as it comes out of the engine we treat the emissions after the fact. We induce a little bit of diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) solution into the exhaust system; it allows us to mix into the exhaust stream and gets rid of the NOx, and puts out a clean system that meets the EPA requirements.” DEF is a solution of 32.5 percent urea in deionized water. In the exhaust stream, DECEMBER 8, 2014

it transforms into ammonia and converts NOx into nitrogen, carbon dioxide and water vapor. Kline said there’s a second, smaller tank for the DEF. “Depending on which Tier of emissions you’re at, you can run 1-2 tanks of diesel for every tank of diesel exhaust fluid,” he said. PM is removed inside the engine through a technology called Diesel Particle Filters. Case maintains its system reduces fuel costs by 10 percent, and overall operating costs by 1-2 percent. Deere & Company uses both EGR and SCR, along with Diesel Particle Filters and a Diesel Oxidation Catalytic, in its engines. Deere Media Relations Manager Barry Nelson told OFN, “All the tractors we have introduced are Final Tier 4 compliant. All of the larger self-propelled machines including combines, sprayers, forage harvesters, tractors, etc., are also FT4 compliant.” He recommended that buyers of new tractors ask their local dealers which system the tractor uses. Depending on the size of the machine, there are different Tier 4 Final Solutions; in addition to DEF, some require special maintenance. “Because of the new technology with engines and transmissions, we have been able to design tractors which are more fluid efficient while maintaining Final Tier 4 emissions standards,” he said. Kent Brown, agricultural equipment business development manager at Kubota Corp, said all of the Japanese owned manufacturer’s tractors are Tier 4 Final compliant. “Kubota’s actually an innovator in the Tier 4 emissions,” Brown told OFN. “One of our slogans is ‘For Earth, for life,’ and that means cleaner emissions for everybody around the country. We’ve made sure we maintain the integrity of that emissions standard, and we’re meeting and exceeding that standard that the EPA has as of today.”

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Is leasing farm equipment the right option for your operation? Leasing can also help businesses maximize tax benefits. For many farmers equipment expense represents a major cost to their operation. As equipment cost Schrock explained, “Capital expenditures are generally deprecontinues to increase farmers are looking for alternative financ- ciated under a schedule based upon the property. Normally, a ing options. Financial institutions and equipment manufactures business owner who bought a piece of equipment with, for example, a five-year expected life would depreciate the cost of that offer additional financing in the form of equipment leases. However, the first step a farmer should take is to visit with equipment on their tax return gradually over those five years. “There is a unique opportunity leasing offers. By leasing, a busitheir tax advisor. “Every situation is unique to each farmer and their tax advisor should be able to provide direction on whether ness can effectively manage both cash flow and tax benefits dura lease is feasible and/or profitable to their operation,” explained ing the term of the lease. Under a ‘true lease,’ a business can lease equipment or facilities and write off the Brian Schrock, Vice President FCS Filease payments as operating expenses nancial. “A lender can provide the over the term of the lease, reducing payment amount of a lease so the tax taxable income. This type of lease proadvisor can calculate the net result.” vides the business with level tax deducAccording to FCS Financial, leasing tions in future years. equipment, vehicles and facilities can “It also offers the ability to shorten be a great way to maximize tax benefits, Fixed Purchase Options – the write-off period as compared to preserve capital and manage capital purchase option is based on traditional depreciation schedules. expenditures in the most efficient way. residual amount For example, a machine shed can be Schrock shared the oppor Fair Market Lease – placed on a 7-year lease. Typically, a tunities and challenges of producer can walk away or machine shed is depreciated over 20 entering a lease agreement: purchase at a fair market years. By expensing the lease payments over 7 years rather than depreciating Opportunities of Leasing: value over 20 years, the write-off period is • The ability to shorten the write Purchase Upon greatly reduced with a lease. Typically, off period as compared to Termination Lease – true lease structures have a minimum traditional depreciation schedules producer is required to 15 percent purchase option at the end • Allows farmers to update to new purchase equipment for the of the lease and offer flexibility at lease technology more often predetermined “PUT” amount. end to purchase or return the equip• Frees up working capital by $1 Buyout – producer has ment, or renew the lease.” spreading expenses over multiple However, the current section 179 tax years by only paying for what paid in full for the equipment laws just came to a close in November, is used at the end of the lease and which allowed a $25,000 initial write • Can be used to transfer an asset the lease company will off amount. With the New Year ap to the next generation for the transfer ownership at the end proaching and no new laws established purchase amount of the lease of the lease. Schrock said, “Several proposals have • Leased item itself is the only been presented to Congress and many collateral required to secure the speculate that they will be written prior to lease. Example, land is not year end. If the current Section 179 tax laws don’t change then required for buildings or bins. leasing will provide producers with an option to lease equipment • First payment due at signing and no money down and capture write offs on their taxes. If new tax laws allow a sig• Trade in equipment can be applied to first payment nificant depreciable amount similar to what has been available Challenges of Leasing: prior to 2014, then leasing won’t be as beneficial.” • No ownership of equipment Schrock concluded, “Leasing is a way to help mitigate tax li• Trade in equipment value may be claimed as capital gains ability. Leasing assets for farm use is much different than leas on taxes • Lower residual amounts raise the payment amount similar ing automobiles. Every farmer’s situation is different and pro to loan payments compared to a higher residual that lowers viding a tax advisor with payment options and terms will help in identifying if a lease is the right tool for the operation.” the lease payment • Lease interest rates can be higher than loan rates • Does not build net worth on a balance sheet

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Now is the time to finalize your 2015 budget; let these tips guide you When it comes to preparing your 2015 budget make sure you plan ahead said David Reinbott, agriculture business county program director for Scott County and the Southeast Region for the University of Missouri Extension program. “There is an old saying, ‘He did not plan to fail, but failed to plan,’” Reinbott said. Budgeting is one of the first steps to planning. A budget is a good road map to see what it will cost to produce a crop in 2015 and the prices and yields necessary to meet profit goals. “When putting together a budget I like to divide the costs into the variable and fixed costs,” Reinbott said. The variable costs are dependent upon crop production practices, such as no-till or conventional tillage, single or double crop, or GMO or non-GMO, and irrigated or non-irrigated. The most common variable costs are seed, fertilizer and pesticides, he added. The indirect costs include fuel, repairs, miscellaneous overhead, labor, hauling and transportation, and operating interest. “While these costs are variable, they have a tendency to be spread out over the entire farming operation rather than to a specific crop or production practice,” Reinbott said. “For most farmers the best source of data for these costs are from their past year’s records,” he added. “They can give a trend and help in budgeting for the coming year. The fixed costs would be the machinery, buildings, cash rents or land costs.” Archie Flanders, extension assistant professor for the Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness at the University of Arkansas Northeast Research and Extension Center has developed a fully interactive budget calculator. When calculating a crop budget, all production inputs including seed, fertilizers, chemicals, custom applications and supplies such as polypipe should be used. “The budget calculator estimates

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costs for fuel and annualized expenses for repairs and maintenance of equipment,” he said. According to Flanders, the crop enterprise budgets will provide an estimate of the costs of production inputs for each crop produced. This information can be useful in determining loan requirements for production expenses. The University of Arkansas budget calculator is an interactive program that has the capability for producers to enter their unique production inputs, expected yields and crop prices to obtain an estimate of expected financial returns on a per crop basis. Reinbott recommended that the best source of data is from their own farm records or they can pull these costs off their tax returns. “This gives a trend of costs over a time period and can help in projecting for 2015,” he added. “I have found over time that while most farmers individual costs will differ from the university budget, the total variable and fixed costs do come fairly close,” Reinbott added. “If they do differ by a large amount, it gives the farmer time to determine why and see if there are changes that need to be made or possible costs that were omitted or double counted.” “The 2015 budget program will be posted in mid-December and will include a new format for whole farm budgets that estimates financial returns for all the crops produced in combination,” Flanders said. “The program estimates fixed capital expenses, but producers have the option to enter their expense information for fixed costs. The new format provides a cash flow estimate for the farm.” Producers are encouraged to contact their local county extension agent or find their closest agricultural economics specialist for more assistance in preparing their 2015 budget. DECEMBER 8, 2014

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