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A Step Ahead James and Magan Henderson are keeping an eye on the future of the cattle industry

Working Toward Their Goal

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Are You Prepared for Chicks? Raising poultry requires time and space

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MARCH 8, 2021 | VOL. 23, NO. 8

JUST A THOUGHT 3 Jerry Crownover –

Things are coming up a little short

Julie Turner-Crawford – Thank you, farmers

MEET YOUR NEIGHBORS 7 The Henderson look to the future of the cattle industry

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Family caters to egg lovers in the Ozarks

A story unique to Pythian Castle

Eye on Agribusiness features Gordan’s Feed and Pet

For the Shortt family, their farm is a dream come true

Town and Country features Nathan and Laurel Leurquin

Seed and Farm Supply continues to serve producers

John and Tonya Sanwald branch into egg production

Youth in Agriculture highlights Celest Mast

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t’s finally March, and the official start of spring is just days away. Like most of you, I am glad to get the winter months behind us, especially the brutal February we just went Julie Turner-Crawford through. I know there can still be some snow and ice is a native of Dallas in March, but I’m trying to be optimistic. County, Mo., where she Growing up in the Ozarks, I remember winters with heavy grew up on her family’s snow, but it was usually gone in a few days. As the snow farm. She is a graduate melted, it made great snowballs, which were more like iceof Missouri State balls. My brothers were pretty good shots with those things. University. To contact There’s also a picture somewhere at Dad’s of my younger Julie, call 1-866-532-1960 brother holding an icicle that is as long as he is tall. Once or by email at editor@ in a while there would be sleds pulled behind Dad’s truck, ozarksfn.com. which I usually didn’t participate in; yep, I was a wimp. I was scared Dad might go a little too fast and I would go flying. I also wasn’t a fan of taking off down a hill on a toboggan. I think it was a fear of broken bones and facing Mom with those broken bones that kept my feet firmly on the ground most of the time. Many farmers across the nation struggled to keep livestock, especially newborn and young calves, goat kids and lambs, alive in the fringed polar vortex. It’s hard to leave those little ones out in the elements when it’s that cold. As I write this, the sun peering through my office window makes me want to ball up like an old cat and soak it all in. It’s also nice not to be wearing three layers of clothes; I feel 20 pounds lighter.

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just a thought Across the Fence Continued from Previous Page It’s unusual for the Ozarks to have so many conceptive days with temperatures in the singles digits or below zero, so it was a hard hit for everyone. I’m not a fan of winter, and when someone says, “Look at the snow! Isn’t it pretty?” I cringe. The cold doesn’t bother me, as long as I have on those layers, but it’s harder to get around outside, hoses and hydrants freeze, people forget how to drive, and things simply don’t want to start. Bill and I got my dad a jump box for Christmas but had to exchange the first one (and the second one) because it just wouldn’t crank a tractor. The new one is now only slightly used as I had to use it to start the truck, so at least I know this one works. The recent weather only reinforces that farmers and ranchers are among the toughest people on the planet. As people huddled up and hunkered down, farmers and ranchers persevered on, doing what needed to be done. If you go to the Ozarks Farm & Neighbor Facebook page, you will see a post where we asked folks to post photos of themselves or their family as they did their chores. The images show just how hard it is to be a livestock producer when Mother Nature has a temper tantrum. Do you know who wasn’t out on our farms and ranches during this time? Groups like People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, the Animal Rights Collation and the

Humane Society of the United States. These folks are more like fair-weather protestors. They choose not to see what farmers and ranchers go through to ensure every animal is taken care of because that wouldn’t coincide with their cruelty and neglect accusations. It’s not unusual for these organizations to be noshows when farmers and ranchers can use a hand; it has been proven time and time again. As the seasons change, I’m sure I will be writing about too much rain, not enough rain, or maybe more snow. We don’t know what is ahead. None of us has crystal balls to predict the weather or anything else for that matter, but I can say with certainty that farms won’t close because of weather. Thank you to all of our farmers in the Ozarks for your hard work day in and day out. You don’t get the recognition you deserve for your hard work and perseverance, and for your constant battle to get along with Mother Nature. Thank you for being what you are.

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James and Magan Henderson strive to stay a step ey, time and acreage on a recip herd. They discovered it is more cost effective and efficient to utilize a satellite herd. ahead in the ever-changing cattle industry. “What we pay for a satellite herd is actually pretty reasonable The Hendersons continually evaluate their herd, research breeding decisions, and network with fellow producers in order to be compared to having to go and buy land and cattle and having to at the forefront in the beef cattle market. “It is really important hire someone to take care of it,” James said. When the Hendersons make breeding or replacement decisions to stay up with the times and current with what cattle producers they place significant consideration on an animal’s EPDs and pedwant,” Magan said. The Hendersons, along with their children, Paige (13), Payton (11), igree. In addition, the animal is evaluated for structural soundness and Preston (7), raise registered Hereford and Simmental cattle at their and its ability to adapt well to fescue pastures. “Where we live fescue is our grass and not all cattle live on fescue farm in Buffalo, Mo. James also manages Bonebrake Herefords, a regisgrass. So, they have to be able to live here in Southwest Missouri,” tered polled and horned Hereford farm located in Springfield, Mo. Between both farms, the Hendersons care for about 175 head of James explained. In order to help the Herefords and Simmentals thrive on mostmature cattle on more than 350 acres. “A big part of our life is taking care of those cattle (Bonebrake Here- ly fescue grass, the Hendersons feed orchard grass and brome hay. They also plant other grasses to balance the large fescue base. Plus, fords). It is all one big group with what we do,” James explained. The herds are split into two calving seasons, spring and fall. The the Hendersons rely on a solid mineral program. “We work our cattle twice a year, we use MULTIMIN in the process cows are synchronized in order for the groups to calve in February and March, or September and October. The Hendersons utilize AI, and that helps a lot too,” James stated. MULTIMIN is an injectable embryo transplant and invitro fertilization in order to produce cat- mineral supplement containing zinc, copper, selenium and manganese. One of the Hendersons’ management goals is to obtain quality tle with current, popular genetics. – that means quality animals and quality nutrition and care. Recently, James started using satellite herds to “We are coming up on a time in the beef industry where raise some of the embryo calves. Another producer buyers are going to pay a little more attention to where implants the embryo in a recip, calves out the recip, these cattle came from and what cattle feed better. If they and raises the calf to about 6 months old. After that, the have a set of cattle that are fed well and they get more Hendersons bring the calves to the farms to join the rest Buffalo, Mo. out of that product, then they are going to want to of the herd. The use of a satellite herd helps with their goal of main— Continued on Next Page taining a large, registered herd. Instead of investing monMARCH 8, 2021

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This combination of two egg laying breeds has proven to be very effective as the Red Sex-Link is a very robust, calm, adaptable and efficient laying hen. Dennis, a recruiter in the United States Navy, stationed at the Springfield, Mo., recruiting office is often away from the farm, leaving Hitomi with the chores. “I do everything,” Hitomi said. Hitomi immigrated to the U.S., from Tokyo, Japan, at 18. While attending Grossmount College in San Diego, Calif., pursuing a business degree, she met Dennis, a Springfield, Mo., native, stationed at Naval Base San Diego. The couple were married in 2004. Dennis and Hitomi began raising chickens in their backyard while stationed in Virginia. “I like fresh eggs,” Hitomi said. “In Japan, we eat raw eggs over rice. It’s very delicious.” The couple purchased their farm in June 2018, after moving 18 times during Dennis’ 21year naval career. The 19th century farmhouse and acreage was in drastic need of attention. The house is currently getting a major renovation with the Bailey’s doing all the work themselves. The pastured chickens graze on grass and bugs and are fed Layer 24, a non-GMO feed that includes essential minerals. The chickens are shut in the barn at night to keep them safe from predators. They also use hot nets and fencing. “Hawks have been our biggest problem. We lost 10 to 15 birds from hawks,” Dennis said. The Bailey’s recently purchased 1,000 chicks and are in the process of acquiring the equipment needed to process whole chickens for sale. They also raise cattle and hogs, selling hogs in cuts. They personally deliver eggs to restaurants and individual customers with a two-dozen minimum.

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meet your neighbors Dennis and Hitomi purchased their first farm in 2015, just a block from where they are now. Dennis built a new home for the family, when the Navy transferred them, yet again, to Montana. The family has been stationed in Montana; Seattle, Wash.; San Diego, Calif.; Sasebo, Japan; Mississippi; and Virginia. “The previous owner left 70 chickens and eight ducks at our first farm, all killed by raccoons,” Dennis said. “They didn’t even eat the birds, they just attacked them for sport, and left them dead. I ended up bulldozing the barn, it was too dangerous for the kids.” There is no laziness around Arigato farms. The three Bailey children all have chores and are always ready to help their parents. Fiftheen-year-old Adam is a member of FFA and recently won $300 at the Lawrence County Youth Fair. Massive expansion is Arigato Farms game plan for the future. Dennis has just days left until he retires from the Navy. “We’re currently purchasing the equipment for Wagyu,” Dennis noted. “We are in the process of becoming a full AI operation, ordering semen from Montana through Origin.”

Dennis will primarily be doing F1 crosses of Angus and Wagyu. They are also looking into raising sheep. Statistics say the U.S. services just 20-percent of the sheep market, so that is a potentially lucrative, untapped market for farmers.

“Adam is getting into bees; he thinks he’s going to be a millionaire,” Dennis said with a smile. Arigato Farms sells primarily by word of mouth and on Facebook. They have also just been approved to sell at the Greater Spring-

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Pythian Castle’s unique history and medieval appearance makes the more than 100-year-old structure unique Pythian Castle in Springfield, Mo., offers an opportunity for visitors to experience the thrill of history, ghosts and medieval-styled architecture. Built in 1913, and dedicated in 1914, the Pythian Castle is linked to the history of the Knights of Pythias, which is an male fraternal order that started after the Civil War. They built facilities like Pythian Castle so members and their families would be cared for. Tamara Finocchiaro, the owner and operator of Pythian Castle, said the order has very few members today. Starting from the East Coast and moving west, the group was at its peak when it reached the Midwest around the time of the Civil War.

According to Tamara, the military took the castle over during World War II. At the time, they were creating a military hospital on the same block as the castle. The hospital was called Riley General Hospital, and the Pythian Castle became incorporated. Rooms were changed and enlarged, Tamara said. The castle wasn’t a hospital, however; it was a place of entertainment and held the offices of the officers. During these years of its history, the castle wasn’t open to the public. Tamara said the building was almost tore down because many people in the city believed it to be past its economic life. Over time, Pythian Castle became a

forgotten treasure. Tamara said it wasn’t until 2010 that the castle was transformed into the tourist attraction it is today. For the first time, the public could enjoy its mysterious beauty. Now, Pythian Castle hosts events for all ages can enjoy, including history and ghost tours, escape rooms, murder mysteries and rentals for private events. A main attraction to the castle is the stories of the ghosts that haunt the historic hallways. Tamara said the ghost tours are the most popular events at the castle. Visitors have reported hearing voices or being touched while touring with friends and family. “There’s all kinds of unique paranormal

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things that have happened to people here over the years,” Tamara said. “It kind of draws people here.” Tamara said the castle is a hidden gem to paranormal investigation groups. One group in particular has come to the castle around four times a year for the last eight to nine years to investigate. Tamara said the castle is special because it’s unique. “It’s quite unusual to have a castle in your town or nearby,” she said. “The history and the fact it turned out to be haunted is something people did not know. They found out the hard way, but that even makes it more intriguing.” MARCH 8, 2021

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The Pythian Castle has something for anyone to enjoy. Tamara said she welcomes suggestions for what people think would be fun to do at the castle. For tours, guests must first check the Pythian Castle website for scheduled times of the type of event they want to attend. Tamara said there is a minimum capacity of people that must be met for tours for proceed as scheduled. Only a certain number of tours happen in a day, so guests should check online for availability, dates and prices. While ghost stories have drawn many guests to Pythian Castle, the architecture and historical artifacts are just as intriguing. The castle-style was a part of the imagery related to the Knights of Pythias. Building impressive structures was a tactic used to draw people in to join the order. Tamara said while castles were built all around the U.S. for the Knights of Pythias, many didn’t have enough members to keep the building maintained. Other castles just weren’t large enough to keep and have been torn down over the years. At the Pythian Castle, gray stone towers high and composes both the interior and exterior of the castle. Medieval and historic artifacts hang on the walls and fill the rooms. Tamara said many people have donated artifacts over the years from the original time period of the castle. There is a whole room simply dedicated to display the artifacts. Most antiques on display have either been donated, discovered or excavated from the castle site, Tamara said. A cornerstone was opened on the castle’s 100th birthday, which contained artifacts and documents from the building of the original castle. Tamara said Missouri State University keeps a copy of whatever is discovered. There is everything from emblems to clothes on display. Existing members of the order visit Pythian Castle even today. Tamara said the 100th birthday was a large cause for celebration with members. Many people visit the castle each year, and since events are scheduled anyway, COVID-19 hasn’t affected business much, Tamara said. The ghosts are an exciting part of the experience, but no one is guaranteed to come into contact with these supernatural entities. Tamara said the ghosts seem to pick on the guests that are most skeptical. “Wouldn’t you, if you were a ghost?” Tamara said.

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Location: Marshfield, Mo. Owner: John Gayer Manager: Doug Wheeler (pictured) About the business: Gordon’s Feed and Pet is a family-owned business with locations in Marshfield, Ash Grove, Greenfield, Rogersville and Clever, Mo. Gayer started Gordon’s Feed & Pet started in 1979 with the Ash Grove location. The store in Marshfield was moved its current location in 2012, They didn’t move far, but it was to a better, more visible location and a newer building. There is also more traffic, which means more customers. Store manager Doug Wheeler has been working at Gordon’s for almost 18 years. Products and Services: Gordon’s Feed and Pet offers feed and animal health products for cattle, horses, chickens, goats, dogs, cats, as well as wildlife and exotics. Product lines include ADM, Purina, among others. “We sell feed, seed, dog food, chemicals. We don’t manufacture anything,” Doug said. Cattle and dog food are the biggest sellers at the Marshfield, Mo., location, but Doug said they sell a lot of other livestock and pet food. Bagged fertilizer is also available, but no bulk. Customers are also able to purchase chicks each spring at the store. Store philosophy: “We try to do really good customer service,” Doug said. “That’s probably what we pride ourselves on and knowledge. We try to do the customer service really well,” Doug said.

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Nestled along the winding back ily purchased the farm in 2018. Pansy Creek Cattle Company is a 100-yearroads of Douglas County, Mo., lies a local farm-to-fork operation known old farm sitting on 80 acres of Ozarks hill country and continues to be a work in progas Pansy Creek Cattle Company. Nacole and Farron Shortt, and their chil- ress. They run mostly Limousin-cross females, dren Noah (14) and Yahira (15) run the which are bred by a Red Angus bull. “Farron has been the one putting in the day-to-day aspects of this local family- ran work to make the land and herd as healthy operation. With both kids involved in the local FFA and productive as it can be,” Nacole said. Nacole took a grazing class through the Unichapter at Ava High School, Nacole and Farron hope their children will continue versity of Missouri Extension. Her enthusiasm to be involved in agriculture for the rest for newer practices combined with Farron’s of their lives. Nacole hopes one day Noah grandfather Ebb Shortt’s old-school ways, the farm is shaping up. and Yahira will have an inter“Slow and steady is our plan,” Naest in showing cattle. cole said. “It was always Farron’s When the COVID-19 pandream to have a cattle farm demic hit, consumers seemed to here in Goodhope (Mo.), where become concerned with their he grew up. When we got word food supply, especially meat. of a farm coming up for sale, we Goodhope, Mo. With limited supplies of beef knew we had to jump on the opin stores, Nacole and Farron portunity,” Nacole said. The famMARCH 8, 2021

decided since they had beef, why not start selling beef directly to those consumers. “We had steers that couldn’t go to the sale barns due to everything going on, so why not sell direct to the public?” recalled Nacole. Pansy Creek Cattle Company strives to make the farm-to-fork experience easy. Not only do customers purchase beef at a comparable price, but they also have the knowledge of knowing where their beef comes from and what the cattle are fed. All cattle are pasture raised, with the Shotts offering a mineral mix, and range cubes in the winter months. Steers remain on pasture until their processing dates and are offered a custom finishing mix from H&S Feeds in Ava, Mo. Pansy Creek Cattle has plans to market their meat to the public virtually and will continue to rely on word-of-mouth sales. — Continued on Next Page

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meet your neighbors a competitive rate to meet the consumers’ needs while covering their operating costs. Calves are sold on-foot at market price. “All the talk of retail cuts are still in the discussion phase,” according to Nacole. There have been a few obstacles the family had to overcome on their path to becoming a farm-to-plate producer. “With a butcher being almost impossible to schedule, that is something we keep in mind and will continue to be an obstacle in the future. Another consideration is the fluctuating beef market,” Nacole said. “We have faith in God and believe if we stay true to ourselves and the integrity of our product and our farm we will be just fine. Nothing worth doing is easy; and change is inevitable especially in ranch life. We continue to educate ourselves and focus on the quality of our herd and overall product when it is on your family dinner table. This is our dream, and we invite you to follow along.” Pansy Creek Cattle Company and the Shortt family may have had a few bumps along the way, but life on the farm has a way of making the end result worth the bumps. “Never in a million years did I think this would be my life,” Nacole said. “It has not always been easy, and we sure do not get rich. It is something you must love to do. You are solely responsible for this little cattle community, the momma’s and babies, their food, their health and overall wellbeing. I have grown to love the whole process. It is a feeling it is hard to describe honestly. I am learning more all the time.”

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Midwest - High Plains Direct Slaughter Cattle 60.00-98.00*

Douglas County Livestock Auction - Ava

76.00-99.00 †

Interstate Regional Stockyards - Cuba

79.50-99.50

Four State Stockyards

75.00-103.00*

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Kingsville Livestock Auction

None Reported †

MO-KAN Livestock Auction - Butler

80.00-92.50 † 77.00-85.00 †

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

sheep &

62.00-100.00 †

South Central Regional Stockyards - Vienna

slaughter

110

130

cows

(Week of 2/21/21 to 2/27/21) Buffalo Livestock Market

30.00-65.00*

Douglas County Livestock Auction

30.00-67.00 †

Four State

4.00-75.50*

Interstate Regional Stockyards

20.00-63.50 †

Joplin Regional

14.00-71.00 †

Kingsville Livestock Auction

None Reported †

Mid Missouri Stockyards - Lebanon

35.00-69.00*

MO-KAN Livestock Market - Butler

37.00-70.50 †

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

19.00-75.00 †

South Central Regional Stockyards - Vienna

45.00-61.50 †

Springfield Livestock

20.00-74.00 †

cow/calf

102

pairs

(Week of 2/21/21 to 2/27/21) Buffalo Livestock Market

None Reported*

Douglas County Livestock

650.00-1650.00 †

Four State Stockyards - Exeter

None Reported*

Interstate Regional Stockyards - Cuba

None Reported †

Joplin Regional Stockyard

None Reported †

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

850.00-1425.00 †

South Central Regional Stockyards - Vienna

None Reported

Springfield Livestock Market

800

1300

replacement Buffalo Livestock Market

1800

cows

(Week of 2/21/21 to 2/27/21)

2300 Steers, Med. & Lg. 1

Prices reported per per cwtcwt Prices reported

700.00-1120.00*

Douglas County Livestock

500.00-1600.00

Four State Stockyards - Exeter

Interstate Regional Stockyards - Cuba

Joplin Regional Stockyards

†

950.00-1160.00* 700.00-1150.00 † None Reported †

Mid Missouri Stockyards

900.00-1150.00*

Ozarks Regional

135.00-1150.00 †

MO-KAN Livestock Auction - Butler

1300.00 †

South Central Regional Stockyards - Vienna Springfield Livestock Marketing

1100

1600

300-400 lbs. 400-500 lbs. 500-600 lbs. 600-700 lbs. 700-800 lbs.

Heifers, Med. & Lg. 1

990.00-1310.00 † 500.00-1125.00 †

600

300-400 lbs. 400-500 lbs. 500-600 lbs. 600-700 lbs. 700-800 lbs.

Bulls, Med. & Lg. 1

785.00-1050.00 †

Kingsville Livestock Auction

†

660.00-1275.00 †

300

2/5/21

Compared to last week slaughter lambs steady to sharply higher; slaughter ewes steady to 10.00 higher; feeder lambs not well tested. At San Angelo, TX 2653 head sold. Equity Cooperative Auction sold 1350 feeder lambs in California. In direct trading slaughter ewes and feeder lambs were not tested. 5,474 lamb carcasses

traded with no trend due to confidentiality. All sheep sold per hundred weight (CWT) unless specified. Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 2-3: San Angelo: shorn 105-160 lbs 170.00-194.00; wooled 120-155 lbs 220.00-245.00. PA: wooled and shorn 100-140 lbs 225.00-290.00. Ft. Collins, CO: wooled and shorn 135-145 lbs 170.00210.00. South Dakota: wooled and shorn 100-150 lbs 161.00181.00; 150-165 lbs 165.00-168.00. Kalona, IA: wooled and shorn 100-150 lbs 170.00250.00; 150-190 lbs 171.00-220.00. Billings, MT: wooled and shorn 100-130 lbs no test. Missouri: wooled and shorn 100-140 lbs no test. Equity Coop: no sales. Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 1-2: San Angelo: hair 40-60 lbs 338.00-357.50; 60-70 lbs 338.00-356.00; 70-80 lbs 320.00-348.00; 80-90 lbs 315.00-328.00; 90-110 lbs 290.00-305.00. wooled and shorn 40-60 lbs 340.00-342.00; 60-70 lbs 338.00-346.00; 70-80 lbs 328.00-332.00; 80-90 lbs 310.00. PA: wooled and shorn 40-50 lbs 350.00-385.00; 50-60 lbs 340.00-400.00; 60-70 lbs 340.00-375.00; 70-80 lbs 310.00-350.00, few 410.00; 80-90 lbs 280.00-320.00, few 345.00-365.00; 90-100 lbs 270.00-305.00, few 320.00325.00. hair 40-50 lbs 330.00-345.00, few 385.00; 50-60 lbs 340.00-380.00, few 420.00; 60-70 lbs 340.00-395.00; 70-80 lbs 320.00-345.00, few 370.00-385.00; 80-90 lbs 295.00-325.00; 90-100 lbs 295.00-315.00. Ft. Collins: wooled and shorn 70-80 lbs 225.00-270.00; 80-90 lbs 230.00-250.00; 90-100 lbs 235.00-245.00. hair 60-70 lbs 320.00-345.00; 72 lbs 300.00; 90 lbs 222.50. Kalona: wooled and shorn 40-50 lbd 336.00-355.00; 50-60 lbs 310.00-355.00; 60-70 lbs 310.00-355.00, few new crop 340.00-360.00; 70-80 lbs 290.00-335.00; 80-90 lbs 277.50-322.50; 90-100 lbs 287.50-310.00. hair 40-50 lbs 290.00-350.00; 50-60 lbs 320.00-350.00; 60-70 lbs 325.00-340.00; 80-90 lbs 245.00-272.50. South Dakota: wooled and shorn 49 lbs 325.00; 58 lbs 350.00; 60-70 lbs 330.00-332.50; 82 lbs 295.00; 90-100 lbs 215.00-285.00. Billings: no test. Missouri: hair 40-60 lbs 350.00-370.00; 60-70 lbs 350.00360.00; 72 lbs 345.00; 80 lbs 325.00; 99 lbs 280.00. Slaughter Ewes: San Angelo: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy) 138.00-158.00; Utility and Good 1-3 (medium flesh) 160.00-210.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 130.00-155.00;

stocker & feeder

1000.00-1300.00*

MO-KAN Livestock Auction - Butler

100

National Sheep Summary

None Reported †

Mid Missouri Stockyards - Lebanon

2/27/21

Receipts: 1,044 A capacity crowd was on hand for this Saturday sale. Compared to last month’s sale, slaughter lambs traded 14.00-30.00 lower, while slaughter ewes traded steady to 10.00 higher. Replacement ewes and families traded steady on a large supply and good demand. Feeder kid goats traded up to 25.00 higher, with slaughter kid goats trading steady to 15.00 higher. Replacement goats traded steady. Overall supply was moderate with good demand. Supply included: 51% Slaughter Sheep/ Lambs (81% Hair Breeds, 15% Hair Ewes, 3% Hair Bucks); 15% Replacement Sheep/Lambs (72% Hair Ewes, 28% Families); 5% Feeder Goats (100% Kids); 20% Slaughter Goats (70% Kids, 19% Nannies/Does, 11% Bucks/Billies); 8% Replacement Goats (88% Nannies/Does, 8% Families, 5% Bucks/Billies). Slaughter Sheep/Lambs: Hair Breeds - Choice and Prime 1-3: 275.00-350.00. Hair Breeds - Choice 1-3: 280.00-310.00. Hair Ewes - Good 1-3: 140.00. Hair Ewes - Good 2-3: 120.00-135.00. Hair Ewes - Utility and Good 1-3: 105.00-150.00. Hair Ewes - Cull and Utility 1-2: 100.00-110.00. Hair Bucks - 1-2: 110.00-150.00. Replacement Sheep/Lambs: Hair Ewes - Small and Medium 1-2: 170.00-300.00. Families - Small and Medium 1-2 w/<20 lbs lamb: 120.00-390.00. Feeder Goats: Kids - Selection 1: 425.00-465.00. Kids - Selection 2: 332.50-380.00. Kids - Selection 3: 250.00. Slaughter Goats: Kids - Selection 1: 330.00-465.00.

2/23/21

Receipts: 423 Another large crowd was on hand for the Buffalo Livestock Market Sheep and Goat sale. Compared to last month, slaughter lambs traded up to 9.00 higher. A small offering of slaughter goats traded up to 50.00 higher. Not enough supply of other classes for a comparison. Supply was light with very good demand and active bidding. Supply included: 85% Slaughter Sheep/Lambs (78% Hair Breeds, 21% Hair Ewes, 1% Hair Bucks); 1% Replacement Sheep/Lambs (100% Families); 1% Feeder Goats (100% Kids); 12% Slaughter Goats (83% Kids, 13% Nannies/Does, 4% Bucks/Billies). Slaughter Sheep/Lambs: Hair Breeds - Choice and Prime 1-3: 280.00-370.00. Hair Breeds - Choice 1-3: 280.00-330.00. Hair Breeds - Good 1-2: 247.50. Hair Ewes - Good 2-3: 140.00-255.00. Hair Ewes - Utility and Good 1-3: 100.00-120.00. Hair Ewes - Cull and Utility 1-2: 70.00-90.00. Hair Bucks - 1-2: 117.50-122.50. Replacement Sheep/Lambs: Families - Small and Medium 1-2 w/<20 lbs lamb: 195.00-320.00. Feeder Goats: Kids - Selection 1: 370.00. Slaughter Goats: Kids - Selection 1: 350.00-450.00. Kids - Selection 2: 325.00-392.50. Nannies/Does - Selection 1-2: 170.00-235.00. Bucks/Billies - Selection 1-2: 237.50-255.00.

950.00-1425.00 †

Kingsville Livestock Auction

Kids - Selection 2: 275.00-385.00. Nannies/Does - Selection 1-2: 120.00-195.00. Bucks/Billies - Selection 1-2: 130.00-230.00. Replacement Goats: Nannies/Does - Selection 1-2: 160.00-380.00. Families - Selection 1-2 w/<20 lbs kid: 150.00-255.00. Bucks/Billies - Selection 1-2: 330.00-390.00. Buffalo, Mo. • Buffalo Livestock Market Sheep/Goat

goats

Norwood, Mo. • Producers Auction Yards Sheep/Goat

65.00-101.00 †

3/1/21

5 Area (Tx-Ok, Ks, Neb, Ia, Colo, Nm, Mn) Live Basis Sales - Over 80% Choice Steers: 112.25-117.00; wtd. avg. price 114.09. Heifers: 113.00-115.00; wtd. avg. price 113.97. Dressed Basis Sales - Over 80% Choice Steers: 181.00-182.00 ; wtd. avg. price 181.56. Heifers: 180.00-182.00; wtd. avg. price 181.02.

60.00-98.00*

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

†

64.00-102.00 †

Mid Missouri Stockyards - Lebanon

cattle

2100

300-400 lbs. 400-500 lbs. 500-600 lbs. 600-700 lbs. 700-800 lbs.

Four State Stockyards*

prices

Ava Douglas County† 2/25/21

Buffalo Livestock Auction* 2/28/21

Butler Mo-Kan Livestock† 2/25/21

Cuba Interstate Regional† 2/23/21

1,746

1,916

2,771

1,024

3,002

6,150

4,382

2,780

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Uneven

4-10 Higher

St-8 Higher

5-10 Higher

3-15 Higher

St-10 Higher

2-8 Higher

----171.00-188.00 159.00-172.50 137.00-152.00 130.00-145.25

170.00-209.00 154.00-178.00 140.00-172.00 139.00-150.50 128.00-137.00

179.50-188.00 172.50-184.00 163.00-177.25 137.50-160.00 129.00-144.50

----170.50-185.50 154.00-179.00 141.00-161.50 129.00-139.25

190.00-213.00 172.00-191.00 165.00-181.00 145.00-155.50 129.00-141.00

190.00-203.00 175.00-199.00 159.00-192.00 140.50-157.00 134.00-144.00

----175.00-190.00 158.50-178.00 146.75-165.00 130.00-155.00

170.00-205.00 155.00-190.00 145.00-180.00 135.00-158.00 132.00-146.00

----164.00-170.00 -------------

----135.00-165.00 135.00-146.00 120.00-128.00 110.00-118.00

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----165.00 148.00-155.00 116.00-125.50 112.00

169.00-185.50 142.00-173.00 142.00-155.00 118.00-129.00 -----

--------147.00 ---------

----172.00-179.00 154.00 ---------

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161.00 140.00-154.00 133.00-142.00 130.50-135.25 115.00-120.00

135.00-172.50 138.00-162.00 132.00-148.00 120.00-138.00 112.00-127.50

----151.00-163.50 130.00-160.00 134.50-139.00 124.00-126.25

144.00 140.00-145.00 130.00-137.00 126.00-131.00 115.00-124.00

152.00-163.00 140.00-157.00 137.00-157.00 130.00-141.50 129.00-140.00

150.00-169.00 150.00-167.00 131.00-156.50 125.00-138.00 124.00-132.00

172.00-173.00 143.00-175.00 136.00-155.00 130.10-149.25 122.00-136.50

145.00-170.00 134.00-158.00 124.00-149.00 120.00-137.00 118.00-130.00

2/23/21

Joplin Regional Stockyards† 2/22/21

Kingsville Livestock Auction† 2/23/21

Mid Missouri Stockyards* 2/25/21

✝ USDA Reported * Independently Reported

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Cull a PA: G 100.00 Ft. Co 2-3 (fl South Good 100.00 Kalon 117.00 122.50 Billin no tes Misso Good 1-2 (v Direc Feede San A Ft. Co South 60-70 Kalon Billin

Nation

Receip Early feeder erate prices Volum Total (Form All Ea All Fe

Western

Negot Barrow Comp HG20 Price Wtd A 5 Day

Sp L M

17 14 13 12

14 13 12 12

es reports

,150 Higher

0-203.00 0-199.00 0-192.00 0-157.00 0-144.00

Kingsville Livestock Auction† 2/23/21

2/26/21

Receipts This Week: 63,456 Early weaned pigs steady to 4.00 per head lower. All feeder pigs steady to 6.00 per head higher. Demand moderate for light offerings. Receipts include 44% formulated prices. Volume By State Or Province Of Origin: Missouri 2.0% Total Composite Weighted Average Receipts and Price (Formula and Cash): All Early Weaned Pigs: 59,256 at 56.62. All Feeder Pigs: 4,200 at 87.43. Western Cornbelt Daily Direct Hog Report

3/2/21

Negotiated Purchase (Including Packer Sold) Barrows & Gilts (carcass basis): 234,756 Compared to Prior Day’s closing weighted average (LM_ HG208): Not Reported. Price Range: $72.75-$85.00. Wtd Avg: $81.24. 5 Day Rolling Avg: $78.19.

Mid Missouri Stockyards* 2/25/21

Springfield Livestock Marketing† 2/24/21

4,382

2,780

2,181

1,212

1,848

St-10 Higher

2-8 Higher

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2-6 Higher

2-7 Higher

----175.00-190.00 158.50-178.00 146.75-165.00 130.00-155.00

170.00-205.00 155.00-190.00 145.00-180.00 135.00-158.00 132.00-146.00

207.00 175.50-185.00 147.50-180.50 133.00-149.50 129.00-136.75

Vienna South Central† 2/24/21

189.00-194.50 171.00-190.00 151.00-179.00 136.00-158.00 128.00-144.00

West Plains Ozarks Regional† 2/23/21

180.00-195.00 168.00-193.00 155.00-176.00 138.00-153.00 128.00-130.00

$100

----172.00-179.00 154.00 ---------

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184.00-191.00 165.00 -------------

--------145.00 ----102.00

----125.00-157.00 124.00-129.00 ---------

0-169.00 0-167.00 0-156.50 0-138.00 0-132.00

172.00-173.00 143.00-175.00 136.00-155.00 130.10-149.25 122.00-136.50

145.00-170.00 134.00-158.00 124.00-149.00 120.00-137.00 118.00-130.00

159.00 141.00-153.00 131.50-146.00 124.50-140.00 120.00-125.00

158.00-166.00 148.50-155.00 138.75-143.75 126.00-137.50 125.00-126.75

157.00-164.00 142.00-162.00 130.00-145.00 125.50-134.00 118.00

MARCH 8, 2021

avg. grain prices

Week Ended 2/26/21 Corn Sorghum*

Soft Wheat

* Price per cwt

18 15

14.38

13.84

14.33

14.04

13.62

6 3

Ju ly 19 Au gu st 19 Se pt .1 9 O ct .1 9 No v. 19 De c. 19 Ja n. 20 Fe b. 20 M ar .2 0 Ap r. 20 M ay 20 Ju ne 20 Ju ly 20 Au gu st 20 Se pt .2 0 O ct .2 0 No v. 20 De c. 20 Ja n. 21 Fe b. 21

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Butler Springfield

Cuba Vienna

Joplin West Plains

heifers 550-600 LBS. Ava Kingsville

Butler Springfield

156.55

160.19 159.32 154.38

130.59 137.65 137.59 133.70

155.52

138.29

130.97

158.42 ***

***

*** 155.51 162.57 *

*** 132.56 132.59 *

***

*** 157.98

133.94

***

*** *** *** ***

***

*** 135.16

158.33 168.09 162.43 164.41 168.15 155.17

154.44 134.56 139.72 143.58 134.49 140.84

160.98 7.04 6.53 6.39 5.89 5.36

6.79 6.48 5.85

5.45

6.10 5.61

135.01

160.39

6.74

100

125 150 175 200 225 * No price reported in weight break **USDA Failed To Report *** No Sale - Weather

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

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139.31 Week of 1/31/21

Week of 1/31/21

153.08

Cuba Vienna

134.51

153.23

12 9

M ay

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Ava Kingsville

2/26/21

A much more pleasant week of weather throughout the state, as sun shine made temperatures climb. There was some small amounts of seeding and fertilizer spread in a few areas on top of the frozen ground the last couple of week. Although very few buggies have done any work yet there is some question of how much will be spread as prices have climbed since the first of the year and might provide some sticker shock to those that didn’t pre-pay. As the days get longer many are counting how many feeding days they expect to be left. This is bringing a fairly decent amount of fair to lower quality round bales to the market as several look to move inventory before this year’s crop season starts. Prices are steady and demand is moderate. The Missouri Department of Agriculture has a hay directory visit http:// mda.mo.gov/abd/haydirectory/ for listings of hay http://agebb. missouri.edu/haylst/ Alfalfa - Supreme (Ask/Per Ton): Medium Square 3x3: 200.00250.00. Alfalfa - Supreme (Ask/Per Bale): Small Square: 7.00-10.00. Alfalfa - Premium (Ask/Per Ton): Medium Square 3x3: 160.00200.00. Alfalfa - Good (Ask/Per Ton): Large Round: 120.00-160.00. Alfalfa - Good (Ask/Per Bale): Small Square: 5.00-7.00. Alfalfa - Fair (Ask/Per Ton): Large Round: 100.00-125.00. Alfalfa/Grass Mix - Good/Premium (Ask/Per Bale): Small Square: 6.00-8.00. Mixed Grass - Good/Premium (Ask/Per Ton): Large Round: 80.00-120.00. Mixed Grass - Fair/Good (Ask/Per Ton): Large Round: 60.0080.00. Mixed Grass - Fair/Good (Ask/Per Bale): Small Square: 3.006.00. Mixed Grass - Fair (Ask/Per Bale): Large Round: 25.00-50.00. Straw: Wheat (Ask/Per Bale): Small Square: 4.00-6.00.

Ap r

M ar

steers 550-600 LBS.

hay & grain markets

Mo. Weekly Hay Summary

Soybeans

--------47.00 ---------

$138

2/26/21

Week of 2/7/21

National Direct Delivered Feeder Pig Report

Cheese: Barrels closed at $1.4200 and 40# blocks at $1.6175. The weekly average for barrels is $1.4090 (-0.0329) and blocks, $1.6015 (+0.0677). Fluid Milk/Cream: Milk production has potentially peaked in Florida, while output in parts of the Central U.S. is somewhat lower due to winter weather storms. Bottlers and manufacturers are recovering from the recent winter storms in parts of the country. In the East and West, milk producers were less affected and report that production has largely remained steady. In the East, milk volumes are fairly available; in the West manufacturers have plenty of milk available for most processing needs and Class I sales are up slightly as the pipeline refills. Some in the East have reported picking up loads from other storm hit regions for manufacturing needs. Spot milk prices rose to $2 below Class on the top of the range, but prices moved to $7 under on the low end, as the range expanded from $6.50 to $4 under the previous week. Condensed skim milk is available for spot load purchases in the East and West as inventories remain high. F.O.B. cream multiples for all classes are 1.05-1.26 in the East, 1.14ñ1.24 in the Midwest, and 1.03ñ1.21 in the West. SPOT PRICES OF CLASS II CREAM: $ PER POUND BUTTERFAT, F.O.B., producing plants, Midwestern U.S. - $1.7536 - $1.8585.

National Dairy Market

Week of 2/7/21

hog markets

dairy & fed cattle

$176

Week of 2/14/21

oplin gional kyards† 22/21

Cull and Utility 1-2 (very thin) no test; Cull1 1 no test. PA: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy) 100.00-155.00, hair 140.00-170.00. Ft. Collins: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) 100.00-117.50; Good 2-3 (fleshy) 100.00-124.00. South Dakota: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) 100.00-122.50; Good 2-3 (fleshy) 115.00-140.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 100.00-125.00; Cull 1 100.00-117.50. Kalona: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy) 117.00-155.00; Utility and Good 1-2 (medium flesh) 122.50-147.50. Utility 1-2 (thin) no test. Billings: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy) no test; Utility 1-2 (thin) no test; Cull 1 no test. Missouri: Good 2-3 (fleshy) 140.00-175.00; Utility and Good 1-3 (medium flesh) 100.00-120.00; Cull and Utility 1-2 (very thin) 70.00-90.00; Cull 1 no test. Direct Trading: No sales. Feeder Lambs: Medium and Large 1-2: San Angelo: no test. Ft. Collins: no test. South Dakota: 40-50 lbs 330.00-350.00; 58 lbs 345.00; 60-70 lbs 335.00-350.00. Kalona: no test. Billings: no test.

Week of 2/21/21

prices

550-600 lb. steers

$214

Week of 2/14/21

ta: wooled and shorn 100-150 lbs 161.00165 lbs 165.00-168.00. wooled and shorn 100-150 lbs 170.00190 lbs 171.00-220.00. T: wooled and shorn 100-130 lbs no test. ooled and shorn 100-140 lbs no test. p: no sales. ambs: Choice and Prime 1-2: : hair 40-60 lbs 338.00-357.50; 60-70 lbs 00; 70-80 lbs 320.00-348.00; 80-90 lbs 00; 90-110 lbs 290.00-305.00. wooled and lbs 340.00-342.00; 60-70 lbs 338.00-346.00; 8.00-332.00; 80-90 lbs 310.00. and shorn 40-50 lbs 350.00-385.00; 50-60 00.00; 60-70 lbs 340.00-375.00; 70-80 lbs 00, few 410.00; 80-90 lbs 280.00-320.00, few 00; 90-100 lbs 270.00-305.00, few 320.0040-50 lbs 330.00-345.00, few 385.00; 50-60 80.00, few 420.00; 60-70 lbs 340.00-395.00; 0.00-345.00, few 370.00-385.00; 80-90 lbs 00; 90-100 lbs 295.00-315.00. wooled and shorn 70-80 lbs 225.00-270.00; 0.00-250.00; 90-100 lbs 235.00-245.00. hair 0.00-345.00; 72 lbs 300.00; 90 lbs 222.50. oled and shorn 40-50 lbd 336.00-355.00; 0.00-355.00; 60-70 lbs 310.00-355.00, few 0.00-360.00; 70-80 lbs 290.00-335.00; 80-90 22.50; 90-100 lbs 287.50-310.00. hair 40-50 50.00; 50-60 lbs 320.00-350.00; 60-70 lbs 00; 80-90 lbs 245.00-272.50. ta: wooled and shorn 49 lbs 325.00; 58 lbs 0 lbs 330.00-332.50; 82 lbs 295.00; 90-100 85.00. test. air 40-60 lbs 350.00-370.00; 60-70 lbs 350.00bs 345.00; 80 lbs 325.00; 99 lbs 280.00. wes: : Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 00-158.00; Utility and Good 1-3 (medium 0-210.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 130.00-155.00;

24 Month Avg. -

$252

Week of 2/21/21

no trend due to confidentiality. All sheep ndred weight (CWT) unless specified. ambs: Choice and Prime 2-3: : shorn 105-160 lbs 170.00-194.00; wooled 220.00-245.00. and shorn 100-140 lbs 225.00-290.00. CO: wooled and shorn 135-145 lbs 170.00-

✝ USDA Reported * Independently Reported

106

127

148

169

190

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

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meet your neighbors 1973 with a degree in ag mechanization, which was then part of the ag engineering program. After college, he began selling grain bins as part of Bunton Farms, Inc., in Irwin, Mo., as well as farming with his brothers and dad in Irwin. “I’ve been selling grain bins for over 49 years now,” Marty said. Seven and a half years ago, Marty bought his aunt’s share becoming full owner of Seed & Farm Supply. In 2019, he came across an opportunity he could not turn down. Producers Co-Op bought the business location in Liberal, Mo., including the grain elevator, seed, feed, fertilizer, chemicals and the anhydrous part of the business. Marty then bought a place in Lamar along the highway and relocated where Seed and Farm Supply is currently located. The Coop was not interested in purchasing the grain bin or livestock equipment portion, so it was perfect to continue on with it at Lamar. “We thought about changing the name, because it probably doesn’t fit what we do right now, but it has 40-plus years history with it and a whole lot of customers that know who we are under that name,” Marty said. There are three generations currently working at the supply store, including Marty, his son Aaron Bunton, his daughter Wynne Dogotch and husband Aaron, and Marty’s grandson Drew Bunton. The supply store came across a unique opportunity last year. “By being in Liberal, Mo., the prairie hay capital of the world back in the early 1900s, we always sold baling wire, then twine and net wrap. We negotiated with the co-op, so we were able to continue to sell it when we moved here to Lamar, and last year our supplier came up with a red, white and blue net wrap.” Wynne posted a picture online of hay bales with the specialty net wrap. “It just exploded,” Mary said. “We shipped net wrap from North Dakota to Alabama, to Texas to New York.” Marty recalled the first grain bins he started selling were MFS. In 1976, Marty said they put a 15,000-bushel bin on their own farm, which was the biggest bin they had ever sold. Now they are selling 100,000-bushel bins all the time. “We sold our first half-million-bushel bin last year, a 90-footer that went up at Montrose, Mo. Even though we are located here in a small area, we also have a crew in Enid, Okla. We are — Continued on Next Page MARCH 8, 2021

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Service and Community Continued from Previous Page covering 150-to-200-mile radius on the grain bins, Marty said.” They have a bin erection crew and offer installation and service as well. Along with MFS they also sell Sukup grain bins. Russ Massa, who has been working with Marty for more than 25 years, specializes in livestock equipment and has been handling cattle since 1983. “It’s nothing to ship equipment 200 miles,” he said. “We probably have the largest hydraulic chute inventory in the Midwest.” Last year, Russ sold a buffalo-handling facility at Branson, Mo. Recently, they have also acquired the dealership for Westfield augers to sell along with their Farm King and Brandt augers. “We are going to be the place to come to buy an auger in Southwest Missouri,” Russ said. Seed & Farm Supply offers a variety of agricultural products. They sell livestock handling equipment, including feed bunks, waterers, bale rings, portable corals, chutes, and freestanding cattle panels. They offer grain bins and assemble and fix augers. They sell rakes, mowers and bale trailers. They recently have taken on the portable building busi-

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ness to accommodate customer needs. “Seed & Farm Supply has always been service-oriented and community minded,” Marty said. “My aunt, one of the founders, was certainly a mover and shaker in Liberal and helped keep the community fabric together.” Russ added. “With Irene, you could meet people 200 miles from here and say you lived at Liberal, Mo., and they would say, We used to deal with a lady there by the name of Irene. “They did not know the name Seed & Farm, but they did business with Irene.” It is the same with Marty because his name is synonymous with service in agriculture. People did business with Irene because she was a ‘taking care of people person’ and that is instilled in Marty as well. “I have been incredibly blessed the whole time I have been here. The employees are what has made the business successful,” Mary said. “When you go to meetings with other owners, often the biggest complaint is keeping and finding employees and I have never had that problem. Most of my employees are local and have been here an average of 20 years. That has been a huge blessing.” MARCH 8, 2021

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John and Tonya Sanwald began their egg operation December 2018. The egg operation was a way for the couple to diversify their farming operation.

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John and Tonya Sanwald diversify their farm to include a commercial laying facility The only experience John and Tonya Sanwald had with poultry pro- and other retailers across the country. The Sanwalds and their neighbors, Justin and duction was a small flock of about a dozen chickens and a duck Kayln Raef, who also have an egg operation and sell to Rock Hill Foods, fill a semi-trailer named Mr. Quackers. However, on Dec. 26, 2018, that all changed when they with 26 pallets of eggs once a week. “Our eggs have been all over the country,” John said, adding they do not produce orbecame the owners of more than 20,000 laying hens. Today, the couple has a poultry facility on their farm outside of Lebanon, Mo., where ganic eggs. Their eggs are from cage-free hens with no added hormones or antibiotics. The Sanwald purchase Lohmann Brown pullets, a commercially-bred breed used mainthey produce cage-free eggs. The Sanwalds contract their eggs to Rock Hill Foods, a ly for egg-laying, at 17 weeks of age. The young birds begin laying when light is increased company with facilities in Arkansas and Georgia. The 480-feet-long, 56-feet-wide barn has a capacity of around 22,000 birds. At top from 10 hours per day to 16 hours. This is done through both natural and artificial light production, more than 21,000 eggs are produced daily. Current production is at about in the barn. The flock will remain at the Sanwalds’ Back 40 Farm for 14 months. During their time on the farm, hens are treated to a heated and cooled barn, and room 17,700 because the birds are toward the end of their production cycle. Eggs are gathered twice a day. An automatic collection system connected to a conveyor to roam. On weather-permitting days, there are six outdoor paddocks. “We rotate them like you would cattle,” John explained. “We let them out when the brings eggs into the packaging room. Gently the eggs are moved across a temperature is above 40 degrees or below 90 degrees. I can keep the barn cooler with series of belts until they reach an automatic stacker. Along the way, the our ventilation system than it is outside on hot days.” Sanwalds collect any damaged eggs and monitor the collection process. A computerized system feeds the layers about 5,200 pounds of feed daily After flats are filled, they are moved to a pallet and stored in a cooler until throughout five feedings. The system also monitors automatic waterers that Rock Hill picks the eggs up. Lebanon, Mo. pump about 1,000 gallons a day to the birds, with additional waterers located “Last year, we produced 252,000 dozen eggs,” John said. outside in the runs. Eggs are transported from Missouri to a sorting and processing facility, where they are washed, graded and packaged for sale. Egges produced by Rock Hill growers, according to the company’s website, are sold at Whole Foods, Kroger — Continued on Next Page MARCH 8, 2021

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meet your neighbors Working Toward Their Goal Continued from Previous Page If there is an issue, an alert is sent to their the Sanwald farm’s pastures and hayfields, smartphones. which is about 300 acres in total, thus reducJohn and Tonya utilize feed rations developed ing the need for commercial fertilizers. John by Rock Hill. They source the feed regionally added the years he does not need the litter, it through Hostetler Feed & Farm in Buffalo, Mo. will be sold to other farmers. “You have a pre-lay, which they get until “After so many years of litter, you do need they are 21 weeks old, then there are several to go with a commercial fertilizer,” John said. layer diets,” John explained. “We are toward One of the most significant concerns for the end of production with this flock, so we the Sanwalds and their flocks is biosecurity. are on Layer 26 of Visitors to the farm 30 different rations. are only allowed in Because we own the designated areas, birds and pay for the and vehicle tires feed, we can decide must be sprayed bewhat we want to fore entry. feed. At this point, “As soon as you get these birds are not out of a vehicle and at peak production, step on the parkso they don’t need ing lot, you have to the higher protein.” have booties on,” Any supplements John said. “Biosethe hens may require curity is essential are sent through the because a virus can watering system. wipe a whole flock “The only thing out. As the industhey get is like a try grows, we run a Powerade or Gatobigger risk of disrade to help repleneases spreading, so ish electrolytes,” you have to be very John explained. careful.” Flock health is When a new flock monitored through comes to the farm, feed consumption everyone assisting and egg production. with the unloading A drop in either inand repopulating dicates there could of the facility must be a problem, and wear bio-suits and the Sanwalds conother protective gear John Sanwald monitors eggs as tact consultants to reduce the risk of they come across a conveyor from Rock Hill any outside contamatBack 40 Farm. Foods to help anaination to the new lyze any issues. birds, which are a After 14 months, little stressed from the barn emptied, thoroughly cleaned and the transport. It takes about four hours to redisinfected before a new flock is brought two populate the barn. After a couple of weeks of weeks later, and the process begins again. laying smaller eggs, known and pullet eggs, “The birds for the next flock are probably the hens are in full production, laying large hatched in Arkansas right now,” John said. brown eggs. Rock Hill, John and Tonya ex“Cleanout time is a very busy two weeks. plained, does purchase the pullet eggs, but There’s more to an egg operation than just they not the size most consumers see. Pullet chickens laying eggs.” eggs are used for items such as prescrambled Litter cleared from the facility is spread on eggs and powdered eggs. When COVID-19

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Tonya Sanwald said being an egg producer was something she and husband John would have never thought about 10 years ago. In 2020, their hens produced 252,000 dozen eggs.

hit, the Sanwalds donated thousands of pullet eggs to a food distribution program for Joel E. Barber School District students. In addition to the laying operation, the Sanwald family runs 75 commercial cow/calf pairs. They typically sell feeder steers and heifers from their herd, which is split into spring and fall calving, opting to retain very few heifers. “You have to wait two years for a heifer to give you a paycheck,” John said. “You don’t have to feed her for two years, then risk losing her when she calves or losing a calf. If I want to add females, I can buy them for less than it costs to raise one.” The two operations, John said, complement each other because the laying facility requires less acreage, which allows them to keep their cattle herd at its current level. “I would love to expand the herd, but they aren’t making any more land. The barn has to have 11 acres outside for the chickens to roam on,” he explained. “Some of the new contracts require 50 acres to be fenced off, so we are glad to be working with Rock Hill.” Having both the cattle and the laying operation has allowed John to become a full-time MARCH 8, 2021

farmer, which was the goal. They also have plans for Tonya to be on the farm full-time as well. “That’s our end goal,” John said. “We would like to add another barn.” The couple’s children, John James (a senior at Conway High School) and daughter Carrie Green and her husband Tyler, also help out on the farm. The eventual goal is for both John James and Carrie to each own one of the barns. “The chickens have been good for us,” John said. “It’s paying for itself. I wish we would have gotten into it sooner.” Adding a revenue stream to their family farm was the Sanwalds’ goal, and they encourage other producers to look at diversification as well. “Never count anything out. Look at all the options,” John said, adding that a laying operation is not something he or Tonya would have considered 10 years ago. “We saw others go into it and thought they were crazy. In farming, you have always got to diversify; you can’t just stick with one thing for 100 years in today’s world. You have to be able to move with the flow. If not, you’ll lose your farm.”

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What she likes about living on a farm? Celeste enjoys living on a farm because she loves to be outside and she loves animals. She especially enjoys the babies, whether they be kittens, puppies, goat kids or calves. Although she is unable to care for them herself, she assists with whatever the family is doing. Riding along in the UTV, she stays involved in farm life. She has a collection of stuffed animals, the most prevalent being cows, which she calls Moo-moos.

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Involvement in 4-H: Celeste was active in 4-H in Wisconsin, where she showed Longhorns at the local county fair. She plans to show this summer in Laclede County, Mo. She has recently joined a 4-H club in Conway, Mo. She participated in the Conway Christmas parade this past fall on the Show Barn 4-H float.

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Involvement in showing Longhorns: Celeste is a junior member of both the Texas Longhorn Breeders Association of America and the International Texas Longhorn Association. She will be showing two heifers in separate classes and will also show two steers in the Trophy Steer class. An adult comes into the ring with her to assist in leading the animal, while Celeste walks along beside. Upcoming shows are in Texas, Oklahoma, Indiana and Ohio. She is hoping her older steer, who is almost 3 years old, will meet the TTT (Tip to Tip) of more than a 100-inch horn length at maturity. Her steer, Lippy, got reserve grand champion junior steer at the 2019 ITLA sanctioned show in Indiana in 2019.

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Celeste is a special needs and non-verbal young lady who loves animals. Although she is non-verbal she can communicate using some sign language and repetitive sounds that have meaning. Her parents own Texas Longhorn cattle and they recently moved to Missouri from Wisconsin. They have approximately 20 head of cattle.

Future plans in agriculture: Celeste helped brand calves at another breeder’s farm in Weatherby, Wis., and will be assisting with freeze branding 2020 calves soon. Although Celeste has special needs, she is still able to enjoy working with animals and in the agricultural world and will continue to do so with her parents help. Regardless of one’s abilities, anyone can enjoy the farm life.

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There is no right or wrong way to give your kids an allowance. Some households give allowance for completing a task or earning a certain grade while others will give an amount and expect nothing in return. One factor you might want to consider is teaching your kids the save, give and spend approach to managing money. With this exercise, your kids will have to save and give away a certain percentage, and the rest of their money they can keep and spend as they like. We all look forward to payday so be sure to add some consistency to your system so your kids will know which day to expect their allowance. This way, they can start to budget and track expenses just like you do.

Making financial decisions

As an adult, you make money decisions every day – some as simple as packing your lunch vs. eating out and others more complicated like saving or investing your funds. Allowing your kids to make their own financial decisions can teach them a valuable lesson about how far money can stretch and how they want to use their money. One week they might decide to save for a large purchase or another they might decide to spend everything they earn on a new toy. You might also consider setting up a checking and savings account for your children so you can teach them how to use online banking tools and baking apps. The earlier your children learn how to use these tools, the easier it will be for them when they leave the nest for college or start living on their own as a young adult.

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Every family is different. There is no right or wrong amount you could give your child, but whatever you decide to give should be built into your own monthly budget. Consider how much money you can spare every week and your comfort level with allowing your kids to manage a certain amount of money on their own. You might also consider changing the amount depending on whether a task is completed or if your child is old enough to have their own part-time job like babysitting or working at a local store. Deciding to start an allowance system for your family should be a personal and fun decision. Through this simple gesture, you can teach your child several valuable lessons about money management. MARCH 8, 2021

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Feburary’s bitter weather many have caused some animals to have tissue damage February’s polar vortex was a nightmare for many livestock producers in the Ozarks. During cold events, animals can suffer from frostbite, which is damage to body tissues that occurs when the tissues freeze. Newborn calves are most at risk because they are wet and have a large surface area in relation to their total body mass. Calves can not maintain temperature the first several hours of life, and their circulatory system is less able to respond to cold changes than more mature animals, resulting in frostbite. “You’ll probably see a lot of calves in a few weeks that were born in the coldest weather that have already lost, or show signs they’ll lose, the tips of their ears and possibly their tails; mostly the tips of both extremities are affected,” University of Missouri Livestock Field Specialist Eldon Cole said. Frozen ears and tails result in changes in cattle appearance, but cattle performance significantly. Initial signs of frostbite include a cold stiffness to the tips of these body parts. As the days go on, the affected parts become hard and leathery before they separate from the healthy tissue and simply fall off. Frostbite can also affect the hooves of animals. Cole said producers in the Ozarks generally not encounter many issues with frostbitten hooves, but the February blast brought subzero temperatures and windchills that dipped below negative 20, so there may be a few cases. If the feet are involved, the animal is very reluctant to rise but appears otherwise healthy with a normal appetite. Unfortunately, there is no treatment for frostbite in hooves, and the best solution is to euthanize the animal. Cole added that not all cases of cattle with sore feet are caused by frostbite. “In toxic fescue country, like we have around here, we can expect to see some fescue foot show up in adult animals. Owners need to watch for lameness in the rear hoof-leg region,” Cole said. “They will be slow-moving, can be swelling in the lower leg, and in

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“I keep CTC in the mineral year round as a preventative measure. In the summer not only are flies a nuisance to the cattle, but they are also a terrible transmitter of diseases, so I make sure to keep the fly rubs full all the time.” Phoebe Wiles Howell County, Mo.

advanced cases, there will be a break in the skin, usually around the top of hoof and the dewclaws. Of course, the real culprit is the toxin ergovaline, which reduces blood circulation to the extremities. The toxin possibly could have been ingested several weeks before the cold snap in pasture or hay.” Fescue foot doesn’t show up in all animals, usually about 10 to 25 percent. It will also result in lost tail switches in the next couple of months. “I’m sure frostbite is painful, especially if it’s connected to fescue foot,” Cole said. “Cattle can lose a hoof or two also, and once the skin break occurs, they are beyond recovery.” Mature animals can also suffer from frostbite during brutal winter conditions. “Occasionally teats of a recently calved cow freeze, resulting in mastitis and frequently loss of milk production in at least one-quarter of the udder,” Cole said. “Adult animals may experience scrotal or teat frostbite. Once again, the degree of injury will vary on how protected they are from the wind, wet and muddy bedding areas. I see some scrotal scabs on the bottom of the scrotum after most winters, but our extremes this year will likely worsen that. Unless they are extreme, many of those bulls won’t be affected as far as their bull breeding soundness (BSE) exams are concerned The more extreme BSE-freeze-related concerns may be seen in Brahman and Brahman crosses. Those problems will not affect just the scrotum but can damage the prepuce and penile area.” According to information from the University of South Dakota, spermatogenesis (creation of sperm) in a bull is 61 days. Anything that affects sperm production will take 61 days to totally clear the system, to have normal cells and healthy sperm again after the bull recovers. It may take several months for full recovery, and a few bulls remain permanently infertile. Spring is on the way to the Ozarks, but producers should use February 2021 as a lesson in how to prepare for future cold-weather calving. — Continued on Next Page

“Goats can get so many diseases and most can be carried in on a person’s shoes or clothes. Everyone must walk through a bleach tub before entering a pasture.”

“My biggest thing is fly control because flies do spread disease. I want to keep my cattle from getting pink eye from my neighbors’ cattle, and to protect my neighbors’ cattle from getting pink eye from mine.”

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farm help Frostbite Recovery Continued from Previous Page “If they’re not brought into a warm area immediately after birth and off and warmed up, there’s not much you can do to prevent the freezing,” Cole said. “There are calf warming boxes some farmers use, but most probably stick them in the truck cab or take them to the house for a while. Of course, getting them dry is just a start. They also need to nurse ASAP to get their insides warmed up with colostrum.”

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As spring approaches, management of forages and crops is important for success Forages haven’t awaken from their winter slumber, but now is the time to develop a plan for forages and crops. Terry Halleran, University of Missouri Extension agronomy field specialists, said it’s essential to map out your plans before the growing season.

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been taken down or that has a lot of thatch on it. I overate my pastures a little this fall and got the thatch off of there because I knew I was going to sew red clover.” Management of forages is a part of being a livestock producer, a part some producers forget. “You can wonder if you need a better bull, if you had younger cows, used AI, changed your feed ration, but no one stops to think about the most expensive thing on your farm, and that’s the land. Grass is the cheapest food source you can have, and if you’re abusing that through weed contamination, a lack of fertilizer and overgrazing, it’s making your operation cost more because there is nothing there to eat, and you’re going to have to buy it, or you can sell your cows.”

Now is an excellent time to overseed pastures and fields. Halleran prefers a mixture of red cover, lespedeza and alsike. “Alsike is the same as red cover, but red clover likes the dryer conditions and better pH, where the alsike will take the weather conditions,” Halleran said. “My farm has some heavy wet-weather ROW CROPS springs, so I’m going to “Things will start popping blend that together and in March and April, and we throw in some summer leswill see if people can get pedeza for the expansion of their corn in the ground summer pasture. I already in time this year,” Halhave some white clover to leran speculated. “There dilute the hot fescue.” shouldn’t be any problem Halleran said legumes with moisture; we should could be broadcasted, but have plenty. The snow we the seed must have contact – Terry Halleran got might even add a little with the soil. nitrogen to the ground.” “The trick is that you Halleran said any nitrogen have to have that pasture eaten down pretty tight so the seed will work added by snow is not typically a “major amount.” It’s too early to begin working ground for some its way to the dirt,” he said. “If you can, put cows back on a field and let the cows hoof crops, but there are ways to fill any idle time. “Now is the time to put your equipment in it in. You can no-till it later on in the year, but as muddy as it gets, I like to broadcast the barn and go through it. Check your bearings and make sure everything is in working because it’s fast.” The freezing and thawing of the soil helps order. Put that time to use inside and getting draw seeds into the ground. Producers should ready to go out in the field as soon as you can.” He also recommended that producers know consider drilling seed after the last frost date. “The whole key is to get that seed/soil con- what crop they want to plant and what variety. “Also, talk to the fertilizer dealer about getting tact,” Halleran said. “The biggest mistake people make is thinking they can go out and access to fertilizers,” Halleran advised. “One throw seed over the top of pasture that hasn’t big question is the availability of ammonium

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farm help nitrate; it’s getting harder and harder because of the rules and regulations on that. Also, they need to make sure they have ordered their seed because there have been times when we have seen seed shortages. If they are considering doing a particular crop, they need to think about that, and if we have those strange weather events like we have had, you will sit there with corn seed in the shop, and it just keeps raining. Then you will get to the point of ‘how long can I wait?’ Farmers may want to see if they can return seed if it exceeds the planting date and trade it for something else.” Most producers try to have their corn in the ground by April 15. “Some people gamble and get it in earlier; sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t,” Halleran added. “There are people who can’t get it in and will have to wait until May. Corn can go into the ground pretty early, as early as the first week of April, but if it’s wet and cool for a prolonged period, your seed will rot in the ground. If it does sprout, you’ll only get half of it, and you’ll have to go out and work it into the ground and replant. I know some guys want to get it out early, but there is a reason we have a target date.” There are also early or shorter-season varieties that producers can choose. “Figure out what your harvest date is, back that date up and pick a corn,” Halleran said. Soybeans are a summer annual, so planting is later in the year. “It’s June for early beans,” Halleran explained. “You want your soil temperature to be 60 degrees before you put in beans so they will germinate. That varies by the kind of spring we have. Check your local weather stations to see what your temperatures are. You can also do a half-season bean and a full-season bean.” Winter wheat was planted late last year, so Halleran is unsure how that crop will fare. “I don’t know if we will see a lot of growth,” he said. “You could turn some calves out on it. In the fields I have seen, there wasn’t much initial growth to put cows on it. Producers may look at harvesting that wheat… The nice thing about snow, especially with the weather we just came out of, it blankets the wheat. That snow may have protected it from freezing. With the price of wheat, it might be worth taking the seed, then baling the straw. You have guys buying big round bales of corn stocks for bedding, so big round bales of straw might be something that is competitively priced with corn stocks. It MARCH 8, 2021

will be a little different ballgame this spring, based on the cold in February.”

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Halleran said March is usually the time when producers begin pulling soil samples and applying fertilizers. When applying fertilizer, the ground should not be frozen and free of snow cover. Also, do not apply fertilizer if the forecast is for a hard freeze within a week of application. “On frozen ground, water will run off, and if the ground is frozen, so will your fertilizer,” Halleran said. This is the time of year many fescue seed producers will also be applying nitrogen to fields.

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Early April is an excellent time to start working on weed control. “There will be a lot of people looking to spray their pastures for weeds, and those guys who do fescue seed will be spraying as well so they can have the water and fertilizer working on the fescue, not the weeds.” Lower-quality hay fed in the winter months may contribute to the weed population. “The cows will stomp that seed down into the ground, just like they will the clover seed,” Halleran said. “When you get the kind of snow we got, producers have to have somewhere for those calves to lay down, and they aren’t going to put the high-quality hay out there; they are going to put that into the ring feeders. I’m curious to see how our pastures do and what repercussions we will see with that next year with the weed competition. Whenever you have a disaster, there is always that lingering effect.” Halleran added that unwanted plants must reach about 2 to 4 inches in height before chemical eradiation can be done effectively. “There’s not enough plant there to absorb the chemical and kill it before that,” he said. “We will have to see if the weeds are present and see at what level they are present. Some weeds, the cows will eat and take care of it for you, like chicory in the young stage, but if those bales had Johnsongrass, it will be everywhere. Things like curly dock and perilla mint will present, and what I call the plague of Southwest Missouri, bullnettle. Your second cutting hay can be full of weeds.” For more information about forages and crops, contact your local Extension center.

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As spring arrives, many people get a little “chick fever.” However, those new chicks will fail to thrive and will not be productive members of the farming operation without proper care. Scharidi Barber, a poultry science instructor at the University of Arkansas, said many people, especially first-time chick growers, don’t know how to care for chicks properly. “They don’t realize the time it takes,” she said. “They don’t have that brooder setting for the young chicks, which needs to be kept at about 100 degrees for that first week of life and dropped five degrees every week after that. They also don’t realize how much space they will need as they grow. It’s funny how so many people want to have egg layers, but there is so much to know to raise poultry; it’s not simple.” Brooding chicks require about one-half square foot of space until they reach 4 weeks of age. During typical weather, infrared heat lamps placed 1 to 1.5 feet above the chicks will usually provide enough heat to start. Chicks need enough space under the brooder so they can keep warm without crowding, piling up or smothering. Adequate water and food must also be available for the young birds. Chicks can be moved from the brooder phase at about 4 to 5 weeks, depending on feather development. However, proper housing is critical for poultry production throughout a bird’s lifetime. According to the University of Missouri Extension, poultry housing should provide clean, dry, comfortable quarters for birds throughout the year, be free from drafts, but allow for air movement. Litter, such as pine shavings, rice hulls, peanut shells and ground corn cobs, are absorbent materials that reduce the moisture and serves as an insulating material in cold weather. The litter should be clean, mold-free and dry, but not dusty. Not only does proper housing protect birds from the elements, but it also protects them from predators. “People will go to the farm store and get a prefab chicken coop or house and expect that will protect the birds,” Barber said. “Unfortunately, it’s not. A raccoon can get in just about anything, and opossums will also attack poultry. Of course, you also have neighbor’s dog, coyotes, foxes and other things that will attack a coop, especially if there’s nothing around the bottom of the coop. Some predators will dig right into a coop, so you have to have a way to secure that area.” Chickens need to have 2 to 3 square feet of space in a coop. “The biggest thing is to have that space and not have overcrowding because birds are cannibalistic, and birds will get aggressive if they don’t have the space they need. You have to prepare for birds as they become adults, not just baby chicks.” She added that outdoor spaces also require predator protection. Attacks can also come from other birds, such as eagles and hawks. Barber recommended using netting or obscuring the view from above to protect from an aerial attack. “The best thing is chicken tractors,” she said. “The birds stay within the tractor and your move them around. You can move them to different areas, and they are protected.”

Barber said there are options for rectangular, portable chicken tractors that also offer an elevated coop area. The structure provides safety from predators and allows the birds to have a run. Like other animals, poultry require preventative health measures. “Most of the birds you get from the hatchery are vaccinated against Marek’s (a type of herpes viral disease), and sometimes for other things. Typically, most people with backyard flocks don’t do any other vaccinations, and if they do, it’s for fowl pox (a viral infection). You usually have to vaccinate for fowl pox when they are very young, depending on the vaccine brand. When chickens reach maturity, we recommend deworming every six months. Your local feed stores usually have something you can use to deworm with.” As chickens reach maturity, their nutritional needs change. “Chicks need to be on a chick starter, and that goes for game birds and turkeys,” Barber explained. “I encourage people to leave their chicks on starter a little longer than others. If you feed a high-protein diet longer, it will help that bird reach sexual maturity faster. We are seeing birds start laying at 16, 17 weeks, where naturally start at 25, 26 weeks. After the starter, you can go to a grower, which is a step back in protein, but still higher than a layer crumble. You can start feeding the layer at about 26 weeks.” Without proper nutrition, egg production can be delayed, and meat birds will not gain weight. Barber said waterfowl (ducks and geese) are not a good mix with chicks. “They are carriers of diseases that will affect a chick,” she said. “It is often discouraged to raise them together. Their diets are also a little different. A waterfowl, turkey and even game birds need a higher protein feed than chickens. A larger animal, like a turkey, a goose or a duck, also takes up a lot more space, so you have to consider that. Waterfowl also need water they can get into, or they are constantly going to be looking for it. “If you put a waterer in a pin with 2-week-old ducklings, you will have a mess,” Barber added with a laugh. “They are going to be trying to get in that water.” Barber cautioned against buying young chicks and waterfowl on an impulse. “In the state of Arkansas, you have to get a minimum of six,” she said. “Normally, people will think twice because they have to get six because they start to think what are they going to do with six.” Single chicks also have difficulty keeping warm because they have no “buddies,” and chickens are also considered highly-social birds. Barber also discouraged purchasing chicks or ducklings for children as Easter gifts unless parents are prepared to rear the birds to maturity, She also recommeded that all chicks and fowl be purchased from a National Poultry Improvement Plan-certified seller.

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farmer nearing 60 years old, the agriculture industry needs new and first-generation farmers to continue crop and livestock production. Loans, grants and resources are available to support new producers. Stepping into the agriculture industry as a new or first-generation farmer can be daunting many reasons, such as having limited knowledge or lack of resources and land, especially if farming does not run in the family.

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In addition to financial resources, there are communities of people who are willing to share their tips of the trade to aid in industry success. First generation farmer Jennifer Barber Cook of Wooster, Ark., provided her biggest piece of advice for new farmers starting out. “Stick with the lifestyle. Require your kids to stick with it – that’s the biggest blessing of all. We could’ve jumped ship when things got hard, because there were so many times when you get discouraged and defeated,” Cook said. “But remember the good stuff: the cattle or crop you’re raising, sure. But the people, too. The next MARCH 8, 2021

Along with tenacity another key to starting an operation is learning and understanding what you are doing. “Knowledge is power,” Cook said. She remembers relying on the Cooperative Extension Service by studying every document about beef and crop management. She also subscribed to magazines, read podcasts and did anything to gain information. “You can never stop learning,” Cook said. “Just when you think you have it all figured out, something changes, and you have to reevaluate.” This leads to another foundational aspect of starting an operation: learn from others. “Find people that do what you’re interested in, and that do it well,” Cook said. Cook and her family also got involved in their local Cattleman’s Association. There are multiple groups and communities to join that assist young farmers and ranchers. County Farm Bureau groups, Cattleman’s Associations, Young Farmers and Ranchers or Beginning Farmers are great places to start. She said when she needs help, she will opt out of the giant textbook and call someone who is in her network or that she has shared a meal with and ask them their opinion.

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MARCH 2021 8 Missouri Fence Law – 6:30-9 p.m. – Cost: $15 – Douglas County MU Extension Office, Ava, Mo. – for more information call 417-679-3525 or 417-683-4409 – register online at extension.missouri.edu/events 8 Missouri Fence Law – 6:30-9 p.m. – Cost: $15 – Barry County MU Extension Office, Cassville, Mo. – register online at extension.missouri.edu/events 8 Missouri Fence Law – 6:30-9 p.m. – Cost: $15 – Barton County MU Extension Office, Lamar, Mo. – limited to 10 people – for questions 417-955-0287 or davismp@missouri.edu – for registration 417-682-3579 or go.ozarksfn.com/2kd 8 Missouri Fence Law – 6:30-9 p.m. – Cost: $15 – Texas County MU Extension Office, Houston, Mo. – register online at extension.missouri.edu/events 8 Missouri’s Complex Fence Law – 6:30-9 p.m. – Cost: $15 – In-person or Zoom Option, in-person limited to 12 people – Gasconade County Extension Office, 1106 West Hwy 28, Owensville, Mo. – for questions 573-437-2165 or hopkinsrm@umsystem.edu – register online at go.ozarksfn.com/qzo 8 Basic Beekeeping for Beginners – 10-11:30 a.m., Online via Zoom – Cost: Free – for questions or to register contact Hickory County Extension Center at 417-745-6767 or wheelerjr@missouri.edu – register online at go.ozarksfn.com/wfw 8 Virtual Private Pesticide Applicator Training – 9-11 a.m. – Cost: Free – for more information contact Tim at 417-357-6812 or SchnakenbergC@missouri.edu or register online at go.ozarksfn.com/i3x 9-10 Joel Salatin – Healing: Farm, Family, Faith Workshop – Patterson, Mo. – for questions email events@loveandpurity.com – for more information visit www.loveandpurity.com/salatin-event 11 Town Hall Meeting Online – Spring Forage Growth/Yield – 7 p.m. – preregister at go.ozarksfn.com/pvn 13 Beekeeper Workshop – doors open 8:30 a.m., 9 a.m.-3 p.m. – Cost: $15 per family – Wheatland Fire Station, 18901 MO-83, Wheatland, Mo. – pre-registration is required – for questions call 417-745-6767 or 520-417-9550 – register online at go.ozarksfn.com/qaj 15-29 Home Food Preservation – Online via Zoom, Mondays, 1-2:30 p.m. – Cost: $45 – for questions contact Melissa at 816-876-2781 or cottonmr@missouri.edu – register online at go.ozarksfn.com/w2n 16 Bull Breeding Soundness Clinic – Dake Veterinary Clinic, Miller, Mo. – call 417-452-3301 for an appointment 16-30 Establishing and Maintaining Food Plots for Wildlife – Online via Zoom – Cost: $25 – 7-8:30 p.m. – for questions contact Sarah at havenss@missouri.edu or 573-458-6260 – register online at go.ozarksfn.com/g5y 17-4/28 Diabetes Self-Management Virtual Program – Online via Zoom, Wednesdays, 1-3:30 p.m. – Cost: Free – pre-registration is required – for questions contact Melissa at 816-876-2781 or cottonmr@missouri.edu – register online at go.ozarksfn.com/8pp 17-3/2/22 Crop Scouting Program – 801 East 12th Street, Lamar, Mo. – Cost: $40 – to register or for questions call 417-682-3579 – register online at go.ozarksfn.com/97q 18 Potential Spring Insect Problems in Alfalfa and How to Scout for Them – Online class via Zoom – free class, 7-8 p.m. – register by March 16 – for questions 417-448-2560 or millerpd@missouri.edu – register online at https://extension.missouri.edu/events/scouting-alfalfa-for-spring-insect-problems 18 Bull Breeding Soundness Clinic – Animal Clinic of Diamond, Diamond, Mo. – call 417-325-4136 to make an appointment 18 Warm Season Grass Cattle Grazing Workshop – 6 p.m. – O’Bannon Bank Community Room, Buffalo, Mo. – limited to 10 people – register by March 17 – for questions 417-955-0287 or davismp@missouri.edu – to register 417-345-7551 or go.ozarksfn.com/z4m 18 Barn Quilt Class – 9 a.m.-3 p.m. – Cost: $35 – Hickory County Extension Meeting Room, 18715 Cedar Street, Hermitage, Mo. – to register or for more information call 417-745-6767

18, 25 Online Workshop for Fruit and Vegetable Growers – Food Saftey Modernization Act (FSMA) Produce Safety Alliance training – 10 a.m.-4 p.m. – for questions 913-307-7391 or byerspl@missouri.edu – for a full list of upcoming training visit go.ozarksfn.com/27n 20 Free Pesticide Collection Event – S&H Farm Supply, 7 State Road A, Lockwood, Mo. – for more information visit dnr.mo.gov/env/hwp/pesticide. 22 Private Pesticide Applicator Training – Online via Zoom, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. – to register or for questions contact Hickory County Extension Center at 417-745-6767 or hickoryco@missouri.edu – register online at go.ozarksfn.com/shv 22 Pasture and Forage Management Workshop – 6 p.m. – El Dorado Springs Chamber of Commerce Office, 1303 South State Hwy 32, El Dorado Springs, Mo. – limited to 10 people – register by March 19 – for questions 417-955-0287 or davismp@missouri.edu – register by calling 417-276-3313 or online at go.ozarksfn.com/geh. 23 Alliance for Grassland Renewal Workshop – 8:45 a.m.-4:30 p.m. – Southwest Research Center, Mounty Vernon, Mo. – In-Person – for questions 660-827-0591 or schmitze@missouri.edu – for the in-person workshop register by March 21 at go.ozarksfn.com/qzf – register for the virtual school at www.GrasslandRenewal.org/workshops 24 Bull Breeding Soundness Clinic – Countryside Animal Clinic, Aurora, Mo. – call 417-678-4011 to make an appointment 24 Online workshop for Fruit and Vegetable Growers – Wildlife control for produce growers – 6-7 p.m. – for questions 913-307-7391 or byerspl@missouri.edu – for a full list of upcoming trainings visit go.ozarksfn.com/27n. 25 Native Warm Season Grass Management Workshop – 10 a.m.-3 p.m. – Southwest Research Center, Mount Vernon, Mo. – preregister by March 22 – for questions call 417-357-6812 – for more information and to pre-register visit at go.ozarksfn.com/kca 25-5/27 2021 Home Gardening Webinar Series – Thursdays, 6:30-8 p.m. – Online via Zoom – Cost: $50 – for questions 636-797-5391 or KellyD@missouri.edu – register online at go.ozarksfn.com/3uv. 26-28 5th Annual Ozark Spring Roundup – Ozark Empire Fair, Springfield, Mo. – 417-833-2660 29-5/19 Tai Chi for Arthritis Online – Mondays and Wednesdays 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. – Online via Zoom – Cost: $50 – for more information contact Rachel at 573-458-6260 or rachelbuenemann@missouri.edu – register online at go.ozarksfn.com/li3 30, 4/1, 4/6 Regional Hay School: Capture the value of your investment – 6-9 p.m., each evening – Online via Zoom – register by March 29 – for questions 417-955-0287 or davismp@missouri.edu – register online at go.ozarksfn.com/8p8 30-5/11 Chronic Pain Self-Management – Tuesdays, 1-3:30 p.m. – Online via Zoom – Cost: Free – for questions contact Denise at 816-482-5850 or sullivand@missouri.edu – register online at go.ozarksfn.com/plv APRIL 2021 2-23 HEAL for a Lifetime – Online via Zoom, Fridays, noon-1 p.m. – Cost: Free – for questions contact Denise at 816-482-5850 or sullivand@missouri.edu – register online at go.ozarksfn.com/i5y 3 Stickin’ It To Cancer – benefit cattle show to help support a teen battling Hodgkins Lymphoma – entry fee: $30, late entry fee: $40 – Bates County Fairgrounds, Butler, Mo. – 700 East Nursery Street, Butler, Mo. – for more information contact Kim at 816-738-9243 or Matt at 660-200-5822 – sign up online at go.ozarksfn.com/wck – follow the event on Facebook at go.ozarksfn.com/tly 21 Online workshop for Fruit and Vegetable Growers – Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) food safety plan – 3-5 p.m. – for questions 913-307-7391 or byerspl@missouri.edu – for a full list of upcoming training visit go.ozarksfn.com/27n

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ozarks’ MARCH 2021 12 Wall Street Cattle Company – Lebanon, Mo. – 816-532-0811 13 Express Ranches Honor Roll Sale – Yukon, Okla. – 405-464-2455 13 Heart of the Ozarks Angus Association Spring Angus Consignment Sale – West Plains, Mo. – 417-293-8002 13 OYE Futurity Heifer Sale – Oklahoma City, Okla. – 405-464-2455 13 Seedstock Plus RED REWARD Bull & Female Sale – Wheeler Livestock Auction, Osceola, Mo. – 877-486-1160 13 14th Annual Wright Charolais Bull Sale – at the Farm, Kearney, Mo. – 816-776-3512 20 Aschermann Charolais 32nd Edition Production Sale – at the Ranch, Carthage, Mo. – 417-358-7879 – 417-793-2855 20 Blubaugh Angus Ranch Annual Production Sale – Tonkawa, Okla. – 405-464-2455 20 Cattlemen’s Choice Bull and Female Sale – Fredonia Livestock Market, Fredonia, KS – 620-437-2211 – 903-848-8605 – 903-316-2889 20 Pinegar Limousin Herdbuilder XXVII – at the Farm, Springfield, Mo. – 1-877-PINEGAR 21 Magness Land & Cattle Southern Div. Bull Sale – Miami, Okla. – 402-350-3447 26 Sexton Genetics Annual Spring Bull Sale – Fort Gibson, Okla. – 405-464-2455 27 Arkansas Bull Sale – Heber Springs, Ark. – 205-270-0999 27 8 Story Farms Charolais Cattle 3rd Annual Production Sale – Altamont, Mo. – 660-749-5834 27 Maplewood Acres Farm 34th Annual Bull & Female Sale – at the farm, Sedalia, Mo. – 660-287-1341 or 660-620-4678 27 Seedstock Plus South Missouri Bull & Female Sale – Joplin Regional Stockyards, Carthage, Mo. – 877-486-1160 27 Worthington Angus 6th Annual Spring Production Sale – at the Farm, Dadeville, Mo. – 417-844-2601 29 Southwest Missouri All-Breed Performance Tested Bull Sale – Springfield, Mo. – 417-293-8002 29 Live Wire Auction Foundational Female Sale – Springfield, Mo. – 417-293-8002 APRIL 2021 2 Ade Polled Herefords Annual Bull & Female Sale – at the farm, Amsterdam, Mo. – 765-583-4875 3 The Andras Kind Red Angus Bull Sale – at the farm, Manchester, Ill – 217-473-2355 – 217-473-2320 3 B/F Cattle Company – Butler, Mo. – 660-492-2808 3 Circle S Gelbvieh Ranch 14th Annual “Going to Grass” Production Sale – Canton, Kan. – 620-628-4621 3 Four State Angus Association 91st Edition Consignment Sale – Springfield Livestock Marketing Center, Springfield, Mo. – 734-260-8635 3 MBS Charolais Bull Sale – Bowling Green, Mo. – 573-324-5411 or 573-324-2528 3 Vaughan Family Ranch Bull Sale – Derby, Kan. – 316-213-5484 5 Brockmere Farms Inc. Annual Performance-Tested Angus Bull Sale – New Cambria Livestock Auction, New Cambria, Mo. – 660-258-2901 or 660-375-2155 6 Hubert Charolais Ranch 42nd Annual Bull Sale – Oakley, Kan. – 785-672-2540 8 Pharo Cattle Company Production Sale – Springfield, Mo. – 800-311-0995 10 Ozark & Heart of America Beefmaster Sale – Springfield Livestock Marketing Center, Springfield, Mo. – 210-648-5475 10 The Renaissance Sale XXIX – Chappell’s Sales Arena, Strafford, Mo. – 405-246-6324 11 OSU Cowboy Classic – Stillwater, Okla. – 405-464-2455 17 2021 Leachman Ozark Spring Sale – I-40 Livestock, Ozark, Ark. – 970-568-3983 17 Missouri Charolais Breeders Association Spring Bull & Female Sale – Springfield Livestock Marketing Center, Springfield, Mo. – 281-761-5952 MARCH 8, 2021

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P Bar S Ranch Limousin, Lim-Flex & Red Angus Proof of Progress Sale – Sand Springs, Okla. – 402-350-3447 Valley Girls Online Geno-Pheno Heifer Sale – www.LiveWireAuction.com – 417-569-6940 10th Anniversary Heartland Highland Cattle Auction – Mid-Missouri Stockyard, Lebanon, Mo. – 417-733-3201 or 309-251-5832 Missouri Red Angus Association Show Me Red Sale – Springfield Livestock Marketing Center, Springfield, Mo. – 417-327-7870 Wienk Charolais 52nd Annual Bull Sale – at the Ranch, Lake Preston, SD – 605-860-0505 – 605-203-0137 – 605-203-1082 Express Ranches Grasstime Sale – Yukon, Okla. – 405-464-2455

MAY 2021 7 Next Generation Sale of 2021 Glendenning’s J Bar J Annual Production Sale – Lebanon, Mo. – 402-350-3447 21 Show-Me Select Replacement Heifer Sale – Joplin Regional Stockyards, Carthage, Mo. – 417-466-3102 22 The Great American Pie Sale – Lebanon, Mo. – 402-350-3447 22 Spur Ranch Female Sale – Vinita, Okla. – 918-256-5850 or 918-244-2118

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Livestock Equipment

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AUCTIONS

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

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Selling New Firestone Tires 606 West 12th • Lamar, MO Jack Purinton 417-682-1903

Graber Metal Sales Roofing • Siding •Trim • Insulation Overhead Doors • Windows, Etc,… Serving the Metal Building Industry

Saturday March 27, 2021 10:00AM • Bois D’Arc, MO

Freelancers are required to travel to farms to conduct interviews and take pictures.

Tractors & Farm Equipment • Vehicles, Trailers & Parts • Materials • Tools, Lawn & Garden & Misc

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Saturday April 10, 2021 10:00AM • Marshfield, MO

Vehicles, Tractors & Farm Equipment • Cattle • Furniture, Appliances & Household • Tools, Lawn & Garden

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Saturday May 1, 2021 10:00AM • Lebanon, MO

2 Custom Homes & Multiple Buildings On Up To 236 M/L Acres (Offered In Tracts) Cattle • Farm Equipment • Household

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Vets

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Articles inside

Julie Turner-Crawford – Thank you, farmers

A story unique to Pythian Castle

The Henderson look to the future of the cattle industry

For the Shortt family, their farm is a dream come true

Chicks require time and space

Family caters to egg lovers in the Ozarks

Jerry Crownover – Things are coming up a little short