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Relief fund announced: Recognizing that many students, FFA chapters and agriculture education departments have lost resources, Supervised Agricultural Experience projects and more due to severe flooding, the Missouri Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture has established a flood relief fund. The Foundation is accepting monetary donations so that students can continue their programs and agricultural education with as little interruption as possible. Donations will be given to agricultural education departments and students in Missouri affected by the disaster. Tax-deductible donations may be made to the Missouri Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture, which is a 501c(3) charitable non-profit. Donate online at mofb. org/flood or mail a check (payable to Missouri Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture) to: MOFB Flood Relief. P.O. Box 658; Jefferson City, Mo. 65102. The Nebraska Department of Agriculture has said the greatest hay need was in the Grand Island, Neb., area. Contact Greg Harder (612-289-1961) or Lori Cox (406-570-6807). Grant awards announced: Missouri Director of Agriculture Chris Chinn has announced the awarding of the department’s 2019 Building Our American Communities grant program. FFA chapters and 4-H clubs from around the state competed for the grants. Each of the 2019 awardees will receive $500 toward their projects, which may include upgrades or additions to existing facilities, grounds or buildings, such as fairgrounds, parks or community centers used by local organizations. FFA chapters awarded grants include: Lamar FFA (Barton County); El Dorado Springs FFA (Cedar County), West Plains FFA (Howell County) and Appleton City FFA (St. Clair County). 4-H clubs include: Lucky Clover Valley 4-H, West Plains (Howell County); Learn A Do 4-H, Lamar (Barton County); and City Clovers 4-H, Lamar (Barton County). Applications due in May: Producers have until May 15 to submit applications to be recognized as a Missouri Century Farm. To be recognized as a Century Farm, the same family must have owned the farm for 100 consecutive years or more as of Dec. 31, 2019; the line of ownership from the original settler or buyer may be through children, grandchildren, siblings and nephews and nieces, including through marriage or adoption; and the present farm shall consist of no less than 40 acres of the original land and shall make a financial contribution to the overall farm income. For more information, contact your local University of Missouri-Extension Center. Large crowd attends conference: More than 70 producers attended the Texas County Forage and Beef Conference recently held in Houston, Mo. The program included current topics important for producers trying to keep up with developments in the beef cattle industry.

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MEET YOUR NEIGHBORS 7 After raising commercial cattle, Cable Ridge Farms is going to registered Gelbvieh

Bryan and Kala Trantham want cattle that work for their farming operation Moses Berry’s family farm is a piece of Missouri history

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FARM HELP 27 Knowing what your fighting 28 Livestock still need a little nutritional assistance

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uring most years, I figure on having to feed hay until revonabout worCthe yrrfirst eJ yB week in April. It’s about that time, in average years, that the cows will quit eating the hay that I unroll, Jerry Crownover farms in search of the succulent blades of fresh grass, in Lawrence County. He which undoubtedly taste better than the dry is a former professor of stems and foliage they have consumed all winter. Agriculture Education at Missouri State University, I sold all my hay equipment a couple of years ago, and is an author and after carefully calculating that it would be more professional speaker. efficient and cost-effective to purchase all of the To contact Jerry, go to hay I would need for my down-sized herd of cattle. ozarksfn.com and click This left me to buy my forage during the worst on ‘Contact Us.’ drought and shortest supply of hay in decades, which resulted in the highest prices ever paid for hay in this area. So much for my careful calculations of efficiency and cost-effectiveness. Living up to my reputation for being frugal, I once again, did some very precise ciphering to purchase the exact amount of hay that I would need, to get the cows through the winter, until the grass would be plentiful enough. Of course my figures were based on an average winter. Sometime around the first of March, I counted the remaining bales, divided that figure by the number of days left until April 1, and decided my previous ciphering abilities weren’t any better than those I used to place second during every Friday afternoon ciphering contest at the one-room schoolhouse (there were only two in my class). Every day the bale yard got smaller, the grass got a little greener and, with the help of a few tons of range cubes, I somehow made it to grass season. All of my miscalculations brought to mind the story of one of my neighbors who, a few years ago, did the same as me, and sold his hay equipment when he decided to semi-retire. He, however, had a fool-proof plan in dealing with purchasing his — Continued on Page 5

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armers and ranchers get the short end of the stick most of the time and just can’t get a fair shake. The biggest adversary to farmers and Julie Turner-Crawford ranchers lately seems to be Mother Nais a native of Dallas ture. She took her frustration out on our neighbors County, Mo., where she to the north last month with her “bomb cyclone” grew up on her family’s that caused blinding blizzards, freezing and floodfarm. She is a graduate ing all at the same time, killing livestock, destroyof Missouri State ing crop and pastureland, sweeping away barns and University. To contact homes, shattering lives. Network news TV crews Julie, call 1-866-532-1960 showed up for a day or two in the wake of the dior by email at editor@ saster, but they are all gone to follow the next “big ozarksfn.com. story,” but farm and ranch families are still trying to pick up the pieces, praying the spring rains will not flood them out again. Winter has been tough here in the Ozarks as well. Short hay supplies after last year’s drought caused many folks to reduce their herds. When the rains finally did come, they were brutal, cold and smack dab in the middle of calving season for many. Then there was the mud, mud that never seemed to dry up. Thankfully, spring has arrived, bringing warmer temperatures and brighter skies, but many people are nervously awaiting what might happen next. Unfortunately, many consumers will never step foot on a farm. They will never see the long hours, the heartbreak or the joy involved in being a farmer or rancher. The average American today doesn’t know where their food comes from or the ties their lives have to agriculture. Anti-agriculture groups seem to pour out of the — Continued on Next Page

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Across the Fence Continued from Previous Page woodwork when something goes amiss and blame farmers and ranchers for everything that is wrong in the world. Flatulence from cows is eating a hole in the Ozone and “factory farms” are contaminating water sources around the nation. We will never change the minds of most of the anti-agriculture extremists, but we can try to inform and educate those who are willing to listen, but getting the message out can be difficult when people tend to be glued to their electronic devices. Farmers and ranchers may be getting a little help, however, from an unlikely source. There’s is a new docu-series airing on a national network that’s promoting itself as having no agenda, other than to show the lives of farmers and ranchers. “American Farmer” hit the air recently and I hope its non-agenda claim is true, but I can’t help but think it won’t take long for anti-agriculture groups to begin crying foul. The trailer for the series shows two men pulling a calf, so I’m shocked animal rights organizations haven’t started spewing their propaganda to call for the boycott of the show, the network it airs on and all of the advertisers. The series, which was filmed in 2018, is slated to tell the stories of five farm families for a year and is promoted as be-

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Nestled in the rolling hills of western Camden County, between Edwards and Climax Springs, Mo., Ken and Sheila Hicks are raising registered Gelbvieh cattle on their Cable Ridge Farm. They currently have 40 momma cows on 300 acres, along with 25 commercial cows. “We are fairly new at raising registered cattle,” Ken said while seated with his wife in their home that once belonged to her parents, Leon and Oryne Lungenbeel, who also raised beef cattle. They couple are no strangers to the cattle business, but they have only recently went to registered stock. “We’ve only been raising registered Gelbviehs for about two years, but we have been so impressed with the Gelbviehs. They are such a gentle breed; it’s just good to be around them,” Ken said. “We got three of the Gelbviehs from Ken and Sheila Hicks like proven bloodlines in their Gelbvieh cattle, some good friends and while we hadn’t choosing older, well-established herd shires for their AI program. intended to go with all registered cattle, we’ve found they make it well worth it.” In addition to the cattle, Ken works as a grain dealer and Sheila is retired from tablished, proven bulls. With the young pectant cows in one paddock and then the Missouri Division of Social Services. ones, sometimes things don’t turn out switching them over to the next one, once “The cattle are Sheila’s little retire- the way everyone hopes,” Ken contin- they’ve delivered,” Sheila said. It’s really ued. “We have primarily red Gelbviehs worked well in that we came through this ment project,” Ken said with a grin. “I do really enjoy them,” she com- and that’s what we intend to continue cold winter and didn’t lose any calves.” Cattle are offered a mineral supplement mented. “I do a lot of research about the with in the future, getting away from the year round that is designed to meet their individual blood lines before we buy any commercial cattle.” “Kenny has the good eye when we mineral and vitamin requirements as well new animals. We match the AI sires to the females, making sure we have the get to the sales and start looking them as combat any fescue-related issues. “We’ve also started using the new EID right genetics, the right EPDs so that over. We sell Gelbvieh and Balancerwhat we raise and sell will help others crossbred seedstock,” Sheila said. “With tags, electronic identification ear tags. that, we know we can expect good birth We are doing our best to stay updated. improve their herds.” weights and big gains. I research their We don’t want to sell any animals that The Hicks follow up their maternal side before we buy so we we wouldn’t want to buy ourselves,” AI program with a clean up can look for best traits to pass on.” Ken concluded. bull. They strive to have a Ken and Sheila have a rotaThe Hicks live and work on their farm tight, six-week calving seational grazing system, with 10, in Camden County but also own anothson. Females are preg checked 20-acre paddocks. er farm in the Cross Timbers area which 60 to 120 days after breeding. Climax “We have worked to im- they use to develop bulls. Bulls are trich “I like to go with proven Springs, Mo. prove our facilities this past and semen tested at 13 to 14 months bebloodlines. The bulls we pick year, including keeping ex- fore they are put on the market. as AI sires are older, well-esAPRIL 15, 2019

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Trantham Farms appreciates the calving ease and growth of their Brahman and Hereford influenced cattle “Cooper is our reason for moving to Trantham Farms as it exists now is relatively new, but the the farm. We want to be able to raise cattle roots run long and deep him close to family and for him to understand this life,” Kala said. in southern Howell County, Mo. Bryan and Kala Trantham married five years ago but their families have been involved in the cattle industry for many years. Tranthams raise registered Polled Her“My dad had cattle when I was younger and Kala’s family has always had cattle,” eford cattle along with the F1 cattle. “We are a Golden Certified F1 breeder, Bryan recalled. “Her family originally bought the place in 1924 and for two which means our F1 animals are from generations they operated a dairy farm. registered animals on the dam and sire Now our son Cooper, who is just about side. It is a registration through the to turn 1 year old, is the sixth generation American Brahman Breeders Association,” Bryan explained. on the farm.” “We use our Herefords and cross them “It’s just something they have always done,” added Kala. “We spent summers with a registered Brahman bull,” Kala said. “My brother, L.J., was the one here with my grandparents who originally became interested and have always had a close in the F1 females. He got four or family, so once Bryan and I five head and really liked the started our life together we animals he was producing. He realized we wanted to be on passed away in 2013 from an the farm too.” ATV accident and we conThey built a new house on Caulfield, Mo. tinued the F1 herd in honor the farm last fall and are now of him.” growing their herd.

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meet your neighbors Bryan said they do things a little differently than the larger cattle producers. “With smaller numbers, we utilize artificial insemination and we’re getting ready to do some embryo transfer work with our females,” Bryan said. “By utilizing the scientific opportunities available for beef cattle, we can get the best genetics in our herd and produce more offspring than normal with embryo transfer. “We will use the F1 cows we raise as recipient cows in the embryo transfer program,” he added. Bryan uses EPDs to help make his AI bull decisions and keeps the EPD records for his calves. “By using Brahman bulls with our heifers, we have low-birth weight calves with big growth,” he explained. “This is good because we both have ‘regular jobs’ and need the cattle to be able to be as selfsufficient as possible,” Bryan chuckled. “The F1 females are able to withstand the winters even though some weren’t sure they would be able to because they are primarily raised in the South where the winters are milder. They can adapt well to their environment. They also have good feet and eyes, and because they are conditioned for the heat, they continue to graze during the summer instead of just standing in the shade or pond during the heat,” Bryan explained. “I also like them for their longevity. You may get 10 to 12 years out of a straight bred female but F1s have been known to last up to 20 years. “When we are breeding our registered Polled Herefords, we strive to raise bulls with the best genetics that will last. We look at teat size, udder size and all the other EPDs to make sure we are getting the best female traits through the bulls. We also just added a new bull to our herd. HCC TF 6039 King Cotton 8087F is our new Hereford AI herd sire and we look forward to the offspring he will produce.”

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our registered cows in the fall. Then we don’t have to worry about the weather and the calves in the cold and snow.” The Tranthams soil test their farm about every three years to make sure they are keeping the soil in the best condition for cattle production. “We fertilize and I prefer to do this in the fall,” he said. “Of course, the cost of all this continues to go up, but it is something we need to do to keep the farm on the right track.” Bryan also maintains the herd health himself. “We have designed pens so I can work the cattle through myself if needed and I generally do the vaccinations, deworming, tagging and the basics,” he said. “Of course, we have the vet out if we have sickness or calving issue more than I can assist with.”

Advice and the Future

“If you are starting out, pay attention and preserve the ground you have. Don’t overstock and know what the land can handle,” Bryan explained. “Start small and grow as you can. “It’s also good to look for what works well for you and find your niché. There is always something different out there to explore. F1 animals are plentiful down South, but we didn’t know if the F1 bulls would work around here and people would want eared cattle. “We’ve had good luck and have even been contacted about consigning cattle to a Brahman-influenced sale in the next few years,” Bryan added. “So, don’t be afraid to try new things. You might find something exactly right for your situation.”

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At the end of the day, it all comes back to family for the Tranthams. “When we lost my brother, it was a tough time and things were getting a little mundane around the farm,” Kala explained. “When Bryan and I got married and then Cooper was born, he brought life back to us. My brother used to live with my grandma and now she helps watch Cooper along with my mom, so he has been a true blessing to us all.” “He loves the cows and anytime we go out and he hears the tractor or the Gator start up, he wants to go,” added Bryan.

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The Berry Cemetery is the oldest cemetery in Greene County, Mo. A young Moses Berry sat on the steps of his family’s ancestral Ozarks home, built by his great-grandfather, William Berry, circa 1871, and asked his mother, Wanda Carlock-Berry, a very profound question: “Mom, why are there so many races?” “Son, it’s because we are all flowers in God’s garden, some of us are roses, some are petunias and still others are daffodils,” she told the youngster. “Those words were enough for a child, but they weren’t nearly enough for a man. I wanted to find out where the flowers were that looked like me, and I couldn’t find them,” Moses said.

His mother’s words seemed to set Moses on a path to self-actualization; from his early years living as a “Flower Child” of the 1960s Hippie era in California, to his time teaching in Harlem where he met his wife and fellow teacher, Magdalena, Moses’ life seemed to have come full-circle. Today, he is a celebrated author, appearing on national news programs and he is a nationally-known storyteller of America’s not-so-comfortable past. In 1984, Moses became a priest in the Eastern Orthodox Church of America. Father Moses pastored several churches across the country and is currently the founder and priest of the Theotokus Unexpected

Joy Orthodox Christian Church built on the original Berry home in his hometown of Ash Grove Mo. He is also the curator of the Ozarks Afro-American Heritage Museum that holds a vast treasure of family artifacts from the Civil War, such as neck chains, leg irons, and trunks full of quilts, some pieced before the Civil War. “Telling quilts” encrypted with code woven into the pattern provided routes that slaves accessed in escaping the South. Quakers and other sympathetic people lit a candle in the window and placed a quilt on their front porch. They fed, clothed and provided respite for slaves journeying to a better life in the North. Formerly located on Ash Grove’s historic Main Street the OAAHM is now available online. Moses can trace his lineage to 1830 when Nathan Boone and his family homesteaded land northwest of Springfield, Mo. “I was somewhat of privileged character growing up in rural Ash Grove,” Moses noted. “My grandfather was Wallace White, the first black soldier in the Union’s Missouri 6th Cavalry. He fought at Vicksburg, Miss.” Wallace was working in the field when the cavalry rode by. They asked him if he wanted to join their ranks and his reply was, “Deed I do.” At just 14, he left the fields with only the

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clothes on his back, and an iron padlock around his neck from his slave chains. “My maternal grandparents were William and Caroline Boone-Berry, Daniel Boone’s granddaughter, so we had certain status living in the area. We were a ‘known quantity.’” In 1998, Moses, Magdalena and children Elijah and Dorothy moved from St. Louis, where he pastored a large church, back to the 40-acre Berry family farm that had fallen into a state of disrepair. The homestead was built by, William Berry, an emancipated slave from Arkansas and great-grandmother Caroline Boone-Berry, also a slave. Caroline Boone-Berry, born in 1850, was the daughter of Nathan Boone and his slave Mariah Boone. Nathan was Daniel’s youngest child, and Caroline was Nathan’s youngest child. Upon his death in 1856, Nathan Boone, a veteran of the War of 1812 and member of the 1st United States Regiment of Dragoons, owned 1,200 acres and 11 slaves. The Nathan Boone Homestead State Historic Site is located 2 miles north of Ash Grove and is on the National Register of Historic Places. The Berry Cemetery is Greene County’s oldest cemetery built by and for people of color. It sits on the corner of the old Berry homestead. The 6-acre burial ground was set aside by William and APRIL 15, 2019

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Caroline in 1875 for slaves, Indians and paupers. It was built just after the Civil War when it was illegal for a person of color to be buried in a white cemetery. By 1875, African-Americans made up 25 percent of Greene County’s population and by 1890, they comprised one-third of the voters. The cemetery filled a need and provided a resting place for African-Americans who lived in the area and worked at the Ash Grove White Lime Association. There are 37 marked tombstones and three Osage Indian mounds. A significant portion of the cemetery and gravesites was overtaken by wilderness. Among those interned there are Mother Charity (a member of the Underground Railroad); Frank Lewis “Fireball” Yocum, who played basketball with the Kansas City Negro League Team, APRIL 15, 2019

the Monarchs; and several members of the Berry family. The cemetery is just 10 miles from the Trail of Tears. Jan. 11, 1865, marked the end of legalized slavery in Missouri. “I was actually born 85 years after the end of the Civil War,” Moses recalled. “That puts a little different perspective on it doesn’t it? People say, ‘that was in the past,’ of course, it was in the past,” Moses stated emphatically. We were raised by mothers and grandmothers who were completely traumatized by slavery, and we know that, because we lived with them.” The Berry cemetery is on the National Register of Historic Places. At the founding ceremony, Chief Joseph “Two Bears” brought a delegation from the Osage Nation in honor of his relative buried there. The Ozarks’ Most Read Farm Newspaper

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meet your neighbors A Happy Menagerie Continued from Previous Page 40 head of black Angus-cross commercial cattle; 40 sheep and goats, including Spanish cross goats; and Dorper-cross sheep, both raised for meat; and miniature pigs and standard-sized pigs, which they have for pasture-raised pork. They also have chickens, turkeys, geese, peacocks and ducks, all of which they sell and swap at a local swap meet. Three large Great Pyrenees dogs also call the Tilden farm, home and earn their keep by watching over all the different types of animals. While animals have grass to graze, the Tildens do offer a feed ration. “We supplement feed all of our stock, cows, chickens, pigs, all except goats with pulverized corn mixed with soy bean meal. We also get lespedeza pellets for the goats and they love them. If you could square bale that stuff, the goats would love it,” Isaac said.

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and Isaac are seriously working on. “It’s been on my heart for a long time, watching these kids, to do some sort of dude ranch experience for kids and even for adults. So many people have no idea where their food comes from, even here in the Ozarks. I’ve mentioned this idea to

a few people at work and at church about doing something like this for kids, building a bunkhouse or cabin where kids could stay for a week or a weekend, help on the farm and learn about farm life. Adults have said to me, hey, I’d like to come do that, too. “Our kids are learning a lot here, too. I gave one of my sons some quail eggs and he has been so excited about that, looking after them in the incubator, watching them hatch, selling the chicks. We have an incubator that holds 360 eggs so that is something the kids are really into. Jaden also bought a rabbit and then turned around and sold it for more than he bought it for. He’s young but already into the whole thing of making money with the eggs and hatching them.” The family has a busy lifestyle, but the long days are worth it to them. “We have a lot going on here. A lot of growing with kids and critters but I’d really like to find more ways to share it with other kids because they really seem to love it, too,” Isaac said.

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meet your neighbors Improving Along the Way Continued from Previous Page “We own about 40 percent of our cropland, with the other 60 percent leased or crop shared,” Jared said, adding that a large portion of the crop share is familyowned land. TNF sees improving soil conditions as a benefit to its farming operation, utilizing no-till practices and cover crops when possible, and closely monitoring soil conditions to enhance crop production. “I tell people I geek out on soils,” Jared said. “We soil test every other year, but we look deeply at the soils and the structure to figure out what is best of this land. If we get a piece of ground that has been hayed a lot it the past and has low fertility, we use a lot of chicken litter, which brings in a lot of microorganisms. Once we get to the point where levels get a little too high, we switch over to commercial fertilizers. We also look a lot at erosion and try to keep that down as much as possible. “When we can, we like to do a cover crop, but with the rotation, we do it has a cover crop in it because we plant a lot of wheat. We don’t always get in a cover crop every year, but our wheat, per se, is a cover crop. The knowledge base out there is that by increasing organic matter and putting back nutrients, the soil will stay viable. There’s a lot of research about tactics and different crop rotations that help soil health, but the problem is taking that new technique and knowledge and actually putting it on a large scale. We’re looking deeply at studies to find what’s best because the better we can do at helping soil health, the better farmers we will be and the more profitable we’ll be.” Jared added that growing crops in Southwest Missouri is different than in other parts of the country because of the climate and growing seasons. “We’re a little hotter and dryer in the summer months, but our inputs are typically a little lower,” he explained. Each piece of land is managed according to its needs, and fields not considered “prime” row crop acres can be productive, if managed correctly. “Some might be kind of rocky and have a bit of slope to them, but as long as you understand that and manage for

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that, it is still productive ground,” Jared said. “There’s a lot of ground people say isn’t farmable, but all it takes is understanding its limitations.” The cattle operation is a commercial Angus herd and the farm has recently begun backgrounding calves and retaining ownership through the feedlot. “We changed our genetics and started going with quality-based genetics with our goal being to get the highest number of prime cuts possible,” Jared explained. “In the past, with the lower quality genetics, it made more sense to sell at weaning. We bought some heifers that have the numbers we were looking for and replaced several bulls with the higher-quality bulls.” TNF utilizes natural cover with both fall and spring calving. Calves are backgrounded to about 1,000 pounds on wheat pasture before being sent to the feedlot. “We use some of our corn in our cattle, but with the value of the pasture we put in wheat, we’re getting a little more protein than we need, but it’s a cheap source of feed. We will supplement them with about a pound to a pound and a half of corn. Once that wheat pasture goes dormant, we will supplement with some distillers and other feed products. We can produce corn a lot cheaper than we can buy it.” Hollis began stepping away from the farming operation in the mid-1990s, eventually turning over ownership to his four children – Holly Adams, Karen Downs, Ronnie Osborne and Paul Osborne. At the age of 89, Hollis may no longer play an active role in the operation of Top Notch Farms, but Jared said his grandfather still enjoys the farming way of life. “It was always a hobby for him and so I think he just likes to sit back and watch it grow,” he said. “It feels good to have an operation to that is going to be passed on to the next generation and that’s the goal of the current owners. I would like to see it grow to where the next generation, my generation, can get a good return on their ownership. That would be a good return their ownership; I that would be a win in my book.” APRIL 15, 2019

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As Randy Mauldin neared retirement from the military, he began to ponder about the next chapter in his life. “I told my wife (Beth) I wanted to be a farmer,” Randy said. “She laughed and said it was crazy, but after a while she saw I was serious. She loves it more than I do now.” After a couple of years of research and reading dozens of books about farming and sustainable agriculture, Randy and Beth purchased a 70-acre farm near Fair Grove, Mo., and Fair Earth Farm was born. “I could have gotten a job with Boeing, LockHeed Martin or somewhere like that, but Beth and I like the country lifestyle,” the retired U.S. Air Force colonel said. “Both of our grandparents had farms, so we grew up around agriculture, but didn’t have any family who lived where we could have a farm, so we picked a place in the middle.” Randy Mauldin and is wife Beth have Randy and Beth initially cona pasture-based sheep operation near sidered a cattle operation, but Fair Grove, Mo., where they raise comafter speaking with Univermercial Katahdins. sity of Missouri Extension Field Specialists in Agriculture Business Wesley Tucker while still The first year of sheep production, howin Virginia, the couple decided to hedge ever, was not a profitable one. They lost their bets on sheep. 40 percent of their lamb crop to parasites. “He said we’d pretty much lose our Randy attended a seminar with Dr. shirts in cattle,” Randy recalled. “He Charlotte Clifford-Rathert, DVM, assosaid to look into small ruminants, so I ciate professor of Extension at Lincoln started to do some research.” University in Missouri and state small While still in the military, the plans ruminant specialist, he said “revolutionbegan to come together, and Randy ized” how things were done at the Fair even traveled from Virginia to attend Earth Farm. a grazing school in Bois “She explained that parasites live in D’Arc, Mo. the gut, the sheep poop it out and it The Mauldins moved to the takes five days for the parasites to Ozarks in 2013 and opted for crawl up that blade of grass, then Katahdin sheep because of the the sheep eats it and it causes an breed’s parasite resistance, mater- Fair Grove, Mo. infestation. The strategy is to nal traits and overall hardiness. prevent it rather than treat.” “It was an economic decision,” Randy said. — Continued on Page 22

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Hometown: Halfway, Mo. Family: Wife, Marissa; children, daughter Avery (4) and son Camden (2). In Town: Shane works fulltime as a plant utilities technician in maintenance at Citizens Memorial Hospital in Bolivar, Mo. He can also be found working parttime wiring houses with Hamlet Electric, which is based out of Bolivar, Mo. In the Country: When not working at his jobs, Shane can be found on his 10-acre farm in Polk County, just south of Halfway, Mo. Shane started his farming journey in hopes to express the importance of agriculture to his community and most importantly, his children. “We currently have two Angus cross-bred cows that we breed and calve yearly. We have a mixed chicken flock that produces eggs daily, which is made up of about 16 laying hens and a few roosters. We have 20 chicks in the brooder and nine eggs in the incubator at the moment. We have raised Hereford pigs and Katahdin sheep in the past. We are bottle feeding three Jersey bottle calves right now as well. Ringo, an old Appaloosa horse and Martin family favorite, can be found wandering the pasture in hopes for someone to sneak him an apple.” Shane hopes to grow his operation in a way that teaches his children how to become sustainable farmers. “My wife and I are very passionate about agriculture and farming. Not only does our small farm benefit us in a monetary way, but it will teach core values to our children. We hope this lifestyle will allow them to become successful adults and hopefully give them an opportunity to develop skills through experience. Our children are young but they have learned so much already. If you ask our children where the animals go when they leave the farm they tell you, ‘They go to make meat.’ We also educate our friends and family about our lifestyle.” APRIL 15, 2019

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beef

(Week of 3/31/19 to 4/6/19) Buffalo Livestock Market Douglas County Livestock Auction - Ava

Not Reported 59.00-79.50

Joplin Regional Stockyards

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61.00-84.00 †

Mid Missouri Stockyards

60.00-90.00* Not Reported*

MO-KAN Livestock Auction - Butler Ozarks Regional Stockyards Springfield Livestock Marketing

dairy

57.50-85.00* 55.00-73.00 †

South Central Regional Stockyards

slaughter

110

130

cows

(Week of 3/31/19 to 4/6/19)

30.00-60.00

Buffalo Livestock Market

†

Not Reported †

Douglas County Livestock Auction - Ava

32.00-58.50 †

Interstate Regional Stockyards - Cuba

15.00-64.00 †

Joplin Regional

33.00-60.00 †

Kingsville Livestock Auction

30.00-56.00 †

Mid Missouri Stockyards

Not Reported †

MO-KAN Livestock Auction - Butler

20.00-58.00 †

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

30.00-47.00 †

South Central Regional Stockyards

14.00-61.50 †

Springfield Livestock

cow/calf

100

pairs

(Week of 3/31/19 to 4/6/19) None Reported †

Buffalo Livestock Market

Not Reported †

Douglas County Livestock Auction - Ava

None Reported †

Interstate Regional Stockyards - Cuba Joplin Regional Stockyards

None Reported †

Mid Missouri Stockyards

1100.00-1400.00 †

South Central Regional Stockyards - Vienna Springfield Live

None Reported

3/26/19

Receipts: 568 Supply was moderate to good and demand was moderate to good. The supply made up of 43 percent lambs, 22 percent ewes and 2 percent rams, 22 percent kid goats, and 10 percent does and 1 percent bucks. All prices are per hundred weight (CWT) unless noted otherwise. Note next sale will be April 23, 2019 at 6 pm. SHEEP: Feeder Lambs: Mostly hair: Medium and Large 1-2 27-50 lbs 201.00-226.00. Medium and Large 2 30-50 lbs 132.50-176.00. Slaughter lambs mostly hair, few wool: Choice and Prime 2-3 50-60 lbs 190.00-215.00; lot 54 head 54 lbs 200.00; 60-70 lbs 205.00-210.00; 70-90 lbs 151.00-176.00. Good and Choice 1-3 50-70 lbs 135.00-155.00; 60-70 lbs 159.00-171.00; 70-90 lbs 130.00-145.00. Slaughter Ewes: mostly hair, few wool Utility and Good 2-3 90-185 lbs 71.00-88.00, Cull and Utility 1-3 97-260 lbs 50.00-68.00. Replacement Hair Ewes: Medium and Large 1-2 80 lbs 2 head 201.00. Slaughter Hair Rams: Good 1-3 70-255 lbs 50.00-84.00.

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2000

2500

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Steers, Med. & Lg. 1

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750.00-1075.00 †

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Not Reported † 785.00-1025.00 †

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Bulls, Med. & Lg. 1

420.00-1375.00 †

Kingsville Livestock Auction

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

None Reported † 900.00-1200.00 †

Mid Missouri Stockyards MO-KAN Livestock Auction - Butler

Not Reported † 250.00-1300.00 †

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Heifers, Med. & Lg. 1

800.00-1110.00 †

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375.00-1150.00 †

500

1000

1500

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

2000

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

Buffalo Livestock Auction* 4/6/19

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175.00-199.00 165.00-188.00 160.00-176.50 150.00-165.50 138.00-144.50

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152.00-166.00 145.00-162.00 135.00-155.00 126.00-140.00 117.00-128.00

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GOATS: Feeder Kids: Selection 1 30-50 lbs 280.00-317.50. Selection 2 30-50 lbs 200.00-285.00. Selection 3 30-50 lbs 137.00-185.00. Slaughter Goats: Selection 1 50-70 lbs 280.00-320.00. Selection 2 50-70 lbs 207.50-250.00; 85-91 lbs 157.50200.00. Selection 3 50-70 lbs 170.00-201.00. Slaughter Does: Selection 1 55-138 lbs 116.00-135.00. Selection 2 58-190 lbs 84.00-110.00. Replacement Bucks: Selection 1 single 95 lbs 185.00. Slaughter Bucks: Selection 1-2 110-175 lbs 131.00150.00. Families: Selection 1-2 60 lb does with singles one kid 135.00-200.00 Ind 130 lb doe with twin kids 350.00. Bottle babies: 10-23 lbs 20.00-27.50.

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5,654

1,476

1,322

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Steady

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187.00-196.00 178.00-190.00 160.00-185.50 147.50-164.00 130.00-143.25

180.00-194.00 176.00-200.00 160.00-182.50 140.00-168.00 132.00-146.00

196.00-210.50 184.00-197.50 168.00-198.00 158.00-180.00 132.00-162.25

180.00-200.00 165.00-192.00 157.00-180.00 146.00-168.00 137.00-150.00

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154.50 143.00-153.00 141.00-154.00 135.00-141.75 130.25-136.00

152.00-167.00 144.50-160.00 131.00-157.00 133.00-145.35 121.00-139.00

165.50 150.00-169.00 145.00-167.50 137.00-155.00 136.00-144.00

155.00-170.00 146.00-168.00 138.00-157.00 128.00-146.00 120.00-133.00

USDA Reported * Independently Reported

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Receipts: 417 Supply light to moderate. Demand moderate to good. The supply was made up of 34 percent lambs, 5 percent ewes, 1 percent rams, 24 percent kids, 34 percent does and 2 percent bucks. All prices are per hundred weight (CWT) unless noted otherwise. **Scheduling note: Next sale will be April 4 SHEEP: Feeder Lambs, mostly hair: Medium and Large 1 30-50 lbs 200.00-215.00, Medium and Large 1-2 30-50 lbs 170.00-185.00, Medium and Large 2 30-50 lbs 165.00170.00. Slaughter Lambs: mostly hair Choice and Prime 2-3 50-72 lbs 205.00-215.00, Good and Choice 1-3 50-80 lbs 175.00-200.00. Replacement Ewes: hair and wool Medium 1 70 lbs 110.00 Slaughter Ewes: hair and wool Good 1-3 81-170 lbs 72.50-85.00, Cull and Utility 1-2 150 lbs 50.00. Slaughter Rams: Good 1-2 125-152 lbs 75.00. Replacement Rams: Medium 1 110 lbs 160.00. Families: Medium 1 75 lb ewe with single baby 160.00 per family. Bottle babies: 40.00-75.00 per head. GOATS: Feeder kids: Selection 1 20-40 lbs 290.00-305.00, Selection 1-2 25-40 lbs 225.00-280.00, Selection 3 25-40 lbs 200.00-205.00. Slaughter Kids: Selection 1 40-70 lbs 305.00-325.00, outstanding ind. 50 lbs 380.00; 65-90 lbs 290.00-320.00,

stocker & feeder

425.00-1475.00 †

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Not Reported †

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3/26/19

Receipts: 750 The supply was moderate with four herd dispersals. The demand was good. Included were 05 percent springer heifers, 08 percent bred heifers, 30 percent open heifers, 02 percent fresh cows, 13 percent milking cows, 15 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 925.00-1090.00, Approved ind 800.00, Medium 525.00725.00, Jerseys 650.00-700.00, crossbreds 400.00-550.00, Common 240.00-500.00, ind Jersey 450.00. Heifers bred three to six months: Supreme 1020.001120.00, ind Brown Swiss 930.00, Approved 700.00925.00, few Jerseys 700.00-785.00, Medium 500.00650.00, ind Jersey 500.00, few crossbreds 500.00, Common 270.00-460.00, ind Jersey 400.00, crossbreds 270.00-470.00. Heifers bred one to three months: Approved few 700.00, Medium few 600.00-650.00, Common 150.00-450.00. Open Heifers: Approved: 205-298 lbs 170.00-290.00, Jerseys 190.00-290.00, crossbreds 225.00-260.00, 310390 lbs 300.00-345.00, Jerseys 260.00-340.00, 407-500 lbs 380.00-570.00, few Jerseys 420.00, crossbreds 250.00- 350.00, 518-588 lbs 400.00-580.00, ind Jersey 510 lbs 510.00, crossbreds 420.00-500.00, 633-673 lbs 500.00-600.00, ind Jersey 605 lbs 560.00, 700-782 lbs 510.00-610.00. Medium: 200-230 lbs 120.00-130.00, 305-375 lbs 210.00260.00, ind crossbred385 lbs 220.00, 415-480 lbs few 340.00-350.00, 520-590 lbs 180.00-370.00, 635-645 lbs 410.00-440.00, 735-770 lbs 300.00-450.00.

Replacement Cows: Fresh Cows: Supreme ind 1200.00, Approved 900.00-1030.00, Medium 675.00-775.00, Common 350.00-550.00, ind crossbred 450.00. Milking Cows: Supreme 1000.00-1350.00, ind Brown Swiss 1225.00, Approved 800.00-975.00, Medium 600.00800.00, ind Jersey 650.00, ind Brown Swiss 775.00, Common 460.00-590.00, Jerseys 260.00-575.00. Springer Cows: Supreme few 1050.00, ind Red and White 1375.00, Medium few Jerseys 800.00-860.00, Common few Jerseys 385.00-475.00. Bred Cows: Supreme 975.00-1175.00, ind Brown Swiss 1125.00, Approved 800.00-950.00, Jerseys 850.00-920.00, Brown Swiss 900.00, crossbreds 825.00-850.00, Medium 600.00-725.00, Jerseys 600.00-750.00, crossbreds 525.00700.00, Common 350.00-580.00, Jerseys 380.00-575.00, crossbreds 225.00-450.00. Baby Calves: Holstein heifers few 180.00, Holstein bulls 120.00-180.00, small 30.00-95.00, Jersey bulls 25.0040.00, crossbred heifers-ind 80.00, crossbred bulls 95.00150.00, small 25.00-85.00, beef cross bulls 210.00-250.00.

950.00-1025.00 †

Kingsville Livestock Auction

cattle

Springfield, Mo. • Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

58.00-86.00 † 5

4/7/19

5 Area (Tx-Ok, Ks, Neb, Ia, Colo) Live Basis Sales - Over 80% Choice Steers: 124.00-130.00; wtd. avg. price 125.99. Heifers: 121.00-128.50; wtd. avg. price 125.38. Dressed Basis Sales - Over 80% Choice Steers: 200.00-206.00; wtd. avg. price 204.30. Heifers: 204.00-206.00; wtd. avg. price 204.76.

60.00-90.00 †

Kingsville Livestock Auction

Midwest - High Plains Direct Slaughter Cattle

67.50-86.50

Interstate Regional Stockyards - Cuba

cattle

APRIL 15, 2019

reports

mostly hair Choice and Prime 2-3 15.00, Good and Choice 1-3 50-80 lbs

: hair and wool Medium 1 70 lbs

air and wool Good 1-3 81-170 lbs nd Utility 1-2 150 lbs 50.00. Good 1-2 125-152 lbs 75.00. s: Medium 1 110 lbs 160.00. 1 75 lb ewe with single baby 160.00

Western Cornbelt Daily Direct Hog Report

4/8/19

Negotiated Purchase (Including Packer Sold) Barrows & Gilts (carcass basis): 4,195 Compared to Prior Day’s closing weighted average (LM_ HG208): 0.84 lower Price Range: $67.50 - $78.00. Wtd Avg: $75.68. 5 Day Rolling Avg: $76.11.

ion 1 20-40 lbs 290.00-305.00, Selec25.00-280.00, Selection 3 25-40 lbs

lection 1 40-70 lbs 305.00-325.00, lbs 380.00; 65-90 lbs 290.00-320.00,

rices 1,476

1,322

t-10 Higher

Steady

96.00-210.50 84.00-197.50 68.00-198.00 58.00-180.00 32.00-162.25

180.00-200.00 165.00-192.00 157.00-180.00 146.00-168.00 137.00-150.00

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165.50 50.00-169.00 45.00-167.50 37.00-155.00 36.00-144.00

155.00-170.00 146.00-168.00 138.00-157.00 128.00-146.00 120.00-133.00

Sows Negotiated Purchase (Including Packer Sold) Sows Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis): 3,615 300-399 lbs: 31.00-50.50. 400-449 lbs: 33.00-50.50. 450-499 lbs: 38.00-50.50. 500-549 lbs: 46.00-54.50. 550/up lbs: 47.00-54.00.

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127 5(3257('

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4/8/19

APRIL 15, 2019

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Ava Kingsville

Butler Springfield

Cuba Vienna

Joplin West Plains

heifers 550-600 LBS. Ava Kingsville

Butler Springfield

172.90 165.28 174.36 161.23

141.37 143.51 151.71 140.26 139.98

166.52

hay & grain markets

142.17

Rains late last week brought field work to a stop once again. There was a bit of fieldwork and fertilizer application that got completed, but many were just getting started when conditions became too muddy once again. Grass is greening and starting to grow but still needs some warm sunny days to outpace livestock that is eager for fresh nutrients. The supply of hay is light, demand is moderate and prices are steady. The Missouri Department of Agriculture has a hay directory available for both buyers and sellers. To be listed, or to view the 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): 200.00-250.00. Small squares 7.00-10.00 per bale. Premium quality Alfalfa (RFV 170-180): 175.00-200.00. Good quality Alfalfa (RFV 150-170): 120.00-160.00. Small squares 5.00-7.00 per bale. Fair quality Alfalfa (RFV 130-150): 100.00-120.00. Good quality Mixed Grass hay: 100.00-150.00. Small squares 5.008.00 per bale (some alfalfa/grass mix). Fair to Good quality Mixed Grass hay: 75.00-125.00. Small squares 4.00-6.00 per bale. Fair quality Mixed Grass hay: 40.00-75.00 per large round bale. Good quality Bromegrass: 120.00-150.00. Fair to Good quality Bromegrass: 60.00-100.00. Wheat straw: 3.00-6.00 per small square bale. Corn Stalks: 50.00-70.00 per large round bale.

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342

3,403

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189.00-202.50 180.00-197.00 166.00-187.00 150.00-174.00 137.00-148.00

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160.00-182.50 153.00-167.00 145.00-157.50 135.00-141.00 -----

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----142.00 144.00-146.50 ----125.00

157.50-175.00 152.50-173.00 144.00-169.00 125.00-152.00 125.00-138.50

avg. grain prices Soybeans

Week Ended 4/8/19 Soft Wheat Corn Sorghum* * Price per cwt

12 9 6

8.74

8.28

6.58 4.97 4.23 3.72

3.49

8.70 4.88 3.67

8.64 5.90 4.45 3.63

148.62

172.42 163.28 164.41 173.86 163.54

150.11 145.26 146.34 147.54

175.68

147.10 145.46

167.32 170.46

147.18 *

171.02 169.36 171.67 179.08 166.20

150.59 146.90 147.53 137.81

177.26

147.05 144.06

173.75 **

** 165.99 175.17 181.44

147.49 148.33 156.82 ** 145.67

166.00

8.16

148.20

170.41

5.77 4.30 3.56

144.04

160.98

4/5/19

125

143 161 179 197 215 * 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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168.00

163.63

Mo. Weekly Hay Summary

Cuba Vienna

159.98

Week of 3/10/19

4/5/19

Western Cornbelt Daily Direct Sow & Boar Report

0-75.00 per head.

Kingsville Livestock Auction† 4/2/19

National Direct Delivered Feeder Pig Report

Receipts This Week: 50,325 Volume By State Or Province Of Origin: Missouri 12.7% Total Composite Weighted Average Receipts and Price (Formula and Cash): All Early Weaned Pigs: 81,708 at 53.65. All 40 Pound Feeder Pigs: 1,983 at 95.40.

steers 550-600 LBS.

Week of 3/17/19

stly hair: Medium and Large 1 30-50 Medium and Large 1-2 30-50 lbs dium and Large 2 30-50 lbs 165.00-

hog markets

$100

$145

4/5/19

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derate. Demand moderate to good. ade up of 34 percent lambs, 5 percent ms, 24 percent kids, 34 percent does ks. All prices are per hundred weight ed otherwise. **Scheduling note: pril 4

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Thanks to some help from the Natural Resources Conservation Service, the couple implemented a rotational grazing system through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQUIP), which also aided in the decommission of an abandoned well and the placement of waterers. Sheep are now moved every two to three days to a clean paddock. The 19-paddock system on 50 acres gives each paddock a 38-day “rest,” which breaks the lifecycle of parasites, eliminating the need for deworming of the flock. “We haven’t lost a sheep to parasites since 2016,” Randy said. “We wormed the first year, but it was ineffective because the worms had built up a resistance to the wormer.” He added that a rotational grazing system also reduces or eliminates foot rot issues. “We have never had a case of foot rot and it’s because the sheep don’t stand around in poop and mud,” Randy said. “We have a hoof trimming schedule and we trim once a year.” Randy and Beth, who is a teacher in the Fair Grove School District, utilize other programs from the NRCS, such as the planting of pollinating trees to establish an orchard and shrubs to deter erosion, as well as improve wildlife habitat and aid in future honey production. They are also in a grazing management program.

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Their first flock was 24 ewes and they retained their females until they reached 125 ewes and three rams. Last year’s drought conditions forced the Mauldins to reduce their flock to 98 ewes, including 10 ewe lambs. The couple turns their registered rams in with ewes around Nov. 8, and because rams are pulled prior to the ewe lambs becoming sexually mature, typically around 6 to 8 months of age, young ewes remain the main flock. Lambing season begins in early April and ewes receive a 50/50 mixture of whole corn and dried distillers grain during the last month of gestation. The feeding program continues through the first two months of the ewes’ lactation. The rest of the year they are completely grass fed, with hay, which is grass/legume mix purchased locally, provided as needed. “If the ewes don’t get that extra nutrition when they need it, the lambs can be sickly and die,” Randy said. “I see it as an investment and it works great.” The Mauldin’s average about 1.8 lambs per year, but Randy expects that average to decline slightly this lambing season because of the drought conditions last year. As part of their low-inputs management strategy, the couple administers no vaccinations to their flock and would rather keep out of the direct marketing of meat. APRIL 15, 2019

meet your neighbors “Beth and I put about 700 hours of work into the sheep a year, and if we did the gig of people coming to the farm to buy one leg of lamb or if I tried to sell them to a restaurant, that’s more time invested,” Randy said. Bottle-fed lambs are quickly sold, which also helps reduce required inputs, and ewes are culled if they produce only singles two years in a row. Ewe lambs not retailed for the Fair Earth Farm are sold as replacement ewes, and ram lambs are typically sold through Buffalo Livestock Market in nearby Buffalo, Mo. Another part of the low-input plan is that investments made for the farm must be economically beneficial. For example, a portable bulk feed bin is utilized instead of bagged feed, and they use a garden wagon to transport buckets of feed, and other items around the farm. “This wagon cost $110,” Randy said with a laugh. “It doesn’t rust, rot or depreciate. “When we first moved here, I thought we needed a big barn. After talking some people, I learned if you lamb at the right time of year, you don’t need a barn. The lambs are born on pasture and that’s $40,000 we didn’t have to spend. I think it’s important the decisions you make are economically driven.” With no background in farming or raising sheep, the couple knew they needed to reach out to local experts. “The first year we were here, I was building the exterior fence and was really enjoying it, but I just kept thinking, ‘What if I had a mentor who could help me with some of the questions I had?’” Randy said. “I was buying some sheep from a lady who said to get in contact with the NRCS because that’s their job. I got a hold of Adam Coulter (NRCS resource conservationist) and he started teaching me all of this stuff. “Learning how to do a farm correctly is the key to having an efficient farm. I read 25 books before I even got here, then talking to people is important. What they tell you might not always be right or applicable to you, but education is huge.” The couple would like to expand their flock, 125 ewes is the limit for the operation. “That’s all we can do without hurting the land,” he said. “When I talk to my cattle buddies, I’m pretty vocal that they can make more money with sheep… I laugh all the way to the bank.” APRIL 15, 2019

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good product,” Michelle said. “All of them are local. We try to do local as much as we can; within the state of Missouri. “I love plants. The knowledge, I’m having to get. Kevin has more of an agriculture background. But I love flowers. I love things that are pretty. I like making people happy. I like that side of things, so that’s where the store is a good fit for both of us.” The biggest challenge for her has been managing and learning about all of the products, the plants and the care. “It’s not a field that you learn and it stays the same. Like last year, we had a big drought,” she said. “The weather can be different and when it is different then what you see in a plant, the illnesses, can be different depending on the weather. The weather also affects the bugs, so different bugs might attack. “The plant industry is sort of like the fashion industry; they’re coming out with new plants all the time. I want to

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Age: 14 Family: Parents, Matt and Winter Young; sisters, Madison and Hanleigh; brother, Holden Hometown: Lebanon, Mo. How are you involved in agriculture? “I’ve grown up, on a farm of 240 acres with my whole family. Both of my sisters have raised show livestock for the county fair and my family has raised horses, cattle and field crops like, soybeans, milo and corn. We live on acreage that came to my father’s family through the Homestead Act and my father has the papers signed by President Ulysses S. Grant. We are like the seventh and eighth generations to live here.” What other things do you enjoy? “A while back I was at a bonfire at my sister’s and they were burning some trash. I pulled a hot, glowing nail out of the fire and thought that was kind of cool. I like watching that show ‘Forged in Fire’ and from there, I got interested in blacksmithing and working with metal. At first, I was using a forge that I made but then a friend of the family from church told me he had a blower for me. It turned out he’d had a full forge made for me. Another friend of my grandmother’s gave me an anvil. Up to that point, I’d been using a piece of steel rail from a train track as an anvil. “So far I’ve made a number of little things for family and friends, like grill sets with meat forks and meat hook turners. I’ve made plant hangers, wall hooks and leaf key chains. I’ve also done some horseshoe knives.” What are your future plans? “I really enjoy this but I’d like to keep it just as a hobby. In times past, blacksmithing was such an important skill. Today, you can’t really make a living at it. My plan right now is to become a commercial welder and work on the big skyscrapers. I plan to go into ag mechanics at the Lebanon Technical Career Center next year when I go on to Lebanon High School. I’ve done some research and so far, it looks like Nebraska State University has the best program in this area for commercial welding.”

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pring calving has been going on, and with new calves we also have some calf scours. This can be a very devastating disease and can, and does, kill calves. Dr. Tim E. O’Neill, DVM, There are multiple causes for scours. owns Country Veterinary We can have everything from bacterial to viral to Service in Farmington, protozoa A, including milk. Now these different Ark. To contact Tim go things may not mean a thing to you, but to those to ozarksfn.com and of us trying to treat it, they mean a lot. They also click on ‘Contact Us.’ determine how and what we use to treat. So, to everyone walking in or calling wanting a scour pill, which one? Let’s put a little science behind it and diagnose what is actually going on. If I know what you have, I can treat more appropriately and have a better chance at saving the animal. I also can advise you on how to prevent the illness. Some of us veterinarians actually have the tests that can be run at our clinic and tell you whether the causative agent is rotavirus, corona virus, E. coli, Enterotoxaemia, gut form blackleg or the evil crypto. All of these agents are different and take different treatments. So, when you ask for that scour pill without testing, I really do not know which way to turn. Yes, I could shotgun it and guess, but I prefer treating and having a better outcome, if possible. Basically, I would rather spend a little money on testing and back up a treatment with science rather than shotguns blazing. We will have better use of medication in the long run and it will be cheaper on your pocketbook. Another thing is that a lot of these so called “scour pills” are actually a form of tetracycline. All tetracycline is inactivated by milk protein, so it just goes out the rear end and does nothing in the body. This also includes LA 200 and Noromycin 300. This is a pet problem I have had with the industry forever. And new one I have been asked is for Draxxin to treat calf scours. Please, explain to me how a drug that 15 minutes after you inject it, it is as if you gave it intravenously and then 24 hours later there is 74 times the amount of drug in the lung tissue proper as what’s in the blood. Is any of that in the gut? Very little. Also, Draxxin is labeled for pneumonia and not calf scours, making it illegal to use for that purpose in food animals. This is according to American Medical Drug Use Clarification and Food Animal Residue Avoidance Databank, which are laws governing the use of antibiotics in food animals. We must stand by them since they are the law. I could also lose my license if I knowingly allow this type of use. You as producers could also be subject to fines and/or jail also. APRIL 15, 2019

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Finding Alterative Feed Sources By Klaire Howerton

While pastures are greening up, producers should remember there are still nutritional gaps Spring is an exciting time of year on the farm, but it can also be a time of delicate management to ensure livestock are receiving proper nutrition while not jumping the gun on turning livestock out to pasture on delicate spring growth. The 2018 drought created a host of management problems for producers, the effects of which are still being felt as producers in the Ozarks try to bridge the nutritional gap between running out of hay and when forage in droughtdamaged pastures will be hardy enough to sustain warm-season grazing. The first step toward bridging the nutritional gap is understanding how much feed a herd actually needs to guarantee maximum efficiency without wasting money or time. “I would encourage producers to first take a look at how much feed they need. I would plan for 30 more days of supplement, although with the wet winter and rapidly rising temperatures, we could see the grass come on quickly,” Dr. Eric Bailey, livestock nutritionist with the University of Missouri Extension said.

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He advised that the next question to answer would be “is there any hay left?” If so, he recommended 5 to 6 pounds of supplemented feed per day, every day and said that should be enough for both spring and fall calving cows. He also advised that if there is little to no hay left, producers should double that recommendation. Once the amount of feed or byproducts needed is determined, there are options for ensuring cattle receive the nutrition they need to maintain optimum performance. “The most common is to use a mixed ration that contains a roughage substitute and formulated to meet nutrient needs of the animal,” Dr. Shane Gadberry, professor of ruminant nutrition at the University of Arkansas, said. “Cattle producers often rely on ingredients like cotton byproducts for roughage substitution. Feeds like poultry bedding waste or rice mill feed are used as fillers to add volume to the diet and mixed with corn, soybean hulls or other byproducts to correct nutritional deficiencies. Poultry bedding waste can be high in crude protein but low in energy. This gets a lot of producers into trouble if they don’t add corn or soybean hulls to the diet when

“I would like to improve my feed efficacy. I would really like to have something like a weighed feed bunk that would tell me how much each individual animal eats.” Ian Glassman Greene County, Mo.

feeding poultry bedding waste. Rice mill feed is low in both protein and energy. When trying to fill forage gaps, working with a livestock nutritionists is critical to accomplish goals.” Another option to bridge the gap while pastures are getting established or reestablished is to feed a high concentrate diet to the herd. “An example would be instead of feeding gestating cows all they can eat of a total mixed ration, which will result in each cow eating 25 pounds or more of feed, the cows are restricted to a diet that provides the same nutrient supply in 15 pounds of feed. Each cow is consuming 10 pounds less but getting the same total nutrient supply,” Gadberry said. This method, along with limiting access to the hay producers are currently working with can keep cows in good shape while reducing waste. “A few years ago, during drought, researchers here in Arkansas studied feeding cows about 12 pounds of soybean hulls and limiting the number of hours cows had access to hay. This is practical for those that aren’t equipped to mixed feed and have hay to stretch. The study

helped non-lactating cows maintain performance, but we also learned cows can eat a lot of hay within an hour. Other research has shown hay waste can really go up with more than three hours access.” The cost of adding byproducts or other feedstuffs to a nutritional program will vary based on type of supplement and the amount required (it’s worth it to keep cattle in good condition), but producers should bear in mind that it is always cheaper to buy in bulk. “The cost of these supplements is reasonable, but there is a markup associated with taking small quantities,” Bailey said. He added that producers are “likely looking at least at $40 per ton increase for taking smaller quantities rather than taking an entire semi load.” Bailey strongly encouraged producers to take the time and investment to bridge the nutritional gap for their herds, expressing concern that simply turning cattle out to pick at and forage for whatever green shoots they can find will have disastrous results for performance during spring pregnancy checks. Keeping up good body condition is necessary for cattle health, producer profits and long-term success.

“I would convert my entophyte-infected fescue to entophytefree fescue, and then I would build a barn for hay storage. I’d also like to add more land.”

“I would put in an intensive grazing system to help me better utilize my grass, put more cows per acre and it’s good for the environment.”

“I would like to improve with rotational grazing and more waterers. I would also like to improve my pastures by eradicating all of the weeds.”

Roger Kathka Dallas County, Mo.

Barry Slayton Howell County, Mo.

Scott Leach Lawrence County, Mo.

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Are You A Steward of Your Land? By Klaire Howerton

Ecologically-friendly farming practices and promoting natural pollination can improve farm conditions Agricultural producers have been given both the gift and the responsibility to be good stewards of the land entrusted to them. In an age where farmland and wilderness areas have been reduced by urban development, it is more important now than ever to properly and sustainably care for the resources still available to us. The best part about being a good steward is that good choices for the land will often result in long term performance and financial success for the producer as well. Protect the Soil: Soil is the lifeblood of farming and part of being a good steward of the land is protecting and preserving the soil. This means reducing erosion and runoff and increasing soil fertility. Planting cover crops such as wheat, turnips, oats or cereal rye is a sound management choice to protect the soil via the root system of the crops, while also providing additional forage for grazing and potentially making use of row crop fields that might have otherwise sat fallow to produce a second crop in the form of silage or to be used for grazing livestock. If you have row crop fields, plant cover crops for fall grazing,” Jill Scheidt, agronomy field specialist with the University of Missouri Extension suggested. “Most cover crops should be planted in August or early September, so corn fields are often used.” Planting cover crops also gives the producer the opportunity for “green manure,” where the crop is tilled under to increase soil fertility and prepare fields for traditional crop planting. This reduces the need for synthetic fertilizer. Using no-till drilling is another good stewardship practice, as it reduces fossil fuel consumption and minimizes damage to the soil. The Natural Resources Conservation Service conducted a study to compare the fuel usage between conventional APRIL 15, 2019

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tillage practices and no-till practices and found that “on average, farmers practicing continuous conventional till use just over six gallons of diesel fuel per acre each year. Continuous no-till requires less than two gallons per acre. Across the country, that difference leads to nearly 282 million gallons of diesel fuel saved annually by farmers who practice continuous no-till instead of continuous conventional till. It is not just less fuel usage that can be a benefit from moving to no-till practices, but better forage growth as well. “Notill allows seeds better contact with soil than broadcasting,” Scheidt explained. Aid the Pollinators: Pollinators should be in the forefront of any stewardship management program. Avoiding harmful pesticides when possible or at least minimizing the effects will encourage pollinators to stay present. Adding beehives to the farm will ensure that producers have pollinators and can also provide value added products to sell like honey and beeswax. Avoid Wasting Water: Water is essential to all life and making stewardship decisions that fully utilize this valuable resource benefits the entire operation. Creating a bioswale, like the one built through a collaboration between Springdale, Ark., and the Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service, which is part of the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture, can help manage stormwater. Planting water efficient grass species can help keep water on the farm. Dirk Philipp, associate professor of animal science and forage researcher for the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture, suggested producers evaluate how rainwater interacts with the landscape, such as observing where water collects, and consider planting grasses like millet or sorghum-sudangrass to create buffer strips that impede water runoff. The Ozarks’ Most Read Farm Newspaper

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Post-Drought Pasture Recovery By Klaire Howerton

The effects of the 2018 drought can continue to linger into the new growing season The 2018 drought wreaked havoc on pastures in the Ozarks. At this point, the drought is over, there is still much work to be done to help pastures recover before turning out livestock for spring grazing. Test Don’t Guess: Soil fertility needs to be evaluated prior to starting a pasture recovery program. Guessing what the soil might need is ineffective and a waste of time and money. “The best thing to do after a drought is the same thing to do anytime you want to manage your pastures; take a soil sample,” Jill Scheidt, agronomy field specialist with the University of Missouri Extension, advised. “Take samples every three to five years to determine nutrient needs of each paddock. Those with the lowest fertility levels will respond the most to fertilizer applications, and correct pH is key in a cropping and grazing system to making nutrients available for plant uptake.” Don’t Overgraze: Most producers get excited when the first shades of green start appearing in pastures. While it can be tempting to turn livestock into the green fields, caution needs to be taken on already fragile pastures. Producers should be prepared to limit spring grazing and to continue feeding hay and/or other feedstuffs while pastures recover. “It is best to let grasses get off to a good start before grazing begins. Pastures are still recovering from the drought, do not overgraze,” Scheidt said. “Do not graze cool season perennials, like fescue, shorter than 3 to 4 inches. Once grasses get shorter than that, root growth slows or stops; remember root growth is very important for a forage’s ability to withstand and recover from a drought situation.” Forage professors from the University of Arkansas recommended that during

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and after recovery, graze the best pastures last. This practice will help ensure the best pastures continue to be the best pastures. Grazing too soon before adequate recovery will cause stand thinning, weed encroachment and decline of pasture condition.” Watch for Weeds: Many pastures around the Ozarks have bare patches, either from overgrazing or the forages simply dying. These types of conditions often encourage weed growth, many of which have no nutritional value and can outcompete forages for grazing. “If there are bare or thin spots present, weeds may take advantage in those areas and sprout. Correctly identify the weed before making a management decision so the most effective action is taken to control the weed,” Scheidt explained. Professionals from a local extension office can help classify different types of weeds so producers can develop a strategy to neutralize them. Add Warm Season Forages: Adding additional forage in the form of warmseason grasses can help preserve cool season grasses like fescue and help develop more drought resistant pastures for the future. “If you are thinking about adding warmseasons, I would suggest making a few separate paddocks of warm season grasses. Be aware that warm seasons have slightly different management than cool season and weed control during establishment is key for success,” Scheidt said. Late April through June is the ideal planting window for most of these grasses. “A dedicated warm-season paddock is a great way to rest cool season grass paddocks, during those hot, dry months when they go dormant. If the producer does not have a novel endophyte fescue, using warm season paddocks during the summer is another way to reduce the effects of fescue toxicosis,” Scheidt added. APRIL 15, 2019

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Catching the Sun By Klaire Howerton

The pros, cons and cost associated with going “off the grid” Many agricultural producers are starting to turn their attention to renewable energy to power their farms. With rising energy costs, it makes sense to consider an alternative option that will essentially provide electricity over time, such as solar power.

How Does Solar Power Work?

Simply put, solar panels harness the power of the sun and convert it into usable energy. Energy Sage says that solar panels work by absorbing sunlight with photovoltaic cells, generating direct current (DC) energy and then converting it to usable alternating current (AC) energy with the help of inverter technology. AC energy then flows through the home’s electrical panel and is distributed accordingly.

What Are the Pros?

At first glance, the thought of using the sun’s energy to power homes, businesses and agricultural operations sounds like a great idea, but what are some of the concrete benefits that can help producers decide whether to make this investment? “Aside from the benefits that solar energy has on the environment, one of the biggest benefits for homes and businesses going solar is the financial savings,” Chelsey Bunch, director of marketing with Sun Solar in Springfield, Mo., said. “The cost of solar panels has decreased significantly over the past several years and, with federal tax credits and local utility rebates available, it is more affordable than ever. Those choosing to implement solar energy are finding that they can invest in the future and, essentially, become their own power plant. The idea

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that you can avoid rising electric rates for years to come is very enticing – what better way to lower overhead than an investment with such a sound return.”

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While solar power has many benefits, it might not be the best renewable energy approach for everyone. “Installing solar may be difficult for a home or business without adequate roof or ground space where the array can be placed. And, though solar helps homes and businesses save massive amounts of money over the years, it can be a bit of an upfront investment,” Bunch said. Some producers might be concerned about the amount of time involved for installation. “Depending on the size of system and utility company, it may take 30 to 90-plus days to get the system approved, permitted and installed,” Bunch explained.

How Does the Upfront Cost Compare to Long Term Savings? As with any upfront investment, producers will want to know how the cost will compare to future savings. The actual cost of the array will differ depending on the size and other factors, but according to Chelsey, with federal tax credits, local incentives, financing options or leasing programs, some see the savings almost immediately. “Many of our customers see their return within seven to 10 years and then enjoy essentially free electric from there-after.” APRIL 15, 2019

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Plenty of farmhouses are still heated with wood in the wintertime, and the byproduct created by burning logs is an excellent fertilizer. “When collected and spread on the garden, they are an excellent and free source of calcium and other plant nutrients,” University of Missouri Extension horticulturist David Trinklein said. “Since carbon, nitrogen and sulfur are the elements primarily oxidized in the combustion process, wood ashes contain most of the other essential elements required for the growth of the tree used as fuel. By weight, wood ash contains 1.5 to 2 percent phosphorous and 5 to 7 percent potassium. If listed as a fertilizer, most wood ash would have the analysis of 0-1-3 (N-P-K). The calcium content of wood ashes ranges from 25 to 50 percent.”

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Garlic School – 8 a.m.-4 p.m. – Cost: $20 per person – Springfield Botanical Center, 2400 S. Scenic Avenue, Springfield, Mo. – 417-881-8909 PesticideCollectionEvent–8a.m.-noon–SouthwestResearchCenter,Mt.Vernon, Mo. – 417-466-3102 Brown Bag Lunch Gardening Series: Right Plant in the Right Place – noon – Taney County University of Missouri Extension, Master Gardeners Demonstration Garden, Forsyth, Mo. – 417-546-4431 or taneyco@missouri.edu Youth Dairy Cow Camp – ages 8-18 – Lawrence County Youth Fairgrounds, Freistatt, Mo. – 417-847-3161

June 2019 3-7 University of Missouri Agricultural Lenders School for Early Career Agricultural Lenders – registration deadline is May 3 – For more information and registration, go to agebb.missouri.edu/commag/lenderschool, or contact the MU Conference Office at muconf6@missouri.edu or 573-882-4349 Grazing School – Neosho, Mo. – contact Newton County SWCD/NRCS 4-6 at 417-451-1007 ext. 3 or email tracy.white@swcd.mo.gov 11-13 Grazing School – Ozark, Mo. – contact Christian County SWCD/NRCS at 417-581-2719 or henry.rauch@mo.usda.gov 12-15 Pulaski Regional Fair Livestock Shows – St. Robert Community Park, St. Robert, Mo. 13-15 Polk County Fair – Polk County Fairgrounds, Bolivar, Mo. – 417-326-4916 17-19 Grazing School – $175 per person / $75 for second person from same operation – Ava TrueView Family Theatre, Ava, Mo. – registration required – 417-683-4409 Brown Bag Lunch Gardening Series: Lilies – noon – Taney County University 18 of Missouri Extension, Master Gardeners Demonstration Garden, Forsyth, Mo. – 417-546-4431 or taneyco@missouri.edu

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APRIL 15, 2019

Expecting over 50 Tractors • Large Line of Hay Equipment • Semi Trucks • Pick-Ups & Farm Vehicles • Skid Steers • ATV’s • Boats & RV’s • Building Materials • Livestock Equipment • Lawn & Garden Equipment • Expecting Over 50 Trailers • Bulldozers, Crawlers & Heavy Equipment • Plus Much, Much More!

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Ash Grove - 417-751-2433

Carytown - 417-394-2435

Lamar - 417-682-5300

Lowry City - 417-644-2218

Ozark - 417-581-3523

Bolivar - 417-326-5231

Fair Grove - 1-877-345-2125

Lebanon - 417-532-3174

Marshfield - 417-468-2115

Springfield - 417-869-5459

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Buffalo - 417-345-2121

Golden City - 417-537-4711

Lockwood - 417-232-4516

Mt. Vernon - 417-466-3752

Stockton - 417-276-5111

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Urbana - 417-993-4622 Weaubleau - 417-428-3336

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APRIL 15, 2019