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Building a Balancer Herd FEBRUARY 5, 2018 • 32 PAGES

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Larry Eaton finds the breed to have good maternal traits, solid confirmation

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Dusty Richards passes: Former Ozarks Farm & Neighbor columnist Ronald “Dusty” Lee Richards passed away on Jan. 18 in an Arkansas hospital from injuries he suffered in a Dec. 19, 2017 motor vehicle accident near Springdale, Ark. Dusty’s wife of 56 years, Patricia, was also injured in the crash and passed away on Jan. 10. Dusty was a prolific Western writer, publishing more than 150 novels during his lengthy career. Memorials may be sent to the Washington Regional Friends of Hospice, c/o Washington Regional Foundation, 325 E. Longview St., Fayetteville, Ark. 72703-4618 or to the Springdale Benevolent Foundation Scholarship, P.O. Box 1909, Springdale, Ark. 72765.

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Authorities investigating cattle injuries and deaths: Newton County, Ark., officials believe a pack of dog have ripped more than 30 calves apart. “The nose would be ripped off completely down to their teeth. The ears would be eaten into the heads,” said farmer Kenny Lee. Officials and the farmer believe the dogs are coming from nearby homes and forming a pack.

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JUST A THOUGHT

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Members appointed to USDA committee: U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue recently announced appointments to the Oklahoma USDA Farm Service Agency state committee. The state committee is responsible for the oversight of farm programs and county committee operations, resolving appeals from the agriculture community and helping to keep producers informed about FSA programs. Those appointed from the Oklahoma Ozarks are Sarah Dorsey from Bixby and Karen Eifert Jones from the Stillwater/Waukomis area.

Agriculture Hall of Fame announced: The Arkansas Agriculture Hall of Fame will induct six new members March 2 at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Little Rock. Inductees from the Ozarks include: attorney Bill Bridgforth of Pine Bluff; fruit breeder John Clark of Fayetteville; and the late Adam McClung of Vilonia. Clark is considered a leading expert in the field of fruit crop genetics and breeding, particularly blackberries, grapes, nectarines and peaches. A distinguished professor in the department of horticulture at the University of Arkansas he has released 62 fruit cultivars, with more than 21 million plants sold. Bridgforth is senior partner in the law firm of Ramsay, Bridgforth, Robinson and Raley, where he represents the legal needs of farmers and ranchers in Arkansas and the United States. His focus has been on educating and assisting farmers, ranchers, accountants and lawyers, particularly on issues involving federal farm programs. McClung served eight years as executive vice president of the Arkansas Cattlemen’s Association. McClung died suddenly Aug. 6, 2017. He was 37. His efforts to bring positive change to the beef industry, and all of agriculture, spurred the White House and the U.S. Department of Agriculture to recognize him in 2014 as one of 15 “Champions of Change” from across the country.

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7 Matt and Kortney McMahan plan to continue to grow their operation

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Ed Wallace has been farming for a lifetime

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Eye on Agribusiness features Auctioneer Cash Carter

Larry Eaton finds the traits he likes with Balancers

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Town & Country spotlights Amy Keeton

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Kelly and Christy Clark develop their herd

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Youth in Agriculture highlights Emily Leach

FARM FINANCE 13 What to know before you close your loan

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A new year brings changes to the tax laws

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FARM HELP 24 The Udder Side with Dr. O’Neill 26 Dealing with prolapse 27 The importance of quarantining new animals

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Keeping the cold at bay this winter FEBRUARY 5, 2018

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n my high school days, on the rare occasion revothe nwo rC yrrefor J yB of getting a date with a girl, options what we could do were pretty limited.

We could drive 20 miles south, across the Jerry Crownover is state line, to go to a movie in the closest a farmer and former town with a theater – or we could drive 25 miles, professor of Agriculture north, to go to the other town that had a cinema.

Education at Missouri Those were our only two basic choices and, if I State University. He is a was really trying to impress the young lady, we native of Baxter County, might stop at the drive-in restaurant afterwards Arkansas, and an for a cherry cola. When I went away to college, author and professional the standard movie “ask-out” just didn’t cut it. speaker. To contact Jerry, I had been lucky enough to sit by a cute, little, go to ozarksfn.com and blond girl for the entire semester, trying to work click on ‘Contact Us.’ up the courage to ask her out on a date. I had made some small talk by asking her where she was raised. When she replied that she was from St. Louis, I responded by saying, “Yeah, I’m from just south of there” (about 250 miles south). When she laughed out loud and told me I had a funny accent, I decided the time was right and asked her out for the coming Saturday night.

“What will we do?” she asked.

“How about going out for dinner?” That seemed to be the “go-to” date for all my friends.

Surprisingly, she said, “Sure, that sounds nice, but just so you know, I don’t do fast food.”

I quickly agreed, even though I had no idea where we should go.

Columbia, Mo., in the early 1970s was full of burger joints, pizza parlors and taco stands, but the only nice restaurants were pricey venues that generally catered to wealthy parents who came to town to take their kids to a nice reprieve from dormitory food. I was surviving on my 25-hour a week job at the seed lab, earning a whopping $1.35 and hour I had some thinking to do.

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orthwest Arkansas has transformed into a frozen tundra during the last few weeks.

Oh sure, we’ve been gifted a day of sunshine here and there. For the Jody Harris is a freelance most part, the weather has been bitter and cold. communications specialist, Nobody is leaving this house without a pair of gardener, ranch wife and long johns and winter layers. I’m gritting my mother of four. She and teeth and praying Punxsutawney Phil does not her family raise Angus beef see his shadow so we can get on the fast track cattle and other critters on toward spring. their northwest Arkansas Our routine on the farm has included checking ranch. She is a graduate and double checking to make sure all of our aniof Missouri State University. mals have water to drink and fresh hay to eat.

To contact Jody, go to ozarksfn.com and click on The kids went back to school a few weeks ago.

‘Contact Us.’ They were glad to be back in the world of academia after developing a case of cabin fever at home during the cold winter break.

Most of our children are not “indoor” kids. Neither is my husband. I can handle staying inside and catching up on reading and housework. I enjoy baking cookies and brownies or just watching a good movie. They, however, cannot sit still.

Recently, our neighbor purchased a used pick-up truck to work on with his son.

During the month of January, my husband and the boys turned our shop into an auto mechanic’s playground. I’m pretty sure the “dads” are more excited about this project than the boys. Despite the below zero temperatures, these guys have suited up in their coveralls (along with the kids) to put a lift kit into this project truck.

While I’m in the house cooking, cleaning or whatever it is I do all day, my husband is texting me photos and videos of our young sons elbow deep inside this truck, wrenching away like a little men. The cold weather is not keeping these guys down.

Every day my oldest son greets his dad coming home from work with, “are we going to work on the truck again today?”

My husband laughs and promises when the weekend comes and the weather warms up, they will finish the project.

My own conversations with this child on the way to school have included spark plugs, monster trucks, oil changes and mechanical jargon that simply makes my head spin. I have no idea how he’s absorbed so much about motors and trucks at his tender age. He has recently begun to lobby for an upgrade to our own farm truck.

He and his dad are always shopping around and looking at the newest and latest Chevrolet has to offer. Their recent obsession is with Chevrolet dually trucks, the bigger the better.

I’m happy to work on tax paperwork or just get lost in a good book during this dreary winter weather. I get my chores done as fast as I can so I can head back inside the warm walls of our house. I’m entertained by the escapades happening out in the shop with my favorite men. I love their funny videos and pictures taken of the adventures in mechanical learning. If it’s all the same to them, I’ll hang out by the fire with the “inside” kids with a dog on my lap, neighbor.

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Across the Fence

By Julie Turner-Crawford

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other Nature has really hit the Ozarks with blasts of winter weather recently, plunging temperatures and wind chills well Julie Turner-Crawford below freezing. When we finally is a native of Dallas hit the 20s after what seemed to be an eternity of County, Mo., where she negative readings on the thermometer, it was as if grew up on her family’s everyone and everything got a little relief. farm. She is a graduate I think most farmers and ranchers dread the winof Missouri State ter months, especially those that are calving, kidUniversity. To contact ding, lambing and farrowing. Several years ago, in Julie, call 1-866-532-1960 weather pretty similar to what we just experienced, or by email at editor@ my dad called and told me my bother was bringing ozarksfn.com. me more straw and to get my “NICU” ready to roll because he was bringing me a calf. I had a couple of my wild, non-people liking Barbados ewes due to lamb at anytime as well, so I figured it was going to be a long, long night.

I got the calf area ready, then ran up to check the ewes as my brother got there with more straw. When we got to the shed, there was a Barbados ewe with a new set of twins. Knowing there was no way I was going to get her into any kind of barn, other than the open-ended shed she was in, I grabbed the lambs and handed them to my brother. David, not being much of a sheep person, just looked at me and asked, “What do you want me to do with these things?”

“Put them in your coat,” I replied as I broke the bales of straw open and began trying to offer some warmth to the new momma and babies.

As I was finishing up, I glanced up to see David looking down at the lambs as one of them nibbled on his nose. It was one of those “awe moments.” David wasn’t so impressed, but I thought it was one of the sweetest things I’d ever seen in my life.

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After letting a nervous momma get back to her babies, Dad showed up with the calf.

She was a tiny little thing, laying in the floorboard of his pickup. Luckily, Dad had pretty much gotten her dried off and warmed up. We got some colostrum down her, and I covered her up with mounds of straw and an old blanket. All I could do at that point is hope for the best.

I checked on my babies throughout the night; the lambs were doing great with their attentive momma, but my orphaned calf was my main worry. As the evening went on, I got her a little more to drink and she seemed to be doing OK. The next morning I went out to check everything, bracing for the fact that I might have lost a calf and a couple of lambs overnight. My worry soon turned into joy when I saw lambs bouncing around and a hungry calf. Later on that day, the sun shined brightly and it was almost as if it were a new beginning to what had been a seemingly endless winter.

I suspect many of you can recall similar situations. It’s tough to lose one to Mother Nature, or because a momma can’t or won’t do her job, and most producers will do what they can to give each calf, lamb, kid, piglet, foal or whatever newborn a chance to survive. It’s kind of what we do because we care.

Animal rights groups like to say farmers are cruel. I would have liked to have seen one of those folks tell that to my rather burley brother that night in subzero temperatures with a pair of newborn lambs in his coat, or to my father when he picked a newborn calf up from the frozen ground.

They’re pretty good at spreading falsehoods in the Internet, but I don’t suspect we will find any activists out in a snowy field on a bitter January night; they aren’t that tough.

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I picked up Wendy at 7 o’clock that evening, and proceeded to drive to the only sitdown restaurant in the city that I had eaten at previously — the Salebarn Café, in the lower section of Columbia’s Livestock Auction. Now, I’ve never eaten at a salebarn that didn’t have delicious food that was reasonably priced, but most are open only on sale day. Columbia’s was open six days a week and even had specialty priced plates on Saturday night. Wendy’s mouth was agape as I parked the car.

The waitress seated us at a table between a working cowboy and an old farmer that had brought his wife to celebrate their anniversary.

She handed us a menu and my date began to smile as she saw that night’s special, paper-clipped to the inside. “I love oysters!” she shrieked.

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Shocked, I asked, “You do?”

“Oh, yes,” she responded. “My parents and I order them every time we go to either coast.”

I didn’t brag, but I had been to both coasts, too — Lake Norfork and Bull Shoals.

When the waitress brought her plate, the attractive girl looked at it and asked me if they had given her the wrong order. “I’ve always eaten them raw, right out of their shell,” she stated.

I almost gagged.

“I’ve never had them that way,” I instructed. “We cut them out of their ‘shell’ at the chute, wash them, bread them, and deep fry the little ones. If they’re too big, we fillet them before frying.”

“What’s a chute?” she asked.

Needless to say, there was not a second date.

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Matt and Kortney McMahan run a cow/calf operation, in addition to a trailer business Photo by Larry Burchfield

Matt McMahan is a third generation cattle farmer in Bee Branch, Ark., Matt, his wife Kortney and daughters Karley (5) and Kinley (3), and son Koal (4 months) are Van Buren County’s 2017 farm family of the year.

Matt’s grandfather was a major influence on Matt’s decision to enter the cattle business. Not only did he encourage Matt, he loaned him the money to purchase his first 15 Angus heifers. Matt still farms that same 40 acres where he started and has continually increased his herd, both in quantity and quality.

“I’m a big believer in AI,” said Matt.

“I bred my first heifers with AI using some of the best bull prospects of that time. I paid those cows off as quick as I could and kept buying more. I purchased some of my granddad’s cattle when his Matt and Kortney McMahan, pictured with their daughters Karley and Kinley, are working to improve the genetics of their herd through AI. health began failing. I’ve been building my herd since day one.”

Matt’s grandfather passed away in 2011 and he, along with his mother, inherited Border Collie Frosty, the girls help work tion, so we take care of what we have.”

100 acres which Matt has continued to and take care of the cattle. They attend In addition to the cattle operation, the farm and grow his cattle operation. state and local cattleman’s conventions McMahans operate a trailer business, Currently, the McMahans run 75 cow/ and attend local fairs, state fairs and a host which is located on Highway 65 at the calf pairs and three bulls. They have a set of other farm-related activities. The girls’ front of their farm. The trailer business of Shorthorn cows for their girls to start Shorthorns have been shown as far away as was started in 2011 as way to diversify their herd (the girls choose the Short- Louisville, Ky. They are both members of their business. The business specializes in horns). There are a few registered Angus the American Junior Shorthorn Associa- Neckover livestock trailers and truck beds, cows in the herd, but the majority are An- tion and upon momma and daddy’s recom- and utility trailers. The McHahans were gus cross cattle. All of this is part of Matt mendation will be joining the local 4-H named the Neckover dealer of the year in and Kortney’s long term goals for the farm. club as soon as they are old enough.

2015 and 2016. The trailer business helps “We plan to stick with the AI program Rotational grazing is an important ele- the family to grow their cattle operation. to increase the genetic quality of our ment of the cattle operation. Fields are Matt and Kortney stay busy in their herd,” Matt said. “We also will continue divided into 10- to 15-acre paddocks. community. On the local level, they are to cross breed to help us achieve maxi- Each paddock contains both shelter and members of the Van Buren County Catmum weight gain, which in-turn means water for the cattle. Weed control and tleman’s Association, they sponsor local more profit. We will work more Short- fertilization also get a lot of attention FFA and 4-H chapters, and are active horns into the operation to from Matt. Fence and building donors for local benefits and county fairs. not only grow the kids’ herd maintenance are ongoing du- They are also Platinum members of the but to let them have quality ties around the farm.

Arkansas Cattleman’s Association as well show cattle also.”

“We believe in being good as the National Cattleman’s Association.

Bee Branch, Ark. Although only 5 and 3, the stewards of the resources we No doubt, Matt and Kortney are groomgirls, Karley and Kinley, are have,” explained Matt. “We def- ing the fourth generation of McMahans already involved in the cattle initely have plans for more land to carry on the cattle operation. M M operation. Along with their in the future to expand our opera- Cattle Company will be in good hands.

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Larry Eaton finds the breed to have good maternal traits, solid confirmation Wisdom comes from many sources. These include childhood experiences, adult experiences often produced through trial and error, reading to keep up with the latest advancements, and finally selecting those advancements that adapt to a particular lifestyle or operation.

Larry Eaton of Sulphur Springs, Ark., takes advantage of all of those sources of wisdom. From his father he learned that taking good care of cattle is the key to the success of a commercial herd.

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when the land gets dry, bare spots open so I simply don’t mess with it,” Larry said.

While the cattle are mostly grass fed, they are also provided with loose mineral and salt, as well as range cubes for added protein and to make leading them to working areas using a 4-wheeler easy. Larry also feeds cubes to heifers to get used them to people, as well as to bulls as needed for breeding recovery. He finds the cubes convenient because they are spread on the ground, which means no bunk is necessary and no waste occurs. He also creep feeds calves from first time heifers.

Cattle are additionally supported by typical health protocols, including a vaccination program and worming.

Larry prefers combining pour on and drenching because test results indicate 99.7 percent worm control and the pour on control lice. Larry has a spring and fall breeding program and sells his calves at weaning in June and late November at the Benton County Sale Barn in Siloam Springs, with an average steer weight of 676 pounds. While Cody Vaughn is the current manager, Larry has sold calves there for 30 years because he feels he has always been treated very well.

Larry’s breeding program is now three generations deep and he is in the process of improving his genetics to produce more uniform calves. This year, he saved 60 heifers and is using them as replacements for cows that are culled for udder issues, disposition and poor fertility. He will continue the replacement program as part of his genetic development before he begins selling heifers as well. Because of the two breeding seasons, five bulls provide enough opportunity for genetic variety and stability.

“The biggest change through the years has been the gifts of technology and university study. Everything is more scientific which means today’s cattle are more high performance and, like a hot rod, require more highly specified routine care especially in the areas such as nutrition and health protocols,” Larry said.

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“My future plan was to have something to do, and I think I have more than accomplished that by running this farm by myself,” Larry said. “Nonetheless, I always save time for pheasant hunting in South Dakota and quail hunting in Kansas.”

By definition, a Balancer must have between 25 to 75 percent Gelbvieh bloodlines and is considered an offshoot of the Gelbvieh breed. Larry was led to this breed because he was having difficulty finding high-quality commercial animals.

After studying trade magazines, Larry found the Gelbvieh/Angus cross produces few birthing issues, high fertility, good milkability and solid confirmation on a medium frame, all of which leads to a meaty calf. Nine years ago, Larry changed his herd to Balancers and now drives just over 100 miles to purchase high quality Balancer bulls. Unlike some cattlemen who select for particular EPD qualities, Larry believes middle-ofthe-road EPDs produce the most wellrounded and productive cattle and that DNA testing will increase the accuracy of prediction data about progeny better than ever before.

“A cow that gives too much milk is hard to keep in shape and doesn’t breed back well,” Larry explained.

The Eaton ranch is comprised of 635 owned acres, with 90 acres set aside for his hay needs with that acreage typically providing 700 round bales annually.

Larry also leases 150 additional pasture acres. The total acreage supports what Larry believes to be his maximum herd size of 200 mommas and five bulls, with pastures large enough so each of his seven herds never needs to be rotated, an important consideration when working as a team of one.

Larry fertilizes with both litter and commercial fertilizer, but finds litter hard to get as well as expensive since most of it is sent out of the country.

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At the age of 83, Ed Wallace recalls how agriculture has changed since he was a young man If you’re traveling through Farmington, Ark., you might see a bright red Honda three wheeler with Ed and Verna Wallace tooling around town or touring the countryside.

Ed Wallace was born in Union Church, Miss. His dad had a 160-acre owned and rented farm where they raised cattle, and crops such as corn and cotton. Like so many farms of the era, they also had chickens, hogs, goats, horses and a large garden.

When Ed was only 5, he fell off a little black mare named Della, who began to step on his stomach but immediately pulled her weight so she didn’t hurt him. That began Ed’s lifelong love affair with horses. He started roping at 17 and joined neighborhood rodeos, occasionally riding a bull.

“I learned to ride a wild Jack, and if you can do that, you can ride anything,” Ed try to bring up to first column.

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Maisie. Bill was breaking horses on a local farm where Ed was working. Ed was amazed when he saw Bill rope a colt from the back of a pickup truck. Then Bill invited Ed to practice with him and his friends, and he still rides occasionally.

Ed’s childhood was full of farm chores shared by six boys and six girls. Ed ate breakfast only after he took care of the horses and mules his dad used with the crops.

Ed’s wife Verna was also raised on a farm but in Moro, Ark., which is about 50 miles from Memphis. She was one of 12 children and mainly helped take care of the youngsters. Another of her tasks, however, was to milk their cow. Unfortunately the cow didn’t like her and tried to kick her every time she wanted to milk.

Her father solved that problem in a hurry.

Verna was by his side, and when the cow was going to kick Verna as she started to milking, her father punch the or-

nery cow so hard in the side she almost fell over. From that day on Verna could milk that cow, although nobody else but her and her dad could get near her.

Ed and Verna met through a friend who gave Verna Ed’s phone number while he was driving trucks cross country. After they talked, she invited him for dinner, serving some of his favorites: candied yams, peas, greens and homemade cornbread. Unfortunately, he was tired from having driven straight through from Grand Junction, Colo., to Arkansas and fell asleep on the couch.

The couple, however connected deeply and felt God had brought them together. They married after their second date. That was 13 years ago.

Three years ago Ed’s job with Pick-It Construction out of Fayetteville expanded to include working with cattle, frequently from horseback.

Ironically, when Ed needs to rope a calf for his employer he does so from the back of a pickup.

“Working with cattle and horses is a hobby I love and now get paid for,” Ed said. “The changes in farming and ranching from when I started as a kid to now is like the difference between day and dark.”

Ed’s father Sylvester started farming with mules and eventually got a small tractor with a two-row planter. Shaking his head, Ed explained that planters now go up to 24 rows, something people never would’ve thought possible years ago.

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Land management has changed considerably as well. According to Ed, years ago fertilizing and weed control were pretty much left to nature. Now people fertilize, spray for weeds, and brush hog to maximize land usage.

Ed remembers when all calves sold for the same amount of money. Now, because of careful breeding and the use of registered animals, different calves can sell for vastly different prices and purposes. Cattle are more muscled with more usable meat with register cattle even having a ranking list of important genetic characteristics. Another important change is in temperament. Ed explained that when he was a kid, an old cow chased him every day when he went to school, though his cousins always came to his rescue.

“A couple of the animals I work with today don’t like being penned up, they don’t try to run us over,” Ed said. “Mean animals are generally culled so cattle temperament keeps improving.”

A final important change in the cattle industry has been with feed. When Ed was young, soybean meal or cottonseed meal were mixed with salt. Now protein and fat content are carefully controlled and lead to better, hardier, and meatier animals.

“The Lord’s given me good health, and while the doctor has suggested I might slow down a bit, I really don’t plan on doing so. I love my life and plan to live it fully,” Ed said.

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The Present: “Auctioneering has changed since I first attended auctions. In the beginning, buyers had to be extremely good at estimating weight and were sometimes surprised and sometimes disappointed at the actual price, which was according to the animal weight calculated until only after the purchase. Now the cattle are weighed either individually or in groups so the buyer knows exactly what he is paying down to the penny. Another change is that some purchasers buy through order buyers, who follow instructions whether given beforehand or by phone as the auction progresses. Further, some auctions are carried on a live video where buyers purchase over the phone or through an order buyer while watching the sale. I currently work for Joe Don Eaves on Mondays at the Tulsa Stockyards and for Jerry Nine at the Woodward Livestock Auction.”

Philosophy: “This business really depends upon contacts. An important one for me was the late Danny Isaac, who owned Stilwell Livestock Auction. From him I learned the importance of working for highly reputable and morally upright people because reputation is everything. It was through Danny that I met Joe Don and through him that I met Jerry.”

Future: “While working for my dad is my full-time occupation, I will always save time for auctioneering because I have the same passion now that I did as a kid. I’m hoping in the future to pick up a few private cattle auctions, which are usually annual, as a way of expanding my contacts and business without giving up too much time.”

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In Town: “Daniel and I have been married 2 1/2 years. For the last year I have worked as an intake coordinator for Valley Behavioral Health in Barling, Ark.. I assess prospective patients and work with our treatment team to determine the best treatment options for them within our facility. Patients are court, family or self initiated. My husband Daniel has a degree in animal science and a masters’ in agricultural economics. He works as a loan officer for Farm Credit in Prairie Grove, Ark. We also serve as assistant pastors of Living Waters Church in Chester, Ark.” In the Country: “I am a city girl and Daniel is a country boy.

Daniel’s father was in an accident and needed some daily help so I was readily open to moving to the homeplace in Mountainburg to help him. We buy a handful of calves and feed them for 12 to 18 months on a feed ration devised by Daniel before selling. This ration reflects Daniel’s deep and continued interest in animal nutrition. My mother, Krista, and I have recently decided to become partners in raising Myotonic goats, more commonly known as fainting goats. People around here don’t have them and I find them fascinating.

They have protruding eyes and long or short hair usually in black or white. While they can produce cashmere in colder weather and can be used as meat goats, they are generally smaller than other meat goat breeds and are easier to take care of because their smaller size is easier on the land and fencing. We are in the planning stages which means we haven’t decided whether we will sell them for meat, as show animals or for cashmere production. The whole process of figuring all this out is both interesting and challenging. The last part of our country life is that we have egg laying hen’s for our personal use.”

Future: “Daniel really loves his job at Farm Credit and says he’ll stay there as long as they will let him. I also really love my job and find it challenging and interesting. However, some day, I may be interested in opening up a private practice. The real change we are looking for in the future is buying more land in the area, hopefully contiguous but not necessarily so, in order to expand our livestock production.”

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FARM FINANCE What to Know Before You Close Your Loan

By Kathy Daily

Understanding the terms of your loan is critical After multiple years of low commodity prices, the agricultural lending community is bracing itself for a busy year.

There are a lot of folks with carryover debt that needs to be refinanced. If you are one of those producers, or if you are purchasing a farm, be sure you brush up on a few things before you sign on the dotted line for that new mortgage.

What’s a Fixed Rate loan?

n The rate stays the same for the life of the loan. n The payment remains the same over the life of the loan. n The rate is generally higher than an adjustable rate, but cash flow is easier to manage. n This is a good option if you plan to keep the loan for a long time.

What’s an Adjustable Rate loan?

n The rate will change at pre-determined intervals over the life of the loan. n The payment will go up or down based on the interest rate environment at the time it adjusts. n The rate is generally lower than a fixed rate loan, which will help your cash flow while times are lean. n This is a good option if you plan to make changes to your operation in the next couple of years.

So which do you choose? What are your plans for the next five to 10 years: n Is a construction project in your future that will require financing? n Do any of the partners plan to exit the operation anytime soon? n Do you have plans to buy another farm that will require using the equity in your existing farm?

If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, you will more than likely need to refinance the farm in the near future. In that case, an adjustable rate may be your best option.

If you have no plans to make any big changes to the operation, a fixed rate is probably your best option, given our current economic situation.

There are also a multitude of “hybrid” loan products. These include 10/1, 7/1, 5/1 and 3/1 Adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM) products. The first num-

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ber is the number of years that the rate is fixed. The second number is the number of years after the initial fixed rate in which the rate will adjust. For example, if you have a 10/1 ARM loan, the first 10 years will be at a fixed rate. After that 10-year period, the rate will adjust every year thereafter.

Whichever option you choose, be sure you know the amount of time the rate will be fixed and how often it will adjust. Make sure you get all of that information in writing before closing the loan.

Adjustable Rate Index

If you elect to go with the adjustable rate option, it is important to know to what the rate will also be indexed. Lenders will typically adjust the rate to a spread over a certain index. There are a lot of lending institutions that use the prime lending rate. The prime lending rate is typically shown on the promissory note as “Wall Street Journal Prime + XX.” However, not all lending institutions index to prime. Be sure you know to what your rate will be indexed and the spread over the index.

Prepayment Penalty

In the 1990s, it was common for loans to have prepayment penalties. During this time, it wasn’t uncommon to see a loan with the penalty as high as 25 to 30 percent of the principal balance. Most of these types of loans have faded away since rates have been low, but be cautious - some are still out there. Ask your lender if the loan has a penalty clause for early payment of principal.

Balloon Payments

If the term on the loan doesn’t match the amortization, you will have a balloon payment. The term of the loan tells you when the loan will mature, but the amortization tells you how your payment will be structured.

Make your lender explain the loan terms in words you understand. Don’t get so caught up in the need to get your loan closed that you get into a situation that doesn’t work for you.

Kathy Daily is the senior vice president of First Financial Bank’s Farm and Ranch Division. She has been an agricultural lender for more than 25 years.

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The payments were not received until 2014 due to waiting for funding under the new farm bill. Or farmers had livestock program insurance policies that paid out due to the drought.

There is still time to amend your 2014 tax returns if you received a livestock disaster or emergency payment. Missouri Senate Bill 641 became effective Aug. 28, 2016.

The bill allows for a deduction on the Missouri return for any income received by livestock producers who suffered a loss on or after Jan. 1, 2014 as a result of a disaster or emergency. The payment received was included in your federal taxable income and Missouri Senate Bill 641 is allowing you a deduction against your income for these payments.

Payments from the following sources qualify for the deduction under the Senate Bill: Livestock Forage Disaster Program; Livestock Indemnity Program; Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees, and Farm-Raised Fish; Emergency Conservation Program; Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program; Pasture, Rangeland, Forage Pilot Insurance Program; Annual Forage Pilot Program; Livestock Risk Protection Insurance Plan; and Livestock Gross Margin Insurance Plan.

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tal payments listed above, and/or discuss with your insurance agent to see if you were enrolled in any of the insurance programs listed above.

If you timely filed your 2014 or 2015 tax return, you will need to amend the returns in order to obtain the Missouri deduction.

You will need to amend the Missouri return and write on the top of the first page of the Missouri return “Ag Disaster.” You will also need to attach Form MO-AGDR along with a copy of the 1099 that indicates your agriculture payment.

For tax year 2016 and beyond, the deduction is claimed by putting the amount of the agriculture disaster relief payment on line 16 of the MO-A. Under normal circumstances, the statute of limitations to amend a tax return is three years. Therefore, if you timely filed your 2014 tax return the statute of limitations could be getting ready to expire. It would expire either March 15, 2018 or April 15, 2018 depending on if it is an entity or an individual who received the payment.

Amended returns must be received by the state of Missouri prior to the statute of limitations expiring. Simply putting them in the mail by the deadline does not qualify. In order to ensure you don’t miss out on the deduction, review your information and determine if you are eligible to amend.

Amanda Schneider is a licensed CPA and an active farmer. Amanda lives with her son and her husband in Corder, Mo., and is a manager in the Marshall office of Wilson Toellner, CPA.

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How do the new tax laws impact your farming operation?

By now, you are probably getting ready to file your taxes and close out what remains of 2017.

You may also be learning how President Trump’s tax reform plan, which passed at the end of December, will affect you throughout the rest of 2018. With all of this in mind, you may not be thinking much about your estate plan. However, when it comes to estate planning, it’s not just about the tax benefits. Now is a great time to ask yourself, when is the last time I reviewed my plan? If you can’t answer that question quickly, then use the New Year as a time to make a resolution that will benefit your family for years to come. Here are a few things to ask yourself.

Do you have a will? Everybody needs a will. You need a will even if you and your spouse have put almost everything in joint names (in case you die after becoming the sole surviving owner). You need a will, to dispose of personal things and tie up loose ends, even if you place the bulk of your assets in a living trust.

And you need a will if you wish to name a guardian for your children.

Is your planning up to date? Wills and trust agreements should be reviewed and revised as needed. If you have changed your marital status or your state of residence, become a parent or grandparent, or experienced dramatic changes in the size of your estate or the nature of the assets that it contains, review your estate planning now.

Is your choice of executor and trustee still realistic? When people make their first, simple wills, usually they name a spouse, relative or close friend as executor and trustee. As your estate grows, and your estate plan becomes more complex, however, designating an inexperienced individual to handle your estate is no kindness.

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to assemble, inventory and evaluate all your assets; oversee the preparation of complex income and estate tax returns; counsel your beneficiaries; and keep detailed records.

If your estate is to be held in a continuing trust for your beneficiaries, your trustee will be called upon to provide prudent investment management, to continue to counsel beneficiaries and to provide comprehensive reports. Both jobs are demanding, and both place the inexperienced at risk in terms of personal financial liability.

Have you planned your whole estate?

Your life insurance, your IRAs, your money in the company retirement plan – these are examples of estate assets that typically are not controlled by your will.

Instead they go directly to the beneficiaries you designate. Make sure your beneficiary designations are up to date and compatible with the other elements of your estate plan. If you established a living trust some years ago, check to make sure that title to later-acquired assets has been transferred to your trust.

Do you have a buy-sell agreement for your business? Business interests often require special planning. A buy-sell agreement with other owners or key employees can provide a business owner’s estate with needed liquidity. And if the pricing formula in the agreement is realistic, it may prevent tax valuation disputes.

If any of these questions have given you more than a little to think about, I encourage you to meet with an estate planning professional who can guide you and provide objective advice. Maybe it’s time to consider a living trust, or maybe it’s simply time to do some tidying up of your current estate plan.

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62.50-78.00 †

Ash Flat Livestock Benton County Sale Barn Cattlemen’s Livestock Auction Cleburne County Livestock - Heber Springs County Line Sale - Ratcliff Decatur Livestock Auction

63.00-86.00 † 60.00-87.50* 82.00-86.00 † 69.00-78.50 † 65.00-87.00* Not Reported* 65.00-82.50 †

Farmer’s & Ranchers - Vinita Farmers Livestock - Springdale Fort Smith Stockyards I-40 Livestock - Ozark Joplin Regional Stockyards Mid-State Stockyards North Arkansas Livestock

85.00* 60.00-85.50 † 60.00-86.00 † 64.00-79.50 † 65.00-102.00 † 70.00-83.00* 71.00-100.00 † 80.00-104.50*

Welch Stockyards

20

40

dairy cattle

65.00-83.00 † 66.00-92.00 † 62.00-90.00 †

OKC West - El Reno Ouachita Livestock Auction - Ola Ozarks Regional Stockyard Stilwell Livestock Auction Tulsa Livestock Auction

60

80

slaughter

100

120

cows

(Week of 1/21/18 to 1/27/18) Arkansas Cattle Auction

40.00-64.00 †

Ash Flat Livestock Benton County Sale Cattlemen’s Livestock Cleburne County Livestock County Line Decatur Livestock Auction Farmer’s & Ranchers - Vinita Farmers Livestock Fort Smith Stockyardss I-40 Livestock Joplin Regional Mid-State Stockyards North Arkansas Live

30.00-65.50 † 35.00-64.00 † 40.00-60.00* 45.00-60.00 † 20.00-59.00 † 44.00-68.00* Not Reported* 42.00-67.50 †

37.00-68.50 † 60.00* 30.00-63.50 † 34.00-67.00 †

20

Steers, Med. & Lg. 1 300-400 lbs.

400-500 lbs.

500-600 lbs.

600-700 lbs.

700-800 lbs.

Bulls, Med. & Lg. 1 300-400 lbs.

400-500 lbs.

500-600 lbs.

600-700 lbs.

700-800 lbs.

Heifers, Med. & Lg. 1 300-400 lbs.

400-500 lbs.

500-600 lbs.

600-700 lbs.

700-800 lbs.

16 16

35.50-64.50 † 35.00-68.50 † 47.00-62.00* 25.00-73.00 † 50.00-74.50*

40

60

80

Ark. Cattle Auction, LLC - Searcy 1/23/18 1,077

Ash Flat Livestock

100

goats

stocker & feeder

Cattlemen’s Livestock*

1/26/18 1,047

Benton Co. - Siloam Springs 1/25/18 2,785

County Line Sale Ratcliff 1/24/18 181

Decatur Livestock*

1/24/18 2,779

Cleburne Co. - Heber Springs 1/22/18 260

2-10 Higher

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Uneven

4-12 Higher

3-8 Higher

180.00-216.00 165.00-194.00 152.00-178.00 144.00-157.50 135.00-147.50

177.50-193.00 164.00-173.00 164.00-175.00 155.00-159.00 140.00

193.00-215.00 175.00-204.00 158.00-188.00 147.00-161.00 138.00-146.00

168.00-193.00 162.00-193.00 150.00-185.00 140.00-159.50 121.00-149.25

----152.00-183.00 138.00-163.00 135.00-141.00 -----

178.00-187.50 -----------------

184.00-212.00 169.00-201.00 150.00-176.00 140.00-152.00 127.00-134.00

150.00-175.00 139.00-165.00 132.00-152.50 129.00-140.00 -----

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154.00-181.00 145.00-168.00 137.00-154.00 131.00-140.00 120.00-134.00

121( 5(3257('

0

sheep &

30.00-63.50 † 24.00-64.00 †

OKC West - El Reno Ouachita Livestock Ozarks Regional Stilwell Livestock Auction Tulsa Livestock Welch Stockyards

cattle

475.00-625.00.

Baby Calves: Holstein heifers 110.00-210.00, Holstein bulls 60.00-90.00 small 35.00-50.00, Jersey heifers few 35.00-90.00, 1/28/18 Jersey bulls ind 35.00, crossbred heifers-Scarce, crossbred bulls ind 60.00, beef cross bulls 85.00-95.00.

Replacement Hair Ewes: Medium and Large 1-2 80-105 lbs 137.50-150.00; 100-114 lbs 160.00-185.00; 120-157 lbs 100.00-115.00.

Slaughter Ewes: Utility and Good 1-2 140-198 lbs 85.00Midwest - High Plains Direct Slaughter Cattle 97.50.

5 Area (Tx-Ok, Ks, Neb, Ia, Colo) Replacement Hair and wool Rams: Medium and Large 1-2 Live Basis Sales - Over 80% Choice Norwood • Producers Auction Yards 1/11/18 110-230 lbs 100.00-117.50.

Steers: 121.00-129.00; wtd. avg. price 126.21.

Receipts: 200 Slaughter Rams: 130-195 lbs 82.50-92.50.

Heifers: 123.00-128.00; wtd. avg. price 126.25.

Springer Heifers Bred Seven to Nine Months: Approved GOATS: Dressed Basis Sales - Over 80% Choice Individual 1125.00, Medium 910.00-925.00, Individual Feeder Kids: Selection 1 35-38 lbs 255.00-262.50.

Steers: 194.00-201.00; wtd. avg. price 199.62.

Jersey 950.00, Common Individual 725.00, Crossbred Slaughter Goats: Selection 1 40-65 lbs 275.00-295.00; 63-85 Heifers: 194.00-202.00; wtd. avg. price 200.23.

800.00-825.00, Individual Jersey 800.00. lbs 250.00-267.50; 130-140 lbs 182.50-187.50. Selection 2 40Heifers Bred Four to Six Months: Common 700.0085 lbs 245.00-267.50. Selection 3 52-73 lbs 210.00-235.00.

750.00, Crossbred 430.00-770.00, Jersey 250.00-380.00.

Replacement Does: Selection 1 and 2 95-115 lbs 146.00Heifers Bred One to Three Months: Approved Individual 175.00; 145-155 lbs 127.50-135.00.

Jersey 900.00, Medium Individual Crossbred 625.00.

Springfield, Mo. • Springfield Livestock Marketing Center 1/23/18 Slaughter Does: Selection 2 and 3 80-85 lbs 140.00-150.00.

Open heifers: Approved 300-400 lbs Pair 280.00, Pkg 4 Replacement Bucks: Selection 1 130-150 lbs 180.00-222.50.

Receipts: 734 Jersey 430.00, 600-700 lbs Pair Crossbred 590.00, Medium Slaughter Bucks: Selection 2 and 3 85-150 lbs 142.00-177.50.

Springer Heifers bred seven to nine months: Supreme 200-300 lbs Individual Crossbred 210.00, Pkg 4 hd Jersey 1000.00-1250.00, few crossbreds 1075.00-1100.00, Approved 240.00, 300-400 lbs Crossbred 210.00-275.00, 400-500 lbs Diamond • TS Whites Sheep and Goat Sale 1/4/18 750.00-950.00, ind Jersey 750.00, crossbreds 800.00-900.00, Crossbred 250.00-285.00, Pair Jersey 275.00, 600-700 lbs Medium 600.00-720.00, ind Jersey 600.00, crossbreds 550.00Receipts: 561 Crossbred 390.00-410.00, 700-800 lbs Pkg 4 hd 650.00.

725.00, Common 285.00-550.00, crossbreds 375.00-490.00.

SHEEP: Heifers bred three to six months: Supreme 1050.00-1200.00, Fresh Milking Heifers and Cows: Medium 850.00-875.00, Feeder Lambs, mostly hair: Medium and large 1-2 38-55 140 few Jerseys 1025.00-1050.00, ind crossbred 1050.00, Approved Common Individual 600.00, Crossbred 350.00-650.00.

Bred and Springer Cows: Common 425.00-650.00, Cross- lbs 240.00-262.50. Medium and large 2-3 39-55 lbs 220.00775.00-985.00, Medium 600.00-725.00, Common 350.00235.00. bred 425.00-450.00, Jerseys 420.00-650.00.

500.00, crossbreds 450.00-525.00.

Slaughter Lambs, mostly hair: Choice and Prime 2-4 Baby Calves: Holstein Heifers 50.00-100.00, Holstein Heifers bred one to three months: Medium 625.00-710.00, ind 60-70 lbs 235.00-255.00; 73-84 lbs 200.00-225.00; 88-99 Bulls Large 80.00-125.00, Small 30.00-60.00, Jersey Heifers crossbred 600.00. lbs 165.00-195.00; 103-110 lbs 145.00-170.00; 122-125 lbs Large Pair 100.00, Small Individual 45.00, Jersey Bulls Open Heifers: 120.00-130.00. Choice 2-3 63-65 lbs 205.00-225.00.

10.00-30.00, Crossbred Heifers 60.00-75.00, Crossbred Approved: 153-300 lbs 210.00-250.00, Jerseys 280.00-330.00, Bulls 25.00-85.00, Beef Cross Heifers Large 100.00-170.00, Several Families of wool Ewes with lambs: Small Medium crossbreds 270.00-275.00, 305-390 lbs 280.00-410.00, Jerseys 2-3 57.50 Per Head.

310.00-340.00, crossbreds 320.00-390.00, 415-480 lbs 310.00- Small Individual 65.00, Beef Cross Bulls 95.00-150.00.

Replacement Ewes, Few: several Fancy young Cheviots 460.00, crossbreds 350.00-430.00, 505-578 lbs 360.00-560.00, 71 lbs 230.00. Medium and Large 1-2 125-128 lbs 105.00few Jerseys 510.00, crossbreds 390.00-560.00, 601-675 lbs 112.50.

510.00-690.00, ind crossbred 665 lbs 560.00, 715-755 lbs Slaughter Ewes: Utility and Good 1-3 80-185 lbs 67.50820.00-860.00, ind Jersey 735 lbs 685.00, crossbreds 590.0087.50.

Buffalo • Buffalo Livestock Market 1/23/18 750.00.

Replacement Hair Rams: One young Dorper 120 lbs Medium: ind 335 lbs 210.00, ind crossbred 395 lbs 310.00, 510- Receipts: 538 140.00.

595 lbs 170.00-350.00.

SHEEP: Slaughter Rams: 160-185 lbs 70.00-100.00.

Replacement Cows: Fresh and Milking Cows: Supreme ind Feeder Lambs: hair lambs: Medium and Large 1-2 43-52 lbs GOATS: 1200.00, crossbreds 1100.00-1135.00, Approved 870.00270.00-285.00. Medium and Large 2-3 30-58 lbs 240.00Feeder kids: Selection 2 32-40 lbs 225.00-245.00.

1050.00, ind Jersey 1075.00, Medium 700.00-835.00, few Jerseys 265.00.

Slaughter Kids: Selection 1 40-77 lbs 252.50-270.00; 725.00, few crossbreds 650.00-750.00.

Slaughter wool lambs: Choice and Prime 2-3 73 lbs 230.00; 90-120 lbs 170.00-180.00. Selection 2 42-73 lbs 220.00Common 475.00-675.00, Jerseys 375.00-400.00, crossbreds 106-115 lbs 160.00-175.00; 145-170 lbs 132.50.

250.00; 75-98 lbs 160.00-190.00. Selection 3 45-52 lbs 460.00-585.00.

Slaughter Hair Lambs: Prime 2-4 60-85 lbs 250.00-275.00; 150.00-190.00.

Springer Cows: Supreme ind 1275.00, Appoved ind 885.00, 100-110 lbs 167.50-185.00; 120-125 lbs 150.00-152.50. Choice Replacement Does: Selection 1-2 70-88 lbs 160.00ind Jersey 850.00, few crossbreds 885.00-900.00, Medium 2-3 65-90 lbs 215.00-232.50.

170.00; 90-140 lbs 125.00-155.00.

775.00-850.00, ind Jersey 700.00, few crossbreds 700.00-775.00, Common few 600.00-660.00, ind Jersey 475.00.

Bred Cows: Supreme ind crossbred 1000.00, Approved 850.00925.00, Medium 775.00-810.00, few crossbreds 735.00-785.00, 120 Common 500.00-655.00, few Jerseys 375.00-660.00, crossbreds

beef

62.00-82.00 †

Fort Smith Stockyards

1/23/18 1186

Farmers Livestock Springdale 1/26/18 704

4-12 Higher

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-----

180.00-200.00 170.00-191.00 152.00-170.00 155.00-158.00 138.00

180.00-198.00 170.00-200.00 160.00-167.00 156.00-157.50 141.00-145.00

170.00-227.00 165.00-214.00 157.00-184.00 150.00-165.00 140.00-155.25

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----155.00-178.00 140.00-160.00 130.00-145.00 -----

----159.00 142.00-154.00 130.00-140.00 133.00-138.00

163.00-205.00 155.00-170.00 138.00-160.00 133.00-147.50 125.00-135.00

145.00-178.00 142.00-165.50 135.00-161.50 132.00-144.50 118.00-135.00

145.00-168.00 140.00-159.00 134.00-140.00 125.00-135.00 -----

150.00-160.00 150.00-156.00 134.00-145.00 ----130.00-132.00

150.00-178.00 141.00-164.00 134.00-154.00 130.00-147.25 123.00-138.75

1/22/18 1,245

I-40 Livestock Ozark 1/25/18 1,147

Joplin Regional Stockyards 1/22/18 8,927

3-20 Higher

St-14 Higher

Uneven

St-7 Higher

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179.00-206.00 166.00-199.00 155.00-168.00 ---------

184.00-215.00 165.00-187.00 151.50-179.00 145.00-159.00 140.00-144.00

185.00-210.00 169.00-189.50 151.00-167.00 140.00-155.00 142.00-144.00

204.00-223.00 187.00-218.00 160.00-193.00 142.00-171.00 138.00-152.50

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174.00-200.00 164.00-191.00 152.00-164.00 139.00-150.00 123.00-132.00

--------145.00-162.00 129.00-149.00 120.00-137.00

----159.00-164.00 148.00-164.50 137.00-152.00 134.00

----181.00-203.00 146.00-170.00 131.00-153.00 128.00-135.00

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155.00-176.00 151.00-163.00 135.00-159.00 133.00-135.00 -----

158.00-179.00 142.00-165.00 121.00-146.00 126.00-134.00 123.00-137.00

162.00-185.00 145.00-168.00 133.00-196.00 126.00-145.50 127.00

162.00-177.50 153.00-170.00 139.00-159.00 130.00-147.50 131.00-141.75

USDA Reported * Independently Reported

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FEBRUARY 5, 2018

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162 148 150 140 136

145 132 125 122

1/26/18

Cheese: Barrels closed at $1.3200 and 40# blocks at $1.4725. The weekly average for barrels is $1.3460 (+.0229) and blocks, $1.5145 (-.0118).

Fluid Milk: Across the country, milk is readily available for processing needs. In the West, milk output is steady to increasing while in the East it is steady to lower. Due to a recent storm, dairy market participants in the Midwest are facing some challenges hauling milk to the appropriate locations. Bottled milk requests declined in the Midwest, but remained steady in New Mexico and Arizona.

Midwestern Class III manufacturers are reducing their already and Goat Sale 1/4/18 discounted spot loads prices in response to a seasonal slowdown in cheese orders. In the East and West, condensed skim inventories are adequate. However, to accommodate repair/maintenance disruptions, hair: Medium and large 1-2 38-55 some western processors lowered their drying schedules and opted to 0 ium and large 2-3 39-55 lbs 220.00- sell more condensed skim. Cream supplies are accessible to all users in the nation. Eastern customers are mainly taking contracted loads. ly hair: Choice and Prime 2-4 In the West, churning activities are active as manufacturers do their 0; 73-84 lbs 200.00-225.00; 88-99 best to clear their cream inventories. This week, cream multiples for 110 lbs 145.00-170.00; 122-125 lbs all Classes range 1.00-1.15 in the East, 1.08-1.20 in the Midwest, and 2-3 63-65 lbs 205.00-225.00.

1.00-1.15 in the West. ol Ewes with lambs: Small Medium SPOT PRICES OF CLASS II CREAM, $ PER POUND BUTTERFAT F.O.B. producing plants: Upper Midwest - $2.3119w: several Fancy young Cheviots 2.5687. and Large 1-2 125-128 lbs 105.00-

avg. grain prices

y and Good 1-3 80-185 lbs 67.50-

Week Ended 1/9/18

ms: One young Dorper 120 lbs

Soybeans 12

85 lbs 70.00-100.00.

9.99

Soft Wheat 10.00

Corn

9.93

2 32-40 lbs 225.00-245.00. on 1 40-77 lbs 252.50-270.00; 00. Selection 2 42-73 lbs 220.000-190.00. Selection 3 45-52 lbs

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4.94 3.76

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5.00-210.00 9.00-189.50 1.00-167.00 0.00-155.00 2.00-144.00

150.13 168.46 152.00 154.88 153.39

2000

2500

*** 145.38

*

* 163.94

143.85

154.15

134.88

158.94

141.20

154.23

850.00-1375.00 * Not Reported * 1050.00 †

134.26

164.85 161.00 155.61 148.71

142.37 134.12 134.47 130.00

145.31

130.22

136.27

160.83

460.00-1450.00 † 850.00-1500.00 †

*

131.34 165.48

1000.00-1375.00 † None Reported * 1100.00-1300.00 †

136.78

165.37

900.00-1350.00 †

145.09

**

**

164.38

900.00-1500.00 † None Reported *

***

1125.00-1375.00 †

***

None Reported †

2000

2500

145.31 *** ***

160.00 163.97 ** 163.00 *

Ozarks Regional West Plains 1/23/18 3,847

Stilwell Livestock Auction* 1/24/18 991

Tulsa Livestock Auction 1/22/18 2,796

Welch Stockyards*

***

1/22/18 339

Ouachita Livestock Ola, Ark. 1/26/18 373

1/23/18 2,419

***

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St-12 Higher

Uneven

4-14 Higher

3-9 Higher

10-20 Higher

7-11 Higher

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St-7 Higher

144.50

165.60

OKC West - El Reno, Okla.

1/24/18 13,439

Mid-State Stockyards*

135.96 *

135.75

***

N. Ark. Livestock Green Forest 1/24/18 1,145

Joplin Regional Stockyards 1/22/18 8,927

147.39 137.27

151.61

pairs

1500

***

*

*

Arkansas Cattle Auction - Searcy None Reported † Ash Flat Livestock 1300.00-1390.00 † Benton County Sale Barnn 700.00-900.00 † Cattlemen’s Livestock Auction None Reported * Cleburne County Livestock - Heber Springs 1375.00 † County Line Sale - Ratcliff None Reported †

1000

136.00

***

(Week of 1/21/18 to 1/27/18)

Welch Stockyards

***

162.42

1500

cow/calf

142.00

***

785.00-1340.00 *

1000

*

168.89

900.00-1410.00 †

500

500

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

156.25

600.00-1300.00 † None Reported *

* 141.30 ** 131.51 * *** 146.44

164.64 **

**

134.96

164.04 ***

*

164.00 165.75

204.00-223.00 187.00-218.00 160.00-193.00 142.00-171.00 138.00-152.50

162.00-209.00 148.00-182.00 150.00-178.00 140.00-155.00 136.00-145.00

185.00-209.00 175.00-196.00 157.00-181.00 148.00-160.00 139.00-142.00

192.00-216.00 179.00-206.00 161.00-185.50 150.00-168.50 140.00-157.00

189.00-211.00 161.00-183.00 155.00-174.00 145.00-155.00 143.00-145.50

192.00-221.00 179.00-209.00 161.00-199.00 147.00-173.00 141.00-152.00

200.00-216.00 195.00-206.00 159.00-194.00 144.00-164.00 114.00-144.00

194.00-212.00 186.00-206.00 166.00-191.00 145.00-162.00 139.00-150.00

180.00-206.00 170.00-198.00 165.00-189.00 150.00-168.00 145.00-156.00

----9.00-164.00 8.00-164.50 7.00-152.00 134.00

----181.00-203.00 146.00-170.00 131.00-153.00 128.00-135.00

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158.00-171.00 144.00-171.00 140.00-155.00 134.00-144.00 127.00-138.50

200.00 --------147.00-147.50 -----

--------146.00-163.00 136.00-146.00 131.00-136.00

----162.50-173.00 144.00 ---------

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185.50-197.00 169.00-194.00 158.00-182.50 137.00-148.50 115.00-138.50

170.00-187.50 160.00-182.00 150.00-174.00 130.00-155.00 115.00-135.00

2.00-185.00 5.00-168.00 3.00-196.00 6.00-145.50 127.00

162.00-177.50 153.00-170.00 139.00-159.00 130.00-147.50 131.00-141.75

145.00-165.00 132.00-151.00 125.00-142.00 122.00-141.00 -----

189.00-200.00 172.00-193.00 152.00-173.00 142.00-151.00 -----

161.00-175.00 155.00-172.00 144.00-163.00 137.50-152.00 134.00-144.00

157.00-172.00 142.00-157.00 133.00-146.00 133.00 127.00-129.00

162.50 153.00-175.00 139.00-156.00 137.00-145.00 135.00-137.00

158.00-180.00 148.00-164.00 139.00-154.00 124.00-140.00 101.00-120.00

164.00-178.00 156.00-168.00 140.00-159.00 128.00-138.75 120.50-135.00

160.00-189.00 150.00-168.50 145.00-167.00 130.00-165.50 130.00-156.00

149.67

157.49

136.22

163.71

141.84

156.91 168.37 158.60 154.09 160.89 165.93

143.15

170.11

144.68 245

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

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136.96 *

135.54

171.37

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

144.47 139.58

142.90

158.79

137 164 191 218 * No price reported in weight break **USDA Failed To Report *** No Sale

137.56

137.54

159.69

110

Nov. 17 Dec. 17 Jan. 18

heifers 550-600 LBS.

Week of 1/21/18

Uneven

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

700.00-1225.00 † 550.00-1100.00 †

OKC West - El Reno Ouachita Livestockk Ozarks Regional Stilwell Livestock Auction Tulsa Livestock Auction Welch Stockyards

0

Apr. 17 May 17 June 17 July 17 Aug. 17 Sept. 17 Oct. 17

steers 550-600 LBS.

Week of 1/21/18

I-40 estock Ozark 1/25/18 1,147

Feb. 17 Mar. 17

500.00-1625.00 † 775.00-1675.00 † 750.00-1610.00 † 750.00-1275.00 * 775.00-1335.00 †

Mid-State Stockyard North Arkansas Livestock - Green Forest OKC West - El Reno Ouachita Livestock Auction 930.00 † Ozarks Regional Stockyard Stilwell Livestock Auction Tulsa Livestock Auction

3.49

$80

700.00-1200.00 †

Farmers Livestock - Springdale Fort Smith I-40 Livestock - Ozark Joplin Regional Stockyards

9.87

9

$120

600.00-1135.00 † 95.00 † Prices reported per cwt 850.00-1275.00* Not Reported *

Decatur Livestock Auction Farmer’s & Ranchers - Vinita

Sorghum

10.04

550.00-1180.00 † 750.00-1210.00 † 700.00-1150.00*

Week of 12/31/17

National Dairy Market at a Glance

750.00-1160.00 †

Week of 1/7/18

35-38 lbs 255.00-262.50. on 1 40-65 lbs 275.00-295.00; 63-85 40 lbs 182.50-187.50. Selection 2 40ection 3 52-73 lbs 210.00-235.00. ction 1 and 2 95-115 lbs 146.0050-135.00. on 2 and 3 80-85 lbs 140.00-150.00. ection 1 130-150 lbs 180.00-222.50. ion 2 and 3 85-150 lbs 142.00-177.50.

Arkansas Cattle Auction Ash Flat Livestock Benton County Sale Barn Cattlemen’s Livestock Cleburne County County Line Sale - Ratcliff Decatur Livestock Auction Farmer’s & Ranchers - Vinita Farmers Livestock Fort Smith Stockk I-40 Livestock - Ozark Joplin Regional Mid-State Stockyards North Arkansas Livestock

$160

PricesPrices reported per cwt Prices reported reported per percwt cwt

Week of 12/31/17

dairy sales

wool Rams: Medium and Large 1-2 50.

5 lbs 82.50-92.50.

cows

(Week of 1/21/18 to 1/27/18)

Week of 1/7/18

and Good 1-2 140-198 lbs 85.00-

replacement

Slaughter Does: Selection 2-3 70-85 lbs 140.00-165.00.

Replacement Bucks: Selection 1 210 lbs 350.00 Per Head.

Slaughter Bucks: Selection 2 90-165 lbs 100.00-140.00.

550-600 lb. steers

$200

Week of 1/14/18

: Medium and Large 1-2 80-105 14 lbs 160.00-185.00; 120-157 lbs

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Providing your tax professional with all documents and deductions can make tax season easier For most farmers, just the word taxes is enough to make them cringe. The thought of all the paperwork and record organization is no one’s idea of fun. Many farmers have their taxes prepared by an accountant – this is generally a relatively inexpensive way to make sure you get the tax return you deserve, and it also takes a great deal of stress out of tax season. Should you choose to go this route, however, there’s still a bit of work on your end to get those documents in order.

Preparation and Organization of Documents: Before you go to see your tax professional, you’ll want to have all your documents as organized as possible. This doesn’t just mean W2s. “W2s, 1099s, Social Security numbers, interest and other income statements and bank account numbers for direct deposit of your refund, are the basics for 1040 EZ and 1040A filers,” said Laura Hendrix, an assistant professor of family and consumer economics for the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture.

“For those with dependents and/or itemized deductions, you’ll need supporting documents for those items to complete form 1040 and other related forms such as Schedule A for itemized deductions.”

Brent DeRossett, CPA, MBA with Advocate CPAs and Advisors in Branson and Ozark, Mo., offers several preparation tips for farmers that are getting their documents in order.

“It is best to keep sales of breeding or dairy livestock (sale of asset) separate from the sale of younger and/or nonbreeding livestock (farm income),” he suggested. “For other types of revenue, also maintain and report separate categories, as the tax rules may vary. Ex-

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amples include sale of standing timber, sale of mined rock, rental, program payments, etc.”

Another preparation tip is to “utilize yearend “organizer” booklets that many tax accountants can provide, and provide clear & complete numbers and answers.” Finally, Brent encourages producers to “make note of any questions or special/changing circumstances in the past year, or expected in the next year” before heading to the accountant’s office.

Be Mindful of Deductions: Farmers can write off many expenses on their taxes. Mileage, fuel and equipment, conservation expenses, feed and pre-paid farm supplies are all items that qualify.

Bigger purchases count too. “When acquiring or inheriting farm property and assets, obtain timely professional guidance for initial accounting to optimize future depreciation deductions,” advised DeRossett Also, something to consider when it comes to deductions is the “flow” of farm income. “Planning the timing of occasional “big income” events can have significant implications (on deductions),” said Brent. He suggests a planning session in advance of these situations with your tax professional, if it’s practical.

DeRossett suggests that producers “pay your kids.” In 2018, a child can have earned income up to $12,000 at zero income tax, he explained. Farmers should consult their tax professional in regard to a potential self-employment tax.

Start Planning for Next Year: Preparation for tax season doesn’t have to happen the week you plan your appointment with your tax professional; in fact, the whole ordeal will be much less demanding if you do a bit of work in advance spread throughout the year.

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niscent South Fork of Dallas fame, the was important to follow the markets ranch is an idyllic setting for a diverse closely so he never had to sell cattle female breeding stock operation with out of necessity. That sound advice has steers being sold at market. Not long af- helped the ranch’s profitability.

The Clark cattle herd started with regter purchasing the 300 acres, Kelly met istered Santa Gertrudis because friend his future wife Christy.

“Although she knew what a cow was J.B. Hunt introduced him to the breed. and little else, she learned easily. We For several years he showed the breed and produced cross calves. The next step make a good team,” Clark said. in the herd development was Kelly was an entrepreneur to switch to Angus because very early on. He started a the market wanted black and meat rabbit business with Greenwood Ark. the bulls, which he was then just a couple of does and subselling, were easier to market. sequently bought out a local Kelly, therefore, has an Angus meat rabbit operation. He soon had 300 does and sold 8-week-old fryers regularly to — Continued on Page 22

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meet your neighbors A Diverse Cattle Operation Continued from Page 20 cow herd with some full-blooded. He breeds those with Hereford bulls to produce the currently popular black baldies.

The ranch has recently added F1 production, in his case a Brahman/Hereford cross.

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Kelly is in the process of developing his females with 100 Brahman cows and 100 Hereford cows. The reason for this addition is the cross handles heat well and has the advantage of hybrid vigor. Kelly believes the most successful crossing is with a Brahman cow and a Hereford bull rather than a Hereford cow with a Brahman bull because the cow handles the hot weather better and

breeds successfully for more years, in addition to being a good mother and having good milk quality. One problem Kelly has is finding appropriate Brahman stock because Brahman breeders are hard-to-find. To compensate for this, Kelly is using AI to introduce new genetics. He used the process on 75 cows last year, picking female-sexed semen from bulls according to maternal

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traits, milk production, and docility while at the same time increasing weaning rates and marbling.

“Tiger Striped females are popular while the bulls are not. The goal is to sell replacement females and use the steers as market calves,” Kelly said.

The Diamond C Ranch operates with both fall and spring calves. Black baldies are weaned at 500 to 600 pounds while the F1 calves are weaned at 600 to 700 pounds. The calves are retained until they weigh 700 to 800 pounds, during which time they are backgrounded and fed a five-way mix bulk feed which is also fed two bulls to get them ready for breeding season. Backgrounding includes a vaccine protocol and an injectable wormer. Kelly wants calves that are bunk broke, quiet and gentle.

“He is worse than any woman in his daily care of an animal or a newborn in trouble. Kelly watches all of his cows all of the time and has only a 2 percent mortality rate,” Christy said.

The ranch produces 3,000 round bales in 2,000 square bales of mostly Bermuda hay with some fescue, orchard grass and ladino clover. Fertilizer is mostly commercial though some chicken litter is also spread with Kelly making a point of being selective with the chicken litter because some of his land is close to subdivisions. Kelly broadcast sprays for weeds and spot sprays as needed, especially for pigweed and buttercups.

While he has a few ponds, water is provided by wells piped to waterers available in each pasture. The original water source is an easily accessible aquifer under his land.

Kelly believes fresh is critical in raising good cattle. One of the reasons Kelly chose this land was that a good watering system for every pasture already existed.

Kelly finds the Natural Resourcce Conservation Service a tremendous help with a knowledgeable staff that share information easily and thoroughly. He also finds cost sharing allows for important improvements to be made more quickly. He has used NRCS help with pasture management, cool season waterers and cross fencing.

“The ranch is really good to us and for us. Even though we have some hired help, the ranch provides special time for us to be together while we work the land and the animals.” Christy said.

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I recommend a 7-way blackleg, IBR, BVD, PI3, BRSV and Lepto Without good health our animals will not return any 5 with Hardjo. These vaccines must be given the first time and then profits. They will cost us in medicine and death loss. boostered two to four weeks later. If they are not boostered within six The first thing to address for animal health here in the weeks then you must start all over. At most, the immunity from one Ozarks is parasites, (worms and ectoparasites).

Dr. Tim E. O’Neill, DVM, dose of these vaccines will only last about 6 weeks. Please, read the Cattle need to be dewormed at least twice a year. I recommend not owns Country Veterinary label on the vaccine you purchase. just staying with the pour on’s, since it has been proven that they will Service in Farmington, After the first round two to four weeks apart, I recommend either not always get all of the internal worms. They may do a great job on Ark. To contact Tim go twice yearly or at least once a year boostering all of these vaccines. the external parasites for about two to three weeks, but they can and to ozarksfn.com and The reason I still give blackleg to my cows is that we need to prowill leave some worms inside. These pour ons, are all in the avermecclick on ‘Contact Us.’ tect that baby in her belly until we can get the vaccine in them. This trin family and avermectrins will not get tapeworms. They are also very way the immunity is passed on to the babies via colostrum. Now this sensitive to light. This means that if they sit out in the light for more than about two to three hours they can and will be destroyed. Now you are putting on just passive immunity will not last forever, so somewhere between 1 and 4 months old we need to get a dose of blackleg into these calves. the carrier and not the active drug. Take care of the product you purchase to use.

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Once a cow prolapses, she may not be a profitable animal in the future Calving season, often an exciting time, has the potential of being overshadowed by the burdens of prolapse in cattle.

Dr. Doug Parker, a veterinarian at Sugar Creek Animal Hospital in Bentonville, Ark., has treated prolapse in the past. He also raises beef cattle alongside his family in northwest Arkansas.

Parker said that prolapses occur occasionally in beef cattle and usually occur before calving. There are two distinct kinds of prolapses – vaginal and uterine Vaginal prolapses typically occur before calving and are considered to be less severe, Parker said. The prolapse, which can be seen as a pink mass protruding below the tail, is usually only visible when the cow is lying down. Parker said that vaginal prolapses can be comparable to the size of a grapefruit and are caused by excess pressure being applied to the abdominal cavity prior to calving.

Parker said mild vaginal prolapses can also occur, but usually go back in when the cow stands up. If the cow consistently experiences mild prolapses, the condition may worsen and lead to tissue damage or infection.

“You see (prolapses) pretty often,” Parker said. “The most common time to see them is when cows get into later stages of pregnancy.”

Unlike vaginal prolapses, uterine prolapses are quite large. The mass will also be darker and bloodier due to differences in tissue types.

Uterine prolapses occur at or shortly after calving, Parker said. This kind of prolapse happens when the uterus fully comes out of the birth canal either with the calf or with the afterbirth.

Parker informs most of his customers that cows suffering from uterine prolapse may not conceive as easily the following year and may have slower recovery times.

Jennifer Cook, co-owner of 5C Herefords in Greenbrier, Ark., dealt with a cow that prolapsed four years ago.

The Cooks decided to retain an otherwise high-quality heifer that prolapsed during her first calf’s birth. She prolapsed again with her second calf and did not survive (though the calf did).

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“That advice came from my father who said being a good steward of the land is important because that’s your future, and to own land and not use it is a sin.”

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“We thought that (the heifer) was probably going to be OK, so we waited an extra breeding season before we went ahead and AI’d her again, thinking that this probably wasn’t genetic. It was a result of the breach birth, and likely won’t happen again.”

Cook said. “Anybody else would have put her on the next cull truck out of town.”

Cook said the most difficult part of this process was having to watch her youngest son, Adam, cope with the loss of the show heifer he had raised.

The breeding process is more challenging following a prolapse because the, “vaginal tissue gets infected, inflamed, and swollen,” Parker said.

The first step in caring for cattle that endure any form of prolapse is to consult with a veterinarian, Parker said.

The next step is to clean the prolapse with disinfectants and push it back in.

Parker said some cows may prolapse regularly. To care for this chronic condition, restrain the cow, clean the mass, push it back in and stitch the vulva closed. Purse string is often used as the suture material.

If a cow has prolapsed, there is a high chance that she will do it again, Parker said.

This can be linked to genetic problems that can cause the cow to have structural weakness within the reproductive tract.

Many cattle producers are faced with the decision to either keep or cull a cow that has prolapsed. If the producer decides to keep the animal, a variety of risks are born.

This decision has the potential to be emotionally biased, but Parker said he will tell you to look at the facts, then make the tough decisions.

Once cows prolapse, “they won’t have good anatomy,” Parker said. “They won’t be reproductively profitable.”

Parker advises producers to cull cows that suffer from vaginal prolapse and avoid using them and their offspring in breeding programs.

“I think it’s always a good idea to seek a professional’s advice before you make a bigger problem.” Cook said. “In this case, we did manage to get a second calf out of the momma, but it wasn’t without cost, and the end result was the same.”

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Extension experts advise producers to quarantine new animals in an effort to reduce infectious diseases New animals should be quarantined for 30 to 45 days before being introduced to the flock or herd to prevent the possible spread of virus or bacteria.

Heidi Ward, extension veterinarian for the University of Arkansas, said a minimum of 30 days should be given for diseases in newly bought animals to run their course.

“Symptoms won’t show immediately,” Ward said. “If they have a virus or bacteria you will have time to see it and treat it within those 30 days.”

Some experts advise an even longer quarantine period. University of Missouri Extension Veterinarian Craig Payne, recommends keeping new animals separate for up to 45 days. “You may be able to argue that if there were a disease two weeks after an animal arrives, 30 days may not be long enough,” Payne said.

Payne added that producers should also consider the history of the animal.

“I have producers who think, ‘Who are the highest risk animals?’” he said.

“If you don’t know their history, they’re higher risk.”

“If you’re buying cattle from a neighbor and you’re comfortable with their known health status, it’s not as big a deal. Those cases where you’re buying

cattle with unknown history is where quarantining is most important.”

Ward said the separation is not only for the flock or herd, but also for the safety of the new animal.

“There’s an animal welfare component,” Ward said. “This gives new animals time to adjust to new property and get used to new sounds and stress they may experience. Stress can lead to immune systems not working as well.”

Ward said not only new animals should be quarantined, but show livestock should be secluded once they return home as well. Being around other livestock has the potential to expose animals to new diseases.

“After a show keep those animals separate for at least two weeks just to be sure,” she said.

Payne gave a specific example from his experience that illustrates the importance of quarantining.

“A cow calf producer bought stocker calves to put in with his herd, so he wasn’t wasting forage, and failed to quarantine,” he said. “Seven to 14 days after arrival, calves started to break with pneumonia. Sixty to 90-day-old calves were exposed. We spent a lot of time and a lot of money trying to treat the calves.

We couldn’t get ahead of the break.”

Payne said many of the producers he works with are hesitant to take the time to seclude livestock and the issue simply isn’t talked about enough.

“My personal experience is that most producers don’t think about quarantining,” he said. “They don’t want to fool with it, or they’re not aware of the importance of it.”

What makes this harder is that there are some cases in which quarantining will not solve the problem.

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How to tell how your livestock is faring in the winter months This winter has been a bit of an arctic blast compared to the past few years. While we know Old Man Winter is going to come calling at our farms eventually, the changes can still be a bit of a shock when they arrive – especially for livestock.

Ozarks Farm and Neighbor checked in with some experts to see how to detect signs of cold stress.

weights of your animals during the cold season is also an indicator of cold stress.

“If the cold stress is prolonged (like a week or two), simply catching a weight a couple of times would provide an indication of how it’s affecting them. Short tern weights are sometimes of limited value but if you take them two or three weeks apart with a comparable fill, they can help monitor stress effects,” Cole said.

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“Detecting cold stress symptoms in cattle probably can be as simple as observing how they act when you’re feeding and observing them each day,” said Eldon Cole, livestock specialist with the University of Missouri Extension.

“Do they come running when the truck drives in the gate? Do they start eating or do they hang back and act lethargic?”

He also noted that “severe cold will cause cattle to actually shiver and stand around humped up,” where as cattle that are handling colder temperatures without many problems can be seen licking and grooming to warm themselves. Monitoring the

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Since many producers encourage these animals (especially goats) to stay in a cozy barn during the winter, everyone needs to be on the lookout for external parasites (lice) that grow in that kind of environment and can cause stress and health problems. “Examine animals and treat for internal and external parasites as needed. Lice are very common in cold, damp, dark conditions; their numbers can grow to the point that individual or even whole-herd health is affected,” said Jodie Pennington, small ruminant FEBRUARY 5, 2018

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Sheep and goats that are handling the cold well will venture out of the barn, even during temperature lows that humans find quite uncomfortable.

“Do not worry,” said David Fernandez, Cooperative Extension Program Livestock Specialist at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. “As long as the weather is dry and not too windy, animals will probably prefer to be outside allowing the sun to warm them. If they get too cold, they will go to the shelter on their own.”

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Southern Arkansas University, Magnolia, Ark. – 870-451-3624 24 Seedstock Plus North Missouri Bull Sale – Kingsville LS Market, Kingsville, Mo.

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– 918-629-9382 24 Red Bud Farms Inaugural PT Bull Sale – Red Bud Farms, Ben Lomond, Ark. – 780-648-5389 25 Missouri Angus Assoc. Futurity Sale – Columbia, Mo. – 734-260-8635 March 2018 1 Beiber Fever Red Angus Sale – at the Ranch, Leola, SD – 605-439-3628 3 Judd Ranch 40th Gelbvieh, Balancer & Red Angus Bull Sale – at the

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Humansville, Mo. – 877-486-1160 10 Heart of the Ozarks Angus Association Spring Sale – West Plains, Mo. – 417-855-9461 10 Jac’s Ranch Spring Bull & Commercial Female Sale – at the Ranch, Bentonville,

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