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rumor mill Pace Joins Arkansas Farm Bureau: Arkansas Farm Bureau has a new intern, Bricen Pace, giving this college student an opportunity at real-world experience. Bricen, son of Grant and Elizabeth Pace of Monticello, Ark., is the intern for Farm Bureau’s Public Relations department. He is an undergraduate at the University of Arkansas Little Rock with a major focus in mass communications and a minor in philosophy. Bowman Joins American Angus Association: The American Angus Association welcomes Lindsay Bowman, of Prairie Grove, Ark., as an intern in the junior activities department. Based in the Association headquarters in Saint Joseph, Mo., Bowman will play a significant role in coordinating events for members of the National Junior Angus Association. Brangus Association Elects New Board Members: The International Brangus Breeders Association (IBBA) recently elected four new directors to serve a three-year term on the IBBA Board of Directors. Bill Davis is among the four new directors. Bill is the owner and operator of Chimney Rock Cattle Company along with his wife Gail, in Concord, Ark. Having never owned any breed other than Brangus, Bill is very familiar with both the purebred and commercial aspects of the breed. Bill said the cattle industry is in the middle of record setting times and no other breed has more potential for growth than Brangus. AI and Reproductive Management Training: Big Branch Breeder’s Service will teach a 3-day AI and Reproductive Management course on March 27, 28 and 29 at Arkansas Livestock Auction in Searcy, Ark. Class times are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information call 501-316-3536.

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Arkansas Century Farm Program: The Arkansas Agriculture Department is accepting applications for the 2014 Arkansas Century Farm program. The program recognizes Arkansas’ rich agricultural heritage and honors families who have owned and farmed the same land for at least 100 years. There is no cost to apply for the Arkansas Century Farm program. Applications can be obtained from the Arkansas Agricultural Department by calling 501-683-4851. Applications must be postmarked by May 31, 2014 to be eligible for designation in 2014.

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Tony Nichols selects Simmi/Angus cross 8 for added hybrid vigor

Little Red River Beef Cattle Conference: Replacement heifer selection, herd health, deworming update and cost management are on the agenda for the 2014 Little Red River Beef Cattle Conference on April 10, 2014, at the Cleburne County Livestock Auction in Heber Springs, Ark. A registration fee of $20 will be collected at the door. The conference is from 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. For more information contact Polly Greenbaum at 501-671-2177.

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JUST A THOUGHT 3 Jerry Crownover – Calving chaos 4 Dusty Richards – My trip to Colorado 5 Lynzee Glass – Thankful for farmers MEET YOUR NEIGHBORS farmer Honey Reese takes on 7 Young multiple projects 9

Julian Pruitt can be found in one of two places on sale day Pettigrew School serves as a gathering place and historical reminder for the community Eye on Agribusiness features Bar-M Feed and Supply Town and Country features Danny Wann Todd Weyl uses rotational grazing to limit hay usage Youth in Agriculture spotlights Jesse Rader

FARM FINANCE 15 Understanding loan lingo The ins and outs of leasing your land to 16 hunters

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The benefit of paying your children for farm labor

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his year I have the pleasure of being president of Western Writers of Western novelist Dusty America. The job calls for me to fly Richards and his wife somewhere in January for a meeting. It Pat live on Beaver Lake had been held in Albuquerque, N.M., in northwest Arkansas. in past years. But we wanted to look at sites for To contact Dusty, go to future conventions and the meeting was to be ozarksfn.com and click on held in Denver. Let me tell you, I am a big old ‘Contact Us.’ boy and airline seats were made for Argentine Horse jockeys, so only when I can’t drive my pickup, I fly. First, the third weekend in January is always iffy in northwest Arkansas. I thought for a while about flying Southwest direct from Tulsa, Okla., but getting to Tulsa in winter could be tough. I settled on a flight from North Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA) via American Airlines leaving on Friday and coming home Sunday. So the day came and it was zero but no snow, Pat drove me to the airport in the dark. I climbed on the plane. Flew to Dallas/Fort Worth and then to Denver. It was impressive seeing all that land blanketed in snow but we landed smoothly. The only director who could not get to the airport because he was iced in lived in Kerrville, Texas. My other directors flew in from New Jersey, North Carolina, Santa Fe, Wyoming and South Dakota. Denver was also host to the big Denver livestock show. Years ago I attended the Professional Rodeo Cowboy Association Convention there the same time. Our hotel was full of 4-H exhibitors and FFA members, plus their parents. I shook the hand of a young FFA member who had the winning market hog. It’s a real big event in youngsters’ lives and it made things almost like home with all these ranch people. We had a pre-meeting, six-course Italian meal on Friday night. It was good and fun with all kinds of dishes. Saturday night we went to another recommended eatery. We spent the day budgeting and looking at things we do as an organization and how to change them to be better for our members. A big thanks went to an effective executive secretary, whose husband is a Wyoming cattle rancher, who did a great job of organizing the schedule for me. So I got up Sunday morning to fly home. I twisted my right knee in late December so I looked like Hopalong Cassidy going through that giant airport. Some TSA agent must have seen me hoppling along and sent me though a speedy lane. That was great. I learned my second flight was going to be later than scheduled and I had to cross Dallas/Forth Worth Airport to catch it. I hopped over and asked an attendant if she’d get me a wheel chair to make the plane there. She gave me a first class seat on an earlier plane and whisked me out of Denver. That was nice, those seats are spacious. I got back to XNA and no luggage. They checked on my bag and found it had been left in Dallas/Fort Worth no doubt because of my shuffle in flights. But it shocked me that in two minutes they found my bag and said they would get it in on the next flight and deliver it to my hotel or house. A man knocked on my door at 10:30 p.m., with my bag. My cowboy hat is off to American Airlines and all those neat folks who treated me so special. May the Good Lord bless and keep you and America, Dusty Richards

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Keepin’ it Country By Lynzee Glass

issouri Farm Bureau recently celebrated Thank A Farmer Week. Many people across the state saluted farmers that week and Lynzee Glass graduated joined Missouri Farm Bureau from Missouri State in collecting food for Ronald McDonald House University with a Charities across the state. In light of Thank A degree in Agricultural Farmer Week, I just want to take a moment to Communications in 2008. thank all of the farmers who read our paper. Not She grew up on a family only do you provide food, shelter and fuel to the farm in Dallas County, Mo. world but without you Ozarks Farm & Neighbor To contact Lynzee call wouldn’t exist. Farmers not only read our paper 1-866-532-1960 or email but purchase from our advertisers or even advereditor@ozarksfn.com. tise with us themselves. OFN strives to show our appreciation for farmers all year long. Our paper is dedicated to you. It is our pleasure to share the stories of Ozarks farmers and discuss topics that will assist farmers out in the field. I am grateful to have the opportunity to travel across the Ozarks meeting different farmers. I am humbled that they take time from their busy schedules to open up their farms and lives to our readers. As spring approaches now is the time to start thinking about your summer and fall grazing systems, which is exactly what this issue is dedicated to. The Feed and Forage Issue features farmers with unique forage systems, along with advice on planting common forages, implementing a new grazing system and tips for getting successful feeding rates. Don’t overlook the Spring Farm Finance Section in the middle of this issue. We’ve featured great advice from lenders and credit analysts on everything from preparing your taxes to asking the right questions when selecting a bank. — Continued on Next Page

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Continued from Page 3 a mental note to return after feeding at the other pastures. While feeding at the second farm, I noticed an older cow that had calved three days earlier staying by the corral, while all the other cows ran to my truck for fresh hay. After unrolling the bale, I drove to the older cow to see if there was a problem. There was. Her young calf had somehow been able to slide under the bottom rung of the corral and was now separated from the warmth and nourishment he needed from his now inaccessible mother. With all the latches on the corral frozen from a light freezing mist that morning, I had to climb over the ice-incrusted corral. Naturally, I slipped and fell, simultaneously bruising both my ego and my tailbone. Once I was able to get to my feet, I caught the calf and wrestled him back under the corral to a reunion with another appreciative mother. The rest of the day was spent like most days this winter – unrolling hay and

chopping ice and I eventually made it back to the farm with the heifers and found the one that had been acting funny. She had a new baby, but there was another heifer that was trying to claim the calf and was causing quite a stir. For a few minutes I couldn’t figure out why another heifer was trying to claim the calf until I saw her strain. She was in the early stages of labor and her hormones told her to “lick a calf.” I drove her to the barn and called my wife for backup. By dark, Judy and I had helped the heifer successfully deliver her first baby and the young bovine was content to have her very own calf to lick. By the time I bedded down the cow and new calf, checked some more cows that were close to calving, and cleaned the calfpulling equipment, supper was later than normal. And… the receptionist’s question from earlier in the morning had been answered.

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She continued, “When we moved to Oklahoma three and a half years ago I found a breeder near Springfield, Mo., and bought 8 head, one of which was bred. Her baby Sweetie is the llama the book was based on.” Honey’s herd now consists of two studs and eight girls. Honey has since started showing her llamas and has started a llama group through the Sequoyah County 4-H Club. Honey is also the Assistant Coordinator for the llama show at the Tulsa State Fair. When selecting llamas Honey explained the qualities she looks for, “The first thing you look for is straight legs. When you look at a llama you should only see the front legs. That’s the goal anyway. Second, you look for a straight top line. You want an animal that is flat from the base of the neck to the base of the tail. Ears are also important, you want banana-shaped ears. Lastly, you want a llama that’s not too short and not too long.” Honey mentioned that getting llamas show ready is fairly simple. She Sallisaw, Okla. said, “I just feed a little llama feed to keep them fat and pretty. Before each show I keep

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Age is just a number for Honey Reese, 17 of Sallisaw, Okla. Honey may only be a high school senior set to graduate in May, but she’s taking on and accomplishing her dreams. One of those dreams comes after two years in the making. When Honey was 15 years old she wrote a children’s story just as a way to help her sister, but much more was to unfold. “I’ve always written stories for my younger brothers and sister. I wanted to write a story that could teach my little sister to read,” said Honey. The book was based on two of Honey’s passions – llamas and South American culture. “The book titled, Inti, the Very Helpful Llama, is about a young llama who feels she isn’t helpful to her caretakers,” explained Honey. “So she visits with family members and they show her that she is indeed helpful. Basically, it’s a book about self worth.” After several people, including Honey’s mom, read the story they encouraged Honey to have the story about INTI the helpful llama published. After overcoming a few financial setbacks Honey’s book has been published and was released on February 11, 2014. Honey’s fascination with llamas started at a much younger age when her family lived in Alaska. Honey explained, “When I lived in Alaska I was thinking about breeds of livestock that would do well in Alaska. So I did some research and became interested in llamas. That same year we visited an RV park that had llamas and that was it, I knew I wanted to raise them.”

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them out of the pastures and get them cleaned up. I halter break all of my llamas myself.” Honey’s love for farming didn’t start with llamas. Honey developed a love of horses at the age of 4. Today, she owns four horses. Honey competes in barrel racing through local showdeoes. “I have also trained horses to ride. Anything I can get into with horses I enjoy,” added Honey. Honey’s involvement on the farm and in the show ring also includes goats. As if raising her own llamas, horses and goats weren’t enough, Honey also works as a farm hand 5-7 days a week for a local horseman. “I help with his horses and on his farm,” explained Honey. “I paint fence, clean the barn, feed horses, clean up the pastures and I’m breaking one of his colts.” The future for Honey looks bright. Her plans include attending college to get her degree in agricultural sales and services with a minor in equine sciences. Honey concluded, “I want to keep farming. Someday I hope to own a cattle ranch.”

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From insemination to finishing Tony Nichols examines every angle of production Tony and Linda Nichols own and lease 2,000 acres just outside of Wainwright, Okla., in Council Hill where they raise a commercial herd with 400 mommas. The land where the Nichols’ house sits was purchased by Tony’s grandfather 100 years ago and added to as the years have gone by. Tony said, “I was born a rancher and really wanted to live with my grandparents because my folks lived in town.”

Colt Watson, the oldest grandson, is a fulltime employee. The Nichols’ ranch uses mostly AI and uses some of their yearlings as cleanup bulls in a 70 to 75 day fall calving season. As part of their annual calendar, the Nichols hold a commercial bull sale on the ranch in March with the bulls they have used as yearling cleanup bulls. The cattle are divided into six herds with some using natural service only

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Tony and Linda have been married for with their commercial Angus or Black 53 years after meeting at church when Simmental/Angus cross bulls because 5 or 6 and becoming sweethearts in AI is performed in a three-week period, high school although they went to dif- and the number of cattle makes full AI ferent high schools. When Tony asked impractical. Extra help from other famLinda to go on their first date at his high ily members is utilized during AI season. school’s talent show, Linda wasn’t sure Semen is purchased from reliable comif he was asking her out or selling her a mercial suppliers. The Nichols consider EPDs and other informaticket. Linda tion to select bulls whose said, “That daughters will calve easily, date was it, and we’re Wainwright, Okla. have depth and capacity, be structurally sound, milk still dating now.” The at an appropriate level for couple has three girls, their environment and seven grandchildren and one great granddaughter with another on the way. — Continued on Page 13

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Gathering at Pettigrew By Lynzee Glass

After 100 years the Pettigrew Schools still plays a vital role in the community All through the late 19th and early 20th Centuries one-room schoolhouses were social hubs for the community. Schoolhouses not only served as a place for children to become educated they were often used for church services, Christmas programs, as theatres, dancehalls or even served as a place to vote. Such was true for the Pettigrew School in Pettigrew, Ark. The town of Pettigrew flourished in the late 1890s after the arrival of the St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad in 1897. Pettigrew became the center for the thriving lumber industry and the town saw a population boom. As the popula-

tion grew many establishments came to the area including hotels, banks, general stores, saloons, restaurants, a newspaper and of course the Pettigrew School. Although an exact date has yet to be determined, it is believed the school was constructed sometime between 1908 and 1915, when it was recorded that the school board was making payments on building construction. The Pettigrew School district operated until 1963 when the school was consolidated and the students were sent to the St. Paul school district. The Pettigrew School is full of rich history that still impacts the community

today. In the early 1990s a group of community members, lead by the late Wayne Martin, formed the Pettigrew Heritage Committee. Today, committee members Louise McCoy (President), Susan Collins, Chuck Stout, Steve Eaton, Dan Martin, Audra Kimball and Linda Wilson work to preserve the historic building and to keep it a functioning part of the community. In 1995, Pettigrew School was listed on the National Register of Historic Places after the committee submitted the needed paperwork. Most of the committee members, including Susan Collins and Chuck Stout, have a personal connection to

Wayne Frank lin the school. In fact, Chuck attended Pettigrew before attending St. Paul. Chuck can remember gathering coal for the potbelly coal stove and dusting erasers. One unique factor of Pettigrew School is that it was a two-room school featuring a sliding partition wall that created two classrooms. Chuck noted, “First through third grade students were in one room and fourth through sixth grade students were in the other.” A lunch room was built in the 1950s but it wasn’t long after the lunch room was built that the school was shutdown. Chuck remembers his mother cooking in the lunch room and Susan’s grandmother also cooked at Pettigrew. Over the years the committee has strived to preserve their beloved schoolhouse. In 2011, they received a grant from the Northwest Arkansas Economic Development Commission. However, some improvements were made prior to receiving the grant from donations received from the community. Over the years they have added bathrooms, a wheel-chair ramp, reinforced rockwork, a retaining wall, cabinets, tables, repainted and upgraded electrical work. One project the committee is still working towards is adding a footbridge. Susan explained, “The original bridge was used for the students as a way to get to school and as a way for residents to get to the post office. The footbridge is gone now but we would love to rebuild it someday. I can remember playing on the bridge as a kid back in the ‘70s.”

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Each year the committee hosts Pettigrew Day on the second Saturday in April as a way to generate funds for the building and as a reason for friends and neighbors to gather. Each Pettigrew Day boast a different theme with key speakers and events revolving around the year’s theme. “Each year is a different theme,” said Chuck. “We’ve done post office, games and toys, moonshine, logging industry, canning factory and timber. This year’s theme is undecided but we are considering focusing on the fur trade.” The day’s events also include supper and live entertainment. “Pettigrew Day is like a reunion,” added Susan. “We have people attend from all over including Alaska.” Keeping the community involved with the Pettigrew School is the goal of the committee. The school has been used recently for an art show, chili suppers, pie suppers, Indian artifact show, pancake breakfasts and much more. Last year committee member and schoolteacher Audra Kimball worked with other middle school teachers to bring fourth, fifth and six graders to the school for a day letting the students experience class in a one-room school. Chuck was very pleased with the response. He said, “The kids were very interested in the school. They asked relevant questions and talked about the experience for days after. The students sent me letters afterward to show their appreciation. The teachers plan on making this an annual learning experience.” Susan concluded, “The most important thing is to provide this building to the community and to preserve it for the future.”

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Bar-M Feed and Supply Owners: Tony and Melvin Moore Location: Bloomer, Ark. History: “My brother Melvin and I had a problem. We were both raising commercial cattle but always got home from work too late to be able to go to a farm store to get what we needed. Consequently, we decided to open our own in May 1993, with me managing the new store while he continued his job for the local oil and gas company. We rented a facility in Lavaca, Ark., for three years and then built our store in Bloomer, Ark. While we already had experience in retail through a slaughterhouse and processing plant that Melvin owned and my experience with the public as a butcher, neither of us really had any experience in running a farm store. We started out by picking what we would use and then adding items according to customer requests. Needless to say, we really appreciate our customer base because they helped us design our store and continue to support us with repeat business.” Products and Services: “Through the years we’ve developed a huge variety of products. We sell all bag feed, mostly Nutrena and Big V while carrying a full line of specialty feeds for show animals such as chickens, pigs and lambs. We sell veterinary supplies including syringes and vaccines. We carry a full line of horse products including saddles, bridles, blankets and horseshoes. Equipment maintenance is important for farmers so we carry supplies such as hydraulic oils and fluids, motor oils, additives and batteries. We sell both round and square bales that we cut and bale ourselves. To support pasture and hayfield production, we sell weed and grass chemicals, mostly Grazon P+D and 2-4 Amine. We also have a full line of pet support products such as the pet crates often used at fairs to carry poultry, as well as pet foods such as Diamond, Caliber, and Loyall.

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meet your neighbors Sale Barn Loyalty Continued from Page 9 The auction is owned and operated by Julian’s nephew, Lane Pruitt. Lane said, “He helps out all around the barn, in the ring, out back or hauling cattle – he loves to do it all. He has not missed a sale in the five years that we have had a sale.” Sale time is 1 p.m., on Mondays and he will be in one of two places – in the sale ring punching cows through or in the stands continuously in the same seat week after week checking out the auction. He can even occasionally be seen auctioning off a goat or two. Lane said the one thing he would like other people to know about Julian is, “He has the want to and ambition to be the President. He lives, eats and dreams cattle and sale barns.”

His days away from the sale barn are spent at Lonoke Exceptional Development Center where he is able to socialize and work alongside others with disabilities. His father, Larry said the best thing about Julian is, “He loves everybody and everything.” It’s easy to see what a blessing Julian is to all who are fortunate enough to have the pleasure of meeting him. He has a smile for everyone and his friends are many. He makes it clear to see where there is a will there is a way to make things happen and he is making them happen at Clinton Livestock Auction.

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Banking on Details Continued from Page 8 have good udders. The ranch has a 75 to 80 percent AI conception rate with a total conception rate of 97 to 98 percent. The few who don’t breed back are marketed or bred in the spring. Tony said, “I really like the Simmental/Angus cross in order to get hybrid vigor. The Angus provides marbling and fleshing ability while the Simmental improves yield grade. Bull calves not selected as cleanup bulls, are knife cut in November after most of the calves are born. Heifers are divided into thirds with one third going to the feed yard, one third sold as bred heifers, and the final third used as replacement heifers. Tony prefers corn gluten, a byproduct feed, which he believes is good for the environment as well as being economical and helping control costs. Another reason for selecting corn gluten is that the major mineral deficiency from forage is phosphorus, and corn gluten contains adequate phosphorus replacement. Salt is also provided. While 100 acres of native meadow is set aside for hay, the bulk of their hay comes out of the Bermuda/Fescue pasFEBRUARY 17, 2014

tures which are fertilized as needed, sometimes with commercial fertilizer and sometimes with chicken litter in order to maintain a protein content of 8 to 12 percent. Pastureland is divided into two pastures per herd of cows with the cattle being rotated according to forage and water conditions. Calves are sold from May to July at 700 to 800 pounds with an agreement to ship in July. The Nichols sell one-half interest in their steer calves to a feed yard and own the other half until slaughter. The ranch has used this process for 30 years and generally offer the calves to the last year’s partner first with only a few changes in partnerships over the years. Tony said, “The cow/calf industry is marginally profitable so paying attention to details is critical. You have to have a plan but remain flexible and adapt to unexpected changes such as the recent drought. That includes analyzing feedlot data, carcass data and preconditioning information to ensure healthier and growthier premium calves.”

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Danny Wann In Town: “I have been teaching science at Carl Albert State College, a community college in Poteau, Okla., for 24 years after graduating from Carl Albert and then earning both a bachelor’s and master’s at Southeastern Oklahoma State University in Durant, Okla. I teach biology, zoology and physiology. My wife, Elizabeth has been in public schools for over 20 years including working for the Hodgen schools for the past 16 years as a speech pathologist. We have four children: Gauge age 5, Faith age 7, Nick age 21 and Sabrina age 23.”

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In the Country: “Our 900-acre breeding seedstock ranch is family owned by my mom and dad, Nancy and Jim Wann, and by my brother, Roger and me with the entire family and one hired hand, Cody Stacy, involved in every decision. We lease another 300 acres and have 175 registered Angus and a few commercial mommas. We run two rounds of AI before turning out the cleanup bulls and purchase most of our semen. To manage overhead costs, we bale up to 3,500 bales in a year but we do purchase some alfalfa hay locally in lieu of using cubes. Another cost saving measure is using BovaZyme: molasses-based, cooked protein tubs. Because they worked so well in increasing the efficiency of our cattle, we wanted to use them year around but traveling back and forth to the only dealer in Western, Okla., was cumbersome considering our volume. Consequently, we decided to open up D and E Feed Supplements and sell the product off the farm to others while saving ourselves time and money. We work long hours to maximize our resources and produce superior products. Perhaps most important part of overhead control and the key to our success is personal family involvement and a commitment to run a Christian-based business as stewards rather than owners of the cattle and land. “Our breeding stock business is a niche market, and I had three calls just this week about purchasing bulls. We have a large sale on the farm every spring, which will be in March, and love to see new faces as well as old friends. The Community State Bank in Poteau holds our loans and is a very important part of our operation. During the sale the bank brings out a cooker and fixes food for over 200 people. Representatives of the BovaZyme enzymes product also set up an informational booth.”

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Ag Loans 101 By Kelsie Geister and Steve Odle

The quick guide to deciphering the mysterious land of loans Walking into the land of loans can be intimidating if you don’t know the lingo of the loan officer or the regulations they abide by. No fear, Steve Odle, Vice President of Grand Savings Bank, will be your tour guide and have you well on your way to confidently taking out your next Ag loan.

Q: What are the steps to taking out an Ag loan? A: First and foremost, I encourage prospective customers to fill out an

online loan application because it’s quick and easy. From there, I’ll look at the debt to income ratio, loan value, credit history and job history. Once approved, I’ll figure out loan repayment structure that accommodates the person. Depending on the loan, monthly, semiannual or annual payments might work best. It might sound intimidating but it’s a really easy process.

lutely does. My hands are tied if they have a bad score because it’s one of the ways we evaluate risk and it directly affects their interest rate.

Q: What are some things to consider when purchasing from a dealership? A: Many times if you buy from a dealership, the dealership may offer a

rebate or low interest financing but not both. Go ahead and accept rebate and let the bank do the low-interest financing. You’ll get the best of both worlds.

Q: How does the FSA impact loans? A: FSA has several 50/50 participation loans with banks, including us. We work well together and have a wonderful partnership. This program can make a better overall rate for customers.

Q: How long does the process usually take? A: It is usually really quick, with same-day to next-day turnaround. Q: When is a good age for a young person to take out a loan? Q: What would you say are the top terms A: I do recommend an early start for those young folks that want to take that might stump a potential borrower? out a loan for an animal to show at an FFA livestock show. The parA: LTV, DTI, annual payments and single pay usually get the “huh?” look. ent will have to co-sign on the loan but it provides a way to establish

I’ll break them down for you. • LTV – Loan to value. That’s a crucial area to evaluate to meet a loan policy. We can loan 80 percent of the value of the collateral. • DTI – Debt to income ratio. I look at income to current credit obligations to make sure you have enough additional income. I can only use 42 percent of your gross monthly income to service all of your debt obligations, including the one you’re about to commit to. • Annual payments – One payment a year. Many customers don’t know that they don’t have to do a monthly payment. Many farmers prefer an annual payment over a multi-year period. • Single pay – Paying off the loan completely at that time. This usually pertains to an event, cattle sale or harvest.

Q: What advice would you give first time borrowers? A: I have a lot of discussions in my office about the importance of a good credit score. Many people feel like that doesn’t matter but it abso-

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good credit.

Q: What are the benefits of taking out a loan with a community bank? A: The personal relationship and accessibility top the list. You’re able to

come in and talk to your ag lender face-to-face or call them directly. Second, Ag lending keeps it local. Taking out a loan with a community bank keeps money in the community, so they can give it back to schools, with the spring livestock show, etc.

Q: Should potential borrowers shop around? A: Absolutely. It’s just like getting a second opinion from a doctor. It doesn’t hurt to shop around but be careful what you’re shopping for. Watch for fine print and always work with a bank you can trust.

Kelsie Geister is the marketing director of Grand Savings Bank. Steve Odle is the Vice President of Grand Savings Bank in Jay, Okla.

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One method to calculate the price to charge for the lease is the amount listed on the property tax bill. Take the average lease rate in the state of Arkansas as your basis for the amount to charge. The Arkansas rate is comparable to other states with similar land usage options, $11 per acre is the average rate. Several lease factors must be taken into consideration: A. The size of the property being leased is important for lessees, especially hunters. B. Are there camping sites already provided on the premises? C. What kind of shelter (home, cabin, lodge, etc.) is located on the property for use during the leasing period? D. How close is the largest city in proximity to the property? E. Is the land readily accessible to outdoor enthusiasts, and if not, how could the lease help improve the land for future leasing opportunities? F. Does the land owner live nearby? This is beneficial to lessees who want to protect their investment and to make sure other parties are not using the land in an illegal or unauthorized manner. G. Is the land going to increase hunters’ expectations for trophy animal potential? If this is the case, your land could be more valuable. Pictures or video of wildlife may provide opportunities for profitable hunting leases.

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The lessee has the right to utilize the property all year long. This type is popular with hunting clubs in Arkansas.

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The lessee may utilize the property for a specific amount of time or hunting season. Examples are leasing the property for spring turkey season (occurs in April in Arkansas), fall/winter deer season (which occurs from October to February), or fishing during the summer months only.

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Advantages: 1. Dependable source of additional income. (Pay first, then hunt). 2. In-Kind labor assistance from lessees provides needed land improvements to the property. An agreement should be in writing. Work days may be set ahead of time to provide improvement options. 3. This could also help reduce trespassing problems. Michael Ferguson, VP/Lending and Frank Luther, SVP/Lending for Centennial Bank in Fayetteville, Ark. FEBRUARY 17, 2014

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Three financial tools for accessing your farm’s profitability Fed cattle bringing $1.50/lb. and prime-graded carcasses bringing $2,500 have brought a new level of exuberance to the countryside. We haven’t seen the cattle market move this quickly since the winter of 2003. Of course, that was when the market was crashing because a BSE cow was found in the United States. With strong market prices, it’s a good time to be a cattle farmer. Knowing what goes up may come down, longtime cattle producers know to assess the risk to the current market. To that end, the delight of the moment should be balanced with assessing the profitability of the cow herd. That is especially true if you are considering adding more debt. Profitability, leverage and repayment capacity are all a part of the equation. Profitability can be measured by several methods including the rate of return on farm equity. However, the most basic indicator of profitability is simply net farm income as determined by an income statement. As an example of not watching future profitability, financing capital items (pickups, farms, corrals, etc.) to be depreciated in a high-income year to avoid taxes is frequently a mistake. To avoid putting an operation into a position where future profitability is put at risk, a projected-income statement with anticipated future values will help. In other words, don’t put an operation at risk by loading up on debt that cannot be repaid during more normal income years. Leverage ratios measure an operation’s assets, liabilities and/or equity. They are simply an indicator of how much borrowed money a farm is using. They can include debt to asset, equity to asset and/ or simply the leverage ratio, which is calculated by dividing total farm liabilities by total farm equity. Farms with a high FEBRUARY 17, 2014

leverage ratio are more at risk financially. In good times, a higher leverage ratio allows the farming operation to increase its cash flow and net income. However, highly leveraged operations also have higher costs of production because of interest costs and an increased demand for cash outlay because of debt payments. When lower income years arrive, highly leveraged operations have more difficulty meeting their obligations. A simple rule of thumb is that if you have more debt than equity in your operation, your lenders own more of the farming operation than you do. Repayment capacity is the evidence that sufficient cash will be available to make scheduled principal and interest payments on intermediate and longterm debt. This evidence can be shown through cash flow projections and/or repayment ratios and measures. For example, the debt coverage ratio indicates the net income (not cash flow) from the farm that is available annually for every dollar of principal and interest payment on term debt. As anybody who’s farmed for any length of time knows, the future will bring us good times and bad. As mentioned earlier, one BSE case caused the entire cattle market to crash in 2003. Therefore, having some cushion for unexpected situations will help insure your farming operation can survive some adversity. Who knows? We may not have even hit the high end of cattle prices, yet. Meat demand generally has a positive relationship with income growth. No one knows the future. However, tools like the financial analysis of profitability, leverage ratios and repayment capacity will help a farmer to better prepare. Glen Manchester, President and CEO of Farm Credit of Western Arkansas.

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189.42 183.56 * 183.24 190.16 188.49

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186.01 192.21 186.40 188.19 * 192.72 195.00 188.21 189.54 183.47

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None Reported † No Sale - Weather †

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63.00-109.00 † Not Reported * No Sale - Weather †

1/28/14

Receipts: 576 Demand good to very good, supply moderate with near 10 percent springer heifers, 11 percent bred heifers, 29 percent open heifers, 03 percent fresh heifers and cows, 03 percent bred cows, and 08 percent baby calves. The balance was steer/bull calves and weigh cows. Holsteins unless noted otherwise. Prices per head. Springer heifers bred seven to nine months: Supreme 1650.00-1725.00, Approved 1400.001700.00, Crossbreds 1500.00-1700.00, Jerseys 1350.00-1575.000, Medium 1100.00-1350.00, Crossbreds 1125.00-1300.00. Heifers bred three to six months: Supreme 1550.00-1720.00, ind 1825.00, Approved 1250.001600.00, Medium 975.00-1275.00, Jerseys 1075.001300.00. Heifers bred one to three months: Supreme 1460.00-1600.00, Approved 1220.00-1375.00, Medium Crossbreds 975.00-1025.00. Open Heifers: Approved/Supreme mixed lot 829 lbs A.I. Sired 1150.00, Approved lot 183 lbs 310.00, pkg 261 lbs 420.00, pkg 390 lbs 510.00, 500-585 lbs 650.00-740.00, 500-570 lbs; Crossbreds 630.00720.00, 570-590 lbs Jerseys 760.00-790.00, 600-700 lbs 770.00-910.00, 710-735 lbs 950.00-980.00; Medium/Approved mixed 215-285 lbs 370.00390.00, 375-400 lbs 440.00-450.00, pkg 391 lbs Crossbreds thin/horns 460.00, pkg 362 lbs Jerseys

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1/28/14

Receipts: 274 Supply light demand moderate. The supply included 52 percent slaughter and feeder lambs; 10 percent slaughter ewes and bucks; 4 percent replacement ewes; 22 percent kid goats; 9 percent slaughter nannies and billies; 3 percent replacement nannies and billies. All prices per hundred weight unless noted otherwise. Sheep: Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 2-3 wooled traditional few 108-115 lbs 145.00; hair 50-60 lbs 205.00-240.00; 60-70 lbs 210.00-232.50; 70-80 lbs 155.00-230.00; 80-90 lbs 190.00-205.00; 108-130 lbs 140.00-157.50. Feeder/Stocker Lambs: Medium and Large 1-2 hair 30-40 lbs 205.00-212.50; 40-50 lbs 195.00-225.00. Slaughter Ewes: Utility and Good 1-3 hair 85-110 lbs 61.00-110.00. Slaughter Bucks: hair few 125-180 lbs 60.00-80.00. Replacement classes: Ewes: Medium and Large 1-2 hair few 73-158 lbs 70.00-135.00.

Receipts: 35 All goats and sheep USDA Graders an weights at the buy up of 80 percent go scheduled market d The station will be a.m. till 3:00 p.m. Slaughter Classes: Goats: Kids: Select dairy influence 200 45-60 lbs 245.00. Slaughter Does/Na Selection 3 80.00. Slaughter Bucks: S Sheep: Slaughter Lambs: C lbs and under 150.0 140.00.

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thin/horns 430.00, 400-500 lbs 430.00-610.00, pkg 516 lbs Crossbreds thin/horns 580.00, pkg 638 lbs Crossbreds thin/horns 730.00; Medium 425-465 lbs Crossbreds 450.00-490.00, pkg 455 lbs Jerseys 560.00, 735-740 lbs Crossbreds couple 800.00810.00. Replacement Cows: Fresh: Approved 1480.00-1800.00, Medium 1200.00-1430.00, Common 825.00-1025.00. Springer Cows: Supreme 1475.00-1575.00, Approved 1350.00-1510.00, Medium 1175.001275.00, couple Jerseys 1075.00-1150.00. Cows bred three to six months: Approved couple 1400.00-1470.00, Medium couple Crossbreds 1100.00-1250.00. Baby Calves: Holstein heifers small 180.00-210.00, Holstein bulls 170.00-220.00, couple 240.00-260.00, small 120.00-150.00; Crossbred bulls 90.00-150.00; Jersey bulls 35.00-65.00.

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170.20 171.67 171.87 172.50 174.99 168.12

No Sale - Weather †

168.05

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None Reported † No Sale - Weather † 1425.00-1675.00 † Not Reported * No Sale - Weather †

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Receipts: 35 All goats and sheep graded by MO Dept of AgUSDA Graders and bought per cwt. based on inweights at the buying station. Offerings were made up of 80 percent goats and 20 percent sheep. Next scheduled market date will be Saturday, Feb 22th. The station will be open to accept goats from 9:00 a.m. till 3:00 p.m. All prices per cwt. Slaughter Classes: Goats: Kids: Selection 1 45-60 lbs 260.00, some dairy influence 200.00; 61-80 lbs 210.00. Selection 2 45-60 lbs 245.00. Slaughter Does/Nannies: Selection 1-2 100.00. Selection 3 80.00. Slaughter Bucks: Selection 1-2 110.00. Sheep: Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 2-3 hair 80 lbs and under 150.00-170.00; wooled 110-140 lbs 140.00.

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1/25/14

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(Week of 2/2/14 to 2/8/14)

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oats

Cheese: 40 lb. blocks closed at $2.2325 with a weekly average of $2.3215 (-.0155). Fluid Milk: Milk production in the U.S. is mostly increasing with some areas, which were hit by severe cold weather, seeing growth not quite up to forecasted expectations. Weather conditions caused transportation issues for many Eastern locations and in the Central region as storms passed through. Bottlers took on extra loads in parts of the country with a mostly steady overall demand. Class II interest has recently been a little sluggish, otherwise steady for the most part. Class IV demand for milk supplies is increasing as various areas took on extra volumes this week as ice cream production season is starting to kickoff. Drought concerns in California are on the forefront of dairy producers’ minds. SPOT PRICES OF CLASS II CREAM, $ PER POUND BUTTERFAT F.O.B. producing plants: Upper Midwest - $2.2154-2.4047.

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180.00-210.00, e 240.00-260.00, s 90.00-150.00;

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Medium 1025.00. 575.00, m 1175.000.00. pproved couple rossbreds

National Dairy Market at a Glance

Goats: Slaughter Classes: Kids: Selection 1-2 40-50 lbs 235.00-260.00; 50-60 lbs 215.00-265.00; 60-70 lbs 220.00-255.00; 80-100 lbs 160.00-195.00. Selection 3 70-100 lbs 145.00-165.00. Does/Nannies: Selection 1-2 75-120 lbs 105.00130.00. Selection 3 60-115 lbs 110.00-115.00. Billies: Selection 2-3 80-145 lbs 85.00-140.00. Replacement Classes: Nannies: Selection 1 few 150.00-165.00 per head. Billies: Selection 1-2 few 255.00-410.00 per head. Stocker/Feeder Kids: Selection 2 20-30 lbs few 207.50; 30-40 lbs 190.00-220.00. Selection 3 40-50 200.00-230.00.

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Financial Options for the Whole Family By Troy Kestner

Give your children a financial head start with these tips One of my family’s favorite John Wayne movies is Mclintock. In typical Duke style he “owns everything in this country from here to there,” has loyal friends and scheming enemies, and is working on a problem or issue that only he can solve. While I won’t go into my favorite scene of the movie, there is another that has always resonated with me. G.W. is talking to his daughter, Becky, while out shooting some early morning pheasants. He tells her she isn’t going to inherent all his land and fortune when he goes to the hereafter. He’s going to give her a smaller piece (500 cow spread, WOW!) on the upper Green River. Why would he do this? The reason, and I quote, “the real reason, Becky, is because I love you, and I want you and some young man to have what I had. Because all the gold in the United States Treasury and all the harp music in heaven can’t equal what happens between a man and a woman, with all that growing together.” I think most fathers and especially farmers can identify with that. We want to see our kids have more than we had, give them a head start in life without giving it all to them. The Bible says it like this, “a good man leaves an inheritance.” Now, I think that speaks to more than just a financial inheritance. However, with our nation and culture so focused on economics and finance, we need to pay attention to the financial options available to help us improve our own family’s financial future. I want to share a few ideas with you to explore, that may help give your kids a head start in life. Since most of us carving out our own piece of heaven on earth involve our kids in farm chores, I believe actually paying them reinforces their work reward beliefs. I know a lot of people, including myself,

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who grew up doing farm chores without any pay because that’s what we were told to do. However, there are several financial advantages to paying them. Steve Bertram, a CPA in Fayetteville, Ark., said per the Federal Unemployment Tax Act and Internal Revenue Code, if your farm is sole-family owned and does not have outside partners, payroll taxes are not mandatory when paying children under the age of 18. This allows you as an employer to deduct the pay as a farm expense without dealing with complicated payroll taxes such as unemployment, social security and Medicare taxes. Whether you physically hand your children cash or check, this gets money into their name which has some tax advantages. First of all, your children are most likely in a much lower tax bracket than you as the parent. Paying them for farm labor allows the farm a deduction as an expense. If the child’s income for the year is less than the standard exemption ($3,950 for 2014) for a single tax payer, their income tax rate is 0 percent. Here’s an example: You hire your 10-year-old and a friend to clean out a fence row. You’ll need a head start on a burn pile to keep their attention but after 3 hours of ‘work,’ you reward them with a trip to the movies. Write a check out to your son or daughter and deposit the money in his checking account. There are many financial options to save and invest the money for the future at this point including Roth IRAs, college savings accounts, UTMA (custodial) accounts, educational IRAs, life insurance, annuities and even IRAs and other retirement plan accounts. Each has its own advantages and disadvantages depending on the family’s goals and financial situation. For example, if the family’s household (taxable) income is below $100,000, FEBRUARY 17, 2014

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would be a situation that a ROTH IRA would have a lot of advantages. However, on the other end of the spectrum, a high taxable income family could explore IRA’s and other tax deductible retirement plan accounts. Here’s a high-income tax scenario. Grandma and grandpa still continue to work in town and have many sources of income putting them into a high tax bracket. Over the years they have invested in the farm operations and are seeing the rewards of good farm practices pay off. Their kids have their own families and careers and don’t look to be joining the farm operation anytime soon. However, there are several teenage grandkids that love the farm and spend a lot of time there during the summer. One option for this farm family would be to start a basic 401k or SIMPLE IRA. In addition to giving the grandkids cash to spend how they wish, the farm could allow the grandkid employee to put money into its retirement plan. This creates several advantages. First it’s deductible as a farm expense. Second the money goes into the retirement plan before taxes (even if the grand kid is in a tax bracket) and third the money grows tax deferred as long as it is in the retirement plan. The IRS even waives the 10 percent penalty on early withdrawals because there is an exception if the money is used for college expenses or for a first time home. These financial instruments are just like our tools and equipment on the farm. They can help build a better tomorrow. Tools such as Roth IRAs, retirement plans and annuities have a place for the farm owner as well. The scenarios are endless and need to be as specific as each individual’s goals and financial situation. As in the last example, things can get very complicated very fast. It is imperative to seek the advice of tax and financial professionals. One should not rely on generalized examples as recommendations for specific situations. Business owners I know rely on the help of CPA’s to guide them through tax season. These and other financial advisors can guide farmers through the myriad of financial options to help meet

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and thistle, and helping neighbors is the values we would all love to instill in our kids. Planning is also a value we should model and pass on to our children. Even though the movie didn’t show George Washington Mclintock seeking financial planning advice, I’m sure he had a trusted advisor he turned to that helped

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hile dealing with the ice and cold weather I have noticed our nutrition gurus are looking more and moiré into balancing rations of essential amino acids instead of protein. I ask the question “Is their Dr. Tim E. O’Neill, DVM, requirement of protein for animals in their diet?” owns Country Veterinary Actually “NO.” Animals must have the 10 essenService in Farmington, tial amino acids and cats require 11 amino acids. Ark. This is a very interesting topic to me. We have always thought of a protein requirement for animals, but in reality they require the amino acids. If we do not supply the right amino acids they can not put on muscle or grow properly. We just might have them getting fat or slow growers. Now in hogs we have been balancing rations for amino acids for a long time. The limiting amino acids in hog diets are Lysine, threonine and tryptophan. Normally if we balance for Lysine we cover the other two. This is also why most hog diets are a corn and soybean meal base. Corn is very low in Lysine, while soybean meal is very high. We also have straight Lysine that we can also add to there diet. But, most generally it is cheaper to stay with the corn and soybean meal base diet. What all of this actually boils down to is given our animals a complete and balanced diet that provides their body the building blocks to grow and thrive. This includes vitamins, minerals, protein (amino acids), fat and carbohydrates. This all has to be in balance to grow an animal. I am currently researching this topic more, but I thought at a time of cold stress it is a good thing to talk about in this article. Balance your ration with what you have, hay. This might mean you need to have your hay tested. I have also seen a hay yard from the same field and values were very different from each area of the same field, (7-15 percent protein). So, yes we can have a lot of variables in feed values from the same hay field or crop. And as the hay sits we can have nutrients leach out, just like putting mineral out and leaving it in the weather. This is why I like to have people put out fresh mineral at least every week or twice a week. We only have to put out what they will eat for that time frame.

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Maximize the benefits of high-quality forages for promoting calf performance with creep grazing One of the easiest ways to get started with creep grazing, ac- ing, strip grazing, involves using movable fence to section off a paddock into small cording to Dr. John Jennings, is to use a temporary electric fence. portions, and is often used to maximize available forage during winter or drought. “Set the single polywire high enough so the young calves can go under but the cows Schnakenberg said producers who use this method can let calves get into winter grains, or into an adjacent pasture, before the cow herd can’t,” the University of Arkansas Extension professor and gets there. forage specialist told Ozarks Farm & Neighbor. “The calves “In the summer months,” he said, “usually where they’re will roam into the adjacent paddocks to get the best quality going to get the greatest benefit is when they are at least forage, but will return to the cows.” Typically, the wire will three months of age, and when they’re starting to get more be set at 35-45”. forage into their diet. Then, they can move either into Jennings said winter annuals like wheat and ryegrass can a grass pasture that has not been grazed yet or, ideally, a also be used as creep pastures for calves, as can clover. This legumed field, whether it’s a hay field or a pasture that’s got method maximizes the benefits of the high-quality forage lots of clover in it. You can use clover, alfalfa or lespedeza; for promoting calf performance while keeping cows from those are three very good forages for this use.” Schnakenbecoming too fat. berg cited his colleague, University of Missouri Extension Under creep grazing, the producer creates a grazing area southwest region livestock specialist Eldon Cole at Mt. for calves separate from that of the cows, in order to proVernon, Mo., who said straight legume grazing is not going vide the calves higher quality forage. It “probably isn’t used to hurt three month old calves – “It’s when they get older as much as it should be,” said Tim Schnakenberg, Univerand you have several hundred pound calves that are closer sity of Missouri southwest region agronomy specialist at to weaning, that you start having problems with bloat.” the Stone County office in Galena, Mo. And calves can be kept on creep grazing all the way to, Schnakenberg told OFN if the fence is poor, calves have a and even beyond, weaning. “If you have the opportunity tendency to creep graze on their own. If it’s not, he recomto do it, it’s probably going to be a much cheaper way to mended the producer give them that opportunity. “Have put weight on those calves than if you’re buying sacks of little creep gates set up,” he suggested. “They only need to feed,” Schnackenberg said. “Fall calving herds are probbe 16-18” wide and 3’ tall; adjustable bars on the top end ably a good fit for creep grazing, simply because by the would be handy if you’re building another gate for them to time the calves are ready to start grazing the good grass get across to another field. It’s a rather simple thing to do; is coming on strong in the spring. But if you have some they will eventually get back to their momma. They won’t spring calving herds, there’s still going to be some good stay there very long, but they’ll stay long enough to get creep grazing after the dry weather hits in the fall, so they some benefit out of it.” can benefit from some of those legumes in the fall, or even The success of the grazing method depends upon the wheat and rye. There’s usually a niche for most cow herds availability of better quality pastures than the pasture Source: Making Safe, Affordable and Abundant Food a Global Reality, Jeff Simmons where you can make this work.” the cattle are already in. Another form of managed graz-

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When reseeding forages, one of the most common mistakes made by producers is… wait for it… timing. That’s according to Tim Schnakenberg, University of Missouri southwest region agronomy specialist at the Stone County office in Galena, Mo. “I’d much rather be too early than too late,” Schnakenberg told Ozarks Farm & Neighbor. “It’s common for us to take longer than we planned to get around to it, or the weather doesn’t cooperate, and we haven’t pre-planned far enough in advance to get it all done.” For example, Schnakenberg said coolseason grasses like fescue, orchardgrass and bromegrass should be planted in early September. “If you start getting much later – if you go into October, for example – you may not get as much of an opportunity to get the root to develop well enough going into the winter,” he said. If you’re unable to sow cool-season grass in the fall, Schnackenberg said the next best time would be late February or early March. “As you get much later than that, weed competition becomes a real issue,” he said. A second common mistake is the failure to achieve critical seed to soil contact. Schnakenberg said that can be the result of having too much residue on the surface, not having the drill set right, or using colters that are dull or not set correctly. He said, “These drills will wear out, particularly in our rocks, and having the drill set correctly where it can no-till into the ground and get the seed where it needs to be without hairpinning residue as you go into the ground with it, and you can get the seed-soil contact, is very critical.” Planting depth is also very important. Schnakenberg said in most cases, both cool- and warm-season forages should be sown no more than 1/4” deep. A good drill will sometimes deposit the seed as much as 1/2” deep, and that causes problems. He

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added with really small seeds like native warm-season grasses, the producer is better off having a few on top than having them so deep that none are visible. Dr. John Jennings, University of Arkansas Extension professor and forage specialist, also recommends producers assess the fertility levels in their fields. “Soil tests for all pastures will be extremely helpful,” Jennings told OFN. He also advised against planting clover where fertility is too low, or planting cheap seed or unadapted varieties. Jennings said producers should assess the stand first to see if it can be managed for recovery without replanting. Competition should be reduced; he said, “Simply spreading a little seed over a weedy field hoping something good will happen has a high chance of failure.” And another cause of failure is overgrazing new seedlings before they are well established. “Overgrazing weakens plants, causing them to develop shortened root systems,” Jennings said. Sometimes, of course, the producer does everything right but Mother Nature intervenes. According to Schnakenberg, if the seed is planted on time into dry ground and receives just enough rain to germinate it, subsequent rains will be needed to prevent the seedlings from dying out. “A quarter-inch rain will sometimes be just enough for a seed that’s set 1/8-1/4” down to germinate it, but if no rainfall events follow that quarter-inch you’re looking at a potential loss of seedlings,” he said. “That’s something that we can’t predict; we can’t ‘not plant,’ because timing is important.” How do you know if it took? “If you’re drilling it, the drill rows make it a little bit easier to tell, because there should be some healthy, well-defined drill rows going into the winter,” he said. “You just have to walk the entire field and see what you’ve got; watch for large skips, and large areas that are not covered.” FEBRUARY 17, 2014

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Planting a new forage crop involves more than just spreading seed on the ground. The first step in deciding what forage species you need to plant is to decide what management care you will give it. Just as a luxury car will not hold up to farm truck use, many nice to have species will not endure rugged survivalist management. Too often we wish for and throw in some of this or that but have not made a commitment to the fertility, grazing control, cutting heights, etc., that reduce stress on the plants. Plants that are already weakened due to

mismanagement stand little chance of making it through that next drought or competing with the weeds that get the upper hand. Well managed grazing systems naturally develop more diversity of species without seeding when the management favors all species. Once you’ve decided what to plant, you can proceed with how to plant it. Application of nutrients, seed placement, timing and competition control are all important in a successful establishment. Improper conditions leave the seedling environment only as strong as its weakest link. New seedlings not only

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farm help have to cope with the stress of getting established, but often have to endure whatever made the existing stand weak in the first place. Supplying the proper nutrients for the new seedlings begins with a good soil test rather than a guess. This will tell you where your fertilizer dollar is best spent and how near optimum the levels are for the plants desired. Lime to correct soil acidity should be applied up to six months ahead of seeding or be well incorporated with soil particles during seedbed preparation. Fertilizer should be applied up to three months prior to seeding except for nitrogen. Nutrients placed on the surface at seeding do not help the seedling. The roots are below the nutrients and the seedling dies before nutrients have time to work down to the root zone for uptake. Seeds can be drilled or broadcast and seedbeds can be worked or not. Seeding rates are usually adjusted to account for the combination of seeding methods you have chosen. Drills provide more accurate seed metering and depth placement if in good condition and attention is paid to what the equipment is doing. No-till drilling is a good option if the ground is already smooth and you take the necessary steps to account for nutrient placement and competition control. It is not just a shortcut to save time. Rough surface ground should have a worked seedbed to smooth, so you will be more inclined to maintain the future stand. In general, seeds should be placed at 2 to 3 times the seed diameter in good contact with the soil particles. One quarter to three eighths inch works well for most cool season grasses and legumes. See associated table for common species and pure live seed (pls) rates to measure quantity and quality. There are basically three good months for seeding. January for dormant seeding on the surface, works for legume seeds because freezing and thawing allows the smooth, heavy seeds to work into the ground. This is not as good for the lighter grass seeds which tend to remain on the surface, except for most warm season grasses which need to be kept very shallow anyway. April for spring seeding allows enough seedling development to endure summer heat. This is good for all FEBRUARY 17, 2014

seeding types. September for fall seeding gives enough seedling development to survive freezing. Warm season plants such as lespedeza and warm season grasses should never be fall seeded. Controlling competition for the new seedlings is crucial to their survival. Existing endophyte infected tall fescue is almost never killed without chemical

use. Its rugged survivalist nature is what made it popular. Tillage will control most other vegetation with a light discing desirable for legume interseeding. New weed seeds that sprout along with the forages need to have the canopy sprayed, clipped or flash grazed to prevent shading and robbing of moisture and nutrients.

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February 2014 18 Fulton Co. Private Pesticide Applicator Training – 6 p.m. – North Arkansas Electric Co-op, Salem, Ark. – 870-895-3301 18 Carroll Co. Private Pesticide Applicator Training – 6 p.m. – Cornerstone Bank, Berryville, Ark. – 870-423-2958 18 Franklin Co. Private Pesticide Applicator Training – 6:30 p.m. – Charleston Courthouse, Charleston, Ark. – 479-965-2272 18 Logan Co. Private Pesticide Applicator Training – 6:30 p.m. – First National Bank Community Center, Paris, Ark. – 479-963-2360 18 Tomato Workshop – 5:30 p.m. – Faulkner Co. Natural Resource Center, Conway, Ark. – 501-329-8344 18 Beginning Beekeeping – 6 p.m.-9 p.m. – Janet Huckabee Arkansas River Valley Nature Center, Fort Smith, Ark. – 479-208-9949 18 Le Flore Co. Private Pesticide Applicator Training – 6 p.m.-9 p.m. – Le Flore Extension Office, Poteau, Okla. – 918-647-8231 20 Pruning Workshop – Fruit Research Station, Clarksville, Ark. – 479-754-2406 20 Johnson Co. Private Pesticide Applicator Training – 6:30 p.m. – Clarksville Fairgrounds, Clarksville, Ark. – 479-754-2240 20 Beef IQ Program – 6 p.m. – Faulkner Co. Natural Resource Center, Conway, Ark. – 501-329-8344 21 Franklin Co. Private Pesticide Applicator Training – 9 a.m. – Franklin Co. Extension Office, Ozark, Ark. – 479-667-3720 24 Back to the Basics Beef Meeting – 6 p.m. – Faulkner Co. Natural Resource Center, Conway, Ark. – 501-329-8344

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February 2014 22 Seedstock Plus North Missouri Bull Sale – Kingsville, Mo. – 877-486-1160 22 Smithson Farms Annual Black Herefords Sale – La Plato, Mo. – 660-651-5877 22-23 Missouri Angus Breeders Futurity Show & Sale – Columbia, Mo. – 417-995-3000 March 2014 1 Judd Ranch 36th Annual Gelbvieh, Balancer & Red Angus Bull Sale – Pomona, Kan. – 785-566-8371 1 Mead Farms Angus, Hereford, Red Angus and Charolais PT Bull Sale – at the Farm, Versailles, Mo. – 573-216-0210 4 Jindra Angus Annual Bull & Heifer Sale – Creighton Livestock Market, Creighton, Neb. – 402-920-3171 7 Windy Hill Charolais Farms & Guest 17th Annual Gateway – Getaway Production Sale – Arrowhead Sale Facility, Cedar Hill, Mo. – 314-550-2554 Atlas Steel Now Carries

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Madison Co. Private Pesticide Applicator Training – 6:30 p.m. – Carroll Electric, Huntsville, Ark. – 479-738-6826 Beginning Beekeeping – 6 p.m.-9 p.m. – Janet Huckabee Arkansas River Valley Nature Center, Fort Smith, Ark. – 479-208-9949 Sebastian Co. Private Pesticide Applicator Training – 6 p.m. – Sebastian Co. Fairgrounds, Greenwood, Ark. – 479-996-4131

March 2014 1 Coggins Testing – 1 p.m. – Baxter Co. Fairgrounds, Mountain Home, Ark. – 870-425-2335 4 Equine Infectious Anemia Verifier Certification Program – 6 p.m. – Baxter Co. Services Building, Mountain Home, Ark. – 870-425-2335 4 Home Grown Profits Seminar – 8:30 a.m.-2: 30 p.m. – ASU Beebe Student Center, Beebe, Ark. – 501-268-5394 5 Tri-County Forage Meeting – 8:30 a.m. – First National Bank Community Center, Paris, Ark. – 479-667-3720 6 Carroll Co. Speech Contest – 6 p.m. – Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Berryville, Ark. – Register by March 1 – 870-423-2958 6 Crooked Creek Conservation District Annual Pasture Conference – 6 p.m. – Yellville, Ark. – 870-449-6356 10 White Co. Private Pesticide Applicator Training – 6 p.m. – ASU Beebe Farm, Beebe, Ark. – 501-268-5394 10 Tri-County Beef & Forage Conference – 9 a.m. – Fulton Co. Fairgrounds, Salem, Ark. – 870-895-3301

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Red Alliance, Red Angus Bull & Female Sale – Heart of Oklahoma Expo Center, Shawnee, Okla. – 903-348-2138 Jac’s Ranch 25th Annual Spring Bull Sale – at the Ranch, Bentonville, Ark. – 479-366-1759 Salyers & Sons Salers Cattleman’s Kind Production Sale – at the farm, Billings, Mo. – 417-744-2025 or 353-4703 Heart of the Ozarks Angus Assn. Bull & Female Sale – West Plains, Mo. – 417-995-3000 J Bar M Gelbvieh, J&K Farms and Hilltop Farms Gelbvieh Bull Sale – Springfield Livestock Marketing Center, Springfield, Mo. – 334-695-1371 Nichols Farm Private Treaty Bull Sale – at the farm, Lamar, Mo. – 417-214-0290 Four States Classic Spring Turnout Replacement Bull & Female Sale – Hope Livestock Auction, Hope, Ark. – 870-703-4345 Shepherd Hills Cattle Company Production Sale – Lebanon, Mo. – 417-588-8316

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BIRD DOGS

Consigned to Sell Ozark Shorthorn Association’s Classic Sale XVII

English & Llewellin Setter Puppies, White Oak Kennels, Lebanon, Mo. English Setters Will Be Ready for Fall Hunting. Kevin Coffman • Lebanon, MO

Angus

Jac’s Ranch - Bentonville, Ark. - 479-273-3030 Southern Cattle Co. - Marianna, Fl. - 501940-0299 – www. southerncattlecompany. com

Balancers

Bob Harriman Genetics Montrose, Mo. - 660492-2504

Brangus

Hatfield Brangus Bentonville, Ark. - 479273-3921 – 479-531-2605 Southern Cattle Co. - Marianna, Fl. - 501940-0299 – www. southerncattlecompany. com Townsend Brangus - Rose Bud, Ark. - 501-9400299 - 501-556-2046

Charolais

Southern Cattle Co. - Marianna, Fl. - 501940-0299 – www. southerncattlecompany. com

Herefords

Allen Moss Herefords - Vici, Okla. - 580-9224911 - 580-334-7842 mossherefords.com

Shorthorn

JCC Shorthorn Cattle - Searcy, Ark. - 501-268-7731

Simmental

Lazy U Ranch - Haskell, Okla. - 918-693-9420

Sim Angus

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Batesville Stockyard Charlotte, AR East of Batesville on Hwy. 26 NATIONALLY KNOWN GENETICS AM, NH & CA Tested or No Carrier Ancestors Service Age Bulls – Semen Tested – Minimum Weights Paris • Bred & Open Heifers • Show Prospects

100 Quality Angus Lots 30 Bulls • 70 Females Northeast Arkansas Angus Association www.neaaa.org

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All classes of round stock cattle hay Big, square dairy & horse hay quality available Can deliver & custom hauling available! 2/17/14

Horse Hay Quality Orchard Grass Small, square bales, no weeds $5.50/bale • SW MO Call Evenings Richard • 417-743-2878

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Livestock Equipment

BALE WAGONS

Blue registered, shorthorn plus of May 2013, Shorthorn Plus Champion at the Southeast District Fair. We also have other crossbred show prospects available at the farm.

McNinch Farm

501-472-0062

New Holland, All Pull-Type & Self Propelled Models/Parts/Tires. Sell Finance, Deliver & Buy! Jim

208-880-2889

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Due to retirement, we are selling a productive woodworking business with a 25 year history and a flea market established in 2006. These businesses are under one roof – located, with Hwy. frontage, just off busy Hwy. 13, between Springfield and Kansas City, Mo. All woodworking equipment, lumber, hardware and finishing products included (turn-key). The Flea Market contains a huge inventory (ideal for E-Bay store). There is a large parking lot and private drive.

There is more than 100 acres

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Mo-Kan Livestock • Butler, MO Located 5 miles north of Butler at Passaic exit, right off I-49 (formerly Hwy. 71) SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: Sale Commission Lowered to 6%! TB & Brucellosis Testing No Longer Required. TO CONSIGN ANIMALS, CONTACT: Carol Morris: 660-998-0990 Robert Long: 417-839-3241 Join us on Friday, March 14 at 6 p.m. in the MO-KAN Livestock Cafe for our MoBA hosted dinner, buyer’s reception, election of officers and a FUN AUCTION!

With Two Established Businesses & A Mobile Home!

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Expecting 300 Head!

100 Plus Acres

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256 Cardin Circle Enola, AR 72047

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White heifer registered, shorthorn plus broke to lead. May of 2013.

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Saturday, March 15, 2014 10 a.m.

Spring Sale March 15, 2014 • Noon

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417-693-3720

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We Buy Poultry Litter Poultry Litter Fertilizer

Application Service Available • Application Rate 1-2 Tons Per Acre • GPS Guidance Green Forest, AR hostetlerlitter@emypeople.net

Since 1986 No Sunday Calls “Get More Out of Your Pasture” Louis Hostetler 870-438-4209 Cell: 870-423-8083

Hostetler Litter Service

(some wooded/some open) with lots of wildlife – offering unlimited possibilities; motor cross, trail rides, walking and ATV trails, outdoor swap meet, cattle/pasture/hay, logging, hunting, etc. The mobile home is 16x80, fully underpinned, featuring a master suite and kitchen island. It also has a 12x20 add-on sun room. Three bedroom, two bath -all newly painted, carpet, central heat/air, kitchen range and refrigerator, front and side decks and two sizeable storage sheds. Potential rental income.

Polk County

Please contact Richard 417-654-2441 • 417-777-1167

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