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MSU professor to develop master’s program: Benjamin Onyango, professor of agriculture at Missouri State Univesrity in Springfield, Mo., will partner with Charles Ombuki of Machakos University in Kenya to develop a master’s program in agricultural economics. Onyango applied for the Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship four years ago. This is a fellowship for scholars born in Africa who received their education in either Canada or the United States. It gives them the opportunity to give back what they have learned. Onyango will travel to Kenya in mid-March for 90 days to help create a master’s program, mentor and train staff, implement ideas for enriching related courses and connect with students in the program.
Recalled chicken products: Tyson Foods recalled more than 36,000 pounds of chicken nuggets that may have been contaminated with rubber, federal officials say. The products, which were processed in Missouri, were recalled after the company received complaints of “extraneous material” found in its packaged White Meat Panko Chicken Nuggets, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said recently. Officials classified the recall under the Class I category, meaning there’s “reasonable probability” that consumption of contaminated food will cause serious health consequences or death. No illnesses have been reported, officials said. Liberal, Mo., corn grower honored: Kyle Kirby of Liberal, Mo., was recently honored at the Missouri Corn Grower’s annual meeting with the Honorary Lifetime Award. Kirby is the past president of the Missouri Corn Grower’s Association. In addition to corn, Kirby raises soybeans, wheat, alfalfa and prairie hay, and also backgrounds calves.
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Simpson elected to lead organization: Bobby Simpson of Salem, Mo., was recently elected president of the Missouri Cattlemen’s Association. The longtime cattle rancher, Simpson was installed as the new MCA president Jan. 6. His father, Junior, held the same post in 1976. Scholarships awarded: High school and college students from the Missouri Ozarks are among those earning scholarships from the Missouri Cattlemen Foundation. Those earning scholarships include Dallas Klieboeker and Donnell Klieboeker of Stotts City; Hannah Wheeler of Osceola; Bobbi Long of Wheatland; and Ezekeial Webb of Willow Springs.
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Vernon County, Mo., man honors veterans
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Eye on Agribusiness highlights Ruscha Equipment Sales
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Couple finds specialty market
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Hard work pays off for the McWilliams family Youth in Agriculture features Abby Donley
FARM FINANCE 21 Managing your credit 22 Benefits of budgeting 23 The path to success 26 Protecting assets to ensure a legacy 28 Predicting the future FARM HELP 35 Common calving mistakes 36 New mommas need the right feed 38 Protecting your investment 40 How are your calves fairing? 41 Preventing cold stress FEBRUARY 11, 2019
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s a society, it seems that we now throw everything revaway. onworC yrreJ yB When our televisions or other electronics go on the blink, we Jerry Crownover farms tend to toss them and go purchase in Lawrence County, a new, bigger model instead of repairing the old. Mo. He is a former I don’t even know where I would go to find a TV professor of Agriculture repairman anymore. If the old push-type lawn Education at Missouri mower quits running, it’s probably cheaper to buy State University, and is an a new one at the big box store than it is to find author and professional someone capable of refurbishing the one you’ve speaker. To contact Jerry, had for 20 years. That was not the way things go to ozarksfn.com and were done during the generation of my parents. click on ‘Contact Us.’ The lunch box I took to school every day for my first five years at the one-room schoolhouse was an old, re-purposed lard bucket. The snap on lid made the device both waterproof and airtight, and the wire handle made it easy to carry and extremely durable – as evidenced by it lasting all five years. When I was helping my parents sort through their belongings, just prior to my father’s passing, there was my old lunch pail, full of assorted nuts, bolts and washers. I know it was the same lard bucket because my name was printed inside the famous, Armour star logo, along with the words, ‘first grade – 1958.” It had lasted 40 years…with a purpose. As we sorted through a lifetime of belongings, I found lots of interesting items that today’s generation would have sent to the landfill: A two-foot long, wooden rod that my mother had used for eons to feed the washed clothes from the tub to the wringer, so as to keep her fingers from getting caught in the device. Hordes of plastic containers that had originally held butter, lard, ice cream and other foods from the grocery that had been used over and over again to store leftovers and send many meals home with a son, daughters and grandchildren (she always requested them returned). And dozens more items
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hile pursuing through social media the other day, I came across a post saying that people who think it’s “unnatural” to treat a sick animal Julie Turner-Crawford with antibiotics are the same peois a native of Dallas ple who are excited to eat a lab-created steak. County, Mo., where she I thought the post was very funny, but apparently grew up on her family’s some of my non-farming friends did not. farm. She is a graduate I got a couple of messages from folks informing of Missouri State me that the use of antibiotics in meat animals is University. To contact why there are antibiotic-resistant viruses in huJulie, call 1-866-532-1960 mans, so on and so forth. or by email at editor@ I guess I’m no longer “friends” with one of these ozarksfn.com. people because of my response. I said the “natural” thing to do when something is ill is to treat it. I also went into a bit of information about withdrawal times on medications, VFD requirements, testing at slaughter and so forth. Maybe my “don’t drink the Kool-Aid” statement prompted the “unfriending.” They were a friend, of a friend, of a friend anyway, and I don’t miss their “likes” on my posts, so I’m good with my decision to step on a couple of toes to present factual information. Animal health and wellbeing is a priority for livestock producers, and if that means there needs to be some human intervention to ensure a healthy outcome, farmers and ranchers are going to do just that. Even producers who follow an organic method of production will administer antibiotics when needed. Those animals, however, are not marketed as organic. Critics of the use of any antibiotics in animals have claimed, according to the North American Meat Institute, that 80 percent of the antibiotics in use are used in ani-
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Across the Fence Continued from Previous Page mals. The organization goes on to explain that the information isn’t complete. Each year, more than 30 million cattle, 100 million hogs, 200 million turkeys and 8 billion chickens are processed in the U.S. The combined weight of livestock and poultry in the U.S. is more than triple the combined weight of American men and women. A 1,200-pound steer is equal to roughly six men, for example. If a steer needs treatment for pneumonia, common sense dictates that the steer will require a larger dose. Because of the number and size of animals, it would require more antibiotics by volume than it would for the combined human population. Ironically, the majority of antibiotics are either used in humans or animals, but not in both. According to Food and Drug Adminsaition, the largest category of sales in animals is tetracycline at 43 percent of the total volume, and ionophores, at 29 percent of the total volume. Ionophores are never used in human medicine and cannot contribute to human antibiotic resistance. Tetracyclines comprise only 4 percent of the total volume of sales for humans. Three compounds – penicillin, fluoroquinolones and cephalosporins – comprise 70 percent of the total sales for humans, while
two different compounds – tetracyclines and ionophores – comprise 70 percent of the total volume sold for animals. The claim that the vast majority of the most “medically important” antibiotics are used in animals is not supported by the data. Where are these “superbugs” coming from? Not the agriculture industry. USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service sampling data show that bacteria on raw meat and poultry products are decreasing across the board – not increasing. Is it possible these resistant strains are developing because of the over prescribing of antibiotics to human patients? Are antibiotics needed to treat ill people? Absolutely. Should we be concerned about what we are consuming? Yes, but not about antibiotics used to treat ill animals. To my former social media “friend,” I hope you enjoy your lab-created food products and don’t forget to check the ingredients label to make sure there’s nothing “unnatural” about it.
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Life Is Simple Continued from Page 3 that evoked both laughter and heartache at their sight. During that whole, week-long event of sorting and discovery, my favorite thing to find was my old tape measure that I had purchased, with my own money, when I enrolled in General Shop 1 as a freshman in high school. It, too, had my name etched on the outside and Dad had used it as his own after I graduated. In fact, he had used it to the point that the little hook end had broken off and, instead of throwing it away, he had carefully re-riveted the end, beginning at the 2-inch line. FEBRUARY 11, 2019
Seeing that, I remember asking him, “Doesn’t this kind of mess up your measurements, Dad?” “Nope,” he answered rather matter-offactly. “If you use the same tape measure to measure the length you need and then use it again on the board you’re going to cut, you don’t need to make any correction at all.” “What if someone tells you they need a board cut to a 10 foot length?” I asked. Dad grinned and said, “Well, then, I’ve got to remember to measure out 10 feet and 2 inches on a tape measure that didn’t cost me a dime.”
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The Evolution of the Stokes Family Farm By Lillian Durr
What was once a family dairy farm is now a growing beef cattle operation Joey Stokes was raised in Brighton, Mo., on his family’s dairy farm. The farm was started by Joey’s grandfather, George Henry Stokes, in 1942. George raised Holstein dairy cattle and continued with this herd until 1999, when Joey’s father, Dwight Stokes, decided to begin breeding beef cattle with their herd of Holsteins, due to a drop in milk prices
calves. It all depends on the market factors.” The calves are fed on pasture, a mostly fescue and clover mix, although Joey and his family are working to introduce creep feeding to their calves. Additionally a mineral program is utilized in the summer. As for the breeding of the calves, Joey mentioned their program is all natural service. Rather than breeding by artificial Photo by Lillian Burr
Joey Stokes, pictured with his wife Alesia and daughter Ebby, is an agriculture education teacher, as well as a cattleman.
that year. As black calves were at the time insemination, they run four to five bulls selling for more on the market, Dwight with their herd to produce the next year’s chose to breed his Holstein herd to Angus calves. The brothers work their herd every bulls, a practice which continued as Joey and his brother, Dusty Stokes, began work spring to ensure all animals are at optimal health, Animals are annually given on managing the herd as well. Covexin 8, treated with Cydectin “The herd calves in the for worms, vaccinated for pink eye, spring and the fall,” Joey and an additional vaccination for said. “Ideally they reach Pleasant tetanus before they are castrated. around 500 to 600 pounds beHope, Mo. If serious medical issues occur fore we sell.” Joey said the calves are examWhen asked when they prefer ined and treated by a veterito sell he added, “There’s no parnarian. Some of these issues ticular month when we sell our FEBRUARY 11, 2019
include hoof problems, which may not be visible. A veterinarian is also contacted in the case of pink eye when antibiotics are used. As for to help with birthing difficulties, Joey noted they rarely have calving issues as their herd is bred for calving ease, and that they haven’t had to have a calf pulled since 2012. As for where the farm is headed, Joey said he hopes to bring in additional purebreds in the future. “It has always been a family farm.” He said. “I want to bring in purebreds that my kids, and my brother’s kids can show.” Joey added that his daughter Ebby is already involved in the operations on the farm, despite only being 2 years old. He added that his wife Alesia and he were both excited to see Ebby become involved with the farm as she grew. “It really always has been a family farm,” he noted. Outside of the farm, Joey is further involved in agriculture through his work with youth agricultural education. Joey has been an agricultural teacher and FFA advisor for 10 years. He taught at Clever High School for one year, before teaching at his alma mater, Pleasant Hope High School, for the last nine years, Over the course of his career in agriculture education, Joey has taken many Career Development Event Teams to compete at the Missouri State FFA Convention, such as the 2017 second-place Farm Management Team, as well as the 2016 state champion. The Pleasant Hope Agronomy Team advanced to national competition as well. Joey also coached the first-place 4-H National Range Land Judging team in 2017, and the fifth-place 4-H National Range Land Judging team in 2018. Joey believes agricultural education is crucial for the future of agriculture, and he’s glad to be a part of it, as well as the FFA.
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One of the benefits of any quality tural field trip opportunity offered to the agricultural education program is program’s students. For more than 15 years Crowder’s Ag the ability to offer hands-on experiences beyond the routine class- program has been offering travel semiroom and textbook arrangement. nars. This in itself is not unusual, howIn fact, some institutions offer agri- ever, Crowder developed a point system cultural focused seminars not only off so the cost to a student is little or nothcampus but beyond the borders of the ing, depending on one very important aspect: willingness to work. continental United States. Recently, Crowder Division Chair and According to the website, Ag Instructor Jorge Zapata and some Agricultural-schools.com, program students spoke on their latCrowder College located just est travel seminar to Costa Rica at outside of Neosho, Mo., in the the Newton/McDonald County southwest corner of the state, is Cattlemen’s meeting. ranked in the top 50 percent for “Many students have nevag programs in the nation. Neosho, Mo. er even left home before,” But one of the hallmarks of Jorge said. “Some may not this ag program is the agricul-
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meet your neighbors be able to afford to take trips. That is why the scholarship point system is great, it rewards work.” Working fundraisers such as: the Roughrider Scholarship rodeo, the Pullin’ for the Aggies Tractor Pull, Aggie Calf Auction, concession stand shifts or serving dinners can earn students points that accumulate throughout the school year. The students served more than 2,500 meals last year. The top 25 point earners get a chance to travel along to whatever seminar is planned for the year, whether state-side or abroad. Past trips included Maine, Florida, Hawaii, Alaska and Peru. The Costa Rica trip provided an eyeopening contrast to agricultural occupations, practices and processes here in the U.S. One student, Cheston Stacy from Stockton, Mo., a sophomore majoring in agronomy, went on the Costa Rica trip. He plans to go to Missouri State University in Springfield, Mo., to earn a bachelor’s in environmental plant science, with possibly a minor in natural resource and wildlife management. “I’ve been on trips for vacations but never anything like this, it was unforgettable,” Cheston added. “One of the main things that really hit me was the pay. People working for next to nothing... compared to what we get paid here, it was unbelievable.” The students quickly realized there was a stark difference in farming and ranching practices when compared to those here in the U.S. For instance, due to the hot, humid climate, cattle breeds like Simbrah, Nelore, Brahman and even water buffalo, are better suited being more heat tolerant and parasite resistant. And even though some of the practices, such as, rotational grazing is similar to American practices, there are some obvious differences. For instance, technology is approximately 30 years behind that of the U.S. Farmers can be seen using water buffalo to plow their fields. “The cattle are belly deep in grass, but they are still skinny because there is no power in the grass,” Jorge explained. “They supplement with banana and orange peels like we would use silage. FEBRUARY 11, 2019
They have the same issues we deal with, they just deal with it differently.” Another concern for their cattle is crocodiles that frequent the wet marshy areas near the pastures. The humidity causes a lot of issues for crops. Rot and fungus impact crops like corn, which is one of the crops being studied at the extension service research farm in an effort to genetically modify or create selective breeding of the corn that can handle the moist and hot conditions. Coming from a small family farm in Northwest Arkansas, Sydney Delossantos, is familiar with black bald cattle and the occasional pig or chicken but the Costa Rica trip has broadened her experiences, not only in the agricultural sense but also in the cultural sense. “I had never traveled abroad until I joined the (agriculture) department. In Costa Rica, we spent 10 days touring different agricultural facilities all over the country,” Sydney said. “I was able to see everything from a volcano to the beach, as well as, getting a chance to ride a water buffalo. From an educational perspective, the trip gives students a chance to see how they can work to improve agricultural practices in other nations. With global trade making agricultural products more accessible, students get a firsthand look at the economies of scale with a global perspective. “I love it when our student’s ‘light bulbs’ go off as they see similarities and differences that ag producers face across the country or around the world,” Jorge said. “When [students] see that there are common threads between [all producers], we know that their view on agriculture [has grown].” One of the most beneficial fundraisers for the ag students is the calf auction in partnership with the local Cattlemen’s Association. This year’s auction will be held April 3 at 11 am at Joplin Regional Stockyards. Gary and Linda Emmert of Seneca, Mo., have donated the calf. The proceeds go to a fund to help students experience trips such as the upcoming travel seminar in May to Scotland.
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of it in pasture and use some just for hay.” Jim has a construction company and also runs an industrial maintenance company but is moving toward spending more of his time on the farm and less in the business world. His wife Beth is a retired elementary art teacher from the Camdenton School District. Their grown sons, Nick and Dan, Photo by Laura L. Valenti
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And that love permeates his life in a have also been a big help in the farming over the years. number of different ways. Nick still lives on the farm in a nearby “We raise bulls and replacement heifers, registered Limousins,” Jim explained. “We farm house and Dan lives and works as a keep a few LimFlex on the place for a cou- marketing specialist in Springfield, Mo., ple of special customers’ requests, but we but still comes home to help with farm work when needed. keep 80 to 100 cow/calf pairs, Genetics are important to Jim, with a total of about 130 aniwhich helps him produce the best mals at all times.” cattle for not only his herd, but Diamond S Limousin has for his customers who buy seedboth red and black Limousins stock. on two farms in the area. “I do my own AI work “We have 285 acres on this Macks Creek, Mo. and follow the genetics and farm and then I rent another 500 EPDs closely on all our cows acres,” Jim said. “We keep some
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meet your neighbors and bulls. Most of the cattle in this area are commercial cattle but I like to focus on the purebred bulls. Using the purebred bulls with the cross cattle give hybrid vigor to the calves, which is what my bull buyers are after. We do spring and fall calving. I always feed in the evening and I find that by doing so, almost all of my calves are born in the day time. I’ve been farming for over 25 years now and enjoy spending more time doing that. It’s what I really want to do.” Jim said he prefers the Limousin breed because of the growth potential. “The commercial farmer sells for the pounds so crossing with the Limousin bulls works well all the way around,” he said. “We work to breed for the congeniality. All of our cattle are very docile. I was in Kansas recently where I bought several bred heifers. I research the bloodlines carefully before I buy. We buy from 100 genomic-tested herds to make sure of their productivity from the beginning. I cull hard, for their behavior and productivity.”
Just like other cattlemen, Jim has had ups and downs. “The bull market was pretty sluggish this past fall and I actually held more back than I usually do but the heifer market made up for it,” he said. “As soon as the grass starts to green up, people will be out looking,
Jim attends the First Baptist Church of Macks Creek where he also teaches a youth Sunday School class. “When you can get a dozen kids together to hear something positive, that’s a good thing,” he added with a smile. In the same way, he has worked with local agriculture FFA students in the Camden County area. “I enjoy working with the kids and always enjoyed it when our kids showed steers and heifers in years past. It’s a great thing to get these kids started at a young age and with their first heifer they can literally, start their own herd while they are still in school. One of the kids we worked with locally, started that way and he has eight cows now in his herd and he is still in school. These kids and their interest in agriculture is our future in this industry so I think we need to encourage them any way we can.” Jim is also on the Camden County Farm Bureau Board and works with the local extension council. He and his family were the Camden County 2018 Farm Family of the year at the Missouri State Fair.
ready to buy. For quite a while, everyone was interested in the black Limousins but recently, their interest in the red Limousins has picked up so now I keep both. Black cattle generally bring a little more on the market but the only difference really is people’s personal preference.”
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“The rights, freedoms and privileges we share today are because these men and woman made the sacrifice for this great country and the values, we hold so dear.” Gary Vickers of Vernon County, Mo., does more than just talk about honoring veterans and county. He built a memorial to honor them. “The idea for this tribute came to me when I was in Washington, D.C. and saw the three soldiers made of bronze,” he said at a recent dedication in Nevada, Mo. “While there, I had the opportunity to explain to many people what they were about. I decided to do something similar in Missouri and in Missouri style.”
Gary Vickers and his wife Shirley hold an annual Apple Butter Festival at their farm.
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Gary was born in 1947, the oldest son of Gaylord and Nadine (Elders) Vickers. His dad was a WWII veteran side gunner on a B-17 who made captain before he got out of service. “He was strict and quite demanding as we all worked together on a large farm. Being the oldest boy, he pushed me to be able to look after the family if something happened to him. He started me at the age of 6 driving tractors and pickups,” Gary said. “By age 11, I was driving two-ton trucks delivering grain, could barely see over steering wheel but got it done. One proud young man. By age 13, I worked the fields, drove small-semi, tractors, cars truck, did mechanics, vetted cattle, and roped and rode horses. I think one reason my dad pushed me was
somehow he knew I’d have some hard choices to make in life; the Vietnam War provided those hard choices. “I took my military training very serious and being an athlete in school the physical part came pretty easy,” Gary recalled. “As a farm boy, they couldn’t wear me out. I was used to hard work and long hours. I looked at my service time as the right thing to do and as a job. I would give it my best shot.” Vietnam sights and memories: Bamboo so thick they had to clear paths, elephant grass, river crossings hand over hand on a rope, no certain front so anyone could shoot at you, booby traps in rice patties, on kids and even pop that kids sold. Vickers bought one bottle that looked sealed and had it up to his mouth when a buddy noticed glass shards and yelled at him to stop. By this time, the kids had melted into the jungle. VietCong trip wired hand grenades and were gone by the time a soldier tripped it. Danger everywhere. The weather was so hot the sweat caused their uniforms to stick to their bodies and dripped to the ground. Vickers was introduced to pungee pits when a soldier close to him fell into one. Fortunately for that sol-
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dier, he fell right at the edge and his rifle caught the stakes and broke them. Pungee pits were holes dug in the ground deep enough for soldiers to fall into with sharpened stakes that had been covered with human feces at the bottom. If the soldiers weren’t found, they either died of starvation or infection. As platoon sergeant, Gary had a big responsibility; walking point. “I never sent them where I didn’t go. No one walked with me unless he volunteered,” he recalled. He knew if he missed something, someone would have to pay. He felt safer walking the point than the drag because the Viet Cong mostly hit the drag, knowing the soldiers had to come back. As Infantry soldiers, they spent from 21 to 28 days in the field without R&R. Then they were allowed to go to a base that had showers, cots in tents with mosquito netting, and clubs that served drinks. The showers were the most wanted zone. “We’d shower, and get back in line and shower again.” On one trip they were supposed to stay three days but were cut short by a half day. Disappointed or not, they were soon back in the field. FEBRUARY 11, 2019
ozarks roots They were ordered to set up an ambush by a trail. It was not a good place. When they were checking it out, three Viet Cong soldiers walked down the trail in broad day light. Their hand grenades didn’t go off or Vickers’ unit would have been demolished. The American grenades worked, however. Usually his unit moved after an ambush, but this time they waited until dark, and decided not to try and take prisoners. Two hours later, the unit positioned to their left was hit hard. “My good friend, the sergeant, was killed. I carried him out and to this day, I don’t know how I did it. He was over 200 pounds and I was a little over 150.” After serving in Vietnam for 10 months, Gary was shot. “I always told people that I’d be all right because I had good people covering my rear, and guess where I got shot? It wasn’t a life-threatening wound, but a large part of my backside was shot away on one side.” Vickers was sent to a hospital in Japan. When Vickers went into the service, he weighed 171 pounds. When he entered the hospital, he weighed 158 pounds with no flab. His hair quit growing and turned white at 21 years of age. Vickers didn’t let the events sour his outlook on life. He came back to Missouri, married, raised a family and provides an apple butter festival at his farm each year for family, community and especially veterans.
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Liz Hamann has a passion for farm life and animals at her farm in Niangau, Mo. “My uncle got me into hogs when I was Hamann Farms is owned by Matt and Liz Hamann, and locat- around 14,” Liz recalled. “He gave me a ed near Niangua, Mo., in Web- runt. So I raised that runt up and my dad ster County. They named it ‘Farms’ sold it because I didn’t want to butcher it. because they also have a farm in Alaska, I just loved it, because contradictory to what everyone says, they are not a dirty but live in Missouri. They bought their Missouri farm in animal. They are a clean animal. You give them space and they prefer to be clean. 2012 and moved from Oklahoma. “We were in Oklahoma because my They don’t like being dirty. They like to husband was going to school there. He’s root around in the dirt and roll around in a military veteran,” Liz explained. “He the mud, but they’re not a filthy animal.” Since that first pig, Liz has raised pigs went there for two years and then he said, ‘We’re not staying in Oklahoma,’ when she had the opportunity, land, and so we started looking and decided we resources. Right now she is raising American Guinea Hogs and KuneKunes. She wanted to come to Missouri.” She said they were looking for the said the KuneKunes are supposedly an Australian breed. right property for raising “The American Guinea Hog are pigs. an old southern heritage breed,” Liz They raise pigs, chickens, said. “They’re on the endangered a couple of beef calves and list, but they’re coming back. keep bees. For Liz, the chickThat was one of the reasons ens came first. Niangua, Mo. why we wanted them, be“My grandmother had chickcause now people get to start ens when I was a kid,” Liz said. eating them and they like Next came pigs.
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the meat. Then more people want to raise them. They’re a woodland pasture breed. They’re a smaller breed. That’s another reason I like to work with them. They don’t do well in confinement. Their top weight is normally around 300 pounds. They’re easy to work with, and very good mothers. You don’t have to put them in the farrowing crate. They’re a good, old breed. Some people say even Thomas Jefferson had a play in defining the breed.” The other breed she raises is KuneKunes. “They are a smaller breed, like the American Guinea Hogs, and they’re also a good pasture breed,” she said. “When we crossed them, we found that we like the temperament even better than the American Guinea Hog.” The boar they have right now is a KuneKune, but Liz said they will go back and forth between the two breeds. “I still have two purebred American Guinea Hog sows and when I breed them back with a Guinea Hog then I’ll have purebred offspring,” Liz said. “The only purebred KuneKune that I have is the boar.” Liz has four breeding sows, a boar and then a range of pigs from a week old to a year old ready to go to the butcher. “From a week old to butcher age, we have about 50,” she said. She sells pork at farmers markets in Lebanon and Marshfield, Mo. She also sells eggs there. Liz has 21 chickens. Two are roosters. The chickens are a mixed breed of laying hens. She said they lay more eggs in the spring. “When the winter months are nice, they lay pretty good in the winter. But it’s hit and miss, because they lay depending FEBRUARY 11, 2019
upon the daylight,” she said. “When it gets too hot in the summer, they back off.” Her chickens receive chicken scratch, plus black oil sunflower seeds and whatever they find because they are free range. Bee keeping was not something she grew up with. “I like honey, and I thought “I’m going to get a hive and I got ‘Bee Keeping for Dummies.’ “I didn’t really know anyone who had bees, so I read my book, and I found a guy that had bees. This was when we were in Oklahoma and he was just across the border in Arkansas. So he wasn’t real close for me to ask a lot of questions. So it was learning the hard way.” She now has six hives. She lost two hives; one because of the hot, dry weather and the other last winter. Liz said they can be “difficult to keep because of all of the problems going on nowadays. You’ve got the colony collapse disorder, then you’ve got mites.” “Colony collapse disorder is for multiple reasons; pesticides, herbicides. A lot of people don’t realize that herbicides kill bees too, but they do,” she explained. “They are also attributing the disorder to all the cell towers which interferes with them. The chemicals in the cell towers is what they’re saying is the main reason for the colony collapse disorder. Fortunately, I haven’t had any problems, but I’m real careful about what I introduce onto the place.” Liz also sells honey at the farmers markets, and at the request of the managers of the markets, she will sell beef. “I’m not raising the cow and having a bull. I will buy calves from my neighbor and raise them to butcher,” he said. The Ozarks’ Most Read Farm Newspaper
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A new business was born out of a need for smaller halters for smaller equine “We’ve been around livestock all our lives,” Lee Thomas said when asked how he and wife Sandy became involved with making tack for miniature donkeys. The Newton, Kan., native and the lady he calls “the boss” came to Missouri in 1987, after Lee’s brother asked for his help with a new business venture. “He was in the process of buying a trucking company, and needed a terminal manager,” Lee recalled. A long haul trucker “for more years then I care to remember,” Lee was anx-
Through word of mouth, Lee’s experience with donkeys spread. One customer with a particularly difficult donkey wanted Lee to train him. “They had a 3-year-old mini donkey gelding they had bought at a sale, and they couldn’t handle it.” Lee said. “Even before we started training minis, we were making our own rope halters.” In addition to sewing the halters and other pieces, Sandy helps with training, and has had success showing their donkeys. Sandy’s favorite donkey is a white, blue-eyed jack named Lightning.
Sandy and Lee Thomas specialize in halters for miniature donkeys. Photos by Juanita McLellan
Friends noticed the smaller halters Lee ious for a change of scenery, and eager used on the donkeys he trained. to help. “It was really hard to find a mini halThe couple quickly settled into life in the Ozarks. Sandy was raised on a live- ter that would fit a little donk,” Lee recalled. “A donkeys head is bigger than stock ranch in Wild Horse, a ponies.” Colo., and Lee also grew up One friend was impressed by the on a farm. colorful handmade halters and With their experience with she offered to create a business animals, it was an easy step to to facilitate their sale, and begin to work with equines. HalterUp was born in 2010. “I was training some mini-poBuffalo, Mo. “Business got so good, we nies for a lady who lived over could only make six to eight in Radar, Mo.,” he recalled.
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meet your neighbors halters a day, and she was selling more than what we could make,” Lee said. Eventually, the friend found someone else to supply halters for her animals, but Lee and Sandy carried on, and named their business I Lazy Heart, which they operate out of their farm in Buffalo, Mo. The couple proudly displayed their handmade halters, and it was obvious the care they take with each piece. Both nylon and cotton halters are sturdy, and are made in 16 colors. Lee and Sandy enjoy seeing their halters used by large show barns that travel all over the U. S., showing their mini donkeys. In addition to making halters, I Lazy Heart designs and produces pack saddles, surcingles, breaking halters, lead ropes, cowboy rope holders and panniers. The price for halters range from $13 to $15. A full set of panniers are $100 and lead ropes are $6. Lee and Sandy have enjoyed traveling to Kansas Donkey Days, and selling their product to participants.
Sandy Thomas shows some of the halters she and Lee make, as well as her reserve champion banner from the Ozark Empire Fair.
“We enjoyed it. It was three, four days,” Sandy remembered. Their work designing tack in no way interferes with their dedication to their beloved donkeys, and the couple continues training donkeys to drive. Currently five
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“We just enjoy playing with the donkeys,” Lee said. “If they like you, they are your friend for life.” A visit to the pasture was all it took to see why mini donkeys are so popular. All five donkeys crowded around, braying and searching for treats, which they gently took from any hand proffering them. When asked what their favorite memories were of working with mini donkeys, the couple had no trouble recalling: “Lee was told that he couldn’t train Rowster.” Sandy said. “And when he was able to sit in the cart with him and Rowster took off, I think that was my favorite time. Cause, they said he couldn’t.” “We sent her a picture,” Lee said, laughing. Lee’s favorite memory was when Sandy showed Pickle Puss, whose registered name is Brayberry Just in Thyme and they won reserve grand champion in the halter class at the Ozark Empire Fairgrounds in Springfield, Mo. in 2013.
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Hometown: Lebanon, Mo. Family: Husband: Brian Bunch Children: Damien O’Quinn and Brianna Caldwell; Step Children: Joel Bunch, Houston Bunch, Jennifer Pinkston and Nancy Minor; and seven grandchildren. In Town: Tracy O’Quinn was in the radio broadcasting industry for 25 years, working at radio stations that broadcast across Southern and Southwest Missouri. She began her career in the news department before moving to commercial production, station management and finally general manager over four radio stations and a small weekly newspaper owned by Ozark Media. In 2018, Tracy left the radio business and began her own marketing firm, O’Quinn Marketing. “I help businesses, with a big focus on small business, and use all forms of marketing reach their advertising goals,” she said. “Marketing can be very confusing these days, so I like to help business owners navigate through it and figure out what’s best of for them so they can spend their money wisely.” In the Country: Tracy grew up on her family’s farm near Lebanon.
“My parents (Nick and Barbara O’Quinn) still live on the same farm they moved to a few months before I was born. We were dairy farmers from about the time I was 11 to 17. My dad had me pick out 5 acres on the farm, so I picked out the 5 acres where I used to have to go get the cows up in the morning.” Tracy always had a love for horses, which is a passion she continues today. “The first picture I can remember of me is being 2 years old and sitting on my little white pony,” she said. “I was literally raised on the back of a horse, and I really enjoy riding and training.” She raised Foxtrotters in the past and did a lot of trail riding, but she has turned her attention more toward a miniature spotted donkeys. “We always had donkeys with our cattle for protection and things like that, because we always had coyote problems out here,” Tracy said. “I just fell in love with the miniatures.” The couple also has a few head of Angus cattle, and the recent addition of a barn will allow Tracy to add chickens to her farm. Tracy remains very active in her parent’s farming operation, assisting with feeding and other chores. She said her farming background has been helpful to some of her agriculture-based clients. “If I had been a city girl, I wouldn’t even know how to help them,” she said. “I grew up with farming, so I know how to help them.”
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Using Credit Factors to Manage Your Farm By Tyler Keatts
Knowing the five credit factors In the financial services business, we rely on five credit factors when reviewing loan applications. As a borrower, you, too, should use these factors to your advantage when managing your business. The five factors are capacity, capital, collateral, conditions and character. Let’s examine each one more closely from a borrower’s perspective.
Capacity
Capacity addresses profitability and repayment ability, actual and projected cash flow, and sustained earnings. A lender will analyze past and current business trends focusing on repayment of term loans from earnings while providing an adequate margin for capital expenditures, other capital requirements and contingencies. In 2019, producers will face continued tight margins. However, there is potential for those who are prepared. Keeping a current balance sheet and marketing plan is essential. Projections should be realistic and consistent with historical performance. And, don’t forget to include your family living costs. Begin by knowing your costs and your breakevens. Take a look at your cash flow and then stress test it. For example, apply a 10 percent decrease in income, a 10 percent increase in expenses and a 3 percent increase to interest. Would you still be profitable? Think about how you can work FEBRUARY 11, 2019
to mitigate or monitor these risks throughout your farm operating cycle. Prepare now to limit that kind of exposure. Looking at the big picture helps you to be realistic and plan accordingly for the future.
Capital
Capital refers to the financial structure of the business as measured by solvency and liquidity. Asset quality, debt structure, and financial trends of the business are based on accurate and verifiable historical and current balance sheets, together with income and expense statements of comparable date when appropriate. Some producers have been able to preserve working capital but many have been depleting it. Operating expenses have generally been steady but 2019 is shaking out to be a challenging year on liquidity. This means now is a good time to review all capital positions. Committing to the importance of working capital means you understand your operation’s strengths and weaknesses. Evaluate ways to preserve cash and carefully consider any capital purchases especially non-income producing assets. Also, consider the impact non-farm purchases and expenses have on your balance sheet. Remember, your liquidity and financial strength should be sufficient to allow you to continue to operate through a period of significant adversity.
Collateral
Collateral addresses quality of the asset, value, title and lien position. The relationship between the loan type and the value, useful life and marketability of the collateral asset are reviewed. As we head into 2019, it is realistic to think that a lender will expect more based on trends. Review your accounting and asset values to ensure they are accurate based on the current market. Maintain your existing asset base including health of livestock, condition of equipment and risk protection. You may want to seek additional information on valuation as values may be more volatile than years past. Always vet your options using your business plan to make sure any changes to your collateral make sense.
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The lender controls the conditions of loan approval. As credit risk increases, conditions become more critical to the lending decision. Conditions address loan purpose, amount, structure, account verifications, pricing, and scope of financing. As credit risks increase, conditions become more critical to the lending process. Lenders will want more detail to accurately determine the risk and what you are doing to mitigate it. Be prepared to share your financial history and your future plans. This is your opportunity to build confidence
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Character
Consideration of character involves evaluating the applicant’s eligibility to borrow; honesty and integrity evidenced by previous contractual performance and credit references; management ability, including financial, production and marketing skills; and the ownership structure under which the applicant conducts business. Character may be the most important factor that you can control especially in 2019. Showing your management ability by not only raising a crop but managing costs and marketing with a plan instills trust. Your willingness to communicate and treat your farm like a business is the foundation to building a solid relationship with your lender. Finally, a lender will analyze the above five credit factors to determine if the credit risk is acceptable and consistent with sound business and credit practices. This approach ensures that each loan is made on a sound basis for the lender but more importantly for the applicant. With that in mind, know that sometimes the best answer from a lender is “not right now.” That may be the competitive advantage that keeps you farming year after year. Tyler Keatts is the FCS Financial Vice President in Springfield, Mo.
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Your Lender’s 2 Cents By Chad Phillips
Ag lender shows budgeting benefits farmers can count on What sets successful farms apart? After 20 years of signing off on farm loans, I’ve met all kinds of farmers. Most of them have three things in common: they’re hard working, innovative and visionary. So what makes one farm more successful than another? The answer is usually good, old-fashioned budgeting. Most farmers’ approach to success is to work harder. But an effective budget helps you to work smarter. Here are three ways that setting a budget makes life easier for farmers:
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Keeping track of your budget is the best way to monitor what’s working and what isn’t. Not all farm land is created equal, and your numbers will reflect that. A good rule of thumb when growing your number of acres is to minimize risk by choosing a good mix of sand and heavy ground. Pay careful attention to your budget so that you can quickly determine the areas that are most profitable. Apply the same logic to your seed, chemical, fertilizer, equipment and practices. Monitor your budget to see which choices pay off and which don’t. Being diligent in this area helps you quickly adapt your approach to maximize profits and avoid wasted funds. To further boost your financial position, budget with three practical goals in mind. First, book crops at a profitable level. Second, plan to prepay crop inputs like seed, fertilizer and chemical for a discount. Last, watch your equipment debt per acre – you always want to avoid term debt payments when possible, and your budget will show you whether you need more acres to spread fixed costs.
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Budgets also eliminate guesswork by clarifying whether outside income is needed to offset expenses. For example, hunting and recreational income might be advisable if numbers are lean.
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When you walk into your bank for a crop loan, there are four pieces of information to have on hand. The first thing you want to provide – you guessed it – is a projected budget. This key piece of preparation goes a long way to show your lender that you’re a good investment. You can further wow your banker by bringing a financial statement, a crop plan for the coming season and a summary of historical yields. The same principles apply for all kinds of loans – poultry or cattle, for example. Not only will these simple preparations give you an easier time obtaining loans, you’ll also put your bookkeeper, accountant and/ or advisor miles ahead by being prepared.
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Not only does a budget help you plan for the year’s operational and capital expenditures – financial planning also gives you a bird’s eye view for where you’re headed. Your budget can provide a stepby-step guide for how you plan to grow and expand your farm in years to come. Chad Pittillo is Simmons Bank’s lending manager for Pine Bluff, Ark.
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slaughter
market sales reports
bulls
beef
(Week of 1/27/19 to 2/2/19) Buffalo Livestock Market Douglas County Livestock Auction - Ava Interstate Regional Stockyards - Cuba
Midwest - High Plains Direct Slaughter Cattle
60.50-86.50
†
76.00-87.00
†
60.00-75.00
65.00-95.50 † 58.00-87.00 † 60.00-88.00*
Mid Missouri Stockyards
65.00-83.50*
MO-KAN Livestock Auction - Butler
6 62.00-99.50*
Ozarks Regional Stockyards Springfield Livestock Marketing Center
10
30
dairy
73.25 †
South Central Regional Stockyards - Vienna
70
90
110
130
cows
slaughter
(Week of 1/27/19 to 2/2/19)
43.00-61.00 †
Buffalo Livestock Market
31.00-67.00 †
Douglas County Livestock Auction
37.00-58.50 †
Interstate Regional Stockyards - Cuba
32.00-71.00 †
Joplin Regional Stockyards
34.50-60.50 †
Kingsville Livestock Auction
30.00-65.00 †
Mid Missouri Stockyards
31.50-71.00 †
MO-KAN Livestock Auction - Butler
30.00-65.00 †
Ozarks Regional Stockyards South Central Regional Stockyards - Vienna
35.00-52.00 † 20.00-64.00 †
Springfield Livestock Marketing
0
20
40
cow/calf
60
80
100
pairs
(Week of 1/27/19 to 2/2/19) None Reported †
Buffalo Livestock Market Douglas County Livestock Auction
1000.00-1225.00 † None Reported †
Interstate Regional Stockyards - Cuba Joplin Regional Stockyards Mid Missouri Stockyards
650.00-1100.00 †
Springfield Livestock
None Reported
1000
1500
replacement
2000
2500
cows
(Week of 1/27/19 to 2/2/19)
Steers, Med. & Lg. 1
Prices reported per cwt
600.00-1150.00 †
Buffalo Livestock Market Douglas County Livestock Auction - Ava Interstate Regional Stockyards - Cuba
800.00-950.00 † 710.00-1010.00 †
Joplin Regional Stockyards
300-400 lbs. 400-500 lbs. 500-600 lbs. 600-700 lbs. 700-800 lbs.
875.00-1200.00 † 900.00-1150.00 †
Mid Missouri Stockyards MO-KAN Livestock Auction - Butler
None Reported †
Ozarks Regional Stockyards
375.00-1250.00 †
South Central Regional Stockyards - Vienna
Heifers, Med. & Lg. 1
None Reported † 550.00-1285.00 †
Springfield Livestock Marketing Center
1000
1500
300-400 lbs. 400-500 lbs. 500-600 lbs. 600-700 lbs. 700-800 lbs.
Holsteins, Lg. 3
395.00-1175.00 †
Kingsville Livestock Auction
24
Ava Douglas County† 1/31/19
†
600.00-1225.00 †
500
Buffalo, Mo. • Buffalo Livestock Market
2000
300-400 lbs. 400-500 lbs. 500-600 lbs. 600-700 lbs. 700-800 lbs.
Buffalo Livestock Auction* 2/2/19
Butler Mo-Kan Livestock† 1/31/19
Cuba Interstate Regional† 1/29/19
1/22/19
Receipts: 497 Supply was good and demand was good with a mostly full house on hand at the start of the sale. Compared to last month, lamb markets were 20 to 40 cents higher, ewe and ram markets were mostly steady, kid goat markets jumped by as much as 60 cents, while doe and buck markets remained mostly steady. The supply made up of 46 percent lambs, 10 percent ewes and rams, 31 percent kid goats, and 12 percent bucks and does. All prices are per hundred weight (CWT) unless noted otherwise. SHEEP: Feeder Lambs: Mostly hair: Medium and Large 1-2 3538 lbs 255.00; 44-56 lbs 220.00-240.00. Slaughter wool lambs, few: Choice and Prime 2-3 98 lbs 150.00. Slaughter Hair Lambs: Choice and Prime 2-3 47-56 lbs 260.00-270; 62-68 lbs 220.00-237.50; 72-78 lbs 192.50205.00; 83-86 lbs 180.00-187.50. Good and Choice 1-3 60-75 lbs 182.50-210.00; 110 lbs 137.50. Replacement Hair Ewes: Medium and Large 1-2 107 lbs 112.50; 122-163 lbs 70.00-90.00. Wool and wool cross Ewes: Medium and Large 1-2 121175 lbs 75.00-82.50. Slaughter Hair Ewes: Good 2-3 57-165 lbs 50.00-75.00. Hair Rams: Medium and Large 1-2 115-175 lbs 80.0095.00. Wool Rams: Medium and Large 2-3 160-200 lbs 70.0075.00. GOATS: Feeder Kids: Selection 1 28-38 lbs 280.00-300.00. Selection 2 20-30 lbs 230.00-260.00. Selection 3 29-30 lbs 195.00-205.00. Slaughter Goats: Selection 1 43-66 lbs 290.00-327.50; 65-82 lbs 172.50-195.00. Selection 2 43-68 lbs 245.00-
None Reported †
South Central Regional Stockyards - Vienna
0
1/26/19
Slaughter Does: Selection 1 93-118 lbs 147.50-150.00. Selection 2 70-135 lbs 130.00-145.00. Selection 3 90-138 lbs 100.00-125.00. Slaughter Bucks: Selection 1 90-140 lbs 180.00-200.00. Selection 2 125-155 lbs 130.00-160.00. Replacement Does: Selection 1 120-135 lbs 160.00-175.00 per head. Replacement Bucks: Selection 1 110-175 lbs 180.00300.00 per head. Families: Does with single or twin kids: Selection 1 80.00-95.00 per head.
stocker & feeder
1100.00-1400.00 †
Ozarks Regional
goats
Receipts: 2,191 Compared to last month, lambs and slaughter sheep traded mostly steady. Feeder and slaughter kids traded 35.00-60.00 higher with slaughter does and bucks 20.00-30.00 higher. Demand was good on a heavy supply. The supply consisted of 44 percent lambs, 15 percent ewes and rams, 29 percent kid goats, and 12 percent bucks and does. All prices are per hundred weight (CWT) unless noted otherwise. SHEEP: 854 head mostly hair breeds. Feeder Lambs: Medium and Large 1 30-45 lbs 265.00295.00. Medium and Large 1-2 35-47 lbs 230.00-250.00. Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 2-3 53-58 lbs 240.00260.00, 62-67 lbs 230.00-270.00, 70-83 lbs 185.00-215.00. Good and Choice 1-3 52-67 lbs 195.00-225.00, 80-90 lbs 165.00-180.00. Slaughter Ewes: Good 1-2 85-143 lbs 95.00-120.00. Utility and Good 1-3 75-167 lbs 65.00-80.00. Slaughter Rams: Good 1-2 105-175 lbs 105.00-130.00. Utility and Good 1-3 100-185 lbs 80.00-95.00. Replacement Ewes: Medium and Large 1 84-135 lbs 145.00-195.00 per head. Medium and Large 1-2 73-145 lbs 70.00-130.00 per head. Replacement Rams: Medium and Large 1 115-145 lbs 180.00-210.00 per head. Medium and Large 1-2 105-120 lbs 150.00 per head. Families: (Ewes With Single or Twin Lambs) Medium and Large 1 100.00-125.00 per head. Medium and Large 1-2 80.00-125.00 per head. GOATS: 600 head Feeder Kids: Selection 1 35-49 lbs 310.00-345.00. Selection 2 35-47 lbs 250.00-300.00. Selection 3 33-45 lbs 195.00-235.00. Slaughter Kids: Selection 1 52-64 lbs 315.00-360.00, 7080 lbs 235.00-270.00, pkg 9 hd 103 lbs 220.00. Selection 1-2 50-68 lbs 260.00-300.00, 88-95 lbs 190.00-200.00. Selection 2 50-55 lbs 205.00-220.00, 87-92 lbs 135.00-145.00.
975.00-1185.00 †
MO-KAN Livestock Auction - Butler
500
1/22/19
Receipts: 349 The supply was light and the demand was moderate. Included were 26 percent springer heifers, 17 percent bred heifers, 25 percent open heifers, 05 percent fresh and milking cows, 02 percent bred and springer cows and 5 percent baby calves. The balance was steers, bulls and slaughter cows. Prices reported are on a per head basis and for Holsteins unless noted otherwise. Springer Heifers bred seven to nine months: Supreme 760.00-975.00.00, ind top 1010.00, Jerseys 800.00-910.00, Brown Swiss ind 800.00, crossbreds 800.00-1050.00, Approved 600.00-750.00, Jerseys 700.00-730.00, crossbreds 625.00-725.00, Medium ind 575.00, few cossbreds 550.00, Common 410.00- 500.00. Heifers bred three to six months: Supreme 830.00930.00, crossbreds 785.00-925.00, Approved 625.00-770.00, crossbreds 575.00-725.00, Medium 360.00-410.00, crossbreds 375.00-410.00, Common 210.00-300.00, ind crossbred 310.00. Heifers bred one to three months: Supreme 635.00685.00, ind Jersey 700.00, Approved ind 450.00. Open Heifers: Approved: 200-300 lbs pkg of 3 at 253 lbs 130.00, pkg 6 at 300 lbs 130.00, 323-350 lbs 160.00200.00, pkg 10 crossbreds at 389 lbs 200.00, 422-492 lbs 180.00- 290.00, crossbreds 320.00-325.00, 515-581 lbs 230.00-390.00, crossbreds 340.00-530.00, 605 lb pkg of 2 at 400.00, 725-755 lbs 310.00-385.00, 775 lb Brown Swiss 410.00. Medium: 435-490 lbs 200.00-250.00, 505-550 lbs 150.00220.00, ind crossbred 630 lbs 210.00, ind 700 lbs 150.00. Replacement Cows: Fresh and Milking Cows: Approved 775.00-875.00, ind Jersey 875.00, Medium 550.00-725.00, Common few 475.00.
Norwood, Mo. • Producers Auction Yards
900.00-1410.00 †
Kingsville Livestock Auction
0
Bred and Springer Cows: Approved ind Jersey 700.00, Medium few 610.00-675.00, Commom ind 475.00. Baby Calves: Holstein heifers 125.00, Holstein bulls 60.00-90.00, Jersey heifers ind 90.00, Jersey bulls ind 30.00, crossbred heifers ind 210.00, crossbred bulls pkg of 4 at 200.00, beef cross heifers few 300.00, beef cross bulls few 260.00-270.00.
sheep &
cattle
Springfield, Mo. • Springfield Livestock Marketing Center
60.50-83.00 †
50
2/3/19
5 Area (Tx-Ok, Ks, Neb, Ia, Colo) Live Basis Sales - Over 80% Choice Steers: 122.00-126.00; wtd. avg. price 123.78. Heifers: 122.00-126.00; wtd. avg. price 123.77. Dressed Basis Sales - Over 80% Choice Steers: 197.00-200.00; wtd. avg. price 198.41. Heifers: 197.00-200.00; wtd. avg. price 198.01.
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Joplin Regional Stockyards Kingsville Livestock Auction
cattle
prices
Joplin Regional Stockyards† 1/28/19
Kingsville Livestock Auction† 1/29/19
Mid Missouri Stockyards* 1/31/19
903
1,678
1,508
467
7,334
3,362
1,020
St-5 Higher
St-8 Higher
Firm-5 Higher
Uneven
St-3 Higher
St-7 Higher
Steady
----167.00-190.00 153.00-177.00 136.00-153.00 133.00
173.00-195.00 160.00-175.00 154.00-172.00 135.00-152.50 133.00-137.00
193.00 174.00-195.00 158.25-181.75 143.00-162.00 137.50-150.25
170.00-182.00 170.50 151.00-171.00 ----133.00-133.50
182.00-200.00 167.00-196.00 150.00-183.00 135.00-158.00 134.00-150.00
213.50 176.00-202.00 155.00-182.00 139.25-165.00 133.00-156.75
165.00-185.00 154.00-178.00 140.00-170.00 134.00-152.00 132.00-140.00
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70.00-80.00 70.00-75.00 70.00-75.00 70.00-75.00 70.00-72.00
----141.00-157.50 132.50-142.50 124.00-130.00 -----
145.00-168.00 137.00-147.00 127.00-140.50 122.00-130.00 121.00-130.00
----159.50-160.50 143.00-160.75 134.75-145.00 123.00
157.00-159.50 ----126.25-128.25 ----122.75
151.00-169.00 140.00-164.00 129.00-153.00 123.00-141.00 117.00-134.00
160.00-199.00 152.00-184.00 125.00-159.50 126.75-148.25 124.50-139.00
140.00-158.00 132.00-150.00 120.00-138.00 120.00-130.00 118.00-125.00
USDA Reported * Independently Reported
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FEBRUARY 11, 2019
reports
mbs: Choice and Prime 2-3 47-56 lbs lbs 220.00-237.50; 72-78 lbs 192.5080.00-187.50. Good and Choice 1-3 10.00; 110 lbs 137.50. Ewes: Medium and Large 1-2 107 lbs s 70.00-90.00. ss Ewes: Medium and Large 1-2 1210. es: Good 2-3 57-165 lbs 50.00-75.00. m and Large 1-2 115-175 lbs 80.00-
um and Large 2-3 160-200 lbs 70.00-
tion 1 28-38 lbs 280.00-300.00. Selec0.00-260.00. Selection 3 29-30 lbs
election 1 43-66 lbs 290.00-327.50; 95.00. Selection 2 43-68 lbs 245.00-
2/1/19
Receipts This Week: 77,454 Trends Compared To Last Week: Early weaned pigs 4.00 per head lower. All feeder pigs 1.00 per head lower. Demand moderate for moderate offerings. Receipts include 31% formulated prices. Volume By State Or Province Of Origin: Missouri 3.3% Total Composite Weighted Average Receipts and Price (Formula and Cash): All Early Weaned Pigs: 66701 at 52.07 All 40 Pound Feeder Pigs: 10753 at 70.11
Mo. Weekly Hay Summary Western Cornbelt Daily Direct Hog Report
2/5/19
Negotiated Purchase (Including Packer Sold) Barrows & Gilts (carcass basis): 3,160 Compared to Prior Day’s closing weighted average (LM_ HG208): 0.46 lower Price Range: $46.00 - $51.00. Wtd Avg: $49.76. 5 Day Rolling Avg: $50.66. Western Cornbelt Daily Direct Sow & Boar Report
2/4/19
Sows Negotiated Purchase (Including Packer Sold) Sows Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis): 3,791 300-399 lbs: 15.00-36.00. 400-449 lbs: 17.00-36.00. 450-499 lbs: 26.00-36.00. 500-549 lbs: 30.53-37.62. 550/up lbs: 32.51-38.00.
rices
Kingsville Livestock Auction† 1/29/19
Mid Missouri Stockyards* 1/31/19
Springfield Livestock Marketing† 1/30/19
3,362
1,020
513
836
2,068
St-7 Higher
Steady
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Uneven
Uneven
213.50 76.00-202.00 55.00-182.00 39.25-165.00 33.00-156.75
165.00-185.00 154.00-178.00 140.00-170.00 134.00-152.00 132.00-140.00
hay & grain markets
----176.00-183.00 ----143.00-152.50 -----
Vienna South Central† 1/30/19
----168.00-190.00 161.50-182.50 145.00-163.50 126.00-142.25
West Plains Ozarks Regional† 1/29/19
180.00-197.50 155.00-187.00 150.00-182.00 125.00-157.50 128.00-133.00
The last week of Missouri has been dangerously cold. At least for the short term mud has frozen up. The arrival of February however is supposed to bring temperatures which will bring back the mud. Hay feeding has been at max levels as producers work to keep livestock healthy and alive. Hay business is about the same story as has been stated the last month or so. There is hay that can be found if one spends enough time looking although most buyers are not too excited about prices. Most everyone is ready to put this feeding season in the history book and ready for a new growing year with some of something close to normal perhaps. The supply of hay light to moderate. Hay prices are steady to firm. Hay demand is moderate to good. The Missouri Department of Agriculture has a hay directory available for both buyers and sellers. To be listed, or for a directory visit http://mda.mo.gov/ abd/haydirectory/ for listings of hay http://agebb.missouri.edu/ haylst/ (All prices f.o.b. and per ton unless specified and on most recent reported sales price listed as round bales based generally on 5x6 bales with weights of approximately 1200-1500 lbs). Supreme quality Alfalfa (RFV <185): 200.00-250.00. Small squares 7.00-10.00 per bale. Premium quality Alfalfa (RFV 170-180): 175.00-200.00. Good quality Alfalfa (RFV 150-170): 120.00-160.00. Small squares 5.00-7.00 per bale. Fair quality Alfalfa (RFV 130-150): 100.00-120.00. Good quality Mixed Grass hay: 100.00-150.00. Small squares 5.00-8.00 per bale (some alfalfa/grass mix) Fair to Good quality Mixed Grass hay: 75.00-125.00. Small squares 4.00-6.00 per bale. Fair quality Mixed Grass hay: 40.00-75.00 per large round bale. Good quality Bromegrass: 120.00-150.00. Fair to Good quality Bromegrass: 60.00-100.00. Wheat straw: 3.00-6.00 per small square bale. Corn Stalks: 50.00-70.00 per large round bale.
Week Ended 2/1/19 Soft Wheat Corn Sorghum* * Price per cwt
18
70.00-80.00 70.00-75.00 70.00-75.00 70.00-75.00 70.00-72.00
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60.00-199.00 52.00-184.00 25.00-159.50 26.75-148.25 24.50-139.00
140.00-158.00 132.00-150.00 120.00-138.00 120.00-130.00 118.00-125.00
152.00-154.00 ----133.00-139.00 125.00-130.00 -----
----132.00-138.00 130.00-140.50 120.25-129.75 118.75-124.00
145.00-163.00 131.00-150.00 121.00-144.00 115.00-134.00 121.50-123.00
FEBRUARY 11, 2019
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8.37
8.91
7.47 5.47 4.73
5.40
8.95
3.88
3.59
3.84
8.66 5.95 4.92 3.70
170.35 154.52
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132.91 142.99 135.74 133.61 143.01 129.85 139.17 134.28
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152.33 161.50
132.15 *
161.97 165.61 163.89 166.99 150.50
132.57 135.11 137.55 134.67 129.87
170.33
132.20
156.06
139.55
159.12
147.36
161.13 151.00 158.68 163.64 *
126.31 136.24 143.89 135.42 132.43
166.94
133.97
157.17 125
143 161 179 197 215 * No price reported in weight break **USDA Failed To Report *** No Sale - Holiday
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Ava Kingsville
Week of 1/6/19
stly hair: Medium and Large 1-2 356 lbs 220.00-240.00. mbs, few: Choice and Prime 2-3 98
National Direct Delivered Feeder Pig Report
steers 550-600 LBS.
Week of 1/13/19
nd demand was good with a mostly at the start of the sale. Compared to markets were 20 to 40 cents higher, ets were mostly steady, kid goat as much as 60 cents, while doe and ained mostly steady. The supply made mbs, 10 percent ewes and rams, ts, and 12 percent bucks and does. hundred weight (CWT) unless noted
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$145
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Week of 1/20/19
hog markets
1/22/19
Cheese: Barrels closed at $1.3000 and 40# blocks at $1.5000. The weekly average for barrels is $1.2755 (+.1061) and blocks, $1.4610 (+.0785). Fluid Milk: Extreme winter weather through the Midwest and Northeast has caused some hauling delays and plant closures, but most contacts suggest contingency plans were in place and disturbances were minimal. That said, some Midwestern farmers are concerned about the temperature hikes coming into the weekend. Pneumonia and other cow health issues are expected. All said, milk production has been generally steady to strong. Western milk output reports point to a generally steady balance. Midwestern contacts suggest bottling plant closures, due to weather related maintenance issues, pushed more milk into Class III production. Current cream supplies are available nationwide, and some butter manufacturers are clearing plentiful quantities in order to prepare for upcoming seasonal demand increases. F.O.B. cream multiples are 1.051.25 in the East, 1.10-1.21 in the Midwest, and 1.00-1.17 in the West. SPOT PRICES OF CLASS II CREAM: $ PER POUND BUTTERFAT, F.O.B., producing plants, Midwestern U.S. - $2.5199 - $2.6983.
National Dairy Market
Week of 1/27/19
Livestock Market
dairy & fed cattle
$190
Week of 1/6/19
h single or twin kids: Selection 1 ad.
285.00. Selection 3 50 lbs 235.00. Replacement Does: Selection 1-2 Boer 200 Per Head; 75-98 lbs 142.50-175.00; 146 lbs 120.00. Slaughter Does: Selection 2 83-125 lbs 110.00-135.00. Selection 3 55-125 lbs 87.50-112.50. Replacement Bucks: Selection 1-2 single 105 lbs 220 Per Head; 78-87 lbs 185.00-200.00. Slaughter Bucks: Selection 1-2 75-81 lbs 162.50-180.00; 113-175 lbs 137.50-160.00. Selection 3 80-125 lbs 100.00-130.00.
Week of 1/13/19
s: Selection 1 110-175 lbs 180.00-
550-600 lb. steers
$235
Week of 1/20/19
Selection 1 90-140 lbs 180.00-200.00. 5 lbs 130.00-160.00. : Selection 1 120-135 lbs 160.00-175.00
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Protecting a Legacy Farmers and ranchers should plan now for the next generation According to the U.S. Department of Labor, the average age of farmers and ranchers is 55.9 years, putting them among America’s oldest workers. The impending retirement within this demographic leads the way for a new generation of agriculture professionals to take over a primary sector of the U.S. economy. Farming and ranching families faced with identifying who will operate the business next may want to consider working with a wealth management professional for many reasons. Among the most important is to facilitate a succession plan that preserves the legacy of the operation that has been maintained for so many years. Considerations about the tax consequences associated with the land, livestock and equipment are unlike any other business – even down to the management style of the farm or ranch, which can have a large impact on the valuation of the entire operation. A phased and thorough approach includes an inventory of assets, identifying the vision or goals of the farm/ranch, structuring the estate plan and taking action by carrying out the established plan.
Phase 1
Inventory and Assessment
The initial step to completing a succession plan is compiling an inventory of assets and skill sets. to establish a net worth of the entire operation, a list of key people and their contributions, land, equipment and livestock need to be recorded. “Key people” includes anyone who keeps the business running, whether it is family members with management responsibilities or outside partnerships. Also, it is important to identify Ozarks Farm & Neighbor • www.ozarksfn.com 2/1/2019 11:19:01 AM
all potential beneficiaries who would be entitled to proceeds if the business were to be sold. It can seem daunting to undertake, but a comprehensive inventory of all equipment, livestock and relevant documentation, like deeds, should be made. Additionally, it will be necessary to include a list of personal assets, like retirement accounts, which can have an impact on the liquidity of the overall assets and tax effects.
Phase 2
Identify Goals
Although sometimes difficult, an established plan to communicate the goals and vision of the operation is critical. The entire family should be included in these conversations, even those who have no intention of running the farm or ranch in the future. Answering crucial questions such as, “What do we want to see this operation look like in five, 10 or 15 years,” is necessary. It may help to call a meeting where everyone can voice his or her needs and expectations, and each can be addressed. Together, family and business goals are crafted with these needs in mind and the goals should then inform the plan’s details. The succession strategy should include naming a successor or successors who lead operations, deciding which assets to liquidate, transferring value as either ownership shares or monetary settlements, and how to treat land, equipment and other hard assets. Open communication and intentional dialogue must be treated as a critical component of a successful transfer strategy.
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farm finance and assets during the owner’s life, and extends that control if the owner is disabled. After death, the succession plan guides fulfillment of the owner’s vision for the land and operation, and takes care of loved ones. It is important to consider all aspects of personal and business wealth encompassed in the estate plan, including retirement income, estate taxes, asset distribution, business funding and any potential fees or taxes related to ownership transfers. For instance, not all farm assets are appropriate for inheritance, like fully-depreciated equipment, which is stepped up to full market value once inherited. On the other hand, harvested grain can be treated differently regarding income tax. These intricacies are why a comprehensive and detailed succession plan is a must for agricultural business owners.
Phase 4
Follow Through
Once the estate planning tools have been identified, it’s much easier to carry out the succession plan when the timing is right. It will be necessary to make sure that, even if the plan is years away from being executed, assets are titled properly. When equipment is added or sold,
or when beneficiaries or management change, remember to retitle the assets and consult with a wealth advisor. This can be the difference between leaving a gift and establishing a legacy. Wealth advisors can not only assist in explaining the estate plan structure, but also in facilitating the conversation about the strategy – particularly, why the plan is built the way it is.
For any business owner, inaction is an action that can hold undesired consequences. A phased and thoughtful succession plan provides long-lasting protection of the assets they have built, which can continue to grow for future generations. Bill Watson is president of UMB Bank’s Agribusiness Division and can be reached at William.Watson@umb.com.
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So at what age should families start having these discussions? It is never too early. “Business plans aren’t static, they should evolve as circumstances change. So start early, and keep your plan under review,” Louise Speke, chief taxation adviser at the Country Land and Business Association, said. Jonathan Armitage, head of agribusiness at Bidwells, reckons it is useful to keep inheritance tax and asset values separate from business management and planning. Farmers should be clear on their objectives too: is the goal to divide assets equally among the family? Or is it to pass a thriving business on to the next generation? “Equal isn’t always fair,” Armitage said. “Often one sibling gets the farm and others get more liquid assets, which can cause difficulties between siblings. “There is usually an expectation that the farm shouldn’t be sold, which can be a burden. And sometimes the farm is split evenly, meaning the business pays rent to the other owners. But then you’re saddling it with extra overheads.”
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A Tale of Two Almanacs
By Jeff Werner
Predicting the future of finances can be tricky I had to chuckle when I saw the wildly divergent weather forecasts published by the Old Farmer’s Almanac and the Farmers’ Almanac. It brought back memories of the mid-eighties when I worked harvest for my two uncles in western Kansas. Uncle Jimmy (about 12 years older than me) and Uncle Harold (who’s older than my mom) always had differing opinions about how to do things. I remember standing around the pickup, eating the dinner Aunt Joyce had brought out to us, and the two of them arguing over which field we should harvest next. Technically, the plots of land were referred to by its former owners, as in “the Pember place.” The investment world is much the same way. Just like the almanacs, investing “gurus” base their market “forecasts” on secret formulas that would be difficult to describe as scientifically based. What generally seems to work a lot of the time, doesn’t work other times. Even meteorologists are pretty much always right. If it doesn’t rain when they’ve forecast a 90 percent chance of it, they’re still right – they said there was a 10 percent chance that it wouldn’t. The almanacs can use their proprietary planetary positions and sunspot activity, and the gurus can use their fancy algorithms all they want. It’s all window dressing to me. Over the last quarter century as a financial advisor, I’ve found two rules and one guarantee for financial success. The two rules are pretty self-evident – spend less than you earn, and don’t put all your eggs in one basket. Anyone who adheres to these two rules will be fine. Not following the first will guarantee a hellish financial position. Not following the second is basically rolling the dice – you might get lucky. Multiple egg baskets (aka diversification) doesn’t make you rich, but it will keep you from becoming poor.
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The guarantee is less evident, and one which the gurus hate to admit. When it comes to investing, you will always be wrong at some point. You will buy too soon, sell too late, or otherwise wish you’d done something differently. But, as my wrestling coach used to say: “if wishes were fishes we’d all cast nets.” If you buy something that goes up fantastically well, what’s the best course of action? What will it do from here? Well, time always tells. After the fact, many people will say they “knew” it would happen, but nobody knows anything beforehand. The prudent course of action would be to sell part of it (half maybe). Of course, in doing so, you’re also guaranteeing that you’ll be wrong. At some point you’ll wish you’d sold it all or kept it all. The trick is simply to accept the fact that you’re going to be wrong beforehand and use it to your advantage. It’s OK to be wrong. The trick is not to not be wrong, because that’s impossible. What is possible is to minimize the magnitude of your wrongness. Farmers and ranchers know this all too well. I remember many times over the years when my uncles doubled up on cattle just to see the price of beef fall or planted more acres just to harvest in a grain glut. When your livelihood depends on things that you cannot control, be it weather or financial gyrations, it’s never a good idea to bet the farm. It’s always better to be partially right than completely wrong. What’s funny is, both the Old Farmer’s Almanac’s prediction of “Mild, snowy,” and the Farmers’ Almanac’s “TeethChattering Cold, Plentiful Snow” will be correct this year. They both claim to be accurate 80 percent of the time. Jeff Werner is a certified financial planner and senior vice president with Central Investment Advisors in Springfield, Mo. He can be reached at jwerner@centralinvestment.net. FEBRUARY 11, 2019
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Where Champions are Born By Katrina HIne
Hilltop Farms and the McWilliams family say the years of hard work finally pay off Just how do legacies begin? baby in May. Youngest son, Benny and wife Are they a myth that grows over time Sarah just welcomed a daughter, Taegan. Benny, ag teacher at Diamond, Mo. from someone’s imagination or do they evolve slowly from the labors of men high school, admits the majority of his education came from the farm and some who have a vision of perfection? Before a legacy can take root and grow, hands-on work at the Missouri State it is cultivated, groomed, costs weighed, University’s cattle ranch. “We always did what Dad did,” Brad and sweat equity applied for years before the vision becomes a reality. And no one adds. “I grew up playing with toy tracunderstands this more than the Elmer tors and cows.” The family has a strong background in McWilliams family, of Hilltop Farms near Asbury, Mo. Their farm-raised FFA, in fact, all three men have been FFA Gelbvieh bull, Mr. Equalizer, recenlty chapter presidents during high school. won the National Western Stock Show Elmer credits his experiences in FFA as planting the idea of raising beef cattle. Grand Champion Gelbvieh Bull. “I watched my sister show in FFA and With humble beginnings, Warren and Geraldine McWilliams, Elmer’s parents, knew that is what I wanted to do myself,” bought the farm in 1960, working the 400 Elmer said. His first animal was a yearling Hereford acres and running a dairy until 1968 when Warren started breeding the Holsteins heifer he bought for $350 at the annual with a black Angus bull, beginning a small Hereford Association sale in Jasper, Mo. back in the 70s when he was in middle beef operation along with their crops. school. After his parents passed “I was in the Polled Hereford busiaway, Elmer wanted to move ness clear up until 1984,” he said. back to the home place and What hooked him on Gelbcontinue farming with his sons. vieh was watching his fatherHe and wife, Brenda, bought his in-law’s herd, sired by a red sister’s share of the property and Gelbvieh bull and how they moved there in 2016. Asbury, Mo. grew off calves and how Brad, the eldest son, and wife docile they were. When his Katie are expecting their first
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father-in-law offered the bull to him, he accepted. The year was 2000. “After the first crop of calves off that bull, I was so impressed the next thing I knew I was going to Gelbvieh sales buying cows,” Elmer recalled. The Gelbvieh, a German breed, known for their maternal traits, wean off a big calf despite their own size. “You can easily put 40 or 50 pounds on a calf at weaning just by crossing a Gelbvieh with an Angus,” Elmer adds. Gelbvieh are known for longevity and efficiency and when bred with Angus, one can expect an average four-pound gain daily when fed out, dressing out at 90 percent choice grade or better. “I talked to my brother-in-law when I got into this Gelbvieh thing,” Elmer recalled. “I said I’d like to raise the grand champion Gelbvieh bull but figured I could never compete with the folks that have a lot of money and years behind them.” It was a goal he set from the beginning thinking it was just a wild dream. “When calves are hitting the ground and out of 100 or so calves you have to spot the two or three that will make a good show animal, that is the hard part,” Benny states. They have been selling seedstock cattle for 12 years, but their herd really
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took off when Brad and Benny were still showing cattle at the high school level. “We’ve had a few champions,” Benny adds. “With each animal we’re stepping through a new doorway.” The dining room table is the genetics research station with Elmer as the head researcher. Breed magazines, flyers and sale bills cover the table next to the Grand Champion bowl won in Denver. Improving their herd is more than just research in publications, as Benny points out. “We go to shows and sales, paying attention to the good cattle, taking note of the bloodlines and where they came from, focusing on the best genetics.” Benny remarks. Elmer is quick to recognize the success with the cattle is a mutual effort among the family and a couple neighbor boys who help with working the show cows. Like most typical family farms, cattle are not the only thing produced on the farm. They also raise corn, soybeans and wheat, as well as, native prairie grass and Bermuda on around 2,500 acres. Brad primarily focuses on the crops and running the newer equipment. Wife, Katie, often runs the grain cart, helps with haying and enjoys working the cattle. FEBRUARY 11, 2019
meet your neighbors “Each of us has a role to play in the farming operation,” Brenda, who primarily works the ground, said Additionally, Brad and Elmer handle the feed grinding, feeding the herd and monitoring cows in calving season. They all agree that Benny and Sarah have the patience for the halter training and grooming required to show the cattle. There were tears, coupled with various emotions that went beyond the huge win. The success in the ring validated all their hard work, hours of research, spotting that special animal and then spending countless hours working with it. “You don’t win shows at that show,” Benny said. “You win them at home where all the hard work happens.”
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“Our motto has always been to raise quality seed stock. We believe this champion bull is a breed changer.” – Elmer McWilliams The end goal for the McWilliams is not cattle that look good in the ring but being deliberate with each breeding program decision, resulting in a quality production animal. “Our motto has always been to raise quality seed stock,” Elmer adds. “We believe this champion bull is a breed changer.” The whole process did not just emerge one day… it started with those simple but deliberate lessons taught by Warren and Geraldine, passed down to Elmer and then to Brad and Benny. That is how a true legacy begins. FEBRUARY 11, 2019
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Ted Anderson searched for the right breed of cattle for his small Straf-
ford, Mo., farm and discovered Dexters. He also owns a commercial Ted Anderson, a retired FDA inAngus herd that is housed at a nearby farm owned by Joe Kincaid. vestigator, has Ironman triathlon medals on the wall of his office next to numerous ribbons, belt buckles and plaques commemorating the well as numerous other awards and titles feed a red one than a black one. Dexters many championships earned by his regis- in the Dexter breed. Their bull Power- use to be rare and the red ones were only tered Dexter herd at his Emerald Springs ball is a two-time grand champion bull 5 percent of the breed, so 5 percent of a at the American Dexter Cattle Associa- rare breed is extremely rare.” Farm, located near Strafford, Mo. When an artist was commissioned to It is obvious Ted’s cattle are not just a tion’s national show, and received the inaugural Best of Show award at the create a clay Dexter statue that would hobby, even if his herd began that way. As he neared retirement, Ted knew ADCA national show in 2017, the 60th become the mold for the annual Missouri Dexter Breeders Best of Show he wanted to get back into agriculture. anniversary of the organization. The showing side of the operation award, it was modeled after the Dexters He has many fond memories of summers spent at the farm of his aunt and uncle began as a way to show support for the that roam Ted and Vicki’s farm. Dexters are considered a dual-purpose in his native Kansas. Thanks to a trip Dexter breed. “The association got Dexters into the animal for both beef and milk producto the annual Fall Farmfest in Springfield, Mo., he and his wife Vicki found Houston Livestock Show and they had tion. Ted focuses on the beef attributes Dexters in 2004. Today he has about 24 to have a certain number there,” Tom and they are popular in grass-fed operahead of Dexters in total. He sees himself recalled. “When I started 14 years ago, tions because they require fewer inputs. as a seedstock producer for both red and there weren’t that many around, so Despite a growing number of Dexters in I took a bull down there and I started the Ozarks, Ted said the breed is still a black genetics. “With only 15 acres of pasture, I didn’t campaigning at the Cadillac of livestock small market. “I think the Baby Boomers are retiring think I could make a nickel on an An- shows... To get your name out there for gus,” Ted said with a laugh. “I talked to bulls in the Dexter breed, you have to and wanting a place out in the country, Ted said. “They’re going to figure out, a breeder named John Foley and it went take them to the shows.” Emerald Springs Farm as done well ‘Why waste my time mowing it when from there. I saw a video of a bull calf at Farmfest that wasn’t even weaned yet selling their calves over the years. At I can have sheep, goats or cattle?’ It’s times there has been a waiting list for a niche market, but there’s a lot of inand I bought that bull sight unseen. terest. These Dexters eat about half as “They are promoted as being ideal for their genetics. “My philosophy with my cattle is that much as a big cow. The calves have small acreage. We’re not it doesn’t cost anymore to feed good been bringing really good money, so on competing with the comcattle than it does a hammer head,” your per acre return, it might be a hobby mercial guys and they don’t Ted said. “I always wanted the farm, but it can make you some money.” want a carcass the size of a Ted does his own AI work and strives best. I concentrated on red geDexter. The Dexters are good netics when they were hard to for fall calves. natured, easy to handle and Strafford, Mo. The Andersons also own about 32 find, and they sold for twice easy to work with.” as much as the black. Again, head of commercial Angus, housed at a Their farm has produced six it doesn’t cost anymore to neighboring farm owned by Joe Kincaid. national championships, as Ozarks Farm & Neighbor • www.ozarksfn.com
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meet your neighbors “When I moved here, I saw the pasture at Joe’s,” Ted recalled. “It was rented out, and when it became available, they asked me if I wanted to rent it. As it happened, one of my Dexter buddy’s neighbors had to sell his cattle, which were Angus and Limousin, so I had the opportunity to buy the whole bunch and rent Joe’s pasture all in the same month.” While Dexters remain his first and primary herd, Ted does find desirable attributes in his Angus herd. “You have more inputs, but it’s much easier marketing,” he said. “There’s a sale at a sale barn just about everyday of the week, but you can’t pick your selling price.” The herds and their focus are kept separate, and some of the management practices differ. The Angus herd is bred for fall calving through natural cover and the calving season is typically only 30 days, with a few calves in the following weeks. Joe also partnered with the Andersons on the commercial herd, but his declining health from Multiple Sclerosis forced him to step away from the cattle. Ted said Joe, however, remains as active as possible on his 110-acre farm, which he shares with his mother, Rose Mary. Ted and Joe have developed a close relationship over the years, with Ted calling Joe “the idea man.” Ted also relies on Joe for advice, and Joe passes on his experience and knowledge with others, including high school students he has worked with over the years to do projects, such as revitalizing a 100-year-old barn. Despite his physical limitations, Joe remains very involved in his farm, and the barn renovation was no exception. Ted recalled driving down the hill to the barn in disbelief as he watched Joe being lifted up in the bucket of his tractor to supervise the floor being laid in the loft of the barn. Joe, with the help of a hired hand, oversees the farm’s dayto-day operations, including haying and other improvements.
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pring calving season is just around the corner. This also means calving problems and the need to intervene and assist in the delivery of the calf. Here are several mistakes made before, during Dr. Mike Bloss, DVM, owns and after calving. and operates Countryside 1. Generally pasture is the cleanest Animal Clinic with his wife, place for cows to calve. If you are using a Kristen Bloss, DVM. The shed or building for a calving area, do not use sawmixed animal practice is dust or newspaper for bedding. Calves can inhale located in Aurora, Mo. sawdust, causing lung damage. It can also get into the cow’s reproductive tract, causing infection. Newspaper sticks like glue to a wet calf. Use straw bedding for the best environment. 2. Avoid moving cows multiple times when they are in labor. Research has shown that labor time can be increased as much as nine to 16 hours by moving during Stage 2 labor (the water bag is showing). Sometimes moving during Stage 2 labor is unavoidable; give the cow or heifer time to get accustomed to her new surroundings so that labor can resume. 3. Do not rupture the water bag. Rupturing the water bag does not speed up calving. Rupturing the sac can decrease uterine contractions due to decreased internal pressure. The fluid also cushions the calf’s head as it enters the birth canal. 4. Do not use soap and water as lubrication. The soap actually breaks down and removes the cow’s natural lubricants. Improper lubrication can lead to increased uterine and vaginal wall trauma during birth, and make pulling more difficult. Use commercially available lubricant when assisting with labor and delivery. When using calving chains, wrap the chain twice around the foot, with one loop above the fetlock joint and one below the same joint. This distributes pressure from the chain, and leads to less chance of causing a fracture during a delivery. 5. When pulling a calf, try to pull only when the cow pushes. Do not pull constantly. When the cow relaxes, maintain your position; this will also stimulate cervical and vaginal dilation. Pull at a downward angle; this most closely mimics a natural birthing position. Do not apply more pressure than what two people pulling can exert without professional assistance. 6. When pulling a calf in a normal head first position, stop pulling when the last rib is delivered. This allows several things to happen. First, blood from the placenta can be transferred to the calf before the umbilical cord breaks. Second, mucus can drain from the nasal passages and the throat, often allowing the calf to take a breath. You can now rotate the hips of the calf approximately 45 degrees to facilitate extraction of the remaining part of the calf. 7. DO NOT HANG A CALF UPSIDE DOWN OR SWING IT TO REMOVE FLUID! This does not remove fluids from the lungs; instead, it allows the abdominal organs to compress the lungs, making it difficult for the calf to breathe. It is better to place the calf in a sitting position on its chest, allowing both lungs to expand. A clean piece of straw to gently scratch the nasal passage can stimulate a cough to expel mucus. Respirators are available to expand the lungs; make sure you are trained by a veterinarian before using such a tool. Patience is a virtue when delivering calves. Give the cow time to dilate. Use slow, steady pressure when delivering a calf. FEBRUARY 11, 2019
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The Nutritional Needs of New Moms By Klaire Howerton
Cows must maintain their condition, as well as provide for their calf, so proper nutrition is key When a cow has a calf, her nutritional needs change. She is now going from maintaining condition for herself and the unborn calf during pregnancy to recovering from birth, trying to get back in condition and providing milk for her newborn calf. This is the time producers will want to make sure their new mommas get the right nutrition. “There’s a pretty dramatic change in a cows nutritional needs after calving,” explained Eldon Cole, field specialist of livestock for the University of Missouri Extension. “A 1,200-pound cow in the last three months of pregnancy needs about 24 pounds of dry mater. It should contain 54 percent Total Digestible Nutrients (TDN) 24 pounds x .54 = about 13 pounds of TDN. The protein level needed is 8 percent or 1.9 pounds per day. After calving the nutrient needs increased to 30 pounds of dry matter; 58 percent TDN and 9.8 percent crude protein. So that’s a total of 17.4 pounds TDN and about 3 pounds of protein per day. “If a newly freshened beef cow is a really good milker (25 pounds-plus per day) she will need even more feed and higher quality,” Cole added. “Protein could go up to 10.5 percent protein and 59 percent TDN. The daily dry matter would go up to 32 pounds for the cow if she was producing 25 pounds of milk per day.” The nutrition of first-calf heifers is a bit complex, especially since they are not only eating to recover, gain condition and nurse, but for rebreeding preparations as well. Dr. Shane Gadberry, professor of ruminant nutrition at the University of Arkansas, explained that getting first time calving heifers rebred to calve within a 365-day calving interval is one of the more, if not most challenging parts of a cow-calf system.
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“We do blood tests and regularly vaccinate. We have an exceptional mineral program and we don’t skimp on feed.” Fred Bryant Greene County, Mo.
“Some producers choose to wait until heifers are more mature and breed them to calve as a 3-year-old instead of 2-year-old,” he said. Waiting an extra year takes on a lot of extra expense that is hard to recoup. Others will try to breed heifers to calve one month ahead of the mature cow herd, so they have an extra month to recover from calving. Nutrition is key to increasing the odds of getting 2-year-old lactating females bred for their second calf. Adequate protein and energy must begin pre-calving. Heifers need to calve in a body condition score 6. The most common mistake is treating these heifers like mature cows. They are best managed separately for both ease of assisting with calving difficulty and feeding. The energy needs of these immature cows is greater than mature cows because the immature cow is growing, nursing, and hopefully rebreeding. It is rare that hay quality is sufficient to meet the energy need for a mature lactating cow, so first-time calving females are more prone to lose more body condition from calving to rebreeding than mature cows. “First calf heifers will need extra groceries to provide for growth gains along with milk production following calving,” Cole said. Producers have a variety of feed choices when it comes to meeting the nutritional needs of newly lactating cows. Commercial feed mixes, soybean hulls, whole corn, distillers’ grain, range cubes and lick tubs are all possible options. Good quality forage is a must as well, either in hay or pasture form, or both. The quality of the forage will determine what supplements are needed for the cows. “Determining the right amount and type of supplement is best accomplished with a forage test,” Gadberry advised.
“We seek treatment and advice from our veterinarian and supply a good quality feed.”
“I feed right and make sure my hogs have ample bedding and water. I also vaccinate my cattle and my sows twice a year.”
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Keeping livestock healthy and productive begins with a vaccination protocol Animal health plays a huge role in the success of a farm or ranch. Healthy animals are happier, cost less in the long run and are a valuable asset to the operation. Implementing a vaccination program can benefit the health of a producer’s livestock.
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The Benefits of Vaccinations
“The main diseases of concern are BVD, Tritrichomonas and Johne’s,” Dr. Heidi Ward, assistant professor and veterinarian with the University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service said. There are vaccinations available for all three. Another common cattle vaccine is Blackleg. Vaccinations are commonly given to calves, but adult animals can be vaccinated for it as well. “Other vaccinations include malignant edema, IBR, PI3, BRSV, Hoemophilus somnus and internal and external parasite control. Booster vaccinations 6 to 10
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days later may be recommended by your veterinarian,” Homer Sewell with the Department of Animal Sciences with the University of Missouri Extension said. The timing and delivery of these vaccinations should be discussed with a trusted veterinarian – they can help producers maximize the effectiveness of vaccines and develop a herd health program.
Goats
One of the most common goat vaccines is the CDT vaccination for Clostridium perfringens type C+D and tetanus. “While there are a number of vaccines for goats, the only vaccine I use is CDT,” Angelica Kostik of Ark of Angels Dairy Goat Farm in Greenfield, Mo., said. “All CDT shots are normally given between January and March. Bucks and dry does are normally vaccinated in January, bred does 30 days prior to due date and kids at the time of disbudding.” FEBRUARY 11, 2019
farm help A CDT vaccination can also help prevent Enterotoxemia, also known as “over-eating disease.” Vaccinations can be a little stressful if your goats are not accustomed to much body handling, so Kostik recommends that producers make sure their goats are handled on a regular basis so they won’t stress out. “I put mine on the milk stand with a bit of grain and most of them don’t even notice it,” she said.
Horses
Horses should be vaccinated annually for West Nile Virus, according to the American Association of Equine Practitioners. “The vaccine is effective and safe, and helps to safe guard horses from the severe form of the disease,” said MU Extension Equine Program Coordinator Marci Crosby. A rabies and tetanus vaccination is also highly recommended for horses. “Rabies is spread by the saliva of any infected (rabid) mammal through a bite wound and vaccination for rabies is often considered part of the core vaccines,” said Elisabeth J. Giedt, D.V.M., Director of Continuing Education, Extension and Community Engagement Center for Veterinary Health Sciences Oklahoma State University. “Horses are particularly sensitive to tetanus. Wounds are infected by soil contact with the organism, so tetanus is also considered a core vaccine. This disease is often fatal to infected horses. When you purchase a new horse without a history of tetanus vaccination, it is essential to consult your veterinarian regarding protection. Even the smallest of puncture wounds can become deadly if the horse is infected.”
Swine
According to Roderick C. Tubbs, Swine veterinarian of the Commercial Agriculture Program with MU Extension and Jeanette L. Floss, College of Veterinary Medicine with MU Extension, a combination Leptospirosis/Parvovirus/Erysipelas vaccine should be given twice, at least two weeks apart, to all incoming breeding animals. It should also be given to all sows when the pigs FEBRUARY 11, 2019
are weaned and to boars twice a year. Pigs should receive Erysipelas vaccine at the time of weaning. The need for other vaccines should be determined with the aid of a practicing veterinarian. Producers should always seek out the advice of their veterinarian during the
creation of a vaccination program to ensure the maximum benefits and effective disease prevention. They should also make record keeping a priority as part of their vaccination program. “Labels and lot numbers should be recorded in the case that producers ex-
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Are They Struggling? By Klaire Howerton
Knowing the signs of a weak calf early can make the difference between life or death If an animal is weak or sick, especially a young calf that is already vulnerable, naturally a producer wants to address the situation as quickly as possible to get the calf back on its feet. Making sure to know the signs that a calf is weak or sick, or beginning to fall ill, can help save the life of a valuable critter. One of the first signs that a calf is in a weakened state is lethargy. A calf that does not feel well will not be very active. “One of the biggest visual signs is the calf is not up and running around with his herd mates,” said Eldon Cole, livestock specialist with the University of Missouri Extension. If a producer notices from a distance that a calf seems lethargic, it warrants a closer look – even if it just turns out to be a healthy calf taking a nap. Upon closer examination, weak or sick calves will most likely appear dehydrated from not nursing properly. Dehydrated calves will have bellies that appear thin (not full and plump like a healthy, well-functioning calf) and their gums will be “tacky” and dry, said the University of Washington Extension. They will also likely have a dry muzzle, cold feet and eyes that appear sunken. Sick calves may also have scours. If a calf is born to a cow that suffered from Dystocia (a difficult birth), this can have some adverse effects on the calf and trigger “weak calf syndrome.”
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“Such calves do not have normal respiratory efforts. They do not have strong gasping and panting efforts. They do not have rapid respiration or heart rates necessary to distribute oxygen to the tissues and carbon dioxide back to the lungs. Lactic acid and carbon dioxide levels remain quite high. These calves are depressed, they do not sit up well, they do not shake their heads and ears, and if weather is cold they do not shiver to warm themselves. Shivering increases metabolism, which increases heat. These calves have poor metabolism to begin with and their body temperature consequently drops. Even those that first appeared to breath and sit up normally soon become depressed, are slow to rise, and are slow to nurse. Many do not nurse without assistance and die within 12 to 24 hours,” explained Glen Selk, professor emeritus with the University of Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service. If a calf exhibits any of these symptoms, they should be taken to a warm location and given fluids while the producer contacts their veterinarian. Taking note of all the symptoms exhibited and describing them over the phone to the veterinarian can prompt more specific instructions and give the vet an idea of potential treatment. Knowing the signs of a weak or sick calf can help animals that fall ill receive the proper care quickly and efficiently.
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DNA Testing in Livestock By Klaire Howerton
DNA testing is quickly becoming the norm The livestock industry has grown by leaps and bounds over the last decade, and it continues to progress. One of the ways the cattle industry is progressing is through DNA testing.
How are DNA tests conducted?
“Pulling samples is a relatively simple procedure,” Andy McCorkill, field specialist in livestock with the University of Missouri Extension. “You can take blood samples, tail hair or most recently, a Tissue Sampling Unit or TSU which takes ‘hole punch’ out of the ear with an ear tag like device that can even insert an identification tag in the same procedure. “Most folks can manage to pull the sample on their own without the aid of a vet, but most vets are more than happy to assist if you don’t feel comfortable with doing it on your own. Once you’ve taken samples and got the forms taken care of, you are ready to send your samples off for FEBRUARY 11, 2019
analysis. The results will generally take four to six weeks to come back so it is important to build that time into your plan if you are planning on using the information as an added selling point.”
What types of traits should producers look for in DNA tests?
“Current market conditions reward cow/calf producers for high weaning weights and black hide color, stockers for feed efficiency, and average daily gain, and feedlot operators for feed efficiency, rate of gain, lean weight, marbling, and ribeye area,” according to Eric A. DeVuyst, associate professor, farm and ranch management specialist with Oklahoma State University. “Genetic markers have been identified that affect most of these traits.”
How can producers use DNA test information for herd management?
Some large benefits are more live calves and fewer deaths of heifers by using calving-ease genetics, to start. “I encourage folks to use the information as a tool in breeding and culling decisions,” McCorkill said. “What genomic information can do is help you find those animals that aren’t going to perform before you have to find out the hard way. Of course, if the results come out favorably, it can add a good degree of value to the animals you sell If your cattle shine in a particular area, use it to your benefit and sell it help sell your cattle. There is certainly a market for high-quality cattle and we are continuously searching out those cattle that hit the mark; genomic information is simply a tool that helps us find hit that target.”
Help the AHA implement genomic information into key economic maternal traits: Strengthen traits such as Sustained Cow Fertility, Milk, and Maternal Calving Ease by DNA testing your herd. The more genotypes on inventory, the more reliable the numbers are. Obtaining female DNA helps with determining parentage on future calves: DNA collected with this project can be used in the future to parent verify calves. This makes it easier to AI permit your bulls or to check parentage on any calves that you might be questioning the pedigree on. Test for genetic abnormalities: By DNA testing your herd, you can find out which animals might be a carrier of the hypotrichosis, dilutor or idiopathic epilepsy genes, to help make better informed breeding decisions.
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Winter Stress Concerns By Klaire Howerton
Livestock owners should remember to provide some comfort to animals in the winter months With winter settled in across the Ozarks, producers should be aware of potential cold stress issues. While no one wants to linger outside during chores with a single digit wind chill, it pays to take a good look at the animals in case they are stressed by the winter environment. “Detecting cold stress symptoms in cattle can be as simple as observing how they act when you’re feeding and observing them each day,” Eldon Cole, livestock specialist with the University of Missouri Extension, explained. “Do they come running when the truck drives in the gate? Do they start eating or do they hang back and act lethargic?” He also noted that “severe cold will cause cattle to actually shiver and stand around humped up,” whereas cattle that are handling colder temperatures without many problems can be seen licking and grooming to warm themselves. Cattle that are stressed from extreme temperatures may also drop weight. If the cattle are quite muddy, this can also be a stress indication. “Mud is a big stressor so try to keep cattle out of muddy areas like around feeding bunks or bale rings,” Cole said. Moving the feeding area routinely, if possible, can help prevent the buildup of mud. “Wind is a stressor, so wind-breaks help,” Cole suggested. If barns or other man-made shelters are not available,
fields with cedar glades or hills help reduce the wind chill factor. Signs of cold stress in other livestock, such as pigs, can be indicated by a “pig pile.” Cold pigs will sleep on top of one another to stay warm if necessary, which can result in devastating losses if a young pig or smaller breeder gets crushed. While pigs need appropriate winter shelter, they also require adequate ventilation. “In the winter, provide warm, dry, draftfree quarters with plenty of bedding and supplemental heat if necessary,” advised William G. Luce, Extension Swine Specialist with the University of Oklahoma. If poultry are suffering from cold stress, especially wind related, it will often show up on their combs and wattles. “A basic rule in cold weather is to give birds protection from the wind. Combs and wattles freeze easily in high winds but survive at temperatures well below freezing when air is calm,” explained R. Scott Beyer, poultry specialist with the Kansas State University Extension. The shelter must also be as free of moisture as possible. “Give birds a place to stay dry,” advised Beyer. “Feathers only retain body heat when dry. When birds are unable to escape wet and windy conditions, they are less likely to survive winter.” Knowing the signs of cold stress and being prepared to move or manage animals differently will help everyone make it through winter in the Ozarks relatively unscathed.
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MFA Agri Services
Urbana - 417-993-4622
Weaubleau - 417-428-3336
MFA Farmers Exchange
www.mfa-inc.com
Ozarks Farm & Neighbor • www.ozarksfn.com
545 545 K
Lamar - 417-682-5300
Pill Gothic Regular, Medium, Bold, Black
Ozark Farm & Neighbor: “Western Farm Show 2019” 91⁄2" x 10" Art director: Craig J. Weiland cweiland@mfa-inc.com MFA Incorporated
FEBRUARY 11, 2019