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A Dream in Progress A desire to expand brings California cattle operation to Missouri

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MSU Foundation announces gifts: The Missouri State University Foundation has announced donations of funds and land for the Darr College of Agriculture. As part of their continuing support for MSU, William H. and Virginia Darr have created two new endowed funds: The Darr Family Facilities Endowment to support the day-to-day operations of the college’s facilities; and the Family Agriculture Graduate Student Support Endowment to assist graduate students with their research pursuits, including materials, stipends and travel expenses. George Hartsfield and Rev. Dr. Paula Kindrick Hartsfield gave their 80-acre farm located near the Springfield-Branson National Airport to the college. Named The Kindrick Family Farm at Missouri State University, about 65 acres of cultivated land will be used for crop production. Other uses include horticulture and plant science research and education.

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Longtime cattleman, judge passes: John Gerald “Jerry” Taylor, 93, of Buffalo, Mo., passed away on March 27. Taylor began his judging career in 1947, and judged cattle shows in 34 states. Nationally recognized and respected, he judged at the International Livestock Exposition, the Pan-American Exposition in Dallas, the Eastern National, the Houston Fat Stock Show, the Dixie Nationals and many state and county shows. In 1968 he was named “Mr. Shorthorn” by the state of Illinois. Taylor left his native Illinois in 1986 to managing a Charolais operation in Texas. Taylor and his wife, Mary, eventually moved to Dallas County, Mo. In 2013, Taylor was the recipient of the Ozark Empire Fair Foundation’s Pioneer Award.

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MEET YOUR NEIGHBORS 7 Mark Knight says bigger isn’t always better

Family’s dream for expansion leads them to the Ozarks

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Eye on Agribusiness features Marshfield Mills

Steve Hausner says his South Poll cattle thrive on grass

B/F Cattle Company finds the right balance

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Correction: In the March 20 edition of Ozarks Farm & Neighbor, an ampersand was placed incorrectly on the front cover in the issue theme notation. We apologize for any confusion. Know a Good Rumor? Do you have a rumor you would like to share with our readers? Mail them to: PO Box 1319, Lebanon, MO 65536; fax them to: 417-532-4721; or email them to: editor@ozarksfn.com

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Foundation honors volunteers: The Missouri 4-H Foundation recently honored volunteers from around the state for their dedication to helping Missouri 4-H Youth and their communities. Doris Backes-Delp, of Phelps County and Connie Cooper of Jasper County were among those honored who were presented with 2017 Frank Graham 4-H Volunteer Leadership Awards. Scholarship recipients announced: Dairy Farmers of America has announced its DFA Cares Foundation Scholarship winners. Alexis Atteberry of Conway, Mo., who is planning to attend Ozarks Technical Community College and major in agribusiness, was awarded a precollege scholarship, as was Lani Ogle of Sarcoxie, Mo., who is planning to attend Crowder College and major in animal science. Kyle Maples of Clever, Mo., attends University of Arkansas, majoring in mechanical engineering, and was awarded an undergraduate scholarship.

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Mark Knight finds smaller framed cattle are more efficient for his operation Mark and Martha Knight have 270 acres near Stark City, Mo., where they raise Gelbvieh-based commercial cattle in a cow/calf operation with part of the land going back to his grandmother’s original purchase.

beef per acre rather than per individual performance of a cow or calf.” A simple example is that legs provide no marketable meat but do require feed and time to grow, expenses that are inefficient and cut into profits. Consequently, Mark began crossing his Gelbvieh with Red AnPhoto by Terry Ropp

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Their son Brandon lives and works gus selecting bulls for shorter legs among in Wisconsin, while son Cory is a part- other qualities. Mark chose red over the ner with Mark in GoodMan Meat Shop more conventional black because a lower body temperature provides a slight fer& Processing, and their tility advantage. 13-year-old son Matthew is Mark’s herd currently contains still attending school. 83 mommas bred by three regis“I used to raise purebred tered Red Angus bulls. Mark has Gelbvieh, especially during calves from late April through the 1980s when the convenMay 1 so the cows are on tional wisdom was bigger is bet- Stark City, Mo. strong and fresh spring grass ter,” Mark said. “I have learned making raising a calf easier. differently. It is the amount of APRIL 10, 2017

Conversely, calves born in October have mommas who are then taking advantage of the good feed quality in fescue when the toxicity is lowest and the quality best. Mark weans his calves when they are 5 to 7 months old depending upon market opportunities and sees little difference in the eventual selling weight. When weaned, the calves are ear tagged and castrated. Cows are brought in only twice for worming and then vaccinated based on the current conditions rather than a historically based cycle. Mark is also working toward replacing cows with more efficient heifers and culls his mommas by age and fertility with only a few cows over 10 years of age left. Other culling criteria include extreme size, whether large or small, and temperament. The Gelbvieh breed is a dual purpose cow from Germany, and according to Mark, increasing milking ability cause an increase in inefficiencies. He hoped by crossing with the Red Angus he will increase the momma cows efficiency. “Farmers need information, and one of the easiest and cheapest ways to get that is to take county classes,” Mark said. “A 2012 class on grasses changed everything for me and made my operation far more efficient.” When Mark quit the aviation industry and became a full-time farmer and meat processor, he had the opportunity to make significant improvements but credits the aviation industry with teaching him the importance of efficiency. Mark readily admits when he walked into the class he “thought they were nuts” but soon changed his mind as he learned how much they knew. He believes that $85 was the best he ever spent and incorporated much information into his operating procedures.

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meet your neighbors was a unanimous decision to buy a former horse facility near Summersville, but the question remained: How do you move a cattle operation with 200 head across 2,100 miles during the month of January? Denise described how all of their cattle were given additional feed in order to be in prime condition, along with vaccinations checked to ensure they were up to date to ensure state regulations. It never entered their minds to be worried about relocating three families. “It was more about moving the cows than moving the humans,” Denise explained. It took six semi truck loads, but with the help of some friends, the move of Wyman Creek Ranch to their new home base of Missouri. They did not have any

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The Landmark Restaurant has been serving up homemade meals for generations A landmark can be described as a feature of a landscape or town that is easily recognized or is of unusual historical interest. The Landmark Restaurant in Lowry City, Mo., is certainly living up to the name. The current owner, Jim Kalberloh, says he really doesn’t know exactly when the restaurant first opened, but he believes the place was operating back in the 1930s and 1940s, as the Corner Café. Jim said that when he was a kid, the Corner Café was owned by Charlie and Alice Crump. In 1976, Keith Moree updated the café into more of the current restaurant style and named it The Landmark. Around 1978, Brenda Simmons bought the restaurant and started the pan fried chicken that The Landmark is still known for today.

In the mid-1980s, Brenda sold the business to another owner, who ran the place for about a year and half. However, by June 1986, the restaurant was for sale again. Jim recalls vividly the details of that week in June. At the time, Jim had been out of high school for three years, was a member of the Missouri National Guard and was working in town at Stinnett Feed. On a Tuesday morning, he walked into “the coffee shop”, as the local farmers call it. That day, a sign on the door read “Closing the doors Monday.” Jim saw an opportunity to be in business for himself. So, he went to his dad and said, “Let’s buy the restaurant.” Jim’s dad firmly opposed the idea. George and Ruth Kalberloh, Jim’s parents, knew the struggles of the restaurant business. They

had previously owned the Patio Restaurant, across town, from 1976 to 1979. “We’ll just do breakfast and lunch, not all day like we did at The Patio,” Jim persisted. Finally, Jim’s parents agreed, but only if he could get Wanda Goanes, Brenda’s sister, to come back and fry chicken. Wanda agreed. So, Jim went to the bank on Thursday and was in the restaurant business on Monday. These days, Lowry City Main Street is usually pretty quiet, except around lunch time on Wednesdays and Sundays. Those are chicken days at The Landmark. The pan fried chicken has made The Landmark legendary. Folks will drive for miles and wait in lines out the door for their chicken fix. Years back, the Kalberloh family pur-

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chased the adjacent building and expanded the dining room. “We thought if we had more room, people wouldn’t need to wait in line to eat. But the more room we had, the more people came,” Jim recalled. Jim said he doesn’t keep secrets about the chicken. “It’s the pan frying in cast iron skillets that makes it so good. No secret seasonings, just dipped in buttermilk and rolled in flour,” he said. Fresh, never frozen chicken is delivered twice a week to the restaurant. Jim requests consistent size chickens from his suppliers, but insists on cutting up the 80 chickens a week himself. Not much else has changed at The Landmark over the last 30 years. They APRIL 10, 2017

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still make everything from scratch, from rolling out the pie dough, to homemade cobblers and fresh baked rolls. “We try a few different things that people ask for, but find that people still want the staples of meat and potatoes,” Jim said. From the beginning, running The Landmark has been a family affair. George and Ruth Kalberloh, along with Wanda Goanes, all worked until their health failed. Jim’s three daughters, Megan, Shelby and Halie, grew up working in The Landmark. Jim’s sister, Donna Hughes, has always had another job, but works in The Landmark. Jim has five brothers and sisters and they, along with every one of his nieces and nephews, have all helped out with some part of the business over the years. The loyal employees of The Landmark have become like family too. Janet Ferguson has worked in the restaurant for 27 years, Melissa Ribby for 18 years and Terri Blackwell for 13 years, as well as others who have been there a number of years. The restaurant business has its challenges. It’s lots of hours and lots of work. Enough of the right people need to be in place; and balancing pricing with the cost of doing business is always a concern. “The rewards are better than the trouble,” Jim said. “By far, getting to know the people is the most rewarding part. I’ve been able to watch people grow up. Now they come in with their kids and that’s fun to see. “We appreciate all of the loyal customers that have kept us alive for 30 years,” Jim emphasized. “From the beginning, we decided we wanted to have good food and good service at a good price and that’s what we try to do.” APRIL 10, 2017

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B/F Cattle Company strives to produce highly maternal Balancer herd sires When it comes to selecting a herd sire, picking the right genetics is key, but do EPDs tell the whole story? Brett Foster said the story of the dam is often left untold, but it’s perhaps the most important chapter in the book. “I’ve heard horse guys talk for years that if you have a good mare, you can breed her to anything,” Brett said. “If you have a mediocre mare, it doesn’t matter what you breed her to, you are going to have a mediocre colt. I think cows are the same way; you’ve got to have a good set of foundation cows that work in your environment.” The Bates County, Mo., cattleman strives to produce bulls with the material traits to produce better momma cows down the road. In addition to raising his own herd sires, Brett sells about 150 Balancer and Gelbvieh bulls annually through spring and fall sales at his B/F Cattle Company east of Butler, Mo. Brett started his cattle operation after high school in 1996. “I knew I wasn’t college material and land prices were pretty good back then,” he said. “I just always really enjoyed working cows, feeding cows and that kind of thing. I never had a big destination for raising bulls, but it has just kind of migrated into that.” Today, Brett, along with is wife Libby and their three young daughters, have approximately 400 head of cattle, operating on about 1,500 leased and own acres. The path to Balancer began when his father Clifford Foster and grandfather Vince Strope began using Gelbvieh bulls in their herds. “They had about every color bull you can have, but they both went to Gelbvieh bulls around 1990. The females out of those crosses were just phenomenally better than anything they had tried in the past. I started out with Angus cows and I started using Gelbvieh bulls; we

tried other breeds, but the Gelbvieh crosses, they just excelled.” Seeing the value in the maternal side of the Angus and Gelbvieh cross prompted Brett to purchase his first registered Angus females in 1998. “We were crossing them up before it was the popular thing to do,” he said.

ask the right questions, people didn’t give the right answers, or they were just naive in what it takes to stay in business on the commercial side.” B/F Cattle Company has a closed cowherd, with all females being a sixth or seventh generation Balancer, and a product of Brett’s breeding program. Photo by Julie Turner-Crawford

Brett Foster, owner of B/F Cattle Company, feels commercial cattle producers should find bulls that work best for their environment, and those that emphasise high-quality maternal traits.

“We have hit that timing just about “We don’t have a boughten registered right for marketing bulls.” cow on the place,” Brett said. “I have a Bringing desirable maternal traits into couple of boughten bulls in our bull ina commercial herd through maternal ventory, but I am looking forward to the herd sires is Brett’s goal. day when we have no outside cattle.” “I really think what distinguishes me Keeping family lines separated can from other seedstock guys is that I re- be difficult, but Brett feels the bulls he ally try to focus on the maternal side produces are the best for his operation. of things,” Brett said. “If He does some AI and ET work, but fethere is a cow that I really males are bred with semen collected don’t like and she has a refrom B/F bulls, and the sire and ally good bull calf, we might dam of embryos can be found leave him a bull, but I will tell on the farm. All recip females guys I market the bull to why I Butler, Mo. are homegrown as well. don’t like that cow. I spent too “We flushed 14 cows this many years buying the wrong fall and I bred every one of genetics because either I didn’t them to our own bulls,” he Ozarks Farm & Neighbor • www.ozarksfn.com

said. “I don’t want to sound self-righteous, but I can’t find anything else I like. I’m sure there are some out there who are doing it the way we are, but the way guys make money is turning grass into beef.” Brett has tried incorporating other genetics through AI from some of the top breeders from the Western region of the U.S., but he was not pleased with the results. “The things I did wrong, if I hadn’t done them I wouldn’t be where I am today,” he explained. “I cuss those Western genetics, but if I hadn’t done it and paid attention to some strict standards, I wouldn’t have cows any better than anyone else. If I had one thing I could tell every commercial cattle guy it is to find the genetics that will work for your environment, no matter what breed. The heat and humidity here, plus the entophyte in the fescue, don’t work with Western genetics. I have bought some of the best genetics in the country and they just don’t work here.” He also found issues with daughters of AI-sired bulls not breeding back. “My biggest pet peeve is the fertility side of things,” he said. “We’ve used enough Angus to increase our carcass merit, but from the female side, I don’t know of a single bull out there I would want to use. I try not to be closed-minded and I look through semen catalogs everywhere, but all of the big named guys feed their cattle silage, and that’s not practical because to get them bred back, you have to pour the calories to them. I want to make the commercial cow guy more profitable. I just feel like if you can get more cows bred and not give up any weaning weights, it’s more profitable.” While Brett wants a profit from his cattle, they are not pampered. Animals are raised on fescue and the cowherd is only supplemented in the winter months if his clover and lespedeza hay, which Brett puts up himself, does not have a protein level of about 12 percent. — Continued on Page 20 APRIL 10, 2017

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slaughter

market sales reports

bulls

beef

(Week of 3/26/17 to 4/1/17)

Midwest - High Plains Direct Slaughter Cattle

84.00-106.00*

Buffalo Livestock Market Douglas County Livestock Auction

70.00-103.00 †

Joplin Regional Stockyards

73.00-102.00 † 86.50-100.00 †

Kingsville Livestock Auction

80.00-102.00*

Mid Missouri Stockyards

79.00-98.50 †

MO-KAN Livestock Auction

72.50-107.00* 7

Ozarks Regional Stockyard South Central Regional Stockyards

75.00-104.50 †

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

75.00-105.50 † 7

slaughter

100

dairy 140

cows

(Week of 3/26/17 to 4/1/17)

54.00-75.00*

Douglas County Livestock Auction

53.00-75.00 † 50.00-74.00 †

Interstate Regional Stockyards

48.00-85.00 †

Joplin Regional Stockyards

57.00-79.00 †

Kingsville Livestock Auction

50.00-79.00*

Mid Missouri Stockyards

58.00-70.00 †

MO-KAN Livestock Auction

45.00-80.50 †

Ozarks Regional Stockyard

52.00-73.50 †

South Central Regional Stockyards

44.00-76.50 † 4

Springfield Livestock Market

cow/calf

100

120

pairs

(Week of 3/26/17 to 4/1/17) Buffalo Livestock Market

None Reported*

Douglas County Livestock Auctionn

1100.00-1550.00 † None Reported †

Interstate Regional Stockyards - Cuba Joplin Regional Stockyards

1025.00-1785.00 †

Kingsville Livestock Auction Mid Missouri Stockyards

1250.00-1400.00* None Reported † 11000.00-1850.00 †

Ozarks Regional Stockyard

1625.00-1975.00

South Central Regional Stockyards - Vienna Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

650

1150

1650

Prices reported per cwt

1050.00-1060.00 †

Interstate Regional Stockyards

935.00-1325.00 †

Joplin Regional

MO-KAN Livestock Auction - Butler Ozarks Regional

None Reported † 550.00-1350.00 †

South Central Regional Stockyards

1050.00-1550.00 †

Heifers, Med. & Lg. 1

655.00-1300.00 †

Springfield Livestock

1050

1550

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

1125.00-1300.00*

Mid Missouri Stockyards

Steers, Med. & Lg. 1

Holsteins, Lg. 3

575.00-1450.00 † 875.00-1310.00 †

Kingsville Livestock Auction

18 18

2650

900.00-1250.00*

Douglas County Livestock Auction

550

2150

cows

(Week of 3/26/17 to 4/1/17) Buffalo Livestock Market

Ava Douglas County† 3/30/17

†

None Reported †

replacement

3/28/17

Receipts: 950 The supply was heavy and included 2 herd dispersals. The demand was moderate. There were 06 percent springer heifers, 11 percent bred heifers, 33 percent open heifers, 10 percent fresh and milking cows, 06 percent bred and springer cows and 05 percent baby calves. The balance was steers, bulls and slaughter cows. Prices reported are on a per head basis and for Holsteins unless noted otherwise. Springer Heifers bred seven to nine months: Supreme 1300.00-1425.00. ind Jersey 1425.00, Approved 1000.001275.00, crossbreds 1000.00-1110.00, Medium 900.00990.00, ind Jersey 1000.00, crossbreds 810.00-925.00, Common ind 650.00. Heifers bred three to six months: Supreme 1300.001450.00, few Jerseys 1310.00, Approved 1000.00-1290.00, crossbreds 1075.00-1160.00, Medium 825.00-975.00, crossbreds 700.00-950.00, Common 460.00-550.00, few Jerseys 525.00-675.00, Crossbreds 435.00-600.00. Heifers bred one to three months: Supreme 1220.001250.00, Approved 920.00-1110.00, Medium 790.00850.00, Jerseys 600.00-875.00, crossbreds 700.00-825.00, Common few 630.00-660.00, crossbreds 510.00-660.00. Open Heifers: Approved: 200-300 lbs 330.00-450.00, ind Jersey 280 lbs 370.00, crossbreds 320.00-450.00, 300-400 lbs 470.00-580.00, pkg 3 Jerseys 340 lbs 590.00, crossbreds 395.00-410.00, 400-500 lbs 510.00-690.00, crossbreds 500.00-560.00, 500-600 lbs 710.00-800.00, ind Jersey 565 lbs 610.00, crossbreds 600.00-750.00, 600-700 lbs 810.00-920.00, crossbreds 640.00-760.00, 700-800 lbs 840.00-970.00. Medium: 200-300 lbs 190.00-240.00, ind crossbred 145 lbs 270.00, 300-400 lbs crossbreds 315.00-330.00, 400-500 lbs few 400.00-450.00, crossbreds 430.00-440.00, 500-600

lbs 620.00-670.00. crossbreds 510.00-570.00, 600-700 lbs 660.00-790.00. Replacement Cows: Fresh Heifers and Cows: Supreme 1400.00-1575.00, top ind 1900.00, Approved 1250.001350.00, Medium 800.00-1150.00, few crossbreds 810.001050.00, Common ind 675.00. Milking Cows: Supreme 1400.00-1675.00, Medium 875.00-1125.00, Common 500.00-725.00. Springer Cows: Supreme ind 1475.00, Approved ind 1075.00, Medium ind crossbred 1060.00, Common ind crossbred 650.00. Bred Cows: Supreme 1375.00-1725.00, ind crossbred 1275.00, Approved 1100.00-1225.00, Medium 1025.001150.00, crossbreds 850.00-1025.00, Common 600.00925.00, ind Jersey 560.00. Baby Calves: Holstein heifers 175.00-230.00, small 100.00-160.00, Holstein bulls 85.00-135.00, Jersey heifers pkg of 3-240.00, Jersey bulls 35.00-55.00, crossbred heifers 120.00-190.00, crossbred bulls few 50.00-100.00, beef cross heifers few 230.00-300.00, beef cross bulls 125.00260.00.

Slaughter Wool Ewes: Medium and Large 2 143-166 lbs 76.00-95.00. Slaughter Hair Ewes: Utility-Good 1-3 60-161 lbs 80.00-95.00. Replacement Hair Rams: Medium and Large 1-2 95-150 lbs 120.00-135.00. Slaughter Rams: Utility and Good 1-2 125-180 lbs 80.00-90.00. GOATS: Feeder kids: Selection 1 23-35 lbs 280.00-290.00. Selection 2 20-35 lbs 215.00-235.00. Selection 3 23-28 lbs 185.00-200.00. Slaughter Kids: Selection 1 45-58 lbs 285.00-300.00. Selection 2 40-63 lbs 267.50-280.00. Selection 3 40-71 lbs 150.00-175.00. Slaughter Does: Selection 1 113-135 lbs 130.00-135.00. Selection 2 70-103 lbs 160.00-177.50. Selection 3 60-120 lbs 120.00-140.00. Slaughter Bucks: Selection 2 70-160 lbs 140.00-160.00. Selection 3 65-130 lbs 100.00-130.00.

goats

Compared to last week slaughter lambs were mostly firm to 7.00 higher. Slaughter ewes were mostly firm to 3.00 higher. Feeder lambs were steady. At San Angelo, TX 5771 head sold. No sales in Equity Electronic Auction. In direct trading slaughter ewes were not tested and no comparison on feeder lambs. 2100 head of negotiated sales of slaughter lambs were sharply higher. 4,954 lamb carcasses sold with 45 lbs and down 27.45 higher; 45-55 lbs no trend due to confidentiality; 55-65 lbs 2.59 lower; 65-75 lbs 4.53 higher; 75-85 lbs 8.00 higher and 85 lbs and up 4.11 higher. All sheep sold per hundred weight (CWT) unless otherwise specified. Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 2-3 90-160 lbs: San Angelo: shorn and wooled 110-185 lbs 126.00148.00. VA: no test. PA: shorn and wooled 90-110 lbs 267.00-282.00; 110-130 lbs 247.00-250.00; 130-150 lbs 205.00-235.00; 150-200 lbs 175.00-215.00. Ft. Collins, CO: no test. South Dakota: shorn and wooled 118 lbs 179.00; 135145 lbs 164.00-167.00; 158 lbs 162.00. Billings, MT: no test. Kalona, IA: wooled 125-130 lbs 161.00-169.00. Missouri: no test. Equity Elec: no sales.

sheep & Buffalo, Mo. • Buffalo Livestock Market

2050

2550

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

3/28/17

Receipts: 832 Supply was good and demand was good with a near standing room only crowd on hand. Slaughter lambs were down 20.00 compared to last month. Ewes were 8.00 to 10.00 higher while rams were mostly steady. Goat markets remained mostly steady across the board. The supply made up of 58 percent slaughter and feeder Lambs, 21 percent ewes and rams, 12 percent kid goats, and 8 percent Does and bucks. All prices are per hundred weight (CWT) unless noted otherwise. SHEEP: Feeder Lambs: Medium and Large 1 30-39 lbs 230.00245.00. Medium and Large 1-2 Choice 2-3 19-37 lbs 215.00-226.00. Slaughter Hair Lambs: Prime 3-4 43-72 lbs 230.00255.00; 100-115 lbs 180.00-190.00. Choice 2-3 40-78 lbs 220.00-228.00. Good and Choice 1-3 40-77 lbs 200.00217.50. Bred Replacement Hair Ewes: Medium and Large 1 86-105 lbs 205.00-247.50. Medium and Large 1-2 85-119 lbs 170.00-190.00. Medium and Large 2 83-133 lbs 130.00-150.00.

1375.00-1700.00 †

MO-KAN Livestock Market - Butler

150

cattle

Springfield, Mo. • Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

120

Buffalo Livestock Market

4/2/17

5 Area (Tx-Ok, Ks, Neb, Ia, Colo) Live Basis Sales - Over 80% Choice Steers: 126.00-133.00; wtd. avg. price 128.70. Heifers: 123.00-133.00; wtd. avg. price 127.70. Dressed Basis Sales - Over 80% Choice Steers: 199.00-212.00; wtd. avg. price 205.67. Heifers: 199.00-210.00; wtd. avg. price 206.03.

88.00-97.50 †

Interstate Regional Stockyards - Cuba

cattle

Buffalo, Mo. • Buffalo Livestock Market

stocker & feeder

Buffalo Livestock Auction* 4/1/17

Butler Mo-Kan Livestock† 3/30/17

Cuba Interstate Regional† 3/28/17

3/31/17

prices

Joplin Regional Stockyards† 3/27/17

Kingsville Livestock Auction† 3/28/17

Mid Missouri Stockyards* 3/30/17

937

1,233

1,347

1,318

4,799

1,953

1,428

Uneven

St-10 Higher

St-5 Higher

Uneven

St-5 Lower

St-4 Lower

184.00-191.00 160.00-185.00 157.50-164.50 150.00 -----

165.00-183.00 158.00-171.00 148.00-168.00 138.00-152.50 135.00-141.50

----174.00-176.00 155.50-156.50 130.75-144.00 133.25

183.00-190.00 164.50-190.00 144.50-177.00 136.25-150.00 129.75

166.00 158.00-183.00 141.00-183.00 135.00-157.50 132.00-137.00

178.50 175.00-189.50 151.00-175.00 138.50-160.00 125.50-149.75

175.00-200.00 160.00-183.00 145.00-164.00 132.00-150.00 128.00-138.00

86.00 75.00-83.00 -------------

--------83.00-93.00 83.00-92.00 -----

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

84.00-90.00 80.00-88.00 80.00-86.00 77.00-82.00 75.00-79.00

155.00-161.00 139.00-155.00 128.00-136.00 128.00 -----

143.00-156.00 138.00-153.00 130.00-147.00 125.00-141.00 122.00-133.00

160.50-162.00 149.00-169.00 129.25-151.00 128.00-137.50 124.50

156.00-168.00 143.00-160.50 136.00-150.00 123.50-138.50 -----

153.00 135.00-153.00 128.00-151.00 126.25-136.00 120.00-127.50

141.50 133.00-152.25 120.00-154.00 115.00-134.25 116.75-131.75

145.00-168.00 140.00-154.00 132.00-149.00 120.00-138.00 115.00-123.00

USDA Reported * Independently Reported

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reports

USDA Reported * Independently Reported

4/4/17

Estimated Receipts: 743 Supply and demand are light to moderate. Compared to Monday’s close: barrows and gilts steady. Base carcass meat price: 54.00-55.00. Sows (cash prices): steady to 2.00 higher, 300-500 lbs. 32.00-38.00, over 500 lbs. 34.00-42.00.

dairy & fed cattle

National Dairy Market

oled 90-110 lbs 267.00-282.00; 110-130 130-150 lbs 205.00-235.00; 150-200

o test. rn and wooled 118 lbs 179.00; 135.00; 158 lbs 162.00. est. d 125-130 lbs 161.00-169.00.

es.

rices

Kingsville Livestock Auction† 3/28/17

Mid Missouri Stockyards* 3/30/17

3/10/17

CHEESE: Barrels closed at $1.4700 and 40# blocks at $1.5200. The weekly average for barrels is $1.4060 (+.0140) and blocks, $1.4730 (+.0405). FLUID MILK: Milk production is stable to increasing in most of the United States. Cow comfort and feedstock output has some fluid milk contacts reporting parts of the country are in the midst of spring flush. Arizona’s warmer weather has made that state an exception with lower milk yields; even so, milk output is adequate for processing

Springfield Livestock Marketing† 3/29/17

Vienna South Central† 3/29/17

West Plains Ozarks Regional† 3/28/17

1,953

1,428

1,356

1,038

3,408

St-5 Lower

St-4 Lower

Steady

Uneven

178.50 75.00-189.50 51.00-175.00 38.50-160.00 25.50-149.75

175.00-200.00 160.00-183.00 145.00-164.00 132.00-150.00 128.00-138.00

180.00 164.50-178.00 150.00-165.50 140.00-155.00 134.00-136.25

185.00-203.00 174.00-187.00 150.50-184.00 129.00-148.50 130.00-134.00

175.00-205.00 165.00-189.00 151.00-177.00 135.50-154.00 134.50-141.00

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84.00-90.00 80.00-88.00 80.00-86.00 77.00-82.00 75.00-79.00

--------65.00 ----74.00

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--------68.00 62.50 75.00

141.50 33.00-152.25 20.00-154.00 15.00-134.25 16.75-131.75

145.00-168.00 140.00-154.00 132.00-149.00 120.00-138.00 115.00-123.00

152.00-160.00 135.00-163.00 128.50-147.50 120.00-130.00 121.50-131.00

163.00-181.00 144.00-159.00 131.00-146.50 129.00-136.50 -----

150.00-169.00 140.00-153.00 130.00-149.00 123.00-133.00 119.00-124.50

APRIL 10, 2017

hay & grain markets

Mo. Weekly Hay Summary

3/31/17

Rains finally arrived and were very heavy in some of the southern areas of the state. Ponds have been filled back up and there is water standing in several fields. The Drought rating of D1 or worse improved by over 20 percent this week and will likely see more improvement with next week’s report. The feeding season is quickly wrapping up as grass is growing and cattle would rather chase that than eat hay. Many farmers did manage to get fertilizer spread before rains came and even some corn planting done. In the next week NASS will release the first crop progress report of the year so should have some factual numbers of just how much has been done. The supply of hay is moderate, demand is light and prices are steady to weak. The Missouri Department of Agriculture has a hay directory available for both buyers and sellers. To be listed, or for a directory visit http://mda. mo.gov/abd/haydirectory/ for listings of hay http://agebb. missouri.edu/haylst/ (All prices f.o.b. and per ton unless specified and on most recent reported sales price listed as round bales based generally on 5x6 bales with weights of approximately 1200-1500 lbs). Supreme quality Alfalfa (RFV <185): 180.00-225.00. Premium quality Alfalfa (RFV 170-180): 160.00-200.00. Good quality Alfalfa (RFV 150-170): 120.00-160.00. Small squares 4.50-5.00 per bale. Fair quality Alfalfa (RFV 130-150): 100.00-120.00. Good quality Mixed Grass hay: 75.00-100.00. Small squares 3.00-4.50 per bale (some alfalfa/grass mix). Fair to Good quality Mixed Grass hay: 50.00-80.00. Small squares 2.50-3.50 per bale. Fair quality Mixed Grass hay: 15.00-25.00 per large round bale. Fair to Good quality Bromegrass: 50.00-80.00. Wheat straw: 3.00-6.00 per small square bale.

Soybeans

* Price per cwt

18 15 12

9.66

8.96

9.60

9.44

8.91

5.30 4.14 3.43

6.00

5.34

4.93

3.65

3.58

9 6 3 0

3.21

4.34

3.79 3.38

3.35 3.27

5 O ct .1 5 No v. 15 De c. 15 Ja n. 16 Fe b. 16 M ar ch 16 Ap ril 16 M ay 16 Ju ne 16 Ju ly 16 Au g. 16 Se pt .1 6 O ct .1 6 No v. 16 De c. 16 Ja n. 17 Fe b. 17 M ar ch 17

Au g. 1

15 ly

il 1

Ap r

Joplin West Plains

heifers 550-600 LBS. Ava Kingsville

Butler Springfield

150.02

149.17 158.10 153.12

136.25

129.94 130.93 131.29 133.71 130.17

156.71 151.83

131.85

154.72 159.28

159.96 148.80

134.50 137.94 131.33 136.28 129.98

149.55

139.92

151.44

131.93

** 155.65 158.13 167.45 150.29

138.80 133.00 134.87 135.13 145.54

160.63 156.08

132.97

157.50

133.51 142.70

155.71 157.72 155.94 165.43 152.44

140.20 132.72 126.69 133.82 134.38

161.46 155.19 100

119 138 157 176 195 * No price reported in weight break **USDA Failed To Report *** No Sale - Holiday

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

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Joplin West Plains

131.42

160.67

155.95

Cuba Vienna

131.64

151.64 148.86

avg. grain prices

Week Ended 3/31/17 Soft Wheat Corn Sorghum*

Cuba Vienna

Week of 3/5/17

Interior Missouri Direct Hogs

Butler Springfield

Week of 3/12/17

3/31/17

Ava Kingsville

Week of 3/19/17

Livestock Market

week slaughter lambs were mostly r. Slaughter ewes were mostly firm to er lambs were steady. At San Angelo, d. No sales in Equity Electronic trading slaughter ewes were not parison on feeder lambs. 2100 head of slaughter lambs were sharply higher. ses sold with 45 lbs and down 27.45 no trend due to confidentiality; 55-65 -75 lbs 4.53 higher; 75-85 lbs 8.00 and up 4.11 higher. All sheep sold t (CWT) unless otherwise specified. Choice and Prime 2-3 90-160 lbs: and wooled 110-185 lbs 126.00-

steers 550-600 LBS.

Week of 3/26/17

Selection 2 70-160 lbs 140.00-160.00. lbs 100.00-130.00.

$100

Week of 3/5/17

election 1 113-135 lbs 130.00-135.00. lbs 160.00-177.50. Selection 3 60-120

Receipts: 4,366 Weaner pigs steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder pigs no sales reported. Supply light and demand moderate. (Prices Per Head.) Early weaned pigs 10 lb. base weights, FOB the farm 0% negotiated, 2,500 head, 10 lbs, 35.77-36.16, weighted average 35.98. Early weaned pigs 10 lb base weights, Delivered 54% negotiated, 1,866 head, 10 lbs, 36.50-37.58, weighted average 37.00. Feeder pigs in all lot sizes, FOB 0% negotiated, No Sales Reported. Feeder pigs in all lot sizes, Delivered 100% negotiated, No Sales Reported. *Early weaned pigs are under 19 days old. **Most lots of feeder pigs have a sliding value from the negotiated weight basis which is calculated on the actual average weight of the load plus or minus .25-.40 per pound. Some early weaned lots have a slide of .50-1.00 per pound.

$145

Week of 3/12/17

lection 1 45-58 lbs 285.00-300.00. bs 267.50-280.00. Selection 3 40-71

3/31/17

$190

Week of 3/19/17

tion 1 23-35 lbs 280.00-290.00. Selec5.00-235.00. Selection 3 23-28 lbs

Mo. Weekly Weaner & Feeder Pig

needs. Bottling demand varies by region. In the Northeast, Class I orders are shy of meeting abundant milk volumes. Bottling sales in Florida are slow. In the Central U.S., some bottlers are seeing a spike in sales from school districts returning from mid-semester breaks and restocking coolers. In the West, bottling orders range from slow to steady. Midwest Class III manufacturers saw spot milk offers in the $1 to $4 under Class range. Condensed skim supplies are outweighing demand in both the East and the West. Cream remains available in all regions of the country. Butter producers in both the Midwest and West are opting to churn cream, in lieu of selling it on the spot market. Class II cream demand is on the rise. Some Midwestern and Western contacts report ice cream production/interest is at its apex. Cream multiples, in all Classes, range from .95 to 1.15 in the East, 1.05 to 1.20 in the Midwest, and 1.08 to 1.19 in the West. SPOT PRICES OF CLASS II CREAM: $ PER POUND BUTTERFAT, F.O.B., producing plants, Upper Midwest $2.3671-2.5362.

Week of 3/26/17

hog markets

es: Utility-Good 1-3 60-161 lbs

Utility and Good 1-2 125-180 lbs

550-600 lb. steers

$235

wes: Medium and Large 2 143-166 lbs

Rams: Medium and Large 1-2 95-150

24 Month Avg. -

$280

131.32 90

106

122

138

154

170

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

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meet your neighbors Finding the Right Balance Continued from Page 16 “I think a quality cow can do her job on 12 percent protein,” Brett said. “If you get much less than that, she almost needs some kind of supplement.” After buying hay during some drought

years, Brett noticed his cows were not holding condition and sent a sample off for analysis. The test showed only 4 percent protein. “We were already behind the ball at that time,” he said. “We had spent a lot of money on hay and supplement, so we figured if we could get our own hay with 12, 13 percent protein, we would be better off.”

Calves are not offered creep feed because Brett believes a cow’s performance is based on how well her calf grows without additional feed. He added that fields and pastures are fertilized with chicken litter, and a rotational grazing system has been implemented. So many breeders, Brett said, chase EPDs numbers and higher carcass scores,

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which has allowed the maternal side of the industry to slip away. “The cows I like need to be easy fleshing. I don’t feel like a lot of the genetics out there today have that trait and work well on grass. I think every breed struggles with that. I don’t cull a cow based on EPDs,” he said. While EPDs do serve a purpose, Brett said actual production often takes a backseat. “My fourth-grader can make a cow and bull work on paper, but it doesn’t always actually work,” he said. “I have sent more than 500 AI-sired females to town; that’s a lot of cows. Those are ones we tried to make cows out of that just wouldn’t work around here; that’s a pretty expensive lesson. A lot of people just don’t get what I’m putting out there because to me the cow family means everything.” While Brett will not cull based on EPDs, he will cull based on pelvic measurements. “I’m really picky on that,” Brett said. “We usually check heifers as yearlings or before and if she’s below 150, I’ll cull. Most vets say to cull at 140 or below, but we just kind of raise our level up. That’s something a lot of commercial guys struggle with.” B/F Cattle Company teams up with Cleland Cattle Company from Arma, Kan., during their bull sales, with the majority (about 100 per sale) coming from the Fosters. Brett said he feels he should have been offering just as many bulls more than a decade ago. “We had to cull so many just from the AI problems,” Brett said. “I won’t sell a yearling bull because we do grow them slower. We sell them at about 18, 20 months of age and I feel like they can go out and cover more cows. I recommend those guys who get a 20-month-old bull to turn them out on 30 head.” Brett hopes B/F Cattle Company may one day be selling semen to other producers, but no semen will be offered until the bulls are proven to produce a productive female. “I don’t want to sell semen from a bull until I know his daughters are going to do well,” he said. “Most guys will take a yearling bull, collect him and start peddling semen; I’m not that guy. Back when I was doing AI, it didn’t really help me; I was naive in my thinking and thought it would, so I feel the need to know the genetics on both top and bottom for several generations.” APRIL 10, 2017

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When Dalton Smith, a Rolla student at East Central Community College and his friends, Seth Morris and Lane McDonald, both students at Rolla, Mo., High School heard about the devastating wildfires that hit Oklahoma and northern Texas, they made the decision to try to help. Dalton made the first contacts to the stricken area through Facebook connections to other agricultural groups that had donated hay available. They had hay but not enough resources or funds available to haul or ship it where it was most needed. The boys took Dalton’s new truck and drove 1,300 miles in 21 Dalton Smith, Lane McDonald and Seth hours in two days to haul 150 Morris, hit the road to help farmers in bales to farmers who had lost Oklahoma hit by wildfires by hauling much or all of their grass pasdonated hay. tures, their hay and worst of all, much of their livestock. “It turned out the people we hauled area, we have trees and other vegetation the hay to, needed the smaller bales that slows down the wildfires and that or smaller deliveries because they only makes them easier to fight. Out there, had a couple of animals or a few animals they have only grass and it burns so fast, left,” Dalton explained. “We picked up especially with a 60 to 70 mile an hour the bales in Arkansas and then hauled wind added in, like they’ve been dealing them to Laverne, Okla., close to the with. They’ve lost hundreds of thousands of animals as two million acres have Oklahoma-Texas line.” As they traveled, the teens were sur- burned and six deaths have been attribprised, passing through a number of small uted to the fires as well.” The Missouri teens also learned towns, how little others knew some harsh lessons about the tragic about the plight of their relside of agriculture when fighting a atively close neighbors, sufnatural disaster. fering terrible losses. “They told us how they would “So little of this has been on Rolla, Mo. get a fire line cut and be makthe national news and people ing some headway and then just didn’t know,” Dalton said. “We’d seen it on Facebook and agricultural websites. In this — Continued on Next Page APRIL 10, 2017

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a rabbit, on fire, would run from the fire- ern Seed and cut a lot of firewood toside and set off another fire,” Seth added. gether. Seth would like to work for the “Many of the animals weren’t killed out- National Forest Service, like his father, right. They would be so injured, so burned and Lane hopes to work in the construcbut not dead, the owners and local depu- tion trade. ties had to go along just The sons of Jodie and shooting them.” Mike Schmid, Darren “One of the deputies and Rachel Morris, and told us they ran out of Shaun and Bethany Mcammunition,” Lane Donald, the young men added with a shake of are not finished yet in It’s estimated his head. their efforts to help their that farmers “The total damage Oklahoma and Texas might not be known for neighbors. They plan in that area more than a year,” Dalton to make another trip may have continued. “Many of the southwest around their cows that survived have schools’ spring break. lost up to suffered a lot of smoke “We’d like to take inhalation. Their calves more supplies this time, maybe still born next seafencing and animal nuson or have birth defects tritional support, like This as a result.” mineral and salt blocks. “Some of the livestock Hundreds of miles of is how the were close enough to fencing are gone, too. agricultural crop fields that they Someone here told could be driven into me that the awareness community the crops which were we raised about the green and that protectwhole situation out sticks toed them from the fires,” there may mean more gether and Lane said. than the actual dona“We wanted to make tions we took,” Dalton takes care of certain we were there concluded. “Now that each other. to help and not need we’ve done this and the help ourselves so we news has spread, more If something made sure we took a reliof our friends want to like this hapable trailer and Dalton’s go with us this next trip newer truck, not my old so we’re hoping to take pened here in farm truck,” Seth added more vehicles and more the Ozarks, I’d with a chuckle. “We had supplies.” spare tires for the truck “It’s estimated that like to think and the trailer, jacks and farmers in that area that folks an air compressor, too.” may have lost up to 80 In the future, Dalton percent of their herds. would come would like to stay in This is how the agriculhelp us out. the field of agriculture tural community sticks perhaps as an ag teachtogether and takes – Seth Morris er someday. He is also care of each other. If interested in welding something like this and heavy equipment happened here in the operation. Ozarks, I’d like to think that folks would Seth and Lane have both worked as come help us out,” Seth concluded. farm hands at the local Missouri South-

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Greg and Karol Brown go a little greener at the Lucky Falling Star Ranch “The mother of invention is necessity,” explained Greg Brown of Lucky Falling Star Ranch located in Howell County in South Central Missouri. “Opportunity also has a lot to do with things,” he added with a smile. Greg and Karol Brown started raising registered Longhorn cattle on their ranch near West Plains, Mo., in 1993. “We started with six animals and have grown our herd in the last 14 years to 80 head. We have 150 acres and we rotational graze them on 80 acres that has really helped us utilize what we have,” he explained. When the Browns first chose registered Longhorns it was because of the historical value of the cattle and Greg like the horns and the coloring. “They are beautiful animals and I was proud to raise something with the history and heartiness of the Longhorns,” he reasoned. “These animals played a large role in making the American Cowboys of the West and I love seeing them out in my fields.” Solar Panels – Going Green “We market our meat as Lucky Falling Star Ranch – Lean GrassFed Beef and we were excited APRIL 10, 2017

when we learned how we could use solar electricity to continue on the green journey,” Greg said. “Karol and I had talked about this for a couple of years and in 2016 at a local Bring Back the Small Farmer conference in West Plains, we spoke with a representative and learned about solar panels and solar energy. “I have also been active with the University of Missouri Extension Council and mentioned solar energy during a council meeting. That’s where I learned about USDA grants that were available that would allow us 25 percent back from a grant to utilize solar energy. “The grants were only available to rural businesses and we already had our LLC with the Lean Meat business we were marketing,” he said. “We have five freezers for the meat business and of course the water and electricity is used on the farm for the livestock. “We wrote the grant through the business and even learned of a Federal tax rebate of 30 percent so we knew it was our time to make it happen,” he said West Plains, Mo. with a smile. “In July of 2016 we learned we were awarded a grant and

in August 2016 the solar company came to the farm to install the panels,” Greg said. “We initially wanted to place the panels on the barn,” said Karol, “but that wasn’t an option,” explained Greg. “We received 48 panels with the wiring and learned it was 3,000 pounds. I checked with the barn manufacturer and they couldn’t guarantee the roof would hold that amount so we set the panels on framework on the ground.” The solar company set the panels and changed the meter because now instead of using or storing energy, Brown’s are creating energy with the solar panels. “We don’t have batteries to store the power created, so we actually put the electricity back into the grid for Howell Oregon Electric Coop,” Greg explained. “The solar company changed out the meter working with Howell Oregon and our meter actually ‘runs backwards’ now, showing a credit for energy we put into the system. Based on calculations, it will take us eight years to break even with the solar panels,” Greg added. “It’s been an adventure to learn what we can do with the solar energy and to learn all the opportunities out there,” said Greg. “Our business has grown and allowed us many great experiences.”

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Marketing the Longhorns – Other “Green” Options “As our herd grew, we began looking at ways to market our animals to make the best profit for our farm,” explained Greg. “Generally, sale barns don’t like Longhorns because they don’t finish out as early or as fat as buyers like, so we had to look for other ways to market. “We were butchering our own calves for our own meat and realized we had an opportunity to market Lean Grass-Fed Meat from our Longhorn cattle. We developed a website and made contacts and now sell our Longhorn meat in two markets in Springfield where we have developed relationships for the past three years,” Greg said. “We worked with the USDA and developed our own label so we can sell our meat directly to stores. We also found a USDA processing facility to make beef sticks and package those allowing us to sell meat in stick form,” he explained. Promoting agriculture leads to more opportunities Greg enjoys promoting agriculture, as well as serving on the Extension Council. He served as president of the local cattlemen’s association. “Karol and I were asked to serve on Farm Credit Services – Young, Beginning and Small Farmers Advisory where we learned about the 100-year anniversary of FCS in 2016. From there we learned of an event in Washington D.C. and were invited to provide 200 beef sticks for a Farm Credit Congressional Reception held at the Library of Congress in June.” Lucky Falling Star Ranch has also been one of 60 producers in the state to participate in the Governor’s Conference for Agriculture at Tan-Tar-A. “We provided ground meat for the buffet line that was used as taco meat,” he explained. “Because we were part of this, our label was displayed with the meat and on the presentation screen in rotation with all the others. This was just another great opportunity for Lucky Falling Star Ranch. “It truly has been the opportunities and connections we’ve made in agriculture, that have led to the great experiences we’ve been part of and we are happy to be able to do all this with Longhorn cattle,” he concluded.

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Wildfires not expected to increase cattle prices, but issues in Brazil could cause an upswing How many head of cattle were lost in the wildfires in Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Kansas is yet to be determined, but cattle producers in the Ozarks shouldn’t expect to see an upswing in the markets due to the losses. Dr. Scott Brown, assistant University of Missouri professor of agriculture and applied economics, told Ozarks Farm & Neighbor that the loss of cattle, while crippling to those producers impacted by the fires will not be great enough to impact markets. “As devastating as it is in those areas that lost cattle, I don’t expect a lot of market affects,” he explained. “There’s just not a big enough cut in the national numbers. If you were one of those producers who lost everything in the fires, it is a horrendous hit, but I just don’t expect much of a market lift as a result of this.” He added that the catastrophic blizzard in 2013 in South Dakota killed tens of thousand cattle, but the actual loss was much smaller than projected. “This maybe a similar event,” Brown said. “They are very tragic stories, but there might not be a great enough volume of cattle lost to have a blip on what is otherwise great number of cattle.” Cattle inventory reports from the U.S. Department of Agriculture occur twice a year and the second count is expected on July 21. Brown said that will be the first potential state-by-state look at cattle inventories since the fires, however federal budgetary issues forced the USDA to forego the July 2016 report, and Brown said the new report could be canceled for similar reasons. While the report remains only a possibility, Brown said payments by the USDA through programs, such as the Livestock Loss Indemnity program, should give a clearer picture on losses prior to the July report. While the wildfires may not cause an upswing in cattle markets, issues with Brazilian beef are expected to make prices increase in the U.S. Brazilian federal police raided several meat processing plants and arrested more than two dozen people in March after a corruption probe in that country that involves allega-

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“The time of cheap fuel and cheap feed is long gone, and farmers need to be creative in cutting costs by using information about techniques such as rotational grazing to add to the efficiency advantages technology has brought.” Mark Knight Newton County, Mo.

tions government inspectors allowed rotten and salmonella-tainted meat products to be sold in exchange for bribes. The probe also involves the poultry market. According to the USDA, none of the slaughter or processing facilities implicated in the scandal shipped products to the U.S., but the department said it still was conducting “additional pathogen testing of all shipments of raw beef and ready-to-eat products from Brazil.” While the U.S. has not halted beef exports from the South American country, many others have closed their boarders. On average in March, Brazil exported more than $60 million worth of meat each day. That figure dropped to $74,000 days after investigators revealed the probe. Two Brazilian companies at the center of the investigation are JBS and BRF. “That’s the market lift we are looking for,” Brown said, adding that 32 of 36 plants owned by JBS in Brazil were temporally shut down recently because of the scandal. Brown added that the outcome of the inspection issue isn’t known at this time, but the news seems to be “getting worse” for Brazil. “That can open a real opportunity, especially when you look at our other competitors,” he said. “I look at Australia first because they already have record prices because of their own drought and they likely can’t fill the whole left by Brazil being out. I would have said Brazil was going to export 2 million metric tons of beef this year, but I doubt that will happen if the markets remain closed.” Markets overall for 2017, Brown said, will not see the record prices of 2014 and 2015, but there isn’t expected to be a large downturn. “Demand for beef, both exports and domestic, is stronger than many of us ever thought when we started the year, so maybe there is going to be a little less on the downside,” he said. “Maybe we are seeing some signs and that is phenomenal when you think that we are going to push another 3 percent on the beef market in 2017. I have become a little more bullish than I was at the start of 2017 because the demand side looks better. It won’t be 2014, 2015, but I think we are going to see some higher prices in 2017, and when we sell those feeder cattle, maybe we will see a little better prices than we did in 2016.”

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Used or unwanted petroleum products, pesticides and herbicides can be hazardous if not disposed of properly As warmer temperatures begin to set in across the Ozarks, spring chores begin to be on the top of producers’ “to-do lists.” Those chores may include a little springcleaning of barns and/or shops. While items being discarded, such as old or used oil and outdated chemicals may no longer be useful to the farmer, special care should be taken to properly dispose of them. According to Bob Schultheis, natural resource engineering specialist with the University of Missouri Extension Center in Webster County, Mo., improperly stored and disposed items can be potentially dangerous to animals and humans. “Pesticides (which includes herbicides) and waste petroleum products like oil, hydraulic fluid, gasoline and diesel fuel can pollute groundwater,” Schultheis told Ozarks Farm & Neighbor. “Humans and animals drinking this water can suffer illness or toxic reactions. It only take one gallon of waste oil to contaminate one million gallons of water and form an 8-acre oil slick on surface waters. Used motor oil can also present a threat to health through skin contact, absorption, inhalation or ingestion. The main threat is due to cumulative exposure to the heavy metals picked up from engine wear. Vapors from fuel that has leaked underground can collect in basements, sumps or other underground structures and could explode.” He added selling property with chemicals and oils dumped on it may be difficult. “Landowners, under the 1972 Federal Clean Water Law, can be prosecuted for pollutants that leave their property either overland or underground,” Schultheis said. Both current and outdated products can pose a hazard, depending on how they are stored. Freezing weather and high temperatures can alter pesticides and paints and make them unusable or hazardous due to separation, crystallization, clumping, or exploding the container.

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Extra hazards can be created if the product is stored in a metal container that rusts and leaks. Chemicals should not be stored in the well house to prevent freezing because of the risk of drinking water contamination down the well.

Containers

Schultheis said containers used to store fuel and chemicals can be harmful if not disposed of properly. “Paper and plastic pesticide containers should not be burned because of the toxic residue that can be dispersed into the air, even if the container has been properly rinsed,” he said. “Missouri law prohibits burning such containers, even on your own property.” Schultheis cautioned against reusing pesticide containers to hold other materials, especially food or beverages, in order to prevent accidental poisonings. Oil barrels and jugs, he said, may be re-used to hold waste oil for recycling. The large barrels and plastic jugs should not be re-used for other purposes, because of residual chemicals that may be embedded in the plastics.

Recycling/Disposal

There are options for farmers when it comes to eliminating potentially harmful situations through recycling opportunities. Schultheis explained, that some automotive centers, such as Walmart, will recycle small quantities, up to 5 gallons, of oil and hydraulic fluid. “Automotive repair shops may also accept waste oil. Waste oil haulers can accept larger quantities,” Schultheis said. “Some county road departments and farmers save energy heating buildings by using special heaters designed to burn waste oil. It is illegal in Missouri to spread waste oil on gravel roads for dust control.” For antifreeze disposal, Schultheis said the major components of antifreeze can be broken down by organisms in a municipal sewage treatment plant. “If your home is connected to a municipal APRIL 10, 2017

farm help sewer system, flush the antifreeze down the drain with plenty of water,” he explained. “If your home is on a septic tank system, ask a friend whose home is hooked up to a municipal sewer system to dispose of the used antifreeze for you. Or ask your local automotive repair shop if they will accept used antifreeze for proper disposal. Do not pour antifreeze into storm sewers, sinkholes or abandoned wells where they will directly pollute the groundwater. Small spills of antifreeze can be absorbed with kitty litter or sawdust and disposed of in your regular trash.” Plastic pesticide containers can be recycled, Schultheis said. If a recycling option is not available, the containers may be disposed of as regular solid waste in the trash after they have been triplerinsed, the caps removed, and a slit cut into the containers. “This allows the collection/disposal company to easily verify the containers are empty and prevents their future re-use,” he explained. Some communities across the Ozarks have hazardous waste collection centers. For example, residents of Greene, Christian, Dallas, Polk and Webster counties have access to the Household Hazardous Waste Collection Center in Springfield, Mo., where they, with an appointment, can drop unwanted pesticides, solvents, oil-based paints and other items. The Missouri Department of Natural Resources periodically holds collection days around the state to accept unwanted waste pesticides. Missouri residents can go to http://dnr.mo.gov/env/hwp/ pesticide/ for more details.

Protocols

Schultheis recommended the development a protocol for handling, storing and use of all farm chemicals. All employees and/or family members who handle the products should follow this protocol. He added that are University Extensision centers can help develop those procals and assist landowners assess risk of various practices on the farm, prioritize those risks and offer corrective actions. Training is also through Extension for those seeking a license to purchase restricted-use pesticides.

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Linebreeding can maintain superior family groups, while inbreeding can express undesirable traits When you are in the livestock business, you most likely want your individual animals to offer the best traits and qualities possible to set your operation apart. Some producers opt to keep closely related family groups as a part of their operation, but there can be a fine line when it comes to breeding for quality or creating problems that can last for generations. According to the University of Missouri Extension, the classification of linebreeding or inbreeding depends on the closeness of the biological relationship between mates, and a very fine line separates the two categories. These practices can help you breed for the best – once you understand the differences – and select which one will help you accomplish your herd goals.

Inbreeding

Inbred is a term that most people are familiar with, but just what exactly is inbreeding? Inbreeding is the mating of individuals that are related, such as parent and offspring, full or half siblings. In the broad sense, according to the University of Oklahoma, all members of a breed are related. As a result, any seedstock producer is practicing some inbreeding. Therefore, we generally reserve the term inbreeding for the mating of animals that are more closely related than the average of the breed. Animals that have been inbred can sometimes have higher genetic performance, but should always be closely

monitored for any poor qualities that need to be weeded out. Inbreeding can have dramatic effects on a herd. OSU cautions that these effects are the result of individuals receiving identical genes from each parent. If the parents are related, it is more likely that

undesirable genes that usually remain hidden unless the animal is homozygous. An inbred individual is more likely to be homozygous for any gene, so the animal is more likely to express undesirable genes, and hence, undesirable traits.

Line Breeding

Linebreeding is actually a type of inbreeding, but the results are different. “Linebreeding is an attempt to maintain a high relationship to some outstanding ancestor while keeping inbreeding as low as possible,” Morgan Hartman of OSU stated in his article Breeding Matter III – Inbreeding vs. Linebreeding. “Linebreeding has been attempted in most breeds of cattle. It has the advantage of maintaining genes from outstanding individuals that are no longer available for breeding purposes. In linebreeding, the idea is to always keep the amount that any one animal contributes to the DNA of any descendent at or below 50 percent. With inbreeding you regularly will find a higher degree of influence. For instance, a sire/daughter mating will result in an offspring which carries 75 percent of it’s DNA from the sire and only 25 percent from the maternal dam.” – USDA photo According to OSU, linebreeding should be attempted they have genes that are identical. An only in superior herds that have difficulindividual receiving identical genes from ty finding outside bulls that are of sufeach parent is said to be homozygous for ficient merit to improve that herd. The that pair of genes. This would be desir- ancestor that is the object of the lineable if the gene the individual received breeding should be clearly outstanding from each parent leads to superior per- based on performance criteria and matformance. However, most animals carry ing of close relatives should be avoided.

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Research is finding that feeding times may have a connection to when cows give birth When you are making your cially helpful when you’re dealing with calving plan for your herd, heifers as they tend to need more assistchances are you want it to be ing,” suggested Cole. “When you feed as seamless and convenient as late, more cows will calve from 6 a.m. possible. While you can’t always plan to 6 p.m. versus the reverse, 6 p.m. to for each and every little thing, recent re- 6 a.m.” “The easiest and most practical methsearch has indicated that you can affect the time of day that your cows calve by od of inhibiting nighttime calving at present is by feeding cows at night,” adwhat time of day you feed. It is easier for producers to monitor vised Selk. Why exactly does feeding in the evecalving situations with the light of daytime, and assistance can be quicker to ning encourage calving during the day? “ The physiological mechanism is unstruggling cows during the day than late known, but some hormonal effect may at night. “There are lots of advantages to day- be involved,” suggested Selk. “Rumen time births – not the least of getting more motility studies indicate the frequency sleep, it’s easier to contact a vet if com- of rumen contractions falls a few hours before parturition. Inplications occur, and it’s traruminal pressure better on the calf to be “The easiest and begins to fall in the last born in a warmer time two weeks of gestation, of day,” Eldon Cole, most practical livestock specialist with method of inhibiting with a more rapid decline during calving. It the University of Misnighttime calving at has been suggested that souri Extension said. “It is generally ac- present is by feeding night feeding causes intraruminal pressures cepted that adequate cows at night.” to rise at night and desupervision at calving – Glenn Selk cline in the daytime.” has a significant impact For best results, Cole on reducing calf mortality. Adequate supervision has been of suggested “it’s wise to start this practice increasing importance with the use of of feeding hay and/or concentrate feed larger beef breeds and cattle with larg- around a month before the expected er birth weights,” Glenn Selk with the calving dates.” In situations where cows and heifers Oklahoma State University Extension has said. “On most ranching operations, are allowed access to hay 24/7, Oklahosupervision of the first calf heifers will be ma State University recommends timbest accomplished in daylight hours and ing the feeding of supplements to later the poorest observation takes place in in the day, or by restricting access to the hay and running the cows and heifers the middle of the night.” So how does a farmer achieve better into a lot at night where the hay is kept, sleep, happier vets and warmer calves? and returning the cows to the regular Do your feeding as late in the day as pos- pasture during the day. The benefits of daytime calving are sible, experts advise. “Research does show that feeding late numerous – if your operation allows, try in the day results in more calves being scheduling your feeding time later in the born in the daylight hours. This is espe- day to take advantage of it.

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