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Hoover honored: The Livestock Marketeers, an informal fraternity of livestock fieldmen, auctioneers, sale managers and related livestock business leaders, inducted Hoover Case of Marshfield, Mo., into the organization’s Hall of Fame at the 55th annual banquet on Jan. 18 at the National Western Club in Denver, Colo. Case dedicated most of his life to auctioneering purebred cattle and helping youth in agriculture.

For the last 36 years, Hoover has been heavily involved with Santa Gertrudis, Beefmaster-Brangus, Simbrah and other “eared” breeds, auctioneering purebred sales from Texas to Florida. Highlights of his career include selling the King Ranch 150th Anniversary sale in 2003, as well as continuing to this day selling registered livestock around the country after a devastating onset of bacterial meningitis left him paralyzed in 1993. Hoover and his wife Susan reside in Marshfield, Mo. They have three children, six grandchildren and another on the way in March.

Kirby presented President’s Award: Kyle Kirby of Liberal, Mo., was presented with the President’s Award at Missouri Corn Growers Association (MCGA) annual meeting and legislative day. Kirby is a 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.

MSU student earns national award: Amanda Glover of Mountain Grove, Mo., was recently presented the 2019 Soil and Water Conservation Scholarship from the Soil Science Society of America (SSSA). She received the award at the recent SSSA Awards Ceremony at San Antonio, Texas. Glover grew up on a 400-acre cattle ranch in Mountain Grove, Mo., but went into the field of surgical technology.

During her third pregnancy in 2011, she delved into health and nutrition, including organic food and began a journey toward organic selfsufficiency, relying on what she learned growing up on a ranch and conducting her own research. In 2018, she returned to Mountain Grove and enrolled at Missouri State University. When she graduates in May 2020, Glover plans to pursue a graduate degree in international sustainable agriculture.

Annual photo contest begins: The Missouri Department of Agriculture has launched the 11th annual Focus on Missouri Agriculture photo contest. The contest, which runs through June 12, is an opportunity for amateur photographers across the state to submit their best images of Missouri agriculture. More information about the Missouri Department of Agriculture and its programs is available online at Agriculture.Mo.Gov. Photos must be submitted by June 12.

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ollywood-style awards shows aren’t my “thing.” Watching people saunter down red carpets and parade across a stage to say they were “so shocked” to win is Julie Turner-Crawford rather boring. Music award shows don’t is a native of Dallas appeal to me either.

County, Mo., where she Who sold the most records or who had the role/ grew up on her family’s performance of a lifetime isn’t important to me. I farm. She is a graduate haven’t bought a CD in years (and the last one I did of Missouri State buy was a Christmas gift for someone else). The last University. To contact concert I went to was while I was in college, and I Julie, call 1-866-532-1960 don’t like going to the movie theater. The best songs or by email at editor@ will be on the radio and movies will eventually be ozarksfn.com. on TV, so why spend the money or fight the crowds?

With my “I don’t care attitude,” I missed a speech by an-award winning actor chastising the dairy industry. Thanks to modern technology, I was able to view the speech, and for those of you like me who do not watch award shows, here’s what was said: “We feel entitled to artificially inseminate a cow, and when she gives birth, we steal her baby. We take her milk that’s intended for her calf, and we put it in our coffee and our cereal. And I think we fear the idea of personal change because we think that we have to sacrifice something.”

The actor must be some kind of joker, right? Well...

It’s obvious Joaquin Phoenix, who – according to a quick internet search – referred to himself as “Leaf” for a few years, has not been on a dairy farm to see how well cows and calves are cared for, and how the welfare of each every animal on all farms is of the utmost importance to farmers and ranchers.

It appears Phoenix, like many celebrities, has eaten from the PETA propaganda tree.

With a little research, I discovered Phoenix was the 2019 PETA Person of the Year, is a believer in the Animal Liberation movement and a vegan since the age of 3. On the PETA website, Phoenix said he has seen atrocities against animals, which is why he has opted to continue being a vegan and speak for those who “do not have a voice.” The — Continued on Next Page

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Across the Fence Continued from Previous Page atrocities he claims to have witnessed are from “investigations” done by PETA. PETA claims going vegan saves lives and campaigns that all animals have emotions.

The majority of the animals, specifically dogs and cats, “rescued” by the organization, however, are put to sleep within hours of being taken by PETA. There have been criminal charges against PETA employees for animal abuse and neglect, as well as civil suits for pets being stolen from families and euthanized. PETA’s “mission” and its actions appear to contradict.

Phoenix also claims in his speech that “we’ve become very disconnected from the natural world, and many of us, what we’re guilty of is an egocentric worldview – the belief that we’re the center of the universe. We go into the natural world, and we plunder it for its resources.”

Farmers and ranchers are the most “connected” people I know. There is no plundering of natural resources. There’s been lots of seed and fertilizer bought the last few months to help improve and enhance what God created. Special care is given to ensure water supplies are pure and clean on farms because chances are

the farmers and their families are drinking from the same well as their animals.

The “natural world” is not always the happy place with rolling meadows and blue-green skies Phoenix and his friends think. Without farmers and ranchers, there would be no one to aid ill or injured animals, no one to protect them from predators. There would be no one there to warm up and feed a rejected newborn. There would be no one to assist with a difficult birth. There would also be no one to keep livestock away from roads.

The chance Phoenix reads this is slim, but I believe he and others like him are the ones at the center of their own universe – a universe that’s a ways out there.

Farmers and ranchers are too busy to play games with Phoenix and organizations like PETA. They have to get up each and every day, no matter what the weather, to feed the world. That leaves little time to worry about Hollywood, and that’s no joke.

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A classmate had let me have a taste of his chocolate milk, once, and I immediately knew I had to have it, but when I asked my parents if I could buy a carton each day, my father adamantly stated, “We milk 12 cows, by hand, every morning and night. You can have all the milk you want for free.”

I explained that it wasn’t Sealtest, chocolate milk, and I continued to beg for a month before he finally relented, telling me that I could buy three cartons each week. I also remember him telling my mother that they were probably

spoiling their only son with such extravagant spending and he would probably grow up to be a lazy, shiftless bum.

So, every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, for the next five years, I got to drink a half-pint of the most delicious nectar that ever came out of a cow. Every Monday, Dad would dig a thin dime out of the coin pocket of his billfold and send me off to school with the instructions, “Don’t forget to pay your milk bill today, and be sure to bring back the change tonight…or else.”

And I knew the “or else” involved a completely different sense, that was on the opposite end of my body from taste.

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Show-Me Genetic Services takes over former Genex collection facility Area cattle producers have to go no further than Strafford, Mo., for the procurement and maintenance of high-quality genetics, and that’s a pledge from new owners Steven and Jamie (Lile) Rogers.

Operating as Show-Me Genetic Services, the bull collection facility near Strafford was acquired by the Rogers family in October 2019, just four months after the Wisconsin-based Genex cooperative announced it would be closing and selling that location.

Though Genex initially planned to move all of its bulls, several remain at Strafford, with Genex now a customer of Show-Me Genetic Services.

All collections are evaluated for qualSteven said the change of ownership ity and all applicable health protocols was a “turn-key” transaction.

“The whole crew [eight employees] is are followed.

With capacity for 70 bulls, Show-Me still here.”

That crew includes veteran genetic Genetic Services not only collects, but services specialists with from five to also stores (freezing in liquid nitrogen) and ships semen for customers, as well as promore than 40 years of experience.

Keeping with standards set by the Na- vide breeding supplies – anything related tional Association of Animal Breeders, to artificial insemination of beef cows.

The tradition of quality the Rogers just as its predecessor, Show-Me Genetics provides Certified Semen Services, ob- family and Show-Me Genetic Services serving various levels of health protocols crew pledges has roots in the establishso semen can be shipped both domesti- ment of the Missouri Farmers Association Artificial Breeding Association in cally and internationally.

Show-Me Genetic Services does not 1946 and the old bull farm on 100 acres offer semen for sale. That’s up to the south of Springfield.

In 1961 MFA was among five breeder asowners. Show-Me’s role is embodied in sociations that merged to form Midwest the title – Services.

Genes, Inc., based in Anoka, Minn. A “We’re still here to fo1967 merger saw another move to cus on custom collection Shawano, Wisc. for individual farmers and In 1974 Midwest began cusranchers,” Steven said. “Our tom collecting semen for objective is to make it as safe Strafford, Mo. producers, rather than simas possible for bulls and people, ply collecting and selling and provide information on sesemen from its own bulls. men quality to our customers.”

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In 1983 the old Springfield site was finally abandoned and the company moved to Strafford. Two years laters another merger created 21st Century Genetics, and another merger in 1996 created Genex, a part of Cooperative Resources, Inc. At that time the Strafford farm was one of five CRI facilities in various states, functioning as a semen collection, processing and storage facility for farmers and ranchers from a wide area of the Midwest.

When Genex announced in 2019 it would close the Strafford facility, producers were faced with the dilemma of finding a new collection and storage service, or taking their bulls to distant Genex facilities.

The intervention of the Rogers family assures those producers the same quality semen services provided to area producers for nearly a half-century are still available – and at the same location and the same dedicated crew they’ve trusted for decades.

It’s just a new name, Show-Me Genetic Services.

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Hammen’s fourth son, Cade, planted On sale days at Four State Stockyards in Exeter, Mo., up to 17 mem- the seed leading to the purchase of Four bers of Chris Hammen’s and Chris State Stockyards when he was 16 years Keeling’s combined families can old. His eye for cattle-assessing caught often be found working in different the attention of the previous owners of capacities: a reason for the pur- the stockyards.

“They asked me if I wanted to go to chase of the business in January work for them,” Cade said. “I told them, of 2019.

Although Chris and Kim Hammen’s no, but that I would be interested in four oldest sons, Clay, Colby, Cale and buying the business. They just laughed, Cade, and Kim’s brother, Chris Keeling, probably because of my age. A few years are the owners of record, their entire later, though, they came back and asked families pitch in with the labor. They me if I still wanted to buy.”

“I talked to Dad, since he was the one stay close, with the nowwith the checkbook,” Cade laughed. adult sons making a living “He liked the idea, and thought it at the same time. was a great opportunity for my “These boys are so responthree older brothers and me to get sible and dedicated that they into business for ourselves in a could work anywhere they want field we were familiar with.” to, but be scattered all over the Exeter, Mo. Chris Keeling, who has country,” Chris Keeling said. had years of experience “This way, we’re together.”

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“I like the challenge of growing a business with my own family,” Keeling said.

Also contributing their time and skill to Four State Stockyards are Chris Hammen’s two youngest sons, Chad and Chet, and Chris Keeling’s sons, Colt, Cash and Carter. From unloading trailers to shuttling cattle in and out of pens, there’s plenty of work for everyone.

The women in the family also play a role.

Chris Hammen’s wife, Kim, runs the stockyard café with the help of her three daughters, Katy, Kloe and Kori, and Chris Keeling’s wife, Kerry, and daughter Lexi.

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“I’ve heard so many good things about their honesty and good work ethics, I’m pleased to auctioneer for them,” Dodson said.

Since they purchased Four State Stockyards, the Hammens and Keelings have added more fenced pens with feeders and automatic waterers – greatly increasing their holding capacity – and other improvements to increase the sale’s efficiency.

Sales since the purchase have far exceeded their expectations. Chris Hammen credits part of that to the sale day being moved from Saturday to Tuesday.

“People like to have Saturdays free for family activities, without being afraid they’ll miss a sale,” he said.

It doesn’t hurt either that the Hammen boys and Chris Keeling get out into the community and introduce themselves to prospective cattle buyers and sellers, even reaching out into northwest Arkansas and northeast Oklahoma, both within easy driving distance of Exeter.

“I appreciate the support of the community,” Clay Hammen said. “They trust us with their cattle. That means everything in this business.”

“The community response has been more than we dreamed of or hoped for,” Chris Keeling said. “But the best part is that the family gets to work together.”

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More than 80 Years of Culture and Literacy

By Jordan Gloor

The Taneyhills Study Club started the Taneyhills Community Library more than 80 years ago In Branson, Mo., in the year 1933, the women of the Taneyhills Study Club were distressed by a sore lack of books in the new Missouri town.

As the book, “Bringing Books to the Ozarks: a Branson Adventure” puts it, “Few families had even a half-dozen books in addition to the ever present Bible.”

The exclusive club (an extension of the First Presbyterian Church’s Maids and Matrons Sunday School class) was really big on literacy, as current library board member Americanna Magness can tell you. The women of Taneyhills Study Club set out to remedy the book deficiency by starting a library of their own that would bring literacy and cultural education to all of Taney County for generations.

You can find the study club’s legacy, Taneyhills Community Library, just a block south of the busy Main Street of Branson, Mo. In the past, however, the privately-funded library had other homes.

Americanna, a Branson native, can remember from her high school days visiting the library when it was at the Branson Community Center (where Liberty Plaza is located now). In its earliest days, though, the library could be found under a staircase at the still-standing Branson Ho-

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tel, or in an unused office space, or even in the homes of the original founders.

According to “Bringing Books,” several of those earliest members and associates of the Taneyhills Study Club were quite notable figures. The poet and journalist Mary Elizabeth Mahnkey in 1935 was recognized and traveled to New York to receive the honor of Country Correspondent of the Year from “The Country Home” magazine. She used earnings from her book “Ozark Lyrics” to support the library. Creator of the Kewpie dolls Rose O’Neill was an honorary member, and a guest speaker at one club event was Rose Wilder Lane, daughter to Laura Ingles Wilder and author herself.

From the notable to the lesser-known, the Taneyhills Community Library’s history is full of dedicated people working tirelessly to keep the library alive and self-sustaining.

In its 87-year life, the library has never been in the habit of receiving public funds and has relied totally on the efforts of its board, employees and volunteers.

The board, having replaced the Study Club some 10 years ago, plans and coordinates fundraising efforts for the library through private donations, sponsors and grants. Another major source of funding is the thrift shop and used bookstore on the lower floor of the building.

Taneyhills currently pays four employees: a librarian, a library manager and two clerks. An army of volunteers fill in the rest of the duties, including working the front desk, processing donations and running the cash registers in the thrift shop and bookstore. The library regularly hosts all kinds of educational and cultural activities, including a book club, a children’s summer reading program and an annual art scholarship competition for high school students. Every summer, the Taneycomo Festival Orchestra visits to put on a performance for kids in the children’s library. Through April this year, the Butterfly Palace is putting on a special reading event every first Saturday of the month. Through these events the library continues to reflect the values and mission of the Taneyhills Study Club, all without public funds.

“Up until just recently, we revelled in the fact that we weren’t getting tax money,” Americanna remarked. “The library is no longer the little library we had when I moved back here.”

In 2015, a large grant from the Stanley & Elaine Ball Foundation brought substantial renovation to the library, including an updated children’s library, a tech room, new carpeting and new meeting rooms.

“They changed the feel from a mom-

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and-pop library to a library,” Americanna explained. Most notable was the children’s library that featured impressive art installations from Chase Studio and other local artists. At the entrance is a stack of enormous books that are bigger than the kids passing through it, and inside they find immersive wall art creating city and forest environments.

While the expansion was very welcome and certainly enabled the library to better serve the community, the accompanying increased traffic brought the board’s pride in the private status into question.

“We serve people in Branson, Forsyth and Hollister, and vacationers come in to use the computer,” Americanna pointed out. “Our copier and fax machines are really busy.”

The costs of regular operation and the already outgrown space has led the library board to reverse its position and seek public funding. They have tried and failed to petition for it in the past, and they hope to try again soon.

Even with all of those expansions and changes, Americanna sees the spirit of the library as remaining with those women in the Taneyhills Study Club. “They were big on exposing the community to the joy of books,” Americanna said. “So that has followed us through all of these years.”

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“I’m blind and I always need help,” she said. “My dad (Phil Schleifer) was blind too, but when you would call him to ask for help, he’s say, ‘Whatcha need?’ That’s why I call this Whatcha Need… As a farmer, you’re always looking at ways to supplement your income, and this was a way I could do that and still serve the community.”

Products and services: Hay sales and hauling remains the main line for Whatcha Need, but the company has branched out into trailer rentals, wood sales and, most recently, a roll back.

“It goes back to people helping people,” Stacy said. “People need things, but they might not be able to afford to buy them, so you just keep helping people.”

With the help of employee Scotty DeArman, Stacy and Whatcha Need stays busy.

“My true love is cows and hay,” Stacy said. “I have to feed my cows a little different than some people. I can’t handle the big lick tubs, and Larry taught me the importance of good quality hay.”

Since August 2018, Whatcha Need has moved more than 1,800 tons of hay.

The majority of her customers are fellow beef cattle producers, but she does sell and transport hay to horse facilities and to the Promise Land Zoo in the Branson, Mo., area.

“If you want a certain kind of hay, like an 80/20 mix of alfalfa and grass, if it’s out there we will try to find it,” Stacy said. “If it’s not cost effective to put the truck on the road to do it, we won’t. Since Larry first got me into hay and my alternatives, I haven’t raised my prices. If there’s something wrong with the hay, I’ll stand behind it and let you come pick what you want. We just want to get you whatcha need.”

In the fall, Stacy also entertains pumpkin patch visitors with a pumpkin cannon.

“Another crazy idea, but it works,” she said with a laugh.

On the wood business, they have cut and sold more than 60 cords of wood since November.

Future plans: Stacy said she plans to continue her current operations, possibly expanding into other areas, continue her cattle operation and help others.

“We need to set an example for the next generation,” she said. “I’m not looking to become wealthy; I just want to help people. My dad always wanted to help me no matter what I needed and whatever I needed, he would figure it out.”

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Betting on Red

By Cheryl Kepes

Pleasant Hill Cattle Company undertakes a registered Red Angus program Pleasant Hill Cattle Company started building its elite herd of Red Angus cattle right before the breed skyrocketed in popularity.

Five years ago, Clint and Veronica Sartin, along with their son Brett, began their registered Red Angus herd with just two cows.

Now through meticulous selection and diligent work, the Sartin family manages an elite herd consisting of 30 head of Red Angus on their farm near Fair Grove, Mo.

Red Angus arena, the Sartins have produced champions at the local, state and national level. They’ve grown their high-quality herd through careful female selection and embryo transplant. Pleasant Hill Cattle Company flushes one to three donor cows each year.

“It’s the fastest way to get the good ones,” Clint said.

When the Sartins look for foundation females they consider phenotype and EPDs. “You have to like what you are looking at every day,” Clint stated. “And Brett Sartin and his parents, Veronica and Clint Sartin began raising Red Angus cattle five years ago.

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“We have had some good years and are numbers are just a tool. We pay attenhoping for more to come,” Brett Sartin tion and look at the EPDs, but it is not a deciding factor.” stated.

Future dams must strike a balance of The Sartins operate with the goal of producing quality Red Angus heifers show-ring appeal and maternal production.

“When we are looking at donor cows, and bulls that will perform in the show EPDs are a great guide. But we also ring and out in the pasture. want her to be easy on the eyes so Though their Red Angus that we stand a greater chance of herd size may seem small, it having a calf born that is going is mighty in quality. to have the pizzazz that it needs “At Pleasant Hill Cattle to help us do well in the show Company we want to be ‘Your ring,” Veronica said.

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meet your neighbors Betting on Red Continued from Previous Page Pleasant Hill Cattle Company assesses the animal’s feet for correctness and structure for soundness.

“You build a heifer from the ground up,” Brett explained.

The Sartins search across the country for the right Red Angus to move their herd to the next level. They recently traveled to Canada to purchase a female that will one day be a donor cow in their program.

The increasing popularity of Red Angus combined with the quality of Pleasant Hill Cattle Company’s cattle, helps the Sartins merchandise their animals with ease. The Sartins sell show heifer prospects by private treaty or through their display at Ozark Fall Farmfest.

They market their Red Angus bulls to commercial cattle operations.

“We have not struggled with selling bulls, our bull market is good,” Brett said.

“At Pleasant Hill Cattle Company we want to be ‘Your Red Angus Boutique.’”

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Pleasant Hill Cattle Company has raised a herd sire, PHC Breaking Point ET 001F, that they now own in partnership with Lacy’s Red Angus.

“He (PHC Breaking Point EF 001F) is just a beautiful calf and he has some wonderful numbers to go with it,” Veronica said. “So, when you have a phenomenon that wonderful that shows up on your farm – you take it and go with it.”

The Sartins and Lacys are marketing PHCC Breaking Point semen.

One aspect of the Red Angus the Sartins particularly appreciate is the natural docility of the breed. The calm disposition of the Red Angus appeals to the Sartin family and also to their customers.

“We feel like that is a huge factor when we go to sell them to families who have 7 and 8-year-old daughters that have an interest in showing,” Veronica explained.

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“The people in our state association all the way to the national level – everyone is great to work with and helpful,” Clint said.

Though they are fairly new to the Red Angus breed, the Sartin family has been in the cattle business for generations.

Clint and Veronica both grew up on farms in the Ozarks. They operate a herd of 50 commercial cows on a family farm in Marshfield, Mo. Brett keeps busy working with his show calves and helping with the family’s registered and commercial cattle operations. As a freshman at Fair Grove High School, Brett is involved in FFA, football and track. He has held numerous positions within the Missouri Junior Red Angus Association. Clint and Veronica currently serve as the leaders for the Missouri Junior Red Angus Association.

At the onset of developing their registered Red Angus herd the Sartins coined a motto for their farm, “We’re all about kids and cattle. We’re raising champions in the barn!”

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With several registered breeders in Misteam rope and was impressed with the souri, Roger considers himself an advocate Longhorns.

“I saw how they’d gain and do good on a for registered Longhorns.

“They have two national associations, little bit of feed. So I started raising some so we could rope on them. It has mush- and Missouri is well-represented. A lot of people don’t know there’s a lot of registered roomed from there,” Roger explained.

Registered Longhorns are a little different Longhorn breed herds in Missouri,” he said.

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Texas Longhorn Association (ITLA) Roger explained other proand the Texas Longhorn Breedducers are taking advaners Association of America (TLtage of the maternal charBAA). acteristics of the Longhorn; In Roger’s opinion, the biglike longevity.

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meet your neighbors old ‘Rawhide’ Longhorns; the old skinny, bony Longhorns. I don’t think Longhorns are considered beef animals, like the Angus.

That’s a misconception because they make great beef,” Roger stated.

“They are high protein and low cholesterol.”

The ITLA and TLBAA are working to reeducate people about Longhorn cattle.

“They’re really a beef breed. We’re breeding bigger, meatier Longhorns. The associations have futurities we can show heifers and steers in. They are trying to promote this beefier Longhorn,” Roger said. “By using AI in our breeding program, we have been able to improve the maternal characteristics, like milking ability, to get our 800-pound cows weaning off a 500-pound calf with lots of frame and meat. We also get the color, unique horn and own a piece of western nostalgia.”

Elite Futurity in Enid, Okla., is promoting the beef end of the Longhorn. They have new focus on EPDs, rib-eye ultrasound and DNA markers for marbling.

“They are trying to get a basis for EPD genetics, so we can AI and use better genetics trying to breed a beefier animal,” Roger explained.

He has 10 registered Longhorn cows, 10 heifers, and some calves. He has a cow/calf operation, raises replacement heifers, trophy steers and freezer beef.

“They (the associations) have registered breed sales and most of the futurities have sales. I like to take a couple head to the futurity and a couple to the sale. We try to donate a steer to the youth every year,” Roger said.

The Longhorn associations also have a great youth programs.

“Longhorns are very gentle,” Roger said. “That’s one of the reasons they have such a big youth program. The youth can handle them. It won’t be unusual to see a big 7- or 8-foot Longhorn cow or steer being led by a 4-year-old kid on the halter, showing them,” he explained.

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Trophy steers have long horns and “a lot of people will buy these and put them out in the front yard. The trophy steer business is a big deal and they have a contest for that,” Roger stated.

You can’t talk Longhorns without discussing those impressive horns, which continue to grow all their life.

“Most of the growth is in the first two or three years,” Roger explained. “We have a cow that is 20 years old. I have measured her, and her horns are still growing about an inch per year.”

Roger wants the total package in his registered Longhorns.

“It’s one that has lots of color, lots of horn, lots of body,” he explained.

When a calf, usually a heifer, is between 6 to 18 months old, you can take it to the futurities. They have different classes depending on age. They have grand champion and champion.

“They are trying to judge Longhorn heifers that will have lots of horn, lots of color, lots of conformation. It’s a futurity for young heifers,” Roger explained.

They also have steers in the futurity.

Roger attends and participates in these shows and futurities.

“We went to the ITLA World Show in Sulphur Springs, Texas, last year and thought we represented Missouri well,” he said.”

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They do residential shingles for new homes and replacement roofs. He employs four workers and they stay busy. He began roofing when he was only 16-years-old. His uncle owned Stiles Roofing Company and he worked for him for a couple of years.

The best thing about roofing is the “different houses and the different people,” Bruce said.

In the Country: Bruce has a 150-acre farm near Niangua. He started raising calves in 1972. He milked cows alongside his dad, Jack Terry, until 1994. Today, he runs beef cows.

When Jack’s health failed, they still couldn’t keep him out of the milk barn. One very muddy morning, Bruce went to get the cows. When he got back, he told his dad, “We need to sell these cows, and I’ll go back to roofing.”

He said it is the best thing he’s ever done, although he liked milking better than anything he’s ever done.

Jack and Bruce’s mother Myrtle, whom Bruce was very close to, are deceased.

Bruce’s wife, Louise, is a retired school bus driver. She drove for the Niangua R-5 District for many years.

He now has 70 head of black Angus cattle.

“I’ve always liked them. Grandpa Terry had black Angus,” Bruce said. “It’s like having a Ford or a Chevrolet; it’s bred into you.

Bruce said his son Scott loves farming more than his other children.

For Bruce, the best thing about farming is being outdoors.

“Being with my kids, being with them and being outside and getting to watch what God made us. That’s the best,” Bruce said. “Watching a calf being born. Watching hay grow. You get to see what God made and He did a pretty good job.”

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slaughter

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(Week of 2/9/20 to 2/15/20) Buffalo Livestock Market

73.00-91.50*

Douglas County Livestock - Ava

30.00-95.00*

Interstate Regional Stockyards - Cuba

71.50-90.25

Joplin Regional Stockyards

74.00-90.50 †

Mid Missouri Stockyards

Not Reported*

MO-KAN Livestock Auction - Butler

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

66.00-99.00 † 78.00 †

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

30

61.00-95.00 †

50

70

slaughter

90

110

130

cows

Norwood, Mo. • Producers Auction Yards Sheep/Goat

(Week of 2/9/20 to 2/15/20) Buffalo Livestock Market

49.00-70.50*

Douglas County Livestock

20.00-62.50 †

Four State Stock

8.00-64.50*

Interstate Regional Stockyards - Cuba

32.50-64.50 †

Joplin Regional Stockyards

15.00-72.00 †

Kingsville Livestock Auction

42.50-72.50 †

Mid Missouri Stockyards

30.00-70.00*

MO-KAN Livestock Markett

16.00-67.50 †

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

20.00-76.00 †

South Central Regional

18.50-56.50 †

Springfield Livestock

15.00-72.00 †

0

20

40

cow/calf

60

80

100

pairs

(Week of 2/9/20 to 2/15/20) Buffalo Livestock Market

None Reported*

Douglas County Livestock Auction - Ava

None Reported †

Interstate Regional Stockyards - Cuba

None Reported †

Four State Stockyards - Exeter Joplin Regional Stockyards

None Reported*

1110.00-1250.00 †

Mid Missouri Stockyards

1050.00-1925.00 †

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

950.00-1375.00 †

South Central Regional

None Reported † 735.00-1325.00 †

Springfield Livestock

stocker & feeder

1000

1500

replacement

2000

2500

cows

(Week of 2/9/20 to 2/15/20)

Steers, Med. & Lg. 1

Prices reported per cwt

Buffalo Livestock Market

None Reported*

Douglas County Livestock Auction - Ava

None Reported †

Four State Stockyards - Exeter

Interstate Regional Stockyards - Cuba

None Reported*

Bulls, Med. & Lg. 1

710.00-1040.00 †

Joplin Regional Stockyards

260.00-1310.00 †

Kingsville Livestock Auction

None Reported †

Mid Missouri Stockyards

900.00-1150.00*

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

350.00-1150.00 †

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

700.00-1600.00 †

1000

1500

300-400 lbs.

400-500 lbs.

500-600 lbs.

600-700 lbs.

700-800 lbs.

Heifers, Med. & Lg. 1

830.00-1060.00 † 310.00-1125.00 †

500

300-400 lbs.

400-500 lbs.

500-600 lbs.

600-700 lbs.

700-800 lbs.

2000

300-400 lbs.

400-500 lbs.

500-600 lbs.

600-700 lbs.

700-800 lbs.

Ava Douglas County† 2/13/20

Buffalo Livestock Auction* 2/15/20

555

909

5-10 Higher

St-5 Higher

182.50-185.00 165.00-182.50 155.00-177.00 146.00-152.50 133.00

165.00-190.00 162.00-181.00 155.00-172.00 138.00-152.00 130.00-136.50

185.00 -----------------

----150.00-160.00 146.00-157.00 125.00-135.00 116.00-128.00

150.00-157.00 146.00-160.00 132.00-146.00 122.50-129.50 -----

150.00-166.00 148.00-164.00 133.00-153.50 127.00-135.50 122.00-131.50

Four State Stockyards*

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Cuba Interstate Regional† 2/11/20

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513

1,151

4,817

3,389

997

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Uneven

Uneven

Uneven

St-15 Higher

2-6 Higher

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179.00 ----156.00-178.50 137.75-146.10 135.85

175.00-194.00 157.00-175.00 169.00-182.00 138.00-154.00 127.00-140.00

187.00-200.00 167.00-205.00 144.00-182.50 137.00-159.00 133.00-142.50

181.00-186.50 181.50-198.50 166.00-189.00 152.75-170.00 128.50-156.85

170.00-195.00 165.00-190.00 148.00-185.00 138.00-157.00 133.00-149.00

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171.00-180.00 131.00-150.00 122.00-144.00 112.00-138.00 -----

----190.00 157.00 135.00 -----

----165.50 -------------

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----144.25-154.00 130.00-141.50 120.50-126.75 121.00-123.00

140.00-163.00 135.00-163.50 132.50-155.00 117.00-135.00 112.00-124.00

152.00-166.00 137.00-170.00 135.00-159.50 128.00-141.00 120.00-128.50

160.00-173.50 160.00-180.00 132.75-163.75 136.25-148.25 121.25-140.50

150.00-170.00 142.00-165.00 134.00-156.00 126.00-140.00 122.00-130.00

2/11/20

Joplin Regional Stockyards† 2/10/20

Kingsville Livestock Auction† 2/11/20

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Receipts: 961 Compared to a much lighter supply at the last market two months ago, feeder lambs sold 10.00 to 20.00 higher, slaughter lambs sold 20.00 to 40.00 higher, and kid goats sold 15.00 to 25.00 higher. Despite freezing rain and light snow entering the area right after sale time started there was not many open seats in the barn and they remained full right up until the last drop of the auctioneers hammer. The supply was moderate to heavy and demand was good. Supply included: 10% Feeder Sheep/Lambs (14% Lambs, 86% Hair Lambs); 52% Slaughter Sheep/Lambs (6% Wooled, 77% Hair Breeds, 1% Ewes, 13% Hair Ewes, 3% Hair Bucks); 1% Replacement Sheep/Lambs (100% Families); 8% Feeder Goats (100% Kids); 29% Slaughter Goats (68% Kids, 26% Nannies/Does, 6% Bucks/Billies).

Feeder Sheep/Lambs: Lambs - Medium and Large 1-2: 225.00.

Hair Lambs - Medium and Large 1: 235.00.

Hair Lambs - Medium and Large 1-2: 175.00-230.00.

Hair Lambs - Medium and Large 2: 205.00-220.00.

Slaughter Sheep/Lambs: Wooled - Choice and Prime 1-3: 227.50.

Hair Breeds - Choice and Prime 1-3: 170.00-250.00.

Hair Breeds - Good and Choice 1-3: 150.00-220.00.

Ewes - Good and Choice 1-3: 80.00.

Hair Ewes - Good and Choice 1-3: 80.00-117.50.

Hair Ewes - Utility and Good 1-3: 66.00-77.50.

Hair Bucks - 1-3: 90.00-105.00.

Replacement Sheep/Lambs: Families - Medium and Large 1 w/<20 lbs lamb: 150.00195.00.

Families - Medium and Large 1-2 w/<20 lbs lamb: 120.00160.00.

Feeder Goats: Kids - Selection 1: 250.00-290.00.

Kids - Selection 2: 225.00-280.00.

Kids - Selection 3: 210.00-220.00.

Slaugter Goats: Kids - Selection 1: 195.00-310.00.

Kids - Selection 2: 175.00-270.00.

Kids - Selection 3: 217.50-250.00.

Nannies/Does - Selection 1: 150.00.-220.00.

Nannies/Does - Selection 2: 127.50-155.00.

Nannies/Does - Selection 3: 90.00.

Bucks/Billies - Selection 1-2: 140.00-175.00.

1100.00-1300.00*

MO-KAN Livestock Auction - Butler

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2/13/20

Receipts: 371 Compared to last month, there were too few receipts for an adequate comparison, however undertones were lower. Demand was good on a very light supply as the coolest temperatures of the season moved across the are producing single digit wind chills. Supply included: 3% Feeder Sheep/Lambs (100% Hair Lambs); 72% Slaughter Sheep/Lambs (11% Wooled & Shorn, 84% Hair Breeds, 5% Hair Ewes); 8% Replacement Sheep/Lambs (100% Hair Ewes); 15% Slaughter Goats (100% Kids); 2% Replacement Goats (100% Families).

Feeder Sheep/Lambs: Hair Lambs - Small and Medium 1-2: 200.00-205.00.

Slaughter Sheep/Lambs: Wooled & Shorn - Choice and Prime 1-3: 205.00.

Wooled & Shorn - Choice 1-3: 140.00.

Hair Breeds - Choice and Prime 1-3: 187.50-235.00.

Hair Breeds - Choice 1-3: 125.00-205.00.

Hair Ewes - Good 2-3: 130.00-160.00.

Hair Ewes - Utility and Good 1-3: 50.00-80.00.

Replacement Sheep/Lambs: Hair Ewes - Small and Medium 1-2: 80.00-125.00.

Hair Ewes - Small and Medium 2: 40.00-65.00.

Hair Ewes - Small and Medium 3: 30.00.

Slaughter Goats: Kids - Selection 1: 240.00-290.00.

Replacement Goats: Families - Selection 2 w/<20 lbs kid: 45.00.

2/6/20

Receipts: 571 Supply included: 10% Feeder Sheep/Lambs (8% Lambs, 92% Hair Lambs); 42% Slaughter Sheep/Lambs (78% Hair Breeds, 11% Ewes, 11% Hair Ewes); 12% Replacement Sheep/Lambs (70% Hair Ewes, 30% Families); 15% Feeder Goats (100% Kids); 19% Slaughter Goats (38% Kids, 48% Nannies/Does, 13% Bucks/Billies); 2% Replacement Goats (100% Nannies/Does).

Feeder Sheep/Lambs: Lambs - Medium and Large 1: 205.00.

Hair Lambs - Medium and Large 1: 205.00-220.00.

Hair Lambs - Medium and Large 1-2: 175.00.

Slaughter Sheep/Lambs: Hair Breeds - Good and Choice 1: 237.50-248.00.

Hair Breeds - Good and Choice 1-2: 95.00-230.00.

Ewes - Utility and Good 1-2: 80.00-90.00.

Ewes - Cull and Utility 1-2: 65.00-75.00.

Hair Ewes - Good and Choice 1-2: 90.00-100.00.

Hair Ewes - Utility and Good 1-2: 80.00-90.00.

Hair Ewes - Cull and Utility 1-2: 62.50-75.00.

Replacement Sheep/Lambs: Hair Ewes - Medium and Large 1-2: 95.00-147.50.

Hair Ewes - Medium and Large 2: 115.00.

Families - Medium and Large 1-2 w/<20 lbs lamb: 55.00-87.50.

Families - Medium and Large 2 w/<20 lbs lamb: 60.00.

Feeder Goats: Kids - Selection 1: 315.00-335.00.

Kids - Selection 1-2: 235.00-255.00.

Kids - Selection 2: 200.00-210.00.

Slaughter Goats: Kids - Selection 1: 235.00-292.50.

Kids - Selection 1-2: 205.00-245.00.

Nannies/Does - Selection 1: 142.50-147.50.

Nannies/Does - Selection 1-2: 135.00-145.00.

Nannies/Does - Selection 2: 100.00-135.00.

Nannies/Does - Selection 3: 80.00-95.00.

Bucks/Billies - Selection 1: 220.00.

Bucks/Billies - Selection 1-2: 167.50-190.00.

Replacement Goats: Nannies/Does - Selection 1: 215.00-230.00.

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Heifers: 118.00-120.50; wtd. avg. price 119.06.

Dressed Basis Sales - Over 80% Choice Steers: 188.00-190.00; wtd. avg. price 189.19.

Heifers: 189.00-190.00; wtd. avg. price 189.52.

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Sows Negotiated Purchase (Including Packer Sold) Sows Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis): 2,876 300-399 lbs: 11.00-35.00.

400-449 lbs: 11.00-33.00.

450-499 lbs: 18.00-38.00.

500-549 lbs: 27.00-36.00.

550/up lbs: 24.00-34.50.

dairy & fed cattle

National Dairy Market

2/14/20

Cheese: Barrels closed at $1.5850 and 40# blocks at $1.8200. The weekly average for barrels is $1.5550 (+.0905) and blocks, $1.8740 (-.0385).

Fluid Milk/Cream: Milk production throughout the US trends steady to higher. Increases in output are predominantly seen in the Western portion of the country. In New Mexico, a snowstorm delayed Class I milk deliveries, causing a high level of milk holdovers.

Most manufacturing plants in the Pacific Northwest are

195.00-310.00.

175.00-270.00.

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Mo. Weekly Hay Summary

2/13/20

Another week and another winter storm in between warmups and thawing out. Areas to the south got more rain, while snow was mostly to the north. Most farmers are getting quite tired of weather swings that make feeding and caring for livestock much more difficult than if it would just get cold and stay that way for a while. Hay supplies are still adequate, and most farmers seem to be in pretty good shape. Hay movement is slow. The supply of hay is moderate, demand is light to moderate, and prices are steady. The Missouri Department of Agriculture has a hay directory available for both buyers and sellers. To be listed, or to view the 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.

Supreme quality Alfalfa (RFV <185): 180.00-200.00. Small squares 7.00-9.00 per bale.

Premium quality Alfalfa (RFV 170-180): 160.00-180.00.

Good quality Alfalfa (RFV 150-170): 120.00-160.00. Small squares 5.00-7.00 per bale.

Fair quality Alfalfa (RFV 130-150): 100.00-125.00.

Good quality Mixed Grass hay: 80.00-120.00. Small squares 6.00-8.00 per bale (some alfalfa/grass mix).

Fair to Good quality Mixed Grass hay: 60.00-80.00. Small squares 3.00-6.00 per bale.

Fair quality Mixed Grass hay: 35.00-50.00 per large round bale. 25.00-40.00 per 4x5 round bale.

Good quality Bromegrass: 80.00-120.00.

Fair to Good quality Bromegrass: 50.00-80.00.

Wheat hay: 40.00-55.00 per large round bale.

Wheat straw: 3.00-6.00 per small square bale.

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Negotiated Purchase (Including Packer Sold) Barrows & Gilts (carcass basis): Not Reported.

Compared to Prior Day’s closing weighted average (LM_ HG208): 0.72 lower.

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$145

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Receipts This Week: 109,469 Early weaned pigs 5.00 per head lower. All feeder pigs 4.00 per head lower compared to two weeks ago. Demand moderate for moderate offerings. Receipts include 55% formulated prices.

Volume By State Or Province Of Origin: Missouri 14.8% Total Composite Weighted Average Receipts and Price (Formula and Cash): All Early Weaned Pigs: 102,919 at 44.89 All 40 Pound Feeder Pigs: 6,550 at 61.14

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full. In the mountainous states of Idaho, Utah, and Colorado, comfortable winter weather has kept milk output strong. In the Midwest and East, production varies for certain areas of those regions. Currently, the upper Midwest is experiencing at or near below-zero temperatures. Bottling demand is mostly steady across the country. Fluid milk movement into Class III plants is lighter. Midwest sources placed spot milk loads at $5 to $2 under. Condensed skim demand is active from Class II and III users, as those buyers displace NDM. Condensed supplies are on the rise, in the West, as milk yields increase.

Cream is long, across the regions. Heavy volumes continue to transfer to butter production. Discounted cream is abundant, in the West, due to machine processing issues at one plant.

F.O.B. cream multiples range 1.06-1.20 in the East, 1.06-1.20 in the Midwest, and 0.95-1.08 in the West.

SPOT PRICES OF CLASS II CREAM: $ PER POUND BUTTERFAT, F.O.B., producing plants, Midwestern U.S. - $2.1453 - $2.2386.

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and Kansas, one went to the panhandle of Texas and a couple to Arkansas.

Marla’s bigger interest is in the commercial herd of black Angus, which she has admired and built up for many years.

Chet is a rural mail carrier out of the Nevada Post Office. Marla is the head volleyball coach at Cottey College in Nevada.

The couple have four children and seven grandchildren, most of which have sports and other events that keep them busy away from the farm. They are also members of the Vernon County Cattlemen’s Association, Missouri Cattlemen’s Association, Heart of America Gelbvieh Association and the Ozark Country Gelbvieh Breeders Group.

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Reba Rapp of Rapp Premium Genetics has been helping them with the AI work for the last few years.

“We’ve AI’ed 10 cows to a national champion red Gelbvieh bull. These calves will be due in September 2020. I intend to AI more in the future as this is one way to upgrade the quality of the herd,” Chet said.

When looking for a new herd bull or AI bull, Chet pays close attention to the milk and growth EPDs. He also pays attention to the other EPD numbers to make sure there

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Close attention is given to the udder quality of the cows.

“I don’t want to have to get a cow in and milk her out when she calves because of a bad udder,” Chet said. “I work an off-the-farm job during the week and expect the cows to calve on their own. I don’t want to sell a bull that came from a cow with udder problems. They will end up having problems when they keep daughters from that bull.

“Probably the best part of selling bulls is when I have repeat customers. That tells me the first bull did well. Most of the bulls I’ve sold have been in Missouri

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Their cows are dewormed twice a year, with young calves being given black-leg shots. At weaning calves are given two rounds of vacinations as recommended by their veterinarian. The cows are preg checked either in spring or fall, depending on which group they are in.

The calving season is split fairly evenly between spring and fall. The bull is put out with yearling heifers May 1. Other bulls go out May 21 for spring calves and Dec. 1 for

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Greg Hess knows one thing tions, as-well-as spending time planning for certain – living in town isn’t for all the pastures, fences, breeding profor him. In 2015 his goal to “get rural” grams and equipment.

Originally a native of southeastern Iowa, became a reality when he purchased a beautiful 100-acre farm in rural Ash Greg’s hopes of purchasing a farm weren’t financially feasible for a first-time farmer.

Grove, Mo. “You’d have to be a millionaire to own Hess Farms lies in the heart of the stunning Ozark Plateau, nestled along Billies a farm in Iowa” Greg explained. “WithCreek, on gentle hills of grassy pastures out someone gifting you the land, liveas far as the eye can see. The land has stock and equipment, it would be out of a long and rich history in the area. It the question.”

Billies Creek peacefully meanders is teeming with wildlife from naturally grown forest ladened with large Oak and through the stunning property. The spring originates in the front yard and Walnut Trees and has a natural spring.

Hess Farms offers high-quality, regis- provides fresh water year-round.

“I don’t have to go out in the winter to tered red Angus and Hereford cattle. break ice; 360 days a year I love that Producing high-quality cattle creek, the other five days I’m fixing is a tradition in Greg’s famwhat the creek messed up.” ily. His grandfather Delbert In the 1930s, MFA built a Krug is a Hereford Hall of spring house on the farm that Fame inductee.

Greg, 41, is a project analyst Ash Grove, Mo. acted as a milk depot where dairy farmers dropped off at Jack Henry and Associates their milk cans so the spring in Monett, Mo. He oversees all water could cool them. the daily business and operaOzarks Farm & Neighbor • www.ozarksfn.com

When Greg purchased the farm, it had been neglected for many years. No fertilizer or lime had been used.

“I’m slowly trying to get things back into shape,” Greg said.

Greg utilizes rotational grazing and is planning to use impregnated fertilizer, such as Grazon or Chaparral, in the spring.

He focuses on purchasing top quality animals and currently has 36 head of Hereford, Red Angus and red baldies.

The entire herd is AI’d with matching breed “bulls I can’t afford.” Then a registered Hereford bull is turned out for clean-up.

Greg feeds tested hay and Purina 20-percent range cubes three-times-perweek, at 4 to 5 pounds per head, enabling the cattle to get the extra protein needed during the winter months.

“I baby them, but I sure do have goodlooking ladies,” he said.

Greg’s pastures are orchard grasses, red clover, Timothy and fescue.

His work at Jack Henry requires him to travel extensively.

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meet your neighbors “When you’re gone you run the risk of having issues, but without my job there is no farm,” Greg explained.

He originally chose Herefords in honor of his grandfather, Delbert Krug’s Hereford Hall of Fame legacy, however, he also likes the breed’s docility and other great qualities such as excellent meat quality, early maturity and high performance on forage based diets, excellent temperament, calving ease and longevity.

“It’s actually a good time to be getting into Red Angus,” Greg noted. “Especially when I’m running a registered Hereford bull with 1A Red Angus cows.

This will produce F1 calves, which is the future of my operation. Basically, Hess Farms is looking to take advantage of the hybrid vigor factor in the crossing of these breeds, in hopes that they have brains of the Herefords, and the marketing of the Red Angus.”

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“I’ve actually franchised them to the farm,” Greg explained. “They get to live here until the end. With my herd leaders, I can make the rest of the herd do whatever I want.”

An interesting bit of history about the farm: In the 1870’s the property was an indigent farm. The poor farms of yesteryear were county- or town-run residences where paupers (mainly elderly and disabled people) were supported at public expense.

The farms declined in use after the Social Security Act took effect in 1935, with most disappearing completely by about 1950.

Greg said he could not have built Hess Farm if it were not for neighbors like Von Kieth and Charles Salveter, who he said made a bumpy road a little smoother.

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“You have to love the lifestyle,” and comes in the more common black Myra Franks said when talking with a white belt, or red dun with a about raising Belted Galloway white belt. “Belties” as they are affeccattle with husband Tony on their tionately called, are known for docility and the high-quality of meat produced.

141-acre farm in Rolla, Mo. They are a hardy breed, which can Myra is originally from convert many types of forage into southern Illinois; Tony is an delicious meat.

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Myra originally read about Belties in Country Living magazine.

“I just became enamored with the breed and their appearance,” Myra said.

She became more interested in them 13 years ago on a trip to the Netherlands, where the breed is popular. She and Tony bought three heifers in 2006, and from that the herd has grown to 56 cows total. Myra and Tony are fond of their cow herd, and every cow has a name.

The couple are proud of their cattle, with good reason. In July 2016 and 2018, BMP Farm had their animals featured at Purina FEBRUARY 24, 2020

meet your neighbors Farms, just outside St. Louis, Mo. They have also been featured on the Belted Galloway website, www.belties.com.

The couple’s path to raising Belted Galloways has been a long one, and they have taken turns being on the farm, with Tony working in Alaska, while Myra ran the operation by herself for nine years.

Currently, Tony cares for the cattle, while Myra lives much of the year in Fairbanks, Alaska, where she is employed as a special education teacher.

“It gets very cold there,” Myra said smiling. She enjoys being at the farm, and being around the cattle, through she only manages to come home when she is not teaching.

Tony has worked in Alaska as an industrial insulator, which included working in power plants and metal refineries.

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The cattle are l00 percent grass fed, mainly fescue, with hay that includes clover in the winter.

“We have enough animals we don’t grow our own hay,” Myra said. They purchase hay from Jeremy Gargus, in St. James, Mo. Myra and Tony make sure the cattle receive all necessary vaccinations.

The Franks use live cover for breeding, though they lost their bull last summer, and plan on replacing him. The process for registering a Belted Galloway bull is extensive and requires DNA testing.

They also offer breeding stock for sale.

“It would be nice if it wasn’t so labor intensive with the marketing. We direct market everything ourselves,” Myra said.

In addition to having a website, the Franks advertise their beef on Craigslist.

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coming from as far away as St. Louis to buy the Franks’ meat.

Both Myra and Tony were quick to point out the benefits of living an agricultural lifestyle, that they wouldn’t change.

“The farm has its own rhythm,” Myra said. “You think you are doing one thing, and you end up pulling a calve.”

Myra feels the best part of the lifestyle is

being able to be outside, and watching the animals grow.

With the growing popularity of Belted Galloway meat, and strong marketing campaign, the future of BMF Farm seems secure.

The couple also owns 40 acres in Delta Junction, Alaska, that it is not currently being used for farming.

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What is your involvement in agriculture?

“I do a lot of advocating for 4-H, FFA and agriculture, so I go to a lot of conferences and conventions to try to learn how to tell others more about agriculture.”

Her SAE for FFA is diversified crop production. Her sophomore year, she started growing 23 acres of wheat and this last year built up to 60 acres of corn, 72 acres of soybeans and 23 acres of wheat. She also works at their family business, Andrews Farm and Seed.

What is your favorite part about living on the farm?

“Being able to watch something start from itty bitty to be something great and getting to watch God’s beauty grow and being able to have that hope in God that he will take care of my crops. The other part I like about living on the farm is our farm community and that everyone around here is willing to help out one another.”

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t’s “almost” spring as I type. Less than a week ago it was sunny, 70 degrees and a bit windy. Our fields were finally getting a chance to dry out. Now, I’m looking out of my window at 3-plus inches of snow, Jessica Allan is an below-freezing temps and cloudy skies. It seems agricultural lender and commercial like Mother Nature cannot make up her mind relationship manager and Punxsutawney Phil is just as unreliable. But at Guaranty Bank in the one thing you can rely on this time of year is Neosho, Mo. A resident a call from your lending partner about updated of Jasper County, she is financial statements and your annual farm visit. also involved in raising Most people get why your lender asks for ficattle on her family’s nancial information. After all, they have a job, farm in Newton County same as you, to prove that your operation is cash and is an active alum flowing and building equity. These statements of the Crowder Coljust show it in writing, as well as making it easier lege Aggie Club. She for your lender to make a quick decision when may be reached at any new needs arise. But why a farm inspection? jallan@gbankmo.com.

Doesn’t your lender trust you? Doesn’t he or she know how busy you are between planting and calving, harvesting and weaning? Can’t they just look at your financial information to see how well you’re doing?

The short answer is yes, but there is another element at play here: Relationship.

The key to any good relationship is communication, whether it’s with a spouse, neighbor, farm store manager or your lender. An annual farm inspection is just another communication tool lenders use in their relationships with you, the farmers and ranchers.

Sure, it’s easy for a lender to wait for you to come into their office and let them know what is going on with your operation, but that also means the conversation is being held on their turf. A lender sitting behind a desk and you in front can seem like going to the principal’s office. Together you can go over tax returns, profit and loss statements and balance sheets until the sun goes down, but in the end they’re just numbers on a sheet of paper.

A farm inspection turns those tables. The conversation is being held on your farm, about your goals. The lender can see your farm in operation and observe your dedication to your chosen line of work – that makes a difference.

Many farmers and ranchers end up enjoying the inspection. They can show off the fruits of their labor: New fencing, heavy weaned calves and fat mommas, new planting techniques and grain in the bin. Those visuals can go a long way in making a point – seeing the abundant pasture in person proves the need for more cattle to harvest it or observing the efficiencies of the no-till drill borrowed from the Extension office can spark a discussion about purchasing one for the farm. Lenders can see the day-to-day impact of those financial statements – inputs and outputs, assets and liabilities.

The farm inspection is not just to ensure the bank’s collateral position is secure. It’s about engaging in conversation, proving an interest in your operation’s well-being, cementing that farmer-lender relationship. While touring the farm, topics will come up that normally wouldn’t in an office setting, giving lenders much more insight into how to help you reach your goals. The farm visit is not about trust but about engaging in one-on-one conversation and intentional listening with you, the customer.

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Replacement heifers should be females that will be productive cows for years to come Replacement heifers are a common factor in many cattle operations across the Ozarks.

Replacement heifers may all come from the same calf crop, but not all are created equal. Proper replacement heifer evaluation and management will help a producer make the best selections for their herd.

Having a relatively uniform set of standards will help producers effectively measure the heifers they are raising or purchasing for certain traits that will be beneficial to their program. Looking at the herd goals can give producers an idea of what they need to select for.

the cyclicality status of heifers, which lets us know if they have reached puberty and are cycling or not. The pelvic measurement is used to reduce odds a heifer will experience calving problems when bred to a bull with proper calving ease.”

The bulls being utilized for producer’s chosen replacement heifers should ideally have a breeding soundness exam and have EPD data to ensure he is an appropriate match. Larimore noted a heifer’s age and size, as well as breed, will influence their tract scores and pelvic measurements, making a pre-breeding exam even more important to give the producer an accurate RTS.

Exams are Important

Fine Tune Management for Uniformity

A pre-breeding exam is an ideal component in evaluating replacement heifers, according to University of Missouri Extension Livestock Field Specialist Erin Larimore.

“The best method for evaluating heifers for breeding would be to perform a prebreeding exam where a reproductive tract score and pelvic measurement are assigned to each heifer,” she explained. “A reproductive tract score (RTS) assesses

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A heifer crop that matures and reaches puberty in a uniform fashion gives the producer more to choose from. Larimore explained it is recommended heifers achieve 65 percent of their mature body weight by breeding time, so a producer’s management plan should be geared towards keeping heifers on track to gain and reach that weight.

“You need to have your cattle in good condition, feed the proper minerals and keep them in good body condition.

You should also cull closely.”

Carl Goodnight Jasper County, Mo.

“I think this also goes back to the cowherd,” Larimore said. “Having a shortened breeding and calving seasons for the cows will mean a more uniform group of heifers.

Utilizing fixed-time artificial insemination can frontload the calving season and those cows that conceive to AI will have older, heavier calves.”

Early Pregnancy Rates Are Beneficial

Selecting only heifers that become pregnant early (to the first artificial insemination or during the first 21 days of a natural-service bull exposure) can have major impacts on herd reproductive rate and productivity. Heifers becoming pregnant early have greater longevity and wean heavier calves compared to heifers becoming pregnant later in the breeding season.

Raise or Buy

“For many operations, it winds up being more economical to buy quality replacements than it is to raise them on your own,” Andy McCorkill, University of Missouri Livestock Field Specialist,

“We use a really good mineral, along with Body Condition Score. The body condition of a cow is the upmost important for a successful breeding season.”

said. “However, there is a lot of personal satisfaction that comes out of seeing the progress in your herd over the years and you always know what you have and how the heifers were developed if you do it on your own.”

Set Heifers Up for Success

Once a producer has gone to all the work to carefully select replacement heifers, it pays to give the young ladies a little extra TLC. Dr. Eric Bailey, MU Extension State Beef Specialist, advised producers to feed and manage heifers separately to ensure they get what they need.

“Most beef heifers calve at 85 to 90 percent of their mature size, and they are still growing,” he said.

There has been concern among producers that feeding a first-calf heifer too much in her final trimester will cause her calf to grow too large and create problems during delivery. Due to a heifer’s still growing body, however, this is rarely the case.

Bailey advised producers to keep food in front of first calf heifers to set them up for both calving and rebreeding success.

“We make sure they are as healthy as they can be before we bring the buck. We offer quality hay, a little grain and free-choice minerals.”

“We try to have the right mineral out for them, and make sure everything is worked and up-to-date on vaccinations at least 60 days before turning the bulls out.”

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‘No Bull’ When it Comes to Bull Selection

By Klaire Howerton

Producers should know what they’re getting when buying a bull With the popularity of social media and online sites, buying or selling a bull is pretty convenient.

Producer beware, though. You do tend to get what you pay for. Just because a seller is willing to take a low price or because a bull “needs gone ASAP” does not mean one should choose convenience over quality.

A quality herd sire needs to be a mindful, well researched decision.

A bull has a purpose he needs to be able to do his job, and the buyer needs proof.

“First and foremost, you have to remember what that bull’s job is; you bought him to breed cows,” Andy McCorkill, University of Missouri Extension Livestock Field Specialist, said. “The starting place would be to get a veterinarian’s certificate stating he has passed a Breeding Soundness Exam (BSE). The BSE will evaluate the bulls breeding ability, liking at semen quality factors as well as the bull’s physical structures.”

If a seller is unwilling to undertake this most basic endorsement of their bull’s breeding ability, it is probably best to move on.

Another “proof of purchase” the buyer should obtain from the seller is a negative trichomoniasis test result. This disease can create near catastrophic losses and is the last thing a producer wants to introduce into their herd.

“A producer could lose 50 percent (or more) of an annual calf crop through early embryonic death or abortion if trich is introduced into the herd. Even in a small herd of 30 cows, the loss of calf revenue alone could exceed $10,000,” Dr. Craig Payne, MU Extension Veterinarian, said.

“Factor in the losses associated with culling, the cost associated with cleaning up the disease and you have an economically devastating event, not to mention that testing is required in Missouri for all

breeding bulls sold, bartered, leased or traded within 60 days prior to change of ownership or possession.”

The exceptions to this requirement are virgin bulls less than 24 months old. McCorkill noted some producers will test virgin bulls for peace of mind.

Don’t be afraid to ask for records on a potential new herd sire. McCorkill advised producers look for good health records and vaccination histories.

“That goes back to keeping him and the rest of the herd healthy, so they have a better chance of doing their job - producing calves – efficiently,” he said.

A new bull should be able to adapt and function efficiently in his new home. Selecting bulls that match your home environment, McCorkill said, is advisable.

“In our area, that means cattle that come from and are used to ‘hot’ endophyte infected fescue,” he said. “Fescue toxicity leads to elevated body temperature in the summer which reduces the fertility of a bull; bulls not raised on fescue are often at a greater disadvantage in this respect.”

When shopping, avoid pursuing transactions for overweight bulls. While a well-fed animal in good condition is desirable, an overfed bull will not perform well or hold up over time.

“Look for feet and leg issues,” McCorkill advised. “If you spot them on young bulls, they’ll only get worse with age.”

Another area to research is temperament. A bull with the drive to do his job is fine, but producer safety needs to be of utmost concern.

“As the average farmer’s age continues to increase, the ability to outrun crazy bulls decreases. It isn’t worth dealing with unruly animals and getting hurt,” McCorkill said.

If a for sale post or an in-person visit includes details that raise red flags about

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temperament, keep shopping. Whether or not the bull is trained to electric wire fencing is also a pertinent question to ask the seller.

Extension experts highly recommend the use of managed grazing systems, many of which utilize electric fencing. Having a bull that comes already accustomed to that type of fence can save time.

Genetic needs, though varied, are always an important consideration for any animal purchase.

“If you plan on keeping heifers for replacements, a heavier emphasis needs placed on maternal traits than those that sell every calf for feeding, for example,” McCorkill explained. “The onset of the DNA age, coupled with EPDs has made those decisions much easier, as have indexed rankings that put several weighted traits into one EPD. Basically, the idea is to evaluate your marketing and management systems and find a genetic package that matches those needs and builds a herd to meet your plans.

Some of the more progressive seedstock operations have some sort of marketing assistance program.

“Whether it be a buyback program or just access to another marketing avenue, it is something to consider. Such programs should be beneficial to both parties; the seller gets data for making future decisions and it can help you both to put it together.”

A responsible and reputable seller will be more than happy to help set a prospective buyer up for success. If a seller ever makes you feel pressured or uncomfortable, they’re not for you.

Selecting a herd sire is a big decision, and your operation will benefit from your good choice.

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By Klaire Howerton

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Lower production costs mean more profit A common question among agricultural producers is, “How can I reduce my costs without sacrificing my production?”

While there is not a cookie cutter answer, there are some areas where producers may be able to make improvements and adaptations that can result in reduced costs.

Soil and Forage Tests: Experts at the Noble Research Institute in Oklahoma highly recommend producers engage in soil and forage testing, as this is an area that can help achieve higher production with efficient cost. If soil pH is “wrong” for the crops and forages you want to grow, producers can easily be sacrificing 30 percent of production potential. In addition, the nitrogen, phosphorous and potassium, applying a “wrong” pH scenario is a wasted expense. A producer study in Arkansas concluded that testing hay, on average, led to a $16-per-cow reduction in annual costs. In a program attempting to grow cattle for profitable gain, a hay test is likely worth even more in cost savings, improved production or both.

Consider Hay Sources: Some operations are raising both hay and cattle to feed it to, and some producers choose to buy hay. University of Missouri Extension Agricultural Business Specialist Brent Carpenter and Livestock Specialist Gene Schmitz recently released a winter feed cost dashboard as a resource for producers. The dashboard includes a look at how the quality of hay impacts production costs. The cost of raised hay is set to $62 per ton, based on MU Extension production budgets, and Carpenter said producers who grow their own hay should strive for high quality, since the costs to grow poorquality and high-quality hay are the nearly the same. The realized cost of feeding good-quality raised hay is about 59 cents less than comparable purchased hay. Feeding poor-quality raised FEBRUARY 24, 2020

hay actually cost the producer about 16 cents more each day than buying comparable hay. This difference is even higher in years of surplus hay supplies.

Carpenter went on to explain that using current market prices, producers who buy hay save about 64 cents per cow per day by feeding the low-priced, low-quality hay even though it requires a higher level of supplementation.

Even though this seems unorthodox, Carpenter explained “that is how the math works. The idea is not to feed junk, but to keep hay costs low even if it means spending more on supplement.”

Cull Unproductive Animals: Keeping animals that are old, open and ornery or otherwise unproductive is a drain on financial resources. Cows that aren’t thrifty or exhibit poor mothering skills need to move on down the road.

The most important factor to calf health and calf performance is having a healthy mother with good mothering instincts.

Cows that transfer inferior genetics to their calves and cows with inadequate milk production should be considered cull animals. Production conditions can also influence the best time to remove cows from the herd During drought or other conditions where forage and feed resources are limited, culling deeper into the herd is often appropriate. While the decision to cull animals can be difficult and often emotional, making appropriate decisions based on good record keeping will help lower production costs.

Pursue Sound Business Management: Some cost reduction strategies happen in the office. Commit to business management, where specific financial and production goals are measured and monitored, advised the Noble Research Institute. Careful record keeping and accounting can help producers clearly see where the money is going and whether production and cost reduction goals are being achieved.

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Setting goals can trigger new behaviors Setting a goal and strategizing realistic ways to achieve it is a widely practiced method for attaining both business and personal successes.

According to a blog post by PositivePsychology, setting goals helps trigger new behaviors, helps guides your focus and helps you sustain that momentum in life. Goals also help align focus and promote a sense of self-mastery. In the end, you can’t manage what you don’t measure and you can’t improve upon something that you don’t properly manage.

Write It Down: Utilizing technology for record keeping is becoming commonplace, but it turns out good old-fashioned writing is scientifically proven to be effective. According to a study published in Psychological Science, using pen and paper, not laptops, to take notes boosts memory and the ability to retain and understand concepts.

Producers don’t necessarily need to hand write a book on their goals, but jotting down some notes can keep a person on track. Andy McCorkill, University of Missouri Extension livestock field specialist, suggested the best place to have your breeding philosophy written down might be on a small card in your wallet or check book to look at while bidding on animals to bring home for breeding. It might reduce the incidence of buyer’s remorse later on down the road.

Show Me the Money: “Making money should be everyone’s central goal,” McCorkill said.

He advised stepping back and taking a close look at the books and evaluating management as a first step toward achieving this goal. From there, producers can identify both short- and long-term strategies.

“Reining in an expense-related activity, such as hay feeding, will be a faster step to profitability than changing the breeding plan,” McCorkill explained.

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Once those short-term steps are taken, a producer will have the momentum to move towards the long-term strategies.

“When looking at the breeding plan, profitability should still be a major consideration. For many, a more terminally minded plan focusing on growth and carcass traits will probably be more profitable. If you want to raise your own replacements heifers, a maternal mindset is much more important. It really boils down to your marketing outlet and satisfying it,” McCorkill said.

Mind Your Mother: Even though herd goals will differ from farm to farm, good mothers are at the heart of achieving those objectives. McCorkill explained maternal excellence, with built in longevity, is a must.

He explained a cow generally needs to produce three to five calves before she fully recoups her costs, “so she has to stay around a while to earn her keep.”

Moderately-sized cows, paired with those excellent maternal instincts, will go a long way towards meeting profit minded goals.

“A focus on moderating cow size has been a key for a number of reasons, primarily because bigger cows eat more and can be harder to maintain,” McCorkill explained.

A 1,400-pound cow will need to consume approximately 10 percent more feed on a dry matter basis than a 1,200-pound cow.

Cows should also be evaluated for feet, leg and udder structure, and fescue tolerance.

Stay Flexible: It’s been said change is the only constant in life – on a farm, things change almost daily. Staying flexible with meeting herd goals will help a producer develop resilience. “The process of evaluation and keeping an eye open to the future is the key,” McCorkill said. “In a continually changing industry, knowing where to flex is important.”

Setting herd goals will go a long way towards the success and sustainability of a producer’s operation.

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Part of agriculture is learning to adapt and shift management practices to ever changing weather patterns, consumer demands and life events. Breeding and calving seasons are practices that may sometimes need to change.

With some forethought and planning, producers in the Ozarks can make an informed choice on whether a change in calving season will benefit their farm.

Weather plays a large role in the timing of calving season. With the wet winters and springs of the past couple of years, some producers are considering a change.

“The onslaught of a wet, cold winter, several blizzards and unbelievable flooding has caused some Midwest cattle producers to re-examine the timing of future calving seasons,” Glenn Selk, Oklahoma State University Emeritus Extension Animal Scientist, said.

It’s appealing to think of calving in the late spring to early summer months to avoid a muddy mess and potential calf loss due to damp, cold weather, but there are other concerns.

“If the calving season is moved to May and June, then the breeding season must be moved to August and September,” Selk noted. “Of course, then producers have summer’s heat to consider when breeding.

In the upper Midwest, breeding seasons in the hotter months of summer may be feasible. Although 90- to 100-degree days may occur, nighttime temperatures will often cool to 70 degrees or lower.”

He went on to add, however, that in Oklahoma and Texas, August daytime temperatures often reach near or above triple digits and nighttime lows may only cool about 80 degrees. A high-pressure heat dome may lock in very hot days and warm nights for an extended period of time. The number of hours each day that the temperature is above the thermal neutral maximum (80 degrees in the bovine) FEBRUARY 24, 2020

is sizeable. There is little, if any opportunity, for the cow to dissipate heat in this scenario. Therefore heat stress becomes a biological nemesis to good reproductive performance in late summer months.

Monitoring summer temperatures in the Ozarks can give producers an idea of if their area might reach cool enough temperatures for this breeding season shift to be feasible.

Money is also a consideration in undertaking a calving season shift. Erin Larimore, University of Missouri livestock field specialist, explained changing a calving season can be a cash-flow/production issue.

Rolling cows from one calving-season to another results in lost income. It’s difficult to move cows up a breeding season simply due to the post-partum interval – the time it takes her to recover from having a calf until she resumes cycling.

Feed and forage will come into play if a producer chooses to shift breeding and calving seasons.

“April/May/June calving season does a better job of matching forage availability with animal needs, as good quality forage is typically readily available when cows have their highest nutrient requirements. If producers are aiming on a switch from spring calving season to fall,” Larimore said. this season offers better weather for calving and breeding, “but we are usually hauling the feed to them when they have their highest nutrient demand in the worst weather.”

She added if there are stockpiled grasses, that is not the case. Considering forage management and potentially implanting new practices such as rotational grazing and stockpiling can aid producers in making the switch.

The bottom line is there is no one right answer for whether or not producers should change their calving season.

Observation, research and management are key to making calving season decisions that reflect the unique needs and goals of each individual farm.

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February 2020 24 Cattle Producer Workshops – 6 p.m. – American Legion Hall, Lockwood, Mo.

– 417-276-3313 24 Farm Lease Program – Dallas County Alumni Building, Buffalo, Mo. – 417-646-2419 24 Missouri Farm Lease Program – 6-9 p.m. – Webster County Extension

Office, Marshfield, Mo. – 417-859-2044 or Kyle.whittaker@missouri.edu 24 “All Hay Is Not Created Equal” Course – 6:30-9 p.m. – Laclede County

MU Extension Office, Lebanon, Mo. – 417-532-7126 25 Pesticide Applicator Training – 6 p.m. – Home Ec Building, Vernon

County Fairgrounds, 1488 E. Ashland, Nevada, Mo. – call 417-448-2560 25 36th Annual Southwest Missouri Spring Forage Conference – 8 a.m.-3 p.m.

– Oasis Hotel and Convention Center, Springfield, Mo. – 417-532-6305,

ext. 101 or www.springforageconference.com 25 Dry Cured Bacon Workshop – 6-7:30 p.m. – Cost: $20, includes all materials

– West Plains, Mo. – 417-256-2391 27 “All Hay Is Not Created Equal” Course – 6:30-9 p.m. – Dallas County

Alumni Building, Buffalo, Mo. – 417-345-7551 27 Private Pesticide Applicator Training – noon-3 p.m. – Phelps County

Extension Center Meeting Room, Rolla, Mo. – 573-458-6260 27 Pesticide Applicator Training – Cassville High School Vo-Ag Department,

Cassville, Mo. – 417-847-3161 27 Pesticide Applicator Training – 6 p.m. – Sheriff’s Annex, 11 W. Dakota,

Butler, Mo. – call 660-679-4167 to register 27 Woodland Steward: Management and Mushrooms – Cost: $40 – 1-4 p.m.

– Maramec Springs Park, St. James, Mo. – 573-458-6260 or phelpsco@missouri.edu 27 Serv Safe Manager Training – 8 a.m.-5 p.m. – Curtis Laws Wilson Library,

Missouri S&T, Rolla, Mo. – Cost: $125 – rachelbuenemann@missouri.edu

or 573-458-6260 29 Introduction to High Tunnel Short Course – 9 a.m. – Springfield Botanical

Center, Springfield, Mo. – 417-881-8909 29 Farm and Garden Expo – 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. – Battle High School, 7575 E.

St. Charles Road, Columbia, Mo. – registration fee is $12 with lunch or $6

without lunch – register at midmoexpo.com March 2020 2 Bull Breeding Soundness Clinic – Barry County Vet Service, Cassville, Mo. – 417-847-2677 2 “All Hay Is Not Created Equal” Course – 6:30-9 p.m. – Camdenton

County Chamber of Commerce, Camdenton, Mo. – 573-346-2644 3 Pesticide Applicator Training – 2 p.m. – Botantical Center, 2400 S. Scenic

Avenue, Springfield, Mo. – pre-registration required – 417-881-8909 ext. 42953 4 “All Hay Is Not Created Equal” Course – 6:30-9 p.m. – Webster County

MU Extension Office, Marshfield, Mo. – 417-859-2044 5 Pesticide Applicator Training – 6 p.m. – First Baptist Church, 505 Walnut,

Osceola, Mo. – call 417-646-2419 to register 5 Spring Beef and Forage Conference – 6 p.m. – The Center, 516 County

Road 800, Gainesville, Mo. – pre-register by March 2 – 417-679-3525 or ozarkco@missouri.edu 5 Christian County Livestock and Forage Conference – 5:30-8:45 p.m. –

Clever High School, Clever, Mo. – register by Feb. 28 – 417-466-3102 or christianco@missouri.edu 7 Kinship Care Conference – 8:15 a.m.-2 p.m. – 1200 Holloway St., Rolla, Mo. –

573-458-6260 or rachelbuenemann@missouri.edu 7 2020 Spring Gardening Workshop – 9 a.m.-3 p.m. – Cost: $25 – Faith

Lutheran Church, 221 Malone Dr., Branson, Mo. – 417-357-6812 to register

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9 Beef and Forage Seminar – 5:30 p.m. – Howell County Extension Center,

West Plains, Mo. – Cost: $10 per person, members of the South Central

Cattlemen’s Association can receive a $5 discount with proof of membership

– registration includes meal and reference materials – pre-register by

March 4 – 417-256-2391 12 Heifer Development Workshop – 6 p.m. – Centennial Building, Vernon

County Fairgrounds, 1488 Ashland Street, Nevada, Mo. – meal will be

served and workshop is free to public – register by March 6 – 417-448-2560 or http://extension2.missouri.edu/events/heifer-development-workshop-nevada 12 Bull Breeding Soundness Clinic – Animal Clinic of Diamond, Diamond, Mo.

– 417-325-4136 14 “Let’s Get Growing” Workshop – 9 a.m.-1 p.m. – Crowder College, Cassville,

Mo. – Cost: $10 in advance or $12 at the door – early registration ends

March 11 – 417-847-3161 or stewarted@missouri.edu 17, 23, 24 Regional Hay School – 6 p.m. – Cost: $35 per person,

includes all three nights – Nevada Centennial Fairgrounds,

Nevada, Mo. – register by March 13 – to register call 417-448-2560 or

https://extension2.missouri.edu/events/2020-regional-hay-school-nevada-mo – 18 Pesticide Applicator Training – 9 a.m. – Home Ec Building, Vernon County

Fairgrounds, 1488 E. Ashland, Nevada, Mo. – call 417-448-2560 to register 19 Apple Grafting Workshop – 6-8 p.m. – Bray Conservation Area, 14220

Co Road 7000, Rolla, Mo. – Cost: $25 per attendee, which includes 2 apple

rootstocks, apple scion if needed and grafting supplies – 417-859-2044 or byerspl@missouri.edu 19 Pesticide Applicator Training – 6 p.m. – Cass Co. Extension Center, 201 W

Wall, Harrisonville, Mo. – call 816-380-8461 to register 19, 26 Bull Breeding Soundness Clinic – Dake Veterinary Clinic, Miller, Mo. – 417-452-3301 23 Bull Breeding Soundness Clinic – Countryside Animal Clinic, Aurora, Mo. – 417-678-4011 26 Pesticide Applicator Training – 6 p.m. – Cedar County Library, 717 East

Street, Stockton, Mo. – call 417-276-3313 to register 26 Pesticide Applicator Training – 1 p.m. – Municipal Building, 227 Central

Ave., Taneyville, Mo. – 417-546-4431 25 Novel Tall Fescue Renovation Workshop – 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. –registration:

$65 before March 17, $80 after March 17 Southwest Research Center,

Mount Vernon, Mo. – register by Mar. 17 – call 417-466-3102 to register 28 Sheep & Goats for Meat Production – 10 a.m.-5 p.m. – Ag Building, Crowder

College, Neosho, Mo. – Cost is $40 per person if registered by March 23, late

registration is $50 – 417-223-4775 or https://tinyurl.com/sheep-goats April 2020 2-4 Big Branch / Cooper Cattle AI Training – Beebe, Ark. – 479-252-0570 or

501-316-3536 – www.BigBranchBreeders.net 2-5/7 Cooking Matters – 1:30-3:30 p.m. – St. James Senior Center, 149 West

Church Street, St. James, Mo. – rachelbuenemann@missouri.edu or 573-458-6260 11 Missouri Pesticide Collection Event – 8 a.m.-noon – Heritage Tractor,

3285 N. U.S. Hwy. 63, West Plains, Mo. – call 573-751-0616 for more information 16 Missouri Council for Activity & Nutrition 2020 Conference: Building

a Healthy & Productive Missouri Workforce – 8 a.m.-3:30 p.m. – Drury

Plaza Hotel Columbia East, 3100 Interstate 70 Dr. SE, Columbia, Mo. –

follow the Facebook event for conference updates 23-25 Big Branch / Cooper Cattle AI Training – Harrison, Ark. – 479-252-0570

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ozarks’ March 2020 7 Judd Ranch 42nd Gelbvieh, Balancer & Red Angus Bull Sale – at the

Ranch, Pomona, Kan. – 1-800-743-0026 7 Mead Farms Performance Tested Bull Sale – Mead Farms Sale Headquarters,

Versailles, Mo. – 573-216-0210 7 Peterson Farms 27th Annual Top Pick Charolais Bull Sale – Peterson

Farms Sale Headquarters, Mountain Grove, Mo. – 405-246-6324 7 Hilltop Farms Annual Gelbvieh & Gelbvieh Balancer Bull & Female Sale – Joplin Regional Stockyards, Carthage, Mo. – 417-529-0081 7 Satterfield Charolais & Angus 9th Annual Bull Sale – at the Farm, Evening

Shade, Ark. – 785-672-7449 7 Arkansas Bull & Female Sale – Hope Livestock Auction, Hope, Ark. – 877-486-1160 14 Heart of the Ozarks Angus Association Spring Sale – West Plains, Mo. – 734-260-8635 14 Wright Charolais 13th Annual Bull Sale – at the Farm, Kearney, Mo. – 785-672-7449 14 Seedstock Plus RED Reward Bull & Female Sale – Wheeler Livestock

Auction, Osceola, Mo. – 877-486-1160 14 11th Annual Genetic Power Gelbvieh & Balancer Bull Sale – Springfield

Livestock Marketing Center, Springfield, Mo. – 334-695-1371 14 Jac’s Ranch Annual Spring Bull & Commercial Female Sale – at the

Ranch, Bentonville, Ark. – 479-366-1759 15 April Valley Farms 23rd Annual Performance-Tested Bull & Female Sale – St, Joseph Stockyards, St. Joseph, Mo. – 913-682-4376 18 Valley Oaks Angus Bull & Female Sale – at the farm, Oak Grove, Mo. – 573-280-2351 20 THM Land & Cattle Production Sale – Vienna, Mo. – 573-443-4521 21 Aschermann Charolais/ Akaushi 30th Edition Bull Sale – at the Ranch,

Carthage, Mo. – 417-793-2855 21 Missouri Bison Association 22nd Annual Spring Sale – Mo-Kan Livestock,

Butler, Mo. – 816-585-4779 21 Circle A Angus Ranch Spring Bull & Heifer Sale – at the Ranch, Iberia, Mo.

– 573-280-5308 21 Cattlemen’s Choice Bull & Female Simmental, Sim Angus Sale – Fredonia

Livestock Market, Fredonia, Kan. – 620-437-2211 21 Pinegar Herdbuilder XXVI Sale – at the Farm, Springfield, Mo. – 417-833-6784 21 Brinkley Angus Ranch 18th Annual Production Sale – Green City, Mo.

– 660-265-5565 21 Falling Timber Farm Bull & Female Sale – at the farm, Marthasville, Mo.

– 636-358-4161 21 Flying H Genetics Spring Sale – at the Ranch, Butler, Mo. – 303-842-9071 22 Magness Land & Cattle Southern Division Bull Sale – at the Ranch,

Miami, Okla. – 970-396-3584 24 Superior Beef Genetics Bull Sale – Lamar, Mo. – 417-214-4090 24 GENETRUST Brangus Sale – Suhn Cattle Company, Eureka, Kan. – 620-583-3706 28 Maplewood Acres Joint Bull & Female Sale – Sedalia, Mo., – 660-826-1880 28 Seedstock Plus South Missouri Bull & Female Sale – Joplin Regional

Stockyards, Carthage, Mo. – 877-486-1160 28 Worthington Angus Farm 5th Annual Spring Production Sale – at the

Farm, Dadeville, Mo. – 417-844-2601

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28 Arkansas Bull Sale, All Breed Bull & Commercial Female Sale – Heber

Springs, Ark. – 205-270-0999 28 Harriman Santa Fe Top of the Breed Bull & Bred Heifer Sale – Windsor

Livestock Auction, Windsor, Mo. – 660-492-2504 28 Missouri Classic Shorthorn Sale – Mid Missouri Stockyards, Lebanon, Mo. – 417-453-6713 30 Southwest Missouri PT Bull Sale – Springfield Livestock Marketing Center,

Springfield, Mo. – 417-293-8002 April 2020 3 Ade Polled Hereford Production Sale – at the farm, Amsterdam, Mo. – 765-583-4875 4 Four State Angus Association Spring Sale – Springfield Livestock Marketing

Center, Springfield, Mo. – 734-260-8635 4 Ridder Farms Bull Sale – at the farm, Hermann, Mo. – 785-672-7449 4 B/F Cattle Company Spring Maternal Integrity Gelbvieh & Balancer

Bull Sale – at the farm, Butler, Mo. – 660-492-2808 5 P Bar S Proof of Progress Sale – at the Ranch, Sand Springs, Okla. – 402-350-3447 6 Brockmere Farms Spring Sale – New Cambria Livestock Auction, New

Cambria, Mo. – 660-375-2055 11 The Renaissance 28th Anniversary Edition Sale – Chappell’s Sale Arena,

Strafford, Mo. – 405-246-6324 14 Sydenstricker Genetics Influence Sale – at the Ranch, Mexico, Mo. – 573-473-9202 14 Shoal Creek Land & Cattle Spring Sale – Excelsior Springs, Mo. – 612-805-7405 18 Bradley Cattle Company Bred Heifer Sale – Springfield Livestock Marketing

Center, Springfield, Mo. – 785-672-7449 18 The Great American Pie Limousin Sale – Laclede County Livestock Pavilion,

Lebanon, Mo. – 402-350-3447 18 East Central Missouri Angus Association Sale – Cuba, Mo. – 314-393-2885 18 Owen Brothers Cattle Company Diamond & Spurs Sim-Genetics Spring Sale – at the farm, Bois D’ Arc, Mo. – 417-830-6252 18 New Day Genetics Ranch Ready Bull Sale – Cunningham Livestock

Auction, Salem, Mo. – 903-748-7591 25 Windy Hill Charolais 23rd Annual Gateway-Getaway Production Sale

– Arrowhead Sale Facility, Cedar Hill, Mo. – 314-974-5230 25 9th Annual Heartland Highland Cattle Auction – Mid-Missouri Livestock

Auction, Lebanon, Mo. – 417-733-3201 26 Missouri Red Angus Show-Me The Reds Sale – Springfield Livestock

Marketing Center, Springfield, Mo. – 913-909-1912 May 2020 8 Glendenning’s J Bar J Annual Production Sale – Lebanon, Mo. – 417-588-9083 9 Mead Farms Female Sale – Mead Sale Headquarters, Versailles, Mo. – 573-216-0210 15 Show-Me-Select Replacement Heifer Sale – Joplin Regional Stockyards,

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BIRD DOGS

Baler Belts for All Round Balers

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

Kevin Coffman • Lebanon, MO

417-718-1639

Made in the USA!

Free Freight On Belt Sets

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Farm Improvement

Farm Equipment

TANK COATINGS ROOF COATINGS

Available for metal, composition shingles or tar roofs. Long lasting and easy to apply. We also manufacture tank coatings for concrete, rock, steel, galvanized and mobile tanks.

and Share Your Favorite Grilling Recipes With Our Readers!

Virden Perma-Bilt Co.

806-352-2761 www.virdenproducts.com

Hereford and Angus Bulls, Hereford Cows with Heifer Calves 636-358-4161 Marthasville, MO fallingtimberfarm.com

3/16/20

BULLS FOR RENT

Farm Raised: Angus Gelbvieh - Charolais & Others - No Sundays Please!

Call Chris, Chad, or Steve Glenn

Walnut Grove, MO 417-838-8690 • 417-844-9416

8/31/20

Limousin Bulls, Open & Bred Heifers, Blacks & Reds Double J Ranch

Will 417-350-9810 417-214-4567

1/4/21

Hay For Sale

Alfalfa Hay For Sale 4x5 Round Bales 22% Protein – 166 Bales – High Moisture Weighing 1,500 lbs.

– 226 Bales – Dry Hay Weighing 1,000 lbs.

100 Each at the Yard. $

2/3/20

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Delivery Available!

Karen Asher

417-343-4958

PERSONAL PROPERTY AUCTION Saturday • February 29 • 10 a.m.

The Goff Residence • Willard, Mo. ANNUAL FARM AND RANCH EQUIPMENT CONSIGNMENT AUCTION Saturday • March 28 • 9 a.m.

DIAMOND D IAMOND

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AUCTION A UCTION

& REAL REAL ESTATE ESTATE C O. CO. See our website for complete Auction listings and photos

David Stutenkemper 417-326-2828 877-907-3000

Maternal Integrity Gelbvieh & Balancer®

BULL SALE April 4 • 1:00 pm Butler, Mo.

Forage developed, work ready, athletic, easy keeping bulls for the commercial cattleman.

Info or Catalog

660-492-2808

Videos at www.bfcattleco.com

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All recipes shared from past issues are available on our website at ozarksfn.com

Selling

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Submit recipes by mail, fax, or email and watch for them to appear in the upcoming issues of Ozarks Farm & Neighbor.

P.O. Box 1319 • Lebanon, MO 65536 417-532-4721 FAX • editor@ozarksfn.com

Falling Timber Farm 11th Annual Bull & Female Sale March 21st, 5:30 p.m., : at the farm

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Livestock Equipment

Making tough

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Luco Mfg. Co. Hydraulic Chutes • Working Circles Cake Feeders • Continuous Fencing Panels & Gates

Heavy Duty Spike Hay Beds

Partnering with farmers to produce high quality seed for the soybean, wheat, fescue and sunflower markets.

OPEN MONDAY-FRIDAY 8 AM-5 PM

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See us at www.lucoinc.com or call

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877-289-7835 / 918-256-6232

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Vets

Machinery

Christian County Veterinary Service, LLC

RUSCHA

Check out our website at www.andrewsfs.com

Storage Containers & Trailers Ground Level Containers 20’, 40’, 45’ & 48’ Available • Sale or Lease

Large & Small Animal Vet Clinic

MACHINERY SALES L.L.C.

Darren Loula, DVM Joe Evans, DVM Hunter Wallace, DVM Katie Loula, DVM Cherie Gregory, DVM Julie Clonts, DVM

417-743-2287 8748 State Hwy 14 West, Clever, MO

www.christiancountyvet.com 11/2/20

Trailer Repair Trailer Repair (Farm) Welding & Wiring Portable Welding

Haybuster, Krone Verona, Mo. • 16251 Lawrence 2220 3 mi. west of Aurora, MO 65769 between Bus. 60 & U.S. 60

417-498-6571

417-246-5510

10 Miles East of Carthage, MO on Hwy. 96 & 2 Miles North

R&A Farm LLC Lebanon, MO

2/24/20

417-664-5954 3/16/20

Farmers Mutual Insurance Company of Dade County Serving Farm Families Since 1892

Call Today 417-232-4593

810 Main St., Lockwood, MO 65682 • Email: sherri@dadecountyinsurance.com

We Are Your Best Value!

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Serving the Metal Building Industry 8327 Lawrence County Ave. LaRussell, MO 64848 417-246-5335

800-246-5335

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Contact us today about placing a classified ad. Be sure to ask about our discount rates.

Cross Timbers, Mo. • 417-998-6629

Sam 417-328-9137 Chase 417-399-1904 • Chance 417-298-1751 www.crawfordauctionservice.com FEBRUARY 24, 2020

PUBLIC AUCTION Sunday, March 1, 2020 • 9:00AM

940 S Iron Mountain Rd • Fordland, MO 65652

Directions: From Springfield Take Hwy 60 East 18 Miles To Iron Mtn. Rd. Turn North Across Hwy 60 Onto Iron Mtn. Rd. To Auction. Watch For Auction Signs.

– EQUIPMENT SELLING AROUND NOON – Vehicles, Equipment & Misc - 12:00: Case 580E Backhoe - For Removal • 2008 International Crane Boom Truck 18 Ton 4200 VT365 Dsl w/35,000miles • 1981 Terex Lorain 20ton Crane w/ 85’ Boom • 1992 International Service Truck • Norwood Lumber Pro HD36 Sawmill • JD 2320 4x4 Tractor w/ Hyd Drive, 200cx Ldr, 62D Belly Mower & 444hrs • MF 1529 w/ L100 Ldr, Shuttle Shift & 780hrs • 2019 TYM 24.4hp 4x4 Tractor w/ Hyd Box Installed, Tires Filled w/ Fluid & 75hrs • Mahindra 6520 4x4 65 hp Dsl Tractor w/ QA 275 Ldr, Dual Remotes, Shuttle & Low hrs • White Field Boss 2-70 Tractor w/ Canopy • 1999 Wabash Stainless Refrigerated Semi Trailer • 2014 PJ 32’ Gooseneck Trailer • 1996 Starlight 20’+4’ Dovetail Gooseneck Trailer w/ Title • Vermeer Rebel 5420 Baler • 2013 Chevy Single Cab Truck • 2005 Dodge Ram 1500 Single Cab • 1999 Ford F350 Crew Cab, Dsl, Dually, Auto, Newer Tires • Yamaha Rhino 660 4x4 w/ Custom Wheels and Wench • 2011 Chevy Aveo LT • 1963 VW Beetle - No Title • Danuser Auger • Dsl Tank • Head Chute • Manure Spreader • 20ton Log Splitter • Vermeer Chipper • Wagons Guns: Remington Sportsmaster Model 512 • Ruger AR-556- LNIB • Forehand 10g Shotgun • Thompson 45cal Black Powder • CVA 50cal Black Powder Cattle: 2- Black Angus 5yr Springers • 4yr Charlois Cross Cow & Calf Pair Bred Back • 2- 6yr Angus Cow Calf Pairs • 1 Angus Bull 20mo Tools, Lawn & Garden: Cub Cadet LT1024 Mower w/ 50in Deck • 225 Welder • Troybilt 7000w Generator • Sun Spray Texturing Cart • Troybilt 2850 Power Washer • 225 Chicago Electric Welder • Gas Powered Jack Hammer • Townsend Track Bender • Spectrum 250D Plasma Cutter • Hy-Brid HB1430 Lift • Grizzly 16” Bench Top Brake • Tablesaw • Planer • Chopsaw • Toolboxes • Cement Mixer • Electric Concrete Vibrator • Sawzall • New Boomers • Bar Clamps • Log Chains • Air Compressors • 2- Milwaukee Pom Drive Fasteners • 2- Highlift Jacks • Bennar Nawman Rebar Tier Rechargeable • Step Ladders • May Rebar Rechargeable Tier • Bosch Transit & Stand • Dollies • Electric Hammer Drill • 5- Framing Nailers Paslode • Generator • Commercial Painter • 10” Belsaw Planer • Trash Pump Hoses • 4- Shop Vacs • Scotch Block • Variety Of Joist Hangers & Rack • 8- Spools Of Heavy Wire • Salamander Heater • Skill Sander • Shop Fan • 10” Grizzly Table Saw • Texturing Cart • Hyd Jacks • Dewalt Air Compressor • Sheet Rock Tools & Texturing • Skillsaw • Dewalt Chop Saw • 2- Coil Nailers • Retractable Lifeline • 4x4 Steel Work Bench • Abrasive Chop Saw • Joist Hangers • Post Driver • Tow Straps • Hilti Shot Hammer • Screws • Nails • Tile • Senco Auto Feed Electric Screw Driver • Wood Working Tools • 30gal Portable Air Compressor • Concrete Form Brackets • Gas Powered Air Compressor • 100gal Propane Tank • Drills • Kobalt Chop Saw • Valuecraft Band Saw • Valuecraft Lathe • Belt & Disc Sander • Delta Shopmaster • Battery Charger • Craftsman Bandsaw • Craftsman Tablesaw • HD Drill Press • C Clamps • Shop Fans • Dewalt Chopsaw • Grizzly Table Saw • Misc Power Tools • Variety Of Screws & Nails • Doors • Windows • Craftsman Hedge Trimmer & Weedeater • Makita Impact Drivers • Floor Jacks • Tile Cutter • Misc Hardware & Much More!

Antiques, Collectibles & Household: 2- Saddles w/ Stand • Trainset w/ Tracks • Pepsi Clock • Pyrex • Sunbeam Mixers • Antique Door • Fairfield China Set • Toasters • Quesadilla Maker • Punch Bowl Sets • Brownie Movie Projector • Fire Extinguisher • Speakers • Fryer • Coffee Makers • Rolling Pins • Waffle Makers • Espresso Mini • Counter Jars • Kitchen Utensils • Card Machines • Christmas Decor • Bakeware • Cake Pans • Pots & pans • Cut Glass • Corningware • Tupperware • Cameras • Antique Scales • Antique Mirror • Antique Bottles • Milk Bottles • Pictures • Frames • MAD Magazines • Books • Meat Grinder • Copper Kettles • Cast Iron Cornbread Skillets • Trophys • DVD’s • Stoneware • Antique Photos • Cash Register • Graniteware • Rugs • Antique Wood Boxes • Model Cars & Tractors • Roosters • Tins • Purses • Juice Glasses • Pie Plates • Small Kitchen Appliances • Bird Collection • Canisters • Dolls • Pitchers • Kerosene Lamps • Linens • Quilts • Wagons • Floor Lamps • Carnival Glass • Puzzles • Cake Stands • Spike Rack • Needlework • S&P Shakers • Games • Primitives • Baskets • Household Decor • Phillips 66 Gas Can Furniture & Appliances: Retro Occasional Chairs • Leather & Wood Couch • Recliner • 3- Leather Swivel Rockers w/ Ottomans • Kitchen Cupboard • TV Stand • Desks • Doll Cradle • Nightstand • Twin Bed • Armoire • End Tables • Coffee Table • Dresser • Tricycle End Tables • King Bedroom Suite Complete w/ Twin Temperpedic Mattresses, Nightstand & Dresser w/ Mirror • Queen 7pc Bedroom Suit w/ Dressers, Nightstands, Etc • White Leather Hide A Bed Sofa • Retro Table & 6 Chairs • Desks • Pub Tables • Roll Top Desks • Shelves • Entertainment Center • Blue Refrigerator Plus Much More!

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