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Destined to become a Farmer Wayne Jeans said being a farmer is all he ever wanted to do

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Making Their Way Back to the Farm After years of “city life,” Austin and Rebekah Lebahn are back on the family farm

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Sales and shows suspended in some areas: To help prevent the spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), the Missouri Department of Agriculture has suspended all domestic waterfowl and waterfowl egg auctions, shows and swap meets through the end of May. Federal officials have confirmed cases of HPAI in Stoddard, Bates, Jasper and Lawrence counties. HPAI is known to be deadly for domesticated poultry The statewide auction, show and swap meet suspension only applies to domestic waterfowl and waterfowl eggs. However, it is not applicable for days-old duckling sales. Such ducklings are born in National Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP) flocks, which are voluntarily tested by the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. The suspension affects domestic waterfowl, specifically, because they are more likely to comingle with wild, migrating waterfowl that carry HPAI. Also, it is proven waterfowl are less likely to show signs of HPAI, which can lead to unintentional spreading of the virus. In addition, all poultry auctions, shows and swap meets are suspended in counties containing control areas or surveillance zones, determined by the Missouri Department of Agriculture, until the virus has been eradicated. Poultry can still be sold and exhibited in unaffected counties, at this time, with strict biosecurity measures. Poultry producers should prevent contact between their birds and wild birds, and report sick birds or an unusual increase in death loss to the state veterinarian’s office at (573) 751-3377.

Grant funding announced: The Missouri Agricultural and Small Business Development Authority (MASBDA) is accepting applications for two programs that add value to Missouri agricultural products and aid the economy of a rural community. The Missouri Value-Added Agriculture Grant can be used for business planning purposes such as feasibility studies, marketing plans, business plans, and legal assistance. Funds cannot be used for capital expenditures, salaries, or operating funds. The Missouri Value-Added Agriculture “Farm to Table” Grant Program provides funding to Missouri small businesses and agricultural producers for the purchase of resources used to process locally grown agricultural products for use in schools and institutions within the state. Applications must be received by MASBDA no later than 5 p.m. on Friday, April 1, to be considered for the July 2022 funding cycle. For full details of both programs and application materials, visit go.ozarksfn.com/93l MSU associate professor honored: Dr. Michael Goerndt, an associate professor in the Environmental Plant Sciences and Natural Resources department at the Darr College of Agriculture at Missouri State University in Springfield, Mo., was presented with the Outstanding Forester Award, which was presented by the Missouri Society of American Foresters. This award is presented annually to a recipient for significant contributions to forestry in Missouri over the course of one calendar year. Goerndt broke the tradition as he was awarded it based on his building of the Natural Resources program at Missouri State University.

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Austin and Rebekah Lebahn are back on the family farm Schell City, Mo., began as a railroad town Eye on Agribusiness spotlights The Concrete Works, LLC. Isaac Melin is focused on the meat side Couple works to share the bounty of the farm Town & County features Joe Seaman Brice Fischer wants to serve fellow producers Youth in Agriculture highlights Kelby Kurtz

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ince I have been at Ozarks Farm & Neighbor, I try very hard to be a cheerleader for agriculture. I want farmers and ranchers to look on the bright side of bad news. These days, howJulie Turner-Crawford ever, it is becoming more and more challenging is a native of Dallas to try and be the “sunshine girl.” County, Mo., where Input prices are soaring with no end in sight, and the she grew up on her prices paid to producers aren’t getting any higher. family’s farm. She is a Some folks are considering selling their livestock because graduate of Missouri of fuel, fertilizer and feed prices. State University. To The profit margin is small to begin with for many, so contact Julie, call 1-866when it costs double to produce the same product as it did 532-1960 or by email at the year before and your returns are dwindling, it makes editor@ozarksfn.com. sense to sell before the bleeding really starts. However, it’s still not an easy decision to make. Farming and ranching is more than a job; it’s a way of life and a family tradition for many. — Continued on Next Page

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Continued from Previous Page If there is a bright side to today’s world, American farmers and ranchers will always be needed. We might have to change the way we do business, but the industry will continue to provide food, clothing and shelter, just as it has for thousands of years. Change, however, is difficult for some producers because the way they’ve done it for 50 years is the way they will always do it. If you’re one of those producers, it’s time to think of other ways to produce your product and ways to market it. Want more per pound for your livestock? Add a little value to them, or try selling directly to other producers. Have some heavier-weight calves? Try selling halves and wholes of beef. Planning your garden? Consider farm sales of your excess produce. There are a few ways to reduce fuel costs. Did you know if your bulk fuel tank sits in the sun, you could lose up to 120 gallons of fuel a year due to evaporation? Try making fewer trips across the same piece of ground. In some cases, producers can mix their pre-plant or pre-emergence herbicides with their fertilizer and apply with one trip. Take advantage of free loyalty programs to reduce fuel costs offered at some convenience stores. I’ve done that for a few years with one chain and those

points can add up, points that can be used toward fuel discounts. Have you checked with your local grocery store about picking up produce, baked items or other food that will be tossed? Those are items livestock can consume. According to a report published in the Angus Beef Bulletin in 2016, retired University of Georgia professor Mark Froetschel studied the use of recovered retail food as feed for Holstein steers. He fed the product at zero, 20, 40 and 60 percent of a total mixed ration. His findings showed food intended initially for humans was nutritious with 80 percent total digestible nutrients on a dry-matter basis and was a cost-effective way to put gain on cattle. Plus, it reduces food waste. As we trudge into the days and weeks ahead, I encourage everyone to try to be an optimist and to think of one or two ways to save your operation money. Trying to get a handle on the situation now may save your operation in the future.

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Continued from Page 3 cer slowly fill with the steaming hot liquid. Dad would then reach for the Mason jar of rich, golden, Jersey cream, and dip two or three tablespoons of the thick nectar (the cream was much too thick to pour) into his saucer of coffee. Since I sat to his right, I could watch the tiny globules of fat, from the cream expand and explode as they mixed with the steaming, hot drink. I can still hear Dad’s alternate blowing, sipping and satisfied “ahhhs,” as he consumed what must have been so delicious. Mom refused to allow me or my sisters, to consume coffee for it was “something for adults to drink,” and much too strong and habit forming for kids to partake. As MARCH 21, 2022

a matter of fact, I drank my first beer before I ever drank coffee, and I kept both of them a secret from Mom for many years. While Dad slowly sipped his coffee from the saucer, the rest of us ate and listened to the AM radio that dutifully reported the cattle and hog prices from yesterday’s trading, and the weather forecast for today and tomorrow. After the markets and weather, Dad gave all of us our daily duties to be carried out as soon as morning chores were completed. When he took his last sip of coffee from the old, stained saucer, it was as if a starting pistol had been fired at an Olympic race, and we all scattered to get our work done. Ahhhh, for the want of a saucer. Ozarks Farm & Neighbor • www.ozarksfn.com

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“All I ever wanted to do when I was growing up in the 1980s was to farm. My parents said ‘get an education and get a job.’ I did, but I still wanted to farm. It took a bit of convincing them, but they finally agreed and it worked out,” Richards, Mo., farmer Wayne Jeans said. Wayne grew up on the farm his grandpa and dad purchased when they came to Vernon County in 1955. He left the farm and went to college, but came back in 1993. He and Pauline (Waltrip) were a young married couple with a 1-yearold son and wanted to raise their children on the farm. They built two hog living home in Fort Scott, Kan., and barns and Pauline mostly took care of they were unable to help with the farmthem. They had the barns for 25 years, ing. However, the children grew and along with two more children. Chase is helped as they were able. They finished now 28, Zach is 25, and their daughter, high school and went away to college. Chelsey is 22. Their son Zach chose to join the MaWayne started farming the land. Their rines. He completed his time in the milfirst tractor was a John Deere 7610. itary and did well, but wanted to come “All my dad had was a six-row plant- back to help on the farm. Chase chose er. Pauline and I purchased a 12-row to help on the farm. He and Zach are Kinsey planter. My dad had a fit. He partners with their parents, being the was used to filling up the planter boxes fourth-generation of the Jeans family to more often. He never really became ac- live on the same land. customed to believing the planter would The family is consistent with consergo more than one round and insisted we vation practices. They use minimal and fill it.” no-till planting, soil tests, plant some Wayne’s dad, J. T. Jeans, cover crops, make terraces and and a neighbor, Clarence waterways – anything that needs Schoneweather, Jr., decided done, they try to be prompt to retire the same year. Wayne to fix it. For fertilizer, they use and Pauline took on their land liquid, utilize litter, as well as and farmed about 1,200 acres. Richards, Mo. commercial dry fertilizer. As the years passed, Wayne’s They do a great deal of irparents moved to an assisted rigating. Since much of the MARCH 21, 2022

land they farm is quite a way from their home farm, they plan to limit trips to different fields and make the least trips possible. They plant a certain amount of soybeans and corn, and rotate each year. Different maturing seeds are used so they will have time to harvest according to the moisture level in the crops. They also have built a storage and handling facility, which helps them store grain more efficiently, and harvest crops in a timely manner, when the weather cooperates. “Today, we farm more acres than I ever thought we would,” Wayne said. “It takes good equipment to make things work. We shelled 200 acres of pretty decent corn in one day recently.” The Jeans family built a stand-alone shop at the farm where Wayne spends a lot of time on the computer checking grain prices and keeping up with markets and Pauline keeps up with the bookwork. Some of the wood on the walls of the shop came from the barn his grandfather had on the barn at the first farm. It has the letter “J” branded onto it making an attractive, but memorable wall. Pauline is also a pretty good combine operator when the need arises. “I can’t imagine doing anything else, but I want to say this – Pauline and I are in this together,” Wayne said. “Her work is as important as mine and she is always ready to lend a helping hand. We agree on things and do them together.”

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After years of “city life,” Austin and Rebekah Lebahn are back on the family farm When Austin Lebahn dated his girlfriend during college, she visited him as he milked cows for his grandfather in Mansfield, Mo. While he may have foreseen marrying Rebekah, little did he know they would end up moving onto that same farm with their five children and make it their own.

sale of the property. Kenneth and Delores Lebahn purchased the dairy farm in 1978 and retired from running it in 2008. Austin surprised them with his interest in the family land and bought it together with his father Tim. The father and son already ran a heating and cooling business in the same town of Mansfield.

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“My parents would go to work and make me walk up the fence row to meet Grandpa in the barn,” Austin recalled. “He would tie my Mansfield, Mo. tie before school.” Austin lived in a house on the farm property with his parMARCH 21, 2022

meet your neighbors ents, until his family moved when he was 6 years old. “We’ve been converting it into a beef operation,” Austin said of the transformation they made on the farm. They began with selling their cattle to the sale barn, but have had more success with going straight to the butcher, where their customers purchase preordered whole or half beef. Austin said they call it, “a farm-to-family beef operation.” They have 80 head of Angus and Angus/Hereford cross cattle “Her [Rebekah’s] grandpa was the one that got me into the Hereford,” Austin said “I knew Angus was a good beef cow, but a Hereford bull will make a small calf, which makes it easy calving for the mom. The Hereford side of them makes them grow faster. They’ll go from 75 pounds birth weight to about 150 pounds in about two weeks.” “My grandpa helped us find the right bull to breed, provided hay and networked tons of connections to help us get started,” said Rebekah of her family, also farmers. Although she was born in raised as a city girl in Springfield, her grandparents, Kenneth and Alice Highfill, ran a beef operation in Humansville, Mo. The first time the Lebahns worked cattle, it was with the experienced, hands-on assistance of her grandparents, who were in their early 80s at the time. Their cattle are raised on grass and grain-finished with Cattle Charge. For supplements they provide a mineral block. When they’re calving they get a protein tub. “It gives them a little bit of extra minerals, extra protein. It helps them along in the calving season,” Austin said. In making the transition from a 1,200-square-foot suburban house to a 330acre farm, Rebekah admired how quickly and how well the children adapted. They also switched from public school to home school. The whole family really began learning together in 2018. ”We did meat chickens our first year on the farm, for ourselves. We had the land and wanted to be more self-sustaining,” Rebekah said. Through word of mouth, others found out and asked to purchase their poultry and demand has taken off. “Last year we did the most we have ever done, which was 250 at a time,” she said. MARCH 21, 2022

“We sold out within two weeks. Even after that, people continuously asked.” They initially thought people wanted dual purpose, heritage birds, but the meat ratio on the bird was very dissatisfying, Rebekah said. They switched back to Cornish-cross, which are bred for larger breast and legs and reach 6 to 7 pounds in eight to nine weeks. Day-old chicks come from from Cackle Hatchery in Lebanon, Mo. Once they are ready to pasture, they go in a chicken tractor built by Austin and are moved to different plots daily to get fresh grubs and grass. They also receive an 18-percent grower grain mix, and. Electrolytes and apple cider vinegar in their water Chicken butchering time, places demand on the entire family, in three cycles a year. They butcher, defeather, vacuum seal, label and freeze the chickens for sale. This year they are taking orders ahead of time. While the farm helps feed the family of seven with beef, eggs and poultry, there is a pause in cooking and eating chicken around butchering time. “The last thing you want to do after butchering 250 chickens is to come in and cook dinner. So you come in to a roast or something as far away from chicken as possible,” Rebekah said. The Lebahn children are third-generation farmers. “My son wakes up every morning without complaint, in zero degree temperatures and goes and feeds a bale,” Rebekah said of their eldest, Tohbee, 13. He also rakes and bales hay in the summertime. Thatcher, 6, and Temperance, 9, are their chicken gatherers during butchering.” Tinsley, 10, and Talia, 4, also help with the many chores. Austin’s maternal grandmother, Gladys Levan, lives in another house on the property, one he lived in as a little boy. Their children follow in their father’s footsteps, along the same fence. Rebekah’s grandmother, Alice Highfill told the couple to do everything they could together on the farm. They follow that advice. “I’ve learned that it’s better to accomplish things side by side, rather than separated,” Rebekah said. “It keeps us close, eyes set on the same task at hand, and keeps us working hard together to achieve our daily goals.”

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150 Years of Community History By Neoma Foreman

Schell City, Mo., began as a railroad town The town of Schell City, Mo., was laid out in the early spring of 1871 by the Schell City Town Company after the completion of the MKT Railroad. The association was composed of Augustus Schell, and his brother, Richard Schell, Cyrus Newkirk, J. R.

Barrett, A.D. Jaynes, R.S. Stevens, O.B. Gunn and others. Land was purchased from J.P. Maus and a Mr. Sturgis. Maus originally bought the land from Jeff Hauser. Augustus Schell, for whom the town was named, donated $1,000 for the erection of a school.

Later, in the spring of 1871, a lot of excitement was created by the arrival of a train bearing a crowd of easterners including the Honorable Richard Schell. When the train arrived, a crowd met it at the depot and speeches were made by several dignitaries.

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In his speech Richard Schell said, “My brother got the bulge on me by having this town named for him. I understand he is to give you $1,000 for a schoolhouse because you called it after him. I will give $1,000 the first living male child born here provided it is christened Richard Schell. I have two objects in view. I want distinction for myself, and I want to encourage the populating of Schell City. Now, go to work, all of you, and may the Lord bless your labors!” Records indicate that qualified couples moved to the village to compete for the prize. Excitement, speculation and anticipation rose as wagers were placed on the most likely candidates. On the day of the blessed event, the tension was high. At two separate homes births were occurring that made the competition really keen. The townspeople and the anxious fathers-to-be waited for the red handkerchief to flutter from the porch if the baby was a boy and a white hand-kerchief if a girl. A Mr. Wood and a bridge carpenter, the hopeful fathers, waited at the depot to send a telegram at the first sign of the signal. Finally, from the home of the carpenter came a white signal. The poor man he went out and “got roaring drunk.” A few minutes later, a red banner flew from Mr. Wood’s home. Schell kept his word and the infant received a $1,000 in cash and town lots. Buildings were soon erected in Schell City, the first being a saloon at the southeast corner of Third and Main. Several

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ozarks roots storehouses were built by July 1871. The first businessmen, J. H. and Almon Maus, general merchants; Fielding Childs general merchant; George A. Pierce, grocer; and George W. Culp, blacksmith; and Dr. Charles Van Orman, druggist, came to Schell City directly from Belvoir when the railroad came to the Schell. Asa Harvey, built a general store and hotel (The Harvey House) north of the railroad depot. R.E. Elam had constructed an eating house for railroad passenger and train crewman nearby. The town developed rapidly, but it was eight years before it was incorporated. One of the oldest landmarks in Schell City was the flour mill. The structure stood at the corner of the intersection of County Route AA and the MK&T Railroad for 94 years. It was built in the fall of 1871 and razed in 1965. It was operated by the company of Strong and Brines. The post office was established with J. Purington as the first post master. The school was begun in the fall of 1871 and completed in 1873. The Baptist Church was the first to begin building, but the Methodist church was the first church brought to the town. Progress halted in 1876 with the arrival of the chinch bug. A small bug that infests wheat and other grain crops moved in and caused so much damage the community was afflicted for two years. People had to look elsewhere for their livelihood. The next decade brought growth. The Schell City Bank, The Schell City News, and additional churches were established. The little town grew in spite of trials and tribulations. In 1885, three fires par-

tially devastated it. The first wiped out a half block of businesses on the west side of Main Street, including a livery stable, dry goods store and saloon. Two months later, a fire on the opposite side of the street consumed three more buildings. The third fire on Aug. 3 was the most disastrous. It was discovered in the general merchandise establishment of P.F. Westphal located between First and Second Streets on the west side of Main. It spread until the entire west side of Main Street was destroyed. Citizens watched their town be reduced to ashes. On the morning of Aug. 21, 1954, the morning train passed through at 5 a.m. and blew its whistle an unusually long time. Early risers discovered a fire burning on the east side of Main Street and turned in the alarm. It had been 74 years since the last major fire in the business district, but chaos was much the same. This fire became the catalyst that began the volunteer fire department. A fire truck was purchased and included a 600-foot hose. Even though the town was proud of their fire engine, they came to realize they would have to update the town’s water system. The citizens bonded together and voted in and paid for a water system. They began enjoying their efforts in October 1958. This was the same year the KATY train quit having passenger service. Postal services have existed since the town began. The post office had four locations since its establishment. Finally, a new post office building was constructed in 1960 which has met the needs of the people ever since.

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About 40 years ago, Sean and Cleta Sweeney saw an ad for concrete feeders. Since they were already in the concrete business, they decided to make their own products. As livestock producers themselves, the couple felt they had a few ideas that would work well for producers and be durable. “Sean made seven n Location: Wasola, Mo. forms in the late 1980s n Owners: Cleta and Sean and 40 years later, we have sold almost a million feeders, coast-tocoast, border-to-border,” Cleta said.

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Products and Services: Today, Cleta serves is the president of The Concrete Works, LLC., and Sean is the COO. Together with their employees, they produce the field bunks; line, commodity and wide J feeders; stock and water tanks; and wall panels that can be used for grain storage areas and in other applications. All products are designed by Sean, who has also specially formulated the concrete to last for decades. Each feeder or waterer carries a 20-year warranty. Sean and Cleta test their products at their farm and can show the durability and educate customers on what product will best fit their needs. “I tell some of the new folks to take the time and drive around our and see what we do, or come when I’m feeding,” Celta said. “When they can visualize what we are doing, it helps them go home and set up their system.” The field bunk feeder continues to be the best seller for the company. “Every person can use it,” Celeta said, adding the bunk is also in use in non-agriculture areas. “It was our first product, so it is very dear to me, but it is still categorically our best seller.” In addition to selling products directly from the Wasola plant, The Concrete Works has distributors around the country, and has developed relationships with universities and extension services in many states to help feed and water their livestock. Future plans: The Sweeneys love what they do, so much so they are opening a new plant outside of Little Rock, Ark., by the end of the year while keeping the Missouri facility operational. Cleta said they will be producing some of their non-agricultural line at the location and take orders for their agricultural products. The company is also planning to reintroduce 10-foot long feeders this year because of increased demand.

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The Meat Side of the Cattle Business By Katrina Hine

Isaac Melin became interested in meat production while in college

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Isaac Melin spent as much time During his time at U of A., he also worked as possible on his grandparent’s in the meat lab, which is a university profarm near the Spring River, hauling cessing plant but a lot of what they did was hay and working cattle. harvesting meat for research yield trials. Any Growing up in Avilla, Mo. he was living beef that was USDA-approved for consumer the rural life by default, but he credits his sales, they sold one day a week to the public. grandfather, John Melin, for his passion “That’s where I really got the love for to pursue a career in agriculture and more the meat side of the cattle industry,” Isaac specifically, in cattle. states. “I had always been on the growing Throughout his schooling he took part in side of the cattle industry before.” 4-H and FFA while attending high school in He learned from start to finish the proCarthage showing Hereford cattle and later, cess of meat processing, allowing him to he would go on to show them observe various types of meat and what across the nation when in colgood quality meat looks like. Experilege. He attended junior college ence is the best teacher and for Isaac, for one year at Coffeyville Comeven showing cattle taught him munity College in Kansas on the the best practices when it comes meat judging team. And then went to feeding them out for the end on to the University of Arkansas Diamond, Mo. product – meat. and was part of the livestock and meat judging team while there. — Continued on Next Page MARCH 21, 2022

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meet your neighbors The Meat Side of the Cattle Business Continued from Previous Page I just really enjoyed the meat side of things,” Isaac said. “Taking a live animal and turning it into a marketable and usable product.” After college, he was an ag teacher for a while before taking a break for six years go be a cattle buyer based out of Dodge City, Kan. He did a couple stints in other occupations but found he had to return to his passion, raising quality beef. Coming home to Southwest Missouri was the best decision for his new family, having married his bride, Sheala, and to start building upon his dream to raise cattle. He returned to teaching and joined the Pierce City School District as their ag teacher. Their four-day structure allows

They wanted to find a way to market the mixed calves to increase their value. Selling beef wholes and halves was the first step, as well as backgrounding calves. The backgrounding operation is mostly crossbred cattle. The next set of calves that they will harvest will have a strong Hereford influence. Isaac took the leap to get USDA-certified thanks to COVID, which made that happen sooner then he originally planned. But being flexible is part of the business and reacting to the market climate is critical. He had always planned to offer customer direct meat so he could offer individuals the same experience of a good quality home grown beef by selling single cuts

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without a person having to invest in a whole or half beef. “Last spring, we decided this was the direction that they wanted to go,” Isaac said. “We have very few momma cows and just concentrate on growing calves to deliver the best marbling and flavor.” True to his long-time experience with the breed, Isaac still prefers Herefords. “I’ve just always been a Hereford breeder for the quality of their meat and it just made sense that if we thought the Hereford was good enough to sell for bulls,” Isaac said. “Then they ought to be good enough to sell for meat.” MARCH 21, 2022

meet your neighbors His vision had taken shape even before the pandemic, but the problem brought light to supply and demand issues making people look more locally for their meat versus the large chain stores, whose meat departments at the time were bare. “It opened up a consumer base we didn’t realize was there before and didn’t realize that many in the public would be interested in,” Isaac said. The biggest challenge now is projecting when the calves will be ready to process and schedule processing with very busy processing plants. Many factors can impact the growth rate of cattle and staying ahead of that to bring the meat to the customer is a constant endeavor. “We try to work ahead and have constant conversations with our USDA processing plant,” Isaac said. “This way they know where we are and can get us in.” Isaac often gets questions about the price of locally-grown beef verse store-bought beef, which tends to be cheaper. “I want people it doesn’t matter whether you’re buying your meat from me or another local producer, the quality of the meat is not even apples to apples in comparison with large scale processed meat, which is cut and shipped out immediately to stores,” Isaac offers. Isaac believes strongly in educating potential customers on the major differences in mass produced cuts of meat and locally grown meat. Aging, he said, makes meat more flavorful, more tender, less tough, easier to cut and chew the longer it hangs. “We have customers come back and tell us what they love is the flavor and tenderness of the meat,” Isaac said. “A lot of that is the 21-day aging process and the way we feed the last 60 days with increased corn rations.” The possibility of branching into some pork and even a storefront is not off the table in the future. “Just want to see where God takes it,” Isaac said. Melin beef is currently for sale at Mid-West Ag in Carthage and Whitehead Farm Supply in Anderson. “At the end of the day I can show a person the momma cow that calf came from, show them the calf that will be harvested and how they are being fed,” Isaac states. “Being able to do that builds confidence in our meat.” MARCH 21, 2022

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Growing up outside of Fair Grove, Mo., Ian Gehris was sent on many errands to the farm across the road, where he would pick up tomatoes, cantaloupe and other items grown by Don and Betty Fesperman. As the saying goes, time marches on. Ian went to college, got married, started a family, and settled on 3 acres in the Marshfield, Mo., area, where they raised a few chickens.

the added land by incorporating multi-species in their operation, focusing primarily on pasture-raised poultry. “We wanted to take control of our food that was economically viable and something we could handle,” Ian said. “Like most people, the gateway animal is always a couple of egg layers.” “If told me we needed 20 chickens, then 40 it is,” Ariel added with a laugh.

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After Don and Betty passed away, the farm There are several parts to the poultry side went up for auction. Ian and his of the farm. wife Ariel decided to try to buy “Ariel has her goals with her flock and it, never expecting they would her funny chickens,” Ian explained. be the highest bidder. “I’m more of a data and numbers When the gavel fell, however, the guy, and also how I can best manGehrises were the new owners of age it. I think Joel Salatin said if the 35-acre farm and the beginning you are going out to feed 10 Fair Grove, Mo. of Gehris Farms. — Continued on Page 20 The family is making the most of

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In Town: Joe Seaman first started welding when he was about 14 years old. n Hometown: Lebanon, Mo. He eventually took his skills on the road, n Family: Wife, Laura; but decided it was time to work closer to and children Ryder (16), home after meeting his wife of 10 years, Alyana (14), Kambrie (9) Laura, and became a firefighter for the city of Lebanon. After about a decade, Joe said and Hazel (7) it was time for a change, and he and Laura began Joker Welding in 2019. Joe said Joker Welding is a “one-stop-shop” for welding. “I’ve welded on cars from the “Street Outlaws” TV show, I’ve custom-made a casket for a customer, and we had a gentleman whose tractor literally broke in half as he was baling hay, so we went out there and welded it up.” Joke Welding also offers welding supplies, equipment and equipment repairs. In the Country: The Seaman family runs a small cattle operation and raises a few pigs and chickens for eggs on 20 acres near Lebanon, Mo. “We dabble in a little of everything there too,” he said. “The pigs we raise here and there to butcher for ourselves, and we will be getting a couple more for our little girls to show this year. We were raising some Angus and Angus-mixed cattle, but we just purchased a high-caliber Hereford bull that we are hoping to have as a breeder and are potentially considering selling straws. “We were buying just about anything we could get our hands on, but we chose to dive into the registered Hereford market. We are learning it’s a little harder to get the bloodlines you are looking for unless you want to travel a little. My wife and her friend, Amber Utter, have been all over trying to pick up pairs and heifers. We want to grow and get bigger, but get the right bloodlines, then you have to wait on the American Hereford Association to get the paperwork back, so we are also learning that. Growing up, we raised black baldies for beef, but not to look pretty. It’s a learning process.” It’s all hands on deck for the Seaman family on the farm, and everyone has a job to do. “It’s a good all-around experience for them,” Joe said. “No one likes getting up when it’s 10 degrees outside, but our rule is our animals eat before we do because they don’t have the option to go to the store. Farming teaches lessons, puts food on the table, and is a good life skill. I’m a firm believer in this life shaping young ones.” MARCH 21, 2022

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Interstate Regional Stockyards - Cuba

60.00-89.00 † 40.00-94.00 †

Kingsville Livestock Auction

55.00-100.50 †

Mid Missouri Stockyards

40.00-93.00*

MO-KAN Livestock Market - Butler

54.00-91.00 †

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32.00-97.00

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Diamond, Mo. • TS White Sheep/Goat

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120

(Week of 3/6/22 to 3/12/22) Buffalo Livestock Auction

Douglas County Livestock Auction - Ava

80.00-120.00*

99.00-109.00 †

Four State Stockyards - Exeter

20.00-116.00*

Interstate Regional Stockyards - Cuba

80.00-122.00 †

Joplin Regional Stockyards

81.00-129.00 †

Kingsville Livestock Auction

85.00-115.00 †

Mid Missouri Stockyards

80.00-120.00*

MO-KAN Livestock Auction - Butler

85.50-115.00 †

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

64.00-125.00 †

South Central Regional Stockyards - Vienna

85.00-101.00 †

Springfield Livestock Marketing

70.00-115.50 †

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70.00-115.00*

100

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120

140

Prices reported per cwt

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Four State Stockyards - Exeter

950.00-1420.00*

Interstate Regional Stockyards - Cuba Joplin Regional Stockyards

1000.00-1250.00 † 925.00-1775.00 †

Kingsville Livestock Auction

975.00-1410.00 †

Mid Missouri Stockyards

475.00-1525.00 †

South Central Regional Stockyards - Vienna

1080.00-1100.00 †

Springfield Livestock Marketing Wright County Livestock Auction

660.00-1500.00 † 900.00-1400.00*

700

cow/calf

1200

pairs

1700

2200

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Buffalo Livestock Market Douglas County Livestock Auction Four State Stockyards - Exeter

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Interstate Regional Stockyards - Cuba

1325.00-1425.00 †

Joplin Regional Stockyards

1100.00-2100.00 †

Kingsville Livestock Auction

None Reported †

Mid Missouri Stockyards

1000.00-1550.00*

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Ozarks Regional

None Reported † 800.00-1650.00 †

South Central Regional Stockyards - Vienna

None Reported

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600

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1100

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2100

2600

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Heifers, Med. & Lg. 1 300-400 lbs. 400-500 lbs. 500-600 lbs. 600-700 lbs. 700-800 lbs.

family): 460.00-570.00. Feeder Goats: Kids - Selection 1 (per cwt): 407.50-420.00. Kids - Selection 2 (per cwt): 335.00. Kids - Selection 3 (per cwt): 200.00. Slaughter Goats: Kids - Selection 1 (per cwt): 375.00-545.00. Kids - Selection 2 (per cwt): 270.00-360.00. Kids - Selection 3 (per cwt): 180.00-275.00. Wether Kids - Selection 1 (per cwt): 390.00. Replacement Goats: Nannies/Does - Selection 1-2 (per head): 290.00-300.00. Families - Selection 1-2 w/<20 lbs kid (per family): 220.00420.00.

Kids - Selection 2 (per cwt): 270.00-365.00. Kids - Selection 3 (per cwt): 210.00-260.00. Slaughter Goats: Kids - Selection 1 (per cwt): 360.00-405.00. Kids - Selection 2 (per cwt): 290.00-355.00. Kids - Selection 3 (per cwt): 200.00-270.00. Nannies/Does - Selection 1-2 (per cwt): 150.00-300.00. Bucks/Billies - Selection 1-2 (per cwt): 135.00-245.00. Wethers - Selection 2 (per cwt): 190.00-270.00. Wether Kids - Selection 1 (per cwt): 370.00. Wether Kids - Selection 2 (per cwt): 300.00. Wether Kids - Selection 3 (per cwt): 150.00. Replacement Goats: Families - Selection 1-2 w/<20 lbs kid (per family): 260.00-645.00.

Norwood, Mo. • Producers Auction Yards Sheep/Goat

2/26/22

Receipts: 886 A standing room only crowd was on hand for this late winter sale at Norwood Producers Auction Yards. Compared to last month slaughter lambs traded 30.00-45.00 lower. Replacement ewes traded 100.00-200.00 per head lower. Feeder kid goats traded 10.00-40.00 lower. Slaughter kid goats traded 20.00-45.00 lower. Slaughter nannies traded 50.0075.00 lower. Supply and demand was moderate. Supply included: 54% Slaughter Sheep/Lambs (1% Wooled & Shorn, 80% Hair Breeds, 17% Hair Ewes, 2% Hair Bucks); 19% Replacement Sheep/Lambs (65% Hair Ewes, 35% Families); 3% Feeder Goats (100% Kids); 23% Slaughter Goats (68% Kids, 29% Nannies/Does, 3% Wether Kids); 1% Replacement Goats (40% Nannies/Does, 60% Families). Slaughter Sheep/Lambs: Wooled & Shorn - Choice and Prime 1-3 (per cwt): 335.00. Hair Breeds - Choice and Prime 1-3 (per cwt): 370.00390.00. Hair Breeds - Choice 1-3 (per cwt): 335.00-375.00. Hair Breeds - Good 1-2 (per cwt): 290.00. Hair Ewes - Good 2-3 (per head): 150.00-225.00. Hair Ewes - Utility and Good 1-3 (per cwt): 140.00-165.00. Hair Ewes - Utility and Good 1-3 (per head): 110.00-135.00. Hair Ewes - Cull and Utility 1-2 (per cwt): 125.00-130.00. Hair Ewes - Cull and Utility 1-2 (per head): 80.00-100.00. Hair Bucks 1-2 (per cwt): 147.50-200.00. Replacement Sheep/Lambs: Hair Ewes - Small and Medium 1-2 (per head): 240.00450.00. Families - Small and Medium 1-2 w/<20 lbs lamb (per family): 170.00-560.00. Families - Small and Medium 1-2 w/20-40 lbs lamb (per

Buffalo, Mo. • Buffalo Livestock Market Sheep/Goat

2/22/22

Receipts: 727 Compared to last month slaughter lambs traded 55.00-70.00 lower. Slaughter ewes traded steady. Feeder kid goats traded 30.00-45.00 lower with slaughter kid goats trading 40.0060.00 lower. Slaughter nannies traded 15.00-20.00 lower. Supply was moderate with good demand. Supply included: 62% Slaughter Sheep/Lambs (81% Hair Breeds, 1% Ewes, 14% Hair Ewes, 5% Hair Bucks); 13% Replacement Sheep/ Lambs (87% Hair Ewes, 13% Families); 6% Feeder Goats (100% Kids); 19% Slaughter Goats (56% Kids, 34% Nannies/ Does, 3% Bucks/Billies, 4% Wethers, 3% Wether Kids). Slaughter Sheep/Lambs: Hair Breeds - Choice and Prime 1-3 (per cwt): 360.00402.50. Hair Breeds - Choice 1-3 (per cwt): 300.00-365.00. Hair Breeds - Good 1-2 (per cwt): 225.00. Ewes - Utility and Good 1-3 (per cwt): 165.00. Hair Ewes - Good 2-3 (per cwt): 170.00-190.00. Hair Ewes - Utility and Good 1-3 (per cwt): 130.00-175.00. Hair Ewes - Cull and Utility 1-2 (per cwt): 80.00. Hair Bucks - 1-2 (per cwt): 160.00-235.00. Replacement Sheep/Lambs: Hair Ewes - Small and Medium 1-2 (per cwt): 210.00-252.50. Families - Small and Medium 1-2 w/<20 lbs lamb (per family): 175.00-340.00. Feeder Goats: Kids - Selection 1 (per cwt): 370.00-405.00. Kids - Selection 2 (per cwt): 290.00-365.00.

stocker & feeder

Slaugh Kids Kids Kids Nann Bucks Weth Weth

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Recei Early 2.00 h offerin moder Volum Total (Form All Ea All Fe

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prices

Ava Douglas County† 3/10/22

Buffalo Livestock Auction* 3/12/22

Butler Mo-Kan Livestock† 3/10/22

Cuba Interstate Regional† 3/8/22

Four State Stockyards* 3/8/22

Joplin Regional Stockyards† 3/7/22

2,480

1,943

1,143

6-15 Lower

Steady

St-5 Lower

6-12 Lower

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2-15 Lower

St-8 Lower

5-12 Lower

9-15 Lower

200.00-210.00 192.50-210.00 187.00-201.00 164.00-174.00 147.00-148.00

190.00-215.00 184.00-203.00 173.00-194.00 161.00-173.00 145.00-154.00

----178.00-200.00 185.00-210.00 166.00-177.00 146.50

----180.00-195.00 175.00-206.00 153.50 145.50

165.00-221.00 162.00-220.00 160.00-215.50 157.50-181.00 139.00-156.00

200.00-217.00 195.00-216.00 191.00-215.00 164.00-185.00 154.00-165.00

216.00 188.00 183.00-196.00 165.00-192.50 149.25-170.00

190.00-225.00 182.00-212.00 165.00-207.00 151.00-180.00 142.00-157.00

190.00-202.50 189.00-207.00 177.00-197.00 159.00-181.00 146.00

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160.00-209.00 150.00-184.00 142.00-179.00 119.00-140.00 105.00-120.00

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167.00-175.00 163.00-166.00 150.00-158.00 144.00-151.00 -----

172.00-192.00 163.00-181.50 145.00-173.00 135.00-145.00 130.00-140.00

155.00-170.00 166.00-174.00 159.00-169.00 140.00-147.00 138.00

170.00-178.00 170.00-180.00 155.00-167.00 132.50-149.00 132.00-133.50

150.00-185.00 137.50-165.50 142.00-176.50 130.00-155.00 118.00-132.00

165.00-181.00 160.00-180.50 157.00-182.50 148.00-158.00 151.00

178.00-190.00 158.00-179.00 150.50-160.00 142.50-162.00 141.25-155.00

165.00-185.00 154.00-181.00 143.00-162.00 134.00-150.00 128.00-136.00

162.00-178.00 156.00-179.00 148.00-161.00 138.00 134.00-138.00

1,197

(Week of 3/6/22 to 3/12/22)

100

3/3/22

Receipts: 1,017 Compared to the last sale slaughter lambs traded 20.0035.00 lower. Slaughter ewes traded 10.00-15.00 lower. In the goat portion of the sale feeder kid goats traded steady to 10.00 higher. Replacement kid goats were in demand as a lot of 20-25 lb. kids traded at 800.00. Slaughter kid goats traded 10.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter nannies traded 15.00-20.00 lower. Supply was heavy with good demand. Supply included: 43% Slaughter Sheep/Lambs (1% Wooled & Shorn, 55% Hair Breeds, 3% Ewes, 35% Hair Ewes, 1% Bucks, 5% Hair Bucks); 2% Replacement Sheep/Lambs (100% Families); 12% Feeder Goats (100% Kids); 41% Slaughter Goats (47% Kids, 37% Nannies/Does, 7% Bucks/Billies, 2% Wethers, 7% Wether Kids); 2% Replacement Goats (100% Families). Slaughter Sheep/Lambs: Wooled & Shorn - Choice and Prime 1-3 (per cwt): 325.00. Hair Breeds - Choice and Prime 1-3 (per cwt): 340.00380.00. Hair Breeds - Choice 1-3 (per cwt): 280.00-355.00. Hair Breeds - Good 1-2 (per cwt): 205.00-220.00. Ewes - Good 2-3 (per cwt): 185.00-210.00. Ewes - Utility and Good 1-3 (per cwt): 125.00-140.00. Hair Ewes - Good 2-3 (per cwt): 180.00-260.00. Hair Ewes - Utility and Good 1-3 (per cwt): 135.00180.00. Hair Ewes - Cull and Utility 1-2 (per cwt): 135.00. Bucks 1-2 (per cwt): 150.00-215.00. Hair Bucks - 1-2 (per cwt): 150.00-250.00. Replacement Sheep/Lambs: Families - Small and Medium 1-2 w/<20 lbs lamb (per family): 250.00-360.00. Feeder Goats: Kids - Selection 1 (per cwt): 350.00-800.00.

None Reported †

Ozarks Regional Stockyardss

200

goats

1000.00-1400.00*

MO-KAN Livestock Auction - Butler

3/14/22

5 Area (Tx-Ok, Ks, Neb, Ia, Colo, Nm, Mn) Live Basis Sales - Over 80% Choice Steers: 138.00-140.00; wtd. avg. price 138.46. Heifers: 138.00-140.00 ; wtd. avg. price 138.21. Dressed Basis Sales - Over 80% Choice Steers: 218.00-219.00 ; wtd. avg. price 218.70. Heifers: Not Reported ; wtd. avg. price Not Reported.

20.00-95.00 †

South Central Regional Stockyards - Vienna

cattle

Midwest - High Plains Direct Slaughter Cattle

25.00-96.50*

Joplin Regional Stockyards

market sales reports

683

520

921

2,278

9,192

Kingsville Mid Springfield Livestock Missouri Livestock Auction† Stockyards* Marketing† 3/8/22 3/10/22 3/9/22

✝ USDA Reported * Independently Reported

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Mo. Weekly Hay Summary Daily Direct Hog Report

3/14/22

Barrows and Gilts Purchased Swine (including Packer Sold) National Head Count: 5,017 On a National basis, compared to the previous day’s weighted average (LM_HG200): Not Reported. National Price Range: 96.00-110.00. Western Cornbelt Wtd Avg Price: 108.10. Western Cornbelt 5 Day Rolling Avg: 109.27.

dairy & fed cattle

National Dairy Market

3/11/22

Cheese: Barrels closed at $2.0100 and 40# blocks at $2.1900. The weekly average for barrels is $2.0525 (+0.1065) and blocks, $2.2080 (+0.1425).

prices

Kingsville Mid Springfield Livestock Missouri Livestock Auction† Stockyards* Marketing† 3/8/22 3/10/22 3/9/22 2,480

1,943

1,143

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5-12 Lower

9-15 Lower

Vienna South Central† 3/9/22 462

St-12 Lower

West Plains Wright Ozarks County Regional† Livestock* 3/8/22 3/9/22 3,556

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216.00 188.00 183.00-196.00 165.00-192.50 149.25-170.00

190.00-225.00 182.00-212.00 165.00-207.00 151.00-180.00 142.00-157.00

190.00-202.50 189.00-207.00 177.00-197.00 159.00-181.00 146.00

196.00-205.00 206.00-219.00 184.00-214.00 146.00-161.00 146.75

----197.50-214.00 183.00-208.00 165.00-190.00 150.00-158.00

185.00-224.00 187.00-222.00 165.00-211.00 145.00-185.00 140.00-158.00

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Despite the fact daffodils can be found blooming and many areas set a record high last week, Mother Nature was quick to remind it is still winter for a while. Snow can colder temperatures came back over the state this week with Northwest MO seeing the highest totals. Although the cold and snow isn’t much fun to deal with the moisture was welcomed as that area is still unable to get out of drought status. There were a few reports of fertilizer buggies out last week, spreading the highest priced fertilizer in history. Fuel cost although with many other things have set new record prices as well leading to much speculation about what price levels maybe for new crop hay. Hay supplies are moderate, demand is light to moderate and hay prices mostly steady. The Missouri Department of Agriculture has a hay directory visit http://mda.mo.gov/abd/haydirectory/ for listings of hay http://agebb.missouri.edu/haylst/ Alfalfa - Supreme (Ask/Per Ton): Medium Square 3x3: 200.00250.00. Alfalfa - Supreme (Ask/Per Bale): Small Square: 8.00-12.00. Alfalfa - Premium (Ask/Per Ton): Medium Square 3x3: 160.00200.00. Alfalfa - Good (Ask/Per Ton): Large Round: 120.00-160.00. Alfalfa - Good (Ask/Per Bale): Small Square: 5.00-9.00. Alfalfa - Fair (Ask/Per Ton): Large Round: 100.00-125.00. Alfalfa/Grass Mix - Good/Premium (Ask/Per Bale): Small Square: 6.00-8.00. Mixed Grass - Good/Premium (Ask/Per Ton): Large Round: 80.00-140.00. Mixed Grass - Fair/Good (Ask/Per Ton): Large Round: 60.00100.00. Mixed Grass - Fair/Good (Ask/Per Bale): Small Square: 4.006.00. Mixed Grass - Fair (Ask/Per Bale): Large Round: 25.00-55.00. Straw: Wheat (Ask/Per Bale): Small Square: 4.00-6.00.

165.00-185.00 154.00-181.00 143.00-162.00 134.00-150.00 128.00-136.00

162.00-178.00 156.00-179.00 148.00-161.00 138.00 134.00-138.00

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176.00 163.00-184.50 150.00-174.00 142.00-156.00 137.00-138.00

165.00-185.00 160.00-184.00 145.00-173.00 125.00-156.00 127.00-141.00

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Ava Kingsville

Butler Springfield

Cuba Vienna

Joplin West Plains

heifers 550-600 LBS. Ava Kingsville

Butler Springfield

190.32

Soybeans

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Soft Wheat

* Price per cwt

24 16.94

16.32

16.97

7.69 7.27

7.68

16 12 8 4 0

10.69

6.91

(Sorghum)

16.62

16.12

192.96 196.55 204.04 190.21

166.98 166.17 180.24 162.13

195.52

167.21

197.08

161.15

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*** 164.98

195.43 160.00 197.64 197.28 * ***

* 171.35 169.35 *

*** 160.82

202.47

156.82

191.66 192.90 205.50 196.46 204.39 194.62

166.89 153.12 172.37 174.21 159.72

195.67

166.07 163.06

7.13

201.50 192.20 192.00 189.25 178.19

160.00 163.22 157.40 148.00 158.86

184.00

7.30 7.42

(Sorghum)

150.43

190.32

10.42

152.59

189.35

7.14

Joplin West Plains

avg. grain prices

Cuba Vienna

159.52

198.44

178.00-190.00 158.00-179.00 150.50-160.00 142.50-162.00 141.25-155.00

3/11/22

steers 550-600 LBS.

Week of 2/13/22

hay & grain markets

$100

Week of 2/20/22

Receipts This Week: 80,533 Early weaned pigs traded 6.00 lower. Feeder pigs traded 2.00 higher. A lower undertone is noted. Demand and offerings are light to moderate. Trade activity is slow to moderate. Receipts include 56% formula. Volume By State Or Province Of Origin: Missouri 0.4% Total Composite Weighted Average Receipts and Price (Formula and Cash): All Early Weaned Pigs: 65,764 head, wtd. avg. 66.51. All Feeder Pigs: 14,769 head, wtd. avg. 117.71.

$138

Week of 2/27/22

3/11/22

$176

Week of 3/6/22

- Choice 1-3 (per cwt): 300.00-365.00. - Good 1-2 (per cwt): 225.00. y and Good 1-3 (per cwt): 165.00. Good 2-3 (per cwt): 170.00-190.00. Utility and Good 1-3 (per cwt): 130.00-175.00. Cull and Utility 1-2 (per cwt): 80.00. 1-2 (per cwt): 160.00-235.00. t Sheep/Lambs: Small and Medium 1-2 (per cwt): 210.00-252.50. mall and Medium 1-2 w/<20 lbs lamb (per fam40.00. s: on 1 (per cwt): 370.00-405.00. on 2 (per cwt): 290.00-365.00.

hog markets

National Direct Delivered Feeder Pig Report

Fluid Milk/Cream: Farm level milk production is generally trending higher, although reports vary somewhat from one contact, or area, to the next. Some educational institutions are cycling through spring recesses, but retail orders are keeping bottlers active. Some dairy processors are unable to handle additional milk loads at this time as labor pool issues and delivery delays continue to curtail operating capacity at some plants. Contracted condensed skim is steady in the West. Elsewhere, in some cases, hauling shortages are limiting the ability to move available condensed skim. Cream is regularly available across regions, although some stakeholders indicate tightening supplies. Demand is seasonally strong as production of butter, ice cream, and cream cheese are ramping up ahead of spring holidays. F.O.B. cream multiples for all classes are 1.28-1.36 in the East, 1.20-1.33 in the Midwest, and 1.05-1.28 in the West. SPOT PRICES OF CLASS II CREAM: $ PER POUND BUTTERFAT, F.O.B., producing plants, Midwestern U.S. - $3.3730 - $3.5604.

Week of 2/13/22

2/22/22

Slaughter Goats: Kids - Selection 1 (per cwt): 375.00-410.00. Kids - Selection 2 (per cwt): 320.00-355.00. Kids - Selection 3 (per cwt): 265.00. Nannies/Does - Selection 1-2 (per cwt): 205.00-265.00. Bucks/Billies - Selection 1-2 (per cwt): 230.00-250.00. Wethers - Selection 2 (per cwt): 280.00. Wether Kids - Selection 2 (per cwt): 325.00.

Week of 2/20/22

Buffalo Livestock Market Sheep/Goat

7 o last month slaughter lambs traded 55.00-70.00 hter ewes traded steady. Feeder kid goats traded ower with slaughter kid goats trading 40.00Slaughter nannies traded 15.00-20.00 lower. moderate with good demand. Supply included: er Sheep/Lambs (81% Hair Breeds, 1% Ewes, wes, 5% Hair Bucks); 13% Replacement Sheep/ Hair Ewes, 13% Families); 6% Feeder Goats 19% Slaughter Goats (56% Kids, 34% Nannies/ cks/Billies, 4% Wethers, 3% Wether Kids). eep/Lambs: - Choice and Prime 1-3 (per cwt): 360.00-

$214

Week of 2/27/22

00-570.00. s: on 1 (per cwt): 407.50-420.00. on 2 (per cwt): 335.00. on 3 (per cwt): 200.00. oats: on 1 (per cwt): 375.00-545.00. on 2 (per cwt): 270.00-360.00. on 3 (per cwt): 180.00-275.00. s - Selection 1 (per cwt): 390.00. t Goats: es - Selection 1-2 (per head): 290.00-300.00. ection 1-2 w/<20 lbs kid (per family): 220.00-

550-600 lb. steers

24 Month Avg. -

$252

Week of 3/6/22

s reports

✝ USDA Reported * Independently Reported

(Sorghum)

135

157 179 201 223 245 * No price reported in weight break **USDA Failed To Report *** No Sale - Weather

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130

150

170

190

210

* No price reported in weight break **USDA Failed To Report *** No Sale - Weather Prices Based on Weighted Average for Steers and Heifers 550-600 lbs.

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chickens, there’s really no difference in 100 chickens.” The family plans to raise around 1,000 Cornish-cross meat birds this year, which are the primary product of the farm. “We do them in batches of 200 to 300 at a time,” Ian said. “We don’t have a certain method we think is right or perfect, especially as the weather changes, but typically we give them a Salatin-style pen with the option to leave it and give them a 40-by-40 walkway. “There’s a notion that all you need is a 14-by-14 pen, and you can throw 70 birds in there. That’s a lot of birds, and they really burn it up. If I can’t get out there to move them one day, they have a 40-by-40 area, and they will be fine.” Cornish-cross chicks come to Gehris Farms each spring as 1- or 2-day-old chicks, then are processed about two months later. Customers can buy shares of the bird groups, ranging from six chickens for a mini-share to a full-share of 36. Because they process the birds on the farm, Ian and Ariel can connect directly with their customers, showing them how their meat is raised, handled and processed. “It gives us the option to expose them to things or simply share a recipe,” Ian said. “We want to get folks out here on the farm, show them what we have going on, and let kids chase the chickens. With the share program, people come out, hang out a bit, and that makes us a little more reliable customer.” The Gehrises also raise holiday turkeys each year. However, they hope to add to the turkey market with geese and duck this year. “We are trying to bet against the rising grain prices, but the mountain to climb is showing the consumer how to eat and prepare it,” Ian said. “It would require us to buy less feed and have less cost, but we have to train or encourage the consumer base to try it.” The laying operation is a combination of breeds. Ian calls them the “pretty” chickens, which offer eggs of varying color and size, but they also have productive laying breeds, such as Barred Rocks and Cinnamon Queens.

In the spring, layers are taken to mobile laying coops and put to pasture. There they help spread the manure of the cattle that graze the land the family leases to a local cattle producer and dethatch the grass. “The eggs, for us, are a stand-alone enterprise,” Ian said. “It’s just a way to get to know people because that is a very entry-level product.” Egg production is more about the quality of the land than making money. “It’s the pest management, the dethatching, the spreading of manure; the eggs are a byproduct,” Ian explained. “We have a burden of abundance because we have all these eggs, but I will take that burden any day.”

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Finally, there is Ariel’s breeding project. “They have all been pretty much freerange, doing their thing, to get our numbers up,” Ariel said. “This year, we have some same-breed pairs, so we are going to see where that goes. Also, I may like the color of this breed, but I like the size of this breed, so I will put them together and see what happens. One mix, a Silver Duckwing Phoenix Bantam line they have produced, is very broody, which has taken up the slack for those birds that might not be as “parental.” The couple will also introduce chicken eggs to their Muscovy ducks because of the broody nature of that species.

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“One of our plans this year is to bring in 50 Runner ducks,” Ian said. “That will help us because a Runner duck will lay an egg just where it happens. We will have a pen of Muscovy ladies and start putting eggs in there so we can brood them and get this self-sustaining duck program.” All birds at Gehris Farms are pasture-raised and organically fed produced at Peterson Organic Feeds in Mountain Grove, Mo. “The meat birds do very well on it,” Ian said. “It’s not corn-free, it’s not soy-free. The important thing for us is to be productive, and to be productive; you have to be good stewards. The Cornish-cross is designed to grow on corn and soy. I would love it if one of my kids got the love for farming and spend the next 30 years trying to develop the next good, large broiler chicken that gets 50 percent of its calories from pasture, then from corn or soy, maybe adding oats, wheat and others.” Because of feed costs, they are considering splitting their birds into organically-fed and conventionally-fed groups. “The output and performance will be the same. We don’t want to ask people to buy a $30 chicken,” Ian said. “That will help us tap into a consumer base that we might not have had. It also puts us at a better price point. They will still be pasture-raised, just fed conventionally. Last year, the family took a break from poultry sales as they awaited the arrival of their daughter, Phoebe, and Ian was busy with his day job in engineering and the installation of industrial food equipment. However, the family, including young sons Thomas and Matthew is gearing up for this season’s production. In addition to their poultry operation, they also have a small flock of primarily Soay sheep, with some Katahdin blended in. Ian said the flock was initially planned for family use, but as it grows, they are looking at offering lamb to customers or offering ewes for sale to follow breeder. The goal of Gehris Farms is simple: produce good food and sharing it with others. “We are so disconnected from where our food comes from, and getting everything from the grocery store has been only an experiment in the last 100 years,” Ian said. “By getting people out here, we can show them how to get started, and the rest will follow.” MARCH 21, 2022

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As a youngster in Bates County, tle operation. Mo., Brice Fischer loved to be on the “We try to split our land 50-50 with the farm with his dad Kevin. corn and the soybeans,” Brice said, adding “I was in kindergarten and would come they stopped producing wheat about four home off the bus and go to the farm with years ago. my dad,” Brice said. “I taught ag education The family also runs a 150-head fall-calvfor four years when we didn’t have enough ing herd of Angus-cross cattle. ground to farm and decided to partner in In October, the fifth-generation row crop 2012 when my dad and his brother ami- and cattle producer assumed an industry cably split their farming operation after 40 leadership role with his election to the years together. We took more of the row Missouri Corn Growers Merchandising crop operation, and we picked up several Council and Missouri Corn Growers Ashundred more acres to farm.” sociation board of directors, representing Brice also became a Pioneer District 4. and Corteva dealer to sup“Six or seven years ago, I went plement his side of the operthrough the CornRoots Leadership ation, Academy (a program geared toToday, Brice his parents, Kevward young corn producers in in and Mary Fischer, and his wife Missouri who are interested in Ashleigh own and operate Fisch- Rich Hill, Mo. developing their leadership er Farms near Rockhill, Mo., a skills and influencing the pol1,400-acre corn, soybean and caticy process) and that kind of

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Brice Fischer is a fifth-generation farmer in Bates County, Mo. Brice was recently elected to the Missouri Corn Growers Merchandising Council and Missouri Corn Growers Association board of directors.

got it going,” Brice said. “My parents have also been very influential in Farm Bureau and have served on boards for many years. When I was asked, I decided it was time to fulfill my role. In five or seven years, I might not be able to serve on a board as easily as I can now, so I did it.” The 14-member board was formed in 1984 with the passage of a corn checkoff paid by Missouri producers, which is 1 cent per bushel sold and is dedicated to market development, research and education, according to the Missouri Corn website. Established in 1978, MCGA is a grassroots organization of farmer-members dedicated to increasing the profitability of corn production by developing and expanding corn markets, building coalitions, and participating in the governmental process. Brice said the board also advises Missouri Corn employees and CEO Bradly Schad on operations and works closely with policymakers in Jefferson City, and on the national level in Washington, D.C.

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While he serves on the board, Brice said he hopes to keep abreast of policies and changes at the state and national levels that can impact producers and advocate for the Missouri corn industry. “I also feel like farming gets a pretty negative outlook in the media,” he said. “We can’t just flip a switch and grow a crop like other industries. It’s not like we can open the factory door and produce a product like other industries can.” “Things have changed so much in the last 40 years, and I’m nervous about where it will go in the next 40 years. I want to try and help find new ways and new ideas to use corn. We can produce as much corn as the world needs, and sometimes more, but we have to find new ways to use it and be sustainable. Just like in soybeans and wheat, we have to find new ways to get our foot in the door and use Missouri corn.” His involvement with the board, Brice said, is essential to give other producers a voice. MARCH 21, 2022

meet your neighbors “There are other farmers out there who go about their day and get a little tunnel vision,” Brice said. “They think nothing is going to change or happen, and unless people step up and fill these roles, that’s what’s going to happen. I know everyone isn’t able to serve on a statewide level, but even on a local level, it’s important for farmers to still have a voice and voice their opinion. It takes work to get these jobs done, just like farming, but nothing will happen by just complaining about it. I hope to serve nine to 12 years if I can and do a good job when I do it. Hopefully, the next guy who comes on will be young can have their eye on policy and issues in agriculture and keep moving forward.” Being a younger producer himself, Brice said keeping younger people involved is key to the industry’s evolution. “We have a good mix on the board right now,” he said. “I think it’s good to have a younger perspective and that older and wiser perspective. But, we don’t farm the way my grandpa did or even the way my dad did 20 years ago. The industry is evolving very quickly, and if we don’t stay ahead of it, we will be pushed out the back door.” Brice said commodity inputs are among the more significant issues facing Missouri crop farmers. “Everything is so high right now, and fertilizer prices have crept up more than 120 percent in the last six months, then there is the availability,” he said. “Everyone tried really hard to put on fertilizer this fall for the upcoming crop, but then some didn’t get that achieved, and they will struggle with that this spring. I just hope there’s enough product available for the U.S. to grow a great crop if Mother Nature gives us the ability to.” Brice said his main goal for Fisher Farms is to prepare for the future. “I want to be able to have all the product I need on my farm and be able to store it all,” he said. “We just put in an anhydrous storage facility, and we store a lot of our fertilizer. I would also like to put in dry storage so I can hold all of my dry fertilizer for years like this. I would also like to purchase more ground in the future and get to 1,500 solely-owned acres before I retire. That would be a decent start for someone else.”

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“We make special tags for the cows with our initials, so my brother and I know which cows are ours. My first cow is Louise and her tag is K1 (K for Kelby). Then I have Thelma and she’s K2. “We feed the cows dry hay and silage in the winter and we give them some grains for a little treat. “In the summer we build polywire fences with reels and hook it on the electric fence. When the cows get zapped they know not to push through the fence. It has a little sting to it. We have plastic posts that we push in the ground. We strip graze. We give them small strips at a time. Once they eat all that, we move the fence to where they have more grass. “We fix the broken water tanks ourselves. They have a little float and if the cows push down on it, it gives them a little water. Sometimes the tanks bust in the winter from the ice.”

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ne question that has been asked in every conversation with my customers lately is – what are rates going to do? We all know that Jessica Allan is an rates are going to move (the Federal Reserve agricultural lender has made every indication that multiple and commercial hikes should be happening this year), but the main quesrelationship manager tion is how soon and how high? at Guaranty Bank in What most fail to realize is that a changing rate enviCarthage and ronment is actually considered normal. Historical data Neosho, Mo. She may on Wall Street Journal Prime (the base rate used by most be reached at banks), shows rates moved 131 times in the 1970s, 109 jallan@gbankmo.com. times in 1980s, 25 times in the 1990s, 43 times in the 2000s, only 12 times in the 2010s and twice since 2020. Although the number of rate changes has slowed considerably, the stagnant rate environment we have mostly been in since 2008 is not normal. When things stay the same, we get used to that, so when change does occur, it’s a shock. For many borrowers today, we have known nothing but a stagnant environment, which leaves us unsure how to navigate this changing rate environment we find ourselves in. Having heard the horror stories from our parents and grandparents of the rates they faced in the 1970s and 1980s, we start to panic when we hear talk of rates changing. However, when you look at the historical Wall Street Journal Prime rate, the cumulative average is 6.82 percent (since 1947). As of the date of this writing, the rate is 3.25 percent, less than half the historical average. One needs to go back to 1955 to find rates lower than today. This is not to make light of rate changes today. Those of us in the lending industry are fully aware of how changes one way or another can affect an operation or industry. However, it does go to show that we have weathered higher rates before and are still here today. The big question still is how do we cope with rising rates? There are a few things we can consider. One, remember that rate is not the only factor in determining payment; amortization plays a significant role in that. While a higher rate does have an effect, if you are able to amortize the loan over a longer period of time, your payment may actually end up being lower. For some, that might mean it is time to explore the idea of a government guaranteed loan through the Small Business Administration (SBA) or the Farm Service Agency (FSA), among other entities. Lending institutions can use these tools to work with customers who might need a longer amortization than the institution traditionally provides. Secondly, a changing rate environment does not necessarily mean rates continually move up. It should also be noted that throughout the multiple historical changes noted above, rate changes were both up and down. Depending on what your operation can handle, it might be advantageous to explore an adjustable as opposed to a fixed rate, to take advantage of rates when they move down without having to redo your loan in full. Thirdly, for some operations, times like these might mean it is time to tighten the belt and take a good, hard look at your income and expenses. When times are good, we tend to live a little bit higher and are okay with things costing more. When things taken a different turn, however, it is harder to adjust our living expectations and operating expenses. Regardless of how we chose to cope with this rate environment, the agriculture industry has been through it before and survived. We will continue to stay resilient and live to fight another day.

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Evaluating an animal’s pedigree may feel like an assignment in a statistics or accounting class. The numbers, pluses and minuses, abbreviations, and accuracy indications could make one’s head spin. But in the end, Expected Progeny Differences (EPDs) are simply another tool to help producers compare and select animals.

What are EPDs?

Expected Progeny Differences (EPDs) are genetic tools that can be used to try to predict the performance difference of the progeny of two different animals. “The numbers themselves actually don’t mean anything unless they are compared to other numbers,” Earl Ward, NE Area Livestock Specialist with Oklahoma State University Extension, said. For instance, if a producer wants to look at the EPDs of two bulls, bull A and bull B, then the EPDs help a producer understand the differences between the two. If bull A has a birth weight (BW) EPD of +8.0, that number doesn’t give a producer a lot of information on its own. However, it does allow producers to compare bull A to another. In this example, assume bull A is going to be compared to bull B which has a BW EPD of +2.0. This means that bull B’s progeny would be 6 pounds lighter (8 pounds – 2 pounds) at birth, than the offspring of bull A. EPDs also allow producers to compare a bull to the breed average. Each breed has its own average EPDs. For example, if these were Angus bulls, the average BW EPD for the current sires is +1.2, which means that bull A’s offspring would be 6.8 pounds heavier at birth on average than the average of the breed.

Evaluate Accuracy

EPDs are calculated from the genetic data that has been collected on that bull and the data from his progeny. “Since we are dealing with data there will be some errors, but this is adjusted for by looking at the bull’s EPD accuracy,” Ward stated. “The accuracy of the EPD and the EPD itself will change over time when more data is sent in from that bull’s progeny.”

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The accuracy EPD is on a scale from 0.0 to 1.0. The closer to 1.0, the more confidence producers can have in the EPD reported. “So, if I am looking for a bull to put on my small heifers and I need him to be a bull with low birth weights, then I definitely would not pick a bull that is so young that he has not had data reported,” Ward said. “I would pick a bull with an EPD within the range I am comfortable with and had a considerably high accuracy.”

Understanding the Numbers

The EPD numbers represent a variety of factors. Some EPDs are based on pounds such as birth weight (BW), weaning weight (WW), yearling weight (YW) and Milk. However, other EPDs are simply reference numbers like calving ease direct (CED) or docility (Doc). Additionally, some EPD indexes are a combination of several performance factors. One example of this is dollar beef value ($B). Dollar beef value is the expected average of the progeny’s postweaning performance and carcass value. It is important to keep in mind the numbers are for comparison. Some animals will be above or below the breed average. Producers should check with their breed to understand what the average is, because the breed average may not be 0.0. For years, producers could only compare EPDs between animals in the same breed, but that is no longer the case. “A newer development is that now we have the ability to compare EPDs across breeds,” Ward shared. “Until this tool was established there was no way to compare bulls from two different breeds.”

Look at Variety of Traits

Which EPDs producers focus on, depends on what they want to accomplish. Livestock experts recommend understanding the breed averages and use the EPDs as a tool to compare animals. The traits that are most important to the producers, would be the areas they want to pay the most attention to. Livestock extension experts encourage producers to study and do their homework when it comes to EPDs. Then producers will be best equipped to choose animals that fit the perimeters and goals for their operations. For information about calculating EPDs, visit go.ozarksfn.com/irn

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Considerations when selecting feed for cattle operations Now more than ever, picking the best feed for a cattle operation is critical. As producers continue to face rising input costs, deciding how to supplement the herd economically and efficiently is critical to an operation’s success. Livestock nutrition experts say there is no right or wrong feed applicable across a wide variety of farms. “I am of the opinion that beef cows should graze as much as possible and be fed minimal supplement, for the sake of controlling costs,” Eric Bailey, Ph.D., state beef extension specialist with the University of Missouri, said.

Quality not Quantity

Giving a cow feed will cost more compared to if the cow gets her feed through grazing pasture. However, there are times during the year in which supplements are necessary to help fill forage shortfalls. “Most times when we need to fill a forage gap, our cattle are short on energy in their diet,” Bailey explained. “Hay is the classic energy feed, but the quality of the hay impacts energy content bigly.” Livestock nutrition experts recommend producers take steps to ensure their hay retains maximum nutritional content. Many producers opt to wait until it’s dry enough or convenient to harvest their hay. Though yield may be excellent, the quality may be poor. “No matter how much 50 percent TDN (total digestible nutrients) hay you put out for a beef cow, she will not meet her nutrient needs on hay alone,” Bailey added. “Think about trying to harvest hay in May or as early in June as possible to optimize hay quality.”

Protein and Energy

Protein and energy are both essential factors to good animal health. Dr. Bailey uses the analogy of a cow being like a brick wall. A brick wall consists of bricks

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and mortar. In the cow scenario, proteins are the “bricks” and energy is the “mortar.” “I worry a lot more about mortar, than I do bricks for Missouri beef cows,” Bailey stated. Many producers may incorrectly believe that good protein content automatically means good energy content. Dr. Bailey says in many situations that is not the case. “I test a lot of fescue hay that is 8 to 10 percent crude protein that has very poor energy,” Bailey said.

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Livestock nutrition experts recommend a rule of thumb for energy is to look at TDN. Dr. Bailey states 55 percent TDN is sufficient for a pregnant cow and more than 60 percent TDN is adequate for a lactating cow. In Missouri, producers should focus more on TDN than protein for their beef cattle operations. “Poor quality fescue often has plenty of protein, but is deficient in energy,” Bailey added.

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While many factors can be considered when looking at selecting feed, many times cost is the determining issue. Nutrition experts recommend producers keep in mind feed should be vetted by someone who understands nutrition. “The commodity mix that most feed mills sell is formulated to be used in a wide variety of situations,” Bailey said. “If someone is trying out a unique feed, or wanting to make a big change, I recommend talking to someone with MU Extension to make sure that the proposed change is in alignment with what the cows need.” In the end, finding the right feed mix is a combination of meeting the cattle’s nutritional needs while also meeting the producers’ bottom line. MARCH 21, 2022

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Poultry litter is a viable alternative to conventional fertilizers Before planting, farmers need to prepare the soil and ensure the soil has the essential nutrients for crop production. Poultry litter can be used by itself or in combination with conventional fertilizers to supplement the nutrients the soil and plants need. “Because the soil stores nutrients, we first need to know what is in the soil, what is the crop nutrient requirement and what is the difference that will be provided in the form of poultry litter or inorganic fertilizers,” said Kristofor Brye, professor of applied soil physics and pedology at the University of Arkansas. Brye said poultry litter contains essential nutrients for plants. “For plants, poultry litter provides nitrogen, phosphorus, calcium, magnesium and potassium,” said Brye. “Poultry litter is an integrated organic fertilizer that

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nutrients in it,” said Brye. “Producers will need to take a sample of that material, and they will submit it to a soil and plant analysis lab that will process manure samples.” Poultry litter can be a low-cost fertilizer. Brye said the distance of transportation can determine whether the material is economically beneficial to use or not. “I think that if you do not have to transport poultry litter very far it can be very cheap – like applying it in your own fields,” said Brye. “But if you are someone whose source is far away, it is not going to be economical to transport it, and it might be better to use inorganic fertilizers.” While too little application will not provide sufficient nutrients for desired crop production, excess amounts of nutrients can result in soil phosphorus buildup, which may runoff from the land and cause water contamination.

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has all of these different plant- essential nutrients, including macronutrients and some micronutrients.” Brye said fertilizers are a little less beneficial than poultry litter, because they would take longer to improve the soil physical properties. “Fertilizers do not add the organic materials that poultry litter does, so they do not provide the instant carbon source and food source for crops,” said Brye. For an accurate application of poultry litter or fertilizers, the soil needs to be tested to determine the crop nutrient needs and fertility level of the soil. According to Brye, the amount of poultry litter or fertilizer to be used depends on the crop and what the nutrient demand is. “Someone who is going to use poultry litter really wants to have it analyzed, so they can figure out what is the concentration of MARCH 21, 2022

“Excess phosphorus is bad in the environment,” said Brye. “Poultry litter is usually applied on the soil surface, and then if it rains that material can runoff and the phosphorus can go to nearby streams or lakes and cause eutrophication.” Often times fertilizers and poultry litter can be mixed together for better results. “Sometimes poultry litter does not supply all of the nitrogen required but instead supplies all of the phosphorus,” said Brye. “So, producers calculate how much poultry litter to use based on the phosphorus, and then they will supplement it with fertilizers for the extra nitrogen.” There is a lot of variation in the composition of poultry litter due to the management practices that a producer uses. “One of the things that causes the variability is that poultry producers use different organic materials for bedding,

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Understanding soil type and condition Producers looking to improve forages for their livestock can make big strides by understanding what type of soil they have and knowing its fertility content. As producers face increasing fertilizer costs and other escalating inputs, maximizing their land for grazing and/or hay is key to a successful operation. Dig into Soil Survey Information: If farmers are looking for in-depth information about their soil, it is right at their fingertips. The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) operates the Web Soil Survey (WSS), a soil data base with soil information on 95 percent of the counties in the country. Producers can access the information through the WSS website or with the help of a local NRCS representative. The soil survey shows what soils are on a producer’s farm and the dividing lines between the different soil types. The WSS information tells landowners the characteristics of the soil, the soil profile, and its drainage features. The data may also indicate the relative productivity between hay, pasture, crops and forestry. The information allows producers to get an idea of what the production capacity of their property might be regardless of the soil’s fertility. For instance, a deep, well-drained soil will have a better capacity to produce forage regardless of its fertility, compared to shallow and rocky soil. Understanding the different characteristics of soil allows producers to determine which soil on their farm can most effectively produce certain forages and what time of year the soil will perform its best. “It (WWS) really answers a lot of questions, and you don’t have to do a lot of experimentation on your own,” John Jennings, Ph.D., extension forage specialist at the University of Arkansas, said. “You can look that up and really start fine-tuning your management style or practices to match what your resources are.”

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Get a Soil Test: Extension experts recommend producers get a soil test at different locations of their property. The soil test will give producers information on the soil’s fertility, and provide farmers with a guide to which fields need to be fertilized and what fertilizer should be used. Due to the rising costs of fertilizer, producers can save a significant amount of money by utilizing information about their soil to target specific areas with fertilizer tailored for that soil’s needs. Jennings encourages producers to analyze the soil survey information and soil test data to assist them with fertilizer decisions. “Producers can look at all the information and decide if I cutback, where can I cutback and still get a decent yield,” Jennings explained. Utilizing Soil: Specialists suggest producers implement a management system that gives their livestock something to graze every season. This requires producers to plan at least a season ahead and may require changes in management practices. If a gap between seasons exists, planting cover crops will help fill the forage void. Another management practice that can improve soil quality is rotating where hay is fed. “The more you move it, the more you distribute the nutrients across your farm,” Jennings said. Jennings suggests producers start feeding hay in the areas with the lowest fertility, then moving on to other parts of the property. “There is roughly the equivalent of 100 pounds of triple-17 fertilizer in every 4-by-5 round bale of hay,” Jennings stated. “So, if they consider it from that standpoint; they can ask themselves, “Where can I spread all these 100-pound sacks of triple-17 fertilizer back on my farm when I feed hay?’” Jennings said. Other practices to improve soil quality include spreading poultry litter for fertilizer, stockpiling fescue, and strip grazing. Jennings recommends producers not let their livestock overgraze in the summer, because it can promote weed growth. MARCH 21, 2022

ozarks’ CURRENT PROGRAMS Now Open Enrollment for Heroes to Hives program – for more information and free registration visit www.heroestohives.com Now-4/15 Order Seedling Trees and Shrubs – call 573-674-3229 or available online at mdc.mo.gov/seedlings Now-4/21 Spring Online Beef Cattle Production Management Workshop Series – 7-8 p.m. each Monday via Zoom – No cost. To register, go.ozarksfn.com/jsh March 2022 21 Private Pesticide Applicator Training – 1-3:30 p.m. – in-person and online via Zoom option – 18715 Cedar Street, Hermitage, Mo. – for more information email wheelerjr@missouri.edu – register online at go.ozarksfn.com/u0w 22 Bull Breeding Soundness Clinic – Countryside Animal Clinic, Aurora, Mo. – for an appointment call 417-678-4011 22 Private Pesticide Applicator Training – 9 a.m. – Taneyville Municipal Building, Taneyville, Mo. – register online at muext.us/PPAT or call 417-546-4431 22 Understanding Your Soil: How to take a soil sample and how to interpret the results – 6:30-8:30 p.m. – Online via Zoom – Cost: Free – email wheelerjr@missouri.edu for questions – register online at go.ozarksfn.com/1vd 23-4/20 More Grass on Fewer Acres – Cost: $10 per night or $25 for all three sessions – seating is limited, register asap – 205 S. Hickory Street, Buffalo, Mo. – to register or for questions call 417-745-6767 or wheelerjr@missouri.edu – register online at go.ozarksfn.com/shn 23 Private Pesticide Applicator Training – 9 a.m.-noon – Clever First Baptist Church Fellowship Hall, Clever, Mo. – for questions or to register call 417-581-3558 – register online at go.ozarksfn.com/7jy 24 Bull Breeding Soundness Clinic – Animal Clinic of Diamond, Diamond, Mo. – for an appointment call 417-325-4136 24 Fertility: Finding the Facts ( Decoding soil test ) – 6-7:30 p.m. – Cost: Free – Neosho Newton County Library, Neosho, Mo. – for questions contact Jill at 417-682-3579 or scheidtjk@missouri.edu – register online at go.ozarksfn.com/hr6 24 Scouting Alfalfa for Spring Insect Problems – 6-7 p.m. – Online via Zoom – Cost: Free – register by March 22 – for questions contact Patricia 417-448-2560 or MillerPD@missouri.edu – register online at go.ozarksfn.com/p6s= 25 Mental Health First Aid – 8:30 a.m.- 3:30 p.m. – Cost: Free – Online via Zoom – for questions contact Tina 660-882-5661 or Edholmc@missouri.edu – register online at go.ozarksfn.com/0dg 26 Free Waste Pesticide Collection Event – 8 a.m.-noon – Appleton City Municipal Services (City Barn), 110 S. Maple St., Appleton City, Mo. – for more information visit go.ozarksfn.com/5lj 26 Neighboring 201 – 10:30-11:30 a.m. – Cost: Free – Republic Branch, 921 N. Lindsey Ave., Republic, Mo. – for more information contact David at burtond@missouri.edu – register online at go.ozarksfn.com/wnj 28 Bull Breeding Soundness Clinic – Dake Veterinary Clinic, Miller, Mo. – for an appointment call 417-452-3301 29 Understanding Soil Tests – 6 p.m. via Zoom – for more information or to register, call the Hickory County Extension at 417-745-6767 31 Avian Influenza Webinar – 6 p.m. – MU Extension Office, 186-D N. Adams Ave., Lebanon, Mo. – to register call 417-532-7126 31 KOMA Beef Cattle Conference – 4 p.m. – MU Southwest Research Extension and Education Center, Mount Vernon, Mo. – Cost: $30 per person – register by March 25 – for more information call 417-276-3313 or email davismp@missouri.edu – register online at go.ozarksfn.com/5qo MARCH 21, 2022

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April 2022 1 Pearls of Production – 10 a.m. – for more information, contact the Barton County Extension at 417-682-3579 5-5/3 Freezer Meal Solutions – Tuesdays, 5-7 p.m. – Kitchen of Salem Community Center at the Armory, Salem, Mo. – Cost: $40 per person – register online at go.ozarksfn.com/c6j 5-5/17 Living a Healthy Life with Diabetes – Tuesdays, 5-7 p.m. – Online via Zoom – for questions call 314-400-7298 – register online at go.ozarksfn.com/11h 6 Do-It-Yourself Lawncare Essentials – 6-7:30 p.m. – Online via Zoom – for more information contact Justin at 573-324-5464 or justin.keay@missouri.edu – register online at muext.us/DIYlawncare 7-5/12 Annie’s Project for Nonfarming Landowners – Online Course – Thursdays, 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. – Cost: $50 – registration due by April 1 – for more information contact Karisha at devlink@missouri.edu or Wesley at tuckerw@missouri.edu – register online at muext.us/AnniesLandSpring22 7 Private Pesticide Applicator Training – 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. – Online via Zoom – Cost: Free – for questions contact Sarah at 417-256-2391 or kenyons@missouri.edu – register online at go.ozarksfn.com/gty 7 Annual Soil and Crops Conference – 6 p.m. – Old Dollar General Store, Hermitage, Mo. – call 417-745-6767 for more information 8 Pearls of Production – 10 a.m.-noon – Cost: Free – Scheidt Farm, 21899 S. 951 Road, Stockton, Mo. – for questions contact Jill at 417-682-3579 or scheidtjk@missouri.edu – register online at go.ozarksfn.com/ydj 9 Barn Quilt Painting Class – 10 a.m. – Cost: $45 – class limited to 20 people – Texas County MU Extension Office, Houston, Mo. – call 417-967-4545 to register 9 Free Waste Pesticide Collection Event – 8 a.m.-noon – MFA Agri Services, 6927 Highway 100, Washington, Mo. – for more information visit go.ozarksfn.com/5lj 9-10 Gun and Knife Show – Admission: $6, 10 and under Free – Hidden Treasures Auction Barn, 2900 East Pythian Street, Springfield, Mo. – 417-409-3251 or 636-649-0140 13 Dallas County Health Fair – 1-5 p.m. – open to all – Grace Community Church, 1652 S. Ash St., Buffalo, Mo. – 417-345-7551 15 Private Pesticide Applicator Training – 9-11:30 a.m. – Online via Zoom – for questions or to register call 573-243-3581 – register online at go.ozarksfn.com/w2i 26,28,30 & 5/3, 5/5 Grazing School – Buffalo, Mo. – call 417-345-2312, ext. 3 or debbie.henderson@swcd.mo.gov 27-6/1 Diabetes Self-Management – Food Bank, 305 N. Newton Street, Versailles, Mo. – Cost: Free – for questions or to register call 573-789-7473 – register online at go.ozarksfn.com/0y6 28 Annual Extension Community Banquet – 6 p.m. – Phelps County Courthouse Multi-Purpose Room – Cost: $20 per person, Table: 8 tickets for $140 – includes dinner, trivia & special presentations – for more information call 573-458-6260 – tickets can be purchased at Phelps County Extension Center 30 Home Food Pressure Canning – 10 a.m.-noon – Cost: $25 – Salem Community Center at the Armory Kitchen, 1200 W. Rolla Street, Salem, Mo. – for questions call 573-458-6260 – register online at go.ozarksfn.com/kok May 2022 16-17 Serv Safe Food Protection Management – 8 a.m.-noon – Cost: $125 – Phelps County Extension Center, Rolla, Mo. – for questions call 573-458-6256 – to register visit go.ozarksfn.com/rd2 21 Free Waste Pesticide Collection Event – 8 a.m.-noon – MFA Agri Services, 1363 Sainte Genevieve Ave., Farmington, Mo. – for more information visit go.ozarksfn.com/5lj

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3/26 Estate of Terry L. Richmond Auction – Fair Play, Mo. • Bruce & Le’AN Auction & Appraisal 3/26 Larry D. Lauderback Estate Auction – El Dorado Springs, Mo. • Crawford Auction Service, 417-998-6629, crawfordauctionservice.com • See Our Ad on Page 35 3/26 Public Auction – Deepwater, Mo. • Bruce Auction Company 3/26 Wilbert Luetjen Trust Estate Auction – Cole Camp, Mo. • Larry Drenon Auction 4/2 Real Estate, Guns, Coins, Antiques, Furniture, Mower – Pleasant Hope, Mo. • Melton Auction Company LLC 4/2 Robert & Darlene Parrett Auction – Humansville, Mo. • Bruce & Le’AN Auction & Appraisal LLC 4/16 James & Sonya Haase Estate Auction – Cole Camp, Mo. • Johnson Auction Service 4/10 Steve & Karen Bruce Auction – Fair Play, Mo. • Bruce & Le’AN Auction & Appraisal LLC 4/23 Dale & Ruth Harper Estate Auction – Clinton, Mo. • Crawford Auction Service, 417-998-6629, crawfordauctionservice.com • See Our Ad on Page 35

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3/26 Outstanding Farm Auction – Falcon, Mo. • Chadwell Auctions LLC 3/27 Danny Bailey Estate Auction – Macks Creek, Mo. • Brook Haller Auction Services 4/2 Land Auction, 81 Acres Half Wooded and Half Open – Eldon, Mo. • Gratz Real Estate & Auctioneering

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3/22 Absolute Real Estate & Estate Auction – Neosho, Mo. • Venture Group Auction 3/25 Storage Auction Caravan – Springfield, Mo. • Easterly Auction Company 3/26 Farm Auction – Neosho, Mo. • Circle L Auction Service 3/26 Real Estate, Boat, Kimberling City Tire Dispersal Auction – Reed Springs, Mo. • Melton Auction Co., LLC 3/27 Lawn and Garden Auction – Neosho, Mo. • Circle L Auction Service 4/2 Spring Farm & Ranch Equipment Consignment Auction – Carthage, Mo. • Kip Smith Auction & Land Company 4/3 Property of the late Jeff WightJolanda Cook Owner – Pierce City, Mo. • Hodges Auctioneers 4/9 Estate Auction – Monett, Mo. • Foster Auction & Appraisal Service 4/12 Jasper County MO Home and Land Auction – Carthage, Mo. • Kip Smith Auction & Land Company 4/16 Mrs. Gerald Dyellen Perry – Walnut Grove, Mo. • Bruce & Le’AN Auction & Appraisal LLC 4/2 4/2

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This is a long time Webster County farm. It could be used for many different things. A lot of the property is tillable with lots of pasture for horses, cattle or a variety of livestock. It has plenty of great building sites, wooded land as well as open. It is great for hunting with lots of deer and turkey, with plenty of water and good fencing all around and cross fenced. This Farm includes electric on property, deep working well and has waterers scattered about the property. It includes a stocked lake, several ponds and plenty of grass. It is simply one of the best farms in Webster County. At the home site there is a 40’ x 60’ machine shed that is wired and very nice, a 20’ x 30’ shop that is wired and has a cement floor, a well house, several other older barns and includes a nice private drive. This property has lots of road frontage, a county road as well as a state hwy. The farm will be offered in 9 tracts then as a whole. Survey costs, if sold separately, will be divided equally among buyers. An easement will be created on tract 6, but only if land locked. The land auction will be held on Tract 8 at the barns and shop. Farm does sell due to owners confirmation. Terms are 10% down day of sale with balance due in 30 days or less. Farm tracts are as follows: Tract 1: 80 acre parcel - very

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ing sites, good for hunting, 1673 State Hwy C • Seymour MO 65746 farming or building, secluded, most of Saturday, the hay field in brome, April 23rd at 12:00 pm fields very smooth and nice, Farm Preview Sunday, April 17th from 1:00 pm - 4;00pm road access to Mountain Dale F arms - 343 acrEs m / l E wing Road. P Ersonal r EPrEsEntativE : r ichard E wing Directions: From Springfield: Take US Hwy 60 East to Seymour MO. Take 3rd Seymour exit, Hwy C, North out of Seymour 2 miles. Sale is on the left at the farm. Tract 2: 24 acre parcel - nice mixture of trees and pasture, secluded, great for hunting, farming, building, etc. Road frontage to Mountain Dale Rd. Tract 3: 20 acre parcel mostly open with a few trees, great for hunting, farming, building etc. Road frontage to Mountain Dale Road. Tract 4: 20 acre parcel almost all open, good hay field or building site, or tillage. Corner parcel with road frontage to Mountain Dale Road and State Hwy C. Tract 5: 40 acre parcel located right in middle, with plenty of trees and pasture. Great for hunting, building or farming. If sold separately it will have an easement on tract 6 to State Hwy C. Tract 6: 20 acre parcel - all open with plenty of hay and grass, tillable. Great for building or farming. Road frontage to State Hwy C. Tract 7: 20 acre parcel - mainly open with some trees, plenty of grass, tillable with great building spots and small draw. Road frontage to State Hwy C. Tract 8: 80 acre parcel – pasture, woods, water etc. This is the old home place of property with the well, 40’ x 60’ machine shed, 20’ x 30’ shop and other barns. It has a big stocked pond, is secluded, has woods as well as pasture with several great building spots, hunting etc. It has a private drive to State Hwy C. Tract 9: 40 acre parcel - A square 40, mostly open with a few trees, tillable with lots of grass and pasture, ample room for building, with lots of road frontage to State Hwy C.

BEAUTIFUL 343 ACRE FARM This is a long time Webster County farm. It could be used for many different things. A lot of the property is tillable with lots of pasture for horses, cattle or a variety of livestock. It has plenty of great building sites, wooded land as well as open. It is great for hunting with lots of deer and turkey, with plenty of water and good fencing all around and cross fenced. This Farm includes electric on property, deep working well and has waterers scattered about the property. It includes a stocked lake, several ponds and plenty of grass. It is simply one of the best farms in Webster County. At the home site there is a 40’ x 60’ machine shed that is wired and very nice, a 20’ x 30’ shop that is wired and has a cement floor, a well house, several other older barns and includes a nice private drive. This property has lots of road frontage, a county road as well as a state hwy. The farm will be offered in 9 tracts then as a whole. Survey costs, if sold separately, will be divided equally among buyers. An easement will be created on tract 6, but only if land locked. The land auction will be

held on Tract 8 at the barns and shop. Farm does sell due to owners confirmation. Terms are 10% down day of sale with balance due in 30 days or less.

Farm tracts are as follows, with diagram. Tract 1: 80 acre parcel - very nice hay fields, ponds, building sites, good for hunting, farming or building, secluded, most of the hay field in brome, fields very smooth and nice, road access to Mountain Dale Road. Tract 2: 24 acre parcel - nice mixture of trees and pasture, secluded, great for hunting, farming, building, etc. Road frontage to Mountain Dale Rd. Tract 3: 20 acre parcel - mostly open with a few trees, great for hunting, farming, building etc. Road frontage to Mountain Dale Road. Tract 4: 20 acre parcel - almost all open, good hay field or building site, or tillage. Corner parcel with road frontage to Mountain Dale Road and State Hwy C. Tract 5: 40 acre parcel - located right in middle, with plenty of trees and pasture. Great for hunting, building or farming. If sold separately it will have an easement on tract 6 to State Hwy C.

Tract 6: 20 acre parcel - all open with plenty of hay and grass, tillable. Great for building or farming. Road frontage to State Hwy C. Tract 7: 20 acre parcel - mainly open with some trees, plenty of grass, tillable with great building spots and small draw. Road frontage to State Hwy C. Tract 8: 80 acre parcel – pasture, woods, water etc. This is the old home place of property with the well, 40’ x 60’ machine shed, 20’ x 30’ shop and other barns. It has a big stocked pond, is secluded, has woods as well as pasture with several great building spots, hunting etc. It has a private drive to State Hwy C. Tract 9: 40 acre parcel - A square 40, mostly open with a few trees, tillable with lots of grass and Visit our website for more pictures, an pasture, ample room for building, with lots aerial view, and a drone video! of road frontage to State Hwy C. Call us with any questions or for your private showing. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to find a farm like this, one of the best farms in Webster County.

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