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FARM HEALTH & INSURANCE ISSUE

Developing Generations APRIL 19, 2021 • 36 PAGES

VOLUME 23, NUMBER 10 • WWW.OZARKSFN.COM

Charles Hufft sees value in the maternal traits of Gelbvieh

Growing Up in Agriculture Justin Mauss has strong roots in the cattle industry

Maximizing Growth, Reducing Illness Proper rumen development is critical for growing calves

Quality In, Quality Out Kemper Farm markets farm-fresh pork, eggs, chickens and beef

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MOFB receives statewide black vulture permit: Missouri Farm Bureau (MOFB) has obtained a statewide depredation permit for black vultures from the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). MOFB has authority to issue sub-permits to livestock producers who are experiencing problems with black vultures. Livestock producers may apply to MOFB for a livestock protection depredation sub-permit allowing legal “takes” of black vultures that are attacking livestock like newborn calves and lambs. Sub-permits will be issued to livestock operations only. Applications will be scored based on past livestock losses, number of livestock on the applicant’s farming operation, number of black vulture roosts and birds in the immediate vicinity and the county ranking of livestock with Missouri. A maximum of three “takes” may be issued to an approved applicant and will be determined by the application score. Applicants must agree to follow all rules and regulations required by USFWS in the MOFB statewide permit. Interested livestock producers may request a sub-permit application by emailing Kelly Smith at kelly.smith@mofb. org or calling the MOFB Marketing and Commodities Department at (573) 893-1416 and requesting an application. Applications must be fully completed, signed and dated by the livestock producer, and returned for consideration by the Marketing and Commodities Department.

Academy participants named: The Missouri Department of Agriculture has released the names of 30 high school sophomores who have been selected to participate in the 2021 Missouri Agribusiness Academy. Those from the Ozarks selected include: Braden Booth of Fair Grove, Hannah Fehring of Neosho, Karli James of Appleton City, Owen Neely of South Greenfield, Caleb Simpson of Bolivar, and Gabriel Todd of Mountain Grove.

Agriculture award nominations sought: The Missouri Department of Agriculture is now accepting nominations for the Missouri Agriculture Awards. The Missouri Agriculture Awards will honor five individuals who strive to innovate their farm or ranch, give back to their communities or stand as a great example for future generations. Award categories include Missouri Farm Innovation, Missouri Agriculture Education Leader, Missouri Food Animal Veterinarian, Missouri Agriculture Volunteer and Missouri Agriculture Communicator. Nominations may be submitted by any organization, group or individual and must be received by 5 p.m. on Sept. 15. To nominate a leader for one of the awards, visit Agriculture.Mo.Gov/awards to learn more.

Grants awarded: The Missouri Department of Agriculture announced the recipients of the Farmers’ Market Promotion Matching Grant Program through Missouri Grown. The grant awards up to $1,000 for reimbursement of expenses associated with promoting Missouri’s farmers’ markets. The 2021 recipients from the Ozarks are: Farmers Market of the Ozarks in Springfield, C-Street City Market in Springfield, Monett Area Farmers’ Market in Monett and Nixa Area Farmers’ Market in Nixa.

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JUST A THOUGHT 3 Jerry Crownover – Poor Bernie

4 Julie Turner-Crawford – Hitting the mall

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Justin Mauss grew up in agriculture Couple reclaims a part of St. Clair County, Mo., history

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Eye on Agribusiness features Still’s Ozark Supply

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Kemper Farm offers fresh-from-the farm meat and eggs

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Town & Country highlights Sandy Letterman

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Breeding for generations to come

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Youth in Agriculture features Cole Salsman

Gloria Asmussen is still high on Highlands

FARM HEALTH 15 Beat the heat this summer

16 Are you protecting your risk?

17 Misconceptions about COVID 18 Schedule your screenings FARM HELP 27 Lessening the impact with insurance

28 Detecting pregnancy in your herd 30 The arrival of spring and grazing 31 Rumen development is important in growing calves

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Jerry Crownover farms Bernie has called our farm home for the past eight years. in Lawrence County. He She is a cross between an Australian Shepherd and a Beris a former professor of nese Mountain Dog (hence the name, Bernie), which exAgriculture Education at plains her huge size. I can only assume that the Aussie Missouri State University, blood is the reason I can sic her on to any cow, bull or and is an author and professional speaker. other critter, regardless of their size. By the same token, To contact Jerry, go to I’m blaming the Bernese blood for her seemingly, inability ozarksfn.com and click to stop chasing the animal until SHE decides it’s time to on ‘Contact Us.’ quit. But, other than that minor flaw, she is always by my side, regardless of the heat, cold, snow, ice, wind or water.

Every single one of the outside dogs I’ve owned over a span of 40 years have loved to ride in the bed of the truck or the back of the Gator – but not Bernie. She HAS to ride in the passenger’s seat, right beside her favorite guy, and she sits up on the seat, looking out the front windshield with the confidence that she could drive, if something happened to me. I can’t tell you how many neighbors have asked, “Who was that with you this morning, when I met you on the road?”

Last Sunday was a beautiful, early spring day, with the grass turning bright green, that looked even greener under brilliant, cloudless sunshine. I had just finished a huge supper of one of my favorite meals – super hot chili with beans. I needed to make my last check of the cow herds, before dark, as I still have about 20 left to calve. As usual, Bernie came running the moment she heard me start the Gator. I opened the door, and she jumped in and took her usual place beside me.

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We parked the truck near an entrance I thought would be close to the store I wanted. Even if it wasn’t right at the door, how far could it be? There aren’t that many stores in the mall, right? I asked Bill if he was going to come with me. He laughed, tilted his seat back, and put his hat over his face for a bit of nap.

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As I made my way through the entrance, I remembered why I never go there. There were people everywhere, and I instantly felt like a fish out of water.

I found a map, but nowhere did the words “You are here” appear. I located the store I was looking for and started to make my way there. This is when mistake number three occurred.

I walked for what seemed like miles. Corridors shot to the left and right, in front of and behind me. I was lost, yet surrounded by people. I figured I would ask someone for directions.

That’s where my fourth mistake happened.

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REPLACEMENT HEIFER SALE

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Continued from Previous Page I asked a woman and her daughter if they knew where this store was. At first they said no, then they asked me if I knew where another store was. If I went to that store, the store I was looking for was on the other side.

It would be easier, they said, to go all the way through the store because once I made it to the other entrance, it would be down the hall and to the right. Mistake number five.

I found the store they mentioned and began to make my way through it. There was apparently a big sale going on because it was packed.

Finally, after walking through women’s wear, men’s clothes, household goods and kid’s clearance, I found the other entrance/exit.

I walked out, made a right, just as the mother and daughter told me to do, thinking I would soon reach my original destination. If you’re keeping track, that’s mistake number six.

I kept walking and walking, and walking, but there was no sign of the store. There wasn’t even any sign of it on the signs hanging from the ceiling.

I asked someone for directions, only to be told, again, that I was going the wrong way, again.

I had been roaming the building for an hour, and I was done, finished and was over it. I didn’t need what I thought I needed enough to stay there any longer.

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As I tried to retrace my steps, I figured Bill would be worried about me because I am never in a store that long. He left his cell phone at home, so I couldn’t call him. I was on my own, lost in a strange land.

Finally, things started to look a little more familiar, and I saw a glowing “EXIT” sign. As I walked out the door and felt the sunshine hit my face, I knew I was free, free from that place. As I looked across the parking lot, I realized something very important – this is not where I parked. Dang it. Mistake number six.

I finally made it to the truck and was not in the best of humor.

“Did you find what you were looking for?”

Bill asked.

“No, I couldn’t even find the store,” I replied.

“Did you ask someone for directions?” he said, to which I replied yes. “I saw people walking around with sacks from that store.

Did you ask them where it was?”

“I didn’t see anyone with those bags,” I replied.

Bill shook his head and said, “Jules, your first mistake was not going online…”

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Continued from Page 3 All cows were accounted for at the first farm, but at the second, I was a cow short and had to walk the woods to find a cow with a new calf. Bernie was no farther than 10 feet away from me the entire search. She’s always got my back, in case any cow with a newborn might take offense at me being too close.

At the third farm, the cows were scattered across 150 acres, requiring me to make several passes to get an accurate count. I guess

Bernie tired of me taking so long, and laid down in the seat, with her head next to me.

The longer I drove, the more my stomach began to churn from the effects of the delicious chili upon which I had gorged. At that point, I repositioned one leg in order to…well… erm…get more comfortable. At that point, Bernie jumped up, gave me a look of total disgust, moved to her side of the Gator, and stuck her head out the window.

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With farming backgrounds, Sam and Alison Lovings hope to pass on their love of the industry to their children From the time she was a young girl county at approximately the same time, Sam living in Billings, Mo., Alison (Bos) Lovins, from Seymour, Mo., grew up on his Lovins knew agriculture would al- family’s farm. Alongside his parents, Alan and ways be a big part of her life. She Tina Lovins and his brother, Danny Lovins, grew up on her parents’ dairy farm where he helped with their dairy and beef operation. they milked Brown Swiss cattle. Her par- He also helped on his grandma, Karen Ashents, Alby, and Angela (Fulp) Bos both er’s, alfalfa hay operation and worked on his came from dairy farming families. Alison step grandpa Ansel Asher’s silage crew. Sam and her two sisters, Sara (Bos) Barnhart and was active in the Seymour FFA during high school and obtained his diesel technician Stephanie (Bos) Miller, grew degree from Ozarks Technical Commuup showing cows and helping nity College. Sam still farms with his with daily farm chores. Alison family and is passionate about his was active in 4-H and the Billfamily’s farming heritage. ings FFA. She completed both In 2016, Sam and Alison’s her bachelor’s and master’s degree paths crossed. Neither were in agricultural communications at Fordland, Mo. aware their paths had previMissouri State University. ously crossed as Sam had been Meanwhile in a surrounding

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on Alison’s aunt’s and grandparents’ farms chopping corn silage. The couple was engaged a year later and was married in September 2017.

Sam and Alison’s goals were to stay involved in farming, even though they held other jobs in town. They wanted to gradually increase their herd size and establish a herd of cows that were productive, easy to work and raised quality calves every year.

Their herd has since expanded to include Angus, Saler, Charolais and Braunvieh.

“We currently have 16 momma cows (all with calves at their sides or getting ready to calve) and two yearlings,” Allison said.

Ultimately, their goal is to maintain a herd so they could both remain a part of the industry that shaped their lives.

In January 2019, they learned they were expecting. With this announcement came some surprising news. An ultrasound revealed two heartbeats.

Twins Kolt and Kinsley made an earlier-than-expected entrance in the world and were born on June 30 at 29 weeks. Being born 2.5 months early, they spent nearly 70 days in the NICU at Mercy Hospital in Springfield. Nearly two years later, they are thriving.

“When they are outside it’s like trying to herd cats. Kolt goes one way and Kinsley goes the other,” Alison said.

Sam and Alison purchased a small farm in Fordland where they keep their horses, chickens, and some of their cattle. They keep the remainder of their herd at Sam’s family farm and Sam continues to help his family on days while he is not working as a mechanic in Springfield. Alison works at the Soil and Water Conservation District in Webster County.

As their family grows, the couple hopes to expand their cattle operation as well.

“Our goal is to expand our herd to approximately 30 momma cows over time,” Alison said. “We sell calves as feeders out of our cows and crossed with Sam’s parents registered Angus and Limaflex bulls. To

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keep our herd growing, we keep back two of our best heifers each year or purchase young registered females from other herds.

On our Fordland farm, we keep five of our cows to graze the parts of our land not ideal for hay production. We make hay off our Fordland farm where we planted a fescue/orchardgrass mix. Our goal is to make enough hay to feed cattle and horses kept at the farm through the winter. After the first cutting, the hay pastures are grazed.”

The Lovins Family aims to instill the values of faith and farming in their children’s lives. Kolt and Kinsley already have a registered Braunvieh heifer of their own that will hopefully be the foundation of their future show calves.

“We want to incorporate more registered stock into our herd to start building a foundation for future show calves for Kolt and Kinsley,” Alison said.

They love spending time outside and are already showing interest in daily farm chores. There is no doubt they will keep their families’ legacies alive for years to come.

“Our agriculture heritage is priceless, and we want Kolt and Kinsley to grow up with that understanding,” Sam and Alison said.

“Plus, the life lessons the farm teaches will benefit them for the rest of their lives.”

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Growing Up in Agriculture

By Jaynie Kinnie-Hout

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Justin Mauss, pictured with his wife Kelsey, grew up around agriculture. He is now an agriculture teacher in Carthage, Mo., and is still a part of the family operation.

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Justin Mauss, agriculture teach- by Henry D. Mauss in the late 1800s. Justin’s er and FFA advisor at Carthage grandfather, Dean Mauss, started the family’s Technical Center, Carthage, Mo., first commercial Polled Hereford cow/calf always knew he wanted a career operation after returning from a stint in the in agriculture, like his father and grand- United States Air Force in the early 1950s.

The herd evolved over time into a black father before him, going all the way back to the late 1800s and segwaying to 2020, when Angus operation heavily influenced by the he was named Missouri’s Outstanding Early Herefords, and is still in operation today.

Justin grew up on his parents 100-acre Career Ag Teacher of the year.

“It was an honor to receive that award,” farm in Bois D’Arc, Mo., where they grew Justin said. “Last year was a rewarding year.” hay for the family’s Climax Springs operaThe Missouri Vocational Agriculture Teach- tion. He attended Ash Grove High School ers Association recognizes the efforts of effec- focusing on FFA and graduated in 2011. He tive teachers who work tirelessly to provide a then attended Missouri State University, high-quality education to their students. Ag graduating with a degree in agriculture education. Currently, Justin is in his sixth year teaching can be a demanding career.

“Beginning in January through April, we of teaching at Carthage Technical Center.

Justin’s grandfather’s were both very influhit the contest seasons, state degrees and proficiency awards really hard. We also spend ential in his career as an agriculturalist.

“I grew up helping my grandpa feed a significant amount of time before and after school working with our kids. It’s nothing to cattle. I learned a lot of my basic cattle have a 60- to 70-hour work week. If a teacher skills from my grandfather W.D. Pipkin. I learned how to talk to people in the catdoesn’t manage their time well, tle business, I learned how to market the burnout rate is really high,” my cattle, market myself and how to Justin noted. take care of everything on the anWhen he isn’t nurturing the imal husbandry side of things. My minds of future farmers, Justin grandfather on my fathers side, can be found at Mauss Farms near Dean Mauss, was a big influClimax Springs, Mo., nurturing Carthage, Mo. ence in the stewardship of the his black Angus herd. The 900land. He served on the very acre farm was originally founded

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meet your neighbors first Soil and Water Conservation District for Camden County. He also served for fifty years with the Camden County Farm Bureau board where he served as President for several years.

Stewardship and conservation of the land was something he took great pride in, my father takes great pride in, and by acclimation I take great pride in those things as well.”

Mauss Farms operate a commercial cow/calf operation consisting of 110 pairs of black Angus. They also have a purebred side of the operation that are marketed online or by word of mouth. They also finish out beef and sell replacement heifers and bulls.

Their priority is ensuring the cattle they raise are profitable in a cow/calf operation and performing well in the feed lot. Mauss Farms utilize an all-natural breeding program. They also sell halves and quarters of their butcher beef.

Mauss Farms market most of its cattle through Miller County Stockyard. Once the calves are weaned, they are backgrounded for approximately 90 days, then sold.

Calving takes place twice per year, beginning Sept. 1. They strive to have everything done

by Nov. 1. Spring calving is pushed back to mid-January, and they like to be done by the middle of March.

Mauss Farms is a 100-percent family operation. They do all the work themselves.

“My dad Mark, and my uncle Daniel, do the majority of the work up north in Climax Springs,” Justin stated. “They’re the ones that keep the home fires burning. It’s one of those things where we have to work closely together, and it’s been that way since the 1800s. That’s how we run it.”

There are 300-acres of open pasture and the remainder is forested land.

The pastures consist of fescue, clover, lespideza, orchard grasses and warm season grasses.

The bulk of the operation is grazing April 1 through Oct. 1. Very little hay is fed during this time as they strive to keep a good cow-to-pasture ratio. The cows are periodically supplemented with range cubes and cake.

They supplement with Crystalyx protein tubs and all cows and calves are kept up to date on vaccinations. Plus, they worm regularly.

Justin’s goals for the future are continuing the stewardship of the land and cattle that were passed down through the generations as-well-as continuing the legacy of the Century farms preserving them for future generations.

When Justin isn’t busy with his many agricultural pursuits, he can be found at home in Carthage with his wife Kelsey who is also a good hand on the farm.

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Hotel, Hospital and Home

By Neoma Foreman

Couple starts a new venture and reclaims history after the purcahse of the Durley Hotel The Durley Hotel was built in 1892 in Appleton City, Mo., for wealthy train travelers. It was a three-story structure, built of pressed brick. Elegant in its appointments, heated throughout with steam. It cost $25,000 to build with exquisitely finished workmanship.

The grand opening was held Feb. 3, 1892, and a grand affair. A menu card of the event showed some of the delicacies were boiled buffalo tongue and Stillwell ham, roasted sirloin prime beef, Missouri forest turkey and Virginia-style opossum, boiled quail on toast, Rocky Mount elk, haunch of venison, mince pie, English plum pudding, hot corn bread and Hoo-nan tea.

The west and south walls rise from the pavement, while the southwest corner is gracefully rounded from the base to the top. The building faces west, with a frontage of 65-feet and the main part is 85-feet deep. There were 26 bedrooms in the hotel. The ceilings on the first floor are 11-feet tall, second floor ceilings are 10 ½-feet tall, and the third-floor ceilings are 10-feet tall. Each of the heavy doors has a transom over them to catch the draft.

After the advent of the automobile, the hotel ceased in popularity. Dr. W. H. Ellett leased the building to house Appleton City’s first hospital about 1934. He purchased the

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building in 1938. Some second-floor rooms continued to serve as hotel rooms for a year after the hospital began. The doctor and family lived on the third floor of the hospital as well as some of the nurses and their families.

In 1937, the building was completely remodeled with the installation of an elevator, a tile floor in the operating room, and a double door in the north wall where an ambulance would drive right in on the wooden floor to deliver emergency patients. The hospital closed in 1943, but reopened in April 1946 after Dr. Ellett returned from war duty.

It continued in operation until 1952.

The old hospital sat vacant for many years until a local benefactor purchased the building from the city in the late 1970s and presented it to the Prairie Queen Historical Society. They opened a museum in 1979, after extensive cleaning of the front lobby and refinishing the fireplace. However, they were unable to keep it going.

Leroy and Dortha Swopes were approaching retirement age and wanted to be near their daughter who lived in Appleton.

They heard the city was going to tear down the old hospital if someone didn’t do something with it. The Swopes, at almost 60 years of age, bought the building in March 1994. They immediately hired a Fort Scott,

Kan., firm to the replace windowsills and 85 windows. Even the window blinds had to be special ordered because each window is a different size. Leroy and Dortha began the restoration project, doing much of the work themselves.

Leroy rewired the ground floor and set to work on the plumbing. They tore down the old plaster and steam heat pipes and re-plastered some of the walls. A modern kitchen was the first completed room for their own use. They have refinished the magnificent stairway, finished rooms on the second floor for their living quarters, completed a 1-bedroom and a two-bedroom apartment, and three rooms are available for renting.

The two-bedroom apartment is as large as a medium sized house. It was the former operating room in the hospital. There were holes in the ceiling to vent the extremely potent ether used during surgeries. The apartment bedroom was the recovery room, the present living room was where pregnant mothers waited, and the nursery is now a large bathroom with original cabinets.

The Swopes toiled on enjoying their labors and the results of them even when a tornado took the new roof off in 2004.

They finally had enough wall space to display their many collections. They also

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have a Wall of Fame where each of their three children and their family photographs are tastefully displayed.

They have opened the building to host many community events, including banquets in the refurbished ball room of the hotel with its opening foyer displaying the marble tile floor and fireplace.

Leroy and Dortha celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in their hotel/hospital/ home in 2003. They continued to use the building as a “work in progress” and enjoyed many years of living and working in the home.

The last year has not been as kind. Leroy suffered a heart attack and had open heart surgery. They moved some of their things to the first floor where they continued to enjoy their home until they could move back to their second-floor quarters. Then COVID hit. There have been no events except a few family ones.

Even Appleton City’s 150th celebration was canceled in 2020. They are not renting the rooms in fear of contamination. However, they rest secure in their solid built home that they rescued from destruction.

It’s worth a trip to Appleton City to see the well-preserved building facing the railroad tracks and depot which is well cared for, also. The community owes a debt of gratitude to Dortha and Leroy Swopes.

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Products and Services: “In this neck of the woods, you have to be able to provide a number of different services and products to your customers to stay in business,” Gary said as he explained some of the diversity of his business interests. “First, we have the hardware store here in Wheaton. This started with the poultry service years ago, which means we still have PVC, connectors and other things our poultry producers need, and then lots more besides.

We offer a full range of services, like threading pipe, custom fabricating in terms of welding and light equipment repair.

“We still do some old-fashioned things, like selling nails by the pound and keeping all sorts of plumbing parts and supplies. During the extreme cold spell we had in February, we had plumbers calling us from 30 to 40 miles away, looking for parts and we had them,” he added with a laugh.

“The hardware store is what keeps the lights on here at SOS so we are glad to have it all back up and running full speed.”

Gary’s enthusiasm for the variety of services involved in his SOS business is boundless.

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By Julie Turner-Crawford

Kemper Farm markets farm-fresh pork, eggs, chickens and beef About six years ago, Josh Kemper retail cuts and the whole hogs.”

During the “season,” the Kempers can be told his wife Chantel he had an idea.

“He just said, ‘Hey, let’s go get some pigs.’ found at farmers markets in Buffalo, HerSo we got three pigs, two females and mitage, Fair Grove and at Metro Eats in Howard the boar,” Chantel recalled. “He Springfield, Mo., which opened this year.

“The very first time I went to a farmers marjust wanted some pork.”

Today, the Kempers have expanded well ket, I just sold jellies and I would sell five jars. I thought it was a nice hobby that I could make beyond the original trio of pigs.

“We got to where we really enjoyed rais- a little money off of,” Chantel said. “Getting ing pigs,” Chantel said. “We expanded, into the meat business was not part of the got more pigs, started selling some weaned original plans.”

The Kemper Farm swine operation is pripigs, and then started looking into USmarily made up of Red Waddle and Duroc DA-inspected pork.”

The Kempers have now been offering retail genetics. They have begun to introduce pork cuts for four years through farmers mar- some Yorkshire genetics.

“We’ve discovered those grow really, rekets and off-the-farm sales unally fast,” Chantel said. “My customers der their Kemper Farm label. also comment that the cuts are much “That first year, we sold one larger. We really like the cross and pig,” Chantel recalled. “This our customers do too. A lot of the year, we are on our way to selling people who buy piglets from us a whole hog every month, in adhave noticed how much bigger dition to our normal pig sales. We Buffalo, Mo. they are when they come to have 30 pigs scheduled this year pick up pigs at 6 weeks of age.” for processing, that includes the

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Kemper Farm specializes in farm-raised pork.

Pictured are Chantel Kemper, and three of her children, Christina, Adam and Daniel.

The family also has layers and broilers.

Photos by Julie Turner-Crawford

Seven sows are currently in the farrowing cycle, and the family has about 30 pigs in total of various ages. All of the animals in the pork program are born and raised on the farm.

The swineherd is fed a ration consisting of corn and soybean meal, which is bought locally in bulk.

“This is the way our grandparents raised pork,” Chantel said. “We want everyone to have the chance to have farm-fresh, good-tasting pork without a lot of additives, yet not have to pay a ridiculous price.”

Pigs are processed at about 250 pounds, which produces a lean, yet meaty animal.

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Pork is processed at Kountry Meats in Cabool, Mo. “They make really good brats,” Chantel said of Kountry Meats. “Those are really hot for us, and so are our smoked and cured ham steaks. People look at them and just say ‘Wow’ because they are huge. Also, our bacon is pretty much gone the first day we get back with a pig.”

The Kempers are believers in quality in, quality out.

“We make sure they are taken care of,” Chantel said, adding that animals not used in the meat program are vaccinated, and all animals are dewormed. “We want to keep our

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meet your neighbors pigs as natural as possible. One of the biggest things we have run into is trying to keep them with clean water. Pigs like to get into the waters and take a bath, so we installed nipples on the outside of a barrel so they have fresh, clean water all of the time. They do have their little ‘lakes’ out there that we fill up in hot summer, but they have clean water at all times.”

The barrel waters can also be equipped with a heater, which keeps clean water flowing even in the coldest of temperatures.

Sows pig twice a year, depending on the condition of the individual sow. If a sow is not holding condition well after weaning, she will be allowed to skip a cycle.

This year is also the first time they are breeding for year-round litters.

“We want to keep our pork out there because if you run out, customers will get it somewhere else,” Chantel said. “We have good customers who keep coming back for pigs and pork.”

Pork rinds are another big seller for Kemper Farms, which offers 20 flavors of the

crispy treat. The family purchases the rinds from a restaurant distributor, then they fry, flavor and bag them.

There is also a poultry side of production at Kemper Farms.

“We have had chickens since we moved to our first house almost nine years,” Chantel explained. “We just liked the chickens because they were easy to keep, plus it’s just so nice to wake up in the morning and have fresh eggs.”

Kemper Farms has about 40 to 50 layers, primarily Cinnamon Queens. Layers are kept on the farm throughout their lifetime, with new hens added each year. Eggs are sold at farmers markets, but whole, processed chicken must be picked up at the farm this year.

Meat birds, which are Cornish-crosses, arrive at the farm at just one day of age.

Within six to eight weeks, they are ready for processing. Typically, Kemper Farm only raises 100 meat birds a year, but Chantel said they are planning for two flocks this year.

The family has also recently added farmfresh beef to their offerings.

“Next year, we plan to have even more.

Everyone has been excited about the beef,” Chantel explained. “They are Limousin steers, so they grade at a premium.

We still, however, want to make it affordable for people to get that beef. I think as soon as the beef gets here, it will be gone.”

Cattle in the beef program are grassraised with a limited amount of grain offered in the last few months prior to processing.

“It is really tender,” Chantel said, adding there is a possibility of adding mixed meat bundles in the future.

Going to farmers markets may have started as a way for Chantel to sell her homemade jellies and jams, but it has grown into a thriving farm-to-plate operation.

The goal is now for the Kemper family to make a living solely from farm income.

Chantel said the movement toward locally-sourced foods has been on the up-

swing, especially with the introduction of lab-created meat, increased exports to China in 2020 and COVID-19.

“I think more people are concerned about what they are putting into their bodies, and there doesn’t seem to be that many people who show up at farmers markets who offer meat, and a lot of them who do sell meat show up for a while, then they are gone,” Chantel explained. “We’re in because we love doing it, and we love the animals.”

The older Kemper children, Adam (7), Christina (8), help out on the farm and are homeschooled. Younger sons Daniel (2) and Benjamin (9 months) are still a little young for chores. Joshua will soon change his over-the-road-trucker job to one with more local routes, allowing him to spend more time on the farm.

“We want our farm to be able to support our family, and we want to do something for the community once we are through building up,” Chantel said. “We also want to provide high-quality food that people can enjoy.”

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son Grant Letterman, and four grandchildren In Town: Sandy Letterman owns Wilson Excavating.

“It was my dad’s business,” she said. Her parents, Cleo and Joann Wilson are deceased now, but Sandy is carrying on the family business in her own way.

Her dad’s picture is painted prominently on both sides of her dump truck.

“He and my mom started the business or I wouldn’t be able to be doing what I’m doing today,” Sandy stated.

Gary and Sandy married in June 1976. Shortly after, her dad called and asked if she could help her mom, who drove a dump truck. Sandy and her brother would drive to the quarry and bring a load home, when she was old enough to drive, so she had some experience behind the wheel.

“We had a little red dump truck with single axles then. We would run and get a load and come back. I didn’t take it to job sites. I just brought it home and they would take it later,” she explained. “Forty-five years later, I’m still doing this,” she laughed. “Put me in an office and it wouldn’t work,” Sandy laughed.

“I just love meeting the people and doing what they need done. And I love to drive; I always have,” she said.

In the Country: Sandy and Gary live on the farm where he was raised. The farm was certified as a Century Farm in 1998.

Sandy’s hours are sometimes daylight to dark.

“After I got done working, we’d do hay, or whatever,” Sandy said.

She and Gary have turned the farming operation over to their daughter and her family, but she is still involved on the farm whenever she is needed. Sandy also hauls whatever rock and dirt they need for the farm. Her favorite time of day is “morning, although it is a rush time, sometimes,” she admits.

“The beauty of it. All the seasons. The cattle on the hill,” Sandy said, naming a few of the things she loves about the farm. “I love animals; I always have.” She especially is fond of cows and horses. Her dad had horses and now she has a granddaughter who loves horses and does barrel racing.

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It’s a Scorcher!

By Rose Green-Flores

How to stay safe when working in the heat Farm work is tough, and it doesn’t stop for the weather. Farmworkers are frequently exposed to temperature extremes and, as a result, are more vulnerable to heat-related illnesses than the general population. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, farmworkers die from heatstroke at a rate nearly 20 times greater than do other U.S. civilian workers.

“Farm work is labor-intensive, so the body can overheat even in milder temperatures,” said Ryan Rogers, MPAS, PA-C, a physician assistant at Lake Regional Express Care – Lebanon. “Because it is hard to avoid working during the heat of the day, farmworkers need to learn the signs of heat-related illnesses and the easy steps they can take to prevent serious consequences.”

The Dangers of Heat-Related Illnesses

Heat-related illnesses, which include heatstroke, heat exhaustion and heat cramps, are the body’s response to an excessive loss of water and salt, making the body no longer able to cool itself efficiently.

Many people experience heat cramps first, which usually includes heavy sweating, fatigue, thirst and muscle cramps. Heat cramps should never be ignored because they can quickly progress to heat exhaustion.

Heat cramps can involve any muscle group but usually affect the calves, arms, abdomen or back. If you experience heat cramps, drink a sports beverage that contains electrolytes, and do not resume any strenuous activity for several hours.

Heat exhaustion and heatstroke occur when your body’s temperature rises to an unsafe level.

“Symptoms of heat exhaustion include headache, fatigue, rapid pulse, nausea and excessive sweating,” Rogers said. “Heatstroke has similar symptoms as heat exhaustion but a significant difference is altered mental status and the presence of hot, flushed skin.”

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Heatstroke can occur even if someone has not experienced other heat-related illnesses. Within 10 to 15 minutes, the body can reach temperatures of 104 degrees or higher. Heatstroke can cause organ failure or death and should always be considered a medical emergency.

“For heat exhaustion and heatstroke, get out of the heat and into a cool or shaded area,” Rogers said. “Remove any extra clothing. If available, use cool towels or ice packs to help lower your body temperature.

Slowly drink water, but not alcoholic, caffeinated or sugary beverages. If you suspect heatstroke, call 911, and wet down the entire body. If possible, lie down and elevate your legs.”

Tips for Working in the Heat

Staying hydrated is key to preventing heat-related illnesses. Don’t wait until you are thirsty to drink water because thirst can be one of the first indicators of dehydration. Instead, when working out in the sun, drink one cup of water every 15 minutes. Keep a large insulated cooler of ice water nearby so you don’t have to delay your work progress.

To keep cool and stay protected from the sun’s rays, wear light-colored and breathable fabrics, such as cotton. Long sleeves offer more protection from scratches and sun damage. Avoid anything too loose that might get caught on machinery or branches. Wide-brimmed hats offer better protection than ball caps, and a moistened bandana can help keep you cool.

“Although it can be tempting to skip a break to get more work done, breaks in a shaded or cool environment are important to avoid overheating,” Rogers said. “Also, some people are not as acclimated to working in hot weather or simply overheat quicker than others. Ease into working outside, building your way up to a full-time day. And it is OK if you need more water or shaded breaks.”

Rose Green-Flores is a Public Relations specialist with Lake Regional Hospital.

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farm health & insurance

With the rough seas of the cattle industry not indicating calmer times ahead, wouldn’t it be nice to find something a producer can use to help offset the drops in the cattle market? Livestock Risk Protection is a federally-reinsured livestock product that provides single peril risk protection against the decline in prices over the insurance period a producer selects.

Livestock Risk Protection (LRP) is an insurance product administered by the Risk Management Agency (RMA) arm of USDA. The focus of this article will be to talk about some of the changes for 2021 in the LRP-Feeder Cattle piece of the program.

LRP-Feeder cattle encompasses the calf side of our industry and is now available to producers in all 50 states.

The LRP-Feeder Cattle coverage provides an indemnity payment in the event the Feeder Cattle Index falls below the Coverage Price a producer selects for a date in the future. Feeder cattle can be insured from 100 pounds up to 900 pounds in varying categories across steers and heifers. With the changes made for the RY 2021, calves can even be insured before birth.

In addition to the unborn calf category change, RMA made some significant expansion in the subsidy available for producers that utilize LRP: n 35 percent subsidy for 95-100 percent Coverage Level n 40 percent subsidy for 90-94.99 percent Coverage Level n 45 percent subsidy for 85-89.99 percent Coverage Level n 50 percent subsidy for 80-4.99 percent Coverage Level n 55 percent subsidy for 70-79.99 percent Coverage Level The livestock ownership requirement made a drastic change as well.

In the past, for a producer to be eligible for an indemnity they must keep ownership of the calves through the last 30 days of the

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insurance period. Sometimes this would put a strain on a producer that found an excellent opportunity to market those animals just before the insurance was to end. The new requirement has been extended to 60 days back from the end date of insurance. That means a producer with an end date of Dec. 1 could sell their calves as early as Oct. 1 and still be eligible for an indemnity if the insurance would pay due to a loss in the feeder cattle index on Dec. 1.

For producers that have used the coverage in the past, you may remember having to write the check for premium at the start coverage.

RMA made a change for RY 2021 that allows the insurance provider to bill the coverage after the end of the endorsement period.

This might allow the producer to be able to calculate the premium in their price floor when looking at coverage and not have to front the money.

With rates, dates, and endorsement lengths changing daily, it is highly recommended for an interested cattle producer to start the conversation of LRP with their crop insurance agent ASAP. Values of Coverage Price will vary each day depending on how active the Feeder Cattle Index has been. There could be a scenario where the offers of coverage may not be available for a period of time.

For more information on what LRP does and what it might cost a producer to purchase the insurance, contact your favorite licensed and trained crop insurance agent, or find one on the Risk Management Agency website.

Marcus Creasy is an independent insurance agent focusing on coverage related to cattle and crop producers. He co-owns Adams & Creasy Insurance Agency, Inc. in north Central Arkansas. In his spare time, Marcus donates his money to his commercial cattle operation and enjoys spending time with his wife and three boys on the farm.

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farm health & insurance

The Myths and Facts

By Brandon Riddle

There are many misconceptions about the COVID-19 vaccination When it comes to knowing everything there is to know about the COVID-19 vaccines, it is important to separate the myths from facts.

Let’s review these common myths to clear up any misinformation you may have heard: MYTH: The vaccines’ development was rushed and is not safe.

FACT: The speed of the vaccines’ availability did not compromise vaccine development.

The same scientific oversight was maintained throughout the entire process to ensure safe and effective vaccines for the public.

MYTH: The vaccines’ chemical makeup is unsafe and will change your DNA. FACT: The COVID-19 vaccines do not change DNA or interact with your DNA. Instead, the two options currently available – mRNA and viral vector vaccines – deliver harmless instructions to trigger an immune response to COVID-19 through different safe processes.

MYTH: The vaccines will give you COVID-19.

FACT: None of the authorized vaccines contain the live virus that causes COVID-19.

This means that a COVID-19 vaccine cannot make you sick with COVID-19. However, the vaccines may cause temporary side effects similar to mild COVID-19 symptoms.

MYTH: The vaccines are not needed if I already had COVID-19.

FACT: Individuals who have had COVID-19 should still be vaccinated. The length and amount of protection from antibodies after infection is unclear. Similar to other viruses, reinfection with COVID-19 is possible and has been reported.

MYTH: The vaccines cause severe side effects.

FACT: For most, the vaccines cause mild side APRIL 19, 2021

effects such as pain at the site of injection, fatigue, muscle pain, chills, headache, fever and nausea that resolve in a few days. It is very rare for someone to have a severe reaction.

MYTH: The vaccines cause infertility in women.

FACT: There is no evidence of any vaccine, including the COVID-19 vaccines, causing infertility. Available data show that there should not be a concern with fertility.

MYTH: The vaccines are not safe for pregnant or breastfeeding women.

FACT: The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists states that the COVID-19 vaccine should be offered to breastfeeding women similar to non-breastfeeding women, and should not be withheld from pregnant women.

MYTH: The vaccines will cause an allergic reaction.

FACT: Only a very small percentage (1.9 to 2.2 percent) of individuals had an allergic reaction to the COVID-19 vaccines, and serious allergic reactions occur in less than 0.001 percent of vaccine recipients.

MYTH: The vaccines are not available for individuals with weakened immune systems or autoimmune conditions.

FACT: Individuals with weakened immune systems or autoimmune conditions may receive any of the COVID-19 vaccines currently available, though these individuals should first consult their physician.

MYTH: The vaccines are not safe for all racial or ethnic groups.

FACT: While it is true that African Americans and people of Asian ancestry were underrepresented in the trials, there is no evidence suggesting racial or ethnic minorities may experience different or worse side effects.

Brandon Riddle is a community specalist at Baptist Health in Little Rock, Ark. Ozarks Farm & Neighbor • www.ozarksfn.com

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slaughter

market sales reports

bulls

beef

(Week of 4/4/21 to 4/10/21)

Midwest - High Plains Direct Slaughter Cattle

Buffalo Livestock Market

60.00-109.50*

Douglas County Livestock Auction - Ava

80.00-106.00 †

Four State Stockyards - Exeter

60.00-103.00*

Interstate Regional Stockyards - Cuba

70.00-108.00

†

Joplin Regional Stockyards

73.00-107.00 †

Mid Missouri Stockyards - Lebanon

60.00-108.00*

Kingsville Livestock Auction

74.00-110.00 †

MO-KAN Livestock Auction - Butler

10

30

62.00-98.00 †

Diamond, Mo. • TS White Sheep/Goat

70.00-109.00 †

50

70

slaughter

90

110

130

cows

(Week of 4/4/21 to 4/10/21) Buffalo Livestock Market

50.00-75.50*

Douglas County Livestock

20.00-73.50 †

Four State Stockyards

20.00-73.50*

Interstate Regional Stockyards

28.50-71.50 †

Joplin Regional Stockyards

15.00-78.00 †

Kingsville Livestock Auction

54.50-78.50 †

Mid Missouri Stockyards - Lebanon

40.00-76.00*

MO-KAN Livestock Market - Butler

40.50-78.00 †

Ozarks Regional

13.00-80.00 †

South Central Regional Stockyards

35.00-66.00 †

Springfield Livestock

18.00-81.00 †

2

22

42

cow/calf

62

82

102

pairs

(Week of 4/4/21 to 4/10/21) Buffalo Livestock Market

None Reported*

Douglas County Livestock Auction - Ava Four State Stockyards - Exeter

None Reported † 1060.00-1300.00*

Interstate Regional Stockyards - Cuba

None Reported †

Joplin Regional Stockyardss

1000.00-1400.00*

MO-KAN Livestock Auction - Butler

None Reported †

Ozarks Reg

500.00-1525.00 †

South Central Regional Stockyards - Vienna

None Reported

Springfield Livestock Marketing

600

1100

1600

2100

cows

(Week of 4/4/21 to 4/10/21)

2600 Steers, Med. & Lg. 1

Prices reported per cwt

Buffalo Livestock Market

None Reported*

Douglas County Livestock Auction - Ava

1000.00-1125.00

Interstate Regional Stockyards - Cuba

850.00-1040.00 †

Four State Stockyards - Exeter

†

850.00-1090.00*

Joplin Regional Stockyards

60.00-70.00 † Prices reported per cwt

Mid Missouri Stockyards

950.00-1200.00*

MO-KAN Livestock Auction - Butler

None Reported †

Ozarks Regional

Springfield Livestock Marketing

900.00-1160.00 † 600.00-1350.00 †

600

1100

1600

300-400 lbs.

400-500 lbs.

500-600 lbs.

600-700 lbs.

700-800 lbs.

Heifers, Med. & Lg. 1

225.00-1300.00 †

South Central Regional Stockyards - Vienna

300-400 lbs.

400-500 lbs.

500-600 lbs.

600-700 lbs.

700-800 lbs.

Bulls, Med. & Lg. 1

600.00-1350.00 †

Kingsville Livestock Auction

18 18

†

1100.00-1550.00 †

replacement

100

4/8/21

Receipts: 750 Nice early spring weather greeted a large crowd for this April sale. Compared to the last sale, slaughter lambs traded 30.00-60.00 higher. Slaughter ewes traded 10.00 - 25.00 higher. Not enough replacement sheep for a market comparison. Kid feeder goats traded steady to 25.00 higher. Slaughter nannies traded up to 20.00 higher. Replacement goats were in demand as many new buyers as well as internet buyers were very active. Not enough replacement goats at the last sale for a comparison. Supply was moderate with very good demand. Supply included: 69% Slaughter Sheep/ Lambs (13% Wooled & Shorn, 67% Hair Breeds, 11% Ewes, 7% Hair Ewes, 1% Bucks, 1% Hair Bucks); 1% Replacement Sheep/Lambs (100% Hair Ewes); 17% Feeder Goats (100% Kids); 8% Slaughter Goats (6% Kids, 80% Nannies/Does, 14% Bucks/Billies); 6% Replacement Goats (83% Nannies/Does, 17% Bucks/ Billies).

Slaughter Sheep/Lambs: Wooled & Shorn - Choice and Prime 1-3: 260.00325.00.

Hair Breeds - Choice and Prime 1-3: 275.00-315.00.

Hair Breeds - Choice 1-3: 265.00-282.50.

Ewes - Good 2-3: 140.00-185.00.

Ewes - Utility and Good 1-3: 100.00-135.00.

Hair Ewes - Good 2-3: 140.00-200.00.

Hair Ewes - Utility and Good 1-3: 100.00-135.00.

Hair Ewes - Cull and Utility 1-2: 100.00.

Bucks - 1-2: 117.50-125.00.

Hair Bucks - 1-2: 160.00-210.00.

Replacement Sheep/Lambs: Hair Ewes - Small and Medium 1-2: 245.00-287.50.

Norwood, Mo. • Producers Auction Yards Sheep/Goat

2100

300-400 lbs.

400-500 lbs.

500-600 lbs.

600-700 lbs.

700-800 lbs.

3/27/21

Receipts: 1,004 Perfect spring weather greeted a large crowd for this Saturday sale. Compared to the last Saturday sale in February, slaughter lambs traded 45.00-75.00 lower.

Slaughter ewes traded steady to 20.00 higher. Replacement ewes traded 40.00-60.00 per head lower. Kid feeder and slaughter goats traded steady. Slaughter nannies traded steady to 30.00 higher. Not enough replacements at the last sale for a market comparison. Supply included: 61% Slaughter Sheep/Lambs (90% Hair Breeds, 7% Hair Ewes, 2% Hair Bucks); 12% Replacement Sheep/Lambs (67% Hair Ewes, 33% Families); 8% Feeder Goats (100% Kids); 13% Slaughter Goats (76% Kids, 20% Nannies/Does, 4% Bucks/Billies); 5% Replacement Goats (100% Nannies/ Does).

Slaughter Sheep/Lambs: Hair Breeds - Choice and Prime 1-3: 262.50-285.00.

Hair Breeds - Choice 1-3: 230.00-260.00.

Hair Ewes - Good 2-3: 130.00-185.00.

Hair Ewes - Cull and Utility 1-2: 80.00-105.00.

Hair Bucks - 1-2: 90.00-115.00.

Replacement Sheep/Lambs: Hair Ewes - Small and Medium 1-2: 135.00-210.00.

Families - Small and Medium 1-2 w/<20 lbs lamb: 140.00390.00.

Feeder Goats: Kids - Selection 1: 390.00-455.00.

Kids - Selection 2: 280.00-350.00.

Slaughter Goats: Kids - Selection 1: 385.00-480.00.

Kids - Selection 2: 310.00-377.50.

Nannies/Does - Selection 1-2: 175.00-260.00.

Nannies/Does - Selection 3: 130.00-162.50.

Bucks/Billies - Selection 1-2: 205.00-220.00.

Replacement Goats: Nannies/Does - Selection 1-2: 165.00-400.00.

None Reported †

Mid Missouri Stockyards

0

goats

800.00-2050.00 †

Kingsville Livestock Auction

100

sheep &

60.00-112.00 †

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

4/11/21

5 Area (Tx-Ok, Ks, Neb, Ia, Colo, Nm, Mn) Live Basis Sales - Over 80% Choice Steers: 118.00-125.00 ; wtd. avg. price 122.81.

Heifers: 120.00-125.00; wtd. avg. price 123.17.

Dressed Basis Sales - Over 80% Choice Steers: 192.00-195.00; wtd. avg. price 194.44.

Heifers: Not Reported; wtd. avg. price Not Reported.

84.50-101.00 †

Ozarks Regional Stockyards

South Central Regional Stockyards

cattle

Buffalo, Mo. • Buffalo Livestock Market Sheep/Goat

Feeder Goats: Kids - Selection 1: 400.00-580.00.

Kids - Selection 2: 320.00-405.00.

Kids - Selection 3: 280.00.

Slaughter Goats: Kids - Selection 1: 435.00-445.00.

Nannies/Does - Selection 1-2: 175.00-245.00.

Nannies/Does - Selection 3: 135.00-185.00.

Bucks/Billies - Selection 1-2: 195.00-285.00.

Replacement Goats: Nannies/Does - Selection 1-2: 255.00-315.00.

Bucks/Billies - Selection 1-2: 280.00-440.00.

3/23/21

Receipts: 931 A large crowd was on hand for this March sale. Compared to last month, slaughter lambs traded 45-00 85.00 lower. Slaughter ewes and slaughter bucks traded steady. Supply of sheep was moderate with moderate demand. A limited supply of slaughter kid goats traded 35.00 higher. Supply of goats was light with good demand. Supply included: 88% Slaughter Sheep/Lambs (1% Wooled & Shorn, 80% Hair Breeds, 3% Ewes, 12% Hair Ewes, 4% Hair Bucks); 4% Feeder Goats (100% Kids); 7% Slaughter Goats (42% Kids, 41% Nannies/Does, 17% Bucks/Billies).

Slaughter Sheep/Lambs: Wooled & Shorn - Choice 1-3: 210.00.

Hair Breeds - Choice and Prime 1-3: 262.50-270.00.

Hair Breeds - Choice 1-3: 220.00-260.00.

Hair Breeds - Good 1-2: 220.00.

Ewes - Utility and Good 1-3: 70.00-100.00.

Hair Ewes - Good 2-3: 140.00-175.00.

Hair Ewes - Utility and Good 1-3: 110.00-130.00.

Hair Ewes - Cull and Utility 1-2: 70.00-95.00.

Hair Bucks - 1-2: 110.00-135.00.

Feeder Goats: Kids - Selection 1: 440.00-460.00.

Slaughter Goats: Kids - Selection 1: 455.00-490.00.

Nannies/Does - Selection 1-2: 170.00-235.00.

Bucks/Billies - Selection 1-2: 225.00-255.00.

National Sheep Summary

4/9/21

Compared to last week slaughter lambs mostly sharply higher; slaughter ewes steady to 25.00 higher; feeder lambs not well tested. At San Angelo, TX 4860 head sold. No sales in Equity Cooperative Auction. In direct trading slaughter ewes and feeder lambs were not tested. 6,820 lamb carcasses traded with no trend due to confidentiality. All sheep sold per hundred weight (CWT) unless specified.

Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 2-3: San Angelo: wooled and shorn 105-190 lbs 152.00-184.00, few 202.00.

New Holland, PA: wooled and shorn 105-140 lbs 222.00295.00.

Ft. Collins, CO: wooled and shorn 120-135 lbs 280.00310.00; 154 lbs 235.00.

South Dakota: wooled and shorn 120-165 lbs 176.00-182.00.

Kalona, IA: wooled and shorn 100-115 lbs 205.00-275.00.

stocker & feeder Four State Stockyards*

prices Kingsville Livestock Auction† 4/6/21

Mid Missouri Stockyards* 4/8/21

Nation

Receip Early to 2.0 offerin Volum Total (Form All Ea All Fe

Western

Negot Barrow On a N weigh Price Wtd A 5 Day

Ava Douglas County† 4/8/21

Buffalo Livestock Auction* 4/10/21

Butler Mo-Kan Livestock† 4/8/21

Cuba Interstate Regional† 4/6/21

892

1,347

1,001

1,299

1,953

5,772

2,457

1,640

St-5 Higher

3-7 Higher

St-13 Higher

St-6 Higher

St-5 Higher

St-5 Higher

St-8 Higher

Steady

S

185.00-196.00 175.00-194.00 164.00-175.00 148.00-158.00 138.00

180.00-205.00 165.00-193.00 160.00-180.00 150.00-161.00 141.00-149.00

194.00-207.00 180.50-194.00 156.00-183.75 147.00-161.50 -----

----177.00-189.00 163.50-182.50 140.50-163.00 137.00-143.75

177.00-200.00 175.00-196.00 171.00-186.00 157.00-169.00 140.00-150.00

191.00-210.00 177.50-192.50 161.00-190.00 146.00-171.00 135.00-156.50

187.75-205.00 170.50-193.00 154.50-179.50 149.00-169.75 140.00-160.25

175.00-215.00 164.00-195.00 154.00-188.00 145.00-172.00 136.00-156.00

16 15 15 13

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----150.00-169.00 140.00-159.00 125.00-148.00 120.00-140.00

199.00 176.00-185.00 ----155.00 -----

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174.00-190.00 165.00-188.00 150.00-171.50 135.00-154.00 123.00-137.00

180.00-190.00 173.00-195.00 156.00-171.00 ----131.00

174.50-194.00 163.00-186.00 ----144.50-150.00 -----

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15 15 14

160.00-165.00 144.00-155.00 130.50-142.50 136.00-136.50 -----

140.00-173.00 136.00-163.00 135.00-157.50 130.00-144.50 122.00-130.00

154.00-165.00 150.00-164.00 143.00-160.50 137.00-139.00 -----

155.00-173.00 160.00-175.00 146.50-172.00 130.50-137.00 127.50-138.50

151.00-165.50 150.00-171.00 140.00-151.00 124.00-140.00 123.00-136.00

153.50-161.00 150.00-160.00 136.00-154.00 130.00-145.00 125.00-138.85

179.00-180.00 153.50-181.00 141.50-157.00 136.25-155.00 130.75-149.75

155.00-175.00 150.00-175.00 142.00-168.00 130.00-147.00 122.00-134.00

15 14 13 12 12

4/6/21

Joplin Regional Stockyards† 4/5/21

Billing Misso Equity Slaugh San A 316.00 286.00 wooled 80-90 New H 50-60 few 37 80-90 320.00 lbs 315 Ft. Co 100 lb 90 lbs Kalon lbs 285 302.50 300.00 70-80 97 lbs

✝ USDA Reported * Independently Reported

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d, PA: wooled and shorn 105-140 lbs 222.00-

CO: wooled and shorn 120-135 lbs 280.00bs 235.00. a: wooled and shorn 120-165 lbs 176.00-182.00. wooled and shorn 100-115 lbs 205.00-275.00.

prices

oplin gional kyards† 5/21

,772 Higher

Kingsville Livestock Auction† 4/6/21

Mid Missouri Stockyards* 4/8/21

Western Cornbelt Daily Direct Hog Report

4/12/21

Negotiated Purchase (Including Packer Sold) Barrows & Gilts (carcass basis): 4,328 On a National basis, compared to the previous day’s weighted average (LM_HG200): 0.12 lower.

Price Range: $95.76 - $108.00.

Wtd Avg: $95.70.

5 Day Rolling Avg: Not Reported.

Vienna South Central† 4/7/21

West Plains Ozarks Regional† 4/6/21

2,457

1,640

1,539

1,107

3,409

St-8 Higher

Steady

St-5 Higher

Uneven

Uneven

0-210.00 0-192.50 0-190.00 0-171.00 0-156.50

187.75-205.00 170.50-193.00 154.50-179.50 149.00-169.75 140.00-160.25

175.00-215.00 164.00-195.00 154.00-188.00 145.00-172.00 136.00-156.00

196.00 169.00-182.00 157.50-175.00 150.00-173.00 133.00-148.50

186.00-208.00 181.00-197.00 153.50-187.75 146.00-159.00 139.00-146.25

185.00-197.50 180.00-197.00 165.00-183.00 151.00-166.00 139.00-159.00

0-190.00 0-195.00 0-171.00 ----31.00

174.50-194.00 163.00-186.00 ----144.50-150.00 -----

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----159.00-184.00 154.00-157.50 140.00-150.50 141.00

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165.00-174.00 162.00-177.00 142.00-155.00 139.00-142.00 -----

0-161.00 0-160.00 0-154.00 0-145.00 0-138.85

179.00-180.00 153.50-181.00 141.50-157.00 136.25-155.00 130.75-149.75

155.00-175.00 150.00-175.00 142.00-168.00 130.00-147.00 122.00-134.00

154.00-164.00 146.00-160.00 133.50-151.50 127.00-135.50 122.00-125.50

161.00-170.00 156.50-176.00 143.00-165.25 136.00-142.25 138.50

157.00-173.00 146.00-164.00 141.00-153.00 134.00-149.00 132.00

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steers 550-600 LBS. Ava Kingsville

Mo. Weekly Hay Summary

Week Ended 4/9/21 Soft Wheat Corn Sorghum* * Price per cwt

24 20 14.15

13.98

heifers 550-600 LBS. Ava Kingsville

Butler Springfield

Joplin West Plains

131.74

163.03 160.00 154.51

Week of 3/14/21

Week of 3/14/21

Cuba Vienna

** 161.12

132.97 135.73 145.71 135.41

165.26

138.69

135.66

166.43 162.21

8

6.39

5.92

4

5.87

5.50

14.15

14.17

13.78

6.11

6.42

5.62

5.63

135.09

161.05 * 165.10 174.82 165.02

144.25 135.82 141.91 149.50 136.47

166.08

140.81 138.12

163.47 167.34

138.27

167.92 172.86 168.26 174.05 167.85

148.75 141.30 143.32 148.83 139.03

172.61

145.46

170.51

146.01

166.47

138.19 148.62

167.78 168.53 168.61 172.63 166.01

12

0

Joplin West Plains

**

avg. grain prices

16

Cuba Vienna

4/9/21

Many farmers got back into the fields early this week. Fertilizer was being spread although there was some areas in which there was reports that suppliers were out and waiting for more to arrive. Some corn planting also took place. Work was halted midweek however as rains passed over the state. Some reports of alfalfa being cut in neighboring states such as OK. Some of those producers saying it was a week or two early but weevils had already showed up so it was a cut or spray decision. The supply of hay is moderate, demand is light to moderate and prices are steady. The Missouri Department of Agriculture has a hay directory visit http://mda.mo.gov/abd/haydirectory/ for listings of hay http://agebb.missouri.edu/haylst/ Alfalfa - Supreme (Ask/Per Ton): Medium Square 3x3: 200.00250.00.

Alfalfa - Supreme (Ask/Per Bale): Small Square: 7.00-10.00.

Alfalfa - Premium (Ask/Per Ton): Medium Square 3x3: 160.00200.00.

Alfalfa - Good (Ask/Per Ton): Large Round: 120.00-160.00.

Alfalfa - Good (Ask/Per Bale): Small Square: 5.00-7.00.

Alfalfa - Fair (Ask/Per Ton): Large Round: 100.00-125.00.

Alfalfa/Grass Mix - Good/Premium (Ask/Per Bale): Small Square: 6.00-8.00.

Mixed Grass - Good/Premium (Ask/Per Ton): Large Round: 80.00-120.00.

Mixed Grass - Fair/Good (Ask/Per Ton): Large Round: 60.0080.00.

Mixed Grass - Fair/Good (Ask/Per Bale): Small Square: 3.006.00.

Mixed Grass - Fair (Ask/Per Bale): Large Round: 20.00-50.00.

Straw: Wheat (Ask/Per Bale): Small Square: 4.00-6.00.

Soybeans

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Receipts This Week: 108,824 Early weaned pigs mostly steady. All feeder pigs steady to 2.00 per head lower. Demand moderate for moderate offerings. Receipts include 49% formulated prices.

Volume By State Or Province Of Origin: Missouri 5.7% Total Composite Weighted Average Receipts and Price (Formula and Cash): All Early Weaned Pigs: 100,594 at 49.18.

All Feeder Pigs: 8,230 at 98.72.

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Week of 3/21/21

National Direct Delivered Feeder Pig Report

Cheese: Barrels closed at $1.6925 and 40# blocks at $1.8300. The weekly average for barrels is $1.5835 (+0.0947) and blocks, $1.7995 (+0.0476).

Fluid Milk/Cream: Milk production across much of the U.S. is steady to higher. In the far southeastern and southwestern parts of the country, milk production is at or near peak volumes. In the south-central part of the U.S., industry contacts are wondering what flush will look like following the frigid temperatures last month and the impacts they may have had on the milking herd. Class I demand has eased back as some fluid milk pipelines get refilled and some schools take their spring breaks. However, some contacts suggest fluid sales are strong and ahead of pre-pandemic levels.

Although a lot of cream is available, cream supplies have tightened slightly, especially in the eastern half of the U.S. where a few butter makers suggest they could use a bit more cream. Contacts relay Class II cream usage has picked up. Cream multiples are 1.20 ñ 1.32 in the East, 1.20-1.27 in the Midwest, and 1.05-1.24 in the West.

SPOT PRICES OF CLASS II CREAM: $ PER POUND BUTTERFAT, F.O.B., producing plants, Midwestern U.S. - $2.3106 - $2.4380.

National Dairy Market

Week of 3/28/21

last week slaughter lambs mostly sharply highewes steady to 25.00 higher; feeder lambs not At San Angelo, TX 4860 head sold. No sales operative Auction. In direct trading slaughter der lambs were not tested. 6,820 lamb carcasses no trend due to confidentiality. All sheep sold weight (CWT) unless specified. mbs: Choice and Prime 2-3: wooled and shorn 105-190 lbs 152.00-184.00,

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Week of 4/4/21

4/9/21

Billings, MT: wooled and shorn 160-190 lbs no test.

Missouri: wooled and shorn 155-160 lbs 155.00-165.00.

Equity Coop: no sales.

Slaughter Lambs: Choice and Prime 1-2: San Angelo: hair 40-60 lbs 300.00-318.00; 60-70 lbs 300.00316.00; 70-80 lbs 294.00-308.00, few 310.00-316.00; 80-90 lbs 286.00-308.00; 90-110 lbs 274.00-288.00, few 298.00-302.00. wooled and shorn 60 lbs 302.00; 70-80 lbs 294.00-302.00; 80-90 lbs 300.00-302.00; 93 lbs 288.00.

New Holland: wooled and shorn 40-50 lbs 260.00-300.00; 50-60 lbs 320.00-347.00, few 390.00; 60-70 lbs 327.00-350.00, few 370.00-380.00; 70-80 lbs 300.00-340.00, few 352.00; 80-90 lbs 298.00-307.00, few 330.00-370.00; 90-100 lbs 320.00-345.00. hair 48 lbs 260.00; 50-60 lbs 320.00-335.00; 67 lbs 315.00; 70-80 lbs 305.00-340.00; 90-100 lbs 310.00-315.00.

Ft. Collins: wooled and shorn 70-80 lbs 265.00-285.00; 90100 lbs 270.00-315.00. hair 69 lbs 265.00; 70-80 lbs 270.00; 90 lbs 260.00.

Kalona: wooled and shorn 50-60 lbs 300.00-320.00; 60-70 lbs 285.00-315.00; 70-80 lbs 290.00-310.00; 80-90 lbs 290.00302.50; 90-100 lbs 205.00-275.50. hair 40-50 lbs 282.50300.00; 50-60 lbs 280.00-305.00; 60-70 lbs 265.00-304.00; 70-80 lbs 280.00-295.00, few 303.50; 80-90 lbs 280.00-305.00; 97 lbs 252.50.

Week of 3/21/21

Summary

550-600 lb. steers

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Week of 3/28/21

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Buffalo Livestock Market Sheep/Goat

31 wd was on hand for this March sale. Comt month, slaughter lambs traded 45-00 . Slaughter ewes and slaughter bucks traded ply of sheep was moderate with moderate limited supply of slaughter kid goats traded r. Supply of goats was light with good pply included: 88% Slaughter Sheep/Lambs & Shorn, 80% Hair Breeds, 3% Ewes, wes, 4% Hair Bucks); 4% Feeder Goats ); 7% Slaughter Goats (42% Kids, 41% es, 17% Bucks/Billies). heep/Lambs: Shorn - Choice 1-3: 210.00.

- Choice and Prime 1-3: 262.50-270.00.

- Choice 1-3: 220.00-260.00.

- Good 1-2: 220.00. ty and Good 1-3: 70.00-100.00.

Good 2-3: 140.00-175.00.

Utility and Good 1-3: 110.00-130.00.

Cull and Utility 1-2: 70.00-95.00.

- 1-2: 110.00-135.00. s: tion 1: 440.00-460.00. oats: tion 1: 455.00-490.00. es - Selection 1-2: 170.00-235.00. s - Selection 1-2: 225.00-255.00.

✝ USDA Reported * Independently Reported

145.57 148.92 139.38 148.51

166.80 5.82

168.98 100

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

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“We saw our number of colonoscopies dip substantially,” said Dr. Kyle Ward, general surgeon at Mercy Hospital Lebanon. “And unfortunately, we worry that will mean a rise

condition like irritable bowel syndrome, they may want to begin testing you earlier.

“I’m not going to pretend that colonoscopies are fun,” Dr. Ward said. “But we know that when we find colorectal cancer early – before it has a chance to spread – the fiveyear survival rate is about 90 percent. And that statistic is for when a polyp has developed into cancer. If we remove them as soon as we detect them, many never will become

While the goal is to catch any problems before you feel symptoms, there are signs you should watch for that indicate it’s time to see your doctor. n A change in bowel habits, such as diarrhea, constipation, or narrowing of the stool, that lasts for more than a few days n A feeling that you need to have a bowel movement that’s not relieved by having one n Rectal bleeding with bright red blood n Blood in the stool, which might make the stool look dark brown or black n Cramping or abdominal (belly) pain n Weakness and fatigue n Unintended weight loss Source: American Cancer Society

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By Julie Turner-Crawford

Charles Hufft sees value in the maternal traits of Gelbvieh

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Black and red Gelbvieh make up the Hufft When he started running out of pasherd, but Bill and Charles are leaning more tureland, Charles Hufft decided it was toward focusing on red genetics. time to move his commercial cattle “I just like red and the dark red ones,” Charles operation to a registered herd, focussaid. “We are still 90 percent black, but the bulls ing on high-quality females. we have been running have been red and black.

The Hufft herd consists of 90 mostly regisOut of the heifers, if we have an equal quality tered Gelbvieh and Balancer females. red heifer and black heifer and can only keep “We went to the registered side because we one, we’re going to keep the red one.” want to make more per animal,” Charles said, Bulls produced by the Hufft herd are sold to adding that most of the commercial herd is a buyer at weaning. being phased out. “We went with Gelbvieh “I don’t want to market bulls,” Charles said. because of their docility. We have three young “For us, we want to breed for that maternal feboys, and it’s nice to have a cow that will let male, that long-term cow that will stay on our you tag her calf, weigh it, then give it back to farm for 12, 14 years, or go to another farm for her. We have one rule, and I don’t care what 12, 14 years. We want to breed that female that the EPDs are or what she looks like on paper; will produce year after year with the correct if a cow throws her head up, she goes to town. genotype and phenotype.

I’m a huge believer in docile cows raise better “Everyone wants that AI-sired bull; they calves.” want the big-money bull. We just bought two Charles and his family, including wife Anna powerful bulls, good-looking animals, but I’m and sons Case (9), Gage (5) and Tripp (4), not a fan of fat cattle. I’m a fan of cattle that live near Willard, Mo., and run cattle on work. I want those mommas that can flesh up about 370 owned and leased acres, with aneasily on grass and retain their body condiother 200 acres for hay production. Charles tion even if they are nursing a 600-pound calf. partners with his father-in-law Bill Buckler Charles Hufft, pictured with his sons, Case, Gage and Tripp, is a regWe’re getting there, but it takes time. Somein the farming operation. istered Gelbvieh breeder. Because he has three young sons, Charles times it takes culling that cow that might not “Bill is a blessing,” Charles said, adding that said the docile nature of the breed is a trait he admires. get culled on another farm, but on mine, she he did not grow up on a farm, but he loved needs to go. We want to sell top-quality reworking with cattle at his grandparents’ farm. placement heifers, and if they don’t meet the “He grew up on a farm, showed cattle, raised Shorthorns, and as he got closer to retiring from his job, we decided to push the cattle a cut, they are shipped to the yard as feeder heifers. There’s nothing wrong with those little more and acquire a little more land. Bill does about 95 percent of the work. I think heifers, but if you’re trying to better a breed and increase profitability, you want to raise those cows that will breed back like clockwork and raise a calf.” he’s busier now than he was before he retired.”

Cattle receive mineral supplements, and some grain is offered if the grass is short.

The calm disposition of the Gelbvieh breed is not the only trait Charles and Bill have “In the cold months and when they are nursing heavy, they get about 2 pounds a day,” Charles come to appreciate.

“They are fabulous milkers and have a ton of maternal instincts,” Charles said. “We said. “We try to keep quality hay in front of them, and our farms are all pretty heavy in clover. have guys who will buy heifers and breed them to a SimAngus, Charolais or go back to We fertilize pastures and hayfields each year to get them that quality forage.”

Cereal grains, typically cereal rye, are drilled each fall, and Charles said they have good luck black, and they produce good calves. A lot of guys are starting to see when you have a Gelbvieh momma, you have something that will milk and milk hard. They also have with turnips and rape.

“In some of those fields get grazed down a little too much, we will mix in some orhigh carcass traits. We have brought in an Angus bull to get those Balancer calves to up chardgrass or an endophyte-free fescue,” he added. “We have good luck with crabthat carcass value. Feedlot guys love calves with a little Gelbvieh because grass. It’s kind of the poor man’s warm-season grass, but the cows love it. These farms they know they are ready to grow. The commercial guy is still in the busiare all still a work in progress. We still have about 40-plus acres that we are going ness of selling pounds. When people come to buy a heifer, they are looking to turn into pasture.” at her now and her future production. At the end of that cow’s life, she has Calves are allowed into a creep pen leading up to weaning, which is at about more than paid for herself.”

205 days.

Generations of females raised on the same farm, Charles said, give prospective “They only get 2, 2 1/2 pounds a day,” Charles explained. “We still hand feed buyers an idea of what they are investing in. “We can show them the whole Willard, Mo. them every day in the creep pen, and we can make the pen bigger and have package,” Charles said. “If someone is buying a heifer off of a 5-, 6-year-old cow, three of four troughs, so even the smallest calf can get in there. We don’t get they can see how that heifer will perform in the future.”

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those four or five calves that block the feeder and get as fat as toads.”

The Hufft herd is split into spring and fall calving seasons.

“We do that so we don’t have to run as many bulls, and the calving is easier,” Charles explained. “Also, if we have a first-calf heifer that doesn’t breed right back, we can give her that second chance and not wait a year.

If she doesn’t breed back that second time, then she is gone. I expect our older cows to breed like clockwork, and if they don’t stay in their group, then we have the vet out to check and see if there is an indicator of why it’s not happening. They have to produce every year because they still eat, even if they aren’t bred.”

Due to time constraints, Charles and Bill have not utilized AI recently, relying on their herd sires.

“Ideally, we would like to AI 15 to 20 percent in the spring and fall,” Charles said.

“We have bought better quality natural-service sires. For the heifer market, guys don’t seem too concerned about having AI-sired calves. They want good-quality mommas.”

Heifer buyers are a mix of registered breeders and commercial producers.

“Our commercial guys are looking for that pen of uniform heifers,” Charles said. “For our registered guys, it’s those guys who need a couple of good heifers. We could move a lot of heifers at the stockyards, but we don’t have to.”

EPDs are more critical to some of his fellow breeders, but Charles wants to see a cow and decide if she’s what he’s looking for.

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“If they don’t look right, then they aren’t right for us,” Charles said.

While clearing his own property, Charles, who previously owned a chemical and supply company, realized how many other landowners faced the same dilemma he does, thus giving birth to Hufft Lane Services.

“My original plan was to work by myself, 10 days a month, and help other guys get their pastures cleaned up,” Charles said. “We have built ponds, roads and clearing. We don’t build fences, but we clear a lot of space for fences.”

“It’s turned into much more than I ever thought it would,” Charles said, adding that he likes trees, but those trees should be beneficial to the agriculture operation.

Ironically, the land clearing service has also lead Charles partnering with Ryan Roberts Hardwood Ridge Pellet Company in Bolivar, Mo., in the production of kiln-dried oak pellets for pellet stoves as a way to reduce waste created from the sawmill industry.

Charles may have several irons in the fire, but his ultimate goal is to leave a legacy for his sons, a legacy in agriculture.

“The plan is to launch them and help them get started with their own farms,” Charles said.

“If they don’t want it, that’s fine; they can sell it. It’s a long-term deal for us. Even though we farm, my wife and I still have our regular jobs and businesses to provide for our family. We get to do with the boys, and hopefully, it’s something they latch onto.”

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High on Highlands

By Patricia Kilson

Gloria Asmussen has been raising Scottich Highland cattle for more than three decades Gloria Asmussen has raised High- and has been selling retail cuts of meat land cattle on Red Willow Ranch since 2000 to Jean’s Healthway, a natural for more than 30 years, starting in food market in Ava, Mo. She estimates six 1990 in Wisconsin with her late hus- steers are butchered each year for retail.

The couple originally moved from Wisband Lee Wolfgang.

They chose Highland cattle because consin to Douglas County, Mo., and Lee wanted to raise a heritage breed. The founded the Heartland Highland Cattle breed was listed at that time as endangered Association, then later moved to the Tubut in 2019 graduated from the Livestock nas area in Dallas County where Gloria Conservancy watch list. There are now still resides.

Since Lee’s passing in 2012, Gloria has enough Highland cattle scattered throughout the United States to assure continued been running the farm alone. She has about 25 cattle, including one bull. Since breeding of this once rare breed.

Highland cattle originated in Scotland she no longer keeps any of the offspring, and are primarily raised for beef. Although she is planning to keep the current herd not considered to be a dual-purpose breed, sire for natural cover breeding.

The cattle free-range on about 30 acres they do have a high butterfat content to and helped to clear her overgrown proptheir milk and can be successerty of brush when they moved here fully used as a dairy cow.

16 years ago. Highlands require no “The Queen of England grain and are excellent foragers states that the only beef she eating cedar saplings, buckbrush, eats comes from Scottish HighTunas, Mo. ragweed and multiflora rose. land cattle,” Gloria said.

Gloria’s pasture is made up Gloria’s fold of cattle are grass of non-endophyte fescue, fed, resulting in very lean meat. orchardgrass, lespedeza and Red Willow Ranch is inspected

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Gloria Asmussen began raising Highland cattle more than three decades ago. She has been selling retail cuts of Highland beef since 2000.

white clover. In the winter, she feeds baled hay off-farm, both rolled out and in a bale ring. Ponds and a creek running through the property help supply water to the herd. The Highland breed are hardy and require no additional care, taking cover from wind and rain in wooded areas. Gloria provides mineral and protein tubs free choice. She likes the altosid mineral tubs to reduce fly populations in spring and summer.

Highland cattle are considered to have small- to medium-sized frames. Gloria said she has never had a calf born bigger than 55 pounds. They are considered fully matured at 5 to 6 years old. She waits until 2 years of age to breed. They can live to 25 and can produce calves at old as 23 years of age.

Calves are born in spring or fall. Gloria uses a squeeze gate to start the calves on grain to make weaning a little easier. At 6 months they are corralled separately. She has a veterinarian come out to vaccinate using a 7-way vaccine that provides protection against blackleg, IBR (Infectious bovine rhinotracheitis) and brucellosis. She

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keeps some quality bull calves for sale as seedstock, but the rest are castrated by the veterinarian at this time and raised for beef.

She and the Heartland Highland Cattle Association officers and board of directors started their own breed registry in 2019. It is an open foundation, accepting any Scottish Highland cow that fits the breed standard and can subsequently be considered foundation stock. There have been more than 300 head cattle added to the registry since it began.

Breed characteristics require that they be horned, have a long thick coat of hair, a full forelock and follow the Scottish beef breed characteristics. Colors accepted are black, red, brindle, dun, silver, white and yellow.

Highlands are popular with 4-H and FFA because of their smaller size, docile personality and ease of handling.

“I’ve never had a cow try to use horns against me, but I have walked into them a couple times,” Gloria said.

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meet your neighbors Lebanon, Mo., and in Parsons, Kan. The 10th annual Highland auction in Lebanon and will be held April 24 at the Mid-Missouri Stockyard. This auction has been the largest Highland auction in the United States for years.

Other events are an annual convention in Branson, Mo., several Highland field days in different states, Ozark Fall Farm Fest and Spring Roundup in Springfield, Mo., at the Ozark Empire Fairgrounds, many county fairs, the Celtic Festival in Buffalo, Mo., and the Heritage Festival in Warsaw, Mo. Since Lee’s passing, Gloria has taken on all the farming duties they once shared. She keeps busy with the Heartland Highland Cattle Association, the breed registry and the various events she attends to educate the public and help promote the breed. After 30 years, she is just as enthused about Highlands as she was in the beginning.

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Cole Salsman grew up in Pierce City, Mo., helping his dad Steve on their 30-acre farm raising fescue and alfalfa, spreading fertilizer, spraying and building fence. For the last five years, they have purchased 10 to 20 calves each year, feeding them out for a few months and then reselling them. Cole has worked for his Uncle Kip Cullers unloading trucks and preparing fields for the next crop as well as for his aunt Michelle Cullers helping in the chicken houses. In spring and summer, he works for his neighbor Paul Heidladge dragging pastures, working cows, helping haul cattle to the stockyards, working ground, and running the combine and grain cart.

Cole loves taking care of cows and enjoys row crop farming. This year, Cole is the FFA Chapter secretary and is currently on the ag sales team. He won first place at the area level in his SAE proficiency, diversified crop production, and is now headed to state. He will also receive his State FFA degree this year. Cole said being in FFA has allowed him to meet new people from all over the four states.

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Pregnancy detection in cattle herds gives producers valuable information to help them assess next steps for their operations. A female’s pregnancy status impacts culling decisions, determination of reproductive performance and selection of replacement females.

There are different ways to check for pregnancy in cattle herds. The most commonly used methods include rectal palpation, ultrasound and biochemical tests.

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Rectal palpation

Rectal palpation is the traditional method used by a majority of cattle operations.

A trained individual detects changes that occur with pregnancy through palpation of the reproductive tract through the rectal wall. “Rectal palpation is the old standard,” Paul Beck, Ph.D., Livestock Extension Specialist, Oklahoma State University, explained. “In my experience, most luck of determining pregnancy through rectal palpation occurs when the animal is three to four months pregnant.”

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According to the University of Missouri Extension’s publication, Determination of Pregnancy Status in Beef Herds, written

by Jordan Thomas, Ph.D., Scott Poock, DVM, and Emily Smith, “Pregnancy can be identified as early as 35 days of gestation by skilled palpators, but prediction of fetal age is most accurate between 45 and 120 days.”

Experts advise utilizing the assistance of a veterinarian, veterinarian technician or other trained individual to check for pregnancy through rectal palpation. There can

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be complications if an untrained individual attempts rectal palpation. “Some say in the real early pregnancy results, if you do it wrong or are too rough on the early pregnancy, you can cause the termination of pregnancy,” Beck explained.

Drawbacks to rectal palpation include, fetal viability and fetal sex, cannot be determined through this method. In addition, a trained professional should be performing the rectal palpation, meaning producers need to schedule time with a veterinarian or other skilled individual.

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A method growing in popularity to determine pregnancy in cattle is using ultrasound technology. The use of ultrasound to determine pregnancy gives producers access to a variety of information about a pregnancy. “It takes a lot of equipment and training, but you can do earlier detection using ultrasound,” Beck explained. “And it is accurate. You can get an accurate estimate of the conception date.”

An ultrasound probe inserted in the animal’s rectum captures images of the uterus and surrounding structures. This method can detect pregnancy as early as 28 days of gestation.

According to the University of Missouri Extension’s publication, Determination of Pregnancy Status in Beef Herds, “Perhaps the greatest benefit is the amount of information provided, as ultrasound allows assessment of fetal viability, identification of reproductive or developmental abnormalities, determination of fetal sex and a more precise determination of fetal age and expected calving date.”

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The biochemical tests detect hormone patterns or proteins specific to pregnancy.

“It is a test for a placental protein that is very stable in a blood sample,” Beck explained. “Usually if you can get a blood sample a month after you have pulled the bulls, you can get a pretty accurate estimation of breeding.”

Beck added there are some false positives that may be due to embryonic loss or false negatives that may occur if the animal is very early bred.

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Spring Pastures

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When is the right time to stop feeding hay?

Spring has sprung and so has the green forages in pastures.

“The animals are ready to be eating green grass this time of year and they usually chase green grass this time of year,” Sarah Kenyon, Ph.D., University of Missouri Field Specialist in Agronomy, said. “Everyone is ready. Farmers and animals alike are ready for livestock to get on that green forage.”

As exciting as it is to see green grass in the fields, agronomists urge patience and careful consideration before turning livestock out on the new grass. Letting cattle graze on pastures too soon can cause damage and deter plant growth in the long run.

Once it starts to grow, agronomists advise giving the grass time to develop a hardy root system. “During grazing, the roots have to recover as well as the top growth,” Kenyon explained. “Waiting can help the roots recover and creates healthy productive pastures.”

In the spring, grass needs to put down deep roots and develop hardy root reserves in order for it to grow well throughout the season. “It will really not start growing voraciously until it rebuilds those root reserves,” Nathan Bilke, District Conservationist with USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service, said.

When producers should stop feeding hay and when they should open up newly green fields to their livestock, depends largely on how the land was managed the year before. If it was heavily grazed or carried a high stock density late into fall, the pastures require more time to recover.

Thinking about the science behind plant growth can help producers decide when to start allowing their livestock to graze a field.

“It’s all about understanding the way grass grows,” Bilke explained. “Grass has to have blades, or solar panels if you will, for it to grow. When we switch those off by grazing too hard, overstocking or whatever, then we set that plant back and cause it to come out of dormancy later in the spring.”

Experts suggest a general rule of thumb is to hold off livestock until the grass reaches 6 to 12 inches. As hard as it may be to wait, patience should pay off. “Waiting until it has accumulated a certain level of growth can

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help those pastures recover from the winter stress and the previous freezing event,” Kenyon said. “During grazing, the roots have to recover as well as the top growth.”

Once the livestock is on the pasture, keeping a three-inch blade height will help the grass grow faster and remain healthy, this is especially important for tall fescue and orchard grass. “Leaving the three-inch stubble height behind maintains the growing points and keeps green tissue present so it can photosynthesize after grazing,” Kenyon explained.

In tall fescue pastures, rotating cattle before they graze the grass below three inches, also prevents cattle from eating down to the bottom two inches, where a majority of the fescue toxins are concentrated.

One option for producers eager to get their animals on green grass is a hybrid grazing approach. “One thing to consider is put them on grass for part of the day and then move them to a hay yard for the remainder of the day and the overnight – to kind of help satisfy both things,” Kenyon suggested. This allows producers to rest the pastures and accumulate forage while easing into the grazing season at the same time.

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Proper rumen development is critical for growing calves Whether producers plan to background their calves or take them straight to the sale barn at weaning, knowing the ins and outs of a calf’s rumen can help that animal achieve projected gains. The first step may be realizing the importance the rumen plays in digestion.

The rumen develops from shortly after a calf is born and changes when it starts eating solid feed. It is the largest compartment in the stomach. Though there are a variety of different scenarios from one operation to another, there are some commonalities producers can incorporate into their herd management.

Take it slow. Experts agree a measured approach works best. “I would suggest first to use forage in the transition process and slowly adapt those calves to a grain-based supplement,” Patrick Davis, Ph.D., University of Missouri Regional Livestock Specialist, said.

Farmers can use quality hay or grass in the transition process.

Refrain from making sudden dietary changes, and watch the amounts of fat fed.

“If the goal is to increase weight gain with concentrates, any level of above 1 percent body weight, daily, should have a step-up approach to that final rate,” Shane Gadberry, Ph.D., Arkansas Extension Beef Nutrition Specialist, said.

In addition, Gadberry advised producers pay attention to the ratio of energy to protein and to make sure the cattle are receiving sufficient rumen degradable protein to support the rumen microbes. “Mineral and fat-soluble vitamin needs are often overlooked in these transitional diets,” Gadberry stated. “Commodity blends are common today and I see a lot of these that will lead to a calcium to phosphorus imbalance.”

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are some steps they can take. One proactive action is ensuring calves are exposed to vitamins and minerals at the cow/calf level.

“It’s hard to fix mineral deficiencies for stressed weaned calves, especially calves weaned on their way to the livestock market, because these calves aren’t going to eat like normal for those first couple of weeks at their new home,” Gadberry stated. “If calves aren’t eating, it’s hard to fix a problem through feed.”

When products can be introduced through feed, there are prebiotics, probiotics and other compounds available that may improve gut health. Injectable minerals can also prove to be beneficial for calves purchased at a sale barn that were not preconditioned.

Another option is for producers to work with a veterinarian to incorporate the proper antibiotics in the ration to deal with sickness issues. “You can also include an ionophore in the ration at 200 mg/hd/d to help the rumen be as efficient as possible,” Davis stated. “Rumensin and Bovatec, which are both ionophores, improve animal efficiency while helping to control coccidia, which is a protozoan parasite.”

Davis added Coccidiosis needs to be controlled in a cattle herd because it can cause significant economic losses due to reduced performance, death from direct infections and by predisposing cattle to secondary bacterial and viral infections.

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Take a close look

When producers pour feed in a trough or place hay in a pasture, a simple glance over the animals or counting of the herd is not sufficient.

In order to adequately check the health of a herd, producers need to take a close look at their animals. “They should be close enough to see whether the cattle have clear eyes and noses,” Heidi Ward, DVM, Ph.D., veterinarian and assistant professor associated with the University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service, said. “The more dangerous and contagious viruses in cattle, usually affect the respiratory or digestive systems, such as Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus, Parainfluenza Virus-2, Bovine Respiratory Syncytial Virus and Bovine Herpesvirus-1.”

Separate then treat sick cattle last. Veterinarians advise farmers conduct this up-close evaluation of their cattle on a regular basis. If an animal is sick, it should be separated from the rest of the herd and placed in a separate pen for treatment. “Biosecurity measures should then be honored to keep the virus from spreading to other cattle,” Ward explained. “One way to do this, is to remember to always attend to healthy cattle first and the sick cattle last.”

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Many diseases and viruses can be controlled through vaccination or testing. “I would suggest consultation with a veterinarian to develop the proper vaccination program for their cattle operation,” Patrick Davis, Ph.D., University of Missouri Regional Livestock Specialist, said. “Also, cattle producers need to work with their veterinarian to incorporate antibiotics in the diet at the proper time, depending on the cattle that they are feeding, to help with sickness.”

If cattle producers are supplementing cattle, experts suggest an inexpensive option is to incorporate either Rumensin or Bovatec in the diet at 200 mg/hd/day, depending on what is being fed. Rumensin or Bovatec can help with rumen health and the control of Coccidiosis. Coccidiosis can cause significant economic losses in a cattle herd due to reduced performance, death from direct infections and by predisposing cattle to secondary bacterial and viral infections.

Consult a veterinarian and create a herd health plan

Producers should discuss their concerns with their veterinarian in order to create a herd health plan. “In this plan cattle producers should work with their veterinarian to identify virus and illness issues that could be detrimental to their cattle operation and take steps to prevent these issues on their cattle operation,” Davis said. A proper diet along with access to minerals, trace minerals and vitamins are other ways to prevent or reduce virus, disease and sickness in a herd.

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APRIL 2021 Now Bull Breeding Soundness Exam Clinic – by appointment only – Cedar Creek

Veterinary Clinic, Stockton, Mo. – 417-476-3060 19 More Grass on Fewer Acres – Online via Zoom – to register call 417-745-6767

or visit go.ozarksfn.com/7u5 19-20 Bull Breeding Soundness Exam Clinic – El Dorado Springs Veterinary Clinic,

El Dorado Springs, Mo. – 417-876-5805 21 Online workshop for Fruit and Vegetable Growers – 3-5 p.m. – for questions

913-307-7391 or byerspl@missouri.edu 23 Forage and Livestock Lunch and Learn – Cost: $15 – Howell County MU

Extension Office, West Plains, Mo. – for more information call 417-256-2391 23 Private Pesticide Applicator Training – 10 a.m.-noon – Cost: Free – Online

via Zoom – for more information contact Jill at 417-682-3579 or

scheidtjk@missouri.edu – register online at go.ozarksfn.com/6zr 26 More Grass on Fewer Acres – Fall/Winter Weed Control and Stockpiling for

Extended Grazing Potential – 10 a.m. – Online via Zoom – call 417-745-6767

to register or visit go.ozarksfn.com/7u5 27-29 Grazing School – 8:30 a.m. – First Baptist Church, Crane, Mo. – to register call 417-723-8389 28-30 Artificial Insemination School – Southwest Research Center, Mount Vernon, Mo.

– for more information call 417-258-2391 – register online at go.ozarksfn.com/ec6 MAY 2021 Now Bull Breeding Soundness Exam Clinic – by appointment only – Cedar Creek

Veterinary Clinic, Stockton, Mo. – 417-476-3060 1 Native Plant Sale – 8 a.m.-noon – Ozark Rivers Audubon Nature Center, Rolla,

Mo. – for more information call 573-578-4695 3 All Hay is Not Created Equal – 6:30-8:30 p.m. – Cost: Free – Online via Zoom

– for questions or to register 417-745-6767 or wheelerjr@missouri.edu – register

online at go.ozarksfn.com/5iv 5 Private Pesticide Applicator Training – 10 a.m.-noon – Cost: Free – Online

via Zoom – for more information 573-581-3231 or dhakald@missouri.edu –

register online go.ozarksfn.com/0sj 6-6/3 Annie’s Project – Thursday Evenings, 6:30-8:30 p.m. – Online via Zoom –

– register online at go.ozarksfn.com/6ia 10 Missouri Steer Feedout entry’s due – call 417-466-3102 for more information

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APRIL 2021 22 Valley Girls Online Geno-Pheno Heifer Sale – www.LiveWireAuction.com – 417-569-6940 24 10th Anniversary Heartland Highland Cattle Auction – Mid-Missouri

Stockyard, Lebanon, Mo. – 417-733-3201 or 309-251-5832 24 Missouri Red Angus Association Show Me Red Sale – Springfield Livestock

Marketing Center, Springfield, Mo. – 417-327-7870 24 Wienk Charolais 52nd Annual Bull Sale – at the Ranch, Lake Preston, SD –

605-860-0505 – 605-203-0137 – 605-203-1082 30 Express Ranches Grasstime Sale – Yukon, Okla. – 405-464-2455 MAY 2021 7 Next Generation Sale of 2021 Glendenning’s J Bar J Annual Production Sale – Lebanon, Mo. – 402-350-3447 8 Mead Farms Female Production Sale – Mead Sale Headquarters, Versailles, Mo.

– 573-302-7011 21 Show-Me Select Replacement Heifer Sale – Joplin Regional Stockyards,

Carthage, Mo. – 417-466-3102 APRIL 19, 2021

Cattlemen’s Seedstock Directory ANGUS Bradley Cattle - Marshfield, MO 417-848-3457 brucembradley@hotmail.com Double H Ranch - Ava, MO 816-896-4600 Mead Farms - Barnett, MO 573-216-0210 - 573-280-6855 Pitts Angus Farms - Hermitage, MO 417-399-3131 www.pittsangusfarms.com BALANCERS B/F Cattle Company - Butler, MO 660-492-2808 Hilltop Farms - Asbury, MO 417-842-3225 - 417-529-0081 - 417-529-7556 BRANGUS Horsehead Ranch - Talala, Okla.

- 918-695-2357 www.HorseheadRanch.net CHAROLAIS Bebout Charolais - Theodosia, MO - 417-273-4279 Bradley Cattle - Marshfield, MO 417-848-3457 brucembradley@hotmail.com Mead Farms - Barnett, MO 573-216-0210 - 573-280-6855 GELBVIEH Hilltop Farms - Asbury, MO 417-842-3225 - 417-529-0081 - 417-529-7556 HEREFORDS Jim D. Bellis - Aurora, MO 417-678-5467 - 417-466-8679 Journagan Ranch - Mtn. Grove, MO - 417-838-1482 Mead Farms - Barnett, MO 573-216-0210 - 573-280-6855 R&L Polled Herefords -Halfway, MO 417-445-2461 - 417-777-0579 LIMOUSIN Pinegar Limousin - Springfield, MO - 1-877-PINEGAR RED ANGUS Bradley Cattle - Marshfield, MO 417-848-3457 brucembradley@hotmail.com Dunseth Farm - Halfway, MO 417-445-2256 Watkins Cattle Company Harrison, AR - 870-741-9795 – 870-688-1232 – watkinscattleco@windstream.net SALERS Dunseth Farm - Halfway, MO 417-445-2256 ULTRABLACK Horsehead Ranch - Talala, Okla.

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FARM AUCTION

Saturday, May 1, 2021 • 10:00AM Ed Hardt & Belinda “Kim” Sims 28555 Hwy O • Lebanon, MO 65536

Directions: From Lebanon Take Hwy 5 South Approx 13 Miles Then East On Hwy O Approx 4 Miles To Auction. Watch For Signs.

Real Estate Selling At 10:30AM Open House Sunday, April 25 • 2:00-4:00PM Home On Up To 195 M/L Acres w/ Pond & Barn: Tract 1: 2049 M/L Sq Ft Custom Built Brick Home Featuring 16x18’ Living Room, 14x16’ Family Room, Formal Dining & Kitchen w/ Custom Oak Cabinets w/ Pull Out Shelves On Lower Cabinets, Tile Floor & All New Stainless Appliances. Home Has 3 Bedrooms Including 14x15’ Master w/ Large Walk-In Closet, 23x30’ Oversized Garage, Hardy Outdoor Stove, Vinyl Clad Windows, 2 Wells & Septic. Property Has 96x60’ Drive Through Pole Barn w/ Pens & Corral On 75 M/L Acres w/ Pond & Black Top Road Frontage.

Tract 2: 80 M/L Acres Mostly Open Pasture & Hay w/ Some Woods, Water & Black Top Road Frontage Tract 3: 20 M/L Acres Open w/ Black Top Road Frontage Tract 4: 20 M/L Acres Open w/ Black Top Road Frontage Terms: 10% Down At Auction With Balance Due In 45 Days Or Less At Closing.

Farm Machinery & Equipment: MF 4360 4x4 12spd Tractor w/ Heat & Air Cab, Loader, Bucket, Dual Remote 540/1000PTO & 1600hrs • Bush Hog 3210 10’ Triple Gear Box HD w/ Chains • Gooseneck Flatbed Triple Axle Trailer • 14’ Bumper Stock Trailer • Kubota RTV900 4x4 Dsl SxS w/ Electric Tilt Bed & 3500hrs • Woods 72” 3pt Finish Mower • 6’ 3pt Box Blade* 6’ 3pt Rock Rake • Bobcat T750 Track Skidsteer w/ H&A Cab, Bucket & 2400hrsBought New In 2015 • Lucas 3pt Bale Unroller • Redline 28’ Field Drag • Bale Spear • Howse Cat 2 7’ 3pt Brushog w/ Solid Tires • 3pt HD Blade • Strong Hold Working Chute & Alley • Portable Creep Feeder • Pallet Forks • 2- QA Bale Spikes • 40- 12’ Panels • Bale Feeders • 300gal Fuel Tank On Stand • 3ton Grain Bin • Mineral Feeders • Concrete Feed Bunks • Bronco 3pt Seeder • 3- Saddles Cattle: Exceptional Herd- Majority Out Of AI Stock, Call For Bull Registration: 70- Angus 3-6yr Cows • 30 w/ Calves By Side • Balanced Springers 2nd Period • 3Yr Old Registered Angus Bull • 3 Yr Old Registered Hereford Bull •18 Month Angus Bull • 18 Month White Face Bull • 11 Weaned Heifers • 15 Weaned Steer Builidng Materials: Lumber- 56- 2x6x16’, 144- 2x6x10’, 1802x6x14, 12- 2x8x16, 16-Treated 2x6x16, 280- 2x4x92 5/8 Studs, Full Bundle, 2x6x116 5/8 Studs, 12- 2x10x16, 50- 2x10x12, 150-2x8x1216, 27-Treated 2x6x16, Several Treated 6x6, 2x4x10, 15- Sheets 4x9 OSB, 77- 2x6 Studs,40 Sheets, 19/32 OSB, 20- 2x6x18, 12 Sheets 4x9 OSB, & More • 45- 2x8 Steel Concrete Forms • 57- 2x4 Steel Concrete Forms • Pallet Of Red Brick • 10- 4x8x2 Sheets Of Styrofoam • Pipe Posts • 10 Sheets Of Form Metal • 28 Squares Of Tamko 3tab Shingles • Assorted Metal & Steel • Concrete Blocks Tools, Lawn & Garden: Husqvarna 46” Cut 20hp Riding Mower • Lawn Trailer • BBQ Grill • Badboy 60” Cut 27hp Zero Turn Mower • Large Dog House • 20ton Gas Powered Log Splitter • 7500w Dewalt Generator • Magna Force 220 Air Compressor • 12v 20gal Sprayer w/ Wand • 10” Table Saw • Craftsman Toolbox • Chains & Boomers • Delta Table Saw • Space Heaters • Assorted Hand Tools

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Directions: From Lebanon Take Hwy 5 South Approx 13 Miles Then East On Hwy O Approx 4 Miles To Auction. Watch For Signs.

Large Home On 40 Acres w/ Pond & Barn: Spacious, Energy Efficient, Custom Built 4631 M/L Sq Ft 6 Bedroom, 3 1/2 Bath Home w/ Full Walk Out Basement. Main Level Features Living Room w/ Hardwood Floors & French Doors Leading To The Sunroom & Double Deck, Laundry Room, 8x10’ Sewing Room & 2 Kitchens. The Main Kitchen Has Beautiful Custom Oak Cabinets w/ Lower Pullout Shelves, Stainless Maytag Dishwasher, Stainless Kenmore Gas Range w/ Double Oven & An Island. The 10x24’ Summer Kitchen Has A Gas Range, Freezer & Custom Oak Cabinets. There Are 2 Bedrooms & 2 Bathrooms On The Main Level Including A Guest Bedroom w/ Covered Balcony & A Master Suite w/ Walk-In Closet & Master Bathroom w/ Double Vanity & Walk-In Shower. The Full Walk Out Basement Has An Additional Family Room, 4 Bedrooms, Full Bathroom & Storage Room. Home Is Generator Ready & Has Multiple Decks, Metal Roof, Zoned Heating & Air, Hardy Outdoor Wood Burning Furnace, 2 Water Heaters, Sprayed Foam Insulation & Attached Oversized 2 Car Garage w/ Septic & Shared Well. Property Also Has Large 60x72’ Barn w/ 12x72’ Lean To’s On Each Side, 34x36’ 3 Bay Garage w/ 37x36’ Shop Area On Other End w/ Half Bath On 40 M/L Acres M/L w/ Pond Right Out Front, Balanced Woods & Some Pasture. Built In 2012. Taxes: $2415.82 Terms: 10% Down At Auction With Balance Due In 45 Days Or Less At Closing.

Furniture, Appliances & Household: 2- Large Chest Freezers • Kenmore Washer & Dryer • Lazyboy Rocker Recliners • Dinette Table & Chairs • Marble Top Carved Table • Leather Lazyboy Recliner • Lazyboy Double Recliner w/ Console • Stereo & Surround Sound • Twin Sealy Mattress & Boxspring • 5x9 Oriental Rug • Kneehole Desk • Queen Heavenly Mattress & Boxspring • 2- Adjustable Queen Sleep Numer Beds Building Materials & Tools: SS Whirlpool SxS Refrigerator • Crosley SxS Refrigerator • Crosley Electric Range • 3- Dishwashers • Doors • Nails & Screws • 2- Used Electric Water Heaters • Florescent Lights • 5x6’ Windows • Plumbing Supplies • Electrical Supplies • Shop & Hand Tools • Assorted Theater Seats • Breaker Boxes • Hardware

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Directions: From Springfield Take Hwy 60 East 18 Miles To Iron Mtn. Rd. Turn North Across Hwy 60 Onto Iron Mtn. Rd. To Auction. Watch For Signs.

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