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Groups oppose bill: Some animal rights groups say a Missouri bill involving increased restrictions on the disclosure of agriculture research data could endanger the wellbeing of pets and livestock. If passed, Senate Bill 928 would allow certain farmers partnering with the Missouri Department of Agriculture or the Missouri Department of Natural Resources on agriculture-related research to refrain from disclosing individualized data. Research data would still be available in batch form, said bill sponsor Sen. Brian Munzlinger, R-Williamstown. He said the bill would only prevent the release of records specific to each individual farmer, such as their names, addresses and Social Security numbers, from being made public. Munzlinger is sponsoring the legislation in hopes of promoting further environmental research by protecting the privacy of individual farmers.

Granting this benefit would encourage farmers to partner with state organizations on research, he said. But the Humane Society of the United States thinks the bill’s privacy protections would extend to commercial dog breeders and their sometimes unethical practices.

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Team from the Ozarks invited to international event: The Aurora (Mo.) FFA Livestock Judging team of Hayden Fisher, Colton Spencer, Taylor Janak and Tanner Schnelle have been invited to attend the Royal Highland Show in Scotland and to participate in the 2016 International Livestock Judging Tour after placing in the top five at the National Western Livestock Career Development Event in Denver, Colo. The team, which is coached by Jim Spencer Jr., plans to hold fundraisers to offset the cost of the trip, which will take place this summer.

Winners announced: Ozarks Farm & Neighbor has announced the winners of our Case IH Planners & Cultivators book at the 2016 Ozark Spring Roundup, which was held March 17-20 at the Ozark Empire Fairgrounds in Springfield, Mo. Due to the high number of entries, OFN decided to giveaway two copies instead of just one. The winner are Adam Braithwait of Richland, Mo., and James Myatt of Harrison, Ark. For another chance to win a copy of the children’s book, like our Facebook page or follow us on Twitter.

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Mount Vernon, Mo., student among finalists: Hailea Schubert, a member of the Mount Vernon FFA, was one of six state finalists who competed recently at the FFA Pork Speaking Contest state finals, held at the 2016 Missouri Pork Expo.

FCS holds Customer Appreciation Days: FCS Financial is celebrating its 100th year by returning more than $12.5 million to members-owners in cash patronage for the 2015 calendar year. On March 17, each FCS office held a Customer Appreciation Day. FCS also held a drawing for members-owners to receive an interest free loan for up to $100,000 for 100 days.

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Eye on Agribusiness features P&D Honey Farm

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The Southern Sweethearts ride for others

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Town & Country spotlights Jo Anne Rickman

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Organic Cattle Exchange caters to a growing market

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Youth in Agriculture features Nathan Masterson

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ud (not his real name) is not unlike revoAs nwosoon rC yasrrehe J yB most farmers I know. purchases a new piece of equipment, he has to try it out absolutely as Jerry Crownover farms soon as possible. Such was the case in Lawrence County. He last week when the machinery dealer delivered is a former professor of a new, hydraulic, bale unroller for his tractor.

Agriculture Education at The young farmer had been feeding in bale Missouri State University, rings for the past few years, but he had recently and is an author and purchased more land and more cattle, and had professional speaker. decided that unrolling the round bales would To contact Jerry, go to allow the cows better access to the hay. As an ozarksfn.com and click added bonus, the young calves would have a on ‘Contact Us.’ warmer and dryer place to lie during the cold of winter. As soon as he got home from his day job, he immediately attached the implement to his tractor and was off to the bale yard, located at the other end of his quarter-mile long, fenced and manicured driveway.

The new device worked just like the salesman had described, as he squeezed the 1,200-pound bale, raised it with the flip of a lever, removed the net wrap from the bale, and proceeded to the pasture where his cattle waited. Used to gathering in a circle around the bale ring, they were a little confused as he drove past the empty ring and lowered the hydraulic arms (again, with one flip of the lever) to gently unroll the giant hay bale. The curious cows sauntered over to inspect his job and must have approved as they began to devour the leafy forage. Even the calves seemed to endorse the farmer’s new purchase, as evidenced by a few of the younger ones immediately lying on the soft, new bed.

Bud was pleased with the performance of his new tool, even though his wife had been a little reluctant about the purchase, and he took pride in watching the response of both the cows and their calves. He even considered unrolling a second bale that afternoon, just for

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A co-worker recently sent me a link Julie Turner-Crawford to a website where an article was callis a native of Dallas ing for people to stop consuming dairy products, County, Mo., where she specifically milk. Why? Because it isn’t “natural,” grew up on her family’s and it contains a “high percentage of pus.” farm. She is a graduate Here are a couple more of the laughable, and of Missouri State incorrect, statements from the article: University. To contact “What’s even weirder is that we drink a difJulie, call 1-866-532-1960 ferent animal’s milk. Do we see cats drinking a or by email at editor@ goat’s milk? No. Kittens (and all other animals) ozarksfn.com. only drink their own milk.”

This writer has apparently never raised kittens, or any other animal. Lambs, pigs, calves and other animals flourish on goat’s milk.

Milk from other species has also been known to raise orphaned colts.

“Cows milk isn’t meant for humans: A cow’s milk is perfectly fit to turn a newborn calf into a 400-pound cow in just one year. For a human, cow’s milk contains an abundant amount of pointless fat, cholesterol and calories. All of this creates a huge imbalance in the human body.”

First, if a cow raises a calf for a whole year and it only weighs 400 pounds as a yearling, I think it is time to cull the cow, don’t you agree?

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Across the Fence Continued from Previous Page When it comes down to it, most the negative information spread is nothing more than tall tales meant to spread fear among consumers.

Speaking of tall tales, according to the BBC, Holland has some of the tallest people in the world. Why? Because they like their milk.

The average Dutchman consumes 25 percent more milk than the average American. In the mid-1800s, the average height of men from Denmark was only 5 feet, 4 inches, but once milk consumption grew, so did the average height. The average today is more than 6 feet. Researchers in Denmark also studied the dairy consumption of pregnant women and how it affected the growth of children. Women who consumed the most milk had the tallest children.

Just more proof that milk does a body good.

Life Is Simple Continued from Page 3 the fun of it, but decided that would just be a waste of good hay. He would, however, go ahead and load another one onto the unroller so it would be ready to go the next afternoon when he got home from work.

At the bale yard, he loaded a second bale and proceeded to go ahead and remove the net wrap before heading down the driveway to his machinery barn. Bud takes meticulous care of his equipment and always keeps the tractor in the barn, protected from the elements, and plugs into electricity to make the diesel engine easier to start during the winter. Knowing he now had a bale on the back of his tractor, he was extra-careful as he backed into the parking place, making sure he didn’t hit the wall where he normally parks. Everything was good as he plugged in the tractor, lowered the overhead door, and headed in for supper with the family.

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The next afternoon, Bud couldn’t wait to get home to use his new implement once more. Upon arrival, he raised the door, unplugged the tractor, started it, and headed down the driveway to the pasture entrance. When he stopped to open the gate, he looked back toward his house and realized that the lift had leaked down during the previous 24 hours, and he had unrolled (perfectly, I might add) about 200 yards of hay from the machinery barn to the gate.

Since putting unrolled hay back into a movable form is just about as easy as putting toothpaste back in the tube, Bud called me wanting to borrow a pitchfork and a leaf blower.

“I understand the pitchfork, but why do you need a leaf blower?” I asked.

“My wife will be home in two hours. I need to get rid of all the evidence.”

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Millsap Farm follows organic standards with its high tunnels Curtis Millsap calls what he does for a living “a erpillar” tunnels. The environment created by covering the growing space is very favorable for vegetables. calling.”

“Our yield is just so much higher in there,” Curtis said.

His calling takes place on 20-acres in Springfield, Mo., with his Many of the growing tunnels on Millsap Farm are mobile wife, Sarah and their nine children. Curtis Millsap is a teacher, a father and a farmer – and he loves to share his passion with others. and can be moved via a tractor or other vehicle, or by hand, After working numerous jobs throughout his life, Curtis real- to fresh ground. Curtis noted that this practice lowers the risk ized he wasn’t quite where he wanted to be, so he turned to of disease build-up in the soil.

“We have a tremendous tool in rotation,” he said. “That’s farming and has never looked back. Following the principles the organic solution – of sustainable agriculture Photo by Klaire Howerton new ground.” leaders like Joel Salatin Millsap Farm has also and Elliot Coleman, Curadded diversity and transtis and Sarah built Millsap parency to their operaFarm in Greene County, a tion through agritourism. year round, all-natural proThe farm is open to the duce operation that today public for tours, field trips hosts three interns annuand workshops, and evally, two to three paid staff, ery Thursday from May a 100-member summer through October, the MillCommunity Supported sap family hosts a Pizza Agriculture (CSA) proNight, where guests purgram, a 70-member winter chase a ticket to enjoy live CSA program, and supmusic and wood fired pizza ports a farmers market and from home-built pizza ovseveral local restaurants ens with family and friends. within the community.

“It’s a very valuable part Millsap Farm follows orof how we interact with the ganic standards for growing community,” Curtis said. their produce and Curtis Millsap Farm’s Pizza Night places a large emphasis on is a way to add diversity to the mantra “grow more the workweek, and creates produce better.” an added outlet for the pro“I’m into quality,” he said. duce, since the pizza menu Through detailed rechanges weekly dependcord keeping, Curtis and ing on what vegetables are his crew have determined Curtis Millsap, along with his wife Sarah and their nine available and in season. which crops on their 2 ½ children, operate Millsap Farms in Greene County, Mo. In the coming growing acre produce operation Pictured with Curtis is his son, Reuben. seasons, Millsap Farm plans are the most profitable for to add roughly an extra their farm to grow, such as 5,000 feet of protected production space, and to increase fruit tomatoes, kale, brassicas and alliums, peppers, production. Curtis also expressed interest in building guest head lettuce and eggplants. When evaluating a cabins where guests could come and stay, and get a real crop for profitability, Curtis takes into account the working farm experience. He hopes to continue to share time it takes to produce it, the marketability, the his way of life with others, and to keep fostering relawork calendar fit and land usage.

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A young couple’s passion for preserving the farming way of life and their drive to advocate for agriculture prompted Billy and Kalena Bruce to become active members of the Cedar County Farm Bureau board.

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more surprised when they accepted us,” said Kalena, as she explained how Missouri could nominate one person or a couple to serve on the national committee. “We are lucky in Missouri to have such an active program; New Jersey has not had a young farmers and ranchers program for 30 years.

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Their term started March 1 and will conclude in 2018. During this time, their responsibility will be to serve as the voice of agriculture on the national level.

“Our biggest role is to advocate, promote As one door closed for the couple, an- Farm Bureau, and recruit other young farmers and ranchers,” Kalena explained. other door opened as they “We do not have a lot of input in terms were concluding their term of policy making, but we do get the on the state committee. opportunity to meet with our legBilly and Kalena were seislators in Washington, D.C. and lected to serve on the American Jefferson City (Mo.) and tell Farm Bureau Federation Young them where we stand on the Farmers & Ranchers Committee. Stockton, Mo. issues and support Farm Bu“We were super surprised when reau policy.” they nominated us and even

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meet your neighbors Billy, Kalena and their 18-month-old what night works for them. We take them daughter, Willa, live on a farm outside by appointment only,” Kalena explained. of Stockton, Mo., where they have a 50Like many young farmers in today’s sohead commercial cow-calf operation. ciety, Billy and Kalena are building ca“We will background our calves and reers off the farm. sell them at a 700-pound range,” ex“We feel like our professions tie back in plained Billy. “With the new farm that to the farm, in terms of what we do impacts we purchased, we have the facilities now our industry every day,” Kalena explained. we can do that instead of selling them Kalena and Chelsea own and operate off the cow.”

Integrity Tax Accounting, a full-service The couple decided to try their hand at firm, located in Bolivar, Mo. artificial insemination last year.

“As a CPA (Certified Public Accoun“We will have our tant), managing farm first AI crop of calves records can make a difThe American Farm ference on the bottom at the end of the month,” Billy said Kalena noted.

Bureau Federation line,” with excitement.

Billy is an auctionBilly and Kalena eer alongside his Young Farmers & administered the proRonald Bruce, Ranchers program dad, tocol, but left the AI and his twin brother, to the technician. includes both men Brandon Bruce, in “I think that is their family business, something we will and women between Bruce and LeAN continue to do as Auction and Apthe ages of 18-35. long as we like what praisals LLC., locatwe get,” said Kalena.

The objective of the ed in Fair Play, Mo. “You can control the Billy also works for Young Farmers & outcome so much betMo-Kan Livestock ter. We really enjoyed Ranchers program is Auction in Butler, the process of it; pickMo., where he serves ing out the bull and to provide leadership as auctioneer and that sort of thing.” field representative. in building a more Agritourism is an“We enjoy being inother facet of agriculvolved,” smiled Kaleeffective Farm ture involvement for “So that means Bureau to preserve na. the young family. at least once a week Kalena, along with individual freedoms there is a meeting to her mother, Peggy go to or a cause to and expand our Kenney and her twin support.” sister, Chelsea AbIn addition to Farm opportunities in ercrombie, operate Bureau, the couple is Kenney Family Farms, involved in the Cedar agriculture. which consists of 3 to County Cattlemen’s — Source, American Farm Bureau Federation 5 acres of u-pick strawAssociation, the Ceberries, blueberries, dar County Youth blackberries and raspberries. The berry Fair, and Billy serves on the Stockton R-1 patch is located near Stockton and is open School Board. for customers during the late spring and Billy and Kalena have high hopes their summer months. They also offer a limited daughter will continue the farming trasupply of beef and sweet corn for purchase. dition.

In the fall, they have a corn maze and “Willa likes cows and she likes to go pumpkin patch. drink chocolate milk and check cows so “We are open every Saturday and Sun- hopefully she will enjoy it,” smiled Kaleday for the month of October and we do na. “At the end of the day that is why we scheduled field trips for local schools, day- do anything right, to make life better for cares and church groups, depending on your children.”

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Chip carver continues to crate one-of-a-kind works with only simple tools Before settling in the Ozarks, his chosen place in part because of its central location in the country, Barry McKenzie and his wife, Barb had traveled the country and lived in a variety of places due to the nature of his work.

“I was a senior electrical wiring designer for nuclear power plants,” he explained recently, while standing in his studio on historic Route 66, just east of Lebanon, Mo., in Laclede County.

“I was not an engineer. We, the designers, are the ones who make it all work,” he added with a laugh.

Originally from New Hampshire, a trace of which can still be heard in his speech, Barry has brought his talent and the beautiful folk art of chip carving with him, an art form he has liberally shared with many here in the Ozarks, as well as those from all over the world.

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“Chip carving is a series of precise cuts.

You go in at a controlled 45 degree angle to make the first cut in the wood surface which establishes the bottom of the chip cavity. The second and third stab cut converges in the bottom of that first cut, releasing a chip of wood, hence, chip carving. My drafting background helps in the making of the patterns.”

No matter how he tries to explain it in specific terms, the truth is the exquisite beauty of the designs, from the simple to the complex defies description. Barry deftly lends his artistry to small crosses and simple icicle ornaments to the complicated 10 foot-by-10 foot donor tree that graces one of the entrance walls at the Lebanon-Laclede County Library.

“I’ve made two other trees like that,” Barry shared with a shy smile. “One is at Southwest Baptist University Chapel in Bolivar, Mo., and one at the Fayette Academy in Somerville, Tenn. It’s like someone from SBU saw the one in Leba-

Barry McKenzie created a 10-foot by 10-foot donor tree at the entrance of the Lebanon-Laclede County Library.

non and then someone from Tennessee saw the one at its inauguration at Bolivar. It was like these threads were all connected and meant to be.”

Barry holds a specific chip carving knife which he uses for most of his beautiful hand work. He said pine is a more difficult wood to use for this particular art form and that basswood and butternut woods are the best. He publishes Chip Carvers Quar-

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terly, a newsletter, and has hosted chip carver gatherings open to the public with workshops at the Mills Center in Lebanon (Mo.), as well as classes at his Studio School for chip carving location.

“We sponsored chip carvers from the Netherlands, Italy, Sweden and Romania at the Mills Center (in Lebanon, Mo.) and chip carvers from all across the United States.”

He also sponsors a Ministry of Chip Carved Crosses, which has him handing out small crosses wherever he goes, from

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the Netherlands to Haiti to many points in the US. Barry’s wife, Barb, is a Methodist pastor at the Fair Grove Methodist Church in rural Greene County, Mo. Barry and his fellow chip carvers fashioned a 911 “Lest We Forget” memorial cross that holds other small crosses from carvers across the country. He also has a collection of small crosses from others that he is assembling onto a larger cross.

Chip carvers routinely decorate everyday items from clocks, plates, boxes, love spoons to walking sticks, bringing a touch of the beautifully exotic to the common things used in daily life.

“No one is really sure where chip carving began. There are Polynesians who have the designs on their paddles. In some places, the symbols are religious.

There are those who believe it began in the Scandinavian countries. Other areas, like Friesland, a separate region within the Netherlands, north of Amsterdam, have also claimed to be its original home. Wherever it began, it has been around for hundreds of years.”

A sad fact about the art is that there aren’t many artists left.

“The average chip carver in the US is over 60 years old and unless younger people start taking this up soon, it could truly become a lost art,” Barry said.

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History: David and Paula Panahi established P&D Honey Farm in the Missouri Ozarks in 2007. The couple moved to the Fair Grove, Mo., area from California.

Paula owned her own catering business in Los Angeles and after moving to the Ozarks, she reestablished her business with P&D Catering. David, who was born in Iran, is retired from the carpet and flooring business after nearly 35 years.

“We had a dream of having a farm, something where we could grow things,” Paula said.

Products and services: David and Paula have more than 100 hives and specialize in comb honey, as well as extracted honey. All processing is done in their health department-inspected commercial kitchen.

In addition to having hives at their farm, hives are also placed at farms within a 50-mile radius of their home. Each hive has about 40,000 bees.

David explained that by having hives in other locations, they are able to produce honey that offers a variety of flavors.

“What they are taking from different flowers makes the tastes and flavors different,” David said. “When we combine all of the flavors together, it really makes ours very unique because we have the advantage of all of the different locations.”

The hives also help farmers by pollinating their crops.

“We just don’t go anywhere where they ask,” David said. “We go out, look at a location and see what they have and if they have enough food for the bees. One location we have has 300 acres and have all sorts of things growing. There are flowers, vegetables and everything; they are good agriculturalist, so our honey from that area comes out very flavorful.”

They typically produce about 2 tons of honey a year, but last year’s wet weather reduced collections to around a ton. They sell honey by the jar or the bucket, depending on the quaintly desired.

The couple sells their products from their home, as well as at the Fair Grove Heritage Festival each fall. Last summer, they began a small self-serve store at their home.

The Panahis also strive to educate people about bees and bee keeping, and hold “honey breakfast” events from time to time, which allow visitors the opportunity to learn about bees and honey production, as well as sample the honey.

“Honey is pure, raw and unfiltered, and local,” David added.

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The Love Ranch combines new ideas and old techniques in their operation John Love is a thinker, and he’s always thinking of things to improve his family’s farm in St. Clair County, Mo. The Love Ranch outside of Osceola, Mo., is home to about 50 cow/calf pairs of Angus/Hereford crosses, which graze about 110 rented and owned acres. John said his father, Warren Love, who is also a member of the Missouri House of Representatives,

men. After taking that class, I realized that we needed to feed the soil first. You have to feed the microorganisms in the soil, just like you have to feed the rumen of a cow because they have to break it down. That’s how I got into trying to build the soil up, rather than just try to take from it.”

Among the ideas he has begun investigating is the incorporation of cover crops in pastures.

John Love said farmers should think about feeding the microorganisms in their soil.

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“Back in 2012, when the drought hit, we can trace the background of many cows in the herd back 30 years or more, so the roots had to buy hay, just like everyone else,” he of the operation run deep. Since Warren said. “People just had to pretty much open spends a great deal of time in Jefferson City, their gates and the cattle had what they Mo., a larger portion of management of the had. That’s kind of when I started looking at doing things a little different.” operation has fallen to John.

John said he began exploring the estabJohn, who is an U.S. Army veteran, attended Columbia College in Columbia, lishment of other grasses and cover crops.

“I planted oats in the spring of 2012, Mo., and received a degree in and then I planted pearl millet,” he environmental science. He recalled. “We almost got out of is open to new ideas on the that year without buying any farm, but said there is always hay. In the middle of August in room for practices from the past.

2012, it was the only green “Probably the best class I took Osceola, Mo. field in the entire county. was a soils class,” he said. “You I feel like if we were to go always hear that when you raise back to scratch and say, ‘We cattle, you have to feed the ru-

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meet your neighbors want to raise cows, so what kind of grass do I need to grow?’ I don’t think fescue would be the only grass you would grow.

“I know fescue is a great spring and fall forage, but not so much in the summer because it burns up, but then people will say that when you cut it, you have hay for the winter time. I agree with that, but I just feel like we would be more ahead if we had a little more. When things burn up in the summer, what are they feeding? I think cover crops will really help extend your grazing season.”

John recently took about a 25-acre field with some established gamagrass and broadcasted more gamagrass. Because of the seed cost, John said he only spread about a pound to the acre, which he admitted was light, but since the grass is spreading on its own, he felt a little seed might help spread it a little more.

“I know it is a pain to bale, but I’m trying to get away from baling hay,” he said.

“I’m hoping that will turn into our summer pasture.”

John said they use little commercial fertilizer, but they have established a liming regiment.

The Loves also utilize Warren’s aging Allis Chalmers rotobaler. John said while parts are getting a little harder to find, the small bales work well in their grazing system.

“We just leave them in the field,” John explained. “When I was a kid, we never hauled them. I understand that rotational grazing is a new and exciting phrase, and I agree with that, but those little bales have a place.”

John explained that when they hay their fields, every other windrow is baled with the rotobaler. The remaining rows are baled into larger round bales, then hauled out of the field and stored for later use.

In the fall and winter months, the cattle are allowed to strip graze in the field with the bales. John said waste is minimal, and the distribution of manure in the field by having the bales scattered in the area helps increase soil nutrients.

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be feeding hay once a week because we just move an electric fence. I think this year we will be able to graze 365 days on grass and the bales. I do put out big bales, but when they start eating on it more, then I know it’s time to move the fence.

If it is going to be real cold, I might unroll one so that they can lay in it.”

He added that Missouri’s winters typically don’t produce enough snow to completely cover the rotobales, so the cattle always have access.

They seldom see the need to run a harrow over the grazed pastures. Fields are also given rest periods from haying and are not cut short.

“I understand the process of photosynthesis and you can’t grow grass if you don’t have leaves,” he said.

In the last couple of years, John has began mob grazing – grazing a large number of animals in a small area for a short time and allowing for longer rest periods in some pastures.

“I don’t have scientific proof, but looking at field that I mob grazed last year, come spring, you could tell a difference,” John said. “Just the undergrowth was great.”

Cattle are also given free choice of 12 loose minerals, including sulfur, iodine, potassium, phosphorus, calcium, magnesium, sodium bicarbonate and Bentonite, which John feels also adds nutrients to the soil through manure deposits.

All things considered, the system is working out pretty well for the Loves.

“Since 2010, we probably have 10 more pairs on about 30 acres less pasture, I think that is a win-win,” John said, adding that he is also seeing new varieties of grasses in the fields.

“If you don’t bale fescue until late June, it smothers all of the other grasses out, so you are stuck. While I have been rotating, we do start off with fescue, but we have other things coming up. I am seeing different grasses that I didn’t even know were in that field because I am giving it a chance.”

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“I wanted to bring everything to the table that had a ‘wow’ factor,” she explained, “And I also wanted to give back.”

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“I started out with a different team,” They fill the arena with the excitement of fast horses and tight crosses while patrioti- Brandy explained. “Then I met Rebecca Jennings from Ozark who took me under cally carrying the Red, White and Blue.

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In addition to performances, rodeos time the whistle blows and the dirt flies.

For Brandi Manley, founder of the sweet- and fundraisers, Brandi personally gives about 15 hours of riding lessons per hearts, riding has truly been a week at the High Prairie Stables lolifelong passion. cated in Fair Grove, Mo. She and “I sat on a horse when I was her husband Jaryd own the stajust 6 weeks old, and was in ble. They also board, give ridmy first show by the time I was 2,” Brandi recalled. She credits Springfield, Mo. ing lessons, birthday parties and train there. her mother with introducing her to riding, and her grandfather, — Continued on Page 18 who passed on when she was just

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“We work with variety of students,” Brandi explained. “We take the lead rope off the horse and allow them to do their

Brandi said they would like to include some of the therapeutic riding clients into the performance team.

“That will help us to raise awareness.

And, ideally, I would like the girls to go to rodeos and bring back a check so that, eventually, we can give money back to our cause,” Brandi explained. “We’re in somewhat of a tough spot financially right now; we want to give back, but we have to advance ourselves to do that.”

When it comes to philanthropic endeavors, the Southern Sweethearts aren’t afraid to roll up their sleeves and do some good old fashioned work.

Where does the money go?

“Costumes, travel expenses for 20 girls plus a parent or two with each girl,”

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What is hippotherapy?

Ozark & Heart of America Beefmaster Sale

Hippotherapy is a physical, occupational or speech and language therapy treatment strategy that utilizes equine movement.

Hippotherapy literally means “treatment with the help of the horse” from the Greek word, “hippos” meaning horse.

Sat., April 9, 2016 • 12 Noon

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center, Springfield, Mo

Offering

140 Lots:

70 Bulls & 70 Female Lots Some Black, Several Polled Bull & Heifer Futurity

Friday, April 8 • 4:30 p.m.

Featuring Top Young Genetics

OHOA Membership Meeting

Friday, April 8 • 6:30 p.m.

Sale Day Phone: 918-316-6710 www.ohoabeefmasters.com For Catalog or Information:

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own thing while we run alongside. I really believe almost anyone with limitations can benefit from therapeutic riding.”

It is a myth that a disability can limit an individual’s ability to ride a horse. In fact, experiencing the motion of a horse can be very therapeutic. Because horseback riding rhythmically moves the rider’s body in a manner similar to a human gait, riders with physical disabilities often show improvement in flexibility, endurance and muscle strength. In addition to the therapeutic benefits, horseback riding also provides recreational opportunities for individuals with disabilities to enjoy the outdoors.

Kathy Fuller, a former certified riding instructor at the facility, sets up volunteer times with the Sweethearts to get the therapeutic drill team together.

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Brandi explained. “We are going to Georgia and Texas this year, basically anything that we need.”

The team also preforms in regularly in Springfield, Mo., as well as at venues around the country.

The Sweethearts have been around for nearly two years and consists of riders ranging in ages 14 to 35. The team has grown from just four members to 20.

Women of all ages who come from all walks of life make up the Southern Sweethearts Equine Performance Team.

They all share a deep love of horses, hard work and extending a hand to others in need. They have forged a camaraderie which is evident as their fearlessness will undoubtedly leave you on the edge of your seat cheering for more.

MARCH 28, 2016

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In Town: Jo Anne Rickman is concluding 30 years in the field of education, 16 of which has been in her hometown of Stockton, Mo. Currently, Jo Anne teaches pre-Algebra and Algebra I at Stockton High School.

She wears many hats at the school, which range from driving a bus route, working the clock for basketball games, keeping the book for volleyball matches, and teaching summer school.

Jo Anne spent many hours at Stockton coaching the girls’ high school and junior high basketball and volleyball teams, the boys’ baseball team, and she started the softball program at Stockton.

Jo Anne enjoys working with the kids the most.

“It is fun when you see the light bulb come on, it is cool to see that,” Jo Anne commented. She will retire from teaching in June, but plans to continue working the clock and keeping the book for the games.

In the Country: Jo Anne’s family raised cattle when she was growing up, so naturally when she moved back to Stockton, Mo., to continue her teaching career, she started a herd of her own. She grazes her small herd of Angus crossbred beef cattle on her grandparents, Joe and Georgia Rickman’s, farm where her mother, Carole Rickman, still resides.

Since the majority of her time is spent at school, most of the chores are done in the evening, after she completes her bus route, and on the weekend.

Jo Anne prefers her herd to calve in the spring and fall. This allows her to manage calving season with as much ease as possible and gives her an income during both seasons.

Another management tool Jo Anne uses to keep her herd low maintenance is using calving ease bulls.

“I want the calves to be around 50 to 55 pounds. I don’t want them bigger than that,” Jo Anne explained. “I don’t want to be pulling calves.”

She also selects and retains cows that are structurally correct, consistently breed back, and produce a high weaning weight calf.

After retirement, Jo Anne plans to add a few cows to her herd and dedicate more time to farm maintenance and fence repair.

MARCH 28, 2016

Serving More Than 34,000 Readers Across Southwest Missouri

19

bulls

beef

(Week of 3/13/16 to 3/19/16)

Midwest - High Plains Direct Slaughter Cattle

95.00-107.00*

Barry County Regional Stockyards

79.00-113.00 † 7

Douglas County Livestock Auction - Ava Interstate Regional Stockyards - Cuba

83.50-92.50 †

Joplin Regional Stockyards

84.00-113.00 † 83.00-108.00 † 8

Kingsville Livestock Auction Lebanon Livestock Auction

Not Reported*

MO-KAN Livestock Auction - Butler

80.00-102.50 † 90.75-103.50

South Central Regional Stockyards - Vienna

40

†

Norwood, Mo. • Producers Auction Yards

89.50-110.50 †

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

20

dairy

83.00-115.00*

Ozarks Regional Stockyard

60

80

slaughter

100

120

140

cows

(Week of 3/13/16 to 3/19/16)

69.00-100.00*

Barry County Regional Stockyard

66.00-84.00*

Buffalo Livestock Market

59.00-95.00 †

Douglas County Livestock Auction

59.00-84.00 †

Interstate Regional Stockyards - Cuba Joplin Regional Stockyards

54.00-97.50 † 55.00-95.00 †

Kingsville Livestock Auction

Not Reported*

Lebanon Livestock Auction

40.00-82.00 †

MO-KAN Livestock

59.00-93.00 †

Ozarks Regional Stockyard

57.00-77.00 †

South Central Regional Stockyard

52.00-84.50 †

Springfield Livestock Market

10

30

50

70

cow/calf

90

110

130

pairs

(Week of 3/13/16 to 3/19/16)

1600.00-2225.00*

Barry County Regional Stockyards Buffalo Livestock Market

None Reported*

Douglas County Livestock Auction - Ava

None Reported †

Interstate Regional Stockyards - Cuba

1900.00-2350.00 †

Joplin Regional Stockyards Not Reported*

MO-KAN Livestock Market - Butler

None Reported †

South Central Regional Stockyards - Vienna

None Reported

Springfield Livestock Market

†

1175.00-1950.00 †

850

1350

1850

replacement

2350

cows

2850 Steers, Med. & Lg. 1

(Week of 3/13/16 to 3/19/16)

1425.00-1500.00*

Buffalo Livestock Market Douglas County Livestock Auction - Ava Interstate Regional Stockyards

None Reported † 1150.00-1400.00 †

Joplin Regionall

Holsteins, Lg. 3 300-400 lbs.

400-500 lbs.

500-600 lbs.

600-700 lbs.

700-800 lbs.

730.00-1950.00 †

Kingsville Livestock Auction

1075.00-1700.00

Lebanon Livestock Auction

†

Not Reported*

MO-KAN Livestock Market - Butler Ozarks Regional

None Reported † 900.00-1800.00 †

South Central Regional

Heifers, Med. & Lg. 1

1135.00-1750.00 † 775.00-1575.00 †

Springfield Live

750

300-400 lbs.

400-500 lbs.

500-600 lbs.

600-700 lbs.

700-800 lbs.

1125.00-1850.00*

Barry County Regional

20

Ava Douglas County† 3/17/16

800.00-2050.00 †

Ozarks Reg

1250

1750

2250

2750

300-400 lbs.

400-500 lbs.

500-600 lbs.

600-700 lbs.

700-800 lbs.

1040.00, Indvidual Jersey 800.00.

Fresh/Milking Heifers and Cows: Approved 1475.001550.00, Crossbreds 1350.00-1425.00, Ind. Shorthorn 1450.00, Medium 975.00-1250.00, Crossbreds 1000.001325.00, Common 625.00-900.00, Crossbreds 825.00975.00.

Bred and Springer Cows: Approved 1175.00-1275.00, Crossbreds 1150.00-1200.00, Jerseys 1175.00-1225.00, Medium Crossbreds 1000.00-1050.00.

Baby Calves: Holstein Heifers 310.00-360.00, Holstein Bulls 210.00-300.00, Jersey Bulls 80.00-120.00, Crossbred Bulls Small 175.00-230.00, Large Ind. 310.00, Beef Cross Heifers 230.00-260.00, Beef Cross Bulls Small 140.00195.00, Large 230.00-360.00.

3/10/16

Receipts: 661 At this month’s special dairy sales at the Producers Auction Yard, demand was good on a heavy supply.

The supply consisted of 7 percent Springer Heifers, 11 percent Bred Heifers, 31 percent Open Heifers, 33 percent Fresh and Milking Cows, 9 percent Bred Cows and 8 percent baby calves. The balance was made up of weigh cows and beef animals. All quotes are on a per head basis for Holsteins unless noted otherwise.

An advertised 200 hd Crossbred herd sellout of fresh/ milking cows and bred cows helped to make the supply heavy and filled the arena with a large crowd.

Springer Heifers Bred Seven to Nine Months: Approved 1325.00-1475.00, Jerseys 1375.00-1475.00, Medium 975.00-1100.00, Crossbreds 1275.00-1350.00, Individual Jersey 1000.00.

Heifers Bred Four to Six Months: Approved 1150.001225.00, Crossbreds 1135.00-1225.00, Medium Crossbreds 950.00-1075.00.

Heifers Bred One to Three Months: Supreme Individual Jersey 1525.00, Approved Crossbreds 1200.00, Medium Crossbreds 975.00-1125.00.

Open heifers: Approved 200-300 lbs Individual 440.00, Pkg 8 hd Crossbreds 525.00, 300-400 lbs Pair 600.00, Crossbreds 625.00-800.00, Individual Jersey 740.00, 400500 lbs Crossbreds 850.00-920.00, Jerseys 835.00-900.00, 500-600 lbs 750.00-825.00, Crossbreds 900.00-950.00, 600-700 lbs 900.00-980.00, Pkg 3 hd Crossbreds 975.00, Medium 200-300 lbs Crossbreds 330.00-410.00, 300-400 lbs 490.00-525.00, Crossbreds 510.00-575.00, 400-500 lbs Individual 635.00, Pkg 6 hd Crossbreds 700.00, 500600 lbs Pkg 3 hd 710.00, Pkg 3 hd Crossbreds 750.00, Individual Jersey 625.00, 600-700 lbs 775.00-850.00, Crossbreds 700.00-800.00, 700-800 lbs Crossbreds 870.00-

None Reported †

Lebanon Livestock Auction

250

cattle

1150.00-2050.00 †

Kingsville Livestock Auction

350

3/18/16

5 Area (Tx-Ok, Ks, Neb, Ia, Colo) Live Basis Sales - Over 80% Choice Steers: 138.00-141.00; wtd. avg. price 139.37.

Heifers: 138.00-141.00; wtd. avg. price 139.27.

Dressed Basis Sales - Over 80% Choice Steers: 222.00-224.00; wtd. avg. price 222.78.

Heifers: 222.00-224.00; wtd. avg. price 222.90.

85.00-109.00*

Buffalo Livestock Market

cattle

sheep &

goats

Diamond, Mo. • TS Whites Sheep and Goat Sale

3/3/16

Receipts: 860 Supply was good and demand was very good with a standing room only crowd on hand. All markets were mostly steady compared to last month. Supply included 24 percent slaughter Ewes and Rams, 13 percent slaughter lambs, 39 percent slaughter kids, and 13 percent Bucks and Does. All prices are per hundred weight (CWT) Unless noted otherwise.

SHEEP: Feeder Lambs: Medium and Large Choice and Prime 1-2 30-37 lbs 275.00-290.00. Good 2-3 27-30 lbs 225.00240.00.

Slaughter Lambs: Wooled: Good 2-3 52-66 lbs 245.00-250.00.

Hair Lambs: Choice 1-2 40-69 lbs 240.00-255.00. Good 2-3 45-80 lbs 220.00-232.50; 82-85 lbs 205.00-217.50.

Slaughter Ewes: Wooled: Utility and Good 3-4 88-175 lbs 65.00-80.00.

Hair Ewes: Choice 1-3 75-135 lbs 150.00-160.00. Good and Choice 2-3 65-135 lbs 110.00-135.00. Utility 1-2 85115 lbs 85.00-100.00. Cull 3-4 65-90 lbs 60.00-80.00.

Slaughter Hair Rams: Choice 1-2 140-180 lbs 110.00120.00. Good 2-3 140-175 lbs 75.00-90.00.

Feeder kids: Several groups of Dairy bottle babies 7.50-25.00 per head. Boer bottle babies 45.00 per head.

Selection 1 23-38 lbs 275.00-290.00. Selection 2 32-37 lbs 235.00-260.00. Selection 3 22-35 lbs 180.00-210.00.

Slaughter Kids: Selection 1 40-75 lbs 260.00-285.00;

110-120 lbs 205.00-215.00. Selection 2 40-85 lbs 235.00255.00; 80-90 lbs 200.00-230.00; 95-155 lbs 185.00190.00. Selection 3 42-65 lbs 200.00-225.00.

Families: several Boer and Boer cross does with single or twin kids 100.00-130.00 per head. Dairy cross families 50.00-95.00 per head. Pygmy does with multiple kids at their side 50.00-70.00 per head.

Slaughter Does: Selection 1 90-145 lbs 145.00-160.00.

Selection 2 60-158 lbs 120.00-140.00. Selection 3 60-85 lbs 90.00-110.00.

Slaughter Bucks: Selection 1 72-95 lbs 170.00-190.00.

Selection 2 70-145 lbs 130.00-150.00. Selection 3 70-160 lbs 110.00-125.00.

National Sheep Summary

stocker & feeder

Barry Co. Regional Stockyards* 3/19/16

Buffalo Livestock Auction* 3/19/16

Butler Mo-Kan Livestock† 3/17/16

3/18/16

Weekly Trends: Compared to last week slaughter lambs were steady to 15.00 lower. Slaughter ewes were mostly steady to 10.00 lower, except at New Holland and Kalona steady to 10.00 higher. Feeder lambs were steady. At San Angelo, TX 3998 head sold in a one day sale. No sales in Equity Electronic Auction. In direct trading slaughter ewes and feeder lambs were not tested.

3600 head of negotiated sales of slaughter lambs were weak. 11,900 head of formula sales had no trend due to confidentiality. 4,928 lamb carcasses sold with no trend due to confidentiality. All sheep sold per hundred weight (CWT) unless otherwise specified.

Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 2-3 90-160 lbs: San Angelo: shorn and wooled 125-170 lbs 120.00-132.00.

VA: wooled 90-110 lbs 140.00-173.00; 110-130 lbs 123.00157.00; 130-160 lbs 123.00.

PA: shorn and wooled 110-130 lbs 185.00-192.00; 130-150 lbs 148.00-172.00; 150-200 lbs 140.00-167.00.

Ft.Collins, CO: wooled 135-150 lbs 132.50-140.00.

South Dakota: shorn and wooled 100-105 lbs 133.00149.00; 115-130 lbs 131.00-139.00; 135-150 lbs 130.00131.00; 150-170 lbs 124.00-129.00.

Billings, MT: no test.

Kalona, IA: wooled 110-130 lbs 121.00-149.00; 150-200 lbs 129.00-139.00.

Missouri: no test.

Equity Elec: no sales.

Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 1: San Angelo: 40-60 lbs 225.00-248.00, few 250.00-258.00; 60-70 lbs 210.00-230.00; 70-80 lbs 210.00-220.00, few 230.00-232.00; 80-90 lbs 192.00-204.00; 90-100 lbs 178.00-184.00.

Cuba Interstate Regional† 3/15/16

prices Joplin Regional Stockyards† 3/14/16

Kingsville Livestock Auction† 3/15/16

1564

524

1155

1156

1278

4555

1822

St-5 Higher

St-10 Higher

Steady

Uneven

3-12 Higher

2-5 Higher

St-20 Higher

213.00-230.00 197.00-217.00 180.00-205.00 166.00-181.00 -----

207.00-249.50 193.00-230.00 170.00-187.00 150.00-172.00 150.00

205.00-232.50 200.00-227.00 181.00-199.00 170.00-184.00 150.00-165.00

218.00-247.00 197.00-214.00 172.00-203.00 161.50-185.00 158.00-172.25

230.00-234.00 208.00-235.00 187.00-216.00 160.00-189.50 161.00-169.00

217.00-262.50 205.00-226.00 180.00-210.00 165.00-190.00 156.00-169.00

211.00-240.00 202.00-230.50 201.00-224.50 154.00-210.00 155.50-177.75

142.50-143.00 132.50-139.50 ----115.00 113.00

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188.00-218.00 170.00-190.00 164.00-177.00 157.00-160.50 146.00

180.00-235.00 170.00-192.50 153.00-169.00 138.00-145.00 130.00-138.00

180.00-210.00 170.00-191.00 155.00-178.00 144.00-157.00 128.00-145.00

186.00-201.00 169.00-190.00 165.00-179.00 155.00-168.50 140.00-154.50

197.50-214.00 171.00-209.00 157.00-181.00 149.50-175.00 135.00-144.00

190.00-215.00 167.00-193.00 160.00-187.00 147.00-167.00 141.00-147.00

194.00-216.00 190.00-204.00 160.00-179.75 159.75-177.00 140.25-150.75

USDA Reported * Independently Reported

Ozarks Farm & Neighbor • www.ozarksfn.com Ozarks Farm & Neighbor • www.ozarksfn.com

MARCH 28, 2016

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1822 St-20 Higher 211.00-240.00 202.00-230.50 201.00-224.50 154.00-210.00 155.50-177.75 --------------------194.00-216.00 190.00-204.00 160.00-179.75 159.75-177.00 140.25-150.75

Lebanon Livestock Auction* -----

3/22/16

Estimated Receipts: 461 Supply and demand are light to moderate.

Compared to Monday’s close: barrows and gilts are steady.

Base carcass meat price: 54.00-55.00 Sows (cash prices): steady, 300-500 lbs. 19.00-23.00, over 500 lbs. 23.00-28.00.

Springfield Livestock Marketing† 3/16/16

Vienna South Central† 3/16/16

West Plains Ozarks Regional† 3/15/16

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2334

1234

3034

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St-10 Higher

St-6 Higher

2-12 Higher

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207.00-232.00 197.00-223.50 160.00-210.00 164.00-197.00 153.00-167.00

220.00-249.00 197.00-217.00 186.00-207.00 145.00-206.00 162.00-168.00

222.50-235.00 195.00-222.50 180.00-222.00 170.00-195.00 150.00-166.00

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188.00-209.00 171.00-193.00 157.00-180.00 144.00-167.00 140.50-149.00

188.00-205.00 175.00-190.00 152.00-186.75 136.00-152.00 142.00-142.25

195.00-230.00 172.50-200.00 163.00-184.00 137.50-166.00 143.00-155.00

MARCH 28, 2016

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Butler Springfield

Cuba Vienna

Joplin West Plains

157.45 161.35

196.98 189.20

152.81

Week of 2/21/16

184.65

161.43 163.30 155.77 147.87

178.93 190.35

157.98 163.43

184.20 194.86 186.34 186.55 191.39 190.65

158.22 156.12 164.58 161.81 161.97 161.16

190.22

159.11

189.46 *

187.47

153.93

189.79 194.62 186.77 201.19 184.80

156.08 163.90 176.84 157.76

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** 164.19

188.74 187.07

168.13

186.66

171.23

200.20 194.90 209.59 198.04

159.14 170.68 171.86 170.04

195.28

3.64 3.08

Joplin West Plains

186.62

* Price per cwt

15

Cuba Vienna

179.93

Week Ended 3/18/16 Corn Sorghum*

Soft Wheat

18

9.09

Butler Springfield

178.76

avg. grain prices

9

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Ava Kingsville

3/18/16

Although not officially spring for a few more days, the view of the country side sure could fool most. Pastures and hay fields have really begun to grow and of course the less optimistic are very concerned with a late frost and possible harm to the alfalfa crop. Most cattle are now chasing the green and hay consumption has begun to decline even though some feeding will still need to occur for a while to let grass get ahead of grazing. The supply of hay is moderate, demand is light and prices are steady.

The Missouri Department of Agriculture has a hay directory available for both buyers and sellers. To be listed, or for a directory visit http://mda.mo.gov/abd/haydirectory/ for current listings of hay http://agebb.missouri.edu/haylst/ (All prices f.o.b. and per ton unless specified and on most recent reported sales price listed as round bales based generally on 5x6 bales with weights of approximately 1200-1500 lbs).

Supreme quality Alfalfa (RFV <185): 180.00-200.00 Premium quality Alfalfa (RFV 170-180): 150.00-190.00 Good quality Alfalfa (RFV 150-170): 120.00-160.00 Fair quality Alfalfa (RFV 130-150): 100.00-120.00 Good quality Mixed Grass hay: 75.00-100.00 Fair to Good quality Mixed Grass hay: 40.00-70.00 Fair quality Mixed Grass hay: 15.00-35.00 per large round bale Fair to Good quality Bromegrass: 50.00-80.00 Wheat straw: 3.00-6.00 per small square bale

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hay & grain markets

Mo. Weekly Hay Summary

12

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$120

Week of 2/28/16

Receipts: 4,358 Weaner pigs unevenly steady. Feeder pigs no sales reported. Supply light and demand moderate. (Prices Per Head.)

Early weaned pigs 10 lb. base weights, FOB the farm 0% negotiated, 2463 head, 10 lbs, 36.00-44.72, weighted average 39.42.

Early weaned pigs 10 lb base weights, Delivered 0% negotiated, 1895 head, 10 lbs, 36.53-44.59, weighted average 40.66.

Feeder pigs in all lot sizes, FOB 0% negotiated, No Sales Reported.

Feeder pigs in all lot sizes, Delivered 0% negotiated No Sales Reported. *Early weaned pigs are under 19 days old. **Most lots of feeder pigs have a sliding value from the negotiated weight basis which is calculated on the actual average weight of the load plus or minus .25-.40 per pound. Some early weaned lots have a slide of .501.00 per pound.

CHEESE: Barrels closed at $1.5000 and 40# blocks at $1.4900. The weekly average for barrels is $1.4445 (-.0215) and blocks, $1.4880 (-.0240).

FLUID MILK: Fluid milk production is increasing in much of the country, which is normal at this time of year. Specific observations for regions include: Northeast production is active; Mid-Atlantic production is up; production is climbing in the Southeast; Florida production is surging; Central region milk intakes are steadily increasing; California production continues rising; Arizona milk intakes are higher; Pacific Northwest production is seasonally increasing; and production trends in Idaho and Utah are steady to higher. Surplus milk is moving at substantial discounts in the Northeast. Surplus Central milk spot sales registered at $3.50 under to flat Class, with bids of $5-$8 under Class. Milk discards were reported in the Central region with the industry working to keep those instances at a minimum. Increasing production is further interspersed with school spring breaks and resulting disruptions of normal bottled milk flows. Cream multiples are 1.18 to 1.25 in the East, 1.15 to 1.24 in the Central, and 1.02 to 1.22 in the West.

SPOT PRICES OF CLASS II CREAM: $ PER POUND BUTTERFAT, F.O.B., producing plants, Upper Midwest $2.2782-2.4564.

$160

Week of 3/6/16

Kingsville Livestock Auction† 3/15/16

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3/18/16

3/18/16

Week of 3/13/16

rices

r

Mo. Weekly Weaner & Feeder Pig

Interior Missouri Direct Hogs

es.

Choice and Prime 1: lbs 225.00-248.00, few 250.00-258.00; 0.00; 70-80 lbs 210.00-220.00, few 90 lbs 192.00-204.00; 90-100 lbs

l ds†

hog markets

dairy & fed cattle

National Dairy Market

$200

Week of 2/21/16

3/18/16

Pennsylvania: 20-30 lbs 305.00-340.00; 40-50 lbs 290.00330.00; 50-60 lbs 255.00-275.00; 60-70 lbs 250.00-260.00; 70-80 lbs 255.00; 80-90 lbs 230.00-245.00; 90-110 lbs 220.00-232.00.

Kalona, IA: 50-60 lbs 250.00; 70-80 lbs 225.00; 80-90 lbs 210.00-230.00; 90-110 lbs 195.00-225.00.

Ft. Collins: 43 lbs 225.00; 60-65 lbs 202.50-210.00; 70-80 lbs 190.00-202.50; 90-110 lbs 180.00-191.00; 110-120 lbs 167.50-177.50.

Missouri: 50-70 lbs 210.00-237.50; 70-80 lbs 192.00205.00.

Virginia: 20-30 lbs 172.50; 30-60 lbs 155.00-225.00; 60-90 lbs 205.00-245.00.

South Dakota: 90 lbs 145.00.

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Organic Cattle Exchange caters to a growing beef, lamb market “Management is the key,” explained Hal Ryan, ranch manager for Organic Cattle Exchange located in rural Texas County.

“We just have to watch what we’re doing and make sure we follow the organic guidelines and regulations. But the basic principles of livestock production are the same.”

Hal Ryan, pictured with his wife Tresa and niece Alexa Wilson, is the manager of the Organic Cattle Exchange. The ranch raises both beef and lamb for the organic markets.

“Our goal is to provide products to consumers virtually toxin free in a humane and fair manner for the animals and producers, and to make it sustainable for the future,” Hal explained.

“We follow MOSA guidelines for organic farming that includes no commercial fertilizer, no antibiotics in the live-

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stock and no herbicides or pesticides.”

Hal started with Organic Cattle Exchange about 1 1/2 years ago.

“I grew up raising cattle, working Organic Cattle Exchange is located other farms and doing day work,” he exnorth of Willow Springs, Mo. They also plained. “When I was looking for somehave acreage in Howell and Wright thing a little different, I saw an ad on the Internet for ranch manager of the counties in Missouri. In all, farm and well, here I am.” about 1,000 acres are in use.

The Organic Cattle Exchange Organic Cattle Exchange is also raises sheep. certified by Midwest Organic “We raise Katahdin sheep Services Association (MOSA).

Willow and just finished our lambIt’s an annual certification that Springs, Mo. ing season,” Hal said. “Our includes an inspection of the numbers increased from an operation and organic plan that average 1.5 lambs per ewe the ranch follows.

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meet your neighbors last year to 1.97 lambs per ewe this year.”

Currently they have about 50 ewes on the farm but are planning to increase that number to as many as 150.

“We are getting things organized and established so they work for us before we begin to increase numbers too much,” he added.

Between cows and feeder calves, Organic Cattle Exchange runs about 350 head of cattle.

“Most of the cattle are general crossbred animals, but we do have one small herd of Gelbvieh cows that are doing well on the grass-fed, organic program,” Hal said.

“One of my next big projects is to do some research on what breeds to introduce that will do well on the program, but we already have some Balancer bulls we are using to increase our weaning weights.”

The Management Hal explained when he and his wife of almost 10 years, Tresa, moved to Willow Springs Mo., and started working on the farm, the operation was not as tightly managed as he would have liked.

“The lambing and calving seasons were not set up for a normal spring and/ or fall. Cows calved throughout the year because the bull was with cows most of the time for breeding.

“Now we have worked to begin fall and spring calving seasons for the beef cattle,” he said. “By grouping the calves and only allowing the cows to be exposed to the bull for a certain length of time, we should have groups of cattle to market, as well as easier management in regards to calving concerns and issues. Having them calving over a 60-day period helps keep me on track and watchful for calves and then I can move on and be watching them as a group as they grow.”

Hal explained the animal husbandry is the same whether working toward an organic product or not.

“This is just like raising what I call conventional livestock, but with a few extra steps to make sure you meet the guidelines,” he smiled.

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rations and keeping them with quality organic grass or hay.

“Sometimes I find myself having to think more creatively and outside the box to meet the organic guidelines on how we can treat the animals and prevent disease and illness.

For example, last year we used rotational grazing to our advantage for internal parasites. We kept cattle off the pastures for measured times and were able to break the worm cycle and control our parasites quite well.”

While the ranch strives not to use any antibiotics, Hal said there are times that they must be utilized.

“I am still a rancher at heart and if an animal gets sick and doesn’t get better after their own immune system tries to handle the issue, we do treat the animal,” he explained. “We treat them, mark them and then keep them separate to sell them conventionally through the livestock market.

We don’t leave animals to die if they can be treated, but generally we try to allow their immune systems to handle the issue and keep animals truly organic.”

The Marketing Ultimately, Organic Cattle Exchange would like to be able to market their livestock from conception to consumer and are planning to create a website for this purpose.

“Right now we are too big to only sell animals off the farm, but we’re too small to provide large quantities of livestock to packing facilities or feed lots as organic cattle,” he reasoned. “We are working hard in the middle ground, trying to build ourselves and build our market as we go.

“We do sell to individuals who are looking for organic, toxin-free products, but we are also looking for ways to market on a larger scale. I have talked with various livestock auctions about holding organic sales, allowing other producers to bring their organic products in and showcasing them all at one time, in one location.

There is a future for organics, but there are still lots of areas of growth involved.”

“We just have to find that niche that we fit into. For me personally it’s been different because I can’t do things the way I’ve always done them. But I enjoy the challenge and my wife is always there helping me along. It’s been a great adventure and I feel like the organic production is just getting started. Only time will tell.”

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hether the current weather supports this claim or not, spring is here. And, with this time of year, many cattle producers are faced Joel Maneval is the with decisions surrounding their Agricultural/Commerbreeding program. Should I buy this bull? Is this cial Lender at Arvest the right time to purchase replacement heifers or Bank in Joplin, Mo. cows? How much should I spend?

He and his wife, Tami, With the decline in cattle prices in the last part of have a small farm with 2015, many producers are reevaluating how they will their two sons near Jasoperate profitably. While we aren’t hearing a siren per, Mo., where they call that the “sky is falling,” there is cause for pumphave beef cows and ing the brakes a bit given the growth of the national Boer goats. cattle herd, the strength of the U.S. dollar, etc.

For many cattle producers, purchasing breeding stock is a decision that fits into a long-term plan or philosophy. Breed choice, EPDs, and physical composition generally match up with the cattleman’s overall approach to calf production.

Once the producer decides what they’re looking for, they should evaluate the best way to fund these purchases. Sometimes, using available cash may very well make sense. But, one should consider their upcoming expenses and the repayment of accounts payable and/or lines of credit before doing this. If calves or other marketable inventory can be sold to cover these short-term commitments, then using cash may make sense. However, if there is not enough “liquidity” to meet these obligations, then preserving cash and using external financing for the purchases may be a better route.

When borrowing money for breeding stock, the producer will be required to make a down payment or pledge equity found in other assets. The amount required is usually based on how the purchase price compares to the market price of the animal. One rule of thumb for valuing standard quality cattle is to base them on the most recent trading day at the local stockyards. This “market price” becomes the baseline for evaluating the collateral position on a cattle loan. Depending on the financial institution, the amount of cash or equity required for a cattle loan can range from 20 to 30 percent of the market price.

If a producer is buying registered or higher-end genetics, the purchase price is often much higher than the market price. In this case, a better quality, higher costing animal isn’t guaranteed to be worth more than a standard quality animal if it had to be sold at the stockyards at a later date. This is where open communication between the producer and their respective lender is essential so this is known ahead of time.

When borrowing to purchase breeding stock, the producer also needs to determine the best repayment structure. A common amortization schedule for younger breeding stock is four to five years, depending on the useful life of the animal and how it fits into the overall program. If a producer is borrowing to purchase older cattle, then a two- to threeyear schedule would be more appropriate since these animals have a shorter useful life.

Finally, it’s important that the repayment terms fit the cash flow cycle of the operation. If a particular producer markets calves in the spring and the fall, then it makes sense to have semiannual payments that are due shortly after the normal marketing periods. A producer with strong wage income may be better with monthly payments.

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Conservation plans can help producers save, make money Making a conservation plan, according to Rich Joslin, is a lot like what we do in our everyday lives.

“When we got up, we started identifying what we were going to do today – what opportunities we have – and we start determining our objective for the day,” said Joslin, a resource conservationist with the Arkansas state office of USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service.” We analyze, is it going to rain today? Do I need an umbrella? Is it cold; do I need a jacket? And we start analyzing that, putting that together, and making decisions.”

Landowners, too, have to make decisions about the conservation practices they want to employ. To help them do that, Joslin guides them with the help of an NRCS document called the “National Planning Procedures Handbook.” He told Ozarks Farm & Neighbors the handbook is “my Bible of conservation planning; that’s my go-to for the conservation planning process.”

He stressed that adoption of a plan is strictly voluntary, unless a producer wants to apply for a program that offers financial assistance or cost-sharing. It’s not a prerequisite for the technical assistance NRCS offers farmers and ranchers.

“What we try to do is work with the landowners to start development of a conservation plan, and that is the basis for deciding what is needed in the future,” he said.

The NRCS has a nine step approach to conservation planning, condensed into three phases.

Step 1 is identifying the problems and opportunities that may be on someone’s farm.

Step 2 is determining the objectives. “Every landowner may have different objec-

tives,” Joslin said. “One main objective is to make income, but there may be a landowner that knows they have an erosion problem, or if it’s a poultry producer, they know they have poultry litter to deal with. If it’s someone in the cattle business, they know they need more forage, or it may be someone who has a primary concern for wildlife.”

Step 3 is inventoried resources; the conservationist goes onto the farm or ranch to

what do you say?

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“I have changed my operation.

Right now, I have 60 fruit trees and 14 varieties of grapes, and I’m getting ready to put in another 100 grapes. The sheep can graze in the orchard and vineyards without any damage to the plants or trees. It is like getting double (production) over what you were.”

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calculate soil loss and calculate the volume and quality of forages versus the number of cattle. It can also include finances available for inputs, and equipment needed compared to what’s on hand. All those data are totalled up in Step 4 to “determine where the concerns are, where the resources are that may be in jeopardy, and how we can start pulling all of that information to start Step 5, formulating alternatives,” he said.

Those could start small – a couple of items at a time that can be accomplished – or a whole system approach called a Resource Management System or RMS plan that would address all the resource concerns at once. Joslin said they normally start in the middle of that after Step 6, evaluating the alternatives with the landowner. Decision-making is Step 7; implementation is Step 8, and evaluation of what’s being accomplished is Step 9.

“You don’t have to start at Step 1 and end at Step 9,” Joslin added. “Once you start implementing things, you can reevaluate at any time and continue to build.”

These are not just subjective decisions. The calculations in Step 3 determine how close the farm is to T or tolerance, the point at which soil is replenished as fast as it’s lost to erosion. If soil loss is greater than T, the producer could reverse the trend by adopting practices like reduced tillage or planting a cover crop outside of the growing season.

“We use a tool called RUSLE-2, for revised universal soil loss equation,” Joslin explained.

“And we have assessments for determining the pasture condition score; with this checklist we determine the number of species there, how much cover is there, how many cattle may be grazing there, how many days of rest the landowner is giving that forage.”

The University of Missouri Extension has a website (http://www.communitycommons.org/groups/agsite/) where farmers can produce an assessment of the physical, environmental and cultural characteristics of their land.

To create your own report, enter a location by city, county or zip code, navigate to your site’s location, outline your site, and generate and explore your report. Extension suggests the producer can use it to explore new production alternatives, or to inform decisions on land purchases, lending and real estate appraisals.

“Two years ago, I got the opportunity to hook on to natural gas instead of LP (propane). Therefore, I have cut the cost of my heating my poultry houses considerably.”

“The biggest change has been updating our heifer working facilities. With a new pipe corral and chute, we are able to handle heifers much more smoothly and quickly, with less stress for us and the animals, which will also allows us to focus on making genetic progress in our herd faster by being able to implant ETs (embryo transfers) more easily.”

“With the type of ranching we do, polywire really works well for us. We use it for our rotational grazing, and even if we are moving cattle, or if one gets out and we have to capture it or put it through a gate. We also utilize it around our chicken hutches to help with varmint problems.”

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When is the Best Time to Fertilize?

By Klaire Howerton

Proper timing of application can bring the best results As a producer, you want to get the most out of your pastures without depleting the soil, or your wallet.

One of the best ways to accomplish this task is by properly timing your fertilizer application to your fields.

There are several factors that come into play when timing this chore, but with some soil tests and a little research, you can get the most efficient results.

Know Your Needs

To make a wise decision when fertilizing your pastures, you first have to understand what your soil needs.

A soil test can tell you everything you need to know. Your test results can show you your NPK and organic matter levels, and more.

Once you know what you lack, you can select the right fertilizer for your pastures.

Have a Plan

Once you know what nutrients your soil needs, the next step is to develop a plan that fits your farm and fields.

Jill Scheidt, agronomy specialist with MU Extension, recommends creating a fertility plan.

“Once soil tests are obtained a fertility management plan should be put in place to economically improve fertility status for optimum yields,” she said.

“Lower fertility pastures should be targeted first for fertilizer applications as a greater yield response will be seen from adding nutrients.”

Liming pastures should also be worked into a plan.

“Lime is not a fertilizer, but a soil conditioner that allows nutrients to become available to the plant for uptake,” Jill Scheidt said.

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at least six months ahead of when you really want your forages to absorb nutrients.

Price It Out

Knowing what you need to buy with the help of your soil test ensures that you aren’t just throwing money down the drain.

There are also other ways to make your money go farther when you are buying fertilizer; calculate your fertilizer application rate so you know what you’re paying for, and monitor the market so you can make your purchases when prices are low.

Time It Right

Most farmers and ranchers apply fertilizer in the spring, but University Extension suggests there are a few things to consider about that timing, such as how many head of livestock are present on that pasture, and will they efficiently utilize the increased forage production?

If not, consider re-evaluating your grazing plan.

How wet is the soil? If conditions are too dry, wait until moist soil conditions are present.

Are you attempting to get an early graze off your pastures? Bump up the nitrogen on a third of your pastures to get a head start.

Scheidt recommends splitting your application of nitrogen (one of the most common fertilizers needed in pastures) between spring and fall.

“Split applications of nitrogen in the fall and spring help make the growing season more uniform by increasing productivity during less productive times of the season,” she said.

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By Klaire Howerton

Do drones have a place in the livestock industry?

Every year, those in the agriculture industry are introduced to new technology that offers opportunities to make their lives and production practices more efficient.

Some of this technology is helpful and some of it is laughable, but it all shows that this industry is moving with the times. One of the newest examples of ag tech is drones and stockmen just might be surprised at what these unmanned aircrafts have to offer.

What Is A Drone?

A drone is an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) or unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that is capable of being flown remotely from an operator on the ground or a software controlled flight plan that also encompasses GPS, and can be equipped with a camera.

According to an article on TechTarget. com, drones “have most often been associated with the military, but they are also used for search and rescue, surveillance, traffic monitoring, weather monitoring and firefighting, among other things.”

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One of the emerging ways farmers are using drones is to monitor their livestock. It is no secret that farmers spend a great deal of time checking their stock and the larger the farm, the harder it can be and the longer it takes. This job can be made more efficient with a drone.

“Unmanned aerial vehicles may save farmers time and money with bird’s-eye views of farmland,” said Bill Wiebold, University of Missouri Extension agronomy specialist.

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Some drones are equipped with infrared sensors to track missing livestock, explained Jamey Jacob, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater. Drones also have the potential to replace herding dogs down the road during round ups.

Drones, according to Modern Farmer magazine, have a “lighter impact” on the farm, and are cheaper over the life of the drone than a herding dog or an ATV. Entry-level aircraft cost $500 to $1,500, and for about $300, farmers and ranchers can install cameras that send clear still or video images directly to the farmer’s smartphone.

Do Drones Require A License?

Currently, farmers and other individuals using drones for a non-commercial purpose must follow the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) guidelines for unmanned aircraft hobbyists: 1. Fly below 400 feet and remain clear of surrounding obstacles 2. Keep the aircraft within visual line of sight at all times.

3. Remain well clear of and do not interfere with manned aircraft operations.

4. Don’t fly within 5 miles of an airport unless you contact the airport and control tower before flying. 5. Don’t fly near people or stadiums. 6. Don’t fly an aircraft that weighs more than 55 pounds.

7. Don’t be careless or reckless with your unmanned aircraft – you could be fined for endangering people or other aircraft.

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The best heifers for your operation might not come from your herd What should you look for in a replacement heifer?

According to Dr. Robert Wells, that heifer should come from another herd.

“It’s a best management practice to purchase a replacement from somebody else,” Wells, a livestock consultant with the Samuel R. Noble Foundation in Ardmore, Okla., told Ozarks Farm & Neighbor. “Our industry is really no different than many other industries; somebody who specializes in a particular segment is more than likely going to have cost efficiencies, and probably be able to do a better job than somebody who is trying to do it on their own. The old saying, ‘A jack of all trades, master of none,’ is very true in our industry.”

There are also genetic advantages to reaching outside for replacements. Wells said if you’re going to develop good quality replacement females, you’re probably going to be giving up traits such as performance, so you’re not getting females that are too big.

“If I’m holding back my own females to develop as replacements for my own herd, all too often a common mistake is going to be to hold back the biggest, heaviest weight heifer in the herd regardless of what her age is,” he said. “I tell cooperators to avoid that pitfall of just looking for the biggest female out there, and look at their birth ages; that’s a good indication of which ones we should keep.”

While the industry does a very good job of matching the genetics of bulls to the producer’s needs, Wells said failure of the commercial cattleman to track the genetics of heifers is a weak point.

“We want to keep females out of cows that have had a calf every year,” he said. “If she has missed a calf, first off she doesn’t need to be in the herd and secondly, if she is, we definitely don’t need to be keeping a female out of her.”

He also said selecting for calves born earlier in your breeding season puts selection pressure on fertility and should increase the overall fertility of the herd over time.

“One thing we tell people is, the closer to home you can buy your heifers, the more they come from an environment similar to yours, the better off it is,” Eldon Cole, University of Missouri Extension regional livestock specialist said. “But inevitably, we have folks who think if they get their cattle from another state, or two or three states away, they’re going to be better. This environment is something that we highly are concerned about, and in Missouri and other states in this region we have fescue. We think if heifers that are going to thrive in a breeding pasture, it’s probably going to be fescue, especially the old kind – the Kentucky 31 with the endophyte – and they probably need to be buying heifers a little closer to home.”

Cole said if you have the luxury of putting heifers into a herd and selecting after the breeding season, “we always like to get those heifers preg checked early and find out who bred that first pill out of the box, so to speak, whether you’re doing AI or natural service. We don’t want them extreme in any way, as far as either frame or sheer weight. We like heifers that are well grown out, probably weighing somewhere in that neighborhood of 700 to 800 pounds at the time you’re going to breed them.”

He also said there should be some uniformity to a set of heifers – either color, muscle type or frame size – and prefers heifers that look like they will shed at an early time in the season; that way, they won’t be car– University of Missouri Extension Photo rying a lot of hair and will probably be set back less by being on endophyte infected fescue.

The industry is still struggling to rebuild the cow herd, but the Jan. 1 USDA inventory report showed the beef cow herd up 3.5 percent from a year ago. Wells said now is the time to improve the overall genetics of the herd.

“Rather than just choosing any female that has a functioning uterus, let’s go an find good quality females that are actually going to make good cows, and are going to give good genetics to that subsequent calf every year,” he said.

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Composting on your farm can help improve soil health Composting has a lot of benefits. It puts waste from farm, home and garden to good use; it produces highly nutritious organic matter for those same farms and gardens. It reduces or even eliminates carbon releases into the atmophere.

And in fact, the University of Missouri is using it in what they envision could eventually be a zero-carbon production system that services campus dining halls.

MU points out Americans now waste 150 trillion calories a year in the form of discarded food. With their system, that food from the dorms and offices goes right back into the production system. In addition to food waste from Campus Dining, the closed-loop composting system uses horse bedding from the Bradford Research Center just east of the Columbia campus.

It’s not perfect; Campus Dining yields 270 tons of food waste a year, but only a fraction of that is composted at Bradford. And even with that, the farm produces more compost than it can use to grow the vegetables that get shipped back to the dining halls. They’re hoping the students who run the composter can find a way to profitably market the rest.

Composting, according to a University of Arkansas Extension website, is controlling the natural decay of organic matter by providing the right conditions for organisms to convert the feedstock into a product that can be returned to a growing system. Bacteria, fungi and protozoa break down the feedstock in a moist, oxygen-demanding environment.

The article says compost makes soils better. It breaks up heavy clay soils, helps sandy soils retain water and nutrients, and releases essential nutrients. It also contains beneficial microscopic organisms that build up the soil and make nutrients available to plants.

Virtually any organic material can be used for composting, but the material’s MARCH 28, 2016

content will contribute to the quality of the compost. The Missouri dining hall waste is mostly discarded food, which has a high ratio of nitrogen, whereas the horse bedding is high in carbon. The Arkansas article says the decomposing microorganisms need about 1 part of nitrogen for every 30 parts of carbon in the organic material; if the carbon ratio is higher, the materials will decompose more slowly. A pile made of sawdust, which is high in carbon, will take years to decay, while adding more green substances like grass and hay will produce compost in less time.

Because the composting process is aerobic, the piles should be regularly disturbed or infiltrated with pipes with holes called air stacks. The pile also needs moisture, and should be kept damp. Too much water, though, can block oxygen and slow decomposition, so piles should be covered during rainy periods.

Compost is ready when the original organic materials are no longer recognizable and it is no longer generating a significant amount of heat. It should have a dark, crumbly appearance and an earthy odor. Using it before it’s completely decomposed could cause crops to yellow and appear stressed, because the microorganisms are competing with the plants for needed nitrogen.

Like the students at MU, you may produce more compost than you need, and turn to marketing it. One farm in Dardanelle, Ark., Balloun Farms, uses an aerated static pile composting system to produce a concentrated organic compost free of any pathogens or weed seeds. Their organic compost is made from pig manure solids and carbon sources such as wheat straw and/or corn stalks. The pile temperatures are significantly higher than the minimum required to take care of weed seeds and/or any human pathogens.

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March 22 – 417-466-3102 or ColeE@missouri.edu 30 Fescue Toxicity & Renovation School – MU Beef Farm, Columbia, Mo. –

573-882-7327 or JohnsonL@missouri.edu 30 Small Hive Beetle Management Beginning Beekeeping Class – 6-7:30 p.m.

– Cost: $10 – Hirsch Farm and Feed, West Plains, Mo. – 417-256-2391 31 Fescue Toxicity & Renovation School – MU Forage Systems Research

Center, Linneus, Mo. – 660-895-5121 or FosterNealR@missouri.edu 31 Informational Meeting for Master Gardners Courses – 9:30 a.m. – Cassville

Public Library, Cassville, Mo. – 417-847-3161 31 Laying Out and Developing the Farmstead / Facilities Needed on a Small

Farm workshop – 6-9 p.m. – Cost: $15, due March 29 – First Baptist

Church, 505 Walnut Street, Osceola, Mo. – 417-646-2419 31 Show Me Quality Assurance Training – 6 p.m. – Laclede County Extension

Center, Lebanon, Mo. – 417-532-7126 April 2016 1 Spring Turn-Out Tune-Up – 2 p.m. – Benton County Fairgrounds, 7640

SW Regional Airport Blvd, Bentonville, Ark. – 479-271-1060 2 Marshfield Farmers’ Market Planning Meeting – 9 a.m. – Grillo’s Café, 1321

Spur Drive, Marshfield, Mo. – 417-859-2044 or 417-473-6910 after 6 p.m.

2 Getting the Most From Your Garden Plot – Springfield, Mo. – call Greene

County Extension Center for more information – 417-881-8909 2 Growing Green – 9 a.m.-noon, Cost: $10 – 1-4 p.m., Cost: $10 – Havener

Center, Missouri University of Science and Technology, 1346 N. Bishop

Avenue, Rolla, Mo. – 573-458-6260 – phelpsmastergardeners.org 2 Ozark Neighborly Exchange – High School, Theodosia, Mo. – 417-885-7787 4-5/4 Master Gardeners Courses begin – 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Mondays and Wednesdays

– Barry County Library, 301 W. 17th Street, Cassville, Mo. – contact by

March 30 – 417-847-3161 or BluelRJ@missouri.edu 7 Cow Body Condition Scoring – 9 a.m.-4 p.m. – Cost: $15 per person –

Howell County Extension Office, West Plains, Mo. – 417-256-2391 to pre-register 7 Christian County Forage and Livestock Conference – Clever High School,

Clever, Mo. – 417-357-6812 7 Hobbies That Pay Workshop – 6-9 p.m. – Cost: $15, due April 5 – First

Baptist Church, 505 Walnut Street, Osceola, Mo. – 417-646-2419 8 Texas County Extension Center Open House – 10 a.m.-noon – Houston,

Mo. – 417-967-4545 9 Hammond Mill Camp Spring Work Day – 9 a.m.-3 p.m. – Hammond Mill

Camp, off CC Highway, southeast of Dora, Mo. – PinckneyD@missouri.edu 9 Springtime in the Garden – 10 a.m.-2 p.m. – Taney County MU Extension

Center, 122 Felkins Ave., Forsyth, Mo. – 417-546-4431 9 Stone County Hay School – Crane Christian Church Community Center,

Crane, Mo. – 417-357-6812 10 Country Duo Don Joy and Melanie Lynn – 10 a.m. – Calvary Baptist

Church, 2400 S. Jefferson Ave., Lebanon, Mo.

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11 Introduction to Local Aquaculture Production – 5-7 p.m. – Cost: $5 –

Crane Library, Crane, Mo. – 417-334-4544 ext. 252 or 417-546-4431 12 Weeds and Hay Quality – 6-9 p.m. – Cost: $10 per person – MOCH

Wellness Center, Ava, Mo. – 417-683-4409 to pre-register 12 Energy Savings and Solar Power for Farms and Small Business – 10 a.m.-4 p.m. –

Dade County Extension Office, Greenfield, Mo. – register by April 6 – 417-637-2112 12 Sew Native Class: Violets are Blue…and White and More! – 10:30 a.m.-noon –

Pulaski County Extension, 403 School Street, Suite 1, Waynesville, Mo. – 573-774-6177 14 Spring Hive Management – 6-7:30 p.m. – Cost: $10 – Hirsch Farm and

Feed, West Plains, Mo. – 417-256-2391 16 Fun Run/Family Day – Living Waters Ranch, 4520 SE 450 Road, Osceola, Mo. –

660-924-6890 or 417-646-2694 – livingwatersranch@gmail.com – www.livingwatersfoundation.org 16 Seymour FFA Alumni Farm Equipment Consignment Sale – 10 a.m. – Seymour

High School Parking Lot, Seymour, Mo. – 417-543-4379 or mplummer@seymourschool.net 16 Newton County Hay School – 9 a.m.-3:50 p.m. – registration $35 per person or

$60 per couple sharing materials – Neosho High School Ag Room, Neosho, Mo.

– 417-682-3579 to register 18 Forage and Livestock Conference – 6:30 p.m. – Sacred Heart Church, Bolivar,

Mo. – 417-326-4916 19 Brown Bag Lunch Garden Series New Plants to Try This Season – Noon-1 p.m.,

pack your lunch – Taney County MU Extension Center, 122 Felkins Ave.,

Forsyth, Mo. – 417-546-4431 20-22 Regional Management-Intensive Grazing School – 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. – West

Plains, Mo. – 417-256-2391 21 Alfalfa in the Ozarks Tour – 1:30 p.m. – Double S Farms, Clever, Mo. –

417-466-3102 or 417-357-6812 21 Forage and Crop Conference – 6:30 p.m. – Crowder College, Neosho, Mo.

– 417-455-9500 to register 22 Spring Fundraising Dinner/Silent Auction – Living Waters Ranch, 4520

SE 450 Road, Osceola, Mo. – 660-924-6890 or 417-646-2694 –

livingwatersranch@gmail.com – www.livingwatersfoundation.org 22-10/28 Marshfield Farmers’ Market – 3-7 p.m. every Friday – Young’s Shopping

Center parking lot, 900 W. Washington Street, Marshfield, Mo. –

417-859-2044 or 417-473-6910 after 6 p.m.

25 Social Media Marketing – 5-7 p.m. – Crane Library, Crane, Mo. – 417-334-4544

ext. 252 or 417-546-4431 May 2016 4-6 Regional Management-Intensive Grazing School – Hartville, Mo. – contact

Wright County SWCD for more information 417-741-6195 ext. 3 7 Fitting Clinic Hosted By Elk Prairie 4-H – Noon-3 p.m. – $5.00 per

person, lunch provided from 11 a.m.-noon – Phelps County Fairgrounds,

Rolla, Mo. – brownlaura717@gmail.com or brpay01@hotmail.com –

register by April 23 10 Sew Native: Flowering Aquatic Plants – 10:30 a.m.-noon – Pulaski County

Extension, 403 School Street, Suite 1, Waynesville, Mo. – 573-774-6177 10-12 Southwest Center Grazing School – 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. – Mt. Vernon, Mo.

– register by April 29 – 417-466-3102 17 Brown Bag Lunch Garden Series The Ozarks: Perfect Place for Berries –

Noon-1 p.m., pack your lunch – Taney County MU Extension Center,

122 Felkins Ave., Forsyth, Mo. – 417-546-4431

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March 2016 28 Hager Cattle Company Annual Bull Sale – Mandan, ND – 402-350-3447 28 Southwest Missouri Performance Tested Bull Sale – Springfield Livestock

Marketing Center, Springfield, Mo. – 417-345-8330 29 KW Cattle Company 2nd Annual Angus Bull Sale – Fort Scott, Kan. – 620-224-7459 April 2016 2 Circle S Ranch 9th Annual Going to Grass Production Sale – at the

Ranch, Canton, Kan. – 620-628-4621 2 The Gathering at Shoal Creek Simmental – at the Farm, Excelsior Springs,

Mo. – 816-336-4200 2 Four State Angus Association Spring Production Sale – Springfield Livestock

Marketing Center, Springfield, Mo. – 417-214-0117 2 Satterfield Charolais/Angus Bull & Female Sale – at the Farm, Evening

Shade, Ark. – 870-499-5379 2 Show-Me Classic Bull & Replacement Heifer Sale – Roth Farms, Windsor,

Mo. – 660-527-3507 2 Andras Stock Farm Red Angus Bull Sale – at the Farm, Manchester, IL. – 217-473-2355 3 C/S Cattle Company Spring Production Sale – at the Farm, Pomona, Mo.

– 417-257-7926 3 4-States Limousine Assn. Spring Sale – H2 Ranch & Cattle Co., Perkins,

Okla. – 615-330-2735 3 Missouri Spring Invitational Boer Goat Sale – Swine Pavillion, Missouri

State Fairgrounds, Sedalia, Mo. – 816-519-1668 4 Brockmere Farms Spring Production Sale – at the Farm, Brookfield, Mo. – 660-258-2901 5 Hubert Charolais Ranch 37th Annual Bull Sale – at the Ranch, Monument,

Kan. – 785-672-3195 5 Brown Land & Cattle On-line Production Sale – Diamond, Mo. – 417-358-5064 7 Pharo Cattle Company Angus/Red Angus Spring Bull Sale – Springfield

Livestock Marketing Center, Springfield, Mo. – 800-311-0995 9 Lucas Cattle Company Spring Open House & Bull Sale – at the Farm,

Cross Timbers, Mo. – 417-399-1241 9 Ozark & Heart of America Beefmaster Sale – Springfield Livestock Marketing

Center, Springfield, Mo. – 918-456-1199 9 Renaissance Charolais Sale – Chappell’s Sale Arena, Strafford, Mo. – 405-246-6324 12 Sydenstricker Genetics Influence Sale – New Cambria, Mo. – 573-581-5555 16 McBee Cattle Round-up Sale – at the Farm, Fayette, Mo. – 573-696-2517 16 Owen Brothers Cattle Company Diamond & Spurs Sale – at the Farm,

Bois D’ Arc, Mo. – 417-830-8180 16 Missouri Red Angus Association Ozark Round Up Sale – Springfield

Livestock Marketing Center, Springfield, Mo. – 417-962-0881 23 5th Annual Highland Cattle Auction – Lebanon Livestock, Lebanon, Mo.

– 417-369-0505 30 Pinegar Limousine Road to Lexington Heifer Sale – Springfield, Mo. – 417-833-2688 May 2016 14 Central States BBA Heart of Central States Sale – Sycamore Springs Arena,

Locust Grove, Okla. – 918-456-1199 20 Show-Me-Select Replacement Heifer Sale – Joplin Regional Stockyards,

Carthage, Mo. – 417-466-3102 MARCH 28, 2016

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Cattlemen’s Seedstock Directory

Angus Clearwater Farm - Springfield, MO 417-732-8552 - 417-732-2707 Le Jeune Farms - Halfway, MO 417-445-2214 - 417-777-0894 - lejeune@windstream.net Matthews Coach’s Corral - Fair Grove, MO - 417-838-4088 - www. matthewscoachscorral.com matthewscoachscorral@gmail.com Mead Farms - Barnett, MO 573-216-0210 - 573-280-6855 Pitts Angus Farms - Hermitage, MO 417-399-3131 www.pittsangusfarms.com Balancers B/F Cattle Company - Butler, MO 660-492-2808 Bob Harriman Genetics Montrose, MO - 660-492-2504 Hilltop Farms - Asbury, MO 417-642-5871 - 417-529-0081 Charolais Aschermann Charolais - Carthage, MO - 417-793-2855 - www. aschermanncharolais.com Beiswinger Charolais Ranch Halfway, MO - 417-253-4304 Mead Farms - Barnett, MO 573-216-0210 - 573-280-6855 S&J Charolais - LaRussell, MO 417-246-1116 Gelbvieh 4AR Simmental/Gelbvieh Conway, MO - 417-689-2164 Hilltop Farms - Asbury, MO 417-642-5871 - 417-529-0081 Herefords Jim D. Bellis - Aurora, MO 417-678-5467 - 417-466-8679 Journagan Ranch - Mtn. Grove, MO - 417-948-2669 Kaczmarek Herefords - Salem, MO - 573-729-5923 Mead Farms - Barnett, MO 573-216-0210 - 573-280-6855 R&L Polled Herefords -Halfway, MO 417-445-2461 - 417-777-0579 Lim-Flex Le Jeune Farms - Halfway, MO 417-445-2214 - 417-777-0894 - lejeune@windstream.net Limousin Le Jeune Farms - Halfway, MO 417-445-2214 - 417-777-0894 - lejeune@windstream.net Locust Grove Limousin - Miller, MO - 417-452-2227 Pinegar Limousin - Springfield, MO - 1-877-PINEGAR Red Angus Dunseth Farm - Halfway, MO 417-445-2256 Salers Dunseth Farm - Halfway, MO 417-445-2256 Sim/Angus Bob Harriman Genetics Montrose, MO - 660-492-2504 Matthews Coach’s Corral - Fair Grove, MO - 417-838-4088 - www. matthewscoachscorral.com matthewscoachscorral@gmail.com Simmental 4AR Simmental/Gelbvieh Conway, MO - 417-689-2164 Matthews Coach’s Corral - Fair Grove, MO - 417-838-4088 - www. matthewscoachscorral.com matthewscoachscorral@gmail.com

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4TH ANNUAL FARM, RANCH AND EQUIPMENT CONSIGNMENT AUCTION SATURDAY, APRIL 2, 2016 AT 10:00 AM 195 glossip Ave. • Highlandville (CRS) Sale Barn Highlandville, MO 65669

Directions: From Springfield, MO come south on Hwy 160 (South Campbell) thru Nixa to Highlandville. Turn west at stop light in front of Shell station, take immediate left onto outer road Glossip Ave. Sale is on right, look for Essick Auction signs.

Tractors: John Deere 2950 cab tractor; quad range; shows 4200 hrs.; new tires; 540 or 1000 PTO • International 504 diesel tractor; great rubber; good shape • Massey Ferguson 245 diesel tractor, canopy, 3200 hrs. fluid in tires • 2000 Massey Ferguson 1240 diesel w/Bush Hog M246 loader; 4WD; turf tires • 1961 Massey Ferguson 203 industrial tractor w/105 loader Hay Equipment: John Deere 935 MoCo discbine; 11’6” cut; hay ready • Case International 8312 discbine; alternating swing; good shape; shedded • John Deere 535 round baler; net wrap; always shedded • 2 - John Deere side delivery rakes; model 671 & 660; both dolly wheels • Vermeer R-23 twin rake • New Holland 163 hay tedder; digi drive; 16’5” width; excellent condition • New Holland HT 152 hay rake; hydraulic bifold; 8-wheel rake • 1989 New Holland 850 round baler; works good • New Holland round baler Trailers: 1995 Boss 6’8” x 20’ gooseneck stock trailer; great condition; new brakes; fiberglass floor • 16’ Calico bumper pull stock trailer • 2004 16’ flatbed trailer w/ side ramps & weed eater racks (heavy duty) • Belshe 12’ industrial equipment tilt trailer • 16’ utility trailer • 2007 Built Wright 12’ utility trailer • Rawhide 16’ gooseneck stock trailer • 10’ Cargo Craft box trailer (excellent shape) Vehicles/Boat/ATV’s: 2000 Toyota 4 Runner; 250k miles; good condition • 1997 Chevy Venture mini van; 232k miles; runs good; interior good; ac not working • 1992 Ford Ranger; long bed; cold air; 2 WD; 162k miles; runs great! • 1985 International S1600 dump truck; 10’ bed • Kawasaki Praire 300 4-wheeler; 2 wd; automatic; new tires; slick • 17’ Flat bottom boat Farm Supplies/Equipment: Timberwolf GW5 industrial log splitter; electric start; Kohler engine; auto cycle; log lift; brand new hydraulic cooler; hydraulic adjustable 4 way knife • Woods DS 96 bush hog; 8’; 3pt.; excellent cond. • Woods model 121; 10’ pull type bush hog • Woods HD315 batwing bush hog; 15’ • 1 – 6’ bush hog • 2 – 5’ bush hogs • Schaben 200 gal. boomless sprayer; on skids w/motor • Sure Weigh cattle scale; slide bar • Preifert automatic head gate • John Deere 3pt. hydraulic post driver • 3 pt. auger • 6’ box blades • 4 cart • 22 ton 3 pt. log splitter; hardly used • 3pt. carry all • Pipe stand • 2 – Torch racks Tools & Misc: Brand new Victor torch set w/large cylinders • Harris torch set w/large cylinders & cart • Stihl HT 100 pole saw • Several pallets of adjustable metal shelving • 60 gal. compressor; Debellis charge air pro; 6 ½ HP; 220 • 2 – Aluminum dog boxes • Electric gigging lights on rack • Several misc. power & carpenter tools • 10’x10’ chain link dog pen • Lots of good woodworking tools including: Dewalt; Makita; Skil; etc. too many to list! • Several marbles Guns: Walther P22 pistol; semi-auto • 3 – Heritage single action revolvers; .22 cal.; 2 cylinders • S & W 9mm; semi-auto; NIB • Taurus 9mm; semi-auto; NIB • Remington 30-06 bolt action; w/scope; synthetic stalk; NIB • Savage .22 cal. Rifle; semi-auto • Misc. ammo • Browning gun safe

Consignments arriving right up until sale day!

Auction Terms: Cash & Checks ONLY; large ticket items may be held until check clears. Bank letter of credit required addressed to Essick Auction Service dated April 2, 2016 only. Announcements on sale day take precedence over any printed materials. Not responsible for accidents, lost or stolen articles on or near sale site. Essick Auction Service cannot guarantee items to be present day of sale.

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Directions: From Hwy 65 take exit EE (Highlandville), turn east.

Take right on Selmore Rd. head South. Go .2 mi. & take left on Jackson Spring Rd., go .5 mi. to Prairie Hollow Rd. (not marked) take right. Go .4 miles take left on Trout Rd. Go approx. 1 mi. to sale on left. Look for Essick Auction Signs!

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Beautiful 245 +/acre farm being sold as 4 tracts or in its entirety.

Just east of Hwy 65 in Ozark, MO. This nice piece of land is being offered at auction with NO RESERVE! Paved county road frontage included on all tracts.

• Tract 1 – 40.53+/acres w/older 900 sq. ft. rock house w/full basement, metal roof, and large covered back patio. Includes detached carport w/overhead apartment, 40’x40’ machine shed, 40’x60’ shop/machine shed & 39’x53’ barn w/working corrals.

• Tract 2 – 24.67 +/- acres large pasture areas & some timber, includes pond • Tract 3 – 16.65 +/- acres w/1978 - 14’x 70’ mobile home, carport & small shed • Tract 4 – 163.53 +/- acres includes large open pasture areas & timber patches, 3 ponds, good fence along perimeter of property.

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Auctioneer’s Note: We can’t say enough about this farm. Close to Hwy 65 access in Ozark, MO; approximately 10 minutes from downtown Ozark. All tracts have a mixture of rolling hills made up of open pasture & timber with several ponds and an abundance of wildlife. Whether you are looking for land for a cattle operation, hunting, or just privacy you don’t want to miss your opportunity to bid on this piece of real estate selling without reserve. No personal property to be sold.

Real Estate Terms: 10% down day of sale cash or check only, balance in cash on or before 30 days.

Bank Letter of Credit required Day of Sale addressed to Essick Auction Service for April 9, 2016 only. Announcements made on sale day will take precedence over any other printed materials. Not responsible for accidents, lost or stolen articles on or near sale site.

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