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Jerry Crownover is But, the way I figure, that invention ranks a farmer and former second only to his stone wheel. For example… professor of Agriculture When we’re driving down a road and see a yelEducation at Missouri low, diamond-shaped sign that shows an antlered State University. He is a animal in the jumping position, we all know the native of Baxter County, sign is not alerting us to a John Deere dealership Arkansas, and an at the next exit, but rather to be on the lookout author and professional for whitetails that are likely to cross in front of speaker. To contact Jerry, the vehicle. That picture saves a lot of words, is go to ozarksfn.com and easy to understand, and is, let’s face it, cute as can click on ‘Contact Us.’ be. Icons let us know which restroom to use, the general direction of the next fast-food joint, and whether or not your concealed weapon needs to be left in the car.

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Last week, I hooked onto my cattle trailer and headed north some 175 miles to pick up a couple of new bulls I’d recently purchased. My neighbor, Ron, agreed to ride along to reduce the monotony of the three-hour drive. We had been on a four-lane, divided highway for over two hours and I had been using cruise-control the entire way before turning onto a two-lane state road for the last leg of the trip.

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Richards and his wife e’ve had marvelous weather Pat live on Beaver Lake for January. This must be what in northwest Arkansas. old timers called “Oat PlantTo contact Dusty, go to ing Time.” There was always ozarksfn.com and click on some time period when you ‘Contact Us.’ could get in and plant oats. Old timers told me when they farmed back in the past that there was a strain of oats that you could plant in the fall and make it through any hard winter.

I came to the Ozarks in the fall of 1960. My partner, Monty Smith, and I, being what people considered cowboys from Arizona, got a million dollars worth of advice.

The fields we’d cleared of large persimmons that winter and needed to be planted to something beside broomsedge.

So we decide to plant about 3 or 4 acres of oats to make hay. For $5 we bought a horse drawn sulky disc at an auction. Hooked that implement to a team of logging mules and went to scratching the earth on weekends and evenings after teaching school. They said it was a good field and oats just needed to be planted – we were told oats would do fine. Well the oats never got over two inches high, it proved to be a good lesson for the two of us – like farming in Arizona you had to have fertilizer to grow anything.

The following year we planted 10 acres of oats with fertilizer, nitrogen and phosphate because it was low and potash. When we mowed it that year the oats were waist high and green as a gourd. One old man who worried about us all the time, came down and bragged on it. He then said, “Of course you cheated and used fertilizer.” From that day on, by his terms, we cheated at farming.

We bought a truckload of lime to spread on two small fields. I had a purpose but never told the “farm inspectors” that came all the time to give those Arizona Cowboys advice. I knew that limestone could change the pH of the soil and you could grow some legumes and I read more in my soils book than I did taking the course because that was never a problem in Arizona, so they didn’t teach it. We had put 5 acres in crimson clover, which I held the cows back on grazing it hoping it would reseed itself. The first year it looked wonderful. The entire field looked like a red blanket. That following year my stand wasn’t as successful at reseeding as I had hoped.

Now those old timers had gotten bulk lime dumped out of a dump truck at their family farm from the ASC or whatever they called it back then. As sons of famers they had to reload it on a wagon and spread it with shovels over the field. That burned them out on using lime and after that bitter experience I knew why they had no love for lime and saw no real use for it in agriculture.

Years later we used one of those spring-tooth renovators and worked 4 acres with it until it was on the frame. This land had been farmed to death and abandoned to broomsedge. We put four tons of lime to the acre and in two cuttings of red clover that year got over 500 good size bales of straight clover hay. Sold it in the barn to a dairyman for $3 a bale when fescue hay brought 50 cents that next winter.

I tried that same treatment with alfalfa and I don’t think we got any to come up. So all stories don’t work out as well as others. God bless America, you and your family, Dusty Richards

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ell, I’ve completed the Annie’s Project course and I must say it was a great experience.

I had high expectations when I signed up for the class and I Lynzee Glass graduated wasn’t disappointed. from Missouri State One of the most useful lectures during the University with a course and a topic I looked forward to the most degree in Agricultural was learning to develop and write a business plan.

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In fact, I think it is so useful that I would like to She grew up on a family recap the information I learned. Of course, this farm in Dallas County, Mo. is a very condensed version because this column To contact Lynzee call is short and I am not an expert on the subject.

1-866-532-1960 or email Developing a business plan is not an easy task editor@ozarksfn.com. and shouldn’t be taken lightly. A business plan should define your business, identify your goals and mission statement and it should serve as a roadmap for your business.

You might be thinking, “Why do I need a business plan?” but as Agricultural Business Specialist Gordon Garriker, Annie’s Project instructor, explained business plans are important for many reasons: it sets your business up for success, it’s important for communicating your goals and objectives, it takes a look at your business as a whole and it develops new business opportunities.

In general a farm business plan includes eight sections: executive summary, farm description, strategic plan, production and operations plan, marketing plan, personnel plan, financial plan and appendices. Each one of these sections is very important and should be written with a lot of thought and research.

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Life is Simple Continued from Page 3 was a gigantic picture of a... wrench. I just pointed to it so Ron could see what had gotten my attention.

“Well, that can’t be good,” he surmised, and I had to agree.

Without a good place to pull over with a truck and trailer, I instructed Ron to pull the owner’s manual out of the glove box and try to find out what the wrench icon meant. Since there were no flashing red lights and I couldn’t smell smoke, I continued to drive, albeit a little bit slower.

Ron was unable to find the list of warning pictures in the manual, but we eventually found an old, deserted filling-station where I could pull over. After searching for several minutes in the 300-page manual, I finally found a listing of all the pictorial icons that could show up on the display.

There, beside the same wrench that was now hogging my entire display, were these

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words: Your transmission is currently experiencing problems and the sensors have defaulted to the limp-home-mode.

I know less about sensors than I do about computers (which is nothing), but I figured that shutting off the engine and allowing it to reprogram might solve the problem, but we were exactly half-way between the last little town and the next little town and I didn’t think Ron could walk that far in the cold. We limped to the next town that had a garage, before pulling over and daring to shut off the engine. It worked! When I restarted the truck: no wrench.

“I wasn’t too worried,” Ron sighed, “Unless a picture appears with a stick man in a canoe, surrounded by brown water, and holding up his hands with no paddle, things aren’t too bad.”

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Kou Thao finds the perfect balance raising layers, broilers and cattle in northwest Arkansas Sixteen-year-old Kou Thao and his family fled from Laos and war in 1979, first taking refuge in Thailand but eventually forced out because Thailand was unable to support all of the refugees. U.S. Immigration allowed the family to come to the United States. After

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in five years. Each of the remaining breeder houses holds 8,800 hens and 1,000 roosters.

Chickens are brought in when they are 20 weeks old, about 6 pounds and ready to lay eggs. They stay for about 8 1/2 months and weigh 10 to 11 pounds when they leave.

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Kou Thao adjusts to production agriculture in the Ozarks.

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living in both Wisconsin and Minnesota, Kou disliked the climate and took a vacation in 2002 to Arkansas with the intent producing 7,200 eggs per day per house which requires harvesting three times a of finding a farm.

Kou’s family and extended family day. By the time the flock leaves, the hens moved to Arkansas with each purchas- are producing only 2,000 to 3,000 eggs per ing separate properties in Decatur, Ark. day per house and are collected twice a day.

In 2012, Kou and his wife Xai Vang Harvested eggs are stored in a temperature purchased a chicken farm and 147 acres controlled cooler which keeps the eggs at 65 degrees to 70 degrees in the from his uncle. The land summer and 50 degrees to 65 was in two pieces, the larger Decatur, Ark. degrees in the winter so the with three breeder houses eggs can be hatched at another and the smaller with two facility. They are picked up by broiler houses and a home.

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A broiler cycle is 46 days with 14 to 15 days for transition. The birds come in as chicks and leave at about 6 pounds.

Broiler houses are much more labor intensive. When the chicks are small, the height of the waterers must be changed every two days and raised about a 1/2 inch while feeders are raised 3/4 inch every five days. In addition, broiler houses have to be cleaned six times a year.

Chickens and cattle are a natural pairing for a farmer because chicken litter provides fertilizer for pastures. Kou’s soil is tested annually and spread according to governmental guidelines. Surplus litter is sold to a company who collects and resells it. Even with litter as fertilizer, Kou’s acreage is insufficient to support his herd.

He buys hay locally and supplements with high-protein grain from a feed store in Siloam Springs. The pasture in each of the two locations are divided in half so Kou can move the cows weekly to keep the pastures healthy and the grass fresh.

Kou’s herd is divided between the two locations. He has 50 mixed commercial cows with Black Angus and Black Limousin influences and two Angus bulls. Kou keeps all of his heifers as replacements and sells his bull calves at 500 plus pounds depending on the market. The cattle are worked by a vet who administers a vaccine protocol for disease prevention.

Kou’s two youngest children, Michelle who is 16 and Andy who is 14, help in the breeder houses after school, on weekends and during the summers. Two older boys live and work in Fayetteville and Bentonville, Ark. Kou said, “Maybe someday one of my children will show an interest in farming, but for now I am very happy with what I do and time flies. I have been doing this for 13 years and it only feels like two.”

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For busy cattleman Merrit Armitage a healthy herd is a shot away North of Pryor, Okla., on highway 69 in Mayes County, is the site of the shipping and receiving end of the A-Bar Ranch, owned by Mike Armitage and managed by his son Merrit Armitage along with several ranch hands.

Merrit inherited his marketing business-like sense from his dad and uses it on his ranch that he shares with his wife, Michelle.

They handle better if they are raised on the property. Plus, I like the hybrid vigor because they raise good,” assured Merrit.

Regular maintenance, a good feed program and correct preventative care enhances the overall health of the herd.

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Merritt has been building his own herd apart from his dad’s herd since he was very young. “I plan on building it more within a year. I will put the Angus genetics back on the Black Angus bred Tigerstripe by putting more Brangus bulls on the ones that are losing their trait,” he said.

“You get more of an eared cattle, added pounds, resilience in the summer, they live longer and the frame of the animal is more Angus from a production standpoint. It varies from person to person what they favor. I enjoy working the Brangus Tigerstripe on horseback.

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pretty stable climate to where that is not a problem and we have an excellent program,” he added.

Cattle producers run the risk of livestock loss through compromising weather, illnesses, diseases, fires or carnivores with big appetites.

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meet your neighbors able to pull a calf at the midnight hour.

You have to know how to sew a prolapse; so you have to be a seamstress. A lot of times we will rope and doctor cattle. If we can’t pen them, we will run them through a chute. If it is a respiratory or any kind of infectious diseases, then we will occasionally dart them.”

The ranchers carry a single-shot break open 12 gauge that was converted to a dart gun for medicinal purposes of treating livestock on the go. The darts are purchased at an animal health store. He said, “We fill them up and shoot the ones that need it. We can resolve a sick animal on the spot. If it is a bad eye, foot rot or respiratory issue, we can give a shot pretty easily nowadays and go on about our business because time is money.”

Extinguishing the fear in cattle keeps everyone safe by using the dart gun.

Crowding them in a chute only excites them, which increases their flight zone pattern of behavior that could pose danger. Large fearful animals are dangerous.

Ruminants have a depth perception and visual field over 300 degrees (wide-angle), with a blind spot occurring immediately behind them.

Oklahoma State University (OSU) indicated close to half of the on-farm accidents reported were due to human error. Trying to separate an animal from its herd causing as much anxiety in them

as rejoining the herd. This reinforces the minimal separation and enhances the use of the medicinal darts.

Genetic traits, frequency of human interaction and experiences determine the flight zone behavior of the cattle.

“In our horse program that is a big part of our program too in raising horses and using the dart gun. A lot of times if we have a cow that is really sick, we will pen her, isolate her and maybe re-vaccinate, if needed. In some cases you have to go out and rope the cattle to be able to doctor it.

It always works hand-in-hand with our horse program because you are teaching the horse skills that advance him. Sometimes shooting a gun out the window does not help your horse program but when the cattle are spread out in the country, you do not have time to go back and saddle up a horse and then come back to dart them.”

Traditional versus non-traditional handling of stock is preferred since the majority of work is done on horseback. “Here recently we worked with fall calves and dragged them to the fire (branding pot) and branded them. We worked them with a horse since it is an easier way to work them and a lot safer than crowding them through a chute. We have good horses and are able to do that.

“There are pros and cons to every breed.

Managing their health and minimizing risks go together,” concluded Merrit.

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Parasite Control – In addition to treating external parasites like lice, flies and ticks with topical treatments, don’t forget the internal ones, which can slow weight gain, reduce milk production, sap strength, transmit disease and even cause death.

Nutrition – Nutrition plays a big role in immunity to disease, reproductive health and hardiness. Vets can bring a scientific approach to animal nutrition. For example, “We can recommend a producer have hay samples tested for nutrient value. We don’t do the testing but can help evaluate the information they get back,” Dr. Loula said.

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Show Ring Teachings

By Ellen Benson

The PeeWee Jackpot stock show hosted by the Haskell PeeWee Livestock Booster Club teaches young showmen many skills

Pictured Clockwise: Auctioneer Arlan Imel, Mattix Kilgore, Nathan Kilgore, Kobi Scroggins, Asher Gonzales, Codi Leeper and Kobi Scroggins.

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ozarks roots The Wagoner County Fairgrounds and barn aren’t really in the county seat of Wagoner, Okla., at all. The fairgrounds are in Coweta, Okla., tucked away quietly between the Senior High School football field, Intermediate School and rodeo grounds. All and all it’s a pretty quiet place. Unless, the PeeWee Jackpot stock show is there and then trucks and trailers from a 100-mile radius flood the parking spaces.

Hosted by the Haskell PeeWee Livestock Booster Club, children up to 8 years old and at least one as young as 2 1/2 years old took the spotlight with swine, goats and sheep during the PeeWee Jackpot stock show held in late January. The show started promptly with auctioneer Arlen Imel auctioning off homemade pastries to defray the building’s rental expenses.

While the baked goods auction was in progress, animals received their final touches – goats brushed and sheep blow dried to fluff their coats. Everyone is pressed into helping out, even Haskell PeeWee Livestock Booster Club President Lewis Gonzales helped man the entry desk as numbers were picked up.

Judge Kaylee Casey, a student from Arkansas attending Conners State College in Warner, Okla., on the college judging team, kept her classes moving smoothly. Never too distracted to speak to each young handler helping steady nerves. Ringman Matt Drake, an FFA officer and Haskell High School senior, walked with each class and helped tend the gate.

The crowd filled the show barn with moms, dads, grandparents, nephews, nieces and good friends enthusiastically applauding every class. So why were they there?

There were more than 100 animals on the grounds. Some parents clearly up before dawn packing sleepy children, snacks and hitching up the trailers for a safe ride.

Over and over families shared their desire to teach responsibility. For many young participants socializing a 6-week-old pig is a big job and showing a grown pig requires concentration and poise, while showing in a class of eight or more hogs brings multitasking to a new level – all of which are skills the PeeWee Jackpot teaches.

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A Duroc breeder from Norman, Okla., pointed out that piglets as young as eight weeks go home to be raised for show. She stressed that showing is a way to gain trust by offering friendship and care. In an early class a boy not quite 3 years old had groomed a Boer goat for the show.

The boy brushed and brushed his animal, occasionally stepping back to look

at the goat with a critical eye. It can be presumed he is learning that nothing comes for free or without effort. Later, the boy showed a Boer whose shoulders matched his height, and he handled the animal to ribbon in the class.

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History: “I was born and raised in Sallisaw and went to school at Oklahoma State University studying veterinary medicine. It was a natural fit because I was raised with cattle and horses and involved in rodeo from junior high through college. After graduating from veterinary school in 1994, I started a mixed animal practice until 2000 when I sold the small animal portion and focused on equine medicine. I made that decision so I could devote more time to individual patients, deciding to make horses my life’s work. At first I went to work for another equine vet. His practice centered on clinical medicine, which is more of an in-and-out practice. I wanted to focus on surgery and hospital care, so I built McKey Equine Hospital facility in 2007. People seem to find me by word-of-mouth and still do because I offer long-term and specialized care not offered elsewhere.”

Services: “My primary service is treatment for lameness, performance and enhancement of the equine athlete. That involves orthopedics, nutrition, dentistry, chiropractic care, digital radiology, ultrasound, video endoscopy, corrective shoes and diagnostic airway procedures. I also provide shockwave treatment which focuses sound waves to an affected area such as a leg or heel in order to promote blood flow and healing. Most tendon issues respond well to this treatment while others such as bowed tendons respond better to ultrasound. I provide surgical procedures such as removing bone chips from joints, tendon repair, wound treatment and eye surgery. Additionally, I AI when requested. Nutrition is another important area of my work. Specific nutritional needs are determined by the age, physical condition, and/or performance condition of each animal. I help clients choose the best nutrition and supplements for optimum performance of the task at hand. While I have a pharmacy for specific medical needs, I do not sell feeds and supplements.”

Philosophy and Future: “To be successful with intensive equine treatment, you need to spend time and have a genuine interest in clients and their owners. After 20 years of experience, I am still passionate about my patients. This business is more about the patient and the patient’s needs than the dollar, which is what keeps me coming to work happily every day. The challenge, of course, is to stay current on new technologies and to help with researching new products. Perhaps someday I may add more doctors as my business continues to grow.”

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In the Country: “My wife and I have lived in the Haw Creek Community for 18 years. We have two children, Laura Jo and Garrett. We own 175 acres and lease an additional 125. We run a commercial cattle herd with Brahman cross cows bred to Charolais bulls. The combination works well for us because the cow is high in milk production and heat tolerant. The Charolais bulls add muscle and bone structure while removing a lot of ear from the calves. We also have a SimAngus herd with 20 mommas and one Simmental bull. I try to rotate bulls every two to three years so I can keep replacement heifers. We sell our calves at the Le Flore County Livestock Auction in Wister, Okla., because we believe in doing all the business we can locally.

“We hay 90 acres two times a year with a goal of five bales per cow and sell excess hay. Alicia and the children have always helped with the hay baling production as well as with feeding the cattle. All of our land is mostly Bermuda mixed with Rye, Clover, Lespedeza and Cheat grass.

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FARM FINANCE What is a Cooperative?

By Brandon Haberer

Another way of doing business, with its own set of advantages Ninety-nine percent of the entities we do business with every day operate under the traditional corporate model, or private capitalist model. Corporate and private sector business models operate to maximize profits for stockholders. The cooperative business model is different.

Cooperatives exist for the betterment of members and any profit and capital above and beyond sustaining itself is considered the memberships’.

Because cooperatives are owned by the members they serve, profits are distributed to members. While the way profits are shared varies by cooperative, in many instances member/owners receive an annual cash payment.

The cooperative business model has been around as long as capitalism in America, but is lesser known or understood. Originally, cooperatives were seen as a means to an end and were created by individuals with similar needs or goals to meet their economic or social requirements. For the most part, cooperatives are based on self-help and democracy.

In rural America you’ll find a number of successful cooperatives. Rural electricity, rural water, agricultural financing and feed stores, are perhaps the most familiar.

In the cooperative model, customers are more than traditional customers.

They become members of the cooperative and have ownership. By voting for fellow members to serve as directors, all members have an equal say in how the cooperative does business. Directors govern and lay out policy, and business planning focuses on serving member needs and optimizing the cooperative’s long-term success and member benefits.

Because cooperatives are driven by member needs, they are often the first to address change in the market place.

In the mid-1800s cooperatives began adhering to a set of principles that now define them and have solidified their success rate.

The principles enacted more than 150 years ago are still relevant for cooperatives today.

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Voluntary and Open Membership Anybody may join and do business with a cooperative.

Democratic Member Control One member, one vote.

Member Economic Participation Members make equitable contributions to capital and they, in-turn, earn a share of the cooperative’s profits.

Autonomy and Independence The organization is autonomous and controlled by its members.

Education and Training Cooperatives are committed to providing training and education to members, directors and employees.

Cooperation Among Cooperatives Cooperatives work together through regional and national structures, for the betterment of all.

Concern for Community Members are committed to improving their local community.

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Net worth, debt-to-income ratio, credit score are all good assessment tools How fit are your finances? Laura Connerly, assistant professor for the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture, said that now is a good time to check your financial health.

“It’s a good idea to give yourself a financial checkup at least once a year,” she said.

“Many consumers make New Year’s resolutions about money management, but, do you know if you’re financially stable?”

Connerly suggests three simple ways to benchmark financial well-being:

Net Worth

Net worth is the total of all assets minus the total of all liabilities. “That’s the dollar value of everything you own minus everything you owe or your total debts,” she said. For example, if the

your take-home pay.” Sometimes health insurance premiums or retirement contributions are taken directly from the employee’s paycheck. A lower ratio is better than a higher ratio. Less than 10 percent is best. More than 20 percent could be a sign of trouble. Use the online calculator at www.powerpay.org to explore repayment plan options.

Credit Score

Credit scores usually range from 300850. The best scores are in the mid-700s and higher. “Your credit report is free but you will have to pay for your credit score,” Connerly said. “If you’ve shopped for a car or home loan recently, potential lenders may have run a credit check and can give you a copy of your credit

“It’s a good idea to give yourself a financial checkup at least once a year.”

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current market value of your home is $150,000 you would list that in the asset column. Let’s assume you still owe $100,000 on your home mortgage loan.

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score. If you haven’t seen your score in a couple of years, it’s worth checking.”

Fees are usually less than $15. Companies may try to entice you to sign up for a fee-based credit monitoring service.

Most consumers don’t need this so be careful to only purchase the credit score.

Some consumers may have a lower score because they haven’t used credit. This is often the case for young adults who are just starting their financially independent lives. “Some consumers don’t like to use credit and prefer to pay as they go,” she said. “This is perfectly acceptable.” The benefit of a higher credit score is that consumers can save thousands of dollars in interest because they qualify for lower interest loans.

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Do You have a Contingency Plan?

By Jessica Bailey

Having a plan in place now will ensure that your farm is taken care of and that your goals will be met Everyone has a goal of one sort the corn seed purchased. Who else can acor another. Most high school seniors cess your accounts in the event you are unand college freshmen today are required able to? This doesn’t necessarily mean that in at least one class to make a list of goals person has access to your accounts now. and to start putting together a game plan Using tools such as a power of attorney to achieve those goals. While most of us or placing a payable-on-death (POD) on will see our goals realized in our lifetime, your accounts can ensure privacy now and unfortunately, we live in a broken world, peace of mind later down the road. The and for some of us, life will intervene power of attorney allows someone you through illness, injury and/or death. So previously designated to have access to the question is, do you have a contin- your accounts in the event you are unable to make decisions yourself. gency plan for those events The payable-on-death should they occur begives immediate access fore your goals are re“Using tools to the account to your alized? What plans do successor in the event you have in place to such as power of your demise. Tools ensure your legacy will of attorney or like these are available continue regardless of placing a payto you so that your farm what life throws at you? can continue on withHaving someone you able-on-death out waiting for probate trust to run the day-to(POD) on your and court decisions. day operations of your accounts can Goal planning is an farm is important, espeintegral and imporcially when it comes to ensure privacy tant part of our lives. achieving the goals of now and peace Success of those goals, your farm. Do you have of mind later though, is dependent someone who can folon the communication low through with your down the road.” of those goals to those strategies? Can that around us. Communiperson evaluate cattle, decide which heifers to sell and which to cation for today so that we can achieve keep back, know when and which bull to those goals now, and communication place in and remove from the herd? Can for tomorrow should life decide to take he or she make an informed decision on an unexpected turn. Finding someone when and how to sell the grain, purchase who can be the “you” in the event you next year’s seed, fertilize and irrigate the cannot make decisions, and giving that fields at the correct time? Do you have person the keys, if you will, so that they someone who can walk the poultry houses can make those decisions and keep your everyday, watch for disease, pick the eggs, farm operating can help ensure that your farm will reach its goals without running make sure the propane tanks are filled?

Having that person is the first step, but into detours and stumbling blocks along one often overlooked part is how will they the way.

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254.71 238.54 259.81

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280.00

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Receipts: 715 The demand was good and the supply moderate. There were 15 percent springer heifers, 16 percent bred heifers, 18 percent open heifers, 08 percent fresh and milking cows, 08 percent bred and springer cows, and 06 percent baby calves. The balance was steers, bulls and slaughter cows. Several milking cows and bred heifers 190 sold by the pound. Prices reported on a per head basis and for Holsteins unless noted otherwise.

Springer Heifers bred seven to nine months: Supreme 1800.00-2050.00. ind crossbred 2010.00, Approved 1500.00-1750.00, few crossbreds 1700.00-1775.00, Medium 1300.00-1475.00, crossbreds 1250.00-1550.00, Common 860.00-1225.00, crossbreds 900.00-1200.00.

Heifers bred three to six months: Supreme 1785.002150.00, Approved 1475.00-1700.00, few Jerseys 1225.00-1300.00, few crossbreds 1285.00-1535.00, Medium 1200.00-1425.00, few crossbreds 1100.00-1150.00, Common 700.00-1050.00, few Jerseys 925.00-1000.00.

Heifers bred one to three months: Approved few 1300.00-1560.00, Medium few 1025.00-1050.00, ind crossbred 1175.00, Common 760.00- 950.00.

Open Heifers: Approved 170-295 lbs 475.00-535.00, 325-370 lbs 560.00- 650.00, ind Jersey 365 lbs 535.00, few crossbreds 535.00, 401-451 lbs 685.00- 775.00, few crossbreds 585.00-675.00, 508-520 lbs 760.00- 875.00, lot of 16 head 580 lbs 925.00, 615-685 lbs 810.00-960.00, 713-796 lbs 1000..00-1160.00, Medium and Common Open Heifers were scarce.

Replacement Cows: Fresh and Milking Cows: Supreme ind 1975.00, ind Jersey 1800.00, ind crossbred 1700.00, Approved 1575.001750.00, crossbreds 1300.00-1425.00, Medium 1350.001475.00, Common 900.00-1200.00.

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slaughter

256.84 234.00

Norwood, Mo. • Producers Auction Yards

Not Reported † 120.00-135.00 †

239.00

Springer Cows: Supreme ind 1750.00, Approved 1525.001700.00, few Jerseys 1675.00-1725.00, Medium few 1300.00-1320.00, crossbreds 1200.00-1475.00, Common 2/1/15 800.00-1000.00.

Bred Cows: Supreme 1775.00-2000.00, Approved 1450.00-1625.00, Medium 1100.00-1400.00, crossbreds 1150.00-1400.00, Common few Jerseys 700.00-1010.00.

Baby Calves: Holstein heifers scarce, Holstein bulls 335.00460.00, small 185.00-300.00, Crossbred heifers scarce, Crossbred bulls few 350.00-375.00, small 150.00-310.00.

dairy cattle

118.00-138.00 †

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

250.96

5 Area (Tx-Ok, Ks, Neb, Ia, Colo) Live Basis Sales - Over 80% Choice Steers: 155.00-162.00; wtd. avg. price 158.88.

Heifers: 156.00-161.00; wtd. avg. price 159.66.

Dressed Basis Sales - Over 80% Choice Steers: 250.00-255.00; wtd. avg. price 253.65.

Heifers: 251.00-254.00; wtd. avg. price 253.49.

127.00-131.00 † 110.00-134.00* 113.00-133.00*

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

cattle

Midwest - High Plains Direct Slaughter Cattle

120.00-140.50* 110.00-125.00 † 91.00-121.00*

County Line Sale - Ratcliff Decatur Livestock Auction

258.48 254.09

Week of 1/11/15

85.00-128.00 † 115.00-139.50 †

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

249.11

beef

95.00-131.00 †

Arkansas Cattle

264.30

Week of 1/18/15

bulls

slaughter

257.82

140

stocker & feeder

160

250.83 243.24 263.76 271.24

* 251.85 246.56 **

Steers, Med. & Lg. 1

Week of 1/25/15

*

300-400 lbs.

400-500 lbs.

500-600 lbs.

600-700 lbs.

700-800 lbs.

251.94 254.52 236.00 251.46

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

400-500 lbs.

500-600 lbs.

600-700 lbs.

700-800 lbs.

237.42 248.10 250.22 248.65

Heifers, Med. & Lg. 1

252.51 200

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

320

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

18 18

300-400 lbs.

400-500 lbs.

500-600 lbs.

600-700 lbs.

700-800 lbs.

Ark. Cattle Auction, LLC - Searcy 1/27/15

Ash Flat Livestock

543

Receipts: 300 The supply was ligh percent slaughter an Buffalo, Mo • Buffalo Livestock Market 1/27/15 ewes and bucks; 8 r 13 percent slaughte Receipts: 494 ment nannies and b Supply was light demand very good good. The supply unless noted otherw included 29 percent slaughter and feeder lambs; 10 percent slaughter ewes and bucks; 42 percent kid goats; Sheep: Slaughter Lambs: C 16 percent slaughter nannies and billies; 3 percent 205.00-245.00; 60-70 replacement nannies and pairs. All prices per hundred 210.00; 80-90 lbs 165 weight unless noted otherwise.

Feeder and Stocker Sheep: 30-40 lbs 215.00-225 Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 2-3 wooled Slaughter Ewes: Uti non-traditional 50-70 lbs few 270.00-280.00; 90-100 lbs 135.00-160.00; traditional 110-125 lbs 160.00-165.00; hair lbs 75.00-100.00. hai Lambs: 60-70 lbs 252.50-270.00; 70-80 lbs 220.00-232.50; Slaughter Bucks: M 95.00-115.00.

80-100 lbs 170.00-197.50; 100-105 lbs 165.00-185.00.

Replacement Ewes: Feeder/Stocker Lambs: Medium and Large 1-2 hair 30lbs 92.50-102.50 cwt 40 lbs 222.50-250.00; 40-50 lbs 240.00-255.00;50-60 lbs Goats: 270.00-275.00.

Slaughter Classes: K Slaughter Ewes: Utility and Good 1-3 wooled 130-205 265.00; 60-70 lbs 250 lbs 60.00-95.00; hair 75-190 lbs 95.00-107.50.

Slaughter Bucks: Medium and Large 1-2 hair 110-270 lbs 230.00-255.00.

Doe/Nannies: Selec 80.00-100.00. tion 3 Pygmy 42-65 l Replacement Sheep: Scarce.

Billies: Selection 1-2 Goats: Replacement: Nann Slaughter Classes: Kids Selection: 1 50-60 lbs 280.00225.00.

290.00; 70-90 lbs 235.00-252.50; Selection 1-2 40-50 lbs 285.00-295.00; 60-70 lbs 272.50-290.00; Selection 2 50-60 Billies: Selection 1 f Feeder/Stocker Kids lbs 265.00-287.50; 70-80 lbs 237.50-242.50; Selection 3 30-40 lbs 200.00-255 60-80 lbs 220.00-240.00.

235.00; 40-60 lbs 205 Does/Nannies: Selection 1-2 70-155 lbs 100.00-142.50; Selection 2 young Nannies 60-75 lbs 155.00-175.00; Selection 3 90-125 lbs 110.00-145.00.

Billies: Selection 1-2 80-150 lbs 152.50-180.00; Selection 2 aged weather 95-115 lbs 182.50-185.00; Selection 3 85180 lbs 127.50-150.00 cwt.

sheep &

Cattlemen’s Livestock*

1/30/15

Benton Co. - Siloam Springs 1/29/15

543

607

St-8 Lower

St-15 Higher

282.50-345.00 255.00-292.50 230.00-267.50 215.00-232.00 -----

pr

Clinton Livestock Auction* 1/25/15

County Line Sale Ratcliff 1/28/15

Decatur Livestock*

1/28/15

Cleburne Co. - Heber Springs 1/26/15

998

233

281

200

647

426

1378

Uneven

Uneven

5-15 Lower

10-25 Lower

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St-8 Lower

3-5 Lower

Uneven

300.00-338.00 265.00-300.00 -------------

299.00-303.00 269.00-313.00 240.00-281.00 209.00-241.00 -----

270.00-328.00 260.00-308.00 235.00-282.00 200.00-235.00 200.00-207.00

278.00-320.00 265.00-285.00 235.00-241.00 ---------

255.00-300.00 238.00-266.00 199.00-234.00 188.00-218.00 174.00-193.00

300.00-315.00 290.00-303.00 242.00-269.00 233.00 -----

285.00-340.00 250.00-278.00 230.00-254.00 200.00-224.00 190.00-204.00

295.00-335.00 269.00-295.00 249.00-291.00 221.00-249.00 195.00-221.00

307.50-342.50 275.00-317.50 230.00-285.00 209.00-242.00 211.00-215.00

300.0 234.0 209.5 -

----250.00-275.00 215.00-246.00 185.00-215.00 -----

------------210.00-223.00 -----

295.00-303.00 273.00-295.00 220.00-275.00 196.00-225.00 -----

250.00-320.00 230.00-288.00 210.00-280.00 200.00-230.00 170.00-185.00

245.00-280.00 225.00-265.00 191.50-235.00 200.00-220.00 -----

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----239.00-265.00 220.00-225.00 207.50-210.00 190.00-200.00

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300.00-332.50 270.00-292.50 219.00-285.00 206.00-230.00 -----

236.0 220.0 21 19

255.00-305.00 230.00-262.50 207.50-230.00 195.00-215.00 -----

----264.00-287.00 -------------

258.00-287.00 229.00-275.00 210.00-227.00 198.00-202.00 190.00-198.00

225.00-288.00 215.00-245.00 200.00-229.00 180.00-205.00 175.00-192.00

242.50-281.00 220.00-247.50 211.00-241.00 199.00-214.00 -----

220.00-265.00 195.00-252.00 190.00-233.00 180.00-202.00 -----

280.00 220.00-257.00 215.00-226.00 210.00-212.50 195.00

265.00-297.00 240.00-260.00 222.00-235.00 190.00-203.00 175.00-190.00

268.00-300.00 245.00-268.00 218.00-245.00 195.00-218.00 183.00-198.00

269.00-300.00 232.00-285.00 205.00-228.00 200.00-235.00 188.00-196.00

255.0 231.0 215.0 20 -

1/27/15

Farmer’s & Farmers Ranchers Livestock Vinita, Okla.* Springdale 1/28/15 1/30/15

USDA Reported * Independently Reported

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1/2

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avg. grain prices

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Aug

Pine

B

Ft. Smith Livestock

*

1550.00-1825.00 † 1285.00-2375.00 * None Reported † 1850.00-2700.00* 1700.00-2850.00 * 1350.00-2560.00 † 1525.00-2150.00 †

239.26 241.01 236.06 * 233.06 231.44

1075.00-2000.00 † 1 990.00-2550.00 † Not Reported*

* 236.79

Not Reported † 1400.00-2350.00 † 1275.00-1950.00 †

242.22

800.00-2900.00 † 1600.00-2800.00 * 1150.00-2200.00 †

1000

2000

3000

cow/calf

222.47 232.59

4000

5000

pairs

(Week of 1/25/15 to 1/31/15) Arkansas Cattle Auction Ash Flat Livestock

1900.00-2100.00 †

225.44 233.69 229.19 224.68 226.91 242.50 225.27

1750.00-3050.00 † None Reported †

Benton County Sale Barn Cattlemen’s 1225.00-2550.00 * Cleburne County Livestock None Reported † Clinton Livestock Auction 1880.00-2975.00 * 875.00-1175.00 † County Line 2250.00-3300.00* Decatur Livestock 1900.00-2800.00 * Farmer’s & Ranchers - Vinita 1950.00-3325.00 † Farmers Livestock 1500.00-2100.00 † Ft. Smith Livestock I-40 Livestock - Ozark 2200.00-2300.00 † 1350.00-2700.00 † Joplin Regional Not Reported* Mo-Ark - Exeter Not Reported † North Arkansas Livestock 2100.00-2300.00 † OKC West - El Reno

1000

228.99

220.11 215.00 235.64 238.67

204.96 227.72 224.00 206.78

1825.00-1900.00 † 1100.00-3300.00 † 2500.00-3000.00 * None Reported †

2000

3000

4000

224.77 231.32 224.45 224.76 **

5000

219.98 207.76 210.91

Mo-Ark Exeter, Mo.*

1378

435

645

5587

-5 Lower

Uneven

Uneven

Uneven

5-25 Lower

5.00-335.00 9.00-295.00 9.00-291.00 1.00-249.00 5.00-221.00

307.50-342.50 275.00-317.50 230.00-285.00 209.00-242.00 211.00-215.00

300.00-325.00 ----234.00-258.00 209.50-210.00 -----

300.00-345.00 283.00-301.00 234.00-249.00 219.00-223.00 200.00

310.00-330.00 265.00-302.50 217.00-279.00 201.00-236.00 190.00-208.25

300.00-332.50 270.00-292.50 219.00-285.00 206.00-230.00 -----

----236.00-279.00 220.00-229.00 210.00 195.00

----250.00-259.00 230.00-233.00 208.00 194.00-197.00

290.00 243.00 219.00 196.00 -----

269.00-300.00 232.00-285.00 205.00-228.00 200.00-235.00 188.00-196.00

255.00-285.00 231.00-257.00 215.00-221.00 203.00 -----

267.00-280.00 240.00-371.00 220.00-227.00 ---------

275.00-290.00 242.50-270.00 205.00-240.00 194.00-216.00 177.50-230.00

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N. Ark. Livestock Green Forest -----

OKC West - El Reno, Okla.

1/28/15

Ouachita Livestock Ola, Ark. 1/30/15

Ozarks Regional West Plains 1/27/15

Stilwell Livestock Auction* 1/28/15

Tulsa Livestock Auction.

1/26/15

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5796

440

1849

1097

2252

-----

1-4 Lower

Uneven

2-20 Lower

Uneven

5-10 Lower

---------------------

340.00-370.00 290.00-337.50 241.00-274.00 214.00-243.00 202.25-218.50

305.00-320.00 266.00-290.00 252.00-268.00 216.00-242.00 -----

300.00-332.50 275.00-302.50 250.00-274.00 204.00-233.00 206.00-215.00

280.00-340.00 260.00-320.00 240.00-291.00 210.00-255.00 190.00-211.00

328.00-356.00 291.00-321.00 247.00-270.00 219.50-241.50 194.00-208.00

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----265.00-270.00 285.00 195.00-204.00 -----

----241.00-248.00 222.00-235.00 ---------

----259.00-263.00 229.00-250.00 209.00-219.00 -----

260.00-330.00 240.00-310.00 250.00-275.00 200.00-237.00 180.00-205.00

----251.00-320.00 223.00-248.00 201.00-218.00 200.00-204.00

---------------------

315.00 240.00-275.00 218.00-240.00 196.00-233.00 185.00-199.00

285.00-305.00 250.00-271.00 217.00-253.00 200.00-212.00 194.00

275.00-300.00 237.50-255.00 215.00-241.00 195.00-205.00 191.00-205.00

250.00-290.00 225.00-265.00 200.00-248.00 185.00-211.00 175.00-200.00

268.00-279.00 238.00-259.00 209.00-234.00 186.00-211.00 183.00-194.00

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Joplin Regional Stockyards 1/26/15

127 5(3257('

1/26/15

426

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

230.54 900.00-3000.00 *

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

Ouachita Livestock Ozarks Regional Stilwell Livestock Auction Tulsa Livestock Auction

0

I-40 Livestock Ozark 1/29/15

8.00-300.00 5.00-268.00 8.00-245.00 5.00-218.00 3.00-198.00

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Week of 1/4/15

goats

**

1155.00-1900.00 † 1 1650.00-1850.00 † 165

Week of 1/11/15

1/30/15

256.00

1500.00-2000.00 †

Arkansas Cattle

Cheese: Barrels closed at $1.5050 and 40# blocks at $1.5325. The weekly average for barrels is $1.4805 (+.0330) and blocks, $1.4990 (+.0240).

Fluid Milk: Storms in the East were not as widespread as expected, but still created transportation issues, which lead to a few milk load cancellations. Milk production is mostly Highlandville, Mo • CRS Sale’s Company Sheep & Goat Sale 1/15/15 steady in the East and Midwest, while generally growing Receipts: 300 seasonally in the West. Processors note milk intake The supply was light demand good. The supply included 19 levels are closer to balance than previous weeks. Bottling percent slaughter and feeder lambs; 12 percent slaughter demand is mostly steady with the exception of increases 1/27/15 ewes and bucks; 8 replacement ewes; 42 percent kid goats; in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions coming from 13 percent slaughter nannies and billies; 6 percent replace- preparations for the expected storms. Demand for Class ment nannies and billies. All prices per hundred weight d. The supply II products such as dips, cream cheese, and whipping unless noted otherwise. der lambs; 10 creams are good. Ice cream manufacturers are ramping up percent kid goats; Sheep: production to build stocks for the upcoming season.

Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 2-3 hair 50-60 lbs es; 3 percent SPOT PRICES OF CLASS II CREAM, $ PER 205.00-245.00; 60-70 lbs 205.00-237.50; 70-80 lbs 205.00ces per hundred POUND BUTTERFAT F.O.B. producing plants: Upper 210.00; 80-90 lbs 165.00-195.00.

Midwest - $1.8290-1.9530.

Feeder and Stocker Lambs: Medium and Large 1-2 hair 0 30-40 lbs 215.00-225.00.

3 wooled Slaughter Ewes: Utility and Good 1-3 wooled few 120-158 0.00; 90-100 lbs 160.00-165.00; hair lbs 75.00-100.00. hair 68-115 lbs 70.00-100.00. lbs 220.00-232.50; Slaughter Bucks: Medium and Large 1-2 wooled 140-250 lbs 95.00-115.00.

165.00-185.00.

Replacement Ewes: Medium and Large 1-2 hair few 131-132 arge 1-2 hair 30lbs 92.50-102.50 cwt: with group of pairs 135.00 per pair.

255.00;50-60 lbs Goats: Slaughter Classes: Kids Selection: 1-2 40-60 lbs 250.00wooled 130-205 265.00; 60-70 lbs 250.00-260.00; Selection 2 50-60 lbs 07.50.

-2 hair 110-270 lbs 230.00-255.00.

Week Ended 2/3/15 Doe/Nannies: Selection 1-2 80-145 lbs 135.00-145.00. SelecSoybeans Soft Wheat Corn Sorghum tion 3 Pygmy 42-65 lbs 100.00-120.00.

20 Billies: Selection 1-2 82-200 lbs 145.00-150.00.

Replacement: Nannies: Selection 1-2 75-175 lbs 165.0016 -60 lbs 280.00225.00. ion 1-2 40-50 lbs 12 10.17 9.77 ; Selection 2 50-60 Billies: Selection 1 few 130-140 lbs 200.00-205.00.

Feeder/Stocker Kids: Selection 2 15-30 lbs 215.00-255.00; 2.50; Selection 3 8.50 8.68 8 5.32 5.32 30-40 lbs 200.00-255.00; Selection 3 30-40 lbs 195.004.97 5.32 5.14 235.00; 40-60 lbs 205.00-235.00.

4 s 100.00-142.50; 4.01 3.96 3.66 5.00-175.00; 0

*

(Week of 1/25/15 to 1/31/15)

dairy sales

National Dairy Market at a Glance

cows

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

Week of 1/18/15

Approved 0.00, crossbreds 700.00-1010.00. olstein bulls 335.00heifers scarce, 150.00-310.00.

Replacement Nannies: Selection 1 155.00-200.00 per head; Selection 2 few 95-112 lbs 140.00 cwt; Selection 3 few Dairy 200.00 per head.

Pair: Selection 1-2 150.00-175.00; Selection 3 165.00 per pair.

Stocker/Feeder Kids: Selection 2 20-30 lbs 215.00250.00; 30-50 lbs 260.00-265.00; Selection 3 30-40 lbs 220.00-245.00; 40-50 lbs 200.00-240.00.

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214.77 220.00 * 215.00 220.78 210.48 211.74 212.21 222.06

195

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

280

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

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By Ray Tubaugh

A few key areas to watch as the 2014 books close The ever changing landscape Creating A Balance Sheet of production agriculture puts even more pressure on record keeping. Farmers put a lot of stock into GPS and other precision measuring devices that track fertility or yield.

Cattlemen measure rate of gain, track EPDs and use genetic technology extensively in their industry. But when it comes to financial tracking of both net worth and the income statement, they tend to fall short. And this is the record keeping that pays the bills and passes on the net worth to the next generation. It really should be first on the list.

As the grain complex changes from the high commodity prices over the recent years to the present level, impacts to the income statement will begin in 2015.

Understanding this early will help keep a farming operation from making decisions that are too late to correct if you wait until the next tax preparation time.

Livestock is enjoying some very good times. This has been a positive impact on both the income statement and the balance sheet. Good advice at this time is to make financial decisions that will stay with the operation when the current price structure softens.

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Increases to those inventory categories can be used to adjust large swings (both negative and positive) in income listed on our tax return. Inventories change throughout the year so it is very important to match up a listing of your assets at the end of the year with the income and expenses you will report through the tax return. With accurate information, we can verify assets that have not been sold and expenses you have prepaid. The financial information you prepare will become even more important when it comes to borrowing money.

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farm finance to year end. Obviously, your income and expenses directly translates into your farm’s profitability. This starting point should be a reliable number for the basis of your business’s ability to repay debt or make investments for your retirement. The source of income generation in most business transactions is the tax return. These are asked for in borrowing requests for operating or the purchase of real estate. An accurate set of books is especially important for someone seeking to sell or buy an integrated poultry or swine operation. Tax returns are requested to prove the farm’s profitability and resulting debt service capability. If you plan on selling a farm such as this in the next few years, you will want to keep this in mind prior to the end of the current tax year.

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Additionally, cash flow projections are scrutinized more each year. The reduction of risks to your operation and support of your future income are as essential as hazard insurance you carry on improvements. The use of crop insurance, market price protection or input cost protection is required more often to borrow money than the requirement of assignment of life insurance. They are key factors in protecting a farm or business’s debt repayment capability. If you are not using risk management tools in your operation, you need to know that they may be required in the near future.

Performance Evaluation and Planning

Finally, the end of the year is an excellent time to schedule an appointment to discuss your business performance and expectations for next year with your banker or loan officer. Advance preparation concerning your financial statement, income statement and future cash flow is a key for a productive meeting with your banker. With these an informed discussion of your business will help you move forward in light of the current events that are affecting both the bank and you as a borrower.

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Helpful Links

Building Wealth: One Step at a Time: How to Build Wealth University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture, uaex.edu/publications/PDF/FSFCS140.pdf Farm Balance Sheet Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service, agecon.okstate.edu/farmbook/files/Farm_Balance_Sheet.pdf Guide to Writing a Business Plan University of Missouri Extension Service, agebb.missouri.edu/mac/links/linkview3.asp?catnum=36&linknum=6002 Farm Financial Management Resources website by Ag Economics Extension at OSU, agecon.okstate.edu/ffmr/ FINPACK for Producers software Center for Farm Financial Management, cffm.umn.edu/finpack/producers.aspx Preparing Family Net Worth and Income Statements University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture, uaex.edu/health-living/personal-finance/NetWorthIncome.pdf Oklahoma Farm and Ranch Account Book Ag Economics Extension at OSU, agecon.okstate.edu/farmbook/ There are many resources available to help you maintain better records and lead your business to success.

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Continued from Previous Page breeding them through embryo transfer their heifers or purchased and sold when and finally selling them. Then they use ET 2 years old. The process is labor intenwith the heifer calves in addition to oth- sive because the cows must be milked ers they purchase and use following the twice a day and the calves fed twice a same procedures. Dale explained money day. Originally Conner, now 15, had to in the show dairy is made by flushing two do this every day by himself. Conner to three Holstein or Jersey cows a year for said, “Sometimes that was really rough eggs since show heifers are most expensive but worth it. I skipped a year and that when they are small and selling purchased was a bad mistake because I made no heifers after they calve does not guarantee money for my truck.” Nonetheless, Cona profit since they become dairy cows and ner earned enough to purchase a 2008 dairy farm cows rarely sell for as much as a champagne-colored four-door Chevy show heifer.

Silverado when he was 14.

In order to prevent the Trey, age 11, added, “If I boys from competing want a truck, I have against each other to do this. The in the seven heifer good part is now show classes, the we can alternate “I can’t emphasize Hills have five days so no one enough to them different dairy has to milk breeds: Holand feed evhow important a stein, Jersey, ery day.” Then strong sense of Brown Swiss, Sawyer, who is Ayrshire and 9, added, “The responsibility and Milking Shorthardest thing is good work horn. Two years bottle feeding the ethics are.” ago the boys also bull calves because started showing they pull the bottles – Dale Hill cows as well because through the fence and the boys are older and then I have to jump over to able to handle larger animals. get it.”

The boys are responsible for the The boys’ responsibilities care of their animals as well as don’t end with their calves. They halter breaking and practicing are also responsible for helping with them for the show ring. both their father and their grandAfter purchasing the first two father with harvesting hay and silage or three heifers for each son, for both farms. The Hills put up 700 the boys have two bank accounts: a tons of wheat silage per year and 800 5’ savings account and a checking account. x 6’ bales, enough for both operations.

The purpose of the savings account is to A typical year with rain provides three accumulate profits from their individual cuttings. Eric, 13, chimed in, “Yes, but show dairy operations to serve as seed I remember one year when we even got money for purchasing more heifers and four cuttings.” to eventually pay for most of their colThe Hills’ lifestyle is very busy with the lege educations. boys having a myriad of responsibilities The checking account serves as a truck outside of school. Dale said, “I can’t emfund since Dale and Amy expect the phasize enough to them how important boys to buy their own vehicles. The in- a strong sense of responsibility and good come for this account comes from bottle work ethics are. Amy and I are doing evfeeding bull calves with milk from their erything we can so they will have successfather’s cows. The bull calves are from ful lives in whatever paths they choose.”

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we look at getting our calves immunity right after birth, we want around 150-180 grams of IgG going into their abomasum. And if you really look at the ingredients of all of these colostral supplements, that is all they are is supplements, not replacements.

There is a huge difference between a supplement and replacement.

A replacement will take the place of momma’s milk, where as a supplement will just boost what the calf gets from momma. There is only

By Dr. Tim E. O’Neill one artificial colostral replacement that is sold commercially and it is out of Canada. I try to keep it in stock. The absolute best colostral have written an article about this before, but it is so imreplacement is from another cow but all cows are not equal in the portant that I am going to refresh everyone’s mind about production of colostrum. So, we must test the colostrum before use. the facts again. I get a lot of questions about colostrum and This testing of colostrum can be done very easily on the farm. newborn babies. These babies must have at least 10 percent Dr. Tim E. O’Neill, DVM, There are two methods. One way is to buy a colostrometer. (Then of their body weight the first 18 hours of life. owns Country Veterinary while it is sitting on the counter someone bumps it and it falls over Back in the late 1990s, Universities and the United States Meat Service in Farmington, on the counter and shatters. There goes about $50.) The other way, Animal Research Center at Clay Center, Neb., discovered the Ark. To contact Tim go and my preferred method is to use an antifreeze tester. They were reason for this. They found that all calves that received 1 galto ozarksfn.com and proven to work by a classmate of mine back in the late 1980s. You lon of good quality colostrum within the first 18 hours of life click on ‘Contact Us.’ just have to remember the rule of thumb; a bull has to have two balls were healthier all the way to the packer. When you think about to be worth a hoot, but a cow better float three or four balls. And you this, it will make a lot of difference in how healthy our calves are only feed four-ball colostrum to newborns. Most of us have an antifreeze tester in our throughout the first two years of their life.

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Tips for controlling worm infestations in your sheep and goat herds A number of people across the Ozarks are getting into small sheep flocks and goat herds; that’s according to Dr. Charlotte CliffordRathert, University of Missouri Extension state small ruminant specialist at Lincoln University. “Some people are expanding into larger numbers to accommodate multispecies grazing with their cattle,” Clifford-Rathert told Ozarks Farm & Neighbor.

Parasite control is important with small ruminants but, she said, “you don’t want to do a complete herd deworming. You just want to deworm those for which it’s necessary because they’re losing weight, or have symptoms of parasites, or their fecal examination has shown that they have a high count of parasite eggs.” Other symptoms may include a poor hair coat, a sickly look and, for younger animals a potbelly. Producers should evaluate each animal individually to determine which need treatment, and which ones have a strong enough immune system to handle the problem on their own.

The gastrointestinal parasites most likely to have the most economic impact on production are known as the HOTC complex. They include the barberpole worm (Haemonchous contortus) and the brown stomach worm (Ostretagia), which reside in the abomasum or fourth stomach, and the bankrupt worm (Trichostrongylus) and coccidian (Eimeria spp.), which populate the small intestine.

The barberpole worm is the biggest challenge, according to Dr. David Fernandez, University of Arkansas Extension livestock specialist at Pine Bluff. “The barberpole worm has developed resistance to all of the dewormers that we use,” he told OFN. “The problem is the resistance varies by farm, so if you’ve been using one anthelmintic on your farm and the barberpole worm has developed resistance to it you’ll have to switch classes, whereas your neighbor’s farm may have been using a different anthelmintic and developed resistance to that on their farm.” Rather than rotate dewormers, he recommends using one class of chemistry until it’s no longer working on your farm, and then making a switch.

A common way to determine the level of infestation is to assess what’s called a FAMACHA score, which involves checking the color of the red tissue that surrounds the eyeball against a chart. “As that becomes more pale, it indicates anemia

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“We take extra precautions to prevent disease, especially trichomoniasis, by isolating new cattle until we are sure of their health and keeping our cattle away from our neighbors’ bulls.”

Eric Walker Washington County, Ark.

and once they reach a certain point on the FAMACHA score, you would treat those animals,” Fernandez said.

That also provides a starting point for conducting a fecal egg count, which determines whether your dewormer is working. Take a fecal sample at the time of treatment, and again 2 weeks later, to determine how much the eggs have been reduced.

Fernandez said, “Once the reduction starts to drop below about 90 percent, you’re seeing resistance and when you get below 50 percent, you’re not having a clinical effect anymore; you’re not reducing the worms such that your animal is going to recover. If your dewormer is still working, in 2-3 years you’ll want to do the check again; if it’s not working, you’re going to want to switch dewormers and do the test again, to make sure that your new dewormer is not one to which your worms are also resistant.”

The barberpole worm typically starts causing problems in late spring, when conditions get warm and moist. Fernandez said during drought the worms dry out and die very quickly, but a sudden rain can cause the mass release of the eggs stored in feces on your farm. One way to control infestation levels is pasture rotation; the worms’ lifecycle is 21 days from the time they’re ingested until they begin to produce eggs and then, although a number of variables come into play, it takes about 5 days for them to hatch out and start migrating out onto grass to renew the cycle. Fernandez said, “If you can have your animals on pasture for a week, then rotate them to a new pasture and not have them come back for 21 days or more, it’s less likely that you’ll see infestations and what you do get will be a lower rate of infection.”

Other control methods include multi-species rotation – the larvae do not survive inside a cow – and maintaining a high grazing height. The barberpole worm only crawls 2-3 inches up the blade of grass, so if the grass is at least 4 inches in height you’ll reduce the rate of infection, although Fernandez said that varies with the species: “Goats graze from top down; sheep, on the other hand, like to put their nose down on the ground, so it’s very difficult to keep them from getting some of them. But they’re also more resistant to the parasite than goats are.” Forages high in tannins, like sericea lespedeza or chicory, can also help to eliminate the barberpole worm from the animal’s digestive track.

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Frost Seeding Considerations

By Gary Digiuseppe

Frost seeding clover is an inexpensive way to improve pastures If you couldn’t drill clover into your pastures in the fall, you can still scatter it on them in the winter.

“Here, you can frost seed any time from December through February by broadcast seeding, whether it’s on top of the snow or just on top of the ground,” Tim Schnakenberg, University of Missouri Extension agronomist, told Ozarks Farm & Neighbor. “The freezing and thawing action in the soil will eventually work it into the soil just enough to germinate it. It doesn’t have to be deeper than 1/8 inch or so to do the job for seed that small. It’s a very simple practice; in my opinion, it’s one of the cheapest practices that we have for the benefit that we get out of it. It’s a very good way to enrich our pastures as far as adding nutrition, offsetting the effect of the endophyte problem, and basically adding free nitrogen for grasses that grow in and among the clover.”

With frost seeding, the clover will be a lot slower coming up in the spring, and it will probably take until the second year for the full advantage. But frost seeding is so inexpensive that it remains a good practice, and many producers do at least a bit of it every year, or every other year. “If you’re not careful, you might end up with too much clover, and too

much clover can be hard on a good stand of grass,” Schnakenberg said. “We generally see people seed about a pound of white clover per acre by frost seeding, but if you’re putting in the effort of drilling it I’d recommend you up it a bit to about a pound and a half.” He also recommended inoculating the seed, particularly if it’s going into a field that hasn’t seen clover in several years.

It’s possible to lose the stand if a hard frost comes just as the small seedlings are germinated and developing in late March or April. It may also be difficult to get the clover established if there’s a lot of residue; the seed needs to be worked into the ground by the freezing and thawing cycle, and the trash on the surface can slow that down. “A lot of times, people will frost seed on top of the snow,” Schnakenberg noted. “As the snow starts to melt, the seed tends to work its way into the soil a little bit deeper than if you just put it on top of the ground. Another way is to broadcast the seed, and then turn cattle in and feed hay in the field; you end up trampling a lot of that seed into the ground.”

Rory Lewandowski, Oklahoma State University Extension Educator in Wayne County, said the best way to prepare a pasture for frost seeding is by grazing it down hard, although some light tillage or a close mowing typically done in the late fall could also be used. Because legume seeds are typically heavier than grass seed, they get down to the soil level better. Clover fixes its own nitrogen at the root zone, and the grasses are able to take on the excess nutrient, improving their quality as a feedstuff. “Once legumes become uniformly and evenly established in a stand of pasture grass and make up 30-35 percent of the stand,” he said, “there is no need to apply supplemental nitrogen, so this portion of fertilizer cost is reduced.”

Lewandowski said red clover is probably the most widely used forage species when it comes to frost seeding; it has high seedling vigor, is tolerant of a range of soil pH and fertility conditions, and tolerates drought better than white clover.

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Knowing when to call the vet and what herd health issues you can handle yourself is an important skill When your animals are suffering a crisis, it’s always best to contact your veterinarian. But there are routine situations that come up on the farm, which the producer sometimes elects to handle on the spot.

Dr. Jeremy Powell, University of Arkansas Extension veterinarian, said one of those is calving difficulty issues. “I know many producers do pull calves themselves,” Powell told Ozarks Farm & Neighbor. “Gear to have in mind is some obstetrical chains, handles and a calf puller. It’s always important to keep some type of disinfectant; I like to use chlorhexidine solution to keep any of the equipment that you’re going to be using disinfected. Also, OB gloves or sleeves, so that when you do have to reach into the birth canal you can have that ready to go and you’re not inserting your arm in there without some sort of protection.”

It’s also good to have extra colostrum handy. “I always remind producers to warm that stuff up to about 100 degrees; a calf’s body temperature is 102 degrees, so you want to put something in that’s going to keep their core body temperature warm,” he said.

Producers also buy antibiotics over the counter at the farm store or feed coop that can be used to treat basic disease issues that they have problems with throughout the year in the beef cattle herd. Pinkeye is something that many producers can diagnose themselves and treat with an over the counter antibiotic; most commonly used is oxytetracycline. Sulfa or tetracycline boluses are typical for treating calf scour, and tylosin, can be used to treat foot rot or mild respiratory issues. Be aware of new limitations; in late 2013, the FDA’s Center for Veterinary Medicine issued Guidelines for Industry (GFI) that would only allow the administration of antibiotics that are intended to improve performance under the care of a veterinarian; for beef cattle FEBRUARY 9, 2015

producers this would affect chlortetracycline, marketed under the trade name Aureomycin. It can still be used to treat or prevent disease, but the producer will need a prescription from a veterinarian to buy feed treated with the drug.

Producers also administer vaccines prophylactically, such as the 5-way viral vaccine commonly given to the entire herd for prevention of IBR, BVD, PI3 and BRSV. “Some of those can cause abortion in your mature cows, and all of those can cause respiratory disease in calves,” Powell said.

“We recommend a 7-way clostridial, which is a ‘blackleg’ vaccination that producers give to all of the animals in the herd. We also recommend giving your cows and bulls vaccinations for leptospirosis, a disease that wildlife can carry and people can become infected by. You can purchase that in combination with vibriosis, another reproductive issue that you can protect against.”

Producers commonly perform minor surgeries like castration and dehorning, but they may also be called upon to treat wounds. “Injuries are going to occur, and applying medication topically and then bandaging is something you can do yourself,” Powell said.

Dr. Charlotte Clifford-Rathert, University of Missouri Extension state small ruminant specialist, says herdsmen should maintain a “tool box” for routine herd health and to tend occasional emergencies until professional help arrives if called. Some of the items in the basic kit are a thermometer, record book or note pad and pen, rubbing alcohol, a balling gun for bolus medications, electrolyte powder or gel, a drench gun, wound dressing, exam gloves, plastic bags, syringes, needles and a container for disposing of them, tape, and the various animal health products that would be applied.

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Dr. Shane Gadberry, University of Arkansas Extension specialist in beef cattle nutrition, said the third trimester is when the cow’s need for energy and supplemental protein really begins to increase. “In the Ozarks, we find our forages do a really good job of meeting protein and energy needs,” Gadberry told Ozarks Farm & Neighbor. “We’ll rarely see a protein deficiency in those cows, and about 20 percent of the time we’ll see an energy deficiency.” Although nutritionists don’t have an understanding of mineral and vitamin needs fine-tuned to specific stages of gestation and lactation, Gadberry said Ozarks forages typically have inadequate levels of copper and zinc, and are often short of selenium. Gadberry said, “All three of those are tied to immune function, so in terms of making sure our beef cow responds well to vaccination protocols, we need to do a good job of supplemental mineral nutrition.”

That’s particularly important to the calf, because the cow’s colostrum or first milk is the calf’s initial source of antibody protection from disease. Gadberry said according to veterinarians vaccinating cows within 30 days of calving provides benefits, particularly when trying to protect calves against scours. The cow also passes along in her first milk the antibodies she’s built up against BVD, IBR and PI3; these diseases can cause reproductive problems in the cow, and respiratory illnesses in calves.

“To make money in the cow/calf business we have to have a live, weanable calf every year, so we’ve got to make sure that we take care of our cows so they are reproductively efficient,” said Gadberry.

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don Cole, University of Missouri Extension beef cattle specialist at Mt Vernon.

Therefore, the cow has to be in good body condition to provide good quality and, perhaps more importantly, a good quantity of colostrum. Cole told OFN, “If that cow is not in a good body condition score of 5 to 6 or better, their inability to produce a large quantity of milk and colostrum that is high in antibodies is going to compromise the growth and development of that newborn calf once it gets on the ground.

We also think that if a cow is in good physical shape, it is less likely to have some of the paralysis problems and difficulty in getting up; the calf may be compromised in its growth potential early on, because of the condition that the cow is in.”

Cole said some producers like to get cows off of fescue ahead of time, because the toxicity can cause hormonal problems that will leave the cows in rundown condition and compromise the production of a satisfactory quantity of milk. It may also be a good idea to line up supplies of extra colostrum, either from a manufacturer of milk replacers or from a neighbor or dairy, although on the latter point he cautioned, “We’re not sure from a biosecurity standpoint that is always a very smart thing to do. There could be some disease transmission if you utilize a neighboring farm that may have a disease problem. If you get that in colostrum, it could end up coming through the calf.”

While some producers are cautious about overfeeding a springing cow for fear it will create calving problems, Cole said the bigger problem is usually not feeding her enough. “She’s a little weak and undernourished, and both the quantity and quality of her colostrum could be lessened,” he said. He also recommended any external parasite problems be addressed, and encouraged the producer to check the cow’s Vitamin A levels.

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February 2015 9 Pesticide Applicator Training – 6:00 p.m. – Van Buren, Ark. – 479-474-5286 10 Pesticide Applicator Training – 6:00 p.m. – Balb Knob High School Cafeteria,

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Salem, Ark. – 870-895-3301 11 River Valley Beef Conference – registration begins at 8:30 a.m., $20 fee –

Ola, Ark. – 501-354-9618 12 Boone County Cattlemen’s Association Meeting – 7:00 p.m. Speaker: Dr. John

Jennings, Forage Specialist – North Arkansas College, Harrison, Ark. – 870-741-6168 14 Farm Bureau meeting for Row Crop Farmers – Farm Bureau Building,

Fayetteville, Ark. – 479-271-1060 16 Registration for Master Gardener Classes – 10 week classes, Thursdays beginning

February 19th, 9:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. – Pryor, Okla. – 918-486-4589 or 918-825-3241 16,23,3/2 Complete Beekeeping Short Course – Monday Evenings, 6:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.

– Janet Huckabee Arkansas River Valley Nature Center, Fort Smith, Ark. – 479-208-9949 17 Backyard Poultry Meeting – 6:00 p.m. – Fairgrounds, Mountain Home, Ark. – 870-425-2335 17 Pesticide Applicator Training – 6:30 p.m. – Charleston Courthouse,

Charleston, Ark. – 479-474-5286 17 Pesticide Applicator Training – Bentonville, Ark. – 479-271-1060 to register 18 Deadline to Register for Master Gardener Training Class – Worker Friendly,

Throughout March, Cost: $70 – 870-423-2958 19 Pesticide Applicator Training – 6:30 p.m. – Johnson County Fairgrounds,

Clarksville, Ark. – 479-667-3720 19 River Valley Spray Clinic – 9:00 a.m.-2:30 p.m. – Conway County Fairgrounds,

Morrilton, Ark. – 501-354-9618 20 Pesticide Applicator Training – Ozark, Ark. – 479-474-5286 20 River Valley Rice Production Meeting – 8:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m. – Conway

County Coop Building, Morrilton, Ark. – 501-354-9618 21 Guide to Starting a Food Processing Business – Fayetteville, Ark – 479-575-4450 21 4-H Carnival and Pie Baking Contest – Benton County Fairgrounds,

Bentonville, Ark – 479-271-1060 23 Pesticide Applicator Training – 6:30 p.m., $10 per person – Carroll Electric

Building, Huntsville, Ark. – 479-738-6826 24 Tri-County Forage Production Meeting – 9:00 a.m. – Paris Community

Center, Paris, Ark. – 479-963-2360 24-25 Arkansas Beef Improvement Program Workshop – 5:30 p.m. – Fulton

County Fairgrounds, Salem, Ark. – pre-registration is required – 870-895-3301 25-27 Sequoyah County Junior Livestock Show – Sallisaw, Okla. – 918-775-4838 25-28 Spring Junior Livestock Show – Le Flore County Fairgrounds, Poteau,

Okla. – 918-647-8231 26-28 Wagoner County Livestock Show – Coweta, Okla. – 918-486-4589 26 Beef Soil Fertility Meeting – 6:00 p.m. – Faulkner County Extension Center,

Conway, Ark. – 501-329-8344 26 Forage Meeting – 1:00 p.m. – Van Buren, Ark. – 479-474-5286 27 Arkansas Grazing Lands Conference – 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. – Lake Point

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Kan. – 785-389-3522 21 Byergo Angus Farm Production Sale – Savannah, Mo. – 816-261-7132 21 M&M Charolais Herd Sire Prospect Sale – at the ranch, Perry, Okla. – 785-672-3195 21 Magnolia Hereford Assoc. 57th Annual Production Sale – Southern Arkansas

University, Magnolia, Ark. – 870-451-3624 21 GV Limousin Annual Limousin Sale – Garnett, Kan. – 785-448-3708 22 Missouri Angus Futurity Sale – Columbia, Mo. – 417-995-3000 27 Cow Camp Ranch Bull Sale – Lost Springs, Kan. – 785-965-7168 28 Smithson Farms Black Hereford Production Sale – La Plato, Mo. – 660-651-5877 28 Seedstock Plus North Missouri Bull Sale – Kingsville Livestock Auction,

Kingsville Mo. – 877-486-1160 28 Red Alliance Bull & Female Sale – Bryan, TX – 641-919-1077 March 2015 3 Jindra Angus Production Sale – Creighton, Neb. – 402-920-3171 6 Windy Hill Charolais Sale – Cedar Hill, Mo. – 314-550-2554 6 Express Ranches Bull Sale – Yukon, Okla. – 800-664-3977 7 Judd Ranch 37th Annual Gelbvieh, Balancer and Red Angus Bull Sale –

Pomona, Kan. – 785-566-8371 7 Flying H Genetics Roughage & Ready Bull Sale – at the ranch, Arapahoe, Neb.

– 308-493-5411 7 Mead Angus Farm Spring Production Sale – Versailles, Mo. – 573-216-0210 7 Galaxy Beef Production Sale – Maryville, Mo. 7 Peterson Farms Charolais 22nd Annual Top Pick Bull Sale – at the farm,

Mountain Grove, Mo. – 417-926-5336 7 Ludvigson Red Angus Ozark Bull & Female Sale – White’s Equine Center,

Diamond, Mo. 10 Bar Arrow Cattle Company 25th Annual Production Sale – Phillipsburg, Kan. – 785-543-5177 13 Bar S Ranch 35th Annual Bull Sale – at the ranch, Paridise, Kan. – 785-998-4335 14 Salyers & Sons Salers Cattlemen’s Kind Production Sale – Billings, Mo. –

417-744-2025 or 417-353-4703 14 Nichols Farms Missouri Private Treaty Sale – Lamar, Mo. – 417-214-0290 15 Jac’s Ranch Annual Bull Sale – Bentonville, Ark. – 479-366-1759 14 Red Alliance Bull & Female Sale – Shawnee, Okla. – 641-919-1077 14 Hall – Coyote Hills Ranch 32nd Annual Bull Sale – Chattanooga, Okla. – 580-597-3006 14 Wright Charolais Sale – Richmond, Mo. – 816-456-3792 14 Heart of the Ozarks Angus Assoc. – West Plains, Mo. – 417-995-3000 14 Nipp Charolais 6th Annual Bull Sale – Red River Livestock, Ardmore, Okla. – 580-668-2322 14 Genetic Power Gelbvieh & Balancer Bull Sale – Springfield Livestock

Marketing Center, Springfield, Mo. – 334-695-1371 14 Backman Cattle Farms Production Sale – Chillicothe, Mo. – 660-247-1112 15 April Valley Farms PT Angus Bull & Female Sale – Saint Joseph, Mo. – 913-682-4376 15 Briarwood Farms Angus Sale – Butler, Mo. – 660-679-3395

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Females – Fredonia Livestock Market, Fredonia, Kan.– 620-437-2211 21 Flying H Genetics Spring Sale – Lowry City, Mo. – 303-842-9071 21 Pinegar Limousin Herdbuilder XXl Sale – Springfield, Mo. – 1-877-PINEGAR 21 Falling Timber Farms Bull Selection Day – Marthasville, Mo. – 636-358-4161 21 Circle A Angus Ranch Spring Sale – Iberia, Mo. – 573-280-5308 21 Aschermann Charolais Bull Sale – at the ranch, Carthage, Mo. – 417-358-7879 21 Post Rock Cattle Company Cowmans’s Kind Bull & Female Sale – Barnard,

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Springfield, Mo. – 417-453-6713 21 Missouri Bison Assoc. Spring Show & Sale – Mo-Kan Livestock, Butler, Mo. – 417-839-2141 21 Rogers Cattle Company Open House Red Angus Bull Sale – Strafford, Mo. – 417-241-1302 22 C/S Cattle Company Spring Production Sale – Pomona, Mo. – 417-257-7926 22 Magness Land & Cattle Annual Bull Sale – Miami, Okla. – 402-350-3447 23 Luddington Cattle Company Total Package Bull Sale – Freedom, Okla. – 580-327-7127 26 Sweiger Farms Production Sale – Weatherby, Mo. – 816-449-5640 26 Mushrush Red Angus Sale – Strong City, Kan. – 620-273-8581 28 Professional Beef Genetics Spring Sale – Montrose, Mo. – 816-359-8370 28 Maplewood Acres Spring Sale – Sedalia, Mo. – 660-826-1880 28 Seedstock Plus South Missouri Bull Sale – Joplin Regional Stockyard, Joplin, Mo.

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